Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-17
NEWS OF POLK COUNTY
ITEMS CONTRIBUTED BY RUST
LING LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Happenings of Interest i'm Various
Neighborhoods Told i'm Interest
ing Manner.
FALLS CITY

S. w. Mcfarland was in Black Rocl
Friday.
Mrs S. West is visiting friends ii
Portland.
William Smith, of Monmouth, wa
here Sunday.
George Sutherland made a trip t.
Dallas, Friday.
Miss Ethel Tooze was Black Rocl
visitor Sunday.
C. e. McFerren was Black RocI
visitor Sunday
Guy Sewer, of Portland, is visiting
friends in this city.
Miss Violet Pfandhoefer was a Sa
lem visitor Saturday.
Miss Gertrude Cobb was county
seat visitor Thursday.
A singing class will meet in the Ad.
vent church this week
F., P. Heydon made trip to the
Siletz Basin, Wednesday,
Walter L., Tooze made a business
trip to Woodburn, Monday.
Mrs f. B. Titus is convalescing after
brief illness from the grip.
A. E. West and family visited Mr.
and Mrs. George Ward Sunday.
d. c. Lee, of Portland, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Frink Sunday.
Colonel C. w. Matthews, of Port
land, visited friends here Monday
DR.. A. K. Loder. of Salem, was a
business visitor in this city Saturday.
Miss Halle Morrison visited her pa
rents in Dallas Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Fream, of Black Rock
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lewis Fri
day.
Mrs. r. A. Titus has opened a stock
of millinery at her home in East Falls
City.
A. d. James returned Thursday af-
ter a brief visit with relatives in Eu-
gene.
Professor L. E. Mills, of Black
Rock, was visitor in Falls City, Sat-
urday.
Willis Montgomery. of Dallas, visited
relatives in Falls City, Saturday and
Mrs F. P. Heydon returned from
Portland Thursday where she visited
friends.
DIR, w. B. officer will occupy the
rooms over Thompson's drug store af-
ter March 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Webb, of Black
Rock, were guests of friends in this
city Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Sewer, of Eu-
gene, have smoved to their farm in
West Falls City
George L. Kingsbury, an architect
of Portland, was in Falls City on busi-
ness Wednesday.
Mrs. Jackson Mort, who has been
friends in Portland, returned
to this city Thursday.
The road into the Siletz Basin has
been cleared of snow and debris, and
Is now in condition for travel.
Alfred Wick, student of Dallas Col
ege, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Wick, of this city.
Mr.. H. Buell. has returned to this
,ity, after visiting her father. Hatha-
way Young, in Ballston for few days.
Alvin Robinson and family, of Hal
'ey. visited his father, A. B. Robinson,
asst week. They returned home Fri
lay.
w. M. Cherrington, of Salem, con-
lected with the firm of Wenger &
was in the city, Wednes-
lay.
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Tooze enter
aimed Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Nichols and
Miss Edna Ferris at dinner Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Zimri Hinshaw and son,
Charles, of the Siletz Basin, are visit
ng at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Stewart.
Falls City Thursday, after a four
months visit with friends in Michigan
md New York
Mrs. j. e. Hughes, of the Siletz Ba- |
in. passed through this city last week,
m route to Corvallis, where she will
'isit her mother.
Miss Edna Ferris. of Shaw, Marion
returned to her home Sunday,
Lfter a weeks visit at the home of
dr. and Mrs. w. F. Nichols.
william Ellis. c. E. Mcpherson and
!. H. Tetherow were appointed judges
# the city election TO be held here
April 8. N. A. Emmitt and B. w. Rob-
nson were appointed clerks.
The residence of w. T. Harris was
lightly damaged by fire Thursday
morning. The cause was a defective
lue. but the fire was promptly extin-
-uished by the volunteer fire depart
nent
j. The regular city election will be held
n this city on April 3. The officers to
'e elected are: Mayor for a term OF
wo years; four councilmen for terms
4 two years: auditor. police judge,
reasurer. marshal. and three water