AIRLIE NEVVSJTEMS INTEREST
Live Correspondent Gives Lively News of this Live
Community and a Few Personal Paragraphs
Mrs. D A. Madison of Sa
lem and her sister. Mrs.
Johnie Briruley ol Portland
were passengers through thia
place on their way to LewiB
ville, where they will visit
their parents, Bill Lewis and
w'fe.
Clarence Irwin of Indepen
dence was in our town the
middle of last week.
A. R. Lewis made a trip to
Toledo last week.
Cobb, Belcher and Donald
arrived in Airlie on Thursday
mornings train and taking a
rig went all over the line ti
Hoskins.
Fred Ritner was in town
from I'eedee last Thursday.
Uncle Lou Ritner was a
passenger on the tra'n Thurs
day for Kelso, Washington.
Ihree loads of merchandise
arrived to our town on last
Thursday nights freight. I
guens that is going some for
this place.
Fred Johnson hauled out
7 rolls of Page fencing Fri
day for bis plaoe near Peedee.
Uncle Tom Williams from
Independence was with m a
few days last week.
Chas. and Henry Nindle
made trip to Monmouth last
Thursday.
Bill Wood is just putting
the finishing touohes on Fred
Steele's bungalow.
Mr. Leggett reports t'nat
hi- boh who is in the Dallas
hospital is doing very nicely.
Everyone around here are
taking advautage of this fine
weather.
Wiliie Williams was plow
ing his hops during the nice
weather bo he wouldn't have
so much to do in the spring.
Johnia Ashban of Dallas
was in our town Thursday.
George Conn has been hav
ing a nice time for the last
3 or 4 days nurbing an aching
tooth.
We have the finest looking
lot of girls here who would
willingly change their names
if they could find one that
would suit.
Frank Story was in town
Thursday talking with his
boy friends.
Roland Maxfield of Kings
Valley cams in to Dr. Butler
with a bad cut on his right
thumb but will bo alright in
a few days.
Mrs. 11. V. Link and Miss
Nellie Link were in town
Thursday visiting Mr. Lacey.
Mr. Weinert, our jolly far
mer up the canyon iu in
town ThuM-iiay evening nt'd
we nil know why. ,
Mi
aiui Mr
Karl Brow n.
turned home Thursday even
ing from their wedding trip
Dave Grant of Dallas w
seen in our town struts
Friday.
Doctor Hwittand Vernon
Brown of Independence were
through our town Thursday
night going to Hoskins where
Dr. Hewitt was making a call.
Fred Steal and Bub Staats
made a business trip to In-,
dependence Friday.
J. O. Staats and wife of our
city were passengers on Fri
days mornings train to visit
their daughter at Engeno.
John Roberts and would-be
councilman Endicott was in
Airlie Friday sampling hops
at the warehouse.
John Cox was in town on
business Friday.
Mr. Calkins, our road su
pervisor brought in a fiat
bunch of chickens whioh lie
Fold to Mr. Conn. .
There is a kitchen mystery
who made the cobbler, Lige
says I didn't, you did.
Dudle is clerk now for
Happy Cooper He says he
has a snap but it is on the
harness.
Walt says when I get mv
bachelor quartei s started then
we can have some chicken
feeds. See?
I. M. Simpson was in town
Friday.
Claud Lewis of Lewisville
was a passenger Friday night
for Sale in.
Geo. Boothby of Monmouth
cama in on Friday mornings
traio to look at a bunch of
sheep.
Saai Gross was in town last
Friday.
Rev. Cook was in town
Saturday.
Laurence Heckercf Albany
was through our town Satur
day on his way Lewisville.
Th dance was well attend
ed last Friday but who has
seen L. C. since the big
dance.
Clyde Williams and amily
of Independence spent Sun
day with his father here.
The boxing contest was al
right but the attendance wa
reported small.
Mrs. Jones of near her
toon her daughter, Mrs.
Hubbard to Falls City 'he
last of the week.
A. R. Lewis and Herbert
Byerley of this place arrived
with 2 or 3 head of beef ci.ttle
from the head wafers of the
Luckiainute.
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Saturday was a lively day
in our town as it is the far
mers trading day.
Walter Dalton was an all
day visitor in Indtpendsnce
Monday.
T. O. Bevens wa3 in town
last week doing some trading.
Z. A. French left Monday
for the state of Washington
where he will be gone a few
days.
Our merchants, Geo. Conn
and C V. Johnson and their
wives were passengeis on
Moi.day evenings train for
Portland. While there they
will attend the ball game be
tween the Giants and White
Sox.
Hon. Ira PoW' U of Mon
mouth attended the sale hi
Mr. Medford's on Tuesday.
J. M. Morgan of ludepend
ence who is hewing ties on
Fred Johnson's place spent
Sunday with his family re
turning Tuesday morning.
A larte crowd of young
folks went out Monday night
to charivari Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Brown. All report a
good time with musio and
dancing.
Walt and Doc are fixing
up bachelors quarters Walt
says Doc it looks like we
ought to be able toget a cool-.
Doc says what is the matter
Walt are we too homely? It
is a cinch if it was leap year
we would stand a chance
wouldn't we Doc? Well
Walt we should worry.
Herb says if any of you
boys are bronco twistera it is
your chance now after his
outlaw fell on his leg but
no bones were broken. The
show will open Wednesday
by trying a new tun'. Fred
says we will hitch him up
and let him buck, something
doing all the time.
Choices are good avouud
our town as we have only 28
bachelors here of marriage
able age and some older.
They will run from 21 years
to G5 ytar. I guesa that is
going 6ome.
They say that Mc sent to
Sears cfc Roebuck for an old
maid but she has not arrived
yet by parcels post. He says
that is a big store and he
ought to gat a bargain. He
ought to look around some
as he might find one closer to
home. Don't you think so
Lige.
Wade sayt that he can get
home now after dark with his
new flash light. It's a dandy.
C. E. Staats was out shoot
ing trouble on the Home
Phone line Monday but it is
in bad condition yet. There
must be some poles down.
W E. Williams says I can
fall farther and harder than
any man in town before 1 got
my i ,,u luht.
0 .: hotel had 1 Itnu.sie ts
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CITY OFFICERS AND CLUBS
Independence, Polk Co., Oregon.
Population 1800, has water, sewer
and electrc light systems, $25,000 high
school, public school city park, hotel,
paved streets, two banks, fine railroad
and boat connections, and 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 ol
each month. Membership over 100.
J. S. Cooper, President.
K. C. Eldredge, Treasurer.
UNlCUgE, w.
J.McIntosh, Secretary
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GENERAL MERCHANTS
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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 Corvallis
2:14 p. m.. S. P. for Portland.
2:15 p. m., I. & M. for Airlie.
3:15 p. m.. Boat for O. E., Portland.
4:30 p. m., S. P motor car, Salem.
6:15 d. m., I. & M. to Dallas.
4:35 p. m., Boat for O. E., Eugerw.
6:30 p. m., Boat for O. E., Portland
and Salem,
7:15 p. m., S. P. for Corvallis.
All S. P. and motor cars on main S.
P. line connect at Derrv Crossing with.
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Salem and Falls City trains both waym.
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