Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-31
TERsE TALES OF TOWN.
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.

prepare for the school season. There
is much preparatory work to be done
and the genial city superintendent is
in it up to his elbows.
Mrs. C. R. Aver of Corvallis is a
guest of her daughter, Mrs. R. G.
Balderee.
Mrs. C. S. McDevitt is guest in
the family of her son, C. 7. McDevitt
of Corvallis.
Deputy Sheriff Hooper has removed
from the Bilyeu house to the Coad
property on Levens street, between
Court and Washington.
Prof. D. M. Metzger will leave Fri
day for LIE Mars, Iowa, to resume
his duties as a member of the faculty
of the Western Union college, where
he has been teaching since Dallas col
lege closed its doors. Mr.. Metzger
is now on fishing trip with Prof. K.
M. Smith of the same institution, and
they will return to LIE Mars together.
Miles Davis has disposed of his in
terest in the sawmill at Summit, and
with his family has returned to his
home in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Will d. Chapel of
Vancouver, Washington, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. McDougle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter l.. Tooze, Jr.,
and Frank Barrett returned on Sun
day from a ten days outing at New
port.
Mrs. A. Fl. Collins has returned
from an extended stay at Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A. Elliott visited
in Dallas Sunday afternoon. They
have been at Tillamook and are re-
turning to their home in Salem.
O. f. Elkins of Falls City spent
Saturday in Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Price spent
Sunday in Woodburn with Mrs.
Price s brother, DR.. Marsh.
Judge Charles l.. McNary and his
wife, and Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Ell
bridge of Salem, and Mr.. and Mrs. X.
p. Boise of Glendale made up mo-
tor party that visited in Dallas on
Saturday, and took dinner with
friends here.
Oscar Hayter went to Newport on
Saturday with W. V. Fuller, and came
back Sunday evening with his family,
which has been enjoying life at the
coast since July 4. Mr.. Fuller brought
Elizabeth, Robert and Phillip Hay
ter and Miss Ladstock. The rest of
the party returned by train.
Prof. j. B. V. Butler of Monmouth
and his family came to Dallas in
their big Mitchell to enjoy the band
concert on Saturday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Butler, with Dr. and Mrs.
O. D. Butler of Independence return
ed late last week from their annual
mountain outing. The party spent
ten days evidently in rest and quiet
ness, for it bagged only one deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Starr of Port
land were Sunday visitors in the city.
J. N. Hart, formerly district at
torney for the third judicial district
and for eight years superintendent
of Polk county schools, was in the
city Sunday visiting friends. Mr..
Hart is now practicing law in Port
land.
Ben w. Olcott, secretary of state,
and his wife, with DR.. and Mrs. R. E.
Lee Steiner, attended the band con-
cert on Saturday evening and met
many friends here. DR.. Steiner is
superintendent of the state insane
asylum.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Grier of
Falls City were in Dallas on Satur-
day, and remained for the evening
concert. Mr.. Grier is manager of the
Falls City lumber mill.
w. j. Thompson, the poultry raiser,
will leave this week for Chicago,
whittier he goes on business. He will
be absent about month.
William Hoisington and family, for
thirteen years residents of Polk coun-
ty, will leave Dallas today for Eu-
gene, which place they will make their
future home, in order that the young
er Hoisingtons may attend the state
]. W. Caldwell of Perrydale trans
acted business in Dallas yesterday.
He reports the crop yields good in
that section.
Ezra Hart and w. G.. Reddekopp
of Salt Greek were in the city yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Fink, and DR..
Fink, will leave tomorrow for Pasa-
lena, California, to reside.
Mr.. Monte Wax spent the week )
End in Dallas.
Mr. Harold Glenn of Seattle is WIS.,
ting friends in Dallas.
Miss Lyle Brison, who had been :
pending the summer in Dallas, re- )
urned to her home at Eugene on
Monday.
Mr.. Breeze Gibson returned to his
arm at Eola Sunday, after a few q
avs visit with DR.. A. B. Starbuck. =
Miss Gladys Reuff of Hillsboro is {
isiting at the home of her sister, :,
frs. Bert Styles. j,
Fred Gooch and Ray Boydston have \
sturned from Black Rock, where !;
ley had been surveying. ~
Miss Vivian Hargrove of Salem II
,ent the weekend with her sister, :,