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Independence, Oregon, Friday, NOV 21, 1913
THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR!A,bsdv retvari
o"jder, J- K. rseal and Jesif1
We 1 1.
Mr. Nealand .Mrs Reynolds
utettained their Sunday
School elasses. Thu rsd ay
eveningNov. G, at the home
of Mr. and Mrs J. K. Neal.
A repp pleasant evening war
spent di.ouiing Sunday
School plana and playing
gmes. Light rein-aliments
wt re served and all departed
for hom assuring '.heir host-
3- of a very pleasant evening
Those oreseut were Mr. aud
Mrs. VV. 1. Reynolds. Mr.
, . J ft M . II T-
unu ivirs. . it. lievens,
Misses Clara Schneider, Ber-ii'-ce
Wells, Isabelle PoUrson,
Francis Donald-on, Willie
Hall, Perry Wells, Raymond
Hall, Audley Frost, Marvin
Wells, Verd Schnink, Orvil!u
Wolh, Fred Wells, Arthur
Eikins, Haro d RevnoldsJ
Willis Reynol id and Clifford
.Vails.
The Biggest Pear
We have been seein?, measur
ing and weighing: all kinds of
vegetables and fruit and have had
prize squash, prize apples, prize
pumpkin, etc., but the latest is
is the bi?t?est and best. Mr. Tom
Williams brought to our office
Monday one "pound pear' that
weighed 3$ pounds and another
that weighed 3 pounds. This is
the first pound we ever sav that
had 54 ounces in, These two
pears are declared to be the larg
est ever seen in Independence.
They were grown opposite Tal-
madge at what ia locally known
as Ingersoll.
Boena Tista News Notes
MONMOUTH NOTES
A number of the fonuei
graduate of the Oregon Nor
mal School were here last
week visiting the Normal.
Among them were Bess
Shephard, Inez Stark, Lela
Erickson, Mary Murdock,
Mr. Araut, Mrs. Sloan and
Mrs. Courtney.
On Tuesday morning Nov.
11, Mies Luella Daniel gave
her senior chapel talk on
"Character, a Neoessary Asset
to a Teacher." Mies Daniel
handled her subject except
ionally well, and held the
interest and attention of all
her hearers.
Wednesday, Nov. 12, was
spent by Miss Parrott in
peaking before the teachers
Institute at Hillsboro.
The chapel period Thurs
day morning was given over
to Ming Parrott for an ac
count of her experiences at
HilUboro. Students from
that place were pleased with
Mints Parrotl's praise of their
home town.
We were very much in
terested Friday morning in
Mr. riummer's address on
"The New Education." Mr.
Plu miner ia a member of the
city board of schools in Port
land, and has been prominent
in educational woik in Ore
gon for several years. After
the close of his talk he asked
to meet all of the students.
Everyone wa given an op
portunity to shake hands
with Mr. Plummer and to
express hie appreciation of
the good ad vie given.
On Friday evening the
Monmouth and lndependenc
bands with several singers J
and musicians from Indepen
dence tiave a concert in the!
Nelson Anderson and N.
Tyler were business cilers
in Independence Saturday.
Mrs F. M. Donaldson has
been visiting her brother Tom
Ray burn who is quite 6ick it
his home in Indeptiidcmo
A good many of the Ru na
Vista people eut to Toledo
fo.- salmon lit wek.
Mr. Thomas, our carpenter
did some repair work for G
W. McL'ughliu last week
"i f i x t t i
Li. i . vens 6oia seven
butcheied pigs to some ot
the residents of the town.
R. U. Dykstra spent Sal
uday with friends in Mon
mouth.
The "Cheerful Wiggle's'
met for their social meeting
at the home of Mart Prather
Friday night and spent an
enjoyable evening.
MrsLeah McClain has re
turned from a few months
tay with relatives in Port-
lard.
Verd Schrunk got kicked
in the back by one of hi fel
low players while practicing
foot ball Thursday evening.
He still limps a little but is
gettii g along nicely.
Our high io' oo hasdir lied
now eighteen students, two
having started Monday.
Guy Vaughn and family
have moved into the house
with his fatlier-in-law. Mr.
Brundrige.
Eil Prather made a bu-i
noss trip to Salem the first of
the week.
The Odd Fellows placed
a new side walk down alon"
the west side of their porperty
here.
J M. Prather of Corvallis
was a business visitor here
Thursday.
Willis Reynolds attended,
the foot ball game at Salem
Saturday.
Piof. Dpkrtta is quite nick
with 1& grippe.
Arthur Elkius was a Salem
visitor Thursday.
W. I. Reynolds moved into
their new home Thursday.
Roy Kreuti of thu place I
commonly known as tlu
"Dutch Duke" is ruling a !
Good reading glasses at O. A. Stream
er's for $1.00.
Read This, It Will Interest You
Do you know your little tots will soon be grown
men and women and you, yourself, will be old
and had you thought how, then vou would like
to see the tots as they are today and how they
will like to see you when you were young.
Why not have that photo taken for them to X
remember you by? Have photos of the tots for f
keepsakes when they are older, rhotos made
now are very valuable in the future.
Those worn and faded photos that were
made years ago, think how highly we
prize them. YouivwiU be the same to
pome one ?oine time
Come to us and have those photos taken
between now and Christinas as we are giv
ing one enlargement free with each dozen
$4 00 photos or bight r. This will be a nice
Christmas j recent tor voine hund.
We have one other pieseut if you prefer it
to the enlargement. Come ai d see what
we give you. It cot-ts 3011 ihu.g to in
vestigate. If our 1 "r phan s you, make a
dat tor sitting.
We appreciate your visiting
card printing, your letter heads,
envelopes, etc. Bring1 your or-
ler to the Monitor office.
Davies' Studio
Over Cary's Store
Independence,
1 see mih
Thanksgiving Greefini
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When You Eat That Turkey Stop and Thirax
IT IS ONLY 23 SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS WHEN YOU EAT TUKKiY AGAIN
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