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!
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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.
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