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THE WEST SIDE ItWt'KI) BY ' Pclk County Publishing Company FRIDAY.DCKMF.R JO. )). !-. J l.U I !! .1. .J. U I I TV THE iTBUl .Yofie is hertty gtvtn (tint on thlfirtt dog of December, Kxi, J, K. K. MM, of Kimburg, urraueil u undivided one kojf intcntt in th VrT Stius h-m-XtJKTWll (lad okkI iriM, ftNti cW W iettn9Nf Mhvrt'jtioM tii jHijftiMe o A new fin of JVnftoMd it Ml, H'ho will receipt for th utmt. All bill tine for adcerfiaiav up to thwmlxr ll or payxbU fa Jf. C. iYnMiN.J, who m7 U claim aaoinal th ixir nji fa tlnt dot, FKSTLAXD ISKLL IndeinJnftt lira. S, $.'. TAXATION. Probably no law has so much ef fect uioa tinuiieo its tho one which troth) of taxution. No persou is free from taxes, mid the wtabllsh mut of proitcr system based on n correct principle id atl iuipoiUuit. The wore silling tho aunlysis the more firmly ono b.womoecouvinoed that something i-t radically wrong with our Oregon assessment law. The effect of the law is seen, the evasiou of the law is noted, but still the underlying pdueiple is vague, A practical couipitrinon aUme will suffice to make light the dark corners. We are ourselves con vinced of tho "truth" but cau we without oracular demonstration convince our readers. The princi ple, and a great one it Is too, in volved in all proper tax laws, is Til T1IK TKOI-KUTV and not the individual. Let the property first lie listed and the ownership established afterward. Tax the property and uot the indi vidual. Keep out of sight a dis puted claim between Juhu Jones the farmer, and Wm. Smith the runic-, and keep in view lot 1 of .Ulock 4, valued at tlO.OOO as the -.use may 1h . The state holds for the pnymcut of the taxes on 10,000 lot 1 block 4, and neither Mr. Jones or Mr. Smith. These gentlemen may die but the taxes must be paid and the property must pay it or be sold to satisfy a judgment. An as scssnieut based on payment to In made by property aud not by the individual, is a procr system. If John Jones aud Wm. Smith, are interested in a piece of property, one holding the deed, and the other a mortgage, the state will receive the taxes from either one, or even from some other individual. The taxea are against the property aud the state cares not who pays them, so that they are paid, and if not paid holds the property and not the individual. IS THK PACK OP UI.KKAT. Mr. Parnell, the popular Irish leader and political agitator, is evidently fighting the pivotal but tie of his life. Politically cunning, and astute as the champion of home rule certainly is, yet he is deficient in the essential qualities of a successful leader, lie has none of the keen wit and shrewd political finesse of Daniel O'Coti nelL While. Parnell is not a great man, he has a cool head and au aggressive temperament He has worked bard for the political en franchisement of Ireland, but un fortunately has been so short sight ed as not to keep himself in touch with the ecclesiastical party of his country, and now that Koine has turned against him the chances are two to one ho will go to the wall. The Irish people are ill prepared to properly enjoy political liberty even should they gain tho inesti mable boon, for the iron heel of oppression has trodden them un der foot so long that it is question able if they would know how to use the rights of freemen. A great Englishman once said, "the" best way to prepare a people for liberty, is to give them liberty," and per haps the better way to educate the people of the Emerald isle into a capable and self respecting citizen ship would be to give them the right of self government. The American people have al ways sympathized with the Irish in their fight against English misrule, but the fiery Celt is manifestly struggling against an inexorable destiny. The political and goo graphical relationship of Ireland to the unification of English inter esta are of such a character that England will hardly consent to the emancipation of the Irish' race from its servile allegiance to the British crown. i- An Interesting, spicy, descriptive letter appears in this week's paper from the pen of Mr. A. 15. McMillan, late editor of the Monmouth Derm erat. Our correspondent is evident ly quite observant, and manages to see things as they are as he goes along. Our readers will find that the article will well repay their pe rusal. A tax law which attempts to tax Srsons instead of property is a lore. Tax tho property aud let who will pay the taxes. The state cares not who owns a piece of land, just so that it gets the taxes. Let Oregon base its system on those principles and it will prove a sue-cesc. WANIIIMITMN TAX LAWS. T Ik l'nMriy, !. th lu,thlitual AIH-LnrK Tl Hull, It mined ou Tuemluy aotlutt out of door tight awing wm anything but pliwutnt. It wr at ten oVIiK'k that morning wheu we culled at th oltlce of the county trcmunvr to whom nil taxe arepudd. Ilwa with dlftloulty tht we elbowed our way up to the counter sud made Inquiry for th naacamir. The amceMirwastjiiite pletuwnthut weixuild aeo that we were taking lilt valuable time an our atay wiw short, J le ahuwed the pint unit block hooka, itml mild (list even with their ytiu th work w not alwolutely perfect, "How" we naked "do they like having their prop erty Hmnwed to 'uukuowu owner." ' It Is working flmt rate now. Wetuke tho detail lUt sud cheek olf the rest estate, mid nil the real got to"nu known owner," At flmt they would tell us nothing about the oiuMnnaauil thougttt toewupe, but wheu theprticr ty wa advertlm-d m delinquent they hw that It eot them more ami to now we have very little trouble. Our un known lint I growing smaller. We do not cure who own the proHrty, we a ess the property; th pnuwrty l held for the tsxi and not the Imllvliliml. The new law will make grtst ilesl of work for the towmor but be very emu plotw. The tax levy ofHenttle In only th teen mill ami a court lummt toetwt Mv(ml humlriHl thouanml tlollam la be ing built. That la for comity aehool ami alatti ttuw, and tu Polk county the rate I much higher. King county, of which K-itttle la the greatiT rt, la awemedon more prosrty tlmn Mult nomah county and the rule l lower. King county h ovor f ,oot,M0 worth of taxable pMerty am) Multnoiaah county only t-,ono,iKio. W. I', IKiVtV It was lute In the afternoon when we dropted III to have a chut with W, I'. lUvyd an extetulve dealer In liullee and gt-uta' hirnlhlng good. The bullitlng which he oviipU ami owns, post him f.'0,noo, He Uvaioe quite lututeatml III the tax fiieation and the aevvml drum-m-"' ri"i!e . hliu their mriln and i vitlnit i.ik a hliu, miiHt ImveUvu highly elltle. Mr. Itoytl tald thut the Flreniau'a Kund Iusuran-e eoiiiny brought half a million dollar up to S-ottlo once to loan aud an he waa well aqunluted with Mr. I Hit ton lie wUI to that gentleninn "Now If t waiitmt to borrow S.V),0u0 what would you charge me? "A your'a la Coiiltln gilt edged neeurlty, I will let you have It at 7 per rent." auld Mr. Ihitton. "Hut I will not pay more than 8 per cent."anid Mr. ltoyd. "We mil loau niuney In San Francisco ut H n-t cent, on gixnl at" curlty, and our reason for eonilug to Waohlngtou la that at 7 T iviit. under your law we are iimklug more money than loaning at home at 8 or t veil U and pay the taxi-." "Our law" aitld Mr. ltoyd U not favorable enough to utt me, I believe capital like railroad l umled lu the elate, aud when you drive It out you do youna-lf more harm than good. Your Oregon law la a remnant of barbarism. four townsknu. Friday morning the ruin ruiuedowii In torrents, but as the I'lty of Kingston waa lylug at the dock we UiurdtHl hvr and were wxm ateamlng down the sound. We did not know a moil on bonrd and ao the four hour of the pna age m-einiHt (iilti long. An we came to the wharf ut Port Townneud the llrxt fninlliar fwe was that of IVt Kuicrson, formerly of Kulcm now In the livery Ntablu IiukIiiik at Port Townneud. We culled to e the tn-usun-r but fiiuiid a crowd of tax payers and were asked to call later. lu the oltli-e of the dully (Ult, we found Mr. O'llrleii, a former typo of the Wkkt Hidk, He was very aiuliible and gnve m a miuiU-r of introductions. We found a number of person whom we delred to nnt't "not at home," but tlimlly were given a full half hour with h, r. iiii.i.. Mr. Hill Is one of the leading Irll at Port Towuend and u wealthy man. Ilesuld: "I wu u fiirtner living on Whldby islund when Waitliliigtou paswH a law Hlmilur to your lu Oregon and I felt then thut the burden would full on the poor and honest, and the knave aud the rich would escit)ie. Thut Is the complulutofyotir law lu Oregon. We liuve tried to get "iir Wiwhliigtou luw In such HhaMi thut the rich hould my their Just share of taxes uud thut cupitul from abroad nmy not lit- restrict ed from coming here. We find a money supply is us important nil ebu llient of prosperity and progress as to have immigration. If Oregon does not repeal huoIi obnoxious luw Welling ton will continue to surge ahead lu the future as lu the past. I have no doubt but that your money luws have Is-en of some benefit to us, but still the two states are so closely related that we should do better were you to prosr al so. You should work for the reeul of such laws. w. ii. wurrri.KSKV. Mr. Whittlesey hus lieen a Kticccssful real estate and lu vestment broker. He suld "I ueverhuve Imhui able to see why Oregon has seemed to stand still while all of Washington has been going uliead. I have cast my eyes over to wurds Oregon every year and wonder ed why it would not puy uio to invest there. Do you not think that the coming year will m a prosperous one in Oregon, und do you know where I should Invest? Our uuswer wus tills "Oregon has never progressed as she should have done. Bhe can never pro gress when the only capital Is that lu the hands ef the local haulier, The Investments thut most bcnclU u stale or county, do not bring a rcUrn In a duy, uud Eastern cupitul only is willing to patiently wult for the return. We need more money hut It is not to be hud. If the money laws of Oregon ure remodled lu a proper uiuniiur ut the coming legislature you may look for greut uctlvlty during the coming year. I'ortlund should be now a town of ut leust 200,000 H!ople, considering her resources. "Well" he suld "I shall certainly keep un eye on tlie proceed ings of your legislature and govern my self accordingly." TACOMA AHSKSHOKH' BVSTK.H. The state of Washington furnishes the assessment books, blanks, etc., so thut a uniform system may be lu use. Mr. Geo, O. Cook, the assessor of Pierce county, Is quite proud of his books and took pain to explain them to ua. Pierce county belonging tu the sixth clans of counties, he receive llsiK) a year, and hl deputies ft per duy while employed, beside this he receive, to per cent. eoniuiMon of all sill taxe collected. There are thlrty-ulue town hli In Pierce county aud the acre plat book require six lurga Ixxik of maps. The town plats require nine book more, which are ruled for aaeru of year. 1 he amsor and his depu ties visit all purtauf the county and obtain list of personal proKrty and realeatate which la like our tax 111 worn to, but the value of the real estate Is left blank. When the ama meut la complete the detail list are houud lu book form, alphabetically ar ranged, and checking begins, Kvery piece of hid etute la checked aud entonnl In Its prosr place In the acre or plat Uik, tu Ihla is added the value of Improvement. The aeor ha already plueeil a value ou each tract er lot, W'for the detail llsU I brought lu, cuuseqiientlp, when the Improvement are added the tax U ooinplele. The value of the real estate la then entered on the detail Hat and the tax I com plete for that person. After all the list have lsn gone through with quite a number of acre tract or towu lot will he without any owner, o these are entered a uukuowu owner, aud valued as to lot and Improvement Just like the others, Iteeause a piece of property I lu dUputed ownership ha no effect on the taxe. The hind I held for It and the land alone. HI nee the value of all acre and town towu lot are written lu plain figure ou the plat books, both the tax payer aud the board of eqtialouitlnn cau easily ar and couquire valuation. In the new law of Washington every acre of laud I assessed even when belonging to a county or setusil district, but I ex empted from taxation, Churches, private ecluaila, etc. are required to puy tax. The system used lu Washing ton place a value and llata every fit of real estate, and If the deputlea do their duty every Improvement, which I valued estrutcly, and all personal pftqterty. The value In Washington are about &oct on the dollar, of actual value, vet lhetateof Washington ha 2l7.5ii.7:tu against Oivgon with about j 1 1 u.uMi.tssi. Nice comparison. The HSple of Washington any that the coming year will luereuse (he amount lof.wo,imo,(Ki, Wonder what Oregon's will be dung next year? Haturday aflerutsm we left for Olym pla, wtik'li will occupy a separate loiter. Ik-fore eltMlug we wish to say (hat It. V. Well Is here lu business and doing well. He suld: "Oreifoti I a ifssl talebut terribly low. Her money law have a ureal to do with It. I can R-e no reason why Washington should double aud treble lu population a ne isdolmr. milrs omvtliluir I workliiK aKalusl Oregon. Oregoii I uo place lor a young man, ami vtasmngiou i the place, tasnuse there I plenty of money to help him. I IlkeOregou very much but It I not a gwsl a plaits to miike money lu a this, and (bat I w hat we are all wanting." AN IVfMlKlirlXO OTK The .Iji-fcuWartti Vr, of Spring field, Mass., lu conncctliin with other furmlng Journal, F.at aud Wet, ha Is-eu nisklug au cluUrale canva aiiioug the furus-rs In regard to e tut n ecotnonlo and silitictd qiieKtious, 4iid lastly In regard to their choice tor republican uud democratic inndldale for the presidential nomination In Wl One htiudnxl and tell thousand vote have been ns-wlvetl. The following table represent how the vote stumta: k-f Ul.lt AN CASIllliATM. lllnliin. Ilnrrlu. Ilu-k. M sl. Now Knilnnil ... ,l.ic ie.n.1 1VM MlUtllr mi ., .IS.HJ , 4.IJV l.litl i nitial UiO-s . . foM MIT l.'l a,"' Wnirrn iimn.. I,ll '4,ir, l,-J 1Ai fli NurthK.t . Us ; 1's. llle I'tMial . M S !' TUS.mtli il.i) l.'i 4 ll Tolsl. II.OlS IH.SS liKHH UATIC ( ASIUtlATIuS, ( lev. Imi.1. Mill. llnU-ll Nw Kinlniid . ipi,V i.:ou iijol j,ia 7,iii I.HV1 l .10 1 la !MV II IIIIIK MliMIs alsli-s . 't.'-tS OiilrHl alsira . I:, I'll WKatcrn alsliHi t.ilal The Niirlhont i M I'olrto I'nual 7,6 TlwuUl t.l!M ,IU I, MSI l,'J III lis TM T"lla 71.7S7 17.IIS ll.lM S.KH Of the scattering republican vote Heed leads with MM, followed by Mo Kinley with HU'.ll, all but UVI of these curds having Is-en mailed U-foro the Novemls-r elwtlon. 1)mw ha 27'J7 and Plumb, of Kuusus, a gisslly show ing, but the rest are mostly for "a fur mer." lu the scattering demofrutiu vote (iovernor l'attlson leads with over 1HI, t'arllsle 4iKi uud Oovernor Hussell, of MusMuchules, the others U-ing fir "u furmi-r." NOIII.K ,( IS IU.W VUllKII. Those who were ut the kublsh wreck shortly afler lis iH-cunence will remem ber hnw kindly the scholars and em ployes from the government Indian trailing school ut Chemawa treated the Injured ones. Hecognl.lug this service so generously performed, the Houtlicril I'uelfla Hailroud company has shown Its npprcclittion by presenting the scholars uud employes will) the hand some sum of $100. While this work wus done with no thought of reward but to usslst, in rclc iving, assisting, und curing for the unfortunate ones, kind remembrance Is nevertheless highly appreciated by the sclnsil Slnlinuuuu .. . The Touchers Institute meets ut Monmouth (tinluy) -Ulli instant, Dr. N. M. Hklpworth, formerly of this city, is now living at Lebanon, und Is In very poor health. Miss Inez. Duvldson is spending a week witli her parents ut Ituenu Ylslu Khu Is attending the business college in I'ortlund. Mr. II. V. Wells, of Taconui, arrived In this city Wednesday, 2-tth Inst., and will spend the Christmas holidays visit ing among friends and rclullvvs in this vicinity. The Dullus people Intend having a rullroud from Dullus out four miles to wurds Fulls City to bring rock to Dul lus for use in certain contemplated Improvements. The ChrlHtmas entertainment ut the Baptist church wns largely attended and heartily enjoyed by everyone pres ent. There wus quite a display of presents, and the church was nicely decorated with evergreens, appropriate mottoes, otc. The shooting mutch on Christina eve duy wus well attended, and there wus an excellent display of murkiiiunshlp. The prize, two pair of skates, wus won by Hank Simpson of this city. There was a good deal of beef, turkey and purse shooting, etc. HTATK XEIVH. t Oakland I 10 liuv bank In the imnr future. Mnlem U lufcated with a lot of tramp peddler. The Mslbniir lake ooiintry w rapidly ettliug up, Th Ithi mountain sr now enveretl witlsiiow tli firtt ut th eMiu. Mlstlclo i suiil to b fouuu lu slmiid sue itt lh Vleinlty of AsbUnd, Oregon, MtiHtlliead (hIiiuiu r begtnulng to ran up th Hilutj river pretty lively Just now, About all Hi iirveyd sugar plus land of Hoiitlieru Oregon M IikjuIihI by settler. Isaao HultierlHiid, of linker ooiiuty, wm thrown troni wagon aud mflerett friiclur of bis right leg. 11. M. Miilliollaiul, an old Lnu eouuly plotiear, died t In home lojunolioli Oily, Wtstuesdny, Deo, lOtb. Allwrt Hummer and Charles MoCey, two IhleTM wbu rtslded wveral ttore lu Milloii, have beeu held over befor lb grand jury lu IA0U eaeh, Tl populstiuu of Tillamook county la lHOO was W; In 1N70 It wo 4NU, aud In IHNO it wo IK10, mil in 1MUU It t '&m, n lucre ot ma ptr eetil, Willard Joue, a yuuug lusu ot Tend leloo, was etrely injured in tli fae by dynamit torwdo iploditui, wllb wbicb b bad beu uoiualng hliUMilt. Linn enmity I lb bo orniuty fr marriage. In 1W there were iwnwl UA Rtarriau lievuse, and lu lsUU titer ba been Miiod np to dai I0H lloente. a II. IUy, of MoMiuuvlll., Died lud deuly Ust k from tt uierdu of ttiorphiue, tukou to reliuv adialrisutsl Umiaoh enetl by drl:iklng tsitlermilk Litioolu Hnuu, logger ou Hi Me Ketisie, oareieuly allowed bluwelt to be truck by Hoatiug log, resulting lu the breaking ot bit right leg in two place. John Hums while buutiug in the tnounlaiu a tew mde east of P.ugeue, aceideutly ditcbarged tu guu hlu eliuihing urer It g, ud hi ribl giest Urn diupprrvd iiistaully. Ou tli night of lb Oth liiaUut, lb . tbrmomler at Duru, Harney valler.j niftuged to ereep down to iero, lt "bobbed" up uxt morning aud tsxl sway from lb oold point ! Two burglar eutered the mllliueryj tor uf Mum Nellie WalU on the nlglit of t b Wi.d.but an slnriu being glren tbi y liurrlthl wy wliboul any booty aidj ueecsNled lu making tbelr Mp. A burglar got etiarg of flu stiol la j bt fao tli oilier lil.'bt while attempting to break into tb bou ot olJ Joknj Walter at Huuiinit itsts-o, weal of Port-1 land. Tb fellew md In MCp, j It 1 reported that a valuable quart mine bst been discovered in Isiueoounty by Mr. A. M.lUuk. or Tsoom. Tb, peoimeu in Mr. llauk' poMavioa are sid to iiiUioat Tiubl quarll lead, A little 8-year old oo ot Mr. llald win at Orsnl'a Pus, fell into well, but was brought up ahv aud unhurt by hi I'J-year-old brother, who promptly put ladder down tb well and went after him Six year ago at tbi Urn lbgrt now sUirm of IHHt-A wm raging, trim wr blocked betwreu l'ortlud ud The Dnllea, aud pruvuion were being errid to lb puueiigert ou auowaboe and iledu, Au ollior rsilrtHtd wreck, on email tcale, oceured ou tbe line of the Oregon rllwy at Crebtree, five wile north of Hoio, ou tlir uftwrtitHin ot tbe lUud, inst ant. Two freight car left th truck, one Is'lug tlilebetl, nodiuitge done. While Truvenw Lineh, of Tsleut, wu oiling a ptur, hit orereoat eauiflit in the machinery, throwing bis luind OKinnst tbe eilkte in. Hesides tearing nwny the Ibah about the wrist, it pulled nut sevstnl Iciidi-m, ud otherwise Im-prnted Ibo bsiid. Mis Iieoii Ievere, of Ueppnir, was fa tally burned luat weak while starting Are in a hnuting atove, lly nme ninno her clothe eHiitfht (lie, A ronnit man named lliimett went hi her assist anoe, blither elotlie were nearly biiriuil olf whsn lie rsscbed her. Hbe died In grent aunny twenty-two hour after re ceiving tbe Injuries, Joseph Hnrkar, the dnnili halfbreed. who ba for a long lime leen thcestian of niunli trouble sd fesr to the Block men residing near the j'liiotion of tbe North and Middle forks of Ilia Jnhn Day river, wus shot and killed reorntly by bia brother-in-law, William Walker, whine life b had threatened, and at whom be first tired. Oeorgo Frankliu Bilyeii, died Halai duy nt bis home of bi parent m 8cio, aged !W year. Tbe iinmedlate cause ot In death wu liemnrliauA ot the linigs.but tho primary euiise isrc being thrown from a wngon loudc"' i lumber, a por tion of which full iVePlhlm, thirteen yenra ngn, ciiuaing Injnnilv from which lit never recovered. Henry Urubtrec, who live near Hoio wns engaged in using a broadux, and in hewing a timlier he struck a blow wilb such force that th nx passed between hit fog mid upward and out s gnab about Sve inches lonk, to tbe bone, in hi ritfht ahoilldnr, be still retaining the hnnille lu his bunds. It required four or live atitubra to prnpurly dres tb wound. Nuim-tliliiK fur I Ho Nnw Vr. The wnrlcl mnnwnint atlceeas of Ilnatiiltei-'i Hlonmi-h lUUitrs.imil UivlrHiutlniiml isipulur lly lol-ovt'r ullilrd uf urtfiitui.v as ualuiinicliU' la ai-itrccly tncire wiiniU-rlul than Uio wi-lmnne llml areets the aiiiiuiU iip'"l'nco of HiMlxt ler's Almuniui, Tills valuulils msillenl In-nt-la la published hy The lliwtelter Company, I'lllshura, I'a., miller their own tmmmllslr aiiis-rvlsTtin, Iniplnylna No hniitls lu that (li purlnienl. They urcninnlnu about II niunlha III the your on tlila wnrfc,anil the tasti uf itme for Ihiii will he inure than tun millions, print ed In the KiiKllah, Herman. Fremiti, welnh,' NorwilKlioi,SweilUh,lliilhoid lloheuilan. and Hpioilah lunaunxiis, Iteft-r to uwipyiif It for viilinthle una hiterealliiic rimdlna enntwrnin heuUh, and niiineroua U-atlniDiilala aa to the (lllciicy of llnaleUeraMliimucli llllters, ainiiw iniiut. vitrletl InfnrinsMon, Mlronomiaal ol titihtlinna and ehrnnolugltiul Items 4e which ean he tlepeiidenl on for tvirnuilneaa, TlieAI iniinue for I Mil I cull be obtained free of coal, from ilniuKlKl and Kenerul ooiiulry ttealera in all iui'U,of tlieoountrv. Tak It Bfer Braakfait The great appetliter, tonle und liver reifiilatnr. In use for more limn M yeitrs In KiikIuihI, i'oslllve speelflti for liver uomplulnt. had litslu In the mouth on urlsln ly the nioruln, dull pulna In Iheheud unit back of the eyes, tired fenllnii, dlnxlness, IniiKOtir-aymplonia or liver loniphilut, Hemedy Hr. Ilenley'a Kng llsh llandellon Tonle. Relieves eoimMpiitlon, sharpeiia I lie uppctllo und tones up the entire system, (lei. the genuine U-om your drutgUt for II, and take uuuordlng to direction, Won than Laproiy Is cntnrrh, and there i one but one pre pnrutinn Hint doei oure that disease, and that is the California Positive and Nega tive Elect rlo Linimeut. Hold by si) dniKKists. It hIbo cures nenrnlgia, rheumatism, besdnobe, spraint, burn and all p tin. Try It and tell your negilibor where to get ii IU4 B fft Ttla UnmfM Mi. Ua, a 4 mM kUy t M gun A, lata IhuMla, altar ft Uwm M Uy law bmiIu wm taatalalaly nautnat M I $0W WU M BMllkf. t. H. Brewa, - ritoluaw. Can Mllralf f kit MlftaUM 4 awilla. MlatCUn. Sialism, w tmr , I, f., Own l aa fiusl tat M laaifwll M MullUoa, i. K reamtt, CkM Wkattaft lass) CUy HtmI, 1 F. Canst tf !m la Ik kawk, Hw Uvubl aad atak kaadMbt. Mr. J. Uaihtr, UO Haiket alrawt, I. V ka4 kawa aar kvatelaat anj h lw yaava hf Uvwtomptalol Wllk ta UM tsXIl ah ala4 ar ld aeeaaUnat aaallk. tad. A. Ilwktf, HaMwIa HoMt, i. t., Mtara ku yri wlU dyaiwH, rM kaMtw tb lift ak u to bow tmrad. Ouila loiotaoa of ta Valaaol ttraai, f. F rnrad el tick htaylacbM aud Urp troubi. Mwu4 NMlall. T IiarMI UrMH, t. fmnt fHlatlalk bark and rtnmk kUUmi, AadOfa lOOOsUMn. COAST NEWS. Lakrport, Oal,, ha been vUltedby dlaaatroua Are. The number of bank which tb gov ment hadpolu U Dog. Mr. Julia, Kane, a centenarian, died at Oilroy, Cal., aged 101 year. Daniel Kunaaker, editor aud proprietor of tb Wilcox, A. T Htockmaa, U dewL Tb Arst lon of th grand lod- of Montana of th A. 0. U. W. to In mmIoo at Helena. William Avery, ton of a farmer living near Bodega, Cal., wbll trailing Win chester along th ground, was killed. Bhlpkeeper P. J. Klly uf the Hart ford at Mar Island M found Insensi ble on tb veaarl and died (hortly after ward. Veteran t of th Rogut river War of lS-O-M met at Eugan. Or., and form a -lated a plan to petition oongrtn to give them aid. ArTangemimU ar being mad to open up tb vast brownitoM and gray sand a ton depoltof Ventura, Cal., for build tag purptsas. Whitttnr'a birthday wa clbrtd In th town of Wblttlar, Cal Ureal n Ibualaau prevailed. A letter froia th poet wa read. Charle R. Hammond of London Cleve land tre4 notoriety ha ba eonvlctod at fieattl of grand tarony in iteatlag a aealakln acqn. Jrry P. Cnnren, a foreman at tb Ta eouia coal bunker, wa instantly killed by tb falling of a train. Ill skull wa crualied Ilk a uuUhall. Tli Spokane Pall National hank has failed. Aa effort waa mad by other financial concern of tb city to av tb bank, but th effort failed. Two big well hav bn dUoovared at Fullerton, Cal. Doth well are strong, and hefts- th oil oould 0 caught It bad flowed down the mountain In ttream. John Ryan, th doi-kmaitar at Port land, ba brought tult for $40,000 dam age against the Oregon Hbort Lin and Utah Northern for false imprisonment. What is believed to h the largest sal of liuubr-e ever mad In on order wa made at Tacoma, a lumber company sail ing to tb Northern Pacific. tl,UO,000 frot. Tb Oennan schooner Adl ba re tumed to Victoria with a catch of about 400 eealaktna. Th teal war taken at night on tb touthern coast of Ht. Paul' Wand, Kyi McClungof WlnAld, Kaa, ha btained ptaaaeaion of bU threw children who wer accompanying hi divorced wife to Mexico, where ab waa to join a free lov society. Pro feasor Robert a musician at Paso Roblo. Cal., ha found bl mother in the person of Mr. Julia A. d Potter, at that place. He had been searching for her for eight year. Placerville, Cal., want to become a city again. Seventeen year ago the mayor and other city official reetgued to prevent tbe city from being taxed 119, oou far railroad debt. The work of reclaiming marsh land near Htmoma, Cal., ha been progressing for aeven month. In that time aeven miles of levee between thirty and forty feet high have beeu built. Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Union OU company of Cali fornia, with a capital stock of 13,000,000. Santa Paula, Ventura county, Cal., is the principal place of buatneea. Heuator Htewart of Nevada ba created a aenaatlon in Washington by making a apch lis ojiiKsiltiun to the federal lec tiona hill. It tt believed that the Nevada euator'e exampl will be followed by other Republican. Th itaamer Ferndal wa trained to th water' edge off the sonth ahor of Lope Island in Puget sound. During a ever gale the great iron chimney waa blown down and the iparka passed into the house and set Are to the vevsel. Lemuel Travis, a Totnbatone, A. T., miner went to New York. He cays he took $18,000 with him. Ha went to a saloon with a man, and wok np on th curbstone tome hour afterward, and bis money all gone. The police do not be lieve hi story. Fresno, Cal,. has another sensation. Dr. F. 0. Vincent brutally murdered hit wife, who bad brought tult for divorce on account of the doctor' dissolute hab it. The jail is strongly guard to pre vent lynching. Mr. Vincent wu highly eatnemed by everyone. A lumber mill In Nevada county, Cal., has put in a plant for th conversion of aawilust Into dry pulp fur the nse of giant powder manufacturers. The saw dust is ground between millstone and bolted like flour. It production i ald to be a new industry on this coast. The tramp who were Instrumental in the death of Urakemsu Hchnllenberger at Glenn's Ferry, Idaho, have been re moved into Owyhee county, the sheriff being afraid they would he lynched, Bchullenberger wa deliberately thrown nnder the moving train by one of these men. Work will begin immediately en the boot sugar factory at Ontario, Cal. The plant will cost over 500,000 and Is to be completed by Aug. 1. The capacity will he BOO ton of beet daily. Two thousand acre are to ha planted. The plant in cludes a refinery factory, the largest in the country. , The postman tor at Sun Francisco has sent a request to Washington asking for authority to divert mail from the estab lished railroad route to ocean ateamers whenever it may become necessary by unforsaen exigencies. The object is to send th northern mail by ateamer if the railroads are blocked as they were last wiuter. ' It i now said that a contract provid ing that the Union Paciflo should build a road from Portland to Centralis and that the Great Northern should build from Seattle to connect with it at Cen tralis was entered into between th roads, with trsokag privileges, and al though the Union Paciflo has ceased work on Its extension th work will tvrely b completed In th near future, A workman hud a olose call last week while working on the Hulem bridge, lie waa walking on the top frame work, one hundred feet from the ground, when be lipped and fell, but fortunately saved himsolf by ostohing to the timbers, urprise Youip nil UVI Ell-AM Come and sec our new goods, just arrived, consisting: of Carv ing Sets, Table and Pocket Cutler)', Shears, Scissors and Razors, all warranted. Wildwood Axes, X-cut Saws, and the American Wash ing Machine sold on trial. GOODMAN & DOUTY. If Soeaidltul- wr, that rrvalMt of Novell!, and ht hw pok tnor truly, and n might hav added with equal fore, that wuril I th uc of auccc. Wtsdoaa't Robert In I Ui synonym of merit, and It history It lucre. Tb Magical af fect of tbi prepretioa hav beta attasV d by thousand of tb leading ladlas of society and th stage. It U th only arti cle ver diacovered which give NtJur and Btouttul tint to tu eompUxioo, at tb am time removing all roughs of th fac and arm and leaving th kin toft, amooth and velvety. It aa long been the atudy of cbetutat to pro due an article that while k would tfy th compleibn would atao have th ancrlt of being karmltss, hut th two important qualltie were nevr brought together until combined in WISDOM'S ROBBRTINH. DR. ABORN It MOW T 'OSTUNO, OSCOON. rot THOSt WHO MRNOT POSSUM CAU PM tOSlLLI, IIOII TRKiTHKST rUlTB WITH IN Ttl UUH OP l,L THAT WILL HIT I unrrimxKot! kkuut axo a ma.xm (Taa. The most aiely, txwltlv and perma neut cure for Catarrh of the Head, Asthma and all Throat, Brouchisl, Lung, Heart, Stomach, Liver ami Kidney Affection, Nenrout Debility, etc. Consumption, in it varlout ttaget, permanently cured. D. AsoRN'l orlgiusl mode of treatment and hi medicated inhstatloua give in ttsutaneou relief, hiiilda up and revital lie th whole constitution aud system, thereby prolonging life. Weak, nervoua, debilitated and broken-down conatitu tlona, old and young, invariably gsin from ten t tliirty potnul in from thirty tc ninety ilaya. Da. A boss's phenomenal aklll and mar vclou cure have crested Hie greatest aatonlaluuent on the Pacific Coast and throughout the American continent, dur ing th past twenty-five year. Asthma, Catarrh of the Head, and til Throat, Bron chial anil Lung trouble 'nstantly relieved, and Deafness often cured permanently at first consultation. Da. Aborn's emay ou the "Curability of Consumption," and treat! on ,fCatrrh of the Head," with evidence of some extraordinary cures, mailed free. Call or address DR. ABORN, rSarUi a Harrliaa Sla,, I'arUaaS, 0a. Nora. Horn treatment, itcuraly packed, lent hy aapreaa to all part ot the Pacific Coal, far thoae who caanot pouibly call in peraon, ALL INVITED TO CAU FOR FREE CONSULTATION The wife of Her. Jus. L, Du'v died at ber reaideuoe in thUoily yeaterday mora ing of parnlysi. Mrs. Duly was a pio neer of tbi state, having ontne hern in 1852. She wns n womuu of Kreut dmnit) snd nnbleneaa of tiliiinirter, nnd aoiiuhl to use her iutliiei.ee for good wherever and whenever oppoitnnity olTered. She wah the mother of leu children, Sve uf whom survive her. Liv""''i How' II. Ik? W'e ortVr Oite Hundred Imllnra revrnnt fur any ctwenf CHlurrli that t'ltunot Ih cured by titkliur HiiII'm t'ltlarrh Cure IT. J. t'lll-i.NICV itl-o.. I'i-iii, Tul.-dn. O. We Ihu iiiKlcr-luiii-tl, Imve Kiiewu hVl.t'lH'tit-y far liiehiNl IA yt-arM, mid hellevf ti I tt i prl'irHy linn. firuhle In all luihlueaa ImUHiu'ttoiia itiul ilnan oiiilly aide to riirry out tiny (ihllKtttlons notde hy llii-lr linn, Wkht ft Titi'AX, Vt'htilwnle Urtianrlata; Tolt-dn, 0, Wai.imnii, Kinnan A Wauvin, W hole, sale I irtiuKlHtM, Tuletlo.O. HiiU'h tittuirli t ii it- la titltt'U Internitlly, aelliu tllreelly upon (hi- IiIihkI nntl iiiucotia (tiii-fart-M tf tlitiayaieiti, Ti-MllinoiilHtH Mtnl free. I'rleu, Ke. perbotlle, Hold hy till dnimiUIn, Ntitlca to Sltickliiiltlet-a. Notice is hereby given thut there will b a meutitiK ot RtookhoMers of tbe Polk County Lund company held ut lndepen dtmoo, Deo. 81, 1SIH.I, for llio purposo of electing n lion hi ot direuto's for tho eu- suing yeur, uud for the traunuoliou of such other biiHiniMS na m:iy come before the meeting. D. W. Shark, See. Inhhtkniiknck. Or., Dee. 10, '30, Nolli p tu .Sttirltlinltlera. Motive is hereby giveu tlint tho niinuiil meeting or the stoakholdnrs of the Inde pendence Nutloniil hunk for the election ot seven directors, for tbe eusniug yeur will he held ut the Independence National bunk ouTueKduy, -funuury llltb, 1801, betweeu the hours ot 10 u. m, snd i p. m. W, P. OONNAWAY, Cashier. Inurpinpknor, Or., Deo. 10, '90. NOliCK TO CONTItACTOKS. Sculcd bids will lie received up to the 80th of December 18IKI, hy the under signed for the erection of a two story brick building, nccordliig to plans mid speullluntlous to be seen at the Wkst 8idk office. E. C. Pent-land. KQifilno 3 JP l g BY PTESENTING HKH WITH A a a a FOR A X-MAS PRESENT! ASK FOR IT! THE SELF-TMrtEADING 1L0B lolttrteom- "JUSl' i akin th ii.gasr . mod uaful tad practical laments, and ill known ad. vantage that mtk t tew. ing tnacbin detlrtbl to ttll or ua. ILDRIDCE MFC CO. factory ui Wioltulo 0, Ctlviitrt, HI. M W-.S.I.S Art (7ilitfo. J Jlril Hlrfl, Sr I've. A SI N IN Olvi ACIN E. Mewirs. Van Xortwlck Ilros., the tonsorlul artists, have addeii a singeliig machine to their already complete cs Wilishnient, t'uttlng the hnir pro motes It growth, but every cutting In diets a fresh wound toeach hulr, all ow lug hi the ewne of the vitalizing fluid. This Is prevented by ulng the slngcr,' which ststrs the ends, thereby retaining the fl uids and muklng the hulr hculihk-r and full of life. Hair singing 2'x'.; ra tor hmlng, a'si. ASNl'AL FA V DAV. We would reqiH'st nil those Indebted to ua to call In and settle their accounts ouor before Jnuurry lit, ltftll, as we wiah to balunee our bonks by thut time. Your Etc., IUstkk A IK'KR. W. O. Cook figALta it FURNITUREl PART.OR AND PEPHOOM FETS, BOFAS, AND BEDIiOrNOES, MIRRORS From 5x8 tip to 18x40 in German Pluto and a lnr;c iissortmont of American Plates. -RUGS- Of all kinds both Large and Small. CHAIRS s From Plain Kitchen Chairs to tho Finest Parlor tliairs. Fancy Itockcrs a Sficciulty, und Carpet liockers with Woven Wire Si'ats. BEDROOM SETS Of all kinds and finish, 81unn holders. Curtain Poles, Window Shades, lint Hacks, Picture Frames and Mouldings, Stands nnd Center tables of all kinds, in either Maple, Ash, Oak or Walnut. LOUNGES Of all tho latest Pat terns, with Woven Wire Springs. Also the Hoey patent Sofa llcd lotinge. Call and see my Goods lie-fore you buy your CHK1LTM AS PKF.SEXTS. Main Street, Independence, Bat. B and 0 8treets. BEAMER & CRAVEN, - " Denier lu andSADDLES, All kinds of Harness and Saddlery Goods. Carriage Triniing and repairing. 8PHOTAL BARGAINS. Curry Combs, three bars, 5 cents. Brushes, 10 cents. Complete set of Team Harness, $11.00. I. A. MILLER, DIAI.IS in . MARBLEanoGRANITE Monuments and Headstones of All Styles. FIrst-Clnss Work and Prices 20 per cent, lower than any other ehop in the state. SHOP COR. MONMOUTH INO R. R. STS. Indkpbndenci, - . Omooh. i si 1 Cook o -THE- STEiRKS -:- HIHD -:- l.lia ! ML Wheel 111 1 MANUFACTURED. Can arailtiai the ap.tx! of wheel a kw aa It almkm urrinlnulv In atniii wlnda. Wa ua only IS Jirtr!BI pk-i lu lite enllra aooauue tlon or Ilie Inm w.irS. Our .11111 ouinm ba r.iiulll riH-altnullt-lly. power aU gunraUc prlnelplea. We iiianufartur Tanks, rumps, Wind Mill Supplies Of awry dtrlpllin. lO-llable aaia waittrtl lu unoot-uplHl territory. AUUreaa, F. U. STEAIJXS & CO., . Kushville, lud., V. 8. A. m-nd f.ir CHlali-KUj. -s THE - r Wfllamette Real Estate Co, Of Independence, Orogon. TraBMcto a general Real EsUte Bulla bay and ell Property, affects Inaurance and doe general Conreyance Buiinaa. Parti ea haying Land for sale will fad It to their advantage to With Una Company, a they are dally (ending lists of land cut, thu plt ing desirable property befor the real dents of the East. JAMES GIBSON, J. W. KIRKLAND, PrealdeaL Secretary. G. W. SHINN, HauHB, Bign & OrnamHntil PAI1TTEI3. Paper Hanging, Graining, Frescoing, Etc. Paint rooms opposite Johnson7 stables, Jnaepenaence, uregon. READ And be Convinced. 72 Steel tooth iron harrow, $20. 5 and 7 tooth cultivators. The best horse shoeing. The best in a V ri Iron Steel or Wood --AT- E. E. Krengers. Best price paid for Old Iron and Castings. Main St,, . Independence. ST 1