The Herald and advice from them may be sought by syiy one. New papers will be Here is a program which cannot i officially conducted by municipalities irtter«d a* »*corua-claM m atter 1** > the poet office et Monmouth under the all be accomplished during 1923. ; and counties and state. Because, Kct of March I. 1*71. but w ill do to aim at. more and more enterprises are be- RICHARD B, SWENSON Clean up and keep clean. | ing conducted l y the trasses in­ Editor & Publisher Put in a sewer system.# stead o f by individuals, the cost has MONMOUT H. OREGON ~ Build a gymnasium. increased and taxes have been rais­ build a publie hall. ed. We may talk c f returning to ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY Plant roses and shrubs along the cld makeshifts when taxes were Fiji D AY, DECEMBER 29, 1921 streets. negligible, but a trial o f it would Provide a camp ground. soon set people clamoring to get Subscription Rate* Encourage home institutions, es­ ; back again to 1923. One year - $2,00 pecially those employing labor Six months * - $1.00 Establish boarding clubs. There should be a readjustment Three months - - 75 cts Encourage enlargement o f school o f taxation to place it more evenly district. j up m the shoulders o f those who Patronize home industries. [C_____lOl__ J| profit through organized govern­ Encourage the building o f many ment. A t present the wage earner more cottages Work for unity in Polk county. The Most Effective Worker Monmouth Meditations Mon<»y ¡«th e r m it *ff.jctive w ork­ er in the world b*-ran.‘ e it N E V E R RESTS. Day and night it is at it» earning interest, bringing in income for its owntr. But it must be invested before it can work' And that is what this bank does with your money, sharing the earnings with you by paying you 4 per cent interest on every dol­ lar you let us use $1 00 opens a Savings Account and obtains a L ib ­ erty Bell Bank. □on The resignation o f Miss Marvin as a Norma) regent and the ap­ pointment o f George A . Hartman o f Pendleton as her successor suggests that one o f the regents should be a resident o f Monmouth. The fact $1 .0 0 opens an account and that we have invested considerable obtains a L ib e r ty B ell B ank money and are planning to spend more in public utilities because o f the Normal and because in many M ONM OUTH, OREGON ways our w elfare is linked with the N orm al is good reason why our lay citizens should have a spokesman on pjSJSZStSZSZSZSZSaSZSaSHSHSESaSSSESBScSHSHSESZÍTditlSHSESHSHSESSSZjESHSaSj the board. First National Bank However dry parts o f the year 9 fl m iy have been, the indications are A H om e Institution S fl that 1922 w ill go out wet. A fte r all the newspaper prophets $ have detailed what Governor-elect fl Pierce w ill do when he assumes a office, that gentleman has alw ays fl a shown a disposition to think for a himself and is apt to make all o f 9 W e b a k e e v e r y t h in g w e sell. “ Fresh Every Day” ki t i e predictions look foolish. For one thing he has said that candi­ dates he has in mind fo r different fl positions are not actively seeking S a the jobs. a “T h e Sign o f Bakery a the and Tea R ose” 9 Shop a E. B. A R N O L D Three doors ea east of post office. boost •M Light Lunch Served ’Î2S252S2SESa52SH5ESES? Even if you have a few resolutions o f your cwn to put into effect Jan­ uary 1st here is one the commun;ty might adopt: "Boost, brothers, I f what has been accomplished through the county agent in the way o f rodent extermination, seed test and treatment, poultry breed­ ing, fru it culture, it c ., were to be overlooked, the services o f Mr. Carpenter, now about to be d :s- peised with would have been o f value in teaching co-operative ac­ tion. The principal that what one cannot get alone profitably can be readily and economically attained in co-operation with others is one that means much for future development, especaiily o f rural communities. Such co operation . in order to be effective must be tolerant. Too much class talk is prevalent just now. Co-operation is not simply to dfganize farmers that they may war against those whom they con- sidsr their enemies but to work constructively for results which on­ ly the mass formation can obtain. It is especially helpful in marketing products and combating disease and the professional man do not share with the owner o f vis b'e prop­ erty. A just income tax should be levied to equalize this thing. Where we find evidence o f ex­ travagance in public work we should fight it and the tendency to it, 1 ut when increasing expenses come becaus? united effort is more and n ore taking the place o f indi­ vidual effort, we cannot complain for it is to our profit 'to conduct business this way. W e may do without a county agent or county library for a year, but in the end we w ill come Lack to the system, fo r they have proved themselves profitable to the general public. H ail! H a il! H ai'! The New Year's here! And we send to you Our greeting true. May lots o f prosperity And rone o f adversity Be yours W hile 1923 endures! h MORLAN & SON May the gods o f joy, hap­ piness. pleasure, mirth and sunshine come early and the cheer o f their presence linger through the New Year. The county library is showing us how one set o f bocks, formerly sufficient to supply a single city, can through co-operation supply a P . H. JOHNSON “The Norm al Book Store’ whole county. Some counties have county nurses who point out how ¡?£ESE5E5E-:HSc5ZS?SE52SZSESHSE5ZSHSHSa5ESESH5ESB5H5ESS52SH5ES2S252S2rH£j a the health and growth o f the young fl are best assured.' some day law­ Transferring by ft yers and doctors w ill \ e selected auto truck and by a and paid by the public as a wh. le M O N M O U TH TRANSFER a team, within the a city or out of town. a fl ¿ j" 7 Leave order« »1 Garage Call Phone 2003 j . C O F F I N A. E G L E S T O N -dSHS¡lS3HJHSESES2£2fasaS2SZSÍlS2SÍStíZ5H5E5H5ZS2SH5H.' $ 200,000 T CONVERTIBLE GOLD NOTES Mountain States Power Company Dated February I, 1920 Due February 1, 1930 '?SZS-.iS2SEE-HSHSaSE£HSa5ZSHSZSZ5Z5H5H5H>aS12SES2SES2SHSZSZ52SZ. jj [] • Fire and Accident Insurance Liability and Surety Bonds Interest payable February 1 and August 1 of each year Denominations: $100, $500, $1000 G. W. CHESEBRO Monmouth These Notes are a direct obligation of the Com pany and are issued under a 5ESZS2S?.SZ£252SHS2S2SZ5S5ES,H5?S25H5£S2S252S25HS2SESE5Z£2SH5SSr.SHS: I rust agreement, Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, Trustees Electric Shoe Repair Shop New shoes sold. O ffered Direct by the Company to it» Customer» for Par and Accrued Interest N e w Illustrated Booklet and Complete Information Old shoes resoled. Oils, Polishes, Shoestrings, Etc. First Class Repairing Cash or on the Monthly Investment Plan Price: Oregon C h arles M. A tw ater : sesesesTsesesese^eseseseseseseszsesesescsesesesesesesesesesesesese; rasest resesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesese Fresh and Cured Meats on Request 3 Saur Kraut, Pickled pig feet, Pickles Greenwood cottage cheese. Fresh Sausage and Hamburg Mountain States Power Company -^T MONMOUTH MARKET a ■s ¿sesesesesesesesesesesesr seseseseseseseseseseseswesesesesesesesesese* 565 Main Street, Independence, Oregon Phone Mam M100-—1 Milk and Cream of Quality Y O U N G BROS. D A IR Y PHONE M3 Monmouth Ave.