Local and Personal.
Principal L. R. Traver return
ed from the metropolis.
Mr. Wm. Bevens, of Indepen
dence, was a Monmouth visitor
Tuesday.
Mrs. J. H. Hawley has been ill
for a number of days, but is im
proving now.
Miss Blanche Mulkey is the
new operator at the Pacific Tele
phone central.
Mrs. Vida Worth Holman, of
near Albany, visited her mother,
Mrs. Worth, of this place, recent
ly. Miss Gladys Riggs, of Etna
Farm, visited with her grand
mother, Mrs. E. Bedwell, of this
place, last Saturday.
President Ressler was unable
to grant the students petition, so
school will be held until noon on
Wednesday before Christmas.
C. C. Yeater while visiting his
friend Arthur Haley, had with
him a couple of hounds with
which he proposed chasing coy
otes. We are all proud of our basket
ball teams. Although the boys
were not so fortunate as the girls
we feel that they will be success
ful in the future.
The Herald finished the work of
getting out the first number of
the Courier Monday. The sub
ject matter is well written and
the typographical work is equal
to the average.
Fred Huber has built a shed
on the side of the warehouse in
which to house his horses and rig
while waiting for the mail. This
will make it much pleasanter
than having them tied to a post
in the rain.
George Sullivan, who recently
purchased the Poole place, has
bought a gasoline woodsaw in
partnership with James Goodman
and they will saw wood around
town. Something we have need
ed for some time.
J. W. White, ot the upper
Luckiamute, was a caller at this
office Friday. He and his son are
cou.nty agents for Page fencing
and they report a lot of fence
sold. Mr. White intends moving
to Monmouth soon so that his
children may take advantage of
our splendid school facilities.
Wouldn't it be a good thing
for some one to go into the rheu
barb business? There is a lot of
this vegetable sold in the canned
state and if there is another place
better adapted to its culture than
this part of Polk county, it has
not yet been brought to public
notice.
W. W. McEldowney has been
recommended for postmaster at
Forest Grove by the Oregon del
egation in Congress. Mr. Mc
Eldowney has been an employee
of the post office at that place for
seven years and is eminently
qualified to fill the position with
honor to himself and satisfaction
to the people. We hope he re
ceives the appointment. He is
a nephew of S. A. McEldowney, of
Luckiamute.
Miss Grace Whitehonse, of the
Normal, was favored Saturday
and Sunday by a visit from her
father. Mr. Whitehouse is a
prominent lumberman of Tilla
mook City and reports things
looking up in that section of the
state. About 200 men are at
work on the Lytle road and it
begins to look as if the long talk
ed of railroad was to be a reality
in the near future. While the
Tillamook people have good roads
throughout the county those
leading into that country are al
most impassable at this season
of the year.
C. C. Lewis is again able to be
out after his severe attack of the
grip.
J. L. Murdock has put down a
cement walk in front of his resi
dence. A. L. Burns was a Monmouth
visitor Tuesday from his farm
near Simpson's station.
Dr. Parrish has been quite sick
with the grip for the past ten
days, but is gettiug better now.
Mrs. Mummajis now in charge
of a Dastorate in Kansas. Her
daughter. Miss Goldie. is with
her.
Our'rural carrier, Fred Huber,
has ended his vacation and is
again handling the ribbons on
rural route 1.
Rev. L. C. Hoover was called
to Portland last Friday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. H. 0. Hen
derson, of Salem.
A phone has been installed in
the Woodman hall and now mes
sages can be sent to any part of
the town for tardy members.
Tuesday was an extemely
stormy day, cold and blustery
with rain, but Wednesday morn
ing was as calm as a Quaker on
Sunday morning.
W. W. Stockton, of Sheridan,
came up Tuesday for a visit with
his nephew, D. M. Hampton. Mr.
Stockton is a prominent farmer
of his section of the state.
Mr. Geninnie, who recently
bought land north of town, has
built a h6use and moved his
family onto the place. His child
ren will attend the Training De
partment of the Normal.
Quarterly Meeting will be held
at the Evangelical church Satur
day and Sunday the 19th and 20th.
Rev. H. E. Hornschuch, of Port
land, will preach at 7 p. m. Sat
urday and at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Sunday.
An interesting revival meet
ing is now in progress at the
Christian church under the min
istration of Rev. Stevens and
wife, who are splendid workers.
They have met with such good
success that they will continue
the services over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Jones have
gone to Lewisville to spend the
holidays with Mrs. Hannum, Mrs
Jones' mother. They will also
visit with Mrs. Hadley, a sister
of Mrs. Jones. If there should
come a little snow during the
holidays we may expect to hear
of the coons suffering.
A. J. Shipley was a Sunday
visitor with the editor of the
Herald. Mr. Shipley is raising
strawberries and loganberries at
Alpine Farm. He has been doing
some experimenting with both,
as to adaptability of soil and cul
tivation. He is trying different
methods of prunnng on the
loganberry and his experiments
will be watched with interest by
those having this kind of fruit
Wouldn't it be a good idea for
our local creamery to add an ice
plant next spring and put in a
onmnlptp cold storaire outfit? It
wnnld be a creat saving to the
people of this part of the county,
for they could not only turn out
ice for their own use and that of
the town, but could get a large
patronage from the surrounding
country, for they could furnish
ice cheaper than it is now sold
in most of the smaller towns near
here. Besides this they could
operate an ice cream plant in
connection and furnish ice cream
to the confectioneries of several
towns. We could then have the
satisfaction of knowing that the
ice cream we ate would be home
made and the money spent for
it would be helping build up our
home industries.
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We have on display many useful articles
suitable for Christmas gifts, such as Fancy
Handkerchiefs, Scarfs, Mufflers, Shawls, Felt
and Leather Slippers, Neckwear, Linnens, Furs
Gloves, Etc.
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V. F. DANIEL
W. W. Newman
General Blacksmithing and
Wagon Repairing.
Horse Shoeing a Specialty
All work done with neatness
and dispatch.
Cornwall's Old Stand
Normal Lodge, No. 204
Meets every Monday night at
7:30 o'clock.
Chas. Newman, N. G.
Joseph Radek, Sec.
Monmouth Bakery
Fresh Bread, Cakes,
Pies, Soda and Soft
Drinks, Stationery and
Confectionery.
Full line of Fancy
Candy and Stationery
for Holiday trade.
RADEK & SMITH
At THE STUDIO
a
Special Christmas Gift
One Carbon Sepia given
vith every dozen cabinet photos
a nice xmas present for your friends.
College Street - Monmouth
Hotel Monmouth
G. W. Paulsen, Prop.
Large rooms; clean, comfortable beds.
Table service the best.
Special attention given Commercial men.
w. o. w.
Monmouth Camp No. 49
Meets every Wednesday night.
Visiting Neighbors cordially
welcomed.
P. H. Johnson, C. C.
O. A. Wolvkrton, Clerk
The Evangelical church will
arrange for a Christmas tree for
the Sunday school children. All
such things should be encourag
ed for they go to make childhood
perfect and cause children to see
things right as they grow to
manhood and womanhood. We
should not forget that we were
once children.
Monmouth Livery and Feed
Barn
Graham & Son, Proprietors.
General Transfer and Delivery Business.
Horses Boarded by the Day, Week or Month.
T. A. Riggs
Special
Saturday 19,
Monday 21,
Tuesday, 22
FOR THREE DAYS ONLY I will sell 250 Piece
of Press Cut Glass, worth from 25c. to $1
YOUR CHOICE lOcts.
See Our 9 Xmas
Monmouth
China.
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