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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
8
Community notes from American Bottom recount social calls and visits in Independence and nearby towns. Local residents like Mrs A Sloper, Mrs A McLaughlin, Linn Lester, and Mr Clarence Burroughs are mentioned along with a veterinary visit to John Compton. The column includes farm help, medical concerns, and a church program inviting readers to hear sermons on faith and salvation.
Miss Addie Clinton did shopping in Monmouth last Friday. School Superintendent Harry Seymour visited Sunny Slope school one day last week. Dave Olin laid concrete sidewalk for R. M. Smith of Monmouth, the first of last week. Mrs. Chandler of Airlie stayed with sister Lizzie Olin and family Thursday and Friday. Miss Clara Pechin, our schoolteacher, visited sisters in Monmouth on Saturday. Mrs. John Riggle and daughter Mary Harth of Independence visited Edward Wunder family last Friday. Henry Lehman of near Oak Point was in the area last Sunday. Tom Marks and wife and family of Reckreall were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker last Sunday. A J Shipley was a business visitor to Monmouth last Saturday. Miss Fannie Calman visiting Oscar Lehman household near Oak Point.
The W. C. T. U. met at Mrs. Morgan's home and reported donations totaling amounts from Mrs. Dewey Hill Mrs. Homer Hill Mrs. Merwin and Mrs. Dr Allin. Clothing was given by Mrs. Floyd Williams and Mrs. Ed Owen to Boys and Girls Aid of Portland via Miss Newman. They plan a union service for the last Sunday in December. Next meeting at Lew Whiteaker's home in December.
Bipper Brothers advertise modern machinery for first class well drilling on short notice. They drill wells for irrigation and pumping plants, with equipment ready to install. The notice dates to 2024.
A fragmented local item reports a sack found by Charlie McCaulay on a Hill field in Independence. Inside were two chickens described as thoroughbred Plymouth Rocks, suggesting the scene involved theft or misfortune surrounding a holiday meal.
Notice for the annual meeting of Independence & Monmouth Railway Company stockholders in Independence Oregon at Independence National Bank on December 30 1911 at 10 00 a m. Meeting to elect officers for the ensuing year and to transact other business. Secretary D W Sears dated November 17 1911. 25-31.
A woman named Miss Abby endures a frigid Thanksgiving stretch as hunger and illness press on. She cannot warm the house, battles a fever, and recalls the starving children next door. Delirious dreams haunt her before she drifts back to a weak rest as cold returns.
Miss Abby, ill and exhausted, inadvertently inspires Mrs. Bean to help with Thanksgiving prep. With a neighbor’s aid and a stubborn resolve, Miss Abby orders a grand turkey dinner and a burst of communal effort, despite her fatigue.
Governor Bradford notes a feast at Plymouth in 1621 with water fowl and a large wild turkey supply. The account states fifty five white men ninety Indians attended and that four women one servant and a few male kin prepared the meal. The piece laments the limited role and plight of poor women.
Augusta Albers appointed administratrix of John Albers deceased by Polk County Oregon Court. Creditors must file verified claims with Brown and Sibley at 610 Mill Street Dallas Oregon within six months. Court date noted 23 day of November 1911.
In Polk County court department two Judith Snyder files a case against Benjamine F Snyder. The filing announces a circuit court matter with unknown action or relief sought and lists parties by name. Court documents indicate a docket exists and may require response.
The defendant must appear and answer within six weeks of first publication of the summons. The plaintiff seeks a dissolution of marriage, custody of two minors William Franklin Snyder and Geneve Isabella Snyder, restoration of the maiden name Judith Steele, and costs. Publication runs six consecutive weeks starting Nov 17 1911 in Independence Enterprise. Chief Judge Ed. FP Coad of Polk County issues the order in Champers at Dallas Oregon. Attorney B F Swope represents the plaintiff.
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