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INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
'THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS'
VOL. 3
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1915
NO. 29
WOMEN PLAN
FOR CLEAN UP
WILL ALSO SWAT FLY
Mrs. J. S. Cooper Re elect
cd President; To Meet In
Moose Parlors Hereafter
Hinti of strenuous activity are
being given out by the Civic
League workers and with the ad
vance of Spring there also comes
a decided swelling of civic pride.
The League members are qui
etly discussing plans for a "City
Beautiful" and are taking many
steps to promote systematic work
in every part of the city.
The Boy Scouts are being in
terested in the future plans and
it is expected that much valuable
services will be rendered by those'
energetic youngsters, stimulated
by the many surprises which are
held in store for them.
Among other things, a crusade
has also been started on the
"pesky fly."
A ery busy session of the
Civic League was held at the
home of Mrs. Claude Skinner last
Tuesday afternoon, at which
time the following officers were
unanimously elected: Mrs. J. S.
Cooper, president; Mrs. J. E.
Hubbard, 1st vice president; Mrs.
Fletcher, 2nd vice president;
Miss Litabeth Cosper, secretary;
Mrs. Fetzer, financial secretary;
Mrs. Crosby Davis, treasurer;
Mesdames 0. D. Butler. P. M.
Kirkland and A. L. Thomas, ex
ecutive board.
Through the kindness of the
local Moose, the ladies' parlors
of their club rooms will be used
as a meeting place for the Civic
League. There are also some
splendid entertainments to be
given in the near future for
which the Civic League will be
the beneficiary.
V. S.
DIVIDEND DECLARED
The stockholders of the Inde
pendence National Bank held a
meeting last Friday and declared
the usual semi-annual (dividend.
President Hirschberg recalls
that when the bank was started
twenty-eix years ago, he was
sick and had to be carried to the
first meeting.
GETTING
I i n o 0 D wWT3 OQC'
OR. LYSANOER LYON A LIAR
Falsely Mixes People of This Town
and Monitor In His Fool Statements
The Monitor as a rule pays no
attention to those who seek
newspaper notoriety for self
pleasure but when anybody at
tempts to use this newspaper for
such a purpose, Is caught red
handed, and then to get out of
it, misrepresents us, we kick and
kick hard.
Dr. Lysander Lyon in an Inter
view in a coast paper says: "The
Independence Monitor is mistak
en when it said last week that
'it is rumored that Dr. Lysander
Lyon, nephew of Col. Lyon of
Sin Francisco, is soon to we
Mrs. Nellie Goldengate, belle of
the season.' Me marry that girl
who uses slang, carries a gun.
histles through her teeth,
swears in bpamsh and thinks
nothing of breaking a bucking
broncho before breakfast! Not
on your life!"
When Dr. Lyon says that the
Monitor published such as he
claims it did, he is just a com
mon, ordinary liar. What the
Monitor did say was: "Seciety
is glowing over the prospect of
an early visit from Lysander Ly
on, M. V. Vr. Lyon has com
municated to close friends here
that he recently took a financial
flurry and married a widow with
one foot in the grave and three
hundred thousand in the bank
When the Monitor addressed a
request to Dr. Lyon for an ex
planation of why he attempted
to misrepresent this newspaper
he replied: "I told Harry Miller
about it in Eastern Oregon, be
wrote it on a postal card and
sent it to Cyril Richardson. Rich
ardson lost it and Willard Craven
found it and read it Craven
told it to Miss Sella Robinson one
day when the was in the hard
ware store buying a rolling pin.
Miss Robinson told it to Miss
Kora Browne one day at school
when they ate their noonday
luncheon of cheese and crackers
on the school house steps. That
evening Miss Browne told it to
Miss Helen Eaton when the lat
ter came over to borrow a pair of
shoes to wear to a dance and
Helen told her sister Frances
who ran as fast as she could to
the Monitor office and told it."
Told wbst? Let the Liar an
swer. The firm of Moore & Walker
were in Portland this week buy
ing goods.
TOGETHER.
Gntnt in New Yor Telegram.
DDflODrPTO
Yl HUOI LU I 0 .
FOR BIG CROP
HOP ROOTS EXCELLENT
Other Interesting Gossip
Regarding the Hop Industry
and Its Future
According to reports received
by Hal V. Bolam, the well known
hop merhant of this city, as well
as those received at headquar
ters of the hop growers' associa
tion, the hop roots of the Willam
ette valley have wintered in ex
cellent condition and the indica
tions are at the present time for
an increased and unusually fine
crop of hops for the coming sea
son. Market conditions are also
reported strong at 15 cents for
choice 1914s, and little or no con
tracting is being done for futures,
although 13 cents is being of
fered on a one-year contract and
12icents for three years. There
3 nothing doing absolutely on
contracts of any description over
one year, however.
Owing to the sadly confused
records regarding acreage in Ore
gon it is impossible to give an ac
curate estimate of hops in this
state at the present time but Mr.
Bolam places it at about 25,000
acres, with a possible variation
of 1,000 more or less. At pres
ent there are not to exceed 2200
bales of 1914 hops in growers'
hands in Oregon, the dealers hav-
ng been sold out for a longtime,
and there are not more than GOO
bales of olds, of 1913s, in first or
dealers' hands is this state.
The unsettled conditions in Eu
rope indicate that there will be
short crop on the other side of
the Atlantio this year, principally
due to the inability to cultivate
the crop under war conditions,
and the quality of the foreign
crop will consequently not be up
to the usual standard. This will
be a strong item in favor of the
American product and serves to
bear out the indications of an in
crease rather than a decrease in
the Pacific coast acreage, which
was predicted and strongly indi
cated under the market condi
tions which prevailed during the
fall and winter.
There were some hops plowed
p last fall but none were plowed
up this spring of any conse
quence, and, owing to the in
creased demand and consequent
increased strength in the market,
it is believed that many of tht
yards which were not cultivated
last year will be taken care of
this year which will account for
considerable increase in the
yield for this state. It is con
ceded that the brewers have
some hops put away in cold i tor-
are, which will necessarily enter
as a strong factor in the regula
tion of prices this fall and proba
bly produce panicky conditions in
the market, as is usual, but the
exactextentof brewers' holdings
is not definitely known at this
time, Salem Capital Journal.
The members of the Hop Grow
ers' Association will meet in Sa
lem March 20 to elect permanent
officers.
UPPEB WILLAMETTE LOW
I
Have Scea Nothing Like It" Says
Graham; Worst In 27 Years
Taking it all of the way
through, Captain A. W. Graham
of the Oregon City Transporta
tion Company, says the upper
Willlamette has been at a lower
stage for a longer period this sea
son than in the last 27 years.
Since the high water of last .lune.
he states, there have been no
more than about ten days when
the river was at what would be
called a good boating stage.
"I have seen nothing like it,"
explained the captain, "in the
naii.y cai3i uave ueeu steam-I
boating out of Portland. It will
soon be a year of low water ex-
ept for the brief spells of rises
following heavy showers. I sup
pose the cause of it has been the
lack of rain and snow in the 'oot
hills drained by the Willamette.
Even now the river is not more
than two and a half feet above
the zero mark. The steamers
hit the bottom in gelling over a
number of the shoals."
But the skipper sees a ray of
hope. He believes that March,
April and May are going to prove
the wettest months of the year.
ie says he has no particular rea
son for arriving at that conclu
sion, but he feels that such will
be the case. His hunch has con
vinced him that the long siege of
low water in the upper river is
about over.
I really look for a rainy
spring," concluded Captain Cra-
am. "I expect it to start soon,
bringing the river up to the best
stage it reached throughout the
winter months. Df course there
was some snowfall in the foot
hills of the Cascades. This will
be melting in a short while, as
sisting the rains to increase the
volume of water in the river.
Just now we do not have to line
the boats over the shoals, but in
places they bump along on the
gravel and sand beds." Port-
and Telegram.
3 DISTRICTS HfXPEO
The Monitor has been informed
that the crowd of farmers who
visited the county court last week
in the interests of a larger appro
priation for road purposes did
not only represent district No. 7
but 8 and 9 also, residents of all
the three districts being in the
elegation and that it was an ef
fort in behalf of all. So not on
ly was district 7 helped but 8 and
as well which makes it iust
that much butter.
OLD TIMER
A pioneer Buena Vista resident
passed through this city Monday
on his way to Woodburn for a
visit in the person of W. R Hall.
Mr. Hall has residtd in the little
town up the river for the past C7
years. He is hale and hearty
and states that he intends to
spend the remainder of his days
in or near Buena Vista. Salem
Messenger.
GETTING READY
Members of the committee tell
the Monitor that the Valley &SI
letz Railroad Co. is now getting
their titles and abstracts per
fected. Our Informants are confident
that the construction of the rail
road will commence within forty
or fifty days.
Word has been received that a
son of J. L. Lirn was dangerous
ly ill at Graybell, Wyoming. Mr.
Linn is already there. Mrs. J.
J, Fenton, motherin-law of the
sick man, left for Wyoming on
receipt of the news.
PERHAPS ITS
YOU AFTER ALL
AND NOT YOUR TOWN
Maybe You Carry a Little
Hammer Yourself and Doit
Know It But Others Do
It may be as an unknown poet
has written:
"If you want to live in the kind
of town
liko tne Kina or a town you
like,
tou neean t sup your clothes in
a grip
And start on a long, long hike.
You II only find what you left
behind,
For there's nothing that's
really new.
It's a knock at yourself when you
knock your town.
It isn't the town It's you."
WE SHOULD WORRY
The "promoters," who were
going to erect a sugar factory in
Independence, have annouced
that they will not do so. As no
body expected that they would,
the announcement causes no dis
appointment. BUENA VISTA
Word has been received of the
approaching marriage of George
Grounds, who Is in California.
Fred Stump ha purchased a
milking machine, as 75 cows fcre
too many to milk by hand.
0. DeArmond ef Suver has
been taken to a Salem hospital,
suffering from neuralgia.
All of the atndents of the Buena Via
ta High School have won the Palmer
Button for completing the twenty-five
ilrllli of the Palmer method of writing.
A great many of the children are in
the eontat trying to win the etudent'a
final certificate. The Prog-reee Pina,
which are given by the Palmar Com
pany for the flret one hundred drills,
were wen by the following pupiU: Clif
ford Wella, Alired Loy, Gilbert Uy,
Bernice Laraon and Fraacae Donald
aon. All of theie papera were aent to
the A, N. Palmer Company and gradid
by them. The Maaual Training Cluia
i a doing aonie good work thia year.
The following article! have ben made:
Center tablei, piano atoola. chairs,
plant atand, jardiniere and taboreta.
Lena Wella hai a bird houae up. The
Atnletie Club of the Buena Viata
Sehool haa aecured a piece of greumj
from G, W. Wella on whieh they are
going to lay out an excellent bate-ball
iliainoiid. The IoduUil CltUi ie wr!i
organized, with the following officers:
Raymond I'roet, Preaidtmt; laahcl IV
teraon, Secretary, and they have mem
bra enrolled in nearly every project
and are Rutting hold of the work in
earnent.
MONMOUTH
The clubs and societies of Mon
mouth have chosen the red roue
as the official flower of the city.
W. J. Mulkey has been drawn
on the federal grand jury and
will report at Portland Monday.
Mr. Tally died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. W. J. Miller,
Sunday.
Iliddell Bros, are at work west
of town with their steam plow.
The Induitrial Work in the
Monmouth school is moving alonif
in great snape, naring neariy
one hundred lined up in the
work- The Monmouth school U
leading out in the matter of or
ganizing bird clubs and is doina
some excellent work along this
line.
Mrs. A. H. Craven, who Is vis
iting her parents at Bandon,
write that she is enjoying the
mumps.
I WHO PUTS OUT THE LIGHTS?
Mystery at Monmouth Remains Un
solved; Guilty Party Mighty SUck
Who pulls the fuse plugs and
puts the Normal school building
at Monmouth in darkness Satur
day nights? The Oregon Power
company has endsavored to solve
this perp'exintr question for sev
eral months, but failing In its ef
fort it posced a reward of $10 for
the apprehension of the individ
ual or individuals, who perpe
trates the crime, yet there was
a repetition of the deed last Sat
urday m'aht with the result
that the terpaichorean entertain
nient in progress at the school
.ame to a sudtlen close. Man
ager Martin received a word of
warning on Friday, with a re
(juet that he station a detective
near the pole carrying the trans
former and thus catch the guilty
ones, and he acted accordingly,
but nevertheless the pi .-gs were
pulled and tlve dance stepped
while the eagle-eyed sleuth was
at his pout of duty. Dallas Ob
server.
SMALL CHANGE
Mrs, Georiie I'lov died at . er
yesterday morning.
It is reported that a five and
fen cent store will bo opened
noon on Main street.
Parties from Dallas have pur-
chastd an interest in the meat
market run by Cook & Son. F.
S. Cook will retire from th busi
ness. Ben C. Crow loft Wednesday
for California where he will fill
several professional engagements
and also attend the Frisco fair.
He will be absent for two or
three weeks. His pupils hre
will resume their work upon his
return.
Officer Parker is around with
a crutch and it will be isveral
days before he will be able to re
sume work. The party who beat
him on his ankle and foot with a
wooden let; on being released
from jail got out of town imme
diately.
Albany Herald: He v. Grover
Birtchet, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church at Independ
ence, Is in the city today visiting
friends and renewing old ac
quaintances. He Is a graduate
of Albany College, where he was
prominent in student life, being
far famed as an orator and de-
bator.
LATEST WAR NEWS FROM
It
A
SATISFYING
THEjKEPTIC
IF HE MUST BE SHOWN
Evidence of the Coming Era
of Prosperity Everywhere
Its Sure Coining
Things have commenced to
move throughout the country.
Factories have commenced run
ning, there is an active move
ment in real estate and capit ,1
has commenced to venture for ..
The banks are full of moi
waiting for investment. 0 t
the blind cannot see the dawr
ing of a new era. Busines nie i
and capitalists the land over d
dare that the best times in
American history are due to ar
rive. TOLD ABOUT TOWN
Mre. Hascue was
a Portland
caller this week.
Paint around the city is mak
ing things look spick and span.
Miss Edith West visited frlei ds
. , , r. . i J
in inoepenuence Saturday anu
Sunday.
Roy Blngman has gone to the
eastern part of the state to see
what he may sea.
The Silver Tea for the benefit
of tae libtary will be given at
the P. M. Kirkland residence
next Wednesday.
The epidemic of mumps shows
no abatement. It will evidently
cease to exist only after every
body has had them.
0. F. Dixon has purchased a
store building on Monmouth
street now occupied by a fish and
produce company,
The Albany Herald truthfully
says that the Willamette Valley
should be selling the world
canned goods instead of buying
them.
Mrs. E. L. Ketchum is in an
Oakland, California, hospital, be
ing obliged to undergo an opera
tion. It Is reported that she is
doing well.
J. S. Cooper Jr. has gone out
of the music business and will
devote his time In the future to
his hop journal and the Interests
of the Hop Growers' Association.
THE FRONT AND REAR.
R.h. in New York World.