THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County,
Oregon, on Friday.
tatarsd Second CUm Matter August 1, 1812 at the Post Office at Inde
psndence, Polk County, Oregon, Under the Act of March 3, 1879.
t
Oi A Hurley,' Publisher & Proprietor
SuMCripUon Rates: One Year $1.50 Strictly In Advance
Independence, Oregon, Friday, Feb. 28, 1913
WHY NOT PLAN FOR THE FUTURE?
The Monitor is informed that, at one time, tha people
of Independence voted to put in a city water system, but
tbat it was impossible for the council to get together on the
matter. Last year U. Himcliberg put before the people a
franchise for a private ayBtemf light, water and street rail
way DyBtems.' The council believed lhatthe matter should
not be accepted ind it'waa voted down.
The Monitor is opposed to a privately owned water ays-
tern. It believes the heat interests or an ine peopiecmi u
served by securing a gravity system, owned by the jeople
We are opposad to coupling this town with the who
valley in one big system, as was outlined from a commission
to furnish the valley towns.
Independence and Monmouth both could wel! afford to
have a combined gravity system. Plenty of pure, mountain
water is available.
The present council would be adding wealth untold to
this city, if they would have Hurvoys and estimates made
for a system with an ample How of water from some or tlie
mountain streams of easy acceHS to Independence.
- The great danger of a gr.ivity system, is the clanger of
coupling up with a supply of water, wholly inadequate to
Hiinnlvt.he nresont tnd future needs of the city. I he editor
--i t -1 i -ha
seen this mistake made, and recommends that an en
tineer be secured of known integrity to do this preliminary
work, a man who has no interest in the future of the system
other than as an advertisement for himslf.
Wedb not recommend this in opposition to our present
nrtvAtulv nwned nvHt.ern but from tho uublic welfare. We
f t - I
believe an effort should be made to come to an understanding
with the owners of the present Bysteni, regarding the
purchase-of the present plant on a basis of actual value
to th city.'
The time to take up this matter it now. Will the city
council act in the matter?
Real Estate
a For Sale
16 lots at $100 per lot.
ted on Ash creek.
Loca-
HIGH SCHOOL MAKES SHOWING
The work of the schools in training the hand to do the
very day work that is a part of the life of every ma i and
woman is a step towards the practical that commend itself
to evry one. The girls are learning to sew and to cook
" and to serve and the household feature appeals to the
average student, for they see 'lie practical side of the work
This week in the display windows of Craven and Huff's
tore may be seen some of the Inndiwork of the students
in the manuel training department of the school, lhis
work is an eye opener to the average person ami demon
strates that the boys and girls are muking practical ue of
their time. The display windows only how a part of the
work, the finished product.
The first step the students take is the oullini tig of the
work by drawings which also teaches the eye to see and to
conceive and accurately portray the objects to ho made.
The ludependaiiM bjIiodI ha made this courb a feature
this year and consequently thuwi.ik is attracting special
interest, as it, in a way, is a new experiment in I'jlk county.
The success of tho work is demonstrated by the results
snd in lens than four months tlu school haw put outwork
that has heeil surprising.
THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
The Monitor is in receipt of a map from tho National
Highways Association of Washington, 1. C. showing the
propof-eil highways to be built throughout the U. S. at
government expense- - Oregon practically secures one road
the length of the state from north to south and through the
Willamette valley. Another road goes in to the state near
Weiser, Idaho, and out at the boundary line near Walla
Walla. The movement is ration wide and would mean
well construe el main trunk roads. Many countries are
trying this method and it is slated, with success.
Good residence, one story, five
room house with full basement,
hot and cold water, plumbed and
modern, good barn, desirable lo
cation, flood drainage. Price,
$3100.
Good 7-room house, one lot,
barn and other buildings, not far
from city park. Price, $1200.
Ten room house, including bath
room, store room, 3 bed rooms,
kitchen, dining room, living room
65-foot front porch, back porch,
woodsded, barn, outbuildings, hot
and cold water, windmill, tank,
plenty of fruit. Lot 68x112.
Price, $1600. Located in North
Independence.
A first class residence, 2 sto
ries, fine lawn, flowers, fruit,
etc. Centrally located and mod
ern. Price, $3250.
One lot 66x165, house, 2 sto
ries, barn, fruit, etc. Price,
$1300.
10 lots located inside of the
corporate limits for $1000. Lo
cated near the foot bridge,
part is creek bottom soil.
Six room house, woodshed,
closfts, pantry, water and sewer
age connection. Located cen
trally. Price, $1500. Half cash,
balance on terms.
New bungalow, well built, fine
lot, good location, $1600,
2 lots 70x157 for $350 a lot.
$50 down, balance on terms.
Good 5-room residence, barn,
chicken park, woodshed, family
111 m i .
orcnara, ana i acre or land, in
side of city. Price, $1600. Half
cash, balance at 8 per cent.
Five room bungalow, located
in the new Hill addition part of
ndependence. Price, $1250, and
will take $500 cash, balance on
terms.
Good 7-room house, located
near motor track, one good lot.
rice , $1800.
2 lots across motor bridge for
$700.
6 lots 70x157 for $300 per lot,
$50 cash, balar eeon time.
Good 10-room house, 1 lot lOOx
314, well, barn, orchard, wood
shed, smoke house, Price, 2800.
Cash $1500, balance on time.
5 acres for $(00 near Salem. Lot 28
in Stewart's addition, near JcflVrson.
Trade for Independence property.
160 acre farm near Sumner, Nebras
ka, valued at $10,000.
of hay, 160 bushel of oats, 300 bushel
of potatoes, 5 acres of fruit and imall
fruits pliild among the large fruit.
Electric road goes through this place.
Located about 1 mile from Independence.
THE BATTLEcHIP OREGON
The Unite! States is undecided what to da with the
battleship Oregon. The old fighting au dog has t lie greatest
record of any battleship of America, and a protest is being
made againstsending her to the scrap heap. Tho legislature
of Oregon has become active H'l I it is hojed from patriotic
sentiments alone she will not b.) destroyed." It is desired
to have her lead the procession through the Panama canal
Why not?
Colums Are Open
Tho columns of the Monitor are open for short article
frora peopl, willing to fign their names to them, but we
refus to publish any matter not signed.
The Monitor khouli hein your friends' homes,
60 acres near same plaoe valued at
$S400. Ruth properties well improved'
and will consider Willamette valley
prorty of equal value in exshange,
House and 2 acres of land for $8000
in Colorado. Six room house, 1) story
hih, can lie laid out into lots, barn 16
xNl, jfood shingle roof, windmill, tank.
KHsoline engine, six blocks from main
business strrt in LaJunta, a town of
'000, has second largest railroad shooo
on Santa Ke railroad. Monthly pay roll
of $40,0U. Best irriiratio. i section oi
Colorado. Good wash house and milk
ouse. Good stone cement cistern.
Stone wall around the plaoe on two
aides. Will trade for 1
residence or other property. Mort
gage on it of $600.
00 acres near Monmouth at $S0 per
acre. Ooed residence, barn, tilentv nf
- i j - -
fruit. I orchards, una amount of tim
ber. Located about 2 miles from Mon.
mourn
- vrei worm su.uov. mis is one
of the best improved projerti.'S n -0
county. Good clay loam soil, fenced
and crossfoneed, all in cultivation but
10 acrea oak timber, g-ood well, barn
9x4S, with 20 foot posts, eranarv
wajron thed, chicken house, horses, S
Jersey cows, IS head hojrs, new waon,
hack, carriage, cream soperstor, drag.
mower, raks, cultivator, 8 harrows, 2
plowa, chickens, everything- but the
household goods. Fine family orchard,
3 mik-a from Independence. Will con
sider a good business proposition or sell
for part cash ami part time.
2 acres at Tails City, near big saw
mill, house has two porches, good well,
woodshed, 2 fruit rooms, liesides main
residence. 2ikHJ strawberries oneveir
old. land level, 4 blocks from t,aw'mill
Trice, $J200. Reouirrs cash if
sold direct, balance runs for 10 years
at 7 .'r sent.
S acres for $;560O between lnde(ien
dencv ami Monmouth, includes house
hold poods, go.nl house, barn, wood
shed, chicken house,
!' f small fruit
young orchard.
46 acres for $7;xX. This consists of a
nine room house, a Kood barn, hoi ami
coUl water, out buildings, .rasolin ,.
gine, big wells for irrigation if desirvd.
Scows. 3 horses, i h...,
new wagon new top bUl!gy. 'chickens"
raiikie and hot wat.T .,....,. .
80 acres for $3000. Located near
Wells Station. Good tillable land, all
under cultivation, good black soil, no
buildings.
30 acres dairy ranch for $7000. This
includes a paying milk route, two
teams, wagons, milk wagon, plows,
seperator. 8 cows household goods, good
residence, barn and other building
Located abont 2 miles from Indepen
dence. 147 acres at $30 per acre. This is a
good property located about 3 miles
from Monmouth. Hilly land, well wa
tered, good stock proposition. Old
barn and house, 5 acres in orchard.
C4 acres at $125 per acre. Located
opposite Independence on river bottom.
House, barn and other improvements.
Good orchard, over half in cultivation.
6 4 acres, $1800. This property has a
3 room house, rustic, newlv built, bifrn
14x24. chicken houe. good well, 5 ton
of hay, 24 chickens, Jersey cow, horse
and buggy, 1 acre in garden, all cleared
and fenced and division fenced. Loca
ted near Monmouth. $800 cash, bal
ance on terms to suit.
10 acres for $3000. All in fruit, 175
yellow newton, 125 jonathans, 100 spit
zenbergs, and 200 peach trees, three
quarter acre strawberries, 7 room
house, good small barn, wood house,
poultry outfit. All bottom land, and lo
cated about 3 miles south of Indepen
dence. 98 acres at Lewisville for $50 per
acre. 8 room house, barn, granary, all
fenced, 18 acres in cultivation.
70 acres for $4000. 28 acres in culti
vation, all fenced, 25 bearing fruit
trees. 6 room house, barn, grsnary
well, watered by springs. Located
about 6 miles from Independence.
10 acre tract joining Independence
for $2100. Good bottom land with
about I acres in hops balance potato
or vegetable land, all cleared and in
cultivation. Terms if desired on part.
Building site faces a good street.
125 acres 4 miles south of Indepen
dence on main Albany road. 60 acrea
under plow, balance pasture and fine
oak timber. $5000 worth of wood on
place, no wsste land. Family orchard
of two and one-half acres, four and one
half acres Newtown pippin apples 4
years old, new 8 room house, hot and
cold water, bath, new barn and other
buildings, 2 wells, spring, gas engine,
100 gallon tank.
20 acres of good land located about 3
miles from Independence. Good prune
land. Situated in what was known as
the Gibson and Kirkland fruit tracts.
Price, $2000.
.White Leghorns and Houdans
Polk County Sanitary Egg Farm
Route 2, Salem 4 t.
All notices under this head will be
charged at the rate of lc a word for
one insertion or 6c a line by continu
ous advertisers. Fracional lines count
as full lines.
LIVK STOCK, IMPLEMENTS. ETC.
for sale A good horse for $100.
See R. J. Taylor.
Driving outfit, for sale cheap. Bay
mare 7 years old, 1100 pounds, good
worker. Single harness, Buggy with
pole and neck yoke etc, Will sell horse
separate. T. R. Nunn, office on C
street, Independence.
ABSTRACTS Or TITLE
Willamette Camp No. 2489
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
Meets Second and Fourth Wednes
days of each month in their own hall in
the Whiteaker building on Main street.
0. T. Solie. Clerk, O. B. Travis, C.
Independence Circle No. 69
WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT
Meets Second and Fourth Fridays in
W. O. W. Hall.
Independence Chapter No.
R. A.M.
Meets every first Friday following
full moon of each month.
Valley Lodge No. 42
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at 8 P. M. in
their own hall on corner Main and C
streets.
A . Moore, Sec. O. ii. Travis, N. U.
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE made promptly,
carefully and at a reasonable price.
Brown & Sibley, Attorneys and Ab-
slractors, 610 Mill St, Dallas, Oregon.
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THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK
Established 1889
A Successful Business Career of Twenty Three Team
INTEREST PAID ON
TIME DEPOSITS
DEALERS IN COAL AND WOOD
coal for BALI; The Chas. K. Spaulding
LofTSirig Co.
RESIDENCE PROPERTY FOR SALE
For sale tent house 18 by 34
fall at photo gallery.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
H. Hirschberg, Pres. D. W. Sears, V. P.
R. R. DeArmond, Cashier
W. H. Walker, B, F. Smith, O. D. Butler
INDEPENDENCE STEAM LAUNDRY
R.J.TAYLOR
Th Major's Value.
General V. II. Lemon of the Gran
Aruiy of the republic was recounting
at a dinner at LawreDce, Kan., tales
of the civil war.
"lltijor Hunks," be said, smiling,
"was a ponipouj chap. The boys had
a good deal of fun over his exchange.
'It seems Uiat on very dark night
a stalwart Confederate took the major
prisoner. Tills fnct, together with the
prisoner's return to camp, was sig
nalled to headquarters tersely:
" 'Major Hunks, captured during night
mnrrh, exchanged later for two plugs
tobacco.' "Uluneu polls Journal.
Hitting It Up.
A guest In a hotel was shot and kill
ed. The negro porter who heard the
shooting wls a witness at the trial.
llow many shots did you hearr' ask
ed the lawyer. "Two shots, sah," he
replied, "llow far apart were they!"
" 'ltout Use dls way," explained the
negro, clapping his hands with an In
terval of about a second between them
"Where were you when the first shot
was Orvd?" "KhluliT a Koiumsn's sh.t
lu do basement of da hotel." "Wlierr
were you when the second shot wa
llredf "Ah wan a passtu' do depot '
Herald and I'resbyter.
GUARDIAN'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that in pursu
ance of an order of the County Court of
Polk County, State of Oregon in the
matter of the estate of Wendell Hill
Denlinger, a minor, made and entered
the 8th day of February, 1913; and in
pursuance of a license to me granted
therewith; I, the undersigned guardian
will, on the 22nd nay of March 1913 at
the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. and there
after at the office of the Independence.
Monitor, newspaper at Independence,
Polk County, Oregon, offer and proceed
to sell at private sale, all the right, title
and interest of the above named ward,
Wendell H. Denlinger, in and to the
following described real estate situated
in Polk County, State of Oregon, to
(1) Lots 5 and 6 of Block 8 of
Henry Hill's Town of Independence,
Oregon, for a sum not less than $650,
Terms; not less than one half cash, the
balance to be secured by note and mort
gage as may be agreed upon.
Also Lot 8 in block 9 of Hill's addi
tion to Henry Hill's Town of Indepen
dence, Oregon. Terms cash.
Both of these parcels will be sold
subject to a life estate of H. Denlinger,
teuent by curtesy.
All sales subject to the confirmation of
the Court.
H. Denlinger, Guardian
Communications may be addressed to;
Multnomah, Oregon.
Patronize home Institutions and Help
Buildup POLK COUNTY, Oregon
Al work Guaranteed.
Independence, Oregon
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Explained.
Profenaor William James, nnrvnr!
brilliant psychologist, often lllimirnl.
a truth with a story.
"The most ghastly superstition
Professor Jnmea snld recently. "hn '
leu Its tmse lu s ludicrous (net! It -like
tho csm of Jones
"'Jones.' said a man, 'tells me Hi'
his wooden leg pained til in hnrrll.1
lust night'
"NousenssT was the reply. llo
rotild his wooden leg palu him!
"'His wife.' he explained, 'hit him
urer tbe head with It'" Lut trgelv
Times.
Invitation Accepted.
It Is told Hint t certnlii lady of a
western Kansas towu desln-d to shot
kindness to the captain of the Uxvl
suite uillltJa coiupnuy and wrote tn
followiug Invitation: "Mrs re-
uuests the pleasurv of Captain a
oinpauj at a reception on Krldar sven
lug."
A prompt reply came: "With the ex
ceptlon of three men who are slek with
measles. Captain 'a company ac
cepts your kind Invitation aud will
come with pleasure to your reception
Friday srenlng. "-Kansas City Journal.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
For sate. some pood Amer
ican Wonder early seed potatoes.
Call or phone Homer Hill.
Get baby ehix for less than
you can atfonl to hatch them,
SUMMONS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE
OF OREGON FOR POLK COUNTY.
Department Number 2.
W. F. Campbell, Plaintiff,)
vs )
D. R. Aamdor. M. C. Miller, al-)
so all other persons or parties )
unknown, claiming any right, )
title, estate, lien or in tocfl ir )
the real estate described in the)
com int herein. Defendents. )
To D. R. Aamdor, M. C Miller,
also alll other persons or parties un
known, claiming any right, title, es
tate, lien or interest in the real estate
described in the complaint herein, the
above named defendants:
In the Name of the State of Oregon:
You and each of you are hereby re
quired to appear and answer the com
plaint filed against you in the ahoveen
titled court and suit, within six weeks
from the date of first publication of this
summons, to-wit:- on or before Febru
ary 13th, 1913, and if you fail so to ap
pear and answer said complaint, plain
tin will apply to the court for the re
lief demanded in his said complaint
to-wit:- For a decree determining all
adverse claims of defendents and each
of them and that by said decree it be
declared and adjudged that the plain
tiff is the owner in fee simple of the
following described premises:- The
East one-half of Lots five and six in
Block No. 20, in Hill's Town of Inde
pendence, Folk County, Oregon, and
entitled to the possession thereof, and
that defenlents nor either of them,
have no estate or interest whatever in
or to said land and premises.and that de
fenbents and each of them, be forever
burred and enjoined from asserting any
cltiim whatever in and to said premises
adverse to plaintiff, and for such other
aud further relief as to equity seemeth
just. This summons is published once
a week for a period of six successive
and consecutive weeks in the Indepen
dence Monitor, a weekly paper of gen
eral circulation, published at Indepen
dence, Folk County, Oregon, beginning i
with the issue of January 2nd, 1913 and
ending with the issue of February 13th i
1913, under and in persuance of the di
rections contained in an order of publi
cation of summons made herein bv Hon.
Kd F. Coad, County Judge of Folk
County, Oregon, made and dated at
Chambers at Pallas, Folk County. Ore
gon, on the lMh day of December,
1912. The date of the first publication
hereof is the 2nd day of Januarv 1913,
and the date of last publication will I
the 13th day of February, 1913.
B, F. Swope,
Attorney for Flaintirf
A. NELSON
announces
T
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Fresh meats and everything clean and up-to-date.
Refrigerator, accomodation. Meat bought in car
lots, not from peddlers but direct from Portland
Stock Yards. Why not get the best when it co:ts
no more) I am now located in my new building on
C street and would be pleased to have you call and
inspect our stock.
THE "C" STREET
MEAT MARKET
Independence, Oregon.
We
Satisfy
Our Trade
By Oiving a Dollars
worth of Merchan
dise for every dollar
Invested
Do you realize that
as we carry both dry
goods and groceries
we save you money on your bills.
Drexler & Alexander
BIG REDUCTION
IN FINE CHINA
We wish to close out this entire lot
$1.50 plates for 95c
$2.75 salad for $1.95
Others in proportion
COME AND SEE
ROWES JEWELRY STOrT