Mayors Annual Report for 1917 City Recorder's Financial Report for Year Ending, Jan. 8, 1918. General Fund Received from County Treasurer Received from Transfer licenses Received from Picture show license Received from Rent for City Land Received from Miscellaneous sources $'2258.88 . 20.00 6.00 . 125.00 19.10 Total Taid for Street Lights Faid for Work on Streets Paid for Paving intersections, etc., including surveyors fees Paid for Special election Paid for Cross Walks " Paid for City Recorder's fees Paid for City Marshal's salary Paid for City Attorney's charges ... Paid for City Treasurer's salary Paid for Ctiy Health Officer's salary .... Paid for Water for Fire Protection Paid for Interest on outstanding warrants - Paid for Miscellaneous charges Deficit, Jan. 1, 1917 $2428.98 $813.96 . 181.73 1002.9 28.00 323.56 144.83 180.00 - 65.25 36.00 15.00 230.00 137.25 203.00 6003.39 Total Present Deficit Water Fund 1, 1917 Received from Balance, Jan. Received from Water rents ... Received from Making new water connections Received from Turning on water -Received from General fund for hydrant rent Total Paid for Bond interest - Paid for Power Paid for Pump, motor and work on new well Paid for Meters Paid for collecting - - ' - Paid for Water Supt. wages Paid for Miscellaneous .... $9364.88 $6935.90 $420.10 3549.19 48.00 11.00 230.00 $4258.29 $1500.80 702.67 2090.10 319.25 120.00 630.00 208.05 CONQUEROR HATS WHEN you get ready to buy that new hat, remem ber you can find no better value than the Con queror. Our heavy purchase just before the, price advanced enables us to offer you a large number . of styles to chose from, at theold price. Let us show you the new styles Price $3.50 Miller Mercantile Company j Total $5570.88 Deficit $1312.59 Mayor's Annual Report for 1917. The city council has worked under some difficulties during the year. "The act making Monmouth a special road district having been annulled, the council found itself without a sDecial road fund. Last year the cfty received a road fund of $750; this year nothing. Much work has been done in the construction of new sidewalks, there having been built during the year, 4312ft. of cement walks. After numerous and vexatious delays the main street improvement has been completed. The city holds a good and sufficient maintenance bond for a period of five years on this improvement, so that if any defects ap- Dear within that time thev will be attended to without expense to the city. To insure an ample supply of water the water department has found it necessary to drill a new well and purchase a new pump and properly house the same. The well will soon be ready for use and promises to meet the needs of water users for some time to come. This addition to the system has entailed a cost of something over $2000, and turns what would otherwise have been a satisfactory surplus into a deficit of $1312. 59. The above reDort shows an increase of the General Fund deficit of $932.51 for the year. This increase is due largely to the cost of paving street intersections and to surveyors fees. H. C. Ostien, Mayor. Attest, R. B. Swenson, Recorder. A vpff I have just received a shipment of rl 1 1 CUt Men,s flnd Boys. shoes from the Washington Shoe Manufacturing Co., makers of the famous "Dry Sox" shoes for men and the "Billy Buster" shoes for boys. When you need a new pair of shoes come in and ex amine my line. I will meet any legitimate competition, quality considered, and Guarantee every shoe to give satisfaction. Mrs. Lippfert, Dead Sarah Ethel Craven, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Craven, was; born at Monmouth, Oregon, Septem-1 ber 1, 1884, and died at St. Luke's Hospital, San Francisco, January 3, 1918. Her early life was spent at Monmouth, where she attended the local public schools, and the Nor mal, where Bhe was always active in musical circles. She became a member of the First Baptist Church at Indepen dence at the age of fourteen. The later years of her life were spent in California, at Los Angeles and San Francisco. Her marriage to Mr. Charles Liipfert occurred June 20, 1911. Altho in apparent good health until recently, she had been a pa tient sufferer for more than two years. She leaves father, mother, four brothers and one sister and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her death. Her remains were laid to rest in the Monmouth Cemetery, January 6, 1918. Funeral services were con ducted by the Rev. G. A. Pollard at the first Baptist church at Mon mouth. "A loved one from us has gone The voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled." on m on DO Popular Magazines Subscriptions Taken ' We can match any clubbing offer WALKER & SONS IOC on years old. Arant eventually. Why not Ar- ant now? Call at my oflice, North Main. I'll fix you up. It Have the windows in your Auto Top repaired and keep out the wind. Electric Shoe & Harness Shop R. J. EVANS, Prop. Card of Thanks We wish to thank the kind friends and neighbors who assisted us in so many ways, during our recent be reavement, and also for the beau tiful floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Craven and family. L. I. Bursell went to Portland Wednesday with his moving picture machine, aiming either to get a new one or to have the old one given a renewed period of usefulness. The machine has given considerable trouble lately and he planned to have the Portland experts look it over. C. L. Irwin and family have mov ed from Mpnmouth to Talmadge. Remarks Arant says: "Don't throw away good money on personal regard for the agent. Look to the welfare of your property." Arant is the ONLY man in Mon mouth who makes insurance his SOLE business. Straight business with him; no side issue. Arant represents four companies. Take one- Fireman's Fund Co., San Francisco, Earthquake wrecked its office but not the company. Paid every loss. Take another North Rritish & Mercantile. N. Y., 100 Rev. G. W. Pollard, who resign ed as pastor of the local Baptist church last summer, had his resig nation accepted recently and is now preaching at Newberg. Prof. Ferris of McMinnville Col lege will preach at the Baptist church next Lord's day morning and evening. If you have not received a card with notification of water rental this month do not let this fact dis turb the regular routine of month ly (Ufttlement. The account is due and payable by the 10th of each month. The department is simply Hooverizing by saving on postage, which is now required at the rate of 2 cts. for each card mailed. A. T. Arant of Myrtle Point, a stock shipper, was in Monmouth last Friday and Saturday visiting with his brother, A. M. Arant and fam ily. He had been to Portland with a consignment of stock. Mrs. Frank Stehman and Mrs. J. D. Short of Ranier, Ore., were in Monmouth last week visiting with their sister, Mrs. N. S, Stew art. Officers were re-elected at the an nual meeting of the Monmouth Im provement Association held Monday afternoon. A successful year was rpnnrted. Following are the offi cers: President, O. A. Wolverton; Secy, and Treas., Ira Powell; Di rectors, Mrs. Emma Perkins, Miss Maggie Butler, Ira C. Powell, O. A. Wolverton and W. E. Smith. WALTER G. DROWN Representing the "PENNSYLVANIA" Fire insurance Cc. of Philadelphia Notary Public Blank Deeds, Mortgage- r'tc- Pathe Points "Pathephone" $15 to $22 The Sapphire Ball No needles to change Finer tone reproduction All records are double Long Life of Record All wood "Violin" sound chamber Pathe Guarantee We guarantee ttcry Pathe Rec ord to play at leail one thoutand lpiti with the Pathe Sapphire 3)all without Impairment of the unexcelled beauty of lone and Without shotting any perceptible near on the record. Perkins' Pharmacy If we haven't got it we'll get it. Ask us. s r i . 30