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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1909)
EVENTS IN OUR STATE OF MINOR IMPORTANCE of KEEP COOL 10 Per Cent Discount on- THE ALASKA REFRIGERATORS :-at- R. M. WADE & CO. - f W. n. CRAVEN, Manage.', INDEPENDENCES, ORE 1L Hlrjhbrf, Prfc A. Nelson, Vio Pre. C. IrriM, Cm. The Independence National Bank Incorporated 1889 Transacts a General Banking Business Interest Paid on Tim Deposits Directors: JI. Hirso'berg, A. Nelson, D. W. Sears, B. F. flmltb and J. K. Rhodes. Hj. EUolerleri Wholesale Family Liquor Store PHONE MAIN 103 144 Commercial Street, Salem, Oregon PIANOS AND ORGANS Cheapest and Best PIANOS AND ORGANS RENTED GEO. C. WILL Phonographs Edison, Victor, Columbia Full Line of Cylinder and Diso Records GEO. C. WILL SEWING MACHINES Genuine Needles u Oils and Hew Parts SEWING MACHINES RENTED GEO. C. WILL Popular . Sheet Musicand Studies GEO. C. WILL A. C MAGER3. Proprwioc TELEPHONE MAIN 173 Standard Liquor Co. WHOLESALE DEALER IN WINES, LIQUORS CIGARS 148-156 S. COMMERCIAL STREET SALEM OREGOM Tom Cronise PH OTOGRAPHER Salem, Oregon Pi.fUnni- ( l)irl. K, Milioun.'!, goti National 4i ui I, liun l-ndred i tl rt-.ljM ! hi'. tr. , ;-ul-m - , .r. mid Mr. H, tl. 1'ul i . HI tuvo itmrgn of the Marlon ruuu- ty . xiiii.ii Kt thii a -y r. iiiui: until ths il'inc of ih ta'r. Full -City A r hi Iron .1 uiOKjIlne motorcar, tli firm to b ub-i1 la Or rnon, will k fnlo rvlce September 15 on He Halem, f'lla City A urn railway. UllUboro ChMrlee MrOloln. aged 1ft years, accidentally shot and killed hla 11-year-old brother, John Me Uloln, short dlatance above Dux ton, 20 mile nortbvont of thin city. halem B. D. Townaend. ant United States attorney, la here pre paring tbe govern went 'a brief la tbf ca of the United Htatee va. the Ore gon t California Kallroad Company the famous land grant cmi'i, Wallowa--More than 15,000 tons of hay will be ahlppi d from tbli val ley thli fall. One Portland firm ban bought 10,000 ton. The hay la mostly alfalfa, timothy and clover. Hllhiboro Member of the coro ner'a Jury that Investigated the death of Jacob Schaerer, of Bethany, who committed aulcUle, found a cache of 13600 In gold under the bed In the dead nian'e houso. Marhlifleld Men of prominence in the poltlcal and commercial affairs of the state will be speaker! at the meeting of the Oregon-Idaho Devel opment Congress, which conveuea In this city Friday, August 20. Portland Uecause they were pot off a street-car, being unable to pay their fare, two 12-year-old boys greased the rails on a curve at one of the steepest places on the line, and a disastrous wreck waa narrow ly averted. Hood River One of the most Im portant subjects that has ever come before the citizens of Hood River Is the -matter of a first-class waRim and automobile rosd from Hood Klver to Lost Lake, connecting with the high way proposed to be built by Multno malj county to Ml. Hood. ; Albany A. C. Armstrong, a farm er residing 10 miles southeast of Al bany, will realize a profit of $4800 on 1 20 acres of vetch. Incidentally, he will clear up about $6000 this year orf a farm of 400 acres, for which he pays $600 annual rental. Middleton Fire totally destroyed the Johnson sawmill and its environ ments at this place. IJehldes the to tal destruction of the mill buildings and contents, 700.POO feet of lumber In the adjoining yards was licked -up by the flames. The loss Is eHtiinated at $27,000. Tillamook A loose plank on the bridge across the Wilson river, near here, flew up as Afred Wyss, a 'young dairyman, was riding across and frightened his horse. The animal ! reared and plunged backward from ' the bridge, falling Into the river be- low. Wyss was instantly killed, j The Dalles The waters of the Co lumbia have fallen to a stage that flesh wheels are now making very Hsht catches, of" salmon. No heavy catches are expected between now and August 25, when fishing will Bhut down until September 10, In accordance with the new fish law. Astoria All oanners on the lower river agree that the season's pack of salmon will fall materially short of that of last year. The 100 days' season will be up August 25. Many of the fishermen have already quit the work and those who are still at It are hardly making a living. Baker City With a large piece of his skull removed, his jaw tied to gether with silver wire and various other changes in his anatomy, Page Hawley, the young man who was beaten by F. T. Spratt and J. J. Burns, on August 3, Is gaining strength and the chances for life now Beem in his favor. Portland The head of the Theo sophi.e Society, a world-wide organ ization with members of every na tionality and dreed, la to visit Port end the last week in August. Anne Besant, president of the society, Ib the moat famous English woman liv ing, and for 30 years has been no ted for her efforts towards the social betterment of every chu:s. v Salem Mrs. S. S. Martin, who sues her husband for divorce after having been married but 12 hours, will make an effort to have the mar riage declared null and void on the alleged ground of fraud. The object of this is to save the woman's pen sion of $12 a month, which stops as soon as the widow of a soldier re marries. If the marriage stands the divorcee will be deprived of her pen sion. Harrisburg Citizens of Harris burg are watching the Willamette river jth deep interest and wonder ing how long their city will be a river port. Threatened changes In the channel make it not at all un likely that the stream will return to its former course in the near future, and in that event Harrisburg will be about half a mile from the river. Fatronize our advertiser?. . X X Xm J XX L JL wl-X X XXiw X XXX X the- Simple but effective novelties and specialties are essential for the artistic and attractive equipment of the Home. Our 'assortment include the latest and most ap propriate designs in Reed, Rush and Hickory chairs, the famous "YVood Web"shades, and all sizes Rugs and Mattings for your porch. Complete stock of "National" Refrigerators, "Caloric" fireless cook stoves, Denatured alcohol stoves as well as the old reliable "Acorn'' ranges for your kitchens. All sorts of camp furniture also. Your very critical inspection is invited. Send for circulars. , J- J7 ;. . sr - a 7 'hllLJ-Jli'l VIVZ Salem, Oregon. s 0F JlWlfWi 4 f n Q3 ER N OW No. 12345 Good for One Box Hops Tender Picker JVo- - Sack No MOT TRA..Ff ...tl CROP 1SOS A. HO PC ROWER. No. 12345 Tender Picker No. Sack No CROP 1908 Now is a chance to give some business to your home paper. You won't send it away. Set an example to the misguided who "send to Monmouth.' ' - A Reliable House