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Vol IV
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Mar. 15, 1912
No. 29
REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER
Portland, Or., Mar. 12-With
exhibits provided for every pen
that had been built and the ne
cessity of planning additional
space, The Pacific Northwest
Livestock Show to be held in
Portland, March 18-20 will be of
great importance to the livestock
industry of the Northwest IU
success is assured. A special
train of Inland Empire stock
breeders and another from Spo
kane will be features of the at
tendance. The Lewiston Boost
ers will be in Portland on the 18.
Livestock from Montana, Idaho,
Wyomnig and Utah, as well as
from Washington and Oregon,
will be shown. A combination
sale of Shorthorn cattle Du roc
Jersey hogs will be one of the
big events. The push clubs and
other community organizations
M within a large radius of Portland,
on both sides of the Columbia
River, have promised to send
delegations. '
A meeting to launch a move
ment that will make the Pacific
. Coast states the "Playground of
America," will be held in San
Francisco April 2. Representa
tives of the Portland' Rose Festi
, val, the Seattle-Potlatch, the
Tacoma Montamara Festo, the
Spokane National Apple Show,
the Vancouver (B. C.) Interna
tional Horse Show, The Pendle
, ton Roundup, the Salem Cherry
Fair, and all the regular annual
celebrations held in California
cities will be in attendance.
The call was sent out by the
management of the Rose Festi
val and it has met with an en
thusiastic response. No definite
plan of action has been offered,
but co-operation is to be the key
note. Each city will be asked to
to carry on its advertising a date
line calling attention to attrac
tions of the other cities repre
sented in the organization and to
work together in securing na
tional conventions and other im
portant gatherings. It is be
lieved that the possibilities for
good in such a union are limitless.
Oregon's delegation, to San
Francisco, on the occassion of
choosing the site for its exhibit
at the Panama Pacific Interna
tional Exposition was a' truly
representative one. It was made
by of the best men and women
from all parts of the state and
was a fitting recognition of the
high honor that has been given
the state by the fair officials in
the matter of the ; very first
choice of location. So many ap
plications to join the party were
made at the Oregon Develop
ment League herdquarters that
the- complement for a special
train was soon made up. Many
. went by the regular trains; The
, special left early i the' afternoon
of the' 12th; and4 the site-choos
ing took-place on the 14th. The
commercial bodies of San Eran
cisco made it known long in ad
vance that the Oregon delega
tion would be' royally taken care
of in every way. v.. ... t
During the past week new
impetus has been given;, to the
' 'Made in Oregon" campaign
recently started in Salem. The
. manufacturer's Association of
Portland gave up the entire pro
gram of its annual meeting on
March 5 to this subject Sup
plementing this, some of the re
tail houses made attractive ex
hibits in their windows of Oregon-made
products fiHd r the at
tenti6rf,of the ity generally was
attracted to the movement i At
Corvallis, on March 7, delegates
from the commercial clubs of the
state took part in a rousing
meetiftg that was called for this
purpose. One of the suggestions
made was that ., communities
should assist each' other by a re
ciprocal pushing of the local pro
ducts manufactured.
PUBLIC SALE
E. L. Baker will sell at his
residence, one and one-half miles
South west of Suver on the Cor-
vallis-Monmouth road on Wednes
day; March 20, beginning at 10
a. m., 3 head of horses, 17 head
of cattle, 12 head of swine, farm
machinery and implements, poul
try and ' some household goods.
For terms and particular descrip
tions see large sale bill.
THE MEETINGS.
The revival service at the
Christian Church increases in in
terest with every service. Large
audiences are in attendance each
evening, and many converts are
being made while others are
uniting with the church. From
general remarks being made by
the public, - the evangelists' are
giving entire satisfaction.
The scriptural sermons are giv
ing the public biblical knowledge
as the preacher gives scriptural
proof in each proposition and is
also an adept at handling the
question box.
Mr. Darby's solos continue to
please and the chorus and con
gregational singing is very en
thusastic. All the churches of the
town are manafesting an inter
est The aim is to make Sunday
one of the greatest days in the
history of the. congregation.
The men will have charge of the
Bible school in a men's day ser
vice, with special features, 150
people are expected to be at
Bible school. '
At the morning services Sun
day morniny, the evangelist will
speak in the theme, "The Little
Foxes," On Sunday evening the
subject will be "What we believe
and teach." On Sunday evening
there will be some extra musical
features, while on Sunday morn
ing there will be the special solo.
Meeting continues during the
coming week.
The public is cordially invited
and christian people' should make
use of this opportunity to ad
vance the cause of Christ in Mon
mouth. Class Entertained. ,'
The Excelsior and Builder
classes of the Evangelical"' Sun
day Scho6l were very pleasantly
entertained at the homai of Rev.
and Mrs. Gueffroy, Tuesday even
ing, March 5th. After the busi
ness meeting and a well rendered
program an especially interest
ing part of which was the musi
cal selections the evening wad
made enjoyable by many lively
games. : , ,. . .
After delightful refreshments
were served the young people de
parted for their respective honied
thanking their host and ' hostess
for the enjoyment of the evening1.
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
Rev. C. H. Hilton gave a most
interesting talk at chapel on
Thursday March 7, taking for his
subject "A voice and an Echo."
His address was thoughtful and
instructive and much appreciated.
We trust this Is not the last time
that he will speak to us.
On Monday Mr. Darby, the
vocalist, rendered a vocal solo at
chapel, which was much appre
ciated. '
A rug, screen and other furn
iture for the rest room arrived
this week, and when fitted up the
rest room will be a much needed
acquisition. ,
The Normal campus ground in
front of the building is being
spaded and put in shape for re
seedmg, and when complete the
lawn will be a much needed im
provement to the normal grounds.
Mr. Ostein represented the
faculty at chapel last Tuesday,
his subject was "Orient Your
self." He used as a text a fath
ers letter to his son. He drew
the following requisites for a suc
cessful teacher: First character,
Second, subject matter and third
training. His address was highly
appreciated and one that will be
a lasting influence for good.
Miss Stark represented the
J Senior class at chapel Thursday,
taking for her subjecf'Art Edu
cation". '"" She handled the , sub
ject in a pleasing and masterful
manner.
ti jsident Ackerman and Mr.
Gentle have accepted invitations
to speak at the local teachers in
stitute to be held at Carlton next
Saturday and Mr. Butler has also
accepted an invitation to speak
at Silverton.
The Normal was well repre
sented at the local Institute held
at Dallas last Saturday, forty-one
tickets being sold from Mon
mouth alone. Mr. Hirschberg
made a special rate- of one and
one third fare for the occasion,
which was muqh appreciated.
Those on the program from the
Normal were Miss Fridd, Mr,
Butler, Miss Louise Davis, Miss
Grace Davis, Miss Shearer and
twenty-one members of the girls'
glee club under the direction of
Miss Harlan.
Preparations are being made
to entertained the visiting teach
ers at the local meeting to be
held at Monmouth, May 4. The
program will be somewhat unique
in that in place of a prepared
program the teachers will be in
vited to visit the Normal and the
training school which will be in
session on that day, and then
have vacation on the Monday
following. This will enable vis
iting teachers to spend a day at
the Normal without having to
lose time. -
Preparations are also under
way for May Day exercises to be
held on the campus, May 1.
The teachers of the training
school have issued invitations to
the faculty to be present at a St.
Padrick's party to be held in the
rooms of the training school on
the evening of the 19, and' the
Delphiaris have issued an invita
tion to the faculty and other so
cieties to a reception to be held
in the chapel on the evening of
March lb, and arrangements are
being made for a faculty recept
ion to the Board of Regents, peo
ple of Monmouth and student
body on the evening of March 23.
Monmouth was treated to a
renewed sensation last Friday
wheri for the first time ' in three
years she was again represented
at the Oratorical contest Those
who represented her besides the
orator, Miss Loraine Johnson,
were Miss Parrott Miss Duns
more, Mr. Evenden and twenty
three of the students, enough to
enjoy a real jolly good time, but
not too many to be royally treated
by the people of Forest Grove.
The contest was one of the best
ever held in Oregon. Mr Pick
ett, of the University of Oregon,
who carried off the laurel was
well worthy of the prize. ' Miss
Johnson did splendidly,' and we
were all proud of our Loraine.
The others, too, were good.
After the contest the contest
ants, delegates and guests were
escorted to the Methodist church
banquet room where a big ban
quet was held for them. College
songs were sung and college yells
riven until the SDi'rit fwas trulv
one of "complete harmony in dif
ferent ways." Toward the close
of the banquet Prof. Shippe, of
Forest Grove, who was the pre
siding officer at the banquet very
graciously introduced the speak
ers who were to respond for their
schools. Miss Mickelson, on be
half of the Oregon Normal,, very
ably responded to a toast enti
tled, "The Recall."
After singing more college
songs and giving more college
yells all left for their homes.
The early morning train carried
us all back to Monmonuth feel
ing as joyous as if we had carried
off first honors ourselves.
One of the most enjoyable even
ings of the year was the recep
tion tendered to the faculty and
the town people on Saturday
evening last at the home of Presi
dent and Mrs. Ackerman. The
guests began to arrive about
eight o'clock and soon the home
was filled with the social greet
ings and pleasant conversation of
the assembled guests. Mrs.
Carleton, of Salem, wife of As
sistant Superintendent Carleton,
assisted President and Mrs. Ack
erman in receiving and enter
taining their guests. The house
was appropriately decorated with
potted plants and ferns and pre
sented a most inviting appear
ance. The guests spent the even
ing in social entertainments and
a dainty lunch was served by
Mrs. Ackerman.
GRANGE MEETING
The next meeting of the Grange
will be Friday evening at 7:30,
March 22nd.
Subjects for discussion are: 1st
Commission government for. cit
ies and towns. History of . Plan
Advantages, Success in Applica
tions. 2nd Civil Service Rules
for all appointives, local and
state officers. , Selction based on
ability, skill and character;
Position should be permanent;
Advantages of such a system;
Examples of the application of
such apian. ,
Secondary topic: 1st Poultry
complaints and cures. 2nd Does
borrowing money pay? 3rd Giv
ing advice to young people. Does
woman's invasion of the business
field improve home conditions.
CITY COUNCIL MOVING AHEAD
Reservoir Site Settled and Well
Location Secured
The City Council met Friday
evening, but out-side of looking
up lines and studying' plans and
specifications there was little
action taken except to appoint
Allen Johnson to meet with J. B.'
Stump acting for J. B. V. Butler,
to set a price for a reservoir site
and access thereto upon Cupid's
Knoll.
Besides the above action the'
hour of meeting was chaneed
froc 8 p. mi. to 7 o'clock p. m.
the second and fourth Tuesday
evenings of each month.
The Council met again Tuesday
night a full board being present
and took up the report of the
arbitration committee.
The report follows ::
We, J. B. Stump, Allen John
son and Eugene Hayter, the act
ing , board of arbitrators, who
were chosen to determine the
reasonable price that the city of
Monmouth, Polk County,' Ore
gon, should pay to J. B. V. Eut
ler for one. certain acre of lard
for a reservoir site, and for a
perpetual right of way, 16 feet
wide, over the lands of said J. B.
V. Butler, leading from the pub
lic highway to said reservoir.
find and determine that said acre
of land is reasonably worth the
sum of $300, and that the said
right of way for pipe line and
drive-way will damage the prop
erty of said J. B. V. Butler in
the sum of $150, but that said
right of way shall be located in
a direct East and West line from
said reservoir site to the public
high-way, and in no event shall
cut the lands of said J. B. V. But
ler diagonally.
Dated this 11th day of March,
1912.
J. B. Stump.
Allen Johnson.
Eugene Hater.
The Council by motion accepted
and approved the report of the
arbitration committee and en
tered an order authorizing the
city engineer to survey the res
ervoir site and right of way pre
paratory to securing deed there
to. The council then took up op
tions for a well site and after
reading those," heretofore pub
lished, one from Frank More
land,' consisting of one fourth
acre in block 7; Bentley's Addi
tion for $200, was opened and
read.
The council then made C. G.
Griffa a proposition and after
much dickering, agreed to pur
chase the lands upon which his
present wells are located with all
the appertenances thereto belong
ing for the sum of $850. Mr.
Griffa agreeing to supply .water
to his present customers until the
city water works were , ready to
supply water.
Three bills for ordiances 147,
148 and ; 149, respectively , Were
taken up and carried foreward
to the third reading which will
take place at the next meeting.
These ordiances are prepara
tory to read vertising for sale of
bonds, letting contract for con
structing the water system, and
for securing lands, etc., for res
ervoir, pumping plant and pipe
lines.
The council then made an order
authorizing the city recorder to
purchase the code of laws of Ore
gon for the recorder's office, af
ter which adjournment was tak
en to meet again. Tuesday even
ing, March 19th, at 7 o.clock.