Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-07

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Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Chitty are a
the Horst Brothers hop yards nea
Independence for the season. MI
Chitty is employed in the dryini
k.,lns.
A woman hop picker fror. Lebanon
died at the Wigrich ranch near hide
pendence last week, probably fran
heart failure. She was elderly ant
the work had exhausted her.
George Snyder came over from Sa
lem on Saturday to spend the week
end on hunting trip. George didn
exactly know what game he was go
ing to get, but thought he would lik'
to bring down an elk. Mr.. Snyder il
with the Oregon Messenger at Salem
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Dunn and Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Brauer went to Til
lamook late last week with their chill
dren to spend several days.
Gladys Martin is spending the week
with relatives at Salem.
Mrs. l.. E. Viers and daughters
have gone to Portland for the winter
to permit the young ladies to carry on
their studies in Portland schools. The
folks were taken to the city by Evan
Viers in the family's automobile.
Claude Skinner, owner of the Inde-
pendence garage, was in Dallas Satur-
dav looking for sash and door fac
tory, to which he could, fortunately,
be directed in this city where is ev-
erything for the convenience, use and
pleasure of Polk county people. Mr..
Skinner expects to take good deal
of Dallas money to Independence this
fall when he sells several automobiles
here.
O. B. Parker Of McMinnville was a
business visitor here on Friday.
M. L. Thompson of Falls City was
a business visitor in the city on Fri
day.
Carl Fenton left on Saturday for
Eugene, where he will prepare to
take up his duties as an instructor
in the city high school when the fall
term opens.
After twelve years as commandant
of the Soldiers home at Roseburg,
W. W. Elder will be succeeded on
October l by Robert c. Markee Of
Portland, his removal having been
decided upon by the state board of
control on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee H. Fenton and
son Carl made business trip to
Sheridan and McMinnville on Thurs
day. At McMinnville they visited Mr..
Fenton's brother, Frank, who is rap
idly recovering from recent serious
illness.
F. W. McReynolds of Gooseneck
is shipping baled hay and some grain
to Portland and Portland truck is
doing the hauling from the Mercy
nolds ranch to the cars south of the
depot at Sheridan.
Thos. Ottinger of Buell. is planning
the erection of new residence at
that place.
Attorney w. 0. Sims of Sheridan,
and well known in the Polk county
seat, where he frequently has court
business, has recently added $50 vol
umes to his law library.
William Riddle, one of the prosper
ous farmers of the Monmouth section,
was Dallas visitor on Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. Gilbert E. Anderson
of Portland visited at the home of
Mrs. Martha B. Stafrin on Thursday
and Friday.
The Yamhill county dairymen have
organized COW testing association,
with Frank E. Lynn of Perrydale as
president.
A honeymoon motor party came to
Dallas to spend Sunday bringing Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Spieker of Melrose,
Mimi, the newlyweds; Mrs. Spieker's
brother, p. F. Kilian, lumberman of
Mt. Angel; Joseph j. Keber, Mt.
Angel banker, and P. J. May of the
same city. Mr. Spieker is an employe
of the Great Northern railroad at
Melrose and his wife is the youngest
of fifteen children in the Kilian fam
lily.
DIR. P. B. Stoddard and wife of
San Francisco, touring the Pacific
coast, spent Sunday in Dallas, where
they were residents nearly % years
ago. The doctor is well known to
many of the older Dallas people.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Stendifer of
Portland toured into Dallas from
Portland to spend Sunday.
E. R. Blanchard of Mt. View, Cal,
was a guest in the city on Sunday.
Sam Steffy of Cottage Grove was a
visitor in the city last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Volk of Sa-
lem visited with friends in Dallas last
week. Mr. Volk is well-known here
as a former editor of The Observer.
Mrs. Mabel Kearns and little baby
have been visiting at the home of
Mrs. Kearns' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. r. Adams.
John Grant, former sheriff, made a
business visit to Eugene last week.
Miss Grace Thomas has returned
to her home at Amity after very
pleasant visit with friends here.
Miss Elizabeth Jones Of Salem was
the guest of friends in Dallas last
week.
Miss Edith Catherwooa came up
from Portland on Saturday to visit