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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1903)
iNi)i:n:Nni:NCK exitium;isi:, imeh-:niknck, oki::on THE OLD RELIABLE Inquire nl km Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE J E Social and Personal. 3 r 1 J. It. Cooper visited Sa'em this week. China New Year' commenced Tuesday. .'finis Itaker had his arm broken last w eek. George Stoll and wife were Sa lem visitors Sunday. John Young spent sevucal days in Portland last week. Thomas Williams, of Lewisville, was in the cit Friday. Miss Lulu Robertson is sending a few days in Portland. A protracted meeting is being held at the M. E. church. Mrs. Ltiure Adkins, of Mon mouth, visited Salem Thursday. Fresh cow for mi Arch Sloper, GIhui Goodman in spet.ding 'few day in Albany and Kugeiio. Daily and Sunday nreijonmn only '- cents nor work at Wagon 'er'a. I Mrs. J. M. Shelley, of Kugene, is at the bedside of her lister, Mrs. C, (.J. Fisher, at Monmouth. Chester Stumlerg now holds a position with the lloneyniau Hani ware Company in Portland. Wm, Harnett has fixed up his telephone otl'ue until it has a very creditable and neat appearance Miss Hertha Sumner, organizer of Ladies of Woodcraft Circle, is here in the interest of the order. Miss Hazel Hutler, of Dalian, re I turned Tuesday from a week's visit with her sister at Junction City. Thomas Sloper and wife, of Sa lein. visited Archie Sloper's last week, returning home lat Friday. Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Taylor am) daughter. Miss Hessie. went to r ' Portland Tuesday for a few days' TISlt. Mrs. Klgin, of Coryallis, came up from Salem Saturday evening, remaining over until mtmiay morning. What is Ya'eiitine? I have taken the trouble to have the defi nition printed in my ad this week. Wagoner. Representative 1!. F. Jones pasted through the city Saturday for his home at Toledo, where he spent Sunday. Pr, F T. Harris, of Wardner, Mrs. J. W. Kirkland returned Saturday from a trip to Portland. Daily and Sunday Oregonian only 20 cents per week at Wagon er's. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fennell were passengers to Portland Toes-day- y Rabbi Wise, the eminent Jewish orator, spoke m Dallas luesday evening;. ! Idaho, visited his sister, Mrs. K. T. Ilenkle, this week, to San Francisco. tie is en route AlWr the adjournment of tho tlilllllllllf (1111111 llfflff IIIIIIIIIM III lllllli iiHiorial Udv on Flidjy until li T Monday a large miml cr of that :2 Fcb'rUCtry J4ttl tS llXQ DCty. only went to loiliami to spenu Sunday. The Woodmen lodge of AirlU are to give a mask ball at that place the evening of February L'.th Tickets, including supper, II -"; s'ctatois, 2."h Arthur Smith, the American Type Co,' obliging and popular machinist, was in the city Friday. en route 1,0 Pallas to set up tin" Observer's new press. Po you know why you observe Valentines Day? Ifnvt we have the definition ol that day in our ad this week taken Irom the en- yclnpedia. Wagoner's. Kx Governor (ieer has our thanks for a splendid volume, bound in sheep, and containing an account of tin" Oregon regiment in the Spanish-Philippine service. j Itev. (J. Howard Osborne left Friday for Heppner and other 'astern Oregon towns, where he goes to lecture, lie is at present grand lecturer for the A. O. ', W. The (J. A. 11. 's announce a change f date in their masquerade ball. It ill Ie held Friday evening, Feb. th. Prizes are to be given for est sustained characters. See losters. The Fraternal I'nion announce that home talent will soon put on a play in this city. The cast is being arranged this eek and com pieto rnnotineement will appear next week. : Valentine Day. What it is as given by the Encyloptnia. JJ "A dtiy eeiiiineiiioilie of two mIhU (ullt itf a great nunil rr (. "5 Ilie mono usine) Ixriin-rly il"'ivi'd l'i KiikUihI, Siiillanil mid France, by pwillisr anil mioixiiiK en-loins lit relutloli to nil alli.ninil n M yntltiK Uin Slid yoniitt Hoineii liimt'li oilier. III tlir IMIi iiMitory II, , IjJ amusing olwivanee ol Km dm 'ti!r with the tixr luawa mij In vogim nt FuniH'ii ci-urn Tlir inugluary nitfitgniiiriila imkiIh in "5 sportx on Hint ilny weie l buM gMH llirou'li I I'm )rur. mi. JJ ulteil resulted III isldiiiK. Ill later tilllea llif oUor mil.-,. ile,;mrr,ttiil to tlie nendliitf of teii.ler or ildlcnlnii loe.etter am li long Uvn III kM iK'ie in the I liiti Mntm," m r 2 'I Ids Kr,'ttl dv ill Iwolwrvi'd at Imlitpeiidpiuv, ami r .re. . par i I to tnrii!li ymi aiiiiinitf or viry IimhLt tlit ul lrli-tnNlili in , Inn- uf a neat wtii'iiline, N'al. litnn liviiu I o ut. iiImi lur 'i, 10, ii nhi m .Vleenls. .IIJIlllUlllllIIJIIIIIllllllllJllllllUllllllli ' I V I r I M V ( I I I I I i ' I l t l II I i I I I ) I l I I I t i I A special school meeting his U'eu calb'd fur the evening of Feb rua-y .'trd. The purpose of the meeting is to vote a Hx f'T the purpose of cniitinuiiiii the s; hool and paying jH'iisen. ther incidental CX- Miss Ida IIuLbard was a passen ger on Monday evening's motor for Dallas. Miss Winnogene Osborne, who is attending school at McMinnville, came ap Friday. Call on J. S. Moore for Herpicide me aanarun cure. Sold in bulk. or applied if desired. When in Salem visit Strong's Kestaurant. It is headquarters for Independence people. District Attorney J. X. Hart and Hon. N. L. Butler, of Dallas, were in tlie city Friday. S, M. Daniel's big sale closes Friday, February 7, and he still lias many bargains to oiler during the nex ten days. The orchestra announces a dance for the evening of Saturday, Feb ruary 7tb. A special motor is to run for this occasion. Mrs. K. M. Young is now at the Salem hospital, where she is im proving irom ner recent severe siege of typhoid feyer. J. R. Baldwin has bo completely recovered from his recent severe illness that he can now make oc casional trips to town. T. J. Fryer was on the streets Tuesday. While gaining rapidly, he has some way to go before he is back to his original self. Scott Jacobs,, a former tinner for R. M. Wade & Co., is now living in East Portland and has sti-ady em ployment there at good wages. The dwelling house of L. losse Dr. Thompson will give tin ad dress February 7th at Maonic hall on the "Beginning 'f Ancient Fren Masonry." All lueinWs and visiting members ure invited to be present. 1 K. ('. Potitland, who is now in the employ of the Oregonian, was in Salem and Portland lust week. Mr. Pentium! is highly pleased with bis new location, hut intends at some future time to make his home at Eureka, California. We acknowledge a pleasant call Saturday from the genial John P. Jones, traveling passenger agent of U'e Southern Pacific. While here he presented us a very beautiful picture with the compliment of Mr. Coman It is a work of art and is highly appreciated by the writer. The Palace Hotel keeps growing 'in YillhHn fatrrw Mlf nln rv class meals at reasonable rates is Who will follow the example of -what is doing it. Mr. Josse and erect some more? millinery ! millinery i Clearance Sale! j Beginning January anil lasting two f weeks I will close out ray entire line street hats for half price. Gritit reduc- tions in elegant trimmed hats also. Call early MISS PEARL SQUIRE, Monmouth S The Dallas Observer, in its last issue, gives Independence credit for having 4) phones and Mon mouth .1. The telepnone directory furnished this oflice gives Inde pendence a list of too, while Mon mouth has ,50 subscribers with it own switchboard. Subscrilwr in either town have the privilege of talking through !)5 phones. We hope the Observer's intentions were nearer correct thaw its figures. J. T. Huntley and wife returned last week from four months' trip to California, embracing various points in the Sacamento valley and as far Bouth as San Francisco.) Mr. Huntley while there engaged in iiunune geese tor nine weeks. making good wages besides havinii! great sport. During this time he killed 1400 geese, and his partner in hunting and himself made a score one day of 172 in 4 hours. Mr. Huntley says that the geese are so tnick in the section he was in that at times tnere would ap- prar io De a ciouu near the hori zon so thick were they. Mr. Hunt ley expects to return there next Such rare , bargains an S. M. Daniel, of Monmouth, is ollering in all lines of merchandise cannot last forever. His big sale elites' Friday, February 7. For prices se his add on another page. Lot of good bargains left. Services at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath us usual. The subject f f the morning sermon j will lie "What Then?" In the evening the theme will lie "No." Special music at themi services. The first l.'i minutes of the even-i mg will Ue given to a praise sep , vice in which all are invited tn join. A kind web-nine extended to I all l A well-known railroad Muni whs! in the city from Portland thix week ttinl while here be paid Us the compliment of a vinit, and among other things said we hud beyond doubt the neatest and cleanest iirintiim oflice m the Northwest and few its peer on the Pacific coast. The repeating of such compliments may have the appearance of braggadocio, but we are proud of it any way. The K. of P. Isiys are taking the lead this u inter of ull other lodge in the town in the way of enter tainment. The pleasant affair of a couple weeks ato , as scarcely passed out of memory until they repeated the success of that oc casion by a pleasant social affair last evening. 1 he ladies cave the boys a delightful surprise. Ping pong, crokinole, checkers and other amusements passed the evening off uickiv. j,et some other lodirea follow. Dr. lv I.. Ketchum was a i s-nger to Portland Wediumliii business PROFESSIONAL CARDS. W. R.ALLI N.D. D.S ...Dentist... 1 II Mprrlttltjr. ( HiHr lttl:iM Violins lo you Want one'.' V Mll n nice Vlo llln lor . , . 81.00 llellrrruilin fi.nii 'i lo ;.i, We l,v some ImrKi.loi in Illinium. Call and nee llietu, . . , Kramer $0 1 Reliable Jewelers f Independence, Orego GEO, E. BRET DKAI.KH IN Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Hubbard en- tertained the members of tha whist club Saturday evenimr. A tnnut. delightful timo was had, and these pleasant affairs are to be a feature of the social life of tho town in the future. Candy, ice cream and cake were the refreshments served. Those present were Mr. and Mm. J. S. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. L. Damon, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kutch, Mr. and Mrs A.J. Goodman Mr' and Mrs. George Conkey, Dr. and Mrs. O. D. Ilutler. Mr. and Mr- Chas. Fitchard. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. rviriuana, Mr., and Mrs J. K nuooaru, l i', Ii'IUIX .11 1'HOMT! Indrpcndence Feed Independence, Orego Jeff Millei R Boots anc IcL Shoes Neatly Repaired Charges ResasonaM. ,,, . r M. Kirklanrl Mi.. OD0P on J,'ttBt sic of Main StrU tali lor some more sport. j Burke. INDEPENDENCE