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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.