Vol III Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Dec 23, 1910 No. 17 The Herald REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER Portland is Mecca for Wool Growers of U. S. OREGON'S SCENIC ROAD OF THE FUTURE Hill, the Great Railroad King, is Taking a Look In at , Oregon Prospects Portland, Or., Dec. 20-When the national convention of the Natioula Wool Growers' Associa tion opens in Portland January 4, it will be the biggest and most important gathering of sheep raisers in America for years. Questions of vital importance to the sheep industry are to be con sidered and the future policy of the wool interests will be out lined. According to those high in the councils of the organization, lit tle support for the wool men may be expected either from Presi dent Taft or the next Congress. Both, it seems, are determined to lead Schedule K to the slaughter in revising the tariff bill. The friends of the threatened sched ule would leave the subject to the Tariff Board but it is said Presi dent Taft feels that the public expects further tinkering with the rates on wool and woolens and he is determined to accede to their demands. - It is felt by the wool men that their side of the case has never been presented to the public fairly, while on the other hand they charge the agitation that has arisen against them to the . mudslinger and muckraker in the sensational magazines. "Schedule K." said D. 0. Lively, chairman of the general arrangements committee, "will be the meat of the cocoanut as far as the convention is concern ed. It is the life of the wool trade and when it is threatened the existence of the wool in dustry is in danger. Woolgrow ers all over the country are alarmed at the rapid advance ment of i the sentiment for a change in the wool schedules of the tariff." The program, as now outlined, includes many speakers of na tional prominence, who will speak on tariff matters and other sub jects of vital importance to the wool industry. A great sheep and goat show will be held in connection with the convention, which meets at the armory, and prize animals from all over the country will be on exhibition. Breeders and wool men are taking unusual in terest in the approaching session and they will attend in very large numbers, it being expected that no' less than 6000 people di rectly interested in the sheep " business will be in Portland dur ing the four days of the conven tion. James J. Hill played Santa Claus this week by visiting Ore gon and promising new railways. Extensions of the Oregon Trunk Line from the prese it proposed terminus at Bend south through Interior Oregon, the pushing of the United Railways westward to Tillamook and the building of an independent Hill passenger station in Portland were some of the things the Empire Builder outlined. Oregon may one day have the most beautiful highway in the world, for the new road now un der construction to Crater Lake from Medford is said by experts to be superior to any on this continent or through the Alps in the grandeur of its scenery. Road experts of the Government in charge of the work say the new highway will have no su perior anywhere and characterize the work as "Forty five miles of macadamizing through the great est scenic section of the world." The Oregon Agricultural Col lege will commence its annual spec'al short courses for farmers on January 3 and the instruction to be offered this year is probably the best since these courses were started several years ago. Ex perts in the various branches have been secured and the spe cial work will extend over a period of six weeks. Made An Omission In the items of our Indepen dence correspondent last week an omission occured which we correct here. In the enumeration of the offi cers elected in Adah Chapter "Nellie McLeod" and "associate conductress" were omitted The item should have read: "Conductress, Nellie McLeod; Associate Conductress, Katie Dunsmore." The Town Election Monday was election day in the town of Monmouth. There were two tickets in the field al though there were only three names which did not appear on both ballots. There had been two nominat ing conventions held the first making nominations nnder s the tittle "Citizens Ticket" while the second named theirs the "Regular Ticket. Of necessity the town will have to do considerable improv ing in the near future and as all parties interested seems favor able to improvement, the interest manifested in the choice seems to have been as to the persons who would be selected . to inaugurate the work. , There were 119, ballots cast this being the largest vote called out at this place in many years, and resulted as follows. FOR MAYOR J. H. Remington, Citizens' 70 J. H. Hawley, Regular 48 FOR RECORDER D. E. Stitt, Citizens 59 L. Ground, Regular 58 FOR TREASURER j J. E. Winegar, C-R 116 FOR Marshal C. A. Nott, C-R . 115 FOR COUNCILMEN 2-YR. TERM Two to elect rVmrlps Herren. Citizens 74 J. W. White, C-R .107 P. E. Chase, Regular 51 FOR COUNCILMAN 1-YR. TERm J. L. Mu'rdock, C-R ' 114 Dr. Allin, dentist, Cooper Building Independence Oregon. Both phones. 19-tf. INDEPENDENCE HEWS BUDGET Gathered by our Wide-awake Correspondent. v DAILY HAPPENINGS IN OUR SISTER TOWN Scan This Column For News of Importance From the Riverside. Mrs. Arthur Moore has been quite sick. C. W. Leonard, of MonmQuth, was in the city Tuesday. Mrs. Sarah Young is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clag gett. A protracted meeting will be gin in the Methodist church Jan. 1, 1911. C P. Cornwell, of Monmouth, was in Independence on business Tuesday. Claud Oviatt, wife and two children returned fromWillamina Saturday. Mrs. Forrest Finch has been quite ill at her home in North Independence. "Peace Day" was observed at the Presbyterian church last Sun day afternoon. Miss Clara Purvine has sold her millinery business .to a lady from Portland. Mr. Russell has moved his house on to his property in West Independence. Mr. and Mrs. Dane Purvine have moved into their residence jn South Independence. Dean Walker, of the U. of O., was here Sunday visiting his par ents and many friends. Chet Long has purchased the property west of the hotel and is remodeling the same. F. E. Richardson, of Portland visited with relatives in this city Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Julia Douty came up from Portland Tuesday evening, and is visiting friends in this city. A new cement walk is being laid in front of Miss Susan Rich ardson's property on Monmouth street. Prof. E. F. Crowley, principal of the Independence Schools, will spend the holidays at his home in Falls City. Some improvements are being put in west of the Independence National Bank for the accommo dation of the Bell Telephone Co, Christmas exercises will be held next Saturday evening in the various churches of the city. All are preparing good programs. A basket ball game was played here last Friday night, between the Corvallis High School and the Independence High School. The score stood 40 to 17 in favor of the Corvallis High. A, L. Chute of Jefferson had business which brought him back to Monmouth last Thurs day. He brought word that John Hanson, who moved from here to that place, had the misfortune to have one of the bones of his left leg cracked while at work with a stump puller. The leg was injured below the knee but it will lay Mr. Hanson off from work for some time. Stands Well Up Monmoth has an institution in her creamery plant of which her citizens may be justly proud con sidering the high position given at the recent dairy convention at Eugene. The butter product exhibited there took third prize and we are informed that a re adjustment of points had to be made to break the tie for second place. Below we give the result of the judges decision as given in the Rural Spirit, published at Port land. Eight fine silver trophies were donated by different parties. It was stated by parties from the East who have attended similar conventions and the National Convention in the East that no such fine array, of trophies had ever been offered at one conven tionnot even excepting the National. Judges who passed upon the butter which was en tered to compete for these prizes were F. L. Kent, of the Oregon Agricultural College; L. B. Zie mer, of Portland; and A. A. Un derbill, ,of Salem. This com mittee found their task, rather arduous with the large number of entries which, as their report showed, were very close to each other in quality. In the cream ery butter contest, Sena Wil liams, of the Hazelwood Compa ny, was the lucky winner of first prize with a score of 94 2-10; V. II. Kent, of the Albany Butter and Produce Company, second with a score of 93 1-2; F. W. Bluhm, of the Monmouth Cream ery, third with a score of 93 1-3; R. L. McCumsey, of the Crystal Ice and Storage Company' of Portland, fourth with a score of 92 2-3, and T. W. Patterson, of the Eugene Creamery, fifth with a score of 92. The aggregate value of the trophies competed for and won by the above con testants was j close to $500. As stated, however, these trophies must be won twice, and in one case the third time, before they become the permanent property of the contestant It is a very high honor, however, to have won in thi3 first contest and have the winner's name engraved first upon the trophy. For Sale A Bargain One new style Simplex separat or of 700 pound capacity; new ma chine; has been in use one and a half months. Enquire of Jim Moreland, Monmouth. Special Offer For New Subscribers to Monmouth Herald From this day, and until De cember 31, at 6 o'clock, P. M., we will give 1000 votes for each new subscriber to the Herald for one year. Remember these must be new subscriptions. For renewals of old subscrip tions for one year, 500 votes will be given. All subscriptions must be han ded to us at our store not later than December 31, 6 o'clock P. M. CHASE BROS. NEWS FROM CUT SEAT Court House Notes. MARRIAGE LICENSES Clarence O'Brien and Percis L Powell. License to wed was granted to Walter Murray and Vera Tuttle. PROBATE In re estate of Mary T Nelson, deceased; bond filed and ap proved. R R DeArmond, W S Kurre and W E Craven appointed appraisers. Estate of Mary T Nelson, de ceased R R DeArmond, W S Kurre and W E Craven appointed appraisers. Estate of Martha Elliott, deceased-final account set for hearing January 14. Estate of Alexander Collins, deceased executor authorized to settle claim of F A Wells. REAL ESTATE J II Moran to Mi na Cornelius, 2.37 acres in Monmouth, $1500. M L Thompson and C J Pugh to Isaac Hughes, 50 acres, t 8 s, r G w, $1000. U. S. to Thomas J Fleppin, 40 acres, t 7 s, r 7 w, patent Forrest L Guthrie et ux to Rose Broadley, 31.72 acres, 1 7 s, r 5 w, $2000. Henry Lehrman to J S Shanks, 80 acres, t 6 and 7 s, r 6 w, $4000. E A Terow et vx to Andrew P Siefarth, lot in Dallas, $8000. M I) Wilkins et ux to E B Ovelman, lots in Dallas and 45 acres of land in t 8 s, r 5 w, $13,000. George R Allen to Miriam J Allen, 5 acres, 1 7 and 8 s, r 5 w, $10. ' E G White et ux to C S O'Brien, 11.93 acres, t 8 s, r6 w, $000. C C Bryant et ux to Edward Richards, lots in Dallas, $10. Edward Richards to II Bryant, lots in Dallas, $225. J J Minnich et ux to John T Minnich, 33.07 acres, t 8 s, r5w, $10. N A Emmett et ux to Clara M Kauffman, lot in Falls Cityr $8000. R II McCarter et ux to Samuel Kuder, 22 acres, t 9 s, r 4 w, $1600. A J Barham to John M Farley, lot in Dallas, $1300. Commercial Club Doings The Commercial club met Tues day night and after the usual routine work of opening the re port of committees was called for but on account of the busy season not much had been done. J. H. Hawley in behalf of the committee appointed to inquire into the cost and merits of water system made quite a lengthy re port having had a talk with C. II. Green of Portland, a contractor and builder of water systems, the report favoring a reservoir on Cupid's Knoll supplied by well and pump. The committee was retained as well as was the committee on Civic Improvement and the club adjourned to meet Tuesday night January 3rd. For Sale California Medicated Soap. Excellent for all skin dis eases, also for shampooing the hair. Mrs. J. W. Richardson Sr. Monmouth St., Independence, Or