Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18
TWENTY YEARS Ago
IN DALLAS
Taken From the Files of The
Observer, Dated
Thursday, April IS, 1893.

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The Rickreall Cornet band elected
officers as follows: Director, E. A.
Stenson; sub-director. Charles Smith
secretary. C. A. Simonton; treasurer,
A. f. Stoner.
Monmouth hears more talk of a
railroad from that place to Salem.
About go pupils are in attendance
at the Normal which is considered a
large number for this season of the
year.
The financial report for nine
months of business by the county,
from July l, 1892. to April l, 1898,
shows that there was a total of $34,-
40 in outstanding warrants due and
unpaid on the latter date. with esti-
mated accrued interest thereon
amounting to $4,000.
On Thursday morning. April 6, at
his home in Monmouth, A.>W. Lucas
passed to the beyond He had been
in poor health for a number of years
but had grew much worse during the
three or four months preceding his
death.
DR. and Mrs Mark Hayter will
leave on Monday for Chicago. where
the doctor will attend the Chicago
Dental college He will take the
practitioners course and be absent
about two months.
In all probability at the next leg
islature an effort will be made to
form a new county off slice of Yam
hill and Polk counties. Perrydale.
Ballston and Mccoy are the most
prominent towns for the county seat.
The Patriot of Perrydale" is prob
ably the forerunner and advocate of
the scheme.
Before leaving for the East DR.. and
Mrs. Mark Hayter gave another de-
ightful card party Wednesday even
ing at their residence. About 40 of
their friends were entertained with
the game of hearts (progressive). AT
a late hour a splendid lunch was
served. The evening was most enjoy
ably spent, Mr. Ralph Williams and
Mrs. C. G. Coad carried away the
winning prize; and Mrs. O. J. Cos
per and Mrs. Y. P. Fiske the BOBBY
prize.
We learn from J. NJ. Sears who
has recently been up the LaCreole
that the road from the HallOck mill
to the Blake cabin is almost impas-
Sible on account of the fallen timber /.
From the lower logging camp the
stream is also full of fallen trees and /
brush. 1t will take considerable 7.
work to clear these Instructions to
make easy travelling. Something must
be done or the favorite resort at .
Canyon Creek will be unapproacha-
bic.
DR.. Hicks C. Fenton. accompanied
BY his mother, visited his brother in
his city Tuesday DIR. Fenton re-
emily graduated at the Portland
Medical college and will locate in
Spokane.
The Falls City election held last
Monday was quite spirited. The tenn
)erance ticket was victorious. Sew
,ral women voted and if reports are
rue are not well pleased with the re-
ult.
Carl Frank sold his bakery to A.
'lalens. of Portland. /,
Editor RyanS has filed with the
Ounty clerk new addition to the
own of Perrydale.
Mrs. Ada Magers is very low with
Uphold fever.
Mr.. Thomas Campbell and others
will soon leave to work in the Blue
cad mines III Southern Oregon.
Photographer Miser has views of
lumber of residences in this city and
as orders to take several more.
Our county clerk. in justice to the
axpayerS has deemed it duty to {
lake a showing of the county's f. {
ancial standing. How much better l
would have been had not our re-
order not failed to do the same.
MeSsrs. Mulkey and Hale of Mon l
louth, have begun the erection of t
rick building to be used as a gro 5
cry store.
a problem for taxpayers: If it
axes seven years hard ruStling and I
igh taxes to keep the interest paid q
p on a debt of $500 how long and a
ow much higher taxes would it take t
} pay both principal and interest ON a
debt of $4,000. tKicked some on e
lXeS. 20 years ago, too.) 2