Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-03-23
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A line OF Frank Browns creams at
Kersey's.
I. A. Allen, of Rickreall, was in
town yesterday.
Shakes and wood tor sale at
Loughary's grocery.
Nothing reserved at Ellis & Keyt's
sale. Everything goes.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Butler, of Butler,
have a newborn daughter.
T. ]. Graves, of Mccoy, was a busi-
ness visitor in Dallas, Wednesday.
Fred Rich is able to be out again
after a severe attack Of pneumonia.
David Calbreath, of Independence,
was in Dallas few hours yesterday.
Born, March 90. tc Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Brown, of McMinnville, a
daughter.
County School Superintendent @. L.
Starr was business visitor in Port
land, Monday.
Ellis & Keyt are not retiring from
business, but are making a sensa-
tional clearance sale.
The people Of Dallas are now con-
vinced that Ellis & Keyt are making a
genuine slaughter sale.
Prof. H. H. Dunkelberger is build
ing neat cottage on the lot south Of
81. Q. Eakin's residence.
Mrs. Matte Martin, of McMinn-
vile, visited at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. J. @. Uglow, this week.
Polk county is again doing busi-
ness on cash basis, and from this
time on will probably continue to
do so.
James Simonton, of Rickreall, filed
his petition for the Democratic nomi-
nation for County Commissioner
yesterday afternoon.
The original Williams Dixie Jubl-
lee Singers will appear in the Evan
gelical Church on the evening Of
April for the benefit of the college.
The College Pigmy basketball team
will play the Independence second
team in the college gymnasium to-
morrow night. Admission, 10 and is
cents.
Four tons of fresh groceries were
received in one shipment at Lough-
ary's grocery store yesterday. This
store bought 1876 dozen eggs of the
farmers in single day last week.
Mrs. E. J. Metzger announces her
Spring opening for March 80 and 81.
A fine line Of dress hats, including
the famous Gage hats, will be shown.
The ladies Of Polk county are cordially
invited
The Dallas-Salem stage now leaves
Salem at noon instead Of p. m., and
passes Derry Is minutes before the
north-bound train arrives at that
station. The stage arrives in Dallas
about 8 80 p. m.
While hauling water on his Gillian
county ranch recently, T. d. Phillips
met with an accident in which both
the bones Of his leg were broken just
above the ankle. The hurt is of
very serious nature.
Miss Edith Houck, formerly q
teacher in the Dallas public schools,
was member of the March gradu-
ating class Of nurses at st. Vincent's
Hospital in Portland
Mrs. Helen D. Hartford spoke in
behalf of woman suffrage to a fair
sized audience in the courthouse
Wednesday night. She has cancelled
her Independence date for the present
and will speak in Airlie tomorrow
night.
Mrs. Ellen Levens, an aged pioneer
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paralysis, and little hope is entertained
of her recovery. In her almost help
less condition, she recently fell and
broke her hip, and this accident added
greatly to her suffering.
Judge Galloway held an adjourned
term of circuit court in Dallas, We'd
nesday. Several cases of minor
Importance were tried. Mrs. Ida
Sportsman was granted a divorce
from her husband, who is in the
county jail awaiting trial on a charge
Of beating her.
Within the last five years, Hal Pat
ton, of Salem, has presented flags to
nearly every district school in Marion
county. He has now turned his
attention to Polk county, and Mrs.
W. A. Wash's school in the Liberty
district is the first to benefit by his
generosity. Mr.. Patton will come
over from Salem and assist in the
flag-raising exercises this afternoon.
M. D. ELLIS FOR SHERIFF