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CO.vING TO INDEPENDENCE SPECIALISTS From the He Cataphoric Medical Institute ST. LOUIS, MO. Will Pay their First Visit to Independence, Oregon And will be at the Hotel Beaver, SEPT. 2,3 Two Days Only Thli blng- an Advertising Trip to Introduce This New System, They Will Give Consultation, Examination, Advice and All Treatment Necessary to Com plete a Cure FREE. TM o.Ja-l la fat uet a. rurm to tnalr ermit aa war rmn ......... pnaalhl. tli... an "I" eiprtad of .U 1... .4..nl.. nf thll nff.r iO tUW to Ui.li fri.nda ih. re""l ohtaluacl br hJJ iralMn of IrMlmml Thar lrai It la Mm Milium tht rommuniiF ., .. iu . ..... in huh a lit. hi. th. prtrll ra ul wiiimiltlni aurh r.lnixiinl apaclallala, .... , ,.,,.,.! .ii.n.Uiir. Iii vaall un I'll', illarnnaa ruur cue, la. Il tim.Hl of Uialr kiii.lnli Thar. II no .uirrlir.nilliil or fiiraa work You will b. liid wh.tll.r tnu eaa M i-urasl of But If yiMt . II a-urain. W7 win Iraial fou; If Inruralil. lia will lira rou aorla ilrli-a to prolnnn r"ur Ufa. Ttinr tr.at daafneaa by tnttf"' mMhud. aud hrurlnc li raatnrt to aawnj al un... riTAIIIIH l ill rurMt ki II n.f.r will return. Iy liraiaeini up Ui. wild ralihlm Lmlenry by Ih. rtwlriml at anrptlon of m.illrlin If yml hir. w.. luti do not fill to t .lamlimd. Th. new dlarnf.rr of aliaiirlilnl mullein. ti slaalrii-ll' In paralyala. him of manly !'", .w -.-,,., Bn in..., nf tin ntirriHia - Mm Hirludlnf KI'II.KI'KY, li od aaaaid " mir.rtiKi humanity Mi'dK-al "d irlMillrlc aian aland aiiiaanl t thi Hiaraelima ur. llnal an halm n.ilnl whrrir till. x'i"i nin n lruducl Tliiiiiiuindi who har. lfii "P HI hupM of r.r belni cured now hare an u.p"r tunny of llf.llm. to cun.ult aalllrd imkUIIiU nf National ri-nuliiMun ll.'mi"ii'-r Hm-It fcimHt ,t. ,.f n.uilii'iue riiiHtiiiiud Willi vlri'll H'l l Ull thain ntrol of dlea Hint nlher. (ki niil piiawaa If you h.v. WKAK ItVUH. com. and M Ih. greal (H I I.IKT Willi n r.n... bl. dl'i'ery. curea all Ihoa. irnirtnl wilh fllllnt .yanliitit, ralarai-ll or funrllnnal blliiil ... Ti. i.nnrf mult, tu awe tir llmlr entlri'l) naw mrthnrfa S'i aiperlmnnl. Coin, and tell II f..r ymiraelf Kn' .ipartly lexli-d and tr.alud ,11,1. TIIIM IN pnr.K Of l II .i in i Uhm nertlhln. ela. ha fallril Radio Thar ipy Treatment. Iia awil a iliipali'h with llir rapmnr of liKhinlng In alteitud pari, ana mi eaa. h.. d i I 'liea red Ilk. .lunke In Ih. air Tl.a m..rt at.il nmal atul'tmrn raa. nf rlieunia- (lam. oaralyala, wlatlra, hraln, li.rra, h.arl and iplnal dl.iM.', I u nil anil Hi rent tniulilea. lllnuil illaord.r.. aalliina, ralarrh, plli-a, di'afueaa. file, Ma rflaeaaea. Ilrer. kldimy. Wailder, Btnmach .rf nari,ii.iiiii it miiala un Irkl v and p.rma nanlly rellered hy tin) lr.alm.iitl. Alao Un qnlrkMi rure In th. world fur AII.MK.V'.H Of Man AM) HUMhln. Crutikai laid dowai ksundl.ti ralltuda af lh.a. wk. k.. baaa let fr... olivary af dliaaa. Il aknllfhad. Inflrmltlel far .l yl.ld ta th. Haala aotlva IrMtmantl. Nadln ullrlly Irealmenli drl. rlonm from your brain and rll.llta .r.ry n.r. In our body kadln acllvlly Irealluenta ara real narta fltal-laara-they thrill Ih. brain and hmly with rail imlh and rllallly, maklna old Mk. ynuni lialn. They renew ambition and cnurait. when llf. ju.t drafia alimil. and elenr up dull, tuud dlad uralna and body When ynur lliouiihli ram. hard, yuur niuarlea and nerrea o weak, and you feel aa l yu were "lnaliif your rli,' Nailio treulmruta renew your n.rv. fnrca and brim bark yuur ir anil tlm. OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Past Week. Salem Rule May Change. Salem. A comrnlKBloninanagcrial tnrm cit covernmelit for Salera ban been recommended by a coin ml tee ap pointed by the mayor and city council to make an lnveBtlatlon. The report recommends a government by seven commlanlonerrg, one from each ward, to be elucted at large, und the one re ceiving tbe largest vote to be chair man or mayor. A city manager would be chosen by tbe commlHRlon. BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON Fifty-Cent Drop at Portland. Portland. from lu record high price in the local market of $8.06 per hundred, which It had maintained for several days, cane sugar took a sud den drop to $7.05. All other grades also fell off 60 cents. Healers say they have not yet rtricertaliied wheth er the federal Investigation ordered hy President Wilson Is reHiiorisilile, Widow' Peniion Act la Upheld. Dallas. Just before adjourn (tig the August term of the Circuit court here, Circuit Judge Webster HoIiihh ren dered a decision sustaining the wi dows' pension act, and he issued a writ of mandate to the I'olk county court, directing it to grant a pension of $40 to Mrs. Maud Enn Znchary. Widow Held in Jail. Prlnevlllo. Mrs. Mollle Scrogglns, wife of Mall Contractor A. 0. Scrog gins, who was shot down in his home at I'aullna on July 31 by Henry L. McDowell, was given her preliminary bearing ami held to the grand Jury without ball, The grand Jury will meet September 8. Cooley Case Before Grand Jury. Mnrshfleld. The grand Jury of Cur ry county has taken up the Investiga tion of the case of A. R. Cooley, charged with the murder of John Van Pelt IB years ago. The case was in vestigated at tho last term, but Petec- tlve Doyle and un Important witness were unable to be present, and the case was continued until tills term. Kugei:e S. Cothreim, of Portland, has been appointed inspector of the Biological survey service at a salary of ll.OoO. Tin; Hpeecb. of A. h. .Mills, president of the First National bank, made at Portland August 14, was ordered printed by the senate an a public document. Negotiations are afoot in Harney founty for the location of a Mormon colony on lunds now owned by the Oregon & V.'ahlilngtou Colonization company. Another epidemic of dog poisoning has broken out In Pendleton and the Indignation among dog owners is such that big rewards are being offered for the apprehension of the guilty per sons. That a snake will commit suicide to escape torture was demonstrated at Silver Lake, when two cats, the prop erty of a homesteader near the lake, herded a big diamond rattler into a hill of red ants. Charging that title to the land was acquired by fraud, the government has started suit through tho federal court to cancel patent for 64t) acres of land uow owned by Stephen llarrer, a sheep rancher of Grant county. Circuit Judge Kelly sentenced Hoy Carroll, convicted of killing John Zol ler, marshal of Oervais, to life impris onment In the penitentiary. Carroll's attorneys signified their intention ol appealing to the supreme court. That the Kuropean war presents a golden opportunity to Oregon to de velop Its mineral resources and add millions to the wealth of tbe state Is the belief of C. W. Clapp, a mining man of 30 years' experience, who late ly came (o Portland from Nevada. The sale of 87,500,000 board feet of timber in the Crater Lake national forest has been authorized by the for ester at Washington, li. C. It Is esti- IN THE WORLD OF SF011T Hans Lobert, Smart Philly Baseman. HOP BASKETS " W ! Strung, well buiit, jen I f ro.fd ?lat HiiKkHs. Male in wtimil iihnsH and u-?'ii ex- li iir-ivt'iv by (,'i'tiwer" Un niigb- (;llt lilt) Vil 1 1 f .V . exiiclly one-half bx 11 old : Phone or Mall Your Order Today, ; Mfg. By- The Chas. K. Spaulding logging Co., ! Independence, Oregon. Photo by American Press Association. The majority of National league base ball experts are of the opinion that linns Lobert of the Philadelphia Na tionals covers more ground than any other third baseman lu the older cir cuit. Although he appears somewhat clum sy to some sjicetators, very few balls i Sunny Slope I Len Fishback returned from Carlton Tues-lay. j Mr. and Mrs. Nash of Mon j mouth were seen in our neigh j borhood Sunday. 1 Wilson Hill cf Dallas was a visitor of R. M. Bosley the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Hoag of Sodaville are guests of her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cal-breath. Mrs. Retta Hamar was arIn dependence visitor Tuesday. Mrs. Belle Beckley is visiting relatives in Carlton. Mrs. Kate Rogers was shop ping in Monmouth Wednesday. Robert Fishback and wife of near Independence have moved into the Rufus Smith house here the past week. Tom Osborne of Independence COLUMBIA GRAPHMOLAS ENTERTAIN ALL WE offer these machines an talking machines that are as brilliant in their reproduction and in every way as good as any machine on the market. When you consider that you can pur chase a hornless Talking- Machine for as low as $25.00 and then have th. world's best musicians at your service, there seems no reason tor anyone being without entertainment It must be re membered that y. u can play Victor Records on the Columbia Machines and also Columbia Records on the Victor Machines. Easy terms of payment can be arranged in the purchase of any Columbia. irtit hv ITutiu r.ilw.ft tt. u ruinnt-Lulilo mated that the wile win bring over j fu8t ruaijer nnd holdd the recora for was a guest of his brother, Chas drciing tu buses, tie in now bittiug Osborne, and family last week taa bull at a .300 clip. . . uepnas iNeison was aomg dusi ness in Monmouth Wednesday, Thm tnv nf DerlWt (Hn-nllon. ttrftct clrcuU tlnn, prftMt tirHllh Kvary nerrt ind trj niter tif yuur wtmir tidr wakm ttiroush thl ; ontirru HaHin Tiierfttiy. rti tit vxiniin ting thrill uf fMUlIt (tik ivry rnimcl ind functiun In ynur body fulrly vm intj iini with nmm rrr ami Kitciiiy TremMinK, nrr nui proilrntloit and that llrnl fftillng Taulih ftr Irmlmeiit or Katlio Tinrtiy. Rry run tliwn, winnr1. tlrml out, nrroui I pmn u invllrd lu rail and iry naaio rr. N0NI ARC SO BLIND At THEY WHO REFUBC TO SCf! "RaraiiM on billion pwiplt In this world MJ laal a thlnf ta a lit. and but n prana olalmi II la Ih truth, It doot out follow that lh billion art right " BiHidrtda of yaara agn (lalllan elatmad that th world waa round and rolad A billion aallud htm a manlar. Niar tha mhldla of Ui laat Miitury Mora aald that tt would b 0t attila tu Miid ntMaagM ovar a wlra by mant of alaclHrlty A billion rllcd him a fraud Ball, la Mir own Mru aald that Boon tha aound ar tha human to Ira could ba tranamlltad from Naw Turk ta Ran rranrlara, and Hall waa branded a draaiaar Maroal'a arMtlrtloa that a lata graph to aiaaaaga eould ba fliahd orar tha trmrk- lana aallaa of awa aaparatlng Japan from Saa rraneiam without wlra waa ballad aa tha ka of tha aatatury Tfcnaa warn talhod yaara ao af autotaoMiaa and aabia roast ao ataetrtc itm Umia wara aatllad at Who waa right and a, Ik MUtoa a caa lltlK)?ifh tha aaUphoraala trMtiaawl la batna aitaaatfaJy uaad la luru aad UantiaMt tha aat ta. tha traataMail of ahrvala. dimrutt and loag aianAnc eaaaa. II baa aarar bofera baaa Btndurd la tha Wa Taw eaa Ml aaTord to atarlb tbta tppnriallv ta got wall. VAIirom TftiMd CtKM) naaaaUjr la a faw daya IraMtxr tbaa tlbaral aaTar la far thla trat wlp oaly nad 4 mm aaat will ba charged for ail tha TraatMaaM raqalrad w aiaka a ponaa Mat! awra of all thoaa aoaaaiaawtac kaataaawd aa, tbaa Irwt ftaH Odaat law: A.K.tafttda.aV SEPT. 2 and 3 LOCAL NEWS A flood pair 0f reading glasses 'or $1.00 at O. A. Kreamei's. J. S. Cooper, went to Cor viill'8 Tut'fdtiy to look after liia bop interests tbern, John Barnebern and wify of Metlford ar vicitiiiK at tho liorntt of J. S. Hohannon. Dr. and Mr. Vard Littler motored from Albany last Haturdav for a brief vi?it at tbe A. G. Knapp liome. Dr. Hewitt drovt bis car to lUrview tbi week and brought bit) wife und chit drttii borne with him. Kev. 8andifur and family returned Tuesday night from Burview where they spent the tumraer. Tbe trip was made by auto and the only trouble encountered was a "balky" machine a few miles out. Mr. Saudi fur teems to have taken oo sev eral pound.4 avoirdupois. EMPLOYERS CAUSE UNREST? Association is Accused of tiling Influ ence Against Employsrs. Portland. The Employers' associa tion throiiKh Its anti union activities, Is responsible for much of the indus trial unrest that exists in Portland and OreKon, according lo witnesses that testified at the concluding ses sion of the hearing culled by the Unit ed Slates commission on industrial re lations at the central library. Men like M. V. tlanfleld are de termined to crush labor and destroy the unions," said Oeorne II. Howell of the International Typographical Union, referring to the organizer of the Employers' association wIioho tes timony was a feature of the bearing Thursday. "Their methods are merciless," con tinued Mr. Howell lu his description of those who direct the activities of the Employers' association. False advert Ihcis who seek to di vert Immigrants Into the northwest were held responsible by several wit nesses before the federal Industrial re lations commission for the unrest that exlBts here. It Is utterly Impossible, It was disclosed, lo keep all of the un skilled labor employed throughout the year. Hop Picking to Start, finllas. Hopiiiowers are busy In preparation for picking. The crop all over I'olk county Is going to he short this year. In many yards the crop will only h 50 per cent of th iiaunl yield. In some yards the yield will be normal. Owing to unsettled con d It inns In Europe, hopgrnwera are looking for a high price this year. Albany Has Open Forum. Albany. Albany will have an "open forum" once a week or the dlsrussluu of public questions by representatives of different political parties or fac tions. They will be held In connection with the regular Wednesday eveuing public bund concerts here. Five Die As Auto Dives. North I lend. Elve persons were killed outright hen un auto driven by J. llluford tais went through the railing on the county bridge across Pony Point and dropped 20 feet. Cow Has Two Calves 'n Two Months. Albany. A Jersey cow giving birth to a full-slued culf Just 30 days after she had given birth to another calf was the freak of nature which was re ported here. $200,000 Into the national treasury :)5 per cent of which will be spent lo cally on roads and schools, One mile of fruit, 12 feet high and eight feet wide, weighing 3,000,000 pounds, Ib the estimated record of the Milton Emit Growers' union to date Ihis yenr. Thla does not Include local or express shipments or fruit sold to peddlers. About 14 carloads of prum are going out daily at the best prices in many years. Thomas llrunk, of Eola, state rep resentative from I'olk county, and a prominent livestock raiser, left Mon day to act as Judge of livestock at sev oral fairs in Washington and Montana, He will go first to t'liehalls, Wash then to Spokane, and Inter to Helena Mont., where lie will attend the Mon- tana state fair. Joe Knowlea, the artist-nature man, who hits JiiHt completed his 30-day primitive man experiment In the Sis kiyou forests, 60 mlleB southwest of Grunts 1'iihh, has returned to clviliza lion. The return was celebrated as a gala day in Grants Pass, and pructl t ally the entire citizenship turned out lo greet Know'los, when he arrived. Having been put out of the saloon business becuuse of the bud reputa tlon of his pluce, W. Margulllis of Portland says he will open the largest coffee house on the Pacific coast for the purpose of giving men out of work meals for small cost. The coffee bouse will be in the building formerly occupied by the saloon. Complaining that the management of several railroad companies In the state allowed passengers during the recent warm spell to remove their shoes, and that the atmosphere of the cars became unbearable, a resident of tho state, whose name Is withheld, has asked the state railroad commis sion to issue an order forbidding pas sengers from Indulging In the practice in the future. The secretary of agriculture advises Senator Chamberlain that the depart ment will not go further in coopera tive tuberculin tests as requested by Patrons of Husbandry of Eorest drove, The department Is arranging lesis of pure bred cattle throughout the country under signed agreements with owners, believing tills plan will bo. more efficacious than promiscuous tests. Pomona ( range, which Includes ev ery (i range in IHiuglas county, Is plan fins to hold n "good roads" meeting in Itoscbnig on Saturday. The pro C.rnni will include addrcses by persons well versed ill load building, as well na musical numbers and a general dis cission, (iood roads eni'iuslasls from ell sections of Douglas county will l. ike p. ut in the general discussion, which will be one of the features of (he program. Saturday, September lii, is the date set for the third annual Hood River loimty Industrial School Fair. Ten industrial clubs have been organized tu the various school districls of the county and keen rivalry will exist among the boys for the trip that Is olfcred by the Commercial club to the By Mrs. Lucy L. Whiteaker luting for two nonentities last season, The success of the Cincinnati Iieds and lue Urowns over In s r venr Is due en- I itl. ur - ru-: Tm..nnnn h " I i Tie V OIIIUIl B ,(11 XCIllfH.-I.ltn-; HI rely to tho personal equation repre- !Jnion held a very interesting meeting McAleor believed that there wasn't , . . .nrh n thh. u n a.....,rni f., tne usual nour. mm. uiuig.. v.oi.Cu less It had the individual strength. He tbe meeting to order anu ieo me oevo- lielloved that a winning team could be tionai with a very Inspiring ana upnn assembled In thirty minutes and used inir Scripture lesion. Mrs. Wititeaker to cite as evidence tho fact that his 1 isked God's blessing on our work and An offer of 2t0 for the Jersey cow ' 1k, scoring the highest lu any giving the best yield of butler at the Two projects proposed by the state su Ort'gon state fair has been made by pcrlntemlent of Instruction. The eue tbe Oregou Jersey ("utile club. cessful youth will be entertained la Salem by U, state fair association. iamute. What Makes a Ball Team 7 .Tntmm tf Vli..ia qiiiiiu th, m "litn ,.i,ii.'a , v . -,. j. r i ... . c, pet" In the Pun Johnson school of base- ivuss rein joiiiiBun apetti. oun- ituii nnd author of the celebrated six day with relatives on the Luck- cy Under comic, "Players, ut the mat) nger, make n ball ten in," can look a bout the buseball World and see more linn nickinc ia tipar at hand u icsb em-uy jumu now wrong oe us . , .. ,,, when he mode the Kt;,rem,.,,r l" "umcu iuir,o ai c P'oi- Tbe two conspicuous examples this ing for the Same. .vciir uift; mi; uie mcvieeniiii uypo- i . ri r I diesis are Charles Ilvrzoir and Itranch I ndS. ftllhmua, ueu. x rtwicy itickey. Both of these leaders came and Albert Rardin of Clayton, into authority with more or less "Joke" 1exipn. are o-uests of Glav Guth , , o Itv lilt III liw.lliii, if (rliiiri.i- i.titliiiul. ride and family. Mr. Ansmus asm, intelligence and Ogiit into their is a brother of Mrs. Guthridge, men Herzog and Rickey have put two militant factors luto thu ueld. substl- 1 ui p T II HrUTS nil star nine trimmed the world's chiunplnn Athletics three games lu suc cession lu their tuning up games be fore the title series, with no prepara tion whatever and with few signals. McAleor had a wonderful aggrega tion that yenr. with Johnson, Cobb, Milan, etc.. In Its makeup. Of course such a club could not help but win. workers and that success might come to us ai d strength given from on high to carry on our work to victory, all j lining in the singing of campaign songs just received from our headquar- ers. The roll call was answered with texts from the Bible suited to the needs of the hour. The hour was well filled Aside from directing the runners from with reports on various lines ard the third base, McAleor never called plays discussion on many questions relating for bis ten in. never ordered the pitcher lo our work ghowed a deep interest was ho b, r hnr vU!r Tm f 'T' being taken by all and its influence for lug but hard work, put young play- . t.'u , . , ers through no regulnr course of wu w" " , teiichliiir khvb iir ri,.. ,i.,i, ib in vain. Mrs. Whiteaker was asked to up from watching the veterans In a?ain resume her task of keeping the short, his school was no school at all, W. C. T. V. column posted with items aud players if made under his regime were self made. of interest to us and our co-workers, which she promised to do. The report showed the L. T. L. and Youtij Cam Army-Navy Gama In Washington. I naiirnera were active workers and doinir "e annual Army. .Navy football game t;, nxrt in the nublic work and I'luiiiiuiy win ne iinivca in wasnington .,i.,; i.. ciont . ,,,, 1 .1U1LIMK ItKUI.I IIICGIIIIK. . , ... - t VM.. iiereiiuer 1 lie House committee Oil : ... .. ...... - v....! i. ,,.;: T , . , I logs anu ouier uiiuuisucu wuia w iniiiiai-.v uiTans reported favorably the , ,, - . ,. . . u ivsolutlon iiihrii,. .1... ...,.t f held over for next meeting, to be held war to permit the use of Potomac park, with Mrs- p- Kurre, near the Christian lust south of the White House, for the I cliurch. At the close of the meeting game. I he report says that It Is the pinion of the committee "that Wash ington Is a suitable place for the play ing of the giiine " The resolution prc Ides that the sin-rotary of war shall have full charge of the Army-Navy game, lie Is authorized to delegate authority to the iinny and navy ath letic association, which has charge of the snnuiil football event. It Is pro vided that the government shall tie subjected to no expense through the playing of the game In Washington. The Monitor for neat Job Printi ins. if ced. Ranking Tennis Player. Anthony F. Wilding, famous Austral- Inn tennis player, places the first teu layers as follows: Norman E. Pfookes (Austrnlaslai, Maurice E McEouglilln (America). Jnnies Civil Parke (British Nlesi, It. N Williams -J, (America), Andre II. Uobert (Kramei, Otto Froita- beltn (Cermanyi. II Uoper Barrett (Itritish Islesi. T. M. Mavrogordato (lirltish Isles), E, . mid A. H. Low lltrttlsh Islesi. "I think that the leit man." aavs Mr. Wilding, "under those and the closest to th.ni-ls m,.t iipcutrls. the Frt-nch player PosslMy ho desorves a place even blgher up. but on that Pro j cbmbtful." iu guiiiotme that ,- .tu..,iit...t thousands of hapless i reuchmen 6n the I lace ,le a ivlK.oriIl, u now m London at Muie. Tussauds waxworks exhibition, on MarylotMt.e rvd. Follow ing are ttie !ativ.f esttmatts of population In the re.Mntructetl Bal kan state, according t, the Oeopraphl csl Journal: Turkey, hi Europe. l.WO. 0: Huli,-aria. 4 4- 7 .-,. Uoumanla. 7.M-I .?;; Servta, i..M;.',i;a); Ureece. 4.Sii;;.i.. Mouleiiegro. ,. Ui.0a.Ka; Albs ma. 1 Ual.ia.aO refreshments were served by the host ess and enjoyed by all. Our social chat was very pleasant and will linger long in our memory. All are invited to mend the meetings of theW. C. T. U and take part in the work and enjoy i's pleasures. rnilaneiptiln is urged to spend WOn, 000 for a boutititicnt loir monument at the limit of South Broad street boule vard. Tbe I'nlled States' bill for diamonds the last decade, has been Ju-st aUiut enough to buy and build the Fnuiima canal. In the course of one year more than C.OtX) (n-rsons were blent Hied lay their Pnger prints in the London police court 1 ii h m Bridges and wife of Clevelanri have decidt-d to live apart for a year If not then reconciled they will seek divorce. A beautiful new flower has been evolved by n resident of California who has Kilo-reeded In budding a rose to a blacktwrry bush. An unloading crane at one of tin? ore potts of the great lakes take tl twelve ton l:;e every time It dives Into the hold of the vessel A Punish nerve sinviallst places hi iHiva)e-eiit -patient ou top of a piano that they may be benefited by the vibrations as it Is played. A New York store window present au ever changing array by badng built In throe tiers, which are constantly shifted by a hydraulic elevator. The wearing qualities of ruttr tVaot w i ar will Ih Increased by iniiiiufa.-tur-Uu' It en the same Una's as are now fol iuwaad br tbaa tire iuauuiacturr. Sheet Music 15c We are ordering new sheet music every day. Come in and look over our stock and if we haven't what you want we will order it at once and no extra charge. i! OUR SMALL GOODS AND FURNISHINGS ARE AS LOW IN PRICE AS IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO GET THEM ANYWHERE. Come In and look over our Pianos. We will be only too glad to demonstrate the Player Pianos, wnether you are interested in buying or not. : : : Country Folks, make this store your headquarters when In the City. We have a free phone which Is at your service at all times. COOPER MUSIC C STREET, IN MONITOR BUIIDINC, INDEPENDENCE, CO., OREGON THE PILL BOX MATRIMONIAL TROUBLES 'Tis said that when a man mar ries his troubles begin; now as a whole, with us it has been hon ey, our joys have been plenty, wife has been good, she has obeyed and not spent our money. Hold! Hold! we take water, gosh, it's a'mess, wife has just yelled: 'Hook up my dress. Sign posted in Independence ast week: "Full-blooded cow for sale, giving milk, three tons of hay, a lot of chickens and a good stove. AVOIDING A MIX There is some confusion of mail and otherwise in this city because several parties were born with the same name. The Pill Boxer used to live in a place where there were eight John ohnsons and to tell them apart custom made them bimple Johnson, "Irish" Johnson, "Oie" Johnson, Shorty Johnson, Wise" Johnson, "One-Eyed" Johnson, "Squint-Eyed John son and "Jackass" Johnson. 1 hus they were registered to which they made no objections ind the postoffice and others had no further trouble. ered that if benzonaphytylamide is treated with nitric acid it forms two isometricomonitrotmi dobenzobaphytylamides which one gives monosmidbbenz onaph tylmide and the other adhydro SPECIAL NOTICE Notice is hereby served on the girl who ties stiff paper around her ankles to give the effect of having a silk petticoat to take the paper off. It is no longer considered the thing for a petti coat to rustle. The Monitor editor's little toe that attempted to prevent 150 pounds of lead from going thru the cement floor is convalescent. How would you like to be little Belgium? Neither would we. itevoiuticn oamnge claims presented to the Chinese republic's government now call for more than $23,700,000. Korea has ltSO.x0 native and 22.0OO Japanese fishermen. The total catch last year was valued at $(1,000,000. Pumps are used very little In China. The uatlves dig their own wells where water Is found at the depth of s few-feet. Electric refrigerating systems are now being installed In florists' hor3 I 10 Keep flowers In cold storage until A German chemist has discov- sold. The Best Is Good Enough and You get only the best when you x buy meat from us A new reh iterating plant keeps the meat coo' and frenb, :ul when ym once buy from us you buy ai ., because our meat. give satisfac tion. Wf have ju?' add"' r- w .tjudering vats and sausage macl Ucry thus being able to sup ply you with lard and sausage, at all times. b,-e iur own smoke houses and give you country cured hams and bacon. NELSON' MARKET C Street, Independence, Ore. ;r:-?v ....