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INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
VOL.1.
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1913
NO. 40
INDEPENDENCE
TO BECENTER
Racing this Season Here
to Be the Very Best
SOME FINE HORSES COMING
now outlined for the race meet ! Especial interest will center
at Independence in June. This around the "Independence Der
eventisoneof general interest j by" this year, it being a 11-16
to all Monitor readers, the races ' mile run all horses passing the
being an annual event of import- 'grand stand three times in mak-
anCC I ik- ii
trip to the coast. J. H. Glines,
who has been a resident of Wald
port for many years shipped the
lsrge curios and they arrived the
first of the week and can be seen
in the front yards any day by all
who may wish to see the curios.
Mr. Johnson of the pressing
and cleaning porlors spent Sun
day in Salem, returning Monday
morning. Suspicious c i r c um
stance. 1 iuK uie uiaiance 01 me race.
By Proper Planning This
Point Can Be Made
Permanent Quarters
for Best Horses in
Oregon
Reports have been received this
week from owners of fine horses
which shows that the June race
meet at Independence this year
will be the biggest racing event
ever known at Independence.
While there are a fine bunch of
horses at the tracks now being
trained, the stables being filled,
reports are coming from the best
horse menof Oregon, Washington
and California, stating; they ex
pect to be here this year. If
stable room at the track was avail
able, probably most of these
horses would be shipped here for
training purposes, but the board
was not prepared for the outside
demands that seems now to be
possible.
Anderson Bros, of Portland ex
pect to be here with two harness
horses, a pacer and a trott?r and
with one running horse.
C. W. Todd has given notice
that he will be here with two
harness horses, both trotters, one
being Bonnie Antrim, with a re
cord of 2:12. He has gone to
Baker to get his horses and will
take them to Forest Grove for
training.
"Shorty" Powell will have
charge of four running horses
' from Vancouver, Washington,
while it is stated that six harness
horses have already been booked
for Independence from this same
point.
INDEPENDENCE WINS
SO DOES DALLAS
Baseball Games Played in
County This Week
The Independence High Sihool
ball team met the Monmouth
High School team at Monmouth
Saturday and won over the Mon
mouth team by a score of 9 to 7.
The lineup of the Independence
team is as follows:
Seeley, p; H. Oberson, c; Ira
Mix, 1 b; Don Pomeroy, 2 b;
Lynn Huntley, a s; Willard
Reeves, 3 b; Elmer Addison, 1. f;
Wyman Williams, c. f; Morton
McKinnon r. f.
Dr. Mclntire is coaching the
team and they are working hard
to get in shape for the crucial
test if they live long enough to
meet it.
Independence will play Buena
Vista this Friday on the Inde
pendence grounds.
Dallas played Perrydale Fri
day winning by a good score and
Saturday they played McMinn
ville, winning there by a score of
13 to 3.
AIRLIE POSTMASTER RESI3NS
Word was brought to Indepen
dence this week that the Post
Master at Airlie has forwarded
his resignation. It is whisper
edvery low and confidentially
that State Central Committeeman
Smith of Airlie has on eye on the
job. Now that's only a whisper
and for all we know may not de
velop into a noise even.
INDEPENDENCE DERBY
Will Attract Attention
People Here
of
SALES DAY A SUCCESS
Our Salem-Albany Advertising Competitor's
Hammer Serves Ooly to Mash His Own
Fingers-Painful, but Usual Fate ot the
Knocker in Live, Progressive Towns,
Although the Very Busiest Season of the Year Farm
ers Come to Town In Considerable Numbers and
Take Advantage of the Many Splendid Special
Bargains Offered by Our Merchants.
Most of Our Merchants Report Very Gratify
ing Results, and Express the Opinion That
Sales Day Can Be Made a Permanent and
Mutually Beneficial Business Institution of
Independence Yes, Sales Day Was All
Right for a Starter, but It Will Be Better
Next Time, Saturday, May 31.
Thia week we are printing a
copy of the official program as
Saturday's sales really turned out better than we had
expected. The farmers are now in their busiest season and
have no time to spare but in spite of this fact the merchants
report Saturday's business the best this year.
Below we print personal interviews with some of those
taking part in the sale offerings last Saturday:
C. D. Calbreathof the firm of Bice & Calbreath, furni
ture dealers, in speaking: of the sales day said, "We were
well pleased with the results of the first sales day, and did
an excellent business that day, not only in the lines in
which we ipade.sBfioial'prfces, but on many other lines as
well. We sold considerable wall paper and several fine rugs
as a direct result of the reductions given. We believe the
sales day feature should be continued and will be a popular
day for Independence trading as it gets more generally
known." '
L. A. Cary speaking of sales day said, "Yes, I am
satisfied with the first monthly sales day. We had all the
business we could handle and some trade got away from
us. It was my biggest day since I have been in Indepen
dence. By all means continue it is my opinion."
Geo. W. (kmkey of the firm of Conkey & Walker, geri
eral merchants said, "We did a fine business sales day
the largest business we have done this year. The general
trade was good and we had a number of calls for specials
advertised. We believe it will take several months to get
the best results but the feature is a good one and we are
in favor of continuing it. "
P. H. Drexler of the Drexler & Alexander general mer-,
chandise store said, "We have no complaints to make with
the results of the first monthly sales day. We did a fine
business Saturday and sold well in the special lines adver
tised; We are in favor ol having the regular monthly
sales day.
Mrs. Wallace in an interview with a representative of
the Monitor said, "I am well pleased with the results of the
first monthly sales day. I did a gootftmsiness and much
of it was due directly to the special sales day offerings."
Mrs. Bascue said, "I am perfectly satisfied. I did a
fine business on sales day."
Mr. Da vies of the Davies' photograph gallery said, "I
had a number of settings for post card pictures as a result
of the sales day. By all means continue it"
J. D. Hibbs of the Hibbs Hardware Company said, "We
had a fine implement business and gave the customers the
benefit of sales day prices. We are satisfied with the
results."
Mr. Huff of the Craven and Huff store said, "We can
report a good day Saturday. We had considerable inquiry
for our Blue Lite Enamel ware that we advertised and sold
several brooms besides doing a good implement business
that day."
Mr. Brown of the Red Cross Pharmacy said, "I took
more cash in Saturday than I have taken in in one day
this year."
Mr. Williams of the Williams Drug Company reported
a good day Saturday, although not offering any specials on
that day.
The Wm. Herzog Company reported a good business in
clothing and have no complaints to make of fie sales day
feature for the town.
STATE FAIR
ISOFF BAD
Thoroughbred Racing is
Knocked by State Fair
EASTERN PAPERS KNOGXING
Oregon One of B ;st Breed
ing States In West and
Why this Course By
State Board?
Oregon's State Fair is getting
considerable adverse comment
through the eastern papers as a
result of the ' State Fair Board"
refusing to allow thoroughbred
racing at the state fair. The
board seemingly has gone race
crazy over "bucking" and "buck
aroo" contests and thinks Oregon
will get more benefit from the
breeding of "co ponies," out
laws" and "rangers" than from
Dure bred stock. This state de
serves racing features that will
build up good horses and the
State Fair Board should consider
this matter from a state wide
stand point. The state fair is
paid for by state money, raised
bv taxes and the breeders of
thoroughbred horses deserve just
as much consideration as the
breeders of good cattle.
The Soint of the West of Des
Moines. Iowa, in speaking of the
Oregon Fair Board boycott says:
Breeders of thoroughbred horses
in Oregon feel that the Oregon
State Board has dealt them a hard
blow by refusing Ho allow any
thoroughbred racing at the state
fair this year. They claim that
the "buckaroo" events, such a3
relay races, wild horse races, etc. ,
which the officials intend to put
on instead of thorv,hbreds, rep
resent no value to the horse breed
ing interests of the state, whereas
the thoroughbred horse does rep
resent a real value to the breed
of horses in general and the
greatest possible value to the
breed of saddle horses, therefore
he should be recognized and en
couraged by the state fair instead
of being insultingly barred. The
Oregon State Fair is one of the
very few big fairs that has put
the bars up against the thorough
bred and to all the lovers of the
greatest horse on earth its action
is like a slap on the face. Ex.
AIRLIE HAS CHALLENGE
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TALK ON CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
1 Interesting Sermon at the Methodist Episcopal jj
Church Sunday Evening
Will Meet Any Ball Team
in Oregon
W. E. Williams, the Airlie
booster, while in town consulting
with P. M. Kirkland, presumably
over the Airlie post office plum,
stopped a representative of the
Monitor, paid a big cartwheel
for the Monitor for a year, and
said, we have the best base ball
team in Oregon and challenge
any non professional team in Or
egon and he gingled a few iron
washers in his pockets saying
1000 backs. This includes the
fans of Independence and Dallas
too.
The Independence races this
year are attracting more than the
usual interest and every indica
tion points to the event being a
big affair.
In another page of the Monitor
this week we publish the official
program of the race meet, to
gether with the conditions im
posed, etc.
Rev. F. N. Sandifur, pastor of the M. E. church of Inde
pendence, delivered an interesting sermon on Civic Improve
ment Sunday evening to a good sized audience. He read as
an introductory eight verses of scripture, Uev. XXI. : 1-8,
a part of which reads as follows:
"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first
heaven and the first earth had passed away; and I, John saw
the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of
heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband, and I
heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the taber
nacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and
they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them,
and be their God."
The nature of his sermon was along the line of develop
ment in which he said, "Independence has it's future before
it not behind it," illustrating the fact that this community
is'not like a town in Massachusetts where he formerly resid
ed where the zenith of its development had been reached and
it's manufacturies were disappearing. "Here new manufact
ories are coming as the country becomes more diversified.
Here the emigration is coming and the announcement of the
ten thousand people from Canada now investigating this val
ley is but one of the many movements of development. We
will have to compete with other cities and much depends on
our people. We have the advantage of being near the Oreg
on Agricultural College, of easy access to the State University
and the State Normal School, and only a few minutes distance
from the State Capitol. We have the transportation facihteis
and are improving them, by electrifying our railroads. We
have the promise of a new line to tin timber and the coast,
and the promise of a big saw mill. Not only have we the
railroad transportation but the river transportation as well,
and the government is planning on improving the stream so
as to give us better service for our products."
"I favor the improvement of our streets by paving, the
Building of cement sidewalks, the parking and curbing of
streets making such streets as Railroad street a thoroughfare
that attracts rather than an unsightly and almost impassable
thoroughfare at times. Monmouth street also will probably
be paved and the town should do all possible to put forth its
best efforts."
The matter of a clean up day was discussed and those
approving raised their hands, the audience approving the plan
unanimously. The pastor was instructed to wait upon the
mayor and council and see if a clean up day could be arranged.
Another feature of the address that evening was th
matter of a morally clean city, in which references was made
to those places that have a tendency to pervert the morals of
the younger element. We should have a "clean city, a
city where the very best of associations should be cultivated
and where the growing youth will receive proper care. The
temperance movement was discussed and the conditions fol
lowing where a community was voted dry was considered
The sermon was one in which the matter of "Civic Pride
was taken up and discussed thoroughly from the standpoint
of the church as a factor of progress and was a real sermon
worthy the consideration by our people.
NOTICE FOR
TAXPAYERS
County Judge MaitojCil
Interesting Newr
SOME FACTS ABOUT TAXES
County Tex Roll Less This
Year than Last. State
Levy More. Good
Roads a Need
DIFFERENT WAYS OF
PRESERVING EGGS
SOUVENIRS ARRIVEHERE
Four Verta braes of Mam
moth Whale From
Waldport
I IHHtt"M MUM i
Dr. Butler. Geo. W. Conkey,
P. H. Drexler and P. M. Kirk
land received a vertebra each of
a big whale that washed ashore
it Waldport last fall while they
were out on their usual summer
Evas mav be preserved for
several months by different
methods, says Prot. James
Dryden of the poultry depart
ment of the Oregon Agricultural
College. If put up right in the
spring they may be kept till the
following fall or winter. They
will not be as good, however, as
fresh-laid eggs.
A method that will preserve
the original quality of the eggs
for an indefinite period has not
yet been discovered. By cold
storage, eggs are put up in large
quantities during the spring
season when prices are low, but
where it is desired to preserve a
small quantity for home use the
cold storage method is not prac
ticable. Eggs intended for storage
should be fresh and clean. March
or April eggs will keep better
than May or June eggs. The
sooner they are put into storage
the better they will keep.
The Lime Method.-Dissolve a
pound of lime in five gallons of
water. The water should be
boiled previonsly to sterilize it,
and then cooled. Stir thourough
y and let settle. Then pour off
-i.i;,nM into a wooden or
una
'e.rthern jar or tub. Fill with
eggs to within an inch of the top
of the liquid. This will allow for
evaporation. The liquid should
not be allowed to get lower than
the ton of the eggs. When the
vessel is filled with eggs, cover it
with coarse muslin or factory,
over which spread a paste of
lime to exclude the air.
The Water-Glass Method.
Water-srlass (sodium silicate)
may be purchased at the drug
stores. Use the liquid form and
the commercial grade in the pro
portion of one part water-glass
to eiirht Darts water. Use earth
en jars or wooden tuba or barrels
that are perfectly clean, and
store in a clean, cool place. The
material used will cost about a
cent for each dozen eggs stored
Office of County Judge, Pollc
County, Oregon, April 14, 1913
Dear Taxpayer: I am sending
you, herewith, comparative
statements showing the tax lev
ies for the years 1912 and 1913.
I wish to call your attention to
the fact that the total assessed
valuation of the county for 1913
(1912 assessment roll) is $192,
078.00 less than for the year
1912 (1911 assessment roll). In
consequence a 15 mill tax levy in
1913 produces less than the same
levy in mills in 1912.
"You will notice that the levy
for state purposes is much lass
for this year than for last. The
state levy will be higher again
next year on account of legisla
tive appropriations.
The second item in the tax levy
for 1913 is for county purposes
(county general and contingent
expenses) and shows a levy of
$12,587. 421ess than for last year.
The school and high school lev
ies are fixed by law and show a
slight increase over last year.
The fifth item, roads, shows a
slightly smaller levy for 191 3 than
for 1912. While it will not be the
policy of the court to do any less
permanent road work every effort
will be made to get a dollar's
worth of work for every dollar
spent.
A determined effort will be
made to i educe the general ex
penses of the county and we hope
to have a small balance in the
county fund to transfer to the
road fund later in the year.
I have shown in the last state
ment a levy of 3 mills which was
made to cover the indebtedness of
$37,052.10 which appeared on the
records January 4, 1913. This
levy will produce more than the
exact amount stated but the
excess will be required to care
for the interest, rebates, delin-
quences. etc. Warrants were is
sued and have been drawing in
terest for many months. Rather
than pay 6 per cent interest on
these unpaid warrants, the court
thought it better to take them up
this year and spend less money
In other ways. This amount
properly belongs to the expenses
of 1912 for the reason that It was
expended last year or during the
last two years and the county
will receive no benefit from the
levy for 1913. There will be no
such deficiency next year.
Appreciating the necessity for
co-operation between the tax-payers
and the county court, I hope
you will feel free to advise with
us.
Truly yours,
J. B. Teal, County Judge.
CHITTIM BARK INDUSTRY
J. Merwin Starts Crew of
Men This Wekk
J. Merwin took out a crew of
five men to the timber this week
and started them at peeling chit
m wfwl He stated to a rep
resentative of the Monitor tbat
he would get at least two cars 01
chittim bark ready for market
now and would probably noia u
until early fall before selling it.
He has been in this work for
some years and states he usually
has a good market for the bark.
The band boys are now in
dustriously at work. Tuns
days and Fridays are their
practice niehts. They will
b playing some good music
in a few weeks on the streets
in place of inside the four
walls of the fire department.
There are about twenty-five
members now when they arn
all present.
Asa Taylor and Allen Clark
got four horses this week for
C. A. McLaughlin. They
were secured from Mr. Fran
cis from Iloskins in the Kings
Valley section. They are fine
animals and will make Mc
two of the best teams in the
county.