Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-10-20
MONMOUTH


1F Sacre has built poultry house
~ expects to go into the poultry
Dlness on a large scale.
C. 3. Herren has his hop yards
feady to cultivate.
O.. III. Perkins of southern Oregon
was the guest of his sister, Mrs Kel-
sey, this week.
j. r. Wade and wife of Condor,
Oregon, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. "A, G. Mott.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sullivan and
wife attended the roundup at AL
bany'
Mrs. Y. Olson and Mrs. L. Marks
of Sulphur Springs on the headwaters
Of Soap Creek, were the guests Of
MHs. Olson Is daughter and Miss AL
len, who are attending normal school,
last Friday and Saturday.
II. 8. Portwood made business
trip to Harrisburg Saturday.
Guy Hewitt, the Jersey cattle and
hog raiser of the Luckiamute valley,
Was in town on business Saturday.
r. MI Fisher, the Evangelical pas
tor, il putting a new coat of paint on
the Baptist church building.
Alton McCellon went to Portland
thin week to enter business college.
Samuel G. Hinkle was called to
\ Tillamook to be with his mother, who
il very seriously ill.
Handy Harmon and wife of south
MDnEnonth, r. F. d. /, was in town
on business Monday.
Mr.. Brooster and Mrs. Egleston
heye fitted up restaurant in the
building formerly occupied by the
M0nmouth Herald.
Co1unbia Tell and wife went to
Solo Monday to visit their old friends.
They expected to return today.
John Palmer and wife, prosperous
farmer Of the Luckiamute was in
town on business Monday.
AZ. n Boatman of Corvallis was in
Monmouth Tuesday looking after his
interests.
Senator Doughty of Portland is the
guest Of his brother John and two
sisters, Miss Millie, one of the teach
ers in the normal and Miss Grace
Doughty.
Fl. Lewis of Falls City was in town
Tuesday greeting his many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Powell of
Airlie were in town Tuesday.
p, G. McNeal and family made an
automobile trip to Corvallis and back
e. Graves, Republican candi-
date fox assessor, was in town Tues
day r9isewing acquaintanceship with
die people of Monmouth.
Mn. La. L. Tallman entered the
normal Monday.
A ~ Poole is building a wood
house zor J. W. Murdoch.
Frank Laughary of Luckiamute was
IN town Wednesday.
Xonnouth grange met in regular
6c1ion Saturday, with most of the
lIv6 wires" present. After short
4lness session a splendid lunch was
e@xyod, after which a good program
= q Giyen, consisting of several read
inG1 |by Miss Katherine Arbuthnot,
1f&h md sixth grade teacher; vocal
eolo9 by Miss Boardman. accompanied
by NJ Tompkins, both students of
the ~ S. Some of the questions
,hscussed were "Will getting more
OF the people back to the land reduce
the high cost of living7" (Which
Is the greater affection, the high cost
of living or the cost of high livings"
What IS the duty of each individual
member Of the grange7" The ques-
tion box Is regular feature of the
program which is given during the
open session to which every one is
invited Rev. W. A. Elkins, pastor
Of the christian church was initiated
and other business attended to.
AHr H4ob HeeIlHS VI lHe SedSOH OIL {
the parent teachers association was
held Friday night in the high school
anditorium; Prof. M. S. Putnam de-
hvered splendid address on the sub 9
5eet Of Industrial training which was :
well received and which proves that ,
Mr. Putnam is awake to the needs
and demands of modern parents in
reenrd to practical training for their !,
children. The secretary reported that
there was fund of $40 on hand, the I
result Of Prof. Gentle's lecture on 4
Germany, and a committee was ap- 4
pointed to purchase a work of art to
place in the training school; the lee
tur> having been given for that pur- t
pose v
~. J. Murphy, Jr., who has been
attending the university, was home h
recently for visit with friends and v
reIolivee.
A11te Rebekah lodge gave Halo S