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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
1
A writer for the Enterprise describes farmers debating lords and serfs, noting a market surge for high bred stock. The piece highlights breeders sending thousands of cockerels to meet demand, with Oregon growers expanding O A C strain stock under supportive poultry department policy.
Grundy County farmers stage a backlash against Lord William Scully who ups rents from $6 to $10 per acre on leased land. They argue improvements by tenants boost value, while the landlord pressures payment or eviction as war-time hardship grows. A courthouse rally honors returning soldiers amid tensions over land ownership and tenancy.
W L Sales of Petaluma visits the College area to place orders for over 1000 C A C White Leghorn cockerels from Oregon breeders near Corvallis Groves and Reusch. Sales aims to boost egg and chick production in the Petaluma district by distributing the birds to local hatcheries and incubators.
Roy L Layton appointed by Polk County Court as Administrator of the estate of James D Layton deceased. Creditors must present claims with vouchers within six months to the Administrator or Fletcher Barrick Attorneys at Independence Oregon. First publication June 6.
Prominent figures endorse Boy Scout expansion as part of a national drive begun June 8 across America. Pledges emphasize Scout leadership as duty and future national welfare, with Oregon aiming for 5800 associate members. Moore & Walker advertise piano payment plans.
Champion Jess Willard is in good shape for defense of his title against Jack Dempsey in Toledo Ohio on July 4. Unbeknownst to friends he was doing night work at his Kansas home and, while making a moving picture, trained down to his fighting weight.
Infants at the Waverly Home died from infantile dysentery, a disease likely introduced by a baby at the facility. Dr. Karl F. Meyer of the University of California reported the outbreak, praising the home staff for controlling it. An investigation by the Women's Protective division described conditions as deplorable and negligent, citing poor feeding, unsanitary rooms, and management failures. The report called carelessness and incompetency in care, with charges of criminal neglect.
A Washington exposition exhibit shows lewisite, an American developed poison, allegedly capable of wiping out cities. The piece notes potential Berlin and Manhattan impacts, wartime production timelines, and the origin by Professor W Jee Lewis at Northwestern University.
A brief ad notes Moore and Walker of Independence Oregon with Dr Duganne dentist near Independence National Bank promoting services and financial connections.
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