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t INDEPENDENCE MONITOR "THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS" VOL. 5 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1917 NO. 33 i THE RHYMING SUMMARIST "I buy my grub," says old man Grunt, "And have not a thing to sell, But if it was not for daughter's beaux, I'd do quite middling well; But she has as much as six of them, Hanging 'round to win her, And every day I can say There's one or two for dinner." A parson at the Baptist church Is here to save some souls, He talks about the sins of men And a better life unfolds; Most of us neglect the church And others scorn by hissing, But bad behaved Unless you're saved, You don't know what you're missing. When back into the past we go And in its memories hover, Sometimes we yearn and wish again To live the old life over; If we began to correct mistakes That the past uncovers, While doing this, We couldn't miss From making many others. A cry to arms in our fair land, A love of country brings, Who'd think that dark old Russia Would ever sluff its kings; Spring officially has arrived, The same we're glad to greet, But weather man If you can Please turn on some heat. JUDGE HOKE JusticaRalgns In Sandy Bend arm i HEN Judwe Hoke's court opened lit Sandy 1: 'lid the other morn ing it was crowded to Its grcutcrft Citiiurity. Tbci e were over forty casei to be tried, and a.s soon :ia court opi ned the Judge rose and explained: "As you all know, a gang of land speculators dropped in here about a month ago, and after a day or two it waa reported aa follows: "That we were to have a city government and a poller force, thnt half the saloon and dance halls were to be closed, that any man found with a gun on him was to (,-et fifteen days In Jail, that every man must change his shirt at leant on.c a week, that the game of poker could not be played In this town between Saturday at midnight and sunrise on Monday morning. "To cap the climax, we were to have a railroad and autos were soon to be seen galloping tip and down our streets and a number of places were to open where Ice cream and soda water were to be on sale. "We were stunned From a free frontier town, dinning to Its old ways and customs we were to bo Jumped Into the midst of a city, with all Its frills and fringes. The blow was so sudden thut we became panic stricken. This court 9 4V 3 - l r. j a, . i I' ti':: I r.i was no exception. I sent for a plug hat and a cane and a new necktie to greet the arrival of civilization. I hereby fine myself S3 and coat for making an ass of myself. And now for the rest of wu. This large hatch of prisoners has been summoned here for misdemeanor, and none can escape. fcriizly Sam, stand up! You have been one of the s'ouciiiest men In San dy Bend for many ears, but when you heard this news you Immediately trad ed your ray use for a new suit of clothes, and you put th"m on and pa raded up and down and said you were ready for the rush. There was no rush. It was all a hoax, and for bein& taken In and done for you are thereby tined 5 and cost. "Tornado Joe, we always admired you for your whiskers. They almost touch your toes. You looked l;ke a pati- 't and a plrtv Thoe whifkers were held sacred by ail in Sandy Hen I. You gave dignity to the town. No matter if you went around with only a shirt on. no one smiled and none dared Joke witli you. What in thunder did you do when the panic set in? Why, you wn and had tlxae v. Makers cut off, and for a whole day you had to go round 1; troduclng yourself. Such conduct on your part cannot be excused in this t You are fined JT and 3 cost, and you muxt pay the fine within cue hour or go to Jail Ions er.oui-h to grow a new crop of whiskers" Judge Hoke wmt on for an hour, administering F.ne after fine until the end was reached. When the last one had paid his f.ne and disappeared the Judge remarked to himself '"This has been a glorious day. There will be no street cars, no police i force. n rallroala in Sandy Iknd for years ta come, and if tuy one thirsts for soda winter or ice cream cones he will have to ride fifty miles to get the goods. Ti.vr be one spot l..'t in Amerl a where the sons and daughters of hKerty shall rest without fear that their dreams shall T be broken by the ruthless invader." M. QUAD. A Copyright. 1S1C McCIure Newspaper Bynileata 0-0-0 4 i3 r Looked Like a Pirsta. IK THE LONG AGO I FORGO! THE CHANGE Mrs. J. Dornsife brought to the Monitor office this week a rare collection of old papers, among them being the New York Herald of Sept. 24. 1881. which container! an account of the death of President Garfield, a Salem Statesman of Feb. 7, 1890, which told of the great flood that year, a Portland Ore gonian of May 13, 1899, and a San Francisco Examiner of Sept. 19, 1901, which announced the death of President McKinley. In the old Independence papers there was much to be found that is interesting to those living here today. The Independence River Side, "independent in everything. neutral in nothing," was a year and 20 weeks old on June 4, 1880, and was edited by G. W. Quivev. The edition of the above dale was almost entirely filled with editorials and com munications regarding a county seat fight between Independence and Dallas. A committee of five, one of which was J. S. Cooper, certified that they had deposited $9000 in a Salem bank as a guar antee that Independence would build a court house. Among the advertisers were Ezra Poppleton, "successor to Rosendorf & Hirschberg," merchant; Sloper Bros", feed store and feed stable; liiece Bros. & Whiteaker. hard ware; Wm. Wallace, West Side saloon, who gave free lunches, had "all the leading papers for sale" and sold beer at 25c per quart; H. M. Lines, furniture and coffins; Maloney & Wheeler, manufacturers of buggies and wagons, who also advertised that they treated "uiseased ftet"; D. M. Calbreath, druggist at Buena Vista; and E. T. Henkle, "fashionable barber". The Independence West Side of Dec: 6, 1889, was published by E. C. Pentland. From it we learned that hops were raised here at that time, for Dove Bros, sold 53,000 pounds at 9c, that a panther had been "making things lively," that R. Shelley was elected mayor and M. Mer win, councilman from the third ward, that Lyman Damon was "recently baptised" being thrown from a horse into the rive, that ''Joe Hubbard's little Claude now carries a fine watch" and that he "with his dog, Shep, can kill more skunks and eat more sausage than the common run", that a sidewalk was being built in North Independence and that Councilman Merwin was making a fight in the council for sidewalks on C street. The West Side of Feb. 7, 1890, was all taken up with an account of the flood. The headlines tell ing us that it was the "highest since 18C1", that the Salem bridge was gone, that the streets of Independence were full of row boats on Feb. 4 but that there was no damage in the business section of the town. North Independence, however, was a lake, "Abe Nelson's house being entirely surrounded' . Andy Wilson's house was under water. Dave Duvall, J. Dornsife and Merwin's moved upstairs and D. L. Hedges escaped by six inches. In the West Side of July 8, 1890, we learn that the Fourth of July was celebrated in "old fashioned style". The parade was a feature. Lyman Damon was grand marshal, Miss Garland Hill, Goddess; Mildred Fryer, Honor; Miss Bessie Butler cen tral figure in a float; ana Miss Ethel Alexander rode a decorated hose cart. )A man called for a plug of ttibacco in one of our stores yes terday and handed the merchant an Irish potato in payment and started to walk out. "Hold on there," said the storekeeper, "pon't you want your change? There's two beans toming to you." Exchange. f - - - - - - DENIED NEW TRIAL M. II. McCall was denied a new trial by Judge Kavanaugh in Portland Wednesday. The defense had asked that the ver dict be set aside upon the grounds that the prosecuting attorney had prejudiced the jury by stating that McCall's story was a "frame-up" to prove his insanity. McCall will now be taken to the penitentiary to begin his life sentence. He may be trans ferred to the asylum if officials conclude he is insane. YEOMAN "BIG TIME" the Brotherhood of American Yeomen of Salem will visit the lodne in Independence on Tues day evening, March 27. A num ber of candidates will "ride the goat", the team from Salem conducting the ceremonies, after which a banquet will be spread. Musical numbers will be fur nished by Covey's orchestra, and others, followed by dancing. A general good time is expected. All Yeomen in town are re quested to be present. C. WISELY STRINGED The Polk county court has wisely attached some strings to its promise to contribute $5 a day to the support of a free ferry at Salem. It will pay the $5 pro viding that Polk county wins the mandamus suit now pending or if not successful in the manda mus suit will pay the $5 if the new bridge do3 not cost Polk county over f 15000. EXCITES SALEM Claud Skinner and partner greatly excited Salem Tuedday night when they attempted to secure an anchorage for their ferry on the Marion side. The work was stopped by the police. The Statesman "played up" the story on its first page as if it was as important as a great battle. Independence beat Dallas in a tug-of-war and no wonder; M. W. Mix, O. D. Butler and Peter Kurre pulled for the r home town. Hon. N. L. Butler orated at Lebanon, Mrs. Stans t erry entertained the Methodist Ladies' Aid, P. M. Kirk land, druggist, as advertising soda water, Independence had a ladies' band and among the officers installed by the Rebekahs were Mesdames I. Claggett, J. E. Hubbard and E. T. Henkle. The greatest newspaper Inde pendence ever had was the Sun day Record which was published for a time in 1895. It carried the Associated Press service Its issue of May 19, 1895, con tained the information that Clare Irvine, arrayed in his "new bike costume," peddled to Salem, that O. A. Kreamer had gone to Portland to get some gold medals for a bicycle tourna ment and that the wife ot U S. Heffly "presented him with a charming little daughter". Thij is the only birth recorded in arr. of the old Independence paper kept by Mrs. Dornsife so we cannot reveal of the age of any one. ' STATE OF WAR EXISTS The Uuited States and Germany are now at war, according to government officials. German submarines have sunk several American ships during the past weeks without warning which is interpreted to mean that Germany is indifferent to the consequences of such an act. President Wilson called a special session of congress for April 2. With the United States in the war, Germany will be lighting the world. How long it can hold out against such tremendous odds, time alone will tell, but prospects for peace this summer are very bright. 1 0 EDDING J)fLLS Homer M. Smith of Independ ence and Miss Ethel Thompson, formerly of Independence but now of Portland, were married in Vancouver Wednesday. The news was a great surprise to their many friends here who wish them much happiness and prosperity. They will make their home at Tigard. CLYDE DICK DROWNED It is with feelings of the deep est grief that we chronicle the death of our dear boy, Clyde Dick, who was drowned at Oak Point, Washington, in the Col umbia river, March 17, 1917, aged 25 years. He lived in Independence several years and has many fnenis here. He leaves a wife, two children and his foster-parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dick, to mourn his death. One by one earth's ties art broken, As we see our love decay; And the hopes so fondly cherished Brighten but to pass away. One by one our hopes grow brighter As we aear the shiningshore. For we know across the river Wait the loved ones gone before. C. R0WE IS OUT H. J. Rowe, who last week sold his jewelry store to D. H. Phillips, this week disposed of his electric supplies to 11. I). Clements, a brother of Manager Clements of the Oregon Power Co. Mr. Rowe has no definite plans for the futurn but will probably remain in Independence. YOUR FLAG AND MY FLAG Your flag and my flag! And oh, how much it holds Your land and my land secir within its folds! Your heart and my heart beats quicker at the sight; Sun-kissed and wind-tossed, rd and blue and whit, The one flag the great flag th flag for m and you Glorifies all else beside the red, white and blue. Your flag and my flag! and how it flies today , In your land and my land, and half a world away! Rose-red and blood-red th stripes forever gleam; Snow-white and soul-whit the good forefathers' dream; Sky-blue and trua-blue, with stars to gleam aright Tha glorified guidon of the day, a shelter through the night. Your flag and my flag! to every star and stripe The drum beat as hearts beat and fifers shrilly pipe! Your flag and my flag a bless ing in the sky; Your hope and my hope -it nevr hid a lie; Home land and far-land and half the world around, Old Glory hears our glad salute and ripples to the sound. -Wilbur D. Neibit. i;-:!:i!;n:n:!!i!n;m;-iH!!; :!n!!!n!!!H!:iH!!!;;!!!!Hlliii!!lll!HIlll!H!ll!imilimiB A Surprised Dinner Party ;i ii Hi iii ill ;;i!!:;::!!!iiiiii:;;i:li!iiHi!!m:mmilliUIUlHNUi m IN a rti 1'iitly pulillnlieil book Kir I Ifiiry l.ucy liaa a rhano Inir Htry of tin- lulo Canon Alim't-r. Thw rniiou wai very fond of ilillilrm and m-t out one illicit to attend a party glvaii "by children for children." "Don't announce Die," ha nk! to tha aervant when be ren'bed the Iiuiihc U-uvlnx III coat and bat downxtalra, be quietly ap proached the draw ing room door, w here the buzz of voices an nounced the preHoee of company. With the l'lea of KivliiK the yuimKtter a merry aurjirlxe he dropped on bla hand and knee iiikI crawl ed Into the room, in i k I ii it ilranje Dolneii diKllnctly re-k-in 1 ,11 n' the hetuhllig of the mewing of a cat. Awure of a dead Hence, be looked up and found tbw Kueila, nKnemhled for an 8 o'clock dinner, remirdlmc him with mixed lonn, aouie thinking lie drunk, otNer that be hud 'ritzy, Dome with a look of amazement, other wltb a look nt terror. The cunoB had made a Uilxtaka, The celidreu'H party waa oeit door. Crawled Into the Room, home, the harking" of a dog and 1