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PAGE SEVEN FORTY-NINTH I I ft I I III II III I INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE. INDEPENDENCE. OWEGON. 6EPTEM0ER 16. 191a 'ATB Uafi Will Be Held at Salem . September 1 2 to 1 7 $35,000 IN PREMIUMS. AND PURSES Grand Live Stock, Agricultural and Horti cultural Exhibits Splendid Races, Band Concerts, Free Attractions and fireworks. REDUCED RATES ON ALL RAILROADS For further information address FRANK MEREDITH, , Secretary SCAIEI FEVER km IN TOWN Recently there lave developed thivu or tour cases of scarlet fever in thy city. Smiley ClodfcdUr and tVi ot bU family. HvIuk " tlle 80ul11 especially those who never advertise i.. .1... u.rni iiitu'HDanr8. but they ill luw readily take up with some outsider's advertising 'scheme. And the adver tising ijdicnivr igoea away rejoicing with a bunch of money Jingling In "la Jeans. Yet bulsnesa mun are contiu ually advising that the home news papers advise people to .patronize horiie industry and homo merchants. Tillamook Headlight. UmsttUa Project On. part of town, are HI ot uio "j SALEM. Withdrawal of a pretest -while tho family ot Mrs. Strong in, . . , , . thQ north Independence has" been stricken, ( - Com,mny win. thri disease. Eac h of these plac-i ,. , niiMiinii nf tho paralysis with the disease. Eac h of these piac-1 plrntlrlg app,lcatIon of the es has been quarantined. It is also . J,,-,,, service to rumored that there la some diphtherial ,QUn ,hB Vegt UmaUjja project of In the city and one case ot Infantile , , ; ' . f the Uma. SON KEEPS PLEDGE Mother's Remains Conveyed . on Horseback to Last Resting Place. ' ROSISHUHG. Bearing with lilm on horseback, securely tied to the pom mel of his saddle, a narrow box eon , talninij a skull and a few crumbling toncf tl,at remained of U'e bod of hln'moi'. ll,,llry John80n ,,1TlVe,, in uoHobu. 1,11(1 trnveled lrom - the old Dolse-Ketton trau ' wa n his way to his ration in on i'l 1 ,e small and isolated valleys of south western Dcwigias County, to keep a promise that his mother should rest' beside her husband and , son la tly) burial lot near their present home. Mr. Johnson's mother died from fever 20 years ago on the journey iu a wagon, from Iowa to Oregon. Alone on the desert, far from, human habita tion, he and his father sadly fashioned a grave, which, they carefully marked. The father died two- years ago and his fast request to his son was that he , return to Idaho as soon as possible, and obtain the body of the mother that It might rest beside him. . 1 KO.000 acres, lying west of the Uma tilla river and alons the Columbia, ivos E.0,,cnl assurance that the pro Jec! "whTTe 'SevCtoped. Biate Engi neer John II. Lewis received a tele gram' in which he was notified thai the (egon hand & Water Co. had de cided to remove Its protest and with this withdrawal all but minor ob stacles are removed from granting to the government tho water right. This Is the only project in the state now in lino for any portion of the $20,000,000 bond issue which was pro- 1 vlded for by the last session ot congress. EVERYBODY REGISTER Remember that you have to regis ter every year for every election. You can't vote at the coming primaries unless you are registered. The issues before the people are of such import ance that every man should register to take a hand in the contests. Don't put it off; register now. Lay down your paper and go and do it this min ute. . ' ' . , Tillamook Man Registers Kick. There were a number of advertis ing agents in the city pulling the legs of the business men this week. If; is certainly remarkable how easily Borne of our buisness men "bit," and Your Fire Insurance On account of the great dema-ud" for a mutual fire insurance company here in Independence by the people crenerallv I have arranged to repre sent, the Farmers' Fire Relief Asso? ciatloii. Chas. E. Hicka. MM PARK TY STREETS Farmers and Hop Growers For your insurance why not patronize Chas. E. Hicks GUI Line ami Mutual Companies Fish Hatchery Cleared. WALLOWA. Tho Wallowa, fish hatchery, located 14 miles below this city o the Wallowa river, Is clear of fish and eggs, alt the fry having hatch ed, reached the feeding age, and been turned Into the rive. For Sale Good spring wagon, team and harness. Inquire of F. S. Wil son, Independence. 14-16 We open up our Fall line ot ladles' hand bags about August 15. Wait for them. Williams Drug Co. lOtf OFFICERS H. HIRSCH8ERG, PRESIDENT A. NELSON, VICE-PRESIDENT C. W. IRVINE, CASHIER THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK INCORPORATED 188. Transacts a General Banking Business Interest Paid cn Time Deposits DIRECTORS H. HIRSCHBERG, A, NELSON, D. W. SEARS, B. F. SMITH AND OTIS D. BUTLER vithktk and (mmumi $eod& $tmtff ' rtmmunltkn $r4 Joking 9aekiet Editor Enterprise Since Indepen dence now has the spirit of improve ment, it might be timely to suggest that the, city grant to each lot at least ten feet from sidewalk to gutter for the purpose of having a small purk-lawn iu front of the pavements. This' would encourage the citizens to sow more grass and thus beautify the eltv. With a hkh school building a sewer system, macadamized roads ana , - f ef) ' dun beautiful lawns tne propei iy yittC:f tfjizun Simewriiti ... ii ....1..,J f n,,y nf onfl tO many immigrants would be Invited to settle here. A ragged, dirty man; never attracts sufficiently to i,et taej best positions and a ragged, dirty and uncomely city seldom draws the bet ter class of people. Why not have at least ten feet from sidewalk to gut ter, and thus beautify the city? Yours sincerely, W. J. WEBER. Sluzsn MAR !ou!ev?r..l Ao iea Is P!Tn. SHFI LD. ( OLatruci.ou of iSAEiEM'OIIEGON. - X " i 1 Warm Contest in State Judiciary. SALEM. Not for years has there been the contest for places in the state's Judiciary as is presented in the coming campaign for the election of four members to the Oregon supreme court, one of the most important branches of the state government. Of the five places on the Oregon supreme bench the people will be called upon to fill four In November. Justice Rob ert Eakln is the only member whose term does not expire with this year. Trees Yield $47 In Fruit. HOOD RIVER. Dr. W. R. Colley reports the largest yield of Graven- stra apples In the valley. He packed m boses from eight l-year-old trees. It will he interesting to know that the trult eold for J1.50 per hox, or at-the rate of 47.06 per tree. At this rate an acre containing 60 Gravenstein trees would bring In a gross return of between 52500 and 13000. bouievnni p.i-d park from M vsrshiield T5 the sea will bo approved by the city council if the co-operation of the prop frty owners concerned can be se- cured, .The .idea originated with Mayor Straw to secure H strip of-land S50 feet wide from -the west end of the city straight through the timber to Tarheel Point, and to build down the center of the strip a fine roadway. The Jand' is owned mostly by the Southern Pacific, the Southern Ore gon Company and the Coos Bay Wa ter Company, and these owners will be asked to donate the right of way. The road would'extend through beau tiful timber. 1! is It Saved His Leg. "All thought I'd lose my leg,'writes J. A. Swensen of Watertown,' Wis. Ten years of eczema, that fifteen doc tors could not cure, had at last laid me up. Then Bucklen's' Arnica' Salve cured it, sound and well." Infallible for Skin Eruptions, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Boils, Fever Sores, Burns, Scalds, Cuts and Piles. 25c at all druggists. - " - - Sewing Machine Oil If you want real good sewing ma chine oil get it from Geo. C. Will, Sa lem, Oregon. 15-16 The Common Housefly is now the Justly deserving object of a national cam paign in the interest cf the rrnblic health. Flies carry filth and disease germs wherever they go. . We are sin cerely glad that we are able to co-operate effectively in the fight against the housefly. Flies and ELECTRIC FANS do not agree. Flies cannot alight in a breeze and it is a simple thing to keep your kitchen, your living room and the sleeping room of your child free from the contamination of these insects. One electric fan in a small household can usually be made to serve all three purposes, besides freshening and cooling the air. The new 8-inch household fan Is both practical and inexpen sive. Telephone NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION. The real commercial spirit is to Bupply the needs of the pub-, lie as perfectly as possible, and we make a business of satisfying our customers. Electricity is expensive only to people who are wasteful. To you, who are naturally careful, it does not come high.. Use Tungsten lamps and have an abundance of Hjkt Northwestern Corporation E. W. KEARNS, Local Manager.