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Nw for a reat Special Bargain while ythty last We wish to say that we have in" stock now 150 PAIR of Ladles Shoes All widths and sizes, a few narrow ones are amonfr them which have been selling for $3,50 and $4.00 we will now give them as a few days special to our trade at a great sacrifice price of $1.85 A PAIR Come and get your Pick Corikey & Walker LOCAL NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST Mrs. Geo. W. Conkey was a Dallas visitor Monday. Tom Cross of Airlie was transacting business in the city the tirsi of the week. Clem Lee and Nevel El dridge made a flying trip to Salem the. first part of the week. The bundle of flax in the Monitor window is attracting considerable attention this week. Dan Dodson of Airlie was among the business visitors in the city the first part of the week. Andy Tupper was a busy man superintending the put ting in of a new cross walk thofiiet of the week on sixth street. John Bramberg has been putting in a cement walk in front of Sam McElmurry's resiednce in the North part of the town. Ernest and Elmer Johnson had a direct communication in a dream that fish were bit ing freely in the Alsea coun try and so they started out the next day with their lines and batt and patent poles and expect to supplv the new fish market with a few extra fine ones when they return home. Wm. Patton and Word Butler have been ..building a new cement walk along in front of their property lyinjr just south of the old J. R. N. Bell property now owned by Mr. Parks. C. G. Matoma is planning building a fine new two story barn and several new hop houses this fall on his hop r anch. Pap Lawerence was down from Mosmouth the firsl of the week on a business trip. The Alluvial Land Co., being the new hop farm of Kreba. Bros, lying near Sid ney, are building a fine ,iew barn, bunk houses and other buildings on their property this fall. Thos. Fennell is doing considerable improvement work on his hop farm oppo site Independence. A two story barn has been built and the residence has been raised and materially im proved making the property much more attractive. Pearl Alexander, Gale Al exander, Ike Cofnpton and Henry McElmuray broke off from labor long enough to go out on a fishing trip this week. They have gone to the Yachats and will have stories to tell during the loci, winter mouths coming that will rival Con keys fish ing tales at the coast. SOME STATE NEWS ITEMS WORTH KNOWING Clatsop county's first juvenile lndu trial fair was IuuncuuJ. at Astoria Tti day. The Medford operahous, an oM land mark, burned to the ground FrW day. There hav been Just 14 deaths fron tuberculosis so fur this year -In LaM eounty. Eight hundred delegate: are tip d at the National Convention of th Woman'! Christian Temptrance TJ Ion, which begin tu Porilu,nd Satur day morning. DtWitt Perry f Forest Grove thA Meal Mcrarland of Portland met deatk In the sub-station of ths Oregon Eleo rio railway at Hillaboro. whea W,00 volts passed through their bodies. Silas Rich, i paying teller of lh United States National bank of Stitm, was arrested by a United States mar hal In that city, charged with em bea gling $2400 from the Salem bank. The annual meeting of the Oregon Baptist state convention la being held t Oregon City. The convention la a meeting representing the Baptist ' denomination throughout the state. The wool rat mm, wheraia tM Katiocal Woolgrowers' association a&4 the Oregon Wooigrover' aasociatio r plaintiffs against 2S railroad tm Ortgon, ha been postponed by th , Mat railroad ommlraion, &fbM vhleh tfca hearing va to hav oa aeoead Monday. Ia a declsloa Just haadd dovs fee supreme ooni-t, the lav paased f fee Oregon legislature 1b 1911 Mgulat lag the branding of tub butter is As larad unconstitutional, en the gmmaA Oat It 1 class legislation. The deoi lon ma"" It posaibl (or all pewoM vho snak butter to coapt with th reaaarie. According to a reost often mad) In his lifetime, the asm s of Jersmiah R. Ream, for many ypnra a prominent business man of Albany and Kugen, were cast upon tlie wave of the Pact fic ocean, his widow making a trip to Newport for that pnvpuse. With Information from every county In the state as to Raliirips of all cona ty officials nnd expense of their ofr flees, Governor West is preparing a measure to equalize ail sa'aries of county officia's uccordlnn; to acaeseed valuation, area and population of each eounty. The extension division of the Or gon Agricultural college report a unusual demand this Benson for merj bers of the college faculty and a periment station staff to Judge exhib its and render other expert service at the connty and grange fair through out the state. The popalatlon Of Portland la 1M. acoordiog to the bulletin f the oetntM bureau, wa nr. ' of 11I.M8 male) and tt.Ht fenssle. being a ratio Of 134.1 male to each 100 females. Tea year prerloui, th ratio was Mi to etch 1(0 remains. Ia all Oregon In eeasus year ther wev SM.265 mate and M8.880 f-mls or 153. 2 male o acta 169 females. In 1990 there -mT lit Dale to ch 1 female la O fon. A third edition of th Porttauotf Chamber of Cou-meroe circular, Tub Uo Land In Orgoa," lud la co operation with the asencr deparV meat of th O -W. R. W- corner, has ytist been Issued. The deaaod for this publication wss so great that th original edition did not satisfy. The booklet contain an ample d acrlptlon of all the publle leads la tbe stat now available for try either th state or UderaJ law. COLONEL DENIES HE SOLICITED FUNDS Washington. Theodora Rooserslt occupied the witness chair three and a half hours before the senate Investi gating committee, defending hi ad ministration, hlnself and his cabinet against what he termed "lnfamou charges" and "hearsay evidence." He appeared before the committee to answer statements made in August by John D. Archbold that the Standard Oil company had given 1100,000 to the Republican campaign fund In 1904 un der the impression that President Roosevelt knew of and approved ac ceptance of the contribution. Not only did Colonel Roosevelt deny this, but he put into the records a sweep ing denial thnt he had ever solicited funda from anyone while president: that any money had been received by the 1904 campaign committee with an express or implied promise of fav ors from the administration; that ex cessive funds had been used In hi 1904 campaign or In tho 1908 cam paign, or that money ever had been improperly used in hii behalf, so far as he knew. J. P. Morgan testified that he had contributed $180,000 to the last two presidential oampalgns. Testimony wks also brought out that In the cam paign of 1904 John P. Archbold, H. C. Frlck and George J. Gould had each given $100,000. Miss Alice Holmes, 21 years old, was killed, and thraa persons injured when the automobile in which they were riding plunged over an embanh nient on the Linnton fad, 10 mile avth of Portland. JAKE STAHL 7 7 ji a tm iM'-?s ;h Phots br imerteu Ptms Anooiatkta. Jake Stahl, manager of the Boston Red Sox, who battled with th New York Giants for the world' baseball ehampionthlp. $200,000 STOLEN FROM MAIL Money Sent From Cuba to New York Bank Disappear. New York. Postoffice Inspector of two countries, secret service men and the W. J. Burns detective agency are lnvenUgatlng the mysterious disap pearance of a registered mail package containing $200,000, consigned from Havana to the National Park Bank of this city. The loss was discovered when a registered mall pouch from Havana was opened in the New York poat-offloe. Havana. The missing 1200,000 from the National Bank of Cuba which was mailed to the Park National Bank in New York, was stolen here, as one of the listed $10,000 bills has been found. It now seems certain that the money was stolen either at the National Bank of Cuba, or in the Havana postoffice. California Women In Convention. Los Angeles. California suffragists, carrying out their Idea of thorough political education, held the first poli tical convention ever held by women In this country In San I,u!s Obispo. The convention, which was a Demo cratic affair, was called to order by Miss Mary Foy, of Los Angeles, and continued for two day. Brsga Wins Big Auto Rrace. Wauwatosa, Wis. Caleb Bragg, a wealthy young Cincinnati driver, won the fourth International grand prlx automobile road race with a Fiat car after a sensational last lap brush, In which Ralph De Palms' Mercedes car wa overturned and De Palma wa seriously injured. Hookworm Case Found In Medford. Medford. The first discovery of oriental hookworm In Oregon wa made bare. A former resident of Man ila hn been found suffering from Its ravage. The oriental bookworm is taxgur, more vigorous and character ised by greater ravage than thoas of th American species. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL LODGES tyon Lodge No. 29 A. F. 6 A. M. Meets everv Saturday on or before the full moon, nd two weeks there after. Claire Irvine, Sec. H. Mattison, W. M. Condon Fair October IS. Condon. Preparations are being made here for the crowd that will attend the first eastern Oregon Tri County Fair, organized fur the purpose of bringing about better farming con ditions In Gilliain. Sherman and Mor row counties. It will be held October 15, 19 and 17, and will be the greate representative fathering ever held ib lb three couiitffrB. Italy to Pay Indemnity. Lausanne, Swltaerland. Th Turco Italian peace treaty awa' ting ratlflca tlon provides for Turkish recognition of Italian sovereignty in Tripoli, ac cording to the Lausanne Gazette. The Italian government, it ia said, 1 to pay an tndomnitv to Turkey and Is sis to recogiixe IV? r-lisiou8 author ity of the KhitlW over the Mussul mans of Tripoli. o $ For Rent One room with private family. F r particulars call or phone this office. Independence Chapter No. K. A. M. Meets every first Friday following full moon of each month. Adah. Chapter No. 34 O. E. S. Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays of each month in the Masonic Hall. Margaret Pomeroy, Secretary. Helen Kirkland. W. M. Valley Lodge No. 42 I. O. 0. F. Meets everv Thursday at 8 P. M. in their own hall on corner Main and C streets. A. Moore, Sec. 0. B. Travis, N. G. Model Encampment No. 33 i. o. o. r. JMeets Second and Fourth Tuesdays each month in I. O. 0. F. Hall. F. L. Hooper, S. C. W. Henkle, C. P, Clover Leaf Rebakoh Lodge No. I. O. O.F. Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month in I. 0. O. F. Hall. Ruth Conkey, Sec. Edith West, N. G. Homer Lodge No. 43 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Meets every Monday in their Castle Hall on Main and C streets. J. W. Richardson, K. of R. & S. II. F. Mclnturff, C. C. Independence Camp No. 201 WOODMEN OF THE WORLD Meets First and Third Fridays of the month in their hall in the Camp bell building on Main street. Clair Thorp, Clerk 0. D. Byers, C.C. Independence Circle No. 69 WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT Meets Second and Fourth Fridays in W. O. W. Hall. Independence Lodge No. 212 FRATERNAL UNION OF AMERICA Meets Second and Fourth Wednes days of each month in K. of P. Hall. Ella Hart, Sec. Ida Collins, W. I'. Willamette Camp No. 7489 MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA Meets Second and Fourth Wednes days of each month in their own hall in the Whiteaker building on Main street. 0. T. Solie, Clerk, O. B. Travis, C. ELECTRIC WIRING AND Electric Supplies I am prepared to wire your building for electric lights, furnish all mateilals and prepare you to connect with the Electric Light Company. Write me or phone 4021 and I will call on you. STORE AND SUPPLY HOUSE LOCATED ON f HE East Side of Main Street JAMES M. JONES Indepencenca Oregon INDEPENDENCE MAIL SERVICE Mails made up 8:00 a. m. for Salem. 10:15 for DallaB, Monmouth and south points. 2.-00 p. m. for Monmouth and north poi nts. 4:10 p. m. for Salem and east side points. 6:00 p. m. for Dallas and Mon mouth. 8:00 n. m. for 6:10 a. m. train for Dallas, Portland, etc. Malls arrive 10:23 from Salem and east side points. 10:45 from Portland and north points. Monmouth and Dallas. 2:30 p. m. from Corvallis and south points. 5 p. tn. from Portland and north points. ill I & :: I At t Alarm -r4--r--fcJ ' THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK Established ---------- 1889 A Successful Business Career cf Twenty Three Years Cloc ks 75c and Up f BIG BEN $ 2,50 f ROWES JEWELRY STORE ! Phone 7811 INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS OPFICERSAIND DIRECTORS H. Hirschberg, Pres. D. W. Sears, V. P. R. R. DeArmond. Cashier f W. H. Walker, B. F. Smith, O. D. Butler TRAIN AND BOAT SERVICE Southern Pacific System Passenger Number 1 leaves Inde pendence for Corvallia at 10:15 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 1:00 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 7:30 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 5:00 p. m. and Monmouth at 5:35 p. m., and ar rives at Independence at 5:45 p. m. No. 121 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 2: 15 p. m. No. ! 23 leaves West Salem daily at, 9:f-0 a. m. and arrives at Independence at lU . a. m. No. 125 leaves West Saiem daily at 5:00 p. m. and ai rives at Independence at 5:40 p. m. Boat leaves Independence and Con nects at East Independence as follows: No. 1 7:60 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. READ THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER A. NELSON announces Fresh meats and everything clean and up-to-date. Refrigerator accomodation. Meat bought in ;ar lots, not from peddlers but direct from Portli d Stock Yards. Why not get the best when it. tts no more? I am now located in my new building on C street and would be pleased to have you call and inspect our stock. THE "C" STREET . MEAT MARKET Independence, Oregon. VH.-M- I INDEPENDENCE STEAM LAUNDRY Patronize' home Institutions and Help Buildup POLK COUNTY, Oregon Independence, Oregon " i n I 2 Al work Guaranteed. Dickinson's Livery Barn I. W. Dickinson, Proprietor Teams and Rigs furnished any time of the day or nigh' with or without driver Sfstlsf iction Gut lninteed Bsrn Phone 3310 Residence Phone 3812 Am prepared to furnish at all times the best the mar kctaf fords in BEEF, PORK, MUTTON, Cured' meats of all kinds kept In stock, Lard, Ba and Fish Fridays. Young's Meat Market ALL THE BEST NEWS BY THE BEST WRITERS PUBLISHED DAILY BY THE EXAMINER We Satisfy Our Trade Liy OiviriK Dollars worth of Merchan dise for every ciolkir Invested Do you realize that as we carry both dry goods and groceries we save you money on your bills Alexander mi S Drexlei