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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1915)
THE FOLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1915. 4 Polk County News lets from Various Sources jl utoknown person who evidently enjoys piscatorial amusement, adver tises if Tne Monmouth Herald the loss of a flshbasket and two can of salmon eggs between Monmouth, Bridgeport and Fulls City. This par ty is evidently not aware that the fishing streams of Polk county have been closed since last mid-summer. John Clifford has moved from the Campbell place in Oakdale to a place near Pioneer. , With the high wind of last week the roof of the Edwards warehouse Pedee was blown off, exposing 1200 bushels of giain to the rain. . Men from the community gathered, and within a few hours the ,damage was , repaired. The city of Monmouth purposes raising $2,250 for conducting admin istration affairs next year. The as sessed valuation of taxable property : is mxm. . There is a petition before the Mon mouth city council praying for more illumination. Mrs. Martha - Moreland of Mon month is suffering from a sprained knee, the result of a recent fall. Miss Lillian Jeffrie has accepted the position in the Airlie school, made vacant by the death of Miss Orrie Steinberg. The Espee company will put in a Y at Airlie to connect with the Valley & Siletz. Special services were held at the Ballston Methodist Episcopal church last Sunday afternoon. Leonard Mann and family have moved Irom West Salem to Grand Ronde. Miss Ethel Williams of Salem preaches at West Salem every Thurs day evening. The friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Girth of West Sa lem recently tendered them a very pleasant " surprise. " D. C. Walker, who recently sold his business nt Buell, has purchased the r. fi. Johnson book store in Mon month, and will take possession this week. Gordon Bowman has bought the George Sullivan livery stable at Mon mouith. Sullivan may engage in bus iness in Tillamook. A Buena Vista corespondent says the island of 200 acres near the mouth of the Santiam will be used as a pep permint farm. There is talk of building and oper ating a cheese factory at Buena Vista. Little Othal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eston Bevens of Buena Vista, recently celebrated the anniversary of her "birth by entertaining relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Chase, who have a homestead in Lake county, will spend the winter with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Guthrie of Monmouth. W, S. Bedient, aged 87, died at the hcMi of his son Harvey, one mile north of Falls City, early last week. He was a native of New York. This is how C. L. Fitchard got the best of an Independence dentist while having tooth crowned with gold. He simply toughed and swallowed the . precious metal. The Methodist ladies of Indepen dence will hold a bazaar on December 7. E. G. White, Mrs. I. O. Singleton and Mrs. Will Hinshaw have been named judges of the election, which is to be held at Falls City next Mon day. Mary Hammond and Mrs. Mary Bennett will act is clerks. Three councilmen will be elected. f? ! SufrCmreident's Report k 1 .....A......l .. . (Continued frorj,st veck) County School Superintendent Sey mour reports numerous improvements among the rural schools ot ihe coun ty, which includes the fJlowing in addition to those given in' these col umns last Friday, Lincoln The Lincoln school is pro gressing nicely, and under Mis. Clark's guidance, the children have purchased an oil stove and are now serving warm lunches at the noon hour. Another school that is work ing for the best health of the chil dren. The teacher and pupils have -also raised the money and purchased material for curtains and curtain rods and have made the euriains and put them up at their windows. This is a great improvement in the appear ance of the room. North Dallas The North Dallas school board have oiled the floors in She building and tlxed the whole building up in excellent condition. Enterprise The Enterprise people have made plane to build a new horse shed in the near futuie so that they may be able to attend tile Parent Teachers' associations, etc.. at the school house and still have their horwHi nroterted. Sunnyslop The school board at ; tbe Sunnyslope srnool nas jusi nan a well drilled. This is a great eonveni enc. as it was necessary heretofore to carry the water quite a distance. Oakdale A good live Parent Teachers' association has been organ - lzea oere ana r i good will be derived from this asso-j eiatioa. MeCov The school board at Mc Coy have painted their building in There was a basket dinner in school district 54, Gilliam, on Thanks giving day, in which many from that locality joined. Messrs. Evans, Culver and Reese, loggers on the William Patterson place near Eola, took an involuntary bath the other day while riding a j-aft. Williams & Holman of Eola have told and shipped three Cftrloads of hops. Harry Thacker of Eola sold two turkeys to Salem parties, one weigh ing 30 and the other 17 pounds. The Eola Parent-Teacher associa tion held a cake and pie social Sat urday night. There was also a pro gram. I He proceeds go to a Christ mas fund. Mi's. Horr of Monmouth, who re cently suffered a partial stroke of paralysis, is recovering from the af fliction. Miss Myra H. Butler of the Normal faculty, has gone to New England on a visit. West Salem boasts of the finest band in the county, outside of Dal las. W. ('. rleise is musical director. A. H. Dennett of Crowley shipped turkeys to Seattle before Thanksgiv ing. Harley Bly having resigned the di rectorship of the school at Crowley, Mr. Hamilton has been elected to suc ceed him. ' The monthly meeting of the Air- lie Parent-Teacher association was held Friday afternoon. The pupils rendered a pleasing program. . The railroad camp near Joe Rob ertson s place at rir Grove has dis continued work temporarily. The latest thing by way of enter- tninment is the' Jitney supper. The Ballston Women of Woodcraft intro duced it there. . Leo. Opctz, while playing on the Fern school grounds, slipped and fell, fracturing a bone in the leg. I John McLean, after spending a year on a homestead in Canada, has returned to Polk county, and is at present with his brother Allen of Gooseneck. He says Oregon is good enough for him. Believing that there should be eight months of school, and to make their school meet standardization require ments, the people of Buell met last night to make arrangements to that end. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Stewart have returned to Buell from their wedding trip, and George is now sizing up his farming job. Gooseneck now has a Parent-teach er association with Miss Mehrling as president: Mrs. Porter vice-president, and Mrs. Bartlett secretary, all ac-i tive workers. The East Harmony Sewing circle met with Mrs. Guy Syron last Thurs day. There was a Thanksgiving supiier held at J. L. Fink's prune dryer, Har mony district, last Thursday. The W. U. T. V. ot Halls City is meeting with Mrs. Jennie lobb at that place today, if the News is to be relied upon for information. from a grammatical standpoint the Falls City News has very materially improved since the high school stu dents took over the editorial manage ment of the paper. From a news standpoint, however, there is some thing lacking. The most important item of last week was, "Mumps are spreading. " Mr. Crocker or the rails lity dis trict will plant a considerable area to walnuts during the winter. . f, Q 0 l St SS St ! St l side and oiled the floors and flxed the building up in excellent condition in every respect. A new school spirit is being manifested here. Greenwood The school hoard at Greenwood is having a well drilled, which is much needed. Guthrie The Guthrie school is planning to hold a Thanksgiving din ner at the school house with all pa trons of the school in attendance. They have been doing this for several years and it has always proved a great suc cess. Black Rock The Black Rock school dedicated their new building on No vember 13th with Assistant State Su perintendent E. F. Caileton and Su perintendent Seymour present. A good program was tendered with an excellent attendance of parents and friends of the school. They have a good, live working bunch at Black Rock and a strong Industrial club. Pioneer The Pioneer school has purchased a new organ and a well has been drilled recently and a pump placed in it. We will surely see some good results from these improvements. l.,.,niaiiiviw The Parent-Teach ers' association at Mountainview is getting into the work in earnest, At the last meeting. Professor J. B. Hor . ih. HAP rave an illustrate.) lecture, which was greatly appreciated by fall. More Parent-Teachers' as sociations should take advantage of these lertutrft. Vitletoe The Parent-Teachers' as sociation at Mistletoe has been doing some ve:y good work. At one of the recent meetings, tney '- uk the subject of Industrial work and If r i nffiii. nr ih. n A. C ran them a talk on this work. These peo ple are alive to the benefits the chil dren are deriving from- this work. Fern The pupils and patrons of the fern school gave a basket social during this month at which they cleared a good sum of money which is to be used for the benefit of the school. One of the best schools of the county is located at Fern. Orchardsview The Parent-Teach ers' association at Orchardsview are working this year with the plan of placing more shrubbery around their school grounds and also to build a new play shed. Ihey are spreadm; out and endeavoring to have the as sociation reach all people in the . com munity, as they have requested for thenr next meeting, to have someone from, the Oregon Agricultural college give them a talk on the subject of drainage. , This shows an enterprising spirit. The library books tor the different schools ai river in this office some time ago and most of them have been dis tributed.. If any district has not re ceived its books, remember, they are at the county superintendent's office and either supervisor Parsons or Su perintendent Seymour will deliver them upon their visit to your school or anyone from the district may drop in and get them. Bridgeport ihe Bridgeport people are proud or the new ience that has been built around the school grounds. Lewisville The Lewisville school has recently purchased and placed in the building a new book case, thus helping the appearance of the school room and protecting the excellent school libiary which they are accumu lating. Valley View The Valley Viey peo ple have started the erection of a horse shed in place of the one which was blown down last spring in a wind storm. These people do not be come discouraged easily, but just go ahead and meet their difficulties by getting right after them. These peo ple the planning to hold a community Thanksgiving dinner with all patrons present. Orchards The people of the Or chards school have voted to build a play shed and work will be begun at once on the new building. This is something that we need in every school in Polk county, as it rains quite frequently in Oregon. Airlie The Parent-leachers asso ciation at Airlie is beginning work in. dustnously and we predict tor them some good meetings and some most excellent results before the year is over. The whole community is get ting behind the movement started by the high school boys for the play shed or gyninasium and the Airlie people will soon be enjoying tins building. Perrydale Perrydale has organized one ot the largest and most enthusi astic Industrial clubs that we have in the county and we predict some good work for this club this year. The Perrydale people are going after tlia prize for booths for schools of from two to five rooms and they will make someone hustle if they beat them. Butler The Butler children are en-. tering into the club work and V era Hussey has erected a one-bird house this month. Oakpoint The Oakpoint people have re-organized their Parent-Teach ers' association and elected Mir. Rex as president and Miss Carrie Dahm as secret ary. Their aim is to build a new play shed. . r.lkins The twins people are mighty proud of their school build ing since the addition has been com pleted and the teachers are doing some good work there with the chil dren. They have a good, strong In dustrial club and a live Parent-Teachers' association and everybody is working for the best interest of the school and county. Independence The Independence people are getting into the school work with a vim that has never been shown before in this school. The Pa cific club and Parent-Teachers' asso ciation deserve the congratulations and commendation of every person in Polk county tor the way they went at he "Go to School Day Piogram," as the Pacific club offered a picture to the room in the town having the greatest number of parents visiting on that day. Mrs. Dalon's room won this picture, the Parent-Teachers' as sociation taking the matter up of re ceiving and helping to entettain those present. The Independence people are building a large play shed tor the public school children in order that hey may have plenty ot out-door ex ercise. Antioch The Antioch people have erected the swings for the play ap paratus and have also placed their school room in excellent condition. Brush College The Parent-Teach ers' association at Bkush College have held some very successful meetings this year. These are the people who do things. Everybody in the district is behind the school and this is as it should be. West Salem The pupils of the West Salem school are working for a piano anil are endeavoring to raise the money for this by giving entertain ments, etc, by which method they ex pect to raise enough to fully pay for it. These pupils should have the en couragement of all of the people at West Salem. Buell The Pasent-Teachers' asso ciation at Buell is planning to have a community Thanksgiving dinner and they want all of the patrons in tbe district to be present. This is one way of getting co-operation of the parents, school boards and t earners that will count in tbe end. Snrine Vallev Tbe Spring Valley people are working for a new play shed. Thev have oiled their floors and repaired thek school building. Harmony The Harmony people have a good lire Parent-Teaeberi' as- THE CITY IN BRIEF ' Dr. Lowe, the well-known physical eye specialist, says: Tbe price of glasses gives title to them only, mass es, without knowledge and service back of them, are worth only the cost of the raw material. .Your eyes are worth more money than most of us possess. Why take chances f Go where service is first. He puts the cream of more than 26 years' experi ence into his glasses. Consult him at Hotel Gail, Friday, December 10. Independence Saturday, December 11, to 4 o'clock only. Remember the dates. The basketball game which was to have been played at Bethel on Thurs day was postponed because of the tragic affair which resulted in the death of Mr. and Mrs. Hillman. Lessons in voice, Miss Gertrude Ir win, 321 Washington street. Phone 1533. 74-2t The Sterling Furniture company frames pictures. 64-tf. For Fire and automobile Insurance see Chaa. Gregory, city hall 32-tf Dr. C. L. Foster, dentist, City Bank building, Dallas. 73-F. The Sterling Furniture company frames pictures.' 644f. There Is more to hair cutting than merely cutting off the hair. Try us for an up-to-date stylish hair cut. C. W. Shultz.- 18-tf. Dr. Kern pel, Chiropractor, 613 Church Dr. Stone's Heave Drops cures heaves. Price II, for sale by all drug gists. Adv. 79-tf. The Dallas Wood company Is ready to furnish you with mill wood. Good loads and good service. All wood cash on delivery. Phone 492. 103-tf. The Sterling Furniture company frames pictures. 64-tf. BULLETIN ONE CENT A WORD, THONB 19. The charge ior advertise ments under this head Is one cent per word for each in sertion. No discount for suc cessive Issues. If you have anything for sale or ex ' 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 do, 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. 1. WANTED By young lady room or room and board. Phone 24. 78-ltx WANTED Position1 by young wo man, fitst-class cook. Would do housework. Apply Observer of fice for particular. ' 78-lt-x WANTED Pasture and care for four horses, stabled at night and hay feed. Willamette Valley Lum ber Co. 78-2t, WANTED A young lady wishes work in some private home or nurs ing. Call phone 731. 78-lt-x FOR SALE Fine fresh Jersey cow, seven years old. race reasonable. Cass Riggs, South Red 15. 75-tf. FOR SALE Buildings suitable for private garages. Will trade tor wood. R. L. Chapman. 73-tf. FOR SALE Choice building lots, or trade. Bollman and Staats. 73-tf. WANTED Machine, cast and stove plate Iron, brass and copper, sine and rubber, and rags of all kinds; In fact, junk of all kinds. A. N. Halleck, Monmouth, Oregon. 8tf. TO EXCHANGE A horse, for cow, pigs or hav. Applv J. A. iens, 1108 Stump street, Dallas. 76-3t FOIl SALE White Leghorn pullets. aldnek and O. A. C. strain. Thompson poultry farm, phone 13x1 77 FOB SALE Sixty-acre dairy farm in Coos county; bottom land; naii mile ' from postoffice ; mile from school; on milk route; good winter road; good improvements. Will give terms. B. Folsom, Gail Hotel, Dallas. 52-tf. FOR SALE Span, mare and horse, Belgian and Percheron, coming 4 and 5 vears old. Worth $300, will sell for iflOO each. J. G. Brown, North Dallas. 74-4t-x FOR SALE Potato sacks cheap. Ew- mg Bros., Dallas; phone 19x15. POSITION WANTED Married man wants position on ranch in Dallas district. Understands stock, fruit and poultry. References furnish id. Family consists of wife and baby. Address Mobley, Box 58, Mosier, Oregon. sociation. which held a very success ful meeting recentlv and their aim is to have a new playshed. Montgomery Ihe Montgomery school is serving warm lunches. The children are taking great interest in this and it is something that every rural school in the county should con sider taking up. At least one hoi drink should be served at eaeh noon Hay meal without much extra work. We want to congratulate the Mont gomery people upon this work. Electrical Prosperity Wee!; IS JOINED IN BY US IN HONOR OF WIZARD EDISON, THE IN VENTOR OF THE JUSTLY FAMOUS DIAMOND DISC PHONOGRAPH A MOST APPROPRIATE CHRISTMAS GIFT. iii MWBM Diamond pise Phonograph You cannot realize what a musical triumph Mr. Edison has achieved until you have actually heard the New Edison, with his wonderful diimoid reproducer: he hai made of the phonograph a real tnuical irutrummt. A tone that U true, life-like, human, natural. Jutt what muaic lovera have been waiting for. It opens a new era in miuic Call and hear the New Edison. New Records Just Out We have just received the latest voeely list of New Edison records. A new list of records every uee This week's liit contain! some exquiiite music These are a few of the records: (List of Records) Hear these beeutiful numbers on tbe New Edtaoa today-. It will bs a reveUUoct to you. Yea will not bo urged to buy. JOHN C. UGLOW, Mill Street. (THE qoOPOUOGE WEET3 BOOSTERS OF THE REAL TOBACCO CHKWJ . 1 , f mi cuiirrurt) FROM ORDlNARy 1 .l,ui rr mfamS HALT f CHEW, HALF THE NUMBER, HALF ANp FULL TOBACCO T ! MANY men seem surprised when they find out for themselves that W-B CUT Chewinj the Real Tobacco Chew, new cut, long shred is really much better than ordinary tobacco; to find that a small chew atiafiea; that they don't have to (rind it; and that it Inits longer than the ordinary kind. Get a pouch and iva it a lunlltf teat. "Notice bow tiio salt brings out tko rich tobacoe. UaUM M.de by WETMAN-BRUTON COMPANY, SO Uaaaa Saaara, Maw Tort CHy GUT FLOWERS AND FLORAL DESIGNS I HAVE ACCEPTED THE AGENCY TOR THE SWISS FLORAL COMPANY OF PORTLAND AND AM PREPARED TO FURNISH ALL KINDS OF FLORAL DESIGNS ON SHORT NOTICE. FOR DESCRIPTION AND PRICES CALL AT THE DEPOT STORE. CHOICE ROSES OR OTHER FLOWERS AND SHRUB BERY FURNISHED. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. J. C. RICKLI F E WELL IMPROVED 20 ACRES, 2 MILES FROM COTTAGE GROVE. LEVEL ROAD TO TOWN, FINE SPRING WATER PIPED INTO HOUSE, CAN BE PIPED INTO BARN; 3 ACRES BEARING ITAL IAN PRUNES, FAMILY ORCHARD IN BEARING. WILL SELL, TRADE FOR RESIDENCE, OR LAND CLOS ER TO WHERE. I LIVE. H. G. CAMPBELL DALLAS, ORE. West Side Marble WorKs G. L. HAWKINS, Proprietor. MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES AND CURBING. Send It By Parcel Post Band aa your laundry by pareol post Ttaa ru.al naurler la bow authorised tf transact this business. It coats but a raw casta. W1l return tt promptly DALLAS STEAM LAUNDRY. AT THE DEPOT STORE. On account of overbuying s Sny der's Cataup, fresh atock at 20 cents per bottle. Standard Golden Syrup, large and small, at cost for short time. J. 0. RICKLI OR SALE OR TRAD mt . Ml Gill dtld 'wl IT 4 New Edison Eoo.outSE. .THE ) r THE I CASTE J lvl1- MWlNGfiOUT 1 THE Silt I RICH TOBACCO TASTE THE COST THAT SATISFIES. - Phone 744 THE CELEBRATED BERG- MANN SHOE Awarded Gold Medal P. P. I. E. San Francisco, 1915. The Strongest and nearest water-proof shoes made. For Loggers, Cruisers, Miners, Sportsmen and Workers. Men's Comfort Dress Shoes , Strong Shoes for Boys Manufactured by THEO. BERGMANN SHOE MANU FACTURING COMPANY 621 Thurman St. Portland, Oregon Ask for THE BERGMANN WATER-PROOF SHOE OIL The Observer has no II bargain days. CHILI-OYSTERS and Light Lunches at all hours Only Lunch Room in Dallas Finley's Lunch Room Court Street, Next to Koiy Korner ' t- mm i.i-r-fJ-rti"'-A