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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1912)
Em Jttnjmw?1ttP it VOLUME 28. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1912. NUMBER 49. RAILROAD CO. TAKES OPTION Oregon Electric Said to Buy an Option on Independence Property. Mora Improvement! In Contemplation Will Greatly Add to Appearance of Our Bualneia 8treete. possibilities of the ru-w railroad from Independence to the count are w;ipnrni(y increasing every day. While it Btwiis to bo ImpoKslbUs to duterinliio anything dfliite regurd itiK the mutter at thin time, H la a known fm t Unit the partl8 in ter, sti'd have bet n looking over the proposed line within the past two weeks aul reports coming from those who are aiippoatl to know are very encouraging. It seems, from what little can be lenrnod of the project, that the Hill sysfm la either financing the pro posed Valhy &. Sllctz road or that they exoect to build a roarl from their eaat aide ll'ie to connect with the line which la likely to be built from Indoptvidimee to Newport by way of the Sfletz country, the incorporator of which road are said to be mem bera of the Falls City Lumber Com pmy. Th'a Co'iclualon baa been drawn from the fact that the Oregon Electric Company baa purchaaed en option on Joa. Montgomery's proper ty on the east aide of Main street where it la supposed that a railroad bridge will cross the Willamette. Absolutely nothing deflmite can be learned regarding the future plana of the Oregon Electric or the Valley A Sllet Co., and the current reporta regarding the new cowu line are practically all baaed upon conclus ions. However, the active Investi gation of the railroad men Indicate that there Is going to be much pro gr?as la rallroml development in this part of Oregon, and it has atlrred btis'ness lntertata to unlimited en thusiasm.. People over the Wil lamette valley arelooklng toward Inde pendence with' a remarkable degree of Interest and the home people ere putting forth every effort to meet the future growth and prosperity of the city. New developments are planned every day, among the latest of which Is the proposed new fronts in Cotikey, Walker & Lehman's two stores and probably the store owned by Zed Rosendorf. With the store buildings of Bice & Calbreath modennly improv ed In this manner and the same with Mrs. G. L. Whlteakera building ad joining the new hotel and bank prop erty of A L ..Sperling, It means a complete new block an the west side of Main street between CI and D.. streets. ' , North of D. street C. 0. 'Long is erecting a now garage building and pu'tlng in a new front to the old buildlrg which has stood an the bank of Ash creek almost since In dependence was an infant. Hanna Brothers' row of fireproof buildings erected on the east side of the street make it possible for us to clatm without fear of contradict ion that Independence possess the best business street of any city in the state with equal population. But the end is not yet. On south Main street H. Hirschberg contemp lates erecting at three story building In the near future and It Is more than probable that concrete or brick buildings will be built during the summer on the north side of C street. R. L. Gaines, who recently purchased the laundry building, ex pects to make: quite extensive Im provements on the same In the near future, and so the good work goes on. Probably no city has experienced greater development during the P8t year than' Independence. MONMOUTH SELLS WATER BONDS J. C. Powell, mayor of Monmouth, was in the city the butter part of last week and reports the sale of the Monmouth water bonds at a mice; premium.- ' ' The city, he says, Immediately be gan the construction of the, plant, W up-to-date system In every respect Tlhe water Is to be taken from reservoir at the summit of Cupid's Knoll by which ample pressure will be afforded to moke It an excellent plant FALLS FROM GANG PLANK Member of 0. A. C. CIce Club Takes Midnight Bath in the Willamette. Passengers and Boat Crew Enjoy Enchainment Given By College Boya at they Proceed up River. Tho t'literlalnmont given In the Opera Hoiibh Saturday evening by the 0. A. a (ile d Mandolin Club was well w.tttiided and highly appreola ed. ' ' i The college boya probably enjoyed their reception he-re betttr than they did the r Jour.iey home. After t ie show the compi-uy start ed for Corvallls in a large automobile A few mlhfrom the city the ma chine became stalled In the mud end the boys were compelled to walk back to Independence or proceed on foot to Corvallls, whl b, In elther cas ! was by no means pleasant. They dee'dod, however, to "hit the trail' for the nearest point and arrived in this city a few minutes before the s earner Pomona, landed at the In dependence dock. Then it wm de cided to try the river route and in this on8 ofthe boys two In fact met with unpleasant features. As they were marching one by one over the gang plank to the deck, one of the members of that celebrated mandolin club fell Into the river. He was rescued by another member of the purty who sprang into the water and assisted hin to safety. When the excitement was all over and the steamer had started up river the boys are s'd to have! put on an other entertainment and entertained the passengeri and boat crew until morning when the boat landed at Corvallls. Sunduy a man rarne down from Cor vallis and hauled the car to the In dependence garage where It was re paired prepnratoy to the return trip. The College Boys' visit to Inde pendence was one long to be remem- I bered, tedious and expensive, but the entertainment was enjoyed by i all who attended. JURORS FOR. MAY TERM DRAWN Following is the names of the Jur ors drawn by County Clerk E. M Smith and Sheriff J. M. Grant ' to serve at May term of the Polk coun ty Circuit Court, beginning May 13. vl h their postofflce addresses: F. O. Byeriy, Amity, R. 2; Roy 151: ck, Dallas; .1. H. Mulkey, Mon mouth; F. E. Murlo'-k, Monmouth; John Slmpklns, Salem, R. 1 ; A. N. Newblll, Dallas; M. Scrafford, Mon mouth: J. W. RIchardsonJr., Inde pendence; Robert Tmrter, Airlie; Clyd Kelty, McCoy; W. W. Rowell, Rick- reall; W. A. Chute, Salem; O. W. Beckett, Snlem, R. 1; Verd.HUl, In dependence; Lee Conner, perrydale; II. H. Meckley, Dallas; Robert Ank n?y, Rlckreall; A. W. Fink, Dalln,R. 2; F. B. Rider, Independence; G. A. Shields, McCoy; G. W. Chapman, Sa lem, R. 2; John Taylor, Airlie; G. W. McLaughlin, Bnena Vista; C. P- Hem bree, Monmouth; T. J. Merrick, Sher idan R. 2; O. E. Focht, Bnflston; L. Rltner, Airlie; Frank Schythe. Air lie: Felix Comegys, Amity, R. 2; Irvii Hussey, Butler; I. M. Simpson, Suver. DIES IN WASHINGTON Former Resident of this City Pasaes Away at His Home In, Waehlngton. Alexander Cooper, a former resi dent of Independence and commonly know here as Pete Cooper, died im Chehalls county, Washington, April 24, 1912. ' Mr. Cooper wag born In Missouri In 1846 and crossed the plains in the year 1852, locating near this city, and has resided in amdnear Independen ce most of the time since. Alexan- r Cooper wag M nexphew of J. R. Cooper of this city. WHAT TEXANS ADMIRE la hearty vigorous1 life, according to Hugh Tallman, of Sam Antonio. 'We find,' he writes, 'that Dr. King's New Life Pills lurely put new lifel and. energy into person. Wife and I believe they ore the best made." Excellent for stomach, liver or kidney troubles. 25 cents at all druggists. REINCARNATION. ! PRESIDENT. TWA SefonoTiKM, f f vx . Third EVENTUALLY -&tSSMm EMPEROR! IMPORTANT FRATERNAL MERGER The Fraternal Union of America, with headquarters at Detfiver, Colo., one of the best and most favorably k.iown frafternlltles In this vicinity, at at special session held at Denver, April 3rd, consolidated with the Amer ican Nobles of Waterloo, Iowa. The Fraterna4 Union of America retains its name and charter, only alight changes in the constitution be ing made in order to meet the new conditions. By this consolidation the Fraternal Union of America has increased its resources to nearly half a million aiud Ha membership now numbers ap proximately 50,000. This make it one of the large fraternities of America. All certificates of the American No bles wene reinsured and Its entire membership now has full protection of the,. Fraternal, Union of America. Headquarters will remain in the Frw'.ennal Union building in Denver, Colorado. Several changes were made to the supreme and official body which now stands as follows: Supreme lodge officers, Past Su preme prseident, F- F. Rose, Denver; Supreme president, V. A. Young, Wa terloo, la-; Supreme vice president, H. M. Wharing, Denver; Supreme secretary, Sail S. Baty, Denver; Su preme treasurer, Willis M. Marshall, Denver; Supreme physician. Dr. J. C Hutchinson, Denver; Supreme protect or, George A. 0strom, Portland; Su preme Guide, Dora McCarten, Wenat che, Wash.; Supreme Guard, Mattie Farliey, Spokane; Supreme sentinel, Chas. H. Amos, Sioux City, la.; Su preme stewards, C- F. Tlplton, Trini dad, Colo.; R. E. McKeioy, Omaha, Neb.; Newman Laser, Atlanta, G a. ; Abner A. Smith, Henderson, Texas ; Elmer S. Nordyke, LosAngeles, CaL; Advisory bocrd, V. A. Young, H. M Whnrlng, Samuel S. Baty, and Frank L. Bishop of Denver; W. F- Heame, Mangum, Okla.; M. F. L. Roy, Man chester, I, and S. L. Kern, water loo, la. The Demons Of The Swamp. are mosquitos. As they sting they put deadly malaria germs in the blood. Then follow the Icy chills and the fires of fever. The appetite flies the strength falls;- also malaria often paves the way for deadly ty phoid. But Etectric Bitters kill and cast out the malaria germs from the blood; give you a fine appetite and renew your strength. 'After long suf fering, wrote Wm. Fretwell, of Luca- . ma, N. C, 'three bottles drove ail the malaria from my system, and I've had good health ever since. "Best for all stomach, liver and kidney Ills. 60 cents at all druggists. ; ENJOYS HOSPITALITY Chas. Calbreath fell from a step ladder Friday and injured himself to the extent that he has not been on duty much during the week except to aeslst as night watch at the store of Bice & Cailbreath while the front Is out Mr. Calbreath has been as sisted by Pete Dusip, the night police. who has enjoyed the lunches and hospitality Of the kind furniture man. Judge Wilson, last week purchased two houses and lots in thia city. He believes in the future of HadePenden- Fmil CohUjl- iiwi, Cmomh Comm. . - tag tn-L. PROF. CROWLEY RESIGNS Principal of Schools Goes to Other Flelda of Labor. Prof. Crowley, who has been prin cipal of the Independence High School for some time, haa resigned his po sition wid will probably take up work in some otherfleid, but Just where it is not fully decided. ' ProtCrowley was unanimously elect ed by the directors, at a recent meeting, and it was expected that he would continue In the work another year, but he could not be persuaded to remain. I He will be succeeded by Prof. F- G. Chute of Salem, who has been elect ed since the resignation of prof. Cro wley. Prof. Chute, comes well rec ommended and it Is more than prob able at the high standard of the Independence schools, which " hafl been established during prof. Crow ley's administration will be main tained. Prof. Crowley will finish the presen school year before his resignation takes effect. STATE DEPUTY HERE L. W. Lalng, deputy head consul of the M. W. A. was in the city Satur day. Mr.Laine says the order, gen erally sPeMng, has not suffered to any great extent as a result of the Increased aBSessment. He believes that the order is so permanently es tablished that no harm will result from the action of the Head Camp at a recent meeting m Chicago. We find on looking over our stock, that we have over bought in some lines, and on the particular lines, we are going to make you some special 50c. Grade ...at MENS UNDERWEAR advertised by some for 75c at BOYS Good 50c. Shirts at BOY'S Fur Hats, Good Quality .. ..at These are bargains you don't want to miss for as soon as each particular line is sold out, there will be no more at the same price. For every article mentioned above is far below COST. 0. Independence PROSPECTS FOR MILL FAVORABLE Falls City Lumber Company Sends Representatives to Formulate Plans. Considerable interest was aroused la tJie city Wednesday when it wci announced that a mats meeting would e .h Id i i K. of P. hallta the even ing to discuss ways and means of securing at saw mill. About fifty busl-a-88 men assembled at 8 o'clock and the meeting was called to order by J. .. Hanna who ainouaced that he and Verd Hill, on invitation, held an in terview with Mr. Belcher of Falls City Lumber Co., at the Marion Hotel in Salem, when it weu' learned that the company Is really interested lnmov tng Its mill to this city. It seems the company has decided upon the Let Power Experts Work For You at Our Expense We want to sell every kilowatt of electric energy that we can. But we do not care to make a contract with a power user unlets the customer knows that It Is to his advantage to do so. Our power engineers have devoted years to their work; they know their business. They are at the disposal of every power user, large or small. They will make a complete, thorough Investigation and test, and compile a scientific report upon which you may rely. When thete experts' have finished you will KNOW your particular power problems from all aides. Nothing will be left to gueta work. Telephone: Bell 41, Mutual, Oregon Power Company A. ANDERSON New Bicycles with Agent for Bicycles Coasters only 125.00 F0PE MOTOR- fqR RENT CYCLE Repairing A REAL p RICES MEN'S $3.00 HAT8 .UU .35c .30c .50c for $2.! SPECIAL and $4.50 A. BREAKER,- Nelson place in North Independence ..'or tie mill cite. Some time since tha business men and citizens of In d tpendence volunteered to done the mill cite in such location as the company may select. Rons Nelgon was pr;eiiit at the meeting Wednes day evening and informed the body resembled that they would sftll the land required for 200 per acre. This Is e mo t remarkable offer and Is certainly a sacrifice for the benefit of Independence. The land is worth more than double the ecnount asked. Th're was So much enthugif m manifested at the meeting Wednesday rt it was decided to ask Mr. Bel cher to meet the citizens In the ope- f house Thursday evening and mak a statement of what would be requir ed of Independence. Mr. Belcher, it seems, was unnbie to be present at the meeting Thurs day evening, but the other represen tatives of the FalisClty company were present end, while no definite conclus ion was reached relative to remov ing the mill from Fails City to Inde p adence, conditions look very encour Contlnued on page 4 5010. ! ! a Specialty $2.00 MEN'S HATS Advertised by soma I ATS Advertlaed by some 4 Q W $I.Z0 LINE OF FINE S4.00 SHOES at $2.50 Oregon