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Friday, June 2, 1927 INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE Page Four Why She Changed: l have always used the cheaper baking powders, supposing them just as good as Royal but I invested in a can of Royal Baking Powder and now find all my bak ing so much improv ed that I will use no other kind Miss CL.B. ROYAL Baking Powder Absolutely Pure Contains No Alum I Leaves No Bitter Taste er. .'or Ncv Royal Cock Book ;'jtFREE. Royal Baking Pow ! -r C.e.,1 20 WiiliamSt.,NewYork SOCIAL AFFAIRS DURING THE WEEK The social feature of the Knights of Pythias meeting Monday night was dancing with music by a Filipino orchestra, the members of which are emplayed at the C. A. McLaughlin hop yard. Complimenting Mr. and Mrs. Fos ter of Wisconsin, who are visiting at the home of Mrs. Foster's brother, M. S. Pengra, Mr. and Mrs. Pengra entertained at bridge Wednesday evening. home Saturday evening, with Bob Irvine as host. The night was just warm enough to admit of the open Hnnr arid the laree livine rooms and spacious veranda formed ideal danc ing space for the young people, whose Vipurta were litrht and whose feet kept time to the strains of the victrola and piano until a lato hour. The brightly lighted rooms, the rainbow hued dresses of the young girls and the happy faces of the young people as they rlided smoothly over the floov DALLAS HAS A $30,000 BLAZE Nearly Half Block on North Side Church Street Is Wiped Out Pallas suffered a $30,000 firo loss lust Saturday. Nearly half a block formed a pleasing picture and more of business houses on the north sido than one passerby paused to wactft the pretty scene and to recall for a moment, the days when he too, was light of heart and free from care, and the hours of dancing were all too short. Those enjoying the hospitality of the Irvine home were: Winona Carter, Eleanor Calbreath, Faith Kimball, Marilou Myers, Wilma Sha fer, Alice Skinner, Lida Bullis, Ruth Merrill, Horace and Robert Clark. Dick Girard, Elvin Calbreath, Arthur Myers, George Ray and Cecil Reuf. Complimenting Miss Margaret Hodge of Salem, a June bride elect, Mrs. O. A. Kreamer, assisted by her daughters, Mrs. W. W. Hanna and Miss Kreamer, entertained at a four course luncheon Saturday afternoon. The color scheme was prettily car ried out in yellow, the rooms being brilliant with quantities of Scotch lloom, and the round dining table attractively decorated with yellow snap dragons and ferns, with yellow baskets of mints at each rover. The dainty place cards were suggestive of the June bride, during the lunch eon a ring at the door bell and a of Court street was destroyed, includ ing the gutting of the brick annex to Hotel Gail. Starting shortly be fore noon in the restaurant of Stan ton & Arnold, and fanned by a strong northeast wind, the flames for a time threatened to sweep the entire block between Main and Church streets. G. B. Dickinson, owner of the Gail hotel property, sustained the heaviest loss, the new brick annex being ruined. He carried an Insur ance of $25,000. The other buildings destroyed were one-story frame structures owned by Otho Williams. These were occu pied by Edward C. Dunn, confection ery; C. E. Short, shoe shop; G. O. llolman, law .office; Henry Smith, real estate; Charles E. Linn, barber shop; and Stanton & Arnold, restau rant. The first floor of the hotel annex was occupied by D. E. Hart as a billiard parlor. Much of the goods and fixtures in these places were removed. Mr. Williams carried only $500 on his bulidings. Other insurance, it was understood was: Lynn's barber shop, $750, snd Dunn's confectionery store, $1250. Burning embers were carried call for Miss Hodge, announced the , fcy the wind for many b,ocks getting arrival of a smartly attired young lady (and surely no dressmaker's "dummy" had ever before been array ed in such perfect taste as was this one).' The visitor carried on her arm a basket filled with kitchen fire to a number of residences in the southwest part of town, but these were all extinguished with no dam age. A second alarm turned in at 1:30 p. m. sent part of the fire department utensils to be used in tne new nome. and a larg(J number of citizens to the Conversation and music formed the . CathoVlc, cWch. the roof of which 1 4 pleasant anemoon WQg ablaze fire was soon. ex diversion of a BUENA VISTA ITEMS DURING PAST WEEK The M. E. Sunday school will hold no services ut the church here next Sunday. It will join the Sunday Pchool of Talbot in a basket dinner under the large shade trees near the school houae at Talbot Let all tnU lunches ami join in the event. Mr. Cooley and son of Talbot were in attendance at Sunday school here and extended the invitation to all who may desire to attend, Wilbur Devine of Rockaway Beach was here on Wednesdny of last week. Verm) Tucker of Salem passed tho weekend with his sister, Mrs. Terry Wella and family. Mr. and Mrs. Terry Wells and Mrs. Frank Fisher were shopping at In dependence Monday. Mrs. E. F. Black of Independence visited her daughters, Mrs. Frank Fisher and Mrs. II. E. Prathor, over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Harman, Mr. and Mrs. G G Hewitt of Independence and Mrs Grace Holcomb of Albany were in Lewisburg, Sunday. Mrs. E. B. and Miss Addio Gobat, Mrs. M. Congor and daughter ot j Suver were here last Saturday dec-, orating graves of departed relative ; in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. j Clyde E Hall of Moscow, Idaho, is , hero visiting at the M N. rratherj home for a few days. Ho will thenj go to Medford for a more extended I visit. Mrs. II. M. Nash went to Salem,! Sunday, where she joined Mr. and Mrs. James Najdi and motored to ! Portland for the day. They were! accompanied home by II. M. Nash,! who has been in the Emmanuel hospi-j BUY A FOR TRUCK and SPEND THE DIFFERENCE WE FULFILL OUR SERVICE PROMISES Stewart Motor Co. C. A. ELLIOTT, Owner ad Manager Independence .Oregon tal for a couple of weeks. There Is ; a very noticeable improvement in. source of; circle of! his condition, which is a gratfication to his large friends. I Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Mack, Earl anrfi Kenneth Mack motored to Canby.j Ore., Sunday, where they joined with following the luncheon. Guests were: tinquished and the firemen returned ( friends in a basket dinner. Mica Xfaraot-of TTno-p linnnp onipst. 1 . i- iitu:i T V Aw.u... Ma II While Miss Margaret Hodge, honor guest,;. th corifwration Mrs. D. A. Hodge and Miss Fannie ; f iKhting a small blaze that had start Hodge of Salem. Mesdames O. D. ed from a faiiing ember on the roof r. W. rnnlcpv. Claud Skinner. Miss Galena Kurre was a charmingly E Crayen A B Robinson c. W. hostess for a birthday party given j HenWei RXgh Hanna j ,E recently at.ner nome on ner iwemu birthday. Games and music wniiea away the hours until lunch time, when the prettily appointed table, Hub- Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Walker and with its big birthday cake and candles Mr- and Mrs. A. l,. inomas nave proved the center of attraction for . teen passing- several days in Eugene Aftr lunch the irames were ! the Walkers as the guests of their of the city hall, one-half block from the big fire, Floyd McCann, 18, son of Charles McCann, roadmaster of the Southern Pacific, was seriously injured when he fell from the roof. Several firemen received mino burns and injuries. again resumed until 9 o'clock re minded the young guests that they must bid their little hostess goodby. Guests were: Lucile Cook, Dorothy Huchins, Dorothy Ray, Ruby Pickens, Cora Bullock, Vesta Coquillette Vesta Ford, Marie, Viola and Gertrude Baker. A delightful, informal dancing party was given at the C. W. Irvine PATTERSON REUNION son Dean, while Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were at the F. E. Weatherbee home. The party enjoyed a short stay at "Rather-Be-Inn," the summer home j Maude Patterson Arthur, of Vancou- ( Continued from Page 1) of the Weatherbees, located on the McKenzie river some 40 miles above Eugene. If you want to sell it, buy it, trade ft, or find it, try an Enterprise Classified ad. 4 femth EHectrSc Btuoiri (Successor to H. H. Hansen Willard Batteries ALL MAKES RECHARGED, REPAIRED AND REBUILT EXPERT AUTO ELECTRICIAN ALL WORK GUARANTEED 188 C STREET INDEPENDENCE ver, Wash. Other relatives, nephews and nieces, present were: R. W. Clarke and wife of Tacoma, Wash.; W. E. Clarke and wife of Portland; James L. Clarke and wife and son Joe, of Springfield, Oregon; Mrs. John H. Eurgard of Portland; Mrs. Alice . Connoway of Portland; Elton Connoway and wife, Portland; Frank J. Herman and wife, Portland; I. F. Tatom and wife, Sher idan, Oregon; Clarence Erown and wife and son, Stanley, Dallas; Clay, Stanley and Charles Tatom of Sheri dan, Oregon. The invited guests of honor were: Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Collins of Dallas, who have been close friends of Mr. and Mrs. Patterson for over 60 years; Other guests were: Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Mcintosh of Independence, and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hayter and son, Charles of Dallas. NOW THE CRANBERRY "FARM" ll .fliUlfllJp J , OH c 1 Se want your Patronage We are building this business on service. And by service we mean supplying you with your ruiatfi when you want them and the way you want them and for just as small a margin of profit as it is possible to conduct a successful business. City Meat Market GUS MILLER, Proprietor. Independence, Oregon. New and Successful Industry Has Been Developed of Late Years in the j Pacific Northwest. Shortage in the cranberry crop In other parts of the Uuited States lust year has focused attention upon this new Industry of the Pacific Northwest, which promises to furnish strong com petition for the product of the eastern part of the American continent, us de scribed in Popular Mechanics Maga zine. After years of experimentation and selection and the development of artificial growing ureas the states of Washington and Oregon have come to the front as producers of cranberries In large commercial quantities. Lewis and Clark, In the log of their trip across the continent in the early part of the Nineteenth century, men tion the fine flavor of the wild cranber ries purchased from the Indians along Columbia river. Cultivation of the wild cranberry bogs was not attempted un til about thirty-five years ago, and con tinued In a desultory manner until re cently, when a successful means of pre paring growing; ground "'as developed. L' .- ... t fi.t rxf ii.iint J rr,.iilll:i fn . ,..-t:.w.-i mi i..mslve ,on of lonS a wllh the horse and J. K. (better known as Uncle Jake) I Nttsh had the misfortune to badly l sprain his ankle one day last week, j At present he is using a pair of j crutches to get about town. , Eddie Mentzer, wife and daughtef, Betty, of Los Angeles, Calif., arrived Friday at the home of Mrs. Mentzer's parents Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Simmons. Mrs. Mentzer and daughter will re main for the summer, while Mr. Mentzer goes to Canada for the base- j ball season. j Will Simmonds has returned from Eugene, where he went as a delegate to the I. O. O. F. grand lodge. His! sister, Mrs. John Wells of Portlund, j formerly of this place, was a dele gate from the Rebekah lodge of Port land, making the stay at Eugene n very pleasant one for them George Krutz of Springfield is here visiting his sister, Mrs. E. J. Ander sonand other relatives and friends. Miss Alma Wells has returned to Willamette after spending several ' days here with her parents, Mr. and ! Mrs. G. A. Wells. Mrs. Henry Hanzen and Mrs. Rob-j ert Mohs and little daughter, Bar- bara, of Portland, are here for a week's stay with their sister, Mrs. N. C. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. J Harry Steele. They were joined on Memorial day by their husbands. Mr. Hansen is on the Portland Tele-' gram staff and Muhs operates one of the large motor busses between Portland and Seaside. Mr. and Mrs. Herren and two sons of Portland were here with relatives on Memorial day. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Prather ot i Portland, Mrs. J. M. Prather and! daughter, Mildred, and Marie and Bobbie Prather of Corvallis were here i Tuesday and spent the day with rela- J tives. ; Leste r Murphey, Mrs. Charles Kaw i and daughter, Ruth, motored to J Nappa. Ore., where Mrs. Mum Wo I a i j parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, re side. Several days were spent there, the party returning Monday. M. V. Prather and John McCann left Monday for Blaine and Tillamook on a week's fishing trip. of having been traveled this year, but onward she pushed. Soon a halt was called for it proved tho ronds hadn't been worked. A tre lay across the path. Soon the axe win brought forth and the troo cut no that the buggy could be lifted over and tho way continued. Yes, there is a little bit of mkw etill fingering among tho underbrush and here is enough to drive through. N'ow the old spring is reached and the camp of the fire warden. This is near thfl summit and such delicious, cool water, comes from the mountain. From here snow drifts three feet deep were struggled through in hopes of reaching a good camping place for the night, lut hope were dashed usunder by five large trees lying directly across the road ahead. Nothing could be done but turn back and pursue the wriggly finh in other MrtMtniH. A good rimipinr p!in , found nmr tho luinlmr ctmpiuj ; wan pitched for th nijjht, B- .and early the next mortify journey wan rrwuuted. Wlut e pvrienco to ride thmugh tbtfr ' mountain air in tho early n- nurintc.il-. ran iny wu reached and a fishing pint? b up. Not to l discouraged ii mountain climb commenced, te i another tory. J Many from Independence in ; j i. ing upon ntUtfiding the Old ! 'coinmuity fair, to be held it Oak Point chol house ntut Tk day evening. Kxtensive prppm' nre being made fur the event, will includii a program by the t re fresh mnU and numero ij attraction. o and r Conkey & Walker WEEK'S DOINGS IN HIGHLAND COUNTRY The Highland correspondent has gone fishing, ah yes! the magic word ' in the spring for the angler. The! busy folks of this district wont have anyone nosing into their social act ivities this week for over the moun tains th3 writer travels in th-; fa'.h- undertaklng, the cost being around $1, 000 an acre. A wild marsh is selected, drained by ditches, cleared of trees and brush, then the turf is removed by what Is called the "scalping" process, laying bare the peat of the bog. Over the peat Is spread a four-inch layer of clean white sand. Planting Is the next proceeding. Vine cuttings are used for this purpose and are pressed through the sand Into the peat with a dibble or buggy. Leaving home Friday morn ing packed tight with blankets and grub she journeys through Mon- j mouth to Cooper Hollow. Onward through Falls City toward the Siletz country, passing in and out among, runs of old lumber camps as the trip j leads up the mountain side. Deep canyons drop to great depths from ' the road. Tall timbers rii;e from planting tool. The vines are planted these to heighths a3 far as the eve ten Inches apart, which makes about can Bee Beyond the last camp now 60,000 to the acre. working the road gave no evidence TT ifTfTI I i lO i-i-- r 1 I ht (pEi wmWSSnff MM Revarnish With Varnotile (Acme Quality Floor Varnish) When the dull worn spots begin to show up n varnished floors it is time to re-varnish. Don't "put it " or the floor itself will be permanently injured. Be-vn" them at onct save the surface. ACME QUALITY VARNOTILE (Floor Varnish) is a tough, elastic varnish made especially for floorS: ' wears well, does not scratch or mar white and is the we varnish for floors, steps, hallways and all interior work subjected to severe wear. We have paints and varnishes for every purpose a"' matter how big or how small tho surface, we can you the proper Acme Quality Kind to fit tho purpose. C. II. Spaulding Logging Co. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON