Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-10-26

" Y. R. R. Ellis, agentfor the orogonion
ang nG Telegram. Leave your order
the dav law TooIt ~ 1Iellyered to your door by
81 ! ma, nave just received a fresh line Of
~ dn1owhey's" famous chocolates and
non Dons in pound and half nonnd
packages. W. R. ELLIS. m pOunu
B. Gildner and s. D. Hubbard have
thn tRhulcnased "a the Cutler hop ward one of
;ne nnest in Polk county THE ward
IS TWO miles west Of Dallas. "'u
N M, Ellis and H. s. Butt have
ool1 LIN thelr prune crops to d. @ Ward
9I NeWberg. 0. H. Cobb and viii
MOVE sold to La Selle Bros. Of ALBANY,
:. ! Taylor Syron, of Ballston, who is
allllcted on .d with consumption, left for
Fhoenlx, Arizona, this week where he
hopes the climate will benefit him
-Amity Enterprise.
Alex McKtnnon returned TO his
nome in Amity last week from a trim
70 crook county. Accompanied by q
party OF friends, he drove across the
mountains and enjoyed a fine outing.
Col. John G. Bell, a pioneer mer-
SGIhant OF Salem, died in Portland.
tuesday, aged 80 years. He was
known as the Oldest Mason in the state
ana had been affiliated with that order
since 1887.
Dan Savage, of Willamina, passed
through Dallas one day this week
with band Of $50 beef cattle for the
Albany market. The animals were
all In first-class condition and will
command a good price.
Mrs. Emma Belt and Mrs. G. N.
Cherrington returned home Tuesday
from a several days visit in Portland.
While in the city, Mrs. Cherrington
made arrangements to Join Mrs.
Waiter Reeds class in vocal music.
State Senator E. w. Haines, of
Forest Grove, was a visitor in Dallas
for few hours, Sunday. He is a
prominent candidate for the office of
President Of the Senate, and is busy
laying his wires for the coveted honor.
Quinn Burnett is visiting his mother,
Mrs Henry McCarter, and his sister,
Mrs. j. @. Shultz. His home has been
in Alaska for the last ten years. He
is we'll pleased with that country, but
is always glad to get back to his boy
hood home in Dallas for a visit.
The Willamette Valley Lumber
Company has added another arc lamp
to its private electric light system,
making a total of three lights on the
yard. These lights are a great con-
venience to the company, and are
much appreciated by the residents OF
South Dallas
J. G. Trent is the possessor of two
silver coins of more than ordinary
interest. One is a Spanish half-dollal
of 1912, and the other an American So
cent piece Of 1929. Both coins are
valued by collectors, and there is said
to be a premium Of $16.50 on the
American piece.
The following from Dallas registered
at Portland hotels this week: Hotel
Portland-Mrs. E. Woods, 7. Keogh
G. B. Rhodes, Oscar Hayter, E. Biddle
Perkins-F. S. Ramsey and son, W. b
Murton, Mrs. NJ. V. Smith. Ore
Conc. L. Crider. St. Charles-C. b
Dom, J. d. Mcdonald.
The smokestack at the Willamett'
| Valley Company's new power station
looms skyward to the height of 81
feet. The big stack was raised Wed
nesday. Masons are rushing tn
work on the boiler castings, and Man
ager Rhodes expects to be able to turT
on the day current in about two weeks
In obedience to an order Of the cit,
council, the Main Street property
owners are removing the mud from
the street in front of their RESPECTIVE
lots. This same mud was placed OIL
the street few years ago in the shap
of LaCreole river gravel, at an averag
cost of 40 cents a load. The cost o
removing it will not be less than 2
cents a load-a total of 65 cents. La
Creole gravel is an expensive lnXur
nearly as expensive as crushed rock
and notworth darn for street-makln
purposes.