Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-10
TERSE TALES OF TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining tt
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.

Glacier National Park to join the [
s. Geological Survey. He took
twenty-eight mile hike into the noun
tains one day last week, and in hi
numerous rambles collected over tw
hundred Oregon plants for shipmen
to Chicago botanist.
j. e. Mason, south of town, has al
acre of loganberries from which HI
has this year sold over 100 crates
The local market is flooded and th
price is low. Next season these ber
ries will probably be handled by tn,
Distributors association.
County Treasurer Tracy Staats
rather than to HE himself to thu
breezy seashore to put on coat Of
tan, takes to his ranch when oppor
tunity offers. He spent Wednesday
there in the open, and returned home
with portion Of his crop of black.
berries.
Mrs. Ralph Hillery, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shaw, is here
from Portland for a visit.
Mr., and Mrs. Matthews went tc
Portland on Sunday for a brief stay
Mr.. Catherwood was a Portland
visitor this week.
Mr.. A. j. Barham went to Port
land yesterday morning to meet his
son Wayne, who is there playing base
ball with the Frisco team. Wayne
may accompany his father home, and
visit here a few days.
C. F. Robertson of Smithfeld
brought to The Observer yesterday
apples which had kept during the win
ter. They are well preserved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horn of Portland
spent the Fourth with Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis of this city. Mrs. Davis and
two children accompanied them home
by automobile, returning yesterday.
The socialist convention will be
held in Dallas on Saturday, July 1S,
and not on July Is, as stated in the
call. Note the correction.
The council held a special meeting
Wednesday evening its purpose being
W IullueI lHe Sllccp Improvements VI
dered. Publication of notices is Civ
en- in The Observer today.
The city council invites bids for
the improvement of eight blocks of
streets.
Mrs. j. L. Castle of Portland is a
guest of Mrs. C. L. Barnes She will
return to the metropolis tomorrow.
John Leveck of the Airlie district
will exhibit a lambs fleece, with wool
six inches long, at the county fair this
fall.
Mrs. C. E. Lemain of Woodland,
California, sister of Mrs. j. c.
Shultz, is a guest Of the latter and
family
Mrs. Henry Campbell who has been
i'll for some time is now convalescent.
Chester Siefarth of Portland is
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Siefarth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Comegys of Du-
vail, Washington, and James Simon
ton, of Salem, were visitors at the
Mrs. Charles Leman of Woodland
street Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Seymour and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Reynolds left
Tuesday morning for a two weeks
camping trip at Dolph.
Jack Eakin left Monday afternoon
for Taft, Oregon, to visit George
Fuller.
Miss Ora Hartley has returned from
a week IS visit with relatives in Port
land.
Hollis Smith is visiting at the home
of his grandfather, James Simonton,
near Salem.
Mrs. F. J. Craven and son, Walter,
are visiting at the home of her par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. VIM. Tyler-Smith,
at Sheridan for few days.
Mrs. Charles Lehman, of Woodland,
California. arrived in Dallas Wednes-
day morning for a visit at the home
of her sister, Mrs. ]. C. Schultz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mcdonald re-
turned Tuesday morning from visit
with relatives and friends in Corval-
lis.
Mrs. Frank Morrison and daughter,
Miss Edna. will leave soon for visit
with relatives in New York state.
They will also stop at Washington,
D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. jacobson arrived
home Sunday evening from a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. White at Al
bany.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A. Riggs and little
son, of Portland, are visiting rela-
tives in Dallas.
August Riser, bookkeeper at the
Dallas National bank, has returned
from a several weeks visit to the
various resorts along the Oregon
coast.
H. R. Patterson, Jr., who has been
visiting at the Eugene Hayter home
on North Main street, returned Mon
lay to Grays River, Washington,
where he is employed by the Port
land Lumber company.
F. ]. Craven. cashier of the Dallas
City bank, left Tuesday afternoon for
a business trip to points in Eastern
Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne johnson, who