Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
7ERSE TALES OF Town
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS ANI
THIS NEIGHBoRHOOD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining Il
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.

acted business at the state capital on
Tuesday.
While thein two-year-old son is re-
covering from an operation at the Sa-
lem hospital, Mr.. and Mrs. A. f.
Woods of Independence are staying
in the city. The boy was hurt some
time ago while playing, but is now
making a satisfactory recovery from
the operation. Capital Journal
Judge H. H. Belt is holding court
in Yamhill county this week.
Mr.. Rickli has accepted the local
agency for a Portland floral establish
ment, and is prepared to promptly
fill all orders.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. V. johnson OF
Airlie went to Corvallis this morning,
and from there will go to Eugene to-
morrow to attend the football game.
The garage under construction for
r. L. Chapman is fast nearing com
pletion. When finished it will be occu-
pied by Mir. Shreeve of the Ford
agency. g..
A Mr.. Aldrich was in Dallas this
week with view to opening another
meat marnet, but concluded that the
present establishments are equal to
the requirements.
Joe Flemming has severed his con-
nection with the Fuller Pharmacy and
has gone to Portland.
Sheriff Orr and School Superinten-
dent Seymour were Independence bus
mess visitors on Wednesday.
Bob. Bixby Of Stayton was in Dali
las on Wednesday seeking votes IN
the $500 0. A. c. scholarship con-
test, which closed last night.
Mrs. Mark Hayter is spending
norton of the week with Portland
friends.
Wesley Vaughn has the heating anc
plumbing for the new playhouse on
Main street.
In the misspelled word contest, ii
H, Dunkleberger was awarded the
one dollar prize on Tuesday. The mis-
spelled word, Accommodation" hae
but one "m'' in the advertisement
of Price Brothers, whereas there
should have DeeH lWo.-
LIB. Marray, who resides two miles
from Falls City, returned on We'lnes
day from a prolonged visit to the
middle west and the Panama exposi
ton. Leaving home last August, Mr.
Murray visited Washington, Idaho
Montana, Minnesota and Oklahoma
in which states he has relatives. He
was accompanied home by his niece
Mrs. Bert Mason of Minnesota.
Oscar Hayter was in Portland yes
terday attending committee meeting
with members of the Oregon State
Bar association.
Luther J. Chaplin made a hurried
business trip to Dallas from Salem on
Tuesday.
R. M. Fowle of Airlio was visitor
in the city on Wednesday.
j. H. Redfern, an employe OF the
Eugene Office of the Power company
was a visitor in the city on Wednes-
day. Mr.. Redfern and Manager Mar
tin of the local office of tie company
were engaged during the day in pre-
ence of the company's patrons.
Mrs. Henry Serr spent most of this
week in Portland visiting her daugh-
ter, Miss Bertha, and son, Arthur.
T. Eisele of Buell. was visitor in
Dallas yesterday.
Mrs. John Beyerle of this city
mourns the death of her brother, Ray
Sturges, who passed away near
Wrens, Oregon, on November 10. He
was aged 40 years. Funeral services
were held at Salem yesterday.
F. E. Lynn of Perrydale was a Dal-
las business visitor yesterday.
The Polk county display shown at
Portland during the Land show, and
which was awarded second prize, was
returned to Dallas Wednesday. Mr..
French, who made the collection, went
thither and packed the exhibit for
shipment
r. l.. Holman will move his family
to the farm of B. Hiltibrand near Su-
yer, where he has accepted position.
Mrs. Abel Uglow is at the bedside
of her daughter, Mrs. Warren Cres-
sy, at South Bend, Washington.
Mrs. Simon Grinheim, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Grant, return
ed to her home in Portland, after a
very pleasant visit with her parents
here.
Roscoe Ballantyne and family ex-
pect to move to Salem today to make
their home in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Starbuek en-
joyed a visit this week from the doc
tors mother and sister from Portland.
S. V. Morrison was advised on
Tuesday of the death at the state hos
pital. of his brother, James Morrison.
who was a charge there for several
years. The family of the dead man
live at Myrtle Greek, in Douglas eoun-
ty.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Loekman of
Spokane were in Dallas yesterday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. John Lockman,
and proceeded last night to San Fran
cisco. where they will see the exposi-
tion.
DIR. A. B. Starbuek made trip tc
Portland in his Ford on Monday, re-
turning the same day.
The Methodist Sunday school ba-
y