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State UfliyflrlJt INDEPl NDENCE MONITOR A) VOL 1 INDEPENDENCE, FOLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1913 NO. 51 GET CONTRACT FOR GRAVEL . .. n n I r Amity Buys uravsl nom New Bunkers Here nilliT DCinV TH DIIU ennu PUNT READY TO HUN SOON Polk County Has Contracted for Lartfe Amount of Gravel This Year The Independence gravel bunk ers are nearinjr completion and will be ready to deliver gravel and eand by the first of the coming week. The plant will have a daily ca pacity of 300 yds. and will furnish any kind of material desired. At the present, river run material, screened jrrayel . and sand will be delivered for all purposes. Later a crushed rock plant will be in stalled. Storage facility will be made, as soon as the present or ders are under control and the local demand can be filled, so as to have the necessary materials of all kinds on hand in case of emergencies. This week a contract was Bign ed by Amity to take 1000 yards of gravel from the Larsen & Skinner bunkers for delivering in August and September and Polk county, through the county court, has already agreed to take 4,000 yards during: July, August and September. The plant is equipped so as to furnish material that will insure good work for paving and build ing purposes as well as a good supply of river run gravel for county road work. RAILROAD PLANS STARTING WORK Portland, Eugene & Eastern Have Engineers Here to Start Work on R. R. Street A number of engineers for the Portland. Eugene & Eastern ar rived in this city the first of the week, shaping up for the moving of their track on Railroad street to the west side of the street, so they could put the track down to grade and pave their part of the street. The new track will be in conformity with their work in tVi henvv rails and new ties being laid to grade through the city and the cement pavement placed imbedding me ties, making thia one of the best streets in the city. SPECULATIONS BREAK BANK Pittsburg, Pa., July 7.-Depos-its aggregating $30,000,000 are tied up here today by an order from the assistant controller of the currency closing the First Second National bank, the second largest banking institution in the city. 1 he First and Second Na- tional banks recently consouuu the majority of the stock being held by the J. S. and W.S. Kunn interests. A receiver will soon be appoint ed for the American Water Works company, a $24,000,000 concern operating in many cities. The capital of the First-Second j National bank was $3,400,000 and j its surplus and profits given at j $1,950,000. ! The Kuhn interests are heavily interested in water power ana ; 5ted in water pow. ... ; di complete outside, ana " " - -rights and other industrial : ii)gidei als0 papering of all rooms. by the railroad coinpatn, w ater enterprises. W. S. Kuhn, the bank 3 pren- dent, is at the bedside of his wife in Massachusetts to wnom a son w"u.'" ;f0.low- l'flitarri'JV V 7wXVmint,onbrth.y will spend the summenl .aatnree wee vaahini. . Thev intend to makeconsiderable a a mree - anecial examiner . Reassuring statements to , the effect that depositors would be protected when the bank's affairs ' were straightened out were issued. McKeesnort. Pa.. .Ink- 7 TK First National bank of McKees- ' poet closed its doors here today, as the result of the failure of the I Fir3t-Second National bank of piusb- e McKee8P,rt in., Kuhn interests. ' New York, July 6. -The failure OI ine r ir8t-cona National bank at Pittsburg today did not disturb ITT 11 Wall street. IS BUILDING UP A DAIRY FARM HERE H.E. Bessett Scouring the County for Milk Cows forHis Place J. A. Wood of Walla Walla, Wash., was in town Monday and in an interview with the editor of the Monitor said; "I am down helnintr Mr Rrtaett clnt nhriiit 40 Vifnrl nf mill nnwa fnr i Via farm -""vv v.. .grading contractor now living north of Tndenpndencp Wei i j j u i u: norm 01 muepenaente. v e near Independence, had his scrap- i c- i v ' - nave a nne mm acre piace tnere and are milking about 15 head ! now ana win get a gooa nera there this fall if possible." Mr. Wood is a successful ranch er and is a horse man of the East ern Washington section, where he buys and sells, and has a fine farm on which to run his stock. In speaking of farming he said: "We should have started this dairy two years ago. I consider the hog and dairy business the best farm business of today and am helping in shaping up a fine dairy farm here." Mr. Wood in company with Mr. Bessett and family left in an auto Monday to see if they could find any good dairy cow3 around Albany, Cor vallis and the territory surround ing them with which to stock his farm here. TIES FOR PORTLAND, EUGENE, & EASTERN Nash and Simmona were down from Buena Vista Monday. They have just finished a contract of ties for the Portland, Eugene & Eastern at the Paul Hanson mill, where they cut 300,000 ties, de livering them at Parker to the company. They have been at the work now about two months. Mr. Hanson has just made a sale of the place to J. S. Strawn of La Grande, who will take charge of the property at once. Mr. Nash and Simmons may take another short contract at the min m trie near future. COUNCIL MEETS IN ADJOURNED SESSION Majority Present. Curbing Lines are LstaDiisnea. Contract for Painting Hall Let At the adiourned session of the citv council Monday night five new lights, of 100 candle power capacity, wer-j ordered placed in dilTerent sections of the town , H.hts ;eding lights. The matter of curbing c n Kail- mad street was taken up and the curh line from C stteet north was placed at 10 feet, parking al'owed between the walk and curb line. The matter of painting and nalwrinir the city hall came up the contract was awarded to & thejr bid being 115 ineuded the painting of all furt1iture in the building, the hall d hoge r0i)m am the complete outside and The outstanding bills were all , and ord((red pai(j ( George Henkle left last week for Newport where J .u t. ' J improvements m the.r tUg6, over there. CONTRACT LET FOR FIRST TWENTY-FOUR MILES OF VALLEY & SILETZ R. R. Bids Opened at Portland Saturday and Twaty Brothers Are Reported iu Have Secured tlis Contract for Building Line Work Will Begin at Once -Ties Probably to Be Way Almost All Secured-Fixin Up Thiigs at to Building Will Begin Work Near Airlie and The Monitor is reliably inform ed this week that the contract was let Saturday for the building of the Valley and Siletz Railway which is to open up to Indepen dence the most magnificent body of timber in Oregon. Twohy Brothers, the big contractors have the contract (we are inform ed) and will take charge of the worK at once. ivir. Laggeii,, n ,. . ,. work at once. Mr. Liggett, a erg and ding outfit shipped to Independence this week and has inaepenaence tnis ween ana hhs stored them near the Clark ware- SHOULD HAVE SILOS ONTHEIR FARMS Ths Value of Hay Spoiled by Rain on Many Places this Year Would Fay for One We are informed that a prop erly built silo will keep green damp clover in just as good a state as if it was cured in the field and put in the stack or barn. If this is the case, tnere is hardly a year passes when a farmer could not almoat pay for his silo, if he had one, by cutting and putting away his clover crop that often gets caught in the wet weather and ia frequent ly an entire loas. This is the case here this season. A solo is a necessity any farmer can ill afford to do withaut, and espec ially so if he i3 in the dairy busi ness. An engagement of much interest in society announced recently is tbat of M iss Jae iu- ette Hoyer, says the Eeniuf: Telegram, to Homer Li::k of Independence. Mr. Link is a farmer and hop man, living about 14 inihs from In(i"iendence. Miss Hiyei is one of the wry popular xirls of die younger yet. Sh is exceptionally talented as a inger, having sung in Tiiti ity choir the past year, and her versatility along other lines i marked. Miss Hover received her early education hi a French .-chool in liritirh 1 'oluinbiii, iind lat"r she nt lended Poitlatid Academy, and Mrs. Allen's l'i -eporatorj ,-iehuol. The wed ling will f ikeuhicothe latter pari ol this month. A Kpecial to tin Oiegoiiian from .Monmouth, under date of July 7, t-ayn : The .Southern Pacific Company placd a orew of SOcHrpentera at work today 011 the construction of the new depot, two blocks north, of the old depot. The uesiinti of the reh cation of the depot siiH has been quite interestiug. Opposition was made by the mayor and oth ers to vaca;iijg the sdieel un til a eu 111 uro uiie was tiled t 1 v me a deed to the citv t-r West half of Uie eld public Buuaie, winch Mil be used for a citv ha'l site a i park, tie? de- Tht; ,0Catijil of , u.n tJ f , ;,,., to u" nnounn i'i"n ... . house. Ha went to Portland this 1 week and will probably have a sub contract upon this line. We are informed the line will first be started from near Airlie and be built west from there to the timber. The old mill at Hoi kins is being repaired and will probably be used to cut tie timber. Andy Wilson of this city ex- , , , . :pects to get the contract ior uriv- : , , ., , ing the piling for the bridges and . , inuan tha tim wr a fine . .7 , : , " the riht of f ree for ,U3e upon this work. lie expected to I INDUSTRIAL DEPT. OF OREGON SCHOOLS The Matter of Exhibits at the State Fair Also the Matter of Accounts Being Ke-pt Anion? the first things taken up by Superintendent J. A. Churchill was the work done in the industrial department. In order to get a line on what is being- done in diffrent counties, Mr. Churchill called a iretinc of the county superintendents who were in eessi n last week at the State House in th capacity of the State Board of Examiners. Ech superintendent reported an in creasing interest in the move ment and in most all cases the local exhibit bid fair to be bet ter and larger than last year. The State Fair board was anx ious to ascertain as nearly as possible how many counties would make collective county ex hibits and how much space would be required for the juvenile de partment. According to reports from the superintendents we feel confident of a dozen county exhibits and perhaps twice as many district exhibits, which, in connection with the individual exhibits, will make the largest and best dis play of school children's indus trial work ever assembled in any state. It was decided at this meeting to waive the rule requiring libra ry tables, made and exhibited by he children at the Stale Fair, to be of certain dimensions (28x10 inches), and permit the showing of diffrent sized table.?. We find some of the children do not understand what is meant by "best account" in "poultry specials." A financial account is what is wanted a statement of receipts and expenditures, showing as n'.arly as possible the r.rnfit nr last, as the case may be, K , - that the child haa mad-; with its poultry business since January 1, HH3 The object is to have the chil dren learn simple bookkeeping and get the habit of keeping ac counts of their business transac tions. In doing this they will be able to ascertain the cost of pro duction and what they can get the most profit on. In mnnof'tmn Wlttl thlS MSO :t Umt nice v written ctt.mMt. warding the methods; employed and experiences witn different details of the business will add to its value. We hope to have a large num ber of children competing for the nice prizes offered for the "Best Account" as it will be crood experience for them. N. C MAIS. Field Worker Industrial Fairs. Cut at Once Right of Hoskins Preparatory Go to Timber First leave to look over the work Mon- dav but was detained several days here. The first contract, awarded Saturday, covers only about 21 miles of the route, it being the plan to work on the line west from the Southern Pacific tracks first and then finish up the re maining partof the line later. Cobb and Belcher were both in town the first of the week and stated the road would be built and the mill also just as soon as . - . they could get things in readiness. REMARKABLE REPORTS MADE BY RAILROAD Southern Pacific Lines Has No Causalties During the Month of May Portland, Oregon, July 7, 1913, The Southern Pacific Company is sued what is believed to be the most remarkable report ever giv en out by a transcontinental rail way. The S. P. Company went through the entire month of May without the taking of one single human life through the operation of its train service, or a single fa tality among the employees of the company. When itii understood that the Southern Pacific Company oper ates 11,000 miles of tracks, that it moves hundreds of trains per day carrying hundreds of thous ands of passengers each ?A hours, and that it requires 4(,0t) em ployes to handle its business, a large percentage of the latter being engaged in the train ser ivice, dangerous occupations in switching yards, repair shops, etc., it will be easily understood that the railroads are making strenous efforts to minimize the dantrers of travel. Than this report nothing could ; . 1 j u:i. .1.1 K.tlai oe nirnisripii which wumu inform the public of the value of steel car construction, and the numerous safety devices now in use on the Southern Pacific, and . , : A otner railway companies, nui'mn railroad men much credit is siven the officers and operating depart ments for their careful handling of train service, as well as speak ing in a most complimentary man ner of the carefulness shown by men down to the section foremen who are responsible for the con dition of the track. WAS ELECTED AND HA j QUALIFIED . j J Mrs. Fletcher is Advised By District Attorney Upjohn to Take Office Prosecuting Attorney I). H. Upjohn of Dallas was in Inde pendence Monday in regard the matter of the election of Mrs. Fletcher to the office of school Ara,.krr tnr 1 ndnnendence. As I . . . . . . . r;..:..i.. uie an v. a. i . j . . r. m r.T Ti.fi nn r.rv it T r !, he represented County Super.n- tendent H. C. Seymour in this matter. His advice was that having been duly elckd by the people's vote, nnyact of hers while a member of the board would be valid, and assuming, without deciding that her election was legal and that she was qualified, he should tike the oath office and qualify and ' then if opposition wss nude, the matter could betaken bv leal , process, otherwise the matter was not before the people and open for a legal test. Some ac tion must be taken to oust her. She took the oath otfiee Mon day and stated to a representative of the Monitor that she had qual ified as a director. Attorney Can. Crawford in a written opinion in answer to an inquiry regarding the legality of j the acts of Mrs. Fletcher as member of the Board of Direct-! ors under da'e of July 7. to R. F. j Swope, one of the botrd state: "This office has previously held ; she would ba an otliecr defacto ' and her acts as audi would be I peg. He states t.i.-it the pros legal, even though her name does j peets in that county are for bump not appear as owner of property j er crops. Numbers of Ameri- m the district, upon which she ; is liable to pay a tax as shown by j the last county assessment of March, 1012. From Observer, Dallas A local of the Fanner's Society of Equity was organized last night at the Liberty school house southwest ot the city by County Organizer Petty. Mr. Potty will hold a meeting to-dght at the Kickreall hall to take the preli minary steps toward organising there. He says the people of that vicinity are very much in terested in the movement. AT BAPTIST CHURCH Corner Third and B Streets W. T. TAPSCOTT, Pastor. Resident Fifth and E Streets. .Sunday School at 10:00 11. m. Preaching services at 1 1 :)() a. in. and 8:UO p. m. H. V. P. U. at 7:00 p. 111., Wednesday. Pmyer meeting at M ;(.!() p. 111 , Thursday. La dies' Aid Ht 2:00 p. m. Mis sion Circle Ixt Thursdiiy ailer 110011 of each month. The subject of Pastor Tap Hoott's morning S'Tinoii will be; "Adoniiam Judson," noxt Sunday being ono hun dredih Anniversary of hi arrival in liurimt The even ing mjbjct will hi : "raying the Fare.'' A cordi l vel iMiJio to all. THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH BEN C. CROW, Pastor. Jihle School, 10:00 ii. 111. eoiii- . , l" ning worship and in, 1 1 : 00 a. m- l'VlUI" "1 . isiic HiM-viee, 8:00 l'rn er mn ting, Wieliiind.iV. :()() p. m. Morning (ermon: "What Kvery Christian Needs." Evming discourse: "The ITiird Si. p; What I It, Why Preach r" An uiiu-uitl mrvicH was en joyed at i!ie('hri4,iaueliurc!i Sunday evening, t which Sunday School ft 10 a.m. timet!. -',S wander, i at' -co: -, , ; ,,,, f,,r rt a,.. Preaeh recpoiiding secretary f"1' ( jug at 11 a tu Epworlh fgou, addre"d the larj,"' au- j j(.H!U. 8t 7 p. m K 'eninf dieuce (.iK-mit. Hi" oi,'i1H . was; The Tr 11-ligUi tid Life," ami wae presented ' very forcibly. I be ninsuv wa- of a very high atuiiddril . and aitistiea.lv iHiidmed. This rtunday special iiuimic. will be given both morning and evening, an well as a gOf pel sun service jut preced ing the sermon ol the even ing You ire invited. At thH cloce of th even- ,.5 Ml11) -ill.' ilig service H iue.-tlli.i4 "III i' lield for the m- tubers of the church to pUo for future work . Kv. V. I'. Tap-cott's e! 1 Mt daughter, Mrs. Alh-.-rl 1 ). lin, and her lull" sou aie h. ie from Pitt'iirg, i'a , u a visit l" tif,r parentM. VISITOR PLEASED WITH THE COUNTRY HERE Spends Fourth In U. S. and Enjoys::. Sees and Admires Our Hops .1. L. Mcintosh, of Vancouver. H. C, with hi family visited his brother, J. G. Mcintosh, of this city for the past week. Mr. Mcintosh is a representative of the Toronto Pharmacy Co., having for his territory the prairie county between Vancouver and Winni- can immigrants are goinar into that country and make excellent citizens. ery friendly relations exist between the Americans and Canadian! in the middle west Ha was? well impressed with what he saw of our countrv here, and j had the pnvelejre of enjoving the glorious Fourth in Uncle Sam's country. The most wonderful sight of all to him was the vast acreage of hops ho wait able to view from an elevation of a few feet. flu spoke of the high cost of living in this country and com paring it, with his homo province said we did not know anything about high prices here. Mn. Mcintosh spent some time in Port land and Silem shopninom i was surprised to be able to buy arti cles at a very much lower price than in Vancouver. In all they were well Impressed with our country and city, and returned to their home via Sa lem, taking the Shasta Limited for Seattle, Sunday morning. A DAILY BOAT FOR INDEPENDENCE O. C. T. Co. to Put on Daily Service Commend ng July 15th The Monitor Ians this week that, the Oregon Citv Transporta tion Company ha mad.i arrange ments to give Independence a daily boat sorviee to Portland commencing July IT). The new service will use the Grahamona from Portland to Nwhorg and ! thfl Orevona f'orn Mewberg to , Indoor ndm" T'h" frcifht will i he transferred from one boat to I the otherat N v'"i'. The Ore j wona is .1 li-jrbt drauht boat and i will be Wf to bin lie the freight 1 nr. tVym nmior i-l.,ir wbilo the I Grahamona is of deeper draught and is more satisfaetory on the j lower rivr run. The company jhave an imai'ms amount of I freight to handle this summer land are shaping up to do the best ! they can with it. ;m, E. CHURCH NOTICE I FRANK SANDIFUS, P;itor. worship at 8 p. m. Praver n,t ini, Wednesday at 7:30 hl 'f heme fur rnorni ng aermon "Is tin LiptMii) with the Holy Spirit Lssontial to Lter nal Salvation'!'" Topic for Kp worth League "The Distro-sul mi our Jeri cho Road." Leeler Mis Anna Ctithhei t. Theme f..r evening wrrium L ver one Strangers e; 1- welcome, eciiliv iiiviteil. I)ick (iaines and John Johnson I, -ft Monday for Iirighii nleh fyrings above Mill 1'ity, wii.-iv they will Hoeiid u few days resting ami having u ge.l outing. 1