I - 0 Vol. II Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, June 10, 1910 No. 42 REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER Portland Entertains Festival Visiting Crowd PLEASURE RELEGATES BUSINESS CARES New Through Railroad Service Established Between Port land and Chicago Portland, Or., June 7-Portland is host this week for thous ands of visitors from all parts of the country who are in attend ance at the annual Rose Festival. Never before did Portland look so handsome, the extensive dec orations put up generally about the city being unusually elab orate. The attendance is greater than any formal festival and the parades are outdoing anything previously attempted. Business cares are generally being delegated during the week. The people of the city are gener ally devoting thir attention to entertaining out of town visitors and are participating in the week's festivities to the fullest extent. As usual, the parades and the competitive rose show are the big events, attracting the most attention. Many people of the Northwest visit Portland during the Rose Festival if at no other time during the year and to these, the tremendous growth of the city during the past year is more impressive even than the festival pageants. The city's progress merely reflects the gen eral prosperity of the whole Pa cific Northwest and is increasing in population and wealth because the same is true of the tributary country. Uncertainty surrounding the future of the annual fair and livestock show on the country club grounds near this city was dispelled during the week when stockholders decided to continue the organization. The usual ex position will be held this Fall. The Portland Fair & Livestock Association has not yet become a money maker and some doubted that the annual show and racing meet would be continued. A special meeting of stockholders was held to consider this quest ion and it was decided not to let the project to lapse. Big plans are being made for the coming show this Fall, and it is the in tention of those behind the affair to make it as big an attraction for that season of the year as the Rose Festival is in the , Spring. It will certainly be a great benefit for the whole Northwest to have the livestock show continued an nually. New through Northern Pacific service between Portland and Chicago has been established via the North Bank Road, the new train having a running time of 72 hours, the same as the North Coaft Limited. A read justment of the time schedules on the Northern Pacific line be tween Portland and Seattle, allowing for the joint use of a part of the track by the Oregon & Washington, the new Harri man line, will be made within a few days. The 0. R. & N. Co. will run a farming demonstration train through Southeastern Washing ton, starting from Colfax June 20, and ending the trip at Pome roy June 25. During the jour ney 22 stops of about two hours each will be made. Proffessors from the staff of the State Col lege at Pullman will accompany the train and deliver the lectures on improved farming methods. Residents of the sections of Washington to be visited 1 are much interested in the coming trip. An Oregon shingle mill in Tillamook County worked 33 days on one mammoth cedar log, cutting from it 141,000 shingles. This is almost unbelievable to the people not familiar with the Pa cific Coast, where big trees and vast timber resources are accepted quite as a matter of course. - Save the Normal Schools From the Klamath Falls Herald Members of the Alumni Asso ciation of the Ashland State Nor mal School are today circulating the petitions, which have al ready received several hundred signatures. It is planned to get 1000 votes in Klamath County. The tax necessary to support the Ashland Normal will only be 4 cents on $1,000. It is planned by this law to take the matter out of the hands of the legisla ture, which, it is claimed, has been too responsive, to the influ ence of the Portland . agitation for closing the three normal schools at Ashland, Monmouth and Weston and centering them at Portland. All three normals are closed this year owing to the action of the legislature, and the citizens last year subscribed enough mon ey to put the graduating classes through. "Last year Washington ap propriated $350,000 for normal schools, "said Stanley, Wood, one of the circulators at the Herald office to-day," while Oregon has run her scools for the last twenty-five years on a total of about $500,000. It cannot be be said we spend too much on the normals, yet the legislature has starved the normals out of existence and the state of Ore gon has no schools for the train ing of its teachers." Monument Unveiled. . With appropriate ceremony the monument, erected at the grave in commemoration of the late H. D. Whitman, by the Woodmen of the World, was unveiled last Sun day by the members of Camp No. 49. Mr. Whitman was a member of Monmouth camp for a number cf years, having filled the chair as Council Commander for sev eral terms, and was captain of the degree team which he suc cessfully drilled, and which won several handsome prizes in the county and was one of the best drilled teams of the state, having given exhibition drills at Port land and other places. He took a great interest in Woodcraft, and his work still lives and keeps him in remembrance while he re poses in the sleep called death. Mr. and Mrs. C. H Givin are attending the Rose Eestival at Portland this week. NEWS FROM COUNTY SEAT Court House Notes. MARRIAGE LICENSES Louis Villwock and Annie G j Voth;Care A Kohle to Marga ret M Rohde. Harry Blodgett and Mary Kemp; Frand Kurre and Belle Hiatt; James H Alleman and Irene B Hegging. PROBATE Estate oe Sara McQuerry, de ceasedordered that executor pay certain sums to heirs under the terms of last will of the de ceased. Estate and guardianship of Robert Travis Farley, Herma Farley and Wanda Farley, min orspetition to sell real estate granted; bond of $1000 required. Guardianship of Wendell Hill Denlinge, a minor second annu al report filed. REAL ESTATE Wilbur P Lewis etux to. L E and Theresa Tichenor, land iVt 8 s, r 6 w, $150. Laura Byron et al to L M Riggs 40 acres, t 8 s, r 6 w, $150. A E Huber et ux to Eunice B Putnam, 2 acres in Monmouth, $ 400. JH McConnell to Albert R Hadley, 160 acres, t 9 s, r 8 w, $1.00. F M Robertson et ux to Ginnis, 75 acres -1 7 s, r $1000. J J Howell et ux to L L Mary 5 w, Hew- itt, lots in independence, $2000 James P Altizen et ux to Inde pendence National Bank, lots in Independence, $10. E M Young to John I Hanna, land in Independence, $1000. A E Campbell and hd to Hen ry shafer et ux, land in Dallas, $2500. Absolom Byerly to II W Farn ham, land in Dallas, $800. Samuel Orr et ux to Willie D Eoff, 8.98 acres, t 7 and 8 s, r 4 5 w, $1. E M Smith et ux to Joseph Murphy, land in t 8 s, r 6 w, $1. G H and W J Coy et ux to Fan nie E Allen, 40 acres, t 7 s, r 6 w, $500. U L Frazier et ux to Minnie K Mack, lots in Monmouth, $125. A R Cooke et ux to J W Finn, lots in Ballston, $500. A Pleasant Surprise. A pleasant evening was spent at the home of I. C. Powell on Monday night when a number of Clares' friends surprised him, it beiner his 14th birthday. Games were played on the lawn which was lighted by Japanese lanterns after which refreshments were served, consisting of ice cream and cake. Those present were: Misses Butler, Ruth Murdock, Elva Lucas, Blanche Clarke, Ruth Davis, Tennie Chaney, Ida Strong, Lulu Peterson, Myrtle Withrow, Marian McDonald, Myrtle Hyde, Frances Quisen berry, Sara Hyde and Emma Parker, and Messrs. Clarence Daniel, Harold Haley, Earl Mc Neil, Paul Cross, Lucien Arant, Harold Withrow, Dewey Burt, Jennings, Lorence, Braxton, Wil- 1-v T 1 1 mer, ferry, uares ana neroert Powell, Ivan and Oak Wood, and Mesdames Hyde and McMillan Polk County Letter Carriers Met The Polk County Rural Mail Carriers met in Monmouth, May 5th, in annual session to have a general discussion of matters per taining to the rural delivery serv ice which is becoming a very im portant factor in the way of sup plying daily mail to farming com munities. Among other questions to re ceive attention was that of "Bet ter Roads," a subject that inter ests both the farmer and the car rier as well as other persons, and in which farmers are taking great interest in order to have better service. The mail carriers are looking forward to reprentation by send ing delegates to the National Convention to urge congress for an increase of salaries, as the re muneration is now so low that the. best men will not stay in the service, as is evidenced by so many carriers sending in their resignations. Following is a report of the of ficers chosen: President, A rarker. ot Independence; vice president, Guy Metcalf, of Air Milt lie; secretary and treasurer, Grant, of Dallas. The members present were A. Parker, Independence, route 1; J. P. Dickinson, Independence, route 2; Guy Metcalf, of Airlie; J. R. Martin, of Rickreall; Bert Wells Dallas, route 1; Milt Grant Dallas, route 2; A. F. Hu ber, Monmouth, and Ira Williams, sub of Airlie. Visiting carriers present from other counties were H. C. Cum- mings, president of State Asso ciation, Corvallis; J. H. Gains, secretary and treasurer of State Association, Albany; C. Levee, of Corvallis; G. Cornett, of Alba ny; C. Loop, of McMinnville, and Postmaster O. A. Wolverton, of Monmouth. Showers of Blessi g. A miscellaneous shower was given Miss Kutn wood at ner home Wednesday evening, in honor of her approaching mar riage. She received many beau tiful and useful presents and a very enjoyable time was spent. Light refreshments were served, and after wishing Ruth much joy and happiness the girls were chaperoned home by Mrs. Hyde and Mrs. McKinney. Those present were: Sara Hyde, Emma Parker, Lydia Pow ell, Nettie McNeil, Ethel Lucas, Louella and Lorena Daniel and Anna Wood. Surprised Him. Quite a pleasant surprise was given Mr. E. D. Mason Tuesday evening when about twenty rela tives and friends gathered at his home to celebrate his 68th birth day. The evening was enjoyably spent in conversation and music, after which refreshments were served. At a late hour the guests de parted for their homes, wishing him many more such pleasant evenings. J. E. Winegar and wife visited Portland Wednesday. Mrs. Wi negar returned home in the even ing but Mr. W. remained a day longer. INDEPENDENCE NEWS BUDGET From Our Regular Corres pondent. DAILY HAPPENINGS IN OUR SISTER CITY Scan This Column For News of Importance From the Riverside. Miss Susie Darst is visiting friends at Newberg. , Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walker will attend the Rose Festival in Portland this week. Miss Olive Williams has re turned from Ballston where she taught school last winter. Hugh Hanna and Ernest Irvine left last week for Burns, Harney county, to look after their claims. Postmaster Merwin and wife left Monday for Portland and other places to visit for several days. Asa Robinson has returned home for a visit from Tillamook, where he is employed in a drug store. At the regular meeting of the city council last Wednesday even ing, Mr. Ewing was elected , city marshal. - Misses Nola Owens and Bertha Bohannon attended the Modern Woodman picnic in Salem last Saturday. Miss Rogers, who has been sewing for Mrs. Henkle, leaves this week for Portland where she will continue her occupation. Mr. Brakefield, of Pennsylva nia, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Kirkland. From here Mr. Brakefield will go to California. Rev. Swander, of Portland, will preach in the Christian church next Sunday morning dur ing the absence of Rev. Thomp son. Mr. and Mrs. II. F. McGrath and daughter Irene, of Portland, spent Sunday with Mrs. Mc Grath's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Richardson Sr. Miss Emma Henkle has re turned from Condon where she has finished her term of school. Miss Emma will return next fall to teach another term. Mr. Claud Johnson and Miss C.ara Tforharr. will ht. marripfl next Sunday evening at the home of the bride's parents. The young couple will make their home here. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Whiteaker, Frank Whiteaker and Miss Erma Brown have gone to Cascadia for a two-week's outing. . Miss Er ma is "hello" girl in the Bell telephone office, and Miss Bertha Collins will answer calls during her absence. School closes Friday, the 10th of June. A program will be giv en by the high school and eighth grades in the opera house Satur day evening, when the eighth grade will be presented with their diplomas. The same teach ers have been elected for another year except the principal, and Mr. Crowley has been elected to that position. One teacher has resigned to accept another posi tion. Travel is light here this week.