Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-30
TWENTY YEARS Ago
in DALLAS
Taken From the Files of The
Observer, Dated
Thursday, June l, 1898.

The Monmouth l. 0. O. F. lodge
was fitting up cozy hall over Smith
& Jordan's store.
Anson Kimsey died at his home
near Rickreall on Saturday, May
81, aged SO years, after an illness of
several months. He crossed the
plains to Oregon in 1916. Funeral
services were conducted on Monday.
afternoon and interment took place
in the Odd Fellows cemetery in Dal-
las.
A party of Salem bicyclists rode
over to Dallas one day during the
week.
A daughter was born on Tuesday,
May 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Thurston.
County Clerk Mulkey granted a
marriage license to Miss Lille Van
Nicer and Ed j. Grubbe, both of In
dependence.
Friendship lodge l. 0. 0. F. elect
ed the following officers: N. g., E.
Hayter; V. G., F. j. Coad; secretary,
B. F. Mulkey; treasurer, F. A. Stiles.
The town of Bandon, in Southern
Oregon, which was after a woollen
mill, was informed that Dallas
might sell theirs.
Isaac Burson received the contract
for building Isaac Levens hop house,
the contract price being 1920.
The conference of the M. E.
church, south, Willamette district,
was in session in the city with a
large number of ministers in attend
ance.
Clerk Mulkey and Sheriff Wells
will take their families to Yaquina
Bay and leave them for two weeks
sojourn by the sounding sea.
Message from Charley Baker, Of
Dallas, who had been taken to Kan
sas on a charge of embezzlement,
stated that he had been allowed his
liberty without being required to
give bail, and that he had no doubt
of a discharge at the June term of
circuit court. ,
Memorial services at the Christian
church were largely attended many
being unable to gain admittance.
The devotional portion Of the eXer-
cises were participated in by the
ministers of the different churches
and an able sermon was preached by
Elder Fisher. The choirs of the NJ
f. church, M. E. church South, Pres
byterian and Christian churches fur
nished the music and Gillian post e.,
A. R. attended in body.
Final examinations were in prog
ress in the city school, and gradua-
ton exercises were planned to be
held in the city hall on the evening
of June 8. The school was to send
out 19 graduates and the board was
congratulated for its decision to re-
tain Prof. Reynolds for another
year.
Major T. C. Bell of Dallas deliver
ed the Memorial day address at
Falls City and received many com
pliments on his excellent discourse.
Henry G. Campbell and Miss Ella
N. Hill were united in marriage at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Y. B. Hill on Wednesday
night, May 81. The ceremony was
performed bv Rev. George Gillespie
in the presence of the near relatives
of the bride and groom. "Mr.
Campbell is the efficient deputy
clerk of Polk county" " states The
Observer, "and has a host of friends
in both the business and social world,
while Mrs. Campbell is one of our
most accomplished and popular
young ladies.
Agitation for the erection of a
band stand on the public square was
taking definite shape and various
ways had been proposed to raise
funds for that purpose. The giving
of home talent play was suggested
as one of the best methods to furnish
the necessary money. The band had
been engaged to play Saturday night
concerts and it was felt that some
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