Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-12-30
PARKER
Wedding bells will soon be r

Wedding bells will soon be ringing
Asa Haight is plowing for Mr..
Sharp.
John Ward was in Parker on bust
ness Friday.
About time Parker was having a
basket social.
Christmas is over and the children
are all happy.
The train did not get in until after
noon Monday.
Elmer Fredericksen visited in Cor
wallis last week.
Mr.. Mode, of Parker, was a visitor
in Parker last Sunday.
Peter Peterson is doing some slash
ing on his place this week.
Mrs. A. B. Lacey was a business Wis
itor in Independence, Friday.
Mrs. Ewing and children came up
on the morning train Monday.
Miss Nellie Frederickson was the
guest of Mrs. Fredericksen, Friday.
Fred Wells took Miss Lewis, the
teacher, to independence, Saturday.
1t is yet undecided who will teach
the remaining four months of school.
Dell Grigsby and Fred Wells attend
ed the basket social at Fairview last
week.
Ross Chamberlain is spending the
holidays at the home of Gust Freder-
icksen.
We understand there is to be bas-
ket social at Buena Vista next Friday
evening.
Nellie and Elmer Frederickson Wis
tied at the home of Fred Fredericksen
last Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Haight and sister at
tended the masquerade ball at Wells,
Friday night
Sam Russell went to Portland
Thursday, and will visit relatives dur
in the holidays.
Mr. Chamberlain, of Corvallis, at
tended our Christmas entertainment
Friday evening.
Mrs. Mary e. Connect was a passen-
ger on the morning freight to Inde-
pendence, Friday.
Mr.. Shermer, of Salem, visited his
daughters, Mrs. Zeilesch and Katie
Shermer, Tuesday.
Johnnie Lacey returned home Mon
day morning after having visited with
his sister in McMinnville.
Rev. Mccain preached here last
Sunday and then walked over to
Buena Vista with Mr.. Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Bush gave a party
a week ago Friday evening. A house
full of young people was present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing and children
spent Christmas at the home of Mr..
Ewings parents in Independence.
Rev. Harry Mccain, Mr.. Neal and
Mr. Getty came over from Buena to
our Christmas tree Friday evening.
Several of our young people attend
ed the Christmas entertainment at
F'airvew schoolhouse last Thursday
huHlOT mas IL thdl MI. hhlbcdhti
has sold the farm he purchased of
Sam McElmurry about two years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lacey went to Nc
Minnville, Saturday, to spend Christ
mas with their daughter, Mrs. Richard
Herzberd.
Grandpa and Grandma Zeilesch, of
independence, came up on the morn
ing train Sunday and ate Christmas
dinner at their sons home.
Fred Wells visited his aunt, Mrs.
Mary Bevens, of American Bottom.
Saturday, and went to the Christmas
tree in Buena Vista in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Davidson and
baby came up from Portland Sunday,
and will visit at the home of Mrs.
Dav.dson's mother in Parker during
the holidays.
Miss Ethel Lewis finished her three
months term of school here Friday
and returned to her home near Lewis
willie, Saturday. She made many
friends while among us and all were
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The Christmas tree entertainment
was successful. The program was well
rendered and the school room was
most beautifully decorated for the oc-
casion. The house was well filed and
all seemed to have a good time.
Mrs. Halght had a bad spell with
her heart a week ago Sunday. Her
daughter was down from Airlie AMI
was starting home when Mrs. Haight
went out to see her on. Very sud
denly her heart trouble came and the
stricken woman fell 20 the ground
Doctor Stats. OF Airlie. was called
and she was soon revived. She rs still
in a serious condition. however. as the
trouble is OF several months stand
ing.