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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1909)
The Herald W. T. FOGLE, Editor. Entered aa second-claa matter September 8. 19. at the post office at Monmouth. Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1OT9. ISSCKD KVKRV FRIDAY, BY The Acorn Press, Publishers Monmouth, Oregon. Subscription Rates One year Six months $1 50 cts FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1909. The special city election is over and the result is better than was expected for a time. .The vote on the question of chang ing the charter so as to allow the people the right to vote on bond ing the city for $20,000 failed to carry by three votes. This would have been reduced if not overcome had some of the pro gressives not forgotten that the poles closed at three o'clock. However we feel gratified that the vote was as good as record ed. It shows that with a little thought along this line, that the next time the matter comes uj that it will carry by a good ma jority, Then there will come the matter of submitting the bonding proposition to the peo ple. No doubt this will be vol ed down the first time, but it will keep coming up until it carries and we have the capital to put in a good water system, There are some who argue that $20,000 will not be near enough to put in a water system, but if they will take the trouble to investi gate, provided they can get the inside figures, they will find that the expense of putting water sys terns is not so great as is general ly supposed. As soon as poss ible we will get figures and pub lish them showing the actual cost of building and maintaining sys terns such as we liced. Amend ing the charter so as to retain the road tax, carried by a good margin, but it should have been unanimous. This town shows the need of good work on the .streets. A sample of how some of the work is done here could have been seen here last week when a lot of dirt was hauled in from the country and spread on Main street. With the tax we can get gravel, if nothing better is offered and make the streets much better, but it is hoped some method of covering the streets with tine crushed rock may be hud. A perusal of the Jury list for the May term of court shows an almost unbroken line of farmers. This augurs well for the people. From this list a Grand Jury can be chosen upon which may be depended the finding of indict ments against the illicit liquor sellers of this county. There never was in the history of the world but one other organization that had such a strong hold on the public as the liquor dealers of this country and that was the Assassins of ancient Asia. The liquor dealers go to almost the same lengths to protect their nefarious business. Over in Tillamook county they have threatened the life of J udge Gall oway if he convicts one of their number for illicit selling of liquor. At best they are an un lawful association and if they re sort to violence the law abiding citizens should organize and visit summary justice on the whole bunch. If every saloon keeper and illicit liquor dealer in the United States was wiped off the face of the earth at one fell stroke, the country would be millions of dollars better off, not to say any thing of the moral and physical benefits to acrue from such a consumation. Polk countv will pass through a strenuous time during the coming eighteen months and it is up to the better element to be ever watchful or the county will go wet at the next election. Among the ques tions asked of jurors in the re cent fake trials held in Dallas was "Would you give the same consideration to the testimony of a detective as you would to that of your neighbor?", or words to that effect. It seems that the oath of a detective in the liquor selling cases is no good, but in any other case it is perfectly good. Why this distinction? Portland Letter. Portland, Oregon, May 3, 1909, The Oregon palate is never with out a relish for a good warm soaking, growing rain, but never did it taste more like a full meal than during the last days of dry, record-breaking April. "Raise more hogs and get more wealth by sending the Ore gon Brand of packing house pro ducts to every market of the world" is a motto that should be announced from every com mercial organization in the state. The Horse and Cattle sale in Portland has opened the eyes of livestock breeders in every part of the United States. Without regard to the exact spot in which they may reside, Oregon people are beginning to realize fully the tremendous ben efit of the Annual Rose Festival, which this year begins June 7th, continuing until the 12th. This festival emphasizes to people at distance the extremely favorable climatic conditions which make possible the production of the finest roses in the world. County Judge J. B. Messick of Baker County, upon the re quest of several county courts of the state has issued a call for a state meeting of the County Courts and County Commission ers, at which it is expected to perfect a state organization sim ilar to those existant in other states. Judge Lionel R. Webs ter, of Multnomah County, will act as Chairman of the Recep tion Committee, with power to name his associates. The gath ering will convene at the Con vention Hall of the Portland Commercial Club (6th floor) at ten o'clock Tuesday morning, June 7th, and continue through the day. An arrangement has been made for the County Courts and Judges to secure a point of vantage to witness the Rose Fes tival Parade Monday night will close its session, devoting the afternoon to the festivities. County Commissioners, Sher iffs and Engineers have derived great benefit from their organi zations throughout the entire United States, and it is certainly meet that the County Courts and County Commissioners, who practically handle the public af fairs of each county, snould get together for the benefit of each other's experience. Oregonians don't wish any body hard luck, but they never get sufficiently sympathetic, when the fruit crop fails in the older states, to "mark down" the price at which we "hold up" the balance of the world for its best apples. SEE US FOR CAEiBOllfJiUM ambiu Wail FsipE: and Hygemc 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 You will be satisfied with the products of Burpee's "Seeds that Grow" Shall we mail you our New Complete Catalog? W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Burpee Buildin?, Philadelphia. V. O. Boots FIRE LIFE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID A. N. Poole Contractor and Builder. Blue prints made to scale from original drawings. General Carpenter Work Phone 187 Real Estate For Sale. 330 ucres on C. E. R. R. H miles from station and school house. Good small house and two bai ns, and other out build ings and a good young orchard. Good stock and dairy ranch at a bargain. SO 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. Dwelling of ten rooms with large grounds, fruit, berries and shrubbery $1350. Fine large dwelling with acre of land $2500. Business chances. '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 Polk County Realty Co. Perkins Pharmacy Is Selling Pure Pamfe AT $1.50 per Gallon Spring is Here You need a new Watch Come in and let us sell you a SOUTH BEND A Watch that is Guaranteed in every respect P. E. CHASE
