Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-10
news OF POLK COUNTY
ITEMS CONTRIBUTED BY RUST
LING LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Happenings of Interest in Various
NeighborhOods Told In interest
ing Manner.
FALLS CITY

Miss Pansy Racey is in Portland OIL
business.
c. f. Wick made a trip to Dallas
Wednesday.
A. H. Dodd is visiting his mother
in Michigan.
Mrs. W. A. Cobb made trip tt
Dallas Monday.
is rapidly improving.
L. w. Zorin has purchased "a acres
of land from f. o. Karr.
w. B. McKown is in Portland this
week, transacting business
Mrs. j. r. Meyer visited Mrs. e. e
Gillian in Salem, Tuesday.
Mrs. c. Kaufman made a trip to
the Capital City Thursday
Charles Kaufman made a business
trip to Portland Thursday.
Miss Addie Higgins has recovered
from severe attack of the grip.
w: c. Cornelison and family have
moved to Los Angeles, California.
George Burbank, of Black Rock,
was visitor in this city Sunday.
County Commissioner S. HI. Petre
was visitor in this city Saturday.
John Olin, of Dallas, is completing
the concrete curbing on Main street.
Fream Robinson, of Pilot Rock, is
visiting his father A. w. Robinson.
Thomas Edgar is clearing the de-
bris from his premises on Main street
S. w. Mcfarland returned Satur-
day from a business trip to Oregon
City.
Mrs. j. P. Dewitt, of Monmouth, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. I. G. Sin
gleton.
Miss Edna Ferris, of Shaw, Marion
Nichols.
Clarence Reynolds, of Dallas visit
ed his sister, Mrs. w r. Nichols, over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Webb, of Black
Rock, We're in this city on business,
Monday
Mrs. Calvin Sheppard, of Bridge
port, visited her sister, Mrs. Louis
Muscott, Saturday.
Miss Ethel Tooze returned Tuesday
from a weeks visit with friends and
in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. JTooze are
visiting friends and relatives in Port
land and Oregon City.
c. L. Starr, secretary of the State
Tax Commission, visited his brother,
TT Il Starr SATURDAY.
James Sweeney, of the Dallas Flour
ing Mills, attended to business inter
ests in this city, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Marsh have
moved to Dallas, and expect to make
that city their future home.
Miss Blanche Chapel has accepted
a position as bookkeeper in the G. D.
Treat Company's hardware store.
Miss Hazel Kuykendall returned
rom North Yamhill Sunday, and has
'esumed her position in the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Dennis entertain
ID Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Nichols and
Clarence Reynolds at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. HI. Tetherow re-
urned Tuesday from a weeks visit
With Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Gilbert in
Portland.
A. H. Bittner has sold his 50-acre
arm in North Falls City to Courier
I Wick, who will divide it into 10
ere tracts.
John Walkoff. of Great Falls, Mon
ana, has been taking photographs of
esidences in Falls City during the
ast week.
Miss Vivian Holman, of Black Rock,
as been visiting her grandparents,
fr and Mrs. S. H. Tetherow, during
he past week.
Mrs. c. S. O'Brien returned from =,
he convention of Royal Neighbors in
alem, Tuesday. She was a delegate
rom the local lodge.
Miss White, of Salem, taught the
bird grade in the public school here. /,
uring the absence of Miss Kuyken-
all, who has been ill. d,
A crew of men is now at work
learing the road into the Siletz Basin,
nd it is expected that they will have
ready for travel in about a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Emmett are Wis
ing Mr.. Emmett's mother at Drain.
Ir. and Mrs. Archie Krebs are con-
ucting the hotel during their alb
ence.
Hon. w. L. Tooze appeared before I
he County Court in Dallas, Thurs
ay, in behalf of the Siletz settlers. t
-ho want the road into the Basin
cared. t
George Wick has received word that
is brother. C. H. Wick. accompanied c
y his family, will return to this city
few days, after visiting relatives v
Little Falls. Minnesota.
The Falls City High School will be a
in the Polk County High
,hool Debating League by Lavilla a
ueIl. Cecil Dodd, Edna Seymour.
avon Gottfried, Leslie Tooze and La G
ar Tooze. II
The management of the Gem The
.er gave a special show to the stu n
snts and teachers of the local public d
hOoI, Wednesday. The films were
teresting and instructive, and were s.
ljoyed by all. r
The Falls City High School baseball
am defeated the first team Of this 3
ty by a score Of is to S Saturday Il
ne OF the features Of the game was
Ie home run made by Chester Sic d
rth. Glenn Ferguson acted as UNI a
re.
The citizens Of tbs city had anoth- c
fire scare last Thursday morning at T
O'Clock. when the merchandise store F
rned and operated by the Falls City b
lmber Company caught fire from the
-plosion Of a can Of oil The fire
as extiuFuished before much damage
as done This makes the second FIRE
re within the last six weeks Ia
BoWERSvILLE
Tommie Hayes has bought a fine h
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