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filhii M. M J INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1911 NUMBER 17. VOLUME 28. it CP NORMAL SCHOOL OPENED MONDAY Attendance First Day 'Reaches Expectation of President Ackrman. INDICATIONS 1'OINTTO LARGE It ATTENDANCE IN EARLY PA KT OF TERM. (Special to the Enterprise) The Oregon Normal School open ed last Monday moHt auspiciously. The attendance wai all that was ex potted and the Kglntrar report tnat the correspondence Indicate It will reach the hundred murk with in a few day. The Becond day of school, or Tues Uuy, wm devoted to partaking of a banket picnic dinner furnished by the peo;lu of Monmouth and vicinity. U certainly was a delightful sight to see the wellspr-ad tibhs and peopl.', " students und faculty mingl ing together ag they did 'during the luncheon hour. If. pitrtook of an old fashioned social, and served as a lueana of getting acquainted much better than a formal reception could huve done. Afttr doing full JiiBttce co the koo1 things furnished, all re paired to the chapel and listened to a most excellent urogram furnlah ed by the Normal students and dis tinguished speakerg. The president outlined his policy and stated clear ly what he considered to be the function of a "tits NormM. Resent !Iofer, t'ie only member of the board present, spoke mod encouragingly and hopefully or the future of tha ncrmal, and Pledged the best efforig of tne board to Its upbuilding. Sen ator M. A. Miller, who represented the Governor, apoke of the great work that had been accomplished and would be accomplished, und pledged, In so far aa he waa able ta bring about the beBt efforig of the OreKOu Legislature In supporting the school Mr. Carlton, assistant State Super Intnsden', representing Superintend ent Alderman who was unavoidably absent, spoke' of the demand for trained teachers as evidenced by the correal ondeuce coming to his office. Prof. Kesslar, Ex-l'reBldent of the school, was presented nnd waa warmly greeted by old-time friends nnd studentB.' He spoke of the strug gle thiit hud been made for the life of the s'hool and expressed the opin ion that its future. Is well assured. President Kerr, of the Oregon Agrl cult .iral College, apoke of the chang ing conception of education and of the place in the educational system that the Normal School filled, " and that the several institutions had their df nite fields, and so far as the Oregon Agricultural College whs concerned there would be no conflict. Couunty Superintendent Seymore of Polk County and County Superintend ent Smith of Miirlon, gave very en couraging and helpfU addresses, and pledged tho co-operation of their de partments,, with the management of tho school. Ira C, Powell of Mou mouth, spoke of the efforts made by the peopl9 of Monmouth and of the cooperation of all friends of educa tion throughout the state in making it possible by a vote of the peopla to re-establ'sh the Normal, prof. Buv ler, Secretary of the Alumni Assod-' atlon,. outlined briefly the struggle made for the initiative and spoke of the great work that the school was destined to do. All in all It waa an epoch-making day in the educational history of the stnte, and one that will long be remembered by those present ' A Great Advantage to Working We. J. A. Maple, 125 S. 7th St., Steu benvllle, O., says: "For years I suf fered from weak kidneys and a se vere bladder trouble. I learned of Fo ley Kidney Pills and their wonderful cures so I began taking them and sure enough I had a good results as any I heard about. My backache left me and to one of my business, ex pressman, that alone is a great advan tage. My kidneys acted freely and normal, and that saved me a lot of misery. Foley Kidney Pills have cur ed me and hare my highest praise. For ale by Williams Drug Co HTATE FAIR EXHIBITS Of all the (County exhibits at the State Fair, Polk County took third prize. Considering thut this Is the first exhibit from Polk County, as a county exhibit, this Is remarkable and It Is a certainty that whe this county hag be-n in the fair business ng long ag BOino of the other conn- ties ahe will not stop with second or third but will no to the top of the ladder. The exhibits were, for the meat Dart, grans and vegetables. The showing of fruits was small but the other exhibits made up for what was lacking In the fruit line.' Among the prize winning gralng were thoa of Mr. Van Walters and othr Independence fanuerg, W. L. Bice took flrBt on the cucumbers. 9:un McKImurry took flrBt on thi prunra. Owing f the fat that some sf the individual collectors of the different contributions were care less or the fair authorities at Dallas, nearly all of the names were off of the Individual specimens. The Polk Countv' exhibit occupi ed a prominent Place In the main exhibition building and compared fa vorably In size with any of the oth er collections. Some of the oth?r counties, although they had larxer d'Bplayg. did not rank with this one. Several of the Oregon counties d d not have any exhibit whatever. Among theBe was Hood River Coun ty, one of the best fruit and apple counties in the state. One of the representatives of Hood River coun ty wag In t'ie appartment of the Polk Countyt exhibit, and was hand ing out literature relative to Hood River ICounty. When asked why he was poutchlng on Polk County terri tory he stated that his county did not have "Ret np" enough to fur nish an 'exhibit. When further ques tioned ha said that "get up" "was all that Hood River County lacked as they could deliver the goads when it came to a show down. In the stoc-k department Polk Conn ty carried off the largest percent of the blue ribbons. In every class where Polk County farmers were competitors their stock got into the winning and a large Part of them took flrKt preminiums. I'o'k County hops, famous all over the world, were conspicuous because of their absnce There wb not a hop In the entire exhibit. This fact was du- no, douht, to the fact that all of the hop men were too busy to attend to the -preparation! of an exhibit OREGON STOCK WORTH $91,689,4C0 COKVALL1S, OkEUON, Sept. 19 That hto annual live a o k produc toii of Ui3 state is worth 4.91.689,40 WcB stated by Dr. James Wlihycombe d.rector of the experiment station at t.ie Siata Agricultural College, in au aduresB at the annual banquet of the Oregon run Bred Live Stock Association at the State Fair. Ills statis.ics were as fo.lows: 073,750 cattle valued at $13,475,000; 170.000 dairy cows at $7,000,000; 295.... horses at $432,538,000; 8,070 mules at $1,040,400; t 2,401,000 sheep at $9,604,000; 321.OJ0 hogs a; $3,888,000; 220,000 gouts at $880, ..; 20.000,000 lbs. of wojI at $4,000,000 880,000 lbs o mohair att $264,000;t dairy products at $14,000,000; and poultry at $5,030,000, making a total of $91,689,400. v - C. L. Hawley of the college board of regents was re elected president at tha annual meeting, and M. C. Marris was made secretary. The meet ing was addressed by Prot Cariysle of the University of Idaho at Mos cow, Idaho, Prof. Van Pejt of Iowa, and Pres. W. J. Kerr of O. A. V. President Kerr spoke on the advan tages of agricultural education, the necessity of getting the boys inter ested in farming, early, and other farm problems COMBINATION OFFER From now until November the 1st, you can get the Weekly Oregonlan and thhe INDEPENDENCE ENTER PRISE for one year for $1.75 per year. Remember this offer lasts on ly until November the 1st and you can, get both paper for $1.75. Sub scribe at CRAVEN & MOORE'S or at the ENTERPRISE OFFICE. HORSE THIEF IS BEHIND BARS Evan Kemp Arrested in South ern City and Brought Back to Face Trial. 8eea the Folly of His Crlms and Attempts Suicide In Jail at Yoncalla. Evan Kemp Is the name of the par ty who stole Crown y Bro her s livery t arn from KtiW Hop Yard last week, where it bad eben driven by T. M. Irvine. Mr. Irvine hired the team ta go out to the yard where he played a part in the drama given by the Belieu Repertoire Company. Be ing unable to find tarn room for the horses, Mr. Irvine hit bed them to a tree. While the play was In prog ress Kemp Is said to have taken the the horses aand buggy and made a successful get-away, driving through Independence at a lively rate of spee a couple of hours after the team left tha barn, they were gaen on the to th side of the steel bridge by a bar y who called the driver's atten tion to the fact that a halter strap was down and when he went' to the road to fasten it for him the whip wa usd In urging the horses into a run. ' Kemp drove to Salem and that was the last trace of him unt 1 he was ar rested at a hop ranch near Yoncalla Friday. The sherlf g of Polk, Marion and Multnomah counties were imme dla ely adtised of the depredation committed and were on the look-out for the miscreant. It was believed tha he would go in the direction of Portland, as his mother Is said to re side there, but instead he went south Kemn was dru' k when he took the team, he says, and wag acting very sratngely when anvstsdi He met with an accident a lltds way soath of Ros b"rg when the vehicle was wrecked and he sold the parts to a farmer for two dollars, continuing his jour n y on foot and leading the hors?s At Thiel's hop yard-near Yoncalla he applied for a pos'tion picking hops, and it was there that his sirange condu-.'t aroused suspicion and he wa. taken into custody by the marshal of that city and lodged in Jil Soon affer he was place! behind the bars a blaze was discovered in the Jail building, and It became evident that the young horse thief undertook to employy this method of self des truction rather than to be brought bnck f Independence and face the charges placed against him. The dep ity sheriff of Douglas Co -telephoned Mars al Feagles of this city that he had a suspect in custo dy, and when a description of the t am was given it became known that young Kemp was the party wanted in this city. Sheriff Grant went after the erring youth and he Is being held in the county Jail at Dallas to answer for his conduct The tam has also been returned to the owners, but in bad condition as a result of their long drive which was continued night and day without feed or water, covering a distance of more than a hundred miles. The young culprit is facing a long term in the penetentiary. He came to In dependence to pick hops and worked a l'ttle at Krebs' hop yard, but. was apparently dissatisflde with the con-, ditlons on a ho? ranch and under took to provide a cheap conveyance for himself south, but it will eventu ally prove to be an exoenslve trip. Kemp Is said to have come from a good family, and has the appearance of being anytMng but a criminal. His father was well known in Oregon as one of the most able instructors the state afforded and was at one time a teacher in the Oregon Agricultural College at Cbrvallis. Kemp is not a bad man but this is another case where the evils of Intemperance are shown. SCHOOLS TO OPEN ON THE 25TH MR. BUSH LOSES HIS PANTS On Saturday evening Sim BuBh, the xnauagtr of fefjr CoA'g sto.e lost his pant. The strangest and lucki est circumstance connected with tne lncediuit is tint he found them a-gaiu. The way it happened would bring tears to the eyes of almost any mum my and when Sim gets out of the barrel he 1b using as a temporary su.t of clothes, be may be induced to tell us how it happened. It seems that a friend of Sim's came Into the store last Saturday eve ning and, considering the fact that all of the clerks were busy, and ss he Just happened to be beany able to use a pair of long pants, be be took It upon himself to wait upon himself in the department In which were neither clerks nor purchasers and, in passing, the department in which Sim happened to have quite a supply of trousers (size 32 x 33) and sseing Just his size on the top of the ward robe Slm'g friend, Just ti h?lp the over-worked clerks, wait ed on himself, hurriedly mentioning something abont "charging it to pro f t and lois." i The pro tempore clerk was not quick enough in wrapping his newly acquired double tube skirts, howev er, and was seen in the act of do ing some hocus pocus stunts in which his coat tail and Slm'B pants figured very conspicuously by one of the by standers, who informed Sim, who. In turn, took a short cut up the al ly end met his automatic clerking system face to face. Just as the iat- t;r was in the act of untieing his horse. Sim apologized for not hav ing had time to have waited upon him and the bystander went for the marshal. Self defence was the Ciy pla the man could o'fer end he was f!nahy sentenced f a life without Sim's pants and If the governor does not intervene he is up against it HOP-PICKER DIES WHILE EATING Man Speuds Pleasant Day in City, Walks Home, Sits up to Eat-Dies After spending a pleasant after noon in Independence and apparent ly ag well aa could be, James W. An derson, while eating a hearty sup per, dropped dead in bis chair. Mr. Anderson made his home in Kveret, Washington although he had relatives in Southern California. At the time of his death he was en gaged to pick bops at the O. T. Mur- phey hop ranch and it was at that place that hig death occurred. The body was brought to this city and is in the Morgue at O. Henkie's Undertaking Parlorg,. where it will be held . until the relatives can be reached and instructions received relating to the disposal to be made of the body. A telegram was received from a fcirty in California stating that Mr. Jlenkle should burry the body and cha-ge the bill to the deceased man's state which is said to be of consi derable value. He is said to have owned property in Portland, Everet and o'her Oregon and Washington towns as well as some in (California. FOR SALE i I Registered Jersey bull. 4 years old, gentle ag a dog. Inquire of Arch ie Tetherow, five miles Bouthwest of Monmouth. l6-p-l8 Foley's Honey and Tr Compound St'.ll retains its high place as the ' best household remedy for all coughs jand colde, either for children or for i grown persons. Prevents serious re ! sui s from a cold. Take only the gen uine Foley Honey and Tar Compound and refuse substitutes. ! For 8ale by Williams Drug Co Word has been received from the School Directors of this city, that the city schools will open on Monday, September 25th. Professor Crowley bas returned to the city and everything is now in readiness for the opening. REV. DOUGLAS MARRIES Rev. Will an. . J. Douglas, pastor of the Woosiawn Methodist Episco pal Church, of Portland, and Mrs. Laura P. Parker, of Salt Lake Clty Wire married Monday evening, Sep. 11, at the home of Rev. Benjamin Young, pastor of Taylor-Street Meth odist Episcopal Church, in the pres ence of ministerial friends and their wives. The ceremony was performed by Bishop Charles W. Smith, assist-j ed by Dr. J. W. McDougall, district Superintendent o! the Methcd'st E piscopal Church, and Rev. Benjamin Young. Af er the marriage, felicita tions were offered on beha'.f of the Minis'erial Association by Bishop Smith,' Rev J. T. Myers and Rev. W. T. Kerr. Rev. Douglas was pastor of the Independence Methodist Chur n five y?ars ago. His former wife died at this place. ills many friends extend congrat ulations. OLD-TIMER VISITS CITY Henry Will;ius of Olympia, Wash , (visited in the city a few days this week. Mr. Williams was a resident bf Independence thirty years ago and was the first city marshal in the ci ty after its Incorporation. He can aee wonderful improvements In the town and country tributary. WHEN Y06J GO INTO A JEWELRY STORE YOU LIKE TO FEEL ABOUT THIS WAY That what you buy will be purchase. That the price will large. It Is the desire of this unconsciously carry away this know it tram experience. Remember Rowe is not a bargains. I never make sensa and Diamonds, hoping , to force on you something else, genuine, no matter how small your not be exorbitant, no matter how store that all new customers shall impression. Our old customers Rowe's Prices are Always the lowest, bargain jeweler with .strings his tional statements" about Watches at'ract you to my store and then paying greater profit. DID YOU EVER CET STUNG.? - . V So You Know What I Mean. . Whatever you buy of Rowe is returnable if not perfectly satis factory, and the FULL AMOUNT REFUNDED. This rule and our low prices are the secrets of our success in business thug far in 1911. No. matter how little or how much you want, go First, Last and Always to the reliable house of Rowe's Jewelry Store PROMPT SERVICE Home Phone 7811 Ring us up Ifor correct time. Is at hand and so is our Line of School Supplies. Call and be convinced of quality, Quantity and Price. Aland's Pharmacy The Independence Drug Store. W$ i$ tbe Right Place to gome for FURNITURE XF"We are as sure of that as we were ever sure of anything. Our present problem is to convince all those w ho may need Furniture of this fact. g)ff"Ten minutes spent in our store will do more convincing than a page of newspaper talk. gjBTGhid to have the ladies, drop in any time they are down town. . fjsFAlway8 something new to show Jthem. If it isn't new arrivals in Bedsteads, it's Dining Koom Furniture in artistic designs, or it's Couches, or Tables or Chairs. . . "It may be this, that or the other that we wish particularly to have the ladies look at-but it's ALWAYS SOMETHING. Impossible to bother us. BICE & CALBREATH INDEPENDENCE OREGON,