Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-07-27

held its regular session in the I. 0. 0. +.
Hall, Saturday afternoon. Two new
members were balloted for and ad-
mitted, and one received the second
and third degrees. The next regular
meeting will be held Saturday, August
1S.
Albert Williams will leave today or
tomorrow for Baker City, where he
has secured position as room clerk
in the Geiser Grand Hotel. The young
man has been employed in similar
capacity at the Cottage Hotel in
Dallas for several months and has
served his employer faithfully and
WE'LL
Deputy County Surveyor Frank
Butler, J. D. Smith and J. d. Slagle
went to Perrydale, Wednesday, to
view the proposed G. s. Nelson county
road. This road, if established, will
begin a short distance west of Perry
dale and run across country to a con-
nection with the Sheridan and Amity
county road.
Grover White, an Indian, became
enraged at Jake, another Indian, at
Falls City, Monday night, and stabbed
him in the back with a pocket knife.
Both Indians were intoxicated at the
time. White was arrested and taken
before Police Judge Averill, who fined
him $50. Indian Jake's wounds are
not serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar J. Bryan, who
were residents Of Dallas for many
years and afterwards moved to Falls
City, where Mr.. Bryan was engaged in
the sawmill business, left for their
new home in Portland, Sunday. Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan were popular mem
bers of Dallas social circle, and their
departure is greatly regretted.
All those who do not attend Young
Peoples Prayer Meeting are cordially
invited to come to the Christian
church Sunday evening at 700 p. m.
and enjoy an hours service of praise
and prayer. The lesson is found in
II Cor. II :28-9O and it will pay you to
come aud discuss it with u.s. PEARL
OwINGs, President; William Caldwell,
Leader.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Ellis and Miss
Mabel Guy land Rover left Monday
for Newport, where they will enjoy a
six weeks vacation in their cozy
cottage. The management of the big
store and prune orchard and other
property interests proves strenuous
work for Mr.. Ellis. and he looks
forward with pleasant anticipations to
his well-earned vacation.
The case of A. J. Hembree, charged
with having burned his house to cover
the murder of his wife and daughter,
is on trial in Tillamook county this
week. At the request Of Judges
Burnett and Galloway, both Of whom
were former neighbors of the Hembree
family in Yamhill county, the trial is
being conducted by Judge Mcbride.
of the Oregon City district.
"Ben Hur," the first prize kid at
the Oregon Angora Goat Show, and
winner of the third prize at the Lewis
and Clark Fair against two South
African goats that had not been
sheared for 1S months, was sold by
his owner. U. S. Grant, to the Gila
County Angora Goat Company, of
Globe, Arizona, last week. He was
shipped Wednesday morning.
L. s. Rhoades, an old resident of
Wasco county, died near Hood River
last Thursday. Conductor Joseph
Crocker informs us that Mr.. Rhoades
was for many years the bridge fore
man on the old Narrow Guage rail
road, now the YamhiIl division of the
Southern Pacific road. He also worked
in the railroad shops at Dundee, and
afterwards moved to a farm in the
Hood River valley.
Martin Taylor, a pioneer stock
buyer Of Polk county, and for many
years a heavy property owner in San
Francisco, writes to Isaac Mossman,
who is visiting in Dallas, that he has
received the insurance on his build
ings without any reduction. He says
money is plentiful in the stricken city
and new buildings are going up
everywhere. Mr.. Taylor sends his
regards to ]. M. Campbell, DR.. EN-
bree and other Indian War veterans
of Polk county.
Little Laura Berg, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Berg, Of Dallas, had a.
narrow escape from drowning while
visiting her young friends among the
campers at the Hallock mill, Satur-
day. The little girl was siezed with
cramps while wading in the creek,
and was struggling helplessly in the
water when help arrived. She was
rescued from her perilous situation
by Mrs. Will Wagner and the efforts
of a physician were required to
resuscitate her.
Charles G. Doughty, of Medford,
visited at the home Of his brother-in-
law, Sheriff J. M. Grant, yesterday.
He has been engaged in newspaper
work in Southern Oregon since leaving
Dallas seven years ago, the greater