MONITOR
VOL. 1
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1912
NO. 1
INDEPENDEMC
PROPERTY IS
SELLING HERE
New Houses to be Built
in Independence
BUILDING CLAUSE IN EFFECT
Everv Lot Sold, on Main
Must Have House on
it, or Started Inside
of One Year
"Mrs. Martha A. Hill has placed
a proviso in the two blocks on
Main street which have been plat
ted for sale, that every lot pur
chased shall have a house built
upon it inside of one year. The
result is that this property takes
an added va'ue because every
purchaser realizes that the prop
erty adjoining is not to be kept
for speculation but must be im
proved. In the last few weeks
considerable land has been sold
in this addition and other addi
tions owned by Mrs. Hill.
Mrs. Miles Porterfield pur
chased a desirable lot on the cor
ner of this building restricted
district on south Main street and
will build a fine residence there
at once. Dane J. Purvine pur
chased one of these lots, just op
posite the city water system, and
has the new residence he expects
to occupy already under way,
H e is placing a full basement un
der the property and the plans
and specifications show it to be a
modern bungalow with six rooms,
hot air furnace, toilet, bath and
all modern conveniences. The
building when complete will rep
resent an outlay of about $1800.
Other property sold by Mrs.
Hill are one lot just -east of the
high school to Mrs. Vena "Golf
Wood, who will build a new resi
dence on the property; a lot ad
joining the present home of Bur
res Estes which Mr. Estes ex.
pects to build on this summer or
fall, and a lot sold to a Portland
party near the high school build
ing on which a residence i3 to be
built this summer.
All of the new residences being
erected in the Hill addition are
late style property and will be or
naments to the town.
or town aoout two weeKs a go or
more, went over to Boise, letan
I old acquaintance, Amax B oth, a
young and charming uiiy, with
whom he iiad become on close
tpeakintr terms while she was
visiting with her friends, Mr. and
Mrs. Huff, about a year ago, con
vinced her that this climate was
the best on earth, and slipped
back here last Thursday with her
as his wife, and no one was any
the wiser. They are making
their new home on the hop ranch
which Wright is running.
The young lady is well liked by
those who know her and what
the editor af the Monitor cannot
understand is how Wright con
vinced her that he was the one
for her, but then this world is a
strange old world and a woman
is certainly hard to understand.
We wish them every 'joy, and
may their lives be as bright as
the brightest day in June and
their wedded life one continued
round of pleasure.
NEW PRODUCTS RAISED
Rev. Dunsmore Brings Home
Seeds from the Holy ,
Land Planting them
Rev. Dunsmore, who made an
extended trip through the holy
land last year, brought back with
him some mementos of his trip,
and among his belongings were
a few pods of Egyptian and Pal
estine peas. These he secured
through his guide, a camel cara
van coming along with one of
the varieties for market, he
asked the guide to get him a few.
He brought them back to Oregon
and this spring planted them in
his garden at the Presbyterian
parsonage. He has two rows of
them there and they are strong
healthy, thrifty plants and the
pea pods are. now well matured.
They probably produce beter in
Oregon, especially in this rich
Independeuce soil, than they do
in their native country. They
are worth looking at and we
would suggest that when you
have a few hours off just walk
around that way to see the new
plant Rev. Dunsmore also has
six beech trees and six hickory
trees growing in his yard, and is
much interested in them.
Eggs go as far as cash for gro
ceries at Fluke & Johnsons.
IS MARRIED IN BOISE
Wright Portei field Brings Home
Wile Thursday
Wright Porterfield slipped out
Mrs. Linnie (iarrett (Jarl, a
dramatic interpreter and humor
ous impersonator will be in Inde
pendence Friday evening to give
an entertainment. She will give
her entertainment in tho M. E.
church and will be assisted by lo
cal talent. She is reported by
the press to be very good and it
would pay those who wish to
have a good evenings entertain
ment to hear her. An admission
pf 25 cents will be charged.
BUSY BALING
W. F. Campbell Doing
Much Work, Has
Big Grew
0L0 PIONEERS
IN A REUNION
Honoring Old Time Polk
County Resident
PRES. CAMPBELL PRESIDES
Maggie and Allie Butler as
Hostesses Surpass All
Expectatons as all
Reports Tell
Maggie and Allie Butler enter
tained about twenty-seven of the
old pioneers of Monmouth and
vicinity on their lawn in Mon
moutn, on lhursaay the occa
sion being the return of Mary
Roher Rusk and husband from
Indianapolis, Indiana, after an
absence of twenty-two years
Mrs. Rusk had many friends
when she lived here and those
old friends were assembled to
meet again. Pres. P. L. Camp
bell, of the State University, oc
cupied the chair of honor as
toastmaster, while J. B. V. But
ler, Orville Butler, Chester V.
Murphy, Luther Ground and
many others made up the merri
ment that was part of the big re
union. A table laden with edi
bles, on which were piled chick
ens like fresident (Jampbell
helped steal in his younger days,
pies such as the Butler sisters on
ly can make, salads and trim
mings of every kind, was the
side features that Jay Butler
sighed and smiled to see, sighed
to think he could eat no more,
smued to think he could eat as
much as he did
fast run of a special train from
Yaquina to Albany last night to
bring Chas. M. Winant, of New
port, to this city for an operation
ior appendicitis, tailed to save
Winant's life, for he died in St.
Mary's Hospital early this morn
ing. The train reached Albany at
9:45 last night, but Winant's con
dition was such that an operation
could not be attempted, and he
died soon after midnight.
Winant had been a resident
of Newport for 30 years. He is
survived by a widow and three
children.
Winant had been a member
of the Albany lodge of Elks for
several years, and the lodge will
attend the funeral at Newport in
a body, having secured several
special cars to be attached to the
regular excursion train. Orego
nian. Mr. Wiant was known to
many living at Independence and
the death came as a surprise here.
FINE BUSINESS
BLOCKS HERE
Now Under Construction
on Main and C Sts.
ALL CEMENT AND BRICK TOO
Independence Needs Every
Building Now Under
Way and Could use
a Few More
A FINE BUILDING
to Occupy Same
September 1
style the table was all spread and
everything was there before you
with none of the fancy frills of
society tiring courses, with a sip
W. F. Campbell started out here and a bite there and noth
about two weeks ago with his mg filling. Undertaker Henkle
hay baler and has about two was present with those old pio-
weeks run ahead of him. He neers, but his services were not
was in the first of the week and
in a conversation with the editor
of the Monitor stated "The qual
ity of the hay this year is fine,
practically all has been saved and
the quantity is larger than in an
average year." He commenced
Saturday for McLaughlin on the
Hirschberg farm north of town,
where they have about 400 ton to
put up. The best he had baled
up to Monday produced about
two and a quarter tons to the
acre, and this hay he stated was
extra quality and would probably
bring close to $10 to the ton. It
was vetch, oats and wheat com
bined. Saturday forenoon they
baled 25 ton of hay. Their out
fit consists of 19 men including
the cooks. They have five teams
with the outfit. There is an
increasing yield of hay planted
around Independence each year
and the result is that the farms
are being enriched from this class
of farming.
needed, and how he got there
was a mystery, but Chet has
happy faculty of moving in mys
terious ways when good things
to eat are in sight.
M. J. B. Coffee sells better than
any other Why? Ask Fluke &
Johnson.
ODD FELLOWS BLOCK
Asa Taylor has the walls of
his new 33 by 90-foot store build
ing on C street about up. This
building is to be of cement and
will be well furnished so as to
make a model store for general
.mercantile" business or any pur
pose desired. The property will
be for rent when completed.
The Independence Seed & Feed
Company have their new ware
house on Main street completed
Jones & weatnerDee are the hay. This warehouse iS
large enough to hold a large quan
tity of baled hay and has a ce
ment floor and is made dark so
as to protect the hay from bleaching.
During the last few weeks con
siderable has been done prepara
tory to establishing a new boiler
at the creamery. The new en
gine room is up nearer the street
and a cement foundation was
mane in which to put the new
machine. The old boiler has
been abandoned. It was a ten-
horse proposition and their in
creased business has forced them
to get a boiler of larger capacity
and better make, so the new one
was established a few days ago
and commenced being used about
the first of the week. Mr. El
dredge has built up a magnificent
business at his creamery and will
probably have to make arrange
ments to enlarge the plant in the
course of a short time.
The new fifteen foot building
on (J street of J. b. Looper s lor
Nelson's Meat market is nearing
completion and the market will
be moved into the buil ding in a
few days. This building will
make an up to date location for
the C street meat market and is
quite an improvement to the
town.
The Conkey, Walker & Lehman
Store to be Enlarged
by Big Balcony
This week sees the marble
front being placed in the new
Hirschberg building on Main
street. This building when com
pleted will be one of the most at
tractive and well built structures
in the valley. While it is but one
story high, the foundation was
laid to build three stories on this
building and the property on the
corner of Main and Monmouth
in oio pioneer streetg back to the alley, when
the occasion demanded the im
provement.
The new building is to be occu
pied September 1st, with a full
line of ladies' and gentlemen's
clothing, dry goods and furnish
ings, and the stock has been or
dered and is .expected to be ready
to open as soon as the carpenters
and masons have their part of
the work out of the way.
Mr. Weatherbee has already
arrived in Independence from
Eugene, where he formerly was
in the same line of business, and
the new building is being built
by Mr. Hirschberg according to
the plans and specifications de
sired by the tenants who will oc
cupy the same. Misses Kate and
Grace Jones, who are associated
with Mr. Weatherbee in the bus-
sively, the grass, weeds, and
shrubbery cut out and the place
made very attractive. The prop
erty belongs to the Denlinger
heirs, and Verd Hill, who is
guardian of the boy, made ar
rangements to have the place
painted up. porches added and
the building raised. The Mon
itor prophesies that Mrs. Duval
will make the place as much
sought after as it was in the for
mer days.
J. S. Cooper has the plans and
specifications all completed and
contractors are now figuring on
a new residence on his property
on C street. The present build
ing will be removed to other
property and Mr. Cooper wil
erect an eleven room residence
to cost ' in the neighborhood of
$5000. The building will be one
of the best in this part of the val
ley and a great credit to Inde
pendence. All modern conven
iences will be added to make the
building all that is desired. Mr,
Cooper has a choice location fac
ing the north 'and east on
street, and the president of the
Commercial Club feels that he
cannot afford to let others do al
the improving.
NEW PROFESSOR BUILDS
Dr. Clarence True Wilson, for
merly pastor of one of the Port
land churches, preached in the
M. E. Church in this city last
Sunday morning. In the evening
he gave his temperance lecture.
Rev. Wilson is a pleasing talker,
a man of fine address and appear
ance and holds his andience with
his logical thought and reasoning
powers.
iness, are old time Independence g jjgg pgjf j( pyfyrg nf
novnlo qii will havonn Qrmain. I T
Baptist Social a Success
Ice cream and cake was served
at Mrs Bascue's millinery parlors
on L. street last baturday by the
aid society of the Baptist church
The editor of the Monitor is in
formed the ladies did fairly well
in a financial way.
To Build at Peedee
A. G. Byers expects to leave
in a few days to do some carpen
ter work ont on the Peedee. G.
N. Newton, who has a farm in
that section, is preparing to have
a fine new home built there and
Mr. Byers stated to the editor of
the Monitor that the building
when complete would have eight
rooms and would be a well ar
ranged and comfortable dwelling,
making a very attractive appear
ance trom his farm. Harry La
cey will have his hop houses over
hauled, remodeled and repaired
during the time Mr. Byers is out
on the Peedee.
The trustees of the I. O. O. F.
Lodge have decided to improve
the inside arrangement of the
Conkey, Walker & Lehman store
and let the contract a few days
ago for the putting in of a bal
cony nine feet wide and 70 feet
long, along the full length of the
north side of the dry goods de
partment of their store. The
stock of merchandise of this firm
has been increased to such an ex
tent that more room became a
necessity and the only method
open was to utilize the upper sec
tion of the building, which can
be done only by a balcony. This
improvement is in keeping with
the development of Indepen
dence on every side, and when
the work is finished and the i
stock arranged the Conkey-Walk
er store will be much improved
in appearance and arrangement.
tance when the store opens that
will be invaluable to the new
firm.
A large balcony is being placed
in the Dunning so as to give pien
ty of room for the suit and cloak
department of the store, and
large, deep, modern windows are
being built for decoration and dis
play purposes. The building will
be furnished throughout with
the very best material and in the
very best manner, and Indepen
dence will receive much benefit
as a result of this new firm com
ing here to locate
IPS A HEALTHY TOWN
Independence
Visitors Come Here
and Leave Weil
Sick
frof. r . u. Lhute, the new
teacher, who will have charge of
the Independence schools the com
ing year, after looking over the
own decided to build and become
one of us. He started on a new
modern bungalow close to the
school house and with the assis
tance of J. E. Caldwell is doing
some fine carpenter work on the
building. They secured the plans
from California and are followin g
the plans to the letter. The build
ing will be roomy inside, the
main building being 27 by 28,
with an addition 12 by 14, and an
extended porch in the front. It
will be furnished with all modern
Mrs. Chute
conveniences.
is
Mrs. Schaffer, while coming to
Independence Monday evening
on the motor, had the. door to
close in some manner so as to fas
ten on one of her fingers, en
tirely severing it. Only the fore
part of the finger was taken off,
it not severing the bone. Dr.
Mclntire was called to dress the
wound.
Henry Van Wert and Ira How- staying in Salem, but will move
ard and family of South Dakota, to Independence to make her
who were camped on the Hill home soon the new building
property in the north part of . , , , , , .
I ; maim-.! rv rl trnn Hit -F-w snni
town for about two months, left a '" " '"U'1U1
last week for Newport for a sum. pancy
mer vacation at the sea shore,
Tho
I IIU
Jungles Opened
Chas, M. Winant, Dead
Albany Or., July 26. -The
and from there they will go to
California for the winter, expect
ing to spend a year before re
turning to bouth Dakota. While Mrs. D. M. Duvall has just
here they became great friends of opened a boarding house on Mon
the Dickinsons, and stated on mouth street in the old location
leaving that they liked it around used by Mrs. D. M. Hodgins
Independence better than in any years ago for the same purpose.
part of the country they had visi- This place formerly was the
ted. They came here in very drummer's resort in Indeoen-
poor health and left perfectly
well and consequently feel that
this climate is a kind of a foun
tain of youth to them.
dence and was continually kept
full of boarders and lodgers.
Mrs. Duvall has had the place re
fitted and remodeled quite ex,ten-
STUNT PABTY
CITIZENS ENTERTAIN
STUDENTS AT
NORMAL
The citizens of the town of
Monmouth and the students at
the Summer Normal came togeth
er and had a very successful eve
ning at a Stunt party, Thursday,
The reception was held in the
Normal Assembly Room and was
given Dy the citizens to the
students. After the reception,
the Stunt program was made the
main feature of the evening.
The state was divided off accord
ing to counties and each county
had a reprseentative to give some
feature entertainment. These
features were all impromptu af
fairs and very interesting.
One of the students in report
ing the party to the editor of the
Monitor stated, "the party was
the one great social feature of the
Normal session and all reported a
real enjoyable time."
The Monmouth Band furnished
lively music for the occasion.
OILING STREETS HERE
Crude Oil Makes Dustiess
Streets in Independence
Independence is taking on
quite a decided better appearance
as a result of the oiling of sev
eral of the streets of the town
this week. The big auto oiling
machine arrived in the city Mon
day and the first street to be giv
en a coat of the crude petroleum
was Monmouth street, which was
oiled from the Merwin Mix prop
erty west of town to the pave
ment on Railroad street; then fol
lowed C street which" received a
coating for the entire length;
Main street was next visited, and
from the pavement at the corner
of the feed store south to the city
water works the dust was laid.
Several side streets were sprink
led for short distances. This oil
lays the dust for the whole sea
son and is an inexpensive method
of keeping the town clean.
THE SUMMER
NORMAL OUT
Work Finishes Friday for
Summer's Term
ATTENDANCE RECORD BREAKER
Full Corps of Teachers Em
ployed and a Complete
Course of Instruct
ion Outlined
The Oregon State Normal at
Monmouth finishes its first Sum
mer Normal course for teachers
tomorrow under the new organi
zation. The work has been very
successful, so successful in fact
that many of those who came for
the summer institution have de
cided to enter the fall and winter
course of instruction. There
were 153 enrolled duriug the sum
mer, most ot whom were teach
ers of the schools of Oregon.
The regular school work was
given and credits applied for the
work done. This enabled those
who planned on taking the regu
lar course to get credit for the
work done at the summer session.
Outside of the teaching work the
Summer course was just as com-,
plete in detail as the regular
course during any term. The
training school could not be kept
up as the young children could
not be kept in school during the
summer months with any degree
of success.
The work was conceded to
be ths most successful summer
term ever held at Monmouth and
it is believed compares favorably
with the work of any Summer
Normal course in the State In
numbers there were just a few
ess th?.n the combined attend-
at the O. A. C. and University of
Oregon this year.
It is believed that the Sum
mer work will have a very decided
effect in bringing a larger atten
dance to the school at the open
ing of the fall term. The regu-
ar Normal faculty was in charge
of the work and the teacherswere
H-Ackerman, Pres., J. B. V.
Butler, V. P. Misses Parrot, Ben
ton, Fridd, Shearer, Harlan, and
West, Profs. Ostein, A. B. Bon-
ant, T. H. "Gentle, E. S. Even-den.
Many local items and several
news notes of interests were
omitted this week owing to the
ack of space.
FELL WITH PLATFORM
Charles Durrell Hurt Seriously
at Krebs Yards
Charles Durrell, who was
employed at the Carmicheal hop
yard, generally known as the
Krebs yards, was working on the
platform leading from the hop
houses to the warehouse, when
section of the platform 8 by 10
feet gave way and fell with him
to the ground a distance of 22
feet. He received several bad
bruises and for a time it was
feared some broken bones but is
reported mending. The acoident
happened Tuesday, July 23. Dr
Ketchum was called to attend to
him and reports him getting
along nicely.
Young Man Dies
Erwin Pease, a young ma
who formerly lived betweenJ.
dependence and Monmouth, jMjed
last Thursday of tubercuC,-3
Mr. Pease had worked at the',
newspaper business for several
years, giving it up last March
when he returned to his home in
such bad health that he was com
pelled to abandon the profession
for the time being. The re
mains were taken to iNewberg
and the funeral services conduc
ted from the M. E. Church of
that place.
He was a yonng man of good
habits, excellent character, good
education and ability and had
many friends.