Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-05-19


hill county on visit He is operating
, sawmill in the mountains west Of
the town of North Yamhill.
Loughary & Ellis grocery store is
the only place in Dallas where you
can find Hollowell's fine strawberries
grown on College Hill, Falls City.
Osteopathic treatment quickly re-
lieves and cures acute and chronic
diseases. Consult DR.. Bartlett free of
charge. 2 doors east of R. R. on Oak st.
The handsome new dwelling houses
OF e. N. Hall and H. M. Ghorke, in
the east end Of town, are nearing
completion. Work is progressing
rapidly on Ralph Morrison's pretty
cottage on Washington street, and
Albert Teal is building nice home
south of the Christian church.
Louis Garbutt. law student in the
office of District Attorney Leroy
Lomax, at Baker City, is visiting rel
atives in Dallas. He is making good
progress in his studies, and is we'll
pleased with his new location. He
will return to Baker City about June /.
Prof. Fl. M. Crooks, of Lisbon, Ohio,
has accepted the Office Of President
OF Albany College, to succeed Presi-
dent W. H. Lee, resigned. Professor
Crooks is at present superintendent Of
schools at Lisbon, Ohio. The new
President is young man, being only
S5 years of age.
The Dallas boys baseball team de-
feated the Monmouth boys team on
the college campus, Saturday morn
ing, by a score of 27 to 8. Leon Elder
pitched gilt-edged ball for the home
team, and received strong support.
Owing to the early hour, the game
was witnessed by a small crowd.
StockWell Cornelius, of Turner, has
secured position in Morris jewelry
store as assistant salesman and re-
pairer. Mr.. Morris now owns the
Dallas switchboard of the mutual
telephone companies, IN the Stafrin
drugstore, and will devote a portion of
his time TO the telephone business.
d. W. Allen has sold his confection-
cry store in this city to W. R. McDon-
aid, recent arrival from Bethalto,
Illinois. Mr.. Allen and family will
remain in Dallas until the end of the
college year, and will then return to
Washington, where he will take up
his old profession of school teaching.
Floyd Williams has been elected
captain of the O. A. O. track team.
Williams, in addition to his skill as
an all-around athlete, is one Of the
fastest sprinters in the United States.
He has record of 2-5 seconds in the
5O-yard dash, tying the worlds record.
He is a son of W. E. Williams, of
Airlie, Polk county.
The Lewis and Clark Fair will open
a week from next Thursday. A fine
program is being arranged for the
opening day. President Roosevelt
will not be present, but has asked
Vice-President Fairbanks to attend in
his stead The President will touch
the electric button that will set the
of the big Exposition in
motion.
The OBSERVERS job presses are run
ming on the Dallas College catalogues
this week. The catalogue this year
will be much larger than those here
lofore printed, and will be handsomely
with half-tone cuts of the
college building, dormitory, gym
1asium, basketball team and members
If the faculty. The book will be ready {
or distribution about June l.
The people of Polk county should be
careful about admitting certain
classes of peddlers to their houses.
some of these men belong to the hobo
clement, and are the advance agents
If an organized gang Of house
breakers. Criminals will be numerous
n Portland during the Lewis and
Clark Fair, and when they are driven
,ut Of the city many Of them will
operate in the country towns. Beware
# cheap peddlers and takers for the
lext four or five months.
Wesley Vaughn, senior member of ]
he hardware firm of Vaughn & ]
Weaver, went to Portland last week
md met his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. :
their son and two daughters,
Who were on their way from Waterloo, ]
owa, to their new home in Dallas.
7he family arrived in Dallas, Friday
vening, and have moved into George
tarr's house on Levens street Mr.. /
yaughn, ST., is favorably impressed !
nth Oregon, and says that many of
lis old neighbors in iowa are prepar- j
ng to come to this state.
Marmion Lodge, No. SO. Knights Of
'ythias, recently instituted in this
ity, received its robes and lodge
araphernalia from one of the large
lastern supply houses this week. The
uppIies are all first-class, the officers
obes being especially rich and hand
ONE. The new lodge is in flourish
lg condition, and expects to make a
srge gain in membership before the
nd of the year. The Knights Of