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Take your hogs to Chamberlin.
Get Westfall to do your paper
hanging.
Miss Lora Craven is the guest
of her brothers in Dallas.
Chamberlin wants your hogs.
Zook, the paper hanger will do
your painting.
Bring us your produce we pay
top prices. T. A. Riggs.
0. C. Zook and family were
Dallas visitors over Sunday.
Mrs. G. A. Conn, of Airlie,
was visiting in the city Tuesday.
Highest market price paid for
fat hogs at Chamberlins Market.
Miss Linnie Murphy is home
from Walla Walla for the holi
days. Miss Laura Mallory, of Airlie,
visited friends here during her
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ford are
visiting in the city during the
holidays.
Hobe Wheeler, of Eugene, is
visiting at the home of his father-in-law,
0. C. Zook.
Nice cottage and seven lots,
nearly 2 acres, for $850. Polk
County Reality Co.
Mrs. L. R. Burkhead was called
to Corvallis Saturday by the ill
ness of her daughter.
W. II. Seymour, of Winnipeg,
Canada, was registered at Hotel
Monmouth Tuesday.
Dr. R. E. Duganne, dentist.
Office over Independence National
Bank, Independence.
Mrs. Alvira Quick, of Falls
City, was visiting frie ds here
the latter part of last week.
J. C. Pewtherer was up from
Rickreall the first of the week,
talking gopher exterminator.
F. M. Conn and wife, of Rose
burg, have been visiting relatives
at Airlie during the holidays.
Mrs. Fred Moseman, of Tal
mage, has gone to Canby to spend
a few days with her parents.
Paul Cone and family return
ed Tuesday from an extended vis
it with relatives at McMinnville.
C. L. McKenna, supreme sec
retary of the United Artisans,
was in the city from Portland
Tuesday
A. Bauman returned to his
home in Portland Sunday after
spending the holidays here with
friends.
Miss Winifred rarrish went to
Salem Thursday for a few days
visit with her sister, Mr II
Van Winkle.
Mr. Harry and Miss Eva HefT
ley, of Albany, spent the holi
days with their uncle, U. G. HeiF
ley and family.
C. W. Bowers, of Marcellus,
Mich., has been selling some fine
stallions it Polk county during
the past week.
Mrs. I. II. Freams has been
spending the holidays in Port
land visiting her daughter, Mrs.
J. L. Robinson.
Mrs. L. A. Robinson enter
tains Mrs. Pennell, of Weston,
Miss Buckham and Miss Tuthill
at dinner today.
Miss Ethel Newman left Tues
day for Lebanon where she goes
to visit Miss Myrtle Stearns dur
ing the holidays.
The jury in the Finch trial was
out less than thirty minutes and
brought in a verdict of murder
in the first degree.
Dell Butler left Tuesday for
Albany, ostensibly on business,
but it is broadly hinted that he
will not return alone.
A Umatilla man named Card
and his wife have, sued each other
for divorce. They want the
judge to cut the Cards.
If you have any small farms,
big ones or town property for
sale, list it with the Polk County
Realty Co. Offices at the Herald
office.
Over 300 men and 210 head of
stock are now working on the
railroad within a radius of a few
miles of Klamath Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Bogert, of
Falls City, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. P. H. Johnson Xmas.
Mr. Bogert is a brother of Mrs.
Johnson.
Kaiser William, like President
elect Taf t, has announced that he
will drink no more. Being broke,
on only $10,000,000 a year, he
can't afford to.
We have a buyer for a sheep
ranch of from 150 to 200 acres.
Must be good land, but can have
considerable brush on it. Polk
County Realty Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Kurre
are moving from their home in
Talmage to Independence, They
will occupy the house vacated by
Mr. Thorpe and family, who have
moved to Portland..
Mr. Rabb, of the Salem States
man, was a caller at this office
Tuesday. He is working in the
interest of a New Year's number
of that paper and was gathering
a few items of this seetion of
the state.
A Christmas dinner was served
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P.
H. Johnson to their friends and
relatives from Gratiot county
Michigan to the number of 38. A
very pleasant time was enjoyed
by all present.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Meador
and sons Virgil and Homer are
spending the holidays with Mrs.
Meador's parents, Mr. and "Mrs.
Coats. They intend returning to
their home in Eugnne the . fore
part of the week.
We Oregonians ought to be
thankful we live in this country.
Think of the earthquake that has
destroyed over 100,000 people
and dozens of towns aad villages
in southern Italy. We never had
a shock of that kind here.
G. A. Peterson, of Corvallis,
and Mrs. Mary II. Withrow were
quietly married at the home of
the latter in this city Wednesday
morning, Rev. Launer, of Inde
pendence performing the cere
mony. They will make their fu
ture home in this city.
One of worst earthquhkes ever
experienced in the worlds history
occured this week in southern
Italy. The loss of life will be
from 100,000 to 200,000. Fifteen
cities have been destroyed. Aid
is being sent from all parts of
the world. Many Americans were
killed.
A pleasant evrning was spent
by the friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Moseman at their home on
Christmas evening. There were
present about twenty-five, both
young and old, who spent the
time in games and other amuse
ments, after which refreshments
were served, and all departed
wishing them many happy re
turns of the day.
Misses Florence and Velma
Ileflley entertained a few of
their young friends on Monday
evening in honor of their cousins
Harry and Eva Ileflley, of Al
bany. The evening was spent
in var'ous games and music.
Light refreshments were then
served and the young guests
took their leave, all reporting a
very pleasant time.
Prof. L. A. Robinson spent
Christmas at his old home in the
Shenandoah valley, near the his
toric town of Winchester, made
famous by Sheridan's ride. He
reports ten inches of snow. Not
a bad idea to call attention to
our mild winter weather which
is much warmer than the Sunny
South where the snow is ten in
ches deep and we have none in
sight yet.
Fred Hooper, of Independence,
was looking after business mat
ters in the city Wednesday mor
ning. He reports real estate
booming in the vicinity of Albany
and Stayton, where he has been
visiting lately. Like the Herald
he believes we ought to have
more publicity in this section of
the state and get the benefit of
the western trend of immigra
tion. Merritt Miller, of Dayton, and
Mrs. Martha Cruikshank. of
Monmouth, were married re
cently in Dallas. Mrs. Cruik
shank is the mother of Mrs.
Bluhm, of this city and Mr. Mil
ler is a brother of Mrs. D. M.
Hewitt. Mrs. Cruickshank came
from California last fall and has
made many friends in Monmouth
who are sorry to see her leave
but are glad to know she is happy
in her new home.
Miss Mildred Force returned
home Sunday from an extended
visit with her sister at South
Bend, Washington. She was
glad to get back again and it is
needless to say that her parents
were glad to have her with them
once more. She has been enjoy
ing herself in the city on the
sound and has added materially
to her weight thus showing that
there is plenty to eat in that
country as well as Monmouth.
The hobo nuisance is again be
coming very conspicuous in Rose
burg, an average of 100 of these
persons passing through the city
daily, most of whom are north
bound, says the News. The hobo
camp, situated along the river in
the vicinity of the brickyard is
said to be alive day and night
with these individuals, among
whom are many mere boys rang
ing in age from 12 to 20 years.
The officers are powerless to quell
their intrusion.
The Dalles Optimist: That Ore
gon is likely to lose the only
sugar beet factory we have, the
one located at La Grande, is more
than a probability. But will it
be a great evil? We think not, in
the long run. It may cause some
inconvenience, some loss, for a
time, but in the end it will give
us a valuable fruit acreage where
beets are now grown. We really
believe that for the benefit of
the state at large the sooner the
factory is closed the better.
At the regular meeting of the
city council Monday night the
tax levy for the coming year was
made. It was found that the
running expenses of the city for
the year were about $800 as max
imum and the levy was made on
a valuation of $200,000 worth of
taxable property. The levy is
one mill less than last year. The
outstanding indebtedness is $300.
Next Monday night the new
council will be sworn in and it
will be ready for business by the
time of the regular meeting.
Ed Rogers, an old time friend
of the Zook family, returned to
his home in Twin Falls, Idaho,
last week after visiting with
them here for several days. Mr.
Rogers came out to Idaho last
spring with the intention of
settling on some of the irrigation
project land if suited, but from
his experience there during the
past year we think that he will
locate elsewhere. He said that
the season was so short that cab
bage did not mature there this
year. Quite a contrast to this
country where we are gathering
Palk County Realty Company
Transacts a general Real Estate business
and attends to collecting rent for out of town
owners.
We have buyers
If you have any land for sale list it
with us.
Monmouth - - - Oregon
Prize Peach and Pride of Oregon
FLOUR
Made in Polk County
Lindsay & Co., Sole Agents
Patronize home manufactured goods and help build up
your home industries
cabbage from our gardens on
the eve of the new year.
O. A. C. Poultry Circular.
TO THE EDITOR:
I enclose a circular which we
are sending to some two thousand
farmers in this state. If a suffi
cient number will answer the
questions asked we should get
some information that will be
valuable in our work of promot
ing this industry in Oregon.
The prices of poultry products
are such as to warrant greater
attention being given to this
branch of farming. Even with
the attention that is now given
to p-ultry-keeping, the industry
is an important one. From the
best information available, the
poultry and eggs produced in
this state in 1908 reached a total
of about $5,000,000. In spite of
this thousands of dollars are sent
out of this state every year for
poultry and eggs, and if this
money could be kept among our
own farmers it would add much
to the material prosperity of our
rural communities.
We wish to get information
from the farmers themselves on
the subject so that we may bet
ter understand the needs of the
industry and be better able to re
comme d methods for improving
it.
If you will call attention to
this matter in the columns of
your paper and encourage your
readers to send us information
along the lines suggested in the
circular it will be appreciated,
and I am sure you will be do ng
service to your community.
Very truly yours,
James Dry den.
Tho Prig and Hi Cans.
In the number of the Tatler for Oct
0, 1700, it Is observed that "a cane is
part of the dress of a prig" (this, by
the way. shows the erroneous notion
prevalent that "prlggisuuess" Is a
modern word) "and always worn upon
a buttou, for fear he should be thought
to have uu occasion for It or be esteem
ed really and not geuteelly a cripple."
In the number of Nov. 18 a rural
squire In town is sketched who is the
prototype of one of the pavement nui
sances: "Ills arms naturally swung at
an unreasonable distance from his
sides, which, with the advantage of a
cane that he brandished iu a great va
riety Of Irregular uiotious, made it un
safe for any one to walk within sev
eral yards of him."
And under date of Dec. 5 there is an
amusing sketch of "a lively, fresh col
ored young man" who was among the
applicants to Isaac BlekerstafTs court
of eeusorship for license to use "canes,
perspective glasses, snuffboxes, orange
dower waters and the like ornaments
of life." This young man had his cane
hanging ou his fifth button and was
"an Oxford scholar who was Just en
tered at the temple." .
A. B. WESTFALL
Painter and Paper Hanger
Monmouth Oregon
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Woven Wire Fencing
J. W. White & Son, Agents
Phone Short Line 52
Monmouth Oregon
CITY MEAT MARKET
H. C. Chamberlin, Prop.
Dealer in
All kinds of Fresh and Cured
Meats. Fish and Game in Season
Lard a Specialty
Cash Paid for Poultry
Oysters
L L Hewitt, M. D.
Independence, Oregon
Oiiice in Cooper Building
Office hours: 9 to 12 a. m. and
2 to 0 p. in. Both Phones.
A Snap
160 acre farm, 50 under cultiva
tion, 70 pasture, 40 timber, 7
in hops, all under good fence,
6 springs on place, 7 room
dwelling, 4 room tenant house,
good hop house, two good
barns, fine for fruit or dairy,
three miles to railroad, one
half mile to school. Price $30
per acre. Polk County Realty
Co.,at Herald office, Mo. -mouth,
Oregon.
Zook the Painter, will hang
your paper.
Nice cottage of five rooms and
pantry with good wcodshed. Well
on porch. Prunes, apples, pears
and small fruits together with
one and eighty-seven one-hund-redths
acres of good land in Mon
mouth for $1000. For sale by
Polk County Realty Co.