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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
7
Three to four scarlet fever cases in the city draw quarantines in the south and north areas. Reports mention a diphtheria threat and an infantile paralysis case, with rumors of outsider advertising schemes and a push for supporting home industry as ads swirl.
In Rosseburg a man named Johnson fulfilled a vow to bury his mother beside her husband. He traveled from the DelseRelion tram to Idaho with the earthbound coffin, bearing the remains on horseback through a desert journey to the family burial lot near their former home. The mother died twenty years earlier during a wagon journey from Town to Oregon. The father had died two years prior, and his last wish was for his son to retrieve his wife’s body for interment alongside him.
The notice urges all eligible individuals to register annually and before primaries. It emphasizes the high importance of participation in upcoming contests and urges immediate action to avoid being ineligible.
In Tillamook, advertising agents were active this week, pulling the legs of local business men. The scene shows several merchants easily accepting pitches as the campaign unfolds.
Chas EB Hicks announces he represents the Farmers Fire Relief Association due to high demand for fire insurance in Independence. The notice signals a local agency effort to provide coverage through the mutual company.
The state prepares for an election to fill four seats on the Oregon Supreme Court. Justice Robert Eakin is the only incumbent whose term does not expire this year. The contest covers the four other seats as voters head to the polls.
Dr W R Colley reports the largest Gravenstein apple yield in Hood River valley from eighteen-year-old trees. The fruit sold at 1.50 per box, averaging 47.06 per tree, suggesting 60 trees could gross between 2500 and 5000 dollars.
A letter from W. J. Weber argues for widening the park city streets by at least ten feet from sidewalk to gutter to create lawn space. He claims the change would beautify the city, raise property values, attract immigrants, and improve overall cleanliness and appeal.
A proposal by Mayor Straw seeks approval from the city council for a 550 foot wide strip of land from the west end through timber to Tarheel Point to create a central roadway. Landowners including Southern Pacific Southern Oregon Company and Dods Bay Water Company may donate right of way.
It Saved His Leg. J A Swensen of Watertown Wisconsin writes after ten years of eczema that fifteen doctors could not cure. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured it sound and well. Infallible for skin eruptions eczema salt rheum boils fever sores burns scalds cuts and piles. 5c at all druggists.
Real good sewing machine oil offered by Geo C White of Salem Oregon. The notice highlights quality and availability for customers seeking dependable lubrication for their machines.
Wallowa fish hatchery fourteen miles below the city is cleared of fish and eggs. All fry have hatched and reached feeding age and were turned into the river. For sale a good spring wagon team and harness. Inquiries to F S Wilson Independence. Fall line of ladies bags to be released around August 15 by Williams Drug Co. Lott.
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