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Make Hay While the Sun Shines
for it won't shine always and this Golden Opportuni
ty will boou be a tiling of the pant.
This 1ocb not mean that wo are only geing to sell
Suits and Overcoat, but we will give you a very
generous
Reductions in Our Hats and Furnishings
You can find no better Clothing. Hats or Furnishings
than we are offering at this pale.
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NEWS
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EVERYWHERE
TOLD BY OUR CORPS OF ASSO
CIATE EDITORS.
More op Ley. Important but Not Lee.
Interesting Happening From All
Communities of Polk County Told
In Brief Paragraph.
HIGHLAND.
Frank Vallk-re and Fred Moore
are busy pulling stumps.
Mlus Ella ChaBe left Thursday for
Portland, where she will spend the
holidays visiting with relatives.
"Jim" Russell was au Independ
ence visitor Thursday.
"Sam" Russell was In Independ
ence Thursday.
C. B. Nash loft Thursday after
noon for Buena Vista, whore he ex
pects to spend the holidays with his
parents.
Owen McElmurry was an Indepen
dence visitor Thursday.
Highland school report for month
ending December 24: Days taught,
19; number times tardy, 0; number
times absent, 3; number pupils neith
er absent nor tardy, 18. Those neith
er absent nor tardy are as follows:
Emerson Shafer, Maude Valliere.Wln
nlfred Willson, Bertha Hamann, Ru
tha Stapleton, Harry Valliere, Gall
Alexander, Milton Simon, Glenn
Loundreo, Bertha Stapleton, Hazel
Valliere, Myrtle Valliere, Dell Alex
ander, Wilburt Hamann, Alice Will
son, Charley Hamann, Ernest Ewing
and Norval Stapleton. C. E. Nash,
teacher.
Mrs F. W. Smith's son, Linn Dav
idson,' ar Ved from Portland Tues
day evening of last week to spend a
few days with his mother.
We understand Rudolph Simon in
tends spending a portion of the holi
days with his father In Salem.
A Horrible Hold-Up
"About ten years ago 'my brother
was 'held up' in his work, health and
happiness by what was believed to
be hopeless consumption," writes W.
R. Lipscomb, of Washington, N. C.
"He took all kinds of remedies and
treatment from several doctors, but
found no help till he used Dr. King's
New Discovery and was wholly cured
hy six bottles. He Is a well man to
day." It's Quick to relieve and the
urest cure for weak or aore lungs, j
. . i ....i... nnJ nsiiila hrnn.
neuiorruugeB, iuusu.
chltjs, la grippe, asthma, and all
bronchial affections. Due and $1.00.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all
druggists.
. BUENA VISTA.
The teachers of the public school
gave the children a Chrlstmass tree
In the school house on Thursday af
ternoon. All the children appeared
happy.
Smith B. Holt left on Christmas
day for Sclo, where he will spend the
holidays with his parents.
Mrs. Lltsentaylor of Wilsonville
and Mrs. Ella Klger of Portland, who
have been visiting with their mother,
Mrs. J. C. Polley of this place, left
Saturday week for their respective
homes.
Miss Ada Belshe will spend the
holidays with her parents at Mon
mouth. Mrs. Emma Emmon left last Sat
urday week to spend a few days with
her relatives in Portland.
Walter Davidson and wife of Dallas
are spending a few days with his
parents here.
Mrs. Nettle Squires of Portland Is
visiting with her relatives here.
T. P. Oglesbee left last week to
spend the holidays with relatives in
Salem.
For a full line of groceries go to
F. M. Donaldson's on the corner.
C. E. Nash, in company with his
sister Carrie and brother Johnnie left
Friday to spend a few days visiting
in Corvallis.
Carl Neal Is home spending the
holidays with his parents.
Mrs. Grace Milliner of Corvallis ar
rived Friday to spend a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Fanny Hall.
Harley Hill and family arrived Fri
day from Corvallis to spend a few
days with hia parents here.
Elmer and John Nash left Monday
morning for Portland, where they
will spend a few days.
Miss Nettie Hall, the central girl
of Airlie, arrived Monday for a few
days' visit with her parents here.
Many little lives have been saved
by Foley's Honey and Tar, for coughs
colds, croup and whooping cough. It
Is the only safe remedy for infants
and children as it contains no opi
ates or other narcotic drugs, and the
ci Mdren like Foley's Honey and Tar.
Ct reful mothers keep a bottle in the
tootie. Refuse substitutes. P. M.
Kirkland..
BUTLER.
The mail carrier has put an extra
team at Mr. Hall's, where lie ex
changes teams. We can now loon
for our mall sacks on time.
The coyote hunters were out in full
force last Sunday. The baying of
the numerous hounds and the blasts
from the hunters' horns made the
valley ring with their peculiar mel
ody. Mrs. H. Zophar Tharp went to Mc
Mlnnvllle Monday to visit and spend
Christmas with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Hayes.
Unfortunately, Chris. Hussey is no
better. He started to Portland to be
doctored but became so bad that he
had to stop at Sheridan.
Henry Davis Is hauling lumber to
build a new house on his newly pur
chased farm.
President Helps Orphans.
Hundreds of orphans have been
helped by the president of The Indus
trial and Orphan's Home at Macon,
Ga., who writes: "We have used El
ectric Bitters in this institution for
nine years. It ha3 proved a most ex
cellent medicine for stomach, liver,
and kidney troubles. We regard it as
one of the best family medicines on
earth." It invigorates the vital or
gans, purifies the blood, aids diges
tion, creates appetite. To strengthen
and build up thin, pale, weak chil
dren or run-down people it has no
equal. Best for female complaints.
Only 50c at all druggists.
MONMOUTH.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Sringer are visit
ing their daughter in Linn county this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Layton Smith from
Independence attended the Butler re
ception. .
Miss Millie Doughty came home
from Ashland, where she is teaching,
to visit her folks.
Paul Tacheron bought an Edison
graphophone and now enjoys the eve
nings at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lucas and
daughter Bernice are up from Port
land on a visit with the folks at the
old home.
The Christmas tree at the Evan
gelical church was largely attended
and greatly enjoyed.
A great many are out of town to
spend the holidays, while more are
here on the same pleasure bent.
Some of our young folks went to
Dallas to take in the Christmas ball.
Arthur Haley has added two more
fine cows to his dairy herd. He pur
chased them of John Howell.
The trade for the town of Mon
mouth was better this year than usual
during the holiday season.
No serious sickness In town.
Mrs. Hyde and Glen Work were
quite badly burned at a home Christ
mas tree, but are getting along very
well now.
Simple Remedy for La Grippe.
Racking la grippe coughs that may
develop Into pneumonia over night
are quickly cured by Foley's Honey
and Tar. The sore and inflamed
lungs are healed and strengthened,
and a dangerous condition is quickly
averted. Take only Foley's Honey
and Tar in the yellow package. P.M.
Kirkland.
Holiday Trade Good All Over.
The greatest holiday trade ever en
joyed by Portland and the other
cities and towns of Oregon closed on
the evening of December 24th. It
was estimated that there were ex
ceeding sixty thousand actual shop
pers in the stores and upon the
streets of Portland at four o'clock on
Christmas Eve. The entire down
town district was a mass of moving
vehicles and pedestrians and the
aisles of the larger retail houses
were almost Impassable.
Don't Forget Get Busy.
Don't forget that it is the duty of
every reader of this paper to write
to some friend at a distance and tell
him of the advantages of Oregon both
as to climate and production. Re
member that the people of the older
states, where the weather is cold, are
hovering around the fire and have
lots of time to read. Get busy.
Take DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills. They are for weak back, back
ache, rheumatic pains and all kidney
and bladder troubles. Soothing and
antiseptic. Regular size 50c. Sold
by D. G. Dove.
Will Dedicate New Club Rooms.
The'Roseburg Commercial Club, af
ter a year of most Intense activity,
will dedicate their new club rooms
on Tuesday, January 12th. There
will be representatives present from
various sections of the state.
A Religious Author's Statement.
For several years I was afflicted
with kidney trouble and last winter I
was suddenly stricken with a severe
pain in my kidneys and was confined
to bed eight days unable to get up
without assistance. My urine con
tained a thick white sediment and I
passed same frequently day and night
I commenced taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy and the pain gradually abat
ed and finally ceased and my urine
became normal. I cheerfully recom
mend Foley's Kidney Remedy. P. M.
Kirkland.
L. HEWITT, M. D.
Physician sud Surgeon
Office in Cooper Building, rooms 2
and 3. Office hour. 9 a. m. to 12 in.
and 2 to 6 p. m. Calls answered night
and day.
HOMER LODGE No. 4b K of P
Meets every Mod. night
In K. of P. Hall.
M Goetz, C. C.
J. W. Richardson, K.R ami 8.
B. F. JONES
A TTOJINJS Y-A T- LA W
NOTARY PUBLIC
Office upstairs irCooper Blk
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r-alBleei Extraction Cooper Building,
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Launch Independence
Plya betweeu ludepeudeuce nd Pal
em daily except (Sunday. Passenger
and freight business solicited.
Leave Independence : 9 ;30 a. m.
Leave Salem : 3:15 p.m.
Geo. Sliinner - Skipper
Dr. J.L. Calloway
Osteopathic Physician
Graduate of the American School
of Osteopathy, KirkBville, Mo.
under Dr. A. T. Still, found
er of the science .
CHRONIC DISEASES A SPECIALTY
Phone 791 Rooms 7 8
COOPER BLOCK
independence:, ore
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JOHN BRAMBERG
Plastering and general mason work..
Stone, Brick and Concrete work.
INDEPENDENCE, OR..
Estimates free ud application'.'
California Medicated Soap
The best for sores, chapped hands
dandruff, Insect Btlugs and poison
oak.
Mrs. J. W. Richardson, Sr.
Agent.
Monmouth St., Independence Or.
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FOR FARM PRODUCE
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PRODUCE CO.
I. W. Dickinson s
LIVERY and FEED
STABLE
Good turnouts and careful drivers
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Dr. Gt. E. Mills
Uetcrinary Surgeon
Phone: Office 153, residence 443.
Office at Newt Jones' Livery Barn.
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON