Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26


war, and wound received durin.
that bloody conflict is interfering will
his otherwise good health.
Mrs. Conkey of Independence spen
the past weekend with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. McDevitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Williams ant
baby of Portland spent Sunday will
Dallas relatives.
Mr.. Dean Collins, formerly of Dal
las, now of Portland, is spending 6
few days with his parents, Judge
and Mrs. Collins.
Mrs. Will Martin and children left
last Saturday for their new home SIX
miles south of Salem.
Mrs. Kurtz of Salem spent the past
weekend with relatives in Dallas.
Mr.. Witherow of Airlie paid Dal-
las business visit last Saturday.
Miss Grace Witherow, who is at
tending Dallas college, spent the past
weekend with her parents in Airlie.
Mr.. Will Rowell of Rickreall was
in Dallas last Saturday.
Miss Elva Lucas spent the past
week k-end with friends in Corvallis.
Mrs. Horsfall and children return
ed to their home in Rock Creek, Ore
gon, last Saturday after having spent
several days with friends in Dallas.
Mrs. Margaret James of Falls City
was recent guest of Mrs. S. P.
Riggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Reynolds
arrived from Eugene yesterday.
Mrs. Anna Harley went to Salem
last Sunday to visit friends.
Mrs. Nellie Hobson, nee Allie
Howe, returned to Dallas last Sun
day to spend few days.
Mr.. Hartley spent last Sunday with
friends in Salem.
Mrs. Lester Fields of McMinnville,
spent the past weekend with relatives
in Dallas.
Mrs. Tom Burch of Rickreall was
in Dallas last Saturday.
Mr.. Will Hill of Rickreall paid
Dallas a business visit last Saturday.
Mr.. Charlie Mann of Portland spent
the past weekend with friends in
Dallas.
Mr.. AL Longnecker went to Port
land last Sunday to see his daughter,
who is sick at st. Vincent s training
school.
The two rural deliverymen out of
Dallas serve $50 families daily, trav-
cling total of forty-eight miles, or
15,024 miles each year.
The Observer has this week re-
ceived considerable amount of new
printing material, making its equip
ment equal to any emergency.
Dallas is surrounded by country
particularly adapted to fruit raising.
Walnuts and almonds do well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Serr of Califor-
MIA are visiting Mr.. Serr's parents
at Hotel Gail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Elliott and fam
lily of Perrydale visited Dallas last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Elliott of Port
land spent last Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Elliott.
DIR. Matthews of Willamette Uni
versity at Salem, spent last Sunday
with friends in Dallas.
DR.. Officer of Falls City paid Dallas
a business visit last Saturday.
Mr. Vern Compton spent last Sum
day in Portland with friends.
Mr.. Chet Coad of Portland is spend
ing this week with Dallas friends.
Mr.. T. J. Cherrington returned home
from Portland last Sunday.
Mr.. Jim Wilson and son spent the
past weekend with friends in Port
land.
Mr.. Walter Griffin spent the last of
the past week with friends at
Whiteson.
Arthur Hardeson was in Portland
on business last Saturday.
Prof. Metzger went to Dayton last
Sunday to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Davis of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, is visiting Dan Kaegi and
wife. They expect to spend the sum-
mer here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Crider motored
to Salem last Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Woods spent the past
weekend with friends in Salem.
Mrs. S. P. Riggs spent last Friday
with friends in Bowersville.
McMinnville boasts a larger high
school enrolment in proportion to
school population than any other COM
munity in Oregon. !
Howard Zinzer, who has been
spending the winter on his fathers !;
ranch near Winlock, Wash, has re-
turned to Zena, and expects to re- !.
main there for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Carrier Of Zena
nave returned from Pennsylvania,
where they spent the winter with his
mother. Mr.. Carrier says that it is
his intention to either build new
house on his ranch, or else build
nome in Salem. :,
A class of ten students graduated 4
rom the Bethel high school Friday
light.
A. A. Flesher has sold his meat
market on Mill street to Mr..
who has taken possession. a
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