Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-01-20
news OF POLK COUNTY
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LING LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Happenings of Interest I'm Various
NeighbOrhOOds Told in Interest
ing Manner.
FALLS CITY

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terests in Myrtle Point.
c. C. Burbank, of Black Rock, wa.
a visitor here Friday.
Mrs. Gerger, of Portland is visiting
relatives in this city.
George Fuller, of Dallas, visited
friends here Saturday.
Charles Burton, of Black Rock, was
visiting in this city Sunday.
B. F. Boughey, of Salem, was a
Falls City visitor, Wednesday.
Doctor F. M. Hellworth was a
county seat visitor Wednesday.
George Burbank, of BLACK Rock,
was a Falls City visitor Saturday
Mrs. w. T. Grier returned Saturday
from visit with relatives in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Lee, of Silverton,
are visiting the home of o. Aurland,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Meyer have re-
turned from visit to Portland and
Oregon City.
Parnell Averill and son, Archie, for
merly of Illinois, are in this city, look
ing for a location.
Mrs. M. L. Damon, of Red Bluff,
California, is visiting at the home of
her son, c. U. Damon.
Willis Montgomery, a student of
Dallas College, visited relatives in this
city, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L. Tooze left
Saturday for a visit with relatives in
Oregon City and Portland.
w. D. Campbell passed through
this city Tuesday, en- route to his
claim in the Siletz Basin.
Bert Dennis has bought an interest
in the furniture store formerly owned
and conducted by Dennis & Richey.
Mrs. Clay Courier and two children,
Kermit and Loleta, are visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Caulkins.
A. E. Trask returned from a trip to
the Siletz Basin, Thursday, and reports
that there is two feet of snow on the
summit.
The Falls City Lumber Company
was forced to suspend all logging and
milling operations during the recent
snow storm.
The Reverend E. Hills and family
land, where they spent a few days
with relatives.
Miss Mildred Frakes, after visiting
for few days with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Nichols, returned to her home in
Portland, Tuesday.
w. j. Hooker, assistant cashier in
the bank, has gone to the Dallas hos
pital where he will have a surgical
operation performed.
Arbutus Camp, No. 5019, Royal
Neighbors of America, gave a necktie
social in knights of Pythias Hall, |
Tuesday evening, January II.
Luckiamute Camp, No. 1887, Mod
er~ Woodmen of America, and Arbu-
tus Camp, No. 5O19, Royal Neighbors
of America, held a joint installation
Tuesday night, followed by banquet
"hard times dance was given in
Wagner's Hall Saturday evening. The
prize for the most appropriate. costume
was awarded to Mrs. A. B. Brown.
Music was furnished by Walkers or
chestra.
Professor w. C. Bryant, of Moro,
Oregon, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
John Meyer. Mr.. Bryant was recently
appointed a member of the board of
Normal School regents. He is School
Superintendent of Sherman County
The following officers were installed
by the Woodmen: H. C. Alcott, c.
c.; H. Otte, Adviser; C. Hopkins, B.;
NJ. G. Ellis, C. The Royal Neighbors
installed officers as follows: Mrs. M.
G. Ellis, o.. Mrs Cora Harris, V. o.;
Mrs. Lula Robinson, R.; Mrs ]. d.
Meyer, r.
Twenty-seven cases of typhoid fever
have been reported to City Health
Officer Hellworth during the last three
Out of this number only one
case has been fatal. This impresses
upon the minds of the citizens here
the necessity of a municipal water
works system.
Henry Pugh, of Los Angeles Cali
fornia, is visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. Fry. Mr.. Pugh reports
the weather in Oregon very much in
contrast to that of California. He will
leave for his home Tuesday.
olivia, the daughter of Mathew
Olsen, died at the family residence, a
few miles north of this city. January
IA. from the effects of typhoid fever.
Interment was in the odd Fellows
cemetery. She was i'll only a few
days The family are newcomers
here, and there are three other MEM
IL
same disease.
Leo Fry gave a party at his home
Friday evening. in honor of Henry
Pugh, who is visiting friends in this :
city for a few days. Those present
we're: Misses Alexandria zorin, Edna
Seymour. Violet Pfandhoefer. Ella
MehrIing: and Messrs. Lavon Gott-
fried. Glenn Stoddard. Willis Mont
gomery and Roy Bowman. Light re-
were served.
The odd Fellows and the Rebekahs
held a Joint installation Saturday ,
night, the new officers Of the former
being: LIB. Murray. n. c.; L w.
zorin, V. G.. George H Tice. T.; ]. II.
s. The Rebekahs' officerss !
ire: NJ. r. Flowers. y. G.; Erma Hin
shaw. V. c.. Mary Tice. T.; Jessie
Meyer. S. After the installation cere-
monies a banquet was served in the
Tavern. IN
At the tryout held in the school
rouse Friday afternoon the following J
we're chosen to represent Falls City
n the Polk County High SchOool de- !
,affne league. Miss Cecil DOdd.
ROY Bowman. Miss Mae johnson. r s
!. White. Mis- Edith Harris. and Les
er L. Dodd- The question for debate d
rm Be. Resolved. that a single tax
IhouId be levied on property" The ]
triangular system viii be employed r
me Affirmative team viii 90 70 Per
rdale. and the negative team viii de- e
ate against the Independence Affirm
tive team. in this city. The debate
riu be held on Thursday night, Janu- '
~ zs- Last year the Fslls City High 3
,ehool debating teams won the IT. g. q