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,1 t INOKPHKNOtNOE, OREGON, FRIDAY DECEMBER 27, 1912. NUMBED 31 VOLUME 2. A SUICIDE ON CHRISTMAS EVE CONTEST STARTS WITH A RUSH J TAYLOR ENDS LIFE BY SHOOTING HIMSELF IN HEAD 01 After Fourteen Hours of Intense Suffering Well Known Barber of Independence Passes Into The Great Unknown Resulting From Self Inflicted Wound. Funeral and Interment Yesterday. Grieved Mid remorseful because of toeing reprimanded by bis mother for Indulging In the nee of liquor, John nie Taylor brought sorrow Into the bome of his parent. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Taylor, Christmas Kve, by ending tils life with a revolver. Taylor, It Is claimed, had been drinking some (luring the doy and when he went home a little before six o'clock his mother rebuked him tor his conduct Without his sup per John. Blurted to leave the house again, but the parent objected. He was finally persuaded to remain at tome and went Into his room saying fas would kill himself. Stepping In to the room he took a. revolver from bureau drawer and -sent a bullet through his head.' The rash deed was committed so suddenly that no thing could be done, to prevent It. Ills brother, Asa, when be heard the lock turn In the door, Immed iately forced entrance U( the room, tmt too late. The young man had tiiten a sudden plunge into the grent unknown. Instantly, as the door lock yielded under the strength of Mr. Taylor, John , placed the gun to bis hend and fired the fatal shot which sent him reeling Into his bro ther's arms. The bullet entered the right side of his head and made lta exit on the other side. It was a terrible Ight to behold. With parts of his brain visible and blood flowing pro fusely from the wound, the unfortun ate victim of his own folly was plac ed upon the bed where he suffered for fourteen hours, passing away at about eight o'clock Wednesday morn ing without scarcely moving a mus cle after ho was shot. , , , Physicians were called promptly, and everything possible Was done to resuscitate bim, but all to no avail. So serious was the wound that it. seems remarkable that life was pro longed until morning. No direct cause can be assigned for the rauh act When he went home that evening John seemed to be in perfect peace of mind. Ros coe Staats walked to the house with him and as Taylor stepped to the door he said: "Good night, I'll see you after supper:'- From this it Is evident that he had no intention of taking his life until after he reached home that evening. Mr. Siaats was with Jehn most of the afternoon. He said 'the young man drank but little Others, however, who claim to have seen him on the way home, say he appeared to be considerably under the influence of liquor. Several of Taylor's friends be lieve that a love affair may have been the immediate cause of his sui cide, although nothing of the kind had ever been intimated by him. It Is said he kept company with a for mer Independence girl for some time, who recently m'nrried a man from Portland. John met the young lady and her husband on the street, Tues day, the first time since her mar riage, and it was not long rrft.er the meeting that he sent a bullet through his head. With past experiences in vigorated in his,; memory by the young lady's visit to the city, coup led with the rebuke of his mother, It is possible that he became enraged, or bis mind temporarily deranged, and took his life without at thought of the awful deed he was committing. If he suffered; mental anguish over the love affair he did bo without ever mentioning the matter to one member of the family or his closes friends. But John was far from be ing an insane nyi. He Beemed to be always happy and contented. He was In perfect health and mind when ho wan last seen upon the streets of Independence, and It is natural to presume that he had suffered In mind more than atiyone had imagined John Taylor was well known in this part of Oregon, having lived in and neic Independence most of his life. He was born on a farm near here about 21 years ago, and moved here with his paronts when a small boy. After reaching maturity he learned the barber trade and for a year or more past worked for his brother, D. O. Taylor, almost continuously. He also worked In Portland Borne time ago. He was a boy of many friends, and this entire community was sore ly shocked ' when word passed from lip to Hp Tuesday evening that he had committed suicide. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have the sympathy of every one Jn this sad period of their lives. Brief funeral services were held in Oddfellows Hall, conducted by Dr. Dunsmore, pastor of the Presby terian church, and interment was made In the I. O. O. F. cemetery. BICE CUTS DOWN OLD LAND MAR! W. L. Bice changed his vocation temporarily one day last week and with the assistance of substantial help, ropes, etc., cut down a monstr ous oak tree at the place he recent ly purchased In the south-western part of the city. The tree was near ly four feet thick at the bottom and will probjiily make five cords of wood. , Clyde E. Carlos, who manipulated the ropes aid pullles in bringing the tree to the ground, estimates Its age at 258 years, baaing the estimate up on the number of rings it contained. This tree aid one of about the same proportion west of the Nelson place are said to be two of the oldest trees In Oregon, and are remembered by r4 the pioneers In this section. CHRISTMAS WEDDING ''-' AT HIGH NOON The home ot Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Montgomery was the scene of a very pretty wedding Christmas day when their daughter, Miss iLlllle, was mar ried to Glen Stewart, a prominent young man of McCoy. The ceremony was performed at noon by Di. II. C. Dunsmore, pastor of the Presby terian church, after which the wed ding dinner was served. After din ner the happy couple departed for a brief wedding tour. Onlv relatives and a few intimate friends of the family were present. After a few days' honeymoon they will be at home at McCoy. For Sale Bungalow, 5 rooms and bath, fire . place, " beam ceiling, pan eled walls and buffet in dining room. Cabinet kitchen. Walls tinted. Ou easy terms. Inquire of K.' C. Eld ridge Pt Creamery office. . - if MAYOR ELDRIDGE PUTS 0NTHE LID Independence Tool Rooms Quit Games On Sunday. May Withdraw Suit. The "lid" was on comparatively tight in Independence last Sunday .the result of u crusade started several day ago against the Sunday opening of pool halls. 11. L. Gains closed bis place all day and Davis and Sons' place was closed most of the day. No games were allowed at either place, and it is understood both bouses will abandon Sunday games in the future, but expect to be al lowed the privilege of selling con fectionery and tobaccos the same as other places. Mr. Davis stated to a representative of the Enterprise this week that he would be glad to close bis doors all day Sundays if others handling his line of goods will do the samej thing. It does seem that if the Sunday law is to be enforced in one or two cases It should be en forced in all cases. Mrs. Jas. Morgan and Mrs. Peter Kurre signed the complaints sent her last week but up to this writing no arrests have been made. The object of the crusade, as strtled in our last issue, Is to stop Sunday games and prevent the boys from loitering in resorts of this class. Now that the desire seems to hie been reached It is more than probable that the .natter will rest here indefinitely. CONTRACT FOR NORMAL ...' SCHOOL, BUILDING .LET Contracts aggregating $1025 were awarded by the board of regents of the Monmouth Normal School Monda. forenoon ut Salem. For the improvements President Ackerman recommended an appro priation of 115,000. The contracts f yarded Monday were for a power plant, a laundry for the Institution, a girls' dormi tory aid a refrigerator plant HOME TEAM WINS FROM NORMAL SCHOOL TEAM The Independence High School basket ball team' played the Mon mouth Normal team here Saturday, resulting in a victory for the home team. The score was 29 to 5. The Independence boys are do lne excellent work this season and they have yet to lose a game. GREASED PIG RACE ON ROLLER SKATES Claude Oviutt expects, to put on an entertainment at the rink in a few weeks that promises to be of unusual Interest. The idea is a greased pig race on skates. This will doubtless prove to be a great a traction. Famous Stage Beauties took with horror on Skin Eruptions, Bio ches. Sores or Pimples. They don't have them, nor will anyone who uses Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It glori fies the face, fflfczema or Salt Rheum vanishes before It. It cures sore Hps. ihapped hands, chilblains; heals all jurns, cuts and brulsee. Unequaled fc piles. Only 25c at all druggists. After January 1, 1913, I will place my business upon a strictly cash basis. In doing this I feel that it will enable me to sell cheaper to the trade. I will also put on a Bpecial de livery, and meat will be delivered at your door promptly, but C. O. D. A. Nelson, Proprietor. Mr. Dahlgren of Portland, has leas ed the upper pact of the Whlteaker building on Main street and will fit it up for a photograph gallery. This Is an enterprise that has been need ed in Independence for a long time, and will be welcomed by all., The basket ball team left on the boat Tuesday evening for Albany and from there went to Brownsville to play foot ball In the afternoon and basket ball In the evening. MANY YOUNG LADIES OUT AFTER THE PIANO PRIZES Mammoih Contest Inaugurated Jointly By The Enterprise and Coakey & Walker Assumes Vast Proportions and ( ; Promises To Grow.-Everybody Enthus iastic Over The Possibilities. CIRCULATION GROWS Nothing has ever been start ed to increase the circulation of this paper that, has met' with Such immediate success en the Flano Contest JUSl Siari- . ed. Nearly FIFTY NEW SUB- SCRIBERS were enrolled upon our list within two days after after the first announcement was made in The Enterprise. Some time ago The Enterprise and Me3sra. Conkey & Waler were among those who signed an agreement with Mr. Ingram to Inaugurate u piano cou- Nmlf-e of this was published in the Enterprise some time ago. Cer taiu conditions th-:n exis.tng mtle It necessary for tome of the firms to withdraw from the proposition, and it wae entirely abandoned. But the en terprising firm above mentioned has coas nteJ to share the responsibil ities with1 us at id we are now In the midst of the greatest campaign of the kind that was ever undtriaken in Polk county. The firm of Coney 4 Wulcr wuit new patrons and Cue En terprlsev wa.its new subscribers- and are determined to g t taeia hence The Enterprise and Conkey & Walk er's Joint prize offer of $1,330. five fine pia-ios for the five most pop al. r ladies in Polk county. It is now In full sw'ng tad vo es are coming in at a rapid rjte although the con t stants have , not fairly started in the work. . The f rst two days of the con e it brought to our list nearly 50 new subscriptions. Now is the time to name your candidate for popularity hoiiors and lacldeut y p-t her i i lUe for a stan dard pltmo. Absolutely no cost to you or the young lady you nominate. The coupon appearing elsewhere in this issue will puf the lady of your Hioice in line with 1000 vote3 to her credit. Suppose you do it now. There are 200 young ladles In Polk county possessing exceptional muBlc ib 11 y Which ni.st remain undevtlop 3d because they lack a good piano. Dont this give you an idea? You can put some friend of yours in line by writing her name on the coupon nd mailing it to this office, and you can keep her in line by clipping the coupons that will appear in every is sue of the paper. Watch for them and get your friends to do likewise. ; Every candidate entered has five chances of winning a pitio prize. Each ir.s rument offered1 represents an elegant instrument. Ballot box now open and prize pi ano on view at Conkey & WiCker's store. Your inspection and criticism Invited. Votes will be counted ev ery Wednesday. Candidates names aid their stand ings will appear every Fridey niornin in this publication. Conkey & Walker are offeri s bo nus votes to candidates bring! g busi ness to their store. Two hundred votes are given for each dollar pur chase made from their general stock. Candidates will learn something to their advantage by calling at the store and conferring personally with the contest manager. He has plans of systematic vote collectlrg which will be of great advaitage to the young lady candidate who means busi-1 ness. j Watch for the list of candidr es to , appear in next Friday's issue of the interprlse. If the young lady of your choice Is not entered, see to it that sh9 is nominated. Better be sure and use the coupon todr.y NOW. Votes are' obtained in four ways: First, by clipping and sending in the rPE-nlpr ballots that will appear in the Enterprise each issue. Secondly, j by trading at Conkey & . Walker's , store and selling due bills. Thirdly, j iRpcurlur nrenald new subscrlDtions to the Enterprise. Fourth, by turning in money on ban subscriptions to the Enterprise and on back accounts .t Coakey & Walker's store. Contestants may secure subscrio- ...... if.. ..... i i a 1 uon iisi, receipt uuu& auu Buusti iir ... ... .. itlon voting coupons at tats otuce.uaii now and supply yourzelves. As a special Inducement to sub- scrlbers and help to contestants we have reduced (he price of the Enter- prise during this campaign to the nominal price of fl.OO per year. For one week, commencing, Saturday, Dec 28ih, we will allow contestants 25 per cant of all money taken in on subscriptions. In addition to lncreas- lig your sland'ng in the contest, this will enable you t3 earn a good weeks' salary. What young lady cannot go Ovit a id get 100 subscribers in one weak? TVs will mean $25.00 in cash for her besides 100,000 votes. INSANE HOMER ESCAPES (nnM the asylum . T T ....... 1 . ? A l.n . , - . . aeQ lne nee prupeny m jne oobui- clrcu.'t court Dallas oa a charge of western part of the'ei'yfrom 1. 1 assault and battery, and was later nejge8. committed to the asylum In Salem, 1 made nis escape irora cne gang ia which he was working, m few , days ago and is still at large. Homer Is the man who cut Wm. McDonald ih the face with a knife a r weeks ago at the Wlgrich hop ranch. INDEPENDENCE COUPLE MARRIED AT PALLAS Mr. Claude Cox an , Miss Alice Muhleman. both well known young people of this city, were married at Dallas on Thursday, December 19. For the present they will make their home with the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Muhleman. . PIONEER OF POLK COUNTY . . PASSES AWAY AT RICKREALL Ed Clark, a pioneer of this county, died i his. home In Rickreall on Christmas day. The funeral will be held at Dallas tods. Mr. Clark was well known' in this vicinity and was held in high esteem. A SHAPELY COLLAR IS EVERY GENTLEMAN'S DESIRE, AND SHAPELY COLLARS ARE THE ONLY KIND WE KEEP IN STOCK. THE VERY LATEST STYLES IN DRESS SHIRTS, LINEN COLLARS, AND THE NEWEST THINGS IN NECK TIES ARE ALWAYS TO BE FOUND IN OUR STORE. THEN, AGAIN, YOU WILJ- FIND THAT WE SAVE YOU MONEY ON CLOTHING. MAKE THIS YOUR HEADQUARTE ERS FOR USEFUL XMAS PRES ENTS. YOURS TRULY, O. A. RREAMER Jeweler and Optician QUIET CHRISTMAS IN INDEPENDENCE The Several Churches Enter! a-n Sunday School Pupils in Usual Manner. Christmas parsed off quietly the city this year. The day Ja was quite pleasant, but there seemed to be little stir on the streets. Stores were closed in the afternoon and the merchants and clerks enjoyed a rest fer the busy hPPig period nr I no mur Gfiv.ru i wmii i " - - ! The motioa Plctur Bllow ' a dance 8t the 0Dera house finished about a" ""ration. I On Christmas eve the usual Christ ... man Ipsa aM nrnffro m waa onlwatfl rv - " - ' auM"' i-ui" churches, and here there waa unusuf.l enjoyment, not only for the young, for th old we. M1 aU U n- n n.r . tuu'uut;o w"cro '"u "" served, the room was well filled. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS ARE QUITE NUMEROUS- Several real estate transfers wero made last week by the firm or Mc intosh & Wlltse. Thfy sold the Wil lis Rickmai, property to Wm. Daws and Mr. Daws, through thir agency, sold the same property to Geo. B. j Williamson. Mr Mcintosh sold the property' he recently purchased from Mrs. 8 E. Warren, in Nor h Independence, tn Mr. Rlrkman. and he them nureh- ' HELD UP AND ROBBED IN HOTEL AT SALEM ) Sam Irvine claims to have been held up and robbed In bed a few days ago while In a hotel at Saleiu The bold burglar Is said to have entered Sam's room in the quiet of the night, without a weapon, and de J manded his watch. The article was produced forthwith and the lone highwayman left the room apparent ' j ly contented. Sam Immediately put an officer j j his trail and within a few hours he was apprehended and lodged in jail, 1 He had the watch in his possession. I W. W. Croft left Independence last Thursday for Oskaloosa, Iowa, to of tate. He will return in two or three ' weeks. No IceTo Breeders. I claim to have the best Polar A China boar In Oregon. H. Laliberty.