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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1901)
INDEPENDENCE ENTEltl'UISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, AUGUST. 15, 1901. r From Several Corrupondcnt. L Mr. Boot Is remodeling thft cot tage luuth of his reitlonoe. Mr, fltina has gone to Ht. Helens toTlilt her son, Mr. Jay Detnln. Mr. Mead MuClure and wife spent Sunday with Monmouth friend. A family from Michigan arrived here with a car load of furniture Saturday. Woodford Vance and family, of Portland, aj.ont part of thin week with relative! here. Mr. Jennie Hewitt is up from Portland this week tisiting her mother, Mra, Davis. Mr. Ira C. Powell and family and Mr. Iulliam and family If ft Monday for the count. Miss Kva Mulker returned Sat urday after an extended visit with her sister at Arlington. Mra. Claude Boothby and baby, of L Camas, Wash., are visiting with O. T. Boothby and family. Mra. Uuiphlette ift for Corvallii the first of the week, where she will reside for the rest of the sun nier. Mr. and Mrs. Hteepy, of Port land, came down on the excursion Sunday and spent the day with relatives here. The Misses Wier, who have ben visiting Miss Opal Hall for several weeks, left last week for their home at Walla Walla. Mr. tieorge Adkins has. been ap pointed U. S. forest ranger and will bo stationed at Fish Lake in the Cascade mountains. - Mr. and 'Mrs. ItM left last Thursday for a trip to Nye Creek. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.. Zurchr. Mrs. Parriah and Mies I.ora Lewis. Mrs. L. H. Mitchell, of La Grande, left Tuesday, nfter a short stay with relatives here. Mrs. Mitchell was formerly Miss Icy lfowell, of this place. Died, on Thursday, August 8, at Tli Dalles hospital, Arthur Horace Hampton, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. I). M. Hampton, of Mon mouth. Arthur Hampton left Ins home at Monmouth about the last of Juno to visit his sisti-r, Mrs. Johnston, of Morrow, Sherman county. On th first of August he was taken sick with appendicitis and taken immediately to the hos pital at The Dalles and an opera tion was performed, after which lie seemed to improve, until the olh inst, when ho became worse, and his parent were summoned ami remained ut his Irdside until his death, which occurred on the 8th. HONUOUTH IUTH ITEMS, j The remains were brought to the home of the bereaved parents, where funeral amices were con ducted by Profa Buck ham and B. F. Mulkev. Mr. and Mrs. Hamp ton have the sympathy of the en tire community in losing so bright and studious a son. Arthur was fifteen years old and stood high in hia studies. lie will be great!) missed. J. P. Dicus' house is beginning to loom up. I). M. Hewitt and Jeff Miller, of Lewisyille, were in town Saturday. Halleckit Pool have just finished Mr. Boots' house and it looks fine now. M. McClure, of Portland, for merly of Monmouth, was in town Sunday. Orta Barny, of Portland, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Corn well Sunday. . Mr. Jamison, the warehouse man, has let out about twenty thousand sacks already. Frank Clark and family, of Salem, are visiting with his brother William at present. The new brick in the burnt dis trict is to be buillt by day labor in stead of contract labor. , Mr. and Miss McCliotish, of Portland, spentSunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cornwall. Jay Davis, of Portland, formerly of Monmouth, spent Sunday in town, returning the same day. Quite a number of people were here from Portland Sunday, taking advantage of the excurioti train. Jesse Si unison took advantage of the excursion and came home on a viHit and Miss Essie returned with him. Dexter Lanktree, of Corvallis, was visiting his sister, Mrs. T. II. Halleck, Sunday and Monday, re turning home Tuesday The hum of the thresher and the whistle of the engine is heard on every side these times. Sunday the threshers were oil quiet. Grain is turning out from 25 to ,'!0 bushels per acre, which is a good yield, and with a good price the farmer and everybody else will be happy. L, Jlaggy and wife were visiting their daughter, Mrs. 1). Hampton, and other relatives over .bumlay, returning to their home in Mo Mi'nuville Monday. Some said there was no old wheat in the warehouses in the valley, hut that is a mistake, for with the be ginning of harvest thcro was about twenty thousand bushels in the Monmouth warehouse and some has been here since 181M. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. m vv v.,-' w lfv J) Daily and 4 fee- W ' . UHday j e Tho Daily and Sunday Oregonian can bo had for 20 cents per wook; the Daily alone for 15 cents per week. HARRY E. WAGONER, AGENT. N a , z N CI II II II II II II II II II II II o loa cream sod at Wagoner'. The pay car pawed through town to day. Cheater Hlumherg la now located at Hlncoe, Wah. W, P. Conuaway wa passenger on the north-bound train Wednesday. The rallnwd bridge Inspector were In the city thla week with their apeclal car, Mlmi Alta Kates, formerly of thla city, waa married at Walla Wash., to day. A girl was born to Mr, and Mra. Harry 1-aoey, who live near town, on August 6th, Mra. Ida Alien and children, of Portland, came up today for a visit with Miae Patience Cooper. . O. D. Ireland and wife, wbo bave been visiting lu varloua parta of the valley, returned to Moomoulb today. There 1 nothing better than pure aoda for a cool drink wbeu everything used lu the syrupa is pure. Wagoner'. PloKel is tin artist wbo makes everything In photo jewelry and but ton picture, and all kind of picture novelliee. Mr. Burton, wbo Is working for tbe Water A Light Company, baa moved bis family to tbe little residence south f tbe plaut. Mlaa Carrie Haley, of Monmouth, baa accepted a poaltion with F. A. Douty in tbe drygooda department and commenced work tbl morning. Geo. A. Wilcox was a passenger to Woodburu Tuesday ' afternoon, ou a visit to bla brother, wbo Is 8, P. agent I here. George will resume bla duties at the office here tbe first of tbe week. ' It the action of your bowels is not easy and regular, seriout complications must be the final result. DeWitt's Little Early Riser will remove this j danger. Safe, pleasant and effective. A. H. Locke. j v ! Mis Ivy Grace Burton, valedict orian of tbe class of 1001, panned through Corvallis Saturday, enroute to Newport, She returned to her home at Independence Monday. Cor vallis Times. J. It. Cooper, who recently burned a kilo of brick, has 2.50,000 now on baud, as fine brick as can be purchased any where. He will sell them in any quantity, and at prices that will meet any competition. The interest in river bathing con tluues unabated. This week more ladies improve the opportunity, In fact they are in the majority. Large crowds of spectator journey to the river bank each even lug. Home of the boys on the road who have beeu traveling ou passes and lost tbem last mouth, are kicking most vigorously. It is now not permitted for any passes to be issued ou the ground of being shippers. Arrangements are being pushed whereby the elty of Independence w ill dolts own collecting of city taxes. Tbe proper books uud blanks are be ing secured and asscssiug will com mence iu tbe near future. Wesley Perry returned from Sacra mento, C'al., last week. In the past two yeans Wesley has beeu in nearly every state west of the Mississippi and some east of It and he says he would uot give; Oregon for all of them. Mrs. Maud Ireland, who waa taken last week to the Good iSamarilau hos pital at Portland, underwent a severe surgical operation, but is Improving rapidly and her speedy recovery Is anticipated by her many friends. The Misses Itose and Mary Clod- telter. May Wil.iou aurt May Irvine and Ernest Johnson, Carl llerreu, Wlllard Craven and Glen Ooodmau formed a merry picnic party which Visited Falls City a week ago Sunday. Itev. Dr. Thompson, in a recent con versation, said he had married nearly a thousand couple, nearly 2o0 couple being iu Corvallis alone. We doubt very much whether auy other minister In the state can claim a similar record. In cases of cough or" croup give the little one One Minute Cough Cure; Then rest easy and haw no (ear. 1 he child will he all right in a little while. It never fails. Pleasant to take, .always safe, sure and almost instantaneous in tlect. A. S. Locke. Zbt University of Oregon. Highest standard in the state. Two hand red course in Literature, Science and the Art, Science and Engineering and Music. New buildings and equipment, seven new instructors; nearly 6,000 volumes added to library in 1H01. Somiuer School with Univer aity credit. Special couree for teachers, for law and medical student. Department of Education for teachers, principal and super intendant. Tuition free, cot of living low. Three students granted scholarships in large eastern universities in 1901. Send name to President or Registrar for circulars and catalogues, Eugene, Oregon. F. 8. Younger left Friday to find a permanent location. He will prob ably go Into business with bis son, Ernest, In California, though be i not certain. The valley doe uot agree with Mr. Youoger' bealtb, and so be leave the valley permanently. Geo. Adkins will leave tomorrow for Fish Lake, where he has been ap pointed a forest reserve officer. Hia duties are to look after some thirteeu miles of forset to see that the fire do not gain a foothold. The alary lor this position is some $60 per month. On Saturday evening, President Campbell, of tbe Bute Normal School, will lecture on "Oregon Scenery, from Chautauqua lecturers of national repu tation. Dallas and Monmouth will also bear tbe same men. This week we bave received a num ber of complaint concerning tbe bridge between this city and Mon mouth, which has a number of holes in it and also tbe boards were getting very thib and a horse in going across might smash through. Tbe road supervisors wbo bave jurisdiction over this abould give it immediate atten tion and save Polk county a probable damage suit. Rev. J. Waggoner, of Lost Angeles, who bas been in the state several weeks arranging for prominent lec turers to appear tnis winter in tne Ocean. Valley, Plain and Mountain I larger places, waa in the city Monday , . t , iha . flm. thI ! and Tuesday, and will return later in Height." lor the first time this thj wwfe -Rev. Waggoner tells us he splendid collection of stereopticoa has become so infatuated with 'our views will be nresented to tbe public. I climate and prospects that be has de- President Campbell is always Instruc- i c'ded to locate permaneotiy m j"oik j . ; i ,.. u ' county, probably in Independence. He tive and eutertainiug.-'iaqaioa Bay , wl), age t0 move bis family to this News. Nar Patterson, who has been living: at Rossland, B. C, for several years, writes that he "will leave Rosslaud tbe 15th for 'God's country,' as we here call it. I have had my fill ot strikes and think there has been between 2,000 and 3,000 people left here in the last month since the strike waa de clared. My new address will be Old Mission, Washington." About the 25th of September the first of a series of lectures will be given lu Independence. Dr. Boyer, one of the most eloquent men iu the West, will lecture, and soon thereafter Dr. Hudson, Dr. Rodt;r aud others will ap pear. Tbcse men are to speaK in tne l county at once, tie nas oeeu eni;ageu for two sermons a mouth by tbe Perry dale Christian church. THE CITY 5 Crock transfer go. i F- M-SKINNER, Prop. principal cities of Oregon, aud are ' fegeC " y A ....My personal attention given to t& all orders entrusted to me. 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