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BIG REDUCTION SALE
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Some automobile agents tire you with tire talk.
We don't. We prefer to let the tires talk for
themselves. The proof's in the service they give.
Suppose you try us out.
You'll have less tire troubles o
more miles without punctures and
more miles without buying new cas
ings. And did you know that our ga
rage service is as efficient as the tires
we carry?
FITCH ARD'S OARAGE
INDEPENDENCE, OllK.
Steam and Dry Cleaning
- Dying and Pressing
Mail's Ss'ta Sttum Cleaned - $1.50
u - Dry " - 1.25
Repairing, AKcrlnt and General Tailoring. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
MJLLKR, THE TAILOR i
The Pc rlltird
and
Independence Monitor
Both at $4.50
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Cabinet Work
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL f
Itpms of Interest Gathered in and AboutTown
Phone in the news.
C I. Reynolds has moved
to Monmouth..
l)r. R. E. Duganne den
tist, National Rank building.
Mrs. Ruben Hastings of
Airlieis very Bick and not
expected to live.
Mrs. Haney waa here from
1'ortland, thtweek end guest
of Mrs. Sarah Young.
Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Mur
phy visited friends in Mc
Minnvilie last week.
Mis West, of the Salem
H(diuols, visited friends here
Saturday and Sunday.
Mian Lucy Foster and
(.'iianVV. Leonard were mar
ried in Monmoutii lawt week.
Wanted: Sewing by Lucy
Smith at the A. Qiiatulorf
home, 11
Furnished room, one block
from Main Street. Inquire
for A. Q. Monitor oftk'e. 12
Mrs Mabel ciroum! John
son spent several days visit
mg relatives in Portland this
week.
Woman desires work by
the hour. Inquire at drs.
Wexford's rooming bouse.
11
Miss Genevieve Co oper
was herb from thi U. of 0.
on a short vacation tins
Thulma Fowler spent Hal
lowe'en vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Fowler.
Mr, and Mrs. A. J. French
of McMinnville v site 1 O. T.
Murphy and family the first
of the weuk.
Thelma Williams, who is
attending school At Salem,
visited her parents this week
end vacation.
The Ladies' Circle of the
Christian Church has
changed the date of its ba
zaar from the 11th to Dec.
17th.
Drs. Lowe it Turner, eye
specialists, will be at Hotel
Beaver, Independence, again
Saturday, Nov. 21-t, until 0
p. ni. only.
Mrs. Mae Cornet and Mrs.
(leorge Peck, of Jacksonville,
111,, aunt and cousin of Ren
(J. Crow, were entertained by
Mr. Crow last Sunday.
Mrs. Allyn Chase will give
i nMnie! ions on the violin , on
Saturdays at the ('row Johu-
fMil Clllir-e SWKiio, .it tllii
Rowckell residence. 12
Mrs. Carlson and daugh
ter, who live in North Dako
ta, are in Independence and
will spend the winter with
Mr. Carlson's daughter, Mrs.
K. Townsend.
The following election
board has been appointed for
thw city election: Judges,
11. 15 Fletcher, J. S. Ro Gan
non and Mrs. J S. Collins;
Clerks, Jl. 0. Dutmniore, K.
T. llon.de and Mrs. P. M.
Kirkland.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
for Croup.
Croup scares yon. Ti e
loud hoarse croupy cough
choking and gasping for
hreath, lb.Tvd broathitu',
vali tor iiiinio..i;ite v ,:, i.
The very first doses of Foi. yV
ILney and Tar Compound
will toaMer the croup. It
cuts th- thick mucus, clears
away th hit m and o ens
tp and ass the air pns?a
, is. liiiania l'rug t o.
C. E. Ireland of Portland
ie in the city.
J. W. JenniDgs was here
from Detroit the first of the
week.
Sheriff-elect Orr was in
town yesterday receiving
congratulations.
Max Goldman has moved
into the Chet Long resi
dence on C street.
For Sale Cheat seed and
cheat hay. S. Muhleman,
Independence. 13
Cr.as. Irvine and family,
of Summit, Oregon, are ds
i ting relatives in this ci'y.
For Salt A business
house in Independence do
ing well II. J. Tay lor.
Mr. and Mr". II. E. Browne
of Albany, visited their
daughter and many friends
in independence. Tuesday.
Abstracts of Title made promptly,
carefully and at reasonable prices,
Brown 6 Sibley, Attorneys and Ab
stractors, 610 Mill St. Dalla- , Oregon
For Sale: California Med
icated Soap.
Mrs. Martha C. Richardson,
Monmouth and 7th St.
lltf
O. E. Martin, who hag been
near Black Rock during the
summer working for a lum
ber company, has returned
to Independence to remain
during the winter.
President Wilsm has is
sued his annual Thanksgiv
ing proclamation, asking the
people of this nation to ren
der thanks to Almighty God
for tli- raoiy blessings re
ceived, on Thursday, Novem
ber 25
Card of Thanks
I wish to thank the voters
of Polk County for the loyHl
support given me in the elec
tion j is" held, and II do
my best to merityour confi
dence. Sincerly your-",
John VV. Orr.
HOUSES WANTED IM
M KDIATELY If reasona
bly priced not otherwise.
Age 5 to 10 yrs., weight 900
to 1100, heighth 14f to lfij
hand:, geldings and mares
(not in foal), sound, broke,
gentle. List your horses,
name and phot e number for
me with the Wigwam S a
hies, Albany. John A. Lein
nion, Cornelius Livery Barn,
Corutd.usOre.
A tfood pair of reading
glasses "or $1.00 at O. A.
Kreamer's.
FOR SALE
Single comb white Leg
horn and S. L. Wyandotte
cockerels for sale, Ferris ami
Corning strains. Price, $1. 50
each until Dec. 1st. Address,
llose Lawn Poultry Yards,
Independence, Ore. Phone,
Main 6921.
Worn a Suffer Terribly from Kidney
Trouble.
Around on her feet all day
no wonder a woman has
backache, headache, stiff
woln joints wearynes!,
poor sleep and kidney
? rouble. FoLy Kidney Pills
mve quick relief for these
troubles. They strengthen
tin kidneys take awayth
Hclus, pain and warynessi.
Mke life worth living again.
Try Ft dry Kidney Pills and
fee how much better you
feel. Williams Dru Co.
IN THE WORLD OF
SF03T
Tommy Hughitt, Michigan's
Star Quarterback.
9
j.: '-d - ,
Photo by Amei can Press Association.
The University of Michigan suffered
an almost irrep irable losa when Tom
my Huebitt, p lot of Vost'i football
squad and prou unced oue of the best
qunrterbacka iu the west, sustained in
juries tbat maj keep bim out of the
game for the t a la nee of tbe season.
Michigan baa no substitute available
who approaches Hughitt in all arouud
ability. Iu fn t. Michigan has pro
duced few men to equui him. The
Wolverenes ver- playing Michigan Ag
gies wbeu the ncrldent to Uughitt oc
curred. Ills less to Michigan la re
garded by Cone b Yost as a calamity.
equaling In Importance the elimination
of Brick ley from tbe Harvard lineup.
Army-Navy Agreement.
After much discussion a plan bind
ing the West I'oint and Annapolis
academies to play an annual Army
and Navy football game for five years
has been agreed on.
The plau stipulates that the two
schools will chooHe the Bite for the
games alternately, the Navy having
tbe preference this year.
The gome will be played tbis year
In Philadelphia on Franklin field or
Shlbe park, and tbe Navy will also
choose tbe site in 191(1 and 1018, while
the Army will make the selection in
1918 and 1M7. The Army will In all
probability select the New York Polo
grounds as the scene of conflict This
agreement covers the next five years.
Wiscon(ir) Drops Rowing.
Wisconsin is definitely out of the
PoughkcepKie recutta for next year.
The University of Wisconsin regents
have adopted without change the rec
ommendation of tbe faculty that Inter
collegiate rowii.s conk-its he tempo
rarily discontinued pciici:ng further de
velopment of Inlet-mural athletic sports.
In fourteen years the I!. ulcers have
failed to win tno big varsity race at
I'oughkt'i'iKle. They finished second
In HHX). third in 11XU, second iu 190'J
and third in l'.KKl. I'rom then until
11)12 they finished lu the ruck, taking
second place tw i years ago
Big tear, isrt Join Fedt.
Thirty live A - icrlcau ami National
league j;!:,.ver liave in... with the
Keiler: I league uir next season, accord
ing tu a .siMieui. nt made by W. T. Mc-Cullou-h,
secre ury of the Pittsburgh
Federal league club He declared
that eij.-ht of these men had signed
coutraeH with the ritt-lmmh club. V.
D. IVrritt, pibuer, ami Ivy Wiugo,
catcher, of the St. Louis Nationals are
said to be amon z the players who have
lumped to the rittsbiirub loam.
Hanlon and
President Nai
Barrow Make Up.
ov of the Inteniatlon
MwarJ llaulon of the
have hurietl the Match
luarrel at a New York
er. Barrow charged
ylug to ruin his old
uized baseball Ian
he had a right to lease
the Baltimore Feds
nlon met recently and
al lea rue and .
Ilaltluiore Feils
et. Tbey had a
hotel last win
(lanlon with I
friends in org:
Ion argued that
his property te
Harrow and Hi'
hook hands
Pat Moran to Manage Phillies.
Patrtrk J. Moran of Fitchburg.
Muss., who has been acting as coacb
tor the Philadelphia National league
baseball team, tins been elected man-g-r
of the club, to succeed Charles S.
Ikxitn. Moniu has been a catcher In
professional bnsehs'l for twenty years.
It te understood that Pooln will re
main with the psm catcher.
A r-amoy Anatr.
Paja and the three children were to
give mother a birthday gift. Tbe
youngest boy was chosen to make the
presentation ad iress. He prepared It
vrv carefully antl tins delivered It In
d le season:
"I.'.r niiiniiia. this gift Is presentejj
to yen by your three children ami yeui
cne hustinnd." - ludl.ic.!H)lls "-.-.
tv je m J
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1 ' ' ;
C7 f
f-' f v
His Mission.
"t understand that yon bare called to
ask for my daughter's hand?"
"Oh. no; nothing like that"
"Then"
"She and 1 settled all that What I
have called for Is to find out what part
of ttie house you are going to turn over
to us when we are married 7' Houston
Post
TaUs Oncio-h Haa Many Uses.
Table oili loth can Itc utilized for oth
er, purpose than its name indicates.
It can ne placed on kitchen and bath
room walls when smooth by adding a
little glue to the paste. It also makes
good lining for a market basket whlcb
can be used fur In.indry and other pur
poses, as It Is easily kept clean. It
ciin besubstltnteil for artists' canvas,
tncklng It securely to a frame. If the
wrong side Is used It should first be
primed with a coat of paint, and If tbe
finished side is used treat first with
turpentine. Ijih Angeles Express.
Liege.
IJege Is one of the most historic
cities in Europe. It has figured proml
nently In military nnnnls, and its pos
session has repeatedly been striven for
by contending nrinles. Tbe city is one
of the centers of the Relgian engineer
ing Industry ami contains two iinixir
tant locomotive works. In the Im
mediate vicinity Is also Seraing, where
there is situated the great .lohn Cock
erlll establishment, one of the largest
engineering concerns on The continent,
which was founded by an Englishman
Ui the early part of lust century.
Consolation.
Fie came home and found his young
wife dissolved iu tears.
"What do you think has happened?"
she cried. "I left the cage open and
our canary has tiowu uway."
lie undertook to give what consola
tion he might mid took the distressed
poor lady iu his anus. As she nestled
against bis shoulder a new access of
sobs convulsed ber.
"Ah. George," she murmured In a
choking voice, "now I've only you left"
New York Post.
Victor Hugos Appetite.
Fliigo was himself a curious mixture
of the aristocrat with the democrat
For these mixed dinner parties he sent
out forruul invitations on printed
cards. .Another Inconsistency was his
vulgar longing for public praise. Fie
was In tbe seventh heaven when the
crowd shouted "Vive Hugo!" In order
to be in contact with the people he rode
en the Imperial of omnibuses and talk
d with everybody. At table one hard
ly knew which to admire more, bis
conversation or his npiietite. Both were
exceptional. Hugo never did anything
by halves. His repasts were gargan
tuan, and he drank as much us he ate.
Charles Uawbarn In T. FYs Ixindou
Weekly.
Wisdom From Inexperience.
Sir. Brown met Mr. Jones.
"Any news. Itrown?" asked Jones.
"Nothing special. I've Just been
reading tbe Sunday paper, and 1 find
one peculiar thing iu it that may be
news to y ou."
"What is ltr
"The Sunday paper says that wo
men In ancient Egypt used to act as
they pleased, live ns they pleased and
dress ns they pleased without regard
to what the men thought. iJicky we
don't live in those times, what?"
"Mr. Brown, are you married?"
"What has that go to do with it?
As a matter of fact, I'm not "
"I thought not" New York Ameri
can. Brazil's Nam.
Long before the Portuguese colonized
he coast of Brazil adventurous Bristol
merchants had equipped expeditious In
a vain search for the supposed island
of Brasylle. Who gave Brazil ber pres
ent name Is unknown to fame the ear
ly Portuguese called it Terra da Vera
Cruz - but whoever baptized tbe coun
try took tbe name from the East In
dies For many years before the discov
ery ot Brazil merchants had brought
from the east for the use ot dyers a
wood which yielded a beautiful red
color tirasill or brasilly. The West
I m lies have trees of the same sort, uu(
nrnzil contains them in more abun
ijance than any other country So that
itrazn wood Is not called so after the
ouutry. Tbe country is named so be
cause of Its red dye trees. London
l 'h'-oiilel'
F0 THE CHILDREN
Football In Ceylon.
A uovei game, very much like foot
ball, is played by the Malays of Cey
Ion. 'The bull is made of split cane,
woven hollow, mid is called a "ragang"
(pronounced rawgongi lu Malay. The
game is kuou u by the same name, and
consists iu keeping the ball in the uir
by a series of kicks, aiming at throw
ing the bull on tiie ground ou the ad
versary's .,Io of a marked or imagin
ary line, ihe bands are not used, cx-i-ept
lu throwing tile bail for tiie first
kick. The kick is a peculiar oue, re
quiring great iigility in the player, and
is assisted by tbe whole body Balanc
ing mi one leg., the ether is thrown
violently forward and upward, seml
eireularly, until It touches the ground,
the body lieing swayed at the same
time, followiug the direction of the
font As one foot touches the grouud
the other Is ready for tbe return kick,
the toes being raised almost as high as
the bend or The player. This kick is
allevl "t hectiadee." or the Chinese kick,
and is evidently I orrowed from the
Chinese, whose favorite mode of as
sault It is ofteu accompanied simul
taneously n it ti sla s or cuffs from both
hands in quick succession, thus giving
an adversary little chance of retalia
tion. Last Couple Out
The players form lu a double file,
the couples clasping bands. Oue
player, who is selected to be "It"
stands at the head of tue double col -uuan.
lie caiis "Lust couple out" and
the last two players in the column
must unclasp bauds and run. each on
bis own Sid of Itw column uuJ tr to
PUBIJUALE!
Dairy Cows, Heifers and Culls
Havirg'JoVcided to engage exclusive
ly in the breeding of Registered Jir-
1 sey Cattle, I will, on
Wednesday, Nov. 18,
at my farm, Derry Station, 1 mile east
of Rickreal, Polk Co., Ore., sell to the
highest bidders the following described
animals:
1 1 bead of High Grade Jersey Milk
Cows
3 head of Large Jersey-Durham Milk
Cows
5 heid of Yearling Heifers
lO head if Heifers end Heifer Calvrs
1 Registered Jersey Xull, 2 years eld
and carrytug the blood of W. O.
Morrow's champion cow
2 Registered Jersey Bull calves, carry
ing the blood of world's champion
cows
6 head of Registered Duroc-Jersey
Boars
This is one of the best grade herds in
Oregon, all cows having been enrefuV
selected and subjected to but' or c
tests by O. A. C. Hairy Depar t -,5
representatives. All cows ai-j g- 1
producers and high testers, and tt j
herd contains no culls or scrubs
This will be a complete dist erpal s.t'a
of all my grade cows; nothing will La
retained. All animals over 1 year t Id
were
TUBERCULIN TESTED
.iy State Veterinarian W. II. Lytlo cn
Oct. 12, 1914 and pronounced healthy;
no contagious nbortion in herd.
Terms -A discount of 5 percent will
be allowed if cash payments are made
on day of sale. Responsible parties
desiring one year's credit, with bunk
able note drawing 8 percent interest,
should make advance arrangements
with Dallas City Bank, Dallas, Ore.
Sals to start at 11 a. m. Free lunch
at noon. For further particulars, ad
dress 0. N. McARTHUK,
Bretnor Apartments, Portland, Ore.
reciasp nanus somewhere In front of
the "It" without being tagged by him.
The "It" must not look around when
ho calls "Last couple out" until tbe
two players who have left their posi
tions come ou a line with him. He
may then try to tag either of the two
players. If he fails he still remains
"It" If he succeeds in tagging oue of
the two pluyers before tbey clasp
bands again that one takes bis place as
"it." and he clasps hands with the oth
er, and they stand at the bead of the
tine, and the next "last couple" is call
ed out
Reversed Concealed Cities.
In each of the following sentences
the name of a city is concealed, spell
ed backward:
1. Those were not sobs you heard.
2. The? Ire of the man was very bit
ter. 3. The memory of 'it was still fresh.
4. Set Nancy's cup on the table,
please.
5. - Was a rtm left near It?
6 -The streets were well Illuminated.
7. The albino came toward me run
Ling. 8. The people were massed ou the
campus.
9. - None save negligent persons would
have been so careless.
10 - Her simple gift gave me lasting
pleasure.
Answers. . 1, Boston; 2. Erie; 3,
Rome; 4, Nantes; 5. Elmirn; (1. Ulle;
7. Macon; 8. Odessa: 9. tjpneva; 10,
Salem.
Boy Scouts Win Honors.
The highest distinction lu boy scout
work, the honor of enrollment In tbe
eagle scout patrol, has been conferred
upon seveu members and the si'out
master of the Buiktall" troop of
I'.aUl. I'din. These beys, wlio will
now wear the eagle badge ni tlu-ir
coats, are tiie ftrst to be honored ' i
the Tnited States. They have pus- t
through every grade of scout vt,:U
Irom tenderfoot to first class s.o it.
and in addition have won twenty on
merit badges by passing examinations
ou particular subjects of scout activi
ties, including such us "first aid"
methods and nature study.t
Fighting White Ants.
The liml.ios of the Mauritius c"!!e
of termites or white ants in this man
lier: When they see their covered
way approaching a building they drop
a train of sirup from this way to tho
nearest nest of black ants. The first
black ants that see the sirup follow
ft up till they reach the termite pas
sage. They return to their nest, nud
Hi a few hours a black army starts
out for the white ant stronghold. With
gnat fury they rush Into the galleries
cud lu a short time entirely destroy
the enemy, and each one on its way
home curries a dead termite, probably
to eat.
A Spelling Lesson.
What does Ghoughphthelghtteeau
spell?
Do you give It up? It spells potato
that is. according to the following:
Ch stands for p. as yon will find from
the last letters in hiccough: ougb for
o, as in dough: phth stands for t as In
phthisis: elgh stands for a. as In neigh
bor; tte stands for t as In grisette,
rind eau stands for o. ns In bean.
Thus you have p-o-t-a-t-o
The Scornful Apple.
8sH en Apnie lo a Turnip:
"Will you t - 11 me why ou re hrre?
To'l arv c'.cap ard cvvr-e a--i1 oornmoB
I mvr!f come vry rlpnr"
sai1 the Turnip to tr-e Arnl:
Tny. don't thmk t -urelf too smajtl
t'r.dr all your ropy tasr.-s
I've no ctour-t you're verv irrf
SI4 the Apnle to the Turnip:
"I'd not i-at you for a crown:
In f-irt wherever o'l turn up
I'd suroy (urn you down
Sd the Turnip to the ArtV'v
"You ere ve-y fir f--o:n mk:
ft re well to mvf Te manners
And a little less of c'.ek "
-Philadelphia Recor.