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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1903)
) INDEPENDENCE HNTJSttPKISK, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON We will have a new $20 (lino grapbophone here Saturday, Novem ber 21. If interested call and see it. Alio a fine line of dieo records. 6 6 We have a nice line of Diamond. Price from $10 to $39.75. Now in stock. We have a very fine line of Ladies and Oente Watches. Pri ce $(1 to $30. O. A... Kramer 3D. Co., INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. 4. PARKER. Joe Berry visited at Mr. Peter eon's Thursday. Mrs, Ilelmick was a passenger to Albany Monday. Chester Warren came down to Parker Thursday. J. Wetzel spent Sunday at his borne in Portland. J. D. Winn was a passenger to Corvallis Monday. P. D. Pillar helped Mr. Hooper haul his hay Saturday. P. T. Peterson was a passenger to Independence Saturday. , . : '' A. J, Hall, of Buena Vieta,' made a trip to Parker Sunday. A. J. Hall, of Buena Vista, made a t'ip to Parker Saturday. A. Anderson was a business visitor at Parker Monday. Miss Nellie Ilelmick made a busi ness trip to Parker Monday. J. D. Winn delivered the mail during the illness of his father. Miss Mabel Wheelock spent Sun day at her home in Monmouth. Mr. Odell, of Dallas, visited friends in this vicinity Friday. S. M. Daniels, of Monmouth, was an incoming passenger Tuesday. J. McLeod visited with relatives and friends at Lewisville Sunday. Mr. Linn, from Derry, visited at Mr. Fuqua's Saturday and Sunday-Mr. and Mrs. E. Hilterbrand and son, Gajl, spent Sunday at Mr Fu qua's. M. N. Prather, of. Buena Vista, was a business visitor at Parker Thursday. . ' ' . Mrs. Wm. Fuqua is shipping dressed turkeys to Portland markets this week. Mr. Torgeson and son, Jake, were hauling baled hay to the station this week. Ralph Wells, of Buena Vista, was a business visitor at Parker Wednesday. ' Mr. Snyder left for Grants Pass Saturday where be is employed by the S. P. Co.' . Messrs Helmiok and ' Bush are loading cars with oats, to Sacra mento, this week. ,-. t (. j Etumitt Garr, who has been visiting with relatives and friends in Lincoln county. - Fred Hooper shipped two car loads of baled hay to AJbers Bros., Portland, last week. The S. P. carpenter crew finished up their work in this vicinity and left for Dilley Monday." Mrs. Fuqua and daughter, Velena. were business visitors at Independence Saturday. Miss Mattie Lee, of Buena Vista, was a passenger to Corvallis Sat urday, returning Monday. ' Mr. Peterson is making some im provement in the line of board fencing on his property here. Mrs. Lena Torgeson shipped a nioe lot of tnrkeys to Everdiags & Farrell, of Portland, Monday Lowell Simpson, of Albany, is visiting with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pillar, of Parker. M. L. Baldwin is hauling his household goods to Buena Vista last wee k. Mr. Baldwin and fam ily have come down from Winiock to spend the winter there. jj?r Did You Ever Use a Bath Cabinet They are an amost sure cure for Colds i and Rheumatism. I will sell you a S . genuine BUCKEYE VAPOR CABI- S ' NET for . I $400. W ,A.S.LOCKE, Prescription Druggist, ' Independence. Willis M. Powell is moving over from Linn county this week. He is appointed station agent at this place to succeed R: W. Swink, re signed. Mr. Powell comes well recvommended; he is a son of Clay Powell a Linn county pioneer; and will, no doubt, till the position with honor to himself and credit to the company. Parker now boasts a crokinole club. There are some fine play ers among the employees of the carfenter crew; and our local tal ent is not the worst in the world, so , we have some merry ,. games. The last week's -champions are resting in the shade, owing to a re cent "white wash" I think; but there are belter days coming bye and bye. Maggie Kerr and Harry Stinson are among our 'leading players; but J. McLeod and his partner, who is too modest and se date to be '; mentioned, carried off the blue ribbon in the last contest. City election is only a little, over a week distant and so far no con vention has been called. Mra. M. L Dorris was a passen ger to Salem Wednesday morning, as was also Miss Edna Hubbard, who has been visiting Miss Lela Herren. . - . H. Squires, who recently left Buena Vista, writes us from Port laud, and on the letter head we no tice he Is propietor of the O. K. stables there. , Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waller, of Falls City, were visiting in town the last ot the week. C. L. Fitchard purchased this week hops of W. H. Roy, Putman & Sears, Wm. Wells, in the aggre gate amounting to 383 bales. Price paid ranged from 18i to 194. Thomas Hutchens, of.McMinn ville, spent Sunday in town with friends. Mrs. Mason, of the 'Degree of Honor, met with the lodge here Monday evening and an interest ing meeting was held. Refresh. ments and amusements enlivened the occasion. Miss Quasdorf, who has been ill for several weeks with typhoid fe ver, is improving rapidly. Mrs. 0. A. Kramer went over to Port land today to visit- friends and see "Ben Hur." Mrs. Hulda Brown, of Corvallis is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. E. Elkins. MIm Mabel BaUmian came np from Broad Atoad Wednesday. . . Mr. and Mra. Sugg and Mri. Wort, ot Vancouver, Wash., are in the city to at tend the Qoff-Dicklniion wedding. Miits Mira Kiuiberliii and Jullen Hur ley went to Salem this morning, to visit their uncle. Dr. J. F. Calbreath and family. ' , Mr. M. L. Dorris waa a Portland vis itor Wednesday. Freeh walnuts and almonds, this years crop, at Wagoner's. Get your Thanksgiving box of candy at Wagoner'i. The auction sale I announced is de clared off. All please take notice. J. B. Merrill, Independence. Geo. Btoll's restaurant window at tracted much attention vesterday. It waa the neatest window o( this kind ever in town. Tuesday eveninz Rev. W. W. Edmond son and family were driving iu a hack near Dallas, and in some manner the eat tipped backward and all were pre cipitated to the ground. Mr. Edmond- eon waa the worst sufferer, receiving fracture of a rib and otherwise injured. Just as we go to press we learn be is resting fairly easy. .Normal Notes. The customary Thanksgiving re cess will be given, school closing Wednesday night to be resumed on the following Monday. The last two days of the week have been given to the regular five week tests and to several final ex aminations. The "finals" are in all the ten week subjects mainly raviftwa. as arithmetic, grammar and history; but other subjects of the course, as zoology. spelling ana civil government are included. : The three school societies, -the Normals, Veepertines, ,,and Invin ihlH fcald a ioint session on Fri day evening. The program was creditable alike to those who plan ned and those who rendered it. The opening number was by Miss Kienow. a piano solo an original composition. Then cam an auto- hiricrmnhv bv Mr. Hoisineton. 1118 n "x j rfoiihorafn unci crave manner iu re lating some of his childhood ex- Deriences made them appear espec ially amusing. The next number was a debate on the question: Resolved, that the Lewis & Clark Fair will be a great benefit to Ore gon. Affirmative, Mr. Cooper and TTull! negative. Mr. Metger and Miss Cooper. The judges, Mr. J. B. V. Butler, Prof. Powell and Miss Buckham, decided that each side made the same number of noints. making the result & tie. While this decision was being reached an exceedingly enjoyable vinli n Boln was eiven bv Miss Snel- ling, her sister, Miss Eugenie, play ing the piano accompaniment, ai the cl oee of the program some thir ty or more went to the gymnasium where several games of basket ball were played. Thn fftf-nltv have chosen the fol lowing students to represent the present senior class in tne reoru- rv Commencement: valedicto rian, Mr. Hoisington; ealutatorian, Miss Kruse; orators, Misses X oaer, Ziegler and Auten. 7V 1-T I . - III w .a HI II r - w co different games all new one in each package of Lion Goffoo at your Qrocer.' , The usual Thanksgiving services will be held in the chapel on Thursday morning at eleven o'clock. Rev. Dr. Ketchum, of Sa lem, will preach the sermon. Pres. Ressler will be absent. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the present week for the purpose of attending the institute at Baker City..- " Polk County Dank, INCORPORATED. - Monmouth, - Oaaoom. . J. H. Hawlbt, P. L. Campbbix, President. Vice Pres. Iba C. Powfxl, Cashier. Inside each pound package, of Lion Gof fob will be found a FREE game. 60 different games. All new. .A- ' At Your Orocer's. ' ?io Capital. $30,000. Directors: J. H. Hawley, P. L. Campbell, I. M. Simpson, J. B. V. Butler, John B. Btump, J. A. Withrow, F. B. Powell. TraiwMMt Genearf Banking" end Kaubaogi BwSneae Drafts sold available throughout the United States and Canada. ... AMD OREGON Shout line Union Pacific 3 TRAINS FROM PORTLAND DAILY Through Pullman standard and tour lot .luaninn nam riAilv td On&ha Ghi- cago, Spokane ; tourist sleeping-car daily to Kansas Ulty ; inrougn -uiiiuau wur iet sleepine cars (persooallv conducted) reclining chair cars (seats free) to the East daily. '-.'' DEPART TJMKSVHUVL, ABEIVB FOB FKOM POBTLAND FKOM Chicago Bait Lake, Denver, Jfortiana ri worm, umuus, 1 TTanBaa f!it,v. Kt. 4 .SO Dm 9 :20 a m viaLouis, Chicago and Hunting- iasi. ton. Atlantic Salt Lake, Denver, v Express Ft Worth .Omaha, 8 : 15 p in via Kansas City, St 1050 a m Hunting- Louis, Clncago ton. and East. St Paul Walla Walla.Lewis- - Fast Mail ton .Spokane, Wal- 6am via lace, Pullman, 7:35 a m Spokane. Minneapolis, St Paul, Duluth,Mil waukee, Chicago , . . ' 'and East. ' " 70 hours. Portland to Chicago, t No change of care. Tickets East via all rail or via boat and rail via Portland. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE FROM PORTLAND. ' All sailing dates subject to change. 8pm For San Francisco 4pm Sail everv 5 days. Daily except " Columbia Eivra ... Sunday ' ' . 8pm To Astoria and way 4pm Saturday landings.' Be. n. 10pm AL HBSEJBN, AgU, Iadepaa 4 slice.