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"THIS PAPtiR THAT EVERYBODY READS"
VOL.4
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1915
NO. 2
1NDEP
ENDEN
3 BUSINESS
HOUSES TURN
POSSESSION
GIVEN
New Proprietors All Ar
p;ar To Be the Right Sort,
Progressive Live Ones
Three business ekanges took
place) In Independence within the
past few days.
Charles Calbretth arid James
Jones purchased the Reeves gro
cery store. Mr. ' Calbreath' was
formerly engaged in business
here and his return gives gener
al satisfaction. Mr. Jones is an
experienced hand in the grocery
business, having been chief clerk
at Fluke & Johnson's for some
time. The new firm will meet
with success.
The retirement of L. G. Reeves
is sincerely regretted.- He is
popular and not only had the con
fidence of his trade but is greatly
respected by all. He retires to
spend the remainder of his life in
less strenuous way. -
Brenner & Son have bought
the clothing stou of M. Gold
blatt. It is their intention to en
large ths stock considerably and
build up a permanent business
with good goods and honest val
ues. Both father and son are
very pleasant and congenial men
to meet and appear to be just the
right kind to make successful
and progressive business men.
Wednesday, Miss I. W. Mark
ley sold ke photograph studio to
Benj. Robb, a very agreeable
young man from Portland and
very well experienced in pho
tography. His work will be sat
isfactory. Miss Markley goes to
Portland to live.
CHANCE FOR HONOR .
Ray Grounds, whose essay on
the "Liquor Traffic" won the
W. C. T. U. state prize, stands a
very good chance of winning the
national prize-
BIG STOCK SALE
"Pat" McArthur's annual 6ale
of stock takes place near Rick
reall Sept. 8. See ad.
THE LUNACY
i . r a ' y. 1
, Vy-
' 1 1 Vi'iii '
NUMEROUS HUH1S& BRUISES
J. M. Akers, W. H. Roy, Claude Skin
ner and C O. Sloper Are Injured
J. M. Akers was quite serious
ly injured Saturday when his
automobile turned turtle and was
thrown under the machine. He
was rescued by a passerby soon
nfter the accident occurred, it
being impossible for him to get
out from under alone. It was
Mr. Aker's initiatory effort as a
driver, he having purchased the
Ford in Monmouth and was driv
ing it home..
V. H. Roy fell from the roof
of a hop house on his farm near
Buena Vista on Wednesday of
'ait week and'not only threw his
shoulder and finger out of place
but was bruised otherwise. Com
ing just at the commencement of
hop picking, it was unusually
hard on him. However, he is all
right at this time.
One day last week, Claude
Skinner was injured on the head
by the explosion of an automo
bile tire he was removing from a
machine. .
C. O. Sloper bumped into an
iron rail with his head like a Bil
ly goat last Saturday and the
doctor had to take several stitch
er In his scalp.
THE-EWS" WAS NEWS
H. Hirschberg was very much
surprised to learn last Saturday
that I. &. M. was to be electrifiedl
soon, even the cost and probable
saving being figured out for him.
A Dallas paper spun the yarn.
BRYANADE WINNING
Loganberry juice is making a
great hit with the thousands at
the Exposition.
thFwtTteor
(continued from last week)
, xne papers mueavored to connect
him wltb the crime wlieu one of the
lead was recojnilred as thiit f Dun
can. The acvppted theory. Jiowever,
Anally was that Dnwau wi"n In the
building to have umitlier conference
with Brand, If possible.
The editor and his bik ker. now in
the city bospltnl. were forniil to be
seriously but not fatally hurt. Their
recovery was assured, and a bulletin
fohat effect issued ly the bosjilul
stuff pave widespread Joy among t!io
nubile.
(continued on page X)
COMMISSION.
em i-i j it 4 ,1 rrn
M-dia in 3rcolyn Eagit
DEPENDENCE
HOP INDUSTRY
ITS MANY Ym EXCEL
Portland Telegram Com-
luejxial Editor Visits Dis
trict ard Writes Thereof
1 hp commercial editor of the
Portland Telegram visited the
hop yards of the Independence
district and here is what he says:
"Typically favorable, condi
tions for hop culture are probab
ly seen over a wider spread area
in Polk counts than in any other
part of the Willamette valley.
Iii the vicinity of Independence
is the largest hop yard in the
world. In this locality . also are
t be seen many yards in which
hops art given scientific cultiva
tion and where the yild is prob
ably the. largest ' this season of
any p'ace in Oregon, if not on
iha entire Pacific Coast.
Picking hops will commence
September 1 in the yard of Clem
Horst, four mile3 north of Inde
pendence. Containing 507 acres
this is said to be the largest hop
yard in the world. Undoubtedly
. i i . i i
s imc leatures oi uns yaru cnai-
lunge comparison. From 1250
to 15' 0 pickers will be employed
and, betides, a picking machine
will be used. This machine cost
$17,000 to build and, while it re
quire's JO persons to operate it.
the machine picker do. s th
vork of 100 human pickers.
In growth and yield, the hops
.i ii . j - i
ni tne uem Iiorss yaru are ai-
nost phenomenal for qua tity
;jnd quality. The vines are from
10 to 12 feet high and literally
ioaded with hops, presenting a
magnificent si'sht and making
(he picking comparatively easy.
crop of 5000 bales o' hops is
xpected, about the same as last
year's crop, which is equivalent
r'o WW to iwu pouncis io me
icre, states II., N. Ord. theman
iger. The Clem Hoist j arris are pro
vided with model camps for hop
pickers. Wholesome drinki n g
water and sanitary toilets for
mployes of both sexes are ff a
'.ures. In producing such a fine yi-ld
of hops, the management of the
Clem Horst yards paid the plan
ers and cultivators 2 cents for
ach hill producing hops. A f ur
lier reason contributing to the
mrcense yield is that spraying
o eradicate lice was commenced hem much joy and happiness.
July 5 and conlinued four weeks, j
isir g one gallon of spray to each j BRIEF SESSION
olant. Only a little trouble was The city council had a short
caused by reW spiders. ; jess ion yesterday afternoon,
Hop pickers around Indej end- i : rinsacted a little necessary bus
?nce will be paid 40 cents this' ,il4sH ari( Mayi r Walker and
teason. Last year the rate was1 Councilmen Sloper and Hubbard
0 cents, but on account of the: Hked back to the hops,
'ovr selling price of hops this i
year the majority of 'the prow
irs fixed the lower price.
U. A. McLtiUghhn, the hoj
grower declares that it is ititon-
intent to expect that growers;
will gU; more than 12 cert for;
:.his year's hops. "Growers can-
not pay as much this year for;
kicking as formerly w hen better i
prices were obtained for vv,"
he paid- "At 10 rent - a bii.ke.'
a 13-year-old girl c?.n iike jm ;
$2 toJ.Jpcr day, . v. hich pay:
better than anyoth r kird of.
unskilled work that I know of."
) f y f niwriin !j le-k.a'M o a t Vi u
'"white mar." in the hop grow
nff game. He has hd i ho
i rouble with pickers and expects
not.e.
. i - t i- i
By September 1 it is believed
J F
(continued on page 2)
WEDDING BELLS KEPI BUSY
Number of Youn PeopJe Rush Into
Matrimony During the Past Week
An epidemic of marriages set
i i last week and ther is no tell
in when and where tt will end.
Many are threatened ; and m;iny
A lio are not would like to be.
We are hoping for the best. This
"i!umn is an overflow from the
,-ociety page.
A pretty nuptial -vent. that
ushered in September was the
uniting of Miss Neona Roberts
and Mr. Willis Howard Small on
Wednesday at high rutin. The
scene of the wedding was the su
burban home of Mr. and Mrs. E.
'.. Roberts, the bride being their
i.ly daughter.
The living room was a flower
ing mass of vari-cokred sweet
p 'as mingled with ferns, w hile
the decorations in the dining
room were prettily developed m
pink.
Mendelssohn's wed.ling march
vas sweetly played by Miss Ilow
iidofSaltm, and to its strains,
he bride, robed in shimmery
white, carryinr a shower bou
quet of pink sweet peas and
liiaiaennair tern, enitraa me liv
ing room unattended where the
; roam was in waiting with Kev.
W. C. Stewart, pastor of the
tethodist church, who impres
sively spoke the ring service,
::iving Neona Roberts into the
keeping of Willis How ard Small.
Immediately after the ceremo-!
iy a reception was held followed
iy a splendid buffet breakfast.
WHf Lois Hewitt presiding at
;e punch bowl.
Mr. and Mrs. Small left" at
once tor Mewport wnere tney
wll pass their honeymoon, after
a hid: they will be tit home near
I urner, where the groom is a
iccessful agriculturist. Mrs.
inall is a popular Independence
i r I of many charming qualitit-s
.ii J has every capacity to make
'i me life ideal.
The following out of town
iiests attended the wedding:
Grandma" Small, Mr and Mis.
mall and daughh r of Turner,
datives of the gioom, and Mr.
i.-id Mrs. Cliff Roberts and fam
!y and Miss Howard of Salem.
Mr. Albert Cox and Miss Grtce
Bogynska, well known young
iwople, were named Saturday,
Ihey will resid in Independ
ence. Mr. Cox is steward of the
1oose club rooms and his bride
;as been employed attht Heaver
nut. 1 for many months. Bo'h
:,,ive many fri.-nds who wish
DOING WELL I
i
Justice E. T. Htiikle, who hac ;
h iimb amputated at the kneo,
iast wetk, is making Rood time!
i'i bis recovery. It will r.ot bo ;
many days before the judge willi
t with us again. '
FERT PARAGRAPHS
til t!tll" ilU'
r !irlli of .!!!
c the lifllw of til
i "t -ron- leas
fl- mx-My itt f tii-Kllnif iiu to
f (-omuii'it wi.i U will, of i-ourvo. ( the
fl'l.(.'0 llilllll'M Uli'l It"
jit niilroHili.
Ifvr ( btilMlug
,u Ui(, 0im,t. (,t ni!r ,.r ri)
f u,i .unir.v u-'. the ni. nw.
ho ) m-ry i-n't w-t
:
Kii'IuikI ' 'i!i dr. Imt ln!irTil to
tl.'e r'in iiinl k'i..i mill, but hi-
CTrrt iinike u.m t
HIE HOPS
& HOPPERS
SECOND" BUSY WEEK
All Hands ricking; Crop
Less Than Last Year; Police
Keep Busy; Business Good
All hands now picking.
14c. was offered for fuggles
this week. Nobody would let go
for i hat price.
The crop id short compared
w ith last year. It is too early to
estimate the shortage.
"Only two Johnnies helped me
pick, today", sighed a girl last
night. A pretty face and smile
uets the checks.
The hop checks are piling up
ri the stores around town. Most
. t' the merch;:nU report a better
business than lr.it year.
It has threat nd to rain for
MVtral days. 1 !o rain it wanted.
V rule a little would do no harm,
u lot would be disastrous.
The poatollice is rammed
t rami, id and jammed. Two
thousand bop pickers expect a
I ostal card every day and call to
t it it has arrived.
There is a scarcity of pickers.
LOO mor could find work.
' here is not as many local pao
1 ie picking as in former yars.
Arch Sloptr ays he tould use
1 00 more.
The experts widely differ over
i ne volume of this year's crop.
! lie maximum in 100,000 and the
uinimum is 100,000. Opinion
ieiiis to be that the net profits
. ill be th Bam regardless ol
tie size of the orop.
John Montuomery of Eugone,
. ho lived in Independence thirty
eiirs sgo and has nevr visited
. i since, arrived Monday night
a ith his family and wil pick
..ops for recreation. "Some dlf
ierenca in thirty years," says
dr. Montgomery, "1 didn't ki ow
the place."
There are eighteen police of
ficers on the job. Saturday
night after the city jail was filled
ihe dog pound was used. When
the pound would hold no more,
he river bank was utilized. The
bunch in the pound broke a win
dow and made their escape dur
i:.g the TiigM-
A pretty maid in picking hops,
puts in the vines and ail the tops,
turns In siateen boxes every day,
that's the way to make it pay.
1 his was her dream, but in real
ty: When a pretty maid in pick
tig hops, puts in th vinei and
i !l the topB, shea quick iy
Vanned. ueti no cash, has to
uke a job at slinging hash.
Wednesday's Portland Oregor
u,n. The most unsatisfactory re
ports come from the Aurora, Sil-
verton. Sheridan and J'alliton
i i- etions, where the abandoned
acreage will nfl.arge. lneinue
' pumlenc section, one of the
; most imjoriant in the state, a p.
' pears to iave suffered least, but
1 conditions there cannot be called
' x iod. Picking ataried yesterday
in several os the large Independ
ence yards, and the reports that
c;irne in last niwht were that the
pickers were K''i"K through them
at a rapid rat", indicalir.g a thin
lr,p crop, it is feared that many
of the pickers wbo have gene up
from this city will be disappoint
ed in finding work. .
IADY BUGS BOTHER PICKERS
But a Burf That Would Bite a Pretty Girl
'Cause She's Plckln' Hops U No Lady
TO VISIT SCHOOLS
In the interest of the county
fair. County Superintendent Sey
mour will visit the schools of the
county 1 1 tne time given neiow.
I'upils, parents, teachers and
school oflicers are requested to
be at tht ir school houses to meet
them.
Thursday, Sept. 0 - Highland,
Da. m.; Parker, Hi a m.j Hop-
tie. It a. m.; Huena Vista, 1 p.
in.; ouver, z p. in.; vauoy v iew,
3 p. m ; Airlie, 4 p. m.
Saturday, Sept. 11 Monmouth
i0:30e. m.; Independence, 2 p.
in.
"THE SPY" WAS NOT
A young man w ho was draw-
ii g pictures of scenea in this
jighborhood, aroused the curi
sily of the police and they eyed
iim aeveral days suspiciously.
"Maybe a foreign spy," says
hey, so the chief tapped him on
he shoulder and says, "young
ellow, come along." He was
d into the presence of the court
.nd the third degree adminis-
tred. The young man proved
is connection with an eastern
ieture concern and everybody
fvlt relieved.
"LAMBS" KEEP STILL
The Beaver-Portland cement
lant at Gold Hill will be operat
d. The Oswego plant is now
to be heara from. Woodburn In
dependent. When you hear from it, let us
know. It doesn i appear this
was promoted to be heard from.
Stock was sold up and down this
valley. Woodburn, Dallas, In
dependence, Salem ami Corvalhs
l ave it. The buyerB don't want
people to know they were lambs.
They keep still and as long as
they remain silunt the Portland
promoters aren't going to start
iiiy thing. -Corvallis Courier.
CRISIS OVER
Germany has promised to
'submarine" no more American
-hips without warning: and the
crisis is over.
GARRISON SILENT ON ARMY PLANS UNTIL THEY ARE COMPLETE
THREAT TO
"BULL" PRICE
BY HEAVY CONSUMER
''Mr. Anheuser-Busch"
To Take a Million Tons At
25c. DeArmond To Pay ,
"I'm Anheuser-Busch. Tell
the hp growers of Independ
ence that I'm here to buy a mil
lion tons at 25 cents a pound,"
said a man w ho entered the Mon
itor office yesterday.
"Bring Vru in'" he shouted,
"and Uoy DeArmond will pay
'em the money. Roy is an old
friend of mine and never turns
a check down."
Mr. AnheiiBer-Busch was evi
dently a heavy consumer of hops
himself and had come into the
Monitor office by mistake. While
he is trying hard to boost the
price by personal consumption it
is doubtful if the market will tip
any because of his effort
DIED
John II. Collins, an old and re
spected resident of Independ
ence, died at his home on Mon
mouth street, Saturday, Auk. 28,
at the age of 74 jears and six
months. The funeral was held
at the residence, being conducted
t y Dr. J. R. N. Bell. Intrment
in the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
Mr. Collins came to Oregon in
1874 and made his home in Inde
pendence. He leaves a widow
and four sons.
EDITOR'S ILL LUCK
Our fellow sufferer in the field
of journalism, D. E. Stitt, of the
Monmouth Herald, has been ail
ing of late, no doubt due to an
over production of sweet corn
which fond subscribers are forc
ing upon'ihim. The horse editor
of the Monitor called upon him
Monday and prescribed, so he
will improve swiftly from now
on. Mr. Stitt has the Monitor's
wishes for a speedy return to
good he alth.
f .1
Barryman in Whinglon 8tr.