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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1903
Page
6
Walter Brinkley visited Salem last week while E. Taylor bought goods in Portland. Ed Patras seeks a timber claim in Washington. Frank Gilliam called on business from Peder. Pedee and Rainier residents visit relatives and attend meetings. A January freight report at Airlie shows gains over 1902 with 159000 pounds handled.
Salem visitors and arrivals mark the week in Buena Vista with ties to Albany Ottawa and Winlock. Arnolds and Wells families travel from Portland Kelso and Pedee while local gardening and calendar sales hint at spring activity.
The piece notes improving conditions as spring nears, with Grandma Kreutz recovering from a fall and friends hoping for a speedy recovery. Local farming mentions short grass and poor stock, while Mr Hill and sons secure wood contracts for Frank Morrison. Wim Herren works on trees and farm improvements as neighbors pursue various tasks.
In the winter of 1802 Mrs. John EB Harmon of Melfa Station Virginia relates how Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cured her baby after a dreadful cold. She thanks the manufacturers and urges others to try the remedy, noting it cured her child and an earlier story of its success. Kirkland Drug Co. sells it locally.
Sunny Slope reports Lee Clarke visiting Falls City on Sunday and Mabel Wheelock beginning teaching at Parker on Monday. Clarence McCaleb plans to build a wire fence soon while early gardening is the favored local pastime. Clarke sold his stallion Dewey to Mr Inman of Salem and Mr and Mrs Marks at Holman ranch are both reported ill. James Goodman departed for Lakeside Washington on Monday.
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