Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-14
DO|NCSIN POLK COUNTY
STORIES BY THE OBSERVERS
CORRESPONDENTS.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
Movements Of People Whom
You All Know.
MCCOY.

McCov. December S-Mr. and Mrs.
r. r. Strickler spent few days IN
Portland last week visiting their son'
Miss Mildred Butterick spent Sat
urday in Amity, visiting her aunt
Mrs. Richardson. ,,,o.u
r K Sears was called to Albany
on account of sickness of his son Earl
pete and D. P. Christensen were IN
Portland Saturday. Q. g.
Frank and Will Shafer left Tor a
weekend trip to Salem. .
A number Of the married people VI
Mccoy attended party at MIS-
Fawks' Friday evening.
@. E. McCrow has just completeo
building machine shed. rn
George Vincent and Bates Wells'
the youthful trappers OF our town,
have been catching some very nne
skunks and muskrats. 49,,
Jack McGinnis and family nave
moved back to Mccoy, after working
all fall for W. j. Domes.
number of the young people OIL
Rickreall attended the dance at NC
Gov Saturday evening.
Several of the former members OIL
the McCov brass band have joined the
Perrydale band.
Hon. C. L. Hawley has just return
ed from his visit to the Panama-Ga-
ci6c International exposition at San
Francisco. ,,
Miss Nellie Stewart is giving mu-
sic lessons every Saturday afternoon
at the Mccoy hotel. - .:4
Mr.. Porter Frizzell and wife Vlsi'-
ed in Dallas last week.
Henry W. Domes gave an ali-nlgn'
dance in his basketball hall Saturday
evening. Ill
D. P, Christensen is busily building
his new bungalow, south of Mccoy.
Hugh Farmer of Rickreall was II
Mccoy last week on business.
Fl. Stevens and wife, formerly O.
McCoy and now located in business
at Corvallis, was business vlslto
in Mccoy Sunday. a.,
Mrs. Michael McCann and thre
daughters have just returned iron
the San Francisco fair, after thre
weeks visit of relatives. This vlsl
was her first in ten years. She foi
merly lived in Frisco.
Mr. Henry Bennington, the hea
man of the Mccoy laundry, reports
good business.
Roy o. Vincent and wife were i
McMinnville few days last week
business.
Part of Barnes Southern Pacif
floating bridge crew have been IN M
Gov the last few days, remodelln
the ticket office of our depot.
Senator C. l.. Hawley attended tt
Portland livestock show.
The N. C. A. club met at Mrs. FL
gene Jourdan' S Wednesday afternool
all enjoying good time.
Oscar Burnworth of Forest GroN
gave an illustrated lecture at the M
Gov school house Thursday evening
G. w. Henry, a former merchal
of Mccoy, spent few days in Por
land last week on business.
jim Butterick, the district roe
overseer is laid up, having several S
we're boils on his arms.
The basketball teams of the viclnl'
of Bethel and Mccoy have formt
league, each team playing thr'
games. The winners will play the t
off some time in the near future. III
games will be played every Mondi
evening, starting with the 18th.
J. K. Sears has just returned fro
Lebanon, where he has been visitil
his son, Earl Sears, who is having
very bad siege of sickness.
Leon Turner, the pioneer of Beth'
was in Mccoy on business last wee
A. C. Taylor butchered two nigh
fine corn-fed hogs, which he will NAL
into hams and bacon for future use.
Mrs. Frasier of Oak Grove has be-
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Willial
son of Mccoy, the last few weeks. IL
daughter is Mrs. Williamson S siste
in-law.
Mr.. D. d. Elliott, who has been el
ployed by the Southern Pacific t
past four years, is contemplating
extended vacation and expects to
in Los Angeles and vicinity the re
of the winter.
The parent-teachers of Bethel m
at the school house Friday evenir
Ice cream was served as refreshmen
A large crowd attended.
Mrs. 0rlo Vincent spent few day
visit in Salem last week.
Misses Francel Hawley and Do
othy Landiss spent Saturday in S
lem doing their Christmas shoppi
early.
The Bethel high school basketbi
five won from the young married m
of Mccoy, Bethel and vincinity. 7
married men put up a good game al
with more practice together will be
strong team. score was 55-4O in 1
vor of the high school.
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