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l ’ o f O. Library T he M onmouth H erald —» — VOL. MONMOUTH, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1924 XVI ■— r • ■ No. 22 T h e r e is N o L a n d L ik e O r e g o n a n d O n ly O n e W i l l a m e t t e V a lle y Items of Interest At Oregon Normal Death Fraud Rumored, Reported Name Committees Coneoeted, Collected Outline Program The Portland Telegram recently The Civic Club held an interesting featured a blot out picture contest session last Friday afternoon at the in which the contestants sought to Senior Cottage as guests of Miss find the greatest number o f lambs Laura J. Taylor. The program com in a certain sketch. Miss Doris A. | mittec gave some inspiring data as to Healey, a Normal student won the what other civic clubs are doing. In tii st prize of and will devote the response to rollcall, a majority of the sum to her education. Miss Healey members urged more civic neatness, comes from Boaidman on the Colum including removal o f weeds especial bia river. ly ulong sidewalks, filling in and planting of parkings, disposal of rub Ed. J Rallstail of Kau Claire. Wi<* bish, old barns and outbuildings, A flood Start cousin confesses after capture to The annual nueting of the Odd Fel measures against spitting on side robbing a grave, burning his cottage and eloping with his stenographer, lows Building Company was held in walk, cleaner and more attractive while Ills wife uinurned the charred the hall Tuesday evening with a places of business, better drainage remains— then remarried. Equally small attendance and all officers on streets and sidewalks. were re-elected. They are: W. R. important in the year's program the H IG H SCHOOL Graham, president; R. B. Swenson, Club considers definite steps toward The first semester exami m ¡nations ! secretary-treasurer, and David R id-! provit,ln8 *or “ The Commons’’, and were given Thursday and Friday. dell and Ed. Rogers, directors for the committee in charge reported fav Monmouth lost both games at three years. The annual financial orable progress. Other improvements Dallas last Friday night. The boys’ report disclosed the fact that re- urged were better lighting, more at score was 8-27 and the girls’ 12-20. ceipts for the year topped the oper tractive entrances to the city, uni This was the first and probably only ating expenses including interest on form tree planting. The president read a communica game for the girls this season. They borrowed money, and left a comfort- tion from Professor Arthur L. Peck, made an excellent showing consider-1 able margin. of the department of landscape gar ing that it was their first game, ----------- ■ » , m dening of O. A. C. suggesting plans played on a strange floor and %0 Funds against the strongest girls team in The first results of the sla h in road for uniform tree planting including a Polk County. funds appeared Friday when a dele- list of suitable trees, choice to be Tonight Monmouth High will con- gation from interested districts ap- made by the people on each street test with Silverton High at the pcared before the county court asking from the following: N yw a y Maple, Normal gym. The game is called at for vdbrk on the road from Dallas to Oriental Sycamore, European Linden, 8 o ’clock on account of the Normal Valsetz. Visitors from Valsetz and Pin Oak, Scarlet Oak, possibly Black Newberg game on the same floor at Kalis City conferred with Dallas Corn Locust and Horse Chestnut for wide English Hawthorn, e r s . It will be necessary for the mercial Club people and made a joint parkings, and Birch, Carriers spectators to vacate from the gjym appeal. It was brought out that European White between games in order to properly while the district in which Falls City White Thorn for narrow parkings. handle finances. [ and Valsetz is located is the richest With the approach of Arbor Day, the The second team played a game . and largest in the county it has fewer second Friday in February, a suitable with the Sophomore team of Inde- main traveled roads than any other time for planting in Western Oregon, pendence Monday evening on the district. Also that the district west it is hoped that many streets will be local floor. The score was 10-32 in af Dallas is one of the poorest dis planted this year in accordance with The president and favor of Independence. Itricta and has more traveled roads a uniform plan. At an essembly meeting Monday j than any other district. A strong members of the Club will be glad to morning, pen and pencils were award- appta l was made for work in this provide any further information oi ed to the students who obtained three section, but because of straightened assitsance in the matter. The revised and new lists of of more subscriptions for the Country finances the court could offer little standing committees were given as Gentleman, in the recent contest. J encouragement. follows: Ways and Means, Mrs. The students and The number of Boothby, Mrs. Bowersox, Mrs. Leask; subscriptions taken by each are as Keeney For Coroner Mrs. Swenson, Mrs. follows: Laird Kaup 9 Levi °leman 5, | Thl(( Wtek A . L. Keeney, under- Publicity, Ada. r Gooding 4. Cecd P o o l e 3 Clay u k e r q{ Independenci> sUtes th:it Maurice Butler, Mrs. Chambers; Place, Mrs. Bowersox, Mrs. Dodds, Egleston 3, Chester Dodson 3, Grace he has looked over the situation aid Mrs. Boynton; Parks, Mrs. O’ Rourke, Bullock 3, Naomi Huggins 3, Adeline feels encouraged to announce his can Mrs. Staats, Mrs. Swenson; Hospital Prime 3, Velma Strain 3. didacy for the office of coroner. While ity, Mrs. Gooding, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Rehearsal has been begun by the the coroner’s job does not entail any Hall; City Affairs, Mrs. Gentle, Mrs. cast which will put on the schooj fat salary and is not one for which a Beattie, Mrs. Chambers; Program, play. They hope to be able to give scramble is usually made, it entails Mrs. Beattie, Mrs. Cletus Butler, this play some time in the latter part some prestige for an undertaker and Mrs. Gentle; District Committees, of March. Mr. Keeney’s friends agree that he is Northwest, Miss Taylor, Mrs. Cro- New classes will be organized as deserving of the honor as any one. foot, Mrs. Clay Taylor; Northeast, next semester in arithmetic, beginn While he has only been in this sec Mrs. Arant, Mrs. Pember, Mrs. Ack ing bookeeping and beginning geom tion a short time, Mr. Keeney has erman; Southwest, Mrs. Hochberg, etry. proved himself a good mixer, is always Mrs. Percival, Mrs. Cornelius; South Alice Young courteous and considerate in his busi east, Mrs. Boynton, Mrs. Morlan, Dr. Winship o f Boston, educator ness relations and is first to boost a Mrs. Heffley. His circle and journalist, was the speaker in worthy public enterprise. The next meeting of the Club is chapel Wednesday morning. His top of acquaintances and well wishers is scheduled for February 22nd. ic was Educational Vision. Dr. Win- constantly increasing and it is pre ship is 79 years of age and has ap dicted that he will give a good ac Russell Funeral Held peared at the Normal before but is count of himself in any thing he un- There was a large attendance at He is a native Oregonian. the funeral services of J. J. Russell always sure of a welcome as well del takes, as an attentive hearing. held in the Christian church last Sat Many beautiful Director Brothers are closing out Jesse Johnson of Elkins took the urday afternoon. their Dallas store and moving to Sa- initiatory degree at the hands of the flowers were placed upon his coffin. Rev. H. C. Shropshire preached the lem. ' local Odd Fellows Monday night. funeral sermon. Among those who came from out of town to attend the funeral was Mr. Russell’s sister, Mrs. Mary John son of Albany, Mrs. Russell’s brother John Chamberlain of Portland, her half-brother, Leander Blue and fam ily of Dallas, a nephew. Dr. J. P- Johnson, of Portland, and a number of relatives and friends from Linn county and other places. Burial was in the Odd Fellows cem etery, south of Independence and was conducted by Valley Lodge, I. O. O. F. In order that they may vote on the Bok Peace Plan with a fuller j knowledge, students are listening t o ! a series o f addresses by able speak- [ ers on different phases of the plan. Monday, Mr. Bowling of the depart ment of history, differentiated be tween the International Court of Justice and the League of Nations, showing that each is independent of the other. The students are to vote on the plan soon. Students are making their first payments on pledges made to assist Russian students. A small donation is of material assistance to these who are pursuing their studies in the face of such great hardships. The fund, consisting of some $180, raised among the students to purchase a cow, a short time ago for the Children’s Home at Corvallis has been turned over to Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh. She is to select the cow but wishes the Normal students to name her. Normal School students are now enjoying the “ O. N. S. Breeze," which is a weekly publication of school news and notes of interest. The paper is entirely in the hands of the student* in the Commercial Department. The successful copies which come forth each week speak well for the efficient training received in the Commercial Course. At a student-body election, all of the officers for last term were re elected. The following students are those who are to serve again: student-body president, Harold Price, Monmouth; vice-president, Ruth Reynolds, Hood River; secretary, leader, Pansy Van Housen, Alicel; Chairman of the Better O. N. S. Committee, Annie Hallyburton. Mr. E. F. Carleton, from the Ex tension Department of the Univer sity of Oregon, spoke to the students last week on the characteristics nec essary in a teacher to make a success in the work. The points he empha sized most forcibly were prepara tion for the profession, good character and the right attitude toward one’s work. The field for such students is large and the possibilities unlim ited. Milk As A Food With the meeting of Pomona Granga and the annual meeting of the Co-operative creamery the Odd Fellows hall was a fairly busy place Saturday afternoon. The creamery people transacted their business while the grange installed officers, and at the conclusion listened to an address by J. J. Mickle whose talk dwelt on the manner in which food is adulterated, and the value of milk as a food. Having connected up Rickreall with wires for electricity the Power company is moving on to Greenwood. Tax Rate Lower According to figures given out by the county assessor Monmouth tax es have been reduced this year from 72.1 mills in 1923 to 66.7 mills. The rates of other cities in the county are Dallas 59.1; Independence, 62 mills Falls City, 7 7 « mills and West Sa lem 76.9 mills. Mrs. Ira C. Powell received a til ogram from Seattle, Sunday an nouncing the death of her brother- in-law, Walter Zombro. She left im mediately for the Washington city Mr. Zombro was a contractor and died of*7i edA 'roobleij * < Miss D o li Hall r$ade her Mon mouth stay shérter than she antici pated, having been called back to Monterey, Cal. by tbe sudden sick ness o f her brother-in-law. C. A. Nott, former general atore delivery man is figuring on ree»tab lishing the service once more. Fall City to Honor Pioneer’s Birthday Perfect Health i n o« first honors i£ t lie most perfect farm girl In the lulled State* .She scored 99. s I kk 1|> p I. won Normal Girls Entertain At A Birthday Party The home of Mr. and Mrs. McF.l- murry, Friday evening, January 25, was the scene of a gay group of merry maidens who gave Miss Helen Ojalla a surprise party in honor of her birth day. The evening was overflowing with mirth. Several musical numbers were rendered by guests and Mrs. McElmurry. The girls then played games and performed many myster ious as well as humorous stunts. Miss Leola Ojalla served dainty refreshments, after which the girls went in a body to the social hour of the Normal School and enjoyed an hour of dancing. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Mc Elmurry, Carol McCarter, Louise Marsh, Ruth Miller, Mildred Brown, Marjorie Tracey, Blanche Iiler, Bes sie Brigham, Mildred Edgar, Mae Stoddart, Mildred Canon, Nonna Randolph, Iuleen Kulston, Mary Ron- er, Evelyn Payne, Leola Ojalla. Mu riel Lwight, Agnes Anderson, Lola Martin, Irene Welcome. Miss Helen received many beautiful gifts, several bearing the emblem of O. N. S. This is her second term at the Oregon Normal School. Popular Couple Wed Herbert Evans, principal of the West Side school, and Miss Hazel Madeline Van Avery, teacher in the school, were married Saturday in the rectory of St. Patrick’s church by Rev. J. A. O’Hagan. Witnesses to the ceremony were J. B. Maguire and Miss Marie O'Malley. The groom is well known through out the valley, and is a young man of pleasing personality. The bride is a musician of exceptionally ability, and is a former Chautauqua worker. -Lake County Examiner. On February 7, Falls City friends w ill send greetings ¿md good wishes to Mrs. Eleanor Butler, the widow of the late Frank Butler, "founder of halls City ’, who on that day will cel ebrate her 78th birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Butler came to Polk county from Corvallis in 1881, two years after their arrival from Essex ounty, England, where Mr. Butler learned surveying from Mrs. Butler’s brother and his associates, who were jrveyors to Queen Victoria. They took up two donation land claims, 700 acres in all, comprising what is now South Falls City. The site of the present business section of the town was then heavily timbered. Mr. and Mrs. Butler made their way through dense underbrush, finding the beauti ful falls of the Luckiamute river, from which the city takes its name. Mr. Butler surveyed the town for several men who came later and formed a sort o f land company. He donated the land for the Gerlinger railway, which later became the Sa lem, halls City <& Western, a sudsid- iary of the Southern Pacific. He also deeded the ground for the Christian church, on a 99-year lease basis. He sold and donated small plats. On Sundays the neighbors for miles around used to come to the Butler’s log house to sing and liaten to Mr. Butler play the massive grand piano of walnut, which made a six months’ journey around the Horn and was the first instrument of its kind here. Two years before Mr. Butler's death in 1908, the family moved to a new house overlooking Falls City and here Mrs. Butler has lived alone since. Randolph, a son, farms the old home place. Another son, Allen, died here at the age o f 16, and the oldest son, Dr. Arthur Reginald Butler, is •examining physician with the civil service commission in Washington, D. C. In seeking land for right of way to connect the Valley A Siletz road with the Southern Pacific in Inde pendence it was necessary to con demn a tract o t j . l acres belonging to Clarence Irvine of Portland and Jesse Irvine o f McMinnville. The jury awarded $800 as compensation for the land. Albert Sacre has been here for several days past attending to ag ricultural duties. Pearl Fishbark returned home Thursday after spending the week with his brother Russell of Portland. His many friends are glad to see L. W. Waller out again after an ill NEW FARM PRODUCE PLAN ness of nearly three weeks. 18 FAVORED BY GOVERNOR r Need for an agricultural program for Oregon was stresed by W. J. Kerr, president of the state college, and Walter M. Pierce, governor of Ore gon, before the agricultural economic conference, Wednesday. Several hundred farmers, bankers, and others interested in promoting agriculture, were registered for the conference, all sections of the state being represent ed. “ Maikets for our staples are now world-wide where once they were en tirely local,” said President Kerr, who explained the purpose o f the con ference. “ To meet the new con ditions, increasing in complexity with the progress of our civilization, there must be a reorganization o f our agri culture. "The farmers are not prospering, but are struggling against tremendous difficulties. Conditions have aroused wide-spread interest in agriculture and a determination to relieve its distresses and place it on an equal frioting with other esssential indus tries.” That prosperity will come to the farmer who perseveres in an intelli gent program of production and mar keting was the conviction expressed by Governor Pierce. The problems of the farmer, with suggestions on how to meet them were outlined by the governor. “ Increase the production of articles you ran aell close at hand, produce those you can ship* in concentrated form without heavjt* shipping costs, eliminate as far as you can those products which we must sell outside the state, confine wheat growing to eastern Oregon, and increase pro ,1 excellent new portrait < ■ Calvin Cool i di c, * 1 duction of dairy products, poultry, President, snd now fir«'t ladv ,»• the I and hogs,” were the governor’s re- land Across the '»ai k oi tin* p e 1 commendations to the farmers. ter« she wrote " Approver First Lady • 4 0