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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
1
Sheriff John W. Orr and deputies intervene as a protest at the B Clemens Horst hop yards disrupts work. agitators from Poland oppose machine picking in a dispute over pay and employment practices. plants run with machines to harvest hops while workers protest and some leave the county.
A jury failed to agree in the first case charging Sanders with failing to yield to an oncoming vehicle and speed issues. In the second case Sanders was found not guilty and the first case was dismissed, per district action.
Kullander Bros of Independence secure a cub contract from W. N. Trent to build two cement bridges of 20 foot spans on the road north of Monmouth. Construction started Monday with a crew of five or six men and should wrap up in about four weeks.
At Isis theatre this Friday evening Chief John of the Siletz Indians will present a portrayal of Longfellow's HimWatha with a company of 10 travelers and equana. Indian dances and other familiar entertainment will accompany the program.
Judge Percy R. Kelley overruled the state highway commission's demur to the second amended complaint. Defendants must answer by September 20. A final ruling on the merits is expected soon, with possible appeal to the supreme court. Road grading south from Monmouth progresses amid propaganda and counterclaims.
A morning fire damaged the Herren and Damon hop yards in Independence. The kiln and hops suffered. about 5000 to 6000 pounds of Lamon hops reportedly destroyed. Both men had contracts with Mr. Lawson of Portland for delivery to a London house. Damon notes unusually good hop quality this year and a premium for cleaning.
A barn on the East Steptoe place near Independence burned between 11 and 12 last Friday night destroying hay tools and both horses. One horse died from burns while escaping and the other was killed after wandering into a field. No insurance covered the building or contents. Mr. Steptoe, 73, has suffered prior injuries but plans to rebuild, with debris cleared and lumber hauled for a new barn starting Monday.
Poamanter Lacey of Parker shows in a shop window the head and antlers of a buck he killed in southern Oregon. He traveled with P J Peterson and Jim Peterson in the Peterson car for hunting in the Ridell country, with no return limit beyond license tags.
The high school and grade school set to begin the year Monday September 26. The training school will delay opening to the following Monday. New instructors include Thomas K. Vannice and Miss Lyle M. Yexley among others.
Independence will be represented at the Oregon Agricultural College this year by 12 and possibly more enrollments. Five of these are graduates of the high school last year. The list includes Lucille Craven and Opal Hewett among others, with enrollment to register Monday in Corvallis. Six from Independence will attend the Oregon Normal with names listed, starting their second year or junior year.
G. C. Skinner now owns Independence Garage and takes over Chevrolet agency for the Independence district. The 1922 Four Ninety model debuts with four price cuts and a full parts line. Skinner says the new model is a real car with defects of prior versions corrected and improvements added.
John Peters, three miles southwest of Independence on Highland road, cultivates three acres of eight-year-old prune trees yielding a heavy harvest of large luscious fruits. The crop is praised for its exceptional quality, with Peters beginning picking on Wednesday after a light previous year. He delivered a box of choice prunes to Independence for H Hirschberg, who shipped them to a friend as a reminder of local production.
Walter V. Acocks of the Hopville district near Independence reports a 1915 pounds per acre yield from nine acres of fuggle hops, earning about 6000 dollars at 48 cents a pound under a years long sales contract. This marks his first notable success in hop farming after prior crops.
The Independence National Bank, 30 years old, shows net profits over 150000 on 50000 capitalization. 130500 in dividends, 15000 surplus, and 8000 in undivided profits. Bank building at First and Monmouth to be repainted, interiors redone. Officers: President H. Hirschberg, VP C A McLaughlin Ira D Mix, cashier B R Wolfe assistant cashier. Directors include Hirschberg McLaughlin Dr Otis D Butler W H Walker D W Sears.
Everett Wooley of Eugene was fined $5 by Justice Baker after colliding with a motorcycle owned by John Williams at the post office corner. Williams sustained minor injuries.
Local prune men report good crops as harvest begins. P Harris Fred Weatherston Charles Lane and Charles Harman are busy picking and harvesting their prune crops in the town area.
Ernest A. Smiley, 46, a farmer west of the city, was instantly killed when a cast piece from an ensilage cutter struck him in the chest after a wheel failed while the machine ran. The cutter, operated by Alfred Yungen with Frank and J W Kelley assisting, hurled debris across the barn and yard as Smiley walked toward the cutter to tighten a belt. Smiley, born in Nova Scotia and living on the farm for about 11 years after moving from California, left a widow and daughter Ernestine, and was survived by brothers and a mother in Nova Scotia. funeral services were to be held at the Methodist church with interment in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Farmers State Bank ordered a burglary and fire proof vault door from Diebold Safe & Lock of Canton Ohio. The six inch hardened steel door with 11 1 2 inch bolt work weighs 13 000 pounds and will take about three months to deliver. It is the first of its kind in Polk County and among the larger cities using such safeguards, at a sizable cost.
The road leading directly south from Monmouth is closed due to road work and traffic is detoured to Highland road midway between Independence and Monmouth, then to Morrison corner and Edwards corner on the road in question.
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