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T he Mws&uh Herald
Vol. V
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Oct 25, 1912
No. 7
STATE NORMAL SGHOQL NOTES
Bid for Building Dormitory
Opened Last Wednesday
MR. L R. TRAVER VISITS IHE NORMAL
Faculty Request Pretence of
Citizens at Annual Reception
in Chapel, Oct 26th.
Much interest is being mani
fested in the Edmund Vance
CK)ke attraction cn the evening
of the 21Kh. Reserved seats, by
those who have season tickets,
may be selected Saturday morn
ing at the Normal Hook store.
The others can be secured on
Monday. It is suggested that
select'ons be made early. It
Khouid Imj carefully noted that
the lecture will begin promptly
at 8 o'clock and every one should
be in his or her seat at that lime
in order not to disturb the lecture.
Edmund Vance Cooke
The bids for building the
dormitory were opened in the
Governor's office on Wednesday,
October 22. There were sixteen
bidders on the building proper,
seven on the plumbing and four
on the heating plant. The six
lowest bidders for the building
were John Alameter, $22,833.
Snook & Traver, $23,450. Braus
Construction Co., $23,617. N.
G. Patterson, $23,818. F. A.
Erickson, $24,952
The three lowest bids for the
plumbing were Ben Olsen Co.,
$3,561. Theo. II. Bauer, $3,673.
J. F. Shay, $3,897.
For the heating plant, Ben
Olson Co., $3,714. Theo. H.
Bauer, $3,900. Kroft & Co.,
$1,050.
For the wiring, W. L. Bradley
Co., $692.00. M. J. Walsh Co.,
$759. 50. Coast Engineering Co. ,
$998.00.
The contract was not awarded
on Tuesday but in all probability
will be awarded to the lowest
bidders. ,. ,
The faculty of the, Oregon
Normal requests the pleasure of
the presence of the citizens of
Monmouth at their annual re
ception to be held in the chapel
on the evening of October the
twenty-sixth.
Mr. Gentle lectured at the
Hood River Institute on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week, and Thursday and Friday
before the joint Institute , of
Gilliam and Wheeler counties at
Fossil. He will return Saturday
evening. "
Mr. L. R. Traver, who ' was so
long associated with : the Train
ing School of the Oregon Normal
vim
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School, paid the school a pleasant
visit Monday and Tuesday of
this week. He gave a very in
teresting talk during the chapel
period on Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Jean Morris, Ellis gave a
very interesting talk before the
chapel on Thursday morning.
The first entertainment of the
school year was given last Satur
day by the Normal boys. They
entertained the school and a
number of invited guests at a
dancing party held in the Normal
gymnasium. The gym was taste
fully decorated in fall colors,
yellow crepe paper, corn and
pumpkins being used effectively.
The guests, to the number of
alnnit two hundred, proved to be
a jolly and congenial crowd and
a pleasant evening was enjoyed
by all. Even the girls handi
capped as they were by the ever
present Monmouth problem, the
boy shortage, report having a
very good time. The boys are
to be complimented for their
very successful entertainment.
Civic
Duties vs. The
Game. '
Political
Ida M. Tarbell says one of her
chief objections to woman suff
rage is that "it will take the at
tention of women from what I
believe to be their real civic
duties by interesting them in the
political game, when they should
be concentrating their attention
on specific civic work."
All right minded women want
this work done but they differ as
to the method. The suffragist
thinks the ballot the panacea for
all ills of society. The anti
suffragist believes that the con
stant and effective influence now
exerted by women on legislation
and public affairs is due to the
character and intelligence of the
women who advocate good
causes. A woman now interested
in a matter of public welfare is
known to be unselfish and with
only the interest of her cause at
heart. The same woman under
woman suffrage is only one of
many political units, with ignor
ant and indifferent women voters
added to the other elements ar
rayed against her success.
, A few women today are ideal
izing the ballot, while what will
really solye juvenile delinquency,
intemperance, the white slave
traffic, and the social evil is edu
cation, education and more edu
cation in the homes and from the
earliest hour of childhood, and
therein lies the civic duty of
women, bigger than the' casting
of any ballot, and absorbing
enough to occupy all the women
of Oregon for all time.
It is to keep the women of this
State out of the "political game"
and leave them free for this
greatest of all their duties that
we ask you to vote against the
woman suffrage amendment at
the coming election.
High School Notes
The lawn surrounding the high
school building has been greatly
improved and beautified, as a re
sult of the work of the students
of the training school and high
school. '
Each class of the high school is
REGULAR POBTUND LETTER
Electric Line are Gridironing
Willamette Valley
QI C. 6IRLS TO DEMONSTRATE COOKERY
Largest Orchard of Winter Nellis
Pears in United States is
Near Central Point
Portland, Ore., Oct. 22.
This is the electric age in the
Willamette Valley. Albany and
Eugene have celebrated the ad
vent of the interurban trolley
and Salem is planning a big dem
onstration when the new electric
system outlined by the Southern
Facific reaches the state capital.
President Strahorn of that or
ganization sayri his people will
spend $2,250,000 within a radius
of 25 miles of Salem.
Both the Hill and Harriman
systems in the valley are bent
on a wide development, it seems,
and the future of this section of
Oregon never looked so bright.
There will be many other cities
giving rousing welcomes to these
great developers before many
months shall have passed.
College girls from the O. A. C.
at Corvallis will give demonstra
tions in cookery at the Pacific
Northwest Land Products Show
w oe neiu m roiuanu. ixovemoer
18-23. They will show mnumer-
aDIe ways oi cooKing Dig rea
uregon appies ana tne puDHC
generally will be much interested
in this work. Domestic science
is being taken up by state schools
and interest in this subject is
general.
A state' convention of manu
facturers is being planned for
Portland during Land Show week,
Nov. 18-23. It is thought by link
ing the two interests, agricultur
al production and industrial de
velopment, much good can be
arranging for a display of flowers
to be placed in the southeastern
basement room reserved for that
purpose. This is another step
toward beautifying the building
and grounds, and the students
are showing much interest in the
matter.
On Friday afternoon, of last
week, the platforms of the Re
publican, Progressive, Democrat
ic and Socialist parties were given
by four students representing
the parties. The Presidential can
didates from each party were dis
cussed by students as follows:
Wilson, Laura Belle; Roosevelt,
Clares Powell; Taft, Neta Waller;
Debs, John Webber.
The high school fund is being
increased by the money received
from the work of the ' students
and teachers, and by contribu
tions from altruistic citizens. The
money will be used to improve
the general condition of the
school. : '
A new astronomy class was or
ganized last week.
Last week the high school stu
dent body named a special selling
agent for the Lyceum course en
tertainments, j
There is no water in the high
school building and . when it is
raining, this thought comes to
students' minds: "Water, water,
accomplished for Oregon. The
Manufacturers' Association is be
hind the convention plan.
It will cost approximately one
and three-quarters million dollars
to run the state institutions dur
ing the coming two years, accord
ing to the budget being made for
action by the next Legislature.
This is somewhat less than was
appropriations at the last session
for like purposes.
Boy Scouts at LaGrande have
been "Swatting" the fly. They
turned their attention to wiping
out the winged disease spreaders
and the winner in the contest
was credited with having killed
5,000,000 flies. It is estimated
that over 12,000,000 of the pests
were killed in LaGrande during
the campaign.
What is said to be the biggest
orchard of Winter Nellis pears in
the United States is located near
Central Point and it belongs to
F. H. Hopkins. It is 30 acres in
extent and although the crop this
year will be somewhat lighter
than usual, it will produce 12
carloads of fine fruit The price
for the Hopkins pears has never
been less than $2 per box and
some seasons the price has been
considerably higher.
The first annual Fall flower
show to be held in Portland wil
be staged in the Armory, Nov.
The Portland . Floral So-
j ciety hold the event and reg-J
j ular shows are pianned hereafte r
; at different seasons of the year.
. Handsome nrizes have hpon
pro
vided, both cups and cash premi
urns.
Eat at least one apple on Apple
Day, Nov. 18. Governors of four
states will be asked to issue
proclamations setting aside this
date as a time for eating Oregon's
famous fruit It is said that Ore
gon people eat fewer apples than
Easterners, although they live in
the state most favorable for
apple production.
everywhere, but not a drop to
drink."
To show the spirit of Oregon
farmers regarding the future, of
the young men and boys at the
present time, the following letter
received by Hjalmar Gentle, of
the Training School, from Mr.
Thomason, who offered the fine
pig which was awarded at the
State Fair this year, is given:
Turner, Ore., Oct. 11, 1912
My Dear Little Farmer Friend:
1 I have
just received your letter .of Sep
tember 20, in regard to your win.
ning the Boar offered by Maple
Lawn Stock Farm at Turner, Ore
gon. I am glad that you take so
much interest in the hogs and in
farm life. I am sure when you
grow older you will make a good
farmer and that is the highest
calling anyone can follow. I am
very sorry that so many of the
young men seem called to go to
the city to live, for there is no
place that is so good and healthy
as the farm. I have only one
boy and I would rather have him
make a good, honest farmer than
be the Governor of Oregon, so
you see just how I feel. My ad
vice to you, my little , friend, is,
stick to the farm, learn to be
honest, do to others as you would
have them do to you, when you
GRIST MILL CHANGED OWNERS
G. H. Stone Sold Thi Fine
Flouring Plant
J. M. STONE TAKES POSSESSION HI ONCE
New Owner Will Put in Some
New Machinery and Add to
the Efficiency of Mill.
G. H. Stone has disposed of his
fine, new flouring mill property
to J. M. Stone, who recently ar
rived here from California.
Mr. Stone, who is a thorough
mill man, having been engaged
for many years in the construc
tion and operation of grist mills,
will make some addition to the
machinery so that it will better
serve his purposes.
The principal change which he
will make will be the installation
of an invention which will sep
arate vetch seed and small peas
from the wheat, which will not
! only improve the quality of the
flour but will also be a means of
gain as the vetch seed is more
valuable than the wheat when
separated.
Besides this he will purchase
hard wheat which he will blend
with the wheat raised here from
which he expects first-class re
sults, and he also purposes to
build a large warehouse during
next summer so as to be ready
by the time the grain is harvest
ed. .
Mr. Stone has purchased the
residence property of Samuel
Strickler which he will occupy
with his family. He will be as
sociated in his work with his son.
While the former owner is an
excellent mill man and put up
one of the best and most modern
mills in the state, yet we believe
that the change means new life
infused into the business which
will make for the future of the
city.
grow older never gamble or drink,
be a good boy, and you will grow
to be a good, useful man.
You ask what I charge for my
registered sows. I will make you
a special price of $22. 50 for a
choice pig, one that will be a
dandy.
I am writing this away from
home as I am at Pendleton on a
trip. As soon as I get home I
will hunt up and send you the
registered papers for your pig.
Now, I would like very much to
send you a fine sow, and then you
can raise some fine registered
stock yourself. Send me your
order and I will pick you out' a
fine one. .
I would like very much to hear
from you when you have time to
write, for I am a great friend of
the boys. I always enjoy getting
a letter like you write, for it
takes good boys to write good
letters, and it takes feood boys to
make good men. , Write as often
as you can. I am glad you liked
the pig. Next year I will offer
another one. Can you win it?
With best wishes, I am,
Your friend,
P. E. Thomason.
TO TRADE
A good farm hack for a horse.
'. M. French, at the Liberal.