INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
VOL. 1
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JAN. 24, 1913
NO. 26
GRAND VOTING CONTEST
STRIKES POPULAR CHORD
31 Entered in Race for Valuable Prizes, Nominate
Your Favorite if not Included in List
sons, who recently visited the
Fairview school near Suver, made
a good report on the progress be
ing made in that district. He
says that it is one of the best
records made in the county.
HIGH SCHOOL
BASKET BALL
Miss Bertha Edwards, assistant
teacher in the domestic science
department at Salem's high
schools, spent Saturday and Fan
day visiting her friend Miss Cate
of this oity.
BAND BOYS ORGANIZE
AND SELECT A DIRECTOR
Good Strong Instrumentation Planned for the New
Band for Independeacn
STORES GIVING VOTES ON PURCHASES ANNOUNCED TODAY
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distrTcFnumbIr 6ne"
Mrs. Clint. Moore Independennce, Oregon
Mrs. D.O. Taylor
Mrs. Elvvood Hartman
Grace Laliberty
Lavilla Cooper
Emma Montgomery
Grace Girard "
Leona Sperling
Vivian Whiteaker
Florence Saywers "
Vale Hiltibrand
DISTRICT NUMBER TWO
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J Ina Fishback,
Tennie Chanay
Iiuby Freiira
I Lei a Erickson
Lei a Brown
1 Mrs. B. I. Ferguson
f Nellie Key t
Edna Conn
Mamie Afvater
Bertha Slapleton
Winnie Ballard
Bertha Hamann
Gladys Hatcher
Loiella Smith
Flora Grice
Thsdma Wait
Katheryn Fox
Blanch Favvk
(
i EtU Edgar
f Addie Riggs -t-.O-te.?'.
Judging from the nominations
made up to this time and the nu
merous inquiries received at the
Monitor office, the $1,000 Prize
Grand Voting Contest promises
to surpass in interest any venture
of this nature ever launched in
this part of the state. Thirty one
nominations have been received
already and more will come in as
the race progresses, and it is a
safe prediction to say it is going
to be a battle royal to the finish
with effervescent activitj every
step of the way.
To show fairness and impar
tiality, and a desire on the part
of the Monitor and the merchants
giving votes, for the purpose of
this contest; Polk county has
been divided into two districts,
and excepting the first Grand
Capital Prize (a beautiful Upright
Piano valued at $350.00) prizes of
equal value will be awarded to
each district, thus giving the can
didates who reside outside the
city the same chances to win as
residents of Independence.
District No. 1 includes all the
territory within the city limits.
District No. 2, the remaining
portion of Polk county, and the
distribution of prizes wi'l be as
follows:
The candidate polling the high
est number of votes regardless of
the district in which she resides
will receive the First Grand Cap
ital Prize.
The next two highest (one in
each district) will be awarded the
diamond rings value $75.00 each.
The next two highest (one in
each district) will receive their
choice of Sewing Machines, La
tent Model, and the next two
highest (one in each district)
will receive a solid gold watch
(ladies size) Elgin or Waltham
movements.
In addition to the above grand
awards, prizes will be given those
candidates who only receive a
small number of votes.
MERCHANTS GIVING VOTES
The following merchants will
give vote3 on purchases made at
fheir stores:
Dreder & Alexander, clothing,
drv o-oods. groceries, etc.: L. A.
Cary, clothing, dry goods.
fir-
Monmouth, Oregon
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Eola
Perry dale
Airlie
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F.
F.
D. No. 2
I). No. 2
R. F. I). No. 2
Suver
Buena Vista
Mountain View
Rickreall
nishings, etc.; Brown's Drug
Store; Klyde's Kandy Kitchen;
Gaines' Cigar Store and Billiard
Parlor; Schow's Cleaning Pres
sing Parlors and Stai Theater of
Monmouth.
On the last page will be found
the rules that will govern the
Contest, list of prizes and how
they will be awarded.
Read them over carefully then
make up your mind to enter or
nominate some friend you would
lika to have win one of the prizes.
Call at the Monitor othce or
phone the Contest Manager and
all the details will be thoroughly
explained.
PRIZE FOR THOSE NOMINA
TING WINNER
To the person nominating the
winner of the Grand Capital
Prize, will be given a purchase
check good for twenty dollars
($20.00) in trade at any of the
stores giving votes on purchases
(should two or more persons nom
inate the same candidate the
prize will be given the one re
ceived at this office first.)
HOW TO NOMINATE CANDI
DATE
Published in each issue of the
Monitor is a nomination blank.
Fill in the name of the lady you
wish to nominate, together with
your name ana aaaress ana man
or bring to the Contest Depart
ment at the Monitor office, and
the moment it is received your
self or favorite get3 an even
standing so far as advice and
fair help goes. DO 1 1 NOW, as
an early start half wins the bat
tle.
WORKING AT SUVER
The Monitor is informed that
the farmers are quite busy these
days repairing the telephone
lines, as a result of the recent
snows, and that mail is being
just straightened out so they are
getting their letters and papers
on time.
AT FAIRVIEW SCHOOL
School Supervisor H. H. Par
MASQUERADE AT SUVER;
On Friday, February 7, plans j
are being made at Suver for a
masquerade ball. Everyone is,
welcome to these dances at Su-1
ver, and good crowds attend from J
the nea-bv places. Several from
this place plan on taking in this
dance.
FRATERNAL UNION
GIVEPLAY JAN.3 1 .
Jumbo Jum, a Rip-Roaring
Comedy on the Boards
at Opera House
The members of the Fraternal
Union have been busy for sever
al weeks getting their play ready
for presentation to the people of
Independence, on Friday night,
Jan. 31st, at the Independence
opera house.
The play "Jumbo Jum" is
tnree act comedy, with good
specialties along through the
play to keep the audience in an
uproar of laughter.
There will be about eight dif
ferent leading parts, and the
ones taking the different parts
are all making good, is the re
port received by the Monitor.
creamery'meeting
AT MONMOUTH
The stock holders of the Mon
mou h Creamery held a meeting
last week at Monmouth and re
elected their old board of direct
ors for the coming year. The di
rectors are Peter Kurre, Guy
Hewitt, Clark Hembree, John
Palmer and Mr. Ingermanson,
They reported an average of
about 750 pounds of butter daily
for the year, and good prospects
for the coming year.
STATE LEGISLATURE
ELECTSSENATOR
Hairy Lane, ol Portland, Peo
ple's Choice, Is Selected
With only two State Senators
and one state representative vot
ing against Dr. Harry Lane, of
Portland, the state senate and
house elected Mr. Lane U, b.
Senator Irom Oregon for the six
year term to succeed Jonathan
Bourne Jr.
Lane was the people's choice
at the regular election held in
November and his selection was
the carrying out of the people's
wishes in this matter.
WOODMEN LODGES -
BETTER FACILITIES
he Hall to be Re-arranged
and Improved
W. F. Campbell, owner of the
Campbell block on Main street.
started partitioning and re-ar
ranging the hall and banquet
rooms for the Woodmen of the
World and Women of Woodcraft
this week. New carpets, parti
tions, tables, lockers, and inside
work is to be done, making the
hall a fine meeting place. The
lodges are doing much g xd w irk,
ave a large inemher.ship, and
are prosperous.
' 'Muierlogical fkerspeci-
mens; wti was oat, ma-sar
Jumbo Jum.
Hoy Nelson of Saleui spent
Sunday in Independence
vibi ting friends.
Another Winning Mais
ff)f H 0 ITI 8 TfiHFII
'
Independence again defeated
the visiting team in basket ball
! maxing seven straight games
won by the home boys. Corval
lis High had a good team, but
were not equnl to the home boys.
The regular .lineup played this
game as the others that have
been played. Corvallis made one
field goal in the game, the home
boys putting p a score of 23 to
2. The Independence team is un
doubtedly the best in the valley.
Independence basket ball team
will play Albpiy to night.
SUVER NEWS
Mr. Thurston and wife and
Leta Lewis returned Tuesday
from a visit, at Corvallis and
Albany.
Mr. Allen was a visitor at In
dependence Monday.
It. L. Patterson was a passen
ger to Independence the first of
week.
Mr. Larsen, the merchant, has
been on the sick list this week.
Bernice Patterson was out of
school two days this week on ac
count of sickness.
Lawrence Conger and Walter
Kerr made a Hp to the dentist at
Independence Wednesday.
-Miss Zook returned to Mrs.
Ficher's yesterday after a short
visit to her home in Monmouth
Mr. Elgin a detective of Cor
valliswasin Suver canvassing.
two days last week.
inree tnousf naiett ji logs are
in the.drive bryjiht from King's
Valley to the mouth of the Luck-
iarnute one day last week.
Tom DeArinond and family of
Eastern Oregon are visiting, his
brothers here this week.
The young people of Suver are
giving many surprises now a
days. A suspri.se party was given
last Saturday night at DeArmond
Brothers.
A masquerade at the hall Feb
ruary 7, 1913.
Arthur Miller made a b isiness
trip to Independence Tuesday.
The Union Company of Port
and had agents up last week
ooking after their sheep in Mrs.
Paul's pasture.
Quite a crow was out to church
Sunday to hear the presiding eld
er, Mr. Mummy.
Mrs. Gyp Thurston called on
Mrs. Bugley Sunday morning.
Don't become discouraged in
the st ruggle but keep on growing
stronger by changing the weak
"I wish," to the strong "I will."
When a liar speaks the truth,
if ever, who w II listen even
then?
The snow this week caused the
mail carriers much trouble. The
snow that began on Friday kept
the carrier from going the full
route and Saturday and Monday
two carriers started off in oppo
site directions.
Someone broke into the carpen
ter's car last Sunday night and
took a number of articles neces
sary to the carpenters. They
have not been able to find the
thief yet.
Bridge
Goes
Falls
Down Near
City
The Dallas Observer states
that the bridge across the Luck
iamute, two miles this side of
FalU City, went down Sunday
of it own weight, presumedly
from the weakness of its con
struction. This bridge L, support
ed by a 72 foot span and was re
built last fall.
Miss Macauley of Portland is
visiting with her sister Mrs. Nel
lie Graves in this city.
Installation of Officers
The joint installation of the
Woodmen of the World and
Women of Woodcraft. Tuesday
evening drew a large aUendence
of members, although the weath
er was extremely bad, owing to
the snow.
The male quartette furnished
several selections of music, a fine
supper was served and the officers
were all present and installed
Good Templars Initiate
On Monday evening the Good
Templars met in regular session
in Woodman Hall. After the
Initiation Ceremony and regular
business, the time wa3 spent in
music and games. To the great
nioyment of all, a lunch was
served. The members are highly
enthusiastic over the work and
expect great things in the near
future. Regular meetings are held
Monday evenings.
EOLA NEWS
There was a good crowd out
Sunday evening to hear the ltev.
Marcy, despite the snow storm
Mrs. Randall, wife of our mer
chant, is quite ill.
Mrs. Hamar is visiting in Salem
during the legislature.
G. C. Mitty is again at work in
the Salem post office.
L. A. Ferguson has recently
purchased a car load of fir wood
from E. M. Croison
G. C. Mittv made a business
trip to Portland last week
Grover Farmer, Mrs. Carlson
and daughter Norma have had
quite a severe attack of the grip,
Mrs. Edith Litchfield and baby
Grace and Miss Helen Litchfield,
of Salem, were visitors at the
Holman home last week.
Work of all kinds has been sua
pended in this neighborhood until
the weather settles.
Miss Inez Landon is visiting
her brother Harrv and family at
Independence.
B. I. Ferguson and C. L. Brunk
attended an important meeting of
the Masonic lodge at Rickreall
last Saturday.
Frank and Ernie B-o ah, of Mc-
Narv were repairing the 5-0 tel
ephone line last week, which had
been put out of commission
dur
ing the recent storm.
L. S. Robbins and wife were
week end visitors at the John
Rnhhins home at McNary last
week.
Mr, Hamer has inaugurated
the home credit plan in his school
here but like all new plans it has
its enemies and friends. The
writer thinks that points should
be counted for how well you do
your work and not for the great
amount done, for the children to
a certain extent are inclined to
trv to see how many different
kinds of work they can do in -ri
der to gain points, and pome par
ents may let their children ne
glect their work in order to keep
them ahead of "Billy Jones
"3usan Simpson."
or
Hear Jumbo's Ethiopian
Hong. January 31.
In the district lying Went
of Monmouth, the Monitor
is informed Lhe snow storm
did conniderale dannge to
the fruit tre b, breaking many
limbs and up rooting Home
of the tree?.
Mrs. Lewis has
portod quite sick.
been re
Tuesday evening the Indepen
dence band players m?t and or
ganized a band. The next meet
ing will be the coming Thursday.
Officers were elected as follows
E. L. Townsend, President; C.
W. Henkle. secretary and treas
ure, and G. G. Walker, manager;
Mr. Tyler of Monmouth has been
secured as director and Indepen
THE
PACIFIC
STEAD
HOME-
Contrlbutes a leu Bits ol to
cal Color for Our Readers
Another Homestead visitor the
same day was A. V. Oliver, pro
prietor of a small farm in the
Oak Grove section near Rickreall,
Oregon, on which he has an or.
chard of apple and cherry trees
and quite a large flock of choice
Buff Leghorn chickens and White
Indian Runner ducks. At the
recent poultry show at Albany he
was awarded two special badges
from the American Buff Leghorn
Association for the best colored
male and female respectively in
the show, and he received the
ribbons on the day that he was
in Salem. That he is proud of
these prizes goes without saying.
He has some of his best poultry
on display at the Salem show this
week.
Beginning with the issue of
January 23, the Boys' Corner de
partment of the Homestead will
be under the editorial supervision
of Lucien P. Arant, of Mon
mouth, Oregon. Mr. Arant was
a contributer to this part of the
paper while it was being conduc
ted by Mr. Hatt, and many of
the young readers will b; delight
ed to learn that he has been en
listed into the work, for it means
that the Boys' Corner will be re
vived and made still better than
ever.
R. L. Collins, of Suver, Ore-
,1 il. IT.
gon, was a cauer ai me uume
stead office on Monday last, hav-
ng come over for the purpose of
making inquiries regarding the
opportunities for purchasing some
lolstein cattle. He is owner and
breeder of eight head of Jersey
cattle and believes that he will
also go into the business of
breeding Holsteins, providing he
can get the right foundation
stock.
According to the information
furnished by the recently-issued
biennial report of the Oregon
dairy and food commissioner
there are 271 ereameriesand reg
istered dairies, 95 cheese factor
ies, and seven condensers in this
state. So far as registered iai
ries are concerned there should
be several times as many more,
for Oregon is sure to become one
of the leadinir dairying states in
the United States.
SOUTH AMERICAN WOMEN VISIT
MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL
The teachers were very much
pleased last Tuesday to have as
visitors the four ladies from Uru
guay, South America, Mr. Sey
mour, and Mr. E. T. Moores, of
the blind school.'
The South Amtncan ladies are
inspecting the work of the
schools in the United States.
They have been in the United
States eighteen months and have
travelled through the northern
states and are now making a tour
of the southern states.
They expressed themselves as
being well pleased with the worK
which is being done. They were
also visitors at the West Salem
school.
dence will undoubtedly have a
first class instrumentation select
ed in the course of a few weeks
when actual practice will be com
menced in earnest.
This town should have a strong
band, as good music is a fine
advertisement for the town. The
people should support the boys
liberally.
PERRYDALE NEWS
J. W. Wilson and wife visited
relatives in Oregon City over
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Hazel Duignan attended
the musical concert in Dallas Sat
urday. Fred Werner and wife visited
relatives in Salem and Dallas last
week.
Mis3 Fannie Keyt was a Dallas
visitor Friday.
Mr. Campbell was a Dallas vis
itor Monday.
I). L. Keyt visited in Dallas
Monday.
Chas. Snelling is visiting rela
tives in Dallas.
Two of Mr. Dornhecker's sis
ters visited at the former's home
here last week.
A series of lectures began here
last Tuesday evening by Mrs.
Jean Morris Ellis, on physiology
and physiognomy in character
building and reading. The lec
tures are being held in the Chris
tian church. Collections will he
taken at the close of each lecture.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend.
The second of a series of musi
cal recitals will bo be given next
Thursday at McCoy.
Mrs. Chas. Bratchcr was a vis
itor in Dallas Monday.
Services were held in the Meth
odist church Sunday by Rev.
Hickson.
Services will be held next Sun
day in the Christian church by
Brother McIIattin.
Miss Odessa Busier returned to
McMinnville Monday after a two
weeks visit here.
F. K Lynn and wife are visit
ing in Dallas.
The recent www gave the peo
ple a chance to make use of their
sleighs. Several sleighs were on
the road Sunday and Monday in
and around Perrydalu.
Fred Hebding attended a hard
waremen's convention in Port
land the past week.
Monmonth. Ore., Jan. 21 -The
snow storm which struck this
section of the country for the
first time last Friday, caused
damage amounting to several
hundred dollars in Monmouth and
vicinity. Nearly all telephone
lines leading into this city were
down in places and the Service
was ruined for several days. On
account of the shrinking caused
by the freezing, a numberof elec
tric wires broke, and at one time
in the eastern part of the city an
electric wire fell across a tele
phone line. One or two persons
who were using their phones then
felt the electricity when they
took hold of the receivers. Men
are at work fixing up the broken
wires and poles.
The young people of Monmouth
enjoyed themselves by tcboggan
ning down Cupid's Knoll west of
the city the firt of the week.
Come and see "Jumbo
Jam" at the opera house,
January 31st.
P.elgiiin stallion for salo or
exchange. Inquire at this
ollice.