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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1919
Page
5
Fragmented community items report visits, fires, teasers, and party events around Monmouth and nearby areas. Mentions Allen, Art Rloper, Borton hosting, a fire at Hedges home, Thanksgiving and Armistice talk, and residents traveling to Canada and Portland.
The Valley and Siletz Railway freight will shift to Tuesday morning. Freight now arrives at 9 a.m. instead of 2:30 p.m. The service will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The Penny household welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday morning. Mr Pengra, delighted by the birth, invited neighborhood children to meet the family and hopes to organize a baseball nine next spring, extending best wishes to the parents.
W H Riggs spent several days in Portland on business. Kirkland and wife and son Frank visited Albany on Sunday. Meat prices in Independence have dropped. Ceil Swopp of Oregon City was home for a Sunday visit. Bishop's Wabries dresses for boys are advertised. J A Denney left for Copperville Oregon after a city visit. Mrs M M Thompson of Suver subscribed to the Enterprise after trying another paper. The November Parent Teachers Club meeting is at the Training School on Tuesday November 4 with program and refreshments. New Independence residents urged to attend. Mr Davis violin class to provide music. Laura Taylor of Oregon Normal School to discuss plans for physical development of Oregon boys and girls.
Mrs Frank Bush was hit by a five passenger Overland car driven by a Monmouth young woman near Conkey and Walkers. She was dragged several feet and suffered serious neck injuries with possible fatal complications as doctors treated her at home. Her brother’s death in Portland prompted her travel plans tomorrow.
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