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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1904)
WES Side Enterprise INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 2U. 1904. IiK COUNTY BANK. Incorporated. OREGON i H llAWi,I.Y( 1. I Campmll, ' ' Pri-Hulont. ....... Vico President I ha C. pQwr.Lt, Oliicr. PI4 Caltl, 180,000 n,iikf.-roiii--J. H. llawley. I. L t'Htnpll, I. M. Simpson, J. II. V. Jailer! Juhn B. Hlump. J. A. Withrow, F. . Powell. Transaot (iHiural Banking and Kxehange business. Draft sold ,YillliI throng'""1 tl United HtaU- and Canada. THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK OAl'ITAL BTOOK:, S50.000.00. - .iiitiillBFhtl. r.ildl. AUKAM NELSON, VLe Presldeo ",U" ' C. W.IRVIKP, CmIiIm. MKECTOK g. ll. llnH'lttfrg, 0. W. bft, II. F. Bmllh, J. P. Rhodes and ... I l-nkltta and otcUnK" I,mIii trmnclt. Loans Hindu. Hill f rtvl.u iMl. IH -.1 rwi rd on cnwul aomont bj-t wtH-k. DAVIDSON & HEDGES .. Mdurwn For !- Fine Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies i). i- ,AU vittUlv from cob to fcTr f sod Mrbum. Sod PounUln lor Ibt bot Jyv You art away welcome. nxviDSON & HEDGES C STREET INDEPENDENCE, OREGON' UYERY, FEED AND BOARDING STABLE I. W. UIUMPIOU'1!. nun- Good Rig. for Commercial Men a SciaUy. Good accommodations Hows Jw rigs. Horses boarded by day, week or month. Telephone JVo. S93 Jmlntrndence, Oregon THE MONMOUTH LAUNDRY H. D. WHITMAN, PfoptWof Home Industry Institution GOOD WORK, PROMPT DELIVERY OUR WATCHWORDS WorK Call.d frT-.-rD.""'- S.iurdar Bice & Calbreath, UNDERTAKERS Fine Parlors in connection. Day or night calls promptly attended to. phone 131 Main St, Independence. Ore W. U IUCI2. Kmbalmer and Funeral Director. LEAGUBSESSIOH Delegation of Forty to Go to Portland to Ask for Another West Side Train. Independence Telephone Company Incorporated with $1000 Capital Asteumcnt of One Third. The Independence Improvement ague and the Independence Tel ephone stockholder broke the record in length of secsinn held ant night. Kor four hour accum ulated matUrs of interest held their attention at the city hall. The matter of additional train service wa-t tak-n up and 'resident Butler of the League was author- ued to appoint a delegation of forty to go to Portland and present the witdies of the people to the railroad authorities. A romnimiM of three wits ap (km ni"l to draP, a memorial to Oregon' dcl-ntijn in uongress asking for their co-operation in securing government ownership of the locks and canal at Oregon City, or the construction of a new canal. A resolution w adopted direct- ng the Secretary of the League to uree upon the county court in the name of the League, the impor tance of a deputy stock inspector to reside in Independence. A delegation of five waa appoint ed to thoroughly view the grounds at the 8outbern Pacific station to ascertain and report upon ihe needs of additional paving so that the station may be reached with out walking in mud. Tetters were read from the Ore gon Development League, Portland Board of Trade and eastern parties mikine? inauiries about Oregon and the work of the Independence Im- nrovement League. Upon adjournment oi toe jueague R. Craven, chairman of the Rord of Director of the Telephone company called tne memoere w order. It was voted to incorporate tn, lfm the canital stock to be UI r k incased when the stockholders should so decide. An . assessment of one third of the stock already subscribed was authorized, the money to be collected by President Craven and Secretary Hurley and applied on payment for poles, in rnrnoration , expenses and, such other expenses as may be neceseay before another meeting is called. A committee was authorized to secure a central or terminal point for the system. The matter ol in stalling a switchboard win Detasen up after incorporation. L MtTSCHAM. Pr ( W. KMOW LBS, Mir, Jf.Ov 91.10 " THE IMPERIAL HOTEL CO. WASHINGTON STS. - OREGON nJKTlWVlNU, in T" SPERLING BROS., who handle the Finest Butcher Stock ,n Polk CnniTjffiXS,?? but are selling it very cheap aim IndePendenceMealto NEWLY EQUIPPED, GAS IJCHTiSTOM HUT, ALL MODERN liuim""-'""-" A i ! f - ' H A NUMBER 71. iHAVLEY IIAYOR Hon.J.H. Hawley Re-Elected Mayor of Monmouth With out Opposition. Fitam and Nehrbas Councilman Coats, Marshall and Ira Powell Treaaurer. CoaU; 11. B. Monmouth held an election of city ofbeere yesterday with the following result: Mayor, J. II. Hawley; Recorder, Treanurer. Ira C. Powell; Marshal. S. D. Councilmen, I. H. Freaui, Nehrbax. ; There were 5o voteK cant. . There was no well defined issue up. A number of citizens met Saturday and nominated a ticket. The can-, didates named were the same as the ticket elected with the excep ;n nf Vnm fnr Mayor. A. L. ' Chute for marshal and P. II. John son for councilman. Ua hunday an Independent ticket was put out and Mr. Fream withdrew as candi date for mayor and waa elected a member of the council. Mr. Chute the citizens nominee for marshal also gave way for Mr. Coats leav ing a very tame contest. GEORGE CUBTI8 LEE SNYDER, Belibazxar, King of Babylon. CAST FOR. DEL5HAZZAR Ka ..,! nf th fact that on next Wednesday and Thursday A f '- w.- . v - t evenings at the opera house, all who attend the grand production of Rlah7,ar will hear the best home taleni enieriaipmeni, ever in Independence, one only has to read the following. Belihazar. King of Babylon. Geo. Curtis Lee Snyder S itocria tbe Queen , . .Lottie Hedges-Dorria - . Daniel, the Prophet.....' . ..Pearl L. Hedges JewiHh Maiden ache Craven Lord of the Conrt W H.Walker Lady of the Court Mr.. Claire Irvine Hirh Priest rrank Mastereon Hananiah . W. F. McAdams Wise Men Ora Clodlelter Geo. Burton Jewish Duet , Pearl Squires Clare Bentley Daniel's Companions Billie McAdams r Frank Masteraon Ora Clodfeiter Mrs. Philip Drexler Ora Clodfelter Still Dynamiting. J. M. Gentry, the dynamiter has removed the base of his operations to Benton county. The Uorvallis Times has felt the tremor and says: "Occasional loud reports like tne Knom of cannon, up the Willam ette are caused by blasting, opera tions at the Lilly hop yard. Mr. Taylor, who recent'y purcnasea 117 acres there at a reponeu of $9,000 is clearing away stumps in a field adjoining tne yara. Hitherto the ploughing operations lftve Dassed the Btumps quieuy Dy, but thisjrill be done no, more as a result of the newcomers campaign. Th Wasting operations are con ducted for Mr.rTaylor by an expert from Independence. Ileal Estate Transfers Elmer E Gilliam to 0 B GateB; 15 acres in 8-5 & 6; $350. G B Gates to W L Gilson; same; 1375. H II Jasperson and wf to May Kennedy; lot in Independence; f 2C0. Emily Christian and hd to Or lev M Allen; 10 acres in 9-5; 1450. Wm Eckhart to Ella C Elodg ette; lot in Dallas; $125. CS Smith to R 8 Smith; 7.S4 Mrs. Claire Irvine Philip Drexler Frank Masteraon Topsr Mattiaon Helen Cooper Hazel Kennedy Opal Hart Clare Bentley Clara Williams Pacrpa Inex Stark Rowena Sperling Belshazzar'a Maidens , . Ada Ketch um Myra Kimberlm Olive Hastings ACC0MPANI8T8. ' .Mae Kennedy , ...Reese McReyolds H. G. Seeley Frank Lucas VA Tjiwrence ro;::::,:::::::::.:::-.B-11 TOOB UCi K awcw Bass Guy Walker remtoV ...............Wart1" E. Robinson Piano. ...... Violins Cornet...... Clarinet... Bertie Rently Sadie Craven Mrs. Gertrude Davidson Mrs. Philip Drexler Olive Hastings Mrs. Edna Irvine Mrs. Pearl Johnson Myra Kimberlin Mrs. Susie Locke Topsy Mattison , Clara Purviue Pearl Squires in.i Htark Mrs. Ellis Y&Nor XHE OPERA. t" Bvers G0- Burton Or? Clodfelter Philip Drexler Pearl Hedees Roy Hawkins BiUiiMo&s Frank .Masteraon Geo. Curtis Lee Snyder Geo. Skinner Will H. Walker Clare Bentlv Helen Cooper Lottie Hedges-Dorris Mrs. Lillian Eaton Opal Hart Mrs. Ethel Jones AdaKetchura Hazel Kennedy Mrs. Arthur Moore Mrs. Nellie Paddock Mrs. Alice 6kinner Rowena Sperling Mrs. Clara Willianis Ma- Ma- acres in 9-5; $165. United States to B F Mulkey; 160 acres in 8-8; patent Joshua McDaniel to Lloyd son; lota in Monmouth; $90. Iva L II Merrill to Lloyd son; lots in Monmouth; $100, City of Monmouth to H R Nehrbas; lots in Monmouth; $150. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Wm E Marks to Orra S Towns. C'aude M Lewis to Lydia Aebi. Bouse Burglarised. a x.v man Snndav night the d nvta -O v , i,An..Mri. T. F. Holt near the Evangelical church in this city was broken into and a yaluable ring and five dollars in cash taken. tk. rintr th intruder found in a A UV w " DIDENT EAT LXXJ Leap Year Not Yet Ended And Brigham Youngr Among Those Not Taken Brigham Young of the Airlie neighborhood was in town the atter part of the week. It proD- ably ia not too late in leap year1 to announce to maidens of rolx county that Brigham is still an un- gathered rose on the bush of lonely bachelorhood. Brigham naa a place four miles from Airlie and is prepared to care for a wife in rirsi class rural style. .. ;. - , It is not altogether Mr. Young s fault that he has not married be-. fore this. Preparations we're once on for his getting hitched b?s when through ignorance or malicious ness, some one circulated the re port that Brigham ate dog. That was slander. The only( foundation for such a report was that a neigh bor once gaye Brigham a lat aog which he killed and rendered tip for the grease, a very useful lubri cant on the farm. The earnest ness and simplicity of style in narrating the incident will con vince any one that there wsb no truth in the report of the Air lie farmer utilizing the dogs flesh as a substitute for meat, yet it had the effect to break up the match. Formerly, when Brigham want ed to come to Independence or even go to Portland, he hitched a span of horses to the running geer of a wagon and rode the coupling pole to the city. On his last trip, i came by motor, tie walked over the hills to Airlie, and hiding his lantern in the bushes until his return at night tried the modern method of traveling on his last trip. hank belonging to Mrs. Holt's son M ra. Holt was in Buena Vista several days the past week, and be fore leaving sue leu me uuuno Wired. The neighoors owuivij - v noticed Monday the , front door t a nrlintr Al-wn And knowing tne fastened the door, The bed in tne iront oea-rooui bad been occupied by the uninvit ed guests. Bert Yetter as the hero of a hold nr. of the O. R. & N. train out of -r . Portland, confesses it was a put up ioh and that he shot himself. During the course of his trial for the killing' of Frank" Bennett at TT ill shorn. Bert Oakman withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered . nia nf oniltv of murder in me Fridav. The maxi- trunk and the money in a sayings mum penalty is We imprisonment. Teacher Loses The case of the board of di rectors of the Cottage Grove school district against County . Superin tendent Dillard as superintendent of Lane county, and Misa Nan Shivelv appealed from the decis ion of the superintendent, which was heard by the State Board oi Education in the office of Super intendent Ackerman last week, was decided by the board against the teacher and in favor of tbe board of directors. The board claimed that there was no contract with Miss Sbi as she never produced th , ity to teach, which tK; . totepre-requisite to . - . Miss Shively is a gradv Oregon State Normal Monmouth.