T he M onmouth H erald
Vol. XIII
No. 29
M onm outh, Polk C ounty, O regon, F riday, M arch 25, 1921
Monmouth is Located in the Best Section of the Best Valley of the Best State in the Nation
Items of Interest
At Oregon Normal
OFFEREO $3,000 I UH Ht.i
HENNA LOCKS
Superintendent Bittner of Mc­
Minnville and County Superintend­
ent Alderson of Multnomah County
visited the Normal this week to se-
CJre teachers for their schools for
the coming year.
Miss Smith gave an interesting
chapel tala on Wednesday.
On Friday evening, March 25,
the American Legion of Independ­
ence will show a series of war pic
ture3 in the Normal chapel. These
pictures were taken by the official
photographers who were with each
division on the tront in the World
War, and wer«-#ctually made in the
midst of battles. They show the
trenches, men going over the top.
stretcher-bearers at their work, in
short all the details of the front
lines of the army. The appeal of
these pictures is Tn their reality
as they are truly war pictures in
the actual sense of the words. The
proceeds of this entertainment will
go to the Legion.
Grace Nicholai ol Evansville Ind. had
long locks—ucautiful hair of henna shade
lor which a Chicago actress offered her
$3,000 What would you do? It meant
a longed for college education — and
anyhow— _ all the girls are now wearing
bobbed hair.— Well she refused.
Rumored, Reported
On Thursday Miss Hales gave an
Concocted, Collected
excellent talk on the work done by
the children in the grades in Phys­
T. H. Halleek was over from
ical Education and had the pupils Newport for the week end to see
on the platform to demonstrate his mother'who has been quite sick,
what she said.
but is now better. Mr. Halleek xc-
Mr. H. C. Seympur,of the Coun­ ports a busy winter at Newport
ty Club work at O. A. C., visited with many people occupying the
the Normal Tuesday and addressed cottages. While they have had one
the students at the chapel hour.
of the warmest winters on record,
Several students as well as the with nothing even resembling a
elected delegates accompanied Miss freeze, it has been a stormy winter
Godbold and Mjss Jennie Carroll, with one gale following another in
This has
the Normal orator, to Eugepe last continual succession.
damaged
dock
and
port
property
F rfday when the State Contest was
held.' AH report an enjoyable One time the city went two days
time and a very creditable represen­ without mail, the connecting rail­
tation for the Normal on Miss Car- way being obstructed by slides.
The power company also found it
roll’» part.
hard to operate there and the ser­
Several out-of-town guests at­
vice was shut off ir. the day time
tended the dancing party in the
for a considerable period.
gymnasium last Saturday evening.
Among these were Miss Eugenia
The house of Mrs. J. W. Pember
McNaughten of McMinnville, Miss was broken into last Thursday night
Ruth Johnson of Portland and Miss and silverware to a considerable
Genevieve Howell of Astoria, all value was taken. The indications
graduates of the class which finish­ are that the theft occurred at about
ed last June.
8:^0 in the evening while Mrs. Pem­
Miss Alberta Green of Portland ber was absent from the tomse. It
spent the week end with Miss West. is about a year ago that the, Kilen
valuables were taken, with appear­
The June class, which numbers
ances that local knowleJge of the
about eighty, is ordering invitations
facts contributed to the theft.
this week.
Mrs. Conkin reports that Mr.
Amotion picture entitled ‘Officer
Conklin who is undergoing treat­
666” will be shown in the chap» 1
ment in Salem has improved pros­
Saturday evening, March 26, at
p e rs for recovery. His age and
8:15. The plot of this play con­
cerns a young millionaire who pos­ the fact that his ailment is of long
standing are in his favor t u t he
es as a policeman in order to trap
will have to take months of treat­
a thief in his own home. The
ment and must give up active work
drama from which the picture is
for some time. Prof. Beattie will
made was most popular on th e !
hive chart e of the services in t'-.e
legitimate stage when it was played
Evangelical church re<t Sunday,
a few seasons past.
both morning and evening.
A motion picture, entitled "Jes
Elmer Chapin of Parker accom­
Call Me Jim ” , has been secured to
be shown in the chapel next Tues­ panied by his family, left Sturdy
day evening, March 29. The lead­ for his home in Eastern Oregon.
ing part is taken by Will Rogers Mr. Chapin is an ex-service man who
who has a role well suited to his ¡saw service in France. He was
personality.
As Jim Fenton, the married shortly after his return
simple, rugged woodsman, he is a from overseas and settled on a farm
character one does not easily for- at Parker. Recently he purchased
get. His bashful conquest of th e 'a farm near Prineville, in the
pretty milliner, his simple code of Ochoco irirgatior. project and this s
honor, his loyalty to a friend, and where he will move,
above all his delightful humor are j
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Several bushels gain in production
reflected in a picture that will re­
main long after it has been shown. can be made by early spring plow-
The Normal Chapel, Tuesday, , ing. Cultivation of early spring
| plowed land improves the soil solu-
March 29, at 8:15.
j tion and increases the yield. Co-op-
Intelligence tests have beeiv con- en tiv e moisture studies at the More
ducted recently in Ballston, Perry- j branch experiment station have
dale, a rural school pea*- Hood riv - ' proved this to be a fact.
er, Silverton high school, a few
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classes in Salem high school and the
Mrs. J. C. Rounds has been en-
honor of the four highest grades joying a visit for a fev/ days from
still remains with the Monmouth their daughter, Mrs. B. A John-
higFTschool. Only one perfect was ston of Corvallis. She returned
found, a local Sophomore.
. home Tuesday afternoon.
Fruit Flourishes
Harmony Pervades
His
in Polk County
Highway Matters
w e a t h e r gue ^T o
rpat
SrlFNCE
J County Odd Fellows
X H e a d e d This Way
Polk county ranks as one of the
According to different news items
The Odd Fellows of Polk county
great prune producing counties in published this week Dallas and In
will visit with the Monmouth lodge
the state. The IT. S. Department dependence have agreed that there
of the order on Monday evening of
of Agriculture in making its Ore is nothing to be gained by further
next week. This is one of a Berks
gon estimate of crops fer 1920, fighting of the highway commissiot
of visits with which the fraternity
plaies the prune crop in this coun and have called off and made set-
in the county has been trving to
ty at 7,668,000 pounds. This crop t'ement in the suits pending last
keep up and develop cordial rela­
was harvested from 6,908 acres in year. The sentiment is especially
tions during the past winter, bo
the county.
strong in Dallas that mote is to be
you hear the rumble? It is the re­
Billie H a r t , to li- ta k c r n.t tho In­
te r n a tio n a l bridge a t E agle Pass.
The apple crop last year in this gained by working with the com
verberation of footsteps, approach­
T cra s, has a n a tiona l reputation
county was 104,000 bushels, gath­ mission than against it. indepen
ing in tin Lizzies. Several caravans
ns a w e a t h e r p ro p h e t, being more
ered from $1,600 acres. The aver dence, however, is restive [and may reliable t h a n 1,'ncle S a m ’s official
of
camels and donkeys (made in De­
scientific d e p a r tm e n t.
Billie will
age price per bushel is estimated at resume on its own hook, says the not tell his system , but he p r e ­ troit, Mich). will soon be observed
75 cents, and on this basis the crop report. With proper co-operaticn dicted two g r e a t g u l f s t o r m s — th e
at various turns in the road, travel­
Galveston a n d th e C orpus Christl
of apples brought to the county with the commission it is believed Hoods. Sheepm en a n d r a n c h e r s
ing in the mu—, sand and heading
th e so u th w e st often wire Billie
last year the sum of $78,000.
forty miles of hard paving within of
toward
Monmouth.
Monmouth,
fo r predictions, while m ore r e ­
Polk county did not go strong on the county can be laid by the end cently a W all S tre et b r o k e r wired
known to the initiated as the rara-
a b o u t t h e w e a t h e r to use as
pears as the governments experts of 1922, and the ground cleared for d him
disc of pedagogs is to entertain the
a ta on c otton speculation.
estimate 150 acres of tearing pears further improvements in road mak­
tribesmen and hillsmen from the
in the county and from this 150 ing within the county.
through highly cultivated land, and whole county. As an oasis in the
an expensive bridge across the country between Jericho and Samar­
acres, a crop of 18,000 bushels.
Some time since it was published
Taking the state as a who'e, the that building the highway south Luckiamute.
ia the chain gang scouts have seen
“ In April, 1920, another location it from afar and have given hails
estimate is a value of $1.50 per from Monmouth would cost many
bushel. But on an estimate of $2.CO thousand dollars more than south was made d'reetly south from Mon­ of encouragement to- the plodding
mouth, crossing the Luckiamute on
bushel for the Polk county pear from Independence. An inquiry to the present bridge at Helmick and caravans. Here where the milk
crop, this places value of $36,000 the highway engineer elicited the continuing along the existing road and honey flows they see prospect.»
to a point 0.75 miles south of the of dried dates and goats milk and
for the crop last year.
following reply which we publish
Although Polk county ranks sec­ at this time. The letter is signed Luckiamute. The survey then bore they hear the squawk of the sleek
to the southeast and joined the first
ond in the state in cherry acreage, by W. D. Clarke, who is the local survey at a point 1.3 miles north of and fattened barred rock as the de­
due to the unfavorable weather division engineer.
the Suver-Airlie road. This route is term ine! Febekahs take to its
conditions during picking time, the
0.3 miles shorter than the first sur­ trail. Here even the camels and
“ No final plans or exact esti­
crop harvested the past season mates have been prepared for either vey, requires 1.9 miles less of new donkeys may be refreshed for it is
amounted to a little mo.e than of these lines. The preliminary right of way, and does not requue asserted there must be gasoline in
the construction of a bridge across
1,000,000 pounds for commrecial estimates which have been used for the Luck’amute.at this time, as the the water that flows down from
comparison
show
the
total
ultimate
uses, ranking fourth in the st- te.
existing hi idge is a comparitively Teal creek, for only thus can they
’ Marion county had about 200,000 cost of the two lines practically new structure. The most serious account for the pep and ginger of
identical but final plans and exact
more pounds of cherries than Polk estimates might make a difference disadvantage is the overflow land tie Monmouth brethren. Again
county. On account of favorable of $25,000 to $50.000 in favor of crossed'just south of the Luckia­ hail the day and1 may no brother
mute. This will require a long fill,
weather, Lane county harvested the the route frouj Monmouth depend­ which, however, is entirely practic­ miss the event.
ing
upon
the
plan
of
construction
largest cherry crop in the state, es­
able and the second route has been
adopted at the crossing of the Luck- adopted by the Highway Commis­
After Booze Venders
timated at 2,158,000 pounds.
iamute River. The two lines are sion.”
John
Orr. sheriff of Polk county,
The crop of loganberries in this not greatly different injlength or in
is attempting to eliminate the free
county was 900,000 pounds for com­ cnaraeter of construction except at
Found D ead in Field
use of booze in the county and par­
mercial uses. The price averaged the Luckiamute. The Indepnedence
line
is
8
04
miles
and
that
from
Chas. Walters, a man who has ticularly is he taking steps to clean
12 cents, bringing into the County
Monmouth is 7.57 miles. The been working on the ranch of Wal­ up the beverage scentod attendance
$108,000.
equality of the preliminary esti­ ter Domes near McCoy, was found
at dances. Saturday night he had
mates of the two lines applies to
dead
Sunday
morning
by
a
neigh­
four deputies at various dances
Plan a Clean Up
the grading work and paving work
The Com munity Club at its meet separately as well as to the total bor. Mr. Walters did not live in throughout the coutny'and he, him­
ing Tuesday night started the ball but any difference in cost made by the home of Mr. Domes but'was oc­ self, was on duty in like manner.
rolling for a real clean up day in possible charge in plans as above cupying a shack Jsome distance He arrested Paul Buchanan at a
referred to would affect only the
Monmouth this spring. It was de­ grading and the entire difference away. He had been employed in dance at McCoy for having booze
cided to ask the other clubs and or­ would come in that part of the blasting stumps to clear up some in his possession. Mr Buchanan
land on the ranch. He had procur­ is a cook in the Beaverton hotel in
ganizations of the city, the common work.”
council and the schools to determine
Of course it is not necessary that ed milk from a neighbor and on last Independence and appeared befoie
on a single day when a united effort the road south from Monmouth Sunday morning when he failed to Justice of the Peace, Fid Coad at
shall be made to polish municipal cross at the Helmick bridge. This appear the neighbor thought some­ Dallas Monday and paid a fine of
appearances.
At the conclusion was adopted as the bridge is in good thing must bewT.mgand went to in. $25 and costs
the ladies of the city will be asked shape and making use of it would vestigate. He found Mr. Walteis
Feed strains arc attracting much
to prepare a dinner in the grove at save money at this time. Here s lying dead in a field on the opposite
attention at present. Growers are
side
of
the
fence
from
where
he
had
the Normal or in some suitable what the commission says about the
been doing blastirg. Mr. Walters- realizing that any variety is no bet­
place. Everybody will be asked to matter in its annual report.
was 53 years of age and, thus far, ter than the seed strain of that va­
lay off for half a day, the city will
"Surveys for the section of the
riety. There may be a consid- rable
be apportioned to different leaders West Side Highway fromMonmouth only a brother-in-law by the name of
difference
in the tonnage of two lots
Ernest
Spindal
of
Winlock,
Wash­
and lieutenants to see that a thor- to Suver have been made during
of winter cabbage of the smaller
ington,
has
been
located.
He
arriv­
1919
and
1920.
The
first
survey
O J g h job is done.
variety. One lot may produce 10
L. P. Gilmore, who had investi­ ran due south from Monmouth, fol­ ed Monday evening -and took the
lowing practically along the exist­ remains to Winlock for burial.
tons an acre and another 15 tons
gated the workings of a building ing road for 3.75 miles, then bear­
an acre, grown under the same con­
and loan association in Salem, re­ ing to the southeast to the Luckia­
The Mothers’ Club and invited ditions. Just as in poultry hus­
ported to the club as to what he mute river which was crossed about
guests w ere delightfully entertain­ bandry so in vegetable gardening,
three
quarters
of
a
mile
above
Park­
had learned in the matter.
er. From this point the road ran in ed with a St. Patrick’s Day lunch­ these high yielding strains affect
nearly a direct line to the junction eon in the Community House last the crop more than the mere variety
Fred Eye of St. Johns has suc­ of the Suver-Airlie road with the Friday afternoon.
selected. The O. A. C. experiment
The tables were beautiful with station is endeavoring to eollect
ceeded to the place formerly held road to Corvallis about a mile west
of Suver. This route necessitated
by C. E. Wilson at the Monmouth about three and five tenths miles of their green and white decorations, the higher yielding strains of many
Hardware.
new right of way, most of which is and luncheon and program also car­ different vegetables in order that
ried out the scheme for the celebra­ these may form the basis of future
tion of the day.
breeding of seed.
NFW TWO-YEAR-OLD WORLD CHAMPION
ÌÈ &
í
;
ÎS0ST €
K a t h e r i n e 's Trixie owne4 by W a lte r C W hite of O atei Mill, O..
a n d bred by Albert Sehieber of Bueyrua. O . Is th e new world's c h a m ­
pion two-year-old cow
She haa just aet a record by p ro l u e i n «
1 8.475 7 pounds of mllli and 7» 48 pounds of b u t t s r fst. be ating out
th e record m ade by L i n r w a t r Hope by 17 pounds who r u l e l tin
two-yeai-old» for eig ht years She Is a Guernse y
1 he neighbors of Chas. Newman
and wife in their new home north
of the city, dropped in on them last
Friday night and gave them a wel­
come to the neighborhood. They
had phonograph music and social
diversions during the evening with
refreshments at 11 o’clock. All re­
port a royal time.
The rains of the winter and
spring which are holding back agri­
cultural affa > 3 , are booming clover
fields some of which looked very un­
promising last fall. It is bringing
O J t an abundance of vegetation.
Wild flowers in the wood are raiely
so plentiful or rank of growth at
1 this time of the year.
Mi_a Finid Benson of Corvallis
'spent the week e.id at A. F. Hu-
The decayed dormant spray is the
first apple scab spray. It should be
applied just after the leaves sur
rounding the tiny clusters of unde­
veloped blossom buds have separat­
ed sufficiently so that the spray can
reach the bud cluster.
More vegetable seeds were im­
ported from foreign countries dur­
ing 1920 than in 1919, according
to O. A.C. department of vegetable
gardening. Prices on these seeds
have dropped considerably so th tt
American grown seed will have to
be reduced in price in order to c •m-
pete with foreign grown seed. This
shows that foreigh nations are get­
ting back to normal in seed produc­
tion.
A. F. Hu ier and D. M. Hampton
were visitors in Salem Wednesday.