Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
TERSE TALES OF TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.

MIS-. lIdNlS McDeNllI Ol bOINdlllS
was a guest this week at the C. F..
McDevitt home on Hayter street.
IF. Yoakum was in Salem Wednes-
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c. kirkpatrick are
at Newport on a few days outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Simonton and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Boals left Thurs
day morning for Newport by automo-
bile.
Mrs. C. L. Crider was a visitor in
Salem on Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Lehman returned to
her home in Woodland, California, on
Thursday, after several weeks visit
at the home of her sister, Mrs. j. C..
Shultz.
Mrs. Gertrude Sebring has returned
to her home in Winchester, Oregon,
after short visit with her mother,
Mrs. Eliza Shultz.
Andy Tupper Of Independence was
a visitor in Dallas on Thursday.
Joe Helgerson is spending few
weeks with George Fuller and Jack
Eakin at Taft, Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Seymour and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Meyer have re-
turned from an outing at Bar View,
Tillamook county.
Miss Cartwright, who takes the
place of Miss Horner as instructor in
the departments of History and Eng
lish in the Dallas High school was a
visitor here Wednesday and Thursday.
Lloyd Soehren has just received 1000
poles for use in polling his loganber-
ries, of which he has eight acres just
south of Dallas.
Fred Stinnett, of the Dallas Mer
camille company, and Frank Hartley,
of the Golden Rule, returned yester-
day from q few days stay at the
beach,
Contrary to expectations State
Treasurer Kay late yesterday after
noon announced the apportionment
of the interest of the common school
fund, giving to Polk $94O1.7O. The
apportiOnment reaches a total OF
1878, ,49O95, based on school popu
lation of POI ,SS7, an increase of ATT
over last year. The fund is also larg-
er so the apportionment per pupil is
$1.S5, compared with $1.83 in 1913.
The United Evangelical Bible con-
ference and camp meeting was opened
yesterday morning at Quinaby park,
near Salem. This meeting lasts until
August TO- Prof. Metzger and Rev.
M. j. Ballantyne left on this morn
ing's train to attend, and Rev. c. p.
Gates and wife will leave Monday.
Postmaster Fiske and daughters
spent portion of the week at New
port.
Mayor Van Orsdel has received the
sad intelligence of the death of his
brother, j. c. Van Orsdel Of Pitts
burg, which occurred while on a visit
to Omaha.
The premiums offered by the Fair
association for the best individual eX-
hibit of farm products are decidedly
liberal and are bound to excite
lively contest for the honors. The
first prize is $40, second $25 and third
$15.
Mr.. j. H. Sweeny and daughter,
Miss Edna, of Buell. were in Dallas
yesterday. Miss Edna had been at
tending the summer school at Mon
mouth. She will teach next term in
District II, near Willamina. Mr..
Sweeny says the fall crops in his
neighborhood are looking fine, but
that the spring crops are shriveling
for want of moisture. He is engaged
in the poultry business and is not,
therefore, worrying much about his
crop.
A. L. Martin of the Oregon Power
company was confined to his home by
illness a portion of the week.
Mrs. Walter L. Tooze, Jr., WILL
leave early next week for Seaside,
there to spend several weeks at the
beach.
The Statesman -" Leaving Salem
Tuesday morning two lads attempted
to paddle their canoe to Independence.
The trip by water, as they had map
ped their journey, is a good II miles.
All went well until the gravel bar
south of Independence was reached.
Snags have piled up at that point
since the water receded. The boys
hit a sunken tree broadside, ripped
part of the side of their canoe out,
and the occupants barely escaped
without injury"
Mrs. C. L. Shaw and nieces, Miss
Muriel Grant and Miss Georgia Shaw,
left Friday for a trip of indefinite
length to Newport. Miss Grant and
Miss Shaw will join the Campfire
girls Monday.
Mrs. Walter Williams and Mrs.
Fred Toner are spending the summer
in Newport.
County Treasurer and Mrs. Stats
spent SATURDAY. and Sunday on the
Tillamook beach.
Philip Rufflo of Portland has been
visiting with his old-time friend. Joe
Boscoe. at the Begin tailoring estab-
listment this week.
Rev. Mitchell of the Presbyterian
church will take for his morning top
ie next Sunday, "In the Day of
Prosperity" In the evening he will
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