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Vol. IV
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Jan. 5, 1912
No. 19
REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER
would bo of great value to the
industry.
Portland, Or., Jan. 2 A state
wide campaign of education that
leads toward instead of away
from the farm is to be under
taken early in the year. The
State Hunkers' Association, the
Oregon Agricultural College and
the Oregon Development Ix-ague
are co-operating with the State
Superintendent of Public In
struction to formulate a course
of study to bo introduced into
public schools of Oregon.
A conference-will be 'held at
Corvallis about the midd'; of
January at which the various in
interests will be resresented and
a course of instruction will be
adopted.- Commercial organiza
tions are expected to arrange
simultaneous meetings through
out the state at which their
members will be informed on the
plan and speakers selected to
visit the local schools and deliver
talks to the children along these
lines. The school meetings wilt
also be held on a date to be an
nounced later.
State bankers are strongly
backing the ylan and are contri
buting funds to maintain an or
ganizer in the field, who will visit
the various local school boards
and teachers and enlist their aid.
Deposits in Oregon banks total
$121,831,614, according to the
statement of Superintendent of
Banks, Wright, just issued. This
shows a steady gain in bank de
posits over a year ago. '
Lakeview will celebrate Rail
road Day, January 7, when the
newly completed Nevada, Cali
fornia & Oregon Railway will be
welcomed formally. Citizens of
other parts-of Oregon are invited
to help Lakeview celebrate.
Some interesting comparisons
are shown by Government fig
ures on Oregon's population, just
gleaned from the last census by
the Department of Commerce
and Labor. The number of peo
ple to the square mile from 4.3
in 1!K)0 to 7 in 1910. The drift
of population during the decade
was toward the cities and away
from the farms. Ten years ago
the percentage of people in. cities
of 2500 or more was 32.2 and on
the farms 67.8; in 1910 this was
changed, with 45.6 in the cities
and 54.4 in rural Oregon. Har
ney, Lake and Malheur counties
average less than one person to
the square mile.
Baber held a notable celebra
tion during the past week when
the one-hundredth anniversary
of the coming of the white man
to that section of the state , was
observed with appropriate exer
cises. The coming of Captain
Wilson Price Hunt overland from
Fort Boise to what is now Baker
County was told again and the
heroism of the early pioneers
honored.
' Testing plants for the orestf
Eastern and Western Oregon
mining Districts have been rec
ommended by the State Miners'
Association, who are following
out the suggestions of Secretary
Fisher of the Interior Depart
ment. . It is believed ore testing
stations maintained in the min
ing sections by the Government
Poultrymen about Aurora are
discussing going into the busi
ness of hatching and shipping
day-old chicks. Thcyjjay 3,000,
000 baby chicks were shipped in
to Oregon, Washington, Idaho
and California last year, and
that only 50,000 of this number
were hatched on the Coast, the
remainder coming from East of
the Rocky Mountains. Oregon's
mild climate would seem to be
ideal for the business. -
"Dante's Inferno"
AT THE
"Star Theater"
To-Night
This Show comprises 5 reels of
fi m of 1000 feet each, ana re
quires over 2 hours to show.
Dante's Inferno is a treasure,
which for six hundred years was
known to but a 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.
Ths pictures give you in a few
hours all the pleasure and knowl
edge it takes months to acquire
through books.
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
City Council Finished Up Year'
Business.
The City Council met in ad
journed meeting, Friday evening,
December 29, to clean up busi
ness left over from Tuesday
evening. Business as recorded
below was transacted;
Treasurer, J. -E. Winegar,
handed in his annual report, a
summary of which is as follows:! Admission 25 CentS
Amount of cash on hand
January 2. 1911, $ 8.03J
Received from taxes. 1931.20'
Received from licenses 38.00 2nd Show will begin at 9, P. M
Monmouth Heights
1st Show Begins at 7:30, Sharp.
2.50
Received from fine,
Total $1979.73
Money "paid on warrants, 1600.43
Money paid on interest. 85.86
$ 18.00
2.50
20.50
2.00
2.00
Total amount expended $1686.2.)
Cash on hand
Amount of warrants out
and unpaid, 16N6.29
The auditing committee after a
thorough examination reported
the report correct whereupon it
was approved by the council.
Claims against the city were
then taken up, audited and or
dered to be paid as listed below;
J. E. Winegar, services
as treasurer,
W. B. Eggleston, hauling
debris,
C. P. Cornwell, salary and
stovepipe,
W. White, election
judge,
E. Herren, same,
II. Johnson, clerk of
election, 2.00
D. E. Stitt; recorders fees
stamps and printing, 17.25
Ore. Power Co., light, 24.75
Total amt. v Mowed $ 89.00
Whole amount allowed
during 1911, $1928.10
Whole amount of out
standing warrants at
present date, $1775.29
Outstanding warrants
less cash on hand, $1481.85
The proposition of placing a
light on the southwest corner of
Broad and Clay streets was then
taken up and a light ordered in
stalled at said corner.
Adjournment was then taken
to meet at 7:30 o'clock, Tuesday
evening, January 2, 1912, ati
which time the new council will
be installed.
The old council met again on
Tuesday evening to install the
new one, all officers ; being pres
ent except the mayor.
The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved
after which the councilmen
and the marshal and treas
urer were sworn in, the
recorder and mayor having taken
the oath of office during the day.
This finished the work of the
former council, hence, the new
one went into session and organ
ized. The treasurer, recorder and
marshal each furnished bonds in
293.44 ! the sum of five hundred dollars,
which were approved by the
mayor, after which committees
a3 follows were appointed by the
presiding officer:
Street Committee: J. W.
White, A. B. Morlan, C. E. Her
ren. Committee on Taxation: C. E.
Herren, J. L. Murdock and J.
W. White.
Auditing Committe: J. L.
Murdock, C. E. Herren and J.
W. White.
After discussing different prop
ositions at some length, a motion
to adjourn prevailed.
The next meeting will take
place at 8 o'clock Tuesday even
ing January 9, 1912.
IliGil SCHOOL NOTES
Several of the students have
not returned to school after the
vacation and those who have
wear a broad grin over their
pleasant holidays.
Miss McNeill spent the week
at her home in Medford, return
ing Monday morning.
Miss Jackson took Christmas
dinner in the country where she
enjoyed the day.
Preparations are in order for
the debate which takes place
Jan. 28. We expect the debating
team to be a credit to the school.
The Philomathean society will
give the following program on
Friday afternoon : Song, Society ;
Recitation, Orie Steinberg; Duet,
Ranie Burkhead, Braxton Powell;
Original Story, Mildred Force;
Trio, Ruby Lorence, Belle Rog
ers. Marie Morlan: New Year
Resolutions, Nellie Shew; Read
ing, Perry Powell; Juggling,
Velma Heffley: Instrumental
Solo, Maud Beckley; Hidden Bi
ography, Bessie' Wade; Critic's
Report, Miss McNeill; Song,
Society. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
The Normal resumed work
Tuesday noon, and from the hap
py faces and expressions of both
faculty and student body it is
inferred that all had a merry
Christmas and a happy New
Year, and are more than pleased
to take up the work again.
The friends of the Normal owe
a debt of gratitude to Secretary
of State Olcott, and Attorney
General Crawford, who so kindly
agreed to the friendly suit by
which the winning of the dormi
tory appropriation was made
possible in the shortest way, and
they also feel especially grateful
to Judge Galloway who so val
iantly came to our assistance.
I Plans and specifications for our
new dormitory will be prepared
at once and the building will be
pushed to completion as rapidly
as possible. Without a doubt it
will be ready for occupancy by
the beginning of the Fall semes
ter, 1912.
Miss Mabel G. West assumed
the duties of librarian last Tues
day. Miss West is a graduate of
the library school of the State
University of Illinois and has had
years of experience in Normal
library work, the last six years
of which has been as librarian of
the State Normal School at Valley
City, N. Dak.
A new piano has been pur
chased for the gymnasium and a
Victrola for the chapel. The
piano will be of great assistance
to Miss Wilcox in her physica
training work, and the Victrola
will enable Miss Harlan to favor
us from time to time with the
masterpieces of music, both voca
and instrumental. The Victrola
is designed to be one of the
necessary equipments of rura
schools, and the teachers of such
schools will have much to say as
to the quality of music that shal
be purchased by district school
boards. It is hoped by means of
the chapel Victrola it will help to
set such high musical standards
as will be helpful to Norma
students when they have schools
of their own and are called upon
to suggest musical selections
Mr. Gentle gave the first
faculty chapel talk yesterday
morning, and those who were
unable to hear him certainly
missed a treat. Miss Bohannon,
who was to have represented the
senior class yesterday morning
will speak in chapel next Tues
day morning. Her subject wil
be. "The future of the Pacific
Coast and the Northwest."
Those who took part in the
State Teachers Association re
centlv held at rortland were
President Ackerman, Mr. Gentle,
Mr. Beaumont and Miss Shearer,
It will thus be seen that the Nor
mal was well represented at said
meeting. "
The Registrar reports that
the outlook is most encouraging
for a good increase in attendance
at the opening ot the second
semester, February 12.
President Ackerman announces
his summer school which wi
bekin June 24 and continue
six weeks, courses or whic
will be announced later. How
George
is
Born to Mr. and Mrs
Heck, Dec. 26, a son.
Clem Fishback, of Carlton,
visiting at his home here.
Henry Lehman, of Indepen
dence, was seen in this vicinity
last Monday.
Misses Nellie and Linnie Ship
ley are visiting with their uncle,
W. J. Farley, of Monroe.
William Bogynska, of Mistletoe
spent New Years day visiting
with friends in this vicinity.
Jesse and Roy Johnson and
Victor Davis are cutting wood
for William Riddellof Elkins.
Jay Clarke, who has been
T I J
working near inaepenaence, was
here visiting relatives last week.
Clarence Marks, of the Luckia-
mute, passed over the Heights
Monday, enroute to Monmouth.
Frank Clarke is spending the
week visiting with his sister,
Mrs. Belle Sullivan, of Monmouth.
Victor Davis has returned
from Oakland, Oregon, where he
visited his father during the
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Hoag,
of Sodaville,. Oregon, have been''
visiting with the latters parents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Calbreath.
Mrs. Hamar and daughter
Nettie, of Toledo, visited with
the formers sister, Mrs. Belle
Johnson, several days last week.
Tom Marks and family, of
Rickreall, spent several days last
week, visiting with Mrs. Marks
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Walker. ,
Miss Peachin, after spending
the holidays with Mrs. Lehman
wit t
near inaepenaence, returned
Monday to resume her work at
the Antioch school.
Mr. Forest Barnes and family,
of Albany, have returned to their
home after spending several
days with Mrs. Barnes parents,
Mr. cd Mr?.- Alk'tr Towns.
Len Fishback, after spending
the holidays visiting with his
sister and brothers returned to
Carltoii, Monday, where he will
resume his studies in the high
school.
ever, he says that the course will
be so planned as to carry on as
nearly as possible the regular
work with the regular Nor
mal faculty. The Registrar
reports that many inquiries are
alteady being received relative to
it.
MONMOUTH TO EET $50,000
Normal School Assured Its Ap
propriation by Friendly Suit.
Salem, Or., Dec. 30. -Monmouth
Normal school was as
sured its $50,000 appropriation
today when Judge Galloway
ruled in Circuit Court that enough
fraudulent names appeared on
the referendum petition to in
validate it -
This was the result of a friendly
suit started yesterday by H. H.
Belt following the University of
Oregon decision.
Hair Switches made from
combings. Enquire at this office.