PACE FOUR
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, CHARLES COWARD HICKS
Entered l Independence, Or., pout ,
office as aecond-clasa u;attT,
OuHcriptlon, !.W Par Yasr
A Happy New Year to all.
Courtesy to your gueata la In no
way bettor ahown than by havtug
their name published In the paper.
The public looka for It. I'leaae lele
phone their namea to thl office. Do
It ow.
Albany may be "law abldlug" and
cultured but she is hardly inodoat,
aaya Corvallla Tltnes-dasette. The
ar. Hind w'th bare limbs and
the Di mount tftlka if PHple s-lni
the comet with 'he naked eye. Cut
ting out near beer aftr U'a found to
ba no good Isn't aufflclent occaalou J
for putting on airs.
The Knterpriso deitre. a usual, to
extend t hunks to Ita many
for Christinas remembrances, and to
take this opportunity of wishing you
many happy returns of tuo season.
Our pockets are buying with clears
and sweetmeats Bud we cannot help
feeling sad that It Is so Iour between
holidays. Now. brother Editors, don't
get Jealous.
It Is astonishing how many bus
iness men can be talked into taking
space in a chart, or frame, or regis
ter, or some other thing that has nu
excuse for existence. A aehemtr will
get more for his worthless card than
a country publisher would. It Is peo
ple who have been thus duped who
complain that advertising does not
pay Benton County Republican.
Last week a gentleman called a:
our office and desired to Bee a paper
published ut a certain town, says
Benton County Republican. lie wished
to make some collections and was af
ter some attorney's address. He
found just one lawyer's name in the
paper and gave him the business.
Now there ar five attorneys In the
place, and out of that four were fool
ish and one was wise, he kept his
name before the public.
The area of government land for
homesteading has gradually narrowed
down to little or nothing. The grip
of the landlord will soon be upon us
as in Europe. One generation has
seen the disappearance of entire em
pires of free land given by a prodi
gal government to all who asked.
Another will see regal estates and
hordes of tenants unless we are wis
er than all the people gone before
Stanfleld Standard.
The Enterprise acknowledges re
ceipt of a beautiful calendar from the
Salem Brewery Association, also one
from the Willamette Valley Lumber
Co. Both are very handsome and val
uable, and each is a work of art. The
Salem Brewery Association sent out
about 800 of their beautiful calen
dars. When they are all delivered
the cost to the company wil have
'been about $600. The postage on
each one was ten cents. The scene
on the calendar is a reproduction of
a famous painting by John Fery. The
scene, is laid in the Rocky mountains
in the state of Wyoming. In the dis-
ihlMAj 60 YEARS
t EXPERIENCE
vi Trade Marks
'i jO designs
fyIH Copyrights Slc
Anyone send ng a sketch and description may
oulclilT ascertain onr opinion free whether an
SiVen ion is probably patent able. Communica
MoiS atrtot l&dentfil. HANDBOOK on Patent.
aenMree. oldest agency for secormg patents.
Patents taken throuch Munn Co. receive
tftcial notice, without coarse. In tne
Scientific jUitericati.
A handsomevy illustrated weekly. I.areeut clr
cala"M? any 3Cler.tldc Journal. Terras, i a
SSir" four months. U Sold by all newsdealers.
1VH& Co.36,S idway' New York
' Brct, Sa" "ca IF Bw WaahlUKton, D. C.
Painless Dentistry
Sure?- "W f m
W i . SOnt of town oeople
'Jrsjj have their plate
.& & -and bridgework fin-
' iahei in one day
i We will give you a good
', "22k gold or porcelain
' .Jcrownfor $3.50
1 4 Molar Crowii 5.00
' ';22kBridgeTeetb3.50
jBold Fillingi 1.00
i Enamel Filling! 1.00
Silver Filling! .50
" inlay Filling! 2.50
l j n ..u i
iif necewary.
Plates 5. DO
J Beit Rrd Rub- - rft
k.. Dlit.a 7.5D
P.I nlm Ertrftction w when pit or Driuge wur
WORK BUAilnniftfc" T " . - .
ir,tii. Modern elertric equipment. Boetnwmoo..
Wise Dental Co.
Z. I.CORAT0
?2wXDBa PORTLAND, OREGON
wrai houm: a. u. m t. aj.
INOC
uuc U ',o-0V,,r"41
mnlllH wilu u,u, narer to..
.. . .real mass ol splendidly col
ored rocks on alca the afternoon
sun U abluluK. Tb central figure of
lb picture In mamilfleettt elk in
ih., foreground. II Is on Ms 7
to dud a U.'id of io, aud U wliUt
line from tiro to lime. He h been
walking along the ahore of the lake
trylug to find a suitable pl- to
cross. A hunter who la out In
cauoa bara the whirling, and as
be U rowing alth the wind, ho Is
able to come within easy gun ahot
without being delected. The artist
baa portrayed the scene with won
derful fidelity to nature.
The Pacific Homestead comes to
the exchange table of the Enterprise
this week dressed In holiday attire.
In a handsome bright red and blue
cu-.t-r. containing eighty four pages
1, is beautifully illustrated and filled
wiih bright and newsy topics of farm
atock and fruit culture written by au
thorities on the various subjects. Be
ginning with the f rst of January.
1910, the Enterprise Intends to Rive
a free subscription of the Pacific
Homestead to all new subscribers to
the Enterprise. It is the best farm
paper of the northwest.
TAFT READY WITH TRUST
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
V.'asliinulon. Dec. ."9. I'r.sidcnt
T:.ft is coiiiplotiiig the di-tails of the
i social ir. Si.ige he will send ta
ci!rfri"s-' !K'XI w-'i'k. dealing with the
proposed aincndiiti'nts to the inter
st.'.te commerce and Sherman ami
tru t laws.
At one time it was thought that
tho president milit, in this, hii first
ot his scries of special messages to
congress, deal only with the inter
;.' it. cotr.mcrce act, leaving his pro
mised discrssinn of the anti-tnist
law to some future date. He h:s
decided, however, that a:' the two
subjects are s. closely related. lv
wil! adhere to his original intention
of making his recommenilations fr
chanorcB in the two acts in one coru
niunication. Lawyer Confesses to Craft.
Seattle, Dec. 27. Claude B. Pey
ton today made a statement con
cerning how he and Deputy Prose
cuting Attorney Holzheimer held up
Raloh Leavitt, of Los Angeles, for
?10O0. Leavitt had fled from Wash
ington on a charge of manslaughter
after he had run over and killed a
Seattle street-sweeper with his au
tomobile. Masked Men Kill Slayer.
Canyon City, Or., Dec. 27. Five
masked men near Hamilton riddled
the body of Ollie Snyder, a sheep
herder, with bullets early Sunday
morning, after wresting 1!tn, at the
points of their guns, from tl'.e pos
session of a deputy sheriff. Snyder
murdered Arthur Greene, a !i a so
man, Christmas eve.
NO LIQUOR SHIPP
LZ C. 0. D
Interstate Liquor Laws Elective
January 1.
Washington, Dec. 27. On and af
ter January 1, 1910, the importation
of liquor into prohibition stales must
be carried on openly and above
board. No longer may the user of
liquors receive these articles unless
the package in which they are ship
ped is plainly marked on the cover,
showing the nature and extent of the
liquid contents. This is one of the
requirements of the new interstate
liquor law, which was incorporated
in the penal code passed at the
last regular session of congress.
This new law is the first fruit of
the long-continued campaign waged
by the Prohibitionists before con
gress. Not only does the code require
the plain marking of packages con
taining liquor, but it puts an end
to the practice of express and freight
agents acting as collectors for liquor
agents and also puts a stop to
anonymous shipments and does away
with the C. O. D. Liquor traffic.
Sheep Men Meet in Pendleton.
Pendleton Secretary Dan P.
Smythe, of the Oregon board of
sheep commissioners, has taken the
initiative in the calling of a meeting
of all the boards of sheep commis
sioners, sanitary boards and state
veterinarians throughout the west,
who have jurisdiction over the sheep
diseases in the various states.
This meeting will be the first of
its kind ever held in the west and
has met with the hearty approval
by the numerous boards.
U. S. Engineer Resigns.
Portland G. W. Carroll, engineer
for the war department, heretofore
in charge of many of the works con
structed along the Oregon coast and
in the interior of the state, has ten
dered his resignation to the secre
tary of war. Mr. Carroll will be ap
pointed supervisor of construction
of the jetty at the mouth of the
Siuslaw river.
PKNOCNCK KNTIWPWI8C. IrvDIPtNDtNCE. OWtQON, DCCIWtW 1,
GOOD GAME OF
BASKET BALL
The bket hall mo which w
played lu Independence at th audi
torium Ul Friday nUht riuli d In
a aeor of &0 to 13 In favor of Indo-
vndenc.v The gaim wai fat In
playing. Indi'iM'ndeitee xeelld In
team work. The guard of CorvallU
ahowod woakftit point which proh
ahly aiuounta for th largd aoore
THC ELDRIDGE
C. C. VanAlUn, Prop.
Larga aunnjr roonia, en aulte or aln
git). Electric lUhtg, bulb and pl'io.
European Plan
248 N. Commercial at., Salem, Or.
PROFESSIONAL CAR08
DRS. RUSSELL A MATTHIS
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Offics Poatortica BuHding
MONMOUTH, OREGON
Both phones. Calls answered prompt
ly day and ultjht.
THE OREGON FIRE RELIEF ASSO
CIATION McMINNVILLE. OREOGN
Chas. Gregory, Agent
Dallas, Oregon
CALIFORNIA MED
ICATED SOAP
The best for Sores, Chapped
Hands, Dandruff, Ins.-rt Stiii;,s
and 1'clsou Oitk.
Mrs. J. W.Richardson Sr., Agt.
Monmouth Street. Independence.
V. R. At LIN. D. D. S.
DENTIS I
Both photies. Cooper Uldi;
imii-'pfudcuie. On "ion.
LAURA PRICE, M. D.
Monmouth, Oregon
Specialty Diseases of Women
Dell Telephone Main 193
L. L. HEWITT, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office In Cooper building, room 2
and 3. Office hours, 9 a. m. to 12 m.
and 2 to 6 p. m. Calls answered nlrV
and day.
OR. DAVI D. YO J!
OSTEOPATHIC PHY.C
Independence Tr.csny,
and Saturday. lc . Co."
Dallas Monday, . ' Ir.cr-ila ,
day. Phone Main
r day
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LAUNCH IND
Plya beteen In
lem daily except S .
and freight business
Leave Independe.i
Leave Salem . . .
SKINNER BROS.
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INRFPENDENCF ANO
MONMOIJTM RAP WAY
TIME TABLE
delnca to Dallas
rr i vr ca Iflflvoa Inrlpnpnrlence
Irani rxv. i - u ' ,-
dally 6:00 a. m. and Monmouth at.
6:15 a. m. and arrives at umma c
6:40 a. m. I
Train No. 68 leaves Independence
daily at 10:50 a. m. and Monmouth at
11:05 a. m. and arrives at x-.t.laa atl
11:30 a. m.
Train No. 70 leaves Independence
daily at 6:15 p. m. and Monmouth atl
6:30 P. ra. and arrives at Dallas at
6:55 p. m.
; ' From Independence for Alrlie .
j Train No. 61 leaves Independence
dally at 7:00 a. m. ana ivionmouin at
7:15 a. m. and arrives at Airlie at
7:50 a. m.
Train No. 73 leaves Independence
dally at 2:30 p. m. and Monmouth at
2:50 p. m. and arrives at Alrlie at
3:25 D. m.
From Dallas for Independence j
Train No. 65 leaves Dallas daily
at 8:30 a. m. and Monmouth at 8:55
a. m. and arrives at Independence at
9:15 a. m.
Train No. 69 leaves Dallas daily
at 1:00 p. m. and Monmouth at 1:35
p. m. and arrives at Independence
at 1:40 p. m. (This train connects at
Monmouth for Alrlie.)
Train No. 71 leaves Dallas daily
at 8:00 p. m. and Monmouth at 8:25
p. m. and arrives at Independence
at 8:40 p. m.
From Airlie! for Independence
Train No. 62 leaves Airlie daily at
m. and arrives at Independence at
8:15 p. m. and Monmouth at 8:50 a.
9:10 a. m.
Train No. 72 leaves Alrlie daily
at 4:05 p. m. and Monmouth at 4:40
p. m. and arrives at Independence at
4:50 p. m. .
which Independence pll.il up aaainat
lhm. One aurprUlng feature of the
game wae the fact that Independence
had three new playera In ihelr Una-!
up and with lh'e odde they mad
una of the ufnt atiowlnge lhat lluy
have mad In any gam tola eeaaon.
With a little wore piaHice Indeiwn-dfiu-e
will make a good run for rbaui
plonahtp of the ataie.
There waa a vry rimkI attendance
at the game. Coimld ring lhat ltua-k.-t
ball la one of the leading k '
of the country, Independence ahould
give better attendance to thae
gamea.
IS RUSSIA SEEKING WAR?
Troopa of Ctor by Half Million Are
Matting in Siberia.
Victoria. 11. C, Dec. 2;.-Ruia
it masting troop in Silu-ria, accord
ing to ttuieincntt of travrlert from
North Manclmria and Siberia pul
lithed in Shanghai newspapers. Half
a million troops are laid to be en
camped in the vicinity of Luke Uai
kal and IS submarines are taid to
have been tenl to Vladivostok.
The buildinn of the Amur rail
road, IS.W miles long, at a coat of
$150,000.0110, it being hurried, owing
to representations of Russian ollic
ials that there is danger of a second
war with Japan in consequence of
the struggle for control of Man
churia. The Siberian border is the scene
of ureal activity by Japanese spies,
and Vladivostok and Harbin news
papers make complaints that the
Japanese have been surveying the
Kamchatka" coast.
Boxing Contest.
The boxing contest which was Klv
en at the opera house Tuesday niuht
under the auspices of the Indepen
dence Football Team was a success
ful affair. Tho six boxing contests
which were ndvertlsed In tho circu
lars rnrao oft according to schedule.
No accidents. Each proved full of
Interest to the crowded house which
was present.
Tho wrestling match between Hu h-
uer and Myers was called a druw ,
each securing two falls.
In tho hoxlnc contest there were
no fakes, each man doing his best to
win the contest. The contests were
all for fun but the contestants fought
as If for large stakes.
It Is planned by the ball team to
have another boxing tournament In
the course of a couple of weeks. Sev
eral of the local pugilists are prepar
ing for this tournament.
Our Great Stock Reducing Sale
Begins Monday, December 27 and lasts until
vye begin our Annual Inventory in January.
We have TOO MANY GOODS on hand
and are determined to close out as many as possible before our Spring shipments arrive. ABSOLUTELY
EVERYTHING IN THE STORE REDUCED, WITH THE SINGLE EXCEPTION OF RUBBER FOOTWEAR,
on which there is positively no reduction. NOT LESS THAN 10 PER CENT REDUCTION on everything In
. the store except rubber footwear.
20 PER CENT REDUCTION ON
MEN'S SUITS, MEN'S OVER
COATS, MEN'S "CRAVENETTE"
RAINCOATS, AND THE NEW
"SLIP ON" RAINCOATS.
20 PER CENT REDUCTION ON
BOYS' SUITS AND BOYS' OVER
COATS. 20 PER CENT REDUCTION ON
BROKEN LINES OF MEN'S
SHOES.
20 PER CENT REDUCTION ON
BROKEN LINES OF LADIES'
SHOES.
20 PER CENT REDUCTION ON
BROKEN LINES OF UNDER
WEAR. 20 PER CENT REDUCTION ON
LADIES FURS.
WE'VE PLACED A BIG LOT OF
FALL DRESS GOODS ON OUR
BARGAIN TABLES AT 75c PER
YARD. REDUCED FROM OUR
$1.00 AND $1.15 LINES.
ANOTHER LOT AT $1.00 PER
YARD, REDUCED FROM OUR
$1.25, $1.35 AND $1.45 LINES.
THIS LOT AT $1.00 PER YARD
CONTAINS A FEW PIECES OF
DRESS GOODS FROM OUR $1.75
AND $1.95 LINES.
BARME'S CASH
IfOt.
LEFT DESTITUTE
AT A H .
111 UlalaUaa liuuii
Mrs. Carrie Smith, a resident of
Mark Hock, who lias also resided lu
IndeUflldelicx. met with the complete
loss of her home and its contents
by fire one day this week. Mrs.
Smith had been In liulop'ideiie for
a few daya and during her absvuee
tho house caught fire and despite the
efforts of the children, was burned
to the ground without anything being
saved from It The older children
directed their attention at firm lo
trying to put out the flames and
when they found the fire was beyond
their control It was loo lle for
them to get anything out of the build
Ing. The only things left them were
the clolhlnn they bad on at that time.
Mrs, 8mlth has a family of seven
children to support, with no aid t'X
cept that of her older boys and girls
who are abl to help out some, 1 lie
losa of their home is a very heavy
blow lo the family. The meu at the
logging camps have made up a puree
to aupply their most pressing needs.
Patents Will Issue.
Klamath Falls Announcement in
Washington dispatches that the
Klamath Indians will receive patents
to lauds approved in the year l'XK'
is taken here lo mean that the In
dian office, is moving toward the
closing up of the allotment work
with a view to the opening, of the
reservation.
Allotting of land to there In
dians was begun in 1(W4. suspended
in l.S')8 ami resumed in l'A)7. I'or
several years the claim of the state
to over 92,'HMl acres of swamp binds
on the Klamath Marsh has been
tied up. The work of the final al
lotting was taken up by Rev. Her
man White, special alloitin;: i-eut,
two years a;:" and would now pioh
ably be drawing to a close "ere .it
not that congress at its last session
authorized the allotment of lands on
the Klamath reservation to the Mo
doe Indians at the Quapaw agency
in the state of Oklahoma.
It is said that there are about f0
survivors of these Indians, surviv
ors and descendants of Captain
Jack's band of Modors, who were
banished from their native country
as a result of the Modoc rebellion
of 1S72-.1.
Our Customers Know
That We Never
Misrepresent
THE VALUE OF OUR GOODS IN ORDER TO GIVE IMAGIN
ARY REDUCTIONS FROM FICTITIOUS PRICES AS SO MANY
MERCHANTS ARE IN THEHABIT OF DOING. WE'VE BEEN
WITH YOU 18 YEARS. YOU KNOW OUR METHODS OF DO
ING BUSINESS AND WE KNOW THE QUALITY OF MERCHAN
DISE WE HANDLE. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
SUPPLY YOUR FAMILY WITH CLOTHING, SHOES, AND EV
ERYTHING THEY NEED FOR THE COMING SEASON.
The Wholesale Price
OF PRACTICALLY EVERY LINE OF MERCHANDISE IS AD
VANCING OWING TO HIGH PRICES OF COTTON, WOOL ANC
LEATHER, AND THE INCREASED COST OF MANUFACTUR
ING. IT WILL PAY YOU TO BORROW THE MONEY IF NEC
ESSARY TO DO YOUR TRADING DURING THIS SALE.
PIECEGOODS REMNANTS ON OUR BARGAIN TABLES, EX
ACTLY ONE-HALF THE ORIGINAL PRICE.
NO MATTER WHAT SENSATIONAL REDUCTION SALE8 YOU
SEE ADVERTISED ELSEWHERE, IT WILL PAY YOU TO VIS
IT OUR STORE BEFORE YOU BUY.
tlQHT
F. W. Smith buuKhl the Mrs. M.
B. Council place of I2i acres four
miles south of town.
roiesii&iwXflB
Fsllrosd Slgna Contract.
Patt'ey Announcement Is msde
that the Nevada-California Oregon
railrosd company hss signed a con
tract with the Nuifenl Rlcharc'ion
Construction Compsny for the grad
ing of the extension from Alturas
to T.al rvlew and tbst work will br
sln some time In Jsmiary. '
Basket Ball Game.
The basket ball game between llu
high adiool girls of Independence, and
Monmouth resulted In a score f 8
to 2 In favor of Ih latter learn. The
game was full of Interest from begin
ning to eud and was witnessed by
a lurso audience which showed much
enthusiasm throughout the game.
The winning of th Monmouth
learn was due to auperlor practice.
The Independence team Is new and
baa had very little practice.
Tho following Is the lineup of Iho
teams:
Independence Monmouth
Vera Tultle F Mildred Force
Marie Jonea F Doris ll.-rren
Dllla Myers C Loraue Johnson
Leona Sperling Q Olea Shore
Velma Mush Q Lewette Shore
G L Hawkins
garble and
Granite
Monuments and
HoudBloncs, Cem
etery work, etc.
C. W. HENKLE
Funeral Director
and Licensed Embalmer
Successor to Mice & Culbreuth
and II. H. JaapiTson
Undertaking Parlors, Indepen
dence, Oregon
Calls Answered Day and Night
Both Phonea Lady Assistant
STORE