Polk County observer., March 02, 1917, Image 2

THE FOLK COUNTY OBSERVES, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1917
Terse Tales of the Town
Rev. W. P. Tapscobt left Tuesday
afternoon for Redmond, where he is
asskting Rev. John Chandler, pastor
of the Baptist church, to conduct a
series of revival meetings.
Ray Slater of Pioneer was in th
city WWlnesday looking after busi
ness interests.
"Web Lewis of Falls City was in
town on business Wednesday.
Bill Neal, salesman of the Pacific
Coast Biscuit company, of Portland,
was in the city Tuesday.
Tom Brown of the True Blu Biscuit
company of Portland was in the city
Wednesday visiting with friends.
Mis. William Riddle of Monmouth
visited Wednesday with her mother,
Mrs. Wl F. Kurtz, who is ill at the
Dallas hospital.
Mrs. C. S. Hatch of Sheridan visit
ed Wednesday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Jerry Driscoll.
Mrs. Ernest Houok of Isadora vis
ited with her mother, Mrs. W. F.
Kurtz, on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meyers and
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Meyers left Wed
nesday for Hebo, Oregon, where they
have purchased a dairy ranch. Mr.
Frank Meyers was formerly county
Mrs. Harry Hill left Tuesday for
Sheridan, where Mr. Hill has a posi
tion as foreman on the planer of the
Sheridan sawmill.
Nathan Manock has accepted a po
sition with the Haas Drug company
in Sheridan. He left Monday for that
place to assume his duties as manag
er. He has been employed in the
Manock Drug company in this city.
Tide Brown of Salt Creek was in
town on business Wednesday.
Dave Smith left Tuesday for Idaho,
where he has a position in the mines.
Mrs. Smith and daughters, Ilea and
Vira, will follow within a short time
to make their future home. The lit
tle Misses Smith will be greatly miss
ed in the musical circles of the city.
Mrs. Leslie Kearns of Pedee was in
the city Wednesday shopping.
J. W. Becker of Portland Was in
the city Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Edward White of Falls City
was in town shopping on Wednesday.
Misa Ella Mehrling of Falls City
was in town the fore part of the
week visiting with friends.
Arthur Nickerson, chief cngineci
of the BHdal Veil Lumber company,
was in the city the first of the week
visiting with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Nickerson.
Evans Viers of Portland visited the
first of the week with friends and rel
atives .here.
Miss Dorothy Viers of Portland was
in tha city the first of the week vis
iting with her aunt, Mrs. Hurrj
Woods.
Jasper Liier has just purchased
(through the Ellis Realty company the
residence property of George Haygood
situated at the corner of Court and
Lyle street in this city.
Mrs. Ray Thiers left yesterday for
Eugene where she will visit for two
weeks with her parents prior to going
to her new home in Portland.
Harris Ellsworth, formerly of this
aity, but now of Portland, underwent
an operation for appendicitis at the
flood Samaritan hospital in Portland,
Tuefxlay morning. The case is in
ohargo of Dr. H. F. Ong, a skilled
physician and conditions are favor
able thug tar. Mr. Ellsworth was a
memlber of the Win graduating class
of Dallas high school.
C, H. BuKly of Salem registered at
the Gail hotel yesterday.
J. F. Akin of Salom spent Wednes
day in Dallns.
Charles Plossiiiper and R. R.
Thompson of Monmouth transacted
business here Wednesday.
O. A. Wells of Brooks registered at
the flail hotel Wedncsdsiv.
Mr. ami Mrs. D. Russell of Mv
Minnvillo were in Dallas Tuesday,
registering at the flail hotel.
IRiay Thiers left Dallas for his home
in Portland yesterday morning. He
will be employed by the Burroughs
Adding Machine company as traveling
salesman.
Mrs. C. 0. Coad is visiting with Mr,
and Mrs. W. W. Knwell in Rickreall
thin week.
William Dimes, Sr., will leave with
in a short ime for Portland, where
lie is employed.
F. E. Kersey relumed Thursday
morning from a business trip to Port
land. J. X. Helgerson was in Albany
Thursday transacting legal business.
Frank Flinn of Salem registered at
the Imperial hotel Wednesday.
Mrs. CI ark son Reese was operated
pon yesterday morning at the Dallai
hwpital by. Dr. Bollntan, assisted bj
Dr. StaaU.
F. O. Smith of Independence at
tended to legal matters in Dallas yes
terday. S. II- Crook of Airlia Iransacted
feusinesB here yesterday.
E. ICnshaw was in Salem Wednes
day oa business.
The Graham-Watt Clothing com
pany is making an ap-to-dato dress
ing room for customers out of the
little front apartment formerly used
fotr rubber goods and window furnish
ings.
Paul Hunter of the Dallas Garage,
was in Portland Tuesday on business.
Mrs, Henry Stump visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hies
sing in Salem on Wednesday.
S. W!. Blessing and J. N. Blessing
were in Salem Wednesday on business
and While there visited with Mr. land
Mrs. Edward Blessing.
Mrs. A. M. Vussall was inl Salem
Thursday on 'business.
Mrs. Rea Craven was in Salem yes
terday visiting with friends.
Mrs. J. 0. Shaw visited in Salem
yesterday.
Mrs. Theodore Farrington bas re
turned from Portland where she was
visiting with Mrs. W. A. Ayers and
Mrs. Lihbie Holmes.
Miss Fern Parr spent the week-end
in Salem with Miss Winnie Hargrove.
MOCK TRIAL COUNSEL CHOSEN
Lot Brown Is Judge; Charge Is ' 'Non-
Support by Wife."
Judge Brown will open his court
Wednesday evening at 8:30 in the
Woodmen hall for the mock trial
planned by the Artisan lodge. E. K.
Piasecki and Jack Sibley will prose
cute and Walter L. Tooze, JV., and
Abraham Lincoln Helgerson will ap
pear for the defense.
The principals will be chosen by
the attorneys; the charge agreed up
on by the committee as the most suit
able for the momentous occasion is
"non-support on the part of a wife,"
and some interesting evidence and
testimony should be forthcoming on
this charge.
The judge and counsel were ap
pointed by a committee composed of
C. L. Critter, J. E. Bloom, L. D.
Brown, Mrs. Walter Barbara and
Miss Alta Savage and Mrs. H. H. Vol
heim. This committee also arranged
to have its women members take
charge of a oandy sale in connection
with ' the trial. Admission to the
court room will be 10 cents, payable
at the door, which will also entitle
the spectator to dance after the trial.
As the judge and attorneys are all
so well versed in the intricacies of
domestic life, and all possessed of la
more than ordinarily keen sense of
humor the trial promises to be a
thriller from start to finish. The jury
will be picked from the audience.
song, "George Washington, " first and
sixth grades; song, "Oregon Land,"
sixth and eighth grades; pantomime,
"Coming Through the Rye," Jennie
Zeloskowski; dialogue, "In Want of
a Servant," sixth and eighth grades;
song, "Star Spangled Banner," by
all. Cake, sandwiches and coffee were
served. The social netted the school
a tidy sum of $7.10.
INSTITUTE HELD TUESDAY.
20,000 BALES OF HOPS LEFT.
Oregon Growers Have 15,000 Bales;
Dealers 5,000.
There are 20,000 bales of hops left
in Oregon, 5,000 of which are in the
hand? of dealers and 15,000 of which
the growers still hold. With export
trade closed and no present prospect
for improvement, the outlook for the
hop industry is not very bright. Re
cent sales have been made at low
prices both in California and Oregon
ranging from 4Vi to 8 cents. Some
1915 's sold at 2 cents. The Cali
fornia surplus is said to be 30,000
bales.
W umerous independence growers
are taking an active interest in the
proposition of growing sugar beets as
outlined by the Utah-Idaho Sugar
company, and several Eola growers
wdl also plant sugar beets this sea
son. The Sperling Brothers farm of
218 acres north of Independence,
which was recently sold, will be plant
to to hops this yea to complete m
contract, but next year the new owner
expects to put in sugar beets.
Sells Land to Improvement Co.
A. N. Gilbert and I. L. Patterson
have sold 30 acres of land, lying on
the Salem water front, to the Cow
litz Improvement company, a Wash
ington firm. The sale also includes
possession of MeClaine's island in
the river. The company plans to do
a gravel shipping business on a large
scale and the Oregon Electric will
build a spur to the grounds. The
amount of money to be expended on
the plant has not been announced, but
it is understood the plant is to be
elaborate and the payroll of consider
able importance to Salem.
Chapin To Give Address.
Luther J. Chapin, agriculturist of
the Sulding Lumber company of Sa
lem, will give an address to the farm
ers of Polk Station tomorrow after
noon oa "Corn Culture." The address
is being given under the auspices of
the parent-teacher association of the
Polk Station school.
County W. C. T. U. Convention Ad
dressed By State President Kemp.
The county W. C. T. U. institute
held in the Christian church, Tues
day, February 27th, was opened at
10 :30 a. m. and was presided over by
the county president, Mrs. Blanche
Paul of Falls City.
The singing was led by Rev. D. A.
MaeKenzie, and the devotional exer
cises of the morning session were
conducted by Rev. G. E. Erskine. Mrs.
Paul adressed the institute on the ex
tension of the work of the W. C. T.
tf. and urged the organization of more
unions as there are but four m Polk
countv. Mrs. Jennie Kemp, the state
president, was introduced and given
the Chautauqua salute. .Noontide pray
er was led by Rev. J. M. Brown and
all adjourned to the church pal-lot's
where a luncheon was served by Mes-
dames Siefarth, Wagner, Day, Knight,
Scott, Erskine, Grant and Brown,
Luncheon and the social hour was
enjoyed by more than eighty people
and it was remarked that this was a
very creditable attendance showing
the interest Dallas people take in the
work of the W. C. T. U!
The afternoon fi.'.-t-ion began, at 1 :30
with dtvotional exercises led by Rev.
Mitftlvirizic, who addressed the asem
blv on the topic: "Has the W. C. T.
Completed Its Mission?" District
Attorney E. K. Piasecki appeared be
fore institute and asked the co
operation of the members in enforc
ing the law and their indulgence when
tilings which were being done did not
coincide with their views of what
should be done. Mr. Piaseekrs re
marks were well received. Rev. Mo
Connell spoke on "A Single Standard
of Moral" At the business session
the resignations of Mrs. D. G. Rem
pel, eounty vice-president, and Mrs.
Morgan, countv treasurer, were
brought before the meeting. Both
resignations were accepted and Mi's.
Carl Graves of Dallas and Mrs. Belle
Gotfried of Falls City, respectively,
were elected to fill the vacancies.
Mrs. J. M. Brown gave a reading
and responded to an encore. An in-
tei'estinir and instructive round ta
ble discussion was led by Mrs. Graves,
which closed the session. The even
ing session was opened with devo
tional exercises and after a solo by
Rev. D. V. Poling, a duet by Vira
and Rea Smith, and an exhibition of
Indian club swinging by Miss Ham
mond of Falls City, all of which was
greatly appreciated, came the princi
pal feature of the institute, the ad
dress by State Superintendent Mrs.
Jennie Kemp, on "When the Wheels
of Legislation Were Going Round."
She dealt with the subject ably, com
mented on the different bills brought
More the last legislature and dis
cussed at length the anti-cigarette
bill which raises the age limit ot
buyeua of cigarettes from 16 to 21
years of age. She quoted an eminent
medical authority in the London Lan
cet as saying that it was not the poi
son in the tobacco or in the rice
paper which makes the cigarette so
deadly, but the combustion of the two
combined which creates a poison, fur
fural, which is taken into the lungs of
the smoker and acts directly on the
brain, causing dullness and stupifica
tion. It was stated that one cigar
ette contains as match of this poison
as an ounce of alcohol. Mrs. Kemp
urged the enforcement of the anti-
cigarette law. The meeting was dos
ed with prayer, and the institute was
voted a success by all.
Falls City Boy Joins Army.
George S. Dailey of Falls City is a
new recruit for the U. S. army, hav
ing signed up for service at the Sa
lem branch headquarters on Mondaj
of this week. He will be sent to Van.
corner for three weeks' preliminary
training before assignment to a regiment.
Return From Eastern Oregon.
Bud Ramsey and wife returned this
week from eastern Oregon, where they
have been for a month seeking a lo
cation. They failed to find what they
wanted, however, and will work on
the John W. Orr farm, near Kickre
all, thia year.
Si at Greenwood School.
A school social was triven at the
Greenwood school last Friday night
which was largely after M y pupils
and patrons. The eveniu,; was spent
in a social way and in listening to the
following program which was gin by
the school children who hau been
carefully drilled by the teacher, Miss
Mitchell: Song. "My Uwn United .
States." ; th and eighth pncW 1
A GOOD TIME
TO BUY
LUMBER
2xl2'i, lxlS'a
AND OTHER SIZES
S5 FER M
AT WILLAMETTE VALLEY
LUMBER CO.'S YARDS
Entertains With Farewell Party.
A farewell party was given in hon
or of Miss Marie Griffin and Mrs.
Ray Thiers, at the home of Miss Ed
nelle Collins, by the members of the
Young Woman's section of the Wo
man's club, on Monday evening. Miss
Griffin and Mrs. Thiers are leaving
within a short time for Portland,
where Mr. and Mrs. Thiers will re
side and Miss Grifflni will enter busi
ness college. The rooms were artis
tically decorated in myrtle and four
leaf clovers. Many new and clever
glomes were played. Marie Griffin
and Muriel Grant scored the highest
in finding the good luck four-leaf clo
vers, ana Aiiss iuem uxiora lounu
the lucky penny. Pearl Owings sang
a number of pleasing solos. Late in
the evening a dainty luncheon was
served by the hostess, assisted by
Margaret Husser and Marie Griffin.
The members of the club present
were: Mrs. S. B. Taylor, Mn-s. Ray
Thiers, Mrs. Maurice Dalton, Mrs.
Pauline Aulen, and Mrs. James Col
lins; and the Misses Marie Griifin,
Willie Tankersley, Kleine Oxford,
Miriam Hart, Pauline Coad, Muriel
Grant, Georgiana Fiske, Pearl Owings.
Jennie Mmscott, Pearl Smith, Mar
garet Husser, and Ednelle Collins.
Many Attended Imperial Party.
The first of a series of monthly
dinners and dances was given at the
Imperial hotel Tuesday night. The
dining room was well filled both for
dinner, which was served from six unr
til eight o'clock and for the dancing
which followed. Williams and Rice
furnished music for the occasion. Mr.
and Mi's. J. M. Murray, the hosts, are
gaining qudte a reputation for the
jollity of their informal parties.
Club No. 2 Meets.
. The Methodist Episcopal Social
chub number two met Wednesday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Peter
Berg. Sixteen members were present
and one new member was added to
the club. Delicious refreshments were
served during the afternoon, followed
by the roll call.
Methodist Social Club Entertained.
The monthly meeting of the Social
club number one of the Methodist
Episcopal church was held at tho par
sonage on Wednesday afternoon. The
visitors present were Mrs. Gardner
and Mrs. Hayes. One new member
was ladded to the club. Following the
roll call a social hour was enjoyed af
ter which dainty refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Methodist Social Club No. 5 Meets.
Mrs. Art Windover entertained
club number five of the Methodist
church fit her home' on Clay street,
Wednesday, March 28. The hostess
served the following members with a
dainty lunch: Mesdames W. G. El
liott, Stanley Clark, A. Longnecker,
F. HI Morrison, Evan Evans, Oscar
Bennett, A. Chitty, John Ebby, M.
Mumson, David Smutz, E.1 M. Tan
kersley, Jennie Williams, Carl Graves
and J. Burford.
Artisan Lodge Meets.
Assembly number 46 of the Arti
san lodge met at the Woodman hall
on Wednesday
work and daneil
bera during the
Williams f urnisl
Mrs. Foster Eats
Mrs. C. L. Fo
Merry Matrons V,
at her borne at 8. ..
ter the business m
served dainty refi
Toner High JC j Fr .:
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offered 'by H. A.
average during F
bers of the La Cr
Toner finished out
night "with anoth
high average of 8;
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