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i f FOR CLOTHING, (DRY GOODS, SHOES, i SHEETS, Gent's Furnishings, i BLANKETS, QUILTS, i Staple and Fancy Groceries GO TO I COIiEY & WALKER i BREVITIES Good oak fence posts for sals. Call farm 3813. 13tf Cleve Robinson was here from Lebanon Sunday. Smlt each Tuesday and Fri day at Dickson's Market. Mrs. 0. D. Butler returned from Portland last Monday. The Polk County Sunday School convention will be held at Falls City Feb. 1, 2 and 3. Wanted, to buy stump puller muHt he in good condition. Phone Farm G122, Bert Hilke. M. C. Williams expects to bp moved into hia new location by Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. lk)han non were calling on Portland friends Monday. Miaa Florence Gbo has apart ments in the Patterson house on C. Btreet. Ralph Flood returned to his aviation duties at San Dieo, Cat., Wednesday. For Sale Defiance Wheat Seed. Home IU1L J. N. Simpson, is in Portland where he underwent a minor operation. Mtb. A. J. Cooper continues to improve and is on the road to re covery from a severe illness. G, A. Wells has plunted six teen acres of prune trees on His farm south of Independence. n. i t k! i..ii . k..j the Presbyterian ehurch Sunday morning and went on to Portland i . i ci in wie auieranxjn. Luther Ground of Monmouth, wh) has been an invalid for sev eral years was taken to a Salem kospital last Wednesday. Mrs. J. B. V. Butler, who has been in delicate health for some time, was taken to the Good Sa maritan hospital in Portland last Monday. E. E. iiiltebrand was in the class initiated into the Mystic ( Serine at Portland last week. . Independence Shriners in at- tendance ere l)r. 0. D. Butler, H. Uirsehberir, Ross Nel&onand, Dr. H. C. Dunsinore. Lartje team for sale cheap Inquire at this office. 17tf Miss Emma Ilenkle was the Kuest of Miss Gladys Irvine last week end. Cecil Swope ha8 been in Oregon City this week helping the folks get moved to Independence. W. M. Huff and C. O. Sloper are attending: the Hardware Dealers Association in Portland this week. Mrs. Hattie Henkle returned to her home in Corvallis yester day after visiting relatives and friends here for several weeks. With many wishes of good fortune, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bice left Independence Tuesday for their new homei near Oregon City. Their address will be Route 1, Milwaukie. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Willing of Seattle, who have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Mix, for the past two weeks, re turned to their home yesterday afternoon. Lieutenant R. M. Walker, now at Camp Lewis, has been pro moted to the senior rank, and it is the expectation that he will be assigned to service in France within a very shnrl time. The city council kas ordered the removal of the fire cart and hose from North Independence which has aroused much opposi tion from the residents in that part of the city. A party of twenty young people chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. Parker and Mrs. D. H. Piiiiiips w ent to Salem !at Sun day night U hear Bruce Evans. Having' temporarily retired from the hop business, I have four good horses to sell. You may pick out of nine head. At Fitchard & Wolfe's hop yard a. ix one. Look at the pictures from "The Honor System" w hich will Boon be on display in front of the Isis theatre. This Fox production is one of his best and has made a profound impression wherever shown. Miss Florence Burton enter tained her sewing club last Wed nesday afternoon. The croup of ladies have dispensed with sew ing on their own dainty lingerie and are devoting their time to sew ing seaMS on Red Cross gar- i ments. The hostess stned ' dainty luncheon late in ll.e after-! noon. ' Dr. R E. Duganne, dentist, National Bank Building. Otho Smith is in Portland w here he is taking a course in eectrical engineering. Don't miss "The Honor Sys tem" which will he shown at the Isis on next Wednesday and Thursday eveaings. There will be a big gospel meeting in Campbell's hall, Inde pendence Saturday night at 8 o'clock. It will be under the auspices of the good people from Dallas who have been holding services on the Btreets here every Saturday night. A good pair of reading glasses for $1.00 at O. A. K reamer's. In a letter recently received by his father, B. Fay Dunsmore writes from the hospital in White Horse. Yukon Territory, that his injured leg is healing slowly, and he hopes to be discharged from the hospital about the end of February. He ha been in the hospital for about four and one half months. Mrs. Kemp, past president of the W. C. T. U., and a very in structive speaker, lectured at the Isis theatre last Friday afternoon under the auspices of the Civic Club. Mrs. Kemp talked on "Woman's Work in the War." A large crowd was present and all felt much benefitted by the talk. STRANGE CRAFT DEAD WHALE An Adventurous Fisherman Secured a Prlie. Knrmers along the buy Khore near Brondklln Meiich, near Milton, Del., were prepared to protect their tinmen with their Uvea when a long, low, mys terious craft made Its appearance up the hay. In the early morning light It could lie plainly seen coming la to ward the nhnre above Cedar Ileach. Then It stopped, and finally Charlie Heed, an adventuresome fisherman, started out to It and found It to be h dead w hale, a prize of the first mag nitude. It stranded near the Frank W'aples farm at Slaughter Neck, and was viewed by hundreds, who came from nil parts of Lower Ueluwure In nuto moblli'S anil wagons to see It. In the morning Heed, with u small launch, landed It at the I,ewes fisheries and will have It made Into oil. It Is estimated that at the present price of oil Heed will realize several hundred dollars from It. The whale was 57 feet lone "l supposed to have been shot In mid ocean. Meet After Many Years. T. K. Trotter, city clerrt nf Pomona. Cal.. anil his sister, Mrs. V. I.. Joss cott of Philadelphia, met recently nf ter 42 yenrs' separation. Trotter left his sister In fork. Ireland, to heroine a sailor and within a few years lost truck of her. lie has been city clerk In Pomona for twenty years. A month ago Mrs. .lesscoit picked up a I.os Angeles newspaper and read 11 story containing 'he name of her brother. She immediately coiumutdcatetl with him. MARSHAL'S NOTICI Or SALE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR DELIN QUENT ASSESSMENTS. Notice is hereby given that the Re corder of tbe City of Independence, Oivgon, has transmitted tome a war rant for the collection of delinquent installments on assessments for the improvement of Sixth street, in front of the hereinafter named and described real property, and that pursuant to said warrant, the Charter and Ordi nances and resolutions of said City, 1 will on the i!6th day of February. 1918. at the hour of two o'clock P. M. of said day, at the front door of the City Hall of the City of Independence, Oregon, offer for sale at public miction to the highest bidder for cash, subject to redemption, and the inatallmenta not yet due on aaid assessment, the fallow ing described real property to-wit: Lets three and four in block six in Patterson's first addition to the City of Independence. Polk Coanty, Oregon. Assessed to Glen E. Kibbe in the sum of f ls6 , on which the second annual installment of $18.60 is delin quent aud unpaid, with interest to Jan uary I. 1917. $10.04, making the total sum due $-S.t4. Kash piece or parcel of land will be sold separatelv, and for a sum aot leas than the said unpaid installment and interest as aforesaid, eost of adertis ing and recorder's foes therein, the pun-ha-ser thereof will assume any and all of the installments of said assess ment not yei due. Dated, January 25, lilet. A. J. Tupper. City Marshal of said City. Notice to the Public "To serve our country we have enlisted in the United States Food Administration. We pledge ourselves to give our customers the benefit of fair and moderate prices, selling at no more than a reasonable profit above cost to Ui." (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 theirhonesty but we assure that nothing is farther from our 4- t-fi "L aTW 4 afl a 4 4 2 f r 1 aV rt0 4- V at m r 4 at -M out to the best results we will have to oper ate along these lines. We will guarantee to you that 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 3E