The Herald
W. T. FOGLE, Editor.
Entered u ucond-cUM matter September 8, 1916.
at the Mat oflica at Monmouth. Oreson. under the
Act of March S, 187.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1909
With this month the new
council takes charge of the city's
welfare and we hope that it wil
do something towards making
Monmouth noted for its cleanly
appearance as well as being a
model of a well behaved city. If
there is no ordinance covering
the matter one should be intra
duced and passed at an early
date making it an offence to
leave thistles and briars, or
nthcr noxious weeds, irrow on
or alongside, of any property in
side the city limits and making
the property liable for damages
to the extent of the expense nec
essary to clean up the property
and keen it clean. If such an
ordinance is passed and en
forced we will have a much bet
ter looking town than it has
been for several years. Strang
ers coming here, who are ac
customed to living in a large
place, say that we have a fine
looking town as far as the dwell
ings are concerned, but why do
you allow so much rubbish al
long your streets and on your
vacant lots? is the querry that
' almost invariably comes as a re
sult of a trip around the town.
If we remove this cause for
question there will bo no nicer
small city in the northwest and
the effect of the labor so expend
ed will be felt in many ways.
Let's begin the new year with
the resolution that we each of
us, will do all we can to make
Monmouth a model of beauty.
Before another issue of the
Herald is read the Oregon leg
islature will have met and we
hope have organized and gotten
down to business. There are a
number of things that need the
early action of this body of law
makers. The one thingin which,
not only the people of Mon
mouth, but the whole of the
state, is vitally interested in the
endorsement of the recommen
dation of the Hoard of Regents
of the Normal schools in the
matter of appropriation for their
maintenanceand extension work.
Monmouth, the mother of Nor
mals, shares equally with other
Normals in the distribution of
the appropriation. In justice to
the people of the state this is as
it should be. No discrimination
should be made in the distribu
tion of the funds and then there
can be no cry of unfairness.
The Normal question should
now be settled for all time as
the three schools are apportion
ed according to the geograpical
sub-divisions of the state and
they are ample, with additions
from time to time, to take care
of the teachers of the state. This
should be one of the first ques
tions settled by the legislature.
Klsewhere we give some data
as to the probable cost and effi
ciency of a muncipal water sys-
tem. This city should nave
some source of revenue aside
rom a direct tax. The levy of
bur mills does not give enough
money to do any good for the
town. Merely enough to urag
out an existence, while at the
same time under existing, cir
cumstances itseems to be enough
of aburden toplaceon the taxpay
er. In order to do anything to
bring this place to the level it be
loncsthere must beaconsiderable
sum of money spent. There are
many improvements that should
have been made some time ago
that are yet hidded under a
bushel. The water system can be
made, not only supporting, but
a source of revenue without rais
ing the rate higher than any
other city and yet have a good
supply under sufficient pressure
to give good fire protection.
We call special attention to
the free triptothe Alaska-Yubon-Pacitic
exposition which we are
giving. This will be an educa
tion in itself. Those who go will
see many things that they would
never get to see anywhere else
and the trip can be taken by
anyone who is willing to do a
small amount of work. In next
weeks issue we hope to have a
full announcement of the plan
It is expected to send at least
three persons from Polk county
and if the people get to work we
can send some nice advertising
matter with our party which
can be distributed to good ad
vantage. This of course must
not be big papers or anything
that will inconvenience the
party in the least, but nice cards
and photographs could be sent
Help some deserving young
person to take the trip and at
the same time hell) the HeraU
to get 1000 subscribers.
Quaar Virginia Oyttara.
But, mire enough, Uld you know there
were some oysters, and Virginia oys
ters nt Unit, which cannot live always
under sheets of water? The seaside
oyster does not grow In deep water,
say over ten feet, and the most and
best of them grow In water so shoal
that It Is dry ebb hulf the time. These
latter lire the most proline seed bear
ers we have, but they will die
planted In deep water or In the Chesa
penke bay. The luslde or bay oyster
should never ebb bare to thrive best,
Singular, Isn't It, that the Virginia
oysters, one and the same bivalves,
can lead a double life, but only one
phase of It at a time! The seaside
fellow must be out of water a good
portion of bis time to thrive, while the
bay and river fellow will die In sum
mer and freeze In winter If exposed to
the air. Virginia Citizen.
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Tha Roait.
'To judge woman by her looks Is to
court error," said a well known wo
man. "I know a man who while
carving at a dinner wished to say
something that would please the pale,
deep eyed, spirltuelle girl at his side.
"'How do you like Maeterlinck? be
at last Inquired.
'"Well done.' she answered, not once
lifting her eyes from the great roast
he was worklug on." Washington
Tost '
A Difficult Cat.
A physician received late one even
ing a note from three of his fellow
practitioners:
'Tiease step over to the club and
join us at a rubber of whist."
"Enillle, dear," he said to his wife,
"here I am called away again. It ap
pears to be a difficult case there are
three other doctors on the spot al
ready." Nw.
"I want you," said the stage man
ager, "to play the part of a banker.
and I want you to try to play It with
a touch of originality."
"All right," respouded Yorlck Ha turn,
"I'll leave off the mutton chop whisk
ers." Kansas City Journal.
Tha Difficulty.
"Could you bring yourself to live In
a flat on 4 a weekT
"I could. Harold." answered the pam
pered yet unspoiled darling. "But I do
not know just how It would suit my
French maid." London TaUer.
Real Estate For Sale.
330 acres on C. E. R. R. H
miles from station and school
house. Good small house and
two barns, and other out build
ings and a good young orchard.
Good stock and dairy ranch at
a bargain.
80 acres, CO under cultivation;
good house, barn and other out
buildings; 2 miles from rail
road station. Will sell for cash,
or half cash, balance one years
time. 5 springs and running
w ater on place.
big lots lying on Main
street in Monmouth, .will sell
cheap.
'Ji lots with a good 5 room,
basement cottage, with a good
pantry and closet. Apples, pears,
cherries, plums and other small
fruit. A bargain. Inquire of
A. N. Halleck,
Monmouth, Oregon.
Perkins Pharmacy
Carries
A full line of Perfumes,
Toilet Articles
AND
Druggists Sundries
Paints, Oils Glass
Prescriptions a Specialty
Perkins Pharmacy
Hotel Hampton
D. M. Hampton, Proprietor
15 years in Monmouth
Under Same Old Management
Everything strictly firstclass
Four lots inside the city limits
of Monmouth, 63 and one-half by
165, or nearly an acre, all in
young orchard. Priee $200. We
have other good buys.. Polk
County Realty Co., office at Her
ald office.
Christmas is past
And we have a big line of
China left over which we
are closing out at
One-half Price
4
Think of it, only one-half
the regular price.
P. E. CHASE