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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1916)
imouth VJJI ; Monmouth, Polk Cunt,, Q,0, Frij.yi Augull 18t 196 N50 Monmouth is Located in the Best Section of the Best Vallev of the Best State in the Union. i ELECT DEAN FOR WOMEN Miss Jessica Todd to Super vise Girls Social Activities Owing to the growth of the Oregon Normal School, the Board of Regents has decided to follow the usual custom of Normal schools by providing for a dean of women beginning with the fall semester,U916, and has elect ed the present matron of the dormitory, Miss Jessica Todd, to fill said position. Miss Todd will have full charge of the social life of the women, not only in the dormitory but in the homes outside of the dormi tory as well. Her duties con cerning all matters pertaining to the social life of the women stu dents, will be both suggestive and advisory. She will have full authority in visiting homes to ad vise and counsel with both stu dents and householders. This will serve to centralize all author ity, insofar as the social activities of the school are concerned, in one person, namely, the dean of women. It is thought that this action on the part of the Board will be of great assistance to both students and householders and it is strongly hoped that householders will feel perfectly free to consult the Dean at all times, in all matters, pertaining to the social life of the women of the school. The building just back of the main building, formerly known as the Domestic Science and Art room, and prior to that the Sloyd room, which belonged to the School District, has been sold and has been moved off the campus by Mr. Dunton, the purchaser, who plans to make an apartment house of it. President Ackerman made a business trip to Portland last Wednesday, and incidentally took occasion to listen to Mr. Hughes. The repairs t to the several buildings are being rapidly com pleted under the direction of Snook and Traver, contractors. One of the main alterations will be the re-building of the north entrance on the east side of the main building. Former representative Thos. W. Brunk of Eola has declined the democratic nomination for representative for Polk and Lin coln which leaves a clear field to Walter V. Fuller, Republican. Dr. V. S. Staats of Dallas re sponding to a hurry up call from Airlie one day last week had his Ford catch fire through the ex haust The doctor rushed to a farmyard where he got well water and extinguished the flames but the top had been de stroyed and the machine beyond repair. ,. . . ' . Mr. and Mrs. J. M. MacDonald and daughters Hope and Marian and Wilda E. Fuller returned Monday from a delightful sojourn at thf Monrnnvf at the beach they were guests of Htt.l TV 1 . , Among the 12,000 D. M. Hampton reports the time of his life on his tri'n tn Portland Wednesday to hear Chas. F. Hughes. 12,000 people crowded into the large auditori um and 5,000 more were turned away. Although Mr. Hampton arrived late he was accorded special privilege on account of his G. A. R. button and was passed in to where a section was re served for the remnants of the boys in blue. Mr. Hughes is meeting with large audiences wherever he goes and the reason he did not speak in other towns of the state was because while the field of the Union is a large one, Oregon, the first state to declare for him is apparently safe and attention is to be .de voted to more doubtful points. Died at the Age of Eighty Years Eugene S. Shattuck died sud denly on Monday evening, Aug. 7, 1916, of heart trouble, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. M. Tedrow of Elkins. Mr. Shattuck was a son of William and Parker Shattuck of Groton, Massachusetts. He was born at Groton, January 7, 1836. Hp Hvpd thprp almost continuous ly with the exception of a short time spent in Kansas and Ohio when a young man. He was married in 1863 to Miss Eliza C. Clark of Athens county, Ohio. To this union three chil dren were born. Mrs. Shattuck died in 1868. Mr. Shattuck re tiimpd to his old home in Groton, later coming back to Ohio where he was married in 1875 to Miss Ellen R. Fitch of Groton, Massa chusetts. To them were born seven children. In 1881 he moved tn Masnn Citv. Iowa, and from there to Oregon in 1892 where he hnalivpd since. He and Mrs. Shattuck have made their home with their daughters in Hillsboro and Monmouth the last four years. . Mr. Shattuck was a farmer, as also were his father and grand fathers before him tor several generations. Hp had alwavs enjoyed good health with the exception of the heart weakness which had troub led him in later years. He was busy up to within a few minutes of his death. He was a kind and loving father and a true inena and neighbor. He leaves w mourn his loss a wife , ana wn children and twenty-five grand children. The children are Chas. LofPrineville, Ore., Mrs. Frank M Blood of Groton, Mass., Mrs. W. Homer Smith of Hillsboro, Mrs T A. McEldowney of Mon mouth," Melvin S. of Hillsboro, Mrs. Frank F. Conover of Hills boro, Lynn G. and Joseph M. of Toledo, Ore., Eugene E. of la coma, Wash., and Mrs. J. M. Tedrow of Monmouth. Also one sister, Miss Mary Jane oiwuuva of GrotonJlass. of Dallas may run 111C U1W""" , on Sunday according to i i recent ruling by Judge Belt who held the city ordinance forbidding Sunday shows was contrary to A RECORD OF SCOUTS' HIKE Boys Spend Ten Days in tht Woods on Banks ofSiletz Scouts do many things. Scout ing is to help the boy in his every day living. One of the main things to stimulate interest in Scouting is hikes. Our Scout master had told us many times we should not only be eager to take hikes but also willing to live out the twelve laws at home; but we all like to take hikes. Our Scoutmaster had promised us i two week's hike during the sum mer and we had been planning it all winter. Summer school came to an end and our Scoutmaster could go with us. Most of our parents had promised us we could go. We were all planning the last few days before the hike what we would take along. The Senior Patrol Leader, Ellis Fish er, had gotten the provisions ready. On Tuesday morning, August 1, at 6 o'clock, we were at the bank corner ready to start Each Scout carried his roll of blankets, mess kits and a three meal lunch to last until we reached the camp. The main provisions and large tent were taken on ahead by Scouts Fisher and Strong. At 6:30 we lined up in twos and at a. word from our Scoutmaster started. Our parents were there to say good bye to us and we felt proud as we marched up. Main street, most of us in our uniforms and starting out on a great hike. We were soon at the edge of town and just this side of Cupid's Knoll our Scoutmaster called a halt and said he wished our at tention. We were wondering what was coming for he seldom lines us up in this manner. In a moment we knew. He tried to impress upon us in a few words the responsibility which he was assuming in taking the troop out nn 9 MKP. lie BISU BOIU mcic was one law which he considered most important on a hike and we guessed it as "A Boy Scout is Obedient". Also he informed us that we were to stay behind him on the hike so that he could set ante We didn t like this vprv well but we complied with the request We soon understood him and each of us said we would Ho our best to obey instructions Anrincr the whole hike. After uuiit'6 this we went on and was soon joined by Scout Rogers and his pack pony. We had a great; aeai of fun along the way, our camp joker, James Higginbotham, fur nishing us with iun. We arrived in Falls City about nn and ate lunch. Most of the boys wrote cards home telling their parents we had arrived thus far safely. At one o'clock we hike and went to thP south and west of Falls City. The afternoon was warm but we had determined to go as far as possible so we walked on. Just before reaching the summit and after passing the famous horse shoe bend we came to a high hill where through the trees we could see an opening in the hills and beyond this was the Willamette Valley. We could see Dallas, In dependence, Salem and Mon mouth. It was a pretty picture to see. We went on a little farther and reached the summit As it wa3 late in the evening and we were tired from the day's hike, we camped, having gone 22 miles. One thing which, helped a great deal were the many, many ice-cold springs flowing from the mountain side along the road. A large one happened to be where we camped and we sure had plenty of ice water. The next morning at 6 o'clock we were ready to continue our hike and on the dot the Scout master started us off, he himself taking the lead. We all felt fine and fresh in the morning air and walked along briskly, going near- i ly too fast for the Scoutmaster. We knew we only had a short distance yet to go and we were anxious to arrive in camp. We were going down and down in contrast to going up and up of the afternoon of the day before. We soon arrived at Hayden's farm and here a scouting party with a bugle went ahead, blasting it so that the two scouts already there would hear it and let us know where camp was located. We soon found them and there was a grand rush to the camp site. It was about nine o'clock when we arrived and in a few moments we had camp estab lished and tents stretched. The river running below us would furnish plenty of pure water for cooking and drinking purposes, The Scoutmaster appointed or derlies for dinner and under the supervision of Chief Cook Fisher the first meal in camp was soon well under way. Everything was done according to arrangements and the boys were lined up at noon with their cups and pans readv to be Berved. The menu of the first meal was fried po tatoes (camp style), pork and beans, bacon and eggs, bread and butter and lemonade. This was a fair sample of all the meals and we all thought that there surely had been enough provided for the hike. After the dinner dishes were washed and we had a few games we went down to see if we could find a swimming hole. We found one south of camp aways though it was barely deep enough. The Scoutmaster said we might go in swimming at 3 o'clock. At that time we were all there and with clothes off we waded in. My My! The water was cold! We stayed in only a few minutes and the one experience proved suffi cient to satisfy us for we did not go in swimming again. The group around the evening council fire was one of the most enjoyable parts of the whole hike. During the whole hike the evening council always proved to be a fitting conclusion to the dav's sport Our Scoutmaster would read from a book or would tell stories and our camp joker would dramatize for us. After an hour or so of this we would have our Bible reading with gen erally a few words by the Scout-j master. At 9 o'clock taps was blown and everything hushed Continued on page 3 ANOTHER LAP PASSED OVER City Council Takes Another Step Toward Stteet Paving The Monmouth official speed--ometer registered another lap on the progress to a paved Main street last Friday evening. The common council met in special session to consider the assess ment of costs for the proposed improvement to the abutting property owners. Those present were Mayor J. L Murdock, Re corder Walter Brown, Marshal J. F. Moreland and Councilmen Geo. T. Boothby, D. M. Hampton and E. H. Lorence. The purpose of the meeting being stated, L. li. Lorence moved and G. T. Boothby second ed a motion to assess the cost of the improvement on abutting property, which motion was put and carried. Notices from Thos. Boulden, R. M. Smith, Ida M. Davidson and Lenora M. Chapman declin ing to pay any part of these as sessments were considered and it was moved to take up and read Resolution No. 206 assessing the cost of the improvement to abut ting property and the rejection of remonstrances. Said resolu tion was read by the recorder. D. M. Hampton moved and G. T. Boothby seconded a motion to pass and adopt Resolution 206, which was carried unanimously with a roll call. The resolution was declared adopted and the' business for which the special meeting was called having been concluded the meeting adjourned. Where the Wild Waves Roll The Herald editor and family and guests, the Misses Eda and Rosa Bufton of Wisconsin, con stituted a party to Newport dur ing the past week and spent three days taking in the sights of that resort They had a delight ful experience, the Pacific yield ing up a little of all the varieties it has to ofier including fog, mist, rain, sunshine and the north breezlets that snuggle into the marrrow of one's bones. They found diversion by wading in the boiling (not with heat) Burf. An unusually low tide gave them an opportunity to see the ocean bed to best advantage and investi gate the starfish, sea anemones, sea urchins and other forms of ocean life. A trip to the Yaquina head light house yielded the sight of the equipment by which light is magnified 5,000 times and sent as far as nine miles out to sea. The cottage plan of caring for beach visitors also proved enter taining including the habit of carrying, the guest free to the cottage and charging fare for the return trip. The agates, both on the beach and in the polisher's shop also awakened . interest as well as the ocean woodland sur roundings. A fine time and rec ommended to others. Mr. Steelquist manager of the Oregon Power Co. station at Dal las was in Monmouth on business Wednesday. craasnaw, Wye beach. state law.