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INDEPENDENCE CJEAT.W Growth It Has Made Shows Good Management Eldridge and Rockwell Have Built up a Fine Business and are Con tinually Increasing It. More Next Year Two years ago there were 1082 customers listed at the Independence creamery and now the list has grown until it numbers 1930. Every de partment of the business is managed with clock work p r e c i 8;on. Three persons are employed in the office alone, with K. 0. Eldndge, the senior partner who keeps the office end of the business in first class shape. In the back rooHSS from six to nine person are employed to assist Mr. Rockwell in the manage ment of this department. During the last two years they have added the ice da partment and the ice cream manufacturing plant. Last year was the first year they started to manufacture for the outside trade in these de partments and this year they have been busy manufactur ing ice and cream for a grow ing trade. They have install ed an eight ton and a four ton ice plant, the former be ing used to manufacture ice for the trade, the latter for the running of the freeze r, and chilling cream and for their refrigerator room. For sev eral weeks they put out an average of 3778 pounds of butter daily and in one day they made 5551 pounds of butter, which is a record day. The present time is at the turning point of the season and they are just commenc ing to gat new customers ev ery day, the editor seeing them marking up new cans when in their rooms this week. They get cream from all parts of Oregon and as far down as northern Cali fornia. They have shipments ar riving from herds as large as 100 cows, and one cream shipment comes from a dairy that handles 175 dairy cowfc. There are two of the largest size victor churns, one of which was added last year, three four hundred gal lon cream ripeners, one of which was also added this year. The tos'ing room has been aided and every can of cream is tested for butter fat . A fifteen horse power steam boiler was added tins year, which is ucfd for steam heat ing and steralizing purposes, fivo motors being used for power purpose. The large-t of those iH used on the eight ton ice plant. The coming year they 'xpec to increase the capacity of their pretext plant as it is not as large as needed for their growing trade. Added room has been neces ary and 16 feet of land was uurchased at the rear last year and 25 feet at the sideof fhe building two years ago, where additional room has been built to take care of the new machinery added to the plant. One of the most attractive machines is the patent con tinuous brime freezer whi:h manufactures cream on the same principal that a separa tor separates the milk, the frozen cream being ground out of the freezer a good derl like the cream coming out of the separator in a contin uous stream. I his is the only freezer of this kind in this section of the state, and the cream is much more evenly manufactured than by the old system, lhe Inde pendence creamery furnishes every store handling cream in Inflepenbence, and ships extensively lo McMinnyille, Amity, Dallas, Newport. Falls City, and all the little towns around here and that too without - solicitation on the part of the Creamery. Next year they plan on reach ing out for a great deal more of the onelying trade ;srs The Ladies Needlecraft of Calvary Presbyterian Church elected officers Thursday, Oc tober 10, at the call meeting at the home of Mrs. Slier man Hayes. -Those elected were: Mrs. Hayes, Presi dent; Mrs. VV. W. Patton, Vice Presid- nt; Mrs. Geo. A'. Conkey, Secretary; and Mrs. Lillian Crane, Treasurer. The society will be enter tained by Mrs. Conkey and Mrs. Lr. Butle., Thursday, October 24 th. TAXES NOW DELINQUENT Tax payments exceeding more than $301,000 exclusive of rebates and penalties has been paid by rolk county property owners for the yi ar 1911, according to the records of the county sheriff's office Payment for the last half of the taxes came to an end on Monday, October 7, and all unpaid are now delinquent. According to the tax rolls the amount of delinquent taxes for the the year of 1911 is $3,731.82. During the past week the deputies in the tax collector's office have been busy writing receipts for the second pay nients. It is estimiinatec that more than $57,000 came into the office on these pay m.nts, the amount will not be determined for severa days. Dallas Observer. DANCE AT SUVER A BIG SUCCESS Quite a Number Go From Mon moiii!) and Independence Monday evening the dance lov ers of Independence and Mon mouth secured all the spare rigs they could find and started out for Suver. where a first class dance had been planned. About 50 couple were prese nt and danced well toward the wee hours of the morning. The man agement announced that four weeks from that night, Monday they would give a big dance and offer a five dollar cash price to the best couple waltzing. Those present from indepen dence were: Earl Ruef, Olin Whiteaker, Will Woods, Tom Brinkley, Rollo Mc Kinney, Er nest Williams, Misses Marie Jones, Kora Browne, Winifred Wall, Queen Dickinson Tnomp son ' and . Mrs. Ruef. Among those from Monmouth were Miss es Haan, Murdock, Graham, Con xey, the Misses Cheney and Dick Mc Clure. GRAVELING ON MAIN STREET Count) Improving A Part ol Be Road The first of the week the coun ty sup visor for this section had teams hauling gravel, improving the road from th-5 pavement on Main street to the Johnson prop- e.,ry, just north of the water works. When this graveling completed the main road leading from Independence will be in first class condition excepting where the Southern Pacific cross es the wagon road going to the gravel. There is a depression of several feet there and the county should either hll.it up evel with the road making a good grade for the travelling pub ic or the railroad com; 'any should raise their track to the grade as establishied by the comity.' Ev ery team, automobile, or wagon has to slow up in order not to damage the machine in which they are riding and if crossing are allowed over the main streets of the town they should be pro perly taken care of, For Sale; An oi h.,, s!il oak case, first ch- condition at a baragin. For purlieu- ars. SeeMrs. o.n ( 'onky. FEW POLITICAL PICK UPS Marion County Man Here A man giving 1 name us Franklin Holmes ma.!o his appearance in lii'iepcinleiioe a few days nj?o and stales he is desirous of beinix the pro pie's protector. 11 o will make the banks turn buck the escheated money, toll the county officers a few, and ot h- erwise make thing'- 'hum" if he is elected. N.anklin is a democrat. lie inherited it. The Farmers Busy. If you Willi ti) see some real busy candidates just look at the plain Mi'und as they call theniseh es in 1'olk county. The white; collared variety of candidate are in the minority. Jusl now and then one shows his counten ance, hut oh, you fanner, you are the plum pudding hoy and the votes will surely come your way. The Water Brigade There is some method in their madness. There it wore than auto talking in their campaign. They arc work i ng overtime with cin-u-lars and every moi hers son i is working'. !Ihv claim: their work is conn 'inn audi they have a few . ople dont know about i t . that Candidates Buzzing The candidates are com mencing to buzz mound and ttet thick with the eole. This corrupt ;t';cti' act makes them nil work firH li i ruled and ii, t iics moir tune mid in tin- 1 i tin rolalily costs in i iin!it - . Mr. f!l:tdie !.,. ,:, ..f t!n Firvt Xati'Miid '-. k m' Jn !nnd , v!i' " h-i I ' i i ' 1 . his pan'iit-i, Mr. .i i M v. A. I .''oirin I ol t-1 1 s ! t v i the last 1 0 day - i in n j Sunday, S,itui!;iv "vcniii,. a r-t-jt ion v:n iv ;i in lib Imiior where :i nnnl r o; young people sje-ut a ven enjoyable evening. ADVERTISE IF YOU Want a i:.-k Wait a ( ! Want a I'.-ir m r Want a Situ..' n Want a Serva girl Want to Sell i'iar-u Want to Sell a L Jirriage Want to Hell Town Lo's Want to Bell your y--r.vi Want to Sell your i iunl a -re Want Custom".'! fur AnvtUnir Advertise In IndpiUnre. Monitor Advertising- t tie 'V .os:'r?"! Advertising brings m ustumers Advertising Kit-pa Customt r Advertising irm:ir:-, ,ucc'i.-.-H Advertising in Kiir(etic Advertising i i'lu ky Advertising is ' ' Biz" Advertise or lijnt Advertise . Advert)? W.'il ADVEKTI-t) At One; in THE MONITOR PERSONAL ANDJ.0CAL News Matter Picked in and About Town A. X. Halloek of Men. mouth was doing business in this city Friday. .1. 1. Hihhs made a busi ness trip to Portland last wetk, returning home Friday. Wrnon Brown is having anew background built into his drug store windows for display purposes. Miss Chloe Palmer made a trip to Salem Saturday where die visited ith her brother who is attending the Willam--tte. The Oregon Kite-trie mana gement have placed two new I'ullnun sleepers on the run trorn Eugene to Pi.' land. In order t o make them eem as natural a? possih'e one has been given the name of Cahipooia, the other San 'iam. Mr. Van Camp, win for merlv taught in the school here spent several days in the city this wetk, visiung winners keepers. tins say friends, ing is now revived and the C. G. Griffa has opened tip a plumbing shop in Mon-, mouth. IleJs fitting up his; building on Main srreet as his headquarters. Mrs Orville Butler took in tho grand opening of the Oregon Electric at Eugene Why Not If you have property to sell or trade list it with us and we will ad vertise and sell it for you. Fill out the blank below and send it to The R. J. Taylor Co. No. 1. 20 Acres $2000. A tract of twenty acre3 of land located about four miles south of Inde pendence. All cleared and in cultivation. Good soil and desirable locution. No 2 10 Acres $2100 A fine piece of bottom land, of which four acres are in hops. AH in cultiva tion. Located near Indepundeiico and property that will pny a big interest on the investment. Or will sell for.$ 700 a tract of about 3 and a half acres from this. Only part required down, balance on long time payments. No 3. 135 A $12,500 This tract lies 4 n.ik-8 Houth of Ind -pendence on the in in Albany road. :,u mc.x-1 u;.dcr l!ov. !:;! " P''-'"" ii nd fine oak tiuih'-r. $.V(Kl wrU) f wood on properly. No wanle land. Fam ily orchard of 2 acres, and 4 1 2 acres Newton pippin ap, !es four years old. new ciht room house, hot and co'd water, new U-irn and other liui ;ii tiyn, 2 well-, spring, pas en (fine and lt-0 (?'""" tank. Besides there is the Mlowirjf personal property, 50 lieaii of t;Jts, 2 cowh, 3 heifers, !5 hops, 1 team 1 whk on, 1 bugvry. plow. dik harrow, rake, mow er, 1 horse cultivator, cream separ ator and small xla. Hay in the barn. Terms one half cash, balance on time. No 4 90 acres $8500 This is a fine tract of well cultivated land located two miles from Monmoulh. tiood house and barn, wells, etc. Well improved. 45 acres in prunes. All in cultiuation. No. 8 8 1-2 acres for J3150 A Rood piece of property one mile out of Independence, including all the household f uniture. stock, etc. Land is all in cultivation. R. INDEPENDFNCE Oct. 15, taking a ride on the electric spjeial lrom Orville station. 10. M. Diotz, tho new tailor, purchased the J. J. Williams property, located near the Christian church and will move his family here to make their home. Captain impawn, formerly of tin- O. C. T. Co , and wife were visiting this week with Mrs Spawn's sister, Mrs. Clint Moore. Mr. Spawn is now living in Eastern Wash ington, where he has some valuable fruit lands, Wm. Kiddle the sheep and goyt specialist, staitcd a fine ancora buck for Laguna, Tex a j, ibis Meek. It was started Tuesday afternoon iunl goes to F. A. Landsumm according to the billing of the crate in which he is he ieg expressed. The Star Theatre has started quite a novel contest Jving a.vay fro) a suck of Hour on Mondays andThurs days. It is now in order for the frugal housewife to tiring i i the best sample of bread made from the Star Theatre Hour. vVben 1 was a l y says the old timer, there used to he an 0,1 saying "loosers weepers, boys are at the marble ring atrainand they start out with the best intentions but can't resist the dickering of the other boy to try him just once and so someone has to buv more marbles in order to let someone try just once again, and so on. No. 9 147 acres at $30 per acre I This nronertv is located about three miles from Monmouth, has fair build-1 ings, Plenty of oak and fir timber Itun- j No. 17 98 Acres at $50 per Acre ning water, A dandy place to raise1 tiood 8 room houao, barn, Kranary, stock. Good soil. (fenced All in cultivation. Wall locat- j ed, about 8 miles from Independence. No 13 70 acres for J40O0 ' i V'iil noil for canh or will take Indepen This tract is all fenced, 25 acres in deuce property in trade. Our Sale Contract I have this day appointed R. J. Taylor to sell for me my property described below and if he sells the same or cauaes. the sale of the said property I will allow him 5 of the sale price for his labor, advertising, etc. Description if term Acres, Acres cultivated, Timber Room house, ..foot Earn, Chicken house, Shed3, Wat er, Miles to School, to town, Terms. Remarks Dated this day of. following personal The . TAYLOR DEALERS IN REAL Home Comfort is greatly increased by de corating" your walls and ceiling with dainty, artistic WALL PAPER Wall paper of this kind is not expensive if bought from us. It is easy to select patterns dain ty and artistic from our well selected stock. Wont yo let us show you early while our stock is unbroken. Ws extend to you a most hearty Invitation to see ur samples and will do our best to make it easy and pleasant for you to choose your paper Brown's Pharmacy Champion Potato Picker Boy Hill Pickens, who is four teen years of age, and tips tho so.ilesat a good deal lees than Ho p mnds, claims to be thn champion potato picker of Oregon. Saturday a week ago he picked up forty nick from i) A. M. till 0:30 1'. M. and damn if in (vsnary lie will beat that record some. Mr. I'ii'kcn expects to har vest about 2 ")()() sacks of po tatoes this year from about 8 acres he bris planted in the bottom, back of the city water works. cultivation, 25 bearini? fruit trees, Six room houae, barn, granary, wells, etc. .1912. , Owner property included ALL KINDS OF ESTATE Advertise in the Monitor Where Your $s do the work All the news in the Monitor is yours. SHOEING HORSES IS SPECIALTY The Busy Shop Independence, Oregon No. 18 2 1-2 Acres $3,000 Located in Corvallis. This property a good four room house, barn 20 by 20 new wood shed, chicken house and chick en park, smoke hou.se, 2000 strawber ries. 100 lonan berrien, 50 mammoth black blackberries, 10 cherry trees. All in cultivation, city water. Only one half mile from college. Will well tor cash ur will trade for farm property near Independence, No 20 120 Acres $13,000 This is one of the best improved prop erties in Polk county. (lood cbiy l iam soil, .-ill fenced and eros.s fenced, all in lint l1) acres of oak tin. her, nood well lit b i rn and leai.se, spring, 7 room b- ime invl l.arn ":il,y H with 2) foot post, tfraimry, wairou hIiihIk, rhicken h.,ise, hor.uM, 8 Jersey cr.v-). H h -ad hog, new Wiijfuii, iihck, uiii.u', u . .cp- urn I or, lira;;, mower, rul.e, cultivator, Kh-irrows, 2 plows, chickens, every tiling but hou.se hold goods. I''ine fam ily orchard. .'I miles from Independence and half mile from school, No. 21 50 Acres $5000 Near llirrisburj', river bottom land, fine for hops or potatoes, all cleared but 15 acres fir anc" maple timber, all level and under fence, sma'.l orchard and ber ries, two living springs, private lane, 2 acres prarie, 5 room house, wood shed and wagon shed, chicken house, grana ry, barn, etc. On gravelled road, I. F. I), half mile to school, 3 miles to Co burg-, 7 to Harrisburg. No. 22 6.4 0 Acres $1800 Half mile from Monmouth, 3 room house, rustic, naw, new barn 14 S 24 chicken house, well, 5 ton hay, 24 chick ens, new plow, jersey cow, house nn "UKPry.l acre in garden, all clearml f.nd fenced $I0 down CO. . OREGON