tMtmtt.
AK-jfr go
tooth
SJSjitand
i vegetables
INDKl'KNDKNCK, OREGON, MAY 21, 1920.
TIUJCK CAK A VAN A1TUA(XH
ATTENTION ALUM; MM;
,wv; THAT CANNING
.K.
, The 'Vhlp by truck" rnrnvntt of mo
tor truck, 'l Jfooil road advocates,
on n treko from I'ortliuid to Eugene
mid return, ped through lndcprn
denro Thuindtiy. Fifteen pttrong nml
wllh noUe enough to attract attention
tlio tiroiomiloti arrived here- about 10
'oYlmk, tnk n turn around u k'uiu,
pill'i up in fnmt of the IloUl ihvt,
went t Monmouth, und then hack to
tlw hotel hero fr lunch.
In one reaped the vlit here wim it
WfM a 43w re r arva
mm
S MER WAY!
LEGION WILL BANQUET
THIS EVENING AT MONMOUTH
,hm , approximately
j" independence there
..( iron. i
I" ' t ..... jltliil . f . . . rt'l It
than '"" " ji-iuiMniiniTU. me . iiimiui.. ent:-il
"i. cultivation "f vegetable t'i fr n visit hero Wediifndny evening
11 It'll 10 ' - i J 1 1 T H I in IV in 7 Hi'lilt iilllj t'.l 1 13;
till lt.f.M t . - I .... .l.lllil . . I. . If lu.tt Amu
'li'lt t" B l""1 ',u,""',,,,' ',v jeandle power M-nnli light which wax
llld'cy tn 'I"' ll'itltllU'll' A K,rr,lW, frm ,WTt, Mil-lit for UK.'
Tu-'ly !1"k'- Mr. 'mi thin trip, Kiiierix wm no 'iini'lf nt
t rnifK"l l,v A-lntln :tml (, lfi,t broti-tbt tli-r
l . ,imvv with tlx ',','rt lht m,,, original m-ln-dulM wt ronm-iaii-tit
. , ! - . ( i t . . t . . - ; l n ... t .i . t
, - fix ! Mr in i-. iump Ml I iih nii'i'iir u uir n iuiu
t
f.'UIH
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CT-.Ui""" "
H fa t.-r y i.h-.t
,p. t'cr"v-i. '
f,,H .j.rniK' ' 1
K ' I'"' "
f-,.if:g ' '
Mr H.iT-'y
.,! m th v - i
w V nt. l h-
. f.rr.ei-.! 1
,t..;, f-l'--
i . II- ..I rh...tt it ! I . C'
ll fll-1".
put.- it lhrUKh j iW, to hurry on iu y in enter to
,, iin-m jrluni to Portliiicl nil . luiiulf tlliU'.
I thi-nt.1 1 "l i, I,-.,, l ii, it, unn-t Ktioii wi-ii-:
mint I I ".., I. .,1,1 lot) . ii i-rvin f Hiiirmc
hit.'f, Imuliiiif J "4 ton tniilur with
mtvy rhit.il of n ilrnlroyr.
l n.-i'l truck, riirrvin l'ficol trm--lor
t! l iv t'!irr U of Zi'roh-tov
,,.k. (M-.'SV.
in r .f I t
jii'l iifxt y sr
nrr to l lr '"'I
In i,i.lim to
. ! -f.it !" th-'it
Mill WiXlt't tl
! H !UllifJlf fu-
-u'.'iirdinif t'i
of rln-rrif,
I'he highway situation is becoming intense. Dalla8
and In(lej)en(lence have joined hands with the avowed in
tention of fighting to the last ditch for their rights. The
authority of the .'.ate highway commission to arbitrarily
designate that portion of the pacific highway which
IKlSSOtf throilirh Pnllr fmintv iVrriut,rftIvu nf tVir prutvp
act designating the route, is going to be questioned with
nil 4 I. ,. ... 1 . . f 11? J 1 . 1 . i 1.
an Lin: virjit'n enee oi ;l )Jic Kcniimtini aroused io inu
fighting pitch.
Tho .straw which finally broke the camel's back was
the announcement from the state highway commission's
ioffice that work unon the Uiekreall-Dallas highway
would be suspended until such time as the county court
would sanction the highway south from Monmouth. Hie
.commissioners apparently nau an mea mat, mis wouiu
;t'tart something in Polk county, particularly in Dallas
iand Independence. It did, but perhaps not just what
jwa. anticipated. Insteaad of dividing these towns it has
uniti-d them, and Judgo Uobinson is being given the very
strongest assurances of support in the stand he l as .'en
in tne matter.
1 he commission has declared that there can be no
Independence Post No. 33, Ameri
can Legion, has everything in readi
ness for the bisr "get toother ban
quet which will be held in the Mon- MONDAY
mouth hotel this evening. The com
mittee in charge of the affair is Da
vid F. Kennedy, Ralph Levering, Gus
Huffman, W. J. Mulkey and G. G. God
frey. The bovs will meet at Post
PROGRAM FOR
MEMORIAL DAY
MAY 31ST WILL BE
OBSERVED BY G. A. R. POST
AND WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
Monday, May 31st will be be observ-
' ' - J " j ..... - ,cu no ... v. ...... ua Mfj J w--
hcadtiuarUrs here at 7 o'clock end goArmy of the Republic, and an all-day
to Monmouth in automobiles furnish- program is being arranged by L. M.
ed by the Legion members ami their Butler and J. W. Kelley, the comrnit
friends. jtee appointed by the local post to
A chicken dinner i to be nerved (handle the affair,
and a fine program has been arranged j jn the forenoon there will be ap
including selections iy a male quartet, prCpriate exercises in the Indepen
other musical numbers and an addresH dnce Public School building. A pro
hy Home good speaker. gram is being arranged by the school
This affair is a part of the national ir(j he address will be given by Prof,
mf-mhership drive for this week and j jj, V.Putler of the Monmouth Norm
it is the purpose of the Legion to add aj
to its rolls all of the eligihles in thisj Members of the G. A. R., Woman's
locality. 'Rvlit-f Corps, Spanish War Veterans
anj tjle American Legion will a;sem-
FALLS CITY IS COMING b!c at the G. A. R. ha'l at 9 o'clock
HERE SUNDAY FOR GAME Rm mar,.h to the school house, where
I the program will open at 9:30. From
Garbed in their gladdest glad rags, tyie sthord house the line of march
the Independence ball team is sehe- v,-:)i j)e tq the river at the ferry cross-
C.ui im i. I'i ton truik, loii.it 1 D101J t'V
pump and fe-d
I'l t t to. j
of p. isr
fop iimn n in'vs heavy
TEAM IN MOSMOLHI
with t'ii'! "f wh-;it,
Slnn.iur l J tm truck, load. I with
wire fclicr.
I'it.knr.l 2S t"" tnnk, rnrryiiur i'l-
crittc. t
Jumbo truck, Willi
jrtmi-r,
Grnhnm l!ro'.b.-r,
Gnry truck, 1 xi tons. ond-d with
pitr ifoti.
Dny Eldr, 2'i ton.
Ijilrrnutimittl, with bimli-r twine.
Indian. loadml with U. S. tire.
H.i Spet-d Wagon, carrying t'niver
i III- V OI HllU.1 Wll J1U.T UllllUVU Lllcil U1UI V; .ail tJ- u iik iinn-j7t...it..w. ...... - v,,,! IJC lw ii . . -v v..v j
change in the highway routing and has intimated that the,dukdto meet the Fails city aggrega- inSt where t)ie woman's Relief Orps
appropriate,! to build, the Dallas-Kickreall roaa, - mav not make;: , , and the pro-
- J hill .'J't-.-W h -r.
:owr. mi-f. luniWrmiin, rml jij-htfing farm f.uipmint.
i-f operator, S-n Al.beyof Nrw-j p.rI,u,lir 24 toim, with Havolin.
f, in i.:U- of vnri.-.l nd rxtnuivi. ,f,
i-fimUrrtM found time to Nml ( (; j,j c, with tH barn.
). Hay lait .-. k vitl, hi old-1 (;nrfo.l, 2 t-n. nirryiMg cast-iron
-fnn4, Major W, Roue t;wh--U.
Wrrifh Ranch.- Mr. Ald-y rn -pj ,,rj,Mt w put on by the Oi
i4 y from n iit to ilvrr ndron Auton.olive Iloitlcrs' Association,
: tr.inti m-ar Vancouver, Uritinh ; jlm' Motor Car Aio intion and
in wh.ch ! . i heavily i-(thp Nntional AuloniohilK Dctilcrs ak
f -l soriation, with M. O. Wilkin as mm-
Un Mr M't.cy purc hased k,,.ri n, nort F.. Magm r, director
1-5 Jc Tc throw tu-nr Monmouth, n'0f publicity.
11 . V. , 1 . .lM..r, l..tn: i
rv BMI) mau ne.i oi ny uimi.
)I u in hm lumbering operation
lr T'jW'J. The t. ;.m weighed 3r)70
l-i. .. .,,1 .... .... ... r nlil- ami
i- rrtmlr.1 a. ...e .if the l--st in MPVT l? IHH A V
aunty. Th.- h..p.es were driven' lirjAI I I III"
mr y Mr. South and shipped j
tmifi Rundny to Toledo. I
'Ir.AbU'y is t! wtu-r of the fam- ALL DAY SESSION AT ISIS Oir.A-
THE WITH I.L'.MHW. ai .
VFU HOTEL.
BANKERS HERE
Abbey Hotel at Newport, an Ill
ation which is (.-inning fume us 8
l".mr resort.
WELL HOY OOFS TO
FARM AT MONMOL'TII
The bankers of P"lk, Kenton. Linn
and Lincoln counties, comprising what
is known as Group 2 of the Oregon
Hankers' Association, will hold an nn
is to lie used in grading the highway south irom Mom
mouth. When this work is started another chapter will
be added to tne Highway story.
Last evening a meeting of Dallas and Independence
business men was held at Dallas. It was characterized
by a fixed determination to go the limit in compelling the
jh'ighway commission to recognize the rights of Polk eoun
tv Thi"- u-n f.nthnsiasm. the kind which accom
plishes things. The situation was discused ; allusion was
made to the important part wlncn roiK county nau
played in the enactment of the act creating the present
highway department, and the unamious sentiment was
(!, ivi'u.,0 .inri TrwU..nonr1rnr'n have been made the ''croat
until a change has become absolutely necessary in order
to maintain any semblance ot sen respect, unc v
no mincing of words by former County Judge Kirk pat
TlrntAr. Dr. McCallum. W. V. puller,
Judire Asa Robinson, C. W. Irvine, H. Hirschberg, W. H.
Walker and otheis. : . . m
The result was the selection of a joint committe fiom
the two towns, with full power !to act, aim a.vu.au,ov
the moral and financial support m any measme wim.n
mav be deemed necessary.
It is composed of Mr. Muir, Oscar Hayter, E. U Kirk
natriek, C. B. Sundberg and H. A. Joslin of Dallas ;R M.
Walker, C. W. Irvine, H. Hirschberg and C. d Skin-
i- .i .,T,ti v A TTni-fnn nf Parker.
i The oint committee met at Dallas this forenoon and
ncrtecteu an organizauuu uy uic mtl T V-
l. . i n ur t....:., coflrotorv TnP SPlPCtlOn
(lljn niun . uon,iio ih. IPfrnl end of the fiffht was con
111 lill iUiLUIIlvy iu iiauui. w.v. -j-, - ...
1 . ' i :I .irummKlv vntpd to have Mr. Hayter
si( ercti aim it va. iuiain...vv . ,
w n.... Wo was rp uctantto serve but
servo in uuyi t v , fhaf tuprp
finally consented to act. wun uie ia 'u": iu.u v
dav afternon. Clothes may not make
ball players, but they have a tendency
to put "pep" into them in the opinion
of Manager Barrick and he backed up
this contention with an investment ot
close to a hundred simoleans for ten
attractive suits caps, shirts, pants
and stockings. They are grey with
a fine green thread, with a large let
ter "I" in black on the shirts.
Independence has had only one real
skirmish this season and this was with
Falls City. Now the lumber boys
.. l 1
are coming here with tne avoweu
infoniinn of eveninc ud things, but
they will find the locals ready for
them. During the past week they
have put irf considerable time in
ty-qcHpo mnrk and are nuttine the
grounds at the high school in shape
for fast work.
Jiggs" Williams, the official calli
ope of the team, is having a shower
bath put in his barber shop for the
use of the boys.
OLD MOGUL IS
TAKEN TO DALLAS
, & M. FREIGHTER IS BEING
OVERHAULED FOR SERVICE IN
KLAMATH COUNTY.
Hankers associhu'oi. - -
HaroM Huwell, I'.andon youth, who(j HeNjn j,t the Isis Theatre in In
o $nn.l. u-, In. ..I j .i iiirv ! . t.-.:.t.... M .Klh. and 1
. iui,."i . , .. j-.,, dependence, ithij. -
the fno .mini v ,i,iiiiii i. n rbiiriri'l. . .. . i. .. tn,lionii.leni'0 and
i v " tne guesu oi
-J . I . ..... . . . 1 1 .. ,..' . I t
murdering i.iiiiiui i.eutiioi'i, wiii '" Monmouth bankers at a iunci..o.
IraTwsilay on his way to Mon-,iW .j,, Ilt th Hotel Heaver at noon.
I 'Jth, vhire he will spend tn. sum- j ,;Vt.ry bank in the district will be i'I
h on his uncle's farm. The lad 1 rcnte, by one or more represeiita-
" 1 1 ..Tir -v t..., ....I tiv. I . . .u .t,nvin will be n
-i i-.. ...r. v-.j i tivc.H, anu ine K"l,,v""R
rJ'H io signs of bin hunr M!i''.v- iimrtPinnt one.
r i jil. lie would inakj r. ori
I'H maiding the charges preferred
""1" . 1... M,-
The prinripul speaKers w... "
f'Mf..r.l. viee.nreside.it of the Unit-
W'Sfnhn or his trials other than hoi. e. ..... Kr..ii.inl Hunk in Portland.
' Mppv to he f it... i.iw.r of Portland and Oscar
n'ivcr 0. Howell, f iiher of the hoy I,," ', r ii..!,.-. These gentlemen
, , ; . -nenkers
are very able aim i"'"k . -and
it in anticipate! that the meeting
will be an enthusiasticone.
nt ri'i'ti tluin do hour nt th i state
K' conferring with mendie.:! of t! o
Ustrinl iiccideni cumin ission. Mr.
'"'"'d ruC'ied the Iohs of H"' 't
"J in a mill accident near Handon
'lar'h, luiii i,n, nw re:-eivGH om-
f tien at the rate of J'.r.t) a
nth.
Tile three I
'"'ell almost penniless, according to
"IS inemls. During the last trial
"fltahly inelinixl ('i(i.na nf thn
F'le camo I,, ir,...,..n
-v ,u , ti.iwi'ii n unnau.iv.ui
After a decade of service on the In
dependence & Monmouth railroad, lo
comotive No. 3, has been sent to the
Dallas shops for a general overhaul-
m hl be no charge for his services. Mr. Hayter is presi- service on the strahom road in Kia-
0UH1 Dt nu uuut,c and is regarded as'math county. It has been standing
(lent Of the OreK0".",, SSp b on a siding here since the suspension
one of the best legal authontieb m tne state. of operations upon thi8 road about a
Mr. Hayter was instructed to prepare petition bianhs year aR0 It was OWTled by j. Hirsch-
National
mifficicnt ior ooou si&iuituica, ij'b ;, , . i" ----
rhir-f ' PXOClltive Officer Of the State tO See that the State Bank, and is the final cleanup of the
ClUCl CXeCUUVL uiiii i i,lm0lot?v0 anfe ThPfiP motive power of the road. In the
hijrhway commission com u i huse are two other lo
petitions are to be circulated throughout the county just both were disposed 0f
ooon as they can be prepared. . .ago by Mr. Hirschberg.
Other ecal steps wnu -
fullv cuard l oIK county s iiucicb. t
hM in 'i few days lor mrtner acuun.
IU I'V- Hv 4 ,i . lit-. -PrYi VioVD
These at oiKlinK ... - -
TA C oe GeorKo Conkey Mike Walker, A L. Kul
nor, A C hook., utu Fivc)
for the departed sailors, and the pro
cession will disband
In the afternon the G. A. R. and
Woman's Rel'ef Corps will go to
Monmouth to be entertained with a
program at the Normal. The com
mittee desires it to be thoroughly un
derstood that the public is invited to
participate in all of these exercises.
The local G. A. R. Post has but lb
members. They are:
T. J. Fryer, Co. A. 1st Oregon Inft.
M. ScrafFord, Co. D. 22nd Wisconsin
Infantry.
W. J. Mulkey, Co. B. 1st Oregon In
fantry. Henry Erinkley, Co. E. 14th Illinois
! Calvary.
R. M. Smith, Co. A. 1st Oregon In
fantry.
M. M. Jones, Co. F. 140th Illinois
Infantry.
A. M. Bingman, Co. P. 1st Heavy
Artiilery.
A. L. Decoster, Co. G. Maine Infan
try.
Fhineas Green, Co. G. 79th Penn.
L. M. Butler, Co. K. 1st Arkansas
Calvary.
D. M. Hampton, Co. E. 14th Mis
souri Calvary.
C. A. Dick, Co. K. 33 Missouri In
fantry.
C. D. Bascue, Co. E. 101 Illinois
Infantry.
W. P. Fisher, Co. C, 39th Iowa In
fantry.
Peter Cook, Co. B. 67th Illinois In
fantry.
INDEPENDENCE INTERESTED
IN AIRLIE EXCHANGE
locomo-
some
ITfTilsTTmL!!
'LENA VISTA STORE
WILL CLOSi: NEXT MONTH
Ihe Rmm. v: . . ...
i ....a ii;i store is to ue cios
f t the end of June. Since the be
F'ung of thn
J, pi-i nui mm IH91.1LU-
"J hag been successfully conducted
i , ""a unu itose ns a p-
jjtic duty, und they have finally dc-
-ouu nu; uuniiiuna nim
r 6 to Indupe,,,!,,,, to reside. Miss
i"-uiiviiii! io resuie.
nt ' a sister of Mrs. Major
m Ml8 Roe iH the Major's d
Rose
daugh
r i
' ' lain (1 w i.:. .:i
rnn. iL . ma iu......
1110 flln I.. .. . .
. . uii iih riW'tt.itiAr etfiii aurn
line, ly nc(lu,rc Te-
No. 3 is of the mogul type of loco
motives and for years was in the
Southern Pacific frieght service on the
main line south from Portland. J. A.
Bewley of Independence, who occupied
the cab during its local service, again
was in the post of authority on the
iournev to the shops Tuesday. Mr.
Bewley has been asked to continue ns
engineer when it is ready for the
Rtrnhorn line, a couple of months
hence, and will probably do so.
SEEP CORN IS BEING DISTRI
BUTED BY SUPERINTENDENT
County School Superintendent Jos-
i0v, Willa is making ud packages ot
There are no new developments in
the Airlie telephone exchange situa
tion. It is still functioning and will
continue to Jo so unil June 1st. At
that time there will be a change of
some kind, declares the present owner.
TndpDendence business men are in
terested in having this exchange main-
tained. It is the connecting link tor
about, a dozen rural lines and if the
exchange is closed there will be much
inconvenienceThe Creditmens Asso
ciation has taken hold of the matter
and is attempting to devise some
means whereby Independence may con
tinue to have direct phone connection
with the Airlie country.
This matter is being handled by a
committee consisting of A. C. Moore,
M. C. Williams, H. Hirschberg, C. W.
Irvine and C. D. Calbreath.
FALLS CITY HERO GETS
DISTINGUISHED CROSS
Alvin Lester Bowrman, a son of Mrs.
Ida C. Bowman of Falls City, has been
Md corn in 5 and 10 pound packages 'awarded the distinguished service
to be distributed among the corn clu cross. It has been forwarded from
members of the industrial club of Washington to the navy recruiting
which there are about fifty earnest j station in Portland ior aenvery w
workers. H. Hirschberg, of Inde-lthe young man. .Bowman is an ex-
pendence, presented the corn to the pharmacist's mate, third class, y. .
club members through the County Su- N., and the cross is awarded him by
nerintendent's office, Mr. Hirschberg the commanding general of the Am-
i i. i. u,:,, fn ivonv lomiin ovnAditinnaw forces for ser
uoa v..... i- i .
years and always furnishes the best
seed procurable. The seed being dis
tributed this year in valued at 25
cents per pound. Mr. Wills says the
prospects among the club merbers are
very favorable for the coming season.
Particularly are the children near
Grand Rondo showing keen interest.
The annual Grand Ronde fair is the
incentive for the keen competition.
Most of the members are endeavoring
to plant and care for half acre tracts.
-
vice rendered as ioiiows;
"On the night of November 10, un
der a heavy artillery bombardment;
and withering machine gun fire, he
exposed himself recklesply witnout
thought, of personal danger, while
dressing the wounded and giving re
lief of the dying Unaided, he car
ried three men across the Meuse
river that they might be carried on
stretchers to the first aid station. 1 his
was in he Argonne-Meuse operations."
'-- ly on i; strea. James
nee. has
I 1
1,v J t
return l ' Bire3 '
kn S T ?ccP!eJ this nit