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
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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
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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.
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Monthly
Masazine
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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