Monmouth
Vol. II
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, July 1, 1910
No. 45
REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER
Development News Shows
Oregon's Progress
UNCLE SAM TAKING NOTE OF TIMBER
Lumbermen are Planning
a Logging Congress
Next Month
for
Portland, Or., June 28-The
Dalles military wagon road grant
is about to be placed on the mar
ket and this land, together with
the Willamette Valley and Cas
cade Mountain road grant that is
to be sold in small tracks, will
mean a great colonization move
ment for Oregon during the com
ing few years. The Dalles grant
comprises 430,000 acres and is
very largely valuable agricultural
land. Its settlement will mean a
great increase in the state's pop
ulation and wealth.
The Pacific Power & Light
company, organized by Eastern
capitalists with a capitalization
of $7,500,000, plans to develop a
great electrical generating and
distributing system throughout
the Yakima, Columbia and Walla
Walla valleys. Other concerns
have been taken over by the big
corporation, which will give spe
cial attention to furnishing power
for irrigation work throughout
the territory covered. It is
promised that by concentrating
the water power development in
the Northwest, a more satisfac
tory service will be developed
than can be rendered by private
companies.
Uncle Sam is counting his tim
ber wealth on the slopes of thfe
Cascade Mountains. Expert tim
ber cruisers in the employ of the
Government are at work making
the estimate and it is expected it
will take all this Summer and
next to complete the cruise of the
water shed of the Willamette
River and its tributaries in the
Cascade Reserve. The land will
be classified and the timber seg
regated into logging units. This
is the first attempt, so far as
known, of the Government to
take an inventory of it's timber
resources.
Lumber manufacturers of the
Oregon & Washington association
are perfecting plans for the log
ging congress to be held in Port
land late next month. The vis
itors will spend three days in the
city and local loggers and lumber
men will be hosts. The sawmill
men and timber cutters of the
Northwest will become better
acquainted as a result of the
gathering and the benefits fol
lowing the meeting will be mu
tual. Portland will be host to thous
ands of delegates to the national
convention of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, which comes to
this city July 19 to 24. It is pre
dicted that 15,000 visitors will be
here at that time, delegates com
ing from every section of the
country, and many tourists will
arrive during the same time, at
tracted by the special rates.
Entire trains have been arranged
for from many Eastern cities.
Local members of the order
are
arranging a great reception ' for
their guests.
A state convention of Esperan
tists has been called for July 16
in the convention hall of the
Portland Commercial Club, when
students of the new world lan
guage, educators, teachers and
others interested are asked to
meet to consider the organization
of a state Esperante association.
Other matters vital to the wide
spread adoption of the new lan
guage will come up. Among
these will be the election of del
egates to the International Es
peranto Congress, to be held at
Washington, D. C, August 14-20,
and the proposal to introduce Es
peranto in the public schools, as
it is being done in Maryland and
elsewhere. Further information
about the coming convention can
be had from the Portland Com
mercial Club.
Zook the Painter, will hang
your paper.
Grove A. Peterson and wife
attended the sale near Suver yes
terday. Mrs. A. D. Elder and family
are off for a week's visit with
relatives and friends in Linn
County.
Miss Mary Clark, daughter of
Prof, and Mrs. A. L. Clark, ar
rived home from Astoria. Satur
day, where she has been teaching
school.
John Remmington returned
Tuesday from an extended trip
in the Alberta Country, B. C.
He says nothing looks so good to
him as the Willamette Valley.
Report of Pubic Schools
Report of the schools of Polk
County for the school month end
ing June 17th, 1910.
Number of schools reporting correctly and
on time - 22
Names of schools and teachers failing to re
port on time
Number of pupils remaining at last report.. 1230
Number of pupils registered new during
month -
Number of pupils registered secondary dur
ing month ---- 2
Number of pupils readmitted during month 73
Total number pupils on register during
month - 1309
Number of pupils dropped during month 133
Number of pupils remaining at time of re
port 1176
Number of days taught during month 19.5
Whole number of days attendance 14642
Whole number of days absence ... 770
Whole number of times late 190
Number of pupils neither absent nor tardy.. 677
Average number of pupils belonging 1467.8
Average daily attendance 1394.4
Per cent of attendance. 94.9
Number of visits by parents 57
Number of visits by members of the school
board 1
The following schools are
placed on the roll of honor for
the county for having made a
percent of attendance of 95 or
more; Dallas, Monmouth, 15,
Airlie, Bethel-100 per cent, Oak
Point-100 percent, Independence,
Buena Vistr, Harmony, Mc
Timmons Valley-100 per cent,
Falls City, Black Rock, Rock
Creek, Mistletoe-100 per cent.
The following schools are
placed on the roll of honor for
not having any tardies during
the month; Smithfield. Eola,
Bethel, Oak Point, Elkins, Pop
Corn, McTimmons Valley, Rock
Creek, Mistletoe.
Yours respectfully,
H. C. Seymour.
Will Buy Wool.
I will pay the highest market
price for wool. Get my prices
before you sell. jne 3
Allen Clark.
Auction Sale
There will be a public sale at
the Willow Grove Farm, one
fourth mile east of Suver, com
mencing at 10 o'clock, on
Saturday, July 2, 1910
at which property as enumerated
below will be sold to the highest
bidder:
15 head of horses, including
Coach, Lambert and Del Norte
stock. 3 A-l milch cows, 20
shoats, 7 brood sows, 30 sheep
high grade Cotswold.
Farm implements 1 Deering
binder, Champion mower, hay
rake, fanning mill, hack, buggy,
harrow, cultivator plows, gang
dIow. blacksmithing outfit, har
ness, uiant gruDDer, wagon roau
cart. hay fork and tacker, bicycle
and household articles.
' For particular description and
terms of sale see posters.
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NEWS FROM COUNTY SEAT
Court House Notes.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Claire D Thorp and Emma E
Thompson.
PROBATE
Estate of Catharina Murray,
deceased real estate ordered
sold; L D Brown appointed
guardian ad litem to represent
minor heirs.
Guardianship of Arthur B Wil
liams et al, minors bond filed
and approved; F M Lewis, Jasper
Bagley and A A Linderman ap
pointed appraisers.
Estate of Franklin A Link, de
ceasedwill admitted to probate;
Mary E Link, Homer V Link and
Nellie Link appointed executors
without bonds.
Estate of Thomas Denny, de
ceasedfinal account set for
hearing July 25, 1910, at 1 p m.
Estate of C J Hussey, deceased
first annual report filed.
Estate . of Catharina Murry,
deceased additional undertak
ing filed and approved.
Guardianship of Jean Paul
Carter, a minor inventory filed
and approved.
Estate of Wanda Irene Tupper,
a minor A J Tupper appointed
guardian; bond fixed at $600.
REAL ESTATE
J L Braden et ux to J M Lynn,
Sr, 9 acres, t 7 and 8 s, r 5 w, $1.
Perry Meliza et ux to Jacob
Grisberger, 220.92 acres, t 6 s,
6 w, $20,000.
Jeldena Courter and hd to C J
Pugh, lots in Falls City, $1.
Susan M Davis and hd to A F
Courter, lots in Falls City, $210
A F Courter et ux to G J C
Wintermute, lots in Falls City,
$300.
S B Taylor et ux to City of
Dallas, land in Dallas, $1.
Joseph Walker et ux to Wil
liam W Baker et ux, 37.70 acres,
1 8 s. r 5 w, $10. .
Girtie May Burnside and hd to
Fred M McNiell, 80.36 acres, t 6
s, r 6 w, $1.
Oscar Hayter et ux to F M
Clodfelter, lot in Dallas, $150.
Paul Fundmann to W F Slaugh
ter, 120 acres, t 6 s, r 8 w, $1500.
W F,Slaughter to W C Peer,
40 acres, t 6 s, r 8 w, $10.
W F Slaughter to Mary D
Local and Personal.
Mr. Strickler and - wife have
returned home from a few weeks
visit in Western Washington.
David Faulks, of the Portland
Oregorian, and his family are
visiting at the home of Mrs. F's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Ground.
Miss Elva Mulkey, who is a
teacher in the public schools of
Portland, has returned home for
her summer vacation. Miss Mul
key is a successful teacher, and
is re-elected to a possition in the
Ladd school.
The construction gang is at
work between Salem and this
place re-building trunk lines for
the Pacific T. & T. Co. The
company will install the flash
ight system at Monmouth, giv
ing better service to the patrons.
The Evangelical and Christian
Sudday school members went
picnicing yesterday to the Luck
iamute, about four miles south
of Monmonth. There were about
hundred members of the two
schools in the crowd.
Town Council Meeting
The town council met Monday
evening and the following action
was had:
All the members of the council
were 'present except T. A. Riggs
who has moved out of the cor
poration. 1
S. D. Coats, mar'l's fess $15.00
L. Ground, Recorder's fees 2.75
Willamette Light Co.. 20.75
W. R. Graham was elected fire
chief with privilege to choose his
helpers.
An order was passed to have
40 loads of gravel put on the
streets by the street commission
er. The council then declared the
seat of T. A. Riggs vacant and
elected J. L. Murdock, to fill the
vacancy on the board.
Council then adjourned.
Hawley, 80 acres, 1 6 s, r 8 w,
$10.
Elmer Yocom et ux to P H
Kohl and Harry Kinzel, land in
Polk and Yamhill counties, $8000.
W H McDaniel et ux to F J
Coad, 65.63 acres, t 7 s, r 5 w,
Joseph Lampitt to August
Fleischmann, 289.54 acres, t 9 s,
r 5 w, $12,000.
H M McLean to Allen A Mc
Lean, 31.38 acres, t 6 s, r 6 w,
$10.
John R Johnson to M L Thomp-
son, lots in rans Liiy, i.
J L Guttry et ux to A H Gut-
try, 66.08 acres, 1 6 s, r 6 w,
$3634.
; H A Keppler et ux to E C
Amann, one-fourth int, 666.70
acres, 1 9 and 10 s, r 6 w, $1000.
George Finley et ux to R W
Schmeer, 304.30 acres, 1 9 s, r 5
w. $5.
" J E Reynolds to Fruit Land In
vestment Co, 160 acres, 1 8 s, r 5
w, $6800.
Susan L Richardson to W H
Walker, lots in Independence,
$300.
A F Lott toF M MdHenry, lots
in Independence, $200.
R F Whiteaker et ux to F M
McHenry, lots in Independence,
$375.
INDEPENDENCE NEWS BUDGET
From
Our Regular Corres
pondent. DAILY HAPPENINGS IN OUR SISTER CITY
Scan This Column For News of
Importance From the
Riverside.
Mrs. Claud Skinner is visiting
in Portland.
Mrs. Ella Irvin returned to
Portland, Sunday.
Jack Hall of Buena Vista was
in town Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Skinner of Salem
was visiting here last week.
Miss Iva McDaniel, of Dallas,
visited Mrs. F. L. Hooper last
week.
Mrs. Charles Allen of Portland
visited Mrs. W. II. Walker dur
ing the races.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hubbard
of Cottage Grove visited Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Hubbard, during the
races last week.
Mrs. J. B. Parker and daugh
ter, Lorena have gone to Mani
toba, where they will visit? for
about two months. '
B. F. Swope, C. E,
Hicks, J.
E. Hubbard, and C. E.
Paddock
were the Republican delegates to
Dallas last Saturday.
ivir.'lDe Armond won the prize
for the best draft team in harness
during the horse show, on the
streets, last Wednesday.
Miss Edith Daws has returned
to her home in this city from
Lewiston Montana, where she
has been visiting her aunt Mrs.
Watson.
Those visiting the Turner con
vention, Sunday, were J. Dorn
sife, Ida Richardson, Miss Jewel,
Miss Cuthbert, and Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Hooper.
Newton Brothers returned the
latter part of last week from an
extended trip over-land through
Eastern Oregon. They came
home through Bend.
Miss Emma Hinkle entertained
a number of her friends at her
home one evening last week in
honor of Miss Bertha Kretz-
schmar, a teacher in the Condon
schools. i
High Woods' Home, north of
town, caught afire Monday morn
ing and burned to the ground. It
is not known how the fire got
started. Most of the furniture
was saved.
Miss Mabel Ellis gave a pleas
ant surprise party at her home
o e evening of last week in hon
or of Miss Ethel Eaker of Cottage
Grove, who has been visiting
here for some time.
T. A. Cross has been very sick
for the last couple of weeks
again.
Mrs. Ada Shelton died at her
home in Portland on Wednesday,
June 28, 1910. Mrs. Shelton was
the daughter of Mrs. Lizzie Lucas
of this City, and the widow of
the late Dr. Shelton of Eugene.
She leaves many friends and rel
atives to morn their loss. The
remains will be interred in the
Eugene Ceeter j.