Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-04-28
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Company, owner of the Guthrie acres
was in Dallas on Friday. The Guth
rie tract, comprising 400 acres
three miles southeast of town is now
being handled locally by Mr.. Nj
Queen.
The Hon. Ben. +. Jones, late of the
Roseburg LandOffice, is insinuating his
august presence in this neck-o' 1.-The
woods in the interest of his congress
ional candidacy Mr.. Jones repre-
sented. the joint district of Polk and
Lincoln in the legislature in 1903-7-9
and consequently is well known
throughout this balliwick.
Miss Alice Miles who has been
teaching school at Red Prairie, neal
Sheridan, completed her term on Fri
day and has returned to her home in
Dallas. Miss Miles will enter the
University of Washington next fall.
The public library has during the
past winter averaged one hundred
visitors per day, remarkable record.
Mrs. Gerald Volk delightfully."- en-
tertained a small party of lady friends
at four-course luncheon on Thurs
day in honor of Miss Hinton of For
est Grove.
Miss Florence Burton of lndepen-
dence was recent guest Of Dallas
friends.
j. L. Castle, who has many friends
in Polk county, is seriously i'll at
lie lon,n IN Dnrt and
billiard Elkins, chief deputy in the
sheriff's office at Eugene, was bus
mess visitor in Dallas. He was ac-
companied by Lynn Nesmith, form
er Polk county boy, who is now a
resident of Lane county. Mr.. Mes
NTH is visiting relatives at Rickreall
before returning home.
Robert Fisher went to- Forest Grove
Friday to meet a representative of
the North Pacific Fruit Distributors
Union. Mr.. Fisher has ten acres OF
Illihee strawberries coming on, and
is looking for an outside market for
part Of this crop.
Judge Holman returned on Friday
from Tillamook county, whittier he
went in the interest of his candidacy
for circuit judge.
Miss Edith Catherwood is in Port
land visiting her grandparents, and
also Miss Ruth Farup, former class
mate from Dakota.
Peter Cook, one OF Polk county's
pioneer merchants, was up from
Ballston on a business visit Friday.
Mrs. Lew A. Gates and Mrs. Gerald
Volk visited friends in Salem Satur-
day.
Mrs. Willis jackson Of McMinnville
was a Dallas visitor last Saturday.
Mrs. Clay Fox of Rickreall was in
Dallas on business; last Friday.
Mrs. Archie Hover went to Falls
City last week to organize Yoemen
lodge.
DR.. Steetz paid Airlie a business
visit last Friday.
Mr.. Williams, of the Williams Mu-
sic House of Dallas, paid Monmouth
a business visit the last of the past
week.
DR.. Dunsmore of Independence at
tended the "Made-in-Oregon" ban
quet here last week.
The ladies of the M. E. church at
Independence will give chicken sup
per Thursday evening.
Monmouth is making extensive
preparations for the annual conven-
tion of the State Oranges.
The Moose Carnival will be one of
the spring attractions at lndepen-
dence.
Miss Ada Longnecker and Miss Nc
Daniels were Airlie visitors on Friday.
C. H. McCrellis, representing the
Beaver Motor Car Company, was a
Dallas visitor on Friday.
Allen Clark, a Monmouth grocer,
transacted business here ON Friday.
Mrs. Conrad Stafrin and little
daughters spent the past weekend
with friends at Perrydale.
Misses Abbie Walker, Vera and
Mary Wagner spent last Saturday
with relatives at Perrydale.
DIR. HelIiworth of Falls City paid
Dallas business visit last Friday.
Miss Leta Dodge and Mrs. Charlie
Bylein were Salem visitors the last
of the past week.
Miss Beth Deal of Falls City, who
has been in the Dallas hospital, was
returned to her home last Friday
much improved in health.
Miss Bertha Serr went to Portland
last Saturday on business.
Mrs. Walter Tooze, Jr., went to
Portland last Saturday to take vo-
cal lesson from Mrs. Bauer.
Miss Katie Fox of Rickreall called
on old friends in Dallas the last of
the week.
Mrs. Ed. Wilson spent the past
week with friends in Portland.
Mr.. J. H. Barham was in Salem on
business last Friday.
Miss Pratt, a former Dallas girl,
now of Salem, spent the past week
with friends in this city.
Miss Gladys Wilson, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. A. ]. Wilson,
of Dallas, was in Salem yesterday
shopping. Miss Wilson, who has been
until recently in the city
recorders office, expects to remain in
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