Image provided by: Independence Public Library; Independence, OR
About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1902)
T INDKrKNDENfK KNTKllTKISK, IN I) K P F. N P K N C P , O H K ( ! ON, JULY 17, 1 1(2 Independence Enterprise. AND WEST SICC. ITBUSHKh KVKIIY TIIl'li!V Y. It. K, UUAY.KDITOK M l,liul'KIEl"H. Enter".! at Imloix'iuli'iKt. kIoI!H voinl-Wti iimttur. Subscription $1.50 Per Year. TKI.KHIOSK H MIWCKirTlUN tSATUi. Ctrtot!y In aitviiiicTl ir year Hlx month... T. Sliik'lc copy M I.ooul uotiot"arv3 ct'iit or lln NirafK'(-titluloly BO revluoliou for uny ivumhi wtui1mvtT. Kiiti'S on iiilu.v luivoriWiiii mititt' known on uU-eattou. To Atlverti.so Oregon. A meeting of citizens is called for this evening nt the City Hall to take stops ti properly ml vert iso Independence and Tolk county. An opportunity will lo given tomorrow (Friday) to meet t lie rep resentatives of the Ilarriman railway sys. tein in an informal wav to discuss wavs and means of making known our re sources. The Ilarriman system is willing in a general way to do all it can to at tract homeseekers to the Pacific coast, hut it is dependent upon eat h particular lo cality to do its own advertising. If Inde pendence and Polk county want their share o.f-this immense inllux of settlers now is the time to act. Turn out this evening and let us see what can he done. t'rim AhmiihI INmW'o. Seoll (nun IVde. We are now harvesting a hay crop that hids fair to hrcak the record of any pre vious year. There is not onlv a material increase in meadow acreage, but an a re sult ot continuous damp weather, the yield is unusually heavy and the quality excellent. While our wheat crop will prohahly fall a trifle below the usual yield, oats give promise of a heavy crop, which will offset the shortage in wheat and bring the money value of the two crops up to or above that of ordinarv seasons. .1. It. V. Hiitter lteinciiibercd by THemls. Scliil frii Monmouth. On Friday evening, July 11th. Mr. J. P.. V. I'.utler, attired in his "working cos tume" was surprised bv the arrival of several interested Let Us Plant Strawberries. Mr. Editok. When in Salem a few days ago making inquiries concerning the strawberry industry, I had the pleasure, through the courtesy of Mr. E. Ilofer, editor of the Salem 'Journal, of visiting with him his two-acre strawberry patch. Here Mr. Ilofer has planted fifteen difler ent varieties of berries and all of them are in bearing this season. I tasted and ex amined the finest Jot of strawberries it was ever my good fortune to see. Mr. Hofer, while being the prime mover in establishing the industry in the vicinity of Salem, is doing the berry industry a creat service, from the fact that he will lift enabled to iudtre accurately which of his fifteen varieties are best suited to this climate and soil. Xow is the time to get the strawberry industry started in Independence so that when the 1905 Exposition itfht ld in Port land the Willamette valley will be in a position to furnish Portland with berries and thereby reap a rich harvest. Let us meet, organize and get at least fifty acres planted this autumn. Sincerely, STRAWHEKRY URANK. relatives to learn thai he was supposed to have a birthday on that date. The news, though startling, was most gracefully received by Mr. Putt ier and he retired for a short time, re appearing in his Sunday best, ready to smile a weleonie'to the large number that arrived later. The evening being a very pleasant one, numerous outdoor games were indulged in, tennis being the most enjoyable, after which a bountiful supply of refreshments was served. At a season able hour the party disbanded wishing! Mr. lUitler ninnv returns of the day. WOW & That tin Mock, in our several linos, is full ami mir More crowded tO on every tloor, wo fool that it H tiino to toll tho people of Imlepeu- A dence and vicinity of a few of the thing which we ate oller'uig ut viT $y very dose prices. If ou are needing anything in tlu lino of 6 0 Oregon had u compliment paid her j when J. W. 1'iailey was elected president j of the National lure - Food Association. j 6 m si 0'D 01 01 3) FURNITURE You will likely lint at our store. We hae it sortiuent of ( Id Id's Cribs worn! and iron. what you want good Jts- botli in ( ur line of Iron Bedsteads In not surpassed by those of any store in the valley. Nearly every body nowadays buys Iron liedsteads in preference to the older and more objectionable wooden ones. Yon should consider their advantages he fore buying. fc 1W . . J " . - 1 II 'Mil U.J One hundred acres of strawberries will bring $15,000 clean money into this vicinity annually, besides doubling the population of our town. Let us make an heroic effort to get at least half that acre age planted this season. Polk county is on the eve of one of the most prosperous eras in its history. With hops going skyward and wool, mohair, beef, mutton, poultry, butter and eggs bringing fancy prices it is no wonder everybody feels good. The price of hops is soaring with every prospect of going higher. Twenty cents is the highest price yet paid for the Wil lamette valley product, but over tn the Yakima country 22 cents is the reported price paid. Facts and figures prove clearly that there is more net profit from one acre of Magoon strawberries than from one acre of hops. A fierce summer wind-storm visited this section Tuesday afternoon and con tinued all evening. Hay was blown down and apples were shaken from the trees. In some timber sections trees were uprooted, though no such violence is re ported closer than Falls City. 4 in AN rj-!? -r 1 ave s 01 Something new and date in the up-to- photo Sine To show yon. All the things in latest Countings And Novelties, and would he pleased at any time to show you samples and give you prices mcgalcb's. C Street, Independence. w t l VI V! ! ! VI VI VI VI VI VI S You can bank your money on our CO m to k$ to to to to to to to to to CI CI ci m m CI CI CI CI CI CI CI CI CI CI CI CI CI CI CI CI CI I CI ?l V Fire D 05 01 01 01 01 1 V 7 X mi- Dining Tables l'einggood values. They ate the finest make and finish we ever hud. Tho style is up with tables of higftier cost made by other factories. They .are made (i, 8, 10 and 12 feet in length. We have them as low in prictj as & l .oO. Insurance. V. 0. P20TS Monmouth, Oregon, .HEPKKHR.NTS TIIK.. Fire Association of adelphia Phil- AXD THE London & Lancashire Fire Insurance Co. Co$$c$ promptly pail m m i i i c 4f 1 i 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 1 01 01 01 0 01 01 w 01 01 01 01 1 can get a "I'Ol 11 lyO nul,'(' l' r'.er at our store, which will out last sev eral common lounges and not cost any mort. We make all of our upholster ed work and, by so doing put dollars into the pockets of every purchaser. Why? l'ecause wo make each pieco upon honor. We try to see how good, not how cheap attd poor, we can do our ST work. Some people do not know that they I. Jti . J - t . . ... . .. I 7 g (,! mg If you are thinking of furnishing an office we would like to show you our oflico deftka ami revolving chairs. A full line of dif feren izes of roll ami ilat top dusks in quarter-sawed oak. j Box coucho for cosy corners and bed rooms are quite popular at the present time, and quite a lot of our time is occupied with special orders of this kind. Wo have them as low as Wo have Arti ficial Palms for decorative use. Why hotherwith live plants when you can have ar tificial oneswith so much less trouble. From 00c to 2..r0each oiwiiloiivo CO ff (0 10 k0 CO' co co C'O CO 10 10 10 to to- to to to to to 11 I to to to to to to to to to to to to SALEM, OREGON 9