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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1920)
.tTfltlST 20, 1920 1 i r LOCAL ttlf npciit Sunday t at Newport. t ...1. nl uim Tlnr, at J . Ullliv ' uv for a two ., .t Newport. .,Y,rtliv spent tho WtH'k- hii wife "u son at New- ,i Mrs. CIt'oriro Curbray 11 I I Li the Inticpenm "l fa. and Miss n P. SWUPU - . .. . are at Newport lor a They went there LhtTO i the owner of a Itmer wnicn no 'ur !r,d8y from tho Ace Gur rrtidi't on "irscnoerg h at town. j j, c. will hold Its regular .Input El t 2:30 p. m. ,'mber l requested to Iw jhii will be " important Fsler and Frank S. Web lnt to the north of , purchased from J. D. o, t McCormick reaper hirventing their clover. jjth Milln has cancelled y to teach in the rrine. c Khixilir and will upend I year in continuing her . the Monmouth normal. I9j Mrs. J. S. Cooper, ac ; by their daughter, Gcne d the week-end with their Mn. C. E. Ireland, at iht anf one-hair pound cm to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. it Dalian Hospital last in. Eakin in the daugh- i Child! of thin city. K. L Thomas returned -a i two weeks' outing at totUje at Newport. She -nied by her nephew, ik Harding. mi boy has made Abe tht Williams drug store mn in town. It ar kj and congratulation! Extended1 to the happy par- Halbert and Charles Lov- i Thursday from a bust '4 Lakeside, Coos county. i Mm. Elmer Addison Xwkowin in a few day ':. of a couple of weeka. i Mrs. William Phillips ..idren of Saskachawan, Jr. and Mrs. A. G. Wil- Phillips is expecting to yie point in this locality, v.ig lunii. Imlin of Dallas, mana HaunUin States Power nj here Thursday mt- U. O. Horry loft yet,ny II. Ilirsdiberg returned Thurs Y tn an outing of several w duration at Newport y MiKMes opal Ilewett and Ula )ickino 8p,nt tha week-end ln Mrs. Percy Dlcklnnoi. a,l duuh. for, Mum Ula I)lrklnm,, wen to r-tland Tte,,. -Miss Gertrude Jewel and Miss Church spent a few hours with Inde pendence friends Thursday while en route from Bar View to their homes mi numny, -Mrs Nora Mattlson has moved into her house at tho corner ft iu- . . "'- "uin ana rmh streets and former v ,i- uy unvor Smith. Mr, omim nun moved to the house. fl omiiey. a caruond.r -! 1! I . ' V- ,ll,lnK oeiween Indcueni1n ..-.i Monmouth, U the owner of a new iiauy urand Chevrolet which h chased Mondav frnm h C....1... "w uujrifl Automobile comnanv. v - A. L. Kullander is Annthnf nas laith in the future of Indopcn ilenco and la willing to back his con vituons wun coin of the realm. He naa purchased of C. W. Irvine t residence property on F stre.-t. be 4 WL . a . iweea inira and fourth streets. Mr. Kullander Is meeting with marked success in his jewelry busi ness and he purchased this property ine ito-La-lio orchestra has perfected arrangements to eive dancing party in the opera house on Saturday night of this week. The orchestra is composed of a quartet or torvallis and Albany young men and in posible that they will decide to place Independence on a regular dancing circuit, Harrisburg, Leb anon and Albany being already eluded. - DEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE Page Five on a I n r 7, ' ' i I. i , i- jsnv no ,.-,., I ... i . . ! ' and Swope in- A 1 ... . . n. larger electric oven is neing nstalled in the City Ikkcry of M. P, Baldwin. It will have a capacity of 225 loaves of bread every 45 min utes and is necessary to handle the constantly increasing business of this institution. Glenn Berry 1b here for a few days' visit at the home of his father, U. G. Ik-rry. He has just returned from a sojourn of nearly a year in the eastern states and is more firm ly convinced than ever that the coast country is the place where he wants to reside. Sergeant Chris Burright is here been visiting at the j on a 10-lay leave of absence from Camp Lewis. He is serving- his fifth year in the United States army, participating in some of the notable battles of the world war and for many months in the occupation forces in Germany. He relates many interesting reminiscences of business matters. He both the war and the time he spent Wed by a brother, W. C. Mined Bluffs, Iowa, who "ts few weeks in the in Germany. Since joining the army he has become a machinist. He is with Battery A, thirteenth field ar- "7 in order to escape the tillery, and will be sent to the Ha st of his home state at waiinn Island: on the 5th of next it the year. I month. 1 . SSaVll'H lnln 1. wiort, returning Thursday. n an Investment. -"Mrs. George Parker, acepm PJ'nled by her sister, MiH Gene vtovo Cooper, left Wednesday for facomo, for passage by boat to I aimma. Mrs. Parker is the wife of Major George Parker of the United Mates army and stationed at Pana, m- She has been spending the summer at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cooper, and with "w.r relatives m this vicinity. Miss cooper expects to remain in Panama until after the new year, Mrs. Noble and daughter, Miss Julia, of Mills City, have been spending a few days at the home of Mrs. C. A. Rohrer, and with other inendu in this vicinity. Miss Noble i a graduate of the Monmouth Normal School and has been engaged to teach at Bend the coming year. She will be accompanied there by her mother. They will g0 by auto stage from Portland to Hood River, in order to go over the scenic Col umbia highway, and then proceed to their destination by train. Congressman C. N. McArthur of Portland, is having the time of his life at his ranch about five miles north of Independence. With re straint cast to the winds and garbed In old clothes, including a white hat which has seen service for more than a decade, he is spending a vacation on his farm where blooded stock hold sway and the simple life is paramount. He frequently comes to, Independence and is apparently enjoying visits with old friends. Among these is Verd Hill, who. was a member of the Oregon legislature at the time Mr. McArthur was speaker of the house. A son was born last Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. L. II. Probst, who reside a few miles south of town. Mrs. Alpha Bascue returned Wednesday evening from Portland where she had beei. for the past week attending the fall millinery opening. She also spent several days at Sea side' with friends while away. Mrs. J. M. Branson and son. UJohn, who have been spending the summer with Mrs. Branson's sister, Mrs. A. G. Williams, left Thursrlav for their home in Aberdeen, South Dakota. F. M. Brown has just returned from a visit to the Rosedale and Lib erty district of Marion county, and found that much additional acreage is going to be devoted to fruit the coming season. Mr. Brown has an attractive little ranch just to the north of town and spends his spare time in promoting the fruit and berry industry. Paul Carpenter of Dallas, coun ty agricultural agent, was in Inde pendence Monday. He finds plenty of work to keep him busy in keeping tab on the agricultural and horti cultural activities in Polk county, and at the present time is devoting considerable of his time in confer ring with orchardists, who have be come somewhat alarmed over the number 'of trees which are dying as the result of the severe freeze, last winter. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Cooper returned to Portland today after spending a few days here with old friends fnd H tending to business matters. Mr. Cooper has chareo of the upholstery department of the Carmen factory. They were ac companied to Portland by their son, Sherman Cooper, who met with a serious accident in the Kinc VbIIpv Fred Miller of Hingeville, Tex-COUntry about three months ago, , aecompamea ny Mrs. Miner, and wj,o is still using crutches. son and daughter, is visiting at the home of his brother. Gus Miller. Mr. Miller is a conductor on the Gulf Line. It has been 15 years since the brothers have fen each other and the reunion has been an exceedingly pleasant one. Wednes day Mr. Miller took his brother and family to Portland in order that they might see still more of the Ore gon country. The Texas man ex presses himself as being greatly pleased over what he has seen and the one regret is that he did not "discover'' this country sooner. The Millers expect to leave for their Texas home Sunday. Frank C. McLean was in Port land this week and signed a con tract for continuation as the Ford agent in the Independence district. The coming year Mr. McLean will receive an increase in the assign ment of both' cars and tractors. "The popularity of the enclosed car is becoming very evident," says Mr. McLean. "Nearly 50 per cent of the cars to be manufactured by the Ford people the coming year will be the enclosed type. A new policy has been adopted with Fordson parts. It is now possible for every hardware and grocery store in the country to handle the parts, it be ing necessary, however, to secure them through the local Ford agents.'' r THE UN I VERS AX CAR The Ford Sedan with electric starting -Stemog demountable rims with 3-inch tires all found, is the car because of its all-around utility and refined and conrftobte equipment. Finely upholstered. Plate fwn.nS' iuhe spring, summer, and early fall. A fite weather and winter. For theatre parties for socia visaing, for touring, and for taking the children t to school, it :a what you want. The low cost of operation and ?m of its charms. A regular Ford car, simple in deaM"ja Action, and durable hi service. Won't you come m and look it over? The comforts of an electric car with the economy of the Ford. i&$k.n ACE GARAGE using Caught under a tree, he had his vertebra injured, and X-Ray examin ations show that he will never fully recover from it. His wife and child ren have also gone to Portland, and they will reside there in the future. William Quartier returned Sun day from Portland where he spent last week purchasing goods for his merchantile establishment here. Buyers' week in Portland is an an nual event and has been attended by him for several years. Mr. Quartier was just a little bit late in arriving at the station when he was ready to return and missed the train, and was subjected to no little inconvenience as a result. He took an auto bus, suffering the inconvenience of being packed in the car like a sardine, and arrived in Salem just a few minutes too late to connect with the auto stage for Independence. He then decided to come by the Oregon Elec tric to Orville, and when he got to the river here, the ferry was tem porarily out of commission, and he was poled across in a skiff. CAR IS STRUCK BY S. P. ELECTRIC TRAIN A car driven by Gearhart Wiensz of Dallas was struck by the Southern Pacific electric Irain on C street in Independence at about 11 o'clock to day. The train was running slowly and by prompt action of the engi neer it was brought to a stop in a few feet. The car was caught mid ships and pushed across the street into the curb, doing only minor damages. In the car in addition to Mr. Wiensz were Mrs. Weinsz, their two children and an aged lady. The oc cupants were badly frightened but none were in the least mite injured, LIBERTY BREAD Is Her Pride Every HOUSEWIFE whe has ever TRIED LIBERTY BREAD wants it again jfnd AGAIN , A round, full LOAF with that indefinable HOMEY flavor which causes hubby to remark "Wife, I see you've been BAK ING BREAD today. We have just installed an ELECTRIC OVEN which has Ma" This store is issuing "S & H" Green Trad ing Stamps. It is a discount to cash customers and is used by thousands, of the most enterpris ing "merchants of the country. The stamps are redeemable at the store in CASH, whenever a book has been filled. There is no advance in prices, but used as an inducement to get cus tomers to pay cash, and is a method which has proved very popular where it has been intro duced. Come to the store and let us explain it to you. We feel sure that it will readily meet writh your approval. One stamp is issued for every 10-cent pur chase and it does not take long to fill a book- :ddy & Carbray Some Reasons Why International 8-1 6 Tractors Please Their Owners: The 8-16 is well adapted for hard work' such as plowing, and will do continuous work for long days, hot days, and day and night during the rush season. It has a speed f or'every job, and is one of the most serviceable belt machines made. . The patent kerosene carbureter makes it , possible to use low priced fuels. The saving in cost as compared with a gasoline tractor is so great that it will practically pay for itself in about 3000 hours of work. This fact alone should not escape the attention of any one who is going to purchase a tractor. Place your or der while the supply is available. J. D. HI BBS & CO improved our bread 100 try a Loaf today. THE CITY BAKERY
