T he M onmouth H erald
Monmouth, Polk County, O regon, Friday, January 1£, 19?3
VoL X V
No. 19
There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willamette Valley
er up to the eaves. It was not
spoke of the improvements of Items of Interest . River Waters Rise
Wit and Optimism ten He .»ears
considered safe to cross the railroad Luther Hall Among
and related how as lie
back and fbrth to Independ
bridge at Salem Monday and Tues the Missing at Kelso
At Oregon Normal Damage bv Floods day
Mark Club Dinner drove
and no trains moved.
ence with horse and buggy. Mr.
%
Graham had startled him by offer
Traffic between the north and |
The Commercial Club does not ing to sell him a Ford. Of course Mr. John Gill of Portland will Water, higher than has been south ends of the valley by train Numbered among the missing in
meet at the banquet board so often he was naturally gratified at the speak at the chapel hour on Thurs known in many years prevailed this was suspended for several days. the Kelso bridge disaster is Luther
that it loses the novelty of the oc compliment implied in the infer day, January IS. Mr. Gill will past week in all the streams of the The approach to the S. P. main J. Hall, formerly a Monmouth resi
casion and the occasional feeds such ence that he was able to buy such a take as his subject the “Fish o f; Willamette valley. Monday, at In line bridge near Jefferson was dent. He was driving a new Ford
as the one luesday evening at the means of conveyance, but even if he Oregon”, a subject upon which he dependence the Willamette showed washed away. The Santiam, al touring car at the time of the
hotel are sure to attract a generous nadbeen able to achieve the car not is an authority, and will no doubt a depth of twenty eight feet above ways dangerous at flood time, broke bridge collapse and so far no trace
attendance. The Siviers put on a even the wildest optimist could have give a talk well worth hearing.' low water mark,- which was a - ithin all bounds. It was thought to run of him or his car has been found.
chicken dinner for the club and the d»eamed it possible that even a Towns people are invited to this a foot of the level of Main street. the through trains up on the west He leaves to mourn him his wife,
meal and its appointments were Ford could make progress on the chapel exercise. The hour for Old timers say that in 1890 the side and cross at Albany but the Mrs. Millie Hall, formerly Millie
heartily praised by all. There were road that then existed between the chapel has been changed this term, Willamette rose to a height of thir Albany bridge looked unsafe and Clarke, a Monmouth girl, and baby
so that Mr. Gill will speak at, ty two feet and travel on the streets traffic was abandoned until Wednes son Dean, aged 2 years. Mr. Hall
about fifty members and guests two cities.
eleven
o’clock.
of Independence was by boat, but day. All roads and highways were was head brakeman on the lman
He took occasion to pay a high
present.
everr
record of Monday is some soon blocked at some place or other Poulson logging train at Mt. Solo,
President G.T. Boothby presided compliment to the high school and The Deplhians and Vespertines thing the
that
does not happen often. by water and there was no north Washington, where he has been em
and when the dinner was disposed the manner in which it is being con will hold their initiations for new Water extended
from Independence and south travel that way. The ployed for the past 15 years.
of, the minutes of the last regular ducted. He expressed his pleasure members on next Monday evening to Orville a distar,c
i of five miles
water in the Luckiamute did not get!
session were read and approved. On also in the "building which has been before study hours.
Installation
and
south
of
Independence
over
the
in
evidence
and
took
up
the
matter
quite
as high as it was a year ago, Odd Joint
behalf of a special committee Ira C.
The
registration
at
the
Normal
Fellows
and Rebekahs united
American bottom flats there were w hen a dam was • opened up on the
Powell reported with a draft of a which is awakening more attention since September has now reached a places
forces
for
a
joint
installation Mon
where the flood was nine headwaters of the big Luckiamute
proposed constitution which was in our midst, the matter of sewers. total of 645.
day
evening,
and
with
ample room
and the flood was increased because and a large crowd the ceremony
read and promptly adopted. The He told the story of Lucifer and Letters from Miss Beth Godbold,) miles wide.
was
For almost a week S. H. Hinkle of it. About a foot of water went
chairman introduced Rev. E. B. his fall and said that knockers were
a
very
pretty
one.
Paul
Tâcheron
is spending the year [in grad and family lived on an island. All over the fill on the south of the
Pace as the first speaker, saying a necessity to progress, Opposition who
uate
work at the Cuninock School through this region there was Luckiamute and the wash was not as’diëtrict deputy for the Odd Fel
sharpened
the
wits
and
a
victory
that he was perhaps the only preach
of Oratory in Chicago, report pleas-! thousands of dollars of damage much. Water was across the Dal lows and Miss Tena Brown as dep
er the city ever had who lias taken which was too easily won was not ant
profitable work with some t done in washouts, hop trellises de las-Salem road in two places be uty for the Rebekahs directed ar
an active interest in all sorts of laid on the right sort of a founda time and
for recreation.
stroyed and live stock lost. Of tween Brunks corners and liiekreall rangements and Chas. Newman was
community development and has tion.
marshal for the Odd Fel
from the first been a consistent President I.aiflers responded.to a A motion picture loaned by the course, there was compensation but cars were able to pass through. installing
lows
and
Miss
Alice Butler acted in
booster through the Commercial call and voiced his pleasure m the Portland Light and Power Company also, for the silt of the overflow Monmouth suffered through an a similar capacity
for the Rebekahs.
spirit that was there manifested. will be shown in the chapel hour on makes the bottomland the peer in interruption of our water system.
club.
Following
are
the
new
offices:
With the impetus of the movement Friday morning, January 12. The productiveness
of any in the state. I-ast Thursdyay a slide on the moun Normal Lodge No. 204—N.
Mr. Pace waxed facetious when already
•
G.,
he did not think picture is entitled“The Romance of Jim Bridger’s house and a house tain took out about twenty feet of O. W. Kellogg; V. G., Clares Pow
he observed that no town in the it would attained
to hold the a Raindrop” and traces a drop of on the Lock farm were among the pipe. This was replaced Friday brut I
valley but Monmouth had the record community be possible
Sec., Paul Tâcheron; Treas.,
back.
He
water through the various stages i structures swept awajA A com only ran a short time when the flood ell;
of experiencing a drouth while world conditions with terse reviewed
M.
J.
R S N G, W. R. Gra
phrases through which it may pass. The pany of Japs between Independence at the bottom of the mountain ham; L Teter;
neighbor cities were being flooded and direct logic and then reviewed
S
N
G,
|0. R. Zook; War
with water. He said as a preacher the program which the board of re picture is highly educational in its and Orville were reported in danger where the line crosses Teal creek, den, J. X. Webber; Cond., J. Thom
he had a record that while preach gents is formulating. This in content. Towns people are cor but. when reached with food in a took out a strip of pipe forty feet pson; RSS, Chas. Atwater; L 9 S,
dially welcome to see it.
were found be be intact and long. This was made an emergency, C. P. Wilson; O. G. J. V. Webber;
ers may come and preachers may
a new training school build Miss Burgoyne has been appoint skiff
decided
to remain where they were and citizens of the town and city | I G, M. Jones; Chp., H. K. Sick-
go that Pace stays on forever. He cludes
ing
for
Independence
where
the
until
the
water subsided. Base officials joined in the work to restore afoore; R S V G, Roy Pierce; L S
could recall, however, a number of present structure is inadequate and ed vice-president of the student
ments
along
the river front in In water connections. At first the V G. C. E. Fetzer.
occasions where towns he had lived has been condemned; an addition to body to fill out the unexpired term
dependence
were
flooded. The base flood was so high there was bound Agate Rebekah Lodge No. 177.
in had experienced generous booms the dormitory to finish out the of Miss Jane Gunn, who left school
after he had left them and expect building as originally designed, and to fill a teaching position in the ment of the Beaver hotel at one to be delay before the pipe could be N. G., Susie Stanton; V. G„
ed some bright person might think which will provide for seventy five Junior high school at Forest Grove. time had about three feet of water connected and the creamery pump Hattie Winegar; Sec., B. Crofoot;
it wise to present him with a one more girls and for eight or ten A motion picture entitled “The in it. All available small boats in was taken to the Riddell farm and i Treas., Mrs. Gooding, R S N G ,
way ticket to Timbuctoo that the more members of the faculty. Young Rajah”will be shown in the the vicinity were impressed in rescu the water from two springs on the Irene Wolverton; L S N G, Addie
right work might b^gin in Mon With the present number of the chapel on Saturday evening, Janu ing domestic animals some of which Fishback hill near the Calbreath Shore; Warden, Marie Kellogg,
by on drift wood. Jack farm was pumped by a tractor into Cond., Alta Rogers; O. G., Hazel
mouth.
ary 13. Tiiis picture is advertised floated
student
body
all
classes
are
over
rabbits
were occasionally caught the main. Connection with the pipe Webber I. G.. Elsie Wilson Chp.,
He told of the development he crowded and relief is needed.
as having a well constructed plot thus interrupting
their travels to was made through a blowout valve. Maggie Butler R S V G, DePa
had marked in the city and the ad Extension of rural and training with suspense so well sustained that
ward
the
Pacific.
Effort was turned to restoring Force L S V G, Jennie Fuller.
vances made and suggested that the school facilities is also contemplat the audience is interested every min
the
big pump plant .on Clay and
formula of Monsieur Coue could be ed. President Landers held the ute.
fo all practical purposes Salem
•
Echols
street into working condi A small fire alarm caused real
adopted, “Day by day and year by close attention of all.
was on an island during the height
tions.
Although
the break across alarm Sunday afternoon. This
year we are looking better and bet On motion of J. B. V. Butler a The warm weather which accom of the flood. The Salem bus made
ter” He felt we need confidence vote of thanks was awarded for i panied the rainy spell has set all no trip to Monmouth hetween Sun Teal creek was mended Monday was in the Pember building occu
more than anything else and this efficiency and zeal to those who I nature at work and the realities of day morning and Wednesday morn the pump and power outfit is being pied by Mr. and Mrs. Bates. Fire
might be a good way to secure it. helped in fittin g the flood to keep spring have been with us in Janu ing. On the return trip Sunday reassembled and will be kept intact caught around the chimney and was
eating its way to the outside when
Prtf. Gentle was next introduced. the water system functioning.
ary. Daffodils and crocus are the bus went through water up to for emergency purposes.
discovered.
Boards on the floor and
The
rain
which
caused
this
flood
its
headlights.
Over
seven
feet
of
He4thought there was no occasion Dr. Bowersox advocated a plan to 1 growing, the lilac buds are swelling
wall
were
removed,
the 6eat of fite
encourage
the
building
of
more
was
one,
possibly,
such
as
eastern
for anyone being drf or even fore
and pastures were never greener. water flowed for some time over
located
and
extinguisher
and water
houses
in
our
midst,
and
a
commit-
j
people
have
a
notion
prevails
all
the pavement at the west approach
going a bath for almost anyone tee of three was appointed to in
applied
until
all
danger
was
passed.
S. H. Hinkle of the American to the Salem bridge across the Wil winter in this section. It was a
could find a shower and could take vestigate.
bottoms was a visitor in town Wed lamette. The gasoline service sta steady rain extending with scarcly weeks’ During one of these wee! s
it in the evening if too modest to
tion. near the approach was in wat any interruption for about two a little over six inches of rain fell.
nesday.
Continued on page 8
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