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VOL.5
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1916
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The following' firms join the Monitor in extending
to you the compliments of the season: Independence
National Bank, Spau ding Logging Co., Elliott-O'Brien
Co., Craven & Huff, Williams Drug Co., Hewitt's
Pharmacy, O. A. Kreamer, Max Goldman, Craven &
Walker, Calbreath & Jones, Conkey & V7aIker, Moore &
Walker, Sloper Bros. & Cockle, H. J. Rovve.
It is our wish that the ?ood fellow above will see
you all within a fortnight and that none will be
passed by.
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CHRISTMAS IN
INDEPENDENCE
There will be Christmas trees
and appropriate programs at the
Baptist, Methodist and Presby
terian church thia Friday night.
A Christmas dinner will be
served at the Christian church.
All sermons Sunday w ill be on
on subjects peitaining to the
season now at hand. The Civic
Improvement League will assist
Santa Claus this year.
MR. ROWE TESTIFIES
Publisher Monitor I wish to
testify to tho value of Monitor
advert'sing. I used only the
Monitor to advertise my jewelry
saU and from the very first issue
the people were attracted to my
store and I have been crowded
since then. A large part of the
stock has been sold. The Moni
tor evidently covers a large area,
for people came to my sale from
every direction. In conclusion.
I wish to say that in the past. I
have used other ways of adver
tising and used other newspapers
as well as the Monitor, but
nothing ever near equaled the
Monitor as an advertising me
dium. The Monitor's columns
have always proved profitable to
me and I am pleased to say no.
II. J. Rowe.
MONMOUTH ELECTS
At Monday's election in Mon
mouth the following ticket was
elected: H. C. Ostein, mayor;
0. A. Wolverton, John Iliddell
itnd Darrell Stump, councilmen;
W. E. Smith, treasurer; R. B.
Swenson. recorder; J. F. More
hnd, marshal.
BAND STARTS
The organization of the band
took place a few weeks ago and
so far at least thirty pieces are
in prospect. All band men in
the community are Invited to
join the organization. Follow
ing is the line-up:
Basses J. A. Bewley, J. A.
Simonton.
Baritone P. L. Hedges.
Trombones C. A. Macy, Earl
White, William Hall, H. S.
Wood.
Altos Forest Finch, Howard
Moreland, Melvin Stewart, C E.
Henkle.
Saxaphones W. E. Craven,
C. J. Irvine, Grant McLaughlin,
Shales Eldridjfe.
Oboes -Paul Itobbey. W. G.
Brown, Harry Kile.
Cornets Hoy Collins, K.
Dykstra, Austin Justin, G.
G.
II.
Woods, Edwin Larsen, Crosby
Dalton, E. L. Townsend.
Piccolo H. E. Coby.
Clarinets -George Boyer, Ed
Lorencp, Emerson Goovea, Valen
Guild.
Drums -G. G. Walker.
MARRIED IN SECRET
Married in Portland on Oct.
21, "Miss Gladys Lindley". and
J. H. Collins kept it a secret un
til this week when they broke
the news to their many friends
in Independence, While it was
generally noticed that Mr. Col
lins and "Mi.ss Lindley" were
"keeping company" and it was
thought that eventually it would
be a "match", no one suspected
that the "match" had been
made. Delayed congratulations
are in order and are hereby ex
tended. LET THERE BE PEACE
President Wilson yesterday
appealed to all the warring
nations of the world in behalf of
"Peace on earth, good will
toward men."
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THE RHYMING SUMMARIST
Monday wc said to Sadie Shucks,
"Buy something for our fellow,"
But Sadie shook her peroxide locks
And swore the cuss was yellow;
There's no ring1 upon her thumb,
Tho for months she's hinted,
Xmas for her
Is all a blur
Because his tongue is stinted.
Then we said to Sadie Shucks,
"You should stop this worry,
Have you forgotten what year this is,
There's time but you must hurry;
Now, into a big- arm chair,
Get your bashful Thomas,
And sink or swim,
Sit on him
Until you get his promise.
Yesterday Sadie called on us
And she was very happy,
"I followed directions to a T
And so 1 trapped my chappy'';
We are glad that Sadie's cheered
In the joyful Christmas season,
If others are not
We tell you what
You outfht to guess the reason.
Happy is as happy does,
This virtue lias no beating,
We pass it out to you and you,
As our Christmas greeting;
To buy gifts for loved ones,
The people now are flocking1,
And if I were you,
I'd borrow, too,
A bigger, larg-er stocking.
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