and provision trade. Mr, Mulkey in a
muwtterlmg character, en attentive
tobuauie, ud wtthal eti ever active
jo promoting tti welfare uf theetty. Any
euterprise tending to advance lh Inter
est ut Monmouth receive eucoureg-
tueut from him, itd be I ui nowise mg
.-dlv with in mm ubi-ii contribution
are required ut him to promote the con
tunmntUw of any worthy ud Btiuimg
uterprwe. A walk through hi fully
(tucked torrwro t ufttetcnl tu luiprwe
ih olwerver that Mulkey in hilly to
iupplymg the waul of hi ctwtoiuet.
Tli growth ot hi trade i tetty aud
!ilufotory.
Luther Unmed i the principal huid-
ate merchant ot Muutntiuth. He ha
been in that buiiie k4u twoya(.and
ha bunt up a vr6tblo trad iu hi tine,
lis keep a Full upply ut tli latest Im
proved tovc, attd other article geueratty
found in Oral clase brdrc tore. 1U
aUw keep ou hand vehicle ut varmui
description, ud lu aetwou k ready tu
upply the cviumuuity with Improved
agricultural implement, ltd cau I
touuj on door emit ut Mutiny ' grocery
More. Ut wile if agricultural imple
ment during tli I iul eatu gve evidence
ut t fair trad In that lino.
T. E. lUidia l proprietor ut the nJ
dlery aud baniew hun iu Monmouth.
Thi comparatively a tic venture n
tbpatlofMr. Haldre, rimee opening
up be h don a reasonably good bunt
ue II iimi to keep (took u elabo
rate mul couiple m tu leave nothing to
b dwired iu any hraucli ot h biuiue.
Ill owu 'liily hi Uwu eouUrtuoil to
hi ou ilmtiuftiv lirnin'h of truths Kiul
h hat fuuuJ Bold worthy ut til hi en
ergy. ltwitt it Sou har emborkcJ iu tli
drug buiiiiM, Hnd krrp on buiJ Mil ar
ticle fmUKl iu tlmt hu. Tlwy hvt
competent tiul cnrv-ful piutrmaiMiit, whu
vill tttl irK-rl'lioui with tli brot uJ
ptmnat ut Jimg. They kp flum line
ut (wrfuutrry, tmtvl mivl fno rlHl
J ian prprd to till kit uruVm m the
city, or trout the turrouiklinn ixtuitry.
In th rvtit-ii baiiuM in J, II.
Mvrun, hn bu hi t.llioj in Monmouth.
lUktuiau aUoiiliv tu buiUiH uJ
beiui; to olj M'ttlor ut Polk comity, nuj
wtilaiUttititcJ iU vba xii ami Iny
ot the IiukI, w fully mmlitlvvl tu i'w mi'
fofaotlou to all who may call npou huu
for iuforiuutmu in rvafard to tint buytutt
ml avlhtig ot rvttl mtU. ll m man
to t rvhed uu, and hi aim i to faith
fully trtutxo! any bimiuccii Hint may Ut
utruatvU to bit oar.
Junto TiiUuu lo tii;atinl iu the
rMtl-wlal bo J ianuranc buuuw lu
Moumotith. He bJiab&JiKUulrttblt s-
HriiucoM au iimiiritiuti Uk'i'iit, ami will
prompt ty atij property BltouJ to all call
mailt) upou biiu.
V. Watt rhonw, tb "olJ reliable," tttU
kw r but tartly Ur oro fur fu-
tumor, lt ha lootf ocru i)i;ii;tHt iu
that buiurw m Moiiiuoutlt, tud hi kind
'and oblii.rinii niiiimor but ixvurnl him
cores of fnruiU. WbaUrer yoo call for
at hi plaoti ot buiiir, i promptly
ahoffu you, and if lh arth'le i not tu
baud, mim.Hli.ito urdora nte tohk'raphtl
to rortland to trimsiiut 111 immtv.
J. M. lli-ckly i mile pruprwtor of the
livitry tb! ui Uonwoutb, beiliii tb
tuiir of Gwrge Ikaithby. IU i pre
tarod to furuwb cimhI rig tu the travel
ing public, and with good lnwtli'r aud
pleuty of feed, trannclptit ciuloui rwHim
prr care aud atlvuttou ,
TU 0iu llro,, young men rwntly
darted iu bumww, furnwh cotift'ctnnicry
iid other tike cotumuditie io pmfulup
to tbetudnU of the Korniul. Ttivy are
guntlomuuly jmitig mcii.nml arc building
np trad that pnnnlitni good pecuniary
reitult.
The Polk tomiity Imnk, IocuUrI nt Moo
tnautb, with S.M. Powell canbier, k an
inlitution ot much advantage tu the city
aud community in neutral. .Since it
ealnlili-lmiunt it bo grown in populunty,
and it mcreaoo in buine ha given
full (utisfncliou t ) the director.
The medical profwwbm i repretonted
by Dr. Parriab aud Ir. Crowley, two uj
cowful praIitKner. lint Monmouth be
ing (itnatt'd in ucb a remarkably healthy
locality .thetrwtrviee ther are not cut I ml
into requisition to any eoaaiderutile ei
tent. Yet tbey ride out into the country,
vimt their patient, dniowbtr phyaii.
and thu prolong the life of the aulTorer.
They ere gotnl phywmn.
Monmouth biui two refllaurnuia, and
witb the Hotel da Gibson, or 0. H. N. 8
dining room, where one hundred aud
fifty gttnleuU refrewh the inner man, the
probability of one going hungry m very
loiiill. The new hotel just completed af
ford quite an accommodation to the
traveling pnblio, and Monmouth will re
ceive an ftceciwion to her vixitor that
will make the heart glud.
There are two blacksmith elioj in
Monmouth that are well patronized, and
the ring of the anvil i hrard fur aud
wide,
Monmouth might properly be called
the center of education in Polk county.
In it embryo atiitc, the eitrly mttlr of
Monmouth conceived the idea of erecting
an edifice for ednentional purpone tlmt
woold sntwfy the demand of the time,
with a prospective outlook for the futnrc.
Many cau remember the effort of John
E. Murphy, J. li. V. llutler, T. F. Vumi
bell, and other, to iiccouiplisb tin end
aud the effort then made have reunited
in what we ace to-dny: a Stulo Xominl
wliool, and one emotigat the IkhI dia
trict or public acliool in the ntuto. The
State Normal aohool of Mouraoiilh atanda
pre eminently prominent a one of the
bent school (or the yonlh of the conn,
try to gain tlmt proficiency a acholnra
nnd teniher Hint will enable them to
win fnvor in the common wulk of life.
Under the niiiiiagemvut of Profe8or
Cumpbell, it is winning guidon opinion
throughout the Ntnte. It incroao of
atudi.-nta from year to year give evidence
tlmt it patron nre heartily in accord
with the policy and the manngerant of
the itiHtitution, and beyond a doubt it
mnt evenliiully command the rigpect
and admiration of ull concerned id the
advancement of educational internal in
the state. The-: Normal ha now near
three hundred atudeuts in attendance,
all bright and Intelligent young men and
women, and It ia a pleasing and iiwtrnc
five tight to ee them in (he morning
marching into the cbnp;-I, to go through
the early exeroiHes of the day, We have
upon mora than one occasion hoen pres
ent and witneBHod these exercises, nnd
huve felt a degree of pride in the foot
that we lived maiicli close proximity to
tieh an institution. The students of the
Normal have the highest esteem for their
preceptors, and that, with diligence iu
their studio, mark them out for a career
ot nwfuinc Wbeo Ihetr lurui d somee
Cease,
The public aehiHil of Monmouth, un
der lh management of I'wftMwor Mur
I'liy, t on fr the district la I proud of
Tbey bar a hue urn) eoumtodiuu build-
wg, fully adapted to the want ot the
dudriet. lucre are about one hundred
and (lfty n'hulur (tending tin nchotil,
ud tbey r making much prognw In
their tliulip, under the tuition utcuuip
tent untruolut. Thow I vt diBr
ue ble'tt tbo kIiuC4 bow orw'tetl
bu w'Utol mrpw, and tlnw ot tvtily
yrt tgu,
V wight uooupy much pe l
tueulioniiig th niuny uidueetmiiil hrld
out U IIiom doatriuK tlHetioual dvun
tegwk W oouie mid iit Mttuniuitlb. Th
tudeiit it urruuudl by U'ontl attuo
pher uot pwvttlout iu many other local!
tw. NudciM of t nor plmv wher
immorality i th leading finlure, uil
the i,vn, iid the tudt'ut ha every ad
vuiitng tu purauu hi ttudie in pc
and iiiiiptiie, utulwtmbcd by, lemeuU
uf dwoord and wrangling whh'h bound
m toiii uther localitH-. Health, po
ud ouuleutuiiit,r the prevailing char
cterwtlmot Mtuiuioutb.
V, A. Moorvhiuid ba but retvntly
upeuednp new grtiwry and vrity
tor iu Monmouth, uppuait lh poat
ultUted h aluo cwutiHUplate keeping
UD baud tuvk uf dry gutaU.
llarae ,1 ShutthtT bav laid in fin
tuck ut fniinturts carpel, aud lumber
and building material iu th0er bum
building.
Ttw Knglwh rvtu(autprad it tablv
ut deheaeiiM and ttbtulil moh I
f l.lom rn.
Johnny Miller, moe moving into lit
Uew aud oommHliou building, taud
behind th counter at Mutkt)' gntceiy
mot aud aiuilt pletwautly upon the
tnitftonttir wbu at limo Ihroug aryund it.
Her our I tr Jufcuny.
Fall City U MtunM uu the hod
water ut the I.uektamute, at the foul uf
the (Wil lUnge momiUui. ll M in
cove nr valley, with high lull on either
aide, aud prtweut to th ey moot rumu
tietemwry, uuurpwd by any other lu-
eality in Polk coiiuly, Ttia laul tying
Cuutigiuiu lu it 1 welt adapted In fruit.
Orchard am now bwiug art out, and in
' yvar til fruit iudutry ut that lo
cality will hav atluitted tu itmneuM pru
prtioii, ami the eauutng ut tb tamo
will add largely bi the material intenvt
uf the city.
Th wnnufctiir ut tuuilier will n!i
I a leading factor iu the city' growth
and prtMpertiy, Alunwl Uiundle Uktle
at flue tutiher t adjutTiit to the town,
ud r ftnuparativly eay of aiti.
The water power m ehM prt.xmuly to
Fall City, prewnt to th e of the t n
terprwmg uininifftcturiT, all that could
be dt'tunudtid for (ixtouatvo tunuufiiolur
ing purNWi', and the time it not very far
dwtunt when the mnuufoelurutg ludiin
trie ut that poiut will attract attenliou
from capitaliM. and mvue ot life and
activity will prevail there.lhat we acarwly
eoueeive ol at lb preacul hour. At Hit
time on sawmill i id active on'tioii.
and another one I in contemplation fur
ert-ciiou in tbo vptiug. lieyonJ all pcr
adveuturv.the iron rail wid, Ufore much
tiui el.iwi, 1 l uJ tha uli. distance
between Holeitt aud Fall City, ud wlien
that event i an annooiiivj (not, uu ftn.
petu will be given t the growth and
population of the city, Hint will bid fmr
to miltival many uf Um older oil it uf
Polk county. .
Ther tru two Iiouac ut gnueral nier
ctiaiidw at Fall City, one conducted
by Miwr. Origg 4 Shurlit-fT, lb other
by th ynartor linn both ot which arc
doing a fair Innine, with prtMpccltve
increiwe uf trade tiint givr tlit'iu euitjur
agenieut. In the drug buim i Otto Merwruan,
who ho ou band good uppl ot pure
drag, aud u!hcr urticlc kept id that
llUil,
A bout aud ho tor fat oeti to cu
ttiiiH'm, (he prcaiding geniu of aid t. -tahlldlinifnt
liciug Joaeph Wankey.
Mr. E. Gilliam ba very prettily ar
ranged notion alorc, aud will! smiling
face and genu:! manners, wait upon hi
customer, dispeiiHiug royal Chriatmii
ma prtwmt tor the coin laid down on
th counter. He bn but recently en
gaged in busincaa, but eipect to cni-
tiuue and enlarge a circumstance mny
em to justify.
There 1 foundry m full blast here,
with a proicct of doing au extensive
busiiii'st. K. Huticc, formerly a reaident
jf ludepeiuleticc, l the proprietor, ftlid
i constructing an rugiue for use ou the
tramway, which be expect to hove com
pleted in a short tune. This t a new
venture in the way of nieohnniam In
Pulk county, and there i no telling whut
it will lend to in coming year.
There I a Free Methodist church here,
which ia generally well at'euded, mid the
mnterinl is being gotten out und prepared
for the erection ot a Methodist Kpiscopai
church next spring. Tin gmt to ahow
that the citizen of Fall City and vicinity
arc morally and religiously inclined.
A grind school also i one of the fea
tures of the place. There are now eighty
pupil in attendance, with Wni. Parker
imparting instruction and wielding the
"hiroh." The achoolhous i rather
small nix inconvenient for the number of
scholar, and a larger and more commo
dious one will be erected next Rummer.
Morality and enlerprixo go hand iu liutid
with education.
Com 4 Friuk nre engaged iu the truck
and dray biislno, and supply the wauls
of the city in t'iut line.
Mr. Floyd ba but recently takcu pos
session of the butcher hop, and for the
future will cuter to the wiiulaot the citi
zen by fiirniNlniig them with rich aud
juicy meiila. Some vmy fut cattle nre
brought out of the mountainous region
west of here.
A lnrgo botol 1 now nearly com
pleted, and when fully finished and mi-
Unrway, will, besides allordiiig nnoommo
dations to traveler, add largely to the
attractiveness of the place. M. Ho'lowell
ia the bulkier and proprietor ot the hotel.
Travelers can now tlud aacoimuodntioii
tbero,
Tbey hnve a cornet band boro whhib
furnishes music to the people on fostivo
occiisiotis, The mumbui now al Inched
thereto number 17.
There ia a tent of the M imcubee here
with twenty members. This i the aco
otid tent organised in the state, the (list
being organized ut Portland. Thu mem
her here ore highly pleased with the in
lilntion, and the most fraternal relation
seem to exist among them.
Mr. Montgomery, who reside at Fall
City, informod u that two year ngo
there wn not house within one-half
mile of him now they can be counted by
thdorn. Hltice the first of last July
twenty nr-w house have apriing up a It
by maglo, aud when the butium
fully completed and painted, It will ahow
to th eye uf the vwutor that there
omoitung connected with the locality
that give ludioatiou of future pioiiiineuc
and wealth.
Fall City a future great mnnnfiwi
luring iHiinl m attracting attention from
abroad, and the time M appruacbing
when espllal will tie eeiilemd there, iu
vmted In varum mechaiiH'al and manu
facturing Industrie, o Ihnt it will slniiil
pruuimeul among (he cllle uf the atnte
a locality where thrift, industry and
wealth re cbaructertalio fealurvw.
Th fruit iuduelry alone, ir given pro nr
attention, will add itumut'ly to the
btMlue proerity ot Fall City.
A mil of U.S. Motitgomury is now
lu IViumylvaiilit vblttiit fi lends and
rolnllve, lteexiacttu huve a miiu
tier of Mend octmninv bliu lu k to
Oregon, with the pMUhlllly tlmt tlmy
settle tiwt Fall City, and eiigugu In
fruit rnWng. Mr, Montgomery end
n'rlhedfor eomeeuphsi of the Wkt
Si hk, which lie will eeitd tu III eott,
thus giving to bliu Hit opportunity uf
im-miitlug to hie friend lu Pciitiayl
vmila tanc Idea uf the cotidllluii and
rwourcrsi of Pulk ciHiiity. It nil who
have Ruhecrlbcd for the holiday inmiUr
do llltcw Is'IkI tllelli tu frtciltl nbrtmd,
end the nwult may tie large addition
of worthy cltlwMie tu lHtlk county"
iHipulatloii.
IKKItVIUI.lt.
IVrrvdale la IttmM lu the north
itcru pert of Polk county, lu the
luldat uf a rich and fart lie country.
Lmic t)unutltlo of grain are niiil in
thl vicinity, Mid tbu yield per ncrw
will Hvemge with any part of the ct.un
ty. Mr. K. i Keyt, uf Perrydnle, I
prtdtaidy the lnrgiwt wheat grower uf
Pulk comity. II to the owner uf large
tract of bind, which be cultivate with
Intelligent forethought, ami reni
nbuinlant Imivwtt, He I ircumitl to
be the heaviest tnximyor In the county.
The tlrm of Keyt A W'lae are the prin
cipal bustiicM tiu'U uf the place, ml at
tend to the (hipping of grain frniu that
place,
tl. A. ltrlucr carrlc on the black,
-iiiithlng buslticwa, and tund nt the
furtre with bmw uy arm ud w illing
mind tu attend tu the want of ell who
en 11 uixxi hint.
There l a good wliool here and l-
lire U'lug taken to Institute good li
brary, tu wblcli alleeu have iw,
nnd 'thu promote the spread of Intel
ll i;e nee aiiumg all lueitiis rsof the cum
muiilty. TbU rfHuk well for the cltl
nii.l we ituot heartily Mi them
uece- lu their effort. A library In
village I conducive to harmony, mor
ality, ami intellectual attaluiiieut.
Hon. In Towma-ttd live rh'lyd
Jai iit t Perrj tiulc, He I one uf Uie
"obi time" iK'iiiotrata, ba whdtled
an liilluviice In the ranks uf democracy,
mid has scrvnl the people mltbfvilly In
the kgUliitlve KJwmbly uf On-gmi.
Much uf thu la tut about Perrydale imvU
draining, and ere long a tile factory
will tie in operation there, which will
furnish tile for the drainage uf laud,
Hint thu liicreaj Hie production of
cereals lu that Mcctloii of the county.
The tlrulunge of hind I 1 licccmtlly to
huge portion of Oregon, ud when o
ph fully rwtle tlmt fact, tuul act ac
cordingly, the yield of graiu will be In
creased many fohb
In year siat ami gone, the country
around Perryilule wa rovervil with
luxuriant grow th of gruM,whlcli afford
ed taturoge for luimciiw) herds of cat
th. Hut now furin uautlfy the Intid
m'Uh, and alnnwt iiliiilul huldeucin
give e vide new tlmt Civilisation lid the
Ingenuity uf iiuto make the dewrt
"lihsim ami IiIimuu as the roae." Per
rydulu (Mi'iipbn a pMiulneiil poeltion lu
the social and political relation of Ore
gon.
The ancient city of Cincinnati, but In
modern time culled Kola, slauds out
In Udd relief at the ft of n range of
hllU, ou the liank of the Itlekn ull
and about four utile front Hulein.
Atone time Fxila wa comtlltor
with Hulein for the arat uf gov-
eruiueiit uf Orcgou, but falling of voti
stiillciciit to gain a victory, the city
till stum inotiuiiieiit of It J Mist
glory, and a u meiiieiito that she will
yet rise from the aslic of defeat, and
iisntime proportion entitling her to
prominence muting the ell Irs of Polk
comity. A ptwtotlicc, store, ami Murk
siultn shopuri' supplying the commu
nity uontlgitoii to it with whnl la need
ed lu their line of btisiuca, Iu olden
time It was ijtiilen Hwiiiot-ratlc licud
luaftim, nnd Hie Hon, lieu llaydcti
was It chief. tiiiilcaiuaullty ofgrnln
I (inniinlly stored nt nndshlpHtl from
Kola, there Is-lng a gisid aloichotisc on
a (eitmlioat binding ut the Hilnt, near
thu uioiilli of the Illcki'eiill, ami ou the
Wllhtuictlo river, Mr. lleardsley, of
Kola, 1 qlllta hop "'! fruit 'rulscr,
mid UwIiIi-h IiIhci'oji, a large iitiiotiut of
Imps mo inlscd by the Hove llro., who
reside tienr I here. The hop production
In being Improved and extended lu the
vicinity, and in u few day ton upon
ton will lie shipped from this locality.
(IIIA.M'H ItllNllK.
(iiiiuih) Hi'ii(lu 1 twelve mile from
iSliei'idiin mid twenty mile from Diilhw,
and ciinlniiis one si ore, Kills Jtrw. , pro-
pi lei nix.two au w mil Is.one u wider po wcr
owned by Howell liiiuliorcoiiipaiiy, the
other a Htcam iiilll.owtird by J. llullcy.
There Is also u mtolllce, with John
Witch, P. M., Joining the ludhiii rcaer
vii t ion,
The fndiiui rcacrvutlon "I In Polk
und Yiimlilll counties, and con Inlns a
population of 400 liihuhltiiiita, a good
school under Heiicdlcllno sister, w ith
one nmlu teacher, Prof. A. Hchcr.lner;
one grist und Hiiwnilll, with J. H. Tru-
ledger us ovcrnuur; one blacksmith, one
wugoiiiiiukor, one phyHlchm, Audrew
Kcrshuw, and Hon. Kdward Kumson,
U. H. ludluii ugcut.
The rcNcrvutlon conbilii 00 Mtiuro
miles of laud, iibntit one third of which
Is open or farming land, the balance
mouiiliilnotm. The Yumhlll river I
wit of hero,
The block-house now used a a Jail
was originally a part of old Fort Yuiu
hill, und stood enwt of the store on the
hill.
The house now occupied by W. It.
Kills, was formerly the qtmrtur of Ueu,
Hlicrtihui.
(Jruude Ibmdo is 60 mile from Tilla
mook und recelvcM nmll til-weekly
from the auirio, aud dally mail from
Poitlitnd.
1.IN11H.N.
Mucolu I ftltttatcd on the Wlllumette
river, nlsml fnur or five inllc Iwluw
Hulem, aud li a slilpplngpoliit for grata
raised lit Hprltig valley and mmtiguon
territory. Mr. A hi am la the prlnelml
hlppcr, he having the warehouse un
ler lila nianagiuiieiit Zona, where
there la a church, chiailhmtae, and
hlaekmltlt shop, bt about a couple uf
mile from Lincoln, and a poatotlloc
bit been etnhllliwl there, The tieutde
ofHpi lug valley are all au Indiiatrtun
and coidciilcd cliisa of people, and are
coiuforiuhly situated In their rcapVctlve
rldciuv. Mr. walker, one of
the uld settler there, I an cxletislv
fruit grower, aud tin derlveil much
pecuniary jiruflt tlierefroui. Mr, Phil
ll, wit uld phuteer uf 141, auttled lu
opting valley lu IHtU. He haa lieeu
iieewntl faiiucr, and consider Hprlng
valley tiilur to any ha-allty In Ore
gon, He I a native of the Ibltlsh Ilc,
but thl country hna adophMl him, tie
having received lit allegiance, and I
one of uttr utoat mii loilu Amcrbu
CllUctl.
Hpllllg Valley I eSM'lnlly adapted
to fruit growing, and It I becoming
quite an Industry then. The grain
ihImsI there can not le excelled lu yield
nor wupasacd lu qtmllty.
Llneulu will coutluue tu be a she
lm Ueu In the Htt, the outlet fur the
production ol Hprlng valley,
All the deiilMu of Hprlng valley are
a tin lfty and tnlutrluu jiple, Imp
plly alt Hated, ami would not exchange
Itiuiilon fur any other hna Illy. They,
like all oilier wbotlwell lnthlnuhrl
ou clime, are well aware that Hprlng
valley, together with alt of Oregon, 1
the plate wheie vtl time ud bar
ve( never full, and where nature with
honutcou hand richly lewanl the In
duMrtoo IiohImukIiioui. A rltlge uf
liiitti hill, rim ul ng Iimiu a point uear
Haloin and eliding around tu a ilut
about twelve mile below, ineiiw a
garden s4 uf laud, properly ml euu
t.leully cnlletl railing valley, 11 I a
gulden si In leullty,
Tit l'rHvl In tlime llotUrtHg Nswm
la ralk I naalr.
Hucctw cull W proiulwtl tu energetic
furnicr. I towevcr itiotbt their begin
ulng, they tuny U sine uf (hiding them-
Ve III SiMtioU uf a CompeteUey
after a few lattriou year. No one
I ion Id think ofeiiilgrntlng tu thl coun
try without auffleleut Jttiean fur lf
upHirt for at leaM a loui time after
reeehlng til tl-tlnatloii. Kntploy
tnent Imuitslhttel oy narrtval cannot at
ways U rvlietl uin, (leucrally s-ak"
Ing, HUMiu iviittuiietl tu ordinary
and mechaiiicid lulsr, and who unite
frugal habit with persevering ludu
try, will run the bant risk tu coming tu
make a home among us, tut tlnoe w bo
are utiallliug lu work, or kctuiumed
to live by their wit, are not the kind of
penum tu be eutitented or uccful
Thce mugt tloii apply tu all part uf
Oitgou. u a country that will
amply reward lndutry and frugality,
but frown upon ldlcncaaud extrava
gaiice. Polk oHitity otrem a many In
ducements tu the liouie-wcker, who,
with babltauf Imliattry, aeek a home
among u. a any county In the date,
and all uch will tw gladly welcomed,
ml receive theeuurtrey and hospitality
characteristic uf Uiecltlxeu uf Pulk,
AM Ul.ll rlOKKKH.
In the lsuo uf the bollduy number
of the NVUfTHlKK We thought It nut
Inappropriate tu bring to mind
some of the name uf thow who have
ltn Idciiltllist with the pat hlatory
of (iregon, and more eiqtcciolly uf Pulk
ouiily. J. V. Ntvmlth came tu the
ciawt 111 lHi't, Mtletl In Pulk til iMt,
aud ha bccit clow-ly Ideiitllletl with
(ho growth ami reud of etvltluttlnti
of our state. He ever took an active
part tu all measure beneficial tu the
etipli,
A short time ago we vUllcd the old
hoiiicKtead of J. V. Ncsmlth, and hi
iu J. it. Itaik u around the place, and
huwed u many ndica, valuetl highly
a lucmcuttiM of hi deceased father.
Among thcM relic we ttaik lu baud a
heavily moil n tel gold-hcadetl cane,
gift from the clllxeti of The
italic, ami which wo presented to
Ncsmtlli lu au appropriate speech by
Judge M. P. lVaily, We were taken
tu the monument erected over the re
main of the deeenaed father, and a
we mIismI aud giuud upon It, meiuorhw
of piuttasatH'hitioii with him flitted be
fore our mental vision. We could but
say: "There lie the man , who uiti his
luty tonts'lcty and til country." We
here give thu Inscription wrought In
plain character Ukiii the moiiumunt.
Ou the west we found thl inscription:
PIONKKUOF 18 43. '
Judge under the Provisional Govern
ment,
U. H. MAltmiAt., 5.1 AS.
CohONKI.OP Vol.U.NTKKIW, 1HM,
Ht'pr. ok Inhun Akkaiiw iir7 50.
Unitko HtatuhHks A'rtiii lii 7.
llKPHKHKNTKU IN CoNUKKHH 1H73-75.
On the reverse side, we found thl
nscrlptlnn:
J VMKrt WILLIS NIWMITH.
Horn July 21, IS). Died June 17, 18815.
An t'i'BtuiiT Jt'iuiK.
, A IIKAVK HOl.lllKH.
A WtriK I.KillHl.A'ltllt,
AN ttONKHt MAN.
Filch whs the Inscription, and we
think ull will Join with u In testifying
to thu iipproprluU'iicsM of the inscrip
tion, a touching the mtturul diumoUr-
Isllcs of hi public aud private life.
ldeiitlllud a J. W. NcBiulth was
with the growth and history of Polk
ooiiiity,us well a with the political his
tory or tiie Ntnte, we imiiK ll I no
more than Justice to hi memory, that
hi name should upiciirlii our holiday
number a one who lias (tune Ills duty
to hi country and fcllowimiii. In
otllclul life hi honesty nnd Integrity
were never (iucxtioiicii,nim now insight
of his much loved home, ami at the
spot of hi own selection, he rcsls from
ins luiKirs.
Honored be hi memory,
Monmouth Waler-Wiirks, . .
The Monmouth Water-Work com
pany was Incorporated August 20th,
liiTi i. ii r i ..... ..1...11 l... t l......
in, i, Willi i . ii. vuiuiiui'ii, iihvi m. irr-
ell, W. J. Mulkoy, W. 8. Imnsee, and
1). T. Htnn ley. fiioorpuratom. Capital
HtiH-k HKH). The oompiiny lm pur
chased the plant erected by I). T. Htnn-
icy in lwii, una nave imuie mutcrnu
Imnrovcmcnl since taking nosacsalon,
They have expended during the year
1HIU iiiioui fnoti.isi. j tiey exnei!!.
to have about six thotiNnnd feet of main
hud before the fourth of July next.
They will have a largo engine lu oper
ation wltli which to obtain a high
pressure, ami In cnae of fire occurr
ing, they will bo fully able to combat
the destroying element. We will note
these work us they pmgrcs, mid In
the future give detail of event er
taliilug thcrutx) a they may prcactit
themselves.
JAMES GIBSON, President.
Independence, Oregon
Has for sale
Located within from three
i
Within three miles of the
i"' aiuH warning nne laiuia auu nv. i iruu tanus win nnu noimng 10 surpass inese iraccs.
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Also, Good Improved Farms,
Ranging in price from $15 to $50 per acre.
Parties wishing to locate will do well to corre
spond with us, or call and
conveyancing business, and are well prepared with
maps showing location of property.
ibson & Kirkland, HVianagers
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
tockton
& Henkle
Wish their many friends
and patrons
A HAPPY
And wish to thank them for the very Ulicrnl
patronage extcuded to us in the mt, ami to
any to one and all that we exiact to carry a
much larger tock of
Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots,
Shoes, Notions,
Hats and Furnishing Goods,
The coming aeaann than ever before. We
do not claim to huvu nil the good lu the
world, nor tu be able to sell them cheaper
tliiin any oilier firm, but we do exiiect to
keep the best good wo can get for the
money, and to sell for a fair living profit.
At present we have aome great bargains in
all-wool dresa gooda which jt will pay every
lady In the county to sec,
Asking a continuance of patronage from
our old friend, and cordially Inviting every
11 ian, woman and child In the county to call
and ace ui und get our prices, we are your
very truly,
STOCKTON & HENKLE,
Opera House Block,
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
THE
f f TTE IA
the choicest property in the Willamette
Valley.
Residence Lots, 66 x 148 feet,
to five blocks of the depot, ranging in price from
an nne, signtiy lots, and you snould see them.
Five-and Ten-acre Tracts
city of Independence, which can be had at from $30
J YEAR
see us. We
For a fine line of Boots
and Shoes, Hats, Caps,
and Gents Furnishing
Goods, call on
L. KELSO,
Main st., Independence
THE
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The choice of an appropriate
. Christmas and New Year's
present for your wife, daughter
or 'sister, is the celebrated
CENTEMERI KID GLOVES
Sole agent for Independence,
THE WHITE HOUSE,
; Zed Rosendorf, Prop.
J, W. KIRKLAND, Secretary.
h
$100 to $300. These axe
to $40 per acre, on easy
do a general
HITE HOUSE
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