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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1922)
Friday, July 28, 1922 Page Two sized ranch and extensive equipment, felt that he wanted to take a nlav soell. He did not want to sell it, neither 0 j did he wish to turn the operation of the place over to Published Every Friday bt Z. C. KIMBALL. nireu neip, so ne conceived uie iaea oi acquumg u yiuwy . The rancher has a plant complete in every detail, ready for the right man to "step on 'er" and with plenty of fuel to keep going until the new supply is garnered. He made his wants known in the Enterprise last week, ana there has been a deluge of answers and inquiries, and it is more than probable that the right man will be found. Subscription Rates One Year 160 Six Months 75 and PASSING OF COMPANY K INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE . . . . I. i. . . . - kll Bi 1 (! VII-VI I-Ml l-fci There is regret by thoughtful Independence folk over the mustering out of company K. The organization could have been a material asset to the city. When operating to capacity membership the payroll would amount an nually to about $1U,U0U. Then in addition, provision had been made by the state, due to the energy of Kepre sentative Fletcher, to spend $20,000 here in the construc tion of an armory. This of course wrould be considered an acquisition to any city. Of this there is nothing left but an opportunity for regret. If compay K. as an Independence organization had to go out of existence it is fortunate that it leaves no dead armory, but there is a feeling it was entirely unnecessary for the company to be mustered out. Independence is a pretty live community. Its business men are energetic and are continually striving for im proved conditions. They were ready and willing to exert themselves m the guard proposition, and the only reason that they did not do so was the lack of some one taking the initiative. There are a sufficient number of young men in Inde pendence and the surroundig territory to have maitained the company in a thriving condition. It was lack of in terest which is responsible for the interment There were a number of members wrho did their part and did it well, and then there were others who appeared to feel that membership in the guard was a burden. They would not attend drill, and of course a guard company which does not dnll regularly must eventually cease to function. The responsibility is with the community rather than with any individual or individuals. CARE IN DRIVING ESSENTIAL NOW This is the busy time on the highways, and Secretary of State Sam A. Kozer is asking that car drivers take extra precaution in order that the highways may be reasonably safe for travel. Mr. Kozer makes this timely statement: "There is no time in theyear when careful driving is not imperative. During the summer months conges tion of traffic, which is greatly augmented by thousands of tounst cars from other states, necessitates closest at tention to the observance of road laws, while winter months demand, in addition, extreme caution on the part of dnvers on account of slippery pavements, obscured vision, etc. A little thought on the part of operators wil minimize the danger and reduce the number of acci dents, of which it is said the greater per centage is due to carelessness. Oregon Country in Brief Form FARMING HAS ITS APPEAL In spite of the influx to the towns and cities, there is in the hearts of most of us a longing to become a tiller of the soil. One reason whv a greater number do not become farmers is the difficulty in getting started. It takes capital money or credit and a desire to work to become a successful farmer, and there are a lot of us who cannot measure up to all of the requirements A farmer living in territory adjacent to Independence, having accumulated by hard contiuous labor a good Vacation Trips Cost less this year Why not take advantage of this opportunity to realize big profits in transportation costs to Tillamook County Beaches Newport By-the-Se& Crater Lake National Park Oregon's Forest. Lake, River and Mountain Resorts Oregon Caves National Park Shasta Mountain Resorts Yosemite National Park or (lines J Eastern Via The Scenic Shasta Route On your way East stopover at SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES SAN DIEGO Three world famous and beautiful cities. Visit "California's National Parks and Charming Seashore Resorts "Oregon Outdoors" and "California for the Tourist," beautifully illustrated folders are FREE on request. For further particulars, ask agents Southern Pacific Lines John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent Medford merchants will build an In dustrlal pavilion for this year's Jack son county fair. The Btrawberry season at the Sll verton Food Products company has closed with a total pack of 75 tons Most of the town of Blue River, 45 miles east of Eugene on the McKen zle river, was destroyed by fire, ac cording to report. Fourteen tralnloads ot spuds will be shipped from Nyssa as the harvest from that place this' year, is the claim of the residents. For the first time, so far as Linn county official records show, a woman pastor has performed a marriage cere mony in the county. Twelve more names have been add ed to Oregon's list of heroes, accord ing to information Just received from the war department. Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Hall of Silica mine, at Lower bridge, near Bend, were killed when their car went over a grade and fell 1000 feet. Mrs. Eunice Brown has been ap pointed postmaster at Drew, Dougla county, and Mrs. Mary E. Schultz at West Linn, Clackamas county. Two new lines of copper wire will be strung between Eugene and Flor ence by the Pacific Telephone & Tele graph company this summer. Eleven thousand acres of Crook county irrigated lands are devoted to tbe production of alfalfa, according to survey Just completed by W. B Tucker, county agent. Hanrord MacNlder, national com mander of the American Legion, will be In The Dalles Friday to attend sessions of the state convention of the American Legion. Total receipts in the Oregon cus toms -district for the fiscal year end ing June 30 reached $671,295, an In crease of approximately 33 per cent over the preceding period. The national record for butterfat production among cows, five years old or over, during the past month was won by Poppy Lora. a thoroughbred Jersey cow owned by Will Behrman of Forest Grove. It is reported that an unusually large number of lambs are being killed this summer on the range by coyotes as tbe result of the campaigns against the jackrabbit peet, the natural food of the coyotes. The first fatality from forest fires this season occurred when J. M. Hol comb of Portland died on the operat ing table at St. Vincent's hospital from injuries received while fighting flames in Columbia county. Thomas Fair, 39, who was shot in the leg by a deputy sheriff at Coburg on the night of March 30, died at a Eugene hospital, following a second operation on the leg. Fair was sus pected of bootlegging. Forest fires in the Coast and Cas cade mountains gradually are being brought under control. Favorable winds and early morning fogs in the Coast range are aiding the fire-fight ers there to a great extent. The work of the state board of con ciliation, although not always pleas ant, apparently has been helpful in adjusting labor disputes in Oregon, according to tbe annual report of the board, filed with Governor Olcott. Salem business establishments, In cluding the four banks, were closed Wednesday and more than 1000 mer chants, shopkeepers and employes went to the berry fields and assisted the growers in saving their crops. Bright lights, undimmed, on a pass ing car, were held responsible by Jay Saltzman, state traffic inspector, for the wreck on the highway near Barn hart in which Lewis Zllka, aged 34, farmer of Fresno, Cal., was killed. Twenty-six of the 32 organizations of the Oregon national guard showed an Increase in drill attendance dur ing the past month, according to the monthly comparative statement put cut by George A. White, adjutant-general. Construction of the storage reser voir dam at Crescent lake to furnish additional water for the Deschutes county municipal improvement dis trict, formerly tbe Tumalo irrigation district will be completed within three months. Petitions for a special election in connection with the regular election. In November for the purpose of vot ing on a special tax levy of one mill for the purchase of fair grounds by the county, are being circulated at Klamath Falls. " Threatened disbanding of the Bend volunteer fire department was avert ed when the police and fire commit tees of the city council promised that Wlllard Houston, police chief and fire engineer, would be relieved of one of his jobs. The volunteer fire fight rs had demanded an absolute di vorce ot the two departments. A. J. Jaenlcke, forest examiner, has recently returned from the Klamath Falls country, where he has been en gaged in solving the problem of pro tecting forest lands against the west ern pine beetle. There are approxi mately 1,000,000 acres of timber shar ed by the government and private con cerns in Lake and Klamath counties, Oregon, and Modoc county, California, where control of the pine beetle Is being w6rked upon. This embraces about 1,000,000,000 feet of some of the finest pine in the west. The harvest of winter wheat In Ore gon Is general and some threshing has been done. The yield is uneven, but generally fair to good, says the week ly crop report of the weather bureau. Barley harvest is well advanced. The weather has been extremely favorable for harvest and threshing. Except where Irrigated, spring wheat and oats have generally suffered seriously from drought. Stock Is being turned Into some fields of late spring grain. Ir rigated corn is doing well, but unlrrl gated fields need rain. New sweet corn Is In market In Umatilla county. The Goose Lake Valley Irrigation company is constructing a dam and reservoir 12 miles nerthwest of Lake view on Cottonwood creek to store the waters from the Cottonwood water shed. The dam will be 610 feet long and 40 feet high and will furnish water for Irrigating the lands in tbe north Goose lake vallty. This will add to the plant constructed some seven years ago when a dam of 65,000 acre feet was built on Drews creek and some 40 miles of main canal were constructed. The new work will en tall an expense of more than SJOO, 000 and will be finished In time to store this season's water. s Con key & Walker Cfie independence national Dan INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. Member Federal Reserve System Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent n successful business career of ever 30 yean Officers and Directors H. Hirschberg, Pres. C. A, McLaughlinVice Pra I. D. Mix, Cashier, B. R. Wolfe, Ass't Cashier W. H. Walker D. W. Sears Otis D. Bulk John locliefe Her attributes his success to the fact that he always made the other fellow put hit proposition down in Black and White That's what the merchants of this town are doing for you. Their advertisements speak for themselves in black and white. And what they put down in black and white they stand back of. They want your business. Their advertisements are an invitation to do business with them. That's why they advertise, and the wise housekeeper never does her shopping nowadays until she has read the advertisements. The Boy Scout's motto is "Be Prepared." That's what every housewife should be when she goes out to market. Read the advertisements and you will not alone save many times the cost of the subscription to this paper, but you will save many dollars to add to your bank account will save. That's another Rockfeller maxim: "Save Reading advertisements in this paper is profitable read ing. Try it for a month and check up the pennies you will save. That's another Rockefeller maxim: "Save your pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves." There are hundreds of pennies to be saved by reading the advertisements in this paper every issue.