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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.
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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.
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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.