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THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, FKIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1917 TERSE TALES OF TOWN LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. Personal Paragraphs Pertaining People and Their Movements, Gleaned by Observer. to Paul Hunter returned Monday ev ening from a business trip to Port land. Will E. Greenwood returned the first of the week from a week's visit in Salem. George Fuller of Salt Creek was in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moore of Monmouth were in tbe city Monday visiting with friends. ' Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Wilson of Salt Creek were in the city on businesi Tuesday. Austin JTitus, traveling salesman for the Pugh loganberry factory ol Falls City, was a visitor Monday. Henry Robbins of Rickreall was in the city Tuesday. Albert Cadle of Rickreall was in town the first of the week. Oscar Smith of Bridgeport was a business visitor one day this week. Arthur M. Vassall left Tuesday ev ening for Portland, where he will vis it with friends for several days. K. L. Chapman was in Ballston Wednesday. Howard McConnell returned Wed nesday from McMinnville, where he has been with his father, who is ser iously ill. C. C. Hartley was in Salem Monday on business. Mrs. G. L. Reavis is visiting in Sa lem this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Treanor of Creswell, Oregon, arrived here Tues day and attended the funeral of Mrs, E. H. McDougall. Mrs. Treanor is a ' daughter of Mr. McDougall. Mrs. J. L. Sweeney was in Salem the first of the week. Mrs. J. D. Barrett was in Salem on business one day this week. No services will be held at mass Sunday at St. Joseph Catholic church. Mass will be iield Sunday, January 29, at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Oscar Chenoweth is visiting at the home of relatives in Hood River this week. Miss Bess Owens spent the week end with her parents in Portland. Mrs. Clay Oxford of Falls City vis ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. UoJ James Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Simpson and chil dren left Tuesday for Corvallis, where they will spend the winter. Mr. Van Bibber and family are moving from the Parker house on Uglow avenue to the Pete Nelson borne on Clay street. The ladies of the Christian chnrel) held a quilting party in the base ment of the church last Tuesday af ternoon. Mrs. Henry McGinnis, formerly Stella Long of this city, who now lives in Spragne, Wush., is visiting at the luime of F. .1. Cond. A. V. R. Snyder spent Wednesday in Suver. Mrs. W. A. Ayres of Portland is visiting at the home of Mrs. John Farley. Mrs. Jessie Hale is a guest of Mrs. John Farley. W.' L. Soehren was a business vis itor in Salem Wednesday. Mrs. Roy W. Finscth and mother, Mrs. E. W. Matlicny, were Portland visitors over Saturday. Miss Gertrude Robinson is working at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Kersey. S. M. Ray has placed an order for a Dort touring car through K. N. Wood, local dealer. Delivery will be made April 1st. Mrs. Hatch of Sheridan is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Jerry Dris coll, this week. Lee Hickman and family have mov ed on to a small farm near Port hind. Pete Nelson and family are now liv ing in the house they vacated on Clay street. W. T. Ilibhard returned Monday from Irrigon, where he was looking over his land. He found even thing pretty well frozen up there and was glad to get back to the balmy climate of Polk again. Mr. Newbill and family will move into the Graham Jipuse on Washing ton street next week. Mrs. Parker and son of BalMon are visiting here with her mother, Mm. Mary Conner. Thomas Catherwood of Portland week. Miss Alvord is a talented pi anist. Arthur Norton of Airlie registered at the Imperial Tuesday. Rev. W. P. Tapscott returned Wed nesday from Portland, where for two weeks past he has been conducting revival services and gospel services at the Calvary Baptist church. He was assisted in the work by Rev. J. E. Thomas, the pastor. Mis. Jennie Smith went to Inde pendence Wednesday to visit rela tives. Mrs. Smith has but recently recovered from a severe case of la grippe. Fred Stump has recently erected a commodious little store building at Suver, has filled it with a general as sorted stock of goods, so that this town of the extreme, southern part of Polk now boasts of two good trad ing places. , N. G. Gehrke of Salem was a busi ness visitor in Dallas Tuesday. Miss Dora Schilke of La Grande registered at the Hotel Gail Tuesday. George J. Bayless of Falls City transacted business in the city Mon day. W. J. McLoughlin of Corvallis spent Tuesday in Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Trainor of Creswell attended the funeral of Mis. Bernice McDougal in Ballston, Wednesday. (Rev. Erskine will preach in the Guthrie school house Sunday after noon at two o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Price are vis iting with friends in Oregon City this week. The meeting of the Music section of the Womans' club has been post poned indefinitely. The Past Noble Grand club of Dal las will not meet this month, accord ing to Mrs. F. H. Larsen. County Clerk Robinson and Doc tor Horn went to Salem on business Wednesday. Miss Vola Selig of Falls City was in the city yesterday. Cass Riggs, a prominent farmer living near Rickreall, was in the city on business yesterday. Fred Boydston visited with his parents in Dallas, Tuesday. Mr. Boydston was formerly an employee of the Southern Pacific, but is now working at Timber, Oregon, near Tillamook. Miss Florence Burton of Indepen dence is the guest of her sister, Mi's. A. R Robinson, this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Rempel of Rickreall were in the city yesterday on business. Dr Kdwnrd Foster was operated unon at the Dallas hospital yester day afternoon by lr. A. H. htnrnucK. Rev. 1). A. Maclvenzie has returned from a business trip to Portland. Arthur Rahn of Salem was in the city transacting business yesterday. Oscar Hayter went to Salem yes terday to attend the legislature. Miss Ella Merhliiig of Falls City was in Dallas shopping yesterday. Mrs. Roy Holloway has heen suffer ing this week with an attack of pois on oak about her face and arms. Mrs. W. C. Cook, her daughter, Gladys, and son, Chester, are here from McMinnville, visiting Mrs. Cook's parents and other relatives. WEST SALEM IS IN TROUBLE. i'lty Government Handicapped By Loss of Records; Fi'iilr Missing "The little hamlet of V, est Salem is having all the troubles of a full lie.lr- lty. Records are missing and the treasury is minus part 'if its tir.imces. "Miree years ago the cople of West Salem decided to have :i city of their own. They incorporated and a full set of city officers wert elected. The citizens took n great deal of interest in municipal affairs for about a year. Then the live-wires began to move away and the small amount of busi ness to be transacted led the people into a state of apathy, from which the just awoke last fall. A new election was held, but when the new mayor and council attempted to assume their duties, they found the city's affairs in a sadly befud dled condition. Public funds were missing and worst of all, records by which they might have heen checked up were also missing. They engag ed an expert accountant, but as yet he is unable to tell whether the city has been bilked, or whether the miss ing hundred dollars is due to faulty bookkeeping. UMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiimiiiiiiiiim ORPHEUM THEATRE FRIDAY, JAN. 26th ONE NIGHT ONLY DANIEL FROHMAN PRESENTS IMMIIIIIIIIIIIUlllllllllll I V i . x. in iv ...v. an t -.. -r. I ?vcj lv i Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinl jiibjiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiMiiiiiiiiiwim Ob--- ' fak' . I MMm smi mm - fBfiffii.WS) " 137S ll 'H ' 'lrIMrlll 1IAHETTF OF THE WILDS A thrilling and romantic tale of the Canadian mounted police 'A PARAMOUNT PICTURE" PRO DUCED BY THE FAMOUS PLAYERS FILM CO. vOarajnoiintPuturel'forporriUon- OMIHUNMBaWTBM WtIT FOSTTEIH V STREET NEW YORK.N.Y. IrtliiiiiiillillliHilllllliilllHllllliliililiH iiiiliiiiiiiiliiiiitiiiiiiiliilniiiwmmiiii SALEM, MASS., IS AMAZED. Dumfounded When Asked By Salem, Ore., To Change Name. Sheer nerve is the way the Salem, Mass., News describes the proposal of Ivan G. McDaniel, manager of the Commercial club of Suleni, Ore., that Salem, Mass., change its name to avoid confusion with the cherry city of this state. Mayor Benson of the Massachu setts city, received a letter from the Oregon booster in which it is suggested that, to avoid' confusion, it would be well for the staid old city of witchcraft memories to adopt an other "monaker" so as not to be confused in the public mind with the Western Salem. It took some time for Mayor Ben son to recover from the shock, it is stated, but when he came to, he took his pen in hand and wrote back a few lines that are crammed full of reproof. The Salem, Mass., News says the man with the most colossal nerve has been, discovered, and is in favor of awarding all honors in this respect to Manager McDaniel. Advertised Letters, At the close of business on Tues day, January 23, 1917, the following letters were uncalled tor in the post office at Dallas, Oregon: Mr. George Beekel Mr. Bcnnie Bell Mr. L. F. Faist . " Hamilton Mfg. Co. Mr. C. M. Janes P. L. Reimer C. D. Thompson Mr. W. E. Tavlor V. P. FISKE, Postmaster. Ewing Petitions For Bankruptcy. E. E. Ewing, proprietor of a local pool and .card hall, petitioned to be allowed to declare bankruptcy, Wed nesday. The case goes to the federal court in Portland. Lodges Have Party at Falls City. The Royal. Neighbors and Modern i Woodmen lodges of Falls City had a joint social meeting Tuesday night. Speeches and a program were given n .. . , . at the banquet table. Mr. and Mrs. renewed Dallas acquaintance and, .... ,;. . ... .. ,, , . .. , . . . , ,. , K is of this eity attended. Mr. Kllis reports Falls City as pros- transacted business here the fore part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sweeney enter tained Mrs. Ida M. Rabcock and Mrs. J. Bernardi of Salem, over Tuesday. Mr. Frank Museott of Portland is visiting with relatives in this eity. Joseph J. Kaber of Mount Angel, registered at the Imperial hotel, Wed nesday. Miss Isabel Alvord of Detroit. Michiiran. has been secured by Man ager Smith of ths Orpheum theater to play the piano three nights a perous; he says the mm mere s on the best basis of its career. A new dry kill is being installed at the mill this week. May Form Hon Partisan League. The fanners around Independence are advocating the oreaniration of a non partisan league in the inter ests of rood government and econo my ia public affairs, according to the Monitor. Xo definite action has been taken as vet. however. Woman Legislator Loyal to Sex, Mrs. Alexander Thompson, of The Dalles, the only woman member of tho Oregon House of Representatives, spoke to normal school students and citizens of Monmouth Tuesday morn ing in the Normal school chapel on the subject, "Women in Politics. In her address she argued that if polities is corrupt, it will be the wo men who will bring about a reform. She told of how women were needed in everv line of business, also in gov emment. She maintained that since women look at laws from a moral point of view, and men from the bus. iness standpoint, the maternal in stinct was necessary in mnking the correct laws. And since women as well as men are bounded by laws, she said it was only right that women should have a hand in their making. These arguments brought frequent cheers from the audience, which was ehicflv girls. She concluded her lec ture by saying that if women were placed on equal ground with the men in governmental affairs, laws would be made for our state and nation, that would solve both social and business problems. While in Monmouth Mrs. Thomp son was entertained by the faculty at Normal hall. Gives Six Books to Library. Rev. D. A. MacKenzie has donated the following books to the Dallas li brary: "Knowing the Scriptures" by Pierson; "Living World" by Conn; "The Christian Gentleman," by Banks; "A Man's Religion" by Me Dowell; "The Church of Christ" a Layman; and the "Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. I TOWN TOPICS Girl Wanted I write fire, timber, automobile insurance. W. Williams. At your party complete the menu with Pugh's Loganberry Juice. Sold everywhere. 91-97 We frame pictures. Did you know that t Sterling Furniture Company. Dr.RempeI,Chiropractor,513 Church 29-tf. Dr. Stone's Heave Drops cures heaves. Price $1, for sale by all drug gists. Adv. 79-tf. Broken window t We put in window glass. Sterling Furniture Company. 75-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. Dr. R. C. Virgil, osteopath, Uglow building: 9 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8. 46-tf Dr. C. h. Foster, dentist, City Bank building, Dallas. For Fire and automobile insurance see Chas. Gregory, city hall. 32-tf Have yon a picture to frame t Yoi need go no further than our store to have it done. Sterling Furniture Com pany. 75-tf Schevers, W. D., at 415 Oak street, knows how to shoe horses. Try him. , 34-tt ft It ' 1 r';i'V Hi W Cvl A BUTTER WRAPPERS GET THEM I OBSERVER SCENE FROM "8HADOW3 AND SUNSHINE." PATHE GOLD PLAY. PRODUCED BY BALBOA. ORPHEUM SATURDAY, JAN. ONE NIGHT ONLY SHADOWS and SUNSH A bewitching photoplay of tears and laughter with BABY MARIE OSBOR the charming diminutive star of "Little Mary Sunshine You MUST See It!