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INDEPENDENCE MONITOR "THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS" VOL.4 INDEPENDENCE, FOLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1915 NO. 12 OLD BRIDGE ISJPENED NOW BEING REPAIRED Remarkable How Strong It Got When Folk County Re fused To BuiM New One The bridge over the Willa mette at Salem was opened to traffic Monday morning. There will be some restrictions and watchmen will regulate the traf fic. By. the alarming reports that were heard two weeks ago it was judged that the bridge was tottering and was about to fall into the river, but it appears that as soon as it was ascertained that Polk county would not as sist in building a new bridge, the old structure was considera bly strengthened and the con clusion was reached that with some repairing it could be used for ordinary traffic. Work of repairing was commenced this week and the total cost is esti mated at about $1500. TO OUR READERS . Every farrily in this county is now a subscriber to various mag azines and newspapers. The to tal amount of money paid for these publications probably amounts to several thousand dol lars annually. It is money well spent, of course, because we must have something for the family to read. But if you can save about seventy-five per cent of this money, and still have all the papers and magazines you want, it is worth considering, is it not? We have made arrangements whereby we can save this com munity hundreds of dollars by merely ordering their reading matter through our office. Our best offer is a clutCof four mag azines with your own paper for only $1.50 a year. You will find this big offer ad vertised on another page of this paper. Look up the advertise ment and read all about this re markable offer. Send us your order right in mail it, telephone ' it, or bring it to us, and we will fix it up at once so that you can get your magazines. " SYNONYMOUS. ' AMERICA FIRST ' ftr- 1!W SAFETY FIRST. Wit a Ml with Mi l PROFIT IN RllSINS HOGS Warren McGowen Has the Figures To Prove He Made $23.58 on One Porker Warren McGowen, of Inde pendence, Or., is a Polk County boy who won a grand prize of fered by William Daughtrey, of the Portland Union Stockyards Company, for the best records made in the pork production con test. Master McGowen became so interested in bis pig club work that he stayed at home to take care of his pigs while the rest of the family went to the Coast. His cost and profit sheet fol lows: Cost of brood sow or pig... $32. 07 Rent of building, yards used by pigs 60 Cost of feed 540 lbs. shorts at 2c per lb. $10.80 2 sack3 ground wheat at $1.40 per sack... 2.80 3 barrels buttermilk at 30c vee barrel 90 Value of pasture used 1 acre at $5 5.00 Value of labor required 20 hours at 10c : 2.00 Total cost of raising pig or pigs $54.17 Total gain, live weight, per pig, llto pounds, ozo pounas. Cost per pourd gain, live weight $4.40 per hundred. Receipts Value of brood sow $10.00 Value of pig or pigs on hand 37.75 Total income from pig or pigs 77.75 Total cost of pig or pigs.... 54.17 Net profit 23.58 Sunday's Portland Oregonian. AUTOS IN POLK In Polk county, Oregon, some eighty miles have been oiled this summer and many new roads added as aid to dairy farmers and ranchers who are heavy buy ers of motor ears. Every thir tieth person in Polk county owns a car, 116 new cars having been purchased in that county so far this year. Good roads and the purchase of ears are, as one might Bay, twin conditions, the one calling for the other. Ore gon farmer. MARRIES TWO PAIR Rev. G. C. Birtchet, accom panied by his wife, went to Al bany Wednesday night where he started two pair on the road to happiness by uniting them in matrimony. The double bill was a very elaborate affair. I j otarratt in Nr York Tribuno. BOY IS GOOD DAIRYMAN WINS GRAND PRIZE His Experiences and Re snlts He Obtained Make Very Interesting Reading Earl R. Cooley, of lndepend ence, is a rom uuniy noy wno . n . ,1 is getting started risht in tlu dairy business. His milk, feed and butter fat records on the cows in his father's herd won him the grand prize offered by C. C. Colt, president of the Un ion Meat Company, Portland. "I first got interested in dairy herd record keeping when Pro fessor W. A. Barr, of theOregan Agricultural College, came to Bethel School and explained to us about the record keeping," he writes. He also explained Babcock resting. "I entered for the record-keeping project. "We have two dirferentbreeds of dairy cows, registered Ayr shirea and grade Jerseys. We have found a great deal of diff erence between the two breeds. The Ayrshire8 are hearty eatere and will eat what you give them, while tho Jersey will mince away and look for something a little better. The Ayrshire is more of a rustler. TheyJ will browse from trees and bushes and are always hunting for something to eat, while the Jer- sies will be up to the gate wait ing to get into the barn to see if vou haven't got something bet ter for them. "When the cattle are in the barn you cannot help noticing how nervous the Jersey is be side the Ayrshire. Of course we all know that the Jerseys give the most amount of butter fat to the amount of milk. But that is not all that we are i f ter. We want the skimmed milk to feed our piga and yound calves. "I was quite undecided what cows I would enter in on record keeping for the first month. The cows that 1 would like td enter were not fresh. I entered two Jerseys that had been giving milk for some time and were not ?iving us much as they should. 4 "The Ayrshires are well-bred stock. I fed my cows that were giving milk what the Oregon Agricultural College calls a baU anced ration and the cows that are not giving milk also get a balanced ration, but somewhat different. I weigh the milk three times a month on the 5th, 15th and 25th. I milk my cows around 5:30 in the morning and 6 o'clock at night and test once eaeh month. "There was a little change of feed from January to February. I did not feed quite so much hay as-1 did during January. I fed my cows more kale and roots in place of so much hay. i he test of February varied some from that of Jaiuary, as I have read, it is due to the change of feed. March 14 I started pasturing my cows on woods pasture. I cnarged it in my record at the rate of 50 cents a month for each cow. "For the month of March I weighed the feed and milk and tested the same as uual. April 1 I started feeding the cowa not quite as much dry feed, for the green grass had begun to grow. I did not feed roots during the month of March, for they were .ii a .u February. "During the month of May we FARMERS ARE SEEKING LIGHT Proposal To Extend Electricity To Buena VistailFifty Patrons Wanted It is not at all improbable that the Oregon Power Co. will ex tend its system south to Buena Vista and give electric service not only to the people of that village but to the farmers who live around the way. At a meeting last Friday evening be tween A. L. Martin, the Oregon Power Co. manager, "and a num ber of residents of Buena Vista and favmers living south of In dependence, Mr. Martin agreed to extend the system- from Inde pendence to Buena Vista if fifty patrons could be 1 secured. A committee is now canvass ing the field for the required fifty and there is every reason to believe that it will be successful. It will only bt a question of time until every farmer in Polk coun ty may have electric lights if he desires. MEN'S CLUB A Men's Club was organized in Independence List Monday night. It is to be only of a so cial and educational nature. Meetings will be held every oth er Tuesday night, the next one to be held on Nov. 23, at the Methodist church. The program committee consists of Cliff Mc- Beth, E. E. Tripp, Billy Mc Ad ams, H. Sauer and G. O. Birtch et. POLK GETS SECOND Polk county received second prize at the recent Lands Prod ucts Exposition in Portland. In announcing the awards, the ehief judge said: "Polk county, second, with a most beautiful xhibit tells in no uncertain terms that the prune and hop in dustries are their leading fea tures. This, with a most mag nificent display of grains and grasses, with tl.e various fruits and garden products, completes their artistic display." DOC'S LANGUAGE Doc. Butler, the massive med ico of Independence, rode on the escalator, a new set of movable stairs, at Portland last week. When Doc. told the tale to Mrs. Butler, who makes the best uckleberry pie in Polk county, he called the ascending contriv ance an, "exaeperator." Dallas Observer. CONSOLIDATION There is considerable senti ment favorable to the consolida tion of Monmouth, Lewisviile and Buena Vista Granges. fed green vetch to our cows. I valued it in my record at $4.00 a ton. We planted during JMay a half acre of mangel beets to feed our cows, to get them in iBi2zle and had the fire reached shape for the coming State Fair, j j,,ulj & Johnson's store, per We also pla-ted an acre of ruta- j thjg wonld baye bwu bagas and three cres of fieUl , . . . . . corn to feed the cow. during the burn-J. A number ofgl.se coming winter. Mruf,u Wfcr broken, the one on "I have spent many night; the Monitor building' being the during thii summer working on jargist one. this record keeping, but I do not ; Tfaat porton of Goldman's regret on minute of the time : k out b voluntwr that I have spent. I know the, ... . .u n, ,.;,, f, was deposited around pronuiacu cows that are not paying loi ( their feed and th.-y'are the ones.ou.ily and there is no doubt but we are selling off. I also know j what some of it was stolen. Mr. that I have improved in my (joidman sys there is one thing writing by trying so many j ht g!a(J of arid lhat it that tU t!T.8; , . ' t i j fire didn't start in his store. "I feel that if I do not win a . prize at the different fairs with th Fluke & Joh" this project that I know I have'10'1' wti camd out wj'h i t. ti.a ..runM 1 'have had In feeding and care tf 'my cows." Sunday Oregonian. FIRE BURNS HALF BLOCK LOSS IS NEAR $25,000 Five Business Institutions Wiped Out When Old Wood Building Goes Up In Smoke Fire Saturday morning, start ing at 3 o'clock, destroyed an Independende land mark, the old hotel building, corni'i' of C and Second streets. Tho build ing belonged to J. M. Stark ot Fugene. The tenants burned out were, Mrs. Hexford, rooming house; Max Goldman, general merchandise; Tom flart, ciar store; C. W. Townsend,' barber shop and A. Whitney's saloon. i'he confiagation was stopped at Fowler's restaurant which was nearly destroyed. A portion of the merehanuise and fixtures were removed from each of the places. The tjtal loss is esti mated at $25,000, about half cov ered by insurance. The fne started on the second tloor oi the building apparently in a bed room that was not be ing oceupied that night. The old wooden structure burned like oil and in twenty minutes after the alarm was turned in it was e mass of flames. It was due to the strenuous and heroic work of the firemen and considered very lucky that the flames were slopped where they were. No body thought there was the least chance of saving the Fluke & Johnson store and the Cooper saloon. Mrs. Rexford and sev eral of her roomers saved noth ing but the clothes they hastily put on when the alarm was giv en. Three different people have told the Monitor that they saved vlrs. Rex ford. Manager A. L. Martin arrived Irom Dallas within forty minutes and personally took charge at the pumping station. Over three millions of gallons were used. For a few minutes just at a critical time, there waa no water, but this was due to a switch ef wells at a pumping station. After the change the pressure was better than ever. Mr. Martin declares that II smaller nozzles were used, the pressure would be greater and better results obtained. The heat made the buildings on the north side of C street cauaeo. intni some io. Temporary quarters for E. N, (Continued en last page) REPORTS ARE ERRONEOUS No New Business In the Mop Market; Association Controlled Factor Trading in hops is not being conducted in this state upon at elaborate a scale as reported in ome quarters. It can be sid upon the best of authority that there is absolutely no new busi ness coming, and such buying .s has btH?n done in the last sev eral weeks has been for the pur pose ol covet i-.ig old export or ders. Much of the business reported us .new was closed during last eek, most of it in the eurly part. Some of the alleged purchases made then buve since been re ji'oted. Portland Telegram. The wisdom of the Oregon i.opgrowers in loaning a holding association this year has been amply demonstrated by the course the market has taken Jutely. The withdrawal from the market of such a large block ol aops as the association controls has brought on a squeeze of the short interest, the like of which they have rut known for years. But for the sales made by grow- i.rs ouisiue me association mere .s little doubt that prices would oe still higher and the pinch more acute. The uncovered short account appears to be much larg er than was expected, it is causing the speculators no little worry and they are now bidding against each other in their etf oris to get hops of a quality good enough to fill their orders. Oregonian. BUSINESS CHANCE G. C. Skinner has purchased the interests of W. C. Cheney in the Independence Garage and Mr. Skinner will conduct the business in the future. Mr. Cheney will go toCorallis which i greatly to his liking s he is an O, A. C. student and has de sired for soma time to return to the college town and live in the shadow of his alma mater. DIG TIME COMING It is expected that when the ity council convenes next Friday evening to make the tax levy that it will show to a packed house. THE GORDIAN KNOT. Fflll I t.- r. .,:;- tZrr-- j-jj :.zr &tj T'S AN ILL WINDTHAT BL9WS JJOBODY GOOD Th New That Will Replace the Old WU1 Be Bigger, Better and Safer APPROPRIATE FOK FAIR It is reported from the county court room that because of numerous objections, no ap propriation will be made for county fair purposes next year. As one of the first, if not the first, who spoke out loud regard ing the deficiency of the last county fair, the Monitor hopes that a moderate appropriation Ail) be made. Wo are quite sure the city of Dallas has learned a valuable lesson and that county fairs in the future will be "worthjwhile'' because Dallas will see to it that they are. Then change the date of the i'olk County fair so it will not come so close to the State fair and all will be well, -- e- - CANDIDATES H. H. Fletcher is endorsed by a number of citizens for coun "ilman and it is presumed that he will yield to their plea ana" consent to be a candidate. Mike Goetz has an enthusias tic following who seem determ ined to push him into the race whether he wishes it or not. SEEKS DAMAGES L. A. Holbrook of Monmouth has commenced suit for $1800 damages against A. Nelson and wife. This is the sequel to an acoidfnt occurring on Oct. 1, when Harry Nelson driving a Ford and Mr. Holbrook driving a horse collided on tho road be tween Independence and Mon mouth. A newspaper says that in tho Willamette Valley winter begina in January and spring in Febru ary. j Cttar in Nw York Sun.