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THE WEST SIDE. Mnmo ' 4. 1. R. uu t tot, rarMtTMt FRIDAY, OCTOBER t, 1881. TOAOVKRTISKRS. InAapantoM to hwktod M at (th wort ot la mH M riw, i aj lln .tthahMdof navt- MH riW, I Waha ilM Of U Omwa i OrtlWm KUb Mautna a population of IUi pan" t rtnetil ahtppliu 1,00 th wttiam- Mr lea niy. wnion n u ot hwi"i. M waoHM that! popult4 l tt WUUuaatkt TVaUty, Ex-Gotkkkr A. P. Mori HOfBl, of Mia&ourl, ooinuiltted iul tidby cutting his throat with pocket kuifo, at Maryaville,Septetn ber S3. ' - : London paper art aauriug thir mdwi that the United State can export 400.000,000 bushels of In- dianoora, and that an extra shilling per bushel will attract enough to apply all Europe. . Pobtkb'h census, which will coat 18,000,000, is pronounced on all aides the treatost swindle of the age. It is nothing but a stnpen dons and extravagant blander from Mart to finish. The world is In trouble, want and misery because ofiuehextravasant waste of the people's funds. Bad Orqpnia. ' wmseaammmmm . . The locomoUre is at last heard on Coos Bay, that for the Coos Bay, Boaeburg & Eastern railway hav ing arrived, been set up and kept running since Sunday on the track so far as laid down. It.reiuiuia old Cootrites of other days, and makes the heart of the hopeful I-told-you Bo person rejoice. Marshfield 8un, We are much pleased to say that our worthy state superintendent, Hon. E. B. McElroy, has nearly en . tirely recovered from his late sick ueskand is a this post of duty. The people of Oregon will never forget thenntlring energy of Trof. Mcfcl rov in the cause of education, and for his devotion to the school work of our state. Up in Spokane, Washington, newsDaner. the Jfrrtae, is housed in a building which cost 1160,000. The Mm owns the building, and it is paid for. It is a model news paper building, nine stories in height including the tower, the top of which is 180 feet from the ground. The Review stands first among the papers of Washington, and because of its worth and good works its soo- , cess is deserved. Et. The settlers' cabins on the "Bed S." lands in southeastern Oregon have been torn down, the home. steaders and their families have been driven off, the school-bouse is deserted, and the swamp land grab bers are in full and undisputed po. , session. Altogether it is a forcible illustration of the way the govern. ment favors monopolists and cot " porationain the disposal of the people's heritage, the public do main. TeUgram. James Mackey is a resident of this city now, and is stopping at the Exchange Hotel. He is 86 years of age, and is entitled to the distino tion of having assisted in building the first railroad in the U. S., that .. between Germantown and Phila delphia, justabontsixty years ago, In fact he helped to lay the first rail That is a good deal more than the celebrated millionaire Mackey ever did for his country. Albany Demo California lias the right kind of a law to reach train-wreckers. It provides that any person who places dynamite or any obstruction on any railroad in the state, or does anything with the intention of wrecking any passenger, freight, or other train, or attempts to rob train, shall be guilty of felony, punishable with death. The offense is complete thongh no person should be hurt, and even though the at. tempt to wreck the train should fail-Ik IN a school blank printed by the State printer we notice the follow lug: 'Form of order on district clerk for the payment of money issued by the chairman of the board and dis trict clerk by order of the board of directors." This is the first intima tion we have had that the clerk and chairman of a school-board could issue money. If the informatian is correct and we suppose it must be, coming from the source it does, we want to be elected to one of these offices, as it is quite a handy thing to be able to issue money. The communications in this is sue of the West Side from S. 8. and T. H. S. show that there is some political thought afloat in Polk county concerning some of the main topics of the day. That is right We invite discussions of this sort from all sides of the question. Any one having anything to say relative to the great political issues of the hour, are heartily welcomed to space in the West Side. Our pa : per is a vehicle for the expression l of public sentiment We shall join in a chorus when we have a mind to. Anyone may feel at perfect liberty to write for our columns, always avoiding personal refloc- tlons, aud wrliiug short articles, of Kepublicau to rally to the sup We reserve the right to refuse any. port of him who ha heretofore thing that may be written, not oal culated, in oar judgment, to further the interest of our whole community. A woman in Brooklyn, New York, has asked for a divorce from her husband ou the ground that' he is starving her. She secured a divorce from a former husband be cause he shot her. ' Marriage, in her case, has apparently been a doable-barreled failure. MSPVBLKANS AND TXADM. FUSS Excepttn giving free trade in raw sugar, the MoKinley bill in creased the restrictions imposed on trade by the high tariff it super seded And it is a notable fact the most notable in connection with the current discussion of the tariff that this simple free-trade provision is the only success claimed for the bill by it support ers. They do not claim success for it so-called "protective" fea tures. They decline to discuss the fact that while it has greatly in creased the price of tin-plate, of hardware, of many other articles in common use, it is from their standpoint a complete failure in the matter of wool and of articles chiefly of raw material of agricul tural origin, which they promised to "protect" by their increase of taxes. It is a most unexpected turn that the Republican party should now be making it strong est claims to success on a free-trade provision. No on would have be friended it in 1883, when McKiuley was writing platforms professing a readinees to repeal the last dollar of the whisky and tobacco taxes rather than abate a dollar of the taxes which protect our trust from competition. But, incredible then or not, it has come to pass. Not only are the newspaper advocates of the bill glorying in it free-trade clause as a merit great enough to more than compensate for the dam. age it has done in other directions by it "protective" provisions, but the leaders of the Republican party hurry over to the same free trade ground. In opening the Repub lican campaign in Iowa, Senator Allison apologises for the bill as a protectionist's measure, and boasts only the free-trade feature, the clause which by transferring a high tariff tax from raw sugar to manufactured goods ha increased the dollar's worth of sugar from fourteen to twenty pounds. And if he and other Republicans say nothing of the larceny of $12,000, 000 to $15,000,000 a year as bounty to sugar makers, part of the price charged the people for this free trade in raw sugar, it is only ad tut t . . . uiuonai eviaence mat iney are ashamed of the crimes and blunders of their high-tax policy. They are progressing, not because they like it, but because they cannot help it They see now that free trade sugar is a good thing, and they will be compelled to see hereafter, that, by the same rule it will be gooa tmng to nave lower taxes on plows, on clothing, and on all the other necessaries of life on which the McKinley bill imposed not lower but higher taxes. 8. S. DINGER HERMANN. We have heard of rumors of the declination of Mr. Hermann to any longer serve as reprr-seututivo of the people of Oregon In the Con grow of the United States. W are inclined to disbelieve the rum or, and for one we hope all such minors will prove unfounded. Mr. Hermann has served well ana ac ceptably, and the people are not disposed to replace him with anew and untried man. A report hits come to us that Mr. Sol. Abraham aspires to the position; but in our view the people would be dere loct in their duty to themselves and their interests to substitute his name for Hermann's. Time was, when money could purchase a seat in our national legislature but that time is about past, and the Jeffersonian doctrine, now more than ever, is being applied to candidates for high official honors. and the question is asked, ''Is he honest, and oapablet" This question can be answered most em piratically in the affirmative as to Mr. Hermann. Mr. Hermann has become well versed in the minutla of legislation, has formed friendly a-wociutioim with members of con gress, nmiersianas ine situation, is well informed as to the wants of the people, and occupies a position wherein he can labor more efficient ly in behalf of the needs of the state than any other new and nn tried man can possibly attain to, No, give us Mr. Hermann; let him come boldly to the front no polit ical combinations can defeat the people's will, that he continue to occupy the position tnac he so efficiently filled to the honor of himself and hisconstituente. Dur ing his long time of service, he has been ever active in the perform ance of his duty. No charge of cor ruption has boon brought against him, and his name stauds pure and unsullied with all classes, without regard to political affiliations. Let there be no hesitation on the part jnample room for oommeroml travelen. ' been to sueomsful in carrying their standard to victory. He has been tried in the balance and not found wanting, and now, when he is bet ter prepared thau ever to Berve the people most efficiently, it would be a blot upon the escutcheon of the Republican party to substitute for Hermann, the name of any new and uutrlod man. From ex tended personal observation, we do know that Mr. Hermann is the first and only choice of the Repub lican party, and his name will bring the hosts of the party to his support at the polls, aud tints secure another triumph for our deserving aitdhon. ored representative This is no time for swapping horses, for we know we have one, true, sound, and capable of most efficient labor. Let us not swap him off for one that might prove balky, unfit for service, aud withal ready for treason, stratagem, and spoil. We have had our say he who is disposed to criticise what we've said, or take exception there to, has the wide, wide world iu which to do so, T. H. 8. ON A TRIP, We learn from the Ortgoitkn that Brother Wannamaker is ou an ex tended trip, aud displace of rendex vous is not known. The paper above referred to bus this to ayof some promises the postmaster gen eral made when he was iu Port land: When Postmaster -General Wan namaker was here some time ago. he promised that an effort should be made to furnish more room iu the office, and also that measures should be taken to establish stations on the East Side, and to exteud the free delivery over the consolidated city. After waitiug till wintry, aud hearing nothing in regard to these matters, Postmaster Bteel sent s telegram to the department, asking now long it would probably be till a move wonld be made iu the mat ter of establishing stations and ex tending the free delivery to the East Side, Yesterday he received an answer from First Assistitiit Postmaster General E. C Fowler, as follows; "The matter of estab lishing stations and extending the free delivery will be held up until the return of the postmaster-general." To a reporter who inquired where the postmaster-general had gone. Deputy Postmaster Franklin said: "No oae around the office has any idea: von newspaper fel lows had ought to know," It is to be nopeu time no im not gone so far that it will take him long to get back. i grand muromi THE FINES! OF THEM ALL! "Heroes of Unknown Spat n Sav 9 Lands." Ky J. W. Burl. Th fmndnrt lutwrrlpllnn hnnk vf Intro. (incxi tin iiiaeoaai, iivprautivmnt large tiur. In,4cw, Thrva hiimtrml iniiinoiit,,rlliiul tlluatrattaua. Duulile-pagB onlural plftlw. Sells on Slg'ih.t AGENTS wanlml In t It la oniinlr, Aa w urn ilrtormTiifHl In lnd mir btiaiiMaa Into thlaatata, wa nr golnff Ut Kturt In hyuffrrtitf tM-lltr Intlucitfitntu lk llv imnnU thiui mty nittpr hnu hM evar ton tH-fnr. We deliver th brioka rig-tit HI your very dwir fw f frelfht dinner nr ity nihor mi)wi. nil n( which we py oiirwIVM, lnui'l ik nn cenry Hr tiile ireat work from any ntlier hoiiM until you hnvenenllo u Kirnurdeacrlp llvrlivulrm),1 KKTm i,ciiki. tkmm m miirritmsTH, W will (luariuilva Ui do bet ter by you. DOMINION PUBLISH I NO CO. Vatioonvor, Britiah CiJumliiH. Ganeml attunU fur llio publlaliera. Used In Millions of Homes MRS. GRAHAM'S and ELDER FL01 ta not m enamelle In the aenae In whleh that Uinn la ixipitliirly uaed.bul iei-muneiilly Imnii lltlea. II vrmMia a mn, iiii,IIi, rli-iir, vnlvoly akin, and by dally ue irmiltuilly nmkn the CMinpUixlon aevtirnl ahniliw whiter. It, In a m tftnt protection from the iill'tiiia of "lilt nnd wind. mnl prevent .milium anil rro-hlw, mid blatikheada will never ivimo while you one It. It nlenniHia the fiu-e fur better than winp nnd wntr.noiirlnlieaiuid liiillilatiptlieaklti tlmiiina, and thna pmvenla the foriimllon of wrinkle., ItKlvea the friwhni', i'li-iiriii'ii, iiild aimmtli miaanf akin tlntt von had when a little Kil l. Kvery Indy. yottnornld,miKlit U) uk It.na It irlvna a more ynuttinii Mppeitriini-e ui any inuy, and thnt purniHiiniitly, It ooiitalna no neld, nowder. nornlknll. and H na hiirinlea. aa dew. and aa nourlnlilnif Ui the akin na duw la Ui the flower. Frlee. l, lit nil ilrliKKlxU and h"lf- dnwaura, or at Mra. (lervalne Oruliiuii'a ohuiIj llahinent, ltd I'oat atrnet, Hun Kriinelaco, where or figure. I,adlw at a dlatiinoe treated by InU alia tniala ladloa for all niemiaiiea or tun nu ler. neiiu aimiip ior iter iuliu uiein, iww w De neauiiiiii.'- .... on receipt of Jflu In atiitnpa Ut pay for poattiKB Rinnl. hnftla mnncn rree ui any nuiy and packing, i-auy tiKt-iita wiuiuiu. MRS. GRAHAM'S Face Bleach Ciirea tha wnrat nnaea of n-eeklna. unburn nil lowneaa. moth mitehea. tiliiinlea. and all akin blenilalma, filee, ll.AO. ilarmli'KH and et- feollve. No aainple can bo aont. Ladyauoiila wanted, Th. Drugglat ' tma uiwn wnn nrai or dura a bill of my preparation, will linvcnla niune added U tbla ad vert lumniin t. Mv prep aration, are for .tlo by wlioleanle drtiKiilHU In Chicago and every oily woat of it, HE LITTLE PALACE HOTEL. .. O St., Independence. MRS. G. A. STARK, Proprietor. First-claw in evary respect, Bpeolnl attnnttnn irlven tranatent oattomer. A flBPRICES rtt0 Baking Malaria. b kll(d to Unwind by puLonmii Ml kaaM srlatut (Him luw, marahy laml m troaa datyliu vvavtabla matter, nl Whlnh, bwathwl Inlu Ilia lunil, nlr and potetmi tht blow!, It a htmltliy niutlitluM Of th bluod la malnlallied by taking Hood'ilUnutulU,iii la mu h leaa llabl to malaria, aud HwkI'1 arerllUt hat lured tuan aavanraaniul tltla dlatnjaalii afliwtloo, A Wonderful Medicine " rttt malaria t think lluud'a Saraaparltlt hMttoauual. Ilka kept oliildrauwoU right Uirougk Ilia luniwet, aud wa tin In on ot th wont plawa lor malaria Is aUryavtU. I laka Uuod'a tarairllla tut llial all on taalluf , with great baiwM. Ms. U. r. luvia, Marrivlll, Cat, , ' llrvak Mono fete. "My dauaiitvr foarl wa takeu with dan- u tor biooa nolle) lever I yearaatu, and ly lilemla thoiialit I would kwaher, i ad alinoal alteu up hop until alia began to lea Hood sateaparllla. Kli kmk (uuf twtilva Iu tour uioiitha, ami gained It poumia, 1 lhaiik Uood'a Saruiwrllla lot giving her back lu in reelored to healUt aud amugUk" Juu A, kinu, Mtvituau, Iwu, Hood's Sarsaparilla dulilbydruggliia, lli iln (or Kk. Prair4 i nly by U,l. UOOil k CO., ApulajNUle, uitll, baat IOO Dotes On Dollar . AN EXCHANGE. W, II. 'hltoktr will tschange pho togntphi for wihhI, For fnrthtr par tloutum onll lit his art ttnllt ry ou C street uex t door to puatonii. 4t 1 1 mmm Cutting and fitting, and all gar ments made for liulit and clilltlion. Aud also a fine stock of MILLINERY GOODS Hata, orniunents, ete, Ltdies' and children's furnishing goods, hose, hoods, corsets, skirt's gloves, law, ete. eto. Work done and goods sold at the lowest cash prices. Mrs. Mary Phillips, Cor. Railroad and Monmouth sta. T. E. Baldra, Dealer In Single and Double Harnes, Saddles, Whips, Collars, Robes, Etc., Etc. repairing i mm. Call and get prices; and 1 ill please you with quality. I HD IS RUDY I WHO WILL BE THE REAPERS? From k'l In 110 per day awnlte Hie energeiln peraon who will rnimae now, r eapei ietu nea-eiunry to inatire you nnwa In repmrnl lug our new and inoei (xitnplvte work on :tt itiett, eutllledi POLITE SOCIETY IT HOME INI lltiudreila are waiting Itirlt.and llieliarveai will be great. Thla l,k noiluln. MH royal iiuirtoifiaee,eotnprelientlirig nenrly Jui UtpU-M. II la Imtlllirully botlllil In el, ith, Willi lllliliil. tinted eovera, gold, allver, mid nlaek ainnin Ing, nnd aelln Hironly ti. rloi-npllnl required. Moat Illa-ml terma ninl known on niiiHMa tloii. Addreaa, I. T. Mil. I I-It , I'll., ill Main etnel, Hlmikbin, t'al. 40 Years the Standard. From Terminal or Int.rler Point. lis ni m wm la tha lln. to tak. To all Mi M li hi It lit the DINING CAR ROUTE. It ruiiH tliroii(li vostibulctl trains every day in tho year to SUNT PAUL AND CHICAGO (No ohanga of Cara) PULLMAN in m m of Latest Equipment. Best that can be constructed, nnd in which nccoinniodiiLiouH aro liotli FREE and ftirnlslied for holdem of first or second cliiwi ticket, and ELEGANT DAY COACHES. A oontlniKJiiH line conneotlnir with all llntiH, nnd all'orillng direct and unintor- runirt aurvioe i'ullmitn-Bkifper rmorvatlona can be aeoured lu advance through any ngunt of the rond, Through tlvkctatouud from all points In Amurluu, KtiKlund, and Kurupe, onn Im purclinfiud ut any tiokot otlluo of thin Conipnny. Full lufornmtlon coiiornliitr rnt(. time of tralim, ronton, and othur tletttlls, furnlHhed on npplh'Ht Ion to any nircnt, or to A. I). CWAIILTON, AHHlntitut General PftHHcnircr Aitent. No. 121 Flrtt street, l'ortlttiitl, Oregon. JAMES GIBSON, Looal Ag.nt, INDCPCNDCNCE, OREGON. OBI OBI I wish to Inform the public that 1 am now prepared to fm utsh FIRST-CLASS in all dimensions, at snorl floe prices who promptness. ull, ' v for prices, MAX FRIENDLY, Corvallls, Or. Marshall & Brown. Cutting and Fitting Satlifaotlon Ouarantaad. Ixwuted ujwtuira In Mrs. Dr. David sou's reslittmoe, corner FourthQ and Mouiiioiitli sti-eets. LUMBER no Largest Stock sd Best Quality of Can be J. F. O'DONNELL'S. laa s mmmmmmmmmmm OfftOdt BCST. - mmi BUW- d SllIIIMiiES New Firm New. Goods We have enlarged onr store room, and filled it Jam full of new goods, and feel safe in saying that we have the best selected and largest stock of Dry Goods, including Fancy and Staple Dress Ms, Wraps and cloaks, gloves, hosiery, ladies' and children's underwear boots, shoes, men's, boys', and chil dren's clothing, rubber goods, hats, trunks and valises, etc., etc., and we cordially invite you all to come and SEE OUR STOCK and GET OUR PRICES , We are sur that we will use you as white as the old firm has been doing, and are prepared to show you a great " many more goods. Truly yours, SUCCESSORS TO Monitor Steel-frame Drills and Seeders Oliver's Steel and Chilled Plows Steel-frame SDring-tooth harrows, etc. ; AT- bbdman & Doyty's AGENTS FOR POLK COUNTY. UV 0I JJ found st for fWmaak FVeXiml rnitnits) fe BOQUUrilS, UM 0 u, 1 J. L. STOCKTON. BUT THE WILLIAM DIALER IN Choicest brands of Tobacco and Cigars. Confectionery and Fruit Kept constantly in stock Main street, opposite the livery stable, Independence, Oregon. W. 15. GOODEL SUCCESSOR TO bmk mm ' "- -J NEW GOODS ARRIVING EVERY WEEK. My atuck la uow ninro oompk'tu Hum cvi r U-forv. Slmll U plfaMed U haw all tlw ouaUiiiii'ra of the autre mlliiu tntiliitk', and Imp. to iiultttv nutny to trade who itevt-r did before. In eoitmillou with my store ba IW2P ALU. SHOP Where boos and allow can be tvpnlrvd or ntaiitifactuRd undt r the nutnNcenieut of M. A. U.VKK15. b IU'IucihUt the name and place, W. E. GOO DELL, - Main Street, Independence helley Are tho leaders, ami their Fall Stock is ready for inspection. They are Ht ill in tho front rank with tho most complete stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE In Polk county. This hoiwo hits tho oldest record of any house in the city, nnd their fit cilitios for doing business are unequaled by any firm iu the valley. Their largo facilities , for doing business, together with the fact that , their purchases are mostly made direct from the factories, taking ndvnntngo of all tho dis counts there aro in eight, enables them to , ' Bpeak with confidence na to their place being a snfo one to place an account or to DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY, Fooling sure thnt yon nro getting value re ceived. In tho future, as in the past, kind and courteous attention will bo given to thoir customers. Their stock is so large and varied that to mcution articles would be an impossi. bio task. And they respectfully invite the public to tako a look before purchasing their fall stock. helley&, GEHItlE. MARX, H. D WALLER, DEAI-KHt.V & Vanduyn Vahduvn.