Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-01

ness.
Mrs. Oscar Holmes returned hom
on Wednesday, after having spen
several days in Portland.
Mr.. George Coad is spending few
days in Portland.
Mrs. Bert Osburn and family arr
visiting friends in Black Rock thii
week.
Miss Laura Parrish of South Bend
Washington, is visiting her aunt, Mrs
Frank Osburn. She expects to stay
here a few weeks, after which she
will leave for her new home in New.
port.
Miss Maud Montgomery of Soutl
Ben, Washington, passed through
Dallas the middle Of the week on hei
way to Falls City.
Miss Mildred Montgomery of Inde-
pendence spent Wednesday with
friends in Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hornsush Of Albany
is spending this week here with
Mrs. johnson of Cottage Grove is
visiting her brother and family, Mr.
V. E. Gosso, this week.
Miss Pearl Jost, who has been visit
ing friends in California, returned
home the middle of the week.
The children at the Dallas Public
schools are making bird houses for
the county school fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fawk of Salt
Creek were in Dallas shopping the
middle of the week.
Mr. Kersey of Portland is visiting
old friends in Dallas this week.
j. A. Hannum of Airlie was Dal-
las business visitor on Wednesday.
Walter Tooze, Jr., and Engineer
Taylor were in Portland on business
Wednesday.
Mrs. Ethel Phelps of this city has
gone to Sodaville to keep house for
her brother, Charles Polling, former
Dallas resident, who is now supplying
a pulpit in the former place.
Mrs. Willie Miller, ST., and daught-
er, Mrs. Buty, left last Wednesday
morning for Washington, where they
have gone to visit friends and rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gregory re-
turned home Wednesday from a bus
mess trip to Portland.
Mrs. Perry of McMinnville is spend
ing this week with her daughter, Mrs.
j. C. Uglow.
Mr.. E. V. d. Paul of Buell. was
in town yesterday. Mr.. Paul has but
recently returned from trip to Flor
ida and Pennsylvania, where he visit
ed relatives. He is an extensive
rancher, and says the hop outlook in
his locality is bright.
Oscar Snelson of Salem was Dal-
las visitor on Tuesday.
A. D. Conn and wife arrived this
week from Greenville, Tennessee.
They are making their temporary
home at the Dallas hotel. Mr.. Conn
will be employed at the tannery.
C. R. Garfield, republican candi-
date for the Office of county surveyor,
was in Dallas on Wednesday. Mr..
Garfield will move from Falls City to
Dallas during the present month.
Mr.. F. d. Crook is building a FIVE
room dwelling on lower Clay street,
Just opposite the new hospital.
The Woman's Club will hold its
annual meeting next Tuesday after
noon, when officers for the ensuing
year will be elected, and other matters
of Importance given attention. A
short program has been arranged.
The retiring president, Mrs. Craven,
desires full attendance.
Drs. Lowe & Turner at Hotel Gail,
Friday and Saturday, May l and 2,
Consult them. 18-1t
Mr.. Floyd Schreiver and his sister
Jennie went to Albany to attend the
annual Sunday School convention
held there this week.
Mr. W. o. Ballard, proprietor of the
Dallas hotel, will move from the hotel
to his house on lower Washington
street.
Mr.. Irish, formerly of Dallas, now
Of Salem, was in the city on business
on Wednesday.
Mr.. James Fryer is making some
improvements on his house. He has
raised it and is adding large front
and back pOrches.
Final preparations for identifying
the library grounds are being made.
The plot to the rear of the building
is being worked and grass seed sown
in order to have a green lawn in the
shortest time possible.
Glen o. Holman was an Indepen-
dence visitor yesterday.
F. E. Morrison has commenced the
erection of a four-room bungalow
near the new hospital.
Mr.. W. G. Vassall, of the Dallas
City bank, has started building a new
residence at the east end of Oak
street.
Mrs. J. J. Wick returned home on
Monday from a visit with friends in
Portland.
Mrs. A. E. Simpson has returned to
Albany after visiting here for two
months with her mother, Mrs. B. Fl.
Pillar.
Mr.. Jack Goodell of Rickreall paid