Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-07
Monmouth News
(capital Journal Special Service

Monmouth, Nov. 6.-BOth the senior
and junior, classes of the normal give
their Hallowe EN- parties on Friday ev
ening The seniors held forth in the
big gymnasium, which was guarded on
the outside by real ghosts and was dee
Grated on the inside bv an abundance
of jack o. lanterns, bats, witches and
black cats; these together with the
noise of the rustling corn and the semi
darkness, created most spooky atmos-
phere;. fortune telling, pobbing and
dancing were INDUCED in and appropri-
ate refreshments were served Prof.
Butler and Miss Parrot assisted in the
merry making Of the revelers.
The Junior party was held in the
training school building with the usual
decorations of the occasion, special
feature of which was the serving of
cider from pumpkin punch bowls and
apples and doughnuts from mysterious
looAing bags. Miss Taylor and Mr..
and Mrs. Ostein favored the class with
their presence and other members of
the faculty divided the time with both
parties; nc sophomores were guests at
the junior party.
Miss Frances Gardinied represented
the senior class at chapel Wednesday
mornino. taking for her subject "The
Influence of Our Personality the ap-
plause she received Indicated that the
talk was much appreciated.
Rev Elkins of the Monmouth Chris
tan church addressed the normal stu
dents Friday morning during the chapel
period on the subject of Overcoming
Difficulties; Mr.. Elkins is wide
awake and progressive and his talks in
lteresting and instructive. Students and
faculty welcome him.
There are ninety-four students en-
rolled in the Monmouth high school to
date and everything seems TO be going
along nicely with fine co.operat tion be-
tween students and teachers. The chor-
us period is given over on Friday after
moons to miscellaneous program which
is a new and much appreciated feature
from which, no doubt much benefit will
be derived, las every student will be
given chance to develop along this
| line.
As the next regular meeting of the
parent t-teachers association falls on elec-
tion night of next week it has been
postponed to Tuesday night of the fol
lowing week; among other interesting
things on the program there will be
moving pictures. good attendance is
desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Huber gave {
pleasant and rather novel Hallowe zen
party last Tuesday night in honor OF
their daughters Mayda and lila. About
thirty-five boys and girls responded tC
the black invitations, first gathering a
the Huber home and going in body
to an empty spooky house in the vi
cinity where they were entertained
with ghost stories by one of the spook
while three witches served nuts to th'
young guests; then they were taken by
the ghosts to another home near by
where their fortunes were told and 9th
er refreshments enjoyed by the fire
side, after which they returned to tht
home of the hostess and spent the re
mainder of the evening playing games
eating doughnuts and drinking cider.
The ear shortage is felt very keenl.
in Monmouth of late as the street paw
ing is held up on account of it, the con
tractors being unable to get materia
to begin the work; the three blocks t.
be paved have been ready for SOM
time but now everything is at stand
still. There is some talk of gravelinj
the street for the winter as the sid
streets are already getting bad an,
the merchants are beginning to fee
the effect of the inconvenience to traf
fic.
The recent rains have made the roa,
south of town at the new fill on tn
Luckiamute very bad; the work whicl
has been going on for several month
was scarcely finished when the rain
began and put stop to it for tim
at least.
G. T. Boothby has Just received nc
tice that he has been elected vice pres
ident of the West Side Pacific coas
highway association. There will be
meeting Of this organization in Nc
Minnville on Nov. 10.
Jerry Rusk of Eastern Oregon VIII
was sent as substitute for VIM. Hanle.
who could not be present, spoke to tn
citizens of Monmouth last Wednesda.
night in the Norm theater. Mr.. Rus
made a plea for -partisanship, ye
strongly advocated the reelection o
Mr. Wilson, pointing out that his rec
| ord of the past four years merited il
Mr.. Ellis Of Dallas spoke here las
Sunday p. m. in the Christian churc
! in onnosition to the brewers amenC
ment; the meeting was held under tn
Auspices of the temperance union an
was well attended.
, DR.. and Mrs. Mathis left Saturda
n N, FOR n short visit with relative