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Newspaper

Independence Enterprise

Location

Independence, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1920

Page

8

Local residents highlighted in weeklong Dallas grand jury session

Buena Vista’s W S McClain and J A Reynolds serve on the Dallas court grand jury this week. The notices record visits and departures among local families. marriages include Miss Gussie Letax and Guy Newton in Dallas last week. many relatives are mentioned across Independence, Philomath, Corvallis and Winlock Washington.

W. S. McClain J. A. Reynolds l Dallas Plant Rose British Columbia Richardson Louise Harmon Winlock Wash Royal Krutz la Grande Ore R. E. Prather N.C. Anderson Gussie Letax Guy Newton Independence William Setax Nelson Place Guy Hewett Richreall Doe Black Oberson Willard McClain Will Morgan Silas Hart Helena Hunt Babe Philomath G. E. Harmon

Rain Delays Fall Work as Weather Hopes Rise

Parker notes continued rain halting fall field tasks while the crew waits for sun. Ernest Zielesch fills his silo with corn this week. Edward Veith visits Corvallis on Monday. Mr and Mrs W M Sharp of Portland visit Horton home. Miss Gusta Setak wed Guy Newton of Independence at Dallas last Thursday. Dickinson Bros buy Jesse Walker farm at Independence and lease Dell Grigsby place nearby. Horton and Sharp families travel to Dallas Monday. Latter move with Bowman family to Zielesch leased farm for next year. Ray Lacey and family visit relatives Tuesday and Wednesday. Winnogene Peterson leaves for Airlie high school work Sunday.

Ernest Zielesch Edward Veith Corvallis W. M Sharp Portland Horton Gusta Setak Guy Newton Independence Dallas Dickinson Bros Jesse Walker Dell Grigsby A. E. Horton W. N. Sharp Bowman Near Suver Ray Lacey Winnogene Peterson Airlie

Why the Hurry A Engineer Queries Drivers At Crossings

A Southern Pacific locomotive engineer A J McKay questions why motorists rush a crossing. He explains crossing times for local and heavy trains, notes most accidents occur when vehicles meet fast trains, and urges waiting for the train to pass for safety. He cites city mortality rates in a broader, cautionary tone.

A. J. McKay Southern Pacific McKay

Infant mortality rate declines to 87 per 1000

The American Child Hygiene Association reports 1919 infant mortality for 269 cities covering 31 million people fell to 87 per 1000. About 12 000 more deaths than 1918 and 7 000 fewer than 1917, with 680 000 births in these cities and an estimated 2.5 million new arrivals nationwide.

New York America American Child Hygiene Association Department of Health Pittsburg

Churches Welcome You To Sunday Services At Baptist Church

The message invites all to Sunday school starting at 10 oclock with growing attendance and open seats. Rev Proppe preaches at 121 oclock on A Grain of Wheat. A lively youth group meets at 680 led by Miss Erma Boughey. The pastor speaks at 730 on The Causes and Cures of Backsliding. Strangers are especially invited.

Baptist Church Proppe Erma Boughey Baptist Young People’s Son

Deer hunters return empty handed from Southern Oregon trip

Earl W. Cozine and Grant Byers came back last Saturday from a deer expedition in Southern Oregon with no game found though conditions favored a successful chase. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. McElmurry returned from Salem after 10 days at the state fair ground camping and attending events. Mrs. O. K. Solie fractured her left arm in Portland while riding home with her husband, slipping from a car and injuring bones. she was treated and they proceeded to Independence.

Earl W. Cozine Grant Byers Oregon HL McElmurry Salem Portland Solie

Federal highway program dwarfs Panama Canal costs

The United States federal aid highway program shows nine times the New York to San Francisco distance in road work since implementation. Government share, nearly 50 50 with states, underlines major national effort and quality roads planned. Other notes mention regional projects and infrastructure developments across several locales.

United States New York San Francisco Thomas IH. MacDonall Bureau of Public Roads United States Department of Agriculture Panama Canal MacDonnald

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