Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-11-04
falls City Rotes

Miss Elizabeth NJ. Pollock, Of Dallas,
will give recital in the Christian
church this friday evening, under
the auspices of the public school. Ad-
mission 25 and Is cents. The program
will be as follows:
Music-orchestra
"What William Henry Did"-Miss
Pollock.
Music-orchestra
"Moriah's Mor'nin"-Miss Pollock.
Violin solo-Frank Miller.
''There We're Ninety and Nine
Miss Pollock.
Music-orchestra.
"PiIler Fights" "a Boys Con-
cIusion;" "Seein' Things" "How
Deacon Tubman and Parson Whiting
Kept New Year"-Miss Pollock.
The typhoid patients are all i'm
proving.
Frank Miller, of Rickreall, has be-
come resident of Falls City.
L. D. Daniel, Of Dallas, was selling
sewing machines here this week.
Mrs. W. A. Wolfe is building fine
barn on her lots south of the river.
Messrs. Collins and Stowe, of Dallas,
are grading and filling some of our
streets.
School Superintendent c. L. Starr
and Milo Woods visited in Falls City,
Tuesday.
T. D. Hollowell has planted the lots
on the east side of the hill steps in
strawberries.
All the blackboards of our school
have been re-slated green, and are in
excellent shape.
Mr.. and MIS-. Simpson, of Dayton,
have been visiting Mrs Simpsons
sister, Mrs. H. G. Seymour.
Several families from the upper
mills have moved to town for the pur
pose of sending their children to
school.
Miss Clara Montgomery, who has
been attending school in Albany, is at
home for the purpose of entering the
Tenth grade.
The directors have had we'll dug
al the school house. A strong vein of
water was found at a depth of less
than 40 feet.
Zim Hinshaw has developed into an
expert clerk, and is to be found behind
the counter at the Mercantile Com
pany's store.
Ed. J. G.. Evans, of Salem, ad-
dressed a large audience at the
Christian church Friday night. He
is brilliant young orator.
Z. E. Cross, of Hebo has been visit
ing his sons, Homer and Frank, who
are attending school here. He is more
than pleased with Falls City.
Mrs. G. L. Hopkins, a teacher in
the public school has been very sick
for the last two weeks. Mrs. H. G.
Seymour is teaching her classes.
Gus Martin, a painter and paper
hanger Of Dallas, has been working
at his trade in this town. There is so
much work to be done in Falls City
that the employment of outside work
men is necessary.
The following is the report of the
Falls City school for the month ending
October %: Total number enrolled,
1872; average daily attendance, 141
tardy, / number of visitors, 46
neither absent nor tardy, 8S.
Courier & Son, our enterprising
men, are building an addi- !
tion to the rear of their store. Their !
business has grown 50 rapidly in the
last year that they must have more
room.
Glenn 0. Holman, Of Portland, ad- |
dressed the pupils of the 9th, 7th, 8th |
and 9th grades, last Tuesday. Mr.. |
Holman is an entertaining speaker
and kept the children in a continuous
uproar. He also gave them some
sound advice.
At special school meeting last
Saturday, the patrons of our school
voted to add the Tenth Grade. This
will make an increase in our attend
ance, and will be a good thing for
Falls City, as some families have
been compelled to leave our town on
account of not having the tenth grade.
Sixty of our townspeople chartered
a coach and engine Monday night
and made a trip to Dallas to witness
the performance of the Margarita
Fischer Company. All were pleased
with the show. 1t is probable that
many such excursions will be made
Turing the winter months.
Phebus- Hartman.
Mr.. j. D. Phebus and Miss Hattie
opal Hartman were married in Inde-
oendence, Saturday, October 20, Rev.
j. Thompson officiating. The we'd
ling was a happy home event. After
he ceremony and congratulations. a
lice wedding supper was served, and
he vouno nopDIa to,i- +L.;. l.