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or . 4 tltnilt5itninri I 10TH YKAU-No. 27 INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, DECEMBEPw 24, 1920 MERANCIIER IS THE "MOSES" Ulrich is Selected a Lall Candidate for County Judge tSual vliH'.r li court room jj lnt Saui'day afternoon could Uve imagine! that timo hud r,rd backward for decade or j , ' . . . . . . f i th.il real ohlUmv political v.!. in progrem. The m propt-rly et. N' mistake jj,. u) tilt; M-loclion of th i I' ..ll m..m f.t fil f'Kllll. funned ujiori what ground the nro- poNed recall is funded. (J. A. Peterson of Suvcr, orio of tin' delegites, in rcnlvini.' mated! "JuIi Robinum has character, honor and integrity, hut the taxpayers want roud improvements, and I believe that they will be benefited by it (TlUige. Mr. Pcternon referred to tho con d lion of roads in bin district as being "horrible, imputable." Judgo Robinson replied that there van r.till money on hand for that v.n d i'ns ric t mid that the noglig:rce w a.-, with tho road HUpcrvisor. Juiifi' Knhifiiion ws escorted from ibis nffici In thn pourl. ruiiiii nrid ln- I th.il r"l 'l'llliHV political 'trodut-ed by Mr. Ihdmjtn "as tho man 'i-i . ...i... i it... i .1.. .t U Wit it trOgl !' A v- fi'.i impj nil' inn iw'wih; vi nj nii'i lie UillKs IS right, U! nH in part; "1 have u:cd as much money for tho improveim nt of roads as the financial rottditinn of the county t f.... !,. m!i. ! tt . .... : i i i .t:..i :t...i ...i i-lt Iw iioBuii i i wouiu jieimn unu i nave uiuimutDi , aUtT rhiunber Biniotv, fob it equally urn! ncrordinit to the need , ,,.,.. ,,f of tho neopie m fr as it is w !u (Wiemii nil....".". f . , , .i),. , i;,.m if)"iot) .le to do m. T ho Ihw requires . m" t.f tin f'W for tin! ertiiK'tt-, .... rained in a dintrict muHt be expended in that district, leaving tnly 30 per-n-nt for L-eneral we. There iHn't a dollar of indebledneKS KnHt Polk NEW FRONT FOR ISIS THEATRE Several Feature Pictures Have Been Booked For January to BURIAL HERE OF ARRELL BOY Body of Local Boy Who Made Supreme Sacrifice Homeward Bound ,.f i he niiiiiv. It wan an in r,f whtio reality and burlesque jijUTWoven where a handful .te tU.rmnl that they ha.l L imporUnt mission U perform lortant miwion !M'"orrn jft,unly Thet e are a few old warrant; unMi)iu"' lotilMUn niir wrurn nave no; ucvn lattd and n arrnntrcd by K. A.i (ircBcntcd for payment, hut there is ,f the Polk County Observer, arlinif wan for the avowed of taking preliminary tttepn Aia I). Kobiniwm of hi ..founty judtre, along tlie refall Throuirh mrm rau.ne tne Isrry did nt woik r nmoolhly ii undoubtedly l'fn nnU' ipawMi. jbr.l to tell whether U was due S; of lubrication ahortajrc fu. l supply. To begin with 14 (.f the 39 voting precincts .county wore represented, and . of them was opposed to :" givif'g procedure, the 1 ji with delegates shouldered .Tm and 1el forth J. V. Ulrich, r!i farmer as the Moses who 4M. to take Polk's 1500 mjo ,iwys ar-1 make them into Uhway at an ( xiH-n.liture of a cxree.l 10 simeolenns p'r It is possible that it may be r7 for him to rub shoublers AUAlin and secure possession of tsifk' Inmp. meeting was callod to order it, Kuin ami an orKamw wrfectcd by the stder.tion or Koen as chairman and u. t is .ceretary, Aftr credentials ,n .l.ilv accented, it was asccr- A hat In numbers the chosen were in nn enemy country. 1 of five minutes was kim-h tar thamber wrk and upon K-onverition the chairman an- ,a ti. u,.i...-ti.,n of Mr. umcn i lalemn ndkall, remindful of wrt proceedings in a criminal brought forth the uucrn !r. Ulri.h's nami 1' delegates Oakdalo, 2nd Dnllns, Salt Creek, Dallas. 3rd Pallas, Fall" City, ffport, Pedee, Ru.dl and Balsam, del-nation from rlc objecU'd anm, i th recall backyard and A to sli.lc lown the cellar door ' it had been found to he accepting the privilege of be "l? an aspirant for the nomina tor county judge, Mr. Ulrich said: rnn.na no n RlimriSP tO HIP. ' ' .' .. . . . T not ki.,.1- tinm motion ano ft it reluctantly. In order to ! Tn ! V.l ralnt.tnnH Wll.li "ne ttiitu umc . itatc highway commission and r that our county roads may mad more passable I believe Via desirable. " I premise fair treatment to "! I hope that there will mud-Klinging during me cu-- p chairman was authorized to "ft n committee of cither " fivc. as he deemed advisable, to Mr. Ulrich. legato meeting was then ad- but it had been previous ouncnii of ifa conclusion VlltU w , ' would be another meeting with fetrictiona as to who mignt p' :lato. h require nearly 900 sipn- ls to o-flt the recau VriVVi.,: . Anirrnn do- mil r t s n.i,;nnn in ine Nh tna,' ,itoti followed. G. "aiim n iiv . lolmnn presided and M. R. Boyd T. I,c,ted as Rertarv. As tne v Judge . 1. ""v viity iiuu T..fs ( - I'linariK i i i itronfinC. v i ana naa iourta nn ' T Pisecki pertinently demanded the American sense of fair play inonev on hand to care for then, on demand. Some of the mad district have not exhausted their allotment, but the road supervisors have found it difficult to get work done." Judge Robinson referred briefly to the predicament in which Yanshul county has been plunged by extrava gant road construction. "It has reacbui a pass there where no bank in tho county will accept a Yamhill road warrant," declared the Judge. Oscar Uayter stated that he nan b-cn in exceedingly cl vw touch witn Vr Kobinson for m-tny years and 5 had always found him an honest, efficient and valuable ( me.ai wi has Htriven to do thr right thin;,'. "The trouble with Mr. Robinson is Vi,. fc.ia not emp'a.yfcd a prens BKvnt." M Mr- IfulhC public generally understood how carefully, conscientiously and ably he has been caring for the county s business there would he no talk of a recall." Several others expressed themselves strongly in favor of the retention . t...... pi,inHnn. and it is appar- ent that the proposed recall will he vigorously contested. Independence was wen ed at the meeting, among L.intr- C A. McLaughlin, present being. U A. IL Hirschberg. u Pengra, Henry Mattison, Chester Ser. Arthur 1. Ceorg, and Henry Dickinson, L. W Fuller P J. Peterson, S. B. Walker, J. E. Ilubbartl, George M. Werlme M. N. . ..... ri,.v Prather, V. . McLain, Mr. Tyler and Mr. Nash. Nelson & Ileiikle are going "doll ut)" the front of the Theatre. An order has been placed with Nelson Brothers of Salem for a "fnnriiiH'i' ' wiheh will extend the full width of the building and over the sidewalk. It will be of steel and glass construction and will be equipped with many electric lights. It wijl be a real metropolitan ai fair and it is expected that it will be installed between now and the first of the year. Quite extensive preparations have been made for the coming year by the Isis. Several big feature pictured have been booked for January, among these being "The Penalty." "Earthbound,'' "If I Were King," and "While New York Sleeps." For the last named at traction a special train will be rut) here over the Valley & Siletz, SEAMAN HOME AFTER FOUR YEAR ABSENCE The body of Jason A. Arrell has arrived in New York, according fn teWranhic. advice received by w the father, Frank It. Arrell, and will be shipped to Independence for bur ial. Vh service will be in charge of the Independence Post of the American Legion. In just three months from the time young Arrell entered the ser vice at Camp Lewis, in 1918, h'e was dead. He was in the 157th in fantry and was taken to France with scarcely no preliminary training. Was sent to the front, had an arm shot off and died from the effects of the wound Sept. 24, 1918. Mrs. Arrell, who went to Coos rnnntv last week for a visit with relatives, has been notified and will probably return today or tomorrow. Tt will nrohnhlv Yip about 10 davs before the arrival of the body here. r.'nnninir nwflv f io Ti home utv? er.- 1 -' r listing in the Marines, Owen Seaman 's natk to his home n Independence after an absence of fvur ye;i after havn.jr had exciting experiences ei.-'Ugb to last one a lifetime. !; articiDated in the f.;ur major er. elements of the world war, was vith the army of occupat'en in Gti. any and the only injury be re ceived was a slight burn on the ankle from shrapnel which did net even take him to the rear. Young Seaman, who is a son of ACTIVE YEAR FOR FARM BUREAU Extensive Plans Have Been Made Along Many , Lines For 1921 where he received his discharge oftnf a fmir-vear enlistment. Re cently he has been stationed in Nic aragua. Four vears asro. Seaman then 20 years old, in company with Belden "Kelley" Owen, ran away trom nome. Owen was wounded, a little later discharged and is now a seUled married man in Portland. MISS CAROLYN SEAMAN AND CLEX C. SMITH MAKKIEI) WOMAN IS SLAIN BY HUSBAND AT DALLAS m-v MITH AT HEAD m-.N m"ihjyal ABCH MAS()NS ' M a regular meeting of Inderend- fVnnter No 25, R. A. M. held enco Chapter ino. December 17, the to. owi woro elected and installed. K jj pp,. F. Smith. K H. S. Woods. Scribe-F. G. Hewett. Treas. H. Hirschberg. c.,c.R. R. Wolf. C. of H.-Dr. M. J- Butler. p s H. C. Dunsmore. n' A C Frank Dickson. M of 1st. V.-A. L. Kultan-ler. M of 2nd. V.-H. Wck.n.n. M of3d.V.-C. W.Butler. Son.Don Dickinson. Glen C. Smith and Miss Carolyn Seaman were married Wednesday morning, at 7:30 o'clock, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kullan der, the bride being a sister of Mrs. Kullander, Dr. II. Chules Dunsmore of the Presbyterian church officiat- ing, witn oniy a iew uiuiicui.. relatives witnessing tne event. At the conclusion of a dainty breakias:, Mr. and Mrs. Smith were driven to Albany and then went by train to Eugene, where Miey will remain until after Chrb'.mas. The bride is a daughter- of Mr. and Mrs. William Seaman and has resided here for many years. After graduating from the rngn scnoo. r,tm,l the Good Samaritan hospital in Portland, returning hen; i nrul ha since Deen in me turn, m w . . - t ,.fi. n( Dra. Hanson and Barrick. She is a deservedly popular young lady. , Mr. Smith is assistant cashier of the Farmers State Bank, entering the "institution upon his graduation from high techool here nearly five years ago, and through consc.en tious, .thorough work was advanced to his present position. wn..g worl.l war he enlisted in the navy and for 13 months was in the trans port sendee on the east coast of the United States and has been adju tant of the American Legion Post since its organization here. He .u., nf Mrs. Lucy Smith. IS UK! . - m, ivna kerjt as secret as ine weuumt, - . , 'oiivmiifrh in,timate friends POSSlL-.t, i"" , realized that the romance was soon to culminate in the tieing oi u.e. knot at the Chrismas season. Fellc- intions will be freely extenueo the happy couple upon their return. SAWMILL PLANT AT VALSLTZ- s c." The annual meeting of the Polk Ccunty Farm Bureau, which- took place at Dallas last Saturday, was - - ' mnrk-po r.v almost lauttai piano ivi n ,i m William heaman. ar- fmil,v from San Diego, 1 1921 work. Comittees representing 11VIU lt.i. ! MRS. REBECCA DICK VICTIM of PNEUMONIA MANY BUSINESS HOUSES WILL. t CLOSED CHRISTMAS T...i7rwe business .niltM ZT BtaI and include tne g kery meat market. 'alsm will be open oT The so will Craven ' Williams DrW.in UT1til noon, e - - fte h. opened at . nt:, afternoon ana i . about o "Ul-'" be open The Pooffice w be p all day Christnuas; - caption of an no- - kin. rVXr make their regular trips "The Siletz Lumber and Logging v of the most mod- rmmptsm the jest, ,t Valsetz," is the ; Qec' Ross Nelson, who returned last Satm day from a week's visit with Walter Inch, general manager of the com- .Valsetz is going -to develop in- I to a real, live communuy, .. - is really wonderful wnat na un accomplished: In aaaiuon Ug, Modern sawmill thec- pany is making exwi. V.y comfort and welfare ations im . . of the army of employe, to be eventually employed. - - inrtre hotel, numerous i-; " .. ... u.,!Uia. A store buua- and otner u. &- . . i j..j. Unary rnmucieu oi cost of ?35,000. It is to be operated co,t., citv department 011 1 I vfr,Verating plant for Aas been arranged ior a.. . 11 1 ""The ompany houses are modern t ... r,c is being spared Tn fact, no :FCU"V - J Machinery oi TOT..PR,ed all electrically driven, compressed 81 ! enre of the dust and r Suse f-m tne plant and a logging Juipment of the very best and so eq?::a that it is marvelous aT- exveiifi I motet to watcn ut ov. nHiiotu-neortrft F. West of Fellows Kern county, California, shot and in stantly killed his wife, Flora West, nt th home of John G. Brown, in Mnrtb Dnllas. shortlv after 11 o'clock Monday morning. West then took a small' vial of carbolic acid with sui cidal intent, but at last report from the Dallas hospital, where the man was conveyed, he may survive. TV. couple formerly lived together at Prrydale, about eight miles north of Dallas, and it is reported that West tried to kill tne woman weiu wiih n ax and afterward was out of town. For three days he had Frank Savage, a jitney driver of ' Salem, employed seeing ue; vhereabouts of Mrs. West, and suc ceeded in locating her Sunday. tvtt and Savaee drove baclt to Salem Sunday night and returned to Dallas Monday morning. They drove up to Mr. Brown's house, where Mrs. Vett had beei employed as house keeper for the last four months. West went to the door and entered the house without knocking, and nfrer n short time two shots were heard by Savage. West then came t th door and drank tne content Kttio nf carbolic acid, after which he approached Savage and handing him some money asKea ior his grip saying, "I did what I wanted to do." He then returned to the house. Savage drove to the sheriffs ftt nrH-v, nil nossible haste and Ullil-C reported the affair to smerui un, stating that he believed Some crime had been committed. t Sheriff Orr took Dr. V. U ataais and R. L. Chapman, coroner, and drove to the Brown home, where West was found sitting in a chair suf tVio effects of the acid. ierui& i""" v" . He had reloaded the 44-cahber colts revolver with which, he did the shoot ing Jr Rehecca Dick Ua-ssed awny at her home Sunday, December 19. Toe end came after a shor; inness with pneumonia. She had been in 11 h'.-alth for a number oi ycie. t-.Iways bearing hei sultert ig m a true christian spirit. Always a devout Christian in word and deed. A member of the Womaji Relief Cvi.-ps, a willirg worker for thr.e less fortunate than herself. Mts. Dick lea s to mourn nor ! ss. a hus-1 and, Charles Dick, two daugh Mm. .Tav Dur.r. of Toledo, 'e Mrs'. Maggie Graves of this city and children. A aevoxea those interested in the several pro jects, such as rodent control, livestock improvement and others, had met pre viously and outlined work m consid erable detail. The committee recom mendations were received, discussed and in most cases adopted without re vision. While harmony prevailed at all times, there was some difference ; of opinion relative to ways and means for obtaining the project goals. . A feature of the livestock work is tho vffer soon to be made to any breeder in good standing to exchange a purebred bull calf for a scruD or grade now in breeding service. Breeders of pure stock have pledged their suport and tne uureau nas un dertaken to place the pure bulls to the best advantage. There are no strings to the plan, the breeders do nating the pure calves outright. The scrubs will be disposed of for slau-.rht-pr numoses and the funds so re ceived placed in the Bureau treasury. The object is to stimulate anu puuui- ize the breeding ot better cauie m this county. As stated by R O. Powell, tVir-oo orand wife and mother, a kind and loving jpregident of the organization and t friend and neighbor.she will be missed , chaiman of the livestock project com , . v.i lotives and friends. I ... ., . . n-ma t-hat the by a host of relatives and friends, j mitt tMg is the first time that the Born July 22, 186, ar Aiony,; fiVen exchange has been tried i . P T-l. T rTr-ri i "... il . J. Oregon, daugnter oi jouh "j-"Mb a farm organization ana tne out- nnnoor fit tnat C1V.V. sterling character and true worth. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church ' Tuesday at 2-o'clock, Dr. Dunsmore had charge nt tho frvicp. The G. A. R. and xu p r. attending in a body, officers H tVt O of the Corps reading the burial ser- mV hv reouetst. interment was made in Odd Fellows cemetery. DEATH HAS CLAIMED MRS. ELIZABETH come will be watched throughout the West. An (intensive campaign for the elimination of tuberculosis in cattle ... is to be waged in cooperation with federal veterinarians. Tests will be made without charge and it is iuuy expected that Polk county will be tuberculosis-free by the close oi i". Two local orchard operators, n.van Evans of the Dallas and F. C. Ewing of Brush College community, have siened to conduct their property w wfc in cooperation with the Agricultural 111 but a few days, Mrs. Elizabeth J P work fee cen. Plant " died at the home ot aiajoi , - The poultry plants of w. J. uarner f Rmithfield and Hoisington Bros. of -Bridgeport are being operated in cooperation with the poultry aepart ment of the college in the keeping of accurate cost and income records. While considerable work with poultry will be done throughout the county, full annual programs win De con ducted in these communities. To better meet the demand ior pure grain for seed purposes, grain certification work is to be prosecuted with vigor. A leading project is that of TT. committee in ruueni, v vuLi - charge of this work, made of one representative from each of the or ganized sections of the county, has prepared plans to extend squint X XcXli Ki Viv - ifr-a T,ewis Rose Tuesday morn ing at 6:30 o'clock. The funeral wa's held from St. Paul's Episcopal church in Salem Thursday afternoon, anu interment was made in Riverview cemetery, Salem. raiirr GROWERS J. JS. I Vw- ARE PROGRESSING Officers Are Selected and By Laws Adopted by Local Organization The Independence Prufit and Berry Growers' association is the which has been selected for Mrs. West had been killed instant-( the organization which was per to every infested acre. The 1V the bullet entering the righVfected here last Saturday afternoon., .g to invoke Another shot had been fired, The officers are: j . t t rodent control law and but its" effect had not been noted nr ritTct- io onrvived bv" a 14-year- 1U1S. nrov " " ----- - vi old daughter, who was away at school President B. T. Merrill. V. Pres. H. G. geeley. Secretary L. C. Rulifson. r woS nlsn in town at that time. D1UVU John G. Brown, at whose home me murder was committed, is a widower, his wife having died about two years ago. M.r Brown is 72 years old and is not connected m any way principals in the tragedy. - ..TTDTrr REINSTATEMENT o t nfrov. the newly elected commander of Independence Post of the American Legion has received from the Portland office of the Treasury department, tne ionowiB reminder: "During Christmas ween, you continually thinking of others. Wi ..... ,v it noint to remind all ex-Service men that this is the last week that those who nave oeeo un charged iess than eighteen months can reinstate their Government u' j. if:.ii ovamination. witnoui a , . "Make this a special remstatei..ek week among your friends-they m turn will be giving a Chnstmas insurance policy to the beneficiary. to place an inspector in the field to cQ that, the law is observed. The !io, provides that after due notice Treasurer John Hanna. , . the squirrelg and The board of doctors consisu, . - against of the above officers and F. M. tne Diuwu adopted and ar rangements made for another meeting in the city hall next Tuesday after noon at2 o'clock, when it is ex pected that definite action will be taken in regard to the establishment of a reveiving fetation nere Dy u Puyallup and Sumner ruit uanneis association. The company s neia agents Mr. Foster, was present at uw meeting and also expects to attend the gathering the coming week. moi! of hte local organization are enthusiastic over the project and are very anxiQUS to get au ,tne nutt. this locality interested. mi jinnrinff Vtnve signed the X til? " "f-. ocenniatinn membership roll: F. M. AOOVViw.'-." - Brown, Fred O'RouTke, F. R. Arrell, C W. Sparks, J. P. Warriner, M. W. McGowan, E. Steptoe, H. B. Fletch T. r. Rulifson. H. H. Hanna, J. M. Jones, W. Huntley, J. i. amm, W. J. Morrison, B. T. Mernii, r, Featherstone, Frank Lane, P. O Black, C. R. Phillips, H. G. Seeley. and strong "follow ntW.C oujf " nledeed for the county fair, Independence corn show and for the boy's' and girls' club wore. v.i-n 4-n carp for publicity and m- UCSiW-i w - . cidental expenses the membership fee was increased to three aouars a yw. George A. Mansfield ot meaiora, president of the Oregon State Farm Bureau, spoke at lengtn on w cessity for concerted action by farm ers and farm organizations that then- rights be properly rest-cu Washington. The following were elected to servo on the executive board for 1921 with officers as indicated: Jfresment, r. Monmouth, chairman livestock project committee; vice presiHent, . C. I. Ballard, Rlckreall, organization; secretary, W. J. Garner, Dallas, poultry; treasurer, Mcbee, Dallas, exhibits; r. v Salem, fruit; Seth Fawk, Riclcreall, crops; C. C. Gardner Dallas, rodent control. ... ,' ' I I m that the assemblage be m-