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INDEPENDENCE
ONITOR
"THt: PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS"
VOL. 2
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1914
NO. 47
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TRAIN DROPS
THRUJRID6E
JVER THE LUCKIAMUTE
Engineer and Fireman Both
Injured: Whole Train falls
Into Water Below
Dallas. Or., July 10. -Local
freight No. 239, on the way to
Black Rock out of Salem on the
Salem, Falls City & Western,
went through bridge No. 20 over
the Luckiamute at noon today,
the train was wrecked and the
engineer and fireman badly
burned by escaping steam.
Feeling the bridge giving
away under him, George Faulk
ner, engineer, threw open the
throttle to the last notch, in the
hope of getting the engine across
before the span fell.
Just as the head of the engine
reached the opposite bank the
span gave way and the train
crashed into the stream.
His foot caught in the machin
ery, the engineer was imprisoned
under the locomotive, while
steam played over his body. By
crawling into the water and
burying his face in the river he
was able to protect himself, to a
large extent, and his injuries are
not dangerous. His leg was
broken and will have to be am
putated. Joe Fritz, the fireman, was un
able to reach the water and the
steam sprayed over him, burn
ing about one-third of the fles a.
His recovery ia considered im
probable. Both men finally managed to
escape from the wreckage and
crawled to the bank.
Physicians were rushed from
Falls City in a special train and
the injured men returned to the
hospital here.
Fritz has worked on the line
for a number of years, is un
married and has several brothers
and
ian.
sisters in Dallas. Oregon-
Sir Thomas Lipton and Photo
Of His Racer, Shamrock IV.
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Photo copyright, 1914, by American
NOW tht Greit Britain ba captured the International polo cbiiniplon
hip cup from the United Stau, the Yankee siiortsmen are 'rat ing
that a similar fate will cot OTenake the Anit-rifii cut', amiil'nia tie
of the worid's yachting preml-rshlp. Sir Thoma I.'.pton. bowei er.
An a ren.arkab!y swift craft to Shamrock IV., It itt azrc! iy lu.artia;
crlrJca. The sloop ba an abnormally hlgb mat n c'i:e.iicut:v I'ltrlw ao
Innrnu atTead of sail. She t said to b unuxuallT fant In iitbt air an-J n
smooth water, and weatber corjditloca
hwLrtLf oa Uia rawult af Uta cvotaau.
WILLAMETTE RIVER VERY LOW
Annual Summer Rise Did Not Come
This Year; No Snow tn Mountains
On account of the fact that
there has been practically no
snow in the mountains, the an
nual rise of the Willamette river
has not materialized this sum
mer. At present the river stagre
is at one-tenth of a foot above
low watermark with a steady
fall of about a tenth of a foot
per day. The r ecords show that
for July. 1913, the river stood
3.4 feet higher than it does this
year on July 9.
The average low water mark
for the river is .4 feet below low
water. It is expected that the
low water mark will be reached
in a short time, as the supply of
water is running short in the
mountains. Usually the winter
piles up a large amount of snow
and in the late spring and early
summer it melts.
There is little traffic nwvinp
up or down the river at present,
according to a statement of C. C-
Graham, agent, as it is now just
between the shipping seasons.
It is too early for the new crops
and too lute for the early crops.
At present a small amount of
hay is being shipped The car
goes from down the river con
sist of general merchandise.
This season an exceptional
amout of sugar has come up the
river. Salem Capital Journal.
SWEET PEAS GROW HIGH
A mixed variety of sweet peas ;
grown by Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Craven, of Monmouth, have at
tained a height of 13J feet, near
ly reaching the upper windows
of their residence. The peas
thrived from the start, and now
have an abundance of blossoms.
It is believed that their height
is a record one. OreKonian.
JIi lixiu ovo
Councilman Goetz has been
authorized by the city council to died at his home in North Inde
fix the steps on Main street tiendence Wednesday, July 15,
which are very dangerous to 1 i f e aged G7 years. The funeral serv
and limb. The one in front of jces were held in G. A. H. Hal!,
the Reeves grocery, he shaved 0f which organization he was an
off with a pick leaving it not a honored member, the day follow-
thing of beauty but more safer,
which is more important,
will see that all are fixed.
F'nu AiutccutUun.
la September wlil bai aa Uuj,rt.a.ut
C STREET .
PAVING UP
COUNCIL CONSIDERING
Actions Indicate That City
Fathers Will Vote To Pave
If Snags Are Removed
An innocent bystander at the
City Hall these days would only
take one guess regarding the C
street paving proposition and
that is that C street will be
paved. The city council is cer
tainly making its way in that di
rection with only Mr. Paddock
in active opposition. At its
Wednesday night meeting bids
were opened and read and ad
journment was taken until last
night. The matter is under dis
cussion as the Monitor goes to
press. However, the road is yet
long and there are many rocky
places to get over, and the inno
cent bystander might change his
mind if he was "on to the
ropes".
The Monitor certainly favors
, . . , ..
maiority of the people lavor it;
;and the city is financially able to
,bear the expense. Councilman j
Paddock opposes the proposition
Mievine that neither a majority :
of the people favor it nor that
the city should contract any fur
ther indebtedness at the present
time. He will oppose strenuous
ly the attachment of the emer
gency clause.
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DEATHS
After an illness of four years t
(, ioa. Oiovn WPpWs of which
has been bedfast, Isaiah Govroj
ng conducted by Dr. II. Chas. i
s's Dunsmore. Interment in Albany , ration had fared in Indppend
cemetery. ence, that the light rate Here
Isaiah Govro was born in Chi- was the same as in other Willa-
cago February 2, 181. .misted j
as a private in Co. K., Illinois
17th regiment of cavalry, and j
was discharged Nov. 21, 1864, j
because of disability caused by j
typhoid fever.
! Married Malissa Swart, at
Clear Lake, Iowa, Jan. 16, 1870,
land moved to Sioux Falls, S. I) .
where he resided until he came
j to Oregon overland by team in
! 18!5. locating at Lebannon.
Moved to Independence in l'JOO.
(Resides a widow he leaves two
sons, William A., of Albany, and ; matter of news, no comment was
Waiter A., of Portland, three made pro or con, and if the Ore
brothers, Henry, of Villard, ! gon Power Co. don't like to see
, Minn., George, of Trio, S. C, j jt in print, we have noobject
:ind Jerome, of Hoc k ford, III., lions.
and four grand children. j The Monitor did, however,
.Mr. Govro spent the last threp j comment on the policy of the in-
winters in California in the hope i corporation in demanding a de-
that he might be relieved but jpoit from certain parties when
j without success, so relatives and the lights were ordered, and the
friends had expected his death at
any time. During his fourteen
years in this city he jzi:ined and
held many warm friendships.
J. G. Gleland, a former Inde
pendence man. died in Portland
last Saturday. He was a mem
ber of the W. 0. W. here.
Mrs. Rachel A. Waller died;,'
Tuesday. June 14, at the age of
t, . ,., . , i
yesterday at the Christian church
in Monmouth, Pvev. II. F. Jones
officiating. Interment in Knights
of Pythias cemetery.
F7RA MFEKER IN TOWN
LZ.iA Mttntn ir, iuwix j
Ezra Meeker with his ox and '
covertd wagon was in Independ-1
ence Tuesday and all were ob-
jeets of much curiosity. It may
not he out of place to say that
Ezra's brother was the first man.
to plant hups in Oregon.
BRIDEGROOMACCIQENTLY SHOT
Francis L. Jones, Former Independence
Boy On Honeymoon Gets Bullet In Legs
Francis L. Jones,
a former In-
dependence boy, son of I. F.
Jones, while spending his honey
moon in Newport, was accident
lyshot by his brother. J he bullet
went through both legs. Con
cerning the affair a special to
the Oregonlan , fay.-,: "Mrs.
Jones rushed to her husband and
helped carry him to their cham
ber, which was immediately
transformed into an emergency
hospital, where she now acts the
role of nurse. The bridegroom's
father hurried from lloseburg to
be with his son, whose quick re
covery is looked for, while other
relatives, surgeons and friends
arrived to swell the honeymoon
party from a lone two to a "right
decent sized crowd. So tar
from being lonesome and desert
ed on the edge of the fa; nous
Devil's Punch Bowl, the bride
and bridegroom, both of tender
years and experience, are waited
upon and entertained by a large
host of "sympathizers."
BARN TO STAND
itoast lis if you wish till wo arc dead,
Hut let that old barn stand, thev said.
me Darn over on tevenm
mare to many residents in that
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, famou- because of lhe notoriety
jt )ia3 tajned on account of ari-
tation for its removal, will evi-
(lently stand where it has always
stood. At the council meeting
Wednesday night, the committee,
who had it under investigation,
reported a majority against fur
ther action. A member of the
i council told a Monitor reporter
I that to condemn this particular
barn would undoubtedly get the
city into litigation und they had
they fw and
the "clean-up" ought to start on
Main street or not at all.
POWER CO. IN REBUTTAL
A representative of the Ore
gon Power Co. called upon the
Monitor one day last week and
recited at length how the corpu
inette val.ey towns with one or
two possible exceptions, and that
the mayor and other city officials
and officers of the commercial
club were satisfied with their
rates and service in Independ
ence. This is real "news" to
some, but the main fact is that
certain reputable parties in Inde
pendence have said that they
propose to take the Independence
light rate to the Railroad Com
mission and seek a reduction,
the Monitor published it as a
corporation spokesman informed
us that seven percent interest
was allowed for the use of the
money which we admit, is a good
investment if collected. I'.ut
why we made a trivial error in
the statement was because the
corporation, through its author
ised agents, forgets to mention
w
3 "'iuoa
representative says it is
not
mentioned in the contract, a
whole lot of depositors go along
with ihe idea that the Oregon j
IJower Co. has some of their
money which it merely keeps as!
;a uarantee that the positori
wjU pay a ,iule one or two doar!
ijKht bill at the end of thej
month. Just how much interest:
has been distributed in Inde-I
p,-ndence, we will let you guess:
at.
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The Monitor always leads.
ANY GOOD
SAMARITANS?
QUITE A NUMBER, SURE
Proposal to Bring City
Children to Independence
Meets With Favor
Pon't you want a t-ity kiddy.
J'.ist for a day or two.
We will send you a sample, Mrs ,
If you really think you do.
The state wide movement to
send Portland children out to
the farms and rural communities
for a vacation of a fortnight,
that they may breath the pure
air of the country and see
"things" they have never seen,
has "took ,i holt" in Independ
ence. The Civic club has be
come interested in the proposal
;ind Secretary Cooper of the
Commercial club is going to lend
his assistance in securing a
a'bunch of kids for Independ
ence. He will officially open
communications with the Port
land Good Samaritans this week
and by this time next week we
want "orders" for a whole car
load of youngsters. Heinembfr
it costs you nothing outside of
the "keep" while the youngsters
are in your possession. So all of
you Good Samaritans send in
your names to the Monitor or
Mr, Cooper.
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STUDENTS VISIT SALEM
Students of the Monmouth
normal school, 2M strong made
a visit to Salem yesterday, the
party being in charge ofSuier
intendent Ackcrman and II.
Hirschberg of the Independence
and Monmouth railroad. The
state house, state hospital and
various other slate institutions
were visited by the students.
The visitors took luncheon at the
Marion. The railroad made spe
cial rates for the trip over, and
the Portland, Eugene and East
ern furnished special cars to
take them about the city.-Sun-day's
Salem Statesman.
STARTS SUIT
Mrs. Waltman started her
damage suit of $."10O against the
city this week, service being
made upon Mayor Eldridge.
This indicates that it wasn't a
"bluff" ns most people thought.
It is needless to say that the city
will tight the case from A to ',.
More people are more con
cerned about the school question
than they are the damage suit.
A dissension between city ofli
cials and the hui erintendent of
schools nay prove of demerit to
the best, interests of the schools.
Lack of harmony between school
board and superintendent is not,
a pleasant state of conditions.
THE HOP SITUATION
There are no signs of activity
in the hop market in any quar
ter. Buyers on the Coast and in
the Kant are in a waiting rn od,
and exporters show no interest.
Crop prospects generally are
'rom fair to good. Conditio s,
domestic and foreign, are almost
identical with a year ago. It
cannot be said, however, th'it
the crop is afe, as there is op
portunity in the next six weeks
for material changes to occur.
Taking a broad view of the
situation, it may be said that the
world's yield promises, at the
present time, to be the same as
in 191."J, and requirements will
also be the same, but the market
has this advantage over last
year's, the fact that the carry
over is only a third as large.
The Oregon yards are making
a fine appearance. Very few
lice are to be found and there is
hardly any spraying, except on
the low lying lands. Oregonian.
HJERTA GIYESUP AT LAST
Resigns As Mextcan President and
Leaves for Europe; May Settle Trouble
Victoranio Huerta has finally
given up, resigned as President
and sailed for Europe. Licenti
ate Francisco Carbajal, named
as his successor, will proceed to
treat with the Constitutional
leaders and arrange for the sur
render of the government to
them. If Carranza and Villa can
now restore peace throughout
Mexico and establish a staple
government, the "watchful wait
ing" policy of the United States
will be vindicated. If they do
no better than Huerta, the Unit
ed States cannot avoid interven
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PARTY TO TURNER
Abroard an auto truck driven
by Glen Newton and chaperoned
by Mrs. J. Dornsife. the follow
ing went to Turner Sunday to
attend the state convention of
the Christian Church: Messrs.
and Mesdames Denny and three
children, F. Finch and son,
French, Martm, J. II. Collins.
Mesdames Martha Richardson,
Quavsdorf, Dornsifo, Will Finch,
Jarvis, Hell, Miss Mary Ireland
and Messrs. Bennett and Coble.
Mrs. Collins says they had a
very pleasant time, had no ncci-
dents and did not get lost.
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TEACHERS SELECTED
At a meeting of the school
board held Monday afternoon,
Miss Agnes Johnston of Corval
lis was elected for teacher of
domestic science and art. Miss
Johnston comes well recommend
ed. She taught in Oregon City
last year. Miss Amanda Fack
lam, late of Enterprise, Kansas,
will be the fifth grade teacher.
She has taught three years in
fifth gradea and high schools in
Kansas and holds a life certifi
cate from the Kansas State Nor
mal School at Emporia.
TROUBLE AT OUR DOOR
The doorway of the Monitor
office has been a favorite place
for domestic troubles this week.
Saturday night a woman proceed
ed to tell a man where to head
in at, Sunday another woman
rapped her husband over the
head with an umbrella and Tues
day night a couple quarreled
violently over what kind of meat
to buy. It so upset our big
newspaper press that it acted up
and we are expecting the engine
to go back on us before the week
end.
Monitor Bargain Week
See Page A
THEN PROCEED
ANOTHER FIRE
IN OLDJOTEL
QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED
Old Fire TraD Threatens
Half Block Of Other Wood
Buildings Very Regularly
The old hotel building, known
as the habitual fire-trap, belong
ing to J. M. Starr of Eugene, on
the corner of C and Railroad
streets, caught fire yesterday for
the 10:!rd time, but was put out
after a ten minutes' bath of
water. The water presure was
very good. It looked rather
threatening for a few minutes
and occupants of adjoining build
inns commenced to get their
stocks and fixtures out. Every
thing was taken out of the real
estate office and barber shop in
the same building and a few
things from the saloon of Whit
ney & Walker. The damage is
estimated at $;KK).
There is a common saying that
this building catches fire twice
every year, which it seems his
tory vindicates and everybody
prophecies that sometime it is
going the hot way. The fact
that four other business houses
would undoubtedly burn at the
same time it does, makes it an
eyesore and a hoodoo to the city
and citizens.
BAND CONCERT
The concert given by the Independence-Monmouth
band was
listened to by scores of people
and very much appreciated. It
is hoped the same will be repeat
ed very often. Every number
was good and much applause was
given each. Miss McDevitt and
Mr. Macy both rendered pleasing
solos. The band boys have
an ambition to build a hall to be
used for dancing and other pur
poses, and they will give dances
and entertainments to better
themselves financially. Should
they receive the liberal patron
age of the people in sufficient
guarantees to justify them, it is
not improbable that they will
erect a building.
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Independence has now had the
proverbial three fires.
TO SAVE MONEY