Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-26
TERSE TALES or TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.

the state treasurer shall be sealer
those doing the actual work being hi
deputies. Polk county has about $500
invested in apparatus, which vii
probably be "dead letter" whel
the law becomes operative.
George D. Aldridge of Floris, Iowa
writes The Observer for sample
copy of this publication his desire
being to learn something of Polk coun.
ty with view to locating here. He
says there is no land for sale in Iowa
Judge Teal and Roadmaster Finn
inspected the Salem road yesterday.
County Surveyor Garfield has been
near Independence portion of the
week, doing some road work.
The editor of The Observer has
been extended an invitation by Presi-
dent j. H. Alderman to address the
students of the Normal next Friday
morning at 9:40, and he has accepted
the invitation.
The malady with which Mrs. J. r.
Allgood has been ill during the past
few days has, her friends will regret
to learn, developed into diphtheria.
The case, however, is not considered
serious.
Rev. c. p. Gates, pastor of the
Evangelical church, will take for his
morning topic next Sunday, "Temp-
tation.'
f. F. Friesen, prominent poultry
man from the Salt Creek neighbor-
hood, was transacting business mat
ters in Dallas Saturday.
George Morton, who has been en-
ployed at the state house in Salem
during the past session of the legls-
lature, returned to his home in this
city Sunday afternoon.
Laird Woods has returned to Eu-
gene after a short visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Woods.
DIR. and Mrs. A. B. Starbuck and
little daughter were Sunday visitors
at the home of Mrs. Starbuck S moth
en- Mrs. Mary Beaver of Eola.
Harold Miller, who is attending
Willamette university at Salem, was
an over-Sunday visitor at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. P.
Miller.
A sacred concert was given at the
Monmouth Christian church Sunday
evening by the choir from the Chris
tian church at Independence.
Robert Coefelt, former Dallas bus
mess man, now residing in Sherwood,
was in the city this week on business.
Morris Fowle of the Airlie neigh
borhood was a Dallas visitor Monday.
|. f. Yoakum was business visit
or in Independence Saturday.
Circuit Judge H. Fl. Belt was Sa-
lem visitor Monday.
Miss Arlene Bennett of Monmouth
visited Saturday arl Sunday with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. George H.
Bennett.
Miss Beula Baldaree of Monmouth
was a Dallas visitor Sunday.
Mr.. Walter Nicol of Falls City was
a Dallas business visitor on Wednes-
day.
The joint committee from the Wo
man s club and the Commercial club
held a meeting at the home of Mayor
Van Orsdel on Tuesday evening, and
laid preliminary plans for civic i'm
during the coming spring
and summer. Another meeting of the
committee will be held following the
community meeting at the High
school building tonight.
, Rev. Gates has been aiding Rev.
BalIantyne in his meetings at Rickre-
all this week. There have been sew
eral conversions.
S. B. Taylor, city engineer, was up
% Black Rock part of this week.
Tuesday afternoon a couple of
matches were held on the
,ourt house lawn. Nose Plaster and
Hank Muscott were winners.
The Christian church will begin an
,vangelistic campaign about the first
If March, and will be led in this SER
es by H. A. Van Winkle, pastor of
he Christian church of Tillamook.
The Woman's club will meet at the
library building next Tuesday after
loon. A prominent club worker from
PORTLAND will be present and address
he meeting.
Mr.. Riley is erowding work on the
lew picture house, and will have it
eady for occupancy about May 1.
Prof. W. S. Brown, of the Oregon
agricultural college, will give a prun- 1
ne demonstration on the farm of I
frank Harris, one mile north of town, &
his afternoon.
The ladies of the Christian church Z
7ill give a cooked food sale at the t
tore of Hugh Black on Thursday, Q
Iareh 4. 7
Mr.. McBee, of the MeBee Land d
ompany, tells The Observer that the n