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EIGHT PAGES INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE. DEPENDENCE. OREGON, DCCfMBCR 1M0t. PAGE FOUR ndrprndmrc Enterprise POLK COINTY CHARLES EDWARD MJCK Enter at ndepntMir, Or., p office as second-claw matter. JURY REPURT OF THE COURT TRANSACT 0u5tcrlptlon, 11.5 Per Ytr GRAND JURY'S REPORT It Is astonishing that the grand jury would bring in such a report It hM In th one which ! printed In thla Isttue of the Enterprise. It la published to show how Ineffective, burdensome and misleading the usual reports o( the grand Juries are. The report of thla Jury Is a worthless doc ument. It falla to deal with facta. It la one of guta work and nilsreprcsen tatlon. In It aitack on "near beer" esiajlUhinenn It haa resorted to gro mlsrei resoiitatloiia. There U not a froie.l window in any estab lishment In Independence. In one sentence the report saya that theae lnt:tutiona are seemingly doing a lawful business while In the next It makta the poaltlve assertion that they are operand for the purpose of dispensing Intoxicating liquors. The report goes on to say that owing to "frosted doom, bars, tables, kegs and Other facilities it is extremely diffi cult to obtain evidence against them which would Justify Indictment." Tfat Enterprise falls to see how such a report happened to be accepted by Judge Burnett The duty of a grand Jury Is to en quire Into affairs sufficiently to an swer to a moral certainty as to the truth of the recommendations of its report. The Enterprise falla to see what was iu the way to prevent the grand Jury from enquiring into these matters unless It be that the frosted dcors. which they claim these lnstltu tions hide behind, prevented them from seeing things as they are. The grand Jury failed to visit the drug stores of Dallas to enquire Into the liquor traffic of that city, but they unload their spleen on the poor soft drinks men of the towns of Indepen dence. Falls City and Dallas. Look up the report and read it thoughtfully. It is gossip. Some of the smaller towns, as Woodburn and Independence, are agi tating the paving of their streets. Dif ferent here. As yet it is not time to even suggest cement sidewalks. But it will soon be. Harrisburg Bulletin. Paved streets for Independence are one week nearer to us. The plan of following up the establishment of sew trage for the city with hard surface pavements Is growing more popular with the people of Independence. Postal authorities at Washington have fixed a penalty of $200 fine on persons taking mall other than their own out of a post office and not re turning It promptly. This law Is to prevent people from taking and ap propriating mall nott their own which may have been put in their box by mistake. The law takes Into account newspapers and the fine may be Im posed on anyone who appropriates Another's newspaper. Six hundred and seventy men are drilling In the two cadet regiments .... t11 at the Oregon Agricultural vuub. Thon or a two reeimental hands also, two arc twelve literary societies, with an average membership of thir ty. Over 1200 students are In attend ance. Oregon Agricultural College is one of the big schools or me west. The new council will meet and or- eanize on the night of January 5 They will then begin pounding away at the sewerage proposition, it is safe to say that with the new council the wind-work part of It will not last long. Watch Independence come to the front. lit Ihe Circuit Court of th State of Oregon for Polk County. To tn Honorable tieorge . llurnett, Judge of 8ld Court. We, the undersigned tirand Jury, havtn been duly Impaneled at th present term of court, beg eav to report that we have finished all the hminoaa hrmicht to our attention which required Investigating and have returned Into this court a true or not tnirt Mil in all cases where parties have been bound over to await our aetinn. As a result of our Investigations of cases arising under the local option liquor law, we have reach d the con clusion that a great majority of the violations occur In what la known i "near-beer saloons." These resort are ostensibly doing a lawful bust n. nnriop llrniita from the cities of Dallas. Independence and Falls City, while In fact, they are saloons operated for the purpose of disposing intoxicating liquor. They are fitted up with all the paraphernalia of a reg ular saloon, having frosted doors, bars, tables, kegs and other facilities which make It extremely difficult for us to obtain evidence against thtni which would Justify an Indictment. Sn imiv a thesn nlacea are Dermltted to remain and do business In the tit les of this county It will be practical it. imrvrs!))l for law officers to en force the law as It should be. They are usually rendezvous where young men and boys congregate and spend their evenings In dissipating, while i wnnM ho difficult for them to ob tain liquor otherwise. We cannot com prehend why the cltiea of Dallas. In dependence and Falls City permit these places to run under authority of law, for It Is universally known that h nroorietora of those places procure licenses to enable them to Qu iimmr nnrl avoid detection. Places of the above-mentioned character are not permitted to run in the cities or ir,.n Alhanv or McMlnnville, UUVIIV - which' has, according to our informa tion, greatly improved conditions, w e K... onrnoatlv pndeavored In all our Investigations to procure ample evi dence against owners or me nioA .it in r ach instance we have found that by reason of their facili ties for the avoiding or detection sui fl,.tonf evidence could not be had. It Is to be hoped that the city govern ment of the above cities will Investi gate the matter and discontinue to further permit them to do Dusmess. . Al A tfl We have further tasen ume in vestigate the condition of the county buildings and we find the same to be i .., ontufnrtnrv condition, the of- flees well kept, and we have nothing to suggest In regard to wese. plaint was made to us about the con dition of the school house In Dallas as to the danger from tire, ana wnue this was perhaps outside of our Jur isdiction, we took time to visit the school house and find it m gooo. wuu ditlon In every with the exception that the furnace being locateo. mm. .. ..i. otfttrwav. in case of fire. I, lie in1 - which would be more likely to occur from this source than any otner, uw th ehlldren would be cut off and it would he impossible for those In the upper rooms w b , hniiiMne hv means Of IMS Wa ter stairway, and we believe there i,a omnia fire escapes duui at once in order that such a disaster may be avoided, as no one can ten when a fire may occur, ana c cerely hope that the citizens of Dal las will see that this defect Is reme died before a holocaust occurs. T. W. Brunk, Foreman I. M. Robertson, J. M. Sebrlng, J. J. Russell, A. Womer, G. W, Slefarth, J. W. Rodgers. 1. VI. k Urotliers v. r.arhimlt Meyer. iietUm for money; Mower Itrown for plaintiff. Continued. 3. A. II. Averlll Co. vs. V. N Smith et al. action for money; Sibley & Kakin for plaintiff. Continued. 5. Fred Steitler vs. William Sihln dlr et ux. action for money; J. C. Ileltiel for plaintiff; McNary Mo Nary for defendants. 8etted. . M. Haley vs. Uenton County. Oregon, action for damages; Weather ford NVyatt for plaintiff; McFadden A Ilryson and Oscar lUyter for de fendant. Jury trial; verdict for plain tiff for $1050. 13. H. A. Lewis vs. J. B. Nunn. action for money; L. H. MeMahan fo plaintiff; Oscar Hayter for defendant. Jury trial; verdict for plaintiff for $163.24. 15. George Churchman. Guardian, vs. E. C. Pentland. action for money; M. Purdln for plaintiff. Continued. 19. State of Oregon va. William Rue, selling Intoxicating liquor In vio lation of local option law; John H McNary for plaintiff. Continued. 20. State of Oregon vs. Arthur C. DImlck. assault and battery; John H. McNary and J. E. Sibley for plaintiff; Oscar llay er for defendant. Jury trl hp PROFESSIONAL CARDS Are not Complete Without MUSIC We carry all that brings gladness Into the heart of the family circle. How Joyous It Is to visit the home during the festive season and hear the strains of some old time piece of music that awakens pleasant reuilnteeeiie. es of the past, or maybe some present day music that brings that Jollification Into the festivities which rings of Christmas. What shall I give therefor Why. visit us! We will give you many happy sugges tions' that will bring back to the recipient of your gift recollections of hours of pleasure spout during Yuli tide, 1909. Our stock is the best and most complete In Salem, while the prices spell economy. DRS. RUSSELL A MATTHIS PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Office Postoffloe BuHdlnfl MONMOUTH, OREGON Both phones. Calls answered prompt ly day and night W. R. ALLIN, D. D. S. DENTIST Both phones. Cooper Bldg. Independence, Oregon. LAURA PRICE, M. D. . Monmouth, Oregon Specialty Diseases of Women Bell Telephone Main 193 Pi i mm (Incorporated) SUCCESSOR TO L. F. SAVAGE. 247 Commercial St. Salem, Oregon L. L. HEWITT, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Of flea In Cooper building, room 2 an a. Office hours, 9 a. m. to 12 m. and 2 to 6 p. m. Calls answered night and day. DR. DAVID D. YOUNG OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN al; verdict of guilty; sentence to be pronounced December 10, 26. Slevert A. Ramsdeu vs. ai iui C Dlmlcck. action for damages; L. D. Brown for plaintiff; Oscar Hayter for defendant. Jury trial; verdict for plaintiff for $137.50. 59. David Bradley Mtg. -o. vs. John Ebbe, action for money; L. D. nrfie. hours: 9 to 12 and 1:30 to t. Office In Campbell building, room 2. Phones, Home 4910. Bell 243. Independence, Oregon In Dallas Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The new boats which Skinner Bros, will put on the run between Salem and Independence will be greatly ap preciated. They are making extensive improvements on both the Indepen dence and the Louise. Schools all over Polk county were dismissed last week during the snow storm. It is said to have been one of the heaviest snow storms ever ex perienced in these parts of the Wil lamette valley al this time of year. Abrams Re-Elected Secretary Carle Abrams, the able advertising manager of the Statesman publica tions, was re-elected secretary of the Oregon State Dairymen's Convention. F. L. Kent, dairy instructor at Ore gon Agricultural College, was re-elected president of the association. The session of last week is said to have been one of the best in the history of the organization in attendance and results. The place of next meeting has not been decided upon. Monmouth High School News. The high school students have be gun work again after the institute holidays. Prof. Ressler of the Oregon Agricultural College was a pleasant visitor at the high school. He gave a short, interesting talk to the elev enth and twelfth grades and spoke to each of the students individually. The third tests of the, year will come Just before the Christmas holi days, which will be from December 24 to January 2, inclusive. Next Saturday evening the . high school boys will play the second Dal las team on the home floor. This game promises to be interesting from start to finish, as the teams are very evenly matched. A meeting of the student body was held Monday afternoon. A committee was appointed to revise that article graining of the official M to partici pants in interscholastic games. Also ae.tion was taken regarding tie organ ization of a literary society in the high school. LAUNCH INDEPENDENCE Pin hetween Independence and Sa lem dally except Sunday. Passenger and freight business solicited. Leave Independence 9:30 a. . Leave Salem .... .... 8 15 P- m- SKINNER BROS. 8KIPPER3 INDEPENDENCE AND MONMOUTH RAILWAY TIME TABLE r- lATrAririC tO Dallas Train No. 64 leaves Independence rt Monmouth at 6:15 a.'m. and arrives at Dallas at 6:40 a. m. m l fig lonvoa Tndenendence Irani iU. u r ini... f in-&n a m nnrl Monmouth at 11-05 a. m. and arrives at Dallas at 11:30 a. n. m ! xt nn leaven Independence dally at 6:15 p. m. and Monmouth at 6:30 P. m- anl arrives ai uio 6:55 p. m. IntatnonrlMiee for AiMiS m,t ri 1pvph Independence daily at 7:00 a. m. and Monmouth at 7:15 a. m. and arrives ai ao - FT . r A a m l , or a,, tit. , Train No. 73 leaves Independence jn.. o.sn n m anil Monmouth at 2:50 p. m. and arrives at Alrlle at 3:25 p. m. Italian tar IndeDendence Train No. 65 leaves Dallas daily at S:30 a. m. and Monmouth at 8:55 a. m. and arrives at Independence at 9 15 & in. Train No. 69 leaves Dallas daily at 1:00 p. m. and Monmouth at l:3o p m and arrives at Independence at 1:40 p. m. (This train connects at Monmouth for Airlle.) Train No. 71 leaves Dallas daily at 8:00 p. m. and Monmouth at 8:2a p. m. and arrives at Independence at 8:40 p. m. From Airlie' for Independence Train No. 62 leaves Airlie daily at m and arrives at Independence at 8:15 p. m. and Monmouth at 8:50 a. 9:10 a. m. ... . .. , n 7- leaves Airlie daily at 4:05 p. m. and Monmouth at 4:40 p. m. and arrives at Independence at 4:50 p. m. Brown for plaintiff; Sibley & Kakin for defendant. Continued. 30 W. D. DeVarney vs. Home Tel ephone Co., action for moncjy; Kol lock & Zollinger for plaintiff. Con tinued. 34. State of Oregon vs. W. W. Chappell, conducting nlckel-ln-the-slot machine; J. H. McNary for plaintiff; Oscar Hayter and W. L. Tooze, Jr.. for defendant. Defendant , pleads guilty; fined $10. cember 10. 38. State or Oregon vs. William Monroe, assault and battery; J. H. McNary for plaintiff; W. L. Tooie. Jr., tor defendant. Defendant pleads guilty; fine 150 and costs. 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