Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-13
Turn out to skate tonight. Colos-


this afternoon on business.
John Olin went to Vancouver today
for short visit with his family.
DR.. J. V. Scott, of Falls City, was in
Dallas today, enroute for Portland on
business.
Born, Sunday, October 12. to Mr..
and Mrs. J. M. Holman, of Smithfield,
a daughter.
County Commissioner J. B. Teal, of
Falls City, was business visitor in
Dallas today.
A meeting of Mistletoe Circle will
be held tomorrow evening (Wednes-
day and all members are urged to be
present as there is much important
business to be transacted.
Mrs. Theodosia McCaleb, of Ten
Mile, Tennessee, accompanied by her
two little sons, arrived in Dallas, Sat
urday evening for an extended visit
with her brother, DR.. B. II. McCallon.
The students of Dallas College are
preparing for active work in the gym
nasium and expect to put out strong
basketball team at home while the ALI
Star aggregation is advertising Dal-
las in the Eastern states this winter.
Members of Company H., o. N. g.,
are urged to spend as much time as
possible at the range this week in rifle
practice so that they may be as we'll
prepared as possible for the rifle con-
test to be held Tuesday, October 90.
County School Superintendent FL. @.
Seymour says that all positions in the
schools Of Polk county are now filled
with the exception of three, which
have become vacant within the past
week. These positions are principal
ship, primary position and one in a
rural district.
County Clerk E. M. Smith issued
license to wed to Emmett M. Turner
and Elma L. Williams, Henry G.
Thomas and Viola Reynolds, and @. G..
Carter and Maude Trent, Saturday
and to Harry II. Tucker and Ethel
Whillock and John Robinson and
Bertha Fream yesterday.
George Brown and W. J. White went
to McMinnville, Friday, where Mr..
Brown was scheduled for skating
race with Mr.. Dant, who claims the
Oregon championship. Mr.. Dant
however refused at the last moment to
meet him and left for Seattle before
Mr.. Brown arrived in McMinnville.
Clarence G. Carter and Miss Maud
front were married at noon, Satu--
day, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Trent on the Dolph Farm. The cere-
mony was performed by Justice Of
the Peace Hardy Holman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carter will make their home on
the James Myer place near this city.
Jack Bisenius, a workman In the
Spaulding logging camp on the Rick
reall above Dallas, was painfully in-
iured Saturday, his foot being
entangled in the machinery Of a don
key engine and severely crushed and
lacerated. He will be unable to work
for some time, but it is thought that
the injured member can be saved.
The work on the Byerley bowling
alley is nearly finished and it will be
thrown open sometime this week, fully
equipped with four fine alleys, new
pins and balls, patent pin settlers and
every up-to-date equipment. 1t will
be an important factor among the
amusement features of Dallas during
the coming winter.
School work in primary department
Of the Dallas public school was begun
yesterday. Sixty-five children were
in attendance when the primary work
was commenced and from 10 to Is
more may be expected to be registered
before the end of the week. Miss Evan
geline Hart, the teacher in this depart
ment, is being assisted in her work by
Miss Georgia Martin.
After more than three months Of
practically rainless weather every
thing seems to indicate that the sea-
son OF Fall rains" is at hand and a
few heavy rains, now that the hop
picking and prune harvest are over,
will be welcomed by the farmers OF
this vicinity who have been consider
ably hampered with their Fall work
by the prolonged period of dry
weather.
The additional registration Of voters
since the books were reopened has
reached total OF only 81, all but four
of whom are registered from Dallas
precincts. The division Of these addi-
tional names is as follows. East Dal-
las, IS South Dallas, 8; North Dallas,
5 and Luckiamute 4. Only five more
days remain in which TO register
before the books will be closed for the
November election.
Willis Simonton received news Sat
urday Of the death Of his cousin, Mrs.
Ella ]. Emmons. at her home in Palo
Alto, California, after long and Sc
we're illness with cancer Of the stom-
ach. Her death occurred Tuesday,
September 30. She was about 46 years
old and is survived by her husband
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