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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
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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.
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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.
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