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land. Jolift Murpliy, grandfather «t John E, Murphy, was n Baptist clergyman. He married Rmdnl CVoke from Suljieper, Virginin. Sin' vrn-descended from Franeig Cooke who •Miirji* over the first voyage of the Maytlower, and who was the seventeenth signer of the Cape i*nl Compact,William Murphy ntt*l one of his brothers inherited a great runny slaves, hut because they believed It a crime to deal in fellow men. tbev liberated them.John E. Murpliy, who was one of a family of eight children, was bom in Kentucky in 1807. As a dnld hr played. went to school, nnrl helped bin father on the faiin, as nil chil dren of that lime did.The family became associated with Barton W. Stone. Alexander Campbell and Walter Scott in Kentucky dtnring the first of the Christian church reformation. They wen* ecm-verted and began to pronob for the Christian church instead »f the Baje tifit.On the twritly-^rond of March, 3827, John E. Morphy married Fronds W. Doughty. They mo veil to Illinois in 1830 and became pioneer settlers on a farm in Warren county. They endured great hardships during the rearing of their twelve children. At one time durine the Blnrk Hawk war They left their home and went a hundred miles to a fort for safety. Mr. Murphy was n mnn of uimsiuiJ ability* a Christian preacher and a profound student.It was nt the home of dolrn E. Murphy one very cold night in the early fifties, when the snow Was deep on the ground* that n group of men, oil from the vicinity of Monmouth, Warren county, lUiurn?, met to pm der over a map id' the Oregon cornu try and to plan to go there. Different routes to their perspective homes were diitcuMed. After a great deal of planning and iirgutnent. Rev. John B. Murphy, William Murphy, hie cousin* Albert W l^ietts. Tlrormi- l/n cm. Irn K M, Butler. Squire Whitman, F.tijnh Davidson and Henry Bound live, decided to make* the journey, They resolved to found a church and a Christ inn college in the west. Koine Imnse* were sold, some were rented, and Mill other* were left vnennt. Wagons were built; household furniture was sorted rust; pro-visions were packed to last for the journey and for some time after the arrival in the new” country. They also provided horses to draw the wag* ons in which the women and children were to ride, oxen to draw other vug-on*, and a pony each for two of th* older Murphy boyu to ride— ihat they ndght leave the train at times and kill game.On a clear morning April Id. 1S52, friends and relatives werv told good-by*. After reading a pnsxag* of scripture, singing n hymn and asking God for bin guidance during the journey and in building the new; homes and the Christian rodlc«e* the thirty white-top wagons slowly erepi out of of the dear friends who had gathered to wish the “Mmpb\ ; Train God speed.The train slowly moved mi. Final- j ly towns became *ear». The captain j stopped at the last town and bought a wagon bod of eons to feed the) horses * and cattle while enronte. The great plains were very dtr and hot, | hut in due time the Snake and Columbia riven were reached It wa*| Augurf 30. 1832. that the beautiful j Willamette »aiU*y waa gfeetod by the|pilgrim* IThe Int winter was spent at Crow Ipresent Mute .Normal ground* upun which Mr, A. VV. I.iten* had so carefully planted fir and maple trees, At an early annual meeting of the Christian church the name wus from Monmouth University to tinii college,A chnpel service was held day. The true rhristinn life wi ways upheld ax the only life to The education obtained by the ached-ar» lie re wan a Christian The inline nee of tlie instruct or* and those in connection with the school wns great and pood.Mr. A. D Butler was the liernl the Christian college during 1888 nod 1880,In 1880 ProfCHHor T, F, a ilertrendnnt «f Alexander Campbell, came from Mont nun to hem mo president of the school. Mrs, dune Elir.n Campbell was n second com* inOREGON NORMAL S CH00L, MONMOUTHALL CROPS RAISEDI. -e. timi 2.1of quality. oil I’ wool lakes til‘si pliive. Climate and ulher condition* are ideal foi A.steiing thin industry* and it is 1 llniinsiting in many parts **1 the cmiii-I ]y The average value of sheep is Uriely provide pei. bend. There are eight woolen feuds mills in the slate tJlal consume largeWhile quantities id the nutpiil of wool of tin*stale* which unnmilly atiiniiiil- 1 a UUHHUiun pounds of Washed qualities, is a foiemuid find unwashed woof Polk bred sheep in the dairying industry. Tins have won internalioital efuimpimi-liipiplant yields twenty-five ions and up in competition with the be»l stock infrom a w’onmiiv and luitlcr fnt abouturn*, and remain* in the ’round as a...... dairymen Imve found condt*of AU-irmi.l-r Cwnphdl «id roni-riod r‘u*..n,lil. 1*. tlu «• «l 0i,T. F. Campbell. 11 Beihmiy -Pndi'tit from Mississippi in 18»1, Fie w«s no relation of A. lt;*, tin Hie aecomit. of the inadequacy of the vvoinbm hiiikliitg, be secisred dnmitinns from the people over the slate, and ut cost of ! fi.HOP. i«reeled n trig, whidi still stftodR wing of the present building, Ttm wooden then movwl buck and iiftrium.In 1878 the Christian college one of its Wrongest sup|sirteis,.Inhn Murpliy. He had been the vice president nod fimincm! secretary from the founding uf Hie school, Almostlie. One may (111 Hie -tin in the lid) with siifBrieiit corn to last until the tlrsl euttiii}? *f clover in Hie springt then with vetch or clover, or both* to furnish a supply until coin is acitin ready; using oat and vetch bay for roughage and r**ot crnpe 10 pm\ itU* n ehengc. Few dairymen employing lt;si-hs fill them In tbe summer, depending mu vetch ami clover. Some feed its rut. others stat'k or store. There i* no freezing weather to hinder the five use of tIif* silo, a* is the nae In colder eliouHcs.Among the Polk comity herds me found some of (he he*,! spceiinen* of tin Jerftoy in Ainericn. eve rill Indugevery Saturday he would mount his j founded entirely 011 stock importednddle pony and ride for miles to Ilnrtiabtirg, Culiurg* Plejisiint Hill, or•none other distant town to preach to the piHiple.Professor D. T. Stanley ted Hie school durimr the period of 1882 toi IfiDu. It w»x during this time tin 188*21 that tin* name «ns chunged todirect from Hie island. IJneriisev*.Hi*li-tlt;dn« nrid other breeds an? it I wt well represented, with a strong predominance of registered sitwk.Polk county eruamcrirot of which there an* several •veaifured over the county, gntbnr cream from over »u area that would he itnpiMsjble in a tbe Oregon State Normal school and less equable climate, ami -hip their the school and ground* were given | product* to tbe best markets. Hutfree of debt over to the *lnte for a but ter hit is not the only profitable ‘]„Normal school. The gift was accept- pair of dairying. By-products—fmrk,ed by the b'jririatun* in 18*»n. v«ial, jwmltry arid bnby-he«*f—an* mon-Prince I., UnnipbcH. «on ,»j Prof-- ey ntakers, tin* markets Irting lam K ♦or T. F. Camjdn*n, became the prrai derieiident njmn our products, dent of the Ofgwn State N*«rmftlj Goats and Mohair,schfwd This offlee lie held from 1818*1 p..Ik nunity in ^wyjril.v mini for i- of Htiii* uorJd. ami ilinifs me in diTiuiin! ucculciii for breeding piirfNHiiv.Poultry Xu Profitable.* IIIifoi tii0 puiiltryuicii li«dd Hint I-lie only sccJum of tin* Poeific tlt;»m that nil ovi-r hojk1 to compelc with ihe fntumi- Peialuttta distriel of ihnt stateis Polk county This i- made pos-ibh P* by n drtiin.i-i equnl to tlint at petal. lt;d tintlt* and the ndvmitnuv piiuei) bv nut hi sheltered (Hi-itiou fin 111 lieavv tvimU an ! ebillifm foits. The prices ol j**uil i ry piiulm-i-* here rue ribout Hie snine cm those id New York and Boston.never retailing m less limn 2d eeitt- j*er do/eu during tin* most fn-vomidi Inying *« umui and as high as dtl cejfltjf during the winter months W hih* tin* avenigc priee of egns in the United States in jmnimy. Jtil.’j, was 30 cent*, tin* price burr wit* 42 rents, anil in Augied when the nverngi* witu 10 imiith, the formcrH here wen* receiving 2lt;l «mte And the market rid ed jiru|NirtifiHflU*ly thronghuut t hut iife ftiid inteneniug yeara. Earh year |t ft-III 1 ill lo J.?0 eiirlotidh uf etnis. and I as a ron^ilKittble quantity of |Kiull:r% I mv* ait? -hipp*‘rl inti* Oregon froni the Middle West,No one n*:*» ii fear embarking in the poultry industry. The dcmonds lot poultry ami in const citiJ1.V** Iff eater than the *npp|y. The I act prici *• ■ |Hiuhrv fooiis tire low. tlftl*Im bri.!s a j-mltn show »aeh winter, aided fiv t|»«? DaKms PotmnerciuJ r|ttjn at whtcu, according to judge* ihui alt parts; tin* quality of binla exhibited highest ivjie.n*s are 11jbjJ X ARM SBV MPAXTS PACKIKO FLA It.. DALLAS
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Dallas Polk County Observer
Dallas, Oregon, US
Tue, Sep 19, 1916
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