 FEBRUARY 7, 1914
Thursday, Feb. 12, "Double life or, Convicted by Hypnotism" in two parts. A tragedy of the mysterious power of "Mind over Mind." Friday, Feb. 13, two dramas and a comedy. Saturday, Feb. 14, "Tom Bueler" A stupendous production in three parts, The greatest detective story of the age. 
Selig is invoicing stock. Let Persey put a Watch on you. A good show at the Gem tonight. If it's 'Prune City' it's good flour. Phone or send that item to The News. Read the want ads in the 4th column on page 2. Pencil tablet, 4x6 5c, 6x8 10c, at News office. Hartung invites you to order a Spring suit. Every sack of "Prune City" flour sells another. Job printing "as you like it" at The News office. Irving Mattheas visited Falls City Wednesday. Buff Orpington Eggs for hatching. J. E. Beezley. Marshal Lewis attended court in Dallas, Wednesday. For Sale, Cabinet Sewing machine. Call on Geo. Lowe. To exchange, cedar fence posts, for poultry. Phone 194. 300 sheet pencil tablet 6x8, for 10 cents, at The News office. The city council held a special meeting Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Sadler returned from Tacoma, Wednesday. Good bread is well fed, if your wife uses "Prune City" flour. For Sale, Mandy Lee 140-egg Incubator. Phone black 255. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Reece, Jan. 29, a 12 pound boy. Albert Teal and A. Sampson went to Dallas on business, Wednesday. Wanted, large or small contracts for pulling stumps. Grayum & Son. Mayor Hubbard and C. F. Vick visited Dallas on business, Monday. The Tea at the Christian church Thursday afternoon was a successful affair. If you own a house that is for rent, list it with The News, and we will find a tenant. Frank Martin went to the H. & F. ranch, Monday, with a team taking two timber cruisers. Subscriptions taken at The News office for the semi-weekly Journal and the Evening Telegram. Why should you worry when you can get "Prune City" flour? Miss Carrie Murray who is living at Priest Rapids, Wash., is very much improved in health. For Sale, Team, harness, wagon, driving harness, topbuggy, woodrack rock bed. Call on O. H. Hudson. Chas. Tice has bought the Fred Crowley place on Mill street. W. T. Brown has moved into the Dennis house. For Sale, Eighty hens and pullets, Ancouas, Buff Orpingtons and mixed breeds $75. Will sell in small lots at $1 each. J. E. Beezley. Dennis McMurry has so far recovered from the accident which recently befell him as to be able to move about by the aid of crutches. W. H. Rogers is now shining shoes in Bohle's barber shop; he is an old hand at the business. He will call for your shoes, men's and women's. C. O. Johnson was up from Hoskins this week. He returned to Hoskins Thursday with a small load of supplies and material for the mill there. A school rally will be held in the Falls City school building, Saturday afternoon Feb. 14. Visiting speakers, a program of school exercises, and enlightening discussions, will make this rally well worth attending. All who wish to keep in touch with the progress of our school are invited. Everybody welcome. How to be happy though married - use "Prune City" flour. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Finley went to Portland Tuesday, to make financial arrangements for the opening of their restaurant in Falls City. A new walk (stairway) is being constructed in place of the old one, leading from Pine street to K street, known as the "school house steps." The News will give $1.00 to any student of the Falls City school who submits the best drawing of the school house. Particulars at The News office. Chicken thieves have been very busy in Falls City lately, according to reports, but no one has thought it advisable to advertise for the return of their fowls. John H. Starr, district deputy of the M. W. of A., was here from Eugene several days, re-organizing the local camp. He returned to Eugene Tuesday. The Daily Oregonian, with Sunset Magazine and McCall's Magazine, all at $6, is just like finding $3.15. Read the announcement in first column, second page. Rev. Prose went to Portland to visit his wife who is ill at St. Vincent hospital where she recently underwent an operation. She is improving - Willamina Times. Velma Saling, age 9, cut a gash on the top of her head, last Saturday, while splitting wood with a doublebit axe. The wound was sewed up, and the patient is doing fine. E. G. White of Falls City was in Dallas Monday taking out his final naturalization papers so that he can have all the rights and privleges that all citizens should enjoy - Dallas Observer. Give the editor of The News your subscription to the semi-weekly Journal, the weekly Oregonian, the Evening Telegram, or the three of them if you like. Whichever you take, you will get a good paper at an unusual bargain price. Rev. E. A. LaDow was in town two or three days the latter part of last week, returning home to Falls City Sunday. Mr. LaDow was looking for a place to locate and if he can purchase anything here that suits him, he and his wife will become Monmouth residents. - Monmouth Herald. The News will take your subscription for any publication, saving you postage and other fees besides giving you assurance that you will get what you pay for. We have on our list, among others, the semi-weekly Journal at $1, the weekly oregonian at 75c, and the Portland Evening Telegram, $3.50. It has lately come to our knowledge that G. W. Hudson is entitled to favorable mention for having tried with all his might to remove the electric light pole from atop Dennis McMurry on Jan. 21, at the time of the accident which came near being the earthly end of Mr. McMurry. J. E. Beezley has purchased A. G. Fisher's dairy busniess and will take possession today. Mr. Fisher has made a moderate success, under trying conditions. Mr. Beezley has a good location for and is well acquainted with the work. Being an energetic and capable business man, he will make his dairy a milk-and-money success. Clinton Southwell visited relatives in Falls City the latter part of last week. He reports the roads to be in very bad condition, the winds having blown trees across the road. W. J. Southwell has taken charge of the Raddant sawmill for a few months. They are going to saw out the lumber for the two bridges to cross the Siletz at Upper Farm. - Rock Creek cor, Toledo Leader. Having bought the milk business from Mr. A. G. Fisher, I am now prepared to sell you milk and cream. Owing to the high price of feed it is necessary for me to do a cash business, after the 15th. I will sell you tickets NEWS AND COMMENTS
Moves this week: Paul Rusk to J. Lowe house, F. McConnell to Kendoll house, Chas. King to Lombard house. A party was held at the home of G. W. Gardner, Friday afternoon of last week, in honor of Mrs. Gardner's birthday. A number of neighbors were in attendance. Mrs. E. Wambaugh and children arrived in Falls City from Albany Monday. Mr. Wambaugh will arrive in a few days. They are the new owners of the Hegler place. A sure sign of Spring, the 1914 seed catalogs are beginning to circulate in the mails. The heavy frosts on these spring mornings will have a tendency to retard the growth of fruit buds, and may thus prevent greater damage later on. GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
This pioneer couple came to Oregon from Illinois in eighteen-fifty-three, and since their marriage have resided in this vicinity. Six children were born to them, two boys and four girls. One boy, John, died in infancy, one girl, Motlie, died at the age of 30. Of the four children living, Mrs. W. L. Frink, lives on the old Ford place, Miss Flora Ford, resides with her parents, J. R. Ford of Eugene, Mrs. Walter Sears, now in Texas. Mr. Ford was born Feb. 23, 1833, and Mrs. Ford was born Feb. 16, 1846. Mr. and Mrs. Ford have a host of friends here who wish them many happy returns of their wedding anniversary. IVERSON - LEWIS WEDDING
They went to Salem on a wedding tour, and will return in a few days to Falls City, where they will make their home in the E. R. Lewis property on Terrace street. KIMBER - CRAWFORD WEDDING
They went to Vancouver, Wash., on a wedding trip. BOYS, GUNS, ACCIDENT
Ralph Cook, Ralph Garroute and Wilford Bancroft went to the woods Saturday, taking four guns with them. They camped for the night in a cabin. Early Sunday morning, while preparing fire wood, one of the guns (which was lying on the floor under some rubbish) was discharged, the shot striking Ralph Cook on one foot. A call was sent to Falls City and Frank Martin took a rig and brought down the wounded boy. The wound was dressed, and at the present time no serious consequences are expected. I. O. O. F. MEETING
An 8-plate banquet was held at the Falls City hotel before the meeting. Judge Galloway made an excellent address, dwelling upon the history, progress and worthy principles of the order, and urging the FAlls City lodge to prepare a permanent home for itself as being the best means of assuring its success in the future. Secretary Treat had charge of the arrangements for the meeting, and everything was conducted in a most satisfactory manner. Judge Galloway remained in Falls City until Sunday morning, when he returned to Salem. He is well known here, especially amoung our older citizens, and his visit was most welcome. MINSTREL AND MUSICAL SHOW
Will be given by the Falls City High school, aided by the best musical and dramatic talent of the community. H. Ennis, 'The big white minstrel man,' of California, has been secured to direct and stage the entertainment. Mr. Ennis has had much successful experience in the management of home talent, entertainments. The entertainment stands on its own merits, for nothing like it has ever been staged in Falls City. There will be a program of the entire cast (over 35 people) left at every door prior to the night of the show. The dates have been set for Feb. 16 and 17. FIFTH GRADE NEWS
FALLS CITY BEAUTIFUL
They have distributed circulars asking our citizens to deposit rubbish in the places provided, on Main street, or keep the same, until it can be removed to its proper place. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Action on the apportionment and assessment of cost in the sidewalk improvement matter was postponed until Feb. 16. Petition for Montgomery street improvement was tabled until next council meeting, and the mayor was suggested as a committee of one to get more signatures to the petition. Action on the petition for arc light at 7th and Mitchell street was postponed until the meeting on Feb. 16. Petition for a log house in Mill street at the south end of Boundary street, for the Boy Scouts, was read. Council agreed that ground at the northeast corner of the city park could be used, but that the use of a street for such purposes would not be good public policy. Teal, for the water board, reported that the survey for the proposed additional water supply had been completed, and that rights of way had been offered by John B. Teal at $200; by Otto Teal, for use of enough water to operate a small ram; and by Fred Dueltgen, for domestic water supply. Further proceeding in this matter was delegated to the water board. Irving Matthews sent the council a letter bristling with gems of advice. The council were so highly pleased with this letter that they decided to find another location for the reading room, and ordered Mr. Matthews letters framed and hung in the council chamber. The health and police committee was ordered to investigate certain places reported to be in an unsanitary condition. Council ordered the "school house steps" (from Pine and Third to K street) repaired. The marshal made a report on the electric light matter. The council decided to purchase or take over by law, a strip of land 10 feet wide along present location of footbridge, for use as a public passage way. Teal, Sampson and Meyer were appointed as a committee to consult with the county court on the rock crusher matter. Current bills were approved. Council adjourned, to meet again Feb. 16.  |