Vol. IV
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Aug. 23, 1912
No. 50
REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER
Portlanders Make Pilgrimage
Through Oregon
FLAX CULTURE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
The Oregon State Immigration
Com miction is Doing a
Good Work
Portland, Or., Aug. 20
Touring Interior. Oregon this
week is a big party of represent
ative businessmen, who are mak
ing an automobile excursion to
Lakeview under the auspices of
the Portland Commercial Club.
Every where along the line they
are being accorded every possible
courtesy and Central Oregon's
well known hospitality is being
extended. To the visitors the
trip is a veritable voyage of dis
covery. Many have never seen
this great stretch of undeveloped
country before and to them the
sight of the farms being carved
out of this new territory, many
of them bearing their first crops
this year, is a revelation. Cer
tain it is that Portlanders will
have a better understanding of
that great country after this ex
cursion. Women physicians of the state
will do the scoring at the Eu
genics Exposition at the Salem
State Fair. This is really a
scientific baby show and physical
perfection will determine the
winners. Each judge will score
certain qualities and figures will
be averaged, so that an absolute
ly impartial test will be made.
Enteries from many parts of the
state are now being made.
Lewiston has been the first to
suggest a big celebration in 1915
in honor of the opening of the
Panama Canal and the comple
tion of the Celilo Canal. All
sections whose interests are af
fected by the opening of the
Columbia and Snake rivers will
be invited to join in what will be
known as the Lewiston-Celilo-Panama
Celebration. Tentative
plans provide for a big river ex
cursion from Portland. The
Lewiston Commercial Club has
the affair in charge.
Kennewick will hold its second
annual grape carnival September
19-21. All the trrape districts
along the Columbia River are ex
pected to enter competitive ex
hibits. Freewater will have its
annual Peach day on august 22,
when this lucious fruit will be at
its best. All visitors are promised
all the fruit they can eat.
Flax culture in Oregon is mak
ing progress. Seed has been
distributed by the Portland Lin
seed Oil Company, and many
favorable replies have been re
ceived from farmers who have
been successful in growing ex
cellent flax. The plant thrives
in this state, producing fine, long
fibre. and much seed.
From far away Canada comes
a call for Pendleton's cowboy
band to appear at at Wild West
Show at Calgary, Alberta, in
early September. The fame of
this organization has spread and
the Pendleton musicians will go
to Calgary, taking along two cars
of horses and equipment.
The Oregon State Immigration
Commission is at work on a state
booklet that will be a valuable
work for attracting settlers. A
thorough and accurate compila
tion is being made of state sta
tistics, so that the most definite
information will be available for
the intending immigrant. It is
expected an addition of 200,(X)0
copies of this book will be pub
lished for general distribution
before the end of the year.
FISHBACK-CLAPP
Varedman A. Fishback and
Effie W. Clapp were married at
the home of the father of the
bride, Mr. C. E. Clapp, near
Antioch school house, Thursday
the 15th at 3 p. m. Rev. W. A.
Wood spoke the words that made
them husband and wife.
A number of friends and rela
tives were present, and after the
ceremony a lunch was served,
the kind that good farmer wives
know how to put up. just like
our mothers used to.
Quite a number of beautiful
and useful presents were given;
one a $20.00 gold piece by grand
ma Snell, grandmother of the
bride.
Mr. Fishback is well and
fovorably ' known here, this lo
cality having been his home all
his life. Miss Clapp came with
her parents three years ago from
Idaho and located on their present
farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Fishback will
make their home on the farm of
Mr. A. A. Lindman, near Lewis
ville. Mr. Fishback has been
employed to run the farm as Mr.
Lindman, with his family, has
moved to Corvallis.
Falls City Lumber Plant Burns.
Falls City, Aug. 20. -Fire
which started at 9 o'clock last
night, between the floors of the
engine room, supposedly from
spontaneous combustion, com
pletely destroyed Mill No. 1, of
the Falls City Lumber company,
near this city, together with the
machine shop, bunk and cook
houses, involving a loss of ap
proximately $35,000, partially
covered by insurance. Including
the logging camp, which will . of
necessity cease operations, more
than 75 men are thrown out of
employment and, if the fire shall
result in closing down the planer
plant in Falls City, at least 30
more will find their occupation
gone.
The first alarm was received
here at 9 o'clock, and 30 minutes
later the entire plant was in ruins.
The mill was supplied with a fire
pump, but so hot was the blaze,
and so rapidly did it spread, that
it was found impossible to use
the fire-fighting apparatus, and
all that could be done was to
form a bucket line and do what
was possible to save the out
buildings. This was accomplished
by hard work. No lumber was
destroyed, as this is all stored at
the planer mill at the end of the
flume.
Whether the mill will be re
built is problematical. Officials
of the company here profess not
to know what the future plans of
the company will be, and this
will probably not be known until
after the arrival of the president
and other officials, who are now
on their way here to take stock
of the damage.
SCHOOL EXHIBIT AT STATE FAIR
Will
be Held September
2-7, 1912
SUPT. SEYMOUR TO MEET THE CHILDREN
All Children Who Make
an
Exhibit Will Receive a
Ticket to the Fair.
In order that all children may
understand more about the con
ditions for making exhibits at
the State Fair, Supt. Seymour
will meet the children of the
county at the following school
houses on the dates and hour
mentioned.
Every child who makes an ex
hibit will receive a ticket ad
mitting him or her to the fair
for any one day of the fair.
It costs nothing to make the
exhibit, transportation will be
free by the R. R.tnd Supt. Sey
mour will be present to look after
the exhibits of the children from
Polk county. '' i
Many of the prizes are very
valuable and well worth winning
also it is well worth the effort of
every child to make an exhibit at j
the State Fair. Polk county is Kegistrarar and Uerk, will re
the banner school county and;sume her duties next month
now is the time for every child, ; after spending a pleasant, vaca
parent and perswi interested in 1 tion at .Vancouver, B. C. . Presi
the schools of the county to help I dent Ackerman spent Monday of
in this Fair and see that Polk; this week at Salem conferring
iintv iq wpII rpnrpwnrpd i with the Executive Committee
Following are the dates and
places where Supt Seymour will
meet the children and give them
whatever instructions they may
wish, all children planning to
make exhibits should meet him
if possible:
Thursday, Aug. 22, 9 a. m:,
Falls City.
Friday, Aug. 23, 9 a. m., Brush
College; 10:30 a. m., Lincoln and
Zena at Lincoln; 11:30 a. m.,
Spring Valley and Lone Star at
Spring Valley; 1:30, Mountain
View and Popcorn at Mountain
View; 2:30, West Salem; 4:30,
Eola.
Saturday, Aug. 24, 9 a. m.,
Monmouth, Elkins, Sunny Slope,
Antioch at Monmouth; 11 a. m.,
Independence, Oak Point, High
land at Independence; 1:30, Hop
ville; 2:00, Buena Vista, Parker
at Buena Vista; , 4:00, Suver,
Valley View and Fair View at
Suver.
Monday, Aug. 26, 9 a. m., Salt
Creek, Upper Salt Creek, Con
cord, Orchards at Salt Creek;
10:30, Ballston, Enterprise. Red
Prairie at Ballston; 1 p. m.,
Perrydale; 2:30, McCoy; 3:30,
Bethel; 4:30, Crowley, Oak
Grove at Crowley; 5:00, Rickre
all and Greenwood ' at Rickreall.
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 9 a, m.,
Buell, Gooseneck at Buell; 10:30
a. m., Harmony; 11:30, Butler;
12:30, Grande Ronde.
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 8:30 a.
m., Guthrie, Liberty, Mistletoe,
Bridgeport at Guthrie; 9:30,
Lewisville, McTimmonds Valley
at Lewisville; 10:30, Airlie, Ward
and Montgomery at Airlie.
Thursday, Aug. 29, 9 a. m.,
Dallas, North Dallas, Polk Sta
tion, Oak Dale and Pioneer at
Dallas High School. ,
Any child or parent who can
not attend some of , these meet-
ings may secure the desired in
formation by either calling, tele
phoning or writing Supt. Sey
mour. Remember this is the first State
Fair to have a school exhibit, see
that Polk county takes first
place.
"The Two Orphans'
A three reel special at the Star
Theatre Saturday night. This is
one of the good ones. See small
bills. Admission 5 and 10 cents.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
The Normal seems quite de
serted this week as all the faculty
are away. Miss Butler, of the
Department of Domestic Science
and Art has gone to Montana for
a brief visit with friends; Miss
West, of the Department of
Libraries, and mother, are visit
ing Miss Parrott, at Roseburg
and President Ackerman, wife
and daughter, Irabella, are spend
ing the week-end at Newport
While enroute he delivered an
address at Toledo before the
Lincoln Fair Association. He
will return either Sunday or
Monday next Miss Dunsmore,
and architect concerning the
dormitory plans. He reports
progress on the same and that
bids for the construction of the
dormitory will soon be adver
tised for.
President Ackerman wishes to
thank those who so promptly
listed their rooms with him. He
reports, however, that a few
have not as yet done so and that
he fears they will be left ,off the
list unless they are reported by
next Monday. This should be
done in order to avoid mistakes.
The improvements are being
made in a very satisfactory man
ner so much so that everything
will be in ship shape by the open
ing of school, September 16.
NEW BUSINESS COMING HEBE
J. A. Sturkin, of Chicago, Will
Install a Furniture Manufac
turing Plant and Planing Mill.
Monmouth is to be the gainer
in acquisition of J. A. Sturkin
and wife who have come to make
this city their home and place of
business.
They are from Chicago and Mr.
Sturkin will install a furniture
manufacturing plant and planing
mill and will manufacture any
thing in the furniture line that
the trade demands and will also
keep a furniture store. He is a
thorough and practical mechanic
and the plant to be installed will
be up-to-date and sufficient to fill
the demands.
This is a needed and worthy
institution and deserves en
couragement and no doubt will
receive the patronage of the resi
dents of Monmouth and vicinity,
as he will be able to manufacture
anything needed, from a fancy
door to the smallest piece of
furniture.
THE AUTOMOBILE CAMPAIGN
Decl
ares
Prohibitionists are
Most Progressive
ALL MEETINGS WERE WELL ATTENDED
Expect Large Prohibition Gain
During the Present
Campaign
B. Lee Paget, of Portland,
candidate for United States Sen
ator on the Prohibition ticket
and O. A. Stillman, of Salem,
candidate for Congress from this
district reached Monmouth Mon
day afternoon on the tour they
are makingaf the counties of the
state. This was the 56th town
they have visited since they be
gan their tour on August 4th at
Sherwood, Oregon. Everywhere
the meetings have been well at
tended and unusual interest has
been shown in the principles and
platform of the Prohibition
party as presented by Messrs.
Paget and Stillman. Mr. Paget
declared that the party he repre
sents is the.most progressive in
(the country today, pointing out
that the newer issues, such as
the direct election of senators
and the enfranchisement of wom
en, have been advanced by the
Prohibition party for nearly 40
years. He expressed the opin
ion that the present campaign
will see large gains for his party
owing to the dissatisfaction of
the mass of voters with the
platforms and candidates of the
other parties.
Mr. Stillman also spoke, de
claring that the time has come
when people demand a fuller ex
pression of their intelligence in
public affairs.
Mr. Paget is one of the repre
sentative citizens of Portland.
He is treasurer of the Peoples
Power League, which inaugura
te new political methods in this
state, and which has among its
members Ben Selling, W. S.
U'Ren, C. E. S. Wood ond others.
Mr. Paget is also a member of
the State Grange. Until recent
ly he was secretary of the Port
land Trust Company, resigning
his position to go into business.
Accompaning Messrs. Still
man and Paget was D. H. Gill,
of Dallas, county organizer for
the Prohibition party.
"The Two Orphans"
at the Star Theatre. Admission
5 and 10 cents. Three reels.
No Telephone Service.
There will be no telephone
service in Monmouth September
1st as the company will change
their switch board in the office
here upon that date.
School Superintendent H. C.
Seymour, of Dallas, was doing
business in tewn Wednesday.
Misses Mildred Force, Ruby
Fream, Stella Haan, Hazel Work
and Mable Johnson spent Sun
day afternoon at the riverside
near Independence.
WANTED TO RENT
a farm. Will pay grain or cash
rent Address: R. D.' 1, Box
100, Salem, Oregon. '