Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-12-09
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: The "Mystic Midgets" tonight.
George Kelly, prominent stoc
buyer Of Mccoy, was Dallas visitor
Friday.
} Prof H. G. Seymour, principal g
the Falls City public school, was il
Dallas, Saturday.
Messrs. E. g. Apperson and Waite
Link, of McMinnvile, were Dalla
visitors, Sunday.
The Falls City orchestra will give
dance in the Bryan-Lucas hall on th,
evening of December 26.
Hon. G. G. Bingham, the we'll
known Salem attorney, attended Cir
cult Court in Dallas yesterday.
Representative-elect Frank Fawk
of Rickreall, is recovering from 1
severe illness in a. Portland hospital
The complete proceedings Of both
the Circuit and County Courts up tC
the hour of adjournment last evening
will be found in this paper.
An Independence dispatch in the
Telegram says that D. B. Taylor has
bought the Norman Lilly farm neal
Corvallis, the consideration being
$4,000. Forty acres of the las are in
hops.
Jack Sibley, a nephew Of Judge
J. E. Sibley, arrived in Dallas from
Fairfield, Illinois, Wednesday eve
ming. The young man will attend
Dallas College, and may decide to re-
main here permanently.
The four Presidential electors from
Oregon will meet in Salem on the
second Monday in January to decide
which Of their number will be the
lucky man to carry the vote to Wash
ington. The trip is one to be desired,
and the electors will probably make a
selection by drawing straws."
John P. Doughty and Miss Ora M.
Byers were married in Independence,
Saturday evening, DR.. E. J. Thomp-
son performing the ceremony. The
contracting parties are worthy young
people, and have the best wishes of
many friends in their new relation.
They will live in Monmouth.
A. J. Gump has sold his fine farm
two miles east of Dallas to Clement
A. Ramsey, recent arrival from
Kansas. This farm contains 1879 acres
and cost Mr.. Ramsey $4,000 The
place was formerly the home of the
late Robert Glow, and is considered
one Of the best tracts of land in the
LaCreole valley.
Supreme Master Artisan H. s. Hud-
son, Of Portland, paid an official visit
to Dallas Assembly, No. 46, Tuesday
evening. A social session Of the lodge
was held, and refreshments were
served during the evening. Mr.. Hud-
son made an interesting talk in behalf
of the order. The Artisan lodge in
Dallas is highly prosperous.
The Russell Comedy Company will
present the comedy-drama "Peck's
Bad Boy" at the Dallas City Hall next
Monday evening. The advance agent
was in town yesterday making ar
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Singing and dancing specialties will
be introduced throughout the play.
Admission 35 cents; children 25 cents.
Lloyd Rice, a young son Of Charles
Rice, fell from the ladder in the pub
lie school gymnasium Wednesday
afternoon, striking the floor on his
back and head. The force of the fall
rendered him unconscious, and he
was carried home on hastily impro-
vised stretcher. His injuries were not
serious, however. and he was able to
return to school yesterday morning.
Coos County will spend $4,000 on a
county exhibit at the Lewis and Clark
Fair The feature of the display will
be building finished entirely in Coos
county woods, myrtle, oak, maple,
yew, alder, ash, chittim, fir, cedar and
hemlock. A plot of ground lOOx1OO
has been accorded Coos county by the
Fair management tor this building
and in it will be exhibited specimens
Of all the products of the Coos Bay
country.
A series Of special revival services
will be held at the Christian church
during the holiday season. Mrs. Lob
dell will be with us, and will sing
beautiful gospel song each night.
This being our only available time
for a meeting, on account Of our
school work, we welcome the oppor-
tunity and will do our best to have
good meeting. We extend to all
hearty welcome to attend. g. L. LOB
DELL, Pastor.
The Dallas Athletic Club is pro-
crossing nicely, already having a
membership of over forty. At their
last meeting they adopted their Con-
stitution and Bylaws, and elected
the following officers: President, DR..
H. L. Toney; secretary and treasurer,
A. N. Holman manager Of athletics,