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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1909)
aiiOKT NRWM KOTKaJ. ..44-4 4 The attendance at the Alaaka-Yu- kon-J'sriflo K t Ub during lha peat week broke all local record for Ilka period. I'romlneul finanetere aud buatom nifn of Naw York ara pYeparlng to launch a mayoralty boom fur J. Ilr punt Morgan to oppoae Taiuutauy Hall. A severe earthquake occurred In Central Japan Saturday afumoou. Itallroad communication waa Inter rupted, many were Injured, and It la f pared many people war hilled. Harry K. Thaw waa returned to Matleawan Wedneeday, JunUc MIIU having signed tlia formal order re committing hUn to tbat lutltut!oii. Wlih Iba election of ofniera, tb elnctlon of pueblo, CoId., aa the uext nutting place, tb pillage of resolution commending bull) tlia ef fort of Pint-hot and Newell In the foreatry ' and reclamation bureau, the 17th National Irrigation Con grena came to an adjournment at Spokane Friday. The annual eongreaa of the American Prison Association began In Heattlo riaiurda night with ISOO delegate present, among thetu noma of the most dlHtlngiilhhwd advocatee of prlHon reform In (be United tatta, Canada and Cuba. Aecertalnlng after eight yeurs of married life tbat hi wife waa a na greae, Alfred llaberman, of Colum bua, O., abut ber and hfmself, both being fatally Injured. A reunion of veteran aoldlera of the nortbweat, to taka place In Spo kana In tba aummer of 110, la be ing planned by Grand Army man or Bpokane. Wool Importation Into tba United etatea In tba laat fiscal year amount ed to t, 600,000 pound, tba larg est recorded during any year except 108. With tba changa of management of tba Salt Lake Herald, the Deino crata lone their only dally paper. Almoin tba entire town of Milton, pel., wa destroyed by flra last weak. Mr. Parkhurat, the great Engltah suffragette leader, will make a trip to the United 8tatea to deliver a ee rlea of addressee. Frederick Van Duaen ha arrived from the American lodge of Mason cf England boarlng a Jewel to Presi dent Taft, In celebration of the fact that he has been elected an. honorary member of that lodge. Striker In Sweden are resorting to the use of dynamite. !Lh best Give 1 h Itiapati'hee fVorn Perte aay that, despite lila protect, Abmad All Mir ta, tba 1 1-year-old Hbah of Persia, will be officially married eomi and ilmi Ulm Uuwa!l U t:g ar ranged. t'ongreM may be asked nest win ter lo provide, for two 10,000-ton baitletthtpt eatb with II U-lorb guua, aud arb coating 111,000,000. Three Uvea were lost, many par auua warn Injured, boue ware at ou Are by llgbttilag and trope ware damaged heavily Haiurdsy lu the avrest atorui tbat baa iwepl Chl .ago for uiontba. SAMUEL R VAN ANT. Former govern.)-"' of Minnesota, who waa elerted eomniaiider-ln-cblef of th tlrand Army f ihe Kopubilc at the conventinu held In Salt l-ake City laat week. la Urltaln liOHlna; (irlp? Chautauqua, N. Y., Aug. 18. The BrlMnh Ka nlre In momentary danger of distruotlon at the hands of Ger many and ready, merely for the ask ing, to ancept the dominance of the United State and aee the emplre'a real aeat of authority transferred to Washington I, according to Col. S. 8. McClure, editor of McClure'B Mag ailne, the situation which la now confronting the country'e stateamen. k.l.5,(K)) Oema Stolen. Loa Angelea. Aug. 17. A pearl necklace, valued at 35,000, belong ing to Mra. E. Toblaa Earl, wife of the publisher of the lxa Angelea Ex press, la now being Bought by de lectlvee and offers of a large reward are being circulated In an effort to recover the valuable gems. A well equipped stock of slf k room nepeaBltles. Williams PruK Co. THE A serial storv of facinating interest which went through a number of editions last year, 4he Fith"ing Chance." We couldn't, only that we are aetermtned to give you the paper this county has ever had. Tell. your friends about it. 6 us $2.25 and get Pacific Monthly and GOV. HAY SENDS MESSAGE l age lUdtli atlon 'riHHHHl lav rt Tai Amendmeot. Olympia, Wash., Aug. II. In nts RiawaK to the ig!!ature, Ool. Hsy advocate tba pannage of a dlrn t prl ' Diary law to apply to the ( lllug of vaiautitta lo cungrnta. Ha alai recommend the ratification of the proMid Income tai anif ndiiiBDt of tba United Htatea. I 8p-akltig or lobby lata, Oo. Hay aaya: I "Obooxioua Influmce auch aa this ahonld no longer be tolcratt'd, and I j especially r'ominena tnai you nun a law placing a check upon tht-se people, providing that when a pa!il lobbyUt shall come to the capliol ' be shall first be compelled to regla- i ter ltb the etvretaiy of alate and shall file a siatemem with him ahow-, Ing by w hom he i employed, with i a brd r descrlptton of the legislation j In which ho la Interested; that with-. In 3 day after (tin legislature ad journs ha' shall file a aworu state ment with the aecretary of atate, ahowlng In d-lall all exponsea paid or Incurred, promised directly or In directly In connection with the leRla latlon pending at the late eesnlon." The house ha decided to shut the uprem court Invemlgatlng commit tee behind closed doora during if deliberations. Went on to Hepeat 111 Walk. New York, Aug. 1J. Edward Payson Weston, 70 year old, who recently walked from New York to Ean Kranclaco, a distance or J.895 ni ilea. In 105 days, has Just returned to New York and announce that next Spring, when he will be 71 yeara old, be will start agalu to walk to the Pacific Coast DECIDES ON SUTTON CASE Court of Inquiry Keep It Finding Secret. Annapolis, Md., Aug 17 The Sut ton court of Inquo-y closed yester day after two secret aeaalona, during which the testimony relative to the death of Lieut. 8utten waa gone over thoroughly.' What the findings are the members of the court refuaed to aay. aa they will be reviewed by the navy department at Washington be fore being made public. The consensus of opinion In naval circles Is that It will be found that Sutton died by his own hand, and by accident, and that he shot him self while trying to shoot another. It la also thought that all of the offi cers who have appeared In the case will be exonerated. FIGHTING By ROBERT W. CHAMBERS aa sa .. v a Hants v know tW i Co. lituiiii""i' 5c 1 1 ft li $10 T $30 Single or Double Breasted ModelsTwo or three piece styles. Buying here always means the best for your money G. W. JOHNSON 141 N Commercial St., Salem, ublishi: " 1 ' - ' - ' Independence Enterprise both for one 77-7? - n SUIT CHANGE Co ir m r f? NO, 8IR. yo haven't Cloth.- enough If you haven't a Dlua 8-rge SUIT. For bualne. for traveling, for around home evenlnga th-re'a no Summer Bull to compare with a Ulue 8rge they're so cool and drcwiy. 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