Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-19
OAKDALE.

Hot coffee will be served to all th'
lunchers.
oAKDA4E.
Bert 1llingworth is helping Jane:
Ross set out prune trees. Mr.. Ross
is setting ten acres to prunes.
The new song books for the Sunday
school have arrived ard promise tc
give good satisfaction.
Mrs. Card says she is running a
hospital with one patient, Mr.. Card
being laid up with neuralgia.
Miss Faye Henson visited at Bruce
Miller's over Sunday.
Fred Hughes is pruning his or
chard.
Estley Farley visited Newman Den
mis- on Sunday.
Will Dennis and Ernest Robbins
spent Sunday in Dallas, attending
Christian church services.
There is a rumor that Don Miller
heard a panther-or something--one
night not long ago
0. E. Dennis spent Sunday i'll Dali
las.
Ernest Robbins, who has been help
ing John Robinson on his grubbing
contract, has returned to his home at
McNary.
Will Dennis attended a social gath
ering at the Dallas Christian church
Monday night.
Earl Toby is pruning and spraying
Mrs. Green's prune orchard.
AIRLIE.
Our school has better attendance
now since the measles subsided.
The Commercial club held a bust
ness session Tuesday night.
Good roads is the topic of the day
here now. There is under considera-
ton change in the Kings Valley
road, leading out from here.
c. V. Johnson would do a good turn
for the town if he would oil his wind
mill.
A Parent Teachers meeting will be
held here March 6.
Hulda Weneart, one of our high
school scholars sprained her ankle so
she has to use horse to come to
school.
Kenneth William, who is attending
business college in Salem, was visiting
relatives here the first of the week.
A. Womer of Pedee was a caller
here last week.
c.. E. Wilson of Ward was a bust
ness caller here Thursday.
M. II. Acheson of Fir Grove was
business here on Thurs
day.
Frank Tubandt has treated himself
TO an auto.
C. L. McKenny of Portland was
looking after his farming interests
here last week.
j. M. Crowley has rented the Hugh
Williams property here. He took pos
session last week.
BALLSTON.
Frank West of Willamina visited
1t his uncle, Henry Buffers Saturday
md Sunday.
Ray Jones of Amity was in town
Sunday.
The school rally Friday was well
attended. The school gave an excel
ent program in the forenoon. Lunch
vas served in cafeteria style at noon.
Seymour and Mr..
Wells Of the state superintendent
,f1ice were present and made talks in
he afternoon.
Miss Alvin Edwards of Portland
vas visiting here Saturday.
Miss Ida Anderson has been visit
ng her sister and friends here this
week.
Mrs. G. W. Newbill went to Will
amina Wednesday, returning Thurs
lay.
Will and Ernest Harris are clean
ng off G. W. Newbill's hopyard.
William Carroll is laid up with
ciatic rheumatism.
Mrs. Sarah Dodson is seriously i'll .
t her home near Pleasant Hill. Her .
hildren are all at her bedside. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Martin attended .
he funeral of Mrs. Emma Dyer at .
'alt Creek Thursday.
Mr.. Sparks of Forest Grove came
p Thursday to attend the funeral of
is mother-in-law, Mrs. Dyer.
G. W. Newbill and R. E. Silvis were
visitors Saturday.
Henry Butler was a Sheridan visit
+ Friday afternoon.
Mrs. H. F. Poynter is still quite
ick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rea Craven were here 7
rom Dallas Sunday. I
Sherman Bitson Scroggins died at