The Monmouth herald., March 03, 1922, Image 1

Vol. XIV
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, March 3. 191*2
No. 26
a
There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willamette Valley
—
Items of
Interest
At Oregon Normal
Superintendent L. E. ¡Mackin of
Pilot Rock visited the Normal last
week and interviewed prospective
teachers. He engaged two June
graduates for his teaching corps for
the coming year.
a short stunt and a part of Act 1 of
the play was presented by the cast,
advertising the play tube given the
following evening.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rumored, Reported
Concocted, Collected
dent Oregon Federated Women's
clubs. Mrs. J. Hill, president Ore­
gon Parent-Teacher association.
Miss Cornelia Marvin, state libra
rian, and Ann Shannon Monroe, au­
thor.
Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of the
college, will give the address of
welcome, and a large staff of spec­
ialties in homemaking and related
lines will assist in the instructional
work.
OLD CHIEF K:< ED
SITTING BLÏ ».
«4
Junio Thespians
Present Comedy
Contributed
Construction of permanent con­
When
a
queer
looking war veter­
crete bridges to replace'the present
an
with
a
downcast
air comes
wooden structures on the West Side
around
looking
for
a
job
emptying
Highway in Polk county was consid­
garbage
cans,
better
look
him up
ered at a conference between the
in
'
Mho’s
Who”
,
for
he
might
be
Poik county court and the state
the
world’s
greatest
authority
on
highway commission in Salem Mon­
Normal friends were grieved to
angle worms, with a string of titles
day. This highway has recently
Warn of the death of Miss Ivy Por­
The
Polk
county
Odd
F'ellows
Vis­
that would make The Common Per­
been designated as a part of the
ter at her home at Walker Station
iting
Association
found
Valley
lodge
son dizzy. This is the conclusion
federal highway system by the state
on Thursday, February 23. Miss
in
Independence
very
hospitable
atrived
at after witnessing Booth
highway commission and made
Porter was graduated from the
last
Thursday
evening
on
the
occa­
Tarkington’s
"Clarence” , which
eligible for federal aid in paving but
Normal last June and had since
sion
of
the
annual
visit
in
their
well
was
so
excellently
presented by the
the United States bureau of public
been teaching in Lane county. She
equipped
and
pleasant
lodge
rooms.
junior
class
last
Saturday
evening
works will require the construction
made an enviable record at the Nor­
The
roll
call
for
luncheon
showed
in the Normal chapel. For is not
of permanent bridges before any
mal in her class work and also
122 present. Monmouth led the
truth
stranger than fiction?
federal
aid
is
forthcoming.
made many warm friends. The
list with [ forty present and Inde­
The
large audience was delighted
Members
of
the
Polk
county
sincere sympathy of faculty and
pendence and Dallas followed in
with
the
performance of the jun­
court
expressed
doubt
as
to
their
students goes to her bereaved par­
close succession.
Normal lodge
iors,
every
one of whom did splen­
ability
to
finance
their
end
of
this
ents and brrothers.
didly and appeared to be right at
improvement but agreed to give'the degree team also put on the third
T h is is Chief Red T o m a h a w k ,
Miss Ida Mae Smith 'spent last
degree and figured quite promin­ w ho
home in his part. There was not
killed
Sitting
Bull m any
matter further consideration.
week-end at her home in Corvallis.
ently
in
the
program.
A
local
years ago when S. B resisted a r­
a
dull moment in any of the four
The two gaps in Polk county, 5.3
rest.
P icture show s him shaking
quartet
sang
a
group
of
songs'and
acts,
and the audience was ever on
Miss Florence Enschede, critic at
hands
with
C
o
m
m
a
n
d
e
r
H
a
n
fo
rd
miles between Holmes .Gap an 1
the
talented
Wm.
Bressler
furnish­
M acN iJer, of the A m erican Legion.
its
tip
toes, so to speak, eager to
the Elkins Rural Center, spent last
Rickreall, and 7.4 miles from Mon
ed
violin
music.
B.
F.
swope
of
catch
every
clever retort. The lines
Saturday in Monmouth and attend­
mouth'to the Benton county line,
Independence
delivered
an
eloquent
were
distinctly
heard from the rear
ed the Junior play in the evening.
are all that remain in an unbroken
address
on
a
subject
in
harmony
except
when
a
concerted
movement
stretch of pavement on the west
Mr. Rutler and Mr. Beattie acted
with
the
evening.
in
leaning
forward
brought
forth a
side now from Portland to Eugene
as judges on the debate atSilverton
The Rebekahs of Independence
squeaking
ensemble
from'the
opera
last Friday evening, between th e
Obituary
John Fuller is now fitted out served an exceptionally good lunch­
chairs.
Jefferson and Silverton high school
I. G. Davidson, prominent Port­ with all the requirements of the eon which was enjoyed by all. Ihe
The plot of the play develops
teams.
land resident, who died last Tues­ new passenger automobile regula­ next meeting of the association will
around
Clarence Swun-Noon-Smith,
Principal Events of the Week
A motion picture under the title day was one of the pioneers of the tions, recently enacted.
He has be in Monmouth the latter part of
erstwhile mule-driver in the army,
of “Too Much Speed” will be Oregon country, having crossed the one car and can handle five passen­ this month.
Briefly Sketched for Infor­
who got a position in the Wheeler
shown in the chapel on Friday plains to this state with his parents gers and to do so for the coming
household on his reputation for
mation of Our Readers.
The Oregon State Normal School
evening, March 3. Wallace Reid in 1850.
He was well known year without leaving out any pre­
dealing with mulish dispositions
has the title role, a fact which is of throughout the state and pursued caution v cost him a few cents over has pledged $200 to the children’s
the use of profanity,
F ifty students w ill graduate from without
itself a promise of an interesting successively the vocations of teach­ $181. His state jitney license cost farm home fund, according to word Albany
though it should be added that
high school In June.
picture.
er, accountant, photographer and him $7.50 and a “ good faith” bond just received at the Portland head­
W asco county during 1951 paid out what he really told the enfant ter­
of $1,000 placed with the public quarters of the campaign, now be­ a total of 2686 in bountlea on preda­ rible was that he did not have to
“Clarence” , the Junior play, was realtor.
Mr. Davidson was born in Warren service commission cost $15. The ing carrie on to raise sufficient tory anlm uls.
learn to swear in order to drive
presented last Saturday evening to
money to establish this home to
B eginning March 1 Klamath coun­ mules. It may be said of Burton
a large, appreciative audience. county, III., April 2, 1845. After rest, of the cost is for insurance.
care for the orphaned and depend­ ty lumber industries w ill operate on
Kell that he fitted the part of a
This play, by Booth Tarkington, is coming to Oregon his family spent According to law if he is carrying
ent .•hildren from all parts of the a nine-hour day basis.
member
of Who’s Who much bet­
admirably adapted to production by the winter in the vicinity of Mil- one passenger he must be protected
The annual m eeting and election of
state.
amateurs for it abounds in humor­ waukie. In the spring of 1857 his to the extent of $5,000 and any
officers of the Linn County J e r s e y Cat­ ter than the role of a returned sol-
H. Hirschberg, who has return­
tle club w ill be held at Albany March 4 dierjsuffering from liver complaint.
ous, entertaining situations. It is father Elijah D. Davidson, took a number up to 12 he must be pro­
ed
recently from a trip to Californ­
The freight rato b etw een Medford
John Dickson and Kathleen Skin­
impossible to'seWct members of the donation claim east of Portland a tected to the amount of $10,000.
ia, will start soon to organize Polk and Central W illam ette valley points
ner as Bobby and Cora, the spoiled
cast for special mention, as the few miles, the west portion of it
L. V. Mackin whp for the past county for the arivejto be carried on was recently reduced |1.60 per ton on
children of the Wheeler family,
work of all was unusually well done. now being included in the Laurel-
three
years has been superintendent here in the interests of this fund. cull apples.
hurst addition. In 1855 he sold
For stealin g 20 pounds of < a»dy from kept the audience in an uproar and
Kathleen Skinner’s interpretation
this and removed to Monmouth of schools at Pilot Rock, was here M»-. Hirschberg is treasurer of the a box car at Baker, C harles W ilson the household in a turmoil. Mr.
of Cora, the spoiled, sentimental
Friday looking up prospective hoard of trustees for this enterprise. w as sen ten ced to tw o years In the Wheeler, alias George MacAdoo,
with his family.
schoolgirl and John Dickson's ren­
Many individuals and organiza­ penitentiary.
The son, familiarly known as “ I. teachers and engaged two of the
was so harassed by domestic troub­
dering ol her “ impressionable”
class
of
1922
for
next
year.
Mr.
tions
throughout the state aie mak­
Salem is to have one of the new les that one might have suspected
G.” was largely educated at Chris­
brother Bobby were excellent foils
tian college, nowj the state normal Mackin says business conditions are ing contributions to the home in ] sta te and federal industrial schools him of contemplating suicide, al­
as soon as the shop <*tn be fitted up
for the more serious parts of Clar­
school, and at Willamette univer­ slow in Eastern Oregon, but they the form of purchases of an acre or j fo r operation.
though what he really did was to
ence, played by Burton Bell and sity.
have had considerable snow and more of land for the site, which
The Oallfnrnla-Oregon P ow er com- uropose to run away with the gov­
Violet, by Violet Damon. It was
Funeral services for Mr. Davidson rain this winter and the prospects will include 245 acres in all. Yam­ luany has just placed an order with the erness. But he was not the only
all in all, a success from start to
were held Friday at Finley’s chapel are for a good harvest next season. hill county recently sent in a check Gold H ill Cement company for 10,000 one who had designs on her. Every
finish, and reflects great credit up-
with final services at the Portland Wheat and wool, the two crops in for $1400 to buy seven acres. The barrels of cem ent.
man in the play was her suitor,
cn Miss Godbold to whose able crematorium.—Oregonian
The first annual Bend poultry show
which farmers of that section are Ashland W. C. T. U., one of the
proving
that it is not at all neces­
coaching much of the success was
most heavily interested, both look first contributors, was given t^e opened in Bend Friday w ith 60 pens sary for girls to entice men in or­
Market con d ition s, as far as tney
o
f
fow
ls
from
D
eschutes
and
Crook
due, and upon Miss Taylor, the Jun­ relate to prunes, w ill show a marked better than they have in the past honor of making the first payment
counties on exhibit.
der to get plenty of attention. The
ior class advisor.
of $1000 on the farm. The enthu­
im provem ent th is year as com pared year or two.
A total of 273 new m em bers was ob­ governess was perhaps the most
w ith the past few sea so n s, according
siasm with which small communit­ tained d u rlsg the m em bership drive difficult role in the play and Vio-
The staging of the play contrib­ to W. T. Jenks, m anager of th e W il­
The Hamilton bungalow in which ies are entering into this work is conducted by the Josephine County
lette Damon acted the part super­
uted greatly to its general effect, la m ette V alley Prune association . He \ President and Mrs. Landers are liv­
shown by the recent contribution of Farm Bureau association.
bly.
Other parts were taken by
and for this work—an onerous task also predicted th at the prune crop In ing was sold last week to Mrs.
Ben F. Chambers, aged thirty-five,
$200 from Evergreen in Clackamas
indicted on a statutory charge, shot Hazel May Loucks, ¡Violet Bowden,
—great thanks are due to the class the W allam ette v a lley tills sea so n Boynton of Salem who plans to take
county. The W. C. T. U. there is h im self to death with a bullet through Cecille Daniel, CorrineHill, Landon
committee, consisting of the Miss­ would exceed In quantity that o f last up residence in our midst in the
year.
now raising money for a second the head at h is hom e In Eugene.
Rcgele and William Harvey, who
es Katherine Peterson, Greta Brum-
N apkins and other lin en s m ade from early
summer.
Mr. Landers acre of land.
Salem Is In the grip of another In­
deserve
much credit.
The stage
age and Velma Johnson.
Oregon flax are being exh ib ited In promptly
bought the Goodman
Although under the direct care of fluenza epidem ic, p h ysician s estim a t­ managers were Katherine Peterson,
Salem by Robert Crawford, form erly
ing that there are betw een 500 and
There will be a meeting of the at the head of the prison flax indus­ house in which Ira C. Powell and the W. C. T. U., the farm home is 1000 cases of the d isease in the city.
Greta Brummage and Velma John­
householders in the Dormitory at try. but at the p resen t tim e m anager family are living. This house is a separate corporation and as such
French A Co., of T he D alles, the son.
2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, o f the W illam ette V alley Flax A Hemp located on Main street between is receiving supfiort from all citi­ Oldest financial in stitu tion In eastern
At the close of the play the cur­
Orowers' aaaoclation. T h ese a rticles Echols and East stieets and is mod­ zen» of the state, who are interest­ Oregon, closed its doors on advice of
March 7.
tain
rose on the entire cast, and
w ere m anufactured in B elfast. Ireland, ern and well built. Mr. Powell ex­ ed in the proper care of t ae depen­ A. B. R obertson, sta te bank exam iner.
there
was hearty applause from all
from
flax
gathered
In
the
vicin
ity
Oregon is the second sta te In the
Listen ye people and ye shall hear
pects to build this summer in the dent child.
except
from those who were In too
o f Salem .
union
In
the
am
ount
of
developed
wa­
How the Junior flag was made to
walnut orchard on Jackson street.
T he snow and ice on the- pavem ent
ter
power.
Oregon
has
74
plants
with
big
a
hurry
to get home.
Albert Sacre report* his. auction
appear
betw een Hood R iver and the Mult­ The Hamilton house was sold by its
a total rapacity o f 186.215 horsepow er
Much
credit
is due Miss Beth
Friday, February 24. an annual nomah county lin e has caused co n sid ­ [owner, Miss Lcia E. Records, for sale, held last week Thurso’sy.
The central stage term inal at Halem
Godbold,
who
directed
the product­
event of the Junior year occurred erable dam age to the Columbia river $1800 and the Goodman house came to about a thousand dolía.*# I is now handling about 1004 persons
ion.
Excellent
music
was
furnish­
Fivery- | | daily. Approxim ately 46 s ta g e « arrive
in the displaying of their flag and highw ay, according to J. R N ickel- brought $2100. G. T. Boothby en­ more than he expected.
ed
between
the
acts
by
the
orches­
thing sold well although the pure! and depart from th e term inal each 24
the singing of their class song. The sen, su p erintendent of m ain ten an ce of gineered both deals.
th e. road in Hood R iver county. The
tra.
The
receipts
amounted
to
,
'ours.
bred cows did not bring as high
chapel was prettily decorated in the
p avem ent has been cracked in spots.
A choral so ciety com posed of more nearly two hundred dollars.
Junior colors, green and white, F en ces have been sm ashed and w alls , The leading elements of the im­ prices as they might if the sale had thB Vi 50 voices and representative of
and the pink LaFrance rose, the pushed down
proved home—household adminis­ been a professional one conducted Red fciond, P ow ell B utte, Terrebonne
Members of the Social Hour club
The postoffice departm ent has an- t tration, the child, food, clothing, en­ with this end in view. As the total and L o w er Bridge, w as organised at who were guests of the Dallas lad­
class flower. The green and white
flag with its big’23 unfurled in the noun red the follow in g ap p oin tm en ts of tertainment, and equipment—will of the sale represents the accumu­ Redmov'd
ies at a program in ftie latter city
A ti*»»1 of 8705 cash claim s, filed by
rear of the chapel when the stu­ fourth-class p ostm asters in O regon: E. be featured in lecture, exhibit and
lation of four years or( a fifty acre (.j.gprTtct men en titled to benefits tin where FVed l¿ockley of the Portland
O scar R lckli at Dothan. D ouglas coun­
dents entered and on the stage was ty ; W illiam E E vans at K am els, in demonstration at the homemakers
tier-the? so ra il'd bonus act, have been
a huge arch bearing the class mot­ U nion county; M innie G ustafson at conference. O. A.C., March 20-25. farm, it will be recognized as not c e r tified Is.v the world war veterans' Telegram was the chief speaker, re­
port a fine time. Mr. I<ockley’e
to, “ Strive! be Alive!” .
After a Retth. in U m atilla co u n ty ; M lnnis
If the women students find that bad. Thorough advertising is ane sta ll' a l l rrvnm lsslon.
of early Oregon
T n e w ln ta r fish in g season on the reminiscences
ceremonial march, the Juniors, K ram er at Top. in Orant county, and any important features are in dan­ of the reasons for this sue«* sful
who carried green wands and pink Berton K Lawson at W edderburn, in ger of being overlooked they may sale. Mr. Har.re had two hun dred C ollim bfe rlvAr closed at noon Wednc*. history were most interesting.
Curry county.
day, and the w atch I ng of salm on w ill
roses, massed on the stage and sang
rem.eiy the matter themselves large posters printed, and took: the be ju n la v fn l 'u n til th e opening of tha Mrs. lenders, as a representative
Sixty-tw o alien s, rep resen tin g 1« na­
their song ■S'pringtime" written by
through questions, as the question
| of the local ladies appeared on the
tio n a lities, took the oath of alleg ia n ce
time to scatter them thoro-jghly. sp rin g s-» so n at noon on May 1.
Carl R. Moore. Littie'Miss Eileen to the U nited 9 ta te s and were granted box will be one of the means of ex­
At su rvey of sta te Institutions In
Then he had a lot of cards print ed Ral«*n to Investigate dental rare of program with some vocal solos
Sloan represented the pink La citizen sh ip at th e m unicipal auditor­ changing ideas.
ium before an aud ien ce o f nearly 5000
France rose in a flower dance.
Among the noted celebrities of an 1 sent out to farmers in the mi ¡I in m ates w ill be made soon, according which were highly appreciated.
c
itizen
s
in
Portland's
fir
st
public
na­
Following this, the co-workers of
Oregon contributing to the work over a territory reaching froi n to Hr C lyde Mount, of Oregon C ity, Burton Arant was her piano accom­
prrsid'Vit o f y h e S ta te D en U i associa­
turalization
cerem
ony
the Junior play, "Clarence” , gavel
panist.
will be Mrs. Ida B. Callahan, presi- Sheridan to Corvallis.
Miss Doughty was unable to be
with us on account of sickness for
a few days this week.
We are
thankful her illness did not prove
serious and are fortunate in being
able to welcome her back again.
Mr. Boothby, president of the
Commercial Club, gave an exceed­
ingly interesting address on “ Ihe
Mining of Gold ’, before the assem­
bly Monday morning.
The M. H. S. boys met defeat at
Falls City Friday evening when
they played the return game. The
score stood 39 to 19. Two of the
M. H. S. boys were unable to play-
on account of sickness.
Mary Bowersox spent the week
end visiting friends in Corvallis.
While there she attended a Frater­
nity dance and several other social
functions.
The number of absences has been
very heavy during the past week
and has reached as high as 25 per
cent.
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