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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1913)
The Herald D. E. ST1TT, Editor. Entered aa eeeond-cbua matter Strtembet ft, 1, at the pait offlce at on mouth. Orevon. under tbe Act of arch 3. 1879. ,.... ISSUED KVKRY FRIDAY Subscription Rates One year Six months $1 60 eta Monmouth, Oregon. FRIDAY, JAN. 8,' 1913. IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED. While peace prevails is said to be the time to prepare for war; in the winter season is the time to plan the summer's work, and if this be so, perhaps, the best time to plan for a cleaner city is when the mud is at its worst, and just now the condi tion of Main street is certainly worthy to claim public attention as it deservedly receives public condemnation. The site on which Monmouth stands is a very pretty one, with pleasant surroundings; one wherein nature has done much toward making a pleasant place to live, but for the convenience of its citizens and those who trade here, as well as the stranger who may pass through or visit the place, plans should be laid and carried into effect for the future betterment of our streets. The ground upon which the city is built is rich in vegetable matter and will produce large crops of cerials, fruit and vege tables, but rich soil is not noted as a first-class mateiial for build ing roads uor streets, hence, o obtain good roads and streets they must be constructed. Our main thoroughfare is in a very undesirable condition, so far as the surface is coucerned. It seems to be firm enough an inch or two beneath the surface, but the top is thin enough to plaster everything that comes in touch with it, and is decidedly a failure as far as ornamental pur poses are concerned, and a most undesirable condition to get rid of. Soouer or later Main street must be improved and why not begin now, to think and plan and prepare for the change that must necessarily be made in order to get rid of the mud which now makes travel along the street unpleasant. Think it oyer, put energy behind the conclu sion, and a new order will evolve out of the old condition which will be more desirable and in closer touch with . our ideas of advancement. Servia has rejected the peace proposals of Turkey, so that the new year has not ushered in peace yet in that far-off land. Mexico has not received a visit from the white dove either and New York , is. in the throes of a. labor strike effecting.. 125,000 workers , and more ,than 4,000 shops with the prospect of spreading. The dove of peace .is npt here either. This is the season of the year in which merchants take an in ventory of their stock in order to determine their standing, and perhaps it would be a proper .tirae.for each individual to take ,an inventory of his mental and moral condition to determine his gains and losses for the past twelve months and to reach out for better results in the present year. 1912 has grown old, passed away, and 1913 is here, so make the best of it. SOME WIVES WANTED By M QUAD Copyrtcht. tUU by Associated Lit erary Press. Bering bad Just uued at Strawber ry bill digging wbeu aouietblux oc curred to put u all (o a happy Tram of mind Deacon Turner, who bad left us In the (all to pan tbe winter In toe eaat. returned to camp. He brought with him a grand scheme, and a public meeting was called that be might un fold It 1 can clearly remember Ulm as he stood on tbe bead of an empty pork barrel to addreaa the 230 mlucra as sembled. Be was tall and angular and serious. Whenerer a man died within twenty miles of us his comradeu sent for the deacon to conduct tbe funeral services, and tbe deacon did It in each a nice, smooth way that everybody en Joyed tbe occasion. I slso remember bin opening address. Be wild: Teller Cltlsens Let us git right down to bltnesa. This 'ere camp, uum berln' 250 men. la a-crylu' out like tbe children In tbe wilderness fur whatT Whisky? No; you ar two burMa ahead. Meat? No; tbar's plenty of meat Pun klu pie and feather beds? No; we taint no use fur luxuries. What our hearts Is arhln' fur Is 250 wives to soothe our weary souls. (Tremendous applause. No place is borne without woman. No man klu be happy with out a wife. (Whoops and yells.) Tars dlse wouldn't be wutb shucks without women. I More yells.) Wbeu our work for tbe day la over we bev no homes to go to. no wives to welcome us, uo body to smooth us down and comb our hair and sing soot bin' songs to rent our weary limbs. "Why hain't we got wives and homes?" demanded the deacon as he rained bis right arm and extended It to ward tbe eust. " 'Cause we balu't gone at It to git 'em. Away off tbar in tbe east are 2.V) women a-cryln out fur husbands and homes. (Long continued applaose. I kin almost hear 'em boiler. Tbey want 'em. and tbey want 'em bad." Tbe most intense excitement prevail ed when the deacon stepied down. He had been east where there were wom en. He must know tbat they were pining to come. He was followed by Judge Pears II. who bud two or three wives back In tbe States, but wbo feelingly declared tbat be wanted one of tbe drove of 250. Then Colonel Taylor, wbo had run away from his second or third, mounted a barrel and shed tears as be drew a picture of a happy home at Strawberry hill a home made happy by the presence of a wife. Two or three others bad some thing to say In tbe same strain, and then Deacon Turner unfolded his plan. The camp was to raise us large a fund as possible, and the deacon was to re turn to the Rtates. collect the 250 fe males and conduct them by tbe quick est route to Strawberry bill. We were playing In luck Just then, and tbe smallest contribution was $5. I be lieve tbe deacon took away with him In cold cash nenrly $2,000 Every man's name went down on tbe list according to tbe a mount be paid, and tbe following schedule was posted on the trader's front door: a "Twenty-five dollars gits the pick of tbe lot '"Twenty dollars gits a reg'lsr wld der. ' " "Fifteen dollars gits a grass wldder. ; "Ten dollars gits a gal. "Five dollars gits an old maid or whatever Is left over. VNo departure from these rules un der any circumstances." The "schedule" seemed perfectly fair and was accepted by all. The deacon left us in May. and we could look for him back In September at tbe latest It was three months to a day Itefore the lookout posted on the hill xtjrnnled to us that a caravan was In sight Bad a barrel of powder'exploded In Camp the excitement could not have been greater. Everybody got Into his vest at once. and. according to pro gram; we marched to the bill. 1 i By and by the cavalcade appeared. Deacon Tomer appeared first. Behind him, seated on a mule, came a female 'a woman, one lone woman. That was all! She was fifty-five years old. wrinkled, gray haired and almost toothless, and she didn't look supreme ly happy. "Whar's the other 249?" demanded 100 voices in chorus, while a score of men rah to the top of the hill '' ' "I'll explain later on." replied the deacon as he continued his way to the camp. ; ' He did. After he had tucked the old woman away in a shanty be came out fo us and said: "Boys, 'low me to Introduce my wtfe." "But whar's our wives?" yelled the crowd. "Boys, we didn't Agger Jest right." continued tbe deacon. "When got east I found that women had tia like til alt -out and could git married qulcksr'n Itgatnln'. I didn't want to cum back empty handed, and so I paid that ar critter In thar (pointing to the tent) $1,400 to marry me and cum along. Tbe balance of the fund was used In travelln' around. I'm sorry, but if women has rts no one is to blame fur rt" t We got tbe deacon under a tree and a rope over a limb, but wiser counsels prevailed, and his life was spared. His "critter" died in about two weeks after she struck camp, and as a result we forgave him and let him stske oat a new claim. e was never the same te us again however. He had left as 248 short, and we could never get over It - -i SPlNAri:(JRVATDKE It Usually Starts In Childhood and Needs Prompt Attention. The epical column follows the rurved lino of beauty. No part of t ia perfectly straight. The neok surves slightly forward, the part of the spine to which the ribs nre at tached bends in tho opposito direc tion and the lower portion curvet forward once more. There are I curves also to right or left, but these are normally very alight. When they are so great as to be noticeable they constitute the de formity called lateral curvature of the apine or scoliosis. The curve usually begins to form in childhood and increases very slowly, without pain, so that it often exists considerable time without being discovered. ' The absence of pain has its un fortunate side, since it ia naturally in the early stages, before the bones of the "spine havs changed their shape, that treatment is most suc cessful. First of all, it is necessary to determino the cause and remove it, if possible, for the disease can never be cured while the cause con tinues to act. The curvature may be due to a wrong sitting positron in school, the result of bad lighting, defective eye sight or badly constructed desks; to the carrying of" heavy' weights on one arm, as ur-the' case of school children who take a dozen books home for study every day or of the "little mothers" of the poor, who, themselves hardly more than in fants, carry baby brothers and sis ters round all day, or to the short ening of one leg, which throwa the body to one side and makes the child lean sidewjse in order to keep erect. Other causes, such as dis ease of the lungs, which produces a falling of one side of the chest, have to be considered as affecting the re sults of treatment, although they may be themselves incurable. - The treatment of lateral curva ture, if begun early,' offers much hope of permanent improvement, but it must be systematic and per severing if it is to be successful. It consists chiefly of systematic ex ercises that twist the spine in a di rection opposito to that of the ab normal curvature. They tend ,to make the spine elastic and strength en the muscles so that they are able to hold the body erect after it has been straightened. Youth's Com panion. Abstracts promptly made by Brown & Sibley, attorneys and abstracters. Church Directory. Evangelical Church W. A. Gueffroy, Pastor. Morning service at 11:00 o'clock Evening service at 7:30 o'clock Sunday School at .10:00 a. m. Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. J. HI. Orrick, Pastor. Morning Service at . 11.00 a. m. Evening Service at 7:30 p. m. Sunday School 10:00 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. . BAPTIST CHURCH. Preaching Service, " 11:00 a. m. Sunday School, 10:00 a. m. B. Y. P. Union, at - - 6:30 W. C.T. U. Local Union meets every sec ond and fourth Friday in the E vangelical church at 2:30 p. m. HAPPY NEW YEAR t In this, our first niesmige of the New Yeur, we wish to express our appreciation to the public, for their patron uge during tho past year, and of what we value even more, their confidence and cordial good will. We realize that the public's interests and our interest are mutual and that whatever helps one helps tho other. In extending our thunks to the public for their patronage during the past year we pledge ourselves that during the coming year we will use our iiiohI earnest efforts to merit the continuation of the pleasant rotations which have existed in the past. Accept our sincere wishes that tho New Year may bring you happiness and prosperity. Southern Pacific Company CALL and examine our line of Car pets and Rugs We are agents for the two largest wholesale houses on the Pacific coast for Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Mattings Linoleums, Etc. Call and be convinced that we can save you money and give you good quality. P. II. JOHNSON. Monmouth. C. G. GRIFFA, Plumber and Steam Fitter. Carries In Stock Bath Tubs, Toilet Fixtures, and all kinds of Plumb ers' Supplies, nickel-plated or otherwise. All orders attended to promptly and work guaranteed. MONMOUTH. - - OREGON Herald and Pacific Monthly one year,... Herald and Pacific Homestead one year. Herald and Weekly Oregonian one year. Herald and Daily Telegram one year, ... Herald and The Weekly Blade one year. T Inl Professional Cards Dr. Laura Colby Price. Office and Renidence North west corner Main and College streets, one block west of the Liberal store. Telephone 56. Dr. J. B. Grider DENTIST ' Office over Post Office Monmouth, Oregon Dr. J. O. Matthn Physician and Surgeon Office in Postoffice Building Calls answered promptly both day and night. Both Phones. WALTER G. BROWN Notary Public Blank Deeds, Mortgages, Etc. POLK'S OREGON and WASHINGTON Business Directory A Directory ot each City, Town and Village, giving descriptive (ketch of each place, location, population, tele graph, ahlpplng and banking' point; lo Claulfled Directory, compiled by buslneai and profesplon. l polk co., Seattle I $1.75 1.75 2.00 5.00 1.35 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the on dersigned, Eliza Elizabeth Hawley, the executrix of the estate of John H. Haw ley, deceased, has filed her final account as such executrix in the County Court of the State of Oregon for Polk County, and that Saturday, the 4th day of Jan uary, 1913, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the Court room of said County Court, in the city of Dallas, Oregon, has been ap pointed by said Court as the time and place for the hearing of objections to the said final account and the settle ment thereof. Eliza Elizabeth Hawley, Executrix of the estate of John H. Hawley, deceased. Oscar Hayter, Attorney, Dated and first published, December 6, 1912. V. O. BOOTS Fire, Life and Casualty INSURANCE Losses Promptly Paid OVER 08 YEARS' EXPERIENCE V r TRADE MARKS) ' Dcaian ..... . Cofvthomts Ao. retntle C, otlroonfldautfa. HiNnnnntf nn p.i-.,. , . ui.m hwic, lur securing paienta,. Patente taken through Munn A CoTreoelVe IJMetol notice, without elarge. In the. Scientific American. A handsomely llluitrated weekly. Larceit elf. eolation or any Mlentiao Journal, Ternii, II a ! '2J'"Mnth, L Sold by art newedealen. 4 V (Ml tj