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T he M o n m o u t h H erald
Vol. X I V
M o n m o u th , Polk C ounty, O re g o n , Friday, J a n u a r y
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Item s of Interest
A t O regon N orm al
13, 1 9 2 2
No. 1 9
T h e r e is N o L a n d L ik e O r e g o n a n d O n ly O n e W i l l a m e t t e V a lle y
school library, selected of necessity
from the state lists, must contain.
Obituary
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And
$ 1 5 0 Lopped
Off
Th'
. A ttractive Features
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| The appearance
of Misa Janet
ami Mr. Byron Foulgcr in
l or F arm ers’ W eek
Installation
E ngineering Bill Young
the second number of the Normal
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Lyceum course Wednesday evening
T he “ farmers week" program an
Like the buzzing of alarmed bees
The suit of Samuel Houston vs was a deci led.triumph. Patronage
il
junccd
by Farm Bureau officials
or the rustling of autumn leaves in the City of Monmouth was tried be of the event which was generous
to
take
place
in Dallas January 17
the gust that proceeds the storm fore Judge Belt in Dallas Tuesday indicated a belief on the part of our
was the sound that came from the and Houston was allowed $100 in citizens that the event would be at to 20, inclusive, indicates a series
anteroom of the Odd Fellows lodge stead of the $252 asked for. Hous tractive and the production even of meetings that if attended can
at closing time la.-t Monday night, ton was represented by a Portland surpassed the advance notices. It not but be of general benefit.
Such well known investigators us
To tho lord high protector of the attorney and City Attorney Swope requires considerable talent for two
ante room it had a different sound, represented the local cause. The people, without musical accompani G. R. Hyslop of the farm crops de
however
Above the appetizing original contract had been made ment of any form, to ho’d the close partment of the College, Prof. H.P.
odor of oyster stew on the range he verbally between the engineer and attention of an audience for an hour Barss, chief of the department deal
scented danger and made a rush for individual members of the city and a half, but the two actors suc ing with plant diseases, H. E. Cos
the outer portal. Too late. The council. Mr. Houston testified that ceeded splendidly and so close was by, poultry specialist, and Dr. B.
door had been opened sufficiently he agreed to prepare the plans and the attention at all times that the T. Simms, head of the veterinary
department, are to appear. With a
to allow the pointed toe of a laay’s specifications only for the job at two slightest sound was audible.
dozen
people, specialists in their
shoe to gain entrance. With this and a half per cent of the total
They’appeared in a group of five
work.,
leading the discussions, it is
as
a
start
the
door
was
steadily
cost. On behalf of the city Mayor one act plays, three humorous and
Having reached Senior rating,
fully
expected
that every section
pushed
open
and
about
forty
Ro-
Wolverton, G. W. Chesebro and M. two serious in their nature, with
Mrs. Beulah Bovingdon, president
iif
the
county
will
be represented in
bekahs
invaded
the
anteroom.
They
J. Butler testified they had a dis sufficient variety of character to
of the Junior class, resigned her
the
attendance.
had heard the men folks were pre tinct understanding that the engin give the actors an opportunty to
office at a recent class meeting and
paring a banqui t and came to share eer was not only to prepare the display a wide capacity in versatili Tuesday, the 17th, is poultry day.
Miss Dorothy Taylor of Salem was
it. By a happv co incidence the plans and specifications but to ty. The first number was a panto The livestock breeders are especial
elected to fill the position. Miss
men
found they had prepared ample superintend the work and report on mime from the French series of ly interested in the Wednesday ses
Taylor was formerly class sercetary,
for
all
and two tables were laid in- it for acceptance at conclusion. “ Pierrette and Pierrot” , th» sec sion with Prof. E. B. Fitts, Dr. B.
so Miss Muriel LaSpronce was elect
stead
of
one.
This work was arranged for in Sep ond was a midnight interveiw of a T. Simms and L. J. Allen on the
ed as secretary for the remainder
The
Odd
Fellows
installed
officers
tember, 1920. Houston drew up young mother whose son had been program. Thursday the fruit con
of the school year.
during the evening as follows: the plans and specifications and they condemned to death with the su ference takes place in connection
President Landers addressed the
Clarence Grund, N. G.; F. E. were adopted by the council as one preme judge who was able if he with the county meeting of the
Parent-Teachers’ association of In
Chambers, V. G.; Paul Tacheron, of the steps in carrying out the im would to remand her son for a new Farmers’ Union, according to the
dependence on Tuesday afternoon.
secretary: Walter Brown, treasur- provement. A letter was put in trial. The third was a comedy de committee, in the K. P. Hall, Dal
Miss Records, Miss Godbold and
er; R. B. Swenson, warden; Wil- evidence, written later by Houston tailing how an English lord foiled las, over the Cicy Bank. In the af
Miss Syp attended the Schuman-
mer Powell, conductor; W. R. to the city recorder, saying he was the ambitions of a young lady who ternoon, when the meeting is open
Heink concert in Portland on Mon
Graham, R.S. N. G.; Claud Rooth- moving his office from Portland to had thrown herself into a lake to to everyone. Professors H. P. Barss
day evening.
by, L. S. N. G.; G. H. Partride, Pendleton where he was to be noti attract his attention. The fourth and E. H. Weigand, both of the
R. S. V. G.; A. L. Miller, L. S. V. fied when the city was ready to take was a touching story of New York's College, are to discuss the com
The marked increase in enroll
G.; O. Kellogg. R. S. S.; E. B. up the work. When confronted “ East End” in whichayoung tough, mon fruit diseases and some future
ment has necessitated the formation
Arnold, L. S.S.; H. K. Sickafoose, with the letter the engineer was a poverty stricken orphan boy and outlets for fruit, respectively.
of a second class in “ General Meth
chaplain; M. W. Jones, I. G.; J. only momentarily embarrassed and the diamond ring on the finger of Crops subjects will feature the Fri
ods” under Mr. Gentle given at
V. Webber, O. G. As district dep later explained that by “ work” he the boys’ dead mother were the day meeting. Prof. Hyslop will
eleven o’clock. Nearly all students
speak both forenoon and afternoon
uty,
E. B. Pace conducted the in referred to the preparing of plans features.
who wished to take the course are
and M. B. McKay is to outline con
The
"Normal
Hymn”
,
the
official
stallation.
and
specifications
for
Main
street
The
last
number
w
as
the
farcical
thus accommodated.
normal song, has just been publish
of which there was talk of improve account of two members of an old trol measures for the common pota
The Seniors found that several of ed and is ready for distribution
ment. He testified that it had tak ladies' home who were so cantank to diseases.
The commercial club held its an
their official family had graduated among the students and alumni.
The general sessions, except that
en eighty hours of his time to pre erous that no one would room with
at the close of last term, hence at a Although it has been sung fre nual meeting Tuesday night with pare the plans and specifications them and who were made room of Thursday, are to be held in the
recent meeting they elected the fol quently at chapel exercises and on an enthusiastic turnout and despite even though he had taken the data mates, having a high old time until Commercial Club Rooms, Dallas.
lowing students to fill the vacant special occasions since its adoption the declinations of President G. T. from a blue print in the city re they hit upon the expedinet of
An interesting venture for the
offices: Vice president, Frances several years ago, it has never been Roothby, impressed that gentleman corder’s office ai d had done no act drawing a chalk line across the Bureau people is the two programs
Straughan: secretary, George J. published before. The first edition for another year’s term as captain ual field work other than to check floor making the one room into two; for farm women, each an all-day
Prindle; council members Naomi is in the form of a souvenir with of the ship. Clares Powell was up certain of the measurements.
session anil led by a specialist with
one for each lady.
Hagensen, Dorothy Plake and Fes- words and music of the hymn, and elected to succeed Howard Morlan
H. B. Fletcher of Independenece,
Miss Young’s dramatic ability is the College Extension Service.
as secretary-treasurer of the club.
sie Anderson.
a brief history of the normal school
resident engineer for the highway beyond question. The ease with Wednesday, the 18th, is given to a
The club is planning an agressive
commission testified that in his which she slipped from one charact conference on foods, featured by
A dancing party wilj be given in and its fori runners. The cover is campaign for the coming year.
opinion thirty hours was amp’e er to another, the clearness of her a discussion of foods for growing
the gymnasium Saturday evening alorned with illustrations of the
time to do the work indicated and enunciation, the quick changes in children. Friday, the 20th, a "cloth
January 14. Local friends of the campus.
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The auditor hus been making his that fifty dollars might be consider expression, the directness of her ing clinic” is announced.
It has
Normal are invited to attend.
An unconfirmed report says the semi-annual inspection of the books ed as a maximum amount to be appeal .to the audience marks the been said that, since woman never
The literary societies will initiate picnic place at the Helmick bridge of the creamery this past week, paid for such work; that the time artist. [Mr. Foulger’s most out is satisfied with her clothes, the
their new members on Friday even is to be made a state park. Cer- The creamery has made 288,000 required in making the improve standing quality as an actor is his Friday session surely should draw a
ing. The regular program given tainly it is a fine place with some pounds of butter during the past ment with the materials assembled great gift of characterizaton. It heavy attendance.
The meetings
by the Vespertines will be present magnificent trees and an effort year and a more extended report could not be longer than twelve or is hard to believe there are but of woman occur in the County Li
ed Monday evening, January 16, should be made to preserve them. will be published next week.
fourteen days and that $250 might two people in the company. Miss brary.
at 7:30. So many studints are
be considered ample compensation Cowan’s apinarance on the stage
planning to attend the concert by
A Trip to Japan
for the work done. He considered was ail too brief. Her presence
CYAN O G EN
Madame Schuman-Heink at Corval
The
crowd
which turned out to
$250 per month a fair charge for was a material help in the last play.
lis on Friday evening that the
hear
Rev.
L.
V. Lewis lecture on
engineering services, his own wages The brief announcements at the end
change in the program seems advis
being $225 per month.
of each play as to the subject of the Japan Tuesday evening taxed the
able.
Houston’s attorney made much of next one, proved an interesting capacity of the Evangelical church.
The audience crowded the main
the contention that the plans and feature.
The collection of Posters on exhi
room, filled the Sunday School an
specifications
as
adopted
by
the
The
third
number
of
the
lecture
bition last week in the model libra
nex
and overflowed into the “amen”
!
council
provided
for
an
inspector,
course
will
occur
the
thirtieth
of
ry, has been sent to the State Libra
corner.
A group of children were
separate
from
the
engineer
to
do
this
month.
This
will
be
a
lecture
ry at Salem. The Posters are to be
placed
on
a long low bench on tie
the
work"
which
the
council
had
in
by Peter Clark MacFarlane.
used there, or sent out further to
pulpit
platform.
Late comers
mind
and
presented
the
phraseology
the county libraries with speciallj
At a meeting of the highway com stood up. The lecture, illustrated
of
the
document
to
bear
him
out
in
selected groups of books, for which
mission held in Portland Tuesday a by lantern slides, took the traveler
1 this. He also endeavored to pre
they will serve as advertisement.
¡sent a schedule of wages from the Federal agent was present who ad from Pekin, China, across th e sta
These posters are the work of the
American Engineer’s Association to vocated that roads on which Foll and through Japan and included
Art Department. Their great val
prove that $252 for preparing the erai aid was extended should be 18 about everything from rice planting
ue, aside from the’effeetiveness of
plans and specifications was a mod feet w ide instead of 16 feet wide. and tea manufacture to Buddhist
This matter is to be threshed out in temples. He showed pictures of the
size and color, lies in the extreme
erate fee.
the
meeting held by the commission Japanese giant wrestlers and war
simplicity of construction. Anyone
Judge Belt closely questioned
in Portland today. The paving of scenes in which the Japanese take
with a little ingenuity and patience
both sides and announced he desir
can make them. The pictures are
ed especially to get at the justict the road from Holmes Gap to Rick- l>articular pride. Among interest
reall and from Monmouth to the ing views were the Chinese barber,
cut from magazines or advertise
of the thing.
Benton county line were projects the doctor, the examination boxes
I
ments and properly mounted The
v
t aside by the commission for in which the Chinese youth were
lettering is direct, adequate and
Federal
aid this year.
simple, telling in few words with
tested in their mental capacity, the
At the annual shareholders meet
Engineer
Fletcher, who has charge manner in which criminals are pun
what subject the group of books
ing of the First National Bank held
deals. This collection is the prop
Tuesday the following directors of Uff' highway work s-uth of Mon ished, etc. The lecture was a very
erty of the Normal and will be re
were re elected: Ira C. Powell. J. mouth says he is of'tlie opinion this enjoyable one.
turned.
B. V. Butler. I. M. Simpson, Wm. (lavement will lie laid in concrete.
Oscar M. Lehman, who died in
Riddell and Robert Fteele. Follow Work on the grading around the
There is a plan on foot to make a
Wheeler hill, with other state work Independence last week was a mem
ing
this
the
officers
re-elected
are:
complete set of such posters for
J. B. V. Butler,Chairman of Foard; in Oregon, has been suspended dur ber of the Monmouth camp of
school Libraries, to be exhibited at
Woodmen of the World and had a
Ira C. Powell, President; F. E. ing January and February.
the county institutes next fall. The
policy for $1,00<>. He was bom in
Mrs.
Amelia
Gooch,
a
widow
of
Chambers,
Cashier,and
Clares
Pow
purpose is to show teachers how J
Ohio
62 years ago and had lived in
Dallas,
died
Tuesday.
She
is
sur
ell,
Assistant
Cashier
,
Alice
Riggs,
they may, with materials always at >
Independence
for 14 years.
vived
by
three
children,
Mrs’
R.
R.
Bookkeeper.
hind, attract the attention, not on
J
DeArmond
of
Independence,
Miss
The
regular
dividends
have
been
The annual meeting of the Min-
trams from Mc xko .«rc
ly of the students in school, but al
, ' U a I i D,
1 '}> Lvll •
paid "and the directors added $5,000 Bessie Goo<h of Dallas and Frtd mouth Co-operative Creamery is to
so of the reading public to books
Gooch of Salem,
to the surplus fund.
be held January 26.
on special subjects, which every
Singing their class sor.g and
flaunting their colors, the membus
■<{ the Junior class made their first
appearanec as a class in an enthusi
astic display at the chapel hour Jan
uary 6. A clever “stunt” under
the direction of Miss Barbara Hix
sen was given to announce the vie
tory of the Junior men in basket
tall. Class spirit was then laid
aside and the Seniors joined the
^Juniors in a group of school songs
as a send-off for the Normal Basket
hall team v hicli played in McMinn
ville on the evening of January 6.
Mrs. Monroe Mulkey, who has
been in feeble health for some time,
succumbed to the infirmities of ad-
vanced age and passed awav Sunday
night at seven thirty o’clock. Fun
eeal services were held Tuesday af-
ternoon at twoo’clock in the Christ-
ian church and were largely attend-
ed.
Rev. H. E. Rossell preached
the funeral sermon.
Sarah Malone was ,born January
5, 1838 in Belmont county, Ohio
She was married October 11, 1855
to David Martin. They crossed the
plains in 1871 and settled in Albany
where they lived two years and
then came to Monmouth where she
has since lived. They lived a retir
ed life here and a few years later
Mr. Martin died.
His widow was
married to Monroe Mulkey in 1897.
Mr. Mulkey died in 1912.
Mrs. Mulkey had few near rela
tives, a half-nephew, Woody Vance
and a niece living in Iowa. There
are also three step-sons and one
step-daughter: Dr. S. A. Mulkey
of Portland, Melvin Mulkey of Cal-
ifornia, L. D. Mulkey of McMinn-
ville and Mrs. Elnora Sickafoose of
Newberg.
She joined the Christian church
at the age of 16 and lived a faith
ful life to the end. For some years
past her constant companion and
caretaker'has been Mrs. R. H.
Simpson. She was buried beside
her first husband in the K. P. ceme
tery.
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