LM H:in hOTES
IF iim INTEREST
Principal Eve.ns of the Week
Eriefly Sketched for Infor
mation of Cur Readers.
Work on all new buildings at Uie
Oregon slate hospital has started.
Faker is planuing to have a genuine
old fashioned Fourth of July celebra
tion. livery county in the state has paid
the first half of the state tales for
th:a year.
'.'he Condon Racing association Is
ho'ding its annual meeting this week,
Ju:ie 6, 7, 8 and 9.
A floral Hhow will be held In Pen
dleton this year. The date has not
yet been determined.
Contracts on the new women's dor
mitory for the University of Oregon
wiil be let probably this week.
While May was an exceptionally
cold and cloudy month In northwest
ern Oregon, the rainfall was far be
low the average.
Charles L. McNary, United States
senator designate, has left for Wash
ington Immediately to assume his
duties in his new position.
The mouth Just closed was the wet
test May in Umatilla county In re
cent years. Records show almost
twice tlid normal rainfall.
Joe Wallace, who shot and killed
bis wife sonic weeks ago on a ranch
near May vlll", and who confused,
was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The final report on the. farm sur
vey in Clackamas county, based on
reports from almost 300 farms, shows
an increase In acreage of 9 per cent,
A. B. McCully purchased of Colonel
J. II. Haley, at l'eudletcn, a tract of
faim land on Juniper canyon consist
ing of 1074 acres, the consideration
bei .g $72,000.
S ;cretury of State Olcott has appor
tloi ed 77,t'29.23, received from the
government from ft rest reserve rent
als and sale of timber, among 11 coun
ties of the state.
( :'deia for 175,000,000 to 200,000,000
feet of lumber for government ship
coi lracts probably will he placed with
mil s In Oregon and Washington with
in the next f"w days.
Li Kockwell, 28, and V. H. 11am
bo. 62, were killed at Mill City when
a logging train got away from the
en w, as tney were coming out of the
woods with a load of logs,
The active season for mohair is
over in this state. Over two-thirds of
the clip has been Bold and the holders
of the remainder are making no par
ticular effort to market it.
The Independence Creamery com
pany of Independence will erect a
eteamery fully euntuped for making
butter and also a cheese factory In
Harrislmrg within six weeks.
ith men und women prominent In
the affairs of the I'aciflc northwest In
attendance, the first reunion of tl.e
pioneer teachers and students of the
old Unipqua academy was held at
Wilbur.
All mills on Coos bay have announc
ed the minimum wage for ablebodied
men, commencing June 1, would be
$:!.1S, which Is declared to be the high
est, wages paid on the 1'adfic coast
for millworkers.
Munuger Kmmett Galligan of the
lromlyke Copper mine at Homestead
reports the opening of a 125 foot wide
ere body, carrying gold values of $12
to the ton, 5 per cent copper and two
ounces In silver.
J. W. Shoemaker, a str'klng sheep
shearer, was shot and killed at River
side by James Johnson, a gang boss,
during a quarrel over a strike of union
sheep shearers, which resulted from
a demand for Increased pay.
P. F, Chllders and associates, who
own the C;eeiiback mine, the largest
producer of copper ere In southern
Oregon, have closed a deal for the
Webb mine of nine claims, seven
miles southwest from Waldo.
With a view to helping In the food
preparedness compaign at Roseburg,
the Douglas County Water & Light
company has announced a material
re Iiiction in the cost of water to be
uted for irrigation purposes in Rose
burg. lleeause their request for a raise of
60 cents a day for all men receiving
less than $4 a day was not granted,
about 50 of the unskilkil laborers at
the St. Helens Shipbuilding company's
plant at St. Helens went out on a
strike.
In order to determine as nearly as
possible the labor conditions of the
stale, the district agents of Marion,
Polk, Douglas, Linn, Clackamas and
Washington counties met in confer-
. ,. .i .die ijI .utr
Orcgiii Agr.cuitural college et Cor
vallis. The Miami Quarry company bas
completed work on a t.IS.W'O con
tract for jetty construction at the
mouth of the Siu law river, near
Florence. Th's contract completes
Jetty construction programme cover
ing a period of eight years. North
and south Jetties have been construct
ed during that time, and the water
on the bar In reared from nine to 12
feet to 18 to 20 feet at low tide.
At a meeting of the Salem Fruit
Union In Sale: announcement was
made that 1700 acres have been sign
ed up In tills year's prune pool, as
against 1400 last year. Growers es
timate that the prune crop will be
average this year.
Earnings of paroled men from the
state penitentiary continue to show a
steady Increase, according to the re
port of Parole Officer Keller. The
earnings for the mouth of May of 272
men totaled $12,103.43, or an average
of $44.50 per mouth.
Fifty-three thousand dollars have
been raised of the $00,000 which is
Oregon's and Idaho's share of the na
tional $3,000,000 fund for work of the
Y. M. C. A. In the army and navy
training camps. Portland has thus
far contributed $18,000 of her $25,000
share.
An Oregon girl won the Interstate
prohibition contest for the Pacific
coast at Los Angeles. Miss Margaret
Garrison of Willamette University
was the successful candidate. She
will represent the Pacific coast at
Washington, D. C, In the national
contest In a few weeks.
As one of the first state-wide moves
under the new state fire marshal law,
liiBiiiance Commissioner Harvey
Wells, who also is stale fire marshal,
will send out the latter part of this
week a letter of Instruction to all
fire chiefs of the state and to others
who have charge of flreflghting.
The University of Oregon Is con
sidering a pian of sending professors
alpng with mili'ary organizations, if
the war department will permit such
an arrangement, according to an an
nounci ment by President P. L. Camp
bell. The purpose of the plan is to
permit students to continue studies
while In the service.
Ki'hrulm Karnes, supervisor of the
Mlnam forest, has received a telegram
from headquarters to the effect that
all stockmen holding permits to graze
stock In the reserve- will not be com
pelled to relinquish their permits up
on enlisting In the army. Each will
be required only to noti'y the office
of his enlistment and other herds will
be substituted untill his return.
In the Willamette and Columbia
river district and along the Oregon
coast a total of 13 shipyards are
building vessels, eight others are lay
ing out plants and five more have
taken initial steps and are arranging
for active operations, a total of 26
plants. Actually under construction
now are 23 steel Rteamers and 39
wooden craft. The eight plants now
being laid out already have 14 ships
contracted.
Grant Smith & Co., of Portland, will
execute a contract for the construc
tion of a $(10,000 highway In Coos
county between Glasgow and llauser,
10 miles, and will commence work
this month. The county court adver
tised the Job as a unit of the $:i62,000
bond Issue system, but received no
offers, The court then decided to
build the highway on force account,
borrowing the equipment of Grant
Smith & Co.
On the ground that the problem of
feeding the ration ns a result of war
Is not the work of months, but of
years. E. J. McCUinahan, president of
the Oregon State Poultry Breeders' as
sociation, has announced plans for a
statewide meeting of Oregon poul
trynien, to be held In connection with
the Oregon state fair at f.alcin this
fall. At that time it is proposed to
outline a campaign for the spring
and summer of 1918.
A remarkable showing of the speed
ing up of industrial activities through
out the state is Indicated in the week
ly report of the industrial accident
commission for the week of May 25 to
31, Inclusive. Of the 454 accidents
eported four were fatal, the fatalities
being Frank Hablet, lone, railroad op
erator; Ulysses S. Hanson, Heppner,
railroad operator; Abijah Uicl.ford,
l.a Grande, trespasser, and Harold
Hanson, Colton, mlneworker.
A letter received by Secretary Ol
cott from L. A. Liljeqvist shows that
the game laws of the last legislature,
as they refer to Chinese pheasants,
are slightly tangled. Three different
acts were passed, and Attorney Lilje
qvist expressed a desire to know the
time of passage to ascertain, If pos
sible; which is controlling. The three
Help Win the
Fight, Economize, Conserve,
But fir& of all
Buy
Liberty Loan Bonds are the safest investment in the world J
today. They are issued by the United States government, the
richest government in the world. The bonds pay three and a half f.
per cent interest. Issued in denominations of . $50, $100, $500,
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chapters of the session laws involved
are 297, 340 and 413. .Secretary Ol
cott has advised Attorney Liljeqvist
that Chapter 297 was received in his
office February 17; Chapter 340 on
February 16, and Chapter 13 on Feb
ruary 19.
Since a few days ago when the
state land board failed to receive more
than one small bid on $500,000 worth
of rural credits bonds which were ad
vertised for sale, and It was detlded
to ask the banks of the state holding
state funds to take over these bonds,
only approximately $150,000 worth of
the issue has been sold, all told among
nine banks. On the other hand a
number of leading banks have flatly
refused to Invest In the bonds. As a
result the state land board is facing
a peculiar situation, and it seems pos
sible, even probable, that the board
will be compelled to shut down on
loans In the near future and close up
ihe rural credits account for a time,
save as to those leans already made,
or to be made, out of the small amount
of money on hand.
Monmouth Heights
Mrs. A, J. Shipley and child
ren Kenneth and Naomia visited
relatives in Falls city Tuesday
and Wednesday.
V. A. Fishback was a business
visitor in Dallas, Tuesday.
George Cheseboro was trans
acting business with pleasure in
Monmouth Wednesday,
H. H. Lowe, Mrs. Jessie May
er and Miss Hetta Newman
of Falls City were callers at the
Fishback home, Thursday.
P. F. Friesen of Dallas travel
ing salesman for the A. B. See
lye Medical Co. was in this vicin
ity Saturday.
Dave Dove had business which
Liberty
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Loan Bond
subject to taxation.
any Bank for application blank.
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called him to Dallas, Friday.
A large delegation from here
was in attendance at the Shady
Lane picnic Saturday.
Miss Hetta Newman of Falls
City has been engaged to teach
the Sunny Slope school the com
ing winter.
Miss Grace Williams of Mon
mouth was on the Heights Sat ji
day. Mr. Hanson, south of Mon
mouth and J. W. Skeen of Mon
mouth were here the first of the
week.
Our B
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argam
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Good new driving harness for
sale. Monmouth Transfer.
Good Holstein Bull for service.
0. Nelson on Portwood place,
Monmouth.
10 Good Milk Cows for Sale.
Jerseys. Mostly fresh. G. B.
Jones, Route 1, Monmouth.
Concrete work of all kinds. A.
L. Tollman. 28-6t
To Exchange
Modern Twelve Room
House, good corner, close to
College and business district
for semething in Monmouth.
Describe fully. Address 4o3
Madison St., Corvallis, Ore.
Surveying and Subdividing
Prompt service, work guaran
teed. -Himes Engineering Com
pany, Dallas, Ore.. Phone 502.
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Found .
A Watch
IT looks as if it belongs
to a substantial ckizen.
It feels that warf too;
it's smooth and solKi and
thin. It slips into your
Hpcket like a silver dollar
and lies there snug aiftl ft A.
It keeps good time. It's
the kind of watch your
friends check their time by
that always gets you to
your train while it k still
in the station.
I've been looking for thi
watch for years. I know
my customers want a small,
thin, accurate, 4-jewel wa t c h j
but until now the price of
sue ha watch has been more
than many of them cared to
pay. That's why this new
one is such a find. It is
the "Waterbury Watch",
a, new hgmoll, and the
price is just about a third
what you think it would
be. It's thru ddlari.
Walker & Sons
B. F. SWOPE,
Attorney at Law and Notary
Public.
Independence, Oregon -