Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-26
Monmouth News
(Capital Jorunal Special Service }


Monmouth, March 26.-Miss Florence
Hill, critic teacher of the Oak Point
rural school north of Independence, rep
resented the normal faculty in chapel
one day last week. Miss Hill had with
her, the pupils Of the Oak Point school,
who successfully demonstrated to the
interested students of the normal and
training schools, bandaging and first aid
work, milk testing and singing games.
After their performance, the pupils were
served a delightful luncheon by the do
mestie science department of the nor.
mai. All presnt rport a pleasant ana
enjoyable day.
Mr.. W. P. Finley, the noted biro lee
turer, gave very interesting illustrated
lecture last Friday afternoon in the
normal chapel. AS the public was in,
vited along with the students, there was
large crowd OF listeners, all OF whom
report a profitable time.
President Ackerman of the o. N. s
has been speaking and meeting num-
Der of prospective students in the high
schools of Oregon City, Milwaukee, Mali
tan, Candy, Aurora and Willamette, dur
ing the first three days Of last week.
Polk County Pomona grange met Sat
urday, March 80, at Oak Grove with
fair representation of all the oranges
of the county except Lewisville grange.
Reports from the different oranges
showed Monmouth to be the Leading
grange of the county, with everything
III a progressive state and a constantly
growing membership. Mccoy reported
a few members and declining interest.
Oak Grove, the local grange, is still
holding it own and has a very live
membership, grange hall well equip
ped and beautifully located in one of
the lovliest spots of the valley. The
ladies of the local grange had prepared
a splendid dinner, which was served
cafateria style to all present. About a
dozen members of Monmouth grange
were in attendance. The principal fea-
ture of the program was a talk by Sen
atof G. L. Hawley of Mccoy, who had
been requested by the last quarterly
Pomona meeting to be present at this
meeting and give some Light on the
f'Kerr" question. An instrumental solo
and several interesting. readings were
given. Several resolutions were dis
cussed and finally indorsed, among them
the resolution endorsing President Kerr
and the o. A. c., which was laid on the
table at the January Pomona meeting,
A resolution condemning l. w. w. agita-
tors, who seek to retard the government
war work was endorsed without a dis
senting vote, as was also a resolution
condeming office seekers for violating
the corrupt practices. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
J. Stockholm were elected Pomona dele
gates to the state grange, which will
meet this year in the Capital City, be-
ginning on May End. Mr.. and Mrs. P.
O. Powell were elected alternate dele
gates. 1t was urged that all who are
state grange members should make a
special effort to attend as many of the
meetings as possible, as it may be a
number of years before it will be held
in this part of the state. Polk County
Pomona grange will meet again on the
fourth Saturday in May at Lewisville.
The committees, both for songs, and
tennis court, gave very favorable re-
ports at the last high school student
mittee recommended that the court be
built, and the student body acted on
their suggestion in the affirmative. The
court is now ready for use, much to the
delight of the girls of the school. The
song committee had composed four songs
and presented them to the school, by
having the octette sing them.
Manager P. o. Powell of the Mon
mouth Cooperative Creamery has been
doing some soliciting among the farm
ers north of the city and also in the
vicinity of Airlie, and reports that he
has met with considerable success. The
new Ford truck, that was purchased
recently for the creamery will be used
to gather cream and a regular route
will be established in this new territory
in the near future.
Last Friday morning WIN Mr. and
Mrs. S. S. Mumey of Salem had lefs
here for their home, they were unaware
of the fact that the train was late and
going through town at that time. As
they passed the warehouse the noise OF
that together with that of Their own
car engine. drowned out all possible
sound of train, as the side curtains
made sight impossible. AS result
the engine struck the left hind wheel
of their car, breaking the axle and
fender and knocking the car a short dls
tanee. Mrs. Mumey, who was sitting
alone in the rear seat was. thrown onts
the floor Of the car and pinioned down