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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.
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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
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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.