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41st YEAIlNo. 23
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, JANUARY 13, 1922
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'ARMCONFEIIENCE
lR0GIlAM READY
Dur Days Replete With
i Interesting Work in
I Dallas Next Week ,
ilhe annual
erius of farm
con
tho fence under the auspices of
itm burtnu and the county agent
ill take place in Dallas on January
fth, to 20th, inclusive, according to
l committer in charge of the do
dK The mid-winter meetings seem
i ho an established institution in
ttKon, similar aeries being held in
dozen or more counties thin year.
lor tho first time tho Polk bureau
iproviding a apodal program for
trm women. On Wednesday and
jri'liiy, tho 18th and 20th, much pro
:Jrma art) arranged, the f irt on
OfldH, the lat given to a conference
t clothing problem. Miss Smith
Oil Miss Cooley, food socialist and
(a'.hing specialist, respectively, with
ae college extension service, will
epervise the work of these two
Hys. Tho sessions are announced
or tho County library, Dallas.
The gt-ncrul meetings are replete
vfth lectures and discussions that
nnot fail to be of interest and
tfit to nearly every Polk county
and operator. The series opens on
fui'sduy, tho 17th, with an all-day
regram devoted to the interests of
lie poultrymen. The forenoon con
ference on egg marketing will inter
t a large number of Enterprise
readers. II. E. Hosby and Dr. J. N.
:haw, both of the college, are billed
fjj appear in the afternoon.
i The livestock breeders will meet
Wednesday with Prof. E. B. Fitts,
dairy specialist, Dr. B. T. Simms,
and L. J. Allen. Feeding cows for
profitable production of milk, the
control of cattle diseases, and the im-
txrtance of livestock club work for
hoys and girls, and other trabjects of
"Interest will be discussed.
l The fruit program of Thursday
-will be held In the K. r. hall,
Dallas, over the City bank. The con
ference on fruit problems will be
'lipid in tho afternoon when the meet
ing is open to every one. Prof. H.
' P. Barss, chief of the department
of plant diseases, and E.IT. Weigand,
Investigator with the horticultural de
partment, will outline control meas
ures for the common fruit diseases
and discuss some promising fruit by-products.
i Prof. G. R. Hyslop, thief of the
y-ops department of the college, will
: 'Appear both forenoon and
: -afternoon on F r i d a y, the closing
!qay. lie will deal with clover and
rn growing rn Folk and discuss the
Varieties of potatoes that will be
4'iind profitable in this part of the
'illey. M. B. McKay will develope
tj.e subject of potato diseases and
icir control. According to County
gent Carpenter a number of potato
ields have shown as high as CO per-
Tlt frA?1 n, Jl,rt.,r, r
ilaic. It would seem that the Friday
meeting will be extremely valuable
. t potato growers.
I Except for the Thursday meeting
3e general sessions are announced to
b held in the commercial club rooms,
lallas, in tho Imperial hotel budding.
SO CHANCE IN FARMERS'
I STATE BANK OFFICIALS
I The Farmers' State Bank held its
Annual mooting of stockholders yester
day afternoon, resulting in the re
flection of the retiring board of di
rectors by unanimous voico and the
continuance of the officers.
J The directors are: J. B. Parker
(Salem), C. J. De Armond (Suver),
2-' A. Wells (Buena Vista), Edward
'kex and C. W. Irvine.
Tho officers are:
; President -C. W. Irvine.
Vice President J. B. Parker.
: Cashier CO, Irvine.
Asst. Cashier Glen C. Smith.
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NESMITH LOSEH IN COURT
ACTION OVEK RICKKKALL FARM
William G. Nesmith, son of the
late James Nesmith, at one time
United SUites senator from Oregon,
lost his fight In the United States
circuit court of appeal Monday at
Sun Francisco to gain an interest in
tho old Nesmith home property of 300
fccrea in Polk county, Oregon, from
4h estate of his ubU-r, Mrs. Jennie
Nesmith Ankcny, who married the
late Senator Levi Ankeny.
On the ground that Nesmith'a in
temperate habits made necessary a
transfer of tho property, the Oregon
court allowed Mrs. Ankeny to take,
a deed to the land and pay off a
mortgage, against it. NVnmith sued
many years later to have this deed
declared a mortitaKc, hut the federal
district and appellate courts decided!
against him,
William G, NcMiiilh inherited the
old home property in dispute from his
mother. In tho late &0' ho placed a
mortgage on the property with
Joshua McDanie! of Klckrcall. The
mortgage drew 8 percent interest and
Nesmith was unable to make the pay-
menta. In order to keep tV jrt,p,-rly
from passing out of the bands of the
family, Senator Anker, y took a !. 1
to the property in lh name if hi,
wife, Jennie Nesmith Ankenj, an I
took the mortgage from McDa? 1. 1 1
had it assigned to his own rume.
Trie property now, accord it ' :'
decision, will pass to t! At y
heirs, whereas if the court I n
otherwise it Would have r
,Lyn Nesmith, a son of Wi;; a
Nesmith.
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.DAUGHTER LATE MR. QUA
BURNED TO DEATH IN
Mrs. J. A. WeUler, a daugl
the late C. F. A. Qualorf t-f 1
pendonce, met a tragic death t.t
home In Dows, Iowa, on D- , u
22nd. Her clothing caught fue a
she was so badly burned tb.it -died
without regaining consciou
the day following the accident.
for home time, and while alono i
the home she w-as endeavoring t i - -plenish
the fire, when her cloth j
caught fire. She ran to a neigh!.i ' ,
but before assistance could be rt'il
ered she was fatally burned. Mrs.
Wetzler is survived by her huba-, 1
and three daughters aged 16, 9 ard
7 years. She also leaves three
brothers living in Iowa, and one sit
ter here, Mrs. Lucy Smith; a slep-
mother, Mrs. Lettieia Quasdorf and
half sister, Miss Carrie Quasdorf.
The accident occurred but 10 days
subsequent to the death of her father.
Her brother, John Quasdorf, vho
came here from Dowa to attend the
funeral of his father, departed for
his homo last Saturday.
FULL SET OFFICERS FOR
RELIEF CORPS INSTALLED
On Saturtlay, January 7th, Gen.
Gibson W. R. C. No. 42 gave a din
ner in the G. A- R. hall in honor of
the G. A. R. Besides the members
wu icbiuti in Independence there
were several members from Mon
mouth who attended. A jolly good
time was had. After the dinner the
officers of the W. R. C were in
stalled by airs. StiHwtdl, as follows:
President Rose Neil..
Senior Vice President Lizzie
Chown.
Junior Vice President Maude
Radmacher.
Secretary Bessie Grover.
TreasurerEsther Morgan.
Chaplain Minnie Fetzer.
Conductor Vera Brown.
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uuaru Agnes Uirkholz.
Assistant Guard Etta Domsife.
Patriotic Instructor Lavina Nich
olson. '
Press Correspondent Loma Ewing.
Musician Eda Birkholz.
, Color Bearers No. 1, , Maggie
Graves; No. 2, Maude Brown; No. 3,
Susan Lynes; No. 4, Loma Ewing.
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FALLS CITY MILL
CLOSES FEB. 15
Cobbs-Mitchell Co. Will
Confine Operations to
Valsetz Plant
The Cobbs-Mitchell company will
dose Its Falls City sawmill on Feb
ruary 15th, according to notices which
have been posted at the plant, and
preparations are now being made
for adding a night shift to the Val
setz mill. Tho Falls City plant is to
be sold.
The change is an economic move.
All of the company timber adjacent
to J' tUS uty was exnausiea some urne
ago, 'th a result that it has been
necessary to haul the logs from tho
Valsetz camps to Falls City. This
necessitated a transfer at Crisp from
the company lines to the Southern
Pacific with a considerable outlay In
i freight charges.
The Pal 1.4 City plant is not as mod
ern as the Valsetz mill and cannot
t - ojMattd hs economically. It is
tiiu pjel with circular saws, which
a n !e wuMiful of timber than the
4 tii. By operating a night
't j.t Val--t7 the company's output
(iite maintained with the work con
f one j lant and then there
1 t!. Southern Pacific freight
: II r: I ion.
' . A. LaLonde of the Falls
i ' l, .Ko!ipa!iied by Mrs. La
, t -t i-i IiKlejK-ndence -Tuesday.
'j I l- t .hdulcd to succeed
1 ,v!rp as Rjperintendent of
i ' m n, A. rir. Sporup has
. I i, ,1, 1 a ui i;d.ile auperinten
'i n'lthr big milling con-
i)i !: II S ONE OF
M V. PrVCT, DOLLARS
of the mint is a
,r uUeh was re
j ! inder a few days
: dite and was
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Mr. Houston dovi-..'.
his senia-,, iN- i
down by the ci '
ly broupht pc -i
torney A. 1.. (.t.
Monmouth, inv 'i .'
Swope, attempted t ,
ment for $r0. In h
and placing thern ' n i
recognized tlii .si i .
been performed, and
deemed ?1U0 as n u
pense for this ter u e.
AMERICAN LECiON
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GLIMPSE HERE
2 DECADES AGO
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Portland Paper of 1903 Tells
of Conditions in
Independence
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It is interesting to note that Port-1
land did not attempt to saddle the
burden of expense upon the state for
. , ...
company was formed w.th cap.Ul
stock of $300,000 with Hon. II. W.
Vi V V"" 1M' Ik v-l'v-F.v.v. I
Corbett as president, and the stock
was subsequently increased to $500,-
000. This stock was very largely.
subscribed by Portland banker and
other business men, according to a
review of the exposition project in i the other factors necessary, such as j formej contestants. He has in inten
the annual New Year number of the good breeding and raising and proper trainin wjHard E.Craven "Bill"
Oregonian of January 1, 1903.
Tho Enterprise is indebted to II.
Hirschberg for this interesting copy
of the Oreironian. Naturally the state
provitieu lor a state exniDit, ana sun
the promoters endeavored to empha
size that it waa for the benefit of the
whole Oregon country- Less than
two decades ago, men apparently held
different ideas of things
inere was
none of this "Let George do it" senti
ment in those days.
Turning to the market page, quo
tations for December 31, 1002, are
interesting. Wheat was selling at
73 cents; corn at 44 cents; oats' at
33 cents; mess pork at $17.35 a barrel;
butter, 30 cents; eggs, 26 cents a
dozen; wool, 14 cents; potatoes, 50
cents a bushel.
Mr. Hirschberg also has an Even
ing Telegram of July 13, 1904, con
taining a writeup of Polk county. It
shows a view of a portion of Inde
pendence, Independence National
Bank building, J. S. Cooper block,
Little Palace hotel, Josse & Rice gen
eral store, cuts of the late J. S.
Cooper and II . Hirschberg.
Among the business concerns re
ceiving mention: W. A. Messner,
general merchandise: I. W. Dickin-
json, liveryman; Craven & Moore, sta
tionery store; J. M. Stark was run
ning the Little Palace hotel; W. W.
IVrcival, livestock dealer; Josse &
Bice, furniture dealers; E. E. Pad
dock, drygoods merchant; Frazer &
Riee. hardware and implements; C.
I'. Calbreath, groceryman; Dr. 0.
I). Butler, physician and surgeon;
A. Hurley was a lawyer here at
t'me; M. Merwin was post-""i-ii
r; II. Hirschberg was president
t" Independence & Monmouth
i I . P. W. Sears was secretary
i f'(. urer, and J. Domsife was
! t, i it, nt
! ' . r .' r.ce National bank offi-
- i !. President, II. Hirschberg;
' ' ,! r.t, A. Nelson; cashier, C.
. 1 i kkeeper, L. L. Wiprut.
1 v 'i was the editor and
the West Sida Enter-o-
'y newspaper at that
had an improvement
Butler was presi -
ixiuKuiu, Vice piesi-i
. i.'.r)ey, secretary; U.
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: i f hoj growers and
"within a radius of
4 "is given: Horst;
hs brothers, 400; ;
0; II. J. Otten-1
Percival, 43; D.
, Burton, 49; J. ;
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Frie.pn
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INTEREST IS KEEN IN
LOCAL POULTRY COURSE
Friday, January 6, II. E. Cosby
spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of
poultry men and women on the F. E.
Hennain Pultry farm iust 80Uth
ui ioui-jJi-iiueoce.
j Mr. Cosby is an O. A. C. extension
jwultry specialist who visits our
'county at three central farms about
four times each year. The work is
given at the same farms for a year
o that those interested may follow
different subjects clear through the
Mr. Cosby's subject was reeamg
for Egg production - . object in
!which au keepers of poultry should
. . . ... it j-
he keenly interested.
io get. a sai-
isfactorily high egg production calls
for more than the whole grain and
! water ration many farmers have fed
i in times past. He also touched n
j housing.
j This is the first time this work
j has been given in this part of the
j eountv. and the interest shown is
very gratifying. There were about
50 people present, each one eager to
learn up-to-the-minute methods such
as Mr. Cosby is prepared to give. It
is to be hoped that each one of these
nd manv more will attend tne next
meeting wnicn win ne.u
time in February or March, the sub-
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ject to be incubation ana iirooaing.
The interest shown this year in the
work in this part of the county will j .
be a big factor in determining wheth-
fnrtlioi' vi-n c i nn wrtf will K I
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given in the neighborhood of Inde-
Pn(lence-
One constantly hears people lament-
ing that they have not the time or
the means for a college education.
This is an instance where a farmer
who keeps chickens as a side line,
college intruction in this course is
made available.
RESIDENCE A. L. KEENEY
IS DAMAGED BY FIRE
Fire, which broke out at about 11
o'clock, Wednesday night, quite badly
damaged the residence of A. L. Keen
ey on Monmouth street Very prompt
and effective work by the fire depart
ment prevented the structure from
being destroyed.
The fire was first seen by Judge
Asa B. Robinson, who resides adja
cent and he turned in the alarm. Mr.
and Mrs. Keeney were spending the
evening at the home of friends. The
fire had gained considerable headway
in the rear part of the building, mak
ing it possible to remove only a por
tion of the household effects.
The origin of the fire is hard to
determine, but is believed to have
been due to a defective flue or defec
tive wiring.
The main part of the structure was
built but a few months ago, and the
balance remodeled into an attractive,
cozy little place
Some insurance was carried by Mr.
Keeney, but probably it will not be
1 uouS" lo wver us loss- as ine nouse"
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itotn eneri.s wnipn wprp tiot nirrpn
were either water soaked or injured
In the hasty removal.
There are many expressions of ap
proval vver the effectiveness of the
fire department and the promptness
with which operations were started.
MRS. SHERWOOD DIES
AT AN ADVANCED AGE j
IT. Hedfs, 40; Mkj. Mahala Sherwood died at the .yesterday afternoon and was acquit
"Young, 20; 0. home of her daughter, Mrs. Johnited The complainant was F. N.
Cooper, 45; CfYeafcer, on the Luckiamute, January ' Barks, city marshal, who had attempt-
tm Nelson, 30;" 6th. Funeral :srvices were held ed to arrest Cooper New Year's eve.
'.Kirschberg, 1 Monday at the Yeater home, Rev. I The defendant was represented by
intj-tfiunu- -:.ii,r. inomas oi xne Lianas rresDyten.
C. Mattison,?an church officiating. , Interment was
A. Wells, 30; made in the Knights of Pythias cem
;, 30; Daveetety at Monmouth.
t Mrs. Sherwood was the widow of
? Jerome , Sherwood, who died quite a
numuer of -ears ago. The family
resided in Independence until his
death, and shortly afterward Mrs.
Sherwood made her home with her
slaughter. She Is survived by two
other daughters: Mrs. Maiden of Mil
ton, Or., and Mrs. Uttinger of Junc
tion City, Or.
She was a sister of "Grandma"
Osborne, who died last September at
the age of 94 years. She was born in
Missouri, a daughter of William
Tate, and was 8G years old.
STUDEBAKERS AND DODGES
MAKE MATERIAL REDUCTIONS
With the advent of the new year,
announcemtn is made by the Stude
bakor corporation and the Dodge
Brothers of material reductions in tha
prices of their cars. i
BENEFIT GAME BYi
BUSINESS MEN
Fats and Leans Will Try
Issues Next Tuesday
Night "
A basket-ball contest (fraught with
great possibilities from a mirth pro
voking standpoint is scheduled for
the high school gymnasium for next
. Tues(J ; gUrtin t 8;30 It
j, between the -fat8- and
j. . . acB . ; the fl
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a benefit
for the gymnasium equipment fund.
Charles D. Calbreath in Montana
' riding boots, sombrero and possibly a
; nf.rsuader. is caDUin of the phantom
Campbell, Claude Skinner, Jimmie
Jcnes, Arthur Horton and about a
dozen mavericks. . 1
Farl S. Butler is at the head o
j the shadow maker3 and by promises
. d coercion ha3 inveighled into his
band ..Shorty Kullander, "Mike"
Walker, Dr. Maurice Butler and Guy
jUal.or .ant, ,t lin.!pr3tno1.
uowe
ever, that these will be in reality
'
fcut thg advance of a score or
shming stars who will be held in
reserve.
There is another purpose for this
battle. It is to determine just how
many can be accommodated at the
I gymnasium.
evcnts there
In some of the past
events there the attendance has been
i irerv eood. but there is a belief that
.n..io. buildine has a commun-
itv canacitv and that this will be a
fine opportunity to test it. Two bits
for the grownups and 15 cents for the
youngsters is the toll.
Salem Team Here Tonight i
The Salem "Yellow Jackets," a
Y. M. C. A. team with a string of
victories to its credit so long that an
adding machine is needed to check
it up, will play the American Legion
in the high school gymnasium tonight,
starting at 8:15. The locals have a
"hunch" that there will be some
thing doing and that the visitors are
going to be brought to a realization
of what it means to have thumbs
turned down on them. It promises to
be a contest, and there will be a pre
liminary without additional cost.
Independence freshmen will line up
against a Buena Vista freshmen team.
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The local school boys will be: Reuf
and Becken, forwards; Weddle, center;
Kelley and Smith, guards.
The Silverton American . Legion
boys in the gymnasium here on Jan
uary 26th.
Negotiations for Astoria 1
Manager Kullander of the American
Legion is negotiating a contest with
the Athletic club of Astoria. It is
just a possibility, the idea being to
arrange a game for Portland for
some Friday night and then go on to
Astoria for a Saturday night contest
High School at Silverton
The high school boys will play
Silverton at Siiverton, tonight. They
are making preparations to bring
home the bacon.
PEARL COOPER ACQUITTED
IN JUDGE BAKER'S COURT
Charged with driving his car while
intoxicated, Pearl Cooper was given
a trial before Justice R. W. Baker
D. E. Fletcher' and the people's in
terests were looked after by District
Attorney Helgerson. ,
MERICAN YEOMAN I
CONVENE IN PORTLAND
A school of instruction was held in
Fortland on the 9th and 10th of this
month, for the managers and field
workers of B. A. Y. in the state of
Oregon.
The more important speakers were
Mark McKee, one of the board of
directors and Ward S. Senn, national
treasurer, both of Des Moines, Iowa,
the home office of the brotherhood of
American Yeoman. Also A. B. C.
Dutcher, II. Lee Bougness of the
International service people, and the
state manager, J. II . Ezell of Salem.
The meetings were held at the
Hotel Portland where a banquet was
served on Monday evening to 41.
Mr. and Mrs. Rol Walker attended.
Mrs. Walker is a denutv of th
Yeoman of this place.