Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-06-19

Mr.. and Mrs. w. @. Siefarth, O
Portland, visited at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs E. Caldwell this week.
George E. Johnson, general mana
ger Of the w. w. Johnson Lumber
Co., was Portland visitor, Saturday
Parties owing us will please settle
at once, as our accounts will be turned
over to a collector July l. r.. E
BRYAN & Son.
Miss Evangeline Kirkpatrick, Of
Los Angeles, California, is visiting
at the home of her brother, E. G.
Kirkpatrick, in this city.
Presbyterian Church Notice: ''The
Voice of God in the Storm" is the
subject of sermon next Sunday morn
ing by Rev. w. T. Wardle. All are
invited.
The OBSERVER Office is in receipt OF
a supply of premium lists of the Ore
gon State Fair, which will be dis
tributed among our farmer sub
scribers as long as they last.
On June Is, 1903, there were adver-
tised letters in the Dallas postofice
for Rev. and Mrs. G.. M. Booth, Del
Bartino, Geo. Calhoun, James A.
Gillespie and Glen J. Hammond.
n n NOAn DOcf,oo n o4oY
Miss Lillian Hackleman, formerly
of this city, was held up and robbed of
$3.50 in Oregon City late Sunday
evening. The footpad wore no mask.
The hold-up took place in the resi-
dence district Of the city.
The heavy showers of rain that fell
early in the week mean twenty-dollar
gold pieces to the farmers in the Will
annette Valley. The soil was getting
dry, and damage would soon have
followed. A good crop of grain seems
now assured.
The Union Revival Brigade is hold
ing gospel meetings in a large tent
near the NJ. E. Church, South. Open
air meetings are held afternoon and
evening, preceding the regular serv-
ices. The young people composing
the Brigade are excellent singers, and
are earnest Christian workers. Their
meetings are largely attended.
Among those attending the COM
mencement exercises of Dallas College
this week we're Rev. H. L. Pratt, of
Portland Rev. and Mrs. M. J. Ballan-
tyne, of Dayton; DR.. and Mrs. W. @.
Kantner, of Salem Rev, B. J. Kelly,
of Independence, Rev. S. E. Launer,
of Lafayette, and Simon Bittner, of
Portland.
Owing to lack of space this week,
the OBSERVER is unable to give the
closing exercises Of Dallas College
the prominence they deserve, and for
this reason has decided not to write
them up until next week, when full
account will be given. The exercises
were most enjoyable and successful
throughout.
At the city council meeting Monday
evening, the ordinance granting the
Salt Creek telephone company the
right to enter the city was passed;
certain sidewalks were ordered re-
paired; an ordinance fixing the COM
pensation Of the City Marshal at $50
per month was passed. The council
will meet at o'clock tomorrow eve
ming to consider bids for the water
works bonds.
The Ladies Professorship Associ-
alton of Dallas held an interesting
meeting at the home of Mrs. Ed
Biddle on Saturday afternoon. I'M
portant business was transacted, and
the report of the years work was en-
oouraglng. The following officers
were elected for the year: President,
Mrs. D. M. Metzger; vice-presidents,
Mrs. Ed Biddle, Mrs. H. Boals, Mrs.
J. B. Num-, Mrs. Harry Butz, Mrs.
W. I. Reynolds, Mrs. J. D. Smith
secretary, Mrs. F. H. Morrison
treasurer, Mrs. J. @. Gaynor.