Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-28
MONMOUTH

John Walker was In town, SATURDAY.
Sheriff J. M. Grant was in town
Monday.
S. Konkee made business trip to
Turner. Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dodson were
in town Saturday.
Grove A. Patterson, of Suver. was
| in town Saturday.
c. e. Hembree was in Monmouth on
| business, Saturday.
| Mrs. r. M. Reynolds health is i'm
proved, it is thought.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Graham, of Sa-
lem, are visiting relatives here.
w. w. Newman has been suffering
from severe attack of the grip.
| w. w. White went to Airlie Monday,
to put up some wire fencing he sold.
Mr.. and Mrs John Palmer passed
through here in their automobile Fri
day.
Rufus Dodge, of Salem. was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs w. w. White,
Sunday night.
A. N Poole has F. G. Mulkey's fine
bungalow enclosed, and will now be
able to work, rain or shine.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Huber went out
into the country for a visit at >the
home of Henry Ebbert last Sunday
Mrs. George Sullivan has recovered
sufficiently from her sickness to be
able to visit her mother, Mrs. E..
Clark.
The Campbell place, just south of
town, was sold to Mr.. Edwards, of
Turner, for $125 an acre 1t is fine
farm
N. Heffiey, of Pleasant Valley, was
in Monmouth over Sunday, and re-
ports having fine crop of vetch on
his place.
The concrete foundation for Presi-
dent Ackerman's new house is finished,
and the work of building will follow
rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Miller, of Cor
Wallis, visited Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Hal
leck Monday night returning home
Tuesday.
A. N Poole has been awarded the
contract for building William Beck
ley's house, and will commence oper-
ations Immediately.
Mrs. F. G. Mulkey accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Muikey last
week to their farm near Amity for a
couple of weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gerlinger were
here Saturday. in their automobile.
Mr.. Gerlinger is planning to enlarge
his lumber facilities at this place.
Mr.. Edgell sold his ranch northwest
of Monmouth to John Smith, and has
moved to another place in the Alsea
Valley, which he has just bought.
Mr.. Smith, the assistant cashier of
the bank here, returned Monday from
visit to his old home in Columbia
County, where he says he feasted on
trout
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Corrie and
daughter, of Tacoma, were in town
Saturday on their way to Airlie to
visit relatives. They like this part of
the valley and expect to locate here.
Miss Blanche Stitt left for Spring
field Saturday, where she expects to
visit for a time. She has been en-
ployed in the office of the Monmouth
Herald, and will take a short vaca-
ton.
New people are coming into Mon
mouth every day, and everything is
moving along satisfactorily. Six
houses and barns have been built here
this spring, the new school building
will be started soon. and other build
ings are to follow rapidly.
The Parker correspondent recently
stated that the old Calvary church,
south of town, was built by the Chris
tian Church 23 years ago. 1t was built
by the Evangelical Association 2S
years ago, according to A. N. Halleck,
who says he hauled half of the shin
giles for the roof.
The Sunday school contest at the
Evangelical church between the
Blues and the Reds, was won by the
former, and the Reds accordingly fur
nished the ice-cream and cake for the
school Thursday night of last week.
The banquet was held at the home
of Mrs. Strong, and was well attended.