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INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
"THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS"
VOL.5
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1916
NO. 6
THE RHYMING SUMMARIST
The hop pickers, they are leaving now
With much noise and clatter,
Every year they come trooping- in,
Work awhile and scatter;
Their deportment was very good
With nothing much a shocking,
"But see here,
Mary, dear,
What's that in your stocking?"
Then Mary commenced to blush and stam
And looked so deuced. funny,
Until she got up courage to reply,
"That's where I keep my money."
We bid them all a fond goodby,
Feel sorry that they're going,
For it is fun
For every one,
A picking hops and beauing.
Our nice new bridge has fallen down,
When all was reported well,
The word for rhyme that could be used,
It is too harsh to tell;
When the music started for the dance,
From then until the stopping,
Boys and girls
In jumps and whirls,
Did some fancy hopping.
Monday next the bell will ring
And call the kids to school,
Vacation will be left behind
And teachers' word will rule;
The girls are ready, spick and span,
The boys must get a scrubbing.
And it may hurt
To remove the dirt
With lye and lots of rubbing.
ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY
ONE DAY ONLY
ISIS THEATRE
INDEPENDENCE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
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The World's Greatest
Feature
The great Ince Triumph in 11 Reels with 1000 thrills.
Brought direct in its entirety from a four weeks
engagement at the Heilig Theatre, Portland, Oregon
Splendid Orchestra
Feature Chorus
Wonderful Effects
A Revelation
Prices same as in Portland
25c and 50c
This picture will be shown at 2:30 p. m. and at 8:30
p. m. Fifteen people accompany this production.
Th hop picking season ended
this week and this city's popu
lation is diminishing at tke rate
of 200 a day.
Girl Wanted for general house
work. Must apply at onre.
Inquire Fitchard's Garage.
BRIDGE FALLS
The concrete bridge recently
constructed over Ash creek on
Main street at a cost of $G300,
broke in the center Wednefday
forenoon and probably is a total
loss. The chances are that the
whole structure will hare to be
rebuilt. Workmen were beneath
the bridge when it fell and one
of them was badly hurt by fall
ing concrete. While the county
had paid Tobin & Stevens, the
contraotors. for most of the
work, the bridge had not been
officially accepted by the county
and county officers Bay that the
contractors will have to replace
it. According to those who.
claim to know something about
concrete work, the break was
caused by poor construction of a
center pillar.
The bridge, a long fill and
nearly three miles of paved high
way Was about to be thrown
open to traffic and the break will
cause a delay now of several
weeks.
QUALITY GOOD
Eastern trade papers have
given much publicity to reports
that the Oregon hop crop is of
poor quality. These reports are
not true. Enough samples of
the new crop have been received
at local offices to justify the
assertion being made that the
1916 crop, in quality, will com
pare favorably with that of any
former crop.
This pleasing discovery was a
surprise to many of the dealers
who had inspected the yards be
fore picking and who feared that
the quality would suffer from
mold. It turns out, however,
that the hops look far better in
the bale than on the vines.
Where the mold attack was most
severe the hop3 were left un
picked. Very few yards have
been harvested, so far as known,
that did not produce a fairly
sound hop.
In addition to ths absence of
visible mold in the samples re
ceived, the hops have excellent
color, are bright in appearance
and clean picked. What is more
important than anything else,
they arc extremely fat and gutty.
Tuesday's Oregcnian.
Advance Showing
OF
FALL STYLES IN LADIES COATS
Fashionable New Autumn Styles Direct
From New York-the Style Center.
We buy only one of a kind which makes each
Coat absolutely exclusive.
Beautiful mixtures, plaids, also Salts' cele
brated Plushes are shown.
We have marked all of these coats exceedingly
low in price. $10.50 to $29.50.
Visit our strictly up-to-date Ready-to-Wear
department. Complete lines in Misses' and
Children's Coats.
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Never before in all our experience selling
and fitting:, has there been so much genuine
beauty in shoes. The new styles are really
artistic in modeling, embracing comfort and
perfect fit. Frlced $6.50 to $2.75.
Elliott-O'Brien Co.
"The Quality Store
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COACH WALKER
Dean Walker, '13, and ex
graduata manager, has been
appointed coach of the freshmen i
team and arrived Wednesday
with his wife from Independence
to take up his work.
In speaking of his work he
hopes not only to build up some
good varsity material, but to
make the fastest aggregation of
freshmen in the Northwest. An
excellent schedule has been
arranged, both with northern
and southern teams.
A poor showing has been made
in numbers the past week on
account of the time taken up in
registering, but within a few
days Ccach Walker hopes to
have a good-sized squad to begin
work on, Sunday Oregonian.
NEEDLECRAFTERS
Mrs. O. F. Coaper and daugh
ter, Mis3 Lizabeth, were host
esses to the Needlecraft c!u
Thursday afternoon at their
attractive C street home. Spir- jgtcretary attests, and she is an
ited conversation and needle- j accomplished parliamentarian,
craft lore furnished amusement n ctir beautiful personality there
for the delightful afteraoon. Togno trace of self seeking and
conclude the pleasure the host- j yr advancement to this position
esses served a most tempting ; jg a rare instance ef popularity
luncheon, la a fortnight Sirs. I attained solely by force of char
N. A. Whiteaker will entertain j acter
the Needlecrafters. I Every anember should be pres-
Activities will bejin in the
Civic Improvement League next
Tuesday afternoon when the
first meeting of the season will
I e held at the Moose Club rooms
at 2 o'clock.
Since the organization of the
club, the membership hss (n
crtased wonderfully, and Mrs.
J. S. Cooper's capable leadership
as the club's first president in
spired rem&rkable civic pride in
the citizens of the entire town.
She worked untiringly for the
upbuilding of the whole com
munity and was lauded by every
one. Whatever developed she
v, as sure to adjust it with result
ing good feeling on all hands.
An she retires and gives the
fcavel to Miss Lizabeth Cosper,
with a band of cengenial co
workers to steer, many useful
and Interesting things are pend
ing in civic circles.
In choosing Miss Cosper for its
highest office, the club bad wit
nessed her gift of leadership.
II r executive ability is of the
highest order as her history as
PASTOR TO LEAVI I SEID BACK HURT
Rev. W. C. Stewart Breathes
his farewell sermon Sunday
ntgh. In a couple of weeks he
will be transferred to another
charge, He will not know where
astil after conference meets.
Stewart has made many friends
in Independence, who regret to
see him leave and hope him suc
cess wherever he may go.
MAY PROTECT BIRDS
It is said that some pressure
will be brought to bear upon
Governor Withycombe to close
the season upon pheasants this
year. The birds are reported to
be scarce and it is feared that a
wholesale slaughter of the males
at this time might seriously
afTed the future of the species
A FEW MORE LEFT.
The thances are that there will
be a few subscriptions tt the
Monitor for salt tomorrow, the
price at that time being 0c. It
is not expected that there will be
any left to be disposed of Mon
day at 80c, altho there may be.
Particulars page two.
Seid Back was serieusly in
jured Saturday at his home near
Independence when he fell from
the top of a hop kiln onto a plat
form below. He fractured three
ribs, sufTered internal injuries
and a possible concussion of the
brain. He is doing quite well
despite his seventy years.
STATE CHAMPION
Mrs. Sadie Jennings is claim
i ng the hop picking championship
at Forest Grove. She picked 312
pounds in eight hours. Salem
Capitol Journal. '
ent at the initial meeting and
assure the new officers their
hearty co-operation in the plans
that are to be made for the om
ing year's work.
"CIVILIZATION" COM
ING TO THI ISIS
On Sept. 27th the wonder
feature "Civilization" comes te
the Isis Theatre for a 1 day's
engagement. The Evening Tel
egram of Portland ef Sent. 2nd
has the following article:
AH Tl-W AR FILM WILL STAT AH0THE8 VECI
' 'Civilization" It Proclaimed fat Hot I Stupen
dous Play Is Eiitlcflci
"Civilization," the spectacular
and convincing sermen for civil
ication as against war, which has
been running two weeks al the
Heilig theatre, will stay for an
other week in Portland. It U
probable this will be the last
week of the film, which has been
(ContiouinI on Pa 4, Column 3)