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IT LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Mrs Will Patton is visit ing in Corvallis. Ross Nelson and Chester Henkle visited in Corvallis Sunday. Mrs. Robt. Ilerrer., 'of Oak Grove, visiled with Mrs. C. Skinner 'at week. Mrs. T. J Newbill and two cliildien of Portland, have been visitors at the Paddoc.c home. Jason livers has been mak ing some substantial im provements to his home on 4th and D strrt't-. F. M. Skinner is spending a few weeks . s captain of the Independence, Olaud being away on a vacation For Sale Full blood Jer sey cow; te treah last of Jan uary. $05 if taken this month. Phone 7fl. 15-3i Maurice Butler returned to Portland" the first of the yaar where he is a student at the North Pacific Dental College. Mrs. Robt. DeArmond re turned last Friday from Port land where she has been un der medical treatment -for al month. Meeting m V. O. VV hall Monday night at 8 o'clock P. M. to organize Good Tem perance Lodge. Everybody invited. Peter Cook, the merchant prince of Rickreall, was in Independence Saturday on business and reported condi tions fine around bis baili wick. Mr. and Mrs. M. Clyde Williams had the "Klose Tiliicums" at their home on Railroad street Thursday evening. Mrs. Word Butler made the high score. J Mr. and Mrs. II B.Fletch er were royal entertainers on New Year's eve, to the "Au towin" 500 club. The prize winners were Mrs. A. L. Thomas and M. Merwin. Mrs. Claud Skinner gave a large whist party on last Tuesday afternoon Her honor guests were Mrs. Robt. Herren and Miss Laura Mil ler. Mrs.' J. K. Johnson made the prize-wir.ningscore Mrs. Mary Canfield, of N. Dalota, who is visiting her sister, Mrs. Quasdorf, has been very ill but is much im proved it present. Her son arrived Suiuicy to accom panv her home when sh f ahle to make Hib trip. On the evening of Janusm 8th, 1913, married at groo m home in west Independence Mr. Livingstone Sumptej, and Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Creson. Dr. Dunsmore of Calvary Presbyterian per forme 1 the ceremony in the presence of a few intimate friends of the coutracting parties. Their many friends unite in wishing them along life, with ad joy and happi ness, and hearty success in all their undertakings. A joint installation of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs was held in heir hall last Tuesday night. The follow ing officers were installed for the Odd Fellows: W.T. Hoff mann, N. G. O. A. Kreamer, V. G , Fred Hooper, Secre tarv: Wilhard Craven, Treas urer; J. W. Wiltse, Warden; II mer Wood, Conductor; S. T. McElmurry, Chaplain, V. II A'alker, I. G.; L. Da mun, O G.; Chas. Huntley, K. S. N G.; L.S. X. G., Per cy Dickenson; R. S. V. G., Dr. Horn; L. S. V. G..W. F. Campbell; R. S. S R. Hack erman; L. S. S. Mr. Myers. The Rebekah officers in stalled were: Mrs. Arthur Moore,, N G. Bessie Craven, V. 0.; Hattie Henkle, Secietarv; Nettie Bohannon, Treasurer. The members of General Gibson Post No. 64 and W. R. C. No. 42 met in their hall on January, 4th. to install the officers of the -Post and Relief Corps fur the ensuing year as follows; Commander, T J. Fryer; S. V. Comman der, C A. Dick; J. V. Com mander, John Brown; Chap lain, Rev. L. M. Butler; Offi cer of the day, C. Bascue ; Quar'er Master C. S. Rock well ; Officer of the 'run'd. J. W. Kelly; The officers fot the Corps were; President , Loma M. Ewing; S. V. Presi dent. Lavilla Cooper; J. V President, Amanda Johnson; Secretary, Eliza Ewing; Treasurer, Jan la Bascue; Chaplain, Margaret Russell; Patiiotic Instructor, Lydia Howard; Press Correspond ent, Eliza Iing; Musician, Pearl Johnson; Assistant Conductor. Lydia Howard; Assistant Guard, V', A. ILath Color bearer no. 1, Maggie Finch,"' Color bearer no.2, Oliva Fluke; C lor bearer no 3, Sarah Jarvis; Color bearer no. 4, Vernelia Cook. After the installation of the officers. The ladies f the W. R C. served a lunch which was enjoyed by all present. The officers of he Knights of Pythias were installed Monday night as follows: C. C, Eley Fluke; V. C, W. S. Kurre; Prelate, Peter Kurre; M. of W., M. Goetz; K. of R AS., J. W.Richard son; M. of E W. L. Bice; M. at A., It. E. Heath; I. G., C D. Calbreaih; O. G., C. vV. Richardson. PERRYDALE NEWS Garnet McCrow was a Dal las visitor last week. J. E. Yoakum was a Dallas visitor Thursday and Sunday. Miss Coffee, who is teach ing school at Independence, was a visitor at the home of John Brown and wife, Satur day and Sut day. Mr. Groom was the first person to send a package by parcel post from thi'tovn, which was a package of prunes. John Duignan and Ewen Jennings made a business trip to Dallas last week. H. J. Elliot was a Dallas visitor Saturday. Mrs. Meeker and son were Dallas visitors Saturday. Miss Hazel Duignan, was in Dallas Friday and Satur day of last week. Mrs. Charlie Snelling re turned home Tuesday morn ing from Willimina. Misses Elsie and Wanda Keyt were Pallas visitors Saturday. Fannie Kjyt was a Dallas visitor Tuesday Robert Mitchell ard wife returned from a visit in La grando E. E. Enes and wife en tertained the married people at iheir home on Tuesday i evening until a late hour, after which the guests were all served with a turkey -euo per. All present reported a very pleasant time. Lee Con net and wife re turned from Le Grande Fri day. morning. Mr. Gordon. Watt visited friends in Perrydale lust week. Mrs. John Duignan and daughter Hazel were visiting relatives in Amitv Wednes day. Mrs. Walter Domes of liethe1 visited nt the home of der parents here Su inlay. -The Independence post office reports an increase of 23 per cent in its totals the year just closed, over that of the year be fore. Not so bad an indication of growth. Sunny Slope a Good Section Farmers are planting aint raising more truit. iius ection has rich'and product ive soil a iapted to all kind f fruit and b- rri s No ex tremes of heat or cold affects the fiuit of this section. Prunes raising is get t ing ti We the predominate fruit and it is more profitable than other fruits. During the last year many acres were set in prunes ami among tho-e going into this industry more ov less we mention A. J. Shipley who has several hundred trees heeled until spring. Allen Johnson wlv) is grubbing his place, prepratorv o planting 10 acre-; Noah Heffley who plans a prune orchard; he also has 3 acres of new peaches. Strnwb erries louanbt rries and other crops are recieving attention. Chailie Osborne cleared a part of his farm and will plant it in grain. The farmers have done considerable building during the year. Mr. Miller erected a new barn and house; Al'en Johnson a small house Lafe Johnson a poultry house, aud an addition on his barn, El.ner Allen a smok house, George Heck two poultry houses, and Dan Calbreatb a poultry home, John Walker a woodshed The school house has been remodeled new floor and ro built, and new side walk in front. R. M, Basley addition, C. Nelson a barn and cannery, he cans bin fruit, Dick Ogb an addition to his honse, William Riddel cement walks and Fishback Bros several hundred rods of wire fencing til showing a prosperou conimunitv. D. M. Calbreatb is out main poulUy specialist be ing a raiser of and dus'ions 11 recently ..tided new stock to bis blue ribbon winners, netting several chicken j from Indiana. A GLASS FACTORY For several weeks negotia tions have been carried on between citizens of Indepen dence and O. H. McClellan and associates for the location in Independence of theplunt of the western alass Co , at this t 1 ce. Wednesday an ! ThuasUy Mi. McClelland was in this city and viewed an 8 icre tract at the Nelson place joining the sight chosen for the saw mili and stated this was entirely satisfactory. He stated the company planned being in operation by September and wjuI I em ploy 150 people. We understand they will secure their smil from t he Columbia river territory and have material that grades al most pure for glass purposes. They have manafact ured some glass from this sand whiohj I joves a fine quality and had, camples here. They are attracted to Inde pendence because of the a moont of land, available for a factory in a desirable lo cati"i), aud al-o by reason of both adequate water and rail transport tt ion being at ssubie, v I h completing lines assumed. Hanna Brothers Sell Hardware H'm, Cj.'kle and Sloper brothers puichaseil tliu stock and will take iharge ihe first ..f Ft bua y. The' plant will ie inVideed at once. 1 he new puichaers are tneo of diameter and standing, old time residents with o 1 bu-inesr- abiliiv ami mam friends m il will build up a good trade. The shire is a large one and involves con siderable money. Mr. Cookie sold his farm just a short ti me ago a nd has been tnaki n his hmio in the city since that time. Gr,vel Pit Pur chased Here Herbert Wallace, a cement contractor of Portland pur chased five acres of gravel below Kiwi from 1 nve Hetlge Thursday. Mr. Wallace says that, owing to the conibi nation and trust methods in Portland it is necessary to "t't gnvel independently, and that be has seeur"d this gravel pit for contract work he expects t do. IIh will load some on scows and float it down the iver, but he ex pects to use much in this sei'tiotl. He said "Independence will be a good town with that new mil1, a railroad through t the coast, the elect rilication of lines under way, mid the new glass factor)' here this (dace will add nir.it than oOO people in a y-ar." lie was acquainted with McClelland an-' stated that he had a fine oropo-ition, worthy t)ii- siuH-ratio" and as viluab.e asset to any town. Zed Rosendorf Dead Zeil Rot-endorf one of the o'dest business men of this cny di d at Portland Jan. X, t the age of 61 years Mr Rosendorf had been failing for some t i oe and t lie death was not a surprise lt had many friends hen kah an Od 1 'Fellow o lon- standing. Funeral t-erviees will lie held in A Ibanv Friday, .J an 10ih, 1913. Tin; local bulge sent adelegation to be present and take cha ge of the servi ces. BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON John Lee, a pioneer of 1847, Is dead at his home in Forest Grove. ' The finest poultry show ever held In Oregon City was opened Saturday at tbe armory. tounty Clerk R. D. Allen of Marion county was found dead in the T. M. C. A. swimming tank at Salem. Francis H. Irwin of Hood River com mitted suicide by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. John Francis Smith, one of the ear liest and beat known pioneers of Au rora, died at Salem, aged 84 rears. a E. Ferro, city marshal of Klor- ence, la accused of accepting bribe aud is now under $300 ball to appear In court Charles Meckltnburg, an insane plasterer, who kept officers at bay (or two days, committed suicide by slio-.-.Unj; himself through the head at his horn ) in Fugene, Thorn is Harding, a prominent writ er of the middle west for half a cen tury, and author of the poem, "Re member the Maine," is dead at Ore gon City, aged 89 years. Mora than 50,000 prune trees, repre senting an approximate expenditure of $7500 by the people of Dallas and vicinity, have been received at Dallas within the past three weeks. Burglars entered two hardware stores and a newspaper office in Springfield, securing loot amounting to about $300 from the stores, but taking nothing from the newspaper office. School children of Oregon will Join in signing petitions to President Wil son asking that the battleship Oregon be designated to lead the first fleet that officially goes through ths Pana ma Canal. Judge Galloway In circuit court at Salem granted a writ of mandamus ordering State Insurance Commission er Ferguson to grant a license to tran sact business to the Union Lit In surance company, of Portland. Rev. W. F. Reagor, of Portland, it the first president of the parliament of Christian churches for ths north west, having been elected ths official head of the new organisation at the business session held in Spokane. C. F. Rowell. of Dallas, was fatally Injured when an engine on ths logging road of the Portland Lumber company overturned and pinned him beneath where he was literally cooked by steam following an explosion of the toiler. Frank 8. Fte Ids, clerk of Multno mah county, was honorably acquitted of the charges preferred against him by William U Finley, state game war den, of failing to turn over to the state treasurer certain game and fish license funds. The permanent endowment fund of (250,000 for Albany college was com pleted on New Year's day. Of the to tal sum, $120,000, -including Jtmea J. Hill's donation of $60,000, cams from the east The remaining $130,000 was raised in Oregon. In the year just closed tbe Bluslaw Creamery company at Florence, a co operative concern with 82 patrons, handled 07,718 pounds of butter fat, which brought something Ilk $34,000, a sum, If equally divided, st 1414 apiece for the patrons. W. R. Mead and Ed. Herasen have been arrested at Baker on ths charge of arson. Mead has confessed to set ting fire to the White studio. His supposed purpose was to destroy com petition, as he was the owner of the Elite studio, of that city. Coyote hides to the number of 1725, wildcat pelts 268, with 187 bobcats and 7 lynx, comprise the kill of pred atory animals in Malheur county In 1912. Bounty warrants totaling $6069 have been Issued to hunters and trap pers in the 12 months. Private, but authentic, advices from Salt Lake City indicate the transfer, Jan. 1, of all property and construc tion work vested In tbe Oregon East ern railroad company from the owner ship of the Oregon Short Llns to that of the O.-W. R. & N. company. The supreme court has affirmed the decision of the circuit court of Ben ton county in the case of George and Charles Humphrey, convicted of mur der in ths first degree for killing Mrs. Elisabeth Griffith. The men will pay the death penalty for their crimes. Herman Poch,. rancher and hide dealer, was slain at his ranch near Prlneville by his 23 year old step eon, Oaylord McDanlel. Poch had accused MoDanlel of improper relations with his mother, Poch's wife, which so en raged the boy that be rushed Into ths house, secured a shotgun and flr4 S charge through Poch's rtght breast. An event unique In Oregon aanals and the most noteworthy In the his tory of the state was the tribute pa!4 to ex-governors, their wives and wid ows, by Governor West at ths state houbs New Year's night. The barrer corridors were transformed into places of light and beauty and ths rooms were crowded with men and women whose lives have been interwoven with the history of Oregon for over half a century. In the receiving line were the wives and widows of those who have occupied the executive chair from 1868 to the present time. Thou sands attended tbe reception. Taft Presides at Political "Wske." New York. President Taft presided here Saturday night at what he styled his owq political "wake." Hs made the funeral oration over his political corpse; asked modest praise for tbe deeds thethe did while be lived la the White House, recited at length the causes that led to his "demise," and attacked the enemies he held respon sible for his taking off. APPOINTMENTS TO CABINET UNDECIDED Princeton, N. J. President-elect Wilson has made clear that nobody i the United 8tates knew as yt who was going to be In his cabinet, or what could be ths program he would ug gest for the next congress. Hs declar ed he had not orferd a single cabinet portfolio to anyone thus far, and had reached no conclusions as to pltns for the extra session. Mr. Wilson said that, while be had canvassed a variety of subject! and had talked over many names with democratic leaders, he had not given an Intimation either as to his selec tions or his course with respect to legislation, lie Indicated, however, that he expected the extra session would not be devoted exclusively to tariff making, and said he would spe cify in a special message some of the subjects upon which he would like leg islation. The President-elect admitted he was finding the task of cabinet making difficult. He said he would delay an nouncements until he could name his ntlre cabinet. British Consul Dead Portland. James Laldlaw, British Consul at Portland for the district em bracing Oregon, Washington, Idaho Montana and Alaska, and for 42 year? a resident of this city, died of perlton itts at St. Vincent's hospital Sunday night, following an ll'tiess of ten days. F. J. SHEPARD Finley J. Shepsrd, the 8t. Louis railroad man engaged to marry Miss Helen Gould. Brief News of the week Chicago will spend $65,000,000 in 1913. IlrHdHtreet'e report 253 business failures tlie paat week, us compared with 322 In the previous week. During the week legislatures will oonvene In numerous states and many new governors I'tid other officials will be sworn Into office. The flrHt annual convention of the Women's National democratic league assembled Tuesday in Washington for a three days' sesalon. Italy has followed the lead of Egyp tian railways, and has placed un order for 200,000 tons of coal in America, while she has alao invited tenders for a large quantity from the Yorkshlr mines. News comes from San Frauctsco that the Callfornlu-Atlnntlc Steamship company has fulled, with liabilities of $300,000. A merclleHB rate war, wban freight rates were cut to $3 a ton. Is given as the cause of the failure. Postmasters in the second, third and fourth cIubb offices throughout the country are bulling the newly estab lished parcel pout service with expres slops of delight, for it Is Bure to in crease their annual receipts and con sequently their aalarles. The United States steel corporation is to extend the sphere of Its manu facturing operations Into Canada. Judge Gary has JuHt announced that construction will soon begin on a plant tt Sandwich, Just opposite Detroit, to cost in the neighborhood of $20,000, 000. A call has been Issued for 8 pro gressive conference of representatives of Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota at BU Paul January 24. The call was signed by the state chairman and national committeeman from each state named. Tbe object Is to decide on desired state and national legislation. People in the News United States Senator Jeff Davis died at bis home In Little Rock, ark. James R. Keen, the noted flnaaolsr and horseman, died in New York. He was 78 years old. Luther McCarty, of Springfield, Mo., lam prepared to furnish the very best the market affords in Bef, Pork, Mutton, Bacon, Lard, etc. Give me a trial I CURED MEATS KEPT ON HAND AT AH TIMES Young s Meat Market ee44 shattered the heavyweight champion ship ambitions of Al Palzer, the lowa giant, at the Vernon arena in Califor nia. Louis R. Glavls has resigned from the secretaryship of the California State conservation commission, fol lowing charges brought agaiast h'm by Surveyor-General Kingsbury. The Russian imperial crown prince, stabbed a few weeks ago by a nihil. st, and who It was thought was maimed for life, has completely recovered his health and returned to his studies. General Kdward Merwin Lee, once acting governor of Wyoming, and a relative of Robert K. Lee, died at his home In New York. In Wyoming he signed the first bill giving women the right to vote. Following funeral services in New York, the body of Whltelaw Reld, late ambassador to Great Britain, was laid t rest In the vault of Ogdea Mills In Sleepy Holl w cemetery at Tnrrytown, less than 100 feet from that of Wash ington Irving. Captain Amundsen, discoverer of the south polo, is to be the guest of honor at the annual banquet of the National Geographic socioty, which Is to be hold In Washington Saturday night. Rear Admiral Peary of North Pole fame will act as tonstmnster. George Hardanok, a laborer, un earthed $:!?,. ji'O in gold while dlgstns a trench near the village of Oglesby, Okla. HnMHook's possesion of the wealth, however, probably will be of short duration, a state law requiring thai such funds be surrendered to the wner of the land. OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAUHTEREST Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Past Week. Railroad Laborers Quit Work Marshfleld. Excessive charge for Inferior fare and accommodations, charge for hospital fees, inflated prices for goods sold by the contract ors, bad working conditions and em ployment under misrepresentation are reasons alleged for the strike of as Dumber of laborers employed on thej construction work of the Willamette-j Paolflo by Copenhagen Bros., oontract- ora, at the Gardiner end of ths line. The men quit work this week. Blehl Found Guilty of Fraud Portland. After brief deliberation, a Jury In the United States court found A. Blehl guilty on throe of fourcount ! of an Indictment charging him with j fraudulent use of the mnlla In eiplott j ing the Columbia River Orchards com 1 pany. Weill it llatilo to a Bemt ence uf five years in the federal pi-nilentiiiry on each of tho three count h. STATE DEBT IS ST. Ml Cost of Running Oregon V d:j ...u $5,240,70-1. Salem. During the l.irnr' f 1 from October 1, l'.'io, o c !' 30, 1012, the ol'l'ici- ol m-: ': state iMMued wiirniiits - 1 " ' ' " 240.TII4.64. aeconliiiK l.i t!i l.i I report of Secretary uf i'te n. . Outstanding wtirraius on fti i i , 1910, amounted to f:s7.l 1.5 , '!k outstanding warrnnu at tlio clow of ttil -. I lennlal period uuiouutod to $ iu. 198.90. Hie only outstanding indebtedness) is a small amount of "Certificates of evidence of allowance of claims," and 'Certificates of Indebtedness," Issued according to law and for which appro priations will have to be made by the legislature. The total amount of revenue requir ed fur stntn purposes for 1911 was es timated ut $2,OS2,!)0,J.091 which Includ ed $:!3,7"J5.50 for the normal school at Monmouth. Of this amount $897,293 was receipts from indirect sources, such as fees, licenses, eto., and $t, 386,615.84 was raised by direct taxa tion. For 1912 It was estimated that $3, 6&6.633.C6 would be needed, of which $592,817.1)1 came from indirect souruew and $3,656,ti:i3.66 came from direct taxation. Gun Clubs Organize State League Kugene. Represented either In per son, or by proxy, delegates from the gun clubs of Eugene, Portland, 8alul. Albany, Ontario, Jowoph and Conullle City met lu the rooms of tho Eugene commercial club and organized a state league for the promotion of sport 1 1 X i W - l: - X r.HM.. 1 TTT-H am