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THE WEST SIDE L C PENTLAND, Publisher FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1800. Voters of Polk county wheii you elect 0. W. Mcllce com missions you elect yourself to pity taxes on Justus expensive a court house as is possible to build in Dallas. If you elect L Simpson you have time to consider whether you are ready to build. Is the demise of Samuel J, Randall, death has taken its ninth victim from the house of repre sentatives of the fifty-first congress. The others were Clay, Burnett, Tuwnsliead aud Cox, democrats Laird, Kelley, Nutting and Wither republicans, IL -I . . " To the voter outside of Dallas wlmtisguiuod by electing 0. V, MeBeo as county commissioner! If Dallas gets a court houso who pays for itt The vhole ceuutv. If Dallas does not get a now court house who is haruiedt Not you, because your property is saved a heavy tax. Maxy. farmers say, ''well would like to see a new court house, but building bridges dc stroyed by the flood, and appro priuting from ten to twenty thous and dollars towards the Salem bride should preclude the idea of the construction of a new court house at this time." Sitposb that the voters of Folk county, by electing MeBce, vote a new court house. What will it ct You say t50,000. How do you know it will not cost $150,000! The object of the court house is to retain the county seat A 150,000 building will not be an anchor of enough weicht. Vetera should not forget the object of this vote. Dallas will not be content with ny 150,000 court house. This question with them is of great importance. A small buildinj costing 150,000 would not be suffl cieutly expensive. Tlio figures will reach nearer f 100,000. Hall or more more of Tolk county will pull on the cable and the anchor must be heavy. Will $100,000 in a court house be heavy enough! Now is the time for every tax payer to replenish his purse, so us to be ready to pay his tax for a new court house, as soon as the election is over, should the parties in favor of that project be vic torious in the coming contest With Polk county from 60 to 75 thousand dollars in debt, the far mers will not be in a very fair con dition to remove the depressed state of affairs, now so much com plained of. - - -I V It is honestly believed that a majority of the taxpayers of Polk county are in favor of an enabling act, whereby to give expression of their choice as to where shall be the permanent location of the county seat. No satisfactory so lution of this question can lie had, until the voters nave an oppor tunity to declare themselves in favor of this or that point, and no attempt to involve the county in a heavy indebtedness should be favored until they have au oppor tunity to so declare themselves. Importance than the eleetlou of any pnrtlculnr mail." " "United we utiuid, divided w full For mort county oflleew both repub Hennn hiuI ttemoemt enn well Rtftird to tiipport the nominee of their purlieu, fur they are nil good men, but when It come to one who could or numuily would lend hi voice to tlie removal of the county sent, let the friend of the Ut Intercut of the county come up a a Rolld nlmlnux and bury tlmt propo sition no deep that It can never lie re- unreeled." lie not deceived fellow eltlaen. The retention of th eouuty oent right where It Ix, I of for more lniMirtaiiee to Polk county than the elcetlon of any partleular tvpubil u or demoemt." Mead carefully eveiytliluif that Ik aid In HiIk Who nlniut the court houm Issue und make up your mlud to vote for what I fair aud Junt. In voting for noiniuMouer, you virtually expreas yourself oneway or the other. TH C COURT HOUSC TOO SMALL lu the city of Salem stands u court house which cost Marion eon nty (110,000 and yet when con vent ions Are held the ajwru house is used. It is too small to hold all the delegates. When the repub lican convention met tit Pallas an adjournment was made to the city hall, Why! The court house was too small and the audible remarks were, "see how- we need a uew court house," If wo are to have a new court house large enough to hold political conventions what will it cost! .Salem jmid UO,000 for hei's and it is too small for political conventions. Some people soar high! Oik contemporary at Ditllas noted with surprise some weeks ago that a shipment of lumber was made from Independence to Port land, and doubted the truth of the item. Through the kindness of Messrs. Prescott & Vcness we have the following figures showing the shipments to Portland of ash and maple lumber only during each month of last year. This is iu ad dition to the local demand of fir which reached over 1,000,000 feet. TUB KNir-MEXTS MY MONTHS FOR 1SS0. Jan. !UiS)5 feet, value fc.'MS.T. Feb. 70,513 " " 2:W8.18. Mar. 36,918 " Apr. 42,018 " May 58,00, Juno SIMM) " July 48,200 " Aug. 10,620 " Sept. 50,4:58 " Oct. 3tU'.! " Nov. 38,172 " Dec. 42,500 " " 910411.41. 11049.31. 44 1700.18. 44 100.00. . 44 (1412.11. 44 9545.70. 44 91001.10. 44 91104.415. 44 (1200.07. 44 91330.00. It seems to be the general im pression that if McBee is elected commissioner immediate prepara tions will be made for the building of a new court house. The election of commissioner will be the main fight in Polk. Yet we think the taxpayers of the county should have one fair, square vote upon the re-location of the county seat, before the building of a new court house is attempted. A fair, vote upon re location cannot 1e had, unless that question isup initted to the people singly and alone, unembarassed bj the elec tion of county officials, Dallas wants a court house just now. She needs it in her business. Time is an essence of the contract. Last year they tried for it and this year they will cry for it. If no conrt house Is under way by Jarm ary next we will have the right to j vote on it. No matter who are elected to the legislature they are too honorable men to refuse the people such a privilege. The .question resolves itself thusly. Heavy taxes and a court house now; or a vote and a court house at anytime. Having a vote on the location docs not order a new court house, Voting for Mc-1 Bee orders a new coiirt house. Are you ready to pay tip bill! The Dallas ijmizer sounds the "war cry" and it has no uncertain meaning. Here are a few extracts from last week's issue. "Poyou favor the county seat remain ing at Dallas? Then vote not for any man who might be instrumental In having it moved away. Listen not to the cry of party loyalty, for the court house matter Is Just now of far more Importance than the supremacy of any party If your party fails now It may come in next time, but if we lose the court house it li forever," "The definite and final settlement of CONSIDER THE COST. The Dallas papers uro just now presenting facts and figures in favor of a uew courthouse. Why! Because they say (in Bubstauoe) that if a new court house is not built the vote will be takeu on the relocation of the comity seat and they will lose it. A court house, if built, will settle the question. But howl Why in this way. The cost of the building w ill bo so great that the taxpayers will vote against any removal on economic grounds. The present court house cost not less than (8000, and all admit it would not be considered by the tax payers in a vote. The propositi! then is to make tho leoiirt house so expensive that the poverty striek- en taxpayers dare not vote tor a removal. Is there not- a menace to fthc liberties of the citizens of I'olk county in this! It uatuvally nays "vote for McBee aud a court house will be built so expensive that it will bo runious to 4 ry and remove it." If the present building cuts no figure, what will be the cost of one sufficiently vxpcnsiye to prevent a vote! After you elect a com miscdoive? then is too late. Elect Simpson, aud have this matter VWted; on its merits. f THE EDITOR. The more a newspaper man ex erts his ability to please a whim, pering public, the more good ile does for. the town,, the more charit able he becomes, the mora he is criticised. The man who can run a newspaper without being criti cised, censured, and threatened has never been found. He is a barren ideality, beautiful to think about, but incapable of taking on mor tality, and associating with vulgar humanity. It is as impossible for a newspaper man to please every body as it is for everybody to please him, and tho sooner he makes up his mind to this stubborn fact the better it is for everybody concerned. If he works hard for public good, he receives private censure; if he compliments merit he is censured by jealous detaeti . if he approves morality, & cursed by immorality;, if! hd:t to be fair, he is censuredi fejr m TtiK improvements made and to be made in Independence, Polk county, certainly indicate much business activity and a bright future outlook for that city. .S'd'eiroirtH, Mr. J, O. Iteunle, of fNti.-tn, wa In town over Sunday vWt I ng h -tend and relative. Mctwr. Key Heed, Perry Card and Charley Craven, of Kaleiu, eanie up ou their "wheel" aud npent laxt Sunday In towu. DR. JORDAN'S & CO S. muscuw or mrwi. 7'M Mmkt MI.,Nun Knoivlmnl, AilmWuliili SI rt'lllk (l.i nml li'i h ttuw to avulil ilinnws ( oimullatton mid Imihiii'iil .r. miuII.t or hy f-lin-nti irriiml"r!ii' or ti iiltul hint f r ixKik, I'ruHio iilllii. til urary si, rimmillmltm nvt rrm,ii: 10 cun FORK ft Tho Celebrated French Guru, I. n.n it positive OUARANTtl In ottrn any form ( I'Mrinil ilK.ml.T ul tim Ui'iMmMV w jtrtiia n( sllliof .... u,l...ll.u. L.i.a from tho AFTER xv,.lva maul HMiimlHnu, Tnlwrt'o ttr Opium, or tnn.u.n yoiiiunii iiiiiimtpihiii, pver lliillllf ui'f, ., tlt-lt l.ma of II win I'un.f, WnliBlul. nva, In-Dilnt ilown I'Dliitlii Ilia luu k, Hiinliiitl Wminitiw, Ih.lBilR, Nuivntii f'riltilMii Siviurii I KiiiIhIoik, I viiiuirliii'ii, liluMivw, Mirnk Mrin iiry, Lount l'uttr kiiiI liii'lpiirr, hn.i If ur- rlm li-il nflrii liit'l lu iitniiiiiroUI XKi'mnl luun ly. I'rli- li ixi ti'in. biitiM for tii.un (Mil o ninll iH rtH-iiltif ol liltfu. A W II I I T K N U H A II IK T E R f r evurv H V imlur, In rvlmirl III inomiy II a I'orwiinvn. rum In nm ll-rliH, Tli"itMl "I li'.lhiiuiilnli from "lit nml yiiiiim, of bolli U'tt'i,' imrumiinuil)! rurcvl liv AriiRotiiTiN. Crrtilur frtu, AdlriM THE APHRO MEDICINE CO. WMTIKN KNAHI M. cx a:, roirruso, or. For ial by Dunter k Looki THE GREAT PUBLIC SALE OF- ENGLISH SHIRE' HORSES. unfair; if he makes a miWli' e, few are found to overlook, ib (r ' , gize for him. No trtec his motive may t, b&te pieces, misreprwanJtadi. .ow good picked to fiu-i r-v-w- somen mes He. works , IMf vu;11 81 .ihAl anif. orft a drnken spree duel, if he. recordst iL. . wards, ip i .imjm sible fm ft. eff9. iam-a- Jiiaii; wt mi u,.A the county seat matter is of far moreo, tpp,tip f'niuif ns ligli ining -AT---- I NDBPENDENCE , TUESDAY, M 6, at 1 P. II. I Will offer at Public Auction, ia Intle pendence, lVlk Co., Oregon; 11 Clydesdale Fillies, 2 Hnglish Shire Marcs, the Magnifi cent Stallion, .LINCOLNSHIRE LAWYER, (Imported from Kngland) No. 2821, a Great Prize Winner, sired by Melborn Sweep, 2315; dams sire, President Lincoln, 1750. The Clydesdale Stallion, YOUNG DARNLEY, No. 41, rising three years 1 11, color Hack, weight 1000 pound?, has large flat bone and mussel with good style and action; sired by the noted horse, Lothair, 20; grand sire, the world renowned Darnley, 222; dam, Jenny by Lome, 2524; 2nd dam by Old Nethcrby, 1494, C.S.U. of Great liritian. The Extended Pedigree of each animal will be given on Day of Sale. TERMS: Six months credit will be given on approved note drawing 8 per cent, 7 per cent, discount for cash. JAMES E. DAVIS, 77 A' IMPORTED MURE-ATA fJJO., LINCOLNSHIRE LAWYER! Will make tho Keaaon of 1H!), on Momln.yM, Tues day ami WediieHilava ut W. It. lMvla'atalile, 1'itl la; en Thui-Hilaj-H, Friday mid Halimlity at KH Jolmwiii's HtublcH, lndqH'udi'iiee. DBSCRIl'TION: He Ih a plendld li'rlilit Imv, rlniiiK 8 vein old, welgliH IHimi ptninil, with black front Un, manu and lull, while lilud feel, wit li Htrljie down lite luce. He hiiK a k(1 Mat bone, with lot of line Hllky hair, HlaiidH lit lunula and one Inch lilixli, and In a inoHt iiowcrful, conimel, la-ifcct Hpcclnien of an JCngllnh Hhire Hoixe, wlili f(nod Htyle and action. He was foaled May. 18nl, bred by Win, Newton. Kw., Newark-oii-Trent, KiikIiuiiI and was Imported AugiiHt, 1H8J. Wiu-e liiiiiorlution, Lincolnshire Law yer received the following nrie: lut Oxford eouu ty hIiow, 188U; 2ml, liorelicHlcr Township Hhow, l'HH2; 2nd, London Western Fair, 188JI and 1881, meven other coinjielln; Had, DorcheHter Township ,Hhow, 18MI; 1st, HHeial and Hweeislake, Houtli Oxford Hprlnn Hhow, 1SN4; 1st S)irliiKlleld, lHHt. Llneolnsblre Lawyer Is asiuv foal Keller and his toll In the Kast have been aold for a nigh llgure. PEDIGREE: A rntnrcil In thi KnullHli Hind Hixik, l,lnelnslilr I,nw yor; No, 'isil; Hlilrc llor-o, Imy, while hel, fimli'il IHNl; liraoilor, Win, NewKiii, IIIIIhIiIu limine, Nowiiik-on-Trciit, KiikIiuiiI; "li-", IMolliourii Hwei'ii, Imy lill'ii; ilion, hllpi'rhir Curt Mure, liny; cliun'a Nlro, 1'i'i'Hlileul l.lnniln, buy, Il7mii; McllKiuin hwcpp'a Klro, Imy (IIMi.liv Hln (lliTHt, Imy: in thiun, i)y; k k ii. 1'ii.y: mi (wji, liiack: a i k ilnwnniN, liny; dmti'H hIi-o, Imy, (IIH; giiiiuldlm, hay, tllMhKK, Imy. (ftVI); WK, buy, IKIAI; funs, Imy, 7ll ; K g n K K, buy, liKWJ; il gf K ( U. lm.V, Ii'iIIH; gniviiii K, l,lnii (IuiilrlM, lihu-lt. Tho iiimve IiihIIIIch 1 1 ml bliiiiihinhh'n l.iiwyer, liu dnu'tinri. il fnilii miiiib of the bent KliglUll atwk. Insurance, $20; Season, $k; f 1 O ! a anisic service, $12. Insurrinco line when the mure In known to tic with fniil or himbecn (IIkihikpiI of or niovml out (if thi'eomily. Heuson, due July Int. amnio nsrvlne, due at Umeol' Nervine. All caro taken to prevent aoeldeat, but rusponnlble fiir jioiie. JAMES E. DAVIS, Owner. 30H5T LAKE, Groom. Dalla, Or. Look Out for My Car Load F U R XIT U RB , - -Of nil Kind, mid tho Litlesl Styles-- , Which will Arrive from the East in a Few Days, Bet Oouah Mediuine. Iteponimendod by PhysioianB. Cures whore all fail. Floiuinnt and agrraable to the timte. Children take it without objentton. By druKgista. 3 5 Como now ami see my new line of Jtnliy Hup;!' WK0"' Wood uud Willow Wiite,' nroonm, Mweeier8, ("Mrpft.t, Muttlni.', Oil elolh. Willi Puper, Itni',.,i Di-eajatloiis e(e,, nnd It Geneiiil ol Furniture. At Bedrock Prices for Cash. A. J, WIIITEAKER, Indeiendenwl, Oregon, R. T, III-.Mir.L V. 11 WALKER. HHNKLE & WALKER, DltALKHS tN Fam ily - Groceries anil : Country Prnduce. MAIN ST. - INDEPENDENCE. ROCKWOOD No. 1467. Sire, of Lady Maude, Nautilla, May Wintlcr, Black Hess, liiack wood, Kitty Lee, etc. b. w. coorBiu ft. i). rooi'Ek mOPER BROS. IT WILL PAY YOU . To fall ni1 11 0,,r Ur& Uw "f . . uboii - mil - wmm. v ai il i ('"IM 10 ""Xo Mm-'- K.B.& CO. BUGGIES, -WITH WADE CORNER IRONS,- Wlileh Fit over the CrnMnili nel. wny iw to bold the Frame ami runnel weiindy togelher, making It l.n.Hlble for Citman to . Also ft Full Muoof HACKS aiul PHAETONS. A CAR LOAD OF BAIN WAGONS, Made Especially for Our Trade, Just Received Direct from the Factory. deering & Mccormick Mowers, - Harvesters ' and - Binders. T A Y LU K o Cash Grocery and B QlfflPfF IHIWt J 1 ON C STREET, DESClUlTIOXi-Diirk imy, 1M InimK riL'lit fore foot nnd lea bind foot white, willi ntur in forehenl. Failed in IH". Ilrod lv Jmuiw Oileumn lisq., (liwlieii, N. V. ri:i)I(iliEK.-Hy Fhi-lwood (St' l) record 2:20; 14 dam ly Alexan- det'H AIhIhIIuIi (l.N); 'Jnd d:im by tiivv Messenger; .'Id d.uu liy Finite Whip) 1th dnin l'j llaiuhlt toniiiu; FIii IvkhkI by Happy Medium. I nppy Mi'diuni by Kysdyk'n 1 laiiilM-llouiim (10): diini, Hie fiunoiiH trotting mare l'liuccM (10 mile a,i;uii iwtd record Iti.iOJ), nnd winner of n two mile race over Flora Temple, trotting the llixt miio in l':''M, by Aiulrus liamiH-iloi.ian, iy juhsoii , iiamiH itouian, iv liiliop s iiain. beltoiiian, by lmMHled Meenner; -ml ilaiu by the lUnld 1 loine, mm of .Signal; Uyulyk'n llamlwlt onian by Alxlallali, liy Mcuibriuo, by Iiu- ported abwhcnucr; IM nam i turn iveui mare, hy lniporicil lMlluumler; t dam t)ue Eve, by lSinliop'8 llambelioiilan, son of Msciiifer. llvn- dvk's HamlK'ltonian Hirtnl Dexter, 11.171, and ,"(7 others In the 2:.'i0 Ht. Alejmnder'H Abdullah (sire of Kockwood s dam) sired (ioM.sniith'8 maid, 2 I I: Kosiiliiul,2:2ll: Tliormlule, 2:221: M.ijor lvsilale, 2:2'.t; Ht. Elmo. 2;.'W; and Alnmnl. Fleetwood's dam by Veruol' lilacli Hawk. Hire ol (ireeu'Mlliwhaw, (50); ermd m liiack Hawk by Ithiek Haw k (21) sua of Andrew JaekAUi (t) ly Xounji l;ushaw, he hy lirand ll.ili iw (Arabian.) EOCKWOOl) will make the wuo.ii ofl89i). conimenciu;' Aiuil 1st ami eiidnm July 1st. on MondajH TiicmIivvs and Wedn -wlavn at Eli JolinwmV hlables, Indcpeiideiiee; Hie re.-t of the week a1 Jav Siiiith's (Fisher) stable, S tlem. TEKMSi-Shiiile Service, $20; Sea son, $U"; I nsumtice, $oO. ' For further parlleulars. nildrcsss A. L. HODSON, Own'r. Fresh Bread, Pies and Cakes on hand iEvery Day Except Sundays. A Full and Fresh Stock of Canned Goods Flour, Teas, Coffee Sugar, Dried Fruits, Syrups, Candies, Ci gars, Tobaccos and All ChhhU Usually Kept in a First-class Grocery Store. D. B. TAYLOR, Prop. 3:C HAEE.M, ORKSOX, IMPORTED DIRECT FROM ESOLAKD. Tho English Shir Sta Ilion, BR I T O N . IN . of RogliUi., 1139.1 Impoileil fnim I-'jikIiuiiI. June, ISM", liy tlulli railb llnw., JnueHvllte, WIseiinHlu. TIiIh flue EiikIIsIi stulllmi was purehtiHed by (In; UinlerHlffiit'il, of (Itilliraltli l.rtw,, Jimenvllle, WIm eotiHln, Sept. let ISH7, and brouiflil to Orcein ilurlnn the wii lie nu.ntli. He will I. rumiil during the Boasiin uf lsiio, (Muimeneiiifr April 1st ml ouiIIiik July 1st, on .Monday, Tuesday nml Vdiiendny at my farm ut the Davidson l.rldjte, two inlle mint h wpt of Hueim Vlstn; on Thurl.v, Friday ami Saturday at Johnson '8 stable, 1 ndcpi'iidciice. TERMSlSeason, $20, Insurance, $25. .Season due at the end of the season. Insurance, due wlieu the inure is known to be with foal, or hut been disposed of, or moved out of the eouuty. DESCRIPTION AND PEDIGREE. lUtlTON Inn linn ilnppli-il t!i-.y, ftmloil Ishi, hreil hy Mr. OmiilwlH llvrrl'in, hlinli.rilxlilit'. KmkIhiuI. Inipoitwl In IMH7, l.v Uallimllli linw.. ,lunirUh., Wli'imalii, Hlri'j Kur iiicr'H 'l-'i-li'inl (WW: lw hy Prklc ol KiikIiuiiI (I770, who won Hiiiniiusl olhi-i's, llic l'nlliiwlii pH.o: lidill, ilrst OhwusIi v; IsTII, llrl Mimlit"iiii'i-.v; 1h;j, tlril wtnUiiiilHliHv; lici, lr-l I'lii'-d'i'; Iti-il Ni'ivi'iHlli-, 1711 lira IVwIti'ulmi-v; llrl Mcrtn.ril; llrt liiiill.-y; lTA, Hi'hI I'liBin-iMti'i1; HrM Won-twleri llrat I,i-iiiiilimliiii: llr.l I'llnxler; IS7II, si'tintiil H, A. H., llrniliiM limn, HiiiiniiilliiU tiUllKMit dl.MI. I to iw lrl hy llnnor H I'liiiiiui'i-iim lli'i-n. Ham In- rtwwt Wllllnm, ('.HUli; ho hy Hnnipw.n, (1H'I7), who won Dip ii.lliiwliic prlww IS'ili, lli-.t It. A.H.. WHi-wli'k; ISim, (Irsl IliiriiiiHin-'i'i-i'iii; Hot Niiriliiiiiiplniislili-i'; imil, llrsl. UrlKK; tli'Hl Min-lii't Ihmwurlhi isi2, tlrsl Ni'wwwil,,; urst I.t'li'i-ti'r; llrl Hiiriiilimhinii; ISHI, HinI NiirtliHinpli.UNhlri. Hlinw; IHikVllrsI l.iiltiii'wiii'tli; Ihiiii. lira Moi'iliiiiiiplniiHlilht. H wHssln'd hy Miili'hli'ss, ilMiij he hy Ai-tlvi, i'JHi; ho by Kiu'iiii-rMViilll. (Wl)i tin by Ilmvurd'n b'ni-nioi'B nutll, JtltlTON welliH lSOU Kin , Is 111 hands Mh, and n horse of Hue style and iti'tlon. BrjTAil care taken to prevent aerldi'iits, but will lie ri'sponsiblo for none, For further piitlli'iilai-H, ndilrcss VI M. DAVIDSON, liuena Vista, Oregon. ELT JOHNSON, LIVERY, -jM ... FEED SALE Jm STABLES. FIRST.CLASS TURNOUTS AND REASONABLE RATES. Stoek U-a in our euro will lw well attended to. SPECIAL UMIOMIIOiS FOR CBMEBCIil TUIELEK. : : INDEPENDENCE, OR. MAIN STREET, School Books and Stationery I'OK SALE BV BUSTER LOCKE. The Public in Most (Mnlially Invited to Call and PHee Our Lati Si'lceted Stiu'L- uf ..:i:...- i. . . t "iwrn, Tablets, Pens, Ink, Kulers, etc., also All the Sehool Books in Use in the Public Sehook THk NEW livery : fi : and : Sale : Stables. a Horses. j Double and Single Teams' New Riding Horses. Fin e,las Turnouts fP Coni.nereial Travrier w"'0"" n vtuarunteed. ivi n Noru, st., "" -s o - "' I VJ.' W. G. S HARM AN, jWerehant Tailor. SUITS MADE TO ORDER, FIT GUARANTEED, Custom Goods for Merchants and others recut and pressed. will open monthly accounts with Merchants at Iudepeudence and 'Monmouth for rpciiMiug. ' 3 STREET, Opposito Is. O. Best and Cheapest, HENRY WALLER, DBALER IN- Boots - Shoes - and . Gloves 11 and examinT Shoe " H. D. WAILbr, Prop.r. ' Indoponcleuco, . . Oregon.