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To Atlverti.so Oregon.
A meeting of citizens is called for this
evening nt the City Hall to take stops ti
properly ml vert iso Independence and
Tolk county. An opportunity will lo
given tomorrow (Friday) to meet t lie rep
resentatives of the Ilarriman railway sys.
tein in an informal wav to discuss wavs
and means of making known our re
sources. The Ilarriman system is willing
in a general way to do all it can to at
tract homeseekers to the Pacific coast, hut
it is dependent upon eat h particular lo
cality to do its own advertising. If Inde
pendence and Polk county want their
share o.f-this immense inllux of settlers
now is the time to act. Turn out this
evening and let us see what can he done.
t'rim AhmiihI INmW'o.
Seoll (nun IVde.
We are now harvesting a hay crop that
hids fair to hrcak the record of any pre
vious year. There is not onlv a material
increase in meadow acreage, but an a re
sult ot continuous damp weather, the
yield is unusually heavy and the quality
excellent. While our wheat crop will prohahly fall
a trifle below the usual yield, oats give
promise of a heavy crop, which will offset
the shortage in wheat and bring the
money value of the two crops up to or
above that of ordinarv seasons.
.1. It. V. Hiitter lteinciiibercd by THemls.
Scliil frii Monmouth.
On Friday evening, July 11th. Mr. J.
P.. V. I'.utler, attired in his "working cos
tume" was surprised bv the arrival of
several interested
Let Us Plant Strawberries.
Mr. Editok. When in Salem a few
days ago making inquiries concerning the
strawberry industry, I had the pleasure,
through the courtesy of Mr. E. Ilofer,
editor of the Salem 'Journal, of visiting
with him his two-acre strawberry patch.
Here Mr. Ilofer has planted fifteen difler
ent varieties of berries and all of them are
in bearing this season. I tasted and ex
amined the finest Jot of strawberries it
was ever my good fortune to see.
Mr. Hofer, while being the prime mover
in establishing the industry in the vicinity
of Salem, is doing the berry industry a
creat service, from the fact that he will
lift enabled to iudtre accurately which of
his fifteen varieties are best suited to this
climate and soil.
Xow is the time to get the strawberry
industry started in Independence so that
when the 1905 Exposition itfht ld in Port
land the Willamette valley will be in a
position to furnish Portland with berries
and thereby reap a rich harvest. Let us
meet, organize and get at least fifty acres
planted this autumn. Sincerely,
STRAWHEKRY URANK.
relatives to learn thai
he was supposed to have a birthday on
that date. The news, though startling,
was most gracefully received by Mr. Putt
ier and he retired for a short time, re
appearing in his Sunday best, ready to
smile a weleonie'to the large number that
arrived later. The evening being a very
pleasant one, numerous outdoor games
were indulged in, tennis being the most
enjoyable, after which a bountiful supply
of refreshments was served. At a season
able hour the party disbanded wishing!
Mr. lUitler ninnv returns of the day.
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That tin Mock, in our several linos, is full ami mir More crowded
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on every tloor, wo fool that it H tiino to toll tho people of Imlepeu- A
dence and vicinity of a few of the thing which we ate oller'uig ut viT
$y very dose prices. If ou are needing anything in tlu lino of
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Oregon had u compliment paid her j
when J. W. 1'iailey was elected president j
of the National lure - Food Association. j
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FURNITURE
You will likely lint
at our store. We hae it
sortiuent of ( Id Id's Cribs
worn! and iron.
what you want
good Jts-
botli in
( ur line of
Iron Bedsteads
In not surpassed by those of any
store in the valley. Nearly every
body nowadays buys Iron liedsteads
in preference to the older and more
objectionable wooden ones. Yon
should consider their advantages he
fore buying.
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One hundred acres of strawberries will
bring $15,000 clean money into this
vicinity annually, besides doubling the
population of our town. Let us make an
heroic effort to get at least half that acre
age planted this season.
Polk county is on the eve of one of the
most prosperous eras in its history. With
hops going skyward and wool, mohair,
beef, mutton, poultry, butter and eggs
bringing fancy prices it is no wonder
everybody feels good.
The price of hops is soaring with every
prospect of going higher. Twenty cents
is the highest price yet paid for the Wil
lamette valley product, but over tn the
Yakima country 22 cents is the reported
price paid.
Facts and figures prove clearly that
there is more net profit from one acre of
Magoon strawberries than from one acre
of hops.
A fierce summer wind-storm visited
this section Tuesday afternoon and con
tinued all evening. Hay was blown
down and apples were shaken from the
trees. In some timber sections trees were
uprooted, though no such violence is re
ported closer than Falls City.
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Countings
And Novelties, and would he
pleased at any time to show
you samples and give you
prices
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l'einggood values. They ate the finest
make and finish we ever hud. Tho
style is up with tables of higftier cost
made by other factories. They .are
made (i, 8, 10 and 12 feet in length.
We have them as low in prictj as
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Insurance.
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can get a "I'Ol 11 lyO nul,'(' l' r'.er
at our store, which will out last sev
eral common lounges and not cost any
mort. We make all of our upholster
ed work and, by so doing put dollars
into the pockets of every purchaser.
Why? l'ecause wo make each pieco
upon honor. We try to see how good,
not how cheap attd poor, we can do our
ST work.
Some people do not know that they
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If you are thinking of
furnishing an office we
would like to show you our
oflico deftka ami revolving
chairs. A full line of dif
feren izes of roll ami ilat
top dusks in quarter-sawed
oak. j
Box coucho for cosy corners
and bed rooms are quite popular at the
present time, and quite a lot of our
time is occupied with special orders of
this kind. Wo have them as low as
Wo have Arti
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decorative use.
Why hotherwith
live plants when
you can have ar
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OREGON
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