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About Independence monitor. (Independence, Or.) 1912-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1912)
THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR Independence is the center of attraction, and their (loirs are coming here. Every one DREXi S-1 fvj U Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County, Oregon on Thursday. This is a busy old town and everybody knows it. Dealers in Entered as Second Class Mutter August 1, 1912 at the Post Office at Inde pendence, Polk County, Oregon, Under the Act of March 3, 1879. G. A. Hurley, Publisher & Proprietor Subscription Rates: One Year Independence, Oregon, Thursday, August 29, 1912 Effect of Electrifying the Willamette Valley The electric nulroad through Independence shou'd be received without opposition and every man, woman and child should rejoice in its advent into their community. The expeiience of all communiiies receiving guch roads in that the district through which they build receives great benefit. Property advances in price and the large acreage is cut up and made more pr d active. Farm life becomes more enjoyable and the rural school i& improved, thus making educational facilit ien better. With the cominc of the electric road the farmer can attend his business in tho ciy, return to the farm with his purchases, and not be troubled with i hitching or unhitch ing his horses His children can go to the high school in the larger town by electric train and return home in tima . for supper, thus getting almost i good school service as the children of the town. The building of the Oregon Electric lines intfl every section of the Willamette Valley is but one of the coming great advantages for Independence and the section imme diately surrounding us. The , their whole West side line is looked and the combination of intimate connection between within a radius of twelve and ley, Lewisville, liuen'a Vista, along between thi town and come closely connected with of their trading vill bo done An indication of what will follow is the announcement of the logan berry culture just north of the town where two large farms have been purchased within the last month, and preparations are being made to pluce the whole of the tracts into fruit. This is just the starting of the in dustry development of this section.' Strawberries, mam moth blaok berries, cherries in quantities, dairying will raising will be an industry and dening i feature in the course time. We wish to state that this would he very lo v in com ing if it were not for the railroad development that hai been announced and which means an eaiy market to the larger towns. There is land surrounding support a population of 10,000 tho whole of this land was properh cultivated. The mar keting of the products brings the land to a productive val ue on a uiversineii natis and i produce this result. . jn the early days ot the Willamette valley the stage line was tho .inly means of conveyance and the products raised were mainly those that could be driven to market. Later the boats along the Willamette came into existance 1 . - 1 . - 1 i 1 ' ' I aiiu general iurming ami siock tensive but only in large tracts. Then tho stHltn railroad found its vr through the valley on both sides of the Wil lamette, and the acreage WMS 'livid d up and a medium size farm became practical. Now the electric lines are miking an a i lilional cli int. Tne fanns ;iro bung ni vde into small tracts and in live yearn time w will hardly re alize the change thai has come over the country. Time is no getting a vay from this li'ilo quotation, ''Transportation is the life or death of comineici il industry. " He reasonable, don't raise time :i farm hells in your sei ti.M. lu a f;iir est i in ite on your property and then sell wm-n you ga your prict-. If you hav" 1( acres why notse!l part ..fit and make room for in no families. A man s-iid, "There are prudence t'liin in hiiv In. had when on coioider Oregon on th, H poidt. vV'i' ae loo lllsy to ftH (ill) eueyel.ip.M!i.i "'iiiiiN eIHonals .'11 iiiti.ii ... 1 1 1 . to you as if w.. were tilling wind. Th it women s ciub is needed inthiseilv A f...r i.., hopharvestis ovent we hope the. m..-t attractive will W(M1I. . , ... . 1 .., . . , . . in. tm b e and ..art a city beautiful in l,,der,nd, nee. Salem has a cherry fair, Portlnud hasher rose festival anil Pendleton lun her round op, bur I u lesjviijVic is sit isfied with her hop harvest days of nisiX . T j , . 1 cake should bake one hour in a An Independence girl who, went out picking hops I very slow oven, nuts may be one day this week, says the ant thai bit her on the ankle! used in cake if preferred. Line was no gentleman. cake pan with wrapping-paper 'greased with butter. Loganberries are to I e another feature industry to t en-1 WJlite Cake-One cup butter, ter around Independence- $1.50 Strictly in Advance Southern Pacific, electrifying another feature not to be over the two means a close and every farm and this town fourteen miles. Kings Val and the little settlements al the coast at Newport will be Independence and a great part here. and other fruits will be raised become more extensive, hog this section will find gar of a very short period of Independence adequate to people in Independence if no railroad is a necessity to raising neeamo more ex die inico of your hi ml every more (jue looking women in etiv in O'O'iu." Tnai'-t hh ha tho ivcm'd in the U. 8 UilV l.cdunary sill In. I ,md i it.,- ihu we.'K. Aeju.stt.uk jou what, we knew in plain SECOND WEEK OF GOOD RECIPES Watermelon Cake White part: cups fluor, two teaspoons baking 2 cups white sugar, 1 of butter, powder, flavor to suit. Bake in a 3 and one-half of flour, whites of loaf or use four eggs in place of 8 eggs 2 teaspoonsful baking five whites and bake in layers powder. for jelly or cocoanut. Red part-1 cup red sugar, one- Chocolate Pie-Four table half of butter one-third sweet spoons grated chocolate, one milk, 2 of flour, whites of four pint boiling water yolks of two eggs, 1 teacup raisins not chop- egg two tablespoons corn starch, ped, 1 teaspoonful baking pow- five tablespoonsful sugar. Pre- der- pare the same as custard and Pork Cake 3J cups flour, 1 cook until thickened. Bake a cup each molasses, sugar, raisins, crust, put in the filling, cover currants, fat pork and boiling top with meringue made with water, chop the fat of pork un til you cau no longer pee lumps, measure, pour upon it the boil ing water and allow to stand. J teaspoon ful soda, J teaspoonful cloves, J teaspoonful cinnamon. Put the molasses, sugar, eggs, soda and spice all together, thor oughly beat, add the fruit, pork, and water, lastly the flour. When beaten well put in pans and bake slowly 2 hours. Use nutmeg as it increases the flavor. This recipe is splendid. Tilden Cake-1 cup buttr, 2 of sugar, 1 of sweet milk, 3 of flour, one- half cup corn starch, 4 eggs, 2 teaspoonsful baking powder, 2 of lemon extrac t. Hayes Cake 1 cup sugar, one half cup butter, 3 eggs well beat en, level teaspoon soda stirred in one-half cup sour milk, 2 small cups flour, flavor with lemon; bake in small dripping pan one half hour. This is always elected for second term. Pink and White Cake 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar beat to a cream, 1 cup milk, 1 cup corn Btarch, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder well sifted with the flour, whites of 6 eggs beaten stiff. Stir all together, This makes 5 layers. Separate enough to make 2 layers and add to it 1 teaspoonful of fruit coloring. Filling and frosting: Whites of 2 eggs beaten stiff, add granula ted sugar, confections or candies, and extract of orange. Devil Cake 1st part. 1 cup dark brown sugar, one-Mf cup sweet milk, 2 cups flour, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon soda. 2nd part 1 cup grated choco late, two-thirds cup brown sugar, one-half cup sweet milk, 1 tea spoonful vanilla. Cook until a thick custard and pour into the first part while boiling hot. Cream, if you make a layer cake. Three-fourths pint rich milk. 2 teaspoons of corn starch, 1 cup granulated sugar, flavor with ba nana or any flavoring you wish. Coffee Cake-One cupful of coffee, strong, 1 cup sugar, one cup lard or butter, (lard is best) I cup raisins, one-half cup syrup, one egg, three cups flour, 1 tea spoon cinnamon, allspice and cloves. 1 nutmeg, J teaspoon soda ' Blackberry Jam Cake Three eggs, one cup sugar, one cup jam or one lialf cup jelly, one ne half cup sour cream or a lit tle more than one half cup sour milk, one half cup butter and more if milk is used, two cups flour, one teaspoon soda, one tea spoon baking powder, one tea spoon cinnamon, one teaspoon nutmeg. Chocotate may be used in place of jam Cream Cake Three eggs, one c jp sugar, one and three fourths cups fflour, one tablespoonfu! water, two teaspoonsful baking powder, flavor to t'.ste. Cream fvr filling -On;' and ri half em a milk, one hfuf cup a icrar, butter m.o cf eng. two tr.ble spoonsful of cornstarch, one half teaspoon fuT of lemon or van illa. -otte r-ruit Lake Une cup ra TV-' ona cf tor mo Masses, one halt cup of butter, joneeupof stro, co'Xe, t-ggs. I four cups of Aim-, one he tping 'teaspoon of soda, dissolve soda in molasses; one tables poontul of cloves, one ixniml of raisins, one fourth pound of citron. This milk, whites five eggs, three the white of the eggs or when cold cover with whipped cream. Lemon Pie For one pie take 1 large lemon, yolks of two eggs, 1 cup of sugar, one-half cup of cold water, 1 teaspoonful of but ter; use the whites for the top covering. Cookies One and one-third cups of lard or butter, two cups sugar, three eggs, three-fourths cup sweet milk, two teaspoonsful of baking powder; flour to roll thin; season to taste. Let cook ies get entirely cold before put ting away. Pinoche 10 cent's worth of tiKOwn sugar, enough milk to melt it, a piece of butter the size of a walnut. Boil until it will thicken when tried in water; take off stove, put in nuts and flavor, then boat till thick; then smooth out on a dish and cut before too cold. Marshmallows Put two table spoonsful of Knox's Gelatine to soak in six tablespoonsful of cold water at the "same time you put two cups of sugar on the stove with enough water to melt. Boil the syrup until it hairs plen tifully or makes a soft ball in cold waterj Then stir the boil ing syrup into the dissolved gela tine and beat for a few minutes. Have the white of one egg well. Stir into the white of egg about a teospoon of vanilla. Then beat it until it gets so thick and sticky that yon can hardly beat it any longer. Have a pan well sugared with powdered sugar. Pour the candy into this pan anj set to cool. When well set pull candy out in a sheet on a sugared paper and cut into eqtares sugar ing each side. Be sure to do lots and lots of beating. v Two Hour Bread. Yeast One dozen medium sized potatoes, boiled and mashed, save potato water adding warm water to make 2 quarts. Strain, add ta blespoon salt. In 1 cup of sugar and 1 pint of warm water dissolve 1 cake of magic yeast. When thoroughly dissolved, add to the warm, not hot, potato water 1 cup of flour. Keep this in a warm place until light. Ready after 24 hours. Salad One egg, butter tize of a filbert, one large teaspoon of white sugar. Beat these well to gether and slowly add two table spoons of cream, a little pepper and salt, one half teaspoon of mustard. When all is beaten to a smooth cream, stir in quickly four tableipoons of vinegar and set in boiling water until it is cooked. Some prefer it sweeter with less vinegar in which case reduce the strength ot vinegar and increase amount of sugar, It should he of a creamy consist ancy when clone and should be strained through a fine siove un hss perfectly free from lumps This will keep two or three days and is well liked by those who pivfer cream to olive oil. Beef Loaf Put three pounds o' chuck steak through a meat chopper; add to it one cup grated bread crumbs, three beaten eggs, o.ie' tablespoon salt, a dash of cayenne and one tablespoon melt ed butter. Mix all together and form into a loaf. Put into a bak ing pan, pour in a little boiling ,' ater and bits of butter, cover and bake an hour and a quarter, b isting occasionr.lly. Serve hot with tomato sauce or cold with tomato catsup. R. U. Duganne Dentist OtlUf over Independence Nation a! Ha .k. Phone No. 4411 Independence, Oregon PS ' wA 11) 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 justled this one for him. Read what he eavs 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 Light Company. Write me or phone 4021 and I will call on you. STORE AND SUPPLY HOUSE LOCATED ON THE East Side of Main Street JAMES M. JONES Indepencence Oregon WHY NOT USE HOME PRODUCTS? Pride of Oregon and Prize Peachlour At All Grocers Try the PEACH for Hard Wheat TOM Sz BILL Headquarters for Cigars Tobacco, Confectionery, Soft drinks, etc. 1 ont fortt't 'lie DON rf;mo five cent cigar Located on C. street Oregon Agricultural College This great institution opens its doors for the fall semester on September 21. Courses of instruction include: Gen eral Agriculture, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Husbandry, Bacteri ology, Botany and Plart Fatholojjy, Poultry Husbandry, Horticulture, B;n tomology, Veterinary Science, Civil Engineering, Mechai.ical Enjrineerinpr, Electrical Engineering, Mining Engi neering, HigiiWi.y Engineering, Domes tic Science, Domestic Art, Commerce, Forestry, Pharmacy, Zoology, Chemis try, Physics, Mathematics, English Language and Literature, Public Speak ing, Modern Languages, History, Art, Architecture, Industrial Pedagogy, Physical Education, Military Science ;.nd Tactics, and Music. Catalogue and illustrated literature mailed free on application. Address, Hegist . ar, Oregon Agricultural College, Oorvallis, Oregon. School Year Open September 20 ADVERTISE IF YOU Want a Cook Want a Clerk Want a Partner Want a Situation Want i Servant girl Want to Sell a I'iano Want to Sell a Carriage Want to Sell Town Lots Want to sell your groceries Wunt to Sell your Hardware Want Customers for Anything Advertise lnlndpndnce. Monitor Advertising is the way to success Advertising brings in customers Advertising Keeps', ustoniers Advertising insures success Advertising is Knergetic Advertising is ('lucky Advertising is "Bii" Advertise or Must Advertise Strong Advert's- Well AIWKRT1SK At Once in THE MONITOR We have a complete line of Indies caress goods on hand at bed reck prices. Se : them before Buying. The SelzShoe forfeit, tic Jitter Brown chce for CttJIdren and the White L'onse shoe for women meke satisfied customers cf tLose who -fcuy these quality shoes. 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