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NCE MONITOR 'THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS" VOL.6 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OKEGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1918 NO. 21 INDEP ENDE THE RHYMING SUMMARIST By Jerry Owen in Oregon Voter As the sands of the Old Year slowly run Thru the glass that marks the ages, And the days grow hort and dark and cold And the blue sou'wester rages, We hark us back to other years And the old time institutions, And memory Dwells wistfully On New Year resolutions. In those days there was medicine To banish gloom and sorrow, And joy was free and unconiined, Forgetful of to-morrow; Old Bacchus was a two-time god, The patron saint of liquor, His devotees Were thick as fleas, And very often thicker. It used to do a lot of good When well meant counsel scorning, We'd wound the Old Year up in style To face the New Year morning; How brave it seemed to contemplate The friendships we would sever, Sit up in bed With aching head And then swear off forever. We'd promise for the whole long year To be as good as candy And never touch a single drop Of Scotch or fizz or brandy; But stick to cow and ginger ale, Perhaps a little Vichy, A solemn vow That to the irau Was alwavs more than fishy. I CO. L. BOY WRITER LETTER HOME Aboard Str.i Tuscania, Some- meet a German submarine does where on the Atlantic Ocean, not worry them at all. We are Dec. 12, 1917. going to atop at Nova Scotia My Dear Mother: where we will get a British con- At last I have voy s fleet of ships to protect left the U. S for the front. We us from submarines. left Camp Mills yesterday morn- The mail will be collected at 8 ing at 7:30 A. M. We marched o'clock tonight for the last time to the Garden City depot where and will probably be mailed in we boarded the Long Island Halifax. So this will be my last train. This train took us to L. letter for some time but be pa- 1. City where we left it and took tiet md confident for I will a L. I. ferry, which took us write to yoj again, believe me, as down East River into New York soon as I get where a letter can harbor, past the Statue of Liber- be mailed. But you write to me ty, around Lower New York, up each week, please, for your let- the Hudson river and conse- ters will reach me sometime quently to the Cunard S. S. line when I will sure enjoy them. wharf. Here we secured our This letter may be held up till berths and meal consignment we land and it might be censored tickets and marched aboard the but here's hoping it will reach British S. S. Tuscania. We "are you sometime. 1 reeeived the sailing under a British flag but box you sent me last Sunday and we are hoping that it will be as 1 W1h 10 el1 ou 1 appreciate .t we are nopm yery Inucj,. good a protection as the stars Ap8jn j want to say jt a re- and Stripes" altho' the boys do markab!e how happy the loys are not feel quite as confident as they but it is no more than they are would if they were on an Amen- anywhere and wherever they go. can vessel which was flying "Old But it is this spirit they will cairy lirieiroiii wiiii lutiu aim me all very happy spint that will bring us victory. Glory." The boys are and the thought that we might Cyril Richardson. PRIZE WINNERS AT CORN SHOW Yellow Deut 100 ear lot J wick, Salem, It. K. D. No. 1; First A. R. Southwick, Salem, second, Kph Young, Indepen- R. F. D. No. 1; second, T. L. llartman. Independence; third Kph Young, Independence. 10 ear lot First, A. R. South wick. Salem. R. F. D. No. 1 : sec ond, T. L. llartman. Indepen dence; third, E. K. Tire, Inde pendence. 1 ear Jot First, A. R. South- deuce; third, Rert Wolf, Inde pendence. White Dent 100 ear lot I-irit, ('.Chert & Patterson, Sa le.!. R. No. second, Kph Yuu r.r. I.'i'le; endence: third. Taos. Ftnnell. Independence.' lo ear lot First, Gilbert A (continued on last page) V. & S. ARRIVES Two hundred people greeted the first regular train of the Val ley & Siletez railroad upon its ar rival in Independence New Years Day. 1 he crowd gathered at the intersection of Monmouth and Ninth streets, where V. & S. trains w ill stop. Superintendent Williams had charge of the train and was very much surprised to be so warmly welcomed. After thanking the citizens of Inde pendence for their presence he said that the present schedule was only temporary and that in a month or six weeks, better and more frequent service would be in operation. I he V. & S. wii operate a motor from Yalsetz t Independence but the car has not yet arrived. Citizens ac cepted the invitation of Mr. Williams to tie nis guests upop an excursion to Valsetz and re turn, a few weeks hence. No provision has been made for a depot in Independence as yet, it being generally under stood that the Espee station will be used as soon as rail connec tions can be made. A tempo rary shed will be erected at 9th and Monmouth streets where passengers and freight will be sheltered. The Wells Fargo Co. will handle the express business of the new railroad. The distance between Inde pendence and Valsetz is about forty miles and before reaching the timber belt of the Siletz ba sin a large farming community is given transportation out Thus more territory is aaded to Independence for commercial purposes. Many thousands of logs are being shipped out over the V. & S. at the present time, fcoing to Dallas and Falls City. The company owning the rail road have a site in Ind pendence where a large sawmill can be built. STORBMOVE Max Coldman this week moved to the building cn the corner of Main and Monmouth, formerly occupied by Drexler & Alexan der, Gal breath & Jones went in to the place vacated by Goldman and the Williams Drug Co. will move i to the building formerly occupied by Cal breath & Jones. CHARMING NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES REBEKAHS INSTALL Nearly 150 Rebekahs, their husbands and prospective hus bands, assembled in the I. O. O. F. Hall Tuesday night where of ficers were installed with pomp ceremony and dignity after which a war menu was placed before those gathered around the ban quet board which seemed entirely satisfactory to all concerned for they ate long and hearty. When it comes to doing things in a democratic, informal manner, the Rebekahs take the prize. From the time you hang your hat on a peg until you pick up the nearest umbrella and go, y ou see the word "welcome" spelled out on the face of every good sis ter present. The Odd Fellow s installed their officers last night. BUDGET APPROVED The budget meeting at Dallas last Saturday was largely atten ded. The annual appropriation Dili was approved with the ex ception of one item, the fruit in spector being eliminated. A number were pn sent to oppose the appropriation for a tounty agricultural agr,t but ascertain ing that they were in a hopeu-ss minority, let the extra leg be put on the Hog. form'auxiliary An auxiliary of the Independ ence Branch of the Red Cross has been formed at Oak Point with the following officers: Mrs. J. J Williams, chairman; Mr.-. A. K.Chase, vice chairman; Mis Irt7,e '.V'i..,ams s.-tretary ar.C trca.-- ,:rtr. In charge of ruch en ergelic ar.ii i atriol.c la i.e. (Jar. Bon.t worr.in wi.i make a vto crediuoie snoAin. NEW SCHOOL BOARD At a special meeting held last Wednesday night by the voters of school district 25), J. S. Bohan non wxs elected a member of the school board to succeed Dean Walker, resigned, and II. Ilirseh berg was chosen to take the place of A. L. Thomas, resigned. Two good men are Messrs, llo hannnn and Hirschberg and the school will he fairly and econom ically conducted under their con trol. Mrs. G. W. Conkey is the third member of the board. ROBERT GROUND DIES A sorrowing throng of rela tives and friends gathered at the little Christian church in Mon mouth last Sunday afternoon to pay a last tribute of respect to one wnom tney loven uooert Ground. The deceased passed the great divide last Friday at the Dallas hospital where he was taken from his home in Inde pendence for treatment only a few uays before. He had been suffering from heart affection for some time tho' his condition was not considered alarming but as tlie nurse was giving mm nourishment he succumbed with out a stmKgle. Robert Ground was born in Monmouth, III., Jan. 14. 1840. He came across the plains with his parents in 1853 and the fam- ly settled in Monmouth, Oregon. naming it for their old home in Illinois. Robert Ground grew to manhood here and enjoyed the esteem and respect of all those who knew him. He has spent all his years at Independence and Monmouth with the exception of several winters spent in the South, lie was a consistent and faithful member of the Christ ian church and was charitable to the extreme. Hh always went about doing good to those who needed it most. Funeral servi ces were conducted by the Rev. Morrii, pastor of the Christian church, who paid a beautiful tri bute to the departed brother. Interment was made in the j )avidon cemetery. "Sleep on beloved, and take thy rest, Lay down thy head upon thy Sa vior's breast. We love thee well, but Jesus loves'thee best. " He leaves two brothers, Lu ther and Frank Ground of Mon mouth and two half sisters, Mrs. Shadoney af Fresno, Cal., and Mis.s Evelyn Ground of Portland, Ort gon. . - POSTPONED The city council has postponed for two weeks action of foreclos ing on the property of those who have failed to pay their 6treet paving asjserKment. This was done with the hope that a num ber of the fourteen would pay the assessment and save the ex tra expense of advertising, etc. The council at its regular meet ing Wednesday night also post poned for two eeka the election of city officers. ...... - PITTMAN FOR SENATOR I'rof. M. 8. PitUnan of Mon ne . lh w being boomed for the d-rnncratic nomination for U. S. Senator. The beautiful Christmastide festivities reached a delightful finale New Year's Eve, when Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Eld ridge were hosts for a lartre and charm ing event, complimenting their son Shalor, who was home on a furlough from the Naval train ing station in San Francisco. As the guests entered they were impressed with the ex treme beauty of the surround ings. The already exquisite in terior of the elegant home had been transformed by artistic minds and hands into a woodland bower or a veritacle Kris Kringle land. Large crimson ropes in tertwined with trailing ivy were festooned from the chandeliers to the ceiling, clusters of tradi tional mistletoe with red stream ers hung gracefully from the archways. Tiny fir trees with a ttlltter of tinsel were banked in every available place. Baskets and jardiniers of crimson berries and vases of poinsettias and red carnations added beautiful color to the scene. Nor did the dec orators forget to give Uld (llorv" a .Drominent ulac in their scheme. Numerous flags, larue and small., floated about blending other colors most beau tifully into those of the Yule tide. Every little detail com pie mented the other in such a per fectly pplendid manner that the entire ensemble, the spacious drawing room, the dining room, the reception room and the large library formed a picture of rare beauty, while hundreds of clus ter litrhts radiated a glow over the smartly frowned assemblage Strains of cabinet music added merriment to the occasion as the sixty guests found their places at the card tables. An exciting season of auction 500 was fol lowed by an exquisite luncheon served by a bevy of pretty maids, handsome beaux and attractive matrons. Just before twelve an impro vised aisle was formed through out the lower suite and a ' pro gram of patriotic airs was ren dered. At five minutes before twelve, midnight, all was hushed as in silent reverie. When the chimes began slowly the hour of twelve, voices raised to a cres cendo and spontaneous applause followed as "Old Father Time, cleverly portrayed by Mrs. J. E. Hubbard, marched withalowand uncirtain step down the aisle. Just behind "Old Father" came "1918" pleasingly pictured by the pretty little 6-months-old K. C. Eldridge III of Portland, who was borne in the arms of Shalor, the honoree, and one of Uncle Sam's boys. Everybody joined in a demo nstration to the new born and continued nntil the fledgling was escortei to an il lumination bearing the following: "A Happy New Year. 1918." As the last stroke of the hour pealed. r:"01d Fatker Time" passed out of view leaving his ambitious offspring to ru!a su preme. Later those who cared to repaired to the billiard room where theihourajweretgiven over to terpsechorean pleasures. Groups of men found their way to the den where the firat smoke of 1918 awaited them, while still others indulged further in cards until the New.Year had been es corted well on his way on the march of time. Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge are host and hostess a la mode and the function as a whole was oie of the most ef fectively planned and perfectly executed events Independence society has had the pleasure of being participants of. The attractive M. C. Williams home was given over to New Years revelers Monday evening, when Mr. and Mrs. Williams en tertained the members of the Close Tillicum Club at a delight ful "watch party." The house was beautiful with Christmas garlands and flowers and a spirit of gaiety pervaded tne occasion. Tables were placed for 500 and the game enthusiastically in dulged in until a late hour. When the guests duly ushered in 1918. Every one present added a carol to the general enjoyment and the entire evening was one of extreme pleasure. Mrs. Wil liams was assisted by her daugh ter Thelma in serving an elegant midnight luncheon. A pretty club event of the hol iday season was that given by the members of the Kensington Club for their husbands and several additional guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Raun on New Years Eve. The house presented a festal appearance with decora tions apropos to the merry Yule- tide. Arranged among the Christmas greens were fosr ta bles appointed for 500. At the close of the games Mrs. Grider held ladies top score and was presented with a beautiful vase. E. E. Tripp captured the gentle man's prize, a handsome deck of cards. At 12, midnight, the gathering joined in the revelry of "Ringing out the old and ring ing in the new." A splendid two-course lunch eon concluded the very pleasant evening. House guests and several inti mate friends enjoyed an informal New Years party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cooper Mon day evening. The rooms were enhanced with garlands of Christmas greens and card ta bles arranged for the players. At a late hour a dainty luscheon was served. McFADDEN-CORNELIUS NUPTIALS The many friends of Mr. Roy B. McFadden of Tacoma, will be inte'ested to know that he was wedded to Miss Lila Cornelius of Portland Dec. 11. The nuptial vows were exchanged in Cheha lis. Mr. and Mrs. McFadden came to Independence Christmas day and spent the holidayi with his mother, Mrs. Sherman Hays. Thursday they left for San Fran cisco where they will spend sev eral days at the St. Franci3. Mrs. McFadden is a beautiful young lady of the blonde type, she has a charming personality and the qualities to make life su premely happy for the one who has chosen her. Mr. McFadden is a young man of steady habits and sterling qualities. He holds a responsible position with S. F. Bowser &. Co.. manufacturers of oil and gasoline storage systems. Mr. and Mrs. McFadden will be at home to their friends in Ta coma after Jan. 15. DR. BELL HAS MUCH TO ANSWER FOR Exchanges credit Rev. Bell of this c ty with having performed a thousand marriages. What a lot he will hae to answer for some of these days. He should endeavor to get a circuit court judgeship and undo as many of these jobs as possible to partially square himself. Benton County Courier.