City Council Considers Fire Safety Upgrades and Ordinance Pauses
The council met to discuss city fire safety needs including hydrants pumps and inspections. Mr Allen urged more apparatus trained staff and mandatory yearly property inspections while proposing a two year ordinance with Mt States Power. The finance committee reported the annual treasurer and recorder figures and street repairs were debated with bids and appointments before a special meeting next Wednesday.
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Allen
Tate Fire
Win
Mt. States
Finance Committee
Daly
A. C Moore
Ocumell
Emrar
Regular Vempertines Program at Oregon Normal Chap el
Oregon Normal students hear a Friday chapel program by the Vempertines at 7 30 pm. The chapel hosts, with speakers including Mr HE Roselle on influence and Mrs Inez Miller giving a talk this week.
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Vempertines
Inez Miller
Newton 18 Injured In Fire At Falls City
Newton, a well known Inde every young man, was injured when a fire partially destroyed the Fin at Valle City ex. of the Willamette Telephone. He inhaled smoke and wind. He was taken to the Dallas for treatment. Fire was caused by a paraffin kettle accident. Several buildings were damaged. The exchange was moved to the old location. The Willamette Company supervised repairs.
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Y Newton
Valle City
Willamette
Igerett Work
Wire I Madeer
Willamette Company
Young New- TE
Vocneo
Faervicg
Eugene Painters to Open New Auto Paint Shop in Eugene
Bergeon and McKenzie of Eustene announce the opening of a Eugene painting shop within a few days. They will handle all classes of work with a specialty in automobile painting and sign work in the new establishment.
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Chapman
Bergeon & McKenzie
Eustene
Local Woman Attends Inaugural As Harding Becomes President
Mrs Helen Kirkland from York Pa joins inaugural ceremonies in Washington as Warren G Harding is sworn in as the twenty ninth president. The article notes Harding born November 2 1865 and highlights Ohio roots Scotch Irish ancestry and middle class rise.
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Independence
Helen Kirkland
Washington
Warren G. Harding
United States
Ohio
Virginia
Illinois
Harding
Record Egg-Laying Milestone by Local White Leghorn
Bayard Merrill shows a White Leghorn with leg band 307 that began laying on November 19 and, by end of February, produced 93 eggs. Hatched March 20 1920, the bird reached eight months old with strong early output. Merrill reports a 360-head flock and December February yield of 45 cases or 180 eggs per day, a 50 percent return.
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Bayard “T
New Agent for Standard Oil in Independence
F Butler of Redmond Oregon appointed as special agent for Standard Oil in the Independence territory with headquarters there. He succeeds J W Dimick who retires for health reasons after 26 years with the company, having come from Bent Oregon and three years in Independence. Dimick plans to remain with the firm in a less demanding role.
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Butler
Redmond
Ore
J. W. Dimick
Standard Oil Company
Thin Territory
Independence
Dimick
The
Standard
Bent, Ore
Former resident Ora Clodfelter laid to rest in local cemetery
Funeral services for Ora Clodfelter, once a prominent Inde terian church resident, were held Monday with Rev. Thompson of Albany officiating. Interment followed at the I O O F cemetery. He died Saturday in Salem after a long illness at age 47 years 2 months and 17 days, survived by a widow two stepdaughters one brother Cu V Clodfelter and a sister Mrs William May of Nebraska.
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Ora Clodfelter
Indeterian Church
Terian Church
Thompson
Albany
Damon
Guy Walker
James Jones
Bohannon
Clodfelter
Salem
David Clodfelter
Dalles
Pendleton
Grey Diggers Doomed in Polk County Farm Bureau campaign
The Polk County Farm Bureau organizes to exterminate the grey digger with local district committees distributing poison and coordinating ownership checks. C. C. Gardner leads the effort with Ira Gabrielson to advise, a Dallas conference on March 5 and 7 to boost membership and field work, and planned canvassing on March 8 and 9.
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Polk County
Dallas
C. C. Gardner
Bridgeport
Ira Gabrielson
Farm Bureau
The
C. I. Ballard
Ballard
Oregon State Farm Bureau
Calvin Ingle
Corvallis
Big D O K K Meet at Corvallis Draws Delegation
A large delegation of local Pythians attended a D O K K convocation in Corvallis last Saturday. Ten local men were initiated with a Portland degree team. Candidates were escorted by many locals and a lively afterglow followed the ceremony. Agitation grows for Portland to confer degrees in Independence to attract a large class.
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Corvallis
Dramatic Order of Knights of Koreans
Portland Temple
Order
Independence
A. L. Kullander
Peter Kurre
Wayne Han4na
Lester Neal
O. T. Solie
W. H. Cockle
Floyd Heffley
William McAdams
Eli Fluke
Art Cluster
A. €. Moore
Elmer Addison
F. B
Dickson
W. C. Wood
Verd Hill
Emerson Groves
G. G. Walker
Sim Bush
A. G. Williams
Armine Cooper
Claude Brown
Dean Schumaker
M. H. Pengra
Portland
Homer
Mrs Zielesch Ill at Home in Parker
Mrs Zielesch mother of Ernst Zielesch is critically ill at her Parker home. Vocal cords are partially paralyzed and there is slight improvement as her son and family provide careful care. She formerly lived in Independence for several years and owned property later bought by the late D D Good.
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Zielesch
Ernst Zielesch
Parker
Profusion of Flowers at D. D. Good Funeral
A large funeral for D. D. Good drew many friends from business and fraternal groups. Dr H Chores Dunsmore praised the deceased, with Odd Fellows solos and Masons guiding burial at the Odd Fellows cemetery. Attendees included Mrs J L Condron and son Comfort of Pedee and guests from Dallas Portland Oregon City.
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H. Chores Dunsmore
M. J. Butler
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Rebekaha
J. L. Condron
Comfort
Pedee
F. H. Morrison
Dallas
William Brown
Oregon City
E. W. Fuller
C. L. Starr
Portland
Cockle Heads Independence Retail Merchants Club
At the annual meeting in Hotel Beaver parlors W H Cockle was elected president succeeding M W Walker. M H Pengra became vice president C G Irvine re-elected treasurer and D E Fletcher secretary. Officers were unanimously chosen as the association reports strong membership and active public interest.
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Independence Retail Merchants’ Association
Beaver Parlors
W. H. Cockle
M. W. Walker
M. H. Pengra
C. G. Irvine
D. E. Fletcher
Ford Agency Changes Hands in Polk County
The Ford agency serving Polk county including Ace garage stock has been bought by F. B. Stewart of Portland. The Stewart Motor Company now operates the business with Stewart as head and C. W. Irvine as trustee. Key staff includes Walter Plant accounting chief, Jack Tate tractor demonstrator, Merton Miller parts chief, and W. A. Zelke repair supervisor. Stewart plans a modern Ford home here and will move Mrs. Stewart later this month.
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Polk County
Ace
F. 8. Stewart
Portland
Stewart Motor Company
Stewart
Ford Motor Company
C. W. Irvine
F.C. McLean
Astoria
Merton Miller
W. A. Zelke
Ford Agency
Stewart Motor Co
Newberg Faces Independent in Big State Basketball Test
Newberg American Legion team seeks the independent basketball title with a Saturday night home game against Legion Guard. Newberg holds an undefeated record this season and aims for a record crowd. Last weekend the Independence guards barely topped Newberg in a tight finish, while local stars Archibald Schrunk and Loy led the scoring against McMinnville.
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Newburg American Legion
Legion Guard Boys
Legion Guard
Newberg
Independence Boys
Reynolds
Schrunk
Black
McKinney
Archibald
Mix
Byers
Independence Guard-Legion
McMinnville
MacMinnville
Independence
Fem
Jack Dempsey
Lewis
Loy
Ihe
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