TOLD IN SIDEHEADS, Thk.Cahnivai Tha young ladlct of th ruadhtf elrohi will hava t toola! carnival at Um open houaa Saturday e wnl UK, ml all tuuaa tuvltvd by th committee an nqumtiHl to ba ou baud at 8 o'clock pronirtly. Watkh Cuuf amy. On Monday vveulng tha Iudvpendanca Water Work comny held a mealing and cli-cid J, 8, Cooiwr, nrealdent; J. W Hunter, accrotary; It. Hhcllcy, traaaurar. It waa dwldud topmciwd at one and place tho prnwut water work. In tba beat ponalble working condition. Hop lUtVRNa.ljMt (kli It will U rviueiuberwl that Maakar Broa., of l"uy- atltin, acut a train load of bona through to Lonrioa. Mr. Kd. Dov, of Dovaa Inland. Iolk county, owned ISfWO pound, of thlt ahlpiutnt and laat wauk mwiv. a turn of 11400 for tha.ahlp- incut, dear of axpanaa. . Tula la highly aatlafaetory to Mr, Dova, JlI'iukons Aothay. During tba r cent high water ail tarn pigaona Wfl thalr bona at Mr. K. Dova' and hava not beu aiwnatuca. Mr, Dova'allltla girl mourn vary much tba low of thalr iwta. Uua waa a wblte rouatar, wiia topknot, aud th other flv wara blue and white mixed. Auy peraou know ing of the wbereabouta of the Urd will plena leave word at tbla onlca. Tub Kvknixo l'AHTif. Vrof, Jo Taylor and wlfo gave an entertaluiuent at the opera houe on Saturday eveulug aatUted by local talent. A email audi' euce wa prwatut. Mia Lottie Hedge sang "Row aud Ilobhlu" lu a pleaalng nmuner, Freddy Hooper, agea ten years, favored the audieuoe with vlollu auto. Th real of th evening waa occupied by ketcbe by Mr. aud Mr. Taylor. SUHi'KlSK 1'auty. Mr. M. L. White, who ha beeu teaching a claaaof ten little girl in vocal uiualc, waaglven a aurprhw Wedneaday eveniug at which they prveented him with an appropriate irltt. The following are theuameaof the little girl: Kte le, Myrtle Lee, I tool KlchardMiu, Pearl Coopar, Haiti Locke, Lute MIddtoham, Ente Richard miii, Kottle Itobertaou, Edith Wblte, lllrdie White. Holt. The total product of bop In Polk county butt year, wa 2-W2 bale, which wa ralaed on S7ti"acrea, or an average of 1030 pound to th acre; and thl average la the hlgheat of any county lu Oregon. In raising tbi crop, which I nearly all labor, and very little machinery, at leaat 135,000 b paid out inch year to people here at home. No wonder the rich bop land around In dciwmlvuce help make th town. We need the bop Held in our bualneee. Kiutuhs Ahkoad. Lastt week wr omitted to mention the fact that the very agreeable young men, Mown. Mc Donald & t'avender, who publUb the ItrowiiHi-llle 7W, which ia waking up the people in that section of Linn county, were caught in Portland dur ing the flood. They walked out to Fulton aud took the Narrow Gauge to Monmouth theu walked to Indepen dence, and waited hereou day for a tKint, an then with the pluck of newa paper men they walked to Albany, from which place they ouuld go to lA'banon by rail, thence to Brown ville by team. The 7ii'- wa bwuod during tlielrabaene by th "devil." Bti'BBKHX FACr.-A gentleman came out from IVtlla one morning and mounting Mt. Piaagu looked toward Monmouth and Independence and re in irked: "To tell the truth (which the OWrw never does) a court houee on tli.it level, open plH of land between the two town would "loom up" in flue tyle. Paaaeugen on tho Narrow ( me, Albany A Atorinaud Southern Pacific railroad, alo on the steamboat plying on tho Willamette could all aee the building, and beldi It would he in philu view for mile up and down I'olk c m ity from Bethel ou the north to the Ltickiamuta on the south, and then it would be the m mt convenient of acce to everybody." Hub "Ziim "There bo been a trans fer of a piece of property at Dallas since the new year began, and it U a genuine transfer says the Observer. "In a town "over on the river" it says they have a plan for creating a "boom." Jones sell to Smith, and 8mlth back to Jones, and thing fairly "zip," real estate advances so fast The Obwrve r taunt lie Jealous of that town "over on the river." If be will lust dig up a pocket full of twenties and try aud buy s nncofth.it "property" "over on th river" he will And that he can't get a town lot at farming land prices, such a he ho been accustomed to doing. The town Is not built that way. FoktunatkTkkmisatioK. On Fri day evening Hastings Bros., of Alrlie, and It. W. Hasting of this place were enroute to Alrlle with the coffln, etc., for the burial of Mrs. Price, when cross ing the Huhnlck bridge on the Luukla mute river the team became frightened and runaway. In going off the Incline of the bridge all three young men were thrown out into the mud where It was very deep and soft. The team ran about a quarter of a mile and became en tangled In the brush and stopped. The back was badly broken but the casket was uninjured. The young men pulled themselves out of the mud and procurred another hack of Mr. Dick Tom and proceeded on their way very muddy, but thankful that their live bad been spared. , Pubmc Schools. We dropped In for a few minute on Tuesday to visit the public school. Prof. McAdam 1 conducting an excellent school and Is well liked by the pupils. The library Is a great addition, and the selection of books a good one. In the three depart ments are nearly ISO scholar. Prof. McAdam having 85, Mis Merrlman 47 and Mrs. Tuck 63. Miss Essie Kohertsou is assisting Mr. Tuck, who has moro than she can manage atone. In North Independence Mis Crown over and Mis Hayes have 85 under their charge. The course of study In the two district Is exactly the same. The examination papers were printed at this office and are used by both. Parent wishing to examine them cau be accommodated, as they are kept on tile. If the two district were to be united to-morrow the clasjes in school would not feel the Interruption, so thoroughly are the school already graded. OTHKR PBOPLK't MoNKY. "Til bulldiug of a new court house for In county, quote the OmoHtmi, ha re ceived atrmnr tiimort from the most Influential wilwti. but with aloasnf knee by farmer, log by lumliermen, and tba oust of nnalrlmr Mad and brtdtf etiinlH uimw all. however light It may prov to ba,lt I thought the Ver mel of in people win oe 10 let nw oourt house wall another year: and thev will BiMtaln the county coin- mlaalouer lu that decision." Une county ha it court house located In Eugeue, a beautiful town on lb bank of th WtllHinette, but Kugene has uu rival for th county neat. Ine county In m paid taxe tm $l,lM7,oW and Polk eouuty ou U,K!,38I, and yet Lane county with more wealth, aud an undisputed eouuty teat la willing to wait another year, How wonderfully prodigal th duKtvrr I with other people's money. A llHtTAl, Mt'HOKH. Mr. N. L, Hcott, llvlug near Wheatland, wa must brutally munlsrad ou Sunday Inst. Mr. Beolt resided lu McMinuvitle'fur several yean, until laat summer, when she wa married to a well-Uvdo farmer of that eouuty and removed to hi home, Th deceased and her husband were living alone. The husband's story I that he am Humlay morning about T o'clock aud went to the barn to fved the idx-k, kwvlug hit wife till lu bed. At she wa complanlng of a alight headache, he told her to lie a long a th wished, a It wa Kuudey aud there was Do need of hurry. Boou after he went to tubaru he hwinl the report of a gun, but as shooting in the vicinity wa not uncommou he paid no attention to It About twenty minute later he bard another allot, he went to the house and found hi wife lying on tba porch In her ulght clothe; lu the laat agoule of death and blood flowing front three ugly wouuda. He spoke to her but received no reply. 1 1 then ap prised- th nelihbor and a boy was sent for th coroner. Mum Stockton' Party. On Tues day eveuing the elegant resilience of Mr. J. I Btocktou wa a blow of light, occasioned by the house being given up to th reception of the young people of Independence, who aamnubled to met t th hoste of the eveuing, Mist Anna Miockton. Th residence Internally was arranged fur the convenience of the guests all the folding doors being lb row u opeu so that four nanus were In one. A most delightful eveuing was spent. Among those present we note th Misses I'anms ItoMnsou, Alice Williams, Klla Hhupp, Mamie Hhupp, Mlnda Bhupp, Ada lx-ke, Kva U ke, Cora Knell, Katie Wheeler, Minnie Webber.Alta llobertson.Uta Itobertaou, Bessie Butler, Nellie Hill, Lily Cooper, Minute Gibson, Ilesale (llbson, Kttt Beamer, Hattle Rlcbanlson, Mary Graven, Mavd Cooper, Dora Cooier, Lola Fluke, Hattle Hayes, Murtlm Hill, Laura Klklns. The Messrs. Kd. Orubb, W. H. Wlilteaker, A. J. White- aker, Dave Gelwlck, Wm. Patterson, Wm. Craven, Perry Bcemer, W. II. Haw ley, Jus. Tuck, J, W. Demorest, O. A. Kramer, Warren Creasy, Frank Kennedy, It W. Hastings, Dave Cra ven, C. Cheetebro, tA. Cltsirelter. THAT COURT MOUSC.I 8CVKH, Or., Feb. 1W. It eem th OUrrvrr of Dallas has become demented over the court house question, aud la advocating the circu lation of petitions and remonstrances again. We would ask lu all candor what good did the last effort accomp lish? Why not be manly? Why not go about it lu a business way; first obtain an enabling aet aud let the people vote their sentiments. There is a strong and growing sentiment here In favor of Monmouth, and one which we think will gain In strength until she will eventually attain the much eon veted prUe. When the motor Him Is completed from Independence to Mon mouth it will have the effect of unit ing the two towns and as they are de stined to that end, we as a party more or lee Interested would favor the lo cation of the future court house at the above named place. I for one am perfectly willing io allow Dulls to retail) the court house so long at they are content to put up with th 'old one; but If there is a new one to be built I shall object to having It located so far from the main thorough fare of the county to-wlt: the Wil lamette river and the Houtheru 1'ocltlc railroad, and doe it not look like the Obterver waa anxious to plunge the county irrecoverably in debt by con tinually barplug ou hi put theme, and at a time when there has been so much damage doue to our county bridges by the recent' high water? Would It not bow better Judgement for the niuii who manages the Obwrwr to take ofT his coat and hat and sit quietly dowu and allow himself to devote his mrc euergy to the welfare of the county ut large. He puts me lu mind of a story told of a boy who was barefoot und who was vain enough to want a bosom pin. His parent tried to argue the cose with him. They told him Unit in their Juilgmeut he needed a pulr of boots more than he did the bosom pin; and alt the parents advice or logic could not convince the boy. Hi told them his feet were used to the cold, but he mutt have the bosom pin. Just so with the 0mnrver man. There Is only oue thing he needs to make him ex tremely happy and that is his bosom pin (court house). There are some thing too then but In our Judgment thl Polk county Obterver Is spreading Hon rather thick and while I think of It, allow me to enclose the first stanza of a song that Is being sung all over thl part f the county. The poetical feet are not at perfect as they might be, but It bat the effect of charming those who have heard It. Ohl Monmouth dsr and did you hour Tbe nswi that's going roundT Th future court bouwvuo I hmir . Will built upon your ground. I know your citizens sretrue, ur.d loyal to th nrs I've uld you would give uu s block of Innd, nd If and bs you'd glv more. Th Spanish have a proverb:" Wom an love with her ear, but man with hi eye." , Pertuasve , wooing captures a woman' heart, (while an attractive appearance conquer uW rnau. To re tain man' affection am) secure endur ing happiness, a woman should he m charming lu married life as In the day of bewitching maidenhood. Her capti vating weapon are a fair and blooming complexion, aorV aod spotless bands, freedom from skin and scalp Impurities, pimples, chapping, and the possession of the delicate bloom of perfect health. LOCALS. Teacher' Institute at Dixie Haturdoy, A J. Goodman will spend sometime visiting lu Kugene. Kiiturdiiy I th 2:M of February and Washington' birthday. Mrs, M. lloothby, of Monmouth, was burled ou Monday last Mini Delia Nelson It visiting her frluutl In Hulem this week. Mrs. Dr. Oruwell was visiting friends In Corvalll ou lost Tuesday. It U Williams and wife, of Alrlle, were In Corvallla thl week. II. Cootier and wife, of Dallas, re turned from Kalem uu Tuesday by boat Dallas hua electric light aud the whole town has Just pause for rejoicing. Mrs. N, II. Alley, of Eugene, Is visit ing her daughter, Mrs, K, 1C. Jones, In thl city. Mr, J urd Morris, who 1 at present located lu rtalem, was In town on ed ueaday. Only a few more weeks until. the Farmer' Institute will be held lu lu dcs.udouue. Mr. Berry Waiiu, of near BaHsto:i, Is assisting Cooier Bros, in their hard ware business, ltev. N. hthupp will commence a auric of revival meetings at Dixie Moudity evening. Oscar Dickson is at preseut doing a good iusimM In th thriving town of Watervllle, Wash. Mrs, Oscar I). Itennle left on Tues day's bout tut Kolein, where she will visit frieuds aud relatives, II Htants, of Alrlle, made u a call Monday and reports his damage during th recent rise of the waters slight We are pleased to announce that the Oregon IVolfle company Is already pre (string to rebuild their wharf here Handy Olds bus been tried the third time and a verdict of murder In the tlrst degree brought lu, A new trial 1 probable. Frank Butler, our Jovial eouuty sur veyor, Is lu town aud will I' busy for sometime surveying addition to ludo dfiidenee. The uvw glass front which graces Oruwell A Co drug store and II. D. Waller' ho store, I a decided li provement J. C. Brown, who wo for sometime missing during th "Hood" eumeoul all right, but has been lately tulfirltig with pueuiitoula. A. W, Lucas and wife, who have been lu I .o Augvles, Cel., for the al two months, for their health, returned home on Thursday;" W. B. lloueymau, of the Portland LIumhhI Oil company, was In town on Thursday, and has a card In this Issue of interest to former. The last trulu before the flood ou the west side road was ou Haturday the 1st of February and the first on February l:tth;Jut twelve days. The Utile towu of Halsey, not larger than Monmouth olfer WU bonus fur a flouring mill. What should thl towu do for some enterprise? Ou Sunday last George galtmarsb, of Albany, shot his wife and then himself. Tbe wlf will recover; lie will die. Cause, domestic trouble. lllghty tons of trclglit In one day and more thau ten lous of freight lo Independence every day since, U pretty good for the past two weeks. A second coroner's Jury found damaging testimony agalnsl Wm. Hoot l and his son, ami they were arrest ed for the murder of Mrs, Scott. Friday Inst Zob Dickens killed his brother Wake Dickens at Hitnlmaii, through Jealousy of his wife, who o- compuulcd Vke to supper at a ball. Mr. K. T. Murphy, who wa water- bound at Hulem during the flood, was in town ou Mondity with his wife and returned to Portland ou Wednesday, DemiHcy, the Nonpar lei and Mc Carthy, the Australian, fought thirty- eight roumls lu Han Ftaiiclco on Tues day. Dcuiscy was easily th winner. The Itrmistr has been trying for somwtlme to elevate the moral tone of Dallas. Its work Is a grand success and Dallas Is soon to have another saloon. Mr. A. B. MoMlllen, theedltor of the Monmouth tirmimrnt arrived Mondity with hi wife aud is located it Mon mouth. The new pupcr will appear next Thursday. Kd. Dove hud li'iOO bushels of wheat on his farm, and the waters came up In his barn and ho now hits live thoUHiiud bushels. His wheat is only fit for hog feed however. Tho republican state central com mittee Is called to meet In Portland, March 5, 1HIH), at 10 o'clock a. in. to decide upon the time of holding the state convention. The masquerade bull at Dallas was it very, pleuHitut occasion to the young men who visited It from hero and Mon mouth. There were about sixty muMkers. J. J. Corbctt, who fought Kllruln ut New Orleans, Feburury 17, was victor ious I u six rouuds, the tight being for points. Corbctt Is tho trainer In the Olympian club at San Francisco, Ou March thirteenth and fourteenth Hon. P. W. Haley informs us the Far mer' Itistltuto will be held at Inde pendence. Our people should have ample preparation mado to give our visitors a cerdlul welcome. , F. P. Mays succeeded Hon, L, L. MuArthur as U, 8. circuit Judge at Portlund Tuesday. Judge MoArthur will practice law In Portluud,lu partner ship with Northrup A Brouitugh. It F. Bell, of Dallas, was In town on Monduy. Robt. Is a bright and promts-' Ing young man and believes that a pr luclple which includes pulling oue town down to build another, Is wrong. : E. A. Johnson, a bartender of Port land, attempted lost Mondity to kill Mrs. Daisy Wmiles and her daughter, who were living on a farm about 4 miles from Biilem. The weapon used wits a razor. He 1 now under arrest at Sa lem. , Cary Hayter and Itulph William, of Dallas, were thinking of engaging lu business there, but have gone to The Dalle in Wasco county, where they will make venture. They, are ener getio young men and will no doubt tuccoed. v . fO'. 3Y CORRESPONDENTS ZKNA ITEMS. Feb. lath. Beautiful sunshine as usual after the storm, Johnny ('lurk came home lust Moil' day hi school being out last Friday. He report Salt Crock Us inlng for next June. It It MollhS', I.'. H. Htlll llNK'clor, istsacd through hero lost Sunday after noon uu his way (o Portland from Salem. Our stage ha returned Us regular trlMt again, and we hosj that It will not Is Interfered with the rest of the winter. Nearly all the family ut Lincoln moved up uu high ground during the high water. The damage at Lincoln was nominal. Fred Toiief came down from Dallas to visit bis parents, and theu returned lust Tuesfluy morning to his xt of duty with Kenton A Pruitt. U't Polk county appropriate i",000 towards the new steel suspicion bridge. Let us have a new free bridge. The people are more Interested lu It than a new court house. Sweet cream I highly recommended for sore throat, urotipe and lung trouble. Those who are afflicted with either will do well to try It Those w ho have used It will use uothlng else. Mr. Htovull piowed through here last Sunday morning with Iflou pounds of mall matter for Salem, w hich had Usui held at Portland during the flood. It ttitt sent via the Narrow Kcaiie to Perryd.de thenoe to Salem. Charlie llelluiibraiid and Mr. Cavau- ah, of Salem, came up from Portland lust Saturday where they had been held a week ou account or hlgli, water. Cliuille wanted lo know if L. W. Itels'rtaou of your place was praying yet? There seems to Iw a new disease ainoiig hogs, several have been lost lu Uils community, They lie alt use of their feet aud finally theli Jaws, and then die. When one dies others will stsui take It, and llarrsultt are always fuiul. Whcutlund did not sutler a bad as at first reported. The sack warehouse busted and let a few suck of wheal Into the angry water. The guide end of the bin Iioiiho hurstcd out and let some of the loose wheat In to the river. Otherwise aside from the wet whut the l"s Is not very great. Ml D.tly Iiuckely Is visiting her Kilcni friends. II. II. Shanks, of Vtrgtulu, Is here looking up a location. Our fitrmen are a Utile uneasy about their wheat, n they remember the freexo nut several year ago wo In Feb ruary, Why don't the Salem Grangers lisik after the I'.H, aciiatorshlp as 'well as that of governor, or don't they waut Icgbilutlou lu their Interests? Our entwined fellow townsmen, Jas. It Sheppurd, has gone Into partnership with It. Illicit of the Capital nursery of Salem, We wish the new firm suo ev, It seems that the wolves are afraid of the river bottoms since the flood as they have takeu to the hills where they can take In the little lamlst w ith Impunity. The verdict of the coroner Jury of the nuinler of Mrs. Win, Scott, near Wheatland lust Sunday, I very unsatis factory to the s?ople and Is generally divided as one sided. It seems that some of Salem's capi talist wants to bleed Polk county still more by putting up a toll bridge. We dou't want a "corn cob" but a free sus Mnslon bridge. Polk county will aid in putting up n, bridge which will be an honor to Isitli counties aud state. We think that this county will appropriate at leant f'li i,(VH towards a flue steel sus pension free bridge. The court house ring will have to take a back V'lit, HAZCt OCtt. A school meeting talked of soon. Some-damage has been done by the recent high waters. J, 11. Teal and son will soon lie Imslly engitged repairing und building bridges. Frank lluller, of Oiikhurst, has lost some vuiiiniiie cutue uuriiig mo mie storm. Mr. Hall, recently from Kansas, ha taRcn up a homestead near the ltowell saw mill. Johnnie, the In fan I son of Mr. nud Mrs. Huhcr, has been sick, but Is now rnplilly recovering. While ut Falls City on Wednesday Undo Willis Im Informed us that the high waters did much damage to his farm. It washed uway 500 rails. Miss Ida Nlcholls hns made applica tion to teach the spring term of school at the Teal school house. Miss Nlcholls resides In Pioneer and Is well recom monded us a teacher, BUENA VISTA ITEMS. (1. and F. you had better retire. It snowed some lust ulght, but is all melted now. Mr. and Mrs. Cole returned from Al bany hut week. Mr. and Mrs. Jeter returned from- Staytoti lust week. There Is lots of sickness' lu town and It keeps Dr. Locke rustling. Little Treble Pruther, who hue had the erysipelas is Improving. Born, to the wife of T. C, Jouc, a ton. Weight eleven pounus. The school hero is progressing nicely under the care of Prof. Longacro. Mr. Bodlno Is very low with heart disease. Later. His funeral took place on Tuesday The flood damaged this place very little. It washed uway Mr. Richard son's shipping room, 'I have used Ayer't Pills for the past 30 ycitrj, ami am satisfied I should uot be alive to-duy if It hnd uot been for them. They cured mo of dyspepsia when other remedies failed." T. B, Bonner, Chester, Pa. Ayer's Pills aro old by all druggist. AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING Hamhv, Or., Feb. 1. 1HIK). KiilTort WwtTHiliKt-A call meeting of eltlwns of Hulsey and vicinity was held lu the scIkniI house ut this place to-day, which eonlderlng the Inclem ency of the weather was very well at tended. The object of the nus lliig was to con sider tbu propriety and feasibility of ottering a bonus for the. building of n merchant flouring mill ut this place, nud also to discus the ntlvlslhlllly of constructing a water power canal from the MeKeiule river near Coburg lo this place and points north of here, Upon motion Caleb (J ray was elected chairman uf the meeting and F. S. Fields, awrctary. After a lengthy discussion of the ill iriTiil matter under consideration It was unanimously resolved to oiler a cash bonus of four tliotmuid dollars to any arly, or parties, who would agree to build the most complete mill for the Ikiiius ottered. A commit Ice of live, of which Hon. T. J. Block Is chairman and r. S. Fields, secretary, wa upsilnti"d to re ceive and answer all conitiitmlcutlotis In rclullui! to the mutter and give ueccsMiry Information lu regard to the surrounding country and iheumouut of grain raised tributary to tills plow, which 1 sultlcleiit omiruncu that a flouring milt ut this place, under the iiiHtvislou of a practical mill mini would Is' a pllillUtlilu luvestuieiit, A cumuiitiee of three, consisting ol J. J I. Inline, W.J. Stewart aud T.J. Black was appointed to uncertain a near as piswlble the cost of making a preliminary survey of the water eiinul, with uu uproxtiititlc cost of the con struction of the name, and to report ut a meeting to lie held here on Sulurduy, February loth The piHipki of this aeellou uppeur to lie waking up to their owu Interests in tlie way of public Improvements, and us Halscy i a cent rally ioeuted place, surrounded by the tluest grain raising seetlnii In the Willamette vulley, there Is uo rcu-tou why our town w ith the prit of the construction, lu the near fulun', of the Corvalll and Last- cm railroad w hicli III cross the South ern Puclltcut tills point and other pub lic enterprise should not be one of tliv most flourishing tow us in On'gon. Alresdy Hatsc-y bus the credit of sup porting one of the best public sctusils In the valley, having lusi year built a X thoiioaud dollar school building. This place luut long been recogul4'd us Che largest grain center of any town In the valley, and with a diversity ol other resoifce cqUiU to any. Daring the liutt season ti large buy warehouse was constructed here and tilled with baled hay, and so far there hits Ihcu shlpiHil from (Ids point not less than one thousand tons, to points In Kastcru On'gon nud Puget Sound, CARD OF THANKS. Having sold out our plumbing and tinning biiilmw to Messrs, Goodman Donty, we wUh to thank the public In general for their HImtuI sttnmnge In the post and solicit a continuance of the same for our successor, Mr. Burr bus made arrangement o renmlii with M.ssr. (iisslman & Itotity, and wilt U denscd to all his old customers and as many new ones, at ineir piueeoi business, w here he w ill be In a position to give them as good, or Itettcr, work lu the future os he has In the past. Respectfully, B.vitH A Pwrruu ANNOUNCEMENT. In connection with the above we wish to Inform the public that having purchased the entire stm'k of stoves, tluwurc, pumps, plumls-r gissls, etc. from Mcwus, Burr A IVtwl, we are now lu a position to furnish all with any thing In liie way of stoves, tinware, puuisi, mil pliimls'rs gissls, and as we have secured the service of Mr. Burr, formerly of the firm of Burr & PeUel, who Is a practical and exerlciiecd lln tier and plumlr, to take charge of this depart incut of our business, we can fill all orders promptly for any and all kinds of tinware, made from the heaviest tin, and dottll klmls of pluni'.i Ing, furnish pumps mul put litem hi working order'; also contract .for all kinds of tin rooting, spouting, etc. By the addition of this new departure to our busl ik'ss wc now have us full and complete it sbs'k ns can lie found south of Portland, and resieot fully usk ull our old customers und many new ones to cull and Insjicft our stock and priors us we uie lu a position to complete with any house In the Willamette valley. Kespeetiully, Goodman & Doitv. WAGES IN 1000, The condition of the American wages duns nearly a century ngu Is full of In struction, In large cities, unskilled workmen were hired by the day, bought their own food, and found their own lodgings. But In thu country, on the farms, or wherever a bund was em ployed on some public work, they were fed and lodged by the employer und given it few dollars u mouth. Ou the Pennsylvania cuuala the diggers ato the coarsest diet, were housed lu the rudest sheds, und paid $H a mouth from May to November, and $i it month from November to May. Hod carrier and mortar mixers, diggers und choppers, who from 171)3 to 1h;)D labored ou the public buildings and cut the streets und avenues of Washington, received 870 a year, or, If they wlsjicd, !)() for all the Work they could perform from March 1 to December 20. The horn's of work were Invariably from sunrise to sunset. Wages ut Allitiny and Now York were 3s., or, as money then went, 10 cents a diiy; ut Lancaster, f.H to $10 & month; elsewhere In Pennsylvania workmen were content with fit In summer arid $5 In winter. At Bidllumro men. were glad to ho hired nt IHd. it day. None by the month asked more than $0, At Fredericksburg the price of labor wus from f 5 to $7, In Virginia white men employed by the year wore given 1B currency;' -slaves when hired, were clothed, und their musters paid XI a month. A pound Virginia money, was, In Federal money, JS.88. The average rate of wages nil over tho country was 8(1.5 a year, with food und perhaps lodging. Out of this small sum the workmen hud, with his wife's help, to maintain the family. Sflcutyia AmM- m. .1 SOLO OUT, We take this moans of Informing the public that w have told out our entire stock of stove, tinware, and plumls-rs gissls to Messrs. GsMlman & Douty, anda-k that all persons knowing them selves Indebteil to ut to call aud settle by March 1, lH'.Hl. All account not paid by that tlmo will be placed In the hands of a collector, Please rcmemU-r the date. Baku A pK-r.ia, A KINO ACTION. Dovish Imland, Feh.'lO, 1W. Ikur Slrt -Should you havo a little spuce to spare lu your valuable paper I should tw much obliged to you, I have two little girls attending the Sacred Heart academy of Sulem, and when 1 asked the lady superior to settle for the expense the lady with the kindest of manners told me, as we had such losses through the flissl all were settled, aud makes us a present uf It amounting lo I l'i() dollar till closing of school, Miw. E. P. Dovb. T'":"Z- D1KD. ' BOOTH It Y.At Monmouth, Satur dity, Feb, Ifl, 1H0O, Mr. Mary Booth by, lu her 61st year. MoA LlMTKIt I nfunt child of Mr. and Mrs, McAlister, Wednesday, Feb, lllth, 1H00. PBICK-At Alrlle on Friday, Feb. 14, iHiH), Mr, Gilla Price, aged Ti year, 11 month and 2 duy. Mr. Prh-a, the relict of F. It Price, who preceoded her to that bourne, from which no traveler return, ou Nov. 1st, Ikt.'I. Her maldcu name wa Gil. a Simpson. She wa born In the state of Missouri, March 11 1K17. She was united in marriage to her lute husband In 1H.V; tnino to Oregon In 1851 and sellled ou Bait Creek In this county, where they reared a family of eleven children of whom seven aro still living. Four sous, Jumes, Presiou and Joseph wlio reside In Kings vulley, aud Tin. who Is at present a resident of Colfax. Wash., and three daughters, Mr. W. K. Williams, of Alrlie; Mrs. James Tciwnseiid, ot King valley; and Mr. Perry Smith, of Colfax. Slue her husband decease she has made her home 'principally among her ihlldrcn lo w horn she has ever exhibi ted a strong devotion. She wa a de vout Christian having In early youth united with the Baptist church, and hns ever lived a sintere and true Chris tian life. She was laid at rest In the beautiful cemetery lu King vuliey there to await the rvsurrecthn of mini. our loving muther lis d" irk'd From tlili life no full of ,, And with bur (lod U auw united In tlie land or twMit rppos. . J. as. TO-OAY, A DAY Of REFORMS. The present gciicrnlion i not content to let well enough alone, but l continually striving to bettor the condition of tho human family. That tho liwt fifty year Las seen vnnt improvtMiipnta in the political supcrstriu'ture of our nation no one doubts; ami the next fifty years will aee at ill greater changes. Some one Inw a act ot interrogatories which tho public ia expected to have nn opinion upon, and tho following aro tho mont important: Do you favor 1. The two essential features of "Bal lot Befornt," namely, Ihe ottlclul ballot and secret voting? 2. I'cris'tual disfranchisement of every j?rou convicted of participating In brlU-ry or attempted bribery? 3, Denial of iiflruge (to take elfcct lu the year 1000) to any person not pre viously a voter who can uot then read or write, and to foreigner who haw not resided ten years lu our country, ami to person convicted of drunkenness or any other crime during two years pre vious to the election In which they de sire to tote? 4. licstrlction of Immigration from China and all other foreign countries by laws Impartially Bhuttlngout all for eigners whom our coiiuscls have not recommended as likely to make honest and self-supporting citizens, but no others? 5. Limited womuii tuffrage, for elec tion of school boards only? 8, Municipal woman suffrage, for city und towu elections only? 7, Woman suffrage, with no limita tions except such us apply also to men? 8. Chmlng the malls by htwofcott grcs to all lottery advertisements, whether in circular or newspapers, and tho withdrawal of charter from all national bunks that are the accomplices, that Is, guarantee payment of such companies'.' 1). Htute luws milking the advertising of a lottery or any person participating In any gambling scheme, a crime, with severe iH'liultles? 10. liaising the "ago uf consent" to twctity-ono years? 11. State luws forbidding city govern ments or police authorities to license prostitution directly or Indirectly? 12. A uniform marriage aud divorce law to prevent both contemporaneous und "consccuth'e polygamy?" 13, A provislou In marriage luws, whether Federal or state, that divorce with permission to marry again can bo granted only for the one cause of adul tery, and only to the innocent party? 14. The enactment and enforcement of such luws us will prevent theatrical managers, tobacconists aud others from displaying pictures whoso tendency is to arouse lust in our youth? 15. Having tlie churches, as such, both separately and lu unison, take a more active pnrt in reforms than is usual, by protesting against bad laws whenever proposed, and promoting tho enactment and enforcement of good oties? ' , It). Institutions for permanent but kindly confinement of adult Incapable, who have often been released from Julia and workhouse to only speedily return, meantime preying upon the public, and by the laws of 'heredity multiplying crime and pauperism? ' FnoM California. T, J. Fryer has received letter from two parties In Cali fornia In regrad to dwelling proporty In this city. Tho parties wish to buy and remove here as ioon a they can close up their business. Thus you see. we are attracting notice from a distance, THE DESCHUTES. Another letter recelvdl from Charlie Stoats, of Bend, Crook county, of Feb. 1st says, the snow still cover the ground a foot deep. They hod uot seen the ground for ill days, and without a coiitluuam-e of warm weather, It will 13 many ihiys More they do see it. It had been ut one time near three fwt deep at Charlies house on the I'pjier iKjHchiilcs. Charlie with hi wife and little boy started tor Farewell Bend, (shout ff miles below on the vivt-r) lu four horse sleigh. JIeays they had plcusuut ride of It, with the exception of two or three turn over's, aud a couple of times getting tlielr hone: dowu In snow drifts, the drifts Is lng sometimes four and live feet deep, Hay Is very scarce along tho Dt- sliute, and many cattle are dying, and when the cold spring ruin set lu there Is a prohuhlity of great loss of stuck. Charlie write? of a days hunt he had Just More leaving home for Farewell Bund, He kilted one large wolf, and two foxes, caught one fox alive. He bus not as yet lost auy stock, and suy he hits suflh'lcnt feed to hist two months yet... . Many icrsoiis out there would like to havo a home lu the valley, stis'k busl lies lu most places is getting pretty Well played out. H, H. HAY AND WOOD TOrl SALE. I !, .ral tuns uf l uun llimil lu.t f.,r wit, si tlia it. At. i:tnit lufiti. mi uil, .)uLli ui utwui sIm,, sufntt umIi nud uihpW fuur iisa wtssi, sit ul wult li I will iJ- iiKir iii wu ui io l, .f. "lAil'hrt. liuJimlt uci,, Fell, lltli. 21 CITY TRUCK AND RANSFER COiVlf-'Art Y. All sciutuaui Jus rM ikiiu i. eumimn) luvt tmt ,4iuU iu tito uuu ui iv . ,1 , f.uuir ..ii lot uujjuuu, uuti liiui IJutKHij,! t,;' me it ul 1IM UlifulJJ. Wi. Iiy uaal ut U..U). W. H, t'auirMJu , tH i.ifc,iMr, lur tint Urat ( k.l MliiullO, Ouloo una a Kir .Vir. l, ul City l)i uk- Hum, l.M t UK-Kn.u mbiM, kmlili, witltuat s fi.iuwO u, wur,i uU uittJr.k, iluvo llu, alma. rvmi) uia wiia ltiM tt.nl ui'uy 1j i.uiu bill, ul H fiKlit m 44wi.m Akui, l uru. outd -III'.I.O'SCIII IIUV t ot Oil SVtltf. Is giving stdeudiil siitisfiietiou to tbe trade end the sule are positively uiarre lous, which ouu be no omilnd for io no other way exoept that it is without doubt tlie best on the market, Ask for and be ure you get the guuuiue. We keep it ill'STKH k I.Ol'KE, Dr'lgglStS. FA RM FOR SALE OR EXC HANGe! WO At'lthH i,f rarai Ihu.I in uuthmet Kbdjiu, wiljls nuJtl fur cali uf uxeUmumi tut rwU muito jiiUrwua. V'tt fuiiiior iwirucujui in.uiro ul fe, M. Uwia, I'Ufiui Visl. Ur, It i UtlKl.liHS -Tu twi n Um Ikjw,. u nctiiiiy by lr"iiS i'oiriiti. I-, VVr,'iii M I'mmmhk i;ii litHiUuu lU'isty, 4i,tl tiud IfuiiituOitu, r?hif. .Nrr luils u vitrei s cum, feMU uy HmUn A lut'kn uiu llt,iirjr r..LWr..s, GENTLE REMINDER. I'srtln knowins tli,ncl,ai lu,..itl to wa will 1iwm nail ud K'lila, w I li". il lu.mrr tud uiu-l li.nu it. U. II. i'n, rM). Jan. lu, 11. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. Null, In horobjr KivH lli-it tli linn ul Kaim. tlklua l'o Koir'iin ut in, l il l'rn.'k iid Irunslnr tio., nt, Itni.MiHUiU-iKsi. Itns lssu di- MtlrtHl lif niutuitl pi,n.,lll, rl. M. Kst,w Miriu, lli bumnisM will h-nmitxr l eouilseiMi b) Moum. Klima i .i.. wm, will mo all bills sua eulluoitll uouuulilau llu-Ui" linn. win. W. K. .i.siss, W. W. WiU.UK4, IttJupsnitcni, Jsn. t, ni. A PUHUr CLAIM -"ll,y Cruwi (bush tHymp iiil'iiliuii, lur sll timuil Htsl luuii ,re Uinials. fry it, tijij by UuMor A Lucks ktiU liimry ifiitu,ra. DISSOLUTION OFPARTNERSHIF Tli lw firm uf Wilktnr unit ('alli'rUiii hns tss'n diMwilvml bjr sitituiu euiiw nt, w, L. t uU hprtmin ivli 'in fuiul (In) tirui, W. L. Wilkias will coiitinutf Lh liititim st Uto ssmu ottio. in thn uH,rH liotiMi block, fur lit- iininuiii, unU tie lf-lr lu diniu tmil tin m rua.iy ul all uium tur 4,11 klmU uf Intflll lillrtlUMi.il, ilivi huu s call. Imli'lNfiutcnrt), tub., HI. ItlM. It A WAOON ANU'lKAM HiHBVI.K I HKAP. Fur iwrticulKra iiniuu ul t'uuiwr. Putunnun & cuitiiuaiy. WAN I'tCll. lliirrfHinn iu mwn uu,t city jri iwrtj to mU til Hium (li-iiinnil Ul nmK liuim iu luili'M.n,la,'Ci, lull un Co,N,r, raiu.rn.iu A l.'o.. llw rnl tiinu, brukrii. lor iarticulHr. WKlliHKl) IN TI1K n.VLAN.'K-And fumd "A tVrfwl UHuiitrio.,'1 Wrilti'i Myrrh Tmiih 8(wi. l'riirviw il, twill. iuriu,w ,h brvmli, i.'Hiruf,fM tmctvi'in uf lh tmuilh. bulij b)' Hunter Uicmi nnii Ut'ur)' l'uttvrooci. FURI FURI M. llMunr ii) cufh km, fur ull kiiul of fur :HUit HEART DISEASE. ltivid the tiuiitll npurl. rwtil tlie mortunry rtHiI'la. ruttd Iliu iiuhIii'iiI iuliiioaliiili, rmii Uio daily ni'W"!paH!ns ami Itm.'ii liuw nuln-aprwul ia UUAI-I tilHCnMi. IlllW llllii.'lllt of llt.Mioil it 111 tu muni iWHiubs how iii'iny auti li.iw Mitlilu arv II10 iIhuiI, it caiiM. Tutui rinui I Ir. Khnt'a Xrttut inHun ll'Mrt liiiutn.., ami Jurn wlint tt in. what cntiKiMil. wlmttlt'uittiw itA'iruM ilaiw tu, wliatili a)iu,tuiii(i art,, ami lti it may bu altaokiMl. If yuu bud that yuu liava htart di-wais ak yuur driitttfiHl fur butt la ul' Dr. Hmt'N lUimtHly. Tint trcatl niny ho hail uu applkitliou tu .Mack UrugCu.,K. V. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. fiHipar Brna. hnvn Jiint rwwiirtd s fine line of puna anil ammtiuitiun; also Kiuut iiuwder, and invite inatHWttuu. All May Puawiw-Pivirl White foeth, pure bmath ant healthy iiutua by iihiiur Wriiclit'a Myrrh TtKith Siwip. Khiuot fnriar snd iirvafir tn tlie iinamnl. Si.UI hy llunlur and Lueko and Henry fulHimuii. HMAI.L TK.V("IX(i.r, I'attmwin A Co,, the rva! ewtate briikiira, have awurwi auiue laud which they nun nllor iurt'haHom in uno, two anil live nt'ra trantH. JVriua reuMuuahh'. Call and aoe them. WHAT A FUKTTKK Is a giHal lionllhy,,HHilly skiu. Few nre aware of tlie short time it lakes for a dis ordered liver to cituso blotches ou tbe fuoe und a Hark greasy skin. One bottle of BEQGS' BLOOD TUlUFIElt and liLOOD MAKF.lt will restore tlnsorgnu to its uatnral mid livulty tate,and clcmise tlie blood of all impurities. It Is meet ing with wonderful success. We guaran tee every bottle. lli'sTisii & Looks. Druggists. The people nui i'i'l Wrlulil'e t'nthnrtie l,lvcr 1 lliviaunutir, hh t-iiti uon. Known rumtniy lur lur piil liver, ilysiM'iwia, eonsuvonona, auuraumiaoli and kiniiri'd ailmi'iila. Huhl Hy Huslur and Uu'ke, and Henry l'litU'inuu. A tlOOU t'Ol'tfll KYKl'l. There ia iiothiug it parent should be so careful about on neloetmg a ooukIi syrup, Begg's Ulicrry Cough Syrup ountno more tbnn the chimp and inferior niMtrnins thrown on tbe minket. Tbe bent u none too good, be Bine and gut BEGOS CIIEKRY COUOII STEUP. M'e keep it nu hand all tlie time. BusTuit & Lockb, Driiggists. A HKHAT (lANiljTraver evoi'J part of the human hody. awl ia rilled with bltiuil. lioml hiuml ia unliMitmimbJe tu hudlh. To suire IV.,;. ,K,- I ',........, .,1 l,sv,,l ,if H.NU. pnrilla. Huld hy Hunter .t Locke and Henry ratturmili, MUSIC INSTRUCTION. J. W, Sparklln, tuaohor of piano anil owan. Terina, $3 per month of two leaenna per week, Aihlrosa P. 0. box 33, Indupeuili noe, Or, ,'. 12-lllf Anion Btronir, whoiw reatnurant in rlnlein oue uf tlie heat, hue niven atnel iMirHouul ntten lion to the wants ot hie eusltuuere unit hentie Iik built tip a largo trude, lie uivva good awaltertne. . nt liny ynnr tloKeta r,ar or rVjLjj K C. 1'entlHiul. Loweat Talva anil moat I'lirora (trantoit, (,'ull at the Heat Diilo uiUvv. tiwiils Co. Mil food, ia tb Wbm Mldimf, Mnia atftMt, IadtiBlsM. tttmm tsfc rnar miss mi) bsllsr to Rakl Mum ua Mua ntt, . IJMMIWBMM, mtfM. Hsokls isif tb hilswtprtt(araU kiadtaf nmnut proUuos, A ttm oholc Uisps t Hwklt. Mr. K. O. Heath, of I'ortla4, accompanied by ft gentleroan from Ohio, is in tho city on brudnow. Go to the Weht Side Job Offleo for "home bllla" and hop tickete. tqi, Pattern & Ci REAL ESTATE AGENTS, Invite Your Attention -TO Till FOLLOWING REASONS V II Y You Should Invest . IS Independence. 1st. Without being the COUN TY SEAT Without being the TERMINOUS of any railro!, it is now the LARGEST CITY io Folk County, either in population or wealth. ;' ' 2nd. It is surrounded by a line farming country Is a shipping pointthe only one in the county, on the Willamette river Ia also on tlie Southern Pacific line of Rail road. 3d. Property during the past , year has advanced in ralue, and the coming year promises to see values advance faster than ever, and the reasons why this ia to be true, are based upon the following projected enterprises; The extension of the West Side Rail road to Junction. The building of a Motor line to Mon mouth. The building of the Albany and Astoria Railroad. The building of a Railroad from New port to Salem. The rebuilding of the Prescbtt 6VVe ness Saw Mill on a larger scale and with a more com plete plant. The erection of ELECTRIC LIGHTS -AND- WATER WORKS. Now is the time to Invest. Call at tho office of COOPER, TATTERSON & Co. d examine their list teS-No trouble to show Property. Oftice, second door south of C, on Main st. INDEPENDENCE, OR.