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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.
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"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
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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.
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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
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