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onmouth
Vol. XIII
H erald
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, April 1, 1921
No. 30
Monmouth is Located in the Best Section of the Best Valley of the Best State in the Nation
Items of Interest
At Oregon Normal
The new term at the Normal
opened Tuesday morning with at
least fifty new students in attend­
ance.
A particularly gratifying
fact about this is that there are sev­
eral young men among the number.
President Ackerman left Tuesday
afternoon to attend the Inland Em­
pire Teachers’ Association in session
this week at Spokane, Washington.
An interesting exhibit of hand­
work has been placed in the new
1 case in the main corridor of the
Normal building.
It represents
some of the things done by the
class in handwoik last term and has
attracted much commendation.
Which Way Out?
Now that the highway commis­
sion announces speedy action on the
highway south from Monmouth
there is some lo.-al speculation as to
where the highway will leave the
city. It may be by way of several
routes. One is to go straight south
on Monmouth avenue and angle off
to the south road after leaving the
city limits, which route would most
likely be adopted were it not for
the fill necessary to cross the rail­
road track. They may also turn
from Monmouth avenue to Warren
street at two different places. The
road may turn on Warren street at
the post office, or it may turn on
Knox street past the Newman
blacksmith shop, cutting across A.
Parker’s land to the south road
near the old gymnasium.
At any
rate there is apt to be little heat
displayed locally o/er the matter
and the decision of the commission
will be received without comment.
Students and faculty members re­
turned Tuesday with many evidenc­
es of a pleasant Easter vacation,
Miss Hester Keeney, who is
b t also with renewed energy and
enthusiasm for the work of the last teaching at Guthrie, sp?nt Easter
with home fo ks in Monmouth.
term of the regular school year.
T. T. Parker made a business trip
Miss Ragon is entertaining her
sister. Miss Alta Ragon, this week. to Portland Wednesday of last
The latter has just returned on fur­ week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fishback
lough from a seven years’ sojourn
spent Sunday afternoon with her
in India as a missionary.
parents in Independence.
Several members of the faculty
C. G. Griffa was here from Inde­
spent the Easter vacation in Port­
pendence
Tuesday vitiiing with
land, Miss Taylor went to her home
in Tacoma, Mrs. Rychard to Eugene friends.
and others to various places.
P. O. Powell expects to spend
the next month in Portland in the
A very unusual motion picture interest of the state Farm Bdreau.
will be shown in the chapel Satur­
day evening, April 2, at 8:15. This
is Maurice Tourneur’s picturization will b e'o p en ed Tn Salem April 9, ac­
of “The Last of the Mohicans’" by cording to announcem ent made in
James Fenimore Cooper. This clas­ Salem.
Ralph Hoeber, senior in economics
sic is too well known to need repe
tition, though it may be said that a t the U niversity of Oregon, won the
no member of the family can afford sta te intercollegiate oratorical contest
to miss it.
Every American in a t Eugene. T here were eight other
whose veins flows the blood of our speakers, rep resen tin g the sam e num ­
forefathers, wants to see this thril­ b er of schools.
ling picture. One could go on for
Mayor H am ilton of Coe- tile and
an hour in telling of the wonderful the board of councilmen believe there
scenic beauties, splendid acting, is a g reat am ount of gam bling going
stage setting and photography.
on a t the county se a t of Coos county
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events of the Week
Briefly Sketched for Infor­
mation of Our Readers.
(
and m easures are to be tak en to eiim
in ate the nuisance.
The Medford cham ber of commerce
has called upon the city council to
purchase the Pacific & E astern rail
road term inal property, Including 19
acres of land near Bear creek, for use
as a to u rists' cam ping ground.
The sta te board of control has
authorized the issuance and sale oi
$1 ,000,000 of short-term post road
bonds under an am endm ent to the
Bean-B arrett act approved a t the re
cent session of th e legislature.
The sta te land board has authorized
loans to farm ers of Oregon in the
am ount of $164,000. T his money was
derived from the sale of school dtstric!
bonds out of funds belonging to fhe
state industrial accident commission
Wool from about 300,000 sheep or
th e farm s of w estern Oregon will be
assem bled and graded and m arketed
in Portland, according to plan» of the
W estern Oregon Wool and Mohair as
sociation, which has recently beer
formed.
E lectrical dealers and contractors
from all p arts of the northern and
central W illam ette valley attended
the convention at Albany of the firs!
and second d istricts of the Oregon
E lectrical C ontractors’ and Dealers
association.
The public service comm ission will
be asked by the Eugene cham ber oi
comm erce to reopen the telephont
ra te case as it applies to ru ral tele
phones and hold a m eeting in Eugeni
in the near future to h ear th e farm
e rs’ side of th e affair.
The state highway comm ission at a
m eeting to be held in P ortland Apri’
5 will consider proposals for the grad
Ing and graveling of approxim ate!)
85 m iles of road, laying 31 miles o
pavem ent and constructing thre«
bridges and one overhead crossing.
If th e sta te highway commissioi
will advance the money to pay foi
M ultnomah county's share, to be re
paid later, it is possible th a t w ort
can sta rt on th e Mount Hood loop thh
year. The $85,000. which th e count)
se t aside for th is u ndertaking las
year, was not acted on by the high
way commission, so the money reven
ed to the general fund on Decembe
31. No Item for the loop was place*
In the 1921 budget, so the county ha
no available funds to co o p erate.
The G rants Pass post of the Ameri­
can Legion is m aking plans for a
spa cions home.
Business men of Hood River have
gone on record unanim ously as op­
posed to the closed shop.
S ettlers of the central Oregon irri­
gation d istrict will vote on a $250,000
issue a t a special election to be held
April 15.
The state convention of the Daugh­
ters of the American Revolution was
held in Salem Friday and Saturday
with more than 350 delegates in a t­
tendance.
M embers of the board of control of
B aker public schools have decided to
establish a nutrition class for under­
nourished pupils atten d in g schools in
th a t city.
Several stream s in the W illam ette
▼alley are running bank-full as a re­
su lt of the heavy rains of the past
few days. Some sm aller stream s are
beyond th eir banks.
R eports reaching the adjutant-gen­
e ra l’s office in Salem from the w ar de­
partm ent show th a t Oregon's national
guard is ahead of all states w est of
the M ississippi river.
Albany will be the convention city
tn 1924 for tho Oregon sta te camp of
the Royal N eighbors of America. This
was decided a t the triennial session
held in A storia last week.
Mrs. Adam Setera, 45, w as shot
th ree tim es and probably fatally in­
jured a t Oregon City by her son.
Adam Setera" J r .,# 17. who is believed
by the authorities to be insane!-.
A voluntary .wage cut of | i r $ day.
m ade In the hope th a t the action will
stim ulate building activity in Bend,
w as announced by officers of the brick
layers', m asons' and p lastere rs' union.
J. W. M iller of Shelburn was a p
pointed county school superintendent
of Linn county by the county court
Merely a Suggestion.
B ridget—Do come and look s t the
this afternoon to succeed lua M ai
well Cummings, who resigned recent beautiful sunset out av .he kitchen
winder, ma'am.
lj-
M istress—T h a t's nothing, Bridget.
Bids for $1,000,000 of sta te highway
You ought to see It rise some morn
bonds, the issuance of which was ap­
ing.
proved by the sta te board of control,
Red Letter Event
Court and Commission
For Odd Fellows Agree
on
Highway
We are promised that work is to
Monday, March 28, will be mark­
ed with red letters in the records be resumed on the Pacific Highway
of Normal lodge. Number 204 of in Polk county and that the whole
the Independent Order of Odd Fel­ line is to receive attention with the
low.-. Only once or twice has a prospect that the section through
greater number of guests assembled Polk county will ba finished by
in the local lodge rooms than came 1922. This is the result of an
Monday night^co attendjthe meeting agreement reached with the county
of the Polk Ccunty Odd Fellowsvis- court by which the latter agrees to
it.ing association. Four rows of the commissions plan for the direct
seats running the length of the hall route through the county and the
had been arranged to accoommdate completion of the Dallas-Salem
the visitors and all were occupied, Road. The agreement was signed
The street in front of the hall on last Saturday. The agreement of
both sides for the length of a block Dallas to the proposition was pub­
was lined with the parked cars of lished last week and Independence
the visitors. Among those who came into camp at a meeting held
came, Dallas, Independence and Sa­ last Wednesday.
lem were numerously represented.
Here is the text of the Commis
The Ballston lodge and the lodge in sion’s proposal as well as the ac­
Carlton were represented and there ceptance by the court.
were members of the order present
“ Gentlemen: In the m atter of the
from Washington, Idaho and other location of th“ Pacific highway and
points.
other roads through Polk county,
By way of entertainment the local the commission have had the matter
lodge team put on the initiatory under consideration for some time
with F. E. Chambers as the candi­ past and especially today, as we
date and some very nice compli­ viewed the situation on the premis­
ments were bestowed on them by the es , and we are unanimously of the
visitors by way of appreciation of opinion that the location of the Pa­
their skill in the work.
cific highway through Polk county
A chicken dinner was served in as made under the compromise
the basement of the Community agreement with the commission and
House which demonstrated its con­ the court and citizens of Polk coun-
venience and capacity by stating and y; namely, from a point near Amity
serving about 140 guests at a time through Holmes Gap to Rickreall,
with a minimum of effort to the Monmouth and thence directly south
cooks and waiters. The tables were to the Benton County line, is the
tastefully decorated, and the chick­ best location, considering the gen­
en pies which had been advertised eral interests of the state, that
considerably in advance, were de­ could have been or can be made.
serving of all the good things that
“The location of the Pacific high­
had been said about them. The way through Polk county, as thus
guests were given opportunity to outlined, is the most direct line that
inspect and admire the many useful can be laid through the county and,
features of the community house.
therefpre, will best serve the state
Returning to the hall a special at large and the traveling public
program was presented. The Barber that pass through the county on the
.Shoo Quartet sang two or three •Pacific highway.
original songs, which were vocifer­
“The location of the spurs from
ously received. The Hungry Five a main line thus located, reaching
Orchestra was warmly encored as from Rickreall to Dallas and from
was the Ozark Orchestra of Inde­ Monmouth to Independence, connect
pendence when it dispensed some the principal towns of your county
lively tunes. The Saxaphone trio with the Pacific highway and with
of Independence was also persuaded each other, and the additional line
to display its talent. Samuel Mc- offered the county as a compromise
Elmurry of Independence gave his namely, from Dallas to Salem, con­
celebrated dramatic impersonation nects the most populous part of
beginning “ You’d scarce expect one your county with the state capitol
of my age,” etc.
Mr. Pace ex­ and the east side highway and tak­
pressed the pleasure of the local en in connection with the Pacific
brethren for their honors as hosts highway through your county and
and W. J. Stockholm related a per­ the spurs mentioned above, gives
sonal experience in the Philippines you the best paved road system of
when he found a pot of money and any county in the Willamette valley.
lost it in the caprice of fortune.
“ In reaching this conclusion the
It was after one o’clock when the commission tried to consider not
meeting dispersed.
only the general interest of the
state, but also the best interest of
E. R. Peterson, a graduate of the county, and being of the unani­
the Normal, but who for some mous opinion that, their decision is
years has been engaged in work in the proper one, we again propose to
California, was a visitor here this you to construct the line as above
week. When he graduated he was outlined, provided the county will
for four and a half years supervisor do the grading. We earnestly de­
in Jackson county and was active in sire that you accept this proposi­
industrial club work. He concluded tion and cooperate with us in car­
an e x p e rim e n ta l school near rying it out, and if you will do so,
Chico, California, partially under we will give orders immediately to
the direction of the Chico Ncrmal. complete the paving on the Salem-
As a result of his experiences he Dallas road and will let the con­
was offered a position in the Chico tracts for grading the entire dis­
Normal and later was called to the tance thru tbe county at the next
faculty of a New York college. regular or a called meeting, as may
He declined both positions. He is appear to best serve the interest of
now gathering material for a book your county and the state.
on rural education. When this is
“ Forgetting the discussions and
completed he expects to retire to a the controversies that have hereto­
farm he owns in Coos county.
fore hindered the work in your
county, and with the utmost good
Mr. Conklin returned Wednes­ will, we earnestly beg] that you
day from the Salem hospital and now join us in completing this im­
is greatly improved as a result of portant link in the state system
his treatment there.
It will be If you will do so, in return we will
necessary for him to go back for promise you prompt and careful ac­
treatment occasionally for some tion, with a view of building you a
time.
substantial and satisfactory road,
and will undertake to complete the
/
Mrs. Clara Derby, who is visiting whole by the end of 1922.
“ Yours truly,
at Oliver Dodson’s in the Mistletoe
"Oregon State Highway Com.”
district, was a caller in Monmouth
On last Saturday the court ac­
Monday. Mrs. Derby is from Los
cepted the above proposal by the
Angeles, California.
state highway commission and an
At the next Odd Fellows Grand order of their acceptance was
lodge to be held in May in Albany, placed on record as follows.
George IaFrance, Braxton Powell **“ $loflron thirf day, March 26,
and E. B. Pace will represent the 1921, this m atter comes on for
hearing upon the communication
local lodge as delegates.
from the state highway commission
The Social Hour Club will meet dated March 15, 1921, proposing to
next Wednesday with Mrs. Camp complete the paving of the Salem
bell and Miss Stump.
Mrs. Lora Dallas road and the Pat ific highway
and to let the contract for grading
Butler will assist in entertaining.
the Holmes Jap and Rickreall sec­
Mrs Frenab, formerly Miss Egg­ tion and the section between Mon­
leston, a Normal graduate now lo­ mouth and the Lenton county !i r<
cated in Portland, was a week end to be paid for by Polk county. The
court being fully advised in the
. isitor in Monmouth.
premises
terms of
h'ghway
same are
it is ordered that the
said proposition by the
commission be and the
hereby accepted.
“ Folk County Court.”
Sampler A ttracts Notice
Many Monmouth people have
within the past year called a t the
home of Mrs. Thomas Boulden to
see a family heirloom which she has
recently received from England. It
is an old fashioned “ sampler”
made by Mrs. Boulden’s sister, An­
na Cradduck in 1846 when the lat­
ter was ten years old. On the sam­
pler appears the names of Mrs.
Boulden’s parents, John and Anna
Cradduck, with tne dat^s of their
births, being respectively in 1792
and 1800. A list of their twelve
children is also given with their
different birth dates. Enclosing
the names is a pretty floral wreath.
The whole is embroidered in needle
work and the silk used is apparent­
ly as bright in colors as on the day
it was finished. The Craduuck-s
lived in Boughton, Kent County,
England.
Mr. Cradduck was a
blacksmith by trade, starting as an
apprentice in 1804 when 12 years of
age and continuing to work in the
same shop for over seventy years.
Dedicate Airlie Church
The following program has been
arranged for the dedication of the
new church at Airlie, Oregon on
April 10. On Thursday evening
April 7, Rev. A. P. Layton of Cor­
vallis will speak. On Friday even­
ing, April 8. Rev. W. Kantner, D.D.
of the First Congregational Church
of Salem will give an address, and
on Saturday evening, April 9,Bishop
M. T. Maye of Le Mars, Iowa, will
have the service ir charge.
Sunday morning, April 10. at
10:30 Bishop Maye will preach and
the chucrh will be dedicated. At
2:00 Sunday afternoon, a fellowship
service will be held in which a num­
ber of visiting ministers will have
part. Bishop Maye will speak again
in the evening. Special music at
each service. Basket dinner. Fv-
erybody cordially invited.
Victor A. Ballancyne, Pastor.
Rumored, Reported
Concocted, Collected
Mr. Kaufman who departed re­
cently to investigate the prospects
of Alberta, did not get any farther
than
northwestern Washington.
There he began to realize that the
Willamette valley iaa good country
and is now back, planning to stay
longer in our midst.
Miss A. O. Ragon, a sister of
Miss Ragon of the art department
of the Normal, arrived Monday to
spend the reman ider of he sehool
year in Oregon. Miss Ragon is a
missionary in India, representing
the Baptist denomination and has
been stationed at Toungoo in Bur­
ma.
The Easter meeting of the Y’a
and Other Y’s Club was held Friday
evening in the Community House
living room. A good majority of
members was present, and a very
pleasant and profitable meeting was
thoroiy enjoyed. During the even­
ing delicious refreshments were
served by the hostesses MissesTena
Brown and Margaret Rice aniLMra.
Alva Craven.
Bill Harvey spent a few days of
last week with relatives and friends
in Corvallis. He returned Satur­
day accompanied by Hugh Bell of
Benton County State Bank, Ranie
Burkhead, Paul Sayre and Birchard
Van Loan of Eugene who are at­
tending II. of 0 . Bill reports the
roads not as good as they might be
but are passable.
The Oregon Wool and Mohair
Growers Cooperative Marketing
Association has been recently form­
ed along the lines of the Dairy
League and the bruit Growers As­
sociation and Wm. Riddell, Jr. is
one of the directors of the associa­
tion. R. A. Ward, formerly ii. the
hanking business in Bend ia general
manager and J. B. Cornett of
Shedd is president of the organiza­
tion. A meeting of interest to tie
growers in Polk county has been
J . A. Larson was here from called in the office of the countv
Marshfield this week to spend Eas­ agent in Dallas, Saturday afternoon
ter with his family. Mr. Larson at one o’clock.
has charge of a cooperative cream­
J. B. Hill has invented a vegeta­
ery in the Coos county metropolis
ble Hamburg which is growing pop­
and finds hisjjob a busy one.
ular with pations of the market.
Barney Parker returned home It is made out of meat, onions, car-
Monday from Arkansas and Cali­ rota, celery, etc., and those who
fornia where he spent most of the have eaten it say they hold them­
selves more erectly, step higher
winter.
and tackle their jobs with more zest.
Miss Mildred Force who is teach­
Work on the addition to the dor­
ing in one of the Portland schools,,
mitory started this week. The ex­
spent Easter with home folks.
cavating is being done and the con­
crete men are preparing for the
Christian Church Notes
foundation.
Sunday morning sermon subject
will be: “ The Communion’ .
Mrs. H. M. Smith and son of
The evening subject will be: Myton, Idaho, arrived here this
“ The Story of Jonah or is the Book week to start Normal school. They
of Jonah Inspired” . Don’t fail to will live at Mrs. Mack’s. Mra.
hear this address.
Smith is a cousin of JC. L. Kilen
Senior and Junior C. E. at 6:30. and the latter came over from
Mid-week prayer meeting Wednes­ Salem for a visit Wednesday.
day at 7:0 p. m. Subject, Review
Marshal Stewart and .Councilman
of the Pre-Easter campaign.
Cheaebro journeyed to Brownsville
There was a very pleasing Ea*ter Tuesday where the city haa a good
program at the Christian church prospect to dispose of the large
last Sunday morning which called pump for city water development
out a large attendance.
which Brownsville is instituting st
Sunday morning was also the last present.
Sunday in the contest between the
men and boys and the women and
Mrs. Rhodes of Brooks was a vis­
girls in the Sunday School and itor last week at P. M. Switzer’s.
brought out a record attendance
of 228. The men and boys lost so
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Hinkle and
provided a banquet for the School
on Wednesday evening which was a the latter’s mother, Mrs. Stribling,
credit to the men ¡cooks and was spent the Easter week end visiting
with relatives in Aumsvilie.
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
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About 60 people arose early last
Baptist Church Notes
Sunday morning to attend the Sun­
Services at the usual hours Sun­
rise Prayer Meeting and breakfast
given by the Senior and Junior En­ day morning and night. The Pas­
deavor Societies of the Christian tor is to begin a series of special
church. A short prayer service sermons on the general thone:
was conducted by ,Mrs. Rossell “The Fundamentals of the Christian
after which everyone adjourned to Faith” . Some of the subjects to
the hasement where breakfast was be presented ’will be: “The Father­
served. True to custom the Easter hood of God” ; “The Brotherhood
egg was in evidence and all had op of Man” ; The Saviourhood sja
o f Jesus” ; “Tie
portunity to eat their quota of Leadership
Stewardship
of
Life” ; ahd "Tlie
egg*.
Final Triumph of Truth and Right’].
The Dorcas Society of the Chris­ These topics will be diesussed from
tian Church will meet at Mrs. H. the modern point of view, and will
E. Rowell’» Tuesday, afternoon be an attempt to present the heart
April 5. Bring thimble and scissors of the Old Gospel in such a way as
and apron patterns of any kind to appeal to the modern man.
with you when you come.
Any and all not having other
Today, April 1, the Missonary local church home or not regular
Society meets with Mrs. Mtck at attendants elsewhere are heartily
2 30. All mem! ers come or you invited to work and worship with
will be "Fooled” .
us.