Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-10-07
Miss Mabel Cressy, of Independence,
visited friends in Dallas, Tuesday.

Clarence Aikman, ofSugarloaf, was
a business visitor in Dallas, Monday
Frank J. Chapman, the furniture
merchant, was Portland visitor the
first of the week.
Ralph Garter has been employed by
Belt & Cherrington as night operator
in the telephone Office.
Miss Olive Owings, of Portland,
visited her mother, Mrs. J. M. Bur
ford, in Dallas, Sunday.
Wesley Vaughn was in Portland
buying goods for the new hardware
store of Vaughn & Weaver, Monday.
Judge and Mrs. J. E. Sibley, J. l..
Castle and William Kersey left on
Monday for a visit to the st. Louis
Fair.
Deputy County Clerk A. N. Holman
and County Treasurer J. Beezley at
tended the Fairbanks Dolliver speak
ing in Portland, Saturday night
Mrs. M, E. Weaver, instructor in
the Art Department of Dallas College,
will have her studio at her residence
instead of at the dormitory this year.
Mr.. Lutte Thompson, one of Port
lands promising young singers, who
is spending his vacation at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Burford, sang
at the morning services of the
Christian church last Sunday. The
young man has splendid voice, and
his solos were greatly enjoyed by the
large congregations.
The Falls City public school opened
for the year with pleasing exercises
Monday morning. County Superin-
tendent G. L. Starr gave the principal
address, and short talks were made
by members of the school board. The
attendance is larger than usual, and
the school begins with bright pros
poets for a successful years work.
G. L. Hawley, of Mccoy, left for st.
Louis, Tuesday, to attend the sheep
and goat show. Mr.. Hawley is associ-
ated with his father, Hon. J. Fl. Haw-
ley, in the livestock business, and is
among the most progressive breeders of
Inc sheep in Oregon. The Hawley flock
If Lincoln sheep is favorably known
al over the Pacific Coast, and there is
steady demand for these fine ami
nails from stockmen who are desirous
If improving the quality Of their
nerds.
A clever entertainer is Emily Squier,
he 10-year-old impersonator and elo-
who gave recital to a large
Ind intelligent audience at the City
Hall, Tuesday evening. AS a child
and dramatic reader,
his charming little Miss probably
las no equal on the American plat
orm today. She has appeared in all
he large cities of the United States,
nd her work has been favorably re-
eived by critics everywhere. She is
he personif1cation of grace and
aturalness, and seems to live the
haracter she is representing. Little
lmily Squier is truly prodigy in her :
rt.
The first number of Superintendent
. L. Starr's new paper, the Polk
ounty School News, made it's appear
nee Saturday. The paper is we'll
AIMED, and is filled from the first -
age to the last with news of the
'hools of Polk county, written in =
ttractive and entertaining style. In
ddition to several columns of local
'hool items, the News contains notes a
ON the Oregon State Normal School '
nd Dallas College; an excellent pro- :
lction from the pen of Miss Dasie
lloway entitled Character Training :
the First Year." and other educa- =
Onal matter of interest. The adver-
sing columns are well patronized by
e business men of Polk county, and
e paper has bright and prosperous o
1pearance. That the School News is
1preciated by the friends of education .,
shown by the fact that Superin- =,
ndent Starr has been kept busy
riting subscription receipts ever >,
nee the first edition found its way
to the homes of Polk county.