THE 10NE INDEPENDENT Published Every Friday, by W. W. Hiad, Editor-Publisher. SUBSCRIPTION One Year $1.50 Six Months , 0.75 Three Months 0.50 Entered as second Class matter at the postcftice at lone, Oregon, under act of March 3, 1859. Friday. Nov. 15. 1929. : BUDGET NOTICE i City of lone Budget, Covering Estimatet Expenses of rrorosod Tax Lev) of the Cit of lone the year ISKa Notice is hereby Riven that o Tuwday, Dec. 3. 11)29, at th hour of eiht o'clock, p. m. th Common Council of the City bin. Oregon, will meet at II Ciuncil ChamOerin raid city, a any taxpayer in lone, Oiegoi will be heard in favor of oraifaim the tax levy as hereinafter pi posed, which has been prepare in accordance 'vi'h the pro isioi of chapter 118 of the Orert Laws of the SvJie of Oregon (i 1921, and which shows an esn iteof the amour t of money nec- ary to be rui9ed by taxation t he City Government for ih ensuinit et of 1930; also show ins the probaMe receipts of Mir city other than by direct tax upor real and personal property for the year 1930 EXPENDITURES Electric Liaht & Power.. $968. 4 'i Marshal's Salary 900 U Recorder's Salary 60 Ci Treasurer's Salary C0 C( Int. on Bonded Debt 840.0( Inton Warrant Debt 2iO.W State Indust. Acdt. Com. . .28.11 Miscfl. Expenses 304 K Street Work & Gravel"" 460 8, Office Rtnt 30.0 Sinking Fund 1500 0' Total ..15361 54 RECEIPTS Water $2610.11 Licences and Fines 112 (X Estimated Taxes 2G39 4: Total ;5GC1 5s It is estimated that it will b necessary to raUe by taxatioi tae sum or 52639 43, as show above, after deducting receip from other sources. P. G. Balsiger, John 'Bryso A. A. McCabe, Finance Com. o the Council of the City of Ion. Approved Nov. 7, 1929: W. E. Bullard. S. E. Moor. E. J. Bristow. Budget ComrnHt Attest: W. M'. Head. Recorder, Ginger Ella by Ethel Kueston attractive girl, a eiri of heart and soul is the M ubject of this latest tale by Ethel Hueston. Her brain works like light ning and the fact that it does not always work in a straight line makes her even more enchanting. Like the earlier works of thisauthoress,the setting is a parsonage in the iweet, green, hilly farm country of Iowa. W i? Will Be Printed Serially in ,..A..:.t;,iwjK,'(Wi. s 8 The Haunted 5 S Room i 3 By CLARISSA MACKIE Q 8 8 :::::::::!:::::c:co:iii:.:::.:;, ''f?000 "lKllt' n,y "ul Mls Cnrow with n tlmd jinnee about the Inrce dim room with Its tine old fourposter bed nml other mnhognnv furniture. "Ah. don't open the oust window, Esther . . . the shutters are fastened securely. Open the south window. It looks out on the friirden." Ksther looked over her shoulder. "Oh, Aunt Fmime, I would like to open both windows!" "I would rattier you did not, Esther . . . the shutter are solid wood and cannot be opened," "Very well, untitle, but I have been Just longing to j:o to bed with the sound of little wuves lulling me to sleep." "I know, my dnir -perhaps you can hear the waves In the Inlet from the arden window." In her own bedroom the smile died from .Miss Cnrow's lips and she shook her head dubiously. , "I should wv i .: Ksther come In here with i ; i'ij 8 n the east tonight. -al r'.w m!;:!n be fright ened!" Soft:., !:. vide ,,e.;n the hall and tapped i m ii;!i(v's tliwr. Esther was leimlng f.-i tlr nn;.:i wlndo, as ir bathing In t ,:,,.iince of the moonlit garden. She turned quickly at Miss Carow's light touch. "Auntie. It Is gturl.ius!" "The sit lit nt roses Is always de ll. I us i t i:!;!it," sighed illss Carnw, who locked a dead romance In her warm heart. "I came back to tell you not to be frightened In the night come to my mum If yon cannot sleep." "Not sleep? I shi'.ll sleep like a baby on that Inviting bed." laughed Esther, and when the door closed she put out il light and prepared for bed. The next morning she met Ida Gra ham, a distant cousin. "Sleeping In the enst room? The haunted room, Effherr "Haunted." "Of course Aunt Esther wouldn't tell you, but no one wants to sleep there." "Xonsenre." laughed Esther, "I shall lore It all the more." Hut st night tt was difTereut. Alone In her room she regiirded the closely shuttered east window with expert aut eyes. A Inst glance Into the gar den revealed It to tie a mysterious place of shadowy forms and scented darkness. "Ilr-r r-r-r!" shivered Esther, ns she fnusgled under a blanket. When slit awoke, a clock somewhere was atrlk : lw :iinl on the blurred murmur of the lust stroke, came the sound i f a linlluw groan. Esther sat upright In bod. aaln she heard the grin; it ns of mine one l:i agony and Immediately afterward she heard a sound wwiev.-here close at hand, a movement ami n Utile thiini'i. Then s'leni e. Then the groan n-peni. cd ngnln and opiln. It seemed hi We carry all types of tires-all Coodyears By properly tiring your car- at lowest to you-Me know we'll win yourpermr.icnt trade. Come in, talk over your nc;ds no obligation. It pays to consult reliable tire speciaists INDEPENDENT GARAGE lone - Ore STRAUSS & CO. Grain Dealers, of Portland, Oregon Will Be Represented this Season by W. M. Eubanks It will pay you to coma crura tfie comer nwir uu eiim window. "That Is the reason they keep It closed tightly," shuddered Esther, and Just then some one rapped softly on her dour. "Aunt 1'V : :," thought Esther,, "Sha Is afraid t h ive heard It." Aloud, sho asked drowsily "What Is It?" and Aunt Eannle tip. nod quietly away, assured that her ii:?ce was sleeping through the dlsiurlmnee of the night, . Miss Cnrow had never believed In ghosts until the mystery of the haunted room came to confound nil her past the ories. The next day Esther said nothing of the strange sounds she had heard, although one of the paying guests, a young artist who was painting the lovely Long Island shore, tulUrd a great deal about a sleepless night due to the moaning of the wind. v That thiv Esther aceouuuinlrd Pel- ham on his tramp through the woods, hut they did not talk about ghosts, Esther was not sure whether she real lv cured for John Pelhiim: she had met him last year for the first time and this renewal of their friendship hud brought a most disturbing flutter to her carefree heart. A few days utter this trump In the i woods, the wind came out of the east j and howled nround the house all 1 ulght; and the restlesn "gh -l" came to luiunl th- "iisi room i.;ice i.mre. T I ward mii.alng Esther, weary from loss of sleep, puf'ng o'i dre; ing ovn and slippers, skipped over the window sill and walked around the corner of the house to study the closely shut tered east window. A slight sound warned I cr u In. k u;i and she saw John IV!'.i:ru slllln;: n" the slojw; of the roof, lightly attired. ' "Oh, what Is It?" he asked, sawing away nt the long tree Huili that sprawled iiito-s Ihe roof. "The (sav. l coiifomi.il d (raw) thing (more saw- ', Ing) kept nie awuke, I luvestlgnteil j and here It Is!" i "How clever!" admired Esther, and S she was still admlrlnc when Miss ) Cnrow came, scandalized, and saw the ghost really laid. That night while I they sat around the lire, where the ; "ghost" hurtled brightly. Aunt Kannle j announced her niece's engagement to j the young painter. And one of I'elham's most fnnnms palnlliigs Is one that he iallited of the Inlet, and golden shore from his scat In the open cast window of the ghost room. tCorr"sati Sure Sign of Luck A horseshoe once was supposed to bring good luck, but now jou have to be pretty lucky to llnd one, luyloll News. Iniids Troublst .Mankind's Inner poverty, lllttimess, narrowness, is the poisoned spring I mm which most utihapplness ItuA's. I'unu and fireside. Age of Spscialiils Wise Is Hie man who discovers his . t: ! rl Slid ilevelo;ei It, This Is uu age i ( , eclall.f a. mmm ., i,,.. see him before youl Advice to Swos'.lti ''Polks rtuuld m siii'I'i lMcil In lilinw ' says a fiMWHiinpei traits IimiiiiiiI. "Iinw many people are uui'l.lng ul Hie dual ness of glvluit iiiIiIim In lieHinH'i columns on nlViilm.iif Ihe heart " I' pays well, loo. cl reuiulns u liihor ol love. Eurm soil fireside. Can Vou Pronouncs UT l'erliiiis Hie must uiiiMpiilur ship name, al leiisl iiinnnu sltMinlmcil nnil umlerwrllers who have to write It down In n hurry Is surely Hie Ven hv M gn W.i k In l.'l i lii'iiiv 1 1 ii i il l there la only one ship ot this inline a hantue registered ut .liillnn, s purl In Ceylon. 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