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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1903
Page
3
Albany resident Cox visits with Katherine Lowe of Dayton as guests of H H Ways family. Mrs J W Patterson dies after sudden illness. obituary lists many survivors from Independence and surrounding towns. Local items include farm work, bridge repair concerns, and logging contracts near Independence.
Advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to invigorate the liver aid digestion regulate bowels and prevent bilious attacks sold by Kirkland Drug Co.
The article catalogs diverse Monmouth Normal School graduates from early classes to 1890s, showing many holding key positions: J B Butler secretary of regents, Cattron mayor of Wasco, Copeland county superintendent, Dobbyns attorney, Young lawyer, Buchanan lawyer, Mulkey president, Reeder attorney, Burnett dentist, Houck attorney, Jones editor, Shedd in Pullman, Pentland with Oregonian, Fenton dentist, McCulloch attorney, Wann insurance agent, Hosmer university president, Thornton medical student, and others in law, education, and public work. It notes many have settled in Oregon communities, with a closing note on local social visits and upcoming baseball game against Lebanon.
Mise Louise Handley sister of Mrs. W. A. Messner came back to Portland this week after a brief stay here. The note quotes a saying on insurance and obedience as the premium for justice in life and property.
Miss Ethel Knighton visiting Buena at Wells. Mrs A J Richardson hosted Independence friends Wednesday. B E N Hall family plan Coquille City outing around the 20th for a month. Miles Porterfield family back from ten days at Newport. W P Bevens family to return from Soda Springs this week. Billy Wells family north of town ill with measles but recovering. Mrs Kate Bevens and Mrs Nellie Bodene returned this week.
Mrs. Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana suffered nightly coughing and severe consumption symptoms. After failing other medicines three $1 bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery cured her and she gained 68 pounds. It promises to cure coughs colds grippe bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. 50 cents to $1.00 and trial bottles free at A B Locke’s drug store.
Daily through Pullman standard and tourist sleeping cars to Omaha Chicago Spokane and other cities. Weekly personally conducted tours to Chicago Kansas City St Louis and Memphis. Reclining chair cars to the East daily. Timetable lists arrivals from Atlantic Salt Lake Denver Fort Worth Omaha and East.
Travel notes list 70 hours Portland to Chicago with no car changes. Tickets offered east via all rail or boat and rail via Portland. Ocean and river schedule warnings caution dates may change. San Francisco rail runs every five days.
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