Monmoutls, Vol. IV Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Mar. 8, 1912 No. 28 RMAL SCHOOL NOTES During chapel time last Wednesday morning Rev. W. A. Guellroy gave a most inspiring and helpful talk, taking for his subject "Success," which subject was treated from an optimistic standpoint. Rev. Gueffroy made it perfectly clear that many times ones ambitions and aspira tions are not realized, yet in all probability thru the non-realization the person has done more good for humanity than as though they had been realized. It is not what we have but what we give that counts in this world. lie took as a type, William Jennings Bryan, who in all probability has done more for civilization than he might have done had he been elected to the Presidency. His talk was thoroughly enjoyed and we hope that this is notf the last time he will consent to appear in chapel. On last Friday the chapel time was taken with theannualJunior j program, which was unique, in that the members of the class j represented an old fashioned dis- trict school, each scholar repre- j Renting a member of the faculty. J The substance of the prologue ! can be guessed from the follow- i ing heading, w hich was at the ; top of the programs, "Ye Faculty j , as They were." "0 -ad some' power the giftie gie us To see j ourselves as others see us. " The : news- had been spread abroad that the program was to be un-1 usualy interesting and as a re sult the chapel was well filled with visitors. That they were not disappointed in witnessing the many peculiarities of the fac ulty as brought out by their rep rensentatives was shown by the hearty applause. The occasion was one that was thoroughly en joyed by even those who were hardest hit. Quite a number have expressed a desire to be present at the ora torical contest to be held at For est Grove Friday night, March 8, and a part of the chapel time for the last week has been taken in praticing blood curdling yells and suitable songs for the occassion. Miss Loraine Johnson is to repre sent the "school. She takes for her subject "The Cry of the Children." Should we be so un fortunate as not to be the winner it is the determination of the student body to give an exhib ition of the true Monmouth spir it, and there is no question but that the result will be accom plished. Mr. Gentle made one of his periodical.trips to Yamhill County last Saturday and reports a most profitable, and enjoyable meet ing. The public school grounds are being plowed and harrowed ready to be seeded, and when completed will be an honor to the city. Under the direction of the Head of the Music Department an orchestra has been organized in the Training School. It will meet on Wednesday evenings from four until five. Following is the membership: 1st violins, Hjalmar Gentle, Gertrude Rogers; 2nd violin, Evelyn Haley; 1st cornet, Harold Come Out To Night The City Council will discuss the water proposition for the city this evening at tne City Hall and would be pleased to have the cit izens of Monmouth meet and dis cuss with them. Come out. Davis; 2nd cornet, Bruce Rogers; 1st clarinet, Ermine Gentle; Sax aphone, Merrill Walker; Piano, Guy Sacre; Drums, Charles Strong. Much interest is manifested in the work and any child in the training school will be eligible who has taken at least six lep sons on the instrument he may choose to play. j . We think it best for the child to know something about the! violin, cornet or clarinet as wll J as the voice and pi.no, and that J the orchestra does as much to! create a real live interest and love ! for good music in trie community j as the' choral organization. ' It is hoped that the parents' and friends of the children of Monmouth will lend their assist- ance by way of encouragement to this splendid opportunity for them to study and become famil iar with the, work oJL an , orches tra, and that many children will take up the study of some instru ment alung with their work in public school music. As an in centive for the little people to do excellent work, as soon as they become efficient in the School Orchestra they may study with the Normal School Orchestra which is now taking up the work of the Classics. The Revival Meetings. The revival service at the Christian church, being con ducted by Evangelists Hilton, and Darby is under good headway, and is being largely attended. Much interest is being manifest ed. The evangelist, C. H. Hil ton, is a strictly scriptural preach er, is thoroughly acquainted with the Bible, and believes in preach ing it entire. He is a forceful speaker and drives his argument home with great power. The singer, 0. E. Darby, has a fine voice, is very enthusiastic and is getting together a splen did chorus, and has the assistance of the orchestra. Mr. Darby's solos are greatly pleasing the people and prospects are fine for a splendid meeting. The revival continues on over Sunday and during the coining week. There will be special features on Sun day. The evangelist will speak Sunday morning on, "The Touch of Two worlds." In the evening the topic will be, "Is Church Membership Essential?" On Sunday night there will be some extra musical features. Sunday afternoon the evangelists will conduct a meeting for children, with plenty of good singing, and an object lesson for children. It is expected that the smile chorus will be a regular feature of the meeting. The people of the town and community are in vited and urged to make use of this opportunity of hearing these great evangelists while they are here. W. A. Wood, Pastor. REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER Portland, Or., March 5-Response to the call of the Oregon Development League for a large representation for Oregon, on the occasion of . choosing the site for its buildings at the, Panama Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco in 1915, has been so great that it will proba bly be necessary for more than one special train to carry the delegation. The day set apart is March 14, and trains will leave Portland on the afternoon of March 12. Word has been received from '.uich extreme points as Lakeview, Prineville' Burns, Klamath Falls, Baker and Astoria that they will be represented ; by delegations. Eugene is planning to send a banner delegation of 50 or more; this will be the largest outside of Portland. Two hundred mem- Iwrs of the Portland Commercial I Club will make the trip. As thej most of the delegates will be ac-1 cornpanied by thr.ir ladies, thej occasion win w. or considerable social significance. The fare will be $25 for thi round trip. Oregon has been conceded the unusual honor, even over Cali fornia itself, of the first choice of site. The invitation that has been extended by the Lair of ficials and the commercial bodies of San Francisco indicates that the entertainment they will pro vide will be of a most elaborate nature. At the headquarters of the Oregon Development League messages have been , received from the commercial bodies all over the state. This indicates that they will act in harmony with the slogan of the League, that the Panama-Pacific Inter national Exposition marks the climax of present exploitation work on the Pacific. Coast. A special train that will carry a large number of livestock men and their wives, together with members of the Idaho-Washington Development League and the Lewiston Commercial Club, will visit the Pacific Northwest Live stock Show to be held at Port land March 18-20. Monday, the first day of the show, has been set apart as the Idaho-Washington' Day. Pen reservations have been made for SOO head of pure-bred cattle and hogs at the combina tion sale of Shorthorn cattle and Duroc-Jersey hogs. Student judging contests, to be partici pated in by delegates from the schools of Idaho, Washington and Oregon, will be a feature of the exposition. ; The fact that admission to this stock show i free and that t he railroads have granted a rate of one and one third fare for the round trip in dicates an unprecedented attend ance. ' Excursion rates for the Sum mer festivals and national con ventions - to be held on the Pa cific Coast during 1912 have been fixed at one and one-third fares and liberal stop-over privileges will be granted. Events pro vided for are: Mystic Shriners at Los Angeles . in May, Rose Festival at Portland in June, the Elks at Portland in July, the Golden Potlatch at Seattle in July, and the Montamara Festo at Tacoma. Dallas Man Killed In Runaway. Word reached here Monday af ternoon that T. A. Odom of Dallas had been killed in a runaway acci dent and that Joseph Trent, brother-in-law to Odom, had .been seriously injured. The following details are from the Polk County Observer: ' Soon after one o'clock Odom and Trent went to the Farmers' Feed Barn on Oak street, and hitched up a team which the former had recently purchased. Equipped with a bran new har ness and drawing a new Stude baker wagon, the outfit started from the barn, Odom remarking that he believed he "owned the best team in Dallas." As' the team left the barn bystanders declare that one of the horses showed signs of fright and be gan pranc ng wildly as Trent who was sitting cn the spring seat and driving, turned west on Oak street. At that time Odom was not in the wagon but, seeing the action of the horses, and undoubtedly with the idea of as- sisting Trent, he ran from the barn ane jumped into the rear of i the vehicle. It was a fatal ac tion for, within 20i minutes his lifeless remains were growing cold in death. .The two men succeeded in turning the team south on Church street but, while doing their best to stop the now thoroughly frightened horses, the front wheels of the wagon struck the curbing on the east side of the street. Although no body has been found who can exactly say just how the acci dent happened it is thought from the marks on the curbing, and the position of the wagon that the tongue dropped from the neckyoke and, ploughing along the ground, struck the cement curb at the alley-way with great force. The impact broke the douljetrees and freed the horses. It also threw the occupants of the wagon high in the air and they struck the hard surface of the street fully 50 feet from the wagon. Odom suffered a frac ture of the base of the skull and never moyed after striking the ground. Trent, although thrown further than his companion, es caped with less injuries. A crowd soon gathered for several persons had witnessed the acci dent from a distance, and the injured men were picked up and carried to the hospital on Oak street where physicians did every thing possible to relieve their sufferings. It was seen at once that Odom was fatally injured, as he was bleeding profusely from the ears. He leaves a wife and five chil dren, ranging in age from three to 18 years, as follows: Dovie Elizabeth, Birdie, Bobbie Mag gie, Henry Carson and Carl Ir win. He is also survived by seven sisters, all of whom reside in Tennessee. for sale A Petaluma Incu bator and Brooder. Price $15. Address P. O. Burbank, Mon mouth, Ore. Residence one mile Ssuth of the city. INDEPENDENCE SCORCHED. Five Buildings Go Up In Smoke. Will Soon Be Rebuilt. Our sister city, Independence, suffered a visit about 1:30 Tues day morning which left destruc tion in its wake. The fire is said to have Btarted in the meat market of T. A. Nelson, but its origin is not known. The building in which the market was located was a frame structure and on either . side were old frame buildings, so that when the fire gained head way they were quickly burned up. Most of the quarter block fronting on C. street, between Main and First streets, was re duced to ashes, as the water pressure at the time was inade quate to fight the flames owing to the fact that the pump at the water station was not working properly. The losses are given as follows: T. A. Nelson's meat market, loss $1000, no insurance; A. An-. derson's bicycle shop, loss $500 to stock aside from the building, no insurance; A. M. Brown's second-hand furniture store with building, loss $2000, no insurance; McCaleb's art studio, fixtures and valuable papers, loss $2500, insurance $500, and the Home Telephone Company had its ca bles burned out Other buildings were more or less scorched. The hotel on the opposite side of C street, while the brick building to the east had the wood work around the win dows burned and the floor inside showed signs of the heat. The fire had not died out be fore there was talk of rebuilding and it is expected that a large concrete structure will soon oc cupy the space made vacant by the blaze. Laurean Society Entertained. On last Friday evening the Laurean Literary Society, of the Monmouth High School enter tained the Philomathean Society and some invited guests. The reception committee as well as the members of both societies appeared in costume. The vari ous characters were well repre resented and several were strik ingly unique. The evening was begun by a grand march led by Miss McNeill and Miss Jackson also in very attractive costumes. A short literary program was given, interspersed by music by the orchestra and the high school girls. The prize for the best sustained characters was given to Messrs. Ostrom and Evans while Miss McNeill received the consolation prize. The decora tions were particularly appropri ate, being a tasteful blending of the' societies and high school colors. The evening closed with games and music by the orches tra. Refreshments were served by the society. The evening was one of much pleasure and all unite in declaring the Laurean Society a most loyal host. - For Sale-FuII Blood Buff Orpington Eggs, $1.50 a setting of 15. . Mrs. W. Neal Monmouth, Oregon. . 3-31 "