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ti 41st YK Alt No. 33. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, APRIL 7, 1922 "JOSIAU" MAKES WAY FOR COLORS 'pre.enUtion Comedy by Lc- ion I. Given Routing Reception "Uncle llcpcnclffKO with Jonifth" will preacnt Jn- mnt. American legion, . t ...I.. itin mnt ihi.r. .hti imwMn of thin pot or liny llher fur thMt matter, n to.mii.ui if i large "k flag nd b.nnrr S'carlnr lhe ,,on "n,'l,"n" ,Un,,, f osiah" (urnlahed the- coin for thla Lired acquisition, and lit the lime liM provided for Independence folk couple of hour of merriment lit the theatre lt Monday night A Ch( nme Implicit, uncle and hi fam- f( were inline fun provoker. Jt wan mi-exMnry to add to the ating capacity of the theatre Xa i rvvide accommodation for all who , . ' A .1 1. id a hankering " "v aervice jyi in their thenplan effort. Aid twy were not uiappoiniei. no t.v wan ably presented and during he intcrminion between acta tnuaie- numbem added to the enjoyment of w evening. The rant, made up of Independence nd MMimouth , folk, wa ably ,lKted: S,ih Armstrong, a wealthy I f.rmer M. II. Pengra V'ellington Armstrong, a wealthy trolcer, A. T. Underwood tnjamin llutler Armstrong, Jo. niah'a m Ira Williams William LvHlanc, a wealthy broker Rli Dyer. irry Newcombe, a riing young; author Merit Brown irurn I'tnutriike, Wellington ArmKtrrmK'ft confidential man II. S. Rape fimw, Wellington ArmKtmng'i butler Art Black Hm. Wellington Armstrong:, wife of Wellington Mis Helen Corneliu 1 'mimy, wife f Joih Mra. Kva Eckright lady A mint rung:, daughter of Wellington Mr. Evrlin By era lith Ia llliinr, daughter of I. Blanc Miss Ruth Straw A an opening: prelude there were Wing selection by an orchestra, hirh had been especially organized r the event, with II. H. Hansen a t, I'wtor. The other member, were: lalon Guild, Kd Wunder, Mr.W. II. mall, Willard K. Craven, Pearl IMgM and Guy Walker. With the orchestra playing- the 'Star Spangled Banner," the color ww planted on the tttage a a rur 'ain raider by Iiuitt Sorg, Joe Birk and Neil Mrk'lnjtie. Mm. C. W. I rvine effectively santr f'Old Carolina." and Paul Scott f pleasinjr selection. These numbers pcre between the nets. Prom atari to finish, the nlnv wa 'kvcrly tircKentfil. It iv nnnmnt that there hud been careful selection anil thorough training; under the a- PervWon of the director 0. Godfrey, aithinU-d -ire of Monmouth. To de8ijrniit Home were given part.1 which I VANNICE AND I'L'1'II.H VISIT o. A. C. SHOW 0rvttlliThonmM K. Vannlee. In. atrutr in the Independence high arnooi, alu-iKleU the engineering ahow ac tho Oregon Agricultural itAUt, IttKt Week. He Wax .nt...-il,.,l ...u:i.. in u.rvalli by A, W. Marker, inatruo tor of phyalca. KixU'en Independence high Kchool boya alao viaited the ahow. The main attraction for the boya aetmied to be- the polar rke and the girl. who were railing them, and the counterfeit dime. Horace Clark and Georga Ray were aeen to be get ting quite familiar with tho two pretty girl at the Ire cream atand. Kach deparment of the eniriiw-erintr nchool including civil, mechanical. mining, chemical, electrical, foreatry and military hud in Benarate exhi bition. The civil engineer built a huire arch over the main entrance to the ahow, a immature railroud which wan an exact reproduction of the "kick ing horae paaa" on the Canadian Pa cific railroad and the Georgetown loop, and gave exhibition with hy draulic machinery arid water wien. Tho mechanical department exhi bited and explained all the ateam and gaaoline engines, and made experi mental teat on building material. The chemical engineer gave exhi bition of apinning and blowing glaba a well an interenting experiment with chemical compound. Tho electrical engineer gave the ruriou crowd the opportunity to liiiten to a musical recital from the radio phone, electroplated watch fob and pennicn, and gave every one a chance to liaten to the a peaking ark. Mining engineer ahowed the pro grca in hte ayatem of mining uacd from tho day of '49 to the present day proceit. The forentrv department showed tho method of urveying timber land'') and making relief map. They also! had a complete miniature logging outfit in operation. Army engineer reproduced the work of the engineer in the recent world' war. F. M. RandeJlet, president of the American Society of Civil Engineers declared the ahow to be the best of it kind he had ever witneaaed. Tho pupil accompanying Mr. Van nice were: Rusaell Jones, Quincy Weddle, George Arrell, Horace Clark, John Heffley, Franklin Farkcr, Carol Smith, Vannes Johnson, Bob Irvine, Bill Baker, Cecil Reuf, George Ray, Velmore Uulli. DEATH SUMMONS NOBLEWOMAN Mm. S. B. Irvine, Pioneer of Independence, Diet at Portland FATHER GEORGE K UTCH DIKS AT M'MINNVILLE general, by Arthur 'm. To I made them renl mirth provoker, but required all to rounil nut o ennnhlv wd aueceasfullv .lnulnf f ihi 'haracter. "Uncle Josiah" in to be presented 1)1 the Orpo-nn M April 12lh. MARCH BUTTKRFAT YIELD I' TIIK LOUCJIIAUY HERD prank Loughary & Son of the kiamuto farm of register of merit ,s,,yR. him ri,il i Prie with additional inforamtion aa w the millf ,,:i.i it. t mi . , j' m in me neni. iney "Wo .1.: i - v mnijiCi 17 iive-gniion cans ' c.ream frm 17 cow in seven day, 0- oi cream per cow. to ' "tale it more definitely: for tho mWh of MnrrJv fn- n1l l, 11, " Mil (vlif? lll operative creamery anil eHtimat- sr whnt wc fed tho calves and the m we uwd nt hom th 1? head ma,'' 04r,.ns '.. I'uuiiua oi iut ui n aVOI'linn ..! r - . . "k oi iio.t,!, pound per nenn. flv . y seven mature cows, J1V0 tnrpp-VnnIJ 3 jh j y0. li aim live iwi- r- da, and moat of them freshen C( last fall," lv mt!r Kurro nnH nfien qu'te Berious- V HI during 1 . . ... ttoti ",u Pas' weeK ine aiter mh an attack of influenza. V. T. h'utch, father of George Kutch of Independence died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Houston, at McMinnville, March 28th. Lack ing les than four years of roundng out a century, Mr. Kutch had spent S3 of these years at Carlton. In fact, thut littlo city was builded on a portion of his ranch. Mr. Kutch was born in Indiana and was 98 years and 15 days old at the time of his deth. He moved to Iowa at the age of 20, was subsequently married there. Accompanied by his family, he came to Oregon by the overland route, locating at Carlton, where he remained for the balance of his life, with the exception of the Inst few weeks which were spent at the home of his daughter at McMinn ville. His wife died about two years ago. Mr Kutch i survived by five child ren: V. E. Kutch of Yamhill, George Kutch of Independence, Mrs. Lizette of Seattle, Mrs. Murray of Portland, and Mrs. Houston of McMinnville. The funeral was held from the Macey chapel at McMinnville and was attended by a large concourse of old friends. A most successful social function was the "shower" piven for Miss Ressie Swope last Saturday after noon, by Mrs. McLcod and Misses De Voro and Burrough at the home of Mrs. McLcod. The large living room tastily decorated with a profusion of daffodils and ferns formed a pleasing- setting for tho group ol friends who were glad of this oppor tunity to greet the honor guest. At the dose of the pleasant afternoon, a delicious luncheon was served by the hostesses, assisted - Carter and Lutrelle Kemp. -were: Misses Irene Forsythe, Wood burn; Anna Ellison, Salem; Gladys Childs, Mesdames Becker, Addison, rt,.t.j.J Hurler. KUtcn, uioroj, ILIlUUUiUi jWlker, Swope and Mattison. Mrs. S. B. Irvine of a pioneer fam ily and a resident of Independence for more than 50 year died at the home of her daughter, Mr. Jamea L. II anna, Portland, Monday evening. Ill with influenza for a time, Mra. Ir vine appeared to be on the road to recovery, and accompanied bjr Mr. Irvine she went to Portland with the expectation that the change would be beneficial. Without warning ahe was stricken Sunday, Her (family wa summoned and all were present when the transition occurred. September 4th, last, Mr. and Mr. Irvine celebrated their fiftieth wed ding anniversary the entire 60 years having been spent at Independence. Mrs. Irvine wa bom in Illinois May 12, 1853. She was a daughter of Josiah Johnston. With her family she crossed the plains by ox caravan when but 11 year old, and residence was taken up in Oregon. Her mother lived to be 94 years old. She was married to Mr. Irvine, September 4, 1871, at Independence. Mr. Irvine was a native Missourian, coming to Oregon by the overland route in 1852, when but five years old. Reside her husband, Mrs. Irvine is survived by five children: Mrs. W. II . Roy and Mrs. J. L. Hanna of Portland, Mrs. E. M. Johnson of Terrebone, Sam E. Irvine of Inde pendence, and Miss Gladys Irvine of Astoria. Funeral services were held from the Finley parlors in Portland, Thunsday afternoon, at 2:30, and in terment was made at Portland. Rev. J. J. Bowersox of the Evangelical church officiated. The announcement of Mrs. Ir vine's death came as a shock to a large circle of Independence friends. She was loved and venerated irf the family circle and held in the very highest esteem by an unusually large circle of friends. Flower and messages of con dolence were showered upon the stricken husband and other members of the family from old Independence friends and relatives. Mrs. Irvine had cultivated a gift of looking upon the bright side of life until it had become a shining charac teristic and this was predominant un til the end. DORSA N. TURNER IS SUMMONED Well Known Airlie Farmer Is Stricken in Prime of Life Uorsa N. Turner, a, well-known stock buyer and farmer of the Arlie country, died at the Dallas hospital last Saturday morning at 2 o'clock. He had been ill for several weeks, rheumatic fever following a siege with the influenza. Mr. Turner wa born in Marion county, Oregon, March 12, 1874. He wa a son of James C. Turner, who acquired a large ranch about midway between Lewisville and Airlie, short ly after that time and which was owned by the son at the time of his death. i . ' t Mr. Turner was twice married. First to Miss Laura Baldwin, to whom three children were born: Mis Verda Turner of Petaluma, Cal; Don and Dee Turner, at home. She died many years ago and Mr. Turner was sub sequently married to Mrs. May Reu ger, a daughter of W. N. O'Kelley and a sister of Mrs. M. C. Williams, who survives hhru Mr. Turner also leaves five broth er and one sister: Frank of Hermis ton, Or.; Clyde of Kennewick, Wash; Troy of Pedee, Andrew and Emmet of Airlie, and Mrs. Rex Womer of Airlie. . . The funeral was held from the family residence Monday, Dr. H. Charles Dunsmore officiating, with Funeral Director Keeney in charge. Interment was made in the Smith cemetery. It was the largest funeral which haif been held in that locality for jyeears, there being more than 50 'cars in the procession. ' Mr. Turner has spent practically , his entire life on the homestead. He was a progressive, energetic farmer and business man, and was, well known all over Polk county with a large circle of intimate friends. "FOUR HORSEMEN" IS BEST PICTURE OF YEAR Greed, war, pestilence, death, are vividly and strikngly portrayed in the "Four Horsemen of the Apoca lypse" which was a recent attraction at the Isis theatre. It by far the best picture which has been shown there this season, and was greeted by packed houses on the two nights it was shown here. From the producer's standpoint, It was all that money, talentand ex perience in picture making could de sire to attain. But back of all of this was the theme or the story which it so vividly' portrayed. Alle eorical in significance, the trail of the four horsemen was strewn with the destructive elements of life the plot centering largely on the World war. PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLE ORDINANCE IS PASSED Effective May 18th, it will be nec essary for all public utility vehicles operating in or through Independence to secure a franchise, according to an ordinance which was adopted by the Cty council Wednesday night. No ex clusive franchise is to be granted, the purpose of the council being to make an open field, with a nominal charge for all trucks and passenger vehicles doing , a commercial business. This action is in line with action which has been recently taken in other Ore gon cities. The only other business transacted was auditing and allowing the usual I batch of monthly claims. PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL FIELD MEET IS ARRANGED Hijfh and grade rfchool pupils who intend to participate in the coun?y track meet, which is to be held at Independence, May 20th, will find ample provision to satisfy their ambitions. The program is completed and it calls for many events. It is as fol lows: 9 a. my Tennis Tennis for singles, boys. Tennis for singles, girls. Tennis for doubles, boys. Tennis for doubles, girls. 10 a. m. Typing for first year stu dent. ' 10 a. m. Grade school declamation 1 :30 p. nv. Field and track. 1. Pole vault high school 2. ' Shot put, (12 lbs.) high school 3. High jump. 4. 50 yard dash Grade school boys, under 100 lbs.; over 100 lbs. High school girls; high school boys 5. Discus throw high school boys 6. Broad jump midgets, grade high ' . 7. 100 yard dash same as 50. 8. One-half mile run high school 9. 220 yard hurdle (low) high school 10 baseball throwing grade and high girls. 11 220 yard dash high school boys ' 12 440 relay midgets 13 880 relay grades 14 Mile relay high school boys Officer of the day O. D. Byers. ' Announcer J. W. L. Kauf mann. Time keepers one from Dallas, Perrydale and Airlie. Starters 2 O. N. S. students and Dodds. Judges Campbell, Gooding, Wills Typing judges O. N. S.,Miss Syp; D. H. S.,BIohn; I. H. S.,Morse. Tennis Miss Slotboon. Five points for first place; three for second; one fdr third. BILL HUGGINS BALL MANAGER Board of Directors and Officers Selected For Ball Season BROCCOLI CROP BADLYDAMAGED Harvest Will Be Light and Quality Off on Account Of Freezing NAMES UNINTENTIONALLY OMITTED FROM LIST PLAYERS In reporting the meeting of the P. T. A. meeting last week, two names were unintentionally omitted from the violin class of Cros by Davis, which gave selections. Those playing were: Mrs. Wooley, Mrs. D. C. Davis, Mabel Kullander, Clarence Quartier and Orlo D. Forest. Current report has it that Thomas A. Edison passed the 75-watt mark a few days ago. The freezing weather during the past winter has raised havoc with the broccoli crop in the Independence dis trict and the same condition prevails in other parts of the valley. Har vesting has been started but it will be a light one and the quality will be inferior to past years. In some fields a large portion of the plants were killed, and those that were left are not up to standard. The bottom lands appear to have been hit hardest and there are some fields that will not be harvested. This is the first big damage to the crop since its inauguration here a dozen years ago. While growers are naturally disappointed, they are not disheartened and will continue to grow the crop. CHARLES H. WHEELER DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Ifs a Long, Long Way D rr-.' frr- y rr a "" ' 1 : ' Charles II. Wheeler died at bis home south of Independence at 2:30 a. nu, April 3rd. He had been ill for some time, but was confined to his bed only a few days. He wais past 75 years, having been born in New York state, January 6, 1847. About two years ago, Mr. Wheeler purchased the Millerhouser place in the American Bottom south of town, moved his, family there from Salem. During the past 10 years he had been engaged in farming and previous to that was employed for many years by R. M. Wade & Co. of Salem. Mr. Wheeler is survived by his widow and six children: Mrs. Anna J. Estes and Ms. Lillian B. O'Shea of San Francisco, Mrs. Elnora Nicker sen of Harrisburg, Or.; Miss D'Orsa D. Wheeler, Ambrose B. and Eugene W. Wheeler, at home. Funeral services were held from the Methodist church, Buena Vista, Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Allen Stehl officiating with Funeral Director A. L. Keeney in charge. In terment services were held at the Lee Mission cemetery, Salem, at 11:45. Dr. Bowersox of Monmouth and Dr. Knott of Independence drove to Portland last night to listen to a lecture by Dr. Mayo, the noted ptochester, Minn., specialist. W. B. Huggins is manager and Ira Mix is secretary-treasurer of an or ganization which has been perfected for the purpose of giving Independ ence a topnotch baseball team. , The board of directors is composed of Don Barton, Hank Birkholz, Art Black and Messrs. Huggins and Mix. There is much local enthusiasm over baseball and preparations are being made for a hangup team. Ten players have already been "signed" for the season, but there will always be room for any likely material which may develop. Verd Schrunk, who has been one of the standbys in sea son gone by, will again wear the mask. A. Loy, a southpaw of note, and Pete Stoltenberg, who did such excellent work last season, will ' be on the mound. They will be support ed by George Fetcher, Frank Fisher, G. Loy, Roy Ilouck, Elmej Addison, , A. T. Underwood and Art Black. All of these with the exception of Fet cher and Underwood, were on the team last season. Fetcher is from Monmouth, and Underwood is a re cent arrival. , New suits are to be purchased and the other expense necessary in giving the team the requisite kickoff is to be raised by local business men. . The high school ground will be need again this season and practicing will start as soon as weather condi tions wiH permit. ' LARGE CLASS WOODMEN INITIATED BY DALLAS CAMP Dallas Last Saturday night was , gala night for the Modern Woodmen of America at which time a class of 36 was initiated into , the mysteries of Woodcraft. Twenty-seven of the . class being Dallas men, eighteen from Salem and one from Albany. About 20 of the class were unable to appear for initiation. The first stunt of the evening was a parade which was lead by a band and in which was included the candi dates properly snubbed with rope and led by some of the trusty Woodmen, the Woodmen goat, the drill teams of Dallas and Salem, a properly decorated truck in which 15 of the oldest Woodmen were passengers; then the official car in which nation al organizer, Ralph E. Johnson; state deputy, Fred B. Curry; state counsul, v W. C. Schaeffer, and several district deputies rode during the line of march, besdesmany of the Wood men members. Altogether over 500 Woodmen gathered for the event, in cluding representatives from Salem, Albany, Corvallis, Portland, Falls City, Suver and Silverton. At mid night a delightful banquet was served by the ladies' auxiliary of the Woodmen, which is the Royal Neigh bors of America. The initiatory work lasted until about 2:30 at which time the candidates were declared wiser and happier men. The only mar of the evening thus ' far brought to light was the disap pearance of a spare tire and rim from a Hudson car belonging to the Albany delegation. The tire disap peared from the car while it was " parked in front of the Wroodmen hall. It was a 34x4 covered with black tire cover and it is hoped that it will be found and delivered to the sheriff's office so that it may be returned to the out of town visitors. ELLIOTT BUYS STEWART MOTOR COMPANY BUSINESS The Stewart Motor company has been purchased by C. A Elliott, who came here about a month ago to man age the business. At that time he acquired an option to buy it, and is so well satisfied with conditions that he has exercised it, becoming the sole owner. The business will be continu ed for the present, at least, under the old name of the Stewart Motor com pany. Mr. Elliott has opened a business at Dallas under the name of the El liott Motor company. Mr. Elliott believes that the Polk field has a good future and is backing his judg ment with his dollars. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Irvine" and Mrs. Sarah E. Irvine went to Port land yesterday to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. S. E. Irvine.