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SOME PERT POLITICAL PICK-UPS Stats and County Politics and Some Little News Gathered All Candidates and Parties Treated Alike In This Section and we Take no Dictation From Anyone Here. They are Given to You as They are Told to us King in Charge Judge Will R. King, national committeeman for Oregon and one of Wilson's campaign com mittee has been designated by the democratic national execu tive cemmittee to have charge of Governor Wilson's campaign In the Rockey mountain and the Pacific coast states. Judge King Vim established himself in the western headquarters at Chicago and will operate from that point, carrying on his work through the various national committee' men and the state organizations, Thos. ,W. Brunk has a man up against him by the name of Wal ter Tooze. Walter, Jr., of Dal las, an Attorney and there wili be lively days ahead when the campaign is on in earnest. trol or tne market, tnrongu tne power of monopoly to fix prices, through this exercise of the taxing power. Third. No conspicuoui trust has been efficient enough to maintain long aa against tba independents its proportion of the business of the country without continuing to buy up from time to time it successful competttora Independence Chapter No. R. A. M. Meets every first Friday following full moon of each month. 100,000 Soore Horns Ruls. Liverpool. A great gathering In Bfcerl Park took place Monday to pro teat against home rule. The assembly mimberad not loss than 100,000 who arrived in thre professions. Enthusi asm was unbounded. Adah Chapter No. 34 O. E. S. Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays of each month in the Masonic Hall. Margaret Pomeroy, Secretary. Helen Kirk land. W. M. 400 to Testify In Dynamite Cases. Indianapolis More than 400 wit nesses have been subpsnaed tor tne trial of the 51 labor leaders placed on trial In the federal court here Tues day, oharged with dynamiting and conspiring to transport dynamite across state lines. Valley Lodge No. 42 I. O. O. F. Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M. in their own hall on comer Main and C streets. A. Moore, Sec. O. B. Travis, N. G. Ralph Williams Also Th democrats are not alone with their leader In this section While Will K. Kino- may be at the head in the democratic ranks Ralph E. Williams, a Polk county product, has the witches wand for the Republicans and handles he Tuft campaign like a drum major at a Sunday circus par ade, King will have to watch well if he preserves his equpois against the adroit, and astute Williams and Williams has no Sunday picnic in wrestling from his nibs the Wil son laurels that King has safely lodged beneath his sunny smile. All this leaves out of the running Dr. Coe of Portland who has a "bull moose" charge on hand that shows his teeth like Teddy R. when hunting for big game. County SuperlntendentTalk Thv rlr brv that one Arnold has some pert paragraphs on his ... . lil a f" water wagon ticket ana inai oey mnro will rln more if he has to. They also say that Arnold is also conducting his own compaignin his own sweet way and that he claims he has some chances. Model Encampment No. 35 I. O. O. F. Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays each month in I. O. O. F. Hall. F. L. Hooncr. S. C. W. Henkle, C. P. Notice to Parents All children who will have reached the age of six years on or before February 7, 1918, should enter the primary depart ment before October 11 of this year, as no new class will be formed Jin the primary depart ment until the middle of .the school year. By Order of the Board of Directors. "Honestly, What Are You Running For, the Presidency or For Revenge ?" -From the Nsw Xork Herald. The Situatiot as Seen from a Republican Standpoint Pick Your Choice There are two men in Indepen dence that want the same job and on the ODDOsing tickets. If vnu want a arood representative vote for one of these as the Bull Moosers, have nothing to offer. The Real Serious Man ' There is one candidate who takes his candidacy sfrbusly, He -believes he is the right man for the Dlace and will save the tax navers money. There is no mentioning of names permitted in this case and you nee 1 not ask us for we cannot tell, He beli ves a farmer should run the tax pay ers part of the country, that he can be the watch dog of Polk county hotter than ativ other man he knows and he would take pride in cutting down taxes, prevent ing graft, keeping out petty lar ceny policies, etc, Wf know this is true for his friends have told us so. He might be a politicion but he is not He is a farmer, lie never fit, bled and died for his country but he would if he had thouirht it necessary. He is a good man. H e says so himself and he ought to knov. We coul Veil you what he is and what he wants but then we wont That would be betraying a secret Not a Very Wide Swath. Tl III tl -From the Nsw York World. The Situation from a IVmocratqc Standpoint, Eola Out Again Once upon a time Eola came very near being the capital of the state of Oregon and in those days it was designated as a com ing trade center. Later it got the reputation of being a center for fine stock, hogs, sheep, etc. Later the man who made Eola famous this last time became a candidate for the Legislature and now he is out for the demo cratic votes. He also claims he would not turn down republican votes, socialist votes, prohibition votes and might consider a good Bull Moose vote worthljhaving, TRUTH ABOUT THE TRUST. "Ixpeeted Eoonomm From Combine. tion" Do Not MaUriaiitm Louts D. Krand.lt in Colli;'.) Leaders of the new (tlilrd term) nartv argue that indtiHtrlul iuouoKlits should V localised lest we lose the efflelencv of large scale production and distribu tion. No argument could be more tula- leading. It niajr be safely asserted that In America there Is no Hue of business Id which all or most concerns or Dlanta must be concentrated In order to at tain the alia of Kreatcat efficiency, for. while a business may be too small to be efficient, efficiency does uot grow In definitely with Increasing site. What the moat fllcleut size la can be learned definitely only by experience. The Unit or greatest efficiency Is reached when the disadvantages of size coun terhaiaaca the advantages. The unit of greatest afflclency la exceeded when the disadvantages of site outweigh the advantages. The history of American trusts makes this clear. That history shows: First No conspicuous American trust owes Its existence to the desire for In creased efflcleucy. "Expected econo mies from combination" figure largely In promoters' prospectuses, but they have never been a compiling motive In the formation of any trust. On the contrary, the purpoee of combining baa often been to curb efficiency or even to preserve Inefficiency, thus frustrating the natural law of survival of the Attest Second. No conspicuously profitable trust owes its protlta largely to supe rior efficiency, Some trusts hsve been very efficient, as have some Independ ent concerns, but conspicuous profit have been secured mainly through cou- P A DVERTIS El IF YOU Want a Cook Want a Clerk Want a 1'urtner Want a Situation Want a Servant jtrirl W ant to Sell a Piano Want to Sell a Carriage Want to Sell Town Lota Want to sell your groceries Want to Sell your Hardware Want Customers for Anything Advertise lalndpnu.iic. inouito. Advertising ia the way tosucces: Advertising !ringsin customers Advet tisi'!: Keeps Oistom.rs Advertising inauiei success Advertising is Energetic Advertising ia Plucky Advertising is "I5ii" Advertise or Bust Advertise Strong Advertise Well" AnVKlU'lSr. At Once in THE MONITOR DIRECTORY OF LOCAL LODGES Lyon Lodfcte No. 29 A. F. 6 A. M. Meets every, Saturday on or before the full moon, nd two weeks there after. Claire Irvine, Sec. II, Mattiaon. W. M. Clover Leaf Reba":ah Lodge No. i. o. o. r. Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month in I. 0. 0. F. Hall. Ruth Conkey, Sec. Edith West, N. G Homer Lodge No. 45 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Meets every Monday in their Castle Hall on Main and C streets. J. W. Richardson, K. of R. & S. H. F. Mclnturff, C. C. Independence Camp No. 201 WOODMEN OF THE WORLD Meets First "and Third Fridays of the month in their hall in the Camp bell building on Main street. Clair Thorp, Clerk O. D. Byers, C.C. Notice of Meeting of Board of Equalization Notice ia hereby given that on Monday, the 21st day of October, 1912, tlie board of equalization will meet at the County Court House in the city of Dallas, in j the County of Polk, State of Ore gon, to examine and correct all assessment rolls, to correct all errors in valuation, lots or other property, or incorrectly assessed aa to description or quantity, or where assessed in the name of a person or persons not the owner thereof or assessed under or be j yond the actual cash value there of and to asses a'l lands, lota and other property appearing to have been omitted or that was not assessed. Petitions or applications for re duction of a particular assess ment shall be made in writing, verified by the oath of the appli cant or his attorney and be filed with the board during the first week it is by law required to be in session, and any petition or application not so made, verified and filed shall not be considered or acted upon by the board. Dated September 26, A. D.1912. C. S. GRAVKS, Assessor of Polk County. 9:26-10:17 Advertise in the Monitor , ...... ,.-.-.,- .. - Where Your $ do the work All the news in the Monitor is yours. TOM & BILL, Headquarters for Cigars Tobacco, Confectionery, Soft drinks, etc. Dont forget the DON RE MO five cent cigar Located on C street Independence Circle No. 69 WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT Meets Second and Fourth Fridays W. 0. W. Hall. Independence Lodge No. 212 FRATERNAL UNION OF AMERICA Meets Second and Fourth Wednes days of each month in K. of P. Hall. Ella Hart, Sec. Ida Collins, W. P. Willamette Camp No. 7489 MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA Meets Second and Fourth Wednes days of each month in their own hall in the Whiteaker building on Main street. O. T. Solie, Clerk, O. B. Travis, C. we 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 this one for him. Read what he Bays next week The Busy Shop Independence, Oregon We are Endeavering () TO ESTABLISH THE O "Kum Back" in every customer. Our marked progress during our short time has demonstrated that we aresucceeding to that end. Highestqual ity of service has and will be our motto at all times. However, if you do not find our goods and service up to the highest standard advise us; it is through no lack of intelligent effort on our part but human fallibility. We will always extend the glad hand to any honest "kick." Justice to Us and Courtesy to You Demand It Brown's Pharmacy Why Not Buy You a Farm? If you have property to sell or trade list it with us and we will ad vertise and sell it for you. Fill out the blank below and send it to The R. J. Taylor Co. No. 1. 20 Acres $2OO0. A tract of twenty acres of good land located about four miles south of Inde pendence. All cleared and in cultivation. Good soil and desirable location. No 2 lO Acres $2100 A fine piece of bottom land, of which four acres are in hops. All in cultiva tion. Located near Independence and property that will pay a big interest on the investment. Or will sell fo$ 700 a tract of about 8 and a hnlf acres from this. Only part required down, balance I on long time payments. No 3. 133 A $12,500 This tract lies 4 miles south of Inde pendence on them-iin Albany road. 5o acres under plow, bala ice pasturage and fine oak timber. $5000 worth of wood on property. No waste land. Fam ily orchard of 2 1-2 acres, and 4 1-2 acres Newton pippin apples four years old. new eight room house, hot and cold water, new barn and other buildings, 2 wells, spring, gas engine and 100 gallon tank. Besides there is the following personal property, 50 head of goats, 2 cows, 8 heifers, 16 hogs, 1 team 1 wag on, 1 buggy, plow, disk harrow, rake, mower, 1 horse cultivator, cream seper- ator and small tools. Hay in the barn. Terms one half cash, balance or time. No 4 90 acres $8500 This is a fine tract of well cultivated land located two miles from Monmouth. Good house and barn, wells, etc. Well improved. 45 acres in prunes. All in cultiuation. No. 8 8 1-2 acres for f3150 A good piece of property one mile 'Hit of Independence, including all the household funiture stock, etc. 1 .and is all in cultivation. No. 9 147 acres at $30 per acre This property is located about three miles from Monmouth, has fair build ings, Plenty of oak and fir timber Run ning water, A dandy place to raise stock. Good soil. No 13 70 acres for $4000 This tract is all fenced, 25 acres in cultivation, 25 bearing fruit trees, Six room house, barn, granary, wells, etc. No. 17 98 Acres it $30 per Acre Good 8 room house, barn, granary, fenced. All in cultivation. Well locat ed, about 8 miles from Independence. Will sell for cash or will take Indepen dence property in trade. Our Sale Contract I have this day appointed R. J. Taylor to sell for me my property described below and if he sells the same cr causes the sale of the said property I will allow him 5 of the sale price for his labor, advertising, etc, Description if farm -Acres, Acres cultivated, Timber .Room house, foot Barn, Chicken house,. Sheds, Wat er, Miles to School,.,.- to town, Terms. Remarks. Dated this day of. .1912. .Owner The following personal property included No. 18 2 1-2 Acres $3,000 Located in Corvallis. This property a good four room house, barn 26 by 20 new wood shed, chicken house and chick en park, smoke house, 2000 strawber ries. 100 logan berries, 50 mammoth black blackberries, 10 cherry trees. All in cultivation, city water. Only one half mile from college. Will sell 'for cash or will trade for farm property near Independence, No 20 120 Acres $13,000 This is one of the best improved prop erties in Polk county. Good clay loam soil, all fenced and cross fenced, all in but 10 acres of oak timber, good well at barn and house, springs, 7 room house and barn 39 by 48 with 20 foot posts, granary, wagon sheds, chicken house, horses, 8 jersey cows, 18 head hogs, new wagon, hack, carriage, cream sep arator, drag, mower, rake, cultivator, 5 ' arrows, 2 plows, chickens, every thing but house hold goods. Fine fam ily orchard. 3 miles from Independence and half mile from school. No. 21 50 Acres $5000 Near Harrisburg, river bottom land, fine for hops or potatoes, all cleared but 15 acres fir and maple timber, all level and under fence, small ofchard and ber ries, two living springs, private lane, 2 acres prarie, 5 room house, wood shed and wagon shed, chicken house, grana ry, barn, etc. On gravelled road, R. F. D. half mile to school, 3 miles to Co. burg, 7 to Harr'vsburg. No. 22 6.40 Acres $1800 Half mile from Monmouth, 3 room house, rustic, new, new barn 14 x 24. chicken house, well, 5 ton hay, 24 chick ens, new plow, jersey cow, house and buKyl acre garden, all clearnd and fenced $800 down R. J. TAYLOR CO. DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF REAL ESTATE INDEPENDENCE OREGON