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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1909)
t ' AWN UAL JANUARY This sale mcans a mercantile event that borders on the marvelous. A regular price-cutting outrage. A sweep ing reduction throughout this entire store. Reduced prices that will undoubtedly create a sensation. All broken lines and odds and ends go at a mere fraction of their former value. Prices have been cut as never before. We are iroine to make this sale a record breaker in the history of this house. The only original and genuine clear ance sale will be on at THE BEE HIVE STORE SALE CONTINUES DURING MONTH OF JANUARY This gigantic sale which started here last week carries an important message to every family in Polk county. Clearance Sat of Men's Shirt Men' coir Shirts, broken Una values from &0c to 11.00, tale ..35c "Monarch" Shirts, $1.00 to $1.25 alo 755 Cltaranc Sal Underwear Mon'a cotton rlbtwd Underwear regular 60c grade 37',ic .... Men's wool rlbbod. $1.00 grade 76c Clearance Sale Men' Pants A line of fancy woratcd Panta, valuea to $3.00. aalo $2.40 Clearance Sale Motlery One lot of children'! black Hone regular 2Dc valuea, sale .. ..12 He Clearance Sale Suipendera Heavy web Suipendera, 25c and 35c valuea 19e Clearance Sale Shoes One lot of chlldren'a Shoes, val ues up to $1.25, aale 69c Clearance 8ale Ladles' 8hoe One lot of ladies' $3.00 and $3.50 Shoes, all good makes, sale ..$250 Clearance Sale of Towels Our large 25c "nen Towels, white and fancy border, aale 18c Clearance Sale Underwear Cblldrens' and misses' union Suit values to $1.00, one lot, sale.. 48c Clearance Sale of Comforters Special lot, full alze white cotton sale $145 Clearance Sale of Linen 68-lnch table damask, 75c grade at 59c Clearance 8ale of Outing Deal quality Outing, fancy and plain colors, aale 8c Clearance Sale of Embroidery One lot 8c and 10c values 5c Clearance Sale Pettlcoata Sateen and beatherbloom, aale from $1.65 to $3.4H Clearance Sale Bed Spreads A large, heavy Marseilles Spread $1.25 value, sale 03c Clearance Sale Blankets All wool Blankets, white and values to $7.50, sale $4.95 Clearance 8ale of Muslin Heavy brown MuBlIn sale 6c "Lonsdale" bleach Muslin sale .9c Clearance Sale Boys' Caps All SOc Caps, all styles, sale .... 35c " Lot 1. Boys' Knee Pants Suits $3.00 to $3.50 values, sale ....$198 Lot 2. Boys' knee Pants 8u!ts, reg. $1.00 and $4.50 vals $2.79 Lot 3. Boys' $3.00 and $6.50 knee Pants Sulls all late cuts, aale $4.39 Lot 4. A broken line of Men's SulU.reg.$8 and $10 vals. sale $4.75 Lot 6. Men's navy blue serge, fan cy worsted and mixed effects regular $12.50 to $15, sale ....$9.85 Lo' 6. Men's hand tailored Suits Values $16.50 to $20, sale .. $13.85 There will be no reductions on the Mowing lines: W. L. Douglas shoes, Queen Quality shoes, Gordon Hats, Buttcrick Patterns. Prices on these goods are controlled by the manufacturer and must be sold regularly. This Sale Positively Closes Saturday, January 30, 1909. DALLAS THE BEE HIV STORE OREGON NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE TOLD BV OUR CORPS OF ASSO CIATE EDITORS. More or Less Important but Not Lees Interesting Happenings From All Communities of Polk County Told In Brief Paragraphs. HARMONY ITEMS. Andrew Flynn has been on the sick list. Mlas Carmen Sears returned home from McCoy Sunday evening, where she spent the Christinas holidays. Master Claude Hayes returned to his home at Dayton Saturday after visiting at the home of his undo, J. B. Hayes, during the Christmas holi days. Ammy Flynn has returned home ""from Gopher Valley, where he had teen visiting friends for some 'time. Miss Maudie Blair visited with her friend, Cora McLean Sunday evening. The Now Year party at Alf Hill's was well attended by the young peo ple of the surrounding country.. After luncheon was" served the young peo ple returned to their homes, having spent a very pleasant evening. Mr. Fink has sold his farm to a Mr, Kennedy, but he will not leave us until October. Thomas Dickey returned home Fri day evening from a' viBlt to his brother-in-law, Clarence Blanchard. Clifford Wanless has sold his farm to the Robins brothers. J. B. Hayes and family, with their relatives who are visiting there.spent a very pleasant evening with Mrs. Hicks last week. The report of the Harmony school for the month ending December 25 shows an average attendance of 97 per cent, and those neither absent nor tardy as follows: Willie Armitage, Madie, Dan and Christine Blair, Har rel Dickey Eades, Howard and Geor gia Goldsmith, Delia and Hubert Hicks, Clay and Veda James, Cora McLean, Lola Maine, Elvin, Etta and Lester Porter, Victor, Floyd and Mildred Hayes, Cora, Leta and Merle Barber. ANTIOCH. s John Pitzer is working for Arthur Grooms north of Monmouth. William Flshback made a business trip to the county seat Saturday. W. H. Mack returned Wednesday from Cresswell, where he spent Xmas with his daughter, Mrs. Alice Ben nett. Wlnfleld Egelston 'and family of Elkins were guests of R. M. Bosley Sunday. Misses Ethel and Anna Blngman and their cousins, Kate and Edith Blngman, of Monmouth, visited at the home of Herman Wunder and family two days of the past week. George Sullivan and James Good man with their wood saw are busy sawing for neighbors and friends in this vicinity this week. Mrs. Eva Barnes and two daugh ters, Katie and Keith, who have been visiting Mrs. Barnes' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Towns, returned to their home near Corvallis Friday last. Our school will start Monday, Jan uary. 11th. The teacher, A. J. Ship ley, is visiting relatives In Benton and Lane counties this week. Mrs. Martha Addison, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Flshback, for over three weeks, left ou the boat for Salem Friday. She will spend a week or two with rela tives and friends there and then re turn to her home at Dayton. NEW ODORLESS STUMP POWDER New Blasting Material Sold Hauser Bros. Is Said to be Safe and Odorleas. By visited J. B. MONMOUTH. Mrs. C. G. Coad of Dallas New Year's day with ' Mrs. Stump of this place. O. S. N. S. began work Monday with renewed vigor after the pleas ant holiday season. A Sundav School lecture at the Normal Chapel next Sunday night by Rev. Phipps will be greatly ap preciated. Hauser Bros., proprietors of the Salem Gun Store, Salem, Oregon, have Just finished building a powder niagailne, and are now preparing to furnish Trojan Stumping Powder. Trojan Stumping. Powder Is a non nitroglycerine explosive of compara tively recent invention. It does not contain any nitro-glycerlne, there fore, will not freeze, eliminating the thawing, which means a saving of time and greater safety. One of the peculiar features of stumping powders In use heretofore, has been that, owing to the nitro glycerine used in the manufacture, It gives off a very offensive and power ful gas, causing the party using the powder to have a violent headache. Trojan powder does not give off any odor, so parties using it will not be troubled with the headache. With the combination of no thaw ing and no headache, Hauser Bros, believe they have the powder that tanners and people who are clearing ground of stumps have been looking for. Hauser Bros, will explain more fully to anyone who will write or call. and Mrs. W. H. Lucas. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Rickard re turned to Corvallis Sunday atfer a ii fMirlstmnfi treT'Mrs C E.-; home ending New Year's day with the was greatly enjoyed. David B. Camp H. E. bell of Whitman College was present. The persons who were so painful ly burned at a home Christmas tree in this place are reported to be re covering slowly. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Rhodes of Sa lem were pleasant visitors at the home of the latter's brother, H. E. Guthrie, of this place. The Willamette valley was treated to a coat of "beautiful snow" Mon day night, Monmouth getting its share. We were most all glad to see it come and after a few days will be glad to see It go. The temperature, however, is very mild. Miss Ethel Lucas has returned to Roseburg to resume her school work, after spending a delightful vacation in Monmouth with her parents, Mr. latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs Guthrie. Mrs. David Foulkes and children came up from Portland and spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Grounds. The frozen pipes and pumps gave a few of our people something to do for a while this week. They are very glad it didn't last long. Miss Ethel Newman, deputy post mistress of this place, recently visit ed at Lebanon. HIGHLAND. Frank Russell and wife and Wm. Finch and wife of Independence vis ited Sunday week at Peter Shafer's. George Hamann made a flying vis it home last week, spending two days with his parents. Fred Hamann returned home Sun day. We understand Miss Lois Osborne, who is now at Pendleton, is quite! sick. Dave Stapleton's little boy Is slow ly Improving. Miss Ella Chase returned Mon day from her visit with relatives in Portland. Henry Hamann was a Monmouth visitor Sunday. Sam McElmurry was an Inepend ence visitor Monday. Henry McElmurry left Tuesday for Albany to see his grandmother, who is quite sick. Isaac Compton, who moved over to Slab Creek last fall, is now home for a few days' visit with relatives. At the time of this writing, we un derstand Grandmother McElmurry is slightly improving. A MESSENGER Trying Days, These are the trying days when a woman looks horrid in one o her old gowns and perfectly scandalous in n new one. School Report. Following Is the report of school district No. 34 of Buell, Oregon, for the month ending December 25,1908: Those neither absent nor tardy: Fay Jones, Ralph Braley, Minnie Braley, Reva Merrick, Ivan Merrick, Murl Dickey, Eugene Huffman, Pearl Har old, Aloph Harold, Clarence Walker, Farrell Dickey, Marion Huffman, Ro sina Braley, Tony Braley, Francis Bennett. Wallace Kellogg, principal. OF THE KING It la. It Is filled with lead." Then the ungrateful" and unmerciful friar pro ceeded on his way. The next of the cardinal's intercept era bad not been so well informed as to the guise of the messenger of the king of the Netherlands. He was stationed at a ferry across the Weser river and did not suspect the friar. "Ferry you across, holy man?" he said. "That I will." There was now but one route avail able for some distance, and the cardi nal had directed that every traveler passing that way be searched. A num ber of times the friar was stripped and carefully examined. One party even broke to pieces the rosary that hung about his waist. For this the father "Captain Piocarat," said the king, "a treaty Is in process of arrangement between us and the king of Prussia favoring a defensive and offensive al liance against, the French. The final draft has been made, and the Prussian envoy has requested us to forward a copy of it to his sovereign for ap proval. King Louis of France knows that a treaty Is being discussed and is wA down unon the man who com anxious to defeat it or If it is made to mitted the sacrilege the anathemas of know its terms. The real king of tbe church. They were a superstitious France, Cardinal Richelieu, has placed peopie n jthose days, and the fellow, men on every available route between eonvinced'that the pilgrim was what here and the Prussian capital, and It ne pretended to be, begged on his Is next to Impossible to transmit a kneea tnat he woii withdraw the copy. curse. The friar told him that he bad "You have been recommended to me often been moeated on his pilgrimage not only for your daring, but for your and wou)d not reraove the curse unless ingenuity. Invent apian for concealing he were furnshed with an order that a bit of paper which when compressed he permitted to travel without fur will be about the size of an almond. ther interference. This was given him. Go and bring me a solution as soon as ne witbdrew his anathemas and gave you have made it." j the party his blessing. "I have often thought of such a ne- The frlar went on begging by the cessiry and have invented such a plan. ' way giving his blessing to those who but several weeks are required for gave him sustennnce and shelter, till preparation." he came to the Elbe. On the banks of "We can wait that long provided the this river the passages were all guard plan will surely succeed." I e(j by the cardinal's secret emissaries. Three weeks from that day spies of wh0 bad tney been known to the Cardinal Richelieu located near the prlISSan government, would have been boundary line between Holland and hanged and quartered. This was the Germany were notified that the mes- ,ast ,!ne lt had Deen thought advisable senger had left Zwalle the day before. t0 guar(j. The friar had crossed the though they were not furnished with a rlver an(1 was tramping through a description of him. There were few wood when mea sprang from behind travelers in those days, and the only trees and downed him. As soon as he person the spies encountered was a could make himself heard he told them friar, who said he was starting on a of hls pass and produced it They pilgrimage to the Holy Land. "Good father," said one of the gang, "say a paternoster for us." The friar made excuses which did not satisfy those who had stopped him, whereupon, concluding that he was a sham mendicant who didn't know a prayer, they searched him. j Not finding anything on his doming. were much astonished, for they had been advised that the messenger was traveling in the guise of a mendicant However, they knew the men who bad given him a free passage and let htm go. This was the last time he was stopped. One morning the king of Prussia re ceived word that an envoy from the they stripped him and made an exami- Netherlands was in the antechamber. nation that would have discovered an oblect no larcer than a pea. But they found nothing and permitted him to . proceed. ! Crossing the Ems, ne went on. Deg- The king, who was expecting news of the treaty, ordered the envoy admitted at once. When he saw a friar he was astonished. But the mar, who had thrown off his saintly mien, told the ging by the way, till he reached the j klng tbat he had brought a copy of the outskirts of Quakenbouk, where he j treaty. When directed to produce it he was met by a man, who said to him, "Holy father, I have an order from his eminence Cardinal Richelieu to In vite you to his palace In Paris." "Lead on," replied the friar. "I am honored in an invitation coming from so great a churchman." The man turned his back for a mo ment and the friar brought his staff down on his head. He sank on the ground with a broken sknlL "You think it heavy?" said the frlar. "So said he must have a surgeon. A sur geon was called, and the friar, expos ing his side under the ribs, told him to feel till he detected a small lump. The surgeon, having discovered It. was re quested to make an incision over it. This done, a piece of wax was with drawn from between the muscles. The wax was broken and a lump of thin compressed paper revealed. This being earefully unfolded, the king had a copy ef the treaty.