Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-01-04
Goat Show next week.
Legal blanks at this office.


D. MISS y, ' Hattie Teats has been IN from
Portland on visit 'io'l
MRS ?. A. Finseth and son Ror
are visiting in Portland. IVY
Organizer V. P. Fiske attended -,
big Woodman meeting in De-. 'nt
this week. AOt'iano
Miss Lydia Campbell has haor ,,,.,.
~ ner sister, Mrs. H. d. McDonald
"oou choppers and wood contractors
wanted to cut wood for the soIo,a
rams City & Western Ry. Co. Apply
70 the General Managers ofyice
Dallas, Or. 0iiice'
1t is hardly necessary to cal, otton
tlon to the Bee Hive stores new ad in
thls paper. 1t speaks for itself and
contains information Of great value
10 all prudent buyers OF flrst.cIass
merchandise.
JOG stowe has purchased the Ross
livery barn and will make IT head
quarters for his truck and transfer
business. The Schneider and Fuller
stables purchased the horses and bno.
gles belonging to the Ross barn.
Guy Brothers & Dalton, the MIR.
chasers Of the Kerslake furnitpra
store, took possession Of the stock
MONDAY. The new firm will occupv
the kirkpatrick building as soon as
tne jacobson stock is moved out, and
expect to be in their new quarters by
January Is.
Charles Uzafovage, a pioneer shoe
merchant ofSalem, who is remembered
by many old-timers in Polk county
Is visiting friends in the Capitol City
For many years he has been a resi-.
dent OF Tacoma, and with his wife
recently returned home from tour Of
the United States.
.. W. Doughty, of Seattle, visited at
the home OF his brother-in- law, Sheriff
). M. Grant, this week. Mr.. Doughty
recently sold his grocery store in the
Puget Sound metropolis and will en-
gage in somc other line of business.
He will visit relatives in Monmouth
before returning to his home next
week.
W. W, Miller and son, w. P. Miller,
butchered four hogs last week that
averaged 42O pounds in weight,
dressed. The largest animal weighed
4S7 pounds, and was sold in the Dallas
market for 1885. The smallest hog
weighed 375 pounds. If anyone in
Polk county can beat this record, we
would like to hear of it.
The Presbyterian church is pre-
pairing for special evangelistlc SER
vices, to commence about February l.
DR.. @. 7. Schaeffer, from the East,
will conduct the meetings, assisted by
his singer, Mr.. Collision. Good meet
ings are assured. Further notice will
be given later. d. JULIAN BECKER,
Pastor.
Hon. I. L. Patterson, retiring col
Iector Of customs for the port Of Port
land, has gone to San Francisco,
where he will engage in the mer-
chandise and brokerage business. He
will open an Office on Sacramento
street. and will be associated with
Charles d. Willis, who has conducted
q brokerage business OF long stand
ing in the Bay City.
Meiser & Meiser are closing out
heir stock of crockery and notions in
Dallas and will devote their entire
attention to their Albany store. This
move is made in order to enable the
elder Mr.. Meiser to retire from active
business, and it is at his request that
his son goes to Albany to take charge
If the store in that city. The firm has
built up a fine trade in Dallas.
Judge Coad and Commissioner
Riddell are holding the regular term
If County Court and will probably
not complete their work before Satur-
lay night. In addition to the routine
business, the Court will fix the tax
evy, appoint road supervisors and
lraw the jury list at this term. Com
missioner Teal is improving in health'
Dut is unable to be in attendance.
The following people from Dallas
at Portland hotels this week
Hotel Portland-J. G. Uglow. Imper-
and Mrs. I. N. Woods, U. D.
Loughary. Perkins-Carl Fenton,
v p Fiske, L. b. Downer, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Porter, Earl Wisecarver, f. T.
Kersey, R. E. Williams. St. Charles
q L. Hubbard, Thomas Day, M. =.
Otis, H. Longnecker, Mr.. and Mrs. N
R. Dale.
The business Of the Dallas postolnce
1as increased to such an extent that
postmaster Coad finds it necessary 10