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Newspaper
Monmouth Herald
Location
Monmouth, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
2
The Acorn Press urges action after a bakery fire to protect Monmouth. It argues for city bonding for water and sewer systems, warns winds could threaten more buildings, and notes a political contest with a Thanksgiving prize for the fourth voter.
Citizens complain of city hunters cutting farmers fences with pliers and opening gaps to take birds. They urge stronger enforcement and note licenses do not curb damage to crops and stock while awarding three prizes in a voting contest without clear relevance.
The Herald offers three prizes to the top vote getters in a contest running from Oct 12 to the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Votes are counted by the editor and a contest committee. Eligible contestants are students at Oregon State Normal School in Monmouth. Subscriptions earn ballots worth 100 votes. valid ballots require countersignature. Weekly ballots show contestant standings. The paper aims to gain 200 new names. Also notes local farming reports from Rickreall and McCoy about Berkshire hogs, Cotswold sheep, and Lincoln sheep at the Oregon State Fair.
Irving Oregon farmer Park Zumwalt reports a 2783 pound strawberry crop from a 40 by 283 foot field selling for nearly 200 dollars. P O Powell will represent Mt Tabor nurseries nearby and claims he can save people money on fruit trees.
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