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THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County,
Oregon, on Thursday.
EatermTu Second CUis Matter Anguit 1. 1912 at the roat Office at bid
pendencs, ToVt County, Oregon, Under the Act of March 3, 1879.
C3. A. Hurley, Publisher & Proprietor
SuDtbrlptlbn ltates: dne Year $1.50 Strictly in Advance
Independence,
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Oregon, Friday; Feb. 7, 1913.
EOLA NEWS
Sheriff J. M. Grant of Dal-
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las waa an offical visitor in
our vicinity last week.
The Mian I'erlichs of Salem
visited their cousins the Mies
Landoiis last week.
Thoi. Holtnan coadt abasi
ness trip to Dallas Monday
John Schaffer and wife
viiited at th home of A. J
Roberts of Oak Grove Sun
dy.
Clell Havden and wife
visited in' Eola' Sunday.
Mr. Youn'gbifd of Sal
Lake Who recently purchased
one of the McNary tracts is
building a dwelling on his
newly acquired property.
Mm.' Hattle ArniHtrong1 has
rttfurried from a sir weeks
tav' with her relatives at
Lebanon.
Mm." Win Antrican and
children visited in Pallas
Saiiifdayand Sunday.
Dr. Morse if balein was
called to attend on T. L.
Acuff's Bon who had a fcevere
attact of heart trouble.
, Some of the early apple
trees in thii vicinity are all
most fully leafed out and
Mrs. Mil ty who is quite
siioceBtsfull iloribt has a,t the
present ti'mt crocuses, an era -onierf
rfnd china lilies bloom
ingin her yard.
. 0.1' I. Ferguson and son
Haloh is laying off a 20 acre
tract here for W. II. Dancy of
Salem preparatory to setting
jt to prune trees.
Dr. Morse of balem waa
called to attend Mrs. Ruidall
who was taken critically ill
but is much better now.
Our school is badly in nee d
of a new flag, the one now
doing service having been un
furled to the lreezts for 7 or 8
years and was prison ted to
the school by senator Hal 1).
Ptttton of Marion county and
a number of the present
legislature.
L. A. Ferguson was a week
end visitor iinong relatives
in Salem.
11. i. Ferguson made a
business trip to Dallas Tuoh
day. Our roads are gutting in
pretty bad shape in some
places edpeoially nor the autos
as quite often the faithful old
horses are called on to give
ihtm a lift, as it yet remains
for the great inventors o
the modern time to replac
the horse as it is very seldom
a true pulling one runt out
of gasoline and leaves you
n the mud.
Mrs. K. Carlson and Miss
Elora Clement returned from
Portland Tuesday where the
Utter went to consult a
throat specialist,
Mrs. Carlson's sister Mrs.
M. Tsmpleman accompanied
her home for a short visit.
butcher, shoe makr, filter,
and Mother Hubbard herlf
were represented by tue pri
mary children in tho celebrat
ed story. The play w h givni
the second time, since tli'
first audience found it to bn
well performed. The children
weretrainad by liuby Shearer
primary ci itic of the school.
AManHaler
Bitter Experience Made
Her One
By MARTHA A. HARDING
Oregon City.
Charles Bratcfier and wife are
visiting at the heme of the for
mers mother in Rickerall.
D. L. Keyt was a Dallas visit
or last week.
Mr. Edwards of Portland visit
ed near Perrydale last week.
Miss Hazel Duignan was a
Dallas visitor over Saturday and
Sunday of last week.
Misses Elsie and Wanda ' Keyt
were in Dallas Saturday.
MisS Marlon FWspent Satur
day and Sunday with friends in
Portland.
Aliss Marion fox waa a
visitor in Salem over Satur
day and Sunday.
F. E. Lynn and wife visit
m in finlfli-n nd DuIIch hint
, i real emme fliy sum owneu me uouse
week returning home Satur- ln wu)cn she iive.i. mid her husband
would not Join In a deed convoying It
unless she would give lilm biilf the
amount of the ptirvhnse money,
My aunt did not wish to sell her
house, but the mutter opened her eyes
to what Hhe had to fear from her hus
band, especially If he outlived her. 1
way to be her heir, aud Hhe dreaded
lest be should attempt to break any
My father died when I was six yearn
old and my mother two years Inter. V t
niv mother's death 1 went to live with
my aunt. She had made an up fort u-
nute uiarrlairu In her youth ami h.ui
beeu divorced. Ilei uul:iud
living, nut alia did not t:i:irrj si-O
One uiatrlmoiilal experlrin e w;n f j u i : u
enough for her. Hut she posseted a
fortune, and her himbiind, who waa u
lawyer by profession, was on the
wateb for any tet-litifrn lity that would
enable lilm to get any of It. I'or In
stance, the Jaws of the state In which
he lived required that the husband
should Join with the wife in conveying
day.
Huzel Puignan was a Dull-
as visitor Fridav and Satur
day.
Mrs. Homer Foster is visit
ing with her parents
Mr. and Mr. John Puignan. w" "he "Tw ,Tke lu m,y fuv,r1wl1,,
15 la view to depriving uie of my luhorlt-
Edd Loop is visiting at the
liome of A. Jones..
Uoruon Watt visiieu nil
Perrydale Sunday.
Mr M'tawnri in viwitimr nt husband and always ended by advising
rs. totewart is visiting at . . . ... . -lllnM,prhood.
the home of tier sister Mrs
lenry tfeyt.
The young folks were en
a nee.
Her fears did not end here. Sup
pose 1 should have the HI luck she had
experienced ln making a marriage.
The idea waa horrible to her. Scarcely
day passed that who did not remind
me of the dnngera incurred in taking a
These constant admonitions served to
defeat the purpoae for which tbey were
Intended. The quickest way to get a
young person to do anything; is to waru
him or ber against It. Youngsters wish
tertuilied Friday evening at to aee "the folly of it" as well as tbelr
seniors, mere is auoiner auuge mat
works In connection with this one,
"Stolen fruit U the sweetest." 1 not
only wished to marry because my aunt
warned uie not to do so, but I wn
ready to enter upon a love affair with
out her knowing it.
1 waa but seventeen when 1 met
Charlie Edson, and be showed a predis
position In my favor. He was half a
an con
II who
knew lilm
TAVfrf hilMa I niiAaft.m If Mill lull.
Mr. Wolferd went tO Port- macJr would ve ripened Into love hud
n . II not told lilm that inv mint was on-
ess .Sunday
the home of Mr. Wolferd
Light refreshments were serv
ed at a late hour and all re
turned to their homes report
iug a good time.
Harry Kissel returned
from Dallas Sunday after d.T" rur; olll,'r th'n 1 "'V1 Wl
J sldered a Que young mini by a
noon.
and
on
busin
SUNNY SLOPE NEWS
Several irom nere were in
attendance at the school rally
at Antioch Saturday.
si l t 1
oiias. vsoorne was trading
n Mon mouth
week.
ono day last
PERRYDALE NEVS
Mrs. J. W. Wilson and littls
daughter returned from a few
weeks visit with her mother in
expected to bo an old maid. My aunt's
action had the same effect on Charlie
that It bad on me He began to make
love to me at once, and I experienced
the delightful sensation of eating stolen
fruit.
Tbla waa enjoyable only for a short
time. Love leads to matrimony, and
the first thing I knew my delight was
turned to worry. My lover, who waa
more fandghted than I, inferred that
If 1 took step toward marriage with
out my aunt's consent she might cut
me off from my expected Inheritance.
1 did not think she would do that, but
the poHHlhlllty of her doing It troubled
me. Charlie was a clerk with a salary
of 170 a month, and he at lenst had
sense enough to know that marriage
u income meant
hard times abend.
Hut w hen two iwrsons are violently
In love wltb each other prudence hides
ber face. After much tribulation we
did what many youngsters have done
before us to tin Ir cost. We went to a
parson and got married, he alone know-
lug of the uuirrl 'ge Then I went home
Slid Charlie wt ut home, and where
there was worry before there was now
misery.
It hapiH-ned six n after this that my
aunt's divorced J usband attempted by
pro. -ess of law (" get possession of a
certain piece c property she owned bv
nieaus of paper he had Induced her to
sign when they were living together;
or. rather, the attempt wua to lew
blackmail, since lie offered to with
draw the suit if she would pay him a
tlpulated sum. This act so Infuriated
her, so filled her with horror at what
she called the Iron chains of matiinioiiv
that she sent for tier attorney and made
i new will, which prevented my get
ting posspaslou of her estate after her
death In case I was then married Her
object was to save tue from the Iron
chains, and this was the only way she
could effect that object.
No sooner had she made this uew
Will thun .h. Inf.iriM.Ml lit. .if !.. r.,.t
P. L. Fishhack Was a COlinty Imagine my astonishment and my cha
seat visitor Saturday r Brst ""',ul!i wa l"-flw
prnv lenur CHlUruaV. myself Into her arms sn.l eonf.s b .
1 remembered that I hud a husband
with whom to consult, so I oulv said:
Well, aunty. I suppose that makes
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Johnson
of the Luckiainute, spent
Sunday with his Bister, Mrs, between us on such
Dick Ogle, and family.
V. A. Fishback and wift
of Lewisville, were guests of
her parents, C. E. Clapp and
wife, Snuday.
Israel Murks, of Kickreall,
inited with relatives here
iu first of the week,
i i f i i
l-eouuru mciaieu was a
Monmouth visitor Sunday.
It. Ramsey was a Mon
mouth visitor Monday.
Koy Pitzer and wife of
Dallas visited with her mothei
M s. Bowman Wednesday.
(ho. Hhoades of Golden
dale, Washington visited with
his brother, Riley Rhoades
last week.
The children in the second
grade of the Monmouth mma 0J malJ
Training School gave a play
last Thursday morning on
the second floor of the Cen
tral school building before
many people of this city who
went to see the reproduction
Of the Old fasiOiml StorV of w erw satisfied Our I'Miat-.M
'Mother Hubbard M The do ' '
Ilather say It Insures you from the
persecution of some demon of a man."
When 1 told Charlie of what had
happened he was sick at heart. Mam
Ing himself for bavins; deprived me .f
a fortune. Hut we were lth vom :
and full of vigor, mid Nfore Hie vn I
of pur lmer en we agreed' that '
would rather hnv e.i. !i other than t!-
ronune. ami iuv mn!,R i i
more r.t id navtng a world to con
quer than having a conquered world.
Our cbief concern was wbat to 4o
In the Immediate future. ' If I "con
fessed to my aunt what I bad don
sho might tell me to go to my husband
and suffer the consequences oi' my de
ception. Wo are all prone to put off
an evil day, and Charlie and 1 con
cluded to keep our secret and Uve tbe
lives we were living apart till aucb
time as we could see our way to set
up housekeeping ln its simplest form.
It was a long while before my aunt
recovered from the effects of ber bu
band's attempt sufficiently to cease
talking about It. Inveighing against
matrimony and an occasional remark
to uie:
"If ever I catch you listening to the
poisoned words of any young rascal
I'll turn you out of the bouse." But
after awhile she ceased to get wrought
up over It and In time not to apeak of
it at all.
Then the old lady was taken with an
iHm from which she was not dea
th, wl to recover. She had been very
good to me und loved uie very dearly.
I felt it my duty us well as my choice
to devote myself to her comfort. While,
doing this it was impossible for me to
meet inv husband except at long Inter
vals and then for brief Interviews. My
nunt wan very exuding and kept me
with her nearly ull the while. More
over, I would not for the world have
her discover that 1 bad repaid her kind
ness to me by rejecting her wishes for
me ami deceiving her in doing It Bo
iiiixloiis was I to save ber this disap
pointment that I pretended to agree
with the repugnance to marriage she.
had expressed and declared that 1
would never marry. In this falsehood
my conscience wan soothed by a men
tal rcservution. What 1 meant wan
that I would not marry a second Ume.
I supposed that this satisfied my dear
aunt, for tthe never again referred to
the subject either generally or pertain
ing especially to me. But from tbla
tlino forward I Judged that he wa
chiefly concerned for herself, for she
was fulling every day, and the affairs
of this world seemed to be receding
further and further from her. For a
week before her death she knew tbat
her end was approaching and for the
first time seemed concerned about leav
ing me to live alone.
One day shortly before ber death the
said to me: "You are looking pale and
thin. 1 am wearlug the life out of you.
1 wlab you to go out this afternoon and
not return till it is dark."
I protested that 1 waa perfectly able
to bear the strain and did not need an
out lug, but she Insisted on It, and flnce
she was in no condition to be opposed
1 assented. 1 was not sorry to be sent
out and went at once to telephone.
where 1 culled up Charlie, and we
spent the afternoon together. 1 did
not get buck to the sick chamber till
an hour after dark.
I was met In tbe ball by the trained
nurse, who told uie tbat my aunt waa
dead.
Notwithstanding tbat the event waa
expected 1 was shocked, especially
that I wna away when It occurred. 1
was doubly pained when tbe nurse told
me that my auut bad called for me and
seemed much disturbed that I had not
left word where I waa going. The poor
woman seemed to have something of
Importance to say to me before she
died that she would not confide to any
one else.
The day after tbe funeral I took my
aunt's will she had turned it over to
me soon after being stricken by ber
hu.t lllness-niul In company wltb my
husband went to ber attorney to turn
it over to him and confess that I waa
a married woman and could not in
herit miller Its provisions. He looked
hi it, no! icing Hp date, signature and
other points with that method com
mon to those nf his profession, then,
going to bis safe, opened a drawer,
and, taking out a document, brought It
to ns
"1 have n Inter will here," be said.
"A later will!" I exclaimed. "Surely
that can't bo My Mint gave me thii
osr when she was taken ill and cannot
have made another."
"Nevertheless she did, and that on
the afternoon she died. I Wn8 tele
phoned for and went to her Immedi
ately This Is the result."
Me handed me a bit of paper, on
which was scarcely a hundred words,
iea Ini; to me my aunt's estate without
any condition whatever. I read It and
handed It to Charlie. Ther . both
looked at each other 1 tb on.ir i wet
eves and Charlie took me in u arms.
"What ln you ftuppose mv sunt
wished to ny to me before she died?"
I asked tbe lawyer presently.
"This will yon have brought her,
he replied, "disinherited you In case
umi were married. Your aunt wished
ne to draw a new will compelling you
to marry In order to Inherit under It
I suggested that It might complicate
natters for you and result In turning
der estate over to her husband. 1
therefore suggested the simpler form.
I think that what she wished to say to
you was that she dreaded leaving you
unprotected: recalled what she had
-aid to you about marriage, and hoped
you would find a good husband.
"I have already found one." I re
piled, and my assertion turned out to
lie true. My aunt's husband endeav
ored to break the will on tbe ground
that the testator waa not of sound
mind when the will waa made and I
had Influenced her to leave all to ma.
It was fortunate that I bad a but
Hand to look out for my Interests,
or I am sure my property would have
srone either to the man my aunt most
wished should not have It or to the
'awyers and the chancery courts. Char
ge made an admirable manager for th
inisiness. very sensibly compromising
with the husband for a small sum In
ash.
The moral of my slory Is "do not
divide from a single experience." and
the moral of my exiwrienre Is "do not
lot clandestinely In a case of especial
noineut, tf at all."
Educated Lions.
Although It takes four years of edu
cation to prepare a lion for circus life
It Increases the animal's ure nveioia.
Bsdlv Swollen.
Hewitt-Large bodies move slowly.
Jew?tt-1 don't see how yon can shake
your head. New York Press.
Feres ef the Amazon.
Traces of the sediment carried out
by tbe river Amason can he aeiecieu
IU0 miles at sea.
The Chameleon.
Tf a chameleon becomes blind It no
longer changes color, but remains of
a blackish hue.
Leather Aprons.
Tbe leather apron worn by black
smiths Is mentioned by tbe elder Pliny,
wbo flourished A. D. 23-79.
Belgian Werkers Wives.
Of Belgian workmen's wives one out
of eight baa to earn money toward the
upkeep of the boms.
Hard to Do.
Diamond Is your father well to do?
Brennan-No. but he is hard to do.
8t Louis Post-Dispatch.
An Exception.
Blobbs-Do you believe tbe office ever
seeks tbe man? Slobbs Tbe tax office
always does. Philadelphia Record.
Diplomatic.
Mrs. Eie Does your husband ever
refuse you when you ask him for a
little money? Mrs. Wye I never ask
him for a little money. 1 ask him for
a lot. and what I get Is a little. Bos
ton Transcript
Not Dead Sure.
"Pa. what does It mean when yon
say tbat a roan hasn't tbe courage of
his convlctlona?"
"That he has opinions, but Isn't will
ing to bet money on them." Detroit
Pree Press.
Explanation.
"Mame aald tbe idea or her mother
hrlmrlne borne a new husband made
ber tired."
"I suppese that Is why she would
not go a step farther." Baltimore
American.
No Alternative.
"Why do you beat your little son?
It waa tbe cat tbat upset tbe vase of
flowers."
"1 can't beat tbe cat 1 belong to
the a P. O. A."-Meggendorfer Blat
ter.
Duty Held Him.
The traveling salesman bad four min
utes In which to catch bis train.
"Can't you go faater than this?" he
asked tbe street car conductor.
"Yes," tbe bell ringer answered, "but
I have to stay with my car." Life.
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Tf orvmcVf fe'o ,i?u e
R STERN & SON
EW YORK & CHICAGO
No Laok ef Rain.
Tbe heaviest rainfall known upon
tbe globe occurs on . the mountain
slopes beyond tbe bead of tbe bay of
Bengal and amounts to about 610
inches, or nearly fifty -one feet during
the year.
Eyes ef the Chameleon.
Tbe chameleon's eyes are situated ln
bony sockets projecting from tbe bead.
By this curious contrivance tbe pecul
iar little animal can see ln any direc
tion without tbe slightest motion save
of tbe eye.
RIGHT AND WRONG.
Do the right and your ideal of
it grows and perfects itself. Do the
wrong and your ideal of it breaks
up and vanishes. James Martineau.
CLOTHES may not
make the man but they
help a lot to establish him
We make the kind of clothes that make a
man feel right. The clothes wear right and
Batisfybecause our kind of tailoring makes it
possible.
E. D. Dietze, Tailor
Odd Fellows BldR., C Street
"THE PANTORIUM"
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Fresh Oysters, Clams, Crab, S:linon, Halibut and
t
Dea't in
Ull Kinds Of Fish and Poultry.
Small Fish of All Kinds.
Located in old Hotel Building Facing
Railroad Street
LIVE STOCK, IMPLEMENTS. ETC.
FOR SALB A gOOd
See R. J. Taylor.
horse for $100.
FOR salk Running (tears of a good 2
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ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
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carefully and at a reasonable price.
Brown A Sibley, Attorneys and Ab
stractors, 610 Mill St, Dallas, Oregon.
DIALERS IN COAL AND WOOD
coal fob sale ; The Chas.
Logging Co.
K. Spaulding
RESIDENCE PROPERTY FOR SALE
fur sale iNew Dungalow; b rooms
and bath, beam ceiling, panelled walla,
buffet in dining room, tinted wall, fire
place and cabinet kitchen- Easy terms.
Inquire K. C Eldridge at Creamery.
Learning the Ruls.
Li-..- - Let s play keeping
t'l ! in lit.iy of tbe house.
V And what will 1 be!
' h. jou'll be another lady
i nie. and I'll pretend to
-ut lo oe jou. ChlcatM News,
TOM & BILL
Hfadquartsrt tor Cigars
Tobacco, ConfoctJontry,
Soft drinks, sto.
Dout forget the
DOIN REMO
five cent cigar I
Located on C street!.3.
Goodness to the House-
wife,with pride of cooking:, signi
fies materials that will make
appetizing, palatable food that
kind that brings praise from
family or guest.
Carefulness ln purchasing gro
ceries gives satisfying results.
With us quality counts. Our
groceries are of the standard
brands.
Some of ourSpecialsare
Drifted Snow Flour, D Almonte Cannd Fruits
3 ; ; l;i Ygfttls, M. J. B. Coff
Fluke & Johnson, Grocers
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