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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1909)
Independence. Mrs. Charley Williams visited in Salem Monday. Verd Hill and his mother have returned from Newport George Jones is hauling hay from the Luckiamute with a four horse team. Miss Clara Purvine is in Port land, where she is working in the wholesale house. Mr. and Mr. Mott left Monday for Slab Creek, where they will spend two weeks. J. W. Richardson Jr. came down from Corvallis Saturday, to spend Sunday at home. Mrs. A. J. Byers is spending the week with her daughter Mrs. T. W. Brunk near Eola. Mr. Newton was hauling hay with three teams Monday, load ing a car of hay to ship to Port land. Miss Topsy Madison has re turned from Brownsville 'where she has been visiting for some time. Tom Heart finished threshing Friday and moved his outfit home. Mr. Heart has had a short season this year. Mrs. Bullard and daughter Daisy, left Monday for South Dakota, where Mrs. Bullard will visit her sister. R. II. Knox, Frank Whiteaker and two sisters returned from Belknap springs Sunday and re port a fine time. Cleve Robinson came up from Portland Saturday evening and spent Sunday at home, returning to Portland Monday. Mrs. 0. A. Kramer and two daughters have returned from Portland and Vancouver, where they have been visiting for two weeks. Mrs. M. VV. Wallace is having new plate glass windows put in her store, and other improve ments which will add to the looks of the building. Mrs. M. W. Wallace and Miss Bertha Bohannon left Tuesday for Portland, where they will work in the wholesale house un til opening day. Material is now on the ground for a steel bridge between hera and Monmouth. We understand that the new bridge is not to be as wide as the present one. Mrs. Dr. Calloway can 3 over from Sale.n Sunday evening, and was tne guest of Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Calloway left Monday for Roseburg, her present home. ' Mr. Mix returned last week from Harney county, where he filed on three hundred and twen ty acres. He says there are over sixteen hundred acres already filed on. Ed. Graves and family prsscd through town Friday, moving from Black Rock to Corvallis, where they will make their home. Mr. Graves is to work at the car penter trade. Will Kurre returned Sunday from Harney Co. where he went to look over the desert land that is being taken up. Mr. Kurre becided that he did not want any of the sage brush land. Miss Mabel Ellis returned from Dallas Saturday evening, where she has been taking the teachers examinations. Her many friends will be glad to hear of her secur ing a certificate and will teach this year. Miss Lora Skank came up from Portland Saturday to spend Sun day with his sister Mrs. Hooper. Miss Shank left Monday for Portland, and from there she will go to Idaho where she has accepted a position. Among those who left last week for Harney County to look over the desert land, that is being filed on, were: W. W. Percival, James Hanna, Sam Irvin, Claude Hubbard, Pearl Alexander, C. L. Fishare, J. M. Jones, and Clint Moore. The party will re tu rn the fore part of the week. Hop lice are a little too num erous in some hop yards, and spraying is still going on. Some have sprayed as high as four times. It is said that hop pick ing will begin the last of this month, and 50 cents a box will be paid for picking, but the hops must be picked clean, and the boxes well filled. Abe Nelson is to sell his fine herd of Jersey cows and quit the dairy business. Mr. Nelson in tends to plant his farm to or chard, and has already ordered sixteen hundred apple trees, which will arrive this fall to be grafted. Sixteen hundred more trees will arrive next February grafted ready to plant, most of which will be apples. Mr. Nel son has always had the name of raising the best apples in this community, and no doubt will con tinue to do the same with his large orchard. Falls City Mrs. Kate Muscott visited friends here Sunday. Park Calkins left Wednesday for his claim on the Siletz. J. R. Moyer and wife have re turned from their visit in Salem. Miss Hallie Morrison, of Dallas, visited friends in this city Tues day. Mrs.Murton Ellis entertained a few of her friends Friday at dinner. Miss Bessie Hayes, of Portland, is visiting friends in Falls City this week. Jerry Morris has moved into the house recently -occupied by Mr. Palmer. Bert Dennis and wife and Chas. Dill, left Tuesday for their homes in Lake county. Miss Sadie VanDoren, of Ionia, Mich., visited over Sunday at the home of Mrs. E. G. White. Mrs. Heacock and son, of Iola, Kansas, are visiting her father, J. Rockbarger, of this city. Mrs. Sarah Davis, of Mon mouth, came Monday for a few days visit with her sister, Mrs. E. A. LaDow. Mrs. Bryant's sister and broth er, from Washington, 'visited her last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Murton Ellis. G. L. Jennings and Mr. White, who were here a few days last week on professional business, left for their respective homes Saturday. Miss Jessie Hill, who has been visiting her cousin, Murton Ellis, left Thursday for Portland and from there will go to Seattle to take in the fair and from there home in Kansas. Sheriff Grant visited in our city Monday. As he did not state his business I did not ask him for I am always a little shy of the Sher iff, though he is not always on professional business. J. R. "Jones, of Bethany, Mis souri and his brother, A; D. Jones of Eugene, have purchased the 280 acre farm of Fred Noe for $7000 and will turn their attention to fruit raising. They are much pleased with FallsCity and sur rounding country. Mrs. Elsie Lovett, who has been visiting for some time at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frink, left Monday for Portland where she joined Mrs. Palmer, from whence they t started Tuesday for their future home in Minnesota. Mrs. Charles Frink entertained the members of the Christian Church at her home Thursday evening in honor of Mrs. Charles Palmer, who left Friday for Min nesota. The evening wras spent very pleasantly, with music and conversation, after which ice cream and cake were served. Mrs Palmer and little daughter left with best wishes from all their friends. Court House Notes. PROBATE Estate of W. C. Brown, deceas edpetition to make certain improvements-at tomb of deceased granted. Estate of Oliver R. Pickens, deceased final account approved and administrator discharged. Estate of Nancy W. Harris, de ceased E. M. Smith appointed guardian ad litem for lumma rlanna, A. J. Harris and Ann F. Harris; petition to sell real estate granted. Estate of Elizabeth Bedwell, deceased ordered tnat tune for rendering account be extended to August 16. REAL ESTATE C A Frantz to j rt James, one nali acre, t a s, r 4 w, $iu. J ti Wiison and W J Morford to J W .brown, yo acres, t y and Lj s, r b w, itzsuu. Oregon Indiana Land Company to W U Mixter, 72U acres, t y s, r 8 w, $ouuo. Elizaoetn Wright, by adminis trator, to vv' r5 ivlcivown, lot in rans ay $uU. J in riuiett et al to B T Hnizda, 64i acres, c o s, r 7 w, $lU,oOU. F E Cnase ec ux to ri a Chase, lot in Momnouui, qovX. United states to Harry J Bark er, lou acres, t y s, s w, patent. ii J Barker to v. U Mixier, iou acres, t y s, r ti , iUuu. Vviiiiam Neal et ua to Henry Heine, iy acres, t (i s, r b w, tfoJ). Henrietta Heine to Henry Heine 120 acres, t o s, a w, $ouj. E W strong et ux to H A riind mun, yo acres, btroag's Fruit rann, $o o. Additional Local. Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Vincent and daughter, of Gervais, tooK dinner at the home of U. G. Hef ney, Tuesuay. They were on tneir way to their farm near Kings Valley, where Mrs. Vin cent arid daughter expect to spend a montn's outing and keep ing house. lor a son who is taxing care of the larm. Mrs. L. G. Reeves and son VYniard, Mrs. Charlie Kurre and little daugnter Evaiine and Mrs. W. J. BuliocR and two children, of Independence, also Mrs. iiull oK and daughter Hulda, of Col orado, and Horace Reeves, ox Missouri, spent Friday at the home oi Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kurre, of Talmage. A birthday party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Byers, of Talmage, in honor ox their daughter, Miss Gladys's sixteenth birthday. Games were played out on the lawn by the light of Japanese lanterns. Then they were entertained in the house by fortune telling until lunch was served consisting of little heart shaped cakes and cherries; then each was given a large dish of ice cream and a piece of the birthday cake. An other game was played on the porch which was beautifully lighted up and decorated with ferns and flowers. At a late hour the guests returned to their homes wishing her many other happy birthdays. She received many beautiful presents from her host of young friends. Summer Rates East During the Season 1909 via the Southern Pacific Co. 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. 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. These tickets present some very attractive features in way of stopover privilege, and choice of routes; thereby enabling passengers 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 reservations and tickets will be furnished by any Southern Pacific local agent, or j WM. McMURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. Polk -County Realty Company Transacts a general Real Estate business 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 - - - Oregon Hotel Hampton D. M. Hampton, Proprietor 15 years in Monmouth Under Same Old Management Everything strictly firstclass 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 ( p. m. Both Phones. Jersey Cow for Sale. Full blood Jersey cow; tests 6 per cent; about three years old. Inquire of V. D. Butler. Cow for Sale Choice milk cow for sale. In quire at Herald office. 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. j 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.
