LOCAL ANO PtRtONAL NtW. nance. Opr hou. January 14 Mab-1 Cooper returned to Eugene funuUjr. IV, liutl.T made trip to l'rtUnd a'.opday. Clarence Ireland went to Portland la hi Thursday. Mrs. Dr. Ki-iitiuin a SUn tUltor Monday. MU Marjorle iw'.t returned to rortUnd Saturday. CUir Irvine and wife ! N1 Tear wiiii frlwids in Orvallis. Sherumn Haya. II. M. "'1 Tom Hart were Sulem visitor Satur day, Mr. Oscar Johnson of Salfiit la the Itmst of Dr. Allln and wife this week. Mr. Uy llullurd went to Kortst Gnne last Saturday to visit friend et that place. vv 10 nii'h nd E. C of Corvallia wore in tills city the first of the week. H C. Ruff in and K. S. Foster In it skatine rink In tho auditorium. Sanford Snydt-r has been removed from charge of the Methodist church tu Independence. Joe Morrlaon was )! visitor Monday. M.H..1 lrrni-- I violin thla wot at the home of Geneva Wlleot In thia city. t i M.i-imr and tlrovt-r Francis of EuKt-r.o werij In tho city tho first of the week. Mr. and Mra. Van Uornslftf and Mr. J. IXirnslfo visited with frlenda lu Portland over Sunday. Tk.,u Hiullh. r lf tllOHO d- I Hi I r , . , " llghtful dances at tho homo of J. V. Hu'.ir New Year a eve. A daaco will bo given by tho In dependence orchestra Saturday nlKht, January 16th. F.verybody Invited. Mra. Capt. Sponx left Saturday for i.... im.. at Cnraon Springs. She I H"'"v haa been visiting relatives hero f oiw time. for Kd I-orence ha roho to Albany to upend the winter. He haa accepted a pojltlon In the S. I'. ear shops at that place. Mr. and Mrs. . Sporlln '"' Richmond daughter. Leona. returned Monday I .... . i. . . . Lnun I ..it. from rortUUliI, wnore inrj imu uv... spending aeveral weeks. Itobert Dup.mne of Portland spent ...o uith hta brother. It. E- rmntio ot this city Miss Alma aud Ralph Landar of TorUand spent Sunday in mis ui, guests of Geneva Wilcox ulfe went to i an i i . . " Portland Saturday. Mrs. Dornlsfe will sieud aeveral wi-.ks there AS THE OLD YEAR DIES i-.iv off nil rour old grudges. Never ni.ui nlKiut you debts. There la uo doubt whatever that a Kood lawyer will be able to collect tneni ior jvu. 1 1 i. A nftann C waM T - AN AUTO - A HCUftt WITmL I TWO LOTS - 0T - I OOt OlAMOfW r-A,Ma A.D 5CIHAt OTH1H T THING 0 AHO .WW WUCW WIU 5 THAT "-jfjC ,1 W. n. ALLIN, 0. D. . DCNTItT lloto phott-a. Cooper lUdg. Independence, Oregon. The Mlaaea Hertha Itohannon and Cessle Duller entertained the Kou- inir..tv r-iuii Ki.w Year's nlsht at ih homo of J. H. Ilohannon. i.'ni- Sale Gaaollno wood saw, complete and ready to commence business. For information call on S. Muhleman, Independence, Oregon. Tho imli-nendence orchestra of In dependence begs to Invite you to a nn h above dates. U. f. u" caf.irtnv nieht. January 16th. This Invitation is especially for you Muhleman was In Independence yesterday. Mr. Muhleman listed a ii or.r tract of land located on the . . i.t.r.irininiitn rirer with our real es Mrs. Ella Irvine returned to ton- . ... . th. be8t t.,H Saturday. She spent Severn. - , , ... , " " I:.w . ,hi. .itv. buy on record, a sp.tuum ..- oaya w.vu hottom land, suitable for onions or mi., rwothv CooDer left Saturday earden. $300 buys the wnoie piece iniiH a fow months at Seattle with her sister, Mrs. Mooriana. h-...o ixiii i) sriven by the In dependence orchestra Saturday night, . t ii.J January 16th. Everyooay invueu. George Murdock, a law stuaeni bi wU1 be able to collect lucu. Willamette, has returned to Salem creditors, but you will have to attend ,iiHov- vacation in vonr srudces yourself. aner speuumg wc . --- - at Monmouth. i,iiffPtion Into the hands ... . . ' v. , iTnw can you nro W 11 Allin and little son re- oran expen ijuj...". . " ,ut Mrs. W. K- Ainu .. ... .J i.m tho resolutions that turned Monday from a weeKS mu "I--" " " and entertttlu to Portland with Mrs. Allin's parents, y on a re J tej nty.four hour9 jur. aiiu a day too? uor Hn returned to his wor.i , at the University at Eugene Monday -g and careful during after a pleasant visit at the home of yeaf aud you feei sure bis. parents at oionniuiuu. thflt ghe iove8 y0u enouiju w ... i. ci,o win thus be encour- Miss Carrie Danneman of CorvalUs -grt 8avlng by buylng you a vas the guest of Miss Florence Bur- fc e ne.kte for a chrlst. ton New -Year's day anu ma8 present. the dance given by the orcnestra iuw j-ight. rr.i. Tn.ioncnrlpnce orchestra of In dependence begs to invite you to a fiance in the opera nouse m -w j ., i t January 16th. Thi3 eaiui '"6"-i invitation is especially ror you. alo, Rlodeett. formerly a home is at nurse m oaicm, Airlie, has returned to Salem from a visit with relatives at Aiuauj is the guest of friends in mat cuy. t ntd riohnrne. who has been ;viia ijuia making her home in Portland for some time past, came up ui .i uoatcrdav to spend a few Ill'ltUI 'iv i .-w - . . dara with her parents, who reside nfv.r 'own. mirlnir Christiiias presents Is easy. ..ralnorl the Hut- nnvin? for mem 1 Uiunniu Von i inrnsiie euici iuv. --- . . , 1 Koaiookety Club one afternoon last ,,roucl,es out and i T 1 .. I r- 1 i 11 li IT a-1 .i - .ir in honor of her guesi, ivuub - ... (1lirill2 the clos- " " ... . DUrv lueiu. . Bi Haywood of Portland. holid 6easJon accumulate sucu a prvftfi ana a veij' Steele's Ferry the Duena VUta. Oregon. Tho frry that croae people. Most direct route to Jeffcraon, Sclo. SheCburne. Salem and Al bany from all points In South-t-ni and Central Polk county. CASTOR I A tv TCinta and Children. Be Kind You Hate Always Bough! Bear the gignature ol Not Particular at to Woapona. The waiter girl hnew a thliiK or two .-ii.. i..,...ir. tu m1i sniffed -.r,illr n nlie Srtld. "Ifi not Otir custom to aerve a knlie with pie." . . 1. - n In alir. "TioT rentarueii xue n l-rlse. "Then bring me an ax." Is There a Santa Claua Is there a Santa CloUif What A question! IIunli. doubter! It was settled Lorn? beforo you wero bora. Hold your scorn. What's the nnswer. prayt In the AlHrmattve, With a his A. Didst never see The father of the family, Lord of creation. The household noise. Rinsmasur of the ihow. Wuillni? tho enow Loudt'd To the Ruardi With trlnketa. Toys, books. Yards Of bright ribbon, Sewlns machines, Grand planoe, Sleds, tkates And cra'.ca Of candy That ror.e In handy To fill the crannies? Answer ir.e. Did you never ree That patient old bAt of burden. Dad. ' Put almost to the bad Physically and financially Under the strain. Making a freight train Of himself? If not. Go find a spot Where you can watch Him pass a given point. Puffing and groaning, And then You will never again Have your doubts. "Umatilla Day" in Portland root or n CXratrnn was lioDermost in the minds of Portland business men yesterday which was 'Umatilla Day" at the Portland Commercial ciuo. iu new booklet issued to present the re sources of that great wheat country all business men in rv 1 1 vj v- & . - - - attendance upon the noon luncheon. Notice. Independence, Ore., Jan. 1, 1909. ntHoo In htrehv eiven inai i un this day sold my drug store to The Williams Drug Co. All outsiaimmg accounts up to and including aaie oi notice are due and payaDie iu it the office of The Williams Drug Co. All accounts owing Dy me ,m Tiniri on Tiresentation of bill at said office of The Williams Drug Co 32-6 D. U. uuvru. time was spent. General Gibson Post' No 64, G. A. R. requests every veteran oi wuu or Civil War living in Polk to send fresh supply that an ordinary house will not hold you uuiess -clearing out of the old stock before the holiday rusn oi s;uuua - the coal Civil War living in ruin. Begin to irei their name, company u ra iue . ""Za. i ti, winter. to Thomas J. Ewing. aajuu- . - SQ ,f dependence, Oregon. County pa r tlJng were not already done pers please copy. ' family would have bad to get along v. Thinns of Portland without tho annual . w JLI V . ' n . r. Tnsrl. 1 .. tt.:.i.. aoturrtav and Sunday 01 tUie rnua;, j ...oi, at the Kvaneelicai cbuh-u u.nmn,.th. All Sunday School ofA'rniiAStea to De yici.. Yilii liClO v- Mr. Phipps is certainly an expert along these lines, Facts From France. toris!an suburbs where ssuuie . . . . .nrb la done have be- mucn iauuu.jr - come v.u. ---- tion. many or tne lauumj". - this me BUSINESS LOCALS 1 i t .f tr. hiiT Jersey heifers and .. npr whose in- , t TofforRnn January 19th ...f ,.,i Kfcm in finding 1 win ue v'" telllgence, s"" . at the hotel; Salem January 20th at malefactors and courage in tie Cottage Hotel; inoepenueu Uave proVoKea ray.u.Uu k--- -January 21st at the Little Palace ho- naroe ts jies. and he Is a Belgian tel. All wno uc r ' " ., k mP Michelle ,.m nd 8ee me at tnose piaceo rrance wm sell, come and see 33 p ne yrardot. who sang at the en- on the above dates. C. P. Bowman. Napoleon Bonaparte In iftr.. AHdlaon of Dayton iWra. ma.ii.we who nas been visiting for several weeks at the home of her sisiter, Mrs J L. Flshback of near Mon mouth, was in Independence Friday on her way to Salem, where she will viait with relatives for a short time before returning to her home at Dayton. lOUlUUlCUl V - vr. in and was C 1S4U. cue was . . singer In grand opera. Her husband was for a long nme aiuu""- - Italian Opera in Paris. For health and happiness De Witt's Little Early Risers pleasant little H- ver pills, the Dest maae. oou u . O. Dove. Dr. Allln, Dentist, Cooper Bldg. tf nr Dueanne. Dentist, over Inde pendence National Bank. W- Portland brepd fresh every day at Irvine's Grocery. A good pair of reading glas ses 1.00 at Kramer s. u Boston team collars and sweat pad at R. M. waoe & o. - harness ad. Dance Independence opera house, Saturday night, January 16th. Given by Independence orchestra. Laugh and the world will laugh with Wonderland Theatre. (New management.) 9tf" t-v Tndpnendence opera house, wttm.c, Saturday night, January 16th. Given by Independence orchestra. oi a i2on lb. work or brood mare, or will trade for good j vow t w. Huiiara. - COW ttuu -' tnr noie Second growth at o cn rnwth 14.00 a cord de- fO.UV, llvered. S. Cox, Independence, 144. The Wonderland Theatre has OP' ened under new management. j n net of Blctures and u. 29t( songs. Attractive prices on harness for you 91 O at R. M. Wade ft uo. BIG Clearance S-A-L-iHl which beumn Monday, January 4, will last two weeks, until Saturday, January 16. Our entire stock. Noth reserved hut our Rubber Goods. . and wear of the many lines carried uy 0k Price l ... 1..., urrlvM.I lull III! AIM Uno of New Shoes. Both button ami rv. j r,r the holiday trade, will be thrown out a. Cl-aranc Sale ,,rle. LADIES' 2. ,10 Shoes, sale price.. 92.1ft $3.00 Shoes, sale price.. 2.nft $3.50 Shoes, sale price.. $2.!ft $1.00 Shoes, sale price.. 13.3ft $ft.00 Shoes, sale price.. $3.!ft MEN'S $2.50 Shoes, sale price.. $I9" $3.00 Shoos, sale vrhe.. $2.35 Mens' High Top BOOTS 444 State Street $3.r,0 Bhoi-s. tlo price.. $2.!C $1,00 Shoes, Httl price.. $3. 3ft $3.00 Shoes, sale price.. $3.95 , A FEW SPECIALS 100 Pairs $3.50 Men's 'Shoes sale price - r' Complete slock $6.00 Men'i llanan Shoea, sale l,rlce 15-00 mil ...In I I Till IJtilU'll SIki'-h, salo price.. .. I 100 pairs $l.7ft Hoys' SI 8 to II. ale price .. . .$1 00 pairs $2.00 Hoys' Shoes IP, 4 to 2. sale price ..$1 100 pairs $2.50 Hoys' Shoes 2'i lo 7. sale price .. $1 Ladl ' Over tlalters, all colors rerular $1.00 salo price ' CO 50 T0E PICE shoe 7 Heavy SHOES at Big Reductions Telephone, 442 SALEM Leaders in Fine Footery SALEM ELIMINATE DRUDGERY iii the kitchen. Cut out half of tho tiine and steps taken in preparing the meals. Economize time and strength and the kitchen end of life will lose its terror. We can help you. The House Furnishing Company 177 liberty Street SALEM, OREGON Senator C. W. Pulton expects tc Include in the omnibus claims bill an appropriation of $200,000 that the court of claims has decided is dut. Oregon for equipping troops during the ClTll War. Remember the days Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. Matinee and evening Sunday. Wonderland Theatre. Z8tf' Kodol for dyspepsia and indigestion will digest any and all food at any and all times. Kodol Is guaranteed to give prompt relief. Sold by D. G. Dove. New sewing machines, fully war ranted, from $13.75 to $25.00, also supplies for your gasoline lamps may be had from H. H. Jasperson. tf. The last to do for departed friends, provide them with the best robes and caskets. Jasperson keeps them at reasonable prices. tf- Kodol digests all the food you eat. If you will take Kodol for a little while you will no longer have indi gestion. It is pleasant to take, acta promptly. Sold by D. Q. Dove,