Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
Terse Tales of the Toum

Mrs. Eugene Phillips has been en-
gagged as teacher at the Guthrie
school,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. V. Fuller and
their house guest, Mrs. Violet Nc
Dougall of Joplin, Mo-, and Mrs. Os-
car Hayter and children spent cou-
pie of days the first part of the
week on the Columbia highway.
The grading of the road near the
cemetery south of Dallas is proceed
ing and it is thought will be finished
within week. The grading and
graveling on the Baker lane probably
will begin within ten days.
A Western Union repair crew is
working between Salem and Black
Rock restringing the telephone line
with copper wire and placing tele-
graph line.
Ralph Morrison and A. M. Matlock
went hunting near the Rock House
on the Rickreall Monday. Don't ask
llleH WHdb Iuey Sol.
Ross CRilcott of Black Rock was in
the city Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Tooze, Jr,
motored to Salem yesterday and had
as their guests to Clackamas, Lamar
and Leslie Tooze.
Loran and Ray Butler of Eugene
are picking hops in the Mcneil yard
at Oak Dale. They are batching with
Ed. and Charlie Cochrane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otho Williams and
Victor and Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Lynn
of Perrydale returned Tuesday after
noon from ten days outing at
Belknap Springs in Lane county.
Mrs. Arthur Vassall has moved in
to the Art Cutler house on Robb
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. D. Seth are living
in the George T. Gerlinger home as
caretakers during the absence Of Mr.,
and Mrs. George T.. Gerlinger and
family.
Miss Ednelle Collins was able to
leave her home this week for the first
time in ten weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown and lit
tie son, Willard, house guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Myers and Mrs.
Clara Myers of Salem, returned to
their home in Dallas Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John White and Mr..
and Mrs. W. L. Grier of Salem spent
Sunday in Falls City.
Ennis Frink of Falls City was in
Dallas on business Tuesday.
Miss Viola Selig of Falls City was
in Dallas Tuesday.
Guy Nixon of Rickreall was in Dal-
las the first of the week.
Herman Hawkins plans to visit Dal-
las a few days next week.
Mrs. Frank Meyers and children,
Maxine and Deryl, of Salem, are Wis
iting at the Frank Brown country
home.
o. c. Smith has purchased 1917
Buick light six and will give it
testout in a Portland trip
today. In the automobile party will
be Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and j. D.
Smith and Mrs. E. B. Hamilton of
b John w. Boyer and son, Mervin,
'esidents of Bear Camp in the Salmon
liver country, were visitors here We'd
lesday morning enroute to Portland.
Z. j. Coad of the Dallas Planning S,
Mills, was a business visitor in Port
and on Wednesday. !
Fred Herbert of Price Brothers
tore, was in Portland this week !
where he was visiting with Sacrament :
o friends who were just returning
rom an extensive trip through China.
j. R. Craven and family returned
tuesday, from fishing trip of sever .
j days at Cascadia Springs, located 7
n the Cascades about 80 miles east :.
f Lebanon. The trip was made over o.
md in the Craven auto. !,
Misses Vera Wagner and Lucille =
hamilton left Tuesday to pick hops
t the Molson hopyard near Salem.
Major H. B. Fiske and daughter,
liss Virginia of Fort Leavenworth, n
,ansas, are the house guests of Mr.. :,
nd Mrs. V. P. Fiske this week. =,
Miss Deliah Mcdaniel of Rickre- 6
Il was in Dallas Thursday. q,
Miss Laura Meyers of Portland is n,
siting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
ames Boydston.
Miss Helen Loughary spent Sunday
ith Miss Marjorie Holman at Anti 10
b. m
Miss Kleine Oxford is. working for M
red West this week. NJ
Mrs. H. B. Cosper is at her moth U
Is sick bed in Salem. C,
Miss Letitia Shewey has been en-
Iged to teach school in Lexington,
orrow county, this year.
Miss Dora Hayes has accepted st
'sition as teacher in the La Grande 15
hools. re
W. S. Loekman of Woodbuhn was wi
Dallas Wednesday. pc
R. Z. Steelauist was an Indepen-