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Cocoa Cols at Wagoner's.
Stock pasture. C. W. Leonard
Tents and wagon covers at Frazer
it Rice's;
Metsmr carries a complete line J MonjlV-
of rrnMrics. I
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fire wortss oi every description! , ...
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' I an rmtirantpA nur u-nrt Ttillinrd
Mrs. M. W . Wallace was a Salem Plvmale.
Take your butter, egcs and poul
try to Messner's.
Ernest Johneon ha moved to
the roidonc of Mr. A.K.John
ion. Miss Lorene Cluggett. of Port
land. i visiting her friend, Miss
Emilia Hen kit).
J. M. Mitchell and wile lfl this
week for California to he absent a
fw weeks visiting relative.
"Jack" Wilson, engineer on the
motor, has been enjoying a short
vacation at his farm near Sheridan
The pric of shoeing hasn't
changed t Ililliiml t Ply male's
and they have no opposition either.
Miss tiarlm Hill, who has been
leaching iu Pome'rov, H'ush.. canie
home last week to spend the sum
mer. Patronize a shop that can do its
own shoeing ami l responsible.
No hired help needed, Hihiard &
Plyinale.
Miss Blanche Ground, who has
been visiting her parents in Mon
mouth, was a passenger to Portland
change men every
are here to stay and
visitor Monday.
Big suply, flags, etc., at Wagon
er's for the 4th.
' Allen Patterson and wife return
ed to Portland Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Patterson
came up Saturday from Portland,
visiting Mr Patterson's parents
over Sunday.
Miss Pora Cooper and Miss Let-
Just received a new supply of tie Masterson returned Friday from
McMinville, where they had been
for a few days.
Mrs. Emma B. Lee and daughter,
fiaa fvpflA rptitrned In ' Pnrtlniwt
Patterson, of Portland, L, ., - ' . , .
, . T , r ridav afternoon, after a short vis
it with friends here.
black soisette at Messner's.
Miss Frances Patteison, of Port
land, is visiting relatives here. 1
H. It
epent Sunday in Independence.
For sale. One cash register in
good shape. Only $15. This office.
Mrs. Etna Cook, whom we all
know as Mil's Etna Bacon, a resi
dent for years here, is visiting old
A. R. Yoodcock, ot Corvalhs, friends here this week.
was a business visitor in town Mon-
day.
Fresh peanuts for the Fourth at
Wagoners',
A nioo line ot summer underwear
at Mfgancr'.
Engage your ice and leniinoni
before the Fourth at Wagoner's.
For Sale One second hand
wagon. Enquire of 0. V. Simp
son. Miss Louise Hundley, a trained
nurse of Portland, in visiting her
sister, Mrs. W. A. Meaner.
II. II. Collins, an attorney of
Portland, is visiting with Mr. ami
Mrs. W, A. Messner this week.
Those making preparations to
run stands should see us about
their ice cream lor the Fourth.
Wagoner.
The only two first-class horse
shoers in the county are lit Mil
liard A Plymales. Iry and you
will be convinced
Win. Ililf visit"d the town of
llillsboro this week. He was the
guest of an old friend whom he
had not seen for forty years.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Demmiug and
children returned Tuesday to thoir
home at St. Helens, Oregon, after
visiting relatives in Monmouth.
We will have plenty of bottle
soda and ice to supply all demands
on the Fourth. Persons running
stands should see us. Wagojicr.
Notice is hereby given that no
velocipede, bicycle or other vehicle
is Dermitted on the motor track
wimoui pei mission oi the pnmer
authorities. If. Hirschherg, presi
den,t.
a w v a
dFire womsi
All Kinds!
UhOA llU'llllJllig Y'ut
t,
Firu Works Supplier of a!
Toy Horns, Pistols, etc.
In th Fire Works wu have Torpedo, Unman fu,.
dies, Sky KoekeH, Chins llombi, Fire Crackers of all ,itf,
ami prices,
Hum Jack Marbles, 10 and .1 cents per pair.
Three Air Onus only in stock a the reduced pric of
1,(HI.
Harry E.. Wagoner,
Confectioner, Independence, Ore.
Claude
Glendale,
week.
rengra came in irom
Southern Oregon, last
Mrs. J. C. House, of Portland,
came up Sunday for a visit with
relatives.
Independence has a rural free de
livery. It commenced the first of
the month.
Mrs. Ellen Robertson and eon,
Grant, who have been attending
the campmeeting at Turner, re
turned home this week.
When in Silem 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.
Ice in most an quantities at
Wagoner's. Engage your ice in
advance for the Fourth.
Mrs. Harry Eaton and daughter,
Ethel, of Portland, were the guests
of E. M. Young and wife.
The S. P. Co. has been installing
larger and better etook yards near
the scene of the old yards.
For style and comfort wear the
Warner corset. There's none bet
ter. For sale at Messner's.
If you find a man to compete
with Ililliard & Plyinale you will
have to go a long way east.
Miss Laurie Burnett was a pas
senger on Wednesday afternoon's
train from Corvallis and will re
main until after the Fourth.
The barbershops will be open un
til 4 P. M. the Fourth. At that
nour tney will close and remain
closed the remainder of the day.
Iheadore Vesjy and wife, of
San Francisco, after a brief visit
with relatives here, left Sunday
afternoon for Portland. Mrs.
Mollie T. Cressy accompanied them
as far as Portland.
P.ev. W. W. Ediuoiiston. the new
pastor of the M. E. church, fills the
pulpit for the first time Sunday
morning. He will also preach in
the evening. He comes well recom
mended as a most interesting and
earnest speaker. A cordial invita
tion is extended to all.
It ought not to lie necessary to
notify property owners to clean up
meir adjacent streets and alleys
before the Fourth, but thero is a
superabundance of tall grasses, etc.
ltiat8hould be done away witFPuT
Flags some fine ones at Wagoner's.
Miss Nellie Pomeroy returned
Tuesday from u visit in Scio.
Heiiieinhrr that Ililliard it Ply
male are lays at the snop ready
to do your work in first clcss
shape.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
W. R. ALL IN, D. D.&
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IIiiIpu Kulrarttot)
'PT RulUliM.
E. W. Cooper has accept)
Mtion as itinniiger of lh Stark m
C'TV, lUi'I filtered utmn hii il
senger to Eugene on the morning ',I"d'Htdy.
train Monday, where he goes to
make arrangement for a home pre-
paratorv to making that his fu'ure
home.
Mr. Hanfurd, of Sninpicr, U I
bettij in iho city this week. Hi
informed n that he would wv
and liM-ate here.
Buy
Yourself
J. B. Scrafiford, of Walla Walla,
Wash., came in Saturday for a few
days' yisit with old friends.
For Osborne Binders, Mowers,
Rakes & all Extras, Call on J. II.
Moran agent. Monmouth Or.
J. TTMeeker has returned from
California. He will locate in Wash
ington, as California climate did
not agree with Mrs. Meeker's health.
L. Josse was in Washington
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county iasi wees, Dringing DacK
with him his threshing machjne
outfit, which he will operate dur
ing harvest.
Bert Wolf, who lives north of In
dependence, paid Amity a visit
this week. He owns the plant of
the Amity Times, but has leased it
for a year.
M. C. McLinn, livius; across the
river, won the quilt given away by
the ladies of the Presbyterian
church. On the second guess he
came within nine of th correct
number.
A game of baseball was played
between McMinnvilh? and Inde
pendence Sunday afternoon, result
ing in a decisive victory for the
first-named team. Our boys' team
work is ragged, but with practice
will develop into a team of fast
players.
once. Let's have our town appear
good to our visitors Saturday.
We are in receipt of a communi
cation which states that United
States Consul Ridulev. of
France, reports to the Washington
authorities that owing to the fail
ure of deciduous fruit crop in
France there !s an unusual demand
from merchants for information
relative to dried fruits, especially
prunes, apricots and apples. A re
quest to notify all local shippers
accompanies the information
W. Casterline, who lives in North
Independence, is a brother of the
Casterline, who is supposed to
have rediscovered the secret of Da
mascus steel, a steel as flexible al
most as a rubber band and with m
edge so indestructible that a knife
blade which has been used to whit.
tie steel may be placed on the foe-
and an easy shave had without r.
eun.jjemng. i na discovery will
mean a revolution in the steel in.
dustry, and would make the lucky
people as rich as old Croesus him.
self.
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Watch 0B?k
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on the
4th of July
F.I3II
O. A. KRAMER & CO,
INDEPENDENCE, ORE. '