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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
5
A garbled Portland item notes a local promoter entering deals to secure contracts for twenty secrets, mentions Irvine and Dunamtre in Portland, and references a Mountain States figure promoted to manager. The piece cites Albany quarters, a marriage in Port land, and a K of P lodge presence as part of a broad, unclear city page sequence.
A fragment reports a man arriving from France and arriving in New York at week’s end. He expresses gladness to be home and promises to share wartime experiences. Separate items mention optical services by Thompson and a sale notice for Ed Snow Flour by Calbreath & Jones Science Agents.
Local page item notes a piano for sale and contact, plus brief community notices. Other items include campus statistics on age demographics, a hay fever farming update, a minor vehicle incident, updates on local residents and workers, and wartime stories from Major and Mrs Campbell. A short public health note covers Monmouth quarantine and Normal School concerns.
A collage of brief items reports a baby girl born at the Tan home of Mr and Mrs Leon ard Todd and another at Mr and Mrs George Milledge on January 19. It notes estate actions for Hulda J Bennett and H Liberty, a jail vacancy, a new administratrix Grace Morgan, and various church notices and obituaries including Mrs Link Allen and Glen Newton.
A Moore and Walker advertisement touts Congoleum art bugs flooring with a waterproof surface that resists dirt. It promises easy cleaning with a damp mop and invites readers to call at their stove to inspect the line.
J H Ackerman president of Monmouth Normal School told the joint ways and means committee the institution needs 10000 for the next two years. He said the school trains teachers for rural areas and provides practical experience in Independence and nearby schools. He favored free tuition believing most students have little money.
The note urges continued vigilance to prevent another influenza outbreak and keep schools operating. It calls on parents and teachers to keep sick children home, allow makeup work, and maintain normal schooling as public life resumes after the flu ban.
Miss Laura Hale returned to Salem schools after six weeks of flu shutdown. Ed Mentzer family and little Bette moved from Oakland after a few days with the SimmonS family. Glenn McLaughlin returns from Oregon City to enter high school here. Several residents visit relatives. Mrs Prather hosts Rural Club with eleven attendees. The Women’s club votes three dollars to the State Student Loan Fund. Cottage prayers held weekly. M. J. Prather of Corvallis visits. M. V. Prather telegram notes L. M. stationed at Cambridge Mass Navy Radio Service near Camp Lewis discharge soon. Roy Knighten to return from an eastern camp. D. W. Nickells and F. L. Chown visit Lichty home. Anderson & Prather Logging resumes after week layoff due to high water. Ruth Prather visits Harmon home. Gilbert and Alfred Loy visit parental home. Arthur Hale shows slight improvement from inflammatory rheumatism.
The Mr Cole family have all recovered which is good news to their many friends. Arthur Hale is confined to bed with inflammatory rheumatism. It is hoped he will be out again soon. A small store on the Wigrich ranch opens Tuesday and Friday afternoons from 3 to 5. Oscar Moore has malaria fever but is now around again. Loyd Hunnicutt is bedridden with the flu. Mr and Mrs D W Mickel and children along with Mr and Mrs F L Chown visited at the home of Mr and Mrs E M Lichty. Mr and Mrs Grant McLaughlin were Sunday guests with Mrs Ralph Porterfield and family. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Stalling moved to the Wigrich ranch where he is employed.
The Enterprise has relocated two doors south from its former storefront. The new site remains in the same block and serves the same services to customers.
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