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VOL. 3
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1914
NO.O
SNDEPE
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ITOR
RICKREAu
P. MOBBED
Si 50 CASH IS TAKEN
Didn't Want the Stamps;
Supposed Same Gang That
Have Been Operating
The postoffice safe at RickrealJ
was blown at an early hour Sat
urday morning-, and $150 in cash
was taken therefrom. The meth
od employed was practically the
same as at Airlie a few weeks
ago, when the strong box there
was demolished. The postoffice
at Rickreall is in the general
merchandise store of Lucas &
Price. The outer door of the
safe was not securely fastened,
but the inner door, heavy and
strong, was locked. Nitroglyc
erine was inserted into the flan
ges, completely demolishing the
safe, and blowing the outside
door some fifteen feet. Woolen
socks, found in the store, were
used to securely "pack" the first
door.
In addition to money there
were about $200 worth of postage
stamps in the safe. These were
not molested. When the explo
sion occurred several persons re
siding in the vicinity heard the
noise, but no one seems to have
investigated the cause. Sheriff!
Grant went to the scene of the
crime early Saturday morning,
but could secure no information
that would give a clue to the per
petratbrs. The matter has been
reported to the postal inspector
at Seattle.
From the manner in which the
job was performed it is believed
that the same gang that has been
operating m this section for
months past is responsible for
the robbery. Dallas Observer.
PIONEER PASSES
Mrs. E. A. Mellen, sister of
Mrs. J. E. Hubbard, and a for
mer resident of Independence,
died last week at Orenco. Mrs.
Mellen was a daughter of the
late Hon. Stephen Staats, and
was one of the first white child
ren born in Oregon January 21,
1849 at Portland. She wa3 mar
ried to W. A. K. Meliin, of Sa
lem and they have one daughter,
Mrs. M. McDonald of Orenco.
besides Mrs. Hubbard, she is
survived by another sister and
two brothers.
THE INNOCENT
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CHANGE OF TIME ANNOUNCED
Independence 6 Monmouth Trains Are
Runnlag On New Schedule
Train leaves Independence for
Monmouth, arriving at Mon
mouth ten minutes later, as fol
lows: 7:00 a. m.; 7:35a. m.;
11:10 a. m.; 1:10 p. m.; 2:20 p.
m.; 4:30 p. m.; 7:30 p. m.
Train leaves Monmouth for
Independence, arriving at Inde
pendence ten minutes later, as
follows: 7:15 a. m.; 10:00 a. m .;
11:35 a. m.; 1:25 p. m.; 4:15 p.
m.; 4:tu p. m.; c.4i p. m.
Train leaves Independence for
Airlie at 7:35 a. m. arrive at
Airlie 8:35 a. m.
Train leaves Airlie 9:20, ar
rives at Monmouth 9:55; arrives
at Independence 10:10 a. m.
Train leaves Independence for
Airlie at 2:35 p. m. arrives at
Airlie 3:10 p. m.
Train leaves Airlie 3:35 p. m.
arrives Monmouth 4:10 p. m., ar
rives Independence 4:25 p. m.
HUTTON TO Si'EAK
R. P. Hutton, assistant su
perintendent of the Anti-Sa
loon League of Oregon will give
an address in the Baptist church
on Friday evening, Oct. 16th
Mr. Hutton is one of the most
convincing speakers on the tem
perance platform. His argument
will be addressed in particular to
business men and will show that
it is to their interest financially
that the state of Oregon should
go dry. He will bring a mes
sage from the Pittsburgh Board
of Trade and other large corpora
tions showing t liar it is good l us-
iness to get rid of the liquor busi
ness. iou are invited to near
him. -
VV. I. Tapscott.
FRATERNAL MEET
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs had
a joyful time Tuesday night
when they asstmbled informally
at their hall. George W. Wright
of Albany, grand patriarch of
the I. O. O. F. in Oregon, deliv
ered a splendid address on Odd
Fellowship and fraternalship.
After the intellectual treat, re
freshments were served.
APPLE DAY
Next Tuesday, Oct. 20, is Ap
ple Day and will be observed
throughout the state. The Port
land Commercial Club and Ore
gon Development League are
boosting a "Buy a Box of Ap
ples" campaign in conjunction.
CHAMBEKLAIN COMING
Senator Chamberlain has re
turned from Washington and
will make a tour of the 6tate.
He will pay Independence a visit
a few days before election.
EYSTAN'DEr
y '
I or H TOT AOA
HL'LLLUI HOH
B. ROBINSON
ENTITLEDTO 2nd TERM
He Has Conducted Cffice
In an Honest, Impartial
and Business Like Manner
The Monitor believes that Asa
B Robinson should be re-elected.
Not one sinrle reason has been
advanced why h: should' not be
and there is at least one great
big reason why he should be and
that is that any county official,
regardless of what political party
he affiliates with, if he has con
ducted the office in an honest,
impartial and business-like man
ner, should be re-el scted for a
second term. Asa B. Robinson
has conducted the office in an
honest, impartial and business
like manner. He should be re
elected.
Mr. Kobinson is opposed ry a
man who has served several
terms in the office with credit
who should be content, thankful
to the people of Polk county for
many frwors in the past and not
lead many to think that he has
an idea that Polk county owes
him a life job. We presume
that there have been other good
clerks in the past besides Mr.
Smith and Mr. Robinson and af
ter both these men are dead and
gone, there will be others just as
good. It is a very poor argument
to take a good man out to put
another good man in because the
latter was good the longest. Af
ter Mr. Robinson has served an
other term, the republicans
may pick out a creditable man
in their party, some one who is
worthy and qualified and who
has not been a chronic office
holder in the past, and nominate
him for that office and he would
at least have an equal chance
against his opponent or oppo
nents whoever they might be.
But it is not justice or a fair deal
to elect any candidate to any
county office simply because he
is a democrat or republican and
n bo doing turn out of office a
first termer who has made
a
creditable record.
The Monitor believes that
a
majority of the voters of Tolk
county are fair and square, want
to act that way toward all their
fellow citizens, and will reward
A.sa B. Robinson with a second
term. That is what he deserves
and is entitled to.
25 YEARS AGO
At last Independence has a
ferry, something that has long
been needed at that place. W.
N. Jones of that place now has a
force of men building a ferry
boat and a pole 100 feet high is
no being raised. to support the
cable. Salem Statesman.
STUNG
Thursday morning Mrs. Chas.
Norris noticed that her cow,
which was picketed near the
ouse. was running and kicking '
aod on going to investigate ianj
hto a yellow jacket's nest. They
attacked her, covering her head
nnd furp ransintr her tn fall tn I
the ground. She got up but fell !
again. A neighbor ran to her j
assistance nn 1 succeeded in j :t-'
ting her away from them. She
was badly stung about the face
and neck. Falls City News. j
RIVER OPEN
Traffic has ben resumed
on
the Willamette and the steamer n'ul not like it for last week tl.
Oregona is now making thre twr oted itself back into th
trips a week.
TO HELP Y0UN6KEH & BOYS
Enthusiastic Meeting Held In Church I
And Permanent Organization Perfected
Last Tuesday evening a most
enthusiastic meeting was held in
the parlors of the Methodist
church in the interests of the
boys and young men of the city
of Independence. Rev. W. C. ,
Stewart gave an address stating
the needs of the boy and w hat
could be done to bring to pass a
live organization whereby all
these needs could be w ell cared
for. The organization of the
Boy Scouts of America wa;
thought the solution of the prob
lem. Many business and pro
fessional men were present
Most of the churches through
their officers or pastors were in
attendance and voiced the senti
ment most enthusiastically.
At the conclusion of the ad
dress a Local Scout council was
organized for the purpose of as
sisting in every way possible the
boy movement in our city. The
following wre the officers elect
ed and the committees appointed
according to the constitution cot-
ten out by the National Si'out
Council, of which Wood row Wil
son is the Honorary President,
J; G. Mcintosh, president, W. F.
Campbell and W. Bones, vice
presidents, Frank Fear, Becre
tary, W. T. Tapscott, Jr., Treas
urer. The executive committee
is composed of the officers. Fi
nance committee, Messrs. Knapp,
Ingermanson and Gillispio. Court
of Honor, Messrs. Hewitt, Mc
Intire and Missall. Rev. V. C
Stewart was selected for the
Scout Commissioner and Scout
Master.
Eleven boys signified their in
tention of becoming members,
and the examinations will begin
immediately. Tuesday night was
selected as thb, r.ioeii.g night.
The organization among the boys
ill be announced later. We
hope that all the parents will get
behind this organization and
BOOST. Every boy between
the age of 12 and 18 is eligible
for membership.
By One Who Was There.
A CONCRESSIONAL BLANK
W. C. Hawley is a congression
al blank, filed away in the dusty
archives of the national capitol,
and is used for reference when
ever the "old guard" needs a re
actionary vote. He has been
card-indexed and tagged. He is
classified as harmless, but neces
sary. He has been taught to eat
out of the horny hand of former
Speaker Joe Cannon and is one
of the few remaining cons in the
bent and broken wheel which
was built under the Cannon
I'ayne regime. If he ever per
formed any real service to his
constituents they never heard of
it. If he ever made h brilliant
speech it has been expunged from
j the Congressional Record. If he
ever oia anytning eii-e or value
' aside from drawing his pay, the
Washington correspondents have
failed to record it. Hawley is a
ladylike, well-meaning incompe
tent. He never measured up to
his job when he was elected and
h no further advanced at the
present time than he was when
he first received his commission
of office. The republicans of the
j first congressional district were
j "stung" when they gave him h in
I nomination. The entire voting
j population of the district was
; "stung" again when he was
elected.
The great majority of Oregon
newspapers
concede that the
J statements made above are cor
TCCt
It is not news. It is mere
ly a statement of facts which are
a ready quite familiar to the
thinking people of the state.
Ashland Tidings.
BACK TO THE OLD LOVE
Falls City, which voted itself
into an independent road district
several months ago, evident.! .
old district.
PASTOR GIVEN
GLAD HAND
WELCOMED BY MANY
Meeting Held At Church;
Fine Musical Program Un
der J. G. Mcintosh's Lead
Rev. W. C. Stewart, who last
week became pastor of the Inde
pendence Methodist church, was
given the glad hand and he and
Mrs. Stewart were warmly wel
comed to this city, at a largely
attended meeting held in the
church Monday evening. After
a musical program, prepared un
der the direction of the choir
leader, J. G. Mcintosh, in which
a number of the best musicians
in the city assisted, Rev. W. T.
Tapscott of the Baptist church
delivered an address of welcom
which made Rev. Stewart and
wife glad they were here. Mrs.
Guy Knapp in behalf of the choir
extended greetings and plenty of
music. B. F. Swope spoke in be
half of the professional and busi
ness men. Rev. Ben C. Crow
passed the good word for the
Christian church and J. G. Mc
intosh promised co-operation and
assistance from the church mem
bership. Then Rev. Stewart re
sponded and stated in a few well
chosen remarks what he would
do and hoped to do. His words
were inppiring. After the speech
es, all went to the parlors below,
where punch and cake was
served and an hour was spent in
social contact.
TO FIX BRIDGE
The bridge at Independence,
across the slough will be redecked
by the county court- The com
missioners and roadmaster visited
the structure this week, prepara
tory to inaugurating the work.
Dallas Observer.
MARRIED
Lynn V. Seeleyand Miss Irene
B. Grover were married yester
day by Rev. W. T. Tapscott at
the Baptist parsonage. Imme
diately after the ceremony they
departed for Portland where
they will remain for several days.
Mr. Seeley is engaged in farm
ing near Independence. Mrs.
Seeley is a musician of merit and
often has favored the churches
with violin selections.
IMPROVING
Lots of new sidewalks are be
ing built and plenty of paint be
ing applied around town, which
was needed. May the good work
go on.
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Registration closed last night.
There was a grand rush in the
last two days. The "wet" and
"dry" issue in both state and
city canned workers on both sides
to get the voters out and they
evidently did their work well.
ARTS OF f'F. ACL
A limr will comr vvlifn ihr ci
rrici? of (I' ltruction !ia!l b'fi I br
f rc lli" Hit ol p-ace. when ; rn;u,
wlicli niu'ti lr f'ur iiwiti, wfi ch
cfj'fs ti'vv irodiii :, winch diffutci
r' tnl .rl and liappr.r-5 among llie
prr.it rr.aw of lli" p" c, ia I occu
j y in ilir jrr:a' r-'i in 'lion ol nan
Lnd 'ha' tank wluli fcaion and
crjiiini'n trine now fiin it.
CLAIMS THE GRAVEL
The state of Oregon threatens
to get busy and claim the gravel
that is being dug out of the Wil
lamette river and othfr naviga
ble streams of the state. It i3
claimed that permission has not
b'-en given to anybody to dig it
out and sell it.
HOPGROWERS TO ORGANIZE
For th Protection of Their 'edustry
And Malnlainance of Profllat ' Prices
(Special to the Monitoi i The
Hop Growers' Association of
America having George Hewlett,
a hop grower, as its president,
with headquarters at Hopland,
Mendicino county, California, has
been formed for the mutual pro
tection of hop growers and for
the purpose of placing the hop-
growing industry on a business
like basis. Membership is open
exclusively to hop growers.
The Pacific Coast Hop Grow
ers Association will embrace
Washington, Oregon and Califor
nia, and the Atlantic Coast Hop
Growers' Association will em
brace New York State. The plan
of organization consists of the
selection of officers and a Board
of Directors in each hop growing
section. Delegates will b? se
lected by each of such hop grow
ers' organizations in each section
to assemble in convention to be
held during the month of Novem
ber at Portland, Oregon. At
that meeting ways and means
will be devised so that no hop
grower need sell hia hops below
the cost of production. Informa
tion will daily be furnished to
each unit of this organization
showing the exact status of the
hop market. Raids on the mar
ket by short sellera and dealers
in futures generally thereby de
moralizing business will be pre
vented. ELECT OFFICERS
The student body of the Inde
pendence High School has elected
the following officers: President,
Orin Dadman; vice president,
Mary Howard; secretary, Lois
Hewitt; treasurer, Abe Becker;
social manager, Phyllis Bush;
athletic manager, Don Pomeroy.
KIBfiE BUSY
Glen E. Kibbe is a busy man
these days. The three paving
jobs he has are all located in dif
ferent parts of the city which re
quires him to walk fifififl miles
every day, going from on i the
other.
NOT YET DECIDED
"Still Figgering" is what Ho
mer Lodge, No. 45, K. of P. is
doing regarding the building of
I II a .
a new nan. Most or tne mem
bers favor the proposition.
SELLS OUT
T. II. Dix, who has conducted
a photograph gallery in Inde
pendence for some time, has sold
out.
Mrs. A. K. Chase entertained
Monday afternoon in honor of
her guests, Mesdarnea Manahure
and Setton of Knappton, Wash.,
and Mrs. Trullinger, of Astoria.
THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER IN THE RANKS.
9 Pit
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SPECIAL VOTE
IN THIS CITY
"DRY" OR "WET" MIX
Petition Signed By Eighty
One Declared Leiial And
Election Is Ordered
Well, the city of Independence
will have a "dry" and "wet"
fight all her own, regardless of
the outcome in the state, and the
ballots will te counted on the
evening of Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Should the state go "dry" the
law would not go into effect un
til Jan. 1, 1915, thirteen months
after so voted, and during this
time Independence could be
"wet" and will be unless the
"drys" succeed in getting a ma
jority vote in the coming local
fight.
The petition containing the
names of 81 Independence voters
has been declared legal in every
respect and notice of the election
has been posted.
The Monitor will not attempt
to prophesy the result. Both
sides seem sure they will win.
POOR POLITICS
A long article casting reflections
upon the record of Asa B. Robin
son as county clerk appeared in
the Dallas Observer this week.
The principal complaint is fiat
Mr. Robinson failed to keep Sis
books "posted" up to date. By
magnifying and using the puw
ers of imagination fully it is
hoped to make it a "BcarecroV
of sufficient ugliness to swerve
timid voters from their honest
purpose of giving Mr. Robinson
a second term.
Like all campaign "bunk" of
the like it is of little consequence
and will bring no results.
The action of the "republican
county central committee" in
scattering the article broadcast
throughout the county in circular
form was poor politics. As a re
sult of this bad judgment, other
republican county candidates will
sutler as it will antagonize many
democrats who intended to sup
port them because of penonal
regard and will make many re
publicans lukewarm because of
the unjust attack upon their per
sonal friend, Asa B. Robinson.
A petition will'be circulated in
Independence this week which
will be signed by voters of all
parties, condemning and deplor
ing the circulation of the circu
lars. The Monitor always leads.
Smith in Chicago Tnbun.