Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10
TERsE TALES OF TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.

this city at Three rivers, hiking" t,
the coast on a wagon loaded witt
their outfit. 1t was still early in tn
day, and the members of the part.
were in high spirits.
Mrs. ]. G. Van Orsdel had as hel
house-guest last week Miss Janett,
Shafer from New Wilmington, Penn
sylvania. She came by way of tn,
exposition and is en- route home
through the Yellowstone park. Mrs
Van Orsde and Miss Shafer were
school-mates at Westminster college
Enjoying the first vacation he ha!
had in number of. years Frank c
Billed of Madison, Wis, spent Sun
day in Dallas. Mr.. Billed is managing
editor of the Wisconsin Staats-Zeitung
and the Wisconsin Botschafter, week.
ly German newspapers of the Wiscon-
sin capital.
Sam Steffey of Josephine county, a
former well-known rancher of Polk
county, was in the city last week on
business.
Ray Boydston and Frank Wilson
left Saturday for an outing at New
port.
Fred Stinnett returned Saturday
from his outing at Newport.
w. V. Fuller was at Newberg Friday
on a brief business trip.
Mrs. Vivian Nevins of Clayton, Ok
lahoma, a sister of Mrs. A. L. Martin,
is guest at the Martin home.
Mrs. Morris Dalton is enjoying an
outing on the Tillamook beach, ac-
companying Salem friends thither.
Sheriff Orr and a party of friends
n ha cip Cot,
day afternoon, and angled on the
north fork the following day.
Professor D. NJ Metzger and the
Rev. Chester P. Gates left for Netarts,
where they will spend week at rest
and recreation.
Mrs. Gussy Collins and little daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, of Portland are visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Car
ter.
Oscar Hayter left Saturday for New
port, where he Joined his family at the
Hayter cottage for few days.
Claud Ellison was here from Falls
City few hours on Friday on busl-
ness.
The Epworth league is planning
social at Fred Elliott's, on the hill
south of town, August 25.
Miss Rosa E. Smith and mother,
Mrs. r. NJ. Smith, have returned from
a visit to Heppner Walla Walla and
Vancouver.
Mrs. Ida M. Goodnight and daugh-
ter, Miss Irene, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Smith.
Mr.. j. J. Kelley and wife of Eugene
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Martin. Mr.. and Mrs, Kelley and Mr..
and Mrs. Martin will go to Newport
for. a few days. Mr.. Kelley is chief
mn for the Willamette valley divis-
ionv he Oregon Power company.
Councilman Westover and ). J.
Wick and families are enjoying an
outing on the Tillamook coast. They
left on Saturday by auto with a full
equipment for camp life.
Mrs. Bud Ramsey of Rickreall was
the guest of Sheriff Orr and family on
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osburn Jones and lit
tie son, Robert Burnette of Portland
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James Hunt
ley of Greenwood. Mrs. Jones is
niece of Mr.. Huntley.
A robin gets up about o'clock in
the morning, and considering that a
robin has no work to do, a robin is
a phool.
County Treasurer Holman, wife and
daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. S. Teth-
crow of Falls City left this morn
ing for Pacific City for a several
weeks outing.
A. C. Churchill and wife of Portland
motored through Dallas on Sunday en-
route to the Grand Ronde Indian res
ervation, stopping only long enough
to visit friends here. Mr.. Churchill
is president of the Dufur Orchards
company with headquarters at Port |
land.
The ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church will have an all-day |
meeting at the home of Mrs. Fred |
Cooper next Friday.
DR.. and Mrs. Mark Hayter left on
Sunday last for Bar View, where they |
will spend ten days. The doctors Of |
flee will be closed until the 18th in
slant.
]. C. Hayter and Peter Finseth left |
on Monday for fishing expedition, |
going via Philomath and Alsea.
Rev. Victor Ballantyne of Kings
Valley left home home on Saturday, /
accompanied by his wife. after hav- |
ing visited relatives in Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Barham were |
Salem visitors yesterday.
Mark Paulson, an instructor in the |
high school of Rugby, N. D., and Mr.. /
Rydell of Portland were weekend 4
guests of Mr.. Paulson's sister, Mrs. |
p. A. Finseth.
Charles Skinner, who was injured /
last week near Perrydale. is resting
easily at the hospital and his early /
recovery is assured.
Eugene, the young son of Deputy
Sheriff T. B. Hooker, who was badly
cut about the legs, severing several
tendons, is getting along nicely and
will be back at play in time to enjoy
little of the summer vacation be-
fore school starts.
s. B. Taylor returned yesterday
from Noon, where he was surveying
fer a railroad for the Alsea Lumber
company.
The Sisterhood of the Christian
church will give a Silver tea at the
home of Mrs. J. A. Mccain next
Thursday. I
Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Dalton have
returned from a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs William Rice near Corvallis. Mr..
Rice is a prominent farmer.
The pastor of the Methodist church
baptized four children at the Sunday
morning service Mrs Georgia Jen-