Home Telephone Company absorbs Bell interests in consolidation
The Home Telephone Company merges with the Bell Company after Friday signing. C Carlos, manager of Home, purchased the local exchange and connected lines by 6 pm Friday. communication now extends over Home lines. Bell will handle long distance but via Home central. Mr Shenefield of Bell may relocate, prompting local regret.
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Home Telephone Company
Bell Company
C. Carlos
Manger
The
Home Company
Carios
Carlos
Shenefield
Fire Destroys Farm Home of Paul Mann
Fire consumes the farm residence of Paul Mann north of the city early Friday forenoon. Origin believed from a defective flue. By the time help arrived, the upper floor was afire and the house and most contents were lost. Mann had no insurance. Neighbors saved some belongings but could not prevent total loss.
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Paul Manp
Mann
Independence Defeats Corvallis and Independence High Teams
Independence High School and Corvallis met Saturday with Independence winning on the home diamond. A second Independence team edged Dallas, while Falls City defeated Independence’s Falls City trip with a 26 to 15 score.
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Corvallis
Independence
Dallas
Falls City
Bate
A Good Show by Mahara’s Minstrel’s at City Opera House
A traveling company presented Mahara's Minstrel's at the Opera House on Friday night to a large audience. The entertainment was praised as the best in the city in a long time and the singing drew much enjoyment from the patrons.
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Mahara
Hage
Welker appeals wage case against W G Farmer
The Welker versus W G Farmer wage dispute from justice court has been appealed to the circuit court. Farmer owns a city confectionery and Welker claimed to have worked for him, alleging wages due. Farmer plans to try the case in circuit court.
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Welker
W. G. Farmer
Bank to Open in Speriing Building by May First
Mr Irvine says the new bank expects to be ready for business by May 1 in the Speriing building with construction nearing completion.
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Speriing
Irvine
La Follette Delivers Campaign Speech in Independence Opera House
Senator Robert M. LaFollette spoke to a large Independence crowd at the opera house on Tuesday morning. He outlined his presidential candidacy, praised woman suffrage, and urged opposition to Taft and Roosevelt as supporters filed in from Taft buttons to show interest in the 1912 race.
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Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Opera House
Juall
la Follette
Independence
LaFollette
United States
Spurrier Buys Land Here Grows Intends to Settle
W A Spurrier of Iowa arrived this week and will make a home in the area. He bought land near Cass Place for 125 dollars per acre sight unseen and after inspection plans to settle locally. He thinks the Willamette Valley is the right place.
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W. A. Spurrier
Iowa
Spurrier
Cass Place
Willamette Valley
Descriptive ad copy claims quick safe reliable relief
Advertised claim of rapid safe relief with price by cents and dollar amounts. Mentions free trial bottle at druggists as a promotion. No clear subject or identifiable event, readable as fragmentary ad text.
Crowley and Goodman wed after cross county ceremony
At the bride's home in Afftie on Sunday April 1 Richard CC Crowley married Erma Goodman with Rev Sanford Snyder officiating. An amusing moment arose when the minister found the home lay across county lines and could not wed there, so he crossed the Polk Benton boundary to perform the ceremony under an oak tree in Polk County.
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Afftie
Richard CC. Crowley
Erma Goodman
Rev
Sanford Snyder
Tnen Benton County
Polk and
Benton
Polk County
Commercial Club Elects Officers In Independence
At the regular annual meeting the Commercial Club re elected J S Cooper as president J L Hanna as vice president K C Eldridge as treasurer and B P F Swope as secretary to replace J G McIntosh About eighty members remain in good standing The session focused on officer changes with little other business and the group aims to address public concerns and advance Independence in the coming year
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Commercial Club
J. S. Cooper
J. L. Hanna
K. C. Eldridge
B. P F. Swope
J. G. McIntosh
Eocd
Obituary Notice for Charley N Tharp
Charley N Tharp born in Licking county Ohio October 11 1838 died April 6 1912 after months of illness He crossed the plains with ox teams in 1864 and has lived in this vicinity for 16 years in this city He is survived by a widow and eight children
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Charley N. Tharp
Enterprise
Licking County
Ohio
Almost a Miracle Cure for Coughs and Colds
W. B. Holsclaw of Claredon Texas recalls his brother's dreadful cough that had families fearing consumption. After using Dr King’s New Discovery he was cured in ten bottles and grew healthy and strong weighing 218 pounds. The family has long trusted this remedy for coughs and colds.
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W. B. Holsclaw
Claredon
Tex
Dr.King
Death of Polk County Pioneer B R Bridges
B R Bridges of Polk county died at his Lucklamute River home after a brief pneumonia illness. Born in Springfield Saskatchewan, he moved to Independence Oregon in early life and lived there many years. He leaves four daughters, two sons and a widow. Funeral was held at the family home with Dr Dungmore officiating and burial in the I O O F cemetery.
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B. R. Bridges
Polk
Lucklamute
Mr. Bridges
Springfield
Independence
Oregon
Taft Administration Antitrust Record Highlighted
The Taft presidency pursued big trust cases, bringing major combinations to federal court, fining promoters for Sherman Act violations, and dismantling strong corporate forces. The record is described as unmatched in curbing illegal combinations and monopolies.
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Taft
Federal
Roosevelt says he will not seek a second term
The quote states that on March 4 Roosevelt will have completed three and a half years constituting his first term and he will not be a candidate for another nomination. He argues that the two term tradition depends on substance, not form, and solemnly declares he will not run again.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Accepts Nomination Amid Political Backdrop
Theodore Roosevelt vows to accept the presidential nomination and uphold his decision until the convention expresses its preference. The remarks, dated December 11, 1907 and February 24, 1912, reflect his unwavering political stance.
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Theodore Roosevelt
City Fathers in Session Discuss Water System
The regular council meeting reviewed a new water system plan and possible collaboration with Monmouth. A committee will meet the Oregon Power Company manager to pursue improvements, with municipal ownership as a fallback. A new street sweeper was purchased and put into service. Claims were processed. paving Monmouth Street was shelved for now.
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Oregon Power Company
Frost Nips Valley Morns, Little Damage Reported
Frost has fallen in the valley on several mornings this week but so far, damage appears minimal based on available observations.
Independence Telephone Company Unifies Service for Patrons
Clyde B. E. Carlos announces the consolidation of Independence Telephone with Pacific Stores and Independence exchanges. The firm will offer universal service with four party semi selective lines at 1.50 monthly, replacing the old dual system and promising maintained quality during magnetophone to Central Energy upgrades.
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Exchange of the Pacific Stores Telephone Company
Independence
Monmouth
Independence Telephone Company
Psefa
Bell
John Smith
Tom Brown
Bell Company
Central Energy
Independence Company
Greater Independentca
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Paul Mann
NEW Bank
Mr. LaFollette
Independence Voters
St Louis Globe- Democrat
B. F. Swope
Packard
Copeland
Ryder
O. A. Kreamer
Monmouth Street
Independence and Pacific States Telephone Company
Independence Telephont, Co
Clyde BE. Carlos
A. Anderson
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