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INDEPENDENCE EN I E
NINTH YKAU. INDIOI'KNDKNCK, I'OLK COUNTY, OUKOOX. AVQVHT W, m. NUMBER 39
IIOPI'K KINO Nl'JAMON
Mill ominciii During- '
W'k r Kcpii-mbcr.
It in now definitely decided. If
the good wea'hr prevail, hop
urkiii will commence during th
luller part of the Orel .Till- first
part of ttu second week of Heptem
ber, mnl Uiom i" reason f-r
ihluking tlie plfkinn price will he
l)ov that of recent year, which
hits been 40 cert. The grower
are considering rn oilier price than
tin' one q noted,
A careful examination of ervetHl
yards in this vicinity reveals that
in condition of the yard could I
no Udter. and then I- " doubt that
linn best qualify ever marketed
will 1m put on tho market thin full.
In no previous year hit the grower
paid much attention to Lis yiird,
with tho view of marketing a good
-pmlitv rather limn h great quan
tity. The yards nr clean and the
viee in splendid condition, while
the modern tr-)li pole h" "
e led nearly "11 lh" hl Small
stakes and tin., thus making
(licking inti' h c.-ii-r Miid permit
ing ili" miii I" ,l1 'I" hop bet
ttrr during grow ii g wither. Then,
too ill- wenih-i ti.i '"' " dueive
f,, lie- rtil iK-t (it ( )i""i iirticli
It h 11 n.-iiher !n I"" " Id lo re
tard !!)' gi i Ii i!-r i"" wiiii f-r
too rally nui'.Ufii.v. Imi ii happy
Miediuni has pnn.ii thr..nii..ui
Inmost yard epn.viit,: . ini
nediatoly resorted toon the lhl
...p.igrJitic..tf I'tse, an 4 th yard
4int almost free from Hee t the
jpresent time.
Few yards will produce en great
jui Dinount in te ent year. For
thiH there are several reasons, first
foremost, a previously slated,
lieins U diligence exeercised by
the-grower tuward producing qual
ity rather than quantity. Then,
k, in the early spring the vines
In many places appeared missing
The heavy winds of several weeks
.ago diil considerable- injury in
some yards.
As to price, there is ft tendency
to hold for the very highest figure,
iind few growers are prepared to
ndmit that the highest oiler 1ms
yet been made. Some predict 25
ents, others ns high s ll") cents a
fiound. Few growers who hnd the
money to r.iise tlieir crops con
tracted but desired to carry their
4iwn risks. So many producers here
abouts will he the ga'men by the
Jiigh prices rather than the middle,
men.
drnsliicrs Dolntr Uainajre.
A dispatch from Salem says that
one hop yard near Woodburn is
being almost destroyed by grass
hoppers. The dispatch winds up
with the following: "In Bain
lb-others' yard, in I'olk county, it
is said, considerable damage bus
been done by these voracious in
sects. The hop ynrd is alongside a
clever field, and four rows of the
hops, next to the clover, have been
eaten up by the grasshoppers. The
Messrs. Ruin have already taken
stops to stop the ravages of the
pest, by thoroughly spraying their
hops, and they are anxiously wait
ing to pee what effect it will have
on the grasshoppers."
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ANOTHER FINE STRUCTURE IN INDEPENDENCE.
I'OI.K Oil. . WANTS I'HIZi;
laTli ac ol (oiintliM Now
rrejmvtna ip- tiiliHs.
Telegram: I'olk is another f
the counties that will be represen
ted at the StHte Fair this year, that
opens September 15 and will give
some of the, others a run for their
money in respect to a first class ex
hibit. It proposes to capture the
first pri.e.
Mrs. K. A. Wolf, of Falls City
will get up the exhibit this year
tho same as she did last year, lfer
exhibit last season attractd wide
spread atioiition. For years she
has attended the State Fair meet
ings. She is one of the progressive
business women of Polk County.
8ho will personally supervise the
work of gathering th products and
arranging the exhibit and a I'olk
count resident now in the city
says that it won't be for the lack of
effort, taste and industry if I'olk
County does not get its share of
pti?.es.
I'olk couuty has varied interests
andean make a good showing. It
has room for more M-ttlers
and will no doubt succeed in getting
a number through its exhibit this
year. The county is in one of the
most lavorahle sections of the
famous Willamette Valley, with
good railroad facilities in the east
ern part and natural wHter power
for running manufactories.
One advantage all of the counties
will have this year in addition to
those received at the State Fair will
be the opportunity of selling their
exhibits to the state for the Japan
fair." Then they can give other
parts of the exhibits for the per
manent display in Portland where
they will be on review for the
thousands of people who visit Poit
land every year especially during
the .time the cheap settlers' rates
are in force. In fact as stated by
Secretary Wisdom several times,
AND WEST SIDE.
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te opportunities ollVml tor adver
tising exhibits this year are mani
fold. Tho counties now, prepar
ing display "'will taip if sure "'bar-'
vest as the reward lor thur indus
try and enterprise.
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A Tlirrslilntf Accident.
The first threshi.ig accident
came to our notice last week. tJabe
Locke, who lives a lew miles south
of Independence, was driving a
bundle wagon when the wagon
overturned and before he could ex
trioite himself his right arm had
been fractured and his leg badly
bruised. He is getting along nice
ly, but as a matter of course will
be unable to do m ich work for
several weeks.
History t th Hop Industry.
Special from I'eilee.
The history of the hop industry
during the past decade shows a
gradual increase in production with
a wide fluctuation in prices.
In 1882 the total yield of hops in
Oregon. Washington and California
was 12.500 bales, and most of
them were sold for $1 .(H) per pound.
In 1SS3 the price was 18 cents per
pound and 10 cents was the highest
paid from that time until ISSli,
when 30 cents per pound was paid.
In lHSi) 13 cents was the ruling
price, while the crop of 1S!H)
b'ought the growers 35 cents per
pound. In 1 81)3 the output of the
coast states was 118005 bales and 21
cents was th prevailing price In
181, owing to a large quantity ol
inferior and damaged hops hmne
put on the market prices ruled low
and many lots were sold for less
than the cost of production. A re
view of the annual yield of hops in
tho Pacific states during the past
ten years shows that Oregon in
i but. limp has increased its produc
tion 33 1-3 per cent.; California
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about 60 per cent while v asmng
ton shows no material change.
NetrollNtloiiM A hunt To He Vitn
cliuled Willi Dallas People.
Negotiation as to a bonus, are
pending lietween the eople of
Dallas and L. Oerlinger. f the P.
S. A' V. regarding the early con
struction of a standard-gauge rail
way from Dallas to Fall ('it, on
the Iiickiamute river a distance of
about nine miles says the Telegram
It is anticipated that early next
week a meeting will be held at
Dallas at which a proposition to be
submitted to the people by Mr.
Oerlinger will be heard and con
sidered. George T. Oerlinger, son of the
president has ben out in the field
with a surveying crew. He return
ed this morning to this citv and re
ported to his father the result of a
meeting had with the citizens of
Dallas last evening wbn the rail
road project was discussed. The
proposed route is looked non as
quit feasible. Oood business is
promised the line and Mr. Oerlin
ger stands ready to go ahesd with
the project immediately upon
reaching an understanding with
people of that section regarding the
bonus which is asked.
As soon as the railway is built
into Falls Citv it is stated that
there will be at least two large ner
saw mills put into that country.
The logical terminus of the road
to Falls City will be the Sileti
basin which contains much fine
timber and which must iu. the
natural course of events be supplied
with a railway;
George T. Oerlinger says that
Polk county ought to be the rich
est county in the state. He says
everything looks prosperous and
the crops are doing we1!. He is
satisfied since an examinatian of
the country that a railroad would
develop many new enterprises and
secure a large amount of freight
and travel. Regarding the negotia
tions he stated that the meeting at
Dallas had proposed certain con
ditions for the granting of the
bonus out of that city for the rail
way and that Mr. Oerlinger, Sr.,
would soon reach a conclusion in
the matter.
A Kecent Visitor.
Special from Huena Visla.
A guest in Buena Vista last Sun
day was Mrs. Mary Croisan, of Sa
lem, mother of Senator Ed Croisan.
and a wll known character in
Polk county.
The lady is a pioneer of '49, hav
ing crossed the plains at the age of
17, and being married to her late
husband, Henry Croisan, as the
party reached th Platte river.
Another young couple were mar
ried at the same time and place
and the mode of charivari adopted
by the mischievous ones of the
party consisted of running the
wagons of the young people into
the river.
Reaching Oregon Mr, and Mrs.
Croisan lived for a time on nearly
the identical spot of ground now
occupied bv the Oregon Agricul
tural College at Corvallia. This
was, however, too far from civiliza
tion, and hearing of work to be had
at a new saw mill in Salem, the
young couple decided to remove to
that place. Mr. Croisan subse
quently went to the mines in Cali
fornia, and on his return two years
later traded a couple of cayuse's to
a young man for a claim which the
latter had taken up near Salem
OH
and with whieh he bad become
dissatisfied. This properly event II
aily leaiiit valuable and is still in
th imssession of the Croisiins.
Mrs. Croisan i 7-1 years of age
and is a remai kably fine looking
and sprmhtly lady for b-r years.
Although welcome to a hm with
any of her child-en. nil of whom
revere her, she preler to 'occupy a
home of her own, where the latch
string always hangs out to her
host of friends,
LAHT CONCEKT.
elaborate I'rcpiirtttion Uelmr
MhiIc For Saturday Evening.
Next Saturday evening completes
the series of band concerts inaugu
rated some weeks ago. The entire
Monmouth band will appear in ad
dition to the local organization.
swelling the number to thirty
pieces. Leaders Frank Lucas and
Thomas Zeiber will both be present.
The program is as follows.
Imperial March Anthony
(By request )
lUverie "'I he Wayside Chapel
Wilson
Japonica Danse Du Vaudeville
Stanford
March. ."Blaze Away' . .Holzmann
Solo for trombone "Romance''
Mr. Burns Powell
'Colored Aristocracy"... Bernard
Selection from "The Ilohemian
Girl"' . . . ..Balfe
(By request.)
March"Anniversary"..Laurer.de,iii
"Home Sweet Home"
Immediately after the conceit
give a ball at the opera house.
KURRE. At her home, south of
Independence, on Friday. Aug
ust 22, 1902, Mrs. ' Cindrella
Kurre, of heart disease and ty-
phoid fever, aged 43 years and 3
days.
This community was saddened
Friday by the announcement that
the illness of Mrs. Cindrella Kurre
had ended fatallv. Three weeks
ago she was taken Ul with typhoid
fever, but the immediate cause of
her death was due to heart trouble.
Cindrella Beasley was born in
Livingston county, Missouri, on
the 19th day of August, 1859, and
was united in marriage to Peter
Kurre, at Chillicothe, Missouri, on
September 29, 1879. Four years
later they came to Oregon and
since '83 they have spent nearly
the entire time hereabouts. Of
this union ei children were born,
five boys and one girl, all of whom,
with the bereaved father and hus
band, survive her death. She was
an enthusiastic, hard-working mem
ber of Independence Pacific Circle,
W. of W., and has been an earnest,
consistent Christian wmnan since
her eighteenth year, holding the
Baptist denomination as her church
home. . .
The funeral services were held at
the residence Saturday afternoon
at one o'clock, under the auspices
of the Pacific Circle, Rev. A.J.
Handsaker, of McMinnville, an
old personal friend, officiating. In
terment occurred in the I. O. O. F.
cemetery. No higher testimony of
the high regard in which Mrs.
Kurre was held by her large circle
of friends is to be found than in
her who were present
! to pay respect to the last sad riles
' to her memory.
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