INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
'THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS"
VOL.5
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1917
NO. 29
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THE RHYMING SUMMARIST
Bill three seventy-five, which has met
With much applause and hissing,
Reached the pinacle of its fame
When numbered with the missing-;
Suspicion folks, they were at that,
In a sort of last act linger,
Looked this way
That very day
And pointed with their finger.
To swipe the durn old bill "
Was never much appealing,
There's other wTays to skin a cat
Without resort to stealing;
Some day perhaps there'll be a bridge
That will stand the test of ages,
It will be cement
With no prevent
From Salem's steel trust sages.
War is stalking o'er the land
In a rather threatening manner
And men and women rise and cheer,
Our starred and striped banner;
The German nation seems unconcerned,
But each day getting bolder,
That Uncle Sam
Is not a ham,
They'll learn as they grow older.
Grandpa Kirkland is a gay old chap
And so is Daddy Hedges,
That they'll be here in forty years,
Each has made his pledges;
March comes in just like a lamb,
A regular humming hummer,
If we said at all,
This day we've call,
The' shirt tail of a summer.
GOING RIGHT
WILLAMETTE TEMPLE, NO. 45,
PYTHIAN SISTERS ORGANIZED
Willamette Tempi, No. 41, Pythian
Sisters was organized in Independence
Wednesday night with a large charter
membership by Emma J. Snyder,
Grand Chief of Oregon, assisted by
members of the Salem Umple. The
follow ine officers were elected and in
stalled: Mae Johnson, Most Excellent
Chief; Mamie Covey, Excellent Senior;
Hattie Kreamer, Excellent Junior;
Frances Hill, Manager; Grace Swope,
Mistress of Rscords and Corresiond
ence; Myrtle Younff, Mistress of
Finance; OUie Dungan, Protector of
the Temple; Bertha Collins. Outside
Guard of the Temple; Snowie Kurre,
Past Chief; Jessie Hewitt, Hattie
Kreamer, Frances Hill, Trustees; Vera
McKinney, Gladys Irvine, Leaders of
tha Staff; Myrtle Richardson, Organ'
ist. After the installation, a banquet
was spread and the inner man and
woman was replenished.
The following from Salem were in
attendance: Mesdames T. W. Daviea,
C L. Parmenter, E. H. Sellers, A. R.
Gardner, H. St Helsns, Mae Rat
cliffe, P. Anderson, 6. G. Shellburg,
R. E. Moorea, C, E. Barbour, L. S.
Rowland, Hazel Olmstead, J. L.
Tucker, A. Fitch, D. C Bennett, J, F.
Shipp, W. B. Sumervill and J. D.
Davis.
WAR WITH GERMANY PROBABLE
An unsuccessful attempt by Germany to form
an alliance with Mexico and Tapan against the
United States has made it more difficult for the
United States to keep from becoming involved in
the world war. German conduct is becoming
intolerable.
President Wilson has asked Congress for power
to arm merchant ships and a bond issue of
$100,000,000 to defray the expenses of placing this
nation on a war footing. He is still hoping to
avoid a declaration of Jwar against Germany but
at this time it does not appear that he will be
able to do so.
Great Guns and Little Fishes! The Monmouth
Herald accuses the Monitor of being in favor of
"gore" until recently.
Community development and
community prosperity is not so
much a matter o interesting
the outside world in our circle as
it is to become firmly united our
selves. Only towns whose people
are enthusiastically one in actions
and deeds become interesting to
others. No person, seekiag a
place for investment or home, is
going to stop long: in a town
when he finds out It is divided
into factions and cliques, each
barring the progress of the other.
It is the pleasure of the editor of
the Monitor to testify that he
has found by personal investiga
tion and canvas that our busi
ness men and people seem to be
quite enthusiastic in doing their
mite even if it costs something.
He has not gone all the way
'round yet but is on his way,
stopping at the half-way post to
make this report No need to
tell the nature of his mission. It
is noised around sufficiently to
induce two other nearby towns
to interfere they want it them
selves and are more than willing
to pay the price.
MRS McCALL MARRIES
Mrs. Edna A. McCall, 27, the
divorced wife of Marcus A. Mc
tall, who a fortnight ago was
sentenced for life to the peniten
tiary for the killing of William
A. Shaner, 26, in the Morgan
building barber shop on Christ
mas day, was married at Van
couver Saturday night to William
Moe, a contractor, of 215 West
Richmond street
Moe and Mrs. McCall reached
Vancouver late Saturday evening
and after the county auditor's
office had closed, but one of the
deputies was secured and the
license issued. Elder A. D.
Skaggs performed the ceremony.
The McCalls were divorced at
Independence in 1915, shortly
after McCall imagined the town
had conspired against him. She
stuck loyally to her former hus
band and the father of her little
1 A t 1
son during nis tnai lor me
Shaner killing, and assisted in
his defense.
Since her separation from
McCall, his former wife has been
employed as a milliner. Fort-
land Telegram.
MISSING BILL FOUND
Mouse Uill No. 375. the mea
sure passed by the legislature in
which it was hoped to force
Polk county to assist in building
a steel bridge at Salem, was
lost. It failed to reach the
governor for his official signa
ture, and it could not be found.
Members and clerks of the legis
lature turned their pockets
inside out and found nothing. It
was very mysterious. ThebilFat
all times has been in the hands
of its friends, yet insinuations
commenced to be made that
some Polk county fiend has
picked the pockets of some in
nocent clerk or messenger and
(tot away with the precious pa
per. "Judge Bushey has un
doubtedly been right in his
estimation of the Polk county
gang which is working in the
interest of the cement trust,"
says Monday s Capital Journal.
Men who resort even to thiev
ing as in the case of the disap
Dearance of the bridge bill will
not do to trust to any extent what
ever. ine capital journal is
right. The Polk county gang is
a bad one. Play safe and keep
on the other side of the river.
Take no chances on the Polk
county gang. It is sticking
around close at home associating
with decent people trying to for
gut that once it imagined it was
big enough and strong enough
to buck the Manon county steel
trust gang. The Polk county
gang are bears and can whip its
weight in bears, but cannot
make much of a showing against
gorillas especially when the
gorillas are assisted by all the
political monkeys in the state.
The bill was found Tuesday
now the question arises whether
it can be legally sigaed by the
governor and become a law.
The Capital Journal is right
when it says that "Marion county
would get out of a bad predica-
meat by building the bridge in
its own way with its own money"
for Polk county has concluded to
build no bridge this year or next
regardless of whether House Bill
No. 375 is legal or not.
WOULD HELP US
If the $6,000,000 bond issue
passes at the special election
June 4, Independence will reap
some benefit The West Side
Pacific highway passes through
Polk county and it will be hard
surfaced. From McMinnville it
goes to Dallas, thru Monmouth,
to Independence, to Corvallis,
about 30 miles.
HONOR WASHINGTON
On Washington's birthday,
the ladies of the Rural Club of
Buena Vista entertained their
husbands and families and a few
friends. They gave one of thfir
banquets at 8 pr m., and toasts
were given.- Alter the banquet
games were played until a late
hour.
0
EDDINO
Dells
Thoma3 R. Smith and Miss
Mabel Williamson, popular young
people of Independence, were
married at Dallas Tuesday by
Rev. W. T. Tap?cott. They will
reside near Airlie.
FUTURE OF THE VALLEY & SILETZ
BY B. r. JONES IN NEWPORT HEWS
Newport may soon have a real
railroad. There has been much
speculation among the people of
Dallas and Independence in Polk
county as to the western terminus
of the Sileti Valley railroad now
building from Independence.
Mo one seems to know just
where the terminus is to be, or
who is financing the building of
the road. The road paralels the
S. P. line from Independence te
Airlie, a distance of some ten or
twelve miles, than following the
Luckiamute river through Kings
Valley, via old Fort Hoskins and
on up ti e Luckiamute to the sum
mit of the Coast Range and is
now near the Lincoln county
line. v
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D L. HEDGES 79
D. L. Hedges, more familiarly
nown as "Daddy Hedges", has
passed the 79th mile-stone, and
on last Sunday the friends and
children of the M. E. Sunday
school celebrated his birthday by
shower of postal cards. Over
fifty cards were received and all
expressed a wish for many happy
returns of the day. Mr. Hedges
hale and hearty and makes
the daily rounds to his ranch
about three miles from town.
lis family gathered at his home
on Sunday last to celebrate with
im in a family dinner. He is a
veteran of tho Indian wars and
his advanced age would if
ailed upon in the present crisis,
shoulder his musket for Uncle
Sam. C.
at
TO CLOSE OUT
W. F. Elliott made the an
nouncement this week that the
epartment store of Elliott-
O'Brien Co. would be closed out
at once. "'Our entire stock and
even the fixtures will be placed
on the market and void," said
Mr. Elliott.
This announcement came as a
big surprise to Independence
people and general regret is
heard on every hand. Here's
hoping that conditions will right
themselves so that Mr. Elliott
will change his mind, but there's
no chance for that, he says.
"It's going, all going," he de
clares firmly.
CIVIC LEACUI.
Mrs. K. C. Eldridge presided
over a short business meeting of
the Civic League last Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. L Crane read
the minutes, and reports were
heard from committees. A move
is under way to re-organize the
old band and as soon as this
can be done, to give a joint en
tertainment with the Civic
League.
County Superintendent Crow
ley was present and gave a most
valuable talk on boys' industrial
work. Mr. Crowley outlined the
work that should be taken up by
the boys' club and explained the
real benefits that would be de
rived from the proposed under
taking.
KILL KARES
Mr. and Mrs. Hank Mattison
will entertain their whist club at
their suburban home this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Hays
will be the next hosts.
BY VIRGINIA SOUTHERN
day Afternoon Club and a few
additional guests assembled at
the pretty home of Mrs. A. D.
Davidson last Wednesday after
noon and were delighted with
the hospitality of the hostess.
The guests passed the early
part of the afternoon areund the
cheerfully glowing fire and en
gaged in dainty bits of hand
work and lively conversation.
A pretty pink luncheon closed
th afternoon's festivities. The
chandeliers were shaded with
pink and the beautifully ap
pointed table was centered with
a large bowl of pink roses, and
pink was (notified in the ices,
the splendid effect being due to
the houtess' artistic ideas.
Mrs. Davidson was assisted
by her sister, Mrs. J, G.
Mcintosh, in servings splendid
three course luncheon. Covers
were laid for the club members
and Mrs. Robertson and Miss
Eva Robertson from Seattle, and
M rs. Pearl Hedges.
STAR SHINES.
A large attendance was pres
ent at the Eastern Star meeting
last Tuesday evening. Mrs. D.
O. Taylor and Mrs. Harold
Fitohard were Uken thru the
labvrinth of the order. Follow
ing ritualistic work a social hour
and a splendid luncheon
enjoyed.
DINNER PARTY.
Mrs. II. B. Potts was hostess
for a delightful 6 o'clock dinaer
at the Presbyterian manse last
Thursday evening. Crimson
carnations added a charm to the
pretty festal board where covers
were Were laid for Mr. and Mrs. O. A.
Macy. Dr. H. C. Dunsmore, Fay
Wednesday club. Dunvmore and Miss Marie
The members of the Wednes- Powell.
Hit the Nation the Head
Amity, Or., Feb. 27,-Kditor
Monitor In your issue of Feb.
23 your editorial hit the nail on
the head and hit it hard. A few
swats like that had ought to put
some of our war howling jingoes
to thinking and voting for the
man who is not ruled by Wall
Street. In last election the only
party that stood for peace was
the Socialist. They believe the
people should say by direct vote
whether this country should stay
out of the European mess. Come
again. More like that are want
ed. I am only eighteen but know
what's what. Yours sincerely,
Hugh Hubbard.
Dr. Fryer Sees Mardi Gras
Dr. C. P. f ryer, of this city.
who is attending a health and
sanitary school at New Orleans,
writes his father, T. J. Fryer:
"We have been witnessing the
Mardi Grus. It is sure some
spectacular affair. The floats
are founded on ancient mytho
logical characters and they de
the thing op brown. There has
been not less than 50,000 people
here for the last three days from
all over the country."
"Speaking of the products of
the itate, they all grow cotton
and buy almost everything they
eat which makes prices high for
the few producers and many
coDbumers."
Dr. Fryer has a position as
health officer at $2400 a year and
t ravelin if expenses.