I LOCAL AND PERSONAL i
Items of Interest Gathered in and About Town
V. William was down from
A i r lie Friday.
Jees Ford is visiting in
Eugene thin week.
Cecil Collins it clerking in
L. A. Gary's etor.
C. VV, Sloan of Newberg,
visited with frionds io town
last wek.
Kay Runnel I or Newbe-g
on the line her 27 yean ago
an J while here was impressed
with the growth and develop
ment of Independence and
the country tributary. He
is now running on the
Columbia river run from,
Portland to Astoria.
Vivian Whiteaker was a
pnsfngnr on Monday' boat
' f'ir A Ihaiiv, writ n-
v no, -
uiir liuriiriitiifrii r rant Hi
Firm tdeit-'ljin? in Eastern;.
Uregon i the report Hum
wu iii tout! vi-itu,: with bi-
tl.U w,ek '"in? a lew naja.
fiieud a few
Vale, Ontario and llaker City.
T. K. Purse, the Grand
Union Tea Co , salesman wa.
in Independence Monday.
Mrs. (). A. Kreamer and
daughter Gretcben, made,
business trip to
week.
Mr. and Mr. Geo. VV.
Kutch are viaiting with Mr.
and Mr. D. O. Taylor tin
week.
Jaaper Rhodaiand wife are
down from the Drtweey,
Oregon country for a few
weeka vacation.
If ra. Joaae of Salem and
daughter lira. Dr. Hoack
of Portland are visiting with
Mrs. Qofl thia week.
Grandma If eEimurray.who
ban been quite ill ia reported
much better and ia now able
to ait up daring the day.
Mr. and Mr. Emit 0 Oer
fln of Portland are Tinting
Mr. Oerfin'e mother, Mra.
J. VV. Kirkland thii week.
Helen Myer of WaiUburg,
Wah., a former teacher of
thi city it visiting with P.
M. Kirkland and wife thin
w.ek.
Mr. C. M. Myer and
daughter were in the city
from Sidney last week where
Mr. My, it i running a gen
eral store.
VV. H. Ooae, a graduate of
the Normal of 1897 it now
mayor of Vancouver. lie
spent Christum in Salem
iiiug.
Mr. and Mr. Pole Pome
roy left Thursday for Gray
Kiver, Washington, after
pending leveral week in
I ndt'pvndenc with their par
ent." S. t Owen and wife.
' Mr. and MrB. Motitgoio' i
Wsrd, oi Portland vi-itu'
over .Christmas with Mi
Ward' parentis, S E. Owen
and wife. .
Oregon produced 1,742,000
Halem laetiOna of hay in 1913, valued
' . A i r r u o i.A T l
ui $io,ooo,uvu. ii aitu pro
duced poUtoet valued at
$J.915,000, rye at $262,000,
barley $2,810,000, oats $5,
7H7.000 wheat $1,788,000 and
corn $419,000
Since tLe i-ei3..i'.iuiial oil
tfiki at linauiuont in 1!'1
petnieum ha.' had rht
place in the mineral pioduo
t )ii of Texas, the alu" d
the oil output in l'J12 cmi
etituting more than one. ihird
of the total mineral produc
tion of the statw.
8. G. Collin of Shedd,
cause down Saturday and re
mained until Sunday after
noon for a ahort viit with
hie aon J. R. Collin and
family. Mr. Collin i 95
ears of age and ia hale and
hearty. J. L. Collin ac
companied hi father home
on the return trip.
Campbell' hill is thought
to be the highest point in
the state of Ohio. It io 1550
feet above the tea level and
ia in Lo.au county, near
Belle'ontaine.
.Mih. Willi l)ugi;er rwhvd
a telfj;ra in Chris'.uii:- d;i
from her parent-, iir. an 1
Mrs. P.H Murphy at Gr..
Valley, that, their. e -n !!;r
bort had died that day at
Pei,d letou. .
Vie if !i':iii.. v. tif- taken '
' Vail- V w 1 re tLs funv
tl was held Saturday.
lloNri Mi'tpl y wa- 27
i ;irj or joivip c nvi
:iar m')t of hi !f", wnwell
cno vn in tH ci' v, II" In I
bi,e i io poor health for ahoni
a vea- nod tlu death cam" a
a nrpri.-e to lb" family a. d
r iendsf.
re xler
Alexander
Bid You
Welcome
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Sees Us
Pleased
Michigan ho'ds Bixth placj
:tmong thePtatee in th value
oc its mineral production,
with an output in 1912 val
ued at $HO,062,486, according
to tha prominence being due
to its great wealth In copper
and iron.' Ranking second
only to Minnesota in the
(production of iron ore, it i6
third in the production of
copper, being exceed only by
Aiizona and Montana. It
alto stands h'rst in the pro
duction of alt, bn.roine,
calcium, chloride, grnphite,
and aand-lime briek.
Abstracts of Title mad pronptljr,
csrsfully and at reasonable prices
Brown 6 flbley, Attorntye aa Ak
strsctors, 610 M1U St. DtlUa, Oregos
With Your
Paironage
1913
Was
Our Banner
Year
But We Expect
This Year
TO BEAT IT
Dr. Lowe '& Turner
the well known eye apecial
itts of Portland will be in
Independence again Friday,
Jan. 16th at Hotel Reaver.
Don't fail to commit them
about your eye and glasses.
Th
ere
There should be better
light ervice from the boat
landing to C ttret. The
heaviest passenger trarel in
the city i from the river
landing to the C treet bridge
and the people need a good
light service along thit road.
Mi Nabelle flllbaugh, a
A production between 5C6,
000,000 and 575,000,000 short
tons of coal in the United
Statea during 1913 it the
former resident of thit city. 0nioial estimate of the United
i now buyer in the art de-, 8latol c.eoloioal Surrey.au
iiartment for the firm of icrwtM 0Ter the record
Lipman Wolfe Co., of Port-;. ortiaki,lj( production of 1013
land, She is well known to 0 30,000,000 to 40,000,000
th' o'd time tesident of tbi oni
city. ..
F l Ford, old time en Misi Eva KirkpstrioV,
gine r on the Yamhill di via- daughter of Mrs. E. 15. mith
ion of th. Soovheru Pacific, of tbi place, wii united in
W!un the train ran from luarrian at mid nisrht. Nov
Airlie and alla, wa an In- ember 2v, to Kalph Haoou of
dependence visitor Tuesday, Tillamook, at Tillamook,
taking in the town with an Mra. Paoon it well known
old acquaintance W. W. here and baa many friend
Percivai Hd stated he w in the ci'y.
s a
Difference
Canneloods
9IP (ctear,Irrr(bIlall
THEBESTBYJL5iI
AwwiaAaL j
Between Fresh Canned ;
Goods and Ud Stock.1
Only the Neweat Is1
best, having that nat
ural flavor of the fruit
or vegetables.
Knowing this, ws buy only
from factories which can
their goods immediately af
tfr they are picked or grown,
factories which are known
to work under conditions of
perfect cleaniineis.
Following are scms cfttei
Fla Pea
Flag Cora
Fla Beans
Delnionte Fruits
Delmonte Peaches
Delmorte Pineapple
FLUKE & JOHNSON
For Sal By
Sloper 5rc$ & Ccckle
1914 I
IS COMING
Make Up Yout
Mind Now
To Buy Your GROERIES of the
Store That Has the Best the
MARKET Affords in
(1ROCRRIHS. PROVISIONS, CROCKERY. ETC
ALLEN T. CLARK,
- OREGON.
MONMOUTH -
Errors marked 25 vote for
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