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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1922
Page
4
A compact item records a period of one year and six months and a monetary amount of 160 dollars as part of a local enterprise note or notice. The entrys wording suggests a period definition and a price or valuation tied to the Independence enterprise.
Agriculture and horticulture displays at the Polk county fair were notably strong this year, with a satisfactory overall showing. The fair board defended the wild west exhibit as a standard paid concession, while some attendees voiced dissatisfaction over its admission fee.
Phillip Warren, Grand Ronde Indian, was acquitted of the murder of Grover Todd, a prohibition agent. Many believed the first degree murder charge would not stand due to testimony suggesting raiding officers used underhand methods. The jury may have found Warren justified or the prosecution failed to prove him the killer.
Independence residents are urged to attend this afternoon as Portland fair boosters speak. The committee renumbers the event as 27, postponing the exposition by a couple of years to raise a million by public subscription. Julius Meier, traveling home from a world trip, says waiting is prudent until Europe recovers from war.
Hop buyers defend contract terms as deliveries continue despite market price being lower. Local growers show no evidence of attempting to back out, the Enterprise reports.
The senior class will compile notes on early term events while juniors and sophomores report in. Rivalry and unity aim to boost school spirit, with Friday the thirteenth event noted as a highlight. New arrivals Vera Warren Wayne McGowan Irma Winnifred Myers and Harold Mills join, with the McGowan brothers and Floyd Blaser seen as strong basketball prospects.
Out of town students rely on Fifth Street to reach the high school but the route is filled with holes and ruts. Cars are in danger and passenger comfort is low. residents urge grading or paving improvements to this stretch of road.
The Independence High School Agriculture class reports 16 enrolled fellows ready for a busy year. They plan a Portland trip to enter the International Stock Exposition judging contest, aiming to win or push the top team close. They studied cattle judging across the country and prepared with trips to Ketley’s ranch and the Polk county fair.
The Independence high school freshman class held its first meeting Monday afternoon to elect officers for the first semester. The class, the largest yet with 47 members, chose Mabel Kullander as president, Elinor Calbreath as vice president, and Edrie Bullock as secretary treasurer.
Mrs. M. E. Stansberry hosted a dinner for Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Clifford and daughter before their move to Sandy Oregon. Guests included Mr. Larock, the father in law, and W. C. Falkner of Salem. The Methodist church supplied a harvest hands supper after a wood cording event and a canning drive yielded about 170 quarts of soup tomatoes for the school kitchen.
Hazel Seeley of Independence is praised as an active member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority at the University of Oregon Eugene. The registrar’s report shows the sorority placing first in campus scholarship for the eighth term, with prior first honors in multiple terms during 1920 21 and 21 22. The sorority history notes its origins as Sigma Delta Phi and chartering as a local in 1918. Alpha Chi Omega earns permanent possession of the silver loving cup from Portland Chi Omega alumnae for top scholarship.
The Saturday party planned by the student body is moved to October 21 due to the death of George MacAdoo, a prominent member of their association. Geraldine Farrar concert drew faculty and students to Corvallis, while Major Morgan addressed chapel. Various institute activities and initiations filled the week as readers mourned the loss.
The article notes the sudden death of a student leader at 4:00 p.m. after a sinking spell on Tuesday. MacAdoo was prominent in student body and class affairs and highly regarded by peers. The Normal community extends heartfelt sympathy to his mother.
Leavitt's Lon' Winning Team hosts nightly services with themes on the Second Coming, Prepare to Meet Thy God, What the Word Can Reasonably Expect of a Christian, and Who Cares for Soul. Services start 7:45 PM with good crowds and strong attendance including Sunday school at 10 AM next Sunday.
Commencing next Sunday, services will be held every Sunday at 11 o clock in the Presbyterian church except the first Sunday of each month. Dr Dunnmore the pastor has been holding one service a month but believes greater interest in church work justifies more frequent services.
Members packed the church Sunday morning for a joyous service. The school meets at 10 p m with Mr Justin as superintendent and teachers ready to help. B Y P A meets at 6 30 p m with Rev Proppe preaching The note mentions a proposed 75000 batt issue for a new city hall at Now election and urges voting with a friend.
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