THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County,
Oregon .on Thursday.
Application for Entry as Second Class Matter Made at the Post Office at Inde
pendence, Polk Comity, Oregon, Thursday, August I, 1912
tG. A. Hurley. Publisher Sr Proprietor
Subscription Rates: One Year $1.50 Strictly in Advance
Independence, Oregon, Thursday, August 22, 1912
OVERFLOW
E E. Paddock .returned
from Erstern Oregon Tues
day. J Mrs. J. H.Ward of Graybull
is visiting with her parents,
J. J. Fenton and wife.
i Bill' Mac is on the go.
He has made three -trips and
back again this week.
; We have so many turnip
stories that we have neilner
time nor space to tell them.
i' Billy McAdama is at the
coast.. He states he' expects
to catch his share of eummer
girl hearts while gone.
Mrs. G. L. Hawkins of
Dallas visited with Mrs Pad
dock and other friends in
this city for several days
tbia week.
Rev. Sandifur, who spent
his summer vacation at Tilla
mook, returned home Sun
day and will take charge of
the church work at once.
Harvey Fischer of Silver
ton, formerly with the Kirk
land Pharmacy, at this place
has accepted a position with
Vernon Brown,, who has ta
ken over the Kirkland Phar
macy.
Wm. ; McKinney returned
from California 'Friday,
where he has been spending
seyeral weeks looking over
the jcouutry . with a view of
locating. He comes home
satisfied with Polk county
Mrs C. M. McKeynoldsand
family arrived in Indepen
deuce this week from. Grand
Mound, Washington. Mrs
McReynolds and daughters
will open dressmaking par
lors in the city and have tak
en .rooms in the Campbell
block on' Main street.
Arthur K. Allen, candi
date for assessor on the Rep
ublican ticket made the
Monitor office a plt-a&ant call
Monday. .Mr Allen is a
jolly gopd fellow to meet and
gave us quite a little of valu
blenews. - We expect to see
him often later when heconi
menees to domicile iiimi-elf
in the rliair of autluuity at
Dallas.
Sir;-. Lydia M. Howard, of
litis city, who was run over
by- Mii iiutomobile . in April
hat tiUI fuil against Mr.
Wcinei if Dallas, the owner
and. driver f the nuto Mrs-.
Howaid liae employed B. F.
Suitpc of th.s city and Mr
Brown of l,ilias as her at
torney.-. fc?he is asking for
$0,(00 damagts. The con
plaint allt-yes n broken rib
and jothfr injuries.
Council Has Busy Session
An ordinance was passed
establishing street grade lor
the city and the recorder or
dered to lioiify the raihuil
comj ai.y that a grade, had
been e-tablifhed and at-king
th m to put railroad street
on grade, also plank or other
Mie make the track crossa
ble (or wagons through town.
The ordinance to vacate
Monmouth street, east of
first, street read first and
second times. Water, light
and strtet railroad franchise
OF NEWS
ordinances passed over until
the special meeting called
for next Wednesday. C. A.
MoLaughlin given permis
sion to lower sewer to con
nect his residence with it,
at his . own expense. The
old foot , bridge across to
north Independence to be
niadesafe and strett commit
tee ordered to attend to same.
Mr. Vernon Brown re
turned a few days ago from
his week vacation to the
coast and has assumed ch a rire
of the drujj store he recent
ly purchased from P. M.
Kirkl.vnd.
FIRE AT FALLS
CltY
Monday night the Falls City
Mill owned by the Falls City
Lumber Company, located about
a mile and a half above Falls
City was completely destroyed
by fire entailing a loss of about
$35,000. This plant was on of
the largest in this section and
was an extensive shipper of lum
ber. It is not known to us
whether the plant will be rebuilt
at once or what insurance was
carried by the company.
SCHOOL SUP'T
EXHIBITS
In order that all children may
understand more about the condi
tions for making exhibits at the
county State Fair, Supt. Seymour
will veet the children of the
county at the following school
houses on the dates and hours
mentioned.
Every child who makes an ex
hibit will receive a ticket admit
ting him or her to the fair for
any one day of the fair.
It costs nothing to make the
exhibit, transportation will be
free by the R. R. and Supt. Sey
mour will be present to look
after the exhibits of the child
ren from Polk county.
Many of the prizes are very
valuable and Well worth winning;
it is well worth the effort of ev
ery child to make an exhibit at
the State Fair, Polk county is
the banner school county and
now is the time for every child,
parent and person interested in
in the schools of the county to
help in this Fair and see that
Polk County is well represented.
Following are the dates and
places where Supt. Seymour
will meet the children and give
them whatever instructions they
may wish, all children planning
to make exhibits should meet
him if possible;-
Thursday, Aug. 22nd 9 A. M.
at Falls City,
Friday Aug. 23rd 9 A. M
Brush College 10:30 A M.
Lincoln and Zena at Lincoln; 11:
30 A M., Spring Valley and Lone
Stur at Spring Valley; 1:30 Moun
tain View and Popcorn at Moun
tain View; 2:30, West Salem; 4:
30, Eola.
Saturday, August 24th, 9 A. M.
Monmouth, Elkins, Sunny Slope,
Antioch at Monmouth; 11 A. M. !
Independence, Oak Point, High-lmnritan hotvi.al at Portland, re
land, at Independence; 1:30 Hop-Jceived , word a few days ago to
ville; 2:00 Buena Vista, Parker,
at Buena Vista; 4:00 Suver, Val
ley View and Fairview at Suver.
Monday, Aug. 26th, Salt Creek, !
Upper Salt Creek, Concord, Or
chards, at Salt Creek at. 9:00 A.
M.; 10:30 Ealteton, , Enterprise,
Red Prairie, at Baliston; 1:00 P.
M. Perrydale; 2:30 McCoy; 3:30
Bethel; 4:30 Crowley, Oak Grove
at Crowley; 5:00 Rickreaii, Green-
wood at Rickreall.
Tuesday, August 27th, 9:00 A.
M.. Buell, Gooseneck, at Buell;
10:30 A. M., Harmony, at Har
mony; 11:30 Butler; Grande
Ronde, 12:30.
Wednesday, August 28th, 8:30
A. M., Guthrie, Liberty, Mistle
toe, Bridgeport, at Guthrie; 9:30
Lewisville, McTimmond's Valley
at Lewisville; 10:30 Airlie, Ward,
Montgomery, at Airlie.
Thursday, August. 29th, 9 A.
M., Dallas, North Dallas, Polk
Station. Pioneer, Oakdale, at
Dallas High School.
Any child or parent who can
not attend some of these meet
ings may secure the required in
formation by either calling, tele
phoning, or writing Supt Sey
mour. Remember this is the first
State Fair to have a school exhi
bit See that Polk county takes
first place.
K. C. Eldridge has been on
the sicic list this weeK.
Marvin Richardson while
working in the lumber yard
was knocKed from a wagon and
had his anKle bruised and
sprained.
Ellis Burch, an old time Inde
pendence boy, now of Denver,
visited with Mrs. Martha Hill
and family and other relatives
this week.
R. H. Duganne left Tuesday
with Dr. Elmer Smith and wife
of Hillsboro, Clara and Madge
Embree, for the Yachats in an
auto. Dr. C. V. Murphy ar
rived Thursday to remain until
Dr. Duganne returns.
Jack Kinney and Floyd Brown
were on a motor cycle Wednes
day, going at about 35 miles an
hour over rough ground, had
their wheel to skid and were
thrown off and badly bruised up
but not seriously. Dr. Mclntire
dressed their bruises.
What came near being a bad
runaway happened Thursday
morning when one of Horst
Bros, teams started to make a
get away. J. L. Hanna ran and
grabbed a small boy off the wa
gon and Mr. Carlos grabbed the
team and after being dragged a
block stopped' it.
FINE STAND NEW
HOPS
Thos. Fennel has the prize new
hop yard of this county. He
planted twelve acres of hops this
spring and an investigation
showed only seven missing hills
in the twelve acres and the yard
is looking fine.
SHE TRAVELED ALL
ALONE
Miss Kathleen Skinner, the
eight year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Claud Skinner, returned
this week from Tacoma by her
self. She spent two and a half
months visiting Miss'Edith West
in her home in Washington, and
made the trip home entirely
alone.
SURVEYERS PASS
THROUGH
W. H. Winstead passed through
this city the last of last week
with a complete outfit for con
struction work on the S. P. new
work between Junction City and
Fugene. The outfit consisted of
five wagons, 22 horses and mules,
scrapers, plows, and other con
struction material. wlil have
charge of o,. section of the work
ard wid corm.'iencr :;t oixv.
GlftL CHOSEN
"Mi8 Ada Ketohura, wlio fin
ished a tour? .; in Hie Good Sa-
co ne to Klamath Fa.113 at once
an l take charge of the hospital
th-re. Miss Ada left yesterday
for her new work. She came to
Independence about two weeks
ago to make a short visit with
her parents. She has proven a
very, successful nurse and we
trust the new work wUr be as
pleasant for her as her merit deserves.
Former Polk Co.
Wowen Dies
Mrs. Milner died at Ray
mond, Washington, of Pneu
monia last week and the re
mains were brought to
Buena Vista, through Inde
pendence Sunday for burial
in the cemetary at Buena
Vista.
Mrs. Milner was a daughter
of Mrs. Fannio Hall of
Hnena Vista, bhe leaves a
husband, n bov and uirl who
mourn her departure.
She had many friends in
Polk County who sympathize
with the family. Mr. Milner
and children came with the
remains.
M. J. B. Coffee sells better than
any other-Why? Ask Fluke &
Johnson.
SOME BUSINESS ITEMS
The Pantorlum for Ladies
tailoring.
Go to the People's Variety
Stoie for bargains in notions
See the Pennent Post
Cards at the Peoples Variety
Store.
Exclusive Agency for thk
Drifted Snow flour at Fluke
& Johnson'.
For Sale: Cheat Seed For
particulars call or pho
Homer Hill, Independence,
Oregon.
For Sale: Good 10 Acre
tract of land at$lCOO. Loca
ted near town. See R. J.
Taylor.
Wanted: Furnished room
with a private family. Phone
Monitor office or write P. O.
Box 304.
Wanted: Mone lo Loan.
I have inquiries for from
$500 to $1000 on good secur
ity. K. J. Taylor, Indepen
ceiicc, Oregon.
For Sale: One t hree year
old horse. Weight 1000 lbs
Halter hroke and gentle.
Phone 4K20 or wiite Box321
Independence, Oregon.
For Sale: One Mare six
years old $100; double har
ness $25; wagon $50 buggy
$25. For particulars; see It. J.
Tayler, the real estate u.&n.
The Pantorlum: has ad
ded a new line to their husi
iiws. Just received a hand
some line of samples from
one of the best ladies made
to order suit houses in the
East . -
Wanted; At this office a
.mod, i ( liable hoy, who has
had some high school educa
tion, and who wishes to
leirn the printing business.
Permanent position after
learning the work.
Notice: Any oiih wanting
t-t irv those Kentucky win
ter bean for canning purpos
es can et them from J. ft.
Moore. Iieave orders with
(Joiikey Walknr fe Lehman
or with Flukn it Johnson.
For Sale: This i.flico has
! o five column quoi to cha
ses, four eight column folio
clia-es, a small paper cutter
and a Washington hand
press, for sale. These would
be valuable to an' one wish
ing to open a small office and
can be gotten reasonable.
Telephone your job print
ing lo 4121, the Monitor, A
lucky number. Monitor has
seven letters, 4-4 2-1- added
make eleven. Seven come
eleven.
R. E. Duganne
Den tUt
Office over Independence Nation
al Batik, rhune No. 4411
Independence, Oregon
This Woman Can't Shoe a
Horse on a Bet but
JIM MILLIARD CAN
He knows how and is too busy to write
an ad even and we rustled thia one for
him. Read what he savs next week
The Busy Shop
Independence, Oregon
ELECTRIC WIRING AND
Electric Supplies
I am prepared to wire your building
for electric lights, furnish all materials
and prepare you to connect with the
Electric Unlit Company. Write me or
phone 4021 and I will call on you.
STORE AND SUPPLY HO'JGE LOCATED ON THE
East Side of
Main Street
JAMES M. JONES
Independence Oregon
WHY HOT USE HOME PRODUCTS?
Prize Peach Flour
At All Grocers
Try the PEACH for
Hard Wheat
TOM & BILL
Headquarters for Cigars
Tobacco, Confectionery,
, Soft drinks, etc.
I)on t forjiet tin
i DOIJ REMO
five cent cigar
Located on C street
Oregon Agricultural College
This grent institution opena its doors
for the fall semeatcr on September 20.
Courses of instruction include: Gen
eral Agriculture, AKronomy, Animal
Husbandry, Dairy Huntandry, Bacteri
ology, Botany and I'lant Pathology,
Poultry Husbandry, Horticulture, En
tomology, Veterinary Science, Civil
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, Mining Engi
neering, Highway Engineering, Domes
tic Science, Domestic Art, Commerce,
Forestry, Pharmacy, Zoology, Chemin
try, I'hysicB, Mathematics, English
Language and Literature, Public Speak
ii.g, Modern Languages, HiBtory, Art,
Architecture, Industrial Pedagogy,
Physical. Education, Military Science
and Tbctici, and Muic.
Catalogue and illustrated literature
mailed free on application. Address,
Registrar, Oregon Agricultural College,
Corvallis, Oregon.
School Year Open September 20
IF YOU
Want a Cook
Want a Clerk
Want a Purtner
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Want a Servant girl
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Want to Sell Town Lots
Want to sell your groceries
Want to Sell your Hardware
Want Customers for Anything
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DREXLER AND ALEXANDER
Dealers in
General Merchandise
We have a complete line of ladies dress goods
on hand at bed rock prices. Se i them before
Buying.
The SelzShoe for men, the Buster Brown shoe
for Children and the White House shoe for
women make satisfied customers of those who
buy these quality shoes.
Always a Very Coirplete Line of Groceries
Located Corner Main and Monmouth Streets
Independence, Oregon
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Buildup POLK COUNTY, Oregon
Al work Guaranteed.
Ray Smith's Studio j
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m m jirfpiiri'tl to 1 all kiml 'f
Portrait and View Work
(ilso do iuiiutt'iir ih'Vi'lopi njj; find
finishing. Your ntroiiiire
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SPAULOING LOGGING CO.
Di:AIJ;leS IN
Lumber and Building- Material
We are EXCLUSIVE AGENTS for the
famous MALTH0ID ROOFING, recog
nized as the best on the market for gen
eral purposes.
In connection with our roofing we es
pecially rail your attention to the ELAS
TIC ROOF COATING, a roof paint of tx
trc quality, for which we are the exclu
sive agents
Yards ccated on Second and Monmouth Streets
Independence, Oregon
THE JUINGLES
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On Mo iimoui li iSt. between
Scconr.l nn: Vhircl Street.
Just open to the j.ujl.'c. K.aL served in FARMERS STYLE with
as good as the market afTordi. Cive us a trial and be convinced.
I Alenl
Mrs.
1'RYOUR HOP TICKETS
We Guarantee Satisfaction in Everything
Brinjr i'1 Your Printing Before You
Are Entirely Out. WeUkcTime,
STEAM LAUNDRY
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Independence, Oregon
on C Street
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