Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-04
The Dallas FIGURING Mil quotes

| visiting relatives Ia Dallas.
Most Of the threshing crews viii
} finish the seasons run this week.
L. E. Braley, the well-known bridge
contractor, was in from Buell. yester.
day.
The new building on Mill street, tC
be occupied by r. !. Chapman : carpet
department., is nearing completion.
Miss Edna Raymond, who has been
visiting at the home Of her uncle,
7. B. Hill, returned to her home in
Portland, Monday.
Miss Halle Reynolds, Of McMinn-
vile, visited at the home OF her
parents, Prof. and Mrs. w. I.
Reynolds, over Sunday.
Charles McDeyitt returned from his
mines in the Cascade mountains this
week. He expresses himself as we'll
pleased with the progress being made
in the development work.
J. @. Shultz and Charles Fl. Nc
Manus have purchased the Bureau
saloon in Ashland. They took charge
OF the property last week. Mr.. Shultz
will move his family to Ashland the
latter part of this month.
Service ON Rural Mail Route No. |,
leading from Dallas into the Smith
field country, began Tuesday. The
carrier, John Shaw, leaves Dallas at
10 80 p. nj, and finishes his trip Of 20
miles at about O'Clock in theevening.
Mrs. H. E. Kozer and sister, Mrs.
Annie Ayers, returned this week from
San Francisco, where they attended
the Grand Army reunion. After the
close Of the reunion, they visited
many points Of interest in the Golden
State. The ladies enjoyed a delightful
trip
Harry Seymour closed highly sue
cessful term of school at Hebo, Tilla-
nook county, last week. School
Superintendent c. L. Starr, of Polk
county, delivered the principal ad-
dress at the closing exercises, which
were largely attended, Mr.. Seymour
will teach at Falls City this winter.
Miss May Pollock, who has been
spending her Summer vacation at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. M. Pollock, in this city, left Satur-
day for Pueblo, Colorado. Miss Pollock
is teacher Of oratory and expression
in one Of the prominent educational
institutions in that city. Her mother
accompanied her as far as Portland.
Hop picking was begun in a num-
Der of yards Wednesday, and by to-
morrow the harvest will be general in
Polk county. The weather, while a
little too warm for the comfort of the
pickers, is ideal for the growers, and
there is every prospect that the crop
will be saved In excellent condition.
Fifty cents box is paid for picking,
and no complaint has been heard as
to a scarcity Of help.
S. P. KimbalI win begin drying
prunes next Tuesday, and the other
big evaporators in and around Dallas
will begin operations within the next
ten days or two weeks. The warm,
dry weather is causing the fruit to
ripen rapidly, and drying will COM
mence this year a little earlier than
usual. Polk County has a large
prune crop this year, and the fruit is
Of uniform size and excellent quality.
DR.. and Mrs. r. D. Harris, of Sid
ney, Nebraska, visited at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. w. s. Cary this week.
Mrs. Harris is a sister of Dr. Gary.
DR.. Harris is prominent physician
Of his home town, and is also Receiver
of the United States Land Office.
Prior to coming to Dallas, they spent
several weeks at the Hot Lake Sana-
tarium, in Union county, Oregon, for
the benefit of the Doctors health,
which has been somewhat impaired
in late years. DR.. and Mrs. Harris
left for home, Tuesday.
Mayor J. M. Stark, of Independence,
was in Dallas a few hours, Tuesday
afternoon. He reports that his new
hotel is well filled with guests at all
times. The new hostelry, which was
but recently completed, bids fair to
outrival in popularity the old Palace,
which was destroyed by fire few
months ago. The house has been
furnished throughout, and
everything has been arranged with an
eye to comfort and up-to-date accom-
mediation of the travelling public. Mr..
Stark, who is an old hotel man and
who keeps himself we'll informed as to ,
he general condition of the business
IN which he is engaged, says that the
lotel business in Oregon was never SO
good as at present Not only is this
rue of PortlaLd, but it is the condition
in every country town in
he state.
The intake Of the Dallas water
works conduit on Canyon Greek, now I
rearing completion, is substantial
piece Of work. Tt is built in such a
manner as to Withstand the effects of
winter freshets, and will last for ages
o come. The water will be taken
rom underneath the bed of the stream !
by filtration through a bed of sand
Ind gravel, which will render it free
rom leaves and trash at all seasons
# the year. Over one-half mile Of
itch is COMPLETED. and good progress