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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1903)
INDEPENDENCE ENTER PRISE AND WEST SIDE. rrii yi:ak. JNI)KPKNJEN'CE, l'OI.K COUNTY, OKIXJON, MAKCJI 12, VMl NUMHEIt 15 AR DEATH'S DOOR. It.ilitwlii. t.l' Tin Clly, tin jtt Km IVw Iloiirit. ciiiiiiuiMiiiy l saddmed by lh jtimviiM-'it MinI Key. J. It. IUI.I- L hI ili'Hlll' ilimr lit Hnli-lll and ymv mvW fiei-lved Hi tliHHi lif xlt'it I lint death la lint N few .ir. . . . - fltOTIXr lll OtKHt, luint i'l Vulli')' Tw in Will Kfi-tillfil h) Kii Iroud i po-ple tt mg tln line c if the fSiil'1 I i vtiiit of tlii S'M llicril uit J-'ii-riiiiiit (I tti lutvn n tnini cirvi . .u me pre- mc u i iiniHi'i-il'li' for lh In- li'nci -iii!i 't- make the win, simply co-operated with like delegation from towns along the Went Hide. '1 ho delegation from Portland did excellent service and their efforts are highly appreciated. Tho Independence Improvement League has decided to keep agitut ing tliH chango Bnd Iwlii-vo tho S 1'. will eventually kthiiI the ser vice. Nt'W 'iii!i-ctlini-ry. Clinton Moore, for yearn a clerk in Wagoner's confectionery store, seven hie connection with that es tablishment this week, arid will open a aimilar one in the room went of Kutch's barber shop. Mr. Moore in a popular young man and will, no doubt, meet with that measure of succes of which ho in so deserving. Kd Masierson w an Incoming passenger iroin Astoria today. . . Our Prise Winner. Mm. liinri AiUiii-1UII, our rx culliMit linen Vlnia currenpoiHli'iil, It u native of Illiiiul. comiiiK to Cor vallit iiitio years ato ami niiKtiuhiK In iHHiiir work there for (our yrsrs. Mm m iiisrried to II. L. Hall, of Wt'lliuUIn, lU-nton county, June 1!', I'M. A purl of tliu year they were rriulentt of Oregon City, tutor, in February, 11102, locHling in ISoona VImh. Horn early life mlie his dis played innrknd literary abilities, hav iiiK tiitaipl in abort story-writing, nketehes inn! miii slm-e eurly eliiliihood, many of her ell'orla p (x'Hring in lonciinir JCukIitii xriol-IcaU. v v s s v v -r r The well s now down 9S7 feet and iii four and one fourth feet ia dinnieter at the bottom and five and five-tights feet at the top. Work was suspended a fw days ago and probably nothing will be done for about two months. It seems that no one is sure just U,.,,,,.,Ur K'm.Vil..!- M.I.FCT..-IO.I i w hen the fftlt was struck, but . .. . 1 i i. t i . .. : .-..j il a small motor, now useil (aiong in June mt u furv, h Dallas mid Airlie, to con- noticed on the tools used in unit- ! other and more iuiA)rtant ing and finally one or trie men ith the Dallas and Shori- i tasted the water and found it to be jH 1 very briny. However nothing was I'orlUu.1 nol teturti the .'lore About Suit Well. a v. H lii ii reined v ims Iudei,. ndnce Improve-1 wfk ,wiR lol present L-uiMe is sparing no pains, "i m o i i-"g llay uiorning joint com-1 for oil by II. II irscliberg on trie u. , ,h.-d of representatives r. Whiteaker larm, live miles Irom lilb-rmii valley towns, the Independence, on the Dallas road, !inl ..f Trade, Chamber of ays the .'salein btatesman -ie and the Travelingmen's iv'15 Association met nine I Uii'lmnl Koebler, manager Soutlicrn Pacific lines in and jtresented their pro- Emt the present train ser a formal manner. After over th matter for some more and "he flow will furnish I(KK) gallons of the water per hour, which is expected to furoinh at lenst L'I,(MK) pounds of salt each day. It is undtrstooJ to lie Mr. Hirsch berg's Intention to plug the well just below the salt How and d- velon a salt well, The plant which he is planning to build to handle the output of the well will cost in the neighborhood of 15,0()0. The experts and authorities who have investigated the matter say that I lie salt well is worth more than they ever expected to realize from oil. and advise Mr. Hirsch berg to abandon his search for oi and turn his energy toward devel oping the salt industry. However, he does not intend to give up the search for oil, as he is satisfied it can be lounti. me iormatioti drilled through was sandstone and shale, which is the same as found in oil regions, but it was too bard If a strata of porous sandstone is struck a flow of oil will probably bo strucic also. It was not expected that oil would be struck at a less depth than 1000 fret, and mort likely at 1'0IJ feet, so the projectors are not at all discouraged, but consider the prospects good and are encouraged by ths fact that a good How of gas was struck, and also oil in consul eruble quantity, but not suflicient for commercial purposes. A new- well is to be bored for oil about '00 feet awav. and the old well will he used as a salt well. The coming of "Damon" to keep bis promise to ''Pythias" is one of the most inspiring and effective scenes that the singe can offer. Wlmt Last C'ouirress Ill. Ii hanga would make it pos- r the Indent ndetice and Mo- J'e people to make tho trip iland, spend several hours id return the same evening; 1 Portland people to make up the valley and return !iio day. Mr. Koehler has 1 to look into the matter desired change, will, in all Uity.be made in the course ys. Oregonian. roposition as stated in the rite up has the appearance jiiest of change of service for pit of Independence alone. Corvallia made the initia te and Mieir ditlr. t iiave h' to even stay along with wd. The Independence K'D. consisting ot r. A, fJ. L. Frazer and M. Mer- tlionght of this, and the walls was cased in as the drilling went deeper. Finally a large How of salt water was struck and one day one of the helpers boiled one and a half gal lons of the liquid until the. water was well evaporated and a full pound of pure salt was left. Samples of this salt were analyzed at the experiment station at Cor val lis by the Southern Pacific Railway Company and by the salt combine and as a result the salt was was found to be chemically pure, analyzing U'J per cent pure. This analysis shows it to be one of the best salt wells in the United States in regard to the quality of the product. The opinion is that when the fresh water lbw is shut off a gallon of the liquid will make a pound of pure salt and possibly II. Hirschberg, the promoter and owner of the salt and oil wells two and one-half miles southeast of Dallas, ia reported to have given out that probably he would pipe the salt water to Dallas aud ereot his evaporating plant there for the reason that ho will be able to ob tain fuel cheap from the sawmills onerated in Dallas. The water at s the salt well is found at the depth of about 500 feet, and is tapped by a drilled well-hole 5 5-8 inches in diameter inside the casing. The well is 1000 feet deep, but will be filled to the salt water line. States man. (The interested parties in the oil well say that any statements pub lished are unwarranted and that they have uothing to give to the public.) . A Kind Word Prom California. Joseph Vi. Cannon, chairman of the appropriation committee of the national house of representatives has given out this statement of what it costs the government to run the past two years: The apprppriations made by the second session of the fifty-seventh congress, Including the permanent annual appropriations and appro priations for the postal service, amount to 1753,484.018.29. The regular bills for the annual support of the" government appro priate in the aggregate for the next fiscal year $50(1.082.025.82, being an increase of 1282,151.72 over the appropriations of the last session, and that all appropriations author ized at this session, other than those known as permanent annual appropriations, amount to fo20, 804,198.29. or 155.809,078.20 less than the like appropriations for the last session In connection with the appropriations made at the last session lor the current fiscal year, however, it is proper to ssy that they include 150,130,000 on ac count of the isthmian canal and over $0,000,000 more on account of deficiencies than was appropriated at the present session. Comparing by bills the appro priations of this session with those made last session, the following differences ase indicated: I On the agricultural' bill, an in crease of $769,200. On the army bill, a reduction of $13,591,383.58. which in itself is a proof ofthe good faith of the repnb- ican party in its pledges to reduce and maintain the military estab lishment . of the country on the lowest possible effective basis. On the diplomatic and consular bill, an increase of $10,325. On the District of Columbia bill, an increase of $103,027.03. On the fortification bill, a re duction of $110,538.78. On the Indian bill, a reduction of $473,077.63 We received a letter this week from a former resident of Inde pendence. E. D. Parker, nt San tu Barbara, California lie reports getting along nice ly.- Further he says: "l'lease forward my paper to here. I feel that I cannot do without your good paper. I am sure I would feel lost without it." Mr. Parker is in love with California and will remain there. E. I'icKel was a passenger to Corvallis today . Wanted A small team, must be cheap for cash. Inquire immed iately at this office. The DeMoss family at the opera house Thursday evening, March 19. Don't fail to hear them. On the legislative, executive and judicial bill, an increase of $2,199,- 272.16, made up chiefly on account of the transfer of $926,460 to this bill from the sundry civil bill for expens s 01 tne permanent census office and by the addition of $500,- 000 to enable the attorney-general to enforce more effectually the in terstate commerce and anti trust aws. On-the military academy bill, a red'nction of $1,974,075 75. v On the naval lill an increase ot $3.020.S2s.:;o.. On the pension appropriation bill an increase of $5,370. On the posloflice bill an increase of $15,084,951. No river and harhor bill was passed at this session. The one enacted last session appropriated $26,771,442. On the sundry civil bill, an in crease of $22,108,595.97. In this bill there is included $20,233,150 for the continuation of river and harbor improvements under author ized contracts, which sum is an in- ereuseof $14,401,392 50 over the amounts appropriated at the last session. ' Y'"T deficiencies, as stated lx-fore, a reduction is made of $6,4, 434.85. For miscellaneous purposes, carried in snparate acts, it is esti mated that an aggregate of $3,2.50, 000 is appropriated; an increase of $527,204.87 over the last session. An examination of the details of the permanent appropriation estimates also discloses the gratify ing result of m decrease in the annual interest charge on the national debt of $2,000,000 for the usujng year. The sum total of appropriations f)r the two fiscal years of 1903 and 1904, made by this congress. amount to $1,554,108,514.84. This urn exceeds the aggregate of ap propriations made by the previous congress for the years 1901 and 1902 by $113,619,075.97 and yet an analysis of the appropriations made by the two congresses shows thut th congress just expiring has apppropriated alone for the navy for the postal service, for improve ments of rivers and harbors and for the construction of public buildings the sum of $11,382,136 49 more than appropriated for tbo.-e objects by the preceding congress for 1901 and 1902 To state it another way: This congress has given iu excess of ap propriations made by the fifty- sixth congress $17,490,946.89 to ward the increase of the navy, an expenditure that is indorsed by the whole people, for by this generous provision for the up-building of our navy thev realize that our country is placed in the position where we can maintain our rights on the high seas of the world and repel from our shores with the aid of our now nearly perfect system of coast defenses, the invasion of any foreign power. For the postal service the in crease in appropriations over those of the previous congress amounts to fSSrfZl, a sum greater than year that service cost in any fiscal prior to that of 1888 and yet the service is now more nearly self sustaining than it has been at any time durine the past eighteen years. The universal and unprecedented pros perity throughout the country is uu mlstukably attested through this most sensitive puise of our whole system of goveruuieutal machinery. , For the improvement of our water ways and the harbors for commerce along seaboard the appropriations for the periods mentioned show au in crease of $33,526,120.75. Public building authorized by this congress, to be constructed in our ch'ef cities and towns, have required appro priations of $9,987,747.85 more than was appropriated by the tifty-sixth ceugress. Aud In addition to these increased appropriations, made at the two sessions of this congress, we have appo- priated $50,lo0,000 toward tbe tiual and speedy achievement of our great est national ambition, the construction of the Isthmian Canal. The republican administration of our government, the dominance of repub- licau policies in both branches of cou- - gress siuce 1S97, has given us a system of taxation that has produced a nation al treasury richer than was ever en joyed by auy nation of tbe earth, and ' has rendered possible these great ex penditures for tbe public welfare.