LOCAL NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST
Off for the Round Up, Hundred Thousand Club,
Back to Texas, Special Trains, Etc.
J. L. Linn of Graybull, Wy
oming, wrote President Fen
ton that he had just sold
about 25 car loads of mutton
sheep from his ranch, would
be ready to leave for his
home in Independence about
the 15th of October. Mr,
Linn while out here a short
time ago, purchased the To.a
Fennell property on third
street. He has disposed of
his personal property and
the farm in Wyoming will be
taen over by his son, who
will stay at the old home
place.
Mr. Anderson of Buena
Vista came into- town Mon
day with five teams loaded
with hay, he unloaded it at
the Independence Feed and
Seed Company's ware house.
Mr. Anderson reported that
he had raised on forty five
acres of his land 100 tons of
hay, cheat and timothy,
mootly timothy this year.
Jack Rue, a former Inde
pendence boy, who is now in
Corvaliis came into town
Monday. He has been in
the employ of the saw mill
company at Corvaliis, and
is enjoying an enforced ab
sence owing to several brok
ed ribs, etc.
H. C. Hannon and family
will leave this week for Texas
to visit with Mr. Hannon's
parents and other relatives
and friends. It has been
twenty-nine years 8ince Mr.
Hannon has had thepleasiiie
of a visit ir, his old home
and this is his flrsttrip back.
He maybe gone a month or
more.
The public sale, at Van
Walters, while not largely at
tended was a decided success
in every respect, everything
selling and bringing fair
prices. About twenty people
attendbd the sale.
.Miss Florence Tate, one of
the Monmouth Normal stu
dents, who finishes her course
next February, spent Sunday
in this city visiting with her
aunt.Mrs. W. A. Leonard and
family.
Mrs. Klsworth Van Wert
and Mrs. Robert Sperling of
Mo Cook county, South Dak
ota, visited a day last week
with the family of John
Dickinson.
iwo special trains have
gone out of Independence in
ihe last week tpking home
the hop pickers who have
been in the Independence
district this year.
Mrs. W. T. Hoffman took
the morningtrain out of In
dependence for Salem Fri
day morning and will be ab
sent for sevtral days visiting
El en nor Zrilaskowski,
while running, fell through a
bridge at Greenwood north of
THE C. STREET POOL ROOM
W. W GAINES, PROPRIETOR
New Pool, Billiard & Card Tables
Everything new and clean, Urge room, well lighted and ventilated
Cigars, tobacco, candy, soft drinks, etc
Lunch Counter in the Building
town, breaking her leg. Dr.
Butler reduced the fracture.
Mr. Johnson of the Tanto
rium had a f9w d,iys outing
last week.
Mrs. M. A. Carter of Wells
was a visitor for several days
this wek and last with her
daughter Mrs. R. J. Taylor.
An ilderly Albany lady
had her pockets picked while
at the depot Monday morn
ing of about ten dollars. She
was just leaving for home
and the lieht fingered party
relieved her of most of h r
ready money.
Mr. Warren who formerly
owned the ten icre farm be
tween Independence and
Monmouth, was a Monitor
visitor Monday enroute to
the mountains beyond Phil
omoth where ha expects to
get some big fish while gone.
He make-? his home in Mar
ion county at the present
time.
John K. Johnson U going
to knock off for a few days
and go to tht Pendleton
Round Up. John has In en
reading about the "Let her
buck capers" and has decided
he wants to be there to watch
tie game. While on the
trip John . will ose as a
young batchelor. Pendleton
papers will please copy.
Independence is to have
new coal bunkers and coal
for market purposes. The
Spaulding Lumber Company
is building a set of bens just
southofthe Independence
Flouring Mills and will have
several cars of coxl brought
in to fill them as soon as
they get the building in shape
to hold them.
A few days ago the Mon
itor stated that the largest
load of hops which had ben
brought into town in one
load was 29 bales. This
statment was corrected by
Ralph Morrison of thu Hurst
Bros. Hop Co. who stated
that they had 'brought in 31
in one load and altjo challang
ed any one to bring in 45
bales if they wanted to be
lipaten bv themselves.
The Great West Lumber
Company of Black Rock,
Polk County, shipped out
through Independence Mon
day twocars of bridge timber.
Th s interesting part of the
load was two big timbers
that were extending most of
th lungth of both cars.
The editor, to satisfy his mor
bid curiosity mea-t ured these
two timbers and one was 18
by 18 andGO feet long, the ot
her 24 by 24 and GO feet long.
They make the Roosevelt
stick look like a nickle and
are going i California where
Johnson reigns suprt me.
C. W. Butler commonly
and generally known as
Word, the insurance man,
left Monday for Newark, on
the Atlantic coast, where he
meets with the 100,000 club
of the New York Life Insur
ence Company. Word states
there are but eight of the
class with him in Oregjn,
andnhat in another year or
two he expects to be one of
the 200,000 club, He has
written his insurence to this
amount in a little over se
ven months which is a good
record .
John Nelson, living about
three miles east of Indepen
dence, brought in Borne fine
samples of tobbacco this
week, grown on his farm.
He has only a small tract,
which he devotes to tobbacco
raising for his own use.
Harry Herzog left last
week for Portland where he
has entered an architects of
fice, and will take up draught
ing and architectural work
for about two years, after
which he intends to enter
the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.
Mrs. Ellen Hunnicutt tiled
a complaint against Everett
Garden September 21st,
charging him with assault
and battery committed on
the person of Mr. Hunnicut.
Garden plead guilty and was
fined f 20 and costs.
A bad check artist passed
$5 on C. M. Mo Reynolds
about a week ago. The par
ty passing the check gave
the name of A. R. Wynne
and hasn't been located up to
date.
John Malony, who was charg
ed with larceny of a suit of
clothes from a picker at the
hop yards of C. A. McLaugh
lin was arrested and sentenc
ed Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. James
Hughes left Thursday for
Salem to take the train to
Galiforuia after a weeks vis
it with Mrs. Stansberry.
Guy Walker is going to
watch them buck at Pendle
ton. He is planning on hav
ing a fine time in the East
ern Oregon metropolis.
Mrs. Herzog was taken
suddenly ill in Portland Sun
day. Mr. Wm. Herzog was
ii Portland at the time.
Edith Holverson who for
merly lived in Independence
was married in Portland a
few day? ago.
Mrs. J. W. Richardson re
turned last week from a trip
to Newport.
buena Vista news
Personal Items Gained
From Many Sources
Will Bevena who has been
in charge of the J. K. Neal
general store in the Byers
hop yard is again working at
the old fctand in Buena Vista.
Emil Gobat and wife were
in Independence Friday tak
ing their dinner at the Le
rona hotel.
Will Bevens and mother
purchased a residence in
Buena Vista a few days ago
from the Wells estate and
are improving it. They have
made their home on the
property.
Moore Getty, the Buena
Vista mail carrier, moved in
to his new bungalow last
week. He built a fine mod
ern resideuce and a good
sized barn on his farm just
out side of the town c f Buena
Vista, where he makes his
home. Moore stated that
Uncle Sam was particular
with his employees, and only
the best satisfied the U. S.,
so he decided on this fine
new home.
Arlie Davidson and moth
er will move to Dallas in the
..ear future to make their
home.
Albert Davidson who has
a 20 acre place opposite
Buena Vista, at the new sta
tion of the Oregon Electric,
called Roby, has started a
new building on the property
for a home.
J. K. Neal left Thursday
on the Oregon Electric for
Portland, where he made a
visit of several days time, be
sides transacting business in
connection with his store.
Threshing is completed
and grain came out iu good
condition, better .than was
expected.
VV. S. Mc Ciain has been
busv these davs. His clean
ing and chopping machine
has been running full hand
ed and long hours this sea
son.
Practically all Finished
Allie McLaughlin cosed
up his picking Friday and
Dewey Hill finished his
yards Saturday. This prac-
tically finished all the yards
in the American Bottom
section of the county.
THE PROHIBITIONISTS
OF MONMOUTH
ELECTED
W. P. Fisher, president; A.
N. Poole, assistant presid nt;
W. A. Gueffroy, secretary;
David Bullis, treasurer; Mary
Erving, reporter, states the
Monmouth Herald.
Ripe and Green
Tomatoes
ind vegetables. Delivered
in town. Phone J. R. Coo
per ranch, Independence,
Oregon.
L. Crane.
Oregon Agricultural College
This great institution opens its doors
for the fall semester on September 20.
Courses of instruction include: Gen
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Husbandry, Dairy Husbandry, Bacteri
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Poultry Husbandry, Horticulture, En
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Language and Literature, Public Speak
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Catalogue and illustrated literature
mailed free on application. Address,
Registrar, Oregon Agricultural College,
Corvaliis, Oregon.
School Year Open September2G
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Malls made np
8:00 a. m. for Salem.
10:15 for Dallas, Monmouth and
south points.
2:00 p. m. for Monmouth and north
points.
4:10 p. m. for Salem and east aide
points.
6.-00 p. m. for Dallas and Mon
mouth. 8:00 p. m. for 6:10 a. m. train for
Dallas, Portland, etc.
Malls arrive
10:25 from Salem and east side
points.
10:45 from Portland and north
points, Monmouth and Dallas.
2:30 p. m. from Corvallia and south
points.
7:15 p. m. from Portland and north
points.
Alarm
Clocks
75c
and Up
1 BIG BEN $ 2.50
ROWES JEWELRY STORE
Phone 7811
TRAIN AND BOAT SERVICE
Southern Pacific System
Passenger Number 1 leaves Inde
pendence for Corvaliis at 10:45 a. m.
Passenger Number 2 leaves Inde
pendence for Portland 2:20 p. m.
Independence and Monmouth line.
No. 66 leaves Independence daily at
2: 30 p. m. and Monmouth at 2:40 p. m.
and arrives at Dallas at 3:05 p. m.
No. 64 leaves Independence daily at
6:15 a. m. and Monmouth at 6:35 a. m.
and arrives at Dallas at 7:00 a. m.
No. 68 leaves Independence at 10:5
a. m., Monmouth at 11:05 a. m., and ar
rives at Dallas 11:30 a. m.
No. 70 leaves Independence at 6:15
p. m. and Monmouth at 6:30 p. m. and
arrives at Dallas at 6:55 p. m.
No. 61 leaves Independence at 6.30 a.
m. and Monmouth at 6;40 a, m., and
arrives at Airlie at 7:25 a. m.
No. 73 leaves Independence at 3:35 p.
m. and Monmouth at 4:10 p. m. and ar
rives at Airlie at 4:45 p. m.
No. 73 leaves Dallas daily nt 3:30 p.
m. and Monmonth at 3:55.
No. 65 leaves Dallas daily at 8:30 a.
m. and Monmouth at 8:55 a, m.
m. and arrives at Independence at 9:15
a. m.
No. 69 leaves Dallas daily at IKK) p.
m. and Monmouth at 1:25 p. m. and ar
rives at Independence at 1:40 p. m.
No. 71 leaves Dallas daily at 7:20 p.
m. and Monmouth at 7-45 p. m., and ar
rives at Independence at 8:05 p. m.
No. 62 leaves Airlie daily at 7:60 a.
m, and Monmouth at 8:05 a. m. and ar
rives at Independence at 8:15 a. m.
No. 72 leaves Airlie daily at 6:00 p.
m. and Monmouth at 5:35 p. m., and ar
rives at Independence at 5:45 p. m.
No. 124 leaves Independence daily at
8:20 a. m. and arrives at West Salem
at 9:00 a. m.
No 126 leaves Independence at 4:05
p. m and arrives at West Salem at
4:45 p. m.
No. 123 leaves West Salem daily at
9:50 a. m. and arrives at Independence
at 10:25 a. m.
No. 125 leaves West Salem daily at
5:00 p. m. and strives at Independence
at 6:40 p. m.
Boat leaves Independence and con
nects at East Independence as follows:
No. 1 7:50 a. m. for Albany.
No. 5 10:30 a. m. " '
No. 9 4:15 p. m. " "
No. 13 5:25 p. m. " "
No. 8 7:50 a. m. for Portland and
Salem.
No. 12 10:30 a. m. for Portland and
Salem.
No. 16 2:50 p. m for Portland and
Salem.
No, 20 5:25 p. m. for Portland and
Salem.
No. 22 8:20 p. m. for Portland and
Salem.
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DREXLER AND ALEXANDER
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General Merchandise
We have a complete line of ladies dress goods
on hand at bed rock prices. See them before
Buying.
TheSelzShoe for men, the Buster Brown shoe
for Children and the White House shoe for
women make satisfied customers of those who
buy these quality shoes.
Always a Very Complete Line of Groceries
Located Corner Main and Monmouth Streets
Independence, Oregon
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