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THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1915. TERSE TALES OF TOWN LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. Personal Paragraphs Pertaining People and Their Movements, Gleaned by Observer. to S. B. Taylor was in Portland on Monday confering with Aman Moore, secretary of the Oswego-Portland Ce ment company, regarding the engin eering work in connection with the company's railroad work hare and at Roseburg. 0. B. Stauff, partner of C. A. Mc Arthur in the ownership and opera tion of the McArthur & Stauff stock ranch, was in the city on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. W". H. Boals have re turned from a two weeks' trip to San Francisco, where they attended the exposition and visited friends. Prof, and Mrs. J. V. B. Butler of Monmouth were in Dallas on Monday evening enroute home, after a busi ness trip to Salem. Mr. Livermore is having lumber hauled to his farm just north of Smithfield for the erection of a sub stantial addition to his house. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Elliott left on Tuesday to visit the fairs at San Francisco and ban Diego, ana expecx to return in about three weeks. Clarence Butts, Newberg attorney , and former member of the state legis lature, was .transacting business in the city early in the week. William Riddle of Monmouth trans acted business in Dallas on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mannock spent Sunday with friends at Woodburn. Bernard Friesen has traded his prop erty on Buroh street for the property of Heinrieh Paul on Hayler street. Both are good pieces of realty. H. G. Campbell spent several days this week transacting business m Portland. Joe Brown, the sage of Salt Creek, was in town Tuesday, spinning bis old varns and some new ones to the "boys." Mayor George Frazure of West Sa lem is recovering fiom an operation for stomach trouble. Word has been received from the bedside of G. P. MacGregor, who is , ill at a Portland hospital, that his condition is very much improved and hopes are entertained for his speedy recovery. Eugene R. HouBton of Salem was in Dallas on Tuesday afternoon, trans acting business. . Neil Burton Baldwin, of Salem, per sonal stenographer to the governor, was a Dallas visitor on Tuesday after noon. Mlrs. Conrad Stafrin, as head of the civic department, announces that a sil ver tea will be held in the club rooms Tuesday afternoon, October 18th, ;to which the women of Dallas are cordi ally invited. "The Birth of the Nation," as shown by the movies, has been booked for Dalias, but it will probably be ninety days before it will be present ed here for one day only. This photo play has attracted no little attention at Portland, where is has been seen by many Dallasites. 1 Road work throughout the county is fast coming to a close for the present season. Roailmnster Finn will probably be retained by the county court during the winter. Jack Eakin is playing on the 0. A, C. second football team, and we pre dict that he will be a headliner next season. The European war as shown by the camera attracted large audiences at the Grand Wednesday mght. Hie pic- ,tures were taken so near to the real battles as to give startling effect. The training building at the Mon mouth normal Is now under roof, and is being rushed to completion with remarkable rapidity. I J. 1L Foster of till city Veiristered at the Perkiils In Portland on Tues day. C H. Tit-ask of Falls City spent the week with Corvallis relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. McCreadv of Corvallis s)ent Sunday with Mon mouth friends. Miss Vena Burns, Portland school toucher, mitent the week-end at ft he home of her mother, Mrs. Martha Burns, in this city. Mr. and Mi's. John Bover of Bear Camp were in Dallas yesierday, i"e tiirning home in the afternoon. The Boyer family recently made an au tomobile trip to Eastern Oregon, where fhev spent several weeks very delightfully. Judge John B. Teal has been in his cilice the greater part of the week, returning to his home in Falls City each evening, where he is being nurs ed back to health by Mrs. Teal. The judge is feeling pretty "limp." Eighteen carloads of hops, gathered from points between Independence and Corvallis, were shipped direct to rsew ork this week. L. S. Kinseth of Dallas has beer, appointed district deputy. K. of P for the counties of Polk and Marion. The Tri-County Medical society will meet at he hospital for the insane, Salem, next Tuesday evening, when ' the dentists of Polk. Marion and Yamhill counties will attend. S. L. Stewart of McCoy was a Dal las visitor yesterday. Mrs. O. H. Baird has gone to spend the wintw with her sister, Mrs. Ship ley of Washington, who has been ear ing for their invalid mother. Mis Helen Baird will be in Portlanl, where she is taking a course in music preparing herself for a teacher. At present she is spending 3 weeks with her father, touring taliiornia, anu attending the Panama exposition. Mis. 0. L. Ferguson of Sidney, Moniana, is a guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred Holman. She, with her little son, will spend the winter in th val ley. H. V. Gates, lessee of the Dallas waiter system, was a visitor in the city on Tuesday and Wednesday, and looked after the business interests of the utility he controls. Al and Sammie Edwards were in Dallas Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Clair Staats and son Vera, Buera Tartar of Airlie, Dr. and Mre. Staats and baby of Dallas, spent Sunday at Fred Ritner's. P. A. Young, one of Albany's en terprising businessman, was in the citv veslterdav. Fred West will spend ithe week-end with his family at Dayton. A. H. Lovelace, son of B. Lovelace of Dallas, is in the city visiting his father. The younger Mr. Lovelace is in the weighing machine business at Portland, at' which he enioys much prosperity. W. V. Fuller, who is directing an extensive timber cruise for Yamhill coumty, returned ito Dallas this week to spend a few days with his family. Mr. Fuller returned to the woods yes iterday afternoon. SOCIETY DOINGS IN POLK COUNTY STORIES BY THE OBSERVER'S CORRESPONDENTS. Personal Paragraphs Pertaining Movements of People Whom You All Enow. to Farewell Reception -A large fare well reception was given last night by Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Moll of Polk county in honor of a group of popular residents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Roberts, who will leave Saturday to make their home in Greeley, Colo., and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chaffe, who will move the first of November to Canada. The party also celebrated the fifth wedding anniversary of the hosts' daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Ferguson. Appropriate to the name of the Sweet Briar club of which the ladies who were honor guests are members, the rooms were handsomely decorated with swevt briar and autumn leaves. During the evening, Rev. James Elvin made com plimentary remarks and music was enjoyed. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Miss Mildred. Imlah, Miss Mildred Bunn, Miss Rose Bedall, Miss Blanche Gibson and Mrs. A. Putty. Statesman. Card Club Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Kakin entertained the Dallas Five Hundred club, at its first meeting of the season, at their Riekreall home Saturday evening. The hostess in terrupted a "two-hour session at the card tables to serve a delicious lunch eon. Mayor E. C. Kirkpafrick and Mi's. H. L. Crider took the honors of the evening. The members of the club who attended the first meeting were Mayor and Mrs. E. C. Jvirkput rick, Dr. and Mrs. V. C. Staats, Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. Lnder, Mr. and Mrs, I. N. Woods, Mr. and Mi's. R. L. Chapman, Mr. and Mi's. J. R. Allgood and the host and hostess. Mr. and Mm. Oscar Hayter and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Woods were invited guests who enjoyed the evening. AIRLIE. A party consisting of Judge W. H. Malone ot Benton county, Prot. bkel ton of the O. A C, the city engineer of Corvallis and the assistant state engineer, was in this neighborhood on Friday, to inspect the road work. Prof. Skelton and the two engineers were appointed judges to decide which distinct road supervisor had done the best work with the money provided him and the tools he had to work with. The judges inspected the roads last spring before any work had been done and this fall they are seeing the results so that they can award prizes. The winning supervisor will be warded. This contest has aroused much interest in this part of the coun ty at, least. ' : A. R. Lewis and Mr. Packard, our blacksmith, are on a hunting trip in the Grande Roiide country. Mrs. A. Caughey was in Dallas this week for medical treatment. Dan Birch made a business trip to Dallas on Tuesday. The prospect for a good school this year is very good. The Airlie high school has a basket ball team this year that may be heard from later. Many are complaining of loosing Chickens since the pheasant season opened. Hile .trench made a business trip to Independence Saturday evening. Track is being laid tor the new railroad between Airlie and Indepen dence. Rul'us Dodge was here last week and sawed all the cord wood in town, and has kept himself busy putting it in the sheds. A party of Southern Pacific com pany officials was in Airlie on Sunday inspecting the company's property. J. M. Crowley visited his mother at Oak Grove on Sunday. J. F. LInc.h, who is in North Dako ta looking after his farming interests, reports that there is so much rain flint threshing is difficult. In some places grain is beginning to sprout in the sacks. Mr. Tiffany, the superintendent of the Valley & hilera railroad, was a business caller here on Saturday. Mre. J. J. Tingle of Oregon City is visiting relatives here. badly hurt by being thrown from his buggy and dragged by the horse some distance. One ear was almost severed from the face and he also received in ternal injuries. F. M. Edgar and Mrs. Seth White attended Pomona grange in McCoy Wednesday. Miss Stella Smith has been spend ing a few days with Mrs. Frank Fawk of Salt Creek. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Edgar were Sunday visitolrs at Henry Gilliam's of Perrydale. Mr, and Mrs. R. J. Williamson and Isaac Robertson went to Salem Mon day. Forrest Craven and Warren Burch of Riekreall are doing some carpenter work this week for George omith. A. G. Roberta was a Salem visitor the first of the week. Mr. Werner of Amity is building a new bam lor V. ii. t aimer. Mr. and Mrs. Kaner Trent were McCoy callers Sunday. Mr. and Mis. Andy Moflitt and Mrs. Julia Showerman of Salem spent Sun day with Mrs. G. C. Smith. Mi's. Knower came over from Sa lem and has been spending a few days with C. A. Knower and children. Miss Mella White and miss Win nie and Ruth Elton.of Portland spent the week-end at Mrs. J. C. White's. Silver Tea. The reg-nlar meeting and Silver Tea of the Civic section of the Dallas Wo man 's club will be held in the club room at 'the libraiy Tuesday, Octo ber 1!) at 2:30 p. m. It is the plan of the section to continue to hold these silver teas each month and to use the money towards beautifying the city park. All ladies of the town interested in this work are heartily requested to attend. Mrs. 'Conrad Stafrin, chair man, , M Married An elderly couple, Miss Alice Ritter and Frances Rollo, were married at the residence ot the Rev. W. T. Tascott on Saturday. The bride was 03 years old and the groom about ten years her senior. Mr. and Mrs. Rollo went to Newport to enjoy their honeymoon and will return to their home at Salem after a sojourn at the beach. Marriage A license to many was issued early in the week o Kliuer E. Erederiekson and Eva B. Kester, both of Suver. The young folks will make their home at that place. Mr. Ayers Buys Theater. W. A. Avers, former owner of the Grand theaiter here, has purchased the Sunnysiue theater at Portland and is here packing his household goods pre paratory to moving his family to that citv next week. 1 he Sunnvside flhea- ter is in an excellent neighborhood and enjoys a large patronage, which will undoubtedly continue under the new capable management. Mr. Av ers sold his interests here- to O. C. Smith only a short time ago. WTLDWOOD. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Lugh were call ers at Kings alley last week. The Watkins man. G. W. Hinshaw. accompanied by his wife, were in this vicinity last week. Mrs." J. F. Leigh visited with Mrs. and Miss Gay Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sum Riker and Mr. and Mrs. Emmets Mason visited the fry family Sunday. The farmers will be glad to see the rain, as it will be a great benefit to the fall crop. Kmmett Mason went to Kings Val ley ednesday to prt clover seed. SMITHFIELD, Mrs. E. N. Keeney was called to the bedside of her father in Yoncal la, who was very ill, and has since died. Our school began a little over a week ago, with Miss Katie Barnhart as teacher in the first six grades, and Carl Morrison for the higher grades The ninth and tenth grades are taugh this year. Miss Mary Friesen was taken to (he Dallas hospital the first part of last week. She was operated on Sat- unlay. We all hope that she will soon be. among us again Mr. Peter Heinrichs has been dig ging potatoes for P. P. Bubler. Several of the neighbors were urg ed, to dig wells on account of water being scarce. Mrs. VV. J. Garner and two children will soon leave? for St. Louis, where Mis. Gamer will have her oldest son take ilireatments fn- paralyses. Ml'. Schlichting or Newberg has moved on the Peters sisters' farm. Miss Rosa Gilson is attending school in Dallas this year again. Sunday school was very well at tended, and afterwards a sermon was preached by Rev. Allen, a Sunday school worker, liis sermons were very interesting. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peters were visitors at. Mrs. Fast s home. Clarence McCrow was a Portland business visitor. The tipple pit-kins' is finished in this part of the county. Mr. and Mre. Peter Schmidt, who live several miles northwest of Dal las, were visitore at .John inetim s Similar. These two men knew each other long years ago in good old Germany. Mli'. Millard White was looking for (rood nulch cows in this section. The Diehm boys are in the well bus iness, in the old way. like their fath er in his younger davs. They are now diinring a well for C. L. Crider near Dallas, CROWLEY. M. F. White purchased a good eow Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Valliere motored to Salem one day last week. Lloyd Elliot of Amity was a caller here Saturday. Mrs. Cass Riggs and daughter Alice attended ladies aid at Mrs. Thad Slovens' of Oak Grove lat week. Mir. and Mrs. J. L. Gar returned from Corvallis Saturdav. eoing to Tillamook county Sunday. They will move at once from Hobo to a farm 21 i miles north of Corvallis. Wmnifred Pewtherer of Portland spent a few days last week with his brother here. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Farmer were Dallas callers one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer of Salem vis ited Satnrdav and Sunday with Mrs. G. C. Smith. Dr. Rtarbnek was called Tuesday to sec Mr. A M. Holmes, who was SPRING VALLEY. The house warming at the new schoolhouse on Monday evening was well attended. Atter a program by the school children, addresses were given by County Superintendent H. C. Seymour, County Supervisor H. H. Parsons, and Assistant State Superin- denf, E. F. Carleton, followed by a lecture on asitronomy by Prof. Mc- Adams of Salem, who has spent many years of his life in its study. The prominent educators present declared that the new building was the best rural school house in Polk county, per haps the best in the state, which was gratifying to those who have labored to make it a success. At the close of the program, cake and punch were served by Miss Taylor, assisted by her pupils. Mrs. David Mitchell of Coeuir d' Lene, Idaho, is visiting her former schoolmate, Mis. Bird Walling. Mrs. Mitchell was formerly Miss Pet Weeks and was, years ago, a resident of the Brush College neighborhood, this be ing her first visit' here in twenty seven years. While here she had i monument erected in the Zena ceme tery to the memory of her grand mother. His. Mary Delch, who died in 1882. Mrs. Mitchell expects to return home by 'the end of the week. Miss Orsa O'Flyng has returned home to Salem, after a week's visit' with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. French. Friends here are interested in the announcement of the recent birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Grover Thompson of Fossil, Oregon. Mre. Thompson was formerly Miss Flossie Cook, a popular young lady of Zena. The dramatic recital given at the church last Friday evening by Mrs. Gertrude Johnson OVFlyng of Taco- ma. was well attended and mucn en joyed. Several enjoyable musical sc lections were interspersed throughout the program. At the close ot the program the young ladies of the C. E. served ice cream. Miss Harriet Bigsbee of Newberg has lieen visiting at the Coyle and Patrick homes. W. L. Cook and family have left for their new home in Lake counry. Victor Simpson of Unionvale has been visiting Ins sister, Mrs. W. H. Crawford. Mrs. W. H. Crawford spent last Tuesday in Salem, visiting Mrs. J. T Hunt. Oscar Price and family of Salem visiter! last Sunday with Vm. Squier and family. Wm. Scniier, Warren Burch and some others from Riekreall, have re turned from a week's stay at the coast. nis brothers last week. There are three of the Griffa brothers and all of them fought in the Civil war on the union side. W. Neal and family left for Cali fornia Wednesday. They went for the benefit of their daughter's health. and they may be gone all winter. Eugene Bogart and wife of Kings Valley were guests ot P. H. Johnson on Tuesday. They formerly lived in Monmouth. M. R. Boatman, -wife and siBter of Corvallis, made Monmouth a visit Tuesday. BULLETIN ONE CENT A WORD, 'PHONE 10. The charge tor advertise JKSsments under this head Is one C8, cent per word for each In sertion. No discount for suc cessive issues. If you have anything for sale or ez 3 change; if you Want to rent or lease a house or business building; If you want help or a Job of work; if you have lost or found anything; if you want publicity of any kind, try this column. You are sure to get results others d, why not you. Tel ephone your "want ads." or address all communications to The Observer, Dallas, Oregon. Count the number of words to remit with order. Telephone No. 19.. FOR SALE Household goods. Two good iron beds, springs and mat tresses, 'heating stove, extension fa ble, carpet 14x15, linoleum 12x14, washer and wringer, a chairs, rockers, 2 small bedsteads, cot, and other household goods. John Voth, 218 Clay street, 64-2t FOR SALE Home eanmng outfit good as new for half of cost. Also some California rustic. Would take good workhouse on payment. 0. E. Dennis, phone Black 515, Dallas. WANTED Machine, cast and stove plate iron, brass and copper, zinc and rubber, and rags of all kinds; in fact, junk of all kinds. A. N. Halleck, Monmouth, Oregon. 8tf. MONEY TO LOAN On good im proved real estate. Walter WiK Hams, First National Bank. 62-tf. FARM MORTGAGE LOANS Write to us about terms, stating amount wanted and character, location and value of farm, etc. Fear & Gray, Portland, Oregon. 65-8t. FOR SALE OR TRADE Vacant corner 55x122 feet in No. 1 resi dence district, Boise, Idaho. Fenc ed, planted to fruits, shade trees in parking front and side, cement sidewalk and sewer. Also in the same block, a new up-to-date plas tered bungalow, 6 rooms, bath, porch, sleeping porch and cement cellar, and on adjoining lot a mod ern 3-room house with screened, porch and cement cellar, cement sidewalk in front of and between the two buildings, this property al so planted to shade trees and fruits, 4 blocks from a large church, 2 blocks from a school, and one block from car-line, 12 minute car ser vice. Value of all, $5000. No in- , cumbrance. Will sell all or separ ate, liberal terms. Or will trade for residence in Portland or Dallas, Oregon, or farm property near eith er place. Will not consider incum bered property. David Seth, 1914 N. 14th street. Boise, Idaho. 60-4t-w FOR SALE Potato sacks cheap. Ew- ing Bros., Dallas; phone J.9xl5. FOR SALE Several articles o household furniture, good as new. Phone 1014, or call at 712 Fairview avenue. 53-tf.. MONEY TO LOAN $1,000 np to. $10,000 or farm lands. Call or write, Thos. A. Roberts, 209 U. S. building, Salem, Oregon. 57-8t, FOR RENT CHEAP Modern six- room bungalow, 718 Stump street. Apply to J. A. Barnaul, Dallas. 60-tf. WELL DIGGING We dig and clean out wells anywhere in Polk county, and guarantee our work and price to be satisfactory. Homer CdnIeeP 'phone 13x7, Dallas. 63-2t-x: FOR RENT One partly furnished! room. Call between 7 and 9 p. m.- 65-ltx 525y2 Court street. APPLES CHEAP Buy either 1st grade or unbruised culls of grower. Phone South 151. 64-2r. FOR SALE Summer cut oak and fir wood, 16 inch and 4 feet long, phone 1404. I. L. Smith 60-9t-x FOR SALE Duroc-Jersey pigs, four months old. Mrs. Anna Brock, Green 35. 60-tf. FOB SALE Sixty-acre dairy farm in Coos county; bottom land; half mile from postoffice; mile from school; on milk route; good winter road; good improvements. Will give terms. B. Folsom, Gail Hotel, Dallas. 52-tf. OAK GROVE. Mr. and Mre. Davidson of Salem at tended grange here Saturday and vis ited friends over Sunday. Webb Lewis and family wetre Dal las callers Sunday. Warren Allen and family went to Tillamook county Friday to get some fish. iV goodlv mimlier attended ladies' aid at Mre. Thad Stevens' last week. Mr. and Mre. J. W. Edgar and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Williamson spent Tuesday at J. M. Hubert son s. A goodlv number attended grange here Saturday. I. A. Allen is hauling his wood this week. Seth Smith was a caller hare Mon day. FOR SALE Beautiful piano for sale or trade. Left with us for quick snerifW. R. S. care Observer. 58-tf An Optimist , A man who owns a Fish Brand Reflex Slicker $3.00 when Old Prob says rain. Waterproof, absolutely PtoUctor Hal, 75 cent. Satisfaction Guaranteed l'S 13 1 Send for catalog . J. TOWER CO. BOSTON MONMOUTH. The autumn showers will please the farmers for their ground was too try to plow. A number have been disc- ng their spring-sown ground and sow ing it to fall wheat. The rains will bring it up and it will get a goo J start before winter sets in. Mr. and Mrs. MeCready of Corol lis and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Darley of McMinnville were' the guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Boothby, the ladies' parerfts. over Sunday. Rolla Waterhonse of Falls City, a Monmouth product, was greeting his old time friends in town Monday. He ha a blacksmith shop in Falls City. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Poole and fam ily went to Banks, Washington coun ty, Saturday, returning Sunday. They were he guests of their niece, Mrs. Lee Irvin. School Superintendent Seymour and O. Myers, truant officer, were in town Tuesday, in the interest of the schools. C. G. Griffa had a familv reunion of No Sleepyhead with that bowlful of New Post Toasties waiting The new method of manufacture brings out a new flavour, exceptional crispness, and a body and substance that don't mush down in cream. Notice the tiny, pearl-like "puffs" on each flake a characteristic of the New I l--. c r. iT lips Post Toasties Your grocer lias theml .