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Irrigation Experiment Being
Developed on Sam Brown
Farm
GERVAIS. Feb. 1. (AP)
Work baa been started near Ger
vais on tbe first of a series of
demonstration irrigation wells to
be, developed by tbe Oregon Ex
periment station through finances
contributed by a group of Oregon
pabllc utilities, banks tlvic or
ganizations. Tbe well now being
bored Is on tbe fruit farm of
Senator Sam Brown along tbe Pa
cific highway.
Studies already conducted with
Willamette ralley lands under ir
rigation by the experiment sta
tion hare proved the value of sup
plemental water for at least a
half million acres of naturally
drained soils. -The present pro
ject is an attempt to establish the
feasibility of providing such Irri
gation from deep wells.
As toon as the Marion county
well is completed a second will
be bored on' tbe Rostvold dairy
ranch near Monmouth, Polk
county. The water. there will be
ased primarily for establishing
permanent irrigated pastures
which are deemed necessary to
most profitable dairying in west
ern Oregon.
v If indications for preliminary
surreys are correct the flow from
each well should amount to about
one and one half feet or enough
to care for about 100 acres on
each farm, according to Dr. W. L.
Powers, head of tbe soils denart
meat;at the state college, who is
la diteet -charge of the project.
" tinder the cooperative plan
adopted, the private fund raised
is turned over to the experiment
station to use as a revolving fund
la establishing the wells. After
they are in successful operation
the farm owners agree to take
over the wells and equipment at
cost, though any expense used in
pure experimentation or running
check tests will be paid from the
fund.
In this way it is hoped to use
the money a number of times In
establishing demonstration wells
throughout the valley area suit
able to such irrigation.
ARE NOT DAMAGED
WALDO HILLS. Feb. 1 Ev
eryone la rejoicing over the rain
which began falling Tuesday. It
Is thought that the grain was so
well covered by snow and - the
now now being taken off by
rain, that no damage will be done.
It was feared that if the snow
was to go off by thawing from
sunshine that the roots of the
grain which would be exposed,
would be injured by the rays of
the sun. Sheep men In the com
munity are feeling good also.
They find their sheep have
come through in fine shape
though costing considerably more
than usual.
The beginning of a silver
thaw was experienced Tuesday ev
ening. The school bus driver,
Mr. Reynolds, reports that he
drove in lntermerlate from Com
atock's to Roy Jones' and even
then found it difficult to stay in
the track.
JEFFERSON HEALTH
UNIT BROWING
JEFFERSON, Feb. 1. On ac
couat of the stormy weather and
the condition of the roads, Captain
1. O, Van Winkle was authorised
to conduct the drill and school
f Instruction in first aid In Jef
ferson Monday night. Instead ot
f oiar to Lebanon with the hospi
tal malt for the regular meeting.
All the members were present
and with the new member, DalUs
Harris, added, completes the for
mation of the squad, which make
Captain Van Winkle feel proud
that Jefferson produces a squad
of wn who are regular in at
tendance.
It is composed of the follow-
tag: Sergeant Charles Rockhlll,
Corporal Verdo Harris: Privates
Gerald Phelps, Herman Kester,
Clyde Hutchinson, Harold Goin,
Jack Bilyeu and Dallia aHrrts.
Fine Milk House
Built at Rickey
BICKKT, Feb. 1. Wn. Sheri
dan has fut completed one ot the
beat milk houses in the state ot
Oregon.
Tha building which la It x 24
feci at constructed of hollow tile,
Plastered on the inside, has ee
sseat floors and la dust proof.
. The. building la equipped with
a holler, machinery to pasteurise
sunk, a frigidaire cooler, a bot
tling machine, bottle washer and
everything ' necessary to handle
Bilk ta a clean and sanitary war.
. ThO dairy herd is housed In a
nodarn dairy barn, with concrete
fleer, electric light and running
water ' and " Individual drinking
p The dairy 1 known as the
Haael Dell dairy and Is operated
by Kenneth-Sheridan, a son of
Vy&Usm Sheridan. ,
FEED IS DAMAGED
. AlOTT, Feb. 1 A faucet 'rose
inj banted la the Lorensen ware
house Wednesday morning and
partly damaged a ,- track load of
Ill US CROPS
TO FIND HUSBAND SLAYER
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John Jory Recalls Early
Days in Oregon When
Winters Were Really Cold
By LAURA CAMMACK
ROSEDALE, Jan. 31. "This
must be the worst winter we've
ever had" is heard from many
people now slushing in the snow.
but John Jory, a pioneer of Rose
dale, says that he cannot con
scientiously say so. To prove this
he recounts some hard winters of
early Oregon days.
With snow three feet deep in
the winter of 1861-'62, the stock
on the Jory farm soon had the
feed bins and haymows swept of
food. Paying one dollar per doz
en for sheaves of wheat, the lard
er was replenished. When these
were thrown on tbe snow, tbe an
imals soon ate them clean. Un
able to obtain more feed, the only
alternative left was to cut trees
and let the stock feed on the
moss and buds.
This the men did. and Mr. Jory.
then a young boy, topped . tbe
branches off so that the buds
might be obtainable for the
beasts. One moraine when en-
HAYESVILLE CLUB
HAYES VILLE. Feb. 1. The
Hayesville Community club held
their regular monthly meetinx at
the school house Friday evening.
A business meeting was held at
which time Oscar Noren was elect
ed president for the balance of
the term. Mrs. Charles Andresen,
vice president, presided during
the evening.
Hayesville club was invited to
take part in the Federation meet
ing of Community clubs at Kel
ler February 14, and give one
number on the program. Also to
do the same at the Salem Heights
club on February 19.
Noren appointed the following
committee to have charge of the
program and refreshments at the
next meeting, February 28: Mr.
Lengren, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Rob
bins, Mrs. Batdorf and Mrs.
O'Dean.
Mr. Steelmacher from Albany
gave a very entertaining talk and
showed four reels of motion pic
tures on wild animals life, fish
ing, bird houses and home life of
birds and pheasant pictures as
shown from the state game farms
at Eugene and Corvallls.
The balance of the program
was as follows: piano solo, Dele
phine Stupfel; Instrumental duet.
Mr. Beardsley and Neal Fisher;
reading, Nadeen Qulsen berry; vo
cal solo, Orval Beardsley; vocal
duet, Neal and Irene Fisher:
duet, piano and drums, Jim Sen-
ter and Neal Fisher; duet. Lor
raine Pruitt and Wllda Clemens;
ladles quartet with piano and
clarinet accompaniment.
vocal duet: Orval Beardslev
and Neal Fisher. Mrs. Beardsley
ot the Rickey district had charge
of the young people, some ot the'
talent . also coming from Salem
Heights.
Mrs. Marshall, principal ot the
Hayesville school, announced a
bird house contest to be conduct
ed by the boys and girls ot the
school. Prises will be awarded
to the best original home for the
birds.
Refreshments were served by
the committee, Mrs. Noren, Oscar
Noren. Mr. and Mrs. Charles An
dresen, at the dose of the eve
ning. Between ?S and 100 at
tended the club meeting.
Flax Contracts
Being Signed
MONMOUTH Feb. 1 J. B.
Lorence, assistant to Col W. B.
Bertram aa field agent la Polk.
Yamhill end Benton 'counties last
year for the state . penitentiary
flax plant has been reappointed,
and win inspect proprosed flax
land and sign ap contracts : tor
grower In these three counties
tor 1110. 1
Lorence states that approxim
ately 190 acres of flax was grown
la his regional territory last year.
Polk landing; with 00 acres; and
Yamhill having about 200. One
state plant' board of control baa
authorised state wide planting of
710 acres this year. Last year's
acreage waa 45e.v J: ; " '
Seed Sa advanced to growers by
the state plant, payment being de
HIS GOOD Kill
X
Mrs.
ie Lang,
ot
Lawrenceburg,
Ind
was sworn in .
recently
to 11 tbe
unexpired tera
ot her
husband,
the
late Sheriff
Herman Lango.
Lange
was shot dead
two weeks' ago,
and
Mrs. Lange
has sworn she
will not rest
until the
slayer,
or slayers.
are brought to
justice.
gaged in this laborious task, the
boy noted the peculiar marks
made by his axe, and Immediate
ly perceived that the intense cold
bad crumbled the steel of his axe
head. Such Indications were the
thermometors by which pioneers
gauged the temperature.
The winter of 1883 was one of
hardship on the wheat men of the
valley. Starting January 17 with
a temperature of four below sero,
the soil froze to a depth of one
foot, ruining the wheat already
planted. To add to this climatic
misfortune, no rain tell from
March to July. Thirteen bushels
to the acre was the maximum
yield on any farm In the country
that year.
One "unusual" winter saw Sa
lem a veritable Venice with water
flowing down Commercial street.
and the county officials ' using
gondolas to reach the court house.
Even sleet had Its hey-day
years ago when a S 0-inch snow
fall received a coating of sleet
thick enough to hold up a year
ling steer. A six inch layer of
snow and another crust of aleet
came. After several weeks of
isolation, Mr. Ankeny of Ankeny
Bottom, drove bis horses to the
Jory place. Cutting through the
gunny-sack leg-wrapping, the Ice
crust had gas' ed the horses' legs.
Perhaps the climate Is chang
ing but no one will say, "Turn
backward, turn backward, oh
time in your flight."
MOIM ISSN.
REELECT OFFICERS
MONMOUTH, Feb. 1. The
Monmouth Creamery and Ware-
bouse association held Its annual
meeting here on Friday. Frank
Loughray was reelected president
and the board of directors con
sisting of J. Loy, E. W. Staats and
R. O. Dodson was also reelected.
Dinner was served at noon in
the I. O. O. F. hall with 17 i peo
ple present.
The feature ot the afternoon
program was the address of Paul
V. Marls, extension director of O.
S. C. He outlined the problems
of the federal farm board and
stressed the necessity of greater
cooperation among farmers and
more cooperative ownership.
c. w. Grimes, representing the
national Farmers' Union move
ment, was a . speaker during the
afternoon.
F. W. Murdoch, for the .oast
eight .years manager of the Mon
mouth creamery, presided at the
meeting of the association.
A. M. dough
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COMPANY
Funeral
Lady
205 S. CKurch
Telephone 120
M. I KLIL'E GUEST
IT
United States Commissioner
Of Education Pays Of
ficial Visit
MONMOUTH, Feb. 1. Dr. Ar
thur Kline, United States com-
m tdoln.n. a A9njaf Jin wtt t W
chosen by Oregon's joint board of
education for institutions of high
er learning, to direct a surrey
covering the nature of courses
listed In catalogs Issued by these
institutions; records of addresses
made by faculty members; and a
statement of the school finances,
was an official visitor at the Nor
mal recently, and as. a result fac
ulty members are engaged in com
pilation of written records encom
passing these requirements.
This survey is provided for by
a clause In the bill which created
Oregon's Joint board of education.
Dr. Kline will appoint three com
missioners to assist him. The
total compilation ot material from
each of the' state's higher institu
tions of learning will be sent to
Washington, P. C, to .he eval
uated by this commission and by
other experts In the field.
The commission ot specialists
will be established In Oregon In
May, and will remain the rest of
the summer. After their return
to Washington, D. C, a report of
their findings will be published.
which it Is believed will be of
great value to Oregon and prob
ably to other states.
MONMOUTH, Feb. 1. No clue
has been discovered as to the iden
tity of the vandals who broke
into the Oak Point rural training
school on Wednesday night.
The back door was broken and
entrance gained by this means
into the kitchen. Food from the
school supply, including bacon
and coffee were used. The cook
ing was done over the fireplace,
thus practically ruining the cook
ing utensils. Evidently two per
sons were In the affair since two
cups, two knives and two forks
were left on the table.
A complete set of Compton's en
cyclopedia was stolen from the li
brary. A quantity ot balsam
wood which the children bad
purchased for making model air
planes was stored in the basement
and this was either bnrned or car
ried away. .
Upon arriving at the school on.
Thursday morning the critic
teacher. Miss Pearl Eyre discov
ered the condition and immediate
ly reported to the sheriff. Every
effort Is being made to apprehend
the criminal but no clues have
been found.
Monmouth Fetes
Visiting Team
MONMOUTH, Feb. 1. Hubert
A. Goode, president of the Oregon
Normal school alumni association,
and his City of Portland basket
ball Quintet: Messrs: Reamer,
Foster, Gallln, Ergson, Knowls
and Lowery, were guests of the
student body ot the school at an
informal social hour of dancing
following the game Wednesday
night, at which the Wolves were
victorious In a 72-18 score.
Goode, who is serving his sec
ond consecutive term as president
of the association, was formerly a
resident of Monmouth, when his
father, Rev. J. A. Goode, was min
ister of the Monmouth Evangel
ical church.
TURNER ORCHESTRA BUST
TURNER, Feb. 1 Louis Fowl
er, who Is a senior student and
one of tBe oldest members ot the
orchstra, has been chosen leader
ot the nine-piece orchestra. The
practice period will be at noon
on Tuesdays. Miss Josephine Gil
strap is the pianist.
J. Dale Taylor
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Dhectors
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MONMOUTH
IMS
Die
OAK POHT SCHOOL
Dtdterfct Agon
On Dvsa Grade;
Locd Price 36c
Improved weather eesdt
tloxts with eosreepondtmg..
tawreese In prodacUoa were
blamed for the drastic slump
la batter fat prices which
ecarred tale week. . v
Local market quotations
o Saturday were M cents,
with possibilities of a farth
er drop daring; the coming
week.
. The market rise af 11
ceats which oecarred dartas;
the recent cold weather was
due entirely to decreased
prodactloa aad pregent pro
spects a that the foraver
condition of decreased de
mand and normal prodactioa
will prevail for some time te
come.
Aumsville.
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AUMSVILLE, Feb. 1. Marga
ret McAlpin, health nurse, held a
clinic at tbe school house Monday,
examining the first' and fifth
grades.
Mrs.'C. M. Alsmtn and children
of Salem are here visiting at the
Alsman home.
Earl Powell came home from
Port Angeles, Wash., where he
ha been working since last sum
mer, bringing with him Mrs.
Mary Minks and daughters, Vel
ma and Norma, for a short visit
here at the W. B. Powell home.
J1ES BIDETT JR.
B SCUSi
Harmon Scout Award Will
Be Used by McMinnville
Lad at Willamette
McMINNVILLE, Feb. 1.
James E. Bordett, Jr., prominent,
McMinnville high - school senior,
has been awarded the Harmon
Scout scholarship, word was re
ceived here this week from the
national court of honor of the
Boy Seonts of America. Tbe meet
ing was held Wednesday night In
New. York City.
James Burdett was one of the
62 chosen from the several thou
sand eligible for the award In the
United States. The winner were
selected because ot unusual serv
ices to their home communities,
for outstanding attainments and
for high achievements as eagle
scouts. Carl Merryman, Corvallls,
was the only other Oregon Scout
chosen.
He has taken an active part In
Boy Scout activities here for sev
eral years and'ls one ot the four
eagle scouts in McMinnville. He
is president of the student body
at the high school, captain of the
basketball team and an honor
student.
The Harmon scholarship will
assist Mr. Burdett when he enters
college. He plans to enter Willa
metter university next tall and to
complete his law course at Ann
Arbor, Michigan. '..
Answering the Demand
LAT
J. C Penney Offers
This Exceptional Value!
$149
a yard
Flit crepe occcpia s prominent pltce In die Spring
ftyb &ow! A tflk of flattering bduty, of fcrdf
colon, of hstrocj c.hsrm . It b dtdjedly In
mind for ths moots T?itn its csBsoj fflhonette,
fa dbphg hrmlfcn, to mtricsts dsteik Tfacsootb
tuppb tcsture end'ths ttO rtng of glowing colors
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faerJ, hbtttr ttijporirAtla petit, Ihtn bh$ erJ
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Monmouth Guests
Return Home
MONMOUTH. Feb. 1 Mrs. E.
A. Beard (Dorothy Port wood) re
turned this week to her home at
Astoria after a visit of several
weeks at the Portwood farm
where her mother, Mrs. H. 8.
Portwood has been regaining the
use of her right arm, broken In
a fall some weeks ago. Little
Barbara Beard Is remaining with
her grandparents to attend the
Monmouth Training s e h o o 1,
where she is enrolled in the fifth
grade.
Announcements have been re
ceived here of the birth January
S, of a son, Richard Haynes, to
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Portwood.
Mr. Portwood is a native son of
Monmouth, having been gradu
ated from the local schools; also
from the University of Oregon.
He Is distributor for the Los An
geles terminal of the Royal Bak
ing Powder company.
Dallas School
Stages Operetta
DALLA8, Feb. 1. The annual
school auditorium here tonight.
The name of the operetta was
"The Inn of tbe Golden Cheese."
The play was put on under the
direction of Mrs. Alice Wright
with the assistance of the junior
high teachers.
The story dealt with a visit of
William Penn to an inn rn south
ern Pennsylvania, and the mak
ing of peace with the Indians.
The time of the story is abouf
17&0 and the place Is In the din-,
lag room of the Inn ot the Qolden
Cheese. f
The mala characters were The
one Foster as Peggy, Glen Jones
as Tom, Walter Fisher aa Joey,
Virginia Goodlow as Sally, Melva,
Robinson as Granny Austin,
James Stevenson as Periwinkle,
Robert Harris as the Indian
chief. Fred Gerllnger as Wlllian
Penn, and Margaret Llndahl aa
the scare crow.
The music was furnished by
Miss Alice Wiens.
Painstaking:, skilled
optometry, of the
highest professional
grade assures exact
ness and accuracy
here.
If you value your eyes
give them the care
they require.- Let us
examine your eyes to
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