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INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE. INDEPENDENCE. QPEQON, DECEMBER 10, 1110. PAGE PIVC EIGHT PAGE! INDEPENDENCE NEWS as in II. K. Foster if Jll, was til the Ilu) V, llultini of Suli ui, was In the illy Monday. K. W. Reams of Dallas. Iliu city Saturday. Pter Cook of Htckereal, was In Hie city Tuesday. E. V. Nol uf Dallas, Ml In tb) rlljr tho tint of the week. Prof. K. F. Crowley spent the hol iday vacation lit Falls City. II. J. Ferguson of Balem, wm Id the city on business Saturday. Your fare on a pout card fur only I M0 per bo, at McCalcb's. . Hal unlay nlicht U the limn set for tho Orchestra Hall. Don't miss H- I'.L. FUhback of Monmouth. was visitor t the Enterprise office ou Tui'iiUy. Iva Hamilton, Chief of Police fl ed of Ralom, was In tho city Tuesday f this week. Your portrait on a pout card for 1 1. 00 per dotm at Mct'aleb.s photo graph gallery. Mr. and Mm. Harry Patterson of Portland, spent Christmas at tne liomo of D. L. Hedges. Mrs. Edward Mahr of Corvall'.s. Visited at the home of C. McDeth a few days last week. H. M. Edgar of Salem, a former re sident oftbls city, was renewing ac quaintances bere this week. , Arthur Deatty, book keeper for the Kller Piano Co., spent Christmas at the home of D. .L Hedges. ' LOST. One suit esse between In- dependrree and Albany. Fnlder will please leave the same at this office. The Orchestra Dull lust Friday ev enlnir was not as well attended as was hoped for by the managing com mlttee. Miss Francis Patterson) of Port land, a Dent Christmas at the home of her grand parents, Mr. and Mn D. L. Hedges. Frank Klrkland, who Is attending school abroad, Is spondlng bis vaca tion, with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Klrkland. - . The Calvary Presbyterian Church Choir will hold a sacred concert In the church next Sunday evening, to which all are Invited. Mrs. C. V. Clodfelt of Jefferson, Is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. McBeth. She has been at Monmouth for aifew days. ' Miss Emma Hlnkel and Miss Seel y, tc?cbers at Condon, Oregon, ' are spending vacation week with their re spective parents in this city. The skating rink has been opened every slitht this week and the young Deople have been taking advantage of the opportunity to use the rollers. You will miss the time of your life if you do not attend the Grand Ball In the opera house New Years Eve to be glvem by the Independence Orches tra. Postmaster Merwin and his worthy assistant are happy because. Christ mas Is over. They have certainly been busy during the past week or two. Mr. and Mrs.: O. C. Locke and the Jatter's sisters, the Misses Nellie and Grace Damon of Salem, visited at the home of their parents during the holiday period. A. Whitney and wife spent Ohrlst- Orle f-ord of lsl!aa, was In the lty Monday. II. M. KdRat was In the rlty few dsys lb a week. W. W. I'erelval Informs us thai h sold Ills east sMu ranch laat week. Dr. and Mrs. Allen spent Christmas lu Portland, koIiik by way of Halem. If you are not a subscriber to the Kulurprls now is a good time to b- gin. School closed last Friday evening for a week vacation between the hol idays. Floyd Williams and wife visited re latives In Alrl.s the first of the Week. FOIl 8ALE. A good Second hand typewriter. Call at the Enterprise office . Let us not inaks new resolutions this new year just make good the old ones. If you did not have a Merry Christ .ius this year It was not on account of the weather. There Is some talk of organising a Royal Neighbors Camp In this city In the near future. Miss Kuth Hodge of Salem, spent a few days; with fronds lit this, city the first of the week. It Is understood that the two sa loons which Independence Is to have will open January 2. No one Is authorised to obligate me or Incur any Indebtedness on my account. Denton Bowers. 31-32 A. B. Danta of Dallas, was In the citv a short time Friday, working In the interest of tho Homestead. Miss Burch returned from Eilverton Saturday and spent the week at the home of her parents near this city Hanna Brothers have installed new gas lighting system in their stor and It Is giving them a perfect light. Lee Whltcomb drove one of Long & Campbell's automobiles to Salem Saturday and took a load of passen Kers. Mrs. A. C. Moore went to Portland Saturday to spend Christmas with her brother. Mr. Moore went down Sun Jay. Mrs. G. Virgin, who spent part of the preceding week with relatives In this city, returned to he home In Portland Saturday. Several of our citizens have been taking advantage of the good weather this season to paint and otherwise Improve city property. The Independence National Bank observed Monday as a holiday and there was no business transacted at that institution that day. The turkey market must have been exhausted Thanksgiving day as there was absolutely nothing doing Christ mas inthe local" markets. Miss Parker, who is teaching at Silverton. is spending her vacation week at the home of her parents in the vicinity of Independence. Homer Mills has several men at work tearing down the old VanNort- wick house and expects to erect a modern bungalow In its placev W. L. Bice departed Monday for a brief visit at his former home in, the northern part of Wisconsin. He ex pects to be absent a month or more. i Mlsa Kora E. Browne, who is teach ing school at Silverton, arrived here Saturday and will spend her holiday vacation with her parents, the editor and wife. Walker a In Kugens this 8 II. wwk. K. It. Tuttle was In Portland wr Christmas; Hlnnliaw of Dullii. was In the illy Tueaday. Conrad Krebs of palmi, as In the city Tueaday. The Star Theatre has Jual receiv ed a new cost of paint. , FOl'Nl). A pair of apeetacl. Inquire at this office. Flora M"Callon of Dallas, Is visits lug friends here this week. II. Cooper and 8. Tripp of Corval lis, were lu the city Tuesday, J. R. Cooper transacted business In Salem the first of the week. C. W. Henkle returned Wednes day from his visit near Corvallls West Perry tame up on the auto stage Saturday evening to spend yw days. t Mrs. Paul Hanson of Medford, I visiting at the home of Geo. Hutch, in this city. Thoroughbred S. C. Rhode Island Red Roosters for aale. Mrs. Chas, E.- Hicks. Bice & Calbreath have a present for you. Read their ad and get the particulars. B. Z. Kuensli and R. W. Kuenll jf Salem, were In the city on bus lness Tuesday. Mrs. Sarah Aldrlch of Los Angeles California, is visiting with Mrs. T. Hlnkle in the city. The Enterprise office this week had the Home phone put in and we can now be reached by both phones Dick Harris Is visiting in the city Mr. Harris was at one time section foreman for the S. P. Ry Co. at this place. The W. C. T. U. will meet next Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. with Mrs Morean at the last house south of the depot. Some ingenious fellow placed a sign at the Intersection of Main and C streets Wednesday Intended to pro hibit fishing and hunting, Independence met defeat last Wed nesday evening when the Monmouth High School basket ball teom took them down the line at the rate of 20 to 10. Mr. West, the furnltnre man, has sold the remainder of bis stock to Bice & Calbreath. Mr. West will go to Portland to reside; soon. While gazing at a search light in the distance Wednesday evening, "Dutch" Hartman. the head driver of the general delivery in this city. met with a serious accident, falling from his wagon and breaking several pieces of valuable chinaware THIRTY FIRST FAMILY I ML.e llae snJ Mb Lore.ce RE UNION IS HELD ram h..ut from the .1'. of O. for the ( holidays. For the thirty first lime In as many f The Misses Mssgi" and A lie Hut years, the horns of J. It. V, Huir. hr entertained the Hot lal Hour Read of Monmouth, wss th scei.e of tha'lng Club Wednesday afternoon, annual family reunion, and ht tbej The family Christmas " tree at J. roll was railed eluhty-four member . V. U. iiutler.'s was Id ui. aua of were there to reapond, many of thtii J bringing bomu all th relative of the for thi thirty flrat consecutlv time. family for a reunion. Saturday, December SI, Is the date of the Orchestra Ball. Ye old, who have not tripped the light fantastic for lo these many years, forget your age and infirmities, purchase a tick et, and swinir your partner as in former days. It promises to be great event. There were probably lots of visit ors in the city during the week that did, not come withim reach of our ob servation, and whose "names are not recorded in the list this week, but It Is only because the writer has not yet become familiar with, names and faces In Independence. mas with his grand-parents at cres- weil. Mr. Whitney returned the day ity here from Silverton the latter following, but his wife remained for part of the preceding week and they ft, longer visit The Spaulding Lumber Company will soon be located in the new Ten passengers were brought up As evidence of the approaching New Year and the end of the old year business has taken on a quiet period, but as a whole the merchants I of Independence can poast of a very are now living In the Sperling house on C. street office near tjie depot. Here they will be more comfortably situated and the location is more, convenient tor the. public. '.; ' Homer Hicks of Salem, arrived in the city this week and will reside in Independence Indefinitely. Mr. Hicks win h employed in the saloon for Walker & Whitney. B. M. Adklns and wife; of VancouV' r. Wash., Eley Fluke and wife, of Walla Walla, Wash., Clyde Flukd and -wife and Orville Fluke and wife of Portland, spent Christmas at the old lome in this city. E. R. Rhoten, field editor of The Pacific Homestead and Elmo S. White of The Statesman, were in the (city a few days this week in the inte rest of the special edition which the Statesman will issue the first of the coming year. from McNarys' Crossing Monday ev ening ini the little Ford car owned by Long & Campbell. A good load for thistime of the year. M. P. Guellins of Keno. Nevada, is viBltlng at the home of his parents at Monmouth. He is a prominent horse owner of the east and has some idea of locating at Portland. Apparently the drouth has been broken. Rain' has fallen in great a bundance and the river is beginning to fill its banks. The climatic con ditions, however, are all that can be desired at this time of the year. Arthur Grey, brother-in-law of Dr. Mills, left Tuesday morning for" Fres no, Californl, where he will remain a short time before going to the Ist hmus of Ton Peck, Old Mexico. He will be engaged with an oil company; ally invited to come and enjoy this in the latter place. j "evening of song." Inventory is now on and some ox oar meramuui improving the opportunity to take stock. . Next Sunday morning at Calvary P.resbyterian church, the regular quar terly .communion service will be held. Dr. Dunsmore will preach and admin ister the sacrament of the Lord s Supper and baptism, and receive new members Into the church. In the ev ening, instead of the usuar preaching service, the choir will give one of their popular Sacred ConcertB to which all are cordially invited. From the oarly hours of th evening until lato at tilght "The Old Home stead' was the scene of a merry time. Haul Clause and the gaily decorated Christmas tree Introduced for ths benefit of the1 younger mem bers was In evidence, while the older ones spent their tlms In social games and the recital of family hist ory. At the conclusion of the games all ftiet at the table, where an excel lent dinner was served. This was followed by a dance in which the fumlly violin, older than the oldest member present, played an active part. The annual reunion has become a matter of history In the family and no member has ever been absent MONMOUTH NEWS Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Cong and son, Lynn, of Corvallls, spent Christmas here, returning Monday. Mrs. C. R. Teats came up fcom Portland Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Savery of Portland, visited W. R. Coulter Monday. Miss Cathrlne Campbell came home from Condon Saturday, where she has Just finished a four months' successful term of school. Dogs wounded some of Rodney Coulter's sheep so seriously a few nights ago that they had to be killed. Mr. and Mrs. Will McCready Portland, viBlted here this week. Miss Agness Campbell entertain ed Miss Marjory Cowan, & class mate of the U. of O., during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. O. Meador of Eugene visited her parents bere this week. E. Bogart was over from Salem on business Tuesday. Harry and Lynn Demprey of Rick- reall, were here Sunday. Paul Baker and wife of Creswell, was here Saturday. r Mrs. C. Clodfelter and son of Jef ferson, came home to spend Christ mas with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rickard of Cor vallls, spent Christmas with the bet ter's parents, M. and Mrs. H. E. Guthrie. Miss Ruby Shearer came up from Portland for a visit with her friends, Monday. Miss Leota and Bessie Foster en tertained a number of friends at their home on Wednesday afternoon. A very pleasant time was had. The Misses Naoma and Louise Stengle came up from Portland to Visit their parents. the Christian. Dr. Thomas ZHber and wife are at. the liomo of the Jatter's parents. H.-rold Hoaert of Salem, was In towo this week with a man by the name of grlmus. STATE NEWS IN BRIEF Small pox In Silverton claimed an other victim last week, but as yet the disease Is confined to one home and the patients In charge are said to be recovering. Two nurses are ;e latest to be taken down with the disease. I The Oregon Legislature, which is soon to convene, will toave a long Ilsl of bills to dispose of. Since there Is oo longsr a& opportunity for a con test on ths Senatorial question, how ever, the work ought to be pursued .with rapidity. Dr. Wm. Welch, a pioneer of Ore gon, died at his home In Silverton on Monday of last week. Woodburn saloons go. out of busines tomorrow by reason of a majority dry vote at the last city election. Red Cross Tags are conspicuous in Portland and other .cities. The state wool growers' convention meets la Portland January 4. Mrs. Kirsh, Identified In the cele brated ''trunk murder case at ' manslaughter and will be sentenced next' week. The first national bank at Medford has purchased a new and valuable location for a new building. " August Erlckson, landlord of the Clackamas hotel was fined $400 a few' days ago for selling' liquor without a license, and paid the fine. ' Charles W. Smith, a student In the Mt. Angel College, has been elected to priesthood in St. Mary's pro-Cath-edrial at Portland. He will reside at Medford. '; Josephine county in November vot ed dry, but the saloon license faction at Grants' Pass is attempting to se cure saloons, invoking the home rule amendment to .the strfte constitution adopted at the last general election. and the city council has set December 30th as the time for the wet and dry election. The city broke nearly even at the recent general election. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that the un- 1 dersigned has been duly appointed executrix of the estate of Allen W. Stansberry, deceased, by the co- The Cantata at i V, ii Quntan tuaa vprv crnnH 1.11 Ul V II .rue, . , , T , . m . . uniy coun oi we suue oi weguu, Mrs. I. G. Singleton came down lw t . . from Falls City and is visiting her lur - " A 11 naranna hnvlnff rlflima ft P-Ainfir Mrs. Martha Roberts of Portland, is ' with her i. .w....v, v gether with the proper vouchers spending the Holidays Uiuinr, mis. w in, , Mr. and Mrs. J.S.Doughty returned ". w l" """ ''f "c"u;! Monday from a visit to Portland with his brother. - Several of he Rebekahs went to ndependence Tuesday for a visit onH worn mvnllv treated J O , "1 U 101A Paul Tacheron went to Portland Wednesday, returning Friday. A fallHna if Calam vtaitari frt. Utll, V. " i ivi ii k. Jl m-iuui, iu..vu ... I ,, J . wi n a aA B. F. Swope, Attorney. rix at her residence im the city of Independence, Polk ccounty, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. .v.. v Dated and first published December 3136. Mary E. Stansberry, Executrix of the estate of Allen W. ends here Sunday. Star Theatre Moving pictures Illustrated Songs 3 changes a week. Admission lOcts. SACRED CONCERT Next Sunday evening the choir of Calvary Presbyterian Church wMi give another of their popular Sacred Concerts. Some of the best vocalists in he city comprise this choir and their concerts have always been high ly appreciated by the large audiences which attend. The public are cordi- TALK AND PRINTERS' INK Does not do all in Merchandising. Experience and a well Selected stock of . . Groceries, China Ware, Etc. ' is what has been the means of building up our immnw trad. We need not say more. We cater to the Oroecry ts&3 ftxi solicit your patronage. - L. G. REEVES