MONITOR
VOL. 6
INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JDNE 1, 1918
NO. 42,
INDEPEN DENG
MEMORIAL AT
MONMOUTH
Beautiful Ceremony In
Charge of Normal
School
Dallas. Monmouth and In
dependence G. A. R.
and W.R. C. Honored
by School and Speak
ers.
At 1:30 P. M. Thursuay a
special train left Independence
with the members of Gibson Post
G. A. R. and the W. R C. for
Monmouth. Forming in line at
the bank at Monmonth, where
they were joined by the Post
from Dallas and the G. A. R.
members of Monmouth they en
tered the parade, headed by the
Polk county band and Normal
students all dressed in white,
marching to the Normal and then
passing through the open ranks
they were ushered to the stae
of the assembly room where the
following program was carried
out:
Presentation of Flag
Salute and pledge by Normal
School
Song "The Star Spangled Ban
ner Scripture Reading C h a p 1 a i n
Gen. Gibson Post of Inde
pendence Invocation C h a p 1 a i n Post of
Dallas
Mu9ic Normal Orchestra
The New Hail Coin nbia
Normal Students
President's Proclamation
Miss Parrot
Address Dr. J. R. N- Btii
of Corvallis
Double Quartette High School
students
. ;Song, America Audience
Benediction Dr. 11. Chi.s
Dunsmore
There were thirty-one Civil
'War veterans and 39 members'
of the W. R. C. in the parade
and in the asstmbly room u wns
estimated that fully 1000 people
were present.
.Mis.s Hoham, instructor of r. u
sie in the Normal, had charge of j
the musical program andPresi-j
dent Ackerman presided at ti e
meeting.
MEMORIAL
. SERVICES
G, A, S. cf Independence
Honored Thursday
Public School and Local
Speakers in Excellent
Program
Thursday morning Gen rJ
Gibson Pest G. A. R. and W K.
C. left their hall in alonr pro
fession followed by the ituj.ts
.and teach rs of the Indtr pii
dence school, marching tiirouh
Main street to C, and upC strett
to tne school, wher public ser
vices were held mid the foil j a -ing
program given:
Song, Am rica Led by school.
Recitation. "Your Flag and My;
Flag" Miss Arre.l j
Recitation, "Columbus" i
George Rey j
Reading "Lincoln's Dedication j
Speech at Gettysburg" j
Frederick He wttt ;
Song "Tne J"lag of Our Coun-i
try" Fourth Gf.'i.ie
Flag Drill and Song, "Columbia"
Eighth Grade
Address C. W. Barrick
Invocation Chaplain Gen. '
Gibson Pest ;
The program was followed by
a lunch at the G. A. R. hull
served by the W. It C. to the
members of the G. A. R. aud
Post which was greatly appreci
ated and enjoyed.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
CLEAN UP CEMETERY
Tuesday and Wednesday even
fho Knights, under the su
pu ...ijn of Peter Kurre, shat y -encd
their pruning hooks and
sythes and left by autcs for the
cemetery souch cf Monmouth
wfTere they did el'feetiv work
in making the grounds look pre
sentable for Decoration Day.
About 25 boys were out in a
volunteer squad and all worked
industriously to- get things in
shape.
MUSIC ALE
Mrs. Lottie Hedges Mcintosh
will present her students in pub
lic recital Thursday evening.
June 6, at the M. E. church. An
admission of ten cents will be
charged which' will be given to
the Red Cross and church.
Mrs. Mcintosh has a large and
interesting class and her recitals
are always enjoyable.
HE CAPTURESJ7 HUNS
Sergeant, Single-Handed, Per
forms Remarkable Feat.
Gets Distinguished Conduct Medal for
Heroic Deed at Battle of Sanctu
ary Wood.
Chicago. Sergt. Frnncls T. Fraser,
who Hingle-hnmlod ruptured 17 Ger
mans In Siinotunry Wood where now
there Is hitter fiKhtliiK, called recently
to see officers of the Hrltlsh-Cunadlan
Recruitlns mission some of whom, In
eluding Lieut. S. MacPonahl, belongs
to his battalion. The Black Watch.
Sergeant Fraser Is one of the few who
have been awarded the I). C. M.
How one of the "Lnddles from Hell,"
without a rifle and with several bullet
holes through his clothes, was able to
take captive 17 stalwart Germans, was
told by one of the officers of the mis
sion, lie said: "It was during the
battles at Sanctuary Wood when The
l?lack Watch made a raid on the
Iioches, that Sergeant Fraser became
Isolated from his companions but kept
right on going even after he dropped
his rifle. He had about 30 bombs and
felt well armed with them. When the
Germans ran into a dugout he pursued
them, and as he was about to hurl his
last bomb at them, they came out of
the dug-out with their hands up, cry
ing 'Kamerad' and every one of them
surrendered. Later they told him they
were glad to be prisoners and get out
of the fighting.
"It was the duke of Devonshire who
placed the distinguished conduct medal
on the breast of Sergeant Fraser, and
the duke told him that he should have
had more thaa the D. a M. for such
a feat."
DIRECTS WORTHY CAMPAIGN
Ir. Emily Dunning Barringer, the
first of her sex to serve as an ambu
lance surgeon. Is directing the carn-i'Hl.-n
to raise funds for the establish
ment of a chain of hospitals and clin
ics In the allied countries, each to be
In charge of American women physl
cins. The purre of the bovltal
will be to care for the women and
children of the war-stricken countries.
Many of these unfortunate people of
tionh.rn Frunce were without roedl
nl attendance for the three years of
German occupancy. Several huspltals
have already been established, four In
I ranee and one on the Gr.-ian fron
tier. The campaign Ls being carried
.n und.-r the auspi' ts of th war tu-rr-ice
.:om:ii!Mee of the Sf-dlcnl Wom
en's Nfi' "i nl a"ia?lon. of which
Doctor Burnti'ton la chairman.
f "r j. v t ' !
j W'.';-,
SCHEDULE IS
CHANGED
Better Train Semc3 is
Established
Southern Pacific Adds New
Limited Train to Port
land
A new time card and trnin
schedule has been put into effect
by the West Side Southern Pa
cific Line. The new service af
fects both the Dallas and Inde
pendence trains.
Independence will have a
much better service, in that a
new limited train ;s established
from Corvallis to Portland and
return that cuts off better than
a half hour's time in going to
and returning from Portland.
The new schedule as established
and which takes the place of all
the other trains as formerly op
erated is as follows:
SOUTH BO'JND
Train Leaves Independence
No. 351 10:32 A. M
' H TS is
question
most astounding itcvries of
air and land adventure
written since the war be
gan. A flier under the
British fla', O'Brien, after
a hard fight with several
Bcche machines was final
ly wounded
While Leing taken lo the prion camp
v.i'h a German guard beaidc him with
gun loaded ready toih ot, he made his
cicape Ly jumping through window.
After 72 da) i of crawling and
imping by night and hiding ly day
Lie-cling, wounded pawing sentries
boldly fighting penanli he Clotted
the boundary iiilo Holland.
No wonder he was receied with
joy by the English public no wonder
- Our fie? Serial-Be Sure to Read It
Train Leaves Independence
No. 359 5:11 P. M.
Train Leaves Independence
No. 353 0:57 P. M.
NORTH BOUND
Train Leaves Independe ice
No. 354 8:20 A. M.
Tiain Leaves Independence
; No. 352 2:14 P. M.
Train Leaves Independence
, No. 3G2 4:51 P. M.
The new servic goes into ef
fect June 2." The Limited Train
No. 362, leaving Independence
at 4:51 arrives in Portlmd in two
hours and 3D minutes and No.
350 leaves Portland at 2:20 arriv
ing at Independence at 5:11.
Dallas and Falls City ret a
change of service as follows:
Leaves Dallas to Geiiinj;er 8:15
A. M.
Arrives at Dallas from Gerlin
ger 8:50 A. M.
Leaves Dallas for Palls City
7:05 A. M.
Arrives Dallas from Falls City
8:15 A. M.
Portland train arriving 1:50 ut
Dall-is via Perry Vile discontin
ued. All other trains practically the
same as heretofore.
without a
one of the
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L)i ! J i Kh'il Mi l rV I O
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rpf JS-1 i; Isr
TJni2 without a f"1 1 -VJ, vy
8,000 feet in the air, brought down and captured.
audiences aD over the United Stales
listened breatluVuly to his story. YOU
can read it now for we have secured
it (or our next serial.
This long-limbed, hawldaced dare
devil Irishman thty could not keep
him out cf war they could not kill
him they could not hold hirnf Head
liia story, it is a splendid proof of thai
indomitable S(iiit tliat makes America
unconquerable, invincible.
This New Story
Begins Next Week In
THE WESTERN YOUTH
MEMORIAL
SERVICE
Big Meeting at Isis Sun
day Morning.
Service Flag For Indepon
dence Boys in Service
Dedicated.
A beautiful and impressive
oeremony whs held at the Isis
Sunday morning:, the occasion
being the joint service of dedi
cating the service flag in honor
of 80 boys from the Indepen
dence district and the annual
memarial service of the Grand
Army boys.
1 he Polk county band gave a
concert on the street from 10:30
to 11:00. The G. A. R. and W
R. C. marched in a body from
their hall ta the I?is and onto
the stage. Immediately after
their arrival the program began.
Mayor A. C. Moore acted as
chairman and Mm. Ruth Conkey
jhad charge of the musical pro-
jgram. The orchestra played
several selections during the ser
vice.
Mr. C, W. Barrick was the
first speaker and dedicated the
service flag in honor of the Inde
pendence boys in a very impres
sive manner.
Dr. II. C. Dunsmore spoke in
behalf cf the G. A. R. veterans
in his usually pleasant and mas
terful manner.
GERMAN WOMEN
MUST REGISTcR
Monday, 'une 17 to Wednes
day, June 2(5 has been set a the
dates for German alien females
to register as prescribed by the
Attorney General of the U. S.
All German females, not citi
zens of the U. S.. over the age
of 14 must register. The regis
tration place will t at the post
office in your respective com
munity. Each registrant is re
quired to furnish foar unmount
ed photographs of herself not
larger than 3x3 on thin paper
with light hackgroui d and with
out hat or head covering and of
he shoulders and fall face.
RURAL CARRIER
EXAMINATION
U. S. civil service examina
tion is announced for Polk coun
ty, at Independence, June 22, to
fill the position of rural carrier
at Monmouth and other varan-
cies that may occur in this coun
ty. Only actual residents of the
county may take the examina
tion. Women are eligible for the
position during the term of the
war.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS
We are this week mailing the
Monitor to all those whose sub
scriptions were taken during the
Red Crosa Monitor offer made
under the former management
of the paper. Owing to the faat
tha these names were not placed
on our regular lift when we took
back the paper your subscrip
tions will he extended three
months and when your subscrip
tion eqpires you will be notified
by personal letter.
HIGH SCHOOL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Baccalaureate service will
ho held in the Methodist chu-'ch
S nday evening. June 2. The
speaker will be l'rof. Jauieu i.
Matthews of Willamette Univer
sity. Commencement exercises will
he held in the ooera house Fri
day evening, June 7. The au
dress will be given by Dr. II. I'.
Jheldon, Dean of the School of
Education of the University of
0-egori.s
The public is very cordiyliy in
vited to attend these exercises.
WHEATLESS BREADS
WIN APPROVAL
COMBINATION OF POTA
TO PRODUCTS THAT
WILL SUIT HEAD
OF HOUSE
(Oregon Agricultural College)
Steamed kite Brsad
One-fourth cup corn meal; 3-4
cup rice flour; 2-3 cup oat flour;
1 te-iBpoonful salt; 1 teaspoonful
sod; 1-3 cup molasses; 1 cup
sour milk.
Mix dry ingredients; mix mo
lasses and sour milk; combine,
p'lt in a greased mold and ateani
two hours.
Oat flour Muffins
Thrt-e and 1-2 cups oat flour;
1 1-2 cup milk; 4 tablespoons
corn syrup (Karo) 8 teaspoons
hakini? oowder; 1 teaspoon salt,
2 tablespoons crisco; 2 eggs, beat
whites light.
GROCERS SAY
NO FLOUR
Meet at Dallas and Offer
Stocks on Hand to
Government
Allies Need Every Pound
of Flour In Am .'rica
Mrs. Winnie Braden, county
food administrator for Polk coun
ty, called together all dealers in
flour at Dallas this week and ex
plained the shortage of wheat
and flour and asked for the ex
precsion of the dealers as to the
btst course to pursue.
On January 1, all wheat on
hand in the United States would
supply us in normal times until
harvest. All wheat shipped to
our allies ha) been taxen as a re
sult of our conservation and the
solders and people of the allied
countries ar short of wheat nd
flour and without cutting off the
home supply America cannot
supply them.
Merchants voted unanimously
to abstain from sale of all white
flour until August 1, provided
that food administration officials
asked that this be done. All
flour on hand will be sent to the
Food Administration in Port
land. There it will be resacked
and sent to the allies. Those
peopin having flour on hand are
asked to return it to the stores
from which they purchased It
where they will receive the re
tail price they paid for it and it
will be shipped to the Food Ad
ministration. Any amount from
a pint sak up will be received.
Whole wheat and graham flour
will bo sold with substitutes at
the ratio of 6 pounds of substi
tute to 10 pounds of flour to the
local trad so long as the supply
lasts.
OREGON NORMAL
COMMENCEMENT
The program as arranged for
the Normal commencement week
is as follows:
Saturday, June 15
9;0O A. M., President's Lun
cheon 8:00 V. M., Junior Promenade
Sunday, June 16
8:00 P. M., Baccalaureate
Sermon
Monday, June 17
2:30 P. M.. Faculty Recep
tion. 8:00 P. M Dramatic Pageant
Tuesday, June 18
10:00 A. M.. Last Chapel
12:00 M., Alumni Picnic
8:00 P. M., Alumni Program
Wednesday, June 19
10:00 A. M., Commencement
MEN REJECTED
MAY ENLIST
A report from the Adjutant
General's office, Portland, makes
the announcement 'That men re
jected from the army because of
minor phjsical defects are given
the opportunity to volunteer for
important special or limited ser
vice in spruce production work
including telegraphy, cooking,,
automobile and locomotive driv
ing. These men must enlist be
fore June 6 or the places will be
fillel from the draft registration
lists.
Technically qualified regis
trants are urged to present them
selves to the local boards for
listing.
Have you bought that suit
yet! If you haven't you had
better buy now and ave from
$5.1)1) to $7.00 on the suit under
present prices. If you wait for
the next shipment you will pay
the advanced price which in
quite material. Come in and look
thtin over at Coukiy & Walker's,