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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1909)
Independence. Miss Mabel Collins has return, ed from Dallas. Gus Sperling and family were visiting relatives here last week. Mrs. Charley Williams spent one day in the Capital City last week! Asa Robertson, was a north bound passenger the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Taylor have returned from their farm near Corvallis. Twelve dollars a ton for oat hay in the shock is the price of fered here this week. J. W. Richardson Jr. went to Corvallis Monday where he will work at the carpenter trade. Saturday night the orchestra went to Falls City to play for a dance. All report a good time Clarence Wagner, a former newspaper man of our city, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Dr. Allin. .Miss Lora Shank left last Fri day to visit Portland and Seattle, where she will attend the A. Y P. Mr. Fitchard returned the last of the week from Los Angeles, where he has been visiting his son. : Will Whiteaker was in town the last of the week. He is very much interested in the oil well near Monmouth. A large store room has been added to the flour mill, and the entire building is being treated to a coat of white paint Last Saturday Mr. Cockel baled forty tons of hay for . his days work on the farm known as the Dr. Davidson place, south of town. " ' Charley Calbreth has bought the Tillery property near the flour mills. Mr. Calbreth will take possession of his new home in a few days. Mr . C. A. Moore, her two children, and mother, Mrs. Clod felter, left last Wednesday for Seaside, where they expect to remain for a month. Miss May Webster, a former resident ef this city, is visiting relatives and friends here. Miss Webster's home at present is in Everett Washington.' Mrs. Ada Taylor, of Portland, spent several days last week vis iting her mother in Monmouth, returning to Portland Friday with her little daughter. Frank Whiteaker, his two sis ters, Vivian and Ethel, and R. H. Knox, left Monday for Belk nap Springs, where they will spend several weeks. F. L Hooper, Deputy District Grand Master, went to Buena Vista last Wednesday evening and installed the officers of the I. 0. 0. F. Lodge there. Fire broke out last Friday night on W. 0. Morrows farm, north of town. The building con tained the engine, boiler and a ninety dollar separator, was com pletely destroyed. It was by hard work that the barn and silo were saved. It is not known how the building caught fire. Lewisville. Mrs. Kemp, of Salem, is stay ing with Mrs. Elinor Williams. Claud Lewis has finished bal ing his hay on the old Wing place,. .sri'. ' : Josie Brinkley, of Portland, is visiting relatives in this neigh borhood. ,. , J .-'. J. J. Leveck, with his binder, has been helping Phy Ward cut his grain. ,JobMcLeodhas been visiting at the home of F. M. Lewis the past week. Mrs. Elinor Williams who has jeen very ill is reported as quiu a bit better. Leda Lewis is at Buena Vista helping Mrs. DeArmond with her summer work. J. W. White and family have gone on a summer excursion to the mountains. 1 ' Harry Madison, of Salem, has been visiting relatives in this lo cality the past week. J. H. Lewis and family have just returned from a weeks out ing in the mountains. W. W. Smith and daughter, Zora, made a business trip to In dependence last Tuesday. W. W. Smith will soon begin hauling lumber for a new resi dence which he will erect soon. Ralph Fuqua, of this place, made a flying trip to Salem last Sunday. He went over on his bicycle. Emmet Staats has his hay bailer running with full force. They are now bailing on the H. D. Staats farm. Fern Johnson, of Sunnyslope, who has been visiting in this neighborhood, returned to her home Tuesday evening. Dr. V. C. Staats has been hav ing many patients in this vicinity among them are: Mrs. I. M. Simpson, Mrs. Manly Bevens, D. N. Turner and Leovilla Smith. W. C. Williams and wife, H. D. Staats and wife, Mrs. Leveck and Zora Smith of this place at tended the funeral of the late Mr. Withrow at Independence Tuesday. Kings Valley George Dodels went to Wells, Friday. Will Smith and family visited H. T. Maxfield, Sunday. Anna Maxfield and Roy Taylor are visiting in the Valley. Dick Rodgers is giving his res idence a new coat of paint. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Rodgers were in Corvallis on business Sat urday. Wallace Frantz and family vis ited with Arthur Price and fam ily Sunday. The George and Will Dodels place was sold at auction in Cor vallis Saturday to Willard Price. The ice cream social given by the United Evangelical Church Saturday evening was well at tended and several dollars taken in to get shingles to recover the church. Died: Dillard Price atSodaville July 20, 1909, after a lingering illness of stomach trouble. He spent the greater part of his life in Kings Valley. He leaves a wife and eight children, his father. Larkin Price, four sisters and a host of friends to mourn his loss. Crowley. Hay harvest is over and bind ers are running. J. L Gay has finished hauling for Jessie Williamson. Miss Alice Riggs has returned home, after a short visit in Port land with relatives and friends. We were all greatly surprised when M. F. White announced his intention of taking Mrs. Edna Harding, of Salem, for his wife. We got over our surprise in time to give them a serenade with tin cans and cow bells. Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Crowley, of Oak Grove, and H. D. Fawk and wife, of Portland, and his mother and sister Grace, of Sa lem, left last Friday for Siletz Basin where they expect to spend a month camping- near where Fred Crowley and Zion Hinshaw ire huikling a new house for ? 'ortland company. Teacher's Examinations. Notice is hereby given that the County Superintendent of Polk County will hold the regular ex amination of applicants for state and county papers at Dallas, as follows: ' FOR STATE PAPERS Commencing Wednesday, Aug. 11th, at 9 o'clock a. m., and con tinuing until Saturday, Aug. 14, at 4 p.m. Wednesday Penmanship, His tory, Spelling, Physical Geogra phy, Reading, Psychology. Thursday Written Arithmetic Theory of Teaching, Grammar, Bookkeeping, Physics, 'Civil Gov ernment Friday Physiology, Geogra phy, Composition, Algebra, Eng lish Literature, School Law. Botany, Plane Geometry, Gen eral History. FOR COUNTY PAPERS. Wednesday Penmanship, His tory, Spelling, Reading, Physical Geography. Thursday--Written Arithmetic, Theory of Teaching, Grammar, Physiology. Friday Geography, School Law, Civil Government, English Literature. H. C. Seymour, School Supt, Polk County. (Independence continued) Cooper and family for several weeks, returned to his home the last of the week. C. Crider and wife, of Dallas, J. Cryder and wife, of California and J. Campbell and wife, of Dallas, were the guests of J. H. Morrison and family over Sun day. Miss Kate Dunsmore, a book keeper of the Deschutes Irriga tion & Power Co., of Prineville, Oregon came the last of the week to visit her father Dr. Dunsmore, pastor of the Presbyterian church J. S. Bohannon had a painful accident Tuesday. W ile sawing some boards in his sash and door factory, a small strip about three inches wide and a foot long, hit him in the face making a very bad cut on his nose. A physician was called immediately, and the result will not be serious. (continued from first page) this fall. He will come in Octo ber and will make stops at Port land and other cities of the state that his itinerary will permit The President has accepted the invi tation of Senator Bourne to be his guest while in Portland. New record prices were reach ed in the hog market at Portland during the past week. Last Thursday hogs advanced to $9 per 100 pounds, this being the highest value ever recorded with in the memory of trade. A ship ment of 77 hogs from the Will amette Valley received this at tractive figure. The hogs aver aged 184 pounds each and brot the unusual price of better than $16.55 each. Card of Thanks To our friends and neighbors who so kindly aided us during the last illness of our daughter, we desire to offer our heartfelt thanks. Should they be over come by adversity may they ever find such to give them aid and consolation in time of need. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Smith and Family For Sale Small saddle mare weight 900. Will work s'ngle or double. One set heavy work harness, new. Inquire of Allen Clark, Mon mouth, Oregon. 45tf Summer Rates East During the Season 1909 via Southern from Monmouth To OMAHA and Return . $62.10 To KANSAS CITY and return - $62.10 To ST. LOUIS and Return - $69.60 To CHICAGO and Return- - - $74.60 and to other principal cities in the East Middle west and South Correspondingly low fares. V On Sale June 2, 3; July 2, 3; August 11,12 To DENVER and Return - - - $59.10 On Sale July 1 , August 11 Going transit limit 10 days from date of sale, final return limit October 31st. Thpsp tickets nresent some very attractive features in way of stopover privilege, and choice of to make side trips to many interesting points enroute. Routing on the return trip through California may be had at a slight advance over the rates quoted. Full particulars, sleeping car furnished by any Southern Pacific local agent, or WM. McMURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. Polk County Realty Company Transacts a general and attends to collecting rent for out of town owners. We have buyers If you have any land for sale list it with us. Monmouth Hotel Hampton D. M. Hampton, Proprietor 15 years in Monmouth Under Same Old Management Everything strictly Rrstclass A Snap . 160 acre farm. 50 under cultiva tion, 70 pasture, 40 timber, 7 in hops, all under good fence, 6 springs on place, 7 room dwelling, 4 room tenant house, good hop house, two good barns, fine for fruit or dairy, three miles to railroad, one half mile to school. Price $30 per acre. Polk County Realty Co., at Herald office, Mo -mouth, Oregon. L L. Hewitt, M. D. Independence, Oregon Office in Cooper Building , Office hours: 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 6 p. m. Both Phones. Jersey Cow for Sale. Full blood Jersey cow; test3 6 per cent; about three years old. Inquire of V. D. Butler. Cow for Sale Choice milk cow for sale, quire at Herald office. In- Jersey Cow for Sale Good Jersey cow for sale cheap if taken soon. Inquire at Monmouth Real Estate Office. For Sale A new $55 steel range at a bargain. L. R. Traver, Monmouth, Ore. the Pacific Co- routes; thereby enabling passengers reservations and tickets will De Real Estate business Oregon Church Directory. Evangelical Church -' L. C. Hoover, Pastor Morning service at 11:00 o'clock Evening service at 7:00 o'clock Sunday School at 10 .-00 a. m. Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. W. A. Wood, Pastor. Morning Service at 11. a. m. Evening Service at 7:00 p. m. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Baptist Church. Sunday School 10 a. m. Preaching 2:30 p. m. W. C.T. U. Local Union meets every sec ond and fourth Friday in the E vangelical church at 2:30 p. m. CITY MEAT MARKET H. C. Chamberlin, Prop. Dealer in All kinds of Fresh and Cured Meats. Fish and Game in Season Lard a Specialty Cash Paid for Poultry Oysters A well located lot 50x100. In quire at the Herald office.
