Local and Personal.
Zook, the paper hanger will do
your painting.
Don't forget to attend the
entertainment tonight
E. G. Ward of Halsey was in
town Friday last doing business
for a Portland firm.
E. P. Callaway of Forest Grove
was in town the latter part of
last week looking after property
on which to locate.
Thomas Forsyth, R. M. Fowle,
Lewis Edward and Loren Cooper
were down from Airlie the latter
part of last week.
Boreas on the Rampage
The following from the Weston
Leader gives some idea of how
winter conditions are in North
eastern Oregon. It says:
"Weston was visited yesterday
by the fiercest wind storm of the
winter, which swept the hills
bare of snow and piled drifts in
to the canyons. Travel by team
is difficult, and the deep cut on
the 0. R. & N. near Downing
station, two miles north of town,
is filled with snow, entailing a
blockade. Three locomotives
were engaged yesterday in
"bucking" the drift.
Mountain roads are said to be
almost impassable on account of
drifting snow. At the Blue
Mountain sawmill, 12 miles east
of town, the snow had attained a
depth of three feet in the timber.
From the clearings it has been
swept into the roads by the wind.
Neither mail carrier was able
yesterday to make his route.
Both started again this morning.
Snow is five feet deep at the
toll gate near the summit While
this is regarded as unusual, old
settlers recall much deeper snow
in early times, when the winters
were more severe than now.
J. B. Morgan of Walla Walla,
who is here today, says that in
the winter of 1875-76, when
stages crossed the Blue mountains
from Weston ta Summerville,
snow attained a depth of 20 feet
at the toll gate station, complete
ly covering the stage barn."
Teachers' Examination
Notice is hereby given that the
County Superintendent of Polk
County will hold the regular e?
amination for applicants for State
and County papers at the County
Court House in Dallas, as fol
lows:
FOR STATE PAPERS
Commencing Wednesday, Feb
ruary 9th, at 9 o'clock a. m., and
continuing until Saturday, Feb
ruary 12th, at 4 p. m.
Wednesday Penmanship, His
tory, Spelling, Physical Geogra
phy, Reading Psychology.
Thursday Written Arithme
tic, Theory of Reaching, Gram
mar, Book-keeping, Physics, Civ
il Government
Friday Physiology, Geogra
phy, Composition, Algebra, Eng
lish Literature, School Law.
Saturday Botany, Plane Ge
ometry, General History.
' For county papers
Commencing Wednesday, Feb
ruary 9th, at 9 o'clock a, m., and
continuing until Friday, Februa
ry 11th, at 4 p. m.
Wednesday Penmanship, His
tory, Orthography, Reading,
Physical Geography.
Thursday Written Arithme
tic. Theory of Teaching, Gram
mar, Physical Geography.
Friday Geography, School
Law, Civil Government, English
Literature.
Dated this 17th day of January,
. 1910.
H. C. Seymour,
School Superintendent of Polk
County, Oregon.
The Prohibition Question
The News Reporter has Veen
inclined t believe that 1910
would be too early a date to at
tempt state wide prohibition; but
if the saloons continue their ag
gravated violations of law so
currently reported, the time is'
none too early. The great ad
vance in local option and prohi
bition sentiment has been largely
the result of the flagrant lawless
ness of the liquor dealers them
selves. On the Sunday following New
Year's day one section of the
Oregonian contained several in
stances of the kind mentioned.
Twenty-eight barrels of vinegar
manufactured from the waste
beer and slops of the Log Cabin
saloon. Spokane, were condemned
and poured into the sewer under
the instructions of the State
Dairy and Food Commissioner.
Fortunately this stuff made from
the overflow and dregs from cus
tomers' glasses fell under the
condemnation of the pure food
laws. A bar tender in the Monte
Carlo, Portland, saloon killed
Caesar Bourgeoisover a trifling
matter and was held for murder.
In Wasco county officers are re
ported to have called a halt on the
operations of notorious violations
by galloi houses which the gov
ernment permitted to run in the
borders of this wet county and
which were drawing much custom
from near by districts. This
same issue also contained a de
cided editorial against the New
Year orgies carried on in the city
of Portland by its own citizens
women in particular orgies
which, by the way, are the result
of the trafic. Those in position
to know also declare unreserved
ly, that there is more boot legging
in wet localities than in dry.
In Iowa; there is no doubt that
the prohibitory law was enacted
when at least one-third of the
state was unprepared for it,
The law was absolutely a dead
letter so far as these counties
were concerned and open con
tempt for the legal enactment
notorious, for in them the senti
ment was overwhelmning against
prohibition.
It may be there is greater re
spect for law in Oregon at the
present time than there was in
Iowa twenty-five years ago and
that one on prohibition could be
better enforced in such places as
Portland, Baker City and Salem
than was the case in Dubuque,
Davenport and Clinton. If this
is true and conditions as prevalent
in wet localities as inicated by
the above items from a part of
one issue of the Oregonian noth
ing would be lost by state wide
prohibition; much would be
ga'ned in dry localities which
cosie in contact with wet now as
in the instance given of Wasco
county. News Reporter.
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Dr. J. O. Matthis
Physician and Surgeon
Office in Postoffice Building
Calls answered promptly
both day and night.
Both Phones.
A. B. WESTFALL
Painter and Paper Hanger
Monmouth Oregon
When they say, We are Out
Go
to
9 and
Get It
We have the Best and most Complete Line of Groceries
in Polk County, and Our Aim is to carry everything you
want to eat. In Our
Liine Ol VOiree, Prices from 2 pounds for 25
to 40cts per pound, the
BEST that can be had at ANY PRICE.
Come in and See our
i It is growing every day. You
'UeeneSWare can see something new every
time you come in. As for Price we are the Lowest in town,
Quality Considered.
If You Get it at RJQQjy It is GOOD.
Monmouth, - - Oregon
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Watch for Bargains
At The
Furniture Store
From 7 A. M. to 6 P. M. every
day for the next two weeks.
This Sale will be some'hing en
tirely new as the articles on Sale
will be changed every day, and
the price lower than ever.
Remember that the articles on
sale one day cannot be purchas
ed the next day at sale prices.
Do not miss a single day or you
may miss getting the very thing
that you want at a remakable
low price.
Come to-day
Come tomorrow
Come next day
Come every day
Its worth while
Monmouth Furni
ture Store.
Phone 331
P. E. CHASE
Monmouth Oregon
Try Our Home Made WHITE
PINE COUGH SYRUP. It
has no equal.
PERKINS PHARMACY
V. O. Boots
FIRE LIFE AND CASUALTY
INSURANCE
LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID
Grove A. Peterson
NOTARY PUBLIC
(
Monmouth Oregon
J. W. HOWELL
Contractor and Builder
Carpenter shop and General
Repair Work.
Moulding and Finishing
Material
Cor. Knox and Jdckson Sts