Jot If I .A TOM , of th-t culminitli'1!-? i-nl'nm even in Jersey- holding world by loth YKAIt No. 41 Syjubilee r i ii nri?Tm PAUUi MUM "T7T . c t U Than GUU Arc ai . McKee'i Jersey Gathering ,,.. jriy "'w revived rcrog. i t l'ri.luy during the. piltrrl- Oregon J'rey 1 in it gathering ot i i .... .- "tf jp,!-tM-fuU'iu-.. mid U.' pre ',; t Mr. MrK f H'0 K'r"'1 ,ng-(. rup, (. three row la being : c, Jutn, mature cow owned yaWM' rrvtly I.dy, row under wart f ''. "wn,'d 'y ,'",,,r ,r! f TiHiuiK'ok. ""d brought Priiiliy for h lffBir' Ud' !.ly, row under vm owned l.y Harry Iliff. j jn h. McKee bird wan alio t;.tl Paulinr. which for a held the world' record for jrsr old row, mlirit th awicniblinti nt th e plw, the jubilee caravan in e prominent Jcritey men from jrt, of the country, v tolled th-s , of K, 0. Morrow, M" Arthur stiff. Frank Louglmry & , Son, I'larry I). IMff. : the Iliff place, known n Sunny Jrrwy farm, tho crowd begun to in number. Mr. Iliff in hit bai II !iek, well cared fur .i of the finest in the land, (',. Ib-witt, who hm been !? Wcntifii'd in the Iliff and foundation, had on cxhibitn i Ar-nV St. Miiwe' IUy. .. 1 . . . t ' 1 1 I .... f 5'rSif liH.t 11' III 111 Ileru, liui nM nverd cuw received On I wmiiliTntion. '.ar.rh, prepared under the dirw ,t Xn. G. C. Ik-witt, rhninnun, farni.l.fj by varinuN Jerw-.v r and different t.rtranixatitini r :;'., win M-rved at noon, t s kternl jtprcrtd, nerved raff and wan hut'ly enjoyed r'-vi-en fii'O and 700 people, th" cn!:rhi:.ion of the fennt, G. 'itt, prwidant of tho Orcgrori rattle elul, introdureil I'rof. '.f the N'ormal schfiol who in S ; it wclc.mie to tho nHsomh-r-:to!!c, I.IkH Jersey, rrcsjmriti Mc-Arthur, hs th rep tiv of the American Jerwry " chili, in nn appropriate ppM'ch ! ti Mr. MrK ee posHeHfion if "and rhl!er.Re cup nn recotjfil f Ijnl'fi Iota's perforninnep in inp 10-18.07 pound of Imtterfnt ? a year nnd nt the name time the world record. This old and has had a In rcMpondintf Mr. DAMON HA UN, Noam .:v,) I II.I., Mjkns MIDDAY A barn bidon,ri to L Dnman, lo cated nt lh north -n of the fill, wuh ei.lirely d-nlroyed ,y f,. Xm-adav 11 ..... . nurrnooH, uw orifcCUl of thti fin. i mvihim u, nv(! in'cri the work 1 ...... I I i-ojk, Y.n nave been innkino- thu Jeiiievou, in Miitw 0f tluj fact that Mr, Dafuon htul repeatedly cndcavi.nnl to mako th building Inaei'aHililn. In the barn wan stored a iuantity of utraw, hop bas ket and a quantity of uriial! tHls. A kiiiuII innurancn wa carried. At it hi'ifbUi th bla.o wu M hot one und a Miff north wind in all mm. prevefiu-ti thu reileiif of Jark Abbott, n nburt dintanrc away, from Willi? dentroyi'd. The fire depart ment mounded to the call fur MHsis tonet' with two cart, but there wan rjniderubh delay in trettinif tho water turned on, ami efforts wcr direetwl in k-ejiinjr thu flame eon fined to th burning building. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1922 11.110 arn MEMORIAL DAY DULYOBSERVED Excellent Program Is Given By Post, Relief Corps . And the School -I yonrx owners. an to keep tho cup ! express,.,! his appreciation of '"r and nve asfumnep that ' all h ton. champion : wej-e nwmoblod I'-'iUfTy of camera turned on ""i.vidimlly nnd collectively. PS ttvte taken of IjhI'b lota "c. and M t. tlie irs. in-ed,.,- MrKee, and Mr. of the cow. form- III the PTOtin liruin IVin of Mr. MpKmi. -I'd by one visitor county b mnkintr '" MTli.llw tlin 4V,n IK-m fails to pmsp its "'iifioane,, po1k hlH four - ".'ift ,j(.rM-y records and n!" W'V,., of the elirht. It Ti'-i-rul and "-sn i(f Ihirics (,f Uio'matf...' "Cull: msiorv i.i bound to in the develop ""l- START EST SHORTLY weather "n local didaved to Home )H.. . . """'J crop. O. i hal ,WT', iR 01,0 "f 1,10 first !., 3 . in. '7 h'.Ht Saturday of vv'l'riMo ( "e-fonvii. . Mr. Whitlnu acre INDISPENDENCE fPonden, CO nnoll.. i ' . . . . th0 y neientcd Kfck- mn, f""1 hlst Sun(Iay- Ah "UK,v,nf the visitors ':ndS da"COatthe mewa. led t " ,vno contest was too Mttinoriul day wan fittingly ob-t.-rcd in Ihht city by ppropriate ex-i-rrihen at th Ki-hfMI ground and at the river. The member of tho G. A. K., the W. It. C. nnd American Lefjion assembled at the G. A. TL hall anJ marched in a body to tho school. At the entrance of the ground they were met by the (school children, each carrying1 a flair. A double line was then formed by the pupils and, es corted by th color bearers and drums the members of tht-ao organizations marched through On; lines to their eati under the oak trees in ttie school yard. The railing of thu east Htcp of the school building were, completely bidden with garland of ml, white and bhc flowers and on the w ide piazaA, against a back ground of green bough tho following pro gram wa rendered. Fvng- America. Living flag 1st and 2nd grades. Spring pageant 3rd and 4th grade. Reading Virginia Uurch. Vocal nolo Anna Johnson. Heading- Kdwin Dole. Declaration of Independence Glady White. Address II. F. Swopo. Song- 7th and 8th grade girls. (lettysburft address Helen 01m Mend. .Spanish Battle, guitar boIo Llojd Miller. Salute to tho flag Star Spangled Banner The pupils, tinder the supervision of the critic nnd student teachers, rendered their part exception ally well, each number showing the result of much faithful study anl drill. At the close of the program those present adjourned to tho river whi.ro the W. R. C. held a impressive service, a special 'feature of which was tho singing of America by Mrs. Ilarnell with violin accompa niment by Mrs. Ellen Davis. During tho service flowers were rant on tho water in memory of the sailor dead. . At the close of the service tho mem hers of the G. A ratheied at the hall it bff I'ct lunch. Members of the C. A. R., thi V. A. j C, nnd American Legion were guests f 1 JUa of the Normal school during we afternoon, whore a very pleasing pro cram was given. Civil war veterans attending were. Mopsra. Fryer, Hnmpden, Rnscue, TUne-mnn, Mulkey, Fifher, Treat, Kel lev, Itutler, Do Tost or, Sera f ford and P,"t,.r Cook of Rickreall, and one Julc Percy -R. Kcllcy of tho Marion-Linn circuit court, in a decision just handed down, upholds tho con tention of the plaintiffs that the contracts entered into be tween tho Polk county court and the state highway com mission for grading the highway from Monmouth south and from Rickreall to Holmes' Gap are illegal, and he issues a restraining order to prevent County Clerk Moore drawing warrants 'for such purposes and County Teasurer Snyder from the payment of such warrants. Contractors Trent and Hildburn are also restrained from prosecuting any work under these contracts. On the 14th of May, 1921, Polk county made contracts with the state highway commission, wherehy the county agreed to turn over to the commission $43,000 of the market road fund to be used grading the highway south from Monmouth. By another contract, the county as sumed an indebtedness of $118,000 for grading the high wav from Rickreall to Holmes Gap. Judge Kelley in his conclusions says: HAPPENINGS IN THE ELKINS COUNTRY "An to tb validity of the contract wherein Polk county si-eks to apply $4.1,000 of the market road fund to tho construction of part of the Pa cific highway, I believe that it cannot be Hustained. Clearly, it is an at tempted application of a particular fund created! by law for a particular nurpoHo to be administered by a spec fied agency to a different purpos" for administration by a different agency; nnd, in my opinion, is contra ry to the spirit nnd letter of the law. "It is urged that no statute express ly prohibited the designation of a state highway as a market road. In my opinion, the absence of any statute governing the procedure to be followed and the jurisdiction to he invoked in case such a duaf control and management should be attempted renders express statutory prohibition thereof unnecessary. "As to the contract vherein Polk seeks to incur an indebtedness estima ted in the contract at approximately ;i 18,000, it is urged that a later es timate reduces this amount to about $?i,OO0, and that we should determine the liability by the rights of the com mission there under. Applying this rule, wo find a contract for improve ments to be made immediately, which is now claimed will cost approximate ly ?.7!),000, but which might amount to the full sum of $118,000, payment of which will not fuJly mature, and for that reason could not be enforced by the commission, for four years from the date of the contract, and which payment bears BVi percent an nually. "I am convinced that at -the time this agreement was made, both par ties thereto meant what they said in the writing: that. Polk county was without funds with which to meet the obligations of tho contract, and that these obligations . would amount approximately to $118,000. If this h so, then in clear violation of the ... . , i m . ; j. . . . constitutional innimiion airamsw uie snort our. i , , . , . , ncurrance uv any county oi inueui- edess in excess of $5000, this contract was executed by the county and tlvj commission. 1 cannot approve such a course. "Reference is made to public meet- , m - l. - :.lrt lings anil con Terences who xesiuuiiis meetings and conferences are com mendable and should be encouraged for the spirit of cooperation they manifest and inspire and for the bene ficial information they inculcate and promulgate; but ought not to be ?iven the effect of legislation either statutory or constitutional." In referring to the location of the highway, Judge Kelley says: "The decision of th Multnomah eouiry circuit court holding that the Dell Tclrow, a student at U. of O. 'Kpent the weekend with hi par ents, Mr.'r.nd Mrs. A'. Z. Tedrow. Clc'l, ICerbur spent the weekend with his fi.T-ent.t ftt Foster. ; "My.'anrl Mrs. E. A. Tedrow, Mrs. A. 7,. Ted row and son Dell, spent Sat urday in Salem. " Quite a number of the farmers of thi vicinity have been buy planting corn. Preparations are being made for tb? Farmers' Union picnic to be held here Saturday. Miss Alta Lefloy of Livcslcy is spending the week with her uncle, C. C. Marks. icvi Olcman was a Dallas visitor Saturday. ?ds. Lizzie Bowman of Salem, who has been vsiting her daughter, Mr. I'itzer, went to Airlie to visit another daughter, Mrs. Lee Williams. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Marks and Mr. ap.d Mrs. W. II Harman motored to Marion county Sunday and spent tbn day with Mr. Willard Lewis and Albert Marks. Quito a number from here attend ed the Jersey Jubilee at S. J. Mc Koe's Friday. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Tedrow mot ored to Dallas Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Harman Ipent Sunday in Salem visiting relatives.' Mrs. Susan Jones and daughters, Kathryn and Grace visited at the home of George Jones Tuesday. The pupils of the high and grade school went to Monmouth Thursday morning and attended thy? concert given by the children's orchestra of Co rvallis. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Miller were MEET AT DALLAS Birthday of Mrs, Pattersorf Observed by Family Reunion Special to old fathef sermon oi me racitic highway, as jruests at Perrydale Sunday made by the commission, omitting I . At. ,1 l m I r'i"i hip rou,c xne towns oi lianas 1 Dallas, Oregon June 1. Fntfcrprise The "grand of them all" was born in Bellville, Illinois, on October 1, 1835, and tha mother was born in Cedar county, Missouri, on May 28, 1841. This aged couple have brought sons and daugh ter into the world, all of Whom are living at present, and these same sons p.nd daughter, with a few invited guests, participated in a family re union Tuesday, May 30th, 1922, of the Patterson clan, with Mr. and Mrs. F. A- Patterson, the parents, as the guests of honor and the time wa spent in bestowing this honor upon tbem, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson are loved and revered by every one in Polk county, their friends are legiorf and although both have passed life's allotted span, they are hale an4 hearty and are enjoying life today as" it is meant to be passed by people of their age. Mr. Patterson came to Oregon in 1&57 and Mrs. Patterson located in the state in 1853. They met in Eenten county and ia 1858, October 3, Carolina Tatom be came the bride of Francis Austin Patterson. Their union has been biessed in more ways than one, in asmuch as no death has occurred in the family and all except one son were able to attend the reunion. They have been married 64 years and have brought into the world ten children, nine sons and one daughter. In the e rouie trie uiwns 01 uaiias ' SHr.RIFF FT'n5 HT i?TI. and Independence, is a lepral and valid! AHRESTS LAWRENCE GRIFFITH, affairs of the wrid, these children establishment of such highway, was - I have been successful and have done not-modified, reversed or vacated, i.nd has all of the validity of a de-cis-ion of the supreme court. "In cases of this nature involving the validity of proposed public im provements, it is very clear to me that the courts ought not to re-ex- smine the question each time a dif ferent taxpayer may see fit to urge it. Inasmuch as the omission of the statutory monuments, namely: Dallas have been t r , , honor to the Patterson name and clan. LawTence Griffiths, residing in thei . , ": u nu. t . . .! . , The children of these children are F.opville district south of town, waa! , , , . ""uxe" ure nrroste,! last Satnrd.v mM. hv RW. ! nWn and als0 thelr ay in iff John W. Orr and deputies on the tj i y jj Q. l and taxpayers of Polk county includ- n ':'.... Mug the county court and the com- whero all enjoye,!,1 - SlOU 10 w"v charge of having intoxicating liquor in his possession, A quantity of mash was secured. Griffith was arraigned before Jus tice R. W. Baker, entered a plea of not guilty and was placed under C.AO lmr,rl Tt, J.l. tL. 4.:1 Independence, is viewed with ap-i, , . ,. , . ,. , , . ,. . Jhas not been fixed, but is to be held prov.l and sanctioned by judicial i, , T .. , ' 1 . ., . before Justice Baker, uecree m a case wherein these muni cipalities and certain taxpayers of Polk county are plaintiffs, I cannot believe that another court at the be hest of other taxpayers and owners of other property which would have been upon the route if these towns had not been omitted therefrom, ought to review that record. For that reason, I find that the plaintiffs herein ought not be permitted to urge this question." The plaintiffs in the- case are: Ernst Zielesch, P. T. Peterson, II. II. Frandt, G. A. Dickinson, Henry Dick inson and S. McElmurry. The de fendants are: Polk county, county DRAINAGE MEN TO COME TODAY Twenty Auto Loads Jour neying From Corvallis Down West Side Corvallis The Oregon Drainage essociation party on its annual field trip will visit the drainage projects" court, county clerk, county treasurer, 'in the neighborhood of Independence state highway commission, N. J. Friday afternoon, next. Before Hildcburn and W. N. Trent, contrac-.reaching Independence the party will tors. inspect the extensive tiled fields of The hearing was held before Judge , the Knoyles ranch on the way down Kelley in Salem last February. NEWTON TAKES HORSE TO RACES AT RENO G. E. Newton loft yesterday by j from Corvallis. Later the tourists will proceed down the west sida of the river as far as McMinnville, where they will spend the night. The main party making the entire the world. The family is a larce ona and as its progenitors are long-lived so will the children and their children be. The reunion of the Patterson fam ily, this being the second one, was held in the Dallas city park on Sun day May 28, and was given in honor of the 81st birthday of Mrs. Patter son. The day was an ideal one for such ' an occasion and a delicious dinner was prepared and served bv the women present and one and all done full justice to it. "Grandma" and "Grandpa" Patter son were in their element and then and there the "Don't You Remember club" was put in operation. Although Mr. Patterson has reached the ripe age of 86 and his wife 81 years, their hearts are as youthful as ever and their love and pride in their children is one of the things that make them loved by their friends and all their relatives. Mr. Patterson has entered actively into the affairs of Polk county. From 1SS0 until 1882 he was representative in the state legislature. He ha3 also been chairman of the republcan coun--ty central committee. The reunion was marred by but one unpleasant event. A son, . Frank C. Patterson, of Twin Falls, Idaho, was taken sick while enroute to this city and got no farther than the home of his brother William in Salem, but every member of the family made the in an extended race meet, which will j soon be pulled off at the Nevada city. Spanish war veteran, musician Mr. Perkins. A fife nnd drum corps was organ ized for the day. through the instru mentality of Charles T. Bascue. It ... eonmosed , of ' George Crover, mire drum,, Ualph Dascue, fife Piko Johnson, base drum. .,omirt Sr.. was a ...uv. owmnn nn his march to the sea, and is still interested in seeing that tho "boys" have music wnen maru.- '"in speaking of the exercises, Mr Bascuo said: "Memorial day was rti i,m1. and I wish on behalf . iL ...ia tn exurcss apprecia te., u ... 7.. . .01 mo veu ------ . n tU,A r siting, local timi t0 an who participate", m 111 On the Road of Good Intentions Ifl I I ll : jlj j n fWHM 1 I'M vIltflNklCl fl II II rfY'A" 1 1k i- A m ft' VI ill ITUTO ii'II' VSiH 1 tj4 li I .VVt ' ml Wl (iKNlP 1 I I t i c ..'i 9 twnw C 17 I I '" PtT tHBi -H 7 1- ! . . . .-j 1 1 HI mm xj?i mm? n&m i .. 11 . , i. J? OA i bi i fi win vuiibibt ui uiiie iu auw tfinti f-- inimunni l- tcn Iit-t-lrt t t -n i r . ,., ,o iiuiums ""uv, icaas, ana win ne jomea oy a locai u-ip tu daiem to visit him after the Abe" for Reno, Nevada, to enter him rip-ipo-ntinn of farmers and others in- close of the rnnninn i, i. t ttrt'sted in drainage improvement. .Frank- Patterson cculd have been The federal department of agvi- present there would ha e bean tha culture, the state, college experiment the same children as gathered at the station and the college extension . tvunion of the family held in 1899 service are cooperating with the as- j The sons and daughter of Mr.- and socintion in promoting the interests Mrs. Patterson, and the families of of land reclamation. (these sons and daughter were as About one million acres of wet , follows : lands in western Oregon are subject j Is aac L. Patterson and wife of to reclamation and improved use byjEcia, Oregon, their sons Lee and drainage, which, with soil improve-) Phillip, and Mrs. Lee Patterson of ment, would double production and j Portland. capacity for population. Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Patterson of A movie man will accompany the . Portland, thei tt ' t r "aiiv rat- tourists and arrange to put the" most jterson and his wife of Corvallis their ii restin-r and informative phases of daughter, Mrs. J. A. Martin and he; their son, Jimmie, o j i drainage into the films The purpose of the tour is to ln- jform farmers and others interested in the location character and extent of wet lands subject to profitable j reclamation, and of methods and re 'suits of successful drainage on farms land in districts. Some consideration may be given the subject of sending I recommendations on the Smith-Mc- Nary reclamation bill to leaders of congress. All interseted . are invited to Join the tour for all or part of the wav. husband and Portland, George R. Patterson, Pendleton; William II. . Patterson and wife of Salem; Pink C. Patterson and wife of Portland. Doc. P. Patterson and wife and daughters, Alice ' and Dorothy of Dallas; Narcise Pattersori of Top penish, Wash.; Allen D. Patterson and wife, and their children, John Allen and Helen, of Prosser, Wash.; Mrs. (Concluded on Page 4) Kh. g even wniit so." Trmf . 4 i i i- I I I 1