Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-06-20
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN.
VARIOUS NEIGHBoRHoODs
RELATED IN ENTERTAIN
ING MANNER.
OBSERVER SPECIAL SERVICE
Observer Representatives Keep in
Touch With All Matters of Import
ance in Their Part Of the Famous
"Blue Ribbon" District of the
State of Oregon.
MONMOUTH

Erlie Hewitt and wife of the Luck
iamute valley, were visiting in town
Friday.
Jesse Simpson, of Eugene, was the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Simpson over Sunday.
Hon. G. l.. Hawley, of Mccoy, was
up from his farm visiting his fam
lily over Sunday He reports things
looking fine on the farm
Mrs. w. c. Polan went to Port
land Friday to visit her daughter,
and to take in the rose festival
G. r. Moore and family of Idaho,
have located in town and will make
their home here in the future. We
welcome them in our town.
Charles CLANCY, of Eastern Ore
gon, has bought Mr.. Sellery's place,
between Monmouth and Independ-
ence, and will take possession the
first of July. D. M. Hampton, the
real estate man made the deal
Miss Mary Chute, daughter of A.
L. Chute, formerly of Monmouth, is
the guest. of the Heffley girls this
| week.
C. E. Heron went to Newport Sat-
urday returning Monday. He went
over to look after his interests there
and reports times good and quite a
number going over now. He has had
new house built there for his use
during the summer season.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Powell, of Prime
vile, are the guests of c. G. Lee.
They came down for their health
and may stay a month or more.
Miss Benson, of Portland, Feb
ruary graduate, is in town attending
the commencement exercises. She
has been teaching since she graduat-
ed Normal graduates are in demand.
Prof. A. C. Hampton and wife, OF
Pendleton, are spending their vaca-
ton in town with his parents, d. M.
Hampton and wife, and other rela-
tives and friends of which he has
many. He is principal Of the Pendle-
ton schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Herren are the
happy owners of fine new buggy.
Quite a number of our citizens are
attending the races in Independence
this week.
This week closes the work in the
Normal for the year and the exercises
were good and well attended, which
shows the people are interested in
the school, and with the manage
ment of the same. The summer
Normal will open soon, and there is
going to be quite a number in at
| tendance.
William Butler Of Portland, spent
few days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Butler, last week.
Jacob Smith has some eight or 10
teams hauling gravel on the road.
Also George Bann has quite a num-
ber hauling. They are putting the
roads in first class order.
One of Mr.. Henkle's teams took
lively spin the other day, break
ing the wagon up considerably.
This week Monmouth is filed up
with strangers. They came to visit
the Normal and friends and rela-
tives.
Mrs. L. NJ. Hall and daughter Do
IA, went to Portland on a visit We'd
nesday.
Oscar Russell. of Wasco, Sherman
county, is in town this week. He is
teaching there. He is a Normal
graduate and a Polk county boy.
A team belonging to Mr. Earring
ton, Of Sunny Slope, took fright on
Tuesday when boys threw irecraek
ers near them, and a lively runaway
was the result. The team was stand
ing in front of a store when the
trouble started The extent of the
damage. if any. could not be learned.
Many people are disgusted with this
indiscriminate shooting Of fireeraek-
ers and there is a demand among
MANY for the passage Of an ordin-
ance forbidding the use Of fire
crackers in town.