LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS J. W. Ball was up from Portland over Sunday. Walter Inch of the Valley & Siletz R. R. was in 'he city Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mc- Cready of Hoskins were In dependence visitors Saturday. John Nelson of Monmouth was in the city Sunday to at tend the funeral of Paul Bick ley. H. Hirschberg was iu Port land the latter part of last week, returning home Satur day evening. M. VV. Walker, proprietor of the Beaver, returned from Portland Saturday after a week's absence. F. E. Boden hamer ot Sa lem was an Independence visitor Sunday, coming over to attend the funeral of Paul G. Bickley. 0. L. Starr, former county scnool superintendent of Polk county, was up from Portland Tuesday onashor, business trip. An action was hied in the eireuit oourt this week en killed Sch'jfield vs Slants, Messrs. Bwope & Swope be ingattorneye for the plaintiff. John Roberts, who is one of the owners of the Hender son Murphy farm near Buena Vista was -a business visitor in the city Monday from Salem. Rural supervisor of schools Mr. Moore was iu the city Friday. Mr. Moore is a can didate for county clerk on the republican ticket. i A. H. Craven of Mon mouth was a Mouitor visitor Tuesday. While in he left with us an advertisement for the sale of choice hatching eggs. See ad for full partic ulars. R. M. Fowle of Airlie, vis ited Independence Saturday The editor failed to glimpse Morris when 1:1 town and has a black mark on our white blacfc board chalked against hioi for this neglect. Mrs. Frank Dickson made a trip to Portland Saturday for the urpoe of visiting the wholesale millinery stores while there in the interests of the Alpha Bascue millin ery parlors. Attorney B. F. Swope of the tirm of Swope .fc Swope, was a visitor in Dallas the first of the week, having le gal business to transact in the equity department of the circuit court and in the pro bate department of the coun ty court. New feigns were put on ihe front of the Monitor office, Floyd's shoe shop, McBeth's plumbing shop and Swope & Swope's law office this week. Albert S p erl i n g was the brubh artist and the work is lirst class. IF2 To The American People There is no foundation for the alleged violations of law attributed to our Com pany by agents of the Federal Trade Commission and I want to say emphatic ally that Sv A Company is not a party to any conspiracy to defraud the Govern ment Nor has Swift & Company been guilty of improperly storing foods or of making false entries or reports. Coafereacee of packers, where prices have been discussed, have been held at the urgent request and in the presence of representatives of either the Food Admitti vration or the Council of National Defense. And yet the packers have been accused of committing a felony by acting in collusion on Government bids I We hare done our best, with other packers, large and small, to comply with the directions of the United States Food Administration in all particulars, including the furnishing of food supplies for the U. S. Army and Navy and the Allies, now be ing handled through the Food Adminis tration. We will continue to do our utmost, un der Government direction, to increase our production and assist the Food Adminis tration. We consider mat the opportunity to co-operate whole-heartedly and to our fullest powers with this branch of the Government is our plain and most press ing duty. The Trade Commission Attorney has, by false inference and misplaced empha sis, given to disconnected portions of the correspondence taken from our private files and read into the Record, a false and sinister meaning with the plain purpose of creating antagonistic public opinion. The services of the " packers of the United States are most urgently needed, and I regret exceedingly that we should at this time have to spend our efforts in defending ourselves against unfounded, unproved, and unfair assertions such as are being daily made public &oufc President i fay Swift & Company, U.S. A. Mr. and Mrs. Olen Whit eaker of Monmouth were In deper dence vieitois Monday evening. Miss Bessie Day of Fugene arrived in Independence on Tuesday for a visit with Miss Vivian Whiteakr. Mrs. J. Dorimfe returned Monday from a six weeks' visit with her husbaud at Sawtelle, California. ' Miss Florence Gebo has ac cepted a position as sales lady in the millinery depart ment of the 01ds& King Co. in Portland. Miss Heleu Eaton was an over Sunday visitor with J. R. Cooper and Lavilla from Portland. Miss Eaton is em ployed in the Eilers piano house in the music depart ment. The second number of the series of sermons on war time themes by Rev. T. D. Yarues of the M. E. church will be 'Fighting the Battles of Democracy." This ser mon will be given Sunday evening at 70 P. M. All are cordially invited to attend. Brother Boyd of the Item- izer waB in ihe city on busi ness Saturday and while in town renewed acquaintance with the editor of the Moni tor. 3ro. Boyd is a "good scout" and we always liked him, not only as an editor but as a man. Come often, brother, and visit our city. Flags of all friendly na tions are now given with HOLSUM Bread, a set of 64 start your collection now. BUSINESS ITEM NOTES Real Estate: Particulars about the G-10 acre homestead law at this office. Why worry about 50-50, when HOLSUM niseis all your requirements? FOR RENT: Goo J room for one or two persons. In quire Monitor oflice. Buy HOLSUM Bread and secure a set of flags of all the friendly nations'. For Sale: Giey Feed oats, Plymouth Rock, Buff Leg horn and Ancona roosters, Pekin ducks. Verd Hill. For Trade: Two and a half horse power gasoline en gine for electric motor. In quire at Monitor oflice for paniculars. For Sale: Seven head of gv.oti, graded Durham heif ers, two and three years old. C. P. We! 1b, Buena Vista, Oregon. Cooked Food Sale The la dies of ihe Baptist church will hold a baked food sale Saturday, March 30, at Hewitt's drug store. Special: We will run fra ternal society cards in this paper at $1.00 for three i:.ouths." This is a spBcial price made for the benefit of the fraternities. Notice: Telephone Main 1621, the Monitor, if you have any news of interest to th public. Don't be backward. The friends of the Monitor give to us the news we give to you. For Sale: One 2 1 2 horse power international gasoline sprayer, nmunwd ou truck, ste:l wheels, 2U0 gallon steel tank. Second hand but as good as new. Only u.ed for ihreeyear. Extremely low prior." One tix-l.orre power International stationery hop per, cooled, gas engine at $235.00 will burn distillate. One 1 1-2 horsepower Inter national gas engine, second hand at $35. Twj GO speed Gilson engines at $50 each. Sloper Bros. & Cockle, Inde pendence, Orsg)n. HOLSUM, the true Vic tory Bread, made clean, sold clean and delivered clean, a money saver. Special: The Monitor is now ready to do job print ing. Letter heads, envel opes, bill heads, posters, statements, calling cards, bill, display cards, etc. Prices as low as ihe cost of paper will justify. For Sale: Subscriptions to the Monitor, 75c for sis months, $1.50 per year. Re member we are giving with every 75c subscription one 25c thrift stamp and with every $1.50 subscription two 25c thrift stamps. Why not start a card and begin your effort to purchase your $5.00 of stamps. SMALL FIRE AT HOSKINS Store and Office of Siletz Lumber and Logging Company. Tuesday morning about 2 A. M. an alarm of fire was sounded at Hoskins and it was found that the store and oflice of th Siletz Lumber it Logging Company was on fire. Prompt work saved the buildings and the main dam age was from the smoke to the goods in the buildings. The records in the office of the company were uot dam aged and there was only a small loss by the fire. The fire was of accidental origin, and not incendiarism. NEW COUNTRY BUILDINGS. Asa Taylor Having Build lngs Fut up at Wells. I) M. Duvall has the con tract for the erection of afire little residence and stock barn ou the Asa Taylor prop erty at Wells Station. The buildings will be mod ern and up to date, and the barn will be a 30x40 stock barn. We are informed Mi Taylor expect.--, to go into gen eral farming and dairying on this property and plans a modern bam structure for the dairying business. 1. iiac 1 Thrift Stamps FREE J The Monitor will Glva One 25 Cent Thrift Stamp Free Q With Every 75c .Six Months Subscription to the Monitor in Subscribe Tocky 4 ! I i - 4 ;HH i J Past Due Accounts on Subscript;. . Collected Count the Same as New Sub scriptins. i ' : The Monitor A i... ! 3C n EXPLANATION AND COPY OF THE CONTRACT Every Farmer in Polk County Should Put In a Few Acres of Vegetables to Help. It is a War Duty, Sip and Mail the Agreement to Us In Signing this contract you are binding yourself only for year 1818-9. , Hort Bros. i r t r it i I 1.1 (juarentee price tor your product. Kead carefully t rst column article and then as a Business Man and Farmer ask yourself is this a Good Thing for Me? AGREEMENT A good pair of reading glasses !or $1.00 at O. A. Kreamer's. . INCOME! TAX NOTIGE. In Consideration of the construction in the City of Independence, folk County, Oregon, by E. Clemena Horst Company, a corporation. hereinafter called the Horst Company, of a plant for the drying of vegetables, and of the agreement by said Horst Company to purchase vegetables suitable for dryiny purposes, grown on the lands herein after described, we, tl.o undersigned Farmers, residents of Polk Coun ty, Oregon, do hereby promise and agree to and with said Horet Com pany, to well and faithfully till and plant, with such vegetables, the nember of aores and premises set opposite our respective . names , and at the proper timeo satisfactory to ssid Horst Company, to harvest, sell, and deliver to taid Horat Conipimyw at ita Baid plant, all such vegetables grown on such lands during the year 1918, and such as may mature during the fall and winteer seasons of 1918-19, at the follow ing prices :- B. Frank Miller of the collector of customs office will be in Dallas March 20 to and including March 22, 1918, to assist those havlnr income taxes to pay to maki their reports. The time for collection hat. been extended to April 1, 1918, in which to pay your 1917 incorm tax. Penalties will be liable af ter April 1, so it is to the advai tage of every oi e who corm i within the limit to reptrt before that date. BUTTER WRAPS AT THE MONITOR OFFICE Turnips and carrots Cabbage Celery String bguns Onions Tomatoes Spinach Beets 10. 00 12.00 30.00 60.00 25.00 11.00 30.00 14.00 per per per per per per per per ton ton ton ton ton ton ton ton The Horst Company s'ull be under no obligation to oomply with this agreement in any particular unless sufficient acreage in the aggregate shall be, by the undersigned, cultivated,- and vegetables there from furnished, at all timess to keep said plant in operation to ita maximum capacity. Each of the undersigned Farmers also hereby agrees to individually to enter into a contract with E. Cleaena Horst Company at the proper time for the sale and delivery to said Horst Company at its plant in Independene, Oregon, the crop to be grown on the acreage herein set op posite his naae. i ( NAME ACRES & VEGETABLES PRICE LAND DESCRIPTION S ign on tbi line giving acreag., kind of i-rop. price of vege table, location of your farm. Cut out and mail Monitor.