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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
5
County correspondents report on farm work and local news around Corvallis and nearby towns. Mentions Kant & Guthrie beginning picking in Williams yard, Amos Staats shipping calves, Ed Patras returning from Yam Hill, threshing yields, hop yard activity, and growing harvest prospects. Also notes fires, road hearings, and small items about residents and visits.
Three carloads of oats have already been shipped from Perrydale. Mr John Wolfe and daughter Lillie returned to Newberg on Wednesday. Miss Kennedy of Independence returned home after a week visiting at the home of BE Koyt.
Rain eases as Hezzie Brunk recovers and Bertha Holmes returns from Seaside. Mrs. Sloper of Independence visits Murphys, and A. O. Brown shows slow recovery. Elnora Clement returns from Smithfield visits. Reins brothers of Mehama call on Mrs Thacker. Rev. Bowersox to preach Sunday September 1 at 4 pm with communion by Rev. Rabing. Brunk's three hundred acre crop yields uncertain. hops look excellent despite wet spring. Harvest begins around September 5 with about 300 pickers across three yards and expanded drying capacity at Gilbert Patterson facility.
Reports mention visitors Louise Wolfe Emma Wolfe and Martha Sheridan from Salem meeting Mrs B I Ferguson. An advertising passage extols Acker's Blood Elixir promising to cure blood diseases and improve health, targeting readers with claims of improving complexion and vitality.
Local farmers welcome a Perrydale flour mill. H. T. Latham supervises construction as machinery arrived Friday and installation will begin immediately. The project aims to ease winter grain processing in a wheat rich Willamette region with no nearby competitors within ten miles.
Land Office at Oregon City Oregon July 37 1201 announces that Florence Wagoner E No BWy of Bed to T 88 R 7W has filed to make final proof on Premands claim. The witnesses for continu Aug in B Hobinson of Falls City Fifa bowl Ian wir F mee of Falls City Mrs Barn of Falls City and Mra A M aster nk iegapes dence Oregon Ivan Woods of Independ Oregon
Notice that T. J. Jellison has been appointed executor of Rachel Davidson's estate. All heirs must present their claims within six months from the date of the notice at the office of E. Butler in Independence, Iowa. Dated August 22, 1901.
By order of the Honorable court of Oregon in Polk County the settlement of the estate of E pangs deceased is set for September. The hearing location and exact details require presence to show cause why petition for settlement should not be allowed. Hosroun, administrator of the estate of the deceased, notes the proceedings and urges interested parties to appear.
Dr Otis D Butler lists office in Opera House building and residence and office phone numbers for contact.
Moore, a tonsorial artist, lists first class workmen at the Wigwam and notes the shop is situated on the north side of C Street.
N L Butler attorney at law advertises collections as a specialty and notes his office is upstairs in Independence National Bank. He mentions a six week period during which work will be slow and that a local mill is expected to operate at a capacity of 60 barrels per day.
Acker's English Remedy for coughs colds or croup offered with money back if no relief. Locke druggist promotes the product with 25 and 50 cent prices. Then a musing on big city newspaper ads highlighting their role in the merchandise business and urging merchants to promote openly.
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