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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1909)
Jndrprudrurt (f trrpti5f. CHARLCS COWARD MICKS at Independence, Or., pout office aa aeeond matter. j Subscription, $1.60 Par Year LOADS MUIT it HEAVY i IHH) hlb school this summer, and U , ( sued bona Kor that purpwe. I.ban lomt Absurd Blunder In New Ore-! 0 h no fhoul of IS rnl- and san fU4 L la badly In need of proper bulldln c !..,. iui.no th nnitini mi. I rurl- for achool purpose. The 400 u bix'l out blunder of the recent tension of, children wr a vital fore In niaklna the Oregon leaWUture, th passing ' tlu flection auct-ea for the ew . kiii m.iiin. ii miUitful in drU a btllldlni. a they urged all their wagon on any Improved mad mt of friends and r datlvea to vota for bond 'the Cascade rne weighing with Ita and a nev building. The dairy number for April 15 of I'ai-lfic Homestead la a splendid aptr, printed lu three color. It U veil edited and replete with fin half tones 4 the fine stock of the Willam ette tailor. A a direct result of the meeting In Cottage Grove under the auspice of (he Oregon Development League, that acth-e community baa already rained an advertising fund of $3,900. and this will reach $1,200 00. Moat of the rlaue which talk about tbclr per cap ita contribution will have to take off their hat to Cottage Grove; that city him determined to put Itself on the map In a realty effective way. The ChlcaKO. Milwaukee & St. Tatil Railway. In a magnificent book let of which it has Just Issued 100,000 copiea. say in Ita Introduction of Ore Ron ; "A land of fertile hills and val leys, mountains of untouched forests a climate unequalled anywhere, and acenery of which the eye never tires and the mind never ceases to wonder Oregon attracts the homeseeker and the tourist. Its 96,000 square mllea fumi.sh every need of human calling. Thousands are. finding homes and fortunes In the midst of Its inexhaust tbie resources, etc, etc .etc." burden lea than I .too pound. The ; bill la house bill No. SI. and Is design ed to protect the roads from the re sult of overloading uarrow tlr wag ons, i The bill wa referred to the house ( committee on roads and highway ant by them amended and Jumbled up WILL RAISE PRICE OF BREAD linkers I'lhcn Out ef ItunineM ThifiH'li III4I1 Trier. Chicago, Anrll Si. Cnll.twing In the We 11 f the action of Jewlih hater oi i"i.-gj la in.-rcaulng the Section 2 give, county road, authorlt) "r,r ,f '" N""'1. " to regulate the weight of all load, of l"' '" ,. , ... , . ... Master llukers Ausoclatlon that I A city is kept clean by every man sweeping In front of his own door. A city is made beautiful by each man keeping his home neat and his front yard in order. Even a rented place is pretty If the tenant has pride enough to keep it neat and clean. Where all the houses and yards on a street are well kept that street at tracts the attention of passerbys. It does not take much money nor much time to make a place neat, and the sight of a neat place raises the esti mation the public has for a family. The city should do something for its parks and for the streets; the people must do it for the houses. To have a dty beautiful the people who own the houses and the people who rent bouses must take an interest. Atten tion to details make beauty. Cor vallis Gazette. various commodities, between the first day of October and the first day of May of each year. Section S was amended to read, referring to the weight of load, that may be hauled: '"And the maximum weight thereof shall not be made less than 2,500 pounds nor more than 3,000 pound fo any vehicle having tire of any width less than four Inches, nor less than 3, D00 pounds nor more than 4.r.00 pounc for any vehicle having tire of more four Inches and less than six Inches In width, nor less than 4,.r.00 pounds for anv vehicle huvin tires of six In ches or more In width," etc. The bill is Intended to apply ti counties wholly or In part west of the Cascade range. Any violation may be punished by county courts for contempt of court. cent and possibly 2 cent will be tacked onto the pi'lee of bread be fore May I. After a thorough canvas of the itililtluu, the pretildent ilec!ared ti nt Lit k er throughout the city lace the alternative of charging more for their product or going Into btiuli-T-ptcy More than 50 bakers In this city have been driven out of business within a comparatively short time on account of the blnh pr'ce of ma terials and the enforcement of the' ordinance pertaining to sanitation OREGON BRIEFLETS Prominent Speakers Pledged Many prominent speakers will be present at the Conservation meeting to be heluV at Walla Walla, Washing ton, May 13-14. Acceptances are com ing In every day from invitations sent out by the Commercial Club. Ex pressions of enthusiasm accompany each acceptance. The success of the meeting is assured. Now that the rail roads have granted special rates to Walla Walla for all those desiring to attend the Conservation meet, nn as sembly of between five hundred and one thousand people is looked for. Further invitations and programs will bein the mail In a few days. Several thousand invitations and programs will be sent out. s - . ; .1 - .v Lebanon Votes for Bonds In one of the most bitterly contest ed elections ever held in Lebanon school district the people by a major ity of 27 votes decided ti build a $2.V SENATOR ALDRICH. As chairman of the finance commit tee of the upper national bouse Sena tor Nelson W. Aldrlch of Ithode Is land Is one of the leaders In the dis cussion of the tariff In that body. We have Just received our spring line of men's oxford shoes in patents, tans and oxbloods at Conkey, Walker & Lehman's. tm AjpAmK Sincerity of good m$ing Is good taste, which means harmony of line, pattern and color suited to the individuality of the wearer. Our line of ; BISHOP'S READY TAILORED CLOTES Is so extensive that we can suit the individuality of any man or young man, giving him at the same time the Best Value in Ready-Tailored Clothes. Prices $10 to $35 Salem Woolen Mill Store SALEM, OREGON New County up to Voters Advocates of the creation of count- ty of Nesmith have not given up the fight, but will initiate the measure which failed in the legislature. This became evident when A. B. Wood, of Cottage Grove called on Attorney Gen eral Crawford to secure the latter's opinion as to the legality of an initia tive petition prepared for the purpose of appealing the Nesmith county mat ter to the people of the state at the next election. Annual Roll Call The annual roll call of the Baptist church will be held at the church house in this city on Saturday, May 1st. at 10 o'clock a. m. the regular business of roll call and election of officers for church and Sabath school for the ensuing year will be had. A committee will provide an interesting program; steps to be taken to secure a new pastor and other business mat ters may possibly come up for con sideration. Rev. F. C. W. Parker, Sec retary and general missionary of state, is expected to be present. An all-day session. Come and brink your dinner W. H. PARKS, Clerk. ilrrlln Word ha been reccivad fei re thai 1). L. IVIly, a miner at Ga Ik, was blown up by dynaiult aout llm Friday, llrotjville The officer of Ih I. Inn County l'loner' Awmlatlon have et th dat for lh list an nua! reunion aud three da)' pie-ile for June 23, 21 and 15. liaker City Th Ka.tern Oregoa Kkprea Co., operating bet m ecu t h la city and Austin ou th Sutnp er Val ley railroad, ha been purchased hy the I'ncMe Exiirewi Co, Xatem The atate board hna eloard ileal for the purchaie of a new site In North Bnleni for the deaf mute school. Th land purrhascd U I the old Polytechnic Institute In purl i and comprise between 53 and 51 acre. The price pau wt ii.a:o lleppner The crop outlook la Morrow county I wry promising. Krom all se.-tlona come the report that Krulii U looMtig better than ever lii'tore iir tnm time or tne yeur. fliere i !"! 'n.'ie.i icd acreage and all n- m. i.i.i' of a bumper crop. Cheuuwa - Thi orcli; r 'I ts of this vicinity are ctmrnti.!:;;ing thetn Ives on 'he indication for a large fruit yield this year. The apple, "berry, pwtr, plum a-td prune tre.,i have been In blos-tom for more than n week, and they have so far ad vanced tl.nl diimiinn from front and cold sprlm; rains Is not feared, Klamath Kalis Elmer Appl-mite hns a 17-acre tract outh of this city which he will plant In potatoes. Last year Mr. Applcgate made on nn pveruite of SI00 an acre on hla potato crop. Thl wan after deduct 'ng all expenses and allowing for labor. Ill entire acreage averaged over 300 bushels to the acre. Eugene The first Installment of 2000 packages of seed for the Lane county school children haa been dis tributed. These seeds will be planted by the school children of the county o raise vegetables for the special exhibit to be made at the Lane county fair, which Is to be held In Eugene. Marshlleld Investigation of the death of Miss Mabblo L. Barnes, who died suddenly two weeks ago, hu8 been discontinued. The stomach was sent for examination to the state chemist nt Corvallis, but as he Is out of the city, it has been re turned without analysis. There was no other evidence to show anything but a natural death, so the coroner's Jury returned a verdict of unknown cnuse. Klamath Er.lM The lives of 40 men were Jeopardized, a horse so in jured that Its d.-nth ensued, and about 30 b("Vs ; of timbering de- rtroyed In the new railroad tunnel near the Oregon-C-ilTornla line on the California Northwestern rallwny by the explosion of two batches of dynamite Friday night, IgnltPd by a laborer named Peterson, who in a half intoxicated condition had taken umbrage because ordered to leave the tunnel. Salem Governor Benson has re ceived a letter from Governor A. E. Wilson, of Kentucky, inviting the Oregon executive to send three dele gates and attend in person the third International conference on state and local taxation, to be held at Louis ville, Ky., September 21-24, 1909, under the auspices of the Interna tional Tax Association. The gov . . . . . jii n ernor has replied mat, no win ap point three delegates. Pendleton In contracting to sea 180.000 pounds of this years wool clip at 20 cents a pound, Montie B. Gwynn, of this city, president of the Malheur Livestock Association, has probably made the largest and best wool sale of the season In uregon. i The news of the sale nas causeu general rejoicing among local grow ers, as It is taken as an indication of what they can expect. It Is also re ported here that several hundred pounds of Montana wool have been contracted for at 22 cents. Under a New' Name IMPERIAL FURNITURE GO. (UVCKiMOlH TO House Furnishing Cc. at Salem, Oregon 1 1 ii " i. vttrz. ' ' ' If It I Wall Ppr your mind should turn "Imperial" way whr elab orate preparation hv bn md for your rcptlon. Money, time or eprlene hav bn spared In Mcurlng juit th rloht pat tern, In Jut th rloht coloring, at Jut th right prle. Unqutlon. ably thl I th right plac to buy wall paper. Imperial Furniture Co. B ur you com to 177 Liberty Street, Salem, Oregon tfthletie and ')mna$ium $ccd.-t. iurtiSt zimmunitlcn and Jtehing $aeklc. dun fnpeirrlter 9sxkcl XTufcrv iiaxort 8ki(deti, Bicycle Repairing -.fJSX - J. m mm SA LEM , OREGON. nii jjty mmi For Style or Beauty W hav them. All of th popular hape and popular priced Shoe WE DO FINE REPAIRING JfKOB VOQT 345 State Street, Salem, Oregon "Where Are My Letters?" Needless to ask these questions if you use our Y & E FILING CABINETS. These are used in all business and Is the great idea of SYSTEM. Call and see these goods. The Commercial Book Store 163 Commercial St., 8ALEM, ORE. 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