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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1908)
We Side Enterpri se st FUTKENTH YKAK. i LAY SERMON TO DISGRUNTLED Forceful Letter Wiitlen lor Benefit cl Grumblers. BOOST FOR k BETTER CITY Mr, Jones Gives Advlde lo AH Wbo Are Inclined to Wield a Hammer. INDEPENDENCE. OREGON, THUKSDAY, JUNE IWW. NUMBER I Independence, Orefrn, June, 21 liMlK. To the Editor: Now that tho I mle-ndt'iH:e cannery in complete and ready for nitration, it in the duty f every citicn to help the enterprise along. Wc understand that tlii'ro iiro oino few stockholder that are not satisfied with tl management of the cannery, ( theo we will nay that the director. wore elected hy a big majority of all tho stockholder ami some of them were not candidate and were not even in tho county when they were elected. I am aatistiod that every mem Iter of the hoard hnt acted in good faith and done the best he knew how and I further believe that we hav one of tho bet plant in tho Wil lamutte Valley for tho money invented and the direetora moat earnestly re quest that all tho stockholder come and inspect the building and plant, before pacing judgment either upon the plant or tho manner in which the directors have conducted the affair of the oompany. . . The director have given much of their time during the paxt three months without money or hre to tho oompany, and their time is as valuable lo them ft the time of the average pereon. What Independence really wants and needs is men to whoop up the town and talk long and loud for if you can't help an enterprise and if you are not satis- tied with the way the business is managed don't knock it,. just get in and help to correct tho evil. Put your shoulder to tho wheel and help bear the burden. Don't you know that when you get out on the street; and tell people that your town is dead and that the management of the saw mill is bad of that the direc tors of the cannery are not compe tent to run it or that the bank is about to closo its doom, you are knocking your own town und work ing against your own interests. If you have any energy to spare do not une it in tearing down your town. You will never make it any larger or any better by abusing the town, tho mayor, the councibnon or the bus iness men. Doa't growl about the election. You had a right to vote as you pleased and you must accord every other man the same privilege. Under our form of government we have agreed to let the majority rule. Those of you who voted dry ought to be satisfied and ought to work all the harder for the town. You who votod wet ought to bow to the will of tho majority and get in and work all the harder for the town if you believe it will be dead af ter July 1st, or in a sickly condition. We can't all get just what we want but we can all better our condition by being cheerful and putting our shoul der to the wheel and helping to push Independence and Polk county to the front. A town, county or state is, just what the people make it. Please cast your eyes over the towns in Oregon that have come to the front in the past few years and then visit these towns and talk with the business men. It will do you good. Advertise and talk and work for your town and oth er people will catch the spirit. On the 15th of last October I board- j ed a train at Kansas City, Mo., and 1 1 e.tinialol that there m about three htiiidrod emigrant oil th train bound for the el. I'retly oi rnn came through tho train handing out printed matter. II I'"! crowd around liiin. 1 drew near to hira U what ii was peddling and hr hat ha had to My, and soon dico. ered that waa handing out C'noa Hay leaflet, and I actually know that before wo had got ten half way aero tlm plain that that man hd inducd eople to go to Coo Kay who had left the F.aat with th avowed purpose of nettling In Idaho and Washington. Hut they caught the spirit d th re sult wa that Coo Hay got a nice hunch of settler. Itoy. It py to advertiiMi. It y to talk about your town. If you don't like a man or hi bimin jutt let him alone. It i lrely iiblo that he my have tho me opinion of you. It take all kind of ople to make up a busy world and a long a a man don't tramp (in your toe don't knock him or hi buine, or, if he doe tramp on your toe, eizehiin up before you knock him. We all have our like and our dis like, but when it come to building up a town or community let us U charitable and remember that there i ome good in every one, and that in union there i strength. It. F. JONES. Iludly Npralned Ankle Cured. Three yer ago our daughter prined her ankle and had been ufferinK terri bly for three day and night had not lept a minute. Mr. Stalling, of But ler, Tenn., told u of Chamberlain' Pain Halm. We went to the store that night and got a bottle of it and bathed her ankle two or three time and he went to deep and had a good night' rest. The next morning she wa much better and In a fhort time ceuld walk around and had no more trouble with her ankle. E. M. flrumitt, Hampton, Tenn. 25 and 50 centslse for tale by P. M. Klrkiand. I'S LOSE TO DALLAS TEAM The ball camo played between In- dettendence and Dallas in thi city last Sunday resulted in a walk-awajr for Dallas. Independence got off on the wrong foot from the opening when Dallas pulled five tallies from the first inning. It seemed to have taken all the wind out of their sails. Unt this was for only a moment for Independence gathered herself togeth er and battered the Dallas lineup with Herculean swats with the result that at the conclusion of the fourth inning she had appropriated two prizes. Dallas, however, showed re serve energy in the fifth that had not been reckoned on by her opponents. With the addition of two notches in their totem stick and length for twenty Independence faded like a zephyr before a storm. From the fifth inning Dallas made desultory gains to the end of the ninth when hasty invoice discovered a total of twenty hatches of normal nd averajre growth. It was Inde pendence's off day. Don't you ever think we can't do better than that. Isn't that right boys? Following is the hne-up of tho two teams: . Independence Dallas Collins Phil Borham Fatton . Borham Johnson Shaw Walker J- Borham Davidson Boydson Blanchard Paul Blacketar Linn Kirkland McDonald Score 20 to 2. No Humbug. No humbug claims to be made for Foley's Honey and Tar, the well known remedy for coughs, colds and lung troubles. The fact that more bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar are used than of any other cough remedy is the best testimonial of its great merit. Why then risk taking some unknown preparation when Foley's Honey and Tar coats you no more and is safe and sure. Dove & Williams, HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST Oregon People Exchange Visits. STRAWBERRIES AND CHERRIES Magnificent lo Quality ood Quantity Is Almost Unlimited. The Oregon Banker' Asaociation will hold their next convention in Halem on Friday and Saturday, of thi week. The program will lo one of the moKt interesting ever preee.nted and the busines men of Halcm are planning an entertainment in honor of the association. Buitine men of Portland made an excursion to Eugene for the double purpose of participating in the com mencement exercise at the university nd witnessed the opening of the new deiiot. At a later date the Port land Ad Club will go to Albany as the guests of the Albany Commercial Club, the manager of which organ! zation wa a former president of the Ad Men' Club. Klamath Falls ha boon esfecially well represented at Portland during the past two or three weeks. An interest ing feature wa a meeting of the Klamath Falls Chamber of Commerce in the rooms of the Portland Com mercial Club, with luncheon following 1358 is the actual membership today of the Portland Commercial Club, and there are twenty-two antilication - to be . considered at the regular meeting of the hnurd of governors tomorrow. 1400 is a figure of early realization. In quiries have come from all over the state relative to the membership of this organization, the interest proba bly being awakened" by the recent housewarming held in the new, eight story steel home of the Club. , There i a hearty and healthy rivalry between member of the Port land Commercial Club in furnishing flowers for its decoration. . Each day a different member is the donor, and flowers are promised more than ten days in advance. The ladies, too, have become enthusiastic and have added much to the effect through their taste in floral arrangement. 1908 will register the greatest crop of berries and cherries that Oregon has ever produced. Quality is magni ficent, quantity almost unlimited, and while humanity is enjoying this fruit the maturing hay crop insures a big increase in the dairy output, which has been greatly benefitted by as good spring pastures as were ever known in this section. Residents of the Northwest should take pains to see that their eastern country friends are made familiar with the unequalled conditions which make dairying so profitable here. The Sixth National Conclave of the Phi Delta Kappa will meet in Portland from the 6th to the 11th of July, and the local chapter is arranging an elaborate series of festivities. The Oregon Society .of Mutual Insurance was organized last week in the convention hall, of the Portland Commercial Club, and will affiliate with the National Association at once. W. C. Hagerty, of McMinnville, is president; B. J. Barry, of Dayton, secretary of the Oregon body. BLANCHARD GETS INTO TROUBLE. Following is a partial account tak en from the Capital Journal of the case against Charles Blanchard, who got into trouble here Wednesday of last week: . Unless Wilma Lee, a . 16-year-old girl, living near Monmouth, is mis taken in her; identification, Deputy, Sheriff Mitilo ha brought to bay one of the wont of criiitinaU. The young ldy )tUrdy w.vi Iting her uncle, luud dim, who live ut arroM the rivrr from InJe mlenc, Hhe walking along the river tank when the wa encounter!. The girl grappled with the fiend in a life and death atruggle, striking and kicking him, and t the ain time crramiog for help. Th lnn became frightened, and matching the girl's jure, which contained about a dollar, he made hi cpe aero the river lo Independence, The herifT of Halem w at once notified, and Deputy lUrry Minto Urtl for Indejiendence. Charle Blanchard wa arrested by City Mar thai Collin, and wa identified by Uiu Lee the nun who aulted her. He wa brought to Halem by Deputy Minto, and charged with - ault BUnchard appeared before Justice Wcbrter at Kt o'clock thi morning, and waived examination. The hear ing in tho Ciuie wa not for Moliduy morning at 10 o'clock, when the wit nesses will l ummoned. The pri oner stated that ho wanted to retain an attorney from Indeyendence, He will also call Mrs. M. Uarrigu, hi uraiiduiother, a. witness. His bou.i was fixral nt $1000, and until he secure this HImi. chard will remain in the county jail. Ittick leu's Arnica Salve Wins. Tom Moore, of Rural Route, 1, Cochran, ., writes: I bad a bad or com on the Instep of my foot and could find nothing that would heal it uutil I applied Buckleo' Arnica Halve. Lee than half a V cent box woii the day for me by affect ing a ct feet cure." Sold under guarantee at all drugg!sU. $1 OU A Head ltuya Them. For sale 140 head of goats. For information address D. L. Hedges, Independence, Oregon. Thone 346. NORMAL HOLDS COMMENCEMENT 1 The twenty-sixth annual commence ment exercises of the O.S.N.S. at Monmouth was introduced.by a play. Pygmalion and Galatea, given by the students in the chapel on June 20, under the direction of Miss Sarah Tuthill, teacher of elecution in the school. Following is the cast of characters: Pygmalion (Athenian sculptor). ..... E. T. Montague LehciDne fa soldier). . . . .Ray Murphy Chrysos (Art patron) T. C. Henry Agesimos (Chrisos' slave) Ray Murphy Minios (Pygmalion's slave) David B. Campbell Galatea (animated statue) Mrs. C. A. Bryant Cynisca (Pygmalion's wife) Ruby Shearer Daphne (Chrisos' wife). . .Mona Nayle Myrine (Pygmalion's sister) . Blanche Goodwin. The play was a strong one, the best we think that has ever been given by the school. The cast was more evenly balanced than casts usually are under such circumstances, and each character was well sustained throughout, the young folks covering themselves all over with glory. The audience comfortably filled the house and gave their undi vided attention to every word of the interesting play. The players are to be complimented upon their suc cess and Miss Tuthill has reason to be proud of the successful result of her training for her work was apparent in every metion and word of the play. The school also, is to be congratulated for it needs no foreign aid in putting plays upon its boards. The class sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Clarence True Wilson, pastor of the Centenary M.E. church, Port land, on Sunday morning. Following is the accompanying program: Piano Voluntary Prelude in G Minor . '...... Bach-List Mn. May Bowden-Babbitt. (Continued on editorial page.) FIRST STATE BANK Independence, Oregon. C PITAX, S25,000 A OKXERiL JUXA'IXO JiUSIMSS COXDZCTF.D OrriciRs AMD Pibictori: W. A. Mner. Pre. K. Ilofer, Viee-Pree. C. C. rWlck,Ch Wro. Biddell F. N. flturop. J. P. Roger YOUNG Sr JONES The Real Estate Men Farmers, List We are going to sell real estate and are now in touch with peo ple in the east and some who are now on the ground and want small farms. They have lndpndnc. Or: the money and are going to in vest in Polk county. Your Prop erty Now! Farm and City Property. Farm YQJ WANT TO SELL, Property is Our fQW IS YOUR TIME Specialty A FULL LINE of single and double harness. My harness i all made from oak tan Uatber and . warranted to be fc from flaw. 1 My prices are light. ' G C Dunham Independence, FLOUR "PRIDE OF OREGON" Valley "Prize Peach" HARD WHEAT FLOUR We guarantee these Flours equal to any on the market. Keep your money at home and buy only home made Flour. We solicit a trial Oregon Milling & Warehouse Co. POLK COUNTY BANK MONMOUTH, - OREGON. PAID CAPITAL $30,000.00 Transacts a general banking and exchange business. Deposits received, Loans made, Drafts sold. Officers and Directors ' ; J. H. Hawley, Pres., P. L, Campbell, Vice Pres., Ira C. Powell, Cashier J. B. V. Butler, F. 8. Powell, J. B. Stump, I. M. Simpson.