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INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1911.
NUMBER 8
VOLUME 28.
WOMEN AS
'Let the Women Do the Work"
Say Men of the Com
Cob State.
"8end Ui Women" It Cry From Dli
trlctt In Nebraska
Omuhti This week wheat nti out
to trAo a rido. Ho reluctantly did
bo ut b rapid trot, for two miles. Ho
was thoon informed that the Bnnio
kind of n ride would lie given every
night until he found a Job and that If
tho rail not too hard for him, ooft fea
thers would bo stuck on with tar.
Strntigo to Buy, ho found u Job the
very nuxt duy find held It down.
PICNIC AT ANTIOCH
A few dayH uo tho Antloch 8un
d iy 8-dio 1 hud a iiiohI delightful plo
nl in a homitiful grove, tho use of
which was kindly donated by Mr. Iio
by. A good progruui whb rendered.
and recitation
SOMETHING DOING
AT THE COUNCIL
Sidewalks to be Widened-Spec-ial
Inspector to See that
Paving is Done Right.
Railroad Will be Required to Put Itt
Bed on Grade of Streeti.
.. ...Ill l....,l I., tin. efillllt eB1 C)llB:ilU"K l nw..o
along the south lino ot tho state, and, and u ap.-.w h by Mr. b. II. Ilkle th
before tho cud of auotlur week It will Buperintendmt of tho Sunday school.
b in full swing through tho South Tho women and KM furnished a
Platte country, good basket dinner, and the men
In other years tho cry "Bond us' and hoy., n t to be outdone. furnHh-
.,. i,.mr,l fr and wide ed a bo:ntif ul supply ot Ice civnin.
from tho fiwmerH, but thin year tho
at-
Iho Sunday school Ib progressing
nl'tlv, owing to tho good will und la
bor of tho largo numbers who
tend.
Another thing, of
of Antloch aro proad, In their BPlen
app ml has been chunged. The farm
ers uro exclaiming: "Send b wom
en." During harvest, Blacking nid
threshing, Ncbrimku farm wugeg for
years have hem around $2 CO and
JlOO a day. There wtw an advance
of 50 cents a day lust year. The
biHt year prices will rule this season,
.....I ,1 ...i,,., (h. 1i,lf..r twirl nf June.
"" ' . . .. ........ ir,.w.tol ara
f sic, noin voem mm imbuuiv..,,
. ' tun It rnnlered.
On Monday eveuing there was a BP
clal council meeting, which was call
ed lo receive the report of the street
committee, of which coun'Hruen Mix,
Moora und Hubbard are members
Tho committee found the side
walks, on the streets that are to be
paved, ranging In width from seven
and one half to t.n f .set. H was mov
ed by councilman Williams and sec
ond! d bv couneolinan Hubbard
OREGON'8 PROSPERITY IS EVI-
DENCED BY GAINS IN BANK
DEP08ITS
And In Many Other Ways
IS VERY ACTIVE
sion in Council Chambers
Tuesday Evening.
Bi'iiks of the stats show good gains
Holds Interesting Business Ses
In deposits and-jeoarcf s as compar
with similar figures compiled last
year. State Bank Examiner Wright
finds deposits have grown over two
million five hundred thousand dollars.
and In pra-tically all departments of Report of Secretary and Treasurer
the banking bnslnesB there Is good' ghow, Cub , Good condition,
advance. The latest report sets forth'
conditions as they exist at the close,
of business on. July, 3. j
j A very Important, Interesting and
i enthusiastic meeting of the commer
j clal dub was held Monday night.
and
new members, was the order of busl-
R1IVFO
Mr. Walter Kerr, an enthusiastic 'Good peaches, wise planning.
young citizen of Suver, paid this of
fice a visit last Tuesday and reports neS8- 1
crop conditions in that part of the' The commercial club was bom this
Valley as never better. ' jtlme to live- 0n Tuesday night one
The Bijou Musical comedy was of thelr be8t stings was held,
pliyed at Suver Monday night, to a There wa a Sood ae"dince. Many
tn' small hut annrflclatlvA ndtnc.who matters of moment to me city were
WILL FORM LEAGUE FOR
MUTUAL HELP
Union and Wallowa counties will
probably form a two-county develop
ment league for mutual help. It is be
lieved that greater benefit will come
to the northeast corner of the state
with organization and that greater
gains will be made in Immigration.
A NEW BANK
... L-n im anH rtai4 In h various
u ,wnin'have the sidewalks al made ten feet returned Dome to tell of an excellent -f - - -
which the people, anA a. ,it im..! committee, for future working out. A
Aide. This widening will
the was d'splayed and a larger crowd at-
number of new members were added
the wiiolo of July nnd a portion (
August the dally farm wae will be
from t'i to $:t.nu for a 10-hour day.
I'ntil last yi.- the men had the
absolute rinht ofway, but now they
nro being crowded out, and to quite
mi extent, nr0 being replaced by
young women. i
Yes, we have nuked much of women
In th') development of the we und
now we are going to nsk her to go
lmk to primitive conditions and do
tho awful drudgery of harvesting
the h iiry grain under a sortchiig
sun. JSniiuio on mo men: i nt-y i
booming a race of weaklings and,
moro nnd more, are shunning hard
work. They howl about the bringing
In of Chinese, Jimn'se, Italians and
ti..i 1. 1.. iirt Ihnl
did literary society, which Is held in. , ' flrrAW4, .-'tended the next thre night.. After 9y Wed by their presence,
as thi sidewa k is e&"1) performance a dance was given ana worn
that the In the hall. The people of Suver are ,ne
far becoming famous for their good cheer "cretary enowea tne cud m B
. , . fln,l A;rr-a iCOnailien .manually a'iu iiuiiisiiv.iij.
as it surpassed the price of the pave- and d,mce8. Three delegate, were appointed
ment. The eiUewalka, as they are at ( B -
. i i u ........ ..f.iv Uiitiirntiv niiMiL
u.o s '-';" :.;"" " tho same amount as tho sidewa'k Ib
and miny qU'Buona oi i"i'-r.i ..... .
............ , .,..,kor and widen-d; It wo. understood
recitations together with good mu- city would bear the expense In so
LOTS OF HOPS THIS YEAR
Krebs Urothers, of Independence,
w:sro at Iho Cherry Fair on Saturday
and came back on tho boat with the
the present time, are lnadtquate to
accomodate the people that have to
usa them, and it Is a good and wise
thing which t'ie council did. In hav
ing them widened.
In paving it is Impossible to se-
CROPS ARE THREATENED
Crops throughout the Mississippi
Valley and In the middle
states, are seriously threatened by
the long drouth and Intense heat.
A committee of five was appointed
to meet similar committees from oth
er cluhs. at Dallaa on Wednesday to
western' . .
arrange ior a yrvvcr e"iuii at vw.
coming State Fair. H. F. Mclnturff
was requested to write a special ar-
! . i i . . i . tUm Ye ' .. ..... . . '.
editor of t'ie Enterprise. They report-, cm u a D J...lo v- M ue BOUm lae aay crop 18 Bim08(. Oregonian, giving pho-
thelr hop. hiking fine. They have! work will last for any PeHo a total failure. 'togmph. and letting the people know
740 acres In hop., and expect to "i i ""-- -"" - - w e'cn. wiimeiii m iuc
. 1 j . V. . .,,. Ili.il !1 will h .. j wuai
ha vo $1500 bait s this Fall. They have i recoguicu iu3 -1 corn pit as a rssuit, prices auvanc-
tcn hop yards and it took more than ' n-scessary to have a man on the .e(1 4 to 5 cent8, Eacn dajr of the
works all the time anu "e win dro',:th Is costing the country millions
million feetof lumber to build their
ho :ses, They expect to pay out, t'lia (
that the work Is done right ana tuai of do!Ia
. . ... . .1. .....v.Anl
lyenr for work in caring for their crop, tha material put into uie v,
I I is ot the standard required by the
There are 4000 acres of hops with-! city in the Plans and specifications.
In a radliiB of six miles of inuepenu-i io mi ib oui. b m v.,,, - -
rs.
we have here. Interest in, the
i club la not only good hut is increas
ing. While this is a matter of which
to be proud, yet we miss some oi
Though well supplied with banks
Eugene is to have another, The Bank
of Commerce, which is soon to be
opened with a capital of $50000, and
Is said to be planning on equipment
equal to any in the land. We con
gratulate Eugene.
LARGEST BALLOON ON EARTH.
Th? largest hot air balloon In the
world hag just been completed In
Corvallis, Tinder the direction of Mr.
Arnold, the great show-man.
We have been expecting the hot
air business to do some wonderful
things over there. Let her go, boya.
STILL CLIMBING
The Mazamas, the mountain-climbing
club of Portland, will scale Gla
cier Peak, in the Chelan country,
Washington, this year. The annual
outinj is scheduled for August 2nd
to 20th. Mountaineers of Seattle will
jo'n the expedition and a large party
will attempt the assent.
BUSINESS MEN SEEK ALLIANCE
Medford business men will make
a four days excursion through south
ern Oregon some time this month,
visiting Lakevlew and Klamath Falls
as well as many other points. Closer
the good men who are members and business relations with this terltory
EASTERN OREGON FINE PLACE
After visiting 45 towns of Eastern
.. v.i,.i. ...in ..,ii,10 .tiia v,.nrJ Insnect' r It whb moved by councilman' osrom. J.J. Saver, field secretarv of
. j 1 11 I , nun.. II Will .ir-.vt wio j . -,( - .
fl reeks nnd yet it becomes mole a")Jf a gwe w.(,n 23O00 to 30l)00 bales Mix and seconded by councilman El- the Oregon Development League, is
more dirfh uit to get our American. tho ri.HIMlt indications, ' drldge, to employ J. M. Hal', the man back: ot tho Portland office, much im
mcn to do hard work on tho farm. J f about $1701,000. There' who superintended the work of build-1 pressed by his trip through the inter-
do not attend the meetings. Let ev
ery one be there and the way to vic
tory will be easier.
We will either back to tho farm on
starve. Tho time Is rnpHly coming
can support n family
will bo paid o.it
$100000, to the army
hero for help
of workers.
Ing the sewer, to inspect ALL of the lor IIe Ia enthusiastic about the pos-
HILL WILL BE INVITED
Th9 Central Oregon Development
w.rk which will be done by the pav- BiDllitles and the future In store for ague is exceedingly acme, even
Mr. Mall's salary was ,otorn rrPn Mr Silver starts Uiougu a ver juuus .6..-uU-.
GOOD RACES AT SALEM
Win n no man " iim'"i. hj . ng company.
with a Hillary. Twn Mll FR nF canal DONE f'x-d at $".oi per day.
l int yt!r in th:t Yakima Valley , ho t.,jep,0ne !m(i el -ctric l'pht
hiiidrnlH ot tons of fine fruit rotted) .,. (h. V,.,.H. ,.,, tMe I rnmI111-ll(,s wln move their poles
In the fields hecm.Ho men would rath-. Ctdilo Canal Just insida of t. '-urbs aid there wi 1
er hang wound the saloon than 'rk-' ,,ftVe b(pn completed by the construe- , be but three poi "0 the block. The
Our trunp army la riot for lack of . havng the cuntract. This Home Telephone ompany s Poles The best list of
gocd employment nt hind, but has ,nc, 1(,(g th9 mH,r OIUl of the cnunl ;ire in thj alifys aid will not have ; trir8 pver made for the races sched
itu origin in old fashioned laziness. anJ h ( Ce1o I o k (. la expected, to be moved. The Bell Telephone Co. j uied for the gtate Fair next Septem
A good, wllo m-vnke government, tU; nnotller t-irt,e y(,.ir8 tho ca-jand the Light and Power Co. will berj has been secured and the meet
under proper conditions, would find navigation. The. use the same poles in orler to havej wU1 b full of ntre8t to all who like
this week for a similar trip through Having been formed about one week
O crr If a QlrOQXr TTlQlilTlO TllflMfl TCV
the next meeting of the organization
early in the Fall and J. J. Hill will
be invited to attend. The date of the
early closing en-, meeting will be arranged to suit Mr.
mil s convenience.
STILL MAKES GOOD
tho c.niBO of I'lb news nnd produce, ikt
once, the cure. Thre nevir has- there fln(J wh,
never will be a litter law tnan unit
tin In tho Iilhl , "He that will not
work neither shall ho emt "
In tho mountains of eaat Tennes
see lived n man, vho found It easier
to have his wife tike In washing and
support hiin.'thnn to work himself.
When nuked why ho did not work he
would always say, "I enn't get a Job "
This went on for some time. One
evening 2" husky fellows called on
him. Mo was glad to see them. The
Umatilla Couunty will have a great
fM In ran.il In on tho Columbia river, as few as posmme on un-oa uuim . to see spirited contests ot t'ns khiu.
finished will m:ike that Vi I d streets. ' While many favorite races are listed, wheat crop of about 6,000,000 busneis.
navlcabln for nuite a dis-i Councilman Bohannan insisted that!(he,e are more new entries this This county grows about 1
the railroad be compelled 10 c0m year than ever before . 1
down to the grade as esi.iuiibuuu VJ
the charter which the city gave the
waterway
tanre above Lcwiston, Idaho.
per cent
j of all the wheat grown in the States.
Is the object sought by Medford.
DR. WALTON
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
OF SALEM, OREGON,
will be in town Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday from 1 to 5 P. M., begin
ning Friday, July 21.
Dr. Walton will have his of He 1 at
the home of Mrs. L. L. Whiteaker,
at Third and C. streets. .
CONSULTATION , FREE!
MUST PREACH WITHOUT
S WEARING
WHEKLINC, W. Va.,.Iuly The
city council lias ra-38d an ordinance
Imposing u fine upon any person who
UHcs vllo or vulgar Inngunge In a pub
lie address. Councilman P. F. llaber-
stlck, who offered the ordinance, said
question of why he did not help his that lt wns tone the intent of
curbing tho vorabulnry of ' Hilly''
poor wife to make a living for
lm se family, wns brought up.
Ho
Sunday, the evangelist, who has been
a ...i. it r-iinio here. Jt Is not
lU'U V IA" 11
known exactly what this grade is, bu
it is known that it is about eight in
ches lower than the grade that the
roid is on at the present time ev
ery little bit. hell's and eight inches
is better than nothing.
It wns decided that, as the paving
company will be on the ground this
week, it would be wise to have them
start work at the steel bridge. In or;
gave the old answer. One of his rn" ongnged by Wheeling churches to'd?r that t"afie across this bridge may
era seized him. A sharp rail wns lirt- QI)on R renRj0UB campaign in this ci
ed from the fenco nnd he wnS invited ( (a.y ncxt year
STATEMENT
Of the Independence National Bank, of Independence, County of Polk,
State of Oregon, showing the amount standing to the credit of every de
positor July 1, 1911, who has not made a deposit, or who has not with
drawn any part, principal or interest, for a period of more than seven
(7) years Immediately prior to said date, with the name, last known
place of residence or post office address of such depositor, and the fact
of his death, If known.
G. W. Hitchlns, Independence, Or. dead ' $10.00.
C. E. Brown, Independence, Or., dead . $7.87.
Gnolh Larson, Independence, Or., , $2.00. .
Mr.. R. M. Prlchett, Independence Or., $1.40.
W. K. Wlthrow, Independence, Or. . $5.00.
Chas. L. Howe, Independence, Or., $1-15.
Margaret Mason, Independence, Or., $6.03.
Mr.. K, G. Drewsey, Independence, Or., $2.00.
i STATE OF OREGON,
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County of Polk ) ? " . 1 i 1
I, C. W. Irvine, being first duly sworn, depose and say upon oath,
that I am the Cashier of the Independence National Bank, of Indepen
dence, County of Polk, State of Oregon; that the foregoing statement
i. a full, true, correct and complete statement, showing the name, last
known, residence or postoffice ad ress, fact of death, If known, and the
amount to the credit of each depositor a. required by tl'.e provisions of
Chapter 148, of the General Laws of Oregon 1907.
I C. W. Irvine.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of June, A. D. 1911.
B. Wilson, Notary Public for Oregon.
not be stopped it will be necessary
to pave one half of this Btreet at a
time and thus allow traflc to ?o on
on the other side. Aftecr the work
is completed on Main Street as far as
"C" St., "C St. will be paved, then
Main St. will be paved for another
block nnd after this Monmouth St
will be finished. In this way trafic
will not be blocked in the city at any
time.
The mntteer of having the railroad
Co. refrain from hauling 'manure from
Portland nnd leaving the ears for
so long a time, was brought up and
it wns d?cided to insist upon thee
was decided to insist upon the rail
road Co's. moving the cars as soon
ns they were emptied, and to insist
thit the Co. provide sidetracks out
side of the city, for tne purpose
handling this PortlPnd product.
FOR BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE
The Western Realty Co. of 'Mon
mouth, sells all kinds of realestate,
looks well after the interests of both
buyer and seller. They have a large
l'st cf real bargains in both city and
farm property which no one can af
ford to miss seeine. P. E. CHASE
IS THE PROPRrETOR.
on all our Summer Wash Goods, both plain and
figured Lawns and Demities. Also all our Men's
$4.00 Walk Over Shoes; to close them out we
are selling at $2.95 per pair.
We have a good line of Men's Summer Suits
which we will close out at from $3.00 up to $5.00.
Five dozen pairs Ladies' $3.50 St. Cecelia Shoes,
Special $2.95. Also some Childrens' and Misses'
Shoes at the same low reductions. These goods
will be sold just as advertised. All genuine bar
gains. Come quick, for they will not last long
Conkey,
The Two
Walker & Lehman
Leading Stores of Independence.