Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-27
Monmouth News
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cooperative company held IT'S meeting
with a large attendance, some dairy
men coming the distance of six and sew
en- miles. Professor Fits, of the Ore
gon Agricultural college, was in attend
ance at the meeting and gave very en-.
eouraging talk on the need and benefit
of cooperation among farmers and
dairymen. He proved that first class
butter is always in demand at a good
price while poor butter suffers most
on the falling market. The company
decided to 90 ahead with the orgauiza-
tion and articles stating both the pur-
pose and rights of tAe company were
adopted. Officers were elected as fol-
lows:
President, Frank Loughary, who is
president Of the "Polk County Jersey
Cattle club" Six directors, 7. H. Cen
tie, Ed Rogers, G. G. Hewitt, P. o.
Powell, of Monmouth, and John 10y, of
Buena Vista, and Harry Tiff, of Inde-
peHdence.
If the cooperative spirit manifested
so far proves to be lasting, the Mon
mouth Creamery company will have
great success hereafter. Another meet
ing has been called for Saturday after
noon at 80 to adopt further bylaws
The remaining officers and manager
will be elected on the same occasion
At the home of Miss Maggie Butler
Wednesday, March 20, the Civic club
of Monmouth will give "Silyer Tea. "
The proceeds are to be divided between
the scholarship loan fund Of the Ore
ero,a E1odara to-, Of XNnu, a,,bu oI,,1Ns, mud
very similar fund which the Woman 's
club is collecting for local purposes. 1t
is hoped that all those who are interest.
ed in the work of the Civics club will
be present. A musical program has
been prepared for the afternoon.
Last Tuesday afternoon the "Goldcn
Rule" class of the Christian church
held its regular monthly meeting at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. George c.
Ritchey. Sixteen members of the class
were present and a very pleasant after
noon was spent in piccing quilts.
Miss Todd, matron of the Normal
Dormitory, and the dormitory girls were
at home to the faculty women and gir'
of the school last Saturday afternoon.
The many guests were cordially re-
ceived by the dormitory girls in th.'
big living room which was yellow with
datTodils. Miss Todd and Miss Jackson
presided over the tea serviee. Everyone
present enjoyed this fine hospitality
show them on that dav.
Miss Mcintosh, seventh and eighth
grade critic teacher of the training
school, represented the Normal faculty
in the chapel period Friday morning III
the Normal school After a short intro
ductory speech by l;iiss Mcintosh
most interesting deelamatory contest
was staged by her pupils Each class
had three representatives and for these
representatives, each class tried to
cheer the lOudest. Besides the six ora
tons which were rendered the program
had several special features, among
which there were vocal and violin solos
and vocal duets. Everyone present
could not help but feel the splendid
enthusiasm with which the program
was rendered.
, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Hewitt and son.
of the Luckiamute, and Mrs. D. NJ
Hewitt, Of this place, motored to Sa.
lem last Thursday.
A few days ago news was received
here of the death of Mrs. Charlotte NJ. |
Lleher, mother of President CompbeII of
the University of Oregon. Mrs. Zieber
was a resident Of Monmouth during the
time while President Campbell was
president OF the Oregon Normal school.
Sne was well known and respected verv
highly by the residents Of Monmouth
and the people are grieved to hear of
her death.
About 20 Monmouthites were in at
tendance at the debating society at the
sunny Slope school house, west of Mon
mouth, last Friday evening.
The plans for the minstrel show to he
given by the high school are almost
completed and work has been begun by
the students whose parts in the program
have been assigned.
Miss Parker s section of the Atbera
society of the Monmouth high school
gave a most interesting program for the I
other section Of the society and the teY |
" w. ~ which is rne boys literary I
society, on Thursday evening of this /
week at the high school auditorium. The |
principal feature of the evening s pro. |
gram was an cold Maid s Convcn- |
tlon, - In this the girls were dressed
IN old fashioned skirts, waists. hats
and coats and carried their parrots and
cats. They were very successful i'm
LOOKING and acting the typical old
maids part and their production pro-
dueed great peals Of laughter from tn
on-lookers who enjoyed the evening i'm.
mensely and will look forward to anoth.
er similar Athena program.
The Suffragette Bomb" which are
typewritten jokes gotten out bv the
girls literary society Of the higi
school about the high school students
VAL be published on Monday morning.
me students are always glad To see the
Suftragette Bomb and read the Joke,
about their fellow students.
Mrs. Rouey. Of Eugene. and Mrs
asey, Of Dallas. were guests Of Miss
Parrot, the English teacher in the Nor
NAL school, on last Thursday.
The many friends Of Miss GLADYS Ev
ans, Of South Monmouth, are pleased TO
snaW that she is improving from her
nervous breakdown.
Misq Augusta Baker n graduate of
the Oregon Normal school. has been
teaehilg IN the Airlie school in -
place Of Miss Carlyle, who has recently
resigned.
The two-year.old son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Burscll, of this place passed
away last Saturday morning. March Is.