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VOLUME 20.
INOCPfNOCMOE, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1913.
NUMBER 38,
CITY FATHERS GO
TO ROSE CITY
Mayor and City Council Accept
Invitation to Visit Portland
and Inspect Paving.
Mayor KIdrldge and the nix councll-
men, Messrs. Hanna. Sperling, Wal-
ker, Irvine, Dixon and Drexler were
thoroughly convinced Friday that the
Warren Bros. Co. of Portland, are
entertainers of high order. At the
expense of the company the honorable
fathers of Independence wont to
Portland rrlday monnlng and re-
tnalned there until Saturday evening,
The purpoae of the vIhII waa to
how the mayor and council the na-
ture of paving done In that city and
the merits of the work.
The aura and substance of the
proposition Is that Indeptmdence will
In the near future build auveral more
hlocks of hard surface pavement and
the visit to Portland Friday and
Saturday made It poaalble for the
city officials to secure some vaiu-
able Information along the line of
tree! Improvement that wwlll event-
ually be of much benefit to every
citizen In this vlclnl y.
For the purpoae of' passing an or-
dlnanco leading up to street paving
a special meeting of the common
coimcli was held In the council chain-
bera Wedneadny evening and It waa
a comparatively warm one. Immedl
My upon presentation of the meHs
uro for first reading It became ap
parent that objections would.be rais
ed to more hard surface pavement
at present,
Mr. Hoffman frankly stated that
lie would circulate a petition of re
monstrance and If need be spend
money to defeat the propoaltlon.The
council adjourned to meet. Friday
evening, but bnfore adjournment the
ordinance was passed and an order
made to employ a surveyor prepara
ioy to the work.
INDEPENDENCE DRUGGIST
DESERVES PRAISE
M. C Williams deserves praise fror
Independence people for Introduc-
Ing here the simple buckthorn bark
and glycerine mixture, known as Ad-lerl-ka.
This simple German remedy
first became famous by curing ap
pendicitis and it has now been dis
covered that a single dose relieves
our stomach, gRB on the stomach
and constipation instantly.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK
CharUr No. 3979
At Independence, In the State of Oregon, at tht close of business
February 4, 1913.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $141,032.15
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured G, 486. 05
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 12,500.00
Bonds to Secure Postal savings, 2,000.00
Bonds, Socurltlos, Etc., 46,044.86
Banking house, Furniture, and Fixtures.., 20,301.59
Other Real Estate owned 1 6,000.00
Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) .... ... 9,062.46
Due from State and Private Bank and Bankers, Trust Com
panies, and Savings Banks 10,105.08
Due from approved Reserve Agents 112,380.89
Checks and other cash items 2,257.59
Notes of other National Banks . .. 1,140.00
Fractional Paper Currency, N"ickles and Cents 72.31
LAWFUL MONET RESERVE IN BANK, VIZ.
Species..: 23,049.90
Legal-tender notes 50.00
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 625.00
Due from U. S. Treasurer
TOTAl, .. .. $392,701.88
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid In .., 60,000.00
Surplus fund .... 10,000.00
Undivided profits less expences and
Nation aK Bank Notes outstanding
Dividends unpaid....
Individual deposits subject to check
Demand certificates of deposit ....
Time certificates of deposit....
Cashier's checks outstanding
United States Postal Savings Deposit
TOTAL. v. .... .... .... 329,701.88
STATE OF OREGON, COUNTY OF POLK, s. s.
I, R. R. DeArmond, Cbshler of the above named bank, do solemnly swea
that the atbove statement is true to the bast of my knowledge and be
lief. R. R. DeARMOND, Cashier.
Subscribed' and sworn to before me this 11th day of February, 1913.
L. WANLESS, Notary Public.
tX)RRHCfT Attest :
H. HTRSCIJBEKG, O. D. BUTLER, W. H. WALKER, Directors.
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS
ARE ENTHU8I A8TI1C
The newly elected officers of tho
Independence Driving Club are en
thusiastic and tho spring meet bids
fair to bo the bunt that liui ever
ben hold iti the history of the so
ciety. The financial condition In
stronger and with the new life given
In the recent elnctlcsu of new and
enthusiastic official It In certain
' to meet with unusual Interest In ev-
' f rv lmrtlruliir.
The exw.t dale of the nt.n roW)t
not known utt tbe present time
, hut is believed It will be held In
:-un; U8UI a,,d wl b8 four
i daj' '
' Another feature that promise to
be of unu,uaj interest Is the stock
show to be held In connection with
1 the racea. Interested parties are
already beginning to uiuke plans for
the coming event,
'
BALL BOYS WIN
ANOTHER GOOD GAME
Another victory was secured by
the local banket ball team Friday
n,nl wnen lno' a01" e wooa-
0,,rn to tne tune of 34 to 4
Woodburn, cognizant of repeated vie
torleS won by Independence, came
her wlth vtw of walking over tbe
Independence team. They had players
ol1 experience and one, at least,
ho nH P1"''1 w,,n 1119 Silverton
tor J"- n,,t th,'v fttlUd
aw-'ompllsh their purpose and the lo-
C8 teHm adJel another victory to
-n,''r career
FOlt SALE. I have some desir
able, well Improved farms of 100 and
200 acres well located, and several
well Improved farms of 0, 10. 20.
and 40 acres. AIbo unimproved tract
of 5, 10, and 20 acres all fine land
near towns.-. 1 have large tracts, of
160 to 640 acres or more, good farm
ltnds n ar towns and R. R. stations.
Office In Monmouth or with J. D.
Winn, Justice of the Peace, Indepen
dence. Come and see me. J. II. Mo
ran. 37-38.
Main street In tho city of Independ
ence presents a thrifty appearance
a. the present time, with the two
new stores going up and a busy force
of men conatantly going forward wlti
the constriction work It begins to
look as If Independence Is destined
'to make a city of greater Importance
than anyone has Imagined.
The Rsbekah's will give a public en
tertHlnment In the form of a valen
tine social, In the I. O. O. F. hall
on Friday evening, Februnry 14. Fur
ther announcement Inter.
taxes paid
..
:,
,
13,045.25
12,000.00
1,110.00
242,055.45
3,008.56
58,648.57
1,605.09
1,228.96
MEETINGS ARE
WELL ATTENDED
Many People Congregate at the
Christian Church to Hear
Noted Evangelist.
The revival service begun at the
Christian church last Tuesday even
ing are now under good headway.
Splendid audiences hear the evangel
ists every evening and on Sunday
evening the bouse was packed about
to the limit. There have already
been some additions to the church
and the prospects seem good for
others to unite. Rev. C. H. Hilton
la certainly sustaining his reputa
tion as a powerful speaker. He is a
Bible student and strictly a Bible
preacher, and has held his audiences
Interested throughout. One of the
leading business men of the town
has made the statement that Mr.
Hilton's power of description was so
vivid that he could make one see
fWiakesj if he had a mind to do so.
The singing of Mr. Crow is also
great feature of this revival. He is
getting together a good chorus who
gladly assist with tbe music. Mr. .
Crow has been a student of music
since Si was a boy, and is a finish
ed singer. He has had some of the
leading tutors of the country and
has a good range of voice. One of
the interesting features of the meet
ing is the question box. The evan
gelist Invites the people to ask Bi
ble questions and many are taking ad
vantags of it and are doing so. Tbe
people of Independence have an op
portunity to help In these meetings
Jwhlch are held for the uplift of the
community and the building up of
the catrse of Christ. All are cordial-Wain,
ly invited to hear the evangelists
and have a part in the meeting.
BURGLAR GETS MONEY
AND LEAVES CITY
A wrrrant was isst.ed In Judge
Winn's court .Monday for the arrest
of John Doe, charged with having
stolen some money from one of the
boarder ut Mr. Davall's house en:
Monmouth street. The party's true
name is not known here, neither is
his whare'ibouts, but Constable Mo
ran is en f'e lookout for t'le mis
creant a :d it is expected that he
will be apprehended before he has
time to get .very far away.
It seems that Mr. Sykes, the victim
of the burglar, had something like
$65.00 in his room at the boarding
house, and the miscreant located the
same during Monday. When Mr.
Sykes learned that his money was
missing he s'isplcloied the stranger,
and a seTch for Mr. "John Doe"
revealed the fact that he was also a
mong the missing, probably having
taken his departure immediately up
on securing the money. So careful
whs the man In covering his tracks
It was impossible to find any clue as
to his present whereabouts.
POSTMASTERS REMAIN
TO END OF TERM
According to a statement published
In the Sunday Oregonian it will be
some time before many changes are
made in the several post offices of
Oreg:n. Mr. Merwin's term of of
f'ce expires December 20, 1915 and it
is generally understood and believed
that it will be the policy of Wood row
'Wilson, when he takes his chair as
president of the United States, to
allow all Presidential Postmasters to
serve out their four years' terms ex
cept in places where postmasters
are shown to be incompetent.
C. G. Coad, the Dallas postmaster
will conclude his term of office Dec
ember1 20, 1913, and his successor
will get a chance at the political favo
earlier than Mr. Merwin's successor.
O. A. Wolverton, postmaster at
Monmouth, will vacate in about one
year, his term expiring February 20,
1914.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our sincere
thanks to the friends who so kindly
assisted us during the sickness and
death of our beloved wife, mother and
siister.
O. T. Murphy and children,
Mrs. W'. H. Cockle, ,;
I ' 1 Mrs. SL. C. Taylor,
Arch and Chester Sloper.
SUNDAY 8CHOOL CONVENTION
CONVENES IN THIS CITY
The Polk county 8. 8. convention
will meet in the M. E. church In
Independence Saturday and Sunday,
February 15th and 16th. The first
session will be held at 10:30 a. m.
Saturday.
There are to be sessions in the af
ternoon and evening on Saturday. On
Sunday all the Sunday schools of our
city will hold their regular sessions.
At 11 o'clock Dr. Pblpps will preach
at tbe M. E. church. Sessions will
also be held on Sunday afternoon and
00 Sunday evening a grand closing
union service will be held at 7:30.
The convention is non-denomination
I and delegates are expected from
and delegates are expected from
II the Sunday schools of the county.
The local churches are uniting in hos
pitably entertaining visiting dele
gates. ; An interesting program is arrang
ed and speakers from a distance will
he present.
The public is most cordially Invited
to attend. F. N. Sandlfur, Pastor.
LADIES OF LODGE
STILL IN
RACE
A report became current last week
that the Women of Woodcraft had
withdrawn from the contest in which
Miss Byers Is a strong contestant for
that order. The ladles wish to
announce that they are still work
ing In the contest and expect to con
tinue. SURPRISE AT ORVILLE -
Last Sunday was the occasion of a
happy surprles at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Parker, east of this
city Sunday when a few friends
and relatives from abroad, coming
nor h and "sourli oi the Oregon
El ctrlc put in their appearance. The
company consisted of Miss V'ine
haney, Elane King, Dr. Clyde Mount
and Chas. Parker of Oregon City,
Harry Gordon of Portland, Jas. Er
iiigton of Corvallis, and Miss Lorene
Parker, a student of the O. A. C.
NO NEED TO STOP WORK
Or. King's New Discovery and give
It t3 the lUtle ones when ailing and
suffering with colds, coughs, throat or
lung troubles, tastes nice, harmless.
once used, always used. Mrs. Bruce
Crawford, Niagra, Mo. writes: "Dr.
ifaig'8 New liisoovery changed our
boy from a pale, weak, sick boy to
the picture of health." Always helps.
Buy t at all druggists.
Drs. O. F. A EtU Helsley ol
Salem will make regular trips to Inde
pendence Sunday, Tuesday and Thurs
d ys. Both are graduates of the Klrk
vlle school. Mrs. Heisley will treat
lad'ea ai d children. Consultation
and examination always free. Better
results are obtained when patient?
! re treated at least three times a
week. Office at J. N. Jonss. Pttoa
7113.
rialem address 529 Court Street, op
Dosita the court house, in ths new-
Derby building.
SURPRISE YOUR FRIENDS
For four weeks regularly use Dr.
King's New Xdfe Pills. They stimulate
the liver. Improve digestion, remove
blood impuritise, pimples and erupt
ions disappear from your face and
body and you feel better. Begin at
once. Buy at all druggists.
H. F. McGrath, and company, with
his crew were here with the Gov
ernment launch, H. W. Scott, Satur
day, arriving from Portland Friday
evening.
Russell J. Clark has arrived here
with his family and will make this
city his future home. Mr. Clark is
as enthusiastic for Oregon as those
who have lived here much longer.
J. J. Fenton, A. Whitney, Moss
Walker and W. J. Clark were in
Dallas Sunday in Mr. Walker's new
Henderson 40.
Mrs. Carrie Russell, aged 72, died
at her home in this city Wednesday
and the funeral will be held Friday
forenoon.
Independence will defeat Dallas
in another basket ball game next
month.
MRS. MURPHY
HAS DEPARTED
Prominent Native Daughter is
Suddenly Called to Her
Eternal Home.
Mrs. Grace filoper Murphy, wife of
O. T. Murphy, was born In this city
May 12, 1877, and died Sunday, Feb
ruary 9, 1913, at 10:35 p. m.
The passing away of Mrs. Murphy,
at her home near the place of her 1
birth, again calls to mind the fact
that the death angel has once more
visited this community and borne to
, ..c ., WIU
one whose affections and kindly na-
ure were enjoyed by her number
less friends.
Siezad "with a severe attack of La-
grippe only a few days previous to
her death, which terminated In a
complication of diseases, Mrs. Mur-
phy answered the call fearlessly and
entered that unknown bark. By the
death of the estimable pioneer lady
sadness is carried Into every home
where her friendship will be ever
remembered.
MIbs Grace Sloper was married to
Omer Murphy November 9, 1893, and
lived in and near Independence all
her life. - She was member of the
Christian church and lived a devoted
Christian life.
Mrs. Murphy Is survived by her
husband and two children, Raymond
and Katie, two broihers, Artu and
Chester Sloper of this city, and two
sisters, Mrs. Orpha Cockle of Inde
pendence and Mm. Fay Taylor of
Medford. -
The funeral was held at the Chris
tian church Tuesday forenoon and
-luring the ho.r every business 'house
in the city was closed. Evangelist
Hilton very ably delivered the funer
al address and Prof. Crow conducted
the einging.
Interment was made in the I. O.
O. (F. cemetery.
MR. PARKER
A
m
HAPPY GRANDPA
J. B. Parker was in the cltv Wed-
nesday congratulating himself , over
a happy event Which makes it possi-
ble for him to claim the title of
grandpa and his daughter, Mrs. Ma-
bel Higgins is the proud mother.
The time was' Saturday, February 8;
and place, near Salem. '
"
W. S. Sk?ltonk, a merchant at Stan-
ley, Ind., says he would not take
1100.00. for the relief a single box
of Foley's Kidney Fills gave him
I had a severe attack of kidney
trouble with sharp pairs through my
back and could not straighten up. A
single box of Foley Kidney Pills re
lieved me" W.illlams Drig Co.
We Will Paint the Town. Try Us.
Phone 3512.
W. A. JAMES
Painting, Paper Hanging, Kalsomlnln
uecoraung or All Kinds. coughs, colds, hoarseness and tick-
Prices right, prompt service and 1 ling in throat would use Foley's Hon-first-class
work. Carpentering and I ey and Tar Compound, they would
Woodworking. Try our Blue Label quickly cure their coughs and colds,
Brand of Paint. J and avojd yg annoyance. Williams
Shop In Old Hotel, Independence, Ore Drug Co. . !
1913
GORDON
HATS
New Shipment
Just Arrived
Yours for
Up-to-date hats
O. A. KREAMER
PIANO CONTEST STILL
ATTRACTS WIDE ATTENTION
There is no let-up to enthusiasm
In the Enterprise Piano Contest, and
lew business for Conkey & Walker
and the Enterprise Is coming in at
all times of the day. Our mailing
list has grown wonderfully during the
,) si month, and will continue so to
lo until it reaches a mark that will
exceed every other attempt of the
iind in Polk county. What we want,
and what we are determined to get
are more subscribers, and when t'.n:
conf?st reaches such a point of inter
est as It has already attained, you
rnay rest assured that we are get
ting them. The fellows who do not
like our method of securing new sub-
l8Criberi wUl 80011 De tumbling over
leach other to place their advertis
ing In this, the greatest medium in
pok count
They Liks Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Corson of
Janesvllle, Wis., after a visit of a
week's duration with Mr. end Mrs. E.
E. Paddock, left last week for San
Francisco, by way of Salem. Mrs. C.
Is a cousin of Mrs. Paddock and they
have not met before for many years,
This is Mr. and Mrs. Corstn's first
visit in Oregon and they have a
very good impression of the country.
School Children March Out Quick.
The pupils of the public school,
in a fire drill, went out of their re
spective rooms In torly seconds. It
is evident that thv are havlne a
good training in this respect as well
as ;n o.hers.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
J. M. Foster, of the Merchpnts Pro
tective Association, cf Portland, who
is in charge of Wm. Herzog's stock
of goods in this c.'ty furnishes the in
formation that' Mr. Herzog's liabili
ties here and at Dallas amount ta
approximately 17,000. The Associa
tion has given him time in
wach to meet his obligations, if pos
sible, and it is reported that the
store will soon be reopened.
S. H. Edwards has this week pur
chased the house from Sherman Hays
which the former has occupied for
8me time when it waa, owned by
S. H. McElmurry.
A llttle wreck is said to have oc-
curred one day this week in the
a'rtn part of towa wnen a S. P. en-
glne left tne track. b"t no serious
aamae was dene,
County school superintendent W.
M' Smlth of Marion county, was in
the clty yesterday.
I H. C. Seymour of Dallas, was in the
cIty yesterday- ,
Ernest Williams
is visiting at
AirUe-
j Morris Fowle of Airlie, was in the
' City oa buslness yesterday
uur poucy is everything to your
sat'sfaction or your money back.
Williams Drug Co.
When Burton Holmes recently gave
' his celebrated travelogue on Panama
at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, he was
j seriously interrupted ly co.itinuul
I tuu6uus ui me auuiuece.. io one
annoys willingly and if people with
y
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