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The Herald
W. T. FOGEJE, Editor.
Entered u Meond-cUj natter SepUmbcr 8. 1908,
st the post office at Monmouth. Oregon, nnder th
Act of Murh S. 17.
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY, BY
The Acorn Press, Publishers
" Monmouth, Oregon.
Subscription Rates
One year - - $1
Six month - - - . 50 eta
FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1909.
The recent tire has demon
strated that there should he pro
vision made for housing the
chemical engine on Main street
where it can be casilv gotten out
in case of tire. We understand
that arrangements were made
some time ago by the council
to have a small building erected
next the barbershop, but notli-
ing further seems to have come j
of it. The bell tower should be j
V j. 1 (a tint r..n iiti.l tit
mvMi-w t.. rn ......
system of ringing it by means
of an electric release and attach
ed weight. Other tow ns have a
system of this kind and the re
lease is operated from the cen
tral telephone otlice by pres.ing
a button. As a rule alarms are
turned in to central lir.-t so it
would simplify matters by hav
ing such a system inaugurated
here. This would save such
valuable time in sending in an
alarm. Then the fireman should
be educated to the fact that they
should run for the engine house
when an alarm is turned in and
not for the fire, as has been the
custom. Weekly practice should
be had to familarize themselves
with the operation of the engine
and to get each one aetjtuiinted
with his part in the tire fighting
plans. A small cart should be
provided with a number of lad
ders and a hook and ladder com
pany organized. On this cart
should be a number of canvas
buckets to use in connection
with the ladders. At the fall,
election a measure should In
voted to enable the city to bond
for a water svstem that will eu-J
able us to have good tire lighting
facilities. Our insurance would
nodoubt be lowered again. With
the chemical engine and one or
,. . . , ,
two hne ot hose we ought to be
, . . .
able to put out any kind ot hre
that is apt to occur here. U
.... , angler will wane and the run on
Weareinrece.pt ot a letter; c,erk., of5oe fof hmxen'
from the Recorder ot the l-,cul-.,;cerat the;
ties of O. A. C. and alo thejCoaRty Clerk forete;is, quickly'
graduating program for June,: bring their issuance up to an,
which shows that there were 1 22 ' equal footing with that of the
in the graduating class and of ' licences issued to the votaries of
which number 18 bad taken the the rod and reel. Observer. )
course in Agriculture. Tlusf
brings the cost of graduating!
farmers to the state to 'V ,
each.. Are they worth it? Or
if we take the "anient ;.i i roi-
riutcd at lai ekm as U-L
two year gratt we
the amount in two,
iKi;
ild
cut
m..ki!ig it
"I""
i. tii.rwuk .,.,v.
How
mucn noes tne wie exj m.i in
getting the great . voans
jople educated to the eighth
grade, where the great majority i
have to stopT The O A. C is
a good school and so far as it is
helpful to the state we Klieve it
should be aided, but we protest
that it is getting entirely too
much money as compared with
the common schools of lhe state
where the foundations are laid
for our future citiieushijv Pro-,
vision should be made for giv
ing every boy and girl In the
state a high school education,
after which they will be in a po
sition to shift for themselves and
get along nicely, even if they do
not get to go to one of the state
aided colleges. Departments in
agriculture should he! added to
the high school course.
The Oregonian Friday con
tained a Iengthly editorial on
"Irrigation in the Williamette
Valley" in which it is asserted
that during the months of late
summer "nothing can thrive for
! lack of water." This is untrue
and misleading, like many other
assertions of that paper. As a
newspaper it is the best in the
state, but editorially it is a bunch
of assininity and untruthful
ness that is truly phenomenal.
This mu.-t be ascribed largely
to the head of the editorial de-
j lt whose personal feel
,0 douUf uff.a lhe Mt.
A U) thp qual.
"jiheHtions as an irrigator we must
judge by his personal appear
ance. - lut there seems to be no
doubt that he i a better internal
irrigator than an external one.
He is built on the broad lines
we used to be familiar with as
connected with t he big iron ket
tles ued for rendering lard and
making soft soap. This of itself
renders him one of the best
judges of the need ofirrigation
in this valley. Dear old Harvey!
What a happy smile on his be
nevolent countenance as he
trudges down Sixth street, cog
itating on the great need of
irrigation between Portland
and Kugene during the heated
term.
Fishermans License
The licensed fishermen in Polk
County now number 244 as
against 90 hunters, as the license
records in the office of County
Clerk E. M. Smith indicate. Al
though the number of fishers'
licenses issued increases its lead
over the hunters' licenses daily,
Mr. Smith predicts that this will
not continue to be the case and
that the issuance of licenses in
those two departments will be
nearly equal by the close of the
year 1909. The fishing season is
!now at its heiht' while the real
f season for hunting has not yet
(begun. In the fall after the
, .
pheasant seasons opens, the
.
h& glQry rf j
Editor Wants to Know
Don't think, admonishes a
Kansas newspaper, because the
reporter sees you getting on the
that h kt t0 know who
; you are and where you are going.
or. if he sees you greet some!
friends, that he knows who thev !
are and where they are from. We j
to t n yoa ;
be the one we don't happen
to know. We try to become fa-
miliar with names and faces ift
possible, but during the years ;
Ps w have been to church and
failed to see you there; we have
hung around the town pump, but;
some oi you weren t mere. Ana
we'll be hanged if we know!
where to find you at alL So if you 1
are going or coming, or know of
anybody catting up queer capers.
let us know.
HAMMOCKS
HAMMOCK
Phone 331
ree
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
A. B. WESTFALL
Painter and Paper Hanger
n
Monmouth Oregon
:
J. W. HOWELL
Contractor and Builder
Carpenter shop and General
Repair Work.
Moulding and Finishing
Material
Cor. Knox and Jackson Sts.
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From
BOGERT & SON
Monmouth Oregon
Watch for Our
, Cash
Perkins Pharmacy
Is Selling
Pure Paint
AT
1.50 per Gallon
Too
Selling Candy
to
P. E. CHASE
up
Offer
Busy
and Soft Drinks
an Ad