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M cnm outh, Polk C ounty, O regon, Friday, D ecem ber 1, 1922
No. 13 7,
There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willamette Valley
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Items of Interest
At Oregon Normal
President Landers, Miss Smith,
Mr. Gentle, Mr. Beattie, Miss Tay
lor and Miss Campbell have been
speaking at various county insti
tutes this week.
Mr. Richard Montague, a promi
nent attorney o f Portland, will
speak at the chapel hour on Decem
ber 8. Mr. Montague is a talented
speaker, well worth hearing, and
townspeople are invited to attend
this chapel exercise.
‘ ‘To Have and To Hold” , a his
torical novel by Mary Johnston,
has been made into a picture,
which w ill be shown in the chap« I
on Saturday evening, December 2.
About half the members o f the
student body and many members
o f the faculty le ft Wednesday at
noon to spend the Thanksgiving re
cess at their various homes.
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A Narrow Escape
Young Muhleman, an employee
o f the (irai.am garage had a narrow
escape Tuesday morning. A gaso
line soaked rag with which he was
working became ignited. He gave
it a fling from him and it fell into
an open can o f gasoline being used
for cleaning purposes. He pulled
the rag out again to extinguish it
and got his coveralls wet with the
burning liquid and on fire. He ran
into the front room o f the garage
where W. R. Graham with the
prompt use o f a fire gun extin
guished him just in time to prevent
serious damage.
In the meantime
the fire was blazing in the work
room, threatening the building, but
with some powder extinguisher the
fiames in turn yielded and danger
I " these days o f plenty when enough has become so commonplace that we accept it as inevitable and, dis
satisfied, keep straining for the thing just out o f our reach, we sometimes forget that we have anything at
was averted.
all for which to be thankful.
The assurance o f bodily sustenance, the ample protection from heat and cold,
from the inclemencies o f the weather; the comfort o f friendship, the solace o f books, the reliance on a reg
Machinery w ill be purchased and ulated liberty, are all matters we would lightly pass over except for the recurring presence of Thanksgiving
installed in the Rickreal mill fo r the Day. We have had ample crops, pestilence and plague have not visited us, the miseries o f war are still far
manufacture o f tow. according to away, f o r these things we are thankful and with hope and confidence we face the future.
plans deeided upon at a meeting of
officers and directors o f the W illam
ette Valley Flax and Hemp Cooper
ative
association.
It was also
decided there should be no fiber
machinery purchased for the Rick-
There were thirty four represent
reall m ill, but that all fiber on
An interesting session o f the Civ
The Civic club has started an a g
hand shall be worked up at the ic Club was held in the high school itation for a community Christmas atives o f Normal lodge at the coun
Turner plant. In the discussion o f building on the afternoon o f the tree. As a representative o f the ty meeting in Dallas last Thursday
power to be used at the Rickreall 24th. A number o f old, new and club, Mrs. O ’ Rourke appeared be night which, in the roll call at the
mill, it was not decided whether to prospective members were present fore a meeting o f the business men end o f the meeting, was about
use electricity or water power.
A fter a very comprehensive presen Tuesday night, laid the plan before twice as great a number as any
It has been the policy o f officers tation o f the County Library work them and asked for assistance. In other lodge had there.
M achinery for Flax Plant
The young men o f the Normal in
an organization
known
as the
Swastika Club, gave their first optn
program o f the year last Friday
evening after the regular Delphian
program. The entertainment t >ok
the form o f a mock trial, from the
impanelling o f jurors to the convic
tion o f the criminal and was in
structive as well as most interest
ing to the audience. The parts
were all well taken— perhaps Francis
Lord, Bert Evans and Leonard Kaup and directors o f the association to
move slowly, conduct the business
deserve special mention.
in a conservative manner and not
The follow ing program was ren
involve it in debt. Hence the de
dered by the Delphians last Friday
cision to work all present stocks on
evening
s;
hand at the Turner plant.
“ Thanksgiving on the F a rm ”
Directors o f the association are
feeling
especially enthusiastic over
Grandma Brown— Barbara Hickson
the
success
o f George W’ . Eyre,
Crandpa Brown -
Maude Allen
president,
in
finding such a receptive
Quartet— Marion Dunlop, Esther
Sandstrom, Juanita W o l f f , market in the northwest fo r all tow
Dorothy Mueller
the association can manufacture.
Recitation -
Hazel Mae Loucks
It is felt by all that the future of
Country dance
*
Alice Aldrich the flax and hemp industry o f this
Athletic dance - Betty Faulkconer part o f the valley is now fully
Serenade—
assured.
"Grandpa’ s Story” - Maude Allen
The Homelike Society and W o
Curtain
men’s Missionary Society met Tues
day at the home o 1 Mrs. Orville
Waiting for the Dinner—
Reading governor’s Thanksgiving White where fifteen members and
proclamation
friends spent a pleasant afternoon.
Katherine Peterson
A t the close o f the Missionary pro
gram dainty refreshments were
The largest funeral held in Inde
served by Miss Mabel Riddell and
pendence for some time was that o f
Mrs. Philipp.
(Samuel Hanna who was buried Sun
The Homelike Society w ill meet
day in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
next week with Mrs. Pagenkopf.
Mr. Hanna died Thusrday. He left
By error o f last weeks paper the
his farm home two miles south o f
amount taken ir at the Chrysanthe
Independence, apparently well, in
mum Fair was given as forty dol
the morning and not returning at
lars. We wish to state that the
noon, relatives made a search and
correct amount was sixty one dol
found his body where he had dropped
lars.
from a stroke o f apoplexy. Mr.
On last Saturday evening about
Hanna w is a middle aged man hav
forty members and friends from
ing
been
born in Pennsylvania
the Evangelical church called to
March 30, 1875. He is survived
give Mrs. Lewis an old fashioned
by a w ife and seven children the
surprise party, the occasion being
latter under twelve years o f age.
her birthday. Her daughter, Mrs.
He is also survived by four broth
Horton
and husband o f Portland
ers, two in Independence, and four
had already arrived and given her
sisters.
the first surprise.
Mrs. Lewis was presented with a
Miss Helen Cornelius is taking
an extra vacation this week, com lovely big birthday cake, decorated
ing home because o f a severe case with seventy two candles, also a
of poison oak, affecting her right remembrance ii\ the way o f a check
eye. right arm and hand.
Her
and a larg? bouquet o f beautiful
condition is greatly improved, but
chrysanthemums.
A ll joined in
it is feared that in the future Miss
her many more happy birth
Cornelius w ill decline to assist with
days.
any holiday decorations that are
brought in from the woods.
The Hood River valley is being ad
THANKSGIVING EVE
THANKSGIVING MORNING
wishing
t'cnstr-jciion Work on snea HH1 sec
tion of the Gebanon-Cascadia highway
la being pushed and the grading la
almost complete. Graveling will con
tinue through the winter month»
With her rudder partially disabled
Wnd about frur feet of water in her
storeroom as the result of a hole in
her bottom, the government dredge P.
S Michie a n brought Into the Astoria
harbor last week. The dredge was en-
route from Grays Harbor for Port
land and when crossing into the Co
lumbia river a strong ebb-tide forced
the vessel on to the edge of Clatsop
*pit. where her stjrn struck.
O
vertised by a new contour map of
the orchard section and Mount Hood
region. The map. executed by Fred
Routledge of Portland, is being fi
nanred Jointly by the Hood River com
mercial club, citiiens of the city and
valley and Amos 8. Benson.
fhr -uefi
Civic Club Considers Make Plans For
Rumored, Reported
A Variety of Matters
Community Tree Concocted, Collected
by the County Librarian, the usual
order o f business was taken up. A
committee o f one, Mrs. Boynton,
was appointed to confer with .the
city librarv committee with refer
ence to gettin g the county library,
which was voted out at the late
eection, back on the budget at its
next sitting, December 14.
A committee o f three, Mr?, W il
liams, chairman, was appointed to
present some pointers to the city
council, i f they, the city fathers,
will hold out to them the scepter,
and give them a name and a place
as helpers or “ Housecleaners” .
A third committee o f five, Mrs.
O’ Rourke, chairman, was appointed
to feel the pulse o f the people o f
Monmouth to determine whether or
no a community spirit could be ex
pressed in a “ Community Christmss
Tree” .
The park committee, Mrs. Wol-
verton, chairman, is still at work,
and expect to w rite “ excelsius” on
their banner, before their efforts in
a "lon g pull and a strong pull, and
a pull altogether” , for a city park
is ended.
A committee was also put on the
trail o f the garbage cans once pur
chased by the Civic club “ before
the w ar” and located at convenient
places on the street as receptacles
for waste paper, etc., which now,
disfigures the streets. Any one
who can give information relative
to the present location o f these
three "ans which cost the club $15,
will confer a favor on themselves,
the committee, and the city at
h rg e, by telling the chairman o f
this
committee,
Mrs. Morlan,
where the cans are.
AM evinced an interest in making
Monmouth clean, wholesome, and
good to look upon.
Prof. Gooding was on the pro
gram for an address, but owing lo
the lengthy session and lateness of
the hour, the pleasure o f listening
to this address is held in abeyance.
The next meeting o f the club will
be on Friday, December 15. Come
one, oJlne all and write your name
in for good to our city through,
! The Civic Club.
A. L . B.
formally it was agreed the idea was
a good one and the heip would be
forthcomig. The tree will be set
at an intersection, possibly between
Ihe bank and the hotel, for a week
before Christmas and w ill be light
ed evenings with possibly during
one evening, a program o f song by
High school and Normal students.
A t the Civic club meeting last
Friday afternoon MissHout, county
librarian appeared on the program
with an explanation o f county libra
ry workings, what it is doing in the
county and what its future pros
pects are. As the library appropri
ation has been cut from the county
budget, its prospects rest with its
friends.
Work is proceeding steadily in
the building o f shelving, fixtures,
etc., for Pember and Snell. It is
estimated that all w ill not be in
While the library serves city and readiness to open doors to the public
country people alike, it appeals es before the first o f the year.
pecially to city people and is the
The special committee has form u
one item o f the four eliminated in
which they are particularly interest lated a budget which is to be dis
ed. I f each o f the population cen cussed with the voters December
ters is compelled to maintain its t4. The county agent, the county
own library it can not do so as fair, the county library, and the
effectively nor so economically as corn show were dropped from the
the county system permits. Under budget on the plea that the voice of
the county system a book purchas the people as expressed in the late
ed is read first in one center and election, must be heeded. Bridge
then passed on to another while construction was increased from
when owned individually its reading $30,000 to $40,000 and road im-
is limited to the one center and a f piovements were increased from
ter being read, it lies on the shelf $27,000 to $50,000.
and accumulates dust.
There was a big attendance at
The county system enables much
the encampment meeting in Inde
greater usefulness to be derived
pendence Tuesday night. G. P.
from a single book, which makes
Wadsworth grand patriarch was
fo r economy.
pre.-ent as were also visitors from
The date fo r the dedication o f the Dallas and Salem.
Odd Fellows hall has been set for
December 18. Countv Odd Feilows
are to be invited. It is expected
one or more grand lodge officers
will also be present, but more o f
that later. Beats in the lodge
ro >m are now in place and it is be
ginning to put on a finished ap
pearance. Before it is complete,
however, there is some mason work
to be done about the building.
Last Monday night T. J. Edwards
and Glen McNeil were treated to
the initiatory degree and there will
be a candidate for the initiatory
next Monday evening.
fail
for city office to qtJilify. an t the iUb * The social committee o f the Odd
sequent failure of the city recorder to
Fel'ows are givin g a dance in the
publish notice of election, the people
new hall tonight, Fr'day. Good
of Gold Hill were unable to elect city
officers.
As a result, the present mubic. Tickets 50 cen^j. Ladies free.
mayor and city council a >.l hold over
until nest election unless they are
The Social Hour club w ill meet
recalled.
with Mrs, Boche December 6.
Sunny Slope is going after road
improvements next summer. A t a
meeting o f their road district last
week it*was decided 20 to 10 to
vote a ten mill tax for the purpose
o f improving roads in the district.
It is estimated this will raise $2,000
and as it is planned to hire all the
work done at home, it w ill be like
taking out o f one pocket and put
ting in another. The improvements
will consist o f grading and gravel
ing and it is estimated that $2,000
will be expended.
Wm. Jones and Ben Pollan were
visitors in Portland Sunday. They
went up by auto and visited Mrs.
Jones who is staying with her aunt
and uncle in the city while taking
treatment with a specialist. She is
reported as feeling much better.
L . H . Atw ater
contributed a
potato to ye editor’s Thanksgiving
dinner that weighed over four
pounds. It is o f the Early Sunrise
variety and shows what air and sun
shine and Teal creek water can do
when working together.
Business pertaining to the cream
ery took J. L . Murdock to Shelburn
Wednesday. He w ill return to this
city about the 1st o f December,
when he yrill complete the repairs
on the house recently purchased or.
Knox street. They plan to have it
ready to live in by Christmas.
The m em bersof the la dies Aid of
the Christian Church numbered
thirteen, when rsiembled for work
Tuesday afternoon. A fte r the busi
ness meeting de'icious refreshment*
were served. Tw o visitor^ were
present.
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Paving Contracts
Are Finally Signed
Here are two clippings from last
Saturday’s Oregonian which are o f
more than passing interest to local
people.
“ Road work w ill be finished up
in Polk county a fter long delays
caused bv a few citizens o f Indepen
dence. The commission yesterday
awarded to LaPointe & Cummins
the paving from Monmouth south
to the Benton county line, 9.8
miles, for $249,000. The pavement
is concrete. The bid was received
months ago but held in abeyance
and meanwhile the price o f cement
has gone up.
The paving between
Holmes Gap and Rickreall, which
was also involved in the Polk county
troubles, was ordered to proceed,
the contract going to the Oregon
Contract company tor $135,000 fo r
5.67 miles o f concrete.
This bid
had been on ice for months like the
Monmouth bid.
These jobs have
government co-operation.”
“ E. Ft. Cummins returned to his
home at McMinnville yesterday fe el
ing decidedly jubilant. He signed
a contract before leaving Portland
for nearly a quarter o f a million
dollar job road. La Pointe & Cum
mins, the contractors, were award
ed yesterday morning the work o f
laying a concrete pavement from
Monmouth, in Polk county, south to
the Benton county line, this being a
section o f the west side segment o f
the Pacific highway. The contract
ors, after affixing their signatures
to the agreement, said they would
start work in a week. The bid waa
submitted long ago. but the award
was held up because o f obstructions
placed in the way o f the highway
programme by several citizens o f
Independence. The highway south
from the Benton county line has
been paved many months.”
The Red Cross Membership Cam
paign in Monmouth just completed
resulted in 94 subscriptions out o f
the quota o f 99 assigned.
The follow ing persons assisted in
expediting the work o f the cam
paign an that it entailed no unusual
burden on any individual;
The
General Committee o f citizens to
consider the best method o f carry
ing on the campaign consisting o f
Mrs. Cletus Butler, Mr*. J. E.
Winegar, Mrs. John Scott, M r. G.
T. Boothby, Mrs. J. J. Williams.
Miss M aggie Butler, Mr. C. H .
Parker. Mr. Howard Morlan, Mrs.
Maurice Butler; and thoae solicit
ing in districts assigned (so fa r as
rep orted ), Mrs. Cletus Butler,
Mrs. John Stump, Mrs. John Scott,
Mrs. J ‘ F. Winegar, Mrs. L. W.
Waller, Miss Hazel Bevens, Miss
Hazel Morley.
Mrs. J. S. Landers, Chairman o f
the campaign in Monmouth, desirea
to thank all o f these co-workers and
to express appreciation for the ready
response and excellent spirit mani
fested by the people o f Monmouth
throughout the campaign. As no
particular stress was used in secur
ing memberships, the result indi
cates a spontaneous contribution to
this very worthy cause.
Mrs. Lucina Rash, an elderlv
resident o f this city, died at her
home on Knox street last Thursday
night. Death came upon her sud
denly and was due to heart trouble.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon in the Baptist church
ith Rev. E. B. Pace officiating.
Burial was in the K. P. cemetery.
Mra. Raah was born February IS.
1861 in Idaho. They have lived in
Monmouth fo r the past three years
and a year ago bought the Odd Fel-
Icw »’ house. She is survived by
her husband, two daughters, Mra.
Vance Butler and Mra. Arthur Jep-
sen both of Monmouth and a s^n
Glen Rashjof Alberta. Canada.