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1 .I 0 INDEPENDENCE OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1911. NUMBER 4 VOLUME 28. WERE MARRIED ATMIDNIGHT After An Attempt to Elope She Marries The Other Fellow in the Quiet of Night. Tha Btrong Man Tickle. Hit Olrl on Tho Nooa Wllh Horaa Whip, But With No Avail. . , a One of the moat uUm.el wrd dlDM that ha. v.r been .4 la lb- hlatorjr of Jud.-p.uJ-u e oc cur-, d flva uiinulu b.fo.e 12 n cm inurad.y ntrht of ll week '', Ji.dK WIUoii JHd in Ui ho r bo"d ti( matrimouy, Mlita trati-la f-Uira u,l Mr. K. H. B' raf.'cird, both wul ku )wu r. ald'iita of thla vl' lully. Tint aioantlun la found In thu U'tl dfiita i ndng up to tl' nniitttl af . .i- . ...i ..... in .tin mi r f n t thut 1 ft. 111. i'M ' -' -' thla eouplo a. ii.au,, onn av hour h.-n hen roct. nr friu.-nte4 - . . .t.... by thi "tlink hand." and the peare ful citUi n I. In aw.et repoae. Acrordinic to repon. ai b. - w. 11 known Monmouth boy. waa In lov. w.tn ana. - ' .""."d'l'. water and clung to the boat tho.iKl.t he w,a in love and buI'Pob a nroliwred hnth In the girt b.ved him. but It n.lgbt have . b .m a palpllatlon of the kn.e I". that corned blm .on.mb t A any ration Wedn.ad, y nig lux the girl', marriage he p.rid.d her to .lope. Ho lad obtained a teal from Ilrk.n.on'. Uv.ry barn a"d drove aa near the Iiouhb of hla intend i d apou.e . he dar.d to. Here he tied the anlmitlH which wero to pro- vide conveyance for hla haaty wed- d'.ng tour and proceeded to tho house wherein as r.sting V ' ne only one who could make hi. future - t.....in u a r. .iintf f'a no anu life happy. He secured Uie girl and atartcd for . . i ...I I, waa their Dl.i n to me burgy, u iv i la nniinB and be married The at- tempted tlopement waa ow'' however, by an anKry father and bro - ther Who puraueu luem, umu i - anticipated wedding was indefinitely j postponed. Strong In determination,1 as well as name, ne made another attempt to secrete the ;glrl away. This time. It Is said, he faund the young lady, mother oc cupylng the front side of the bed a. he entered the room, and for a mo miMit he wa. puriled to know Jua h .w to pursue. Nexesslty 1. fre-quently Uie mo ther of Invention, and this, according to the story, proved true In this case. Strong Is suppostd to have returned t tho bupgy where he got a whip. With this he tickled the nose of the daughter which caused her to awak en, but htr attempt at getting away also awoke the mother and the young man made a hasty exit From all accounts it seems that tiin Shaffer family wanted her to marry Scrafford.a grass-widower, who. Hvcb on the Lmklamute. They tua hot propose to take any more chance, on letting her become the helpmate of the Strong man, and they forthwith nrranired for a wedding. A few mom enta hrfnrn 12 o'clock Thursday night .Indira wilsnn was nroused from peaceful slumber by a rap on hit door. Unon inquiring "who's there?" ho whs informed that a couple want ed to g:t married at once. The ever accommodating Justice arose, put on hla church coat, pants and collar, and after looking over the second license that hnri" boen Issued by as many men to marry the Shaffer girl, he made her the wife cf K. B. Scaffora The reason that some of Strong's clothing was In possession of the Shaffers is because the latter paid for the llverv hire and took the cloth- lng of both Strong arid the girl, which wns held by the liveryman until tne bill was paid. Miss Shaffer now asserts that she did not want to marry Strong at all but was afraid of him. According to her statement before the Justice she haB got the man she long has sought INJURED BY CABLE Fall. City Boy Struck by Cable While Working In the Wood.. Clarence O'Brien, a Fall. City boy was seriously injured one day las week while working in the loggin camp near that city. He was struck by a cable and sustained a lacera tion of the kidneys, necessitating an operation. He is improving and wll recover. . . !.!' i ' CAN'T DROWN IN WATER Frank Krebe Ha EMltlng Timt, But Says He Can't Drown In Water. C. uldrl 1 It.w.nt prevailed la llio city lunl l-riday vuilig when tliuiiua WHtt(0 wa. r Hved from the Krtba hopard stating ttiut limn a going down the iler In a failf drown, d condition -.inglg to a boat. Captain fliudo 8klnuT, U company with other iun. aiart'd ttl launch llld.ip.lldil.ee up the r- ... ... . lit r tin. diuwuiiiK man laud for nearly an boir the t.at of 'the Wlllauiitto nr tb ferry wis ..,, awaU,g U ,irrvnl of tae boat. whl-l, wa. 1 .r.unte In .,..,. ,,., lhvTvlo. .. .. 0.M,v.r,.( Hdiiut MUU dlHcoven-d hla h'tt and wmt aft-r It In a bo;.t and anoth.-r Priy found tho our will' h ui.d b-n (Bt by Krtt'.a ind hla party wh-n tho bout In will, b th-y weru routing tho river c h hIi(1. Kr. ba uud pariy f lia lima wera .. .. i . u. tl.. rtv. T a fL-W Blieilli'll.lK tF v ..... " hj c Jn a ,0at BnJ com. wh.n It tiirnd over and rue com pany v.nt Into the d- P water. The foreigner. HiRiinKed to reai'h .'lore .,,.., , ....... fc .n.i BO did wmailt- ryt Bd Con8;d(.r b ,.X(.ted Krwl WHB re-ced br t,ikw t ,, of IUlIltn. down town (he dny neyor dnwn , WHl r- COMMITTED TO JAIL 1 Jwo Men 8ent Up fPom Thl. City for Larceny. Petty Larceny. r umn frnin InileDOudence are - now languishing In the county Jail at uuiiaa, coinmea iu ju..r court recently of tho crime of lnr- Ith nnl tha Co.intT ituj. " - - cj, rkj londed guilty to the charge of gtaing clothing from tie home of Fred Sloan near here and received a sentim e of thirty day. in the county Jail and Joe Margert admitted hav ing taken tool, from C. Peck', black smith shop ln this city and was given fifteon day.. noth of the miscreants are of 'the Weary Willy Class and the city is .'ortunate to be rid of them. A BLACK LILY J. T. Fryer has lived for 35 year. In one home and the beautiful floral features of bis eld home plCe . o the corner of Sixth and C. streets go to show that it hn. been well kept. An object of great curiosity is a black illy, or snake lily, which he has been nursing for several years. So far as we know It Is the only one In In dependence and we believe there are very few in the state. It Is a pleasure to look upon Mr. Fryer's premises, and others in this city would do well to follow his ex- ample,. CELEBRATE TWO DAYS Falls City will celebrate July 3 and i thla vear. the 3rd In honor of the completion of thewater system, and Win 4th in honor of Independence Day. Among other attractions on the 3rd there will be a ball game betweei Dallns and Falls City teams. On th .'mirth there will also be a ball gam and the Independence team has been Invited to participate. A GREAT FARM BARGAIN Think of it! 67 acres nearly all U cultivation. All fine land only tw miles from Independence. 60 acre In crop; 4 fine cows, team, wagon and harness and lots of other Btuf thrown ln for only $7000.00. Splendlt terms. Polk County Real Estate Co. Independence, Oregon. DEPARTURE OF BOAT Launch Independence leaves the In dependence dock for Salem at 8:3 a. m. dally. RETURNING Leave. Salem dock at 4:00 p. m.- Fare 50 cents each way. , MANY HORSES ENTER RACES More Horses Entered for the 1911 Races Than Has Ever Been Known. Said Magnlflcant 6tock Exhibition la to Havo Surpaaaed all Previous UndertaklngB. A large crowd, Ideal weather and Supulveda tuuuy entries marked the opening duT Confederate of the race uit .u Una city. or8t. 'vania 3 Ui 1 B . .......' V .,, in r.re. to ear V to gl'e a ..el... i.. U w IT nNI UitB !b.,n f.lt la lb. annual meeting of .... i,rll- I'ark AaaoclaUon and b,n t.e gate, were ov ned Wtdn.-a- d.v morulnit there were more c-' ' . trl.. record d thaa at any pr.viou. meeting. Mora , owner, tommemed to arrlvolaatwwk from d:ft rent far race wa. call-d every future of the race a progr m wa. completed. i - 111 lijy, OWIIB'l UJT "lU"" ' .vuw... . m... ... i fiiv Il,.llknann: Clara - J . - i,., h i, Air uiiit-- IT I .. 1. 1. n IV It. D. Cooper; and Silver, a pretty lit - tlu animal on"d by C. Pwk. These hora s were enter, d for the first race i .L - . i.i .. In the running m-e-tbe sond, ru e-w,re Z.lin,, prolert, of Mrs. f r . A. T. Hoyuton; Elr Asbton. owned iy,JU" O. Darber; Carl P. and Ela Hart. owned by W. W. Per ival of this city. The th'.rd race, In the 2:15 class.! . ...... . i i WeaV Mark N by Ear, Tldd'' Baron'dence and conducted by the Rev. H. Ivhio'e y O. .11; Sally C. Clark Tbe serv.ee. at the cemj hunger ty Peter Cook: Zoe W. by'etcry were conducted by the lodge , O J. Rohse; Cap Apperscn, by D. Cjof hlks of which he was an honored , IBoyles; and Donnle Antrim, oy w. .u. i h mn.1 in. . . ter.atlnir race of the day ana waa won by In the In the mairn race, a iree iuu. m . . . I mile dash. Wm. Perclval entered St! Slv!n and G. F. Brown entered Hark a. Result of Two-year-old Wedneaday'a Races. Trot. Time 1:26 Horse Finish '" .1 Hon Raven 11 1 Th: Mat- 2-2! 3 3 Roll. Boy Four and one-half furlongs. Time 65 second. d i V -I Ze I in z:mnny naro.su. . on - Wade Hampton"...'. 3 Quopelle valley. 0re sir A.Kton 4 In 1886 he came to Rickreall, Ore- TwV-fl'fteon Pace. I gon where he engaged in farming S.ron Lovelace 1-2-1-1 and two years later to Inde pendence Cap Appereon 2-1-6-3 , where he has since lived. During Zo, w ... 3 6 2 4 the lst twenty years he was actively Mack n .... 6-3-4 2i engaged in hop raising and has been Sally Younjer 5-4-3- I successful in that industry. Mr. Bur Kit Crawford. 4 5 66! ton was a tiplcal frontiersman, bold . ....... - ..mi ' - nno- Vionr.pd ar.nerous to a Timo' it neat. 1:11 aiiu. nua - 3rd, 1:10; 4th, 1:09 V6- Match Running Race. Time 1:17 , St. Salvania 1 Harka 2 The program of the second day was even more fascinating than the first In the 2:20 class. G. L. Brown enter ed Lndy Malcom; Henry Tillman, Pad Ishah: R. D. Cooper, Hops; C. W Flanders. Guy Light: C. F. Wilson, St. Mlcbal; D. C. Boyles, 2loe Cam eron. The second race, five-eighths mile dash was truly a fast one. The hors es entered were Zelino, Carrie Tha tcher, Carl P., LfClare, and Ella Hart owned respectively by Mrs. Boynton G. Baber, Wm. Percival, Mrs. Boyn ton and Wm. Perclval. The third race on Thursday, the 2-25 class, was perhaps lacking In in terest in some respects, as compared to the others during the first part of the meet, and yet it was 'quite a sensational race and was entered by some very fine horses, among which were McClusky Winright, entered by Ezra Tilden; Lightfoot, by J. V. Mer rill; Toy Lace by W. Schultz; Sally Younger by P. Cook; Admiral Tog by Perry Manze; Sis Bender, by A R. Cooke; Holly Brand by E. C. Key and Georgia Rose, by O. J. Brown. The fourth race, 7-8 mile dash, wa entered by Little Mack, Confederat Sepulveda, Carrie Thatcher and St Lavania. Result of Thursday's Races. Two-twenty Trot. Horse. Finish. Lady Malcom 1 1 Padioha 22 St. Michael... Joe Cameron . Guy Ll.ht 6 Time: 1t bat, 1:11; 2ul, l:lV4.i 3rd. t : 1 1. FJva-aighth Mil Dash. Time: 1:04. Zallna 1 . . , - Carry Thatcher V. 3 LaClart Two twenty-flva Pace. Llnhlfoot 61 1 I Holly Brand 123 ! Sally Younger 3 2 Admiral Togo 277 Tlm: lat beat. 1:0, Zi.a, i:o ! 3rd. l;oyv4; 3rd, 1:10. Sevenalght. Mil Daah. Time: 1:31. O" - " " rrm V t Znc.t on pr gram, but from preset indication It prom!..-, to to promiftca to ue a u ir ..t..iJ. .Il...iil..lia rlnf ahioiik me oiie , I h ...... V w.vji lha I?A4n Fair by. 7 , . ' w -h ,.r, h o . ".T o l.ty f-nd a drama entitled 111 ( the pby. -E-.t Yynne." given in the opera houe Wedntsday evening, an . J and Tnur,d;,r , heald the tar theatr n:n?a. betid s the .PUr theatr ""-v v.o.. - - a.. Knafanv nnprHiinn uuiiuk . . A rr ry . ,i niAiiTv fir ml LA. a I W V M V. " - - . , traction OBITUARY John H. Hurton. who died at h. home in Independence on ednesd y .j. v ion u oa horn near Corn- war. wuen.c, v,. 1847. He wa. burled In the Odd Tel low. cemetery, rnuay June ... i . Th a rvlces wtre held at the real- . Kn.BhtMu way, lv aujnaea oy n..vi,. which ha waa also a oi u"" . member. Many frlent". followed hi memoer. . ' . f Ir. nlnrt Sind .am. ni Tf Tll 111 HL ICBUUb . . , - . the floM orrenngs were uuj very Deauuim. Mr. Burtcn'. early me wm on the old home farm, but later be was engaged in lumbering in Canada nn.1 Michigan. He wa. married to .. , it ir j Marrh 2. Miss EiizaDeiu n-cucuy ,881. After spending their first year of married life In Barrle.Canaaa, wey Joined the throng of emigrants t tha Quopelle valley In the northwest t3rritory where he was engaged in . I - Thov AiinlirPQ rarnnng tor iour ywa. .a.i-. o tn the u, fault; wpb always ready to lena a helping hand to one in need. In the death of Mr. Burton this community loses an honorable, up right cltlsen. The widow and tw grown daughters, Ivy and Flor ence, mourn the loss of a loving bus band end father. A Fnend NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS (Street Pavements.) Indenendence. Oreeon. June Hth 1911. Sealed proposals wi'l be recei ved at the office of the City Recorder Independence, Oregon, until 8 o'clock p. m., July 1st, 1911, for furnishing matrials and constructing cement con crete street pavements That the plan and specifications thereof may be seen and examined at the office of th Citv Recorder of said city. That no proposals will be considered unies accompanied by a check payable to the order of the Mayor of said city, certified by a responsible bank, for an amount eaual to 6 per cent of the aggregate proposal, and this check is to be forfeited as fixed and liquidated damages ln case the bidder neglects or refuses to enter into a contract and to furnish sufficient bond for the faithful performance of said work, in the event the contract is awarded him or them. Each bid must be accom panied by a separate bid for the main tenance in good condfcon of the con crete pavement for a period of five years. The right is hereby express ly reserved to reject any and all bids received. By order of the city council. W. T. Hoffman, Mayor, B. T. Swope, Recorder. -4 iTTiirr,r nnun UMV1-LUM1I- PASSENGEI Mail Carrier at Monmouth IS Forced to Drive 'Jhirty Miles at Point of Gun. Untla Sam'a Aaalatant Holda Team Whila Band.t Holda Up Hia Neighbor and Friend. A few mlnutt. b' lore r.ve ' i0 L Wedaead y evening f red Huber. a rural mall carrier from Monmoutb.j . -1 a lone peu -Blr n --u manded a rid. Mr. Huber took him I . A r. Inl w Y a. VauH II r f ana mey cot:i'u b - I - . m t. l. - t-j thy r,,iuned tie roitoT ire, uere i. U onrrtr utnnrvcri In leaVn n.B 1 - The Stn nS. r went cn foot in the d! - rectlon on h's of Falls City. He had been iy only a ahort time when tba city marshal received a phone( message from the sheriff of Ecntogon, 16th dsy of June. 1911. H. C ! PfnlleBtinir hlm be on the1 ' ' .,,j f ' iuui'iul iui bu. b " " mux. . . . , j two holdur. at Corvallls the nieht be- jf jre, end to trke him dead or a'.lve. j Mr. Nott remembered the strange ma een riding Into town with Mr. Hub er, and ln company with the Post master and the mail carrier went in ... , u" n end when He waa soon over called upon to halt ,ck and covered y,, party with a gun. He then commancea marshal and postmaster to retreat at polnt cf a forced the mal, carrUr to uu h,m 8peedily on After traveling for thlrty'miles or more, and having been shot atby his ' tiii..iin.a n.hlU In tha hllcirv- With HQ- UUi OJvl B nui.o .u veOrf ber, he took to the brush and escap ed. They met a stock buyer from Monmouth some distance out, and Ha held him up and took a watch and $18.00 in money, although Huber and the stock buyer were well acquainted. The sheriff of Benton county and h's deputies went through this city a few hour, after the hold up at Mon mouth, in pursuit of the bad man. They were armed with guns and traveling rapidly in an automotlle, but up to this writing the thug has not been apprehended. It Is believed to be one of the es caped convicts from the penitentiary. Just before going to press we learn that Hall was captured and taken back to prison. FOR SALE A Brltanlca Encyclopedia, almost new, consisting of 31 volunins. Hal morocco binding. A bargain. Inquir at Enterprise building. , THE FIRST SPRING CALL OF THE KODAK ANYBODY CAN KODAK. SIMPLE, PART OF THE WORK. , CRAVEN INDEPENDENCE, Tha Following Good Raeord Spaak. Wall for Our Schoole. Coi nty 8 bo -1 Sup rlntpndi nt H. C. 3?yuiour it I'olk cjunty hi. reported to th aUite do;artment of education (bi total r.Jlta tf tbe eightb tsrad examination. h Id In l o k t ounty. D Tins tbe rar thf re were 211 pupil. whohae nMten en the ex amlnUcn. and 176 who have panaed. mi klnx a percentage of 8 4 who wcra . icreaaf uL Mary Howard of the Independence (tool won the honor of making the beat average grid tie avirage being an n..r rmf, Frank Durnll of aame Bool won .rcond ih9 with aa average of 93.2 per cent M as Howard', report 1. a. follow.; Th la to cert.fr that Mary Ho- fc couDty 0rtgoI1( ln the f 'nal examin- . a J i . . Ht?f.n In tne common ntumi uiuuicb, t received the annexed res'iiw: vr- l r.a. Tt fitf. 1-iftin(F ' IIIOK r.l ! U T. JJ HMU1UK, f". 'imi 5; Oeograrhy 96; Written Arltbme- . . - n t r . . be . ir a phv.olor and yKene. 0ovol1imellt !00; General Average, 98. Dated at Dallas, Ore- Stymotr, School Superintendent, Polk . uaunty. uregon. PLAY WELL RENDERED Ladle, of the Presbyterian Church Present Good Entertainment Tha play given Tuesday evening ty the Fresbyterian Ladies wa. well at tended, and a neat um waa realised. The entertainment was well worta the price of admission and the pro gram was fine. Tne corneay wj rendered in a pleasing manner, and those who took part were very much, at home behind the foot-lights. Mr- Macey as the artist, Claude Johnson rs Bobby, Clara Johnson as Willie, Miss Tice a. Eleanor, Mrs Moore as Aunt Agness. did splendid ly and little Francis Eaton took the caks as the girl who collected the wash bill; ln fa:t the characters were all exceptional y good. Jeane Ketch um impersonating Bel!a and Mrs. Patton cm the maid were exception ally good, and Mrs. Merwin, the so ciety matron, was very much at home in the character she repressnted. The Play was presented under the direction of Arthur Moore, who was presented with a pair of gold cull links for his kind assistance in mak ing the entertainment a success. A Leading California Druggist Pasadena, Cal., March 9, 1911. Foley & Co.. Gentlemen: -We have sold and recommended Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for years. We believe it to be one of the most effi cient expectorants on the market.Con taining no opiates or narcotics It can be eiven freely to children. Enough of the remedy can be taken to relieve cold, as It has no nauseating results and does not interfere with digestion. Yours very truly, C H. Ward Drug C L. Persons, Sec'y and Treas." Get the original Foley's Honey and Tar Compound in the yellow package. For sale by Williams Drug Co. OUT DOOR DAYS INVITE YOUR 1 " EASY, NO DARK ROOM FOR ANY KODAKS $2.00 UP. & MOORE OREGON.