Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-11

visiting at the home OF Mr.. and MRS.
Claud Dunn.
Rev. J. @. Cook, former pastor OF
the M. E. Church, South, is over from
Albany on visit.
Miss Josepha Holmes, Of Mccoy,
was the guest of Mrs. Clara Burson in
Dallas this week.
Robert Howe & Sons prune ware
house in the south end Of town is
nearing completion.
J. B. Stump, of Monmouth, sold a
fine yearling registered Cotswold ram
to @. H. Davidson, of Shedd, this
week.
The Bryan-Lucas Lumber Company,
Of Falls City, announce general re-
duction sale on the first page Of this
weeks paper.
Mr. Will Morris, Of Portland, and
Miss Nina Huelet, of Salem, were
guests at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas F. Belt, Sunday.
Miss Bertha Collins millinery store
is now open for business, and presents
a handsome appearance. The date of
her Fall Opening Of Pattern Hats will
be announced soon.
There is no need of calling attention
to the Bee Hive stores ad this week
it speaks for itself. AS Manager Fin
seth puts it, the Bee Hive is not only
up-to-date, but "a date ahead"
After the dirt haulers finish their
work, County Roadmaster Huntley
will bring a road grader to Dallas
and level the courthouse yard in neat
shape. The yard will then be sowed
to lawn grass
Mrs. o. d. Doane, wife of DR.. 0. D.
Doane, died at her home in The
Dalles, Monday, after an illness of
four months. She was AZ years of
age, and was member Of the Eastern
Star and Rebecca Lodges. The family
lived in Dallas in the late '7Os.
Louis Gerlinger, Jr., general mana
ger of the Dallas & Falls City railroad,
came up from Portland, Wednesday |
evening, and went out to Falls City
Yesterday morning to inspect the i'm
orovements that are being made at
hat end of the line.
A, Shultz has engaged in the busi-
less Of handling brick, lime, cement,
hingles, etc. His stock will be found
vt the railroad warehouse, west of the
public school. He handles none but
he very best building material, and
lnds ready sale for the same.
County Judge J. e. Sibley received
Iotice from Superintendent Calbreath,
Wednesday, that Mrs. Martha E.
Williams, who was committed to the
)regon insane asylum from Mon
Mouth in June, 1902, has been dis
harged as cured.
W. H. Mckee, prosperous Perry
ale farmer, accompanied by his
ather, r. F. Mckee, was a county
eat visitor, Wednesday. The elder
II. Mckee once lived on farm south
( Dallas, but is now a resident of
'lue Rapids, Kansas.
w. Il. Clark was up from Rickreall
n business visit, Tuesday. He
ays that the hop harvest is progress
ng favorably around Rickreall, and
hat picking in most yards will be
nished next week. The hops are re-
larkably clean, and will be saved in
'ood shape.
Frank Mulkey was stabbed to death
y Jonathan J. Butler in Junction
Iity, Tuesday. Butler was attacked
y Mulkey with a rock, when he drew
knife, striking his assailant under
le heart, causing instant death. The
oroner's jury found that Butler acted
/ self defense.
New at Brown & Shaw's this week ,
eanut Bon Bons, Turkish Nougal,
Creams, Lemon Chews,
APPLE Chews and Log Cabin Creams.
this is the only place in :
lie city where absolutely fresh home {
ade candy is obtainable. They sell =
Portland's Best'-the Bonboniere ice :
cam.
Mrs. William Elliott and her l5- O
,ar-old daughter, Mabel, who left A
eir home in Dallas several days
90, were found by Officer Hawley in
North Portland dive, Monday eve-
ng. They had been passing them I
Ives off as sisters. The daughter n
ants to come home, and promises to P
ad a straight life if freed from the c
fiuence of her mother. Mr.. Elliott q
rs caused the arrest Of the saloon v
en- as punishment for selling Il
luor to his daughter y