The Herald
RICHARD B. SWEXSO.N
Editor Publisher
Gnurad u Mrund-tU matUr gaoumhtr L 19D8.
I Uw put office at Monmouth. Omu, under th
Art of Hunk I WTi.
bis abode. He has something
like two hundred rose plants
Difference in teaching meth.
oris of today and a hundred
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Monmouth, Oregon.
FRIDAY, JULY 21. 1916.
' Monmouth
Meditations
County fair time draws ou
ajtace.
The only bath that the boy
takes willingly is the one be en
joys raiu or shine these days in
the swimming holes of the vi-
cimtv.
From the way they keep
pounding at it the European
warriors seem anxious to clean
up their little difficulties before
snow falls and we hope they
may he accommodated.
Some of our cherries have
tried these moist days to emu
late the frog that set out to be as
large as the ox, with the same
sad results. Their coats have
ripped in the seams through the
bulging process.
growing on the land surround- vears aeo inav be conceived by
ing his house and from appear- the man who compares text
ances they are all in blossom at book in use in the different
this time. periods. The meditator of this
column has a reader once used
The Southern Pacific is per- bv a maternal ancestor in New
haps Oregon's greatest booster. York state that bears the date of
lispenus thousands of dollars 1815. It is a email leather bouud
annually in bringing the attrac- volume that would not croud
tions of the state to the attention any coat pocket, and the book
oi uie public. Its held of pub- plate indicates that it cost 75
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iimy bahikiu an me way irom cents. No illustrations were
information for the homesteader used and the title tace of the
to descriptions of the scenic fea- book is copiously explanatory,
tures of the mountains and at- Lot only of the nature of the
tractions of its sea side resorts, volume but of the purpose for
uueofits publications for the which it is designed. The title
present year describes the grow- page reads as follows:
inrr rwm n tnt ? 1 1 1. '. 1 I ..mi
K j-iwrjpciw iui cugiiMi wai- -1 ne iinclisli Reader, or
nuts in Oregon. Another is de- Pieces in Prose and Poetrv. se
voted to that famous mountain lected from the best writers, de-
playground, Crater lake. "Ore- signed to assist young persons
gon ror the settler is perhaps to read with uronrietv and effect.
the most practical of all the to improve their lancm.ee and
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oooks as a state nooster and it is sentiments and toInrnlpitHnn
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a notable one. It contains arti of the most Important Principles
ciesoneacnol the counties in of Piety and Virtue, with a fe
Western Oregon as well as on Preliminary Observations on the
me umerent industries of the Principles of Good Reading, by
state. r.iiwllfli. xf-... ...i,. f
"EllD'lish flrnmiiiiir XA.ixAaA
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iicie are a lew oi me remarks the niffPrnt rieoa f i
Chas. Zueblin made to Corvallis ers," etc. From the latest En2
in a recent Chautauqua in that hui. RHitin,, i
town according to the Gazette- Printed and Sold by Tracy &
4 ililCO,
Bliss at the Lansingburg Book
store, 1815.
A glance at the table of con
tents reveals that the selections
Three Independence restaur
ants changed owners one day
last week. Whether the retiring
owners will all use their accu
mulated profits to embark in the
banking business was not made
known at the time of the trans
fers.
Zueblin flayed the City of
Corvallis for its high school, its
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J orciu, its u UH1 Kile "
phone system, its rail-road tracks are g.rouPe(1 uuder various ela8si
.i . hpfltirno otink l'.
in the streets, its dilapidated
wooden buildings up town, its
over-hancinc trees ita
and Potatoes in th nnrkinffa ii l,leces
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wasteful method of sewage dis- ,uuco' rui"IU "peecues, promis
hcations, such as: narrative
ueces, didactic pieces, argu
mentative pieces, descrintive
pathetic pieces, dia-
S Perfectly Matched Boards I
are necessary - if a
Perfect Floor
is expected. ;Y0u
can always rely on
getting them in any
quantity in any stand-
. ard width and finish.
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Ceiling and Side Wall
Lumber I
of the same high grade also. Bear us in mind when
you plan repairs
Willamette Valley Lumber Co.
Phone Main 202. - ' Monmouth, Oregon 8
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The past thirty days have
been the wettest of auy in the
same season in forty-five years
which is the length of time
when the weather bureau has
recorded its observations. For
lack of something else to blame
it to we can always fall back on
the European war.
The naming of one's landed
estate is an aristocratic privi
lege in Europe, but a luxury
every one can indulge in in" this
land of the free. Name your
farm and enjoy the pride that
comes from the possession of
such a distinctive feature.
minimi ui BCWHgt) U1S- ' r
posal, and its county jail. He U0U8 , Pieee8 These tot prose
recommended a dental infir- selections with ' similar group-
mary, public baths, a civic cent- lng8 for P061' Tl)e 0,16 classi
er, open air class rooms, scien- ncHllon tnat 18 conspicuously
tific school lunches, no school absen U hu,nor 11 the is
work at home, manual training, anythiDg in the book that would
sterilization of criminals, the cause un "rctnn to crack a smile
nfiviniT nf titmo k.. :....!! a More Or less thorough evnmi.
u-hiln tUa an.t.,.l I. . 1 nation of 1 tS Contents fuilu in .
vuoDciucuucu mail wurKeu v ,c-
public dancing, public moving veal ll 0n the contrary, death
tiiMnroo a . 0pd scenes seem to h
a beautiful river frout, and said numerousIy chosen for contem
that the best thing that could pIation h tlle student Hnd" such
happen to Corvallis would be a uieme8 as to Pity " "A
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bie first class fire in th n,. luun ensuing in the Sno
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places. . ,rom v hence Reflections are
!M Raised on the Miseries of Life,"
There are a great many peo- "The Clemency and Amiable
ole in Orecnn who nmnU i;to Character of the Putriui,
have seen our present liquor law Josel,ni" "Description of Can-
Pl veil a fuir tii.il dour," "The Pleasures K OOI1 him
B .v U VOUIl(llJ
enough time to establish its from a Prof)er Use of our Facul
merits or lack of the same. It tiea" are typical specimens.
was recognized that the usual A11 of wllicl1 leads us to the
instance where prohibition does concluslon "iat the modem
not prohibit ..comes from the 8cho1 bo)'s an(l girls should an-
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class of people who are con- preciaie ltleir "'essings.
CITY MEAT MARKET
GEORGE SULLIVAN, Manager j
Always on Hand: Fresh and Smoked Meats, Bologna, Minced
Hams, Boiled Hams, Ham and Bacon
Fresh Fish on Fridays
The highest cash price paid for poultry, veal
and all kinds of hides.
Free Delivery.
Monmouth,
Phone Main 2302
Oregon
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Monmouth Transfer and
Feed Stable
All Kinds of Transferring Done Promptly
and on Short Notice
GORDAN BOWMAN, Proprietor.
Miss Almeda Fuller, the only
woman candidate for office in
Polk county, has resigned her
job as teacher in the Indenend
ence high school and uow pro
ceeds to roll up her sleeves
preparatory to rolling up that
substantial majority at the polls
in November. ,
The rains of the past week
put a damper on the hopes of
many a rancher in this vicinity
Offers were being made of 110
per ton for cured hay
in the field and in the face of
this the unfavorable weather for
the haymaker is peculiarly irri
tatiug. . .
Prof. H. C. Ostien is one of
the Monmouth home makers
who utilizes flowers to beautify
firmed in the habit and would
get intoxicants anyway. Under
our present law these could have
a chance to satisfy their anne
tites legally but the temptation
would not be as readily put be
fore boys with unformed anne
tites or men honestly trying to
reform. But the liquor men
would not have it so and now
aim to make a right' out of what
was given them as a concession.
They are asking for the nrivi-
lege to manufacture beer in the
state. The prohibitionists are
coming back at them with a res
olution to do away with liouor
in the state entirely. And they
are more likely to win their ends
tnau the liquor men are. Still
we would have liked to have
seen the present law given, a
lair trial.
Kaffirs Like Cherries
Through the
Mark Hayter, the Kaffir . boys'
who were here on the Chant,,!
qua program, Tuesday night,
were given their fill of oKa;
right off the trees. The bovs
were taken out to IV HQfJ
orchard Wednesday morning by
. u. aoenren and C. B. Sund-
berg and they SUre riirl enin fU
- "-ijvj wis
treat -Itemizer.
First Class Laundry Service
Beginning Monday, July io, we will
call for and deliver laundry in Monmouth.
Ours is strictly quality work and our prices
are reasonable
Capital City steam Laundry
Chas. Black, a youn? farmn-
living near Buena Vista Urea L-Iil
' "OO Alll-
ed in a runaway, July 8th. He
was born in Oklahoma in ion j
nu came to Oregon in 1902.
The new addition to the Ban-
fief aU.,..L t r
wiurcn in independence will
be dedicated during the week
commencing August 3rd.
An 8 lb sen wan hnm ir
o i " vu air.
and Mrs. H. J. W0 tj.
How About a Dish of?
Tee Cream
or an Ice Cold Soda
in this Good old Summer Time
WALKER & SONS
Monmouth, raE35o6
! .... Oregon
v lime,
pendence, July 8th.
Read VOUr niAm I4AM.1J $1.50 per
" w" AICIrtlQ year :