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JUL mutt & yEAK No. 33 INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1022 pjS JUNKET; CARSIULLIUL i D.,nlU Are Ln Route to I'oruanu American history . Ir. hiifh iK-h00l ' TZ Inland Tuesday thrill of exciuwu. liinf LOCAL III HOYS TAKK JEFFERSON INTO CAMP Ttin litrfil hlih tti'Kiifil Iwivm flftfinf. ed Jefferson boy in a regular Texan leaguer game at JelTersori, Wednei dity afternoon. Up to the beginning of the ninth, tho boys were clone to gether, uut in the ninth Cecil Reul, pinch hitter for Independence, re ceived a walk. The little hoy tttolo from first to second then second to third. After stealing third an'! iluylng a considerable distance off of third, the catcher made a will throw to third, hitting the runner glancing off and srivinic the runner amnio time to make home. This run made the wore 6 to G in favor of Im-alH. In the lunt half of the ninth Jefferson fanned on, two, three. The first three Innings Indepcnucitca didn't have a run, but in the fourth iind eighth two run wire made nn I fifth and ninth one run. Wilbur Underbill hit a three bagger, a firnt baseman's error helping him to get third. Bill liuker knocked two runner In the wcond inning. Bill Jiaker in graduully coming inb shape tit tho Jh of twirling the ball. Th little freshmen fanned 13 nun. Independence wilt pluy Woodburn ;tt. A UUl""'. . ,'... i Li,.. .Vi,lv. Mv 1'Jth. m,d AU .ta lead car renuiu T,...,Uv M. lf.th. The hinif into it Hie um'n i'""; tfsninK ' ., .!.. ,i wtt't,ovt4 have confidence in themselves t .ill 01 rollum""'"" ( ' ou ... i.. - llffl..v. Unil are mire that thev will not lose. V" . . ,...r. in which they i;1;:; run into by ."other l t A few acreama, n wru the result. 6a"y baperoned by Mr. . party. , , ... 1 ... at ,:M in iow ! . i t Goorsre , three rr. , .. 1 u joca, ' - -' - . it,, firnt CONTRACTS FOR GIVEN HIGHWAY Monmouth to Benton Coun ty Line to Cost State $258,824.00 A contract for hard tnrrfacmg the hicrhwiiv fiViTn Mnnmfillth ti thn Ben ton county line has been awarded by the highway comrniKition to Curtia & Im Point. The distance ia given on 0 H miliK. A contract for the Rickrcall-Holmes t:n Ki.rtinn. Ti.M milea. has been awarded to the Oregon Contract com pany, the price being $135,108. BKNKFIT FOIt HOME AT HOI'VILLE SCHOOL - 1 IU ll' if , 'rf dti...tln. Near n- rcurml. The r. 1 xk . wre k. ep,ng c lo.e to- i .uddelt, Uliearevw-M - - An i.nf .rt ninriii.nt. i lu'int' Hrratitr ed fur Friday night, May 20th, at I 3 BIG EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED Valetz Excursion, County School Meet and Jersey Jubilee Ttiws noteworthy eventa are to take place here during the next two tar spiral RotnrHav. Mav 20. will be "Polk County School Day," with a field meet and oratorical contest at the Independence high uchool. It ia for grade and high school pupils and it ia " ... . i i : it,A expected that every icnwi m " county will be represented. K.m.lHv. Mav 21. an excursion will be run here from Valsetz, when it i expected that a couple of, hundred visitors from the sawmill city will ,.m hr for the dav. Valsetz will ! bring its ball team for a contest with mpq MARfiARET SCHNEBERT 11 ini - - - DIES AT FA KM HUMI- iir.ur C. Schnebert, wife of John Schnebert, died at the family il A. - S home about two nuiea norxnwet u. T n A a r. p n A t n r ft- May 9th. at the age 01 r.o f; months and 25 days. She C id J-.", " ' " had been ill for nearly tnree years. Mrs.' Schnebert was born in Wis--mat married there to Mr. W0" cv.oirf. mmintr to Orceon 11 years UUillVMV. If O - - n ffn rfn finer in the North Howell district near Salem. About 15 months ago Mr. Schnebert purchased the Carmack ranch, which has since Deen thn family. bite Mrs. Schnebert is survived Dy one .i,i,tor Mm. C. A. Stewart, who was her constant attendant during hor Inner illnes. Cnnoral Rorvires were held from the Catholic church, Salem, Thursday mnrnini? at 9:30. Rev. Father Connelle officiating, with interment in the Salem Catholic cemetery, rimerai Director A. L. Keeney was in charge. ALL IS READY FOR HOME RUM the Hopville school building- fit for the children's farm home near Corvallis. The affair is being ar ranged by the women of the Hopville dintriet under the direction of Mrs. W. Lewis Roho and Mins Caiuly and Minn Stevens. There is to be a pro- n ti,rif.ti nnrl nthor lttrltivO ofn-nunilon and w.. Uy. have c-(Jn .h-;- e w,T. be no admlsaion ,l. Iiullork machine, i . me nun'"" I. f. .i....J.i,. rvi...r. ,. ntinu,.,l on t roniann i iihmii n .huh, i...? Mr' lleffley added the If.; KIdrldge, a.; Baker, p.; P.urrigl t, ttp.int. .nr. i,uVt. UmWhill. c; Ktnideton. 1st: .wt, of the l.rave - , V , ,' c-.it. .f rum, ci.i rfjniiM'", iiu, Iti-uf. batted fr Bullis in ninth. Thi makes the second game which !.!.., ...twli.nrn hn uwn from Jefferson. r,B Hit..rii-ftl K-ieiy ri-.u.i.. , i ,i i S'e to get tho repairs finished 'in a contest here laat triday the local !t' u- Mr liull.M-k remained, boya were virt-nuus by of 1 1 i i. . the journey was rcsumeu. i. Portland, visit wre maoe v. naalciral auditorium and th r,B lhi.tori.nl s.K-iety rt.m, ft,rt,r.,t with frieiKlK, returning W!wii;g day. ll"'r membrra .f party reiurm-.l by train th-t i !i .... .u,.ii,rf tlie tmrtv in ftd- nto Mr. M'jr.te were: Ixretla MONMOUTH Will HOLD KIWI A L CH ARTEH ELECTION JAMES T. ( ROWLEY ANSWERS FINAL SI MMONS A special city election has been culled at Monmouth for May 19 for the purpose of voting on a new city charter. The proposed charter was pr pared by the city attorney, B. F. nil niotithH ago and the -ity council voted to submit it to the vt,.rn lit n snecial election, it 19 at i the local boys, there will be a feature bene-i ... . iua .trincr the afternoon. IlllIL Bk iiic " " r Ihe committee in charge is Jari Butler, G. C. Skinner and.Willard E. Craven, which handled the excursion which was run from here a couple of weeks ago. Friday, May 2G, is Polk day of the Jersey jubilee with a big lunch at the .1 McKee ranch. Committees representing various organizations in this part of the county met at the Hotel Beaver yesterday atternoon anu perfected some of the details for the big event. JEFFERSON' FARMER BUYS PUREBRED CLYDfcSiJALr. DR. L. E B.AKKICK IS MARRIED TO SALEM GIRL James T. Crowley, who had upent ' . ... .:,..n,. t,i. nt.tv life in Polk n, Nellie iiurrti, .Miiorvu , , rvwlev Clark, Sherman Foster. Ruth county, and a son of John Cn.uUy. ' ' . .!.. .i . ,,.rw.i.r hi tlie ure- ir.ey, Vefina I ten icy, f.""" I itiinn Knvdrr. Jewel of the early pioneer of the Ore gon country, tlieu May mil, bv . irriner, Bewie I'lensinger, Liwk, George ffkf. (Jraves, and Cloyd GiH.rge'itnte hospital, Salem, in which insti- !SBAM) AND WIFE AKRAIGNKD ON TWO t'HARCIUS S!tm A hutdatnd and wife were tf fned t the Mime time but on . . i 1.. t. . K itroni marges in wuuki- "-y - - .rub's iutic court here Tuesday n.outh tut ion he had been receiving ireiu ment for only a couple of weeks. Funeral sendees were held irom i i .i d ...;, ..l.iirh lnd(,iH,nu(.'iH', Tuedny afternoon, at 2 o'clock, Rev. II. I.. Proppe officiating, with l unerai Director A. L. Keeney in charge, and interment was made in the Knights of Pythias cemetery south ol .-uon- Dr. L. E. Barrick, a former well known and deservedly popular young dentist of Independence, was mar ried at the home of the bride's parents . . . -tr 7 Tt Tnrmifice. "Who lives just a- cross the Willamette from Buena Vis ta with Jefferson as his postoitice au dress, has just purchased of William Riley of Albany, "Sandy of Ash burn," a thoroughbred Clydesdale stallion.' When in full flesh he lacks v,f is nniinrls of weiehine a itoru Con1 tr -urnd hreA bv Mark Hurlbut, ua'"J - has Vf.r f.ivel state fair honors, ana has a pedigree which goes back for prations. Mr. Turnidge is of the' opinion that draft horses are going to De in mutu greater demand than they have been during the past few years. NINE TOPNOTCIIERS ARE GIVEN HIRSCHBERG DOLLAR .... .1 . I..... " . f. 1 . .... XX n imn Vtt (ininieil mat me cuy o i'"1""" in aiem, wtuurawi;i - the present charter, which was grant-ioehler. The Capital Journal says. cd in 1K0, and that it is inadequate for transacting the city's business. NEWS EVENTS AT OREGON NORMAL mine. They were Charles Enners d Mrs. Lillian F.nners. Enners, charged with cruelty to imals, pleaded riot guilty. His l wan net for Friday morning. Sire. Knners, charged with pnaing i checkfi, wiim dismissed by Judge iruh when she agreed to make a itltment with those person in- 'Wed. Enners, arrested on a complaint l by Dr. A. R. Andrews, humane Wcer, wiifl accused of leaving n am of horses without food or water. Three checks, for which, it was 'leged there was not sufficient fund 11 the bank, were said to have been ffwod by Mrs. Knners. The couple reside nenr Salem. AIRLIE SCHOOL TO HAVE NOTED SPEAKER Mr. Crowley was born near Sheridan .Ml years ago and his lifetime was spent in the vicinity of Independence. ii .... ,,,rrled to Miss Clara Miller tt Portland six years ago, who sur vives him. and a son, Marcus, five years old. and a daughter, Hanoi, three years ..Id. Mr. Crowley also leaves three brothers, Richard and George of Independence, Bert oi Arl ington, and two sisters, Mrs. Nan Ik-vins of Airlie and Mrs. HarryWil li of Hood River. " r alls ..uy ' . in i . . i nnter. who had gradu- F Airlie Kvamrelieal church Friday1. , thn Falls City high school Illl'll iivi" .. ... , ihn i-iiii Illinois 1,V Superintendent J. A. Church- .will llres at the graduating cxerciaen of I V 1 IS CITY GAME IS FORFEITED TO INDEPENDENCE Supt. O. D. By of the Indcpend on the Independence grounds, April 7th, between the fans wty - (K.pcn(lence A,igh school teams has been forfeited to Independence. Falls City used an ine.ig e y Airlie high school, to bo held in ical church Friday .... .- . ...Ml , "e 2. ine cnpiomns wm jtho prPcej,ng year. .- -' Presented l.y Jo.siah Wills, county t t Mr nycrs contended that liunt fto wpcrintendent. The following as ineligible, but Falls City in-Pfp-am has l.,.nn nnnxM Tnvnra- . . .i .,tvin.r him. and the state Ingram has been nnnounced: Invoca- ll Rev. Ballantynoj selection, or thestra: miliitninmr t irnrii,v! i ciana Drnnlior,. xn;::-.i T.,i,.,n.tt. ra; cIuhh W)lora and poom, ... rt,,"UI, IliniUIlUIla i? ,us; Belcction, - -- i nice in "181 orchestra; iserrmn; Htloction, orchestra; vnle 'ctory. Harry Koster: song, Arnerica , , SALES ARK MADE nY LOCAL FORD AGENCY m. " find' waii motor company is at f Cnr Halos vcry satiBfactory the preRent timo. During tho "" week it report8. l M- Boyer, ' nuuiin; i. l, reawier er was mem;."-. . . sisUKl on playing hm .and th te association is - his contention, ..u . . u nun ing inuepeiiueu game. . i- rwrirns C. B. S.Mlin ;;- here RE ALT i nuoii"--"' .... ...t, roeently return C, B. smun, -."- - r .ifor. eel from a year's so o. - -te-L LamU emanent- visit, Has nee ,- - ly cast his ot rV Hubbard 110 K "rest n the business of a one-half interest m mnnT1v the Independence -"" . , tho and will l-..rflnn. conduct of thobusin- - - Previous to u" '""7 wait j ln.lepcden;, tourini? car iewuii rKeif roaaeier; mr. 1 . r Gain t wr,(,an touring car; W. W. , nes Indcnendenrn tnnrnnn.. W. O. f ri'0ViOMr3 SmUh SlWd the realty forma, Mr. SmiW i indl. game here qww William dually, in partnerBhiP Addison n..1111,0 n, the busi The Reverend Mr. Jenkins and f Portlund and Ven- erahlc J. C. Black, Archdeacon of Oregon, visited the Normal on Tues- dav. Mr. Black gave an inspiring talk at the chapel hour on that day. c...r,tPnilpnt J. W. L. Kaufman of Falls City came to the Normal ort Monday of this week to tnierva-w teachers for the coming year. The May day junior week end festivities last Friday and Saturday were a brilliant success from begin ning to end The program given by the juniors in the chapel Friday even ; th nature of a vaudeville, started the celebration off in just the It consisted mainly of a aeries of clever take-offs perhaps ; imitation of the faculty waj 111 the most laughable which put every- one in the proper spirit-to enjoy u.o other features of tho program. The Mny-day festivities themselves were elaborate and colorful per haps the most beautiful ever seen ai. the Normal. Miss Lena Keen, the May queen, ami nor i""""". formed a lovely picture as they pro ceeded through the grove following the procession of juniors and seniors. The pageant, written, by Miss Tay lor and called "Springtime Down the Amx" was most attractively Sented by the juniors. The after- fvntid to the contest noon i .,hiracn the classes uu " tho final count was taken, the Presi dent's trophy was awaroea u,e ju- . ... r.not fmiiit lor xne suacao mors. uito. . , this celebration is due Miss Taylor who had the matter in c... tp11v planned the wno.e v ,.,na oreatlv helped m cram, one - - ,. carrying it out by Miss Chandler, well as by all the members of the .'....in,. rlllSS. Some of the guests woo the NormnI ior tne , , AUon of Eugene, Mrs Churchill and Mr. iiugg thurcn follow- who actea - at; Johnson, miss vut,u, .n, ot, Miss Boyd of Port- Ed; Miss Humphries, Miss Curry and Miss Bartow ol Hansen of Hillsboro; Miss Bartlett Hansen i"- . Tf:nn nf Salem; Miss uuiuo C ty; Miss McDermott of Eugene; U.rceryofMcMinnyme;andMrs. Hurst of Carlcton; . -Anderson of Portland. About seventy students chaperoned by Mr. Butier and Miss Chandler . ... .J.-., inat tntions at Sa- Mr. Barrick is one ot tne mum popular brides of the early season and has been extensively feted with showers and other affairs for seve ral weeks. About fifty relatives and friends of the couple were present to witness tUr, cin'ii'n which was pronounced by U1C OV.I 'iv a Rev. Dr. Dunsmore of Independence and Rev. George Koehler, of Salem. Following the service a wedding dinner was served at a long table decked with pink sweet peas. departed for points north and will be at home after July 15, at 1677 South High street. Mss Oehler is the daughter oi air. and Mrs. A. Oehler. She is popular in the younger set of the city Miss Oehler was born in Iowa, trrari'uated from ' the high school at Hawkeye. She later attended the state teachers' college at Cedar Falls, and upon leaving that institution taught school. She came to Oregon with her parents in lwvomlur. 1918. and afterward at- Salem business college. Since October, 1919, she has been em ployed in the office of the secretary of state. Dr. Barrick is a graduate of the Salem high school and the North !,.;; rpntl colleere of Portland. He later took a post graduate course in Minneapolis. He is a member of the Delta Sigma JJeita iraiermvy. nractieed dentistry in Independence for four years, locating in Salem 18 months ago. Nine pupils of the Independence training school were awarded the Hirschbcrg dollar for scholarship during the month just closed. They n va First grade Harold Kurre. Second Hugh Hanna. Third Earnestine Smiley. Fourth Lydia Hanna. Fifth Virginia Burch. Sixth Marion Fluke, Wilma Perci- val. Seventh Dorothy White. Eighth Edrie Bullock. Activity is Developing All Along the Line in a . Political Way Politics is "heting up" some on tie home stretch. With primaries just one week distant, candidates and their friends are continually aaainK more fuel, and present indication ara that primary day, Frday, May 19th, will be keenly interesting in Polk county particularly. , p,inf, Williams' old friends her are rallying to his support and the fight over the Republican committee manship will be waged more fiercely in Polk than the , gubernatorial con test. - Of course, there is interest over the selection of a candidate for gov tmnr with the probability that Polk is going to give Senator Pat terson a handsome plurality. - .. -r,,.T The senatorship lor tne rout-ijeu-ton district is waxing warm. A. J Johnson of Corvallis and E. H. Bel knap,, the aspirants, have been spend ing some time in this county geiuas in touch with the voters. A little vim has been put into tua representative contest by the organ! zation here of a "Fletcher for Repre sentative Club" with R. M. Walker as chairman. . Mr. lFetcher has entered the campaign in real earnest Mr. Fletcher has had assurances of aup rf in nil narts of the county, and expresses himself as being! wal satisfied with the outlook. His op- nto ara PflTV O. Powell f Monmouth and Glen U. noimau ot Dallas. . .. t .T nrave: William RiddfcU, 4r, William Ellis and George D. Stew art, candidates for commissioner, have been flirting some "with laae pendence during the past week. -So far as this part of the county is im- cerned, there has been no great activ- . . , XT ity on the part of any ot tnese canoi-dates. OPENING GAME LOST; PLAY AGAIN SUNDAT Independence lost its opening game, which was played at Amity last Sunday. Furthermore, the locals jwere given a shutout, tne score ue- ing 7 to 0. Notwithstanding, it was ihition. with a scoreless sheet to the beginning of the seventh. . , ., TV The trouble started men. aiuivjt made one run in the seventh, and a errors made six runs in the eighth after two men had been retired. Stoltenberg and Dame formed the battery for the locals. A return game will be piayea oa the Independence ground, Sunday, May . 14th, statrting at 2:30, when. Independence expects to reverse the score of the former contest MASONS WILL HOLD OPEN MEETING TUESDAY uAPPFiMlNr.S IN THE Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Tedrow motored to Dallas Sunday afternoon. G. B. Jones and family spent Sun day afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Jones ot uhk romw. Miss Florence Enschede spent the ritii frionds in Monmouth. WCCACim ' .v.. - Quite a number from here attenaeu the May Day festivities at Monmouth. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Tedrow, A. Z. Tedrow, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Jones attended an all day meeting oi me Farmers' Union at Pedee Saturday. Miss Mildred'Tetherow was a week end guest of Miss Lola Ball at the UU1 IIllLUiJ'. Mrs. Joe Tetherow ana son, were shopping in Salem Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harman mot ored to Salem Saturday. Mrs. Sarah Pitzer and children o. Dallas visited Sunday with Koy nt zer and family. II. W. Hannum motored to Salem BENEFIT DANCE FOR AUTO ' " aJ" cfll,w. teachers for the ..',-.T'r. iiic ire,. ov-.-- mill.' AT" i:Vl II I.N Mill I . -.r T rnn. x coming five weeks are me3rs. . nTTven at the high'-d Harvey and Misses Wilson, John- j """ . , son ani riaueu. thtitF5? TO NEWbm o-vni ton c-ht for the purpose um, J t5x,0 wpnt tol BUS1& l nl,"Bli j-nvr rs J - of raising money for equipping the auto park. It is strictly a benefit pro ject, and is being fostered by the Woman's club and has tne enaorbe ment of other local organizations. . 1 A big attendance is aestreu u expected. Good music has been pro vided, with the desire to make it an enjoyable occasion for all who may desire to attend. T Indtrp. A. F. & A. M., will hold an open meeting next Tuesday night in the lodge room, siarwus 8 o'clock, to which the puonc is in vited. .... A feature of the meeting -will De an address by William F. Woodward, a director of the Portland schools, who will touch upon the public school question as he views it. BAPTISTS OF WILLAMETTE HOLDING CONFERENCE HERE ( tko Rnntist churches of the Willamette valley are holding an im portant conference at the Baptist church here. The first meeting be gan Thursday morning ot tms weeh.. Prominent divines in Baptist circles will speak! The conference is to last four days, closing Sunday afternoon. t.v, rn a Dr. G. Younff. Dr. Waldo, TK.4i . TinecAVmflli Cif Jefferson high rreii - school, Portland and others will speak. All the meetings are open to the pub lic. There will be inspirational and devotional addresses. ' r- Mro T?nv Pitzer went to Salem Sunday afternoon to see Mrs. Pitzer's mother. ' TV.Q annual TlicniC Of the JrOlK County Farmers' Union will be held at Elkins June 3. State iresiaent a t? Snntmwnv of Milton. Oregon; jrv xv, " t Vive president A. G. Rempe of Dallas, s Secretary sikes oi urvauis, a c mpmhera of the state exec utive board, will be present. One of the big features of the day will be a ball game between Farmers' Union r Wnaen and Polk counties. 11 ii vj. , , WAlter Pierce of La Grande will aucan v . joe "Did you hear tnat DeauuAiu music thi3 morning? Aifvo "Yas That was tne new hell at Elkins." Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Price were shopping in Dallas Friday George Williamon of Airlie had the end of his thumb sliced oil witn an axe while attempting to Bplit wooa He was here Monday and had tne m- - jured member dressed by a physician. to W BUSINESS TO NEWBERG MAN ri v nrnth of Newberg has ( , vi a " - purchased the battery service busi ness of H. xi. Hansen ana wm possession Monday. He has leased the building west of the store of Stevens & Co. on C street ana wm move the business from the Huggin , Motor company to that location. Mr. Groth has been in business l MowVxrcr. associated with a brother under the firm name of the Groth Electric Co. JOHN WARD BUYS RANCH ADJOINING HOME rwvt tv, Woni. a well-known rancher of the Hopville district, has purchased of a Mr. Griffith , the Eston Bevins ranch of 23 acres, which adjoins m Ward place. - It. is improved with a good house and barn. -y Mr. Griffith purchased the property L, a war aero. .Incapacitated .from work, he has gone to California visited tne w - lem on Thursday. - l f 100(1 Tl 'r. y sold it to Mr. Hubbard.