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i JtlOTtt f 41st YEAlt--No. 27 INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FEBRUARL 17, 1922 ! I 'if ' 1 ' ETCHER IS OLK CANDIDATE eeking Republican Nomi tion for Representative I In Legislature E. Fletcher of Independence has anecd his candidacy for the ro jcan nomination for representa "n the state legislature from B county. During tho 1921 ses ho served an representative tho Polk-Lincoln district, taking Ty active part in legislative af .for f imti termer. It has been rnary for Polk and Lincoln to al asjte on' tho joint representative. Jones will be an aspirant from 5 jointj district and Mr. Fletcher lock further service by changing I Polk district. ". Fletcher ir making his an 'rement says: "Financially, I ' t afford to become a candidate, SgMatlve pay is not sufficient in ever expense saying nothing the time which must bo given v" e work, but I feel that maybe I "vccoiriplUh ome good for the ftj and I deem this the para M t consideration. My platform be the name a two yearn ago: !; Oterest to nerve but the people's ' ''wt.' I endeavored to hold fast 'at) thought and believe that I tded fairly well." not known an to whether Mr. If her will have opposition in rr-rimarien. P. 0. Powell of cf!'touth represented this district rwl the past term. He has made JIAnouncement a to whether or l'r intends to neck another term. In-y t TRYM KN ORGANIZE "" LOCAL BRANCH HERE :-r.,. i Pacific Cooperative Poultry cent held a meeting in Indo lence, Friday, Feb. 10th, and a irr branch was formed in Polk 'f with Homer Wood as presl 1 The general manager of the ation, U. L. Upson, was pros V.jid explained the work of the r-ation In detail. Others present outside Polk county and help- j.t. i. - . : . rt!... j. Walker, of Monroe, Ore., and f. Fuller, of Vancouver, Wash.; the assistant secretary, R. E. )f Operation among the poultry pro- is somewhat of a new organi ti, the present association being 1 d a little over a year ago; but Mua grown very rapidly, and now ts among its membern most of poultrymen of Oregon, south ern Washington and Idaho, who flocks of 200 hens or over. . local here plans to help increase Jncmbership in this county. It is sexpocting to be able to rpraket of the association produce lo ?, as there has been some com mit of a shortage of first-class j here during tho lute summer, fall fl winter months. fNING DEMONSTRATION T FRIES EN FARM, MONDAY demonstration of the proper -to prune prune trees will bo given he John S. Friosen farm, south I of Independence on Monday, 20th, starting at 10:30 o'clock, hty Agent Paul Carpenter will bo .ent and the demonstration will Sado by a recognized expert!. The f County Farm Bureau will serve ec and cream, and it is requested I those attending Valco with them nch and a inn cup. he Friesen place is near tho state bnstration farm of L. C. Rulif i in which locality there is eonsid lo prune acreage. DEPENDENCE HIGH WILL 1 PLAY AT BUENA TONIGHT f iFith a feeling that they have rived," Independence high chool B will play at Buena Vista tonight. I preceding contjest Buena walked iy with the honors and tho local will endeavor to square the sent- aat Saturday night, Buena Vista i defeated by Dallas on the Dalls rt by score of 9 to 4 . During tha t half Dallas was shut out, while was registering four points, 'ing the second seance, the tables e reversed, Buena being kept n scoring while Dallas registered pints- , m i i FATHERS A US ENT AT SCHOOL ENTERTIAN.MENT Editor of the Enterprise, Dear Sir: 1 1 Is certainly u great pleasure to testify to tho eiijoyuble time we bad at the Parent-Teucher meeting held at the public school February 14, from 3 o'clock till 4:.')0 p. m.. , The children of the 7th and 8th grades and girls of the 5th gave a very fine mixed program for the bene fit of their parents. No, not purents; mothers, to state the truth; one fath er only being present. The rendering of tho different numbers on the program was certain ly worthy of praise, both to the chil dren and also to the principal of the school, the music director and stu dent teachers. Everyone worked hard to make the entertainment a auccess. Tho first number on the program was given by the orchestra of the school, moHtly girls, and gave pleas ure to tho audience. The singing of real songs, not "jazz," by the 7th grade', and also by the 8th grade stu dents was certainly enjoyed by all present, again proving to the audi ence that some one had again work ed hard along these lines in training the different performers. Last, but not leant on tho program, tho audience was entertained by liv ing pictures a girl or boy being at tired and "fixed up" to represent some period in American life or else some national trait. The Scotch girl, gypsy, warrior bold, summer girl, winter girl and several others, being presented. Here again was evidence that) some one had been doing a lot of planning, scheming, thinking and worrying to make this part of the program a success, and like all of tho preceding numbers on the program it was a Kuccess. Now Mr. Editor, I would like to ask, Why is it (hat so little interest is shown in these children' enter tainments by the parents? Only one father present and I personally know him to be a busy man. It cannot be for the want of the price of admis sion. Tho entertainment was free, with a hearty welcome to boot. Is it indifference? I am afraid tho verdict is guilty. Now fathers and also married men who have no children, don't give that wornout ex cuse time. You have tim now and some day ZQ to tho schol enter tainments and by your presence en courage the teachers and show them that you are, interested in what they are doing for your children. Then when the performance is over go to the teachers and if you cannot say anything a hearty hand shake will show that you appreciate what they are doing and help to make the teachers feel and know that their work is not in vain. After attending one of these entertainments it will be easier for you to pay your school taxes. A Parent MOVIE STUFF IS PULLED BY LOGGERS AT CAMP 1 A "crap" game in camp one of the Cobbs-Mitchell company a few days ago terminated in gunplay, the ar rest of the villian and his subsequent forgiveness in the justice court of R. W. Baker in Independence, Mon day. Four loggers engaged in a lit,tle game of "craps," from which was coined the phrase, "seven come eleven." The ivories fawned upon Evenoff, and after he had accumu lated a little stako, tho game suddenly lost interest to him, and such adjura- j ions as "piker" from his companions failed tjo chunge his notion. Aban doning persausion and ridicule, Joe Doinitroff fulled a "gat" and re lieved Evenoff of his roll, according to the complaint which was filed with Justice Baker, and which was served by Deputy Sheriff Frank Hayden. Demitroff and Evenoff put in an appearance before the judge. They had apparently settled their little dif ficulty. Evenoff refused to prose cute and after he had paid costs amounting to $16.55 the case was dismissed. NO TOBACCO USERS IN IRON WORKS FORCE Rather an unusual coincidence was in evidence at the new plant of the Independence Iron Works a few days ago. None of the five men working there use tjobacco in any form . They are S. C. Halladay, A. A. Justin and G . II . Wood, the owners, and Sam Muhleman and Al Whitney. There is no restriction, however, in the use of the weed in the plant, but these men simply do no use itj. ?t1 WILL END SEASON Albany Plays Here Tonight and Two Contests With Dallas Will Follow Unless present plans are changed, tho Independence American Legion team will atage but two more con test on the local court this season. The Albany Athletic club will play here tonight. The aggregation is made up largely of college stars and is playing fast, snappy ball. The dtes for the contests with com pany L of Dallas have not been defi nitely decided upon, but it is prob able that the first one will be played here about) March 1st, with a return gamo at Dallas following a few days later. , These three contests will close the season for the American Legion boys unless it should be decided advisable to make a pilgrimage to outside points. The dates for the contests with com on Fridy night of last week termi nated In a victory for the visitors by a score of 35 to 11. While Inde pendence had no expectations of win ning the contest, had the boys been in the best of form the score would have been much closer. It was a good, clean game, and the visitors were loud in their expressions of ap proval of the treatment received here, on the floor and during their stay in this city. MILFORD COOPER WILL ENTER RING IN SALEM Private Milford R. Cooper will rep resent company B of Portland in the main event of a "smoker" which will be pulled off in the armory at Salem during a military tournament which will be held on Saturday and Sunday. He will enter the 148 pound class. The card also Includes: A drill down by companies B and M Rifle shoot, five men from eBch company. Pistol shoot, two men to represent each company. Equipment race.. .I" Indoor baseball, basketball. ' Boxing and wrestling. Young Cooper is an Independence boy. He and his brother, M. B. Cooper, are members of company B, Portland. RICHARDS WITHDRAWS COMPLAINT AGAINST COVINE Charged with selling intoxicating liquor, Charles Covine of Buena Vista was arrested last Friday by Sheriff John W. Orr, arraigned before Justice R. W. Baker and his case was listed for trial Tuesday afternoon. W. II . Richards, also of Buena Vista, entered the complaint, but when ltj came to the trial he refused to prosecute, and Covine was discharged. WOMAN'S CLUB WILL GIVE BENEFIT CARD PARTY A "500" card party will be given by the Woman's club in its new. home in the city hall building next Friday night, February 24th. An admission charge will be made, the money de rived to be used in helping to defray the expense of fitting up the new home. The public is invited. HOW HAppy you USED TO PE VJHEN If SNOWED-AND oo;: SHOW IN HIGHWAY CASE IN SALEM TODAY Arguments Will Be Made Before Judge Kelley in Highway Routing The road case hearing will be be fore Judge Kelley in Salem, instead of Albany today, as was announced last wee. Judge Pipes of Portland ar rived here yesterday and is consulting with Attorney Fletcher and the plain tiffs relative to the case. It is probable that; Independence will be well represented at the hear ing. The issue has been hanging fire for a long time. The case is to determine whether the Pacific high way shall be routed through Inde pendence as the 1917 session of the legislature enacted or south from Monmouth, as the state highway commission is insisting. The plaintjfs are six farmers own ing property south of Independence and along the line of the highway as routed by the legislature. The case will probably be argued to some length, as there i determi nation on both sides, and it is possible that a few witnesses will be called. BIRKHOLZ-MUHLEMAN MARRIAGE CELEBRATED A pretty home wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Birkholz, when their daughter Cacilie was united in marriage to Fred Muhleman on Saturday, February 11th, with Dr. II. Charles Dunsmore officiating. The wedding was a quiet affair, only immediate relatives of the contracting parties being present. The young people need no introduc tion to Independence people, Mrs. Muhleman having resided here for a number of years until going to Portland about two years ago to ac cept a position in the Good Samari tan hospital, while Mr. Muhleman was bom and has grown to manhood in our midst. The happy couple left Sunday for Oregon City where they will make their future home, Mr. Muhleman being employed in the paper mills in that city. LOCAL MAN GETS LOG TRUCKING CONTRACT Grover Mattison has taken a log hauling contract at Gates and is hav ing his White tfruck overhauled and placed in shape for the work. A trailer will be purchased. It is a two-mile haul ovjer planked roads, built especially for the work, and iMr. Mattison is estimating that he will be able to deliver daily about 40,000 feet. The logs are taken by (train from Gates to Albany. The loading and unloading of the truck is done with a crane. Al. Whitney, who has been in the employ of Mr. Mattison for the past couple of years, will handle the truck. He will move his family to Gates about the first of March, when oper ations will be started. RELIEF CORPS OBSERVES LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY The celebration of Lincoln's birth day was fittingly observed in the G. A. R. hall Febuary 11th, when the W. R. C. served a bountiful dinner to the G. A. R., the American Legion and invited guests, after which a short program in honor of Lincqln was enjoyed by all. NOW. OH.BLLIE'fil . Mj feSU 111 p Oregon Normal President Landers gave the stu dents an excellent talk on some out standing qualities of Abraham Lin coln's character at the chapel hour Monday. The students who have completed their rural practice teaching during the past six weeks have returned to the Normal and new groups have gone to the various rural centers to take up the work. , The faculty committee which has in charge the selection of motion pic tures announces that the picture made from Blasco-Ibanez's "Four Horse men of the Apocalypse" has been se cured. It will be shown in the chapel on Friday evening, March 31st. It is rare good fortune to be able to see this picture in Monmouth, as it is one of the very best and biggest produc tions of the film world. The great event of this week at the Normal is to be the Junior class play to be given Saturday evening, Feb. 18th, at 8:15, in the chapel. "Clar ence," the play, by Booth Tarking ton, deals with the adventures of a returned soldier, who, in seeking a position, becomes Involved in the various domestic difficulties of a wealthy New York family. Because Clarence makes some common sense suggestions, the family immediately accept him without question of his past or his antecedents. Some interesting humerous situations re sult, leading to a surprising climax. Tickets are on sale at 50 cents for townspeople, 35 cents for students, and 25 cents for children. President Landers attended a meet ing of the executive comittee of the board of regents on Thursday of last week. A program was given by the Ves pertine society, Friday evening. The ideas carried out were a combina tion of Valentine and Lincoln birth day. The first half of the program was given over to Valentine numbers. One of these wa3 a little "Valentine Dolls" dance by six girls. An attrac tive Valentine reading by Charlotte Ballin. There were also various mu sical numbers. The patriotic part of the program consisted chiefly of a plantation scene of darkies and their plantation life. Also a flag drill by a group of girls in white costume. A motion picture entitled "A Wo man's place" will be shown in the chapel Friday evening, February 17th. With Constance Talmage in the lead ing part, an entertaining- evening is promised. . i ' ' CREAMERY HAS NEW . PLANT NEARLY READY With its new equipment installed and nearly ready to go into commis sion, the Independence Creamery will have one of the largest and most mod ern butter making plants in the north west. Practically all of the machin ery has been replaced with what is deemed the most aproved contrivances for handling the cream from the time it is delivered to the institution until it is shipped out in the finished product. Sanitation is one of the essentials in butter-making and this is provided for to a marked degree in the new equipment. The new machinery in cludes two pasteurizing machines, with a capacity of 7500 to 10,000 pounds of cream per hour. While passing through these machines the cream is heated to the required tem perature and is then brought back to a few decrees above tho temnpratnrB I wanted by the different devices I"1 through which the cream is forced by an electrically driven pump From is fojrced tntjo two ripening tanks with a capacity of 1500 gallons each and equipped with cooling systems. After a few hours the cream reaches the right consistency and it is ready for he mammoth churns. The new equipment became neces sary to handle the increased busi ness of the creamery and to maintain the Standard of excellence of the Bradner company as butter makers. The 1921 business of the creamery showed an 80 percent increase over the preceding year, and plans for 1922 are still more elaborate. W. M. Peaa of the Seattle office of the company returned home Wednesday after spending a few days here assisting Manager Bradner in perfecting details of the equipment. Mr. Peas had the misfortune to have a portion of the first finger of his left hand severed by getting it caught under a heavy machine. CITY PASSES 3 ORDINANCES Changes Made in Pool Room Regulations and Makes Other Regulations Three ordinances were adopted by the city council at an adjourned meeting of that body Monday. One is for the regulation of billiard and card rooms; another makes it a mis demeanor to resist arrest, and the third forbidding the sale or giving away of intoxicating liquors. The last two ordinances are in effect giv ing the city the same police power as is held by the state. Ordinance No. 229 forbids the manufacture, sale or giving away of intoxicating liquor, under penalty of from $5 to $200, with a maximum jail sentence of 100 days. Ordinance No. 230, makes it a mis demeanor to resist arrest and like wise makes it an offense to refdse to render assistance when called upon by an officer for assistance. The fine is fixed at from $5 to $100 with the optional jail sentence. Ordinance No. 231 makes it neces sary for operators of biliard and card rooms to furnish a bond of $500 as a guarantee that specific regulations will be enforced. It makes it a mis demeanor for the owner to permit anyone to drink intoxicating liquor in his place of business, forbids minors loafing or playing cards or bililards. These ordinances were adopted by the city council after very due consideration- Suggestions were re ceived from District Attorney Hel gerson, Sheriff Orr, Justice Baker, Attorney Fletcher, Police Judge I Swope and others . In the essential points, the ordin ances are but thU enforcement of state laws, and were enacted by the city in order that infringements could be locally handled. , '-NA' COMMISSIONSHIP ATTRACTS CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION There are murmurings of a spirited contest over the selection of a com missioner to succeed T. J. Graves, whose term expires at the close of the present year. It is in the range of possibility that Mr. Graves may succeed himself. So far he has been non-committal concerning his plans. If he becomes a candidate in the pri maries it seems more than probable that he will have opposition. George McCullock of the northwestern part of the county, and L. D. Leightbn, who resides between Dallas and Falls City are being mentioned as possible republican candidates. A. B. Muir of Dallas may seek the democratic nomination. ; No filings have yet been made. . 1 WERLINE GETS SPEEO TAG; LATER DIStfURGED. While returning from Portland Wednesday night, George Werline, a welliknown local hop grower, was flagged in West Salem and ordered to put in an appearance in the justice court there the following day on the charge of exceeding the speed limit. The greeting on the part of the motor cop was anything but cordial, hi salutation being, "What the 's your hurry." y.r. Werline, with a feling that he had not received courteous considera tion on the part of the minion of the law, made his appearance with a wit ness who testified that the machine was not exceeding the speed limit of 20 miles, and he was discharged. Mr. Werline while in Portland pur chased three heavy draft horses for his ranch. ; . ', TROUBLE IS BREWING FOR MOLESTER OF LIGHTS On several occasions, street lights on the "fill" have been removed, and the practice haai become such a nui sance that Chief of Police Parker has taken a hand. He states that he has the name of the guilty one and that a repetition of the offense will result in an arrest. DANCE WILL BE GIVEN AT VALSETZ SATURDAY NIGHT Valen Guild's orchestra has been engaged to furnish music for a danc ing party which will be given in the hall at Valsetz on Saturday night of this week.