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v -1 INDEPENDENCE MONITOR "THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY ROADS" VOL.5 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1916 NO. 9 THE RHYMING SUMMARIST When the bridge came falling down For lack of firm support, There was much provocation To cuss the county court; We '11 have no bridge for quite awhile Many now are fearing, And it 's so bad, Makes men mad, And how some folks are cheering. New goods are coming in For fall and winter showing, Parties and balls will soon commence, With many people going; Men are working on the V. & S. Removing rocks and missile, But there'll be frets Until Mike Goetz , Loudly blows the whistle. Said Asa B. to J. S. B.: UI say without its and ma) bes When out for office, John, Even kiss the babies;" Said J. S. B. to Asa then: "Sometimes I feel like hades, If there were no men It would be better then For I could kiss the ladies." These summer days are very fine And have been good in staying, Instead of bleak October time, You'd think we still were Maying; Yet one hears every now and then, Some poor chap complaining, He had no tub In which to rub, So he wants a spell of raining. TO TEACH FOREIGNERS. Non-Englieh Speaking Immigrants Given Chanca to Ltarn Language. Washington. The fulled Slates bu reau of education in the department of the Interior has beitim lis nation wide campaign to Induce 3.000,1 M) non-English speaking luimlgrauts to attend night school and leurn the language of America. The commissioner of education bas designated men dealing with the Immi grants' problems from every angle to serve on a nntionnl committee of one hundred to further the purposes of the campaign. This action Is the result of resolutions adopted by two American ization conferences held during the re cent meetings of the National Educa tion association In Detroit and in New Tork, at which times It was de cided that the removal of the Inability of the foreign born residents to six-ak English could be hastened by concert ed effort and co-operation of all inter ested agencies and Individuals workinjr Intensively on a nation wide basis prior to and Immediately subsequent to the? opening of evening s. bonis in October. SHOWS SERGEANT HE ERRED. Rejected Applicant Can Shoot Wall I Without Trigger and Midi, o Fingen. j St. Louis. Rejected fur enlistment ' In the L'altetl Sliitrs marine curps I e I cause the "trigiter" utul middle tinkers were uiiMMing from bis lulit bund. I'.l ; belt liarluu. u ru whoiied applicant ! from Oklahoma, went from t lie re ! crultlng station In the Fullerton build lug to a shooting kuIIci.v near by and i made twenty-live straight hits on a moving target with a small caliber rllle, while the sergeant who lad re jected hiui looked on. "I can shoot better with my little linger than some ineu can with their trigger fingers," Ilnrlan said after his performance at tue gallery, "and I cannot understand why jou won't take me." The marine sergeant explained that a hand minus several Angers would look bad when Incased In white gloves and that the loss of the fingers would seriously Interfere with the proper handling of the rifle at drills. But the Oklahoma recruit was iineonvlticed Hiui went back home in the Ixdief thai the government Ji.rsnt know a good Ulan u l.i ii It m . s :.-'. - They Split Even - X the big prepn redness parade which took place In New York In May anil which set the example for other pre paredness parades all over the country Dlgby f Sell, the comedian. led a company made up largely of actors, theatri cal managers and playwrights from the Lambs and the I'lay ers' clubs. The marchers moved In wide lines twenty abreast, ex tending from curb to curb of Fifth avenue. All went v. ell with 1'apfalu IMgby Bell's squad until it rescu ed Forty - second stieet. where au Isle of safety for iedes Iriiins ntaiids in the mill lie of the asphalt roadway. He knew there mast be a military com mand for dividing a column so as to 'ass about a Esed otista. le. but he didn't kco what It was. For Just a moment ci.nfusli.B threatened his group. Then lu this emergency sn in-pirjiiou am to the leader. lie swung aljut iiBJ faced the "Fifty fifty :"' he blared nt the t ip of his In the tenter, the line Bujkcl the safety a step.- teaturday Kvt-uing 1'ust- "F.ftyfifty!" He B!ared. n.-otnii.a formation. i e. Ai,.l. splitting in it!:"lst tulssiusc J COURT ORDERS Tobin & Stevens, the contract ors who built the eontrete bridge on Main itreet. were given notice by registered mail this week to finish and repair tke bridge at once, lhis undoubtedly means that the county eourt intends to hold the contractors responsible for the loss sustained by the bridge's collapse. From reports and the presence of their attor ney in Independence, it is indi cated that the contractors will not somply with the demand. Their refusal will mean the be ginning of a legal battle, which will consume months of time, ana win result in a serious con dition of affairs for as soon as the rainy season commences it will be almost impossible to get into Independence from the north. . COUNTY POLITICS Says the Dallas Itemizer: Asa Robinson has made one of the best clerks Polk county has ever had and should bere-eleted on his record. Fred Crowley is running for county superintendent of school in Polk county on a platform of continued efficiency, but a reduc tion in the expense of running that office. If Yamhill county ean run its superintendent! ornce with only the superin tendent and one office assistant, Polk county, whinh has 20 fewer districts, should be able to do so, If John Bohannon had been member of the board of county commissioners, it is a safe bet the county wouldn't have been stuck for the expense of the Independence bridge that fell down of its own weight. Mr Bohannon would have guarded the interests of the taxpayers of the county as a whole, and at the same time have seen to it that his home town had a bridge that would stand up. ENGINEER'S REPORT Following is the condensed re port of C. B. McCulloeh. of the engineering department of the A. C, concerning the Inde pendence bridge which recently collapsed: l. l he design was in no way responsible for the failure of the structure. 2. It is not probable that the cement had anything to do with the failure. 3. Some of the sand used was Tery fine. This undoubtedly caused the formation of weak pots in the concrete, hut prob ably would not alone have caused failure. 4. Careless and incorrect methods of construction were probably chiefly responsible for tre failure. 5. For this careless construc tion the contractor was in a large measure responsible, but the county is in a minor degree responsible (morally at least) in that careful inspection was not insisted upon. THE RECALL Petitions for the recall of Judge Teal and Commissioners Wells and Beckett are now in circclation and from what its supporter' say many signatures are being obtained. In the north end where the movement in par ticularly strong, It is reperted that nearly all the voters arei signing MRS.BRAHBURG PASSES Elnora Bramburg, wife of John Bramburg. died suddenly at the age of forty-six in a Port land , hospital Sunday night, where she had been for two weeks recovering from the effects of an operation. It was thought that she was gaining rapidly and could be brought home in a few days and her un expected death was a great shock to relatives and friends. Besides her husband, she is survived by five daughters, Miss Allie of Salem. Mrs. Beulah Mc Coy c-f St. Helens and Missej Crissie, Nellie and Beatrice, her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Berry of Forest Grove, and three brothers, who have the sympathy of the entire com munity in their great bereave ment. Mrs. Bramburg was a devout Baptist and the funeral services were held in the local church Tuesday afternoon, the large edifice being filled with sympa thizing friends and acquaint ances. Rev. V. S. Stewart conducted the services. Inter ment was made in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Mrs. Bramburg was a splendid character of kind ways and charitable disposition. She was especially fond of her five daughters, four of whom have grown to womanhood under her guidance and direction. Her place in life she ably filled and her passing into eternal life was only the reward due her, it being justly earned. A more extended obituary will appear next week. INDEPENDENCE HAS ITS CHANCE Independence is looking forward to a prosper ous spring1. The fall, despite many disadvantages, has been good. Present and future considered, there is no reason to complain. We ought to take off our coats now and work harmoniously in behalf of a number of "gx)d things" that are possible to obtain. lite LYCEUM COURSE ROAD MEETING There will be a meeting in the city hall in Independence Satur day night for the purpose of organizing a good roads associ Btien and ehcting three dele gates to the county convention. A number are taking much interest in promoting the meet- ng and a larfe attendance is expected. The call is signed by J. Underwood, supervisor from this district. In order to provide high class entertainment for the coming winter, about fifty of our local people have formed an organiza tion known as the Independence Lyeeum Association. The association held its meet ing1 in the parlor of the Moose Club on Monday evening of this j week and elected the officers who will have charge of the Lyceum course for the coming season. The officers elected are as fol lows: president, M. Merwin; vice president, W. F. Elliott; secretary, E. M. Hlenis; treasur er, O. A. Macy. The course this season will consist of five high class enter tainments, concerts and lectures. The committee is very much pleased with the talent that has been secured and feel that the people of Independence vicinity 1 have some treats in store for them. The first entertaintment will be th Criterion Glee Club on Nov. 8th. Annie Threse Davault, a dra matic reader on Feb. 8th, will be tlv second number. The third number will bo a lecture by .1. C. Herbsman. This will occur on Feb. 23rd. The Brewer Musical Entertain ers will constitute the fourth number and will come on March 17th. The fifth and last number will be the great Kekuku Hawaiian Quintet. Season tickets will be $1.60 for the entire five numbers. These may be reserved at the option ef the holder by the payment of 10c for each entertainment. Season tickets will be on sale at Williams' drug store and the reservations will be made there. Contributed. wi. r rW 2 AT WEDDING Dells Miss Pearl Quivey and Homer iuch were married at the home of the bride's mother last Sun- day, Dr. H. C. Duasmore offici ating. Miss Esther Lucas of Salem and Mr. Clifford Brunk of Hjla were married at Salem Tue;day. trait BY VIRGINIA SOUTHERN Mrs. A. D. Davidson enter tained her sewing club on Wednesday of last week, The rcoms were beautifully decorated with club colors, pink and white, nd the same hues were de veloped in the thoiee luncheon. The 0. I). Butlers feasted the members of the Crab Club last Friday evening with an elaborate sin o'clock dinner at their Mon mouth street home. The guests found amusement with cards. LECTURE COURSE Those interested in the lec ture course this winter held a meeting Monday night and formed a permanent organiza- ion. M. Merwin was elected resident, W. F. Elliott vice resident, E. N. Blenis secre- ary and O. A. Macy treasurer. ickets will be placed on sale as oon ai the first number comes, Nov. 8. GRAND JURY RUMOR According to the latest rumors about the court house, the grand jury may be sailed upon, te in vestigate certain phases of the Independence road and bridge muddle. Some of the transac tions conneted therewith are said to have been of a doubtful nature. Dallas Itemizer. POLK WINS Polk county was awarded fi'st prize for the host exhibit at the Seattle Land Show last week, receiving a $100 cash prize and t. ,, , j a trophy banner. The collapse of the v DIED Mrs. Mabel Smith died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Steltner, in North Inde pendence yesterday after a year's ill neBS. She leaves a son three years old. The funeral was held this afternoon at the Baptist church. The Library board nas issued unique invitations for a benefit card party at the K. C. EldrHge home, Oct. SI. Grinning jack o'lanterns remind one that the "goblins will get him if he don't watch out." STORM STOPS WATCHES Itliii'llny oklii -Miili!Hii'liiua of 1.000 wuti Iii-n H!iiiiicI v H hln a raillua ot twenty inllca of Kindling during a re cent electrh ai atorin. "Tlile la not uriumial," mi i a Jeweler aa three men ratlin to his counter with "dead" whIi'Iii-n. "All over the middle weet ami iirohahly In oilier parta of tbe country electrical dlnturhaiicee play havoc with the llino of day. I recall that a few years ao lu Chicago a rec ord was kept of the ihiiiiImt of via tehee broken during an electrical etorm, and the number reached 2.). All of them toiipeil during a ierlod of fifteen min ute. The fleet ileal atnrm, traveling from Routlieiixt to northucKt and paaalng over ItlnirlinK and the 1 1 -n lit too oil Held, liixted Ii'hk than one and a balf hour". Iietflnnlns; alxmt 8 o'clock, yet xomi tviitrhea hrouht 111 for repalra M'.iel iih l.ite n ll .'IO. which the Jeweler ald wan extraordinary. -o o- Mary and the Lamb new bridge in Independence has strengthened the movement' I greatly. I Beware This is also the 13th. Friday and MART hal a little lamb; Htie ra4 tier i.iata for rnora. Ttia nli Hist I'le " t''r P' Wu purctiix1 t tl.lB mur. -lluiclier Htura Hlfti. XI AIIY I. a. I a lima Unib; Him 1 Ilka tu buy aome more. Tti troutil la tli irlce la hlfh Er than It wna before. - Hoatoa Globe.