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Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, May 7, 1909
No. 37
INDEPENDENCE NEWS BUDGET
From Our Regular Corres
pondent 'OPENINGS IN OUR SISTER CUT.
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fhis Column For News of
Importance From the
Riverside.
Mrs. Edd Owen was a Salem
visitor Tuesday.
Chas. Shennefield spent Sun
day in Corvallis.
R. A. Kaltz, the piano tuner,
was in our city Wednesday.
Mrs. A. Loche, of Portland, is
visiting relatives here this week.
Mrs. John Bohannon spent a
few days of last week in Port
land.
Mrs. W. R. Allin went to Salem
Tuesday returning Wednesday
evening.
A.Gray, a business man of Sher
idan, was in our city the first of
the week.
Mrs. Geo. Conkey entertained
the Five Hundred club Wednes
day evening.
There is some talk of a steam
laundry here in this city in the
near future.
Mrs. McDevitt, of Dallas, spent
Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
George Conkey. .
Dave Collins and wife, of Seat
tie, Wash., are visiting relatives
here this week.
Mrs. M. Merwin returned Fast
Thursday from a weeks visit with
friends in Portland.
Mr. Riggs, the painter, went
to Portland Wednesday to speud
a few days in that city.
Edith Davidson, of Portland,
spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Owen.
Mrs. H. McGrath, of Portland,
spent Sunday with her mother,
Mrs. J. W. Richardson, Sr.
Miss Madge Scollard, of Wood
burn, visited her sister, Miss
Mary Scollard over Sunday.
The Misses Madge and lare
Imbree, of Hillsboro, visited with
friends in this city over Sunday.
Byron Atkins and wife passed
.through the first of the week. He
has accepted a position in Port
land. Pearl Young, of Portland, gave
the Independence Commercial
club an interesting talk Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Willard Ireland, of Port
land, is visiting this week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Taylor.
Mrs. Andy Robertson, of Port
land, is visiting relatives here
this week. She was formerly of
this city.
Mrs. Guy Walker and little son
left the last of the week for a
visit in Portland with Dr. Cables
family.
Mrs. W. D. Moreland and little
children, of Seattle, Wash., are
visiting at the home of her father
J. S. Cooper.
Miss Pearl Percival and her
mother, Mrs. W. W. Percival,
went to Portland the last of the
week for a short visit
Mrs. Geo. Belt, of Corvaills,
formerly Miss Woods of this city,
spent a few days with relatives in
this city the last of the week.
Dr. Crowley, of Monmouth,
passed through here Saturday on
his way to Portland where he will
spend a few days on business.
The Independence base ball
team played the Jefferson team
Sunday on their grounds. The
score was 16 to 2 in favor of Jeff
erson.
Mr. Gillispe and family passed
through here the first of the week
on their way to Amity where Mr.
Gillispe will go into business for
himself.
Mrs. Dr. Bridgeport, of Olym
pia, Wash., passed through here
on her way to Monmouth, to visit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chamberlin.
The ladies of the Library asso
ciation gave a dance at the Opera
house Saturday night. It was
well attended as everything .given
by them is always a success.
F. M. Kreidler and little son,
of Wisconsin, 111., went to Port
land the last of the week. They
have been visiting Mrs. Kriedler's
sister, Mrs. P. M. Kirkland, for
several weeks.
Rickreall.
Vardeman Scott made a plea
sant trip to Salem Thursday.
Ike Yoakum was a pleasant
caller at the Orr's hop yard Tues
day. i Mrs. Martha Addison, of Salem
is visiting relatives at Rickreall
this week.
Misses Vida and Ruth Myers, of
Dallas, visited friends at Rickre
all Tuesday last.
Peter Cook and Mark Burch
transacted business in Indepen
dence Wednesday.
Edward Hodges went to Sheri
dan Friday accompanied by his
little niece, Miss Auer.
Ernest Stenson and wife were
north bound passengers for the
metropolis Sunday afternoon.
Miss Blanch McKinney spent a
short time with her mother at
the county seat the past week. -
Miss Ida Byers, assistant teach
er in our school, spent Sunday
with her parents in Indepen
dence. William Rid dell Jr., of Mon
mouth, passed through Deny on
the north bound train Sunday en
route to Canada.
Mr. Phillippi and daughter,
Mrs. William Riddell, of Mon
mouth, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Metzler Sunday.
Miss Linnie Shipley, of the
Heights, west of Monmouth, has
come down and will spend two
weeks with Mrs Sliger.
Pern Lewis, of Lewisville, and
Giffon McKinney, of Dallas, were
pleasant callers at the Hodges
camping ground Sunday.
Paul Riley and wife, of Mon
mouth Heights, visited over Sun
day with Mrs. Riley's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of Rickreall.
William Fishback attended the
business meeting of the Mon
mouth Evaporating and Canning
Co., at that place Saturday morning.
OUR VERY PLEASANT JOURNEY
A Trip O'er the Fertile Fields
Of Polk.
VERDANT HILLS AND WOODED SLOPES
Greet the Eye of the Traveler
With Their Wealth Of
Beauty.'
Given a pleasant traveling com
panion, a good horse and easy go
ing rig to ride in, a trip over the
sun kissed hills of southern Polk
on the first of May is a thing long
to be remembered. Such was
the fortune of the editor of this
weekly necessity last Saturday,
when he boarded one of the nice
single buggies of Graham & Son
with J. B. V. Butler, who is no
slouch when it comes to handling
the reins over a spirited steed.
Going south from Monmouth one
sees some as fine country as the
sun ever shone on. Rolling hills,
covered with verdant fields of
grain and clover, with here and
there a grove of oak grubs, just
now beginning to leave out, and
interspersed among them an oc
casional fir tree, giving to them
a touch of beauty that would
shame the hand of the greatest
artist. Many nice dwellings are
scattered with more or less pro
fusion among these hills and dales
some of them old and historic,
others new and modern in their
appointments, but all adding to
the charm of the landscape. Some
fine orchards are seen and some
we are sorry to say that are not
so fine on account of inattention
to spraying and pruning. Those
orchards that have received care
and attention have responded lib
erally with a large yield of the
finest fruit. The topography of
the country together with its
adaptability to cow food produc
tion, makes this section an ideal
dairy country and evidence is not
wanting that many farmers are
turning their attention to this
class of work in preference to the
old time methods in vogue for so
many years in this valley
Some five miles out we come to
the crossing of the Little Luckia
mute where is located the old
Burns flouring mill, one of the
old landmarks of this section of
the state. The mill however has
been modernized for some years
by the addition of a full roller
process. This mill is soon to be
removed to Monmouth, a site hav
ing been donated to the owner,
who will thus be placed on the
railroad where he will have easy
access to his supply of hard wheat
which is a necessity in the manu
facture of the finer grades of flour
Near this mill are located the old
Laughery and Burns homesteads,
two of the oldest homesteads in
the valley.
From here to the old Lewisville
townsite is a succession of fine
farms, well kept and showing
evidences of thrift and good man
agement Fine horses and cattle
and thoroughbred sheep and
goats are seen on every hand.
One of the best kept farms on the
road, and especially is this true
of the orchard, is that of B. F.
Smith. If there were more like
him there would be an abun
dance of fine fruit shipped from
here every year and it would be
but a little while until this sec
tion of the state would have as
good a reputation as Hood River.
At the little hamlet of Lewis
ville one finds a church and
Grange hall and some empty store
buildings. This was a thriving
trading point until the rural de
livery came and did away with
the postoffice and then the busi
ness drifted away until there was
not enough to warrant keeping up
the work so it has gone elsewhere.
Here is located Mono Grange, one
of the oldest in the state, and
which is still in a flourishing con
dition, with over forty members.
Our party kept on to BigLuck
iamute, on whose classic banks
we built a brisk little fire, brew
ed a pot of coffee and prepared
some of J. B. V's elegantly cured
ham to which we both did ample
justice. After taking a rest we
returned to the Grange hall where
the writer was permitted to talk
a few minutes to those assembled,
on matters personal.
In the vicinity of Lewisville are
the most beautiful views in west
ern Oregon. The landscape is
just broken enough to make it
charming to one who admires con
trast in nature. Here the poet
might find inspiration for his
verses and the tired business man
find surcease from toil in the busy
marts of life. We predict that
the time is coming when this
little community will be one of
the most popular suburban resi
dence spots on the coast, where
the city man will at least have a
summer home; when Polk county
is threaded with electric lines
making quick connections with
the city.
Monmouth Heights.
Dave Olin is building an addi
tion to his house.
Wm. Herren and son George
went to Falls City Saturday.
H. R. Fishback made a busi
ness trip to Portland Thursday.
Allie Griffith, wife, and daugh
ter Nettie, went to Rickaeall Sun
day.
William Bogynska spent Sun
day with his brother Joe, of Mon
mouth.
Bessie Clarke is visiting with
her sister, Mrs. Belle Sullivan, of
Monmouth.
James Goodman made a busi
ness trip to Salem the middle of
the week.
Lee Egleston, of Elkins, visit
ed with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. M. Bosley, Sunday.
Retta Hamer, who has been
visiting with her mother, Mrs.
E. Clarke, returned home Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Tuttle,
of Black Rock, are visiting with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Herren.
Dick Ogle and family moved to
Walker Bros., of near Indepen
dence, where they will work in
the hop yard.
Will, Ina and Lettie Fishback,
who have been working at Rick
reall m the hop yard, spent Fn
day and Saturday with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Fish
back.
OREGON STATE NORMAL NEWS
Gathered By Our Corps Of
College Reporters
INTERESTING STUDENT PERSONAL ITEMS
Weekly Reports From the Va
rious College Fraternal
Societies.
Miss Josephene Morse has
been ill for several days. As we
go to press, however, she is re
ported to be improving.
Mr. Traver returned from As
toria on Saturday evening. He
reports a good institute with
many inquiries about summer
school.
Mrs. P. M. Stroud has had a
slight attack of the grippe the
first of the week. She has been
able to be at school, however,
since thursday.
Miss Sarah Tuthill accompanied
the girls' debating team to Al
bany on Friday of last week.
Miss Tuthill reports a pleasant
time, the only unpleasant feature
.being the decision.
President Ressler is away this
week He will also be out of
town next week. He has gone
out for Institute work, his pres
ent field being in Eastern Ore
gon. While he is away Miss
Loretta Smith is conducting his
recitation work.
The April Courier is out, and
while it is not quite up to the
standard, the editor's greatest re
gret is that it was put out during
the publisher's absence from
town. Thus the proof reading
was entrusted to novices, which
accounts for the numerous mis
takes found on its pages.
Announcements have been re
ceived here telling of the marri
age of Miss Caroline Brown to
Charles Schwegler.of Deep River,
Washington. Since Miss Brown
is a member of the Alumni, hav
ing been graduated in June '07,
we take especial pleasure in con
gratulating the young people and
wishing them much joy.
Misses Nagle, Ruggles and
Goyne very courageously upheld
the 0. S. N. S. colors on Friday,
April 30, in the final debate of
the league at Albany. Much to
our disappointment, they did not
win over our opponents but we
all know the girls gave them a
hard race. Our team has been
working hard for the past few
weeks and we feel assured that
Albany has an extraordinary
strong team. Although the
Erize is not ours, our opponents
ave our congratulations.
Last Fiday afternoon there
was an intensely interesting
base ball game between the Mon
mouth All Stars and the 0. S. N.
S. teams. The game was called
at 3:30 and was characterized by
rapid playing from beginning to
end. Mr. Force was umpire.
The line up was as follows:
O. S. N. S. All Stars
J. Bogynska Craven
Riddell M. Force
A. Sacre Kennett
E. Sacre Carmikle
C. Butler C. Mulkey
E. Springer D. Stump
L. Springer O. Wolverton
Moreland Graham
Work Riggs