INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE
SIXTEENTH YEAR
PLANS ARE BE-
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WILL PROBABLY BUILD OF CON
CRETE BLOCK8
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING WILL
BE LOCATED ON SOUTH SIXTH
STREET AND WILL CONTAIN
EIGHT ROOMS TWO STORIES.
Clfas. U. C'albreath u practically
tho unanimous choice of the meeting,
to fill tho unexpired term of U. F.
Jours, when the voUj was taken at
tho school house Monday night. In
hurt speech. Itev. Dr. Dunsmor ex
pressed hla hearty approval of the
meeting and assured tho gathering of
bis friendliness In the mutter, appre
ciating the circumstances which com
pelled tho board to withhold tho hon
or of hla election from him on the
grounds that ho U not a tax payer of
tan district.
It has been practically decided that
tho high school building will bo locat
ed on souih Sixth street and that It
will bo built of concrete blocks.
Thoso who have expressed an opin
ion on tho matter are enthuslastU ally
In favor of tho best that money will
build. Fully half the people favor a
bonded Indebtedness of not less than
$20,000 for tho purpose of providing
funds with which to build the struct
ure. Others favor a still larger sum.
The petition which was circulated
during tho. week calls for bonds to
the amount of $13,000, This amount
Is thought to bo ample to buy the
grounds, puy for tho construction of
tho building and provide the beating
plunt.
The basis of estimate of costs ari
made from Information procured from
tho architect who planned th high
school building at Junction City. This
building has six rooms and two labor
atories. Its cost is said by the archi
tect to have been $5800. The heating
plant was to have cost $1300, but It
Is understood to have been in excess
or that amountor about $1800. Tho
.function City high school building is
h frame structure.
It is believed that an eight-room
building can bo erected here at a
cost of $7000 or eoner?te block struct
ure at an Increase of one-fourth of
this amount, or about $9300. To this
Is added the cost of heating plant,
about $2000, and $500 for fittings for
high school work, besides $1500 for
finnituro and $1330 for grounds.
These amounts make a total of $14,
830. It la believed the expenses can
be kept within these figures.
Many good addresses were made at
tho mea.ing and much light was shed
on. the situation " from letters read
from prominent educators. State Su
perintendent Ackerman urged that
the mistake should not be made of
not building extensively enough.
A vote of thanks was adopted by
thoso present, tendered to the com
mittee which has been laboring with
the board, and by motion the commit
tee was retained to assist the board
In final arrangement of high school
matters now on hand.
Leisure Hour Club Entertained!
Members of the Ladies' Leisure
Hour Club, together with a few other
guests, were entertained by Mrs.
O. A. Wilcox, Mrs. L. Damon, Mrs. E.
Owen, Mrs. E. L. Ketchum and Mrs.
J. E. Hubbard last Friday afternoon
at the spacious home of Mrs. Wilcox.
The beautiful rooms of the Wilcox
home were tastefully decorated with
Oregon grape and potted plants and,
with the cozy warmth and glow of
the open fire and the pretty gowns
of the ladies, presented a most at
tractive appearance.
The afternoon was spent in pleas
ant (Conversation with the added in
terest of a friendly contest in the
finding of "Burled Jewels." Mrs. Al
Hn was awarded the first prize, a
pretty collar pin, while Mrs. Jones
won the booby, a diamond (?) stick
pin. Toward the close of the after
noon a delicious lunch was served.
The guests were Mesdamei II. II.
Knox, II. MaltlMon, Harsh Irvine, V.
II. Walker, A. Nelson, I. Dickinson,
I. II. Diftlur, O. D. Uutler, a. W.
Conker, K. K. I'addork, IJ. A. Hodge,
M. E, Cbappell. O. W. Kutch. W. K.
AUlin, J. N. Jones, Chun. E. Uicki,
and Mrs. A. S. Locko of i'ordmid.
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Calvary Presbyterian
Next Sunday morning, at Calvary
Presbyterian church, Dr. Dunsmore
will speak on "The FrulU of Chris
tianity." In tho uveiilng, bo will con
tinue the series of sermon-lectures,
peaking on the subject, "Jexebel,
The Heathen Queen." Sunday school
at 10 o'cloc k.
Baptist Church
The subject of next Sunday morn
ing's sermon at the Itaptist church
Is "God's Purposes vs. Man's Purpos
es"; for the evening, "Four Men Un
der One Hat", Dlble school will con
vene as usual at 10 a. in. and young
people's meeting at 6:30 p. m. Mid
week meeting for Bible study for
new converts and o ners, Wednesday
evening at 7:. 10.
Evangelical Church
There will be regular preaching In
the Kvangclkal church every first
and third Sunday of each month at
7:30 p. in.
It set ins that it has been report d
that the Evangelical church In Inde
pendence has been offered for sale
and that the membra are going Into
the M. E. church bodily. Th stat
mo n I Is untrue. The church Is not
offered for sale and the membership
Is loyal and has rot expressed th.-Ir
Intention to go to the M. B. church.
This utatem lit la made by the pua
tor, M. J. Ila'.lantyne, to correct the
Impression made by the false state
ment referred to above.
At th Methodist Church
The regulur Sunday school and
church services on Sunday morning.
In the evening Rev. Wire, district su
perintendent, wlH have charge and
the Lord's supper will be adminis
tered. All members of the church
are urged and all other Christians
who desire to do so are Invited to
take communion.
Tho second guar erly conference
will be hold on Monday at the church
at 9 o'clock. At fiat time definite
steps will bo taken toward enlarging
the church building. Everybody is
Invited to attend the services.
Last Sunday's services were well
attended and the spirit manifested
was excellent. After the morning
sermon Prof. Mcintosh, in behalf of
the church, presented Rev. Weber
with a purse as an expression of the
church's appreciation of his services
In the union meetings. Both morning
and evening there were baptimal ser
vices. The mid-week me 'ting was well at
tended and people were edified. On
Thursday night was given the fourth
number of the course of illustrated
missionary lectures, "An Evening In
Dixie Land". Young people's prayer
meeting will be held on Friday night.
MINISTER SEES
ADVANCE SIGNS
A NEW INDEPENDENCE IS
SPRINGING UP
IMPROVED ENVIRONS WILL IN
VITE HOME-BUILDERS OF HIGH
CHARACTER TO TILL SOIL IN
FAVORED NOOK OF VALLEY.
The Gospel of Horn Trad.
If anxious to help your friends
And to halp yourself as well.
If you want success In your business.
Here's a plan may work the spell:
Spend your money In your own town.
Nor permit it abroad to roam,
For the dollar that may come back your
way
Is the dollar that stays at home.
Who plants a nearby soil
A part of the harvest reaps,
But the seed wind sown that afar is blown
Is out of your reach for keeps.
Apply the lessons to wealth
And get It under your dome
That the dollar which may come back
your way
Is the dollar that stays at home.
You are paid some time, some place.
In the coin of the things you do.
Tou are part of the hive. If the others
thrive . v
The honey is shared by you.
Tou gat as you give; that's the law.
The rest is but sound and foam.
The dollar that may come back your way
la the dollar that stays at home.
When you trade with the man next door
Or the merchant around the square
Tou give a lift to the general thrift
And may hope for your ultimate share.
'Tls a wisdom that's learned from life
JUIU
KThat the dollar which may come back
your way
Is the dollar that stays at home.
J. A. EDGERTON.
Independence, Oregon, February 11
To the Editor The first great and
Important requisite of a d slrable
city ' h'Kh grade of cltlicm.liip.
While there always have lived In In
dependence a number of noble men,
never bfore In It history has there
been so many who stand fur the
best things In life. Our churches are
being filled. Our school buildings
are too small. The churches will no
doubt bi enlarged and a new high
school Is asHure.I. People are striv
ing to attain a bUh standard of civ
ic righteousness. In the near future
an excellent rewersg? system will be
Installed an 1 our streets will b grad
ed and paved and tho houses number
ed. We are getting out cf the shell
and t ew life is springing up. L t
the pood work go on. Hut why not
proreas? Do we truly appreciate
the heart of one of the best farming
counties in Oregon. We can raise
almost everything. Besides, we are
only seventy-five miles from Portland
Twenty-five years ago people who,
lived seventy-five miles from Chicago
llitlo dreamed what that meant, but
whoa Chicago became a ci'y of a
million or nior the demands for milk
and butter and eggs became so great
that npe'.'lal trains hava been running
for y oat's two hundred miles out Into
the country, carrying principally milk
The farmer got twenty cents a gal
lon delivered at the station. What
was the result? The big farms were
cut up. Other methods of farming
were used and ilia people went into
the dairying business. Where for
merly they made dimes, thoy now
make dollars. We ara similarly sit
uated. Portland is bound to reach
the million mark soon. When it does
there will needs arise greater de
mand for farm products. S. attle, Ta
coina and the .northern cities will
take all the Washington products and
Pprtland will have to depend -upon
the Willametta valley. That means
much milk, butter, eggs and veget
ables must be furnished. We will
supply our share and with optimism
we should look up and prepare for
the new and larger Independence.
- W. J. WEBER.
has met with the emhualastlc approv
al of tint mam meeting. The nub-'
jj.ii t oiine l d wllU lue normal smooi;
move wua thorough. y coircr.-d ly lh,
different speakers who ar-' familiar,
with the situation. The meeting aj
for tho purposu of fceUing before lbo
people of the aUte the act that Mmi-j
mouth is thoroughly In syuipmhy;
with the normal movement and
lands ready to follow the plan. The
people of Monmouth are a unit In'
tholr loyalty and support. There is
One other phase In regard to the
high school locally that may be
mentioned here. The work of tho
normal schools will not conflict In
any way with the high schools. Both
Independence and Monmouth will
maintain thoroughly equipped twelve
grade high schools whether the nor
mal Is maintained or not. The peo
ple of the state should know that the
work of the normal school will not
take the place of the high schools
which are and will be supported by
our local tax-payers.
PETITION FOR
NEW niSTRICT
NEAREST PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUR
MILES DISTANT
ON ACCOUNT OF ISOLATION
MANY CHILDREN ARE FORCED
TO REMAIN OUT OP SCHOOL
DURING WINTER MONTHS.
Appropriations and Appointments
The county court has made the
following orders relative to road die-'
trlcts of the county:
For road district No. 19 Ira Hooker
was appointed road supervisor, vice
Wm.- Shewey, resigned.
For road district No. 9 John Loy
was appointed road supervisor, vice
G. A. Wells, resigned.
For road district No. 20 W. N.
Jones was appointed road supervisor,
vice G. W. Bautn, resigned. .
Road districts were apportioned
funds from general funds as follows: .
District No. 2 $124.83 r
Distrlct No. 3 13.50
District No. 4 41.89 j
District No.' 8 3.52!
District No. 9 98.11
District No. 12 3o.C8
District No. 14 17.79
District No. 17 44.02
11. C. Hannon of Hopdale was In
Independence Monday in the Interest
of the new school district for which
a petition is circulated by him. The
pupils In th? neighborhood In which
Mr. Hannf n resides Jiave been com
plied to co f'ro three to four mile
to school. The district which is now
Immik cked for in the petition will
eo.nKiK a section- of country en
closed as follows: Beginning at a
point on the illume' t? river where
the hietiou li:t between sections 13
and 14 In T ! ri, R 4 W Intersects
said rhir; t;.. ic r.orih about 40
rhainn to tiie i.o.nh a.; loruer of the
H. Eddy (ii:i::!.t chvm; tV::ec wst
185 chains to the s mthw st turner of
the J. E. Rhodes farm; the;n-e north
80 chains to the northwest corner of
said land; thence east 10 chains;
thence north 8ti.88 chains; thence
east 114 chains; thence north to Wil
lamette river; "ih-nce up said river
to the place of beinnl;.;r.
The people are slgniim the petit ion
freely in all sections where present
ed.
Tor orchard spraying use our guar
anteed lime and sulphur solution.
Williams Drug Co. 36t
OPEN
WOOL
NORMAL SCHOOL
A mass meeting was held in Mon
mouth Tuesday night for the purpose
of explaining fully to the citizens of
th's community the plan adopted by
the alumni for the initiative move to
re-habilitate the normal school. This
plan has already ben approved by
the Monmouth commercial club and
H
SALEM IS RECOG
NIZED as the most economical trading point in the Willamette
valley, and you'll lnd immense assortments to select
from in all lines of merchandise. One of the principal
stores is
Stretch of Find Road Between Inde
pendence and Salem
BARNES' CASH
STORE
OF SALEM
where the "spot cash" plan of business enables them to
undersell "credit stores."
The Cash Plan Keeps
You Out of Debt
and you get better values for your money at a cash store
We make it a point to never buy an article until we
are convinced that it will prove satisfactory to our cus
tomers. That accounts for the uniform high standard
of merchandise we carry.
Dry Goods, Clothing
SHOES, everything for the whole family at prices that
"credit stores' can't match.