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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1911)
The Herald D. E. STITT, Editor. Enteral as wcond-claM mutter September S, 1908, at the poet otHce at Monmouth. Oregon, under the Art of March S, 187S. 1SSVKD KVKKY tlUDAY Subscription Rates One year Six months $1 50 eta Monmouth, Oregon. FRIDAY, DEC. 8,. 1911. THOSE WATER BONDS Last week we made the state ment that Southerlin & Compa ny had refused to take the Water Works Bonds, for which, that company's bid was the high est and best received, but our duties were such that we could not give extended notice, how ever, we will add a few lines and give a little further light on the proceedings. Sutherlin & Company waited until the day on which bids were to be opened before giving out the answer, having written a few days prior saying: "We are doing our best to get our at torneys to examine and approve the legal papers you have furn ished on your bond issue." etc., but on the day that the bids were to be opened a telegram from Sutherlin & Co. simply an nounced that his lawyers re fused to approve the bonds. There was ub reason given for their refusal. G.Jaeger in bidding for the contract agreed to take the bonds and made the statement that his lawyer had examined into the bond proceedure and it appeared from the way he ex pressed himself that he was sat isfied with their validity, so that it appears that the ordinances and their pasage have been regular . and that there is no doubt as to the validity of the procedure all the way through. The Citv Council will at its next regular meeting, Tuesday evening of next week, take ac tion upon the bids, after which the Herald may perhaps have more information upon the sub ject. HAVE PLEAD GUILTY. shelter. Tho same spirit is dominant in each party, and neither, nor both of them will ever bo able to create a paradise out of exist- n? conditions. A SENATOR WORKING FOR OREGON. Labor unions have lost out greatly in the McNamara epi sode, and it will be a long time before the ge"neral confidence of the public will be regained to the degree it occupied just prior to the explosion at the Times Building in Los Angeles, or even prior to the confession of the McNamara Brothers as to. their guilt. The Brothers have plead "guilty," but even then it is hard to believe that the leaders of a great organization would so peril the future good of their order as to resort to the sacri fice of life and property, as was the case with these two men. However it shows that the same spirit is prominent in these men which animates the dom inant trust power, which cares not for the sufferings of its victims when it gets control of the necessities of life, and causes distress and death through the operation of enhancing values to the extent that the poor can not provide themselves with sustaining food, raiment and Is Senator Bourne a useful man for Oregon, or is he a dis grace to the state, as some high au-tnoruies declare f The Capital Journal believes that when a public servant has made good and kept his pledges he should be renominated aud re-elected. It i9 absolutely upon this basis that Senator Bourne will ask renoinination 'and re elec tion. As a matter of record he has secured better committee posi tions in tho senate thai, any other Oregon senator has ever held, and has been intluential . . t ... i in securing lor ttie state tne largest appropriations it has ever had. But it does not consider these of primary importance. In fact, he dislikes the refer ence to the "pork barrel" phase of politics. The work he regards as most important is that which he has done for tho perpetuation of the ' Oregon system in Oregon and its extension to other states. In less than two years his senate speech, in which he de scribed the Oregon system, and declared it to be the best in the world, has had a circulation of more than one-half million copies, and, as a result of that speech, and based largely upon it, hundreds of public addresses have been delivered by other public men; thousands of news paper articles and editorials have been written, and scores of magazine articles have gone in to every nook and corner of the United States. v. Oregon is known throughout the Union today because of its popular government system, and in almost every state efforts are being made to secure the adop tion of that system. Believing it to be his duty to stay in Washington and serve the people in the place where they elected him to serve them, rather than return to Oregon to look after his political interests, he has spent the entire summer there at the capitol. By so doing he has been able to get river and harbor matters in good shape' for legislation this winter, and has made the most extensive and complete compilation of parcel post data ever made anywhere in the world. Even the postoffice depart ment has been compelled -to ad mit that it has not available in its ' archives the information Bourne has gathered this sum mer. -. ' .Senator Bourne does not pose as a great statesman, Dut as a real hard worker he has made a record that some of . the alleged great ones might well : emulate. Capital Journal. HARVESTING SEAWEED. Tha Crop l Uted In Northern Frne to Enrich tha Soil.. Among tho important features ot tho agricultural industries ftlong tho northern coast of Franco is tho harvesting of seaweed. As soon os tho receding waters permit tho seaweed gatherers full diligently to work. Soon every rock and ledgo is shnven of its brown, Blimy fleece and left ns hare as tho back of a 6horn sheep. then preparations nro mmio for an attack oa tho reefs, so numer ous along tho southern const of tho English channel. Everything that will float is pressed into service. Hugo rafts are constructed, and next "morning, with tho current of the ebbing tide in their favor, they are towed br tho ncoplo in the boats eight or ten miles out from tho coast. Low water leaves them stranded on tho reefs and all hands mako tho best of their time. The worker kneels on tho dripping weeds, grasps a handful in tho left hand and with the sickle in tho ricrht cuts it off close to the rock and places it in a bag. As soon ns he lias cut as much as ho can carry tho sack is taken on the back to the raft, upon which it is received by men with pitchforks, stacked and securely Toped. Towing the heavily laden rafts to the 6hore is tedious work, and prog ress is slow. Tho wet harvesters arc soon chilled to tho bono by tho keen east wind that always prevails in this latitude during the month of March, the harvesting season for seaweed. The morning ebb tide leaves the rafts and their spoils of seaweed high and dry on tho smooth, white beach. They are instantly surrounded by a crowd of people with all de scriptions of vehicles. All work to gether hauling the weed to tho field already prepared to receive tho pre cious fertilizer. That it may be most effective tho seaweed must be got into tho ground ns soon as pos sible after it leaves its native ele ment. Harper's Weekly. Poor, but Wear Shoe. , The poor of London are very poor. But how seldom in compar ison with tho poor of almost any town abroad or with Newcastle, Dublin or Glasgow in these isles do they let their children go bare foot. An entirely unshod man or woman you may live a lifetime with out seeing in London, and baro leiired children only in certain dis tricts. London Chronicle Laura Price, M. D. Office in B. F. Baker's Reside" Both Telephones. Dr. J. O. Matthis Physician and Surgeon - Office in Postoffice Building Calls answered promptly both day and night. Both Phones. 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. AUCTIONEER J.S. SMITH, Airlie, Oregon. Farm Sales and Live Stock. Give me a trial. Satisfaction guaranteed P. E. CHASE Notary Public Will do all kinds of notarial work Monmouth, Oregon A. B. WESTFALL "Painter -and Paper Hanger Monmouth Oregon . M -.it, " . D6 you know What you are paying for GROCERIES? are Some Quotations. Sugar, 15 pounds for $1 Hams, per pound, . 17 cents Bacon, per pound, 15 to 22 cents Corn and tomatoes, per dozen, $1 Arm and Hammer sOda, 4 pgs for 25c Corn and Gloss Starch, 4 pgs for 25c Best Head Rice, 4 pounds for - 25c Best Blue Stem flour, per sk, $1.40 Salt, half ground, per 100 lbs, - 60c Salt, half ground, per ton, - $11 Oat meal, per pound, - - 6c Oil, per gallon, - 15c Pearl Oil, per 5 gallons, $1.15 Corn Flakes, 3 packages for 25c 10 pound can of Syrup, 50c If you Pay more than this, Don't do it again. V Come to Strickler & Murdock Incorporated We have the goods" and our prices are right. ' All Kinds of Produce Taken the Same as Cash Noted for Bargains 1 Monmouth, Oregon S. W. OSTROM C. C. Powell Monmouth Electric Supply Company : Electric Supplies on Sale Houses wired at $2.00 per drop. All kinds of inside wiring done, and all work guaranteed. Monmouth, Oregon CLEAN TEETH . .. An essential to both good health and looks. , WE WILL MAKE , ' A special price of ten cents a bot tle to all school children for tooth powder for one week. SEE OUR WINDOW. If we havn't got it we'll get it. Ask us. PERKINS PHABEMY
