Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-06-13
TWENTY YEARS Ago
in DALLAS
Taken From the Files of The
Observer, Dated
Thursday, June Is, 1898.

The Rickreall correspondent an
nounced that Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Simonton had taken up their resi-
dence at that place.
The Halcomb family returned to
Rickreall "but were not encouraged
to stay. They We're given some mon
ey and something to eat and started
on the road again. +"
The Bridgeport correspondent re-
lated that Mrs. Penrose of Inde-
pendence had bought the right of J.
w. Anderson and filed on the piece
of land adjoining Doe Miller's place.
She was having lumber delivered on
the place for the purpose of build
ing house.
Members of the graduating class
of the Dallas schools were as fol-
lows: Fred Palmer, Herbert Elliott,
Willard Elkins, Clifford Lady, Eva
line Hibbard, Newton Guy, Tenta
Kimball, Emma Phillips, Ross Ellis,
Attic Elkins, Sarah Harris, Minnie
Greenwood, Maud Lewis, Vern SEQ
bert, Hugh Black, Ora Rhodebarger
Homer Lehman, Lydia Campbell and
Travia McDevitt. The exercises
were held in the city hall and were
very largely attended. President
Campbell, of Monmouth, delivered
the address to the class.
Ed Biddle and A. B. Muir were
delegates to the Masonic grand lodge
in Portland.
Prof. T. C. Bell was engaged as
principal for the coming year at
meeting of the trustees of LaCreole
Academy.
While unloading heavy timbers at
his hop yard, Tom Guy was badly
bruised about the head by a falling
sill.
William Ashford, of Lewisville,
made final proof on his homestead.
The little son of Thomas Guy fell
from porch att his home and dislo-
Gated his collar bone.
Mrs. Martha R. Crowley, wife of
James Crowley, died at her home in
Dallas, on Tuesday, June 13. She
was 40 years of age and left hus-
band and four children. The funer-
al took place on Thursday morning
and the remains were inferred in the
cemetery at Oak Grove.
The new bridge across Soap Creek
on Hon. D. O. Quick's farm had re-
ceived the finishing touches by the
builder, John Teal.
1t was announced that the Dallas
business men had responded literally
10 the Fourth of July celebration
fund and that "over 5000 has been
raised" 1t was declared that the
city would have the biggest affair of
the kind ever pulled off in the
county.
j. j. Wiseman purchased the Da-
Wis stock of hardware and moved it
into his building on Mill street and
Dick Turner moved into the large
store room in the Wilson block.
Specimens of coal from the ledge
on Clay McTimmond farm on the
Luckiamute were on display at
Faull s hardware store. Experts
had pronounced the coal of fair
quality although taken from surface
groupings. The ledge is small at the
surface but increases in size as it is
prospected.
Dallas Maccabees elected the fol-
lowing officers: Commander, Eu
gene Hayter; lieutenant commander,
James Lawton; recorder, Mark Hay
ter; finance keeper, l. N Woods
sergeant, J. Q. T. Sadler; chaplain,
Henry Muscott; master-at-arms, Ed.
Shaw; first guard, William Barnett
second guard, V. p Fiske; sentinel,
William Kersey; picket, George Con
key; physician, DR.. Charles Hines.
Clerk Mulkey granted license to
wed to J. w. Duvall and Minnie
Thompson.
The Portland Review contained a
very correct likeness of Carey L.
Howe, of Dallas and a creditable
write-up regarding him. Howe was
said to be Zone of the best bicycle
riders in the state and has been a
constant disciple of the wheel since
1892 The president of the League
of American Wheelmen appointed
Mr.. Howe to the responsible position
of chief counsel of the Oregon divis
ion L. A. W.