Monmouth Vision: A Growing Educational Town and Walnut Center
Monmouth founded 1855 by T H Lucas S Whitman Elijah Davidson and I F M Butler with Uncle Ira shaping the name. The town built the first house, became a school town, and grew through a Normal School legacy, evaporator and cannery developments, and a thriving walnut orchards network promising a bright western community.
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Monmouth
T. H. Lucas
8. S. Whitman
Elijah Davidson
I. F. M. Butler
Ira
Monmouth Illinois
Monmouth University
Oregon State Normal
T. F. Campbell
The
State University
Board of Regents
Portland
Sunny Slope Local News Roundup of New Wells and Schools
Sunny Slope reports new wells planned by W A Fishback A J Shipley and John Walker. A J Shipley elected to fill term of W M Herren after Tuesday school meeting. School opens Oct 5 with Shipley as teacher. Hattie Whitney returns from visit to Jefferson. Bogert and Son move to Bank block with larger stock. Three tons of pears arrive at the cannery and will be processed next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Fishback
A. J. Shipley
John Walker
R. M. Besley
Jay Clarke
Jack Ewing
McLaughlin’s Yard
W. M. Herren
W. M. Herr
Dell Butler
Falls City
Hattie Whitney
Jefferson
H. W. Strong
Portland
B. W. Strong
Bogert & Son
Monmouth
W. A. Wood
Hood River
Christian Church
Mott Place
Manmouth
I. W. Strong
Luckinmute
Roseburg
J. M. Woods
Toledo
R. N. Moore
Princiel
Bay City
A. N. Ikerson
Corvallis
Buttler
Lillian Bogert
Ethel Newman
Edna Strong
Frank
E. W. Strong
Changes in Faculty at Oregon State Normal
The Oregon State Normal announces faculty changes for the coming year. A. F. Campbell leaves after 15 years for a Eugene law office, Mrs. Ellen M. Pennell shifts to the U of QC English and a dormitory post, L. A. Robinson will study at Chicago University before returning, and Miss Smith becomes Weston librarian. Also praised are the retiring instructors for their decades of service and the new hires by Drain president A. L. Briggs and Pendleton High School’s Mr. Fargo.
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Oregon State Normal
A. F. Campbell
Eugene
Ellen M. Pennell
U. of QC
Carson
Miss Smith
T D
Weston
Pres. Ressler
Prin
Supt
Cooper
Seattle
Churchill
Baker City
Ackerman
Oregon
County Sept
Seymour
A. L. Briggs
Drain
Fargo
Pendleton High School
City Council Holds Informal Meeting on Water Fire and Sidewalks
City records show an informal council session with most members absent. Debates focused on water supply and fire protection, cement versus lumber sidewalks, and burning waste paper to reduce street litter and fire risk.
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Concensus
Herald
Portland
Ori
Accidents Mar Pleasant Morning Near Monmouth
Two severe injuries from a scaffold collapse near Monmouth and Independence. W Doughty suffered broken ribs and a bruised shoulder after the fall. Isaac Blodgett broke a leg and injured his head when his wagon ran away. Also notes on new eastern rail rates, local church plans, and community updates.
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W. Doughty
Frank Byers
Monmouth
Independence
Mr. Doughty
Fallin
Isaac Blodgett
Blodgett
Blodget Valley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walnut Orchard
I. & M. Railway
Salem
Willamette Valley
J. B. Stump
Ira C. Powell
Walnut City
Prof
Campbell
Law
President Riggs
Mr. Fargo
Pendleton
W. Doughty and
I. Blodgett
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