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V 1 INDEPENDENCE MONITOR "THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS" VOL.5 INDEPENDENCE, FOLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1917 NO. 30 THE RHYMING SUMMARIST A goodly share of sugar beets, Our farmers think of planting", Bid farewell to fields of hops, Many more are chanting; Potatoes, beans and garden stuff, Good idea to split it, You'll get rich Or nearly "sich", Most anything will hit it. We have advice to offer now, Out of our mite we spare it, It's handed out to planters free, We'd like for all to share it; Plant your potatoes in the night While your husband's sleeping, Don't let him know That they grow Or he won't be worth the keeping. Too much money kills the germ of work, It blights the sinewed muscle, Removes the motive for a man To get out quick and hustle; It might make Bob McC. a doctor man And Sam McElm a teacher, And Dave Stapleton, . He's the one, Who sure'd become a preacher. Mart McG. would deal in real estate And Hi Woods be a lazy writer, Tim Davidson might take Macy's job And Harry Iliff, lightweight fighter; You should not let the money lead Where man would like to bum to, For an example, Bill, There's old Verd Hill, See what he has come to. 7 THE ROSES OF OREGON LAND BT ALBERT 0. YATES Oh! the roses, the roses, the beautiful roses, The glorious roses of Oregon Land. For the lover and friend are the sweet of posies, Queen of the flowers of the Oregon Land. In the heart of the rose is a message of love For the richest, the poorest, the fairest; Its fragrance and color have a charm like none other; For the. heart that is wounded 'tis rarest REFRAIN Then, hurrah! for the roses, the Bweet blooming roses, For the young, and the old, and the fair. 'Tis hurrah! for the roses, the beautiful roses, For our girlies to wear in their hair. It was ages ago that a War of the Roses Was fought in Old England's I fair land; I'Twas the "Red" and the i "White" that were borne in i in the fight, i When battles were fought hand-to-hand. In Oregon's Fair Land, we clasp hand to hand : In a grasp meant for friendship and love, ' And our hearts sing the strain, i "May we yet meet again," Bearing banners of roses above. REFRAIN Then, hurrah! for the roses, the sweet blooming roses, ! The glorious roses of Oregon I Land. ! May our girls and our boys heart ; full of joys 1 Float the banners of roses above -4AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAlAAAAAAAAAAAAaAAAAA I $ He Swam the River $ LIRIJV B0Y1.K was oue of tiie aubstautia! men of a thriving -.vrtpni town. "1 hear you boy are going n bike," ue one uay 10 a suiuier. utn v..., rlTcr late a lk It 1 full of undercurrent and eddle. I am tbc u'l living man who tier awaui that river." rkuie day Liii r tie meu crossed the river on a cable ferry, ami the ferry man tajually iu.julred of a waitlu? aoluUcr: You tion t fcappen to know a man dowu 1 your country by the uame of l-arry Boyle, do you? They nil roe be got rkh" "les," all t! aoldler; "I u talking to him the other day lie told me be awam Snake river owe" Tht right," said the ferryman. "He mut did, but wa ail ahooUug at him." New York Tiiuea. ROB PETER, PAY PAUL BEETS MAY BEAT HOPS Salem made its first move this I A crimp has been put into the week to force Polk county to I hop industry in this section when unite with Marion county in the sugar beet germ invaded the building a steel bridge over the locality. Hops are slowly but Willamette at Salem. Mandamus surely giving way to beets, and proceedings were brought the favorable future price of against the two counties to com- potatoes, beans and other vege- pel them to forthwith construct tables is also cutting in on the a bridge. The order for the writ hop acreage. Even the Wigrich was obtained from the supreme yard will reduce its hop acreage court, must be answered in one-third. twenty days, and a decision to Tho old King Hop still sits on be rendered in forty days. The the throne, he is getting wobbly, suit is brought in the name of His reign apparently is nearing two citizens, who allege that to its close. The populace is they have been damaeed be-1 shouting for Prince Beets. The " . , . i ... cause of the failure of the two oia ng cannot lor long witn counties to maintain a bridce. stand the popular clamor. One that under the common law of these days he will be forced counties are required to keep in down and out. Then King Beets repair all roads and bridges and will mount the throne and he i then goes on with a lengthy re view of the controversy concern ing the bridge. In conclusion the writ commands the two counties to forthwith erect a bridge, and should there be a disagreement, to build one as ordered by the State Highwa Commission and to pay for the same. It is a poor law that won't work both ways and for that reason John and Richard Doe may apply for a writ of manda mus to force Polk and Marion counties to build a bridge over 'sweet" with the people. GOSPEL MEETINGS Gospel meeti n gs will be comrnene ed at the Baptist church next rri day even ing by Dr 11. E.Mar shall. The evangelist the land, success V v, is one of the best in has had remarkable the Willamette at Independence wherever he has been and will flnrl tn maintain onA bam nnn n add further, to his laurels in to traffic at .11 to,-n k Independence 1 ' 1 II . . i . M.rETS;nT ti, n ,n DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE Marion cfcunty. The Does allege that the are ucrinnalw Aai,aA Independence Democrats by the failure of the two counts. J 8ta8ed n impromptu celebration to maintain a hridtr r InH. in honor of the inauguaration of uendenceand the Door enndiHnn r"lWenl w,,80n Monday nignu of the roads; that while a ferry The band P,8yed' firecrackers I t J 1 J I J I.' V i. is maintained at the present were exP'ea ana colorea Kni3 time it is unable to hnnHU rh aaQta Driniancy to me scene. traffic conveniently and speedily Someone thoughtfully rang the and that long delays increasing ure OL"' w,,,cn 're the river very frequently occur lare numLber. of Pf P,e, Iut to u..f witness the joy. Local Demo- the incapacity of the ferry in crat9 8ay that Mo"day "fchfs handling the same, all of which ?lunt w'" oe P" lour years Aamarra Tkn Dl.k..J n.. I nenCC and cause them much incon venience and financial loss. COUNCIL PROGRESSES The city council at its meeting Wednesday night took a stand for civic beauty and pride and the protection of home industries. Complaint was made concerning the looks of the charred remains of a residence on C street and a pile of junk that is a con spicuous object to passers by on Railroad street. It is planned to declare them nuisanees and bring about their removal. H. L. Fitchard appeared in behalf of the business men and requested that the city park be made a camping ground for automobile tourists, lhe council favored the idea. A Salem bakerv and 10 8 separate county Driage at laundry have been soliciting for Independence and allow Marion business within the city and the MEET THE JUDGE It has been suggested a meet ing be arranged for, to be held in Independence soon, in which Judge Kirkputrick will meet with citizens of this seition aud dis cuss with them county affairs and community needs. The judge is willing to come and at the re quest of a number the Monitor appoints J. S. Bohannon, A. C. Moore and E. E. Paddock as a committee to arrange for said meeting. WE'RE ALL "MIFFED" It is reported that Dallas is eo "miffed" at Marion county on the bridge proposition that it would agree tkat it woold agree council proposes to make them pay for the privilege. KIDS HAVE PARTY One of the largest parties ever held for children in this city wan given last Saturday in the soc'al hall of the Baptist ehurch. Games that children enjoy were played with great enthusiasm. When it came time to serve re freshments the children were keyed to a high pitch. A prize was to be awarded to the Gideon's Band. After the re freshments had been eaten, the president of the Gideon's Band, to build whatever it likes at Salem, Which isn't a half bad idea either. There is a good crossing at Independence and such a bridge has many good features. Monmouth Herald. HOW IT WORRS Gee, but wasn't that a fine tunt when we passed a law giving the governor the right to veto items in appropriation bills. And he used it, too. lie cut out one item of $328. Benton Coun ty Courier. THE KNACK OF GETTING ON THE MAP Independence has a good bakery which makes good bread and treats its patrons right. Its pro prietor, Mr, Bodcnhamer, has made large finan cial investments to enable him to give the best of service and is a booster for a better and bigger Independence. Just now he is threatened with a competition that we should not tolerate. He de serves and is entitled to the patronage of all our people and to be protected as far as possible from outside competition. Just so with any other worthy business concern and just so with any prospective business interest. The editor of the Monitor has been asking the patronage of business men to support a certain institution. As iar as we have gone that patron age has been promised and this in spite of the fact that we are obliged to rivet all pledges down to meet the demands of those who have said to us: "We will do so much to put Independence on the map if its business men will do so much." The spirit displayed recently in patronizing and pro tecting what we have worthy to be patronized and protected and extending a helping hand to new enterprises which mean so much to the city's future prosperity and wealth speak so well for Independence that "outsiders with their capital will not stand alooflong" to quote the words of a railroad man. They'll come in because they'll find the water fine. BY VIRGINIA SOUTHERN The flood of glorious sunshine the first of the week called forth many auto and hiking parties. Instead of indulging in an in formal indoor Kensington an is their custom on Mondays, the Wee-Otts took a hike over the highway and returned captivated by the walking fad and full of ambition to repeat the experience. CLOSI TIUICUMS. A pretty contribution to club dom was given by Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Hedges at their home on C street last evening, when they were hosts to the members of the Close Tillicum Club. Pretty appointments were made for 500 and players circled six tables to participate in their chosen amusement. A substantial pleasure of the evening was the elaborate luncheon served by the hostess. The members of this club will play every week until the close of the eeason. POSTPONED. Ti e session of the Kill Kare Klub which was to have been held with Mr. and Mrs. Hank Mattison last Friday evening was postponed until this evening when the numbers will enjoy whist at the Mattison suburban home. AUTOWOII. In order to give the geaial K. C. Eld ridge a most glorious sur prise on his natal day, the regular Thursday evening meeting of the Autowins was postponed until Saturday evening. The club members collected all the neces sary paraphernalia that would conduce to a most delightful surprise and entered the Eldridge home carrying a huge birthday cake which bore about one hun dred candles. At first the host to be was somewhat bewildered but even the one hundred lighted tapers did not make him feel like a centenarian and he joined en thusiastically in the amusements of the evening. The self-invited guests soon prepared four tables for f00 an I the game" were merrily indulged in, delightful refresements boing served later. During the luncheon hour, the small group of congenial friends showered Mr. Eldridge with many hearty good wishes. OWLS PLAY. The members of the Owl Clab gathered at the Beaver Hotel last Monday evening and enjoyed one of their splendid fortnightly baoqueti. Later they assembled at the Claude Skinner home and passed a delightful evening over the whist tables. ROUND UP Preliminary arrangements are Miss Beulah Bodenhammer, was being made to stage a round-up very large cake as the jn Independence some time h Heroine In Real Life llcr v f EH no wu" ' her Kkln waapal. .. fur fr,,m low. given a very large cake as pnie, waich wa3 frosted in the colors of the Band, purple and white. I he cake was after wards cut so that every one of the 70 children had a piece. C. .TliU i tiot mm a current tfel June or July. It will be held! j conjunction wi h the annual race; meet and the combination ought; to attract a good sized crowd. Hut It w I EH tresara had a tousled look. 1 L liVr km war muddy blu. Tlil might not wjuud well In a book, liut It tru. Loulavllla Courier-Journal The national situation instead of getting better seems to be growing worse.