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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1903
Page
8
Probate estates include the first semi annual account for John Wolverton deceased and administrator appointments for Thomas Churchill and Avery D Babcock with final orders on estate actions. Real estate transfers list numerous parcels with buyers, sellers, deed dates, and prices including US patent grants and parcel lot changes in Falls City and Dallas areas.
Polk County Bank announces officers with J. H. Hawsey as President and Ira C. Powns as Cashier. Capital stock shown at $30,000 with a board including J. H. Hawley P. J. Campbell J. M. Simpson J. B. V. Butler John B. Stump J. A. Withrow and F. S. Powell. Bank will transact a general banking and exchange business.
On Tuesday May 12 1903 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Wim Yeater of Luckiamute. She joins the family as a new addition to the Yeater household.
Lloyd Smith rides a new wheel as Gus Lindeman and Claud Lewis court this week. Mr. McKinney’s aged mother moves in. Clyde McKinney aids W. Smith with spring work. John Lewis recovers slowly from la grippe. Telephone line work is pushed rapidly. Joyce Arrant visits Ethel McLeod. Leota Lewis visits Mia. Dick Mattison in Dallas and Wm. Mulkey of Monmouth buy a fine fresh heifer from A. A. Lindeman. Ona McLane visits Lloyd Smith. Maggie and Laverne Burns visit B. F. Smith. Wilson helps J. J. Leveck install wire fence. Mrs. Harmon has been keeping house for H D. Staate.
A vintage timetable notes passenger trains from Portland to Chicago and East via multiple hubs including Omaha Denver Salt Lake and Kansas City. Services mention reclining chair cars and daily schedules with connections through Loula Hunting and St Louis for travel to Memphis and other points.
An OCR fragment advertises a vegetable laxative product named Made Young Again by Turner of Companytown. It touts a claim of “one of De King’a New Lik wach olgit for two Wweeks tied intoy leenw again” and lists a price of 260 at Kirkland.
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