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7 ' or INDEPENDENCE MONITOR VOL. 1. INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, MARCH 14 1913 NO. 33 MESSRS CHUTE ANDJERWIN Chosen to Act as Contest Judges and De clare Winners Prof. Chute, Superintendent of the public schools and M. Merwin Postmaster of Independence have been chosen to act as judges in the thousand dollar prize voting contest. Promptly at 9 o'clock Saturday night March 29, they will commence to count the votes. 'Candidates and their friends are invited to be present. The last count and publishing of the standing of the Can didates by the Congest Man ager will be made,?at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, March 25. The boxes will then be locked and the keys turned over to the judges, so every one will be in total darkness as to low the Can didates stand after that time until the judges make the count and declare the winners. Now Candidates only about two more weeks remain until the close of the contest and it be hooves each and everyone of you to make every moment count from now on. If you lose through neglecting your campaign at the tast moment it will be your fault and not misfortune, if your name is not included with the winners. You may have lots of votes in reserve; so may your competitors; "a word to the wise is sufficient." A rumor has reached the con test manager to the effect that the piano to be given away in the contest had been purchrsed by some one. We presume some one started this story in a vain effort to do the Monitor and the contest in general, injury. The statement, however, is absolute ly false. The piano to be given away is and always has been at the Red Cross Pharmacy and candidates and their friends are invited to call and inspect it. The Diamond rings to be giv en as prizes (one in each dis trict) are on display at Rowe's Jewelry Store and every one in terested is invited to examine them. They are guaranteed by Rowe's Jewelry Store to be per fect stones and worth $75 each. THE STAKE BUSINESS There are several thousand acres of hops in the Independence district. They are getting out the stakes now and use one stake to each hill and it is estimated that over 3,000,000 stakes will be used in the hop yards near here. DAIRYING PAYS WEIL The Jersey cow is "as good as gold" to the farmen here, most of whom operating a dairy in connection with grain farming. The fine dairy herd of 11 cows belonging to E. E. Hiltibrand brought him in for the lat month a check for $158.16, making an average of $14.37 for each cow. The success of this fs attributed to the abundance of the soil in the lowlands. Buena Vista corres pondent to the Oregonian. STATE ORATORICAL CONTEST IN NEW BERG THIS YEAR The Normal school will send a contestant to the state college meeting at Newberg, March 14. The colleges taking part are Ore gon Agricultural College, Uni versity of Oregon, Albany Col lege, Willamette University. Pa cific University, Oregon Normal school, McMinnville College and Pacific College. A large delega tion will probably go from Mon mouth to the contest. Miss Loraine Johnson was chosen to represent the Normal in this contest at a local contest at the Normal about one month ago. GRANGE DEPUTY AT MONMOUTH B. F. Leedy, of Corvallis, dist rict deputy of the state grange, was in Monmouth Saturday. A meeting of the grange was held and plans for reviving enthusi asm, increasing membership and improving the local work was discussed. LECTURE FOR BAND BENEFIT Arthur L. Peck, landscape ar chitect of the O. A. C, delivered an illustrated lecture at the Star Theatre in Monmouth, Friday. The occasion wai for a band con cert given by the Monmouth band in that city. DIES AT MONMOUTH Mrs. A. B. Westfall, of Mon mouth died at the family home, Friday, March 7, at 2 P. M. The funeral services were conducted from the Baptist church. Sunday at 11 A. M. by Rev. W. A. Ward. The interment was in the K. of P. cemetry. Mrs. Westfall had re sided at Monmouth for severel year3, had many friends, and leaves a husband living. 1 1 I I I I I I I I I STANDING OF CANDIDATES MARCH 13 AT 2 P. M. DISTRICT NUMBER ONE Mrs. Elwood Hartman Miss Grace Laliberte Mrs. J. R. Simon ton Mrs. Homer Wood Mrs. D. O. Taylor Mis Nona Saunters Lola Morgan Mrs. Robt. Mills Mrs. I. E. Hooker Miss Grace Girard Miss Gaye Buchanan Retta Cuthbert Miss Emma Montgomery Miss Florence Sawyers Miss Elsie Lamaster Mrs. E. L. Baker Vivian Whitaker Mrs. Clint Moore Lavilla Cooper Vale Hiltebrand DISTRICT NUMBER TWO Tennie Chan?y Monmouth Mips Francis Quisenberry Moni'.outh Tei a Brown Monmouth Pertha Hainann Xt Hie Kevt Mis Francis Harrington Hei nice W ells V i mi i Ballard Edna Conn Etta Edgar Mrs. J. (). Anderson Ruby Fream Mrs. B. I. Ferguson Lela Erickson Mis? Mable Johnston Lonilla Smith ina Fifliback, Addie Riggs Bertha Siapletou Mamuj Atwater Floia Grice Gladys Hatcher Buela Smith Airlie Katheryn Fox Blanch Fawk Mrs. L. L. Buckner Wigrich Ranch IMPROVEMENTS AT MONMOUTH The Normal Is Making a a Better Appearance as new Buildings go up The new girl's dormitory at the Normal is now nearing comple tion. The building is large and commodious; three stories high and amply equipped for taking care of the students. The new heating plant 23x74, comprises a building by itself, lying west of the main Normal building, with a boiler room with a large boiler heating plant for all the main buildings, also a large laundry room 23x45 which will be equip ped with machinery to take care of the dormitory laundry and the washing of the students in the dormitory. The new building is of brick, with ceme nt floors. The grounds have been platted for the future of the Normal by an expert landscape gardenist from the O. A. C, making arrange ments for all the buildings that will be built at later dates on the present tract of land Car Of Hogs To Portland The Polk county fanner is learning the adrisibility of raising hogs for the market Wm. Bloch on Thursday shipped from the Independence station 81 head of fine market hogs, to the Union Meat Company. He said to a Monitor representative "hogs are now $9.15 per hundred pounds on foot, 5c per hundred pounds high I I I I T I T T T Dr c" o ('(rte 168,090 " 134,825 " 117,735 78.880 " 70,885 " 65,470 61,585 57,365 52,740 47,325 47,310 45,335 37,345 36,480 33,620 17.630 12,680 12,140 10,480 9,505 71,280 64,860 61,370 R. F. D. No. 2 Perrydale Monmouth Buena Vista 67,415 42,670 41,875 35,460 34,680 32.375 28,bl0 26,735 22.855 22.460 21,365 19,430 21,365 17,680 17.635 13,325 10,750 10,360 10,345 10,100 9,230 8,105 5,625 R.F. D. No. 2 Airlie R F. D. No. 1 Monmouih Eola Monmouth Buena Vista M 'inmoutb, Rickreall R. F. D. No. 2 Mountain Vie v Suver Rickreall i) er than they have ever been." It certainly pays to raise hogs whe'n the market is up like the above. GASOLINE SHEARING PLANT McElmurry and Ground start ed Monday with their shearing outfit in the Rickreall section. They have a gasoline power out fit, can shear about 100 goats in a day to the man and some days can do as well as 150 head. They started Monday on the Farmer place but have contracts to handle most of the goats in the Rickreall section of the county. PLANTING LOGAN BERRIES McElmurry Brothers have made arrragements to increase their acreage of .logan berries and strawberries this year. They in formed the editor of the Monitor that they would add li acres of logan berries and three acres of strawberries to their farm south of Independence this spring. SCHOOL RALLY AT SUVER The rally held at Suver, Satur day, March 8, was a decided suc cess in everyway. The weather was good, the attendance was good, the program by the school children was one of the best for a small school, and, after the noon hour which of course was enjoyed by all, Supt. Seymour, Mr. Parson and Mr. Meyers of Dallas, aided by other teachers and the patrons of the school, held the usual discussion on school questions which brought up and made clear many good points pertaining to the conditions of school. FORMER POLK ATTORNEY WILLING The Oregonian of March 9, states B. F. Jones, register of the Roseburg Land Office, an nounces he would aspire for the seat of W. C. Hawley in congress. Mr. Jones was a former resident of Lincoln county, later moving to Independence where he prac ticed law for several years. He is a capable man and a booster. Former Polk Resident Dies Word was received here last week of the death of Mrs. Henry Cockle, at Wilbur, Washington, at the family home, Monday, Mar. 3rd. Mrs. Cockle formerly lived in P;lk County, on the Cockle farm south of Monmouth, which they left about six years ago, when removing to Washington. Mrs. Cockle left a family of five children besides her husband. Wm. Cockle of this city a bro ther of Henry Cockle, left Monday of last week to be present at the funeral. Independence came, saw, but unlike Caesar, did not conquer. Twenty three to fifteen tells ihe story of the best high school game ever witnessed in Dallas. With a supplied team, playing on a foreign fl oor, and a hostile crowd, the Independence high school basket ball boys held the Dallas crack team to 23 to 15. If Independence had experienced even fair luck at throwing fowls they would have, despite the handicap with which they went into the game, scored a victory. Independence secured, six field baskets against five for Dallas, but Dallas threw 15 fnuls while Independence could throw but three out of fourteen. Mix for Independence and Herzog for Dallas did some pretty work for their respective teams. The next games will be in Mc Minnville when Independence hopes to have its regular team in good condition and the prophets think Dallas will find the game more like the first game between the two towns. NEW BUILDING STARTED ! P.M. Kirkland IS rnakind' room for his tenants The Conkey & Walker store is being enlarged by a 25 x 60 foot brick addition being placed to the rear of their grocery department, which will be used for storage purposes and as a ware room for their grocery department. The room is needed by the firm. Join ing this is a 27 x 90 brick room being added to the old Zed Rosen dorf building, which has been leased by Frank Matomi & Co. which will be used for the quassi chip factory to be put in there. It is not known w hat other busi ness Mr. Matomi will conduct, but it is reported he will add other features of importance to the bus iness. P. M. Kirkland is erecting the new buildings for his tenants. The foundation was started the first of the week and the building will be rushed to completion. Cjunty School Athletics In the absence of W. I. Ford, the meeting was called to order bv H. E. Barnhart. W. A. John son was elected president protem. : Til . rtnnn J f f rt. Ill ' i ne report ui uie tumiiiiii.ee atnleticswas received. The re-i oort on constitution was amended and adopted as follows: NAME The name of this association shall be Polk County High school Athletic Association. OBJECT It shaU be the object of this association to promote interest in amateur athletics and a cbser friendlv relation between the schools of Polk county. MEMBERSHIP Anv nunil of the high school or of the eighth grades, who meets the qualifications of scholarship determined upon by the princi nals' club, shall be eligible to membership in this association. TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING The time and place for the meets of this association shall be determined by the principals' club. EVENTS The events of the field meet shall be: Broad jump, running " standing High jump running " standing Low hurdles, 120 yd. Dash 880 yd. " 410 " " 220" " 100 " " 50" Pole vault. Hammer throw, 12'lb, Shot put 121b. Relay race, J mile, 4 men. Tug O' war, G men on a side In base ball, each school may iave the nrivelege of substituting from any persons who may have been in attendance upon school during this year, two players; or, f the team cannot be made up in this way, two players who have not been in attendance may be chosen, provided that they shall not be more than twenty one years old. It is provided that players substituted in this way shall not play in the battery. This privelege shall be for this vear only. The schools that de sire to enter the association for base ball shall make written ap Dlication for the same to the principals' club not. later than March 20; and each school so makincr application shall submit the names of the players so that the names may be passed upon by the athletic committee. POINTS In the athletics contest all first nrizes shall count three points; second prizes two points; third i prizes one point; the winning base ball team nine points; the winning side in tug o' war six points. The school receiving the highest number of points shall be considered the winning school of Polk county. The winners of in dividual events in the field meet shall represent Polk county in the field meet with Yamhill coun ty. In each event of the field meet in which schools may be represented by teams, each It t school may have not more than three men. RULES The rules governing the events shall be the National Amateur Athletic rules. In case any team fails or refuses to meet its op posing team according to the provisions made by the Athletic comittee, the points for that event shall go to the opposing team. Any school found guilty of any unprofessional act, through either its principal or any of its contesting pupils, shall be barred from the association for the period of three years, or, if on the part of the principal, until the school changes princi" pals. The two winning base ball teams shall meet each other on the day of the general meet. The foregoing constitution was adopted unanimously. The matter of entertaining the meet was taken up and discussed, and it was detefrtiied to put the mat:c; before the different com mercial clubs of the county that may care to consider it. In put ting the matter before the clubs it should be asked that the town taking the meet should guarantee the expenses and provide good grounds for the events. The secretary was instructed to take the matter up with representa tives of the different towns, and report to the next meeting. The time for the meet wa3 set for May 10. The time set for the next meeting of the club was March 22; the meeting is to be held at Independence. The de bates for this year were discon tinued and the disposition of the cup was left to the will of Supt. Seymour. The making of a schedule for the base ball games of the Athletic Association was referred to Supt. Seymour. The meeting was adjourned to meet at Independence, March 22. Don't Cut Trees It has been ordered by the County Court to have several of the big maple trees on the Salem road just below the old school house cut down. As understood by the writer thesa trees are supposed to be in the road, there fore thay are a public nuisance. If close and careful investiga tion were made by the officials in charge, I think they would readily and quickly agree that these trees are at one side of the road and in no way interfere with travel except on a hot day when a weary traveler loiters in the shade of these giants. These grand old trees are one of the remaining land marks in this Western land of ours. One by one they have disappeared with the departing years. Have these trees, placed by our an cestors, those sturdy pioneers, ceased to be of value? Have they not lived a life of useful ness that cannot b-i measured? You boys, who are now gray haired men, remember how when released from school you scram bled to the inviting shade of those maples, how you scaled the top-r.ost branches and how with your favotite ja:k-knife carved your initials in the friendly trunk. For scores of years this spot has been a favorite stop ping place for the traveler and his team on a hot summer day. And as he lay on his back on the load of hay and gazed through the maze of leaves at the hazy sky, the breeze sang a song of rest and peace an gladness that reached his tired heart. has the onward tread of civi liztaion so nai rowed us, so ham nered ua that we have no time for the beauties of natn:e? These living monuments that rise in stately granduer robed by Spring in shining emerald and by Autumn in red and gold en splendor, once removed can never be replaced. Oh! why tear away the last vestige of tradition that wa3 left by our forefathers? Rickreall Cor. TRACK LAYERS AREJOfiC Doe Here About Satur day to Lay Rails for Electric Tho P. E. & E. rail laying crew now putting in the new heavy steel rails on the west side South ern Pacific line is expected to reach Independence Saturday with their track laying outfit. The Independence yard is filled v ith extra steel rails the use of which is not known although it is thought these rai's will be U3ed to build the branch lines out of this place to Salem and Albany. It is stated the S. P. lines on the Airlie Portland division will also be electrified, which may include the motor line from this place to Monmouth. The present service of the S. P. gives Independence connections across the Salem bridge to Port land, leaving Independence for Salem at 8:20 A. M. connecting at Salem with the S. P. for Port land, returning from Portland reaching Salem in time to connect for Independence at 6:15 P. M. Saturday the celebration of the completing of the new P. E. & E. bridge will be held in Salem and both counties are expected to take part. The motor will take a crowd over on their morning trip from Independence. FORMER FOLK WOMAN Mrs. Irene Hayden Reese died at her home near Gates, Oregon, Saturday, fMarch 8, and was buried the 10, in the City View Cemetry. The funeral services were held from Cloughs under taking parlors, Rev, Errett of the Christian church officiating. She left a husband and two little girls and a mother, Mrs. H. II. Hay den, three sisters and many friends to mourn her loss. Her father and one sister preceeded her to the great beyond. The flowers were many and beautiful. HOME CREQIT WORK JS A SUCCESS REPORTS MONITOR COR RESPONDENT FROM SUVER At the parent-teachers meeting held in Suver. Saturday the cit izens praised the home credit plan and spoke very highly of the good results produced. Representatives from the Bue na Vista and Fairview sch(X)ls were present and also told of the good work accomplished through this system. A resident of Eola in the person of GiHirge Mitty has condemed the home credit system ami says that the large amount of failures last year among eighth grade pu pils was due to the above credit Dlan for work done outside of school. He forgets that there was only one school in the state of Oregon last year that had the home credit plan and that every pupil in that school passed the examination. Among those present at the meeting were H.C.Seymore, Geo. Mvres. H.H. Parson and Prof. Reynolds. A parent club was organized and will meet every month in Suver Oregon. Correspondent. It is said that the VVilson-Mar-ghall administration will be a "white-ribbon" affair, with no wines or liquors served at any entertainment. Not only do the President and Mrs. Wilson and their daughters bar the sparkling cup, but also do Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and other members of the Cabinet.