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Reminders
The renowned Gilt Ede and Royal Mills Under
wear for men women and children
Ladies' Fleeced Vests and Fants,
price 50c and 25c
Ladles Wool Vests and Pants,
price $1.50 and $1 00
Ladles Fleeced Union Suits In
Dutch neck with elbow sleeves,
also high neck and long sleeves,
at$l.?5 and $1.00
Ladles Wool Union Suits at $2.50
$2.00 end $1.50
Ladies Silk and Wool Union
Suits at $3 00
Children's Fleeced Union Suits,
good weight, at 50c
Children's Wool i'nlon Suits,
price $1.25 and $1.00
Boys' Union Suits, Heavy Fleeced,
price 50c
among t' missing
IK; t r Vfia f.milu i a ' i
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In The Men's Depnrtment
Men's Fleeted Shirts and Drawers Men's Fleeced Union Suits
each, 50c at $1.25 and $1.00
Men's Wool Shirts and Drawers Men's Wool Union Suits
each $ 1 .50, $ 1 25, $ 1 .00 at $3.50 down to $1.75
New Spring Silks Just Received by Express
New Pussy Willow Taffeta, 40
Inch, colors Belgian, Reseda, Old
Kose, N avyand Black,
Price Special . - $2.25
Chiffon Taffeta. 38 inches wide
in all the prevailing spring shades
also black,
Per yard - $1.50 and $1.19
Georgette C repe, 40 inches, ex
tremely sh?er and pretty,
Per yard $1.85
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DDY & ELLIOTT
Merchandise of Merit Only
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Did it ever strike
you how cureful a
druggiat linn to h in
all hie operation, if liu
is a ucoutiNful aid to
your phyeician. Hit
p r e s c r i tion scales
must In jut right, bin drug must be pure, hi
kno wleii jjo aiunt he accurate, and nluKe all hi c mind
must be ou bit work.
If you watch a eoi.cieution drutgist like wo
pride ourlv on being compounding a prescript'
ion, you will nee an object Imnjn on a veriout) phaw
cf life the flht with lllnemi and death.
liriajr your eu Inscriptions here today.
Williams Drug Company
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For That Bad Cold
oik of tlmte 8aniiiiry Packed Humlkc-iO iff.
8uft thnxh, ready fur list1, will hdp you oin
Our llory department in complete. Try a pair;
they wi'l k'ep your feet dry and warm and ftiva
many doctor bill.
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5, 10, 15c Store
LOCAL NEWS
Phone, in the news.
Max (hddinan for Butter
Nut bread.
Q. (J. Walker ia aerioualy
ill with la grippe.
Mre. Mode of Buver is at
th lhillas honpital.
Win. Duncan is out of the
More today, lie has it.
A. (J. Mo re ia laid up at
home with the "grippe."
The pood old warm Ore
gon rain i coming down.
lr. K. E. Dnjjanne, den
tist, National Hank Huildiiig.
Max Gold .nan ttill Iihh
wotiu1 big bargains in aw eater
I ndeiiendenee
eviden t I v
with
ilia
lndrpend:nce, Oraqon
mmrmmrvrrt t"" "
if
nsoemam-m
Try INDEPENDENGE Firsi
will he well supplied
potd rooms,
A tlood pair of. reading
glasses Tor $1.00 at O. A.
Krcamej's.
I'rof. and "Mih. hyktitu
vilrd Indepvmieiicc rela
live hut week.
Mr, l.ucy Whiteaker has
oiif to Nt-upoi't w:iero she
will' remain thin winter.
I'lu. W. V. 1'. U. meei
with Mr. K e 1 1 u r Morgan
iui'dny afternoon, Jan. 11.
lr. J. H. tlrider, dental,
r UC to lr. AlllI), tOji
l !i'd. I'hoor Mi 0'2.
The l air Sioie is li.'ini; it
iuue ti htop the ''grippe''
hai.dke.elr.et'.-
1 on
., i tf ii j i - Story of a Fortune.
Uraiidpd Hedged. WhO reter Tbeluen. a iMUdou men-ban
has been very eick, in im- iled ia 11jl- 'euvil!" u '
J uoo. By bi will iliw.ix) went to bla
prov Mlg. wife and children. The rest of hl for
tune was com mil led to trustees, with
C I). Calhreath ilSf ben t the atipulatlon that it bIjou'J be allow-
tl.O missing tlm to accumuia.e ourtuB tne uvea or
grip-j were all dead the fortune was to go
ii ! to tne oldest uviuvr Kreat-granunon, or
r if there should be no great-grandson
Aorkmen have been pas-!11 8"!d BV e Tw
applied on the national debt. The will
illg through Independence was contested, but the heirs were nn
i . i . lable to break It. The last grandson
tin week on their wny to ; ,n 1S59 arjd the fortuneBwas de.
llo.-kina jllvered to Charles Thelussen, the old-
; est living great-grandson. At the time
MiS HertliU Stewart New-1 the will wai made exerts figured out
, ii,. ii t .. that the fortune would amount to
ihmj, noise, iuno, is visit- iteming like 1.000.000 by the time
i i k r r 1 1 r i i & j . v, .
mg ner irienu, oirs. u. v
1'ortei field.
THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County
Oregon, on Friday.
It should be turned over to the great-
grandson, but the expenses of litiga
I tlon and administration bad been so
I great that he received only about the
ooi v IVCP ; amount of the original fortune, 700,
ooo.
1 I ' ! i
wno nave ueen visit ng ner
parents, Mr. unci Mr. Ed
Owen, have returned to
Portland.
Don't forget that the
Anieiicuii Restaurant is now
located one door north of the
lain Theatre, where old pa-
Irons and new are iuxde wel
come.
There are 150 cases of la
grippe in the city an i that
many more in the country
round about. Don't feel
slighted if the Monitor for
gets to print your name.
Mies 13ell E. JtlcAnliur,
of Kuneai, and Mr. T. il.
Ney of (Irandview, Waah.,
were married Ntw Ysar'aday
hi '. :ie home or ineoriueB
rAiuiparent, Mr. and Mrs.
John Piokineon, Dr. II. C.
Kins-more officiating
M ix Goldman is now lo
ated in ihe Ca ni pbe'l bu ild
inif, firwt door so ith cf Isra
eli it Waiker'a. II; will
miue a epecialtv in Staple
and Fancy Groceries and
iImo carry Gent's Furnish
ini;s, .Aieti 8 ami names
Shoes, etc.
The following have be.n
called for jury service for
the January Urm of circuit
court which convents Mon
day: M. J. Conger, A. J
Haley, F. L. Hartman, Geo
Huntley, L. H. Hill, Frank
II i!kc, J N. Jones, John R
l ov, Win. Riddcll Jr , G. A.
Spi rlmii ami E. M. Yotin;
1 lvhiy Elliott" announce
licit the repreHentati.e fii
i IVroival H. Palmr A Co.,
jt':iicato, manuf actarei ef
I I,.. f.Miuiiij PiiliiiHr virioeiHs
epidemic hy filing an itary , . wil
! he at their store on or about
Ni'v Stiindurd fiprintf fusil. ;hf 17ih of tht pieaent
i l iuaty month. Special ordeM will
airitd b takii. Further particu-
The u n u revival
iieing held in the opera
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nou e are intended ny goon how Cotton vrie.
sdred crowds ! Cttn is usually differentiated In or-
i dinar? classification by the length of
I. V.i. U .. ,,t l,.rf. lt Btaiile. "Ordinary cotton" in the
I United States Is of several kinds, chief
idlid will OCCUpy t he pulpit among them the upland cotton, with
O th I'r. hvterin church 1 a BU,',le of from een-e!gbths to one
it tne i r. snyiermn cnurcn , .
Sunday morning I ton, of whirh the staple Is not usual-
" . 1 ly quite so Ions. The longest stapled
Ihe next .'netting Ol the cottons among the "ordinary cottons'
, i . t ,',;bere are the bottom luml or bender
viviu iuip.uKu.cwi " tt6uo cotton, with a staple of from one and
takea place Tuesday after- one-eighth to one and one fourth Inch
, . . ,,i , and the special fancy staple cotton, one
IK.OI1 JU the MOuSO hall. A three-eoliths to one and flve-
p v Ii ' eighths inch In length. The sea" island
AU3. Hi. fx. JOllllSOP. Wild lcott0Ili wu,.h )s Krown on the sea ls-
Operated UpOll ill tt Sale IU ! lands oH tho coast of South Carolina.
two and a half Inches, the average
length being one and three-fourths.
Egyptian cotton is being grown in
year 1915 Southern California, New Mexico and
i AHnnn Tt Ht.inle is not so lonir as
there Wire 125 lliarrllgH li- the sea Island cotton, but compares
c,i)hes idHuud in I'olk county j ratber wltb lUe "P"""1 cott0D her&
am) 2it buils for divorce fil eU. Japanese Houses.
j A number of causes have affected
(JollSlablt J. ii. Morail has the size of the Japanese house, which
been dangerously sick at hiaiTT.T'? to? T" f"r " r'T'Tr
o J , ue habitation In the eyes of the for-
'lOllie at MonniOUttl but m;elgner. In the first place, tho people
i . . ' llipmselves nrn small, the averaire
rcporteu iener ini morn-j heght of Japnnese n)ae a(luIt ,ie.
111. ling Ave feet three and one-half Inches
j and that of the female four ft uine
Ml". Ulld Ml'e.il. M. Ward, and one-half inches. As It is the usual
custom to sit on the floors upon cush
ions, with the legs bent beneath, great
height of ceilings is not desirable. The
low ceilings may also be attributed to
the lack of any heating systems other
tban the small charcoal brazier known
as the "hibashl." The frequency of
earthquakes throughout Japan has
been a largely contributing cause as
well, and the question of expense In
a country where economy reigns su
preme bas also had a powerful influence.
hospital Tuesday, and is now
polling along splendidly.
iuring the
Odd Cures For 8eeiokne.
Among curious remedies for seasick
ness Is that which is popular among
the mariners In the levant the dully
wallowing of iron rust, which U ob
tained by the simple process of scrap
ing It oh the anchor or anchor chain.
But this Is ouly part of the treatment,
for a small pouch containing roasted
salt and flowers of thyme must be tied
upon the abdomen as firmly as can be
borne, this being considered to counter
act the effect of the internal disturb
ance caused by the rolling of the ves
sel. Known to the ancient Greeks a
"thyniian salt," the preparation has at
least the authority of old age, while
Its efficacy is not without modern tes
timony. And the belt is better than
alt and faith better than the belt
A Martyr.
"When we were tuarried you said
there was nothing you wouldn't do for
me," said the spoiled darllug.
"Well, my dear," answered her hus
band patiently. "I was thinking the
matter over the other day. and It seem
ed to me there was nothing you hadn't
asked me to do for you. but If there la
any little thing on your mind you
haven't uiei.tUn.ed et Mpettk. aud t
will do the best 1 can." Chicago
News
Snterad as Second Class Matter August 1, 1912 at the Post Office at Inde
uendeace, Polk County, Oregon, Under the Aj:t of March 3, 1879.
CLYDE T. ECKER, Editor
NINA D. ECKER, Associate
Suoscrlptlon Rates: One Year $1.50 Strictly in Advance
ADVERTISING HATES: 15c. per Inch for one Insertion, 12 l-2c. for two or
more Insertions, 10c. on monthly contracts. Riaders, S and 10c. per line
Independence, Oregon, Friday, January 7, 1916
Moving pictures ma- be censored in Portland
but it is plain to be seen that the printed ones in
the Portland dailies are not.
The boys in Washington are hearing from
home and militarism is on the wane. The "dead"
Bryan appears to be winning.
The Monitor believes in a mandatory day of
rest but the Oregon Sunday closing law, dug out
of the archives of the past, is too large a dose to
swallow.
And to think that Senator Chamberlain, now
the country's chief war promoter, owes his politi
cal success to his shrewd diplomacy and his skilful
handling of men with soft gloves.
There is no "kick" in near-beer which may be
a merit or demerit just as you think. However,
the "kick" in beer has not been the cause of the
disturbance. It is the "hVht" in whiskv.
The Democratic officeholders ought to take back
seats and let ten of the "rank and file" go to the
national convention. When a delegation is made
up of officeholders it looks too much as if it was
bought and paid for.
Mosquitoes In Bagdad.
A round the world ele.uieal engineer
ells this story:
"We ran up tu llngdud to put over a
little ileal with the pasha, a former
government olmial who had been
prominent in Ihe (l.i.vs of Abdul Llamid.
Ills piilnce was infected with mosqui
toes, and e hud to plan to give him
relief.
He lived In the usual Moorish
bouse, with hili walls, flat roof with
parapets, few wimlows and open court
The old pasha looked exactly as if he
WANTED!
All your Old liuld and
Silver, R-nxs, Pius, Watch
('aaes, Chains, eic.
Wi'l pay you cash.
Rowe's Jewelry Store
"Where a Dollar Do its Duty"
1.ll..r Tl... Tail....
had just stepped out of a Broadway j """ "
musical comedy with his shining silk j new fall line of samples in.
Come and ace them. The
best in i lie rmtiki t at low en
piices. Fit or no tale.
robes, turban mid red shoes with np
turni'd toes.
"In the palate garden was a stream
It li a fall of about ten feet. It would i
develop uhotit one-fourth horsepower.
We built a water mill, equipped it
with a dynamo, wired the palace and I
started up some gigantic electric faus
For painting nnd paper-
These faus cooled the air and also : haiigll). Call ilailj 0912.
blew through the rooms a aarcotic Q, ii Cull(ir
BUlIieleiitlv powerful to cause the ,
uiosquiiiM's to fall in a coma. All that j
remained "us fur the servants to go
around nud sweep them up In piles to
be destroyed ''-U. T. lladley In World
Outlook.
His Double Loss.
"I've been roblnd in that hospital!"
shouted the loony ex-patient as he met
a policehinu.
"Who robbed you. and what did they
take?" asked the policeman.
"Why, one of the orderlies took my
watch, and all the doctors took my
temperature." Baltimore American.
il KJd .t Lii'ott'e.
I htrf at I lie ftur.
Inherited.
They were Jollying the man about
his euormous appetite, hot he kept
"putting away," undisturbed by the
taunts. Finally he said In defense:
"Well, yon see. 1 take after both my
father and my mother. Cue ate a long
while, aud the other ate a great deal."
The Old Troubls.
"Every reshlenee should have a serv
nts" batb," says a housekeeping mag
salne. Oh. what's the use? The serr.
snt-i don't stay long en'ouwh to need a
atb. Louisville Courier Journal
Easily Managtd.
First Girl I mean to be engaged
hen I'm nineteen Second Girl Hut
supposing you can't nianace It? First
iJirt Then I shall remain nineteen un
til 4 am ensued.
Mora Effct;v.
Husband 1 aw it.e doctor t.xlsy
le sim I must C0 Hav and 'est.
ifo- l M mil show him v.mr tongue?
Husband - No. but I told blm about
youra.
Beauty Merely Matter of Health.
Not long ago a woman said, "if 1
could afford to have a course of treat
merit In a beauty parlor I might d.i
something for my appearance." She
needed to be told that the dally bath
plain, noiip. isoiii us food, eight hours
of sleo: even : silt, a daily walk
sensible clotMra: ud really go.nl books
Would do inure f r ber attractiveness
than ai:y Nvr.v parlor could possibly
do, writes lr. Maude Kent In (looil
Health.
To have health means to live the
dally life of work and piny in a state
of lunllly ease, mental vi ;or and spir
Itunl growth. We must coi.si.ler health
In this threefold aspect, for mere anl
tnal health Is not desirable, nor a fine
mind In a stunted, pain racked body
nor soulfuluess that disregards the
laws of the IhhIv and intellectual at
talniuent It Is the all round person
who Is th, telling, efliclent force In the J,
world, ai I the world greatly needs
every human beiug developed to bis
greatest -.r.-''
Card of Thanks
V) wish to thank the
ninny friend foreyery kind
ne? shiwi dnring the ick
ness mid at the time of the
distil of our mother.
I- K. Hill
1! Dier Hi'l
Verd Hill
Mr. Qto, F. Cohr8.
Wood, (Jravel and Stdi
tnent, delivered.
IStf F. E. Ri.!er.
Good ah, fir ai d mapl'j
wood for gale.
49 i lloi.tr Hll.
Call J. N. Ellsworlh, the
Veterinary, corner of 4th and
D ftretts. Phone 3122. 3if
A Crtekerjnck Suit
measure at $15. Cen't
b at.
to
be
Fit or no sa'e.
Miller the Tailor.
PAY UP
Having o!d my grocery,
all larties owing me re r
ijuefcUd to tnll at iln store,
and settle.
L. -. Reevee.
Pdigret Duroc Jersey
Boar For Sali Sure Mock
pttter. Price reasonable, or
will acceri trade in stock.
Apply, Wigrioh Hamh, In
dependence, Ore.
Phone 170J Farm. 15if