Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-12

! Mrs. II. L. Fenton and SON, Carl, re-
| turned yesterday from few days
stay at Newport.
| j. H. Moran, prominent real es-
| tate dealer of Monmouth, is in Dallas
on business errand.
Miss Ethel Smith and Miss Pauline
| VanOrsdel were over Sunday visitors
with friends in Salem.
N c. L. ellison, a prosperous farmer
of the Perrydale neighborhood, was a
business visitor in Dallas this morn
| ing.
Mrs. D. M. Metzger has returned
home from a several weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. Bert Millsap, in Leb-
anon.
Mrs. B. Casey and daughter, Helen,
left yesterday for a several weeks
outing in Portland, Woodburn and
Roseburg
Mrs. Minnie Frogley, of Salem, and
Robert Clark, of Verndale. Minnesota,
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theo. harrington over Sunday.
Miss Loretta Campbell returned to
Portland the last of the week, after a
visit at the home of her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. j M. Campbell.
Miss May Littlepage, stenographer
in the office of the Willamette Valley
Lumber Company, left Sunday for a
ten days outing at Mosier, Oregon.
Miss Helen Wright has returned
from a visit in Albany and Newport.
She was accompanied home by her
sister, who will spend the Summer in
Dallas.
William Toner, the popular express
messenger on the Albany Newport
train, and owner of a valuable farm
in Polk County, visited at the home of
his brother, A. F. Toner, over Sunday.
Hon. George Myer and family,
County School Superintendent and
Mrs. H. C. Seymour, and the Rev. Mr..
Longman, the singing evangelist, left
for an outing in the Nestnucca coun-
try
Misses Halle Coad, Roberta Nc
Gallon and Nola Coad went to Chem
ava today to attend the wedding of
Mr.. Frank Rhodes and Miss Evelyn
Wood. Miss Halle Coad will be maid
of honor.
DIR. James Withycombe, Director of
the Experiment Station at the Oregon
Agricultural College, and an aspir-
ant to the office of Governor, was
greeting his many friends in Dallas
this morning.
Mrs. e. N. Hall and daughters,
Edna and Merle, returned yesterday
from a visit with relatives in Port
land and Woodburn. They also spent
few days at the home of Professor
and Mrs. w. I. Reynolds at Shaw,
Marion County.
! Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Teats and child
arrived last week from Imperial VAL
ley, California, where they have been
making their home for several months.
Mr.. Teats will have charge of DR..
Mark Hayter's farm North of Dallas
the coming year.
/ n. y. q lOA lhobh6 VI
of the Pacific Coast Handle Factory,
has returned to Dallas and is employed
! in Adams implement and furniture
store. Mr.. F'riedmann's former part
ner E. G. Mattke, has returned to his
old home in the East
Mrs. Charles Gould, the widow of a
pioneer conductor on the old narrow
guage railroad between Dundee and
Dallas, visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs John G. Brown this week. Mrs.
Gould spends the greater part of her
time in travelling and sightseeing.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. McCarter, OF
American Bottom, South of ,Independ-
ence, were visitors in Dallas today. Mr..
McCarter is an alfalfa enthusiast He
says he would rather have a field OF
good dry-iand alfalfa in the rich bot
tom where he lives than to be the own
er of the same acreage in hops.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Bundy, of Buena
Vista, were Dallas visitors today. Mr.
Bundy is making final proof on 49,
acre tract near Buena Vista under the
homestead law. The tract is a frac-
ton which was left over in the early
days when men were filing on the rich
valley lands. 1t is all excellent soil
and will make Mr.. Bundy and family
nice little home.
/ Mr. and Mrs f. NJ. Cochrane and
family have returned home from Pion-
eer. Lincoln County. where Mr.. coch-
rane was employed in the county rock
quarry Their two sons became III
soon after work was begun in the quar-
ry last Spring and were unable e
work thereafter. Mr.. Cochrane sayi
the members Of the Dallas colony ir
Lincoln County are all well ana en-
joY'ng life.
Hon. b. +. Mulkey. Prosecuting At
torney for the First Judicial District
was in Dallas. Friday, and spent th'
day visiting old-time friends. Mr.. Mul-
key delivered the Grafton in Newberl
on the Fourth and also visited hi
aged parents at Mccoy. Accompanied
by Mrs. Mulkey. he visited at the hons
Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. II
Hawley. in Monmouth, a few days be
fore returning TO jacksonville