Record Weather in Willamette Valley Up to date our winter is said by old residents to have been without precedent in this section. Mild ness and rain have so far charac terized it. We have not had cold sufficiently severe to freeze water in pipes on top of the ground. Violets, pansies and hardy flowers are in bloom out of doors, carna tions are budding redy to burst forth. Travelers tell of rye fields passed that were heading out. Here is where the weather wise man puts in his oar and warns: "Look out for February". Priscilla Club The Priscilla Club spent a very pleasant afternoon with Mrs. Boothbv on Wednesday. Ther was a good attendance and quite a little Red Cross sewing and knit ting was accomplished. During the social hour food conservation was discussed and recipes exchang' ed. The hostess passed popcorn and apples which were thoroly enioved. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Gilmore. Sam Jackson,' a former resident and property owner of Monmouth, died at his home in Newberg Tues day. He would have been 76 years of age next March and is survived by three daughters, the Misses Dora and Lena and a married daughter in California. His burial occurred in Corvallis ob Thursday. Mrs. Jennie Kemp of Portland will be in Polk county on the 17, 18 & 19 and will speak in Monmouth the afternoon of the 17th under the auspices of the various clubs. Her subiect is'Woman's Work in the War." Miss Mabel West entertained some twenty friends at her home, Thurs day eve. Cards followed by games were enjoyed by the guests. Deli cious refreshments were served Her guests departed with words of praise for a joyful holiday evening with their delightful hostess. Food Conservation Ten million American homes, and more, have taken the pledge to help in the war by joining in the U. S. Food Administration, to send our armies and our Allies as much as we can of concentrated food stuffs. That is, wheat, beef , pork dairy products and sugar. The problem of savinir is a local and individual one. It is a matter of conscientious consideration of every individual that he or she eat only that which necessary to maintain bodily health and strength and to unselfish ly substitute other food stuffs for those which can be shipped to our armies, the Allies and the starving people of other countries. Following is a condensed form of the home card which will be sent out soon by our governor, une wheatless day each week Wednes day; One wheatless meal each day; One meatless day each week Tues day; One meatless meal each day; One porkless day each week Satur day; Use no more than 3 pounds of sugar per person per month. , Notice Any one having a copy of "The Norm" for December 1913, which they can bring themselves to part with, can exchange same for some coin of the realm if they will com municate with W. H. Burton at the Normal school. Dressmaking? Good work? Why yes, sure. Miss Hurner. West end Main street tf. FOR SALE Barred Rock Rooster 0. A. C. Laying strain, nine months old. $1.50 . Inquire at this office mm wr mm WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY contains a dear, accurate, final answer. It is an indispensable self-help to success. Hundreds of thousands of people in all walks of life use, profit from, and enjoy this vast fund of information. Are You Equipped to Win ? The only dictionary with the new di vided pate, characterized "A Stroke of Genius. Type matter la equivalent to that of a 15-volume encyclopedia RES'JLAH and IiCLfl-PAFEIl MUcni, WRITE for Gpedmen Pages, H!ustrs tioru, etc. FREE, a set of pocket maps if you mention this paper. G.6VC. MERRIAM CO, Lucien Arant who is telegraph editor of the Salem Statesman spent Monday with relatives in Monmouth. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Boothby spent Sunday and Sunday night the guests of their son Claud on the farm. Mrs. Geo. Hansen of Brownsville was a week end guest at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Bowersx. Irving Swenson has been enjoying a mild case of the chicken pox this week. Imagine the pleasures of a small boy who doesn't have to go to school and can spend the whol day browsing in the American Boy and Youth's Companion. Mrs. Guthrie tells us she has no difficulty in disposing of her home made butter, and we do not doubt it since sampling a roll she left at the office. D. M. Hampton had business in Portland the first of the week. A. N. Halleck buys junk of all kinds and pays highest cash prices. 2titf Elkins Rural Center Vol. II ' Monmouth, Ore., Friday, Jan. II, 1917 No. 11 Spence Coming C. S. Spence, Grand Master of the Grangers of Oregon, is to be the guest of the local grange at its regular meeting next Saturday and will install officers at the morning business session of the organization. The afternoon program begins at 1:30 with Luther Chapin of the Dry-Fresh plant of Salem as the star feature. Red Cross work will be done during the meeting and ladies are each to bring a thimble and a fine needle. VIOIA PANA.IN'GCP' LAV" ON At the Norm, Saturday Night Social Hour Club The Social Hour Club met with Mrs. Grounds and Mrs. Boothby at the former's home on- January 2nd. A good attendance was pres ent, and the afternoon was spent in a pleasant, social way; Club will meet next week with Mrs. Ackerman and Mrs. Pittman. aprlngnrld, Mass., gg5P Miss Agnes Bethers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bethers of this city, and K. Norgard of Portland were married Saturday evening, Jan. 5th. by Rev. F. M. Fisher in the Evangelical parsonage. A new boiler was installed in the creamery this week. H. Fulkerson and son of Salem were attendants at the Liipfert funeral Sunday. Dick Alderson who was a mem' ber of the grand jury was dis charged Monday, the work of the jury being complete on that day. J. W. Howell appears to be aw siderable of a magician. He walked into the Herald office the other day took the old tab le that has long graced the sanctum waved his plane at it, made a few passes with his saw. did some sleight of hand tricks with a hammer, and presto it was a fine new counter and stock container which has been the admi ration of all who have seen it. Miss Lucile Peterson (nee Lucile Bird) of Portland was a guest at the Joe Craven home Monday. MONMOUTH HIGHWA YS Written. Edited and Set in Type by Students of Monmouth High School Relatives and friends are still searching for the body of Louis Wienert, but have not yet succeed ed in finding it. Mr. Joe Tetherow contemplates putting some more gravel on the road soon. School has resumed the usual round of duties after two weeks Christmas holidays. One of the stu dent teachers, Mrs. Bertha Johnson who was called away just before Christmas, did not return so that only five student teachers are now doing practice work at Elkins. The two new student teachers of this week are Miss Edna Cone of Portland and Miss Iris Roe of Eu gene. The Parent-Teacher Association meets at the schoolhouse on Friday afternoon. Amongother things on the program will be talks by Miss Glossop on her trip from England and one from Miss Walker about her home. Ralph Dodson of Rose Lawn took two hogs to town on Monday that weighed 1040 lbs. Mrs. Anna Tetherow was called to the bedside of her father, Wil liam Ireland of Corvallis. A. J. Price and family of King's Valley were visitors of C. W. Price the first of last week. In a fast basket ball game be tween the Monmouth Cubs and Dallas Cubs. Monmouth was beaten 19-20. The boys report a fine time and square treatment from start to finish. The cull potatoes from the M. H. S. potato patch have been sold. They weighted 2470 lbs. and brought a half cent a pound. The open meeting was held Thursday evening. A very inter esting program was given. The numbers were: Piano Solo; Eth va Elkins, Reading; Mr. Tavenner, Trio; Slides, Solo; Mr. Blackstone. Reading; Fannie Stetnburg Solo Mr. Morgan Read ing Miss Fishwood; Duct Hope McDonald and Imogene Richards. Basket Ball games Jan.ll, Boys and Girls teams at Amity. Jan. 12, Boys team at Rickreal. Jan.18, Boys V.S. Dallas. Jan. 19, Boys team V.S. Indepen dence at Monmouth. Dec.21 closed the first twelve weeks of school - only four stu dents failed in one subject each. Two of these were caught at Sal em. Fcnella Goddard, Elizabelle Smith and Dean Sellers, for un known' reasons, failed to get to school last week. Prof, lied rick spent his vaca tion in Drain and at the State Teachers Association, Portland. Ore. Miss Fishwood was with her parents at Creswi.M, Ore. Mr. Ta verier was the only one of the facalty to leave the state. He went to Wallace, Idaho. He was half a day late getting back to school on account of floods de tween Monmouth and that place. Miss Doughty celebrated In Mon mouth as usual Three of the boys who have been enjoying irrefular leaves of absence are now assisting Dad Sickafoose with the janitorial duties. The Athena Society is plan ning a benefit for a service flag in honor of the M. U.S. Boys who have entered the service. The Sunny Slope Debating and Literary Society at their meeting last Friday evening elected the fol lowing officers: President, Mrs. EttaEggleston; Vice President, Joe Swearingen; Secretary, P. L. Fish- back; Marshal W. B. Eggleston. The subject for discussion Friday evening, Jan. 11th is "Resolved that the Railroad is more important than Steamboat Transportation." J. V. Johnson and family of the Luckiamute visited relatives, here Sunday. Henry Grooms and P. L. Fish- back were truesta of Ed Wunder and familv of Independence the first of the week. Pres. Bosley and wife of Mon tana after a week's visit with his uncle Milt. Bosley, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Etta Dornsife of Indepen dence is living with Mr. and Mrs Luther Ground at present. Monmouth Heights V. A. Fishback attended court in Dallas the fore, psrt of the week. Mr. Bennett of Independence was seen in our midst one day last week. J. P. Walker was transacting business with plessire in Mon mouth Tuesday. Y GOOD ADVICE. OU cannot escape him By shutting the door Or locking the window The good advice bore. You cannot elude him Uy scaling n peuk. And he'll-eubmarlnlng- BUy with you a week. Tou cannot deny him, For, do what you will, Like thescent of the rose, h Will cling to you still. ?et hs has no power You haven't, you know; lie can't do what you can't! Cut since It Is so , Thnt you can't escape him. There's nothing to do Rut try to put up with That fellow named YOU. Charles C. Jones. A Harmless Fad. "I suppose Ui Iht'so tuKtlnte days roll soil very little dask-al tuuakT "Moro limn yuu would Imagliiv," su- swvret! the music dealer. "Almost erylKHly buys few shifts to iin' on the Unu when company calls. -1 amh W" BONOS MOTHER USED TO SINQ, CVE often Ward shout th bread mother used to bake, And often we've been tld about her luscious pies and cake, But recollections sweeter far the mind Is treasuring The hallowed memories of songs that mother used to slug. Her voice, perchance, may not have pleas ed the cuptlnus critic's ear. It suy have lurked the melody that flows so rich and clear, Put It hn.l wondrous power to soothe ths fretful babe to sleep And put to tllijht the fears of those whs saw night s shadows creep. The songs that mother used to sing mads bright ths dreary day. They cheered the workers In their toll and smoothed ths rugged way. They lightened all the loads of cars and ensed sll suffering, For there was magic In ths songs that mother used to sing. Ths Influence of mother's songs was felt beyond the home And from temptation shielded sons wher ever they chanred to roam; for when ths hour of trial cams, and svll seemed so strong, They heard ths old, sweet lullaby and triumphed o'sr ths wrong. Ths echoes of those old Urns songs keep tinning In ths ears Ard ever wield s power for good through all ths passing years; For sweetest, richest of ths Joys to which In life we cling are hallowed memories of songs that mother used to sing. -Theodora H. Bote .nji.-ijLr.riiiinjutrLr.iiniinriri.riji-nri.i'ir CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY In Odd Fellows Hall Services, . . . 11,00 a. m. Subject: Sacrament Sunday School, 10.00 a. m. Wedne iday evening meeting, 8.00 p. m, r mmmm. mmjrr eyes JESL, GRAVELYS CBLEBRATID Bfifll Ckewino Plug tod 71 Before ths Invention et ear Patent Air Proof Peueft Many Deelere Could Net Keep the Flavor snS Freshness In PEAL GRAVELY PLUQ TOIACCO. 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