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Published Every Friday by
Z. C. KIMBALL.
Subscription Rates
One Year $1 50
Six Months 75
MORE SUBTERFUGE BY COMMISSION
Out of all of the scheming and twisting of the state
highway commission in the Polk county raid muddle,
there appears to be, but one accomplishment the Salem
Dallas postroad is to be comrleted. and probably this
season. This will be done not 'because the commission
has any particular love for Dallas, but rather it will be
due to the fact that it is a postroad, and as such, a part
of the cost is borne by the United States government.
The commission entered into' a contract with federal of
ficials to build this postroad, its course being specified.
In order to "whip" Polk county into line in its unlaw
ful Pacific highway routing, the commission had work
stopped at Brunk's on the postroad, and since then has
been holding this as a "club" over the heads of Dallas
folks. The highway commission has assumed right
along that it is greater than the people of the state o f
Oregon, and the Enterprise has been wondering if it
could assume this attitude with the federal government.
Apparently not. Murmurings for some time have indi
cated that the government wants to know the reason for
the continued delay in the postroad building. To re
sume this work without concessions in the Pacific high
way tangle would have lost "prestige" to the eminent
highway commission, and so Messrs. Jjjooth and Yeon
met with the Polk county court at Dallas last Friday, and
they were accompanied by Mr. Devers to legalize
whatever might be done.
The commission and the Polk county court entered
into a contract by which it is proposed to designate a
road leading directly south from Monmouth to the Luckia
mute river as a market road, the county to advance to
the commission $43,000 from the market fund to cover
the expense of grading, and then the highway this pro
posed road is to connect with at the Luckiamute is to be
designated as the Pacific south to the Benton county line,
and the necessary money for doing this part of the grad-i
mg is to be loaned to Polk county by the highway com
mission. Likewise the commission is to "loan" sufficient
SHALL WE REMEMBER?
OregonianS will soon have an op
portunity to tell the service boys that
they appreciate the financial sacri
fices which they made during the
world disturbance, and return to them
possibly a tithe of their monetary
offering. So far as attempting to
recompense them for the service per
formed, it is entirely out of the ques
tion. In those feverish, troublesome
days when Oregon youths and men
were freely offering their all for the
sake of humanity, there was no bar
gaining on their part. They knew
that they would receive me simeolean
per day and a day in the service
meant 24 hours but had the pay
been two bits instead, there would
have been no hesitancy.
Recognizing the valient service of
the Oregon boys, the state legislature
believed that it would be eminently
proper to give them a slight financial
lift. An act was prepared, passed
the house by unanimous vote, and
with but two dissenting votes in the
senate. It was duly signed b yGov.
ernor Olcott, but to provide funds
to carry the act into effect it was
necessary for the legislature to adopt
and submit to the people for their
approval a constitutional amendment.
This amendment will come up for
consideration at the special election
to be held June 7th.
The amendment provides tnat the
tax levy for this purpose shall
exceed t'vo mills on each dollar
valuation
hostilities the United
Z the date of his nctual dk'hargo,
S t Kriod for which he voce.vc
the bonus payment. ,
If , soldi, was killed or hH
loHvin, wife, child, mother or f ;
,,r or a dependent awter or a l
ZnLt brother, then uch J J
the order named, is nt !
th0 bom,- such soldier wou M him
" a ... . ... i; i rin v the er-
received tinu ne m '
man himself, nowevt:.,
onn."
glFiist MgJ
ce vice
receive the
may
Real Estate
Bonds
Social Affairs
A nodal event of the week vvn a
dancing party given Tuesday even
ing by Miss Thelnm Williams to
f ,er hirh school friends.
The guests were ushered into I
the spacious basement of the Will
iams home, which had been trans
formed into a veritable fairy land.
The ceiling 'was completely hidden
with wide bands of blue and orange
ribbons, cleverly woven into various
patterns, while ubout the four pmars
supporting the floors the ribbons
were interlaced to form alternate
squares of blue and orange. About
the walls were massed large bou
quets of Scotch bloom and green
not! boughs, and long seats with an oc
f!casional cozy corner, invitingly ar-
The tax on a $1000 valu-l ranged with mom for just two, for
who wished to sn oui
I .!.,.. ,.n.! t, invitn till- u-ueitts tO
utuii oi wuv. .v t..'.. r
. n tinm ....
ieL Jv'l nine
mi .. .
Well waxed
sistible.
At a late hour the young people
"The legislative act must constant-! were invited to the dining room and
ly be borne in mind in connection found their place cards at a long
with the constitutional amendment, table beautifully decorated in yellow.
One point in particular is material. A large bouquet of California poppies
While the constitutional amendment formed Vhe centerpiece, "while a t
authorizes loans to veterans in the each cover was a dainty yellow bas
amounts up to J4000, the act passed ket, prettily trimmed with tiny or-
by the legislature fixes the maximum gandie roses and filled with wiltwl
loan at $3000. Therefore, $3000 will almonds.
be the largest amount that any ser- Tho chandeliers and lights wtru
vice man can borrow from the state, shaded with yellow and about them
"To be qualified to receive a loan hovered butterflies with gaily colori-I 1
or bonus it is necessary that the ser- wings outspread. Mrs. Williams. !
vice man was a resident of the state assisted by Mrs. Perle Hedres served
atior would not be to exceed $2
tv. it.. j . :.. : ounce.
xiie purpose ui uie uiiieuumem is ,
comprehensively explained by
joint committee of the senate and
house of representatives. It says: j
the music and
floor should prove irre-
Tax free, Normal Federal Income Tax
LEGAL INVESTMENT FOR SAVINGS
BANKS AND TRUST FUNDS
$100, $500 and $1000 denominations
maturing in two, three and four years.
payable semi-annually, July 10th and
tiary 10th.
Full information gladly furnished.
D. E. FLETCHER
Independence, Oregon."
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of orange with a real queue attached,
the ladies with one of yellow ant
black. An attendant with a few deft
touches of a rn-ncil, anil a f-w diibi
from the mug pot, transformed the
guests into oriental, almond eye,
nrchet eye brows, pink check and
all. This metamorphosis mused
much merriment, coming a it did, M
a complete surprise. When all ad-
journed to the dance hall, which was
Uutifully decorated and lighted
with numbers of bright colureo Chi
nese lanterns they wero in just the
mood to respond to the call of the
violin and piano, and enjoy an even
ing of dancing.
A buffet lunch was nerved by
the hostesses during tht evrninif.
were: Sles
tMVlry Aid
rweptlon and served lute,
aruj-mmn in the MctJ
i"""! compiimenunj thte
whose birthdays occur tkjt
It was a very jd.-as.nt i&j"
was attended by n
number. The birthday
wvre: Mrs. C. G McInUU,
He Smiley, Mrs. M. t Sto
Mrs. C. (.. Irvine,
of which, the guests, after a few i nn,i M,.,l.m,.. r i-
Tv.iniT ! !ry,r minUteS conver!,,ltlon' Ae?arte(l f,,riCuy Walker, fJrover Mnttison, Frank
of the United States be- their homo.,. havinK passed a delist- lhon, GeorK Carbray, Chter
e,rj:M 3,eurs? 'u',:v:.mnf' apfrtak,,ra of Misn" in. mM E.
money to Polk county to handle the eradinsr of the uncom
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pleted highway north to the county line from Rickreall. , of Oregon at the time he went into a 'four luncheon; at he cute 1 -oZu? ZZt
highway commission virtually confesses that its "pet"
legislation, house bills 312 and 314, are weak sisters.
Both of these bills-were prepared under the supervision
of Mr. Devers, and their purpose was to give the highway
commission full sway in cases like the one in Polk county.
As to the contract it simply deepens the muddle
just another attempt at evasion of the' law. The Enter
prise has a hazy recollection that a county cannot legally
accumulate an indebtedness in excess of $5000 without!
the act being sanctioned by the people. Then how is the Oregon, some are dead in France,
commission going to "loan"' or "advance" money to Polk others for dif.ferent reasons win be
county for certain devious purposes: But then these are
matters which properly belong to the courtsand it is
more than probable that if the commission attempts to
'ft-nU" onU.'. i 4.T. 1- 1 J HT 11
otdit oumcLning in uitj ingiiwciy ouuui irom m onmoutn,
there will be a corresponding "start" from another source.
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We want to call your attention to our Boys'
Shoes. We have a first-class stitch-down shoe,
ranging in prices according to sizes
$2.25, $2.50, $3.00, $3.25, $3.50, $3.75
In the Goodyear welt we have them ranging
from $4.25, $4.50 and $5.00 '
If interested, we would like to show them
to you
Yours truly,
O.A. K RE A ME
Independence, Oregon.
4.1 I 6 jl TT . 1 r.. .
uie service 01 me unitca states: ne
must have been
navy service
rween the date
St.nfp aniavaA uroi- A .!! (i 1017 fpl i t i-
and the date of the u: Mis., Heuff, IZI'Z Xl'
vember 11, 1918 Furthermore, he Oglesbee, Skinner, Walker, Reynold, k MbIh'i iLrterfield "mersl
must have served at least 60 days. and Messrs. Wineear. Purriht Cn-if L 5 e J?.. ' V. '""T
thosp vn c,.v..,i, ..... v, - I.. m-nrr, iu.y nniKer
.v.., .,v..lu,m, riurmBi.. ftn, v.,,.,.
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A social function jriven by members Mr- and Mrs
of the Civic club and attended by
Conscientious objectors and
who served only as students in train
ing camps are barred. Approximate
ly 35,000 men went from the state of
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Fresh SAUSAGE Daily
Sausage the kind mother .used to make is
being manufactured in our market by an expert.
It is worth trying.
We are in the market at all times for cattle,
pigs, lambs, etc. Phone us what you have.
City Meat Market
GUS MILLER, Proprietor.
Independence, Oregon.
unable to avail themselves of this
state aid, but there are many thous
ands anxiously awaiting the decision
of the people of the state, whether
or not they will be given the oppor
tunity to overcome the industrial
and financial handicap they suffered
as the result of their patriotism.
service men have the choice of
taking either a loan or a bonus
Representatives of the American Le
gion believe that a majority of the
service men will choose the loan. By
so dom each service man has an op
portunity to acquire either a farm
or a city home. Each can borrow
up to $3000 at four percent interest.
ine loan must be made upon real
estate security and shall not exceed
75 percent of the appraised valuation
of the real estate. The real estate
need not necessarily belong to the
soldier but may be owned by his wife,
father or mother, child, brother or
sister. The borrower must repay the
loan m installments of six percent
per annum. Of this four percent on
ithe unpaid principal applies as in
terest and the balance applies in pay
ment or the principal. This method
will repay interest and principal en
tirely m 28 years, although the vet
eran may pay up his debt to the
estate sooner if he so desires. For ex
ample, if a soldier borrows the max
imum amount of $3000, he pays an
nually back to the state the sum of
$180. By making no other payments
at all he is entirely out of debt-, tn
the state m 28 years.
'Those of the service men who
may be in immediate need, or who for
any other reason shall elect to take
the bonus, may receive $15 per
month in cash for each month nf so-r.
vice between April 6, 1917, and No
vember 11, 1919, except the first 60
days. The maximum amount to h
paid any one person. howPv.r
$500. The payment of such bomi
is at the option of the service man
liJ. 1 ' J m '
John Iteeker
b rated the 4th unniversary of
c-lv
their
about 40 ladies, was held at the home j marring., with n dinner and card
of Mrs. Chester Slop-r Wednesday
afternoon. After several musical
numk-rs pleasinfly rendered. Mrs.
party last Monday
The members nf fhn Itn .;. , k.,.V,
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berrn Will;., t,, . - ' v"
- r.tnei lieeken, Irene
Beeken, Nellie Burch, Evelyn Clemo
, ,. .o man, I J -"'ttlllleriln. llnlnn T1
but application for the bonus muster and Crystel Troxel
be made within one year from the I '
date the act becomes effectivo. TW mr
"1C .-'me Ior wmci a bonus party Thursday evmrin,, " 7 " UU,K in
rnay be pa,d as it is considered that of Mrs. WmfaS L hme
the government bonus nt sr.n I .-...j . ms- As the eruesta
t the time of dischargers ! man? VZ 1. W
tim 60 days of service . The bonns came ton ' lante" there
period is extended to Novemb
1Q1Q . .
. u.iw r i in r i i' i HifrniT.ra i . i ,
armistice because it was rm, 1 t. 1 y m tho dressini?
months after the ending of actual vnth u t,Was United
- p" tfte gentlemen 'a
jiunuge ana inrs. t itchard presented ' njoyed a -B,.t together" nupper nd
an original sketch entitled "Why we j wial evening at tjie rhurrh parlors
need a community house." Mrs. I Thursday evening. Th-ne social
Rose spoke to those present of her '-vents are held quarterly and the
recent trip to England, illustrating , People feel that they arc most ben,
her talk with views of various places , fic'"l in bringing the members to
visited by her. Mrs. Rose is an in-1 tMher to become better acquainted
teresting speaker and her talk wasi"l in promoting a feeling of good
greatly enjoyed. A silver of fering I fellowship,
of $10 and pledges for $112.50 irrrr !
received. At the next regular nn in. i t ... ,
ing or tne club, to be held at the home 1
of Mrs. Eldridgo, will occur the j
election of officers and the amend-'
ment of the constitution. It is'
hoped that every member of the or
ganization will be present.
May 12th marked the 12th anni-
versary of Trula Grant's birth and
with Auntie Ingram as !r-hnnrrm,
Trula invited 17 of her Kirl frien.lJ
'i' Luivmuie. ine occasion
The young people passed several
happy hours with various
of the most interesting of which
proved to be a hunt for tW n,
candy hidden about the rooms. Tho'
some were more successful
others in the search the fortunate
ones proved themselves good social
ists by dividing their hoard with thiyhe
less' fortunate.
After the huge frosted a ,ux.
its lighted candles had been duly
admired it was cut, and with d
cream, was thoroughly enjoyed. .
uia was the recipient f)f
number of gifts, not the q
which beincr a wrist ..i. .
f,fv r c -.. jrom her
W T 1 yUne "end
ing the party were:Luetta Baker
C ant R Thrflrna G' L '
B"" Burch, Tholma Ber
nard, Lucille Cook, Dorothy Rav ai
In The Chmi
M. K. Churrk
Hible school at 10 a. a
rreschinir ik-nice it Hu
7 p. m. by Hev. HarriminrfL
who will have rhsrge of tfctr
for th day. A cordkl itrx
extended to the public to k
ChrUtinn Chord
Sfrvices as follows: Satdijr
nt 10 t. m.
rrvachinjr at 11 a. m.bf&;
A. L. Ilownrth D D. othfx
Kpworth It-ajfje at 7 p. tk
Miss Mabel IlnUKhey.
Preachintr at fi o'clock kj ik
tor. There will be specUles
both preaching Vervicei. Ts
most cordially ii.vited totitr
services.
IVayer mcctini? and EMc
on Wednesday evening at 7H
Indies' Ail JMety wtc'
Thiirf.dnv nfti'rnrTi In th t"
parlors.
A special mec'ing of tin K
Ftonn! is culled .3 meet mi
afternoon with Dr. Howard
F. S. Clemo, U
ber ll.the party
g th'of the ; , 8pmethine out
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Auction Sale!
Tuesday, May 24 1:30 p.ift
Located on the Salem-Dallas road just wei
of the Independence road or G miles s. w. of
Salem, or 6 miles n. of Independence or 9
p. of Dallas, consisting of:
1 mare, 6 yrs. old weight 1400 lbs., blocky
1 gelding, 7 yrs. old, weight 1400 lbs., rangy
1 mare, 11 yrs. old, weight 140O lbs., blocky
1 new double set breeching harness
1 single work harness , .
J 31, inch wagon with double box complete
1 hack
1 blacksmith outfit complete with some stock
t00 lb s. capacity platform scale
10-inch chilled plow
0 shovel cultivator
I'eed cutter, hand power, good as new
1-5 good incubators, 150 to 540 egg capacity
1 oil stove brooder, 1500 chick capacity
o0 pure bred white leghorn hens, 1 yr. oW
lo pure bred white leghorn cocks, 1 yr. old
0 pure bred white leghorn pullets, fine one
Household furniture and many other article
Everything will be sold to the highest bidder
as the owner has sold his farm. ,
nJj ?!'!nsrA11 sums of $10 and under caj
over that amount time will be given to Oct. W
in!; i Prtles f wishing approved bankaP
notes bearing interest 8 per annum.
E. L.OSTERGARD F. II. WOODW
Owner The Auctioneer, SaW
yJV" 0" everywhere. 1
wim mm tor Kesults."