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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1909
Page
3
A Polk County teacher writes to area readers urging active outdoor play during spring recess. Suggestions include jumping racks, running bleachers, a small track, and organized races to foster health and discipline, with emphasis on both boys and girls and avoiding classroom confinement.
Dr J N Smith of Salem has been named by the governor as prison physician at the penitentiary with a yearly salary. A spur to the asylum will connect the penitentiary, one mile away, funded by a 4200 appropriation. Convicts will build the track, expected to finish in a month, saving over 3000 annually on wood transport.
An advertising note touts Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup as opiate free and effective against colds by gently moving the bowels it is especially recommended for children and praised for pleasant maple sugar like taste Bold by all druggists and sold widely.
President E D Ressler of the Monmouth normal school visited Salem and deposited 1500 dollars with the state treasurer for the school's maintenance. The action aims to honor contracts with lenders and pupils despite opposition from legislatures and critics.
A fragmented page combines a patriotic Oregon song with a string of land transfers and property descriptions. It lists numerous deeds, buyers, and locations across Dallas Monmouth Falls City and nearby areas, with values ranging from $1 to $11,000.
Classified notice details hundreds of acres for sale across Polk and Linn counties. Listings include 27 acre apple orchards, rolling cultivated tracts, orchard stock, and improvements. Prices range from 80 to 10 500 dollars with terms like 2000 down and six percent interest. Many tracts lie near Albany Independence Monmouth Lincoln Dallas Buena Vista and towns along county roads.
Guardianships and estates include minor guardianship bonds approved appraisers appointed for Della R Williams and others. Final accounts for Vrena Schindler deceased approved. administrator discharged. Frank Borden estate bond approved. L Murphy Bettis and Tethrow named appraisers. Muscott estate granted executrix. appraisers named. Mary Neal estate final accounts set for hearing April 30. Clyde Keep estate final accounts approved. administrator discharged. Loraine Muhlig minor petition for sale of real estate. show cause April 28. DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve advertised.
Real estate notices describe houses with multiple rooms, barns, fruit orchards, and acreage. Listings include a 7 room house on Monmouth Street, a two story residence in North Independence with utilities, various outbuildings, and prices ranging from 450 to 5500 dollars.
Listings from Independence Oregon advertise a swell home for 1500 dollars with 6 rooms and 2 lots, 2600 dollar homes with modern improvements, 8 lots for 200, 8 lots and 7 rooms for 850, a 2200 dollar modern home, an acre with a six room house and improvements, another acre with 6 rooms for 750, plus business chances from 10000 to 12000 and other residences and blocks.
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