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THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
PACE THREE
mm
106'
lYig fir, 4 ft, per cord -Second
growth per cord,
Delivered to any part of
- $4.50
- 4.00
the city.
Putin your season's supply now.
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JNIMCrKNDENCK, OUK
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NEW DRESS GO
Wo invito the Ladies of Independence and vicinity
to inspect the Price and Quality of our large line
of Spring and Summer Dress Goods.
We have never had a better assortment of colors;
also newest weaves in black goods, all prices, but
great values.
Our Grocery Department is always in the lead
Call in and see us; we assure you courteous treat
ment and fair dealing.
Drexler & Alexander
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
EXCURSION
FARES
EAST
1911
During the months of May, June, July, August
and September, on dates shown below, the
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
will sell round -trip tickets from Independence,
via Portland, as follows:
Fri
Chicago $74.4.r
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Joseph
St. F-aul
St. Paul, via Council Bluffs $65.85
Minneapolis,' direct . . 61.95
Minneapolis, via C. Bluffs 65.85
CI. 95 Duluth, direct .... 68.85
Duluth, via Council Bluffs 69.45
St. Louis 71.95
SALE DATES
May 16, 17. 18, 19, 22, 23. 24, 25. 27, 28 and 29.
June 5, 7, 9, 10. 12. 16, 17, 21, 22, 28, 29 and 30.
July 1, 2. 3, 4. 5, G, 19, 20, 20, 27 and 28.
August 3, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30.
September 1, 2, 4, 5, 0 and 7.
Stop-overs within limits in either direction. Final return limit Octo
ber 31st. Inquire of any S. P. Agent for fares one
way through California, or apply to
WM. McMURRAY
General Fassenger Agent
Portland, Oregon
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WATT SHIPP
THE BICYCLE MAN
SALEM, OREGON
Athletic and Gymnasium Goods
Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle
Bicycles and Repairing
Pocket Cutlery and Razors Sun Typewriter, $10
Patronize
Home Industry
.The Independence Steam
Laundry does good work.
BOTH PHONES.
INDEPENDENCE MEAT MARKET
Has long since been noted for quality, and the New
Management is determined to keep up the long es
tablished reputation of the house. If you, are not
one of our many satisfied customers, it's your fault.
WILL BLOCH,
Independence, Oregon
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
CALL FOR APPLES FIRM.
Northwest Fruit Expert Sea Great
Demand in Eat.
Hood River "Over-production
shouldn't worry the Northwestern ap
pkKrower," aid C. It. Greisen, BHsis
tant editor of Better Fruit, who has
just returned from a tour that carried
him to all of the larger cities of the
United StateH.
"The problem to be worked out la
that of distribution. Out of the 63
cities that I viBited, in an anstonish
ingly large number I found few ap
ples on sale. In uch places as Oma
ha, Denver, Kaunas City and Dea
Moines the few apples that were on
the market were selling at prices
ranging from $2.75 to $4 a box.
Practically the same conditions were
found in every city except New York
and Chicago.
"These cities are crowded with box
apples. Any amount of apples could
bo bought on the streets of Chicago
for $1.25 a box. Chicago has storage
in trannit privileges and a hardship is
worked on cities of the surrounding
territory, which should be able to dis
tribute fruit to adjacent territory far
better than it can be distributed from
the one point. For that reason, St.
Louis, which should be equally as
good a distributing point as Chicago,
is handling practically no box apples.
"It was certainly a pleasure for me
to behold the wonderful apples on the
streets in New York. The Hood Riv
er Newtowns looked as handsome as
any Newtowns Hood River has ever
placed on exhibit. However, Hood
River must keep up the splendid pack
that has made it famous, for all the
sections of the Northwest are putting
up a good pack."
Mr." Griesen said that red apples
will meet with a far better demand
than the yellow varieties. The de
mand will be better both in this coun
try and abroad, he said, and he ad
vises growers to set more orchards to
red apples.
EXPERIMENT LAND FIXED.
200 Acres For Farm School Chosen
Near Burns.
Burns The Harney county commis
sioners' court has selected a tract of
land embracing 200 acres six miles
east of Burns, as a site for the agri
cultural experiment station. It is
situated in a road section, now owned
by the Oregon & Western Colonization
company on the north side of the main
county road leading from Burns to
Lawen, Harriean and the eastern part
of the valley.
It is dry, sagebrush soil of a charac
ter similar to the prevailing land of
Harney valley, and the experiments
there demonstrated will be a guide for
farmers in nearly all parts of the sur
rounding country. President David
son, of the Colonization company, has
writter to the court giving that body
free rein to set its own price on the
land, expressing his appreciation of
the great value the experiment station
will be to the country in general and,
therefore, to the company. i
A representative of the State agri
cultural college is expected here in a
short time to superintend the construc
tion of buildings and other improve
ments on the property, for which the
county court will make provisions at
once. s
For the sub-stations which will be
established later, there are free offers
of land in various parts of the county,
as the settlers are fully sensible of
the great benefit to be derived.
TIMBER LANDS TAPPED.
Be Built
Toledo-to-Siletz Line to
Within a Year.
Toledo A contract has been signed
here by a group of citizens of this
county to build and operate a railroad
from Toledo into the Siletz timber
country. Under this agreement the
local promoters agree to furnish right
of way and depot grounds at Toledo
and Siletz.
It is announced that work will begin
in 60 days and that the road be com
pleted in one year. This road will
open up one of the heaviest timber
belts in Oregon and its promotion has
only waited the assurance of deep
water from Toledo to the ocean.
Sixty Bushels to Acre Predicted,
Elgin Preparations are in order
for the caring for the immense grain
crop of this section, new outfits being
unloaded every few days for threshing.
Among others, Sam Boothe and Ed
Thompson have purchased a fine new
outfit with which to thresh their large
contracts. It is predicted that Elgin
and vicinity will set a new yield rec
ord along the grain line this year,
many farmers claiming as much as 65
bushels per acre for fall wheat.
Clatsop Gets Fire Warden.
Astoria In response to a petition
from a large number of timber own
ers, the county court has appointed
Charles Osgood as county ffire warden
at a salary of $100 a month and neces
sary traveling expenses. The ap
pointment is for two months and Mr.
Osgood will work under the supervis
ion of the state deputy warden in pre
venting forest fires in this county.
Rainfall Damages Cherry Crop.
Eugene Heavy rainfall during the
thunder storm recently caused some
damage to the cherries of this county,
the bulk of which are now dead ripe.
Hay was uninjured by the rain, as it
was generally well cured, although
nearly the whole county crop is still in
the field.
OREGON CHERRIES IN LEAD.
San Francisco Firm Acquires Entire
Display at Salem Fair.
Salem That Oregon cherries for
fancy purposes are the finest in the
world is the declaration of Arthur C.
Rasa, of E. G. Lyons & Rass, San
Francisco, the largest maraschino and
fruit syrup dealers on the Coast. Rass
is here for two weeks securing cher
ries for the maraschino trade. , He
expects to take over 50 tons from Sa
lem this year and will take more cher
ries if he can secure them. Among
other acquisitions Rass secured the
entire display of the Salem Cherry
Fair through the Salem Fruit Union.
"If the elements are favorable here,
Oregon cherries cannot be equalled in
the world," he said. "Eastern
houses secure cherries from Italy at
rock bottom prices. There the cher
ries cost 1 cent or J of a cent a pound.
We can buy those cherries in Italy,
ship them to San Francisco, and put
them up for 4 J cents a pound. That
is what we pay originally for Oregon
cherries. Oregon cherries in maras
chino go 60 to a bottle. The cherries
secured in the East go 175 to a bottle
in maraschino. That is some differ
ence in cherries. We can't equal
Oregon cherries in California. They
can't be grown there, nor anywhere
else, to touch the cherries of this
state. Given good weather conditions
and Oregon leads the world in cherries
as well as in many other fruits."
LANE PREPARES FOR FAIR.
County Society Will Erect Booths and
Rent Stalls to Concessionaries.
Eugene Enlargement of the pavil
ion on the grounds of the Lane County
Agriclutural society for the better ac
commodation of the Lane County Fair
this fall was authorized at the meet
ing of the board of directors, and the
painting of all the buildings was also
directed. This year the board, in
stead of renting ground for conces
sions, will erect a number of uniform
booths on the grounds, and rent the
stalls to the concessionaires.
More attention will be given this
year than last to the stock exhibit,
and a committee has been appointed
for the purpose of interesting every
owner of registered stock in Lane
county to bring this stock to the coun
ty fair.
The different granges of the county
have taken the matter up and already
are preparing collective exhibits.
The county court has signified its in
tention of repeating its donation of
last year to the fair, the money to be
used exclusively in premiums.
Difficulty over the location of the
district fair for Lane, Douglas and
Coos counties arose several years ago,
and since then Lane county has been
holding a fair of its own, each year
somewhat better than the previous
one, until now good grounds and track
have been secured, and very credit
able exhibits made. The fair this
year will be held September 20 to 24.
CHERRY YIELD IS HEAVY.
Hood River Valley Crop Being Ship
ped to All Parts Now.
Hood River Although the small
amount of cherries grown in the Hood
River valley was cut short severely in
a great portion of the community, the
crop is yielding very heavily in some
districts, and the Apple Growers'
union has made a large number of
small shipments. A branch 16 inches
in length, cut from a tree in the Max
welton orchards on the West Side,
contained 103 large-sized cherries.
The branch, which was taken from a
Bing tree, weighed a little over two
pounds.
Although but few orchardists make
a specialty of growing small fruits,
such as strawberries, those who do so
have met with great success this year.
The local market is supplied and the
union finds a ready market for the
gratifying surplus.
O. A. C. Building to Be Ready.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis By the opening of the college
year, September 22, the new mechanic
arts building, which will contain the
foundry, plumbing and wood working
shops, will be completed and the
equipment ready for use. These three
laboratories will virtually double the
capacity of the present shops, and will
make it possible for the college to
make for itself much of the furniture
and equipment necessary for the vari
ous buildings.
Eagle Point Patronizes New Bank,
Eagle Point The First Str.te bank
opened its doors in Eagle Point the
first of the week and at the close of
the first day $8,000 had been depos
ited. Eagle Point is a town of 400
people and the First State is the only
bank in it. A new two-story brick
building, costing $4,000, was con
structed for its occupation and the
example causad two similar buildings
to go up in a previously "brickless"
town. i
Coos to Have Fair Exh'bit.
Marshfield Coos county i3 to be
represented with a fine exhibit at the
State Fair at Salem this year. Here
tofore Coos has only been represented
by individual entries in the dairy pro
ducts. The chamber of commerce will
pay the expenses of aN- representative
from this city to look after the exhibit
and will start at once gathering pro
ducts of all kinds.
POLK COUNTY BANK
MONMOUTH, OREGON
Paid Capital, $30,000.00
Transacts a General Banking Business
OfFICERS AND DIRECTORS
I. H. HAWtfV, President J. B. V. BUTltR, Vlc Prt.ident IRA C. POWELL, fuhUr
r. S. POWELL J. B. STUMP I. M. SIMPSON
The Arcade Cigar Store
F. A. WILLIAMS
Cigars Tobaccos Candies
Soft Drinks and Confectionery
C STREET INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
TOSUPPLYTHEDEMAND
Is to provide such goods as will meet
the test under all circumstances.
This is what we have endeavored to
do, and the result is an increased
trade, rapid sales, and a clean, fresh
stock on hand at all times. If you .
have not tried our grocery depart
ment, do so and become one of our
many satisfied customers.
L. G. REEVES, The Grocer
OFFICIALS
H. HIRSCHBERG, President A. NELSON, Vice President
C. W. IRVINE, Cashier
The Independence
National Bank
INCORPORATED 1889
Transacts a General Banking Business
Interest Paid on Time Deposits .
DIRECTORS
H. HIRSCHBERG A. NELSON D. W. SEARS
B. F. SMITH OTIS D. BUTLER
DALLAS LIBER 1 LOGGING CO.
Lessess
Willamette Valley Lumbet Co.
For prices on Lumber, Lath," Shingles, Sash,' Doors, Mouldings,
Cement, Cedar Fence Posts, Etc., See
J. S. BOHANNON
Home Phone 1C11
Bell Phone 404. INDEPEXDFNCE, OEEGON
Our Dress Goods
When in pursuit of Dress Goods, don't fail to look
over our line. We are prepared to make the city
bargain sale a shady feature in merchandising.
AND IN SHOES we also have bargains that will
surprise you; this is our strong hold and we can
show an immense line at bargain prices every day.
L. RICE, The Furnisher
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
Horse Shoeing General Repairing
We do all kinds'of Wagon and Carriage Work and keep in
stock all parts for vehicles; work guaranteed
Main Street, near the Bridge INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
FURNISHED ROOMS
Established 1896
CPEN DAY AND NIGHT
WhiteHouseRestaurant
WM. McGILCHRIST & SONS, Proprietors
Best and Most Popular Eating Place in the Willamette Valley
Telephone 196 SALEM, OREGON 362 State Street