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1 -,' ' I vv INDEPENDENCE ONITOR "THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS" VOL.3 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1915 NO. 28 M FIGHTS WITH WOODEN LEG KNOCKS OUT OFFICER Policeman Parker Laid Up For Week Because Drunk Attacked With Wood Leg After having gotten WiUitm Stephens, a drunken, one-legged shoestring "salesman," inside the iail last Saturday night, the prisoner turned upon Marsha Tupper and Officer Parker and before they could suhdue him, Parker was severely injured and has been laid up since and is of! his beat. One of the cripple's main means of defense is his wooden leg which he used most vigorously in this instance ai d Parker's ankle and foot bore the brunt of the effective work of the wooden leg. Strphens drew ten nays on bread and water in the recorder's court and thus is spending bis time at present. Jt the proper authorities do not see fit to pros ecute him for assaulting an of ficer as soon as his time is up, he will be given twenty seconds to Ret out of town and never com baek. Parker expects to be back on his job tomorrow or Sunday. OFFICIAL SCORE Following ia the official score of the Independence Gun Club at their last shoot, out of a pos sible fifty: Dr. Allin 46 E. N. Johnson 41 J. J. Fenton 45 Claude Skinner 41 Pearl Alexander 39 Chas. Williams - 35 Ray Lacey 42 W. H. Cockle 43 Nat Withers 40 From March 14 to 20. the Gil bert Trophy Cup will be contest ed for and every member of the local club is urged to be present and shoot Yes, yes, Annie, eame." 'spring has WAR SUFFERERS. rmmmfriL socks 9 VtfimA 7r7jC5ZZ TEACHERS HAVE BIS MEETING 97 of Them Attended and Listened To An Excellent and Instructive Program The Teachers' Institute held in Independence Saturday was, ac cording to County Superintend ent Seymour, "on of the best ever held in the county." 67 teachers war present besides a number of others interested in schools and school work. The following made addresses on va rious subjects: H. J. Hocken- berry of Portland; F. H. Shep herd of the 0. A. C : Miss Ksth- 3rine Arbuthnot of the (). N. S. J. A. Churchill, state superin tendent, and Miss Alice Joyce of Portland. There were vocal so lo? bv Mesdames E. E. Paddock and Claire Irvine. "The professional spirit of the teacher was excellent," says the county superintendent, "many teach en coming from across the county and having to start the night before in order to make the trip. All of them expressed themselves as well pleased with the meeting and sa?d that they hud derived much good from it The professional teacher and the teacher who has her work at heart, alwavs gets much from a county institute. COMING IMPROVEMENT 1 here are a few problems in the way of beautifying our city that are hard to solve. Much credit is due the unfailing efforts of our Civic Improvement League for the way they are endeavor ing to bring about much needed changes. , But do not forget that we all have our individual part to perform in this great move ment. The announcement coines of the exchange of the feed barn at the approach to the steel bridge on tne west siae oi nrsi street, by J. G. Mcintosh. This prop erty has long been an eyesore to the town, as teurists get a wrong and Bometimes a lasting impres sion of a city by its first appear ancei to them. This property passes into the hands of a local man, Irvin Baun, who will re model the same and give this part of our city a more attractive appearance. Let the good work go on until we have a city beautiful of mod ern homes and attractive busi ness houses. Contributed. Harding in BroeUn Eagl. RECORD OF THE SPOTLESS CITY NO NOT INDEPENDENCE The Way It Would Be Here If the Civic Improvement League Had Its Way Subject to the wishes of many members of the Civic Improve ment League, the Monitor here with publishes a short deserip- tion of Grand Forks. North Da kota, tho "model spotless town." The ladies hope that the article will be read in full by all and that it will prove a stimulant for the annual "Clean Up Day" soon to arrive: "The streets are as clean as freshly swept kitchen floor. The groceries and food shops are as immaculate as a pantry. Every where there prevails the neat ness and order that is character istic of a well kept house. That is Grand Forks, the model spot less town. And it is that way because the e.ve of the Woman's Civic League is ever upon it. It is a little over five years ago that the League, of which Mrs. Scott Rex is president, was organized. They are a group of two hundred energetic women who determined to set their city to rights. They formed a Streets and Alleys Com mittee and a Pure Food Commit tee and went out to see what could be done. A vigorous clean up week cru sade started the improvements. It was pointed out that the ne glected condition of one back yard might bring typhoid f. ver to spread to every house on the block. And a new community feeling about cleanliness enforced general co-operation. The city was districted with a club wo man superintending each ward to see that every back yard and front yard, too, was attended to. And at the final inspection when Mrs. Rex and a committee went through every street and alley of the city to see that it was in sbape, Grand Forks was in fairly good order. But the women wanted it that way continuously. So they purchased and placed throughout the city fifty galvan ized iron rubbish cans. Then they got two ordinances passed, one with a penaltv of fin and mprisonment for throwing ref use in the street, and the other providing for the municipal col lection of garbage. North Dakota has a model pure food law, but the State In spector got around so seldom that there was opportunity for plenty of violations between his visits. Dr. May Sanders and her committee who looked through the stores found that food was being sold which was neither pure enough nor clean enough to meet housewifely standards. And they talked the situation oer with Prof. Ladd, State pure food commissioner, asking hirn if a woman fooi inspector wouldn't be a good idea. Prof. Ladd promptly said that any woman food inspector was worth four men. So the League went to the city council and secured the ordi nance empowering Grand Forks to create this office. Mrs. R. M. Sprsgue a member of the League who is also a member of the Fed eration State Health Department was appointed food inspector in the summer of 1910. With Mrs. Rex and the Civic League behind her, Mrs Sprague's almost every sugges tion has become in effect a city ordinaiie." TEA FOR BENEFIT OF LIBRARY WUl Be Held oa March 17. ths Sixth Anniversary of Ui Organization March 17th. St. Patrick's Day, will mark the sixth anniversary of the organization of the Public Library in this place. The svent will be celebrated with a "Green Tea" at the home of Mrs. P. M. Kirkltnd, the ar rangements for which sre in charge of a committee from the Civic Improvement League. The Library opered in July, '09 with a few hundred boons; these ave been increased until there iire now more than one thousand volumes on us sneives. ine re port of the Librarian shows that in the two months from Dec. 1, 14, toreb. 17, '15, 1.497 books were loaned and 3G0 persons availed themselves of the reading table, where are found many of the best magazines of the dny. The city tax of 4 mill, which amounts to about $270 per year, is not sufficient to meet the run ning expenses of the Library and to provide new books to satisfy the demands of its 500 regular patrons. It is to provide for this defi ciency that the Library Board at various times during the year makes a public appeal for funds. A liberal response on the part of its friends will entuie tne lioaru to make our Library a credit to our town, an institution that will meet the requirements of a grow ing community. Contributed. GIVES BABY LIQUOR Angus McKinnon ."vb- wa a telegraph operator in Independ ence at one time, is in jail at Oregon City charged with giving iquor to a boy, three years o.d. The boy died from alcoholic poi son. APPRECIATES DINNER Editor Monitor Last Saturday mere man seveniy-nve oui-m- town teachers attended a local Polk County Institute in this city. Needless to say those who attended for what they could get out of it, carried away inf rma tion and visions which, practiced n their home schools, will make them better teachers. Not the east of the pleasantries of the day was a chicken pie dinner, served by the ladies of the W. C. U. in the basement of the Methodist church for the con venience of the teachers. And nridentallv a large number of them availed themselves of the delicious opportunity. As one of that number, the writer wishes to express his gratitude to the ladies who prepared and served the mesl. Your whole hearted hospitality rot only made us feel at home, but your dinner, served so royally, made e feel in a keener way the blessings of feood fellowship. The impression you made was so good that numbers of the teachers remarked they enjoyed this institute more than any of the year and that hence forth no institute would be com plete without a chicken pie din ner. L. O. Gilmore. CUT SALARY When the legislature recently returned to the sheriff the duties of tax collecting, it also reduced the salary of the county treasur er. In Polk county it means a reduction of a half, and Mr. Hol man. who has been receiving a salary of $1500, will only get $750 after May 22. Candidates for county treasurer will be scarce in the future. The Monitor always leads. THE UNSIGHTLY MUST VANISH GLASSED AS NUISANCES It Will Be "23" For Certain Structures If City Fathers Have the "Punch" The city council with the ex ception of Councilman Goetz has declared war on dilapidated and unsightly bnrnsend other build ings. Last year's council start i d something of the kind which petered out for some reason or ether but the present council is not dismayed or discouraged by previous attempts of the like am: will go ahead anyway. While lust year's start was made on Seventh street, this time the beginning will be made in the center of the city. An ordinance granting power to the Board of Health and city couneil to proceed in the leveling of undesirable structures has been passed and the first building to get in bad with the powers that be is a barn in the alley b-'t .veen C and Monmouth streets belonging to W. F. Cump I ell. The city council has de clared that it must go. Its go ing will be watched with keen interest. DIED Mrs. Thomas Eck died at her home in Independence Wednes day evening, March 3. at the age t f 34 years, 11 months and 3 days. Besides her husband, she i t survived by her father, Thurs lon Wright of SanFrancisco, and two sisters, Mrs. R. It. McGreg or of Lead, South Dakota, and Mrs. Clyde Paschal of Okotokas, Canada. Mrs. McGregor was present when her sister died. The funeral services were held this morning at the residence, Rev. Stewart officiating, and in lerment was in the Odd Fellow's cemetery. Mrs Eck had been a resident of Independence two years during which time she made many friends. James C. Watts, a former res ident of this city, died at Wren on February 17. His wife and daughter are living near Inde pendence at the present time. BUENA VISTA Buena Viita, March 3-The P:irent-Teaehrs held an inter esting meeting here this week. Supt. J. A. Churchill madfl an address on e Standardization of High Scho-.i showing the neces sity for all high schools to come up to the new requirements. County Supt. II. C. Seymour gave an illustrated lecture show ing the work bing accomplished by the Boys' and Girls' Industri al Clubs over the county. The school program was en joyed by all. Tho Buena Vista Hand honored the school with its presence and responded loyally to the many encores. HOUSE BUKNED A house in North Independ ence belonging to Hanna Bros, burned to the ground Tuesday niht. It was occupied by a widow woman who saved mesi of her furniture. The fire de partment was not called out as the house waa out of the water limit. FARMERS SEE COUNTY COURT Ask For Larger Appropriation For Koad Work and Request Is Granted A large number of farmers liv ing in road district No. 7, just south of Independence, of which Charles Durrell is overseer, jour neyed to Dallas Wednesday and wont before the county court and asked for a larger appropriation for road purposes than had been allotted them. The court, after listening to the wishes of the visitors, granted tho request. SUPTS. HERE State Superintendent Churchill and County Superintendent Sey mour were in Independence the first of the week and consulted ith the school board and teach ers relative to school affairs and more especially in the interest of the standardization of high schools as outlined by the Mnte b ard of education. From lu'ie, t!ty went to Buena Vista. The state superintendent is ben n nearly all the schoo.j in the state and eomplimented the board here for its fine" showing and apperniu.s installed in trie srveral departments of the 6 hool, namely, physics, manual training, domestic science and art, saying tho requirements were far ahead of tny school in the state of twice its size, which encourages the bourd very much in standardizing a school. Teachers must have life diplo mas, or a diploma Irom a stand ardized college, of which th-re are only four in this state. PARENT-TEACHERS A most interesting session of the Parent-Teacher.s Association was held at the public school building last Tuesday afternoon. Most improving euggestions and discussions were exchanged and a beneficial result was obvious. Miss Lizabeth Cooper reproduced a paper - "The Arts of Belgium" before the association. The next meeting will be April 6. BOYS AFTER CUP A beautiful silver cup is now on display at Howe's Jewelry Stora, which will be given to the Boy Scout who has the highest average in a physical contest sew on. Much interest has been aroused among the boys in the city. A similar cup will be awarded on July 15 also. .THE WAR '.'. ..'.'.,-..a i fa.r . IW! J Jf EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY FOUND EVERYWHERE All Signs Indicate a Plenti ful Year and Independence Will Reap Its Portion NO BONDS SOLD The city council has given o selling any improvement bo -i for a spell at ler.st Wednest y night only one bid was received and it wasn't satisfactory. Bond buyers are either shy on cash at the present time or a tcmblne has been formed among them. NO QUARANTINE The epidenrc of ir.umps in In dependence caused a report to be circulated that a general quaran tine was probable. "Nothing in it, said Dr. Butler this morn ing, "to quarantine for mumps is almost an Impossibility."! II. 5 II. FOOT.VISE The Howard and Holland Foot Vise manufactured by Howard, Holland and Mix of this city is bound to be a good seller. It beats anything of its kind on the market. AISESSORS AT WORK The assessors started work Monday on their annual tour. C. E. Huntley has the Independ ence district and J. S. Bohannon covers Monmouth and Suver. The price of hops continues to advanee. The hop growers by combining have the speculator guessing. ORPHANS. King in Chicago Tribune). rvJ.-