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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
4
Independence Enterprise is published every Friday by Z. C. Kimball. The note repeats the publisher and mentions subscription rates for one year and six months, with fragmented text suggesting pricing and terms.
A local column notes Finland’s athletes finish second to the United States in the Olympic Games showing resilience and strength. The piece praises Finnish vigor, hints at economic and cultural contrasts, and mentions a half holiday in Middlesex Ontario where farmers take a Wednesday afternoon off for leisure activities, including a baseball league formed by United Farmers.
The Polk Yamhill Marion Medical society opposes the Anticom pulsory Vaccination Amendment to be voted in November. They argue it weakens public health by allowing unvaccinated children into schools and unsafe conditions in food handling venues, risking epidemics and disease spread.
A notice in Queen's County New York suggests recording fingerprint impressions with deed records to avoid forgeries by illiterate signers. The county clerk recorded the deed as signed by a mark due to lack of instructions, prompting the idea of attaching fingerprint photographs to future records.
The resolution urges voters to defeat the amendment, stating concerns for cleanliness health and safety. It asks to furnish a copy of the resolutions to the public press of the territory to obtain publicity for the group and lists H L Clements and C H Robertson on the committee from Salem Oregon dated Oct 5 1920.
A statewide push backs a November vote on the Port of Portland Dock Commission Consolidation Bill. It would merge the Port of Portland and the Dock Commission, enable dredging to a 30 foot channel on the Willamette and Columbia to the sea, and expand harbor facilities. Taxes would fall on local property within Multnomah County, with state approval required. Supporters say a strong port benefits Oregon producers and lowers freight costs.
Aaron H. Alsip a prominent young farmer living three miles southeast of Dallas died last Friday morning in a Dallas hospital. A blood clot circulating in the system lodged in the heart or brain after he returned from Dallas where he had dental work. He was 28 years old, married with a small child, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Alsip, and survived by his wife, baby, parents and several brothers.
P C Powell, running as a Republican candidate for Polk County representative, urges voters to support him in the upcoming election on November 2. He notes lifelong residence and involvement in education, business, and agriculture as qualifications to represent county interests.
A local supplier lists prices for poultry pig cow feeds including ton and cwt rates for mash meal shell grit and corn. A carload of alfalfa arrives with a selling price of 31 dollars F. O. B. at Independence.
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