Changes in Will Art Monday and Training School Additions
The article describes new and expanded courses at the training school including agricultural studies and a normal training program. It lists instructors such as O Dp Byers Yi Vaniaice Mine Straw and Staats and notes continued roles for W Grow in agriculture and Mins Henke Cora Pratt Grace Mn and W A Barnum among others. The plan anticipates increased enrollment and higher school value with the addition of a higher level program and a motorized normal training track opening Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porn
Agers
Cage
Corp of
Instructendent
Byers
Vaniaice
Mine Straw
Staats
Grow
Oge
Mins Hoek
Ore
Mise Burrow
Mins Henke
University
New York
Cora Pratt
Mins
Grace Mn. W. A
Collins
Anthisie
Thomas H. Gentle
Hopper
The
State University
Creamery Director Bradner Moves to Fry Produce Dept
Bradner who has been directing the creamery affairs here leaves Monday to take charge of the Produce department at Fry company. The plant has been rebuilt under his tenure to be one of the finest butter makers in the northwest. F Brudner, a nephew of C, becomes the new manager after years spent learning the plant. Local business circles note the move amid a wave of farewells and praise from friends in Independence and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradner
Fry Company
May
Northwest
F. Brudner
Seattle
Independence
Kinchen to be moved to Corvallis
Mrs. Frank Barrows confirms Kinchen will relocate from Odd Fellows building on C Street to Corvallis next Monday. The move ends two years of operations here and aims to keep the business viable in a more favorable location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinchen
Corvallis
Pelows
C St
Frank Barrows
City Officials Up For Caucus Tonight Nomination
A special city council meeting will set a caucus date to nominate officials for mayor and recorder for two years and three councilmen for four years. Current councilmen Gay G. Walker J. B. Bohannon and Willard K. Craven term out this year. Mayor R. M. Walker may face a second term. Recorder vacancy may be filled by R. W. Baker. whether he will run remains unsure. Most incumbents show little interest in re election, but caucus will reveal the will of the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Walker
Gay G. Walker
J. 8. Bohannon
Willard K. Craven
University of Oregon Awarded Phi Beta Kappa Chapter
The Phi Beta Kappa Council granted the University of Oregon a chapter without opposition at its Cleveland convention. President Campbell and Dr. R U Clark cited the university's high standards, productive scholarship, and strong undergraduate and graduate programs as grounds for the recognition. Official notification arrived through Dr. O M Voorhees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Oregon
Eugene
Phi Beta Kappa
Oregon
Council of
Phi Bea Kappa
Cleveland
Senate
Campbell
O. M. Voorhees
New York
United Chapters
R. U. Clark
Purse and Bible Taken From W. B. Huggins Home
Sneak thieves entered the residence of W. B. Huggins on Second street early yesterday and took a purse with 19.75 in cash and a large family bible. Mrs. Huggins and others slept through the robbery, discovered in the morning. Neighbors heard porch steps between 2 and 3 a.m. Chief Parker investigates with no tangible clue yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Huggins
Second Street
S H Robinson Buys Kays Place In Oregon Move
Rancher S H Robinson, living near Independence, Oregon, buys John W and Eugene B Kays ranch for 21000 pounds including stock and farm equipment. The 110 acre property changes hands as the Kays move to a 41 acre ranch near Mc Minnville for 10000 dollars. The Kays brothers, from Tillamook with their mother Mrs Lillie B Kays, inherited the Yemhill property after Mrs Kays died in a typhoid year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HH. Robinson
Independence
John W
Eugene
Kays
Mr. Robinson
McMinnville
Yamhill County
Kays Brothers
Tillamook Country
Lillie B. Kays
Golden Wedding Anniversary Observed at Harrisburg fifty years
Harrishire reports a double golden wedding celebration for Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Elliott of Harrisburg and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hedgepeth of Creswell. Relatives from across Oregon attended a church banquet officiated by Rev. N. E. Holcomb, followed by a home reception. The couples wed fifty years ago at Rickreall Ore. The Elliots and Hedgepeths, both early Oregon settlers, are ages 70s and 60s-70s respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Elliott
Rickreall
Polk County
Ore
J. M. Lovell
Elliott
Hedgepeth
Plains
Mr. Hedgepeth
Oregon
Resignation of City Recorder Tendered
Be. F. Swope filed resignation as city recorder and police judge with Mayor R. M. Walker. A special city council meeting will be held tonight to act on the resignation. Swope served many years and also was city attorney. He leaves to move to Monmouth and open law offices there and in Dallas. The mayor will select a successor and the council will confirm for the unexpired term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. F. Swope
R. M. Walker
City Recorder
Judge Swope
Monmouth
Dallas
Walker
Local Exhibit at Polk County Fair in Dallas
Independence will be represented at the Polk county fair with an agricultural and horticultural exhibit. The effort is led by the Independence Retail Merchants' association with William Cockle A C Moore and A Elliott in charge. The display aims for a creditable showing without competing for premium awards. The committee benefits from Uncle Billy Wright and Dr C C Wright who helped last year. The exhibit will feature hops fruit grains grasses corn and other items and is being assembled promptly. Independence Iron Works will show a subseiler and a Fordson hitch along with other articles. Sloper Bros will display hop berry and vineyard disc plow and cultivator. Stewart Motor Co will present a full Ford exhibit and more may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Dallas
Independence Retail Merchants’ Association
William Cockle
A. C. Moore
A. Elliott
Billy’ Wright
C. C. Wright
Independence Iron Works
Sloper Bros
Stewart Motor Company
Ford
Road North of Rickreall to Be Graveled at Once
Polk county court will gravel the West Side highway north from Rickreall using about 1600 yards of gravel. Bunkers will be installed about a mile from Rickreall as the bed of gravel lies there. The project, part of remaining work halted by independence injunctions, aims to prevent impassable conditions in wet weather. The bed near Rickreall river is high quality gravel used on local roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dellas
County Court
Polk County
West Side
Rickreall
Robinson
Independence
Highway Commission
Lizzie Kick Leads to Newton Arm Injury
Francis Newton son of W. W. Newton foreman at the Wigrich ranch fractured his right forearm last Sunday morning while cranking a car. A back kick occurred as he spun the crank causing fractures to both bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Newton
W. W. Newton
Wigrich Ranch
Independence Students Grow for Higher Education
Independence will be well represented at major colleges this year. At Oregon Agricultural College continuing students include Opal Hewett Gerald Hewett Misa Ulla Dickinson Robert Craven Wendell Denlinger Betty Stillwell Glenn Burright and new entrants Hazel Calbreath Lenor Davis Ira Compton Vera Johnson Thelma Williams Leslie Clemo Kathleen Skinner Earl Clemo Dorothy Fitchard heads to professional schools in Portland and Los Angeles for arts and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Agricultural College
Opal Hewett
Gerald Hewett
Misa Ulla Dickinson
Robert Craven
Wendell Denlinger
Betty Stillwell
Glenn Burright
Hazel Calbreath
Oregon Normal
Lenor Davis
Ira Compton
McMinnville College
Vera Johnson
University of Oregon
Thelma Williams
Leslie Clemo
Kathleen Skinner
Earl Clemo
Benke- Walker Commercial School
Portland
Dorothy Fitchard
Los Angeles
Hank Mattison retires from dairy business after 24 years
Hank Mattison, who ran a dairy of 20 cows or more for 24 years, sold all but one cow as he plans permanent retirement. Gail Alexander south of town bought 10 cows to expand his dairy, while Adam Baskin has shouldered much of the labor in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank” Mattison
Mattison
Gail Alexander
Adam Baskin
Adam
Hank
Chicken Rides To Town On Car Bumper
A white leghorn chicken rode into town last Saturday night on Postmaster Homer Wood's car bumper. It stayed atop the bumper until Mrs. Wood removed it in front of Moore and Addison furniture store. A bystander alerted locals to the stowaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Wood
Polk Christian Endeavor Plans Independence Convention
The Polk Christian Endeavor union will hold its annual convention in Independence on October 27 28 and 29. Speakers from outside the county as well as top local leaders are being secured for a strong program. Delegates will arrive from Dallas Falls City Monmouth and other towns with most sessions in the Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Union of Polk
Independence
Dallas
Falls City
Monmouth
Christian Church
Independence Endeavor Society
Young Peoples
Former Parker Man Dies in Portland
Daniel M. Calbreath aged 78 died in Portland on September 20. A former Parker resident he served as station agent and postmaster and later lived near Monmouth. He is survived by his widow a daughter Mrs Dwight A Hoag of Monmouth two brothers Dr J F Calbreath of Portland and T W Calbreath of The Dalles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel M. Calbreath
Portland
Calbreath
Parker
Monmouth
Mr. Calbreath
Dwight A. Hoag
J. F. Calbreath
T. W. Calbreath
The
Dalles
HOP HARVEST PROGRESSES AS WEATHER HOLDS
With favorable weather the hop harvest continues across yards north and south of town. Several districts near the river are nearly finished while others still have sizeable acreage to harvest. Returns show record yields and higher ticket needs despite prices around ten cents per lot.
Oregon Electric May Curtail Valley Service
Oregon Electric plans to cut train service between Portland and Eugene to one train each way daily within three months due to heavy losses from automobile stages. Traffic manager W D Skinner announced the move as part of a fare reduction to match bus rates, lowering Portland Salem one-way fare by 84 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Oregon Electric Railroad
Portland
Eugene
W. D. Skinner
Oregon Electric Lines
Oregon
Standard Oil Names New Manager for Independence Interests
R A Jenkins succeeds Earl E Butler as manager of Standard Oil's Independence interests. Jenkins arrived Saturday and assumed duties immediately. He came from Oregon City where he had been employed by the company. Butler has severed ties and has been in Vancouver Washington. his future plans are not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Jenkins
Earle S. Butler
Standard Oil Company
Mr. Jenkins
Orego City
Mr. Butler
Vancouver
Wash
Compton and Ketchum Couple Wed In Baptist Parsonage
Miss La Verne Ketchum daughter of Dr E L Ketchum and I W Compton son of Mr and Mrs J A Compton were married at the Baptist parsonage on Sunday September 3 and left for a honeymoon at Tillamook. They reside at the Dr Ketchum ranch south of Independence where the groom plans an extensive chicken business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss la Verne Ketchum
E. L. Ketchum
W. Compton
Hive
J. A. Compton
Baptist Parsonage
Tillamook
Mrs. Compton
Dr. Ketchum
Independence
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Pis
Ansadin High and Training School
Imery Man
ISS
Wigrich Hopyards
HH. L. Proppe
Proppe
S. H. Robinson
Kays Place
Polk Fair
Lizzie
Asa B. Robinson
George Rose
Donald P. MacCarthy
Walker & Walker
E. Clemens
Walker Bros
Hugh H. Hanna
Sloper & Patton
Davidson & Hedges
Wigrich
George M. We
Mitoma Ranch
Oregon Electric
Standard Oil
I. W. Compton
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