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Newspaper
Monmouth Herald
Location
Monmouth, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
4
Chamberlin buys hogs and pays top prices at Chamberlin’s Market while Bogert & Son receive a new Christmas furniture lot. Community updates include visits, church meetings, safety upgrades, and Thanksgiving events with local families and students noted.
Miss Esther Tooze returned to Eugene Monday. Mrs. Montgomery visited at Black Rock Sunday. Miss Gertrude Walters visited friends in Dallas last week. Miss Sadie Boughey spent Thanksgiving with her parents here. Jack Talbot a rustling news dealer made a flying trip to Portland last week. Mr. and Mrs. LaDow spent Thanksgiving at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. Paul. Morton Ellis improves his place with a new hophouse and cellar.
Chas Fiske and Miss Martha Winn wed in Dallas last week and returned aboard the Pomona on Tuesday. C P Wells with his son Walter and others in Buena Vista and Independence sent greetings as visitors and subscribers to the Herald contest offering prizes for new subscribers and votes.
Pedee School report lists students with perfect attendance and tardiness status for Altha Edwards Sam Edwards Precious Irwin Wayne Hanna Clarence Hettie Kinsey Joe Kinsey Blanche Lacey Mildred Yost Willie Oloman Mabel Yost Hazel Yost Wilbur Bush Elsie Bush Elma Blalock Arthur Blalock. A 160 acre farm near the railroad and school offered at 30 dollars per acre by Polk County Realty Co Herald office Monmouth Oregon with 7 room dwelling 4 room tenant house two barns fences springs and hop house. Zook the Painter advertised paper hanging services.
The Herald notes the voting contest ends in two weeks on December 24 and that despite extensive coverage for students and friends, the effort has yielded few results. The paper questions why the turnout remains low and reminds readers of the prizes offered in good faith.
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