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f f : - THE WEST SIDE nwt'KD BY Pc!k County Publishing Company FRIDAY. JANUARY 2. IHI. A COMMON M TAX LAW. There seems to b no quwtion bit that Oregon needs more capital nor that the action of our present tax laws has a positive tendency to drive capiuU from the state. mm however the subject is broached among our people iw tothendvis ability of repealing the tax laws ndpawinj; others better adapted to tlie wants of the state, au oppo aitioa Biwintrs from two source. First from 'the lnuiker because it will loosen bis bold on tlie local money market Second from the farmer, for he believes he is the debtor class and will therefore have added burdens to bear in pitying taxes which he claimsshoultl belong to another. U seems that with these two classes favoring a law, that its repeal is hopeless, and yet there are tbose w ho look beyond merely selfish eiuU and for the good of the whole state, and to assist those whose start in lite has just been made they favor a law teur ing as heavily on the rich as the poor, aud which brings cheap capi tal Into the state, for developing iU resources. Perhaps no radical re form can be accomplished, and yet something must be done. In order to see just what should Ito done let us take a case, w hich is not of un usual occurrence. Mr. A. is the owner of a largo manufacturing cs tablishment which cost fJO,OO0 to build, but is assessed at $15,000, Mr. A. says to the assessor: '"I know that you have assessed my property at f 15,000, but I am in debt. I owe Mr. H. :im)0, on a mortgage and you must assess that amouut to him . I owe M r. C. URK) for groceries aud you uuict assess that amount to him. I owe each of the following men (here he names say twenty men) an aggregate sum of 3000 aud you must assess the several sums to them. I have given a personal note to a frieud Mr. I. for 11500 aud you must assess that to him. I owe five persons for ma chineryin my manufactory the sum of 12500 (he names the several pin tles and sums.) and you must assess each of them." The assessor adds up the debts and finds that only 14000 remains. He sees that the only property he ran really hold for taxes is the $1000 aud so the rest generally escapes taxation The consequence is that a higher tax levy is necessary, throughout the county, but since public opiuiou sustains the assessor, and the county court says it is all right the matter continues. The fact is that the Ore- eon assessment law ascsscss the individual instead of the property. Why should an assessor pay any attention to the several debts of Mr. A. when the only piece of property sought for taxes is the manufactory, and since it only is held for the taxes, and if taxes are not paid would be sold, by what legal right can the debts which are claimed re' duce the authority of the state to get the full tax from the property when the other parties fail to payt The attempt is to tax notes, accounts etc. and let land go free. The at tempt is a grand failure and will 1 a greater failure each year. If individual matters are to lie brought into state affairs why not let the law bo operated as follows: Let the shite hold Mr. A.'s uianti factory for the whole amount of the $15,000 but when Mr. A. shall go to pay his taxes let him give a sworn list of parties to whom he is in debt, and then let the proper of ficer issue a certificate to that effect, and then the certificate can be made a lien against the creditor when payment is made. In this way the state gets taxes on all the real and personal property in the state, and tbe frauds now practiced would be impossible. As an example let us suppose the tax levy is ten mills, then Mr. A. would pay $1500 each year on his $15,000 factory, and at the time of paying his taxes could, by taking oath, receive acertificute for the several sums upon which he had paid, against bis creditors. If property must bo divided for tax able purposes let the division be made by tbe individual instead of being entered on tbe assessment roll. MOW MILTNOMAH COUNTY VOTK. Will. Multnomah county, probably more than any other county in Ore gon, profits by the exemption clause and the mortgage tax law, and it is therefore not surprising to hear that the delegation from there will present a solid phalanx against the repeal of the exemption for indebt edness clause and the mortgage tax law. It will be noticed that since the agitation of this question that even the Oregonian which real ly believes in equal rights and just laws has become silent on the sub ject The reason is not hard to find. Portland not only is not hart by the law but actually profits by it Unless Portland is opposed by a strong element favoring a law which will make Portland pay its , ;-t Just share of taxes, Portland will continue to profit by It.. The Or 0(Nii feaia no man, but still when it finds that its own people see in the present laws a source of profit to themselves, uo matter what the result to the whole state, if it Joins the procession we may expect to see it ltcgin arguing that the present law cannot lm improved upon. If the present law were re (MNtled and Portland were assessed at a just valuation on real estate, aud personal property, that city alone would return not less than fifty millions of dollars of assessable projierty. Any person who has impartially investigated the prop erty value of Portland as compared with Seal do must decide that it is preposterous to say that Portland is less wealthy than Seattle, and yet it seems to be so from the as scssmcnt of Multnomah county which iu the aggregate, including Kiust Portland, Alhlna, etc,, is two million dollars less than King coun ty in Washington, A proper law would make Muttuomah county pay on at bust $100,000,000 and it is because the Portland delegation is beginning to see that such will Uithe result that the solid vote against the repeal will lie made. The wealth of Oregon is iu the city of Portland, and a great part of that wealth is now (and always will be under our present law) escaping taxation. Not because our position has lieeu wrong ou this taxation question do wo admit that probably the mort gage tax law will not lw repealed but because men who are now evad ing their just taxes, can continue to do so under the present law aud are selfish enough to wish to con tinue doing so. Men will evade taxes uow, who never evaded Wore, aud those who have nl ways evaded, will uow evade the more. Probubly some measures will I e passed making it harder for the poor man, or the fanner, to evade taxes, but the bankers and the wealthy men of Portland will escape as before. Portland will tie all of Oregon in the coining legislature and Portland does not want the tax law repealed. Portland had a wholesale trade In 1S.SH off UMKM,. 000 and all the book accounts of the wholesale merchants were deducted from the country merchant's assess able proHrty. Where is the re turn on all those book accounts amounting to millions of dollars? KscajMnl taxatiou of course, nud it will escape right along, aud much mor besides. rilK Xr.W VKAK, According to the Gregorian ealen darwearenow living in the early morning of the year 1S!H. Thirty six hour ago the bells were tolling a requiem for tho dying year, From a million brazen throats went forth the sad wail "the king it. dead," and then the same iron tongues rang out the triumphant shout, "Long live the king!" The Wkht Side has pastwd from tho old year to the new without specially marking thu transition with the usual display of newspiter theatricals. It has no new pros pectus to issue and declines to re print uu old one made up of broken promises. Several of its esteemed elderly contemporaries have mas queraded before the public in the gala costumes of youth, and with all the apparent friskiness of younger years, but the gaudy cos meties ill concealed their wist and venerable age. The Wkht Sidk, while admiring the enterprise of its contemporaries, prefers to wear its own natural everyday ilntis through Christian and Roman holi days, and, though still young in years and experience, it aspires to that rational kind of dignity and usefulness of which it is said that wisdom is the gray hairs unto men." The Wkht Hidk wishes all its contemporaries, whatever be the color of their respective creeds- republican, democratic, alliance, grange or neutral, Christian or pagan a happy New Year. It has now on the beginning of tho new year a word to say with its readers, not in self laudation or praise, but in regard to its alms, desires and aspirations, it hits no new proiui ses to make, but frankly asks that expectations of its future bo measu red by ita present performance; and it has the assurance to believe that the popular verdict will be in its favor. It has its critics, fault finders, baek-biters, as what paper luw not! and its editors have by no means reached their own ideal. They will improve tho Wkht Hide just in proportion as its busi ness increases. The Wkht Side has always aimed to keep abreast with the increasing interests and general progress of Polk county, and it shall continue to do so in the future regardless of the clack and clatter of stupid sycophancy or malevolent opposition. It wishes all its patrons and readers a pros perous and happy New Year. We hope our readers will study tho editorial in these columns on "A compromise tax law." The subject is well worth consideration. Our tax laws only too evidently need revision, and some practicable ; t - 1 method should bo 'agreed upon. The salient Idea in the editorial is this: Let the tax payer settle with his individual creditors as to the taxes ou his indebtedness and not with the county, For Instance Mr. A. owus a farm of :t(K) ucrca which Is aNscsscd at $0000, and ha is In debt to the amount of 'J0O0. He must pay on the full amount so e 1 aga'nst hlm,nud shall receive, under his sworn statement, a tax certificate from the tax collector against the several ainouuls of his individual indebtedness. He ran afterwards settle those indebtedness taxes with hlspredltom. We think this method practicable bociiiiMe.lt does full justice to the tax payer and at the same time shuts out all possibility of fraudulent indebted ties. The reason that large cities escajm their just proportion of tax ation is because of the fraudulent methods practiced iu covering up property with trumped up debts. A Happy New Year to all. Ct'HKKNT OI'IMIOSM, Hitting Hull might luivo Uvu killed several year ko without serious Iimm to the country, A iH-vv urguiiluitlou with a wry en plioiien Mini eiitU-Ing inline, In the "KlliKhU nf Heclproelly." The days of thti MilltUtd Lmw, what ever party alllllntloiia, are number ed In thin country, where every mnll I cnpnlite of Mug hU uwu political boa. The uiitliinitl hank appear to bo try litK to eurry favor with the farmer 1 llaiioe ty having hill, allowing them to loan money on note mm nil by umrtKKe nil real estate, Intrmhiced In emigres. TliU I good sign. Thl In the umm of tho year Unit tti ttvme have their ilUinoiol itoleli Those, that haven't any diamonds be gin protwllug fur divorce against their litistiantl. Advertising U the life of the theatrical profciedoii. In I'liictmtittl the other tiny, a di vorce wiw granted Iu three mlmitet tod thirty aeeotnU from the time the sute wa culled In court. Such things arc to he exiectt u lung km marriage otvur after wily a few minute court ship, Whew: $4,1X10,000 ciwh In the prli-e said to have been ld, by a yilillnito bended by tlcorgv V. Chlliln, fur Ihe New York ll'iWif. An offer ufllnU amount would alioimt reconcile u to leaving the alluring rank of J.ninml Iniii. The houne of rcpnuenUllvcn certainly cHiinut he aceUK-t of having waaleil any time In debute on-vlom to luiwlng the noMirtionilieut bill. Nor there any nei-emlty for extended delitkte; the bill In a fair a any bill that could hav Ixi-ii frnuieil, and It cannot U-comu a law too imkui. The Injudleloua llw of Ir. Kocli't etiti!iiimitliii remedy ha killed tilte miniUf of ieope, and Ihe doctor ha written a iiliarp letter erltlcUlug phynl claim lit thin and other coumrUa for their hnnle In uxiug lll illm-overy, with out being fully aware uf II nature. The diH'tor Nhould reineiuU-r that Ainerleaim do everything Iu a hurry, even to dying. Jay Gould had made Jit-ai1 between the great V intern ntllnMula, and formed them Into a eumhlnv for the iiuriwxe of makl 'g war upon the ahlpiierahy all around ralne Iu the fnlght tnrlir. (Ion Id tuts a great head, and It Is chuck full of brultm, hut one of tln-ito days he will go a HteptiKi fur and It may tat found ornamenting the crona-har of one of his telegraph poles. HUtory klmuld hsicli bhn and hl fellow nionoolUI that there Is a limit beyond which It la ex tremely dnngiroua to luiHe upon even the hitmliltDt HHip(u, and Ameri cana are not humble. The homut people of the country h ruNpectlvf of purty, are exKvtlng to ats' aoiiie net Ion taken by the House of Iteprcncututivca on thu resolution re cently nlfered by Hcprcwnlutlve IVa-k- ery, aud now In the hunda of the com mittee ou ruli-H, aiithorliug an Inviwtl- gallon of the charge that tweuty-aeveu semttnrs and representutlvea Jollied pool formed to sietuliilu Iu ailver, while the iiilver bill, w hich ufterwarda became n law, wns pending at the Inst kcbhIoii. This Is too serious a charge to be pigeonholed. I,ct the Investigation pris'wd. Jf there be Ktillty men In congress, nIiow tiicm up, regard less of their political, Moclnl, rellgioim or lluuni'ial status. SOCIAL PAKTV, On New Yuar'teve the homu of It. Shelley of this city was a bla.e of light, and evergreen clceorutlons were distri buted through thu house, the occasion being a New Year's party. The even ing was most enjnyahly spent with games unit sim'Iio converse. Am nig those present the following were noted: Mr. and Mrs. Prof. McAdums, MIhmch Putlo Cooair, Ksslo Itohnrtsjii, M mile Slmpi), Ktla Hlutpp, MliidiiHIiupp, Alia Itobertson, Kva IloliertHon, Maud Coojht,. Dora Cooimt, Mabel Adair, of Balem; Clara Poniilulou, of Tuuonu; Katie WhtHilur, Uesslo Hut tin', Anna SUs-kton, Cora Hnell Ktta Whlteaker, Hertie VVhltonker, Alice Williams; Messrs. W. H. Hawley, W. J. Demurest, Wm. Whlteaker, Mr. Hansom, of Chleago; Al. Whlte.iker, Djuii Tutoni, Matt Fentim, lllulr Miller, O. A. Kramer, H. L. Miser, Ed. Clodfellcr, Will Craven, N. F. Patton. Takt It Bafor Braakfait TUe front appollfi-r, tonlo and llvnr ronnlnlnr. In uh for morn Minn fill yvun In KiikIhiiiI. PimlllvB npeclfld for liver oomiiluliit, IM InHle In Hie uioullion arlHlnv ly flio mornliiK, dull piilim 111 tin' lii'Utl unil liark of tho nym tl rcil fi)l I mk, '1 IH.IHHHH, luilKoor y in ntonu ur liver coioiliilill. Heninly Dr. lluuley'a Knu IInIi Imndiillon Ton In. Ilnlluvm nonnllpallon, hurpoim lh apputlln and Ion cm up thu entire HVHlmil, (let thu Reniilnn IVorii your druifgUt for II, and taka avurdln( Ut dlreollona, Worst than Laproiy Is ontarrh, noil there is one but one pre partition that doe cure that disease, and that is tlie California Positive nnd Kega live Elwtrio Liniment. Hold by nil druggists, It also ourea neuralgia, rheumatism, uewincne, iprnnis, Duroi and all pun. Try it and tell your negihbor where to get it David Btnpleton Is measuring off calico In L. Kelso's store. lie takes quite naturally to the business. J 13UIKF MENTION. William O'Orien and (Jill hava ar rived at Park. Them art 8,018 abandoned fariiit in tbe Uta of Malnt, A nlvct of Napoleon Ikmapartt baa just tiled at Clinton, N. Y. Paniell attribute hi defeat in Kil kenny to the Influence of Ut prieiU. Heetwtary Rusk believe In President Harrison aud favor III rtmnml nation iu ISM. Travel ha been (ustwnded in many of the Kaatera towm owing to a heavy fall of snow, Tht French police think that Padltw ki, the murderer of (Jen, bilvenkoff, t in America. (hie thousand railway men at Hull, England, have (truck for shorter hour and more wage. The Kt. Hon. and Moat Rev. William Thompson, archbishop uf York, I dead. He was 71 year old, Tht New York Herald gavs a pea jacket aud a dinner to nearly 1,000 titw boys Christina day. , A corporation with 139,000,000 capital has been organlied iu ihaxll. lU object i to Induce immigration. Heeretary Wlndom ridicule Stanford's proposition to lend money to farmer at er cent upon their laud. Father Hraidau ha been appointed the first bishop of Utah, The i'opt be made the territory a dloceae. The railway strike In Scotland i spreading. There are 9,000 tuea. ont, and rioting I feared. Uiuiuea Is para lyied. Hugar cane In the island of Cuba eiib it a splendid appearance except In a few place where drought ha retarded tht growth. Mlas Mickel, colored, uf Ht. Paul, fall ing to effect a reconeiliatlou with hi wife, killed her, hi stepdaughter aud himself. The large dry goods house of Henry EUmsn & Co, at Council Muffs has as signed. Tbe assignment 1 aald to be temporary. Tlie law providing for cumulative vo ting In Michigan, adopted in m, ha been declared unconttitutlonal by tht supreme court of that atata. rnifeiwor Koch dents that hi lymph I In the smallest degree dangerous to life, provided It I nsed In reasonable qnantitie by skillful physician. The coal miner of Central Pennsyl vania have demanded .Wceut net Instead 90 cent groan ier ton. It it U not grantml 15,000 men will (nit work. Imioo Sawtelle ha been found guilt of umrdeylng his brother, at Dover, N. H. He was sentenced to be hanged ont year from the second Tuesday la Janu ary. The Rnsalan flovernient ha onlered the eipuUinn of 11,000 (iernian and Austrian, the latter mainly Oalldan IVle employed by private firm in Poland. Two hundred men with team and farm implement and camp equipage have Invaded the Cherokee strip. Thl I due to the fact that all the troops have been withdrawn. The Masonic temple at Baltimore ha burned. Nearly all the record of the Maryland grand lodge were destroyed. Tbe flue building, which cost 8430,000, was entirely milled. u M Its, MM MITII'S rt NlkUAU A large eoneourse of MHiple alb lnb d the funeral of Mrs. J. W, Nesmlth at lerry un Thursday, tho Int. The funer al ceremonies was under the auspice of the F.plsenpul church, 1U-V. W. 1,. McKwau olltclatliig. Particulars will be given In next Week's Miper. The IndeH-inleuiv "write up" In the Orrytmian will upH-ar In the WfcKr 8uo: next week, Dallas has a one third Hige "ad'1 culling attention to the advantage of that city. "line." Patterson, as he Is familiarly known, took a half Interest January 1st In the drug, Jewelry and iiiuletd liiHtruiiicnt hiiKlnctt of 11. R Vmwt sou, Olllclal notice will npur next week. Mr. Frank Duller has lscu employed by the city council and Is uow engaged In surveying Monmouth, 1) and K streets preparatory ti the placing of proper sewcra on the several sti-cvt-, 1'he move l n gisal one and niiH-tswIth general npjroval. Tho fourth arty of the Ivy Leaf D. inelng flub w.ia well atU-nded Satur day last, several young MNipp from Dallas Is-iiig present. Tho party ou Wednesday night w-i" a pleasant affair, and the MUs.w Fouucll wrved the mip pr. Invitations are out for another party .Saturday evening. The Polk County Ijiiid Co, elected oflleer for the ensuing year, Inst Wed nesday F. A. Putteraon, president, I), W. Hears, secretary, II. HlrschlsTg, treasurer unil J. J. Duly, attorney. Also the Indca'udcuce and Monmoulh Hallway Co. elected F.A. Patteixm, prcHldcnt, W. P. Connaway, secretary, aud 11. F. Hiiilth, trciiMiiivr. Hiweral young gontletneii of this cliy ' made a number of New Years calls u Thursday. They rodo on Lines' cov ered tlriiy. Knell wore a plug hut, browl-cloth suit and kid gloves. The New year cards were written on sniid paiier, and eon twined the following names: W, If. Hawley, W. J. Demoi-esl, A. J. and W. II. Whlteaker, O. A. Kramer, If. L. Miser, li. Miller, C Irvine nnd A. U. Elliott Thodniy was appropriately decora ted. rue new l ear's orrnonum is a luauimothoiiiiulier of thirty-two pages, is (II led to overflowing with Informa tion about Portland, Oregon, mid the Northwest. A tcrunal of Its columns must convince any one that Oregon Is a state of great wealth and resources. The chances for the profitable Invest ment of capital are numerous, mid Its future prosperity Is well foretold In Its past history, as related through the columns of the Orrgonkm In IU re ume of the year. It Is a nisgnlllctuit num ber and rolled credit upon lis publish ers and our whole state. The stillness of the midnight hours of Deo. 81, ISOfl, were rendered discor dant Iu Independence by nn unusually energetic ringing of bells, blowing of whistles, firing of pIsttdH and shouting of flre-oraokcr. The old year was rung out and the new In, and now comes the usual "new resolves" "swearing off" and the festive young niiin will weur a virtuous expression when he tells his friends that during 1801 he will neither drink, iwear, smoke, nor indiscrimi nately endanger the heart of suscepti bly miildon. Hut iilus! how long will these resolves last? Ringing of bells may mark the advent of a new year, aud wuke people from their sluuiucrr, but what can wake some nuonle to th error of their ways? f -COAST NEWS-"7 Mr. Amy Patten, ag"d 108 years, died Han llernanilno, Cat. B. Klllner, a merchant at Bait Lake City, ha failed for 148.000. Tht advance of the Death Valley ex plorer 1 at Han Bernardino, Cal. Dally recitation among the oflleer hava been inaugurated at Fort Uarka, Tex. R. Anulne, 40 year old, ha been ar retted at Han Diego for assaulting an 8 y ear-old girl. The Maverick Isink at Ban Antonio, Tel., ba felled. Col. C. C. Miller of Lot Angelra ha been appointed adjutant general by Gov ernor Markham. The HMiinia park will be protected by trtsip after May I, Oenrg Tilghman, secretary of tht board of harbor oommlwioner of Ban Francisco, i dead. David F. Fee a young man at Victoria, O. C, was shot down in the itreet by an unknown person David Trtjello kilted Ignacia Reyes at Preecott, A. T. Trtjello claim Reyes attempted to assassinate biia, Tht Ontario, Cal., raisin (hlpment this season consisted of 4M.8O0 pound, and dried gra(ie 40,840 pound. Three men at Port Townsend in a faro came started In on 10-cent beta and roe from the table winner of $1,000. The family of J. H, Wilkinson of Eu gene, Or., narrowly escaped death from poisoning. They at head cheeae, Minhal Kelly of Or-. Valley ha been acquitted on a charge of participa tion in tht killing Agoetino Pteut. The Phienli, A. T., Oaiettt say that wheat wa riwulng on Deo, 8) in that ertlou. This I In Halt River valley, Pedro Antonio Lopes died near Santa Fe,N.M.,at the age of 118 year surroun ded by many generation of dweudanta A Florid authority estimate that the orange crop of the date will be 1,897.900 bnim, or 81 per cent, of the crop of last year. The new kteamer City of Seattle, built in Philadelphia for tbe Pugt Hound and Alaska Hteautshtp company, ha reached Heattle. , William Harris, a prominent citUen of Tulare, Cat,, bt hi left arm by tlie at-cidimtal discharge of hi gun while hunting. The little 9-year-old ton of Mr. and Mrs. Kansevaln at Han Ilemardino, Cal,, wa bnmnd to death while clearing bnuh near the houae, The largrnt liear ever killed In Idaho wa captured last week by an Indian at the head of PiH-atello creek. The ani mal weighed over 1,100 pound. Hert Cubitt, one of the snow constrnc- fion gang at Emigrant Oap, ha been air rested for theft. He had about $1,400 worth of stolen jewely In hi possession, The Marysville Vineyard company of Colmena, Cal., haaorganUed to cultivat graiie on a large scale. It ha bought IU0 acre at Colmena and will begin at once. It is lielleved an early resumption of work on the I'uloti Pacific branch be tween Heattle and Portland will soon be gin as a result uf the meeting of con trnctlon chiefs at Portland. Mr. Hophie A. Irett, wlnsw bnsliand wa murdered In Merced county, Cal., has Bled bonds as guardian of the estate to the amount of 71,000, $.V,0U0 above the required amount. Mr. Mf Collier ha begun suit against Mayor Delashmutt of Portland to recover $10,400. The complaint la of atensa tlonal ntnre, nd la characterised by the defendant a an attempt to extort money. The- eouUwted election for county treasurer at Htockton, Cal., reet on the qneetlon whether mark with ananallne lead pencil are reoognlied a legal, tbt law saying "lead pencil or common writing Ink. " Capt. William McDonald ha been r- rtaited at Portland, on a charge of forg s will in Lancaster, Eng., recently, by which he secured considerable property. He make a general and specific denial of the charge. Napa river I to be cleared of snags, several liar and shoals are to be removed, the river shortened in several place and the overhanging tree and branches nit down. Ten thonsand dollar will be ex pended in thl work. An organisation to advance the Inter seta of colored people ha been perfected at T scorn. The object of the organisa tion la to enconrag the immigration of colored people to the ooast. The consti tution say that the organisation will have notiiing to do with politic. All the discharged laborer on the Union Pacific extension are congregated at Portland. They went there to get their wages, and a the oontractor have no monev, the situation is serious. There are abont 1,700 of these men there, and the most of them are withont any money. Captain T, P. H. Whitelaw, the well- known wrecker of Han Francisco, has put the old steamer Alexander under the British flag, fitted her ont as a floating whale-oil refinery, and has obtained permission of the Canadian government to hunt whale in the Uulf of Georgia. Baron Paris Hochkofler, an Austrian nobleman, died, presumably from al coholism, at National City, Cal. Hi wife determined to die with him, and drank carbolic acid and chloroform, and reetoratlves were unavailing. Both bod ies will be embalmed and sent to Europe. The baron had been In receipt of $400 monthly from his rather. Four years ago Miss Lena Woodward, living on Thorn creek, Washington, sowed the seed from one head of barley, Hhe harvested the crop with a pair of shears and awed the amouut received tht. next year, again harvesting with her hear. The third crop her father cut with a grass scythe, getting enough bar ley from this crop to sow forty acres laat spring, which averaged forty bush el to the acre when threshed, making a total yield of 16,000 bnshels from one head of barley In four years. TBI QUESTION SCTTLKO. Ttali eut I a falthfal iotar ot tht wsU know Mttbllthment ol Thorn! Prlc A Son, at Ml 8cra mroto Itntt, B. F, At thl lsadlng (hsmlit et tht wait, thiy war ikd t settle tbe qaMtloa u to whst Mnsparlllai wr la feot purely vsituble. W preitnl their re port. " W hsv mad earaf ul ohnmlral tnalyiM ol aavaral wall kuowa bmnda of tarair-ertll, and kav found Uaia all with lha ilut I aicapllon f Joy's tooantaln lodldaof rotaulum. Aa ramll w sra enabled to pronounce Joj'a to ba the ouly puraly vataUbl aaraaparllla aow on tht mscksti waloa aa eona vadar our obaarvatlon," ktodarn madlolne hi proven that all ordinary leos tniptlon art not Mosad br dlaauad blood, but br ludlfaitlon ad alnfflih elraalatlon, whtsh oU for vacaUble slMraUv, Imtaad ot mlnaral blood pnrlflan Ukt Iodlda ol rotanima, Joy'a Vetatabla SaruparlU batni tb latast, U the tnl to dtsoard the old notloni and prooead ander the modwa theory. It enra atteet thl louadnaaa el the thaorjr. It la Uia talk el tht hour. Settle Dp, All nersons Indebted to me are re quested to settle Immediately as my creditors are needing money and so am I. J, It, JOHNSON, Dentist, , 1891. A Happv Mek TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS. We are tl.ut.kf.il for your iiiitny fitvom In the piwt, i.1 tnmt by fair ami lionwfalinp lomcrit them ill the future. Our Block for the Miuiliujyeiir wil1 I',irK""r t,,il" ,ver a"'1 our Pr,w Iwt. On Saturday, Jan. 31, 1891, We will Give AWay Free One Utile CHAttTHlt OAK HTOVK, with a Full M of I'miiiturc, which in on exuiWlit ( our Store. Be sure and call at our Store arid get a Ticket, wWch will cost you NOTHING. GOODMAN & DOUTV. Independence, Oregon. (I 'niniiiMiiwd IiikIiipm Mnrt'li 5, Issu.j UKI'OKT OF THK CONDITION Of THK At tiidi'M-nili'iii, III lli Will" of lire zm. at tin- i'Iikv M litlllllu, Im'. is. InMI, Kwltllll'WI. . Jrfieuii Hint iIIhcouiiI . ... I iivi-rtlriiK. MH-uit-d ami ioi.-.-ur,(l . . I'.M, ItoittU ut ,H-uri oiri-uliilliio 1hh feiin iinivi'il ri-t-rvi-nici'MU... iHinfroiii Kino- llmikiol liuuhi in . Ilankln Iiiium-, fiiriiluirv and mm Cuirv-ul rM-ii, himI ium imh1.... frtMitltiiim on I'.H. lliuuU. ...... I'lin-k mid ullii-r iwll IH-lnii fnu'lMml M.-r ,-urri'iu)-, nli-ki-la and eonl . MpM-le ... ..... U-aAl-iriidi-r Hot.' .... Kiilrlllitnn flllld Willi I'. H. Tnu urnr t M-r n-iii, nf ein'tilnilnni . ws..txi. 7,si;.l oi.uu J.lu 4. 'J. e 4I...M.H SSUM .ni, H.1IH.SI in jd Wop W.O M(i,.t.m I.IAbll.lrlKi. i'iltal tii-k )kiI.1 in .... rlnriilui mini , I ii.llvlilvil .rill , ... . Nmi'uml Itmik nui nuinimidlii . Imllvliliinl il, ll iiii) i mi-lm k. Tlni.ivroninlii.iif di-iMli . ...... Iius Iu ullii-r Nulkilittt UhiiU" . . ... 4.VUU a.'v.i. , ii.M.m 6i.?in,.,ii S.IMt.C. TdI.iI . . i .... IIM.W MUlrof iiroii, l umil) til l',lk, : I, W. I'. I'.illlluwiiy. i-n.hlrr nf llif nlmv imiunl bunk, ib i imli-iiiiily inh- Hint Ihe almv nlntrlnrlil U I run til I. if l-l of ley kiiuwtrd,' and bt-ltif. W. f. (' IN S A V A Y. tliler, HulauTllM-d and um In Ix-i-t- mr tin. ash day nf tier, isuu, A. l. lll'lll.KV. ,Slnry I'ubllr. t'lirreel Altrl: II. ItlMX-IMIXUIl, , J. (1'HinaA, II. II. Jai.i-ks-.iX, ilrx-liira. So said Bui wtr, that rrtat rat of Novel uta, and be evf (pnkt more tnilr. and be might kav added with equal force, that merO t tb retrace "o(, cucceta. Wiadota'i Robertlne at tht ayaonym of merit, and lU hiatorri tncce. Tbt magical ef fect of thl prrparatioa have beta atttaV ed by thousands of lite leading ladlaw of toclety ntl the txe. It is tbe only arti cle tver diacoreml which give a Aferawt tJ aod Beautiful tint to tbe eompleiloo, at tht Mmc time removing all roughs eat of tht fare and arm and lea ring tht akl toft, amoofh and velvety. It ha long beta the ttudy of chrmuta to pro. dace an article that while it would beu Hfy tht completion would also hava tht merit of being harmltss, but tbeat two Important qualities wtr never brought together until comtiined la WISDOM'S ROBERTIHH. DR. ABORi It NOW T POnTLANO, ORtOON. Mil TROftl WHO f ANKOT POSSIBLT C1LI FEB 0liLLf, BOH TRKATMKXT PLACED WITH g TBI UUIH Or ALL THAT WIU U1VK lNsTAFTTANKOUa HkLlkf AKU A ritRHANICIT tl'lUt. The most speedy, ooahive and perms, nent core for Catarrh of the Head. Asthma and all Throat, Bronchial, Lung, Heart, Stomach, Liver and Kidney A flections, Nervous Debility, etc. Consumption, Ja its variou (tagee, permanently cured. Dr. Aborn's original mode of treatment and hi uiedicateil inhalations give in stantaneous relief, build un and revital- Ire tlie whole constitution and system, thereby prolonging life. Weak, nervou, debilitated and brolten-down constitu tions, old and young, invariably gain from ten to thirty pound In from thirty to umciy iinya. Dr. Aborn's phenomenal skill and mar. velou cure bavt created the greatest astonishment on the Pacific Coast and tlirougnout the American continent, dur ing the past tweuty-five year. Asthma, CaUirrh of the Head, and all Throat, Bron chial aud Lung trouble 'nstantly relieved, and Deafnes often cured permanently at first consultation. Dr. Aborn's esaav on the "Curability of Consumption," and a treatise on ''Catarrh of the Head," With evidence of ome extraordinary vu., lumiEu nee. van or auuress DR. innnki Fearta aad Morrlno. 8Uj., rortlad,'orre. VAT1 lTniMl iMalma.l ... l I . . . . -. , aovurT-iy pacxra, tent prtti to all parti o( th P.ciiic Cowt, for thoit who ttl INVITED TO CAll FOR FREE CONSULTATION. Nnlloe In Ntiitikliulitem. Notice is hereby given tlmt there will be a meeting of stockholders of the Tolk County Land compnny hold nt lndepon donco, Deu. 81, 1HIH), for Ihe purpose of electing a bonrd of direntorn fur the en suing yenr, and for the trammel ion of inch other business as may come before tbe meeting. D. W. Smahs, See. iMniirnNtiRNCR, Or.. Deo. 10, DO. Nntlee to Ntnokhnlilera. Notice is hereby given that the nomittl meeting of the stockholder of the Inde pendence National bank fur the eleetiou of seven directors for the ensuing year will be holil at the Independence National bank on Tuesday, January 13th, 1891, between tbe hours of 10 a,, in. and 4 p. m, W, P. Connaway, Cashier. Indkprnobncb, Or,, Deo. 10, DO, loininn Mm 3 J I " 4 .m . Free ASK FORJT! THE SZLrTHr:CAJ?!NG to It art com blntd tht fin at mtchanlo- al iklll, the noit usefu and practlc Itmenta, and all known ad vantage that make a tew ing machine deilrablt to Mil or ute. f LDREDC: MFC. CO. FKUry ui Wbslttals C2L:o, Btlviitri, UL fM Wanh Are., I'Mra It hrd HUeml, Snt i orh. ASINGCING MACHINeT" Miin. Van Nortwlik Itr., the tonwirlal artist, have added a singeing niai'lilnu to tlu-ir already complete es taldlsliHient. Cutting the lmlr pro mutes it gmwtli, tint every cutting In Diet a fresh wound tocneli lmlr, nil ow ing to the tw uf the vitalizing fluid. This Is prevented by using the 'singer,' whlrh sears the ends, thereby retaining the fluids and making tin-lmlr healthier and full of life. Hair singing ni tor honing, '2: AVMAI. I'll HAY. We would reimeM nil thoee hidiliteil ! to tin to nil! In aud settle their iiii-omile on or licfiitv Juin.rrv 1st, isill, hh we wlhh to Uilulnv our IvKiks bv lluit time. Yours Kte., W. O. Cook IFU R N ITU R EI PARI.OTt AND PEPROQM PKTS, pofas, and r.F.i)i,orNcrs, MIRRORS From SxS up to 1Sx40 in Uernmu Plalo nnd a lnrj;o assort ment of American Tint, -RUGS- Of nil kinds both Jjirife and Small. CHAIRS From Plain Kitcheu (.'hniiu to the Finest Tailor t'lmirs. Fancy Kockei's a NMeinlty, and Carpet Kockoi's with Woveu Wire Seats. BEDROOM SETS Of nil kinds nnd finish. Sham holders, Curtain Poles, Window Shinies, Hat Hacks, Picture Frames mil Mouldings, Stands and Conter tublesof all kinds, in either Maj.de, Ash, Oak or Walnut. LOUNGES Of all the latest Patterns, w ith Woven Wire Springs. Also the Hoey patent Sofa Bed-lounge. rail nnd soo my Goods before you buy your CniflLTMAS PRKSKXTS. Main Street, Independence, Bat. B and 0 Street. BEAMER & CRAVEN, -Dealers In- I and S, -nn1- AU kinds of llarnoas ami Saddlery Goods. Carriage Tiiining and repairing. SPECIAL BARGAINS. Curry Combs, three Intra, 5 ceuts. lii'ushes, 10 cents. Complete set of Team Harness, ifl-l.OO. I. A. MILLER, DIALS IK . MARBLE GRANITE Monuments and Headstones of All Stylt s. First-Class Work and Prices 20 per cent "" uy oinor snop in the state. SHOP COR. MONMOUTH MO R. R. STS. iNOtriNDKNCB, . . OrKGOM, "B" Ml i i i uf r .1.--" 'i TUB- STUl-:-HIID-HM! M A N L' FA CTl' UKI). Can (raduate Ihe peel of wheri a low a IS tnikr v t minute Iu .iron wlul. v. um only iv ilutrn-ni pleiw In tint emir eonatnie. tlu of Hie Iron work. lur Mill eannol b equalled fur nlmplli-liy, t'r aud jovoruluf (irluelplea, Wc iiihiiuIiic-iudi Tanks, Pumps, Wind Mill Supplies Of every dnwrlptlon. Krllalile nzmta wanted Iu unoccupied u-rriiory. Addraas, , F. IJ. STHAKNS & CO., ItiiHhville, lud., U. S. A.,' atnd for eaulogu. . i ; : THE t- r Willamette Real Estate Coi, Of Independence, Oregon. '. '' Transact a general Real Estate Bnilata boy and e)l Property, affecta , Insurance and doe a general -Conveyance Busintsa, Partie having Land for sale will Sad It to their advantage to With thl Company, a they arc dally ' tending listj of land east, tho plao ing desirable property before the itai dents of tbe East ; . JAMES GIBSON, ' J. W. KIRKLAND, Prttldtwl. SecreUrf, ' G.W. SHINN. HauaaBign & Drnamanfil Paper Hanging, Graining, Frescoing, Etc. Paint room opposite Johnson t Stable, . Independence, Oregon, READ And be Convinced. 72 Steel tooth iron bnrroV $20. 5 and 7 tooth eultivatoi'S. The best horse shoeing. The best in Iron Stes! or Wood AT 1 1 Krengel's. Best price paid fcr Old Iron and Castings Mllill St, . IniTeiiendAne Year Free, aaawawssatatiu.