Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-31
Monmouth Items
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Capital Journal Special Service.)
Monmouth, Or, Jan. 3l.--The COM
mon council of the city of Monmouth
met in regular session, Tuesday even
ing, January %, at o clock.
There were present, Mayor J. L..
MurdOck councilmen, James Goodman,
/ d. NJ Hampton and II. C.. Ostien; Re
corder w. G. Brown and Marshal Frank
/ j. Moreland. A petition for light to
be installed at the intersection of
| Powell and East Streets was read and
referred to the street committee. The
street committee was instructed to see
to the cleaning and opening of the
ditch on the Butler place north of
Monmouth where the city sewer opens
into said ditch.
There is one particular 'citizen" Of
Monmouth who is an ex.sOldier and
who draws a pension of $2j per month.
This certain ex-soldier also draws from
5000 to 5000 per year from the county
court (Which is republican, under the
head of "indigent soldier" This man
has only himself and wife to support,
owns his residence and dresses better
than the average Monmouth citizen.
I The voters and taxpayers stand around
ON the street corners and kick about
taxes and high cost of living and yet
most of them are not aware Of this
and other similar appropriations.
Dr. r. G. G. Schmidt of the German
department Of the University of Ore
gon gave very instructive talk on
the "Teaching Of German in Secondary
and Elementary schools ON last Mon
day, before the language classes of the
Normal school,
The Monmouth High school basket
ball team will meet the first team Of
the McMnnville High school in a
match game here Saturday evening.
Monmouth has as yet not seen defeat
and as the McMmnvile boys recently
defeated the Jefferson High school
team Of Portland fast game is ex
pected
This week will end the revival meet
ings at the Christian church. Ten adj
ditions have been secured to date, rang
ing in age from Is to 50 years.
Mr.. Irving Bachelor, lecturer, nature
lover and humorist will deliver an ad-
dress Saturday evening in the Normal
chapel, entitled "Keeping up with
Lizzie, " which is taken from his book
by the same name. As the book has
been widely read by Monmouth people,
they are looking forward to the even
ing of the lecture
The Ladies Civic Club met Friday
afternoon. Several subjects Of general
interest were discussed by the different
members.
Mr., W. j. Mulkey, Sr., has received
the appointment as registrar for this
district and is busy daily registering
voters
f. j. Edwards and VIM. Riddell, Sr.,
both prominent stock raisers of this
vicinity, have just received their natur
ali2ation papers, although they have
both voted in this precinct for years.
Construction work on the new line
of the "Valley and Sletz Railroad" F"
has been halted by the recent snow
storm, aud snOwslides in that section.
Snowslides are reported almost hourly
and as this makes the work too danger
Gus III nus DctH ttuSSu uhlll tht SHoN
melts.
The musical program given by the
High school Tuesday evening was an
entertaining one, well rendered, and
much credit should be given to Miss
Baker the music instructor, and also
to the students, There was a large
crowd in attendance in spite of the
"wintefy' weather.
Miss Jcane Anderson left today for
Astoria, Oregon, where she has accepted
a position as teacher in second and
third grades of the school at that place,
Miss Anderson has many friends here
who will miss her from our midst, but
who will rejoice in her success,
Monmouth and vicinity was visited
with another snow this week and as it
is still showing at this time of writing,
king winter bids fair TO hold sway for
some time.
The Normal Glce Club presented Il
sacred cantata "Ruth' on Thursday
evening in the Normal chapel, to a
crowded house.