Social and Personal. and torrid will fl out 'roU"J Pallas this year," y ' im OWrter. J. B Sunn re ports bwb m1 of ouwry Hoc M follow: J' Boa, lAw rple iwi, BOO Log" Nrry i. Stump 500 walnut; Pr. Mark Hayter, 200 filbert trees " c....t. vm T.pun berry. TO wal- nut tree; In Hollingworth, .W Logan berry, besides a lot of maU order. P Nicholas, deputy clerk of folk county, has received notico of hi appomtraeni a. . iAr)r In the public schools in the Philippine IUniU. Mr. .Nicholas pawed tbe Civil Service examination ia roruanu .k. n.l bad hia name placed on the list of candidates for appointment He will ! for the island early in March folk County Observer. r., nf tba biect fire this country has ever kuown broke out :.. u !.;.,.... last MllldaV. I lie fir. WeJ thirtv-two hours aod firemen from New York and other ritiM came to the rescue. The city was almost swept out by tbe fl.mes. The burned district com- blocks and nearly 2o00 'orl Kn;i.;n inrludine the wholesale was; o- - district, ine loss win ut -, near the enormous sum of 1150,- V. A. Grondahl has resigned his . 000,000. Mis Thoinason and the Mieees Bakeman entertained about thirty guests at Broadsmeads Thursday evening. The parlors were beauti fully decorated and the dining room hung in festoons of green. Everyone reported a very pleasant evening the main entertainment being the popular gime of Wit" for which David Waddell received first prize. After a couple of con tests a delicious lunch was served the guests taking their departure about 10 o'clock. First cls yellow fir shake, for sale. II. C. MilWr, !J" Oregon. Hogs! I the market for ho. W. W . lVrcU val. Mr. J. C. Gardner, of fcalern visited her Mitt, Mrs. JAndy Tup jht, last week. Wanted To buy your hog. Will buy part or allot your drove. W. W. Tercival. For sale Two Jersey cow, one ..v :.K mmir calf and tb jresu i " . ,w -ill be fresh soon. Enquire at Joese & Bice' store. Mr. and Mr..W. A. Messner vt. ited in Clark countyWwh., the first of the week. Mr. Messner ha. a farm in the vicinity of; Fourth riain. John Dickinson, administrator ba announced the .ale of personal property of the McMillan estate. It will take ptaco at the McMillan farm Wednesday the 17th. A. Koberts has bee.i appointed and taken charge at receiver of the La Grande land office, as successor to Asa Thompson. Koberts formerly deputy U. S. marshal. wkst pins KSTKurnisr.. iNPhn.' '"MI" SUING urariUMiia Notice. Not lea t tbe iHHrle of InJe- i), Airlie) and penueucp, ....... Park that I will I tn juoimiom.. r.h. i. 19 and 20. Will have Ut sals an extra fine lot of fruit tw all varivies: walnuts, tUberl. orna mental tree, roses, clematis tines, also the wonderful Logan irrj Unf. Come and inspect my stock I will be at the Monmouth hotel. J. H. Nun"- . . . c i... New Snrinjt and Miuuner . ........ (nut received. in gra i- Merchant TnUor nA"JV BTILD1NG. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON 3 - " - What Ar They? TbamlieiUln'e Roniaeh and Liver Tablet. A now remedy rr nui" i.u,. h.iuu.nM. and eonsu u iivnjvivn ,... . . ... l'rli 25oeula. for nu a H""" sale by all drutc8- Notice To Voters. Hop Growers t i,.... r,ii-iil blank for tbe registration of voter in I'olk coun ty, for the benefit of the Clerk office, and to save extra expenses to the county, requests you to regis ter early. B. Wilson, Justice of the Peace. , UilFUWu position as resident engineer of the . ami Southern 1'acinc comy-j opened an office for the practice of civil and mechanical engineering. Last Sunday evening the Y. P. S. C. E. of the Christian church observed Christian Endeavor Day bv rendering a most excellent pro gram to a large and attentive audi ence. Mrs. M. L. Dorris announce she will give instruction to pupils in voice culture and piano, at the residence ofD. L. Hedges, Inde pendence. Terms 50 cents per hour. Rev. E. C. Wigmore, of Eugene, will preach in the Christian church next Sunday both morning and evening. Sanday school at 10 A. M. Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:30 P. M Jill are cordially invited to attend The masquerade ball under the auspices of the W. R. C. takes place in the Auditorium tomorrow, (Friday) night. Tickets of admia sion will be issued to spectators for 25 cents; dancing tickets 75 cents. xfi.a Pearl Squire, of San Fran- .;a will ODen up a fine line of J millinery goods about March 1st "r" afreet. next door to Ped- j d dock's store, in Independence. A large number of both New York and San Francisco tailor hats will be shown. Choir Entertained. After choir practice at Mrs. Dorris' Thursday evening, the choir was invited over to the home of Mrs. Dee Davidson, where a de licious lunch was served in the prettily, appointed dining room. The table decorations were violets. The phonograph entertained the guests while eating, and they had the pleasure of hearing from the instrument the voices of three well known singers, Mrs. Dorris. Mrs. Paddock and Mr. Pearl Hedges, taken on the records some two months ago. The "Big Choir" en joyed a pleasant evening. THE ...PALACE SALOON... C. Street Ilwr tittle PjUcj fiotel UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT FlrtCla Ronort. Courtwui Trl. o All. SULLIVAN & TALLON, PROPRIETORS There is not a large number of horses in training in Oregon and Washington this winter and if we are to have a large entry list a few chunks of inducements will have . to be thrown out in the way of rich stakes. There is not one associa tion but what can afford to give at Wat. two rich stakes, and the soon- r ihev are announced the better for all concerned. Rural Spirit. Next Sabbath at the Methodist Bpiscopal church there is to be a special service to which the people of Independence are specially in vited. It ia entitled "In Song and Story." There will be rendered by the choir in full chorus, bdIos, etc , songs new and old. and a history oftheeongs will be given. There will be a special anthem, a aolo by Mrs. M. L. Dorris, entitled "The Veeper Prayer": also a solo by MrB. Annetta Kirkland, entitled "Flee as a Bird." All seats are free and -rhooV will be made welcome. the morning tne pasior win on "Tbe Kpistle to tne Philippians." Mysterious Circumstance. One was pale and sallow and the other fresh and rosy. Whence the dif ference? She who is blushing with health uses Dr. King's Xew Life Pills tc maintain it. By gently arousing the lazy organs they compel good di gestion and bead off constipation. Try them. Only 25c, at A. 8. Locke's, Druggist. Notice of Final Settlement. In xpeak Notice in hereby given that the under signed, administrator of the estate of Henry F. Williams, deceased, has tiled with f.h .'ouutv clerk ol Polk county, Oregon, his final account as iuch ad- .niniutrainr nd that Mondav the 7th day of March, 1904, at the hour of one nvinrir P. M.. has been hxetl as tne imp. an A the court house in Dallas, Polk county, Oregon, as the place tor the. hearine of objections to saia unai aoivinnt an rl t.h settlement thereof. Dated this 1st day of February, 1904. r . u. J4.au, Administrator of the estate of Henry F Williams, deceased. J. N. Hakt, Attorney. My Lungs "An attack of U grippe left me with a bid cough. My friends siid I had consumption.' I then tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral nd it cured me promptly." A. K. Randies, Nokomis, III. You forgot to buy a bot tle of Ayer's Cherry Pec toral when your cold first came on, so you let it run along. Even now, with all your hard coughing, it will not disappoint you. There's a record of sixty years to fall back on. Trw lit : 25c., 50.. SI. AH Jrntlhn. Comnlt y"" doctor, if h .ay tk. It. then do u he iayi. If h. tall, jou not to take It, then dun't Ulte It. He Imow. Lear It with him. We ar wlIllriK. J.O. AVER CO., Lowell. Mall. HAVE YOUR MEASURE TAKEN for your new Fill jrsrm'nta. It is the only proper and tat .factory y"l elolhea. beintr lt ' V ' H. " t-IOTHKH ARK AI.WA.S MA1H TO ONPKK." N4fca your wlectiou from the Uil ring line ot STRAUSS BROS. Chicago, Est. ii77 UooJ Ullur. for orar quarfar cauUrf You'll find a world of pleas ure la wearing tbe clothes nude by llr;?7"r faultlea In style, fit. tinn.li and inat.-ri.it- They re o tntuh better than tlio ordi nary run of t'.-the. )ct prices are aMonUhinn-ly low. and your perfect lv nate. ' acting, because if jrannent are not at.f.ictory. y-J t!.!.rt take them. H SHOW YOU Ol K l.hl'.Al LINK Or SAMa't,l.i CALL, OM P.M.Kirklaiul p p V P v P ii p ! I I 9 I I Ii-c Harrow,, ('nt.m ;(,li.r nn,l Scotch Cli.H'rH,ol riow-, ll.o r. ChilU.1 Plow, Myor.' KPr.) l'ump, Hop 1IM, CuUivlr. Etc. . . 1 Tl.' above iiiakfH nro well known hy all hop j: rower. " ' Kvery tiH.l wo sell ih KuaranUH-l to irivo Hatiffection. : , Our prieoH are no higher that- you will l.avt- to.'pay for inferior khIh. u. i i FRAZER & RICE i i I iw 9 Independence, Oregon. Are You lCeHtle At Mk'ttt And haiam-d by a bad eoiiKb I " ltiilhird't H.r. hound Hyrun, It win cure you ami ml le" and etfect a prompt a d ra.lle.tl run'. 0-V, .'.0o, aud tl ". f"ld by A. S. I.wke. She- ti Jrcade, Dauidaor; & Hdges. Props. Citfarr. Ciu:iif'Uo,Tobao rrt and ConlotM ionery. ELECTRICITY IM YOUR HOME Fiust. Ci.am Soda Fountain Connection. is There iH nothing yon want In PAPER that we can't nupply from our Block We are saviiiK money for hundreda o paper couHUiuertt in thin vttlley and we niit juu Biin'iift - 7 , , the printer, the fruit packer, the hnild er, the hop buyer are lejtion among our Geo. T. Rogers $ Co., Wholesale Paper Dealers Salem, Oregon. fell G L Hawkins Pallafi, Ore. Marble anil Granite Monument? and Hi'inV atone I t iliclfry work etc. Brings comfort and cheer fulness during the long win ter nights. Enjoy a few comforts while you are alive for you are a long time dead INDEPENDENCE AND MONMOUTH"!. WATER and LIGHT CO. I ,..J. GENERAL BLACKSMITH1N( HlLUJiRD PLYMJILE. Horse Shoeing, Plow and Wagon Repairing, Etc. i Prices Consistent With Good WorKmanhir Courteous Treatment to All. I SHOP: CORNER MAIN AND B. STREETS! INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. J PHIL MMTSCHJiX, 'r.t. C. IV. KNOWI-ES, Mgr. Nearly Forfeits Ilta Life. A riinflVAV almoHt ending fatally. arfjd a horrible uleer on tbe leg of J. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, 111. For Four years It defied all doctors ana an remedies. But Bucklen's Axoioa s.t.a kail nn trouhl to cure Dim. Equally good lor Burns, Bruises, Bkln Eruptions and files, ho at a. Locke's Drug Store. Carpet and Rug Weaving. Parties wiping work done in this line will please call at my residence one block west and half block north of Palace Hotel. Mrs. W. II. Warner, INDEPENDENCE, -:- ORRGON See those new gentlemen's purses at Craren & Moor&'s. I. L. SMITH Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars, and Beer on Draught, or in Bottles, at THE I. I, SMITH SALOON, C STREET, Independence, - .- Oregon. I. L. SMITH;Proprietor. THE IMPERIAL HOTEL CO. SEVENTH and WASHINGTON STS. PORTLAND, ... OREG0! (US V IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS t t m .a ma ion tier Use a Bath Cabinet Thru (irn nn ai.rnnst sum nr inr Pnhh It ---- - ' " -.rt. I VHHI and Rheumatism. 1 will sell rou a genuine BUCKEYE VAV011 CABI NET Tor A.. S. LOCIvE, PfKSrrintinn f") ri inn I.a....a.aa D di