Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-03
TERSE TALES OF TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.

arranged.
The county court has been in ses-
sion this week.
There is need Of cutting the grass
on vacant lots and on parkings. 1t
is dangerous
G. ii. Morris returned on Wednes-
day from California, where he attend
ed meeting of time inspectors on the
Southern Pacific system
Outing parties are now enroute to
the coast for season of recreation.
Five different camping parties passed
through Dallas on Wednesday.
Christian Science services will be
held on Sunday morning in City Bank
building. Subject of the lesson SER
mon, Good" Meeting Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. j. J. Underwood of Indepen-
dence was a chautauqua visitor on
Tuesday.
W. M. Mcqueen returned on Sun
day from a business trip to Eastern
Oregon. Mr.. Mcqueen exchanged for
other parties land near McMinnville
for Eastern Oregon land.
Whitney l.. and Rueben P. Boise,
the former of Portland and the latter
of Salem, will come here in few
days to repair the house on the
Ellingdale farm, owned by the Boise
heirs.
The enlargement of the postoffice af-
fords Postmaster Fiske opportunity
to better handle Uncle Sam S Dallas
business.
The Ladies Aid society has placed
an order for a cork carpet for the
audience room of the Methodist
church at cost of about 5000.
Mr.. Ebert Thompson. sales man
ager for the Falls City Lumber com
pany, has just completed one of the
finest residences in Salem.
Now let's all get busy and boost
for a successful county fair
DR.. and Mrs. E. j. Scheetz were
Portland visitors this week, attend
ing the wedding of the doctors
brother, DR.. Orville H. Scheetz of |
Portland, to Miss Alma Curtis of For
est Grove.
Miss Elizabeth Gerhart and Peter
Diehm and Anna and Henry Wark-
'entine have returned from pleasant
outing at the coast.
On account of tomorrow being the
Fourth of July U. S. Grant Post, G.
D ,.,;O bo1J ,,o ,,oootino
County Attorney Sibley was Sa-
lem visitor yesterday.
Mr.. Garfield of Black Rock was in
Dallas yesterday.
Mr. R. d. Edwards, platform mana
ger of the chautauqua, left early this
and the tent and apparatus
will follow today. Mr.. Edwards likes
Dallas, and hopes to be here again
next season.
Rev. Geo. H. Bennett of the Meth
odist church will speak at eleven
o'clock on the subject, "The New In
Evangelist John Lew
tas of Tacoma will preach in the even
ing.
Mrs. G. w. Curtis is entertaining
her brother, Mr. A. j. Wells and his
wife, of Oklahoma. Mr.. Wells has
until recently been engaged in the
game.
DR.. F. NJ. Hellworth of Falls City
was Dallas visitor on Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Rich recently
DR.. and Mrs. Mason of
Portland.
DR.. Rempel has gone to, Portland
for a short stay, leaving yesterday.
Miss Leda March has returned home
from an extended visit at Falls City.
Mr.. z. 7. Dodson, former resident :
IF this city, now of Washington, was
here yesterday greeting old friends.
D. J. Faulkner and family have :
moved to Woodburn. :
Many Dallasites will go to Falls !
City tomorrow to celebrate. !;
Mrs. Anna Embree is visiting her
sons in Eastern Oregon. ,
Postmaster and Mrs. V. P. Fiske
are this week entertaining Miss Ger
rude Engle of Ashland. !
Mrs. Ed. Crawford of Idaho is a I,
,uest of Mrs. E. jacobson. :
A son of w. A. Griffin is i'll with f
| severe attack of rheumatism. {
The Boys and Girls Industrial
,lub will meet at the High school
next Friday afternoon.
Lafayette will celebrate the Fourth I
# July with an elaborate program. a
Judge P. P. Olds will be president q
# the day, and Rev. C. P. Gates, a |
native son of Lafayette, will be or S
tor. L
Phil Begin. Joe BoscO and "Bill"
Neat left this afternoon in Mr.. Be y
in g little Ford flyer for a short out '
NC at Newport
A party of fishermen composed of
lave Grant. Ralph Morrison, Jack :
'ibley and Chas. Allen. with Lief
7inseth as guide. departed last night
or the Siletz basin with provisions
or a ten-day siege. They will make
amp on the Sunshine Creek. going by
cam to the trail which will require b
six-mile pack over the mountains. :
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