Mogamoutih
Vol II
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Feb. 18, 1910
No. 26
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THE NORMAL SCHOOLS
Editor Hayter Writes an Inter
esting and Instructive Letter
of Normal School Work
In Differnent States
(The Polk County Observer Feb. 4)
(Continued from our last Issue.)
In California, if. memory serves us
correctly, there are five Normal schools
one each at Chico, San Francisco,
San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego,
all well supported "by the state and
all objects of pride to the people. The
writer was in Los Angeles while the
Legislature was in session, and not
once did he hear any fear expressed by
the people of that city that their school
might not be cared for. Neither did he
hear that- the representatives from
Butte Countv or San Diego County at
any time found it necessary to lay aside
their personal convictions on any sub
ject of state importance in order to ob
tain money with which to carry on their
Normals. Appropriations were made
for these sehools, amounting to several
hundred thousands of dollars, but the
taxpayers accepted the action of their
legislators as a matter of course and no
objection was urged by any citizen or
newspaper.
Readers will remember that the great
Normal School building in San Jose was
destroyed by the earthquake, proving
a total loss to the state. The Legisla
ture last winter appropriated $200,000
to be used in replacing this building,
iust as Oregon would appropriate all
the money necessary for reconstruction
in the event of the loss of her asylum or
penitentiary, or blind school. The Cali
fornia Normals are state institutions,
and are so treated by the legislature.
Glancing over a late number of the
Spokane Spokesman-Review our atten
tion was attracted by the following
paragraph printed in a conspicuous
position in the editorial columns. It is
reprinted here to show the pride in
which the Normal schools are held by
the people of our sister state on the
North:
"The excellent school at Cheney, now
under the able leadership of Principal
H. C. Simpson, has taken high rank in
the estimation of normal school au
thorities east and west. Founded about
20 years ago it had a stormy period of
10 or 12 years, but its progress has been
continuous through the past decade.
The trustees have built up an excep
tionally stroner faculty the state has
been liberal with appropriations for
buildings, equipment and maintenance,
and splendid results have followed."
It would not do to say that the peo
ple of Oregon are any less progressive
or any less interested in the education
of the young, than are the citizens of
Washington, or California, or any other
state in the Union, for such an asser
tion would be untrue. The forgoing re
marks and observations are given pub
licity here merely to show that the
Normal School system is indorsed by
every progressive Western state.
The Observer believes that the peo
ple of Oregon are all friendly to the
Normals and that this friendship will
be demonstrated at the first opportuni
ty. We believe further that the grad
uates of the Monmouth school, who are
its most loyal and active supporters,
have taken exactly the right course in
bringing about a settlement of the mix
ed and vexing conditions of affairs in
Oregon. "The people of Oregon will
now be given an opportunity to say
whether they desire a continuation of
one Normal school, and if Ashland or
Weston shall present similar proposals,
they will be given a chance to say
whether they desire more than one.
The friends of the Monmouth institu
tion are pursuing a fair and dignified
course in presenting their claims strict
ly upon merit, and it will soon be up to
the voters to decide whether this pio
neer institution, with its wealth of land
and huildinffs and eauipment, shall be
abandoned, or whether the necessary
appropriation shall be made by the
people to carry the school to greater
heights of usefulness and thereby bene
fit every boy and girl in the state. The
Observer hopes, and believes, that the
vrdic? will be favorable.
Flour Mill Running
During thd past week we . vis
ited the Monmouth Flour Mill
and found G. H. Stone and his
miller busily engaged adjusting
some of the machinery which
did not act quite to suit them.
Mr. Stone started his mill up
during the first of last week and
has been turning out flour since
that time, but the machinery be
ing new, he was not running to
the full capacity of the mill which
he placed at fifty barrel daily
when run on full time. A thirty
horse power electric motor fur
nishes power to run the mill.
The flour is ground on modern
machinery, three ball bearing
rolls being used in the process
There is a labyrinth of conveyors
used in the modern mill that
would distract an old time miller
if he was hustled from the first
stage to the present one without
preparation.
. This mill has a machine that is
not common in Oregon. Lor
vallis being the only other town
in the state supplied likewise. It
is an invention for taking the
"whiskers" off the wheat, in
which the grains pass between
revolving brushes in the cleans
ing and separating process.
This mill adds to Monmouth's
employment roll and comes as
one of the solid assets in town
building, and we hope to see
more self supporting industries
anchored here in the future.
" Towns in order to grow and
flourish must furnish employment
for their inhabitants, otherwise,
there is no inducement to home
seekers, and the town that fur
nishes the most employment is
the one that will grow most rapid
ly, hence Monmouth needs to
keep reaching out after indus
tries. Played Pranks With Telephone
The storm last Sunday night
blew down the electric wire at
the corner, near Lindsay & Com
pany's store so that it lay on the
wires of the Pacific Telephone
Company, where it proceeded to
do damage and display itself
generally.
The Telephone boy was proba
bly the first to receive attention,
and the way the light flashed
from the exchange board was
sufficient to give him a good
fright. The live wire carried a
voltage of 2300.
There were fifteen lines burned
out in the main cable, beside dif
ferent phones that were put out
of commission over town. The
main lines have all been repaired,
but the repairs to phones in priv
ate houses have not all been com'
pleted. Many homes were filled
with light emitted from the tele
phones before the connections
burned out.
The Commercial Club met Tues
day evening and elected Officers
for the ensuing year as follows:
President, T. A. Riggs; Vice
President, P. O. Powell; Secre
tary, P. H. Johnson; Treasurer,
W. E. Smith. The club reorgan
ized and placed the initiation fee
at $1. There was an extra com
mittee or two appointed and some
other business done looking to
the efficiency of the work on hand.
Subscrbie for the Herald.
REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER
Big Appropriation Favored
For Columbia River
Improvements.
$2,153,500 IS TO BE SPENT.
O. A. C. Will Celebrate its
Quarter Centenial at the
Close of College Year.
Portland, Or., Feb. 15. -That
the Columbia River improvements
fared well in the Rivers and Har
bors bill now before Congress
was the advice received in Port
land this week from the capital.
A total of $2,153,000 is proposed
to be spent on Columb'a River
work and items provided for in
the bill are as follows;
Wenachee to Bridgeport, $25,
000; Bridgeport to Kettle Falls,
$50,000; Celilo to Snake River,
$90,000; at The Dalles, $000,000;
Cascades Canal. $5,000;. Van
couver, $7,500; below Portland,
including Willamette River,
$175,000; mouth of Columbia, $1,
200,000; gauging $1,000.
If this money is appropriated
as now seems likely, the improve
ments to the Columbia during the
coming year will be lasting in
their benefits and will be of great
advantage to the whole Pacific
Northwest. The work is too im
portant to be claimed as a better
ment by any one state for an open
river from the Inland Empire to
the sea will benefit almost every
person living in the Northwestern
states more or less directly.
By clearing out the upper river,
steamboat navigation will be
aided, with a good effect on rates
to and from the interior, while
the improvement of the channel
to the sea from the Columbia will
facilitate ocean shipments both
to and from the Northwest
states.
The Great Northern Railway
will exploit Central Oregon, and
has sent two men through that
territory to get data for bulletins
and other railroad publications
that will describe the country
thoroughly and tell prospective
settlers what they may expect
there. The Valley of the Des
chutes River tributary to the
Hill road now building up the
Deschutes will come in for mnch
favorable publicity and its re
sources, crop possibilities and
general future will be told. The
Hill lines are taking an interest
in Oregon that will mean much
for the state. At exhibit rooms
in St. Paul, the Great Northern
shows Oregon products and sim
ilar exhibits are to be maintained
by the railroad company in Phil
adelphia and Boston. These
places will direct a great deal of
attention to the opportunities in
Central Oregon for the settler.
Celebrating its quarter centen
nial as a s'ate institution, the
Oregon Agricultural College will
hold the most elaborate function
ever given at the institution at
the close of the college year.
President W. J. Kerr and the
regents have taken steps to pre
pare a suitable observance of the
achievements of the past quarter
century and the faculty, student
body and alumni will join in the
demonstration. During the past
25 years, the institution has in
creased its holdings of land from
35 to 235 acres, the buildingsfrom
one to 20, faculty from 9 mem
bers to 94, and the student body
from 97 to approximately 1400.
The great good to this state re
sulting from the work of the in
stitution can hardly be over es
timated. In the annual report of Master
Fish Warden, McAllister, lately
submitted, it is shown that the
1909 crop of salmon harvested in
the waters of the Columbia River,
Oregon side, amounted to 17,604
997 pounds, which is a decrease
of 858,549 pounds. The chief
reason for the decrease is thought
to be the shortening of the open
season by the Legislature. Blue-
back salmon alone show a gain
in the pack over 1908.
Falls City Items.
William Tice was a Dallas vis
itor, Tuesday.
Ray McMurphy has moved his
family to Portland to reside.
Cal Cramer, who has been sick
for some time, is able to be out
again.
Mrs. G. Parker ot Portland, is
visiting her niece, Mrs. T. E
Dwire.
Mrs. William Hinshaw spent
last week in Portland visiting
friends.
Miss Violet; Brown was called
to Rose burg on account of the
death of her sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Cabb spent
very pleasant evening with Rev.
and Mrs. LaDow, Wednesday.
Dr. R. N. Leezer of Portland
has opened a dental parlor over
the jewelry store of C. J. Pugh.
Elmer Russell has moved his
family to town and is very pleas
antly located in Grandma Cour
ter's house.
Mrs. J. E. Dunton is teaching
the sixth grade, Miss Byers hav
ing resigned and returned to In
dependence.
Oscar Ellis has moved his clean
ing and pressing business into
the rooms recently vacated by
W. B. Graham.
Mr. Chapin has purchased the
A. Vassal place, and will move
his family to town as soon as the
place is vacated.
John Fouch has sold his beau
tiful home to Clarence Powell
Mr. Fouch and family will leave
about April 1st, for their old
home in Michigan.
There are a number' of survey
ors in town, who are looking
after some business project, but
it is better known to themselves
than to the rest of us.
Mrs. II. D. McSherry of New
berg, who has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Courter, returned
home last Monday accompanied
by her grandma, Mrs. Courter.
The McKenzie Merry Makers,
who played here three nights
last week, had a full house every
evening. All who attended en
joyea tneir entertainment very
much.
H. Good has bought the Chap
in farm, two and a half miles
from town and will make it his
future home. Mrs. Good is a
sister to Mrs. N. A. Emmett of
Falls City.
(ENS FROM COUNTY SEAT
Court House Notes.
TROBATE
Estate of Henri Alexander, de
ceasedinventory and appraise
ment filed and approved; admin
istrator licensed to sell personal
property.
Estate of George W Billings,
deceased semi-annual report
filed.
Estate of minor heirs of Gust
eterson, deceased final dis-
harge entered as to Anna John
son and Eva Peterson.
Estate of James T McClain,
deceased inventory filed and ap
proved.
Estate of Thomas II Denny,
deceased petition to remove ad
ministrator heard and taken un
der advisement.
Estate of Thomas II Denny,
deceased petition to remove ad
ministrator and for the appoint
ment of L B Denny denied; costs
against petitioner.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Owen E Smith and Flossie
Grooms; William Warren and
Julia Smith.
REAL ESTATE
George W Cone to Willamette
Valley Lumber Co., 80 acres, 1 8
s,
r 7 w, $1.
Maggie J Ellis et al to J D Bev-
ens, lot in Dalla$, ?350
James II Mormon tt ux to
Florence F Grant, land in Dallas,
5.
William Ellis et ux to Philip
Gottfried, land in 1 8 s, r 6 w,
$120.
United States to Ulysses
Thompson, 92.64 acres, t 8 s, r 6
w, patent.
B Tarter to Retha Simpson,
9.31 acres, t 9 s, r 5 w, $100.
J D Bevens et ux to Lizzie A
Caughey, lots in Airlie, $900.
J W Bullard et ux to B F
Swope et ux, lots in Independ
ence, $1000.
G O Butler et ux to John N
Hulett, 129 acres, 1 6 s, r 7 w,
$3000.
United States to George E
Lowe, 160 acres, t 7 s, r 7 w,
patent.
Esther Courter to Alex Court-
1 1 1-1 1 S I ft -4
er, land in rails uty, $1.
Edward Tye to Fred R Elliott,
5500 acres, 1 8 s, r 5 w, $10.
O E Warden et ux to Fred R
Elliott, 65 acres, t 8 s, r 5 w,
$2500.
John R Shetterly et ux to Mrs.
R J Drown, lots in Polk Addition
to Willamina, $190.
John R Shetterly to L R
Drown, lots in Polk Addition to
Willamina, $70.
Nancy C Fowler to W D Calk
ins, land in Dallas, $zzo.
Royal H Plank to Vera Mixter,
160 acres, 1 9 s, r 8 w, $10.
Dee Parker et ux to Salem,
Falls City & Western Ry Co,
part lot 5, Orchard Company's
add to West Salem, $65.
H II Jasperson etux to William
A Seaman, land in Independence,
$300.
There was considerable excite
ment on the streets here early in
the week over a reported strike
at the oil well, but the best in
formation we could get only re
ports the prospects as flattering.