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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1910
Page
5
A clutter of social notes from Independence and nearby towns records visits, errands, and small events. Local residents including Dr. Lowe and Mrs. Rea Robinson are mentioned with travels to Portland Salem and Corvallis amid community meetings and school plans.
A city revival led by Evangeline Taylor has sparked a strong moral uplift in Independence. By midweek over 150 conversions were reported with young converts leading parents to Christ and forming home altars. Crowded cottage prayer meetings, a $300 weekly church fund, and ongoing union services at the opera house mark the effort.
The Sunday school attendance reached ninety one last week with many unable to attend due to storm and sickness. Twenty seven people sought church membership after the Sunday school. A baptismal service and sacrament are planned, with cooperation from the Baptist church for immersion. The Methodist service starts at 10 35 with invitation to other Sunday schools.
Forest Grove reports surveying crews of the Oregon Electric are staking a line parallel to the Southern Pacific from Forest Grove through Gaston along the main street. The crew suggested the survey may extend toward Corvallis, though the chief said they do not intend to go up to Corvallis.
Elizabeth Garwood Robb Emmons known as Aunty Emmons died in Dallas last Monday at age ninety two. Born Garwood, she married John H. Robb in 1835, crossed to Oregon in 1852, later moved to Dallas. Her second husband Johannes Emmons died in 1902. She leaves two adopted daughters and was a longtime Methodist.
Mrs. Eugene Catron died in Portland on Saturday and her remains were brought to Monmouth for burial. She is survived by a husband and three children. Born in Pendleton, she was daughter of J. W. Shelton and married Eugene Catron there. Catron family were Oregon pioneers. his father was a physician who came to Monmouth in the 1850s. Funeral by Rev. Wood, interment in the K of P Cemetery south of Monmouth.
Grocers of Oregon will convene in Eugene on January 26 and 27 for the annual Oregon Retail Grocers Association meeting. A 28 item program promises deep interest for food dealers as attendance is expected to be the largest in the history of the association. The event will cover grocery industry problems and peer exchange of ideas.
John H. McNary and Charles L. McNary announce they will establish their law practice on and after February 1 1910. Their new offices will be in rooms 305 806 307 and 408 United States Bank Building at the corner of State and Commercial Streets in Salem Oregon.
A lively runaway occurred yesterday afternoon when a horse driven to town by Miss Hazel Lorence took fright and ran away. The horse demolished a buggy and caused minor injuries to its occupant, with the incident ending when the animal halted near Elm Street.
Jef tied to a buggy near Guy Walker's residence where Miss Lorence visited Mrs. Walker. Children roller skating lightened the horse causing a runaway that struck a tree on school grounds. Bg. KB. Paddock halted the runaway and hitched it to the buggy, delivering Miss Lorence home safely though the rig was badly wrecked.
A fragmented list of property transfers detailing numerous individuals and small farms. It cites buyers and sellers such as iL R HU, George A Wells, L R Hill, Andrew J Hall, Prisellia Craven, C B Horren, Jacob Schnebell, L D Libby, William J. White, James Row, Lucy E Rowell, Mary J Lovett, Earl G Wise, Clara L Kalty, Peter Reddekopp, Guy Phelps, G Poling, Gottlieb Wodtll, Electra L Bancroft, Fred Cha pin, William Schutt, Frederick Zagelow, Olga Zorin, Fred L Hooper, Clyde H Hill, and others with acreages ranging from under 5 to over 60 acres and references to tracts like t 9a rdw, 6 ar 7 Wee, and patents or deeds.
The Independence school basketball team takes a break from games and practice due to protracted union meetings in the auditorium. West Coast news notes mention local conditions, weather, and regional visits, including a stormy trip and ice on the Columbia river.
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