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! ! INDBPENDENC MONITOR VOL. 1 INDEPENDENCE, FOLK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 1912 NO. 11 NEW STAMPS PARCELPOST Will Be Larger and Dis tinctive io Color and Disign TWELVE STAMPS DESIGNED The Law Does Not Allow Use of Regular Stamps For the Farcies Post Service Distributed Dec. 1 Arrangements have been made by Postmaster General Hitchcock for the engraving and manufac ture of a series of twelve stamps, unique in size- and novel in de sign for exclusive use in the for warding of packages by the new parcels post. Under the law re- cently enacted by the congress, ordinary stamps cannot be used for this purpose. The special parcles post stamps will be larger than the ordinary stamps and will be distinctive in color and design so as to avoid any possible contusion with stamps now in use. The new issue will be in three series of designs. The first will illustrate modern methods of transporting mail, one stamp showing the mail car on a rail way train; another an ocean mail steamship; a third an auto mobile now used in postal ser vice, and a fourth, the dispatch of mail by aeroplane. The second series will show at work in their several environ ments the four great classes of postal employees post-office clerks, railway mail clerks, city letter carriers and rural delivery carriers, lhe third series win represent four industrial scenes showing the principal sources of the products that probably wi 1 be transported extensively by par eels post. The stamps will be ready for distribution Dec. 1, in order that the 60.000 post-offices may be snDDliedwith them before the law becomes effective Jan. 1. SOME GENERAL NEWSITEMS David Starr Jordan Pres. ofStanfoid to Resign David Starr Jrdon, president of Stanford University, will re sign in 1915 to work for interna tional peace. Announcement to this effect was made on the cam pus today during the celebration of the 21st birthday of the Uni versity. By resolution of the board of Trustees Presidents of Stanford are 'automatically re tired at the age of 65. President Jordan was 61 last January. New Law to Improve Conditions in Schools The new state law authorizing the employment of rural school supervisorsls resulting in won derful improvements in the rural schools of Oregon, according to the annual report of the State School Superintendent L R. Alderman. Fourteen counties come under this law, which pro vide that all counties t aving more than 60 districts, will be livided into supervisory districts of not less thon 20 and not more than 50 school districts. The county superintendent acts as super visor over one of the districts as well as having general charge of all the schools of the county. Tha other supervisors who are appoLaUsd by county education board, serve without psy and is composed of the county superin tendent and members appointed by him. Mr. Alderman notes that in every instance the coun ty superintendent appoint, from members of the education board, men and women of high stand ing, who are successful in their own work and are espeoially in terested in the public schools, besides helping the teachers in doing- more successful work. The supervisors have secured better sanitary conditions in many of the school districts. Made in Oregon Dcr-; mitory at Monmouth A "Made-in-Oregon" dormito ry is the plan of the board of re gents of the State Normal School to be carried out as compatible with good business, according to a decision reached at a meet ing the executive committee. It was discovered that it will be necessary to haye obligations covering the appropriation of $50,000 before- the end of the year or they will lapse, so the board has advertised for bids and rhA nh-nr wMl ha a,.,..,!. fna latter nart of this month Th Legislature approprioted $50,000 for the dormitory. Spineless Cactus as Fattening .Feod Good A report from Santa Rosa, Cal. regardiug Mr. Burbank, says: 1 wo cows put on a right diet of spineless cactus here with the object of exhibiting them at the state fair are attracting the interest of dairymen. On the third day they increased five pounds, on the fourth day sev en pounds, and on the fifth day nine pounbs. Two hogs, also fed upon the spineless cactus, are said to bethriviug." Big Car Shortage Reported Everywhere Complaints to the Interstate Commerce Commission of serious shortage of freight cars in the middle and far west have brought about an investigation. Com missioner Lane said today: "We are informed that in and around New York the roads are holding 10,000 cars loaded with shipments for export. 'Many of these cars have been at that port from 30 to 60 days. "This means that the car sup ply of the country is generally di- mished, with the result that the cars are not loaded back to the West promptly with the products of the East, and then returned to the East with the shipments of the West. NOTICE ODD FELLOWS Special Meeting Called Oct. 12 To Meet Grand Master And Wife Grand Master Wheeler and wife will visit in Independence Saturday, October 12th and the Independence Lodges of Odd Fellows and Kebekahs will hold a meeting in hall Saturday evening to welcome the Grand Master and his wife. All visit ing Odd Fellows and Kebekahs are cordially invited to come to the hall with the members of In dependence lodge and the Grand Master. 4 I r- n to Vota on Saloona. "e. Petitions hava been ' . county clerk asking tne to place on tha ballot r innfral election the , ' r of intoxicating : v,l. FbrMin, Carlton "p. All Varnhlll county ...suiit and baa baan for H v : h years BIG COMPANY PLANNED HERE G.M.Myers Incorporating Jmuience Woodworking Establishment for Independence. CAPITAL STOCK PLACED AT $45,000 Incubators, Brooders, PouL try Supplies, Sash and Doors, Cookers, Etc., Among Manufactured Articles. C. M. Myers was around the first of the week with a contract for the subscription of stock to a wood working plant, which he hpes to be able to incorporate and establish in Independence ' rni i i . . i i . i j. ! J capT s, - p . , i wnicn ,wuwm oe i required to build buildings, pur ! cnase mnus' m'uery, anu j equipment for the plant. The . iStocK is piacea in snares or $i.uu ieach. Mr. Myers has patterns ! of all kinds which will be 'given to the company free for the cat rying out of the plan s as outli tied. It is the intention to make in cubators, brooders, show coops, colony houses, poultry supplies, sash and doors, fireless cookers, clothes racks, washing machines, wheelbarrows, brackets and pins, and all classes of wood material that can be made with a profit and will be made easy to market. Mr. Myres contracts to man age the company for a specified period and to take stock in the company for his patterns and blue prints and patents which he has for different machines that will be manufactured for the com pany. At the time ol going to press $2,000 had been subscribed in the company by one party . and other subscriptions will probably follow rapidly. The raw material can be se cured reasonable here as the ri ver makes it easy to get the logs necessary landed here at practic ally no cost to speak of, in com parison to what it will cost in the eastern market. ONE'S BEARINGS IN LIFE Life alone can give one his true bearings. Advise, education, friends, sympathy, encourage ment and all else cannot give to one his own bearings on the journeys through the dayi. Patience must have her perfect work, and patience results alone from hard (acts. Disappointment must play iti part. There maybe moments and days of black darkness. Things contrary may piepail on every hand. Out of it all may come the greatest of good; tha pathway before one may be cleared; the cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night may b coma a reality. The greatest discovery is to find ane's bearings in life and the greatest gift, strength and resolution to follow those bearings to the end. --Examiner. BUILDING A FINE RESIDENCE IN CITY J. R. Cooper Erecting Fine Bungalow on Main Steet L. C, Kozer has the supervis ion work for the new 29x05 foot residence of J. R. Cooper on Main street. The new home will have a full basement, six rooms down stairs and three up. It will be one and one-half stories high, with bungalow roof and finish. Two large porches, one in the front and the other in the back goes the full width of the building. The basement is of cement, capped with cement blocks. A large fireplace will be built in the building and when completed the new home will compare favorably with any in the valley. Mr. Cooper state, "I am building it just as Mrs. ' Cooper wants it and am leaving the details all to her." Yet we notice him taking quite an active interest in that part of town since the building has begun. A. B. Robinson for Clerk This week we are publishing j the announcment of A. B. Rob linson as a candidate for the elec tion in November as county clerk of this county. Ase is a person al acquaintance of the editor of the Monitor and is a man throughly competent and capable and would make an efficient officer. The paper is Republi can in policy but is taking noactive part in county politics, allowing the candidates space, no matter of what political faith. SALEM BRIDGE IS EXAMINED The special bridge committee appointed by the city council a month ago to investigate the needs of the steel bridge span ning the Willamette river, last Friday met on the bridge with the county courts of Polk and Marion counties with a view to reaching an agreement for strengthening the bridge for the safety of traffic. An engineer representing Pok county made a thorough examination of the bridge and will submit a report of his find ings to the city council at its meeting Monday night. While the engineer did not express an opinion it is said that he does not consider the bridge safe, and it is expected that his report will recommend immediate action toward the strengthening of the structure. " Salem Statesman HOP HOUSE CROWDED FULL Capacity of Independence Warehouses are Taxed and Shipping Must Be Commenced. The Independence hop ware houses are being loaded as full as they will hold with this year's crop of hops and the first of the week saw the approach of the Southern Pacific warehouse hold ing quite a quantity of the hops received. The Wigrich crop commenced to come in this week and is being shipped out ,'direct to London. Every effort is be ing made to keep the crop on the move from the warehouses and all contract hops are being re ceived and shipped as fast as pos si pie. inecrop tins year is a retty good one taken through out and although some buyers are endeavoring to bear down the market, every indication is that a fair price will be received for the season's output. Malaria Ara Profltaala Crop. Junction City. Robart Harpar, protparoua fannar who Uvaa near thla city, h&a raJaad a baoaar crop of wat nnalona and caot&hxipaa thla nan ami On one acra ha laare4 orat t06, tola UUU or no ovhrraria. POLK FAIR IS BIGJUCCESS School Exhibits are Big Features of Fair and Interest of Schools ANNUAL FAIR NOW PLANNED Independence is Well Rep resented and Makes a Good Showing in Bine Ribbons The Polk County Fair was a decided success is the report brought to this office from all those who attended it and quite a delegation were present from Independence to help boost it along. Independence and vicin ity surrounding made a fine showing also in their exhibits taking off many first prize blue ribbons in the different exhibits at the fair. One of the big features was the part taken by the school children. It is estimated that over 1000 school children took part in the school parades given by the management, and the ex hibits of the school children un der the supervision of the coun ty superintendent was well worth mentioning. It is stated that there were over 70 different classes of entries made by the children and the prizes in these classes aggregated something like a total of 250, which were given to the public school child ren of Polk county. One of the attractive exhibits was the child- rens poultry display where al most every variety of chickens aised was exhibited by the young folks of the county. Veg etables, canned fruit and hand work and needle craft were the main exhibits outside of tne poultry department. The Arnold Attraction while doing a good business, like the political speaking end of the fair was classed as a little out of the line that should be carried on at the county fair. The show feature would have been much better in a carnival session than at the county fair, where the ex hibits and educational features should be made the strong points of the programme. Taken all in all, and k being the first year for the event, Dallas put up a fine program and a first class fair for the people of the county and there is no re ason why it should not be made permanently attractive every year. Poultuy Prize Winners Those winning prizes at the poultry department of the Polk county fair were: Buff Leghorns D. Ballman, Dallas, first on cockerel; M. V. Oliver, Rickreall, first on hen, first, second and third on pullet, first and second on pen; Mrs Govoro, third on cockerel, second on pen. Pekin ducks A. V. Oliver, Rickreall, first on pair. S. C. White Leghonrs-T. D. Phillips, Dallas, first, second and third on hen; D. Ballman, Dallas, second on cock, second and third on pullet, second on hen:T. D. Phillips, first and third on pen. Barred rocks Fred Elliot, Dal las, third on cock, third on pen; Winnie Braden, first and second on cockerels; W. P. Miller, third on cockerel and third on pullet, first on pen. White Leghorns J. W. Rob inEon. Dallas, first on cock, first on pullet. S. C. Brow n Leghorns F. F. Friesman, Dallas, first on cock, first, second and third on hen; Dilla B. Viers, Dallas, second on pullet White Indian Runner Duck H. A- Woods, Dallas, first and second on pair; Mrs. Ed Dunn, Dallas, third on pair. Blue Andalusiana D. M. Cal breath, Monmouth, first, second and third on cockerel. Ancona Division Chas. E. Curry, Independence, first on cock, first on cockerel, second on pen; H A. Woods, Dallas, second and third on cockerel, first, second and third on pullet, first on pen; H. B. Kibby, Dallas, third on pen. White Rocks Winnie Braden Dallas, first on cock, first on cockeral, first, second and third on pullet, first on pen. S. C. R.I. Reds J. S. Macomb er, Dallas, first, second and third on cockerel; C. M. Dunn Dallas, first, second and third on pullet Grand special prize A. V. Oli ver, Dallas, best bird in the show a S. C. B. Leghorn pullet. Tuikey Mammouth Bronze, D. Dunn, Dallas. S. C. White Orpingtons-Dilla B. Viers, Dallas, first, second and third on cockerel, first on pen ; Harry B. Viers, second on pen, second on cockerel, first second and third on pullet; A. J. Bariam, Dallas, third on cackerel third on pen. Buff Orpingtons Mrs. M. G. Govoro, Dallas, first, second and third on pullet first and second on cockerel. Brown Leghorn Joe M. Card, Dallas, first on pullet, first on cockerel, second on cockerel, third on pullet, first on pen. S. C. B. Leghorns F. F. Frie sen, Dallas, first on cockerel, first, second and third on hen. White Langshans J. W. Rob inson, first on cockerel, first on pullet. News From Sunny Slope Section Near Monmouth Harry Clinton visited relatives at Airlie Friday. J ess Emerson left for Santiago California last week. C. C. Yeater of Creswell was in our vicinity Tuesday, dan Calbreath made a business trip to the county seat Wednes day. Wm. Herreh of Independence was here on business last Wed nesday. Our District school house is beinpr repaired with a new roof and flooring. Harry Clinton and Robert Shipley were at the Mistletoe district Saturday. Roy Clark and wife of Lewis- ville have moved on to the old Gillipin place here. Allie Griffith of Rose Lodge spent Tuesday and Wednesday at the home of A. J. Shipley. Mrs. Minnie Mack was a guest of her daughter, Mrs. Alice Ben nett and family of Monmouth Wednesday. Mrs. Rosa Ilerren and daugh ter, Mrs. Maggie Grey of Inde qendence were Sunny Slope vis itors Friday. A large number from here were in attendence at the county fair at Dallas last week and re ported having a very enjoyable time. Jess Johnson of the Luckia- mute Sundayed with old friends here and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clark went to Salem Friday to do some shopping. ANNOUNCEMENT I wish to announce to the pub lic that I have purchased the bus iness and good will of the Block Meat Market and am continueing the businsss in the old stand where I will be pleased to serve all old customers of the old firm and solicit the patronage of the public (generally. The business will be conducted in the future as Young'g Meat Market I. C.Young. FARM SURVEY BEGINS HERE Government Men Are Get ting Farm Data in Polk and Marion 600 FARMERS TO BE SEEN They Make Their Head Of fice at Salem and Will Be Busy Several Months Says Sa lem Statesman Within the next three weeks a minimum of GOO farmers of Mar ion and Polk counties will be queried by a team of six farming experts who have come to the valley to work-in connection with the only government farm survey ever established on the west side of the Rojkey mountains. E. II. Thompson of Washing ton, D. C, farm management expert arrived in the city yester day with Byron Hunter, superior of farm management in Oregon Washington, and Idaho, and the two will take the lead in establish ing the work here. The farm survey is the culmination of pre vious investigation made here by Mr. Hunter, he having made his first trip to Salem in this connec tion in January. Neither Mr. Hunter nor Mr. Thompson will be in the vicinity until the completion of the work. Mr. Thompson expects to be here about two weeks. H. M. Dixon, who came to Salem with Mr. Thompson from Washington will be located here as field man ager in charge of the work and will have six men working under his direction. Those of the assis tants who are not already in the field will arrive in the next few days. Actual work of the survey will probhbly be begun tomorrow. Mr. Dixon will probably have his quarters in Salem and his as sistants will report their findings directly to him. Several of the men who are to be brought here for work have been engaged in government agricultural investi gations in other sections of the northwest, though not in the farm survey work. The mn who have been selected to assist in the work are the following: h. C, Hall, Bonner countv. Idaho; Gordon G. Brown, Cash mere, Wash.; F. W. Rader. Wal lowa county, Oregon; H. A. Tur ner, assistant in the office of farm management, Washington, D. C, L. S, Chopin, farm man agement expert of uhe Salem Board of Trade; L, W. Fuharty, Whitman county, Washington. Mr. Turner and Mr. Chopin are already on the ground. WILLIAM SULZEft V,,-'. f'-T-,, '. v'l 'V Willi. Buliep, eonraaaman from Naw York, nominated for governor bp tha Naw York Damocratlc atuta M vantlon. i'-' s , I- Tit