SHORT STORIES OF
TOWN AND
D. E. Fletcher was in Portland
last week end.
A son was born recently to
Mr. and Mrs Cyril Richardson of
It pleases üb to please you. Portland.
Independence Realty Co.
“ Bright Eyes” and “ Hono
Mrs. J. W. Johnson of Suver lulu Eyes” , famous Brunswick
was in town on business on Mon records, at H. L. Stiff Furniture
Co., Salem. Ore.
day.
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Miss Helen Butler has accept W. H. Cockle and wife, Jas.
ed a rurai school position near Robbie and wife, C. O- Sloper
and wife, C. W. Irvine, wife and
Corvallis.
children were pier. icing at
Spong’s Landing Sunday.
Mrs. Deaton of Portland has
been here visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. S. Cooper and daugh
Mrs. Katharine McDonald.
ter, Miss Genevieve, arrived
Wednesday night from Seaside
Mrs. Vernon Brown of Port
and 1 ortland where they have
land is the guest of Mrs. Irvin
been for several weeks.
Baun.
On the Road
Dodge Brothers Cars
for Sayles Motor Car Co.
Besides individuality these cars are a pleasing- combination of
smartness and comfort.
The gasoline consumption is unusually low.
The tire mileage is unusually high.
Making Good on the Job
Our expert mechanic Ernest Reginibal “Frenchy” is making
good in our repair department where motor car surgery will be
looked after promptly and efficiently. All work guaianteed.
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Let us show you our ff.Lexington Minute-Man Six
Chas, Richardson and family
The Willard Cravens and the
are here from Crisp at the home
Clyde Williams were in Portland
of Mrs. Martha Richardson and
ast week.
will remain until after hop pick
ing.
The Consumers Trading House
of Salem is offering many bar
INDEPENDENCE, ORE.
The Misses Gretchen and
gains.
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Madeleine Kreamer were in * Sa-
lem Tuesday.
Mrs. O. F. Dickson of Toledo,
who has been visiting her
The swimming tank on the
brothers, John and Pearl Cooper,
eist side has been completed and
and her son, Frank Dickson, re
is proving quite popular with
B. R. Wolfe has purchased a! Miss Emma Henkle is expected
turned to her home Saturday.
the youngsters.
new Ford runabout and is build- i to arrive from Roseburg within FISH IS NOT POPULAR FOOD
mg a garage for its safe keep- !a few days to visit relatives be
Let “ Frenchy” at the Sayles
With the Wonderful Supply at Their
Mrs. Inetta Rich entertained
ing.
fore going to New York.
Command, People of the United
Motor
Car Co. do your repairing.
Roy Hartman, Art Black and
the Ladies Aid of the Christian
\
State* Eat Little.
church with a pleasant session , ^ arl **ewley
Saturday for a
Don’t live in darkness at your
Americans have been noted for
F. S. Clemo has returned from
J.
M.
Henkle
of
Portland
was
Thursday afternoon. Conversa- two week8’ hunt,n* triP- Watch
camp.
Buy a lantern at the
Cottage Grove where he has the guest of his sisters, Mrs. W. the lavish and often reckless man
tion and needle work were topped i(,r h'K Karne-
Willard
E.
Craven Hdw. Co.
ner in which they have used the na
been attending camp meeting.
H.
Walker,
Mrs.
Sarah
Nelson
tional
resources
but,
strangely,
the
with enjoyable refreshments.
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Groceries and courtesies the
vast resources of our seas and lakps
and brother, George Henkle.
.
Howard and Murray House,
have not been used as the other na same every day in the year at
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Peter
Kurre
re
tions of the world use theirs. The the J. G. McIntosh Grocery.
The Buster Brown Shoe Store and Gail and Dell Alexander are
turned
Tuesdey
from
a
visit
with
“ Cleanliness is next to Godli
Mrs. Gertrude Strange was people of the United Kingdom eat
of Salem is offering any wuitejon sh u n tin g trip in southern
about sixty-five pounds of fish each,
relatives
in
Cottage
Grove.
here from Boise. Idaho, visiting each year; Sweden, 53 pounds; Nor ness” applies to the City Meat
pump in the store at $2.95. Why | Oregon,
her aunt, Mrs. W. H. Walker way, 44 pounds; Canada, 30 pounds, Market for it’s a place sanitary
not own a pair?
Lee Whitcomb, formerly of last week. Mrs. Strange teaches and the United States, 16 pounds. and safe.
On account of a rush in the
this place, but now of Tilla school and this was her first Our comparatively insignificant con
Don’t overlook the Fordson
sumption is due to sluggish demand
job
department
thru
the
approach
Mrs. O. A. Kreamer has re
mook, has just submitted to a visit to her relatives in three and not to scarcity of fish. The seas tractor offer by tne local dealers,
turned from Eugene where she of hop picking season, The Postl major operation for appendicitis.
adjacent to our shores^ are vast res
years.
Why not improve the looks of
has been visiting her mother, had to t ,ke on extra help but He is in a satisfactory condition.
ervoirs of food produced without ef
fort on the part of man, and our your home by letting G. W.
Mrs. Richardson, and brother, even at this the paper necessari
Great
I-ekes hold unsurpassed stores
ly
had
to
be
neglected
in
order
A. J. Armstrong. Mr. Arm
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Huggins
Esther Bevens, daughter of of fresh-water fishes. We have at Thorington upholster and repair
strong was hurt in autombile ac- to mee*: the other demands,
and young son, “ Billie,” went to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bevens of our command a greater variety of your furniture? 192 C «treet.
cident sustaining two broken
Through their representative
Portland the first of the week. Hopville, was badly scratched fine food fishes and shellfishes than
any
other
country,
but
we
do
not
riba and a number of bruises.
in
the East, the Independence
Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Hewettand Mrs. Huggins and the son re and bitten in the face Monday by
use them as we must eventually, for
Hia car was completely demo children were in Salem Tues mained over with friends. Mr. a bull dog belonging to a neigh
Realty Co. is receiving many let
in the future we must draw’ an ever-
lished.
ters
from people interested in
day.
Huggins returned Wednesday.
bor. The dog was Killed by its increasing supply of our food from
ii™ w p 'll 'I'll [i Jill U ,m
the waters as the land becomes less Oregon.
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able to supply the needs of the in
M. J. O’Donnell for tire sur
creasing population.
gery.
TIT FOR TAT
M:ss Freida Campbell, who re
Give yourself the satisfaction
cently returned from Caen,
of locking your best. To do this
France, where she has been
let 0. A. Kreamer look after
attending school, has accepted a
suiting you in a becoming suit. *
position in the c tadium high
When preparing your lunches
school of Tacoma, Wash.
for picnics or hop-picking, buy
your cold meats at the C Street
Meat Market.
Lew A. Cates, formerly editor
Let Halladay & Justin look ov
Do It Better
of the Polk County Observer,
er your car before you start on
On« man with a rORDSON TRACTOR can do more work easier and with lass expense than two men
was here Wednesday and made I
that trip. You may have a safer
can do with horses. This means that you with a FORDSON TR \CTOR can actually ralae more croDS,
The
Post
a
fraternal
call.
Mr.
;
journey.
with less work and leaa expense. And this means that your profits will be greater with fewer
hours of work.
Cates is at present out of the
Besides the FORDSON will take care of every power job on the farm, It Is light, alert, flexible in
newspaper game but has the
MethocUst
control and operation, vet It haa power and endurance to spare.
"fever” agnin and will probably
Services next Sunday as fol
You should a«« the FORDSON at work to appreciate Its wonderful capabilities. We will gltdly give
locate in California.
Mrs. Justwed—Those pearls make lows: Preaching, morning at 11
yoa the proof* If you will ask for them, either by a personal call, phone or post card.
Sayles Motor Car Co.
W. B. HUGGINS, Prop.
Reminders
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T ractor
Do More in a Day.
Ford and Eords(pn Dealers . INDEPENDENCE* ORE .
Mrs. Nellie Barnett and son
Lemuel have returned from Sa
lem where they spent the sum-
m*r with Mrs. B arnett's mother,
Mrs. Mary Lemmon.
a lovely birthday gift. Thank you o’clock, evening at 8 o’clock.
so much. But I have a confession
You are most cordially invited to
to make. This isn’t really my twen
Good singing.
ty-fourth birthday. I’ve always lied these services.
about my age.
J Gospel preaching. Come! Sun-
Her Husband— Thfit’s all r’f?ht- [ day school at 10 o’clock.
Ep-
Those aren't genuine pearls.
worth League at 7 p. m.
••WATER T E N N IS ” POPULAR.
A new ¡»port now rapidlv gaining
The W. F. Campbells have tad favor on the Pacific coast is known
( the remainder of their honee- as “water tennis,” says Popular Me
jj hold goads brought from Salem chanics Magazine. It is really an
here and expect to make Inde- , adaptation of lawn tennis to the
swimming pool, and is described as
pendence t- eir home.
Wfcen a great hot weather diversion. When
| the change was made the im- | splashing about after the rubber hall
pression that they were return in a shallow pond protected from
the sun by surrounding foliage, all
ing to Salem was re«*ived. but the exercise and sport of the dry
w are pleased to know they are land game are den red. without the
anno vine heat and perspiration.
to remain here.
FOR A NICE
Photograph
CALL AT
Independen!» Studie
Bring your amatenr work In far
quick finish.