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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1911
Page
5
A crowded Independence page offers community news. residents report visits from McMinnville and Buena Vista, farm activity near Suver, and property trades. social chatter includes travels to Portland Corvallis and Albany, a federal court notice, and updates on schools churches and local businesses.
Taxpayers must pay the last half of their taxes by next Monday October 2 to avoid a ten percent penalty plus one percent monthly interest. Many used April payments to split tax bills. remaining balance due now triggers penalties and possible sale of property.
J I Bohanton took his auto from the garage and said he would go six miles to a siding near the city to meet friends traveling from Portland and bring them home by auto, hoping to cut two hours from their travel time.
At the last regular meeting the city council passed an ordinance prohibiting throwing papers and refuse into the streets with fines from two and a half to five dollars. It also provides for garbage can procurement and placement. A second reading authorized mandatory sewer connections or fumigation of outbuildings for properties on the new sewer line.
200 acres of hop land on Luckiamute Bottom five miles from Monmouth offered at 65 dollars per acre for immediate purchase. Western Real Estate Co., Monmouth, Oregon handles the sale.
Prof H V Tartar of the Oregon Agricultural College chemistry department serves on the awards committee for the big international barley and hop exhibit in Chicago October 12 22 tied to the American exhibition of brewing machinery materials and products. The prize fund exceeds 8000 dollars to be allocated for top exhibits of crop varieties and strains by American farmers.
Foley Honey and Tar Compound remains the leading household remedy for coughs and colds for children and adults. Use only the genuine Foley product and avoid substitutes. For sale by Williams Drug Co.
Small clinker built spruce boat, 16 feet long, only two months old. Contact E Ewing or call Home 3713 for details.
Independence schools opened last Monday with enrollment of 280 pupils and projected to reach about 325 by week’s end. Prof. Crowley reports smooth operations and a strong teaching corps, listing the graded and high school staff as among the state’s best.
An auction sale will be held at the farm one and one forth miles north of Independence on Tuesday October 3 at ten o clock in the morning. All horses, colts, wagons, farm implements and related items will be sold. Millard White Co. L Sperling Auctioneer. Owner.
Advert claims Foley Kidney Pills offer fast relief for backache nervousness rheumatism and kidney bladder and urinary troubles. It emphasizes condition curability and positive results to attract interest.
The Scientific American notes watches endure vast numbers of blows daily with no rest. A blacksmith strikes hundreds of blows yearly, while a watchmaker’s mechanism sustains tens of billions of impacts over decades. Despite such activity, energy equals a flea’s four jumps and a single horsepower could power 270 million watches. Estimates offered free.
An offer runs through November 1 for a one year subscription to the Weekly Oregonian and the Independence Enterprise at 1.75 dollars. Subscriptions are available at Craven and Moore’s or at the Enterprise Office.
A claim asserts Foley's Kidney Remedy in liquid form provides proven value for acute and chronic kidney and bladder ailments. It touts benefits for elderly users as a tonic and restorative aid, offering permanent relief and comfort.
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