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Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Jan. 11, 1918
No. 19
Vol.X
Monmouth is Located in the Best Section of the Best Valley of the Best State in the Union.
NEWS NOTES .
OF NORMAL
New Rooms Occupied. Great
er Attendance Sought For
The Normal re-opened last Mori'
day after the Christmas Holidays
with practically every student pres
ent, and all seemingly glad' to be
back. All of the rooms of the addi
tion were occupied for the first
time last Monday and the instruc
tors and students were highly de
lighted with the changed conditions.
The contractors are putting the
final touches -on the building ready
for taking it over by the Hoard of
Regents.
Much favorable comment is ex
pressed by every one at the splendid
exhibit made at the State Teachers'
Association by the Art Department
under the direction of Miss Greene
and Miss Valk.
President Ackcrmun is inaugurat
ing a campaign among the members
of the alumni and friends of the
school fur securing a largely increas
ed attendance next year.
It is suggested that every member
of the alumni endeavor to secure
one new student for September.
He ri orts that he is getting much
interest awakened in the matter.
Several students report that they
have already succeeded in getting
one or two new students for the en.
suing year.
The next number of the lecture
course will be a fascinatingly int
eresting lecture "Acres of Dia
monds" by Dr. Russell Conwell,
the celebrated Philadelphia minis
ter and lecturer of note. His
witty comment on life, his philos
ophy so quaintly phrased, and his
winning personality make him a
valued addition to any course.
This lecture will be given in the
new Normal Auditorium, Saturday,
January 12, at eight o'clock. Tick
ets for reserved seats may be had
at Morlan's, Friday and Saturday
for only fifty cents. A good lec
ture is a rare treat so that every
one should be interesetd in hear
ing Dr. Conwell.
Clad to systemize our habits ac
cording to the usual routine or ord
er of things. So happy are we to
assume our responsibilities In the
school-room, that we may heartily
agree with Drummond when he
says, "Blessed be drudgery."
A little boy walking up the track
towards school at least a half hour
too early, Monday morning, also
says, "Gee, I'm glad to git back to
school." And a teacher seated at
her desk busily writing, looks up
suddenly to find all her girls and
boys in their places and every one
poring over his books,' and so quiet
ly that she has been unconscious of
their arrival. Just another proof
that it is good to get back to the
greatest business on earth, the
business of learning.
Standing at the portals of a New
Year, we cannot forego the preach'
ment of a little sermon. We have
taken for our topic a subject of
paramount interest and importance
today, and one which is deeply con
cerned with the welfare of every
true American, for loyalty, is our
theme. By loyalty we mean a strict
adherence to a sound, reasonable
sense of justice to one's self, to one'
mind, to one's body, to one's associ
ates; an abiding sense of justice in
the home, the church, the schoo
or toward the nation. Loyalty is
one of the most potent factors in
the development of character; it
constitutes the chief charm of per
sonality; it adds to one's self res
pect. It is procreative of freedom
of conscience. The still small voice
not so frequently censures a laxity
of moral power or of moral stand
ards when loyalty is enthroned in
the heart. Loyalty creates a bal
anced judgment; it dissipatesdoubt
and fear; it will arouse one's finer
sensibilities by making him keenly
alert to opportunities for working
out his material as well as his spir
itual advancement.
REGENT SEEKS
HIGH OFFICE
L H. Starkweather of Oregon
City, Would be Governor
Harvey G Starkweather, who has
announced his candidacy for govern
or. is a native son of Oregon of a
pioneer family. . Wm. A. Stark
weather, his father, came to Oregon
via California gold mines in 1850
his mother by the Oregon Trail in
1846.
Training School
Facts and Fancies
If New Years' resolutions have
become relegated to the history of
the past, we can at least keep the
faith. Live up to our promises
Stand by our word. Have confi
dence in those whom we serve, or
in those who serve us, and finally
be brought to a realization that
we have had a part in the mainten
ance of the great principle of right
living.
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in the campaign for bonds, both in
the eastern and western parts of
the state.
For several years past, Mr.
Starkweather has been the mem
ber of the Democratic State Cent
ral Committee for Clackamas coun
ty. During the past two years he
has been the chairman of the Demo
cratic County Committee.
At a recent meeting of the farm
ersof Clackamas county, Mr
Starkweather was elected chairman
of an organization to cooperate
with the county agricultural agent
to increase the farm production of
the county.
Although born and raised and
having lived on a farm practically
all his life, his business activities
are by no means confined to farm
ing. He has extensive property in
terests throughout the state, and
maintains an office in the Broadway
building in Portland, in which prop
erty he is interested.
Monmouth Soldier
Weds in Portland
COURT TO BOSS
STREET WORK
HARVEY 0. 8TARKWEATHER
"On the Road of Life, one mile
stone more.
In the Book of Life, one leaf turn
ed o'er.
Like a red seal is the setting sun,
On the good and evil man hath
d6ne. ,
Awake! arise! the hour is late.
Angels are knocking at thy door,
They are in haste and cannot wait,
And once departed, come no more."
Didn't it seem good to hear old
Normal bell again after a silence of
two weeks? ' We were up betimes
Monday morning. Important busi
ness before us. And when we
thought of the holiday dissipation,
the longer hours at night, the late
sleeping in the morning, the meals
at alt hours, to say nothing of oth
er irregularities, we were glad
again to be awakened to our sense
of duty; to throw off the conscious
ness of an idle, useless existance.
Passes 81st Milestone
A pleasant birthday anniversary
was enjoyed by Mrs. Monroe Mul-
key, January 5. She was hostess
for a birthday dinner to Mrs. M. J.
Kitchen of Albany, Mrs. F. R. Bow
ersox and Mrs. Simpson. During
the afternoon some dozen ladies,
unexpected guests, called with gifts
or greetings.
These ladies were given delicious
refreshments, consisting of fruit
cake and coffee. The fruit cake
had been a birthday remembrance
from Mrs. Stenholm of Marshfield.
Mrs Monroe Mulkey being one of
Monmouth's old and respected resi
dents, was the recipient of many
greetings by mail. Her host of
friends wish her many more pleas.
ant milestones.
'Miss Harriet Rigdon, a high
school teacher of Independence,
visited friends in Monmouth Satur
day.
The father was prominent in Ore
gon political history, having served
in several sessions of the territorial
legislature, in the Constitutional
Convention of 1857 and in several
sessions of the state legislature.
His last service being in the state
senate the session of 1882. From
1861 to 1865 he was register of the
U. S. land office at Oregon City
Harvey G. Starkweather, who is
the youngest of three sons, was
born 49 years ago in Clackamas
county near where he now resides.
Though having only the meager ad
vantages afforded by the pioneer
schools he became prominent as an
educator. For fourteen years he
was active in public school work ,
and during a part of that time serv
ed as county school superintendent
for Clackamas county, and also as
city superintendent and principal of
the high school at La Grande, Ore
gon.
At the present time he is a mem
ber of the local school board in his
home district, also a member of
the county educational board for
Clackamas county and a member
of the board of regents for normal
schools of the state.
He was a member of the commis
sion which drafted the original
Workmen's Compensation act. Was
also appointed upon the recom
mendation of the Oregon State
Grange, as a member of the U. S.
Rural Credits commission which
visited several European countries
and investigated that subject. The
report of this commission, Senate
document No. 214, of the year
1913, was the basis for the Federal
Farm Loan act. '
During the agitation for the
recent Good Road Bond Act Mr
Starkweather took an active part
Friends of Sumner Ostrom will
be interested in the news of his re
cent marriage to Miss Lola Wil
liams of Portland. The wedding
took place on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at
eight o'clock P. M. at the home of
the pride's mother at 49L Market
Street. Rev. Staub of the city offi
ciated, using the ring ceremony.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with pink carnations and ferns. The
bride wore a gown of blue taffeta
and chiffon and a corsage bouquet
of white hyacinths and brides' roses.
Those who witnessed the ceremo
ny were Mrs. Anna and Master Gil
bert Williams, mother and brother
of the bride; Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Ostrom and Miss Daphne Ostrom,
parents and sister of the groom;
Mr. and Mrs. Cook; Mr. and Mrs.
Daniels and Mr. Bimbo, close
friends of the bride's family, all of
Portland. Sumner is still on duty
at Ft. Canby where 'the young
couple expect to live together until
further orders from Washington,
D.C.
New Law Gives Power. Coun
cil Clears up for Fresh Start
The session of the council Tues
day night was the first of the year,
the clean up meeting, preparatory
to wiping off the slate and starting
fresh. The financial reports of the
treasurer and city recorder were
read, accepted and ordered placed
on file.
The matter of gravel for the
streets of the city also came up.
The city a short time ago voted
itself into a separate road disrictt,
and the act was later knocked out
in the supreme court. It resulted
in no road money coming to the city
for the past year which has caused
all the work which has been done,
to have been financed by the over
worked general fund.
Now we have a new law, passed
by the legislature by which cities
constitute separate road districts
which are allowed to expend 70
per cent of taxes levied, upon the
streets of the cities, the other 30
per cent going to the county for a
bridge fund. Under the law the
road money in cities is to be expen
ded under the direction of the coun
ty court, which relieves the street
committee of the council of the
work.
The actual workings of this new
law will be watched with interest.
Odd Fellows Install
Their New Officers
Monmouth Odd Fellows observ
ed their first meeting in the new
year Monday night by installing
officers and giving the final touches
to membership, the third degree to
two candidates. The new members
are T. R. McClellan and George La
France.
The following new officers were
duly installed: D. C. Walker, N.G.
James Gentle, V. G.; Paul Tacher-
on, R. S.; W. E.Smith, Treas.; E.
R. Ostrom, R S N G.; J. X. Web
ber, L. S. N. G.; H. K. Sickafoose,
W.; F. K. Skeen, Chaplain; T. K.
McClellan. R. S. S. : Geo. La
France, L. S. S.; Ed Rogers, 0. G.;
Frank Moreland, I. G.; W. R. Gra
ham, Cond.; 0. Zook, R. S. V. G.;
J. N. Webber, L. S. V. G.
The following new Red Cross
memberships are reported, Mr
and Mrs. E.E . Hiltibrand, W. J.
Mulkey, Hazel Lorence, J. W.
Scott, Mrs. Delia Force.
irst National has
Prosperous Year
Tuesday afternoon January 8th
was the date set for annual meetings
by all the banks in the Willamette
valley and among them the First
National Bank of Monmouth took
occasion to review the work of the
past year and elect officers for the
year to come. The election was a
re-election, the old officers and di
rectors being returned to their jobs
as follows: Ira C. Powell, Presi
dent; J. B.V. Butler, Vice Presi
dent; W. E. Smith, Cashier; Miss
Emma Parker, Asst. Cashier; Direc
tors: I. M. Simpson, Robert Steele,
Wm. Riddell. J. B. V. Butler, Ira
C Powell.
An additional office was created,
that of assistant cashier and this
was given to Miss Emma Parker as
a reward for six years of faithful
service. The business of the bank
during the past year was the larg
est in its history and the annual
report was consequently a very
encouraging one.
Six Tons of Paper
$48 for Red Cross
At the recent paper drive there
was 13,300 pounds of paper gather
ed which brought $48.50. This
amount will be divided between the
Monmouth branch of the Red Cross
and the Normal auxiliary. The
amount was twice as much as was
gathered in Independence. The suc
cess of the drive was largely due to
the work of the Normal girls under
the direction of Miss Myra Butler.