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! INDEPENDENCE MONITOR THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS" VOL 4 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915 NO. 3 TV0 FOR DELEGATES INDEPENDENCE MEN E. E Paddock and O. A. Macy To Represent Polk At State Conference 0. A. Macy and E. E. Paddock of Independence will be two of the five delegates from Polk county to attend the state con ference for the purpose of con sidering the land grant case, which will be held in the state home on September 16. The other Polk eounty delegates are Walter Tooze of Dallas, Waldo Finn of McCoy and Ira Merling of Fall City. This conference will be one of the most important ever keld in the state and is for the purpose ef expressing the state senti ment relative to the disposition of the lands in question. There seems to be a wiJe difference of opinion and the conference may be exciting. It is feared that polities may enter into its' delib eration and "color" the result. The Portland Journal alleges that a "eut and dried" program has been decided upon and the "steam roller" will be used to eliminate opposition to the plans of the Witbycombe administra tion. TALKING BRIDGE AGAIN The county courts of Polk and Marion eeunties are again con ferine; and figuring on building a new bridge over the Willa mette at Salem. Marion stands ready to pay two-thirds of the cost but a financial embarass ment on the part of Polk causes its legislative body to hesitate. DIED Euniee Hoffman, the 9-year-olil daughter of Mrs. Ethel Buf fum, died at Horst Bros.' camp No. 1 on Tuesday, Aug. 31. She was sick but a lew hours. Mrs. W. H. Houghton tells the MonU tor that the little girl was a favorite among the pickers and that her death cast a spell of gloom over the entire camp. LOOKING AFTER llJM?-r ( IMS" , y ""n? IT J m ' am coie s -J" f u V VJ Y s le FiA1 FANCY SHOOTERS COMING Ad Topperwaa and Wife Will B In Independence Tuesday, Sept. 2 1 Mr., and Mrs. Ad Topperwan, "premier fancy and trick shots of the world," will give a dem onstration of their ability In In dependence on Tuesday, Sept 21, at2e'olock.-, The local Gun club is planning on making the afternoon one of enjoyment by adding a trap -ihoot in which ail may enter. PLACE OF ACCIDENTS F, M. Brewn believes an auto hospital located on his farm north of Independence would be a profitable establishment be cause of the frequent accidents that occur on the road there. In most cases when two auto mobiles want to run into each other, they pick out this particu lar spot to do it. Last Friday, a touring car ran into a horse and buggy there throwing the driver, Elmer Chase, out. Sun day afternoon, a touring car and a Ford, going in opposite direc tions, both went into the ditch to avoid a head-on collision be cause a team occupied the center of the road at the spot where they should pats. It took the owners three hours to get their machines righted. Mr. Brown does not have to come to town when he craves excitement. All he has to do is to sit on one of his hop houses and await for a collision. Then to add to the; pleasure of the occasion, the verbal arguments that follow as to who is to blame are usually interesting. 1 VIGOROUS AT 92 Mrs. Sarah Helmick and Mrs. James Helmick, both of Albany, were guests of Mrs. Verd Hill the middle of last week. Although past her ninety-sec ond birthday, grandma Helmiek made the trip from Jher home to Independence by automobile and thoroughly enjoyed it. While visiting at the farm on the Luckiamutte, Grandma spent a day at the Tedrow hopyard and enjoys telling her friends aWntthe box of hops she picker a bushel box it happened to be, but that is her joke. Both Grandma and Mrs. Jas. Helmick are old Polk County residents having lived for years at the Helmick bridge on the Luckiamutte. C. UNCLE'S COMFORT. Osborn m Richmond Tim- OitpJtch INDEPENDENCE IIOPjNDUSTRY AN OREG0N1AN STORY Large Yard Crops Good and Yield of 25,000 Bales Is General Expectation The principal hop region adja cent to Independence and paral leling the Willamette River on the edge of Polk and Marion counties is about ten miles from Salem and 70 miles from Port land, south. It is here, in a ra dious of five miles, using Inde pendence as a center, that there are, roughly, 3000 acres devoted to hopraising this year. About 225 pickers are required to the 100 acres. When the yards are full manned there will be about 7000 persons at work. Nearly 3000 of them will come from Portland, the ' rest from nearby towns and the South. At this time all of the yards are short-handed, due, it is said, to the earliness of the season, causing, an overlapping with the grain harvest, and to a cut from 50 cents to 40 cents per box by the growers for the picking. As it is, the growers are paying the highi st price they can bear. Greater activity by hop pests, the red spider, honey dew and the hop lice, has caused almost continual spraying. The price outlook for 1915 non-contracted hops is not encouraging; neither t3 it depressing. The average hop man will - say that the price will be somewhere between 10 cents and 40 cents. Ten cents is reckoned as the bottom priee, because it will cost 10 cents to get the hops "in the bale" this year. The growers say the price this year will depend mainly on the follnwina: The ability of the Hopgrowers' Association to con troll a majority of the supply; the buying activity of the Lon don market; the quantity and quality of the general output. There is no doubt that market equilibrium will be brought about in time by the formation of hopgrowers' associa t i o n s. Hep men agree that if a fair percentage of the supply can be controlled the business can be made conservative. Any way, these associations which now have taken definite form are eliminating the (middleman by selling directly to the brewer. J. S. Cooper, of Independence, who is engaged in association work, is of the opinion that 50 per cent of the non-contracted hops will be lined up by the as sociation this year. If London firms come briskly in the market and cheerfully pay the excessive extra cost of war insurance, high exchange and prohibitive freight rates, the price will be good. It is evident lhat there is a shot tage of hops in the country generally, but the quality is excellent This ought to make far better prices cer tainly. Contrary to some reports, the crop around Independence is both heavy and of high quality. C. A. McLaughlin, big owner and a man whose opinion is giv en much consideration, says his yard will average 1400 pounds per acre and believes about 2.J000 bales will be shipped from the country tributary to Independ ence. When one realizes that 7000 persons' economic welfare is yearly in a way dependent upon POLICE 00 CREDITABLE WORK Besides Handling Army of Drunks, They Have To Look rer Crooks Chief Parker and his force have handled the "policing" in a vf ry creditable manner. They have maintained order rigidly and the streets have been free f drunken nuisances and brawls. Other than the drunks, there are a number of crooks here but nothing has been pulled off so far as known that the officers lid not "nip" the guilty parties. "Accomodations" at the city jail have been taxed to the limit and to have a dozen in at the same Mime is not uncommon. Officer Feagles arrested eight all at the same time Tuesday night. Quick time was made last Sat urday in capturing a sneak thief. A suit case containing $75 worth. of jewelry was left unguarded in a "buguy for a moment. It dis appeared and the entire police force began a search for the thief. Chief Ptrker was sure that an attempt would be made to sell some of the loot and post ed the second hand dealers. His deduction was 'correct and in less than an hour and a half after the theft occurred, the thief wan wearing a pair of handcuffs and was On his way to Dallas. Most of the stolen property was found hidden near the S. P. depot. j An individual wanted at Al bany for larceny and forirery was picked up Sunday. Chief Parker says there is another bad actor with the pen here at the present time. The moter cop has been a busy man. He stops several speedy ones every day who make a contribution to the city. As the motor cop gets half the fines he is not complaining of "poor business." MAKING AN "EXAMPLE" We learn from the official or gan of the county court that the wife of the county assessor, dep uty in the office, was "docked" part of her August salary be cause she was absent from duty. The Observer says that "the county court believes that it should have value received from county officials as well as from other sources." But why pick on the wife of the eounty asses sor? Has she been the only person on the county pay roll who has been absent from duty? How about the others who have bten "vacationing" and junket ing? DIDN'T CATCH HIM The police overlooked some thing Tuesday afternoon. A suspicious looking fellow from Dallas by the name of Orr, as sisted by local parties, entered an Independence house in broad daylight and took away a piano. it, he is reminded that it has be come a mighty institution in Oregon. An Oregon homebullder w&s there from somewhere on a tim ber claim or homestead in the Siletz River country. He was picking in the Cooper y(ird with his wife and ten children, and together they averaged 50 boxts a day. The 120. after theco't of living was paid, netted them, he said, $16. The mother said they hoped to make near $300, if the picking held out. This mon--y was spent for clothes and Bchooi books. She also said she hoped she could manage to let Anna take music lessons this year. Portland Oregonian, THE HOPS & HOPPERS THE THIRD BUSY WEEK Number of- Smaller Yards WIU Finish This Week; Full Week More For Others 20c. wanted. Fowler's restaurant fed over 700 last Saturday. To facilitate hand'ing in shipp ing, larger bales are propi sed. "Bigger and better than ever" is the report from the Wigrich. There is still a pickers. 300 more work. shortage of could find Because of last night's fires, all the yards will take extra pre cautions. 100.000 bale is now the con- sirvative estimate of the 1915.. yield in Oregon. The first sale of the 1915 crop took place in California Monday. The price was 12i cents. A min.ber ef the smaller yards will finish picking this week. The larger yards have a week or more. It has been an ideal year for picking so far. No rain to mad ly the yards or make camp life llsagreeable. F. M. Brown wf showing a freak in hops this week. Leaves were sprouting and growing in the hop itself. Officials of the association are confident that the association itl be able to handle the mar ket with profit to the members. Last week the Monitor spoke of the nihiden who in picking !iop3, put in the leaves and all the tops. Well-she is picking )et,'but not enough to really sweat. The Aurora Observer says that the quality of tho hops in that section "appears to be a strong redeeming feature of the crop and will prove a valuable aid in establishing the market at i.i fair price." A threatened strike in the Mc- Carty yard across the river was nipped Monday, Marion county officials assisting. A demand for more pay caused the trouble The leaders were banished and the pickers went back to work Portland News: Either the times ere better or else the plain people have learned how to live without work; otherwise how comes It that for the first time in Oregon there are thousands of hoD Dickers wanted and no - applieants? There were 50K) in Independ ence Saturday nfght. 'Tain jless" Parker extracted teeth 'free of charge, the Pentiai stttl i members sang,' prayed and ! preached, there was an automo j bile congestion on every eorner land dozens of spooney couple ; paraded the streets. I If the maiden, who in picking .hops, puts in tl.e leaves and all the tops, had not such a pretty ; way, eh would not be picking hops today; but she has the !sweetet smile and works the I dimples all the while; poor check man. she's got his goat, the j boss's, too, we're pained to note TUK OF RECALL REVIVED This Tlmo County Surveyor It In the Net; County Court Recall Slumbers According to tho news reports from Dallas sent to outside news papers, recall proceedings against Surveyor Canfkld are threaten ed. Why recall him? Right or wrong, the county court seems lo be getting along reasonably well without his services. The attempted recall of the county court bus almost died away. There is, however, a possibility of its booming alive again. The next time, (if over there is a next time), there will be more general? and likely more privates, altlto there was no shortage of the later in General Cunfield's army. But the district attorney has promised a grand 'jury investi gation of the whole smear. Then perhaps we will learn a whole ot we don't know but would like to know. TO MEET SEYMOUR As announced in the Monitor last week, County Superintend ent Seymour will meet the par nts, teachers! and pupils at the school house Saturday afternoon at 2o'clwck, to make arrange ments for the school exhibit at the county fair, BANK PROSPEROUS At a meeting of the directors ..f ths Independence National liank one day last week, a semi annual dividend of six percent vvaa declared. . v , COMING ATTRACTION An attraction of considerable prominence will be the Full Milli nery Opening tomorrow after noon at both shops. GRAND JURY TO MEET The grand jury convenes next Wednesday and haa a grist of work before it. There are five prisoners in the county jail awaiting its condemnation or mercy. Then a complete investi- gation of the surveyor-county court difficulty is expeet to be made, let the ships fall where they may. THE ANNIVERSARY TOmST. m fm pr SIRE BURNS BARNS & HOPS THREE THIS MORNING Barns With Horses At Wig rich; Hop House With Crop At Ruef's and Young's Two large horse barns at the Wigrich ranch were destroyed by fire this morning, including five head of horses. The other hors es were reseued. The origin of the fire is unknown but it is thought to b due to carelessness of some smoker. There is seme insurance. At about the time the Wigriuh barns were burning, Earl Ruef's hop house containing his 1915 crop was distroyed. It was in sured, At 9 o'clock this morning, fire was discovered in E.'M. Young's hop house in which his 1915 crop was stored. He had just finish ed picking yesterday. His loss will be covered by insurance. Humors that other hop houses were burned are not true. - - DIED Mrs. Martha Ann Alexander died at the home of her daugh ter.'Mra. W. A. Scott, south of Independence, Monday. She was 78 years old and came by ox team lo Oregon in 18G5, The funeral was held in the Baptist church Tuesday and interment in the Odd Fellows' cemetery. Her life was an eventful one full of charity and good deeds. Every acquaintance was a friend. She is survived by nine chil dren: J. 11. Alexander and Mrs. A. S. Locke ef Portland, W. N. Alexander, Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. D. P. Stapleton. P. It. Alexander and Mrs. James Simonton of Independence. Mrs. J. W. Scott of Monmouth and Mrs. John Stapleton of Mon tana. The Monitor always leads. Nelson in 8t Paul Pionw-Piw