Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-07-20

t 7. A. Riggs, the Monmouth grocer.
was visitor in Dallas, Wednesday.
Miss Pearl Percival, of Inde-
) pendence, visited friends in Dallas,
} Sunday.
p. N. Hall is building neat cottage
: for rent on the corner Of Jefferson and
Washington streets.
Mr. and Mrs G. N. Cherrington
arrived home Sunday from an outing
in the Yamhill mountains.
Mrs. Mary Watts, Of Washington
county, is visiting at the home of her
parents, Judge and Mrs. ]. L. Collins.
Judge Galloway is holding an ad-
journed term of circuit court in
Dallas. Several divorce cases are up
for trial.
Miss Mama Forbes, who is assisting
School Superintendent G. L. Starr in
his office work, took part in the con
cert at the State Normal School in
Monmouth last Friday evening. Miss
Forbes is a dramatic reader and i'm
personator Of rare ability.
J. P. McBee, leading citizen of
Benton county, died from the effects
of an abscess on the brain, Sunday.
He was native of Missouri, and
crossed the plains in 1852 At the
time of his death, he was one of the
largest land owners in Benton county.
He was cousin of G. W. McBee, of
Dallas.
W. W. Rowell visited his niece, Mrs.
7. J. Warren, in McMinnville last
week. He is rapidly recovering from
the injuries received in his recent
accident in Coad's planning mill, when
his left hand was almost severed from
the wrist by a boring machine. He
expects to be able to resume his work
in few weeks.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. All
Coe died at their home on Sunday
morning of inflammation of the
stomach. The little fellow was nine
months old, and was the first Chinese
boy born in this vicinity. Many
expressions of sympathy we're ex-
tended to the bereaved parents, who
felt deeply the loss of their little son.
Miss Marguerite Longacre, who has
been residing in Nome, Alaska, for
some time, is in Oregon for brief
visit, and is being charmingly enter
tained. She passed this week in Salem
with Mrs. T. T. Geer, Later she will
go to Silverton, Oregon, to visit rela-
tives, and will then leave for trip to
Japan and China.-Evening Tele-
gram.
Hereafter all applications for saloon
licenses will have to be approved by
the city council before a license will
be granted. Licenses have been
granted in the past upon the payment
of the license fee to the Auditor and
the approval of the bond by the
Mayor The ordinance authorizing
the change of method was passed by
the council Monday night
Professor A. M. Sanders, for some
time principal of the High School at
Roseburg, has been elected to the
chair of pedagogy of the Southern
Oregon State Normal school at Ash
land. Professor Sanders is a gradu-
ate from McMinnville college, and
has many friends here who are glad
to learn Of his success in securing
such position. -McMinnville Tele-
phone-Register.
The members of the Presbyterian
church and Sunday school will hold
picnic in the mountains above the
Hallock mill next Wednesday.
Parents of the children, members of
the congregation, and other friends
are cordially invited to meet at the
church Wednesday morning, promptly
at o'clock, where teams will be ready
to take all to the picnic grounds.
Prepare your basket for dinner and
supper
P. A. Finseth, proprietor of the Bee
Hive store, left on Sunday for North
Bend, Coos county, where he will re-
main for month looking alter the
interest of his branch store. w. r.
Craven, manager of the North Bend
store, arrived in Polk county, We'd
nesday, and accompanied by Joe
Craven, of this city, and party from
Sheridan, will make a trip to his
mountain ranch on the headwaters of
Salmon river.
Old Hampshire Bond is we'll known.
There is no other paper so we'll known
to the best users of stationery and
printing. It costs more than any
other bond paper. We desire to
emphasize this fact, leaving it to the
user himself to judge whether or not
the quality warrants the higher price.
When you use it, you have the salts
faction of knowing that you are using
the best paper made. The OBSERVER
office can furnish you Old Hampshire
Bond, in white and fourteen colors,
with envelopes to match.
In taking steps to cause the removal
of all wooden awnings in Dallas, the
council has set good example by
ton ring down the old and dilanidated