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Make this a Joyful Xmas
By Selecting U sefu l G ifts
FIRST—THAT WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY
SILVER WARE
Patrician Pattern Hollow Handle Knives and Forks
and also the Mottled Handle Knives and Folks make
excellent gifts. Then, there is the table and tea
spoons, Berry Spoon, Gravey Ladle, Cream Ladle,
Sugar Spoon, Butter Knife, Tomato Server, Jelly
Server and Olive Spoon. These are all new goods
and we have them in stock.
SECOND—SEE WHAT YOU CAN
ELECTRICAL GIFTS!
GET
THIRD—THE WONDERFUL PYREX BAKING
GLASSWARE
Mounted and unmounted Casseroles, Baking Dishes
Pie Plates. We were the first to introduce this ware
in Independence and our stock is more complete now
then ever.
Come in and hear its most
wonderful tone.
FOURTH—ALUMINUM WARE
Plays all makes of records.
Tea Kettles
Placed in your borne on .
trial.
Boilers
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Electrical Iron and Toaster, Electrical Coffee Urn
$31.50. Ho not miss seeing this if you w ant one.
Electrical Coffee Perco
lator $78.50, Bed Room
Heater $12.00, Electri
cal
Reading Lamps
$4.25 and up. Lamps
will make a useful gift
also.
Roasters
FIFTH—KEEN KUTTER GOODS
and
Cooking Utensils
All sizes of
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These make excellent
gifts
Service Is
our motto
THE MANDEL PHONOGRAPH
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lied.
Keen Kutter ¡Shears, Pocket Knives and Safety
Razors.
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Keen Kutter Hammers, Saws, Bits and Chisels..
All of the above are useful‘presents.
THEN LAST IS THE MOTOR ACCESSORY
DEPARTMENT
Flashlights, Spotlights, Spark Plugs, Tool Kits,
Wrench Sets, Pumps, Tool Boxes and Jacks.
Racine 6000-miles Tires.
Do not overlook this for Christmas gifts.
WILLARD E. CRAVEN HDW.
We will be piua*et!
to show
Christmas goods
SUCCESSOR TO CRAVEN & HUFF HDW. CO.
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Isaac Henderson Ingram
Quar t i er
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5-10-15c. Store
OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
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IMPORT’D HAND PAINTED CHINA WARE
ALUMINUM WARE
HANKERCHIEFS
NOVELTY JEWELRY
PERFUME AND TOILET ARTICLES
FANCY STATIONERY
MECHANICAL TOYS
DOLLS AND DOLL BUGGIES
DOLL FURNITURE
BOOKS
CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS
CANDIES
(from 25c. per lb. and up.)
FRESH SALTED PEANUTS
(25c. per lb.)
INDEPENDENCE, ORE.
Quar t i er
5-10-15 Store
Independence, Ore.
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GLACLri IS MAKING RECORD
(C o n tr ib u te d )
j§; Isaac Henderson Ingram, was
1 born March 13th. 1852, in War-
| ren county.
Mo., and died in
■ j Salem on Die. 7th. 1920. after
fl! an fitness of about six months.
I • On February 22, 1877 he was
| j married to Catherine Sperry of
= I Lincoln Co., Mo. Several years
!ago they moved to Buena Vista
1 where they lived for many years
before coming to Independence,
Oregon.
Mr. Ingram became a Mason
at the age of 21 and for maay
years was a member of the local
lodge of A. F. & A. M.
His early life was spent under
the influence of theM. E. church
and he was always a liberal sup
porter of the church and its ben
evolences.
Mr. lngiam was a kind heart
ed man, always willing to do
what he could for these who
netded help, bio task too hard,
no burden too great for him to
undertake if he might help some
body, During the last few weeks
of his life he ni. de his peace
with God and his end was tri
umphant.
He leaves to mourn his loss his
beloved wife and companion of
all the years of their married
g j life, and three orothers and a
§ host of friends.
Mrs. Ingram
| has the sympathy of a host of
g friends in her bereavement.
The funeral services were held
i at the Vi. E. church, kev. F. S.
Ci emo preaching the sermon.
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That at G rindelw ald, Sw itzerland,
to Be M o vin g at a Pace T h a t
Is Phenom enal.
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A strange Alpine phenomenon
is taking place at Grindelwald, that
mountain center much beloved by
tourists of all nationalities, both in
IF YOU WANT TO REALIZE MONEY—WE
summer and winter, with its little
town clustering under great range I BUY EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO SELL AND
of white mountains. Many who
have stood on the famous Grindel | WE SELL EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO BUY
wald glacier have been unconscious ’
M EN’S ANP L A D IES’
that they were moving, for the ac
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tion of the ice as it pushes toward
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the valley is so slow as to be imper
CANDY,
CIGARS
ceptible-—an ordinary pace Tor a
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glacier often being a few yards in 9
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cier has been moving at the rate ot u
four feet to six feet a day for over a
week. It has already obliterated a
pine forest and a stone bridge across
the Black F.atchine, as the ice river i
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mous amount of snow and ice on the
higher portions of the glacier press
ing it downward; but visitors and
those making observations are
watching with interest, and realiz
ing that what would have taken a
thousand years to do gradually ia be
ing accomplished before their eyes ■
at tops peed.—Christian Science I And are putting out the best bread on the market,
Monitor.
('it is more like Mother’s bread. Clean and baked
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CURRENCY
IN F L A T IO N .
|b y electricity.
The paper currency of 30 princi | Try it; You will like it.
pal countries of the world at the be
ginning of the war aggregated a lit
tle over $1,000,000.000. Af the end
of the war, November, 1918, it was
$40,000,000,000, and in December, |
1919, it totaled $51,000.000,000,
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presents at Willard E. Craven’s of the bolshevik government, which
aloue are estimated at $34,000,000,-
Hdw. store.
I Independence Bakery
000.
Royal Club coffee at 42 cents
Do not fail to read Willard E.
is among the many bargains of
fered by the Faimers Cash store Craven’s ad in this issue. Note
; Dec. 15 Jan. 1.
the useful Christmas gifts that
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you can get there for your
Hats cleaned and pressed at friends.
The Hat Box, 420 Ferry St., Sa
lem. Send ey mail.
TOR SA L E :
3 registered Short-
horn cows, 3 years old, also two
W h e n you want the beet c a l l for calves and a young bull. A Bargain.
L ib e rty b re e d .
B a k e d b> e l e c t r i c i t y .
Ace Garage.
The P o st has a larger circu
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