N DEPENDENCE MONITOR
"THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS"
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1915
NO. 31
VOL. 3
COMMISSIONER
TAKES TRIP
ON INSPECTION TOUR
Goes Over Valley & Siletz
Railroad In Company With
Us Officials
Railroad Commissioner Miller,
accompanied by several officials
of the Valley & Siletz Railroad,
went over the line one day last
week on a tour of inspection,
i his trip was for the purpose of
acquainting the commisiioner
with the railroad be'ore actual
service is commenced.
That the officials of the rail
road are making efforts to com
mence service as soon as possi
ble there is no doubt None of
them can say just when the
eight miles between Independ
ence and Airlie will be built.
But the time is close at hand.
MONEY WASTED
Though Polk county hired a
man to represent it at the San
Francisco Exposition and had
thousands of booklets printed de
scriptive of the county for dis
tribution there, the Willamette
Valley Exhibit Association has
ruled that the whole valley must
be advertised and no individual
county will be allowed to "toot
its own horn." By this selfish
ness on the part of the gentle
men composing the association,
Polk County's expenditure of
$1600 is nearly useless. The
Monitor thought at the time that
the taxpayers' money was appro
priated that it was ill advised.
THANKS
That the Civic Improvement
club of Independence has accom
plished something is evidenced
by the appearance of the resi
dence section of that town.
Surely Dallas will save to move
up a notch or two to keep pace
with its neighbor. Dallas Ob
server. dud
Mrs. Fry, an elderly lady who
has lived in Independence for a
year, during which time she has
been in poor health, died Satur
day. The funeral bervices were
held Sunday, Rev. birtchet oth
ciati g.
The Monitor always leads.
8.
iaveSties for Easter
We Have Them
Cards,
Candies,
Baskets.
Toy Chicks
And Bunnies.
Also a consif nment of entirely new
and original novelties, includirg
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Panorama Eggs, Beauty Girls and It
Cradle Babies
CRAVEN & WALKER $
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Where everybody goes, y
HOP MEN ELECT OFFICERS
Number of Folk County Men Selected
for Directors; M . L. Jones, Preildent
Ths Oregon Hop Grower's As
sociation has elected its perma
nent officers as follows:
President, If. L. Jones, of
Brooks.
Vice President, J. L. Clark, of
Springfield.
Secretary, C. G. Coad, Dallas.
Treasurer, Ladd & Bush.
Executive Committee: Chair
man, M. L. Jones; secretary, C.
G. Coad; J. L. Clark, J. R. Kirk
wood, Springfield, F. N. Stump,
Suver.
Board of Directors:
J. U Clark, Sharidan; F. W. Hus
Ing, lit. Angel; T. L. Ambler, Mt
Angel; W. A. Parriah, Newbrg; 1. S.
Cooper, Independence; M. A. Bureh,
Rickreall; M. L. Jones, Brooke; J. R
Cartwright and Robert Strode, Harria
burg; C Thaissen, Jeffereon; H. B.
Fletcher, Independence; J. W. Mc
Kay, Bt. Peul; C. G. Coad, Dallaa;
Marion Palmer, 8ilverton; O. L. Hat
teburir, G. W. Morley, G. M. Opiurd,
Silverton; U. W. Mahoney. Oenraia
John H. Gooding, St. Paul; VT. H
Roy, Jeffereon; W. A. Slopor and W
H. Murchy. Independenee; Fred N.
Stump, Suer; Frana Kraxberger, and
Byron Grimm, Aurora; Walter C.
Miller, McMirnmlle; W. R. Kirkwood,
Amity; Guy Nelaon, Yamhill; T. J.
Miller, Foieet Grove; William Bagley.
HilUboro; W, F. Yeung, Sherwood;
Corirad Krebe. Portland; F. K. H eider.
Sheridan; J. H. Brophy, W. H. Eagan
and L. H. McMahan, Salem; George
Ball, Ballaton; Manning Leonard, tu
gene and A, M. Bolter, Brooke.
A GOOD IDEA"
The Polk County Observer
makes the suggestion that inas
much as automobile travel from
the south this year on account of
the Panama-Pacific exposition
promises to be heavy during the
summer, there should be an ef
fort made to induce that travel
to proceed from Salem to Dallaa
and thence through Independ
ence, McMinnville, Newbergand
other points through which tour
ists might pass with profit to
themselves and to the communi
ty. The Observer suggests that
this movement could be accom
plished through advertising and
with the cooperation of the
towns mentioned. The charac
ter of the advertising would be
inexpensive and would be com
posed largrly of sign boards dis
tributed along ths Pacific high
way in conspicuous places from
the California line to the state
capitol. The course mapped out
by the Observer is certainly tne
finost arpnic route thai travelers
could take, as undoubtedly the
west side both for scenery, agri
cultural excellence and rural im
provement is the most famous
part of Oregon. McMinnvi.le
Telephone-Register.
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SEVEN INDIAN
WAR VETERANS
RECALL DAYSOF 1855
Of 200 Men Who Enlisted
From Polk County, Only
Seven Are Now Living
Of the 200 rolk County men
who enlistrd in the North Yaki
ma Indian war of 1855-56 now
only seven survive.
The Indian War veterans are
umonj? the county's oldest resi
dents. Samuel Tetherow, of
Falls City, aged 79 years, came
to Polk County in 1845. He set
tled near Monmouth and after
wards moved to Dallas.
"In 1852 we went to Walla
Walla where we were engaged
in a four days' fight," Mr. Teth
erow 6ald. "The soldiers lay
there a month on guard and then
ran the Indians across the Snake
River into the Palouse country.
At Yakima, in the fight, Captain
Hembree and many of his men
were killed, and the horses were
stolen."
David L. Hedges of Independ
ence, says he remembers clearly
the time when the Polk County
men were camped at Palouse
and lived on horse meat for a
number of days. He was sent
to The Dalles as an escort with
provision wagons, and was there
discharged. For 62 years Mr.
Hedges has lived in and near
Independence, coming to Po!k
County when 16 years old.
James M. Campbell, of Dallas,
served as private in the first
regiment of Oregon Mounted
Volunteers from October 5, 1555,
under Captain A. N. Armstrong
and Captain Benjamin Birch, un
til May 8, 1856. He recalls: "I
lost one horse and one mule
while on duty, lived on half ra
tions most of the time, chased
Indians and was in a number of
skirmishes. My health was good
and I am still active and in the
best of health." Mr. Campbell
passed his 81st anniversary on
October 9. His brother T. J.,
celebrated his 81st anniversary
on the sams day. The two have
lived 61 years in Polk County.
.Coming from Missouri in the
spring oi l4b, james iayion
Collins settled near Da'lis, where
he has lived 68 years. His 82d
birthday will be observed May 9-Sixty-one
years a resident of
Polk, Lafayette W. Loughary,
of Monmouth says: "We were
mustered in at Salem, January
25, 1856, went from there to The
Dalles, via Portland, thence to
Wild Horse Creek. We remained
here a few days, then proceeded
to the fort at Walla Walla, w here
the commander hanged an In
dian spy. After we crossed the
Snake River we saw the first
wild Indians. From there we
moved to the Columbia River be
low Priest Rapids, crossed the
river to the west side. Horse
mtat formed our chief diet.
Next we went down stream to
the mouth of ths, Yakima and
received provisions. Three days
more we traveled and struck
some Indians. Captain Embry
was killed. We killed one In
dian. vVewent onto Klickitat
Valley and lost our horses.
Again we moved. This time it
was to Salem and we were mus
tered out on May 8, 1856."
Thomas J. Hayter, of Dallas,
and Thomas H. Montgomery, of
Rock Creek, are the others who
survive. Their story runs close
to the recollections of Mr.
Loug hary . Or egonia n.
VERD HILL RETURNS HOME
Bat Interesting Story To Tell Concern
ing What He Saw end Heard
Verd Hill, of Independence, a
member of the 1911 legislature
and prominent Polk county citi
zen was in Albany this morning
on a short visit with friends.
He has just returned from a
trip to San Francisco, San Diego
and Honolulu, boing nutnbt-red
among the passengers taking the
excursion trip on the Great
Northern's maiden voyage to the
Ilawaiians.
Mr. Hill was a member of the
party that were on their way to
the famous volcano on the island
Ilati when the two Portland
women were killed by the grade
giving way under their auto. He
was an eye witness of the eeci.
dent in which Mrs. Hell, wife of
Captain Bell who was for many
years in charge of Willamette
river steamers visiting this city,
was killed.
Speaking of the fairs at the
two big California cities Mr. Hill
oays he would advise all Oregon
people who were contemplating
attending the fair to wait for at
least two months before attend
ing the fair as the exposition at
San Francisco was far from com
plete. He said that some of the
foreign exhibits had not even
been started. Many others are
half finished, and it was his
opinion that it would be the first
of J une before the exhibits would
be all completed.
The fair at San Diego is pro
nounced very good and is for the
most part all complete at pres
ent. Although he says the big
Frisco fair ia better ,t!ian he ex
pec ted but that it will be far bet
ter when all the exhibits are com
plete. Speaking of the eountry in Cal
ifornia Mr. Hill stated that veg
etation in Southern California
was not any further advanced
than here in the Willamette Val
ley and at the same time re
marked that the Willamette Val
ley had not experienced the dam
aging rains that had infested
that section of the neighbor state
the past winter.
Winter crops of all kinds have
been completely ruined but the
California people whom he char
acterized as "loyal to the core"
refuse to allow any statements
damaging their section of the
country to receive any larger cir
culation than possible. Every
body is a booster. The frost has
damaged the orange crop there
this year to a considerable extent
but this fact is kept quiet.
In regard to the trip of the
Great Northern to the Ilawaiians
Mr. Hill stated that the big boat
seemed more to him like a met
ropolitan hotel than an ocean
steamer. Every convenience
that could be desired is provided.
The boat averaged 530 miles a
day on the trip.
As is always the case Mr. Hill
said he was glad to get back to
the Willamette Valley and still
retained his opinion thut this
pait of the world waa just as
grod as any. Albany Herald.
FENTON WINS CUP
J. J. Fenton and R. R. DeAr
mond, who were tied for the
Gilbert cup, settled the contest
last Friday, Fenton winning.
O.t of a possible 100, Fenton got
83 and DeArmond 80.
Score of the week's shoot:
Out of a po'sible 75 Alexander
70, Allin 68. Out of a possible
50-Cockle 41, Skinner 41,
Withers 39, Williams 38, Uogan
35. Out of a possible 25 Huff
22, Whitney 17. Eleven shoot
ers from Salem were present
and participated.
BERT TEATS
HEADS SCHOOL
AN EXCELLENT CHOICE
His Election As Superin
tendent of Independence
Schools Is Certain
Bert Teats, now of Sheridan,
has been chosen for superintend
ent of the Independence schools.
That he will accept the place
Poems certain. Prof. Teats is
unusually well qualified for the
position and his selection is a
matter of congratulation. He
taught in the High School in In
dependence for a few months
severul years ago, after which
he held a similar position in the
Dallas schools. He is just closing
his third year as superintendent
at Sheridan where his record has
been excellent.
Several teachers for the grades
have been selected but the full
corps is not completed and prob
ably will not be for several
weeks to come. The school
boauJ U taking its time in filling
the places. As it ia the custom
here to receive no applications,
the acceptance of the teacher
must be first received before the
position is filled for certain.
ENTERTAINCOMMANDER
II. S. Fargo, department com
mander of the G. A. K., visited
the local Post yesterday and was
given a banquet by the old sol
diers and W. It. C. An informal
reception was held and a good
time enjoyed by all- Commander
Farito was very much taken with
the Independence style of hospi
tality and promised to pay an
other visit here soon.
TO ELECTRIFY
It is again reportedJitn .Port
land that the Southern Pacific
will electrify its line from White
son to Corvalls, Competition all
the way with the Oregon Elec
tric makes such an improvement
necessary and it is only because
of the recent business depression
that the change has not (.been
made before.
THI3 PIL.L, L30X
O, llttltt flea,
Kep oft of me!
The Monitor IM. ha received a letter
from the tent, wanting to know if thi
country ia full of flea, and turned it
over to thin department.
Neither thu rill lioi nor any of ite
neinhbore have any floe. If th'Te are
uy fle here, they are living a eelud
ed and quiut life and are not attempt
ing to get intimate with white peoph;.
They may be anaoeiatlng with the dOKS
thu rlnire have not enoken of it. We
hope that this informatioa will eatiofy
thu questioi er from the tail. How
ever, he may brintf one with him if de-
aired there ie no law agau.at it-providing
the flea ie frcperly equipped
with a lice nee number and two light
l front. There la only one poieible
objection t the flea. U ie eome plena
uretoknow that Jerry Bimpenn, the
minent Kanaan of the paat, agree
with ua. Haul Jerry ene time: "1 will
admit that the flea fn all hie religioue
and family relatione la emir entty above
rauroarh. Ai far aa I know he live a
life of probity, economy, induetry, and
rfpreaenta all the domeetie and civic
virtue. He ia kind to hie children,
loving to hie wife, charitable to the
poor, eminently a good citizen in every
way My only objection to turn I on
unt of hieohveical i-tatua in ahort.
the way hj get a living " Two great
men thu agreeing, further argument
i unneceeaary.
Be a booster. Pull hard.
TTO.GHT
Don't Forget It. "The Liar
5 The Baby" Home Talent.
Its Good. Its Comical. Its
Cleverv Benefit Civic Im
provement League. Come!
TOWN CROOKED
County Surveyor Canfield was
in Independence the first of the
week helping the local authori
ties to figure out just where to
start to get any where or whore
to get after starting. The sur
veyor had his jigemillg and his
feebellis in action and pro
nounced this city a very crooked
town.
TONIGHT
Everything is ready for the
staging of the splendid comedy,
"The Liar and the Baby" to
night. All the actors and nc
tresxes are familiar with their
lines and Independence will see
its best in home talent produc
tion. FROM THE MONMOUTH HCRAID
A. T. Clark was roused at 4:30
Tuesday morning being one of
the guests at the Grand Avenue
.npartment house at Portland
when the fire "alarm awoke the
occupants. Allen scrambled out
and made his retreat somewhat
hastily but is credited with hav
ing saved one canary from the
conflagration.
J. L. Murdock received (ule
plione from hie wife at luand
City this week, telling him that
he is again grandfather, a son
having been born to his daugh
ter, Mrs. Clyde Kiddle.
A. H. Craven is looking for the
return of his better half next
Sunday. I jJ T.ZCm
,Mr. andpirs. C.M-IManes
moved to Independkinca, .Tuesday
where they purpose making their
home.
Monday evening Miss Butler,
Miss Taylor, Miss iloham and
Miss Dunsmore were hostesses at
a birthday dinner in henor of
Mrs. Evenden and Miss West
Miss liurtchell, one of the Nor
mal ttirls, had the misfortune to
split one of her great toes in try
ing to split kindling wood. Three
stitches were necessary in dress
ing the wound.
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KNOCKING AND
PROSPERITY
DONT GO TOGETHER
Prosperity Is Retarded Bj
Knocking; So Please Throw
Your Little Hammer Away
MRS. HEDGES PASSES
Surrounded by loved ones, the
end came late yesterday after
noon and Mrs. D. L. Hedges
passed away. A pioneer, widely
known, loved and respected by
all was Mrs. Hedges.
Funeral services will be held
from the home tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock.
JERSEY SALE
Amonii the Polk county breed
ers who will have stock of high
merit on ale at the Jersey Breed
ers' Sale, which will be held in
Independence! Msy 12 are: C' k
Hembree, Frank Laughary. t
Hewitt, John B. Stump 8lq ,
Frank Linn, W. 0. Morro ',
Ward L. Hull. Ross Nelson, W.
P. Allen Bnd Fred Loy.
35c FOR PICKERS
If the hopgrowers in this vi
cinity muintain the same attitude
when it cornea time for harvest
ing that many do at present, hop-
pickers will receive from thirty
to thirty-five cents per box this
season Instead of the regular
wage of fifty cents. This is only
one of the changes in hopyard
custom which are being aontem
plated by the growers in Marion
and Tolk counties. Lower wa
ges, cleaner hops and shorter
picking hours will undoubtedly
be inaugurated this summer.
Salem Msssenger.
Growers in this vicinity say it
Is too early to say what will be
paid for picking this year.
HOW MANY7
Much curiosity is in vogue rel
ative to the number of men who
will net up Sunday morning and
go to church at seven o'clock.
A number may abent-mindedly
take their fishing tackle with
them.
THE FRONT.
(r;ri?AT:Cf;S ASC
That Soon we mav
Ptcr a Cemlai
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