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INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, MARCH 10, 1922.
OSINKSS MEN
ELECT OrTICEKS
nnual Meeting of Retail
Merchant' Association
I, Well Attended
Mayor H. M. Walker was elected
, . .. ..t tht, Imlenendenco Itctuil
IWItienv - .
,tinr held In Hotel B'ver Tuesday
-ht A. K. Morton w maun n
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B,l P. K. Fletcher, creiary.
An i generally the co with the
H-itin, the meeting win. well at-
jmled and there wrro ii7 hmumm-
(,UKht up for conawerauon.
A committee was named to Invratl.
t the tax situation, park-uUrly
reference to tho valuation
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I upn merchandise mocks, 10
,-crtain as to whether tho valuation
the different cities of tho county
. rtiual. Tho member of ho com-
litre arn A. r.. uormn, iv. .
r u!u t
liter, C. w. Irvine ana irn .mx, it.
G. Hewitt.
The construction of a telephone
c from Indcpundenr to the Ahrlie.
nn Valley country in receiving con.
Vrition. lr. M. J. Butler in at
hc'l of a committee which is de
inir plan f"r tn consummation of
project. There are approximately
phone on farmer line in that m.
n and the purjose I to devine aome
Vlhod for building trunk line to
rmect with tho Independence cen-
th
ceil
At the conclusion of the meeting:,
,n the invitation of Manager Uo
limn, many of the member of the
ttociatmn went to the Iain and wit-
p mil the pntiluction of MInkie tho
p," a picture deftly builded from
Imnton ( hurch.il a trreat novel, u
Irtraya vividly th shame of hypoc
y with it attendant cost. The Isi
hooked for the balance of this
:nth many noteworthy picture.
SECOND GAME. DALLAS
WINS FROM INDEPENDENCE
There' an even break In basketball
nor for Dallas and Independence.
second came, played at Dallas
ft Saturday night, terminated in
rleancut victory for Dalian, the
re being 11 and IB. Dalla put up
(stronger, faster game on ft home
urt than it did in the Independence
ntcut, which of coure wan to be
peded.
The (tame wa devoid of unpleasant-
In any respect. There was no
iruinjr over the referee' decisions,
r were there any unpleasant feat
ea. Dallaa was chalked with four
, inonal foul and Independence re-
'ived a like number.
A it now stands, Independence has
on one game and Dallas likewise
t one.. There was some prcliml
ry talk that In the event of a tie,
third (fame would be played on
me neutral floor to determine
ampionship honors. It seems prob-
le, however, that thia will not
aterialize. For tho season, Dallaa
t three games and Independence
st three (ramus.
'n the (fame at Dallas the Indepcn
nce boys effort did not prove a
fective a was expected. During
e first half the score was fairly
e with Dallas in th loud at the
by a fi to 9 maririn. In the
cond half Dallas stea.lily Increased
1 'cart, terminatinar in a 11 to 18
'tory.
The attendance at the came was
"H a larpe number from Indenend-
f re bcinir present, and interest at
1" times was keen.
Jhe lineup:
Independence. A,l
forwards: Schrunk (1 rontpr:
ftt(l). Smith, guards.
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NEWS EVENTS AT
QREGQN NORMAL
Tho Normal studunt were enter
tained at chapel hour last Thursday
by m dramatization given by the. boy
and icirls from tho fifth and sixth
Ifrude of the training school. They
had chosen Kdward Kverett Hale's
"Man Without a Country" a the sub
Ject of their dramatization which was
well worked out in all details, Kach
actor entered heartily into tho spirit
of hi word and did surprisingly
(rood dramatic work in his Interpre
tation of them. Tho work was done
under the supervision of Mr. Ry
chard, the critic teacher. Besides
being entertaining, the work furnished
a valuable object lesson to the stu.
dents of what may be done by
(hildren In dramatics.
Mr. Iwfs, pastor of the local
Kvmigelical church, addressed th
students at the chapel hour last Wed
nesday. Mr, Lewis gave a thought
ful and forceful talk on the duties of
a teacher and hi far-reaching in
luence and importance.
The Delphian will give their regu
lar program for the month In tho
chapel on Friday evening, March 10,
at 7:f!0 o'clock. The townspeople
are welcome to this program,, but are
urged to be in their places promptly
at 7:.'10 o'clock.
Miss Haaiel Harris, who represents
the Normal at the State oratorical
contest at Newberg on March 10, Is
putting the final touches on her work
this week. Her subject "The Indi
vidual, the Unit of Civilization" is a
timely one and her paper is well
worked out, and wi3 no doubt make
a very creditable showing in compari
son with those from other schools of
the state.
The delegate who were chosen
from the Junior and Senior classes,
and will accompany Miss Harris, are
as follows: Miss Geraldine Purdy,
IHine Harger, Ruth Mills, George
Prindle, Mime Darbara Hixson, Dor
othy Taylor, John Dickson, Burton
Ho I and Miss Helen Michaelson.
I Miss Godbold who ha tra:ned Miss
Harris for the contest will accompany
the delegation. Mis Helen Michael-'
son will respond for the Normal at
the toast program following the
contest.
President Lander attended a local
institute in Pend'eton Friday Marfh
3. He also made arrangements for
;.the summer school Normal that is to
be in session in Pendleton during the
coming summer.
A motion p'cturc under the title
of "The Ixve Special," with Wallace
R-id In the leading part, wfll be
given in the chapel on Saturday even
ing, March 11. Thfa is an attractive
picture, with just the kind of plot
most appropriate for the actor, and
wi'l furnlah a pleasant evening's en
tertainment. The Delphians held a business meet
ing on Tueaday at which they elected
ther officers for the spring term.
The following were chosen:
President Clara Allen of Portland.
Vive-preaident Grace Parker of
Monmouth .
Secretary Frances Eckert, Port
land. Treasurer Mclva Thompson, Hood
River.
Reporter Chloris Hurst, Carlton.
Sgt.-at-Arms Lavfna Galloway,
Prosser, Wash.
NEW MANAGER
for stewart!
PRATIIER DIES
AT CORVALLIS
Former Well Known Buena
Resident Will Be Buried
Sunday at Buena
C. A. Elliott Takes Over
Ford Agency for Polk
County
C. A. Elliott, formerly of Oregon
City, has succeeded Ernest Thorn as
manager of the Stewart Motor com
pany, tho change becoming effective
Monday. Mr. Elliott will open at
Dallas next week a Ford agency
which is to be known as the Elliott
Motor company, and will thus gain
control of the Ford business In Polk
county. He is also negotiating for
the purchase of the Stewart business.
If this does not materialize he is to
continue as manager and will operate
the Dallas plant as an individual
project.
No change are to be made in the
personnel of the company's force
here except the relinquishment of Mr.
Thorn's servir-es. Mr. Cook will con
tinue as accountant and bookkeeper;
Jack Hatton will be in charge of the
shop, and Joe Guild will continue as
parts man.
Mr. Elliott is an experienced Ford
man, having receded the appointment Prather of Buena Vista and one sis
of the second agency established in iter, Mrs. Taylor of Portland.
Oregon, that at Oregon City, and has j Mr. Prather was nearly 70 years
been following the car game for old. Up until he made Corvallis his
many years. He has leased the resi- . home he had followed farming and
dence property of Mrs, George Graves 'lumbering and led an exceedingly
on Second street and will move his active life. He was well known
lamily here from Oregon City. throughout the county. Mr
was a member of the Buena Vista
lodge of Odd Fellows, being a
J. M. Prather, a former well
known Polk county resident, died at
his home in Corvallis Wednesday,
March 8th, at 6 o'clock in the morn
ing. He had been ill for a long
time, although his condition was not
deemed critical until a few days
before the end.
For many years, Mr. Prather re
Bided at Buena Vista, where his
father took up a donation land claim
in the early daya. Retaining owner
ship to his farm, which was a part
of the original government claim, Mr.
Prather moved hia family to Corvallis
some nine years ago, where he had
since resided. The farm has been
operated for the past several years
by Edgar Lichty under lease.
Mr. Prather is survived by his
widow; one son, Herman Prather, of
Portland; two daughters, Misses
Mildred and Marie Prather, Corvallis; blanc, Miss Straw.
two brothers, M. N. and M. V
LOCAL THESPIANS 'WILL
PLAY "BROTHER JONATHAN"
Under the auspices of Independence
post, American Legion, "Brother
Jonathan," a three-act comedy, will
be presented in the Isis theatre
April 4th.
The task of preparing for the event
is in full swing and there will be seve
ral special features in addition to the
play, including numbers by a spec
ially organized orchestra.
The cast for the play has been se
lected. It is:
Josiah Armstrong, a wealthy far
mer, M. II. Pengra,
Wellington Armstrong, a wealthy
broker, William Harris.
Benjamin Butler Armstrong,
Joaiah's son,, Ira Williams.
Wiliam Le Blanc, a wealthy broker,
Bliss Byers.
Henry Newcombe, a rising young
author, A. T. Underwood.
Hiram Penstroke, Wellington's
butler, Art Black.
Mrs. Wellington Armstrong, Miss
Helen Cornelius.
Jemimy, wife of Josiah, Mrs.
Charles Eckright.
Gladys Amu-rong, daughter of
Wellington, Mrs. BHss Byers.
Edith Le Blanc, daughter of Le
PATRIARCH OF HENKLE
FAMILY DIES IN MORO
PATTERSON OUT
FOR GOVERNOR
Polk Man Is Preparing Plat
form for Gubernatorial
Candidacy
Senator I. L. Patterson of Eo!a
will announce during the next few
days his candidacy for the republican
nomination for governor. He is now
working on his platform and when
it ia completed the formal announce
ment will be made.
Senator Patterson has been a ten
tative candidate for months, and his
decision to enter the race will be a
cause of more or less discomfiture to
the other aspirants. Senator Pat
terson is a real dirt farmer and for
years has operated a ranch at Eola,
which by the way, came within a
few votes of be'ng selected as Ore
gon's capital. He is serving as sen
ator from the Polk-Benton district,
and is well and favorably known over
a large part of the state.
Senator Patterson is in close touch
with various farm organizations.
He is fully in touch with the problems
of the farmer and it is very probable
that his platform will advocate
measures for shifting a portion of the
tax burden from their shoulders.
Senator Patterson is a son of F.
A . Patterson, a highly respected resi-
TEN ARE INITIATED
INTO YEOMEN ORDER HERE
Degrees were conferred upon a
class of 10 by the Brotherhood of
(American Yeomen, Wednesday night.
by a Salem degree staff, beautifully
exemplifying the work. There were
41 in the Salem delegation.
Those taking the degrees were:
iMrs. Mary Burroughs, Margaret
Burroughs, Evelyn Byers, Alma Kul
lander, Gertrude Baker, Claude Brown,
Arthur B'ack, Dean Craven, Bliss
Byers and Glenn Lewis,
A rhort program followed: Piano
trio by Alice Baker, Edith Pies
finger, Emmadell Schwabbauer; vocal
solo by Paul Scott; reading by L. P.
Morse; piano duet by Alice Baker
and Bessie riessmger.
Refreshments were served and the
evening's entertainment was rounded
out in dancing, with a piano and
grafonola providing the music.
More than 90 were present.
charter member of the lodge and
always taking a deep interest in its
welfare.
Funeral services will be held at the
Buena Vista Methodist Episcopal
church, Sunday, at 1:30 p. m. The
erv ce will be conducted by Rev.
Chester P. Gates, pastor of the Evan
gelical church, Corvallis. The burial
will be in charge of the Buena Vista
Odd Fellows.
A. J. Henkle, an uncle of Mrs. W,
II . Walker, Mrs. A. Nelson of Inde
pendence and George W. Henkle ofident of Independence
Los Angeles, died at the home of his
in Moro, Ore., February
Prather 'daughter
25th.
Ore., A. J.
CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN
WILL START NEXT WEEK
H. Hirschberg will start the cam-
Henkle, patri-; paign in Polk county for the children's
W. R. MAILLIE STARTS
LOCAL CREAM ROUTE
Moro.
arch of a family containing more than farm home next week, according to an
200 members, said to be the lar&rest inouncement just made from the Port-
family in the state, its ancestry (land headquarters of this project Mr.
traceable more than 400 years, died (Hirschberg is terasurer or the larm,
jat the home of his daughter, Mrs. j home, which will be established near
i Andrew C. Thompson, in Moro, Ore, ' CorvaKSs by the Oregon W. C. T. U.
February 25th, 1922. Funeral ser-i Senator Patterson wm assist in me
vices were held from the Methodist campaign in this county and has con
church, Moro, February 28, Rev. U. jsented to make a number of speeches.
C. Smothers officiating. Interment j Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh of Port
followed at the Wasco cemetery, be-j land, campaign director for the home.
side a son who died 25 years ago.
Andrew Jackson Henkle
will speak at meetings to be held soon
was 93 m Independence and Dallas in the in-
of the movement It is ex-
POULTRYMAN WILL BE HERE
ON FRIDAY, MARCH 17
The second demonstration poultry
meeting to be given at the farm of
F. E. Hennagin will be held on Fri
day, March 17, in the afternoon. H.
E. Cosby, extension poultry specialist
rom 0. A. C, will speak on "Incu
bation and Brooding." All poultry
keepers are cordially urged to come
and hear what Mr. Cosby has to say
on this important subject.
W. R. Maillie has purchased a
truck and is gathering cream for the
Independence creamery. It is Mr.
Maillie's intention to establish routes
which will cover the territory adja
cent to Independence.
With a new and modern outfit mak
ing possible an increase in butter pro- f
duct'on, the Independence creamery
is adopting a more aggressive policy
toward the business which it is pos
sible to secure within a radius of 25
miles of Independence, By parcels
post and express, large quantities of
cream are shipped here from all over
the state.
vears ninp months of acr at thelterestS
time of his death. He was born May ! Pected that she will address business
27. 1828. in Shlhv rmmfv Ohm In i men's cJUDs in mese towns.
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0ST0FFICE WILL BE
OPENED IN WEST SALEM
Announcnmof 1 i i.
a- ".viii, ,n,p, uueri mime irum
JVaHhltlcton fl,o. ...!u t.
. , " vinn, n jjtitnoiiice win ue
'tablttdied at Wt Rnim Pr.lV
Uny " HOon as tho nows.iirv nr.
fnffements can bo nm,.f0,i Tt- i
f Pccted that as soon as tho post-
w in operation the two rural
;'ut which are now routed out of
"m will be transferred to the
st Sal(m office.
, iT5pUtli,rt.H for POHtmaster nre d
N cvil service examination
"u be required.
S.so"n as tho postoffice is estab-
flaw- knaver is expecting to
8 weekly newspaper, using the
CAR IS WITHOUT LICENSE
FINE OF $23 IS ASSESSED
For ope rati ing his car without a
license, Elmer Ftye was assessed $25
by Police Judge B. F. Swope a few
rlnva o rrt PrvA urni nrrpfifprl hv PViip-f
ELDRIDGE'S SPECTACULAR LP,L, ParLr xfr '
PLAY BRINGS ICTOKY that the tate .g jnsigtmg upon a strict
Independence high school basketball cnforccment of the motor vehicle pr0.
team defeated Albany high team on vi8jons an(J thflt thU app,ieg Inde
the Albany floor Saturday night by )J)endcnc(J as weU to other parts of
a score of 13 to 12. ne stae
The game was fast and clean with '
close checking by both teams. Cra
ven, center of Independence was high
point man, scoring threa field baskets
and one free throw. Eldrige was
substituted for Stapleton during the
last four minutes of the game. The I
score was then 12 to 11 in favcr of
Albany. Eldridge made one of his
wizard long shots, making the score
,12 to 13 in Independence's favor. The
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Independence boys put up a gooa ae
fense and kept Albany from scoring
during the balance of the game.
Independence (13) Burrlgnt, ami-
lev (4). forwards; Craven (7), center;
Stapleton, Underbill, guards; Eld
ridge (2), substitute..
Albanv (12) Stinecipher (3), Stcl-
,.w m. Loonev (2), Cooley, I
Bilyeu (2), Roley.
Referee Rathburn of O. A. C.
HIGH BOYS, GIRLS, PLAY
HERE TONIGHT AND DANCE
Two basketball games will be played
in the Independence high school gym
nasium tonight. Airlie and Mon
mouth high school girls will form
the opening contest, which will start
at 7:30, to be followed by Monmouth
boys and Independence boys as the
contestants. There will be dancing
at the close of the games.
Last Friday night, Independence
was defeated by Monmouth at Mon
mouth, and the local boys will en
deaver to even up the honors.
Adams county, Iowa, he married
Mary Wood, January 1, 1852. In
April, 1853, they left their home in
Iowa for Oregon, traveling with ox
teams. Mr. Henkle, the youngest
married man, was chosen captain of
the party which consisted of 40 wag
ons, 12 families and 80 people. On
(this trip the reflected sunlight from
the white sands? so affected Mr. Hen
kle'a eyes that in 1890 he became al
most blind.
Land claims were taken up near
Corvallis. In the spring of 1884 the
Ilenkles went to Sherman county,
settling about three miles from the
John Day river. Several years later
they moved to Teko, Wash., and four
years later to Priest River, Idaho. In
1916, having been in Idaho 20 years,
they moved to Moro, where they have
since lived.
Mr. and Mrs. Henkle celebrated
their seventieth wedding anniversary
January 1, 1922. Such an event is
rarely recorded.
Senator Patterson in a letter to
Mrs. Unruh expressed his interest in
jthe cause and has stated that he will
help in starting the campaign here.
The farm home is now a reality
and no longer a vision. It is hoped
that the home may be ready to re
ceive children by the end of June Re
ports come to headquarters daily of
boys and girls without home or care
who need just the help which this
home is meant to give. Here in real
home surroundings under the care of
motherly women, orphaned and de
pendent boys and girls will be given
Christian training and the prepara
tion for life to which all children
are entitled.
FOREST GROVE GETS
DECISION IN DALLAS DEBATE
Forest Grove high school was ad
judged winner in a debating contest
at Dallas Tuesday night, the judges
befng Dr. H. Charles Dunsmore of
Independence. J. B. V. Butler of Mon-
Mr. Henkle was the father of eight and Scho1 Superintendent
kchuldren, four of whom are living:
, Francis Henkle, Priest River, Idaho;
, Rosa Thompson, Moro, Ore., Thomas
J. Henkle, Moro, Ore., John W. Hen
kle, Clarkerton, Wash., 18 grand
POME
Litezie, Lizzie, fuel eater
Was a Ford, you couldn't beat'er
Up hill she wouldn't run so well
f the suspended Polk County id3ut down tho hill she ran like
f On His Trail
J boo'ir..-.. . ' ' ..ojlMiasffl el alii v
C McBeth is making some add-ons Lhildren and 24 great. grandchildren.
to his residence property on Third 1
street- j JAMES A. COLBY DIES
j) AT HOME NEAR ORVILLE
I
James A. Colby died at his home
near Orville Station Sunday, March 5,
at 9 a. m. Funeral servces were
held from the late home Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, in charge of
Funeral) Director A. L. Keeney, Dr.
H. Charles Dunsmore officiating. In
terment was made in a private burial
ground on the Colby ranch.
Mr. Colby was nearly 84 years old,
having been born at Pontiac, Mich.,
April 11, 1838. He crossed the
plains to California in 1860 and came
to Oregon two years later, and re
mained in this state for the balance
of his life. Mrs. Colby died about
two years ago . The deceased is sur
vived by three children: Mrs. W. H.
South, Miss Ida Colby and George
Colby.
Mr. Colby had lived for many years
on the ranch near Orville station,
lie was a thinker with a keen, ana
lytical rriind and was held in high
respect by a large circle of friends
and acquaintances.
Wills of Dallas.
The question debated, Resolved,
"That a high tariff protective law
would be a benefit to the farmers."
Forest Grove took the affirmative
side.
OPERATING ROOM IS
ADDED TO DAVIS HOSPITAL,
An operating room, fully equipped,
has been added to the hospital of
Mrs. Lenore Davis in the northern
part of the city and additional room
ha3 been provided for the care of
patients. Started as a maternity in
stitution in a small way by Mrs.
Davis it has developed into a hospital
with six private rooms and another
large room which can be used as a
ward if the occasion demands, fur
nishing accommodations for several.
The operating room is provided by
Drs. Hewett'& Knott. It is equipped
with surgical instruments, sterilizers
and other paraphernalia necessary
for performing operations.
The room is the result of a recon
struction of a portion of the house,
well lighted, the floor covered with
lineoleum and the walls with, oil
cloth.
Mrs. Davis has found that there
is a demand for a hospital here.
She gives patients her personal at
tention and is kept exceedingly busy
most of the time.
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blazes.
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