I v J El -V
ltd Ll
VoL III
REEUL1R PORTLAND LETTER
Portland, Or., April 18-To
carry the message of progress
and to encourage the commercial
bodies of the state to greater ef
forts along publicity lines, Field
Secretary Sayer, of the Oregon
Development League, has left
the Portland headquarters for an
extended trip through Eastern
Oregon. He will cover 2100 miles
on his journey and will call upon
many commercial bodies that
have never received an official
visit from the League. Mr. Say
er will advise with dormant com
mercial clubs and help revive
them and will establish new ones
w here they are needed.
The country to be traversed,
Eastern and Central Oregon, is
developing fast, due to the new
railroads now being built, and it
is considered important that the
new cities get a start along the
right lines in publicity work.
Intelligent methods will do much
to win settlers for this region of
great future possibilities.
Umatilla County cities will
work together for .the common
good to better advantage because
of the enthusiastic rally held at
Pendleton during the' past week,
when C. C. Chapman, Secretary
of the Oregon development
League, made an address and
urged them to stand together.
Ihe sa'uiebentimeiii' Wis brot,glU
out by other speakers and an era
of better feeling among Uma
tilla communtities may be said
to have begun. It is a great
county, raising 5,000,000 bushels
of wheat, or one per cent of the
crop of the United States, which
it more than any other, county
grows. Fruit, too, is an. im
portant asset and now that the
different towns are co-operating,
with Pendleton building up the'
good will of the whole district,
irrespective of distance from the
county seat, ' it will be worth
while to keep an eye on Umatilla
for you will see her grpw.
The biggest month in coloni
zation movements Oregon has
ever had has just closed, bring
ing thousands of new citizens to
the state. Favorable rates at
tracted people from all parts of
the country who are valuable ad
ditions to the population. Every
part of the state has profited by
the heavy gain in new people.
It is up to the older residents to
make the newcomers - feel at
home for if they like this state
they will induce their friends
back home to come out also.
Madras wants a land office to
handle the business that now
goes to The Dalles or Lake view
from the vicinity of that town.
With the settlement of Central
Oregon and the many newcomers
filing on land, there is business
enough around Madras for such
an institution and Senator Cham
berlain has been asked to estab
lish one there.
Salem Elks came to the aid of
the Portland lodge during the
past week by giving a minstrel
snow and the proceeds will be
sent here to help entertain the
Grand Lodge in 1912. Over $500
as secured for this purpose.
May 1 is going to be ciean-up
day for Newport, The Mayor
onmouth,
has designated that date for re
moving rubbish, building side
walks, painting houses, and ad
ding to the general attractive
ness in every way. Newport is
getting ready to welcome the
usual large numbers of Summer
visitors.
Portland will have :'ts annual
dog show April 26 to 29, when
canines of high degree from the
whole Northwest will be ex
hibited. The coming show will
be the biggest ever held here for
already more than 200 dogs have
been entered and more are ex
pected. Monmouth Heights.
J. A. Mills of Salem was here
on business Friday.
Robert Fishback visited rela
tives in Salem Monday.
Peter Cornwell of Monmouth
was here first of the week.
Pearl, Ina and Len Fishback
were trading in Dallas Monday.
Miss Fay Shipley is in Mon
mouth learning the dress making
trade.
Henry Lehman of near Inde
pendence visited friends here
Sunday.
Misses Mable Riddell and Edna
Myers were trading in Monmouth
Saturday.
Mr. Dayhoff has recently sold
his place here to Mr. Ramsey of
,, .-
Washington.
Mrs. E. Clark sold forty two
goat to Ed Wunder of the Luck
iamute last week.
Miss Laura Clinton was a guest
of Independence friends several
days of this week.
Mrs. W. II. Mack visited her
daughter, Mrs. Alice Bennett of
Monmouth Monday.
Van Wagner and wife of
Salem were pleasant guests of
Mrs. E. Clark Sunday.
Mr. Wilburn of Spikard, Mis
souri, is visiting old time friends
here, Mr. and Mrs. Bosley.
Elder Leon Myers of Dallas
will preach at the Antioch School
house, April 30, at 3 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs Dan Calbreath
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
George Bennett of Monmouth.
A. J. Shipley purchased twenty
seven Indian runner ducks of
Lloyd Myers of Smithfield Satur
day. Miss Beulah Compton of Mon
mouth visited her friend, Miss
Minnie Wunder, Saturday and
Sunday.
Clarence McCaleb has pur
chased a new Milburn wagon of
Hanna Bros, of Independence
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alderson and
son, Dick of .Minnesota are vis
iting Mrs. Alderson-s sister, Mrs.
Minnie Mack.
Ross Dayhoff and family of the
Mistletoe district visited with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight
Dayhoff over Sunday.
James Goodman is a proud
owner of a new cart, which he
purchased of Winegar & Lorence
of Monmouth Saturday.
Frank and Jay Clark spent
several days of the past week
with their sister, Mrs. Retta
Hamar and family of Salem.
Clarence Marks and family,
M
Polk County, Oregon, Friday,
SCHOOL MOTES
On next Friday evening at 8
o'clock, in the Assembly room,
at the State Normal, Hon. Ira C.
Powell will deliver a lecture.
His subject, the Postal Savings
Bank, is a subject in whieh we
are all deeply concerned and Mr.
Powell, being' a banker, has given
this matter careful consideration
and we feel sure that all will
find it greatly to their interest
to attend. A musical and lit
erary program will also be given.
The lecture is free and is given
directly for the benefit of the
High School. Patrons of the
school and citizens of the town
will be welcome.
Miss Florence Adams, from
Salem, visited the school on Fri
day and Monday. She is visiting
with her friend, Miss Nellie
Shew, of the M. H. S.
Next Friday afternoon the
following program will be ren
dered by the Philomathean Soci
ty: Song, Society; Recitation,
Olea Shore; Reading, Leto Wol
verton; Vocal Solo, Ruby Lorence;
Oration, R. P. Burkhead; Ex
temporaneous Speech, Jean Mc
Inturff; Piano Duet, Maud Beck
ley and Belle Rogers; Essay,
Cecil Beckley; Prophecy, Elva
Luces; Critics Report, Miss Mc
Neil; Song, -Society.
On last Tuesday evening, Api .
11, 1911, Doris Herren enter
tained the sophomore class at her
home on East Main street. The
house(was beautifully decorated
with the High School and Sopho
more ; penants. The entrance
was lighted with Japanese lan
terns. The evening was spent
in music and games. At a late
hour a three course dinner was
served, '."after which the guests
departed for home declaring that
Doras was certainly a fine enter
tainer.' One unusual feature of
the evening was the fact that
there, were more boys present
than girls, there being 9 girls
and 14 boys.
Miss Lydia Powell, Miss Bertha
Haymen, Mrs. A. T. Clarke and
Miss Dorothy Clarke, all visited
the literary society last Friday
afternoon.
The base ball team from the
M. H,."S. went to Falls City last
Saturday and tried conclusions
with the team of the High School
at that place. The game was
free from wrangling and the boys
report having been treaied royaly
by the home team. The score
was 21 to 5 in favor of Falls City.
We larn that the dirr-ctors
have secured an- architect ar.d
are having plans drafted for the
new ' Public and High School
building. As yet we do not know
who the architect is but from the
care being exercised by the board
we feel sure that the building
will be a credit to the town and
delight to the students.
Mrs. Lizzie Osborn and daughter,
Frances visited their mother,
Mrs. Marks of near Rickreall
Sunday.
Frank Owens of Troutdale-was
at Antioch Sunday, shaking
hands with old time friends. He
is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Nella Yeaterthis week.
April 21, 1911
INDEPENDENCE NEWS BUDGET
C. W. Sloan, of Newberg,
spent Sunday with friends in this
city.
Mrs. Strout, of Tacoma, Wash.,
is here visiting her sister, Mrs.
G. A. Wilcox.
B. F. Swope has been in Lin
coln County the past week at
tending court. j
Cleave Robinson, of Lebanon,
formerly a banker of .this city,
is here visiting his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Taylor left
for California this week, where
they will visit for a few weeks.
J. II. Dixon left Wednesday
for Tucson, Arizona, where he
will remain for a short time on
business.
i
S. H. Cathbert has returned to
his home in this city after an ex
tended visit to his eld home in
Oklahoma.
Frank M. Skinner, of Salem,'
visited in the city Sunday and
Monday and made the K. of P.
Lodge a visit Monday .night.
C. W. Irvine and family went
to Corvallis in their new auto
mobile Saturday and visited over
Sunday with the, family of M.
Tillery. . 'V ,
Mrs. O'Brien returned to her
home at Falls City . Saturday.
She will soon return to complete
thr1,. nixatjon ' of a RovnJL
NeTgHObrXamp1 ?n tnis city."""
Miss Verdie, McElmurry,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. II.
McElmurry, of ' this city, died at
her home Thursday, . April 13,
1911. She had been ill for some
time. .. 'T' :-
Mr. ; John Fluke died at his
home in this city, Tuesday night,
April 18th. Mr. Fluke had been
a sufferer for severaj months.
He leaves a host of friends in In
dependence, who extend their
sympathy to the widow and
children.
Miss Topsy .Mattison and Mr.
E. H. Lorence were married at
the home of the bride'3 mother
in this city, Tuesday evening,
April 18th, Dr. H. C, Dunsmore
officiating. They left for Port
land the same evening on their
honeymoon. , ' .
Became A Benedict.
A quiet wedding occurred at
Independence Tuesday evening
at 7 o'clock, in which two of
Polk County's estimable young
people started sailing on the
Matrimonial Ocean.
The groom was E. II. Lorence,
one of Monmoth's rising young
business men, while the bride
was Miss Topsy Mattison, of In
dependence. Rev. II. C. Duns
more performed the ceremony,
there being only relatives and
immediate friends present.
Supper was served at the home
of the bride, and after partaking
of the bounteous feast, the young
couple autoed to Salem where
they took an electric car for
Portland on their wedding tour.
The Herald joins with the
many friends of the bride and
groom in extending congratula
tions. L. D. Brown, Attorney-at-law
Notary Public, Abstractor, Dal
las, Oregon. tf
NEWS FROM COUNTY SEAT
Court House Notes.
" MARRIAGE LICENSES
. Archie M Teery and Mattie E
Martin; witness, John C Uglow.
William A Brooks and Florence
Haynes; witness, G W Haynes.
Glenn Ililtibrand and Lillian
McCready; witness, E E Ililti
brand. FROBATE
In the estate of Pleasant Or
chard, deceased petition to con
test will called for trial; ordered
that contest be dismissed, and
will be admitted to probate; costs
and disbursements taxed against
contestants.
In the estate of William F
Kurtz, deceased exempt person
al property set apart to widow;
allowance of $10 per month made
to widow and minor children;
administrator authorized to sell
remaining personal property.
In the estate of Mary E Know
er, deceased final account filed
and set for hearing May 22, at
10 a. m.
In the estate of Margaret Wau
key, deceased inventory and
appraisement filed and appr . . u,
petition to sell real property .lied,
and later ordered that petition of
ai'ministrator to sell real estate
be - aken ,yh. the file and sent
TV '"rLvr 'for amendm'- -
' in"the estate of Pleasant Ur-"""
chard, deceased claim of Wesley
Green for $300 allowed in sum of
$175 and disallowed in sum of
$125; further hearing continued
until next order of court; costs
and disbursements to be paid by
executors from funds belonging
to estate. . 7 '
In the estate of John E Smith,
deceased admitted to probate;
Eliza J Smith appointed adminis.
tratrix; bond fixed at $500.
REAL ESTATE
WCSlatterly et ux to Nelson
P Wheeler, 5G0 acres, 1 9 s, r 8
W; $10.
J S Cook et ux to A J Barham
et ux, lot in Dallas, $500.
Byron B Bradley, lot in Strong's
Fruit Tract No. 1, $375.
J J Dalrymple to Susan DeLap,
40 acres, t 7 s, r 4 w, $900.
Martha A Hill to Dave J Pur
vine, land in Independence, $50.
II G Campbell et ux to II J
and W T Ilibbard, land in t 8 s,
r 5 and 6 w, $7800.
L A Wilcock and G B Masters
to C A and C B Wilcock, 14.98
acres, t 8 s, r 6 w, $200.
Fritz Rosenau to Otto Rosenau,
3-10 interest in 100 acres, 1 6 s,
r 5 w, $500.
Charle9 Howell et ux to Paul
Fu dman, 1 acre, t 6 s, r 8 w,
$200.
James Foster et ux to Charles
Howell, 1 acre, t 6 s, r 8 w, $50.
Joel Flanery to Paul Fundman,
40.28 acres, t 6 s, r 8 w, $650.
T T Notson to J F Smith, 40
acres, t8s, r5 w, $2200.
Frank J Smith et ux to Lewis
W Moore, lots in Beuna Vista, $1.
Lillian C Curtis and hus to W
J White et ux, lot in West Salem,
$300.
Broadmead Land Company to
William A Compton, 13.49 acres,
Broadmead, $1474.
L B Frey et ux to A J Barham
et ux, 75 acres, 1 8 s, r 5 w, $10.