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INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1911.
NUMBER 52
EITAILItHKO 1883.
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OREGON AND ITS
OPPORTUNITIES
Independence Commercial flub '
Inv itPH HomcSCt'kerS lO
f.
Locate Here.
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CHmaU. Unsqual.d hlpplnn, Fa-
cllitlM, Cost of Land.
,. accordance wit, a we. coCdcr-
,d pi... be proctor, of tbe Ind
peul. n Com :ca Cub have lake
Jre.lmln.ry at... o p..k. known to
L .r.t number of immigrant, con-
Th. r are many r aon why ' new-
comer." t, ... ..... .boW I,. I-
f .rm. J a to the o-..r... and t ry-
p,,,. .I -h a ..c.o It would bo
Ka.lbl. to ...ore than touch P-
on i-r.uc.p-l or,,-, b... tW wll bo
-n for the .1-
'"" LOCATION
,u.r .... nd la ro:un,.!n.-lg th
brief p.n picture we will ...: I
, 1C,,,U on the we,t bank of the AN
.me t, rher. and la pra t ca ly the
bead of navlgulon on that atrean, H. ,.uddIn,, g.iia . and - brulH.d nd vehlrle ..,.h.4y de
li cr, mili aouth of rort'and bT Hvcm, nd empty Into the WWam
r! and but ll.t , n.ore by way of the ,t,, Tlle Coa.t Fork .. an .m',d not lcarn lhe parly., n8IDs
rtver on which ...mrrou. 8nt br-.ch of the NVIUameMe rem tlld .ot
ar, con ..Hntly Plying. ltU tl.. l.r tne r 8()urco. ... t .e Coaat Me for Mr. ComPton-. death, but
,uh of the I. and M. Railroad, and aHtward the Tua a In C bebale n. in Qre,
02 ,. from Da'la., the county yamhllli karroo... 'Tr ' n Cl-y. It la understood that, tbe
nnrT Von. Mrr. and. Caj.pooa J . f wh,ch Mr.
SOIL AND PRODUCTS 'which a ao emrt, Injo the Wll am a &
Tolk county I. one of the largeat e-te. Thw. .r. all a 1 Ihe matter In tha CT a lawyer
moat futile and wealthy dlvlalon. of portanco and ..ch drain, a Bnd brlg action against the motor
the au.e. Ow n to 1U vaat extendable country 1. he foo j cycleliang lf lncrlmlna:nT evidence
and v..ried elevation., there are end- for jrCulture. fruit, .lock and tin,
lcaa poaaibllltlca, In the way of dll- bor. OREGON ! The funeral wa, held Thura'ay and
frcnt clasae. of farming Infre.- ! WHAT 18 CLAIMED FOR OREGON 1
r.in:ng from fralt farm, to .lock It la Mi'or ?ryth. SGrvlce. and infrment was made In
r.nt.1 of any .;. and from la a -o.roen ""
gardening to l.nmen:e tract, devoted feet Parad ae" nor the on y place for,
f h- and itra'n raising. In the foot- a poor man. On the contrary It la
of the we"ten portion of tha'.bout a. rough on a poor ... h.r.j
co n y 'a to be found the cholaeat,w, t I. In many oth.-r atatea. NVe,
and ioat valuable timber grow. In ..peak a. one having had experience.
the norihweat. ahlle th. fertile pnlr-jOn. can go out on the street. aimoat
u.'juf .tmam. with tima in th winter and In leaai
.f- ...n,!. fumlah
agricultural landa that hav no up
erlor In Oregon. 1
THE CLIMATE
I n u v... !... ; " -
. .. ...ail. .1... i. i(hf nf tnimnirln
Th climate of Poiit couniy m tui
ine cuiiioic
1 onlv by that or iu iniB.ii
, ,.01,nties and has no auperlor out-
The rain fall la
aide of the valley
. .,. . i. verv kind of crop'f
Bum. inn iu - - - ! ' .
and there is sldora a s-aaon thatja good pluce to live, and In-.uatry.
snow falls in sufficient quantity to ibr e:y and enterprise tell as surely
J .i.. ih. farmer. Tha sum Und much more promptly in the Bea-
,, mnntha are aa nearly perfect aiy,r .tste than !n Un ice be t ot the
r n bo found on this coiat.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUlnt urriniv I
f a .. - f
In the many progressive cowim u.,ny uo in iwumij ..
the county fe prospective merchant and breezes to the extent it does in
or mnvufirer may rma tne aesneu,tne m.auie wesiern u""" -
...u . f nn v lnvr.t his thn n is as atte it've to I s bust-i
money, but to hu.ia up a uuu. los
ing and prosperous business.
Especially Is t'lls true In Indcpon
dence. The property owners here
are awake to their own Interests and
so hearty Is their support of home In
dustrles, and so energetic and broad
m'nded has be?n their treatment o
all public questions, that today I.'do
pendence Is one of the prosperous an
live bus'ness centers In Oregon
The Independence Commercial Club
w'shes to extend an open invitation
to every person in Oregon or else
where, who is not satisfied with his
prcnt location, to come to Indepen
dence Pnd see if this is not the place
he loig has sought. And to the res
lden's of th's county an appeal Is
made to do all In t"ielr power to ad
vance the Interests of their own aec
t on by making known Us advantages,
nnd thus advance their own and their
... fl...nlnh.
nnd tnus anvance ineir own una iuch ,
... . a. -w
neignDorj' prosperity. iei tua runu
know the bomlless resources here
I
onereci.
If you want to locate here call or
wrPe; if you wnnt further informs-
t on addreps J. G. Mcintosh, ise reiary
of Independence Comme"cial Club.
the Willamette' valley
A Brief Description of the Willam
ette Valley. What Is Claimed for
the Soil and Cllmat. of Oregon.
It Is not the purpose " ." this article
to rdvertlse any man or bus!' ess, nor
jany particular lo ait, of tbl. tounty; j
beyond showing a reawnajle a-1
ff
mount of pride and fiUi In mje-
lid new a bus ne8 ( He.', It I
Intended to make claims for It
'nw..c lha Bdvaiitsaea of oilier town
,"'t Jl'KorV7. "w wli woS ,
ithe i-'O'ie fo th0 ,ei,,"lr 10,11
icla. who have their nmids niM up
llo 0iuu out wt. nm poaaibinues or-
fl'll tllPIH Oil tbl COUSt In till.
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r"n. r" I. O. 0. F. Camatary.
! The .t widely known ...Hon of
'.J .1,1. of Oreon. and what may
bo , tr.h denated a. th. Garden
ot th. .North.. i- i
THE WILLAMETTE VLLEY ,
which la the principal valley l he
.,., and confute, (h, w-a . .le-t
It,,,,, and the Os ade mountains,
and -Pt .. ,.. .he ColumbU er
nt a o .t .ho t on h indred ru U
,r0n .r-n T!,o W
ao to Hju-k a. t e Ca poo a. on
th . ouh and vitnto north t th.
v ...ty t -
., re . or 4 J- "0 a re. of
l-nd. all of w-.l-h H b Jh' - f-r.H
From U,Hr ao-r In h
fl w .tward th. t lackamaa. Moi
than a day can fnd men who will aay
thnt It ralna here .omctlmc.j is factjly
ihey will awoar to It and aome awear
about It. Aa to lta be'ng a Garden
r,t cum, -.
....... fi .cave, in the
uu; hj. -n
state, In the first place, and besides
the merchants all tell dress goods'ed In a a ream of water was started
taT for cash: But for all that It la
e steri s'ates.
Punn'o nm nearer llvlnnr here tha
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.i I t whniwJ It rrop7n.
nesa as It is in tne more suuwm'j
parti of th's coast country.
The tru:h of the matter Is that up
to this time the best portions of this
state have not been placed before the
eastern Immigrants, for the reason
that much of thel land was owned and
held by the original donailon ciaimers
who refused to dispose of them. The
situation is altered to a great ex
tent now. The old order is changing;
the methods of the past are rapidly
going out of style, and improvement
Is noticeable on all sides. In proof
of t'tese assertions t'.e following opin
ions, by a man who has traveled
ill over the state in pursuit of a lo
citlon, and whose views upon other
subjects are treated with res?e t, is
;iven as evidence.
In common with nearly everyon
who aome to this state, Van. Wal-
A II1 VUIUDI W " I '
aett'ed
iv-ia, a n. , - -
... .snnniin lo hlo-hw nlednpit with
ucm
tha business activity everywhere ap -
n n,nlloa AaWehleA with the
aitiui., nun--. - -
climate. He has purchased large in -
teres is here, but not until he had,
spent mucn uuie mm muucj
over other sections of the state did
ake I'.idene.id-,
e-.ce his future home. The location
shipping facilities, excellence of th'i
3o'l and low valuations nppealed to
him at once, with the result that be
s now owner of several handsome
firms In this immediate vie 'nit, aneine inaepenaence driving r-arg; s-
will buy more.
Coitinued on paje I
V A I) III VI) III I VI)
1 XllllllLill IXlLiLiLiMJ
NEAR THIS CITY
S- "cets Suddc
ui'diii in nuuanaj
Accident
J- 8. Common received Injuria in
runway .clde.u last Monday ev.-j
nng from , N died Tuesa.y
Tr Tmp'on was engaged In ban,-'
'
v. o , road fro top
j'JJ11 'VuVnln, fjr,
. i
J h. bo- Sr,e,y I one I.
n tj. and an y
J ta;, beJ
, d(,a J;r.i
ar
lko ac,d, . occurred d a
-
e ,
wh:ch prev,n,e4 feu, r;nn.nK farmer
considerably'
the Odd Fellow. Cemetery.
FIRE IN LIVERY BARN
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Quick Action of Fir. Department
Prevent. Confi.cjratlon. .
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A aer.oua conflagration waa narrow-
averted Monday afternoon by the
quicit response ot ma lire oepnuueui.
About 3 o'c'o k fire wJa diacover-
ed in the roof of I. W. Dlcklnson'a
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l'verv imrn and in le a than five min
.
utes from the time an a arm was frn
upon the burning roof, and the blaze
was soon ext'nguiFhed. but not un
til the roaf was considerably damaged
It is supiosed that the fire originat
ed from a cinder coming out of the
smoke s ack at the creamery. A
strong wind w'as blowing from the
north and the fames we"e rapidly
-
w-rkng t rough the ba'k part of
i j "
arrived. For a short time it looked
as if a sarlous lira was inevitable.
The fire company Is deserving of
much credit for its quick action. A
f w minutes delay in this case would
probably have resulted in the loss
of the entire building and probably
the sish and door factory and other
build Ings in fiat portion of the city.
Anticipating the entire destruction
of his property, Mr. Dickinson remov.
ed his horses and vehicles from the
b illd n. It required on'y a short
time, however, to get control of the ;
flames and the loss did not prove to
be very heavy.
Decides Not to Celebrate.
The committee appointed by the
president of t e Commercial Clib to
formulate plans for a celebration on
the Fourth of Ju'y will submit a re
nnrt at tho next meRtlner recommend-
I " " . O
frn. that rn celehrat'on he he'd this
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onr Thn nrestdent and thfl COmmlt-
i
it - e. eer a careful investigation, de-
I fi'AaA thnt It will he hest to n08t"One
. ..... . .
the celebrat'on for th's year on act
count of the Races and Stork Showj
uuunusi u ui umi.
to the fart that Dallas and Fa'Is City
will hoth celebrate. This will e'.ve
Independence peiple an opportunity;
to attend the celebration at one of .
the above named places, and we hope,
It will encourage a large attendance
from both places to the meeting of.
soclat'on which will be held in this,
city June 21, 22, and 23. j
THAT MISTER KCB
High School Drama Entitled MiaUr
Bob, R.nd.rd In Opera Hou
Interests Many.
The drama, entitled MUter Itob.
which was rendered lit tbe opera
h'Uiu Friday evening by student, of
the In lependeiice High School, waa a
brilliant imcni In every aense of
th. wird. Tbe roin wa. packed to
lta utmost capacity and all aeeiued
to bi well pleai.ed with the enter
tulnnieiit. Before tbe drama waa pre-aenu-d
several musical s'let:o:i of
mor. than ordinary Interest were
reidered and the orchestra furnish
ed music, which added to the inter
es" of the occasion.
Probably the most In'ereiting num-(
ber mi i reading by Utile Franciaj
Page, the eight year-oid son of Mr.,
and Mm. Wm. page, who were here
frjin the state of Washington on a
visit with H. Hlr.chberg. For a
b y of his a;e he la t eria n y remark-j
able, and tils equal his never be--.
s en or heard by the writer. During
the reiding be was repeateJly lnter
ripted by api'aluse, and waa enthus
liatl ally called btck for the second
r 'CltHtlori, to which he prompt y ra
pond"d. Thla a'one wai wor h the
price of admlHa'on.
The students of the High School
hxd given considerable rehearsal to
the play and each character was
Well represented. Fr m a f nncjal
Btandi'Olnt -it aurpassed all expecta
tions. I
MEMORIAL SERVICES j
G. A. R. and W. R. C. Will Pay Trib-,
ute to Deceased Soldiers.
Memorial services wil be held in
the audl orium Stnday at 11 a. in.,,
by tbe G. A. R., W. R. C. and Ml the!
churches in the city, and t" e public is
c:U:ally invited . It attend. Rev.
Ar hur Blackstone, pastor of tbe Bap
tist church, will deliver the memor-
itl sermon, and special music will be
f imluhel by a large chorus.
Tuesday, May 30, at 10:00 a. ra
the G. A. R. and V. R. C. will ob
aerve memorial day at the auditorium
with appropriate exercises. Hon. P.
H. DeArcey of Saiem, will deliver the
oration and an excellent program
consisting of songs, recitations, etc.,
will be rendered. School children are
requested to meet at Woodman hair
at 9 o'clock and march to the audi
torium. Flags will be furnished the
children for the occasion.
The public is Invited to attend.
A CARD OF THANKS
I desire, to use this method of ex
pressing my appreciation of the gen
erous asslst'Jne rendered on the pat
of Independence peo?!e at the time
of the fire In my livery bam last Mon
i I. W. Dickinson.
Take a Chance, You 1 Win
Conkey, Walker & Lehman
The Two Leading Stores of Independence.
MUSICAL RECITAL
AT M.JLCI11JRCII
The Greatest Musical Event cf
the Season to be Held
Friday Evening.
Lsading Musician, and Vocalists of
Independewr. to, Aaslst In
EintartaJiiaMfit
. Mrs. J. C McLito-ih of this city,
will present hr pupil. In a recital at
the M. E. cnorrh on Friday evening
Msy 20th.
This is not t'i first time Mrs. Mc
intosh will bav. demonstrated to tbe
Independ-u.e peopl. her effic encyand
ability a. a teacher both in piano and
voice as th.i last recital given here
will syeik for itsott.
Mrs. Mc'ntonh will be assisted by
thrj leading vcxaii&ti of Independence
most ot whom need no Introduction
Mr. Wallers, a noted Ce loist, who
has lately located here with his fam
ily, will render a srec'al number. Mr
Walters .cornea highly ritomm ndsd
as a musician and no doubt wl'l de
light thn music lovin? audience. Ray
mond Williams, a local musician, will
render a vloil. to o in his nsval pieis
lng style. Independence's famous
nnle quart et win render a Southern
melody. Tfcese voices have been in
training for scie months and wi.l no
doubt captivate the aodience.
The Ladie. Carnation Cluj, com
posed of eighteen voices, will give
two selections; These lajirs have
been under training by Mrs. Conkey
and Mrs. Mcintosh.
The Misses Ella dune, Cora Smith,
Nellie Korre aud Kdith rlaivorson will
act as ushers for the occasion.
A small admission of 10 cents will
be dnrgetf to defray expenses.
Every one ought to arU themselves
of this opportunity anTgive the class
encouragement by your presence.
Program as follow.:
PARTI
Piano Dcet "Iris Waltx' Hummel
Lucile Craren Gladys Reynolds.
Piano Solo "Wahs of Flower Fair
ies" Croebv-i Lrona Gaine.
Piaso DrrT "Heather March"-Proper.
Marjoriw Reynolds Dorothy
Paddock.
Fiako Solo Tbe Little Prince"
Krogman. Lavelle Hewitt.
Vocal Solo "I Want to Pawn My
Dolly" Harris Bonnie Brown.
Piaso Soi-0 "CrickefCochran Kat
ie Murphy.
Piano Solo "Tba Voice of the Heart"
Van Gael. Naomi Brown.
Piano DriT 'Violet Walti'Tresser
Helen Jones Bonnie Brown.
Vocal Solo " Tm-ufo Me Today"
Harr.K Marjorie Reynolds.
Pmso Solo "Festival Procession
March" Rath bnn Lois Hewitt.
Vocal Solo "Longing" Mathews
Lora Craven.
WE SAY THIS MERELY TO A.TTRACT YOUR ATTENTION. HONEST
LY YOU DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES WHEN YOU BUY HERE. WE
ALWAYS GIVE YOU HONEST GOODS AT HONEST PRICES.
COME IN AND SEE OUR NEW SILK PATTERNS, JUST ARRIVED.
THEY ARE JUST WHAT YOU WANT. , OUR NEW LINE OF EM
BROIDERY DRESSES ALREADY TO PUT TOGETHER ARE THE
LATEST FOR SUMMER WEAR. THEY COME IN WHITE, PINK,
BLUE, LAVENDER AND TAN. ' ,
WE ARE SHOWING A VERY LARGE AND SELECT STOCK OF
LADIES' NECKWEAR, INCLUDING THE MAUDE ADAMS COLLARS IN
PLAIN AND EMBROIDERY..
0
ALWAYS COME TO US FOR THE LATEST IN LADIES' WEAR,
AND WHERE YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND THE PRICE WAY DOWN.
J'uso Diit "At School March"
HrejIiUij; Dorutli)- Paddock Bon
I. it- l.ron.
Pu!o Fou "Third Vale Improrap-
tu" llatliliiin tilmlys Reynolds.
Ciiokl's "Welcome Pretty Primrose
i'in.iiti Carnation Club.
( Pia.nu fccLo "Oberou" Leybach
llillul.ramu.
PART II
Piaso Sou. "Garden of Dreams"
Lincoln Lucie Craven.
Maie tiCAiiKTT Want to Go
Down fnuth Once Mo' ''Parka
Helf. Wnlker. Macy, Mcintosh.
Piano K01.0 , "Fairy Whispers"
Krogman Dorothy Paddock.
Viomn Hou: "Prayer" (Concerto Mil-
itnire) Uozzaini Raymond NVil-
liams.
Vocal Soixv-"The Tramp" H. Trot-
i r t ,.
Vocal ph;L, "invocation" L' Har
dclol ?t ttie Snj Ut.
Cello Soi.o "Mi 1'hIv in F" Rubin--
stein Mr. NVsIter.
Vocal Solo "A Perfect Day" Bond
Air. t.. K. Paocliicl'..
Vocal Soui "Waiting" Millard
Irene NVilliiiinn.
Ci.(jkl 'Liii.uh" Clayton Johns
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I VUlUi.kllJU viuu.
I . . ...
VOCAL nol.c I A III conienfc cam-
ton jirs. Geo. Conkey.
Vocai. Soui "At I'artintr" Hawler
' J. G. Mcintosh.
THE KIONDIKE SOCIAL
T :e Fraternal Union of Americaheld
a basket social in K. of P. Ha;i Wed-
n sday evening wiien an excellent
prjgraui was reudered, consisting ot
of addrea of weicome by M. Coeta,
'solo ty Miss Nettie Snyder, solo by
' Mrs. E. E. Paddock, piano duet by
Frances and Heien Eaton, so.o by
V vian Browne and a vocal duet by
Messrs. Mcintosh and Walker. Aa
interesting feature was the novel
way of selling; lunches. Nut shell,
were passed around among the men
and eich contained a number corre
spond'ng with the numbers placed in
the baskets. The purchaser was re
nnirei. tn mv on3-haf cent per
j pound for what e er the weight of
h's partner happened to oe. io ouw
had to pay more then J2.00. The hall
was beautifully decorated with tho
lodge coUrs, Rei, Blue White and
Bla-k.
Commencing next Wednesday tho
Eugene District Methodist Minister
ial convention will convene in the M.
E. church in this city, and it give,
crjmise of being a very interesting
occasion. Ministers of prominence in.
the district will be present about 3
n number, and a three days ses-
s'on of more than ordinary im
portance will be heid. The several
topics are worthy of attention.
Now is the t'me to order berry cra
tes. We are prepared to lurni.n
th?se at reasonable prt-.es. Call and
see us The Chas. K. Spaulding Log-
g'ng Company.