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.
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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