Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-03
OTHER THINGS
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Bill Hines is a smart fellow. This
goes without the saying among those
who know him best. The other day,
while at work at Monmouth, he wish
ed to come to the county seat. Trains
were scarce at that time of day and
automobile hire expensive. His en-
ployer, however, was the owner Of a
car, and Bill took chance. APP
preaching the autocrat the hired man
touched him for loan of the ma
chine. After some hesitation, dur
ing which time he was taking Bills
measure, the request was granted
Now Bill s knowledge of an automo-
bile up to that moment consisted of
having seen them upon the road, but
nevertheless he put on bold front,
and with the assistance of his brother
Edward-who was equally well in
formed-he managed to get the auto
out of the garage and into the high
way at the summit of an incline. Nat
urally the thing went down, and after
a few experiments with the various
shifts, starter and thingabobs the ex-
cursionists were off for the county
town, where it arrived in the finest
condition in forty minutes. The car
was taken back the following morn
ing, and only for this item the fellow
who loaned the automobile would nev-
er have known that Bill was not an
expert driver.
There is reason for the waters of
the streams in this section abound
ing with speckled beauties. W. V.
Fuller, after fourteen years of resi-
dence in this immediate vicinity, dur
ing which time he has probably trav-
ersed more local territory than
any other single individual, caught his
first trout only the other day. And
he enjoyed the sport, too. Mr.. Full
ler went into the wilds above Black
Rock with a friend who thoroughly
enjoys piscatorial amusements, and
was induced by this friend to lug
rod. When the fishing grounds had
been reached sole" went into the
game like an old timer, and the way
he landed fish was a caution-and al
so a surprise to his companion. 1t
is said that those diciples of Izaak
Walton who have been informed of
his ability as an angler are discour-
aging Mr.. Fuller from making further
expeditions to the fishing streams.
"See this coat" inquired Robert
L. Dashiell as he stood erect and
turned round and round that a rep
of The Observer might
get good view of the garment allud-
ed to. 81 was married in this coat
fifty years ago, and l am going to be
laid away in it when | shall have
passed away. 1t cost me $50, and ait
the time it was purchased was well
worth the money. The style is not
what style is today, but nevertheless
it is appropriate that l should wear
it temporarily for l am now enjoying
my second honeymoon. The mater
ial from which the garment was made
is of the finest black broadcloth, the
kind seldom seen in these later days. |
Although the coat has seen much SER
vice it is practically as good today as
it was a half century ago.
When City Engineer Sanford B.
Taylor's bill for services rendered is
presented to the council next Monday
evening Auditor Gregory should have
an assistant close at hand, otherwise
the aldermanic body may be obliged
to burn the midnight oil. At the
last session Mr.. Taylor's itemized
bill was not itemized to suit Mayor
Kirkpatrick, the various streets upon
which he had devoted time not being
given in the account. The engineer
spends an hour here and quarter
1f day there, and inasmuch as this
expense has to be charged to each in
iividual improvement it appears to
be necessary to have it down to the
ineness of a gnat's ear, and conse-
Iuently his statement Monday night
will undoubtedly be voluminous. The
auditor is something of an elocution-
st himself, but has much else to tire