Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-03-05
TERSE TALES or TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.

visitor Saturday.
Miss Beula Balderee has resumed
her studies at the Oregon State Nor
NAL at Monmouth after being contin
ed to her home in this city for sever
al days with an attack of la grippe.
The J. j. Fidler stock of goods
which was sold last week to Robert
Sachtler, has been moved from the
Butler property on Main street to the
building formerly occupied by Mr.
Fidler.
The Woman s Board of Missions OF
the Christian church met with Mrs
Henry Campbell Wednesday after
noon.
The ladies Of the Christian church
held cooked food sale at Black IS
grocery yesterday, and realized a
handsome profit from their effort.
The topic for discussion at the
Christian church next Sunday morn
ing is, IA Mothers Weapon" The
evening theme, "Peter Denies His
Christ. "
The Commercial clubs Of Eugene,
Roseburg, Cottage Grove, Creswell
and Junction City will advertise their
respective towns with sign boards
erected along the railroad and the
Pacific highway.
The Southern Pacific has made ar
rangements through appropriations
for the erection of several new depots
between Portland and Ashland, but
Dallas is not included in the list. But
this city may have a depot in keeping
with the town and the business given
the Espee company some day in the
sweet bye and bye.
The Hon. James Hemenway of Cot
tage Grove, who was guest of Lew.
A. Gates of this city couple of days
during the recent session of the legis-
lature, departed this life on Saturday
last of heart failure.
0. Z. Focht of Ballston was Dal
las visitor on Wednesday.
J. T. Merrick of Sheridan was a
county seat visitor on Wednesday.
Mr.. A. H. bennett of Crowley was
a Dallas business visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Van Nortwick
will leave tomorrow for Douglas
county, whittier they go to look after
some property matters.
"The Place of Highest Honor" is
the subject of Rev. W. T. Tapscott's s
discourse on Sunday morning in the
Baptist church. "What Becomes of
the Ungodly" is the evening subject.
The ordinance Of the Lord S supper
will be observed at the close of the
morning service.
Miss Wayburn, secretary of the
Baptist Women's Mission work for
the coast states, will speak at the
Baptist church next Tuesday. Miss
Wayburn is an interesting speaker,
and should have large audience on
this occasion. The meeting will be
followed by social season under
the auspices Of the young people of
the church.
Mr. d. L. Kyle of Perrydale was a
Dallas visitor on Thursday.
Sam McVey, employed by the
county last summer ON road contracts,
was in Dallas on Wednesday. He
likes Polk county, and his business re-
lations with the court having been
pleasant, he hopes to come back here
from Newberg the coming season.
Sam McVey has the reputation of :
"dOing the right thing" and those
are the fellows that the county finds
it profitable to do business with.
r. S. Fisher, who has spent the
past winter in Iowa, writes The OBJ
server to hold his paper as he is on
his way home.
This evening at the Evangelical
parsonage the Young People s society
of that denomination will hold its
business meeting and social. c
This being Rev. Gates last opportu- {
nifty to entertain the young people of {
the church, he is desirous of having a {
large attendance. He will introduce I
into the evenings fun some novel fea- |
lures, among them being a "School I
of Learning" presided over by Prof. l
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l.. NJ. MeCamey of Salem was c
business visitor here on Wednesday.
j. L. Swelty of McMinnville was :
Dallas visitor Thursday. His wife, !
who had been here several days. ac-
him on the return trip.
Mrs. Shaw, wife of the former
Wells Fargo Express agent, went to
Washington on Monday for a brief
7isit with her parents.
Next Friday evening at the High
chool auditorium the Katuya Glee I.
lub of the school will give an inter-
sting program and concert, the pro- !,
ram for which will be published
ater.
Mr.. Swindermann has remodeled n
he kitchen of the Kozy Korner con- a
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