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NDEPENDENCE MONITOR "THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS' INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1917 NO. 20 VOL. 6 THE RHYMING SUMMARIST Old nineteen seventeen is passing on And no one much is caring-, Its simply been hell on earth Since the Hun's so daring; Nineteen eighteen, we bid hello And long before its ending, We hope that peace Will get a lease And stay with us unbending. Sadie has a Christmas joke, Tho a little mellow, Its no gag about what she eats Or even of a fellow; But Sadie says to us this day, When presents 'round were Hocking, "I'll confess If you guess What was in my stocking." Riddles always got our goat And set our thoughts to blinking, So we told her that we gave it up, We'd waste no effort thinking; , Then Sadie shouted with a laugh, All-of-a-sudden shocking, "You can't guess? Well, I confess, My leg was in the stocking." Winnie Braden is here on hand In spite of rain infernal, She's mistress of the corn show And guardian of the kernel; How nice 'twould be to raise sufficient corn To fatten up the squealers, But to the show We must go And listen to the spielers. GO. L IN FRANCE All doubt has been removed as to the whereabouts of Com pany L. It has been confirmed that the Polk county boys have arrived safely in England. From England it is only a day's jour ney to France. Up to this time no message has been leceived in Independence .from any of them, and it will be four or five days yet before any letters could reach here. Later Mrs. Stafrin received a cable last night from the Captain announcing the safe arrival of Company L. in France. - JOHN McCREADY PASSES Christmas this year was turn ed into a day of sorrow for a n umber of families when John McCready passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. 0. C. Ililtibrand, on Sunday evening Dec. 23. at the age of fifty-nine. The deceased was held in such high esteem by his neighbrcs and friends that it sorrowd their Christmas as well as that of his relatives. Mr. McCready had lived at Stiver for a number of years and was well acquaint ed in this section of the county. Funeral services were held at Suver Christmas day, Dr. II. C. Dunsmore being in charge, and interment took place at Crystal Lake cemetery at Corvallis. Mr. McCready is survived by two sons, Edward and Uay, both of Portland, and three daughters, Mrs. Lillian Ililtibrand of Suver, Mrs. Ralph Collins of Falls City, and Mrs. Aileen 0 round of Dallas. STARTLING FEATURES OF "THE SPY" The secrets of the German; spy system are revealed in the startling new William Fox pro-1 , .. nil. o it ...:.u r.,.. -auction, me rpy, wuu Aus tin Farnum in the stellar role. That is the big feature for YOU, the exhibitor, to play up. Take advantage of a good picture n klnh mmhinna nil the thrill and nuivn v v.. . excitement of war, diplomatic! secrets, international negotia tions and internal politics. In "The Spy" these are some of the outstanding points: j 1. A rousing meeting of the' Patriots' Club of New York. ! 2. Attempts of a German spy on shipboard, to murder a mem ber of the American Diplomatic Service. 3. Revelation of the Wilhelm-! staasse the most complete sys tem of espionage that has ever existed. 4. Ball at the American em bassy iu Berlin, at which intrigue is carried on under the guise of social entertainment. 5. An American's successful attempt to gain possession of a list of German spies in the Unit ed States. 6. A German girl's sacrifice for the man she loves and the country of her adoption, the United States! FORMER INDEPENDENCE GIRL TO MARRY The marriaga of Miss Quh'-j daro Wilcox, grand daughter of Mrs. L. F. Baldwin an. I grand, niece of Mrs. Lucinda Baldwin will be of much interest to In dependence peooe as the young lady at one time lived here. Concerning the approaching marriage, the Pendleton Tri bune 6ays: "An interesting marriage which is scheduled for the not far distant future is that of a well known Pendleton girl, Miss Quindaro Wilcox, who is to wed Harvey V. Butterfield, of Ray mond, Washington. The event is to take place during the lat ter part of the holiday season, and the bride-elect, who is the possessor of a wide circle of friends, is being showered with happy wishes, which are never theless mingled with regret, in that the new home is not to be made in Pendleton. Mr. Butterficld a prominent young business man, is a graduate of the I'niversrty of Washington and a member of the P Up- silon fraternity. He L interest ed in a large mill at Itaymond which is devoted to the prepar ing of spruce for the construc tion of aeroplanes." Miss Wilcox was also the "in fpiration for a cleverly planned and altogether charming show or," says the same papier. "Th affair was a complete surprise to the honoree who. bidden to come iViformaily, found the party of girls amid an mterest- (continued on last page) JOHN B KNOWLES John 13. Knowles, who died at his home on Dec. 17, aged 80 years, three months and 19 days, was born in Monroe county. New York, Aug. 29, 1837. At the age of two, his mother took him to Niagara county in the same state, where he grew to manhood. In lS(i2 he was married to Miss Adeua F1. Ward, who died the follow ing year leaving one daughter who is now Mrs. M. W. Mix. In lMi5 he married Miss Jose phine II. Ward. To this union eight children were born, four of whom are living. They are Hurrage 13., Mrs. Ueorganna lleidecke, Cora L. and Lorenzo II. After leaving New York, Mr. Knowles lived in Michigan one year, Missouri s'.v jears and Kansas two and a half years. In lS7o he came to Ore gon and rented what is known as the Pierce Uiggs farm, living there nine years. In lSvl he purchased his present home. His wife died in August of this year. The funeral was held at th home, being ccnducted I y Jo-v. I). V. Poling, Md he wa. buried in the I. O ). i c eiueter. Mr. Knowl. s was a kind fath er, devoted husband and good neighbor. He will be greatly missed. We believe no better tribute could be paid hi.;, than that given by a daughter when she 6aid: "Yu can say as many good things about father as you wish for every word will be the truth." MANY JOIN RED CROSS The Red Cross drive in Inde pendence has been successful. The bevy of yonng ladies and matrons who have done the- so liciting for new meinb rs de serve much credit tot their good work. CORN SHOW GOING The second annual Polk county coin show is now on. It is being held in he Taylor build ing on C. street with Mrs. Win nie Hraden presiding. Every farmer and farmer's wife should visit the show, see the excellent samples of Oregon grown corn and hear the interesting lectures by men and women familiar with the subject. JOINT INSTALLATION l ast night a joint installation of the O. L S. and LUue Lodge ofacers was held. The follow ing were introduced to their work: Mrs. Mary Fluke, worthy matron; W. G. Grant, worthy patron; Mrs. Carrie Clark, asso ciate matron; Mrs. Ardeha Dul ler, secretary; Mrs. Nellie Da man, conductoress; Mrs. Jes.sle Hewitt, associate conductoress. Blue Lodge: W. Brown, wor shipful master; R. R. DeArmond senior warden; Gail Alexander, junior warden; K. W. Baker, secretary; H. Ilirschberg, treas urer. - . - GOOD HOLIDAY TRADE Most of tho Independence merchants report a good holi day business and we are glad to hear It. Praise Is given the Monitor for it 3 trade at home boosting and the excellent man ner in which the Christmas ad- venisinir was presented. At tractively displ.-yed, free from errors, each ad stood out prom inently as a personal invitation. V. fi S. TO START The Valley fc Siletz railroad begins Ms train service Tuesday on a schedule which is published elsewhere in this Monitor. Wel come to our city, V. & S.- In dependence and this section feel very kindly towrad this railroad and will boost for it at every opport unity. RIVER IS STILL HIGH Once more tiie river is high and if it don't quit raining, rub b"r boots and row boats will be come the prevailing style. The bridge at Salem is closed and the Independence ferry Is not running so if you want to get into Marion county you must take the cars. The Luckiamute has been ram paging along with the other streami causing much inconven ience and some loss to those liv ing by it. ......... . -m MOTHER INITIATES SONS La.it Saturday night a special meeting of Adah chapter, O. E. S., was held. Mrs. K. C. Eldridge, the retiring worthy matron, re ceiving into the order her two sons, Nelville and Slialer, and Miss West of Monmouth. Shaler has the distinction of being the firt-t one wearing the service un ifonn to be initiated Into the chapter. After the work, a splendid repast and an hour of fraternal sociability were enjoy ed. The lodge and banquet rooms were beautifully deco rated with Christmas greens and the banquet tables presented a f"st,ve appearance In an artis tic arrangement of red and gf-f n. 1918 LOOKS VERY PROMISING 1917 will be gone in a few hours. Of it we will ... TTI .V ,1 . "5 II. .4 i im sav notlunir. wnais me uscr uui ui ivw, there's something to say. It will be a good year for Independence lour or live propositions are in embrvo readv to hatch. Other conditions look good. The future will be bountiful and the milk and honey How it we do our part to help it along. More team work, boys, and an open declaration of war upon all knockers. Every town worth a " - at. hen's tooth boycotts its knockers hits em where it hurts. Cut down the weeds and the flowers will grow. 1918 will treat Independence all right if we push on the Hues. AIcELWIURRY HAS SOME DOG Two HonorGuard girls of Falls City showed their patriotism on Friday afternoon by washing the fror.t winnow of the Lank to earn $1 for the big Ked Cross drive that is being carried on all over the U, S. News. S. II. McElmurry of Indepen dence has a collie dog, one and a half years old, called "mil." almost as valuable to him as a farm hand. Hill understands whether he is to bring In the cows, hogs, horses or sheep from the fields or pastures when ordered L) do so. If he seen chickens in the garden he will drive then out without order6, or picks them up gently and carry them out. One of .Hill's regular jobs which he Ucows thoroughly, is to go after the Journal every day. Mr. McKlniurry Is a sub scriber to the oJurnal and has the paper thrown off at Led ford station by the express-messenger. Ills house is a quarter of a mile from the station and he has trained Hill to meet the train on which the Journal comes and bring the paper to the house. The train, carrying the Journal, arrives in the morn ing, and no matter on what part of the fam Hill is he rush es to the station as soon as hn hears the train coming. The express messengers have become greatly interested in Hill's faithfulness, and rather than disappoint him on one oc casion, when no paper arrived, provided a substitute bundle for him. Hill evidently knows that papers should not be read la tho fields during working hours, and refuses to let any member of the family have It until it is taken from him at the house. Mr. McElmurry relates many In stances showing the value of this dog to him, and says that a good dog is an asset to any farmer. Portland Journal. And the Journal published Hill's picture also. Who Is Your Neighbor? He May Be An Enemy To America? How do you know that you are not harboring a Teuton spy within your own home? See the secrets of Hun methods exposed in this thrilling drama of diplomacy! WILLIAM FOX PRESENTS Dustin Farnum IN THE SPY A Timely American Drama Ex posing the Operations of Foreign Enemy Secret Police EATInSE ISIS TH TWO NIGHTS WED. AND THUR. JANUARY 2 AND 3