Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-11-13

County School Superintendent Il. z.
Seymour visited schools at Bridge
port and vicinity yesterday.
Miss Maude Montgomery was a
visitor in Falls City this week.
Good onions for sale at Loughary's s
grocery store for $3.50 sack. st
Mrs. Henry Brown left for st. Joe,
Missouri, Wednesday morning. hav-
ing been called there by the serious
illness of her mother.
Both the Electric Palace and the
Vaudette are presenting exceptionally
good programs this week and both
are attracting large audiences each
night.
Fred Vose, of Portland, has rented
Tom Reels barber shop and will have
full charge of it during the winter
Mr.. Reel will go to Powell's logging
camp near Black Rock.
George Blake left for Marshtield
yesterday after few days visit with
relatives in Dallas. He was accom-
panied on his return by his son.
Elton, who has secured employment
near Marshfield.
| A special meeting of the Y. NJ. @. A
will be held in the college chapel Sun
day afternoon, with fine musical
numbers and an address by the Rev
Fl. Ell. Farnham, of the Evangelical
church, All are invited to attend.
The members Of the Philadelphia
Literary Society have set the date fol
their first open program this year fol
December 4, and are planning the
most elaborate program that has eve
been given by the society on such ar
occasion.
Hon. W. @. Brown has decided t.
repeat his Christmas scheme of las
year by making a present OF bat
of candy to each of the children o
Dallas on Christmas day. "Uncl
Bill" will personally superintend th
: distribution on that occasion.
. The young women of the Y. W. Q. A
!. and the Utopian Literary Society ar
having their room on the third tioo
of the college dormitory repainte
and refurnished, making it one Q
| the best and most convenient associa
y tion rooms in the building.
Charles Kraber has returned
" Dallas from the klamath countr!
p where he has been employed on tn
klamath Irrigation project. He WI
visit for short time at the home
t. his brother, William, after which
s will leave for Denver, Colorado.
3 3 Floy Lewis, a 1O-year-old schoolbo
was thrown from the sidewalk yeste
: day in friendly scuffie with one
!, his playmates and his right ar
broken between the elbow and Wrls
Although quite painful, the injury
= not serious and the lad will recov
= rapidly.
II Among the latest additions to Il
II museum of geological specimens
the science department of Dallas &C
lepe are a live and a large stuff
II hawk, both contributed by student
II Professor Fisher is rapidly buildiI
II I'D an excellent collection of specime
in all branches of the work that com
under his department.
II Reports have been received at t
office of the state board from two
the normal schools of the state, AS
land and Monmouth, showing the II
II lowing enrolment: Ashland-Nc
II NAL course, "a; sub-freshman,
II training department, 81 total enro
ment, 1876. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT cour
II rs; sub-freshmen, IA training depa
ment, Ill; total enrolment, 22O.
II Announcement has been made Il
II a special rate has been secured on
III railroad lines OF the state for the gr
dairymen's convention which will
held in Salem, December 10-ll. !
convention is now an assured thi
and arrangements are being rapi'
completed for the program and ?
lection Of arrangements. Between
and 400 dairymen will be there as
egates and it is expected that fully
many farmers and others interes
in dairying will make their he
quarters in Salem for the two days
the meeting.