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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1916)
THE POLK OOTJNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1916 Terse Tales of the Town Miss Jennie Muscott is a visitor tot the state fair. Mrs. R. G. Dykstra was in Dallas Thursday. Miss Bliss Davis of Rickreall is reported as improving from her re cent operation. Rev. N. Shupp of Portland, super annuated Evangelical minister, is the guest of his daughter, Mlrs. U. 8'., Loughary prune ranch on the Ellen dale road. Mr. and Mrs. Lew A. Cates return ed last Thursday night from a fish ing and vacation trip to the Nestucea and the Tillamook beaches. Mrs. A. J. Rhodes of Seattle is vis iting her sister, Mrs. Ethel Woods. Misses Velma Whiteaker, Grace Butler and Frances Townsend were visitors at the W. S. Jost home Thurs day evening. An eight-pound boy was born Thursday to Mr. and Mis. Rene FriU. Mrs. Fritz Gerlinger visited witli Louie Husser and Miss Marguerite Husser in Rickreall last week. Miss Blanche Barrett and Judge Belt were in McMinnville Thursday to hold court. Corvallis Lumber and Manufactur ing company's engine number 304, heavy repairs, has been finished at the Southern Pacific shops. Mrs. L H. Frame of Monmouth, and Mire. Elmer Lewis of Falls City were county fair visitors. Miss Eugenia Phillips returned Thursday from W&ldport, where she taugnt scnool during the summer months. Miss Ruth Campbell is (at Oak Point to teach school this winter. To help pay his expenses at the University of Oregon Will Snyder is working in a drug store. He gets to work at 6 :30 a. m., works until class hours, and then returns at 2:30 and works until four, when Coach, Bezdek, has his session with the football team candidates. Fred Elliott received a check for $1000 from the Oregon Fire Relief Association Saturday. The check cov- 'etrs insurance on his home whidh burned last month. Mrs. Homer Sink of Aiilie was a county fair visitor. N. E. Manock has charge of Mnn odk's drug store. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Manock attended the Pendleton Round-up and are visiting witli friends in eastern Oregon. Mrs. H. Pickens of Lebanon was a Dallas visitor Saturday. A. V. R. Snyder was a Monmouth caller Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Lew A. Cates motor ed to Airlie Saturday morning. Mrs. G. B. Nunn of Nehalem is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Nunn. Miss Velma Ray has returned from a month 's stay in Eugene. S. P. engine number 1075 was turn ed out from the local repair shops Saturday. Miss Marguerite Hisser was a Dal las visitor from Rickreall Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. WL Brune and Stanley spent the week-end with Woodburn relatives. Twelve large hose reels for the Ore gon Power company have been re ceived by the Dallas Warehouse & Manufacturing company. The Dallas Warehouse & Manufac turing company has been awarded the general mill work on the Fred Elli ott home. The contract calls for about $300. Ross Elkins of Portland visited ref atives in the city Simday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Tooze, Jr., Fred B. West, Dan West, Misses Ruth Barrett and Irene Barrett and Law rence Dinneen motored to Eugene yesterday in the Tooze car. The Miss es Barrett returned to their Eusrene (home after a ten days' stay with the Tooze family. Frank Barrett accom panied the automobile party from Eu gene to Albany on the return. The roads are in fair shape but very dusty. tL L. rox or Hirkrenll was in the city yesterday. Charles Gibb of Falls City will leave for northern Washington gome time next month. He will farm. Mrs. J. M. Staals of Independence, Mrs. Charlie Ray of Monmouth, and Mrs. Ray 'a house guest, Mrs. Ella Savage of Nashville spent Saturday afternoon shopping here. Miss Fran cis Harrington went to Independent for the week-end with her mother, Mrs. J. M. StaaU. s W. S. Parker of Perry dale was in Dallas during the fair. J. E. Warden of Salem was in Dal las on business Wednesday evening. James McFarland of Salem was in Dallas Wednesday. Harry Gra. of Ballston was in Dallas Wednesday attending the fair. Jennings Lorenee of Monmouth was in Dallas during the fair. Mrs. J. L. Lockman of Woodburn was visiting at the home of J. B. Kunn last week-end. Miss Edith Catherwood spent the week-end at the Alpha Chi Omega house in Corvallis. E. W. Balderree, ' the State eol-i lege, spent the week-end with Bus folks. Zemri Hcnshiaw of McMinnvillc, former Polk county resident, was a visitor on Saturday boosting for the Mac Round-Up on October 4, 5 and 6. Walter Williams resumed his du ties at the Dallas National Bank on Monday morning, following a vaca tion of two weeks. He and Mrs. Wil liams spent the week-end in Poit- land. M. W. Mix of Independence was a business visitor here on Saturday. Mr. Mix has just recovered from a ten-days' sick spell. Cliff Pugh of Falls City, the man who put the "berry" in loganberry juice, was in the city yesterday. Lee Fenton, and Frank Gilliam of. Pedee are hunting in southern Ore gon. Because of the heavy travel to the state fair, the motor cars between here, Salem and Falls City have been discontinued for the week and steam trains are being run in their place. H. M. Lull of the Southern Pacific company was a Dallas visitor last week. Miss Jennie Muscott is in Portland for a few days. Mrs. Guy S-hreeve left last week for a Michigan visit. Miss Edith Oatherwood returned yesterday afternoon from a visit to her sorority in Corvallis. T. H. Guy and Fisher A. Boise were state fair visitors at Salem on Tues day. ' v Mrs. Asa B. Robinson returned Sunday evening from a three-weeks visit with her mother at Indepen Idence during the hoppicking season, A. F. Arthur and J. N. Garrison MjcMinnville were in Dallas yesterday morning. Lew Mkcken of Monmouth was Dallas yesterday to attend the meet ing of the Republican Polk county central committee. Investigate Bridge Wreck. C. B. McCullough, in charge of the bridge work at the Oregon Agricul tural college, and Roadmaster Waldo Finn investigated the Independence bndge collapse Saturday. Close Veazie Summer Home. I f, W T, Venzin nf Portland left TB 1 Mrs. H. L. Veazie of Portland left Saturday for Eugene to visit with her daughter, Mrs. E. R. Bryson and the new Bryson baby. Mrs. Veazie will return next week to close her sum mer home. Miss Mr E. Stott left the Veazie home yesterday for her iionic in Cooper. CAR SHORTAGE HEARING An adjourned meeting of the Public Service commission to ihear inirarstate shippers will be held in Salem tomor row. The intra-stute shippers could not be heard at the re cent Portland meeting. BULLETIN ONE CENT A WORD, 'PHONE 10. SCHOOLS ARE NOWQPEH LATE HARVEST SEASON CAUS ES SMALL REGISTRATION. Several New Faculty Faces Year Changes Are Yet To Come. This Dallas high and grade schools open ed yesterday for the 1910-1017 yea with a registration of 404 in the grades and 08 in the high school. Th small registration is due to the late harvest season; a number of the stu uenrs are neiping with the prune picking and tlie late threshing. Sin- perintendent Walter Ford expect f00 in the grades and 135 in the high school before Monday. A steadv in crease of like proportion is expected up to October 5, when it is thought the prunes will be picked and the threshing completed. There is still one place to be filled in the grade faculty a teacher of the 8A and 8B. The return of Oscar I. ( henoweth last night solved one of the problems that has bothered the administration for the past month. Mr. Chenoweth took charge of his manual training classes this morning. Mrs. welter Ford is substituting in the oH anil bA until a permanent teacher can be secured; Miss Hallie IDurt of Portland has been asiimed to the 6A and tiB; Mrs. K. N. Wood has the "A; Miss Rossiter, the 7B; Mrs. Wood and Miss Rossiter togeth er are handling the 7B, 8A and 8B until a teacher can be secured. The only change in the grade school is that of Miss Georgia Ellis, who has taken Miss Pollow's third grade class. Miss Bennett Entertains. Miss Arlene Bennett entertained witli a traveling shower for .Miss Beulah Balderree Friday evening, About 15 enjoyed the evening at the Bennett home. Mrs. Claire Snyder, Miss Kleine Oxford, Miss Evelvn Bennett and Miss Arlene Bennett gave musical numbers. Miss Balder ree leaves for Japan next Sunday. The charge for 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 5 change; if you want to rem 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. 19. FOR SALE Young roosters, full blooded Wliite Leghorn and Rhode Island Reds. Phone 1363. 60-63c EnMZement Extraordini ONE DAY AT Orpheum Theater! DALLAS Saturday, September 30 MATINEE 2:30 NIGHT 8 P. M. THE WORLD'S GREATEST FEATURE FOR SALE Oats and vetch mixed, two cents per pound. A. G. Rem pel, phone Dixie 515. 57-65 FOR SALE One registered big type Poland China Boar, 1 year old. Priced cheap. D. D. Peters. 57-61c SEVEN PER CENT MONEY TO LOAN Principal can be paid ofl on or before five years in install ments of $50 or more. Merton G. Ellis, law and abstract offices, Dal las, Oregon. 58-tf ft visit: 1 CIVILIZflTIOlti "Sr CV The great Ince Triumph in 11 Reels with gTi thrills. Brought direct in its entirety fromR, four weeks7 engagement at the Hei d few. Theater, Portland. SPLENDID ORCHESTRA FEATURE FOR RENT Furnished cottage. Mc- Bee Land Co. Also other houses unfurnished. 58-62c FOR SALE 25 acres good prune land, one mile southwest of Dallas. Terms if desired. Call Observer. 58-tf. AV ANTED Housekeeper on a farm. Address Jay Powell, Monmouth Oregon. 57-COo WONDERFUL EFFECTS A REVELAU Prices same as in Portland 25c 50c 75c ,es o iweek. ids ha Uto fHargei icrly hei flui rew A. 1 rew Reserved Seat Sale Opens At the Orpheum Theatre On Thursday mimW 4$QQQ$Q&tQ$QQ4$QQQty WAITED Middle-aged lady foi companion and to do light house work through the winter. Inquire at Observer office. 57-tf. BUY A READY BUILT HOUSE We furnish ready-cut buildings, and all materials, including hardware, inside and outside paints, lath, plas ter and shingles in fact every thing complete for erection except foundation and brickwork. Before you build see us in regard to our cuts and plans. If you find nothing satisfactory we will give you prices on your own plans. 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