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INDEPENDENCE MONITOR "THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS' VOL.5 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1917 NO. 31 i THE RHYMING SUMMARIST We like to see the old town boom And each one greet his neighbor, Not so much with a sickly grin Or a gentle lift at labor; Neither eye for eye nor tooth for tooth, The 'get even' spirit smother, But 'wake or 'sleep We should keep Our hammer under cover." The verse above 'tis very good, Its author sure is able, He came in one day this week And left it on our table; Now a hammer is a useful tool If you know just how to use it, But when it lands In many hands, How the same abuse it. Sadie Shucks at a Salem restaurant, (And she doesn't care a whoop), Found just one lonely bean, A swimming in the soup; She did not eat the precious thing, Suspicions of pain were lurking, When next she came And took the same, The little bean was working. Once more it has been announced That juice will run our trains, And we are waiting patiently For warmer spring time rains; M. Goetz says that he'll have to bring The V. & S. to town, Meanwhile we'll set And wratch Mike get The wheels to going 'roun'. BY VIRGINIA SOUTHERN TO THE BLUEBIRD BT JAMES G. GABELLE 0 winged symbol of hope. Thou hat stolen the skieaown hue! God breathed upon a turquoise rare, And thus created you! blue bows held the mints. Mioses Eva Robertson and Vivian Whiteaker served the four-course luncheon while bird records were played on a Victrola. WEDNESDAY CLUB. A happy evnt in club circles was the bluebird luncheon Riven by Mrs. "Clyde Ecker last Wednesday afternoon for the members of ihe Wednesday Club and several additional guests. Club members responded to rell call with quotations from Maurice Maeterlinck's "Blue bird", and the hostess gave a brief explanation of this adven turous search for happiness made by two peasant children. The large dining room rep resented the Palace of Hanninvgs! with hundreds of bluebirds flit-1 cha,ter- Liht refreshments tine here and there, while blue! C109a tne meeting CLOSI TILLICUMS. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Williams were hosts to the Close lillxum Club last evening, when several games of 500 were enthusiastic ally played. The Williams have the g.ft of hospitality which makes their friends unusually eager to gather at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Hays will be the next hosts. MEEDLKCRAFT. The Needlecrafters were de lightfully entertained by Mrs. Frank Fluke last Thursday after noon. The hours were pleasant ly whiled away with sewing and ELECTRIC SERVICE SOON According to J. H. Dyer, assistant gneral manager of the S. P., May 15 has been fixed as me aate wnen electric service will be begun from W hiteson to Corvallis: "The pole line and overhead construction and the sub-stations are completed," said Mr. Dyer this morning on his return from a tnu over the road. The machinery equipment for the sub-stations, which we have been waiting a long time for, is about ready for shipment from the factory and will be rushed here. Arranging of terminal facilities at Corvallis, costing be tween $55,000 and $60,000, will need to be carried out, but this work will be done without delay. By the middle of May electric trains ought to commence run ning through from Portland to lorvallis." The Benton Countv Courier says that "the S. P. will inau gurate a through and fast ser vice to Portland, with but fou stops, and maintain a schedule that will clip some minutes from the Oregon Electris's time." I Greati Closing (Duf Now On At Sal mm BIG SALE ON The Elliott-O'Brien store opens its doors in the morning for In dependence's greatest sale. Their large new stoek, invoiced at $35,000, consisting of ladies suits, snoes ana waists, men s clothing and shoes, silks, dress goods, draperies, linens, hosiery, underwear, corsets, laces, out ings, percales, blankets, ging hams, etc., will be sold at greatly reduced prices, certainly making a great bargain feast. Additional clerks have been employed so that all customers may be waited upon promptly. CHANCE TO TRAIN Independence and Monmouth young men may have the oppor tunity to receive military to receive military training. Rev. Willard Elkins of Monmouth, who has been chaplain of the Coast Artillery, has bean trans ferred to Co. L. of Dallas as first lieutenant It is proposed to organize a platoon at either In dependence or Monmouth under command of Lieutenant Elkins, which would be a part of Co. L. YOUNG PEOPLE'S PATRY The young people of the Chris tian Bible school met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Newton Tuesday evening. The object of the meeting was to select a color, motto and floer for the class. The flower chosen was the white rose, green and white for eolor, Search the Scripture" was selected as the class motto. After the business meeting the re mainder of the evening was spent in music. At 11 o'clock a dainty lunch was served. 1 I 111! 1LI0TT - 0 $35,000 Stock of Dry Goods, Ladies' Ready-to-wear, Shoes, Men's Clothing to be Disposed of at Sacrifice Prices. Silks Hosiery Outings Ginghams ; Dress Goods Underwear Bedspreads ladies Suits Draperies Corsets Blankets Linens Ladies' Waists Laces Percales Men's Clothing Men's Furnishings Shoes I! The Greatest Sale Independence has ever Known MARY ANN HALL Mrs. Mary Ann Hall died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. McLaughlin at Buena Vista on March 8. She was the mother of eleven children of whom seven survive. Mrs. Hail was born in Illinois in 1829. She came to Oregon in 1851. Her husband, B. F. Hall, died in 1904. THE AMOMAS' BANQUET On 'lhursday evening lust. 'The Amomas", a young ladies' organized class of the Baptist Sunday school, were banqueted by their executive board at the social hall of the Baptist church. he rooms were beautifully deco rated in pink and green, the lass colors. Games were played and contests held. In the bean carryings .contest, Mrs. Edith Stewart won the first prize for carrying the most, and Miss Edna Mills won the "booby" prize for carrying the least beans around the hall on a silver knife. Thirty-two gathered around the table, and after giv lng their song blessing, partook of a most delicious banquet. The class and its guests report a! most successful evening. C. ' RAILROAD STRIKE CALLED A general strike of all trainmen in the United States has been called to begin Saturday night. On the Pacific coast, the first "walk out" will occur on Tuesday morning. The strike would be a national calamity and paralzye business. At this time, Friday, it does not look very encouraging1 for a settlement. Trainmen say the strike will be called off if the United States becomes involved in war. NEW JEWELER ! meat and beans, and clothes oir D. II. Phillips of Oakville, In In'rU uml jeans. We Wash., has purehased the jewel- i wa,k h there everv dav. buy stiff ry business of II. J. Rowe. Mr, 1 for which we cannot pay. Phillips and wife arrived W'ednes aay ana Mr. t'hillips is now in BEET MEETINGS Two enthusiastic migar beet meetings have been held in In dependence during the past week. The Utah-Idaho Sugar Beet Co. has agreed to build a factory here before 1921 providing a cer tain amount cf acreage is se cured. To assist in encouraging the industry, the VVillamett charge. He comes highly recommended both as a gentle man and jeweler and will prove a valuable asset to the city. It U his intention to remodel the store and increase the size of the stock considerably. ROAD BOND BOOSTERS- At a meeting held in Dallas Tuesday night, attended by citizens from all parts of the county, an organization was lights cast a wierd glow over the scene. The luncheon tables were centered with spring flow- - . u -1 . . : . L a . tr blue tulle bow.. Bluebird cards gon at her howe m marked places for the twenty j guests, and tiny baskets with' (Continued on Page 4, Col. 4) Frank Dick Main street " i formed to boost for th nrrmosf.l GOES INTO COURT Valley Growen' Assoc!- j r ai bilL jj nir8chberg Complying with the wishes of . , . i was elected president and Winnie ! their constituents as wellas their! Wa,ker' trt'de"t;., W' Irvf,nte' I Brtden secretary. A vigorous , I'fwn. the county court has taken j 1 Fi"?.T L ! " Clark and Major Lewis, direct-'.,.....-, .. . 1 tlL ViLLAU&ra&KCHAJvr MRS. DICKSON HOSTESS. The members of the D. A. U. P. ! tne neeessary legal steps to re Club were most pleasantly enter-!Bjst the efforts of Marion countv to force Polk county in the Salem bridge controversy. Counsel has been retained to assist the dist rict attorney. Major Lewis, direct ors. Additional acreage is being secured each week. The village merchant is the j scoiu, wno neips us wnen we re The Monitor always leads. 'down and out. He treats foroui Some times we roar about the prje, then say please mark it on the ice. His groceries, bacon and coal oil, as well as products of the soil, he hands to us off the shelf, and waits six months to get his pelf. He buys our butter that is stale, for which he never finds a sale, for warty apples full of worms, he pays us cash and never squirms. He stands by us through thick and thin, and then when we are flush with tin. when winter's frosts and sleet are o'er, we buy our stuff front Jones' cash store. Sing if you will of heroes brave, wao sleep within a soldier's grave, but as for me, I'll chant my tunes, in praise of him who sells mo prunes, who when I'm broke and down and out, will stake me tot feed of kraut E. L Sharp. Revolution abdicates. in Russia. Czar