MONITOR
'THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS"
VOL 5
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1916
NO. 14
INDEPENDENCE
THE RHYMING SUMMARIST
'Gee, haint it been cold!"
Sure feels like winter's knocking,
Silk hose will surely freeze your toes,
So Sadfe change your stockings;
Mike Goetz is kicking at himself
And spends much time in fretting,
But it's no joke
To those it broke,
Because they did some betting.
Twice one day the police bell rang,
Since the town's no longer tainted,
The first call did not faze the cop
But on the second call he fainted;
Now for a very pretty prize,
Sixteen girls are racing,
And financial woes,
Sixteen beaux
Expect to soon be facing.
Bill Barnett is back to climbing poles,
He is a jim cracker shiner,
But why should he take chances thus,
A rich-as-John-Dee miner;
Bill's claim is salted down,
On which he's built his hovel,
And in the spring
When birdies sing,
Bill wants a big steam shovel. t
Doc Duganne and Bill Bloch have succumbed,
Since last these lines were written,
The news was not a great surprise,
For both have long been smitten;
Sooner or later the matrimonial bug,
Gets in each man's bonnet,
Sometimes"it's well,
Sometimes it's ,
But here we end this sonnet.
CIVIC CLUB MAKES SPLENDID SHOWING
A most interesting meeting of
the Civic club was held last Tues
day afternoon, when much busi
ness was transacted. An invi
tation from the Monmouth club
was extended to the Independ
ence club asking that this club
come to their meeting Nov." 25,
when Mrs. Castner, Oregon's
president, will be with them,
"lis expected that the local club
'will also offer some entertain
ment for Mrs. Castner. Mes
dames K. C. Eldridge, Paul
Bickley, P. M. Kirkland, Verd
Hill and N. Withers were
designated as a committee to
visit the Monmouth Training
School. Mrs. K. C. Eldridge re
ported on the social phases of
the recent Federation at Seaside.
Her paper was most grac ous
and highly interesting. Miss
Cosper featured club work with
such fine discrimination that her
auditors received the very best
from this gathering of interest
ing Oregon women. Mrs. J. E.
Hubbard handled the subject,
"The First Settlers of Inde
pendence". She has the happy
faculty of seeing the humor in
most situations and this gift
rendered her paper most enjoy
able. The f ollowing report given at
the Federation by Miss Copper
shows the outline of the work
accomplished by this club the
past year:
"The Civic Improvement
League of Independence, during
the year of 191516 felt the need
of broadening its interests and
bringing its members into closer
touea with the ffairs of the
state and nation and for this
purpose secured a number of
I good speakers for its meetings.
Mrs. Alillie Trumball on 'Legis
lation', Mr. Mickle on 'Pure
Foods', Dr. Dunsmore on 'The
Panama Pacific Exposition',
Dr. J. R. N. Bell on 'Good Read
ing', and Miss Kline on
'Children's Literature' proved
1 to be excellent helps. Father
Schoener, the Oregon Burbank,
finished the club programs with
a talk on 'Rose Culture' at an
out-door meeting in June.
"One entirely musical program
wai given and the club kept
open house on New Year's day.
"For the community, the club
was called upon for first aid
measures to the needy. A fund
of $100.00 of public contributions
was handed it at Christmas time
to use at its discretion. It added
$30.00 of its own and sent pack
ages of groceries and bags of
fruit and candy to families who
lacked holiday cheer. For two
months it paid for the soup
luncheons of school children who
had no money; it furnished a
pleasing feature of one parade
in race week, a children's deco
rated baby and doll carriage
section; it helped the Boy Scouti
and Camp Fire Girls with the
rent of a gymnasium; it sold all
the tickets" for the Lyceum
course and it in company with
the iYonmouth Civic League
turned oat a full house for the
Girls' Glee Club concert given
for the Woman's Building at the
University of Oregon.
"Our club is small ad our
town is small but we do what we
can for ourselves and for others. "
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WEDDING!
'.Dells
Sunday afternoon at the home
of the officiating clergyman, Rev.
Joseph Hoberg, was solemnized
the marriage of Louisa Sophia
Grambo, of this city, and William
Henry Bloch, of Independence.
The bride who is an attractive
girl, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. F. T. Grambo, of McMinn
ville, and has many friend here.
Mr. Bloch who is a livestock man
of Independence, is also we.l
known here, as he often makes
this territory. He was one of
the participants in the recent
Round-Up held here. Mr. and
Mrs. Bloch will make their home
at Independence where the best
wishes of scores of friends will
follow them. McMinnville
News-Reporter.
Mr. Bloch has more friends in
Independence than anybody, who
are very much pleased to learn
that he has been cut out of the
bachelor herd, lassoed by Cupid
and branded for life, and they
have round-up all the happiness,
health and prosperity found on
the range and presented it to
"Bill" and the estimable young
lady who took his heart and
name.
Miss Edith Pearl Curtis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Curtis of St. Thomas,
N. D., and Df. Ralph E. Du
ganne, of Independence, were
married in Portland on Wednes
day. Nov. 15. While this event
has been' expected for some
time the doctor had been able to
fool his many friends and they
did not find out when he wa3 to
be married until after the cere
mony had been performed.
Mrs. Duganne is a young lady
of many charming qualities and
is sure to be a very popular
matron in Independence. The
doctor is a very popular young
man and has a very flourshing
dental business.
Dr. and Mrs. Duganne re
turned to Independence yester
day and have been kept real
busy receiving the congratula
tions and best wishes of all.
OBITUARY
John S. Moore was born in
Edwardsville, Illinois, where he
spent his early manhood. He
was married to Adelia McCook
at Yorkvillp, 111., on May 2, 1867.
He came to Oregon in 1875,
settling in Salem where he en
gaged in the barber business.
In 1896 he moved to Independ
ence where he lived until his
death which occured at his home
on Nov. 7, 1916, He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. J. S. Moore,
two sons, Arthur and Clinton
Moore, and one daughter, Mrs.
Bertie Rider; all of Independ
ence, Oregon. C.
REACH INDEPENDENCE
The S. P. crew, which is elec
trifying the railroad from White-
son to Corvallis, have reached
Independence. As the work is
completed from Corvallis to
Wells, there is but a few miles
left. No announcement has
been made by the Espee when
the electric service will be
started.
Senator C. L. Hawley of Polk county is a can
didate for president of the senate. There are a
half dozen others with the same ambition.
NEEDLECR AFTERS
Mrs. J. H. Burton and daugh
ter. Miss Florence, entertained
the Needlecraft most Dleasantlv
Thursday afternoon. Already
the Needlecrafters are making
enthusiastic Dlans for thfir
Christmas bazaar, taking impetus '
from their recent parcel-p st
sale which was a most decided!
success.
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WHY HUGHES LOST
An Independence woman has
written the Oregonian and gave
her opinion of why Mr. Hughes
was defeated. The letter which
appeared in Tuesday's paper is
as follows:
"I have been reading with in
terest some of the conclusions as
to the defeat of Mr. Hughes.
"My opinion is his defeat was
caused by his indorsing National
woman's suffrage. The saloon
interests havealways been afraid
of the women's vote. So the
whisky element element natur
ally lined up for Wilson.
"If Hughes had indorsed Na
tional prohibition also and pot
the prohibition vote he would
have been all right. The pro
hibition vote is estimated this
year at 350,000 for Hanly. The
chances are the most of them
would have gone to Hughes,
"In other words, he lost the
aloon vote and did not get the
prohibition vote." ,
MISS EILEEN HEWITT NOW IS LEADING
MIKE'S MISTAKE
"This is the first election that
I didn't win any money," says
Mike Goetz, "but if I had fol
lowed my own judgment I would
hav ; cleaned up. 1 had a hunch
that Wilson would win and
Hughes carry Oregon and was
preparing to back it up with the
cash when I commenced to meet
the boy3 and they would lead me
out in the alley and tell me to
kep my money in my pocket. I
followed their advice and got
left out."
Miss Eileen Hewitt is tha
popular girl this wek, with a
small lead over Miss Ileulah
Howard, both having over two
thousand vote while Crlssi
Uramberg now has over one
thousand.' Do not think for a
minute that the rae is going to
be between these three girls
only. Some of the others have
not got started yet, hut when
they do, watch'em. Some big
surprises are in store for the
coming week. We wouldn't bet
a piece of fudge against a
party on next week's standing.
Votes are on sale at the Moni
tor office and Howe's Jewelry
Store at the following prices:
100 vote3 for 10c.
250 ."votes for 25c.
COO votes for 50c.
1100 votes for $1.00.
Official standing today.
Eileen Hewitt 2500
Beulah Howard 2100
Crisgie Hramberg 1025
Eva Collins 350
Dolly Dearing 225
Pauline Stapleton 200
Eva Lalliberte 125
Helen Butler 100
Laura Baker 100
Dorothy Child.? 100
Verl Carmack 100
Helen Eaton 100
Ora Fen ton 100
Thelma Whiteaker 100
Ova Clark 100
Lola Plessenger 100
Alice Nelson 25
WILSON 276, HUGHES 255
Above is the number of votes the two leading
candidates for president will have in the electoral
college unless Minnesota, which is very close,
goes in whole or in part, to Wilson when the
official count is complete. New Hampshire, listed
as doubtful in last week's Monitor, has gone tor
Wilson. In California, which is close and which
the Republicans hoped might show a majority for
Hughes on the official count and elect him presi
dent, is nearly completed but so far Wilson has
gained 50O votes, and it is generally conceded
that Hughes has no chance to win the state or
any part of its 13 votes. The Senate is Demo
cratic while in the House, six minor party men
hold the balance of power.
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