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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1922)
T he M o n m o u t h H erald Voi. XIV Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, June 23. 1922 a___________________________ * _______ : _ ... ~ ■ ...... ................. ........ . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ — There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willamette Valley M o re June W ed d in g s Polk County Farmers M a n y a t S u m m er S ch ool Rumored, Reported Chairman Explains The inflow of Normal students Miss Irene Williams, daughter of last Saturday and Sunday was re At Oregon Normal Mr. and Mrs. J. J . Williams, was Observe Experiments Concocted* Collected Commission’s Plan • mindful of the record breaking a t married to Emerson Groves of In- tendance in 1916 when 825 students dependence at the home of her Registration for the summer ses Sixty carloads of farmers, their Birchard A. Van Loan was one of Chairman R. A. Booth of the were taken in and cared for. There parents in this city Tuesday. The sion has already nearly reached 675 the graduates of the University of state highway ¡commission put out wives, children and friends, consti were students to left and to right ceremony was perfumed at 6:30 and will, no doubt, go to 700 be Oregon this year and received a B. a statement last week which was in tuted an invasion si Corvallis Satur and in frqpt of us all looking up in the morning and after a wedding fore the end of the week. This day on the part of residents of Polk A. degree. He also graduated part as follows: stepping places engaged through breakfast the happy couple set out shows a considerable increase over from the School of Education at the "The commission is not only county. It was a visitation, one of v correspo ndence or yet to be engag by automobile for a tour of Oregon the total enrollment last summer unanimously of the opinion that im a series which counties convenient ed. With characteristic enterprise University and received a certificate and among the points of interest to which* was about 560. as high school teacher. Another provement of that part of the West •re carrying on for the purpose of G. T. Boothby, president of the bejvisited will be Grant’s Pass, Mt. getting better acquainted with the honor that came to him unsolicited Side highway in Polk county should Miss Agnes Campbell of the Art Shasta, California, Crater Lake, Commercial club came forward and is a scholarship in the School of work of the agricultural college. be hurried to completion as soon as Department, Miss Florence En Bend, Pendleton and Portland. helped to place about seventy five Medicine connected with the univer The visit of Lane county farmers possible, but are anxious that it schede of Elkins Rural Center, and After their return they will be at of the young women and men. He sity. This is a full scholarship and the day before had led the van as may be done this season that a full Miss Florence Beardsley of Eola home to friends in Independence informs us he has a number of far as numbers are concerned but is awarded to university graduates account of the completion of the left last week to teach in the Nor in the house recently bought’by the places on his list still where stu having bachelor degrees of not it in turn had been eclipsed by the Pacific highway, both east and west, mal Extension School which is in groom of W. J. Clark. Dr. Duns- dents may apply. more than three years standing at pilgrimage from Polk. Saturday maybe included in the commission’s session at Pendleton. Mrs. Collins more of Independence performed was to have been visiting day for entrance. Birchard, who has lived annual report that the law requires of Oak Point will teach in the Ash the ceremony. The only guests 2 0 0 0 B o y S in g ers Marion and Yamhill counties as well at Friendly Hall while at the uni be 'made to the governor not later land Branch. present were Miss Todd, Miss Ruby 2000 Whitney Boys, gathered versity, has earned his way all the as Polk but at noon wher. a show than November 30. The many friends of MissSchuette Lorence and Mrs. Harriet Mercer, " It is extremely unfortunate'that ing of hands was called for there from all over northern Oregon, will way through. and Miss Holliday, who were mem a sister of the bride from Portland. the controversy has been so long were but two from Yamhill and give three concepts illustrated by bers of the faculty last year, are Mr. Groves is an overseas veteran continued and to some extent, still none at all from Marion. The re fireworks in the Multnomah Field One hundred and eighty one welcoming them back this week. and was captain of Company K. exists. This controvresy, however, sult from Polk county was largely at Portland, June 23, 24 and 25. votes were cast at the school elec Miss Schuette will have charge of He is employed by the Indepen is not between the highway com due to the energetic work of Coun This is the largest Chorus of boys tion held in Dallas Monday, result the music department during the dence Garage. The young couple mission and the county as represent ty Agent Carpenter. It may be exclusively ever asembled in the ing in 92 votes being 'cast for the summer and Miss Holliday will as have many friends who unite in ed by its court, but has been due to added that Marion and Yamhill have world’s history, and the ptogram annual budget of $31,000 and 89 wishing them happiness. sist in the art work. will undoubtedly be one of the against it. The budget included the desire of citizens in certain no county agents. most thrilling and spectacular in $4500, which amount is one half of Clarence Clement Fishback of The Normal is most fortunate to The day’s program consisted of sections of the county to change the American history. the cost of the new gymnasium to West Salem and Miss Allison secure Henry Lawrence South wick location of that formerly adopted visits to the experimental fields of The soloist for this occasion is be erected for the high school. French of Monmouth were married of the Boston School of Oratory to under an agreement|with the people the institution and to the barns and Bobby Murray of New York City, Oscar Hayter, chairman of the give two recitals and a lecture on in Drain, Oregon, last Saturday. of the county, and in this way led laboratories where agricultural a native of Tacoma, Washington. board, was re elected for a term of Thursday and Friday of this week. Miss French has been teaching at to a long controversy. The matter, plans are tried out. The first stop Mr. Soutbwick is recognized Ash, a rural center some distance however, now being determined by was at the college poultry yards Bobby is 12 years of age, and has three years, securing a majority of throughout the United States as a out in the country. She is from Judge Kelly's decision which he w tere the new “ Oregon” breed of made a record that no other artist 130 over his nearest opponent, Glen real artist in his line of work and Alanson, Michigan, but has been says has the same force as the su chickens were on display and the in the world’s history has ever a t Detiaven, whose name ,was written his appearance here in Monmouth living in Monmouth while attending preme court’s, it appears to be a I en record breakers of the egg pro tained. The highest note which in on 21 ballots. The groom, familiarly reasonable supposition that further ducing world are exhibited. Pro has ever been ¡sung by the human is a very happy occasion. Admis school. The big saw mill of the Foster sion to the public for a single en known as “Clem” is the fourth of effort to restrain the building of fessor A. G. Lunn lectured on the voice is C above High C, and that Lumber company at King’s Valley, has been taken by only a very few tertainment will be 35 cents, to the the Fishbacks and is engaged in the the road is not apt to continue” . care of poultry. was burned to the ground^Monday, individuals scattered through the carpenter and contractor business three 75 cents. A visit through the fields of the The chairman then goes on to ex the fire being of unknown origin. centuries of time. in West Salem. The Herald ex plain how the decision forbidding college farms showed many inter Miss Beth Godbold spent last The mill was va'ued at about Bobby Murray sings 14 notes tends congratulations the use of market road funds is esting things. There was exhibit week-end with friends in Walla $ 100 , 000 . handicapping road work and con ed Hungarian vetch, which has a above that, or 6 notes above the Walla, Washington. The mill, which has not been in S u m m e r N o rm a l F a cu lties cludes: "As far as finishing the white bloom instead of blue and piano. When one reaches those operation for about six months, will Superintendent Hug of Salem Ih e following additions to the West Side highway in Polk county which is said to resist aphis much upper notes a half tone is a long probably not be rebuilt. Prepara Public Schools has been secured to faculty for the summer at Mon is concerned, the commissioners are better than the common veten. The way. Think of singing almost two tions were being made before the give two courses in the summer mouth have been announced by determined to finish it'ju st as soon seed of this vetch at present is verv octaves above anything ever heard fire to operate the planer. The mill school, one in school administration President Landers: Superintendent as they are permitted to do so scarce and it is sold to no one who before. He not only sings extraor was located on the line between and one in Educational Tests and George Hug of Salem, educational without injustice to other counties does not promise to raise more dinarily high but almost equally Benton and Polk counties, the saw Measurements. low, going an octave below Middle tests and measurements; Miss Ruby which have complied with the law seed instead of plant for feed. mill being in the former county and Lorence, music appreciation; Miss and the rules of the commission. Varieties of timothy were shown C. It is considered a good singer P o w e ll R eunion the lumber yard in the latter. who can cover two octaves well and Holliday, art and mechanical draw The grading, however, is under which the college is trying to sdabt When on active operation the mill The fourth annual reunion of the ing. Miss Marie Schuette, former contract, ard while it is agreed that to valley conditions, the best varie an extraordinary singer who can Powell Memorial society composed ly musical director at the Normal, it shall be paid for by the county, ty cf wheat for the valley was also take three octaves. Bobby Murray ard logging camp of the company, furnished employmen to about 100 of the descendants and relatives of will teach music fundamentals and the commission will advance this named, the choice being determin only lacks two notes of singing six John A., Noah and Alfred .Powell, primary methods and Miss Cather work to completion, feeling sure ed by a long series of eliminative octaves, the largest range ever men. pioneers of 1851, will be held next ine Gentle, music supervisor in the that the county in some way will experiments. Different varieties heard from a mortal being. The Pacific Coast Rescue and Pro Sundav. June 25, in the Copeland Corvallis schools, will also give a contribute its part. If, however, of hay grass were also exhibited. 'These programs will be worth tective Society kindly asks its grove on the site of the original course in music. The ¡Monmouth it thall develop (hat this road can Some things were experimented on crossing the continent to hear. friends to remember the girls, Powell donation land claim eight training school and the Mountain not be paved during 1922 the high thst were not recommended. One They will place a picture in mem mothers and babies when canning. The society, on sn average, provides miles east of Albany. There will View rural center will be in session way commission will see that all of these was what is known as ory’s gallery so beautiful that the for fifty girls, seventy five babies be morning and afternoon programs six weeks. sections of it that mast be used for "eureka clover” . It looked like a glare of after events can never and a staff of thirty five workers with a basket dinner at noon. Since and attendants daily in the Louiae George A. Briscoe, superinten through travel are rocked so that it crosa between a prairie sunflower dim its beauty. the societv was organized about dent of the Ashland schools, will be may be used throughout the season. and a salmon berry bush and was Home and Albertina Kerr Nursery Only seventeen patrons of the 200 of the Powell relatives from in charge of the Ashland summer Home. These unfortunate girls " It must not be understood that long on fodder but short on quality. various parts of the Willamette normal and will be assisted by the in the minds of the commission It had been recommended as good Monmouth school district were and babies come from almost every valley have attended each of the following instructors; Mrs. Ger there is any prejudice against Polk for silage but the claim had not interested sufficiently in the annual county in the state. Any on wish ing to donate canned fruit and meeting to attend. Deliberations vegetables meetings. please communicate with trude F. Collins, Esther Halverson, county on account of the litigation been substantiated. The first copies of the Powell Verl Burkhart, Julia E. Norris, L. that has occurred, because it is not A piece of white land was exhibit were held by candle light. Ira C. the general office, 195 Burnside family history, which is dedicated L. Gooding, Grace Snook, Callie true. The citizens who provoked ed where drains put various distanc Powell, after twelve years of faith Street, Portland so that jam may to the memorial society, will be Vogeli, Susanne Holmes, Emily this [doubtless felt that they were es apart had been installed. These ful service, declined are-election as be shipped prepaid. The society will also pay the freight charges for distributed at the reunion. The Spalenka, Peter L. Spencer and Miss within their rights” . fields also exhibited the results of director and Alva Craven was elect their return. history, which was compiled by Dr. Wattenberger. applications of lime. The results ed in his place. Mrs. Cornelius had Signature* of m oie th an O re of these experiments can be found also signified that she had had Powell and P. B. Arant of Mon Louise Jane Bezanson died at her The Pendleton normal will be gon voters w ere obtained to the Initia mouth, is nearly 200 pages in conducted by H. E. Inlow, super in bulletins sent out by the college. enough of the clerkship and F. E. residence in Independence June 18. length and contains complete re intendent of the Pendleton schools. tive petitions fo r placing th e com pul On the potato fields it was deter Chambers was chosen as her succets- She was 79 years of age last Decem sory education m easu re on th e ballot counts of the Powell pioneers, and The instructors are: Clara M. Pratt, a t th e N ovem ber election. The bill mined that early plantings are best. or. ber and has lived in independence a record of all their descendants, Florence Beardsley, Florence En would m ake It com pulsory for every Rows of spuds planted at intervals for the past 15 years. Burial ser The s ta te highway com m ission is numbering about a thousand per schede, Rozine Epple, Mrs. W’. A. child of school age to atten d th e public of a week apart showed that the «ranted au th o rity . In an o rd er of the vices were held Monday at the schools until h e has com pleted the p r spects are best for plantings in sons. public service com m ission to co n stru ct Pentacostal station with burial in Barnum, Mrs. Ora Hemenway. gram m ar grades. U nder Its provisions, and u n d erg rad e highw ay cro ssin g be the I, O. 0 . F. cemetery. T he decision of Judge K elly of Agnes Campbell, W. W. Green, E. April. In cutting potatoes it was th e re would be no p riv ate schools >r n eath th e tra c k s of the S ou th ern Pa M arion county. In th e w est side high- ! L. Keezel and E. McNaughton. th e boys and girls of elem en tary found the blossom end should not clflc com pany w ithin th e lim its of w ay case .in Polk county, in w hich he i Maudie Lavon Price, aged aix school age. T he o th e r Im portant fea be cut in two as when the potato is O regon City. held th a t m ark et money can n o t be months and daughter of Mr. and tu re of th e bill la th a t E nglish should halved lengthwise. This is apt to F ire of undeterm ined origin th re a t used on a sta te highw ay, may prove In d ic tm e n ts on charges of crim inal Mrs. ¡Fred L. Price of Airlie, died be the only language ta u g h t In the cut through the top central eye ened an en tire block In th e business a g reat hindrance to the en tire road J syndicalism w ere retu rn ed by the g ram m ar g rad es of th e public schools June ¡20. Burial was in the I. O. which ia the best eye of the potato. d istric t of M arshfield, did $60,000 d am program of th e sta te , according to a ! grand Jury a t K lam ath Falls against Paat-age of thla bill m eans th e death O. F. cemetery south of Indepen age and waa only extinguished after sta te m e n t issued by th e sta te highw ay 1 Louis Davis. L eonard Bolton. Adolph of p riv ate schools for elem en tary The custom at the college is to cut the N orth Bend fire d ep artm en t had dence Wednesday with Rev. H. C. com m ission. V angness and M orris Daly, alleged I. off the blossom end as one piece and school children In Orafcon. responded to a call for aid About Dunsmore officiating. T he annual Morrow county picnic W W . arrested h ere recently with O regon's P ioneer association. form to cut the remainder of the potato h*]£ t h e loss Is covered h r insurance held at H eppner under the auspices of a large quantity of I. W. W. literatu re ed to fo ster th e eerly history and in, two or more pieces, but leaving th e Morrew county farm bureau and , In th e ir possession. honor th e m em ories of* th e founders at least two eyes to each piece. T he Republican s ta ts ce n tra, cosu than moisture laden air. The air m lttse th e H eppner Com m ercial club was 1 The U nited S panish W ar veterans, of the sta te , celeb rated Its h alf eea will m eet at th e Im perial hotel. Experiments in the pruning of is pumped ¡continuously through perhaps th e moat successful event of holding th e ir annual a ta ie conven tu ry of ex isten ce la reu b lo a In P o rt P o rtland, on S atu rd ay . June 14. a t th e kind ever held in th is county tion In Pendleton passed a resolution land John W Baker, a pioneer of opL-h^d .trees w#re exhibited to the tunnel and as it accumulates 10 o'clock In th e a r m i n g . to o r g a a ta ^ S everal hundred farm ers and th eir J which ask s th a t bona fide resid en ts of 1963. w as advanced from vice prwst show that it ia possible and profit moisture it gathers at the top elect a sta te ch airm an , a secretary fam ilies w ere p resent from all parts Oregon who are Spenlsh-A m erlcan war dency to presidency . Ffceoluttons of a able to keep dowS the height of a where a slot much smaller than the and a trea su rer. v eteran s be granted th e sam e rights of th e county. condolence to famlUpse of pioneer* tree and make the fruit where it K D Baldwin haa assum ed his vent through which the air is taken A rrangem ents to bring Miss Alice ( extanded W orld W ar v eteran s in se who have died In the p ast y ear were d u ties as a ssista n t U nited S ta te s a t R obertson of Oklahom a, re p re se n ta curing loans from the sta te A nother adopted, sa d resoiu a me wore also easy to get at. in, releases it. to rn ey a t P ortland, succeeding Austin tiv e In congress, who cam e to P o rt resolution ask s th a t In civil service Prune men were interested in the A basket dinner was eaten at F Flegel Jr. Baldwin, the eon of adopted fav o rtag e r« d io n of a m em or rlam in atio n * a w ar v eteran who la land to participate tn th e Rose Pesti- | ial to Bam Bimpsoa. O regon's poet dryer systems which are now being noon under the shade of trees rn an Oregon pioneer of 1M4. w as for r a l. to C orvallis for an address before com petent and physically able be ex T he reunion also fu»on*d the opening recommended. These are designed the bank of a stream. The college several years s e c re ta ry to R epresenta sum m er session stu d en ts have b**en em pted ifSm the SOf ear age lim it of th e old L aurel Hill road followed to save fuel by using the heated people provided a milk can of tive stn n o tt. He arriv ed la st w eek m ade. Miss R obertson has w ritten Cither resolutions ask th a t veteran s from M ouat Hood to (Be W lftam ette air several times. They work on coffee which was barely sufficient to from W ashington, accom panied hy his th a t she would be glad to be the guest and widows have property tax exemp valley hy th e ploneefm W ithin the m o th er ___ the theory that dry air is lighter meet the demands of the crowd. tion to tke e iie n t of tlM Q o f th e college for a day. p ast y ear 1H p ioneers {have died Items of Interest