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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1903
Page
5
County Correspondence reports Hyena Vista, Murphy and visitors to Benton County with notes on local events. Rain eased dust for travelers while school and lodge activities occurred. The Buena Vista public school closes May 20 and people prepare for the grand parade in Portland on May 21.
An OCR style advertorial claims a reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists F J Cheney & Co Toledo as makers and the World and Teerax as wholesale druggists, notes internal use and a 75 cent price per bottle, with contact for a free test sample.
J M Vedrow pursues a land claim in Southern Oregon while Chiia Peterson BK Davidson take a business trip to the county. J VanLoan and Mr Jasperson from Independence pass through early week. A J Richardson and wife from Buena Vista visit the Davidson home. Clarence Allen and wife of Oregon City visit Mrs Allen's parents. Tedrow plans lumber haul for a barn. Mrs Lyda Cox works in a Portland dress shop. daughter Nellie improving after hospital stay. Highland School to hold Friday evening exercises led by R W Swink with careful planning for a fine program.
Grain looks strong as spring sowing nears completion. Lorenzo Ruse from Independence moves in. Mrs. A. B. Ohme expects her Illinois- bound brother. Young men from Town seek summer work. Will Fishback buys a driving horse from Thomas Strain. Gifford Zamwalt to shingle and paint Mrs. Chris’ house. Murphy and Waller head to Siletz timber claims. Eariest grain and headed barley noted by C. E. Wheelock. Mrs. Martha Addison and son Kil(e) visit near Dayton. Forest Barnes family and Monmouth visitors at Towns.
The Highland community learns there will be a wedding held here this week, with details to follow for guests and schedule.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and lung conditions as a sure cure. A Sheperdstown West Virginia woman testifies a year of bronchitis relief ended after one bottle. The pitch notes trials and guaranteed sale by Kirkland Drug Co with trial bottles free and regular sizes priced at 1.00.
Suver R. L. Collins visited Corvallis Saturday while Johnnie and Julia James traveled to Albany Friday. Residents plan a Salem trip Thursday to see the president and others went to Albany to view Norris and Rowe's show. C B McLane is reroofing and improving a warehouse ahead of the grain rush.
E Chamberlain and family visited at the home of C. M. Allen Sunday. IH. Flickenger has gone to Corvallis to visit his daughter, Mrs. Maxfield. Mra. H. Maxfield and son visited her sister, Mra Annie Brown, at Airlie Sunday. John James and wife went to Corvallis Saturday to see the big Norma Rowe show. Mrs. N. Pyburn returned home Sunday after a two weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. G. Suver. School will close Friday after a very successful term of eight months with Mrs. Wood as teacher. When you want a pleasant physic try Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. For use by Kirkland Drug Co.
Parker notes Buena Vista visitors Alex Kerr and A D Griggsby on Sunday. Mrs J O Davidson business visitor in Independence. Highland school closes Friday May 22 with an evening entertainment organized by teachers pupils and patrons. all invited. Widespread interest in President Roosevelt visit. Newt Prather and family of Buena Vista visit Parker. Louisa Wohlers Portland visiting cousin Mrs Wm Fuqua. W P Bradley Eugene visits Polk County relatives.
Mise Hastings, who has been visiting in this vicinity, returned to Portland today.
In a heated notice the ad extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable life saver for attacks of colic or cholera morbus, suitable for家庭 use and emergency medicine. It asserts the remedy has saved lives and relieves pain, sold by Kirkland Drug Co.
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