INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE
FIFTEENTH YEAK.
INDKl'KNDKNCK. OREGON, HI U USD AY, NOV EM HE It 19, I9t.
NUMItEH 2r
WILL HOLD
CONVENTION
ENTHUSIASTIC MCETINQ HELD
HERS WEDNESDAY.
Big Convention U Planned for In
dependence December 7th at Which
Judge Scott Will Present Oth
r Big Men Will Bo Here.
One of the niost enthusiastic) mmit
injcs and on which promises muib to
the town of Independence and the en
Mr county of Polk waa bold In thin
rltr Wednesday afternoon. It was
a meeting of the rliUrna of the town
called together to listen to a good
roada talk which waa dullverud by
Judge John Scott of Balcm. The
meeting took placa In thu apartments
of tha Century Club of thin city and
waa presided over by Mayor Craven
The purpose of the meeting waa to
arrange for the holding of a good
roada convention In Independence In
the near future. Judge ScotL who
Doing introduced, said in effect that
thousands of dollars are being an
nually expended on the roada of the
country, with good or indifferent ef'
feet. He suld that he believed the
atate ahould have a atato coinmU
loner of highways and that (here
ahould be an appropriation from the
atato, and that atate and county con
vlcta should bo employed to work
the roada. lie called attention to the
fact Unit Multnomah county la doing
this and thut they are making a unc
lean of the venture. Thin, he thinks,
will solvo the problem of how to
take care of the hobo element of the
country.
Jmlgu Scott In working to have
evt-ry cotinty of the mate thoroughly
organized to work in harmony with
the statu organization. This will give
the slate organization power with the
legislature and lcglxlation will bo ensi
ly effected for the purpose of Im
proving the 'public highways. tJood
road legislation is the need of the
country and to get in organization will
have to be the first move. He sug
gested that the city hold a monster
good roads convention and that every
business house In the city clone their
doors for the afternoon and
tend the meeting, that all the far
mers of the adjacent country and
In fact, everybody attend the con'
vention. Get tbo people here from
Monmouth and Dallas and a good
delegation from Salem. Let the far
mers give five minute talks and have
a half dozen other men loaded with
good road talk. In speaking more
directly of good roads and their ef
fects on a community the Judge said
that where land is now selling- for
from $40, $50 and $60 an acre that
with proper highway improvements
and the added influence of eastern
emigration it will in a few years be
selling at $200 and $300 an acre.
This, he thinks, is sure to come, for
the Willamette valley baa the most
wonderful undeveloped resources of
any place in the west.
At this time a motion was made
that a committee of five be appointed
by the chairman to make the nec
essary arrangements for the holding
, of -the convention In Independence
and on another motion the date for
the convention was set for Decem
ber 7, 1908.
Incidentally, Judge Scott mentioned
the matter of the organization of a
commercial club and the influence it
Is Intended to wield In a town. He
said that every man in Independence
. and the surrounding country should
become a member of the club which
Independence now has, as It is in a
position to do more for the town
In many ways than anything else.
He said that the people of the town
need such a place to entertain visit
ors to the city. They need such a
place in which matters of public im
portance can be brought to a head
and a place where public welfare
can be boosted as Is being done in
other towns of the valley.
The committee named by Mayor
Craven is G. W. Conkey, J. L. Han
na, W. E. Craven, H. Hirschberg
and W. A. Messner.
In talking of the matter of the con
vention for Independence Judge Scott
had to say: "I believe that there
is no question before the American
people today that is of such vast im
portance to the general welfare as
that of Improving I lie public blfb
wsys. Tbo state U becoming very
much aroused at Ui Important of
Iho move and conventions ara being
asked for far in advance of our abil
ity to hold them. We have held a
number of very enthusiastic conven
tions along Iho count, at Mood Utter
and lit Kastern Oregon. I'sl.n have
bmn aet for conventions at Afchlsnd,
Grants I'aaa, Itoaeburg, Cottage Grove
Eugene. Albany. Lebanon and Cur
vallla.
There la no reason why a con
vention of several hundred delegates
consisting of business men and farm
era ahould not be In attendance a
Independence on tha 7th of Decern
ber. The business men of your tow
seem to ba very enthusiastic In sup
port of the cause and tha mere fact
that they have decided to close their
places of business for two hours In
order to attend the convention dem
onstratea the Interest that they fe
in the move for better roads.
It la not only a local matter but
matter affecting state legislation
In which every tax payer is Interest
ed. Tor that reason the people of
Independent and vicinity ought to
organise a good roada league and
co-operate with the committees up
on legislation appointed by the Or
egon State Grange, Oregon Good
Roada AsNoclatlon and the Portland
ood Iloada Conference, In an effort
to formulate and have enacted suit
ble legislation that will give the
tato of Oregon a practical good
oads management.
I would suggest that you give
your ladles an especial Invitation to
attend the convention and to Join
the good roads league. Some of the
est work that has been done in
Marlon county has been done In
ommunltles where ladies have tak-
it an active part in good roads
agues. The women are a power
when they become enthused in sup
port of any great move."
FIRST WEEK
IN DECEMBER
BIO FRUIT -GROWERS MEET
PORTLAND DECEMBER 1.
IN
AID SOCIETY'S
L FAIR
ANNUA
The Ladles' Aid Society of the M.
B. church of this city will give their
Annual Chrysanthemum Fair on the
evening of Saturday, November 28
This entertainment will probably ex-
cell any previous effort of the Aid
Society of this church. The program
committee is preparing a rare treat
in the parlor play and some unnsual
drills by the little folks are
now In the course of preparation.
Prizes will be given for best speci
mens and collections of chrysanthe
mums, which must be entered not
later than 2:30 of the afternoon of
the 28th. Tlx. exercises are v be
hold in tho opora house and an ad
mission of !cT cents will be charged
for adults and 10 cents for children
under 12 yob.n of age. Following
the list of premiums to be given:
1. On best collection of ten va
rieties, $2.00.
2. On best collection of tea
rieties, $1.00.
1. On best collection of five
rieties, $1.00.
2., On best collection of five
rieties, 50 cents.
1. On best specimens of white
Will b On of tha Btg Conventions
of tha Pacific Coast Railroads to
Clvo Rsducsd Rate Every Farm
r Who Can Should Attend.
va
va-
50 cents.
2. On
25 cents.
1. On
50 cents.
2. On
cents.
1. On
50 cents.
2. On
25 cents.
1. On
cents.
2. On
cents.
best specimens of white.
best specimens of pink,
best specimens of pink
best specimens of yellow,
best specimens of yellow,
best specimens of red,
best specimens of red,
50
25
Rev. I. W. Williamson Testifies.
Rev. I. W. Williamson, Hunting
ton, W. Va., testifies as follows:
"This is to certify that I used Fo
ley's Kidney Remedy for nervous ex
haustion and kidney trouble, and am
free to say that Foley's Kidney
Remedy will do all that you 6Iaiin
for it." D. G. Dove.
If you want to be a part of tho
biggest Fruit Giowera" Convention
ever held In tho Pacific Northwest
you must be In Portland December
1-4. Inclusive. Tho State Horticultur
al Society will bold It a regular an
nual meeting on Tuesday, commen
cing at 10 a. in. Tho North went
Fruit Growers' Association will meet
at 9:30 a. m. Wednesday, and will
continue In session two days, with
a third day ror aignt-seeing as ine
guests of the City of Portland. Wed
nesday evening the Portland Commer
cial Club will tender a reception to
the visiting horticulturists, and Fridiy
will be devoted to getting glimpses
of Portland and the Willamette val
ley. The fruit exhibit will be one
of unusual merit, as lively competi
tion for the State Society cups will
be In evidence. The program now
being rounded out will be strong on
commercial features, and the leaders
men of exceptional ability and ex
perience. Plenty of opportunity will
be given for discussion that most
valuable part of a convention. It will!
be your greatest opportunity to see
tho big fruit men of this great North
went, as well as others from the
Kast and abroad.
Tho railroads will give the usual
reduced rates of one-third on return
providing a hundred full fares have
paid by those attending the meeting
and we are assured of more tuan
that from Oregon. Take a receipt at
tho home office when you purchase
your going ticket. Some agents may
not be advised of the reduced rate
but in any event get a receipt. This
rate will apply to members of your
family as well as yourself, so bring
them all along for a good time in
Oregon's metropolis.
Your fruit should be in 'place by
Monday night, November 30.
should be wrapped and packed in the
best possible manner, not less than
a full box of one variety. If you
wish full details of premiums write
W. E. Williamson, Hotel Portland
Portland, Oregon.
It will be a great occasion and you
ought to tell your neighbor about it.
He will thank you when the occasion
is over, for he will be well repaid for
his attendance.
Headquarters at the Hotel Port
land. Rooms for the occasion from
$1 per day up.
Meetings and exhibit will be in
Woodmen Hall, Eleventh street, be
tween Washington and Alder, four
blocks from headquarters.
aids nature In rUirlug tin aystfiu
to Its ncru.sl condition. During lite
many fmn In whlh li has bwti In
general use have yet to learn of
single rase ut cold or attack of the
grip having resulted In puoumonla
when (his n mody aa used, hkh
shows couiliislvtly that It la a cer
tain preventive of that dangerous
disease, rtiaiubrrlsln'a Cough Item
rdy contains no opium or other nar
cotic and Lay be given as confident
ly to a baby as to an adult. For
ale by P. M. Klrkland.
LARGE NUMBER FROM POLK.
There are thirty-three pupils In the
Oregon Agricultural College this year
from Polk County. There are in at
tendance In that Institution over a
thousand students and every county
In the siste except one is represented
Of this number two hundred and
fifty-seven are women. Classified by
roi:rp of study, the students appear
ai fallows:
Agriculture 167
Forestry 22
Domestic Science and Art 164
Civil Engineering 114
Electrical Engineering 161
Mechanical Engineering 133
Mining Engineering 60
Commerce 122
Pharmacy 38
Music 39
About thirty per cent of the stu
dents are self-supporting. Many of
the students are beads of families.
About fifty per cent of the students
are partly self-sustaining.
SEYMOUR FOR UNION SCHOOL
Was One of the Foremost Boosters
at the Masa Meeting.
H. C. Seymour, suqerintendent of
schools of Polk county, was in atten
dance at tho mass meeting in Inde
pendence which was held here to
boost for a union high school. His
name and inadvertently omitted as
one of the speakers. He took a pro
minent part in the exercises and
spoke encouragingly of the prospect
of the school. His remarks were al
ong the line of those who spoke on
that night. In apologizing to Mr.
Seymour for the oversight the Enter
prise wishes to say that no better
champion of the union school project
is to be found in the county than he
Mr. Seymour will put up a strong
fight for it.
How to Treat a Sprain.
Sprains, swellings and lameness
are promptly relieved by Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. This liniment re
duces inflammation and soreness so
that a sprain may be cured in about
one-third the time required by the
usual treatment. For sale by P. M
Kirkland.
SALEM WANTS
CHAUTAUQUA
Type for Sale.
The Independence Enterprise has
150 lbs. new body tybe for sale.
Used less than six months. Will sell
it for hajf cost price. Write today plan, relieves the lungs, aids epec-
about it. I toratlon. opens the secretions, and
How to Cure a Cold.
Be as, careful as you can you will
occasionally take a cold, and when
you do, get a medicine of known re
liability, one that has an established
reputation and that is certain to ef
fect a quick cure. Such a medicine
is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It
has gained a world wide reputation
by its remarkable cures of this most
common ailment, and can always be
depended upon. It acts on nature's
At the assembly at Willamette Uni
versity yesterday morning a move
ment was started looking to the es
tablishment at Salem of a Chautau
qua Assembly, similar to those now
in operation in various parts of the
country, including Oregon City and
Ashland, Oregon, says Salem States
man.
A number of well-known Salem
men, including Dr. H. C. Epley of the
school board, J. L. Stockton of the
city council, I. H. Van Winkle of the
attorney general's office and C. L.
Starr of the state board of normal
school regents, attended the meeting
at the university and made talks on
the subject. President Fletcher Ho
man of the university comes from In-
dlanola, Iowa, where one of the most
successful Chautauquas in the coun
try is located, and discussed the pro
ject briefly at yesterday's meeetlng.
If there are no barriers interposed
by the state law, it is hoped to in
duce the state board of agriculture
allow the use of the state fair
grounds for the Chautauqua the last
two weeks in June. The legal as
pects of the case will be looked into
the matter taken up with the
ate fair board at the annual meet
ing to be held in this city in December.
This city is situated advantageously
for an annual Chautauqua Assembly
that will not conflict with the Chau
tauquas already organized in this
state, and it would bring thousands
of people to Salem to attend its ses
sions. In the opinion of those pres
ent, with rapidly increasing popula
tion, with increased trains and elec
tric car lines to connect this city
with the whole valley, with the fine
grove and camping grounds, electric
lighted and watered, and pavilion and
tracks for clean amateur athletics,
the Chautauqua held here could in a
few years be made one of the largest
and most successful on the Pacific
coast.
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Dry Goods, Men's and Boys' Clothing
Everything for the 'whole family at prices that regular
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Salem's Up-to-Date Store Is
Here With the Goods
The grandest assortment of Beautiful Fall Merchandise that was ever
eeu in this city. You can see style, fashion and beauty iti every ready
made garment and piece of goods shown. Remember we are the makers
of low prices.
D
ress
Goods
Silks
and
Our assortment is great and our
prices cannot be beat. Fall Suitings
yard 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c, 75c and up,
Dress Silks
In a grand assortment of styles an
patterns. Yard, 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c
and up.
Hosiery and Un-
derwear
in Fall and Winter-weight at special
Low Prices. 19c, 25c, 35c, 49c and
up.
- Sick Headache.
This distressing disease results
from a disordered condition of the
stomach, and can be cured by taking
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Get a free sample at P. M.
Kirkland's drug store and try it.
If you want the best values in Salem
in
Outing Flannels,
Blankets, Comforts
and Flannels
come to the CHICAGO STORE.
Patronize our advertisers.
Trimmed Hats
now selling for $1.50, $2.50
$2.95, $3.50 and up.
Women's Tailor Made
Garments and
Millinery
at Wonderfully
Low Prices.
SUITS: $8.50. S!0.5d.
$12.50, $14.50 and up.