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Ij LOCAL AND PERSONAL
; ; Items of Interest Gathered in and About Town
A B. RobinionipentSun- Some hopi wn t it.
day with bia parents, return- Eleven care loaded to the
ids to Dallas on the sarly oapaoitv, a whole train of
morning train. them, was chipped out of In
Mi- Franc. Conner inent dependence Saturday for the
u ... bie brewers and dealers of
OUI1UHJ Willi not paicijno,
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cooper, "w lutK ,1U
returning to her nchool work i,,,D "JK"n "' ,J"
' i." 1 mi
at Fall City Monday morning. 11 ,s Ju1 ginning. inc
rreigni wareiiouse wr iiops i
Air. vvaireu, living fl3 fu,i as it BVer ...,
the editor of the Monitor, ., , ,.
MthesH eleven cars came from
Monday nth a hna string ot
fish, the catch of a liourd
in the lakes near his place.
Mr. Warren in an expert with
the rod and line and where
there ar ? fi-di, there are al
ways a few leps a iter in tHKes
hia domicile on the bank for
a iw nours. vye wisn 10
tnank M i . Wairnti for reuiuin
bcring us.
griTel pit.
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CITY OFFICERS AND CLUBS
ere are more coining m
every day and th b'g ware
house i" iu.-t hrim full of
money. There are enough
hops marketed from Inde
lendencw to make a hot tin of
beer fur every man, woman
and- child in the Unitui
states, trunk or that, aw
then cogitate over the fact
that at the state fair time
Mr. and Mrs. (J. A. Wilcox little samples of hops a total
were Independence visitors about as large as a good sued
.Saturday, returning to their hoaf 0f bread was all that
homo Saturday afternoon. 0ik had to show thai. hIih
Miss Ella Robinson spent was the biggest hop produc
Sunday with her s'ster Mrs. g county in the world
Hurley, returning to Moun
Iain 1 1 i fnrwlair In iia 1 1 in u
J wprt Amit7 uiatlMvc Wtmlon
her work in the pchool room. J
I
n.. iuii ,. Ira Mix took in the fair
irii t:' it nnuu yy i n niiiuiiM i
the delegates from Independ- Sturdfr' "tu.ning to Cor-
, , i t vn n n ihv hvi r
ence to oalem Saturday, tak- J 5
ingintho fair and hiving a Harry Block was a visitor
good time. at the Btate fair lat week
Jolm lionabergoi Mediord, A. E. Clyde the founder of
returned home Saturday, af- tne Clydea Kandy Kitchen
tr spending a few days in made a sale of the property
Independence, the gin-nt of this week to Mr. Uexford of
Mr. and Mrs J. S J'.ohannon. Albany who has taken pons,
ir. l.onenerg la one or the ettsjoii. Mr. Clyde has irone
DON'T BREATHE DUST
Uxrt "Cedarine" sweeping
compound tor floors and lin
i . i . . . i - i .. i
oleum It collects uih hum.
"No Dust" for caruet.- anil
liiiol-um. For sale at Cal
breath it Pdee.
siihictantial business men of
hin community and spoke
very nicely about thi" city.
J J. Kenton, president of
the Farmers tate Hank, re
turned home Saturday from
a several weeks viH;t to Mon
tana. He brought with him
bin daughter Mr. Linn who
win vi-it for a few woeks.
Mr. Kenton tated "I am glad
to get I'rti'i; to the W i 1 J a i i i ( 1 1 f
Valley, and hke the cloudv
weather now and then."
hum
and
While, ii'.'ic h uiw no!
hut perpetws! tfunhiu
that j itinty warm.
J. A. Montgomery left Sat
urday for Madras, Crook
comity, for the purpoe of
looking up a location to go
into business. Mr. C A.
Lochridge accompanied on
the trip for the aame purpose.
Allen Clark is attending
the fair at Walla Walla, Spo
kane and other points.
Maurioe Butler is having a
f)w weeks vacation at the
same points, the two hobnob
bing together on the trip,
both reporting a good time.
J. 8. Cooper, Jr. was a
visitor lit tbrt statu fair last
week and thought it the best
he had ever seen for Oregon.
Dick (i nines knocked off
a day and went to Salem Sat
urday to visit the state fair
and vi-it old friend.
to Albany where he has se
cured the Dreamland Moving
1'icture show. Mrs. Ward
has accepted a position with
Mrs. Uexford.
Night Marshal Fetzer loan
ed his star to another uiai:
la.sl week and wont over to
auleni. VV hiie not a Tinker
ton man, be helps grab a
pick poekt t at the fair, the
man trying to make a get
away with a ladies' purse.
He . aid tilings were inteie.-:
iuji lii.-ro and jnu) of the
Independence boys were
among l!ie livest of the live.
Dr. AUin returned last
week from his trip to the
Mclveniie and immediately
took a day off to go fo the
fair at Salem, before finally
settling down to the same old
grind of otllce work. He re
potts a good time.
The new Masonic hall is to re
ceive its opening Saturday when
the lodtfe will hold a session.
Later an extensive dedication
program will be (riven.
The registration books are
open for the people of this city
to register for the coming city
election and will close on Nov. 2.
It is imperative that those who
wish toTote at this election regis
ter with city recorder b. F. Swope
before that date.
LosT-Saturday. an umbrella
on American Bottom road near
NOTICE
Came to place one holsteln cow and
one red cow, boih milking, and no vis
ible brands on them. Red cow has a
halter on her. Came Wednesday morn
ing to the Endolane orchard farm.
Owner can have same by paying ex
penseand cost of this advertisement.
C. A. DOSSETt, Endolane Orchards,
Independence, Oregon.
Independence, Polk Co., Oregon.
Population 1800, has water, sewer
and electrc light syBtems, $25,000 high
school, public school city park, hotel,
paved streets, two banks, fine railroad
and boat connections, snd city hall.
The city officers are:
Mayor, K. C. Eldredge.
Marshal, A. J. Tupper.
Recorder, B. F. Swope.
Treasurer, R. R. DeArmond.
City Councilmen, J. L. Hanna,
J. H. Dixon, A.L. Sperling. C. W. Ir
vine, W. H. Walker, P. H. Drexler.
Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
ofeach month. .
Independence Commercial Club
Meets First and Third Tuesdays of
each month. Membership over UK).
J. S. Cooper, President.
School books, pens, pencils, ink and
school tablets at Craven 6 Moore's.
TRAIN SCHEDULE
6:00 a. m., I. & M. to Dallas.
7:00 a. m., S. P. leaves for Portland.
7:05 a. m., I. & M. to Airlie.
9:00 a. m., Boat for O. E., Portland.
10:10 a. m., Boat for O. E., Eugene.
10:52 a. m., S. P. for Corvallis.
10:55 a. m., I. & M. for Dallas.
1:00 p. m., Boat for O. E., Portland
and Eugene.
2:14 p. m., S. P. for Portland.
2:15 p. m., I. & M. for Dallas.
3:15 p. m., Boat for O. E., Portland.
4:30 p. m., S. P motor car, Salem.
4:30 p. m., I. & M. to Airlie.
4:35 p. m., Boat for O. E., Eugene.
6:30 p. m., Boat for O. E., Portland
and Salem,
7:15 p. m., S. P. for Corvallis.
7:15 p. m., I. & M. for Monmouth.
All S. P. and motor cars on main S.
K. C. Eldredge, Treasurer. I P. line connect at Derry Crossing with
G. J. Mcintosh, Secretary Salem and Falls City trains both ways.
The Musicaie to be given
bv the Christian Church at
the opera house Friday night
(tonight) promises to be the
most delightful affair planned
for this season's festivities.
Everyone should attend. The
program will consist of chor
uses, solos and quartettes by
the beet talent to he had in
Independence. A small ad
mission of twenty five cents
will be charged which will in
clude the refreshments as
well as the program. He sure
and be there.
Supplies
wu.
riutnnm
All the troubles of canning day disappear when you
use our supplies. Everything of the beRt was time
tried and fully tested before we even placed the or
ders with th3 manufacturers.
Jars that are air-tight, parafflne that Is guaranteed to
be absolutely pure and all the other little items that
make canning the pleasure should be. And the prices
are the lowest In the town consistent with value.
Call In and Inspect our Stock before Purchasing.
FLUKE & JOHNSON
B. Fay Dunsmore of the
(J A. C spent Sunday under
the parental roof at the
Manse, returning to Corvallis
Sunday evening.
(
Bicycles, Motor Cycles and Sewing
Machines
REPAIRED
The Eastern Star will hold
a regular .miting TiK'-da
night in the new masonic hall
and all men-duns and visiting
nifinbrs hip f-pecia I ly i n-viti-d
to em,, '.
1'iKier tho t-rms of Senator Lam '
iinii'iidm.-'rit, i,i i::.' tnruf bill cvci..
American f: nr.T, if po (H -poso.l, c:i.-,
enter on the niiinufaeture of deuatun-!
alcohol after securing a permit from
the commissto:; r of internal revenue
In the tre;in'iy iiepart inent.
There prumis s to be a lively cam
paign in MarslifiPld to bring about
reform movements. While the "wet"
uiul "dry" ijuesiiou cannot be brought
up for nome time, those who favor
prohibition n-ui reforms are working
hard to pet nil their followers regis
tered for the next city election.
Sheepmen in eastern Oregon are
farina; a serious problem in what to do
for feed for their sheep when they
bring them In from the summer range
In the mountains, as this summer and
fall has been exceptionally dry, and
there is practically no grass on the
home range
The senate has agreed to Senator
Lane's amendment to the deficiency
bill authorizing the use of the appro
priation for the Portland postoffice in
the erection of a general office build
ing sufficiently large to accommodate
the poitofflce and other federal of
fices in Portland that now occupy
rented quarters.
Judge Percy R. Kelly of the Marion
county circuit court sustained the de
murrer of the complaint filed by At
toruey General Crawford, ou beiiaif uf
the state against Governor West, Sec
retary of State Olcott and State Treas
urer Kay, to rjco er practically
000 alleged to have been u;i!awfui.y
eii.uuuou trout Uitt itlteuUury revuU- !
i.:g fund.
Independence Bicycle & Repair
Shop
MAIN STREET
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