T h e M o n m o u th H e r a l d
Vol. XV
M onm outh, Polk C ounty, O re g o n , F rid ay , S e p te m b e r 22, 1922
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There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willamette Valley
E x te rm in a te G ophers
HIGH SCHOOL
H igh S chool A w a its
H a rv e s t of P ru n e s
D an iel M : C a lb re a th
Two representatives of the Bio­
A schedule for organization of
R eco rd E n ro llm e n t logical service of the U.9 . Depart­
C om ing of S tu d e n ts tho four c,MBes for ,ho fir8t ser”es P olk P io n e e r, P a sse s
T a x e s T h e D ry e rs
ment of Agriculture are in the
! ter will provide for meetings as fol
vicinity of Monmouth at present
lows : Tuesday—Seniors; Wednes­
The fall term of the Oregon Nor­ assisting farmers to get rid of go­
The high school will open for the day—Juniors; Thursday— Sopho­
The prune harvest is in full swing
D. M. Calbreath, a pioneer set-
mal School opens September 2>with phers. They are at resent work­ this week. The cars which each year’s work on next Monday. All mores and Friday— Freshmen. The tier of Oregon and long a resident
an enlarged faculty and with the ing over a tract of a thousand acres morning take workers to the hop indications point to a successful
election of a class advisor and class of the Monmouth Heights section,
prospect of the largest enrollment chiefly to the southwest of Mon- yards have counterparts in the cars year. A good sized treshman class officers will be the order of business. died in Portland Wednesday morn­
in its history. All rooms in the mouth. The representatives are which pick up ar.d carry the pickers is in prospect and tnere will be
Students who enter late are re­ ing. He went up to Portland to
dormitories were engaged three Roy Fugate of Portland, field as­ to the prune orchards.
several new faces among the stu­ quired to take the quarter’s exam­ take treatment for an ailment from
months ago and many available sistant and A. W. Moore, biological
The Monmouth prune dryer is dents of the other classes. The ination. Any student who wishes which he has long suffered. Com­
places in town have been reserved. assistant, the latter directing coun­ working at full capacity. Proprie­ building has been put in excellent to visit the state fair will be excus­ plications set in, he developed per­
This seems to indicate an unusually ty work. The farmers receive tor T. J . Alsip has a otew of about condition and some new equipment ed for one day, either Thursday or itonitis and his condition grew
large attendance for the fall term. them gladly for they rid farms of thirty at work in day and night added.The school board of directors Friday.
steadily worse.
His family was
Arrangements are now being made the gopher pest at small expense. 3^ '^ s >nt* disposing of 500 bush- have made a strong effort to secure
summoned
and
he
continued
to sink
The school Aboard met in special
to accommodate all students who The farmer does the work and buys e^s
£reen prunes daily. There a strong faculty for the coming year session Tuesday evening at the until the end came, September 20.
may be here for the opening.
the poison and the experts, who a r e jare {deven men on the day force and feel that all teachers elected school building. Several matters He has not been rugged for ysara
paid
by the government supply their
n'ne on
night shift, the re­ will prove strong in their respective pertaining to the opening of school but apparently was in fair health
.During the pa;t year there were
mainder
time
free.
This
is
considered
a
ma'nder
of
the
employees being departments. To the older stu­ were considered.
1290 students enrolled. The at­
Hereafter the when he started for Portland and
women.
dents
school
will
seem
different
for
There
are
sixteen
tunnels
tendance during the first three good time for gopher poisoning as
regular monthly business meeting his death was a shock to family and
in
the
¡building
and
it
takes
1,000
some
time
due
to
the
absence
of
quarters of the year was 58 per feed is scarce.
of the board will be held on the friends. His body will be brought
bushels
of
prunes
to
fill
them.
As
Miss
Doughty
who
has
served
as
an
Strichnine is used as poison. It
cent greater than the corresponding
first Tuesday evening of the month from Portland today and funeral
instructor
for
so
many
fyears
in
the
drying
takes
two
days,
but
half
the
period of the previous year. The is dusted on clover which is put into
instead of on the first Friday even­ services will be held at 1:30 p. m.
total
is
loaded
fresh
daily.
Five
local
high
school.
with Rev. L. V. Lewis officiating.
attendance at the summer session the runways of the rodents. The
ing.
cords
of
wood
go
into
the
furnaces
Lloyd
L.
Gooding,
who
came
to
which ended September first exceed first treatment usually gets ninety
Beginnning with the openmg of Mr. Calbreath was one of the Evan­
daily.
the
school
as
principal
last
year
will
ed that of any previous summer five per cent of the gophers and the
school this year a tuition charge of gelical congregation but as that
serve
in
the
same
capacity
this
year
Mr.
Alsip
operates
the
dryer,
second treatment made later, gets
session.
$5-1.00 per year will be made for church is on the move, the services
primarily,
for
his
own
prunes,
but
and
is
well
enough
known[so
that
will be held in the Community
There were 198 graduates during the balance. Since farmers are ac­ has developed and enlarged the no further introduction is needed. students attending ¡the local high House chapel.
the year.
These have all been customed to pay a quarter apiece plant since be bought it ajfew years Miss Elsie Marsh has been selected school whose parents reside in other
Daniel Milton Calbreath was born
placed in teaching positions, as have for trapping the gophers, the sav­ ago so that now he handles the to handle the work formerly taught districts which maintain a standard
in what is now West Virginia, in
ing
by
poisoning
is
considerable.
high
school.
practically all of those completing
prunes for a large ¡section of terri by Miss Doughty. Miss Marsh was
Students who live in other dis­ Lewis county, December 6. 1848.
the one-year course. The appoint­
tory. His semicircle of patrons born in India and was graduated tricts which have no high school There as a boy he was eye witness
ments bureau has not been able to G ra n d c h ild re n
As
reaches from Buena Vista to Rick- from the Habron Girl’s School in have their tuition paid out of the to some of the stirring events of
supply the demand for Normal
reall. A number of the larger 1916. She successfully passed the county high school fund.
the Civil war. His family moved
trained teachers.
W e d d in g A tte n d a n ts acreages in this district operate entrance examinations for admission Tuition fee must be paid strictly to Iowa in 1865 and ten years later
The faculty for the ensuing year
their own dryers. The Monmouth to one of the leading English Uni­ in advance but by special arrange­ they crossed the plains to Oregon,
is as follows:
Mrs. M. F. Percival and Mr. and Orchards has 75 acres of prunes and versities but on account of the war ment may be made in monthly in­ settling in the neighborhood of
J. S. Landers, President
Mrs. Harvey Guthrie attended the H. G. Campbell has 65. Both of came to Eugene, the home of her stead of semester payments. The Philomath. He was a young man
Jessica Todd, Dean of Women
double golden wedding at Harris­ these ranches operate their own dry grand parents, where she entered fee is to be paid to clerk, F E. at the time Philomath college was
Thomas H. Gentle, Head of Edu­ burg Tuesday.
The interested houses. Mr. Campbell expects to the University of Oregon. While a Chambers at the First National established and helped to haul brick
cation Department
couples were Mr. and Mrs. W. F. have 8,000 bushels of undried fruit student in the University she was Bank, who will issue a receipt with which the first buildings for
W. G. Beattie, Head of Rural Elliott of Harrisburg and Mr. and in his orchard.
prominent in student affairs. She which must be presented to the the school were built.
Mrs. J. W. Hedgepeth ofCrestwell.
Department
While the demand for prunes is is accomplished as a musician both principal of the high school. The
November 14, 1875 he was mar­
Homer Dodds, Head of Science All four of .the women mentioned off at present, it is thought the as­ as a violinist and as a soloist and principal has been instructed not to ried to Miss Adaline Cushman, who
are sisters ar.d are of a family of sociation members will net about was a member of the University admit students from whom tuition with one daughter, Mrs. Agnes
Department
J. B. V. Butler, Head of History seven girls all of whom were pres­ one dollar a bushel above cost of orchestra for three years. She has is due until the clerk’s receipt is Hoag, survives him. He established
Department
ent. They are: Mrs. Percival, drying.
traveled extensively and has had presented.
a drug store at Buena Viata when
Alabama Brenton, Head of Art Mrs. Sarah Kibby of Condon; Mrs.
Help has been scarce in the hop some interesting experiences dodg­ The first high school faculty that town was a budding eitr and
Department
Susie Hedgepeth, Mrs. .Tennie El­ yards and the season has been pro­ ing submarines during some of her meeting of the year will be held at Prof. J. B. Horner was its local
Laura J. Taylor, Head of Physi­ liott, Mrs. Belle Guthrie, Mrs. Ella longed until it overlaps the prune trips during the world war.
Because of ill
the.high school Saturday afternoon. school teacher.
cal Education Department
Craig of Portland; Mrs. Jenny picking season. For this reason
Miss Sarah Christiansen of Mc­
health
he
disposed
of
his drug stora
Both the high school t.nd the
H. C. Ostien, Head of Mathemat­ Dempsey of Lexington.
J. M. every possible corner is being comb­ Minnville succeeds Miss Smith as training school will open on next and became S. P. agent and post­
Davis of Portland was the only one ed for help in the prune harvest.
ics Department
English and Spanish instructor. Mits Monday morning. Monday is also master at Parker. He [sold out at
Edna Mingus, Head of English of three living brothers to be pres­
Christiansen is a graduate of Mc­ the opening date for the normal Parker in 1901 and established him­
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Atwater Minnville College now known as school.
ent.
Department
self on Mt. Hood View farm on
Helen I. Moore, Head of Music
The wedding ceremony was re­ left here in their car Saturday Linfield College. During her col­
Monmouth Heights.
Riddell & Hoffman have ordered
Department
peated in the Methodist church in afternoon in time to*get to Toledo lege course she won unusual recog­
He cultivated fruit and took up
Louise Syp, Head of Commercial Harrisburg at noon, Tuesday. Two the same [night. There they visit­ nition for scholarship and was the building ¡blocks from the local tile the breeding of Blue Andalusian
grandsons acted as best men and ed with relatives and took in New­ valedictorian of her class. Dujing yard for a large residence to be chickens. He always exhibited his
Departmnt
LeVelle Wood, Head of Home two grand daughters acted as brides port and the Siletz basin before re­ the past year she had charge of the built on ¡[their farm north of town. chickens at the state fair and
maids. Following the ceremony a turning to Monmouth Sunday. English work in the preparatoiy John Riddell who has operated the orders came for eggs and stock
Economics Department
Martha Darrah, Head of Public wedding dinner was spread in the Toledo is expecting big things from department of the college and was farm during the past year is to oc­ from considerable distances. Due
r
lining hall of the church. Sixty- the united influence of the govern­ a member of the college debating cupy the house.
Speaking Department
to advancing age he concluded to
William Hoppes, Assistant in Ed­ four sat down to the meal, ten of ment spruce railroad, and the large team. The college authorities in
Mr. and Mrs. Alva Craven are give up the farm and a month ago
them specially invited guests, the mill which are nowin private hands the highest terms speak of MiES back from a visit to Bandon where moved onto the Arant place, north­
ucation Department
and because of other lumber indus­ Christiansen as to personality and they found the residents enjoying a west of town, now the property of
Agnes Campbell, Assistant in Art remainder being relatives.
scholarship.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott have eight tries about to be established.
Department
his son-in-law, D. L. Hoag.
pleasant but rather cool summer.
Jennie Peterson, Assistant in •hildren, twentyone grandchildren
Miss Eugenia Somers of Corval­
An item overlooked last week was
Mr. Calbreath's kindle, self sac­
Mrs. Ira Williams returned home
and two great grandchildren, all the departure of Mrs. Boche for lis, will have charge of the courses
Music Department
rificing spirit endeared him to a
Vivian Chandler, Assistant in living. Mr. and Mrs. Hedgepeth Reno, Nevada.
She was called handled last year by Miss Slotboom. Sunday from her visit with friends large circle of friends. He never
Physical Education
have two children and five grand­ there by the death of her nephew, Miss Somers is a graduate of Oregon in Cloverdale. She visited in Pacific complained at his lot but was often
Alice A. McIntosh, Catherine children, all living.
Wesley Guilliams, who was acci­ Agricultural College majoring in City and spent an afternoon at the a friend in need for others. His
G ntle, Mamie Rychard and Ida
The double golden wedding was dentally killed. The boy was play­ the Smith-Hughes course in Agricul­ beach.
family has the sympathy of all in
Mae Smith, Critics in Monmouth practically a reunion of the Davie ing with a shell left in a Reno hotel ture. Last year she served as as­
their
bereavement.
Evangelical Church
family, the first it has had since yard and tossed the shell against a sistant principal in the high school
Training School
‘‘The Homelike Church“
Christian Church
Katherine
Arbuthnot, Grace
tree when it exploded with disas­ at Nehalem, Oregon. She comes
The
services Sunday morning will
Oak
Point
Rural
School
Sunday will be Mr. Rossell’s last
Parker, Emily HinWe, Bertha
trous effect. The boy spent the strongly recommended as a science be in the Church wherever the day
Florence Enschede, Critic in El­ greater part of the spring and sum­ teacher.
Miss Somers and her finds the building. This may be services a t Monmouth. He would
Hayes, Mrs. W. A. Barnum, Clay­
father have purchased property in your only opportunity to attend ser­ be pleased to see all of his friends
ton Burrow, Emily DeVore, Kate kins Rural School
mer in Monmouth.
Augustus [Denman, Elkins High
at these services.
L. Hoax, Critics in Independence
A crew from the Rickreall plant Monmouth and have already moved vices in a church that is literally on
School
Instructor
The morning sermon subject will
to
our
city.
Training School
of the company which paved the
the move. The subject for the be: "Here have we no Abiding
ftEthel
Miller,
Oma
Emmons,
Florence Beardsley .¡Critic in Eola
The typing classes and possibly morning service'will b e ‘‘The Spirit­
Ballas-Salem road patched up the
Critics in'Rickreall Rural School
Rural School
bad spots on the Main street paving the bookkeeping classes will be ual Objectives of the Holy Spirit” . City” .
In the evening the subject will be
Inez Miller, Mary Donaldson,
The first faculty meeting for the last Monday. Hugh Bell superin­ handled as last year under the im­
We will have Sunday School at of general interest.
year will be held at 2:30 Saturday tended the work. This is the last mediate supervision of Miss Syp, the usual hour. Don’t forget to
Critics in Mt. View Ruial School
Bible School and other services
Gertrude F.J Collins, Critic in afternoon.
year the mante#ance bond on the head of the commercial department come.
usual.
paving holds good and future re­ of the Normal School.
There will be no services in the
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pairs will be at the expense of the If there are enough who desire t^ie evening.
Baptist Church
Death Mine Where* Gold Mffiers Perished city. The paving appears in good work, classes will be organized an The location for the Wednesday Sunday, September 24, will be
condition and showed little signs of Agrulture and in Social Problems. evening Prayer Meeting will be an­ the “ fall opening" day and all the
” Dad”tSikafoose will again act as nounced »from the pulpit Sunday
wear the past year.
Surface view of the Argonaut Gold
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regular services will be resumed.
Mine in California where forty-seven
janitor.
This will be the twelvth morning.
Miss Edith Riggs of Rickreall is
10:00 B.l.lc School, with graded
miners were recently trapped by fire
at a 4.000-foot level and ail perished.
The Women’s Missionary Society lesuonajand classes for all ages.
working in the bank this week. She year he has served in this capacity
This picture was taken as rescue work
is to substitute for Clares Powell and next spring should see among will meet Tuesday afternoon in the
11:00 Morning worship. Sermon:
n .u muter way
who goes to San Francisco where th« graduates some of the children name of Mrs. Nott.
"The Fleshing of the Word*
he will get two months training in who entered school as beginners in
6:45 The Vesper Service condu
Christian 8cience
different departments of the Amer­ the primary department of the
ed by the Christian Endeavor SofU
training school when the training
Sunday Schojl at 10 a. m.
ican National Bank of that city.
ety. The first part of the service
school was in the high school build­
Mednesiay evening meeting at 8 will be much as a usual C. E. meet­
1905. There were many recollec­ ing.
o’clock.
ing held by Frances Court, acting
tions to be revived and reminiscen­
Sunday morning service at 11
President. At 7:30 sharp will be g
ces to be recounted and the event
W. R. Graham, Fd Rogers and o’clock.
brief sermon or address by the Pas­
was a most pleasant one for all con­ Or vil White are absent this week
Subject for Sunday , September tor or other speaker—the service
cerned.
on a deer hunt in the AI sea country. 24. “ Reality” .
closing at 8:00.
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