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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1903)
INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE AND WEST SIDE. Gykau. JNDKPKNDENCE, 1'OLK COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 21, 1003. NUMBER 25 n Lr CU.I. 1 Alex Kerr, at Parker. Kills Warily Surrendered Rimself - . . 1 A? 1 Vt..lK. V.l. Hm Ltnfterca 3cmi iJinuivn-iiunYc for Crime Not Yet Known Both Men Well-Known Here. Uuit 1:1.". l M. Monday, Win. Peacock i a hunchback. William Peacock i hot and is well known here, lie was a UrJ Alexander n. Jcrr in nun i superior auimy aiong cer- w,.rr' homo in Parker, tain lines, but ho twined to relish witnfKsfil the nhootinK and notoriety of thin sort, llo had ilof the crime are mill un- Mr. U. W. Swink, rilfinl lit nrtixtii- uliilitv and hi fi mechanical tauten were in evidence. 8llif liit one to arrive When coming to town to surrender wne uf tbi terrible tritely ltt ,i suddenly cnt its m ttmt 1 it tl community. rr wan fifft seen walking ii tarn toward the house iMwible groans of agony at. the attention of Mrs who s busy sewing at me about two blocks north Kerr's residence. She i- . I t . l ! a If t haolfiiM 10 ins aurmv id to alarm the neighbors. When told he must go to jail he f whom had heard tho re f the gun and had hastily ar- At the Kent'. Mr. Kerr was ! iuto the house and every '.e thing done for his relief, expired at 4:15 P. M..just hour nfter tho ahot was The crime wus committed k (hot gun, about 4i shot en- the bead, neck and breast, .ot hitting the watch which rried and which stopped at P.M. V coroner's inquest was held clttctc A. M. Tuesday, and H that denth rt suited from in- tfrnnnThTtgircaiisec' by gun- sounds indicted by No. 4 ft the hands of Wm. P. Pea- Kerr was conscious to the Past and remained in a Bitting Jre until within a few minutes death. He talked with bis h and told them the end was but never uttered a word "t the aflHnsHiii whoso hand him. On the contrary Nted he knew no reason whv k'k should do such a thing. 'ool ot blood had formed at jot where Kerr was felled, and on streak had marked a distance of about 20 feet.it "uppoeed that Kerr had run Willi fired nnon. Ilia face uppor part of the body was marked. One phot pierced right eyeball, and. several "hes where shot had struck h were visible. years avro Kerr was shot the F00 no action in .h fa lander Kerr was a popular s u' lancer. Not a resident ir, a boy and a girl. himnelf he appeared the coolest person in the low. Mr. bwink was hastening to , Independence on a railroad velocipede to secure medi cal assistance w hen ha came across Peacock. He raountsl the veloci pede and road in with Bwink, gc ingat once to thejuBtice of the jwace and surrendering hiuisell. He was tasen to jail late Monday eveninir by Constable Moran. simply replied that he wished he could go home to change his clothes. He was not made aware of the death of Kerr until after Tuesday. The funeral services were held at the house Wednesday noon and for Mrs. Adkina, she being allowed fSOO ilmiiHges. Her case w as in t.'w hands of Holmes it Holmes, of Salem, while M. !. Pipes, of Port- laud, and Duller v toad, of Dallas wer attorneys for tho city of Mon mouth. MEMORIAL (SUNDAY ICev. It J. K el ley Will the hei'inoii. I 'reach Sunday, May '2-1 ih is Memorial Sunday and it will bu duly ob serve.l by too U. A. it. and W. H. C, ashisted by the local church or ganizations, at the auditorium at 11 A. M. on iho above date. Key. 15. J. Kelly, of the Evan gelical church, will preach the ser mon and a union choir wi'l sup ply tho music. Mrs. Geo. Con key and Mrs. K. E. Paddock have aiud ly consented to sing solos, and if Mr. Kantner, of Dallas, is able to be present he will sing and play a solo A cordial invitation is ex tended to all to bo present on the occasion. . (iODDLSS OF LIBKUTY. for the Contest Is Merrily in Honors. This week the contest for God dess of Liberty lor Fourth of July was started. Voting booths are es tablished in nearly all the stores. Let the voting progresB rapidly. One cent a vote. Each week the vote will bo counted and announced in this column. An Industrious Calf. Special from Buena VUv.a. When Mr. Becker purchased the v. X Hall ranch near Buena Vista, seldom has a Polk county village he afl0 ci0Bed a deal for the cream . i . i i seen a mora warned eviuence i-i sympathy and genuine sorrow than at the funeral of Alexander Kerr. It is probable that Peacock will be arraigned and tried for his crime at the session of court to I held at Dallas the coming week. DALLAS CAltXIVA I Dallas, Mrs. Anna Dunn, pt Chosen Queen. The contest for queen of the Sum mer Carnival which is to be held in Dallas June 3 ,4, 5, and 6, came to a close at 1 o'clock Saturday by the election of Mrs. Anna Dunn, who received 3312 votes. Miss Hora Brown was second in the contest with 293U votes. Groat excitement prevailed toward the closing hours of the contest. Altogether 10.000 votes were cast at five cents each, making the neat sum of $500. $(0 DAMAGES. Sensational Suit of Mrs. Adk.us Aealust City of Monmouth. A couple of years ago Mrs. Lure Adkins, of Monmouth, received se vere injuries to her ankle, the re sult of stepping through a defective Mock in the leg, but the for- brought BUlt for damages, but in look no nt;,.. : u. .. .c.o.t ft hear- the first case u w.a - - i tapViniralities. nil Docautio ui - . .. nnrt ot l ' ap, esled to the eupiru "U1B Mrff 111 If. ti'hAT. t n All IT riT. I , a rtrMAm 1 . . " - r t, . 44 am-1 I n HI. IMJUT W 'or him and of his estimable BlBVO ' . , ai . Dallas V' He leaves a wile and two . rehearing. " J ,n . victory rehearing. " Morr last week and resulted in a victory separator on. the place and for nick." Now "Dick" is a yearling calf and his worth will be apparent to any reader when it is known that he runs the tread-power for separ ating the cream. Fifty revolutiojejjmn.me,are required to properly separate the butter fat from the milk. Fewer revolutions leave some butter m a small quantity ot milk into the Rnd fnends Henarated cream uw p.-r T. rhythmic motion is necessary to t a 1 . .nm 4l.a ioin ihH oesi resuiiB nuiu alr.w flven Dace that seldom pro duces one revolution more or less ikon th reauired fifty. Several calves were given a trial at the work before "Dick" was dis covered to be the right calf in the right place, and he is likely to hold his job. Prot. T. J. Newbill left this week for a tour of the valley towns, in order to familiarize himself with the methods in vogue in institu tions similar to the one over which he presides. He anticipates se curing a number of profitable ideas in school management. n Roy Irvine was in the city Tues day. He is now travelling for an advertising house at Chicago. HIGH SCHOOL EXERCISES Commencement ( Exercises Much Merit. of PRES. E. D. RESSLtR DELIVERS ADDRESS Four (Jraduates Iteeelvcl ThHr Diploma From the tHuU School. Last Friday evening the seating capacity of the spacious auditorium building was taxed to its utmost by patrons of tho school, who were present to give evidence to the in terest they manifested in the wel fare of the f chool. The exercises have never been surpassed in the history of the school. They were a credit to the institution and re flected great praise on the ability of the laculty. The graduating ad dresses treated the various topics in an original, able manner. Pres. Ilessler's address to the graduating class contained any amount of food tor thought. The calisthenic drill by a number of young ladies was superb, and was only equalled by if they would realize the highest , possible price for what they have to sell. There are unions and combines, trusts and monopolies, corners and "'bunco games" on every hand for getting every nickel out of every financial deal that is undertaxen in the business world of today. It has been thus for vears unnumber ed, but it is comparatively a new feature for farmers to join hands and form pools of their product in orJer to obtain fair prices. No class of laborers works harder, no class is more esspntial to the great commonwealth, and no class is so handicapped in disposing of its products as is the farming class. Being remote from first-class mar kets and being, as a rule, obliged to have his money as soon as pos sible after his crop is harvested, the farmer has been forced to sell at nearly any figure offered in the smaller markets, and his pocket has been lank for lack of the shekels which should haye been his. But the time has come when the rancher has formed new ideas and hereafter the would-be buyers must dance to a different tune, for it is 'pools" and not poverty-ridden in- f f f Hon. H. It. r.nlon, of Dallas. H. L. Fenton, of Dallas, holds the office of Secretary of the Polk County Wool Growers Association. He thinks the pool will aggregate 200,000 pounds or over. ' the pyramids by the young boys of thrsctio6Tr The other features of the program were equally meritori ous. After the exercises a banquet : .t ik. T n fl V haM . , was given ai vuo ... v . . the milk; more revolutions throw for thfl Rraduate8 and their parents it ... ilin nt millr into the . . . The following program waa ren- T- Pott Thftmnflftll WVM XUVUtailUU AV M V - w operation of running me Bep.a.. Cftntata ...... J-f.,l acrnn.tV "Dick ... V HO wuiiuoiiui rb j An l-lilnrBTflllll Hll LliU IB seeme w """ fyramius ujr jruuug umu nffh case, and once ,. ., ... j i .. quireiucum uaiismenic urui. . .ujr juuhj muwo placed in the wheel he takes up a 0rationMonuments Left to the dividuals with which he has to deal. ' S. M, Daniel, of Monmouth, was in this section last week and he has formed a pool of nearly all the wool in South Polk, which will mean more coin for the growers than could possibly have been realized by individyal sales. Here's success to the farmer I Long may he flourish and grow wiser each year for his own gain. J. E. Elkins certainly has a unique record. He js a pioneer of '45, and for a year after coming to Oregon he knew not the taste of bread. The most remarkable thing, tace hnwfiver. of bis earlv Polk county Miss Ethel Walkerf . , . . . fnnnA .,: I COlUClltO lO IV avt vy v i. Chorus "Oregon." Pyramids .by young men World" .'M iss Ruby Kelso Sdo.... Mrs. Geo. Conkey Oration "A Dying Race" Oration "America Fulfilling Her . 4. TT'm a Aais Ka vena Mission". .Miss Frances Cooperj ghirt e fc a buckskin Prnf P O PnWfill . . , , .lxt he wore. 16 had setuea on me . L. Butler place, a mile north of Monmouth, and had erected a good cabin for the early days, boon after Aleck Hodge, another early pioneer, came along and Mr. Elkins traded him the entire 640 teres, cabin, etc., for a "hickory" shirt. The place now is worth many thousands of dollars. We yenture th assertion that Mr. Elkins' shirt was one of the costliest ever purchased. Solo Prof. P. O. Powell Address Pres. E. D. Ressler Presentation of floral piece Miss Mae Kennedy Presentation of diplomas D, A. Hodge A Pool Formed. 8pecial from Buena Vista. Farmers and stock men are awakening more keenly each day to the tact that they most stand together in disposing of their crops, J