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E ONITOR "THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS" VOL 3 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1915 NO. 30 INDEPENDENC M TIED FOR THE GILBERT CUP TO 6E SHOT OFF TODAY Bankers Fenton and DeAr mond Have Even Score History of the Gilbert Cop With 89 each out of a possibla hundred. R R. DeArmond at d J. J. Fenton are tied for the Gi bert Cup, which will be given to the member of the Independence Gun Club having the highest av erage. This afternoon they will shoot off the tie. A conservative estimate chows there are at least one-half million trapshooters in the country and it is safe to say that the history and records of Fred Gilbert, the greatest trapshot who ever en tered the came, are familiar to all. Twenty years ago, in Octc ber. 1895. to be exact, Fred Gil bert, a product of the prairies around Spirit Lake, Iowa, ana entirely unknown anduaheardof outside of his own precinct, made his debut to the shooting game ot R.itimnra. Md.. and in the contest for the world's champi onsbiphe vanquished a field of the best shots sver gathered: to gether and instantly sseended tha ladder leading to the topmost nicha In tha hall of trapshooting fame, from which, it is conceded by all, ha has never been re moved, as. in all the years that have passed, his equal has not been nroduced. and very likely ever will be. To properly commemorate the 20th anniversary of Mr. Gilbert as a shooter, a gigantic nation wide celebration in his honor took place Wednesday at WI' mington, Del., where a compli mentary shoot and dinner was held. To give tha hundreds of gun clubs throughout the coun try an opportunity to honor him, a silver loving cup was offered to all clubs that would hold a "Fred Gilbert shoot." The official score of the Inde pendence Club Is as follows: De Armond 89, Fenton 89, John son 88, Irvine 87, Allin 86, Alexander 85, Rich 85, Huff 82, Skinner 82, Cockle 81, Withers 81, Kurre75. Fitchard 74, Ba ker 70. Undoubtedly the costumes to bo worn at "The Liar and the Baby" production next Friday night will be as "nobby" as ever before worn in Independence. SPECIAL SPECIAL ioo i I Boxes Stationery : $ At Greatly Reduced Prices. f: One week only, Starting today. st.- "J 30 Boxes, 25c Regular, Now 14c ft 20 " 35c Now 18c j $ 50 " 50c " Now 28c AU GOOD SIZXS AND COLOIt. '! I CRAVEN & WALKER J tMBKPEJfDIlfCZ. OSXCON V Vjf Mail ordara g-in apecial attention. :J Phone 4921 Buy Now J "A VALLEY OF CONTENT A Pretty Trlbnta By Gaorge P. Putnam; Worthy Place In Tour Scrap Book "A broad valley, rich, prosper ous, and beautiful to look upon, is the Willamette, and a valley of many moods. Neither in scenic charms nor agricultural resource fulness is its heritage restricted to a single field. There are tim brland and trout stream, hill and dale, valley and mountain; rural beauty of calm Suffolk is neigh bor to the ragged picturesque- ness of Scotland; there are sky lines comparable with Norway's, and lowlands peaceful as Swed en's pastoral vistas; the giant timber or their relic stumps, at some pasture edge, spell wilder ness, while a happy, alder lined brook flowing through a bowlder dotted field is reminiscent of the the uplands of Connecticut. Al together, it is a rarely variegated viewland. is this vale of the Wil lamette. "You have seen valleys which were vast wheat fields, or where orchards were everywhere; in California and abroad you have viewed valley dedicated to vine-" yards, and from mountain van tage points you have feasted your eyes upon the greenery of tim berland expanses; all the world over you can spy out valleys dot ted with an unvaried checker- j board of gardeas, or green with pasture lands. But where have vou seen a valley where all of this is mingled, where nature re fuses to be a specialist and man aDDeara a jack of til trades? If by chance you have journeyed from Medford to Portland, with some excursioning from the beat en paths through Oregon's valley of content, you have viewed such a one. "For nature has staged a lav ish repertoire along the Willam ette. There are fields of grain and fields of potatoes; hop yards and vineyards stand side by side; emerald pastures border brown corn fields; forests of primeval timber shadow market garden patches; natty orchards of apples, peaches and plums are neighbors to waving expansea of beet tops. n short, as you whirl through the valley, conjura up some an tithens of vegetation and you must wait but a scanty mile or two before viewing it from the observation car." George Palm er Putnam. The evening supply of milk eft on the doorsteps around town disappears very frequently be fore the housewife can gather it in. CITY FATHERS REGULAR MEET CONDEMN SIDEWALKS Devote Most of Evening To Walks, Grades and Other Troubles In North Town 32 sidewalks in all parts of ti e city wcr condemned by the city council in rejular session Wednes day night. This includes nearly if not all the wooden walks yt t remaining in the city and no fa vorites were played, two of tin councilmen themselves having walks condemned with the oth ers. North Independence occupied the attention of the city fatheis for most of the evening. A pe tition signed by all but two prop erty owners on Williams street was presented asking for the grading and graveling of. the street. The council looked rath er surprised and pleased at tho request and readily granted it. The same petitioners wanted an extens'on of time in order to build cement walks and the que tion led to much oratory and difference of opinion regarding the matter of consenting to t postponement. Councilman Goetz, who was rather inclined to grant the delay, incidentally revealed a freak of nature. Ac cording to Mr. Goetz there arc several spots in North Independ ence that have no bottom, and he spoke in such a low tone just at the time that it ia impossible to quote his exact words, but some understood him to say that once upon a time a team of horses disappeared in one of the spots that has no bottom and fell through into China. Like light ning out of a clear aky, G. W. McCamey delivered an address relative to the situation in North Independence. Sink or swim, survive or perish, Mr. McCamey demanded that it be done right or not at all, E pluribus unum, etc. Incidentally, the grade In front of SlcCamcy's residence is nearly as high as the top of hi; fence and fhuuld the walk he built according to grade, hf would be obliged to install an el evator to get out of his fronl yard onto the walk. This g'tvet- the public an idea of the situa tion in North Independence and no wonder the poor city council- men nave someming on tneir hands. This matter, the repair-J ing of the footbridge and half a; dozen other propositions were! passed to the street committer This committee, which consists of Goetz, Sloper and lienkle, have a strenuous time of it and ar finding cut very emphatically how nice it is to be a city coun cilman. The most pleasant announce menta of the evening came from Mr. Paddock when he boldly pro claimed that very soon he would proceed to put up the street figns. Mrs. Wright PorUrCeld is so much Improved that she came home from Salem where she has been in a hospital for some time.l 1 - BAPTISTS CALL" NEW PASTOR Which Will Give .idtndnce Two Preachers of tha Same Name and Initial The Baptist church of this city has extended a cull to Rev. W. S Stewart or. uicnmona, L-ai., ana the reverend gentleman will as sume his duties and preach his first sermon -here on Sunday. March 28. The liaptist. chure has been without a pastor fvr several months and its member are pleased with (he announce rnent that Rev. Eiewart is com ing. He is not a Mai strai.gf , having preached line sewra times while attending collie nt McMinnville. When Rev. W. S. Stewart a- rives, Independence will have two preachers by the same nan e and both with a "W" fur their first initial. This result in some confusion m1 inconven ience. To avoid this dilliculiy we will have to call on "Ste.v- art, the Methodist" and the oth er "Stewart, the lW4it." WILL BE A DANDY The home talent production, "The Liar and the Maby," which will be staged at the Opera House Friday evening, March 2(5. for the benefit of the Civic Improve ment League, is a dandy and will be unusually well playea. Its rich comedy from start to fin ish will be greatly enjoyed. A more detailed description is giv en elsewhere in this paper. LIBRARY TEA The tea given Wednesday af ternoon for the benefit of the li brary was a gloriiW success fi nancially, over $57 clear profit being realized, lhis proves to u great extent the interest our pen pie feel in the public library and their liberality in contributing to its support. KEITH ROBERTS WINS At the Boy Scout meeting Tuesday night, Keith Robert was awarded the silver cup for having the highest average in the physical contest just conclud ed. He had a score of 80. Thin contest aroused much interest and the competition was keen. Another cup will be awarded Ju ly 15 under like conditions AMONG THE FARMERS Reports received from the farming section Indicate that the farmers are planning to plant more grain this spring than hHs jeen planted for several years past, i he spring plowing is now well under way and before looj; the planting will biover. There will be an increase in grain acre age, ine iact tnai mere win tie a K reat shortage of the output in burope m trie largest iacior in the increased acreage in this country. The present high prices s also a strong factor in encour aging fanners to plant more grain this reason. Reports from sorn of the nearby tactions of the county are to the effect that some farmers have plowed up their .1 - C.I .. . I ...ill ! ,.. t. luver utTH.3 mow win ouii uitj-'i to wheat. The rich clover sod is j expected to produce excellent j wheat and with the price up and! fhe clover pests worrying the clo-1 . ... ... ver growers, tney reel mat they j are justified in making the change. Polk county farmern are well pleased with the outlook ar.d expect to have a very pros- j perous year if nothing happens to change the present prospects j fortune. jr.ald.-D.il.. Ob-; . - S W. H. Ploch returned home! last Friday from Washington 1 where he had been for ten days- minor. NEWS OFJNTEREST MANY BRIEF MENTIONS All About Your Neighbors, the City, Community, Etc. 10 Baptised In River Postmaster Mervvin was a Portland visitor this week. Miss Aletha MKinney was in; over Sunday guest of home ft Iks. Mrs, L. Crane has returiud home from a week s visit in S:. lem. The "Saturday Speciitls" i t Nelson's market is selling th meat. Harry Miller arrived home last Friday from the eastern part of tho state. Spring has arrived. Pi'ly Mr- Adams appeared with a straw hat today. The serious and comic situ tions come thick ar.a last in "The Liar and tho Baby." Hop growers are now cultiva ting. A majority of them re port but a few missing hills. A 1; .tie daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Griiler fell oft a porch bun- lay and broke her collar bone. Cement walks are beiniz built n front of the homes of Mrs. A. I nnnripr and 1). 1). Davis in North Independence. The school board is choosinK the corps of teachers for r..?xi year and already a number have been selected. When all posi tions are filled the complete li.st will be announced. Prof. G. M. Butler, of the Mining Deparrment of the Ore gon Agricultural College, deliv ered an address to the pupils of the High School in thi city Thursday morning. Miss Gretchen K reamer, with several of her Normal friends, spent a very pleasant day at her home last Sunday, celebrating her birthday, which occurred Saturday, March 13th. A meeting of the members of the Hop Growers' Association for the purpose of electing perma nent officers will be held in Sa Ism Saturday and ths Independ ence district will be well repre sented. The baptism of ten persons of the Pentecostal faith, in the Wil lamette river at the ferry land in: Sunday afternoon, drew an uudience of at h ast four hundred peopio. It is a tenet of this re ligious body to baptize in the nam of Jesuri Christ and not in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, as do most other fwctji. In his introductory re marks Sunday, the leader in.vle a brief explanation of why this was and challenged tho po&ition of tho other sects on the ques tion. ,r, r.i , iinv ,r,,-:- - 1 ' w' This may be just a notion or maybe 119 a seli blt. h"'n you've Kot the mumps, isn't it J L . M 1 jusi sweu ; J. S. Cooper is neutered at the Imperial hotel in Portland so frequently that we wonder why ne d0fein't buy it and reduce the cogt 0f hying, lh, lif-f-r n,,. " cried he IfIJt on the oM rtrBW hat, "it drives away the blues, nothing else but my shirt and breeches, kick off the socks and shoes." SEEKING WORK ON RAILROAD' Many Come In Quest Ot Work; Dirt To riy Within Month It Ia Slated There w ill be no trouble in get ting labor to complete tha build ing of the Siiotz & Valley Rail road to Independence, as already a number have been here in quest of jobs. No time has jet been set for the commencement of the work but as far as can he learned, dirt will commence to fly before May 1. The company's engineer is in the cuy today. The work of se curing title to the right-of-way is now occupying the time of the otliciiilB. MRS. KETCHUM BETTER News received Inst right from Wondlard, Cal., concerning the condition of Mrs. K. L. Ketohun iruii.-uu's that while she i st'll ia a serious condition, there is every reason to believe that she j will recover. The amputation of one of lu r limbs, made necessary by blood poisoning, took place last week. MONMOUTH Mrs. J. L. Murdock is '-' ing hor daughter at I.-dand Ci; U. G. Hellley ha purchased a new uuto. A new switchboard has been installed in the Monmouth cen tral. Thomm Iioulden had rsceived tho happy news that he is now a great-grundfat her. The Monitor always leads. Will Offer the Highest Market Price For oof and (Mohair WW See me before selling. Bags and Fleeco Er'iZ.'2ijP. iklLEM J. f.lonmouth. IM. TALENTOPERA FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 26tii. Benefit, Civic Improvement Club THE LMF1 & THE BABY (Vernon Brown) (Miss Kora Browne) Assisted by other local stars including Sella Robinson, Helen Eaton, rYance Eaton, Harry Miller, Willard Craven and Cyril Richardson who have been instructed and coached by one who knows how. THE MOST COMICAL PLAY EVER SEEN Nothing ever beat it. You com mv nee to laugh soon after the first curtain goes up and keep it up for several days afterwards. ilONITOR NOW LEADS FIELD IN DISPLAY PAID ADS Carries More Than Any Other Newspaper In Folk County; Dallas Papers 2 5 3 PIANO FOR HIGH A chorus of thirty-four voices, comprising the be-t singers of our city, met at the Opera House Friday night to organize for the Opera "Pauline," to be ji en the esrly part of April. Everyone should be inter ed in seeing the High School p;t its enjoy a good piane in the ar-s m- hly room. The proceeds of t'lia "musical treat" w ill be used by the school board toward securing1 a high gradu Instrument in the near future. Watch for further announcements regard 1 1 g "Paul ine." It is going to be the best thing in home talent, musically, ever given by Independence peo ple. 4 STALE NEWS From a week to three years after the Polk county newspa pers publish an item of news, it Kets into the Portland dailies. While the daily p..pera, because of their frequency of issue, are supposed to beat the weeklies, it is not the case as far as Polk county is concerned. Twine on Hand J; OCTET CLARK, Phone 302. HOUli