Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-12-09

N A. Emmitt and B. w. Robinson,
clerks.
A. d. James has purchased the E.
G. White place and will permanently
locate here. He will plant a large wal
nut and cherry orchard on his place
next Spring.
The school meeting held in the
schoolhouse Tuesday afternoon was
attended by about twenty persons. The
object of the meeting was to pay all
indebtedness
W. T. Grier, w. j. Hooker and L. w.
Zorin returned home Wednesday night
from Salem, where they were dele
gates to the Development Congress,
They report an enthusiastic meeting.
Jack Wagner will install a moving
picture show in his hall on East Main
street This will make two motion
picture theaters for Falls City. The
hall has seating capacity of 500 peo-
pie.
County Commissioner ]. b. Teal re-
ceived 10000 mountain trout Tuesday,
with which he will stock his hatchery
one mile South of this city Mr.. Teal
has many different species of fish and
is very successful in Matching them.
School Clerk M. G. Ellis has COM
pleted his school census and the report
is that there are sos children of school
age in this city. Last year the number
was 40. This years enrolment shows
a gain of 35 over last years enroll
ment.
The Falls City High School debat-
ing teams will meet Corvallis and Sa
lem in the triangular system of debate
instead of McMinnville and Independ-
ence, as at first planned. The debates
will take place not later than January
Is.
recital was given by the pupils of
Miss Hammond at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. L. Thompson. The ad-
mission was 10 cents. These recitalS
will be given every two months. The
next one will be held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Hinshaw.
Rev. Ernest Ward, missionary,
spoke in the Free Methodist Church,
Sunday night. Rev. Ward has been a
missionary in India for 26 years, and
he displayed some curios which he had
collected. He gave very interesting
address on Christian work in India.
The semi-annual election of the
Knights of Pythias was held Tuesday,
December 1. The officers elected are:
Henry Brown, C. c.; A. B. Hubbard,
V. c.; E. Robinson, P; Ralph Hall,
NJ of W.; C. E. Dill, K. of r. and s.;
A. B. Brown, M. of E.; T. B. Hooker,
M. at A.; H. Kerr, l. c.; G. L. Nc
Murphy, o. c.; w. B. McKown, trus-
tee. These officers will hold office for
six months.
The Commercial Club held meet
ing Friday night for the purpose of
nominating officers for the ensuing
year. A lengthy ticket was named, but
whoever is elected, the club will be
sure to have competent and reliable
men. Secretary w. ]. Hooker gave a
brief, but exact, account of the meet
ing of the Oregon Development League
held in Salem. Next Friday night
is the date on which the election will
be held, and it promises to be close.
Harry T. Smith, travelling corre-
spondent of the Denver News, who is
making a trip around the world and
writing a series of articles for his pa
per, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Talbot. Mr. Smith spent his
younger days in Independence, where
his father was an attorney. Last week
he visited the timber claim of j. S.
Talbot. He will write an article con-
cerning the timber adjacent to this
city and will also give Falls City a
place in the story. He will probably
here several days.
A mass meeting was held in the
Gem theater Saturday night, Decem-
ber 2, under the auspices of the Falls
City Commercial Club, for the purpose
of presenting the true situation of the
city of Falls City and to discuss the
most feasible means of maintaining a
water works system. The
speakers were NJ. G. Ellis, City Aud
itor; w. j. Hooker, secretary of the
Commercial Club, and Councilman c.
o, johnson. L. w. Zorin acted as
chairman. Mr.. Ellis gave the condi-
ton of the finances of the CITY, Mr..
Johnson strongly advised the use of
wooden pipe in the construction of the
plant. Mr.. Hooker graphically por-
trayed the conditions arising from the
use of contaminated water. He also
advised the council and citizens to OPP
crate and maintain a municipal own
ership water system. About zoo people
were in attendance.