"ivnKi'ENnENOE KNTBBWUSE, INDKNDKNCK, OltlWN THE OLD RELIABLE Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE i Social and Personal. ! Stock pasture. C. W. Leonard. See Messner's special .Saturday. Children's utationery at Wagon er's. Me8sner will buy your chittiui bark. J. M. Stark was in Portland tbis week. A new line, if fine box stationery at Wagoner's. Miss Pearl Cooper returned Tues day from Newport. Come and get your new mail boxes at Wagoner's. Miss Fenton, of McMinville, is visiting in Monmouth. . Mrs. R. C, French came in from Weston Friday morning. A new and neat line of men's dress shoes at Meesner's. Harry Oodfelter. of Corvallis, was in the city lat week. Miss Pearl Cooper left Friday for a short vacation at Newport. W. A. Messner was a business visitor to Portland this week Mrs. Will Mattison returned to her home in Astoria Saturday. Harry E. Wagoner was a busi ness visitor to Portland this week Mrs. J, E. Kirkland was a pass enrcer to Forest Grove Tuesday afternoon. Miw. 3essie-Day, of Eugene, is visiting at the home of G. W. Whiteaker. A nice line of men's and boys' clothing at Messner's, and the prices are right. Do not fail to see that cushion tired buggy at Frazer & iiiee's. It is a beauty. G. V. Kntch moved his barber shop to his old stand in the hotel building Friday. No more mail is carried by the stage between Monmouth, Indepen dence and Salem, Miss Pauline Nesmith, of Rick- reall, is visiting in Monmouth coming up Monday. When in Salem visit Strong's Restaurant. It is headquarters for Independence people. Dougherty, the horseshoer at Fennell's has had thirty years experience. Give him a call. A youDg man desires board and lodging in pr.ivate residence in this city. Specify terms and location of residence. Address A, Enter prise office. Saturday's, uneciai at Meaner'. A new line iu 2"o tablets at Wagoner'. Iiring your butter, eggs, chicken to Messner. A. S. Locke returned Tuesday evening from a several weeks' bus iness visit to Southern Oregon. I. C. Mosher, who used to super intend the Independence race track, is now living in Los Angeles, Cal. Anyone wauling new mail boxes can now purchase them at Wagon er's stationery store, Independence, A. M. Scott, who has Iteen visit ing N" 0. Clodfelter and family, left Monday afternoon for Ins home in Indiana. Pike Ilirschberg is no more. nhv he was the victim of poisoning. At any rate he died last Friday. Miss Daisy Freeman, after a week's visit with her cousin, Miss Lela Herren. returned to her Port land home Sunday afternoon. Neville Eldridge is one of the fastest butter wrappers in the state of Oregon. He makes things hum when he is at this kind of work. A. J. Richardson, of Buena Vista, whs in Portland last week, where he had the degrees of the Scottish Rite Masons conferred upon him. Mrs. Kirkpatrick, who has been stopping at the home of Jerome Dornsife for several months, re turned to her home in Portland Sunday. Tho boys were out Saturday eve ning with the hose cart, practicing up for the Fourth. They made good time in making hydrant con nections. Mrs. Albert Jessup, of Salem, is visiting in the city and inciden tally attending. Monmouth com mencement exercises. She ia a graduate of the Normal. . Walter Lyons, who held the po sition of secretary to Governor Geer, was in the city Sunday afternoon, driving from here to Salem to catch the overland into Portland. The steamer Pomona grounded on the bar at the mouth of the San tiam river on its up-river trip Sat urday evening, and remained on it until Mondav morning. No dam age was done. Mnge On Saturday, June 20, I will give a reduction of 20 per cent on mv entire line of ladies', misses', childrens', men's and boys' shoes. This means a great saving on your shoes. Messner. Homer Watts, former Monmouth student, has been elected to the chair of mathematics in the Ash land Normal. He is well known here as a bright, energetic young man. ( Secretary of State Dunbar in forms us, by letter, that the Union Fire Insurance of Chicago, now doing considerable business in Ore- i i . . gon, is a wuacai insurance com pany, and warns all people against insuring property in that company. The Monmouth Woodmen team is certainly the best drilled team that organization has in the state. It won first honors at Dallas, and last Thursday repeated the perform ance over all other teams assem bled at Corvallis. Twice they have demonstrated their prowess, and by universal consent should now be recognized as the best drilled initi ation team of Woodcraft in Oregon, j .. i Frn.er & Kii'O have a necoiiu hand bupgy for sale cheap. . Violet Camp No. of If N. A. will give an ice erf am and straw berry social in the Suver hall on the evening of June 20th. Every body invited. Claud Hubbard left Monday af temoon for Portland, returning Tuesday evening, He Intended taking a steamer for San Francisco, but has delayed hi trip until Sat urday. For Bale 11 head of shouts, 0 pigs, two months old, 2 cows, II head yearling calves, 1 calf four months old. Enquire of Claude Kurre, two miles south of Inde pendence. The best horseshoer in the county at Fennell's. Also a first-clus tor nnil wnod worker will be found in this shop at all timei Prices the lowest. Horseshoein SI AO fitr niiw shoes. We are not in nn d will be in no combination whatever. At the meeting of the legal voters of School Hist. No. 2D, Monday ev ning, A. S. Locke and C. W. Irvine were re-elected director and clerk respectively. It was further agreed that next year's school year bhoul consist of nine months. The last dance given by the or chestra this season will be held at the Auditorium Saturday evenin immediately after the band concert An orchestra of five pieces will fur nish niush. Motor will return to Monmouth after the dance. Are you going to be there? C. 13. Cochran, of Sidr.ey, was i town Monday, endeavoring to se cure co-operation for a rural free delivery to Sidney from here. I he . road to this point will be construct ed in the near future. It is hardly necessary to add that he met with every encouragement from our cit izens. The motor engine refuned properly perform its work Satur day evening, and as a result th other engine had to go out to Airlie and bring back the train. This occasioned a delay of a couple of hours in the Dallas trip. Few small engines do the daily work that the motor engine performs Miss Kathryne Ketchura, of Mt, Ice Cream All Amounts. Owing to tho extreme hot weather last week, we unable to supply the demand lor I.e. Cream In hulk. re now ready for all calls iu in.t any amounts. . were We Harry E. Wagoner, Confectioner, Independence, Ore. to the few in the state upon whom has been conferred a diploma for penmanship from Prof. A. N Palmer, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa Prof. Palmer praised Miss Ketch um highly for her easy, rapid and firm movement. Mies Ketchum is the eldest daughter of Dr. E. L. Ketch um, of Independence. The light draft ideal Deering mower is the only mower hav ing both roller and ball bearing, Is heavier built and has wider frame than any other mower on the market. Sold by K. M Wade & Co., agents for Deering machinery. Have You Seen the Sea Serpent? Watcli for the unique and catchy pamphlet just issued by the gen eral passenger department of the Astoria & Columbia River Rail road Co., which tells a little sum mer tale about the summer girls sea serpents and sunsets at Seaside. The story is short but well told and handsomely illustrated. Place your order early and avoid the July run. Copies mailed free up on application to J. C. Mayo, G. F. and P. A., Astoria, Ore. M Vena Coir Mine la today '"" tireat Full", Montana. Mr. J. P. Irvine visited relative In Pallas the flrst of the week. Travis Mclh'vltt, now stationed at Medford, U visltluK In the e"y- The iiIkIiI telephone service started hud evening. Ml- Hl'e rv"" oerator. JU-v, H. J. Kelley attended a meet lugof the board of trustee of Pallti college Tuesday. J. II. Hawley, of Monmouth, le turtied this week from a tri Into the Alberta country. Mrt. J. K. Hale returned to her home In llsaer City today utter a visit with relatives and friends In Mon mouth and Iudeoiideiiee. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. W. R. ALLIN, D. dTsT ...Dentist... Ihiluteu KUrni'llou '..cr Hulldim, Imli'iwtiddMii, it, In the awful lleppiier cauutmpbt th live uf a few relative of ludtpct. deuce hm)iI were (net, ( scrim (w imu that Mr. Ilodglti, for year i n Idetilof tin place, was caught la Un flood. Kli I among (tie iuMn. A Mr. Jours and family, relatives of lb Jones here, were drowned, and V, A. Gray left Monday viiintc I"' Mpp lier In reHnw to a telegram iuitjot clng death of an uncle and hail!;. In a moment ot such awful sufhriD, public sentiment iitilokly rmpooifc I have (mtu red tho agency for th I and It I earueatly solicited that tf4 Warner rust proof corset, the wt and moat serviceable corset made. Having Just received a khljinent I am now able to show the best and most popular style. Call and examine them. W. A. Messner. J. A. Hyers, commencing this morn ing, starts a stage line between Moo mouth, Independence and Sulrm. II Is an old hand at the business, and will no doubt meet with success. His hours of leaving Bt present will lie 8 A. M. for Mem and returning leave Salem at 1 P. M. Commencement exercise were held at Dallas college this week, l'rof. U. Kantner, musicul director of the college, banded in his resignation last Tuesday. Prof. Kantner desire to spend his time for awhile In composi tion work and self Improvement. Mrs. May Bowden-Habbltt has been tendered the chair of music at th Dallus college, and Mis Florence How- den as assistant. Neither of the lml It's have decided to acsept the position. We should regret to aeeelMerl.eav.fl.. ndependence, and sincerely trust conditions may shape themselves to have them remain lu our midst. An exceedingly pleasant surprise was tendered W. A. Messner Tuesday evening, the occasion being the anni versary of hi natal day. A number of friends were Invited In and pro gressive whist was the order until a late hour. Mr. 0. I). Hutler carried away first prize, while George L, Hur ton captured the booby. Delicious re freshments were served at an appro priate hour. attendance of cltlxen b prem-tit at U tua met-ting this evening, of abiei announcement appear In snot liar e J-uiun. She ts y?pcade, Davidtor? & Hdqs. Prop. CiirnrH, Oiirif.t tti.Tobm coH ami Conlin'tionery. Fihst Class Hon Fouxtaw a COSXKCTION. Raqc you Decided To come and celebrate With us on the 4th? Thin is the day we want yoa to take advantage of our bargain! on watche. l.ook at the) prices: A (Sent1 GojdJ!!ej VateiT for 8o7ToToO, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 1.00 and tip. Ladies' Gold Filled Walchel 7.M, 8.25, 8.75, 11.25, 12.00, 13.00, and np to 80.00. If you will look these watche over yoa will find that they are bargaini Ht these price. Let ui l them to you. Yours For Watches, Kramer $ o. 'I IS IN IN IN IN IN In J Package of Prevention la worth a barrel of cure. Trj a package of Security Stock Food and bo convinced. A full lino of Security Stock Rembedies for sale by ' A. S. Locke, tel. The Prescription Druggist. J,