Many residents visit and travel in Oregon towns this week
Miss Jessie Hyde visited the Yachats with friends while Mrs. Emma Haggard of Luckinmute conducted business in town. Elbert Arant visited Corvallis, J B V Butler delivered a commencement address in Til lamook, and Miss Emma Henkle returned home to Independence after teaching at Condon. George Boothby and wife visited Portland friends, with Boothby noting a promising outlook as homeseekers arrive. Several cross visits occur among Kan sas, Newport, and Monmouth residents, and Winegar & Lorence bought six lots including the Hosner residence. A D Elders children were lightly injured by a loose horse during the annual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Haggard
Luckinmute
Elbert Arant
Corvallis
J. B. V. Butler
Tillemook
Emma Henkle
Condon
Oregon
Independence
Phoebe Bowden
Monmouth
George T. Boothby
Portland
Monmouth High School Holds Inaugural Commencement
The Monmouth High School announces its first commencement with Rev. Wood delivering the baccalaureate sermon at the Christian Church on June 5, followed by commencement exercises Friday June 10 at eight o clock in the College Chapel. The sole graduate is Lydia Verbena Powell with a program of solos recitations essays and an address by President A A Winter of Dallas College.
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the Monmouth High School
Wood
Christian Church
College Chapel
Monmouth High School
Lydia Verbena Powell
8th Grade Graduating Exercises at Monmouth Public School
The 8th grade at Monmouth Public School invites patrons to graduation on June 9 in the Normal Assembly Hall. The program lists Invoc ation by Rev W A Wood, Salutatory by Edna Parker, Class Prophecy, Oration on Prison Reform by Lula Peterson, Declamations by Kate Shelly and Elva Lucas, Music selections by the Girls Chorus, and Valedictory So Lo by Ethel Harris. Address to class and Presentation of Distinctions follow, with Supt H C Seymour and Rev L C Hoover presiding.
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Ee Patrie S
Monmouth Public School
Sip. m
W. A. Wood
Doris Herren
Velma Heffley
Edna Parker
Esther Harris Duvet
Loette Shore
Elva Lucas
Lula Peterson
Kate Shelly
Ethel Harris
Zaideo Potoun
Artie Burkhead
L. C. Hoover
H. C
Monmouth Public School Monthly Report May 1910
District 13 report for May 20 1910 prepared by A L Clark teacher details monthly school activities and metrics for Monmouth Public School.
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Monmouth Public School Monthly Report
Unveiling of Whitman Monument at Davidson Cemetery
The monument unveiling for the late H. D. Whitman will take place at Davidson cemetery west of Monmouth on June 5 1910 at 8 p.m. by the Woodmen of the World. All Woodmen and the public are invited to attend. J W Scorr C C
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Whitman
Davidson Cemetery
Monmouth
Woodmen of the World
J. W. Scorr
C. C
Mulkey Leaves Town in Quest for Health
Has Gone East. F. Y. Mulkey, our genial towns man, left yesterday for Rochester Minnesota, where he has gone in quest of health. He had intended going back to Newport this week but changed his plan. His many friends hope to see him return soon completely recuperated.
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F. Y. Mulkey
Rochester
Minnesota
An Old Welsh Custom of Bonfires and Stones
The article describes a Welsh tradition where families each build a fire and place a white stone in a breast or fire bowl. Stones marked for identity warned that if a stone went missing the owner would die within a year. The practice, tied to fear and superstition, could be dangerous if misused.
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Wales
A Roman Dinner and Its Dishes from Antiquity
A Chambers Journal note describes a Roman wealthy man's dinner with three courses. First come stimulants and eggs, then dishes include cuinea hen, pheasant, nightingale, and thrush. Peacocks are valued, especially their tongues, with Hortensius and Macrobius cited and a peacock once sold for 50 denarii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macrobius
Hortensius
Chambers’ Journal
Life Is Short Yet Expands to Vast Eternity
A reflective line quotes Shakespeare on how shortening life by virtue shapes enduring meaning and virtue beyond time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virtue
Shakespeare
Natural Gas Formation and Trapping in Rock Beds
The article explains natural gas as a hydrocarbon from plants and organic matter, forming within rocks and accumulating in pores. It describes trapping by impervious rock layers and how gas can escape through fissures or channels when beds fold, with mentions of Pennsylvanian gas and related terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wateb Itork
New York American
Unclear Q and quotes from a fragmented exchange
A garbled dialogue references a father figure, Washington, and a humorous milking question. The text includes stray names such as Teddy and Ben and ends with an odd remark about God dining at milk. The source is fragmented and lacks a coherent event or report.
Administrator's Notice of Rachel Newman Estate
H. A. Newman is administrator of Rachel Newman’s estate in Polk County Oregon. Creditors must present verified claims with vouchers to the administrator at Monmouth within six months from May 20 1910. B F Sworr is attorney of record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Newman
Polk County
Oregon
Monmouth
H. A. Newman
B. F. Sworr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jessie Hyde
Yachats
C. F. Cross
Kansas
Mr. C
A. T. Cross
Newport
A. B. Morlan
Winegar & Lorence
H. Hosner
Hosner
Pacific Telephone Company Exchange
Prop
A. D. Elder
Seville
Sara Hyde
A. T. Clark
Lorena Daniel
Lora Craven
A. A. Winter
Dallas College
A. L. Clark
Flowers
H. Davis
L. Davis
Solo
Viag Damy
Rollo
George Washington
Ben
Teddy
A. B. Westfall
Ladies of
Acheson Cloak and Suit Co
Portland, Ore
148Th Street
Herald Office
Southern Pacific Company
Roseburg
S. P
Wm. McMurray
Monmouth Herald
Evening Telegram
Herald and Telegram
Herald
Herald and Fruit Grower
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