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ttBu? " 1 & YKAK No. 8 41st W NOT I GUILTY, VERDICT INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCT. 13, 1922 Ronde Indian Acquit ted of Murder of Grover Todd Phillip Warren i not guilty of the rHerof Crover Todd It the tho ver- jrtof jury In th Polk county cir 3 rt fct Thta verdict t 11:20 yesterday ;)rfoon, after the Jurymen had do- iemtd iinc 4 o'clock the pre- dinff afternoon. jurymen were: Henry McEl F. G. Brown, J. W. Chtldcra, G Lake, Hrr Caga, W- D' Gor" if ii.r W. L. Murohv. jJM, A. vr --., - B, . Ferguson, T. J . Gardner, J , P. Hunilton and J. E. Maaon. fifty-nine talesmen were examined Mfen the 12 acceptable men were ann-d, and it wm Tueaday noon be- (0w the taking of evidence waa urud. n. ttnt witneae examined by the M aa Jasper Ferry, the alleged dool-p'wn, who waa working with i, federal officer at the time the (tooting occurred. Perry deacribed j eventg leading up to the arreat of linen at Grand Rondo ahortty after Walter Tooze, Jr. out of hid chance to make tho final iU-a for the slate. Mr. Tooze hiH been aMHintmg the prosecution. Tho testimony wax completed at 1:30 p. m. and District Attorney llolgitraon mnclo th opening state ment for the slate. Oscar JIaytcr, attorney for tho defense, then waived hi argument to the jury, and Mr. Toossc wan unable to apeak. Tho unexpected conclusion of the trial took Judge Belt by surprise, and ho adjourned court until 4 p. m, in order to prepare his instrudtlona to the jury. i Warren waa the only witnens of im portanee Wednesday. He told a lucid atory of the shooting, declaring that he had taken acven drinks with Price and with Perry, who waa aaid to have been acting aa "stool-pigeon" for the dry agent. The Indian admitted that he carried a revolver, but de clared that he had used it only after Price had fired at him. He further declared that he had fired only five ahota, and insisted that he could not have fired more had he wished, aince his revolver had only five chamber. The denial that he had ever Been Todd, whom he la charged with kill ing, waa a aurprwe to the prosecution. FAIR BOOSTERS HERE 505 TODAY Forty Portland Cars to Ar rive in Independence Brief Stop Here UUENAITKS RETURN FROM CALIFORNIA TRIP Mr. and Mm. F. P. Grounda have returned to their hum at Hnena VihIa tifeight one SrpU-mW morning for from . month', ,uto trlp pont in 1 e J r.J..l t.J. wtkffing. He denied that he had no promised immunity from proae- itkm in a rase against him for al- violation of the prohibition law i Tillamook county. Perry was corroborated a to the ituilt of the shooting by E. W. Mfcn, Tl'lamook county deputy sheriff, who shot Warren In visit with their aon at Modest the prime objective. The son, George Grounds, has a re sponsible position with the Modesto Lumber company. Tho Grounda traveled 2056 miles, visiting 21 counties, traveling leisure ly and carrying a camping outfit Portland More than forty automo biles will compose the 1927 Oregon exposition caravan that will arrive in Independence at 5:15 p. m., Friday, October 13th. - Every automobile . in' the caravan will be handsomely ' decorated aa William P. Merry, in charge of the trip, has offered a cash prize of $50 for the best decorated machine carry ing out the exposition idea ' and a second prize of $25 has been posted. The caravan into the valley will be the third made by the exposition boosters to explain to the peop1 of the state the purpose of the exposi tion and to urge support to the con atitutional amendment which must be 'approved by the state voters in order to allow the people of Portland to tax themselves for the exposition. As with the other caravans, ar rangements will be made to carry prominent speakers, including Mayor George L. Baker of Portland as well .as singers, quartets and other musi cal features to enliven the meetings that well be held here and at other points where the caravan stops. CUT IN CITY TAX for next YEAR Tentative Budget Will Per mit Reduction Three Mills in Levy FRANKLIN W. COLE SUCCUMBS FOLLOWING STROKE California, with a R. J. Todd of Portland, the evan gelist of the caravan, as he terms himself, was in Independence Tuesday afternoon and perfected the details of the caravan stop here. With favor able weather conditions the meeting will be held at the Williams drug cor- the hP , Thrv visited the state fair at Sacra- ner, otherwise it will be held in the iitfce Indian fled from the scene of imt.nto ,nd mu(ie an inspection of the theatre. i shooting, and by E. L. Marshall j Jfr(.(lt industry at Petaluma,1 The caravan will come here from sad Benton MUen, federal olftcers, th Grounds beimr chicken fanciers. "alias and go from nere to MCMinn- u4 Robert Marshall, driver of the car. Mr Grounds, in speaking of tot took one of tho party of rnrers:tr;p Baid. -It was very pica8ant and New Grand Ronde the night of the , nU.restinjr. and there are parts of shooting. Other witnesses wlcalifornia which are annealinely at- the I ville to remain over nigni. I). & isiined by the state were John War- di, father of the defendant; Mr. W. B. Wilson and C. H. Glover of New Grind Ronde. The testimony brought out by tho fate wan that Price had arrested Phillip Warren and Henry Petite, Mother Indian, for having liquor in 'keir possession after Perry had pur Amed a bottle of moonshine from Wtrren for $2. Warren, it was twtified, started to fight Price, when he was struck over the right temple by the officer with tho butt of his pintol. Both prisoners subsequently fade their escape. About 20 minutes afterwords, M'e Price, Todd, Perry, Holdcn and Robert Marshall were standing in front of the parajfe on the main street of the town, Warren waa seen "wing down the street with a rifle. H hid behind a nearby automobile. Min Warren came up Trice stepped tand attempted to take the gun way from the Indian. A scuffle cn ,ued during which Price fired one 'hot, Warren at least four, Perry one "id Holdcn four. At the conclusion "'the shooting Price was dead, with bullet wound near his heart and Mother in his abdomen, and Todd was tot once through the head, dying 'tout an hour afterward. . " The slate concluded its case at 4:0 Tuesday afternopn and the first itness enlli.,1 t to had testified for tho state. He Wa questioned about the kinds and number of pistols carried by the jarious officers in tho raiding party. "en7 Petite, Warren's alleged part "er Mr. and Mrs. John Warren, par- " or tho defendant, and Taulino tractive, but it is a place for the rich ones rather than those of mod erate means or the poor. We en joyed every minute of it, with no disagreeable features, but after all, it seemed good to get home." FLETCHER IS TO HAVE LAW PARTNER WOMAN'N CLUB STARTS ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR arrcn, his sister, were examined by k , r cout adjourned for the day. The trinl'took oh intense interest Jien the defendant took. the , stand 0(lnos,lay morning declaring that he W shot Price in self-defense nnd de "'lnS that he had ever seen Todd. he Indian sworo that Price had shot him Avhen he resisted nrrest, and , ; had fired back to prevent "'"'I? killed J1 V Trice 'arl with hiH pistol, and that he fired 8hVh0t "l h'm' ,)Ut the point of wh t first is in dispute. Tho defense fended that Price and "Jap" Perry ad bn drinking with the alleged OMishincr, and that Warren was ?,Gd bv the liaor and the blow , i hp!ld that he di(1 not know at he was doing when he fired. he defense contrived to maneuver The state has admitted struck Warren on the Thirteen were present at a meeting of the Woman's club Wednesday afternoon in the club rooms in the city hall building. It was a busy session with Mrs. Margaret Nissen, president, in the chair. Mrs. 0. I). Butler was appointed chairman of the program committee; Mrs. A. L. Keeney chairman of the calendar committee, Mrs. C. O. Slo per chairman of the ways and means committee, and Mrs. Donald P. Mac Carthy chairman of the civic com mittee. , ' The resignation of Mrs. Clifford as secretary was accepted, owing to her departure from the city, and two nominations were made for the place. Refreshments were served at the close of the business session. D. E. Retcher has taken into part nprshin in his law practice, C. R. ---- r Ellis who has been located at Salem 1h the Industrial CI 1 1 vwiv ' Accident commission for some little time. Mr. El'Ss has a wife and one daugh ter and will move to Independence inside of a few days and take up his new dut'es. The new firm will be known as Fletcher & Ellis, and will continue to occupy the Fletcher suite of offices in the Cooper block. Mr. Fletcher states the partner ship became necessary to properly care for his practice. Mr. Ellis is a fine gentleman and has had several years of law practice. SNEAK THIEVES TAKE CHICKENS; STRIP CAR Sneak thieves made a busy night of it on Saturday last. The chicken house of Mrs. E. O. Seeley was raided and a number of fine hens taken .,. , The sedun belonging to Mrs Nicker son, which was wrecked recently by on S. P. train, was looted and every part which could be removed was carried away. The car had been left where it was demolished, awaiting the visit of the adjusting agent, and the thief took advantage of the situ ation, to remove the various accesso ries which were imtact. UFTHOTIIAL MISS ROSE . 't IS FORMALLY ANNOUNCED M. W. Lewis Rose, Staff Officer, Major and Q. th.. TTnt Onnrters Imperial British forces and Mrs. Ktte. Rose, White House Wignch Ranche, Independence, Oregon, an TuZ the betrothal of . their only daughter, Winifred to . B.rchapl , A. Van Loan, B. AI eldest son of .Mr. and Mr" J. L. Van Lpan MoWvUth, Son Mr,Van Loan is a gradu ate of the University of Oregon, and i, now studying at the Universy pf Oregon Medical School in Portland, Oregon. V A tentative budget was prepared Wednesday night for the expense of operating the city of Independence for the year 1923, and it calls for a reduction of nearly three mills in the levy for city purposes. This budget waa prepared by all of the members of the city council, Mayor R. M. Walker, Acting Recorder R. W. Baker, City Treasurer C W. Irvine, and a taxpayers' representation by C. A. McLaughlin, J. E. Hubbard, William Cockle, Charles G ,' Irvine, Donald P. MacCarthy and A. C. Moore. A report by the treasurer shows that the city is on a sound, financial basis, with balances in all of the funds to care for the rest of this year's ex pense and leave a considerable turn over, and furthermore that the bonded indebtedness is being steadily re duced. . The meeting was a very harmon ious one. The budget as adopted will be submitted to the taxpayers of the city at a meeting to be held later. It provides for an estimated tax of $8,244.12 against a $9,952.12 levy a vear aeo. a reduction of $1708. or approximately three mills on the half a million valuation of the city. The tentative budget calls for: Sewer refunding bonds and interest $750.00 Street intersection bonds and . interest 1484.12 Fire equipment bonds and interest 530.00 Emergency fund 500.00 0:ty library 500.00 Chief of police 1200.00 City treasurer 75.00 Improvement of streets .... 500.00 Publication of notices 100.00 Merchandise 200.00 Recorder 300.00 Light and water 2600.00 Health officer 30.00 Drayage 15.00 Fire department 300.00 City camp ". ; 150.00 These items total $9244.12. The estimated receipts and carryover are placed at $1000, making it necessary to raise $8244.12 by tax. Franklin W. Cole died at his home in the Hopville district, south of Inde pendence, last Saturday morning, fol lowing an illness, of nearly two years, eulminatinar in a paralytic stroke a few days preceding his death. FuneraV tservices under the direction of A. L. Keeney were held from the home Sunday afternoon at 2 oxlock, Dr. II." Charles Dunsmore ' of the Presbyterian church officiating. Burial was made at Brownsville Mon day afternoon, services at the grave being iri, charge of Crawfordsville lode 'of -'6(fibFellows, of which the deceased ticf been a member since lass April 13, about 45 year-ago. He was married to Miss Allie'Jarrett of Brownsville 29 years ag , wnsurvives, together wim seven iiiuuwiu xucjr n. Cole, Mrs. Maude Opeper, Daniel Cole, Mrs. Elsie Heightsiss Callie Cole, Otis and Glenn &le?iaJUre8iding in the vicinity of Independencaexcept ing Mrs. Cooper who lives atAirlie Mr. Cole served for a time as mar shal of Brownsville, moving to the Hopviile district 13 years ago, where he had sUice resided. Cole was vborn in Vermont IM), and came to Oregon FARM EXHIBITS AT FAIR GOOD Independence Has Excep tionally Attractive Booth NAHUN NORTON DIES AT HOME NEAR MONMOUTH G. A. WELLS GROWS FINE TOKAY GRAPES The assembling of the community exhibit at the Polk County fair brought to light a number of very interest mg developments on local farms. Among these is the cultiva tion of tokay grapes by George A. Wells, a prominent Buena Vista rancher who is devoting considerable time to" fruit culture in the various phases. - - Mr. Wells is producing tokay grapes of exceptional quality and on display at the Enterprise office is o hn..h which we?ghs S pounds. It is attracting much attention. IIASELTON OPENS WOOD YARD HERE L. E. Haselton, who has been hand ling wood for esveral years, conduct ing operations from his ranch north of town, has opened a retail wood yard in Independence, having leased from H. Hirschberg ground near the Oregon Milling & Warehouse com pany's mi?, Mr. Haselton is having mill ..wood shipped here from Silverton and has purchased 45 cords of oak from the Reynolds place south of town, which is being trucked to the new yard. Nahun Norton, age 72 years, died at his home just south of Monmouth October 6th, with heart trouble as the malady. He is survived by a daught ter, Mrs. Hester Wood of Fhilomath, a son, Aaron Norton of Castle Rock, Wash., and one brother, Wiley Nor ton of Airlie. Funeral services in charge of A. L. Keeney were held at the Kings Valley cemetery Sunday afternoon at 2 oVock, Rev. J. L. Ballantyne offic iating. Mr. Norton was born at Kings Valley, May 9, 1850, and has spent practically his entire life in that lo cality and in the" vicinity of Mon mouth. D. P. LAMB TO BUILD MODERN RESIDENCE HERE D. P. Lamb of Valsetz, civil engi neer in the employ of the Cobbs & Mitchell' company, has awarded a con tract to Charles D. Smiley for the erecton of a modern bungalow with eround dimensions of 28x40 on a lot just to the west of the Walter, grapes' Plant "residence on west Monmouth street. Work to be started at once. The community exhibits were nota Me features at the Polk County fair,' and naturally attracted a larga amount of attention. Brush College secured first place, scoring 82 points; Mt. Pisgah, second, with 79 points; Monmouth, third, with 77 points, and Independence, fourth with 69 points. . So far as Independence is con cerned, it lost out on technicalities to quite an extent, and this was due to the committee in charge not being thoroughly conversant with the entry rules. For instance, while Independ- ence had a very extensive and it might be said elaborate display, there wa; no threshed grain. Then a bale of hops wa. placed in the center of the booth, obscuring articles, and tins cut off more points. The booth was commercialized by permitting F. M. Brown to maintaia nursery literature in front of -WW deduction. Notwith- mn&iiiB , i standing these detractions Independ ence is quite well satisfied with the. showing which was made by farmers residing in this vicinity. - A novel feature of the exhibit waa a basket containing 287 eggs, repre sentative of the number of eggs which had been laid by a White Leghorn belonging to Dr. R. E. Duganne in l months. The exhibitors in the booth were: Frank Webster Squashes, pump kins, musk melons. Ed. Rex Hubbard squasnes. F. M. Brown Garden seed, kudzu, sunflowers, cucumbers, pears. Wade McKee Sorgum, millet and firetta. ,": Mr. Keller Early Michigan pota- toes. - - Mr. Letteken Water melons, corn, beans. P.O. Black Apples. .. . Hugh Hanna Pears. Uncle Blliy Wright Tomatoes horse radish, sunflowers. CHINA-QUAIL SEASON WILL OPEN SUNDAY Local nimrods are getting their guns in readiness for the opening of the season Sunday on Chinas and quail. Five birds is the day limit, whether it be one or the other or a J combination of the two. INCREASED TAX UP TO VOTERS Polk Court Submits Ques tions of Increasing Con stitutional Limit On the Road of Good Intentions nr ' 1 VWHERfcPOVOU II J ' " .S Two financial questions are to be submitted to the -voters of Polk county at the coming election, calling for the expenditure of $73,482. Both questions have been certified to by the county court. One calls for the raising of $40,000 for road purposes, $2000 for county fair, $2000 for county agent's salary, and $2682 for the county library. The other calls for $26,800 for the general fund to provide for bridges on the west side Pacific highway at Rickreall, Basket slough near the tile factory north of Monmouth, and two bridges across Soap creek. The purpose of the $40,000 levy is to provide a working capital for the construction of roados. This would in clude the erection of gravel bunkers and the distribution of as much gravel as possible upon the roads of the county. T. F. CLIFFORD TAKES CHARGE SANDY CREAMERY Dears. Charles Roher White dent corn. Burton Estate Grapes. W. W. Huntley Grapes, tomatoes; and pie pumpkin. H. Loretz Pears and hickory nuts. Homer MUs Netted Gem potatoes cabbage. S. Cox Pears, potatoes. John Ward Yellow dent corn, water melons; musk melons, squash, pumpkins, grapes. Major Rose Several kinds of winter apples, corn. George A. Wells Apples, pears, walnuts, filberts and the Flaming Tokay grapes. B. T. Merrill Tomatoes, popcorn, pears, garden seed, pie pumpkin. William Quartier Summer squash, tomatoes, grapes, French kale. E. E.. Tripp Onions. Paul Scott Water melons, squash es, pumpkins. Shido Bros. Sweet potato squash, sweet pumpkin, and banana squash. Davidson & Hedges Green prunes, Stark's Delicious and Winter Banana apples. , :. - Will Craven Grapes. Gosser & Son Sunflowers, squash es, beans, carrots, cabbage, onions. J. S. Bohannon Green walnuts. V. M. DeCoster Walnuts. T. L. Hartman Tomatoes Frank Hennagin Eggs. Dr. R. E. Duganne Eggs. ' E. Clemens Horst Co. Hops. Mrs. H. B. Fletcher, Mrs. A. L. Thomas and Mrs. J. S. Robbie Canned Fruit. '. Independence Creamery Butter. T. F. Clifford, head butter maker at the Independence creamery, has resigned nils position here and has accepted the management of the Farmers' Cooperative creamery at Sandy, Oregon, vwhich is located on the Sandy, boulevard, just to the east of Portiahd?" Mr. Clifford left Tues day to take up his new duties and he was joined the following day by Mjs. Clifford and daughter, Carolyn, j Mr. Clifford is recognized as a very cpmp.eta.nt abutter maker. He has j been wjth the creamery here for two (years or more. F. E. HENNAGIN GETS CHICKEN HONORS AT FAIR F. E. Hennagin of the Independence Eggery with an exhibit of 18 birds was given an even dozen awards at the Polk county fair last week. Mr. Hennagin was awarded first honors on a pen of four pullets and cockerel'; first, second and third on a pullet; first on a pen of four hens 'and a cock; first, second and third on hen; first on cock; first, second and third Ion cockerel.