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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1908)
Local and Personal. Basket ball is flourishing at the Normal. Graves Crowley spent Sunday in Rickreall. Mrs. Wade is visiting at the home of A. T. Cross. Mrs. Henry Ebbert and child went to Corvallis Monday. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Mulkey spent Sunday with the Chases. Miss Opal Boothby was a pas senger to Independence Monday. A. N. Halleck was transacting business in the county seat Mon day. Mrs. Babbit was in Portland a few days the fore part of the week. Paul Tacheron has purchased a fine milk cow from George Boothby. J. H. Moran was in Indepen dence Monday looking after busi ness affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Muma and children Sundayed with Wm. Fugates in north Monmouth. Miss Ina Fishback. of Mon mouth Heights, spent Saturday with friends in town. Mrs. Wm. McCready, of Mc Minnville, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Boothby. P. H. Johnson is again in charge of his laundry, C. H. Gwin hav ing retired from the manager ship. . Dell Butler finished wiring the Herald office Tuesday and we now have electric lights to work by at night Miss Bessie Wren, who has been visiting her aunt Mrs. Rufus Smith, returned to her home in Alsea Valley Monday. Fletcher & Bird have bought five tons of vetch seed from Wm. Riddle, Jr. which will be deliver ed in Salem by M. W. Jones. J. H. Moran has been doing some painting on his office build ing and residence which makes them look bright and comfortable. Will D. Murphy, wife and baby, who have been here for some time visiting Mr. Murphy's par ents, left for their home in Port land Monday. "Dad" Graham is having his residence painted, which im proves its appearance consider ably, as it was pretty badly scorched during the fire at the bakery. Geo. Murdock returned to Salem Monday, taking with him two beautiful Chinese pheasants. ' Supposedly to show what Polk county can raise and to aid him in his studies. An Enterprise business man put up and sold at public auction all old accounts. That would seem to be a wise plan, but where would the buyer profit if they were worthless to the seller. The Normal Athletic Club has elected officers as follows; Pres., Albert Sacre; Vice Pres., Jean Kuykendall; Sec, Mignon Burt; Treas., Ray Chute; Boy Director, Lester Lindsay; Girl Director, Hazel Donahoo. A number of the friends of J. L. Murphy assembled at his home recently in honor of his 65th birthday. The time was spent in pleasant conversation and a nice dinner was served consisting principally of Chinese pheasants with fresh p'neapple desert. The farmers are all gathering their apples preparatory to the wet weather sure to come. One man said that he had sprayed his trees once and had fine apples, only one tenth of them being culls. Next year he intends to spray more thoroughly and then we will see some beauties. Clarence Hyde left Saturday for Seattle. J. E. Winegnr returned from Portland Monday. T. A. Riggs and wife were Dallas visitors Sunday. Mark Ricard, of Corvallis, was visiting in town Sunday. Ed Rogers made a business trip to Independence Monday. Miss Florence Bowden returned from Portland Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Hammel, of Cor vallis, visited friends here Sun day. Miss Frances Mulkey visited her aunt Mrs. P. E. Chase last week. Mrs. J. B. Wright spent last week in Willamina with her children. Will Morrison who lives on the Ireland place south of town was in Friday. Uncle Sol Crowley and wife spent Sunduy with Dr. J. M Crowley and family. Work has begun on the cement crosswalks and they will be push ed to an early completion. Mrs. D. C. Crider and Mrs. H. L. Crider, of Dallas, were visit ing Mrs. T. A. Riggs Tuesday. M. A. Rickard, of Corvallis, passed through town last Wed nesday enroute to Portland by automobile. Mrs. James Helmick and daughter Fra-ces were in town Wednesday, from their home on the Luckiamute. Mrs. A. N. Halleck went to Philomath Monday to the bedside of her brother who suffered a stroke of paralysis some time ago. John Remmington has rented the P. E. Chase property on Railroad street and will move in as soon as the improvements are finished. A. N. Halleck came near losing a valuable mare Saturday night She snagged herself on an iron Bpike projecting from the wall of the stable. The brick layers worked Sun day on the new brick as this weather may not last and they were also anxious to get to other fields of work. . The 0. S. N. S. basket ball teams are getting in some good practice under the supervision of Albert Sacre. The game Satur day night was enjoyed by all spectators. Graves Crowley was up from Portland the first of the week visiting the home folks. He is now engaged in the real estate business with offices in the Mar quam building and reports busi ness good. There will be some fine essays given by students at chapel Fri day morning at 9:35 o'clock. The assemblies are very interesting this year and the students take great pride in making them so by their earnest cooperation. The Agricultural demonstra tion train will stop in Indepen dence from 1:50 to 3:25 on Fri day November 6. It is for the purpose of instructing fanners in the latest methods in all branches of farming and should be well patronized. The only ob jection we can make to the mat ter is that it don't stop in Mon mouth. We have as ma y farm ers tributary to this place as there is at Independence and we should be recognized. On Sunday October 25, Mr. Coonrod Smith celebrated his eighty-first birthday. Mr. Smith is hale and hearty and appears to be much younger than he really is. He was presented with a fine quarter sawed oak Morris chair, upholstered in leather; this was the gift of his daughters, Misses 5S 83 .-JT 1(0 f ss Rs 8 V at 1 m I m I W. W. Newman General Blacksmithing and Wagon Repairing. Horse Shoeing a Specialty AH work done with neatness and dispatch. Cornwall's Old Stand Normal Lodge, No. 204 Meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'elock- Chas. Newman, N. G. Joseph Radek, Sec. Loretta, Nellie, Ova and Cora. Present conditions indicate that the fall rains have set in. Several drummers were in town last week. That means more new things here. Mrs Sophia Hastings returned last Saturday from a visit with her son, Rice, in Cottage, Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Neal and daughter Clara have been visit ing old time friends in McMinn ville, the past week. J. J. Russell was in from his farm the first of the week greet ing friends and looking after business matters. Mr. Russell is an old settler in this county having located here 32 years ago. He is an old time . warhorse of the democratic party. C. E. Force presented the editor with a couple of fine peaches this week. They weighed twelve ounces each and were of very nice flavor and well colored. This is conclusive evidence that this county can produce good peaches and large enough for any one. 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