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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
4
An Independence Oregon post office entry lists The Enterprise as a second class publication published every Friday. Subscription rates show 1 year $1.50 six months 75 cents and three months 60 cents. Communications and bills are addressed to The Enterprise.
A distressed woman pleads with a man not to go but he departs quietly for town aiming to attend a ball game with another married man. The scene shows tearful farewell and hurried exit.
Editorial calls for a updated city charter to match Independence's size and needs. It urges expanding city limits to include surrounding territory and modernize governance for a larger, more capable municipal framework.
A historical piece notes women in Oregon exercised suffrage in Monday elections, finding little difference in results. It argues for more women to seek office, claiming independence and integrity, and calls for support rather than opposition to female candidacy.
In Independence, residents cry for rental housing as three families seek homes weekly and are turned away. The editor argues the city should invest more money and reduce wind to spur construction, predicting population growth will follow if housing supply expands.
An old newspaper advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a solution for skin eruptions blotches sores and pimples claiming it resolves eczema salt rheum heals chapped skin burns cuts and bruises and offers relief for piles at 25 cents through all druggists.
Russell of Eugene and DeArmond of Pallas were in the city on business and as a grand jury witness. J W Rodgers serves on the county grid jury. School Clerk Dr Ketchiann census shows more pupils this year. Kes Sandifur and Shaler Eldrlige attended the Eugene boys congress. County Superintendent Seymour and Prof Barnhart visited Independence schools. Independence High School basketball: Seniors defeat Freshmen, Sophomores 27 to 14.
Mrs Lottie McIntosh teacher of vocal and piano will lead continuous service at the Christian Church bible school and preaching. Sermon at 11 and 6 30 prompt. Subject What a Boy is Worth. Services start at 7 30 p m.
Dr Emily Malcomson, graduate of the American School of Osteopathy Kirksville Missouri, will be in Independence on Tuesdays and Wednesdays with limited evening hours and Friday and Saturday morning slots at Mrs Hillibrand's residence on C Street.
The piece discusses Russell era theology with focus on the Second Coming and Messiah’s reign. It emphasizes a future “new earth and new heavens” and that Christ’s kingdom will be spiritual, with the Church as Bride and heavenly, yet with earthly representatives among the faithful. It frames parousia as present yet invisible and cites Acts II 21.
Professor Perry Holden leaves OWA College to lead agricultural outreach through the IHC Service Bureau at Chicago. The move builds on his Iowa State College extension work and aims to boost farm education, crop yields, farm prosperity, and national cooperation across the United States and Canada.
Legal blanks are available for purchase at the Enterprise office. Readers can obtain standard forms for notices, proclamations, and filings as needed for civic and commercial use. Prices and bulk rates apply on request.
Notice of an annual meeting of Parmers State Bank of Independence to select a board of directors and conduct other business. The meeting is set for January 14, 112, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the bank. C W Irvine cashier.
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