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,Jh YEAR No.
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, JUNE 17, 1921
IS FILED IN
LKROAD CASE
Object to Highway
ng South From
j Monmouth
I that the propound location
frket roinl south from Mon
Itho Lwkiamut river ia 11-
that the county court In
Authority to contract for
i(y an InMltedneiw Irt ex
1000, n action wan filed In
I court at lMlIaa lost Sat
line f.r a restraining order
ho pcriorniniivc
I recently awarded by the
i ...... rnmmiNR ion for road
L rit rounty. The 1'oiK
and
U tho highway that tho said i(;fend
ama are attempting to now have
graded and constructed. Thut the
preti.nd.-d eatabliahment of aaid htc-h-way,
particularly from Monmouth
south, leaving Independence off of
tha main line, i without authority,
because the legislature has estab
liahed tho highway, and the commis
ion is not authorized by any law to
change said highway, except to make
oral Chanel, and that the cstab
IishniHit of the new highway not
local chanice, but la a radical de
parture from the highway established
by law."
While there la no litigation over
tho Dallaa-Kalem post road, the state
highway commlaaion lout no time in
riving out an announcement In which
It waa declared that the contract for
completing that work would be held
up until the other litigation could be
l.iu...Li A. - .
uruujjni 10 a neai. Thin action, of
course, In in line with the policy
which haa been pursued by the high
way commission in Its relation with
Polk county mattcra. NotwithHtand
Injr the announcement, it Is more than
probable that this work will be under
taken thla season.
GUARD GOES TO
CAMP; 56 STRONG
Fi
ne
Showing Is Mad
Company K for
Encampment
With W
by
, , . tft,.,... MAM.
lift, th "UJ niK'iwi.
the contractors are
defendenta. The plain-
six farmrrt wwiw iwum
rw . i. T
indent: r.rnal .irieacn, i.
on, Brndt' G- i
I Henry Dickinson and S.
far-
rt action la reaultani irom
tracts entered inio may
Un the Polk county court
btate highway commission.
rut contract, designated aa
county court agreed to
ii a maraev ruu mo ..-
i' At.. . L ?um
ng aireciiy iwum
to a po'nt ut one-hair
Jh of the Luck la mute river,
to the commission 143,000
market road fund of the
cover the expense of grad-
buliding necessary bridgea,
work to be done either by
Ifssion or by contract, and
y commission agreeing to
t!y hard surface thla atretch
cond contract designated
in agreement l made by the
hway commission jnd the
Polk, whereby the commia
iven authority to eonatruct
sry gradea and bridges 'for
unent Improvement of the
of the west aide Pacific
' in Polk county lying be
flmes Gap and Rickreall and
between a point approxl-
ne-half mile aouth of the
river to a connection
aded portion of aald high-
brorimatcly 2 miles north
enton county line, and the
d portions of the grading
wy bridges on the Salem-
if ..M 1.- i K.!bera of her family.
im in the first Instance y
PATCHING OUTFIT IS
PURCHASED BY CITY
The city of Independence has pur
chased from a Portland concern a
atrect patching outfit at a cost of
$470, consisting of a pouring pot with
burner, a smoother and tmper. Im
mediate delivery of the outfit ia to
be made, and the purpose fa to use it
in making all necessary repairs in
the psving. The purchase was made
at a special meeting of the city coun
cil Wednesday evening.
The only other business transac
ted wan the apportionment of the
coat for the improvement of the
alley and Third street.
MRS. A WILSON
IS SUMMONED
Resident of This City For
45 Years and Survived
By Large Family
Mrs. Lydia M. Wilson, wife of
Andrew Wilson and a resident of
Independence for more than 45 years,
died at the family home here Tues
day. after an illness of approximately
four years, during which time she
has been tenderly cared for by mem-
which said sum ia estimated
roxlmatcly $118,000.
contract Polk county obli-
lf to repay to the state this
money on or before four
ith Interest at 6 percent,
fney to be paid an follows:
from the auto license money
ffd by the secretary of state
for four years, and $15,000
Funeral services were held from
the PreMbyterian church Thursday
afternoon, the pastor, Dr. II. Charles
Dunamore officiating. Interment
waa made in the Odd Fellows ceme
tery. The pall bearers were: Al.
Cook, D. E. Fletcher, J. S. Bohannon,
C. M. Baker, W. G. Grant, and G.
iG. Walker.
Beside her husband, Mrs. Wilson
Jfl mirvived by three daughters: Mrs.
4l Intercut out of the general I J. W. Ball and Mrs. E. A. Simmons
f of Polk county. ,of Portland and Mrs. r. a. oreen oi
fCottage Grove, twelve grana-cmuuen
and two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Wilson, whose maiden name
waa Lydia M. Crouse, was bom May
8th, 1849 in Wayne county, Ohio.
She was married to MY. Wilson Sept
ember 0. 1874. in Nebraska, coming
ft preparing the grade on to Oregon that same year, two' years ,ace(, by four
stretches , of , the highway later, to Independence, whefe sM jand tied together,
contrary to law. 'had since resiaea.
f contentions are based on J Mrs. Wilson was a member for
Nthat were the grading1 many years of the P"""
I to be carried out, Polk church and of the Woman s Relief
acquire an indebtedness ! Corps. She was a woman of many
f of- the $5000 limitation endearing qualities and was held in
I vote of the people, and that Wh. esteem by a large number ol
f'sea highway is not law- ineigfiDors ana omer
r
'fmtiffs, through their attor
W Martin L. Pipes of Port
"l E. Fletcher of Independ
tonl that both contracts
highway commission are 11-
that conttequently the con-
frded by the highway com.
officers and men. com
Pny K, Oregon National Guard, left
lueaoay arternoon for the annual
encampment at Camp Lewis, Wash.,
to remain until June 30th, -for in
tensive training. In point of attend
ance, the company is over the top and
men some for the first time in the
history of the organization. This
was due to a lot of energy on the
part of Capt. Emerson Groves and
others interested in having the com
pany fully represented, and the
more stringent guard rules this year
that only dire necessity would be al
lowablo as an excuse.
Tuesday noon the boys formed in
line at the armory and marched to
Hotel Beaver for lurh, the guests of
tho Retail Mirrhantij' association
ana the artemoon was spent
in preparation 'for departing
on the 5:45 Southern Pacific
for Portland, where the company
joined other units of the Oregon
guard for tho Washington camp
ground.
The members of the company in
attendance at camp are:
Captain Emerson Groves.
First Lieutenant Mix, Second Lieu,
tenant Byers.
Sergeants, Smiley, Baker, Powell,
Partridge, Sorg. Stewart.
Corporals, Henkle, Ward, Birk-
holz, Compton.
Privates, first class, Anderson,
Burright, Woods, Cole, Graves,
L. Jordan, R. Smith.
Privates, Chown, Ballard, Baskin,
C. Bullis, W .Bullis, Bump, Maynard
Carter, Markel Carter, Davis, DeAr
mond, Edwards, Flood, Good, Hanna,
Harris, Hill, B. Jordan, Landers,
McKinsey, Mattison, Morland, Mul
key, Neil, rParsons, Pengra, Purvine,
Saunders, Shippley, W. Smith, Step
toe, Wamaley, R. Wifson, M. Wilson,
Wilcox, Arrant, Cobine, Young.
"COLTS EASILY DEFEAT
BROWNSVILLE HERE
With Shields and Loy as the bat
tery, the Indapemdence "Colts'
pulled another victory on the local
ground last Sunday, defeating
Brownsville to the tune of 7 to2. The
local boys did very effective work
all through the contest
It was the last game of the "Colts"
on the home grounds for a consider
able period, as they are now schedu
led to play return games with Falls
City, Turner and Brownsville. The
Falls City game will take plaoe next
Sunday, Turner the Sunday following
and on Thursday, June 23, the "Colts"
will play Brownsville at Brownsville,
which will be the second day of "a
big three-day gathering to be held
in the woolen mills town.
LARGER WATER MAIN FOR
SOUTHWEST PART OF CITY
fl by the highway com-
I
latter contention the
"That irf nursimnefl
f of ion, establishing the
lowest side Pacific hlgh
W certain towns, including
J"" or Dnlln
the
act by the
legislature of
s. 'Monmouth.
ice anil rv..n! j it.
j wivhuih, ana xne
ami by
n order duly made, the
'"c'fic highway through
iTVndfa a dircct 1Jne
JJwfonce to Corvallis.
:Su,,to the said 'order
4 s the mid highway, the
ended and attempted to
m order and to establish
V thr0ugh Pok county by
f, which last highway
ex
presion of the family fol-
The
lows :
"We're very lonesome, Mother, since
you're gone,
iSort o' makes our lives all wrong
Not to hear your voice or see
Things the way they used to be.
(We miss the . way you used to smile,
Kvf9 nuite Bober all the while;
We miss the songs you used to sing
Guess we miss most everyuiiK,
way commission estab- Gets so dreadful lonesome, too,
Waiting for the time wnen w"
you.M
' Amono- those who came here to at
tend the funeral services were: Mis.
F. A. Green of Cottage Grove Mr.
J. W. Ball, Mr. ami
Mrs. W. .
The Mountain States Power com
pany is spending about $800 in im
proving t he water service in the
hSk school district in Independence.
The three-inch water main is being
and six-inch mams
so that there will
be a better service over that entire
part of the city.
HOMER LODGE WILL
ENTERTAIN JUNE 27
OAR POINT FAIR
IS BIC SUCCESS
Ed. Wunder, and Willard E. Craven
Miss Frank Jlout, county librarian
met with the Oak Point community
club on Thursday afternoon for the
purpose of discussing plans for the
establishment of a traveling library
Community Club Work Is for Oak Point. The plans met with
' Arrn V Yil tr the approval of the club and arrange-
CCOmpnsning ,menta were made to place the library
Big Things j in the school building and have an
, attendant in the buildine every Thur-
The community spirit is develop- gday afternoon from 2 to 4. The Jesse Fox, charged with the un
ed to a very noticeable degree in thy books will be returned to the county lawful manufacture of intoxlicating
Oak Point district, north of Inde- aibrary at stated periods and a new j liquors, was found guilty by a jury
pendence. It permeates the school, lot received. This is the first rural n Justice Coad's court at Dallas
over which Mrs. Gertrude F. Collins district in the county to establish the j Monday and was fined ' $250 and
has been the presiding genius dur-; traveling library and Miss Hout j sentenced to 60 days in the county
ing the past three years, and it cn- hopes to see every district take ad-fiail Fox was ore of a quartet, ar-
ijONECOiWICTED;
TWO DISCHARGED
Jesse Fox Is Fined $250 and
Get 60 Day Jail
Sentence
ters the home of practically every vantage of this splendid opportunity
resident. , to have a library.
The Oak 'Point Community club is ' The election of officers of the Oak
directly tractable to the Red Cross. Point Community club- followed:
During war days there was a very ac
tive organization in the community.
Afcer its disolution, the neighborly
feeling which had been inculcated
was missed to jsuch an extent that the
perfection of an organization known
as the Community club was the log
ical sequence. From the outset, it
took an active part in the social af
fairs of the community, with the
school forming the center of activity.
Money was raised and a room added
to the school building for community
gatherings. It has a fire place and
is attractively furnished, and there is
a kitchenette, which rs used to fur
nish a hot lunch for the pupils and
such refreshments as may be desir
efl at the community functions.
The school has a good Isized flock
of chickens and on the school ground
a considerable quantity of corn is
raised. All of this work is done by
Mrs. Collins and the pupils. Lafet
fall at the Independence corn show,
this school was awarded a long list
of premiums, and quite a revenue is
derived from the chickens.
In reply to a query as to the essen
tial requirement for success in a pro
ject of this kind, Mrs. Collins said:
"Hard work in which all must par
ticipate. It is almost wonderful how
the children enter into the spirit of it.
They share the labor and they share
the pleasure, while we are endeav
oring to inculcate lessons of useful
ness beyond the requirements of the
course of study."
This school is used as a training
school by the Oregon Normal, and the
teaching is by students from the Nor
mal, with Mrs. Collins as directing
instructor. :
The Oak Point Community club
held a country fair on the school
grounds last Friday evening, which
was well attended. The grounds were
elaborately decorated with fir trees
and ferns, while numbers of Jap
anese lanterns lighted " the grounds
and added to the attractiveness of
the scene.
A supper was served) cafeteria
style, differing from the ordinary af
fairs of this kind in that the patron
bought his meal ticket by the yard;
two yards, if he were especially hun
gary, then as he took his tray and
passed along the booths laden with
tempting viands, each and every one
the last word in culinary art, the
charming ladies in attendance tore off
several inches of the ticket in pay
ment of the food selected. No mon
ey was accepted at the counters, and
if it so happened, as it often did,
that the last inch of the ticket had
been forfeited before the cake and
ice cream were reached, there was a
mad rush to the ticket booth for "half
a yard more of ticket, please,
er decorated tables were
President Mrs. E. M. Young.
Vice Pres. Mrs. ML J. Williams.
Secretary Mrs. Wood.
Ass't. secretary Mrs. C. L. Fitch
ard. Treasurer Mrs. Jesse Walker.
Prof. Collins was present and took
a picture of the 25 members of the
club. Mr. Collins has been teaching
at Bay City, Ore., and will spend the
summer at the University at Eu
gene. This was the last meeting until
October. The fair netted $100, mak
ing $130 in the treasury with which
to start the new year.
WALKER GETS JUDGMENT
AGAINST PORTLAND MAN
M. W. Walker was awarded a
judgment for about $800 and costs
in a suit which he brought in the
Multnomah county circuit court in
Portland last week against Dr. L. L.
Hwett of that city.
A few years ago, J. A. Standafour,
a former resident of Independence,
sold to Dr. Hewett a cottage and lot
on Tillamook beach on a contract.
Mr. Walker subsequently purchased
the contract. The government con
structed a jetty near the property,
with the result that the property in
quesion became a prey of the waaves.
The cottage was moved to another
location, and Dr. Hewett refused to
make the concluding payments q n
the contract.
Suit was brought by Mr. Walker
through his attorney, D. E. Fletcher,
find the court directed that the jury
(return a verdict for Mr. ' Wialker,
for the amount due on the contract,
together with interest and costs.
rested by Sheriff John W. Orr and
deputies in a raid on a moonshining
outfit near the Luckiamute river, on
the road between Buena Vista and
Albany, in the early morning of June
8th. B. F. Mills and Forest Brown,
two other members of the party, were
acquitted in the same court.
Wright Cooper, the 17-year old
boy, gathered in by the sheriff, waa
turned over to the juvenile court, and
has been bound out to an uncle living
at Brooks, with the provision that he
must write the county judge at
least once a month and refrain from
unlawful acts.
In the trials the defendants were
represented by Oscar Hayter and
Robert Kreason of Dallas, and Prose
cuting Attorney Helgerson was as
sisted by B. Swope of Independ-
jence, who had been engaged by local
people to assist m the prosecution.
Following the acquittal of MSlls he
was re-arrested on the charge of
assault with intent to kill, Sheriff
John fW. Orr being the complainant.
However, Justice Coad refused to bind
Mills over to the grand jury, holding
that there was not shifficient evi
dence to warrant such action. .
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES .
SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT
COURT SELECTS
MARKET ROADS
Several Are To Be Put Un
der Supervision of
State Officials ..
A number of roads in Polk county
have been selected by the county
court with the recommendation that
they be adopted as market roads by
the state highway commission. In
doing this the court is following the
provision of a 1919 act of the legis
lature, which provides that the plans
and specifications of roads so adopt
ed shall be furnished by the highway
department and the work done by, the
county. The court announces that
$25,500 ha3 been levied for market
road purposes,
.The commencement exercises of the
Independence high school, held in the
Methodist church last Friday even
ing, were carried to a very success
ful finish. The selections by the
high school orchestra, the vocal solos
by Miss Dorothy Ruef and Mrs. C.
W. Irvine, violin solo by Glenn O.
Burright, were enthusiastically re
ceived. An excellent address was
made by Prof. F. W. Bercholdt of the
Oregon Agricultural College,' and
Prof. O. D. Byers appropriately pre
sented the class. D. E. Fletcher,
chairman of the board of education,
presented the diplomas to the 16
graduates.;
KILLED IN SAWMILL;
BURIAL AT MONMOUTH
George T. Boothby, aged 21 years,
and a nephew of G. T. Boothby of .
Monmouth, was accidently killed in
a sawmill . at Tillamook, Monday.
The remains were brought to the
vA. L. Keeney chapel here and funeral
services were held from th Christian
church in Monmouth yesterday after
noon, with interment in the Knights
of lythias cemetery.
The young man was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. T. Boothby of Carrollton,
Oregon, and was. unmarried.
PIANO RECITAL IS HIGHLY
. SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
and Mrs.
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fU k-llIIH'i.F T
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
K. Simmons, Kenneth L Simmon ,
Miss Vesta Simmons, Mr. and Mrs.
m tt TJnll. Rov Ball, Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Lodge, Knights of Pythias
will entertain the Pythian Sisters at
i: j-. in VioM .TnTiA yvr.n.
an open meewuK w "- - --
Grand Chancellor Clarke, Urana
Keeper of Records and Seal Gleason
and District Deputy Grand Chancel
lor Lenon will be present and speak
on subjecrV of interest to the two
orders. There will also be a short
musical program and a lunch.
At Monday evening's meeting, the
lodge voted to contribute $5 to the
pulmotor fund.
Mater and Mrs. W. Lewis Rose
are spending a "couple of weeks at
Newport. They drove through and
are' accompanied by Gordon Plant,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter riant.
Miss Opal Hewett is assisting
in the Williams Drug company's store
during school vacation. She has
just completed her first year's work
in tho Oregon Agrieuiiuim .v.v.6v,
in the pharmaceutical course.
The recital of the pupils of Mrs.
The roads selected by the county Lottie Hedges Mcintosh in the Meth-
Flow-, court are as follows: The Oakdale odist church Wednesday evening, was
arranged road from the Oakdale school house highly successful affair, and was
among the treefc, where guests were toward Dallas for a distance of two witnessed by a capacity audience
; seated to enjoy the dinner. ! miles :Polk Btation road, beeinnine composed largely of peopledeeply in-
There were side , shows a plenty, in the " county road leading from terested in the work of the pupils,
a stock show, a wild woman, a for- Dallas to Salem in a northeasterly ; fie selections had been carefully
tune teller, and all of those conces-, direction to the intersection of the mde and the execution was not only
sions that go to make up a regula
tion country fair.
On a stage, with old glory adorning
the. drop curtain, a program was given
by the pupils of the school. This in
cluded recitations, an original play
showing the daily plan of the. school
work, which was novel and exceed
ingly well carried out, an" oratorical
contest by five eighth grade pupils,
ufeing Lincoln's memorable address,
with the announcement that the .win
ners would represent Oak r Point in
the contest to be held at Dallas this
fall. Joy Harriet Collins was given
first' palce, Edna Joy, second, and
Isabel Kehe, third, the judges being
County School Superintendent Wills,
Dr. H. Charles Dunsmore arid Z. C.
Kimball.
In the school building was exhibit
ed work of the school children in
manual training and art.
There were several pleasing selec
tions by an orchestra composed of
G. G. Walker, Mrs. G. G. Walker,
Dallas-Polk station road in section
22, township 7; the Zena-Bethel road
beginning near Zena 1 to run in a
northwesterly direction about 3 miles
to the Kelty place; the road begin
ning at Crowley station on the S. P.
and running west a distance of there
fourths of a mile; a road at Teats
station to run, east to connect with
the ..Falls ' City road for three
fourths of a mile; the road from
Parker station east connecting
with the Independjencte-Corvallis
road, - about three-fourths of a
mile; the Byerley road from Byer
Jey corner to Perrydale; the road
leading from Monmouth, 6 miles
south, near the Luckiamute river;
and the river road from Inde
pendence to Buena Vista: the Red
Cross road between Independence
and Buena Vfsta, a distance of one
mile; and a road beginning at
Lewisville blacksmith shop running
northeast to a place near the Hol-
lingshead bridge.
pleasing but showed that great care
had been taken in preparing the pup
ils for their respective parts.
The program was divided in parts,
the first being for the younger ones
and the second part for the more ad
vanced pupils.
ATTENDS GRAND CHAPTER
MEETING IN PORTLAND
Ben Smith attended the grand
chapter meeting in Foitland this
week as the representative of Inde
pendence chapter, Royal Arch Mas
onjs. Mr. Smith was also the repre
sentative of Lyon lodge to the grand
lodge convocation of the Ancient, Free
and Accepted Masons.
Mrs. Anna Wilson of Long
Beach, Calif., was a recent guest of
friends in the city. Mrs. Wilteon was
for years a resident of this vicinity
and took much pleasure in renewing
acquaintanqe with old friends.
T. H. ' Wilson ay of Portland.