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rr Th Vol. IV Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Dec. 29, 1911 No. 18 N0RMALSCH00L NOTES - That tho children might more fully enter into the spirit of Christmas, a simple program was presented in the chape Wednesday evening: of last week by the pupils of the training de partment The opening number of the program was a processional led by the entire school, singing, - "Holy, Holy, Lord God Al mighty." The scene was made effective by each child carrying a branch of fir. The story of the Christ child told with such simplicity and purity in the gospels, was presented by Grace Parkes and was illustrated by stereopticon views. There were a number of songs throughout the program which also helped to impress the story. The program closed with an old time Christ mas song, "Carol Brothers Car ol." The children marched sing ing this song, to the gymnasium where to the surprise and de light of the pupils of the primary grades, stood a Christmas tree, The tree with all its pretty deco rations, and simple little gifts for the wee ones, was the work of the pupils of thd other grades' 'The opportunity thus afforded the children of experiencing the joy that comes through giving, was truly worth the effort that - they put fort Hi Afte.a little frolic, good old santa distributed the gifts and a merry lot of little children said good-night to their little benefactors, and returned to their homes, happy in their thought of the Christmas yet to be. A Big Lemon. Our friend, Samuel Jackson,' called at the Herald office Tues day morning to show his Christ mas gift, a large lemon which had been handed to him. How ever this was not the kind usually meant when speaking of handing out that peculiar variety of fruit, but it was one which his daughter, Mrs. E. J. Mahr, of Corvallis, had raised and brought with her when visiting the family.. This was the largest lemon we ever examined, measur ing 13 inches around and 13 1-2 inches over the stem and the weight was twenty ounces. This lemon was grown in doors. RE-UNION JUBILEE. , There was a re-union of na tives of Michigan, and relatives at P. H. Johnson's - home, here Monday "at which there was general feasting and pleasant association. . There were gath ered together E. Bogert and family of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bogert of Falls City, Mr. , and Mrs. Allen and daughter, Mildred, of Albany, Mr. and Mrs. D. Treat and children of Falls City, Mr. and Mrs. Treat of Monmouth, and Ed Rogers and family of Monmouth,' and Allene Hosner of Portland be sides P. H. Johnson and family. - Mesdames Johnson and Ed Rogers were the hosteses. ' . Besides .a sumptuous dinner there was a Christmas tree and a program had also been x pro vided for the occasion, . and dancing afforded amusement for the evening, and a pleasant time was had by the participants. City Council Proceedings. The City Council met Tuesday evening, a full house being present, when proceedings as recorded, below were had. The city recorder reported that he had notified C. II. Green of his dismissal as city engineer and also gave in his financial - report for the year which totaled a sum of $40.50 taken in for fines and licences during the year, which was paid over to the treasurer. The report was approved by the council. The matter of expences com ing up for the coming year, it was thought best to levy ' an eight mill tax as the amount so raised was thought ample for all purposes and sufficient to reduce the present indebtedness very materially, as there had been considerable expense this year which would not be incurVed next year. " j The matter of moving the city hall next came up for settlement and there beimr two oarties present willing to bid on the proposition such opportunity was afforded and when the bids were handed in it was found that W. B. Eggleston offered to do the work for $20 and C. H. Parker's bid was, $19.50, hence the latter was given the contract The building will be moved to the rear of the enr'ne bouse upon me 101 now owned by the city and will be made to do service until-such time as the city's in terests will permit of building one that will serve the purpose of the city. . Next came up the proposition of installing a light at the corner of Broad and Clay streets, a re quest for one there being made by Joseph Hart. The matter was laid over until Friday night, December 29. In the matter of the treasur er's report, it was left over un til Friday evening, J. E. Wine- gar not having the report ready. Claims against the city were laid over until said time so tljat all might be considered at the same meeting. Adjournment was then taken ;o meet December 29, at 7:30 '. M. ' Dallas Team Defeats Philomath and Silverton Ball Teams. In a contest which was notable for its excitement, especially in the first half, the basket ball team o company H. N. G. 0., defeated Philomath college at the armory in this city last Friday night 34 to 12. Neither team scored during JMe first six min utes of play and Philomath scored the first goal. Dallas came back with a 'goal .and Philo math added another placing her in the lead. The Dallas team finally got down to ha'-d work, however, and began piling up the scores, running the tallies up to .8 to 6 at the end of the first half. Gates for Dallas scored six of the 34 goals, although Bal- antyne, Shaw and Boydston figured materially in the goal throwing. In the Christmas night game. played 'at Silverton, Dallas de feated the team of that place by the score of 22 to 17. Observer. "Dante's Inferno" AT THE Star Theater" On the Evening of Friday, January 5th This Show comprises 5 reels of film of 1000 feet each, and re quires over 2 hcurs to show. Admission, 15 and 25 cents. Dante's Inferno is a treasure, which for six hundred years was known to but few scholars; and is now placed in unsurpass able beauty before all mankind. It is presented by the film maker just as conceived by the im mortal poet The pictures give you in a few hours all the pleasure and knowl edge it takes months to acquire through books. O. A. Student Drowned. Corvallis, Or.,' Dec. 27. -Ben II. Williams, a freshman in the civil engineering department at O. A. C, was drowned in Mary's River yesterday afternoon, and two other students, Bert Cole and Carson Bent, had a narrow escape from death in the cold waters of the ru'er just above the dam in this city, where the millrace takes its flow from the stream. The three youngmen were out in canoes, Williams and Bent alone in ' another and none of them had much recent experience in this form of sport Paddling up the millrace, they passed into the river, where they encoun tered a strong current and as the wind was heavy, they found some difficulty in handling their frail craft The canoe in which Williams sat at the stern, guid ing, was swept too near to the dam, over which the water was pouring two feet deep, and when he attempted to turn - the prow upstream away from the dan ger6us position, he found- him self in difficulties. Becoming frightened, the two youths sprang into -the water, Cole making toward the dam, the edge cf which he grasped, while Williams struck out up stream. Finding himself weighted down with a heavy sweater and shoes, he was unable- to make good headway against the current and wind, and turnings he too swam toward the dam, but was evi dently exhausted, failed to grasp the top of the dam, and was swept over into the deep water below. Cole clambered to the top of the dam and attempted to reach the end, where he caught hold of some bushes to draw himself up to the bank; but these gave way and he fell back into the water. He managed, however, to grasp a cleat on the dam, and finally secured a firm foothold and escaped to the bank. While here he saw Williams' head rise out of the water 25 feet below the dam, and the set and staring countenance convinced him that the unfortunate student had been stunned by a blow against timbers or rocks in being swept over and was unable to help him self. When Bent saw the difficulty his companions were in, he also jumped into the water and hastened to give them .aid, but was unable to reach them in time to assist Williams before the latter had been swept out of sight , Williams' body was recovered the to-day. His home was in Pasadena, California. Thirty-Second Annual Reunion. The thirty-second annual ' re union of the Butler family' was held Christmas Eve at the resi dence of J. B. V. Butler. Relatives gathered in to the number of seventy persons, and a very enjoyable time was had as is usual on these occasions. The attendance was not so large as on the occasion of a year ago, but the enjoyment lacked none of that of former occasions, and while there were some mem bers who could not attend, they were present in letter, stating regrets for their absence, and those attending expressed their purpose to be present a year hence. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahr, of Corvallis, visited relatives here and at Lewisville during the past week. Mrs. Mahr is a daughter of Samuel Jackson of this place. Ray Chute spent Christmas visiting his parents at Jefferson, having gone home Thursday of last week. During '"his absence Dwight Quisenberry held down his place in the Monmouth Creamery. DDATH RESULTS FROM FALL News reached here Tuesday forenoon from Independence that the body of Mike Cassidy, a laborer, of that place had been found near the steel bridge on the road leading to Salem. The discoveryjiad been made in the early morming and the body was covered with mud to the extent that identification was not made for some time after the discovery of the body.-H The supposed cause of death is that the man was intoxicated and fell from the bridge, the height at the place where he struck the ground Jjeing about twenty feet It is further re ported that he had been celebra ting Christmas until about 12 o'clock or near that time when he left for iiome and that his condition was such that he was refused more drink by the saloon keeper which instance would not indicate a sober condition. Mr. Cassidy was a laboring man, aged about 55 years and leaves a wife and tern children. The result of the coroners in vestigation was in effect that death was the result of accident For Public Schools. Salem, Or., Dec. 27. Oregon's share from the National forest reserve fund this year is $35,- 612.30 according to a letter re ceived by Governor West to-day, from the Treasury Department This sum will be turned in to the common school fund. REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER Portland, Or., Dec. 26-Central Oregon's opportunity is shown in a recent address of President Carl R. Gray, of the Hill lines in this territory, who pointed to that section as the coming granary of the Pacific Northwest He said five counties in the interior have four times the area of Maryland, with one thirtieth its population and more than one-half that of Iowa, with one. sixth its population. From this great area in future, he believes, will come, large quantities of wheat The United States crop is decreasing and here is the chance for Central Oregon to supply this much needed commodity. Wheat ex ports have been cut more than half in two years, showing the American surplus to be rapidly di minishing. In President Gray's opinion, Central Oregon's future is brightest as a great wheat growing district With the object of assisting farmers along its lines, the O-W. R. & N. Co. has appointed an ex perienced agriculturist creating a new department C. II Smith. a practical farmer, has been named for the position. He will spend much of his time among the farmers served by the rail road system, getting into close touch wi th their needs and help ing them solve their problems. All officials of the road will co operate to aid the farmers. Oregon retail hardware and implement dealers will meet in Portland January 23-26 for the annual convention. Trade prob lems will be discussed and ideas exchanged for mutual benefit. About 400 merchants are expected to attend. The new railroad from Vail westward, an extension of the Oregon Shortline, will soon be an accomplished fact, as all ar--rangements have been made to start construction. It is ex pected work will be continued throughout the winter months. Amateur breeders will be en couraged to enter well bred ani mals in the annual show of the Northwest Angora Goat Associa tion at Dallas, January 3-5. At tractive prizes are offered and the exhibits promise to be the best ever assembled in this state. People of the whole Northwest will be interested. A deep sea fishing industry may soon be added to Oregon activities. Owners of the estate of the late R. D. Hume are likely to carry forward the plans left by Mr. Hume for placing in service a fleet of fishing craft on the banks off the Southern Ore gon coast for taking halibut and other valuable food fish. That the Pacific Northwest need not take second place with any other section of the country in feeding and fattening livestock is shown by the recent killing of a 2100-pound steer at the Port land stockyards that dressed out 72.14 per cent. So far as known this is the best percentage ' ever shown ajiy where. The much boasted corn belt is surpassed. The champion steer at the recent .National LiivestocK Show in Chicago dressed 66.2 per cent