Independence enterprise., August 22, 1901, Page 3, Image 3

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w.i j MONMOUTH ITEMS.
Correspondents. I I
I. C. Powell ami tnutily returned
from Newport Tuesday.
Ed Iedwtll moved into the
Hunter house Inst wk,
Jon Hose began hauling brick tor
the new building Monday.
V. 0. Hoots mid Milton Korea re
turned from tin coast Friday.
C. P. Jordan and little daughter,
of Portland, were visiting frienda
here the first of the week
Prof. Wann waa in town the
first of the week and seems well
pleased with liia new home at Eu
gene. A. 0. Adkina left Wedueaday to
take hia place on the reserve at
Fiah Lake. Oeorge Fisher accom
panied him.
lie. Ksson and wife came in on
the stage from Salem Monday to
complete their arrangements for
moving their household gooda to
Portland.
The next item of interest will be
hop picking and it won't be long
till it cornea. Moat everybody is
preparing for a good season and
fine weather.
Karly Sunday morning, August
18th, there arrived at the home of
Frank Fiaher a baby girl, weighing
eight pound. It ia needless to
alate that Frank atepa high thcae
daya.
Mr. Ebbert returned the firatof
this week from a trip to the North
Fork of the Bantiam, where he ha
been prospecting. He brought
home aome very fine specimens of
quarts.
Many will be aorry to hear of
the death of Mra. Harriett Maaon
at the home of her niece at Mon
mouth, 111., where ahe was visiting.
Mra. Mason waa a resident ol thia
place and haa many warm frienda.
She waa nearly eightv-one yeare
old.
Monmouth is without a preacher
for the present.
Mra. Alfred Stark, of Portland, ia
visiting friends and relativea here.
V, O. Boots was called to the
Tillamook country on business last
week.
Rev. A. Myer and wife are rusti
cating in the AUea country at
present.
Prof. W. A. Wann waa in town
last week, and said they were now
nicely located at Eugene.
RV. A. E. Essen and wife, of
Portend, were in town the first of
the week, greeting old friends.
MlIason and eon Loyd are
rain(ji2 one of Mr. Boots' houses,
whicadds very much to its looks.
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The Mi" Hadie and Lora
Craven w-re the guest of Misa
Pearl llalleek Saturday evening.
Work on the new brick haa be
gun in earnest, there Mug six men
at work on the concrete foundation.
Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Halleck and
Misa Esther Fisher went to Water
loo last week for a few days" outing
Clinton Teal, who ia in Eatern
Oregon, writes that he is doing
well and that hia health is much
improved.
W. A. Meadur and wife and J. H.
Blim and wife returned last week
from the Neatucca country, where
they had been on an outing.
Clark Teal writes from Eastern
Oregon that he haa the option on a
thousand acres of land, and that he
is going into the stock business.
Ira 8mith and family went to
Sodaville last week. Mr. Smith
came home and left the family
there, to take an outing of a couple
of week.
The old barn which haa been an
eve-sore ao long on the corner south
of the Christian church has ben
torn down and the ground cleaned
up preparatory for a garden.
A car load of 'Michigandera"
unloaded at Monmouth, it being
theflrat carload that ever came
through from the East to Mon
mouth. It makes ua feel as though
aome one knew we had a fine place.
Mr. and Mra. Cbarlee Tucker, of
Napa, California, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Teal last week.
They are traveling around, look
in nvnr the country with a vievr
of locating. They express them
selves aa being well pleased with
this part of the country.
Work has now begun in earnest
on the new brick building.
Prof. W. A. Wann is spending a
few days in town on business.
President P. L. Campbell was a
Portland visitor on Friday last.
Mr. A. J. Goodman, of your
city, waa seen on our Hreeta Tuea
day. Messrs. Ed Smith and Henry
Ebbert were Salem visitors Satur
day. Miss Mona Daniel, of Scio, ia
spending a few days with her
brothr, 8. M. Daniel.
Mr. G. G. and C. A. Stringer, of
the class of 1901, are now located
at Dayton, Washington.
Prof. W. C. Bryant, principal of
the Moro publio school, is visiting
his mother in Portland.
Frank Haley, we are glad to
note, is again able to be on the
any ana Minaay
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The Daily and Sunday Oregohian can be
fcYQ per week; the Daily alone
"for 15 cents' per' week.
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streets after two months' serious
Illness.
Misa Persephone Butler will
leave in a few daya for linker City,
where ahe will teach school.
George Berfling ill leave in a
few daya for Halfway, Baker coun
ty, where he will teach the coming
year.
C. P. Jordan, of Portland, is here
visiting Ira Smith. Mr. Jordan
was formerly a merchant of this
place.
Misa Kssie Simpson, after spend
ing a week with her brother in
Portland, returned home Monday.
Prof. A. F. Campbell and family
returned last Friday from an ex
tended visit with relatives in
Southern Oregon.
Mr. J. A. Hainea and wife, of
Eckley, Curry county, are here
visiting their daughter. Mrs. II. S.
Portwood. They will also visit
relatives in Idaho before returning
home.
Those taking the teachers ex
amination at Dallas last week
from thia place were the Missee
Nellie Stockman, Rosa Smith,
Glennie Runuela and R. B. Fisher
and Dee Simpson. .
Cal Cramer waa among us Wed
nesday. D. M. Hewitt visited Monmouth
Tuesday.
Hon. I. P. Reese did business in
Monmouth Tuesday.
President Campbell is spending
the week in Monmouth.
' Jamison's warehouse is taking
in enormous deposits of grain.
Homer Smith, of Salem, did
business in Monmouth this week.
Farmers are happy with a gen
eral average of 25 bushels of wheat
per acre.
The Polk County Bank is now
the owner of the Burns mill on the
Luokiamute.
"Boring for oil" is the chief
business of aome of our best busi
ness expert now.
The prospects for splendid at
tendance at the Normal school
next year are excellent.
Harvey Cartwell will teach in
California the coming year at a
salary of $75 per month.
Local politicians have had their
heads together recently in an ef
fort to raise the price of wheat.
Quite a number of atrangers
seeking homes ae seen on our
streets and in our neighborhood.
The Christian church without a
pastor during the summer is thriv
ing under the entertainment local
talent affords.
Prof. P. O. Powell will occupy
the John E. Miller bouse the com
ing year, F. S. Younger having va
cated the same.
Humphrey Best, wile, daughter
and son-in-law and Mrs. Parriah
and daughter returned from New
port Thursday, , , ,
A Mr-Waggpner, from California,
ia here joining Monmouth to a
lecture circuit that embraces with
in its scope California and the
Northwest. . , .. .
An o'ganiied movement prom
ises to sweep our grass . grown
streets and commons 'with an old
(aehioned prairie fire before the
rains descend.
'.Prof. M. E. Peairs, of the govern
ment school of Grande Ronde
reservation, was in Monmouth this
week.i locating bis daughter here
for the coming school year.
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Cbt University of .Oregon.
It iciest standard In the etate. Two
hundred courses in Literature, Science and
the Arts, Science and EiiKineering and Music.
New buildings and equipment, seven new
instructors; nearly 5,000 volume added to
library in 1901. Bummer School with Univer
nlty credit. Special courses for teachers, lor
law and medi-al students. Department of
Education for teachers, principals and euper
Intendant. Toition free, cost of living low.
Three students granted scholarships in large
eastern universities in 1001.
Send name to President or Registrar for
circulars and catalogues, Eugene, Oregon.
J. H. Moran is alive to the in
terests of the community and is
gaining an enviable reputation in
detective work. He knows how to
do business quietly, unostenta
tiously and effectively.
Prof. W. A. Wann, now thorough
ly established in hia new home at
Eugene, visited Monmouth this
week, cracked a few jokes with the
boys and wrote up a few applica
tions for insurance in the Banker's
Life.
No sooner do the faint sounds of
wedding bells die away in the East
than do the tinkling of approach
ing wedding bells break in from
the East upon the expectant, eager
ear. "Ring out the old, ring in
the new."
The price of rice has gone up in
Monmouth because of the recent
demand growing out of the fond
habit of pouring one bnshel ot this
staple down the back of each in
dividual groom and smothering
each blushing bride with another
bushel of the same product. .
The dairy business excites inter
est and i discussion. Out of dark
ness light comes by discussion.
Out of poverty into prosperity the
country will surely he brought by
an application of business princi
pals and methods to the farm.
The best wishes of Monmouth
people follow Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Grimsley on their journey to their
California home and in their jour
ney through life. We learn they
are both engaged to teach tbe com
ing year at large salaries.
A fight to a finish between man
and horse occurred Monday at the
depot as the motor passed. The
occasion was one of unusual inter
est and tbe horse came out victori
ous. An inventory showed a
smashed b nggy, angry man, spoiled
horse and a scared engineer.
The John B. Stump farm ia be
coming a Mecca to which stock
men throughout Oregon and the
Northwest go to get suggestions
along with purchases ot blooded
stock. Mr. Stump is a man to
whom men may well attach their
financial faith in their efforts to
increase the value of their flocks
and herds.
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