INDEPENDENCE
Clin. ICKITKII
T'lrTKKNTH YKAlt.
INDEPENDKNCK, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVKMUEK 12, 11KJ8.
NUMBER 21
SCHOOL
SEEMS LIKELY
MMI MCITINO rOM TWO CIT
Iff CONIIDtRft PROJECT.
People of Independence and Mon
mouth Show Much Interest In Pre
poted Union School and Commit
tee la Mew Working In Both Cities
The nii-flliiK h.1,1 In thla ilty laul
Friday uliiht fur th jiurNa.. of tm
nldirln the itropoHiilon of union
Mull school hi IurK y aMi-ndMl
Thu HiiM'tliiK tiMk place In Ih" ox-ra
lioiiHo and tlu-re with pri-iti'iit two or
three hundred nnpli A laran dele
gall"" from Monmouth wn In at
liuidHiK'o, liii'ltidlliK eninw of the
irouilii-tit business and professional
Men of that liy.
Thu meet Inn was preiilded over by
P. K. Jonea, and after a ahort mu
leal program. In which Mrs. I'ad
dock rendered a beautiful Vornl aolo,
the meeting waa addressed by Col. K
llofer of Kalein. The leading
thotlKhta of hla talk were the lieces
ally of the establishment of a union
high achool at till time between In
dependence and Monmouth; that It
would make an educational center In
thla neighborhood and prove of
Kreat benefit to the Normal achool
at Monmouth. It would make posi
tions for normal graduates as high
achnola should be presided over by
xradiiatua from the iioriuul. He ci
ted the fact that there la a law on
tabllahment of union high achoola.
He aald that the "tendency over
the I'nlted Slatea la larger dls
trlctH, belter achoola and more thor
ough equipment" and that thla atate
Ja many yeara behind other Btatea In
the matter of achoolliiK facilities, and
that the greatest drawing card of a
community la lla achoolH. That la
what the high achool would mean to
Independence and Monmouth. -
In hla talk Mr. K. W. Kirk aaid
that the dlstrlcta of the atate are
too small to undertake individual
high achoola and that it Is essential
to unit to aecure the privileges of
high achoola. The union of email
districts would mean larger appro
priations and larger numbers of pu
pils. He cited the fact that educa
tional :ln(tltutlona are first In im
portance in a community. They
bring new settlers, all of better citi
zenship. Eugene and Corvallis are
much talked of on account of fheir
educational advantages and the good
advertising they are getting- is in a
sense due to their educational in
etltutlona. Better graded achoola will
.result from the establishment of a
union high school here.
.Prof. Ressler, talking of distances,
said that a good bicycle path could
be used by the pupils the year round
in attending from a distance. He
cited the schools of Eugene and Cor
vallis as .their biggest assets and
that jthe establishment of a union
..high school near here would greatly
.increase the attendance at the nor
mal .school at Monmouth, and would
give a reputation to this community
,as an educational center, He said
that the normal does not serve all
ithe needs of this community, that a
.high school would prepare the pupils
.for entrance to colleges. The
.tabllshment of a high school here
would .tend to unite the communities
tof Independence and Monmouth, giv
ing them joint interests.
Mr. Starr said that two years ago
.he canvassed the county trying to
get established a county high school
but that -.the people were, not in favor
of it. He is of the opinion that a
central high achool is not best for
.a county. The union of a few dls
. trlcts .for high schools ; appealed to
Mr. Starr as a good thing. In most
;all cases .the pupils could walk to the
.school from their homes, He also
called attention to the county high
school fund which could be diverted
-to the union school if established
here and that considerable revenue
would ibe derived from tuitions from
outside pupils. Union schools would
result '.in fewer teachers and larger
attendance and would attract favor
able attention of homeseekers In and
outside the atate.
J. H. Hawley of Monmouth also
.addressed the meeting comparing
early day educational advantages
with (those of the present day and
talked of aliat the union high school
would mean to us at thla time. II
aid lio wanted lu be loyal to Ih
question of educational advantages
and was till tiar to stand by the
niovo fur a union high aehool. II
moved fur a coiiiiiiltte of ten, five
from rath dlHlrlrt, to canvass th
situation, Tim motion carried and
the chairman took the apiHjIniiiieiit
under advisement until the following
di.y when the appoliitmenta would be
made by letter.
Following la the committee: J. I
Hawley, T. A. Itlgga. Ir. Crowley,
George Iloothby and Ira I'owell of
Monmouth; W. A. Messiier, I. M
Klrkliuid, W, V. I'enlval. C. I
Sperling and J. A. Ilauna of Inde
pendence.
ARE COMING TO
II
DEPENDENCE
other state officials less amounts,
but raining theui all.
The constitution baa never been
amended to correspond, and lb tech
nical point will be made to embarrass
the governor and prevent, If possible,
hla ratification by the legislature aa
the next U. 8. senator from Oregon
It It not believed that this plan will
aurceed, but that It will be uud
taken no one can doubt. Capital
Journal.
Cant Patrick mnnllnnerf here I
Polk Count Association Will Own I . .. . ....
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or Neat wtea-Krominen, bu.ii But( of b clly,K()lu,r.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS COM
ING TO INDEPENDENCE.
Workers Will Be Present
How to Cure a Cold.
He as careful at you ran you will
occasionally take a cold, and whv
Appointment of Administratrix.
Notice It hereby given that the un
denlgned has been duly appointed
administratrix of the estate of Henry
Truman Ilaughman, deceased, by the
county court of the state of Oregon
The fourth annual convention of
the Polk County Sunday School As-
eoclatlou will be held In the Chris- fou do' medicine of known re
tlan church In this city Wedne.day I Hbllliy. one that baa an established
and Thursday, November 18th and
lNili. It Is expected that a number
of prominent workers In
reputation and that la certain to ef
feet a aulck cure. Such a medicine
Sunday ' Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
nas gained a world wide reputation
ki hiiolii will be hers to nartli lnate In
- .... . ".. Il.e convention. A larae attendance ,l
.or ro.a cou.uy. r,ow mercore. - I common ailment, and can always be
persons having claims against said r " '
pecieu.
estate are hereby required to present
them to me at Independence, I'olk
county, Oregon, with the proper vou
chert, cn or before six months from
dato hereof.
Dated August 14, 1908, at Dallas,
Oregon
depended upon. It acta on nature'
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Following la the nroirram of the l" '"".
I 1tfaHnn K a t . s I n . a m tA
two dayi' convention: u.. ....
. aias nature in retioring me aysiera
WEDNESDAY MORNING L Mon. During the
I0.00-8ong and prayer aervlce, Fred many year, , vhlch ,t baf been ,
Hooper. general use we have yet to learn of
10:15 Address of Welcome, Kev. . .ini.ln roM nr a.arv nf the
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UHiiiard. Krl having resulted in
ma. maui e.. uuniNBire.. ionara. grip having resulted in pneumonia
Administratrix of the estate of 10:30 Response, County president, wnen this remedy waa used which
Henry Truman Ilaughman. deceased. J. O. VanOrsdell. shows conclusively that it la a cer
Date of first publication, October 10:45 Appointment of committees, preVentlve of that dangeroua
22, 1808.
21-22
etc.
11:00 Round Table Conference.
What Would You Do?
In a case of a burn or scald what
would you do to relieve the pain?
Such Injuries are liable to occur In
any family and everyone should be
prepared for them. Chamberlain's
Salve applied on a soft cloth will re
lieve the -pain almost Instantly, and
unlesB the Injury la a very severe
one, will cause the parte to heal
without leaving a scar. For sale by
P. M. Kirkland.
disease. Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy contains no opium or other nar
II: 15 How may we get the most cotlc ,nd may be gven C0DtidtDt.
Dr. Allln, Dentist. Cooper Bldg. tf
out of thlt Sunday School Conven
tion? Rev. C. A. Fhlpps.
Afternoon Session.
2:00 Song and prayer service, Rev.
Snyder.
2:15 Evangelistic Work in the Sun
day School, Rev. Farnham.
2:30 Discussion.
3:00 Round Table Conference, Rev.
C. A. Phipps.
3:15 Special music.
3:30 Roll Call and Registration.
Evening Session.
7:30 Song and prayer aervlce, Rev.
Launer.
7:40 Temperance In the Sunday
School, Mrs. Addition.
7:55 Special music and announce
ments.
8:15 Louisville Convention, Rev. C.
A. Phipps.
THURSDAY MORNING.
9:30 Song and prayer service, Rev.
Wood.
ly to a baby aa to an adult. For
sale by P. M. Kirkland.
Rev. I. W. Williamson, Testifies.
Rev. I. W. Williamson, Hunting
ton, W. Va., testifies as follows:
"This la to certify that I used Fo
ley's Kidney Remedy for nervous ex
haustion and kidney trouble, and am
free to Bay that Foley's Kidney
Remedy will do all that you claim
for It." D. G. Dove.
MANY FARMERS
ATTENDANCE
CHARTER GIVES
CITV PRIVILEGE
The impression seems to exist, ac
cording to r. u. iiecaeDacn, says me 9:4o A County Worker, M. M. Jones
Salem Statesman, that the late de- 9 : 50Organized Classes. L. A. Mat-
clslon of the supreme court In the thew.
ivieaiora case naa a mucn wiaer ei- in-10 Discussion
feet than it really has. The people ho: 25 Round Table Conference.
of independence and other towns 10:45-Forelgnera in our midst and Hillsboro there were about BOO-'peo-
were
meet
Train
Fully six hundred people
present Friday afternoon to
the Farmers' Demonstration
which arrived in Independence right
on time, remaining an hour and
half. Big crowds have attended the
demonstrations all along the line. At
throughout the state are of the be
lief that' they will also be allowed to
grant licenses for the running of
saloons and for the sale of liquor the
same aa Medford.
Elsewhere In this issue la publish'
how to
Phipps.
reach them, Rev. C. A.
pie present. At Forest Grove there
were about the same number, and at
Afternoon Session. North yamhlll 350 were present. Mc
2:00 Song and prayer service, Rev. MlnnvlUe turned out weH. The offi-
LaDow- cials of the Southern Pacific com
Z:l& Business, reports, etC. na or.. th nrin Avrlenltnral
ed the court's decision in full. Vice- 2:30-Teacher Training. Rev. Dixon. Mtmlmtntk
President Deckebach. of the Salem 2:45-Teacher's Preparation for His merclal club of that city. The may-
w-- ,0 work, Rev. Hoover. or dellvered a apeech of welcome
a : uu'AQuress, Kev. u. a. rmpps. whlch waa ,esronded to by members
3:30 Primary lesson taught DV Mrs- 0f the party.
as to what the effect of this de
cision would be on other towns
aside from those quoted by the court,
produced the following letter, which
he stated had been sent to several
persons who had made inquiry as to
the effect:
Dear Sir:
O. A. Kramer.
3:45 Special music.
Evening Session.
7:30 Song and prayer service, Mrs.
Wilcox. ,
7:45 Address, Prof. Briggs of 0.
S. N. S,
"We have been investigating the 8: 15 Special music.
question of whether Independence U: 30 "Young Men of Today," Rev.
would have the right , to open up sa- c A phirJbg
loons under the decision rendered
in the Medford case. We have com
pared the independence charter as
amended in 1905 with the one that
it amended in 1903, and find that
there is very little, If any, difference
in the language of the two acts. The
last charter bill for Independence is
in no way clear in showing that it
intended either by implication or di
rectly to repeal the local option law,
or any state law, as lit the Medford
9( t. In fact it looks very much as
though It would come under the
court'a idea of being absolutely a re-
enactment of the former sections of
the Independence charter. The re
pealing clause in both acts of 1903
and 1905 are the same exactly as to
every word therein. In the Medford
charter, which was entirely different,
it clearly expressed the intention of
the legislature to amend In this re
spect. "Therefore we have come to the
conclusion that the chances of open
ing would be very meagre, and have
advised you accordingly. Of course,
there Is a chance, but we do not
(Continued on fifth page.)
CAPT. PATRICK REVEALS PLOT
Ca'pt. James P. Patrick of Des
Moines, Iowa, who is here visiting
relatives, is authority for a statement
which reveals a plot to defeat the
popular will in Oregon in the matter
of electing a senator by the direct
vote of the people. Riding on a
train entering Portland he overheard
a couple of Portland politicians talk
ing about the matter, and being a
stranger, he did not realize the sig
nificance of the matter until relating
It to friends in Salem. It was no
more nor less than a plan, as talked
by the Portland men, to "the effect
that Governor Chamberlain is to be
indicted for taking salary in violation
of the constitution Just before the
legislature meets. The Oregon con
stitution fixed the salary of the gov
ernor and other atate officials at a
ridiculous figure, and some years ago
after several state campaigns the leg
islature passed a flat salary law giv
ing the governor $5000 a year and
Representatives of the special train
were very much gratified at the rep
resentative gathering at Indepen
dence. They pronounced it the lar
gest attendance of any place along
the line. Farmers everywhere have
shown a great deal of Interest and
the demonstrations are of much value
to them. Mr. R. B. Miller was de
tained on other business and was
not permitted to be present at Inde
pendence. With the train were R,
L. Fields, superintendent of the
Southern Pacific lines in Oregon;
G. L. Anderson, private secretary to
Mr. Miller; A. A. Morse, a special
representative of the company; H.
A. Hlnshaw and C. A. Malboeuf, trav
eling freight agents of the company;
Dr. Jas. Whithycombe of the Oregon
Agricultural College, and a number
of members' of the faculty. The dem
onstration train was furnished by the
Southern Pacific Company to the Ag
ricultural College for the purpose of
the demonstrations. The motto in
the demonstrations has been "Better
farms and better tilling."
There were seven cars in the
train, each different division of ag
riculture being demonstrated. In the
car devoted to dairying there were
two cows, one Jersey and one Ayr
shire, housed in modern stanchions
or stalla. The general care of the
dairy cow-was demonstrated with re
gard to feeding, milking, housing and
general care. The Jersey cow in
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