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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1909)
The Herald W. T. FOGLE, Editor. Entered as second-claim matter September 8, U'K. at the post office at Monmouth, Oiegon, under the -t of March 3. 1K79. ISSt'KI) KVKKY FRIDAY, BY The Acorn Press, Publishers Monmouth, Oregon. Subscription Rates One year Six months $1 50 cU FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1909 Within u short time an or dinance will he introduced to promote civic pride. We have some of the nicest residences in tliis town of any place of its size, hut right alongside some of them we find piles of rubbish, weeds and briars that spoil all the effect of the nice looking houses and make them look as much out of place as a diamond in a hog trough. These conditions must he remedied and there seems hut one way to do it and that is by force. Had there been more civic, pride displayed by the town in the past there would he less opposition to the appropria tion of money by the legislature for the Normal, hut these things seem to have been lost sight of. There is a considerable non resident property here that should be looked after by some one and kept clean of weeds and thistles and it should be done at the expense of the property. There must be more attention paid to keeping the thistles down or the state law will be invoked. There are a few persons who try to get rid of them, but what good does it do when their neighbors are raising a luxuriant crop that will be blown all over their pre mises as soon as the seeds get ripe? Thero are certain indi viduals in this world that one might plead with till doomsday and no impression could be made, but the strong arm of the law must bo brought into action The ordinance must be made to provide that the marshal shall clean up these places at the ex pense of the property and the property sold to pay the bill where the owners refuse to do so themselves. This is taking time by the forelock in order that the crusade against noxious weeds and rubbish may begin early in the spring before the influx of eastern people that is bound to come this spring and summer. It l's to be hoped that e Ilighth school committee will get to gether on the tuestion of location 1 ..l.i . r. . . i ami M'ieei a sue near me grove at Talmage. It is understood that this grove has been offered the A i 1 1 1 commmee at ute same price as the unimproved land adjoining. This makes it a very cheap piece of property indeed, for the grove could not be placed there for many thousands of dollars. It is understood that as many acres as are required for the school have been offered at that place for u considerably less price than the site that was offered on the other side of Talmage, making a saving of about J 1000 on the whole. Taking this together with the grove makes this site several thousand dollars eheaner. besides it is more desirable in many other ways. We hope that ull little differences of opinion will be laid aside in favor of this site to the end that the district may be organized at an early date. The Oregonian doubts the ability or inclination of the people who are playing at living as Jesus did, to do so. There is much good logic in its editorial on the subject and in the long run these persons will injure their cause more than they will benefit it. They will simply live an imaginative life, which will be about as near to the actual life of Jesus, as we are near to Mars. They will simply cause the secular world to doubt their sincerity in all their religious professions and to class them with idolaters and hypocrites. After the Cigarette. Senator Miller has an excellent bill introduced, one preventing the possession of cigarettes by a minor, as well as the smoking of them. It should pass; and yet it does't go far enough. Their sale in the state should be entire ly prohibited. The cigarette is one of the boy's worst enemies, and it is a mighty poor friend of a man. It saps the life blood of the user, takes a whack at the heart and unfits the brain for effective use. The person who takes up the use of the miserable little things deliberately writes failure upon his life. Sometimes it is slow, but it gets there. Al bany Democrat. m Th e White Front Furniture Store Keeps constantly on hand A full line of HOUSE FURNISHINGS Sole Agency for Hygenic ESalsomme The best thing ever. Works over wall paper as well Lots of Jack Rabbits. The fact that the Jack rabbits had begun to take the valley was appreciated during the recent snow era, when the animals ap peared in large numbers around the farms for something to eat A few miles from Albany Ed Truelove killed twenty-eight dur ing the snow, and others a num ber in his neighborhood. They are fine eating and the farmers have been living high. Most of them have been shot but some were Tillmanized. Albany Democrat. A Snap 160 acre farm, 50 under cultiva tion, 70 pasture, 40 timber, 7 in hops, all under good fence, 6 springs on place, 7 room dwelling, 4 room tenant house, good hop house, two good barns, fine for fruit or dairy, three miles to railroad, one half mile to school. Trice $30 per acre. Polk County Realty Co., at Herald office, Mon mouth, Oregon. Church Directory. Evangelical. Church L. C. Hoover, Pastor Morning service at 11:00 o'clock Evening service at 7:00 o'clock Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Y. T. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. VV. A. Wood, Pastor. Morning Service at 11. a. m. Evening Service at 7:00 p. m. Sunday School 9:45 a. ni Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Baptist Church. Sunday School 10 a. m. Freaching 2:30 p. m. as any other surface. Absolutely Guaranteed Picture Framing a Specialty BOGERT & SON Monmouth Oregon Phone 331 V. O. Boots FIRE LIFE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID A. N. Poole Contractor and Builder. General Carpenter Work Phone 187 J. W. HOWELL Contractor and Builder Carpenter shop and General Repair Work. Moulding and Finishing Material Cor. Knox and Jackson Sts. Real Estate For Sale. 330 acres on C. E. R. R. 1 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, 00 under cultivation; good house, barn and other out buildings; 2i miles from rail road station. Will sell for cash, or half cash, balance one years time. 5 springs and running water on place. 2J big lots lying on Main street in Monmouth, will sell cheap. 2J 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. it L L Hewitt, M. D. Independence, Oregon Office in Cooper Building Office hours: 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to G p. m. Both Phones. 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 Christmas is past And we have a big line of China left over which we are closing out at One-half Price Think of it, only one-half the regular price. P. E. CHASE
