POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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MID ADVERTiSEMEKTl
FOB count r COMMISSIONER
John S. liohannon of Independence
announce! bis candidacy for the office
of eeurity tuiii.niauioner at the comirK
primary election, suhjeet to the will of
the liemotratie vot.rs of ViAk eountjr .
f OH DISTRICT ATTORNEY
I herehy announce my candidacy for
tha repulliean nomination for tho oflii w
of District Attorney. If nominated
and lecUM, 1 ahall enforce all laws
as I find them without fear or favor,
and in a juit, conscientious manner.
I will give to tha County'a affairs the
lama careful, conscientious attention 1
would give to the affairs of private
client a. ( respectfully solicit your
support, and if nominated and elected,
will devote my entire time to giving
you an administration of the affuii a of
tbia office such aa may reward you for
the truit and confidence placed in me.
WALTER L. TOOZE, Jit.
To lepublkan Vuttri of Polk County:
I am candidate fur District Attor
ney of said County, and if nominated
and elected, J pledge myself to dili
gently and fnitlifully attend to all the
duties pertaining to said office, and will
fearlessly enforce all tha laws tn an
impartial manner. I respectfully ask
yoar support at the primary election
liny l'J.VM. 11. F. SWOi'K.
TO THI VOTERS OF POLK COUNT?
I am a candidate for School Superin
tendent of this county subject to the
will of the Republican voters at the
Primary Election in May.
I will not Impair the efficiency of our
school system, but will run the ollice as
economically as is possible under our
present laws. W. I. REYNOLDS.
TO VOTERS OF POLK COUNTY
I hereby snnounce myself as a repub-
ican candidate for the offiee of County
i'ressurer, subject to the will of the
roters at the primary election in May
and respectfully solicit your support.
MRS. WINNIE BRAVES.
TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS
Having snuounced my candidacy for
the noniir.atiori for county treasurer at
the primary May VJ, I moat respect
fully solicit the support of all republi-cans.
A. V. K. SNY'lKR.
FOI COUNTY CLKKK
I hereby aunoonco my candidacy for
the republican nomination for the oflice
of County Clerk of Polk county and
ask the support of the voters at the
primary election. May VJ.
t 1. HOLMAN.
TO THE VOTERS OF POtK COUNTY
I hereby announce myself a candi
date fur the office of County Surveyor
of i'oik County subject to the wiil of
the Republican voters at the Primary
election May ID. I reapectfully solicit
your euppert.
C. It. CAN HELD,
Present Incumbent.
FOR REPRESENT ATIV
I have filed aa a candidate for the
office of representative from I'oik
county subject to the decision of the
republican voters of the primary elec
tiou, May 19, lwlti, and respectfully ao
lirit your support.
CONRAD STAKRIN.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE
I anaounco myself a candidate for
member of the legislative assembly
from I'oik county upon a platform ol
economy, good roads, lower taxes and
the elimination of freak laws, and
most respectfully solicit the support of
republicans in the primary of May 19,
MRS. ELLA J. MhiTZGtR
THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
AN INDfcPHVOKNT Nl-WSPAI'UK
Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County
Oregon, on Friday.
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Independence, Oregon, Friday, May 5, 1916
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In a communication to several newspapers, C.
C. Kuney of Salem starts out by saying-: "In a
recent issue of the Independence Monitor it is
stated that the 'Republican machine' in Salem
has brought about the nomination of C. S. Moores
as secretary of state." Now, The Monitor, did
not state what Mr. Kune says it did. We do
not know whether or not there is a "Republican
machine" in Oregon, but if there is, we are quite
sure that it is not the personal property of Gover
nor Withycombe and can be used by him to de-
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KArJllUMtY IN
When Christy's dead a hundred yenrs, the fans will still
discuss his play, rind sigh, while shedding briny tears,
"There ore no men like htm today I He used the brains
behind his brow, and gava the foe a grievous jar; the
chroniclers have told us how he
was for years and years a star.
Great pitchers came and cut soma
grass, and died, and then forgotten
were; he saw them come, and saw
them pass, and still kicked up a
mighty stir." The chroniclers will
also tell how Christy, when a game
was played, filled up the pipe he
loved so well, to soothe his nerves,
all tired and frayed. He smoked
Tuxedo every time, the critic's
smoke, the mild and rare, Tuxedo
fragrant and sublime, the cool,
sweet smoke beyond compare.
prive Ben Olcott of a second term which he has
certainly earned and deserves. Mr. Moores is
undoubtedly all right, but consciously or uncon
sciously he is backed hy the wrong crowd. The
people will defeat Mr. Moores at this primary
because . they are tired of Withcombe, his follies
and mistakes.
Mark Weatherford of -Albany has been marked
as the opponent of our congressional misfit, Mr.
Hawley, and if the better man wins in November
it will be Weatherford.
CHURCHES
CHRISTIAN
F. Claude Stephens, Pastor
Service for f,ord s D-y, May. 7.
bible Hchool at 18 . m.
Divine worship 1) a. m. Theme:
"American Missions."
Christian E ideavor at 7:00 p. ra.
Evening Evangelistic services 8:00.
8pecial for Bible School: A talk on
Chinese Missions by one who has re
turned from that important fi Id.
Enjoy these services with us.
METHODIST
W. C. STEWART, Pastor.
1(1 a. in. Sunday School
Tha new contest was oil in fuii swi; g
last Sunday. The Reds earned 310
points against the Blurs' 400. Tbe
boys had better be present i.i f jU farce
next Sunday or there will be trouble
in camp.
Sunday School meets next Soadajr at
10 a. m. At 11 a. m. the pastor snSi
preach to the yeung fulaa taii-jr for
his topic, "The Mysterious Rirs." Tbe
choir will present excellent mine Tbe
Epworth League will be cordate-!
7 p. m. by Miss Anna Cuthbert. 9 p.
m. is the 1'opular Service. Tfcr tu
a fine big conirrtgation last Sunday
eve'iinu. The choir did their best and
the people sang as if ihey came for
that purpose. Next Sunday evening
will be a delightful service- It is en
titled "The Christian's Pilgrimage in
Sonic." Sheriff Orr of Dallas will sing
several solus. The program is as fol
lows: 1. God Calling the Sinner. Prov,
23-2ii.
Jesua is tonderly calling thee home,
Congregation.
2. Hesitation. Acts 24, 25.
Solo - Why do you wait dear brother.
3. Almost persuaded. Acts 26, 28.
Solo Almost persuaded, now to be
lieve. 4. Kepentance, Luke 18-13.
Male Quartette Jut an 1 am with
out one plea.
5. Temptation. Jas. I, 2.
YieH not to temptation, Choir.
6. Thorough consecration. Horn. 12,1
U happy day, Congregation.
7. Doubts and fears. Matt. 14, 30.
Pass me not O gentle Savior, Con
gregation
The audience will be favored by s
bunt one solo from John Orr, a con
tralto solo from Miss Edna Morrison
and a duet from Miss Morrison and Mr.'
Orr, also a 'cello solo by John Uglow,
all of Dull in.
You wdl find a most delightful wel-
C me fit the First Methodist.
CHRISTY MA! HEW-SH
"Tint.a ' aw tn 4
,:luri!, fj(aw4 li'rn. As
S'SUI I ceil -r(, ftvrt-
ptniviHtHf lottos tine"
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BAPTIST
W. S. STEWART, Pastor.
All Sunday services of the Baptist
church will Iw held at tha opera house
diring alterations on building.
Sunday School at 10.
Preaching at 11.
Th pastor h.is started a new series
ef sermons for Sunday morning. Gen
eral cubjeet is "The Home." Last
Sunday, "Homes of ths Past." May
7, The Husband and Father of the
Home. "
May 14, Tka Wife and Mother of the
Home,"
May 21, "The Child of the Home."
May The Visitor in the Home."
June. 4, "The H lues of the Future."
These will be very instructive ser
mons dealing with the home aa it is.
B. Y. P. U. at 6:39
Preaching at 7:30.
There will be special musia at both
services and the orchestra will play.
All aro invited,
PhmSBYTLiRlAN
Regular services at Calvary Presby
terian church next Sunday. Dr. Bell
wlil preach bo'h morning and eve' ing.
BUENA VISTA
Mr. snd Mm. J. K. Neal he
rturnj from a visit ta friends
in Salem.
Mr. II. Smith and wife, whol
b:iTi" litn risitinsr their daah
I r, Mrs. U. A Wclis. rturn.ni!
to thir home in Kasteru Ortvn
th finit of t wfok.
Mr. Dickso an family freai
i
Salem hare moved ints tha
Bertna house.
County Sckool Superintendent
VV. J. Reynolda Ti'sited our school
Tuesday. On h;a way to the
Hoprille ichool, whille eating
eaady, h let his car rua Into a
ditch. The profesaor escaped
with a ducking, but the car was
damaged somis. However, the
Prof, fixed it up anl went oa to
Dallas.
Clyde Williamson, who has had
a siege of typhoid fevr in a Sa.
lorn hoapital, has returned home.
The Buena Vista Commprcial
Club will hoi i their r. gular meet
ing in the hall Friday evening,
May 5, at which time there will
be two speakers from 0. A. C.
and one from Monmouth. A
general invitation is extended to
the public.
The Rural Club met at Mrs.
Walls' Thursday afterjioen. Mr?.
Walls gave a very instructing
talk on the "Raising- of Girl?,"
which was followed by a general
discussion. Mrs. bull gave a
recitation and Mrs. Cooper ef In
dependence gave a very good
talk on clubs and club" work.
The visitors present were: Mes-
ames Cooper, Thomas, Drexler
anu Hubbard, all of Independ'
ence. Mrs. Prather and Mta,
Richardson served light refrerh
ments.
Lubrication of Bearings.
Lubrication of bearings, which ore
ordinarily In.ici essible, may he in'eom
pllslied by application of the principle
that liquids tend to soek their own
level, savs Popular Mechanics.
The Illustration xhowa u shaft bear
ing hoimed In a east Iron frame luto
which an oil ran. no matter how Iosik
the spout, cannot reach A hole was
Danes fob oiuso inai-chwiulk hear
ing drilled In the bottom of the bearing,
and one of the same size wj diilled In
the frame. A tulio wast Sited luto the
openings and the outer end of It cut off
slightly above the level of the oil lu
the bearing. ThU level must he deter
mined in order that a proper quantity
of oil may 1 supplied. PJy filling the
outer portion of the tuln; to tho top
the oil wtii tlnd its level at the desired
point, lubricating the bearing.
Light Portabls Telephone.
A portnl'le telephone uunlc of nlu
niliiluin and vvHu'hlnu two mid one-bulf
pounds, the invention of a forest olti
cer, will 1 e part of tho re-guhir equip
ment of patrolmen on the national for
eats the coming hel l season. This In
strument is regarded as a great lm
provemeut over the set formerly used.
which neighed ten pound. It Is said
that a field man equipped with this
telephone, a few yards of li;;lit euier
geney wire and a short pieve "f bewvy
wire to make the gromnl connection
ca cut lu anywhere along the more
than 20.0m) miles of forest service tel
ephone lines and get in touch with the
headquarter of a suixrvtsor or dis
trtot ranger.
NOTICI TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the un
lersigned has been duly a- pointed ad
ministratrix ef tbe estat of George
A. Kich, deceased, by the County Court
of the State of Oregon for Polk Coun
ty, and has uuahtied.
All persons having claims against the
said estate are hereby notified to pre
sent the same duly verified, together
with the prper voucher therefor, to
the undersigned sdministratrix at her
residence on Monmouth street, Inde
pii'nce, in said County, within six
months from the date of this notice.
Dated and first published May 5, ly',6
1 NETTIE RICH,
Administratrix of the estate of George
A. Kich. deceased.
B. K. Swepe, Attorney. 42
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