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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1922
Page
8
Brief notice offers fresh salmon for sale by Wilmer Kyle fob Oysterville at six cents per pound. The ad notes pickup or shipment arrangements with the seller.
The 1922 Polk County fair at Oak Point recalls a strong showing by the local school booths with Hugh Rogers winning top hog honors. Mrs. Black earned many prizes for flowers and exhibits, while neighbors join in updates on moves, illnesses and new births in the Oak Point community.
American investments in Canada for 1920 reached 325 million dollars, over half of prewar Canadian investment. Bonds purchased total 237 million, industrial investment 100 million, western funds 7 million. About 230 million of the 50 million invested in industries went to pulp and paper.
Portland Journal reports Jersey cow Lada Tota will be housed in a glass bungalow with dainty furnishings during her visit to the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in North Portland next month. Owners Mr and Mrs S J McKee of Independence plan to bring the cow, which produced 18 632 pounds of milk and 1048.07 pounds of butterfat last year, to Portland a day or two before the exposition to acclimate.
Native girl lauds Dr Albert Schweitzer for four and a half years in the Ogowe lowlands of Gaboon where his surgical and medical clinic treated Africans. He faced a harsh climate malnutrition rum tobacco, with nicotine poisoning and widespread illness. Tobacco from America acted as currency, a single leaf buying two fives.
An onboard engineer on an American schooner used a theodolite to observe fourteen waterspouts off the New South Wales coast. He described a two cone structure linked by a pipe spout, with the upper inverted cone top 5 014 feet above sea level. Each cone measured about 100 feet at the base and 250 feet long, leaving 4 500 feet for the connecting spout.
By September 30 the World War Veterans State Aid Commission paid out 8 042 352 40 in cash bonuses and loans. Cash bonuses totaled 4 193 098 61 and loans 3 844 253 79 with 18 926 bonus applications and 1 845 loan applications. The Warren Brothers Company suit against the state for pavements boasted an 18 000 judgment after U S Judge Bean ruled for plaintiffs in Portland federal court.
Monmouth W J Mulkey and Rev Russell start a meat market at Mulkey grocery corner. Wolverton couple visited Mrs Wolverton in Eugene Sunday. Mrs Cornelius ends millinery. Glen Whiteaker occupies electric supplies room. Mrs Mill Foree Avant with Fred Hill toured Salem for shopping. Christian church harvest festival in basement features decorations pumpkins cider pies and fruit booths. Chesebro home newly painted by Ernest Force. Mrs M E Percival sick from blood poison due to finger thorn. L P Arant of the Portland Oregonian visited family Tuesday and returned Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs George Swearingen were in Dallas last Friday. P L Fishback and W A Fishback and family attended revival at the Christian church in Independence last Sunday. Ed Wunder and family of Independence were Sunday afternoon guests of his parents Mr and Mrs Herman Wunder. James Hinkle of Monmouth pur-
A wagon was chased by A. J. Shipley and Fred Cody after harvest of prune crops last week. Lloyd Swearingen, a Monmouth high school student, stayed with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Swearingen over Saturday night. Carol Smith of Independence appeared Sunday afternoon, and Mrs Billie Sullivan of Woodland Washington visited relatives here last week.
Kenneth Bacon lies seriously ill at a Salem hospital while relatives update on travel and school plans. Mr and Mrs E A Tedrow with daughter Violet visited Salem and resumed her schooling. Mr and Mrs G G Hewitt visited friends in the area. Silo filling resumes with Loughary Pitzer Hannum Price Johnson and Tetherow refilling and George Jones starting a new silo. Work continues in the prune orchard of the region.
Monmouth Orchard reported a Sunday finish with 1 8400 bushels. Earl Johnson was taken from Monday evening on his school and was unconscious for a time but presently is in Prineville where two thousand hotels were awarded.
In a playful exchange, two voices debate outfits and trends. They comment on a "stunning combination" gown and tease a towel skirt, joking about a dishing sweater as the season’s latest odd pairing.
A concise moral noting that true value is earned rather than bought or begged, suggesting the highest price is paid by effort and integrity. The statement emphasizes self-reliance and the virtue of earning what one desires.
A garbled quotation shows two speakers arguing, one asking how to be ready, the other replying with a harsh phrase about burying someone again, indicating a tense or hostile exchange in an unspecified setting.
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