Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-22
TERsE TALES or TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBoRHoOD.
Personal Paragraphs, Pertaining tt
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.


ment that is under way in that city.
Mrs, John R. Sibley, who has been
visiting relatives in Illinois for sew
eral months, returned to Dallas on
Sunday, Mr., Sibley met his wife in
Eugene and returned to- Dallas with
her.
Clark Van 0rsdel visited over the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Van Orsdel. Clark is a
student at the o. A. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Shultz and Mr..
and Mrs. C. W. Shultz visited the
formers son and daughter-in-law, Mr.,
and Mrs. Earl Shultz at McMinnville,
on Sunday. They report that Earl
has made good start in the manage
ment Of the Rainbow theater, which
was a wedding present from his faith
ef.
Mrs. Winnie Braden, secretary Of
the Polk County Fair association, left
early in the week for Portland to
take charge of Polk county's partici-
patton at the Manufacturers and
Land Products show,
J. L. French went to Portland on
Tuesday to decorate several county
and individual exhibition booths at
patton at the Manufacturers and
ducts show.
Mrs. F. H. Morrison, daughter Ed
ma and granddaughter, Helen, spent
the week end in Portland.
Mrs. Edna Wickard and Miss Kate
Keith Of Chanute, Kansas, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Talbot OF
Falls City.
There will be preaching services at
the Buell. Methodist church Sunday
afternoon at o'clock, when j. Stan
ford Moore will deliver the address.
The subject for the Christian Sci
ence lesson-sermon next Sunday, will
be "Probation After Death"
Mrs. George T. Gerlinger was an
interested guest at the ''pledge day"
ceremonies held at the University of
Oregon on Wednesday. Pledge day is
an annual event when the students of
the institution pledge their duty to
their state and it is probably the
only ceremony Of the kind held in
an American university.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Seymour were
Portland visitors on Wednesday,
Oscar Hayter transacted business
in Portland this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Myers visited
in Portland during this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Yves Elliott left on
Tuesday evening for San Francisco,
where they will take in the exposition
and will return to Dallas in about two
weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Elliott
went to San Francisco several days
ago and the brothers and families will
meet there this week.
Mrs. Roscoe Ballantyne is spending
a few days with relatives at Dayton
and Mr.. Ballantyne is at Kings Val
ley, where he is busily engaged in
tuning pianos.
On Wednesday afternoon the Home
Missionary society was very pleasant
ly entertained at the Hayter street
home of Mrs. Peter Bug.
"Antiseptic Christians will be the
subject of the sermon delivered by the
Rev. Mr.. Tapscott at the Baptist
church services Sunday morning.
Evening services will not be held be-
cause of the union meeting at the
armory. Sunday school at 9:45 a.
m. Preaching service at LA. m.
B. Y. P. U. $3.50 p. m.
Charles Gregory, city auditor, spent
Thursday in Salem discussing city
business with the state tax commits
sioner
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Meyers have
gone to lone to enjoy an extended
visit with a daughter, Mrs. C. w.
Reynolds.
Mrs. X. N. Wood is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Palmer of Seattle.
Mrs. G.. w. Stearns and little son
of Portland were weekend visitors
at the home of Mrs. Stearns' mother,
Mrs. J. NJ. Murford
II. NJ. johnson of Eugene was Wis
itor in the city on Wednesday.
Mrs. p. A. Finseth spent the week.
end with friends at jefferson.
L. d. CneirlngtOn was weekend
visitor at Portland.
Mrs. Ella J. Metzger, Mrs. Ora Cos
per, Mrs. w. |. Ford, Miss Caroline
Bureh and Mrs. George Gerlinger will
attend the session of the State Fed
GRAFTON of Women's clubs at Salem
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Craven were
visitors in Salem this week.
Tom c. Stoekwell is enjoying him
self in Portland this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Fidler enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Carlson of
Mill City over the weekend. Mrs.
Carlson and Mrs. Hdler are sisters.
Rae Craven is an addition at the
Dallas Mercantile eompany's sales
force.
Mrs. II. f. Hinman enjoved a
weekend visit with her brother. A. $
c. Upper of Eugene.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. {
V. f. Goseo is reported to be very
i'll.
The Rev. and Mrs. Tapseott en-
joyed visiting on Sunday with their