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

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Grove. a. HoieS'
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CHERRINGroN.
D. Hannum and J. W. Yost, sub
Stantlal farmers of the Luckiamute
country, were business visitors in
Dallas, Friday. They report ex-
cellent crop prospects in their locality
Ira Mehrling has a gang Of car
penters at work on county bridge
near Mccoy this week, and on Monday
Will begin the construction of the new
bridge across Mill Creek at the Blair
farm.
DIR. 9. W. Lowe, the Eugene optician.
was in Dallas, Monday and Tuesday.
Inc Doctor has been making profess
slonal visits to Dallas for over 1e
years and has many friends and
acquaintance here.
New jurors drawn from Polk county
to serve in the Federal Court at Port
land are Andrew Yercler, of West
Salem; Mark Burch, of Rickreall D.
Calbreath, of Independence, and
Samuel Phillips, of zena.
DR.. E. J. Thompson, the well-known
Presbyterian minister, was greeting
friends in Dallas, Wednesday. He is
still making his home in Inde-
pendence, but expects to change his
residence to Salem or Albany this Fall.
Charles O'Brien has rented his big
farm of 32l acres near Independence
to Treadway Bros, Of Marion county,
and will continue to reside in Salem,
where he expects to engage in tho
grain buying business, says the
Statesman.
The new fre-limit ordinance passed
by the city council prohibits the CON
struction Of wooden buildings on the
east half of the business block on Main
street, between Oak and Mill streets,
and also on the south and west sides
of the block north of the courthouse.
Rev. G. A. Blair, Of Clatskanie, has
been chosen to fill the vacancy in the
pastorate of the Calvary Presbyterian
Church, in Independence, caused by
the resignation of DR.. E. J. Thompson,
a few months ago. He will take up
his new work about October /.
John Diehm has purchased the 60
acre farm of r. J. Kinney, two miles
east of town. The purchase includes
all the livestock and agricultural
machinery on the place. The farm is
we'll improved and is one Of the best
tracts Of land in Polk county.
E. H. Hosner. the popular hotel
man of Monmouth, passed through
Dallas, Monday, on his way home
from a business visit in Portland.
Mr.. Hosner is devoting considerable
attention to mining, and is interested
in some of the best paying properties
in Oregon.
Crossing the plains to Oregon on
her bridal trip in 1s47, Mrs, D. r.
Hodges, who died this week at her
home, eight miles from Albany, was
a resident of Benton county for almost
60 years. She was " years of age.
She left nine children, one OF them
being Mrs. Amos Holman, of this
city.
A. H. Harris, the well-known
ieweler and optician, has added fine
line of pianos and organs from the
EiIers' Piano House at Portland.
Medium and high-grade instruments
at the lowest possible prices. Old
instruments taken in exchange. We
have some good secondhand instru-
ments at bargain prices. William
Caldwell will have charge OF this de-
partment. A square deal for every
BODY is our motto. A. H. HARRIS.
Dallas, Oregon. On Main Street near
Postofice.