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About Independence monitor. (Independence, Or.) 1912-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1918)
i i i5o-oooi FOR CLOTHING, i DRY GOODS, SHOES, 1 1 SHEETS, Gent's Furnishings. BLANKETS, QUILTS, 1 i Staple and Fancy Groceries GOTO i COHEY & WALKER 0000" BREVITIES Alarm clocks $1 at Kreamer's. 8-Day Clocks $5 to $8 at 0. A. Kreamer's. Laval Hewitt was in Portland la.nl Saturday. Good oak fence poets for sale. Call farm 3813. 13tf For Sale Defiance Wheat Seed. Home Hill W. O. Grant was reglatered in 1'ortiand this week. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Brown will move to Salem. Large team for sale cheap. Inquire at this dlice. 17 if j.oLue Made i'ure Lard for 32c at Dickaoa'a MrrkeL K. C. Eldrldge, Jr., was in In dependence this week. Mrs. kl. E. lliltibrand is visit ing relatives in Idaho. born on Jan. 13 to Mr. and Airb, W. J. Olbtin, a Bon. luy lteevea was home for sev eral days the naut week. L)i. kL JL Duguxtxt, dtntist, Maiiouai Hank Building. Mrs, L. SpUtley wan visiting friends In l'ortl iad this week. Home Made Sugar Cured Hams for 38c at Dickson's Mar ket. Mrs. Oovro has returned home after vial ting her aon near Al bany. Mr. and Mrs. John Nelaon were over from Corvalils this week. "Captain" Elmer Paddock Journeyed to Portland last Sat urday. 1L t Coffey of Portland call ed on Independence friends nust Sunday. D.K. Fletcher has applied for a divorce from his wife. Myrtle P. FleUher. Jack Dlxsoa was here from Newport between trains last Saturday. Lout Large white Angora cat. Heward for return to Mon itor office. Mrs. Wm, Quartier and son, C'renc are visitinjr relatives i .:: ' pair of reading r 1. CO at O. A. ivit. a mer's. Durinn the month of Decem ber. Postmaster Wood sold over 1400 worth of Thrift stamps. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Mattison have gone to their home in Camas, Wash. Mrs. Donald Stuart is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Damon. Marvin Richardson has been transferred from Mare Island to Quantico, Virginia. Mrs. A. Nelson and daughter of Albany were visiting friends and relatives here this week. We have a few Slipon rain coats that we will seli at a great redaction. 0. A. Kreamer. Mrs. J. L. Kodgers of Tacoma, Wash., was the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. W. iticharddon, last week. Mrs. (J lady s Collins has re turned to Independence and re sumed her old place in the Inde pendence creamery. Wanted to Buy -liO young heifers at once, if you have any for bale report the same to tho Monitor at once. A very enjoyable evening was spent last Monday night by the Whist Club at the Home of Mr. and Mr. P. 11. Drexier. Vcrd llili was iu Portland for several days this week, but denies thai bo is seekiug a job in a ship building plant. Mrs. 1L D. lloodman, after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Max Uokiniau, returned to her home in Portland last Saturday. Sam Cox was lined o0 in cir cuit court last week aa a sequel to tiie uniicuity lie iiaa wild Anuy 1 upper several weeks ago. Dr. and Mrs. U. D. Butler were patiaengera to Portland last Sat urday morning, the doctor re turning Sunday aiid Mrs. Butler remaining. Mrs. Thouiad Hart went to Portland lout Saturday, where she will remain lor several days as uer sou, Ted, la about to enter mo service. Mrs. Clara Taylor apeut sev eral days in Benton county with her mother, Mrs, M. A. Car ter, who ia hi very poor health due to her age. .Mrs. Alpha Boscue will move her miUiuery parlors into the building on Main street next to the postotlice, formerly occupied by her competitor. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Bee'-.er have returned to Independence and Mr. Becker L the manager of the Hewitt Pharmacy. It is a pleasure to have them back. Chester Heukle was in Port land the first of the week and came home yesterday so as to Jet Koss Nelson put in the rest of the week iu the metropolis. "For the Freedom of the World" was shown to a crowd ed house at the Isis Wednesday. It was a great picture. Mae Marsh in "Hunshlne Alley" comes next week. A silver tea was given at the public school Wednesday after noon for the benefit of the "Boup kitchen." The afternoon proved very pleasant socially and a nice little sum was realized. Peter Kurre has received a very good offer from a Portland company for willow sprouts and he has It figured out that It would be a very profitable in dustry for any one to engage In. II. J. Rowe has disposed of his property interests in Dallas ana nas entered tne O. A. C. as a student of electrical engineer ing. His family la comfortably located at 203 Seventh street, In Corvallis. Ralph Flood, with the avia tion corps at San Diego.is spend ing a twelve days furlough at home. His experiences are very interesting and he has certainly made good in that particular part of Uncle Sam's army. Some very interesting class work is being1 started this week by Miss Irvine for her piano pupils. The work consists of exercises in rhythm, ear training, harmony study, learning of folk songs of different nations and stories of the composers' lives The children manifest great in terest in the work and learn an appreciation of music in general In answer to a number of in quirers, we will state that no city election was held this win ter because the people of Ore gon in the June special election Vjted to have but one election day and that the first Tuesday after the first Monday in No vember. City officials, whose terms expired tho first of this jear, hold their offices an addi tional ycx. JAW OF BEHEMOTH Dug Up in Alaska Snow and Then Shipped Out South. Tho lower Jmw of u inummoth. Mid to ho the only Hlmlliir relic of the ex tinct behemoth now In existence, wifs brought to San Kranolsco recently from Point Harrow, Alaska, by the power schooner Herman. The relic was Iiik out of the mow by natives while the vessel was In Point Harrow harbor. The heast which possessed the Jaw la said to have roamed over the Alaskan pitting thou sands of years nt:o. The Jaw wltl he presented to an eastern museum. A live polar bear was also captured near Point Harrow and brought down on the schooner. BATHROBE A NET Caught a Baby and Saved" It From Death In a Fire. In a fire at four o'clock the other morning Miss Julia Tnte of Waco, Mra. Elsie K'drldKe and her two-year-old daughter narrowly escaped death when fire destroyed their home, Nn. 2121 North IInrMood street, Pallas. Tex. A bathrobe, stripped from a niHn watch Inn the tire, was used aa a life net. Mrs. Kldrtdgp threw her two-year-old baby out of a window; It was ceiinht In the bathrobe. Mrs. Kldrldge then Jumped. Miss Tate followed. The only cue Injured was Miss Tate. She re ceived minor bruises. The home was entirely destroyed. FORGOT THE ENGINE Responded to a Call, but Did Not Take Apparatus. Klremen of I'harlestown, W. Va who were called upon for assistance In saving the home of J. Kdward Wilt of Kippon from destruction by Are re sponded to the call, but failed to take any apparatus, and the building burned down, causing a loss of about $.VtH. The entire village was threat ened mid a nnmb. r of buildings Ignit ed, but the flame were extinguished by bucket brigades. TWINS' FATE IDENTICAL Wounded in Same Place at Same Time; Cots Now Adjoin. Here Is a remarkable war coinci dence. Twin brothers In Scotland en listed In the same compr.nv and were sent together to France. In an attack both were shot tl.rough the left ankle at the same time, the bulleu In both cases lodging in the right foot. The men were brought to Kugland together and are In a htwpltal on ad Jwluini cvta. i n Notice to the Public "To serve our country we have enlisted In the United States Food Administration. We pledge ourselves to give cur customers the im-ofts fal on4 mndtriitA nrirpfi RplHnd At ! no more than a reasonable profit above cost to us." (Signed) JOHNSON & COLLINS. The above pledge was presented by an agent of the Food Administration and was promptly signed by us. In order to carry out the spirit of this pledge we have decided to place our business on a CASH BASIS. Beginning February 1, we sell FOR CASH ONLY. If orders are telephoned to us, we will collect upon delivery. If not paid for upon delivery, the goods will be returned to our store. In taking this step we realize that many good responsible credit customers will feel that it is a reflection upon their honesty but we assure that nothing is farther from our thoughts but in carrying the cash system out to the best results we will have to oper ate along these lines. We will guarantee to you thai you will make a nice comfortable saving in your gro cery bill as we contemplate making generous reductions on almost everything in our store and you will not be charged one penny more than an article is actually worth in in order to help pay up the bad bill contract ed by some one else. If you are a credit customer of ours at this time we would like to have you step into our store in order that we may ex plain to you our proposition to give you as sistance in paying cash provided you need such assistance. Thanking you one and all for your gener ous patronage in the past and soliciting your cash business upon a basis that will be profit able to you, we beg to remain Very Truly Yours, Johnson & Collins
