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Vol. II
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, June 3, 1910
No. 41
Herald
REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER
Hill Visit to Result in State
Wide Development
PORTLAND HAS BIGGEST BANK IN N. W.
Heavy Crops Reported Through
Out Willamette Valley in
Fruits and Cerials
Portland, Or., May 31. -Of re
markable significance to Oregon
was the journey of Louis W. Hill
and party through the interior of
the state, when the Great North
ern magnate covered 1500 miles
by automobile. The results of
this trip will be of great value to
the state. The impressions Pres
ident Hill gained of the state are
certain to bring tremendous
boosts.
"Oregon is a wonderful state,"
declared Mr. Hill upon his return
to Portland. "This is a state
that will grow anything. My
impressions of the trip would fill
a book, but the 'one thing above
all others is that the Great North
ern will assist in doubling the
state's population in the next
two years. And railroads will be
built in every direction. I see
room for many roads.
The Great .Northern is going
to open up Oregon and I feel that
the people are with us. I never
met nwe enthusiasm anywhere.
Everywhere we were welcomed
in a way thai bespoke genuine
sympathy and deep enthusiasm.
To say that the trip was a revela
tion is putting it mildly."
Portland has now the biggest
bank in the Pacific Northwest.
The First National of this city
has lately increased its capital
stock from $500,000 to $1,500,000.
The stock, has all been subscribed
and paid for and gives the bank
a'combined stock and surplus of
$2,500,000, the biggest in this
corner of the United States.
. Queen Rhododendra has ruled
during the past week at Flor
ence, Or., where the annual fes
tival of flowers has been under
way. The affair was very suc
cessful and many attended from
Eugene and other points in the
Willamette Valley. The rhodo
dendrons in the coast country
were never more beautiful and
the fete attracted much attention.
Bumper crops throughout the
Willamette Valley in hay, grains
and fruits are reported. Veget
ables of all kinds never looked
better and the celebrated farm
ing district wherj crops never
fail, will bear out this year its es
tablished refutation. With its
rich so l, widely diversified crops,
and intelligent, industrious pop
ulation, the Willamette Valley is
becoming a vast garden, tremen
dously rich in possibilities.
An event of interest to the
whole state is the quarter centen
nial jubilee of the Oregon Agri-
cultural College, to be held on
the college campus June 1014.
Special rates have ben made by
the railroads and there will be a
. great ingathering of graduates
and friends of this institution.
Oregon owes a great debt of
gratitude to a college that has
done so much for the advance
ment and prosperity of the state.
After ten days of campaigning
for good roads in Eastern Ore
gon, L. R. Webster and M. E.
Eldridge, in charge of the work
in this state, have returned to
Portland, encouraged at the in
terest shown in better highways.
They visited ten counties and
found local organizations busy in
improving existing conditions.
Y. P.S.CL Program For Fri
day Night, June 3rd.
Instrumental Solo, Mabel John
son. Recitation, Emma Parker.
Vocal Solo, Artie Burkhead.
Recitation, Sara Hyde.
Instrumental Duet, Lorain John
son and Burton Arant.
Vocal Solo,
Recitation,
Vocal Solo,
Vocal Solo,
Reading,
Trio, Mrs.
Mrs. Lizzie Clark.
Miss Hammond.
Elva Lucas.
Elbert Arant.
Miss Hammond.
Clark, Loetta Shore,
Lorena Daniel.
Admission 25 and 15 cents.
Ice cream and cake, 10 cents.
Help the young people by liber
ally patronizing them.
Hurt In Runaway.
An accident occurred at the
Bogynska place, about midway
between here and Dallas last Sat
urday as some of the members
of the Fishback family, and oth
ers were returning from the Pio
neer Reunion at Dallas, in which
Mrs. Livengood and Mrs. J. L.
Fishback were severely injured.
As nearly as we have been
able to gather the information
the accident was caused by a
small dog which ran out and tried
to bite the horses' heels, and the
Fishback team being behind be
came frightened and started to
run, but were brought under con
trol; the dog made a second at
tack and the team ran away.
The Livengood carriage being in
front, the horses jumped right
into the carriage and there was
a mix up. which so far as our in
quiry goes, seems hard to de
scribe, and those who were in it
are not just sure as to how things
happened. Mrs. Livengood and
Mrs. Fishback were the worst
sufferers, the former having been
dansrerouslv injured, while the
latter was unable to walk at last
report.
Each carriage contained six
persons and the wonder is that
the occupants escaped as safely
as they did as . both carriages
were badly broken. The other
members of the party escaped
without serious injury, and a ba
by, which was in the carriage in
to which the horses jumped, was
not hurt.
Mesdames Rebecca Morris and
E. B. Cornett, of Albany, were
the guests of A. Arant and fam
ily, having come up Saturday on
a visit. They returned home
next day.
The McMinnville delegation,
which passed here last Thursday
on their way up the Willamette
Valley in autos, were met Friday
on their return when approach
ing Salem, by a delegation from
that city who went out in twen
ty-five automobiles to meet them,
making a procession of about fif
ty machines and some two hun
dred persons on their entrance to
Salem.
NEWS FROM C01M SEAT
Court House Notes.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Ralph Gilbert and Carrie Haw
thorne; Kaner Trent and Myrtle
White. "
PROBATE
Estate of Robert Howe, de
ceasedpetition to sell personal
property granted.
Estate of Sv i Macken, de
ceasedfinal account approved
and estate closed.
Estate of Susan Macken, de
ceasedfinal account approved
and estate closed.
Guardianship of Ray and Vera
Wilson, minors Lilhe J Baker
appointed guardian; bond fixed
at $100.
REAL ESTATE
Ben B Hall et ux to Franklin
Everett, 160 acres, t 7 s, r 7 w,
$100.
C L Crider et ux to Joseph
Remington, land in Dallas, $200.
. W S Wallace to W J Kaerth,
block in Dallas, $10.
Earl Wisecarver to W W Mitch
ell, trustee. 40 acres, t 9 s, r 8
w, $10.
W H Sietz et al to Marie Eng
land et al, 7 acres, t 8 s, r 6 w,
$5000.
R E Williams to W C Slattery,
240 acres, t 9 s, r 8 w, $9000. -
G W Johnson et ux to Dee Par
ker, lots in West Salerri, $300.
Dee Parker et ux to F. W. Wa
ters, lots in West Salem, $10.
Frederick Gerlinger to Almona
R. Browne, land in Dallas, $10.
B M Estes to Eliza J Estes,'
lots in Independence, 1.
L S Lyon et ux to B M Estes,
lots in Independence, $400.
F B Clevenger to J T Leigh et
ux, 80 acres, 1 10 s, r 7 w, $1000.
S B Taylor et ux to Carl Ger
linger, land in Dallas, $290.
Moses Manton et al to Carl
Gerlinger, land in Dallas, $120,
W J Kaerth et ux to Willam
ette Valley Lumber Company,
block in Dallas, $1.
W L Tooze et ux to N and B
Selig, lots in Falls City, $2500.
Annie Aurland and hd to Dave
R Hall, lots in Falls City, $400.
Elias Williams et ux to Joel
Flannery, 20 acres, t 6 s, r 8 w,
$350.
H H Hanna et al to John Hook
er et al, 174 acres, t 9 s, r 7 w,
$1.
J G Brown et al to John H
Frakes, one-half lot in Dallas,
$400.
John II Frakes to M M Ellis
and H M Brown, one-half inter
est in one-half lot in Dallas, $200.
H R Nehrbas to Bessie Nehr
bas, 160 acres, 1 9 s, r 8 w, $500.
B B Branson to F K Heider,
land in Polk and Yamhill coun
ties, $2400,
HOP CONTRACTS.
W H Mathey to T A Livesly &
Co., entire crop of 1910, 10 cents.
Woods Bros toHorst Company,
10,000 pounds 1910 crop, 15 cents.
B W Emerick to Horst Com
pany, 8000 pounds 1910 crop, 14-1-2
cents.
Otto Hansen to Horst Compa
ny, 25,000 pounds 1910 crop, 14
cents.
J. Byers & Sons to Horst Com
pany, 15,000 pounds 1910 crop,
13 cents.
The American Schools.
Of our public schools Ameri-
cans have just reason for being
proud. The American public
school system is the greatest in
stitution in the world. The finest
thing about our school system is
its democracy. If equality of
opportunity prevails anywhere it
prevails in the American public
schools. In our schools wealth
and station do not count Our
schools look alike upon the child
ren of the rich and the poor, the
high and the low. The privilege
of education is for all and those
who win must win by merit
Now this is a condition that
does not prevail throughout the
entire world. In England the
school system is arranged with a
view, not to promoting democra
cy but with a view to perpetuat
ing class distinctions. It is the
theory of Englsh educators that
children of the lower classes
should be trained for the same
stations occupied by their pa
rents. In other words they
would close the door of advance
ment on those of poor or lowly
birth. The public schools in
England are considered as char
ity schools. The best schools
are all upon a tuition basis and
hence open only to those more
fortunately situated. Such a pol
icy as this may aid in perpetuat
ing monarchical government in
Entriand for a time. But it is a
policy that means certain degen
eracy and if that policy is contin
ued long enough the day will
come when the sun will set upon
Great Britian.
Since democracy is a funda
mental feature of the American
school system it is necessary that
our educational work be conduct
ed by the state, True there is a
certain field for private institu
tions and always will be. But
this field is necessarily limited
As time iroes on the tendency is
bound to be more and more in
favor of public schools as opposed
to private or secular institutions
There is also a well defined oppo
sition to universities and colleges
that have been endowed by mul
timillionaires. This opposition is
due largely to the fact that in
several conspicuous instances the
character of instruction has been
influenced by. the endowments.
Chicago Univers:ty, endowed by
Rockefeller, is suspected of up
holding Standard oil theories as
to economics. Chancellor Daj ,
head of Syracuse University, an
other Rockefeller school, has
made himself noted by the man
ner in which he has licked the
hand of his school's dopor and
has assailed men like Roosevelt
who have tried to curb predatory
wealth. People naturally resent
anything like a tampering with
the sources of knowledge and the
feeling that the tampering pro
cess is on will surely work against
the great endowed schools and in
favor of institutions, such as
state universities and colleges
that are maintained strictly by
the public and purely for the pub
lic benefit Students of inde
pendent minds will naturally pre
fer attendance at state institu
tions to attendance at the big en
dowed schools. ihe latter are
virtually charitable institutions,
The state universities and col
INDEPENDENCE NEWS BUDGET
From Our Regular Corres
pondent. DAILY HAPPENINGS IN OUR SISTER CITY
Scan This Column For News on
Importance From the
Riverside.
WilljCampbell has sold his in
terest in the dray business.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Williams
were passengers to Salem Mon
day. Mrs. Opal Staats and baby are
visiting Mrs. Staats' father, Mr.
T. Hart
Mrs. J. Dornsife's two sisters
from Washington are visiting
here this week.
D. B. Taylor has sold his farm
south of town, including 40 acres
in hops, for $13,000.
Charley Williams has returned
from the hot springs, where he
went for his health.
Mrs. Charlotte Shallenberger,
of Portland, is the guest of her '
sister, Mrs. W. H. Craven.
Miss Carrie Quasdorf.has re
turned home from Portland,
where she has been for some
time.
Mrs. Skinner moved to Salem
the first of the week, where she
will make her home with her son
Frank.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Locke, of
Salem, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Locke's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Damon.
Mr. Edgar has sold his garage
and repair shop to Mr. Zumwalt
of Salem. Mr. Zumwalt former
ly resided in this city.
Work on the high school
grounds commenced Tuesday
morning. Mr. Estes has the con
tract to excavate for the base
ment Mr. Long, a former business
man of this city, has returned
from California, bringing with
him two autos, one of which was
sold to Tom Hart
Roswell Shelley, a former mer-
chant of this city, died in a Port
land hospital Monday morning,
and his remains were brought up
Tuesday and laid to rest by the
side of his wife and daughter in
the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
Twenty-three automobiles ar
rived in town last Thursday
morning, about 10:30. There
were 107 in the party, including
Mr. and Mrs. Messner, former
residents of this city. After par
taking of a lunch in the Masonic
hall, prepared by the Commer
cial Club, the party proceeded on
their way to Albany.
G. A. R. Lecture Off.
Department Commander James
P. Shaw, of the G. A. R., was to
have delivered a lecture at In
dependence next Tuesday, but a
letter received here Wednesday
brought news that Mr. Shaw
was sick with pneumonia and
could not fill his appointment
leges are not for the reason that
the state is reimbursed for its ex
pense through obtaining a higher
standard of citizenship, East
Oregonian.