Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-07
Glenn Butler was a Salem visitor

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Won Casey is visiting at the home Of
his father, B. Casey.
Chauncey Crider was a passenger
! to Portland this afternoon.
C. C. Gardner, of Bridgeport, was a
business visitor in this city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wagner are at
tending the Rose Festival in Port
land.
The Rev. H. A. Deck, of Portland,
| is attending the commencement ex-
ercises.
John Foster, an enterprising farmer
of Salt Creek, was visitor in Dallas
this morning.
w. H. Conlee, pioneer resident OF
Polk County, was in from his farm on
Salt Creek today.
A. F. Courier, prominent realty
dealer of Falls City, was county
seat visitor Friday.
Mrs. r. G. Houser and sou, Eliza,
left this afternoon for few days
visit in McMinnville.
Miss Mabel Boydston, of Independ-
ence, is visiting at the home of her
uncle, James Boydston.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Thompson, of
the Hotel Gail, are spending the day
with friends in Independence.
The Reverend Chester Gates, of St.
John, is visiting relatives and attend
ing commencement exercises III Dallas.
The Rev. and Mrs D. " Polling, of
The Dalles, are attending the COM
mencement exercises of Dallas College.
Mrs. Emma Belt, after having spent
the winter in San Francisco and Los
Angeles, is now visiting in Salt Lake
City.
The Reverend and Mrs E. E. Nc
Wicker, of Lewisville, are attending
the commencement exercises Of Dali
las College.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Gerlinger, Jr., and
Mayor and Mrs. Eakin motored to
Portland this morning, where they
will attend the Rose Festival for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Quick have
moved from st. Helens to Ballston.
They will live in that town until Fall
and will then move to the d. P. Stout
fer farm and become permanent resi-
dents of Polk County.
Mrs. Mary Sibley arrived in Dallas
from her home in Fairfield, Illinois,
yesterday and will visit several months
at the home of her son, John R. Sib-
ley. Mrs. Sibley greatly enjoyed the
long journey to the coast and expects
to like Oregon.
Emerson Black is slowly recovering
from the effects of his recent severe
accident and is now able to walk with
the aid of crutches. As soen as his
condition is sufficiently improved, he
will leave for visit to his old home in
Kansas.
Mrs. Oscar Hayter left this morn
ing for a six weeks visit in Minneso-
ia, the home of her girlhood. She will
visit in Brainerd, Minneapolis, Grand
Rapids, and other cities, and will re-
turn home about July 15 Mr. Hayter
accompanied her as far as Portland
DIR. James Withycombe, Director of
the Experiment Station at the Oregon
Agricultural College, spent a few
hours in Dallas, Saturday morning,
visiting friends and making new ac-
quaintances. The Doctor says he finds
crops in Polk County in promising
condition, and he predicts large yields
of both fruit and grain. He believes
the day will come when the fruit
crop of Oregon alone will bring $780,
000, 900 into the state every year.
d. w. Sears was over from indie
pendence yesterday afternoon, greet
ing old friends and looking after busi-
ness interests. Nothing delights D.
w. more than discussion of political
affairs, but in these days of U'Ren
methods and insipid, gumshoe cam
paigns he can find little of inter
est to talk about politically. just i'm
agine this old Democratic war horse
having to confne his conversation to
prunes and hops, with state and
county campaign less than month
away. Truly, we have fallen upon
evil days.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Crider arrived
in Dallas Friday evening, from their
home in San Jose, California, for a
several weeks visit at the home of
their son Chauncey. They came north
on the Shasta Limited and report the
quickest and most pleasant trip they
have ever taken over the Southern Pa.
cifc road. Leaving their home after
the lunch hour, they spent a few hours
in San Francisco, and reached Salem
the next day in time to take dinner
with relatives. Mr.. Crider will spend
the greater part of his time during
his stay in Dallas in overseeing the
construction of the concrete build
ing which is being erected by his sol
Chauncey on Main street.