Hlillinery ! millinery
Clearance Sale !
a
a
IVjiinninj: January 5 mul lasting two
weeks,! will close out my onthv lino
ftreethnt for half prioo. irout reiUie
tions in olopuit trinumil hats also.
Call early. . . '
MISS PEARL SQUIRE, Monmouth
'i.v--S "Sir
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I Social and Personal.
Hot soda at Wagoner's,
'j E. Kirkland is clerking in E.
K, Paddock's store.
Mrs. George L. Burton is clerk
ing in the Kaket Stor.
Lay to u Smith is "under the
weather" this week.
Robert Torbett, of Albany, visit
ed in town Saturday.
Miss Lorene Claggett returned
Saturday to Portland.
Mart Scrafford, of Lewisvitle,
was in the city Tuesday.
Clarence Ireland was a passen
ger to Portland Tuesday.
Miss Lottie Ground was a pas
senger to Portland Sunday.
Miss Sadie Graves returned Mon
day troiu a visit to Portland.
George Tatom, brotber of Mrs.
F. A. Patterson, is visiting in town.
Misses Mabel and Mamie Bate
man left Tuesday for Broadmead.
E. B. Jamison spent last week
in Portland, returning home Sat
urday. Jhe four-year-old boy of II
Buffum died this week after a brief
illness.
II. A. Clodfelter and wife, of
Perrydale, visited in the city over
Sunday.
, George Colby lefi Saturday for
Albany, where he is working this
winter.
Al Whiteaker left Tuesday for
Albany ar.d from there will go to
California.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tatorn, of
Dallas, spent last Thursday even
ing in town.
Mrs. F. A. Patterson returned
Saturday from a short visit in
Benton county.
Rev. G. II. Osborne returned the
first of the week, from a lecturing
trip to Portland.
Noryal Atkine, of Cottage Grove,
came in Saturday on a brief visit
to relatives here.
A. N. Halleck, of Monmouth,
was a passenger to Philomath Fri
day, returning Saturday.
Miss Essie Robertson returned
to Portland Sunday to resume her
study of stenography.
The family of Wm. J. Iliffhas
moved to the residence of S. 11.
Withrow, near the city park.
Miss Mira Kimberlin returned
Tuesday from a visit to her par
ents in Lafayette.
Call on J. S. Moore for Herpicide
the dandruff cure. Sold in bulk,
or applied if desired.
Miss Juanita Rosendorf, a former
Independence girl, spent part of
the holidays here, returning to
Corvallia Monday.
lNlHTKNDKNCK
Hot beef tea at Wagoner'.
When in Salem visit Strong'
Bcstaurant. It is headquarter for
I independence people.
Mrs. J. W. Kirkland went to
Portland Sunday to visit with Mr.
and MrsK. 0 Gerfin.
Joel Wilson left Saturday lor
Oregon City. He is to touch neat
that place this winter.
J. Eli Miller and wife have
moved to a farm near Pallas,
where th-y will make their future
home.
We still have a number of the
Annual Oregonians left that should
be sent to friends in the East.
Wagoner.
After spending a week or more
with her grandparents here, Miss
Mabel Wells returned Saturday to
Portland.
Harry and Francis Patterson,
who have been visiting their grand
parents here, returned to Portland
Sunday. -
Mrs. John K. Johnson, of Nel
son, B. C, is visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Ground, of
Monmouth.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Matron, of
Dallas, were in the city Saturday.
being en route from Lebanon to
their home.
1
W. P. Bradlev. of Parker, has !
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hniKrht. nronertv in Eugene and !
vv j i - 4 -
will reside hereafter in the state j
university town.
Pearl Hedges saw the big foot
ball game between Chemawa and
Reliance club, of Oakland, Cel., at
Salem Saturday.
G. W. Henkle, of Corvallis, day. Among the party we noted
spent Sunday in town. He will j the Misses Kate Ketchum, Viola
shortly go to' San Francisco onajGwinn, Lola Stark and Florence
short visit to his son
" Mrs. Nettie Foul fees, of Port
land, after spending the holidays
with relatives in Monmouth, re
turned home Friday.
Miss Lizzie Hutchinson, who has
been visiting Miss Bessie Butler,
returned to her home in Wood
burn Saturday morning.
Old papers for sale at this oflice.
They are the cheapest thing out for
putting under carpets and for
numerous other purposes.
Don't fail to remember the
Farmers' Feed Shed on Railroad
street. The old stable has been
overhauled and there is a good dry
comfortable place' for your team.
Charges 10 cents.
Editor R. E Gray left on Wed
nesday for Vale, where ' he was
called to edit a paper while the
editor and owner of the paper
comes to Salem to look after the
county seat questions for the town
of Vale. Mr. Gray will probably
be absent for some six or seven
weeks. During bid absence Clar
ence R. Wagoner will have charge
of the business.
KNTtfliHU:, INDEl'KNPKNCK, 01.1WON
Hot chocolate at Wagoner's
The Palace Hotel keep growing
in public favor riht along. First
clrt! tnal Rt reasonable rates is
what is doing it. '
UeinMiiber our big reduction sale
coiner to a cloe on January 10th.
If you can anything in our
line now is your time, Wagoner,
Mis. Gill-'tt and son, of IVndie
ton, returned home- Monday after
a visit with the parents of the for
mer, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Stans-
bury.
Phillip MulKey returned Friday
to Arlington. Eastern Oregon,
where he is principal of the school.
He has n spending Ins vacation
at Monmouth,
The New Year's ball was ft large
ly attended and pleasant social af
fair. Dallas, Monmouth and other
points near bv were well repre-
j sen ted in attendant-.
The I. O. ). F. lodge hero will
install the following oflicrrs to
night: A.S. Locke, N. G.; Iuley
Craven, V.G.J Dee Simpson, Sec;
E. L. Ketchum, Treat).
Miss Bertha Hurley, of Portland,
is visiting nt the home of Mrs. A.
M. Hurley, Miss Hurley at pres
ent holds the position of cashier in
the Portland restaurant.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Clodfelter
returned Saturday from a short
trip to Corvalli and other points.
They are to reside in the Veness
cottage in South Independence.
Homer I. Watts, of Eugene, con
ceded to be the best football cap
tain ami half-back in the North
west, spent a part of the holidays
in Monmouth. He at .tended school
at the Normal a few years ago and
litis a large actpiaintnnee at Mon
mouth. A uleasant dancing party was
given at the charming h'irne of J.
15. V. Butler in Monmouth Satur
dav .veiiirnr The gonial J. B. V.
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always trives his guests a pleasant
af W
fivenii.e and those attending from
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i)ere Can testify to it on this oc-
Icision
The young ladies who are at
tending school at Mt. Angel and
have been spending the holidays
at home, returned to school Sattir
Burton.
Postmaster Merwin kept open
the postofliee all day New Year's
day, though the law grants it as a
holiday. It is as much of a con
venience to get one's mail on a
holiday as anv other day, and the
'obliging spirit of Mr. Merwin is ap
preciated.
The Salem Statesman says:
"Hon D. W. Sears, of Indepen
dence, was in the city last week
looking after business interests.
Mr. Sears says that since his visit
to Iowa, ten years aijo, land that at
that time sold at $25 and -$30 per
acre has risen in value to $75 and
$80 per acre. Business is good
throughout the East, he says, and
no complaints about hard times
are heard."
The third quarterly conference
of the United Evangelical church
will be held next Saturday and
Sunday. Rev. C. C. Poling will
preach at the chnrch in Indepen
dence Saturday evening at 7:30, at
Buena Vista Sunday at 11 A. M,
and at Independence Sunday even
ing at 7:'J0. Eyerybody welcome.
nrnm ,j
When Saiulow postm mid U imiw-lri
rl.lL-c hi Ui'k and knot lti "". vre
think we hiiv l-lore u tlie very iK-eit t
of mrftigth in titc itinKiiiut etit iminclt.
Hut we Imvru't. Starve Smulow, or,
what t pt.ictu-lly ttif twine t''l"K. I'-J
him Ih- ilvi-ilif, mid tmwle won!'
ooa tail'. Mremttll Is ttm.le from loo.
j.roprrlv tlijiestrd mM 'hI
no uian' is stiHKT Umi liis tiiit ti, Ip-
when the nlotimcll i liwmtcl m
grstum nn.l ttwiimilatioii ure itnierfiH.-t.
Dr. Pierce's (illca Mettieal liisoovf-rj
chiv ilisi M-i of the Uiiimcli ami othrt
orKsmii of i!iKetin '"' nuttiiion. It
rnuhU-a the wriwt tliKftton t''l
iUtion f I'imhI io Unit the Unly iiottr
imlirtl into Jrfcct licultll and t.treiiKt'1
I hn.t whnt iiiv .tvMn cullrtl imllKrjil""
lltint nu mr.liciur lr Ihr li.ml'lr tit It l
litr u. .l," wtltr. Mr W, II Well. i4 MH;
laltl. N.C. "t WHS tu I't. flrtcr ami atalrd
niv cow. tl will m trwrttl-r lll atl'l l
tiilll,- llllr. I clllr.l out lllM a. IbI I w.uia.
h.,,1.1 ! UilOra ul hl ' ll"UU n M"luul l'l
cuvvi v ' i.l c mnmtil taaluK II A Irw lnv
Ulrr 1 H.4Uril a Klrat cliangr. I'rlt llkr a mt
man hrlorr 1 Ta-itau llir " t'w
Mnltral UiMvrrY' 1 auHrr.-.! Mrclly with ial
tn mniaill. my tirtvea rniicl all mil l"wn.
1 on vrry llitii in tlrah. Iit Dow o l litarlljr
aa.1 alrcp (uihI al uiiihl.
Pr. I'iprte'a Cmnitinn Senile Metllcal
Adviner i acnt jtt on m-cipt of .tami
to pv rxpciiw of timiliiiK only. Send
twenty-one one-eetit tmr for the I-rr-ctvensl
laKik, or tturtyHne stanijaj
for the clotli Uiunil volume. AudrcM
r. R, V. lV-rce, HufTulo, N. Y.
It was father an uniipie, but
very interesting service which was
held at the Presbyterian church
last Sabbath morning. After the
usual devotional exercist-ti in the
opening service the clerk of the
church called the roll of members,
snl those who were presitit ar.
sweretl to their names or repeated
a selection of scripture. Several
ofthoi-ewho are absent from the
City sent passages of scripture
which the pastor read as their
names were called. The service
was enjoyed by all.
At a recent meeting the ladies of
the W. R. t:.. No. -12. elected the
following odieers: Mrs. M. T.
Cressy. President; Mrs. A. E. John
son. S. V. P.; M-s. V. O. Cressy,
.1. V. P.; Mrs. Minnie Hubbard,
Secretary; Mrs. Minnie Feb.er,
Treasurer; Mrs. V. O. Cook, Chap
lain; Mrs. O. Fluke, Conductor;
Mrs. M. Wilson. Guard; Mrn. S.
Jams, Assistant Conductor; Mrs.
L. Cooper, Assistant Guard; Mrs.
B. Cressy. P. Q.; Mrs. L. Cooper,
Color Bearer No. 1; Mrs', it. Hamp
ton, Color Bearer No. 2; Mrs. M.
Siansbury, Color Bearer No. 3;
Mrs. M. Scrallonl. Color Hearer M.
-I; Mrs. V. O. Cook, delegate to
convention.
Free Cure For Sick I! endue he.
rUmmbcrlaln's Stomach and Liver
Tablet are a certain cure for sick
headache. If taken as soon as the
first indication of the disease appears
thev will iirevent, the uttaek. (ieta
free sample at Ktiklaud Drug Co.',
and give them a trhtl.
FARMERS
ffcd Stable
On Railroad St.,
Cor.' Monmouth.
formerly Excelsior Stable
Virnutrn visitinor Indeoendence
fan find n cnod drv comfortable
place to put up their teams at the
above place.
Charges 10 cents.
Liver Pills
That's what you need : some
thing to cure your bilious
ness and Rive you a good
digestion. Avers Pills ore
iivnr nilk. Ihcv cure con
stipation and biliousness
Gently laxative
la.-.
All df ucillata.
U.itil ur imxx.u. h r I'.'HI
tit.iail nt -1. Il Ma-a T tlil
DULrINlinAM O Uli. whiskers
,iaiiiikii nur for
the
Next Sablmlh at lh l'ri-cl'.v-t.-riaii
churcli there will he ijurtr
tfrly cuiniiiunion service ami re
ct'iiiion of tnt"ii)1r. A vry kind
wt l.-ome to all who ih sire U make
this church their t'hnstian ll'm.
In the evening there will he si r
vice ol gn-st interest to all. Special
tnusio both morning ami evening.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
W. R. ALLIN, D. D. S.
...Dentist...
rlulra Knimclliin
HwcliilJr.
l'llH'f Hiiilitlui,
InttiwMiti-tK-w, urn.
She ts y?pGade,
Dauidsoij & Hdge, Prop-
(ia:;n-.-, Jii?afflt'H,Tla'--cm
ami C'itU'-t itnict-y.
Fntsr Class Sooa Fiuniain in
CoNNKlTloX.
'T. JEWELRY
DIAMONDS'
WATCHES
and
complete line
of the
GENUINE
1847
Rogers Bros.'
Knives, Forks,
5poons, etc.
ITvrm n.rnltv aaamttlCHt aod
li,r.'..r,lv OIUU tu UiftM-al grade
ramer go
Reliable Jewelers
Independence, Oregon.
GEO. E. BREY
DKAf.KH IS
HAY, GRAIN AND PRODUCE
mom iuif'0 oo
Independence, Oregon.
Jeff Miller
p? Boots and
Shoes
Neatly Repaired
Charges Re$a$onabIe
Shop on East Sic'e of Main Street,
INDEPENDENCE
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