Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-02-04

week to care for her daughter, Mrs
Fred Kubin, who had quite a severe
attack of la grippe.
On account of the cold weather,
j. w. Kenney has lost several sheep.
M'CoY.
February 2, James X. Sears, the
Mccoy warehouse owner, was in Nc
Minnville Thursday on business and
also visited his daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Logan.
The Bethel Alumni basketball team
journeyed ito Rickreall one evening
last week and played the town team
of that place. The score was q to 4
at the end of the first half in Rick
reall s favor and 15-l4 at the end of
the last half in favor Of Bethel, thus
the score 1913 in Rickreall' s favor.
Roy Gilbert of Mccoy refereed the
game.
Miss Nellie Stewart visited friends
in Monmouth Friday.
Mr.. Clyde Kelly was in Dallas Sat
urday ON business.
Mr.. Meade, the Wells Fargo Ex-
press company's agent at McMinn-
vile, was in Mccoy Saturday evening
furnishing music for the dance.
Walt. Jamison Of Oak Grove visit
ed his friends, Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Williamson last feek.
The Mccoy colts were soundly wal
loped by the Independence basketball
team last week to the score 39-16.
The dance given at Mccoy Satur-
day evening was well attended, the
bad weather did not keep many home.
All the hay stored in the Mccoy
warehouse has been sold at a good
price to the farmers of the vicinity
during the past week.
Miss Frances Ingram has been i'll
the past week owing to the grippe
that is going around the vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Taylor visited
friends in Amity Saturday.
John Mekkers of Salem visited his
parents here last Saturday.
A representative of j. H. Kloster-
man & Company of Portland was in
Mccoy buying hay. He reported that
hay is very scarce.
Miss Emma Rhode visited her
friend, Miss Lucy Ingram, Sunday.
Miss Elsie Christensen visited her
brother Pete Sunday.
Mildred Butterick has just return
I'd from an extended visit of friends
n McMinnville and Amity.
Grant Harry spent a few days Wis
ting friends in Amity the past week.
Warren Cooley and Earl Brant Wis
ted Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Cooley Of
lena Sunday.
A party Of the married people of
Mccoy and Bethel spent Saturday !
evening at Henry Domes' playing
$780," Mrs. C. L. Hawley winning
high honors.
Ralph Derrick, Roy Brant and Ray
Thompson of Salem were in Mccoy '
Saturday evening on business.
Mrs. Garnet McCrow just return E
d from weeks visit in Salem, :
1here she had some dental work done.
Mr.. Guy Pickens has returned to /,
fcCoy after spending the forepart
f winter with his parents at Philo- Y
lath. Guy plans working ON the p
southern Pacific railway
Mr.. Chester Faque spent Monday in L
unity on business, Chester made
ONE purchases while in the city. 2
Earl Cooley and his brother Zip =
'ere coon hunting Monday, but the \
unters have not reported any large ~
umber of catches yet. G
George Warner and wife went to =
'allas Wednesday on business. Grant
larry is running the farm while he
away. n
Bill Shafer was in town Wednes- =
ay on business.
Henry Domes is now ON an extend A'
| visit in the cities of the northwest, =.
viting several poultry fairs. 'i
James X. Sears was in McMinnville -
'ednesday on business. x x
Owing to the sudden melting of the l
low and heavy rains of the past u
eek, the creeks and lakes have rose re
sry high.
Miss Flora Butterick was taking al
II vocal lessons Wednesday at the "
cCoy hotel.
A party of the Bethel high school Id
'ys journeyed to Buena Vista the
tier part of the week to play the
gh school boys of that place a game
basketball. WI
The Mccoy Grange met Wednesday IN
the /. o. o. f. hall and enjoyed ia
good time and large dinner. 10
Raymond Boyer has just returned ra
cld to school, after having been out OF
few days. pu
The "SeniOr'' class of the Bethel loi
gh school is very busy practieing ro'
cir play, "Those Dreadful Twins, (" MI
lich they plan to present the latter
rt of February.
Walter J. Domes, J. L. Richard and
H. Wyatt returned to Mccoy We'd be-
sday. after having served the fore be-
TT of the week on the jury. Su
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Frederick Toevs is sick with la ba.