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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1903)
1 TENDENCE KNTKUPRISK, INDEPKNWNCK, i Monmouth Correspondent A, L. Chute is having bin house remodeled. Mr.. IV t tit is building an addi tion to his bare. Arthur Parks, of Portland, was in town last week. Robert Clark, of Rlodgett Valley, was in town Monday. Leslie Robinson, of Kings Vai ley, was in town last week. ' Mr. and Mrs. VanWinkle, of Sa leni, spent Sunday in town. A new roof was put on Mrs John Nichol's barn last week. Mr. Pettit aud family moved in to their new house last week. S. 0. Work was home from Fall City on a visit the Erst of the ween A. X. Pool is painting his house white, which adds to its looks very much. Mrs. Anderson Taylor and child ren, of Pedee, spent Sunday with Mrs. John Xicbols. The Evangelical church is being treated to a coat of paint which has long been needed. Rev. Siewert and wife left Mon day for Portland to attend the young people's convention. J.M.Powell and family, of Al bany, were visiting with Mrs Powell's mother over Sunday. This cloudy" weather and occas- ional showers is hard on haying, but is the making of late grain and gardens. Mrs. Mile Hendricks, of Mc Minnville, was visiting in town the first oi the week with her sister, Mrs. U. G. Heffley. Mrs. A. X. Halleck writes from Eastern Oregon that they have cloudy and cool wetaher there now and occasional ram. sspondents. j Mrs. Mary Pool and. son, Arch, returned Monday from Stayton Mrs. Pool spent a week there and reports a pleasant visit. Mrs. 0. Anderson and daughter, ofMoro, are visiting friends and relatives in town. Mrs. Anderson is a sister of our hotel man, David Hampton. . Rev. E. C. Wigmore's congrega tion and friends gave him and Mrs. Tf it mm not For the disagreeable things in life it would be entirely impossible for us to fully appreciate the good, and if it were not for the qual ity of . . . . fiazclivood Tee greaui It would not continue to be held as the leading ice cream of the state and one . that can not be surpassed by ice cream made by any concern on the Pacific coast. Served by the dish or sold in quantity at Simpson Bros., y Leading Confectioners MONMOUTH, ORISON. Wigmore a farewell reception Mon day night. They expect soon to leaye for Eugene. Once more we would call the at; tentionofthe marshal pr those in terested to the fact that some of our walks need fixing and should be attended to immediately before we get another law suit on hand. Measles are prevalent in town. Rumor says there will be a wed ding here soon. Grandma Wolverton is visiting her son in Portland. Prof. 0. A. Forbes made a busi ness visit to Salem Tuesday. Jeff Berry exnects to move his family to Falls City Thursduy. Cal Kramer has rented his house to Mr. Neal from near Arlington. Miss Madge Wheelock has been quite ill, but is some better at this writing. Miss Irma Campbell is visiting her cousin, 31168 Lucia campoeu, at Eugene. Mrs. Emmett is at ' home again after several weeks' visit with her daughter at Uobel. Messre. Hoffman, Jamison and Fisher have gone to the mountains to look after timber claims. The Fraternal Union gave a fare well reception to Rev. and Mrs. Wigmore Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Thorp, after several weeks' visit with Mrs. Stine, have returned to their home at Sumpter. Seth Allen has moved his family across the river from Independence, where he is at work in a hop house. Mrs. Susie Stanton expects to start Saturday for San Francisco to visit her sister, Mrs. Beatrice Kic- colls. R. P. Hall and wife, of Oregon City, visited several days last week with his brother, L. M. Hall, of thia city. A family by the name of Berk- head, from Forest Grove, have rented the L. M. Hall house and will move soon. The family of Mr. Hall will move into the Goodrich house. LHWISVII.l'H. Haying is much delayed on account of tho wot weather. Frank Turner has come lack from Taylor's lopping cum". Mrs. Nellie llnnnum-Turiier is visiting friends- uiul rolutivea ut this plueo. Don't fail to attend tho Vis- . . t.,..- trict S. S. Convention hi .uuhi. goniery next Sunday. Many from this place enjoyed tho celebration at Independence and pronounced it first class. P. Withrovv, of t.'orvullis, is working in tho oak saw mill. He reports his wife as no better. Tho work on tho phono line is last being pushed to comple tion. Tho wire will he put on in a day or two. Miss Lydiu Aebi is staying with Mrs. Thos. Williams, help ing her with her work, tho latter being ruthor jndispoBod. Miss Eula Haynes has como to make her parents a visit. She is recently from (irunts Puss, where, sho had a class in music. The Ladies Homo Mission Society will givo an ice c renin social in Maple drove, on thj ICth. Don't forget the date, nor forget to come and help tho la dies in a good cause. Lester Huston is helping W. W. Smith with his work. Many feet of lumber are being hauled through here, from tho Pedee snw mill. Walter Norton is tho proud owner of a new buggy. Look out girls. TIumu'h ft whole vacation in a Wo have Kodak of all Htylcn atul prices. f ltiownio Cameras. The Kodak Developing Ma Pooh away with the dark room ami make "doing thr at..... it iiaa a ...a .1 a i. a delight. An to l"". M'lK 01 (, Supplies ami soil thorn at POI'iTI-, AISTD P R I CES. I I El LEWISVILLE. Dan Larmer celebrated in Salem. Delmar Hedgepatb Is 111 with the measles. Clyde and Blanche McKiDney yls- ited relatives in Independence Sunday. Tbe families of Wtu. Burns and J, W. White are spending a week at the coast. Paul Rod co and family are camping on Frank Lewis' farm and peeling cnittim. Our mail to Lewisville. Star route, has been discontinued, and the R. F, D, brings it all. W. C. Swann and family, of Corval lis, were visiting his sister, Mrs. W. W. Smith, last week. B. F. and Zora Smith drove to Al bany one day last week and got Ave crates of strawberries. Rev. Lindsay is sojourning at the seaside. His wife and littlo daughter, Elizabeth, will visit friends in Dallas while he is absent. The oflicial appraisal of the es tate of Thomas 15. Reed, ex-Speak er of the House of Representative, who died on December 7 last, shows that be owned personal property worth $629,533, besides some real estate in Portland, Me. The de ductions for debts and expenses haye reduced the net value of the personality to $431,01)9. Under his will all of nis estate goes to his widow. Mr. Reed, among his other assete, had a balance due him from the brokerage firm of Moore and Schely of $102,170, which has been paid. He held large amounts of stocks and securities, among which were 1220 s nares of Metropolitan Street Railway Company stocks, valued at $167,2.50; 900 shares of N.rthern Securities Company, worth $95,850; 400 shares of Brook lyn Union Gas Company, worth $90,000, and 2000 shares of Otis Elevator stock, yalued at $78,000. The popular impression that Mr. Reed was a comparatively poor man when he left the Speaker's chair in 1899 is probably not well founded. Mr. Reed was an able lawyer, but even . able lawyers do not earn and save nearly $500,000 in less than four years. Roscoe Gonkling, after nearly seven years' law practice in New York City, died worth about $700,000, but Mr. Conkling occupied far higher rank at tbe New York bar, both as a jurist and an eloquent advocate, than Mr. Reed ever obtained, and Mr. Conkling bad the most lucra- HARDWARE MERCHANTS Independence, - Orel Furthermore, Mr. Reed, while an outer nentinel, Mrs. R H intellectual man, was alwavs an j musidttn, Anna Torgtsot indolent lawyer, but Mr. Conkling ; Howing ura WooJid was industrious, energetic, learneu and able. The probability is that Mr. Reed made a good deal of his money in stock speculations. His professional eminence furnished hiui with knowledge that not el dom enabhul hi in to recoiznue Cap t., V. R, r., v "sure-thing" investment long le-j Lieut., U. II., W. 8. McLv fore the general public were alive j . ,.- to the situation. I Are You lto4tt iicera; C. C, O. P. Lorfe Lieut., 11. M. Nash; wed II. Kuh n ; watchman, Wells; sentry, J. M. AW niun n ire r. U. II. Ml No man or woman in the tat will Uuena VUta Special. lunluielo speak well ot Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablet after ouoe trying them. They alwayn produce a pleanaut movement of the bowel, lit), prove the appetite and irenglhrii the dlgeatlon. For a!t by Kirk laud Drug Co. It Happen Tonight. Fred Ireland has discontinued his trlna tn lia with liia tnftl WflnrAn hut we are very nicely provided for by tive Pctice in the city, neyer Alex Lewis, of Airlie. earning less than $100,000 a year This, Friday, night at the Woodman hall in Ruena Vista, there i3 to bo a joint installation of Woodmen and Circle officers for the ensuing year. Tho oc casion will ho mado cnjoyablo by tho rendition of n programme and the consumption of a boun tiful supply of ice cream and cake. The progrnnimo will em brace vocal solos by Missos Tres- sa Prather and Anna Torgeson; selections by a (juurtette of good vocalists; instrumental selections by the popular orchestra of Port er Brothers; and a reading by Miss Addie Hecker. The Circle officers are: (J. N., Mary McLaughlin; advisor, Ad die Ileeker; attendant, Alda Frum; magician, Lena Torgeson; inner sentinel, Otto Whitemanji If you live In a city pat And try to be up-Udt, You mut hlda your won 'Neath atyllnb clothe, And illrtand daooetadtbK You muit smile although Your heart be aad, Appearing gay and gM; For no one car to hear orM What you sutler or wbert Jf In all society you'll Audit" If you're strictly up-twin If you enter society's ! You tuuat need be up-twW Attend a rand ball' ai calls Ofneoola whom you bate; You must chatter, unlriMd? Thouirh vou know deceit But you caunot b Incai If you follow thefatnionw And where'a the pIsMUitb' pray, , If you're not right up-twuu Vm vi-.il mftV be uiHwhl. vou m.v.iudv ihfmn Your clothes may bethel And you may simper ill And be contented wusj" l Bat while you're spending In seuaeleM sham sua . . . I. 4MB II Remember the nme - in ..imit thff Ml vr lieu jruu ii . That the days of jour And you're going outpf"1 THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL B( CAPITAL 8TOOK. $50,000.00 - . i r:-' H HIKBIIBERQ, President. ABRAM NEL80S, ' j C. W. IRVINE, Cashier. DIRECTORS.-!!. H.rschberg, D. W. Beer., B. F. SmlthrM. W." A. Nelson. A mnera WnkU. - v . ...j finl ji. - ., "Quango DuaineM iranaacieu. --i lteD.t!dA-90,nm,re'1 granted. Deposits roe!red abjetttoehMk