Local and Personal.
Mrs. Wm. Mack and her mother
in-law were Salem visitors Mon
day. Mrs. Frank Byers, of Talmare,
was quite ill for a few days of
last week.
G. W. Baun is making exten
sive repairs on the roads north of
Monmouth.
Mrs. Baun and Miss Cleopatra
Fuller made a trip to Indepen
dence last Friday.
Mrs. J. W. Walker, of Luckia
mute, was in town Friday visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Dr. Parrish.
Little Erwin Craven, of Dallas,
spent several days visiting his
grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Craven.
Dean Collins, chief pencil push
er of the Observer, was over from
Dallas Friday evening taking in
the basket social.
P. E. Chase has installed a soda
fountain and is fitting up the room
vacated by the Telephone com
pany as an ice cream parlor.
Copy for the June Courier is
being gotten out and the cuts are
being made so that it will be out
on time and it bids fair to be an
excellent number.
It is reported on competent au
thority that L S. Fuller has the
best horse in Polk county. Any
one wanting further proof can
get it from Allen Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Itickard,
of Corvallis, were here the latter
part of last week visiting Mrs.
Rickard's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
II. E. Guthrie. They were ac
companied on their way home by
Mrs. Guthrie who will visit there
for a short time.
One of the prominent teachers
of the county the first of this
week asserted that he would leave
for Washington or California as
soon as his school was out, as he
did not care to live in a state that
took so little interest in educa
tion as to disown its normal
schools.
While running bases in a prac
tice game of baseball Tuesday,
Clarence Farnham had the mis
fortune to trip and fall, his right
arm doubling under him so that
one of the small bones of the
wrist was broken. The accident
will disable the young man for
some time. Observer
The editor was down to Mc
Minnville last Thursday attend
ing the State Grange and taking
in the sights of that bustling little
city. It has made rapid strides
during the past year and will in
a short time be one of the largest
cities on the west side. Excellent
streets and fine water make it a
desirable place to live.
The Monmouth Normal is not
merely a local institution, but it
is a Polk county institution and
as such the whole county should
take an interest in it Every
little dinky village has its personal
matters to look after and the ma
jority are too cussfired narrow to
see any pood in any other town.
Mabe Monmouth has some of that
kind of people. Did you ever
meet them?
W. W. Newman has received
one of the latest tire setting ma
chines out It is called the Scien
tific Hydraulic Cold Tire Setter
and is worked by a small hand
lever that gives an enormous
pressure. The tires do not have
to be removed from the wheels
and the work can be done in a
few minutes, where by the old
process it took hours. Large or
keeps abreast of the times in the
improvement of his business.
R. Steel was a Dallas visitor
Monday, returning on the even
ing train.
Miss Orace Hawley left Wed
nesday for a short visit with her
parents in Amity.
Miss Ethel Laidlaw, of the Nor
mal, is spending a week visiting
her parents in Portland.
E. W. Strong and family went
to Salem Sunday to attend the
meetings being held there.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Craven, of
Dallas, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Craven.
The test of he chemical engine
made by the experts from Port
land Wednesday night was not
satisfactory.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hawley re
turned the latter part of last
week from an extended visit at
Jacksonville.
Carl Gardner and Dell Butler
are said to be the champion ice
cream exterminators of this burg.
Ask them how it's done.
It has been agreed that the
Commercial Club will meet dur
ing the summer on the first and
third Tuesdays of the month.
Mr. and Mrs. Harman and little
son, and Mrs. C. C. Marks, of
the Luckiamute, took dinner
with Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Heffley,
Tuesday.
J. II. Moran and T. A. Riggs
ov-r from Monmouth, Wednes
day, in Mr. Moran's new Buick
touring car, for a short business
visit Odserver.
C. E. Davis and family are
moving out to the Strong sawmill
where Mr. Davis will be employ
ed foo the summer.
Mr. Bowser, Mrs. Davis and
her daughter were guests at the
home of L. S. Fuller last Sunday
After a pleasant day they return
ed to Dallas Sunday evening.
The death of Mrs. Anna Belle
Fenlig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
K. II. Sickaioose. occurred at
Thermopolis, Wyoming, May 14
Particulars of her death are not
known at this time.
Grandpa Heffley celebrated his
87th birthday Wednesday, May
18, by devoting part of the day
writing letters to his children in
the east. He is quite hale and
hearty now for a man of his age.
There will be a big Farmer's
Picnic held in the beautiful grove
at Shady Lane, near Levvisville,
June 12. These picnics are an
nual occurrences and are very
popular. Everybody will be
there.
The fire boys built a big bonfire
Saturday evening and tried the
chemical engine on it Every
thing worked nicely with the ex
ception that some thought the
chemicals had not mixed as well
as they should in order to get the
best results. Another trial will
be made in the near future.
G. A. Jahn, Field Secretary of
the Anti-saloon League, lectured
in the Christian church Sunday
evening. 'He told of some of the
work being done by the league to
suppress the illegal sale of liquor
in the dry counties. A large num
ber of pledges for the coming
campaign were taken. Mr. Jahn
resides at Milkaukie.
Mrs. E. L Ebbert presented
this office with a pound of her
nice butter this week. Mrs. Eb
bert believes she has the cham
pion cow of this part of the coun
ty, if not of the state, outside of
a few reg'stered Jerseys. From
this cow she made 11 pounds of
butter last week which is no un-
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We Have
Just received a ship
ment of Wash Goods,
consisting of Ginghams
Percales, Linons, Prints,
etc., including several
of the season's latest
novelties; also a line of
notions, such as Bar
rettes and Comb Sets,
Belts and Fancy Neck
wear. V. F. DANIEL
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small tires can be set on the ma
chine and the adjustment for dif-1 common yield and she feeds the
ferent s.'z?s is made almost in- j cow nothing but grass. Can any
stantaneously. Mr. Newman j body beat this record.
The Commercial Club held its
first banquet Tuesday evening,
which was given under the man
agement of W. A. Tucker. It
was a decided success from start
to finish and the after dinner
speeches of a number of the mem
bers were equal to some of the
famed ones of men of National re
pute. We forbear mentioning
names for fear that it would shock
the natural modesty of those who
were most prominent.
A trip to Portland makes one
think that this country has not
yet been discovered by Columbus,
The big buildings that are contin
ually being added to the business
part of the city, make one a
stranger in a strange land, if he
does not visit there more than
once in six months. Let's wake
up to our possibilities and do some
tooting for our part of the state.
We ha'e as good, if not better,
land than anywhere else and it is
cheaper.
A. D. Brooks, of the Carlton
Nursery Co., was a pleasant call
er at this office yesterday. Mr.
Brooks reports that they sold out
everything in the line of trees
this spring. That the demand is
good this year for all kinds of
fruit trees. Trees that were
thrown aside a few years ago
were taken readily this spring.
They will have a large stock on
hand for next years delivery and
the quality is the best All home
grown stock, something that few
of the larger nurseries have, as
they buy from the smaller deal
ers and then sell to the growers,
thus having to make a larger pro
fit than do. those who grow their
own stock.
Painful Injury.
Independence Oregon, May 18.
While C. C. Long and another
party were racing with their auto- j
mobiles on the iron bridge the
throttle on Mr. Long's machine
came loose and losing control it
went full speed for several blocks
throwing his wife against the top i
W. W. Newman
General Blacksmith
Tires set by the Scientific
Hydraulic Cold Setter.
Wagon work and Horse Shoeing.
MONMOUTH BAKERY
C. C. MULKEY, Prop.
Bread and Fancy Pastry, Confectionery,
Stationery, Soda and Ice Cream.
Cigars and Tobacco.
Agency for
Victor and Columbia Phono
graphs and Records.
Ice Cream delivered to any part of the town.
Monmouth Livery and Feed
Barn
Graham & Soft, Proprietors.
General Transfer and Delivery Business.
Horses Boarded by the Day, Week or month.
cutting her lip; she was imme
diately taken to the home of Dr.
Hewitt and Dr. Butler also was
called. She suffered a very pain
ful injury but it is considered not
serious.
Died.
' Mr. Allen, of the County Poor
Farm, of Talmage, was instantly
killed, being thrown from the
track by the 9:30 motor, Tuesday
May 18. As he was entirely deaf
he did not hear the motor. Mr.
Allen was an aged man being at
the time of his death 72 years of
age. He will be greatly missed
by the neighbors as he was al
ways busy helping them with
their work. He leaves one sister
of this place to mourn his death.
Funeral services were held in
tne K. ot F. cemetery Wednesday
conducted by Rev. Wood.
Normal Lodge, No. 204
Meets every Monday night at
7:30 o'clock.
P. E. Chase, N. G.
W. Graham, Sec.
w. o. w.
Monmouth Camp No. 49
Meets every Wednesday night.
Visiting Neighbors cordially
welcomed.
Allen Johnson, C. C.
O. A. Wolvertox, Clerk