INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
"THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS"
VOL.5
INDEPENDENCE, FOLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1917
NO. 26
UNFURL YOUR FLAG; KEEP IT WAVING
Get out your flags! Let
Old Glory run up to the
breeze in every available
place. This is certainly a
time when every Ameri
can citizen should show
patriotism and nothing
can so splendidly portray
our national teeiinsf as a
display of the Stars and Stripes, the emblem of
freedom and liberty. A severing1 of diplomatic
relations is not necessarily a prelude to war, but
it does mean that we should stand behind the
President in such a crisis.
MoCALL'S STRANGE STORY
A TALE IN RHYME
George and Guy and Jim and Bill
Resolved to kill a rat
Which ran into the store one day,
Unafraid of any cat;
Said George to Bill, "I'll stir him out
And you can do the killing,"
Then said Jim back to him,
"All right I guess I'm willing."
But when the rat did appear,
Jim loudly cried out "OP
Climbed upon a near by chair
And let the varmint go;
The next time that the rat showed up,
They took another chance,
But not till Jim, you can't blame him,
Tied strings around his pants.
PITER KURRE HEADS
CREAMERY OFFICERS
Peter Kurre of this city, John
Palmer and J. L. Murdock of
Monmouth, met with the direc
tors of the Dallas Commercial
Club last Saturday and promised
to secure a suitable location for
a cheese factory. They are also
to secure a sufficient number of
cows to supply cream for the
factory the coming year.
Mr. Kurre is an experienced
creamery operator, and will steer
the project with alacrity. Work
will be started on the building
as soon as a location 'has been
decided on and the backers of
the industry expect to have the
plant in operation by May 1.
The cheese making will be in
charge of H. M. Bieberstein,
who is an expert at the. business.
P. T. A. MEETS
The Parent-Teachers Associa
ciation held a most interesting
meeting Tuesday afternoon. Mr.
Evenden of Monmouth was the
principal speaker. A silver of
fering was taken. An enjoyable
feature of the meeting was the
musieal program which included
a solo by Miss Helen Jones, a
Bong by Miss Rawlings, a trio by
the Misses Craven, Gillispie and
Marie Powell, and a piano solo
by Margaret Schwartz.
SAIL FOR FRISCO
Mrs. Sara Young and her
guest, Mrs. Julia Dowty cf Cen
tralia. Wash., went to Portland
Wednesday morning. They had
passage on the Northern Pacific
and sailed Thursday for San
Francisco, where they will visit
Mrs. Young's sister, Mrs.
Richard Wells.
OBITUARY
Hazel L. Tice was born in
Columbia county, Washington.
June 15, 1890, and died at Inde
pendence, Feb. 5, 1917, aged 26
years, 7 months, 21 days. On
May 17, 1909, she was united in
marriage with JohnOleman, and
of this union were born three
sons, Donald, Dorveland Milton.
In the summer of 1910 she was
happily converted. Her life
6ince that time has been- most
cheerful, consistent, and devoted.
She suffered much, being seri
ously ill for more than a year.
but during all her pain and suf
fering she seldom showed the
leaat trace of discouragement, or
any tendency to complain. 'J he
end came with a burst of glory.
Her face was radiant with the
light of eternity, and her last
farewell, to the loved ones at her
bedside, spoke eloquently of tha
bright future beyond. She leaves
to mourn her loss her husband
and three sons, a father, mother,
three sisters and one brother,
beside a large circle of relatives
and. friends. The funeral Ber
vices were held at the home and
were conducted by Rev. Clarke
and Yarnes. She was buried in
the Monmouth cemetery. . C.
The trial of M. H. Mc
Call, charged with the
murder of W. A. Shan
er Christmas day. occupied the
attention of the criminal court in
Portland most of the week. Mc-
Cali was on the stand for six
hours and told the story of his
career in Independence and from
thence down to the time of the
murder.
He said that the "chicken
scandul" was started about him
by one of two women, neither of
A'hom is now a resident of this
city. The "scandal" itself is not
fit to print bt concerned an old
hen. A few day after the
woman "put up the job on him
to get it on him", he went to
the hotel to eat his supper.
Chicken was served and he con
sidered that they were "pan
ning" him about the scandal.
The next day he ate at the res
taurant and he coughed while
eiilinyr. some woman in the
restaurant told him he had a
feather in his throat which was
"throwing jt into him" because
of the scandal. Then people on
the streets commenced to crow
so he could hear it and a man
came into the shop one Sunday
morning and asked about a bath
-"wanted to take a swim" he
said. This remark McCall
thought referred to chicken in
directly. Swim suggests duck
and "a duck is the next thing to
a chicken". He charged that
another Independence man laid
he had ought to be hung and
thrown in the river, ai d this,
MtCall said was because of tie
scandal. "I couldn't stand it in
Independence any longer bo I
hiked, not letting anybody know
where I had gone. I went to
Spokane but knew that the
scandal had reached there be
cause when I went uptown from
the depot everybody tooted their
auto horns." In Spokane, Md
Call tried to find out if the
Masons were not "peddling the
chicken scandal." From Spo
kane he wandered in Montana
and at every town the people
gave him signs that they knew
about the chicken scandal. In
one place he attended church and
the preacher took for his text
"wherever you go, your sins will
At
he wpnt to a picture show and
the screen story was that of
man who became separated from
his wife because of a scanda
At another place he took to the
alleys and dark streets but head
w ere poked out at him from b
hind boxes and barrels.
Anaconda, fifteen men were at
the depot with a key hanging
from the lapels of their coats,
He had a key in his pocket an
this was significant. He w alked
from town to town in the night,
rode the blinds, but everywhere
the chicken scandal was ahead
of him and people followed him
in autos, buggies and on foot.
He fiially drifted to Cottonwood
Idaho, w here he ascertained that
there was a plot to assassinate
him and a gang hung around
his door all night afra'd to tackle
him hecause he was "handy
with his dukes and never had
been bested in a fair fight
MtCall then concluded that h
could stand it no longer and had
a notion to go back to Indepcnd
ence and "locate the guilty guy
and drag him down Main street
until his guts hung out." Ar
riving iu Portland he worked in
several shops but the thicken
scandal wa always thrown
him, la the Morgan building
shop, Shaner commenced
t
throw it into him" from the
first and finally "got his job"
Then," said McCall, "I con
eluded to get him and leave it
all to justice of twelve honest
men." The story of the murder
has been told in these columns
Two insanity experts testified
that McCall was a paranoiac
His former wife told of his pe
culiar ways. The editor of the
Monitor .was asked concerning
certain communications McCall
sent to this paper and about his
offering "$25 for the name of
the iruiltv guy". Ed Acker-
man, porter, testified to Mc-
Call's peculiarities. The district
attorney asked him if ae had
not told a news agent on the
train that he would get $1000 if
he cleared McCall and his pic
ture would be in all the Port
land papers. This Ackerman
denied emphatically.
It is expected that the case
will go to the jury tonight
GLEE CLUB PLEASES
The O. A. C. Glee Club ap
peared at the opera house last
Saturday evening in a delightful
program which was generously
applauded. Had the club mem
bers not been delayed in arriv
ing a capacity house would have
greeted them. The two China
men who appeared with the club
rendered some pleasing numbers.
The entire program was on
of merit
COUNCIL MEETS
The city council met in regular
session Wednesday night and
transacted routine business.
Several bills were allowed and
the new members get acquainted
with the peBding issues.
Grandmother a Pupil.
flakersiiclil, Cel. Mra. Mary Hrun
dnxp, the wvciif.v five-vear-old widow at
the late SuiT!or Jmige Bernard Iirun
la?e. a fiioneer of Kern county, waa
r-W!erl u: freshman in the Kern
county hi'h school ami will rtwiy the
ftnaulxh lanolin.'". Mm. Ilrurnlage baa
nereral prari'lohiMreii atteti'Ilux tbe
high school at which Klie U reentered.
LYCEUM ENTERTAINMENT
PROVES A DECIDED SUCCESS
Last night Kiss Annie Tberese Dav
ault saored a personal and artiatic
triumph from the itart. Her engage
ment was rar combination of r ure
fun ail helpfulness and she kept her
audience delighted from beginning to
end. Mm Davault claima a maatery
of the English language as it should be
iken and s rare tnunciation that are
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sure to win ner many inieueciuui
admirers. Tho youthful, she has had !
her talents sharpened by years of
training due to an early debut before !
the public. The reader crowned herj
engagemeat with a delightful inter
pretation of Margaret Majro's "Polly
of the Circus". The quaint saying of j
Polly and the exquisite love scenes;
make the play especially appealing. So j
vividly did ah portray the several j
characters that to thos who have seen
the play, the effect waa satisfying in J
the extreme, altho having developed a
decided dramatic orotund voiee, she
was probably tronfer in the male im-',
personeations. One could see the ,
village parson, Deuglas, in his minis
terial garb saying to folly : "God is
greater than church or creed."
M:e Dsvault'e "darkee" dialect is
ANNIE THERESE DAVAULT.
The week just past has been
bubbling over with interesting
events, and still the echo of the
gladsome ringing of wedding
bells can be heard. Almost sim
ultaneous with the wedding of
Misss Frances Cooper and Mr.
John Krause was that of Mis9
Nola Owen and Grover Mattison
which was celebrated at Van
couver last Saturday.
daughter of the Southland if she were
not Southern she quickly replied: "In
deed, I am, I've been raised with the
'nigifers' all around me." Covey's
Inimitable, and impresses one as being orehestra added Its share of the plea-
thc real thing. When asked by a sure during tbe evening, V. S.
COOPER-KRAUSE NUPTIALS
One of the foremost weddings
of the year is that of Miss Fran
ces Cooper and Mr. John Rich
ard Kratise whieh was solemn
ized at high noon last Saturday
at the home of the bride's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J, S. Cooper.
Tke entire occasion was noted
for its solemnity and dignity as
well as for its pretty decorative
scheme. The commodious home
was a bower of green intermin
gled with standards and vases of
white carnations which made a
fitting back ground for the im
pressive ring ceremony which
was read in the drawing room by
Rev. D. V. Poling in the presente
of a large assemblage of relatives
and intimate friends. The bride,
who was given In marriage by
her father, made an exception
ally charming and stunning pic
ture. Her gown was an exquis
ite model of Georgette crepe,
elaborately embroidered in a rose
design with pearls and gold.
Her veil, arranged in a Bemi-cor-
onet, was wreathed with orange
blossoms and her boquet was
an artistic shower of white rose
buds and valley lillies.
Miss Genevieve Cooper was
her sister'" maid of honor and
waa beautiful in a billowy frock
of pastel Bhaded blu over cloth of
gold; she wore a picture h it of
blue tulle trimmed with gold and
carried a cluster of Ophelia rose
uds.
Mrs. Mcintosh and Mrs. Chase
played a wedding processional
from Lohengrin.
Immediately following the eer-
mony an elaborate buffet wed
ding breakfast was served by
Mrs. Florence Whiteaker, Mrs.
R. R. DeArmond and Miss Irene
Williams.
During the reception Mrs.
John Tyron of Eugene, a college
friend of the bride, and Mr. D.
V. Poling rendered a delightful
program of wedding music.
Mr. and Mrs. Krause went
way during the afternoon, keep-
ng the destination of their wed-
ing trip a secret from their
friends.
Iioth the bride and groom are
of prominent Oregon framilies,
Mr. Krause is a University of
Oregon graduate and a member
of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
Mrs' Krause is also a graduate
from the U. of O. and has held
some important educational positions.
After March 15 they will be at
home at Aurora, Ore., where Mr.
Krause has extensive farming
interests.
BY VIRGINIA SOUTHERN
Wash., Saturday, Ftb. 3.
The wedding rites were read
in the Presbyterian Manse at
10:30 A. M. by the Rev. Dr.
Grimes, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church of Vancouver.
The ring service was used and
the solemn vows spoken in the
presence of th immediate fam
ily and a few intimate friends.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Owen, who
for a long time were prominent
residents of this city, but recent
ly moved to Camas, Wash. She
is a beautiful girl of the blonde
type and is especially loved for
her graeiousness and charming
personality which made her a de
cided favorite. She wore a stun
ning tailleur of the latest ipring
model with charming accessor
ies to match. After a wedding
repast at the St Elmo the couple
left for a wedding trip and will
later go to Cathlamet, Wash.,
where they will make their home.
Mr. Mattison is the Bon of Mrs.
Nora Mattison of thiseity, where
he has lived until recently.
TEACHERS ENTERT AIMED
Miss Marie Myers was hostess
at a card party at the Gillespie
home last Monday evening. Her
guests included the teachers of
the public and high schools.
Miss Myers served a dainty ecW
lation to her guests.
AUTOWINS MOT
The Autowins were pleasantly
entertained by Mr. and Mrs.
Fletcher last Thursday evening.
After several enthusiastic COO
games a dainty luncheon was
served.
PARTY POSTPONED
The benefit card party which
was to have been given by the
Civic League at the Moose Hall
Feb. 14, has been postponed un
til Feb. 22. Mrs. Sherman Hays
is chairman of the committee on
arrangement and the function
will be a smart event.
LADIES AID
Mrs. Crosby Dal ton was heat
ess to her Ladies Aid Thursday
afternoon. Following routine
work Mrs. Dalton served light
refreshments.
MATTISOW-OWEN
A wedding of especial interest
to a large circle of friends here
is that of Miss Nola Owen and
Mr C.mvcr C. Mattimnn tihi'-V.
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was celebrated at Vancouver,
NEEDLECRAPTERf
A pleasant, informal afternoon
of sewing was enjoyed at the
home of Mrs. Paul Bickley last
lhursday by the busy Needle
crafters. Mrs. Bickley conclud
ed the sewing session with a
dainty luncheon.
OWLS PLAY
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hubbard
were delightful hosts to the Owls
last Monday eveninir. The elub
members participated in one of
their excellent feasts at the Bea
ver before going to the Hubbard
home where a pleasant evening
awaited them over the whist tables.
MISS KHEAMIH HOSTESS
The band of merry maids com
posing the KKK Klub assem
bled at the O. A. Kreamer home
last Thursday evening- and en
joyed one of their delightful
evenings with Miss Madeleine
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