The Herald
W. T. FOGLK, Editor.
Entered u Mcond-rlaiMi mattff September 8, H,
at the pout oltic at Monmouth, OreKon, under the
Act of March 3. 179.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1909
We people who live in this
favored land should sit up and
take notice of the conditions in
the east where blizzards are rag
ing and wind storms are doing
all kinds of damage. We have
a little gust of wind here once in
a while, that we think is a pretty
stiff blow, but if placed along
side of these eastern winds it
would simmer down to less than
a summer zephyr. Again what
would some of the people in the
Dakotas or Minnesota think if
we would tell them that good
sound apples are common on the
trees in January, yet such is the
case as anyone can verily. Here
in Monmouth on January 1 there
were a number of trees that were
fairly well tilled with sound
apples. True they are not of
the finest varieties, yet they were
very well llavored after they
have been exposed to the frosts
and storms of the early winter.
We have photos in the ollice of
trees in the orchards of Mrs
Orville Butler and Mr. Best
that were taken the first of the
year. Not infrequently ripe
strawberries and raspberries are
had for Thanksgiving dinner
fresh from the vines. Tell your
eastern friends about these
things and urge them to come to
a country where they can have
some comfort in living and
where they are not living in
dread of the blizzard or cyclone.
Beginning next month there
will be a rate of $25 from St.
Paul and contiguous territory
to Monmouth which ought- to
bring a lot of people here to look
at the country at least. If they
can be induced to come here
and take a look and get the prices
of our cheap land, we are sure
they will locate here. Nowhere
in the state can land be had so
cheaply as here all things con
sidered. We have good markets
for all kinds of farm products,
being near enough to Portland
to get the top price for fresh eggs
hogs and veal and having a good
creamery here there is an un
limited market for cream at the
top price. Monmouth butter is
in good demand and the output
could be doubled and there
would still be a largo demand
that is unfilled. All things con
sidered we see no reason why
there is not a bright future for
this thrifty town. Here the
people, with very few exceptions,
pull together and where this is
the case the town will surely
thrive.
This section of Oregon is ad
mirably adapted to the dairy in
dustry. There may be better
places, but if so they are not in
evidence at the present time.
Here green feed for the cows can
be gathered from the land fresh
the year around, with rare ex
ceptions, like our cold snap dur
ing the middle of the past month,
yet there seems to have been
little if any damage done to kale
during that time. Dr. Withy
combe has demonstrated that it
is possible to have a net income
of approximately 11500 per year
off of ten acres of our land, there
fore we are of the opinion that
from 10 to 20 acres is plenty for
an ordinary family, but for the
sake of argument we will allow
40 acres to the family and throw
ing out some of the large hold
ings that it will be impossible to
get cut up into small tracts, we
have enough forties to locate
good families on that it would
make this one of the most pros
perous sections of country on
the coast. It would cause Mon
mouth to grow into a city of
10,000 inhabitants in a few years
with all the industries establish
ed that one usually funis in cities
of that size. By all means let
us encourage people so come
here and locate where there are
good school facilities, good
churches, tine climate and no
saloons. These should be attrac
tions to be sought after by a
good class of citizens, who are
now living in communities
where the saloon is the one place
of resort and amusement. There
are many people of medium
wealth who would like to get a
home in a country where the
climate is mild and the soil pro
ductive. Let us impress on
them that this climate differs
from the irrigated sections of
the west in that in them one has
to work hard to make things
grow, but here one has to work
to keep them from growing.
The feeding of the birds during
the recent cold spell was so uni
versal about Newberg that it ap
pears that there was no loss of
life among the little songsters
around town, says the Graphic,
but reports come in from the
country that many quail and
other birds perished.
The White Front Furniture Store
Keeps constantly on hand
A full line of
HOUSE FURNISHINGS
Sole Agency for
Hygenic Kalsomme
The best thing ever. Works over wall paper as well
as any other surface.
Absolutely Guaranteed
Picture Framing a Specialty
BOGERT & SON
Monmouth Oregon
Phone 331
A Snap
160 acre farm, 50 under cultiva
tion, 70 pasture, 40 timber, 7
in hops, all under good fence,
G 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. Price $30
per acre. Polk County Realty
Co., at Herald office, Mon
mouth, Oregon.
Church Directory.
Evangelical Church
L. C. Hoover, Taster
Morning service at 11:00 o'clock
Evening service at 7:00 o'clock
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
W. A. Wood, Pastor.
Morning Service at 11. a. m.
Evening Service at 7:00 p. m.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m.
Baptist Church.
Sunday School 10 a. m.
Preaching 2:30 p. m.
J. W. HOWELL
Contractor and Builder
Carpenter shop and General
Repair Work.
Moulding and Finishing
Material
Cor. Knox and Jackson Sts.
V. O. Boots
FIRE LIFE AND CASUALTY
INSURANCE
LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID
A. N. Poole
Contractor and
Builder.
General Carpenter Work
Phone 187
Real Estate For Sale.
330 acres on C E. R. R. H
miles from station and school
house. Good small house and
two barns, and other out build
ings and a good young orchard.
Good stock and dairy ranch at
a bargain.
80 acres, tiO under cultivation;
good house, barn and other out
buildings; 2 miles from rail
road station. Will sell for cash,
or half cash, balance one years
time. 5 springs and running
water on place.
2J big lots lying on Main
street in Monmouth, will sell
cheap.
2$ 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.
L L. Hewitt, M. D.
Independence, Oregon
Office in Cooper Building
Office hours: 9 to 12 a. m. and
2 to 0 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
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