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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1904)
FIVE County Correspondents Sweep The Field WEST SIDE ENTERPRISE, 1NFENDENCE, OREGON MONMOUTH IN SUMMER. Fire Bell Put in Place. J. B. Stump Shipping; Specimen of hii Cotiwold and Lincolnshire' MONMOUTH. NOTII'K.- The K!'H "! impartial work if llio Wkmt miiik Kktkhi-mihw fur Muii niiii I h lulu llm Imiiilmir Kraiik Mints, Willi lirailiiiiiirtorn 111 lli immUiIHi IiiiIIiIIiiK wr nor nf linli'nnilnw Hint lullnmil lr"il. News limns, ulisorlillin, or otln-r IiuhIiihm 4jrouiiipluliilii will l rumilved by Air. Ltn Frank Lucas was in Portland on business thin woek. L.I). Duller of Amitv was in town Saturday. " Mm. Dr. B. A, Mulkcy of Idaho It visiting here. , 8. C, L. Moore has purchased the 8. It. Crowley property, The Stump property owned hy II. II, JasperHon was sold una wee to Mrs. Haobitt of Indepondence. The "Biaj Four," Jay Butler, J.orRe Doothby, Pr. 0. D- Butler and l.utlmr Grounds are on their annunl outing trip in the Yuchats .country. An improvement to bo noted in Monmouth this week is the erection of a fire bell tower and the hanging of a bell. The hell has been placed near the ruilroad tmck in easy hearing of all parts of town and everybody is expected to respond to its ringing to see the fire and lend assistance if necessary. J. B. Stump shipped three of his blooded sheep from this station, this week. A yearling Cotswold weighing 300 pounds was shipped to J. O. Thomas of Walla Walla. A Lincolnshire lamb weighing 100 pounds was shipped to C. C Laughlin of North Yamhill and a 105-pounder to II. E. Weeden. Langley, Wash, ' I Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Savory are moving in to town. The crops in this vicinity are looking well. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cook- were in Rickreall Sunday. Peter Price, of Needy is visiting his grandparents here. Mrs. Wni, Fudge visited a lew days this week with Mrs. Ralph Savory. Forest Craven went to Ocean Purk to accompany his family and Mrs. A. Vermon and son home. The bridge carpenters number ing twenty-nine and their families have been here for the past two week. Mrs. Dortin and mother leturn ed from Falls City Friday where they have been gathering wild blackberries. The water and 'sewerage system at the fine residence of Van B. Sears is completed and he certain ly has the finest residence in the community. ' The ball game played Sunday between the Ballston nine and the Bethel team resulted in a score of 24-11 in favor of Ballston. Mrs. Rea Craven and mother, Mrs. Newbill returned from Port land Mondays where they t had been with Mrs. Craven's twin sons receiving medical attention. A trained nurse accompanied them home and the babies are improving. HUVICK. Mr. Wetzel will cut his entire crop for hay. Every one is busy cutting grain and hauling hay. J. V. Ililtibrand is still improv Ing but very slowly. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCan were Salem visitors last week. Mr. and Mm. C. A. Carter of Wells were in Suver Monday. Mrs. Wildon and daughters are visiting at tho home of W. J Steele Lloyd Flick enger raised the frame for his new barn Saturday. A. E. Willis hns purchased an engine of J. A. Withrow and saws his owu wagon timbers. The Vlepot here has been closed which is greatly regretted by the people iu this vicinity. The Misses Blum of Orecon City will bet their brother's-in law, John Mohenke, during harvest. , Mrs C. Maxfield and daughter, Florence of Corvallis, visited last week at her father and sister, Mrs. Brown of Airlie. The M. W. A. camp of Suver surprised and treated the Uoyal Neighbors to ico cream and cake hint Saturday night. There will bean ice cream social, on the lawn at the residence of J. M. Larson and a dance in the hall Saturday evening July 30th given by the Royal Neighbors here. Every body is invited. COIlKK HOLLOW. Ed Marks is binding his grain. "Susie Whitcombis visiting her aunt Mrs. Mack. , Geo. Clarke of Portland is visit ing relatives here. Wm. Martin is putting up a saw mill on Wm Ireland's place. Mrg, Belle Sullivan visited with Mrs. Campbell last Wednesday. Mr. Mealt, of Monmouth visited with Mrs. Brcssler laat Saturday. Mrs. Whitesides of Corvallis is spending a week with May Guthrie. Joe Sevier of Falla City visited at the home of his father John Sevier last Sunday. There will be preaching at Anti och next Sunday by Rev. I. N. Mulkey of Bethel. Win. Yoater who has been in the 1'ortlanu hospital lor some time is slowly improving. August Ohms is visiting his uncle in Belleville, Illinois and has been attending the St. Louis fair. A large crowd attended the child rens day exercise at Antioch last Sunday. Aftwr the exercise a de licious dinner was spread and every one was invited to partake. There was preaching at 3 o'clock by Ilev. Ssaworth of Monmouth. HIGHLAND. Farmers have commenced cut tin oata. Spring grain is very light. Mrs. McKinney of Lacomb has been visiting with her parents Mr. and Mrs J. Moore. Will Middleham and Joe Laun dry are eacirhaviug a well bored at their homes. - Mr. and Mrs May cl Linn county have been visiting at the home of Sam McElmury. Earl Burch'of Clean is visiting his cousins Ulen and Ivor David son. II. Heckleman of Salem was re cently'throngh here. Homer Hill was through here Monday looking for his bronchos that had strayed off. Mrs. Moll I Stiue was the guest of Mrs. J. O. Davidson last week The Primitive Baptist have ser vices at Calvary next Saturday and Sunday. . E. Davidson and wife attended the Installation of the Beuna Vista Circle. An abundance of delicious ice cream, cake and a pleasant evening was enjoyed. Percy Dickinson contemplates building a new residence this sum mer and now has three teams en gaged in hauling lumber from above Falls City. AKTIOCH Potatoes are looking fine since the rain. A. L, Chute and wife were in these parts Sunday. Rev. S. A. Sienwert preached here last Sunday. , Cleotos Sloan of Independent visited here Thursday. Miss Maggie Herren is spending a week at Pedee. Hanby Harmon started binding GO acres of grain Monday. Fred Iluber and wife spent Pun day with R. M. Bosley and family .0 II. Coff and wife, of Dallas visited aft Will Martin's Sunday. Rev. I. N. Mulkey of Bethol will preach here Saturday night, Sun day morning and night. L. B." Parmer formerly of this place is new living at Kooskia, Idaho. Mabel Wheelock has returned from Vancouver and is now visit ing in Yamhill county. Winfield Egloston recently from Missouri has bought Ed A ar noon's crop and will move there soon. Ed Harmon, Mrs. Harmon and "Grandma" Harmon were atBuena Vista the first of the week. , An oak saw mill has started up on W. P. Ireland's ranch and will saw about 170,000 feet of fine oak. Richardson Brothers, of Inde pendence are putting up two new barns for John Stump. Ed Harmon of Bridgeport has rented and moved into Guy Hewitt's fine dwellings. ' r Forest Barnes, Mrs. Barnes and daughters visited Mrs. Barne's parents Mr. and Mrs. Allen Towns Sunday. PA UK Eli. Joe Berry was a caller here this week. " Mrs. Kerr visited Mrs. Murphy Monday. ; Clint Brown was a caller in Parker Sunday. Miss Louisa Wohlera returned to Portland Sunday. Mr. and, Mrs. Ed. Steele visited here Wednesday evening. , Mr.-. Mattie Davidson visited relatives in Buena Vista this week. Mrs. Julia Boone is now post mistress at the Parker post office. Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Peterson vis ited in Linn county over Sunday. Miss Sadie Lynn of Dallas vis ited with Mrs. Fu'iua a few davs this week, Miss Freela Gay returned to Al bany Friday alter a several weeks' visit with the Misses Helmick. The depot at Parker wis closed Saturday and will be without an agent for an indefinite period. Mrs. James Helmick came home 1 uesday after an absence of several weeks at Albany with "Grandma" H.lmlck, who has been quite sick, bat is now much improved in health. Among the many changes now being made in the management of the West Side Railroad, our genial agent, Mr. Willis M. Powell will accept a position at Salem as bagirage master as soon as the depot here is closed, which will be about the first of August. FALLS CITY. Mrs. Low McGrath has returned from Portland. 1 Roy McMurphy and Ira Handley have returned from their claims. An improvement to be observed this ween is the repairing of Frank Butler's barn. Warm Weather. Yesterday was one of the warm est days Independence has exper ienced. Sol Edelman, the water wagon driver, was prostrated from oyerhe&t, an unusual occurrence here. A man named Ward, -who works for E. M. Young, was pros trated the day before. He is very sirk yet. Edelman was found ly ing in his wagon in a helpless con dition and has not vet recovered. In registering the temperature the thermometers differed widely, vary ing from 92 to 100 degrees. One in the Kirkland drug store, which is shaded during the day showed 95 i 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Clements, of the post office department, having charge of the Northwest rural delivery routes was in the city. LIIIIV rWOKK ....... D Independence, Oregon - RATES: $1.25 to 01 Special Attention to COMMERCIAL TRADE m & States to Families or Week or J. M. STARK, ....Subscribe lor Jtuclnif at Albmiy. Albany is preparing for a big race meeland horse show Saturday, July 30. Following is the program prepared for the occasion: 1. i mile Dash free for all. Purse 125. 2. Free for all Pace or Trot, 1 mile beats, best two out of three. Parse $100. 3. Gents' Road Race. 1 mile heats, best two out of three. , Purse $75. 4. Geols Road Race. 1 mile heats, beet two out of three, for Silver Cup, valued at $50, for members ODly, Amateur Dnyers cup to be won twice in succession or three times alternately, . 5. i mile Dash. Purse $50. Entrance fee ten per cent, of purse in all races except No. 4. Entrance fee to accompany the entry. Four to enter and three to start. Entrys close (or all harness j races at 1 o'clock p. m July 2G. Running races at 6 o'clock p. m. on July 29th., Association rules to govern all rces. The Purses will be divided 1st C5, 2nd 25 and 3rd 10 per cent. Cist ray Sheep Notice. Notice is hereby given to whom it may concern, that I have taken up and impounded, while running at large within the limits of the city of Independence, Oregon, 5 old sheep and three lambs, branded with a circle on left hip. The own er is hereby notified that unless the 8 a me are taken away and ex penses paid within ten days from date, said sheep' will be sold at pub lic auction at 2 p. m. July 27,1904, to the highest bidder for cash in hand. . . ; Independence, Ore., July 17. 1904. A. J. TUPPER, City Marshal. Prof. Rutherford and Miss Cox have been employed to fill the va cancies in the public school faculty. Both are graduates of ,the Mon mouth Normal. E. G. Heath has been employed as janitor. $2.00 per day Single Persons by Month Proprietor the Enterprise.... Two Complaints have Un filed before Justice Wilson against J. R. Cooper lor keeping open the Gem and Imperial saloons last Sunday. He bad been fined fcr keeping open one salooH on each of lbs three pre ceding Sundays. The complain ants are Marinda Simmons and Mrs. U. G. Simmons. Dr. Thompson performed the marriage ceremony of Mr. Oscar Hayter and Miss Bertha L. Fuller at Dallas on Wednesday evening. It was the 1253rd, couple that tbp Dr. has married during his min istry, Ipi aad Down. Lady (who la on a vinlt to ber native town) How 1 Mrs. Gabb? I haven't seen ber In a long time. Hostess She la having her ubuqI ups and down. Lady VUltor And what may that be. I pray? HosteH Oh, running up bills and running down ber neighbors. Town and Country. Ratals Ber Salary. The Typewriter You told me yon were going to raise my salary last week, sir. The Boss I know, and I did raise it. But I expect to bav very bard time to raise It this weelc Chicago Journal. Prompt Action. Molly When you spoke to papa did you tell him you had 00 in the bank? George Yes. darling. Molly And what did he say? George He borrowed It. London TIt-Iiits. Gen I on. 'Ta, w hat is a genius?" "A genius Is a clever person who can steal somebody's originality agd not be found out." Chicago Post Spending- Montr. Yov can't spend money and have It too, but unless you spend it nobody will think you've got It. Pock. Cheerfulness Is health; Its opposite, melancholy, is disease.-r-HaUburtonv - Monmouth Bakery Will be glad to get your order for all kinds of bread, pies and cookies, and family cake. All or ders promptly attendad to. JOS. RADEK, Prop. Notice For Publication. Department of the Interior, Land OtHi at Oregon City .Oregon, April Iti, 1HCM. - Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has tiled notice of bis inten- ; tlon to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made be fore the County Clerk o Polk county, Oregon at Dallas, Oregon, on June 3, 1904. viz: CLARENCES. MARKS H. E. No. 12140 for lot 8, sec 4, 1 8 s r 5 w. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence npon and cultiva tion ot said land, viz: c. C. Marks of Inde pendence, Oregon, J. I. Marks, I). M. Hewitt, J. H. Ground, of Monmouth, Oregon. Algernon s. Dresser, Register. Mr, J. W. Turner, of Truhart. Vs., says that Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets have done him more (rood tnan anything he could get from 'the doctor. 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