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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1912)
Another Week's Sale Om EMBROIDERIES You all remember our last Sale on Embroidery and as we still have more than we ought to have, we are going to give you another chance to save money. SATURDAY, JUNE 8th TO FRIDAY, JUNE 14th ONE SPECIAL LOT Of Edgings and Insertions to close out at per yard ONE SPECIAL LOT Of Edgings and Insertions to close out at per 17 yard MEN TAKE NOTSCE! Our entire line of Men's Clothing to be closed out at prices that absolutely Defy Competition. Here's your chance to fit yourselves out at next to nothing THE LIBERAL T. M. FRENCH, Prop., Monmouth, Oregon EEKTSiQMBI a Local and Personal! Read Craven's ad this week. Clay Hiser was a visitor in Mc Minnville Saturday. R. F. Wolverton, of Portland, is the guest of his father, 0. A. Wolverton. Mrs. M. E. Lee, of Corvallis, came Sunday for a two weeks yisit with Mrs. Monroe Mulkey. Grandpa Guthrie, of Dallas, was the guest of his son, H. E. Guthrie, Sunday, returning home Monday. L. K. Woodford was inter viewing Monmouth business men Tuesday, in the interest of R. G. Dun & Company, of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Hooper arrived last week from Michigan and will spend the summer visiting Mrs. F. A. Huntley. They are both well pleased with this section of Oregon. Hartley Mulkey's name ap pears among those whc are mak ing improvements. He has moved his residence back from the street and is building on a front addition. Mrs. C. L. Marks, of the Luck iamute country, was in Monmouth Saturday and gave the Herald office a pleasant call, presenting the editor with a sample of eggs produced by her Brown Leghorn hens, one of which measured 7 1-4 by 6 inches in circumference, while the second was only a six teenth of an inch smaller each way. She said that the sample was above the average size and that she suspected each contained a double yolk. Inquiry as to fruit prospects in the vicinity of her home brought forth the answer that the late frosts and cold rain had thinned it out until there would hardly be sufficient for home consumption. The Independence Enterprise has changed hands again, Messrs. Schmitt & McMillan, of Sprague, Washington, having purchased the plant. The Herald wishes the new owners success. The Entre Nous Club, of the 0. S. N. gave an entertainment on Cupids Knoll Wednesday evening in honor of the Seniors. An excellent picnic dinner and a most excellent time is reported. Sells-Floto Show at Dallas last week proved a great attraction for Monmouth citizens a large number of whom took advantage of the occasion to see the baby elephant and other curiosities and sights. The changing wheel of time has made another flop-over and F. W. Bluhm has resumed his place in the Monmouth Creamery displacing Ray Chute, and Elba Ebbert has taken the position formerly occupied by Mr. Alder son. Miss Loretta Smith closed her school at Newport two weeks ago today and returned home the following day, accompanied by her friend, Mrs. Hilton, who is so well pleased with our city that she thinks she would like a home here. Misses Cora Green, Blanche Stitt and Tena Brown made an excursion into the country above Falls City last Sunday. They re turned in the evening well laden with wild flowers and reported a pleasant outing. However, the fish didn't bite. Mrs. A. M. Bed well left Tues day to visit her daughter, Mrs. Cass Riggs, and family at Crow ley Station, with whom she at tended the pioneers reunion at McMinnville, Wednesday. Be fore returning home, Mrs. Bed well will visit her son at Yamhill and her son L. E., at Portland. Pasco is sporting a brand new harness cut in the latest style. Electric Celebration There were nine automobiles carrying 44 of Albany's business men and citizens, passed through here yesterday afternoon in an excursion, being out for the pur pose of advertising the celebra tion at Albany, July 4th, in honor of the completion of the Oregon Electric line to Albany by July 4. They are reaching out for a rousing time and they are going to have it The Australian Aboriginal. The tribes of central Australia are among the last of the primitive races. They are nomads who stray through the huge and deserted tracts of this great continent, hunt ing with spear and boomerangs. They are with few exceptions can nibals. Living in huts made of tho boughs of trees, they have no house hold utensils. They count on their fingers only and only to the number of ten, but they decorate the rocks with rude attempts at drawing and make efforts to ornament their shields. Their art is determined and distinct, but inferior to that of the western European epoch of the reindeer. Their most singular char acteristic is their social convention ality: they have fixed prejudices concerning marriage. Standing the Test. To test a sentry an oflicer after the salute said : "Lot me see your rifle." The re cruit bunded it over, whereupon the officer said in disgust; "You're a ,fine soldier! You've given up your rifle, and now what are you going to do?'' The young fellow drew out a dangerous knife and exclaimed, "Give me that rifle or I'll cut your heart out!" The ollicer was more than con vinced that he would, and hastily handed the weapon back. "A Lit tle Tiger War Diary," by C. W. Bardeen. T n Herald and Pacific Monthly one year, $1.75 Herald and Pacific Homestead one year..... 1.75 Herald and Weekly Oregonian one year 2.00 Herald and Daily Telegram one year, 5.00 When In Monmouth stop at Hotel Monmouth American Plan. $1.50 per day and up. Rebuilt and under new management. MILLER BROTHERS, Props. Monmouth, ... Oregon f Monmouth Bakery McNeill brothers, Proprietors THE BEST BREAD AND Pastries of all Kinds Give us a trial. ' We can please you Once a customer you'll come again Monmouth, Oregon The Wrong Bit. An Irixh Jarvie was driving an English tourist round Dublin and on stopping for refreshments the tourist remarked to Pat how lean his horse was. Going up to the horse's head, the tourist examined its mouth and, turning round with the air of a man who knew some thing.' he said: "I am afraid that the want of flesh in your horse is due to the large bit you have in its mouth." Pat looked at him sorrowfully as he replied: "Shure, yer honor, I won't argue wid ye. hut I'm after thinkingit's the small bit that he has in his stomuch that's a-troublin the poor baste!" London Mail. NOTICE TO' CREDITORS. ' Notice is hereby given that the under signed has been duly appointed ad ministrator of the estate of Mary E. McCaleb, deceased, by the County Court of the State of Oregon for Polk County, and haa qualified. All persons having churns against the said estate are hereby notified to pre sent the same duly verified, together with proper vouchers therefore, to the undersigned administrator at his resi dence in the City of Monmouth in said County, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated and first published, May 3rd, 1912. John McCaleb, Administrator of the estate of Mary E. McCaleb, deceased. B. F. Swope, Attorney.
