run "w "
Cultivators
Are a necessity now as much so as a
drag harrow was in the early days of farm
ing in this valley.
We handle the DEERE the best on the
market.
Walking
Are the kind you want en a small
place and you want The B&st. We
have them, THE DEERE.
We have Gang and Sulkey plows
for large farms. Get our Prices.
J. E. WINEGAR & CO.
Additional Local.
Chamberlin wants your hogs.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Phillips were
Monmouth visitors Tuesday.
Bogert & Son have received a
new lot of furniture for the
Christmas trade.
W. N. Boots has returned to
his work after a short visit home.
Highest market price paid for
fat hogs at Chamberlins Market.
Miss Ova Smith, who sprained
her ankle very severely some
weeks ago, is able to be out
again.
Bogert & Son have received a
number of fine rugs and have a
large assortment on the road for
the holiday trade.
We are getting some extra
fine pictures at Theater. Come
out and have a good laugh.
"Dick" Boyle went to Salem
Monday to work in the State
Printing office.
Bring us your produce we pay
top prices. T. A. Riggs.
C. C. Yeater came up from
Clackamas county Thursday mor
ning for a visit with his brothers
in the Lewisville neighborhood.
If you have any clothing to
press, clean, or repair, get it done
at the Dallas Cleaning and Press
ing Parlors. D. M. Hampton,
Agent 13-4t
Rev. and Mrs. Stephens and
Rev. and Mrs Wood, spent the
day at the country home of M.
M. Jones Tuesday.
Nice cottage of five rooms and
pantry with good woodshed. Well
on porch. Prunes, apples, pears
and small fruits together with
one and eighty-seven one-hund-redths
acres of good land in Mon
mouth for $1000. For sale by
Polk County Realty Co., at Her
ald office.
The meetings at the Christian
church are progressing nicely, i
Those who are not attending are
missing most excellent sermons.
Take your hogs to Chamberlin.
Get Westfall to do your paper
hanging.
If your paper is wrong side to
lay it to the editor. He .is doing
two mens work regularly and
part of the time three, so makes
some mistakes.
Nice cottage and seven lots,
nearly 2 acres; for $850. Polk
County Reality Co.
The students are circulating a
petition to have a weeks holiday
before Christmas instead of all
the holidays afterwards.
See the pictures Friday and
Saturday nights. Theater.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage December 16 of Grace
Needham and Price Howe Jr.
Miss Needham is a former Nor
mal student.
Why can't we have a few arc
lights on main s'reet? The busi
ness men can well afford to make
a monthly donation for such a
purpose. Think it over.
Miss Emma Hamilton died at
the home of her father northwest
of Monmouth, Wednesday after
noon and was buried in the Mon
nouth cemetery Thursday even
ing. She was aged about 24.
Barney Barnell and Miss Edna
Strong were quietly married in
Dallas Saturday. Not telling their
parents or most intimate friends.
It was a decided surprise. They
left Tuesday for their future
home in Portland.
Christmas week will be Y. P.
A. week with the Herald. Twenty-five
per cent of all new sub
scriptions secured by the young
people will be given to the As
sociation general fund.
The Union High School com
mittee met Wednesday evening
and appointed the following com
mittee to look up a site and se
cure an option. P. M. Kirkland,
W. A. Messner, T. A. Riggs and
B. F. Jones. As soon as they
have done this they will report
and the matter will be placed be
fore the people.
Zook, the paper hanger will do
your painting.
The Endeavor Society of the
Christian church elected the fol
lowing officers; President, Mrs.
Schreuders; Vice President, Mary
Murphy, Sec, Jessie Hyde;
Treas., Glen Work; Chorister,
Carl Gardner; Organist, Daisy
Thomas; Asst. Organist, Mrs,
Mckinney; Ushers, Rainie Burk-
head and Russell Qusenberry.
The Students contest will close
at noon on December 24 as the
Herald forms will close at that
time and the result will be an
nounced in the Christmas issue.
More interest is being taken now
than at any other time during
the contest and it is expected that
the last few days will make a
rreat difference in the voting.
Another name has been added
this week and some of those that
have the smallest number now
may be in the lead at the close
of the contest
Death of Jacob Brown
Jacob Brown died Tuesday
afternoon at the home of his
niece, Mrs. Ethel Jones near In
dependence. He was born at
Whitewater, Indiana, Aug. 13,
1840 and came to Oregon about
9Z vpnrs ncn. The cause of his
death was dropsy, from which
he had been a sutterer for years.
He had made his home with Mrs.
.TntiAa fnr the nast four vears. He
leaves a grandson and six nieces
to mourn his death. He was the
last of three brothers, who to
gether with a wife and four child
ren have preceeded him to the
Silent Land. Uncle Jake, as he
was familiarly known to all his
fn'enHa was a verv Datient suff
erer and through the long years
of his illness did not complain.
Interment, was had Wednesday
afternoon in the Monmouth cem-
etrey.
For one week only
Will sell all Party Bags
AT COST
Millinery Store
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meet
ing of the Stockholders of the Pilot Knob Gold
Milling & Mining Co., will be held at Monmouth,
Oregon, on Tuesday. January 12, 1909, for the pur
pose of electing five directors for the ensuing year
and such other business as mav come before said
meeting.
Dated at Monmouth, Ore., this 8th day Dec. 19(16.
H. R. NEHRBAS, President.
O. A. WOLVERTON, Secretary.
For Sale
At the Monmouth Nurseries.
Choice and Extra Choice, high
grade English Wallnuts from
one to four years old. Place
your orders early and secure the
Choicest of Stock.
W. H. Parrish.
HOME BAKERY
Fresh Bread, Pies. Cake, etc.
Constantly on hand. Boston
baked beans, hot soup and other
Home Cookery.
Our motto "Home Made'
Mrs. Brewster, proprietor.
Dr. R. E. Duganne, dentist
Office over Independence National
Bank, Independence.
Lamps and fixtures, electric
irons, chafing dishes, broilers,
heaters and electric motors of
all kinds. Wireing scientifically
1 11 , 1 1 Al
done in all its brancnes. Elec
tric lights installed. Estimates
furnished on short notice.
Phone Main 98.
V. D. Butler.
Contest Report.
In this column willbeg'ven the
standing of the different candi
dates each week:
Miss Anna Troedsen, 535
Miss Mary Murphy 720
Miss Jessie Hyde 320
Miss Bonetta Tucker 200
Miss Hazel Kuykendal 390
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