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
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' 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