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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1922)
T he M o n m o u t h H erald V ol. x \f M o n m o u th , P olk C o u n ty , O re g o n , F rid ay , N o v em b er 3, 19?2 No. 9 There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willamette Valley I te m s of I n te r e s t A t O re g o n N o rm a l President Landers is speaking at the institute of Umatilla County in session at Pendleton this week. The first program of the women’s literary societies for the year was given in the chapel last Friday evening. The central idea for the program was that of Hallowe’en and all the numbers reflected that spirit in some one of its many phases. The program follows: Violin D uet- Mary Cole, Clara Wievesick; Accompanist, Nellie Shaffer * Heading— The Highwayman— Kathryn Peterson Dance- The Pumpkin and its Stems—Directed by Hazel Mae Loucks Hallowe’en Customs—Fay Ward A Hallowe’en Frolic of Mother Goose Characters— Directed by Elizabeth Johnson Trio—Lena Crump, Estelle Muir, Alice Smith Miss Darrah spent last week end visiting relatives in Portland. A picture called " If You Believe It, It’s So", will be shown in the chapel this evening, November 3. This is advertized as an entertain ing comedy with a good lesson in cluded. Next "week,’.November 6-11, is one of the weeks set apart by the National Educational Association as Better Speech Week. This will be observed in various ways through the classroom activities of the Nor mal ¿.itself and all the training schools and rural centers. The members of the Swastika Club, the organization of men at the Normal, held a most enjoyable party at Mr. Butler’s home last Saturday evening. In accordance with the custom followed for some time the Normal has invited the members of the American Legion, G. A. R., and Spanish-American War Veterans to take pait in a program to be pre sented in the chapel on Armistice Day, November 11. An able out side speaker has been secured to de liver an address but the organiza tion will be represented in various ways on the program. A complete program will be found in another column. The students of the Oregon Nor mal School who are specializing in the Commercial course met last week and organized a Commercial Club. The officers are: President, Ruth Willis; Vice President, Mar garet Lawson. Secretary and Treas urer, Fred Vaughan; and Reporter, Flora Sioop. There are about thirty five members in the club. Its main object is to boost for the school and the commercial depart ment through its activities and its association with other schools. The Southern Pacific is sending out requests that shoppers take the fullest advantage of cars and ship full carload lots where possible. Such is the scarcity of cars that the prospects for this winder threaten a positive famine in this repsect. The shortage is due to various reasons. The west ships more cars of freight east than is received and many cars have to return empty. The penalty of a dollar a day for using a car looks cheaper to eastern roads than building more cars for themselves so they pay the penalty and keep the cars. Many of the leaser roads have failed to repair cars and many are on sidetracks because they are refused for serv ices. H IG H SCH O O L W e d d ed in C h u rc h Tuesday was a red-letter day in Monmouth Hi for the evening was S u n d a y E v en in g to be the annual merry-making of the witches, ghosts and spirits of A church wedding was one of the departed. If you had entered the building about 7 P. M. you the attractions at the Christian would have found it greatly chang church last Sunday night and this ed. Pumpkins had arrived, leaves in addition to regular services had fallen everywhere and streamers of black and oiange were floating called out a congregation that tax from the lights. Soon the lower ed the capacity of the church. At hall was crowded with the merry- the conclusion of the sermon Mrs. makers—clowns, scarecrows, fairies F. E. Chambers sang “ Oh. Promise old men and old women and Me", after which Miss Grace Park foreign lassies. Then the games er, church pianist, struck up the began and after a time masks were removed and three prizes were familiar strains of the wedding awarded according to originality, march. The bride and groom, Mrs. cleverness and beauty and dainti Sadie Singleton and Otis W. Stev ness. Merle Wilson as a Greek ens, entered thechurch preceded by warrior, received first prize, Donald H.’K. Sickafoose. The bridal par Skeen, who came as a scarecrow, ty paused at the altar where the received second and Mayda Huber ring ceremony took place. A com in colonial costume, received third. pany of friends and relatives occu The fortune tellers were kept busy pied scats in the front of the from start to finish, also cider and church. At the conclusion the brid doughnuts disappeared with light al party withdrew and a wedding ning rapidity. Miss Marsh and supper wa s served to a few invited Miss Christiansen entertained the guests at the home of the bride’s guests by musical numbers, an Mr. mother, Mrs. DeWitt. Gooding, when the lights were turn Mrs. Stevens has long lived in ed low, made the evening more Monmouth and vicinity. Her first grotesque by ghost stories, one of husband was depot agent here and his own experience. The party re in Falls City. Mr. Stevens has luctantly broke up at ten-thirty. lived on farms in this vicinity for School was dismissed at 3:15 some time past. At present he Tuesday evening for the rest of the has a farm near Wells. The happy week on account of the Teachers’ couple have the best wishes of all. institute. Hurrah for the Institute! They will reside in Portland. Hallowe'en Parties Hobgoblins, ghosts, witches, and black cats reigned supreme last Saturday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oren McElmurry. The house had been prettily decorated in autumn foliage and yellow and black crepe paper bv the O. N. S. girls making their home there. The games were played in the liv ing room which was a bower of the fall tinted leaves, in the dining room covers were laid for nine with a huge pumpkin jack o’ lantern for a centerpiece. Favors were of Hallowe'en fame, a little man hold ing a box of after dinner mints. The guests were the Misses Claire Say of Sherwood, Floy Potter of Cal., F'.lsie.Strauss of Gold Hill, Dollie Lawrence of Vale, Marion McClure of Livingston, Montana, Mtssrs. Dell Harmon, Monmouth, Art Black, Owen Seaman and Paul Scott of Independence. Ray Butler gave a Hallowe'en party to his training school fellow students last Tuesday evening. There are two special measures upon the ballot placed there by the county court. The first is an om nibus proposition comprising $40,- 000 for general road and road dis trict funds; $2,000 for county fair; $2,000 for 'county agent, and $2,- 680 for county library. The second measure is to provide $26,000 to pay for bridges on the west side highway through the county. The Odd.Fellows building is near ing completion and construction work is expected to be completed this week. Delay in receiving plate glass has set the work back more than any one thing, but a supply of glass is expected here today and with this in, the ground floor will be ready for occupancy. The upper floor is practically completed. Sur face brick on the fireplace ia yet to be laid and picture moulding, chair rails and seats are now being put in place. Electric light fixtur es and some plumbing also still re main to be attended to. With a gasoline light and heat from the fireplace, a meeting of the directors of the company was held in the tlO Reward for information as lounging room of the ball Wednes to the parties that broke the lock day night to look after final details on mv chicken house door and stole of the work. The building will some chickens. Jess Potter. cost a little over $19,000. First Concert November 7 It is doubtful if there is a single great oratorio 'society in America that has not had Mr. Reed Miller as tinor soloist in some great musical work or another. He is a singer of beautiful voice, and has for years held one of the best church posi tions in America at famous St. Thomas’ Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, and besides his frequent appearances in oratorio and with symphony orchesstras all over the country he is in constant demand for recitals. Nevada Van der Veer is a con tralto of glorious voice, and she too, is at the very height of a career which may well be the model—if not the envy— of every other singer of the same voice. Not only physically and tempermentally is she the ideal .concert, oratorio and church singer, but also, in the matter of voice she has not a su perior in the country. Rich, warm, flexible, and powerful are some of the adjectives which have been ap plied to her singing, and every one of them is a true description'of it. She has had a wide experience n all sorts of 'engagements, and she too, has a repertoire which covers the best of virtually everything suited to her voice. Both the Mil lers are distinct personalities. These two musicians will give the first program of the season en tertainment course at the Normal Tuesday evening, November 7. Admission 25 and 50 cents. To Library Patrons The reader who enjoys the privil eges of the county library branch agency is reminded that the support of this institution is one of the is sues on the ballot Ti/Mday. The Monmouth branch now has four hundred books. That they are live books and are well assorted is at tested by the way they circulate. That this system of maintaining a library is much less expensive than having a library of our own must be evident to all. Not only would it be expensive to buy the single books but once they were read they would only occupy shelf room. By the system of rotating we get a chance ’ a t a much larger assort ment of books. If you think the library is {worth while you should vote for the special tax. W a te r S h o rta g e ( forced to take its cream to Inde pendence and churn it. The heat- E n d s W e d n e s d a y i dormitory i i * and plum!,ik n* 'y8,tem\ ,;ithel and Normal could not P ro g ra m P re p a re d F o r A rm istic e D ay function. Monday the word was Following is the program for From Monday morning to Wed passed that water was coming and the local Armistice Day celebration would L« here in a ¿hurt time and nesday noon water was a scarce at the Normal, November 11. everybody took hope. By Tuesday, article in Monmouth Probably at President J.S. lenders will preside. however, there was still no water. no time since we have had a system Overture—O. N. S. Orchestra a t all was water ever as scarce as it Those handling the trouble acknow l Flag Salute apd Creed—By All was Tuesday. The reservoir was edged themselves stumped and all "W e’ll Never Let the Old FTag empty ’and all of the mams of the sorts of remedies were being sug Fall” —Chorus city, even in the lower sections that gested, and theories aired to ac "The Legion” , a short talk by have always before had some sup count for the difficulties we con Lieut. J. C. Rolefson It appeared as if it ply, were empty. After three days fronted. Vocal Sob Mrs. J. S. Landers of tinkering by local experts with might be several days before water Manual of Arms—Charles Bullís negative results the foreman of the was again in the reservoir and the and Bliss Byers contracting firm which put down Normal was closed until Monday, Song—Men’s Glee Club the line three years ago was secur No”ember 27, and the students Address—Chaplain W. S. Gilbert sent home. By noon of Wednesday ed from Portland. He arrived here of the F’irst Presbyterian church the water was flowing and school at eight o’clock Wednesday morn of Astoria ing and by noon water was flowing ¡could have been resumed. "Star Spangled Banner—Chorus The ridiculous thing about it is in all the mains of the city and by March—O. N. S. Orchestra that the trouble could easily have night the pressure was up to nor Lunchern for Legion, G. A. R., been avoided had the proper meas mal. Spanish War veterans and Auxil ures been taken in time. People A similar condition existed a few iaries in the Domestic Science rooms. in author ity are bending- every en weeks ago, and these constitute the The luncheon will be handled by ergy to see that this particular ail only trouble of this kind we have the domestic science department. had since the gravity system was ment does not occur again. The food is to be donated by Mon put in. Both were caused by fall The Civic Club met last Saturday mouth women and collected by ing leaves which accumulated before the screen at the entrance to the in afternoon in Room 1 of the High high school pupils. The local Armistice Day celebra A number of take box at the head of the system. School building. tion is one which is annually looked In previous years a farmer living members were in attendance and forward to eagerly by veterans and close by has been depended on to quite a little business was attended townspeople alike. The legion posts visit the intake and clear away to. of Dallas and Independence are to It is hoped to interest all of the the leaves which are very numerous at this time of the year. It ap ladies in the city in the work of attend with a joint celebration in pears this farmer has moved away the club and al I are invited and Dallas in the afternoon and even and there is no regular arrangement urged to come to the next meeting ing. Last year the afternoon and for keeping the entrance to the which wil! be in Room 1 of the High evening meetings were held in In intake clear. The leaves accumul School building at 2:30 o'clock on dependence. The veterans and other special ate until they shut ail water from the fourth F’riday of the month, guests will assemble A the corner the intake and force it over the November 24. of Main street and Monmouth ave spillway. Air enters the empty nue and march from there to their pipes and when the flow of water More Power places in the chapel. The march is is resumed the air offers an obstacle The California-Oregon Power com to start at 9:30 and the program to its passage, accumulating in the pany has completed its high power at 10 o’c ock sharp. high spots along the line. It be electric line from Prospect, near came what is known a s ’'air locked’’. Firnest Williams, grandson of Crater Lake, to Springfield, where What the Portland man did was Tom Williams who lives between it connects with the Mountain States to start at the reservoir. At each Monmouth and ^Independence was Power company lines, andevrntual- high place he bored a small hole in buried by Lyon Lodge, A. F. & A. ly juice will be brought from Pros the wood pipe. He continued until M. last Sunday afternoon. Burial pect to Polk county. Just where he found running water. Then he was in the Airlie cemetery and Dr. the connection is to be made here returned to the reservoir, plugging Dunsmore was chaplain. Mr. Wil has not been announced hut there the holes as he progressed. liams was a civil engineer in the are negotiations for bringing it With the holes to offer vent to over the Oregon Electric to Orville employ of a railroad in British Col the air, the water flowed freely. station and then the construction of umbia. He .injured .his knee cap Owing to the efforts of the super' a wire line across the river to In and from this developed ’an affec intendent and assistant Monday, tion which ’ p.'oved fatal. The dependence. the water column was met not so The California-Oregon power line young man formerly lived with his very far from the city. Of course, new extends from Philomath, this grandfather. He was married two in time, the water would have state to the Mexican line and is years ago and his w idow survives a way for itself but it takes raid to be the largest electric line in as well as his mother, Mrs. Laura # j0(lg, tjme for twelve miles to be the world. Troxel of FJugene and a half Just what effect the connection | made with this sort of obstacle. eventually have on the Moun borther and sister. Lack of water of course placed will tain States lines in this county is the city for a time without fire problematical, aside from the fact present at least, the company’s gen protection. It also inconvenienced that it will greatly increase the erating plant at Dallas will be con the creamery which one night was company's electric energy. F’or the tinued.— Enterprise.