Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-09-02
PARKER

NHdiHS ohiitH HopS are looking
fine.
Charlie Smith will commence pick
ing hops next Thursday,
Parker folks We're treated to light
rain shower Sunday noon.
Jack Hall, of Buena Vista, was in
Parker on business Thursday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Tuttle visited at
Grandma Dayidson's, Friday.
Miss Katherine Shermer visited
friends in Highland, Sunday.
Mrs. P. T. Peterson visited Mrs A.
B. Lacey, Sunday afternoon.
A few more days will see all the
threshing in this vicinity DONE
Isabel and Winifred Peterson spent
Sunday with Mrs. Frederickson.
Hop pickers will be scarce. as many
of the boys are still threshing.
Ida Davidson is spending the Sum-
mer with her mother at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell visited at the
home of Fred, Frederickson, Sunday.
Miss Grace Ellis and Miss Henkle,
of Independence, visited at Grandma
Davidson's, Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Dickinson visited at
the home of her brother, George Dick
inson, the first of the week.
Ellis Davidson. of Portland, return
ed home Monday after few days
visit with relatives at this place.
Glover hullers will soon be in oper-
alton here. George Dickinsons out
fit will start the first of the week.
Walter Neville and family have
moved onto the Joe Anderson place,
which they bought some time ago.
Little Everett Ward returned home
Wednesday, after weeks visit with
his aunt, Mrs. F. o. Frederickson.
Johnnie Lacey is improving some,
after lying from Sunday morning un-
til Wednesday in an unconscious con-
dition.
Cats have killed over 200 young
belonging to Mrs. Russell. All
thieving cats should be gotten rid of
at once.
The fall grain is very poor, the yield
being less than half of the usual crop.
Spring oats are turning out well in
most cases.
There is talk of a new store being
out in here in the near future. A good
'tore would do well here. A station
lgent is needed here also.
Some of the boys from Mr.. Freder-
ckson's machine were out after chick
ms Wednesday night. They claim
hey secured enough for breakfast.
Mrs. Clara Dannals and little daugh-
er, of McMinnville, who have been
listing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
ames Russell, returned home Sunday.
Elmer Frederickson was badly
corched in the face last Saturday He
pened the door of the furnace engine
nd draft of hot cinders and smoke 6
ushed out in his face. He was cut !
nth his engine again the next Mon S
ay, but will wear a black face for
ONE days to come. {
A severe wind storm swept through ]
ere Wednesday. The ground was J
-rewn with apples, limbs etc. In some
laces, whole trees were blown down. Z
he wind also did considerable dam +
ge to the threshers. The betting on y
ust Frederickson's machine was cut
nd burned considerably Wednesday q
fternoon and the crew was compelled 6
} lay off and lose the half day.
Grandma Davidson discovered a q n
sar-oid calf in an old well in the cor
er Of the yard Tuesday morning. 1t II
ad fallen in head first and had be- a
'me entangled in a wire fence while :,
Hing in such a way that it could not a
t out Frederickson's machine was
Ireshing on the place and the boys
ially pulled the heifer out with a
am. One horn was broken. otherwise -
e seemed to be all right. :