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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
4
Publisher announces weekly publication at Independence Oregon with subscription price set at $1.50 per year and single copy available. Local notices charged at five cents per line with no reductions. display ad rates provided on application.
The Portland Telegram reports Rev Howard Osborne faced an arrest warrant in Independence on mortgage property charges and was denied admission to the Episcopal Church after an irregular application. Bishop Morris suggested study in San Mateo but Standing Committee chair Dr George B Van Waters investigated and rejected the candidate, noting no official procedure commenced. Vancouver dispatches add Osborne’s varied career as context for the recent developments in Portland.
The article recounts Osborne a once Methodist minister who led churches on Vancouver Island and near Nanaimo. After a lengthy trial the Methodist conference expelled him for transgressing ministry rules. He then joined the Episcopal Church amid strong local sympathy and opposition.
The advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, via internal use affecting blood and mucous surfaces. It claims a $100 reward for any failure and invites readers to obtain testimonials, listing F. J. Crngrey & Co of Toledo and a 75-cent price for Hull's Family Pills.
Judge Townsend of Dallas Oregon escaped custody Sunday night and walked to Dayton, arriving at 7 am Monday in a pitiable state. He rode a bicycle found at Wallace Goodrich's, reached Mrs Cain's home, and was brought to the Dayton courthouse for care. He is unable to stand or speak, with severely swollen legs and bruised feet.
A heavyset man over 200 pounds suffered a severe night incident in cold weather. Judge Townsend, Bryan’s ally and stump speaker for Oregon, was a leading Polk County prosecuting attorney and Democratic delegate to the Chicago convention. He will be taken home by train tonight.
The county superintendent of Polk county will hold the regular examination of applicants for state and county papers in Dallas Oregon. The session runs from Wednesday August 12 at nine in the morning to Saturday August 15 at four in the afternoon. Wednesday covers Penmanship history spelling algebra reading school law. Thursday covers Written arithmetic theory of teaching grammar book keeping physics civil government. Friday covers Physiology geography mental arithmetic composition physical geography.
The Southern Pacific Company offers low round trip fares to seaside and mountain resorts along its lines. Ticket options include three day passes to Yaquina Bay, weekly and weekend returns, and special routes via Albany or Corvallis. Baggage is checked through to Newport and a Newport Kindergarten is highlighted. Booklets describing Yaquina Bay seaside reports are available from SP and Corvallile & Eastern agents.
A Drummond business owner Mr A Pinner touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as a sure cure for dysentery without a doctor. He claims one bottle sufficed, calling it the best medicine and noting it is pleasant to take, available at Kirkland Drug Co.
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