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 "