The Monmouth Herald
VOL. XVI
MONMOUTH, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1924
No. 37
There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willamette Valley
Items of Interest
At Oregon Normal
The chapel period Monday morn
ing wan observed as a memorial per
iod for Mr. II. C. Ostien, who panned
away Friday night. President Lan
der spoke commending Mr. Ostien
highly and giving a few intimate
glimpses into his life. Miss Alabama
Urenton spoke of Mr. Osticn as a
friend and a co-worker, Miss Kate
Houx spoke of him as a teacher, and
Mr. J. B. V. Butler spoke of him as a
man. fcach speaker emphasized
Mr. Ostien's faithfulness, dependa
bility, his friendliness and his human
sympathy in any situation in which
ho was placed. Mr. Osticn wasMoved
and respected by faculty and stu
dents. Mrs. Evangeline Dumarest, a prom
inent evangelist who has been hold
ing meetings in Salem for some time,
was a speaker at the Normal the past
week. Mrs. Demarest was reared
-fin hngland and Is a granddaughter
of General Wm. Booth, founder of the
Salvation Army. Mrs. Demarest is
an unusually powerful speaker and
portrays much dramatic ability.
miss Oretchen Kramer, a 1916
graduate of the 0. N. S., is now
supervisor of Music in the Salem
schools. Friday night, May 9th,
delightful operetta was given in In
dependence under her direction. All
who had the pleasure of hearing the
children sing are unanimous in voting
Uie performance an unqualified suc
cess.
Miss Jennie Peterson of the Nor
mal Music Department, is presenting
the combined orchestras of the Nor
mal, the Monmouth and Independence
training schools in concert, May 16,
this rriday evening. The concert
will be given in the Normal chapel
at 8:15. The program has been
carefully prepared and is varied
one that all will enjoy. Tickets are
now selling at twenty-five and thirty
five cents. - ,
Miss Laura Taylor, head of the
Physical Education Department and
acting Dean of Women for the pres
ent year, was a guest of the Oregon
Agricultural College the, past week
end. Miss Taylor reports a delight
ful time.
The new bridge at Rickreall is now
all in position and ready for use with
the exception that the approaches
are not all In. Teams have been busy
filling in these approaches for some
time past and expect to finish within
tho coming week. The bridge pre
sents a very creditable appearance.
The county Sunday School conven
tion is being held in Rickreall today
and tomorrow. ,
The
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COM BIN i:iJ OKI II KSTKAS
IN CONCERT THIS EVENING
Miss Peterson in presenting the or
chestras of thu Monmouth and Inde
pendence Training Schools and of l!.;:
Normal in concert this evening, Kii-
day, May 16, in the Normal Chap I
at 8:00 P. M.
There are numbers on the program
which all of us know and love, us we
as new numbers which will be de
lightfully different. No matter what
your musical tauten are, there will be
something on the program which you
will enjoy.
Tickets arc 25 cents for atudenlg
and 26 cents for adults and can.be
obtained at Moilan's or from mem
bers of the orchestra.
The program appears on page 2 of
this issue.
HIGH SCHOOL
A week ago last Friday Monmouth
High defeated Dallas High 14 to 8.
Last Friday they played Falls City at
Falls City. At the end of the ninth
inning the score stood 9 to 9. They
tied again in the tenth inning. In
the eluventh inning one of the Falls
City boys knocked a fly, which would
surely have given him a home run,
but Maurice Tedrow caught it bare
handed and thus ended the game with
a score of 13 to 10. The gumc be
gan at 3:37 and en Jed at 6:50 p. m.
Wednesday Shirt and Middy day
was observed. Shirts and middies
of every kind and description were
in evidence. Some of the boys didn't
seem completely dressed without
earrings, hair ribbons, necklaces and
powder puffs. Mr. Gooding said
there was one thing that he could
say for the student body, and that
was that they were always good look
ing under any disguise.
Commencement exercises will be
Friday evening, June 6, at the Chris
tian church, the Normal chapel not
being available. The speaker will
be a member of the O. A. C. Faculty.
The interdass (juoit contest has
now narrowed down to the Sopho
mores and Juniors. , r
Next winter's supply of wood is be
ing delivered to the High School.
Fred Calef was chosen for the rep
resentative of the Oratorical Division
of the Declamatory Contest.
Last Friday , afternoon the ques
tion,' Resolved that Japanese Immi
gration should be restricted, was de
bated in Assembly. The affirmative
was upheld by Ellen Montgomery and
Walter Heck and the negative by
Olive Calef and William Suver.
The last baseball game of the sea
son will be played here Friday with
Independence.
M. J. Glover of Boring, overseer of
the State Grange was a visitor in
this city Sunday! He is working up a
Grange at King's Valley this week.
Great American Game
Faithful Service
Ends With Death
The death of Mr. II. C. Ostien
which occurred Friday riiifht. May 10.
came as a shock to all his friends.
His recent Illness, at no time consid-
end serious, yielded to treatment
readily and he was expecting to be
at nis de:k again within a few days.
The immediate canse of death was
heart failure.
Mr. Ostien was born In Ohio. His
scholastic training was begun In his
native state where he took a degree
at the state university and majored
in law and mathematics. After fol-
lowing his profession for a time he
took a degree from the university of
Nebraska. He did some extension
work in the reclamation service of
the government in civil engineering,
having been employed in developing
some extensive irrigation projects in
the West.
By nature sympathetic and help
ful, he found himself irresistibly
drawn to the work of teaching. In
this he was employed in places of
trust and responsibility. His natural
fitness, together with his preparation
in the universities and his practical
work in his professional life, peculiar
ly fitted him to do the work of a
teacher most successfully.
For thirteen years he was head of
the Mathematics Department of the
Oregon Normal School and the re
spect and admiration of the students
and faculty bespeaks his real worth
He was always active in political
life, as a citizen fceline kecnlv hi
responsibility. He served as mayor
of this city and his term of office was
clean and constructive.
When the United States entered
the World War Mr. Ostien entered
the Y. M. C. A. work overseas and
remained till the war closed.
Always thoughtful of others, re
served in his judgment, loyal to his
friends, Mr. Ostien had the respect
oi all who' knew, him.
Mr. Osticn ever took a cordial in
terest in public affairs. As a young
man he attended the Democratic na
tional convention in 1892 as a delegate
from Nebraska. He served as coun
cilman and mayor of Monmouth and
when the call for men came in the
world war he got into it in the most
effective way open doing Y. M. C. A.
work in France where his duties were
largely educational.
For years he has been the advisor
of the Juniors at the Normal in their
annual May Day observance and for
a number of years the Junior class
song has been written by Carl R
Moore, a friend and former pupil of
Mr. Ostien in Bandon, Ore., whose ser
vices he was instrumental in enlisting
President Landers left today to vis
it school in Tillamook county.
Vivid Description of
itseeing in China
The following is a letter from Min
Agnes Campbell who has been visit
ing in China.
As usual, this letter is written in
mad haste between coming and go
ing. This afternoon we are going
up to Canton and take a look at the
sights we haven't seen, in spite of the
rain. I am with Miss Amy Dunn
and Helen Hall, both of Eugene, and
it is a great pleasure to b with
friends thus in China. Tomorrow I
return to Hongkong and sail in a few
days for Japan. I hope for letters
at Shanghai, since my last news from
home is dated the middle of February.
I have the vague feelinir of swincint?
between past and future.
To reach Canton one comes ud thn
river by boat, since at present, due to
the unsettled conditions of the coun
try, trains are not runnine. We went
aboard at Hongkong at 9 o'clock at
night, and passed the guards without
question. But every Chinese was
"frisked" for weapons. At each end
of the deck British soldiers were
testing out their machine sruns. and
just before we started they lined up
and presented arms with much click
ing of heels and rattling of weapons.
We were told a gunboat followed us.
do not know. I did not see it.
In my cabin were two ladies of a
party of four who are touring the
world under the guidance of a uni
versity professor. One of them had
already gone to bed and the other
waa taking a bath. Imagine! And we
were sailing up the river from Hong
kong on a guarded boat. I went
back on deck and watched the lights
of the Peak disappear behind the
islands. When I finally went below
and to sleep, it seemed but a moment
until bells jangled, coolies shouted.
and we were at Canton. No pirates
had molested us.
- That morning I first rode in a sam
pan.'' Rickshas' are an old story. But
sampans on the river amid junks with
patched sails, and houseboats with
their bright interiors, are still some-
rung of an adventure.
English and Americans in the Ori
;nt, it seems to me, have transplant
ed their life complete. Except that
he compound has a high barbed wire
,'ence around it with locked gates and
hat the students on the campus are
Chinese, this college might be any
where in the United States. They
follow the same pastimts here ten-
ns, golf. Sunday, for instance, we
A-ent on a picnic in true American
fashion. The Chinese cook put up
he lunch. It occurred to someone
to go into the kitchen just before we
started. We had been allotted a
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Miss Smith To Spend
Summer In The East
Miss Ida Mae Smith, the critic
eacher in the first and second grades
n the Monmouth training school is
to attend the University of Chicago
this summer and her place during the
summer session will be taken by Miss
Muriel Paul of McMinnville. Miss
Paul, who has been attending the un
iversity this past year is the president
of the O. N. S. aluntni association.
Miss Ruth Hoffman of the Child
ren's Farm Home school is to be fifth
and sixth grade teacher in the Mon
mouth Training school.
Miss Gentle and Miss Mcintosh
will have their regular positions.
Some changes have also been made
in the Independence teachers. Miss
Barnum will have the ' seventh and
eighth grades, Miss Parker the fifth
and sixth, Miss Hagehson, third and
fourth and Miss Hinkle, first and
second.
This releases Miss Devore and Miss
Burroughs to work in the training
schools in Salem, Miss Ellis in Cor
vallis and Miss Beardsley in Pendle
ton.
Civic Club Special Meeting
A special meeting of the Civic Club
will be held in the high school building
this afternoon at 3:30. The special
topic relating to the housing of alumni
who come to attend the commence
ment exercises is to be taken up and
a reperesentative from the Commer
cial club will be 'present.
When Josiah Wills, county superin
tendent, and Floyd Moore, county
clerk compared notes Monday they
learned that each had had a birthday
the day before. Wills' was 35 and
Moore 36.
GOV. PIERCE AND W. J. HERWIG
TO ADDRESS MASS MEETING
Governor Pierce and W. J. Herwig
Superintendent, Anti-Saloon League
of Oregon, will address a Law En
forcement Mass Meeting at Oregon
Normal School Auditorium on Sun
day, May 18, at 8:00 P. M. The
motion picture "The Last Raid cf
Sheriff Kendall of Linn Countv"will
be shown. No admission will be
charged.
BOYS' CHORUS SUNDAY AFTER
NOON AT CHRISTIAN CHIIRril
The boys' chorus of Salem under
the direction of Dr. Epley, will give
an entertainment at the Christian
Church next Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Dr. Epley has gathered together
between 75 and 100 boys of Salem
and formed them into' a great chorus
choir. It is said to be a very beau
tiful sight to see so many boys, all in
uniform.
These boys are coming at the invi
tation of the Dorcas Society of the
Christian Church. There will be ho
admission charged, but a silver offer
ing will be taken.
Elliotts Plan Long Trip
II. J. Elliott and family of Perry-
dale are planning an extended trip
that will take them around the United
States and through a part of Canada.
They expect to leave as soon as school
is out, or about May 20 and will be
away two months or more. They go
by railroad and will go south over the
Southern Pacific through California.
then continue east along the southern
border, on through the East to im
portant points and up into Canada.
Observer.
Falls City Falls Before
Locals in a 5-4 Contest
The re-organized firemen's team
took their first win from the Falls
City nine with a score of 5 to 4, on
the high school field Sunday, before a
large audience.
The game was well played nearly
all the way through and was only
marred by the "crabbing" of some of
the Falls City team.
Linton, the local pitcher, deserved
a shut out for he retired thirteen men
by the strike out method and only
allowed three scattered hits. The
visitors scored one counter in the
fourth, one a base hit that Gooding
couldn't find in the grass in center
field, and one in the sixth that Savage
oouldn't reach before it went over the
the fence in left field. Their other
two runs came in the eighth without
the aid of a hit when the ump made
the first batsman a gift of firs base,
the second one walked and although
the next two struck out, the two on
bases came in on two errors before
the side was retired.
The locals led at the end of every
inning though their lead was threat
ened more than once. Hargett open
ed the first by walking on four bad
ones. Smiley struck out but Black
stone advanced Hargett with a hit
and he scored on Zimmerman's blow.
Blackstone counted on an error before
Comstock and Savage struck out, end
ing the inning. In the second, third,
fourth and fifth the firemen were un
able to count although they drove out
one hit each inning, r - ?
The sixth frame started the fire
works again though, for after Com
stock struck out Savage drove one
out to right field and took second be
fore the fielder sent back the ball.
Gooding sacrificed and Arnold drove
one that the visitor's second baseman
messed up, scoring Savage. Arnold
went to second on another error and
scored on Linton's two base smash.
With the head of the order up it
looked like more runs but Hargett's
fly was gobbled up by the visitor's
center fielder. '
In the seventh Blackstone got to
second on a couple of errors and af
ter Zimmerman walked and Comstock
whiffed, Savage drove out his third
hit and in the winning run.
The visitors threatened again in
the ninth when after two were gone
the third lifted a mighty fly to left
field that looked good for three bases,
but Savage got under it and ended the
game. ; v .
The feature of the game was the
hitting of Lpton and Savage each of
whom drove out three safeties that
counted a great deal in the victory.
Of the other three hits, Blackstone
made two and Hargett one.
Summary , R II - E
Falls City .........1............ 4 3 6
Monmouth 5 9 6
Commissioner's Pay
Before High Court
District attorney Heleerson was In
structed Wednesday to appeal the
case of J. C. Conn against the coun
ty commissioners in which the circuit
court has enjoined Comimissioners
Riddell and Hart from drawing a ma
jor part of their March salary and
denied them mileage in the future.
The action was taken at Hie regular
May session of the court.
In the suit brought by Conn. Cir
cuit Judge Phelps of Pendleton ruled
that no provision is made in Polk
county for the collection of mileaee
and held that in order to draw per
diem pay for services the court must
first meet and assign specific duties to
the commissioners. The suit has a
rather wide application as involving
other counties and will be watched
with interest. Holman & Hareombe
are representing Conn.
Special Program in Grange
Honors Mothers' Day
Considering the home attractions
of fine Spring weather the attendance
at Grange meeting Saturday was fine.
The Mothers Day program proved
one of the best of the year. It opened
with a floral drill in which the compa
ny passed by a large vase at the front
of the hall and each as he passed by
placed a flower in a lar?e vase. It
made a huge boquet which was the
admiration of all.
A program of songs, reading and
recitations followed.
Special features were three excel
lent papers: one by Mrs. A. M. Arant
on "The influence of the Mother in
the home". Mrs. P. O. Powell contrib
uted "The Influence of the Mother in
the Community" and Mrs. Dora Dan
iels" appeared with the topic "The In
fluence of the Mother in Society.".
The committee in charge of secur
ing a flag report, they have purchased
it and expect to have it in time for the
joint picnic which is to be given by
Grange and Farmers' Union in Dallas
June 14th.- A night session of the
Monmputh Grange will be held that
same evening, i
Former Monmouth Lady
Buried Here Tomorrow
Lennie Olive Fisher waa born at
Smithfield, Oregon, October 12, 1872.
She died at Spokane, Washington,
May 12, 1924.
She came to ' Monmouth with her
parents in 1890, where she attended
the Normal School. She became a
member of the Church of Christ in
1892, She was married to A. S.
Mitchell of Moscow, Idaho in June,
1S93. To this union was born one
Gin A 1 f roA Q nniv of TTnf Qtlrinf..
Montana. The husband and father
died in 1918.
Beside the son and a grandson she
leaves three brothers and four sisters,
A. L. Fisher of Chico, California; C.
F Fisher of Los Angeles, California;
G. C. Fisher of Cornelius, Oregon;
Mrs. E. R. Applegate of Los Angeles,
California; Mrs. Beckley, Mrs. Pern
ber and Mrs. Haley of Monmouth.
Funeral services will be at the
Christian church at 1:30 p. m. Satur
day. Masons to Visit ForestGrove
There will be a Masonic caravan
on the part of Polk county members
of the Masonic affiliated orders to For
est Grove Sunday May 25. The Ma
sonic home is located there and it is
the custom for lodges from different
counties to furnish religious exercises
there; a separate county each week
and the turn of Polk county comes on
May 25th. Dr. Dunsmore will preach
the sermon and there will be special
music. The fraternity will leave Polk
county at 10 o'clock and reach For
est Grove at 11.30. A basket luncheon
will occur at noon. ' At 2:30 all will
visit and inspect the home where at
3 o'clock the exercises will take place.
Masons are allowed to take along in
vited guests. Monmouth members
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sengers are asked to notify Howard
Morlan and people who wish to go
but have no conveyance are. also re
quested to place their names with Mr.
Morlan.
Commercial Club
The regular meeting of the Com
mercial club which meets at the din
ner table of the hotel next Tuesday
evening is farmers' night and a num
ber of neighbor farmers are expected
to attend.