Community Visitors and Local Notices in Monmouth
Neves E B Arnold and Harry Henke were business visitors in Portland last Saturday. Dorris Mitchell of Joseph Oregon is here this week as guest of his sister Miss Margery Mitchell. Mr and Mrs P H Murphy have gone to Eugene to live with a daughter there. Elliott and Elliott store offers furniture mouse proof and dry. Monmouth Laundry. E N Gilliam of Dallas rents Mrs Aldersons place. Matlock will move to Monmouth until school is out. W H Ney the insurance man spent the weekend in Eugene. Mr and Mrs I C Dempsey and Mr and Mrs Lynn Dempsey of Rickreall visit Mrs I C Dempsey's sisters. We buy used furniture and stoves Elliott and Elliott. Missionary meeting of the Christian church Feb 6 in church dining room with Silver Tea served 2:30 to 5. Mr and Mrs Currey of LaGrande visited a daughter in McMinnville and called on Mrs A L Boynton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Arnold
Harry Henke
Portland
Dorris Mitchell
Joseph
Oregon
Margery Mitchell
P. H. Murphy
Eugene
Elliott & Elliott
Monmouth
E. N. Gilliam
Dallas
The
Christian Church
Notice of Milk Prices by Mrs J E Winegar
Due to high feed costs, milk will be sold starting February 1 at 1 pint four cents, 1 pint six cents, 1 quart eleven cents or ten cents if paid in advance, specified by Mrs J E Winegar in this public notice.
Civic Club Plans Future Programs and School Improvements
The Civic Club met Friday at the High School with strong turnout. Members endorsed the sewer proposition the push for a High School gymnasium and classes in manual training and domestic art. Mrs. Schutte spoke on landscape gardening and future meetings include Mrs. Florence Holmes Gerke as a guest speaker.
Diphtheria Scare Closes Independence Training School
Due to a diphtheria scare the Independence Training School closed on Wednesday awaiting developments. Four or five light cases reported in the city. Also notes on local news including Wood sawing by Sam Muhiman and family visits. Grandma Stewart turns eighty six years old and remains active in daily tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Training School
Willamette Chapter Readies 1925 Red Cross Roll Call
The Willamette Chapter announces its 1925 campaign for mem bership in the second week of February. Marion and Polk counties will be covered from Salem headquarters with Mrs. Landers assigned the Monmouth territory to recruit volunteers. Membership is one dollar with half supporting the local chapter and half national and international Red Cross work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willamette
Marion
Polk
Salem
Red Cross
Dorcas Society Plans Special Feb Meeting at Church
The Dorcas Society met at Mrs. J. W. Leask’s home with about twenty five ladies. After business the group adjourned to the church for a special meeting on Tuesday evening February 12 to have every member present. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Leask with help from Miss Alice Harris and Miss Myrtle Dobberstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Society
J. W. Leask
Leask
Alice Harris
Myrtle Dobberstein
Polk C Farmers Union Holds Its Annual Meeting
The Polk County Farmers Union met in Dallas on January 23 1925 with broad turnout from local unions. Afternoon addresses by Hon A R Shumway and Seymour Jones discussed legislative issues for farmers including child labor law market agent prohibition and primary law changes. Officers were elected with L H McBee as president and the union backed a severance tax income tax and retention of the State Market Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Farmers’ Union
Dallas
A. R. Shumway
House of Representatives
Umatilla County
Farmers’ Union
Seymour Jones
Marion County
Mt. Pisgah
L. H. McBee
T. J. Alsip
E. A. Tedrow
W. F. Lee
L. G. McBee
G. B. Jones
G. W. Curtis
C. C. Gardner
Glen DeHaven
County Union
Pioneer Samuel H. Tetherow Dies in Dallas
Dallas obituary notes Polk county elder Samuel H. Tetherow died January 21 at his Dallas home. Born March 6 1856 in Pike County Missouri he crossed to Oregon in 1845 with Solomon Tetherow. He served in 1855 56 Indian War and was Falls City mayor 1900 04. Survived by widow Mrs I E Holman and sons C M Tetherow King Tetherow W K Tetherow S B Tetherow plus a brother David Hedges of Independence. Burial at Monmouth cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Samuel H. Tetherow
Polk County
Monmouth
Mr. Tetherow
Pike County
Plains
Oregon
Solomon Tetherow
Luckinmute
Samuel
Ben Hayden
David Hedges
Independence
Tetherow
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Falls City
I. E. Holman
C. M. Tetherow
King Tetherow
Wiinlock
Wash
W. K. Tetherow
Northport
S. B. Tetherow
The
Dalles
Fred J. Holman
Local heirs named in family notice and relatives
Sessor and Frank Holman of Dallas are step sons and Mrs Walter Gilbert of this city is a step daughter in a family itemization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sessor
Frank Holman
Dallas
Walter Gilbert
Two Weeks Visit to Coos County
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Heffley returned from a two weeks trip to Coos County where they visited their daughter Mrs. W. J. deBoer at Gravel Ford and friends enroute. They noted vegetation ahead of here and that the Coast mountain road had slides and a boulder crushed a boy, but otherwise roads were good and they enjoyed the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Heffley
Coos County
W. J. deBoer
Gravel Ford
Here
Football team roster reads like a lineup of key players
The list shows players including Frank Wilson No. 18 Troy Turner No. 19 T. J. Alsip No. 20 Joe Murphy No. 21 George D. Stewart No. 22 Gid Newton No. 25 Morris Hughes No. 26, outlining a school squad’s uniformed names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wilson
Troy Turner
T. J. Alsip
Joe Murphy
George D. Stewart
Gid Newton
Morris Hughes
Road Patrolmen List Completed by Dallas County Court
Dallas County court this week finalized its roster of road supervisors or patrolmen. Names listed include J H Patterson Ray Henton W R Kounzelman Thomas Merrick W J Esta brook A G Rempel Jove letohrow David Stapleton J C Smith William Toedtemeier Ben Aebi M A Lynch John Underwood and J G McBee among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
J. H. Patterson
Ray Henton
W. R. Kounzelman
Thomas Merrick
W. J. Estabrook
A. G. Rempel
Jove ‘Letherow
David Stapleton
J. C. Smith
William Toedtemeier
Ben Aebi
M. A. Lynch
John Underwood
J. G McBee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Perkins’ Pharmacy
Neves
I. C. Dempsey
Lynn Dempsey
Rickreall
I. C. Demsey
Percival
Guthrie
J. E. Winegar
Sam Muhiman
N. J. Arnold
Jim Baker
Palmdale
California
Mohave Desert
Mr. Baker
Stewart
S. E. Carmack
SIL
Goodrich
Jeff's
Urs
Monmouth, Oregon
Bosh
Everfast
Royal Society
Polk C. Farmers’ Union
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