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mM Vol. VII Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Nov. 27, 1914 No. 12 h The Evening Telegram $3.50. BEGUUIBPOBTUNO LETTER Important Change In Stock Show Program OREGON APPLES ARE GOING TO SIBERIA Government Gave Away More Than 12,000,000 Feet Of Timber In Pait Year Portland, Ore., Nov. 21 The stock breeders of the Pacific Northwest will learn with regret that on account of the presence of the dreaded foot and mouth disease in the Middle West, and the possibility that through some means infection might be brought into this territory, the manage ment of the Pacific International Livestock Exposition has decided to eliminate all entries of breed ing stock of every description pnd confine the show exclusively t') meat animals. "It has been found best," Baid Manager j'iummer, "in view of the fact t f -at the foot and mouth disease is prevalent in the eastern states, to do away with the breeding classes, not only in cattle, but hogs and sheep as well, for this year. We do not believe there is the slightest danger that the disease will enter this territory but the value of the stock to be shown is too great to" permit us to run any risk no matter how slight it may be. The stock ex hibited will be that intended for slaughter. This is the only stock show to adopt this course, but we believe our action will meet with universal approval." The Ten-Bar ranch, eight miles east of Bend, consisting of 640 acres, has been listed with the state immigration commission for sale to competent farmers in tracts of 40 and 80 acres. The oweer, J. D. Finn, proposes to sell the 40 acre tracts at $2500 and the 80 acre tracts at $5000 each. On the 40 acre tract he will build a three room house and a barn 16x32, and on the 80 acre tract a four room house and a barn 32x40. The sale will be made on any reasonable terms with 6 per cent on deferred pay ments. Oregon apples are finding a market in far-away Siberia and the call for stock this year is unusually heavy. A shipment some time ago of 125 boxes of Hood River apples to Vladivostok was received in excellent condi tion and met with ready demand from the natives. Within the last few days other shipments have gone forward, being routed by way of Puget Sound from which point they will go by steamer to Japan, thence to Siberia. No advice has been re ceived as to the prices at which these asples are sold to the ulti mate consumer. More than 12,000,000 feet of timber, board measure, was given away by the government to settlers in the vicinity of the national forests in Oregon during the past year, according to a re port just issued by the district forester. The entire distribution was made in lots not exceeding 80 cords to any one settler. Dur ing the same period timber was sold to the amount of 24,594,000 feet, amounting to $159,362. Of this amount 35 per cent was! turned over to the state for road and school purposes. The new Hoke cannery at Med ford has closed its first season and has been able to pay a divi dend of 6 per cent, a very un usual result of the first years' operation of a co-operative con cern. The cannery put up 35, 000 cases of Rogue River Valley fruits and vegetables during the season and the management ex pects to at least double this record next year. Farmer' Week Postponed Farmers and other citizens of Oregon who are planning to at tend Farmer's Week at the Agri cultural College are hereby noti fied that the date has been post-, poned to February 1 to 6, 1915. The changed and enlarged char acter have made this change necessary. Many conventions of leaders of the various agricultur al interests of the state will be I held at that time in addition to 'the special technical instruction land demonstration commonly j given. Leaders of National rep utation from various parts of the country and from the U. S. De partment of Agriculture will be present to address these conven tions, ..... .... - OBITUARY William Alderson was born January 8, 1854, in Winnebago county, Wisconsin, and moved to Olmstead county, Minnesota, when a lad. Moved to Mason City, Iowa, in 1879, where he lived until coming to Oregon in linn ri ... , :., ,j m: iviii lie naa iiiaiiivu w miss Mary Pierce, May 8, 1879. He united with the Christian church in 1895, and peacefully laid down this mortal existence at lOo'clock, November 17, 1914. The follow ing named dear ones survive him: Mrs. Mary Alderson, of Mon mouth, Oregon, his wife; one daughter, Mrs. C. E. Ferguson, of Capiz, Philippine Islands, one son, R. A. Alderson, of Mon mouth, Oregon, and three broth ers, Anthony, George and Fred Alderson, of Rochester, Minne sota, and many friends who mourn their loss. We miss him, for that cheerful smile and kind word was a help to us. We feel satisfied and comforted by the blessed assurance he gave when the valley and shadow of death was near, "lam not afraid to die. I tear no evil. " May God help us to be reconciled. "Father in heaven, the only one I know, all that I am or have is thine; to thee a loving, grate ful heart each day it bring, and for the joy of life in thee I sing. Pray that my brothers, sisters, all may be blest even as I am blest." A Friend. CARD OF THANKS We hereby wish to express to our many friends and neighbors our gratitude and appreciation for their kind assistance and sym pathy given during the sickness and funeral obsequies of our late husband and father. v, Mrs. Wm. Alderson and Family. . The Herald $1.50. Both for STATE NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES School Closed Tuesday Noon For Thanksgiving BASKETBALL SEASON OPENED FRIDAY Harvest Festival Given by Train ing; School Children and Nor mal Students a Success The Normal School closed last Tuesday noon for the Thanks giving holidays, and most of the students left for their homes on Tuesday afternoon. There are about thirty girls in the dormi tory, and quite a few students in town who will enjoy the Thanks giving season in Monmouth. President Ackerman, Mr. Gen tle, Sir. Pittman, and Miss Ar buthnot were in attendance at the institute held in Corvallis the first of the week, and Pres. and Mrs. Ackerman will remain and spend Thanksgiving with their daughter, Mrs. Alfred G. Lunn. Miss Arbuthnot, Miss Cohoon and Miss Greene will spend the holi days in Portland, and Miss Parrot will visit with her sister, Mrs. Casey, in Dallas. Miss Kennon went to Cottage Grove . on Tues day, and will vjsit with friends there during the vacation. . Miss Jessie iWagener, Miss Esther Bentley and Miss Florence Haan, who are teaching at Alsea, and Miss Almeda Smith, who is teaching at Scio, spent the week end in Monmouth, and all enjoyed visiting with them again. The basket ball season opened Friday afternoon with a spirited game between the girls of the Junior and Senior teams, result ing in a score of 8 to 8. There was much enthusiasm and spirit, and all thoroughly enjoyed the game. In the evening the Nor mal boys played the All Star team of Monmouth, resulting in a victory for the All Stars, with a score of 25 to 13. Friday morning Mr. E. S. Evenden of the Education De partment gave a splendid talk on "The Relation of Psychology to the Teacher's Health." Mr. Evenden in a delightfully inter esting way interpreted his sub ject, which has so vital an appeal to the students here. By means of statistics, concrete illustra tions, and interesting comments he held his audience through the subject of mind and its relation to body and vice versa, and again through the many practical sug gestions which were varied and good. Mr. Evenden was very enthusiastically greeted both be fore and after his talk. Annual Junior Frolic The Junior class, through the kindness of Prof, and Mrs. Ostien held a party at their home Mon day the twenty-third. An es pecially pleasant evening with gamesf jokes and music was spent. Best and last of all was the delightful luncheon served by members of the class. The Harvest Festival arranged by Miss Hofer and presented by the children of the Training School and Normal students was given Tuesday morning at half past ten in the chapel. Even at ten o'clock parents and friends began gathering for the event of the season. With the explana tion by the Prologue, Miss Darrah, gowned in a lovely shade of yelloy, the Festival of harvest was on. Mother Earth with her many colored robe of wonderful soft shades danced with her chil dren in their last frolic. Sun beams, grasses and flowers, im personated by boys and girls in yellows and greens, were there to dance gleefully. Then when Mother Earth went to sleep, the Leaf children, after a merry mad dance in their soft shaded cos tumes of yellow and red and brown, covered her. When all was dark for the winter, the winter, the quaint Nut Brownies with their peering faces, gestur ing hands, and odd, dark cos tumes performed a most fascinat ing dance of frolic. The third division of the festival, that of harvesting the grains and fruits was opened by a processional of maidens in long yellow draperies, followed by apple girls, and grape girls, - the tones of whose cos tumes represented the fruits and grains. Two graceful dances, "The Cycle of the Seed" and "The Reapers Dance" were given by the yellow maidens; a quaint, swaying "Apple Dance," by the apple girls in red and green costumes; a lively musical song and gay dance, by the girls gowned in the purple of the vintage. At the conclusion of this group of dances, the paoces sion moved back to the same song of harvest which sounded as it approached. In the scene called "Harvest of the Corn" a field of corn shocks suddenly became alive with gesticulating Indians, who after peering out, rushed forth to give in turn character istic Indian dances. The last act of the Pageant was a repersentation of a New England Harvest Home in which were aproned girls and overalled boys who joined in a merry mad frolic of dance. Really the. whole affair was delightful with its coloring, danc ing and music. All of the cos tumes were made by the stu dents, assisted by Miss Butler, the dyeing was especially done for the occasion by Miss Green of the Art Department and the music arranged by Miss Hoham. Miss Taylor was responsible for the dances and groupings. In fact almost all departments were drawn on in one way or another. This festival was only typical of what can be done in any school. Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. Gentle were host and hostess to the faculty people and their families. The long living room was cheerful with an open fire about which the guests were grouped as they talked. During the evening, Mr. Gentle" talked of Germany and German scenes which his sons threw on a screen by way of illustration. The most delightful refreshments were served by Miss Gentle, the Misses McLean and Miss Harris. There was about the whole evening an atmosphere of informal cordiality and genuine hospitality which made the guests realize the de lightful pleasure of a well spent evening. $4.50 per Year. CUT COUNCIL IN SESSION Audits and Orders November Claims Paid RECONSIDERS ROAD DISTRICT LEVY Introduced Fire Works Ordi nance and Read Same First Time The City Council met Tuesday evening and transacted business for the city as given below, all members of the board being present except E. IL.Lorence. Claims as listed hereafter were audited and ordered to be paid: ON GENERAL FUND Sullivan & Rake, hauling gravel . . $ 52. 55 J. W. Leask, labor on crossings. 44.55 Oregon Power Co., street light. . 32.55 J. F. Moreland, marshal's salary 15.00 D. E. Stitt, recorder's fees 5.05 A. N. Poole, for signboards 2.50 S. A. Buchanan, marshal service 2.00 Total $154720 ON WATER FUND Oregon Power Co., power $ 56.50 J. F. Moreland, supt. water w. . 45.00 D. E. Stitt, col. water rents.... 5.00 A. N. Poole, planning pumphouse 3.50 W. W. Newman, pipe band 1.75 Total $TlL75 A motion then prevailed to re consider the five mill levy made for the Monmouth road district at the previous meeting. The measure failed to pass the final ballot A motion then prevailed that Mayor Johnson have City Attorney Swope meet with the county commissioners in behalf of the Monmouth road district An ordinance prohibiting the use of firecrackers, rockets, etc., in the corporate limits of Mon mouth, was then introduced and read the first time. Basketball Game The basketball season opened up in Monmouth last Friday night in the Normal gymnasium, be tween the Has-beens and the Would-bes, with perhaps the largest crowd of rooters that ever congregated in Monmouth. Visions of victory had been welling up in the minds of both teams so that the contestants faced each other in spick and span condition, determined to realize the joy of victory, so the battle began. The first half of the game re minded the on-looker of the con test between the Germans and the Allies, both sides putting forth herculean efforts, and end ed with the Has-beens one point to the good, the score being 9 to 8 in favor of the latter. , But there was another half coming and the Has-beens gath ered strength and wind during the rest period and entered the second half with a rush that pres aged defeat to the opposition and at the end of the game the Normals were down and out, the score being 25 to 13 in favor of the All Stars. So the battle end ed. The line-up of the two teams was as follows: ALL STARS NORMALS Forwards Craven," Force Burkhead, Work Center Morlan ...Brumbaugh Guards Smith, Holem.. Rogers, Bowman