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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1910
Page
4
The Independence school system faces crowding with fifty six first grade pupils and no adjacent grounds for an annex. The board proposes condemning side streets for playgrounds to add two rooms and two teachers. Officials warn growth will hit 450 pupils next year and urge quick action.
An odd reminiscence describes a Mrs Brown homey style residence in town. The narrator mentions comfortable rooms and quiet greenery while alluding to a familiar brand used locally. The passage ends with a promotional line for a grocery sale and a casual nod to copying Mrs Brown.
A letter to readers criticizes a new federal rule penalizing checks under one dollar as harmful to business. The Dallas Itemizer accuses the measure of boosting the money order system and calls it unjust, urging readers not to rely on harsh policy.
An editorial office denounces widespread use of canned editorials seen in exchanges from many papers. It argues the practice degrades the newspaper fraternity and shows up weekly in identical material.
A speculative note questions a new state proposition in Oregon. The writer ponders whether the plan is a genuine redemption for voters money or a mere lure, suggesting uncertainty about the initiative's purpose and value.
The Albany Democrat notes Portland pastor Rev B L Jones bought the Albany Herald from W A Shewman. Former Albany resident Jones is praised as an able young man of clean character and twice the champion orator of Oregon.
Dallas adopts a six mills levy for municipal purposes with portions allocated to the general fund street fund and library fund. The exact distribution notes 2% to the general fund and a portion to the street fund and library fund.
Editorial notes that municipal prosperity hinges on a strong local paper. Emphasizes newspaper expansion as key to economic and civic vitality, urging readers to support publishing efforts and community journalism initiatives.
The Department of Agriculture sponsored a contest in Arkansas Mississippi South Carolina and Virginia where over twelve thousand boys eighteen and younger cultivated an acre of corn. South Carolina led with 152.5 bushels per acre followed by Mississippi 147 Virginia 122.2 and Arkansas 135. Average per acre across twelve plots was 60 bushels. Potatoes yielded 107 bushels in 1909 with Maine farmers reaching 225 and some 400 bushels locally. The program urges broader adoption of intensive cultivation and fertilization.
Relatives of Emily Christian express sincere gratitude through the Independence Enterprise for the assistance and sympathy shown during the illness and death and at the funeral services of Mrs. Emily Christian.
A Polk County resident serves on the jury for the high profile trial involving Binger Herrmann and Mr. Thompson of the Gall Hartol, Daljae case, insiders report.
Will A. Marah of Siler City North Carolina recounts relief from piles and other ailments after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He claims quick healing of ulcers fever sores rashes cuts chapped hands and chilblains, noting the product costs 26e at druggists.
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