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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1922
Page
5
Local residents visit Portland and Seattle for family and business matters. A kerosene tractor arrival, school basketball results, and retirement plans mark community activity. A flu outbreak prompts school closures and travel cautions as residents attend meetings and register for elections.
District Attorney Helgerson urged women to vote for jury service at a Wednesday gathering in the city hall club rooms. Mrs. M. J. Butler of Monmouth sang two solos with Miss Cornelius on piano as the meeting noted that ten were chosen for jury duty. Capt. Frank Arant of Ashland, visiting Monmouth, spoke on regional life and alfalfa economics, noting prices as low as two dollars per ton amid a broader farm sector adjustment.
Williard E Craven Hardware has been appointed as a sub-agent dealer for the Farm Bureau. Information on prices and details is available at the above place.
If you are past forty five you will probably need Kryptocks for distance and near work. Have Dr. Thompson demonstrate the merits and fit your eyes with a pair. Consult him next visit Wednesday March 22 Beaver Hotel until afternoon. m10-2¢
Uncle Billy's horseradish is now on sale at Conkey and Walker's grocery in bulk. The product is noted for freshness and a strong kick, with a long-standing Polk County reputation. Orders can be placed in store or by phone.
Eye care note describes fitting glasses by doctors Hewett and Knott with satisfaction guaranteed.
Mrs Sigler, a longtime nurse, has physician references and resides two houses west of the Christian church. Contact by phone at M6912 for details and services.
Independence High School domestic art class displays millinery creations and aprons at Eddy and Carbray store. Under Miss Yexley, the program showcases the students work earning favorable comment and attention from shoppers.
A Birmingham Age Herald quip recounts a courtroom exchange about speeding. One lawyer jokes that thirty days in the worse place will curtail speeders, while a judge asks about using a car in durance vile. The opposing party notes the speaker’s old bus tops at forty mph.
School District No. 29 Polk County Oregon has funds to retire Bond No. 4 dated April 23 1910 with interest ceasing after April 23 1922. Bond payable at the State of Oregon fiscal agency in New York City or Farmers Bank in Independence Oregon. Dated March 2 1922 in Independence Oregon. Charles G Irvine, Clerk.
Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks says she is happy with her books. The remark contrasts with a playful line about bank books and Mary.
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