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Stock pasture. C. W. Leonard.
A nice line ot summer underwear
at Mesaner's.
A. J. Goodman and wie were in
Salem Friday.
Take your butter, eggs and poul
try to Messner's.
F. A Douty was a passenger to
Portland Tuesday.
A. J. Goodman was a passenger
to Portland Tuesday.
P. C. Patterson, of Portland,
spent Sunday in town.
Just received a new supply of
black soisette at Messner's
A. F. Campbell, of Monmouth,
spent Friday night in Hillsboro
Wm. Cockle returned Saturday
from a trip to Harrington, Wash.
Chas. Collins is at present in
Seattle, Wash., working in a drug
store.
' The Baptist church will serve
dinner on the Taylor lawn on the
Fourth.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Qampbel!
and vonng son were in Corvallis
this week.
J. K. Johnson, of Eugene, was
in this city and Monmouth Mon
day and Tuesday.
Paul Wyman, who was here lor
Normal commencement, loft last
week for Taeoma.-
Claud Kurre left this week for
the Big Bend country, Washington.
He will locate there.
, Miss Grace Gill, of Seio, spent
a portion of last week in Indepen
dence and Monmouth.
Miss Maude Iliff completed her
school Tuesday and returned home
to spend the summer.
When in Salem visit Strong's
Restaurant. It is headquarters for
Independence people.
How about that suit of clothes
for the 4th? Messner can please
you in style and price.
Rev. E. J. Thompson attended a
meeting of the Presbytery at Wood
burn Tuesday evening.
For style and comfort wear the
Warner corset. There's none bet
ter. For sale at Messner's.
For Osborne Binders, Mowers,
Rakes & all Extras, Call on J. H.
Moran agent. Monmouth Or.
The young son of G. P. Locke, of
near Buena Vista, while riding a
horse under the branches of a tree
was thrown to the ground and his
collar bone badly dislocated.
Mies Crypto! I.aughlin, one of
the Normal class of 1X1. loll Friday
for her home at North Yamhill.
M-s. O. L. lUwklnp, of Pallas,
visited old friends in Impendence
Friday, going to Salem Saturday.
v Edith Owen left Friday for Mt.
Angel, to spend a few days as the
guest of the sisters in charge of that
institution.
Miss Nell Elgin, of Corvallis, vis-
it,l th fWilv of 0. A. Wolverton.
M.mmnuth. and friends here
over Sunday.
Master Frank Kirkland is wear
nehis left eye In deep mourning
as a result of catching behind the
bat without a mask.
Mrs. Ed Clodfelter came in Sun
day morning from Eastern Oregon,
and is visiting her mother, Mrs. A.
A. Cattron, at Monmouth.
Miss Smith, teacher in the train
ing department of the Normal,
went to Portland Tuesday to at
tend the teachers' institute.
C. II. Teal and wife left Friday
for Monkling, Eastern Oregon, in
tending tc drive the entire distance.
They will live in Eastern Oregon.
Mrs. Martin, of Ilickreall, died
Friday evenin? of general decline,
aged 87 years. She wa tne moth
er of a large and representative
family.
Mies Uiggins. this year's music
instructor at the Normal, has gone
to Boston. She will study music
there and in New York City this
summer.
Friday the Polk County Wool As
sociation offered its 200,000-pound
pool for sale at 1G J cents. The bid
wa rejected, and July 8 set for a
second offer.
J. D. Conyers came in Tuesday
from Pullman, Wash. He is in
charge of the dining hall of the
Washington Agricultural College at,
Pullman.
TknrxWa Ophsv and wife, of
San Francisco, visited the Cressys
here this wek. Mr. CressyN 13 a
business man in the Calitornia
metropolis.
The boats have suspended all
trins farther up the river than In
dependence, and if water keeps fall
ing as the past few days navigation
wiTTsTopTo this point.
The Adkica damage soit against
the city of Monmouth is to haye a
rehearing. This makes the third
trial. "Third chance is last and
best of all the game."
For sale 11 head of shoats, 9
1 .1 CI 9
pigs, two monins oiu, & cuwo, o
head yearling calves, 1 calf four
months old. Enquire, ol Claude
Kurre, two miles south of Independence.
On Sunday, June 14th, at 4 P.
M., at Pendleton, Ivan Lewis, a
former Independenco boy, led to
the altar Miss Jennetta Cunning
ham. They are to reside in East
ern Oregon. '
The mother of Merritt Tillery is
lying at the point of death at Ball
ston, and she may answer the final
summons at any moment. She
has been an invalid for nearly a
quarter of a century.
W. R. Rutherford, one of the star
students of the Normal, returned
to his home at Burns, Harney
county, Friday. He intends tak
ing up work preparatory to enter
ing a medical college.
Maurice Butler has the mewl".
Meaner carries a complete line
of groceries.
Miss Mabel Bateuian U ill "ilh
the measles.
M.i I) Davidson was a passen
ger to Portland Monday for a fw
days' visit.
Mr. H. Murrhy returned
Monday from a trip to Moro. Sher
man count f.
Miss Grace Gill returned to her
home in Soio Tuesday after a Vit
wuh friends here.
J. F. Bunn. wife and child, of
North Yamhill, are guests of V. L.
Fraxer and wife.
Miss Maude Patterson returned
Thursday from North Yakima,
Wash., where she has been teach
ing. Raymond Heukl?, of San Fran
cisco, was an incoming pjssenger
Monday afternoon. He left 'lues
day.
Gould Cressy is visiting at the
home of Warren Cressy at South
Bend. Wash. He will remain for a
few weeks..
If vou have freight coming from
Salem let the Uyers stage handle it
for you. Charges reasonable aim
services quick.
W. P. Bevens, of Buena Vista,
returned Saturday from Portland,
where he underwent a successful
operation on his eyes.
Mrs. Henry Waller went to Mt.
Angel Academy Saturday to visit
her daughter, Louise, and attend
commencement exercises there.
Miss Pearl Cooper returned this
week to Portland, and she will be
in next week's graduating class of
nurses from the Good Samaritan
hoppital.
The Odd Fellows had two candi
dates to trod the straight and nar
row path last Thursday evening.
A crowd was over from Dallas and
a special returned to Dallas after
the initiation was over.
J. 0. Rus?ell, of Monmouth, left
Saturday for Klickitat county,
Wash., to visit a homestead he.has.
He will spend the summer nt Walla
Walla, and next fall will enter the
senior class of the U; of O.
..w,,nrc imiwiENDENCK,OKKON
INDEPENDENT iiiua,, -
Ice Cream
AH Amounts,
...Owing to the extreme hot weather last week, ,
m,ul,le to supply th. demand for 1. Cream In hulk. W,
re now ready for all call y amount.. . .
Harry E. Wagoner,
Confectioner, - Independence, Ore.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
W. R. AULIN.D.D.&
...Dentist...
I'ululru Kilrartlun
Mxvrliilty,
TenU and wagon covers at Kraier
& Rice's.
Miss Alice Smith, of Monmouth,
und John Handsaker were married
in Eugene last week.
Mils Kate Ketchum and Mi
Lola Stark graduated from Mt.
Angel Academy Monday.
The votes for Goddess of Liberty
w'll be counted every 1" minutes
Oil the night of Saturday, June 27,
from 8 until 9 o'clock, when all
votes will be closed.
Miss Maggie Pomeroy, of Dallas,
spent Saturday and Sunday in In
dependence. She report the firm
of Bryan it Son packed and ready
for removal to Falls City.
Dee Simpson was running with
the hone team Saturday, and fell.
He was run over and lost enough
cuticulo to paper a small room. A
tooth or two is also missing. Tho
doctor and the dentist patched him
up, and now he is mending.
A n i pot in it nl tho stockholders ot
tlm Luckiamute Telenhone Com- Oilfurn. CiwUft !, Tutor
pany will . be held in Monmouth
Saturday, the 27th inst, at 10 A. M.,
and thy send a special invitation
to all parties in Independence to
meet with them on that occasion.
The horse parade and exhibition
at Albany on Friday morning,
July 8, promises to be the biggest
exhibition ever seen in this part of
the Y lllaniette valley and many of
the finest horses have heen entered.
State Veterinary Sunrwa St
Clain paid Independence an officii
visit Wednesday.
The horof men of this diitricUt
going to have a big exhibition
parade of flue horses ofilleliwi
on Friday, July 3, at 10 A. Xn
Albany, and the committee dai
all who have fine norwi to we
them for the parade. Ai thms
no charge connected withitosi
farmers and horse fancier! iW4
avail themselves of this OPporwi
itv. W. II. Hoaan, of Albany. a
1 i
'chairman of tho commit!.
She ?PGadef
Davidt07 & Hedges, Propt.
coh and Conl'oi'tionery.
Fnttrr Class Soda FofSTAW t
CONNKCTION.
Winlock. Wash., have installed
twin engines 18x20, a new boiler
eteam feed, pony saw and other
machinery, increasing the output
of their Winlock mill about' one
half. Portland Timberman.
The count on the number of
beans. in the bottle in the Presby-
terir-n ladies qui't contest was
made Saturday afternoon, and 1055
was found to be the correct num
ber. Three persons guessed within
45 of the exact number, and a new
guessing contest, confined to these
three will be given to see who will
get the quift.
Several have spoken to us in re
gard to the nine months' school
ibe coming school year, urging the
necessity of adding to the latter
part of the year instead of the first
portion. Nothing has been done
by the hoard of directors in the
matter, but there is little reason
for doubt that it will be the former
way as a part of the boar J has in
formed us they favored an aftsr-hop-picking
start of the school. It
would not be right to deprive the
boys and girls of the opportunity
to earn a few dollars.
Ex-County Judge fJeo. 1). Barton,
T Af RoLlnn iJ AlKonv o rwl linn
,,UI(1VMI " ..('l, I.IIVJI .'Mil
.Preacott, VenessCQmpanyTxtnT of Harnsburg, have been
appoinieu juuges.
These the Salem Statesman hml
in thsir issue of Saturday: "AI.
i
Hrren, of Independence, was a Sa
lem visitor yesterday, having come
over to learn from his brother. E.
C. Herren, of the conditions at
Ileppner." "Mrs. A. A. Jessup
returned yesterday morning from
Monmouth, where she attended the
commencement exercises of the
State Normal School, of which she
is an alumnus."
fiavc you Decided
To come and celebrate
With us on the 4th?
This I the day we want you to
take advantage of our liargilnt
on watches
prices: A dents' UoM Filfd
Watch for $!I.S0, 10.00, 12.00,
13.00, ( 14.00, lrt.00 and up.
I.nli' Uold Fillinl Wakhrt
7.25, 8.25, 8.75, 11.25,
1.1.0O, and up to 80.00. If
will look these watches over yon
will timl that they are lrglni
. st these prices. Let us !o
tlicin to you. .
Yours For Watches,
Kramer $ &.
J Package of Prevention )
Is worth a barrel of cure. Tr a package of JJj
Security Stock Food j
and bo convinced.
A full line of Security Stock Iiembedies for W
sale by
A. S. Locke, t
The Prescription Druggist. 3