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

returned yesterday from four days
fishing trip on Salmon river. Alder
man Westover swears by all that is
good and beautiful that they caught
hundreds of the speckled beauties,
many of which were less than yard
in length.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter l.. Tooze, Jr.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lew A. Gates spent
a couple Of days last week on the
Siletz, ostensibly to fish.
Arthur Fink is the possessor of a
handsome new seven-passenger Lozier
automobile, purchased in Portland
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Hartley and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. j. Craig, Mr..
and Mrs, R. B. Houston and Mr. and
Mrs. r. E. Downey, of Salem, were
guests at Hotel Gail last Sunday, as
were also Walter M. Parker, J. J.
Collins, Geo. w. Cline, H. A. Hecker
and S. Morgan of Albany.
After two-weeks' vacation at his
home here, Clark Van Orsdell, son of
Mayor and Mrs. Van Orsdel, left for
his duties as engineer in the Grey's
River country, in Washington. Anoth-
er son, j. p. Van Orsdel, and his
wife, were guests also on the Fourth,
returning to their home in Portland
on Sunday.
"Bill'-no other name will suffice
Hines is with the county's rock
crushers, who are working near But
ler this week, he acting as stage man
ager and chief clerk to gang Of
workmen.
Fred Moore, linotype manipulation
at The Observer printery, passed the
Fourth and also the fifth at Portland,
supposedly with "friends.
The regular weekly band concert on
Saturday night was non est, account
of the non-arrival of the band from
the "city of the falls" where they
claim to have passed a strenuous day
at the celebration.
Mrs. c.. II. Teats of Polk Station
was a Dallas visitor yesterday.
Mr. Starr of Portland is in the
city this week on business.
Ed. M. Smith, republican nominee
for county clerk, spent the Fourth in
Dallas. He is temporarily connected
with the insurance commissioner Of
fee, but will soon sever his connec
ton Herewith and return to Polk.
Mr.. Ferguson finds it difficult prop
osition to find one as capable, and is
therefore hanging onto Ed. as long as
possible.
County clerk and Mrs. Robinson
spent Sunday at Falls City.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Martin spent
the Fourth with Eugene friends.
Mrs. Mary Lee Of Portland was a
Dallas visitor on Monday.
George Gerlinger and family spent a
few days at Bay Ocean.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Van Orsdel of
Portland spent Friday at the home Of
j. G. Van Orsdel.
Master Edward Gerlinger of Port
land is spending part of his va
cation at the home of George Ger
linger
Walter Muir spent the Fourth in
Portland
Frank Bilger of Sheridan was a
guest of Arthur Miles for a few
days.
Miss Elizabeth Parrot, who has
been visiting at the home of Mrs.
B. Casey, returned Friday to her
home in Roseburg.
Mrs. Bingham came from Oregon
City on Saturday to visit at the home
of Charles Bennett.
Mrs. Ralph Hillary of Portland is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shaw.
Mrs. Riley Craven had as her guests
during chautauqua, Miss Lucille Burt
of Portland, Mrs. Liifert of Los An
geles, Miss Laura Craven, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alva Craven of Monmouth, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Craven of indie
pendence.
Miss Claudia Brown, who is attend
ing summer school at Monmouth,
spent the weekend at home,
Mrs. N. W. Crandell and grand
son from Woodburn. spent few days
the first of the week with relatives in
Dallas. Il
Miss Thelma Blessing, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Blessing, came from
Newberg to pass Sunday at the par
entail home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blessing of
Portland were Fourth of July guests
at the Ed. Blessing home.
Rev. John Lewtas was greeted Sun
day evening at the Methodist church
by large audience. He is the guest
of Pastor Bennett, and leaves today I
for Albany. where he is on the chau- I
tauqua program.
Prof. and Mrs. Metzger returned I
home yesterday evening.
Sheriff Grant received a notice a :!
1av or two since to watch out for two I
girls that had left the Indian school I
At Salem without permission. They I
we're supposed to have been in the I
of Eola, but investiga- 4
ion did not reveal their whereabouts. I
Judge Peter H. Darcy of Salem I
made a hit at Falls City on the 4
Fourth. His address was a splendid Z
,ffort !