Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-04-01
falls CITY '1aotes

Miss Maude Meyer has been visiting
her parents for the past week.
Bruce Burnett, who has been clerk
ing in NJ L. Thompson's drugstore,
has moved to Corvallis.
Deputy Assessor George Siefarth
has been around, visiting those hav-
ing property, and is making rapid
progress with his work.
Steel & Freeman's moving picture
show was given to crowded houses on
Monday and Tuesday nights Every
one was we'll pleased with the exhibi-
ton.
Mr.. Dunsmore and Mr. Luckey are
making rapid progress in the con-
struction Of their dwelling houses.
Mr.. Luckey has already moved into
his house.
Special services will be held in the
Christian and Methodist churches on
Easter evening. Good programs have
been prepared at each place, and all
are invited to attend.
DR.. Perry has one of the neatest
offices in the county. 1t is built on
the lot purchased from ]. @. Hayter,
of the OBSERVER, and is an office that
would be credit to any town,
A stock of general merchandise be-
longing to Mr.. Courier has been pur-
chased by the Oregon Lumber, Wood
& Light Company. They have moved
the goods to the building opposite the
Emmitt store.
Dan Polling and Prof. Dunkel-
berger. of Dallas, were in town Satur-
day, paying visit to Henry Pfand-
hoefer, who has been very sick, but
who is able to be out again.
The public school will give q basket
social at the Bryan-Lucas hall on
Friday, April /, at p. m. The pro-
ceeds from the social will be used to
purchase a flag for the schoolhouse.
Everybody come.
The Wick brothers, who have rented
the Jacob Rhodaharger farm, are
building in the heart of the town a
large creamery which will handle the
milk from over one hundred COWS.
This is grand improvement for the
town, and will be great industry for
the farmers living in this vicinity.
The delegates from Falls City to the
Epworth League convention in Dallas
report an enjoyable and profitable
time. All agree that they cannot say
enough in praise Of the manner in
which the people Of Dallas opened
their homes to them and made them
feel welcome.
The pupils of the school who will
wear Liberty Bell medals for the next
three months are Della Boydston, Lee
Decker, Dora Donahue, Eva Chaplin,
Myrl Bondurant, Cecil Dodd, Otto
Elkins, Cora Page and Fern Ray
mond. These medals are given to
the pupil in each grade who makes
the best, average in all les for
three months. ~
The report of the Falls City school
for the month ending March rs is as
follows: Number enrolled, 1872; aver
age daily attendance, 1876; number Of
tardies, 5; number of visitors, 25;
number neither absent nor tardy, rs.
Teachers, H. G. Seymour, Lydia
Campbell, Mrs. G. L. Hopkins and
Jessie Bryant
On the morning of March 81, School
Superintendent G. L. Starr visited the
school here, and, upon the invitation
of Principal Seymour, gave twenty
minute talk to all the pupils and
teachers assembled in the two upper
rooms. The talk was instructive and
pleasing. Superintendent Starr knows
how to please the children as we'll as
the older people, and they are all glad
when they see him coming to the
school.
Mrs. G. L. Hopkins entertained her
Sunday School class Of young people
at her pleasant home Friday evening.
A dainty lunch was served after
several hands of finch and other
merry games had been played. Mrs.
Hopkins is a charming hostess, and
is much beloved by her class. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Hop
kins, Mr.. and Mrs H. G. Seymour,
Misses Sara Myer, Fern Raymond,
Josie Meyer, Nina Alderman, Francis
Luckey, Bessie Milne, Alma Husely,
Viola Gardner, Irene Dodd, Althea
Gardner; Messrs. Oscar Sampson, @.
Hartung, P. L. Calkins, G. Meyer,
Percy Dodd and Russell Davenport.