T .7 INDEPENDENCE MONITOR VOL. 1 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 3, 1912 NO. 10 SAW MILL NEWS ITEMS Things Held up Tempor arily Owing to Alh sence of President TWO WEEKS TIME BRINGS DESIRED NEWS Possible to Have Two Mills In Place of One is Lat est Report on the Streets Here It is barely possible that In dependence will secure two big saw mills is the report that reached the editor this week. While nothing definite was an nounced it is possible that Spauld- ing will put in a big mill here when railroad connections are made to their timber which they would reach tnrough the building of a road to the Siletz. This company already 1 ave desirable j mill property in the city and all i that would be necessary would be the buildings and machinery, j We are informed that they j have considerable timber thatf Tgg (q f j jS nas oeen nurneu uver aim which they must log within the next few years to save. The Falls City Lumber Com pany have their site chosen here. It consists of a tract of about 15 acres, and their final decision will be made in the course of ten Hava whpn fVipir nrpsidflnt. will be homefrom the east where he! Wallace Huntley hitched old was called on account of Bick-! Dolly to the shay and brot some ness. They have t-Leir railroad Prize Pumpkins that would ptit franchise granted and we are! Si of Pumpkinville entirely out ,-nWmo Wp antPri th-4of the running. One weighed terms of the agreement andj await only a purely technical action of the company, which must be complied with to make their decision binding. TRIED GASOLINE HUNTED SAFETY Wllber Croft Tries an Experiment and Finds it Works Faster Than Planned Wilber Croft attempts to light a hre Dy using gasoline as a means of fuel this week. The fire went alright and so did Croft. A small gust of wind came in as he lit the fire and the blaze follows back to a can of gasoline and started to burn. Croft kick ed it out the door and in his exertion ti make a goal toppled himself out along with the gaso line can, falling out of the house. He received a few burns but noth ing serious. His brother jumped from bed and put out the fire that had started in the house and so all was saved whole and no dam age was done. DIES AT PEEDEE Harry Lacy one of the best known farmers in the Peedee country, died at his home Sat urday of Tuberculosis and was buried at llrfK) A. M. Sunday at the cemetery near here. Mr. Lacy leaves a wife and family. He had been sick for gome time. He wa3 a man well liked by his many neighbors and had many intimate friends. The family have the sympathy of the public in their sad bereavement. COM- Sam Irvine, II. Hirschberg, Monroe Kirkland and W. W. Percival purchased the cannery building from the incorporators and have been using it for a hop warehouse. They intend to in corporate under the name of the Independence Hop Ware house Company and will store a large quantity of hops there this year. NEW TRUCK AND DRAY BUSINESS C. A. Kurre returned to Indep endence a few weeks ago and has decided to open up a dray ing business in this city. He has made arrangements for a new truck of 5000 pounds capac city and will be opened up for business at once. He has estab lished his office in the hardware store of Craven & Huff for the present time. Claude has many friends here and will do a good j business, i SOME PRIZE PUMPKINS Wagon Wallace Huntley Expects to Carry Off the Prizes at Polk Coun y Fair 77J pounds, one 79 and a big squash was brought along that tipped the scales at 57J pounds. They were grown in among the baby hops and the pickers used them in place of boxes to sit on as they picked the first crop of hops from this yard. Wallace had one of them named Tafjt, one Bryan and stated he left Ted dy Moose in the hop patch wherei he belonged. I CLASSES ORGANIZING The student body organized the first of the week and elected officeas for the coming school vear as follows: Marion F. But ler, President; Ernest E. Will iams. Vice-Pre s i d e n t: Leona Sperling, Secretary; Ira Mix, Acting Manager of Athletics. The Senior class elected Er nest E. Williams Pres., Victor Seelev. Vice-Pres.. and Marie Jones, Secy, and Treas. The Sophomore class elected Marv Howard. Pres.; Rollo Mc Kinney, Vice-Pres., and Ade line Rockwell, Secy. - and Jreas. A Nice Country Home Wm. Addism living four miles south of town has improved his property quite extensively mak ing it one of the finest home places in the country. A large porch, the full length of the front has been built to the res idence, a gasoline engine, well and big tar1' hve been placed near the residence so as to f nish hot and cold water for the residence and a fine bath room which has been added. He plans building a large barn in a short time. Mr. Addison i3 an up-to-date farmer and is raising hay, . i it joats and general crops ana nas a number of fine horses and cattle. FOR SALE Seed cheat, vetch, wheat and oats. Inquire or phone Verd Hill, Independence, Oregon. NEW WAREHOUSE PANY INDEPENDENCE NIGH SCHOOL Preparation for Football Claiming General Attention CLASSES ELECT THE OFFICERS Game Scheduled With Cor vallis High Tchool and With Silverton the Coming Month and Dallas In-- vitedto Try The High School is gettiag or ganised in good shape all along the line, The boys have a good foot ball team selected and are working out under Coach Mcln tire's instructsons in fine shape. A new boy entered the school this year, formerly of Springfield weighing 17S pounds and it is be lieved he will mike a valuable addition to the foot ball Squad. Charles Goyeau will stop with his grandfather, T. R. Williams this winter and try out with the foot ball squad. He is also a pitcher and will help make up a good strong base ball team later. Games are being arranged be tween the Independence high school team and the best teams of the state. Corvallis will probab ly play on the local grounds Sat urday, October 12th, and Silver- ton on the 19th. A return game with Silverton is scheduled for November 2d at Silverton. If ,is planned to arrange a regular schedule with the above teams and with Albany, Eugene, Sal em, Woodtmrn, JNewberg and Dallas. Young Couple Married Harriman H. Brant and Miss Millie Auuison were united in marriage by Rev. F. N. Sandifer Tuesday evening at the home of the bride's parents, four miles southeast of Independence. lne wedding was a quiet one, only a few of the immediate friends being present. Mr. Brant has been living with his people on a ranch near Mon mouth, and is a young man of genuine worth. , Miss Addison is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Addison, is a ycung lady of finest character and is greatly beloved by all who know her Mr. and Sirs. Brant leave im mediately for Southern California where they intend making their future home. INITIATIVE MILLAGE TAX University of Oregon and O.A.C. on Millage Basis Is Plan Argument for the Initiative Millage Bill The initaitative millage tax bill, providing for a six tenths of a mill tax, four sevenths for the use of the Agricultural Col lege, and three sevenths for the use of the University, and pro viding also for a single Board of Regents, was prepared by a joint committee from the Governer's special commision appointed to solve Oregon's higher educational problem, and from the Board of Regents of the two institutions working in conjunction with the Governor and with the Presidents of the two institutions, and is offered as a substitute for all the present legislative bills for sup- port and government of the two institutions. average rate of taxation for the support of the two institutions as ; shown during the last ten years. ' The average during this period is a trifle over six tenths of a mill. Tre state of Washington is at present paying for the same pur poses seventeen hundredths of a mill more than the Oregon bill calls for: namly, forty five hun dredths of a mill for the Univer sity and thirty two hundredths of a rn'ill for the Agricultural College. The growth of the two iristitu tions will certainly keep pace with the growth of wealth in the state, as has been shown by the experience of all other states using the millage basis of sup port. The bill expressly repeals the $500,000 appropriations of the legislative session of two years ago, now submitted to the voters under the referendum (official numbers on the ballot, 372, 373, 374, 375,) for their ap proval ;r rejection. lne present standing appro priations to be continued for one year are most urgently needed to give the institutions a start in buildings and to carry them through the period while the tax is being collected. The passage of this bill will take the University and agricul tural College out of politics. The efficiency and dignity of the in stitutions demand permanency of support and freedom from po iitical entanglements. Through the unified control of the single board, hearty co-operation of the institutions will be insured. The advantages of a combined institution with b3 se cured, and the advantages which come from segregation will not be sacrificed. Since the millage bill involved the question of taxation, it should be taken directly to the people. . It is therefore not an abuse but a proper use of the initiative law and the bill should be"voted up on its merits. Died Under Operation FRANKIE TOZER BLOCK Died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Sept 22, immediate ly following a surgical opera tion. Mrs. Block was born March 21, 1886 and was married September 20, 1910 in Portland, Oregon to W. H. Block of this city, removing to Independence in April 1911 where she made her home up to the time of her last illness. She was the daughter of J. R. Tozer a well known pioneer of Ashland Oregon, where she lived among her many friends up to the time of her marriage. She jivas young lady of high ideals and no ble character and had a host of friends who mourn her death. Mrs. Block was placed in the physicians .-are about eight months ago, since which time she has continually had a nurse and during the w hole or this tinvj was being treated for tuberculo sis up to the time of the operation when the case was diagnosed by Portland surgeons who pronounc ed the case a dormant kidney from a bruise when a child. The operation was made to remove the kidney but her constitution was so weakened that she was unable to recover from the sur geons knife. The funeral services were con ducted in Ashland, to which place the body was removed from the hospital and interment was made in the Ashland Cemetarv. For Sale I have some Cheat seed 'hone 6G3. S. Muhleman, ndfcjMjnderice, Oregon. 4t 10-2 HIGH SCHOOL RECEPTION Important Social Event in the New High School Building EVERY ONE HAS 6000 TIME Miss Burton Entertains the Teachers and Students With Well rendered ' Programme and Get Acquainted Time A successoul reception was held at the High School buildiug Fri day evening by Miss Burton, as sisted by a numbor of Indepen dencedadies and gentlemen, the occasion being the introduction of the teachers to their students and about 100 pupils together with friends made up the attend ance present. The entertainment started with a talking game consisting of 10 subjects, partners being ar ranged when a subject had been exhausted and the bell rang for a change. This part of the program continued antil about 9 oclock when the literary and mu sical part of the evening's en tertainment was carried out This consisted of: Instrumental duet Gretchen Kreamer and Aletha McKinney, Reading. "Auntie Doleful's Visit", Abilene Rockwell. Vocal Solo-"All that I ask of you is loye" Mrs. E. E. Pad dock. Address" Welcome Dr. H. Chas. Dunsmore. Response Prof. Chute, Prin. School. Remarks B. F. Swope, Mem ber of Board of Directors. Vocal Solo "You're as wel come as the flowers in May" en chore, "Where the river Shannon flows" Billy Mc Adams. After the game as above flowers were matched for part ners for a "Dinner Party" guess- insr contest consisting of four parts: Meats (1) Meats, (2) Vegetables, (3) Fruit and (4) The guests. The questions and correct ans wers are as follows: Centerpiece One of the Argo nauts. Caster. A tool and a wise man Sau sage, (saw sage). A celebrated English Essayist, Bacon. A silly fellow, Goose, A son of Noah, Ham. An insect and a letter, Beef. Employment of some women and dread of all. Spinach. Part of a house and a letter, Celery. What Pharoah saw in a dream. Corn. To waste away and Eve's temp tation, Pineapple. Four-fifths of a month and a dwelling,--Apricot. Married people, Pear. Feb. 22, Suly 4, Sept 27, Dates. Guests A kind of linen, Irish or India(n). Residences of civilized people, Holmes. To agitate a weapon, Shakes peare. Meat, what are you doing? Browning. Humpbacked but not deformed, -Campbell. A lady's garment, -Hood. Very rapid, --Swift Special mention should be made of Attorney Swope's re marks in wrich he spoke as a member of the board of directors of the fine school promised this year, stating that the board was ready and anxious to co-operate in making in independence trie best school in Oregon and (hat there was no reason why we should not build here for such a school. With the new depart ment 'added and the work out lined for the coming year as it is the growth of the school is as sured and the board is willing to cooperate in every way possible. SUFFOCATED BY AN AU TO WRECK Jesse McCorkle, foreman on the Wigrich ranch, while com ing from Salem, had his auto to turn over about one hunlred yards beyond the watering trough at Eola, pinioning him so that it was impossible for him to move his body or head. His face was forced into the mud and it is thought he was smother ed to death as a result. Two men and two young ladies drove along in an auto immediately be hind him and stopped, one of the ladies seeing a man under neath fainted and they rushed back to Salem giving the an nounce ment of the wreck and death. Immediately autos rush ed to the scene but hey were too late to be of any assistance. An examination of the body showed no injuries on the body of any kind, which leads to the belief that his death came from his being unable to get his face clear from the muddy ground beneath him. The accident oc cured about 11:00 A. M. Tues day. Mr. McCorkle is a man of fam ily and his many friends are un iversal in their sympathy for the members of the family. Sunny Slope News Items of Interest Paul Riley and family have moved on to Misses Maggie and Allie Butler's place. Len Fishback went to Carlton Sunday to attend the high School there. A. J. Shipley was a Falls City visitor one day the past week. Miss Minnie Wunder began her school work at Oakdale Monday. Roy Johnson is working for W. H. Mack. Mr. Miller is erecting a new house on his place here which he purchased from Mr. Beckly. Mr. Clinton and family of near Independence haxe moved on to Rufus Smith's place, Mrs. W. II. Mack attended the sale of Peter Kurre at Tal mage Thursday. A. J. Shipley and sons are vis ing relatives near Corvallis this week. Misses Hazel and Daisy John son, Ina and Lettie Fishback called on Mrs. Guy Ilvitt of the Luckiamute Sunday P. M. W. B. Ramsey made a busi ness trip to Salem Friday. Frank Hilke of Independence finished thrashing Geo. Heck's grain here Thursday. Mrs. F. A. Wolfe and daughter Mrs. Teal of Falls City passed through our neighborhood Thurs day en route to Talmage where they attended Mr. Kurre's sale. Mrs. Dewitt of Monmouth visited with Mrs. George Heck and Bertha Layson Thursday and Friday. Mr.Guthridge and family of Falls City are moving on to Mrs. E. Clark's place here. Samuel'llenkle made a bus iness trip to Salem Wednesday. Leander Beliew of Bridgeport was in our neighborhood Tues day. Mrs. C. E. Clapp and son El ton were pleasant guests of the former's daughter, Mrs. Effie Fishback of Lewisville, Tuesday. Joe Houseman ia assisting Pil ey Riley with his work. OREGON SHEEP BEST IN WORLD Fine Stock Exibited In East Compete Favorably Koser of Rickreall Has Them The Best In the Whole World Raised In Polk County Is Statement Made By Experts Last fall A. E. Chamberlin, de velopment commissioner of the Great Northern railway, a strang er to all of the Western breed ers, who was visiting the Oregon state fair, noticed the superior quality of the Oregon sheep of these breeds and induced one of the breeders, F. A. Kozer of Rickreall, to bring a small flock to the international live stock ex position at Chicago. "Mr. Kozer was a novice in the showing of sheep and found him self in competition with the best that could be bought in England or Canada or were produced in the U. S. And they were dressed for the show and his were from the pasture. "Notwithstanding this handi cap he succeeded in winning hia full share of the prizes. Frank Harding, of Waakesha, Wis., no ticed the quality of these sheep and this year instead of import ing he went to Oregon for his show flocks. He has just con cluded a round of the state fair circuits and has certainly won his full share of the prizes. TKere is no excuse for a farmer high priced extra quality live stock unless he lets those who want to purchase that class of stuff know that he has it. Judi cious advertising is as necessary to the success of the breeder as it is that he have the atuff to sell. The best advertising a breed er can get is Dy taKing stun where other breeders are and showing them what he has. Mr. Kozer did this. The re sult will be a development of a large trade between the eastern and western slopes of Oregon and Washington in sheep of these breeds, The Oregon stock men are breeders on these same slopes of dairy cattle of a superior quality as are their long wooled sheep. Why don't they bring some of them over the mountains and let tHe Eastern breeders fee what they have? "But why should'nt they have a superior quality of dairy cattle? They have the climate and condi tions under which the dairy breeds of cattle and the different breeds of long wooled sheep were developed. They have green feed or grazing for this stock the year around, and it was just such environment that contributed to and made possible the development of these differ ent breeds to their highest type of perfection. "With such conditions as they have in western Washington and Oregon there is no necessity of having to import long wooled sheep or dairy cattle from Europe and if the farmers of that part of this country who are favored with such excellent conditions will produce' the stuff the east ern man will certainly buy it, and at very profitable prices. Salem Statesman, Mrs. Edna Dossett of Med ford visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Marble at their farm south of Independence this week.