Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-08-26

t F. R. Rich.
Mrs. G. N. Cherrington is sufferin
e from a severe attack of muscula
8 rheumatism.
Mrs. @. s. Basket and grand
daughter, Miss Katie Fox, of Rickre
all, were visitors in Dallas, Saturday
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Brown died Tuesday morning
after an illness lasting only a fev
hours. Burial took place in tn
Brown cemetery yesterday.
A. H. Boyd, manager of the Port
land branch of the Pacific Coas
Syrup Company, accompanied by hi
travelling salesman, was in Dallas
visiting the trade yesterday after
noon.
The current number of the Oregon
Timberman contains an entire column
of news items concerning Dallas saw.
mills and factories; also, Interesting
descriptive write-ups of the sawmills
at Falls City, Polk county.
Willis H. Shriver, of Toledo, Ohio,
is visiting his cousin, H. P Shriver, in
this city. These two gentlemen,
accompanied by r. A. Kirk, of Salem,
went on fishing trip to the little
Luckiamute river, Tuesday, and
caught fine lot of mountain trout.
Mrs. Jennie Turner and daughter,
Pauline, of Livingston, Montana, are
visiting at the home Of Mr., and Mrs.
0. H. Cobb. Miss Turner has been a
telephone operator in Livingston for
the last five years, and is now enjoy
ing well-earned vacation.
Services at the Christian church
Sunday. Subject for morning dis
course "The nature and effects of
Sin )" evening, "Our years" Special
music. There will be services at the
Oakdale schoolhouse Sunday after
noon at 8 o'clock. Subject, "Jesus a
Saviour" G.. L. LoBDELL.
I have received my Optical Test
Case, and am prepared to examine
your eyes. No charge for examina-
ton. If your eyes bother you, call
and have them examined, as it is
dangerous and expensive to delay
All work guaranteed. A. H. HARRIS,
Jeweler and Optician, Main Street.
Mrs. S. E. Huelat, of Salem, an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter Miriam Belt Huelat to
William Alfred Morris, of Portland |
Nuptials at st. Paul's Episcopal
church Thursday evening, September
lst, at s o'clock. No cards. Miss
Huelat is niece of Charles F. Belt,
Of this city.
The OBSERVER office has done more
Job printing this summer than ever
before, having kept two presses run
ming almost constantly during the
months Of July and August. Just
now the orders for hop tickets are
keeping the printers busy from morn
irg till night, and there are many
arge orders for commercial printing
On hand,
Horatio Morrison is down from
Wash, on visit. Among
'ormer Polk county people now living
n and around Waltsburg, he mentions
Rev. Barton 2 Riggs and family,
Ralph Riggs, Forrest Guthrie and
Joseph East and family. He says
hey are all in good health and
Mr.. Morrison went to
Pioneer, Tuesday, to visit his uncle,
Barney Morrison, for few days.
A complete list of the patrons of the
mutual telephone lines centering in
Dallas will be found on the first page
f this paper. This form will be put
n the press in our job office today /
nd copies of the directory will be I
rinted on cardboard for free distri-
ution. Any person desiring one of
nese directories can get it by apply
ng to the central office in the Wilson !
rug store.
D. W. Sears, the well-known CAPT. {
alist Of Independence, was in Dallas |
n a business visit few hoursW Wednes-
ay afternoon. Neither he nor his
ged mother have been enjoying good
ealth this summer, but both are feel
lg better than they were a few weeks a
go. Mr.. Sears says that the wind 4
;orm at Independence on Saturday /
id no serious damage to the hop a
ards.
The strong sea breeze of last Friday
fternoon did quite little damage to
le hop yards in the vicinity of Inde-
endence. Poles were blown down in /,
le yards of Walker Brothers, Patton q
Sloper, John Burton, r. D. Cooper
nd others, the damage in most cases,
owever, being slight The hops were
ot damaged in the least, and nothing .
orse than a little trouble and ex- T
snse of redriving and propping poles
suited.
R. E. Bryan, president Of the Bryan
ucas Lumber Company, Of Falls T
ity, left Monday on a business trip =
Salt Lake City, Denver and other =
ties in the Rocky Mountain states.
e may decide to visit Kansas City
I'd st. Louis before returning home. q
r. Bryan says that the demand for p