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THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County,
Oregon, on Thursday.
Entered s Second Class Matter August 1, 1912 at llie Post Office at Inde
pendence, Polk County, Oregon, Undsr the Act of March 3, 1879.
tjm A. Hurley, Publisher Sr Proprietor
Suoscription Rates: One Year $1.50 Strictly In Advance
Independence, Oregon,
SUVER NEWS
Mrs. Minnie Miller visited
al the school Friday.
Mrs. A. J. Paul spent Sun
day at the Uagley home.
Mr. KeBter shipped ten
drease I porkers Thursday.
Mr Stump and mother ro
turned from Salem last week.
Lawrence Conger was a
caller at Indejiendenco Fri
day. Mrs. Paul w8 a caller at
the Barley home Friday after
noon.
Mrs. L. II. Fischer wan a
business visitor to Salem last
week.
Mr. Allen and wife were
shoppers at Suver the first of
the week.
I
liernice Patterson was out
of school Monday on account
of sickness. '
Mrs. Ralph Collins visited
at the Bagleyhome the first
of the wee.
Jack Nendel left Monday
for Portland to be gone a few
days on business.
Miss Bernice Patterson
spent Thursday night with
Miss Vesta Kreutz.
Mr. Kreutz ar.d family at
tended the school rally at
liuenaVista Saturd ay,
Ii. L. Patterson and wife
spent Thursday and Friday
of last week in Albat:y,
Carl DeArmond was a
business visitor at Indepen
dence the first of the week
Mr. Harding, the Miction
boss is moving to his new
home at Parker this week
Ralph Collins took th'
northbound truiu for Ami y
Monday where ho will stay
for a few days on business.
Mm. Hamilton jf Salem
and her brother nnd sister
from the east are visiting
wilh Mrs. Stump this week
Anna and Fred Hidden r
turned to selnol last week
aflet missing a number l
weeks on account of sicklier.
W id ter Ken, who isdrivinj
iogaon the Luekianuite speni
Thursday night with hi
sister Mrs. K J. Steele mi'
family.
Mr, Parson, tlitt school s.i
peryisor visited our school
Monday -and give us foui
m ie points on tbo etandaro
Brhod.
Oarl and Item ice Larsei
spei.l Saturday and Sunday
with homo folks, returning t
their school duties at Inde
pendence Sunday afiernoon.
Mrs. Glen Hiltihrand,
Irene and Ray McRead
and Mrs. Paul attended the
funeral af their grandfather
in Corvallis last Thursday.
The taction men's hand
carencountered some stones
and shellu that some one, or
two, had put on the track
If a train had eoine along
while the rooks were on there
probably would have been a
wreck.
rtiriftMlt V id a fii.n ll.:....ll
wot nwuisneo. out II not it id
Thursday, Jai. 16, 1912
sure to prompt many t"ui(?)
Btorhs. Therefore people
Jet us satisfy our neighbor
curiousity(?) to save them
the trouble of wasting their
lives looking for flaws in our
MOUNTAIN VIEW
0. E. Cooper and family
have moved to Salerp.
Frank Kramer is visiting
at the McDowell 'iome.
Mr.Vercler has been cut
ting his goose berry cuttings
Ibert Itoullleur spent
Sunday with Rob Adams.
Victor Lynch spei.t Friday
evening
wick.
with Glen South-
den Southwick spent Sun
day evening with Amnion
(Irice.
Grandma Chapman has
been visiting with Mrs. M. C.
Wilson.
A.R. Southwick has been
helping Mr. Rosemjuest build
his barn.
Blaine Southwick bought
five pigs from Pierce Bros,
recently.
School will begin again
Monday after a three weeks
vacation.
Amnion (Jrico spent Sun
day afternoon with Turfield
Scbindler.
Frank Wilson has been ap
pointed road Supervisor of
this district.
Mrs. M. C Wilson is im
proving after having been ill
for some time.
Gretta Schindler visited
vith her sister Mrs. Fred
Olsen, Thursday.
Mr. Fred Koehn and wife
visited Mr. Bout and wife
Sunday afternoon.
L. Grice spent Sunday
afternoon w th their daugh
ter Mrs. St. Pierre.
H. M. Webb is expecting
his paranU from Ohio to
nuke him a visit soon.
Mr. Lake and wife from
Wisconsin havehetn viciting
leUuwB in tliii community.
Osin and Rosa Gi ice buvi
returned to Monmouth where
ibeyuie atipi'diiiii school.
Mr. M. K. St. I'iei ro spent
New Years with the latter'
parents, Mr. I., Grid and
w l f e.
John Lynch ha relumed
to his school near MillsCity
after a two weeks vacation ut
home.
Mrs, Ramsey and hhi of
Mollala has ben visiting
vith her "daughter, Mis.
Wal'or Barkers.
George, Charlie, Robert,
Clarence, ami lx-rnice Auams j
spent Saturday evening with I
the Grice family.
Mr. O. E. Fry and wife!
attended the musical program
n Salem at the Christian !
Church one evening last
week.
llie pupils Of the school
are very proud having wdn
the nennunls from limsl.
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The i'opcorn school will
give a basket uncial a the
school, January, 2U!i.
Nellie Clark of Salem who
previously taught the l'.,p
corn school t.nd ba? spent five
yearn an missionary infJhiua
w :l give a talk on Chin;i
Five certain pen-ons penl
Saturday alter noon wtoier
over the Red Hill only to re-
tar n at d ik vvi'h only Uonnn.-,P nrtf 11117m
Jack rabbits as iheir reward GRANbE flnSANIZtU
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wiine iwu 'iiht.i i iii-i o g
sum of "none." I dug tin--,;
icii't it? i
The Popcorn .Sunday
school has bt.ii chained fr. m
tin- atternoon to the
in;.'. The following
xvi.ru. ,.Ut.t.l ni, f,,r it.Jeis together in the I. (). O. F.
le
comint! vear: Suiieriiiteudeiii
Guy .McDowell; secretary
and treasurer, R E. IV a ret ;
asi-tant supt. Mr. Clarke;
organist, Rjulah Chirk".
Teachers, Mr. Porter, Mrs.G.
McDowell, Mrs. Smith and
Mrs. Clark.
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SUNNY SLOPE NEWS
Noah Ilefily spent Sun
day in Monmouth.
A. J. Shipley has erect d
a new poultry house.
Mrs. A. J. Shipley was on
the sick U t last week.
P. L. Fish back was an
Independence visitor Satur
day.
A. J. Shipley and wife
were Monmouth traders Sat
urday.
Allen Towns was trading
in Monmouth one day last
week.
Mr. Fierce of Voncolla is
vLoting telatives here this
Aeek.
Will Mack made a busi
ness trip to Portland a short
time ago.
John Walker and wife
Sundayed with Elmer Allen
ami wife,
Charlie Plessinger of In
dependence was here on busi
uess Friday.
Clem Fishback ana famil
oT Carlton are visiting rela
tives here this week.
Geo. McCormick of tbt
LuckiumutJ was in our
neighborhood Sunday.
Ira Su'livau of McTim
nionds Valley past through
this neighborhood Friday.
Miss A'ihla Fuller of Mon
mouth Sundayed with Mrs.
Ed. Rogers and famil).
Mrs Johnson and Airs
Alice Walker were Mon
iiiiuttli trad ers Saturday.
Bud Runisi' of Rickreal
i-i V i i t i ti with his l iotlier
W. P. liaiutev thin wet-k.
M i. Lettie Johnson of tin
liuckiamuie visi.o.l at the
Fiiitiaek home over Suiniax
night.
Roy Job n s on a n d Ted
MotVit are cutting wood for
Clarence Marks of the Luck
iiinuue. J. Smith and Allen John
son oi .wonniotiin were out
hero Wednesday to tbe iat
ter dace.
Clem Fishbackand family
after spending 10 daja visit
tag relatives here returned to
I Carlton Mon, lay.
Mr. C a r I o f tuddnidaie.
Wash, is visitinghis dauglm r
Mrs. W. H. Ramsey ami
family this w eek
Smith ..i I
.
mv.ieiltnl .Moil .llOUtll jtfe;
walking for Allen -Johnson j
u" his place here. i
'
b,fe Johnson
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tisneu wuil ineir ou Jesse - can
.iliiism aiid vf fe of the
Luckiamntu Sunday.
J'ell3 R"gers returned
horn' So i. day f t-r spending
several day in Salem, visdt
ing nl. Mixes ;.ud f. iends.
H ' ih'y iJiiamlK r, II a r r y
Clint')., m i D.ti.ifl Duds o
()f A irj; v j,;lrtl ,v-jth n lativet-
j flj. lt,,(. .V.diie-day
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Saturday, January, 4th.,
1 ou" ' ' "T.V rai-!P
Or
nornlf-'"1 z,r lougliaiy
fli,. tj !c I a number of tli- finn-
M"1'1 or.ieu a malice
it
Rivemide (J. ante" was tte
name given i. The ofhet-r.
evicted were; Master. A. 1)
Cook; Overseer, S. W. Leon
ard: Lecturer, Mrs. S. V.
Leonard jSiewart, J E. Wells
Asst. Stewait, Eliyer Cook;
Chaplain, Frank Grounds;
Treasurer, G. McLaughlin
Seer, tary, Fred Liy ; Gate
keeper, W. II, M uroby; Ceres,
Mrs. J E. Wells ; Piomona,
Mrs. Frank Grounds; Flora,
Miss Ella Cook.
Fourteen ch-'iter member
were reciev d ind tbe chai
ter was left open for two
weeks. The next meeting
will be January, 18ih.
Watch Party at Ita
lian View New Y'rs
A very plet.sant social
gathering was that at tin
home of Mrs. Frank Wilson
last Tuesday evening when a
crowd of young people gath
ered to giv. Fred a surpri e
and to watch the Old Yt-ai
out slid the New Year in
1 be evening was spent in
playing games. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. Wilson
just after tbe New Year had
tnnde it- appearand
shortly'af ter which (he people
dispersed for their home all
declaring us having u fiu
time. ,
11 ose present were F. W
Wilson nnd wife, Luthei
Moul ami wife, John Cavnt,
M 1 1 o I and Jay Porter,
I) wain and Fivd Gibson
Myrtle, Mabel Wilson, Ed,
Fi a net's and Tom Stewart.
George, Charlie, and Robert
Adam1, R sa and 0ie Gric,
Fred W.lliford iu;d Ralph
Wilson, Ititnice Adams,
Flora Grice, jenrge White,
Join , I flirty, and Victoi
!.vi ch aii-lhiiRtie W bster. .
Portland.
Wheat (tub, 84c; bluestem, S6c;
rea Kussian, 73c.
Oats $2(5 per ton.
Hay Timothy, 1S; alfalfa, $12.
Hutter- Creamery, 37c.
Ksss Candled. 32c.
Hops 1912 crop, 20c.
Wool Kastero Oregon, 18c; Wil
lamette valley, i2c
Seattle.
Wheat Bluestem, 87c; club, 82c;
red Russian, 79c.
' Kbks Sic.
Rutter Croamcrjr, 38c.
Hay Titnofhy, $19 per ton; alfalfa,
?1 2 per tou.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
All notices under this head will be
charged at the rate of Ic a word for
one insertion or 5c a line by continu
ous advertisers. Fracional lines count
aa full lines.
UVE STOCK, IMPLEMENTS. ETC.
for pale -A good horse for $100.
ee R. J. Taylor.
h-XK SALE-Running urears of a good 2
apn. R. J. Taylor.
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
vhstkacts of title maiie promptly,
- fully and at a reasonable price,
Brown 4 Sibley, Attorney! and Ab-
slractors, 610 Mill St, Dallas, Oregon
DEALERS IN COAL AND WOOD
coal roB bale; The Chaa. K. Spauldingr
Logging Co.
DITfERENT PR0PERTT FCR TRADE
What have vou to offer toward a
200 acre farm near Monmouth worth
$20, 000 or half of it for $10,000. Ask
R. J. Taylor for particulars.
7J acres near salem on main road
to Salem to trede for Independence
property. $700. K. . Taylor
5 acres near salem to trade for In
dependence property. $600.
R. J. Taylor.
FOR independence I rofi rty 2
acres, 11 miles of Salem; 16 acrea
cleared; 12 acres 4 and 6 year old or
chard; new 7 room house; windmill and
tank, water piped to house and barn,
barn 24x36, aiTl chicken coops for 600
chickens. Price $9100. R. J. Taylor.
TOWN LOTS FOR SA2K
eihgt town lots at $300 and $350 per
lot; lots 70xl5"feet. Located in fine
residence part of the city. Terms $50
cash balance on tei ms to suit purchm
R. J. Taylor,
for sale 16 lota in Independence for
$100 a lot at R. J. Taylors.
two lots near motor track in west
part of town $650. R. J. Taylor.
RESIDENCE PROPERTY FOR SA1I
FOR sale New bungalow; 5 rooms
and bath, beam ceiling, panelled walls,
buffet in dining room, tinted wall, fire
place and cabinet kitchen. Easy terma
Inquire K. C. Eldridge at Creamery.
Four Lots and 2 small house, in North
Independence for $800. R. J. Taylor.
House and Lot, 10 room house in
North Ii deDondence. bam. wood shed.
hot and cold wator, wind mill, etc. $1600
R. J. Taylor.
FINE RESIDENCE PROPERTY, One lot,
good, large house, centrally located
plenty of shade, fins lawn, well kept
yard, cement walks. R. J. Taylor.
for BALE $1600 takes a good one'acie
tract and 5 room house in this city
Terms if desired.
R. J. Taylor.
good house, two stories high, well
built, with 10 rooms; barn and other
buildings, tract of land 100x314 feet.
$2800 including an orchard and smoke
house. $1500 cash down and balance
on terms to suit. R. J. Taylor,
TWO story house and lot situated in
a desirable residence section for $2500,
K. J. Taylor.
1'AFMS AND ACREAGE FOR SALE
Hop yard for sale. 20 acres of hops,
hop house, and aa much more than 25 A
as a man wants at $100 per acre. See
K. J. Taylor.
PROPERTY IN OTHER TOWNS
falls city property; Two acres,good
six room house, two porches, good
well, woodshed, fruit room, house wired
for electricity, 2000 strawberry plants,
land level, near saw mill. $2200,
$1200 Ci'sh balance on time. R. J,
Taylor.
SHOEING
HORSES IS
JAMES HILIIARD'S
SPECIALTY
The Busy Shop
Independence, Oregon
TOM & BILL,
Headquarters for Cigars
Tobacco, Confectionery,
Soft drinks, etc.
lout forget the
DON REAIO
rive cent cigar
'Located on C street
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j Fresh Oysters, Clams, Crab', Silmon, Halibut and
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Located In old Hotel Building Facing
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Goodness to the House-
wife,with pride of cooking signi
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appetizing, palatable foodthat
kind that brings praise from
family or guest.
Carefulness in purchasing gro
ceries gives satisfying results.
With us quality counts. Our
groceries are of the standard
brands.
Some of our Specials are
Drifted Snow Flour, Dilmonte Canned Fruits
Flag Brand Vegetables, M. J. B. Coffee
Fluke & Johnson, Grocers
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