Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-03-04
news OF POLK COUNTY
ITEMS CONTRIBUTED BY RUST
LING LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Happenings of Interest in Various
Neighborhoods Told i'm Interest
ing Manner.
FALLS CITY.

DR.. L. Pfandhoefer was a Salem WIS.,
itor the last of the week.
The recent heavy storm has done
little damage in this section.
Fl. e. Fouch was an over Sunday
visitor with friends in Dallas.
G. D. Treat has purchased a new
team for his delivery business.
Born, Friday, February 25, to Mr..
and Mrs. H. F. Pye, 10 pound son.
Born, Friday, February rs, to Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Becker, a 10 pound
son.
Charles Wildwood left last week for
Portland where he has secured en-
ployment.
Charles Trimble has nearly finished
his cottage on the lots recently pur-
chased of William Ellis.
Phillip Gottfried has completed his
cottage just across the road from the
J. T. Chamberlain residence.
H j. w. Benson, of the United Trust
Company of Portland, was in Falls
City on business this week.
Mrs ]. B. Barnes of Roseburg, left
for her home Saturday. after months
visit with her daughter, Mrs. w. L..
Tooze.
During the month of February, fif-
teen names were added to the mem
bership roll of the Falls City Com
mercial Club.
Rev. e. A. LaDow, whose foot was
crushed about two weeks ago in the
planer here, is able to be out with the
aid of crutch.
w. d. Campbell, homesteader of
10, was in town Tuesday for mail
and supplies. He reports lots of snow
in the mountains.
Under the leadership of c. J. Pugh,
the new brass band is progressing
nicely and we may expect to see them
on the street in the near future.
S. Fl. Tetherow reports the sale of
his farm to e. c. McTimmonds, the
purchase price being $40 per acre.
Who says land is not cheap in Polk
County?
The Falls City Lumber Company has
been unable to handle all it's orders
with the regular day crew and has
been running nights several evenings
this week.
W. T. Harris sold his fine black
team to W. w. Chappell the first of the
week for $3.50. Mr.. Chappell will use
tIaY,o in, oopnantiop with bic loppino
business at Pedee.
w. H. Sykes, who purchased the
Williams barber shop last week, ar
rived from Corvallis Tuesday and be-
gan his work as one of Falls City's
business men. He will retain Mr.. Will
Jams for thirty days. Mr.. Williams has
not fully decided what he will do after
leaving the shop.
The regular monthly social meeting
of the Commercial Club was held in
their hall last Friday. The entertain
ment committee had secured the SER
vices of Mrs. Jessie Meyer in arrang-
ing and preparing the program for the
evening. This was the first meeting of
this character the Club has ever given
since the adoption of the new consti-
tuition and to say that it was a success
is putting it very mild. The program
was rendered without hitch and Mrs.
Meyer had arranged a series of con-
tests and games that kept the crowd
in an uproar till nearly midnight,
when punch and cake were served and
all returned to their homes glad that
they had been present and agreeing
that for arranging an evenings enter
tainment that Mrs. Meyer has no su-
perior and few equals. In the future
these meetings will be held on the
evening of the third Friday of each
month and the Club most cordially in
yites those who are not members of
the organization.