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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
4
The Independence Enterprise is published every Friday by Cc. Kimball. The notice references subscription rates for one year and six months, with garbled formatting. It appears to be an old newspaper masthead and pricing fragment.
The Independence business community built a broad organization expanding beyond retailers to include professionals. Regular meetings at Hotel Beaver foster idea exchange and aggressive projects such as the highway fight and curbing gasoline restrictions. Advocates urge continued unity to drive regional development and reform, noting strong leadership and steady attendance.
The piece highlights local pride and civic duty with references to ample gas and moisture for crops, highway issues, and humor from Dinty Moore. It notes optimistic patriotism and urges persistent effort. It discusses San Francisco convention speculation with Bryan and Wilson as the leading presumed standard bearers.
At the Baptist Church Sunday both morning and evening services drew larger crowds. Miss Erma Roughey performed two numbers on her Tells, enjoyed by all. Next Sunday promises another worthwhile day with a 10 am Sunday school, 11 am sermon on The Great Reservoir, 7 pm Young Peoples Society event, and 8 pm sermon Playing the Fool with special music as the organ is planned to be present.
Four C. A. C. students in mechanical engineering sailed on the big Orient liner West Novembrem from Portland to Northern China ports last week. The berths go to Garth Young senior Portland Lloyd Miller junior Portland Robert Faucett sophomore Stanfield and Vernon W. Harper sophomore
A statement notes a 1-Ton Truck bought October 15, 1918 from H. E. Kuhfus of Santa Paula and used daily on rough mountain roads to haul bees about 35 miles a day until October 1919, then apples from October 1919 onward. The document references Paula, Cal, Ma Chevrolet Motor Co, Oakland, Pali, and gentlemen in the account.
Corvallix seaman Miller leads a second voyage with youths trained in engine work under Prof. C. B. Goldman. The ship will call at Shanghai and other leading ports. details hint at a long tour aboard the Enterprise priced at one dollar per year.
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