The
Vol. V
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, March 21, 1913
No. 28
REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER
Exhibit Car Oregon Products
Educates Middle West
R0SEBUR6 IS PREPARING FOR CARNIVAL
Conference for Conservation of
Human Life at Reed College,
Portland, May 94 1
Portland, 0rk., March 18.
The work of educating Eastern
people as to the opportunities
Oregon offers for the settler is
not only being carried on from
the various commercial clubs of
the state, but very effective mis
sionary work is being done by
the Great Northern exhibit car
now touring the Middle West.
This car is really a complete land
Hhow on wheels, containing sam
ples of products grown in the
state and is accompanied by well
informed men who explain the
display and answer questions.
Fully 1211. 000 tieople of the Middle
West will have viewed the car
during its tour, which ends at
Peoria, 111., April 4.
Railroad men, in keeping tab
on work done by the car,
fin(j
interest in Oregon homesteads is
high throughout the territory
covered. Few visiting the ex
hibit have used their homestead
rights and many announce their
intention of coming West and
filing on Government land re
maining unclaimed in this state.
The car carries a large amount
of literature descriptive of Ore
gon and this is distributed to in
quirers. The fourth annual convention
of the Columbia & Snake Rivers
Waterways Association will le
held in Pendleton April 14-15.
Commercial organizations of Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho will
participate.
Roseburg is already preparing
for its annual strawberry carni
val and officers have just been
elected. It is expected to make
this year's celebration the great
est ever held. The carnival will
be under the auspices of the
Roseburg Commercial Club al
though the citizens generally will
conduct it.
Encouraged by the success of
its initial performance, the Pacific
Northwest Land Products Show
will hoid a second and larger ex
position of soil wealth next Fall.
An organization for the coming
show has been formed and offi
cers elected. The dates are No
vember 1-8. Exhibits of all soil
products, both fruits and vege
tables, are wanted, and farmers
throughout the Northwest states
are urged to plant their crops
this year with the idea in mind
of placing their best, samples on
display in Portland and competing
for the many prizes to be offered.
Farmers near St Paul, Ore.,
have . formed a co-operative
creamery association, following
the plan of the Tillamook dairy
farmers which has been found so
successful. Mount Angel has
such an establishment already.
There is a broad field for farmers
and horticulturists in this state
to make common cause with their
neighbors in marketing their pro
ducts and the results are bound
U be mutually profitable.
A conference for the Conserva
tion of Human Life, the first
ever held in the. Pacific North
west, will be brought together at
Reed College, Portland, May 9-11
r.xnibits, lectures ana moving
pictures will call attention to
dangers that threaten public
health and remedies will be point
ed out Hoards of health, educa
tion and physicians, peace and
eugenics societies will co-operate.
Rebekah Convention
The ninth district convention
of the Rebekah lodges of the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows,
met in regular session Saturday,
March 15, in the hall of our local
lodge. Included in this district
was Elmira No. 26, of Dallas;
Cloverleaf No. 56, of Indepen
dence; Victory No. 94, of Mc
Coy; Magnolia No. 140, of Falls
City and Agate No. 177, of Mon
mouth. The convention met for
business at 2 p. m. when the
regular order of business was
taken up. Sister S. M. Greer,
president of the Rebekah As
sembly was present and in-
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laws and usages of the order.
The meeting was exceptionally
interesting and instructive and
we believe every member present
felt it to bo so, and -were grate
ful to the President for her
painstaking explanations, her
uniform courtesy and good na
ture which were lessons and ex
amples to us all. Sister Maggie
Butler, of our local lodge, chair
man of the convention, presided
and welcomed the visitors of
which there were representatives
from Dallas and Independence
and our own lodge. Regrets
were expressed that there were
not more, and especial regret
that there were no representa
tives from McCoy and Falls City.
Sister Ora Cooper, of Dallas,
was present and helped materi
ally to make the meeting in
structive. Officers of the en
suing year were elected, sister
Ora Cooper being elected chair
man, and Dallas was elected as
the place of meeting for the next
convention.
A session was held in the even
ing at which President Greer
made an address and answered
several questions, after which
the meeting adjourned to meet
at Dallas next year.
A reception to President Greer
was given after the convention
adjourned and a collation served
by a very efficient committee.
During the president's visit
the noble grand and chaplain, of
our local Rebekah lodge had their
names added to the roll of honor
for perfection in the secret work.
TE1IE CHANEY STILL AHEAD
Standing of Candidates in Prize
Voting Contest, March 18, 2
P. M., in District No. 2
Tennie Chaney
Frances Quisenberry
Tena Brown
Nellie Keyt
Minnie Ballard
Bernice Wells
82,460
78,610
65,780
44,115
37,465
35,940
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
One of Turner Traveling Art
Exhibit! Secured
FOR THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK
Will be Hung in Gymnasium and
Open to Public March 29
1 0 Cents Admission
The Oregon Normal school has
secured one of the Turner Travel
ing Art Exhibits for the latter
part of next week. The exhibit
consists of two hundred or more
pictures in color and monotones.
The subjects include excellent re
productions of some of the stand
ard art masterpieces of the world
of painting, sculpture and archi
tecture. The exhibit will be hung in the
gymnasium and will be open to
the public on Saturday, the
twenfy-ninth, afternoon and also
in the evening, when a program
will be prepared.
An entrance fee of ten cents
will be asked. The proceeds are
to be spent for pictures for the
decoration of the college and
training department The tickets
sold to the pupils of the school
will be used for purchasing pic
tures for the school rooms, and
the remainder wtf I be usdlf ?r
purchasing pictures for the Nor
mal. It is hoped that the people
of Monmouth and vicinity will
take advantage of this opportu
nity by giving the exhibit a lib
eral patronage.
One of the most enjoyable
events of the year was St. Pat
ricks party given by the Junior
class under the auspices of Miss
Brenton and Mr. Ostien, class
advisers. The party was held
in the class rooms of Miss Brenton
and Miss Fridd, the two rooms
being thrown into one. The
decorations were beautiful, artis
tic and entirely appropriate. The
program was all that could be
desired, and the several stunts,
especially those by the faculty,
were thoroughly enjoyed by all.
The atmosphere of the entertain
ment throughout was most ex
cellent, and it is hoped that it is
the fore-runner of many more.
Monday morning chapel was
given over to the celebration of
the fact that Monmouth won a
place in the inter-collegiate ora
torical contest at Newberg, and
a rousing welcome was iriven
Miss Johnson, the successful con
testant, and the enthusiasm of
the student body ran high. The
most excellent work of Miss
Parrott, who had charge of the
literary, Miss Todd, who had
charge of the elocutionary, and
Miss Harlan, who had charge of
the musical, part of the work
was much appreciated. The school
owes a debt of gratitude to the
students who showed their inter
est in the event by going to New
berg. All in all, the event was a
red letter day in the history of
the Oregon Normal school.
Miss Zella Burkhart represent
ed the Senior class at chapel last
Tuesday morning, taking for her
subject, "The Conservation of
the Nation's Health." It was
one of the very best that has
been given by the Senior class
representatives during the year,
and was much enjoyed.
The faculty and student body
is much interested in the ques
tion submitted by the "Outlook"
and the discussion in the same
periodical as to whether "Good"
should tell who broke the window.
A vote of the student body was
taken Tuesday resulting in 84
"Nos" and 44 "Yes." That is
to say, eighty-four thought that
"Good" should not have told
who broke the window, and
forty-four thought that he
should. The question is being
much discussed and will be
taken up in debate by the
Delphian literary society at its
next meeting. The question is a
fundamental one, not only in
school circles, but in sociological
circles as well.
The Lyceum Committee is de
lighted to announce that for the
extra number promised those
holding season tickets it has been
fortunate enough to secure Elbert
Hubbard, founder and builder of
East Aurora, publisher of the
"Fra," "Philistine" and "Little
Journeys," teacher in the Roy
croft schools, farmer on the Roy
croft farm, printer in the Roy
croft shops, head of the Roycroft
Inn, president of the Roycroft
bank, lecturer, reformer and
philosopher,- He will be in Mon
mouth on May 14. Those not
holding season tickets will be ad
mitted at the regular price, fifty
cents. A more extended write
up of this most eminent of the
many eminent men of the
twentieth century will appear
later.
The Normal is also fortunate
in being able to secure Mr. Lord
for an illustrated lecture on the
birds of Oregon in the Normal
chapel April 11. No admission
fee will be charged, and it is
hoped that he will be greeted by
a large audience. Mr. Lord is
the author of a book entitled,
"The Birds of Oregon" and
possibly, with the exception of
Mr. Finley, is the best authority
in the United States on the
birds of Oregon.
The Y. W. C. A. will give an
Easter sunrise program, on Sun
day, in the college chapel at 7
o'clock. Dr. Dunsmore will give
an Easter talk and special music
will be rendered. The citizens
of Monmouth are invited to at
tend. School Gardening
Interest in the school garden
movement is gaining momentum
as the season advances. Pre
liminary preparations, in the
way of soil and seed study, prep
aration of the soil, and obtaining
seeds, are being pushed surely
and steadily. We are very fortu
nate in receiving, free of all
charge, a consignment of choice
seeds from Messrs. J. S. S.
Powell & Son, of Fall City.
Messrs Powell & Son, it will be
remembered, had a prize-winning
exhibit of garden produce at the
Polk County Fair last October.
We are also indebted to Mr. W.
L. Soehren, of Dallas, for a
bushel of Mill's First Choice seed
potatoes; this variety of potatoes
took first prize at the County
Fair as to quality. These pota-
THE CIH COUNCIL DOINGS
The Vacation of Jackson Street
Considered and Agreement
Reached to Vacate Same
The city council met Tuesday
evening a full board being pres-.
ent.
Herman Hirschberg and Mr.
Dornsife, of Independence, rep
resenting the I. & M. railway
interests, and F. L. Burckhalter.
the Southern Pacific Company's
civil engineer were present
The vacation of Jackson street
was considered and an agree
ment to vacate same was reached,
the engineer promising thatai
rangements could be made for
the release of sufficient of
ground in lot No. 10 for city hall
purposes.
An ordinance changing the
curblines on Jackson street, east
of Warren street, to 10 1-2 feet
from property lines was then
passed and adopted. .
The committee on building
pump-house was then authorized
to make such changes in the
plans as were found necessary
so that the pumphouse would
serve the purpose for which it is
designed.
Mayor Powell, the city recorder
and marshal were then appointed
a committee to draft an ordinance
establishing rates for the use of
water from the water-works
system.
See The
Kenworthy Players
with
Miss Helen Duffy
in
"St. Elmo"
at the
Star Theater
Tomorrow Night
These people usually get 35 and
50 cents, but I am going to put
them on and run two reels of
pictures for
15 and 25 Cents
Pictures start at 7:30
I phoned the manager of the
opera house at Lebanon where
the Kenworthy Company has
played and he pronounces them
first class. J. S. Prime
toes were contributed by Mr.
Soehren at the written request of
the children of the Training
School. The merchants of the
city have responded liberally in
the giving of prizes for the win
ners of the contest. A list of
the prizes to be awarded " will be
published in the columns of the
Herald next week. Watch this
portion of the paper.
Stereopticon Lecture Tonight
H. H. Rottman, field secretary
of the Christian Endeavor society
of the Northwest, will give a
stereopticon lecture in the Chris
tian church this evening (Friday)
at 7:30 p. m. All are invited to
attend. An offering will be taken
at the close of the lecture.
Buy your split and sawed cedar
posts from the Monmouth Lumber
yard. 20 tf