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DENCE MONITOR NDEPEN ' i HI: PAi'tK iiiai ocki nuui KUftw INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1916 NO. 8 VOL.5 Classic Underwear Tor Men, Women and Maliory Hats For Men S3,50to S2.50 Queen Quality Shoes for Women Qossard Front Lacing: Corsets Elliott-O'Brien Co. "The Quality Store" This Store is Crowded to Overflowing: with New Fall Goods. Come where you get the Largest Assortments and Greatest Variety ot uepenuame mercnanci.se. Royal Mills & Classic Under wear for the Entire Family. We carry aa iaujus slock for Met), Women and Children. Ladies' Vests and Pants, aeh $1.25 to 25c Ladles' Union Suits $3.50 to 50c Boys' Union Suits $1-00 and 50c Men's Shirts and Drawers, each $1.50 to 50c Men'i Union Suits $3.50 to 90c 29 inch Outing Flannels. 12Jc value Special, yd 10c t While Outing Flannel 27 inches worth 12 Jc Special, yd 10c H Blankets ii We bough' theso at the right prices and liavt. marked them extremely low. See them. Cotton Blanket $1.75 to 59C Wool Nap Blankvts $3.00 lo$2.25 Wool Jllanket $7.50 to $4.50 Ladies' Goats Misses' Coals ChiSdren's Coats Superb display of Mtut &r 4 By far the greatest assort ment ever shown in this city. Over 100 eo.it all now fall stj k-9 to select f i om. Ladies Plush cunt-' $35.00 t $16.50 Ladies Novelty Coats $2750 to $10.50 Mifgeg and Children's Coat?... $13.50 t- $1.50 There Is a Queen Quality fo Every Foot Beautiful, Stvli.-h shoes for fashion followers. Soft, tlexihle fdioen fur woven of advanced ae, moderately priced. $6.50 to $2.75 Q'v. v?--5? Beautiful New Dress Fabrics We have just received 6n txpress shipment of the balance of our new Wool Dress Goods, new stripes, new plaids, new checks in the season's correct colors and combinations. Priced, yard $2.25 to 65c Men's and MBoys' Department Men's all wool Suits with two pairs of pants, made from Oregon Cassimore $15 and $18.50 Boys' Suits made from the same material with two pair of pants, priced $7.50 Men's Clothcraft Clothes Suits and Overcoats. The mist popular priced make of Men's and Young Men's Clothing $20 to $12.50 Ala 1 lory Hats is abroad tvrm because it includes hats of many styles for men of every age. We have the teHnoit's correct t ty lea in the proper colors $3.50 to $2.50 We carry Craw ford Shoes be cause they ace better. Newest Fall styles are now being shown, priced $6,00 to S4.00 HEALTH OFFICER HAS BIRDS EXAMINED A party of Portland nimrods consisting of Roscoe Fawcett, sporting editor of the Oregonian; Messrs. W. EvCarlon, Miller and Smith, was entertained this week at the O. D. Butler home and in company with local hunt ters have been enjoying the open season. Dr. Butler, mem ber of the board of health, sent some of the Chinese pheasants they slaughtered to the state health department for examina tion and after they were tested the birds were prenounced tubercular. MAYOR WALKER HURT W. H. Walker is walking on crutches as a result of an acci dent which happened early Wednesday morning. Mr. Walk er was riding down town, the pavements were slick with frost, causing his horse to loss footing. The animal fell on its rider and Mr. Walker's feet are badly bruised and the ligaments of his right leg considerably torn. The mayor is a prince of good fellows and his accident id re gretted by a host of friends who hope he may soon put aside his crutches. CAMPAIGN OPENS Hon. Milton A. Miller, col lector of revenues, of Portland, opened the Democratic campaign in the city lait night. Attorney N. L. Butler introduced the speaker to an enthusiastic audi ence. Mr. Miller i3 a convincing talk er and a man of figures. He loudly commended Mark Weath erford. then praised the present administration, showiag why Woodrow Wilson should continue to be the president of the good old U. S. A. $500 COW At the state fair last week. H. H. and J. I. Hanna purchased a Holstein cjw from the herd of H. W. Jones of Amity, paying $500 for the animal. MARRIED At Turser. Or., Saturday, October 1, Miss Bernice C. Small of that place and Mr. Laumice Roberts of this city were married. The Rev. George Mickey read the wedding service at the bride's home, which was decorated for the event with a profusion of chrysanthemums and autumn leaves. After the marriage a wedding supper was served at tables centered with lavender and white blossoms. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Small zr.d was assistant postmaster at Turner. The groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Roberta of this city and both have hosts of friends who join in eoneratulations. Mr. ar.d Mrs. Roberts wire presented with many band-some gifts. MORTUARY Ernmett Alexander, a young orchardistef Sheridan, died at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Beaver Hotel, presumably oi ptomaine poisoning. Mr. Alexander had been in the j city several days demonstrating! tractors and the day previous to his death he spent at Hanna Bros, hop ranch. . He was 30. years old and a member of tha : : Masonic ordor. lhe local Masons j escorted his body from the fu-i ' neral parlors to the 2:30 train, j I which conveyed the remains to. j Sheridan for burial. ! ! " I J Friends of Mrs. Virginia E. : : Wells were grieved to learn of ' her oeath which occurred at the ' home of her daughter, Mrs. W. j 1 P. Conaway, of Vancouver, last ; j Wednesday morning. j : The funeral service wa3 he! i : from the home Thursday after- noon, theKev. R. II. Sawyer of ; , the Christian church officiating, j j The body arrived here thia , morniay and commitment made, at the I. O. O. F. cemetery. Mrs. Well was for many years a resident of this city and is re , men.bered kii.dly by all. She . moved to Vancouver in l'J2. She was born in McMinnviile, s Term., Aug. 27, H2'J. She is! ! survived by two daughters, Mrs. : ' Conaway and Mrs. Emma Lang; of boa Angeles. ; , Ylrs. II. Lai.iberti died at l.er jhome in North Independence lastj COMMISSIONERS MEET Bridge conditions are still un settled. At a meeting of the commissioners and contractors here yesterday a proposition was mile that the county bear half the loss and the contractors half. Then another proposition fol lowed to the effect that the corn puny rebuild the bridge and sue the contractors for the loss of the first structure. Just what will develop from the proposi tions remains to be seen. Wednesday morning at 8o'clock. Mrs. Lalliberti had been ill for some time and when her hus band's hop house was burned several weeks ago, excitement caused by the fear that Mr. Lal liberti was in the houie and had burned too, caused her to gradu ally grow worse. Tuesday she went into a diabetic coma from which medical skill was unable to revive her and at 8 o'clock the end came. Mrs. Clara A. Lalliberti was about 54 yeas old and was a loy al member of the Baptist church. She was a kind and indulgent mother to a large family and de voted her whole attention to do mestic affairs. She is survived by her husband and six children. Funeral services will b held at the Rbptist church tomorrow af ternoon, Rev. Stewart conduct ing the rites. Interment will follow at the I. O. O. F. cemetery. REGISTER! REGISTER! Tomorrow, Saturday, is the last chance to reciter for the November election. Unless you ; are registered, you cannot vote i for Wilson, Hughes, Hanly or (Benson. Those who hsve j changed their residence will i have to register over again. The ' registrars in Independence are i Miss Ella Robinson, B. F. Swop ! and Mrs. Esther Morgan. i i ! NEW PASTOR ARRIVES I The congregation of the I Mthodist church here will be I guided by the Rev. T. J. Yarnes ;frora Balem who succeeds the ! former pastor, W. C. Stewart, Ithe latter being sent by the Methodist conference to Bend, Ore. Rev. and Mrs. Yarnes and ' three children arrived in the city Wednesday and are busy getting settled in the parsonage. The new pastor is a graduate from the Willamette university, asd is reputed to be a splendid speaker and an enthusiastic worker and it expected that a revival of in terest wilt be manifested among his followers. The Monitor joins with Methodism in extending a hearty welcome to Kev. Yarnes and family. AUTO ACCIDENT Carl I'ercival was badly injured In Salem last Friday afternoon while riding with Neville Eld ridge. The car failed to make a tsrn asd ran into a surb, throw ing the riders out. Eldridgs was uninjured but I'ercival was not as fortunate. He fractured several ribs, had his shoulder blade broken and one of his lungt was crushed. The Rhyming Summarlsl The huntingsenson now is on Ami in our book ofjtlvisaata, Wc vim write tli it u lc How said: " I sliot myshurc of plicuamita;" A'o ' if y cm hit vt u lit t lc gun Awl mike the old hills rattle, When you shoot You'll better skoot , You've k i lied some farmers cat t h John Venule is n crnckerjiiek To tell ii story u-to-date, It lieeun stirt tit dinner time, lie will Met thru ut eight; All the county seems to cure About our new bridge fulling, Anil then you lienr I'ur mil nenr Much tibout recalling. One wore day to register, Wc hrjjieyou nil are noting, I'or in fust u little while, Thecttuntry will be voting; li liner J'udrfock has withdrawn He wn tits no judicial fudging, So Hob linker Yo ti may take her And try your hund at judging. The boys ure iimkitt' googooeyea At each and every teacher, Methodist folks ure looking up, They ilrnw u b ran ne w preacher In every street a ml alley no w, The wood shws are humming, So tloyou know, Well, it's so, WinteJ mire is coming.