"'TND EPENDBNCE MONITOR
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1913
VOL. 1.
SOME STATE
NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Gathered
this Week
np'j. McAllister, an attorney, was
PARAGRAPHS THAT INTEREST tried on an indictment charging
What Is Doing instate and
Nation Generally Ac
cording to Exchange
Reports
President-elect Wilson says
there will be no inaugural ball.
No turkey trot, chicken flip,
bunny hug, mud-turtle flop or
grizzly bear for him. It's too
vulgar.
Pres. Elect Wilson, Cabinet
A report appeared in all the
daily papers Wedneseay that
Wilson's cabinet had been par
tially made up as follows :
Wm. J. Bryan, secy, of state;
Wm. J. M:Adoo, secy, of treas;
Albert S. Burlson of Texas, post
master general, Josephus Daniels
of North Carolina, secy, of navy.
Taf t's Job Will Pay $5000
When President Taf t steps out
of the presidential job next March
and accepts the position of Kent
(v. professor of law at Yale his an
nual salary income will be reduced
from seventy five thousand to five
thousand dollars. $5000 a year is
the maximum salary now paid to
the upper grade of full professors.
The salary will include the $350
income paid by the Kent endow
ment itself, the balance being
made good from the general fund
of the academic department.
Blizzard in Central States
Washiugton's birthday herald
ed in a terrific blizzard through
the central northwest. The storm
raged at about a 50 mile an hour
rate around Duluth, while Minn
eapolis, St Paul, and other cities
made similar reports.
Left his Blankets at Home
According to reports the inau -gural
of Wilson promises to be a
money grabbing time for hotel
men, restaurant men and others
in the city of Washington.
Will R. King of Oregon had
been advised to take hi3 Eastern
Oregon blankets with him, but he
did not do so and now he is taxed
$70 a week for a room, and his
eating runs up in the sky.
Off with Old, On with New
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson promises
to dazzle the people with her
plain manners, more than wjth
her glittering jewels and gems
anA mstlincr silk? and satins.
She says, "a thousand a year is
more than she spends for clothes.
The new atmosphere in the White
House promises to be intelle:tual
rather than social.
U'Ren out for Governer
W. S. U'Ren announces he in
tends to be a candidate to succeed
Gov. West and his policy will be
to carry out West's prison reform
system. Anything for a platform
is the policy of som? of thest
pestiferous parasites for office.
Stork Wins vs. Suffrage
California reports an increase
of babies for 1912 over 1910 and
1911 of from ten to fifteen per
cent. So in California the wom
an suffrage to date has made no
shortage in the new lit tie arrivals.
Parkinson on Boards Again
H. J. Parkinson, who fathered
the referendum against the Uni
versity bill, now promises to do
business on the $623,333 appro
priation for the U. of 0. and O.
A. C. which has passed the
Senate and House and now only
awaits the signature of the gov-
;ernor. This week the House
; failed to compensate Parkinson
I with $250 which he asked for cir
culating petitions on referendum
and during the arguments
: Parkinson was grilled by some
j of the solons for his actions.
Convicted on Charge
j After deliberating sixteen hours
tho turv hpfore which E. S.
an immoral act m connection wmi
the Portland Y. M. C. A, vice
I scandals, returned a verdict of
guilty. McAllister will be
j sentenced Thursday. The punish
ment for this offense is from one
to five years imprisonment.
Several of the other prominent
Portland men connected with
these scandals have already been
convicted.
Portland Fourth St. Matter
The Supreme court has ordered
the S. P. to remove their locomo
tive trains and tracks from
Fourth street in Portland. This
has been a bone of contention
between the city of Portland
and the railroad for years.
P. E. S E to Recruit Men
The Portland, Eugene, and
Eastern will recruit 200O men to
undertake the construction of the
main line between Portland and
Salem. The crews will be as
sembled the moment the contract
for the work has been awarded,
and this will be done as soon as
one or two technical details have
been disposed of. It is only a
matter of a few days or a week
before this work can be started.
STANDING OF CANDIDATES FEBRUARY 27
AT 2 P. M.
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE
Mrs. Elwood Hartman Independence 107.360
Mrs. J. R. Simontuu - " 77,610
Miss Gnce Laliberte "69,840
Mrs. Homer Wood " 62.485
Misd Nona Sauniers " 49,645
Mrs. Robt. Mills ' 44,900
Lola Morgan . " 40,230
Mrs. I. E. Hooker " 38,910
Retta Cuthbert " 31,745
Miss Emma Montgomery " 31,680
Mrs. D. O. Taylor " 31,310
Miss Grace Girard " 30,400
Miss Gaye Buchanan " 30,105
Mip9 Floren 3e Sawyers " 26,315
Miss Elsie Lancaster " 22,950
Mrs. E. L. Baker " 16 340
Vivian Whitaker - " 11,500
Mrs. Clint Moore " 11,400
Lavilla Cooper " 10,480
Valelliltebrand " 8,650
DISTRICT NUMBER TWO
Mips Francis Quienberry Monmouth
Ten n'u1 Chatty Monmouth
Bertha Hamann R. F. D. No. 2
Tim a Brown Monmouth
Miss Francis Harrington Mournouth.
Edna Conn
Etta E Igor
Winnie Ballard
Bern ice Will
Mrs B I. F( rgucon
Ruby Freaiu
I,da Eric1 son
Lonil'a Smith
Nellie Key t
Addie Ri
Mis Mable Johnston
Ina Fi-hl:;i.k,
Mrs. J. O. Anderson
Bertha tapleion
Mamie At water
Flora Grice
Gladys Hatcher
Buela Smith
Katheryn Fox
Blanch Fawk
i
BIG SPECIAL
UNDERWAY
Representative is Gather
ing tbe Data
FIVE THOUSAND COPIES IN ALL
You are Requested to Give
us any Information you
May Have
The big 20 page special edition
which the Monitor will publish
about April 1st. will be the finest
ever issued in Polk county the
hearty response to our writers
securing data is appreciated and
much information of interest to
every one is coming in each day.
Effort f s being put forth to rescue
all available statistics regarding
standiog timber, hops, dairy pro
ducts, the stock industry, grains,
grasses; and diversified industries
The old pioneer history will be
interwoven with the development
of the country and every section
will be represented by special
write-up stories, photographs and
maps.
Our educational advantages
will be a feature and we have
secured the assistance of the
county's best educators to aid in
this department.
ii jruu. wish iU save o pci ucut
on your taxes you should pay the
66 875
48,030
36.5S0
34,085
33,215
26,605
26,400
20,850
20,300
19.040
19.485
18,890
17,410
16,310
15,350
14,300
14,200
13,365
11,305
10,750
10,340
10,305
9,365
8,410
8,105
Airlie
R.F. D. No. 2
Bu ena Vista
Eola
Monmouth
Ruena Vista
Perrydale
Rickr- all
Monmouth
Monmouth,
It. F. D. No. 1
K. F. D. No. 2
Airlie
Mountain View
Suver
Rickreall
i
I full amount due bv March IK.
If you pay one half of your tax
by April 7, you can have until
October 7, to pay the balance, no
rebate being allowed but no
interest charged, otherwise your
taxes become delinquent
SOME FINE SHEEP
ARE POISONED
Mr. Kozer of Rickreall is com
pelled during these cold mornings
to keep his sheep up until about
noon. Several head of his
thoroughbred ewes have died
from eating frozen rape and
grass in the mornings.
A HIGH SCHOOL COMEDY
The Independence High School
will give the Elopement of Ellen
a comedy of three acts, at the
Opera House Friday evening
March 7 The proceeds will be
used to help purchase apparatus
for the labratory in The Depart
ment of Physics.
troHurT-
PLEASE HERE
The Byron Troubadouss gave
fine exhibition at the opera
house Tuesday evening to a well
filled house. Seven musicians
formed the troupe and the singing
and playing was all that could
be desired. The entertainment
was given under the auspices of
the High school. The saxaphone
quartette and the harp solo work
were special attractions. About
sixty came from Monmouth to
see and hear, a special train be
ing: chartered for the evening.
SQUAW AND BABE
MAKE LONG TRIP
Papoose on her back she
.goes from Grande
Ronde to Saiem
While in Rickreall a representa
tive of the Monitor was informed
of a sad and interesting story. A
young squaw from the Grand
Rounde Reservation, with her
little baby on her back, came
walking into Rickreall this week
en route to her parents home near
Albany. At Rickreall enough
money was given her to take her
to Salem where she has Indian
friends. She wai leaving her
white husband on account of his
brutality to her and her sick
child, who had the whooping
cough.
Siletz Settlers Get
Favorable Decision
'J he entrymen affected by the
vindication for the Siletz settlers
just settled by the land office are
Jake L. Condron, P. A. Finseth,
Chester V. Hare, George Lowe,
Richard Paul, Arthur B. Lawton,
Eva Smith, Lee Smith, William
L. Wallace, Signe Johnson, (nee
Hanson) John D. Murphy and
William Schroeder.
A complaint was filed at Dallas
this week by Mrs. Lillie M. Hill
asking for a decree of divorce
from her husband William Hill
on the grounds of cruel and in
human treatment. Attorney B.
F. Swope is attorney for plain
tiff. An unconfirmed report states
that Mrs. Jonathan Bourne is to
ask for a divorce from her hus
band, our senior senator.
For sale .120-egg incubator
cheap if taken soon. Inquire at
the Monitor office.
Spokane has 59.21
paved streets.
miles of
Young horse for sale cheap.
Inquire t this office.
CRUCIAL TEST
IS AT HAND
Candidates are Working
Hard
EACH CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
Mrs. Hartman and Miss
Qulsenberry Lead in
Their Respective Dis
tricts and Others
Make big Gains
The coming week is going to be
the most exciting and interesting
one of the entire Contest. The
Candidates realize that the first
Grand Capital Prize is within the
reach of any of them and several
who at first thought their chances
not so good as some other Can
didate have commenced to work
in earnest, confident of heading
the list the closing night.
Several contestants made re
markable gains this week which
has inspired them with confidence
and from now till the closing
hour will work harder than ever.
A WORD OF ADVICE
Those of you who are in the
lead must not be too confident
and imagine yourselves sure
winners, you cannot afford to let
up now, remember Easops fable
of the "Tortoise and the Hare"
how the hare lay down by the
roadside to sleep while the race
was on, how the tortoise kept
steadily onward, passed the
sleeping hare and won the race.
Let this be an object lesson to all
of you whether first or last on the
list. LEADERS! don't emulate
the hare. Those at the bottom
of thelist should pattern after the
tortoise. KEEP ONWARD.
Moves to His Farm
Claud Sloan, who purchased a
46 acre farm of Walter Wells
about three weeks ago, moved to
the property Tuesday. There is
about 8 acres of hopi on the
place.
-
Mr. Dooley Says
"Whinever anybody offers to
give yesomethiu' f'r navvthin, or
Bomthin' f'r less thin it s worth
or more f'r somthin' thin it's
worth, don't take any chances
yell f'r a policeman."
And this is sure true of life
insurance. "None are so well
served as who served them
selves", and no one, or no organ
ization w so deeply interested in
the welfare of your loved ones as
you are yourself.
So don't make the sad mistake
of leaving them to thecharity of
some disinterested person or
body of persons. Just lay by a
few pennies each day or month
and see them grow into the
thousands for your own or loved
ones benefit. Three cents a day
onlv. in a short time places hun
dreds of dollars in the hands of
Mary after Tom passes away.
Mr. Johnson of the Brother
hood of American Yeomen, will
exDlain how it is done. Ask him
about it when you meet him; he
wants to talk about it to you.
Life and health are very uncer
tain quantities and neither one or
the other is assured to us lor
any definite time.
We only live one day at a time.
Themost worthless asset ever
found in a man's estate are his
good intentions. Don't let the
familv take the chancer, take
them yourself. You may be one
ofthe97 out of 100 who make
a failure in life, and if you
succeed a life insurance policy is
a will no lawyer can set aside.
B. A. Y. means Be A Yeoman
Eola Items Interest
Hon I. L. Patterson and wife
of Portland visited at the home.
of his brother William Patterson
here last week.
A. N. Gilbert and wife and R.
D. Gilbert and wife of Salem
visited at the Eola live stock
ranch Sunday in which A. N.
Gilbert is interested.
Mr. Terrell Coffee of Dayton
was in Eola last week looking
for empolyment. He secured
work from Mr. Carlson and will
move his family here in the near
future.
Miss Ester Lucas was a week
end visitor at the home of her
relatives the Haskill.
Mrs. Eula Templeman return
ed to her home in Portland after
a three weeks visit with her re
latives the Carlsons.
Mrs. Harry Landing has re
turned from Lebonen after a
plessent visit of two weeks with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Good
rich. Gertie, Anna, and Lucile Capps
who are attending school in Sal
em spent Saturday and Sunday
with their parents M. I. Clapp
and wife.
Miss Lottie and Inez Landon
and Robert Keefer visited at
the home of Mr. Keefers parents
atChemawa Sunday.
Mr. Rufas Rucker and wife of
Tennessee are visiting at T. L.
Acuff. Mr. Rucker may decide
to reside here permenantly.
Mr. Carlson is putting up trellis
on his new hop yard.
H. Dunsmore of Salem visited
in Eola Sunday.
Grover Farmer met with a
very painful accident to his
thumb, mashing it badly in a
piece of machinery and is laid up
from work.
Dick Putman of Independence
was a business caller in our burg
Monday.
Grant Heath and Orlie Brown
ofMcNary were plesant callers
in our burg Sunday.
B.I. Fergus mi has purchased
a gasoline bean sprayer and has
trying it out this week and it is
giving entire satisfaction.
H. B. Brophy formely of the
Eola hop and live stock co; but
who now owm Gibson hop yard
at West Salem has his yard all
cleaned and ready for the plow.
Mr. Brophy's yard is considered
among the best in Polk county.
Word has been recieved from
Gates that Morgan Reese and
wife are the proud parents of a
baby boy. Mrs. Reese was Miss
Irene Hayden.
Our teacher Mr. Hamer has
resigned his position and Mr.
Fletcher of Monmouth has been
engaged to finish out the term
and from all appearences Mr.
Fletcher is going to make good.
Mrs. Wolf of Falls City visited
Mrs. William Gherke last week.
A jolly crowd of 'young folks
gathered at the home Mr. and
Mrs. B. I. Ferguson Feb. 22 and
snent the evening in various
games, music.and recitation. Re
froKhments of cake and coffee
were served about eleven o'clock
aftf.r which they resumed their
iniiifWtion. " till the wee small
hours of the mornin. "
Vogue For Nat.
One of the latent noIUe among tbe
lorely lace, and tbe dainty robee of
broderle Anglalae for tbe Blender pock
.ttmnk la the coante net Tbe ward
robe can hare nothing prettier than one
of the oretty Up of etnng coionau
Onberman'a net and lace. Tbe coarne
net may be mounted orer a color, bat it
U really ainarttwt when 1U foundation
la of tbe aame tone, and thU aenrea ae
a relief for laat ummer'e waabed out
gown. Tbe trlinmlug niuat be a heaTy
Venetian or guipure of fillet lace, and
tbere may be a girdle of Diaca or cu.
ored ribbon.
Th. Newatt Fad.
u. la-; new buota are half black
and half while, the white portion being
on tbe outer aide of the foot and tbe
black aldw coming together oyer the
anktM There hi ne dlrialou between
.,.,1 buttoned upier part 1
boot being, o to apeak. "two goreA
model, with aeama uwn th ,
front and back, and one gore la or
black calf and the oU.er of white bock
akin The heele are white and alao tfce
buttona, whlrh run up the outer aide erf
the boot in a afrwlght line.
MONMOUTH
GETS DEPOT
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Orepian Report SJates (
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OTHER ITEM?
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Several Part ,
r.
Announced During tne
Week
Plans have been drawn for a
handsome new passenger station
for the Southern Pacific at Mon
mouth. Some track improvements
also are to be made there. To se-
ure a site that will serve the city
to best advantage it will be nec
essary lor tne Monmouth City
Council to vacate a portion of the
street. The proposed new station
is to be located in the n!c if n
new "Y"that is to bil l; r- -,
modate through trs
between Independent ,.r ! n
Monmouth is inch . a i :
portion of the South n I n ! ;
property -which will be ei-'t 1 1 i. A. 1
as soon as the first unf ( iv-, .
opment, now in progr: s a .'n,.
pleted.
Mention ought to!- i .' !
the large number of Monmouth
people who were passengers to
Independence this week, follow
ing are some of the names Mess
rs Duran Craven, Guilliams,
Force, Steinberg, Clark, Ruth
and wife, and the Misses John
son, Share, Prime, Brown, and
Jackson.
Mr. Jack Milssm of Salem
visited at friends in Monmouth
and Independence Tuesday night
and Wednesday Mr. Milssm is
the "Paige" man and as soon as
the roads will permit, intends
exhibiting his new car in these
parts.
A number of out of town
younir people attended the Wah-
ngton ball given at the Normal
Saturday night, February 22,
among whom were Mr. Anderson
of Seattle and Dr. G. E. Prime
of Salem.
Through the kindness of Mr,
Tyler, a special train of Mon
mouth people were prnit 1 to
enjoy the excellent entertain
ment at the Opera house in In
dependence Tuesday night.
J. S. Prime and wife were
visitors in Portland Sunday, call-
ngon.f. L. and family while
there. J 1
Miss Atha Prime of Salem
came over bimaay evenintr am
is spending the week with her
cousin Miss Tens Brown.
A good live dance midnight
dinner were given at the Prime
hall, Monday night.
Improving Property
Near .Eola Section
I. L. Patterson has greatly im
proved his property. He recently
purchased the Cornelius place
between here and Salem. He
has built a neat little bungalow,
putting up a wind mill and set
ting the place out to peach trees,
his place is enclosed with a new
wire fence with sawed posts
painted white which indeed gives
a neat and attractive appearence
to the place which certainly
appeals to the eyes of the num
erous newcomers who chance to
see it and juding from the real
estate dealers autos that travel
the Salem and Dallas road, new
comers are quite numerous.
Will trade Upright Piano for
any thing of value. What have
you
? Address A. C. P. care
of the Monitor.
Belgian Stallion for sale or ex
change. A bargain.
Inquireiat this offic