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I f VA M MtBf ! 4H YKA ItNo. 11. HONOR MEMORY YOUNGJVILLIAMS funeral Service. Largely Attended ana unucr Masonic Auspices nnf.il floral offerings were i nt the funeral of F.rnost Williams, which was held from the . p. WiilinntM residence Sunday, rh. Kolv. accompanied by the widow, jlrt, Evelyn William, a bride of a W, and brother, . Wayman C. Mlli'sms, arrived in Independence last c...iHtf from Vancouver, British Columbia, itnd wm Ukrn in charge W Funeral Director A. L. Keeney, n H. Charles iJunamore 01 vne prwbytcrian church conducted the teftkv at the house, ana ho touch infly referred to the fine character of the young man. The music was atharico of Mra. George Conkey. Burial was made in the old English (tnveUry at Ailrie, Lyon lodge, A. F. 1 A. M. having- charge of thia aer rk. The pall bearers were: P. W. Ijend, A. KUJianuer, J. . v. Butler, Jr., Howard Morlan, A. L. Miller and Orland Dadman. There was a color guard, com- aowd of American Legion member lud former aailora Jn which service Jtt younir man acrved during the war. They were: Elmer Frye, C C. Archi- m!d, Glen Smith and Art ISlack. Amont: the floral piece were kndomc ones from the Manor of Vincouver, British Columlia Power, -ompany and the American Legion. Mr. Williama was born at Airlie April 22. 1894. making his age 23 7an. He finished the grado school it Airi it-; came to Independence for :a hiK'i achool course ana wax prominent Irr athletics and achool titk. He then went to the Univcr- itjr of Oregon, taking a course in iril engineering and waa exceedingly iive in athletics. He was a member the Multnomah Athletic club of .ttland. Ho served in the navy firing the war. He went to British Columbia about Arte years airo, and tit the time of death was in Uie employ of the Suskin Operations, Limited, as sup- mtendent and engineer. About a year ago he was married a Mins Evelyn Cameron, who sur- nves. Mr. Wlilianu wasst memler of the Port CoquilUn, B. C, lodge of Masons aid tho American Legion Post at Eugene. AmoiiL' those in attendance at the funeral were: Verne Williama, Mr, and Mrs. S. C. Scanlon, Lester Wood, Orland liadman of Portland; Mrs. Laura Troxel, Charles Goycnu of Eugene and T. B. Hooker of DnIIus. MONTHLY CLAIMS ARE ALLOWED BY CITY COUNCIL About the . usual batch of claims Were audited and ordered paid at the meeting; of the city council Wednes day niirht. anil while a number of ither matters occupied tho attention of the council no definite action was taken and an adjournment finally was made until next Wednesday night. The claims allowed nre; farmers State Bank, taxes.. $10.85 Mt. States Power Co , :12.37 C L. Chamberlain 1300 Brash Mfg. Co 32.00 frank Bush 84.00 Jake Fctzor ( 30.00 f- 0, 1'ai ker ', 100.00 L Damon 48.00 J- D. Hibbs & Co. r.. 85.29 W. Iiaker 4.07 HOMER HILL BUYS THE UNDERIIILL HANOI ThrmiKh a deal which has just been Pwfected, Homer Hill becomes the jor of the H . R. Underhill ranch, ,octed al)Ut a mile 80Uth of Inde pendence on the main road. The ranch insists f 145 ,)cre8( with good ""''dings Jtm! in a fine state of culti vation. Mr. Underbill will continue to oper alc the ranrh for tho present at least. Sanson funeral is held from church Funeral 8frviia tnf .TnonrV TtfiZflTI- . who died October 24th, were held w the Presbyterian church last afternoon, Rev. George Van rennn of Salem officiating and COUNTY DIVISION OF ti:,( ni;ics is organized Tho Polk county division of the Ktato readier' association waa per fected at the county institute at Dallas Wednesday. L. L. Gooding of Monmouth was elected president; 0. I). Byi-m of Independence, vice president, and Johiuh Willa of Dallus, swretary-treuHurer. A check was made of the ISO teachers in tho Polk county schools, showing that more than half are graduates or have attended the Ore gon Normal school. A feature of Wednesday'! program was an address by Dr. Dubach of tho Oregon Agricultural college on "Poli tical Parties." He did not, however, refer to the Oregon situation. It was decided to devote two days to tho annual county school meet in stead of one. The first day is to be devoted to a tennis tournament, typewriting and declamation contests, and tho second day to the track and field events. Both are to be held on Saturday during the latter part of May with a week elapsing. Dallas has 'he event this year. CLOSES CIGAR STORE; WILL GO TO PORTLAND Oliver Smith has closed his cigar store and pool room in the Whiteaker building, stored the fixtures and has moved his household goods to Port land where he expects to reside per manently. Mrs. Smith went to Port land Wednesday, but Mr. Smith will remain here until after election. REPAIRING REVETMENT - HERE IS UNDER WAY Repairing of tho revetment, just to the north of town, has been start ed under the direction of the war de parmcnt Operations will continue for about three weeks and will then be suspended until spring. MONMOUTH AFFAIRS TOLD IN BRIEF FORM A i.nr nrnttir IL'A1Iinr tnnlr nlupp when Mrs. Sadie Singleton and Otto I). Stevens were married, the pasior, Rev. L. Farris Powell officiating. After the usual services the minister asked the audience to be Heated. Mrs. P. E. Chambers sanjr "U rromisc Mo" Min flrnco Pnrltor nlflVinl the wedding march while the bride and groom came up the isle usncrea oy Mr. Sickafoosc. The bride wore a cream lace dress and carried a large imuquei oi yenow cnrysaiiinriuuiua. They will make their home in Port- bind. Mrs. Lydia Charmichel left for her home near Lexington last Sunday after visiting with her parents north of town for several weeks. Mrs. Vance Butler went to Portland Saturday, returning Monday evening. Miss Mildred Mnnning went to Cor vall'ts Saturday to witness the foot ball game. Miss Allen went to Portland Sat urday to visit with friends, return ing Monday. As there is no school this week she decided to visit her sister in Albany for a few days. Francis Arant and wife and little daughter spent1 Friday and Saturday .with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Arant. Miss Jane Punlnp attended the C. E. convention in Independence and church in Monmouth Sunday. Mrs. Gross a former student at the Normal spent Sunday in town. Miss Ensterbrook of Eugene at tended the C. E. convention at Inde pendence and aang a solo at the Christian church Sunday morning. Herbert Powell came over to Cor vallis Saturday ot see the bell game returning by way of town to spend Sunday with his parents. He re turned to Eugene Monday where he is attending the U. of O. A group of young people enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. Vance Butler Tuesday evening at a Hallowe'en party. The house was decorated suitable for the occasion and the first hour was mirthfully spent trying to identify each other under the masks. Inter n duli'lv lunch was served and all went home feeling that the even ing was well spent. Tho high school also gave a Hallow e'en party the same evening. Mrs. M. E. Tercival went to Port land Tuesday to visit her daughter. Our city has been without water for a few days and Oh! the dishes INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOV. 3, 1922 ISIS WILL HAVE RADIO OUTFIT Complete Heavy Set Arriv ed Last Night and Will Be Put in at Once Tho Isig theatre in to have a big powerful radio outfit. The equip ment arrived from Portland last night and will be installed at once. It will be equipped with all of tho latest contrivances for reproducing the ! sound waves from all points along the coast and the eastern country as well. It is the purpose of Ross Nel son, Isis manager, to feature election returns next Tuesday night and this will be done unless there is some un forseen contingency. FORMER RESIDENT HERE DIES IN SALEM HOSPITAL William Slopcr, a former resident of Independence, died at Willamette hospital, Salem, Sunday, after an ex tended illness. He was 69 years old. He was born near Davenport, Iowa. Mr. Sloper came to Oregon in 1877, settling at Independence, remaining here, for about 20 years, and then moving to Salem, where he had since resided. Mr, Sloper is survived by his widow, Mrs. Melvina Sloper; two sons Leon L. of Waterloo, Ore., and Ross. esno, Calif., and one daughter, , of Fre Mrs. Lillie L. Loftin tf Waterloo, Mrs. Sloper is a brother of T. W. Hart. , The funeral was held Tuesday at Salem and interment was made in Jason Lee cemetery. Among those attending the service were: Mr. and Mrs. George Sloper and T. W. Hart of Independence; Ezra Hart and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Roberts of Salt Creek. MONMOUTH HAS TROUBLE FROM WATER SUPPLY A lot of inconvenience was caused in Monmouth Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday by the city water system failing to function. Monmouth gets its water from near Falls City, the pipe line being approximately iu miles in length. Water was shut off at the intake last Saturday in order to clean out debris which had accu mulated Thus the pipe was drained, and as there are points along the line higher than the source, it requir ed three or four days for the water to fill the pipe but the flow again became normal Wednesday and it is not probable that there will ever be recurrence of the trouble. The Nomal and the training school found it necessary to close, and house holders and others had it forcibly brought to their attention that tho ' city is very much dependent upon its ( city water system. If you want Polk County represented by a man who was one of the leaders of the House the last term and who is working for Polk County all of the time, vote for E. F LETCH E FROM POLK COUNTY "No interest to serve except the people's interest" is the slogan which Mr. Fletcher worked under during the past term, and his record fully substantiates it. And not only that, he was aggressive and constructive in his work. Born and raised on a farm, he understands and is in sym pathy with the rural problems. Trained in business and a lawyer by profession, he has the qualifications, includ ing integrity and aggressiveness to ably care for Polk's interests. , , Fletcher for Representative Club R. M. Walker, Chairman Paid Adv.' .1457 LOCAL MEN FIND DEER BASHFUL AT MYRTLE CREEK After experiencing considerable car trouble, James Hilliard, Henry Birk hol,, George Conkey and A. W. Clester returned on Thursday night of last week from Myrtle Creek, where they had spent nearly two weeks hunting deer and stopping at the Hilliard ranch, which is being op erated by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grounds, Mrs. Grounds being a daughter of Mr.Hilliard and both she and her husband former residents of Jndeependeme, The deer family, particularly the mae members, were not as friendly as the local men desired, but if they were a bit inhospitable, the Grounds on the other hand turned the scales in the other direction. The local nimrods, however, found some excitement, Mr. Conkey bring ing down a "spike" and Mr. Hilliard an older one. And they found ample opportunity for exercise in negotiat ing the mountains. They put in seve ral days of genuine strenuosity, which they professed to enjoy, but it waa a noticeable fact that in conversation with these gentlemen the outstanding feaure of the outing was the highly pleasing treatment which they re ceived from the Grounds. As one member expressed it, "They .started us off in the morning prepared for a strenuous day, and apparently sensing that negotiating mountain trails for seven or eight hours was an appetiz- , ing iasK, me ainnera wmca were pre-, I i 1 . .1 . j: pared for us by Mrs. Grounds met! ith 0UJ. most hearty approval. These inc)uded a veni8on stew topped off with dumplings of sufficient size to more than meet the full require ments." The Hilliard ranch , is about eight miles east of the town of Myrtle Creek and is on Myrtle Creek. It has about 15 acres of prunes in bearing and con siderable other tillable land. The day after the local nimrods j started for home, a fine big buck put in appearance at the Hilliard ranch, eorrnng to within a few rods of the ranch house. Mrs. Grounds took a j shot at it, wounding it, and with the assistance of a neighbor, Mrs. Bates, finally succeeded in killing" it. WILL BLOCK SALE IS ATTENDED BY MANY The attendance at .the public sale of Will Bloch's at the Nelson ranch, just to the northwest of town, Wed nesday, was exceptionally heavy, and terminated quite successfully. A big bunch of brood sows and pigs brought excellent prices and the other arti cles with a few exceptions Were dis- j posed of to advantage. A. L. Stev enson acted as auctioneer ana ira Mix served as clerk. Real chicken sandwitches were a feature of the lunch, 42 chickens be ing used for this purpose. Mr. Bloch will retire from farming and expects to go into the retail meat business, although he has not yet de- cided where. HO WO CITY IN BRIEF A. L. Allen and Merle Nye are are entitled to honors for quick, ef effective work in deer hunting. They went to Tillamook last Satur day night and returned home the fol lowing night with a good sized deer, which was killed by Mr. Allev Mrs. William Campbell 'has as her guest, Miss Lucile Elliott of Spokane, Wash. Miss Elliott, who was former ly an instructor in the Salem high school, is now at the head of the pub lic speaking department of the Spo kane high school. Chief of Police F. O. Parker and G. C. Skinner returned last Saturday from a week's hunting trip in the mountains' east of Gates. Rain made it extremely uncomfortable for them and as they found scarcely no indica tions of deer they cut short . their stay in the timber. Dr. H. Charles Dunsmore will go to Portland for; the weekend and be present at the joint celebration of the birthday of his daughter, Mrs. Macey and his son, Bruce Faye Duns more, which occurs on November 5th, which will be duly observed at the Macey home. ' ' Miss Mabel Porterfield has crrived from Oakland for an indefinite stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Porterfield. Miss Porterfield, who is a trained nurse had Deen loomng forward to a home visit at a later date, but owing to the illness of Mrs. Porterfield, came now, caring for her mother. to assist in Not all Hollowe'en acts are mis chevious, as the Rev. J. S. Green, pastor of Grace Methodist church, can testify. Tuesady night the door bell at the parsonage was rung, and an answer to the summons revealed an array of canned fruit and other edibles from members of the congre- gation. Mrs. 1 Crosby Dalton and little daughter Jane of Coquille have been visiting for several days with friends and relatives in Independence and Monmouth. Mrs. Dalton was accom panied r by her sister, Miss Elsie STcinners of Chicago, who has been visiting for a time at the Dalton home. Miss Shinners returns from here to her home in Chicago. Complimenting Mrs. Lester Neil, who will leave soon for her new home in Hermiston, the ladies of the lethodist Aid society put their work aside e'arly at the regular meeting Thursday afternoon and enjoyed an hour of social recreation. At the close of the pleasant afternoon the ladies served a tempting luncheon. Charles Atwater of Monmouth has leased the S. Muhleman ranch and will take possession the latter part of this week. Mr. Muhleman, accom panied by his wife and one child, left Tuesday for Los Angeles, in a Ford truck which Mr. Muhleman has made very comfortable as living quarters. Mr. Muhleman expects to find employment in the, orange groves, although the main purpose is to find a dryer climate for the winter. The Muhleman are plan ning on returning to Independence in the spring. . "Ted" Irvine was operated upon at the Deaconess hospital, Salem, Wed- J nesday morning, and is getting ' along fairly well according to reports received here yesteday. His mother, J Mrs. T. W. Hart, has been spending several days with him, and his' brother, Roy Irvine of LaCrosse, Wash., spent Tuesday and Wednes day in Salem. This makes the third or fourth operation which has been performed upon "Ted" during the past few weeks. Charles G. Irvine aTid A. C. Moore tried their luck casting for salmon on the Nehalem river last Sunday. From the 1 viewpoint of the fisherman luck was not with them. They "dis covered" that it is something of a trick to stard on the bank of the river-and cast with an ordinary rod a spoon weighing round half a pound out into the stream a few hundred rods arid inveigle a salmon to grab it. They brought home with them four big salmon; the speedometer on the car registered nearly 300 miles. They started Saturday afternoon and got back Sunday night. Dr.'Barrick of Salem was on the NeKalem at the time Messrs. Moore and Irvine were there. MORE MEDALS LOCAL JERSEYS McKee'Bull and Iliff Cow's Qualify for Gold and Silver Medals There have been two noteworthy occurences at Harry D. Iliffs Sunny Lea Jersey farm, south of town, dur ing the past few days. St. Mawes' Lad's Lady, world record senior year ling, has a son, and St. Mawes' Lad's Ruby, a daughter. The sire of both calves is "Maori," owned by Mr. Iliff, and awarded the grand championship honors at the recent state fair. This qualifies St. Mawes' Lad's Ruby for both gold and silver medals and it is the purpose of Mr. Iliff to again place her on test Her butter- fat yield for her test as a senior yearling, for the year ending August 24 was highly satisfactory and by the delivery of a living calf she gains the medal distinction of the American Jersey Cattle club of New York. St Mawes' Lad's Princess, another Iliff cow, has qualified for gold and silver medals, according to tele graphic advice received yesterday by Mr. Iliff from the American Jersey Cattle club of New York. Official figures give her yield in butterfat for the year as 700.40 pounds. She was placed on test September 8, 1921, when she was two years and two days old, and finished September 7, 1922. This performance of Princess heaps honors upon her sire, St Mawes' Lad owned by Sam J. McKee in that it makes him a gold and silver medal bull, a distinction which goes to very few sires. St. Mawes' Lad's Rufcy produced 708 pounds during her test, and the other member of the trio is St Mawes' Lad's Lucy who qualified last February with 706 pounds. St. Mawes' Lad is not only entitled to the two medals, but he enjoys the distinction of being the first bull in Jerseydom which has three daughters with gold and silver medals with their first calf. HAPPENINGS IN THE ELKINS COUNTRY Mrs. G. L. Schrider was called Portland Saturday by the illness to of of her daughter. Mrs. A. Z. Tedrow and son Dell, a student of U. of O. spent Sunday in Kings Valley. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harman spent Saturday visiting at the home of Mr. Harman's sister, Mrs. G. G. Hewitt of Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pitzer spent Sunday visiting relatives at Rickreall. 'Prof. Denman of E. H. S. spent the weekend in Corvallis. C. If. Tetherow has gone to Dallas to spend some time with his father, S. H. Tetherow. At a recent meeting of the Elkins Parent-Teacher association . the fol lowing officers were elected: Levi Oleman, president; Mr. Denman, vice president, and Mrs. A. E. Tetherow, secretary-treasurer. New residents in the Elkins com munityare Charley Shipley and wife on the E. E. Hewitt place and Mr. j Favor and family on R. 0. Dodson's i place. Herman Givinn and family are' leaving the E . E . Hewitt place and moving to Salem, Lloyd Favor is a new scholar at school and is enrolled in the first grade. Frank McEldowney was a visitor in Pedee Sunday. , A very enjoyable S. S. class nart' was given at tne nome oj Mr. art Mrs. Roy Miller Saturday night. 1 goodly number were present and re freshments were served The fol lowing officers were elected for the coming year, Harold Price, president; Florence Enschede, vice president and Mr. Pease secretary-treasurer. C. M. Tetheow, Mrs. Joe Tetherow and son Carl, attended the football game in Corvallis Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George Kutch re turned on Thursday of last week from Tillamook, where they spent a week at the home of a niece, Mrs. S. T. Daniels. Mr. Kutch employed a part of his tmie fishing and was. quite successful. Mr. and Mrs. Kutch left Wednesday for California to spend a month. They are driving and are being accompanied by G. E. Thomason and wife of Turner, Mr. Thomason being a brother of Mrs. 'Kutch. Zmmt made in tho Odd Fcl ,0ws cemetery. there will eb to wasn wnen n. in.