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About Independence monitor. (Independence, Or.) 1912-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1916)
Utz c Dunn's Shoes for Women and Girls Warner's and Ked Fern Corsets A Fish Story HOP'BAS'K 4 m t.V a J - - .-1 I e-V5s .,' 1 v t 1 -I HOT WEATHER SPECIALS Man's, Young Man's and Boya8uita in brow, blus, gray aad mixad colors. Priccs-Bos SS to $7.50, Young Man's SS to $15, Man's J7.50 to 525. C&w Bummer Drais Goods in Igurad and plain voilas, nlaln and aross bar flaxons, figured dimitys and cm braidery m all widths and pretty patterns. C&w Elaatrta Brand Honsa Draisaa, a moit'parfect fitt ing. Fast solars and very pretty patterns. You ladies should saa thtm. Priees SI to S3. - C&w Ladies' and Man's Motor and Outing Caps and Hats in all the nawast shapes at the very reasenabla prices of 50c, 75c. and SI. C&w Lsdles', Misses "and Children's One Strap White Sandals. A fit for every foot. DONKEY & WALKER Br ALAN HINSDALE m Trunks, Suit Cases and Traveling Bags Dutterick Patterns Jersey Bull For Sale Ono Jersey bull, 18 months old. Full blood, but not regis tored. A. Yungi n, It. 1, Box 63, Independence. Phone Farm 1302 Jersey Cattle For Sale High grade Jersey cows and heifers. Some to be frcBh soon. Inquire at the Monitor office. Wood Wanted Bids for the furnishing of fif teen cords of oak, ten cords of ash, and fifty corda of fir wood. See K C. Eldrldge, at Indepen dence Creamery. Automobiles For Sale One 7-passenger Cadillac and one 7-paBsenger Big Dukk au tomobiles. Good aa new. Bargain prices, cash or terms, or will trade one or both for real estate. See K. C. Eldridge at Independence creamery. For Seile or Trade One and three-tenths acres with nine worn house, barn and fruits. What have you? Ad dress Geo. C. Albert, Box 453, Centralia, Wash. Card of Thanks We desire to thank our many friends for their kindnesses and nyinpathy shown us, because of the death of our beloved moth er. W. E. UEVENS. It. W. B EVENS. Mrs. 0. E. Kreamer is visiting in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Patton are at Newport. G. W. Conkey and Moss Walk er are away on a hunting trin. A flood pair of reading glasses Tor $1.00 at O. A. Krearaer's. Mrs. C. D. Calbreatk and chil dren are enjoying the pleasures of the mountains. Mrs. B. F. Swopt has returned from a Salem hospital where she was operated upon recently. Mrs. W. A. Sloper returned from Portland this week where she has been in a hospital for some time. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Mcintosh and "Daddy" Hedges want to Cascadla Saturday where Mrs. Mcintosh and her father will re main for soma time. Coos Bay RAILROAD JUBILEE AUQ. 24, 25 and 2(5 JL DOOSl COOS for THE GREATEST CELEBRATION IN YEARS Coos Bay Country invites the world to celebrate the cowing of the railroad. Hospitality is th Keynote ef this celebration PROGRAM NORTH BEND DAY Aug. 24th Hand Concert- Speaking l'irvmonir-- Indication Simpnon I'nrk btret t si in v&l W ater FporU-l'rde-lirivii g (.!oUknpik. COOS BAY DAY Aug. 26th. Trip by rail nd lt to t'oMuillc. Harder, Myrtle Point. Power, loo Hay, MufhI Keef, fmrt Bay, I ape Argo. S. food dtnnsr at I hat intuit Hay. r ihii g at Lakeside t unch trip on l oo liny MARSH HELD DAY Aug. 26th. Industrial Parade-- V ilrt Stent Auto Rarii-r llhiminatfd l.aunah Frde- irwork-rncii'g Horse kaciig. LOW ROUND TRIP f ARES On Sale Aug. 21 to 26 Inc. Kttura limit Aug. 31 Ask local Agent John M. Scott, Cm. ran. Apt Portland, Oregon SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES In l"!.", Hob Atlicrtoii. u soldier In the civil war, wan discharged from the sen Ice and set about trying to make a living for wide h three yours of soldier ing bud not prepared lilm. Yet one kind of preparation lie had gained from III campaigning. He wan not afraid to strike out In any path. Many of the hoy of IStil to ISiifi. finding it difficult after the war to settle down to n hum drum lire, sought iihtrii-J fields. Huh At he-ton n one of these, lie went to Australia to begin life In what wan I lien u new country. Hob wouldn't have gone had he not believed there was no chine e for him nt home, for he hud a sweetheart whom It pained him to have. Hot Lisle Hutu hone promised to wait till he had made enough to !'iT)d f ir her. when- hp would (ro to lilm. Tills comforted him Australia wait then, in It 1 now. a wool growlmr eountry. mel Hob on reaching Melbourne, where men were wunted, found 11 position in I lie run nt lug room of n wool broker. He lennie I n lot nbout the li.tHiness. but sn'iiehnw lie did riot find promotion "rapid. Her Imps soldiering had taken out of him that contentment lieeei-suy to one working in a treadmill. At any rate. he was not Intercs'ol In his business, mid It In probable that he was not in 11 i mul doing aa his emplojcm expeet ed lilm to tie. He went on to a sheep ranch, where he found more congenial occupation i - rlilinn aliout In the open air henlln lieep. Hut here, too, he waa paid ao much money for so much work, and Mwe the work wna not skilled he full id to gather In more funds than he needed for his personal want i. Hesldcs one who had spent much of his time in the army playing poker with the dollar bill greenbacks of the period was not likely to look after the pence. Atlicrtoii drifted from one tiling to another for five years. He kept up a correspondence with Klsle for four of thrill, then, considering the status uu Just to her. ceased to write. He grud milly run down till he was shabby enough to be mistaken for a larrikin. which men lis the descendant of a Ilotauy bay convict. Krom this condi tion he drifted to the coast, where he tried to pick up a scant living a a flsherma n. (hie day Hob caught a big flsh and In endeavoring to extricate his hook saw something that looked like paper In tlie gullet. Curious to know what It whs, he cut the. nsli open ana round Unit It had swallowed a newspaper. The journal hud been Inclosed In a i" ripper, and It U not Impossible that lie fish had mistaken It for another i ill Hob unfolded It very carefully. The outside had b.vn saturated, but tin- Inner sheets were comparatively dry It proved to be a London paiier ! a th' ii re cut ila'e. On one of the m Hob saw a notice that the Eiu . "or Napoleon III hud left Harts to lin e him elf at the heud of the ' cik h army to light the Prussians. That meant thr.t war had been de I icd let ween France and Prussia, i us that had not yet reached Mel- Wire braced slat baskets-the old reliable standbys. Order at once-limited stock Special prices to growers C. K. Spaulding Logging, Independence, Oregon 0. I Light as Chaff ViHag Change. Everything In the dear old village aeemed the same to Jones after his ab aence of four years. The old church, the village pump, the ducks on the green, the uM men smoking while their wives gossip It was so restful after the rush and bustle of the city. Suddenly he missed Rome thing. "Where's Hodge's wind mill?" he asked lu surprise. "1 can only see one. and there used to to be two." The native gazed thought fully around, as If to verify the state ment. Then he said slowly: "They pulled one down. There wusu't enough wind for two of 'em." St. Louis Post Dispatch. At th Beach. It was at the seashore and they were sitting on the beach while the moon shone beautifully on the surging waves. "What effect does the full moon have Um the tide?" she asked, looking sweetly up Into his fuce. "None," he replied us he drew closer to her, "but It has considerable on those who aren't tied." No Faith In Presentiment. "Tony." said a British officer to his, soldier servant, "something tells me that 1 shull never come back alive. I seem to have a presentiment that way." "Then take no heed of It, sir." responded the servant. "Them presentiments is fin nds. A cousin of mine had one once, and It treat ed him very bad ly it was Just like the one that's troubllu' you now, sir. He felt sure that he'd be killed out lu Egypt, so he divided his saviugs between his sweetheart and his bosom chum and went out to bo shot But never a scratch did he get. "And what happened when be return ed home? Itd they give til n i bin k his money?" "Not a fnrden. sir. They'd been and got married while lie wat. way, and they'd set up housekeeping with the money." Toronto Sun ire. for that was before a cable I i: I I cen laid between Eurolie and drill In. .'.nether Item that Bob no il, cd wns a limitation for wool. The rl e In the J'ngllvh market was very mil. h hk lier than In Australia. That set Hob to thinking If he had the money he could buy wool for one price, and as soon as ship came In bringing the news of the war and re cent quotations he might sell It for a prolit Hut he hadn't sixpence to his mime. He sat on the sand thinking how he could utilize his Information. He was siilllclently familiar wlthth- wool business to know the names of the principal dealers, all of whom had bought throneh tlie commlsslen firm by whom he litid been employed Se lecting several firms to whom he was known, he sent an order from each to his former employers to buy a large quantity of wool for each one of them, then went to the tirins whose names he had used and told them what he had done, offering to produce proof that the price would rls,. on condition his order tie continmil and that he be paid a quarter of the profits arising from the deal. Nearly all acquiesced lu willing. The contracts had not been signed long hen a ship came In bringing news that war had been declared between France and Prussia, with a Dew quotation for wool. The Arms In h,we names l!b had given his orders made enormous profits. Hob's aggre gate proceeds were ns large aa any one of the 1 Dyers. As soon us the money was paid over to him Hob tck the next ship for AtneilcH. hoping that ho would Hud his snctt heart unmarried. H0 not only j found her a spinster, but hoping that she might again hear from him. When he told her that he hud made a fortune I he rejoiced, hut when he told her bow he had done it she thought he was chatting her. IIeweer. tie continued his story by prodiu li :g the newspaper he had taken from the Hir U-llr and So Item cut from ,i Mel'oourne paper . describing his roup. j As to how the rKh carried the Fug- llsh paper to Mells-crre ahead of the mails, that Is a matter of conjecture. It can only Iv accrued f, r on the overll from sc.. ,,,,, , Nnlml u) aPe of the O-erman tKM, to Melbourne, picked up hv the fUb and ' l'"-'h ,n " 1 ' carried to the ., where Hob Attlr N"'' 15 U wlU tun was Ashing I giu- Knocking Down, hirst Trolley Conductor Why was Kelly fired? Second Trolley Conductor Ills car struck a mau at Stoentli street and carried him a block on the fender. After collecting a nickel from him Kelly lu the excitement forgot to ring It up and tlie man was a spotter Life. Explained. She had mass of eolilen hair. Much praised by every bant. But aome ef It she hud maile fair in way he b il to guard. While most of It. tier friends dolnr She purvnssed by (he ya'd - 1(1. li mend Times Piapateli X frivolous fellow remarks of the glad eye that It Is not more blea-sed to gv than to receive. t t Another theory s to why a dog turn., round several times tefor he lies down Is that he U a watch dog and is wind lug himself up m n An English critic of the woman work er on the land ays that h ta only doing It to gvt married. On the con trary, she Is attracted by the scarcity of husband men. K at FLOWED NAMES. - Oatnellli) was named from a missionary in the orient. Katuel. On his tetuni to France he brought with him some gorgeous specimens of a flower which he called tlie rose of Japan. His friends, howc or. save It his uu me. ( 'iimellla liahlias were brought from Pern by one Andre Iiiihl Fuchsias were tunned for their discoverer. Leonard I'ltchs Magnolias received the name of Professor Magnol de Montnel lier, who first brought the beutl tlful trees from Asia and Amer- lea to France. Anemone menus to tremble with the wind. Lavender, so called because the Romans put a spray of them In the water to perfume the hands The Latin word to wash Is lavare 4. LOCAL NEWS Mrs. L. Crane is at Cascadia. Dr. R. E. Duganne, dentist, National Bank Building. Mrs. Al. Whitney and son have returned from Newport. Mrs. Nat. Wither was a pas senger to Albany, yesterday. Gordon Hats give satisfact ion. Go to Kraemer's for them. J. A. Bewley and family are enjoying the ocean breezes this week. Mrs. Verd Hill is visiting at the home of her parents, in Albany. Miss Ruth McAulay, of Port land, is a guest of Miss Helen Cutler. Lee Robinson spent a few days last week, at Belknap Springs. J. A. Denny and daughter were passengers to Portland, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank White aker were at Belknap Springs, last week. Miss Ruby Skinner was a vis itor at the O. E. Kraeiuer home this week. Mrs. I. Govro was a recent visitor at the home of her son. in Albany. Miss Ida Terrill, of Twin Falls. Idaho, is the guest of Mrs. Frank Dixon. Mrs. C. J. Nicholson and daughters went to Newport, last Saturday. W. H. Craven and Paul Bick-j lev were anione the buyers in Portland, last week. Mrs. W. 0. Cook, of Eugene, visited at the home of Mrs. J. Dornsife. last week. W. T. Hoffman purchased a new IVering binder from Cra ven & Huff this week. A number of Independence folks attended the railroad pic nic, in Salem, Tuesday. Don't forget the special prices Conkey & Walker have on bath ing suits. 25c to $3.00. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McDonald and daughters, ot Monmouth, spent last week at Newport. Dr. J. B. Grider, dentist, suc cessor to Dr. Allen, Cooper Building, Phone Main 1021. Albert Quartier returned from Corvallis, Wednesday, where he has been working for a week. Try Tilt and Copeland and Ryder dress shoes if you want satisfaction. O. A. Kraemer. A number from here are planning on attending the Coos Bay Railroad Jubilee next week. Dean Walker left for Astoria, Sunday, where he acted as the bridegroom at a wedding, Tues day. Mrs. F. E. Turner was suc cessfully operated upon in a Salem hospital, one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Walker and G. G. Walker attended Dean's wedding, in Astoria, Tuesday night. T. J. Newbill and family, of Pullman, Wash., were over Sunday guests at the E. E. Pad dock home. Mrs. W. W. Ireland and daughter, of Corvallis, were over-Sunday guests of Mrs. Clara Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. DeArmond, Miss Gooch and Miss DeArmond autoed over the Columbia high way, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cooper and children, of Salem, were over-Sunday visitors at the pa rental home in this city. Mrs. George Clark, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Stillwell, returned to her home in Spokane, last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Ward, of Portland, were recent visitors at the home of Mrs. Wards mother, Mrs. Ed. Owen. Mesdanies Hattie Henkle and Mrs. J. B. V. Butler, of Mon mouth, departed, Saturday, for Lewiaion, Idaho, where they will visit relatives for a few- weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Weather- ford and Mr. and Mrs. J. O. White, of Albany, were in Inde pendence for a short time Tues day night. Mr. Weatherford is going to be elected to con gress this fall
