Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-16
POLK COUNTY
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= some time past, pleads the indulgent
, of his readers pending his recover.
! which The Observer hopes will b
speedy.
,, Clark Hembree left Monmouth O
Monday with several head of Jerse
: cattle to attend the show at Mort
Yakima. From there he will take tn
= stock to the cattle show in Portlan
next month.
Tick-tick tick tick, The Red Prairi
school, Miss Hedlund, teacher has
) new clock, purchased with the pro
ceeds Of Halloween entertainment
The basket social at the Fern schoo
house, held on November 6, netted tn
school $27S0. The sum will be uset
to purchase reference books for tht
school library.
The hills near Buell. were covered
with snow for the first time this sea
son on November Z.
The Women of Woodcraft of Ball
ston will entertain on November 20
A literary program will be given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne D. Henry o1
Spring Valley recently celebrated the
tenth anniversary of their marriage
being entertained on that occasion by
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Purvine, when Gov
ers were laid for fourteen.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Henry of Spring
Valley have gone to Los Angeles tC
spend the winter.
George Spear is suffering from poi
son oak, and has been unable TO at
tend school the past few days.
Waite Brothers of Buell. recently
shipped 600 railway ties from Sheri-
dan. They used the Sheridan Lumber
company's fume to get them to the
railroad station.
Clarence .Olmsted and Clayton At
wood of Sheridan will farm the Ross
Rowell place near Buell. next year.
Miss Rita Conner of Red Prairie
recently entertained the Ballston
campfire girls.
Thos. and Peter Syron have contract
ed to cut wood for C. D. Blanchard of
Red Prairie.
+. A. Skies, secretary Of the Farm
ers' union, addressed the people of
Salt Greek last Friday evening.
Henry Garfield is perfecting ar
rangements for the construction of
modern bungalow on what is known
as the Hyde place, near Ballston.
William Hill is completing roomy
cottage at Rickreall, which adds no
little to the residential appearance of
that place.
The students of the West Salem
school will give an entertainment in
the near future. A program will be
rendered.
B. |. Ferguson has rented the Emma
Savage place near Eola. Ray Fer
9uson will be in charge.
c. W. Lee, formerly a newspaper
publisher at Falls City, is now print
ing paper at Sunnyside, suburb
Of Portland.
The Berean class of the Brush Col
ege Sunday school met with Mrs.
Parks last Friday and had a very
profitable meeting =.
The pupils of Mrs. Lottie Mcintosh
IF Independence will give musical
At the M. E. church there next Friday
evening.
Claude Skinner has bought the in
crest of his partner, W. C. CLANCY,
II the Independence garage.
The Brush College Helpers will
meet with Mrs Park next Thursday.
The Brush College Parent Teacher
association will meet next Friday. The
chool has charge of the program.
The men of Independence have or
ranized a club for educational and
ocial purposes, and a literary pro-
ram will be rendered on the evening
# November %.
The independence Monitor insists
hat the dates of the Polk county fair
'e changed SO that the event will not
ONE so close to the state fair. But
hen the Monitor is always insisting
n something.
When the Independence aldermanic
ody convenes Friday night to adopt
tax budget it will probably have one
f the largest and most interested au-
fences of the year.
eco to School Day" was a pro-
ounced success in every rural dis
rict of the county, while the parents
f city students fairly outdid them
elves by their attendance.
Fay Dunsmore has returned to his
ONE in Independence from a six
lonths stay in Alaska.
The Baptist ladies of Independence
ill hold bazaar on November "a.
The highways near Buena Vista
ave been greatly improved during the
asst season, under the very efficient
lpelvision of NJ. N. Prather, says a
at that place.
The Ladies' Rural club of Buena
ista held a profitable meeting at the
ONE of Mrs. Alice Wash last Thurs
ay afternoon. A dainty luncheon was
rived by the hostess.
Buena Vista basketball team recent
: defeated Perrydale at the former {