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OUR FARMERS IMPROVEMENT PAGE
Information Gathered Everywhere that Is of Interest to the Men and Women on the
Farm. Good Roads, Dairying. Horticulture. Fine Stork. Hoot Ftr
cdmiiug muimco
Some New Wrinkles Learned in
the Business
A press dispatch from
Omaha gays: Somebody has
Raid that tiie weed of tod ay
i the flower of tomorrow, de
Bpined at, firptand then culti
vated and nourished. Not
many years ago the tomato
was considered poisonous,
and nobody darwl eat one
Now it is one of ttie highly
prized products of thv vege
table garden.
Une good ground for torn a
toes, hut no fresh manure an
the latter will stimulate plen
ty of foliage but little fruit.
Well rotted manure, or pul
verised sheep manure, may
he dug into the ground to
advantage or commerci-1 fer
tilizer may be forked into the
roil after the plants have
been set out. A teaspoon of
nitrate of soda upplied jut
n the tomatoes begin to turn
will help the ripening pro
cess and give a rich color.
bar an early crop, r.tart
needs in tht hot bed or in
boxes in the window in
March. Oovar the seeds
send a car of army horses to
the northa-est livestock bbho
t-iation. The plan is to en
courage the breeding of good
horses for calvary and artil
lery purposes. A short time
ago the development of the
Morgan horse, a general util
ity animal, now almost ex
tinct, was taken up by the
department of agriculture at
Washington.
Weights and Measures
2 cups of granulaied sugar,
1 pound.
2 cupsof pulverized sugar,
I pound.
2 cups of butter, 1 pound.
1 cups of flour, 1 pound.
1 heaping tablespoon of
sugar, 1 pound.
1 heaping tiblespoon of
batter 2 ounces, or 4cui.
1 kitchen cupful is equil
to i pint, or 2 gills.
means plenty of good feed
that is relished by the animals.
Comfort means to be kept
warm, but with plenty of
fresh air. Comfort means
outdoor-life all the time ex
cept during uncomfortable
winter weather.
Mr. Woodward says that
they pre going to stick to'. he
text about the Oaksdal,
Washington, fair. It will be
strictly an exhibit of the pro
duct of the community. No
sideshows are to be allowed.
He sayg that stock nterest
are growing noticeablj' in the
in trod uctii n of better sires ss
regards horses, cattle, hogs,
etc. Spokesman Review.
were intensely interisteo in
dairy farmine. This is true
all thr ugh thecoun'ry ami
Wahkiakum county lias the
distinction of being tlie first
county in the state to try the
county agpnt plan, which is
being enthusiastically re
ceived by the farmers in that
district. Spokesman Review.
PARCEL POST C. 0. 0.
A new feature that will be
installed July 1, is the C O
D. arrangtment and we are
already getting inouiries
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about this. Package may be
rent from anywhere (J. O. I).
and the man who delivers
will not leave a package until
theamountdue is paid. Ex.
NEW FARMER'S BULLETINS
The United States depart
nient of agrioulture have is
sued the following:
Farmer's bulletin 528, enti
8 rounded tahlespoonfulsof ,arrer bulletin 628. ent.
dry material, 1 cupful. Ue(L H'"1'0 Dmitry Kaiser-,
in tI.Unn,.iif.ilnf linni.l Farmer's bu I let in 518, Win.
1 cupful.
ter Itarlcy.
Bulletin 83, forest service,
department of agriculture, en
titled, Ihororest Resource
of the World.
The agriculture colleze of Circular Ni. 102. bu remi
Fargo, North Dakota, gives of entomology' entitled, Tin
ABOUT THE DAIRY COW
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
County Court of Polk County, Oregon,
will receive bids for crushing and haul
ing upon the roads 6,000 yards, more or
less, of rok; 2,000 yards, more or less,
at the lee quarry, about 2 miles
south of Falls City; 4,000 yards, more
or less, at the Thorp quarry, i,ear
Willamina. Oregon.
Bids will be received for the crush
ing of rock at each quarry.
Bids will be received for the hauling
of rock from each quarry from 1-4 to
16-4 miles.
All bids to be filed in the office of the
County Clerk of Polk County, Oregon,
on or before June 14th, 1913.
Tfc Court reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
A. B, Robinson, Jr.,
County Clerk
Dallas, Ore., May 21, 1913.
CLASSIFIED A0VERT1SING
All notices under this head will be
charged at the rate of lc a word for
one insertion or 5c a line by continu
ous advertisers. Fracional lines count
u full lines.
Independence Studio over
Craven & Moore's.
fitter beads, en ve lop -
statements, bill heads, ship
ping tags, dance programs,
postern, milk tickets, trespass
notices, (-ale bills, horse no
tices, even thing printed at
the Monitor office.
It will pay you to look over
my samples first before order
ing your spring suit or ovei
coat. All work guarantees
as to style and workmanship.
Dietz, the tailor.
Paved streets, two banks, fine railroad
and boat connections, aid city hall.
I The city officers are;
Mayor, K. C. Eldredge.
Mar hal, A.J. Tupptr.
Recorder, B. F. Swope
Treasurer, K. K. DeArmor.d.
City Cour.cilmen, J. L. Ilanna,
J. H. Dixon, A. L. Sperling C. VV. Ir
vine, W. H. Walker, P. H. Drexier.
Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
ofeach month
Independence Commercial Club
Meets First and Third Tuesdays of
each month. Membership over 100
J. S. Cooper, President.
K. C. Eldredge, Treasurer.
J. G. Mcintosh, Secretary.
R. J. Taylor
Has the Best Real Estate
Bargains. Ask him.
CALL THE MONITOR
If Good Printing is What You Want. Phone or Writ
j The Thoroughbred Stallion
notice, o-der copies of the
Mjnitor's big special edition
now. oingiecopies iuc, Oloi
50c.
Wants Grain and Seed
Allen Clark is in the market for
oats and wheat in car lots.
quarter of an inch, and when Worlh 1)ako,a- Blve of entomology' ent
the plants are an inchhigh out reportou the dairy co Asparagus Beetle,
transfer them to other boxen thflt 18 intPrppti"K d Circular No. 1
oi better still, to paper pot
or dirt bands. See that they
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nave plenty ot air and are
gradually hardened off. If
indoors, net them on tin
porch on bright day-B. 15y
tbe time the plant are (
iiiche-' high begin giving n
little liquid manure twion a
week.
114. bureau
ingof the shortage of dairy of nhilit industrr. is a colh et
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cattle and the diseases of the ion of miscellaneous papers,
Uairy lien! SHVS: the mnat. infnrHsM o-nfuli f ,
"Our advice to the f.irmera appears to he. Sowine Flax
of North Dakota under pre- on Winter Killed Wheal
ent conditions is not to buy Fields, and Pre-Cooling and
any more cow than necos- Storage Investigations in tl .
fury to make a legitimate Rogue River Valley
turt, but make the best use Circular :'o. lift. Kiiremi
ofthecows they haveon hand of Plant Industry, entitled
Keep every cow that is ca Miscellaneous Pnnni-a omimin
pable of raising a calf. Hath- ing an articleon the artificial
Call for Warrants
Notice is hereby given that all Polk
county warrants endorsed not Daid foi
want of funds will be paid on presenta
tion at the office of the County Treas
urer. No interest will be paid after date
of this notice. Dated at my office in
Dallas, Oregon, May 6, 1913.
Tracy Staats,
County Treasurer.
F. P. 5-23 L. P. 5-80.
Hut the plants in the open
L'l'Olind 2 fnnr. il i.urt m,l lw,,,,l
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the stalk so that several r Ini" lorcowH ored to a good curei ng of alfalfa hay, which
pure omrv sirowi l nroduce Uhnnht ho rfi
I . 1 ' F .1 1 .
linn tothe roots, will be plac- 8 l,,li,e,'s tllHl wm farmers in the Pacific north
ed under tho nir hco. A a" f00(1 a Kri"l('cw as can be west
short and shallow trench may h(HI;l,t Ht Prt'He,H tini, Drainage investiga t i o n t,
be scooped out to facilitate 1110 ''""y districts unless 1910-11. givesa report of work
this. This is n wrinkle m . an exoroiiant price is paidfoi done alone that lii.p
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mem.
Oregon should benefit by pNF fiillSF FN? TICW PDIHK
viik wnvwfa l VII IUII I rilUkV
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n miu:ii peepie, nut tVlue.i
belli tn I'lWiiHrncn Ii. u uimnn
prolific plants, as a result of ,m' lt'Porl l'olk county
thoioollcts that develop all
along the buried stalk. Tall
spindling j, hints may be re
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.uuwo ii) neigtii and made
more robust if adopting thif.
Mm pie plan
Tie the growing plants tn
stakes or frames and pruni
three times. The first tiim
remove many of the ntalk
and leaves.
breeders have a line start and
could weP afford to build up
a big export industry in
ilairv cattle.
A NEW APPLE GROWN
T ie department of agricul
ture estimates the number of
farm nnimilg in the United
States January 1, 1U 13, at
follows: Hon-es, 20,607,000,
mules, 4,3HG,000; milk cows,
20,407.000; other cattle, 36,
030,000; sheep, 51,482 000;
wine (51,178,000.
Compared with January 1
An apple of unknown va
riety u grown by W. V
Scott jf Fruitale. nfivintimr
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lliaseeoiHltlliiHof A. V. Steiibenrannh liipf 1QI9 M.a fll MUf ItllY flit All
trim hack, us may he needed .mmolo.nst of the IT S ,L. i..,tirta..i. ir,... i.-..
to let in thesunlightniul take iartmentofnfriftiilMirfJiiPrrt..l ASmui. ,o..l, ...
.t t.ie si(,0 shootB. The the SU)kes.man Heview. nvased 24,000; milch cow
third tune remove iniinv ni Mi. I .... i i o.m n,n
tbeHinnll tomatites t. force the anole for sv..r,.l v J A..rnaA iWftmi. .1.....
growth ml.) the others. Tliit and selling it .it i.i .J..rua.wt smi t,. u.. :. .i..
will ii.Miru acrop to bepn.ud Li,t Vl,i(r , marketed a cai creaed 4.232.tHH).
load at 1.75 a box, which Perhaps these figures in
was practically the top of tin dicate one reason for the high
market for the bad year, am! price of meat. Kverv kind
he has an offer of more than of meat and dairv animal.
that this summer. He hasUhows a big decrease in t
hem selling it as a Hubbard- year.
stun Nonesuch, hut Mr. Steu
benrauch dec'sn s that it i
distinct from that apple and
suggests that the fruit b.
christened with an India,
name distinctive of the Yaki
ni!i valley.
Teachers' Examination
Notice is hereby given that the County
Superintendent of Polk County will hold
the regular examination for applicants
for State papers at the Court House in
Dallas as follows:
Commencing Wednesday. June 18th,
1913, at 9 o'clock a. m., and continuing
until Saturday, June 21st, 1913 at 4
p. m.
WEDNESDAY FORENOON
Writing, U. S. History, Physiology.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Physical Geography, Reading, Com
position, Methods in Reading, Methods
in Arithmetic.
THURSDAY FORENOON
Arithmetic, History of Education,
Psychology, Methods in Geography.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Grammar, Geography, American Lit
erature, Physics, Methods in Language,
Thesis for Primary Certificate.
FRIDAY FORENOON
Theory and Practice. Orthotrranhv.
English Literature, Chemistry.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
School Law. Botany. Alzebra. Civil
Government.
SATURDAY FORENOON
Geometry, Geology.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
General History, Bookkeeping.
Respectfully,
H. C. Seymour,
School Supt, Polk County, Oregon.
Wanted red clover and alsike
seed by Allen Clarke, Monmouth
The law requires all buttei
sold to be wrapped n printed
wrappers with the name o
the maker stamped upon if.
We print the wrappers forvou
at t e Monitor oflice.
BALED vetch, cheat and crain
hay and straw for sale, Verd Hill
Indepedence Orejron.
HVE STOCK, IMPLEMENTS. ETC.
It's a Michitran 40 that Dleases
the purchaser. Let us show you.
Ldwards & Ball. - " -
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
abstracts of title made uromntlv.
carefully and at a reasonable price
Brown & Sibley, Attorneys and Ab
slractors, 610 Mill St. Dallas, Oregon.
PROPERTY FOR RENT
For Rent one room furnished
for light house keeping, $7 per
month. Phone 2012, Indepen
dence.
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By Imported Sain Dam, St. Rose
16 1-2 hands hih, weight 1150, one of the
grandest thoroughbreds this side of the
Rocky Mountains
Winner of the California Cup at three years old -2 1-4 miles, in the
month of April-defeating aed horse. Red Leaf, one of King Brothers'
handicap mares. A one hulf interest in this horse was sold to Sam
Hildreth, a week before the cup race was run, for $15 000. Ha was
taken to N,w York, where he was a winner, and was called around
New York "The Pace Maker."
Tony Faust is now at the Independence Race Track
and his headquarters will be at this place until he
goes out of our possession.
Any one wishing to breed to this kind of a horse, call at the track
see him and get the particulars. Tony Faust has served mares in BriN
isn Columbia this season and has also h id high-class Kentucky saddle
...... ,.. c n is served gwa standard bred mares this season
and has served some of the best thoroughbred mares on the Pacific
coast this season. This horse has nice manners and a good head
! Galbreath Brothers, Owners
J ' INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
Do You Comply with .iie
utter Law?
If not read the following law and then have your Butter
W rappers nicely printed, with your name and" tha weight
of the butter thereon. h
room for Kent, for parti
culars inquire at this office
or phone 3311.
DEALERS IN COAL AND WOOD
coal for sale; The Chas. K. Spaulding
Logging Co.
FARMS AND RANCHES FOR SALE
BIO RANCH FOR SALE, 287 (ICie
place at $75 tir acre. Pari
down, balance on good terms
Inquire of It. J. Taylor.
Notice for Sealed Bids
Street Paving
for
of.
He Hire to make a kh-oix!
outdoor Hewing in May in n
nhtdlere.1 corner iranel lnul,
I inn to o inches and trans
plant in nix week.
Vm, Harlina or lvolv .lewi I
f r the (iit toniaioes, with
stone ami Perfection f ir lah-i
sort. Many gardener prefer
to luy then tomato plants,
but often are restricted t
Darf Champion, whiel
grown stalky niul make
fine appearance an a plant.
Thin i by i means the liesi
tomato but it is thoroughly
reliable and luma lon gcasoi,
o that Homo of tlu harsh
things said about il are hard
ly merited.
Shortage ofCal vary Horses
COUNTY A6ENT PLAN LIKED
Ir. S. It. Nelson, h.ad ot
the department of vcterin.;r
science, of the Washington
State College, has returned
from a trip to Wahkiakum
county, where he ha, h.e(1
sneaking tn iliu f., .... ...
H . r n nv mi iiit-ri on
there is any one . ord "Dairv Fsrmin. n
nore than another which I to large audieiu'es at Cathla-
met and Ska moo
COMPORT FOR DAIRY CATTLE
wouiii etioose as ttie kevnot.
of successful d:irim
Mr. A'nodward, it is the word
"comfort." Keep the cow
comfortable and you haw
Grays River. Speaking of
his trip, he said : "I found
some of the finest dairy farms
in this region that 1 ever sa-,
Government oflicers n,avJ 1 . W W,0n U,Ht Wv"r .
" a) 4,v,JthUtio,,. Comfort .ml 1 found that the faune,
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the office
of the City Recordei of Inde
pendence. Oregon, until June 4th, 1918,
at 8:00 p.m. thereof, for furnishing
materials and constructmir street nav
ing with anient concrete, paving mixed
in the proportion of 1, 2 and 4, or con
crete base with aaphaltic or other
wtarinR surface, or other hard surface
paving, also concrete curbs and grad
ing said streets to sub-grade.
Each bidder is required to state in
his bid the kind of psving he or they
propose to build, the price thereof, and
the same be accompanied with his or
their plans and specifications for such
paving and work
Separate bids will bo received for
building said curb lines, said street
paving, and said grading, or all maybe
tovered by one bid. Said bids will be
opened and examined bv the Cltv
Council of said City on the 4th dsy of
June, 1913, at 8:00 p m. thereof, at
Council Chamber in said City. Each
bid must be accompanied with a certi
fied check in an amount eoual to
10 per cent of the total amount of such
bid, subject to forfeiture to said city,
as fixed and liquidated damages, if
such bidder fails to enter into con
tract for such work, should his or their
bid be accepted by the City Council,
srcording to the plans and apeciicatiora
furnished by such bidder and accepted
by said City Council.
The right to reject any or all bids.
plans and specifications is hereby re
served by said City Council.
By order of the City Council.
B. F. SWOPE. City Recorder.
Independence, Ore., May 22. 1913.
FOR SALE, 50 acres one mile
from Monmouth, fine soil. Price
$125 per acre. For particulars
inquire at this office.
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CAUTION !
CHAPTER 179, SECTION 3
atmn'Jn .pn'iff U"'awful for,anv I?ers0". nrm, association or corpor
ftl I, f I' 'rer or ex?sLe for 8ale' nnv short weight butter within
the State of Oregon. All butter sold or exposed or offered for sale
in rolls prints- or square, within the State of Oregon, shall he plainly
marked: ' Light ounces, full weight;" "sixteen ounces, fu 1 weVht
twenty-fonr ounces, full weight," on every roll, print or square
f,?li 'T'' r ex,T"d for sale s ,a11 contai" " nu'r of ounces
marked thereon; and any person, firm, association Or corporation vio-
n1Tm"Vf thlPr0V'h'1On9of thisaot sha" he deemed Ruilty oft
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished bv a fine
the''"oUntSv ?! f V5-0?.0' than mU0' or imnrMent tS
prfsomnent S'X m,,th': r both such finuand lm"
The Monitor can furnish you with good parchment Butter Wrap
pers, prmted according to law at $1.00 for the first hundred and 25
cents for each additional one hundred. This includes stock and print
ing You can send your order by mail with the amount. Write
plainly and state the size you wish.
INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
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street market
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GHURH DIRECTORY
Christian Church
Bible School at 10:00 a. m. every Sun
day. Prayer meeting services
Wednesday evenings.
Baptist Church
W. T. TAPSCOTT, Pastor
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
Morning service, 11:00 a. m.; evening
service, 8:00 p. m.
B. Y. P. U. Sunday evenings at 7:00
p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evenings.
Methodist Church
REV. A. F. SANDITUR, PASTOR
Sunday School 10:(X1 a. m.
Morning ServKe, 1UX) a. m.. Even
ing Service. P.flO p, m..
Epworth league, 7:iX) p. m.
Midweek prayer service, Wednesday
evenings.
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Lard in bulk,
5Ib. Buckets,
KHb. Buckets,
COMPOUND
5-Ib. Buckets,
10-Ib. Buckets,
15c per lb.
75c
- $1.50
60c
- $1.15
We buy live and dressed cattle, sheep, hogs and veal
A. NELSON
Independence,
Oregon
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HIGH SCHOOL
UWNIR SPOONS
STERLING SILVER
With Oregon State Handle and a Picture of the Inde
pendence High School in Bowl.
CI 17 OFFICERS AND CLUBS JUST THE THING FGfl COMMENCEMENT PRESENTS
HOWE'S JEWELRY STORE
Independence, Polk Co Oregon. ;
Population 1$V). has water, sewer
and electrc light systems, $25,000 high
sch(xl, public school city park, hotel,
" WHERE A DOLLAR DOES ITS WHOLE DUTY 1
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