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i INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS T he polk C ounty P ost SECOND SECTION Entered as second class matter March 26/1918, at the postofhee at Independence, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. VOLUME 11. NUMBER 2. INDEPENDENCE, OREOON, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1919. CLYDE T. ECKER, EDITOR FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT (1919) OF THE CITY TREASURER Tobacco is getting so high in price that even us well-to- do fellows can’t afford to snfoke it. Independence, Oregon, March 31, 1919. To tlie Honorable Mayor and City Council 01 the City of Independence, Oregon. Gentlemen: 1 submit the following as my report as City Treasurer for the quarter ending March 31, 1919: Although Mr. F. E. Young was acting City Treasurer to about Feb ruary 1919 he made no report later than January 1, 1919. I have included in this report all items from January 1, 1919 as shown by the bank books. 1 find that there has been no Treasurer’s Itooks kept for several yeurp unu. there is no records of the City s financial affairs other than bans statements, i have worked up a set of City books from January 1, i j u to siurt with, as there was no city records. , 1 have been told that the City General Fund borrowed $1,500.00 from two of the other funds. 1 have been unable to find what funds this money was tuken from. Although the Council ordered this amount of money transferred back, nothing has been done and no transfer made. 1 find that there has been no bond record of any kind ever kept and with the help of Recorder 11. F. Swope 1 huve worked up a complete bond record, llonds and coupons have been paid and very few cancelled. I have cancelled all paid bonds and coupons that I was able to find. 1 find that bonds ,hqye beeu called and the City Treasurer would continue to pay the interest coupons after the date of the call. I am of the opinion these bonds will huve to included in a future call. No record of the var ious calls for bonds have been kept. I was able to find a few calls in old newspapers. Your Street Improvement-bonds were issued July 1 and December 1, 1914 and none of these bonds were paid until July and December 1917. three years aftr their iisue. One-tenth of these bonds should have been paid the tirst year after issue and one-tenth &ych year after. The City hus paid quite an amount of interest that they Should not have paid. There is a deposit with the National Park Bank of New York City, your Fiscal Agent, of $3,150.20. This bank has no instructions as to this amount of money and I um unable to find any records of instructions given them. As near as I can determine there has been called $3,000.00 in Street Improvement bonds, but the bank has never beeu instructed to pay them. I have Written them to use this amount to meet any obliga tions of the City that may be presented to them. That is, the above amount, $3000.00, of these bonds have been called but not paid. All other bonds that have been called have been paid. The following is a list of the various bond issues of the City of In dependence: Street Improvement Bonds July 1, 1914, Interest 6 per cent, payable . July 1 and January 1. Issued for improvement of parts of B, D, E, Second, First and Monmouth Streets. Issue $18, 550.04 Less amount paid $6,050.04 Less amount called but not paid 2,000.00 8,050.04 Mr. Olcott, who wants to be one but not both, will soon know whether he can be just one or both. In the opinion of a million and a half young Americans, America is the best place for Americans. The West used to be prouil of Senator Borah, but re cently he gives many Westerners a pain. How ,time does Hy! In a little while, w e’ll all be won dering what has become of Herbert Hoover. Senator McNary takes an odeasional trip in an airplane. In the opinion of his Oregon friends Mr. McNary makes a better U. S. senator than he does an aviator and advise him to stick to the ground. The Portland Telegram has gone into the closet and brought out the land fraud skeletons. Tho musty in peo ples’ minds they serve the purpose of rattling the political bones. While the victory has been won, it has not been paid for. Americans with a surplus of resources will invest-in gov ernment bonds and perform a great service for their country, assisting it at a time when it is vitally important that every dollar available be placed at the disposal of the nation. Olney Advocates M aking Nation’s Capital a State —Headline. " In this era when new nations are being created and others freed from the yoke of oppression, it is but natural and not unexpected that proposals should be made that the District of Columbia be annexed to the United States. Amount outstanding .......................................................... ...... $10,500.00 Street Improvement Bonds December 1, 1914, Interest six per cent pay able June 1 and December 1. Issued for improvement of parts of C, Sixth and B Streets. Issue ' $15,792.79 Less Amount paid $1,792.79 Less amount called but not paid 1,000.00 2,792.79 Mar. Amount outstanding ................................................................ $14,000.00 Street Intersection Bonds, July 1, 1914. Interest 6 percent payable July 1 and January 1. Issued in payment for improvement of street intersections. Issue $12,000.00 Outstanding ............................................................................... $12,000.00 Street Intersection Bonds, July 1, 1914. Interest 6 percent payable July 1 and January ,1. Issued in payment for improvement of street intersections. Issue $7,910.23 Outstanding ................. $7,910.23 ' Total Street Improvement Bonds ou tstan d in g ......................$23,500.00 . Total City Bonds outstanding ................................................ $33,91023 — — —— — Following are statements of the various City funds and herewith is handed you the cancelled warrants, coupons and bonds listed in these statements. Pardon me for calling to your attention the necessity of an audit of this report. Respectfully submitted, , C W. IRVINE, 1 City Treasurer. GENERAL FUND Jan. 2, 1919 Balance on hand $ 995.71 G Received from Recorder, Cox pool license 20.00 Received from Recorder, Boydston dray license ' 2.50 $1,018.21 Mar. 31, 1919 City warrants paid as per cancelled warrants herewith 859.68 $ 158.53 Mar. 31, 1919 Balance on hand There are n6 outstanding warrants presented for payment, but nog paid for want of funds. Jan. 2, 6 tt » »» ** H 21 ** ft ft It •t tt f% rt W STREET IMPROVEMENT IPAVEMENT) FUND $7,191.56 1919 Balance on hand 27.18 Received from Ethel Tripp 67.22 Marv Shafer 67.22 T. J. Fryer .31.26 F. G. Hewitt 179.90 W. Mitchell 26.41 W. B. Millhousen 36.24 M. W. Mix 74.75 J. N. Jones 13.20 T. J. Sullivan 67.22 J. L. Linn 26.41 Chas. Bascue 40.22 Etta Walker 56.28 M W. Walker 0 67» Verd Hill 134 44 School Dist. No. 29 33.01 F. E. Bodenhelmer NO POLITICAL ISSUE L ondon.—G erm an c ru ilty exercised to w ard th e n a tiv e s Oil h e r form er col onies is outlined In the sta te m e n ts of n ative chiefs tn th e Sam oan Islands, the K atneruns, T ogoland, Southw est A frica, and E ast A frica, in a w hite hook published hy the. colonial oftlce. T he sta te m e n ts show th a t the natives everyw here hope to rem ain n m h r B rit ish rule. In a fow yCrses th e chiefs said they w ere a fra id to sfty an y th in g lest th e ir land he restored to th e G erm ans, who hud th re a te n e d them w ith w h a t they w ould do w hen th e w ar w as over. T ins fear, how ever, fulled to p revent u v ir tually u n anim ous ap p eal fo r reten tio n of th e B ritish tiny:. T h e h o rro rs of th e G erm an rule !n S outhw est A frica, th e w h ite hook says, alread y a re too well know n to require rep etitio n , b u t th e sam e system of ty ran n y w as found In o th er G entian colonies in « g le a te r or less decree. T h e burden ru n n in g tliro u sh all the sta te m e n ts of th e nativ es of Togoland and the K aincn is “ttogging. flog ging, flogging," especially in connec tion w ith forced lab o r dn p lantations. (Monmouth Herald.) There is not much prospect thut the league of nations notion will he a political issue uext year. The thir ty seven senators insisted that the league he amended. The amend ments are accomplished and there is now nothing to differ about. Sen ators Hitchcock and Lenroot debated tlie question last week and their dis cussion was highly ludicrous for both insisted on taking the same viewpoint. It is a grand tiling to be so highly harmonious and when it comes to casting light on tlie path to the hand wagon the average poli tician is a jewel of the first v ater. “ BA D ” CITY IS DEAD H opew ell, Vu.—H opew ell, the “w ick edest city,” w hich «rose out of nothing like a tow n of th e K londike th ree und i h a lf yegrs ago, has died u sadden death. T he g re a t pow der m ills of the Du Fonts, w hich provided sinew s of w ar, ir e being dism antled. F o rty th ousand in h a b itan ts of th e tow n have begun *n exodus. In a few m onths the corn- Selds from w hich the tow n sprang! will be resto red . O nly sto rie s of tlie greut fires of unbelievable vice und pistol duels will survive. T h e E. 1. du P o n t de N em ours Fow le r com pany b u ilt a $75,000,(XX) pow- ie r p la n t and H opewell grow up w ith ;t In a few m onths. D estroyed by Bpe once, It vyps rebuilt. C ornfields told fo r $20,000 an acre. D ance hails, gam bling room s and saloons brought le s p e ja te men in to the tow n. Re- volveis w ere a ptirt of every m an’s equipm ent. A woman did not flare go in th e s tre e ts unescorted. T he old ttrong-arin law of th e W ild W est days prevailed. And now th e in h a b ita n ts ire sc a tte rin g to the fo u r co m e rs of he country. TWINS FOOL DOCTOR Amount outstanding ................................................................ $13,000.00 Refunding Bonds, May 1,1916, 5^2 per cent Interst, payable May 1 and November 1. Issued in payment of Sewer Bonds. Issue $16,000.00 Less amount paid ' 2,000.00 GLAD TO BE FREE 12 15 Esther A.Morgan Caroline Patterson J. S. Cooper J. D. Hibbs A. L. Thomas Independence National Bank B. C. Rockwell Nelson & Henkle J. L. & S. C. Hanna J. L. & S. C. Hanna J. L. & S. C. Hanna C. L. Graves C. W. Irvine Sarah C. Irvine P. M. Kirkland Mrs. W. W. Percival Mrs. W. W. Percival Muhala Wallace J. J. Fenton M. E. Hiltibrand Clara Williams Alice Wellington Ida A. Collins 13.20 30.98 67.22 34.41 33.52 67.59 26.41 34.88 100.51 28.14 13.20 13.20 52.82 33.01 41.04 56.28 67.22 67.22 44.59 33.61 27.18 26.41 26.41 $9,079.99 $ 30.00 Jan. 6, 1919 Paid Coupon nos. 35-9 and 34-9 38-9, 31-9 and 32-9 45.00 29 15.00 " 30-9* 30 500.00 Paid Bond July 1, 1914 No. 13 Feb. 28 500.00 " 14 500.00 " • 15 500.00 . ” 16 500.00 " 17 500.00 " 12 3,090.00 March 31, 1919 Balance on hund $5,989.99 Of the above balance $3,150.20 is on deposit with the National Park Bank of New York City. The balance is on deposit in Independence. Bonds to Uie amount ef $3,000.00 have been called, hut not presented for payment. STREET INTERSECTION BONDS Jan. 2, 1919 Balance on hand Jan. 14, 1919 Paid Jan. 1, 1919 Coupon Bond No. 27 $15.00 Jan. 1, 1919 " 26 and 40 30.00 20 Jan. 1, 1919 " 9-10-11-12 29 13-14-15-16-17 18 19-20-21-22-23-24 300.00 5-6-7-8 $844.41 Boston, M ass.—Tw o nlneteen-year- old b ro th e rs—Jam es R. M iller and E arl W. M iller of C lm dbourn, N. C.— a re th e tw ln n lest tw ins th a t ever h it U ncle Sam ’s m erch an t m arine tra in in g ship here. T h e exam ining surgeon w as the first to he fooled. F irst he exam ined Jam es R. T hen he tu rn ed to h is desk to m ake out his record, ta k in g fo r g r a f t ed th a t Jam es w ould puss to the n ex t room. But he didn’t. H e thought th e re w as m ore to come. And of course he w as exam ined again. “Gosh,” he thought, “they do a p re tty thorough Job h ere.” “E a rl,” said th e doctor, still ta lk ing to Jam es, “you su re a re an im age of your b ro th er.” J u s t then E arl en tered th e room. “I’m through w ith you, Jam es,” said th e doctor, speaking to E arl. “D on’t I get exam ined?” Inquired E arl. And then a*great light daw ned on th e doctor. ONE LOST SHEEP (Springfield, Mass., Republican.) Reports from Puris indicate that the league's constitution is no longer in “its present form.” Every senator except Borah is thus released from his pledge not to vote for it. Borah is hopeless, having said he wouldn’t support a league of nations guaran teed by the Redeemer of mankind. DON’T WORRY. ANN (Kansas City Star.) A Chicago girl posed for two years as a boy, but was finally ordered by a judge to resume girls’ clothing. Honest, judge, I just can’t wear ’em," she protested. Never mind, An nie. You won't have to wear very many of ’em at a time, at least un til tho styles change. And maybe ndt then. THE CHANGE (Boston Globe.) Once the warning was to lay Something by for a rainy day; Now it’s to put something by For the day when all is dry. THE STATE DEBT (Jefferson Review.) According to Alex LaFollett, who knows all about finances, Oregon's per capita debt is $71, far heavier than any other state in the Union. SOMETHING IN A NAME (Buffalo News.) When Mr. James F. Plenty of Pittsburg'received his fourth pair of twins, as he did recently, it seems that a name has a certain sort of a mission after all. WIGRICH Mr. Cox was a week end visitor with his family in Independence. Mrs. Carter, and children visited her (laughter, Mrs. Gilbert Stalling, on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Strawn left the middle of the week for their new home near Toledo. Ernest Chown, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Chown and W. F. Frost visited HOMES FOR SOLDIERS friends in Stayton on Sunday. Ernest Chown, Edwin Me Comas O lym pia, W ash.—P lacin g 5,(XXl,(XX) a c re s of a rid land in th is s ta te under and William Frost attended the Irrig atio n a t a cost of $260,000,000 and dance at Stiver on Saturday night. fa m is h in g w ork fo r th o u san d s of re Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Birkholtz of tu rn e d soldiers and sailo rs Is p a rt of a p lan being w orked out by Gov. Independence visited their daugh E rn e st L ister. Hy th is p lan It Is ex ter, Mrs. R. L. Jewell on Tuesday on pected hom es m ay be m ade for 50,000 Tuesday evening. tu n n ie s . J. M. Cobine nnd Nina and Helen Porterfield visited at the home of Every dog lias his dny nnd the Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Strawn on Tues day evening. kniser has had Ids. W ise u p on tobacco," says B u ck 345.00 March 31, 1919 I^alance on hand $4!>9.41 On July 1, 1919 Bonds Nos. 1 and 2 for $500.00 each will he due and interest coupons to the amount of $.>97.30 will he due on the same date. About one-half of the tax money will he paid in before this date. SEWER REFUNDING FUND $579.38 Jan. 2, 1919 Balance oil hand 579.38 Mar. 31, 1919 Balance on hand On May 1, 1919 Bond No. 3 for $1000.00 will he due and inter« st cou- pons to the amhunt of $385.00 will he due on the same date. About one half of the tax money should he in before May 1. • SIDE WALK FUND Jan. 2, 1919 Balnnre on hand $2V90 Mar. 31, 1919 Balance on hund $28 !J0 There is a warrant endorsed not paid for want of funds for $95.10 outstanding against this fund. *‘A lot of you fel Good taste, sm aller life iswhat lows are cheating chew,longer makes Genuine Grave yourselves out of ly cost less to chew than real tobacco satis ordinary plug. Writ* to faction. T h a t ’s G bn u in b G ravbly what I get out of D A N V I L L E , VA. good old G ravely.” /• r PooUsI • • ihewimt plug. P eyton B ra n d REAL CHEWING PLU G Plug pouched in pouch