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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
1
A 16,000 gallon gasoline consignment is arranged for local use to be shipped from San to arrive midweek. The group including McLean Skinner Conkey Moore will handle distribution to users in the territory with cash on delivery terms and no storage need expected.
In Perrydale the home team edged Indepen tally six to five after a ninth inning call controversy. Barrick hit a three run homer for Perrydale as errors and umpire calls muddied the play. Independence traveled to Dallas for a late afternoon game.
Republican county committeemen met in Dallas on Tuesday to organize for the next two years. Frank K. Hubbard of Falls City was chosen as chairman and Stella J. Henry as secretary. State committeeman named Chas. Bratcher of Perrydale and G. W. Mebee of Dallas as congressional committeeman. A finance committee led by BE. BE. Paddock of Independence was chosen. Precinct committeemen listed include Douglas-Tra C. Yoram, Jackson-Holt Stockton, Spring Valley Stella J. Henry, and many others with several vacancies noted at Airlie, McCoy, Black Rock and Fourth Independence to be filled later.
Wana relatives, guests of William Dawes, traveled home from California after a short stay. Dawes, a Montana newspaper man retired, hosted them and they attended the Angel boys’ commencement exercises Tuesday evening amid illness.
The report describes a blind pig found in a livery barn on Main Street in Independence, noted as flourishing and not pursued by authorities. It mentions John W. Dickinson and Peter Kurro and portrays the pig as an innocent creature attracting unusual attention.
Harry Iliff, a prosperous farmer from Buena Vista, paid 1800 dollars for a Jersey cow at Hewitt this week, a purchase he views as a poor investment. Bair Prather of Buena Vista fell from a day, injuring his head and leaving him unconscious with unclear prognosis.
Corvallin officials begin a $100 project plan to boost seed and feed supply. The program targets local farmers, aiming to improve crop inputs and livestock feed availability this season.
Architect Legg of Salem to prepare plans and specifications and supervise the $15 000 gymnasium construction on the high school grounds in District No 29 Independence. Board aims to start this summer and finish before the fall opening.
George Phillips was badly crushed at the Foster Lumber Company camp on Wednesday when caught between two logs. He was brought to a hospital en route to Portland with recovery deemed extremely doubtful. Damon Tooley suffered serious injuries when a cable broke and wrapped around his body on Thursday. He was hospitalized with lacerations and injuries.
An analysis shows Independence water supply contains no contamination and meets the best standards for purity. Water is drawn from deep wells along the river by Mountain States Power Company and is confirmed as sterile with no signs of typhoid or disease. Monthly tests, verified by G V Copron of the Oregon Agricultural College, attest to its purity and suitability for domestic use.
The Parker School ends the year with a evening program directed by Miss Patricia Driscoll. Recitations include A Day in June and Who Kink. Songs The Sweet Long Ago and Alabama Lullaby feature students and teachers, with Mother Goose scenes and a final school song. An appreciative audience witnessed a successful presentation.
Mrs. Margaret Hattie Henkle died of apoplexy in Portland last Saturday evening. Only Emma and Mrs. W. H. Walker were with her at the Henkle home. The funeral was in Independence with Dr. Dunsmore officiating and interment at Monmouth Odd Fellows cemetery. Survived by daughter Emma, sister-in-law Mrs. Butler, brothers Dr. Fred Harris and George Harris, among others.
Independence residents celebrate Major George C. Dunham U S A who rose from canal zone medical corps lieutenant to major and was named faculty at the United States Army Medical School Washington D C His early life in Independence included public school education and a path via Washington State Agricultural College before medical practice in Columbia County The banker Claire Irvine aided his early financial path and remains uncredited publicly for his role in helping Dunham achieve success
Polk County farmers prepare for a two day grain grading school at the Dallas courthouse June 11 and 12. Professor G R Hyslop leads a team to explain wheat grading principles amid widespread farmer dissatisfaction with current systems. The event is part of the Polk County Farm Bureau activities alongside a grey digger poisoning campaign. Oregon Jersey breeders gain notice as Dr H W Hand ships his Jersey herd from Orland California for dispersal at the Salem fairgrounds on June 12. Ralph E Williams of Dallas is re elected Republican national committeeman for Oregon.
The official list shows Polk County with 18 gold stars among Oregon’s 811 dead from all services except the navy and nurse corps. The roll includes names and causes of death, with several Dallas and Independence residents among the fallen, led by 1918 actions and wartime illnesses.
A gasoline electric passenger car is being tested on the Valley & Siletz railroad. It is driven by an electric motor with juice from a gasoline engine on the car and can propel itself and haul two additional cars.
A temporary Polk County auto dealers group was formed in Dallas on Tuesday evening with C. G. Skinner of Independence as chairman and C. W. Fox of Dallas as secretary. The Polk County Dealers Automotive Association will affiliate with the National Automobile Dealers Association. Gasoline shortages kept many away, but the aim is to enroll all county dealers. a permanent body likely at a later meeting. Emerison Groves attended from the Independence Garage.
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