The Monmouth herald., May 13, 1910, Image 2

The Herald
D. E. ST1TT. Editor.
Entered u aecond-claaa matter September 8, .
at the poet office at Monmouth. Oregon, under the I
Act of March a. i7.
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FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1910.
Talk of Golden Streets, 'Port
land is having good streets made
and miles of them. In a recent
advertisement for bids the low
est offer for construction was
11.7'J a yard. Good streets cost
money and are worth it, and
Portland can say that she is hav
ing her streets jiaved with gold
at nearly two dollars per yard.
Many editorials have appeared
commenting upon the appoint-
Jiient of Governor II mines of
New York to the Supreme
bench, successor to Justice
Brewer, as a happy appoint
ment, a proper one, etc., etc.,
but after all there may have been
a considerable amount of selfish
ness in the appointment. Gov
ernor Hughes was a very possi
ble presidential candidate.
The Gate City Journal, o
Nyssa, Oregon, must have a new
method of prii ting, as the fol
lowing item from its editorial
column suggests:
"The Journal is now comfort
ably settled in its new home.
Then1 is more room and when
you call you need not be afraid
that the "devil" will smear ink
on vou because we have none.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all to visit with us. When in
town make us a call short at
least."
The Independence Knterprise
is going to have a new home,
according to the statement of
Editor Ilieks of that journal,
and it is to be one of the best
business blocks in Independence
constructed out of concrete, ;0
feet wide by TO feet long, one
fctory high. Well, we congratu
late you Brother Hicks, but he
careful, the printing fraternity
will be appointingu commission
to see where a newspaper man
obtained so much of that very
necessary adjunct called "lilthv
lucre."
The committees having the
care of the submission of the
.Monmouth State Normal School
question, so as to have it placed
upon the ballots to be voted up
on at the November election,
have done good work and have
sent to the Secretary of State pe
titions containing an aggregate
of a little over 1 -1,0(10 signatures.
We understand that, while
this is several thousand more
than was actually needed, the
committees intend tiling a sup
plementary report to still fur
ther swell the number.
Fortune Blindness.
The following from the Dallas
ltemizer would remind us that
there is such thing as fortune
blindness as well as color blind
ness. No doubt but that there
are other chances lying around
yet, in various placeS, to be had
for the getting. Speaking of
the sale of the rock quarry near
Dallas that journal says:
As a local example of how rich
j things will lie under the noses of
inhabitants for years and years
in an undeveloped state, we have
only to mention the rock quarry
4.... ,on?iVla
ar tOWn to Cite an Undeniable
fact. Twelve years ago wnen
the court house was built, the
masons who built the structure
made it plain to every one with
whom they conversed that we
had in that stone a vastly supe
rior article, still it lay in idleness
until this year with no one to
push its sale or take advantage
of the wealth that was lying
there underneath the ground. It
was not opened up enough for use
in the immediate neighborhood,
and the court house stands today
the lone attestant of its value.
A man in Portland happened to
hear one of these same masons
that worked on the court house
speak of its value as building
stone. He got on the train, came
to Dallas, went to the court house,
applied certain acids, and found
it to be just exactly what he was
looking for to supply one of what
will be the biggest and most im
portant industries in the state.
This gentleman kept up his still
hunt, and soon had acquired for
a song hundreds of acres on
which he found to contain the
rock, land which today could not
be bought for hundreds of dollars
an acre. Work is now being
pushed to find out just how deep
this deposit of rock goes, and it
may be found to be so deep that
you could not buy it for thous
ands instead of hundreds of dol
lars an acre. This is the way of
mankind though, always booking
out into distance for good things
when in all probability there are
better ones right under our nose.
POLK COUNTY NIGH SCHOOL
BASE-BALL LEAGUE
SCHEDULE OF GAMES.
April 23 Independence at Dal
las; Falls City at Monmouth.
April 30 -Monmouth at Inde
pendence; Dallas at Falls City.
May 7-Falls City atlndepend
ence; Monmouth at" Dallas.
May 14 Monmouth at Falls
City; Dallas at Independence.
May 21 Independence at Mon
mouth; Falls City at Dallas.
May 28-Independence at Falls
City; Dallas at Monmouth.
A GREAT BATTLE.
Th On Known In History at th
"Victory of Victories"
The battle which Is known Id his
tory us the "Victory of Victories" took
place at Nehnvend. lu Ecuntaim, ami
wns fought between tho uew Moslem
power In 037 anil the empire of Per
sia, then one of the most powerful of
the eastern monarchies. It was one of
the most absolutely decisive battles In
the history of wur, and It wua all the
more uinuKlug by reason of the fact
tbnt It was won by a people who
twenty years before had been un
known barbarians, lost iu the deserts
of Arabia.
Arabian historians place the Persian
loss lu a single day at KHi.OOO men
killed. This may be and probably Is
an exaggeration, but the fact remains
that the Persian dynasty came to uu
end when the battle was over and that
Zoroastrlanistn. which had been the re
llplou of Persia for over a thousand
years, was at once supplanted by Is
lam. Its modem representatives, as la
well knnwu. are uow the Parsees of
India.
The victory was so absolutely de
cisive that It extended the Arabian do
minions over the whole of the region
lying between the Caspian sea and the
Indian ocean. With the exception per
haps of the battle of Tours, no single
fight ever made snch a difference In
the after history of the world.
Her Guest.
nnbby-There's another chap com
mitted suicide because his home was
unhappy.
Wide I dare say It will be happier
tow.-Illustrated Hits.
A cruel story runs on wheels, and
every hand oils the wheels as they
ran -Oulda.
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A Poser.
A vegetarian writer narrated In a
recent address a "poser" that his little
son had put to him.
"My little boy." said the speaker,
"often turns away from his lentils and
expresses a longing for chops and
roast beef.
"The other day at table I explained
to him that we become what we eat
that by eating vegetables become
mild and placid, hut by eating meat
we become savage and gross.
"'Well, papa.' said the lad. 'if It's
true that we become what we eat
why don't cannibals become mission
aries?' "
C. W. HENKLE
Funeral Director and
Licensed Embalmer
Independence, Ore.
I also have a line of c
Caskets at P. E. Chase's
Store at Monmouth.
Calls answered day and
night Both Phones.
Lady assistant.
Independence, Ore.
Church Directory.
Evangelical Chukch
L. C. Hoover, Pastor
Morning service at 11:00 o'clock
Evening service at 7:00 o'clock
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
W. A. Wood, Pastor.
Morning Service at 11.
a. m.
Evening Service at
Sunday School '
Y. P. S. C. E.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday
7:00 p. m.
9:45 a. m.
6:30 p. m.
7:30 p. m.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
W. W. Davis, Pastor.
Preaching Service, 11:00 a.m.
. 7-an n m
, Sunday School, 10:00 a. m.
W. C. T. U,
Local Union meets every sec
ond and fourth Friday in the E
vangelical church at 2:30 pi m.
We want your
GOOD WILL
We want your
iusm
And In Return
We Will Give
YOU
the best values
that
Capital
and
Experience
Can
Command
Lindsay & Co.
We Buy Everything
We Sell Everything
Noted For Bargains
Monmouth. Ore.
Polk County Bank
Established 1889
Monmouth,
Paid Capital, - . - $30,000.00
Surplus & Undivided Profits, $11,000.00
Transacts a General Banking Busi
ness Under State Supervision
Officers and Directors
J. H. HAWLEY, President; J. BrV. BUTLER, Vice
President; IRA C. POWELL, Cashier: J. - B.
STUMP, F. S. POWELL, I. M. SIMPSON.
Interest paid on time deposits.
HOTEL MONMOUTH
D. M. Hampton, Prop.
This hotel has lately been refurnished throughout
It is our aim to please the public by giving them
the best accommodations at the most reasonable
rates. Give us a call.
Everything Stictly Firstclass.
Monmouth Bakery I
C. C. MULKEY, Proprietor
The Best Bread. Fancy 1
xasiry ui ail JKinaS
Give us a trial. We can surely please you
Monmouth, - Oregon
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