Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-10
Cooperative Creamery
Launched al Monmouth
Capital Journal Special Seryice.l

pany on last Friday afternoon the et-
forts of the many interested farmers
ami citizens of Monmouth for securing
cooperative creamery in this town
reached a successful ending. Not long
before the meeting was hel, tae mem-
bers of the company felt rather dis
eOuragel and considered their task as
almost a hopeless case but during the
meeting the tide turned and the uneX
pected results were very pleasing ones
to ALL Something like 100 new shares
were added to the list. James Helmick,
of Salem, formerly of Monmouth, did a
very appreciable act by turning over
p shares in the old creamery here to
the new company of cooperative work
ers. Tle farmers have showed no en-
thusiasm toward the proposed plan of
building the new creamery in Inde-
pendence, consequently the plan has
made very little heldway. Uncertain
ty of whether the plans of the company
/ would prove successful was cast aside
when enough stock to equal sixty per
cent of the purchase price was secured,
Many men, especially the members of
the company forsee q change tnat holds
large possibilities of good for Mon
mouth and surrounding country. At
present there are l46 stockholders in
the new company and their dairy farms
form a circle about the city from six
to ten miles wide. At the present time
these daries represent 700 cows but it
is expected that the number will reach
900 before very long. The market
value of the product will be distributed
from Monmouth The directors of the
company held a meeting and completed
its organization by electing a vice-pres
ident. G.. G. Hewitt.
Baseball Grounds.
! The baseball grounds of the Normal
school have been improved and the
young men of the school are delighted.
Part of every afternoon is spent in
practice between the junior and senior
teams who expect to play some very in
teresting games later on. There will
no doubt be some excellent tennis tour
naments as well for the courts are fully
occupied now during the spare moments
of each day.
Normal Short Course.
The Normal Short Course began on
last Monday before which twenty-four
new students had entered, making the
total enrolment for the year 450. Near
ly every seat in the lower part of the
chapel is now occupied. Summer school
at the normal begins on June 10, and at
least one hundred more students than
there were last year are expected Whicl
will make total enrolment of at least
six hundred students.
Mr.. Ostein gave talk to the normal
students on last Friday morning. the
topic being "The Making of Topo-
graphical Maps Mr.. Ostein knew his
subject well and made his talk a very
interesting one. He spoke with the
aid of slides which showed the pro
gress in map drawing and making and
his explanations were made clear to all
Parent Teachers Association
The Parent-Teachers association
held their regular monthly meeting in
the auditorium Of the high school on
last Tuesday evening. W. /. Reynolds
the new Polk county school superin
tendent, was in attendance and deliv
cred a short address which was of espe
eial interest to the children who were
present He brought out the point very
clearly that if any one should chance
to enjoy the pleasures and profits OF
achieving something worth while, they
would have to stick to their work oil
preparing to do some certain thing anC
not become discouraged. The Presi
dent of tne association, Mrs Thomas
Gentle, read the minutes of the proceed
ling meeting, then Miss Mary Hoham
IN, Ah., n1
led some Of the old familiar songs whici
everyone enjoyed singing. Delegates
representing the Parent,Teachers asso
: citation of Monmouth to unite with 9th
cr delegates at the Rickreall Picnic il
E June were appointed as follows Mr.
= and Mrs. r. H. Gentle. Mr. and Mrs. T.
W. Staats and Mrs. f.. A. OstrOm. Spe
cial features of the program rendere,
were tne singing of opera music by twt
boys, one who represented Caruso in hi
dress and the other, prima dona, an,
| the normal girls quartet who sans
"Orphln Annie.
The program was as follows:
t Duet, joy Ostrom and Wallace New
/ man.
/ Reading, The Message to Garcia, Cla.
2 Morland.
Buet, Bruce Rogers, Hugh Bell.
Reading, The Owl Critict RomRil
$ Nicholson.
Quartet, Normal Girls.
Address, Superintendent REYNOLDS.
$ Violin Solo, Beth Ostrom.
Ira C. Powell, president Of the FRS
, National Bank, Of Monmouth, wa
p united in marriage with Miss Etae
:. jackson at the home of the BRIDES pal
ents in this city on Sunday morning
April 2nd. Rev. George G. Ritchey
pastor of the Christian church, perform
ed the ceremony. Only the relatives 0
the bride and groom were present O
the occasion.
Miss Myrtle Clayville, Of the norma
school has been elected May Queen o
'' the festivities to be given ON May
ON tne normal school campus. The pre-,
ident of the school will give a cup t
the class which does the best folk dan,
! ing, may-pole winding, etc, on tina
day.
The normal students are looking fo
G ward to an illustrated lecture on 18th
II Columbia Highway to be given 0
|, April 10 by Rev. Mr.. Harris, of Hill
a boro, who is to present slides which al
.e said to be as beautifully colored as II
D BergerJOnes pictures.
l. Sumner Ostrom, of this place, wi
lie is recent graduate of the Pacif
Auto and Gas Engine School, in Por
Is land. has accepted a position in tt
e Boulevard Garage, Portland, Oregon.
&c Last Wednesday morning. Miss Cat