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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1915)
TEE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1915. DOINGS IN POLK COUNTY ed to her home in British Columbia, aftelr a visit with, her parents, Mr. nd Mrs. T. J. Fryer, , -Jiuldge M. L. Pipes of Portland, owner and editor of Independence's first newspaper, is a visitor in, the city. Miss Leona Gaines will go to Butte, Montana, t'his week, where she will spend the winter with relatives and attend school. Mrs. Will Finch and two daughters, Faye and Wilva, returned to theip home near Airlie last Sunday, after visiting a week in this city with the family of Wm. Dungan, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cooper and Lieutenant and Mrs. Parker of Van couver, have (returned from a delight ful outing on Drift Creek, near W aid port. . t Mrs. Steiger of Portland is a guest of her sister, Mrs. E. E. Paddock The high school will organize a football team this year. Monitor. Mrs. Orville Butler has been quite sick recently. STORIES BY THE OBSERVER'S CORRESPONDENTS. Personal Paragraphs Pertaining Movements of People Whom Ton All Know. to Q by American Presi Association. woomow wilson PRESIDENT TO MARRY MRS. NORMAN 6 ALT WILL BE WHITE HOUSE BRIDE. Gay Social Life of Nation's Capitol Will be Resumed Following President's Wedding. The surprising announcement of President Wilson's engagement to Mrs. Norman Gait, a wealthy Wash ington widow, came from .the White House last week. The President's first wife, and the mother of his chil dren, died about fourteen months ago, and for more than a year after that time the nation's chief observed strict mourning. According to the best in formation at hand the President and Mrs. Gait have been engaged for about ten days, and they have an nounced the wedding as a simple af fair to .take place in December. The announcement created a great sur prise in Capitol society, and in fact throughout the United States. Al though the president and Mrs. Gait have been seen together on several occasions within fine past tew montns, and although she has been a frequent guest alt the White House, no intima tion of the possibility of an engage ment had been given out. Mr. Wilson met Mrs. Gait for the first time a few months after the death of Mrs. Wilson, a year ago last August. It was not until last spring, however, that he began to evince a more than casual interest in the wid ow who was so frequently the guest of his daughter, Margaret, and his cousin. Miss Helen Woodrow Bones. Dr. Cary Grayson, the president's aid and physician, it appears, was the means of bringing the president and Mrs. Gait together. It was Miss Bones who has made her home with the president's family for several years, who reallv fostered the romance. Mrs. Norman Gait was Miss Edith Boiling. She was born in ytheville. Va.. where her girlhood was spent, and where her father, William H. Boiling, won distinction as one of the ablest lawyers in the state. Mrs. liait lives at 2308 Twentieth street, north west, in the fashionable section ot Washington. She has lived there since her marriage m IS to ivorman unit. Her first husband was the son ot w ll liam M. Gait, head of the firm of Wil liam M. Gait & Co.. which is to Wash ington what Tiffanys' is to New York. Mrs. Gait has enjoyed an enviable dis tinction in social circles oi the capi tal, not only because of her unusual beauty and natural charm, but also because of her rmusual and interest ing character. She is a woman of mental gifts. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WORK Employment Bnrean Is Established at Monmouth. The high school student body at Monmouth has organised a high school employment bureau to which any student may belong. He must register his telephone number and name with the president of the stu dent body, and whea a call for work comes be is called np. This plan is working oat very successfully. The jobs the students are called upon to take art such as stenography, type writing, thro wine in wood, doing housework and similar labors. WORRYING ABOUT RAIN SEVERAL FARMERS TRY DRY PLOWING THIS YEAR. Ideal Autumn Causes Consternation Among Folk County's Anxious Agriculturists. Fair weather and frost, the weath erman's verdict for the near future, is not causing any particular delight among the farmers of Polk county. The glorious autumn days, with their springtime sunshine are ideal for the pheasant hunter, but the tiller of the soil is just beginning to worry about their continuation. Dry plowing has never been generally practiced in this county, perhaps because fanners could not wait for the ground to dry, but this year it is just the opposite. They cannot wait much longer for the rain to soak their land so that plow ing will be easy. In many parts of the county, in tadt in most parts, some dry plowing has been done by the farmers who feared that Bie dry weather would last so long that they could not get their soil turned over before the winter set in. Some of them have just plowed enough to be sure .that they can complete the re mainder after the rains, and other, in semi-desperation have completed their plowing. When the threatening weath-. er of last week yielded not a drop of rain, many, who, had waited in hope, harnessed up the tractor to some well fed gasoline and tunned over 10 or 12 acres the first day. Others will plow this week, and some few will hold off until the last minute for rain to come to soften the many unplowed acres t hat remain. Those who have tractors are not so worried as the others who are forced to follow the slow moving team, but with the weatherman pre dicting that the glories of an ideal In dian summer, a delightful autumn. due to continue for some time, it is improbable that even these will delay very long in experimenting with dry plowing. Since this has not been a general practice in the countv it will be interesting to note its results in the crops next spring. FALLS CITY NEWS." Mr. and Mrs. N. Selig and daugh ters, Helen and Geraldine, combined business and pleasure in a trip to Portland last week. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Thompson and Bertha Frink visited friends in Salem on Thursday. Mrs. D. i. Murray, who has been visiting in Southern California dur ing the past six months, returned to her home here last Tuesday. Mr. Murray met his wife at Portland and returned home with her. ' Miss Vola Selig, who has been ill for some time, is feeling much better and is enjoying the felicitations ot her many friends. C. J. Fugh, who is making falls City prominent as the home ot logan- beury juice, was in Salem late last week on business m connection witn the beveraee he manufactures. A hunting party composed or Mr. and Mrs. George March and Mr. and Mrs. Van Blaroon made a trip to Benton county last week. L. W. Johnson, enroute to tne ex position at San Francisco, stopped at Falls City last week to visit It. A. Titus. Mr. Johnson's home is at Cozad. Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. rJretner ana Mrs. Cochran motored to Woodbuirn last week. A bear is said to have come very close ,to the city last week. It was seen eating apples in an orchard close to town. Mrs. Howell was hostess to tlhe Mis sionary society of the Free Methodist church last week. A dinner was serv ed and the ladies spent some time at quilting. tienrv and W. LI. JJancrott aire en tertaining 'their sister, Mrs. Sarah Ury of Defiance,' Ohio. Mrs. Ury will visit the California expositions after leaving here. J. M. and E. T. Yocum ot Eastern Oregon are visiting their father and sister, Mrs. Henry Buell. The father here is ill. - Mrs. I. G. Singleton has been en tertaining her mother, Mrs. J. D. Du- ville of Monmouth. Mrs. C..-T. West enjoyed a visit from hen daughter, Mrs. Bell Dnnlap of Salem. DALLAS MAN PROMINENT. Daniel A. Poling Takes Active Part in Newberg W. C. T. U. Meeting. The address. "Mothers of Men, by Daniel A. Poling of Boston, active head of the Christian Endeavor move ment of the world, was the chief fea ture of the closing meeting of the thirty-second annual session of the Woman's Christian Temperance un ion of Oregon, which was held at Newberg last week. Mr. Poling is a son of Oregon and a graduate of Dal las college. As a member of the "Fly ing Squadron," as bead of the good citizenship department of the Chris tian Lndeavor movement, as prohibi tion candidate for governor of Ohio and in many other ways he has been a leader in the work against the b quor traffic Mrs. Blanche Paul, pres ident of the Polk county W. C. T. U. officially represented that organiza tion at the Newberg meeting and read a report on temperance work in this countv. Some people never pat off till to morrow what they can get somebody else to do for them today. SPRING VALLEY. The school of this district has be gun its year s woik. it was wiin manifest pleas-wre that the teacher. Miss Elsie Taylor, and the pupils took possession of the comtortable, pleasant new school house. The new building presents a pleasing appear ance and is fitted with all modern and sanitary conveniences. Last evening there was a house warming social at the schoolhouse to which all the pa trons and friends, both in and out of the district, have been cordially in vited to be present. Rev. Robert Sussell of McMiunville preached in the church last Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The home of William Calder on the river road, was the scene of activity and merriment one day last week. A number of neighbors and friends met at Mr. Calder 's early in the day to assist in the raising of a machinery shed. The ladies were present in good numbers, helping to serve a pic nic dinner. The occasion was a sur prise in honor of Mr. Calder's birth day. The entertainment recently given at the church under the auspices of the Y. P. S. C. E. was much enjoyed by all present. .The program was given by Mrs. O'Flyn, an elocutionist of much humor and power who gave ber services to the society after her traveling expenses were paid. Mrs. O'Flyn was warmly greeted. The Ladies' Missionary society met in its first meeting -f or the winter at the home of Mrs. J. F. Ptirrine. Mrs. J. F. Purvine, vice-president, presid ed in the absence of the president. After the business of the day had been dispatched an interesting pro gram was enjoyed by all. The fea ture of the program was a paper on Mormonism given by Mrs. R. C. Shep- ard, which was followed by an ani mated discussion on that subject Dur ing the social hour dainty refresh ments were served bv the hostess as sisted by Mrs. D. Stafford. Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Henry are mak ing preparations to visit the exposi tion and to spend the winter in Los Angeles and San Diego. They plan to start about the first of November. Lewis Brant and family have gone to Mehama, where they will be guests for some time in the family of H. K. V inslow, before settling in their fu ture home. INDEPENDENCE. Mrs. Jessie Brown Douglas of Hun tington. W. Va., and Mrs, U. O. Hef- nVy of Monmouth, were the guests of Mrs. R. H. Knox this week. Mrs. Douglas formerly lived in this sec tion. Mrs. Mary Fluke is visiting her son Lee in Taroma. Frank Berry returned from a hunt ing and fishing trip last- Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. King, who hare been at the J. S. Bohannon home for two weeks, returned to their home in The Dalles last week. Mrs. Thomas Campbell has return Hurrah! They're Here! The New Post Toasties a delicious sweetmeat with all of the true corn flavour! A flake that won't mush down when cream is added a flake that stays fresh and crisp. NEW Post Toasties are made of selected white corn by a new process that brings the fragrance of the sunny corn fields to your table. Notice the little puffs on every flake, put there by the unique methods of cooking and toasting. It's the only method that gives you the full rich corn flavour. . To test the taste, try a handful of Toasties direct from the ' package, without cream or milk. Here are flakes that don't depend upon cream and sugar for flavour. 'They're Mighty Good! Slip Jj upsyi or C am frlafcaa I 'i j jfcfsn Crl Cmhm. U j j WHAT'S DOING IT? Strange, isn't it? But it is true, isn't it? The way some of your old friends and customers send their money to folks they do not know and for goods they bare never seen. Tou would naturally incline to the belief that people would prefer to buy goods after having had an opportunity to inspect them, and to make the purchase from people whom they know. There was a time when shopping was largely a matter of personal , contact. Today the distant store and the mail order house get into close touch with thousands, who are made acquainted with their goods and . their methods of doing business. How is this done? Advertising con stant and effective advertising. Many arguments are used to make customers out of the readers of advertising. These advertisements draw business from you and the other local dealers. Consider the results obtained by the national magazine advertisers, and you will cease to wonder what is the magnet that draws to the city department store and the catalogue house, hundreds of miles away, the trade that you should enjoy. It is surprising that they do not take more dollars out of this community than they do. Now mind yon. The Observer is not talking just for its business but for yours as well, and for your neighbor's. For if yon do not thrive, The Observer will not Naturally, and somewhat selfishly, The Observer is in terested in this community. i