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Vol.I Monmouth, Folk County, Oregon, Friday, September 4, 1908. No. 1 SOME SCRAPS OF HISTORY Monmouth, Past, Present and Prospective. A GOOD PLACE TO GET YOU A HOME A Great Fruit Country If Prop erly Developed A Big Walnut Orchard. The town of Monmouth was founded in 1855 by T. H. Lucas, S. S. Whitman, Elijah Davidson and I. F. M. Butler, the latter being still alive and a resident of the city. "Uncle Ira" has been identified with the town from its earliest inception to the present time, in fact he may be said to be the father of the town from the fact that he cast the deciding vots at a meeting of the Trustees when the town was named; naming it for Monmouth Illinois, his former home. The first house was built in 1855 by the trustees of Monmouth University, the fore-runner of the Oregon State Normal. The town was founded for educational purposes and has been essentially a school town ever since. The school first attained prom inence in 1869 when T. F. Camp bell, the father of the present President of the State University, took charge of it; he giving the best ye- rs of his life to building it up. In 1883 the school was transferred to the state and rrade a Normal School. From that time until two years ago it was sup ported by appropriations made at each b'ennial session of the legis lature. At that time the regular appropriation was vetoed by the Governor along with other ap propriations. The people of Mon mouth and vicinity, however, were loyal to the school and have sustained it since, but the Board of Regents have made a favorable report and it is confidently ex pected that the next few years will see the town take the place nature intended it should, among the nicest in the west. In 1879 a destructive fire swept away almost the entire busmess part of the town, which has since been built up with substantial brick block?. About a year ago an evaporator was built and it gave a market for the surplus fruit of this section, besides being a source of revenue for the stock holders. Early this spring a num ber of progressive business men and farmers got together and formed a company for the erect ion and operation of a creamery. A building was put up and ma chinery installed and it has been in successful operation for the past four months. The product finds ready sale in the towns of the valley and when there is a surplus there is no difficulty in selling it in Portland, in fact the demand exceeds the supply. The company operating the evaporator finding it a good thing for the community and themselves concluded to build a cannery, which they proceeded to do this sunmier. Owing to the partial failure of the small fruit crop it has been operated but a portion of the season, but will begin next week for the fall run. Our transportation is taken care of by the I. & M. Railway and we have four trains daily each way, giving us very good trans portation facili'its; in fact much better than many larger towns have. Our close proximity to Salem, the State Capital, makes this a desirable location for those who have business to transact there and it is only a question of time when we will have electric rail connection with that city. Land is cheaper here than in any part of the Willamette valley and the only reason it is so, is that this part of the state has not been exploited as have the others. We have as good soil as they and in many instances, better. Our fruits are as good when properly cared for, as any in the state and we have fine walnuts growing here; several large orchards hav ing been set out during the past few years. J. B. Stump has a 75 acre walnut orchard and Ira C. Powell 11 acres, others have smaller ones and it is only a ques tion of time when this place can well be said to be the "Walnut City" of the west All that is needed in this town to make it one of the most pro gressive in the state is for us to all pull together and each do what he sees there is to do with out waiting to see what his neigh bor is going to do. Let's all see if we cannot be leaders and not followers; be pushers and not kickers. We have all ' hat is de sirable in the way of health and climate as compared with any of our neighbors and there is no reason why we shouldn't get a goodly share of the best immi p ration that is flocking to the state. Sunny Slope. Well digging is in style in this vicinity at present. V. A. Fish- back, A. J. Shipley and John Walker are arranging for new wells. R. M. Bosley is raising his house putting in rew floors and otherwise improving his property. Jay Clarke and Jack Ewing will pick hops at McLaughlin's yard this year. At the special school meeting held Tuesday, A. J. Shipley was elected to fill the unexpired term of W. M. Herren. W. M. Herr n a d family will run a boarding house at Mc Laughlins yard. School will open here on Oct. 5th, with A. J. Shipley as teacher. Tom Hart finished threshing for J. B. Stump Tuesday. Riddell Bros, clover is yielding 2 bushels per acre. Dell Butler went to Falls City yesterday to look after business matters. Mrs. Hattie Whitney returned Saturday from an extened visit with friends in Jefferson. H. W. Strong, attorney at law, of Portland, son of E" W. Strong of this city, reports the arrival of a bouncing boy at his home Mon day. Among the recent improve ments in the city is the Bogert & Son furniture store that has been removed from the post office block to the Bank block and an addition built on the rear of the new building. They now have much larger quarters and have added largely to their stock. Three tons of pears were taken in at the cannery Wednesday. Work will begin next week as soon as the pears become mellow. Pears are coming in rapidly. E CHANGES IN FACULTY. Prof. Campbell Enters The Field Of Law THE OREGON STATE NORMAL WILL HAVE Capable Educators In President Riggs, of Drain and Mr. Fargo, of Pendleton. The many friends of the Oregon State Normal no doubt have noticed press accounts of the changes in the faculty for the coming year. A. F. Campbell for the past 15 years a faithful teach er has left the profession and now has a law office in Eugene. Mrs. Ellen M. Pennell after some ten years service goes to the U. of 0. for work in English with Miss Carson. Mrs. Pennell will also have charge of a ladies dorma tory. Mr. L. A. Robinson will spend a year in Chicago Univer sity before returning to his work here. ' Miss Smith who has so long been connected with the T. D. has accepted a position as librarian at Weston. It is need less to say these teachers will be greatly missed by the student body and all connected with the school; they have, by their kindly sympathy and many acts of help fulness, won a place amongst the students that' only comes from years of actual service. As teachers they had the respect and confidence of all. We take this opportunity to say these teachers are all worthy of the best in every community and the effect of their work will always be felt at the school. We wish them the greatest pleasure and the most helpful returns in their new fields of labor. It is said without boasting that the summer session closing this week has been free from criticism so often urged against such ses sions, namely, that it is but a cramming school. The work has been carefully planned by Pres. Ressler and Prin. Traver to avoid this and at the same time get re sults for the students in a large way. The work of the teachers as well as the students was highly satisfactory ; the lectures by Supt. Cooper of Seattle and Supt. Churchill of Baker City were re plete with practical thoughts and helpful suggestions such things as these men in their large ex perience have found most helpful and yet withal there was the keen feeling of lively progress through all their teaching. It was an in spiration as well as a season of instruction to attend these lect ures. We are glad to say so many teachers of the state availed themselves of the opportunity to get closely in touch with such teachers. Supt. Ackerman spent a part of one week and gave lectures also during the session and if there is a man in Oregon who knows the educational needs of the state we are sure Mr. Acker man is he; and more than that he has given this a very careful study by both experience and from comparison with the work in other states. County Supt Seymour was present at several sessions and added to the interest of the work. From all points of view this has been the most suc cessful summer session ever held here and the teachers of the state have had opportunities not heretofore offered of getting the latest and best in all lines of methods and school management and supervision. While a number of most ex cellent teachers have left the work here, a number have also been added. In A. L. Briggs, President of Drain, and in Mr. Fargo, of the Pendleton High school, the Oregon State Normal will gain some most valuable workers. These men have kept abreast with the best and are energetic, enthusiastic teachers. Webespeak for them the hearty cooperation and warm support of the entire Student body. The coming session, which opens on the 14th, gives promise of being very successful both as to numbers and the inquiry is more and more from those who plan a definate course in teach ing. We believe that the real work of the Normal is rapidly felt and appreciated; and when it is con sidered that these students from these schools go directly in the work of the state, and more es pecially, into the rural school so many of them, the result is be yond calculation. Now that a definite policy has been outlined by the Board of Regents we shall see this work more and more ex tended. City Council Meets. Monday night was- regular council night, but owing to the fact that a majority of the coun cilmen were out of town, only an informal meeting was held and adjournment had until the next regular meeting night. Some lively discussion of the water question was had and it was the concensus of opinion that we need fire protection and that measures should be taken at an early date to secure the same. Inquiries will be made as to the cost of the various kinds of equipment and they will be published in the col umns of the Herald when re ceived. The matter of new cross walks was discussed and the cost of cement and lumber walks will be ascertained and if the cement walks are approximately as cheap to make as lumber, they will no doubt be put in, and when once laid they will last a life time, while lumber will last only a few years. The marshal was in structed to request all persons having waste paper, to deposit the same in boxes or baskets un til sufficient had been collected to burn, and then burn it in a safe place. This was done on account of the many papers that are scat tered around on the street and are liable to cause a run-a-way at any time, with more or less serious results. It was found that the actual cost of cement sidewalk, less the bonus given by the city, was practically the same as lum ber. It would be well for those contemplating new sidewalks to make a note of this. It is some thing very unusual for a city to offer a bonus for the purpose of getting people to improve their property. Fancy Portland doing such a thing. Down there the city does the improving and makes the property owners pay for it A GOOD DAY FOR ACCIDENTS. S. W. Doughty and I. Blodgett Severely Hurt LOCAL ITEMS OF MORE OR LESS IMPORT Colonist Rates Are Now Effect ive From Eastern Points To Monmouth. Tuesday morning about eight o'clock while S. W. Doughty and his brother were working on the residence cf Frank Byers, be tween Monmouth and Indepen dence, the scaffold fell and car ried Mr. Doughty with it. In falling he struck the corner of the kitchen roof and bounded off falli g in all about twenty feet. Two ribs were broken and his shoulder severely bruised, but the attending physician thinks that there are no internal injuries. He was brought home a short time after the accident and is getting along nicely. It is little short of a miracle that he was not killed by the fall as he weighs about 185 poun s. Isaac Blodgett, of Blodgett' s Valley, had a serious accident here Monday. His team became freightened at the Dallas freight train and ran away throwing him out of the wagon, breaking his rirht leg and injuring him about the head quite severely. The ac cident occured between the can nery and the depo He was taken to the hospital at Salem where he has a sister who is a nurse in the institution. He was preparing to move some of his relatives to Blodget Valley when the accident occured. Beginning with the first of this month a rate of $30 from many of the eastern states has been made. This rate applies to Mon mouth and if you have any friends in those states that you would like to have settle in your neigh borhood, don't fail to write to them to take advantage of the low rates. You can find out all about it by applying to your local ticket agent. Rev. W. A. Wood, from Hood River, will preach morning and evening next Sunday in the Christian Church. Rev. Wood comes as the permanent pastor of the Christian Church. He has purchased the Mott place near Monmouth and will farm in con junction with his ministerial duties. E. W. Strong and family went out to the Luckiamute mill in the big touring car Wednesday. Mr. Strong reports that they are in stalling a gang edger in the mill and will begin sawing hardwood next week. The company has bought the timber of B. M. Fowle and has let a logging contract. L. L. Baker, principal of Rose burg schools; J. M. Woods, prin cipal at Toledo, R. N. Moore, principal at Bay City, and A. N. Fulkerson, principal of the Cor vallis schools, all participated in the work of the Summer School during the closing week. Mrs. Buttler's residence is rapidly nearing completion and it is expected to be ready for oc cupancy by the opening of the fall term at the Normal. Miss Lillian Bogert and our ef ficient deputy postmaster, Miss Ethel Newman, went to Falls City Wednesday for a visit with friends at that place. Miss Edna Strong leaves in a few days for Corvallis, where she will visit her brother Frank and attend the All-Benton school fair. . E. W. Strong has lost his three months old, Scotch Collie pup. Sable color. He will pay a suit able reward for its return.
