Social and Personal.
Looks like rain.
Misses Ma and Minnie Maxfield
are visiting at Suver.
Thanksgiving ball at the audi
toriura Thursday night.
Mrs. M. L France and baby
after a visit of eeveral week here
returned to Cottage Grove today.
Miss Clara Thompson of Carl
ton is visiting her sister Mrs.
.George Kutch,
The Missts Edith Owen and
Erances Cooper are the guested"
Mrs. Clarence Ireland at Corvallis
this week.
MissEmroy McDevitt of Dallas
is visiting her sister Mrs. George
Cockey.
Mrs. George Hawkins came over
from Dallas yesterday for a short
visit with friends.
Miss Dora Bunn of North Yam
bill is visiting her sister Mrs. U. L.
Frazer of this city.
Jake Fetzer, of Rickreall was in
Independence yesterday.
A special motor will leave Mon
mouth at 11 and Independence
at 11:30 A. M. sharp Saturdav,
for the football game at Corvallis.
Dr. E. J. Thompson has been
somewhat indisposed this week but
there will be the usual serveces at
the Presbyterian church Sunday.
A Cordial welcome etendxed to all.
Engineer A. J. Wilson and Fire
man Shelley returned from Port
land last evening with the Motor
Company's engine that was taken
several days ago to the Portland
shops for repairs.
Ex-Surveyor General for Oregon
is on trial before a jury in the
United States court at Portland on
the charge of forgery. ,
Gasoline engines are being built
to put on the Southern Pacific track
between Portland and Forest Grove
o r .m afilt Hnav I
OHIO UWUIO " J m .
They blew off the Marysville State land
P.ank vault door in Washington
Monday night. They did not sn
ceed in opening the vault and secur
d nothing.
J, A. Carrier has opened store
across the river.
The Independence social wh'ut
club is to be reorganised next week.
A niece of Mrs. W. Laurenct is
visiting her from Portland.
Fred Chambers, of Eugene was
in Independence this week.
A! Cuuimlngs of Portland was
in Independence Wednesday,
Homer White of Oak Groye was
in Independence Wednesday.
Mr, Cherington, the photograph
er, from Dallas was in Independ
ence Wednesday.
Fred Middlebam leit for Port
land Wednesday to be gone some
time. J. L, MoCandless made a busi
ness trip to Lebanon the first of
the week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Ward are vi
siting relatives io Portland.
Mrs. N. O. Clodfelter, after visit
iog her daughter Mis. A. C. Moore
for several weeks returned to Port
land Tuesday.
Miss Mary Clodfelter wae over
from Salem Sunday, Miss Clod
felter has "a position with J. L.
Stockton Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Simpson and
Mrs. Staats, and S. R. Smith of
the Luckiamute neighborhood are
attending the Grange meeting in
Portland.
A telephone message from Cor
vallis states that a burglar entered
a number of buildings Wednesday
night. The night-watchman took
a shot at the bold intruders fleeing
form and he was tracked several
blocks by blood.
Commercial clubs are now being
talked in Corvallis as a probable
means of avoiding the terrible
"dryness" that is supposed to pre
vail there after January 1.
The I. & M. Motor Company's
small engine was taken to Port
land Wednesday by Engineer Wil
son and rirenian feneuey. lne
engine was sold a few days ago to a
logging camp not far from Port-
W. A. MESSNER
Independence Leading Store,
. f ......a- later than onlortnl, wo raimxi a howl and nn-ured
A our Udi. .hirU ilM ""l"1' mom U.ryrl..lly ami Mill tnak,
a good liberal ilwount, which ena blod u to t Mw lo buy a kjrUt wt Momy
Salem nominated candidates for
city ofSces Tuesday under the direct
law. F. W. Waters was
f- - j
renominated for mayor. Tom Cor
nelius was named for marshal and
Wylic Moores for treasurer.
The ladies of the Grand Army of
the Republic will give a supper at
the auditorium Thanksgiving night
at the big balL The 8upp6r will
be something elegant and the ball
will be the event of the season.
The Thanksgiving ball at the
auditorium Thursday night will
be the most elaborate social affair
that has occurred in dancing circles
for some time. A Full orchestra
will descourse music and supper
will be serves by ladies of the G. A.
E.
Isaac A. Manning, for several
months past, city editor of the Sa
lem Statesman, is in the city in
the interest of a New Year's edition
of that paper. Mr. Manning is well
and favorably known in Polk and
Marion counties where he ha?
spent most of his life. For the
past few years he has been engaged
in coffee culture in Matagalpa, Nic
aragua, with his brother Charley.
A new scheme for getting people
interested in cleaning up their
premises has been devised by the
Corvallis Village Improvement so
ciety. In the cominig spring
months there will be an entertain
ment given, where views will be
thrown on a canvass, the pictures
being the back yards of Corvallis
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Perry re
turned Wednesday night from an
extended visit in California. They
made the trip from San Francisco
to Portland by steamer and were
out on the ocean Monday night in
the big wind storm. They experi
enced a yery rough passage.
William Brown of Dallas, will
give a dinner to pioneers of Polk
county 70 years of age and over on
Thanksgiving day. Over sixty
invitations have been issued.
R. D. Cooper, one of the Inde
pendence hop growers started yes
terday on an eastern journey of
several weeks duration. Mr.
Cooper will go over the Great
Northern via St. Paul and expects
to take Thanksgiving dinner with
relatives in Kansas City.
Referred To Policeman Ball.
The police have been notified to
be on the watch for a couple of
thieves who have gotten away with
a couple of watches, a Winchester
rifle and some other property at
Cottage Grove. It is not known
just which way they went, but
there is reason to believe they are
on their way here. Eugene Regis
ter. If Eugene fails to catch them
they are inline with Independence.
R11SINFRS LOCALS.
Moore's Hair Invigorator and
Newbro's Herpicide for dandruff
and falling hair or diseased scalp
sold in bulk, 50c 8 oz., or applied if
necessary by Moore & Taylor's, the
barbers on C street
Oliver Disc plows are stronger
made, are lighter draft than other
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SHIRT WAISTS .
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SKIRTS
Jtrgular Wholesale
Crt I'rloe
$8.50 Skirt now
7.ro
U0 . "
5.50 - "
5.00
4.00
;5.00 "
2.00
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Our I'nwrnt
Pulling 1'rlf
$0.75
rt.2.'
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4.50
,. 4.10
3.23
2.15
. 1.M
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We have an ece.tleiil!y prrlty line of silk, nw.neUod fUnm-Mle
raltti which we olfer you at the money prlwe uotI below.
$5.50
5.00
4.50
4.00
3.50
2.75
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.25
Waist now.
$1.15
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3.05
, 3.25
. 2.B0
. 2.15
.. 1.93
, 1.55
1.15
. .95
COME IN AND SAVE GOOD MONEY.
Yours For Business,
W. A. MESSNEE
it I .fd ' I
LEGAL BLANKS at tills office
citizens. Prizes will be awarded I disc plows. They are easy to op
for the neatest and best kept prem- erate. R. M. Wade & Co., agents,
ises and the plan is likely to prove Boy the Ocean Wave washer. R
effective for the purpose intended jtf. Wade & Co., sole agents.
An article which is cheap in
price is always cheap in quality
No more is asked for
A. taM an tw ttH
than for other high-grade utoves, white "GJiRLJUTiS"
possess advantages not to be found in others.
i
"GARLANDS" are hasdbomk and artistic in design.
More "GARLANDS" are sold than any other stoves, which
PROVES THEIR WORTH.
R.M.Wade8rCo.
J. Jt Craven, Mgr., Independence
THANKSGIVING BALL
. TOILET PAPER
One Week Special Sale.
Rolls - - 4 for 25c
Pocket - 3 for 25c
AC T nrif'C PRESCRIPTION
O lWVrSJL-i DRUGGIST
ARRIVED
A shipment of New Suitings an
Overcoat Goods. Also a Lot 4
MillEndsin Trouserings.
CALL AND SEE THEM.
N P SIMONSOf)
MERCHANT TAILOR
Independence, Ore.
E. H. HOSNER i HOTEL HAMPTON
THe Cyclone Auc
tioneer of 15 years exper
Firstclws Home Accent
Monmouth, Oregon.
Ratel'M
ience.
day.
Phone 143
Monmouth, Ore.