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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1903)
INDKI'KNDKNOK KNTURI'RISK, INDKI'ENDISNCK, OREGON SotMbina Co Gat It H our aim to find out tho demands of Uio local trade and to mipply theno demand ut the lowest possible ttpot cash price. Having had 18 years' experience in buy. in gr lies, paying cah ut all times, securing nil tho dis counts I ran pot and by keeping the expenses tlown as low as piMHtbU I am able to sell cheaper anl at tho huiiio time make a small profit for myself. You uio cordially invited to eomu in and look at our goods whether voti wish to buy or not. We will he pleased at all times to give prires on iroeeries, Hay, drain ami J I"- '--k. y' h 1 ... . J ., J wrong If you tukit pr. King' N-w all kinds of I ecd. ou will li ml us on tlio cyrncr north of,,llM nil for Dyspepsia, uv.in the Independence National Hank. THE STAR GROCERY, F. S. WILSON, Prop., Independence. Our Motto Is: The Best Goods for the Money. 1 rod I lot in ri , ot KalU City, jm-ii t Sunday with tritidn here. Fred Ireland Hnt Tliauktgivlng w itli lila brother, Pr. O. I). Ireland, of Tort land. . A. J, Huley u na doing some carpenter work for Kullur & NehrUm last week. Mm. Kulli'r mm Mi L-ta, of I.mkla mate, leave tliia week for a visit with frii'ixU in California. V. tt. l'.ooli went to Portland to '')! Ilur" played. Charles Murphy mih-iiI part of lait ww'k hunting on iIih i'edeo u ml brought home iioiiio line venison. Iee KiitoHjII, who liuii been visiting relatives in Linn county, returned home Saturday. A C'nt ly MUtuke. A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE Blunders are Momi-t t iii-m rery expeu mIvh. Occalonlly lifo Itself in the Liver or Howell troutdin. guntlo yet thorough. 2jc, Locke's Drug Store. They are ut A. 8 Take Notice. I Monmouth Correspondents. Di ll Mark's littlo girl is improv ing. Miss Nosh visited Eugene Satur- Preaching in all tho churches Sunday evening. Win. Robinson, of Lewisvillc, vras in town last wok. Mr. and Mm. Haggey, of Dundee, Oregon, visited in town lftt week. Jason Byers has moved to II. 1). Cooper's place, near Independence. KJ PiiiHtor and family, of Dallas, were the guests of Mr. Zoo It 'm fam ily Sunday. 11. A. WilHon and family, of wufh Dakota, have routed the D. M. Hewitt placo. Mr. and Mrs. A. IV Tool were passengers to Portland Tuesday, to witness the "Bon Ilur" perform ances. S. A. Smith, of Ohio, in in town yiaiting his brother, J. M Smith, whom ho had not seen for '2i years. Ho likes Oregon much better than the East. Fred Huber, the accommodating clerk in the grocery utore, has re signed bin position and is re-engaging in the butchering business. Ho is working for Mr. Johnson. Recontly we visited Buena Vista, and found that place thriving. Tho recent wind storm did much i damage there, but they are rapidly clearing away the debris and ad ding improvements. Chirenco Bruce, of Seattle, and Ms Dora A. Hiatt, of Monmouth, were married in Pot Hand tho 23rd inst. They visited in Monmouth until after Tuesday, leaving then for Si-attle. Much interest is being mani fested in raffia work. Aside from the teaching in the lower grades of the Training school, we understand that instruction is to be given in tho eighth nnd ninth grades. A lo cal ratTia club has be a formed, meeting each Friday evening at Mrs. Mary Campbell's, having for members, Mr. and Mrs. Rice, Miss Stump, Miss Buckham, Miss Smith and Mrs. Campbell. Dou Lewis came up from Portland Wednesday, to peud Thanksgiving here. Squire Whitman has a school at Aurora. Dttti Howell Is visiting his psrenta hi-re. Hum Kvendeu spent Thanksgiving with friends here. W. J. Mulkey in visiting his son at PleiiHiiiit Hill. A. O. Adkins csinu down from Lewis- ville to out turkey with his family Thursday. Alva Craven is assisting in the gro cery Htore. Tom Hoothbv hns commenced work on his new lumen. HOW YOU STAND. Karh week we Will announce in this column your points. No article is credited until after it appears In the paper, although subscriptions and pointu neenred wi other ways will bo announced as they come In. We want to keep everything fair and straight and If you think an error has occurred in your poinw writo uh within the week following ana wo win ninne ihuiuuk" "s"""' I'i Mrs. Hall Antioch Silver Itnuna Vista Uiekreall, C Little hnckiamnto Monmouth, II ... Maple drove Airlie, 8 IMoninout.il A Highlands, O Monmouth, B I'edeo .1414 .1037 . 43 , 815 , 343 . 30t . 203 259 209 1!3 150 133 124 85 ti5 Falls City .Q Sunny Slope Tho Candv Kitchen is situated opposite the Hampton hotel We keep constantly on hand all kinds of candies of our own manu facturo, Christmas candies a spec ialty. Call and see us before or dering your Xmas candies, and get our prices, for wo will not be un dcfsold. Mks. H. Moore, Proprietor, It ULNA VISTA. (J. DavldnOti slilppvd seventy bale oftmy to H. H((Ulret lu Portland last Tuesday. K. N. Hall was a pus.teiiger to Baleiu on the bout Monday. A. M. McLaughlin and wife left Fri day for an extetided visit to relatives lu Eastern Oregon. V. J, Steele Wat s business visitor to Iuilewndence Wednesday. - Joo Polly aid wife spent Tbauka giving with Mr. Nash aud family. Harley Prather and mother were In' dependence visitors Katurday. Mrs. W. J. Steele was a business vis Iter to Alhauy Friday. W. 8. McClain has built a new side walk along the east fr'out of his prop- ertv here. If everyoue who owua property here would follow Mr. MC' Clolu's lead, we would be able to go about towu without having to walk in the mud. John Wells met with quite au acci dent November 24, while working with O. A. McLaughlin's wood saw. He got his right baud lu the way of the saw with the result of having tbe ends of three of his Augers cut off. Ou Tuesday, November 24th, a trap shooting was held at the old school bouse, near Wells, given by the Bid ders brothers, Several of the Buena boys went aud most of theui were suc cessful, bringing borne oue or more tur keys. Mrs. A. J. Richardson weut to Cor vollis Monday, where Bhe will spend a few days visitiug frieuds aud relatives. Rev. 8. M. Woods, of C'orvallis, will preach iu the Evangelical church of this place next Huuday moruing, at eleven o'clock. Everybody luvited to come out aud bear hini. Meivin Baldwin and family now oc cupy their hou.se here. Miss M. J. Lee Is preparing to set out live acres of strawberries ou her piece of laud lu the north-west part of town. A. J. Richardson was a passenger ou the boat to Salem Monday morning. Mrs. Melviu Buldwiu bus been quite sick for the past fewdays. Mmw Uheap ! The past Reason wo made several hundred photo graphs for Art Calendars, and now any person who wishes a duplicate photograph from any of the old plates can se cure them at a greatly reduced figure. This offer is only open for the next sixty days, and it will pay you to como at once before the Christmas rush. PicKeFs negatives I'emernber, I have in stock all of the negatives taken hv K. I'icKel at his gallery in this city. If you wish photo graphs from any of the old plates it will be to your interest to call at once, as 1 shall probably not keep them in siock any great length of time. Enlarging Pictures . I am prepared to enlarge any photograph and fur nish frame for same at a very reasonable figure. I stand back of the guarantee that no pictures will be lost and that satisfaction is guaranteed in each and every instance. Call and inspect my work. J. M. McCaleb, C STREET, v Independence, -:- Oregon ed with relatives at Buena v ista Sunday. Fred Hooper, of Independence, is shipping baled hay to II. Squires, Portland. Helmick & Bush are shipping oats to Sacramento this week. Geo. L. Washburn, of Salem, visited Sunday with his sister, Mrs. R. W. Swink. Mrs. A. J. Richardson, of Buena Vista, was a passenger to Corvallis Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Myers, of Olyrnpia, are visiting his sister, Mrs. James Helmick, of Parker. Forest-rancer A. B. Lacey . left Friday for Detroit", on official busi ness. Mrs. Cordelia : Wilson, from Sumpter, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. J. 0. Davidson, of Parker. Joseph Anderson and P. J. Dick nison- and lamtiv auenaea ine Dickinson-Goff wedding at Inde pendence Wednesday. A few of our people attended the entertainment at Buena ista Thanksgiving and report an enjoy able time. B. H. Pillar was a pleasant caller at Parker Monday. We are indebt ed to Mr. Pillar for the renewal of his subscription to the Enterprise, and we are indeed very grateful to him for-his kindness. Notice of Administrator's Sale. PA UK Kit. . James Helmick made a business trip to Albany Saturday. V Prince and Frances Lacey visit- D. H. Dickinson, of Lone Oak Farm, left Sunday for a month's visit at Monroe, South Dakota. His sister, Belle, of Independence, accompanied him. Mrs. Frye, who was injured by a fall about two months ago, is great ly improving. On lhanksgiying day she ate dinner at the table for the first time since her illness. We are pleased to announce that Rev. Thompson, of Buena Vista, will hold religious meetings at this place. Services will be held at the school house at 3 o'clock. . Notice is hereby given, that by vir tue ef an order duly made and entered of record by the County court of Polk county, Oregon, in the matter of the eatate of Adella Micbell, deceased, I, the undersigned administrator, will on and after the 2nd day of January, A. D., 1904 offer for sale and sell at pri vate sale to the highest bidder for cash in hand the following described prem ises subject to the approval of said court, to wit: Lot 35, except therefrom 25 x 50 feet in the north west corner thereof; and also lota 36, 37 & 38 all the above in block "K," and also lots 7, 8 4 9, in block "D," all in the town of Falls City, in Polk county, Oregon. Bids for same will be received at the law of fice of Butler & Coad in Dallas. Polk county, Oregon. J . S. MlCHKLL, Administrator of tbe estate of Adella Micbell, deceased. Death of Mrs. Ohms. Special from Antioch. Albertha B. Ohms, after a lingering illness of six weeks, (lied at her home here, aged 51 years, 1 month and 12, days. The deceased was born in Germany, October 17, 1S52. Bhe came to this country iu 1SG8, settling in Illinois in 1873. She was married to August Ohms before coming to Oregou in 1S75. The last twenty-three years of her life has been spent at this place. Her husband, two sons aud two daughters have preceded her to the other world. Two daughters, one son, a brother and many trieuds reruaiu to mourn her los. She died Sunday, November 29, 1903. The funeral services were held at her home December 1, by Rev. Sei- wert, and the remains were laid to rest in the K. of P. cemetery, south of Mon - mouth.