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ULS EARLY 9AYS OF RIVER Lee Unearths Incident! , Crecr of J. B. V. Butler 0f 1'i.itliinil, an avowod '., fjin.li.Ute tor governor, imlrpemlf"'f Monday. Mr. .t( muK ,,v ' ldrr roident, and In n '.lW cf Orviltu and J. U. V. aWt Mr, U-o Mid: ,ir I learned onio fnrU !M.jc nie tu rearuo on Inter- esmcrciu! jiarrntivv from ;1 In fart. 1 wa" urPrll,''1 ird i H rh.arMl to ; ,of thr participant. eJirty J' ,J- V- Nuller, Hii. B. V. HutU-r and Orvillo f j i(i,niith. it pioneer rner- l,! financier, Parted n bre t .y.. Inter Kix'wn n Lola, mar .f.jff.r of the Kickroatl with r "iarttr. artivi. jr.t mn, who accumulated .i fortune d founded family, rjMMiu ""d prominent. He to t-nUl'tiKh a flipping point fcti'jt 'i'h hi Rloro arid pro- rv!;Ue market for hU run u Awarding I y he uihM a .:h i rnrryinif rapacity of j-X buhe! (if whmt. It wa 't ami covered. It wm fitted iuhen and hunk fur tin" u b,at hand and a tall fr the The !reririg gear wu ample iwUion tra made fr the uo ii on wh aide, tiirh l"o ,p directing and handling the Th current i.f th river car it forward with conld-rnl! a that only about a day was n,.r, MW oy; Arthur Rex, farmer, ri to make the run from K! Sn; -n, Kt. 2; J. G. Stingrk-v, hbopc .Mmah-ntiw Oregon City. Tho !i two lmihel mnmlcxfi bug, irrt dr)ivmi to the ntillmen. s r!t)f the difficult tank of r I'fk tho barge aRainttt thaiHullai, Ht. 1. - A itMnc towline, 100 or prt krjf wit nttnchetl to it, and iUrm hitched to it. lliit xon, , i0 now redden in Mon XtvA alio related th details to wi and directed the animal, l kirn in the ahoal water along w'i margin. Hy the ue of in and Kteerinc gear the w kept in ti sufficient depth !'r. The iMindhnra and cca- a-wipitiuuH banka required Up nhifting of tho course of In fart, omrtimiH the put aboard the boat and "i propelled it with the onrn. hift hinl to be made as the points were on diffen-nt ' o! tho river. tr (tenniboats accommodated 'fic this bnrge was used u a '!t at t) mouth of the Kick It could easily be adjuxtcd to '"t of the river, "'"iff tho-(. mnnninjr this craft E- H. Ki-yt, who nt bin dcilh fi'koned :is the wenltliiext man !lt county; JH,,ph and Arthur '. I'f.if I..... . , r ,. . ,r. l ''hc..,in, lopjj nn rmploye "f ''r, and l).,vid It. Ruble, "(ime a micfessful hrtrticulturist " E-da hill. H,, recorded 'faPl'iin of the crew, operating '1('''ri'Ur priu-onH, ticrusionally mS the aid of another man. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, DECEMBER 30, 1921 I r . . ; ' JL'UYMKN DUAW'N ion JANUAIIY TKKM OF COL'UT Of the :il men who have been drawn aervu o the Jury tw th); Ja ttrtu of tho circuit court for polk -unty which will C(mvi.Ilu j Hh, U urv fnrmm thfM ,)uve J "ccupat.o,, of Hl)0rt,ri) nd J'hant capitalist, mechanic and clerk. 1 ho Jury will try only caiea that ar on the docket and thou CMCS will be aet very m.on by the court who will notify Ihofto concerned as to the date for hearing demurrer and motion-. W.ien Juror will not be summoned although they ore qualified to act aa juror according to recent legia lativ.. ctiactmcnt, but thy panic, on Uw Jury list, cv6H(.n wfcel lhfl M Hnt ua coinpilwl, did not contain any of the fairer aex, but with the April term of court the name of women who are taxpayer will ,e drawn for Jury service during the year. Follow i"g in the list of jurymen drawn by xhenff und clerk Tuesday: Erneat Anderaun, farmer, Salem, Rt. 1; I. A. Alh n, farmer, Rickreal); F. J. 1:ih-.c!1, farmer, Dalian, Rt. 1; Boyle, Charles W. capitaliat, Riikrcall, Rt. 1; R y r. Rarker, farmer, Salem, Rt. 1; I. O. lilack, farmer, Independence, Rt. 1 ; T. J. Card, farmer, Dalian, Rt, 2; (let;n DelUvcn, farmer, Rickreall, Rt. 1; Elliott, W. M. farmer, Dallas; A. A. Eaau, farmer, Dalian, Rt. 5!; W. L Frink, farmer, Dallas, Rt. ?; J. ('. Guthrie, farmer, Dalian, Rt, 2; J. A. Ilaye. laborer, Dallas; W. W. Ilunthy, farmer, Independence; E. L. Harrw, farmer, Rickreall, Rt. 2; Mc Oelbm Hubbard, fanner, Rickreall, ! Kt. 2; Charlc Hayes, mechanic, I'allaa; (. G. Irvine, clerk, Independ ence; G. W. Johnson, farmc. Dallas, Kt. 2; C. K. Kaup, farmer, Monmouth, Kt. 1; J. II. Keller, farmer, Dallas; Ceorge W. Millir, laborer, Black Kck; W. J. .Miller, retired, Mon n.oii'.h; W, JJ. Marshall, farmer, Falla rity; Garnet E. McC'ow. fr- li!h:i: J. O. Smith, merchant, Inde pendence; Chester 0. Teal, farmer, Fall City; A. Z. Tedrow, farmer, Monmouth; Jacob Van We'd, farmer, POLK COUNTY POST IS SUSPENDED The Polk County Post has been permanently sus pended. The printing plant and other equipment, in cluding the good will, has been purchased by Z. C. Kimball, and so much of the outfit as is deemed de sirable will be added to the printing plant of the Enterprise. The Post was brought into existence a little more than three and one-half years ago by Clyde T, Ecker into a field which was then crowded with two news papers. From a financial standpoint, the Post was not a success. A gifted editorial paragrapher, Mr. Ecker made a fruitless struggle, and for nearly a year he has been handicapped by illness. During this time, however, he was very ably assisted by his gifted wife, Virginia Southern. Mr. Ecker in a statement for publication in the Enterprise says: "I am very grateful for the patron age given to the Post during the past three years, and I regret exceedingly to leave Independence. Before coming here I was an editorial and feature writer on the daily papers and I will likely accept one of the many several places offered me in that field." In response to a message, Mrs. Ecker left last Sat urday for her former home in Dallas, Texas. She will return to Oregon in the spring. Mr. Ecker left Thursday for Portland, where he expects to remain temporarily. MASONS AND EASTERN STAR INSTALL OF FERRY ITEMS TAKEN OFF; COUNTY AGENT RETAINED STA1.NACHFU HOME IS li CRN Kit CHRISTMAS EVE The residence of William Stal na her in the northwestern part of town wa entirely destroyed by fire about 10 o'clock last Saturdaay night. Only a few of the household goods were aaved. Mr. Stalnaeher and family were participating in Christmas festivities ,,t the home of a neighbor, and the origin of the fire is not known. The presumption, however, is that it was due to an overheated flue. Mr. Stalnaeher carried an insurance of foo on the building and $50 on the household goods, making the loss a heavy one. The fire department responded to the call for assistance, but the build int; was a mass of flame, before the ! wa turned in, making it 1m- ,!e to do anything. BIG RANCH AT . PARKER IS SOLD consumed in the - -'in was c trip. (liroi,,,..l. I r n """.'I IHKl IWIZClIC v.'eie mes (if rnrlv Htennilnnfii nil the 'British Columbia Man Takes 360 Acre Sharp Kancn on Contract Much interest was, manifested in the county budget meeting in Dallas yesterday afternoon. More than a hundred were present, the most of these being farmers. The big fight was over county agricultural agent. There was one contingent opposed to tho county contributing $1800 yearly for this purpose and another con tingent strongly in favor of it. When it came to a vote the item was retained in the budget by ap proximately a two to one expression. About $18,000 was eliminated from the budget by the taxpayers' meeting. These included $100 from the county court's estimated expense; $300 from the auditing estimate; $166 from sealer of weights and measures; $350 for premiums on officers' bonds; bridge fund cut from $30,000 to $20, 000; county library $2G0j0 taken off; emergency fund slashed from $5000 to $3000, and $2500 from the expenses of the ferries at Independence and Buena Vista was cut off. , This was the expression of the mcctinc. but it will be up to the county court to make the final de termination. Some of the items elim inated, among these being the Inde pendence ferry, it has been pointed out, are compulsory and the expense would simply be added to the general fund, which is already overburdened. Among those attending the meet ing from Independence were C. W. Irvine, secretary of the budget board, C. A- McLaughlin, II. Hirschbcrg, W. T. Hoffman, Frank Hennigan. GREENWOOD HAS LECTURE AND CHRISTMAS TREE The inclement weather did not prevent a good attendance at the lecture and Christmas entertainment given at the Greenwood school on Wednesday evening. The lecture was given by II. Mead of Eola. Mr. Mead has been a resident of the Hawaiian Islands for several years past and his talk was of the extent and resources of the islands and of the nationality and customs of its people, which was both instructive and highly entertain ing. After the lecture a beautiful Christmas carol was sung by the speaker's brother, Mr. Mead, accom panied by his wife. This was greatly appreciated by all. A beautifully decorated tree had been prepared by the school and after a short Christmas program by the children, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus I arrived, to the laughing delight of all. Mrs. Santa told of the good deeds done by each child during the past i year for which Santa Claus rewarded him with a sack of goodies from the 1 tree. Santa told the children how the reindeer had plunged through the snowdrifts in their efforts to reach Greenwood in time, and Mrs. Santa told -them how she had been thrown from the sleigh into a snowdrift and had been rescued by Old Santa. All agreed that Santa Claus must be persuaded to bring ma Santa along again next year. of ... i.:n... nf Vamruuvi., r W II III' -i n inner wns Wowr. up , rjoluhiWo, nas yu , ' JHiH, reHUiiing I"' . ,., 3(0 aero hh ,,,,,1 , . .contract tno ateu ai '"n (Still l,,,i,,i,lir.r n( tllTlV ....,.i.,ri wunty citizens, among whom Samuel riurch, Mr. Morgan, and talll''iR of Chnrles Hubbard." ES & CO. WILL I'UILI) ON C STREET irc't Is to have a now business It i to connect thn ,mn between 'lrk huilding of Stevens & Co. 'e concrete Btructuro of tho JPcr estate, with n frontage ft A concrete floor will bo 5 "nd either concrete or some "on-eombuRtiblo material will " 'or the frnnt nn,1 rnnr and ,,)uiIt by Stevens & Ca. frnt to the Stevens building 1 modeled. 1 Stevens is to occupy the """ng w,th his shoe repairing ) and the plan is to add a con- A isuh- Shnrp, loi' contract mis bind the rf-ntU-i-K" of the Icrhw securea v'BAKn property. " Peterson, Wbrt i subject to this lease, and the sale w J a con- M,rhillerhashennra de.r. siderable time nmette valley P'"C m , hat he has found and he belief ttat year rf S s Mr- Sharp a dep of $2500, Mr. SharP de ieormorea-;;fbotto, land and gentle ltiv8ti0n. Dr. Dunsmore is enroute home, ac cording to a letter rcceivea oy nis son, Fay Dunsmore, a few days ago. Hp is now is Saskatoon, and will also stop at Victoria, making his arrival here about the first of February. VALSETZ MILL EMPLOYE HAS BOTH LEGS BROKEN J. Lund, an employe of the. Valsetz mill of the Siletz Logging & Lumber company, had both legs broken by being struck by a lumber truck a few days ago. He was sent to the National hospital in Portland. Lund is an unmarried man. Officers of Lyon lodge, A. F. & A. M. and Adah chapter, Order of the Eastern Star weie installed Tues day evening with ry pleasing cere monies, followed by a lunch and a social time. The installation of the Star officers took place first, Mrs. B. P. Swope acting as installing officer and Mrs. A. L. Thomas, marshal. The officers installed were: W. M. Stella Calbreath. W. P. Dr. II. Charles Dunsmore. Asao. M. Etta Walker. Cond. Lora Butler. Asso. Con. Ruth Morlan. . Secretary Carrie Clark. Treasurer Flora Mix. ,.e' Chaplain Nellie Damon. Organist Lottie Mcintosh. Warder Catherine Ingram. Sentinel W. H. Walker. Ada Jessie Hewett. Ruth Emily Pengra. Esther Gertrude Virgin. Martha Anna White. Electa Nola Mattison. Dr. O. D. Butler officiated as in stalling officer for Lyon lodge, and was privileged to usher his son, Dr. M. J. Butler, into the chair. The of ficers installed were: W. Ml Dr. M. J. Butler. S. W. M. H. Pengra. J W. Howard Morlan. Treasurer H. Hirschberg. Secretary R. W. Baker. S. D. A. L. Keeney.. J. D. A. A. Justin. S. S.J. G. Mcintosh. J. S. G. G. Walker. Marshal Dr. O. D. Butler. Chaplin Dr. H. C. Dunsmore. Finance committee M. H. Pen gra, H. W. Dickinson, Ira Mix. Grievance committee H. W. Moreland, J. G. Mcintosh, G. G. Walker. Trustees Dr. O. D. Butler, Dr. F. G. Hewett and II. W. Dickinson. fiBOWSOME FOLKS SPENT CHRISTMAS The Family Gathering With A Big Dinner Was 1 Numerous . POULTRY DEMONSTRATION HERE NEXT FRIDAY MORNING A demonstration on "Feeding for Winter Egg Production" will be given at the Frank Hennigan poultry ranch at the foot of Sevnth street next Fri day forenoon, Jan. 6th. Mr. Cros by, an Oregon Agricultural College extension specialist will be present. The meeting will open at 10 o'clock and the public is cordially invited to attend. MACHINE PLANTS CONSOLIDATED G. H. Wood and Halladay & Justin Have Joined Forces The machine and blacksmith busi ness of George H. Wood and the ma chine and auto repair establishment of Halladay & Justin have beei con solidated and will occupy quarters in the Halladay & Justin building, which is to be remodeled and enlarged to meet the requirements of the new concern. The consolidation project has been in the making for some liUie time, although there are some cie- The T. L. Heffley home on Mon mouth street was the scene of a happy family reunion Sunday when relatives from far and near gathered to cele brate the day. The festivities were opened with a bounteous 'Christmas dinner, with covers laid for 17 and Jater all gathered about the tree, gaily decorated and loaded with gifts for with 17 present and each one bringing a gift for every other one,' it is readily seen that the tree must have been well filled with the surplus of packages piled on the floor. Relatives who enjoyed the hospital ity of Mr. and Mrs. Heffley were: U. G. Heffley and family; Noah Hef fley and Fred Smith and family of Monmouth; Florence and Gertrude Heffley, Tillamook; Mrs. DeBoer and daughter Marshfield; Miss Hindricks, McMinnville and Miss Edith Burns of Albany. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Jones of Oak Point had as guests Christmas day, Mrs- Susan Jones, Katherinp ' and Grace Jones of Corvallis and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reuff and daughter Marion. House guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Sorg during the Christmas holidays were Misses Emma and Bertha Ingle hom of Airlie, Glen Burright of O. A. C. and Byron Burright of Indiana. Dick Crowley and three little child ren passed Christmas with friends at Airlie. 1 ... - Mr. and Mrs. Versteeg and Miss Phyllis Bush of Portland were visi tors at the Frank Bush home. Mr. and Mrs. Job McLeod passed the day with relatives at Wellsdale. Mrs. Gertrude Collins is passing the two weeks' vacation in Portland and Oregon City with Prof. Collins." Christmas day at the Edward Becken home was celebrated by the home coming of children and grand children and a general good time participated in by all. Out of town visitors were Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hunt, West Salem; Herman Bontrae ger, wife and daughter and Miss Zella Brannon of Woodburn, and Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Johnson and little son of Salem. Miss Kate Houx is passing the Christmas holidays with her sister in Salt Lake City. There were not hours enough in one day for the Kelley and Smiley families to do justice to the cele bration of Christmas, the various members feeling that at least two days were necessary to properly celebrate the event. On Christmas eve the family gathered at the Charles Smiley home to enjoy the tree and the distribution of the gifts. The evening was pleasantly passed in merrymaking. On Monday the family dinner was given at the home of Frank Kelley at which 26 were present. It is needless to say that both occasions were enjoyed by all present. D Local Celebrities HP I 11 L MJ Clf .ip-o. .WllllH IIHT 11 wiUI lls?yLJVfMmil:l w Itff II I 1 js nri Tin CHAMPION CHECKER PIAVEP- Of 1ftE -fZJVVN 'tmls, including the selection of a i name, to be perfected. I The two plants are to be merged, i eliminating some machinery and add ing other equipment in order that it may be modern in every respect. The present building is to be prac tically doubled in size. The lo: has a 65 foot frontage on First street atid has a depth of 88 feet, and it is expected that eventually it will be necessary to utilize all of it for building space. Work has been started on digging cne lounaation tor tne Dig power hammer and the plan is to rush oper ations on the remodeling of the structure as the formal uniting of. the concerns will become effective the first of the year. All three members of the firm will be actively identified with the business. All have been in Inde pendence for several years and are skilled workmen. Following out ; the idea that in unity there ought to be strength, they are preparing for the better times which seem to be in store for Independence with a modern machine shop and allied industries. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL ADDS SFETY DEPOSIT BOXES The Independence National Bank j has just installed a nest of "In- vincible" safety deposit boxes and in cites the inspection of the public, i The "Invincible" .s very attractive and by reason of a patented "Lock 'behind the lock" or barricaded door j feature, is the strongest safety de posit box made, and one which cannot. I hp riflpd. OFFICERS ARE ELECTED BY WOMAN'S AUXILIARY The Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion has ejected the fol lowing officers for the coming year: President Mrs. Josie Hays. Vice President Mi's. 6. G. Godfrey Secretary Mrs. A. L. Kullander. Treasurer Mrs. F. G. Hewett. Executive committee Mrs. Mella Girard, Mrs. Martha Ray and Mrs. Marie Kullander. About 75 were present at the an nual Christmas gathering of the Rub ier family at the J. V. B. Bnt.lpr resi dence in Monmouth, the old home stead on Christmas eve. The hous was very attractively decorated. There was a program, a Christmas tree with remembrances for all, a banquet and dancinsr with a sneeiallv provided orchestra. This event has been observed for many years and is looked forward to by all with great anticipations. 1 Bnoes. 1 's to be started the first of f "to week. .