Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-09-25

hon. II. v. GaOeS SpenI Ouuua.
with his family in Hillsboro.
J. P. Telling and Village Schoo
Shoes are best. At Dodson's.
See Dodson's s $l.75 and $500 shoes
for ladies. They can't be beaten.
Mrs. 0. D. Hutton, of Portland, is
visiting her sister, Mrs F. A. Stiles
in this city.
Rooms for rent, furnished or un'
furnished. Inquire at Pollock's Cash
Store,
District Attorney J. N. Hart was a
Portland visitor over Sunday.
The Radcliffe shoe at Dodson's is
good value at $3.50. -Four different
styles to choose from.
7. w. Nordby, senior partner of the
firm Of Nordby & Finseth, was up
from Portland on business visit the
first of the week.
New type and printers who know
how to use it are at your service when
you place your orders for printing at
the OBSERVER Office. We want the
work you are particular about
Do you need a trunk or telescope?
Then see Dodson's line of them.
D. L. Keyt has issued circulars
stating that he will sell out his stock
of goods in his Sheridan store at cost.
Sheridan Sun.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hyde, of Falls
City, arc visiting the formers parents,
County Treasurer and Mrs. John L.
Hyde, at Toledo.
Mrs. S. W. Blessing went to Port
land Tuesday to be at the bedside of
her daughter, Mrs. George Fiddeman,
who is seriously ill. 4.,4t
F. r. Rich, head sawyer at the
Johnson Lumber Company's mill
was a business visitor to Springfield,
Lane County, this week.
Miss Rebecca Gates arrived home
this week from an extended visit with
relatives in Yamhill county.
A. R. Boune, of St. Paul, Mimi,
arrived in this city Tuesday evening,
and will visit several days with his
sister, Mrs. w. E. Lacey.
Mrs. D. M. Metzger and son Norval
arrived home Tuesday evening from
McMinnville, where they spent the
summer at the home of Mrs. Metzger's
parents, Rev. and Mrs. Jos. Hoberg.
E. E. Paddock, of Independence,
was in town Wednesday and Thurs
day. He came up to look after the
condition of his prune orchard near
here and arrange for picking and
drying the fruit.-Corvallis Times.
Travis McDevitt, of Corvallis, visit
ed at the home Of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles McDevitt, in this
city, Sunday. He was accompanied
by S. L. Hays, agent for Wells, Fargo
& Co. and the Western Union Tele-
graph Co., at Corvallis.
HoppickIng in Polk county is end
ed, and the crop has been saved in
good condition. The number of bales
is estimated at 1900. The highest
price that has been offered in Dallas
is 23 cents, but no sales have been
made up to this date.
J. w. Coovert, chief engineer Of the
Dallas & Falls City railroad, came
up from Portland on a business visit,
Monday. Since leaving Dallas he
has been experimenting the con-
struction of dam at Mr.. Gerlinger. s
new sawmill in Clackamas county.
He returned to Portland Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. J. G.. Gibson, Of Hamilton,
Ontario, accompanied by herdaughter,
Lily, is visiting at The home Of her
brother, A. B. Muir. Mr.. Muir had
not seen his sister since leaving his
home in Canada 35 years ago, until
Thursday of last week when he drove
to Salem to meet her at the train. This
is Mrs. Gibson's first visit to Oregon,
and she is delighted with the climate
and scenery of the Willamette Valley.
She will go from Dallas to Vancouver,
B. c., to visit her son, David, who
spent several weeks in Dallas last
Winter. From Vancouver she will go
to Nevada to visit another brother,
who is engaged in the business of
mining. Mrs. Gibson's husband is a
conductor on the Grand Trunk rail
way.
Prinevllle, Oregon, was the scene of
$4,000 fire last Friday evening. Only
the prompt work of the fire depart
ment and the splendid water supply
saved a large number of business
houses from destruction. The Prime
Vile Review says: '"The water COM
pany deserves great credit for furnish
ing an inexhaustible supply Of water,
and that, too, in one Of the smallest
mains in the city, which shows that
the city of Prineville and its citizens
need have no fears for the water sup
ply. The fire as it was started was an
ugly one, and at first looked like
many thousand of dollars worth Of
property would be destroyed, but by
faithful work of the fire boys and an
abundant and inexhaustible supply
Of water, it was soon under complete
and absolute control" The Prineville
waterworks are operated by Hon. H. v.