A BIG LITTLE MAN A SAD CHRISTMAS
IREOPhB YOU1
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ABOUT
The A. L. Sperling family ha3
moved to Portland.
Walter Plant and family were
Portland visitors last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson
were from Corvalli3 for the big
feed.
The W. W. Percival 1916 crop
of hops has been sold at ten
cents.
Miss Nola Own turkeyed
with her parents at Camas,
Wash.
A good pair of reading
glasses Tor $1.0O at O. A.
Kreamer's.
Misses Frances Eaton and
Dorothy Childs, students at the
0. A. C, are holidaying at home.
II. L. Gaines escaped from his
retreat in the mountains one day
last week and hiked for Inde
pendence. Dr. H. C. Dunsmore went to
Corvallis Sunday to see his
friend. Dr. Bell, who has been
quits sick.
Mrs. Bertha King of Corvallis
came home for Christmas and
Bhrired in the big dinner at the
J. S. Boh-innon home.
Miss Emma Henkle, teacher
in the Corvallis schools, of
course had to come home and
enjoy her mother's excellent
cooking.
Two Independence young peo
ple, Leonard Todd and Miss
Glaoys Reeves, were married
one day last week and have the
best wishes of their friends.
Postmaster Wood and his as
sistants handled the holiday busi
ness in a very satisfactory man
ner and as far as they know put
a Christmas present in every
box.
Something New The West
em Junk Co. has established an
office in Independence on V,
street and will pay the highest
prices for metal, hides, rags and
old papers.
County Superintendent F. S.
Crowley has chosen Miss Grace
Porter of the Dixie school as his
assistant and W. I. Reynolds
will take Miss Porter's place in
the Dixie schools.
The Christmas dinner given to
the children last Saturday even
ing by the Bible School of the
Christian church proved to be a
worthy undertaking in varied
ways. If you wish to know
whether it was a success or not,
ask the children.
Cliff McBeth intended to im
pose upon some of his relatives
this Christmas, but at the last
moment found out he couldn't
go and he had a deuce of a time
trying to find something to eat
and finally had to chew beef
which very nearly spoiled the
holiday for him.
The annual Christmas fete of
the Butler clan took place in
Monmoutn Christmas night and
all the Butlers on earth, more or
less, gathered together. This
year's festivities were up to the
usual standard. About the only
way an outsider can get in on
this is to marry into the Butler
family and because of the large
number of Butlers now living
and ccming on, many have avail
ed themselves of ti e opportunity.
$100 Reward. $100
Th reader of tins t;ipr will !
picased to learn that llivre i at ieasl j
one dreaded disae that i-i-nc hul !
been able to cure in an n na"i. ana
that la fatarrn. Catarrh being- greatly
Influenced by cnrmtitut tonal condition
requires constitutional treatment
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internals
and acts tr.ru ths Blood on ths Mucous
Purfaces of the System thereby !e-strovina-
the foundation of the diwai-e,
a-tvirii? the p.attent ntn-nar'.h by builtlinir
up the constitution and SMiitlnir na
ture in doir.s: its work. The proprie
tors have so mu-h nth In the curative
lowers of Hall's Otarrh Cure that
they rlTer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials.
Addr. F J rntVFT a CO.. Tol4o.
Obio. Sold by all Druiflata, 7ic
VPPSPQNDENCL
BUENA VISTA
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emmons
gave a card party Tuesday night
aad a good time was enjoyed by
all present.
Ed Harmon returned home
Thursday from Portland where
he had been at the bed side of
his sick wife who had under
gone an operation. She is get
ting along as well as cun be
expected, but it will be some
time before she can return home.
Mrs. Jessie Tan and her
mother, Mrs. Nash, visited with
relatives at Sa'em, Chrtiras.
Pearlie Prat her ca'ne home
frc ni SaN.-m and spu.t Christmas
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
M. V. Prather.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Liehty
visited with friends at Bellevue
over Christ iias.
Earl Stockbroker of Lewisville
visited his sister, Mrs. A. A.
Eikins, Thursday and Friday.
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BAPTIST
W. S. STEWART, Pastor.
The services of last Sunday were en
joyed by a goodly number of people.
Many spoke of the fine music rendered
by the choir.
Sunday school at 10.
Preaching at 11.
The subject of the sermon will be
'The Purpose of History."
B. Y. P. U. at 6:30.
The evening service at 7:30.
Preaching by Prof. F. Q. Houghton
of McMinnvilie.
From 9 to 10:30 a program in the
basement. Lunch served at 11.
Watch night cervices by the Pro
testant churches beginning at 11:11.
Sermon by Prof. Boughton.
Special music by choir.
All welcome.
The annual business meeting of the
First Baptist church will be held on
Wednesday evening, Jan. 3rd. All
the mmbers are urged to be present.
CHRISTIAN
F. Claude Stephens, Pastor
Important Services, Lord's Day,
IT. HTM "i , ' If l-i!
ineLnnsimas tree suscs
The liaiwini lir is almost known
botaiil'-Rlly as tin' "t'liristuias tree,"
for whi n t lie i iii'cl'nli r' unliiii,' sol
entrst smtcH tlnil t balsuin fir prows
to a lieinut or lifty or it.v foot, tlmt
Its wood is tisod for Hip tiiamifaoture
of boxes, that Its bark furnishes the
lialBiim tisi'd In uxttii'lne and art. that
its leaves are (.-atliere'l for fratrrunt
pillows, they must also say "it In the
Christmas tree of entntnerre." The
ancient Teutons used to oe'elirnte the
winter senoon by deikliiir a little fir
tree In bits of tinsel, flowers, toys, or
naments of various kinds, for to them
it wrs a symbol of the Klorlous sun
which ihey worshiped The synimet
rlosl spreadlne and rayln? of the
branches of the fir reminded thera of
the sun that rose higher and tilpher In
the heavens
The Actors' Christmas
. The troupe hud li-en plnylng In iiard
lack Klfty dolliits. $il". now mid then
$Hi, were the ni .-ht y re- t ipls. hardlf
enotiph to pay the n i!r d "Jumps,"
let alone pny siilnrioi There as Just
enough money in the tre:iury to Ket
to Wayrille on ( lirhrttios night. It
was one of lilies- l ast I.ytine" "the
cblld Is with Us tnoiher In l-otidun"
piec es, un l !ien the i-mi any stran
gled Into the toAti at toll hi) the local
theater niatmi-'er as at the station, to
be sure the'. I,j I the eiibt n-tor.
The fi'o;. . s .i ant'erei! nliotit the town
duriiiif the day. ''!-. 'irt-iin netit ni on
$21.75. to'i-'i of ii in the tiahery. Sums
of the f-'ITo netit on; at the end of
the second a t and didn't cotne back.
MHiaon iiwiwimii um-Jai sw. -M
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, Fred Timbler sold his cigar
' factory and he and Mrs. Timb
'ler departed for New York last
Friday. The best wishes of all
go w it h them.
' Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Chown and
son, Earnest, were guests of
McMinnvilie friends for the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. T. D. M-Lain went to
Seattle to spend Christmas with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Bevens
and Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Eikins
were visiting Dallas Su1 day.
' Grace Kaw aged 2o born at
BtPna Vista and lived all her
life in its neighborhood where
well known and loved, died at
St. Vincent's hospital, Portland,
Dec. 20. a? 12 o'clock. She is
survived by her father and
mother and by one brother and
six sisters, five of whom attend
ed the funeral, the other being
in Washington, D. C. Funeral
at Buena Vista, Dec. 22.
Dec. 31.
Bible School at 10 a. m.
Divine service 11 a. m.
Theme: "Names."
Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p. m.
Evening service, 7:30 p. m.
Theme: "Thoughts for the New
Year."
The Public is invited to enjoy these
services with their benefits.
May the New Year bring joy and
peace to many. Pastor.
METHODIST
Thos. D. Yarnea, Pastor.
10 A M. Sunday School.
11 A. M. Divine worship.
1 P. M. Loyal Temperance Legion.
6:30 P. M. Kpworth League.
7:30 P. M. Evening service.
All are cordially invited to these
services.
PkESBYTKRlAN
Dr. H. C. Dunsmore, Pastor
10 a. m. Sunday school.
No preaching morning or evening.
Wlieii the llnal curtain came down a
weary crowd scattered to the chid
dressing rooms. wniiderliiK If the hotel
proprietor would stop them at the sta
tion the neM moniius
This speculation was at its heltfht
when the theater niuiiappr of the town
appeared, his ttruis tilled with bundles,
and dumped them into the arms of the
yoiiiiiiest member of the troupe.
"Say." he blustered, apparently a lit
tie ashamed of what he was going to
say. "you people are havluu rotten
link, nin't yon? I'm nil slone up at
my house. Come tip and have supper
with me. will you? And. say. I've had
a bit of link this year, and I'll slake
you to the right's receipts. And those
thing I nine the kid. they - well, they
once Ixdoiiifod tu a kid of mine."
And he went out.
One of th women started to cry
That's where the stor- ends New
York Evening Post.
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BECOMES CITIZEN AFTER
VOTING FIFTY-TWO YEARS
Ordwny, Colo.-Jame Ik kliart
was granted tintnrnlizatlon -?.-s
after exercising the
rights of eitizoiivliip for f.ftv two
years. He lm tofeil at e' '
presidential ele -!i m sit ci
civil war. held a i-mnml -'i .
the t'nitisl States jinny. H'-i-ved
as a delegue to the liepiil.ll. aii
national contention. wrvsl as
sheriff of ;ibson cotitity, Ind..
and has taken an active part In
politics for many year. There
was no record svallalie to show
that his father had become natu
ralized. The Monitor always leads.
Lloyd George Called "Energetic,
Determined, Fearless."
IDOL OF BRITISH DEMOCRACY.
Extrema Radicalism of Prims Minister
Has Mads Him at Times "One of Most
Hated Men In England" Fores of
Personality Romsrkabls, Becauts Hs
Is Little Man.
London. 1'avld Lloyd (Jeotce. prime
minister, Is an Idol of Hiiilsh democ
racy. His extreme nnlK hIImu t ui
made htm at times "one of the most
hated men In Ktmlund," pnith tilat ly
among the aristocracy, hut on numer
ous occasions he had loomed up as "the
mau of the hour," and his personality
has sometimes overshadowed the w hole
Asqulth ministry. He Is pre eminently
the Htitlsh ko eminent 's man of "iush
and go," energetic, determined and
fearless.
As chancellor of the exchequer ho was
the author of luiiUet reforms which
opened a new era in the fiscal history
Of the United Kingdom and which by
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all. AND MBS. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE M
TENT.
putting new levies of taxation on the
propertied classes led to the great con
stllutlomil conlllct between the com
mons and the lords ni.d the curbing of
the legislative veto power of the peers.
With the sudden outbreak of the war
Chancellor Lloyd Ceorge was shoul
dered with the chief responsibility of
llnnin lug the empire's part In the great
conflict Though he had been one of the
chief obstructionists to great military
expedltures on the part of (ireat Hilt
Kin In peace times, fine to face with
the war he tackled the problem of fals
ing money with his whole strength, and
set In motion the first of the great
loans which were floated to meet Hill
alu's war cost.
In strange contrast to Lloyd Ccorge's
leadership In the pfosec nihil of the
European w ar Is the fact that his first
political prominence came through his
attuoks on the pro-wur pa rty during the
South African campaign of 1!H).
He carried his opposition to that w ar so
far that he even refused to vote for the
supplies necessary to maintain the
army. Ills disparagement of the Brit
ish cause was ho unpopular, however,
that he put his life in Jeopardy by ex
pounding his views. At Itlrmlngliatn
on one Instance his life "as sought by
a riotous mob which the police were
tumble to handle, and Lloj d Jeorge
was able to esuic from their hands
only by disguising himself In a police
man's uniform. In Inter years he was
the object of physical violence on the
part of t In- surrriigclle-i, who burled
missiles at biiii on several occasions
anil who In I'cliriiiiiy. Hi III, destroyed
his country boii-e with dynamite.
The rorce if l.loyd Ceorge's person
ality Is part i I'l.u l.i I emai 'liable because
he Is a little man not only short, but
sllm-with n small mustache and white
fuce. though his ejes are as eloquent
as bis cube Ills milliner Is cheerful,
frank und ib-mocintlo, mi l he Is ope of
the most npproic dial !e men who ever
held public iiiiice 111 Knghind Although
little In favor among the aristocracy, it
Is said he Is one of King 'ieorge's fa
vorites, liked by the sovereign mora
than any other minister.
$1,000,000 IN SALVAGE.
Wrscksrs Havs Siiccssslull Floatsd
ths Gsrrnsn Frsigbtsr Ssaostris.
Kan Inego, 'al. That the former
Ormali freighter Sisostrls, ashore ut
Ooos, liiiat'-mala, for thirteen years,
has Iss.n successfully floated, is the
news rKcived from Captain It. Kidley,
tklpier of the I'.rltlsh Columbia sal
vage tug Pilot.
Three hydraulic pumps and 150 na
tives were used to remove the great
banks of sand from around the giant
freighter, which Is Ha Id to be as sea
worthy as ui-on the day she went
ashore.
For uinny years the f-ctrl was
uw-d ss a coffi-e wan boiw, while her
dynamo plant was uti:iz.-d to supply
electricity to the residents of txos.
The salvagers will clear more than $1,
000,000 on their venture.
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Farmer Killed Carrying Gifts to
His Daughter.
MEETS DEATH UNDER TRAIN.
Satchsl Containing Prsasnts Spsrsd.
Parsnt Had Rscsivsd Lsttsr Inviting
Him to Come and Spsnd Holidays on
Farm, Saying That Things Had Gons
Badly In Hsr Horn.
Newton, N. J. While on his way
with a big grip filled with clothing for
an Impoverished daughter and her chil
dren at Mllford, l'a., lhirtmnn Vtter,
fifty years old, a furnier of W lusted.
Conn., was killed by a 1-ehlgh and Hud
son railroad train at tsiwrta Junction,
near here.
Vtter had received a letter from his
daughter, whom he had Invited to come
with her family and ssttd Christmas
on the farm, saying that things had
gone so badly in her homo that she
and the children had neither the cloth
ing nor the railroad faro to enable
them to accept his Invitation. She
made no plea for aid, but l iter divided
that he would himself carry her needed
apparel and other things and bring her
and tho children buck with hitu to
spend Christmas at V lusted.
Ho Interrupted hla Journey to visit
an old friend, Fred Staley, at tierniuny
Fluts, Newton, S'tidlng a couple of
days with Staley and Ills family, to
whom he showed his daughter's letter.
Tho entire family were on the porch
of the house to wish him good luck as
he trudged away with the big satchel
.calculated to bring happiness to his
daughter and her family.
None saw hhn killed. It was not un
til half an hour after the passing of
the train that his body was discovered.
The satchel was spared with Its con
tents, which had been flung from the
truck. Mr. Staley, forwarded It to the
daughter.
MAY LIMIT FINGER PRINTING.
Magistrate McAdoo Suggests Modifica
tion of Prsssnt Rules.
New York. Chief Magistrate Mc
Adoo In a recent statement suggested
the adoption by tho board of city mag
istrates at their meeting I'ec. LI) of a
policy limit lug linger printing to dis
orderly conduct cases Involving Jos
tling, pocket plcklngt rowdyism In pub
lic conveyances, mushing, fuses of de
generacy, begging, oiM'tiitloiis of confi
dence men and public gambling.
The chief magistrate's action follow
ed a conference with Mayor Mitehel. It
resulted from a controversy In J I rook -lyu
wherein Magistrate MeUulre'a or
ders to take finger prints In all con
victed disorderly conduct eases wer
overruled by County Judgo May.
"The proposed modification of the
rules," stihl Magistrate McAdoo In the
course of his statement, "comes, to far
as this olflca is concerned, frmn corre
spondence and conferences between ths
mayor and myself. We are both agreed
that the rule should be modified so as
to omit printing In the eases of minor
offenses coming under the heud of dis
orderly conduct."
KILLED WITH FIANCEE.
Coupls Making Wodding Plans VVhsn
Doctor's Car 8truok Thsm.
New York. Augustus Anderson, thir
ty, of Mai.htisset, N. Y., and Mlnnlo
Estelln, his fiancee, of Lukevlllu road,
Oreat Nsck, walked out from tha
grounds of the Frist cstute upon that
thoroughfare.
Their wedding wns to take place
soon, and, It Is supposed, so engrossed
weie they in making their plans for it
they did not notice the automoblls of
Ir. Joseph A. Mulhollnnd of Oreat
Neck coming toward them, and tho
doctor saw them too late to stop. Tho
car struck tho girl and young man;
both were rendered unconscious. The
physician took Miss L'stelln to Mlueola
hospital In his car, and another doctor
carried Anderson. The young woman
dlod on the way and the young man a
short thus after his arrival.
I r. Mulhollnnd was released on his
own recognizance.
AUTO USED AS A FOX TRAP.
Animal Leaps Over Wall Into Tonnsau
and Is Captured.
Highland Falls, N. Y - William Wa
ter of Little Ilrltuln, near here, has
discovered a new way to trap foxes.
According to his method, you drive an
automobile up to a stone wall In a
lonely spot, start a dog to burking, and
a fox Junius over tho wall and lands in
tho tomieau.
That Is the way Mater acquired a sil
ver gray fox, whh h he has had csgud.
Plater and his la-other, Hewitt fllater,
had stopped thlr car In Colderiham,
Orange county, to repair a tire. A foi
plunged over tin; wall and into tha
car. The animal loame enmeshed in a
rolxi and was kept a prisoner.
Dog Savss His Mistress.
Norwalk. Ore. A tet oollio dog prob
ably saved Mrs. Philip Loretx from
eerions Injury the other day when an
I'tirtigtsl dehorned C"yv, owned by Mrs.
fliarlcs Antrim, s neighbor, charged
st Mrs. Lorotz, knocked her down and
butted her fiercely as she law on ths
ground. The dog arrived on the scene
and, springing at the enraged cow,
fastened hi teeth In the tender flesh
if her nose, at the same time pulling
her away from the priwtrate woman.
The cow gave ground before the dog's
attack, end Mrs. In-tz was aide to
regain her feet oud reach a place of
safety.
Go East
Union
Pacific
System
OREGON-WASHINGTON
LIMITED
Leaves Portland Union Station
10 A. M. Daily
fid iht
Famous Columbia River
Route
The only Througli-to-Chicai?o train
electrically lighted, automatically
protected.
WM.McMURRAY
General Passenger Agent
PORTLAND
NOTICE Or flNAL SETTLEMENT.
KT,l..tt id barnliv crivATl that the Ult
..Wll.U ,1' p.--
,u, u.lmn.iut i-utriir of the estate
of George A. Kirh, deceased, has filed
her ntiHl account in me county court, ui
the State of Oregon for Polk county,
and that Saturday. December 80th,
1916, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the)
forenoon thereof, Ht the county court
room in the county court house at
DallaH, Oregon, has been appointed by
said court s the time and place for
the hearing of objections to the said
final account and the settlement there
of and tlni closing of i'i estate.
Incttie Rich,
Administratrix of the Istat ol
Ceorge A. Kirh, deceased.
B. F. Swope, Attorney.
Dated and first pulilitihed December
lBt, 191t. Last publication Dec. 2D.
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Osteopathic Physician
Graduate of the American School of
Osteopathy, Klrkevllle, MImouH, under
founder of the science, Dr. A. T. StllL
Offices: First floor of the F. A.
Patterson property, half block
west of railroad, on C street.
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