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VOL. 1
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 1912
NO. 30
NEW BUNGALOW ..THAT iSTO BE BUILT ON MAIN STREET BEST M VALLEY
INDEi
M
TOR
V
THE SURVEY
IS COMPLETED
J, H. McCIymonds Party
Leaves Independence
Wednesday
PERMANENT SURVEY MADE
Salem-Independence Cut
Off on Main Valley
Electric Line of P.E.
. . .... SE.
. The beginning of a net work of
electric lines for the Willamette
Valley by the Portland-Eugene
and Eastern with Independence
as one of the main Mne centers
is well under way and the survey
just completed Tuesday, by J. H.
McCIymonds . chief engineer in
charge of the company wherein
they cut off 3 miles . from Inde
pendence to Salem in but one of
the many proposed changes out
lined. Mr. McCIymonds and party
consisting of seventeen men
gpf nt one full week on the survey,
commencing the cut off near the
Brown place north of town, and
following direct line . almost,
keeping west ol the main count j
road and coming into the Salem
: Falls City line just ..-a few hun
dred vards from the road at
-McNary. - -The -distance of the
route surveyed is about 4 miles
and brings Salem within about
8 miles of Independence by elec
tric line C. A. Richardson and
Mr. Burke as draughtsman were
also among the prominent figures
on the work.
Before coming to Independence
the McCIymonds party made
-headquarters at Albany Where
they made a su-vey from Albany
to Suver. Both surveys were re
ported practical ard have been
forwarded to Portland for their
consideration.
The Wells-Albany line covers a
distance of about 7 miles, the
Suver-Albany line a distance of
about 10 miles.
This party of surveyors has
been at location work for the
Portland, Eugene and Eastern
Electric lines since June and be
fore coming to Albany on the
Wells-Albany and Suver-Albany
surveys, completed the location
of the permanent survey on the
Canby-Silverton line of 26 miles,
on which actual construction has
already been begun.
& Wednesday the party left for
Oregon City where they will
make thier headquarters, in con
nection v.dh the lines to ha
worked out from that point.
Mr. McClymmd in an inter
view with the editor of the Mon
itor, stated; "this electric line
when completed will give Inde
pendence the quickest time h,s
sible to be secured into Portland;
that from Eugene over the Mn-roe-Eugene-Corvallis
extension
Vil wonld have a main EWtric
line service, while from Eugene,
Albany and Wells or Suver we
wouid have another main line ser
vice, that the main Electric
travel for the va..ey woulii be on
this main line; that from Salem
the Electric would go t
the new station of Fir, from Fir
through Silverton to Woodburn,
from ..Woodburn the line wou'd
parallel Ihe main S. P. tracks to
Hubbard, from Hubbard a direct
line to Portland would be taken
to Rocky Reef, where they
would cross the Willamette river
above New Era, 'going down the
west side of the Willamette from
Oswego on the west side main,
line track which is be.ng reon- j
structed and also anohfr rout I
to Portland wouli be when
reaching Silverton to go by Ma
quem.'and Can by, crossing the
main line track near Canby."
The survey notes and field
maps of Mr. McCIymonds are for
warded to R. T. Guppy. chief
engineer at , Portland, where
everything is finally passed upon
and then placed in the hands of
Robert S. Strahorn president of
of the company at Portland,
when the final word is given.
Engineer McCIymonds said,
"you have a fine body of land
around Independence, in fact the
best there is to be found in the
valley, and your transportation
facilities will be the very best
when the new service is finally
established which is being snr
veyed and outlined at this time.
"This new line"said he" will be a
complete new road btd over
much of the distance, and most
of the rijrhtof way being secured
will be 80 and 100 feet The
purpose of this is to accomodate
the future buisness, while only
a single track is being built now
the company is planning for
double trackage and four track
service in the future. ' He said
the Southern Pacific
through their system in Cal
ifornia are operating now 000
miles of two track Electric lines
and their business has increased
many times since the electrifi
cation had beer, established.
Distance is not measured so
much in miles as in-speed said he
when considering the centers of
trade. People with business in
terests in the city will think
nothing of 25 to 30 miles for
residence home s, when the
Electric lines are completed,
while the express trains will pick
up provisions along the line, at
platforms, where no stations are
maintained, thus giving the rural
sections the benefit of the city
markets. Independence " will
have passenger service every
hour and oftener with every part
of the valley." When asked
about the clee'.rification o f
the west side line, h e said
"yes the whole feedinsr system
will be electrified and this valley
will be a network of electric rail
roads with the best equipment
that can be secured."
"This matter is no experiment
with the company. . They have
already ordered much of their
rolling stock and equipments and
the whole system is being built
upon a plan of the best service
possible to be given."
The main East side line will be
used almost exclusively for
tl.e
iroi.
fli" to Cr.'i,,rii
and for freight while the electric
will be used for fast passenger
traffic, local fries;ht and express
service. a net work of
electric n.. i' o clugene to Port
land, the raa'o artery lino being
th one from Eugene through
Monroe, Corvallis, Independence.
Sal.m. Fir, Silverton, Woodburn
Hubbard, Rocky Reef near New
Era .Oswego, and Portland.
With this service completed we
believe Independence could count
on fully one hundred electric
trains s day. when the branches
arc all electrified as planned.
INDEPENDENCE MOTOR
Kills jaP JT ECU
Accident Happens Thurs
day Morning at Bridge
Four
Telpphone message from our
representative at Eola states that
a Japenese laborer while trying
to get a hand car off the track
at Bridge 4. h'-came excited and
got between' the track and ar
in such a manner that the Salem ;
trrtin fmni IndejMsndnc . ran into;
him killing S.im. Inere was aj
curve in the track at that place!
was iiie rep rt received. I
BUNGALOW
JHEATRE
Nelson & Heckle Adver
tise for Bids this Week
for Building
FINE PFCSS CRICK FRONT
Building for Movirrt Pic
ture Show to be made
for Shows of all
Kinds
Nelson and Ilenkle who are
advertising in the Monitor this
week for the new moving
picture house they are to build
at th2 intersection of Monmouth
with Main street on the east side
of Main are planning on having
the best south of Portland.
The new building is 40 by 81
feet with a seating capacity of
500. The building will have
a full bapement with 10 feet
clear, to the ceiling.
The inside arrangement con
sisting of an auditorum space 40
by 81; a stage 16 by 40; a prom
onad i 8 foot wide, with portiers
separatirjf the main entrance
from tho auditorium proper
dress-ing rooms below the stage;
orch stra pit 7 t 12, 18 in. below
the main floor; a machine room,
above th : promonade, which is
to be ma !e absolutely fie proof;
above the entrances will be an
office on the south side of the
build ing and ladies waiting rooms
and 1 idies lavatory over the nort h
entr; nee. The floor will have a
drop of one inch to the front, or
a told, dr r of 5 feet. Opera
chairs will be put in the building,
the seatiisr capacity being 500;
the height to the ceiling in front
20 feet, in the back 26 feet.
The building will be brick with
a modern white press brick fr nt
with a blaze of lights in front.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN
AjlAD FIRE
Alarm Turned in Tuesday
r rom L. Rice Store
The flue burned out at L. Rices
store Tuesday morning and the
alarm of fire brought the hese
carls and the ladders. The heat
from the burning soot almost
melted the pipe and large burn
ing lumps of soot fell to the floor.
The pipe ran through the ceiling
to the chimney and the dropping
soot from above seemed to heat
up the pipe at the connection,
where it passed through the
ceiling and would have burned
the property if it had caught at
night in place of day time. Wa
ter was put in the pipe and ar
ound it which soon cooled it off
and no damage was done.
DALLAS WINS GAME
Basket Ball Team of Prune
City Best Hop Valley
Center Team
Witha score of 2-lto 17 the Dal
las team took home the big per
simmon Wednesday evening- a
week ago. The game was a
good one and the home team ;ut
un a hard fight, but were Dena-
lized considerable for fouls,
which gave the visitors a little
the best of it. With a little mere
practice the local boys will be ab
le to walk away with the visitor
team and the Monitor prophesies
a win for the home boys the next
time a game U piiy jj
Friday afteanoon, Nov 22 the
members of the Leisure Hour
Reading Club assembled at the
home of Mrs. O. D. Butler where
Mrs. P. M. Kirkland and Mrs.
A. Nelson assisted in entertain
ing. The club consists of twenty
five ladies and was organized
about twelve years ago. The
ladies have decided to discontinue
the Reading Club the final meet
ing being attended by approriate
ceremonials. '
A large number of those who
formerly constituted the Lewis
and Clarke Club and which won
the Sacajawea flag at the un
veiling of the Monument of that
name at the Lewis and Clarke
Fair a few. years since in Port
land were present and as no dis
position had been made of the
beautiful flag it was decided to
donate it to the Public Library.
Accordingly Mrs. Butler hav
ing explained how the flag had
been won by the Independence
ladies presented it to Mrs. S. B,
Walker, president of the Library
Association who very gracefully
recieved it. The large flag w
be a feature of decoration in the
library rooms.
i
TEACHERS EXAMINA
TION ON AGAIN
County Supt. Seymour An
nounces Dates This
Week
Commencing Rccv. .18, the
regular examination for teachers
of the county is announced and
Supt. Seymour is anxious to have
tha teachers all informed so they
can prepare themselves for the
examinations.
In another column of the paper
this week full particulars of time
and date of the different sub
jects is civn for the benefit of
those intending to take the ex
aminations. Thanksgiving Neigh
borhood Dinner
A very pleasant affair Thanks
trivingday was a neighborhood
dinner at the Frank Wihon home.
The people all brought baskets
full of good things for ohe din
ner which was served Cafateria
style. After the dinner the af
ternoon was spent visiting and
making and filling baskets for
t.le basket social in the evening.
A large crowd was present at
both affairs.
The baskets were sold about 8
oclock at a set price and partners
were found by drawing numbers.
The rest of the evening was
spent in playing games A neat
sum of $22 was taken in which
will go on the ministers salary.
Chapter Elects Officers
Independence Chapter No. 25,
R. A. M., at their regular meet
ing, Friday, November 29, el
ected officers for the ensuing
year as follows:
O. I). Butler, H. P..
John Dickinson, S.,
H. Chas. Dunsmore, K.,
H. Hirschberg, Treas.
C. W. Irvine, Sec,
H. Mattison, C. H.
Baptist Services Sunday
Rev. Wherry, of McMinnville.
will occupy the pulpit of the Bap
tist church in Independence, both
morning and evening Sunday.
Mr. Wherry, is an able minister
and will give the people of this
city an interesting address at
both services.
Rev. McFarlane, who has been
in charge of the work here for
NEW OFFICERS
ARE ELECTED
Women Vote TheirConvic-
tions . and 151 Votes
are cast by them
NEW COUNCIL rHOSRESSIVE
K. C. Eidridge Elected to
. Succeed Himself With
Practically no Oppo
sition Shown
A citizens meeting was called
Friday evening for the purpose
of nominating a ticket to be vot
ed on at the election Monday,
K. C. Eldridge was nominated
for Mayor, C. W. Irvine, H. La
liberte, and W. L. Bise forcoun
cilmen, and li. F. Swope for Re
corder. The following, evening
a meeting was held at which the
above ticket was adopted except
ing that W. II. Walker and P. H.
Drexler were nominated In place
of Laliberte and Bise.
When the polls were opened
the women showed their interest
in the election by turning out in
the round number of 150 odd and
casting their ballots, which was
over one-third of the total vote
at the election. There were 410
votes .-ast in all.
The vote for the candidates
was as follows;
For Mayor, K. C. Eldredge 310
and W. T. Hoffman 73.
For councilmen, C. W. Irvine
309, W. II. Walker 229, P, II.
Drexler 201, W. L. Bice 189, II.
Laliberte 180; W. E. Craven 12,
W. H. CampbelU.
The counoil for the ensuing
year will he as follows:
K. C. Eldredge, Mayor,
Councilmen:
J. L. Ifp.nna,
A. G. Sperling,'
C. W. Irvine,
W. II. Walker,
P. li. Drexler,
Jas. Dixon
B. F. Swope. Recorder.
The conncil anpoints theTreas
nrer. Marshal, Night Watch and
City Attorney.
The new council is made of
business men of character and
ability and the city will have a
a business administration for the
coming year commenserate with
the steady growth that is ex
pected from the city.
Water, lights, paving, street
improvement, more sewerage
connections, etc, will be questions
that will come before this coun
cil and will be settled by them
during the year, in all liklihoed,
and everyone believes the newly
elected council will be perfectly
capable to handle these different
matters.
MOUNTAIN
VIEW
H. M. Webb and wife spent
Thanksgiving with friends in Sa
lem. A surprise party was given
Mabel Christiance last-Friday
night by several of her little
friends,
Wm. Christiance is again able
to be in school after having. Ix-en
absent for some time on account.
of sickness. , !
everal weeks and was expected ;
to take charge here, was called :
to Michigan a few days ago on
account of the sickness of. his
daughter.
Tom Stewart spent Sunday
evening at the Lynch home,
! Mae Lynch is at her home the
Falls City school being closed on
account of the small pox. ,
Katheryn Stewart returned to
her school in Silverton Sunday.
John Cavitt is working at Sa
lem. , .-..
Turfield Schneider was taken
back to the hospital Friday af
ternoon having come home to
spend Thanksgiving. '
Mr. Rosenquest is having lum
ber hauled to build a barn on tho
place he recently bouget from A.
R. Southwick. ,
Mr. Doran is hauling lumber
to build a house on the place he
recettly purchased from Mr. Vo
get. , ... . ,
Bertha Cannoy is visiting her
brot her and wifq of Brooks. ;
Arnold Schneider id doing some
blasting on, his fathers place.
Osie and Rosie Grice returned
to Monmouth Sunday where they
are attending school.
Beckie Best has been quite ill
with neuralgia. , ' V
Jennie Best who is stenograplv
er in the U. S. Nat'l. Bank of
Salem spent Thanksgiving with
her parents, E. Best and wife
Ora Cavitt Olive and Esther
Porter who are attending high
school In SaJem spent Thanks
giving with their parents.
All the farmers- are very busy
engaged in plowing now. -
Velma White is sufferirfg from
a bad attack of poison oak. ,;
Nathan Sumpter and wife of
Liberty spe.nt Thanksgiving with
the latters parents. f . .
Gladys Waite of Oak Grove
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
B. South wickVv
I4. Crice and daughter, Flora,
made a trip to Portland Saturday.
Messrs. Rosenquest and South
wick have material to build a
wire lirie fence between the two
farms. ' . X , , -
The Mou n tarn Viewschiul and
Brush College' have entered into
a contest with each other In at
tendance tnd spelling.
Eli Best made a business trip
to Salem Monday.
Arthur Kochn ap-.'nt Sunday
with Ammon Grice. 1
Mrs. Jas. Smith who has taken
a backset is slowly improving
again.' .
Mrs. Edna Edgar., of Brush
College spent TharikQgivinjy with'
the Pearse and Smith families.
Amos Plummer of Salem spent
Thursday with Robert Adams.
INDEPENDENCE
SCHOOLSBEST
Only School in County With
Manual Training
Complete1
SCHOOL ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Equipment "Now All on
Hand and Work Going
on under new Plan
Co. Supt. II. C. Symo.;r &r.d
Prin'. H. E. Barnhart of th
Falls City School spent Tuesday
in Independence, visiting th"hiih
school at this place.
Mr.Harnhart in a convention
with the editor of the Monitor
stated he was nuch interested in
the new lines of work in the In
MORE CEMENT
WALMUILD
Walks to be Built on
Main Street for Sev
eral Blocks
STARTS AT HILL'S RESIDENCE
This will Give Cement
Walks from the South
; West Section of Main
to the Bridge
Mrs. Martha Hill has decided
to bmld walks of cement, with
curbing, in front of three blocks
of. her property on main street,
commencing at her residence
property just ' outside the city
limita' and reaching the ' full
length' of the last tract platted
by her. With the curbing this
will mean about. 750 feet of ce
ment; walk, five' feet In width.
This walk will bring a continuous
walk with curbing to the John
Dickinson property, who already
has Cment walks but who will
also put in curbing in confirmity
to the grade and plans of , Mrs.
iiiii..
This will make a continuous
walk from the south part of the
city to the bridge, leading from
Independence to North Indeden
denc?, excepting two pieces of
board walk both of which ydl!
prghably be made into cement
walks jn a very few weeks, one
of which, the J. R. Cooper prop
erty, will be torn up and built
just as soon as he gets the fine
new residence completed that, he
is erecting opposite his old home
property on the corner of Main
and D street. South main street
is making decided improvements
among the new residences being
the' Dickinson property, tf-e
Porterfield home, the Purvine
bungalow, "and the two new resi
dences to be built at once by Wm.
Cockle and son.
Mrs. ' Dr". 0. D. ' Butler cele
brated her forty fourth birthday
Thursday, Dec. 5, having a number
of friends to call on her during
tho day. Light refreshments
were served. Many expressions
of good wishes for many hsppy
returns of the day wero extended
Mra. V. W, rW.nn of McMin
ville Fient Thursday with Mrs.
O. I). Butler. " ' - '
Pont forget to see th
pretty things the Presbyteri
an ladies have 01: galo Friday
Hfteriiooti and evening at the
Opera House
dependence schools, especially
the manual training and domes
tic science departments and was
well pleased with what he saw.
This is the first large school ir.
the county to add the manuel
training, and was now the only
school that had the equipment
and work under way, excepting
Bethel, where the work was
first started by Prof. Chute, prin
cipal of Independence schools.
It is the plan of the Falls City
school to add these departments
a' a ! !.'. uituj and their value as
u e-iii-ational fenr"- to the
scUoi '. work was recoxJ . .!. In
dependence has excellent equip
ment, is in shape to do much good
work in both the domestic sci
ercsand manual training depart
ri 'fits and tha school is attract
ing much attention on account of
its progressive movements along
these lines.
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