Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-05-05
MONMOUTH

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the streets.
We thank F. P. Pyles, the hotel
man, for favors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Calbreath were
in Monmouth over Sunday.
Mr.. r. McReynolds is reported to
be gaining slightly in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howell went to
Portland on a visit Thursday.
e. F. Anderson, of McMinnville, was
visitor in Monmouth, Wednesday,
Mrs Guy Hewitt went to Philo-
math, Wednesday, to visit her sister.
Mrs. John Murphy, of Yachats, is
visiting her many friends in Mon
mouth.
Charley Peterson, of Salem, was the
guest of Mr.. Whites family over
Sunday.
The beautiful rain is making things
grow rapidly. There win be an abun-
dance of hay this year.
w. w. Newman is still afflicted with
the grip. but he is quite a stout man
and we think he will win out.
e. B. Ferris, of Idaho Falls, Idaho,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. r. Remington
last week. He may decide to locate
here.
Mrs. Ada Dalton Taylor, of Port
land, was in town Friday, visiting her
mother, Mrs o. A. Wolverton and
friends.
Elder Wood, pastor of the Christian
Church, was among the sick last Sun
day and was unable to preach. He
had an attack of grip.
C. p. Bevens, familiarly known as
Cricket" Revens, was in town FRI
day and reported everything looking
fine around Lewisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown, Of Full
ton, Missouri, are in Monmouth. They
are old-time friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Sacre and are thinking Of
locating here.
Mr.. and Mrs +. p. Pyle, our land
lord and landlady, were in Portland
and Vancouver on visit combining
business and pleasure Friday. They
report an enjoyable trip.
Mr.. MolIicopp, the contractor in
charge of the contraction of President
Ackerman's new dwelling house, has
four men employed now and the work
will be rushed as fast as the carpen-
ters can do II.
President and Mrs. J. II. Ackerman
arrived home from the East Sunday. |
They Travelled as far as Chicago and
visited many normal schools on the
way. President Ackerman says they
experienced many kinds Of weather.
from a thunderstorm to the tail end
of blizzard. and while they had an
enjoyable trip, they are glad to get
back to the Willamette Valley.
Rev. L. C. Hoover delivered his
farewell sermons in Monmouth last
Sunday morning and evening to con-
gregations that filled the house. This
week the family win leave for Port
land, where they will attend the An
nual Conference. They will then go
to their old home in Ohio. by way OF
Los Angeles. Their many friends
here regret to part with them and
hope they will decide TO return to
oregon.
Your correspondent was in the
iourIshing town OF Dallas, Tuesday,
and saw considerable Improvement
going on there. Dallas looks some
what different from what IL did when
we first saw It 81 years ago. At that
time the town was all on the north
side Of the beautiful LaCreoie creek.
and the court house stood on the hill.
but now IL has grown to be fine in
land city and its prospects are bright
Long live Dallas and the Polk County
Observer
Monmouth Is no better and no
worse than many other towns We
have the mossback and the kicker.
and they bob up on every occasion
when public improvements are 10 be
made. Now we need good water
system. both for the benefit OF the
town and for the safety Of the people.
yet up pop the kickers and work
against Il. AT the same time If their
property should burn, they would
kick higher than a Government mule
such Il life in the Far West. but Mon
mouth viii get there just the same.