Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-13
TERsE TALES OF TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining tc
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.

as being prosperous There is consld
cradle land development work undel
way there, but these are held back tt
some extent by reason of poor high
ways. According to this authority a
majority of the people resident OF
that locality are loyal to Polk county
and desire to come to the county seat
with their patronage, but under OBJ
tanning conditions find it impossible
to do so, giving the greater part of
their trade to Sheridan During the
winter months the Butler hill is prac-
tically impossible, while the roads in
the Red Prairie district are better to-
wards the Yamhill town than to Dal-
las, he says.
Webb Campbell, president of the
Campbell-Frank Cigar company Of
Portland, accompanied by Mrs. Camp
bell, is making a business visit in the
city. Mr. Campbell has included Dali
las in his sales territory for a num-
ber of years and is well known to the
trade here, but Mrs. Campbell is max
ing her first visit.
MI. anu MIS-. II. ID. NlbH tHCli
son, Walter, made weekend trip to
Portland in their machine for the pur-
pose of viewing the beauties of the
Columbia river highway. The party
made the trip up the highway Sunday
and returned to Dallas the same day.
Mrs. Gertrude Aliski of Portland is
visitor at Camp Stafrin, the outdoor
summer home of Captain Conrad
Stafrin and Fred Wagner and their
families. Mrs. Aliski arrived in Dal-
las Saturday evening and will remain
here about two weeks.
"The Gospel According to Isaiah"
will be the subject of the address by
the Rev. W. 7. Tapscott at the Bap-
tist church on Sunday morning.
"God IS Estimate of Character" will
be the subject at the evening service.
On Friday, August 13, the children of
the Baptist Sunday school will be en-
tertained with a picnic at the city
park, where they will enjoy games Of
all kinds and will eat basket lunches.
The transfer of the local egency for
the Norwich Union Insurance COM
pany was effected here on Wednesday
by A. w. Giesy, general agent for the
company in Oregon, Idaho, Washing
ton and Alaska, with headquarters at
Portland. The late C. L. Pritchard
formerly held this agency and it has
been transferred to w. A. Hines of
the Hines Engineering company. Mr..
Giesy returned to Portland after a
meeting with the newly appointed
agent.
Tracy Stats, who has been enjoy
ing an outing at the coast since last
Friday, is expected to return from
Newport late this week.
Miss Helen Sweeney spent a por-
tion of the week visiting Mrs. John
R. Mills of Salem.
Miss Thelma Blessing of Salem was
guest of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sol. Blessing, early in the week
C. H. Morris attended meeting of
the Oregon Jewellers association, re-
Gently held in Portland.
A delightful picnic supper, given by
DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Starbuck. Mr. and
Mrs. John R. Allgood and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. C. Uglow, was enjoyed at the
city park Sunday complimenting Mr..
and Mrs. 7. W. Nordby of Portland,
who are guests at the Allgood home
and Mrs. d. NJ. Shelton of Jordan,
Oregon, who is visiting the Starbucks.
The Boy Scouts, under Scoutmaster
DIR. d. G. Rempel, returned Saturday
from an outing up the La Creole.
Otis Smith, manager of the Orphe-
um theater, went to Portland this
week on a short business visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Hamilton and
family of Hubbard were over-Sunday
visitors with friends and relatives in {
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Holister Of
Portland are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. B. Sundberg, on Mill street.
John Miller and NJ. L. Boyd 'e-
turned Monday from a short outing in !
the Siletz basin.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Jansen and fam b
lily of Maintain Lake, Minnesota, are
at the home of Mrs. Janzen's S
pdiShtS, MI anu MTs. I. hlSSef.
VIM. Fault, former Dallas busi- o
ness man, now residing in Portland,
was an over-Sunday visitor with l
friends in this city. l
Mrs. A. M. Dalyrimple of Portland
is guest at the home of her parents. l
Judge and Mrs. Hardy Holman. c
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Skipton of Sa-
lem were over-Sunday visitors at the o
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Tatom. on I
street. /
DIR. and Mrs. Tyler-Smith of Sheri- g
dan visited Sunday at the home Of Q
their daughter, Mrs. F. ]. Craven. on !
Mill street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Meyer left Sat- 4
irday for a two weeks outing at the
rillamook county beaches. -
A marriage license was issued on A
tuesday to Edgar E. Williams, age ;,
4. and Miss Josephine Buoy, age is. a
9th of Dallas.
George Graves of Salem, driving the Vi
amous cherry city white roadster,
pent Wednesday in Dallas. where he
J known by his automobile and for
ne number of lines his salesman e "A