THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1926
KXCIAJSrVE NEWS dispatches -- WILLAMETTE VALLEY NEWS ' 'BY special correspondents
CORN SHOW IS
READY TO OPEN
IndeDendence. Or.. Oct. 21. Pin
nl preparations for the unnual corn
buqw 10 do held Friday ana Satur
day oi iiiih ween are being made.
me enure uumiing or H. it. stem
r'a CQrUL'fl in to lla 1IBH! fnr- tha nr..
caaion. About $500 cash and mer-
cnanmse premiums are being offer
ed this year. Chickens will be a
new added feature this year, und
coops from the Polk county fair
Bru ro oe useu lor this purpose.
The tentm-a for lMil.nv nfht in
connection with the corn show will
oe a nard times dance in the
armory r.nd is under the super
vision of Robert W. Craven, of the
corn show committee. An excellent
program la being arranged for Sat
UrdQV even in C Willi mintm-mia mna
leal numbers and a speaker from
the Oregon Agricultural college will
be obtained.
An unusually good and large
number of exhibits nre expected.
There is to be no entrance fee of
any Kinu or admission charge.
ANOTfeTEAGHER
ADDED BY DALLAS
Dallas, Or., Oct. 21. An Increase
of approximately 100 In the enroll
ment of the local schools has made
necessary the addition of one new
grade teacher, and it is probable
that another will be added In a few
days. It will not be necessary to
add any to the high school faculty,
Miss Lucy B. Schoeppel of Port
land hns been elected to the posl
tlon and she Is dividing the work of
the sixth grade with Miss Mary
Erickson, who had more pupils
than could conveniently be handled.
The second teacher to be added
has not yet been announced.
POLK COUNTY GRANGE
WILL MEET SATURDAY
Dallas, Or., Oct, 21. The Octo
ber meeting of the Polk County
Pomona Grange will be held at tho
Rickreall Grange hall Saturday,
M ensures on the November ballot
wilt be considered at the1 open ses
8ion in the afternoon.
C. H. Bailey, editor of the Grange
Bulletin, Koscburg; C. H. Spence,
state market agent, and Chris Schu
bcl of Oregon City are among the
speakers. .
HALLS EERRY
T. B. Cunning and family at
tended the dedication services at
the Knight Memorial Congrega
. lionnl church at Salem.
Thero are services nt the Meth
odist Episcopal church every week.
Rev. 'Weeks Is the new minister.
Hugh Schubal has been absent
from school several flays on ac
count of sickness.
Tho traveling library arrived at
the school house last week. The
librarian invites both young and
old to make use of the books.
Mr; and Mrs. B. F. Townsond
nd children spent the day with
relatives of Salem.
Mrs. a W. Schwab attended the
R. N, A. Sewing club. The club
met with Mrs. Campbell out on
the Portland road.
Mrs. Brown of Aumsvllle spent
Bunday at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. R. R. Miller. .
Selmer Brown and family of
Aumsvllle were. Sunday visitors nt
the home of his sister, Mrs. R. R.
Miller.
HAZEL GREEN
C. A. Van Cleave and family
spent Sunday nt Monitor,
Miss Bertha Tuve and Tom Tuve
of Portland spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. T. Tuve.
W. O. Zclinski and family went
to Portland, Sunday.
Harold and Julius Slat um are
driving to Silverton to attend high
school this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson of Moni
tor were guests at the Rnsmussen
home Sunday.
- WEST SALEM
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Mamer and
family wero Sunday dinner guests
at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Bar
ber. A number of folks from ourr
town enjoyed the lecture given in
the Grnnd theater on Monday
night. Telling the history of the
marvelous escape from death of
tho evangelists Rev; B. S. Moore
and wife that happened at Yokohama,-Japan,
in September, 1923.
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SOCIAL HOUR CLIIR
HAS FALL MEETING
Monmouth, Oct. 21. Mrs, J. B
V. Butler and daughter Hilda, en
tertained the Social Hour club
yesterday afternoon. This is per
haps the most popular afternoon
club In Monmouth. At the fhsl
meeting each full every member
brings a good fiction book .and
these ate traded around among the
members at each meet inc.
Thero were over 30 present yes
terday ana tho afternoon was
spent with stunts and games, Mrs.
Ed Chambers sang two selections
accompanied by Mrs. Hilda But'
ler. Refreshments were s?rvod. -
JUSTICE BAKER IS
BEING KEPT BUSY
Independence, Or., Oct. 21. The
past few days have been busy ones
in Justice R. w. Baker's court It,
J, Carpenter was fined $30" and
costs on complaint of State Traffic
Officer Turrlsh. Cacpenter was
traveling at the rate of GO miles
per hour and the officer pursued
him from Monmouth to CorvallU
before he could be arrested.
P. Blazek of Mill City and George
D. Hapgood of Pasadena, Cal.,
plead guilty to a charge of reck
less driving and pnid fines of $10
and $7.50, respectively.
Jewell Carvel was brought n for
speeding 'and following the hearing,
the case was dismissed.
E. Hocfling paid a fine of S5 and
costs for operating a trunck In ex
cess of the speed limit.
Leon Kuhre of Monmouth plead
guilty to a charge of speeding and
paid a fine of $10 and costs.
State Traffic Officer Turrlsh was
the complainant In all cases.
Dallas Or., Oct. 21. Polk county
has a registration of 6649 for the
coming general election, according
to figures complied by County
Clerk II. G. Black. Of that num
ber republicans-comprise approxi
mately two-thirds, with 437G.
There are 1085 democrats regis
tered, 64 prohibitionists, 69 social
ists and 175 Independent and miscellaneous.
The re pi llcan registration
shows a gain over the democratic
registration of previous years. The
ratio two years ago was almost ev
aotly 2 to 1, while the republicans
now have almost 400 above the 2
to 1 ratio.
It is considered doubtful if there
will be a 60 per cent vote cast at
the November 2 election.
OWNERSHIP DENIED
REGARDING STILL
Independence, Oct. 21. Charles
Thomns was brought before Jus
tice R. W. Bnker Tuesday and
questioned concerning the small
still found at tho edge of the
slough near the Titus hop yard
camp Monday night.
Ho disclaimed any knowledge of
the still or its operators, although
he lives in a house which Is less
than 100 feet from the point where
the still was found. -
The identity of the man who
escaped through the slough can
not at present be- determined, but
tho officers believe they know, be
yond a doubt who they are.
SCOTTS MILLS ,
Tho high school students gave
a party at the School house Thurs
day at which the freshmen wero
highly entertained by initiation.
S. W. Kellogg has left for Long-
view, Calif., where he will visit
relatives and friends for a few
weeks.
Mrs. Dorothy Morton of Port
land la visiting her mother Mrs.
Rudolph Myer this week.
Albert Rich and Fred Loslnger
have departed for Rosholt, S. D
whero they have J;ist recently
shipped a carload of prunes and
are going to dispose of them, '
Mrs. Lois Barnes of Salem was
here the first of tho week visiting
and attending to some business.
Mrs. T. M. Dunnigan called on
Mrs. Carl Millard Wednesday aft
ernoon.
Ira Brougher left for Portland
the first of the week where he i
will attend tho Friends Evangelis
tic school.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shflts are
helping Mrs. Shllts' father, Charles
Heinz of near Silverton harvest
his walnut crop. 1
LIGHT VOTE IS
PREDICTED FOR
NEXT ELECTION
FALLS CITY GETS
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Dallas, Or., Oct. 21. Falls City
was selected for the 1927 annual
convention of the Polk County
Christian Endeavor Union conven
tion at the convention held last
week-end at Perrydale. J. M.
Leltch of Dallas was re-elected
president of the union; Chester
Gilliam of Perrydale, vice-president;
Bernlee Kewbill, of Dallas,
secretary; Albert Morgan of Falls
City, treasurer; Mrs. Richard Paul
of Falls City, executive advisor.-
SCHOOL CENSUS IS
NO WBEING TAKEN
Dallas, Or., Oct. 21. Tracy
Stoats, clerk of school district 2,
Dallas, will be busy the coming
two weeks taking the annual school
census. The enrollment this year
has shown a big Increase and the
census Is expected to show a cor
responding gain over last year.
PLAN CLUB BAZAAR
Monmouth, Oct. 21. The Dor
cas Society of the Christian church
met yesterday at Mrs. L. Yaaters'
home. The ladles are all busy
planning their Christmas bazaar
and each one Is making something
for it.
DOGS KILL GOATS
Independence, Oct. 21. V. H.
Cockle, local business man, who
running a herd of goats on a
ranch a few miles south of Inde
pendence, stages that he has lost
11 of them and all indications point
to It as the work of dogs.
MRS. 1IAVKS HOME
Independence, Or., Oct. 21. Mrs.
Sherman Hnyes has returned to her
home In Independence from a five
weeks stay In Tacoma ns the guest
of her son, Roy-McFadden, of this
city.
VISIT IN VALLEY
Mill City, Or., Oct. 21. Mrs. Tom
Winters of Gates, Mrs. Albert Mill
sap and Miss Marian Mlllsap of
Mill City we'ro visitors ot Salem and
Monmouth, Mondny and Tuesday,
PENGRAS SURPRISED
BY MANY FRIENDS
' ' ' , '"
Independence. Or. Oct. 21. The
home of M, and Mrs. M. H. Pen
gra on Main street was the scene of
a surprise party Wednesday even
ing of this week, when a number
of friends came with well filled bas
kets to spend the evening. Cards
were the diversion of the evening
and at a late hour a luncheon was
served.
Those planning the surprise were
Mr. and Mrs, Ed Jensen, Mr, and
Mrs. Elmore Hill, Mr. and Mrs. K.
U Williams, Mr. and Mis. G. G.
Mattlson and Mr. and Mrs. T. D.
Pomeroy.
COUNTY AGENT TO
TAKE JOB MONDAY
MRS.. KEENEY PROVES
CHARMING HOSTESS
Independence, Oct. il. Mrs. A.
L. Keeney proved to be a charm
ins hostess Wednesday afternoon
when she entertained tho Polk
county branch of The Daughters
of tho Nile, In her homo on Mon
mouth street. The afternoon was
pleasantly spent with fancy work
and cards. At the closo ot the
afternoon a delicious luncheon was
served by the hostess.
Those spending tho aftornoon
with Mrs. Keeney wero Mosdumes
Mark Hayter, Oscar Hayter, Con
rad Stafrin, A. B. Btnrbuck, Tracy
Staats. Lief S. Flnseth, B. V. Dal
ton, Wilson Webb, I A. Bollman.
M. 3. Ballantyne, Hemborton, El
lis, all of Dallas, and Mesdames
H. B. Viers and C. W. Hankie also
of Dallas, were guests of the club,
ar.d Mrs. A. B. Robinson of Independence.
PAGE THREE
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Mill City, Or., Oct. 21. Charley
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Lacomb, Tuesday evening, on ac
count of the reported serious illness
of his brother.
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Independence, Or., Oct. 2 1. J.
Ralph Beck has been appointed
the new Polk county agricultural
agent to succeed P. II. Spillman.
by the Pol county court and the
Oregon Agricultural extension de
partment, at a recent meeting.
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ton county, which requires hla at
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now duties October 25.
SALES REPORTED BY
REALESTATE FIRM
Independence, Or., Oct. 21. The
Independence Realty company re
port the following sales: The Mrs.
J. J, Evans house, located on
Fourth and D streets has been sold
to Rev. William Schoeler of Auro
ra. Rev. Schoeler Is a Lutheran
minister. He plans to move his
family here in a short tlmo.
The Kurre house on Third street
has been sold to- Ben Mills. Mr.
Mills will do some remodeling to
the house and will take possession
immediately.
GUESTS OF SMITHS
Independence, Or., Oct. 21. Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Dixon of Portland
are house guests of Mr. and Mrs. S.
B. Smith on C street. Mr. and Mrs.
Dixon came especially at this time
to attend the corn show and will
remain here as guests of the Smiths
for several weeks.
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Independence, Oct. 21. Mr. and
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