independence monitor
"THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS"
VOL.3
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1915
NO. 51"
HOPS GOOD
TIIIHECTION
OVER THE STATE POOR
Value of Experience Shown
Thii Year; 40 Cents Per
Box To Be Paid Pickers
Tne advantage of experience
in hep raising is plainly shown
in Oregon this year. In the In
dependence district where most
of the growers are old heads at
the. business, the scientific and
never ceasing fight aKainst lice
insures a good crop with a good
quality, while in other parts of
the state where inexperience and
careless growers have yards the
yield will be small and the quali
ty pooc. C. A. McLaughlin
who has observed the condition
of yards in other sections, says
he has seen a number of fields
that it will be a saving of time
and money not to pick at air.
The attacks of lice have been un
usual this year and it was only
by continual spraying that the
pests were overpowered. Many
growers did not commence the
fight against the lice boon
enough. Their yield will be
short and of a poor quality.
Forty cents a box will be paid
this year for picking and fifty
pereent of the growers in the
Independenee district have their
help all secured. Cleaner pick
ing will ibe insisted upon this
year a&d better conditions in
general will prevail in most of
the yards.
Harvesting Is now in full
blast Oats are turning Jout 40
bushels and a fair quality. This
year's wheat is of a good quality
and is averaging about 25 bush
els. There was a good yield of
hay. Fruit of all kinds is in
good condition. A 75 percent
' crop of prunes on an average is
expected.
The Monitor always leads.
JUNE BRIDE A FEW
LAW'S SPEED SAVES LYNCHING
Two rtenda Assault Woman On Thurs
day; Land Io Pea For Life On Saturday
A speedy record in handling a
criminal case was established in
Oregon last week.
Two fiends assaulted a woman
in Lincoln county last Thursday
afternoon. Several minutes af -
terwards she was found by an
Independence man and the au
t nor i ties notified. At 7 o'clock
the two men were captured.
They were indicted by the grand
jury on Friday, plead guilty on
Saturday morning, were given
life sentences, and landed in the
penitentiary at 2:20 P. M. Satur
day.
This fast work probably' prV
vented a lynching. While en
route to Salem, crowds gathered
at every station and harassed
the prisoners with cries of "Get
a rope" and "Lynch 'em."
White Terror
A Stony WSfl
SI Pwip(3
(continued from last week)
"Uet out or I'll throw you out!" be
shouted und Ukii udvanced on Doyle.
The old man retreated. lie took bin
coat and dinner poll and proceeded to
the paymaster's window to draw the
pay for the day and a half he bad
worked that week.
The paymaster looked at the old man
aternly.
"There teas $4.20 cooilng to you. to
be sure, Doyle." be Kuid, "but Mr. Dun
can just phoned dowu to uie that you
bad beeu fined So for tbe trouble you
caused today, and so you owe the shop
80 cents."
Tears of despair gathered in tbe
workman's eyes.
I ain't got HO cents," be said in a
breaking voice.
"Well, come back and pay It wben
you get it," was tbe curt reply.
Old Doyle, half dazed, stumbled
through the doorway and wended his
way slowly homeward. i
"How can I break tbe news to Mag
gie?" he murmured. "She's near dead
now. This will sure kill her and she'll
die she'll die thinking I'm no good be
cause I lost my Job and maybe she'd
be r&ht, after all."
Tbe picture of Muggie's daily life
rose In bis tortured mind. How she
worked at a Hewing machine making
clothes for n lilg department store
(eontinusd on page X)
WEEKS LATER.
Williams in Indianapolis Nsws.
RECALL SEEMS
TO BE LAGGING
THE RESULT IN DOUBT
Comity Court Is Enjoined
From Pavlnd Surveyor. Not
Canfield, For Work Done
General Canfield of the recall
army visited these parts recent
ly and spoke very encouragingly
of prospects, vIIe seemed to be
especially pleased with the re
port that the grand jury might
investigate the charges made
against the county court The
general seemed quite sure of a
vindication.
From what can be learned, the
recall petitions are being favor
ably received and signed in some
sections, while in others they
are being frowned upon. The
expense of more than $2000 that
would -be necessary to hold a
special election is one important
item that is retarding the move
ment.
Koad Master finn s resigna
tion has been laid on the table
This would indicate that he is
still to hold the job and the
county to pay the bill.
The county clerk and treasurer
have been enjoined from the
payment of a warrant allowed
by the county court in favor of
the Hines Engineering Co. It
is alleged in the complaint that
the county court exceeded its
authority in employing the Hines
company to make plats and sur
veys of county roads. It has
been Mr. Canfield's contention
that the county court is unlaw
fully depriving him of the fees
of the surveyor's office by giving
the work to others, and Henry
Voth, a farmer, has brought the
matter into the circuit court for
a' judicial opinion.
Even if the present attempt to
recall the members'of the county
court fails, it has created a di
vision in the republican party
which will be factor in next
year's primaries and election.
MAKE IT THOROUGH
The declaration of Districr At
torney Sibley to have the grand
jury called in special session to
investigate the charges made in
the recall controversy is a good
one. If, as some believe the
charges made by the petitioners
for the recall, are false and li
belous, they should be stopped
from further besmirching the
names and reputations of honest
men and officials. If, on the
other hand, the charges can be
substantiated, the grand jury or
some other agent of the law,
should step in and put a stop to
the illegal practices that are il
leged to be in vogue at the court
house. If th-s district attorney
and the grand jury stirt an in
vestigation, it should be a thor
ough one. Dallas ltemizr.
CAR BEING PAINTED
The I. & 11. is now running
two coaches, so that the regular
coach can be painted. Did you
ever notice that while the I. &
M. cart may not look so pretty
others on the outside, the
boys keep them clean and tidy
n the inside.
SIX URGE HOP HOUSES BURN
Also Two Hundred Cords of Wood Co
Up In Smoke on Mltoma Ranch
Six hop houses, on the farm of
Frank Mitoma, north of Inde
pendence, were burned Tuesday
night. 200 cords of wood also
.vent up in smoke. The origin
of the fire is unknown. This
loss coming just before picking
time makes it necessary for
Mitoma to rebuild in double
quick time, yet he can be thank
ful that the fire did not come a
month hence.
A JOLLY CROWD
For the past week a jolly
crowd of girls frm Independ
ence and vicinity nave been
camping in the suburbs of this
city. They came out for pleas
ure and they undoubtedly got
what they csme after. We do
not wish to flatter them, but
will say that they were a comely
lot and there undoubtedly was
more than one sorrowful looking
swain when they left for home.
But, cheer up, perhaps they may
come again. They were chape
roned by Mrs. Kate Walker of
Independence and Mrs. Florence
Murphy of Suver. Falls City
News.
TELEPHONE RATES
The Monitor has received sev-
frai complaints recently rela
tive to telephone rates. For the
benefit of the complaintants, the
Monitor will investigate the
matter.
OVERLOOKED THE SUN
Two business nen of our town,
George Walker and Willard Huff,
donned in bathing suits and
looking rather rough, took an
outing Sunday to have a day of
fun, but did not take into con
sideration the horrid blistering
sun. They departed in the
morning on their joyous lark and
neither would turn homeward
till it was nearly dark; hours
they lingered and provisions for
the future neither one had made,
they forgot all business worries
and did not hunt the shade.
Now when one with a feeling
for their welfare information
begs, the hardware man replies,
"You ought'er see my legs"
and the grocer in a comic fash
ion for which he has a knack,
answers very quickly, "Well, 1
don't sleep upon my back."
CAPS AFTER BIG GAME
J. C. Miteheltree, Portland
capitalist, and Ivan Clark of
Concord, Nebr, mayor and stock
older in three banks in hit
home town, passed through In-
Jependence Wednesday on their
way to tne uxs nay country
after bear and deer. Mr. Clark
i on his honeymoon and all
called at the Monitor office to
tell us that Independence was u
"swell town." Mr. Clark was
so pleased with our paved streets
that when he gets home ho will
pave a half mile if he has to foot
the bill himself.
A FAT. BOY
Clarence, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Quartier, is attract-
ng much attention because of
his size. Only five years old he
weighs 90 pounds and the boys
have reason in calling him
Fatty."
NEWPORT SPECIAL
The Southern Pacific will run
a special to Newport Sunday J
The fare will be $2J0 for the '
round trip. j
A large crowd will go from
Independence.
CITY COUNCIL
GETS QUOROM
LONG RECESi BROKEN
Motor Cop Provided For
Bonds Sold, Contract Given
and Printing Bills Held Up
The city council finally got a
quoram Wednesday night, the
mayor and all councilmen except
Gootz being present,
The ordinance relative to the
appointment of a motorcycle po
liceman was passed and the ap
pointment placed in the hands
of the police committee. The
motor cop will receive half of the
fines collected. He ought to
make good money for a time or
until all motorcycle and automo
bile riders learn that they have
to slow down to t)0 miles an
hour" within ihe city limits
The anti-gambling ordinance,
which was to prohibit all games
of chance, was indefinitely post
poned. This is a method of
burying without a death certifi
cate. The proposed ordinance
was a copy of the state law.
Hereafter it will be unlawful
tor anybody to hitch a horse or
team on the paved streets of
the city. This is all right, but
some provision should be made
for a place where the farmers
may tie their teams. Many come
to town for only a short time
and do not believe that it is
neceasary to put their horses in
a barn.
The city sold $7910. 2T3 worth
of bonds to the Western Bond &
Mortgage Co, of Portland at a
premium of one percent. They
run for 20 years but may be paid
hy the city in 10 years If desired.
There were five bids in.
Bramburg, Johnson & Coq
uillette was awarded the con
tract for the proposed street
improvement work in the city.
As an injunction was placed on
the work on North Main street,
it will not be started until after
the courts make a decision.
The utfual grist of bills was al
lowed except two for printing,
which was referred to the fi
nance committee. As far as the
Monitor is concerned, it at all
times welcomes an investigation
of its bills. The one in question
is a few cents short of what it
should be. The finance commit
tee may go further and investi
gate all bills rendered within
the past year. The Monitor gives
them an invitation to do so.
The council meets again Wed
nesday night in regular session.
RE-ELECTED
E L. Keezel has been re-elected
principal of the Monmouth
school?.
Latin has been dropped and
more time will be given to busi
ness instruction. This is a step
in the right direction.
TOURISTS SCARCE
'1 he large number of tourists,
who were expected to pass thru
Independence during July and
August, are not coming very
fast. Must be following the
Pacific highway.
MEXICAN CRISIS THOT NEAR
Texas Invaded By Robbing Bands and
U. 8, May Have To Do Some SpauMnil
The Mexicun situation is rap
idly anproaching a crisis. Bands
of Mcx nre raiding Texas along
the border. An ignorant bunch
of Mexicans has conceived the
idea of seizing the western and
southern part of the United
States andestabt sh a now nation
to be ruled by Mtxicans, Negroes
and Indians. It U planned to
kill all white rnalca oer sixteen
years of sge. By this we judge
that our female population is in
no immediate danger, outside of
the prospect of having Mexicans
for husbands. One Independ
ence woman htis picked Caranza
believing it will be possible for
her to lead him around by the
whiskers.
American warships have been
sent to Mexican waters, the
U. S. army is ready, and it is not
at all unlikely that there will be
a fight within a week.
SURPRISE PARTY
A "surprise" party was perpe
trated upon Mrs. M. C. Wil
liams at her home last Friday
afternoon, it being her birthday
anniversary. About sixteen la
dies were present and amused
themselves at thi delightful old
fashioned "game" of sewing
carpet rags. The pleasures of
the afternoon were supplemen
ted by substantial refreshments.
DIVORCES WANTED
W. H. Engelke has filed suit
for a divorce at Oregon City,
against his wife, Lillian M.
Mrs. Engelke lives in Independ
ence.
Nora Ackerman wants a di
vorce rrom li. II. Ackerman,
who lives in Independence.
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BEWARE!
This is Friday, the 13th.
Therefore, take no chances.
Avoid black cats.
Don't pass a graveyard.
Carry a rabbit's foot.
FLY SWATTING
V r m -r una w - vTtF
FALL BUSINESS
WILL BE GOOD
ALL AUTHORITES SAY SO
Independence Is On the
Threshold of a Very Pros
perous Period
FROM THE MONMOUTH HERALD
P. L. Keyt and family, who
have rented the J. W. Howell
residence for one year, will move
here Tuesday of next week from
I'errydal",
Mrs, Katie Mary, Registrar at
the Normal, will visit friends in
Forest Grove the latter part of
week after which ehe will ex
pects to go to Newport for an
outing.
A. H. Craven and wife and
Miss June Hess returned home
from Cascadia Tuesday and left
yesterday for a visit with Mrs.
Craven's people at Bandon. Mr.
Craven will take a hunt while on
the coast.
Mrs. W. II. Mack and Mrs.
Ella Thorpe were in attendenee
at the revival services at the
Christian Church at Independ
ence Monday ninht. Others
from here are attending and
good sermons are reported.
Work is going ahead on the
Willamette Valley & Siletz rail
road between Airlie and Inde
pendence. A gang of men is at
work on the bridge across the
Aickiamute near the Helmick
place. Also construction work
being done all along the line.
SMALL CHANGE
District Attorney Sibley states
that the grand jury will not be
called into session until after
harvest.
Elliott and Eddy, successors to
Wetherbee & Jones, were in In
dependence this week, chUfly
for the purpose of securing
houses. Mr. Eddy rented the
Wetherbee residence.
IN EUROPE.
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