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Hi-rr-. f LOCAL AND PERSONAL Items of Interest Gathered in and About Town ' ; Chi;, li. Hicks, rornier ed itor of the KnW-rprir-e, is or ganizing an orchestra at Willapa Harbor, status the Sojth Bend Journal. V. H. I'atteron, who has been managing the Eola Hop and V "intrv li m, ha moved toPuiiImid ioi tiie winter. Dr. Dunsmore delivered an address Sunday evening at uiem 01 int v. a v.:., wns with the demonstration tr.iin Mondav. The; Dr. has decided . . . .. . I . tu tiut-r li t campaign a u caiuIitUte ioi Governor on a II t 1 - 1 IT me nepuonean ticket. lie is a strong man, especially among the farmers, aid has Mad over 40 yeari ex per ienoein Oregon and has made many friends who would like tn KPm llim In ftiu r-.r.ail i.-vi. .. -for which he Hall ro an attend noe of about 125 men and the meet ing was a great success. The Dallas jurv of women aspires. The Piano Contest closed Saturday evrning and the candidates winuing were Mis Beryl Robinson with 4,417, , . .... . 4 16 votes. Mr. J. W . Rich- woman m the case of W umia l i ,, a.-a . , ,,T . j unison t lie fcbU coupon on a Davidson vs. G. V . I lckett, i,., . , oo) piano, Miss Mildred a civil action over a deed toi,, "hti i.jo coupon on a property The Dallas National Rank has installed a 20,0UO cen tral heating plant. S.SnO piano and Minna dime uid El vera Dugger eacii u .?12" couioi: on a $.'550 piano. The coupons uregood on the The Ore-.,i: Normal basket J purchase price of a like grade bull team defeated the Al piano as given nv the .Moo banv college foam by a score of 49 15. TIih revival services at the Baptist church have been quite successful. Monday evening, quite a number of young ladies were baptized and several conversions made Dr. Jones is an able speaker and Rev Blackstone is an excellent soloist. Miss Gladys Irvine and Mr. Black utone sans; a duet at the meet ing Mondav evening that wad appreciated by the many in attendance. This month sees the Gold en Jubilee of the Knights of Pythias th world over. The big meeting will be held in Washington D. C, but every local lodge will hold a cele bration the same evmine. The occasion is the 50th an niversary of the founding of the order by Justice Rath borne, February 19. 1864. The Airlie Public School has become a standard eohool, having made the 16 require ments neceisary. The Monitor gets results. Mr. Nicholson advertised a number of hogs for sale a few weeks ago and last week tele phoned us to change the ad as he had sold all the porkers. The same week we ran ad for Mr. Leitch advertising a number of cows for sale lor him and we received a tele phone message from him not lo send any more men to him as be had eold his cows. The Monitor hai the circulation and the farmer who wishes results advertises iu the pa per the people read. Wilson i : off the job, Smith sella fruit tref and Tripp contest and are ut K?d Lrus i;or in th is edeeinable Pharmacy. Iiie. Grand Jury brought hi a true bill against the I'ool Halls in Independent h r keeping opn on Sunday it .... una trie cases will be tried ut thU term of the circuit court. The general opinion is that if the law is held eon Mitutional, all business houses will be closed in Polk county Sunday by the prose cuting attorney. Mr. and Mrs. Asa B. Robin son returned from their hon eymoon trip Friday, and lat er moved to Dallas where they will make their home R. H. Knox who has been in Spokane for several weeks visiting returned Friday from his trip reporting a very pleasant time. still sells real estate. 4t Boys Ind ustrial Clubs have baen organized in Polkcoun ty at Oakdale, Pioneer; Broadmead, McTiramons Valley, Srni.hneld, Buell, Harmony, Butler Vallev, Junction, Gooseneck, Red Prairie, Enterprise, Orchards, surer, Upper Salt Creek, Fairview, Ward, Concord, Zena, Lincoln Eola, Parker, Lewisyille, Mountain View, Spring Valley, Black Rock, North Dallas, Buena Vista, Airlie, Halt ereek, Bethel, West Sa!em, Montgomery, Peedee, Fir Grove, Cherry Grove and Maple Grove. Independence tent a large delegation to the Good Roads meeting at McMinnville and Dr. Dunsmore was elected as secretary of the association. The boys all report fine pro gress and much enthusiasm. and we hope other xuovt luents of a like nature will fol low. The Night oi Laughs given by Mr. EtniL in connection with the Polk County Rnnd was a line entertainment ami was well patronized, and ap preoiated by the people of Independence. The band difcerves the support of the people aid i a valuable ad dition to the towu and county The High School adjourn -ii Monday to atteud the bi demonstration train at Inde pendence from 8.00 a. m. to i0:U0 a. tn. arid heard tin luctures delivered by the ex perts. The ground hog saw his hawdow in a halt dozen places Mondav and it is re corded there will be six weeks nf real good wet weather Flie weather bureau not with- sta ndinu. There was a lively gano el tasket ball played on tin home field Friday evening when the W'ell.-daie team met the Independence second team at the uuditoriu The ijiiine was a fast on out 'he Independence hoys were too fast for the visitois. Miss Emma Heukle was down from Corvaflis Sunday and attended the enmnence ment exercises at Monmouth while here. The married peoples dan citig club will give a mas- querde ball Friday evening at the opera house. The VVacontas dancing club will give a dance at the opera house Friday, Feb. 14, St. Valentine's day. Miss Florence Geabo re turned Tuesday from a stay of several mouths in Los Angeles Mrs. Clarence Ireland vis ited several days in Eugene and Salem this week. W. II. Walker has heed in Portland I his week where Mr, Walker is receiving medical attention. ?w preatt r ; c".- .-i-:i:;v' of cita-' raet and other diseases of the eye are brought a!out by this habit more than from all other causes combined. Many cause of head ache, neuralgia, nervousness, in somania, irritability, nervous 0 r o,st r a t i'o n and seeming stupidity of children are due to defective visicn and are relieved at once by properly adjusted glasses. If you have the slight est suspicion ttiat your eyes are not perfectly correct, let Drs. Lowe & Turner examine them for you. If you do not need glasses they most positively will not recommend them. Their glasses are ruaranteed to give entire satisfaction whether they cost $2.00 or more. Scores of Polk county references. FOR SALi- About 2 head of full blood Duroc I) rood sows. At Talmage station on I. & M. railroad. Come soon. Chas. J. Nicholson. ( it-1 oil V i s i I i 1 1 g ':i I d s .1 'id Unsi n eai (! print id at t he MonlUir oIlioH where vol get, utisfrtMorv sei vic . Biil heads that please Monitor office. ami stiiteinents printfil at the CARD OF THANKS I wish to express my apprecia tion through the Monitor to my many friends who assisted me in the Merchants-Monitor Piano Contest, thus securing for me the large vote I received. It is due to this assistance th.it I owe my success and I ceitainly appreciate this help. Miss Beyrl Robinson. EXPRESSES TKMS I wish to express my sincere thanks to my friends who so kindly assisted me in the recent Merchants-Monitor piano contest J thereby enabling me to win bc ond prize, that of $150. Mrs. J. W. Richardson. Collier's Th . National . Wttkly First Time in Cluba Until thii ytr Collier' t hai bra loldittt.M). Now the prire U $2. SO and we have secured I concession w here by we can orfer it at a Hill further reduction in con nection with thii publication. Special Offer to Our Readers RecpKnizinir the great dc-nilnri for ColHtr'i at. the nr it ice. we hat e made arrangement! to otter it anil our uwn pulilicitiun eai li one jrmr for the price of Collier 'a a lone. Thi la a limited otier and must betaken advuiuaiicof urunipil. What You Get im Collier's Collirr't is the one bg, inilrpemlrnt, ten Ham weekly of the whule c ..unity. Not only ia it tne ffMd cititrn I hinilhoak luit it u ilao CollVrt T.lN.liuay' niaiiiizine tor tlie whole f.imilv. Amnnif 1 thinga that a year'a aubacription givca alwi 10OO EditoriaJa 600 Newa Photo 2SO Short Artlclet ISO Short S lor lea 100 Illustrated FaturM 2 CompUta Noeaia Collier'i.. .$2.50) Monitor $1.50 $2.50 Dallas alio sent a larve dele. An ortfan chap. I ti and the two communi. For particulars inquire at the I ti are W()rkin in h,rmonv Monitor ofte. frKOod roads in Polk: count,. I'r. Withycuin be. director The firet big step the two of the experimental depart-jtowus Lav-; taktn toother For 8ah Mrs. G. G. Walker Tisited her sisters in Corvallis last week. W. Huff ha returned from Portland where be attended the Hardware men's Con vention. Mrs. Claude Skinner spent Wednesday in Salem. Word Piutler is rmvinjr in to his handsome nsw home this week. When in need of a new suit or hat go to Coakey & Walker's. There is a popular opinion that glasses should not be worn as lontr as the eyes can possibly pet along without them. There nv-j erwasa greater mistake. The very first symptom of defective! eyesight, the first indication ofj fatigue should be recognized as I natures call for hslp. To persist j in forcing the eyi to perform j work too great for their endur ance is simply an abust of the moat precibss sense w have. INDEPENDENCE STEAM LAUNDRY 2 Patronize home Institutions and Help Buildup POLK COUNTY, Oregon Al work Guaranteed. Independence, Oregon X X THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK Established 1889 A Successful Business Career of Twenty Three Years INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS H. Hirschberg, Pres. D. W. Sears, V. P. R. R. DeArmond, Cashier W. H. Walker, B. F, Smith, O. D. Butler The Best Is Good Enough and You get only the best when you buy meat from us A new refrigerating plant keeps the meat cool and fresh, and when you once buy from us you buy again, because our meats give satifiic tion. We have just added new rendering vata and sausage machinery thus being able to sup ply you with lard and sausage, at all times. .V'e have our own smoke bonnes and givt' you country cured harm and bacon. NELSON'S MARKET C Street, Independence, Ore.
