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The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
Hog Population Increases.

The North Dakota Development
League Press bureau has Just issued
from its Grand Forks ofIices q bulle-
tin upon the question Of the increase
Of hogs in the state since 1910. On
Jan. 1. 1914. the estimate shows
total Of 42S.000 hogs in this state. In
round numbers this is 100000 more
than in 1910. when there we're only
$4,000. The value per head in 1910
was $11. while this year the average
value per head is 1870. Today there
are $5.650.O worth Of hogs in North
Dakota. while in 1910 there were only
$3.652.000 worth. This Is a nice in.
crease in what Is destined to be one
Of the states greatest future re-
a0uncoA
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
SIGNING HIS LIFE
AWAY"

April s, l9l4.
u got bill Of you last week
and will pay you in the fall.
signed your ticket and saved
S22.28 on my bill that l figured
last fall too. After l bought it
lumber yard man says: why
did you sign your life away and
said, Il would rather know
when ! have to pay than to have
you tell me l could pay any time
and then have some one come
out and get after me to pay my
account and claim it was due.
Now know when pay and
get the right price and that suits
me. His price was high until
you come and then he comes
down, and tries to run you down
too. but l buy of you all the
time"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
THEY DON'T WASTE WORDS.

Nyasaland Natives Exist In Q STATE q
Partial coma.
lettering to the native peculiaritjes
10 NyasaIand. the author Of "Hunting
the Elephant In Africa" Captain @. 81.
et'gund. comments on certain state
OF coma into which the boys" descend
when there II no active work for them
10 do. or ut least when there 10 no com.
pulsion to do 1t. He believes that the
native is capable Of assuming 4 state
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
Nurses Choose Grand Forks.

Grand Forks was selected by the
North Dakota Nurses association %
the place Of next meeting. the annual
convention at Bismarck closing with
Miss Minnie Patterson Of the Mime.
apolis School of Nurses as the prin.
cipal speaker. Miss Bertha Erdmann.
formerly of Minneapolis. now Of
Grand Forks. was reelected presi.
dent. Other new officers are: First
vice president. Louise Herman. Bis.
marck: second vice president. Mabel
O. Olson. Fargo: secretary. Mrs. An.
gela Green Boleyn. Fargo: CORE.
spending secretary. Anna Simonitsch,
Fargo; treasurer. Ethel Stanford.
Tsigo. psslectsd. .. 4a~
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
ODD LFEL0Ws WILL GATHER

Annual Encampment Of Grand Lodes
TO BE Held at oakes June 3.
The annual encampment Of the
North Dakota grand lodge Of the Inde'
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows will be
held in Oakes June and 4, according
to announcement.
The Oakes lodge will provide en-.
tertainment for the visitors, about $50
delegates being expected.
It is expected steps will be taken
In connection with the proposed e.
tablishment of q home for aged and
dependent members Of the order. AL.
ready a fund has been started for the
construction Of the home and several
cities are bidding for Il.
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
LOWER THAN THE
ALADDIN HOUSES.

Jamestown. N. D., Mar. %, 1914.
I'VE heard SO much about the
Aladdin Houses we decided to
buy one, but when we got your
price on 'Grctna' Design you
were over 5000 lower than the
North American Construction
Company, of Bay City. Mich.
was for the same thing exactly"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
couldn't GET A PRICE" !"
March "a 1914

Before you came here
could not get any one to give
me a price, but | got your price
the first day and bought and
now both the other two are say
ing to me, we could have given
you a lower price. l said, Well
why didn't you tf,cn'"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
RESPONSIBLE FOR LOW
PRICES-GIVING YOU
ALL MY BUSINESS.

Oakes, n. D., Apr. 3. 1914.
"Your policy of cutting out
loose credits has made a big diff
ference in the price OF lumber
here and you will get my barn
and silo bill this summer. Az
you are responsible for these
new prices I will give you my
business hereafter.
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
THOUGHT 1T WAS A
BLUFF

Crete, N. d.. April 10, 1914.
II read your ads. and l said
this is big bluff but | got prices
of Gordon-Van Tine without
your knowing it and you beat
them. SO you will get my busi-
ness-all Of it,"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
LOWER THAN HEWITT.
LEA-FUNCK.

April 5th. 1914.
"You will get all of my busi-
ness. One fellow in town told
me could buy cheaper of Hcw-
itt-Lca-Funck SO ! sent a bill
out to them to see and your cash
prices were 5000 lower than
theirs"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
l3 CARLOADS OF LUMBER
TO THESE MEN IN ONE
SHIpMENT

"Thc Wcllcs- Thompson Com
pany and representatives of the
Farmers Organization made up
of land owners near Bloom-a
station east of Jamestown on
the N. p. II. R.-closcd deal
today for $4,000 feet Of lumber.
This is one of the largest or
dcrs for lumber ever placed by
farmers in North Dakota and
the order was given to Wcllcs-
Thompson Company after fig
urcs had been secured from
many dealers and mail order
houses. L. c. Schmoldt and
S. ]. Haugc represented the
Wcllcs- Thompson mpany
and closed the deal"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
Notes for $4,000 Recovered.

notes stolen from A. NJ. Kline in Q
Mott hotel several days ago were re.
covered In = hotel at Hettinger In
tact. Sheriff Barth. In charge of the
investigation. has clues which he ex.
poets will lead to the apprehension Of
the thieves. The notes we're in .
grip stolen over . week ago. only to
be left in the lobby Of q hotel at
Hettinger. where the grip was idenu-
ned accidentally after 1t had lain In
~ oGIeo several houEs uooallod 6oe.
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
COMPETE WITH MAIL
ORDER CONCERNS"

Linton, N. d., Mar. Is, IyI4.
"The Wcllcs- Thompson Com
pany has taken over the North
Star yards. This is one of the
greatest changes in local busi-
ness circles in some time. The
new concern has its own mills
and its prices are on a cash
basis or its equivalent. and, in
return the man who buys lum-
Der will not be called upon to
stand the burden of the man
who does not pay. 1t is believed
lumber can be laid down here
At prices that will compete with
mail order house concerns"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
GET THEIR PRICE AND
COME BACK"

April 3. 1914.
The other yard man said. You
go and get their price and then
come back and I'll give you a
lower price So came to your
yard and bought the lumber"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
DESTROY BRITISH STATION
Chinese Pirates Kill Two Hundred In
Raid.

Hongkong. April 29.-Two hundred
native passengers were killed or
drowned during q desperate fight with
Chinese pirates. who attacked and
burned the British steamship station
near Macao.
Chief omcer Evans IL missing.
Other foreign omcers and $50 mas.
sengers escaped. The pirates greatly
ortnumbered the officers at the sta.
t,cn and swooped down with the
greatest force. It was only after the
most desperate lighting that the ON.
GERS and passengers succeeded in get.
ting away.
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
THE BEST THING THAT
EVER HAPPENED TO
THIS COMMUNITY"
Jamestown, N, d.,

April 2. 1914.
ITO have lumber yard right
here in Jamestown where l can
go and get prices on a house
complete is the best thing that
ever happened to this commu-
nifty. Your plan of cutting out
extras and telling man just exc
actly what the building will cost
is what should have been done
long ago. The public was
forced to go to mail order
houses for this kind of informa-
ton and then the lumber dealer
kicked because the mail order
house sold the bill"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
SEVEN GUARDS ARE KILLED
Strikers Attack Mine Near Watson.
bur0, Colo.

Walsenburg. Colo. April 29.-Sher-
III Joe Farr reported that firing con-
tinued At the Walsen mine and that
seevn mine guards had been killed.
Strikers fired on the Vulcan mine at
Lafayette and for half IN hour waged
bitter battle with the mine guards.
The guards replied with rifles. but
v hen the aggressors became more for.
midable opened fire with two machine
guns. driving the strikers back.
There were no casualties.
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
THE PRICE WOULD SOON
GO UP AGAIN."

Napoleon, N. d.. April 4, 1914
II heard your policy severely
criticized today, but the man
had an ak to grind. The public
knows you are responsible for
the present price of lumber and
that If you raised your price,
lumber would soon be where it
was before"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
Danish Brotherhood 20 Hold convsn.
tion n kenmare.

OSnSon OeoSoorn0oo 70 0oso SV0VSts'
ton at kenmare.
hood. which represents practically the
entire Danish population Of the state.
will hold its annual meeting in Ken.
mare June 20. 21 and %. the dates
having just been fixed by the execu.
tive committee Of the order.
Several prominent Danes Of the na.
tion will participate in the annual
gathering and in addition to repre-.
sentatives from the state lodges Cana
dian lodges also will have delegates.
Last year the convention was also
held at Kenmare, attracting over 500
visitors.
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
WIDE.AWAKE PROGRESS
SIVE CONCERN.

Wilton, n. d., Mar. ~, 1914.
1.-THE Wclles-Thompson Com
pany is composed of widc-awakc
progressive men and will secure
q liberal patronage"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
ARCTIC s1Lo TO TAKE
PLACE OF HIS CEMENT
SILO.

-. April z. 1914.
"Your Arctic Silo is the great
est silo l have ever seen and |
have investigated them all. Ny
cement silo cost me a lot OF
money and has never been very
good: ! am ordering an Arctic
to take its place."
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
The Verdict of the Public
hits ME EXACTLY"

NaNICy, N. IL, NPIII ', I11T.
your ad. about cutting out
extras hits me exactly. ] got
stung on one job and had to- pay
$4,000 more than l intended.
You deserve my support and
you will get it. Also my ncigh-
Dor says the same"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
A GREAT THING FOR
THE TOWN

Glen Ullin, N. D., Mar. 26, 1914.
The business men here feel
that you have done a great thing
in putting the lumber business
on this new basis. You will get
the business"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
FROM A PROMINENT
OAKES MERCHANT

Il believe l voice the senti-
ments OF most of the business
men here when l say-'we are
glad you are here 1t means q
lot to a town to be able to sup
ply lumber at your prices. Your
Credit System 10 Creative will
all nave to conc to it some
day."
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
"HoNEST STATEMENTS
AND INTERESTING
IDEAS"

BurnStad, N. u.
April 2, 1914.
"The Wellcs- Thompson Com
pany's advertising will be read
by all who take the Comet.
Good illustrations make people
see it-intcrcsting ideas make
them read it-honcst statements
make them believe it"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
THE CASH BUYER NOW
GETS THE BENEFIT
OF HIS MONEY"

E!lcndalc, N. d.,
March l9, 1914.
"Thc Wcllcs- Thompson Conn
pany ship their stock from
their mills. By adopting the
cash system or its equivalent,
eliminating poor accounts, the
cash buyer now gets the full
value of his money"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
DIRECT FROM THE
Mills"

Mott, N. d., Mar. 20. 1914.
"In the future the trade will
receive their lumber from this
firm direct from the mills"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
SAVED $4,000 ON THIS
HOUSE."
Burnstad. N. L
-akcvillc. Minn.,

LakevIIIc, Minn.,
April IA. 1914.
Just received your price of
Sl.439.N on Plaza Design,
shown in the North American
Construction Catalog. Their
price i. o. B. Bay City, Mich,
was Sl,499.l0, difference of
$500 in your favor. Besides
this ! saved the freight"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30

THE REDUCTION IN
PRICE is WELCOME
NEWS TO FARMER
AND BUSINESS
MAN ALIKE"
Burnstad. N. d.,
March l9, 1914.
"Thc Wellcs- Thompson Conn
pany's plan OF eliminating the
loose credit system and cutting
out the middlcmcn IS IA GREAT
STEP FORWARD. The reduce
tion in price is welcome to both
farmer and business man alike"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
FROM A PROMINENT AT.
TORNEY AT JAMES.
TOWN.

. March 2, 1914. y
we are glad to know you are
locating in Jamestown. With
such a method of doing business
your coming will mean much to
our city"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
SHIP DIRECT FROM THE
MILLS"

Forbes, N. D., Mar. 19, 1914.
"A very important change
took place recently when the
Welles Thompson Company
purchased the local yard of the
Phoenix Lumber Co. here. The
Welles Thompson Company
owns large saw mills out in the
coast country and these mills
ship direct to their own yards;
therefore they can give you close
figures on building material.
We wish them all kinds of sue
cess"
The Oakes times., 1914-04-30
DANES WILL MEET JUNE 20

cities are bidding for It.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22

-Tresspass notices. weather pro.f.
for sale at Observer Job ONCE.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22

The city is repairing the foot bridge
which has been closed for some time.
The Falls City Lumber Company S
camp No. s commonally known as
Leitzel S camp, was compelled to shut
down on account of a straight cut Of
rs cents in wages. Nearly the whole
crew deserted the camp. A crew Of
foreigners was imported to fill the
vacancies.
The annual election of officers of
! the Sabbath School OF the NJ. f.
church was held last Monday evening.
w. j. Reece was elsct | Superinten-
dent with Mrs. V B. tiottfried rs as
sistant.
Mrs. Ada ',hapiu and daughter,
Leon were Dallas visitors, Tuesday.
C. H. Tay'or has moved to Purdy's
camp where lie is emn'oyo,! as hook
tender.
w. F. Nichols was Il pl'sineSs visitor
III Dallas sunday.
: he Young Peopl4 5 class of the
Christian Sunday Schoo, held its
monthly business meeting Tuesday
evening at the home of their teacher,
Mrs. Hopkins.
The Epworth League held its
monthly business meeting in the
League room of the M. E. church,
Saturday evening, followed by can,
dy pull.
Civil Engineer Raines has been en-
ployed by the city to estimate .he
cost of another feed for the water
system.
The change in train schedule will
cause some inconvenience to the trav-
cling public.
Joe Sampson returned to his homie
stead in the Siletz, Tuesday, and it
rained On............
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22
BETHEL

Mrs. Cooley has been visiting back
East.
Elsie Boyer of McMinnville visited
last week at the home of John Boyer.
Little Vena Booth is getting along
nicely after her operation.
Old Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Sam Stew
arts mother was buried here Friday
afternoon.
Mary Wyall, teacher of Perrydale
spent Saturday and Sunday at home.
f. G. Romig had the misfortune
Saturday of having one of his fine
dogs ground to death by the train.
Mrs. James Dixon and little daught-
er after spending a month at the home
of I. N. Mulkey has returned to her
home in Ft. Klamath.
The strong wind here Saturday did
little damage such as breaking
limbs of trees, tearing down fences,
etc. We don't want the weather
king to give us another such wind
storm very soon.
Althea Holdridge of Spring Valley,
who staid at Geo. Shields, Sr., and
worked for her board and attended
high school, has discontinued comine
for the rest of this year.
The |. w. W. army going through
the country missed our little burg.
which the citizens were glad of, but
invaded the adjoining town of McCoy
about a mile and a half away.
Literary was held Friday night with
good attendance. There was a short
program with a debate, the questions
being resolved :-Phat the natural
wonders of the new world were more
wonderful than of the old world. At
ter this social time was had, the
playing of games, etc, with refresh
ments.
J. W. jenkins and family will move
TO Eugene this week where they will
send their children to school in the
winter, then will come back here and
live in the summer. They will return
this spring and build them a summer
home. They traded the greater part
of their place for property in EL-
gene, amounting to $4,000.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22
PERRYDALE

Floyd Flannery of Corvallis is re-
ported to be very sick.
Mrs. Nellie Wise of Baisie Idaho
has returned to her home after Il
few weeks stay among us. She was
accompanied home by her sister, Miss
Fannie Keyt.
The Periydale band concert was
well attended and everybody report
the band greatly strengthened over
last year. This program was well
rendered and the boys are playing
standard good music in way that
should put them well to the front
for the coming season.
The C. W. B. M. will give pro-
gram in the Christian church on Sat-
urday evening, February 9TH. A good
program is being prepared.
There will be preaching Sunday
morning and evening by Bro. d. G..
Kellems of Eugene.
Our new section foreman is mov-
ing his family here from Salem.
Perrydale band will give concert
at the Palace Theater in Amity Sat-
urday evening, January Oath.
Mr.. Isaac Elliott of Alberta, Cana
da, is visiting his brother, H. J. Eli
oft for few days.
Miss Webster of Portland has been
visiting with Mrs. Chas. Beatchin for
a few days.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22
OAK DALE

Fred Hughes parents have return
ed to Dallas after an extended stay
in the country.
Jennie Wilson visited Joe Dennis
over Sunday.
Estley Farley visited the Dennis
boys Sunday.
J. S. Macomber visited Dallas Mon
day.
George Robinson and John Dennis
attended the basket ball game in Dal-
las Saturday night.
Flower bulbs of all kinds are max
ing remarkable growth for this time
of the year. Hyacinths, tulips, mar
cissus, jonquels and others are in an
advanced stage of growth, some even
showing buds. This is probably due
to the heavy rains just before hop
picking which started an early full
growth and the unusually mild, wet
winter.
Roy Mcdonald s little son has been
suffering greatly with an liberated
tooth.
Chas. Graham had his knee hurt
last Friday by sled of wood he was
hauling, turning over on him in such
way as to bruise his knee severely.
Sunday there was gathering at
Willis Frink s to celebrate the birth
day of Mrs. Frink's father, George
Tice of Falls City. There were pres
ent Mr.. and Mrs. George Tice, Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Frink, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Tice and Will Tice
Mrs. Kimball this week received a
letter from her grandson, Lester Rob-
bins, who has been absent in Washing
ton for the past seven years. Hc
went away when he was boy of
seventeen. He attended the Washing
ton State College two years and after
a few years was married and now
owns a part interest in grocery
store in Spokane and is well and do
ing we'll
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22
Realty Transfers.

Transfers of real property in Polk
County for the week ending January
22nd, 1914. Corrected weekly by Sib-
ley & Eakin law and abstract office,
Dallas, Oregon.
Charles A. Robertson to Harry ..
Fawcett, lot in Kingwood Park, $40.
Jessie Hill to G. H. Robbins and
wife, .OS of an acre, T. S. R. 5 W.,
$40.
James p. Anderson and wife to c.
+. Dodson, lot lin Independence, 800.
Virginia A. Mcdaniel to State of
Oregon, 12O acres, T. Z S. R. 6 w.,
$240.
w. P. Mars and wife to H. A. Beck
with, lot in Dallas, 81.
Hans Ladstock to Anne Ladstock,
10 acres, T. z S. R. 5 w., 81.
l. R. Gillihen to Mary E. Gilliher
in Independence, 81.
Clarence f. Kurre and wife to A.
NJ. Bingham, lots in Independence,
$500.
j. G. Mcintosh and wife to Lille Mae
Rickman, Thorps, Independence, 500.
C. L. Crider and wife to Jesse A
Barham ct al, lot in Dallas, so.
Harbor Sound Inv. Co. to Frank
Holm, lot in Blue Ribbon, Oregon
tract, $40.
w. H. McCarty to Margaret Me-
Carly, 1865 acres in T. s S. R. s W,
81.
J. L. Murdock and wife to Martha
L. Chapman, lots in Monmouth, 800.
Mary f. Brown to James Ross and
wife, tract in Dallas, $25.
J. L. Hanna ct al to A. L. Sperling
and wife, lot in Independence, 81.
Thomas D. Mccain and wife 10
Ann NJ. Donaldson, lots in Buena
Vista, $3.50.
F. p. Sine to Calvin d. Eppley.
Hartley & Craig Fruit Farms, SO.
Amos H. Holman to Arthur G. Cut
Ter. lots in Dallas, SSO01.
F. W. Waters and wife to louisa
Thomas, lot in West Salem, $40.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22
BoWERSVILLE

Mr.. Clark Bailey of Rickreall took
a headache powder last Tuesday
which caused him to be very i'll. 1t
was said that it was poisoned.
Miss Elizabeth and David Remple
called at G. E. Kliever's last Monday.
Mr.. Henry Robins sold ) acres of
land to S. S. Ediger last week.
David Peters is visiting in Califor-
mia at the present time.
Mr.. Lou MortensOn purchased a
horse from S. S. Ediger.
Miss Minnie Alloffe of Falls City
visited at d. n. Kaegi's and in Dal-
las over Sunday.
Chris Christensen is staying with
Clam Swensen.
Three men are tiling for D. y.
Kaegi this week.
Mr.. Will Tatom is hauling lum-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22
NEWS Of COUNTY
TOLD IN BRIEFS
Items Of Interest In Country
Districts Interestingly Told
OBSERVER SPECIAL SERVICE
AIRLIE

Bill Heren of Monmouth was a
business caller here Saturday.
Mr.. Tiffeny and wife went to In
dependence Saturday evening, return
ing next day.
A lady by the name of Vreeland
from New York City was here the
ninth inst, inspecting our school in
regard to its standard qualities. She
had some criticism to offer about
some things.
Miss Peterson of Parker visited the
Miss Conns few days this week.
The school supervisor was caller
here Friday.
R. A. Hastings of Montgomery, was
a business caller here Thursday.
Mrs. Rare Simpson, Mrs. C. NJ.
Shewey and Mrs. Crowley visited the
school Friday.
The new train service commenced
Sunday.
John Weinert shipped four-hun-
dred pound poker to Portland the
first of the week.
We have a neat depot now and
conveniently arranged inside.
Miss Whitman and Miss Sendiker,
our teachers made a business trip to
Salem Saturday and returned Sunday
on the new train.
S. M. Wood filed his appointment
here Sunday evening, he will be here
again February 1st at seven thirty
in the evening.
Lester Brown of Upper Pedee was
in town Tuesday on his way TO Inde-
pendence. He reports everything all
right in his neek-of-the-woods.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22
MONMOUTH

j. II. McCune of Sherman County,
was the guest of his mother, Mrs. NJ.
j. Hickman last week. He said that
he liked this part of the Valley real
well.
Fred Wells of Buena Vista was III
town Monday.
Hugh CUTLERY of Corvallis was in
Monmouth the first of the week on
business and visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. CUTLERY.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Robinson received
the sad news Monday of the death of
their son-in-law, Mr.. Flower of Fails
City, and Immediately left for that
place. He was buried in the Salem
cemetery.
There was quite a number Tf our
citizens at the depot to meet the first
through train from Portland. thus
showing their appreciation of the bet
ter service given Monmouth, which
now has as good train service as any
town in the state
The sick in town are all GONZALES
cling and the grippe that has been so
prevalent, has had to leave us as we
got our minds off of it and it had
no food.
Senator NJ. Miller of Portland ad-
~ .
and some of the citizens in the Normal
Chapel Friday morning. Mr.. Miller
Is a good practical speaker and know ;
how to hold the attention of his hear
ers.
Cornell Hoffer of Salem spoke in the
Normal Chapel Friday night. There
was a gOOdly number Of our eitizens
and students present, and they we're
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22

highly entertained, and it is hoped
that he will come again.
The work on the Normal gym. is
progressing as well as can be expect
ed, owing to the weather.
A. N. Poole is doing some work in
the Normal dormitory.
Mr.. Wattenberg went to Salem Sat
urday to see his wife who is taking
treatment for rheumatism at that
place. He returned home Monday.
Mrs. C. E. Tate and daughter May
of Dallas were visiting her father,
C. c. Lee, Friday and Saturday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22

ber, and Mr.. George Harder is build
ing for Henry Robins.
Henry During moved to Dallas last
Monday.
The Chinese will celebrate their
New Years, next Saturday.
Mr. George Kliever is busy making
trays for his dryer.
Mr. C. B. Friesen is building q
chicken house.
Mr.. N. Anderson is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Kliever visited
at H. j. Kliever's of Dallas last Tues
day.