Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-08-10

Louie Huser and family have re-
turned from San Francisco.
Wanted, few settings of Pekin
duck eggs. Inquire at this office.
Born, August Z, 1906, to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wick, Of Dallas, a son.
Born, Friday, Friday August 8, to
Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Kennedy, son.
Tommy Holman, Of Salem, is visit
ing his cousins, Floyd and Merle
Myer
AL. Campbell, who left Dallas several
months ago, is at his old home in
Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. w. f. Nichols are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Hyde
at Eddyville.
County Clerk Smith issued license
to wed to Charles e. Dannals and Miss
Ada II. Russell, of Monmouth, yester-
day.
Miss Harriet Spear, of Amherst,
Mass, was guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. O. E. Barnes the first Of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Crowther arrived
home last night from several
months stay in California and
Nevada.
Alvis Lynch and @. @. Coad have
purchased a confectionery store in
Sheridan. Mr.. Coad will manage the
business.
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Hon. U. S. Loughary has purchased
the Dugan residence property now
occupied by George Kerr's family, at
the west end of Court street.
DR.. and Mrs. Mark Hayter will
leave for an outing at Nestucca beach,
Sunday, August 12, and his dental
office will be closed for two weeks.
M. D. Coulter is at his farm near
Amity, looking after the harvesting
of his crop. G. w. Black is driving
the street sprinkler during his absence.
Mrs. J. Fl. Dunn has been seriously
i'll for several weeks in Portland
hospital. Friends who visited her
Monday found her slightly improved,
Hugh Shelley is now in the employ
of the Southern Pacific Company as a
brakeman, and F. 3. Myer in similar
capacity on the Dallas and Falls City
train.
A. F. Courier & Co. have sold their
furniture business in this city to j. p.
Gilbert, Of Salem. Mr. Gilbert has
assumed charge of the store.-Falls
City Logger.
The directors of the Pioneer school
district met Saturday and awarded
the contract for the construction Of the
new schoolhouse to f. FL. Morrison.
The contract price of the building is
1928.
Miss Hazel Hollister, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs J. H. Hollister, arrived
from Portland seriously ill Wednesday
evening, and is now at the home OF
her parents where she is receiving
every care and attention.
E. Smallwood, a recent arrival in
Dallas, has purchased the handsome
residence property of M. d. Ellis on
Washington street. Mr.. Ellis will
give possession September l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Williams, Mr..
and Mrs. Tracy Staats, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. M. Smith, Mrs. Emma Belt, DR..
and Mrs. W. S. Cary will go to New
port today. Senator U. S. Loughary
went yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Boals will go over tomorrow.
L. W. Hart, Of independence, Ore
gon, has asked the local police to
apprehend his wife, Luella Hart, who
left home last Sunday, taking with
her a 6-year-old crippled daughter.
Acting upon the request, Chief Gritz-
macher detailed Detectives Hill and
Smith to watch all outgoing trains,
but no trace Of the woman or child
was found Portland Journal.
L. Gerlinger, Jr., general manager
of the Dallas and Falls City railroad,
will leave for business trip to
Chicago and st. Louis today. He will
be accompanied by Mrs. Gerlinger,
who will visit Miss May Anderson in
Minneapolis. The object of Mr.. Ger
linger's trip is to buy "a new freight
cars and a locomotive for his road.
Hewill return home about tSeptember1.
R. R. Turner, of Corvallis, was in
Dallas last Friday, on his way home
from Crook county, where he filed on
desert claim about rs miles from
Prineville. He secured an excellent
claim near the line of survey of the
Corvallis & Eastern railroad extern
sion. Connie Wells, Of Buena Vista,
took up a good claim adjoining the
tract filed upon by Mr.. Turner.
County Judge Coad and Commits
ser Teal drove out to the Siletz Basin
this week and inspected the Rock
Greek bridge that was broken down
last winter They decided that the
bridge could not be repaired, and will
order a new structure to take its place.
This bridge is on the main travelled
road into the Basin and will be greatly
needed as soon as Rock Creek begins
to rise after the the fall rains.
Eighty applicants for teachers
certificates are taking the examination
at the courthouse this week. Super
intendent Starr is assisted in his work
of grading the papers by Mrs. +. III.
Morrison and Miss Mama Forbes.
The greater number Of applicants are
students of the Summer Normal School
at Monmouth, many of whom are ex-
pecting to teach in other counties.
The examinations will close tomorrow.
Mrs. J. G. VanOrsdel and son, Alex,
arrived home from Newport, Monday.
Alex will leave at once for Lincoln,
Nebraska, where he will teach school
the coming year. After teaching for
a year, he will enter prominent
Eastern law school for a three years
course Of study. Alex was graduated
from the University of Nebraska at
the head of his class last June, and
his friends predict bright future for
him in his chosen profession.