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THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County, Oregon, on Friday. Entered as Second Class Matter August 1, 19 1 z at tbe Post Office at Inde pendence, Polk County, Oregon, Under tbe Act of March 3, 1879. CLYDE T. ECKER. Editor NINA B. ECKER. Associate SoDscriptlon Rates: One Year $1.00 Strictly In Advance ADVERTISING BATES: 15c. per Inch for one Insertion, 12 l-2c for two oi more insertions, 10c. on monthly contracts. Headers, 3 and 10c. per line Independence, Oregon, Friday, February 8, 1918 Senator McNary has appealed to Secretary Mc- Adoo to issue liberty bonds in denominations of ten and fifteen dollars for those who cannot afford to buy the larger amounts. While ten or fifteen dollars is only considered "chicken feed" by the financiers of the country, it is a whole lot of money to thousands of good American citizens. The poor man, who drains himself financially, to invest in liberty bonds is iust as much a patriot as is the millionaire who invests in a thousand times fifteen. The Benton County Courier has it fig ured out that the poor man invested his savings in tbe first bonds, borrowed money to buy the second, it will be impossible for him to help when the third issue is offered for sale and it will be up to the well-to-do and those in moderate circum stances to buy them. If tbe bonds are issued in small denominations as suggested by Senator McNary, millions will be bought that would never be sold otherwise. The sale of Thrift stamps in large numbers indicates that the poorer people are anxious and willing to do their bit. Kentucky, which for years boasted of its "fast horses, pretty women and good whisky,"is the first "wet" state to ratify the national prohibition amendment. How times do change! It used to be a blue grass custom that when two men met they didn't say, "How do you do?" but "What Will You Have to Drink?" The writer recalls that on one occasion he stepped from a train at a town somewhere in that state to relieve the monotony of slow travel and before he could walk around the depot and board the train again, five invitations to drink were tendered. We presume that the rising generation of Kentucky colonels, forced somewhat by necessity, have been so busy commercializing that they have not had the time to devote to "coloneling" as did their daddies be tore them. 1 his is the only way we can account for the popularity of water in Kentucky at the present time. VETERAN WILL TALK ON BELGIUM FOR RED CROSS The great war will be further brought home to the people of independence, when on Sunday evening, Feb. 10th at the Isis theatre, C. W. Nie raeyer of Salem, a veteran of the war who served overseas for 22 months with the first Canadian contingent will speak on life in the trenches. Mr. Niemeyer is in great demand for Red Cross and other charitable organiza tions. He is a forceful speaker and fearless in bis attacks on German sympathizers. His stories of the atrocities by the Huns in Belgium bring tears to the eyes of many, yet withal he is uoHSeseed with a great fund of hurnor. Mr. Niemeyer makes himself at home with an audi ence and from beginning to end of his talk, there is not a single slack moment. He refuses any payment for his services and even pays his own expenses for all the meetings he attends, so that the whole of the proceeds of the admission go to the Inde pendence Red Cross Fund. number of relics of the battle fields of France and Belgium brought back by Mr. Niemeyer are on display in the window of Craven & Huff's hardware store GRAVE LYS CELEBRATED eal Chewing Plug Before tha Invention of our Patant Air Pwof Poueh Many Dealers Ceulo Not Reap the Flavor and Freehneea In REAL GRAVELY PLUG TOBACCO. Now the Patent Poiicn Keep It Frean and Clean and Good. A Little Chew of Gravely la Enough and Lasts Longer than big chaw of ordinary plug. YOU OUGHT TO THANK THAT TRAFFIC COP FOR H0LDIN& THE CROWD BAtrv 1 1 uivtJ YOU A CHANCc IU KtMu THE COOD NEWS ON MY BILLBOARD.il awrwee EDUCATION lT TOBACCO, j bOOK FOr'tHE PROTECTION SEAL-IT 13 NOT REAL CRAWLY WITHOUT THIS SEAL SCHOOL KITCHEN Report of School Kitchen for the four weeks ending Feb. 1, 1918: Supplies purchased for school, Jan. 7 to Feb. 1 29 47 Oil cloth 3 75 Broom 85 Pitchers 2 70 Knives 1 00 Received for 22271 bowls of soup $35 98 Donations 2 86 Balance on hand 107 The man, who was going to take a lantern and search the state for someone who thinks that Governor Withyconibe will be re-nominated, need not go. One has been found. It is C. C. vnapman ot the Oregon voter, it also assures Olcott's nomination for Chapman has .never picked a winner where the contest was anywhere near equal since he began to pose as a political prophet. We deem it Senator Chamberlain's constitu tional privilege as apart ot the irovernment to criticise if he pleases. We do not find fault with mm on tliat issue. W hile behevinir that he is wrong in his contentions, we were more pained to see him line up with and become the mouth- piece of the military caste headed by Roosevelt. A petition is being circulated in Oklahoma asking the President to intern Theodore Roose velt until after the war. These petition packers arc as excited as Mr. Roosevelt always is, for Theodore is as patriotic as anybody only he wants it blood red. A portion ot Oregon Democracy is taking the position that President Wilson aud Senator Chamberlain are both right. In other words, if one horse is white, the team is white. $35.84 $35.84 The average daily attendance at the school kitchen during the first year it was in operation was i. Last year it was 78. For the four weeks included in this report it has been 1134, and in crease of 46 per cent over last year, and of more than 1UU per cent over the attendance of the first year. The removal of the kitchen to the basement, together with the increased attendance, has ren dered the purchase of some ad ditional equipment necessary. The total amount expended in this manner during the month was $8.30. Notwithstanding this unusual expense the kitchen has paid all bills incurred during the month, and shows a balance to its credit of $1.07. It must be remembered, however, that it has been generously assisted by donations of both cash and sup pliea, from interested friends and patrons. This report takes no account of $8.85 donated at the "shower" for the school kitchtn, which fund still remains intact. Evelyn Lee Davis, Manager. RED CROSS NOTES. M. V. I'rather hits donated the use of liis store building ot Buena Vista to the Ned Cross and gave the women a loud of wood. The Suver Ned Cross auxiliary now lias a membership of K0. The following iii'tiiles have been com ploted ami delivered to headquar ters: SiW slinks, i!0O pillow cases. 1!) French hospital pillow cases, 8 ambulance pillows, ltd four-tail bandages, IS2 napkins, !A handker chiefs, 110 surgical squares, and balls string. Tbe material for the above was donated by a gener ous ui'nie, who is unite anxious to help whip the kaiser. The aux iliary is planning on a bazaar and cafeteria supper Thursday evening. February Hth. Judge II. 11. Belt will deliver an address. SHE WAS KNITTINQ BUT "DARNED- If SHE KNEW WHAT What are vou kuitting, mv pretty maid? She purled, then dropped a stitch. A sock or sweater, sir," she said. 'And darned if 1 know which." --Philadelphia Ledger, ; I f -i - i O. P. East Through California Costs Little More no FF Who announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Treasurer. Hir-Wy WOrK. We are, none of us, bo good arohl tecta as to be able to work habltuall) beneath our etrenRth; and yet ther la not a building that I know of, late ly raised, wherein It la not gufllelentlj evident that neither architect not builder has done hli best. It U tht especial characteristic of moderr work. All old work nearly has been bard work. It may be the hard wort of children, of barbarians, of rustics; but It Is always their utmost. Let ui have done with this kind of work al oncej cast off every temptation to It; do not let us degrade ourselves volun tarily, and then mutter and mourn over our shortcomings; let us confesi our poverty or our parsimony, but not belle our human Intellect. It Is not i question of doing more, but of dolus better. Do not let us boss our roofi with wretched, half-worked, blint edged rosettes ; do not let us flank out gates with rigid Imitations of medieval statuary. Such things are more In sults to common sense, and only unfll ut for feeling the nobility of their pro totypes. Rusktn. Scenic Shasta Route, Sacred Siskiyous, Mt. Shasta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Southern California. Cho ce of routes. Let us make an itinerary for your trip showing train schedules, stopovers, etc. Ask nearest agent or write JOHN M. SCOTT General Passenger Agent Portland, Oregon SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES Write for folder on the Apache Trail of Arizona Mil 1 1 1 m 1 1 1 1 ' ! THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK Established 1889 A Successful Business Career of Twenty Five Years INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS Four-Aro Rainbow. A four-arc rainbow was seen by a vessel at sea recently, one pair Inter secting the other pair. Two arcs ar often sees on land, and three are some times seen ; but the Invariable rule It that these arcs all have a common center lying below the horizon. Th explanation of the two pairs of arct was, however, quite simple. The sea at the time was exceptionally calm, and acted as a gigantic mirror. Twc of tha sres, which nd a common cen- interest B9 aforesaid, cost of advertis- isriiowinenon.n.weuu.ou..j. am) reeorder-, feeg therein, the RUQ IIS? II : Uiv inner iw bub, im u had a common center above the horl OFFICERS AIND DIRECTORS H. Hirschberg, Fres. D. W. Sears, V. P. R. R. DeArmond, Cashier t W. H. Walker, I. A. Allen, O. D. Butler 1 son, were due to the reflection of th sua In the sea. MARSHAL'S NOTICE OF SALK OF RIAL PROPERTY FOR DELIN QUENT ASSESSMENTS. Notice is hereby given that the Re corder of tbe City of independence, Oregon, has transmitted to n-.e a war rant for the collection of delinquent installments on assessments for the oiprovement of Sixth street, in front of the hereinafter named ard described real property, and th .t pursuant to id warrant, the Chftrter and Ordi nances and resolutions of said City, I will on the 25th day of February, 191 S. at the hour of two o'clock. P. M. of said day, at the front door cf the City Hall of the City of Independence, Oregon, offer for sale at public suction to the highest bidder far cash, subject to redemption, and the installments not t due on said assessment, the follow- ng described real property to-wit: Lots three and four in block aix in Patterson's first addition to the City of Independence, Polk County, Oregon. Asse.-aed to Glen E. Kibbe in the sum of I1S5.9S, on which the second annual Installment of JIS.RO isdelin-j quent sud unpaid, with interest to Jan- ' uary 1. 1917, $10.04, making the toul . sum due &S.tv. ' Kh piec or parcel of land will be ; old aeparatelv, ad for a sum rot leas than the said unpaid iMtalloaer.t and ! purchaser thereof will assume any and all of the installments of said assess ment not yei due. Dated, January 25, 1918. A. J. Tupper, City Marshal of said City. AT THE CHURCHES BUTTER WRAPS AT THE PRES13YTERIA1N Dr. H. C. Dunsmore, Pastor 10 a. m. Si:nday school. 11 a. m. Public Worship withg 7-30 p. m. Sermon. BAPTIST Sunday school at 10. Services every Sunday morning and evening. B. Y. r. U. at 7:00. V e invite you to all our services. Strangers cordially welcomed. METHODIST Thos. D. Yarnes, Pasto?T jO A M. Sunday SchooL 11 A. M. Morning service. if) P. M. Loyal Temperance Legion. 7:3"J P. M. Eenii'g service. CHRISTIAIN Bible School at 10 a, nt. MONITOR OFFICE : Yamoreg Collection Agency GETS RESULTS. TAKES McMInnvllle, Oregon THE BUME t N. L. BUTLER ATTORNEY-AT - LAW Practice in all Co ui 4 I