Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-27

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Miss Claire Padrick has returned
to her home in Oregon City. for a few
weeks rest before resuming her work
as a stenographer. She has been
quite i'll for more than week with
the mumps.
Hon. G. W. Myer and J. L. Brown
will contest for election to the office
of councilman in the second ward,
in the coming city election. Petitions
for nomination for councilman are
being circulated for P. s. Greenwood
in the first ward, and for Frank Kers.
lake in the third ward.
County School uperintendent Fl. @.
Seymour submits the following report
of the public schools of Polk County,
for the month of February: Number
Of pupils in attendance, 247O. of which
1874 were boys, and 1191 we're girls.
In the following districts there were
no tardies reported: Red Prairie, Val
ley View, Oak Grove, Fairview, Rick
reall, Oakdale and Liberty.
Arrangements were completed We'd
nesday night for game of basketball
between the "Redwings" of the Multi
nomah Athletic Club, and the Second
team of Dallas College, to be played
on the local floor Saturday night.
These two teams are among the fastest
of the junior aggregations of Oregon
and close and interesting contest is
anticipated.
Frank Kerslake, the auctioneer, will
sell the personal property belonging
to the estate OF the late A. J. Peterson
next Thursday afternoon, at o'clock.
The sale will be held at the farm on
the Oakdale road, two miles west of
Dallas. The property to be sold
includes one team of work horses,
three COWS with calves, two heifers,
two pigs, wheat. hay, farming imple-
ments, and household goods.
Through correspondence with the
military board Of the State OF Oregon,
G. d. Chorpening finds that it is
necessary for him to have the ages of
all Of the boys desiring enlistment in
the prospective militia company. He
requests that you call on him at the
Electric Light office and give your
age as soon as possible, as the list
must be in the hands of the military
board before the first of April.
Hon. W. @. Brown says that he will
have the work of digging for coal on
his property in North Dallas COM
menced Immediately when the weather
has cleared sufficiently to permit
steady work. The specimens Of coal
secured in former excavations were
mostly of an excellent grade of Ignite
coal, and the nature OF the land in
North Dallas and vicinity indicates
the probable presence of large de-
posit Of that formation.
Horatio Morrison has a new lodge
emblem OF which he is justly proud.
1t is veterans jewel charm, and was
isused to him by the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows. These jewels
are conferred upon men who have
been members of the order for rs con-
secutive years. Mr.. Morrison has
been a member of Friendship Lodge,
No. 6, of Dallas, continuously since
1882. The charm is made of lax. gold,
and is a beautiful piece OF workman
ship. 1t is beautifully enameled in
red and gold, with the number ''25"
standing out in bold relief on a white
star. The jewel is a handsome and
keepsake.
When it was found that Claud Shaw
would be unable to play in the pro-
posed game between Dallas College
and Snohomish, telegram was sent
% the latter requesting that the game
scheduled for tomorrow might be
either postponed or called on. Man.
ager Kersey had as yet received no
reply to his message last night, and is
unable to say whether the team from
intends to play or not
BE says that should II be decided TO
play according to schedule, be will
,end out hand bills to that effect as
soon as possible. Lew Ballantyne
will take the place Of Shaw, the absent
guard, 10 case the Snohomish team
refuses to postpone the game. All
members OF the Dallas aggregation |
profess the utmost confidence in their 1
ability to win on the local floor, but
,eem doubtful as to the possible out
,ome Of a game on a foreign court /
With their team in its present crippled |
,ondition.
Notice to Contractors
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