The Monmouth herald., May 11, 1923, Image 1

T he M onmouth H erald
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Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, May 11, 1923
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No. 36
T here is N o Land Like O regon and O nly O ne W illam ette V alley
Post Office Business
Shows Fine Increase
three days.
Tickets may be purchased from
members of the Art Club under
which the exhibit is being given.
Muscovites of State
Parade and Frolic
P n r r U i l |Grac®
" M 'lV - D f lV 3 U S I R V A t lO
The Hendrickson.
long distance basketball throw
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vkas won by the Seniors who were
A lo n g M a n y
aided in triumphing as four of them
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entered
the contest while only three
HIOH
SCHOOL
Juniors
attempted
it.
The May Day festivities at O. N. A high
may have been bigger days
play, "Mr. Bob”, O. A. Wolverton and A. Parker The program for May Day this The Senior women’s
S. laat Saturday were a distinct suc­ will be given school
baseball team , in There
journeyed
to
Portland
in
the
for-
year
was
unique
inasmuch
as
for
the
Monmouth
than last Saturday but
in
the
high
school
aud-
cess in all respects. An ideal spring itorium, Saturday night at 8:15 I"?*™ C*f Saturday and interviewed first time on the local records an op -1 won from the
Juniors. 1 16 to
7. ‘ Melba
Melba w takes considerable
‘hl
Ju'uor8,
5
strain of the
day of bright sunshine and clear, o’clock. Pricea will be 25 and 35 th* P°*tmaster <*»«1 city, and ar- cretta was introduced. Heretofore , \
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P
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the
Sen,ors
.memory
to
recall
them.
With an
blue sky made an appropriate back­ cents. The high school student ran* * fenta « « completed for the ,he program has consisted of pag-
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‘h
the
J
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m
o
n
exceptionally
fine
day
a.
far as
ground for the May queen's lovely body cordially invite, the public to
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office.
.
ants,
drills
and
feats
of
skill.
The
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baSeba11
* * me went toI weather is concerned, the May Day
procession, the pageant of the com­ attend and help make the play a Mr‘ Parker was compelled to hang operetta, adapted from “Florinda” .'
y a lar*e *co program and features on the Normal
ing of spring, the vivid May poles, success
onto the j°b ior aev,,ral days after and entitled a “Spring Fantasy” was ' auB"n for the Norn>a1» pitched campus attracted a large crowd of
and other characteristic features of The work for the track meet de the flrSt of May as th*ough the red arranged by Miss Taylor and was ex- «ood game, allowing the Quakers but visitors, and in the evening the
the day. A particularly lovely clamatory, tennis and typing'con- * P\ ° f *overnment affairs- »Portion ceptionally beautiful in its conception:®"*
support throngs of Odd Fellows assembled
but h,s have »“PPort
phase of the entertainment was the tests is progressing and the students °L the financial responsibility of the and presentation. This also was true
not what
it should
been. for the Muscovite doings gave us,
s
not
w
hat
series of dances depicting the chang­ partaking are fast getting into trim i °® C* worka throukh th* Portland
Ragged
playing
characterized
the for the time being, the abandoned
i of the “Masque of Spring” which
pre- of both teams. There were
ing seasons, though parhaps no one for the events to come.
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work
post office, and notice of the appoint- ceded it. The rain and the rain-
air of a metropolis. The hotel and
part deserves more praise than oth­ The play put on bv the Snanish raent oi Mr- Wolverton had not offl- bow, the storm clouds, the wind and °ne ol two y“un,f boys on the New- lodging
houses were filled to over­
ers, as all were well done. The pres­ class Tuesday afternoon was a P dec id j cially reached that point. The trip leaves at play, the poppies, the drift- ber* team and aPParently these were flowing with
and visitors for
ident’s trophy, awarded for the con­ ed success and portrayed some real to Portland, however, developed a ; >ng clouds, the butterflies, the datyn, among their best players. The New- May Day, and guests
at
night
when Odd
test events, was won by the Seniors, artists in the dramatic element, ^ | short cut in official procedure and and the wild birds were all effectively berg captain took himself quite seri­ Fellows from long distances
ously and occasionally strode to the quarters until morning, many sought
though the scores were very close. was thoroughly enjoyed by those who Mr. Wolverton is now postmaster in and very prettily symbolized,
were
Great credit for the success of the had the pleasure of seeing it.
fact as well as in name.
In the operetta, Miss Alice Aldrich | Jiel,1’beckonin* to the uniI,'rea to show forced to go to Independence for lack
celebration is due to Miss Taylor and A good many of the students are As a pleasant surprise Mr. Wolver-! impersonated Florinda, Miss Lena how he desired the matter handled. of accommodations here.
Miss Chandler as well as the students planning to
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take in __ Junior-week-end ton discovered among his first offi-| Crump had the part of Yoringal, At tirnes hls ‘crief over the inability The Muscovites came early and
who worked so faithfully.
at O.
O A.
A C the latter o«rt n f * thi. cia* notices that his salary is increas- Miss Margaret Hornby
was the , f tho umP*res to follow out his wish- stayed late. About seventy came
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a total of |2100. It Queen of the Fairies, Mis. Pansy « . was quite .pparent.
from Portland, thirty were from Or-
A large number of guests from weelc C. the latter part of M .L ed , 3100, making
,y be
to note that when Van Housen was most effective as -------
the 1 itMilt nt Luiuii made the pres- egon City, Salem had a large delega-
surrounding towns in addition to the The senior class is rather busy of “ Postmaster
Parker took the office witch Vala. Much care was taken ' ntatlon address. The opposing class tion, one brother came from Rose-
citizens of Monmouth attended. The late, preparing for graduation and nine years ago
the salary that went in selecting types that harmonized ea were *'_ned u P _c n. ea c b **de and burg, and there was a scattering
festivities closed with a dancing commencement.
with
it
was
31500.
During that time with the parts assigned.
jtbe 1
while keeping the ex representation from all points in the
Coming Eventa
party in the gymnasium in the even-
the
gross
receipts
of
the
office
have
As
advertised
the
program
started
lH'‘
tat*011
warm,
failed to name the Willamette valley.
May
12—Play,
“Mr.
Bob”,
8:16
P.
in«-
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grown
from
33000
to
a
little
over,
with
class
processions.
"Fair
Nor-
w'nner
but
,urned
lb*! matter over
one candidates were added to
The Senior class will present J. M. M.May 16—Last day for entering 36000 which accounts for the steady mal” was sung and the trumpeters to the Queen. The latter deputised the Fifty
order
and over two hundred and
Barrie’s "Dear Brutus” as their class contests.
increase in salary. It is also a ba- announced the coming of the queen, ! the lord Chamberlin, in private life, sixty sat dowr. to the dinner which
play this year on June 11. Tryouts May 16—Primary for nominating ‘k rometer
"meler to exhibit the growth of Miss Adele Pilkaer. Not the least liui ton Hell, to dodhe announcing and the local Rebekahs had prepared. All
are being held this week. The play student officers.
It also shows that if in her procession were two small . .. . . , . . . . c , _
of the guests were complimentary in
Monmouth.
is one of Barrie's best and has only May 18—School declamatory try­ the present rate of growth is main-1 misses, Harriet Rosalie Chambers _
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0 * their approval of the new hall and
recently been made accessible for
tained it will not be long before Mon- and Donna Sivier, who carried her won six and a half points and the its equipment and expressed surprise
production by amateurs. It has an out.May 18—Baseball, Independence vs mouth is listed as a second class post! train.
trophy while the Juniors had but five to find the local lodge so well housed.
attractive group of characters with Monmouth.
office.
The judges selected for the com- points.
Previous to entering the hall the
enough action to hold the interest of May 21, 22—Tennis finals
Mr. Parker, who steps off the job, P«t>t‘v« events were given a conspie- Francis Lord officiated as herald Muscovites paraded the streets head­
an audience from beginning to end.
May 23—Election of S. B. officers has been connected with postal work uous Place- They were Mrs- Lena for the Seniors and E. Halstead act- ed by a band which made up in noise
for over twenty years. He has M L>sle of Salem, Mrs. F. H. Buch- j in a similar capacity for the Jun­ what it lacked in numbers. The de­
The first installment of the 1923 May 24, 25—Typing finals
gree team was in uniform, the fez
“Norm” were sold on the campus last May 26—Track and field meet at be€n ,tar rout* carrier, rural carrier annan of McMinnville and Mr. El_ ed
was everywhere in evidence and a
and postmaster. Perhaps the most nathan Sweet of Portland. The con- iors.
Saturday. The book is decidedly the Dallas
part of the line up was a small bear
best work of the sort ever published May 30— Memorial Day
notable incident of his official work test in M,y P°le winding was de-
by Normal students and surely re­ June 2—Tennis, typing, declama- jin tbi* city was during the war when clared a tie> both seniors and juniors M. H. S Downs Dallas Decisively which trotted at the heels of its keep­
er. A cage carried on a truck and
with only the briefest notice the In- excelling on different
flects great credit upon Miss Elsa tory contests
. . . . counts.
game Thursday
on g the
uth railroad The noon mterm.ssion
saw many , j ^ The b€tween
I)al,„ High
^ , local
awi holding a number of "wild men” was
Egans, the editor-in-chief, and her June 3—Baccalaureate sermon dependence and Monmouth
discontinued service. According to *Pread the,r baskets under the ,he ,oca, Hieh gchool „¡ne rMultwl ^ also a feature of the parade.
corps of workers.
Christian church, 8:00 P. M.
routine
the mail would * then h.v€ campus trees; many went to the din- , # #core of n * 6 /tvor „f th ,0_ The Muscovites liked their treat-
June
8—Commencement
exercises
A motion picture, entitled “The
been
sent
by way of Dallas with two "•* given by the Homehke Socmty of | (,a)
Th. flm fram# mene so well that they promised to
Hzttentot” will be shown in the chap­
back next winter. The Musco­
mails
a
day,
but
prominent
citizens
»he
Evangelical
church
in
their
new
I.uekiaasote's
Victim
Found
passed
without
a
score
for either come
el Friday evening, May 11. The
vite
belongs
an extra or fun mak­
interested
themselves,
telegrams
of
basement;
and
many
went
to
their
side but in the second Inning, Dallas, ing branch of to the
picture attracted much attention The body of William Kenworthy, 21 appeal were sent to Senators Cham- homes.
Odd Fellows. In
year
old
young
man
from
Hoskins,
with two hits and two walks brought former years its sessions
when it was given in Portland a few
were alone
berlain
and
McNary
and
in
three
A
tennis
tournament
followed
the
who
was
drowned
in
the
Luckiamute
in
a
tally.
In
the
Monmouth
half
of
weeks ago.
held
at
the
time
of
the
annual
grand
noon
intermission.
Of
these
con­
days
time
the
new
bus
line
was
func­
during a log drive January 16, was
the inning the locals tied up with two
Art Exhibit
found Sunday by Postmaster A. B. tioning and we at no time failed to tests the men's singles and the mixed hits and a sacrifice. The third in- *odK* It was their custom then to
There is to be an art exhibit at the Lacy of Parker. The body was receive the regulation seven or eight doubles went to the Juniors, and the ning began quietly enough with the send out patrols to impress candi­
Oregon Normal School on Monday, found entangled on a stump close to mada a day.
remainder, women s singles, men s ] Dallas players going down 1, 2, 3, but dates who were taken forcibly from
doubles,
women’s doubles, went to the in the Ioca, ha|f tht, flreWorks began. wherever they happened to be, In­
The
railroad
men
used
to
say
that
Tuesday and Wednesday of next where the young man went down.
week. The pictures are Medici Although a reward was offered and Parker wanted to have a mail pouch Seniors.
| With seven clean hits, four errors by doors or out, and haled to the lodge
prints of old masterpieces which have the waters of the Luckiamute search­ on every freight train that entered The Juniors triumphed in the Dallas and a dropped third strike, the room where they were made Musco­
been obtained from New York. ed for days and weeks after the acci­ the city. For some time we had mail English morris dance but the Sen- locals ran in ten runs, enough to win vites whether they wanted to or not.
These are the best prints of the kind dent, it was not until the water went over the Dallas line as well as Inde­ iors came back in the original drill, two ball games with Enrtrie Chapin Now the branch maintains a place
in America. The exhibit affords un­ down that the discovery was made. pendence, which was not authorized Both drills presented were very elev- in the box. The rest of the innings for storage of equipment and travels
usual opportunity for picture study. The body was conveyed to Undertak­ and was discontinued, but illustrates er. The Seniors in harlequin dress were scoreless as far as Monmouth about the state as the opportunity
Miss Campbell, who has traveled er Keeney’s morgue in Independence his efforts to improve local service. bounced and tossed large rubber was concerned while Dallas managed offers and the demand exists.
In turning over the office to his suc­ balls in unison, keeping almbst per- to run in five more tallies, hut what
widely in Europe and has seen some and prepared for burial.
cessor he undoubtedly has the good feet time and making very few er are five tallies with a lead of 11 runs, The seventh grade pupils of
of the original pictures, will talk
will of all patrons, and asks us to ex­ rors. The Juniors too, presented a The hits were about even, 10 and 9 the Monmouth school were treated
about the pictures on Tuesday morn­
Still Waiting
ing, and Miss Brenton, the head of Waiting for the supreme court de­ press his appreciation of courtesies fine drill. They were dressed a s, but the locals bunched theirs in the to a trip to Salem Thursday to see
the Art Department, who has a wide cision in the highway case is a great and kindnesses tendered him.
marionettes, with
painted faces and second while those of the visitors the sights in the capital city. The
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and inclusive knowledge of these deal like waiting for the tea kettle to Mr. Wolverton, the new postmaster red coat uniforms
and their perfor- were scattered throughout the game. eighth graders were taking examina­
pictures, will speak each afternoon. boil over a slow fire. However, it is has not only had two terms of pre- mance was loudly applauded. The The locals made five errors to six for tions-
The admission fee is merely for reported that work has started on vious experience in this work, but Senior leader in this drill was Doro- Dallas.
Mrs. Jonnie Landrum of LaGrande
covering the expense of putting on the Rickreall section, and the con­ long served the city as mayor and thy Benney and the Junior leader was The score by innings.
is spending the week in Monmouth,
the exhibit. Tickets are 15 cents tractors on the Monmouth strip were the school district as board member, ----------—-------------------------------------- D.H.S. 0 I 0 0 0 1 1 1 2— 8
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Beattie.
M.H.S. 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 x—11
and may be used as often as the per- here yesterday looking after affairs. and the outlook is for a competent and successful administration.
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Mothers* Day, Sunday, M ay 13th
The Newest Neckwear
The “Nelly Kelly” collar aad cuff
A FEW SPECIALS
In the Men’s Department
sets, made of plaia and croon barred
organdie; colors mountain haia and
white. Thin set comes with the new
flare cuff worn with dresses, salts
and sweaters.
The "Bertha” that always appeals.
Made of fine quality net and trimmed
with rows of fluted net and dainty
Val lace and real fllet.
Saxony knit, form fltting all wool
bathing suits—latest Palm Beach
styles and color combinations. All siz­
es.
Smart Styles in Bathing Caps
The Tutankhamen handkerchiefs In
shades to combine with year Spring
dress.
7. tv
Men's fine lisle hose. Special price
2 pairs for 31.00
A fine line of Spring Neckwear,
Newest Color Combinations. Specisl
price, 65c
Special Prices will be given on odd
trousers.
Straw Hats
jast the thing for garden wear.
Reasonably priced.
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Hats and Caps for Men
SATURDAY SPECIALS
In Groceries
Jello, all Flavors, per pkg.
10c
Curtis Ripe Olives, per can
9c
White Star Sardines, either mustard
tomato or sauced, large can .... 13c
Libby Tomato Catsup bottle 24c
Orange Marmalade. Seville brand
lb glaaa jar .............
24c
Half ground stock salt, 501b a'k 46c
Table salt, 8lb sack ________ 15c
31b sack 8c
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Pember & Snell Mercantile Company
We take orders for hemstitchinfir
Two deliveries daily. 10 & 4
MONMOUTH
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Phone 6302
OREGON
Fontana Elbow Macaroni, 8 os pk fie
Fontana Spaghetti, 8 ox. pckg. _8c
Fontana Alphabet for soup, pkg 8c
Fontana Vernrcelli, 8 os. pkg.,_Be
Swansdown Cake Flour, package 34c
Big Hit Toilet paper. • rolls far 3108
Arm A Hammer Soda 12 pkga 3100
White Wonder soap, • bats for 26c
IXL brand Almondn,
..... . lb 22c
(Freah stock, excellent quality)
Graham crnckera. Sib box ........... 86c
Calnmet Baking Powder, lib can 28c
H jfl can 68c
61b can 11.18
M. J. B. Coffee 38c A in 5lb Una