OCTOBER 22
INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE
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Parker
: W. N. Sharp of Portland was in
town Wednesday. ; :". ; ; v' 0
Miss Winogene Peterson spent the
week-end at the home of her par
ents. ' A. B. Lacey and wife were Wells
dale visitors on Sunday.
Prince Lacey and wife of Oregon
City visited his parents on Sunday.
' A. E. Ilorton and family were in
Albany on Monday. : . y i'
Rusjsel Harris and .family Surfday.
ed in Eugene. -Oscar
Peterson is visiting Sn Port
land fcr a few days.
" Scl.ool children are planning on
Hallowe'en doings already.
Ernst Zielesch's . sale today was
well attended and on the whole every
thing sold fairly well.'
Several people of the community
Were courting in Albany last week,
some as visitors and some lookers-
on. Among those were H. N. Dick
inson and. family, G. A.. Dickinson
and family and L. W. Puller and
family. i
VICTORY MEDAL
REQUESTS SLOW
Local Ex-Service Men Can
Make Application to s
& Glenn -Smith
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t ,u.Mr rnQTQHAVF BEEN TOO HIGH AS EVER YON fc KINUWi, UU 1 HAPPILY THrv
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This is Blanket Weather
We can assure you the pleas
aiitest of dreams if you sleep
beneath a pair of these.
Good quality and full
gray, white or tan :
$3.15, $3.50 and $3.95
, Fancy plaids,
body and fleece
The Baptist Young People's Union
meets at the First Baptist church
at 6:30 Sunday evening. Come and
hear about the Hallowe'en party
that is comme m the near future
Miss Boughey leads and there is an
interesting subject
Extra Towling Value
Part of a big purchase for
our seven stores.. 18-inch
heavy weight, very absorb
ent, fine bleach, hard to
duplicate at 30c, only 23c yd
The "Victory" medals, neat and
attractive in design and a recogni
tion of heroic service, are beinjr dis
tributed. 'Or rather the government
is endeavoring to award tnem to
all ex-service men, bilt it Is proving
a big undertaking. Applicatons are
not being made as rapidly as was
anticipated hv jrovemment officials
and there is a hurry-up order to the
American Legion posts and other
patriotic organizations to .speed up
the boys. Applications may be made
to Glenn Smith at the Farmers'
State Bank by those entitled to these
medals in this locality. There is
very little formality in connection
with it and Mr. Smith will eladly
! render any assistance which mic-ht
be required in filling out the neces
sary blank
Victory medals are being applied
for so slowly by ex-service men that
Major-General p. C. Harris, the ad
jutant general of the army, has no
tified the officers in chartre of the
distribution to make the utmost ef
fort to reach all who deserve it. It
is estimated that 3,757.624 men who
served in the army are entitled to
the medal, but to date only 379,214
or about 10 per cent of the number.
have applied. Applications are com
ing in at tne rate oi only 6800 a
day, which is far below the carxacitv
for issue, of the working crew in the
Philadelphia general supply depot
ine quartermaster nas put on a
large force, and these men are beinz
USED CAR SALE The Ace Gar- held at much exDense to the covprn-
age is clearing out its entire stock ment ,
of used cars, tractors and trucks. "It is no more difficult to make
In order to make them move raoid- out a form for the Victory medal."
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Iy the price has been cut to the announces General Harris, "than it
limit. 22-lt is to fill out a monev order blank
This form verifies the reciDienfk
FOR SALE Team, weisrhine' 3000. service and his present whereabouts.
' harness and wagon,' $200. Hor- wu' prevent the medals from f all-
nett place, south of town. Al in8f into the wrong hands.. The grbv-
Whitney. N - 8-3t ernment's gift is a work, of art, not
a bauble, and has intrinsic as well
TO EXCHANGE Electric automat, as sentimental value. It rannnt. bp
ic range for wood ranee. Also sent out to unverified addresses, any
ihor' electric washine machine more than Liberty bonds or war in
i for sale and some bargains in fur- surance checks, many of which have
niture. See Hulbert. Main 6911 been lost before reaching the ad-
or 4021. 22-lt dresses, in snite of all nossihle m'n
I he ex-service man has onlv to
run &AJL.L imperial 16 disc , drill apply at the nearest army nost or
almost good as new. Price rieht. recruiting officer in his home town. v.
A. J. HalL Buena Vista. 09.3fior throncrh
r mm vv i -7 O ovvivliji
rOK SALE Cleaned cheat need. vo t?; to-w tt
-few teacks $1.50 a . sack. A. E. Will ha ehvum atw f -Till "Ui-
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orton, barker. 1-tf blank, and if . his discharge naoers
are correct, the application is for- "
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size,
extra heavy
$7.85
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We Save You Money on Grocery Purchatei
Frequent visits to our grocery department will mean
a noticeable saving for you. Our system of buying in
quantities enables us to sell practically everything foIe&s
Sugar ...,12c lb
Rose Lodge Cheese '. .'J- . , .r. 39c ih
Bear Patent Hard Wheat Flour ,.v. . .' .sack; $330
Best Fancy Patents . . , sack, $350
Country Club Coffee, vacuum packed .... i lb. 49!
Cottolene, medium sized . . . .$1.35, large $259
Grape Nuts, Shredded Wheat Biscuit pw ,'7'
Post Toasties, Puffed Wheat pk' J
Pearl Oil gal'22r
Karo Syrup, White, 5-lb. can . . . .56c, 10 lbs $105
Karo Syrup, Amber, C-lb. can 52c, 10 lbs
A Silk Hose Special
Kn ox-Knit, pure silk,
firmly knit, seam shaped
leg with seamless heel and
toe, silk lisle garter top,
black only $1.69
Lowered Price on AH Silks
We carry silks of a depend
ble quality only but they havee
taken a very sharp drop in price
here. Yard wide -taffetas and
messalines in all staple colors
are down to $2.65 yd
Georgettes and crepe de '
chines $00 yd
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Lowered Prices on Outing Flannels
Yard-wide, white only , . . .32c yd
Heavier weight 27-in 29c yd
Heavy gray twill 35c yd
Extra heavy fleece down, brown and gray
37c yd
, Very special, yard-wide fancies, good
weight and patterns, short lengths only
42c yd
Buy Men's Working Clothes for Less
Overalls are lower in the wholesale market,
and so are we. ,
Good weight denim, full cut, bib over
alls in blue, suspender back $2.75
Standard Stifel stripe .$2.50
Well made khaki unionalls of good
quality $4.00
Genuine Lee unionalls $5.00
Ml SB Set
MONMOUTH, OREGON
Seven Stores Monmouth, Salem, Newberg, Yamhill, McMinnville, Sheridan and Dayton.
Buena Vista
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Chevrolet car. in fiMa.:i u rr':8 U m t shift at the prune
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i H. Wood. ' 1-tf I wrnrtcr flroacaa o-nA mm ma1 a In I ...
-w. 41VA tliatlty aia a posiuon in trie wuiara uraven
LOST-n .r. . "". '? "V narnware store
. "6 occause me men cannot oe located." r -c -a j s
nuc ueci uuu cap ior rne American Legion makes no L v o i m .
i Paige car, tire 33x4 mounted, distinction h.tn sac.tm buamess m Salem Tuesday-
Reward..-: W. T. Lane-lois. 203 l!?th L -.j.i J- rtather was down from Gor-
St.. PnrtWT iK. h...., vallia last week and he and M.N.
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kiv, J. Kratner ooia the D00m on former
FOR mi,vv ,i. 4.x.. .i.- . , P'ace with all equipments to R. E
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NOTABLE INCREASE IN ORE
GON FARMERS IN DECADE
dependence
street.
Realty
Co., C
30-tf
.cult csAiiHr iuu Angora eonts
good stock; 38 Cotswold ewes, ani
1 buck. G. A. Wells, Route 2, In
dependence, three-fourths mile
north of Buena Vista. 8-3t
SEE FRANK WORTHINGTON for
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.
Office in Beaver Hotel Building,
Independence, Ore. 10-tf
FOR SALE 360 acre farm, 6 miles
south of Independence, on good
road, one-fourth miles from rail
road station, both high and low
land of rich quality. A tenap bar
gain. See A. E. Horton, Parker.
15-lt.
W QUICK SALE-Tractor outfit
including 25 H. P. 1919 C. L. Best
Tracklayer tractor, 3 14-in. Oliver
gang steel plows, 8 ft. Interna
tional double disc, 2 section Klon
oncer, with gas tanks, oils, etc.
A. E. Horton, Parker, or inquire
at Enterprise office. 1-tf
YOUR TIRE Trouble
Adjusted promptly am in a work
manlike maimer. Try me. SER
VICE in big letters.
Savage. Curtis and Racine Tirea
and Tabes for sal.
MM. O'DONNELL
Across from Farmers Ststa Bank,
Indepsndenoe.
past 30 years for the Spaulding Log
ging company and only on account of
the -ill health of the former was the
sale made.
Mrs. Ed Richardson left for her
home at Tono, Wash., Tuesday after
a three weeks tetay With her mother,
Mrs. Louise Harrrion.
N. C. Anderson and wife and Ed
Lichty transacted business in Mon
mouth Tuesday.
Alfred Loy, who recently returned
from California, has sufficiently re
covered from his recent illness to
again take up his school work at the
O A C.
was started last Sunday. I Tr. , . .
Youn.r Minwnn,. wrt swi'J uena vista is on tne map, Boat
. ... . ... . service started Mondayof last week
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In The Churches
Doings of the Baptist Church
It was Rally Day last Sunday and
you ought to have seen the folks
flock to the Baptist church. The at
tendance at Sunday school was
doubled. ' Our plan is to have an av
erage attendance of 100 by the end of
the year. Just watch us grow.
Are you a member of any Sunday
school class ? If you are not we have
a place for you. A new young men's
cla'ss was started last Sundav. !
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Preaching service follows the Sun
day school. Rev. Proppe will preach
both morning and evening on vital
subjects. Special music at , these
services. The new men's trio will
sing again Sunday.
At 6:30 the B. Y. P. U. meets as
usual. Miss Boughey will be the
leader. Didn't we have a fine time
last Sunday evening? We're a grow
ing ouncn. ine social committee is
busy planning a Hallowe'en party for
next week. Come out and hear about
it.
Initiative measure number 310 on
the ballot to be voted in November
will give to Oregon a port equal to
any port on the Pacific coast. You
are vitally interested in the passage
of this bill. It will not increase your
taxes. The cost is borne by the Port
of Portland, but all Oregon must vote
making regular trips from Portland
to Corvallis twice a week and stop
ping at our little burg enroute both
ways. It is! the "Northwestern."
Guy Prather left Monday for Port
land where he will enter the Ellison
White conservatory of music.
Dan Cole is assisting Nelson An
derson with his farm work as the
last few days of sunshine has put the
ground in fine shape for farming and
it will be a busy time for the farmers
as they are a month behind on account
of the rainy season.
M. N. Prather, our road supervisor.
is putting a metallic culvert on the
turn of the. Albany road near his
place. 1
Ralph Lucas of San Francisco,
California, is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lucas. He is an
oiler on one of the U. S. ships.
The children of Mrs. Louise
(Grandma) Harmon held a family
According to figures announced
by hte government census bureau at
Washington the states of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho have made
great strides ahead in the number of
farm tracts as compared with thn
lised in 1910.
Lane county leads in Oregon with
a growth m the last 10 vears nf
from 2876 farms to 3279. an increas-
of 403. Linn county . in 1910 had
2751 farms and in 1920 it had 3041,
an increase of 290.
The Washington renort shown that
gains in the number of farms are
quite uniformly distributed through
out all sections of the three states.
Here and there .a county has slipped
oacK out this decrease is explained in
that in several cases the county
boundary lines have been so altered
ais to make a true comparison im
possible. Yakima county is ahead in Wash
ington with an increase in the num
ber of farms Of 2414- in T,1U
luanu,
IWin Fnlla fmmt.. 1 1-
. vwU,,i,jf leans witn an in
crease of 1451 farms. Figures for
the three northwes States follow:
Oregon, 45,502 farms in 1910;
50,188 in 1920; an increase of 4G86
Washington, 50,912 in 1910; 6G,
288 in 1920; an increase of 10,096. '
luano, iso mi in 1910- 49ino
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1920; an increase of 11,302.
. The growth in farms in counties
adjacent to Linn county follow:
Benton, 1098 in 1910; 1320 in 1920;
an increase of 22.
Deschutes, 751 in 1920; no record
of previous Statistics.
Jefferson, 571 in 1920; no previous
record.
Marion, 3400 in 1910; 3G81 in
1920; an increase of 191.
Polk, 1557 in 1910; 1761 in 1920;
an increase of 214.
26 MILLION WOMEN
WILL CAST BALLOTS
Washington Figure's compiled by
the census bureau and other gov
ernment departments indicate that
the number of women in the United
States over 21 years of aire is 28.035.
000 of whom approximately 26,500,000
are eligible to vote in the November
election. This estimate makes a lib
eral allowance fnr nlinn
married to aliens and othpr inlirl.
ble.
Exact figures are nnt AvuiloMn n
the number of women nv- cm Knf
--VIV.. MAkSMK
barred from voting through various
reasons. Census burnn nffir.?aia k.
lieve, however that this year at least
1,000,000 of the 5.2rn.nnn
born women in the United States
will not yet have become naturalized
in addition thorn nt.. mm
cording to the census about
Indian women most of whom
living on reservatons, 8,607 CI
and Japanese women v Inel igi't
vote, a comparatively airtaUnf
of American women married
aliens and barred from voting
that reason and a larger wwm
prived of the , ballot M
statutes in harmony with wa
tional provisions. The total of
ineligibles was estimated at
1,500,000. 'T
married to
... k;i,i (n vnta. the
m c iiufc ciib.uiv
ment of justice has held, but for
born women married to Aw
citizens or whose latners
come American citfzena are wj
to the ballot without mctwh
i.
proceedings. i
The number of eligible n t
ih TTnited States mis
not been determined. Based j
estimated population of
however the census bureau J
that there are now o.
it.- ttu.,i GtntM over
of age of whom probably "Jl
would be entitled to vote in H
ber.
Willard E. Craven Hardwar
the kind, of heating btoves
suited for their trade.
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ZjiLI action there were h, 1910, ad The Enterprise is still JA
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on the measure. Vote 310 YES on reunion at her hom hpr InWt Sun
the ballot November second. j day and a day was spent long to be
22-lt. Pd. adv. -. remembered by all present. ;
Lives of Great Men All Remind Us
Marshall Field, merchant prince, nnder
a business "dynasty," first, to attempt tne wj
ig of a cable across the Atlantic ! .,, do
The lesson lies for you in that if yu udif.
one thins well, you will do other and more
"tun inmgs well.
Saving money is always a good and saie
UJ hUUX.
The best way to save is to open a savib
count with us and add a stated amouni
week or month. '
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