Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-02-01
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yesterday.
kuford Stone, Of Buell., was a bnsi
ness visitor in Dallas, Wednesday.
Donot ailto hear President Nuke,
lecture on Julius Caesar" tonight,
Both the freight and passeupe,
trains on the Yamhill division er' er'
now burning oil.
Senator Loughary was absent from
the senate a few days this week on
account Of illness.
A. N. Holman, deputy clerk Of Poll,
county, was an interested spectator at
the two basketball games in Portland
last week.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the
Methodist church will meet at the
home of Mrs. W. P. Miller this
afternoon.
Chauncey Crider arrived home from
a five weeks visit with his parents.
Mr' and Mrs. j. W. Crider, in San
Jose, Sunday.
Guy Brothers & Dalton have moved
their furniture stock into the room
lately vacated by the Dallas Mercan-
tile Company.
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Several Dallas business men will
go to Dayton tomorrow to assist in
organizing merchants mutual in
surance company.
President L. D. RessIer has pur-
chased the Normal book store at Mon.
mouth and has placed a Mr.. Bogert in
charge Of the business.
L. jacobson has resigned his posi-
tlon as operator In the local Western
Union office and has purchased the
Willamette Valley Company's store
at Black Rock.
The musical recital given by Pro-
fessors Heritage and Won Jessen, of
Salem, assisted by Miss Elizabeth M.
Pollock, of Dallas, at Woodman Hall
on Wednesday evening was we'll
attended. A program of rare merit
was rendered.
A young lady or a bright, active
boy wishing to learn the trade of
compositor can obtain employment at
this office. Must have a fair knowledge
Of spelling, punctuation, etc. Wages
will be paid from the start. Apply at
once.
The sale of land for delinquent
taxes will begin at the courthouse at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Many
delinquents paid while the roll was
being advertised, and the amount un-
settled up to yesterday noon was only
$479.
The OBSERVER is not wasting its
time in telling what a business it is
doing or how its circulation is grow
ing Those fast presses, electric motor,
and other modern new machinery tell
the story better than we could tell it,
anyhow.
Superintendent Kearns was over
from Dallas, Monday, looking after
the interests of his company. While
here he closed deal for a 10-horse
power motor with X. G. Eldridge who
will install the motor at an early day
for general purposes around the
creamery Independence West Side.
r. L. Fox, a recent arrival from
Payette, Idaho, has secured a position
as head filer in the Willamette Valley
Lumber Company's mill. He has
purchased one of the Cutler cottages
in East Dallas and will make his
permanent home here. Mr.. Cox and
family are boarding with Mrs. Martha
Cosper at present.
The newspapers Of Oregon and Cali
fornia contain none but good words
for DR.. John Merritte Driver, who is
10 lecture in the Woodman Hall, Tues
iay evening, February 5. Every town
where he has lectured is trying to
secure a return date for him. The
advance sale of seats for his lecture
in Dallas will open at Belt u Cher
drug store tomorrow morn
ing.
The sales department of the Falls
CITY Lumber Company has been
transferred to Portland where the
company has offices in the Mohawk
building. G. A. Griswold will con-
,inue in charge of this department
and divide his time between here ana
W. T. Beleher who is now
clerk will have added to MS
luties the local work in connectlon
with the sales department. Falls CITY
News.
The new mail boxes, something over
LOO in number, arrived Monday ana
we're placed in position in the post
office Monday night. The new boxes
raot desion. and will aecommo-