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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18
$40 FOUNTO|N PENS 81.

II you read The West Virginian
you know about the biggest sale Of
fountain pens ever held in this city.
H.. ST. Worth Co., a concern manufact;
,uring fountain pens At the, rate, pf
eight minute are responsible for the
sale at the Marion News Co. It's a
self-evident fac; that nearly every
person in the city knows about 1t, II
the number Of pen buyers, in rows
three and four deep at the counter,
may be taken as criterion.
Every conceivable style of pen is
on sale, some Of them just plain,
strongly made pens, and multitude
Of ornamented, gold.mounted and
pearl.handled pens for the more fas.
tidious. hNgf,- =
Self-fllers, unleakable. ladies' Peter
Pan, sterling silver and mother Of
pearls, from number-two pen point
to number six, and with every pen
is a written guarantee for one year.
The main feature Of the sale Is
that all Of them sell at the same price
One dollar-no more, no less.
Among the lot are well-known makes
that regularly sell from $3.50 to $40.
1t is big special sale OF the pens
made by H. S. Worth Co.-outslde the
trust-a concern that deals in i'm.
mense quantities of material. labor
and output, and reckons margins on
thousand gross lots, instead Of on sim
gle pens. Every sale on the basis Of
money refunded II there is the slight.
est dissatisfaction. Pens with 14.kar-
at pen points, and full gold. sterling
silver and pearl mounts are offered in
this sale at s1!OO each. There are "A
styles and $4,000 stock to select from.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18
ALL YOU NEED is a
cAscARET TONIGHT.
No Sick Headache, Bilious Stomach,
Coated Tongue or constIpated 4.
4, Bowels by, Morning. "a

Turn the rascals out--the headache,
the billousness, the indigestion The
sick. sour stomach, andsfoul gases.
turn them out tonight and keep them
out with Cascarets. Z Y
Millions of men and women take a
carcaret$ now and :then.' and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver. clogged bowels or. an upset
stomach.
Don't put in another day 81 distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse land egulate
Your stomach; remove! the sour, iundl.
gested and fermentng food and that
misery.making gas; take .the:Sexcess
bile from your iyer5aalis carry out 5of
the system all the 7decomposed waste
matter and poison in Z the .intestlnes
and bowels. Then you will feel great.
A3Cascaret tonight will surely
stralghten YOU out by, morning. They
work while You sleep. a 1O;cent5 box
from and drug store means a. clear
head and cheerfulness0 fo,r J, months.
Children love to take Cascarets be.
cause they taste good-nsYers grippe or
sicken. ~, Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18
GREAT FOUNTAIN PEN DISPLAY
q AT MARION NEWS AGENCY.

!aThe Marion News Agency, 314 Main
street,; this week Is showing the great
est. collection OF fountain pens ever
,shoWr In Fairmont. The sale Of
these pens is certainly remarkable as
they sell for SO little money only
800 and all guaranteed by the maker.
In their window is complete assert;
inent and very artlstically shown, The
sale Is on for this week only and we
,advlse those intending to purchase to
make an early call.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18
Buys MlehIaan Potatoes.

observation-disclosures, local imer.
chants are selling only .forty.eight
pounds of potatoes to the! bushel in.
stead of sixty, employees Of the local
tin mill have ordered 1900 bushels Of
Michigan potatoes from Michigan
dealer at rs cents per bushel.. The
price charged by local dealers is $3.50
the highest in years. Other factory
employees intend following the plan of
the mill men 4, y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18
Woman's Club Meetlnu.

The regular meeting Of theg Wo
mans club will be held on Friday al
ternoon OF this week in the, apart.
ments in the Y. NJ. c. A. Building
Convention Day Will be observed and
the programme is outlined as fol
lows, b,
Report of State Federation Meeting
at Clarksburg.
Business Report. Mrs. Hugh F.
Smith. ~ *
Social Report, Mrs. Tnsca Morris.
Hostesses, Mrs. c. E. Reed. Mrs. G.
NJ. Alexander. Y Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18
5 I ATE Al NEWS I
.piptherla Epidemic,

SRipleyIRipley, Sthe' county.seatt OF
Jackson county,.iis undergoing an ep
endemic of diptheria according to a
report received In the city yesterday,
and the schools have been closed for
two weeks. The gathering of people
on the streets has also been forbidden
by the town authorities, and every pre-
caution Is being exercised in the; hope
of staying the epidemic. A number Of
houses are now under quarantine.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18

to reproduce 1t in American vaude.
vile. lf.it.were not for the mandolin
music, Venice .wonld be. avery pleas.
ant city to visit, When Venice is SO.
ing full blast, 1T sounds like an
American barberslop and makes ono
very homesick. : - i-,n.f e
I Hoping you are the same. ! remain,
yours very sincerely. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18
\ I, ~
NOTICE 4 o 9ADVERTISERsli

All advertisers are requested &, u tlss
notice Of the. new rate card which
went into Sefrectso oct. i. All adser:
Using for, October and the future Win
be charged according to the published
rateitcard and. there Will bs no sdsyia.
ton from the rates fixed. All adyeissl
tisers expecting the minimum rate Will;
be required to adjust their contracts
to the conditions prescribed where old
contracts have expired. Look over
the new rate card and select the DON,
tract ,yon want. Acontract saves ypus
money Z, ~ ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. e. Hodges,
Of the state university, departed last
evening for Minneapolis, where he
will take part in the Inauguration Of
Prof. George E. Vincent as president
ofsthef University Minnesota. While
In Minneapolis, DR. Hodges will attend
an impo rtait meeting Of the National
Association OF University Preslde
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18
Want semI.centennlaI,

N Charleston--The Mayor Of Charles.
ton has appointed the following com.
mlttee to work out plans to secure for
that city the semiiCentennial Celebra-
ton; F. NJ. Stanton. Fred Paul
Grosscup. Phi G.. Walker, Charles X.
Payne and J P. 4Punfer. ,!s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18
years of age, Of Chauncey, Ohio, was
found yesterday by party Of search.
Man Probably Killed. !

Wheeling-Charles Mann, a lifelong
resident Of the South Side. was prob
ably fatally injured when he was
struck by B. &. o. train. No. FOG, east
bound at the foot Of the viaduct at
Twenty.thlrd and Water streets at ten
O'clock yesterday morning.. "A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18

me summers gone, where strayhe
bright and rosy And the
where autumns files
THE TIME full elves whose antics
WORN ADVICE we'll have ourselves
Spins carly. There duties that hate this
dark world and which
when I'm awake and when I'm sleeping Some tasks have do
bores in fcs unpleasant hurybuy
and do Christmas shopping That slogans dnned
by tesee journalistic preachers until fills
weak human creatures Such preaching
and makes short and let
our Christmas shopping early
.'.s 'ss:s:s='lz l0aek21le4ey
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18

fCharleston-sos weak from exposure,
that he diedi tsewihoursi;nfter being
discovered 3wandering sim the woods
! backs al!:E4s sofs Raymond CITY, WANT so
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18

huntington. F. Martin. OF Pyra.
mid, Ky, a timberman, was struck by
an electric car here last night and
fatally injured.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18
Presbyterian Legion TO Meet.

The Presbyterian Legion will meet
on Thursday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
att the church on Jackson street. All
women of the congregation are asked
to be present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18

Vesuyius Is n great spouter and Is
known as the LaFollette OF Italy. We
suyius Is very dangerous when reused
to passion and shoots lava so high
that some OF 1t lands in Texas In the
shape OF meteors and smashes glass
CONSERVATIVES and derby hats. ]
would like to so further with des.
cription Of Vesuvlus. but as am OBJ.
liged to pay the regular advertising
rate of fifteen cents a line to get this
stuff in the paper. don't feel as
though could afford to.
The main article OF diet in Italy is
spaghetti and the subject OF spaghetti
is one which could be strung out
through all time and eternity Some
OF the spaghetti Is almost that long
There Is one, good thing about spag.
hetti, as young friend OF mine back
in America says, and that it that Won
always have something coming,
There are 376 ways TO prepare spar.
hetti, but only one way to eat It. The
way to eat spaghetti is to put on a
rubber suit and lock yourself In a
room with It alone. :
The Italians never get any Of the
genuine imported Italian spaghetti
such as We get in America for most
OF that is made in Minneapolis, MINI.
II Is hard to leave Italy without
mentioning Venus, or rather we
should have said Venice. Venice is
the city that has canals for streets.
These canals are filled with Eondolas.
Until we came here We always have
thought that a gondola was a strange
wild animal, something like a gorilla,
but 1t isn't. 1t is only a boat which
Is propelled by gondolier. IA gon.
3idolier Is a gentleman who can soul!
q boat along with one hand and play
q mandolin with the other. There Is.
one good thing aobut this stunt and,
That is that.it VIII never be possible
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18

:sPublisked Daily Except Sunday and
gerni. Weely By the Fairmont West
sYirGfninn Publishing Company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-18

New Rates 0ct ober 1st.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24
SMITHFIELD

Several neighbors are plowing again
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Ediger visited P.
Neufeldt. Sunday
cousin. s. T. Smith.
Leonard Umphlette had lively
runaway last week.
Jacob II. Rempel was at John
Diehm's home lately.
John Diehm and son are grating
some Of his fruit trees.
J. Kleiwer and niece, Mary Friesen.
went TO Salem Monday.
Henry Rose, Sr.. Of Rivkreall. has
been in this neighborhoOd recently.
Mrs. w. II. Quiring visited at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. p. Neufeldt.
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Kleiwer and. Mr..
and Mrs. r. F. Friesen. visited G. G.
Rempel. Friday.
G. G. Rempel and two children. Of
Perrydale. visited at the home Of John
Diehm. Sunday.
Lee Danewood has found II neces-
sary to hire a hand o assist him in
his spring work.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Rempel and
two children visited at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Neufeldt
A good deal Of fencing Is being put
upon the Peters farm. which is in
charge Of John schwindt
John Diehm celebrated his and
Washington's birthday last wednes-
day hy following the piow. lie was so
years old.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24
BUELL.

Frank Neeley spent Sunday in Sher-
idan.
A. w. Fletcher made business trip
to Sheridan, Friday
Minor Rainey- visited Joe Parker at
Salt Creek, Monday
Mr. Maggini has commenced clear
ing off his hopyard.
Sherd Braley sold 65 head of sheep
to Mr.. Lambert last week.
Several of the boys here were out
hunting jackrabbits Sunday,
Nina Magma has been quite sick
from the effects of poison oak.
The mill has shut down for few
days while repairs are being made.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmington visited
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Brown, Saturday.
Will Tillotson has gone up into the
mountains to work for Russell Jones.
Leo Roberts and Margaret Patrick
visited Mrs. Herman Lenhard, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Conlee were in
Dallas on business the latter part of
the week
Miss Addie Bray and Archie Reed
visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown,
Sunday afternoon.
Clarence Walker is quite sick with
DR.. McCallon was called
to see him Monday.
Russell Jones and son, Charles.
have gone up to their logging camp
to commence work.
Miss Kopan and Miss Pollow visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Rant Neeley, Saturday
and Sunday of last week.
Dan Fletcher spent Saturday and
at home, returning to High
School Monday morning.
Allan Fletcher, who is attending the
College at Corvallis, is
spending a short vacation at home this
week.
A large crowd attended the dance
at the home of Russell Jones Satur-
day night. Mr.. MCGUIRE furnished
and all report a fine time.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24
LUCKIAMUTE

Miss Ethel Moore is visiting friends
at Wells.
Jack Moore was doing business in
Albany, Saturday.
A large number of our farmers
started plowing Monday.
F. N. Suver was surveying for e. e.
DeArmond the first of the week.
The Suver Race Track Association
met Saturday and elected officers, and
decided to have races and a picnic
June 8.
Mrs. M. N. Suver and daughter,
Nora, returned from Salem the first
of the week, where they had been Wis
iting relatives.
Nearly all of the dancers here at
tended the dance at Suver Friday
night, and everyone says 1t was the
finest of the season.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24
AIRLIE

Luther Ray was Saturday visitor
to Arlie.
]. S. Smith made a business trip to
Salem, Monday.
Sixty-seven attended the Airlie Sun
day School last Sunday.
Ira Williams, of Dallas, spent few
days visiting relatives near Airlie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ray moved to
the S. b. Bevens place last Saturday.
Miss Pease, representing the Boys
and Girls Aid Society, of Portland,
was in Airlie, Wednesday.
Willard Price, of Kings Valley, died
at his home last Saturday evening. He
was buried Monday at IL o'clock. He
left many relatives and friends.
A buggy and harness owned by Mr.
Gross were badly broken up by run
away horse, Saturday. The animal
was caught and again hitched up, but
it ran away a second time and piled
the wagon in a creek. No one was in
iured
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24
BLACK ROCK

Miss Lucy Richards is on the sick
list
Mrs g. p. lane was a Fails CITY
visitor last week.
O. A. Yeaton went to Dallas on
business Thursday.
Mrs. Mae and oliver Baker we're IN
Falls City. Thursday.
Mrs Fream and Mrs. Erickson went
to Falls City. Monday.
Mrs. Roy Mayheld and Miss d. Boge
were Falls City visitors Tuesday.
Nip Patterson and oliver Rowe
came in from the mountains Friday.
Postmaster Holman has placed the
new siEn- ~Postofhce.- IN front q the
store.
Mr.. McPherren.. the photoerspher
q Pals city. vas taking pictures here
Monday.
Miss Arrah Martin - home from
jefferson. where she has been attend
lnE school
Mrs.. Stafford and 1frs Erickson
weut % Faus CITY. wednesday. to at
tend lodge
me woodmsn dance given last sat
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24

School, which took place in Wagner
Hall, Friday evening, resulted in favor
of Lebanon, by decision of two to
one. The question was, Resolved,
that American cities should adopt a
commission form of government"
Falls City supported the Affirmative.
The Falls City debaters were Leslie o.
Tooze, leader; Ella NJ Mehrling and
Lamar E. Tooze, assistants. Superin-
tendent Fl. C. Seymour was chairman
of the meeting. The judges were:
President A. A. Winter, of Dallas Col
lege; the Reverend H. c. Dunsmore,
of independence, and superintendent
Powers, of Salem. The debate was
the most interesting ever held in this
city. Superintendent F. NJ Stotler
accompanied the visiting team.
Hon. and Mrs. w. L. Tooze gave
valentine party at the Tavern last
Tuesday evening. The large dining
room was profusely decorated with
ferns and red hearts. Hearts and
Finch were played. prizes being won
by Mrs 1. G. Singleton and Mr..
George March. Dainty refreshments
were served. Mrs. Tooze was assisted
in receiving by Mrs w. F. Nichols
and Misses Bertha Frink, Viola Selig,
and Ethel Tooze. Master Arthur pre-
sided over the punch bowl. Those
present were: Professor and Mrs j. e.
Dunton, Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Nichols,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hooker, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Grier, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
Fuller, DR.. and Mrs. Hellworth, Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Hinshaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Heydon, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Rich, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lowe, Mr..
and Mrs. I. G. Singleton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Dennis, Mr.. and Mrs N. Selig, |
Mr., and Mrs. w. L. TooZe,; Misses
Gertrude Cobb, Viola Selig, Bertha
Frink, Mabel Packard, Florence Bur-
ton, Jean Kuykendall, Elsie White,
Chloe Palmer, Alice Grant, Ruth Fu-
gate, Halle Morrison, Blanche Chap |
pell, Ethel Tooze; Messrs. A. w. Por-
ter, Ennis Frink. Paul Shepard, George
March, DIR. M. l.. Thompson, Arthur
Baldwin.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24
MOUNTAIN VIEW

Mrs. SCHNEIDER has been sick but is
improving.
Grandma Bubble visited Mrs. Glenn
Monday afternoon.
G.. r. Adams has bought a work
team from Harley Adams.
Miss Beulah Madill spent Thursday
night with Bernice Adams.
Everyone is enjoying the nice spring
weather we are having at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Adams spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Stuart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Beckett have
moved into this community from Sa-
lem.
Harley Adams has bought a 20-acre
tract of land from his father, C. r.
Adams.
Amos and Sam Plummer spent sun
day afternoon with Robbie and Clar-
ence Adams.
Miss Marian Fox has been employed
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24
BOWERSVILLE

John Colville is plowing for Porter
Cadle.
E. L. Hayes is shipping milk to Sa-
lem.
G. j. Rempel is planting prune
trees.
Miss Louise Rasmussen is attend
ing High School at Dallas.
Mr.. Gardner, of Washington, is WIS.,
iting at the home of his uncle, Frank
Berge.
Miss Lille Doughty was a Sunday
visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Stinnett.
Holt Crowley's fiue burned out Sun
day evening, but no damage has been
reported.
The Reverend Brickley, of Dallas,
and Mr.. and Mrs. d. T. Hodges, of
Rickreall, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Cadle, Sunday.
Eva, Winnie and Plen Wilson, of
Crowley Station, and Miss Emma Ca
die took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs
Mirt Wilson, Sunday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24
OAK GROVE

The Grange has purchased a new
organ.
Earl Way is visiting at ]. e. Aliens
this week.
A. G. Roberts has his place adver-
tised for sale in 10-acre tracts.
Ida Williamson is again able to be
out, after about six weeks illness.
The spring days have sent most Of
the farmers into the fields again.
J. f. Allen and Finley Edgar made
a business trip to Salem Saturday
A. G. Roberts is building a bridge
across Mud creek, which runs through
his place.
A fifth Sunday meeting will be held
at the La Creole Baptist church the
fifth Sunday in April. Beginning on
Friday, they will hold a three-days'
session.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24
MONMOUTH

Dave Dove, of Independence, was in
town Tuesday.
Lum Yeater, of Bridgeport, was in
Monmouth, Tuesday.
Evan Evans, of Dallas, made Mon
mouth a business visit Tuesday.
A. N. Newbill, of Dallas, was in
town on a business visit Tuesday.
The familiar face of Gene Hosner,
of Portland, was seen in Monmouth,
Tuesday.
Miles Porterfeld, of Buena Vista,
was a business visitor in Monmouth,
Tuesday.
d, M. Hampton, our ex-hotel keep
err made a business trip to Portland
and back, Monday.
Ralph and Robert Hall, of Buena
Vista, were over to see their uncle,
L. M. Hall, Sunday.
f. Wade, of Glenn, Gillian County,
was in town over Sunday. He is
thinking of locating here.
W. r, Hall, who has been at the
bedside of his brother, L. M. Hall,
since the latter suffered a stroke of
paralysis, returned to his home in
Buena Vista, Tuesday.
Fl. M. Branson, of Salem, was in
Monmouth this week in the interest
of the Horticultural Fire Relief Asso-
citation of Oregon. He was surprised
to note the rapid growth of the town.
C. f. Herren is having a cement
flue built in the fine bungalow being
constructed for him by A. N. Poole.
Mr.. Walker is building the flue, and
it will be the first of the kind in the
town.
William Ireland has gone to live
with Archie Tetherow at Saver for
awhile, in the hope that the change
may benefit his health. He was in
California five months, and is some
better.
John Howell fell from a painters
scaffold one day last week and re-
ceived injuries from which he is still
unconscious. He struck on his head
and is so badly hurt that he may not
recover.
Editor Stitt, of the Herald, is still
confined to his room. Instead of him
having the grip, the grip has him,
and it is holding him tightly. How
ever, he hopes to be able to return to
his office in a few days.
Hon. ]. II. Ackerman and family
have arrived in Monmouth. with their
goods and will become cit
izens of Polk County. We welcome
them to our town and hope that their
stay here will be pleasant and profit
able.
Your correspondent made a trip to
Bottom. Monday. where he
found the farmers busy pIowing their
hops. Dick McCarter is having quite
a lot of wood cut. He says no more
hops for him. Mr.. McCarter has a
fine piece OF land and keeps his place
in frst-class shape.
L. NJ. Hall. a former Sheriff of Polk
County. and one of our leading citi-
zens. is slowly recovering from his re-
cent paralytic stroke. mention Of
which was made in Tuesdays OBJ
server. He is regaining the use Of
his legs. but it is feared that his arms
are permanently affected.
The death OF Grandma Chase from
that dread disease. cancer cast
gloom over the town. The funeral
services were conducted at the home
by Reverend Davis. Tuesday. and the
were laid TO rest in the cem-
stery south OF Monmouth. The fam
ly has the sympathy OF all
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24
RICKREALL

Peter Cook is on the sick list.
Mrs. Peter Cook went to Independ-
ence, Saturday.
Miss Alice Burch returned from
Portland, Tuesday.
John Burch is home from Corvallis
on a short vacation.
Miss Effie Hickerson entertained a
number of friends Friday evening.
Mrs. B. f. Lucas and Roxanna
White were Salem visitors Monday.
Peter Cook is improving the interior
of his store by adding new shelving.
Charles Whaley and William Black
have gone into the butcher business
Miss Helen White returned to Port
land, Monday, after a short visit with
friends here.
Mrs. j. Orval Price, May Price and
Roxanna White visited friends at In
dependence, Tuesday
Walter Vaughn, who is attending
high school in Independence, came
home Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Kirkland,
of Independence, spent Sunday with
w. e. Clark and family.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24
oAKDALE
Ben Thompson is sowing grain.

Ben Thompson is sowing grain.
Tom Wright is cutting cordwood.
c. A. Bruce is putting in spring
grain.
Mr.. Sherwood is clearing up new
ground.
Charley Bird is just getting over
the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lurt Miller have a
new boy, their first born.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Conner are vis-
iting his sister, Mrs. Jolly.
j. Fl. jolly, of Perrydale, has been
visiting his son, E. H. Jolly.
Joe Wright is working for Jim
Hubbard in the hopyard.
Ed Cochrane returned last week
from visit with his sister at Toledo.
o. E. Dennis has sold his registered
Jersey bull to Samuel Phillips, of Sa-
lem.
Joe Murphy and Willis Frink are
plowing and seeding their spring
grain.
Bruce and Lurt Miller are grubbng,
and Don is preparing to have a fine
garden.
Mrs John Macomber, of Pioneer,
has been visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs j. S. Macomber.
David Heistand, who bought the
Shreve place, is trimming the orchard
and making other improvements.
The young people are meeting at
the school hOuSe in the avening to
practice for the Literary society en-
tertainment
Road Improvement has already be-
gun in this district. A crew of men
has been at work on the Garwood hill,
grubbing stumps with powerful
grubbing machine owned by John
Robinsonn.