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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View This Issue
West Side Enterpri .-1 KI.BVKNTI! YKAH. iNi)i:rENDKNci:;-i'OLK county, owxjon, may vj, ioo-j. NUMBER 2. se POLK COUNTY BANK. Incorporated. MONMOUTH. - - - OREGON J. 11. Hawi.ky, P. I.. Cami'hi-i.i., rrt'KuIont. Vice President. In a C. IWw.i., Cashier. rM cui. mo.ooo piHKiToii J. H. Hawley. L- ''ainpbell, I. M. rMiupaon, J. 11. V. Iluller, John H. Kluiiip, J. A. Wilhrow, K. M. Powell. .rlknilltct 0uritt llnklf( inl KxchnngM buineM. Irnft aold yil)l throughout the United HUlwi and Canada. THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK OJViPJT.AT, BTOOIC, $50,000.00. I lllitKlWKKO, :rtlJiil. A lilt AM NKLMS, Vic I'roiden " C. W. IftVIN K, CMr. ninWrOKH If. llim-M-ru, l. W. II. i. Smith, J. 1'. Iil"xi' and t mnnral banking and Mrliaiitf ImnttiwM irmnwunwl. httn innd. lUlll aiui.ti. Commercial CNkIIU gruul. Ir,.m rwUnl on Ctirrfht account lul'jwMo ClBCt. pairs Terry The ferry boat Is now In opertion, tiny or night, roads good and driv ing fne. Ttike the short cuts to points in Mnrion County. fl. D. Pcttijobn, Proprietor DAVIDSON & HEDGES JUidurtm Fat -i- Fine Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies p. . , ,-AUm varirfv from cob Sod PounUin for tt hot ojyt. DAVIDSON & HEDGES C STREET INDEPENDENCE, OREGON I LIVERY, FEED AND BOARDING STABLE . W. DICKINSON, Prop. Gxh1 Rig for Commercial Men a Jlfy Good accommodations. Horns well fed. I n o rigs, Home boarded by day, week or month. Telephone A'o. tf.V.' Ilrieintencr, Oreyon THE MONMOUTH LAUNDRY 11. D. "WHITMAN, Proprietor Home Industry Institution GOOD WORK, PROMPT DELIVERY OUR WATCHWORDS WorK Called for Tu..d" D.liv.r.d S.turd.r Josse & Bice, UNDERTAKERS Fine Parlors in connection. Day or nigbt calls promptly attended to. Day phone 273 Night 1593 Main St, Independence, Ore W. L. 1I1CE, Kmbalmer and Funeral Director. WORLDSBIGGEST Krebs Bros. Incorporated with Capitalization of Quarter Million to Raise Hops. Yard Newly Set Near Independence World Blggett Single Hop Yard. Big; Expenditure. The Krebu Uron, Oregon hop kings, li led article of incorpora t ton in tlit office of the aecretary of lata at Halein Monday. The cap italization ie a quarter milium dot lam; incorporator John Krebu, M. W. Krel, Conrad Krebs, Leonard Krebs and J. A. Krebs; object, to raise, buy and sell hop. It l one of the biggest farming projects ever undertaken in the Willamette valley. The newly aet yard, three mili eouth of Inde pendence the biggest single hop yard in the world. There i noth ing to equal it in California or Washington, and England baa no yard to compare with it. The II. W. Murphy farm of C IO acres pur chased by the Kreba only a few mouth ago, ha undergone a re markable transformation in a wonderfully abort apace of time. Plowed and pulverized until the surface ia a smooth as an onion bed and 400 acrea set to hope ia the record ot the Kreba l5roa. on the Murphy ranch in lees than two mouth. It required a large force of men but the Kreba are not afraid to hire men. pay them wage, and work themselves. A view of the Krebs yard, een iu its present state, is a eight worth going to see. A triumph in the science of fanning is the verdict of all who have seen the yard since planting has been completed. Itows over a mile in length stretch across the broad expanse of the field and the Vision may follow a row, which is straight as a ray from the aun, until the pegs which mark the hills are lost in the dist ance. It r quired 272,000 pegs to mark the hills, 544,000 hop roots, two to the hill, 10,000 trellis poles and 280,000 pounds or seven car load of wire. To handle the crop, twenty-four 30-foot kilns will be constructed, eight store rooms each 40x125 feet and 18 feet high A warehouse will be built on the river bank with capacity for storing nOOO bales. The Kreba Bros, have a 294 acre yard near Brooks in Marion county. They have never experienced difli culty In securing pickers to save their crop and the Independence yard will be conducted after the same manner as the Marion county yard. An amusement hall 40x150 feet will be erected where during the harvest season an orchestra will play nightly from 8 to 12 bo that those who desire may haye their hearts content of dancing. A Urge amphi-tlieatre where shows, boxing contests and kindred sports may be giyen, will alBO be main tained, and there will be kept on the grounds everything to minister to the immediate wants of the help and visitors, unless it be Btrong drink. It will reqnire 1S00 to 2000 hands to pick the crop and their comfort and pleasure will be looked after. A bakery with a daily ca pacity of 8,500 loaves of bread, meat "market and restaurant, with capacity for serving 1500 meals daily. The buildings to be con structed before hop-picking time next year will require about tnree unartera of a million feet of lumber. The Krbs yard will keep a num ber of people employed the year round and during hop-picking sea son it will be one of the hvelxsst villages in the country with from 2 000 to 3,000 inhabitants. MAN OF AFFAIRS - Hon. D. L. Keyt, Republican Candidate for Legislature, Well Qualified. Has Served In Legislature, Has Numerous Business Connec tions and Public Spirited. U. P. Lounhary for slate enator, I). L. Keyt for representative and J. 8. Coopr fur joint represonta tive for Polk and Lincoln counties comprise Polk county's republican legislative ticket and it will com pare favorably with the ticket pot out by any county in the state. It would be hard to find a man In all respects better adapted to serve his county In a legislative capacity, than is 1). L. Keyt to represent Polk. A man of affairs connected with various enterprises in different sections of the county he knows the county s legislative needs and lacks neither courage nor ability to forcibly present them. Until the last few years his atten tion ha been given to farming an occupation he successfully ollowed. He conducts one of the best dairies FOR TREASURER The Republican Candidate for Treasurer, J. E. Beezley, Is Well Known Has Had the Kind of Experience that Fits One for Duties of a County Treasurer, J. E. IWzley, republican nomi nee for county treasurer i twenty seven years old, having en born in Hickory county. Mo., in 1877. He has-boen a resident ot Polk county the past seventeen years and perhaps no man of his age, not in public life is better known. He lived in the Oak Grove neighbor hood a number of yearB; spent five years in Falls City, lived in Mon mouth three ye?rs, where he at tended the State Normal and his homa is now in the western part of the county on a homestead. He has taught school at Kings Val ley, Ward District School, Oak dale and Libery. ' No better test can be applied to a man than a trial as book-keeper and teller in a bank. Upon leav ing the Polk Countv Bank at Mon- rJ,. "' -i .."'' :'", - 1 . ( . I .V- f . . .. I 4. I -l - -' L J ) ; ) Z I , I 1 I i22 J HON. V. L KEYT. J. E. BEEZLEY in Polk county, is engaged in the hop business, raises wheat conducts a warehouse and milling business, and is engaged in general merchan dising. He is employer of consid erable labor, and is now maintain ing a monthly payroll of not less than $300 at Perry dale alone. Mr. Kevt was recently elected DNIQDBJOHTEST Women Hold Their Tongues for Five, Long Hours in a Hop Yard Contest Wood-Cutters Fly to Parti Un known, Leaving- Their Grub Box and Tools Behind. mouth in June of last year he was presented with the following recom mendation: "We take pleasure in saying that Mr. J. E. Beezley, who has been employed in this bank during the past two years as book keeper and teller, has proven trust worthy', a good accountant, pos sessed of good business judgment, a Vote for Two Circuit Judges. i Six years ago there were two circuit judges to elect in the tHrd judicial district, and the Republican nominees were George II. Burnett and H. H. Hewitt. Many vc'-- ., did not understand that they should vote t- Tn .-onspniience of this mistake Judge ll iiivi 4- j Hewitt was defeated. Again this year there are two judges to elect, and the Republican nominees are George H. Burnett and B. L. Eddy. Vote for hotii ! president of the Willamette Valley Millers Club, a western Oregon or ganization formed tor the purpose of looking after shipping rates and making it possible to maintain a better price for grain, particularly wheat. He represented this county in the legislature in 1S95, has a wide acquaintance, is in the prime of life and public spirited. When the building of a railroad into Falls City was proposed, Mr. Keyt was one of the first to donate $100 and he is numbered among the county's foremost tn matters ot public en terprise. He has always been a republican, but aside from politics if one were charged with the mis sion of selecting from the citizen ship of Polk county a man peculiar ly fitted to represent the connty in the legislature, the name of D. L. Keyt is one of the first that would suggest itself to the fair minded business man. anil ill fVHl-V WV faithful to the duties assigned him Mr. Beezley leaves us entirely on his own ac cord to look after other business interests and we regret to lose his services as our relations have al weys been pleasant. We bespeak w Kim the confidence and esteem of the business community wher ur Vib miiv reside." Polk County Bank. Mr. Beezley has always ben a consistent republican and never an office seeker." He is a young man of experience and ambition who would have pride in giving accept able public service. His honesty is vouched for by those who best know him. He is affable, agree able, alert and as county treasurer will be an honor to his party and an acceptable and efficient county officer. The republicans did well in selecting Mr. Beezley as their candidate for county treasurer. (IIIKD ISI,ASI HI'JXIAI.) Last week a most curious . con test took place in the Dove yards. The crew of men at work in this yard made an agreement that the first man talking during working hours should treat the entire crew. The silence was unbroken for two hours and then one forgot. This happened in the forenoon. In the afternoon, not to be outdone by the members of the male persuasion, some of the women trainers sus pended conversation, and for five hours they never spoke a word. We firmly believe this is the first time in the history of the human race that a woman kept her tongue still for five hours. The ladies par- ticipatiog in this uniqu contest, were the following residents of In dependence: Mrs. Frank Russell, Mrs. Arthur Fisher, and Mrs. h,d Lawrence. The Japs in this neigh borhood seem to be very sure of the ulti mate success of the Japanese men in the little difficulty they are hav ing with mighty Russia. In con versation with your correspondent Mr. Mitoma, the Jap foreman, smd: u We did not want ' war with Rus sia. We tried all ways jo settle the trouble. But Russia, thinking ua weak, made promises, promises, promises, and all the tliue ehv would keep on sending soldiers and we, knowing that time was t.11 she wanted and sooner or later it would be war, thought il best to fight at once. Russia may whip us, but I don't think bo. We have men and money to fight on for ten years, and we will fight as long as we have men and money. Russia thinks we con't fight, I tnink Rus sia mistaken; doa't you think so? Ha! ha! ha!" And with a merry, confident laugh the . ''little brown man" left me; left me with the im pression that even if his country loses, the Russian army and navy won't be as good looking when the row is over as it was when it com menced. About two weeks ago two big; husky men applied to Mr. Dove for work and put up a hard time story that would make a socialist hug himself in unholy glee. Mr. Doye furnished them a tent, tools and provisions and set them to work cutting wood. After due course of time he went down to see how Lis "men"(?) were getting along. But they had spread their wings and lhwn to that land from which no wood-cutter ever returns, and the only indication that they had worked was an empty grub box. Mr. Dove has the satisfac tion of knowing he was "worked" anyway. Ho'st Bros, have applied fertiliz ing compound to all their hops and will follow up later with a second aimlication composed of a soda compound. Their method of ap plying their fertilizer was by scat tering it in a circle around the hop hill for about twenty inches. Having caught up with his hop ya.'d work, Mr. Dove had to lay his crew off for a few days. The writer of this item has had nearly 14 years experience in bop work and to the beet f his recollection this is the first time Mr. Dove has had to lay off. (Continued on page five.)
