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Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, June 13, 1913
No. 40
REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER
Oregon Sections Urged to
Prepare Exhibits
HOMESTEADERS ARE MAKING GOOD
Southern Pacific Co. to Spend
Million on iU Oregon
R. R. Lines
Portland, Ore., June 10.
From all indications Oregon will
make a better showing in the
Eastern Iand Shows this year
than ever before. The Oregon
State Immigration Commission,
with headquarters at the Com
mercial Club, Portland, is urging
commercial bodies of the state,
as well as individuals, to make
suitable exhibits which will be
included in the state display with
no expense save that ofgather
ing the specimens and taking
them to the depot. They will be
shipped from the nearest rail
road point to Portland, assembled
in a general exhibit and will be
sent east by the commission but
each organization or grower will
receive full credit for the pro
ducts entered. A circular is now
being issued by the commission
giving directions for gathering
and shipping the exhibits. At
tention is called to the need for
careful packing, the selections of
only the best specimens and ad
vice and assistance is. offered.
It is pointed out that the co
operation of all parts of the state
is necessary in order that the
agricultural wealth of Oregon
may be shown to the best ad
vantage and that success may be
attained in competition tor prizes
with the exhibits made by other
states. It is suggested that the
decision to choose exhibits for
this purpose should be made
early in the season and that a
few choice specimens from each
community are much better to
show the East what Oregon can
grow than a large quantity of
sample grains, fruits and vege
tables of mediocre quality.
Homesteaders in Central Ore
gon are making good, declares
President Joseph Young, of the
Hill lines in Oregon, who lately
accompanied Louis W. Hill, of
the Great Northern, on an ex
tended tour of the States. Crop
conditions are said to be excellent
with prospects of a big'yield.
Development work of all kinds is
going ahead well and new set
tlers are coming in from the
East and establishing themselves.
Students of the forestry at the
Oregon Agricultural College are
enlisting in practical work this
Summer and are gaining ex
perience in the service of the
Government or of private timber
companies, in patroling private
timber holdings. Vacations spent
in this way are profitable not
only in a financial way but give
the student a practical working
knowledge of the business.
Improved plans for marketing
the fruit crops of the principal
northwestern districts have just
been completed by the North
Pacific Fruit Distributors As
cociation and are expected to be
of benifit to the fruit growers
throughout the Northwest group
of states. Hotter arrangements
for marketing have been lack
ing and it is thought the scheme
just perfected will supply this
need.
The Southern Pacific Company
will spend millions on its Oregon
lines during the next two years,
according to a Sormal statement
of planned improvements that
has been submitted to the Cali
fornia railroad commission. The
company asks for permission to
issue bonds to the amount of
$.'50, (XX), 000 and gives as a reason
for the request the number of
heavy contemplated investments
in this state. Among these are:
Electrification of lines in the
Willamette Valley; reconstruc
tion of the Sheridan-Willamina
railroad at a cost of $2,601,880;
Corvallis and Eastern It. It,
$270,580; Pacific Railroad &
Navigation Co., $131,510; Salem,
Falls City & Western, $68,670.
A Mclnturff Law Firm
In one of our exchanges, ap
peared an item a few days ago,
which will be interesting to our
readers, as the parties mentioned
are well known in this and sev
eral other sections of Oregon,
and were former residents here.
I We reproduce the item, which
reads as follows;
In the class of 110 people tak
ing the state bar examination at
Salem this week were eight wom
en. One of these 'was Miss Ha
zel Fitzwater, formerly of Drain.
Her brother is now in charge of
the Tillson fruit packing house
in North Iloseburg. A unique
feature about the examination is
that a father and two sons are
taking the test The father is
D. N. Mclnturff, and the sons
H. F. and J. W. Mclnturff. The
father was a soldier in the Union
Army. He is a graduate of the
U. S. Grant University, and was
a Methodist Missionary to Japan.
He has also seen service as pas
tor of churches in Portlandf Spo
kane and Eugene. He and his
sons are graduates of the law de
partment of Willamette Univer
sity, and it is their intention to
sorm a partnership and practice
law in Salem.
Stock Report, Portland Yards
Receipts for the week have
been; Cattle 1575; Calves 49:
Hogs 5189; Sheep 5827.
The cattle market is very slow.
A combination of circumstances
have beared prices and there is
not as strong demand for beef as
the previous week. Extreme
high water has caused many cat
tle in the vicinity of Portland to
be liquidated before the usual
time. Heavy shipments from
California and Utah has filled the
yards. Best steers are selling at
$7.25 to $7.50; cows $6.25 to
$6.50; bulls $5.50 and calves $8.00
to $9.00.
The hog trade held strong
until Friday. Receipts have been
very liberal and the market is
from 5 cents to 10 cents lower.
Best light swine steady at $8.40.
An uneven sheep market ruled
for the six , day period ending
Saturday. . There is a fair de
mand for fat mutton, which is
very scarce. The bulk of re
ceipts contained nothing but poor
sheep and lambs, which are slow
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
Excellent Exhibitions Draw
ings on Display
THE JAPANESE GIRL OPERETTA PLAY ON
Other Attractions and Events
of Commencement
Week
Miss Myra Butler, Head of the
Domestic Art Department, held
during the week a very instruct
ive and excellent exhibit of
needle work produced by her
classes in Domestic Art. and her
classes in the training school.
Quite a number of patrons visited
the exhibit, and all expressed
themselves as well pleased.
Miss Alabama Brenton, Head
of the Art Department, has a
most excellent exhibit of draw
ings and paintings made by her
Normal School classes and by the
students of the training school.
This exhibit may be seen in the
upper corridor of the Normal
School building, and will prove
interesting to commencement
visitors.
Supt. O. M. Gardner, of the
Lakeview schools, paid the Nor
mal a visit last j. Wednesday, and
gave a most helpful and instruct
ive talk at chapel. He empha
sized the fact that Oregon Super
intendents are "recognizing -the
value of teachers trained in Ore
gon, and in order to prove his
assertion he, in all probability,
will select two members of the
Senior class to fill vacancies in
the Lakeview corps.
It is planned to commence all
commencement exercises prompt
ly on time. Therefore, it will be
considered a favor if all will plan
to be on hand promptly.
The Junior Class day exercises
were carried out with the best of
spirit. The play entitled, "A
Country Institute" was admira
bly presented. The different
characters were all sustained,
and it was the opinion of all that
it was one of the most successful
days of the year.
The people of Japan have a
unique custom of sending to
loved ones who are absent from
them gifts which are supposed to
be imbued with their spirit.
The "Japanese Girl," a pretty
operetta based upon this custom,
will be given in the Normal
Chapel on Saturday night, June
fourteenth, at eight o'clock.
The operetta will be given by the
Normalonian Glee Club under
the direction of Miss Minnette
E. Harlan assisted by Miss Todd.
Admission will be fifteen and
twenty-five cents. Tickets will
be on sale at Johnson's Book
Store all day Friday and Satur
day. SCHOOL GARDEN EXHIBIT
The school garden exhibit will
be on display in room 2 from 9:00
a. m. to 5:00 p. m. on Commence
ment Day, Wednesday, June 18.
At this time prizes will be award
ed on a number of articles and on
to move. Yearlings are quoted
at $5.50 to $5.75; two year olds
$5.50; ewes $4.50 to $4.75 and
best spring lambs are steady at
$6.50 to $75.
school gardens and home gardens.
In the exhibit will be shown pro
ducts of the home garden as well
as the school garden. There is
nothing to prevent any boy or
girl who was in attendance at
the Training School, from enter
ing the contest. Parents are
asked to remind the children of
this fact, and to urge them to
have their exhibits on display at
the proper time.
Tuesday evening the Senior
class will give their class play,
which is the 'Ben Greet" inter
pretation of Shakespeare's "Com
edy of Errors." The "Ben
Greet" interpretations of Shakes
peare are quite different from
anything else on the stage. This
school of actors, founded by Ben
Greet, present all their pieces
with absolutely no scenery but
with elaborate and strictly cor
rect costumes. They rely on the
costumes and histrionic technique
to make the play intelligible,.
Bn Greet believes that the stage
has been in some instances made
too dramatic by the use of too
much spectacular scenery, while
the realness of the story acted is
lost, that is, the way it would be
done in real life is lost in playing
up to the elaborate scenery. His
Shakespearean interpretations
have become famous all over the
world and "Ben Greet" actors
go everywhere. The Senior play
ers have put a great deal of
painstaking effort into this pro
duction and this combined with
the considerable histrionic ability
in the class will probably make
the play a success and something
unique in Monmouth.
For both the Japenese operetta
and the Senior play an admission
charge is to be made. This how
ever is not to raise money for
any class or school affair, but
simply to cover the cost of stag
ing and costuming.
Annual School Meeting.
' Herald patrons should remem
ber that Monday, June 16, 2:00
p. m., is the time of annual
school meetings in the several
districts.
In the Monmouth district there
are two officers to elect; a direc
tor to succeed Hon. Ira C. Pow
ell, and a clerk to succeed A. J.
Haley, and approval or rejection
of the clerk's annual report.
So far as the writer is informed
both these men have rendered
faithful service, and are worthy
to succeed themselves as they
are acquainted with the duties of
their respective offices and have
the business well in hand.
While there is no special busi
ness to come before the patrons
and taxpayers, yet there is the
selection of officers and every
man should be interested in the
standing of the district, for while
we believe everything is being
done well, and for the best inter
est of the community, yet we are
not excusable in our delinquency
and it is our privilege and duty
to know that the interests of the
district are taken care of, and I
feel sure that those on whom the
burden of the care has fallen will
be glad to have a good attend
ance, so let us shoulder our re
sponsibility and show by our
presence that we are interested
in the welfare of our district and
the future of our school.
CITY COUNCIL HAD SESSION
Audited . and Ordered Bills
Against City Paid
AN ORDER WAS MADE TO CLEAN STREET
$50 per Month Added to Super
intendent of Water Works'
Salary
The common council met m
regular session Tuesday evening,
all members of the council being
present.
Claims against the city were
taken up and the list as given be
low approved and ordered paid:
ON GENERAL fund,
Hime Bros, establishing grades
and bench marks $115.00
Oregon Power Co., light, 29.70
J F McClellen, hauling ref. 12.50 '
Earl White; labor, 21.55
Graham & Son, draying, 3.00
Total, 181.75
ON WATER WORKS FUND
Fairbanks, Morse & Co. ft., $6.05
Oregon Power Co., power, 13.60
D. C. McNiel. labor, 2.00
C. G. Griff a, fixtures, labor, 23.04
Graham & Son, freight, 6.30
Winegar & Lorence, fixt. -391.16
Total, 442.15
An order was made for the
cleaning of rubbish and' grass
from the streets.
The compensation of the super
intendent of water works was
taken up and an additional allow
ance of $50 per month added to
his salary during the installation
and connecting of residence and
business houses with the system.
An order was made setting the
price of connections with the new
water system at $6 each, appli
cation to be made to the City Re
corder, and the money to be paid
at time of application.
Mayor Powell reported progess
of committee on water rates and
asked for more time to complete
the schedule.
The City Recorder presented
proof of posting notice to assess
cost of sidewalks to the Wills es
tate, which was ordered to be
placed on file.
An ordinance was then intro- .
duced amending the ordinance
limiting the speed of autos and
other vehicles to 12 miles per
hour inside the city limits, and
was read for the first time and
laid over till the next session of
the council.
Adjournment was then taken
until Tuesday evening, June 17,
at 7:30 o'clock.
PORCH MUSICAL AND
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
The members of the Christian
church of Independence will en
tertain the general public with a
Porch Musical and ice cream so
cial on one of the beautiful lawns
of that city, Friday evening,
June 20th. Watch for further
announcements.
CLOSING OUT SALE
I will close out my trimmed
hats at half price and have great
ly reduced all frames and flowers.
Now is your chance for bargains.
Mrs. M. Cornelius.
Zook the Painter, will hang
your paper for you.