MONITOR
"THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS"
VOL.6
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1918
NO. 22
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THE RHYMING SUMMARIST
Women may wear the pantaloons
And men folks donn the feather,
That's all right to start this rhyme,
But say haven't we some weather!
From Portland Maine to Omaha,
They tell us folks are freezing.
And down in Tex
Next to Alex,
Everybody's wheezing.
In Fargo its so very cold .
There's icicles in the bedding,
And brides will not walk a block,
They'd rather miss the wedding;
While down in sunny Tennessee
Men freeze off their whiskers,
And Mississip
Gets its nip
Of naughty northern triskers.
In Ohio cows don't give milk
But rather creamy sherbet,
Direct from producer to consumer
Is the way they serve it;
We have some kin near Denver town
And its so cold they cry, sir,
And for fear he'd freeze,
Tbey made head cheese
Of little doggie Kiser-
In Oregon balmy breezes blow
Tbo none of us are sweating,
If the world knew how nice it was,
All would be here we've betting;
The budding trees and fields of green,
A song the birds are giving,
We whoop a cheer
Because we're here
Where life is worth the living.
FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD
DEATH'S TOLL
SADIE CRAVEN Limit T
Sadie C. Lipfert, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Craven of
Monmouth, died at her home in
San Francisco on Jan. 3, at the
age of 32 years, four months and
two days. She had not been in
good health for several months
Sadie E. Craven was born on a
farm near Monmouth Sept. 1,
18S5. She was raised to woman
hood in this section. In 1911
she was married to C. H. Lipfert
of Los Angeles, since which time
she lived in California.
Funeral services were held at
the Baptist church in Monmoutn
Sunday afternoon after which
interment took place in the Mon
mouth cemetery. A large num
ber of friends and former school
mates attended the services.
Besides her parents she is sur
vived by four brothers, Joseph
M., of Rickreall, James Riley of
Dallas, Willard E. of Independ
ence and Alva H, of Monmauth,
and one sister. Mrs. Lora E.
Butler of Monmouth.
Willard E. Craven was at his
sister's bedside at the time of
her death and accompanied the
body to Oregon. He says he
never will forget the kindness of
his sister's San Francisco friends
and "there were so many of
them," he added, which shows
the hig;h esteem in which the de
ceased was held in her Califor
nia home.
ADOLF WOLr
Adolf Wolf died at his home
in Silverton Sunday at an ad
vanced age. He is survived by
his widow and two sons. For a
number of years back in the sev
enties he was engaged in the
mercantile business in Independ
ence, Roing from here t silver-
ton where he conducted the same
ind of business for nearly forty
ears. Mr. Wolf was also inter
ested in the hop industry and
owned a ranch of nearly 200 acres
near Silverton.
CREAMERY CO. FORMS' SO THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW
The Independence Creamery Clyde T. Ecker and others will
Co. has beenincorporated under begin the publication of the Polk
the state laws for $75,000. K.f county Post in Independence in
C. Eklridge, Sr., D. C. Rockwell' the very near future. It will be
and K. C. Eldridge, J., are the issued twice a week, be printed
principal stockholders. fin one of the most complete and
... ,
up 10 aaie piaius
The independence creamery
has been one of the principal as
sets of the city and the ineor
loration we have no doubt
means turtner extension ana
development of the business.
K. C. Eldridge, Sr., by reason
of his executive ability and busi
ness judgment has not only
built up the Independence cream
ery and placed it upon a solid
foundation but has been promi
nently identified with every
movement to make his home
city bigger and better. "K. C."
always moves forward himself
and likes to help every other de
serving fellow do the same.
Air. Rockwell is well known
here having been a resident ot
he city at one time and he is a
man or worm and character.
His return to Independence is
nuch welcomed.
K. C. Eldridge, Jr., at the pre
sent time residing in Portland,
has inherited not only the name
ut many of the sterling qual
ities of his father. He is very
successful in all his undertakings.
For fine ties and shirts go to
Kreamer's.
to date plants in the state
and have both quality and quan
.;y. Arrangements will be madt
to care for paid in advance Mon
itor subscribers ana there is a
lossibility that the Monitor will
be used for the Friday issue of
the Post for a short time.
The subscription price of the
l'ast will be $1.50 a year ab
solutely payable in advance and
subscriptions will be stopped at
expiration in all cases. The
narrow margin of profit will not
permit of any exceptions what
soever. Commencing Monday
subscriptions for the Post will
be received and it is greatly de
sired Uiat at least one hundred
be received before the end of the!
week. It will also be an endorse
ment of the booster's contention
that "anything that helps my
town helps me I'm helping."
The Post will be started upou
its career with "charity toward
all and malice toward none,"
have no enemies to punish, will
assume that all are its friends
until proved otherwise, be inde
pendent in politics with an equal
feeling toward all political
parties, support progressive
principles and fight all the
time for Independence and
south Polk county.
Its measure of value to Inde
pendence cannot be estimated
and tho liberal offers of support
It has received from men and
women whose word is as good
as a bond assures its success.
All those who have come bear
ing such gifts and all others
who will do likewise within the
next few days are assured that
the city, community andpeoplo
will profit thereby.
RED CROSS MAKES GOOD SHOWING
Chairman 13. E. Smith presid
ed over a special business sea
sion of the Independence Branch
of the Red Cross at its sewing
rooms Wednesday afternoon.
Routine business was transact
ed. The following surgical gar
ments have been completed and
sent to headquarters.
Independence:
To Hinders 8
Red Shirts 180
Abdominal Binders.. .90
Triangular Binders . . . .140
Dusters 29
Pajamas 10
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MAGGII BIWLEY
Mrs. Maggie Bewley, wife of
J. M. Bewley, formerly of Inde
pendence, died at Spokane on
Tuesday of this week. Mr. Bew
ley at one time conducted a
warehouse in North Independence.
EMILY E. BASCUE
Mrs. Emily E. Bascue, faith
ful and beloved wife of Comrade
Charles Bascue, passed to her
eternal reward Above on Monday
of this week, following a fort
night's suffering from neuralgia.
She had baked and cooked a
number of eatables for the W.
It. C. dinner which was held on
Saturday after which she told
her husband that she did not
feel well enough to attend the
function and begged him to go
without her. The husband, now
stricken with the grief that only
come3 to those ' who have lost
near loved ones, refused to leave
her and was present at her bed
side from that time until her
death.
The funeral will be held today
or tomorrow depending upon the
time of the arrival of a son from
Missouri. Another son, living
in Idaho, has not yet been reach
ed.
An obituary will be published
next week.
MAKING THE WORLD
SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY!
IRA M. LOWRY preaenti
FOR THE
FREEDOM
515
OF
THEATER
WILLIAM CASTER
William Carter died at his
home in Independence on Mon
day last. He leaves a wife and
several children. The funeral
was held at the home Wednes
day afternoon.
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