Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
|Suzv and Hammer Haze
Not Been Idle Past Year

usual VI puuiuAiS "SpA'
fies in Dallas, yet Notwithstanding {
/ <onsiderable number Of buildings
10th for residential and business pur
poses, have been reared, all of which
are Of modern architectural design, g
credit to their builders and an i'm
provement to the city that cannot
We'll be overlooked. Dallas is abund-
antly supplied with business buildings,
and probably for this reason construc-
tion in this direction was necessarily
limited There is always room, how
exax, in every stable community for
additional residences, and it is along
this line that the greatest amount
bus been accomplished in the way OF
pfivate improvements during the past
twelvemonth. There appears to be an
earnest desire on the part OF perman-
ent residents to better conditions, civ
icpride having strong hold upon the
people generally, and many hundreds
of dollars have been expended in all
parts of the city for Improvements
that may be characterized as minor,
list of which would occupy much
sr,ace even were it procurable. To
ono of an observant turn of mind i'm
s proVements to residence property is
sean at every hand, notably among
which are the making of pretty lawns
aiid park strips, the planting of rose
hushes and other shrubbery, the build
5ng of cement sidewalks to replace
worn out and dilapidated board walks,
the removal of unsightly fences, the
repainting of dwellings and outbuild
ings, and a general "sleeking up
The Civic section of the Woman's
club inaugurated a Identification cam
paign last spring, urging property
owners to assist in bringing about
changed condition, and the response to
this request is partly responsible for
better kept lawns and yards that are
seen on every public thoroughfare in
Dallas. Then, too, extensive street i'm
pfovements have given the people an
incentive to beautify their home plac-
es. The work accomplished in this
particular direction is most commend
able, and with the opening of the
next growing season 1t will doubtless
ne continued until eventually Dallas
will present an appearance which will
be the envy of her nelghbors, This
As Essentially BODYBUILDING.
In the Business District.
The most extensive building opera
n t;ors of tba mast wear have been car
..;s5 On bv david Riley. who has erect
s,3 fbrae strnctnres ai a cost of some
4b;no close to $1,000 The most not
13,Ia of these are the buildinos at the
c.,r,er of Main and Washington
sfs,eats one of which will he occupied
Nam comnleted soon after tbe first
aftbe naw wear bv tbe Ornheum thea
~. tba otber ho;nS occnn;ed bv r.
4 Davis The tbeater bnilding has
u frontage of 20 feet as has also the
-.tha,. roforrod to wb;lo tho dentb of
~ former ;s 140 feet and the latter
|1nfl Foot Wb;Je tbe bu;Jd;no occnnied
- NJ Davis ;s of one story. another
iii he added in the early snring. the
f~ont having haen constructed with
IN nlon in v;aw Tho third business
{sn;Id;nr orectod hv Mr. R;lev tb;s sea-
snn ;s iocatad On Wasb;ncton street
Sctwaon Mo;n and JefforSon and was
n.c,,n;od hv tbe civ Steam Laundry
,,,,t;1 ;ts Generalization with tbe Daj-
Ia Steam Laundry several months
- sssro
IT, most notable ;mnrovemant ont
IA of now worL was that bv Mr.
TsIo rr;dor IN tbe oarly snr;ng when
< axnondod annrox;matoIy s6 ono in
s5a;np aG foot 70 b;s valuable Store
s.1e.as., uns oo ~ N Mo;u u; nt9 stroat % tbon oecn
lfed bT tha Dailas Mercantile com
,rv Int which hos since haan taken
On. < hI Mr. n T. Cr;Jor and in re-
~ ~ tho ;rtor;or of the storo and
s-,tsaJnn;nn staam boot;nn From the
~ tsai riout Th;s 81 uas done
~ pn,bnm prothars and oooun;ad
u IA. ottant;o,, Co.. ohort t,ro months
Stenl ao;l;nno waro ont n tbrorabont
~ ILL., tho naIlor, Gov tha no.
KY nf 1onJs .nI orton5oJ tbo fill
,eartb . oonoro+o 49, lo;J now
sEair;no ond oorntors hn;lt onJ otbor
En-. ~. s'i 49, = at,'raatou nf