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THE INDEPENDENCE LEND US YOUR EARS TUX WK TMI.t, YOU THAT INllKI'K.NDKNCK td r Alltl.Y is rr rou bkaity, mi hti.k AND DUHINKKlJ, Com Ilr tul tt 'UlidYeflgiD' Now chimes the "Wast Sid " local bell, ' And newsy echoes rise and swell. f V VOL.-VIII. $2.00 Per Year. INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, U300. Five Cents Yet Copy. NO. 5. !J THE WEST SIDE. IWNl) BY- Pc!k Ccunty Pulishing Ccnpany t.trrsl ttfc ev) ntln Ui lu It tea t tare, OU, M4-Oli4 V.iw N-i-lt t UBSCHIH ICS" l"ATE3 ' JAVA!. I.N ,U.VCK. ; On Y!r ... $1.00 81s Month . . t ti,oe Three Months , , 50 When not paid In tdveort ' 1 $e TO ADVERTISERS. tlloa (the mom of tea w.r,. ai .. w tilrfatant MW, IH Ml ill etlt HH t S Mi Oalllnrul HiUmHi omula, a ,v..')ti'.n l WO awonle; k ) v-tltd-leal Mru lb ttttuiy, tllv'l U mi. n ll I, IcW WMliUf au4 U.a b.ioitWi la tho W'Ui.ui We valley. - a' TV.ledllY- lerU elreitvta tS wt M t ulnyint ntil ll to !.,& .) ih (ml ' AdvaiUaia Mediae . - JOB PRINTING! Latest and Best Styles, LOWBT LIVING ? RATES I L. ' ' I U . .1 . i., .! J'-U 1 I L9 PHVSICIANS-OUNTISTRV. UJK & BUTLER, Physicians & Surgeons. U. S. Examining Surgtoo.' Ovei M4tMt Male, Hfc Physician and Surgoon. WDErlMDKflCl, ORKUOK DR. J. K. LOCKE. Physician and Suryeon. Burnt VIU, Oregon. a , J. E. DAVIDSON, M. D. f.Vvf Physician and Surgeon. U. 8. KXIMUIIXQ BURGION, i Independence, Oregon. DR. J. B. JOHNSON", Resident Dentist, All work wrrntr(l to give the bert of Satisfaction. . , , , taMIWlC, OftKSOR. W. L. WILKIN, Attorney and Coimwlor t Ijiw. ADIfikl BulunupnlruUd Ionic will rvwlv Pnilnpl Atlrnllnn. COLLECTIONS A SLLCIALTY Office in Cptn Home. a linlrH'iiilin(H, 0 , , A. M. HURLEY, Attorney and Counselor at Law. 0w: Cor. Main tnd Mouniouth ., IHDKPKNDEKCt, ORBOON j MRS. A. M. HURLEY, Hilliaery-Fancy Gooio Ktxt la IndcxndeuM Notional Bank. I. FARMER, TONSORIAL ARTIST Main 81., Independence. fliHThit, 16 mnta. Hair cuttlnv, Hliam poolng ib oenU. Durham Bros. CITY MEAT MARKET. Choice Beef, Mutton. Pork and Veal always en bund. Snuaage In eoon. Hendimd tallow Main Ht., lndi)eudcnt Dressmaking Parlors ! MLSS GEOlttilA K1HOR, Lately from Portland, haa opened Dreaa maklnx Parlor In the Melwm builflliia-, on Main Ht nnd l now propnred to do nil work In her line. Jasperson & Parker, , INDEPENDENCE, OR. Architects, Builders and Conr'rs. Alwy In their Hiwh and I)r Km-lory. and will trt ta uleiuie all. (live them a trial unci lie onvJi4 tun! thny are worthy ot your pnt ronoKf. DR. JORDAN'S 4. CO'S. MUSEUM OF ANATOMI. 7S1 MurluitHt., Hnn KrumdHco, Admlmlon 'ii CTiitH. Oo and loam how to avoid dlwam. C'onHoltntton and treatment nerwMinlly or ly let ter on aperinatorlntu or K.inltal W(;akncHaiiiliilli1l(4iM(molini'li, Hond for book. I'rivut otlloe 211 Geary Ht, Omnuluu loll fiuo. WE VOTE YES ! Yen wliat t Wby, IIENKLK& WALKER, are the leading Grocers in Polk Co. aurl don't yon forget It. BASICS, pirjt fiatioLjal BapH INOSrUiDKNGI, ORIOOl OOOPIR. VIm PrMMent, L. W, ROIIRTSON. OMhl.r n....W. M. HAWLIY. . OIKKOTORSt D. P. rkwa ftf i Ja(WS il Bl teW4Ba Traauoto a itaatal Wofctnf bfMlRata. Bayi a4 wUa (uahaiiaa aal tint irtial Naeta mrn4 aahtaat to tkw er rerakaawal . OiBiaSm BMtofaail Cr-oakMM:tA.att4ML MPaJmrtlaf Nt ,mh nnm ty Tale THE- ISDCPtSDHCE ' National . Bank I CAPITAL STOCK, 150.000. H. HlftSCHBBRO, - Praaldant ABRAM NELSON, Vk Praaldant W. P. CONNAWAV, - Caahlar, A nrl kankltif and )Mnta kadnea, tranuitiMl Inaii, m-M. hill, dl.coum.Ai .at wnlal(iredll tiil, dpoo.lu rwwUvd aa eurwui riiu.il ab)a to ekeok; lulanal uaM M tint drIMtltt. OIRCCTOBSi I . i McPanUI, H. H. JaaB.iraon, . . vcimn, , M, Mtracl'barf . ...m .rt, T. J, Lna t a aiian (EtablUhd bj National authority .J THE s- 11 it it 1 n a a : mm : mi 1 OF SALEM. ORBOON, CAPITAL, PAID UP. $5o,eoooo, SURPLUS, t IB. 000. B. I WAUACB. W. W. MARTIN, IWdenl Vic iTwldrnt. t, B. ALKERT, Cuhlar. ; LOANS 1 MADE. Tn Fvnm on ! and ir men-hantahl amdm, .n.i t4 " ta , awn, either lu private gmn.r.e or ptiMie arwhtn.e. I'Mttdniea 4lr4 aa Mn Tnrk, Ckleaira, rair, Titian Itmium, rmrla, Berllo. leaf kn aad i'-.uta THE POLK COUNTY BANK, MONMOl'Tll, OIIBOOH. rnnldeat, (Portland),,,,.. Vl.-ivl'ri-.l.ieui ,, Ca.l.ler , .1. A, UCt'M F. I. CAMI'MKI.I. ... L U. fOkU CapItU 8icck, Paid Up, 150,000 25,000 DTRKOTOR9! 1. A. MArnPM, V- POWM.t. J, B. Bri'MH. 1HAAC M. HIMfSON J. V. o. HUri KR, A. M, OHlOuo, f. L CAMIBKI.I. A KKiierfral hankln biilnf tran""td. Da. riKlu ri'clv.l auhjei't tn chf-k, or nn certificate nl di'K!t. !"" made, hllll dlKOUnted. rlii. bought and told, luterul paid oa Unit tiepuilta. Hr proof vault and bnrflar proof aale, tecared by Yaletlma lock. Ofllot hooit t a. n. to 4 p. m, The Celebrated French Cure, uTcurlT1 "APHRODITINE" "t."! I Kill.n OK A POSITIVK aUARANTEt to nitre any form of iiervmia dlneane, or any illanrdi.r uf the alterative or gan of either l.lnir from the AFTER asrenlv tiae of NtlmHlauU, Toharro or Opium, orthnmgh youthful lnill'mtlr,ii, over ImiIiiIi eucc, Ac, tuck ai lnaof Drain Powrr, Wakalul neu, Hi'arlne down I'alua lu the tlai k, Neinhial Wonkucu, llyaterla, Nurvoui I'ronlratlon Noi'turu al Kiniaaloti, UMH'orrlura, DlisliidH, Weak Mom ory, lMof Powur ami linp.itncy, whti'h If nc- f lettrd often Irad to prematiirnoldaKoaiMl ninau if. Price 11.00 a box, 6 boxm for fj.S.00 Bunt uy Diall on receipt of price. A W It I Tir K N U V A B A NT F. I! for ovorj !1 V onlir, to refund the money If a I'erioaiieii, cure In not eflt-cted. TliiiimHiiita uf teatlinonlala from olil and young, of both tuixe,, permanently curd hy ArHKoniTINI. (,'lrcular free. Adilreu THE APHRO MEDICINE CO. WOWritllX BBANI'll, BOX 27, POKTUN1), OK. For aule by BnstiT A Lock", TAYLOR'S ; Cash. Grocery's Bakery . - ON C, fi'l'ltKlCT. Fili iir-n l, l'le ah 1 ' aki'i on hamlevorr da exuM't iVnii'liiy, . .oi iin.l Iriwli stock of eiiiined good. Hoar, tear, i.'uH'.B, nu.ur, eaqiMeti, olmin and tuliaci'oi, U. a. TAYUIK, Pioprletol. II, It. PATTERSON, DRUGGIST -PHAUB IN- w.trciuzs, , CLOCKS rtXD i JEWELRY. INDEPENDENCE, ' OREGON. . - , V. O. BUAKMA J', MERCHANT TAILOR. fiuill Mjd to Ordur and fit Guaran i . teod. i i . . i . ... Cuirtom flooda for Mrchntii aud othnra He out and Proaaed. , I will open monthly onnta with Merchant at Independence and Montnotitli for Kcuiittlug. C. Street - ; Ojiiioalte P, 0. n lEFOfltt The Great Composite Novel. Tiio Joint Work of 1. T. BAHMTM, JOHN U hl'IXl VAN, BILIj NYK, KI.IiA M'HKt:i.Klt WlliOOX, MaJ, AI.KKKli a CAMIOI N, HOWH 1IVMMKU INHfiCirrOK HYUNKli, PAl'MMj II ALU Mle KANTLAHB, W. II. U VI-LOV, NlCI.t NKIJiON and ALAN UAI.K. j i I. FOUND AT LAST. Ij W. H. BALLOU, Ilhitratod by fEE. RAND0 MIRANDA. (Copyright. Ail rlgliU rawitaJ.) "Hnppy 1 may not call thta nntil I learn tliat toy life lioa wtl happily toil d." Tlitu tnlllutinlaod younit Mr. Honry Banaltali m mllewl, day draamiiiir, atfaltut tl cualUottl of lilt anal Id tu forward arctlon of a W airnor tr, Tba Now York Central train waa pefnliuK him on and on, to which fact b wat nttcjrly oulmoiuj. lie had aocurd the forward taction to eecape obewvatiim. Ho aat with hl back to tha paMeiivrt, llimaolf wm eoniMudonahit) emmnb. He daird only to wink and to a ream, 11a had but a few dan line put Co lumbia oullae, ao to apoak, aruotm hia tix k of roniinlarwntHM, with her htghwt bonura in hit trunk, lit) had uimitftlly trlren oror hit father't groat tuanufurturlus lutorotU, which tnvlted him to take Immediate puaaea aion and trlve Ui aeed tlr hla doatml relireinotit. to tha devil and thdwi blnaaea. U loved Ula Ideal boat, hla art next, tha ilovil take what wa hlnduioat Tha IJiNkl waa now hia qwiat; art ha could acliieve between titnea. It waa of hr be dmunod hit Ideal. At ha aat thera gatilur at tha end of the car, (loop tn tha contemplation of tliia yet uuaera but ever clearly outlined onlcetial blea girl, with all tha glamour of youth, tlie worU of tha (Treat Holon to enviout Crxaaiu would throat thnin telvva betwoon hi thoughta and taixa him like emue grim ti)ot;tr, "Happr 1 may not call thoa until 1 learn that Uly life ha b)U haptiily eiidwl." "Wby noed what old Solon or any out ever ania concern iner hemuaed. "Wlutt difforcuce duei it make what peoplo aay or who tayt it? A fact It a fact, and a theory a theory, Oua tnan't theory it aa good for hit own purpoees m aautiiri-'a theory. The fact in my caae It that 1 am entUQwl to aint, notwith ttanding dad'a wrath and tha bntincat he would throat on me. Let dad earn the motiuy, or who will I deal re only to "pHHl it. ' . '8o much for the fact My theory It, and I prefer it to Solon't, that to marry my Ideal will be the acme of happiniwt and will iuanre ft hnppy endiiijr to my life. If I never And her mure or Inn of my life wiU tie mixerahle and will end unhappily," The young man failed to tee that he hnd exactly conformed hia theory to Holon't, tlutt he bad expreeaed the aame theory proeiawly with variatlont in form only. Youth la deluded and ignorat re ttimblancea, thoae trillet which made Durwiu immortnL He continued to mtiKtt: "Aa an artUt my prvfurencea run to browiia. They are my favorite colon, becauae to me Uicy are moat beautiful, meet quiet, tuoat elncere and the leaet auKiitwtive of either gatidlneat or gloom. My ideal, nnacon, unknown love it a tymphony in brownt brown hair, brown eye and a complexion tinted brown rather than white or red. "Bhe i very emnll in ttatnre, hence eare to be tupurbly perfect In form. Her little head it lieantifully rounded and tymmotrical, likewiaa her dimpled arm and her tweet little hand. Her little feet are incaaed iu child' boota, not larK-nr than a child' No. 13. She ia" He pauaod abruptly, ttartlod, for he aiiw her. U i eye hud been wandering among the gorg.Hmt tapvttriee of the car, tlie benutif ally wrought woodwork, the tnperb French plate gbuw pani iu the window, the oU painted coiling and the blue and gold woven velveta of tho cuMhiouti. Atloitt it rested on a mirror in front and above hi head that alightiy inclined from the top toward him aufilcleutly to expow the entire car and all it occu pant In dim image, dim becauae hit curtain waa drawn, darkening the light from the window at hi aide. lie thonght several time to change hi position to obviate the annoyance, but he nnconciounly itemed deterred from to doing. He waa being tlowly fiiMcimtted by a thadowaayot undefined, but momentarily growing more startling, He atured through the dim light at the mirror until hi eyca became accus tomed to the shadow above, and the picture among the other images gradual ly defined itself. What he saw, that which wound round and round him silken threads of fiutcinution, might have been reflected through a dozen mirrors from side to side and from end to end of the car. Suddenly he turned and attempted to discover the original among the passen gers. Failing in this he again tonght the mirror, giving himself entirely to tlie study of one dim outline, What he saw was the hoad aud bust of a young girl. It so exactly conformed to the ideal of which lie had ureuined to long that he concluded the image muHt be a conception merely a psy chological ghost, as it were. , There was his dream face, surely; the symphony in browns; the brown hair, every tliread oa delicato as the dew catching gauze of a spider; the largo brown eyes, in which was the very soul , of the loftiest conceivable intellect, the highest genius of music, perhaps; the complexion slightly tinted brown, but cut by the sweetest red lips; the evi dently smu'.l stature and perfect form; the lieantifully rounded and symmetrical ' head aud dimpled arm. ' : He only lacked a glimpse of the feet to complete the spell of fascination, ex-' cept of conme the realization of his ab-! torbing desire possession; He closed his eyes an instant to more completely ' imagine it all a dream, Again he looked to revel In the picture, but madness it was gone. ; i Bturtled, the young man turned In dit-1 may, when, to his almost uncontrollable j joy, the girl in all her ideal beauty alow-' ly approached hiin in the aisle, j His quick, iiHUtio eye encompassed her form In a glance, completing the picture, She, ; bod taquluito feet incased in little boots not larger than a child' No. 13. The tfrl hesitated, looking at him shy ly, a if In flouot whether to proceed. Why, he could not for an instant Imag ine, hut he afterward attributed it to the fact that ha actually devoured her, io far a on can devour a girl with tha yea. Her hesitation waa but moment ary, then the approached a tumll silver water tank in the corner ot the lobby ear Win, He waa on hla feet In an instant, He prang to the tank, hla toll form bend lug until hit eyee were on a level with her, and he gated at her with tlutt aageroeat and intensity with which a starved nomad might look thrcsgh a window on an epicure' dinner it Dvl mouieo'a, "Penult ma to aeM yon," be tald gently, with dlflloulty controlling a de sire to grasp her hand. ? "Thanks, yon are very kind," ventured the maiden, wondering at hi eageruesa and Intensity of gate, II placed the silver goblet mukr the faucet, letting tlie liquid ooie out aa tlnwlyat poeeible while bo Oontiuiied bit gate like ouo lu t dream of delight "The water ia overflowing the gob let," tuggewted tho girl with an amused mile, The man awoke confusedly, turned tlie water off and handed to her the enp, "Couldn't yon lot It ran over a little whiter ha asked half impatiently. "Tlie carpet will aliaorb It. I have been looking for yon to long. I'' , 1 "Oh, certainly, if yon wish," the in terrupted, . "But then 1 am to thirsty, you know," III iturot through (Ae dim lly'it at fh mirror. "And to am 1," the man said wearily. 'I was never o thirsty in my life." "Then I adviee yon to take a drink, retorted the girl with a laugh, and the abruptly turned aud left him. "It 1 not for water I am craving," murmured the wretched man; but if the heard him she gave no sign of It lie watched her move down the aisle and enUr the drawing room at tha other and of the car. Tha reason of his ina bility to tee iter among uie passenger Waa now evident But how could her Image be reflected in tha mirror in front of him? His eye caught a quick solution. The transom over the door of the drawing room waa open. Borne mirror on the in side reflected tlie Imagea of the people to tome mirror on tha outride and theoce Into the one over hia head. Hungry and diasatiafW ha tented himself again to contemplate the picture and scheme to get acquainted. . Now he recognised other people in the drawing room also reflected In the mir ror. Titer was an old man with a sober, dissatisfied face who looked as if he might be a disciple of Henry Ueorge deep in contemplation of land theories; a Woman with a Juat then unreadable countenance, who might be tlie ideal's Instructress lu music or other studies, or her governess, perhaps; lastly, the face uf a younger man, aay of 80 years, that bore In it cunning, malice, suavity and other characteristics which denoted a shrewd schemer and purbap a villain ous nature. Waa she traveling In security with an aged, absorbed parent and trusted friends, or was her father, if such he lie, oblivious to the machinations of a vil lain, who had an accomplice In the sup posed governess? ne resolved to prone una mystery to the bottom, if he hod to travel around tlie earth to do it if he had to employ detectives, had to squander his whole fortune, ' Poor man I He little knew how much of his contemplation was to be realised in his future existence. Alarmed by the working of his brain he suddenly resolved to paint the group u theytappeared in the mirror. He raised tlie curtain near him to in crease the effect of the scene in the mir ror, but it only dulled out the picture aud he drew it down. From his valise he took a palette, his paints uud brushes and a small square ot canvas witli a heavy patboard back de signed for use in the absence of an easel. He began sketching on hit ideal. It was a joyous task, to much to that his whole soul became concentrated in the work, and the lines in which he drew the lovely face rapidly grow into a fuo simile of life. Of course the best be could do during the remainder of the day was to prupar Studies for more fiulshed paintings Inter. Btlll tie illiftem lone aim lovingly on tlie face of his ideal until tho study, un der the intensity of his love and long ing, became not a bad picture. The day gradually lengthened until he recognized that he must turn his atten tion to the others of the group or miss them by nightfall. They might get off at soino destina tion north of Now York. He must hasten. With feverish anxiety, intensified by the thought of her possible escape from him, he put away tlie paints and took to his pencil. : By nightfall he had sketched the group, to that all its characters might be recog nized by the detective whom he already purposed putting on the case if he should miss them. Mr. Honsholl concluded that in tlie dining car at dinner he should have the pleasure of sitting at the table next to the group. To hia utter disappointment dinner was served to the party in the seclusion of the drawing room. He entered the dining car on the last call and resorted to stimulants to urge his brain into some suggestion for his relief, He returned to hia section and called the conductor, having evolved no other scheme, ' "Can yon tell me the names of the party in the drawing room and their doa tinution?" he qncriod anxiously. "I do not know their names," replied the bffloiol, "as the room was merely marked off to a party of four, ' How ever. I know that their destination is New York, and that they have transfer 1 ticket either ror some summer or rail road, IiiCHxeof the latter they should lie bound southward; if abroad, their oourae is but a wild conjecture." . "Find out fur me where they are going ami 1 win pay you f io." "Very well, sir." Hut that was tlieliutt be saw of the ootiiluuUir. When darkiine tot in the brilliant electric Utflit of the Wagner palace in creased the inteiwlty of the picture in tiio mirror. At hint Ileiishall olwrvcd some move ment in the drawing room, The girl took a violin, and tuned It to uit her practised littla ear. Boon there began to float through tho car the ravish ing arias of Chopin, Hcliumoiiii and oilier mentor. If tlie was exqulsittily beautiful to him before, wliat could dtcribo her when pouring her very soul Into music1 It was then that the beautiful brown eyes viutllcaliH hi aoiiMBor the artlstio and hi love of their color. In the mystic spell of that entrancing nniBlu lie could tea clearly through the perfection of Her fingering, bowing, technique, finish and grace into ber very son i, willed was mirrored in her eyes. He had listened to Ole Bull in times pant, to Hviubrich and even to Christine Mlsaon when she had chosen to seize a violin and charm her friends; but in love aa he was tlie miiaic of the maiden for whom he wo hungering seemed to pale me enorta or those great artist. The very motion of the car waa in harmony with her time. Passengers threw away their novel and listened, Tlie old man in the drawing room closed hi eyea a if iu rapturous sleep. The villainous looking man, a If fascinated. thrust bis face a near to hers at h could without disturbing the player, and hi look showed passion, longing, ami a malicious intent which maddened lien shall. A suddenly a tho music commenced It Cfaaed, The girl arose and put away ner violin Mtly and with a caress. Evi dently she was tired and wiidied to seek her couch. Had the young man heard what was said within, his anxiety would have lsti Increased to a fever heat, but he bud not that privilege, much to hi later disad vantage. Soon the light within the drawing room went out; the group had retired. Long in contemplation the young men aat. At last, merely to relieve the por ter, all the remaining passenger being in bed, he betook himwlf to his conch. It whs hour before hi tired brain would real, and it w brtMul daylight before he awoke to violently spring to the floor and dreas himself, Tho car woe stand ing in the yttrd of the Grand Contra) depot. Thebertli were all made np, aud the omii door of the drawing room allowed that hia bird had flown. He ought the porter in a rage. "Where have they gone tho people iu the drawing room he almost shouted. "Don't know, sah. Don't know notion' tall about it. Train get hoah at 4 o'clock di mawnili'. -De paasenge get up when da plea 'Spex-s do folk got np when da cleaned." At. llciutlisll sat down a moment to clear his brain. He wo stunned. Most of the night he had tossed in bod, hoping for an accident, a crash, a fire, anything, that he might spring to her reec-tio. Nothing of the kind had hap pened. Instead he had gone to sleep like a stone aud let her escape. It was now 10 o'clock. Six hours had elapsed, sufficient for the party to have eCAed by European steamer or to the south, or worse, t1ius to their home in the vast city of New York, where one Individual is a mere drop iu the ocean, a groin of sand in the Sahara, a moth on a great sequela of California. The man arose and sought the quar ters of tho cabmen. They could tell him nothing. No one had taken a party of four. They might have taken a street car or carriage of their own or walked to tome near hotel, or worse, taken the elevated railway direct to tho dock of some uioriiiiig sailing steamer. Thero was absolutely no hope. In despair the man wandered away, vio lently clutching his painted portraits, the ouly possible clew iu the case. (Continued next week.) tiik m.t'K roiNT HoriAiu.K. On last Friday night the ladies of the Evangelical church gave a pleiiMing entertainment at the opera house. The song "The Bear Went Over the Mountain," as rendered by Messrs. Patterson, Williams and Vaiuluyn whs received with trcinemllous applause ami encored. The quartet were also very well rendered. Tiio Ice twain, coU'ee and cuke stands served by the hulii'H were well patronized nnd the grout receipt wore about forty-three dollars. It was In all particulars "ti real old fashioned good time." I'm Nn lliuyl Many people think that advertising doscii't pay, Indeed we occnelimnllv find even a biislncsa man who declines spending any money In printers ink. Thero le a certain young goiitlcnmn lu this city who Is now of the opinion that advertising does pny, for lie bits bad extraordinary, Indubitable and overwhelming evidence that a Utile expenditure lu printer's Ink Is just the thing to got a follow Into b'isliicss. This young chap Is nmbitloiw, and so were Koinco and Kmlyinloii. 1 te came Into the Wiwr Bum olllce one day and unfolded the romtuitio longings of his lonely, youthful heart to one of us "devils," and we advised him to ad vertise his wants lu tho local column of this paper. After a good deal of haggling- wo finally compromised on 12, emits per lino. Ho considered the price cxhorbltnnt, but wo smoothed over mutter by explaining that the exigency of tho cuse was unusual and tho coHt of advertising must necessarily correspond thereto.' Tho advertise ment, you all remember It, was beaded: "Wnuted-A wife," nnd explicitly stated that the young lady must prowess ample means to support ft husband in ease and Indolence, cto. Well, did It tnkeY Why, we nave had It whispered Into our ear (eoiitldonlial, of course) that letters from the fair sex have poured In upon that unsophisticated young fellow "thick as leaves lu Alanibrosla." With tears in his eyes he cumo to us the other day and said In tones we shall never forgot, "I t ays to advertise, mid I'm so happy." C. S. McHALLY, Arohlteot and Draughtsman, B )OMS OAT mgll-llHEVMAN BLOCK, COMMERCIAL St,, . . BAMCM, Oil. LOCALS. We call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of the Hlearn Wind Mill Co. lu another column. They manufacture full Hue of power wind engine and pumping wind mills, They will give fanner the benefit of strictly wholesale price until they have an agency established in this county, This II nn guarantee their gixxJs to be strictly llrat-clas In every way, they give good bankable reference and are reliable, l'urlle wishing to handle mills or buy one for their own use will liiidit to their Interest to write them, Mr. II. II. Jasinrwui ciime iicuraflford' liigallrsl-cliuis Item for till paper the oilier day. Our getilul friend wat standing on the railroad truck lust Kut- urday forenoon u the south-bound train came snorting along, uud completely alMorhcd lu cruiliil.liig ouo of the cleo (rli! light poles, he forgot nil about the on rushing train until three sharp wbUllea warned linn of hi closo proximity to danger, and oa he etcpjied oil' the track the huge locomotive eti glue swept thundering by, An excellent portrait of I Baniuel, l're.ldent of the Oregon I'res Associa tion, occupies the li!on of honor oti drat p.ige of the November number of the Nullotml Journal et, published at Chicago, 111, The Jounallst present a iiingiilllccut lyhtigrtphlcul appeur aiicu, rare illuatrutliiiM and choice literary matter. Indeed, It is a model Journal every way, Lest week we made mention of the archway under the new school build ing a needing Nttctillou, but they had been already thorougly overhauled, al though we knew nothiugabout it at the lime. Messrs. Jackson and Hutchlus .hwrve much cretin for tho very com plete and satisfactory manner iu which they are finishing up the bulldiug. Mr. J. I'. Irvine' family removed to MuMiiinvUU but Friday. Mr. uud Mrs. Irvine have a host of friends In tills ix immunity who regret to have them go away, but the best v. Ishee of all go with ihem. We heartily recommend them to the people of Mc.Mluuvllle, uud wish them aiicvcs and happiness. ltiley D. Cooper ciiue lu ou Friday's Irulti direct from Hpokuuo Fulls. lie reHrts business quite lively iu the great city of the Inland empire, aud white vUiilng there met with many old-time Folk county people the Wol- vert"tl Bros., 1J W. Malotiey, Hon. O. W. lU.lt, Will II. aud Hurry Hosier. Mr. t leu. Skinner, owner of the Inde pendence Holler Mills, will have his big steam engine, aud boiler in running or- ler by Wednesday. The mill will not In- iu full operation until about two weeks, but the electric light plant will be running sometime this week. licv. K. I), Horner, from Pcudlvton, lias been given charge of the M. E. church of this city, nnd will hold ser vice ou the second aud fourth Sundays of each month at 7 l. M.; also prayer meeting ever Thursday at T P. M., iu the Evangelical church. M. Beaiuer,ii., one of our late fel- lnw-towusmcti, but uow of Kalem, was visiting this city on a semi-social aud business trip Friday of last week, lie is well pleased with Salem, and consid er the business outlook quite tlutterlug. liev. Bunnell the state Evangelist of the Christian church Is In this city, and Is holding services here now, to continue through this week. He Is an aide man and bis discourse nrc quite Interesting. In the next issue of this paper we hope to be able to give our readers uu account of Mr. Hirschberg' receut travels iu Europe, lie ha kindly con sented to furnish us data for an article. Head the story commenced lu the (iaierthis week. It Is a novel story -iiul very Interesting. Each chapter is written by adlll'erent author mid illus trated by a different artist. Itoawell Shelly, Esq., returned home ust Monday from a somewhat extended vacation tour through eastern Washing ton, Including Spokane Falls and other points. The recent rains have boeu u great benefit to tho farmers. The ground Is now wot down toa depth of two or three nches, aud stubble soil plows tip Very nicely. Messrs, A.J. Qoodman, H. Hirsch berg and Feter Cook, of this city, took passage on Friday afternoon's train for a few days sojourn in Portland. Miss Cora Itoblnson Is at homo mirs ng her llilrteeii-year-old brother Lee, who Is very sick. -She return to the hospital at Portland this week. Several of Dr. J. .15. Johnson's ample were Injured lu the railroad wreck at L;ikc Lnblsli, and they are now at Mr. McAtec's, near Salem. Charlie Irvine was decidedly "under the weather" for several days hist week. His genial "phU" was conspicuously missed at tho store. We nro now prepared to print all kinds of posters, business cards, letter heads, wedding Invlatatloim, eto. (live us a call. Messrs. Ooodoll and Walker, of Dixie, have sold their store toOlbsou and Fore man, ttinl the now finn will take pos session Jan. 1st. Irvine Claggctt, who received a severe wound from a buzwaw soino teu days ago is now able to be out upon tlie streets once more. Editor Brooks, of the Monmouth JVmocraf, was can trussing our city last Saturday In the Interest of his paper. ' S, O. Kutehuni, who was employed in this oltlce for a week or ten days, is now slinging type In the Tncqnia Glote ofiiee. , v, ... ji-;.-. ' , ,; E, C. rentland ha Ooniinoncd exca vating, for a brick building 21x50 feet, adjoining the preseut Wkst Bidk office. Tu family of Mr. T. W. Eatm re. moved Into their new properly the J. I. Irvlue residence on last Thursday Mr. II. M. Line, of this city, ia rla Itltig her sister, Mrs. Jo. Elliot, of Me Mlnnvlllc, who Is dangerously 111. Mr. W. Z. Johnson, of this city, left liore Monday for a few daya' eojourn over in the Yaqulna Bay country. Mr. and Mrs. Jurd Morris returned, Saturday, from a short visit among hi people at McMlnnvllle. Mr. 8. A. IUbcIln, of Ilalsey, I vb Itlng her daughter, Mr. K. C. Pent land, of tbl city. Mr. A. P. Bonze v returned tuHuu Fraudsoo, Monday of this week, via the V equina May mute. Mr. John Burns, of the Luckinmutta. returned from a business tlrip to Port land lust Friday. Itov. J. R. N. Bell, of the Wbst Hjdk, left forlloseburgTburslay of last week. Mer. Mitchell and Bobunnou are Uttcuulng the north side of their shop. V. II. Kelly went to Portland on a buslmw trip, Monday. One of Rev. J. It N. Belt' children I quite sick at Roecburg. The gloss front to the new bank nre- aeut a flue appeurunoe. A, Wllsou and O. D. Rennie are again lu the Wkst Bidk office. T. G. Richmond. Ewi . of Dallas, was In town lust Friday. Mr. Chas Cooled ire, of Rickreall. was In town Friday. . Mr. 8. T. Burcb. wife and duuirhteia. of Dixie, were In town Monday. 8. B. Walker, of Dixie, 1 going to build a fine residence. . Judge A. M. Hurley I attending C'lr cut Court over at Dallas. orncmot ixtxTgD. Valley Lodge No. 42 I. O. O. F., of this city elected at It last meeting T. J. Fryar, N. Q.; L. Damon, V. O.j F. A. Douty, recordlug aeeretary; J. M. Van duj d, Per. Bee., H. Hirschberg, treas urer. Th New Webater. Webeter't International Dictionary Is the book which Is destined to go into every library, every publlcachooL every household where American literature Is received and where the English lan guage ia studied. The publishers have spent more than a quarter of a million dollars In bring ing this work out lu its unabridged, re vised, eularged aud uutheutlo form. It now takes the name " International," and this Is Intended to emphasize the fact that the language of the mother country uow encircle the globe. Every page has been treated as If the book were now published for the first time. The claim of the publisher Is that it retains that excellency in defin ition which ha made Webster the safe familiar authority to which Judges, jour- j allst, scholar, artlsuu and man of busi ness refer and that In etymology, pro nunciation, citations aud pictorial Illus trations It carries to greater perfection tho merits of it predeceesors. We believe that it abundantly justi fies these modest claims, and that, as a comprehensive popular dictionary, It Is likely to retain the pre-eminence which has bug been held by "Web stcr'a Unabridged." No dictionary can be Anal, but for the next 25 years the "International Dictionary" must be accepted as the beet work of Its kind In the English language Button JtcraM, September 28, 1890. . MARRIED. t'OTTKKi.!. 8C0VRI.U At Albany, Or., Nov, Mill, Kalpb CuUrell and Mm, Opal (Vovell. or Independence, Judge Humphrey oillelnt Ing. Airs. Seovell is the only daughter of Mr, aud Mm. T. C. Thorp, of North In dependence, aud she has the best wish es of her many friends In tills commu nity. lioitN. PoHTKitriKi.n. To Mr. and Mrs. Miles Porter flcld, lieur Hut'oa Vlsttt, an S.Ypiinild daugh ter, ou the 1st Inst. Letter List, List of letter remaining iu the Inde pendence postoftlee Nov. SO, 1890. If not called for In 80 days they will be stmt to the Dead Letter office. Parties calling for theee letters will please any "advertised," , Brunk, OO , Gray. Wm Greggs, George Henderson, George Hull, K M i Howamako, Mr Keiiucy, T J , Ketcbum, 8 G Laskey, Thomas Miller, Jack, 2 McKoe, F T Mott, Richard ' McMillan, W Nash, Joseph Nortueut, Chas , Round, W S Richardson, T Bthrouiu, Wm ' M. A. C. Rohkrtson, P. M. City Taxea The tax roll of the city of Indepen dence is now completed, and taxes be come delinquent ou the eleventh day of December, lSiK). Taxes are payable to nte, and I will receipt for the same. Gko. Macaui.ay, City Marshal. Exoltement Rhus high at the drug stores in this place over System Builder as everybody is using it for ontarrb, ot stomach, dys pepsia, constipation and impure blood, and to build up the system it certainly possesses wonderful merit when oil speak so well of it, . f Something New I Ills F niOTOGRAPIIS Gummed, ready to Stick (Ust to anything. Cards, lockets, watches, plna, letters, euvelops, autograph album, wedding cards, etc 16 for $1. Hcnd a photograph (cabinet ls:e) of yourself or friends. All photograph! sent to mo will be carefully handled, and returned with the order. ." - ' ...v. Address all order to W. H. Whiteaker. Independence, . . v- Oregon. COAST NEWS. The Lo Angela taloona are now closed on Sunday. Th estate of David & Terry U in liti gation at Fresno, CaL A strong effort it being made to divide Ban Diego county, CaL Mm. Miller, widow of the late senator from California, died at Washington. The headquarter of the department of Arizona are to remain at Lot Angelea. '. The Swatara baa been ordered to get ready for aerrice in Guatemalan waters. The libel indictment against Editor Olll of Phoenix, A. T., have been de clared Illegal The San Rafael river ha been report ed unworthy of Improvement by govern ment expert. August Olsen ha been held, without bail, on the charge of murdering John I vett of Merced, CaL Ex-Governor Pacheco of California bat been appointed niniiter to Central America, vice Mizner, recalled. ' Lucky Baldwin'! famoua S-year-oId Sinaloa died of pneumonia at New York. The hone waa valued at fWOO. . The general office of the Oregon Im provement company will be removed from New York and Seattle to Portland. The Riverside, CaL, Building and Loan association ht gone out of exit ence. A dearth of btuinee is the cause. The whisky trust la making atrong ef fort to bring about the repeal of the sweet wine clause in the new tariff law. The remain of Capt. George D. Hill, who was drowned at Fairhaven, were buried at Seattle with military honor. The schooner Undine, from Ban Fran cisco, was wrecked off Ventura, CaL, ' coast The crew, three men, were lost John Gordon, section foreman on tha Great Northern railway, waa killed by a premature blast near Ballard, Wash. Senator Stanford la urging the ap pointment of W. F. Russell of Santa Rosa, CaL, to be consul general at Cairo, Egypt Bradstreet'a Mercantile Agency re port! 83 failures in the Pacific Coast state and territories for the month of November. John W. Mackay ha compelled some London society goesips to apologize for circulating unpleasant remarks about Mrs. Mackay. George Washington Smith, a San Francisco broker, became suddenly in sane at New York. He yells for Jay Gould continually. Special Agent Tingle of the treasury department recommend a reduction of the duty on opium. He says the high duty puts a premium on smuggling. Antoine Morris attempted to shoot his affianced at Portland. Ha had brought her from Slavonia to wed her and-waa enraged at her open avowal of preference for another. Assistant District Attorney William E. Dunn of Lo Angelea accidentally killed MaJ. H. M. Mitchell, a well known lawyer. They were hunting and Dunn mistook Mitchell for a deer. The Salem, Or., water company is about to construct an additional reser voir to supply the growing needs of that town. It will have a capacity of 2,000,000 gallon and will cost $30,000. Dennis O'Day, an stockman of Oak land, CaL, cut off a cow's tail and bored a hole through nose with a pocket knife, inserted a ring and then pulled it out, flesh and all. He was fined $100. The Canadian Pacific railroad is re ported to have made arrangements with the Northern Pacific for trackage be tween Seattle andTacoma, and will soon have trains running into Tacoma. . John Ryan, master of th Union Pa cific dock at Portland, has been arrested on a charge of embezzlement The com pany claim that he signed vouchers to fictitious peasons and drew money on the vouchers. The United State grand jury at Port land found true bills against W. D. Will iams, Myron P. White and James Petty for passing counterfeit coin, and Harry Canton of Astoria for sending obscene matter through the maiL " Near Canby, on the Willamette river, a daughter of Mr, Armstrong accident ally shot her 6-year-old sister through the head. The young lady was taking a cartridge from a gun with which she had been shooting ducks. J. M. Palmer, a recent arrival from Kansas, while walking on the streets of San Bernardino, Cel., was enveloped in a dense cloud of dust. Before he could escape he fell unconscious. It took a physician an hour to revive him. Alfred Haurae, proprietor of the Plaza Oyster market at San Diego, was shot and instantly killed by Constable A. D. PeArson, who had been placed in charge of Haurse's place of business on a writ of attachment. Pearson has been ar rested. Captain Alexander Miller of the steam barge Acme fell from the galley deck to the freight deck und was instantly killed. The coroner's jury charged the Ownen, the Southern Pacific company, with criminal negligenoe. Miller lived at Marysville, CaL . General Manager McNeill of the Union Pacific says that the ieports of' the wheat situation in Eastern Wash ington are greatly exaggerated. Instead there being 12,000,000 bushels in Whit man county he soys there is less than one-third of third of that amount The residence of A. M. Hanson at Ta coma was entered by burglars. The thieves ransacked the house and on leav ing set fire to the clothing of a bed in whioh an infant lay. The child's cries brought the parents and the flames were extinguished before tne child was fat ally injured. The son of M. M. Hibbardof San Jose, CaL, attempted to chloroform his father while he was asleep for the purpose of robbery. . The father awoke and caught the young burglar's hand but the latter escaped. Mrs. Hibbard's gold watch and chain are missing. Young Hibbard has been arrested. A DANCING CU B. , On Saturday evening the Ivy Leaf dancing club was organized at the opera house, aud weekly parties are to be given during tho whiter. The Invi tations nre to be limited, as well as the membership, aud it is proposed to have social dances each week . ' Holmes Business College Or Portland, Oregon will open Sept. 1st. J. A. Weaoo, the lending penman o' 'he Coast, line become a partner In this achot-t and will make It the lending Busluesi College. Bend fur Catalogue. .