Vol. IV
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Jan. 12, 1912
No. 20
REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER
Portland, Or., Jan. 9. Land
shows and exhibits of Oregon
products in the East during the
Winter have had a widespread
effect, according to those in close
touch with the exhibits, and as a
result, it is said the movement
of colonists to Oregon next
spring, during the one way low
rate period, will be greater than
ever before.
The great Northern has done
a splendid work this season, as
it did lust, in 'operating exhibit
cars through the Middle West,
taking a collection of Oregon
products to the farmers bo they
might see what is grown here
and learn of the state's agricul
tural opportunities at first hand.
Retail merchants in the state
will gather at Medford January
17 and 18 for the Gth annual
convention. The program has
been made up and is filled with
discussions of sujects of vital in
terest to the merchant. Compe
tent speakers have been secured
to deliver addresses of vvalue to
the retailer.
The forest Service is mapping
the forests of the state, and will
Bhow the ownership of each piece
of standing timber of any ac
count in Oregon. By this means
it is expected to increase the effi
cency of the present system of
fire protection during the dry
periods of the year when the
annual loss reaches a big sum.
The Southern Pacific Traffic
department will encourage farm
ers in the Willamette Valley and
Western Oregon to grow barley
as a feed for dairy stock and to
fatten hogs and cattle. To
farmers who. will plant an acre
or two experimentally, the rail
road company offers to supply
the seed. The Agricultural Col
lege recommends barely as a
stock feed, beliving that when
grown extensively, it will become
as valuable for that purpose here
as corn is in the Middle West
Progress is being made in the
campaign to interest children in
agricultural education in Oregon.
State Superintendent Alderman
is sending out letters to breeders
and producers of the state asking
for prizes to be awarded to school
pupils who shall make the best
exhibits of farm products at the
fairs next Fall. C. D. Nairn, of
. Amity, has been the first to re
spond and he will give a
thoroughbred Scotch collie as a
first prize for an exhibit of veg
etables, corn, &c, at the State
Fair.
Mayor Henderson of Astoria is
encouraging a public market for
the city by the sea, emphasizing
the need for such an institution in
his annual message to the council.
He believes it will,, reduce the
cost of living by bringing the
producer and consumer together,
Oregon editors will visit the
Pendleton Roundup next Fall in
a body. The plan is to take the
scribes by special train from
Portland, where the annual con
vention will be held, to Pendleton
for the two final days of the
Roundup. On the Sunday fol
lowing the editors will probably
be guests at Hot Lake.
Milton will hold a big poultry
show on January 20 to 31. The
country surrounding that point
will send in prize fowls for the
exhibition and a splendid show
ing is expected.
The Dallas Goat Show.
The Goat Show at Dallas is
over, and while the total result
is too long for the Herald to
publish we will give the summary
of the William Riddell & Sons
prizes and others which was
awarded to citizens of Monmouth
and vicinity.
William Riddell & Sons, of
Monmouth, captured more prizes
than any other exhibitor. They
won on Angoras, five firsts, ei ht
seconds, four thirds and five
specials, a total of 22.
In registered Cotswold sheep
they won one hrst and one
second, and in registered Lin
coln's two firsts and two seconds,
making a grand total of 28 prizes
on 30 entries.
C. Lorence won first and
second on 'ram, lambs and on j
ewes, three years old and over,
first and second prizes.
George Niggli won second and
third prize on Buff Leghorn
cockerel, and third prize for
Silver Spangled Hamberg cock.
S. W. Jackson took first, second
and third prizes on White Or
pington pullets.
D. M. Calbreath won first and
second cock; first, second, third
cockerel; first, second, third hen;
first, second pullet; first pen in
the Blue Andelusian class.
C. P. Cornwell had first cock;
first and second hen of the Pit
Game variety.
D. M. Galbreath won a special
prize of $2.50 given by Dallas
City Bank for best pen of 'Blue
Andalusians.
'Tale of Two Cities"
coming at the
Star Theater.
Watch for it.
Cty Council Met.
The City Council met Tuesday
evening in regular session, a full
board being present There was
not much business transacted at
this session, it being rather pre
paratory. The principal business before
the Council was communications
of civil and hydraulic engineers,
there being five applications for
the position of engineer for the
city of Monmouth as follows:
F. M. Suver, of Salem; William
S. Turner, of Portland; R. W.
Jones, of McMinnville; J. W.
Morris, of Portland, and Lewis
C. Kelsay, of the same city.
The proposals were examined
and laid over for further con
sideration, at the next jegular
meeting which takes place the
fourth Tuesday evening in this
month.
A claim entered by S. D. Coats
was then examined and tabled
for future consideration after
which adjournment took place.
NOTICE.
All persons owing the firm of
Strickler &"Murdock are re
quested to settle their accounts
by Jan. 1 1912.
Baby Contest
AT THE
Star theater.
Hand photos in at the Box
office. It costs you nothing and
the photos will be returned ip
you.
First prize Solid Gold Ring.
Second prize Solid Silver Cup.
ENTRE NONS.
The Entre Nons Club met last
Saturday and had an unusally
enjoyable afternoon. Miss Cope
land gave a review of Shake
speare's "Hamlet," bringing out
forcefully and artistically the
beauties of this great tragedy.
Hamlet's famous soliloquy "To
Be or Not to Be" was read
by Miss Knox! whose interpreta
tion was most excellent The
litprnrv nnrt of tho nrntrrnm
closed witn a general discussion
n. tu Aramn whlvh pntPr
around that much disputed point
was Hamlet insane? While
the hostesses, Misses Dunsmore,
Bohannan, Peery and Elta Clark
served the guests, Miss Harlan
entertained with several selec
tions on the Victrola. The Club
will hold its next meeting on
January the twentieth.
BOOTH-MULKEY.
Last Sunday morning while
the church bells were calling the
worshipers together in Mon-
mouth. the wedding bells were
mingling their happy peals, call
ing two lives together to be there
after, in interest and destiny as
well as in affection, one.
At 10:30 a. m. at the home of
Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Mulkey, Rev.
W. A. Wood spoke the words
that made Mr. Joseph M. Booth
and Miss Eva M. Mnlkey man
and wife.
Miss M. is the accomplished
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Mulkey. She has been teaching
in the public schools of Portland
for some time. Mr. Booth is a
trustworthy and influential young
man of Kahlotus, Washington.
There were present, besides
the bride's parents, Mrs. J. H.
Gill, of Washtucna, Washington;
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Butler, of
Dallas; Mr. and C. C. Mulkey
and son and daughter, of Dallas;
Miss Bernice Lucas, of Portland;
Mrs. Mabel Johnson, of Indepen
dence; Allen Clark and daughter
and Agnes Clark.
Mr. and Mrs, Booth left on the
afternoon train for Kahlotus,
Washington, their future home,
where Mr. Booth has a position
as cashier in a bank.
FISHBACK-CLINTON.
Clarence C. Fishback and
Addie Clinton were married
Wednesday noon at the home of
Rev. W. C. Wood. Clem, as Mr.
Fishback is more generally
known, is one of ' Monmouth's
own boys. Monmouth and
vicinity has always been his
home. . The bride is the . step
daughter of David Olin. Mon
mouth Heights has been their
home for a few years.
MR. AND MRS. S. D. COATS
PASSED AWAY.
Died Mr. S. D. Coats de
parted this life, January 5, 1912,
after an illness of five days from
pneumonia.
He was born in Coonsville,
Manchester Township, Ontario
County, New York, October 2,
1828.
At the age of seven years he
moved 'with his parents to Au
burn, Ohio, and in 1852 joined a
company of people to cross the
plains, going to Yreka, California,
where he remained tor many
years, engaging in mining, farm
ing and stock raising.
January 8, 1858 he was united
in marriage to Mary Ivers Reyn
olds. To this union four children
were born, two of whom are
dead. The other two, Mr. S. T.
Coats and Mrs. W. O. Meador,
live here in Monmouth and were
with him to the end. Mrs.
Meador is the youngest child and
only daughter.
Mr. Coats has been a resident
of this place for twenty-two
years where for many years he
served" as city marshal. j
Funeral services were con
ducted at the family residence,
Sunday, January 7, 1912. by Rev.
W. A. Wood, and the remains
were interred in the K. P. ceme
tery South of town.
Mrs. S. D. Coats died January
8, 1612, on the fifty-fourth an
niversary of her marriage to Mr.
Coats, who preceeded her just
three days.
She was born in Middleburn,
Tyler County, Virginia, April 28.
1827, and when quite young her
parents moved to Postville Iowa.
She crossed the plains in 1852
and for many years lived in
Yreka, California. Having been
left a widow soon after reaching
there, she was married to Mr,
Coats January 8, 1858.
Besides the children spoken of
above she leaves a daughter,
Mrs. Adeline Laurence, of San
Barnardino, California, and R.
P. Reynolds, of Prairie City,
Oregon. One sister, Mrs. Gear-
heart, of Salem, survives her.
Rev. Woods conducted the
funeral services Thursday, Janu
ary 11, 1912 and the remains
were laid to rest by those of Mr,
Coats. -It
is not often one sees a fa
ther and a mother follow each
other so closely, and the bereaved
children have the sympathy of
the community in which this
couple has long resided.
Chinese Are Rejoicing.
While in Portland Monday,
Herald reporter saw the Chinese
Republic. The procession con
tained two brass bands, footmen,
carriages, automobiles and horse
men all intent on doing honor to
the new republic and while the
bands were both, possibly, com
posed of Americans and played
national airs of this country, the
Chinese displayed as great pa-
trotism as is exhibited by other
peoples.
Dr. Allin, dentist, Cooper
Building Independence Oregon,
Both phones. 19-tf. s
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
It is a matter of gratification
to note the interest which the
student body is taking in the
coming course of entertainments
provided by the Commercial Club
of Monmouth and the faculty.
Each of these entertainments
are given by talent representing
the best artists in their respec
tive lines, and the students will
have the pleasure of listening to
real masters. This of itself is
of large educational value.
For some inexplicable reason
there has been lately a visitation
of publishers agents representing
the various houses over the
United States. We do not know
whether this presages a meeting
of the State Library Commission
or not, but there are many new
and very interesting books being
introduced in initial numbers
among the teachers. To one
who is giving this any attention
the rapid growth and develop
ment along the lines of perfec
ting and developing the book
publishers progress is marvelous.
These gentlemen, as a class, are
very pleasant men to meet and
know, and represent the best
type of public salesmen.
Following the custom estab
lished in the beginning of the
school year the assembly num
bers by the seniors are proving
their worth and enjoyableness to
the student body. Since our
last report Miss Hazei Bohannon
gave on Tuesday last an ex
tremely interesting talk on "The
Problems of the Pacific Coast
and the Northwest," illustrating
her subject by clear and pointed
examples. She was followed on
Thursday by Miss Lexie
Strachan, whose subject "Abra
ham Lincoln" was handled in a
clear and succinct manner. She
spoke of his career as a citizen
and as a statesman, and of the
influence he wielded in the affairs
of this nation in its crisis.
It was a matter of great pleas
ure last week to have ,a three
days visit from Mr. L. R. Traver,
of Seattle, now representing the
American Book Co. Mr. Traver
used to be in Monmouth as Prin
cipal of the Training Depart
ment, so that he is a well known
figure in this community. He
always has some cheerful, en
couraging and helpful words to
say to teachers wherever he ad
dresses them, and his talk to the
student body in assembly period
of Friday was not an exception
to this.
Mr. E. D. Ressler, of the Ore
gon Agricultural College, and
formerly President of the Oregon
Normal School, was a visitor
here over Saturday night Mr.
Ressler's many friends are al
ways glad to welcome him back
to Monmouth again, and reports
indicate that his work is very
pleasant at the O. A. C.
Miss Mary Ewing, of the rural
section of the State Normal
School, has been visiting during
the past two weeks in the train
ing school and Normal depart
ment of the Normal School.
Miss Ewing is intensely inter
ested in her work and is render
ing most valuable services in the
rural school with which she is
connceted.