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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
1
In Independence the sewer trench work stalls as laborers refuse to work without affordable board and rooms. Councilman Mix cites hotel rates at $1.26 per day, while workers earn about $2.50, limiting manpower. The city urges residents to house workers to speed completion by January 1.
In an era of fast travel people seek the best living space. The bungalow and its modifications have become the prominent, saleable style, prompting calls for more such houses by enterprising citizens.
The text argues that boosting architectural sales and overall city appeal will attract travelers and improve profit. It emphasizes the need for attractive architecture to place the city ahead of competitors and to enhance visitor interest.
A shooting gallery operator J W Peterson in the Roa hop yard near Independente faced a mob after his daughter aged about eighteen called for revenge. The crowd tied him to a tree and an elderly woman delivered thirty lashes with a horsewhip amid cheers. Further violence feared.
Mrs Silbaugh, Beattie national lecturer for the WCTU, spoke in Independence delivering a physical culture talk at the Presbyterian church and a temperance message at the Methodist church. She depicted liquor’s ruinous effects, cited Chicago’s 7200 saloons and 8000 blind pigs, and urged Oregon dry in 1910. The event drew praise and a return engagement before election day.
Public auction Friday September 23 features four head horses including bay mares and colts, eight high grade Jersey cattle, fourteen Lincoln sheep with registered ram, Berkshire swine, ninety S C White Leghorn and Rhode Island Red poultry, oats vetch hay and seed, tools and household goods. Terms cash under ten dollars, balance on credit twelve months at six percent. Lunch on grounds. CHAS ILIFF owner J H HOSNER auctioneer.
United Evangelical Church will have Prof D M Metzger of Dallas College preach and lead communion at 11 a m with evening services. Next Sunday the pastor will speak on The Goodness of God and Redeeming the Time. Sunday school at 10 a m and song service at 7 30 p m. Calvary Presbyterian Church resumes services at the Presbyterian church on September 26 morning with a union temperance rally that evening led by the children.
Hop picking is nearly finished with some yards already picked by Wednesday and all expected to end by Thursday. Drought has yielded excellent quality hops with low mould and pests, and many yards are producing better than expected though some areas process slowly. On Thursday pickers began arriving in the city, with many enjoying a hopeful mood for the near future.
The Southern Pacific Company adds extensive floor space to its hop warehouse west of the depot, aiming to store 8000 to 10000 bales after hop season. High river floods caused losses due to insufficient storage, and the new space should bolster local shipping capacity. Congressman Hawley visited Independence to tour improvements along the Willamette and discussed river revetments with business leaders and farmers seeking federal relief.
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