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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1910)
Lccal and PsoJ. The Polk County Bank build ing is receiving quite some at tention frhis week and. is begin ning to take on an appearance of improvement Two beautiful granite plates have been bedded into the counter at the windows of the cashier and paying teller, to jingle the coin upon as it is passed in and out Other im provements are in progress, which, when completed will add to the appearance and conveni ence of the interior. Ye Editor, wife and daughter, Agnes, visited Mr. Donald and lady, awhile, took dinner and besides many things to eat were J. M. Mac Sunday for with them, other good treated to some nice lettuce. By the way Mr. Mac Donald is quite a gar dener and has a green house 20 by SO feet which he expects to enlarge after awhile to 90 feet in length. He has the enclosed ground planted, and besides, has some 200 boxes of different kinds of plants, which are growing nicely and will be ready for trans planting as soon as conditions get favorable for setting out plants. He will raise plants for the market as well as vegetables and fruit. Special Town Election Again we call attention to the special election which takes place tomorrow commencing at 9, a. m. Go to the polls and exercise . your right for the best interests of the town. Do You Really Want 0 To Sell Your Farm Is it a Bargain? Well, then give us the Exclusive Agency for thirty or sixty days, and we will Sell It. Give us a full and detailed description including, legal descrip tionstock, crop, soil, fields, P. 0., roads, timber, waste land, improvements, terms, phones, R. F. D., R. R., water, schools, incumbrance and orchards, and any other necessary informa tion. Now is the time we have buyers waiting. CHAPIN & HERLOW 332 Cha. of CommercejPortland, Ore. CRAVES CROWLEY WITH Send For Printed Matter- Monmouth Creamery Co. (INCORPORATED) Owned an Managed by Farmers and Dairymen. Highest Market Price Paid for Butter Fat. We Pay Exnressage. Square Dealing. We and ICE CREAM. Call and see us. Monmouth, Oregon Manufacture ICE Temperance Legion " A Loyal Temperance Legion was organized at the Evangelical church last Sunday by Mrs. Poole with a membership of 21. The officers are as follows: Marie Morlan, president; Myrtle Hyde, vice president; Ruth Murdock, recording secretary; Lora Chute, corresponding sec. ; Hester Mor land, treas. All boys and girls from the ages of six to 14 are in vited. Dues are 25 cents a year. Meet every Sunday at 2:30 p. m. at the Evangelical church. Monmouth Livery and Feed Barn Graham & Son, Proprietors. General Transfer and Delivery Business. Horses Boarded by the Day, Week or month. Carnot Medal Awarded. Newton Drury, son of a former Oregonian.was awarded theGar not Debating Medal at the an nual contest held at Berkley, Cal ifornia, this month, in which six students took part three being from the University of California and three from Stanford Univer sity. The Garnot 'debate is the blue ribbon event of the year, and there is intense rivalry be tween these two universities in the contest, as it is a . test in. ex temporaneous speaking, calling for all the resources of the par ticipants. This is shown by the fact that the resolution to be dis cussed is announced only two hours before the contestants are called to the platform, and dur the intervening time they are hot allowed to commit books or consult with advisers, but prepare themselves from material already in their own minds. There were six contestants in the debate, three being from the University of California and three from Sanford University, the repre sentatives being chosen after try outs held under direction of members of the faculty and open to every student in both Univers ities. Young Drury is a son of iWells Drury, formerly a student in Christian College, Monmouth, is only 20 years old, and is a sophomore. In his Freshman year he made the Carnot team, and was leader of the Inter-Collegiate Debating team which defeated San ford's representa- Eggs for Hatching S. C. Rhode Island Reds Monmouth Walnut Acre Tracts T if,Al Only one mile from Monmouth on JuUvCi uvU county road, the very finest of soil, the best of trees, all taken care of for five years, by a man that does nothing else but look after Send for Printed Matted mm this fine orchard, If for any reason any trees should die they are all replaced and kept in fine shape. Here is your chance a little down and a little each month and you own a fine orchard. SMITH, WAGONER CO. 311-312 Lewis Bldg. special agknts Portland Oregon HICKS Real Estate Co. UiaiiU, Ul CgUll 13 for 75 Cents. ALL EGGS from No. 1 Stock. Speak early if you wish Eggs from this noted nock, J. M. McDONALD, The Rhode Island Red Man MONMOUTH, OREGON tives last year. No winner of the Carnot Medal is permitted to enter the contest again, it being held that one victory in this classic contest is glory enough. Division. The new teacher glanced smilingly over the school nnd was delighted to see so many bright young faces among her new charges. "Now. children." she said, "so that I may find out what you know 1 will test you on arithmetic. Maggie WII kius. If I were to divide three bananas among seventeen boys what would be the result?" "A riot." said Maggie, speaking up like n little drum ma.lor. "Possibly." said the teacher, "but that is not what 1 mean. Tommy, you may take the question. Three bananas among three boys that would be one banana' apiece for each boy. Now, three bananas among seventeen boys would be what?" "Three bananas, inim," answered Tommy. "I know, but three Into seventeen is" said the teacher. ' . . "Three bananas would go Into seven teen boys once and none over." said Tommy confidently. It was then that the new teacher re signed. Harper's Weekly. Th Wilderness. Thin theater of bloody conflicts Is a vast sea. so to speak, of a dense forest a second growth more tlian a century old. It is made up chiefly of scrubby, low limbed, stubborn oaks and disor dered, haggard nines, for the soli is cold and thin, with here and there scattering clumps of alieu cedars. Some of the oaks are large enough to cut two railroad ties, and every once and awhile you come across Hn acre or two of pines ten to twelve luches in diameter, tall and tu,ierlng. true to the soaring propensities of their kind. But generally, and above all where the bat tle was fought the trees are noticeably stunted and so close together and thick lower limbs so lutermlngled with a thick underbrush that It Is very dif ficult Indeed to make one's way through theui. Atlantic Monthly. a m CUT Pacific Monthly Masazine AND Monmouth Herald S. C. Rhode Island Reds Eggs for Hatching From--Standard Bred and Utility Stock combined in one Pen No. 1. Headed by Major II, a fine two year old cock that has been shown three times and won three prizes; 1st at Caldwell, Idaho; 2nd at Boise, Idaho; 3rd at Dallas, Ore. Mated to him are eight exceptionally fine year ling hens that have averaged 20 eggs each per month since Dec. 1st. EGGS from this pen $1.50 for 15. Pen No. 2. Headed by a Cockerel, of fine shape and size, and ex ceptional color, a deep cherry red, and red clear to the skin. Mated to him are ten fine large pullets of my own raising. Some of my best layers are in this pen. EGGS from this pen, SI. 00 for 15. Call and we will be glad to show you our stock. L. C. HOOVER Monmouth, Oregon Now is the Time To Get a Home 540 Acres, Known as the Craven farm adjoining Monmouth is on the market, and you can buy 5, 10, or 20 acres or more of this valuable farm at $100,per acre. For full particulars write or inquire of the W. A. Tucker Real Estate Company Exclusive Agents MONMOUTH, OREGON