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About Independence monitor. (Independence, Or.) 1912-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1913)
Its Good Groceries You Vant Is It Not? 0 Yes! and we make it our business to carry them. Good Goods Our Motto We want you to compare our tea?, coffeen, extracts, spice?, taking powder, soda, canned goodi, hard wheat or vallev flour, euf-ar, salt, etc , with the b ;st in the market for quality or price and if satisfied he our customer. What is Belter than Closset and Devers Coffees, Teas and Spices; or the Red Rib bon Line of Canned Goods. Try Them. Your produce taken in trades at tho market prioi. Co n in whf n in town I7e Carry Queensware, Chlnaware, Tin ware, Graniteware, Crockeryware, etc. I have the largest, best and most com plete line of plain, stamped, domestic, and imported Queensware in the County Reeves' Grocery Store THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County, OrceOP, on Thursday. Intend ; Second Cl Mailer August 1, 1912 at Ihe Fcsl Office at hide - perxltttct, Polk County, Oregon, Undr Ihe Act of March 3, 1879. O. A. Hurley, Publisher Proprietor Suoscrtptlon Rates: One Year $1.50 Strictly in Advance Independence, Oregon, Thursday, Jai. 2!, 1912 . Tweedledee Tweedledum. Analyzing the assertion "to make the price of thin paper 00 cents a year, would mean that its value would le no more than 00 cents" which we take as a statement that our 60 cent bargain offer does not pay. If it does n,t pity ua howcan it pay another doing business in the name town? "Price has always bf en $1.50 and wo do not intend to re duce the subscription price below tbe cost of its publi cation. We havt decided however to make the eub- ecription campaign a bar gain peroid and will make the price $1.00. After May 2nd the regular subscription price will be resumed." "For one week, commencing, Saturday, Deo. 28t,h. we will allow con testa its 2-r) per cent of all money ,ta" This then during the wek brings the price to 75 cents to tho publisher. We get 00 cents for ours and someone Ise Is willing to take 75 cente, 1 f cents the di 11' fieiKio botweeu profit ami cost. The Monitor is a new pub lication. It has not the privilege of putting volume 20 at tbe head of its eolums; it must establish I tool f by hard work nd the good words of its readers. If by culling its price to subscribers A. NELSON announce Fresh meats and everything clean and up-lo-date. I Rpfnwrafor accomodation. Meat Iwunht in car i lots, not from peddlers r i i; I im diode lards, wny not X I I 1 no mote.-' 1 am now located m my new building on I C street and would be pleased to have you call and inspect our stocK. THE 'C" STREET MEAT MARKET Independence, Oregon. in order to get it into the homes, it offers to place it there for 00 cents and adds from 250 to 30O readers to its listina period of Uo weeks that is a recommendation for It, and shows that the public is interested. Tliat also is an advertisement lor it as a publication that is reaching tho publio and is valuable as an advei Using medium. Tho Monitor during the next three months will prob ably try various and sundry methods of building up an immense country circulation. At 00 cents we make 'little money and if we could secure every available person at the head of a home in Polk Co.t we would guarantee to leep a price of 00 cents at our masthead year in and year out. With o'lly a circulation of 500 or GOO what is a paper in Independence worth to the merchants. It is the inten tion of the Monitor to give the people of the county a paper that circulates and we can guarantee to reach 800 hme this wtek, and by February 1st. that n umber will bo 'ncivased to 1000. If you don't advertise in the Monitor you ilont reach the people. Hint milliner one. Entertainment and concert. Opera House, January 15th. but direct from Portland ..II I get me Dest wnemi co is I I ! I' I Home Credit System is Popular Tlie home credit system is bringing about tho desired results in the Firview dist rict according to reports from the parents of that neighbor hood. They are convinced that the chil ls attitude to ward the common, every (lav duties of lite are chained win n be realizes that the performances of ihese com mon, very day duti- 8 i a part of his d uoation, am! hence tbev endorse the plan of giving credit for the bonx work done out side of school hours. The following is the report on the Home Credit work for the past month will) the names of die six highest on the list : 1st Wilbur Nelson 48H.'i minutes. 2nd Uuth Wilson 4700 minutes. 3rd Ibby t-Jreon 41525 minutes. 4i!i (Jladys Wilson 4050 minutes. 5th Gail Ililtibrand 3300 minutes. Oth Ruby Nelson 2 025, minutes. INDEPENDENCE WINS BASKET BAIL GAME The Independence High school basket ball team play ed the Brownsvil'ellinh School team at Brownsville last Saturday. Tlii rciii'ehU:td 10 to 10 and the lb uv sville boys w m-ld not play a finishing quartet slating they considered the Indepenhenee team too mud: for ihein, I no noys irteu to get a game with Lebtnon while on the trip but could not do so. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Wilcox spent a few hours in this citv Monday. Mrs, Downs of Cor nelins acL'onmnnitd thr-m Mr Downs is the wife of the pastor oi tne Methodist Church at Cornelius. . . . MONMOUTH NEWS ITEMS Miss Kosie Smit. a teacher in the public schools of Portland is spending the Christmas and New Years vacation visiting her parents near Monmouth. V. O. Boots maoV a business trip to Portland Saturday retutn ' ing Sunday. ! Miss Meldora Jackson, of ' Dallas Hiiih School is SInilioo the vacation days with her ! ; parents and friends in Monmouth. i The schools of MnnmAmk -;n Miss Fridd is spending her va cation from the normal work m Southern California, Misses Cutler, Todd, and Wil cox of the normal are visiting friends in Seattle and other points of Washington. The contract for a central heating pla it wes let recently by the Educational Board for the normal school. President Ackerman of die nor mal has recommended to there gents of the scho' l $5,(1(10 as a necessary fund to be used to im prove walks, help to equip the new dormitory with the latest fixtures; and it will no doubt be asked at the meeting of the Ore gon legislature. classified mmm All notice u-idcr this h"A 1 will be charired at the rate of le a wo d for nt iiiKrtin or 5c a line by cwittni- ous advertisers. Fracional lines count an full lines. LIVE STOCK, IMPLEMENTS. ETC. for SALE A good horse for $100. See R. J. Taylor. Fok SALE Kunning enrn of a good 2j wagon. R. J- Taylor. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE ahstkacts OK TITLE made promptly, enrefully and at a reasonable price. Brown & Sibley, Attorneys and Ab slractors, 610 Mill St. Dallas, Oregon. DEALERS IN COAL AND WOOD coal FOR SALE; The Chas. K. Spaulding Logging Co. DIFFERENT PROPERTY FOS TRADE What have you to offer toward a 200 acre farm near Monmouth worth 2(),000 or half of it for $10,000. Ask It. J. Taylor for particulars. 7 J ACRES near salem on main road to Salem to tnde for Independence property. $7(,0. K. J. Taylor. 5 aches NEAR SALEM to trade sor In dependence property. $(0O. l.v. J. layiur. FOR INPEPENDKNCB I Kl.rr.ni i . - .......... o acres, 1J nulea or satem; 10 acrca cleared; 12 acres 4 and 5 year old or chard; new 7 room house; windmill and tmik, water piped to house and barn, barn 24x30, and chicken coops lor out; chickens. Price $9100. It. J. Taylor. TOWN LOTS FOR SA2E FIHCT town LOTS at $300 and $3.ri0 per lot; lots 70xl67feet. Located in fine residence part of the city. Terms $50 cash balance on teims to luit lurcni-f B. J Taylor. FOR SALE 16 lots in Independence for $100 a lot at It. J. lajlors. TWO LOTS near motor track in west part of town $050. It. J. Tay'or. RESIDENCE PROPERTY FOR SALE for sale - New humvalow: Brooms and bath. Wain ceiling, panelled walls buffet in dimnir room, tinted wall, hre- place and cabinet kitchen. Easy terms Inquire K. C. KKlridgd at Creamery. Four Lots and 2 small house, in North Indoiendence for SK). U. J.Taylor. HniisR and Lot. 10 room house in North Inden. ndence. bar i, wood shed, hot and cold wator, w ind mill, etc, $1600 H. J. Taylor. FIN V. KF.SllKNCK I'ROVKRTY, I'nO lot eood, laivo house, centrally locate! plenty of shade, line lawn, wcllkeit yard, cement walks. II J. Taylor. FOK BALE - $lt'00 takes a rmh! one acn tract and 5 room hi use in this city Tei ma if desired. R. J. Taylor. coon iiol'SK, two stories Iuk'Ii, well built, with 10 rooms: bain ami other buildiiits. tiact of land 100x314 feet $JSiK) ircludinr an orchard and smoke house. $1500 cash down and balance on terms to suit. K. J. Taylor. TWO STORY HOt'SF. AND LOT situated 111 a desirable residence section for $"HH K. J. Tavlor. 1'AFMS AND ACREAGE NOR SALE Hop yard for s ile. 2 a res o' hops hop houst? and as much more tha i 2" A us a nun wants at $100 per here. See K. J. l a y lor. PROl'ESTY IN OTHDR TOWNS -Mt. t'lTY PltorFR rv: Two h,-is.RihiI siv room house, two porches, cooo well, 'ViHHlhed. fruit room, hnue wired for U ctnciiy. i m) strawtvrrv pUnt.-. '-'",) c 'sh bhoi.-e on ti i; j. SHOEING HORSES IS JKES HiLLIARD'S SPECIALTY The EusyShop inn,ir nftr Oregon TOM Sz BILL ScfJ drinks, etc. lion l foruet I tie. DOIN REMO fivo cent cigar Located on C street Gold Dollar Strawberry Plants $1.50 Per 1000 Delivered At Independence Express Office FLOYD WOODWARD Route 1 Independence Oregon ELECTRIC WIRING AND Electric Supplies I am prepared to wire your building for electric lights, furnish all materials and prepare you to connect with the Electric Light Company. Write mc or phone 4021 and I will call on you. SUPPLY HOUSE LOCATED 01 HE East Side of Main Strest JAMES M. JONES Independence - Oregon THE PROFESSIONS B. F. Swope Attorney at Law and Notary Public Will practice in all couits of the state. Probate matters and col lections given prompt attention. OFFICE : COOPER BLOCK Independence, Oregon Thompsons & Mclntire Architects and Builders Tlai'S and SpccinVaUons Fur nished on Ml Uuildirns free. Phone Main 160:1. OUice: 205 Lincoln Street SALUM, OWiiOOIS l)r R.T. Mclntire Physician and Surgeon Office over Indcnerdenco Nation al Bank. Tlione No. 4412 Iniler-trtCfnce. Orefos R. I:. Duganne Oentist Olfice ovar Indcpeodence Nation al Bank. I hone No. 4411 Independence, Oregon THK SAN FRANCISCO:) EXAMINER ALL TIE BEST NEWS BY TILE BEST WRITERS PUBLISHED DAILY BY 1 COPYRIGHTED 1912 ft w mi i a STERN & SON NEW YORK & CHICAGO Sf H T H ! Wmake the help a lot to Wp make ihe kind of clothes that make a man 'eel right. The clothes wear right and satijsfybeoause our kind of tailoring makes it possible. ! E. M .Dietze, Tailor Odd Fellows Bids., C Street "THE PANTORIUM" ' f 4.444-4- !4"i . . ; X ACKERMAN'S FISH MARKET Dea s in AH Kinds Cf Ks!i and Poultry Fresh Ovsier.-, ("latiH, Crabs -ibnoii, Halibut and " ' Small Fish of All Kind?. Located in old Hotel Building Facing P.rilroad Street Dl3kin3on's Livery Barn I. W. Dickinson, Proprietor Teams and Riis furnlshd any time of the day or nlglT with or without driver -.'itisfetior icirintc5ed Barn Fhoie 3310 Building t Lumber, Doors. Windows, Cement, Plaster, Lime, Lath, Shingles, Posts, Mouldings, Sash Weights & Cord, Roofing & Building Paper, Common Brick, Face Brick, Fire Brick, Sewer Pipe & Drain Tile. Give Us A Call The Chas, K. Spaulding Logging Co. i J P Q rrmv not man but they establish him ! Residence Phone 3812 Material J t t . t t I T i i Ml start January tkh. j ! Tavlor THE EXAMINER
