T he M onm outh H é p a l d
M onm outh, Polk County, O r e g o n , Friday, N o v e m b e r
Voi. X I V
18. 1921
No. 11
T h e r e is N o L a n d la k e O r e g o n a n d O n ly O n e W illa m e t t e V a lle y
boys expert
to play their first
laid aside her American dress until
Rumored, Reported Experiences in China she
Items of Interest
W. T. Vinton Speaks
scheduled game the first Friday in
meets some foreigners. The j
bought in China is so much bet
At Oregon
Normal rangenients
D“'",b‘r- T
' 1 ' " ' C o n c o c t e d , Collected And On The Pacific ¡silk
On Armistice Day
n
fo r some p ace in wmch
ter and cheaper than in this coun
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About seventy five students took
advantage o f the excursion to Salem
organized by Mr. Butler on Tues
day. They saw the supreme court
in session, visited the go\ernor s
offices, and also made trips to the
penitentiary ancLthe asy lum. Dur-
ing the afternoon some visited the
Scho>! fo r the Blind, School for the
Deaf, and other state institutions
and buildings. A ll in all it was a
day o f great educational value and
many thanks are due President Lan
ders, Mr. Butler, and Miss Chand
ler, who had the matter in charge.
to play.
The power company, as one o f the
The student body as a whole pre-1
improvements o f the summer, have
sents a very gloomy aspect this i
added 50 feet to the iieight o f the
week, probably due to the fact that
chimney at the power plant in Dal
they are seriously considering that
u,e fjrst qUarter examinations art las. The plant stands in the lee o f
a hill and the chimney had to be
due to make their appearance n xt
extended
to get a good draft at all
Tues(!av and Wednesday.
times.
All people who have plates and
pans missing, which were used at
City Recorder J. J. Williams now
the pie social, please report the lias his office in the new city hall
same to some High School student on Main street. With the assistance
and the articles will be returned to o f Marshal Andrus the move was
made Thursday.
their owners.
The school was honored by a
speech given by Reverend Maxey
present 0j portlarni last Thursday morning.
The Vespertines
w ill
their regular program
month in the chapel Friday evening.
November 18.
Townspeople are
cordially welcome to this program
which will begin promptly at seven-
thirty. (Kindly note the h ou r).
Two o f the old typewriters which
have been in the service o f the High
School fo r several years, were re
placed by new ones, a Royal and a
Smith.
Mrs. Mack, while visiting the
Children s Book Week , 1 week
^
Thursday, donated to the
set apart nationally to stimulate 8t udent body, ten dollars.
This
the buying o f worthwhile books fo r gum
g ce8
lighten the debt
children, was fittingly observed at
was greatly appréciât
the Normal this week. The class ed by every pupil and also the
in Library Methods arranged sever faculty.
al attractive exhibits o f children’s
The High School has added to its
books in special subjects, o f beauti
| ranks, two new members, Lloyd
ful books fo r ehildien, etc. An un
They
Nelson and Dell Harmon.
usual exhibit was made up o f books
both hail from Klkins.
loaned by the J. K . Gill Company, I
Doris Henry.
books particularly beautiful in bind
ing and illustrations as well as sub
ject matter. By no means least in j
importance. M r, Gentle addressed
Last Sunday’s Oregonian contain
the students at the chapel hour ed a picture o f John B. Stump &
Wednesday on.children’s literature, Son’s champion goat and the record
giving a most excellent talk.
o f the list o f prize winners at the
To the Editor:— No doubt some
of your readers w ill- be interested
in hearing from our daughter, Miss
Geneva Sayre, who is now at her
destination in Kai Hsien, Honan
Province, China.
Therefore, we
take the liberty to give your read
ers a condensed account o f her
journey from »America to China.
Miss Sayre has gone as a teacher
under the auspices o f the Free
Methodist Church. The first two
years she w ill teach the missionar
ies' children** hile learning the lan
A* meeting o f the goat breeders guage.
o f the county is to be held at the
On July 23, 1921, Miss Sayre ac
office o f the Farm Bureau in Dallas companied by her mother, left La-
all day Saturday. Three govern Grande for Los Angeles,'California.
ment officials will be present. These A fter visiting with relatives in
gentlemen ha\e been in attendance Southern California for
over a
at the stock show in Portland and month, she sailed from San Francis
their presence in Oregon is the rea co, September 3rd, on the steam
son fo r calling the meeting at this ship Nile.
time.
There were eleven persons in her
party, some going to India, while
U. G. Hefney sold his farm this
the others were bound for China.
week to Wayne Hanna o f Independ
Theie were in all, 131 missionaries
ence, consideration $17,500.
Mr.
on the vessel destined for the Ori
Hetlley has bought two large lots
ent. The first two days out were
on Main street Just east o f Mrs‘ C - pretty rough and most o f the pas
E. Herren’s and will build a home
sengers were seasick, including
there. There is a barn on the plaie
Miss Sayre.
now but no house. Mr. Heffley’s
A fter seven days sailing Honolu
farm consists o f !<t0 acres, well im
lu
was reached. The ship remained
proved, and Mr. and Mrs. Heffley
a
day at Honolulu, allowing the
have occupied the farm for 18
passsengers
to go ashore and see the
years.
sights. Miss Sayre’s party took an
Grange meeting last Saturday auto trip through the island. She
was ‘ ‘ brothers’ day” and the men pronounces the fru it and scenery
folks took their turn at putting up ahead o f Southern California. A
the dinner. The afternoon program delightful swim was taken in the
Students and faculty are glad to sAock show displays local breeders
dealt with preparation fo r attend tropical waters o f Hawaii, after
welcome Mr. Beattie back to his prominently among the winners.
ing National Grunge and incidental which the Hon lulu Aquarium was
The list o f winnings at the Ixiugh-
classes a fter his recent illness.
ly the project was brought up to or visited. Over 100 varieties o f fish
ary farm is given in the Elkins
A dancing party given by the
ganize a group to buy a tile laying are in the Hawaiian waters.
Of
items and Parker brothers o f this
student body but especially sponsor
machine fo r drainage purposes. Ed these many are remarkable in form
city were also among the prize win
ed by the Junior class, w ill occur in
Rogers was back o f this move as and bewildering in color.
ners. In the line o f sheep and
the gymnasium Saturday e\ening,
during his summer’s trip to Michi
A fte r twelve days more o f sail
goats the prizes won by Riddell
November 19, at eight o’clock. Lo
gan he saw such a machine in oper ing Yokahoma, Japan, was reached.
Bros., Win. Riddell, Jr., and John
cal friends on the Normal social
ation.
A t Tokyo she visited the Imperial
B. Stump and Son would take about
list are invited to be present.
Palace and other places o f interest
a column in this paper.
Mrs.
H.
K.
Sickafoose
is
in
P
o
rt
as
well as ate a real Japanese din
A motion picture entitled “ The
land attending the session o f the ner and made use o f chopsticks for
Old N est” w ill be shown in the
T. J. W edekini brought in some National Grange.
the first time. The shoes had to
chapel next Monday evening, N o
pecans Wednesday from a shipment
Among others who plan to attend be removed on entering the house.
vember .21. This picture is a much
he had just received from his old
the sessions, in part or the whole
Stops were made at Kobe and
heralded
spectacular
production
home at Marble Falls, Texas, to 1
time, are Messrs, and Mesdamts Nagasaki, Japan. A severe storm,
which was recently shown for two i
show that nuts arc grown elsewhere
Stockholm, P. 0 . Powell, Keeney lasting three or four hours, was en
weeks at the Columbia in Portland, I
than in Oregon. The pecan, in Tex
and Haley.
countered along the coast o f Japan.
and seems well worth a showing at i
as, was not form erly considered o f
the Normal.
Frank ( ’ [ark has fixed up th< Water ran into the ship so badly
much an asset but the demand has
that pumps had to be used to keep
developed o f late yeais and owners west part o f the Rufus Smith prop
afloat.
H IG H SCH O OL
o f pecan orchards have become well erty on Main street and is operating
Shanghai, China, was reached
The school was given a holidsy
it as a garage.
i to do.
September
28ih.
A sight-seeing
Friday, Arm istice Day, and most
In itiation was the order o f the
trip
was
made
about
khc city, after
o f the students attended the exer
Miss Louise Umphreys and. E|ias evening at the Odd Fellows session
which
some
Chinese
shopping was
cises at the Norm al, and there Kilen were married a week ago yes Monday night. C. E. Fetzer wat
done.
The
sun
was
so
penetrating
were a few who also enjoyed the terday at the home o f the bride’s the candidate.
that
pith
hats
had
to
be worn.
program at Independence.
sister, Mrs. E. O. Beckley who
E. B. Arnold, baker, has installed During the changing o f money it
The new members o f the Athena resides at Sunnyside fru it farm south an electric oven this week and will
was discovered that one dollar o f
Literary Soceiety were initiated last o f Salem.
be able to increase his output ma United States money equals one dol
Thursday. However, they v ere all
terially.
lar and seventy cents in China.
at I ; to attend school the following
Mrs. H. E. Guthrie spent Satur-
G. P. Harrington was here from
From Shanghai the railroad was
Monday.
day and Sunday with relatives in
A irlie Saturday looking after busi taken for the interior.
The last
Basketball is progressing and the Corvallis.
ness matters.
35 miles o f her journey was made
on a wheelbarrow. The wheelbar
row was cushioned with pillowp,
whije the feet o f the passenger hung
over in front. The road was com
paratively level and the man operat
ing the barrow was very particular
to follow the wheel track. The jour
ney was made between 7 a. m. and
10 p. m.
The passengers were
thankful for the privilege o f walk
ing part of the time.
The missionaries* houses occupy
a five -acre tract with trees, flowers
and garden. The tract is surround
ed with a stone wall eight feet high
i I • i ..." I .1
mpound. The
h 'ds* - are nice and as well furnish
ed as homes in moderate circum
stances in America. A hospital is
operated in connection with the
compound.
The missionaries' hone is a strik
ing contrast to the seething mass o f
humanity just outside the compound
wail.
Miss Sayre wrote that she had
jj
s.,
Lots of Ribbons
try. Silk for one gown cost $*5.5t
and making it up cost$2.00. Skirts
worn there are longer than in this
country, five inches from the floor
being the popular length.
The last'letter from our daughter
was dated October 10th and was re
ceived November 3rd.
Mr. ar.d Mrs. E. A . Sayre,
Island City, Oregon
Armistice Day program in the
Normal chapel brought out a large
attendance o f veterans and othtr
local patriotic citizens.
A great
many members o f the Dallas Legion
spent the day in Monmouth and In
dependence. A parade started at
the corner o f Main and Ki.ox and
marched to the Normal building.
In it were included members o f the
G. A. K., the W R. C., Spanish-
American war veterans and the Le
An automobile came into town ' gion.
last Friday evening and stopping
Prof. Ostien o f the Normal fac
backed to the side o f the road near ulty presided and the speaker o f the
the Evangelical church. One of day was State Senator Vinton o f
the occupants o f the car descended McMinnville.
His talk followed
to the ground and went to the lines appropriate to the occasion
north on F^ast street. When he re and he announced he was sufficient
turned he was accompanied by F'red ly optimistic to have confidence in
Gradke. In the interval the num the future o f this country no mat
ber o f those waiting in the car had ter what the outcome o f the arma
been increased by the arrival of ment conferccnce in Washington.
Marshal Andrus and C. E. Stewart. While he hoped for positive success
The officers greeted the returning in the matter o f discouraging fu t
two and speedily found they car ure wars he fe lt sure the good fo r
ried moonshine in bottles. They tune that has so far followed us will
were arrested and taken to Inde not forsake us in any event.
pendence where Gradke was fined
Mr. Vinton heartily commended
$25 or sentenced to 10 days in jail the services o f Judge Belt and said
by Justice Baker. Professing an in he expected to see him a supreme
ability to pay the fine he was taken judge.
A t Belt's suggestion he
to Dallas but was released early made a special pleu to the teachers
this week.
to instill the principles o f patriotism
Waited for Them
into the minds o f the young people
Including money borrowed and
with whom they come in contact.
pledges the Odd Fellows now have
As contributions by the studmt
about $9,000 f i r the construction
body o f the Noi^ial the g irls’ glee
o f their building next year.
club and a group o f young nun
R. P. Burkhead spent the week
rendered patriotic songs and did it
end with his mother, Mrs. Burkhead
very nicely.
and returned to Portland Sunday
A special feature o f thfe program
evening.
was the singing o f the Recessional
Mrs. M. M. Long o f Corvallis by Mrs. Landers, a number thut
who has been with her mother, was much appreciated by the audi
Mrs. Burkhead, the past week, re ence.
turned home this morning as her
F’ollowing the program a lunch
mother is improving nicely.
eon was served by the Commercial
Mr. and Mrs. W .S . Jack and Mr. club to the veteran guests o f the
and Mrs. F'ishwood o f Silverton. forenoon. The luncheon was served
were guests o f Mr. and Mrs. Alva in the Community house dining
room. During the afternoon and
Craven, Sunday.
evening the veterans w ere enter
G. T. Boothby was in Corvallis
tained in Independence.
on business Monday.
The usual Union Thanksgiving
Wednesday morning people arose
to see snow in exposed places in the services w ill be held Thursday morn
Coast Range, a little accompani ing at 10 o'clock in the Normal
ment o f the snow which fell the day
Chapel; Rev. H. E. Rossell will
befrore in Flastern O regon . By
Wednesday night there was a sharp preach and the Normal faculty wi|l
tbri at o f frost but by nine o ’clock have charge o f the services.
in the evening the fog came rolling
A group o f three or four girl
in from the ocean and late flowers students put on a frolic which they
were given another lease o f life.
called " H i Jinx” in the Normal
Alva Craven is one o f the local
farmers who has taken full advan
tage o f the fine fall. He has all his
crops in for next year and says that
aside from a little gardening he will
not have to do any more plowing
until next fall.
gymnasium last Saturday evening.
With a program appropriate to the
occasion they displayed the usual
carnival features and closed with an
auction.
The proposed $70,000 county tax
carried in only six precincts in the
Mr. and Mrs. S. U . Gwin have conuty two o f which were in Mon
returned from a b rief honeymoon mouth.
Mrs. Ryrhard spent the week end
in Portland and have settled down
to housekeeping at the home place. with'her husband in Portland.
„ g o v e r n o r joins f a r m BUREAU
BY RO BERT PU LLE R .
Special Covreapondcnce
C H IC A G O — Reports to the American Farm llureau Federation
headquarter» from the *oa»t arc that the farm bureau drive in California
is meeting with great success Gov Wm D. Stephens was the first to
join and the above photograph was snapped just after he signed The
Governor is in the middle with I*r W H ‘ Walker, president of the
California F'.irnt bureau federation <-n his right and Fred Harvey, farm
bureau dairy commissioner, on his left
The governor said “ Realiring that agrieulture is the basic industry
of California and that every constructive movement for its betterment
is a step toward the development of the entire state. I note with wel
come relief the constructive and conservative force of rural awaken
ing reaching from the school house ccnt-r to the county, state and
nation, through such orgamrati.-u
the ( alitornia lu m llureau Fed-
«ration and the American Faim bureau Federation''