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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1903)
DEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE AND WEST SIDE. U YKAK. I NDKl'KNDKNCK, I'OLK COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 25, 1903. N'UMBER 30 elebrate in Independence! arations on the Most Elaborate Scale Ever Held in Polk County. Thousands Will lie With Us. irited Contest for Goddess of Liberty. L Edith Owen Runs Like a House Jlflre This Week. Contest Closes This Coming Saturday Evening at 9:00 O'clock. elaborate preparation! are 'and Alrlie. A boat wtl will ron Florence Burnett 324 erel today, wan a widow of 50, who lived alone. All were taken out of big drifts from four to eight miles below town." The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Mrs. Hodgins at the tiroo of the lleppner flood has cleared away, she being a victim of its terrible work. Mrs. Hodgins was a resident of Independence for years and con ducted a boarding and lodging hfuse here. She leaves a daugh ter, a resident of Eatern Oregon. Council Proceedings. ii,, for the celebration to' every fw hours between here and B in Independence on July ... . hid will bt, the largest, bet ,t complete celebration ever Pulk roynty. Lawrence T. Harris, who niecured to .It-liver the ora- one of Oregon's favored ,, in (lifd-d with oratorical that it Uiie0lk-1 in the liinonwealth of Oregon. i i ...:n l To Urjt beeves and aix j have bri n aecured for the In ami every mm " with meat frer. We ask iringyour lunch basket and Salem. K very body can come mid Independence will welcome you. The office's of the day are as fol lows: President of the day, Hon. K. A. Patterson; Chapbun, Rev. K. C. Wigiuore; Header of the Declar ation of Independence, Prof. E. M. Smith; Marshal of the Day, L. Damon; Orator, Hon. Lawrence T. Harris, of Kug"ne. The parade will form at 10 A. M sharp at the corner of Main and U streets. It will pans up Main to D, up D street to 4lh, thence to Mon mouth, down Monmouth to Main, thence on Main t 0 and up C Eva Mulkev (Monmouth).... 273 Goldie Iryine...., 144 Jessie Hartman 128 Mabel Wheelock (Monmouth) 85 HANI CONCKUT, First Oien Air Concert on Un qualified Success. Tli lute Set lor William Pea cock to Hang;. t .'.'J'' , r ,'!' . - 'V " : V'Jh At an adjournedtennfjhecifc 14 -k-:-- CONNER MAIN AND C STREETS, INDEPENDENCE. seed old fanhioned time . treet to the grove, i no .. r exercises will oo neiu in Moiiiiioulh band will fur-1 , .,. , l i from An mlmiiriitiient will I n11 ,ro", iihimc. 1 he Independence ! J. ., , ti1b ... , ... i 12 to 1 :.iU r. m. mr uioiKi. ra win n iiv for the erand .... ...... i ; , . ,. ... . games will ie parucipaiuu !e held in the auditorium . 111.;,, n ml l; Rtreetf). .......... tl Ii.I.Ui. k. ''"" v" icihii. turn, llltuiiiu unn tliarge of the vocal music can innure this to be on at- ebnll game i to be played afternoon and two good hiwo been secured. This free to all ami we want all J)' it with ua. . irade will be worth your H will be the largest and pr given in Polk county An -ninmobile has been secured to carry passenger and a skillful operator will bo on hand so no ac oidents can happen. The dance will he called at 8:00 P.M. There will bo a short pro gram before the dance. J. E. Kirk land and wife will lead the grand march. L. Damon, with a compe tent corps of assistants, will act as floor manager. Light refreshments . I Kivuu iu hum. cuuuv. w,ji ,e nerven. "tered and every buniness rie(1 on for Goddecs of Liberty and Independence will be rep- we cannot name the fayored one. J- mere will also be toot g0 f,ir 7430 votes nave ueen Mcycle races, hose races, j The contMt closes Saturdaj even- ouniesis, tugs of war, eggjng at 9.00 o'cioc- vy iv..--ori race, and all of the! rejrulHtor. If you are going to ill be participated in. j things hum better begin ai once. The vote this wee follows: n Edith Owen.. May Ken neu j Florence Burton Ruby Kelso The town put on a holiday ap pearance Saturday evening, assem bling on the poatoflice corner, thee to bo amusdd and interested for an hour by the soul-stirring strains of music furnished by the Monmouth band in their incomparable man ner. The first number was the popular air, "H;awatha," now be ing whiBtled and played in eyery city, and on throughout the pro gram until after the "Scandalous Doins" had been rendered. Every number was happily received by all present. The first concert was a success and there Is no excuse why a dozen more can't be giyen just as successfully, if only some one will go ahead and work the concerts up. FltlDAY, AUGUST 7. I t prepared to stay all day. hi" be something doine. It f one continual round of prom early morn until late 1373 5961 pass sentence on W. P. Peacock, for the murder of Alexander Kerr on May 18, 1003, a motion for a new trial was overruled by Judge Burnett and the sentence of death was passed. 'The warrant of com mitment and the execution, fixing the date of execution on August 7, 1903, was given Sheriff Ford and the condemned man was immedi ately sent to Salem. i .. It is probable that an appeal will be taken at once to the supreme court for a new hearing, basing their appeal principally on the evi dence submitted to prov defend ant's insanity. If Peacock does hang August 7, his execution will be the first to take place at the penitentiary under the new law. The prisoner maintains a stolid indifference, speaking to no one ex cept those in charge of his inter ests. HEK DEAD BODY FOUND. Mrs. J. Hodgins a Victim of the lleppner Deluge. The press dispatches Sunday concerning the Heppner flood con tained this information: "Mrs. J. Hodgins, the last recoy- An adjourned meeting of the council was held Monday evening. G. DeBord was appointed deputy marshal for that portion of the city west of the slough. Saloon bond of Brookshire & Pbillipp approved. Ordinance No. 64 passed as fol lows: An ordinance to prevent the drainage from privies and all other offensive sources into drainage water pipes and ditches; and to regulate the use of such pipes and ditches within the limits of the city a,nd to prevent nuisance with in the city the city of Indepen dence does ordain as follows:. Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to conduct or empty by pipe or ditch or any other way from privies or any other place, any substance or thing that is, or may become offensive or dangerous to the public health in to the drainage pipes or ditches or any other place within the city limits, without first obtaining per mission from the city council. Sec. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordi nance, and upon conviction there of shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $25, or by imprisonment in the city jail for not exceeding 10 days. Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to place or keep any thine orsuhstance withm -the-etty- limits that is or may become by de cay or otherwise offensive, or detri mental to the public health. Any oerson foiling to remove such sub stance or thing immediately upon beine notified by the cit'y marshal so to do, and upon conviction there of, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $25, or imprisonment in the city jail not exceeding 10 days. Any ordinance in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance is here by repealed. Resolution t3 move barn and fences adopted. This is in the matter of the Whheaker and .las person properties. Bill of Geo. Fis'her, $7.87, for labor on sewer allowed. Some Fourth of July Suggestions Special from Alrlie. Most every one in this vicinity is looking forward to an enjoyable time on the Fourth at Indepen dence. Let her citizens have a gotd lengthy program and there will be no reason of complaint on the part of those visiting from the country districts. There has been in the past on such occasions at certain towns a tendency of the townspeople to let the country folk do all the celebrating. While such an act of courtesy is greatly appreciated by the rural residents, they would much prefer to stand by and look on at the rendition of an interesting program prepared by their city cousins. r The city or town that invites the farmers and theiy families to come and enjoy the festivities incident to a Fourth of July celebration; that gives its time and labor to fulfill promises made, is sure to receive the friendship and good graces of all country people. The growing disposition on the part of some towns to turn the celebration or carnival, or whatever it might be, from a day of jollification to one bordering on a strict business pro position has had the effect of caus-' ing the rural class on past occa sions to feel disappointed and the future consequence is a dislike for such places. So let Independence at the coming celebration do the right thing at the right time and in the right way and she will reap a rich harvest. Close of Perrydale School. AfiBs Rosa E. Smith. ofMon- mmith. closed her school at Perry- dale with appropriate exercises at the Christian church on the even ing of June 19th. The church was nicely decorated with evergreens and roses. The arch under which t.h rraduatinz class eat was cover- D o . ed with evergreens and from the center hung a large horapshoe cov ered with pink roses, thus showing their class colors, pink and green. The children rendered their part? well and deserve mucn credit. C. C. Polin2 cave a very instruc tive address to the class alter which Sunt. C. L. Starr presented eighth erade diplomas to Pearl Kange, Carrie Flannery and Ben J. Wer ner. - A Kind Word of Appreciation. . , . ' Milwaukee, Wis,, June 15. To the City Mayor, Independence, Oregon. Dear Sir: In the name of, the German agriculturists I extend to you and the citizens of Independence the heartiest thanks for your kind hos pitality. Yours truly, Vm. Fligge. Out From Nebraska. Special from Parker. ' Mrs. Frye who in company with her grsnd-daughter, Miss Dora Park, lately arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Peterson from Nebraska, report the weather there very wet. 'They left there" June 2, and there had been six or seven days rain and several cyclones, one in particular near Lincoln, where a house was blown down and blown entirely away, uo trace of it being left, and the several occupants be ing killed The fruit there is greatly injured by late frosts and the grain dam aged by the wet weather. Mrs. Frye is a pleasant lady. She talks of ppending the summer and perhaps next winter in Oregon. Miss Lettie Masterson went to McMinnville Tuesday to attend the commencement exercises of the Baptist college. N trains run from Dallas,