THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1916. DOINGS IN POLK COUNTY ed to her home in British Columbia, aft 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 ini the city. Miss Leon a Gaines will go to Butte, Montana, t'hia week, where she will spend the winter with relatives and attend school. Mrs. Will Finch and two daughters, Faye and Wilya, returned to their 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 ireturned from a delight ful outing on Drift Creek, near Wald-port- , Mrs. Sleiger 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 to Movements of People Whom You All Know. by American Press Association. WOiBRW WILSON PRESIDENT TO MARRY MRS. NORMAN GAIT WILL BE WHITE HOUSE BRIDE. Gay Social Life of Nation's Capitol Will be Bee timed 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 ,tke 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 the past few months, and although she has been a frequent guest a)t the White House, no intima tion of the possiDUity oi 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 really fostered tne romance, WORRYING ABOUT RAIN SEVERAL FARMERS TRY DRY PLOWING THIS YEAR. Ideal Autumn Causes Consternation Among Polk County's Anxious . Agriculturists. - Fair weather and frost, the weath erman's verdict for the near future, is not causing- anv Dairticular delight among the farmers of Polk county. The glorious autumn days, with their springtime sunshine are ideal for the pheasant hunter, but tne tiuer oi me soil is just beginning to worry about their continuation. Dry plowing Has never been generally practiced in this comity, perhaps because faiitmers 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 lac in most parts, some dry plowing has been done by the farmerB who feared that the 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 turned 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 nnplowed acres that 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 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. G. 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 tier. " 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. Pugh, who is making Falls City prominent as the home of logan benry juice, was in Salem late last week on business in connection with the beverage he manufactures. A hunting party composed of Mr. and Mrs. George March and Mr. and Mrs. Van Blaroon made a. trip to Benton county last week. L. W. Johnson, enroute to the ex position at San Francisco, stopped at Falls City last week to visit it. A. Tites. Mr. Johnson's home is at Cozad. Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hretner and Mrs. Cochran motored to W oodbiwn last week. A bear is said to have come very close ,to the city last week. It was seen eating apples in .in 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. Henrv and W. u. Bancroft 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 of Eastern Oregon are visiting their father and sister, Mrs. Henry buell. The tatner 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 her daughter, Mrs. Bell Dunlap of Salem. Mrs. Norman Gait was Miss Edith i improbable that even these will delay Bollinz. She was born in ytlieville. Va., where her girlhood was spent, And where her father, William H. Boiling, won distinction as one of the ablest lawvers in the state. Mrs. Gait lives at 2308 Twentieth street, north west, in the fashionable section ot Washington. She has lived there since her marriage in 1896 to Norman Gait. Her first husband was the son ot Wil 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 of the capi tal, not only because of her unusual beauty and natural charm, but also because of her unusual and interest ing character. She is a woman of mental gifts. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WORK Employment Bureau Is Established at Monmouth, The high school student body at Monmouth has organised a high, school employment bureau to which any stoderrt may belong. He must register his telephone number and name with the president of the stu dent body, and whea a eall for work comes be is called np. This plan is working out very successfully. The jobs th student are called upon to take art such as stetwgrapny, iype- very long in experimenting with dry plowing. Since this has not been a general practice in the county it will be interesting to note its results in the crops next spring. DALLAS MAN PROMINENT. writing. housework and similar labors. 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 bead 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, whieh 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 head of the good citizenship department of the Chris tian Endeavor movement, as prohibi tion candidate for governor of Ohio and in many other ways he has been a leader in the work against the li quor traffic Mrs. Blanche Paul, pres ident of the Polk county w. U. T. U- officially represented that organiza tion at the Newberg meeting and read a report on temperance work in this county. Some people never put off till to- tbrowinsr in wood, doing morrow what they can get somebody else to do lor them today. SPRING VALLEY. The school of this district has be gun its year's work. It was with manifest pleasure that the teacher. Miss Elsie Taylor, and the pupils took possession ot the comtortable, pleasant new school house, lhe new building presents a pleasing appear ance and is fitted with all modem 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 Kussell of McMinnville 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 birthday. 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 i given by Mrs. O'Flyn, an elocutionist of much humor and power who gave her services to the society alter her traveling expenses were paid. Mrs. O'Flyn was warmly greeted. The Ladies' Missionary society met in its first meeting'for the winter at the home of Mrs. J. F. Purvine. Mrs. J. F. Purvine, vice-president, presid ed in the absence of the president. After the business of the day had leen dispatched an interesting pro gram was enjoyed by all. The fea hire 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 lhe social hour dainty refresh ments were served by 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 tor some time in the family of 11. K. winslow, before settling in their fa tare home. INDEPENDENCE. Mrs. Jessie Brown IV agios of Hun tington, W. Va., and Mrs. U. G. Hef- fley of Monmouth, were the guests of Mrs. K. H. Knox this week. Mrs. Douglas formerly lived in this see- lion. Mrs. Mary Fluke is visiting her son Lee in I aroma. Frank Berry retimed from a hunt ing and fishing trip lasi Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. King, who have been at the J. S. Bohannon borne 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! 1 I j Saturn Cmal CcMnajnjU jp WHAT'S DOING IT? Strange, isn't it? Bnt it is trne, isn't it? The way some of your old friends and customers tend their money to folks they do not know and for goods they have never seen. Yon 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 ont of the readers of advertising. These advertisements draw bnsiness from yon and the other local dealers. Consider the results obtained by the national magazine advertisers, and yon 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 yon 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 ae well, and for year neighbor's. For if yon do not thrive, The Observer will not Naturally, and somewhat selfishly, The Observer is in terested in this eomainaity. 3