Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-12
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will spend the winter.
Ezra Hart of Salt Creek was in the
city Tuesday.
Bert Dennis of Salem was in town,
visiting friends Tuesday.
Guy Simpkins, who is working near
Dallas, was in town the first OF the
week.
Miss Nell Southworth has returned
to her home at Oak Dale this week
on account of ill health.
G. o. Grant and Oscar Holmes were
in Rickreall on business Tuesday.
B. Casey of Portland was in the
city the first of the week.
C. S. Fricklin of Perrydale was
in town Tuesday on business.
H. E. Morton of Salem was in the
city transacting business on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Casey and daugh-
ter, Miss Helen, have returned from
a visit with friends in San Francisco,
California.
Asa Taylor, Frank Fluke and d.
D. Davis were visitors from lndepen-
dence on Tuesday.
Ross Chilcott, an employee OF the
Balderree logging camp in Black
Rock, was in the city Wednesday on
business.
Miss Ella Mehrling of Falls City
entertained Miss Ethel Van Nortwick
of this city over the weekend. Miss
Van Nortwick is bookkeeper in the
Black grocery store.
Mrs. Howard Mcconnell and daugh-
tiers returned Wednesday from Nc
Minnville where she has been visit
ing at the home of Mr.. McConnell's
father, who is seriously i'll.
Miss Jessie Brown of Salt Creek
is visiting at the home of Miss Matte
Morris over the weekend.
Ronald White of Falls City was in
the city Friday attending court.
Lester Van Nortwick, who has been
working in Great Falls, Montana, for
the past year, has returned to his
home in Cottage Grove. Mr.. Van
Nortwick was former resident OF
the city.
Walter McCarty, travelling sales.
man for the General Electric com,
pany of Portland, was in the city on
Wednesday.
L. B. Hixson, Jr., went to Albany
on business Thursday morning.
D. V. Polling left for Portland
Thursday morning to attend the an
nual meeting of the agents and stock
holders Of the Oregon Life 1nsur-
ance company.
Mrs. r. Fl. Husbands of Hood River
underwent an operation at the Dal-
las hospital yesterday morning. DR..
i. A. Bollman and DR.. V. C. Stats
were the attending physicians.
Ray Miller, travelling salesman for
the Johnes' company of Portland, was
in the city Wednesday.
Miss Iva Stanley went to Salem
Thursday afternoon.
Rev. Victor Ballantyne, resident
of the Kings Valley district, was a
Dallas visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Julia Demick of Eugene is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Nickerson. Mrs.
Demick will spend the month of Jan
uary in this city.
Mrs. T. H. Elting and j. Fl. Elting
of Siletz Valley are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Simpson and
two children. Muriel and Lowell, are
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. H. Pillar.
j. X. Sears of Mccoy was in the
city yesterday, transacting business.
Mrs. D. A. Mackenzie and Mrs.
]. D. Barrett were in Salem Wednes
day.
Miss Viola Selig of Falls City was
in the city yesterday Miss Selig is
studying music under Mrs. Olive
Smith Bicknell.
Miss Edith Catherwood visited
Thursday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Hamilton in Monmouth.
A. G. Rempel of Rickreall was in
the city yesterday on business.
C. J. Pugh of Falls City was in the
city yesterday on business.
Ernest Hoisington of Monmouth
was in town visiting friends yester.
day.
Miss DINA and Maud Bessley of
Carlton visited with Miss Edith and
Esther Anderson yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Sundberg and
Mrs. Bolting motored to Salem We'd
nesday.
J. F. Funk of Scio visited with
his daughter, Mrs. A. n Newbill, ov-
er the weekend.
C. A. Black, father of Hugh Black.
the groceryman, suffered a slight at
tack of paralysis on his right side
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