Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-13
and commercial parades in Salem and
Portland in the past several years.

, and vicinity interviewing old resi-
dents to get material for the Journ
ais column of reminiscent stories.
Jacob g. Kamm, representing tn
Beaver-Portland Cement company
was Dallas visitor on Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. r. Bennett and childrel
returned to her home in Sandy Wed
nesday. Her sister, Mrs. Clifford
Hutchins, accompanied her.
Miss Pauline Snyder, who has en-
joyed a vacation of several days al
Bar View, returned to her home Tues.
day.
The proper correction of defective
eyesight is possible only through the
services of skilled specialist to s"ion
tifcally examine your eyes and an op-
tician to adjust your mountings. Any
service not combining these two es-
sentials, is incomplete and will cause
you impaired eyesight. Drs. Lowe &
Turner possess the qualifications. and
in addition have had years of hard
practical experience, and know their
business thoroughly in all its branch
es. Consult them at Hotel Gail Fri
day and Saturday, August 20 and 2l.
At Falls City August 10.
W. j. Kaerth went to Newport the
latter part of the week to visit his
family, which is housed in cottage
at the beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Holmes and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stump went to
the Tillamook coast Saturday, re-
turning Monday.
After having loaned $4,000 on
Polk county lands during the past
three months the State Land board
has notified Mr.. Tooze, its local rep
resentative here, that the fund has
been exhausted.
Auditor Chas. Gregory was Til
lamook beach visitor on Sunday.
Mrs. E. c. Day has recovered suffi-
GENTLY to be taken from the hospital,
where she was recently operated on, to
her home on Fairview avenue.
Messrs. Left Finseth, D. P. Patter-
son, B. j. Werner, DR.. B. F. Butler,
Fred B. West and Claire Snyder will
leave Sunday for Crater Lake, where
they will participate in the knights
of Pythias exercises next week.
An automobile party including Au-
gust Riser, George Stewart, William
Boydston and R. R. Van Orsdel will
leave tomorrow for Newport to enjoy
the week END in the surf.
Miss May Maxfeld returned from
the hospital on Tuesday evening, after
undergoing a minor operation. She is
rapidly recovering from its effects.
Mrs. Pike of Spring Valley, the
widow of William Pike, was recently
married to Henry Taylor of Crook
county, according to word received by
her friends here.
"Soul" will be the subject of the
lesson sermon at the Christian Science
church Sunday morning. Services be-
gin at IL 80.
F. j. Coad and W. V. Fuller are at
Newport where their families are
spending "A vacation. Mr.. Fuller
makes frequent trips between Dallas
and the coast in his automobile.
Ray Boals, son of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H. Boals, who has been spending some
time with relatives in Wenatchee,
Wash, is expected home next week.
T. w. Nordby, former Dallas mer-
chant, who is in business in Portland.
was a guest over Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. R. Allgood. Mrs. Nordby,
who came with her husband, will visit |
friends here for several days before
returning to Portland.
Edna Holmes, chief operator for the |
Dallas telephone company, returned
On Wednesday from a very pleasant
rip to Corvallis and Newport.
Monroe Patterson of Raymond,
Wash. has been added to the staff at
he Dallas steam laundry.
Principals in the default divorce
,ase of Billings VS.. Billings failed to
lppear for hearing, which was set for
% o'clock Thursday morning in Cir
uit Judge Belts court. No word has
'een received from either party in the
proceedings and their whereabouts is
Unknown to the court.
A special Southern Pacific passen-
er train from McMinnville will pass ,
through Dallas Sunday to pick up ex-
ursionists for Newport, and |. N. s
Woods, ticket agent here, reports
lumber of reservations for people {
rom this city. l
John Sweeney spent Thursday in l
ortland where he arranged business
latters in connection with the pro- 1
net of Sweeney brothers flour mill C
ere.
q. c. Morris and c. W. Martin are I
several days in the city as f
of the general office {
the Southern Pacific company.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Hewitt of Yam I
i'll county were guests at the Gail on v
thursday. y
The iitney service between Dallas,
and Salem has been dis
h
An inquiry from DIR. Verde B. Greg o
~ of Joseph, Oregon, addressed to
he commercial club asks the cost of tc
ok county land suitable for Angora Ia
pat raising, and as to the desirability o,
Dallas as a future home. The in
'rmation regarding goats will come te
ON L. s. Grant and the cluh will | \,