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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, vm.
QRBKTIXG.
Friends and reader of the W kst
Bidr, I mu with you once again.
I could find no place bo good m in
dpndeuoe and Polk count;
Without a comparison, it is hard to
believe that there chu bo such a
difference in the clu of people
that are found in some part of Or
tarou and Waabinirton, and Uuwe
found in Polk county. Here you
meet contented, happy, intelligent
men and women, respected them
elm and respected of others.
Hera life is worth the living. Al
though the toil may be hard which
results in obtaining a competence,
vet life under the circumstance
surrounding it, in this favored pnrt
of Oreiroo.ta worth the livitic You
are blessed, people of Polk county,
with a fertile soil, delightful cli
mate, superior educational and re
ligious advantages, and you should
be happy. If you are not then we
do not know where to suggest a
place for you.
. .
The course of this paper will be
.closely watched by many observer
who have growu accustomed to its
style while under the able manage
ment of our predecessor. They will
naturally ask what changes will be
made. However, we ask you to
read its columns and see for your
self. In the first place, it will be a
local newspaper. It will contain
the local happenings of each day
justs as correctly and inlouUly
chronicled as we cau poaalhly ob
tain the tacts.
It will not be a partisan paper,
although it will have a leaning teu
denoy toward certain settled opin
ions of its editor.
We believe one of the principal
advantages of a local paper is to
defend its patrons, and readers, and
the community In which it exists,
against unjust and malicious slan
der from rival papers, and the
West Side will have its war paint
ready to defend its people but we
are not aggressive, and if let alone
will not provoke any quarrel.
,,.
We are better convinced thau
ever of the bright future in store
for Independence, and Monmouth,
and Dallas, and Falls City, and, in
met, all of Polk county.
We shall take occasion time and
again to impress upon the people
of Polk county that they are living
in a favored section of Oregon and
re a cultured and intelligent peo
ple; and while this may seem to
you like flattery, we mean, it every
word, and shall prove the truth
of our assertions.
We trust we may receive a lib
eral share of the patronage accord
ed our predecessors, J. It. N. Bell
ft Son, and find many added
sources of revenue to eke out an
existence among you, striving to
elevate and keep in tone with this
people. Yours respectfully,
E. C. Pe.vti.and.
POLITICAL COM It INKS
In all the states where the Peo
pie's party has a good following
and the Democrats are in a minor
ity, the latter are doing their bent
to combine with the former, for the
purpose of carrying those states for
Weaver, and thus taking their
electoral votes away from Harri
son. The object of this is to throw
the election into the house of rep
resentatives, where the Demo jrats
have a very large and worthless
majority, and thus secure the elec
tion of Cleveland. While the Peo
ple's party managers are no more
anxious to defeat Harrison than
they are to defeat Cleveland, they
are willing to enter into any com
bination that promises them elec
toral votes since the more they
secure the better will he their
standing for future work. In Ala
bama, however, the sentiment is
different. There the one object is
to defeat Cleveland and the regular
aristocratic democratic organiza
tion through whose gross frauds the
People's party claims to have been
counted out in the state election.
It is now asserted that should
Weaver electors be chosen in No
veinber they would vote for Harri
son in the electoral college, rather
than have the election go to the
house and Cleveland be chosen. If
the People's party can put an end
to the election frauds and intimida
tion by which the South has so long
been held solid for the democracy, it
will do a work for which it should
receive the gratitude of every loynl
citizen, irrespective of party. Pur
ification of our elections is of more
mportaitee to the nation thau any
other issue to Ihj found in the par
ty plat forms, and this purulent Ion
both the Kcntihtlcan and Peo
ple's party demand. For this pur
pose the Republican's might will
combine with the third party in
the South without any saci-tllce ot
principle, and vote "a free liallot
and a fair count' in spite of the
iVmocratlc bugaboo of a force bill,
11 liNXKFirs run rnoDvvKn,
It is one of the most persistent
assertions of the lVinoerut that the
tanner receives no bonellt from the
tariff and that the duty on his pro
ducts does not give him either a
higher price or a better market for
them. This ignores entirely the
met that the development of great
industries in this country, and the
growth of large manufacturing cen
ters, with their nou producing imp
utation, supplies the farmer with a
home maiket for his products, us
well as creates a demand for a far
ereatcr variety. Nine tenths of
what our farmers produce is con
sumcd in the United routes, Hut
for the manufacturing industries,
agriculturists would Hud their home
market , far .less voracious, and
would le coiiiw1IimI to place mow
reliance upon growing staples for
the foreign marUL
ltut passing this phase of the sub
ject, let us see if the tariff does not
give our producers a better market
aud a higher price thau they would
have were the Ieinooratlo free
trade programme carried out, espe.
cially that selfish free-raw mated
al scheme of the New Kuglaud
manufacturers. The IVmocratio
platform demands absolute free
trade, aud condemns utterly the
principle of protection. To this
the iHmioerats of New Knglaud re
fuse to subscribe, and demand in
their platforms a continuance of
protection to their manufacture
and a removal of it Iroui (lie pro
ducts of the farm, range, forest,
aud mine. They insist upon free
raw materials, as they are pleased
to enll the products upon which
the farmer sticutU so much toil and
produces at so great expeuse, while
still demanding protection for the
products of liilnir in their own
states. To show how utterly sel
fish this is, the Democrats of Con
necticut except tobacco from the
raw materialn that should be made
free, because tobacco is grown in
large quantities In that state; yet
tolwwco is as much raw material as
the wool of Oregon, and thousands
of men are engaged in manufactur
ing it iu to articles for geuerul con
sumption.
' If the tariff did not give them a
better price they would not insist
upon reUviniug it, and if placing
raw materials oil the free list would
uot result in lowering the price,
they would not make such a stren
uous effort to have the tariff re
moved. To this sectional spirit Cleveland
must Mnder if he entertains Iiojh?
of carrying any of those tiiuniifuv
luring states. The necessity fordo
ing this and assuming au uttitude
hostile to the plainest und most im
portant declaration of the national
Democratic platform, accounts for
his delay in issuing his letter of ac
ceptance. The delay is good poli
tics, m the shorter the time for
making the voters acquainted witli
the true situation, the better his
chances for receiving votos through
the ignorance of the voters, it
might as well be understood now
by the people of Oregon that the
election of Cleveland menus the
placing of a man iu the White
House whose programme is protec
tion for the Rast and free trade for
the West the complete domination
of manufacturers over the produc
ers of the country.
Absolute free trade the people of
Oregon might endure as well as
other sections, hut they want none
of the onesided protection of Mr.
Cleveland ami his Democratic sup
porters of New Kuglaud.
Kvehv employe of the Wkht
Side is a self-constituted reporter,
and every item of news w hich our
readers may have will be gladly
"noted" by our energetic, and faith
ful assistants.
Ir is a pleasure to be back in
Polk county once more, and if our
readers are as gl id to have us with
them again us we are glad to be
with them, our relations during
the coming years will bo the most
happy.
The Wkht Si db is indebted to
Win. Wells, of Jluena Vista, for
many interesting and valuable notes
oh the hop crop of the county.
As soon as we get our data in
shape we will present some instruct
ive statistics for the information of
our readers.
Governor Pknnoykk has re
nounced the Democratic party, ac
cording to his speech at Kosoburg
last Saturday, lie nas joined ttie
People's party, the party of reform
and of plenty of money for the peo
ple. He said that tue Jtuputiiican
policy of protective tariffs was "Ha
grantly unjust." Hero is what lie
savi about the Democratic policy
of tariff for revenue only:
Such a tariff would have to be
laid exclusively upon articles not
produced within the country, for
the plain reason that any tariff lev-
led uKin auy article produced
within the uatlonal domain would
to a greater or loss extent afford
lucldcutal protection. In this coun
try, Uien, a purely revenue tariff
would have to lie laid mainly upon
tea, collide, sugar, and spices, With
the tar 1 It so latd, the price or those
articles would be so immeasurably
enhanced as to bo a most positive
burden upon the poor, if not actual
inhibition to them against their
use. With this, the most Just sys
tem of taxation, everyone can dis
cover Its manifest injustice. Under
it the tKHir man with a lance family
of children, if he uses tea, coffee,
and sugar, would lie compelled to
puy much more tor ttie support or
the government in taxes mau ins
millionaire neighbor, who has but
hlmse.ll aud wile iu the family,
Wit km General Shields was at
the (). A. II. Kncampiuent at
Washington, he expressed the
opinion that the Uulon soldiers
would not vote for Cleveland be
cause of his repeated vetoes of peu
s!on bills. He might also have
said that Htcvensou has not en
dcared himself to loyal men by his
copperhead record during the war.
The soldiers cau not forget for what
they fought, and they do uot want
those old iwuet brought np again
by the nomination for office of men
who were conspicuous in their uos
tllity to the Union cause in the
North. If the Democrat have
none but such to nominate they
would do well to tarry a few years
until , the beards of some of the
younger men are grown.
Mus. 0. 11. l'K.vrt.ANP is the
bookkeeper and cashier of the
Wkht Sidk. K. C, Pent laud is the
business manager. A. E. Davis is
the foreman of the mechanical de
partment. The compositors are
lice Hell and Ml Conduce Hobiu
sou. Already we have partially
secured reliable correspondents at
Dallas, Monmouth, ltueua Vista,
McCoy, tfena, Falls City, aud
Crowley. We waut news from all
parts of the county.
Tn kuk are said to be Kit), (MX) bales
of hops awaiting sale iu New York
state, and the hop raisers of the
Pacific coast are Mug advised to
hold for higher prices in order that
the Jtew York crop may first le
sold, it is as wctl for our hop rsis
era to study the market carefully
tH'fure deciding to hold very long
for auy great raise iu price. There
may bo more truth than poetry in
this report.
Thk editor of this paper claims
uo great ability in editing a paper,
hut he believes that a local paper
should treat of local matters, and
mat snail w ins aim. lou can
take the great dailies and get the
news of the world, but iu uo other
paHr will you fiud the home news.
It is to supply this demand that
the preseut attempt i.4 made to edit
the Wkht St pb. .
O.NK of the standing departments
of the Wkht Sidk will be our ''He-
ligious Notes," to which ministers
of all denominations In all parts of
I 'oik county are invited to contrib
ute, sending us their announce
ments by mail ou Monday of each
week. A large uumuer or our
readers will find this a valuable
feature of the pajwr.
1'ot.K county is the home of flue
horse, , cattle, sheep, etc, and
many of our readers are well post
ed on speed contests aud the podl
gree and ancestors of fine stock. A
"Sporting Department" will form
a feature of this paper if those who
are Interested will assist us by fur
nishing notes on turf, etc.
i . . i
Pot hunters are scouring the
country ami killing the beautiful
Mongolian phensaut for market.
Iu spite of the numerous trespass
notices, these men succeed in secur
ing plenty of game. Why should
our local hunters bo debarred from
the sport t
It was our intention to have
written an 'exHanstive article for
this Issue on the changes in Inde
pendence during the past fourteen
mouths of our nlmeuce. A press of
other duties has prevented us from
doing so. The article will appear
later.
The Wkht Stun has made ar
rangements to have a telegraphic
market report to arrive from Port
land Thursday evening just before
going to press. This paper will
attempt to give It readers all the
latest market news.
Mihh Home CLEVELAND Is going
Egypt to write a book. Wonder
whore Grover, her brother, will go
after election t
We do not believe in sensational
journalism, but just at this season
of the year a "fly" paper would be
all right.
Kliiottio lllttem.
This remedy Is heooiulug so well
knowuuud so pupulur as to need uo
special men tiou. All who have used
Klcotrlo jtltters Hlng the same song of
praise. A purer medicine does not
exist slid it Iti Kuaruutced to do all that
is claimed. Klcctrlo Hitters will cure
all dlseasci of the liver and kidneys,
will remove pimples, boils, suit rheum
and other ufloctlons caused by Impure
blood. Will drive malaria from the
system ami prevent us well as cure all
malarial levers For cure or iieauaone,
constipation and ImllureHtioii try Jmdo
trlullltUirs. JSulIre wUlsfaetlon iruar-
auteud, or money rel'midcd. Price 50
cU. and J 1.00 pur bottle- at auy drug
store,
THE WEEK'S BUDGET.
lUuntliiuad tatm Uilrd mu.
guardian 1 annual reiwrt filed, guardian
charged with $100.04 and credited with
Jim, Hmltb Is now Mtiiuwtr, U. H.
Grant being uuder the weather.
W. K. Dftltou eatale, ieraoiial prop
erty to the amount of l-W was set Mvrt
for tlie ue of the widow.
W. R. Craven, of thl plaue.aild IV
UiliMiu, of Dixie, have gone ou a laul-
nmw trip to the Caauatlm,
A lecture will be delivered at the
Christian church next Hunday by W,
IS. lloyd, a renowned lecturer,
Perry Smith aud daughter, Ml
Minnie, arrived herefrom Walla Walla,
aud will reside here Iu the future.
C C Doughty, of the Okwreer, hat
goue to The Dallaa to attend a meeting
of the Oregon I'rwe Asaoclallou now
Iu leaaiuu Iu that olty.
U. K. Montgomery estate, petition
Mod for sale of penmial property;
Monday, Noveuttwr 17, aet fur heart ug;
ollattuu to be iaaued to helm.
Dr. Kirk pat rlok la laid up with Ja
tralued back aueUlned by fa! Hug from
a load of hay.
Iu the matter of guardianship of J,
M, Wanu, a deaf unite; petition nlud,
cllallou ordered ioued to aald deaf
mule, ud October IS let for bearing,
Kddlu,tlie teu-year-old u of Warren
J)uuu, the truekuiau, won kicked by
vivluiw hone ou Tumdajr and su Herod
a ooiujHJUud fracture of the aukle- boue
The couuty teauhere' luslitute will be
held lu Dallas the Unit Saturday Iu
title mouth. A good programme
la bring prepared aud au lutereeUug
time anticipated.
Menare. WlrU and iilrth, late of
Nebraska, have routed the Cyle plaev
here, and John Walker, who baa been
forming the place for two year, has
moved to Curvallk
There can be uo health for either
ml ud or body to kaig a the blood Is
vitiated. Cleanse the vital current
from all Itupurlthw by the uae of Acer's
Samaporllla, This medicine recruits
the wasted energies, strengthen the
nerves, and restores health to the de
bilitated syatem.
The many remarkable cures of catarrh
eflVcted by the use of Ayer'a Saraauu
111 Is conclusive proof that this loalh
tume aud dangerous d Incuse Is one uf
the blood, only needlug such a search'
lug aud powerful alterative to llior
uughly eradicate IU
Dr. Im'i brother at Junction City, Is
improving.
J. C Cuopwr, the MuMlunvtlle post-
master, w as In towu to-day.
Mm. Htiue wants a new name for her
hotel, aud aks Air sukkcmUouo.
It, L. Shelley, of Duster A Shelly, re
turned from a trip to Southern Orvguu
to-day.
(lea Collins, ex suerlutudeut of
the Orvgou ueulleullary, was lu towu
lo-day.
It. D. Cooper, a oaultalist of lude
twudemw. Is at the Perkluo, Oe
II. 11. Thlelmu, of lUckreall,caiue to
towu to-day bvhlud hlaspatiklug team
of trotters.
J. M. Wright, an extensive real'
estate dealer, of Newberg, Yamhill
county, was here ou busium fur a few
hisirs to-day.
C. W. Miller, living a few miles south
of towu, reports crop prMMoU good
lu his section,
A teacher's nieetlug Is to be held at
Monmouth, this evening, to ooncludu
with a supsr.
11. W. t uwr, who bos been pros
pecting for coal lu King Valley, found
It a poor veiit.
Oliver Smith, or this city, left for
Portland to-day aud his frleud say he
Is uot to returu alone.
A. H. llolmau, living on the Luckla-
mute, was In town to-day, and has Just
finished sowing his fall grain.
W, II. II aw ley bos recovered suf
ficiently from bis two wueks' Illness to
be back In the First National bank.
l.ayton aud Frank Smith bagged
thirty-six uheasaute near the borne
farm ou the Lucklamute oue day last
week.
Mrs, P, J. Haughman, sister of W,
O. Cook, of this city, returned from
Portland to her, home In Monmouth
to-day.
Judge J. II. Hurley, a prominent
attorney of Portlaud, was In town to
day vlsltlug his brother, attorney A
M. Hurley, of this olty.
J, Oliver Hnillli, or tills city, was
married yesterday lu Portlaud, to Miss
Kittle Fonuell, of Denver, Colorado;
Jtev. J. It N. liell ollU'latlug.
U.M.Feunell,the life Insurance agent,
Is now en route to California, where he
was called from his work In the Wll
lumette valley by the serious llluess of
his brother.
T. It. Lyons, a schoolmate of Win.
Dawson In Aun Arbor, Mich., came up
on to-day's train, and Is viewing Polk
county and vtsltiug with Mr. Dawson
at Mouuiouth.
A movement Is on foot among the
tneiuliera of Valley Lodge,No. 4 2, 1. (X
0. F.,to have a social reunion of friends
in the lodge room some evening soon.
These reunions am always enjoyable
altalm.
Miss Essie G. ItohertMou, ourefflcleut
postmaster , has hit upou a plan for
facilitating the delivery of the mall.
She meets the lucomlug train lu the
morulug,ou C street and the letter sack
is thrown off to her, thus saving at
least teu mluutes of time.
W. I). Elklns, who left Indepen.
denoe two years ago and has beeu en
gaged in the truck and dray business
at Dallas, bus sold his Interests there
and returned here, and to-day has been
hunting a house In which to live, and
will engage In business here.
Allen C. 1 learner, of this olty, having
sold his Interest in the harness business
to Messrs. Craven A Co., leaves us to
seek a new location In business either
on the coast or In Salem. He will
leave his family here for the present.
we reirrec to lose so koou a giummi, out.
like many others have done, he may
come buck to Indeiiendeuoe.
Italia
llolna-s.
Dr. Worthlnirton, of Jdaho, Is visit
ing his many friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. t'hss, Morrison will go
to Sliver Lake, Klamath ominty, to
live,
K. It. Cult lor has returned from
Molilalia, after.scvM-al months' stay,
and will hereafter reside at Dallas.
The following probate business was
dlspisatd of ou Tuesday, A petillou was
presented for the changing of Mrs,
Moggie Hum's name to MuDoiisld;
Bled and bearing set for Novemlier 7.
Iu the (lilt Price estate, W. 10, Wil
liams,! administrator, dual seocamt
approved or corrected.and administrator
charged with 1.1,478.44 and arcdlted
with ll,!4.77; order made for dis
tribution of property as provided for
by will. A petillou for sale of real
property was presented lu the J. K.
Murphy estate, oiUilon ordered Issued
to helm to appear October SSIlh and
show cause why It should uot be
grauted
The sheriff Is now out collecting
delinquent taxes and also posting
uotln for presidential electlou.
D. W. Klklns hss sold his truck aud
dray business) to Dave McDonald aud
will move bis family to Indcsjudeiice
Tim llelvldcre saloon at Dallas will
soon close up, and Mr, Pugh's family
hss returned to Salem to reolde lu the
future.
Itev, Jacka, of the Presbyterian
church, has resigned his pastorate at
Dallas aud will soon leave for Cali
fornia.
J. W. Klrkland sold to IMw. 'league,
kits In Iudeiieiiilence for 177: Cyrus
Jones sold to J. A. Wulf lUi acres of T.
L, Klnaey dottsdmi laud claim, for
3,WM. Total 3,WI7V
Work ou the telephone Una has be
gun and wIM'eonueet with the regulur
Hue from Portland to Corvallls at
Dixie. They expect to have It com
pleted In alstnt ten days,
Semmle Hush and Ml us Delia
0'Kelly, of the Lucklamute region,
were granted llceiiMi to wed lo-day
by the county clerk, Itev, N. O'Kelly
giving his cotise.et, as '.he young lady
was only sixteen yara old, A. I.
Hastings woe a witness,
WKIiXKSIUV.
Miss Delta Hyars retained to Portland
lodsy.
Fred Douty and wits left to-day, to
visit Portland. ,
J. W, Klrkland went to Portland to
day ou business. .
F. M. Shangleleft for Portland to-day
where he has etiiployiuent.
J. K. N. Dell was spokeu to by W.
Creasy, in Olynipia,ysterilsy.
The MtsHtm Culhnt,of Buvar, were vis
itiug Mrs. L. W. MeAtlsiiM to-ttsy.
L. C.Oihiiore went to Portland to-day
ou bustucMs and tu visit Uie extositlou
John T. Ford, the city assessor, Is
sUiut completing Ibe assessment of the
city.
James Harris, wife, and daughter, of
Hitter, were in towa to dsy doing their
trading
The Infant child ot Coma wells, near
liueua Vista, died at ulue o'clock this
morning. s
Oro. Utter and wife led to-day for
McMlunvllleto visit Mr. Piter's ptt
euts there.
11. Happerwlt, susrlutendetit of
bridges ou the narrow gauge, was lu
towu to-day.
Mrs. L. Longhsrjr ind her mother,
Mrs. M.Smipeou,ttHik the afternoon train
tor Portlaud.
D. M. Kleuiseti, of the White Star
mills, left for Portland and Castle Hock,
Wash., on business.
Miss Kiiima Itlggs and mother, of
Crowley, arrived here to-dny aud will
visit friends lu Monmouth.
L. W, MeAdaros, with the mother of
Mrs. MoAdums, left for l'liyutU), Wash.,
the home of the latter, to-dny.
Stephen 8tiut left this morning for
atrip to Spring valley, near TVna, to
advance the Interestaof the kstSiok,
Mrs. L. Damou sod muther left :o day
to attend the silver wedding, to-morrow,
ot her sister, Mrs. I Mitchell, at Mo-
Miunville. .
F. It. N'eale, of the butchering firm of
Neale 4 Smith, left for lVcdee valley
to-day to gather some fat cattle for the
market here.
Miss Ells Smith, art teacher lu the
normal school, left to-day on the morn
ing train to visit Mr. and Mrs. A Slack
burn, at Albany,
Alex Turubull, lute of Dakota, to-day
purchased fifty acres of the farm ot A,
I). Atkius, near town, pnjiug pV au
sore, Bnd will make it his home.
Janice Kdgnr, a well-known resident
near (Vow ley station, was iu towu to
day. He lost about a mile of fence at
the lime of the state fair, and has just
completed re-building it.
W. G. Creasy ami wife arrived on this
morning's train. Mm. Cressy was very
sick with pleurisy and had to tie assisted
to the residence of I .Cluggett where she
will remain until strong enough to con
tinue her Journey home to Newport,
Mrs. J. Miller and Mrs. J. M. Powell,
of Monmouth, left to-day to accompany
Wm. Dawson, Mrs. Powell's brother,
to Portland, and visit the exposition.
Wm. Dawson will locale In Heppner
and practice law therein company with
Mr, Lyons, bis partner.
THURSDAY.
W It Birk, of Suver, was in town tos
day. '
J Vauduyu, ot Portland, was in towu
today.
E. Emmons, of Buena Vista, took a
large load of flue window nnd door oasiugs
furnished by Mitchell & Dokamiou, out
W. H. CRAVEN &, CO.
Carry full
"HARNE
Saddles, Whips,
Robes, Oils, Brushes, Etc,
REPAIRING PROMPTLY AND NEATLY DONE.
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
M. WADE
Havo Just Received a Car Load of
COOK AND HEATING STOVES,
' And are now receiving a large shipment of
Drills Seeders.
Garden City
- PLOW:
Don't fall to call and Inspect our stock.
plete stock of Oliver
to his new home It wilt be finished In
natural woods.
J. It. N. Bell, returned from l'tiet
souml to-day.
Ouveruor S l'euuover sud W 8 Idd
poJ down ou the afternoon train.
Ib-ltuler ineetlitH of iioval Arch Chap
ter, A. F. A. M., will lie held ou Frl-
day eveiilug.
Jusepb Woldmp will spenk here iu tbs
Interest of ibe People's party October
Hth, p. ,m.
Johu Moore, of Autelope, an old time
resldout of this oouuty back iu 147. was
iu towu to- day.
We understand that Mr. Morm, lately
of Ilarrtsburit, Oregon, wilt publish
paper st Moomoutb snurtly.
Miss Cassie Wyley, ot the Dalles, and
Itlrdle Aimljn, ot Albany, stiideuts at
Moiiuioutb, went to Portland to attend
ipiitiou to-dsy,
Iteiueniber to esll at the Normal Hook
Store, Montuoutb, it you need anything
in the tine of school books, school sup
plies, sthletio goiMls, elo.
The special ear of the OreKon Railroad
Commissioner arrived here today and
will remain over uitiit. A V Ilmnilton
sud lUitwrt Clow, of thetKmnilsuu, with
Orondahl, etiauieer for the Hoiilhero
I'seiflfl Comiisby, were iu the ear. 1 bey
bsve Onished luspeetlug the Womlhuru
and KprluK'tlehl brnueh, and proimtiuee
it the best road bed in OrrKon.
HOP ( KOl'J I'OI.K COl'STV.
t. l.lnal.kl.f Urrw ll.rUf th. Tnir,
Hop growiug is bxoomiiig a leadinii
iudustry in this county, and thejtiruree
giTeo below from a reliable snuroe sho
bow the sorenite and yield Imve materially
Inoressed.
In 1HUI, there were 8117 seres in nop
in I'olk uouuty, and the yield was 2,:KI1
bales. This year the aervaue is C30
sores sud the yield 3,3$) bales.
It will lie seen that the inorcsse in
ooronite is nnarly 1()0 pei cent, while the
lucreose iu yield is only about tlrty per
oeut. Two reasons are given for this.
Fimt the small yield of the many new
ysrds and the shortness of the crop this
year. In some plaees this shortage
BinounU to fully fifty per oeut less thau
laU year, The quality ot the crop iu
the county is better than ever before, nud
our growers are much euoourat;ed iver
the pnsiHwits.
(ottna Nulnarra' Mrlk la Knit land.
Last Friday a majority of the cotton
mill owners of England decided to re
duce wages The decision alt'ccts 17,.
(KX),(XKI spindles in which Auiurlcau
cotton is used. I lie oerators are
splendidly organised, havliift a larpc
reserve fund, aud are iu the mood for a
strugKle. The lust great cotton striae
was in 1SC7, aud was characterized by
riot and burning of mills. Similar
scenes of violence seem to be ahead.
Jii'w IVotwf SUnM.
Wasiunoton, Hipt. 29. Postmaster
Oeueral Wniinmaker has dtHildeil to
Inane wliut will lie known as the Colutu
blaii strlta of postage stamps, the same
height as the present series, but twice
as long, in order to properly display
the illustrations. These are Intended
to commemorate the discovery of
America by Columbus.
Motitcvid eo lias declared ugalnst free
coinage of sliver,
The war shliw Baltimore and Charles
ton are now at Snu Diego, Cal,
It is said that Kuglaud Intends plac
ing a turlir on American wheat, at
the next meeting of parliament.
The steamboat DalleyjOat,ert has
arrived from I'ugct Sound and will run
ou the Portland and Astoria route with
the Telephonef
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