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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
4
An Independence Oregon notice lists subscription and advertising rates in advance and warns no reductions for any term. It mentions a Buena Vista correspondent's feature article “Pictures by the Wayside” in last week’s Enterraise and urges readers to read it for personal gain.
The piece warns of September migration to Oregon and the rush to Independence. It urges establishing a welcome committee at the depot to collect names and connect newcomers with local friends, stressing that first impressions shape future affairs and that housing is already strained.
Little Luckiamute reports Glenn Hiltibrand confined by mumps. M Scrafford made a business trip to Siletz. Clarence Hamilton and wife of Salem visited Fred Stump. Maude Graham of Falls City visits Mrs E Hiltibrand. Ona Baker of Portland visits relatives. Rev J H Burns of Troutdale spends days on his farm adding wire fencing. Hon I M Simpson loses a valuable horse run over by freight. Hart and Smith and Tethe row finish threshing spring grain with about eight days left. Scrafford begins twelve acre hop picking. Yards lighter than usual but quality improves.
Myron and Martin Allen of Cline ton county, Michigan, visited relatives here Friday and spoke highly of what they saw in Oregon. James Hillibrand boasted one of the finest corn patches in the county, with corn eight feet high and five ears per stalk, yet locals still claim Oregon can’t raise corn.
An old soldier, J. J. Havens of Versailles Ohio, long plagued by kidney disease, found no relief from medicines until Electric Bitters. He credits the tonic with restoring his health and now says he is on the road to full recovery. The remedy claims to aid liver and kidney issues and stomach and bowel complaints, guaranteed by A S Locke, Druggist.
The Oregon State Fair will be held at Fair Grounds September 14 to 19. The Southern Pacific Co. will sell tickets to Fair Grounds and return at one and one third fare from all points on its Oregon Lines. Special exhibits of fine cattle horses and agricultural products have been prepared and every effort will be put forth to make this the greatest fair in Oregon history. If you are interested in state development you cannot afford to miss the fair.
Dr Allin from Salem visits and Acorn syrup sold at Doutys for 45 cents. Bill Mattison of Astoria visits relatives. Vern Bartlett returns to Portland. Dorothy Cooper returns from California. Bessie Burkhart of Albany visits Miss Bessie Butler. Mrs Allin of Salem visits her son Dr W R Allin. Mrs A F Campbell of Portland visits. J L Stockton, ex Independence merchant, buys Halverson store in Salem. Presbyterian services planned. Roy Irvine arrives from Portland en route to Corvallis Gazette. W G Sharman returns from wagon trip reporting on school land bought by Independence people.
A late issue summarizes Medical Talk praising organized knowledge while noting Christian Scientists avoid medicines. It argues their temperate living and hopeful outlook reduce nervous illness, and cites clerical figures from Boston indicating lower death rates among Christian Scientists than the drug-taking public.
A discussion on Christian Science asserts that healing and moral reform are inseparable, arguing health and virtue arise from the same metaphysical causes. It cites Science and Health and a Sentinel piece to claim Jesus cured sin and sickness by one process, and warns believers to seek moral regeneration alongside physical healing.
Community snippets describe residents on Fifth Street including Mrs Hayes and children aged unknown. A garbled paragraph discusses silver certificates for Manila and currency use, followed by a faulty employment notice seeking a faithful supervisor with straight salary and advancement offered in Chicago.
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