The Herald
D. E. STITT, Editor.
Entered aa second-class matter September 8. 19(.
mt the post office at Monmouth. Oregon, under the
Act of March 3. 1879.
ISSTKI) EYKKY KRJ DAY
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Monmouth, Oregon.
FRIDAY, JAN. 27, 1911.
SHOULD THE STATE HELP?
The proposition of pure water
at salem is being urged and it is
suggested that the state legisla
ture take up the proposition with
the city and secure the necessa
ry supply.
There are some objections be
ing made to this proposition on
the ground that the city should
furnish its own water supply,
and also for the state institu
tions as well, although the ob
jectors have not said whether or
not the city should have remu
neration for furnishiug same.
The IIkram) tries to be fair
in all its conclusions, and it can
see no reason why the state
should not be equally interested
with the city of Salem in the
matter of pure water for its in
stitutions in proportion to the
amount consumed and if there
is favor on either side the bene
fit should go to the city.
It is true that state institu
tions go a long way toward
building up a town and making
property valuable, within its
precincts, but nevertheless the
state must have seat of govern
ment and it is usually located
at the most convenient place for
the general population of the
commonwealth, mid it takes no
great amount of foresight to de
termine that the location of such
institution will enhance the
value of land in its immediate
neighborhood, of course persons
holding property in the vicinity
of such location will receive a
benefit, not that their lands be
come more productive, but be
cause they become more desire
able. Hut on the other hand the
state is also an interested party.
Its citizens must have laws and,
hence, representative men from
all over tho state are called there
periodically, while other busi
ness interest call other citizens
there at times, and we feel sure
that no part of the citizens of
the stato desire to send its repre
sentatives into a place where
perhaps death will result be
cause of the bad water, and as
the st:tte is interested as well as
the city the burden should be
proportionately divided.
The interests of a common
wealth are far-reaching, and the
welfare of its citizens in all its
borders is a matter of concern
for the whole state. All her
citizens are taxed to keep up her
institutions and when any of
them are called upon to visit
tho state institutions, or have
business at the state capital they
cerUiinly do not want to en
danger their lives in going there,
because of unsanitairy conditions.
in 1915, is taking on some of the
political dodges that belong to jj1
the "Rule or ruin" factions, and ' fhi
which are bultrint over with the 5$;
outcroppings of selfishness and v?
r,r.rnir,r VmilernlN t.plp- !'
grams have been sent to large
Eastern firms from dealers in
the West, that the latter would
exnect such wholesale firm to
throw its influence in favor o
swintrinc the Exposition to San
Francisco.
In one case where a drug firm
reminded the iinportuner that
it had also customers in New
Orleans and wished to remain
neutral another telegram was
sent intimating1 that unless the
firm acquiesced to their de
mands, it would have to look to
New Orleans for its customers.
Of course Western people
should work for the West, but
they should be fair and honor
able, and not take undue ad
vantage, and especially should
they refrain from the attitude
of coercion. This spirit is be
coming more and conspicuous
and should receive the condem
nation of every thoughtful per
son for in the end it will bring
about conditions that are in
tolerable and jeopardize our lib
erty.
This is the same spirit that
says to employes, ' Vote as we
desire vou to, or look elsewhere
for a job."
3C
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COERCION CROPPING OUT.
The scramble between San
Francisco and Xe Orleans to
secure the Panama Exposition,
A bill to compel railroads to
carry public ollicers free of
charge has bobbed up before the
legislature at Salem. Some oiie
wants something for nothing, or
perhaps only a modicum of no
toriety, and to satiate his desire
has labored and brought forth
a prodigious bunch of folly.
Railroads are operated for profit
and some body or persons must
pay for their service or they
cannot serve. Perhaps railroad
companies might be willing to
give passes to such officials in
exchansxo for their influence.
but Oregon should demand that
her servants be untrammeled in
their service. She can better
afford to trnv their transnorta-
tion than to be under obligation
to any party.
The Yaquina Hay News Re
porter must have resolved as the
new year made its appearance,
as it mimeses to reform lv
j
lopping off part of its title. It
will soon be 'known as the
"Yaquina Hav News," that beinsr
its former appellation.
You hear a lot about "the dead
ones. There are no dead one
except those who do not produce
at least a part of what they con
sume. However, there are a lot
of men who are so nearly dead
ones that it is hard to
that they are really living. They
are the lazy men of all acres and
conditions of life; the parasites
of society high and low. If you
are one of the nonDrodnetivp
kind of men you had better learn
now that the loafer gathers the
wages of misery and despair,
and merits all that comes to him
in his old age. -Sheridan Sun.
CLEARANCE SALE AT
AY & W.
For the next eight
days we will make
the following dis
count for cash:
Men's $26 suits,
22
20
16
it
14
10
9
it
$18.00
16.50
14.75
12.25
10.75
7.50
6.75
25 per cent off on all men's
and boys' over coats
10 per cent off on all rub
ber goods, such as boots,
slickers and caps
Lindsay & Co.
Noted for Bargains
Monmouth, - Oregon
Ma.do by
Felix Rothschild (EL Co.
Xo-lo-dale Clothier
CHICAGO
over the well and continued to
burn until smothered by the em
ployes. L. D. Brown, Attorney-at-law,
Notary Public, Abstractor, Dal
las, Oregon. tf
Church Directory.
Gas Well at Bandon on Fire
Bandon, Or., Jan. 23. -The
Miocene Oil & Gas Co., which is
boring for oil on Bear Creek,
near here, has found tras in
quantities. Friday mornin cr whn
one of the drill hands was pass
ing the well with a lighted lantern
the gas ignited and the flames
rushed to the top of the building
Evangelical Church '
L. C. Hoover, Pastor
Morning service at ' 11:00 o'clock
Evening service at 7:00 o'clock
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m.
Praye Meeting Wednesday evening.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
W. A. Wood, Pastor.
Morning Service at 11. a. m.
Evening Service at 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School 9:45 a m
Y- P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
W. W. Davis, Pastor.
Preaching Service,
I,
Sunday School,
B. Y. P. Union, at
11:00 a. m.
7:30 p. m.
10:00 a. m.
6:30
W. C. T. U.
Local Union meets everv rpp.
ond and fourth Friday in the E-
vangelical church at 2:80 p. m.
A. B. WESTFALL
Painter and Paper Hanger
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Monmouth Oregon
Polk County Bank
Established 1889
Monmouth, - - Oregon
Paid Capital, - . . $30,000.00
Surplus & Undivided Profits, $11,000.00
Transacts a General Banking Busi
ness Under State Supervision
Officers and Directors
J. H. HAWLEY, President; J. B. V. BUTLER, Vice
President; IRA C. POWELL, Cashier: J. B.
STUMP, F. S. POWELL, I. M. SIMPSON.
Interest paid on time deposits.
HOTEL MONMOUTH
F. P. PYLES, Prop., (Successor to D. M. Hampton.)
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