DO YOUR CHRISTMAS BUYING IN INDEPENDENCE AND KEEP THE MONEY AT HOME M __ ta k : ' - . : ' c ä a n .s » BEST CHRISTMAS GIFTS OF ALL A FURNITURE STORE IS THE PLACE TO BUY CHRISTMAS GIFTS.* EACH AND EVERY ARTICLE FOUND IN THE STORE IS SENSIBLE, PRACTICAL AND WILL LAST FOR YEARS. BY GIVING FURNITURE AS GIFTS TO MEMBERS OF YOUR FAM ILY YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMFORT AND PLEASURE OF THE ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD. BEAUTIFUL BUFFET FOR MOTHER BEFORE MAKING YOUR PURCHASES VISIT OUR STORE AND SEE OUR LARGE STOCK AND PRICES. W OULDN’T THIS MAKE ANY WOMAN HAPPY? SPREAD CHRISTMAS JOY WITH A GOOD MATTRESS THAT WHOEVER RECEIVES IT MAY LIE DOWN TO SWEET AND PLEASANT DREAMS. AN EASY ROCKER FOR FATHER v •’V3 w a n t e d — a cveo or with a real bristle lru-*i wl.icli revolves and picks up all t-rc-U, .¿.it, r.iveilings, gnt. cth. r dirt and is backed up by a strong suction which lifts the di.t into the dust bog. The . ¿ '¿ ¿ ¿ . ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ i f i U W SgW Why not put a Piano in the home for Christmas? We are the agents for the Sherman Clay line—first class in­ struments that will be sold on easy terms to reputable parties. DO YOUR CHRISTMAS BUYING IN INDEPENDENCE MOO requires no cords nor plugs as it is rot an elec tric cleaner. It web hs only 6>4 lbs. und is am azingly simple to operate. Suiprisin^lylowlu price. f SETTEES, WRITING DESKS. CENTER TABLES HIGH CHAIRS AND ROCKERS, MIRRORS, RUGS, BED ROOM SETS. KITCHEN CABINETS, BABY CEDAR CHESTS. TRUNKS, SUIT CASES, JA R D I­ NIERES, WORK BASKETS, FRAMED PICTURES, O ne d e in c iu tn ilo ii »ill convince you It Rets all the d irt and rubbish from the floor. Ju st grasp the h a n ­ dle and clean from room to room. It's easy work, too— a child can do it. The sweeping problem is solved. & WALKER DO YOUR CHRISTMAS BUYING IN INDEPENDENCE Complete House Furnishers Ti CITY AND COUNTRY Mr. Barnes, U. S. Wheat Director Says: “ EAT MORE BREAD And reduce the high cost of living.” HOLSUM BREAD IS THE CHEAPEST AS WELL AS THE MOST WHOLESOME ON THE MARKET TODAY. BUY THAT EXTRA LOAF Your Grocer Has It. Cherry City E3 i k ng Co JB A‘ T 3&1 l : v p i “ I t ’s L i k e F i n d i n g M o n e y ” says the Good Judge W hen you tak e a little chew of th is real quality tobacco, and the good tobacco taste begins to com e. Y ou’ll find it keeps com­ ing, too. The rich to­ b a c c o t a s t e la s ts an d lasts. Y ou d on ’t have to take a fresh chew so often. A ny man who uses the Real Tobacco Chew w ill tell you that. Put Up In Two Styles RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco W -B CUT is a lon g fine-cut tobacco n - e- uto n C o m p a n y 1107 B ro a d w a y , N e w Y o rk AIRLIE Tripp w rites fire insurance. C. S. Cooper is very ill. Told by the Bank book Ì The Camp F irg Girls will fix up , J. S. Cooper Jr. visited in Port- the old Phelps shack for a cabin. land this week. The parent-teachers association at Mrs. H. A. Childs w as hostess to its m eeting Friday night voted to ; the S. S. club W ednesday afternoon. present the school with a clock. Miss Florence Burton attended \ A debating society w as organized the funeral of Mrs. Kennedy in P ort­ at Lewisville S aturday night with tiig following officers: Rev. Victor land Thursday. B allantyne, president; J. F. Ulrich, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Reeves and vice president; Emery W hitaker, “G randpa” Adam s are visiting in secretary. The next m eeting will tie San Francisco. They arrived in held F riday night, Dec. 12. tim e to spend T hanksgiving with Albert Lewis, a young m an who relatives. has been w orking on the Simpson ranch now leased by Dixon and Mil The ladies of the C hristian church ler, is in jail for th irty days at Dal held a m ost successful bazaar at las charged w ith stealing a suit Sloper Bros. & Cockle’s store last and its contents belonging to H arry W ednesday afternoon. They had Powell of Monmouth. m any d ain ty articles for sale, also a splendid line of cooked foods which proved popular w ith th e ir custom ­ IIIBIilBtllBIIIBIlIBHIBIIIBillBlllBlIlBlItBiliai t ers. The Civic Club will meet in a com­ bined business and social session at the home of ¿Mrs. C. O. Sloper on M ain street on next W ednesday af­ ternoon. Everyone interested in club work is invited to attend the m eeting. If you are not a member you will be a welcome addition to the roll. = 1 ■ ■ At C hristm as Time Yuur friends can buy anything you can give them — except ycur photograph. Page 159 Our Co-Operation Aids YOUR Operation : your efforts at bettering the I N business or furthering the farm­ ing—just stop and consider the added possibilities when we lend our efforts in that direction too. Remember—the Farmers State Bank is adaptihle for all affairs of finance. a it A U! p u | 14 9 a | q 1 y | M onmouth H erald: H erm an Wun- m iler, who returned recently from a ■ 9 two w eeks visit at Grass Valley in I I Sherm an county, reports th a t section I very prosperous. They harvested a large crop of w heat last sum m er ij INDEPENDENCE « and received for it $2.00 per bushel, u STUDIO it being m ostly hard w heat. Big I H farm s are the rule there and it takes I : ii - 1 a .i « .i.a u .a iiiB i« iia iiia ii: a iiiB iiE .. an investm ent in m achinery of about an equal value to the land to farm .successfully. |( Major and Mrs. Lewis Rose have just returned from Newport where they were (he guests of the Beaver Lake club for4 several days. Mrs. Rose won the distinction of catch- a 14 pound salm on, the only one caught this year on a troll. The m ajor declares he caught as m any as six salm on a day, and we know f no one who can beat th at record xcept J. S. Cooper. The m ajor and hi*, estim able wife are alw ays great boosters for Independence and this trip increased th eir good opinion of Oregon. WE MAKE GOOD EVERY MISTAKE Should it happen th at we m ake an error of any kind or yon have any fault to find with oar service have no hesitancy in reporting it to F. E. Dickson. It will be prom ptly corrected with pleasure. We are here in business to rem ain permanently and are not running our m arket with the aim of "get the money" regardless of the interests of those who give ns their patronage. VALLEY A SILETZ TIME TABLE Effective April 1, train s will run as follows: No. 2 o> rives from Hoskins 9:15 A. M. daily No. 4 arriv es from Camps 4:00 P. .M daily except Sunday No. 1 departs for Camps 10:50 A. M. daily except Sunday No. 3 departs for Hoskins 4:15 P. M. dally Freight service 2:30 P. M. on T uesdays and S aturdays I DICKSON’S MARKET r r i f H - » » » 4 »++-M -++ - ++-M + S + V V THE POST PUBLISH ES MORE SOUTH POLK COUNTY NEWS THAN ANY OTHER PAPER t