INDEPENDENCE ENTERPH
SE
riTCCNTH YEAR
INDIPtNDINCf, ORE QON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY B, 1909
NUMBER SB
BUSINESS
MEN
WILL BANQUET
FEBRUARY 15
WILL WINE AND OINE IN BROTH
ERLY LOVE FEAST.
All Independence It Aroused In
Intereet of the Proposed Orgenlxa
tlon of a Commercial Club and Will
Meet and Vent Enthusiasm.
sonal Interest In this matter. There
la no plara In all Urn country In need
of organization more than this clt
and there are few of them which
could aromplish more with untied ef
fort rightly directed. Factional fal
Inns must be forgot (on, and person
al (nteresls must be foregone, so that
we can all Join heartily Into the or
gani&atlon with confidence of success
In all our undertakings. I am heart
Ity In sympathy with the move and
til be present at the banquet with a
full charge of enthusiasm. I am very
glad to see the organization succeed
Ing and will support It. We are off
..I the map and this la a chance to get
; FLAW oudGEST-
EB BY GRANGE
STATE GRANGE WORKS ON EDU
CATIONAL PROGRAM
Btate Librarian and State Buperlnten
dent of Public Instruction Prepare
Outlines With Reference on Top
les for General Ua.
back on.'
Tbn most enthusiasm ever exblb-
Installs Officers
Independence IxHlge, No. 212, Kra
teroal Union of America, held public
Installation In the Knlgbta of Pythias
Hall Thursday evening, January 28
ited In the history of Independence, Mri, Minnie lllltlbrand, Deputy 8u-
ao far aa runneth the memory of the preme President, assisted by W. II.
editor of this story, waa on the oc 1K" Deputy Supreme tiulde, In
caaton of the meeting of the Indu- tll,,J following officers for the
pendence Commercial Club, Saturday ensu!nh term: Fraternal Master. F.
evening, which was held for the Dur--- Hitch; Justice, Mrs. Sara Jarvls;
pose of working over the old Centu
ry Club Into a live commercial orga
nisation.
It does one Rood to see sparks
of enthusiasm break out and flame up
as was the case at this meeting. It
does more. It forestalls that from
Secretary, Mrs. Etta Walker; Treaa
Mrs. Mattle Underwood; Mercy, J.
M. Milliard; Guide, Mrs. Ida Collins;
Guard, Michael Gouts; Sentinel, L.
L. Duckner Steward, Mary Fluke.
After a short program the evening
was spent in playing games and In
other amusements; refreshments were
Saturday iiIkIiI, January 30, l'J0!, In
dependence Is going to take her place "rved and all departed for their re-
on the roBter of Oregon's wldo-awake "-Ptctlve homes.
cities and boost for a greater city, a
greater county, a greater Oregon
and a greater United States. The
shaking up that la going to be admin'
istered to tho business men of this
community on tho night of February
15, will be enough to arouso old Kip
Legislators Visit O. A. C.
One hundred and seventy-four, In
cluding members of the legislature,
their wives and friends went to Cor-
vallls Saturday morning on tho special
train provided by the people of Cor-
Some of the Granges In thestate,
Some of the Granges In the slate
in studying the educatlutial programtn
provided by State Lecturer J. J. John
son o( Portland, have been reluctant
about applying for literature from
the slate librarian, Miss CornellaMar
vln.for the reason that the rules re
quired tho reference literature to be
distributed and returned In so short
a time, even before the meeting of the
Grange. To obviate this and to rendo
the work more simple and practical
Miss Marvin will hereafter allow each
Grange to have two libraries at a
meeting, one for the subjects of the
meeting, the material for which should
be collected at the meeting and re
turned to the library commission the
next day.and one set to be distributed
for the next meeting, says the Ore
gonlan. The second library for the
programme ahead will be sent Just
as soon as tho first set is returned,
so that It will be In the hands of the
lecturer several days before the meet
ing so that topics can be assigned
and the material distributed. This,
Van. "Say. Kids, alnt dat the medl- vallls for the purpose of giving the ,t u expected w, away wtlll carry:
cln?"ln the language of tho street
trrcuins that banquet of the Inde
pendence business men of the city.
Thero im great rejoicing In the
hearts of the promoters on account
of the promise which the club now
glvea. Independence Is to have a real
LlVli commercial organization that
will work harmoniously for the busi
ness development of the city and
country. Responses are coming from
all sld I'd congratulating tho new or
der of things. I'ronilaos of member
ship are coming In profusion.
This banquet of the business men
will be an auspicious affair. At this
meeting will be one of the most rep
resentative gatherings la the history
of the city.
"In honest union thero Is strength, '
aid R. H. Knox, when asked for his
opinion regarding the needs of such
an organization for the city. "We
would have little chance against
foreign enemy without union. I would
not be a worthy citizen of the town,"
continued Mr. Knox, "if I did not
work with the rest for the advance
ment of the town and this club.
will do everything that I can to
further the matter of a commercial
club in Independence. It Is deserv
ing of the support of the people."
"I am glad that you are about to
get together for the organization of a
commercial club" said Mr. Treanor,
of the Little Palace Hotel. "There
is no greater need that the town has.
I am heartily In support of it and
will do everything that I can to assls
in the matter. It Is a chance to re-
Juve.nali life and get tho benefits of
emigration to our country.
"It is one way out for Independ
ence to have a commercial club," said
J. S. Coopor. "The salvation of the
town and surrounding country Is in
the organization of a live push club.
This has been one of my cherished
hopes, that we would finally bo able
to have such an organization. In the
organization of a commercial club I
can see that Independence la bound
to come to the front. It has always
been one of my set rules to put my
shoulder to the wheel, even with my
bitterest enemies when the welfare of
the community la at stake. In union
there is strength. "
"That la the proper thing to do and
we should railroad the first man out
of town who "goes to, kicking," said
J. Dornsife, when approached on the
matter. , "I have just heard of the
proposal, and I hasten to say that it
is a proper move in the right direc
tion. I ' am heartily tired of seeing
men standing around on the streets
crying the town down. Other towns
scrap among themselves, it is true,
but they stick together on matters
of public concern."
M. Merwin congratulates the new
, movement for a commercial club in
the following words: "The thing to
do is to unite as one man and to
work as a unit for the common in
terests. We must lay aside all per-j
lawmakers an opportunity to Inspect
O. A. C. The visitors were met
at the depot at Corvallts by the
faculty. At the college, the cadets
In uniform went through maneuvers
music being furnished by the regimen
tal band. Two hundred young lady
August 10, 1W07, and extract from Na
llonal Educational Association. Keport
on rural rshools, pages 1V3 1S; que
lions on local conditions.
Outline:
First the costs of schools and tho
need of Incrt-amd funds; method In
use In other tales; state, county cr
local taxation? Should the cnuniy
tax be Increased? Direct or Indirect
taxation.
8cond Present method In Oregon;
state school fund.
Reference : National Educations
Association; report of the committee
of the committee of twelve on rural
nanclal Phase;" Cubberley. "School
Fund;" Bchaeffer; "Taxation for
School Purposes;" National Educa
tlonal Association, report of commit
tee on taxation; Oregon County
School Superintendents' Convention,
1908 proceedings; resolution; Tr.t
' Problems of the Rural Countj
Schools;" Oregon State Superintend
ent's Report for 1!07.
Outline.
First Present method. Injustice of
the census basis.
Second Apportionment of the basis
of the school-room.
Third Apportionment on the banis
of attendance.
Fourth Shall Oregon adopt the Cal
ifornia method.
References: Cubberley, "Apportion
ment of the School Fund," pages 88-
253; National Educational Association
report of the committee of twelve on
rural schools, pages 34-42, 131-2 ;Ore-
gon County School Superintendents'
convention, proceedings of 1908; resolutions.
Literature covering the topics Is
supplied granges outside of Multno
mah county mainly from the state
library, but In Multnomah the Port
land library is furnishing the refer
ences. The subject of the public
schools at present la particularly Im
portant, as measures affecting them
lng ibe pieces of literature about and
mailing them throughont the district.
In connection with the educational
programme an Important place has wlu come UP at the Present session
been assigned the public schools.es- OI lne legislature, some or wnien are
peclally the rural schools, and they are Deing cmlcl8ea- ae Grant B. Dim-
heinir Btiniie,! frnm nil via ,inu ot Clackamas County Pomona
student gave a physical culture drill , Rt,narintanAat JU A,.b,nl Grange at Oswego. Wednesday, de-
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iuuu w oil uy an eiBm. cuuibo uimier hi i . . . CMrea:
.. .... wiM itltno lit!VIH. 11U I
wamo nan. j. k. weatnerrora, . , ... "I am not in favor of the measure
president of regents, acted as toast- ref(?renceB coverlDg aJ1 the topIcg ,n that Is proposed for the establishment;
oi a Doara in eacn county to whtcn
each district must come for Its teach-
master, and short talks were made
by Speaker McArthur, Senator Abra
ham. Senator Kay, Reps. Brooks and
Duckhannan, Pres. Kerr and others
The college was highly praised and
the mmebers of the legislature as
aured the guests that they would aid
In securing the appropriations desired
J3ven Seanator Kay lined up, stating
that while he had thought It his duty
to oppose some approrlatlons asked
he would not stand In the way
the Agricultural College. Inspection
of the school was made under the
guidance of the officers of the cadet
corps,
Must Do Something Like This
Twenty-one hundred and ninety
pounds of publicity were forwarded
to the east by the Portland Com
merclal Club last week. This was
in addition to the six tons that went
two weeks earlier. The printers will
soon be busy in turning out one
million leaflets advertising the one
way colonists rates to Oregon points,
and these leaflets will go out through
the boys and girls attending school
preachers and churches, banks
buisness houses, factories hotels, and
the homes of Portland, whose example
in this work should be followed by
every community in Oregon. People
can buy their tickets to almost every
rail point in the state Just as cheaply
aa they can , to Portland, but if they
buy them only to Portland they have
to pay local rates from this city to
their final destination. "
. Give Delightful Party
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shaf er gave a'
social dance last Wednesday night
to a number of relatives and friends
In honor of their three daughters who
were visiting them at the time. A
most enjoyable evening was spent
by both old and young, as' 'quite a
number of the children participated
In the dance. Refreshments were
served at midnight after which the
dancing continued until 3 o'clock a.
m. There were sixty persons present
Including the family.
Foley's Honey and Tar clears the
air passages, stops the irritation in
the throat, soothes the inflamed mem
branes, and the most obstinate cough
disappears. Sore and inflamed lungs
are healed and strengthened, and the
cold is expelled from the system. Re
fuse any but the genuine in the yel
low package. P. M. KirkIand.
Patronize our advertisers.
the programme for general use In
studying the topics. The first topic
under this head Is"Greatest Needs of
tbe country school Educational
Rights of the Country Child." ' This
topic Is to be studied to best advant
age under the following outline and by
the references given by the state
librarian.
FirstRual school conditions in Ore-
Oregon, contrasted with city school
conditions; suggested remedies in
general and enrichment of the course.
Second Closer supervision neces
sary; how to get it.
Third Specially trained teachers
for the rural schools; better wages for
these teachers.
Reference for these outlines are as
follows: Kearn . "Among Country
Schools,"chapters 1, 2 and 15; Acker
man "Problems of the Rual School,
and extracts from his report of 1907
True "Some problems ot the Rual
Common Schools, "and extracts; Na
tional Educational Association report
of the committee of twelve on rual
schools pages 1-20, 55-119; Ackerman
"Supervision,"; Kearn "Training of
Teachers"; New York Association of
School Commission Proceedings.
The outline is:
First Selection of an appropriate
site for the schoolhouse; beautifyng
the grounds .
Second Plan of the schoolbuilding,
out-buildlngs,heating,lighting and ven
tilating the building.
Third Interior of the schoolhouse
and what it should be.
Fourth Report on local conditions,
grounds, buildings and the outbuild'
ings.
The references: Kearn, "Beautifying
School Grounds," from "Among Coun
try Schools' ;Hall,"Tree Planting on
Rural School Grounds"; Main, "Edu
cational Department, Improvement of
School Buildings and Grounds,"
Kearn, "Indoor Art and Decoration";
Wisconsin State Superinteudent,"The
Beautiful"; Cornell, "Rural School
House."
First Physical condition of the
pupils.
Second Plan for close medical in
spection.
Third Fresh air, and how it. may
be provided for; amount needed.
Fourth When is a schoolhouse well
lighted and heated? Report on local
ondltions.
References: Oregon State Board of
Health, Hints on School Hygiene",
Rinehart, "Medical Inspection of
Schools," from the Ohio Bulletin; Wis-
consin State Superintendent; circular,
ers. This measure will take away
from the districts the power to select
and hire their own teachers. These
local directors are the ones who un
derstand the local conditions, and
know better than Anybody else what
sort of teacher they want, while the
proposed board may have no infor
mation-at all about local conditions
The purpose of the study of the ru
ral schools also has taken a wide dl
rectlon, and the question is being
asked: "Shall agriculture be taught
In the rural schools?". On this ques
tlon there is difference of opinion
among the farmers, and the topic Is
being debated at meetings. State
Lecturer Johnson desires that all es
says on these topics be sent to him
at his Portland office as early as con
venient, so the papers ' may be for
warded to other granges in the state
to be used by them, thus affording an
exchange of opinions.
OUR NEW
Spring Dress Goods
ARE NOW READY
They're all new good bought for this season's trade
We havent a yard of last yojr'i novelties In tho house.
The Novelty Dress Goods
This season appeal to tbe good taste of re
fined dTcasers There's nothing gaudy in
tho line.
Fancy Weaves in Solid Colors
Predominate but we also show a splendid
aeortment of stylish color combinations
in the pastel shadings which harmonize
beautifully.
Satin Finished Wool Fabrics
Are extremely fashionable. You'll find
our display of spring dress goods in btrict
accord with style tendencies.
There Will Be a Greater Demand
This spring for hij;h class dress goods on
account of the Seattle fair and choice pat
terns will be scarce later in the season.
Th ere is already & shortage in the whole
sale market of desirable fancies. It will
be to your interest to buy early, while the
assortment is complete.
OUR PRICES ARE BASED ON THE SPOT CASH PLAN.
WHY WE UNDERSELL "REGULAR STORES.'
THAT IS
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EXPRESSION FROM AN OUTSIDER
Kodol is a combination of all the
natural digestive juices found In an
ordinary healthy stomach, and it will
digest your food In a natural way.
Pleasant to take. Sold by The Wil
liams Drug Co.
Can Be Done in Polk County.
A signal success In dairy industry
has just come to our notice from C.S.
Bowne of Aulmsville says Salem
Statesman. Mr. Bowne is milking
nina cows and in December sold
$127.59 worth of butter fat, averaging
114.17 per cow. He says that he
did practiacally as well in January,
and it will run over $100 for Pebuary.
Mr. Bowne has altogether twenty-
one head, but the balance are young
cattle which he has not yet begun to
milk. He keeps Jerseys exclusively,
some of which are grades, and some
of which he thinks pure bred, worthy
of rglster if he would take the
trouble to look up their records.
They are all fine animals and the
herd is headed by a bull from the
Ladd farm near Portland, so that Mr.
Bowne is producing only the best and
is a splendid example of the possi
bilities of the hundred dollar cow.
He has carefully weighed every pound
of milk and kept account for the last
three years, and the cattle have
averaged over $100 per head during
that time, doing better each year.
More of such herds of dairy cattle
and less of the$40 and $50 cows will
do wonders towards developing this
Industry in the northwest.
Oregon
Free Press Man
Publication.
Talk for
J. H. O'Brien, field editor of the
Oregon Free Press of Salem, was In
Independence the first of the week.
He was here in the Interest of
state edition of his paper which he
piomlses will be distributed over
the West by a publication of 25,000
copies. The resources of the coun
try which will be presented in the
publication will be intended to show
homeseekers what we have here.
"The flax industry in this state Is
becoming an established factor," said
Mr. O'Brien in an Interviow with
the Enterprise. "Oregon flax is now
rated as superior 4 to any on the
market," he continued. "The indust
ry, however, is stlu in its infancy.
While we are not situated in a trop
ical climate everything that can be
grown in a semi-tropical climate can
be produced here. The East is crowd
ed and new people are coming to the
West every day by hundreds. The
railroads have taken It upon ihein-1
selves to enlighten the people of
tho East as to the wonderful oppor
tunities offered out here. It should
be remembered that they cannot be
expected to do it all. It is true that
they are prompted to an extent by
mercenary motives, but if is their
realization thac the futura population
of the country is going to pay the op
erating expenses and dividend.! of the
railroads of flit- 'Vtft and they are
looking ahead for this time.
"We have a wonderful country in
this Willamette vaHey. It cannot be
overdrawn. Get your people to wake
up. Get in and build up your town
and country to meet the people when
they come. They are coming. They
are coming in swarms, to all over the
Pacific coast. The communities which j
are getting the most of them are
those which have done publicity work
to the greatest extent. That is nat
ural. That is the class of work that
you should be doing. And until you
do this you will not get all that is
coming to you, nor any part of it."
Please Act on This
An enormous amount of attention
has been excited by the invitation to
Chicago, extended through the ways ,
and means committee of the Chicago-'
association to Bend a hundred and
fifty Chicago school boys and girls
for a two months trip through the
Western states. The commercial bod
ies of the West are Joining with the
Portland Commercial Club to insure
acceptance of the invitation. Hundreds
of business men who do business with
Chicago firms are asking those firms
to co-operate with H. A. Wheeler,
chairman of the ways and means ,
committee, 77 Jackson Boulevard, '
Chicago, in bringing this about. If
any reader of this paper can help the
cause by writing a letter, he is urged
to do so.
Notice.
Independence, Ore., Jan. 1, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that I have
this day sold my drug store to The
Williams Drug Co. All outstanding
accounts up to and including date of
this notice are due and payable to
me at the office of The Williams
Drug Co. All accounts owing by me
will be paid on presentation of bill
at said office of The Williams Drug
Co. 32-6 D. G. DOVE. .
Here Is the Proper Spirit
More than two hundred citizens
of the "Inland Empire"reached Port
land Monday en route to California.
The party is under the auspices of
the Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Immediately upon their arrival the
Portland Commercial Club will en
tertain the guests on a trolley ride
over the city and at a reception
and dinner at night.
WANTED.
Representative in this vicinity,
male or female. Those willing to
hustle can earn from $100 to $125
monthly. Experience not necessary. .
Address Northwestern Specialty Co.
501, 502, 504 Board of Trade, Port
land, Oregon.
Foley's Orino Laxative cures con
stipation and liver trouble and makes
De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills the bowels healthy and regular. Orino
are the best pills made for backache, ! Is superior to tablets and pills as it
etc. !"es not gripe or i.auseate. Why
jtake anything else? P. M. Kirkland.
weak back, urinary disorders,
Sold by The Williams Drug Co.