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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1921
Page
1
George W Werline advances a large hop operation with three new kilns and a baler to process harvests at high speed. He also adds worker housing including 18 apartments and 55 tents as crews prepare for the 1924 harvest, stressing quality over shortcut curing methods.
The report notes wide hop growth in Independence with 17 foot trellises in use and thorough cultivation. Hops populate the vines and even the young plants display remarkable progress.
The American J club confirms Marty D. Tiffe’s St. Moon Lad’s Lady set a world junior record and a 829.09 pound butterfat yield for the year, up 102 pounds from the prior figure. Bt. Mawen Lad’s Lady finished the test in good form and is slated to freshen in November, possibly returning to test if conditions allow.
Mrs Jownie Saywers Marti and Harvey M Nash of Buena Vista were married at the Presbyterian Manse in Independence Saturday at 4 PM. The ceremony was performed by Dr HL Charles Durenore with witnesses including the bride and groom families. The couple will reside in Buena Vista after September 15 as a home is prepared.
Prank Smith drove a Ford sedan south of town when it plunged down a five foot embankment. He suspects steering gear failure. Only damage was a broken light. Smith escaped unhurt thanks to a moderate speed.
Ole Anderson a 55 year old woodcutter employed by J. T. Merritt near Independence died after a neck fracture while felling timber. He was found alone in the camp and, after being taken to the Salem hospital, died shortly after admission. Autopsy by Dr. Hewett and Dr. Mott confirmed the fracture. He had previously lived in Portland and possibly had a family in the San Francisco area. He worked under industrial accident insurance.
Kullander Bros have taken a contract to build a cement culvert on the Pacific highway north of Rickreall. Work began Tuesday and will be rushed to completion with the usual Kullander effort.
Four carloads of grain from the district were loaded at Parker during the week and consigned to the Oregon Grain Growers association in Portland.
Fitz-Geral d, a prominent Independence district resident, received 1000 under the American Yeomen policy after becoming totally disabled. The Independ ence Homestead Society plans renewed activity with an October meeting at Knights of Pythias hall to elect officers and resume monthly gatherings. District deputy role assigned to Rol Walker. current officers listed.
Chris Muller of Balderee camp was seriously injured last Monday while at work when a tightening line threw him into the air. He died in Dallas hospital Wednesday morning. An ex service man about 25, he was unmarried and one of three brothers who enlisted in old company L Third Oregon. Walter and Frank were wounded. Chris escaped unharmed during earlier service overseas. A military funeral will be held in Dallas under the American Legion Carl B. Fenton post.
The sawmill of Dr. Skiff in Salem near Kings Valley burned entirely Monday night. A. S. Lyday, an employee, was seriously burned while trying to save his car and was taken to Dallas hospital for treatment.
A short wry proverb notes that adversity builds character but warns that causing harm to others undermines personal growth. It frames resilience as best learned when one is not hurtful to others.
The hop harvest has begun with many yards active and hundreds of workers arriving from outside. Most crews start this week and peak after the coming weekend as weather suggests two weeks of brisk activity and plenty of labor to handle the crop.
Dr. R. E. Duganne plans 12 months of straw for his 1500 laying hens. James Winters delivered the baled straw from the McLaughlin ranch to the Duganne place as part of keeping the birds active for regular egg production. Boarders are not allowed in the yards.
J F Dunsmore, son of Dr H C Dunsmore, is due home today in Portland aboard the destroyer Celilo from San Pedro. He spent two years in U S Navy submarines after enlisting in New York, with service on the Atlantic coast Gulf of Mexico and a Panama Canal cruise. He previously spent eight months in a hospital after an accident while working on a Nome area boat and may settle ashore.
Benjamin Piers, longtime Oregon resident and the state’s oldest living pioneer, is visiting old friends. Born in Connecticut, he came to Oregon with his parents in 1837 and grew up near the old Methodist mission north of Salem. At 85, he remains active despite a minor injured limb and has spent the past year with his son in the Yaquina River country.
Frank Lane owner of a prune ranch south of town undertakes remodeling of his prune dryer for the upcoming harvest. Lane, like fellow growers in the area, reports a fair prune crop this year.
David Haley begins the first city mail delivery in Polk county with hopes of smooth operation within days. Dallas’ service delayed due to residents not securing mail boxes, while Independence asks patrons to include street and number on all mail. Postmaster Wood expects rapid full operation once boxes and routine work align.
The Grant McLaughlin property ladder gave Frank G. Addison a thirty foot fall on Wednesday noon. He landed on a platform with the ladder across him, was unconscious, then recovered to reveal a wrench of the ankle as the major injury with bruises from head to foot. Despite the scare he expects to be back in form in days, aided by crutches.
Charles A. Dick a Civil War veteran died at his home August 26 after a heart attack. He was 79. Funeral services were Sunday at 2 pm at the Presbyterian church with Dr. H. Charles Dunsmore officiating and burial in the Odd Fellows Cemetery with Masonic rites. He was born March 18, 1842 in St. Charles Missouri and served from 1862 to 1868. He married Rebecca Layton in Albany in 1876. Surviving are daughters Eva Dunn and Maggie Graves and three grandchildren. He was a member of Lyon Lodge A F and A M Independence Chapter Royal Arch Masons General Gibson Post G A R.
Henry E. Cain, long time field agent for the Independence Creamery, died in Corvallis last Saturday after an operation for abscess. He was a Corvallis resident and former independent creamery official. burial services were held with Corvallis Masonic lodge in charge. He was born near Amery Wisconsin on July 9 1870 and left a wife and three children, two of whom survive. He had lived in Corvallis since 1913 and was active in local churches and fraternal orders. His wife had been an invalid for years and he sought to ease her burden.
Sam Hanna, a well known farmer south of town, harvested six bushels of clover seed per acre from a 60 acre field of second year clover. The yield was notably clean with little foreign matter. Hanna champions clover for soil rejuvenation and efficiency.
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