Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-07-02
TERsE TALES OF TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining tc
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.

be among other things that will com
up for consideration.
The regular monthly meeting of tn
county court will be held on Wednes
day next. Rev. Mackenzie, who re
Gently accepted the pastorate Of tn
Presbyterian church here, will preac
his first sermon next Sunday.
Mr.. j. Bagley of Airlie was in Dal
las on Tuesday. He is cntertainin
his brother, A. J. Bagley, who witt
his wife, is here from Twin Fails
Idaho, on a visit. Mr.. ard Mrs Bag
ley will visit the exposition befor
their return to Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Seymour, VIII,
accompanied the ten prize winninl
boys and girls to the exposition, re
turned home with their charges OF
Wednesday. All had splendid tim,
viewing the wonders at the big show.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Boyd spent last
Sabbath in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Williams arriv-
ed in Dallas Tuesday afternoon, and
after visiting here a short time re-
turned to Portland by automobile. Mr.
Williams came by way of Salem, and
inspected his hop yards near Indepen-
dence.
W. p. Miller is erecting a bungalow
on his farm, two miles from this city.
Mr.. Harry Cosper severed his con-
nection with the county treasurer's
office yesterday, the transfer of tax
collections from that office to the
sheriff making a deputy's services I'M
necessary.
The weather man says light showers
are probable in Oregon on the Fourth
of July.
Mr.. ingalls,, auditor for the Ore
gon Power company, spent Wednesday
in Dallas.
Drs. Starbuck and Staats. John ALL
good, Tom Stockwel and Chet Coad
returned home Monday evening from
a three days fishing trip on the ST.
letz.
Mrs J. N Hart of Portland, who
was much feted while in Dallas, re-
turned home Monday afternoon, ac-
companied by her son, Harold Hart.
Mr. Eugene Cobb returned to Port
land Sunday, after having visited over
Sunday in Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tooze were
Woodburn visitors on Tuesday, going
thither by automobile.
Herbert Shepherd has gone to Port
land where he will take course in
automobile engineering
Edgar Winters left the first of the
week for Eastern Oregon. where he
will work in the harvest fields
Mrs. d. p. Patterson and children
will leave next week for an extended |
visit at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Boscow, in Hillsboro.
Won Casey of Portland was in the
city this week a guest at the home of
his mother, Mrs. B. Casey.
Mrs. Charles Rice and little daugh-
ter are visiting at the home of rela-
tives in Portland,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Campbell and
Mrs. F. ]. Craven and son, Walter,
we're Independence visitors Friday
Miss Cora Towns has returned to
her home in Pendleton after an ex-
tended visit with relatives and friends
in Dallas.
Rickreall will celebrate the Glorious
Fourth in fitting fashion on Monday
next. A splendid program has been
Otho Williams and Phil Begin are
planning on a weeks vacation from
July IL to July IS, and during that
period their places of business will
be closed
The big chautauqua tent arrived
here yesterday, and is being pitched
,n the court house lawn. All will be
n readiness by tomorrow night for
he opening on Sunday evening.
The band concert tomorrow evening
promises to be the most interesting
If the series thus far given. The peo- :
lie from the countryside should take
advantage of this opportunity to hear
splendid musical program.
The fire patrol associations of the
tate are now issuing warnings to !
The public is familiar with
hese warnings, and should heed
hem. Caution may prevent serious |
Oss of timber.
The high water tower at Indepen-
ence will be razed within the ensu-
ng few days. A huge pressure tank
nth capacity of $1,000 gallons of
7ater is now being installed to replace
!. the present structure being consid
red unsafe 1t is of redwood, and has
TODD for many years.
A. j. Barham last week transferred /
is Salem residence for property at
gate beach, on the coast, near New U
ort.
Mr. French who is employed by the !,
lir association to gather grains.
rasses, etc, for the state fair, reports =.
lat Polk county crops are exception
ly good this season.
"Our Nation and the World Crisis" d
i'll be the subject of Rev. w. I. \,
apscotts sermon at the Baptist :,
iurch Sunday morning. stephen, the II
rst Christian Martyr" will be the
eme of the evening discourse. u
Mesdames A. II. and NJ. l.. Collins
ave today for Newport, there to :"
end the summer. =,
Miss Edith Catherwood, who has -
en- attending o. A. C., arrived home =,
lay.
There will be services as usual at \,
; Christian Science church over the "'
v Bank building. On Sunday morn
the lesson-sermon will be God"
Mrs. A. E. Crosby and son Roder-
of The Dalles, visited on Thurs -
' with her sister. Mrs. II. b. Cos
drs. Emma Johns. who had been ~
e visiting her sister, Mrs. ID. l.
,ter, left on tuesday for her home A,
Canyon City. Colorado.
wayne Barham arrived Wednesday los
n Vancouver B. C. where he has
n for some time. and viii spend he
vacation with his parents and 9TH at