Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-23
TERSE TALES OF TOWN
LOCAL NEWS OF DALLAS AND
THIS NEIGHBoRHooD.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
People and Their Movements,
Cleaned by Observer.

Starbuck, for a few days.
Mrs. E. B. Hamilton of Monmouth
visited Wednesday at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Smith
Miss Emma Shelton returned the
first of the week from a visit at the
home of her father in Jefferson and
with friends in Portland.
Miss Dora Elkins, who has been
employed for the past two years on
the telephone switch board, leaves
March l for Portland, where she will
work for private exchange.
Miss Elma Harris of Portland will
arrive in the city tomorrow evening,
where she will visit at the home of
Miss Dora Elkins and Miss Smma
SHELTON. Miss Harris was formerly
employed as stenographer for the Ore
gon Power company.
Abel Uglow is seriously i'll at his
home with the whooping cough
Miss Pearl Uglow was in Salem Wis
iting with friends on Wednesday ev-
ening.
Miss Flora McCallon was Salem
visitor Wednesday.
Miss Christie Glow, who lives neal
Monmouth, was in town shopping
Wednesday.
Mrs. B. Hanline of Portland arriy-
ed in the city yesterday for a visit
at the home of Mrs. Anna Coad.
Ralph Hillery left Tuesday for
Bremerton, where he is employed.
Mrs. Hillery and daughter will leave
within week for their new home.
Mrs. D. B. Jarman and daughters,
Juanita and Gwendolyn, left Wednes-
day for Salem, where they will make
their future home. Mr. Ja1man will
leave next week for Salem, where he
will manage the Salem branch of the
Golden Rule store.
g. D. Shepherd was in Salem Tues
day transactipg business and visiting
with friends.
Mr., and Mrs. J. G. Talbot OF Falls
City returned Tuesday from a threel
months visit through the eastern
states. They are the guests of Mr..
,ora Mrs. Lew Gates at the Hotel
Gail.
CCcoGcnty Surveyor Homer Robb re-
turned Tuesday night from the Little
JmclSiamte, where he has been SUBJ ,
dividing the John II. Smith estate,
He started the job about a month
ago but weather has interfered with
the work several times.
f. N. Watt returned Tuesday from
business trip to Portland
B. f. Viers, of the Fobes Supply
company of Portland, was in the city
transacting business on Tuesday.
r. Carskadon of Portland was in
the city Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Rae Craven and Mrs. Arthur
Vassall were in Salem Tuesday on
business.
Newman Dennis was in the city the
first of the week visiting with friends.
B. Lovelace left Wednesday for
Portland where he will visit for sew
aral days with his daughter, who is
ill.,
Punk Louie, a Chinaman, who us
ed to be familiar character around
Dallas, is in the city, visiting his
celestial friends. Punk arrived here
from Portland Monday and says he
was glad to get away from the Tong
war. He used to work for +. E. Ker-
sey, picking hops, near independence
Carl Gerlinger and James Mediil, :
foreman of shops and cars, at the To-
cal Southern Pacific yards, attended 1
the convention of Oregon Foremen at I
Portland Monday, returning Tuesday. S
There we're about 35 fOremen in at ;
tendance.
Sam Schooley left Tuesday after c
room for Washington, Kansas, where 5
he will visit relatives. If he is i'm
pressed with the country and finds a ,
location that suits him, Mr.. Sehooley
Will make his home in Kansas. He
has not disposed of his farm Just
east of Dallas aS he may decide to c
return here.
Rev. James c. Erwin of Falls City c
was in Dallas Tuesday, transaetins
business for the Salem district of the :
Oregon Epworth league. Rev. Erwin I
is president of the district.
Carl Williams was confined to his I
home Tuesday with an attack of Ia I
grippe.
Fred d. Merritt of the department g
of commerce at the University of Il
Oregon. attended the Commercial club a
meeting Wednesday night. L
o. r. Parker of McMinnville reg "
stered at the Gail hotel "wednesday. a
Frank johnson, travelling salesman
for Armour 4 Company, was in the \
city Yesterday on business. Mr.. john
son went TO school at the University
Of Oregon and took time to look up !
some of the alumni of that instiiR 7
tiou during his short stay here.
Miss Ethel Hartman Of Salem wss E.
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