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LOCAL AND PERSONAL Items of Interest Gathered in and About Town W. F. McAdanis is still at Ttie Inde; endenee ilour the pea coast nnd the laugh ing water is making white caps for him Last week we ea consider able wheat and oats almost ready for cutting and th stand it certainly fin i. for sale, 4 lots and good seven room house In North Independence for S 1500 Inquire otR. J.Taylor. Mr. White, of the Oregon Power Company, with head quarters at Dallas, auloed over to Independence, Mon day on business. $1.00 buys a good pair of reading glasses at Kreamer's. La Urande had a $400,000 fire, burning the big mill yars there. K. C. Eldredge is spending a few weeks in the east on business and pleasure Bryan and Wilson are busy, Tripp still sells real estate. Mrs. Skinner's parents, af ter spending several weeks in this city leftfor their home in Pennsylvania Monday. The new home of Pearl Alexander is going up ami will soon be finished. Itwiil be one of the beat in the-town. We have cash buyers for Lincoln Co. timber. What have you to offer? Winn S Moran, Independence, Oregon. II. G. Seeley returned home last week from his trip to California and we understand the dark brown atmosphere left a dark brown taste in his mouth and he returned per fectly satisfied with old Polk. .Abstracts of Title made promptly, carefully and at reasonable prices. Brown 6 Sibley, Attorneys aad Ab stractors, 610 Mill St. Dallas, Oregon. II. D. Cooper, formerly of this place, iade a visit over Sun Jay with his brother J. S. Cooper and family, returning Monday morning for Grasn Valley where he is in partner ship with E. W. Cooper in the merchandise business. Lost - Scotchcoly dog, long hair, heavy built, white in face and front. $5.00 Reward. F. L. Wester, Jefferson, Oregon. J. A. Mills and family spent Sunday in Independ ence, visiting while here with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Conke? . For Sale-160 acres, artesian well, desert land, well located. Price, $3, 000. Will consider Valley land In trade. Also residence at Bend, Crook county, Oregon, at $1,500. R. J. TAYLOR, Independence. Mre. C. A. Pengra and children ha-e been visiting several days with Mr. and Mr. O. A. Kreamer and daughters. Ladles' Trimmed Hats $ 1 .00 each at Miss Lawrenson's, next door to l'ostofflce. J. K. Johnson and Dick Gaines are back from their vacatien trip to the Springs, ieeling fine. ft fire alarm drill was turned in and the whole town turned out to se the fun. mill has been itnj. roving and repairing their warehouse at Airlie the last two wekf OUR FARMERS' IMPROVEMENT PAGE I t ,, . - ,. - - " - - " 11 ' ' Information Gathered Everywhere that Is of Interest lo the Men and Women on the Farm. Good Roads, Dairying, Horticulture, Fine Stock, Hogs, Etc. W. A. Lawton returned a few days ago from the Hose berg country where he found a homestead that he thinks looks good to him. M:es Opal Hall is home again this bu miner for her vacation from New York. She is visiting her parents in Monmouth and her siter, Miv. Claud Skinner at In dependence while home. 20 acres all to be sold In 5 to 1 0 acre tracts at $125 per acre. Near town. R. J. Taylor. Art Laker tlarted the first of the month to work for MoAuleyifc Cook in their market. Editor Hrown, furnerly of the Independence Enterpri.se is now on the Lebanon Ex press, having purchased the plant. 50 acres 3 miles from Independence, goou soU, price $125 per acre. R. J. Taylor. W. T. Hoffman is improv ing h: residence property on Fifth and Railroad street materially. Allen Clark" returned the first (if the week from atrip to Portland, Tillamook and other points. He was at the Moose Clam bake at Tilla mook. FOR SALE Soan of mules four and five years old, gentle and sound, weight about 1050 and 1100 pounds. Geo. West 6 son, Airlie, Oregon. Born to the wife of O. M. Ulen of Suver, Saturday morning, July 2G at 3 a. m., a fine baby boy. Mot her ami irnby reported doing nicely. Horn, Wednesday evening, July 23, at the home of Guy Vaughan a little girl, and she vas christened Vu ra Victoria Vaughan. .f The Monitor is in receipt the announcement for hb datss for the ' Let'er !uck Round Up" at iVndle ,.n. September 11, 12, 13 are set for the exhibition this year. inn mm nrnnertv at Summer Lake, Oregon, with artlslan water to sell or trade for valley property. Price $3000. J. Taylor. THE GRANGE Conducted by J. W. DARROW. Chtihim, N. Y EdUar of Vu Sm TnrK Stat Qrangt AGRANGEATWORX Progressive Pomona Grange In Pennsylvania. l . company, ims waa orpimrwi nt'iinj thirty-nine .venrs npo, mul for that time tlie hvimmkp cost of Insurance per $100. iiiolmlintc survey, premium nl poili-y, Ims I'wn 20 2-3 oeuta. Ure aenln the orpmlsatlon Is representa tive an.l cooperative Only grnnffe members cim he Insured. If a man loses his Kriiiipe menitierxlilp he must withdraw from the company. No one Is eligible to olllee in tho company un less lie has property Insured. Each subordinate (sranjre elects one director, and the director elect the officer The comity prance elects three auditors, who atiilit the accounts of the direc tors The plun works out admirably, nesldcs this co-operative Insurance, the frrnnye s developing a scheme of co operative bnylnc which Is already Rar ing dollars to the unuitfe farmers of Center county By buying in lanre quantities mid hy the use of tnule cards on approved houses a Inrce sav ing Is mmle on the necessaries of life, and In tills tnnnner the cost of living has been materially reduced This co-operative work In a Pennsyl vania county enn lie duplicated In al most any county in any state where the ermine Is strong and where such operations are wisely and economical ly manager. But businesslike man agement - there must be. There must also be a willingness on the part of farmers to set together In this way and stay together. And yet It Is the pne thine that kills attempted oo-op-Wab Ui many places- Inn tullty to hang rwevther through thick nnd thin and distrust of one another Hut this Is not a characteristic of the grange farmers of this Pennsylvania town Whv should It be of nny? .1 W. DA R now Owns and Operates an Extensive Rural Telephone Service, Runs a Big Fair and Encampment and Co-operates In Buying Supplies. Special Correspondence. J The grange activities of Center coun ty, Pn.. are noteworthy. There are twenty-four subordinate granges in the county ami a I'oinona grunge, which Is the center of the grange movement in that central county of the state. The grange ball, located at Center Hull. 1'a., Is the headquarters of several lines of co-operative work, all of which are eminently successful. It has be come the evident Blgn of a new era of educational and social life In the little village of about TiOO souls because the lienelits that radiate from It have spread beyond the narrow- limits of the town and have affected the community for miles around. Among the noteworthy activities of Center county grange are the fair and encampment grounds, owned by the grange and Incorporated. Grunge park embraces twenty -eight acres and cost the grange J".00. Every year It holds a fair and an encampment. Last year there were 3,000 entries in the exhibl tlon hall on the grounds, nnd a Email cash premium Is paid on every article placed on exhibition, and paid when the fair opens. No blanks, no disap pointment, uo contest, no prizes, no horse racing, no gambling. Public meetings are bold daily in the large auditorium, addressed by eminent speakers, and every evening entertain ments are given there by reputable compauies In the encampment are a thousand farmers nnd their families living In tents furnished by the grange fulr association, thus combining eu Joyment and instruction This grunge also operates nil' exten sive rural telephone service, the com puny being incorporated with SKl.ooo capital, and the plan of co-operatlou and representation runs through the whole scheme. The central company, pays all taxes and makes reports to the state and national governments. It also pays the rental of exchanges and charges stockholders a yearly rental of $10 per phone and nonstock holders $12. There are now about 400 phones on the grange lines In the county. A branch company may lie organized with not less than six phones, the branch company erecting Its own pole Hue. lOach such branch elects one director to the central com pany, and the county grange elects six directors and makes till the rules to govern the company. The county grange is a subscriber to every branch company, the price of the shares be ing $10 each. It may he Interesting to know that the cost Is about $50 per mile for wire, poles, brackets and set ting, the price varying with the cost of labor. The success of the system Is remarkable, but It could uot have been ho without the ersonnI service feature which enters Into the plan. Each farm er keeps the line In repair that runs through his properly, and there lire no salaries This Is the secret of Its suc cess It Is practical, not theoretical, co-operation Another one of the activities of ("en ter county grange Is its lire Insurance A Granga Market. At Manhattan, Kan., the prnnee Is preparing to establish a market where farmers may sell direct to consumers. They will secure space In the city for the purpose nnd give the plan a trial. PAYS SIX TO ONE. S! t . . I A man who could invest a 5 quarter and get hack a dollar and a half would think he bad !' struck a good thing That Is abcait what a farmer can do In f" the handling of manure. Twen- 5, ty-flve cents' worth of acid phoa- S, phates added to the stable ma- V I nure will return 1.10 cents' worth Jjr of crops. The Ohio experiment station hiia proved It, many i a farmers have found It to be o, T 5 and yet must of us fall to iuvest 5 fj the quarter or make the worse f mistake of failing to care for the manure at all. National Stock- man and Farmer. 4 FOUR SPUD CROPS A YEAR. Spaniard's Methods May Be Good For Others to Imitate. From Spain comes the report of a Spaniard who grew four crops of po tntoes on the same land lu twelve months. The potatoes were grown tin der ordinary conditions, and the grouud was fertilized with horse ma nure. First crop, Scotch seed potatoes, planted Aug. 22 and dug Nov. 6, 1011. fair size, linn and good quality; sec ond crop, Scotch seed potatoes, planted Nov. 0. 1011, and dug I'cb. lit, 11112. fulr size nnd very good quullty; third crop, Scotch seed potatoes, planted Feb. 21 and dug May II), 1912, large size and much better than those of preceding; crops; fourth crop, Spanish seed potatoes, planted May 22 and dug Aug. 1!), 1012, poor yield and potatoes small The grow er attributes the poor quali ty of the last crop to Inferior need, lark of water for Irrigation und to several erv hot winds that prevailed In July; Th1 Monitor is in ieCHiit! of a letter from the vVillu- nette Valley Press Associa tion , calling a meeting of the litor? fit Newport, August 17, if enough of ihe boys can iitteml. COUNTY NEWS NOTES Items of Real Interest from Others We have a few copies of the iig Fppcial edition left foi ale at 10 cent t copy at the Monitor office. Why not ft boat racing tournment at Independence? J. K. Wetherbee has been out for a u mmH out ing the last two weeks D. B. Taylor who left here several weeks ago for the eact, returned lo Independ ence Sunday and is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Willard Craven, before returning to California. The new depo' at Mon mouth incoming a'ung nicely. 10O acres all In cultivation but 1 acre. Hay aad grain, 25 acre app'e orchard, 5 acres three yeari old. Big barn, 8 room house, chicken house, smoke houae, etc, $ 1 3.0O0. B. J. Taylor. SONNY SLOPE NEWS August Ohms and family of Canada yisitud several (lnys with his sisters, Mrs. Em mo Heck and Mrs. Ber tha Laypon. Jatiiea Goodman and Frank '.'lark of Mont .oulh have hauling wood from this neighborhood. Jack Leask and II. K. Sickafoifl i of Monmouth were teen here Saturday. Several from here wre trading in Monmouth Satur day. Will Mack and George Bennett of Monmouth were out to the former's jdace ldt week taking care of hv hay crop Jim Kiddell made a bu-d-ix'!- trip to Portland Thurf diy. John Riddel) went to Cali fornia last week on business. Davo 01 in and Ilarrv ( linton wore trading in In dependence Saturday. Pearl and Ina Fullback did pome chopping in Indepen dence Saturday. Chas. 0-born1 rcpntly erected anew hayh-d. Jets Johnon and rrife of Luckinmute wer guests of relati ve8 here Sunday. Jo) ii Moran of Monmouth was in our section Sunday. Mr. and Mrn Hookey of Talamag" wer out here Sat urday after forne cord wood Horn to Mr. and Mrs. V. A Fikhbac-k, Wednesday, July 23, a 10 pound bby by Mr. 'liHt-seboro is erecting a he A- barn. hilt aa lu outer years, the crop ot ttna aame period has lieen a pood one. the low ylelil of l'.U'J does not detract from the feasibility of the plan. Rural New Yorker. Grang Kocogmid. For the InauKiirutlon on May 21 of j rreshleiit K T Falr.'hllil of Nw Hampshire college nt Purhain apeelal Invitations were extended to erery j (rranire In the state to aenil a repre- i tentative This Is ns It should b anil shown the Kiaice Is a power In the old Granite Suit "GOING TO LAW." A conveyance of land described at nninlnit with the meanders of a non- I nnvlcable strenin plves title to tha thread of the stream In the absence of a contrary intention shown hy th deed. - Robinson Versus Wells. Ky., ISA 8. W. 317 In selling personal property tha min eral rule Is that whero no mlsrepr aentntlons are made by the seller In respect to the (pinllty or condition of the property the purchaser bnya at his own risk and ennnot recover dam ages on account of defects or unsound ness, but where animals or articles are sold for food the law lmpliea a war ranty on the part of the buyer that such provisions are wholesome and fit to ent. and the rule of buyers' risk does not apply GOOD FOR THE GRUNTERS. This Handy Swill Barral Dooen't Naad Much Material or Labor. A very handy swill barrel for food InK a lot of Iiok when they come crowding n round the trough Is madi as follows, says the Iowa Homestead, from which article and Illustration are reproduced. The barrel A Is set on a small plat form tin mediately above a trough, It, next to the hydrant n, which haa a goose neck so that water can be drawn Into the barrel directly from the hy drant In tho center of the bottom of the barrel Is bored a two Inch auger hole which Is kept closed by means of a plug, C, the han dle of which Is The Best Is Good Enough and You get only the best when you buy meat from us A new refrikToratinp: plant keeps the meat cool and trenh, and when you once bay from ua you buy again, because our meat give atisfac tion. We hava just added new rendering vats and aausage machinery thus being able to tup ply you with lard and sauange, at all iime9. We have our own smoke houses and give you country cured hame and baoon. NELSON'S MARKET C Street, Independence, Ore. Bicycles, Motor Cycles and Sewing j Machines REPAIRED Independence Bicycle & Repair Shop MAIN STREET (1 rarrn IIAM'Y BWll.l. FKICLIKll. miide of nn old broom bundle and long enoimh to roach b the top of the bur rel. Swill Is made of ground feed, and when It Is desirable to feed the hogs nil the operator bus to do la to stir (he swill and pull the plun, and the swill 'rnii! out Into the troiiuh without any trouble. When, enough him run out tho plug limy be returned to Its pluce, and lu t'lls ivuv there Is uo spilling; or han dling of hwIII The trough may be of in emu eiileot length. ' ' " ' i ItooMters not needed, loafing f hi'iiM. boarding, cows, siimll litter sows, run down gull these are & what hold n farmer down. Iowa 1 iloiiK'Hteail I All the trouble of canning dar die-appear when you ue our nuppliei. Everythi.ig of the best wae time tried and fully tested before we even placed the or ders with tha manufadurera. Jars that are alr-tltlht, parafflne that Is guaranteed to ba absolutely pure and all the other little Items that make canning the pleasure should be. And the prices are the lowest In the town -consistent with value. Call In and Inspect our Stock before Purchasing. FLUKE & JOHNSON Endolane Orchards and Garden FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR SALE IN SEASON A Fine Orchard and over six acres of as Fine a Garden as there la in the Willamette Valley C. W. DOSSETT H. F. D. No. 2 Independence, Oregon Drexler & Alexander "THE MONEYS' WORTH STORE " Dealers in Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes Groceries EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR Royal Worcester Corsets Buster Brown Shoes White House Shoes Selz Royal Blue Shoes Pure White Flour Monopole Canned Goods A Big Bargain for You (Jet your Surnmtr Clothing when you can make tlie. besi bargaine. Tailor rnwde suite alwtva five satisfaction. Our. are a little better than the best. W are now offering one pair of trouseis fre with every two or three piece suit bought from us. 12.00 Huit, $ 4.00 pair of Trousers free 10.00 Suit, 4.75 pair of Trouncm fr-e 20.00 Suit, G.OO pair of TroiiHere free 26.00 Suit, 7.50 pair of TrouHrs free 30.00 Suit, 9.50 pair of I rousers free 35.00 Suit, 10.50 pair of Trousers free 40.00 Suit, 12 00 pHir of Tmusors free These Suits are af regular Rock Bot tom Prices with Trousers Thrown in. Order your suit today. H. J. FORD, CLEANING AND PRESSING PARLORS Phone No. 7121 Cor. Monmouth . and R. il. Sts., INDEPENDENCE
