Friday, June 9.
INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE
Page Two
FARMERS' PICNIC
IS BIG SUCCESS
Farmers of Polk and Other
Counties Assemble
at Elkins
Probably no picnic was ever held
in Polk county by the Farmers' Union
that was more of a success than the
one held at the Elkins school on June
3. With an ideal day with a splen
did gathering of farmers from every
part of the county with visiting
friends from Wasco county from
Linn from Lane with every state
officer present with the exception of
two members of the state executive
board, the success of the gathering
was assured.
The crowds began gathering early.
Everyone in fine spirits mot boister
ous, but the spirit of friendliness and
gooi will seemed in evidence through
out the whole day. The crops were
in, haying not yet begun, with noth
ing to worry over, everyone seemed
determined to make the day one to
be remembered among the farmers
of the county. And they did. The
fact that several came all the way
from Wasco county to attend this
picnic shows the spirit existing be
tween the different county
Wasco county has more Farmers
to bo also a strict duty to be exer
cised only after real independent
thought had been given the matters
to be taken up. He was closely fol
lowed throughout his address.
The rest of the day was taken up
by sports, including races and stunts
of various kinds. If any one doubts
the farmers' enthusiasm they should
have watched the ball games played
by the farmers themselves. This is
one game that surely brings out some !
wonderful talent, and in various parts
perlntendent of schools. The total en
rollment iu these high school! is 29,
235. A million and a half trout ecs have
been received by the Roieburg sports
men's league from the state fish com
mission. The eggs were seut to the
Rock Creek hatchery," where the fry
will be cared for until large enough
to release In the waters of the North
Umpqua.
In order to build up the livestock
Industry of Klamath Falls, practically
of the county one will meet, for sev-i demolished during the war because of
eral days after, limping farmers
with a bottle on their hip but it is
not moonshine. Oh no! just liniment
as every drugstore will testify.
Oregon Country
in Brief Form
During May the state land depart
ment paid over to the state treasurer
$126,899.48.
During the month of May more than
60,000,000 feet of lumber were shipped
by water from the Columbia river.
Present, Indications are that the
wheat crop in Union county will be
good, according to H. G. Avery, county
agent.
The battleship Connecticut will be
brought to Portland for the Rose Fes
tival. June 20 to 23, in addition to six
destroyers.
Several hundred acres of grain are
unions. reported destroyed by grasshoppers in
yie Tule Lake district near the Call
Union members than any other county fornla line.
jn the state. Several carloads were Dr- M. H. Ellis, prominent physician
,t and
a a m t m
nere irom Linn county, and soma
from Lane. The state offirprs tirps- years, died at his
ent were: President. A. R. Shumwav! aSed 64 years'
citizen
died
of
Albany for almost 40
home in that city,
of Milton; vice-president, A. G. Rem
pel of Dallas; secretary, F. A. Sikes
of Corvallis; F. B. Ingalls of Dufur;
.Walter M. Pierce of La Grande and
Mrs. G. B. Jonea of Monmouth, mem
bers of the state executive board.
The program started about 10:45
with the singing of America. Numer
ous other numbers included music and
readings. Mr. Ingalls of Wasco
county gave a very interesting and in
structive talk dealing with the prob
lems of the farmer. His talk was well
received. This was Mr. Ingall's first
visit to a Polk county picnic and he
made a decided hit with his audience.
A. R. gfrumway gave an inspiring
address on the Farmer' Union and
its work. He urged that every mem
ber take the responsibility of building
up his own local organization and
through them the state and national
unions. He emphasized the fact that
1 i i 1, .
liic rem worK oi tne union is done
' through the local gatherings. He told
ftf the work of the national president,
Mr. Barret, and the help he was; to
the farming interests of the' country.
At the noon hour a bountiful din
ner, prepared as farmer's wives
know how to do, was served under
a beautiful bower of green. To say
that every one was satisfied was
putting it mildly. This dinner will be
remembered for many moons, espec
ially by those whose appetite was
limited by capacity. The cases of
indigestion were no doubt many.
After dinner the program was re
newed by speaking and music. Mr.
Oakes of Lane county, organizer for
the union, spoke a few minutes on his
work. Walter M. Pierce then talked
for 45 minutes, emphasizing the fact
that the American people were the
first to carry self government to suc
cess. In order that this success might
continue, he urged that each person
consider his privileges as a citizen
A band of horses stampeding at
Graveyard crossing on the O.-W. R. ft
N. near Haines, resulted in the death
o eight, five being race horses.
Five hundred men will soon be at
work on the state highway surfacing
Job between Myrtle Point and the
Roseburg section, it is estimated.
The city of Coquille will vote on
June 20 on a bond issue pf $20,000,
the money to be used on Rink creek
to heighten the reservoir dam 10 feet.
The public service commission is
requested to repeal its order for an 8
cent fare in Portland and restore the
6-cent rate, in a resolution adopted by
the Portland Federation of Women's
Clubs.
Gerald, 4-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Comli Huys of South Baker, was
Instantly killed when the lad was run
over by freight car being swched
on tKe Sumpter Valley railroad at
Baker, , .
Two loggers, Walter Wheeler, a hook j
tender of Kirby, and Alfred H. Muel
ler, a faller of Nehalem, were the only
tyo men to lose their lives in the
446 accidents refrorFei! to the state in-
dustrial accident commission during
the week ended June 1.
Half of Prineville's business section
was wiped out Thursday by a fire
which started in a frame apartment
house and swept away five blocks,
causing a loss estimated at $350,000.
The authorities suspect that the blaze
wai of IncendTarj origin.
Russell Hecker was indicted by the
circuit court grand jury of Clackamas
county, charged with the murder of
Frank Bowker, Portland musician,
whose body was found in the Cala
poola river after nearly a week's
search, which started April 18.
From the standard four-year high
schools of Oregon, 3676 students will
be graduated this year, and 58 per
cent of these, or 2133, will be girls,
according to J. A. Churchill, state su-
A QJCTB M SA LE
108 acre Fine Farm
Wednesday, June 14, 1922
Commencing 10 A. SL, at My Farm, 8 Miles South of Salem and 6 Miles
North of Jefferson ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY.
This Farm consists of 108 acres, mostly creek bottom land; 50 acres in
cultivation, 25 acres timber, balance in pasture and timber, family orchard,
2 acres of Loganberries, 1 acre Strawberries, fenced and cross-fenced well
watered with creek, 4-roomed house, good barn 30x40, other outbuildings.
This land is well located and adapted for the dairy or fruit business, in
fact a good all round farm for most any line. Terms, one-tenth cash on
' J if 1 1 ll 1 1 1 1 A A A
uay oi saie, ana one-imra oi oaiance in su days irom date of sale, and
remainder in five yers with interest at 6.
Also Stock, Farm Implements, Machinery etc., all Must
Go at this time, as follows:
17 head of Goats with 9 Kids, 2 Hogs,
1 Bay Team 8 yrs. old, wt. 1400 each,
1 Gray Team 4 yrs. old, wt. 1300 each,
1 Sorrel Horse 8 yrs. old, wt. 1300
Cows 1 light Jersey age 5 yrs., fresh
soon; 1 black Holstein 3 yrs. old and
calf; 1 black Jersey age 4 yrs. and
calf; 1 brown Swiss age 7 yrs., milk
ing now; 1 light Jersey age 3 yrs.,
toon be fresh; 3 Heifer calves 6 mo.
old, 1 dark Jersey age 4, freshen soon,
4 dozen chickens, 6 ducks, 2 stands of
Italian Bees.
.1 Oliver Chill Plow No. 50, 2 Oliver
j. Chill Plows No. 40, 1 14-Hose double
disk Hawser Drill, 1 Disk, 1 two-section
Harrow, 1 Spring Tooth Harrow,
1 Farm Wagon, 1 Ford Truck, 1
Queen Incubator 200 egg capacity, 1
Cider Press, 1 Food Cutter, 1 Mower,
1 Osborn Binder, 1 Grind Stone, 1
U. S. Cream Separator, 1 Gas Drag
Saw, 1 five-tooth Cultivator and
Weeded, Harnesses.
A Lot of other Small Tools.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
TE5HLon- Stock .?nd Machinery: All sums of $20.00, Cash;-All sums
over $20.00 six months time will be given on notes bearing 8 Interest
with approved security. ' Wl
G. SATTERLEE, Auctioneer C. RAMSEYER, Owner
Salem, Oregon., - , Jefferson, Oregon
excessive prices offored for beef.
prominent cattlemeu of Klamath coun
ty are shipping in 10,000 head of beet
cattle to bo distributed over a num
ber of ranches.
The Pacific Power & Light company
of Portland has filed with State En
gineer Percy Cupper an application
for permission to use 8000 second-feet
of the water of Snake river for power
development of ten power plants along
the Oregon, Idaho and Washington
banks of the river.
Rates charged by the New York
Central and connecting lines on pulp
and paper making machinery, shipped
from eastern points to the plants of
the Crown-Willamette Paper company
at West Linn and Camas, were found
unlawful by the interstate commerce
commission and reparation was or
dered. One of the largest military bands in
the United States will be taken Jo
CamptLewIs, WBhlngton, by the Ore
gon national guard for the summer
ejicjiUTpthent, June 15 to 29, it Is an
nounced by Captain th A. M liner,
reglnientaf', adjutant of "the 162d In
fantry. The band Is composed of 65
pieces.
Mrs. Theodore Taylor paid a fine of
$15, after pleading guilty to a charge
of assault and battery on Nora Davis,
a school toacher, near Drain. Mrs.
Taylor is alleged to have become in
dignant over the fact that her boy
was "kept in" after school. She went
into the schoolroom, took possession
and proceeded to "beat up" the teach
er who was responsible for holding the
boy to his lessons after hours. j
The Marshfield city council has
passed an ordinance providing for the
purchase of about 2000 acres which
takes in the watershed of the present
city water supply. The price is $10
an acre.
John Bangert, 27 years old, a ranch
er who resided seven miles north of
Salem, died at a Salem hospital from
a self-inflicted bullet wound in his left
breast, and Clara Gruenfelder, 17. a
lRtpr.ln.Inw. was In anotlUT nnP"
seriously wounded by a bullet fired by
Ilangert as the I'cbuK of a domestic?
battle.
Gerald P. Israel, 18, employe on the
farm of Fred Leboe, about eight nU'
southwest of McMlnnvtlle, shot and
fatally wounded his employer and then
I committed suicldo by shooting himself.
The shooting was believed to have
bu tlw result of a row over M"
which the boy alleged that the fanner
owed him.
Louis E. Bonn of Eugene.' defeated
candidate for the repubm-un nomina
tion for governor in the recent pri
maries, will succeed llort Anderson
of Medford as a member of the, state
gsmo .commission. Governor Oloott
announced thiit he had tendered Mr.
Hean the position and Unit Mr. "can
had accented. .
The system of the Doe Power and
Irrigation company in the Hood river
valley coveting the Deo flat straw
berry district, was badly damaged by
whiter freshets, and sorvico has not
been restored. Strawberries, grower
declare, already have been cut 35 per
cent by the water shortage, and It Is
feared the drought will seriously affect
the district's tonnnge.
Plans and specifications for the re
building of Happy Canyon, Pendleton's
wild west town which runs wide open
during the week' of the round up. are
complete and the-contract for the con
struction of the blgvlUon w ill be let
wjthln two weeks. The heavy snow pf
last year brought tu bjilUIUig to the
ground. The cost of the new"piivTllon
Is about $6500 or $70o5.
F. A. Elliott, state forester, has Is
sued a statement in which he'requesti
all slash owners to remember section
8958, Oregon laws, which provides, in
part, that the burning of all slash,
chopping, woodland or brush land dur
ing the period between June 1 to Oc
tober 1 shall be dono under written
permission from a state-appointed fire
warden. Burning done in violation gl
the law eybjtults the party concerned
to prosecution.
The county court of Polk county li
enjoined from paying any portion of
tho expense of constructing the west
side Pacific HIgtiway. between Holmes
gap and the Denton county line, by a
decision of Circuit Judge Kelly at Sa
lem, in setting aside a contract be
tween the county court and tho state
highway commission whereby the
county assumed an obligation of $118.
000 covering a period of four years for
Its share of the highway expense and
attempted to divert at once $U,00C
from the county's market road fund
for that purpose.
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BABY CARRIAGES
Reed Sulkies and Carriages
greatly reduced at from
$14.70 to $40.00
FLOOR SIZE RUGS
Grass, Wool Fibre, Tapestry
Axminister and Wiltons
$5.75 to 125.00
DINING TABLES
Solid Oak, 6x8 feet, Exten
sion, Round Top
' $12.75 to $32.85
GOLD SEAL CONGOLE-
UM Regular 90c quality
Special 74c sq. yard
REFRIGERATOR Season
finds us well suppiled at
Priced from $14.70 to 72.50
ROCKERS AND ARM
CHAIRS Oak, Wicker and
Leather upholstered from
$5.50 to $23.00
ALL THIS WEEK
CLOSING SATURDAY
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IT WOULD NOT SUFFICE, SO YOU MUST
COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF, WE WILL
PROMISE A SURPRISE THAT WILL
PLEASE. THE SPLENDID PRICE REDUC
TION BEING OFFERED DURING THIS
SALE ARE MOST ATTRACTIVE "
LET US SHOW YOU
Offer
LIBRARY TABLES
Oak, Walnut and Mahogany
All styles from
$11.00 to $29.85
IRON BEDS
Full or 3-4 size.
Priced special for this sale
$6.35 to $18.75
SUNDOUR DRAPERY-
Regular $1.40 values
All colors at ,
59c
VERY HEAVY STEEL BED, EXTRA
HEAVY STEEL SPRING AND 40 POUND
COTTON MATTRESS Regular value $30.00
SPECIAL FOR LAST WEEK OF OUR SALE
$99-50
BEDROOM SUITES
$65,00 3 piece ASH SUITS $49 qq
$87.50 3 piece IVORY SUITS . . ' $63'oo
$130.00 3 piece WALNUT SUITS . . $8600
$200.00 4 piece IVORY SUITS . . $14250
$212.50 4 piece POLYCHROME Ivory $14300
..t .5. HMINILTON
TRUNKS AND BAGS-
for that vacation trip
Big assortment from
, $3.50 to $30.0-
CEDAR CHESTS
All sizes, plain 'or coppf
bound, moth proof ,. ..
$9.00 to
$60.00 OPAL RANGE-
Policed Top, Six Holes
Special $51-!
SALEM'S BIG FURN'
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