America's Electric V
Do It the Electric Way
During this week only we will give 10 percent, off on any Electdc
appliance sold on laid away for Xmas, on goods laid away we will require
a small deposit.
This Includes
! Irons Carpet Sweepers
Stoves i Air Heaters
Percolators and
Toasters Fixtures
INDEPENDENCE ELECTRIC CO.
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The Limekiln Club
The Case of Brother Jones
IfTKn Hie routine Imsine.. of the Llmi-Mln club had been concluil
...i !.-..,.. nivi-niium .loneit oit in ftnil mild;
ftyW ! -Mr 1'ifHlilftil. I rlHe to n "lUf-Htlon nf privil''fc. I turn a com
t" T 1 ..i,.i. ml foh Insult, lieui'cd upon in un.l upon ill Hub.
I 1.1 any member of dl Hub
Kiel be ober hear dat I tolo
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s - neWHlliPI Ultl 1 mi. uor-.n. . .. ...... ,
'Hi-udder Jonca, you has bin looked upon In ills Hub as an
hone.t .nan." replied th. president. "You IvhiH bin too honest but honest
S L dSii. On one occashun. when you was .tnu.lin' beside Kl.l.r
""".lock h drop -I two bit coin out of hi. mouf n.l couldn't find It wain
I hid .lry member .t Out .noetln' ..-arc-bed. .n.l dat mlssln' coin was found In
your Loot leg. You .aid you hnw nuthln' 'bout it. We took your word fob It
Yet I would te.t If y dat you . an hone.t man. 1.1.,. any one bin In and gone
"d4 tVZ C'done. rHolned, "and dat', why I -o k member of
ronrW 1 ... wulkln' out do odder -venln- to .-njoy d. balmy atmosphere .nd
Wlm in rte moonlight wb.-n a cltl.-n came runnin' up and culled me a thief and
!?.. ' f.I'' , t'Zu mv neck. 11.. ald I wa. dar to .teal two or three rod. of
hi. plank .ldf-wulk to burn III my tove."
'lld you Imva a crowbar In yoHr
hand to pry up de planks?" Inquired
th. problem.
"No. will, and I railed hi. altcnshun
to dat wery fac-t. I alao called 111. at
t.n.bun to de bright moonlight an' de
policeman on do cotior above. It didn't
mak. liny difference wld tilm, lioweber
II. called in. all .oil. o' name, and
pulled my no.. uhye., he pulled my
no.. When I tole him I wa Ulveailum
Jon, he .aid ho didn't Hive kirn, who I
waa. When I tola him I belonged to
da Limekiln club b replied dnt dl. Hut.
vu compoed of blackleg, and thieves
I wa. nebiii- ao hiiiullliiled 111 my life.
I blleved dat man would have torn off
my necktie If I hadn't turned and
walked away. I a thut aonii-tbln' b.
don. "bout It. I bad my dlmiity to
maintain and .o ha. ill. Huh.
"llrudder Jones." .alii tne preemeiii,
-da while man and de cull'd man ha.
kitchen If dey can't buy neither coal
an- brum In tt P''" '' "r
VL walk!,.' out to enjoy .1. balmy air.
b.for.r
I-I n.lKl.t hah.
"If you want me to, inuuoer jrai, i
made him In.ult you, and If ho recownlz-ed
thro. rod. of aldewalk 'bout d mldille of
11ml her Jom-a gulped and stammered ana nnu-iy huii.kku o. .
"Mr I'reeld.iit. of co'ee I lieber .tulo hi. eldewalk. Hut. come to
think thliiK. ober, I have come to de con-luahun dut de man bad bin
drlnkln' and wa not Wily '.pon.lble fur what he aald We will, tbere
fora, let do hull matter drop."
'if. de wle-t way, llrudder Jone.." amlled the president a. the
member, of de club, up and down th. hall, winked at each other.
Cnnyrlaht. !!. by MoClure
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When The
Prints It
YOU are assured of a ood
job as a skilled man does
the work.
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Our Cash System enables us
to beat city prices.
There is hardly anything we
cannot do.
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WHERE PICTURE SHOWS ARE CHEAP
A picture show in Vauko:an, and can buyout the house w ith
Wis., Wis., admits patrons for 8 dozen of iiks. - Kansas City
the admission fe of two pota- Star.
tofs. A iH'rson can nive a line
party with a loaf of whoat brad , xh? Monitor always loads.
Dec. 2nd to 9th
H. J. ROVVU, MKr.
ebcr hear dut 1 ober Mole u chicken.
wood or foal? Huh It -br bin In (le
f,.- uiw Uinil of Ibpft?"
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II' ! Jris
"I ncL-bar stole l-.n idew.lk.'
a great .d,,c t , co.e stove in de
nor wood d.-y bus bin known to o ou
d"""' "'l,'w"lk l'1"1
II a- you eber walked In d.it dlrec.hun
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win i- - -
you aa a ip-n man who carried off
do winter, mum I nor
Newepaper flymllcat.
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BREVTTIE5
Gordon hats $3 at Kreamer's.
Dr. R. E. Duganne, dentist,
National Hank Building,
Annual bamiut't of the Tut'S-
dny Evening Club tonight.
. Miss Lena Snyder is a patient
at the Dallas hospital.
Cleve Robinson of Lebanon ate
turkey with home folks.
Dr. J. II. Grlder, dentist, buct
lessor to Dr. Allen, Cooper
Building, Phone Main 1021.
Bergman shoes, the nearest
water-proof made, at Kreamer's.
Elliott-O'Brien Co, are issuing
a handsome four-page illustrated
Christmas Bulletin which will
certainly he much appreciated
by Christmas shoppers. Be sure
you receive one.
Wallace Huntley is on route
one this week.
Suits marked "Gold Bond"
are all wool. Buy "Gold Bond"
at Kreamer's.
W. V. Percival is in a critical
condition and his death is ex
pected at any time.
Robert Grounds has built him
self a home on his lots in North
Indej emlence
W. F. Klliott and N. L. Gil
lespie were buying goods in
Portland Monday.
A big line of men's suits and
overcoats at Elliott-O'Brien's,
exclusive agents for the popular
Clothcraft clothes.
A jiood pair of reading
glasses 'or $1.00 at 0. A.
i Kreamer's.
' Lyon Lodge No. 29. A. F. A.
, M. will entertain the members
of the Eastern Star on Wednes
i cay evening, Dec. (i.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Walker re
turned from Eugene yesterday
where where Mr. Walker has
oilicutttd as assistant coach dur
ing the foot ball season.
! Sa!etn K ks will I old memorial
M-nu'es Sunday for the mem
bers who ave died during the
ear It'll! Among those to be
honored will be the lute George
A. Kiel i.
Something New-The West
ern Junk Co. h:is established an
othVe in Independence on C
street and will pay the highest
priees for metal, hides, rags and
old papers.
lie Ladies Circle of the
Chritian church will hoi. is its
annual bazaar in the opera
house on Saturday, !Vo. 2. There
will l e a musical program in the
tit !,.!. g. Admission 10 and
loc. 16
TO THE VOTERS
It is reported that if elected
to the city council, we will vote
to clone up ail the butiriess houses
on Sunday. Such a report is
false. The present arrange
ment seems satisfactory and un
less conditions become a great
deal worse, so had that a great
majority of the people wish the
abuse corrected, we will not
advocate the passage of any law
for the closing of business
houses on Sunday.
Peter Kurre.
Wm. B. Barnett.
(Paid advertisement)
Wilson Elected! Tripp still
sells and trades farm and city
property.
Under the direction of "Billy"
Barnett, the young people of the
Baptist ch'jrch will stage a play
soon which according to Mr.
Barnett will be a fun producer
f the first class.
A beautiful and extensive line
of silks is carried by Elliott
O'Brien's. Crepe de Chine,
Pansy Willow, Chiffon, Taffeta,
Taffeta de Chine, etc., are shown
in all the correct evening colors.
The Monitor organized an
Independence orchestra in its
local columns last week and by
error gare two places to Ed
Lorence. Now perhaps Ed can
play two instruments at the same
time but for fear that he would
only eare to play one, we will
take him off the trombone and
put Pearl Hedges, the old re
liable, in the place as we intended
to do in the first instance but
didn't thru an error of our proof
reader. ABOUT BRYAN
Monmouth, Nov. 28 To the
Monitor Is it true that V.- J.
Bryan never c rried his precinct,
city and county when a candi
date for president. Please an
swer, in next week's Monitor
and decide a bet. F. L.
In 1908 Mr. Bryan carried his
precinct, city and county by a
very large majority, tho all of
them were strongly Republican.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our heart
felt thanks ts those who helped
us and were so kind during the
sickness and death of our be
loved one.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hoffman.
FOR SALE CHEAP
Tigs, horses, wagon, buggy,
chickens, harnesses, 2-horse corn
planter and cultivator, milk cow
and other stuff dirt cheap.
16 Clyde Hill.
FOR RENT.
Comfortable furnished rooms
Mrs. Martha C. Richardson, cor
ner Seventh and Monmouth
Streets. 16
WAS RACING .0 MEET STORK.
But Polic.m.n Found Cocain. and
Heroin In Harvey'. P. re. I.
New York. A youiiK iiinii luistil.v
leu villi the .It fi: .lore of ll-nrv Uu
ln-tislcin eif-'ticiil t ho rofcsMonrtl at
U'litioii of 1VU-cm;in I-'li' k. w lio nsked
liitn what were t lie content of a tumi-l
uinicr liis arm.
'l iin't stop to talk to you now." said
the man. who Inter snld he a. Paul
llnivi.v "lt' tin etaeii-eney cae, and
the slork will f'u uiT.ve. If j ou are
married you tail understand (lie situtt
Hon."
Then lo trie 1 to das!) off. t-t't K'.l- l
restrained Mm mil tnsistel upon e
ainiultit: the par el. Aci-ordin to til.
polUviiinii. it ivntuii.ctl a liu-s iiintti
tlty of i-oouii.tf ruul hero'n. Harvey w :i s
hold on a rutUry chtir-.e t-y M.I..U
tr:tte llroucl) In Morrissnia court
B.rdt Stop Gas Supply.
Mouoti-.in. e is. Two I ttie .par
rvws caused every k"-'' er In Menom
inee I-1 ;oit!t s:is for soveni!
fc.jm. Ti e MrvN Idiilt their tst-st In tin-
luttet I i'e
nhi- l: tl'C
. v. ; i -r t k tt.rong..
s p.is.,l. ! mring fie
t -n e t - -Yi ,sl be
!..-1 ! he out ! t pii'c
: of the t..uW !;s::r
' -it ! :.' d sVst el t1?
. a . rc:uoed Liter and
l.e.tv
- in
cause l!:c nest
T!.c I"- ''-'
r in. ed f'.- :
gas Tie lo'M
the e" "'PP;y rent. -red.
Wife
AN ODDITY OF THE WAR.
Peasant Soldi.r C.nnot Help Kin Be
came He I. on Astiv. Suard Duty.
Sta'Joned at Railway Lin to Pr
v.nt Spie. or Vandal. From Inter
fering With Train..
rails. A middle uyed man In full
health stands Idly auioUins a pipe.
Ac-rosa the road his wife, Ida jounx
duUL litem and his need parents labor
uuctMsiiiKly iu the fields, getting -la
the crops vvbli-b they patiently sowed
last spring vvlieii he stood Idly by
nuokiiiK liis pipe us now.
LazyV Not a bit of it. He is a
French (xusaut of the tolling, untiring
kind. Hut lie weals the Ions blue tout
and biisisy led trousers of u territorial
of tiie French urmy. and he carries a
Uia-nzinc ritle with tixed bayonet all
the tinie he is ou duty, lie is guard
Iiik tile railway line to prevent spies
or vandals from attempting to inter
fere with the movement of troop, or
supplies. '
Tuo years he has stood there. Mo
bilized since Aug. 3, 111 1, he dropped
bis agricultural Implements uud seized
his nims. J u.st too old for the trenches
he bus been put ou Interior guard duty
and is fortunate enough to be station
ed riht opposite his home, rerhiips
If be has u kindly colonel he is permit
ted to sleep ut borne; otherwise he
must walk away from bis house and
stay In the nearest barracks while he
is not on active duty.
As he stands on the railway tracks
he looks across t lie road and watches
his wife staggcrinii under heavy pitch
fork loads of hay us she swings theui
to the top of the stack. His parents
and his young daughters are not
strong enough to toss the hay that
high, so all that particular work de
volves on bis wife. Last spring be
watched liis aged kin feebly trying to
guide the heavy plow tbrougli the
fields nnj turning a furrow so shallow
he knew little more than half the
regular crop would spring up.
i: tit it causes no bitterness In his
breast, lie realizes It is for "la pa
trle." And he knows that on all the
thousands of other farms In France
the same conditions exist. lie is
thankful that he can be near his home
and see bis family every day Instead
of being stationed far off in a trench
line or, worse still, patrolling a stretch
of railway In a distant corner of the
republic.
MIDDLE AGED MEN EXCEL
Fieult Shown In Endur.nce Teat y
United Stale. Marine.
Santo I lomingo. In a test of endur
ai. e conducted by Lieutenant Kingston
of the I'nitcd States murines in Haiti
to ilc. iiiine tlie slaying powers of his
ui. i II i::en ranging In age from nine
te ii to tii'y -two and carrying the regu.
la ion l.ciil equipment were given the
te I of iiM-ending a steep mountain
pi.:h. approximately eight miles, with
in a t o hour limit.
Kiglity -four men accomplished the
fe.it in the prescribed time, and of
those -0 per cent were veterans of
foity-four years and over. The aver
age age of those who succeeded was
tw eiity-iiino years, while the percent
ile o of tender foot recruits among the
lo. ers reduced their average to twenty
fonr years.
Tliis experiment stre ngthens the the
ory of tunny that trained middle age
rivals unseasoned youth.
DECLARES HIMSELF ALIVE.
Prob.t Court Had Said That Arthur
George Wa Deed.
Seattle. Arthur George, a painter
living at Tacoma, npeared at the coun
ty clerk's otiice recently and tiled a sol
emn declaration Unit he was not dead.
He objected to the probate court's ac
tion in docliii ing him dead and turning
over $7.i worth of Seattle real estate
to Mis. George, tn'w dead, after he
failed to claim his property or bis wife
after seven years' absence.
"I solemnly declare that I never was
dead and am not now." he swears iu
this statement tiled with the county
clerk He was Instructed to confer
with the Swedish consul, who aided
the heirs of Mrs Ce nge to obt.iin the
property.
George said he lived under bis own
name at Kdu-onton. Alberta. Cai'.ada,
all the time he was supposed to have
been dead until he moved to Tacoma
about a year ago.
IS FIRST NEGRESS POLICE.
Lo Ang.le Woman'. Duty to Witch
Young of H.r Race In Cafe.
I.os Angeles. C'al. Mrs Georgia A.
Uohlnstn, recently appointed to the
otiice of policewoman by Chief of Po
lice Snlvely. is the first colored wo
man In the I" lilted States to hold such
a position.
Mrs. Hoblnsou Is an unusual woman
She speaks French fluently and lf
studying Spanish. In her oij-.clal posi
tion Mrs. Uol inson visits cafes, dance
halls and other places of amusement
fmjuenteJ by negro p.iveniles.
Bolt Fire. Fireles. Cooker.
Janesviile. Wis. -Ail electrical storm
which did seme damage iu this vicinity
win marked by one peculiar In. i-let.t.
I.ightnUig struck a farmhouse, went
through to the pantry, where It set fire
to a tireless ivoker. There were iw
other marks on the bouse.
French Sentinel Watches
and Parents Work.
: Xmas
Perfumes
Delicate as the first blos
soms of spring; possessing
all the subtle charm of
freshness because they come
direct from the labcratories
of the world's greatest
Perfumes
and many others, among the
best quality, best price, kinds
that can't be obtained at any
other store in the city.
Our rapid selling gives them
i.o .chance to lose any of their
original perfection.
Anassoitment that will please
you. In both richly cut glass
bottles and bulk. At prices that
will surprise even those who are
acquainted with our remarkably
reasonable figures.
You are sure to be satisfied if
you buy your extracts at
Williams Drug Co.!
IN SOCIETY
(Continued from Page 1)
serving light refreshments to the
assemblage.
.Preceding the reception Mrs.
O. F. Cosper and Miss Lizabeth
Cospergave an elaborate lunch
eon for Mrs. Castner and the
officers of the I n al club.
Mrs. Castner'a stay was lim
ited a3 she was returning to her
Hood Ri.'er home after an ab
sence of several days. She
promises another visit to the
Independence club in January.
COMING EVENTS
OWLS.
The Owls will banquet at the
Beaver next Monday evening
and then enjoy a neisionof whist
at the J. S. Cooper home.
I. E. C
Members of the Tuesday Even
ing Club ai d their ituesti will
participate in the club's annual
banquet this evening at the Hew
social hall.
KILL KAEES.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bice will
entertain the members of their
club with a whist party at their
attractive Monmouth street
home this evening. The games
will be followed by an elatorate
luncheon.
CARDS.
Mrs. Lawrason Crane, Mrs.
Verd Hill. Mrs. Maurice Butler
and Mrs. Clyde Ecker will en
tertain at a large five hundred
party at the home of Mrs. Ecker
next Friday afternoon.
DANCE.
The Merrimakers have issued
invitations for a large dancing
party at the opera house Dec. 28.
Patronesses for the event will be
Mrs. K. C. Eldridge, Mrs. G. VV.
Conkey, Mrs."P..M. Kirkland,
Mrs. S- B. Walker, Mrs. E. E.
Paddock and Mrs. E. Burton.
6 per cent
605 Main street.
Farm Loans on first
class farm, H. E.
Morton, Dallas.
MONEY TO LOAN
on
Farm and City Property
at 6, 6, 7 at.d 8 per cent
Write, phone or see
J. W. MORGAN
Corvallis, Oregon.
Drink Pugh's
Loganberry
Juice
i Sold Everywhere
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