County Estate Actions and Real Estate Transfers Noted
The report lists estate actions with bonds and appraisers for John L Guttry Joseph Thorp Lena T Gilbert and others. It records numerous real estate transfers including parcels in Independence Falls City Monmouth and Dallas totaling thousands of dollars. Cardinal Gibbons named to the Board of Indian Commissioners by President Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L Guttry
Cyrus Blair
W A McLean
James Hayes
Joseph Thorp
James M Wooden
Louis Wallace
Irwin Hussey
George Pappas
RL Chapman
Theodore Jacobson
Edwin Jacobson
Lena T Gilbert
Conrad Stafrin
Cardinal Gibbons
Taft
Board of Indian Commissioners
Archbishop Ryan
Oregon State Normal School Regents Set Plans for 1911 Opening
The state board of normal school regents met in the governor's office to outline preparations for the Oregon State Normal School opening September 18 1911. They authorized printing 2000 provisional catalogues, granted a 30 day leave for President J H Ackerman, and planned grounds landscaping and building repairs. The minimum entrance was set at ninth grade completion and Senate bill 123 was approved to reimburse travel expenses for alumni with teaching experience over 100 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon State Normal School
State Board of Normal School
Oswald West
L. R. Alderman
Cornelia Marvin
State Library Commission
E. Hofer
Salem
Henry J. Maier
Oregon City
Stephen Jewell
Roseburg
J. H. Ackerman
Normal School
Ackerman
Board of Normal School Regents
Polk County Observer
Valentine Party Brings Young Classes Together
Excelsior class entertainment on February 14 featured a Valentine party at the Heffiley home with music games and telegraph word construction. Ray Chute won a prize for the best ten word telegrams. Refreshments followed and many local youths attended. Oregon should have a front seat at the Panama Exposition to be held in San Francisco in 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Sunday School
Florence
Velma Heffiley
Ray Chute
Oregon
San Francisco
Independence News Highlights Local Happenings
A.C. Moore leaves for San Francisco. Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Craven attend illnesses and funerals. Local basketball score Silverton 24 IHS 19. Adaline Rockwell recovers from illness. Tungsten lights installed at Christian Church. Poultry yard established by J G McIntosh. Real estate man Elias Ferguson suffers paralysis. Myers Brothers learn of Dunham’s California death. K of P visit Marmion Lodge Dallas. Rev Weber begins steriopticon lectures. Sunshine Circle hosts social in North Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverton
Charlie Ross
John Robbins
Independence
Christian Church
J. G. McIntosh
Adaline Rockwell
G. Richenberger
Hillsboro
Elias Ferguson
Ll. L. Hewitt
K. of P
Marmion Lodge
Dallas
W. J. Weber
Methodist Church
Sunshine Circle
The
Merchants Form Protective Association in Polk County
Merchants of Monmouth organize an association to protect members from nonpaying customers. The group will cooperate with Polk County merchants to prevent credit to those not worthy and keep a blacklist. The effort mirrors Pacific Northwest practices and aims to cover all Polk County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants of Monmouth
Polk County
Pacific Northwest
Temperance Lecture by Mrs Jackson Silbaugh at Evangelical Church
Mrs Silbaugh of National W T U speaks Monday evening February 20 at 7 30 at the Evangelical Church. Wife of a Seattle lawyer she brings legal insight to the temperance issue, promising a thrilling talk aimed at benefiting the audience. An appeal to attend and spread the word is issued by Ada Wallace Unruh, state president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Church
Silbaugh
National
Seattle
Oregon
Ada Wallace Unruh
Monmouth Boys Defeat Silverton High in Local Basketball
A large crowd watched Monmouth High School defeat Silverton High 24 to 12 in a fast, well played game. Monmouth scored 9 field goals to Silverton’s 2 and accumulated 6 fouls to Silverton’s 8, signaling a decisive home victory. The Monmouth team plans a trip to Newberg to face the leading Yamhill county team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverton
Monmouth
Newberg
Yamhill
L. W. Robertson Dies in Portland Visit
L W Robertson, longtime Independence resident and father of Mrs W H Craven of Independence, died at noon Monday February 13 while living in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Robertson
Independence
Portland
W. H. Craven
Independence Item
Plow Jobs Wanted for 100 Acres in Oregon
Wanted teams to help plow 100 acres will pay $1.75 per acre A H Craven Monmouth Oregon Mr and Mrs G A Peterson from Suver visited last Friday to handle business here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Craven
Monmouth
Oregon
G. A. Peterson
Suver
Northwest Salmon Industry to Benefit from Senate Bill
The bill approved by the Senate allocates 50 000 dollars for the salmon industry. If House passage follows it will significantly boost wealth from the Columbia River and its tributaries, aiding Northwest fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Northwest
Columbia
Regular Portland Letter Locomotive Whistle Promises Summer Return
Portland reports the Hill and Harriman lines each commit 1000 dollars to the 1911 Rose Festival with heavy June traffic ahead. Oregon College farms week draws large farmer attendance for stockraising, dairying, horticulture and related studies. Portland aids famine relief in China with free freight. Oregon Trunk to Madras and Deschutes to Redmond to open new settlement era. A Southwest Washington land syndicate eyed for logging land sale profits. A 2,000,000 population Portland city plan by E H Bennett proposes districted growth with parks and boulevards. Two more salmon hatcheries planned for the Lower Columbia River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Hill
China
Central Oregon
Oregon Trunk
Madras
Washington
Columbia River
E. H. Bennett
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Court House Notes
J G Brown
Charles Rheade
I Gouro
Otto E Martin
Lucinda Baldwin
Mary Ford
James Morgan
SH Gilliland
S H Gilliland
Ralph Reeves
Phoebe H Leeves
Hus
Daisy H Hunter
Ora Williams
Falls City
J M Dougan
Walter J Barham
Lillie J Baker
Clement © Wilson
O A Wolverton
Chas
H Newman
J B Teal
City of
Rattling
Albert Teal Springs
G E Kellogg
Peter G Remple
Roderic T Pierce
G H Robbins
E Martin Et al
Charles A Nelson
Geo. Frick
IM Palmer
Nevin L Palmer
Velma Heffley
Mary Murdock
Bessie Graham
Cora Rossiter
Elza Love
Ella Portwood
Dorris Herren
Marie Smith
Bessie
Wade
Louis Murdock
Fred Smith
Orval
Byron White
Harrison Brant
Elmer Kohnke
Independence News
A. C. Moore
J. W. Richardson Jr
R. W. Tripp
Brownville
E. E. Tripp
Mrs. Fitzsimmons
L. Rice
N. Q O. Clodfelter
City
Lester Compton
Jasperson Building
Monmouth Street
Myers Brothers
Mr. Dunham
California
Temperance
Mrs. Jackson Silbaugh Will
Hill and Harriman
Farmers AT Agricultural College
Central
Oregon Agricultural College
Lower
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