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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1909)
gudfpfndcnrf (SutfrprUf. Ill that It probably not laat long enough to pleas all. We have not bxn ewaiuped with poem on the beautiful up to tbt Uui. but no tll- Inc. though, how many are In the Entered at Independence. Or., post course of proration. Kver, Mu-r I W fj U)l'Uv UVf w SMI, - . , ........... CHARLES EDWARD HICKS office aa secondiiaaa matter. Subecrlptlon, 1.0 Par Ysar In the organisation of the Folk County Debating League, shU-h i CTccted at Dallaa lait Saturday, tti came Into existence a feature school work that la at once commend able and full of promise. It will aa her of b aum auu " " - m"v uesjwi ms w InlA with niAM It'ftl hr th I Ika a.'n frlri th llltrtttAtA CO 111 VHin eav - I UV Skf), " w"'w( " .eighth and ninth trad puplla of the mcrce commission to the contrary, public acbooia 01 wis cuuuij iu i notwiinaianaing. any intellectual diversion mn n keen offered them In many years. ul of bates. The debatea will have broadentng effect on the mlnda the partlclpanta In them that can experienced In no other way aa effl clenlly. It will bring them In con tact with the other achoola of the county and In mental combat with the brlghteat mlnda of the aeveral higher gradea of the varloua other achoola. Declamation In ancient tlmea waa of flrat consideration deed, with thla accompllahment there l aurrpatlnn of Doialblllty that there la an attainment of wisdom be yond the acquirement! of school and exoerience. There Is truth In this In that wisdom la largely embodied In the manner of expression. There la little wisdom In muteness except on fitting occasions, but there Is great wisdom in truisms poised in polished diction. Refined phraseology comes from long study and constant prac tice, and In these debatea which are aoon to take place many people will envy the opportunity thus afforded to acquire the power to declaim well. It la learned that parties have been iVVU vat W v va I ----- - The hanging up of a gold medal for hunting and killing pheasanta aur ng noaalbllltlea of any eeetlon the winning team by Mr. Hiracnoerg tnia atorm. muiio iuo iuv.i a v. Thei9 Un(U ,re dmaea .11.1 .i -. iKui, dn. hn tioen mnainr Duaneis ui u.v jpYoa auucu mu it-uuu -. w - i - out to leea tnem. nearuea. mm boya been following up and killing the birds. the punishment of the offense should be doubly severe. Lnder the rcum- a porton of lt being ,ubject to stances It Is still a Question, resting lnMe boUoms are lo- Mayor Rodgers of Salem has ve toed the franchise bill of the Port land Railway. Light & Power Co. This Is the franchise over which uch a bitter fight has been made during the last six weeks, and over which it is thought the railway and lieht comDany passed out bribes among councilmen of Salem with a lavish hand. Because of the war waged against the company by the Salem Statesman for long weeks the councilmen were reclaimed from their unloyalty to the city under pres sure of publicity and a charter draft ed after the recommendations of the Statesman. It was all but passed when a section of it relating to the amount of the expense to have beon borne by the railway and light com pany in the construction of a South Commercial street bridge was found fcy the mayor to be out of proportion when he returned It to the council with his disapproval.' This is a matter in which the city Of Salem should proceed without haste. It will be many years before another chance will present itself to regulate the charter of this corporation. BEST TIMBER LAND TAKEN THREE-FOURTHS OF TIMBER AREA PRIVATELY OWNED. nor George will hardly feel that it is there Is really not much reason to iu hoino. ireful nvnr oreanlza- wnrrv about a timDer DroDiem. cutii est fizhters and shrewdest politicians, and withal a gentleman and a sehol- no r oni a ennA Iudse of hop high haiia Hb is in hia elorious element whole country. The original forests .i i ! in fhc v,oat nf hatt.In and covered not less than 850 million It is remarkable that he emerges acres, or nearly one-half (Fnm th frav with scalD intact and a stick full of notches. In the house ment cover one-fourth of C. N. McArthur showed true metal forest area, and contain one-fifth of in the manner in which he lined up all Statement Oners and antis in a way both masterful and eloquent. The in- the area, and contain four-fifths of terest which will be shown in the first the standing timber. Besides having ballot for senator will be most in to materialize. The joint high school duce a - constant timber supply be will mean the establishment of a $50,000 building just outside the lim its of the two cities, an improvement that Is enviable to any community. It will mean the establishment, also, of a few families, as teachers will come here for the additional school work. It will bring new home builders to this section of Polk county for the advantage of high school. With the splendid agricultural resources of the Independence country there is reason to presume that our city will resume growth from its long repose of quiet. finger. Now come slowly for nxt week aud give the literal? editor a chance for Ufa. What do you think of paying cents apiece for KM? Well, that is the retail price at Portland, and they are atlll going up. Surely, the hen la the moat valuable asset on the farm these days. She haa monopoly on POLK COUNTY LAND OF GOLD COUNTRY RICH IN AGRICUL TURAL RESOURCES. d killing . M , Lucklamute and Rlc Since the season Is closed .,..... nottom lands along UDon the duration oi me aiuim whether or not the pheasants will not all perish, even though they are be- in cared for. It is a shame that anyone would stoop to kill these poor birds when the struggle to survive the sDecle In the Willamette valley la almost wholly in the bands of the philanthropic Many little lives have been saved by Foley's Honey and Tar. for coughs colds, croup and whooping cough. la the only safe remedy for Infanta and children as lt contains no opt ates or other narcotic drugs, and the dfldren like Foley's Honey and Tar C reful mothers keep a bottle in the house. P. M. Klrkland Forests of United States Cover One- Fourth of Land of Whole Country, or About 550 Million Acres Other Interesting Facts About Timber. Few people have anything like a lear Idea of the amount of forest wealth left In this country. Those who think at all about this natural resource which has assisted In ma terial development since the landing of the first settlers are usually too much influenced by the condition of that particular state or section in hich they are most familiar. If they live in a much deforested or treeless region, ine peopie usuan imagine that the country's timber supply is even more limited than Is actually the fact; on the other hand, with those whose homes are located a section wnere a pincn in um If the selection of United States senator takes place in a manner as quiet and machine like next Tuesday as did the organization , of the Ore mn lotHaln t iiro last Mondav. the in cident will be so tame that Gover- different at times as to think that y,ar haa tint hpfn exDerienced. the - iu f 1U au auci ojaimj feeling is likely to be altogether the found that produce well oiDcr way, aim sumc wtvxm . v Combine bottom, elevated and roll ing land in Polk county and you have a farm adapted to diversified worm oeing joyiui uvei. ui6ouu. - wuwj nuuui iarming wnicn is ueuiuiug puyuia.. tion in the senate was easy, because can profit by a reading oi tne actual throughout the Willamette valley i i.U unA n.aa nna nf DrASrnn'R Cam- fnnta I Cnl. at.ma a ia in ho hnrl In Polli nb LUG ucau TV co wuw . n o i wvw. The forests of the unuea aia'.es w cover about 550 million acres, about one-fourth of the land of the timber standing. Forests pri ately owned cover three-fourths of three times the area and four times tnns.fi With the antis in full Dosses- the forests, the timberland privately sion of the organization it is very owned is generally more vaiuauje likely that there will be a tie-up. The last ten days has virtually de ing the Forestry, or conservative lumber- is practiced on 70 per cent oi cided the fate of the joint high less than one per cent of the forests vatelv owned. This covers mntrv's forest resources as the they school. The two committees, of In- pri anpnrience and Monmouth, have had co two nr three meetings and it is un- stand today. Senator Smoot, chair- derstood that they have decided on man of the section of forests of the a location for building site. With the National matter of the site settled there is in little probability of the project failing The Hoo Center of tne World Where Products of the Field tain Highest Yields and Land Val wes Are Unreasonably Low. Polk county Is situated In the cen ter of the famoua Willamette valley and has the moat wonderful agric Into four classes: First, that bordering on the W these streams have soil rich and overflow. In these bottoms are lo cated the big hop yarda. This land has proven particularly adapted to hops. It will also grow grain ana grasses and a variety of vegetation The price of thla land haa a wide range. Some unlmprovea, uncioare iant mv h nicked ud at ISO an acre, while Improved yielding ho land will bring aa high as MOl au acre Second Is the prairie land. This is a level stretch, rising above tne overflow mark and la a great dali;' lnr. a-raln. arasa and vegetable sec tlon of land. This land may be had at $30 to $60 an acre, according to Improvements and quality of sol:. It is very productive and yields good rotiirna nn thA investment when :to- oerly cared for. Third. Is the rolling land. At that point where Polk break Into gentle undulations to the west are to be appn soma farms as attractive aa any portion of the earth's surface affords. The Oregon State Agricul tural College sends a class out an nually to learn object lessons from model farms of the state. The state class every year visits that section of the state lying Just west of Inde pendence and In the Immediate vi cinity of Monmouth in Polk county. The farms of J. B. Stump and Wm. Rlddell are on the state college's list. Good improved land of this class can be had at $30 an acre though the ranges of prices is from $25 to $65. This land is easily plowed and produces excellent crops of grain, hay and fruit. At the pres ent time lt may be said to be the basis for the stock industry, for be sides the grazing pastures here Is raised the necessary feed to keep during the short period in winter when feed is necessary. Much fine hay is also grown on the bottom lands. Fourth, the hill land, which Is crowned with small oak timber. uis class of land is used princip ally for range purposes, with here and there a clearing for gardening or grain. This land makes excellent stock range and can be bought at $10 to $16 an acre. Spots are occasion- Such farms are to be had in Pom county, the county that has for several years past been taking the best prizes at the state fair in com petition with the entire state. Where one cares to farm on a large scale 1 at .. V. nn-n lli-wra do i TV 1M, v, uvwi v I nOlJO, Illie UUCCp, guaifl, The forests owned by the govern- herdg( beef cattle, hay, grain and n....tl. nf Yta rntnl I . . . . 1 www. poultry may be bandied on one piace And yet the price of land is ridicu lously low, in comparison to other portions of the Willamette valley. If judiciously handled it will pro duce big dividends on the amount in vested. Even cheaper lands can be had but it is not recommended over the better class. Ten to twenty acre can be made to produce a good liv- inz for a fair sizea lamuy auu 1 V "w Parwrta StwuM Knew a fcini i im mwm . toMMUft. H I it OMhe mm a toi mM-t mm null O.A.KKAMEK Jeaeler-Optcian I N l) KT UNDENTS' JOHN BRAMBERG Plastering snd general tnuson work Ktons, Prick and Concrete work. INDEPKNDKNX'E, OR. Eitlmatei freeun application. J. O. WINN REALTY BROKER Farm Loans and Insurance. Public. Buena Vista, Oregon, Notary HOLD JOINT INSTALLATION. Odd c.iin. and Rsbekaha Give Pleasant Entertainment. A iolnt installation of Odd Fellows and Rebckahs of this city was held on the night of Thursday, January 8. An Interesting program was rendered consisting in most part of music, which was very enjoyable. Refresh ments served on the occasion was up to the usual high standard of these organizations, after which the even ing was spent in games and otner in door amusements. The following officers were install ed: Odd Fellows N. G., Archie Park- . . . . ur er; V. U., Llauae bKinner; occ, . Hoffman; Treas., C. W. Irvine; Warden, George Wilson; Chaplain, Fred Hooper; Conductor, Wliiara Craven; R. S. N. G..D. A. Hodge; S. N. G., M. R. Black; R. S. V. R. E. Duganne; L. S. V. G., Ross Nelson; S. S., C. E. Huntley and C. Alderson; P. N. G., J. N. Jones. Rebekahs N. G., Mrs. Clyde Wil liams; V. G., Mrs. J. S. Bohannon; Sec, Mrs. E. T. Henkle; Treas., Mrs. A. Messner; R. S. N. G., Mrs. A. Hodge; L. S. N. G., Mrs. Fred Hooper; R. S. V. G., Ethel Whitea- L. S. V. G., Jessie Cromwell; G.. Ida Richardson; O. G., Clara Purvlne; Chaplain, Kate Jones; Con ductor, Maggie Hodge; Warden Clara Bentley. W, ker; Owing to the recent snow storm which prevented meny people from taking advantage ef our great 20 Per Cent Discount Sale We shall continue the sale until Satan day, January 16,1909, which will pos itively be the last day. We've too Many Goods on Hand and ws need the room for our new Spring lines, some of which are already on the way. We offer every article of eur aplendld stack at 20 OFF with the single exception of Boston and Bay State Rubbers and Rubber Boots. Every pair of Shoes In the house reduced 20 per cent. Every ...i. riath.. In tha house reduced 20 per cent. 20 per cent discount on every yerd of drs.s Goods. Every ysrd of Sllkt, Satin., Vslvets, Vol- veteen, Trimmings, Bear Cloth, Dreaa Lininge, rianneia, uuimg n.nn.,., Flannellette, Mualln, Sheeting, Qlnghim, Calico, Bedtleklng, Toweling, Ta ble Llnena, Oil Cloth, Laces, Embroidery, Ribbons, Ladles' Furs, Lsce Curtslns, Corsets, Hosiery, Underweer, Blsnkets, Comforts, Umbrellss Swesters, Shirts, Glovss, Hata, Ovsralle, Ouck Coats, Leather Coats, Mack i bi.l. M.n'a Suits. Bovs' Suite. Mens 'Overcoata, Boys' Ovsr- coate,' Men'a and Boya separate Trousers, Suit Caaee, Notions of every kind. mv. iiom in our liumonse stock, with the single exception of Rubbor and Rubber Boots. Every article In the store Is marked In plain figures and you can figure the 20 per cent discount for yourself. If your bill amounts to $20 you get lt for ... If your bill amounts to $15 you get It for If your bill amounts to $10 you get lt for ... If your bill amounts to $7 you get It for If your bill amounts to $4.50 you get lt for If your bill amounts to $1.00 you got It for If your bill amounts to COc you get it ror If your bill amounts to 6c you get It for ..$16 ..$12 ...$8 .$3.60 $3.60 80b 40c . 4c Wi are not oavlna any aales agency a commission to manage this ssle for ua. We are aimply overstocked and realize that a deep cut In prices s the only way to make this clearance Sale a aucceea. It Will Pay You buy a year'a aupply of goods for your family, becauee It Is a genuine per cent discount Sale and you'll not find valuea elsewhere like we of r. th.t thi ! that first aeneral aale that we have had In Or nOlllOIIIUUI - mm eventeen years and you'll find everything exactly aa ropreeented. No Isrepresentatlona of any Kino auowou in our awro. to 20 fer io jy ivv.x w. . - r - - - lug IOa a let 11 BiiicA laiimj forests publicly owned and on twice that much win bring a return equal to or greater than 200 acres Conservation Commission, outlining the future has said: By reasonable thrift, we can pro- Let's just say it is a happy diver sion,' that we enjoy it and that the only objection which might be offered yond our present need, and with it conserve the usefulness of our streams for irrigation, water supply, navigation, and power. "Under right management our for ests will yield over four times as much as now. We can reduce waste in the woods and in the mill at least one-third, with present as well as fu ture profit. We can perpetuate the naval stores Industry. Preservative treatment will reduce by one-fifth the quantity used in the water or in the ground. We can practically stop for est fires at a total yearly cost of one-fifth the value of the standing timber burned each year, not count ing young growth. of hill land. However, one prefer ring acreage rather than quantity can find land eight to ten miles away from river or rail, fairly good land, that can be purchased at $15 to $25 an acre. It is better for you to come pre pared to pay from $40 to $60 an acre and you will get good land and you will always be satisfied with your investment. There Is no doubt that land values will increase in val ue in Polk county to correspond with other sections of the Willam ette valley. Polk's Gazetteer. A business directory of each city, town and village in Oregon and Washington, giving a descriptive sketch of each place, together with the location and shipping facilities and a classified directory of each business and profession. R. L. Polk & Co., Inc., Seattle. Would Prevent Lapse. To prevent the time lapsing in which the United States shall be en titled to the $300,000 appropriated by the Legislature two years ago, pro vide d the Government appropriates equal amount, for acquiring the Oregon City locks, Representative B. Jones, of Lincoln and Polk, intro duced a bill Wednesday extending the time to March 1, 1911. The appropriation by the 1907 Leg islature was contingent on govern ment appropriation, with the under standing that the United States should own and control the locks. Nothing appears to have been ac complished by the Oregon delegation Washington since the adjournment the Legislature two years ago. If action extending the time were taken by this Legislature the time within which the appropriation is av ailable would expire before the next session. Oregon Weather Happy Contrast. We are rich and happy In this world only by comparison and con trast. For years Oregon has had ideal weather. For instance, during 1008, 25 degrees above Zero was the coldest weather experienced at Port land and our litUe shiver of a few days, disagreeable as we may con sider it, is from 20 to 50 degrees warmer than it has been at the same time in the sections that most of us came from. Don't Get a Divorce. A western judge granted a divorce on account of ill-temper and bad breath. Dr. King's New Life Pills would have prevented it. They cure constipation, causing bad breath and liver trouble, the ill temper, dispel colds, banish headaches, conquer chills. 25c at all druggists. Patronize our advertisers. Karnes' Mm Store Salem, Oregon BUILD HERE Entire Block, $200 The 44-acre tract which was adver tised in this ad last week is sold. Here Is what we have to offer this week: A whole block, located in Thorp's or iginal town of Independence, beau tifully situated and fenced on all sides. Price $200. Chas. E. Hicks INDEPENDENCE, OREGON