Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-01-25
B. & M -four at Howe's grocery

friends in Albany this week.
The Dallas Grauge will install Of.
ficers on Saturday,, February 2.
W. b. McKown has sold his grocery
store in Falls City to A. E. Myer.
Rev. G. W. Pewtherer, Of Rickreall.
was a county seat visitor, Monday.
G. M. Bennett, Of Monmouth, was a
business visitor in Dallas, Wednesday,
The Dallas steam laundry has
established a second agency in Falls
City
Arthur Starr is confined to the
house by a mild attack of scarlet
fever.
' The local oratorical contest at the
Monmouth Normal school will be held
tonight.
Mrs. L. Gerlinger, Jr., arrived home
this week from visit with friends in
Spokane.
Born, Thursday, December II, 1907,
to Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Fry, of the Eola
hills, a son.
H. Ruddick has secured employ
ment as head miller in the Keyt -four
ing mill at Perrydale,
Jack Athey, formerly foreman Of
the Itemizer office, is now in the en-
ploy of the Falls City News.
A. N. Halleck, one of Monmouth's
old-time citizens, was a business
visitor in Dallas, Monday.
Patronize the new barber shop on
Mill street. 7. W. Reel, the proprietor,
guarantees first-class work.
H. G. Campbell, agent for lots in
Levens' 3rd Addition to Dallas New
addition just on the market.
Hon. j. D. Lee orders his OBSERVER
addressed to Washington, D. O.,
where he is spending the winter.
J. @. Shultz was among the visitors
from Dallas attending the big meet
ing of the Elks in Salem last week.
One and one-half carloads of OF
have been emptied into the Southern
Pacific Company's big tank at st. Joe
Miss Bessie Splawn, who has heer
seriously ill with a complication o
diseases, was taken to Portland
hospital for treatment, Tuesday.
; Don G. Allard, the new mail clerl
on the evening train, desires to NOV
his family to Dallas, but so far ha
been unable to find a vacant house.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Casey and littl
daughter, Helen, arrived home Tues
, day from a four weeks visit wit
relatives in Roseburg and Woodburn
Dr.. H. L. Toney, dentist; gradual
Of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Office uT
stairs Uglow building. Hours 8 to l
and | to s. Examinations free. Phon
Is.
Wood choppers and wood contractor
wanted to cut wood for the Salem
Falls City & Western Ry. Go. Appl
: to the General Managers offic
Dallas, Or
Mrs. George NJ. Munger, OF L(
Angeles, California, Mrs. Charlt
. Cusick, of Jefferson, and Rev.
e Shupp, of Portland, are visiting
II the home of Mr. and Mrs. U
> TIoughary.
The Falls City Woodman camp 10
nothing through the mismanageme
Y Of its former clerk, G. V. Averill,
u the Young man settled his account
ID full before leaving for his new non
in Brownsville.
IN Mrs. R. J. Kinney and son, Fran
u left this week for Goshen, La
~ county to join Mr. Kinney, who n
Id nnrchased farm near that pla'
The people Of Dallas regret the le
OF Of this estimable family,
US The receipts of the Dallas postom
" for the fiscal year just closed We
RS 90 per cent greater than those Tor
er preceding year. A healthy grow
indicating corresponding increase
as the business of the town.
rs The Southern Pacific Company /
le asked the Legislature to grant
-. '"' charter for a bridge across the "
d. lamette at Elk Rock. The Dill
nuires that work on the bridge
lty commenced . in one year and comple
on within three years from the pass
~ ~ of the bill.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Fenton
nd leave for Walla walIa tomorrow ff
weeks visit. Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Collins will probably return to Da
=, With them, as Mr.. Collins has Ia
'lll to receive expected relief from
'ne " ostbmatic troubles in the dry elm
lo' of eastern Washington
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