Or
POLK COUNTY
HUB OF
The WILLAMETTE
VALLEY
INDEPENDENCE
the
HOP CENTER Or
THE WORLD
VOLUME 29.
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, 8EPTEMBER 6, 1912.
TOO MUCH RAIN
-SAY GROWERS
POLK COUNTY WINS PRIZES
Considerable Damage Done To
Hops and Grain. Several
Report Heavy Losses.
Dallai, Popcorn, Independence
Valley Favored District.
Valley Favored District.
and
Winning flrt prlao on bread and
first, second and fourth prizes on
cako, Polk eoiwity Is maintaining her
reputation us ttie "JJlu IUbbon"
Pickers, only a portion of the schooy exhibit
ho been piissod upon acid of ttio
prizes ulrcady awarded, first prUe
, lll.llll llll.1lt tJi.ltt Kilt
I lor, of Dallas; first prize for eiuo
I'robbnly no Benson for a (number of K0,s t0 MII'!I Clark, of I'opeorn
urn rut; second in cul:o to I.eota
toRoi'B, of Independence, and fourth
to Uoldlo Ilr;iiiHon, Spring Valley.
Rain a Hardship on the
Some Have Left Yards Disgusted
and Returned Home.
SQUEEZING THE WATER OUT OF SINGLE TAX
yearn has beet) Mo discouraging to
tlui hop growers of tit Ih country hm
the present one. Iteforo the hop crop
was scarcely ready to pick and grow
ers were hiirryLng to got things In
readiness for tho In event, ruin Met In
and continued to pour down La a dls-c-ouniKlK
"'"I dauiiigtiig manner.
from former experiences little fear
Whs o'.itertalned regarding the posul
bl lit y ;f Hirtlng the crop. Hut un
like niiy'hli'K yit heard of In the W" II
umetio valley, ruin bus fallen more or
less everyday for more thit.i a week.
4),
LHTTKRS KIIO.M THK PEOPLE
HE WANTS TO KNOW
Kdltor Enterprise.
In a recent Ihkuo of the Enterprise
read an article something to the ef
fect tlm If North Independence rebl
lc,:itB want watir from the Oregon
In speaking of tho conditions one man Power Co., they must offer some en
who has lived In this vicinity for courngenietit In the way of patronage.
nearly fifty yearn, said It hs been L(!t 1110 ljrll'f,y ,Uik whl,t Bort of
.... couri;eiuel:t enl this great. Incorpora
tho most damaging mouth of August ,. ,
! Hon want? And what more can they
he had ever wlineHH. d. expect than that which hiu already
While In Home Instances the dam- been given them?
ago to the hops law been quite ex- ' Thirty two homes fci that part of
tensive, it la tho opinion of most ,h!s c"y li;lv'o Petitioned for water.
. , . ... , Mere than that number have express-
can d for In good condition. During
tho last few days tho weatiier has Hide. There Is no limit to tho num.
been vi ry good und a gri-;t imiiiy bT of consumers that, can bo ob-
hops have been put in tho bale.
Di.Tlug the rainy period many have
been camped In tho yards th rough
ed a wlllli'gneKB to UHe city wat t
the innl'is Ci. be put in on the North
tallied if wo can get the wu'er mains.
j In my opinion it Is not lack of eu
i couriigoinivit that Is holding up the
i citizens of North Independence on
out Iho county waiting for the time to ((, Wi,((;r (,( Btior. It is something
comu when tho Inmost could bo pro- else; .now what in it? I.'e u man or
grt hhi d with to a succesHfiil terinlui i , ,l mouse. .
i
lion, and many, It I.s, said, have felt j A Citizen.
w::nt by reason of poor circumst. iiiecs. -
Tiny have boon well provided ho f:-r p),,.,,. .-(!(.
as Mil iter Is c-tmreriiiv!, and growers
if! I I.J I I v I
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j WE'RE PROUD OF IT
New Store Opening Tomorrow Mean
Much to Citizens of Independence
and Polk County.
POPCORN WAGON
MUST PAY $20
RURAL CARRIERS
AT DALLAS'
Tomorrow witnesses the dedication
of a iew enterprise in Independence
J which mans much to every citizen in
i this vicinity. Not particularly the
'bargain seekers, the purchuiing pub
lic, but to the merchants as well.
1 Because with the opening of the new
store cf Wetheroee & Jo.es in the
entirely modern room arranged for
them, a class of trade thu. has
heretofore gone elsewhere will be
! retained at home, and because this
m;.mmoth stock of goods, modern com
I veniences wi:l draw a class of trade
that will be of much benefit to the
city In general. It is, as the pro
prietors huve said, '"a store for the
people,' ar.d we can truly say that
there is no better equipped place of
business and no better selected stock
In Ort-Kon, soi.ti of Portl. i.d.
It can O'dy be appreciated by being
len, and the reader is urged to ac
cept the operirg invitation of the
compar y aid look over the place and
inspect the goofs.
Geo. Carbray, who has been a citi
zen cf Independence for some time,
and the Misses Jones, pioneers of the
city, w:il Le represented in the new
eiiterj rise u:d this is sufficiant to
assure its success. Eut w hen it Is al
so said that Mr. Wetherbee, of Eu
gene, a man cf long experience in the
ge: er. 1 merchardh.e Lu.-i.ness, is it
the head, it giv-fs all the more force
to the new enterprise.
Green Hops Stored.
A. Green was the first man to bring
fioi s to'lhe" Indecendelice warehouse,
and L. Damon, rhe pioneer erower.
w. s in close pursuit. Mr. Green stored -ve::r would mean a great surprise and
WILL ATTEND
CONFERENCE
Rev. Sandifur To Leave Soon
For Ashland Where West
Oregon Conference Meets.
Congregation Hopes to Have Him
Re'urned to Independence
By That Body.
One week, from Mond;.y Rev. F.
N Sandifur will go to Ashland to
at: end the annual West Oregon M.
E. Conference, which will convene in
that city on the 19th, and continue
for one week.
Nothing define can be stated
it this time, of course, regarding the
appointments to be made at this
grei. convention, but it is a safe
guess that there will be no changa
in the pastor at Independence-While
it is true that this rests almost en
tirely wih he presiding officer of the
conference, yet it depends upon the
Ioea church and district superintend
ent to furnish the information re
quired before making the appoint
ments. It is ge.iieru!ly understood
on the part of the congregation that
Rev. Sandifur will be returned and
we believe he will make that recom
mondcJtioa to the bishop.
During their stay in this city Rev.
and Mrs. Sandifur have made many
warm; friends both fci aid out of
the church, and their removal this
14 bales and Mr. Damon 12. Pie will,
however, have more in the warehouse
in a few days, possibly .numbering 2.1
bul s in all. The hops came in
M'edaesdiy, a :d this, Mr. D.xi,.i says,
a gre;t disappointment.
At the M. E. Church.
Ordinance To Lict-nre Fcpcojn Very Sucec-sifai invention
cl
have done everything jiossll K- for the
comfort of their pickers during th
l.l'e moments cnmied by n-.tu.
Sovu'nl are said to have left tho
yards and returned home, tired of
waiting fir the time to come when
they could begin work. In many of
the yards pp'klng has been in pro
gress, notwithstanding the Incloiiu .n t
condl ion of the went her. .
Most of tile damage tlm' has re
sult I'd to the hops seems to he from
fal'leg wires caused by the rain fluid
I have read your many favorable
comments reiacdlng ti e needs of In- j
depend, .in e from time to time and I
villi much Interest, too, but there I.s!
one great Improvement required in j Council
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tin?, cny in;;., nun ..ever ueeii uienuuil
ed in print to my knowledge, and one
does not need to be a close observer
to see tin t it is in demi.nd. I refer
to the necessity of in are light at the
corner above the ferry landing. It
will si rv'o .a great number of pontile
during tho winter If it c:.n be pro
vided. Not so much required by the
Wagons, Etc, Pass
City Council.
Stale Ass'datioa Held At
County Seat.
is th;: e rliest th;'t hops h;..e been
AUCTION SALE
There
re cl;. ses in our school for
liver-d si. ee he h hn in ,hw.la" tteB- auu a" are coraiauy
.u . " ' ; welcome,
of th3 wordiorse. ,
j iTeachii g at 11 a. m. The theme
i is Uoa s Three Requirements." Ep
j wcrth League at 7 p. m. Topic: "Ov
: erwhelmlng Popularity." The Pearl
Mee'lng, Wedresday Night,
Was Quiet. Franchise Ordin
ances Again Tabled.
Niw Systen v.tf F xi-g Salary Urc,ed
by Rural Mail Carriers. Cood
Roads Discussed.
Sunday and Monday the Oregon
St:4i Rur;.l .Mail-carriers' Association
wind. 1 Ih Kiilil Hint not n few viip.Ih
have suffered in this res,u.ct. At Pl,,u tohhIiik the river, but by the "t were Allx- nnon, Dixon and
Krent nnn.v who travel to and frnni.L"-'"i,ul1
East .Independence by boat slncei the
electric road was built.
To be sure you have no more voice
i.n the matter tluti I have, but this
is a suggestion to the city council or
the Commercial Club or some one.
The common council mot in rogu
hr session Wednesday evening, a:id
wi s called to order In the usual form met in annual convention 'at Dallas.
by Mayor Ehiridge. Couucilmen pres
s le i t his home pi;, e 3 miles north
of this city on Thursday, Septem
ber 19. when he will dispose of his
j personal property to the highest bid
jd r. Mr. Waivers recently sold his
f rm find will move to S;.tlem after
j the sale, where he has purchased a
j fi:ie home.
J Miss Alice Ro:s of Salem, raid El
jmrr Nrsh of Buen;. Vlata, were mar-
Th. nnmml.J oli, th., ,a ti. u o"-eiu laai. ounuay auu vis-
. v ..... viuu xiiui.c t.ir
lieu in uns cuy tne nrst or
week.
Evening service ,t - p. m. Theme:
A Barefoct King. Good singirg and
a cordial welcome are features of
these services.
F. N. Sandifur.
HOP HOUSE BURNS
the Rider yard north of the city tho
wires went, down Sunday and Mniida;-.
Cc I). Wilson's pickers were put. to
work in tills yard and It is said
tin it the crop has practically all been
saved. Other parts of tho country
complain of the same trouble, md a ;
few toll of damage by mold. As a
hole the damage will amount to j
considerable. I
Greater damage has been done to
other crops, however, by reason of
the prolonged rain, and this is gen
eral if.l over the valley. Much of
the grnlin yet in the fields hns been
ruined for milling purposes.
A Reader.
Her Looks
Little dabs of powder,
Little specks of paint,
Make my lady's freckles
Look as if they ain't.
Lippincott's.
Mr. Mix made a report regarding
tho committee's Inspection of the
foot bridge and offered suggestions
relative to means of repairing si.wie.
The committee to whom was refer
red the matter of J. 0. Mcintosh's
petition regardirg drainage dsi his
place to Ash creek, reported un
favorable.
carriers' visit to the city u most ia
tertsirg eve. t rranz Kraxherger
cf Auroa, president of the association,
ex;re.sed himself as highly pleased i
the matter of uttendanee and hospit
ality received. It is siOd to have
been the largest congregation of Mim 1
carriers ever held in the state. A
banquet given in the New Scott whj
one of ;li3 attractive features.
The association holds its meetings
SCHOOL BOOKS
and
SUPPLIES
1 1. O 1 1 -1 A 1
An ordinance intended to license a u" "B , Ty ,mm'suiaw,Jr Preceding
popcorn wagcai or stand on the ! V01" d"y, f" "le TeT
streets was introduced and put on its - S "1 ! ' 7t "
J". A. Byers' hop house cud dryer
were consumed by fire early Monday
the mcrniag. The fire originated from
a defective flue in the dry kiln, and
the entire buildirg was enveloped
Dr. D. G. Rempe', Chiropractor, ln flames before the fire was dl-
, , , covered. Xoth'ng in the building
of D: 1U, has rented rooms in the couId be s;ved J:r Byers hJ
roaming house opposite the depot and just started picking and put the
will practice here every day, com- first kiln over the fire shortly before
nieroii g Mo day, Sei.t;m'jer 9. Hours
9:30 to 2. All nervous diseases a
specialty.
the flames were discovered pouring
from the build as. The loss, we
understand, was part'y covered br
insurance.
was
final passage uid the license
fixed at $20 per year.
The long standing franchise ordi
nances were again hid over to next
mee'ing.
Observed Labor Day.
be present. i . ;
The iBsoeiation took up the discus
sion of good roads, a.ad Dr. Harry
Lane of Portland, addressed the iu
sociation on the subject in his able
manner. The meetii g was held at
the .new armory building.
The carriers are uging j. Federal
CRAVEN & MOORE
Independence, Ore.
Monday was Labor day, u day set J law for $50 a mile each year for each
apart for rest and recreation, and . carrier. The highest suiarv nald now
observed in many localities. Inde
pendence observed the dyy to some
extent. Not by choice, but by reason
of the downpour of rain.
Every business house in the city
was open the usual unmber of
hours except the batiks. They clos-
is $1000, on a basis of a 24-mile route.
Special Train Load.
A special train loud of hoppickers
for the Wigrtch ranch arrived to the
ed all day and the hop-yard merch- I city Saturday evening and were trans-
ants carried the day's earnings in old i porcea lo w Dusy nela or labor by
socks cmd every old place until Tues
day.
The Maintenance of a Microbe
teams. Independence bore the appear
ance of a great metropolis upon
that occasion. It is said that the
hoppickers In that yard this year
unmber over one thousand.
A country school-teacher was cash
ing her monthly cheek at the bank.
The teller apologized for the filthy
condition! of the bills, saying, "I hope
you're not afraid of microbes."
"Not a bit of It," the schoolmarm
replied. "I'm sure no microbe could reavement. Mr,
live on my salary.Sept. Lippincotts 1 ser.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks for eesistance and sympathy
expressed during our recent be-
and Mrs. Walter
Orders Now Being Taken
For the
Latest Fall Styles In
Gentlemen's Dress
New domestic and im
ported woolens now on
display in all the latest
weaves and tones.
Made-to-measure only
and every feature of
high class tailoring
strictly guaranteed.
And you'll find our prices absolutely RIGHT.
Yours truly,
O. A. KREAMER