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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
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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,"
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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.
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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
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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.
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Violins
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V Mll n nice Vlo
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81.00
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some ImrKi.loi in
Illinium. Call and
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Kramer $0
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Reliable Jewelers f
Independence, Orego
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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.
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M. Kirklanrl Mi.. OD0P on J,'ttBt sic of Main StrU
tali lor some more sport.
j Burke.
INDEPENDENCE