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INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
"THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS'
VOL.6
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1918
NO. 29
THE RHYMING SUMMARIST
There's a woman in this town
"Who's as good as good can be,
She is good to neighbors,
She is good to me;
When she's called and passes,
We won't think the Lord has fudged,
If he takes her hand
In the Promised Land
Without her being judged.
"Ye must eat more substitutes
For more of them are coming,
Dad Ingram is singing lustily
And here is what he's humming:
"Old Mother llubbard, she goes to the cupboard
Whenever the spirits inove her,
But it is bare
And nothing there,
"O! You Mister lloover!"
Yesterday we saw a diddledee
Sitting on a pole,
Last night we saw a juinpernat
Digging out a hole;
Then I. Claggett has some garden in,
Spuds and squash he's planting,
And a little air,
"Warm and Fair,"
Sherman Hays is chanting.
The farmers on the cultivator
Is using lye and water,
And splinting up the whatsitsname
Lest it bust or totter;
Looks like as the Scotchman says,
"Winter's going oot,"
So Sadie, look
Put up your book
"And hunt your bathing suit.
INDEPENDENCE TALENT AT
MISS LEVY'S RECITAL
The violin recitul given by the
students of Miss Elizabeth Levy ut
her residence studio, 503 Court
street, Thursday evening, February
14, was a most pleasing affair.
Over a hundred guests were pres
ent. Amid an artistic setting of
palms, a delightful program was
rendered, each number deserving of
much praise.
Archie H. Smith, vocalist and as
sisting artist, was enthusiasticaly
encored.
The violin ensemble composed of
twenty-four of Mis Levy's students,
was an unusual feature. It was the
largest ensemble held in Salem for
several years. This proup started
doing their "bit" last Tuesday even
inig when they appeared on a fled
Cross benefit program at D'Arcy
hall. Their numbers were greatly
appreciated and they responded to
a double encore. Miss Mildred
Brunk was piano accompanist.
Following is the program:
Duet, Old English dance. Gruenborg
Dorothy W ood .Elizabeth Bickley
Cradle Song Weber
Meyer Samuel
Firecrackers GrcenwaUl
Clarence Rugo
Petit Waltz Gruenborg
Elaine Edna Steingrube
Melody in F IUibenMcin
Simon Volchok
(a) March Vt'M
(b) LaPremier Sannre .... Lag
Arnet Mildred Collins
Selections from "Bohemian Girl"
Iialfe
Grace Butler
Caprice Bnlliante Lester
Dean Craven
(a) Polonaise Mendelssohn
,b) Minuet in C Beethoven
W inona Claire Smith
(a) Sereuata
b) Sextet. Lucia de Lamniermoc.r. .
Donizetti
Bjorn Gadeholt
Vocal solo, Even Bravest Heart,
MOURNS FRIEND WHO WAS
SUNK ON TUSCANA
J. K. I. Maris bad no relatives go
down on the Tuscania, but he hud
a particular friend and for many
years u neighbor, on board, who
was lost, Mr. Harris mourns bis
los as if lie were a son. The young
man who fell a victim to a Mun tor
pedo was Corporal Perry Tuttle of
the Twentieth engineers, who lived
at Elgin, Union county, and whose
parents were close friends and
neighbors for many years when Mr.
Maris resided at Elgin.
RED CROSS BENEFIT IS
A GREAT SUCCESS
The Merriinakers added over $80
to the lied Cross funds by their card
and dancing party last Friday even
ing. The Masonic Temple where
the affair was held was packed with
several hundred people. The
young women who 'comprise the
membership of the organization
were everywhere in evidence look
ing after the comfort and pleasure
of their guests. The evening was
very enjoyable and besides the
cards and dancing, a program of
music and readings was given.
from "Faust" Gounod
Archie M. Smith
Violin ensemble, (a) Valse Bar
carolle, from "Tales of Hoffman"
Offenbach
lb) Star Spangled Banner. .Arnold
Misse.sGrace Williams, Arnett Mil
dred Collins, Elizabeth Bickley,
Elaine Ednu Steingrube, Winona
Claire Smith, Dorothy Wood,
Grace Butler, May Slagel, Barbara
Hobinw.n, Francis Purdy, Mrs.
Kthc Batcliff; Messrs. Gordon
Shoiineson, Clarence Huge, Dean
rnon Volchok, Hurley Minch, Ellis
Welty, Harold Bertholson, Arm I
Gadeholt, Harry Sandon Salem
Capital Journal.
Among those attending from In
dependence were Mr. and Mrs.AV. V.
Craven, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Wood, Mrs. Paul
Bickley and Miss Lorain Miller.
OUT AFTER ACREAGE
Ilorst Co. representatives, mer
chants and farmers are confident
that sufficient acreage will be se
cured within the next ten days to
make it possible for the Ilorst Co.
to erect their vegetable evaporator
nlant in Independence. With an
optimistic feeling among all and a
general willingness among farmers
to co-operate, the only thing that re
mains to be done is to make the can
vas and get the acreage signed.
This will be started at once and
the agreement which prospective
growers will be asked to sign is a
promise to raise so many acres of
vegetables for the evaporator plant.
The Ilorst Co. agrees to pay the fol
lowing prices per ton:
Turnips and carrots $10
Cabbage $12
String beans $tK
Celery
Onions $"
Tomatoes $U
Spinach $M
Beets $U
Anyone familiar with truck farm
ing and gardening knows that these
prices are very good. If properly
handled it assures to every grower
sufficient profit to make it worth
while.
The building of the evaporator
plant in Independence means that
not only the farmer but the entire
section will he benefited. Between
fifty ami one hundred persons will
be employed at the plant. By all
means Independence must have this
establishment.
OBITUARY OF J. F. SMITH
LIVED HERE 17 YEARS
J. F. Smith, for seventeen years
a resident of the vicinity of Mon
mouth, died at the Good Samaritan
hospital in Portland on Feb.. li,
1918. Me was born in Jasper
county, Missouri, March 23, 18.r2.
In August, P.MH), he came to Polk
county with his family where be
resided until his death. Besides his
widow, he leaves the following
children: Miss Hose Smith, C F.
Smith, Mrs. E. A. Tedrow, and B. II.
Smith all of whom live near Mon
mouth. One brother, W. V. Smith,
for years a resident of I'olk coun
ty, but now of Washington and five
sisters, o whom, Mrs. George
K earns of Iloskins is one survive
him.
lie had a wide acquaintance and
leaves a host of friends thruout
Polk county. C
A SURPRISE PARTY
FOR OTTO HILKE
By (II. II.)
A crowd of young folks at Ililke's
met
Surprised Otto good you can bet.
At eight o'clock on Tuesday night
It was sure a jolly sight.
Otto left for Pendleton Wednes
day It put us in a terrible frenzy.
We all feel sorry, really we do
Because we could use him here,
too
But tears here we do not shed,
Instead we will look afiead
For when summer is over
And every one has hulled their
clover,
Then he will be here again
W hen dear old winter does be
Kin.
BUENA VISTA RURAL CLUB
ELECTS ITS OFFICIALS
The Ladies Hural Club of Biiena
Vista has elected the following of
f'ners for the year: Mrs. T. I). Me
lain, president; Mrs. J. It. lxy, vice
president Mrs. J. K. .Seal, treasurer;
Mrs. M. S. McClain, secretary;
Mrs. Eil Harmon and the Misses
ltose ami Plant will comprise there
frerhiucnt committee, and Mrs
Lena Anderson and Mrs Cleve
Prather and Miss Mary Hale, the
eutertiunieiit committee.
START WORK ON NEW
SALEM STEEL BRIDGE
Salem, Or .-The first car of steel
for the new Salem bridge over the
Willamette river has arrived, ac
cording to announcement made on
Wednesday by the bridge depart
mcnt of the state highway engi
neer's office. Ten more cars of steel
are enroute to Salem, while the
shop work on the steel for the
bridge has been completed at the
factory. The contract calls for the
completion of the bridge by August
1, but it is now estimated that the
work will he finished by July 4.
DRIVE ON BUENA VISTA
Having made a successful drive
on Suver week before last. Inde
pendence repeated the stunt last
week by going fifty strong to Ituena
Vista Saturday night and attending
a Bed Cross benefit. Owing to it bo
ng Saturday night and it being nec
esary to make the trip by automo
bile, a large number who wished to
go were disappointed. Indepen
deuce was treated royally, the sup
per was dandy and the program
best of all. It received so much fav
orable mention that it is herewith
printed:
America ,. Audience
Invocation Dr. Duiisuion'
Vocal solo Alma Wells
Blading Leslie Loy
Music (Piano and mandolin)
Misses Van Avery
Duet Song in costume I'ncle
Sam, Miss Liberty
Exercise Primary Dept
Vocal solo Marjory Beynolds
Piano solo Guy Prather
Heading Miss Patterson
Vocal solo Winifred Plant
Piano duet. .Guy and Buth Prather
Quartette
Heading Miss Smith
Music (mandolin)
Misses Van Avery
Quartette
Address Or. Dunsmore
L CLAGGETT WITNESS IN
CASE 66 YEARS OLD
I. Claggett was called to Portland
this week as a witness in a case
that has been going on for I Mi years.
lie gave testimony regarding an
incident that happened in 1852. The
controversy concerns the owner
ship of a number of acres of land
that are now within the city of
Portland.
Giving testimony in this case re
recalled to Mr. Claggett's mind that
in pioneer days, a man offered to
trade him a claim, now in tho city
limits of Portland, for an ox team
and wagon. As Mr. Claggett was
not of age at that time he could
not make the swap, tho he wished
U di so very much.
SEVENTEN YEAR OLD LAD
TRIES FRENZIED FINANCE
A young, lad scarcely seventeen
years of age, whose homo is in
Monmouth, was brought back from
Portland Monday by Constable
Ashbaugh. The lad conceived the
idea that it would be an easy mat
ter to get what he needed in the
way of clothes by simply giving
his checH for them, even if he did
not have any money in the bank to
cover the paper. For a while his
.scheme worked line, but after a
while the checks came hack mark
ed "no funds.'- Then the trusting
merchants hunted up his where
abouts. Owing to his youth and the repu
table family to which he belongs,
the young man was released on
his promi.se to go to work and earn
money to make good the amount
of bad paper. Dallas Itemizcr.
CLUB WOMEN OF STATE
HELP 157 YOUNG LADIES
The Civic, League held a business
meeting Tuesday afternoon. In an
acknowledgement of the League's
contribution to the Scholarship
I-oau Fund, it was stated that the
organization had just made a loan
to the lo7th lady. This would
mean that 157 young ladies are now
receiving a cob-go education thru
the assistance of the club women
of this stale.
WANT LOCAL RED CROSS
TO BE SELF SUSTAINING
A Bed Cross meeting was held at
the Isis yesterday afternoon to de
termine whether the local branch
could be self sustaining. It seemed
to be the opinion of those present
that it could be made so. It will
now be determined exactly how
much will be required so pledges
can he asked of all citizens to make
monthly contributions and the local
branch subsidized sufficiently to
make it self sustaining.
I. M. SIMPSON SELLS
SIXTY FOUR HEAD OF COWS
I. M. Simpson, one of I'olk coun
ty's leading cattle breeders last
week sold sixty-four of bis cows to
a Wyoming ranchman. Mr. Simp
son thought it best to reduce his
slock because of a possible labor
shoitagi.
E. W. Staats also sold his grade
Jerseys to the same man..
LET THERE BE NO "SLIP" ON THIS
Tho Ilorst Co. must build their vegetable evaporator
plant in Independence. It will solve a problem that has
retarded this section for years by giving to the farmer
ami truck gardener a good market for his products. It
will bring in money ami add to our pay roll. It will tend
to increase business, thus proving not only a benefit to tho
grow er but to every business house and every profession
al and laboring man here.
Uuild this manufacturing Industry Opportunities like
this come but seldom. Do not let it get away.
AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL
AID TO FARMERS
The Polk county farmers have
obeyed one of the best tendencies
of the times in forming an "agri
cultural council." f The new organ
ization is oflicered by men anil wo
men who feel an intelligent inter
eest in agrarian problems. Nnt
uraly it vvil work in cooperation
with the county agricultural agent
and help make his instructions of
practical value.
The meetings of tho council will
bring together from time to time
some of the most progresivo farm
ers of Polk county. We may ex
iicct that it will diffuse the latest
and best information about crops
and farm methods, markets and
fertilizers.
Hut we may reasonably expect
something else from it, too. So
many lively minds can hardly meet
in the couscil without an exchange
of ideas on politics and economics.
Did prejudices should be rooted out.
The newer thought of the age
should find favorable mental soil
in which to grow.
Oregon's farmers have been fed
for many years on an intellectual
diet much like the husks that stay
ed the famished stomach of the
prodigal son. Out of charity we will
not mention the newspapers which
have provided tho husks. It is
high time that the farmers looked
out for some more nutritious men
tal food. Societies like tho agri
cultural council wil help them dis
cover it.-Portland Journal.
POSSIBLE COMPETITOR TOR
THE MONITOR'S STAR POET
As will be noticed in our adver
tising columns, Monmouth now has
a poet located in our midst in the
person of Albeit Alderman. Inde
pendence, which has been inclined
to tilt its nose a little proudly be
cause of exclusive distinction may
now have to share the honors a
little. W e suggest theat the Monitor
iet and our own bard be induced
to enter into a tournament where
the jingles maybe tossed oil for suit
able prizes. Monmouth Herald.
THE POST'S SUBSCRIPTION
PRICE IS ONLY $1.50
An erraneous Idea seems to be
current regarding the subscription
price of the Post. Quite a number
liave tendered three dollars with
the remark, "1 want the whole
works, both Tuesday and Friday's
papers."
The subscription price of the
Post is not $:t; it. is $1.50, the only
condition being that it he paid in
advance.
THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER
GIVES UP ITS DEAD
The body of 1-ouis Weinnrt, who
was drowned in the Luckiamute
river in December of last year, was
found yesterday several miles bo
low where the unfortunate young
man fell into tho stream.
The funeral services will be held
morning. Ir. II. C Dunsmore will
perform the last rites. Tho mourn
ing parents and sisters and broth
ers have the heartfelt sympathy of
all who knew their brother, tho vic
tim of such a distressing accident.
CHRISTIAN PREACHER IS
POLICEMAN AT TILLAMOOK
('.. C. Curtis, former pastor of the.
Christian church at Dallas, anil
well known in Independence, is
now city marshal at Tillamook.
FOREMAN KNOCKED OUT
BY TWO SUBORDINATES
Dallas, Or., J- Morris, foreman
of a logging camp on the Luckia
mute river near Airlie, was brought
to the hospital In this city suffering
with terrible injuries nmiut the head
The man was found by workmen at
the camp lying behind a log. lie.
declares his injuries were sustain
ed in a fight with two men who
were working under him, but re
fuses to enter a complaint against
them.
RETURNS TO NORMAL
AFTER MENTAL STRUGGLE
Prof. Pittman, who has been
dreaming about the ethics of dairy
ing, the psychology of the wool crop,
the aesthetics of clover and timothy,
the (piintessenco of egg production
is now preparing to resume inter
est in tho ordinary affairs of life
Monmouth Herald.
She was rich, and- 'P-Yit
He-was poor, b&t&tinM':': ,
Nothing between thorn Mr4
Jrot six tin roofs kaW0-
. coveredwlth moxr- .:, &Xtt$2Lit.Y
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Goldwya Pictures
pment- MAE MARSH
in Oliver Morosco's fumftur SUqe Success
mm ciwmEiik mm
"hy Edward Childs Carpenter
A Christmas Surprise Package
i illecl with, ftood cheer
ISIS THEATRE ,
One Night Thursday, March 7th.