Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-10-13
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Dallas, Wednesday.
Good team weighing 1900 lbs. each
for sale by John Robinson, Oakdale
James Woolery, of Wasco county,
is visiting old-time friends in Polk
county
Biddle q Coad were awarded a gold
medal at the Lewis and Clark Exposi-
ton on their Improved Morrison Hop
Press.
James A. Hayes, of Northern Wis
consin, brother of William Hayes,
arrived in Dallas, Wednesday, and
will make his home here.
George Dyer, a Polk county pioneer,
now living in Whitman county,
Washington, is in Dallas this week
visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. Glenn B. Mcfarland and Miss
Anna Hale were married at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
E, A. Hale, near Brownsville, last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Jennie Conner, of San Jose,
California, who has been spending
the summer at the home of her father,
j. M. Davis, on Mill Greek, is visiting
friends in Dallas this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. E. Starr, of Falls
City, visited at the home of Mr.. STAIRS
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Starr, last
Sunday, and went to Portland to
attend the Exposition Monday.
Lot D. Brown will leave Baker City
tomorrow to go to st. Louis, Kansas
City, and later to Iowa as reporter
for the Baker City Democrat. Upon
his return, Mr.. Brown will locate in
Portland.
@. L. Starr, County School Superin-
tendent, received the information last
night from H. E. Dosch, director of
exhibits of the Lewis and Clark Expo
sition, that the Polk county educational
exhibit had been awarded a silver
medal.
William A. Yost, a son of Rev.
Thomas Yost, formerly of Pedee, took
examination this week in the county
school superintendent's Office for a
temporary teachers certificate. Mr..
Yost will teach in the Fir Grove
district near Pedee.
Rev. D. Julian Decker, the new
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church will arrive in Dallas from the
East today or tomorrow, and will hold
services on Sunday, both morning
and evening. Rev. Decker's family
accompanies him on the westward
journey.
Hop sales reported in Dallas this
week are: Justin Hunter, 100 bales,
123 cents; John Farley, 40 bales, l3
cents; PIummer and Sears, 70 bales, IS
cents; Grant and Guy, 81 bales, one
half on contract at 16 cents, the other
half at 123 cents; contract delivery by
E.C. Kirkpatrick, 217 bales at 16 cents.
Orville Focht and Ben Hasbrook, of
Ballston, were county seat visitors,
Saturday Accompanying them was
Charles Hasbrook, of Garfield, Okla
homa, who, with his wife and four
children, is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Focht at Ballston. Mr.. Hasbrook is
favorably impressed with Polk county,
and may decide to locate here.
The enrolment of pupils in Dallas
Public School: Eighth and ninth
grades, W. I. Reynolds, Principal, "a /:
seventh grade, r. R. Hill, teacher, 81 !;
sixth grade, Miss Dora Roy, teacher,
% ; fifth grade, Miss Evangeline Hart,
teacher, "a; fourth grade, Mrs. F. H.
Morrison, teacher, &c. third grade,
Miss Lima Stouffer, teacher, 80; second
grade, Miss Eloise Phillips, teacher,
80; first grade. Miss Ella Carpenter,
teacher, %.
The Polk county delegates to the
Knights of Pythias grand lodge, held
in Portland this week were: Sheriff
j. T. Ford and J. G. Hayter, of
Marmion No. SO, of Dallas; David
Calbreath and Byron Atkins,o Homer
No. As, of Independence; W. B. Nc
Kown and V. Dennis, Of Cascade, No.
go, of Falls City. A large number Of
Polk county Knights attended the
Pythias Day exercises at the Fair,
Wednesday. This popular order is
making a rapid growth in Oregon,
and the grand lodge session just
closed was one of the most successful
fraternal meetings ever held in Port
land.
A meeting of the Dallas Library
Association will be held in the fire.
mems hall at s o'clock. Saturday
evening, October IA, to make plans for
the opening reception Of the library.
All who are interested in the library
and reading room are urged to attend.
The reception, which will be wholly
informal, will be given in the fremen's
hall on Tuesday evening, October II,
from to 10 o'clock Light refresh
ments will be served free to all. School
children accompanied by parents will
be gladly welcomed. Miss CornelIa
Marvin, secretary Of the Oregon
Library Commission will be present
and will be assisted in receiving by
ladies Of the local library association.