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BUENA VISTA
Grandpa Cole, the father of
Mrs. Georgie Prather, went to
Corvallis Wednesday evening to
visit with his eon, Frank.
The Ladies Club met at the
home of Mrs. F. L. Chown on
Thursday. June 28. There were
a good many out. The next
meeting is at Mrs. G. A. Wells'
" on July 12th.
Mr. and Mrs. Oestin and Mr.
Evenden of Monmouth came
over on Friday evening and
organized a Red Cross Auxiliary
MAKE MORE
MONEY
mtt Vsur
ThrMfJi U"
INTERNATIONAL
POULTRY FOOD
TONIC
Too should have large Increase
in the number of eggs received when
International Poultry Food Tonic
is given. One extra egg month
from each ben pavs its entire cost
and its use often doubles the num
ber of tm produced. It w tonic
for helping to prevent disea.e, to
promote health, to invigorate the di
rertaveand egg producing organs, and
help supply material for egg sheila.
Independence Seed&Feed Store
SffiiCNl
FOR SALE BY sVB
irzT? fay
Sgj
here. Sixteen members were
enrolled and more will join at
the next meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder
arrived here Friday to visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Abe Porter.
Miss Mabel Prather is in town
spending several days with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
N. Prather,
Mrs. Caldwell, a sister of Mrs.
G. W. McLaughlin, is visiting
here she is from Prosser, Vv ash.
Mrs. Pearl Wells of Salem is
visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Simmons.
Mrs. Clara Elkins f Salem is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. A. J. Richardson is en
joying a few weeks' visit with
her sister, Mrs. Abell.
A. R. White and family of Mc-
Minnville were Sunday guests at
the F. L. Chown home.
The E. M. Lichtys and the
E. F. B!as took in the sights
in Dallas Sunday afternoon.
Rastus Petterson left Thursday
for Portland and Vancouver in
his new Dort. He returned on
Monday.
Mrs. Jas. Reynolds is laid up
with rheumatism. It is hoped
by her many friends that she
will soon be all right again.
The Ed Prathers motored to
Jefferson on Sunday returning
home by way of Albany.
Donovan Nash is BDending the
summer with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Nash.
Marvin Wells had the misfor
tune to lose his glasses. Anyone
finding them please return them
to him. They were lost Sunday
morning between the C. P. Wells
farm ard the M. E. church.
GIRL HARD TOJTABULATE.
Ssys Her Business It That of Distrib
uting Religious Tried.
Albany. N. V -'Hie Mute military
CfiirfU takers litre are fiuulvd an to
just bow they wlli Mt'U'Ut an "nniar
ried nineteen -year-old A many (rfrl who
gave these answer "ii !ier ennua blank:
'What U yi.r l.u Ki-s?"
0li,rtMir" '"lie "bo sells or di
trihutea re!ii;l"U-t trai t.
"Are you In bui.im for yourself T
"So."
"It U"t what Is tiie name of your em
ployer?" The Lord."
"What Is your employer's business?"
"Foririvlns niiif.''
"What is )"Ur employer s addreaar
"The beven!y aO' tuarj."
OVER THE COUNTY
Dallas J. E. Grimes, a for
mer Monmouth butcher, war.ted
for non-support, was arrested in
Portland last week. Sheriff Orr
had been looking for him for six
months.
Oaldale-Cherries and Bart
lett pears will be a light crop.
Apples fair.
Sunny Slope After 17 years
as school clerk. Vardaman Fish
back concluded to quit this year
and Mrs. Keeta llamar was
elected as his successor.
Rickreall The Farmers
Union will commence the erec
tion of a grain warehouse at
Derry soon.
Dallas Worms destroyed
twelve acres of onions belonging
Robert Cofelt. He plowed up
the ground and planted potatoes.
AIRLIE CONTRIBUTIONS
TO RED CROSS FUND
$251. M. Simpson, K. L. Tubandt,
W. E. Williams, Sr., G. A. Conn, C.V.
Johnson, Mrs. G. A. Conn.
$20 H. V. Link.
$15 A. L. Boyton, Z. A. French.
$10- J. F. Ulrich, Mrs. G. A. Peter
son, Robert Steel, G. A. Peterson, W.
Kester, Geo. Plove, L. E. Miller, John
Weinert, R. M. Fowle, V. J. Love,
Parker Brothers.
$5-R. A. Hastings, Ed Gwalchmai,
Jule Hannum, Frank Gilliam, Marion
Adsit, Fred Johnson, Mrs. F. A. Link,
E. B. Birkenbeuel, Thomas Gross, E.
D. Brown, J. C. Nendel, Chs. Nendel,
Henry Nendel, E. L. Hawkins, M. H.
Acheson, Troy Turner. Joe Trueax,
Mrs. P. Ritner, Mary E. Link, J. F.
folsum, S. L. Burk, Wiley Norton. E.
W. Staats, Hugo Weinert, W. H.
Stonehocker, Archie Kisor, D. N.
Turner, W. C. Williams, T. R. Crook,
Robert Tarter, B. Tarter, Mrs. W. D.
Rose, C. M. Lewis, J. A. Clayton, A.
E. Calkins, J. H. Thurston, J. W. Mc
Bee, Mrs. J. W. McBe. E. F. Bose,
A. Aebi, W. H. Williams, W. E. Wil
liams, Jr., A. C. Staats, Mr. and Mrs.
P. Hadley. Mrs. C V. Johnson, I-oren
Cooper, M. K. Crowley, J. F. Son,
Weinert, K. L. Williams. T. R. Crook.
$4-C. E. Wilson, T. T. Parker &
Son, Mrs. J. C. Simpson, Florence
Thurston, Lulu Peterson.
$3. 50 -J. J. Leveck.
$3C. S. Poling, Fred Aebl, D. J.
Bolter, John Cox.
$2.60-H. H. Witherow, Chas Leh-
man. Ellis Dodson, P. L. Lewis, A. J.
Gilson, J. A. Hannum, F. M. Waters,
H. P. Whitaker, Lizzie Hannum, Ar
thur Norton, Scott Gibbons, C. S.
Cooper.
$2 Lewis Weinert, Ren Womer,
M. E. Hayes, P. L Ward. R. A. We
rner, E M. Turner. W. L. Bose, W.
B. Whittington. B. 0. Aebi, Mrs. E. E.
Staajs, L. C. Caughey, E. C. taughey,
J. C. Turner.
$1.50-J. K. Weinsrt.
$l-Joe Trueax, H. A. Ostrander,
Robert Story, Jim Ray, Glen Byerley,
Mrs. J. Uchiyama, Emery Whitaker,
Smith Johnson, L. E. Miller, Everett
Powell, Wm. Dornschak, John Story,
C. E. Staats, W. G. Powell, Win. Bush,
Ronald Trueax, Mrs. J. Ritner, Mrs.
R. Arnold, J. N.Newton, RobertButts,
J. Faulkenherry, Le Roy Byerley, C.
C. Ray, Sam Hastings. B. H. Petre,
V. L. Staats, Vern Williams, Lota
Scott, Frank Smith, Steve Tarter,
Otis Allie, Chas. Applegate, Frank
McGse, Taylor Brothers, Ted McKen-
zie, Sam Miller, Mr. and Mrs. D. H.
Colter, Mrs. H. F. Smith, D. W.
Lewis, H Blodget, C. Embree, C. S.
Whitaker, F. M. Lewis, Mr. E.
Hoisington, Mrs. Bonnie Smith, J. C.
Moore, A. Gaingai,., A. B. Packard,
A. R. Lewis.
Less than $1-Bent Embrse, Mis
E. B. Lewis.
Grand total - - $704.00
There ti more ratarrti In this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and (or yean It wu sup
posed to be Incurable. Doctors pre
scribed local remedies, apd by constant
ly falling to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it Incurable. Catarrh Is s
local disease, arrently influenced hy con
stitutional cntMiltlona and therefore re
quires conatitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by K. J.
Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio. Ii a conati
tutional remedy, la taken Internally
and acts thru the Wood on the Mucous
Surfaces of the System. On Hundred
iKiIlara reward Is offered f"r any aae
that Halla Catarrh Cure falls to euro,
Bend fur circulars and testimonial.
T. J. CHENET CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
Hold by rrueg;lt 75c.
Hall's family fill fur constipation.
A SIGN THAT TH
WAR WILL SOON END
A porter in an Atchison barber
shop predicts confidently that the
war will not last longer than two
weeks. He says his brother hag
enlisted, and he never held a job
longer than two weeks in his
whole life. Kansas City Star.
Tcr.ri.G xrsi i
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KM0W
J ABOUT ft
By Our Newt Correspondents
Curtis P. Coe was here from
McMinnville Monday.
Mrs. M. J. Butler was a Port
land visitor this week.
G. G. Walker moved this weeE
to the D. O. Taylor residence on
B street.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Conn of
Airlie left last week for a visit
in Nebraska.
A good pair of reading
glasses for $1.00 at O. A.
Kreamer's.
See our new line of Panama
sport and straw hats before buy
ing. Conkey & Walker.
Dr. and Mrs. W. R. All in have
gone to the McKenzie river for
their annual summer outing.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Pmeroy of
Camas, Wash., arrived Sunday
night for a few days' visit at the
Owen home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Ireland
have gone to Kennewick. Wash.,
where they will remain this com
ing winter.
Mrs. B. F. Baker and daugh
ter of Oregon City , spent the
Fourth with Mesdames W. T.
Hoffman and R. W. Baker.
The public recital of the pupils
of Miss Helen Eaton will take
place tonight at the Methodist
church. No admission fee.
J. L. Murdock was here from
Kelso, Wash., over Sunday. He
is the manager of the creamery
there which is owned by Polk
county men.
If you are going to have a
wedding or a swell dinner, don't
forget to complete the menu with
Pugh's Loganberry Juice. Sold
everywhere. 22tf
Many autoists are taking the
east side road to Salem. The
road is good and better time can
be make because of the frequent
waits on the Salem ferry.
As a tonic for his irksome
judicial duties, Judge R W.
Baker, accompanied by his
family, will spend the summer
on the W. T. Hoffman ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. D. 0. Taylor and
son started Sunday for an auto
mobile tour of Montana. Wyo
ming and Colorado. They ex
pect to be gone until March 1.
Mrs. Hazel Horn and son de
parted Monday afternoon for
lUundup, Montana, where they
will reside in the future. Her
husband, Dr. Horn, haa estab
lished an extensive practice
there.
C. W. Irvine, H. Hirschberg
R. R. De Armond will comprise
the board in Independence to
make recommendations for the
officers' reserve list, members of
which will report for service
August 27.
Salem Capital Journal: Miss
Porter and Miss Muhleman,
nurses at the Salem hospital,
have gone to their homes for
their summer vacation. The va
cation period is two weeks and
the nurses cram each day full of
as much enjoyment as is possible
for the work of caring for the
sick day after day is arduous.
Falls City News: The mem
bers of the Dallas and Inde
pendence K. of P. lodges paid
the Falls City lodge a visit on
Wednesday night. It was a sur
prise to the local lodge, but a
mm
CHRISTIAIN
r. Claude Stephens, Pastor
Important Services, Lord's Pay,
July &
Bible School at 10 a. m.
Christian Endeavor at 7:00 p. m.
BAPTIST
W. S. STEWART, Pastor.
Sunday school at 10.
Preaching at 11.
B. Y. P. U. at 7:00.
Preaching at 8:00.
Mrs. E. Burton of Corvallis will
preach both morning and evening.
very pleasant one. They brought
a wonderful feast for bur boys
and so much was left over that
they made many homes happy in
our little city next morning.
The Isis theatre on Sunday,
July 8, will have the honor of
showing "Mothers of France,"
the photoplay in which the in
comparable Sarah Bernhardt is
seen in the French trenches and
on the French battlefields. The
production is in six reels and is a
masterpiece. The French gov
ernment holds a part interest in
the film but the World Film Cor
poration has secured the Ameri
can rights and is presenting th
feature on its regular program.
Do not miss this important pic
ture.
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KEEPING ONE'S TEMPER.
If you gt'l iniiil liiruiiKt- thin)!" don't
go your way It In a pretty Rood sIkii
your WBy Ih not the true wtiy. It very
often happens Hint a mini's good luten
Hons are tnlnttil ami rulnoil Ixvause lie
becomes IiicimihmI when others do not
agree with him. A line Nrvlee keeps
on kind nml friendly. Whenever we
see among our lorrespuiideiils tine who
ts greutly lirltnli'tl at another and at
tempts to burn Inr on hlni we feel (julle
sure the thx'triiio he epou.eH Is all
wrong. When we rend a contribution
in a controversy we throw It hmIiIo lin
UHKlliitely uhhi welnx nil migry thriiHt,
for we Hiiy to oui self tinili does not act
that way. When a mini ii'-ks us to do
something we don't feel Inclined to do
and Kfts niad at our refusnl, then we
are tiiiile eeilahi we did Jut right.
They lire weak pel-wins who act a cer
tain way simply l'i iiue they are aaked
to. One xlioiild nlua.vs huve a futtb In
what lit) iltH-H.- (Hilo Klitto Journal.
Hopsfulnsas.
The men whom I have neeii suco-ed
beat In life have always hwn cheerful
sml hoieful men, who went about their
business with a mnlle on their fuees
slid took tilt) fhuni;c ami ehanees of
their normal life? like men, fueliiK rough
ami smooth alike ax it tame, and ho
fiMind the truth of the old proverb that
"good times u lit hud times and all
times ss over." Kllufsley
War Can't Stop Us
It makes no difference in our
appetites for good eats. But the
question of the hour is, "where to
jjet good, satisfying eats at
medium prices."
WE HAVE THE ANSWER
It is plainly in evidence in every
part of our store. It consists of
Fresh, Pure, Clean Groceries
And the smiles of many satisfied customers is the
best of proof that we make good on every claim.
Calbreath
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METHODIST
Thus. D. Yarnes, Pastor.
10 A. M. Sunday School.
11 A. M. Morning service,
2:30 P. M. Loyal Temperance Legion.
7:00 P. M. Ep worth League.
8:01) P. M. Evening service.
PWES13VTKRIAIN
Dr. H. C. Dunsmore, Pastor
10 a. m. Sunday school.
11 a. in. Public Worship with
8 'Oo p. m. Sermon.
We invite you to all our services.
Strangers cordially welcomed.
BUTTER WRAPS
$1 per 100
MONITOR OFFICE
For Spring
Housecleanlng
Mere surface dusting or brushing
is not cleaning. Thorough clean
ing draws out both "outside"
and "inside" dirt without scatter
ing it in the air you breathe. It
is cleaning such as can only be
had with an
Electrlo
Vacuum Cleaner
An Electric Vacuum Cleaner will
keep yuur home spotlessly clean
all year long with very little
etrort on your part, at small ex
pense and with no wear or tear
on rugs, draperies, mattresses,
bedding, etc.
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