Sold
Summer Rates East
During the Season 1909
via
the
Southern Pacific Co.
from
Monmoiafch
To OMAHA and Return - . $62.10
To KANSAS CITY and return $62.10
To ST. LOUIS and Return r - $69.60
To CHICAGO and Return - - $74.60
and to other principal cities in the East, Middle west and South
Correspondingly low fares.
On Sale June 2, 3; July 2, 3; August 11,12
To DENVER and Return - -$59.10
On Sale July 1, August 1 1
Going transit limit 10 days from date of sale, final return limit
October 31st
These tickets present some very attractive features in way of
stopover privilege, and choice of routes; thereby enabling passengers
to make side trips to many interesting points enroute.
Routing on the return trip through California may be had at a
slight advance over the rates quoted.
Full, particulars, sleeping car reservations and tickets will be
furnished by any Southern Pacific local agent, or
WM. McMURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon.
Independence.
Mr. Claggett visited Dallas Sun
day. Mrs. Ada Walker spent Sunday
in Dallas.
Miss Leora Shank has returned
from Silverton.
Fred Moseman is driving a new
up-to-date milk wagon. '
Fred Hooper was a passenger
to McMinnville Saturday.
Everybody went to the picnic
at Ridders Grove Saturday.
Miss Pearl Percival returned
Sunday evening from Portland.
Charley Williams went to Scio
Sunday to attend the ball game.
Mr. Conley, of Portland, made
a business trip to our city Friday
leaving Saturday.
Hanna Bros, are preparing to
have a cement side walk in front
of their hardware store.
J. Dyer's little son was thrown
from his pony one day last week,
dislocating his collar bone.
' Don't forget the races next
' week. The track is in good shape
and many fine horses are expect
ed. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Kirkland
went to Portland Saturday. Mr
Kirkland returned Sunday even
ing.
Mr. Bollen, of Sulem, was look
ing after his hop yard in the
Airlie neighborhood, Friday and
Saturday.
Miss Cuthbert returned Sunday
from Dallas, where she has been
attending t he commencement ex
ercises. The base ball game between
Portland and Independence Sun
day was won by Independence.
There was a largv crowd in attendance.
'J. W. Richardson, Jr. returned
from Corvallis Saturday, where
he has been vepairinga house for
Mr. Merwin.
Mrs. Spong, who has been visit
imr her sister Mrs. C. A. Moore,
has returned to her home at Car
son Springs.
The S. P. Railroad is repairing
their track from the depot to the
river. New piling is being driv
en and the track straightened up.
Saw logs will be brought from
Falls City by rail and dumped
in the river for the saw mill.
Mr. and Mrs. Fitchard, Harold
and Dorothy and Mrs. Chappell,
left Monday evening in their auto
mobile for Portland where they
will attend the Rose Festival then,
they will go to Seattle to visit the
exposition. They will be gone
about a week.
Luckiamute.
Laughary is planting
The Michigan Buggies are Sold by R. M. WADE & CO.
They exceed in Quality and Style. And are Lowest in
Price. Look the Michigan over before you buy.
INDEPENDENCE, ORE.
Eggs For Sale.
Full blood, single combe White
Leghorn eggs for sale, Inquire
of W. A. Wood, Monmouth.
CrcTc .A. Petersen
Kotaiy Fvth
Monmouth Cx f :
Frank
kale.
The cherry crop will be fairly
good.
This should be a good honey
season.
Tame strawberries are in sea
son, so are the weeds.
Fall sown grain is looking well,
but spring grain will be rather
light
The picnic " at Ridders Grove
was well attended from these
parts.
F. M. Smith is getting shingles
to repair the roof of his farm
dwelling. J
Farmers annual picnic at Shady j
Lane June 12. Better cume and j
go along.
Mrs. Laura Smail, of Portland, !
has been visiting her mother Mrs,
G. H. Stone.
Quite a few from here will at
tend the Rose Carnival in Port-;
land this week.
Try soot on your young tomato
plants; it will keep olf tne little
bugs that eat the leaves.
Hav harvest will be at least ten
days earlier than usual, on ac
count of the dry weather.
James Goodman and George
Sullivan have been in our midst
with their gasoline wood saw.
Now is the time to clean the
old hay from your barns, that the
heave forming bacteria may not
gain a foothold.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Baxter,
of Ballston, Mr. and Mrs. Scno
vel, of Nehalem, have been the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Lampitt.
Marion Smith and Phy Ward
each sports a brand new wagon.
Marion buys a Studebaker while
Mr. Ward buys a Davenport. The
test will prove the best
A Rare Bargain.
230 acres of the finest land in
Polk county. All under cultiva
tion. Good for grain, fruit, wal
nuts, clover, garden or small
fruits. Land adjoining it selling
for $65 to $100 per acre. Will be
offered for sale for a short time
for $55 an acre. Two miles from
Monmouth. Inquire of Polk
County Realty Co. , at the Her
ald Office.
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
Sheep Shearing machines with
horse clipping attachment for
sale at R. M. Wade & Co.
Independence School Notes.
Wm. Kirk delivers the class
address at the graduating exer
cises of the Newberg high school
Friday night.
in the last two weeks there
have been so many visiting teach
ers in the building that we are
unable to learn the names of
half of them.
Miss Snamrle was in Dallas in
! attendance at a wedding Thurs
day, Miss Seeley conducted the
seventh grade examinations in
her absence.
In the May examinations 17 of
the Independence 8th grade pass
ed and seven others failed in one
study only. Twenty-seven took
the examination.
Everybody is enduring a heavy
bombardment of examinations.
These hot days are fine for ex
aminations. School will close Fri
day and then we will be "knee
deep in June".
The entertainment to be given
in the Opera House on Saturday
June 12, promises to be an un
usually good one. The 8th and
10th grades will receive their di
plomas. Tne Independence publ c school
huse ball team lays claim to the
championship of the county, as
they defeated all comers. First
they defeated Monmouth, tneiij
Dallas and later Falls City.
All the teachers were re-elect
ed for next year but Miss Church
Miss Spangle and Miss MoRey-
nolds, resigned, and Mr. and Airs.
Mcintosh, of Newberg and Miss
Mary Whitney, of Monmouth,
were elected to fill the vacancies.
Miss Church has been elected to
the principalship at Buena Vista
and Miss Spangle goes to a posi
tion in the Newberg school. We
heard that Miss McReynolds had
accepted an offer, but we did not
learn where she would be locat
ed or what grade she would have.
Hotel Hampton
D. M. Hampton, Proprietor
15 years in Monmouth
Under Same Old Management
Everything strictly firstclass
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
bams, 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.
L. L Hewitt, M. D.
Independence, Oregon
Office in Cooper Building
Ottiee hours: Jt to 12 a. m. and
2 to (! p. m. Both Phones.
Notice of Dissolution.
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing
under the firm name of Black &
Wells is this day dissolved by J.
E. Wells retiring from the firm.
All accounts due the firm are
payable to E F. Black who agrees
to pay all bills against said firm.
Dated at Buena Vista, Oregon,
this third day of May 1909.
E. F. Black,
J. E. Wells.
Church Directory.
Evangelical Church
L. C. Hoover, Pastor
Morning service at 11:00 o'clock
Evening service at 7;00 o'clock
Sunday School at ' 10:00 a. m.
Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
W. A. Wood, Pastor. . .
Moraine Service at 11. a. m.
Evening Service at 7:00 p. rri.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Y. P. S. C. E.' 6:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m.
Baptist Church.
Sunday School 10 a. m.
Preaching 2:30 p. m.
W. C. T. U. '
Local Union meets every sec
ond and fourth Friday in the E-
vangelical church at 2:30 p. m.
Public Apology.
I hereby publicly apologize for
disturbing the peace cm the pre
mises of Morris Wheelock on
Thursday night June 3, '09, the
same being done unthoughtedly
and with no malicious intent
Signed: GORDON HAMILTON
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
We have a buyer for a farm
who has property in east Port
land worth $2,000 that he wants
to trade in as part payment
Polk County Realty Co.
A well located lot 50x100. In
quire at the Herald office.
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.