I ftie AAonmouth Hmid
Vol. Ill
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Oct. 21, 1910
No. 9
REGULAR PORTUND LETTER
Oregon Sheep Against The
Whole World
OREGON APPLE SHOW RECEIVES NOTICE
British Tramp Steamer Cleared
With 5,300,000 Feet
Fir Lumber
Portland, Or., Oct. 18, -Oregon
not only raises the best sheep
in the Union, but they will com
pare favorable with any in the
world, in the opinion of Geo. W.
Mc Knight, of Vale, president of
the Oregon Wool Growers Asso
ciation. He expects this fact
will be demonstrated at the
coming convention of the Na
tional Wool Growers Association
which opens in Portland on Jan
uary 4.
"We shall have the greatest
sheep show ever held in Oregon, "
he said. "Our breeders will
have a great chance to show
their stock, and if we win in the
coming competition they can
safely take their sheep any where
in the world."
The Portland convention of the
National Wool Growers Associa
tion, which is the oldest livestock
organization in the United States,
will be the biggest in the history
of that organization. The state
association of wool growers will
meet in Portland just before the
National convention, the exact
date to be determined later.
Oregon's apple show is re
ceiving very Vide attention.
Louis W. Hill, president of the
Great Northern Ry., is taking
interest in the coming exhibit
and offers a cash prize of $250
for the best exhibit of apples
from any district tributary to the
Great Northern. Two cash
prizes of $250 each will be pre
sented for the best exhibits of
apples. Fruit growers of Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana will be eligible in these
two classes.
Portland has accomplished
more hard-surface paving since
the first of January than any
other city of like population in
the United States, 50 miles of
hard-surface streets having been
laid since that date and 10 or 15
additional miles will be com
pleted before winter sets in in
earnest. This has been a record
year for Portland in street pav
ing and 50 additional miles are
already contracted for next year.
The Lane County Apple Show,
to be held at Eugene October 20,
21 and 22, under the auspices of
the merchants and the Commer
cial Club of that city, promises
to make a fine showing of Willa
mette" Valley apples. A long list
of pi-izes has been arranged and
there is no fee for entries, of
which there will undobtedly be a
large number. Lane County is
growing apples that would be
hard to beat anywhere, and the
visitor to Eugene on the above
dates will see these Valley
beauties in their perfection.
The British tramp steamship,
Knight of the Garter, cleared;
from Portland the latter part of
last week with the biggest cargo!
of lumber ever floated at this or
any other port. She carries 5,
300.000 feet of fir lumber, weigh
ing approximately 8,745 net tons
and valued at $60,000. It is
stated that to produce this one
cargo of finished lumber it would
require 160 acres of the best:
standing timber in the Pacific '
Northwest. The destination of;
the steamer is North China,
where a part of the cargc , con
sisting of very large square tim
bers, will be resawed by hand.
A meeting of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce of Ore
gon, Washington and California
wil be held at San Francisco in
November to advance the move
ment for a battleship fleet for
the Pacific Coast. It is expected
that Rear Admiral Robley D.
Evans will attend the meeting,
and will assist in determining the
best method of presenting the
subject to Congress at its next
session.
Popular Citizens Wed
On Tuesday evening, October
18th. at the residence of Rev.
W. A. Wood, Otis A. Wolverton
and Mas. Irene Dalton, two of
Monmouth's popular citizens were
legally bound in the bounds of
matrimony, Rev. Wood perform
ing the ceremony.
The bride and groom, after
spending an hour at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Orr, relatives
of me bfide, repaired to the home
of the groom where they were
greeted by a charivari reception
near the hour of midnight.
, The revelers made a horrible
din but passed on after a half
hour's performance and paid
their respect to a party who had
failed to take part in the mid
night racket.
Otis thinks that the S. S. shep
herd made a splendid leader.
Suver Items
The farmers are all busy put
ting in their fall grain.
Mr. Mrs. G. A. Peterson were
Monmouth visitors last Thursday.
Mrs. J. J. Thurston is now able
to be up after an illness of some
weeks.
Mr. C, G. Griffa of Monmouth
did some pluming for G. A. Pe
terson Friday.
There will be no preaching ser
vices at Suver for two weeks
from next Sunday, October, 23.
Carl Larsen, who has been go
ing to high school in Independ
ence was home during the teach
ers institute.
Mr. Charlie Cross who is work
ing for A. E. Tetherow was an
Independence visitor Saturday re
turning Sunday.
Miss Lillian McCready, the
teacher of the Valley View school
attended the teacher's institute
at Dallas last week.
Messrs Bowers and Simpsons
houses are swiftly nearing com
pletion. Mr. A. N. Poole of Mon
mouth is the contractor for Mr.
Bower, s house.
There are eleven pupils enrolled
in the Valley View school at pres
ent. Four pupils are in ninth
grade. School seems to be very
instructive to both pupils and
teacher, Miss McCready.
Ask for piano votes a Chus Bros.
tnr i;ri!!P D snPCT
From Our Regular Corres
pondent. DAILY HAPPENINGS IN OUR SISTER CITY
Scan This Column For News of
Importance From the
Riverside.
Fred Irvine visited
mother here last week.
with his
Miss Topsy Mattison left for
Portland last Satuaday.
John Burton is having his house
on Monmouth street painted.
M. A. Mix is putting in a ce
ment walk in front of his house.
Mr. S. H. Cuthbert is applying
a new coat of paint on his house.
Mrs E. T. Henkle has accepted
a position as sales lady in L.Rice's
store.
Ear.iestWilliams visited friends
in Airlie, on Wednesday of last
week.
A. Edwards who has been
working at Airlie left for Salem
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wood have
returned and will make their
homein Independence.
Mrs. Ora Cox of Corvallis visit
ed with her sister Mrs. Myrtle
Richardson over Sunday.
The nw pews wave been in-,
stalled in the Methodist church
and a new caipet covers the
floor.
Frank Skinner and wife of
Salem were visiting friends in
Independence on Friday of last
week.
J. G. Mcintosh has returned to
Independence and opened up a
tailor shop in the Enterprise
building.
Mrs. J. W. Richardson Jr. is
visiting at the home of her father
Dr. J. R. N. Bell, at Corvallis
this week.
Mrs. M. A. Richardson, of near
Siletz, Oregon, arrived -in Inde
pendence on Tuesday of this
week on a visit to relatives.
The members of Homer Lodge
No. 45, K, of P. entertained their
ladies and friends at a banquet,
in the Castle Hall on Monday
evening.
R. A. Booth president of the
Laymen's Association of the
Methodist church of Oregon, ad
dressed the congregation at this
place on last Sunday morning.
The Home Telephone Company
is installing an electrical attach
ments fire bells, fire alarms, meet
ing calls, curfew and a 12 o'clock
noon bell will be rung from the
office of the company.
A union Temperance rally was
held at the Methodist Church on
Sunday evening. Rev. Holling
shead. Pres. of the anti-saloon
league' of Oregon, was present
and addressed the meeting. His
topic was Prohibition a blessing
to good government.
The Laurel Range company
gave a . demonstration of thei.
steel ranges at Bice and Cal
breath's store last week. Bis
cuits and coffee were served and
tickets were given out fox chances
on a range to be given away on
the last Saturday, at 3 P. M.
sharp, a crowd of three or four
hundred people had gathered in
front of Ilice and Calbreath's
stoiv for the drawing. Mrs. Ar
thur Moore. Mrs. L. Damon and
Mrs. Dr. Hewitt were chosen by
the crowd to over see the draw
ing and Miss Inez Mix drew the
tickets Miss Bessie Hartman had
the lucky number that drew the
range.
IN MEMORIAM
Perit Huntington Kurt was
born at Yonci.ll;:. Nov. 27, 154,
and departed firm this life at his
home in Monmouth. Ore., Sept.
24. 1910. He was the eldest son
of George A. and Ellen Burt and
spent much of his life near the
home of his birth, but for twelve
years he had been telegraph oper
ator at Monmouth, having spent
25 years at that occupation, He
was married Sept. 28, 1880, to
Miss Belle McKee, who with six
children, two brothers and two
sisters, are lelt to mourn as those
stricken by a great blow. The
children are: Edward A., John
M., and Lucile, of Portland; Mrs.
Mignon Carmichael, of Salem;
Dewey and Lorena of Monmouth.
Brothers and sisters are: Henry
Burt, of Yoncalla; Rosco Burt, of
Portland; Mrs. Lucy Samler and
Miss Sue Burt, of Yoncalla.
' Death is always sudden
and there are few homes
that have not been invaded
fby the silent Reaper, but
whe.i he takes from the activities
of life an affectionate husband
and father, a true friend and wise
counselor, we are not prepared to
submit to the inevitable and as a
friend remarked, "the state can
not afford to lose men like Perry
Burt." To those who feel the
great weight of sorrow, our
heart's best sympathy is extend
ed for we feel that this is a mu
tual loss and know it is felt by
many people, for his occupation
has taken him into several places
and he could count as friends a.l
who knew him. He was a fear
less advocate of all good habits of
life and by his voice, vote and
life made it easier for those about
him to live right. After an ac
quaintance of thirty years, we
are glad to pay this tribute to
his memory.
Mrs. J. P. Bishop.
Yoncalla, Oct. 8, 1910.
A TRIBUTE
The sad news of the death of
Perit II. Burt, of Monmouth, Or.,
caused sincere sorrow in the
hearts of his many old friends
and schoolmates in Douglas Co.
He was the eldest son of the late
Georue A., and Ellen Applegate
Burt. Born in Yoncalla, he
grew from childhood to manhood
in the town where his pioneer
parents built their home. In his
early youth the dark cloud of
sorrow cast its shadow over his
home and left the family of four
brothers and three sisters bereft
of a mother's loving care, but a
home of like tender and motherly
influence was given them by
their grandparents, Charles and
lUnlinrlii Anijlezate. . How short
seems the time, since we who are
left to pay a brief tribute to his
memory, were associated with
him in the school room where he
I was an earnest and diligent stu
'a '
- fir i
W. L. BICE
The Republican Nominee
for the Office of
SHERIFF
OF POLK COUNTY
I respectfully solicit the sup
port of the voters of Polk county
and promise if elected to give the
people of Polk county a clean,
impartial and businesslike ad
ministration of the office of sher
iff, with fairness to all but favors
to none and hope to become ac
quainted with as many of the
voters as my time will permit be
fore the election on November 8,
1910.
Yours respectfully,
W. L. BICE.
Paid Advertisement
Grocer Muscott and wife went
to Salem, Tuesday. Mr. M. re
turned home the same day while
his wife is still there having her
eyes treated.
I. II. Van Winkle, of Salem,
for Circuit Judge will give equal
justice to all and special favors
to none. Qualifications based on
experience and preparation.
Paid Advertisement
dent, always faithful to duty and
ever ready to extend a helping
hand to his fellow students; he
won and held the high regard of
his teachers, schoolmates and
large circle of friends. He laid
the foundation of his education
in his native town of Yoncalla,
and finished school in the then
highest school of learning in this
section, the old Wilbur Academy.
He early developed traits of self
reliance and energy, and a mind
free from prejudice, of broad
and liberal views. He respected
the sincere convictions of his
fellowmen, with a charity free
from denominationalism. To the
last he displayed an industrious
and energetic interest in his life
work, and like his illustrious,
uncle, Jesse Applegate once said
of himself, "he preferred to die
in the harness." Notwithstand
ing the protestation of those who
loved him best and feared for his
health, he. continued faithfully
at his post as telegraph operator
to the last day of his life.
While the friends of his child
hood feel saddened that we have
parted with a friend, our sympa
thy goes out to the bereaved
wife, the children bereft of a
father's loving care, and the
brothers and sisters for whom
the sun will seem to shine less
brightly through the veil of
sorrow.
Mrs. J. T. Miller.
Yoncalla. Oct. 8, 1910.