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HERE ANNOUNCES A GREAT
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SAL
with Whine- reserved. We will offer our already low-priced lines
to this wS? For very $1 you pay for goods we will return you
15c OiTe?ery $5 you pay us for goods we will return you $1. Re
member this includes the V5 shoes. This sale begins January 1,
503 and continues until further notice. See below some of the ad-
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vantages it is to you.
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1.2" misses shoes. .
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1.75
..42c
. . 5"c
. .77c
, 8"K5
1.07
1.10
1.28
1.49
1.00 hats.'
1.35 "
1.40 "
2.00 " .
25 cents caps. . .
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... 1.15
.... 1.19
.... 1.70
19c
MEN'S SHIRTS
30c shirts 42c
45c " 36c
Trunks and Telescopes go
the same 15c off on the U. Sus
penders, "The President," 34c.
A fine line of overalls at the
pame 15c on th
Anything in Christmas goods you can have 30 cents off on the : dollar.
Watch this space. The Raket Stor. J. A. MiUs.
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Undertaking
In all Its Branches
ayy or night culls prompt! attended to.
Fina hearse in connection. .
AV. L. MCE.
Embolrper and Funeral Director,
INDEPENDENCE, ORE. ,
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I Monmouth Correspondents.
Messrs. Starr and Lynch, of Pal
J an, spent Sunday with friends in
this city.
Sunt. J. D. Lee, of the .state penb
tentiary, has been visiting his sin
ter, Mrs. Orvillo Butler.
Frank Campbell and family ro
turned Sunday from Portland,
where they have been upending
the holidays.
Mrs. -Rett a Powell and children
f pent the holidays with her sinter
at McMinnvillc.
Claude S. Adkins. left for his
home at Eugene Tuesday, after
visiting relatives at this place.
Phillip Mulkey left for Arling
ton Friday, after upending the
holidays with relatives hero.
Protracted meetings baye begun
Ua nhrini.in.n church and al-
B(l bUV w
ready the interest shown is encour
aging. The large attendance prom
ises to make the meeting ono of
unusual promise.
A number of ninth grade girls
are preparing for an elocutionary
contest to be held in the near
future.
Miss Millie Doughty left Satur
day for Ashland to teach in the
Normal Bchool.
Miss Opal Hall returned to her
school work at Portland Sunday,
accompanied by her mother.
W. L. Worth and wife left Fn-
day for Portland, where they took
the overland for their future home
in California.
Mrs. Pest and Mrs. Clayton re
turned Sunday from Portland.
Orville Gross has fully recover
ed from tho unallpox and owing to
the precaution used no new cases
have developed.
Mr. Nettie Euulkea and child
ren returned to Portland Friday.
The boys' first team, will play a
game of basket ball against Dallas
on Friday night at tho Normal
gymnasium. It is needless to Bay
tho game will be one of unusual
interest and a lively time is an
ticipated, as this will be tho first
intercollegiate game of this season.
. Mr. Tommy Strain is driving
the delivery wagon for Bridwell it'
Craven.
Miss Vida Guthrie, after a short
illness, is able to be out again.
Miss Ethel Force returned to
her school at Cottage Grove Satur
day. Mrs Smith and Mrs. Strain ac
companied Mrs. Church to Dallas
Monday.
Miss Martha Stengel returned to
Portland last week after a lew days
with her parents here,
Mr. Monroe Mulkey is finishing
up a good term of work by fixing
up some of. the worst streets and
making better drainage.
Miss Emma P.yers is visiting
friends at Salem.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Rogers was the scene of a quiet
wedding on Wednesday, December
24ih, when their daughter, Miss
Ella Rogers, was united in mar
riage to Mr. S. L. Tracy, of Duns
mere, Cal., Rev. E. C. Wigmore
officiating. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Tracey
iH a train for Portland to visit
relatives for a few days before j
leaving lor uicir iwum v.w.
nia. ,
A Sew Year's Kvent.
The unnie of Mr. and Mrs. Klmer
Hall, in Buena Vista, was the seene
New Year's eve of a very enjoyable
party. Although the crowd was not
large it was a merry one ana good
cheer was the order. The amusements
were erokiuole and ping pong and ail
joined in making the evening one long
to be remembered. Those iu attend
ante were: Prof, and Mrs. B. L. Mur
phv and Mrs. Klmer Hall; Misses V era
and Mae Murphy, Kthel and Minnie
Knighton, Edna and Merle Hall Hud
Bertha aud Jennie Howe: Messrs. Oco.
Murphy. Harry Nash, Clarence Kays
aud Harry Davisson.
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A Delightful I'arty.
Mirth aud merriment held sway at
the Allie McLaughlin home,, two
miles bolow Buena Vista New Year's
eve The occasion was a progressive
crokinole party and a -more delightful
social event has not taken place in this
locality for many a day. About forty
RueetB were present, the older folks en
gaging in social converse while the
younger guests participated In a crokl
nolo touruaiueut. In the latter, first
prizes were captured by Kstcn Sevens
and Miss Lulu Locke, while George
McLaughlin and Mrs. Belle Pagen-
kopf devoured the booby, whicn con
sisted of k sack of peanuts,
A banquet consisting of oysters,
coffee, delicious cakes of many varie
ties, fruits and other delicacies, was
the closing event of this most enjoy
able evening.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Miles Porterfleld, Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Wells, Mr. and Mrs. Ous Tageukopf,
Mr. and Mrs, G. W. McLaughlin, Mr.
and Mrs. A. McLaughlin, Mr. and
Mrs. Gabe Locke, Mr. aud Mrs. Rich
ard McCarter. Mr. aud Mrs. W. E.
Bevens; Misses Minnie Durrell, Mabel,
Maudie and Ollie McLaughlin, Lu'u
Locke, Alice Bridges, Tressa Prather,
Bertha, Mabel and Hazel Porterfleld,
Klsie Liggett; Messrs. Claude Murphy,
Walter Accox, Lester Murphy, Chas.
Masterson, Leslie and Austin Locke,
John Wells, Itoyal Kreutz, Isaac
Cotupton, Willie Bevens. Nelson An
derson, Grant McLaughlin, Raymond
Powell, Jack Boyce, Wright Porter
fleld. Dislocated Her Shoulder.
Mrs. Johanna Soderliotui, of Fer
gus Falls, Minn., fell aud dislocated
her shoulder. She had a surgeon get
it back in place as soou as possible,
but It was quite sore and pained her
very much. Her son mentioned that
he had seen Chamberlain's Pain Balm
advertised for sprains a id soreuess,
aud she asked him to buy her a bottle
ot it, which he did. It quickly re
lieved her and euabled her to sleep
which she had not done for several
days. The sou was so much pleased
with the relief it gave his mother that
he has since recommended it to many
others. For sale by Kirkland Drug
Co.
; '
Stockholders Meeting:.
Notice is hereby given that the
annual meoting of the stockholders
of the Independence National Bank
will lie held ou Tuesday, January
13, l'JO;?, between the hours of 10
a. m. and 4 p. m., at the Bank, for
the purpose of electing a Board of
Directors and the transaction of
such other business as may come
before the meeting.
C. W. Ibvixk, Cashier.
Dated this 3d day of Dec. 1903.
Jesse Whiteaker has gone to
Dallas and will probably locate in
business there.
K. T. 1IKNKLK,
Bath and Barber Shop.
MAIN STREET,
Independence,
Oregon.
Mrs. Simpson, mother of Hon. I.
M. Simpson, fell and suffered se
yere injuries last week. She is recovering.
3. 8. MOOKE,
Tonsorial Artist
Only tirst-class workmen em
ployed in the "Wigwam." Shop
situated on North side of C Street.
AND
OREGON
SlIOJjrJL!NE
mwn Pacific
dkpakt TIME SCHEDULE absivb
FOB FROM INDEPENDENCE FROM
Chicago Bait Lake, Denver,
Portland Ft Worth, Omaha,
Special Kansas City, St. 4 JO p in
9 am via I-ouis, Chicago and
Hunting- East. .
ton. "
Atlantic Salt Lake, Denver,
Kxpress Ft Worth.Omaha,
8 : 50 p ui via Kansas City, St 8: 10 a in
Hunting- Louis, Chicago
ton. and East.
St Paul Walla Walla, Lewie
Fast Mail tou.Spokane.Wal
( a m via la, P u 1 1 m a n,
Spokane. Minneapolis, St
Tanl, Duluth, Mil
waukee, Chicago
and East.
72 hours. Portland to Chicago. No
change of cars. Tickets East via all
rail or via boat and rail via Portland.
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE
FROM PORTLAND.
8 p m
All sailing dates -subject
to change.
For San Francisco 4pm
Sail everv 5 days.
Dailv
except COLUMBIA RIVBB
Sunday
8pm To Astoria and way 4pm
Saturday landings. bi. an.
10 pm
AL HERKEN, Agt., Independence.