THE WEST SIDE. U. H. I'Mifl.AMhOwliU'f. imvKi) mv West Sid3 Publishing CGu.pany, SUBSCRIPTION RATES. rtAL is advano. On Yr Kit M.wlh ' ' Tilt UHkll .Ml All miurtnw nd AwU not M liifMv UnoawUl k m.-riit IYv, All v.f Bv Hum will b PhrHl ltv t I";' fcwlny ubmiftr rwluilm will ehKwt lor l ui raw t 8 f ' HwUOwd l INwrt-oWW l lnlFi tne, Orw MnU-tl umilrr. FRIDAY HECKMMER WW. Wnx not some of our iihuUm write to this pajwr telling ns what they see in the teutUnwy of th times, and Btijgt some remoditw. Why are our people OissatisfiMl. Every conuty in Oropnt should call ft convention ami appoint del eiratts to meet at Salem during the coming legislature ami discuss the present defect ivo road laws ami prepare a bill for submission to the legislature- i. . . , THE matter of better assessment laws will reeeivo the attention or the coming legislation. It seems to us sueh au evident fact that our present law is a fare and works great injustice, that argument seems almost unnewssary to con vince any one. In the total vote of the United States for President Cleveland hat received, 5,5rt,!HR); Harrison, V 170,621,; Weaver, 1,025,1X10; Hid well, 2kS,3i;. Cleveland's plurality is 391.379. The total vote oust was 12,088,00$. A mjority of all votes east would have Urn, tt,019, 005. Tin: pressure being brought to bear on the democratic party to carry out its pledges to the people comes from every party alike, dem oeratre, republican, peoples and prohibition. The people of this nation are not goiug to lie duped. They said tariff for reveuue ami turiff for revenue must le tried. The "landslide'' of November 8th was not a verdict against the protective tariff but against mon opolists. Free trade countries have monopolies as well as we. The superior intelligence, the in Iwru spirit of freedom is what lias aroused the people. When mon opolies are crushed by law then protection by legislation 'wllf re turn. The party of the future is the one that seeks to give wpial rights to all. The republican pir ty was a party of principles not ol spoils, and before 180d it will have confidence restored and will arise to the demands of the people, ll not, then goodbye duar old party, another will rule in your stead. The Wjst Side has been severe ly censured by some for the stand il has taken on polities. We are, they say, becoming au "alui mii.t" and predicting disaster when theiv is no danger. We are said to lean towards the Peoples party, which, they say, is composed of discontent ed democrats and republicans. We notice that that party of "dis contents" is assuming very large proportions. The tendency of the times favors a great addition to i!s ranks. Labor should, and 11111.-1 , be better rewarded Protection was not a panacea for all our ills; much less tariff for revenue. Out people are thinking deeply. Tin w ill act as they think is right. The party of the future is the one that will protect labor, not against canital. but against monopoly. The people make the government and the government must protect the peopi. The present uncertainty as to what Cleveland (for it appears Cleveland is the democratic pur y) is going to do, will shortly he known, for that magnetic personage is preparing a tariff measure which he will present to congress, and it is to be passed by the membeis without material amendment or abridgement. Even in politic tin one man, or trust system, is getting to be the rule. We have generally believed that our representatives made the laws, but hereafter Cleve land will make them and congroi will pass them. All the brains of ti e democratic party are in the herd of Orover Cleveland, lie dare nt trust his own party, for it is honcHt enough to try and carry out lis promises, which he is not. A 'ew Yearn (lift. What better present or momento of affection and regard cun be given to relatives and friends living here or In the Eiutern states than the WkhT HiijK' A years nubscriptlon to It would '1 u Hinall Bum in eoinparrlson to the grat ification thofse friends would experience from gathering news and Information from this to them-faroff Jand. Hound as many of them are Iri the ley fetters of an Inclement winter, they could.be made aware of the fact that here hi Oregon the "Frost King" bus no terrors for the denizens of this bless ed land. Hend your friends In the Kiist the West Him, It may cause them to come to this fuvored land and renew with you the happy associations of the past. Bend them the Wlist HlUK. AUDIT rONTAk AKKAIHN. V hwt I hi- sttinlvr tlvnont! Hurt tlt MvU til the Hmili, I Imve pndeftvoiv-l to lay before you fairly an nwiimt of the work dune and In pr-ntr., nut ntetvly hi perforniHU of my duty, but that the public, no elowly Idonlltied with this depart" nieul, may Im umr Interested to give to my suewwor Its eoiitltlwiio and help In hl eltovlH to pnmiottt tli lniMnos and social welfare of the country. This Is not a partlnan work, and whatever 1 hava ieai ned In four yearn, I ahnll alwaya l gUA to contribute to the iieeewi of (be depart titeitt aud tut chief. However distinguished or scholarly the man who lake up thl work, the Ik at result will come only by aland lug over tt patiently and pnnlateiitly. i Post oftlce buslnctw la lik any other. It will not run Itself; It calls for a man who U man enough to master and push and popular! that w bleb concerns, more or l Intimately, alxty-tlvo mil tlonoof poopta, I it'ifrotj for your sake, too, that I could not do more In this platv, but htIihw It la enough that I should Imve done the best I could with all the limitations. It would hav pleased ni much to have seen under way a conipactetl system, with the country districted and under auHrvllou, The t'xtH'nm would have lieeu lessened and the rev enue Increased, and atimeof the dis agreeable failure of (Hilltlin removed. I wanted to see In operatlou the ptwtal telcKntph and telephone, xtn deposi tories for aiuall savings, free delivery In all tow ns of 5,000 porwiiiit, and car rier delivery In the villages and rural conintuuttlca, and the commencement 'f covering the whole country with a daily mail delivered at the door, or Hems by uimiii the main roads, 1 11 omoI- dile doxea, or at aeluailhnuww, lu r- tsiona sparnel)f aettltsb Tluw things will heaccomplUhed. Put few thtuight (hat the lotteries wuld k excluded from the mails, but such Is the fact; ml these who have laUired forMMtul nfrnu may well kep up courage. Tlio lllage free delivery lias Is-en ts-guu, sea post office are hi oiN-ratlou, avail mails are umler tlia Aiiieriiiin ilag, pneumatic tulica are now umler .-ictual experiment, boose letter-tsixes for the collection, and delivery of mail re Introduced, a merit system of pro motions from the lower grades up through tlie railway pout office to the highest jiIimts in oltirtu and in the department la Ilrmly estahlishetl , Sim-ly these things may lnplr the tint that elliirta in tlu future will show nwilt, I have had a definite plan In conduct- ing the ixmt olilce dei4trtnient. It was xaetly the opiMmlic of a narrow, pinching proeewi, Ixi-aii-ca broad am 'tierous policy waa due to the people iud o-rtaiu to proihuv tlie largeni rev enue. Iu this I was not diapMiluted, ui there was never a four years' period chat produwil no iargi an Inereiw o) it'venue. Hut I eotild not get frmu any oongres the money or discretion asked for to make the service adeijuate to tie itced of the country. The pesUnaHto. general low nothing but the disposal of s(avltto sums voted by cougrcM for --ptvlth! (lurjiosnt, and no iti-s-retiou la-yend tlie old -time aumml appropria tion $1,500 for inlMvtiaiicotis items. ii'duced by thu prvwnt congrewt to ; l.ooil. It is true that lu my last report, and III tills also, 1 advert to the giaduut disapS'arauc of the detlcit, but tills is only for an argument for noire gen- v-rous apph'prlalloiis, and not Iss-hum-there Is the slightest truce of Just lev to making the department aelf-stip)ort- lug, w hile then; are sections of grvat t ltiea w ith was only one malt delivery laily, and largw slretelie of waintri' willi mails only one, two, or three limes nt wok. My polievhus hecu to -upply needed facilities at whatever prtiar cost, and w liere I, have failed It it tatiiiK appropriations fulled, ami I vas bound by oatli lint to create defi ciencies. 1 1 Is a great injutli)B to hold miy executivt nupoiislhlelorsliortcom logs w ben be is without discretion .iiid not even get a hearing before wai tress, except through a eoimiiltlet!, .i hicli, liuwevcr courteous aud kindly ,;iposcd to li i tit js'rsonally, may fwl l idlueil to treat even qiietlolis of . ppropriatloiis In a partisan way. The poHt olllco department is hstay ..inch morea IiIIxIuchm department tlian : veipiefure. Tlie institution of advaneu .neiits for merit only and improve ments In the eivllaervloe system as iXierlelice may teach, will put the j department upon a still higher liusi i OexH footing. 'J'lie department should be as much a IuimI iu-mh olllce as a great Iml.k or trust .company, reviving tlie di'iuisits of money , for the Issue of money orders aud postal notes and the payment of tliem, receiving the deposit a I of mull matter and protecting, for warding, and distributing it. Its work should la- pcifoimed upon the most c.aet IhihIiicsm principles, and with very special excellence of method, as tlie government liiHirlHcm exclusive control. TIIRIIIKAI, I'OHAf. SYHTKM. .My ideal for the American postal ser 1 ice is a system modlcd upon a district plan, wi ll fewer olllces, and those groujied around central olilocs and un der tlioroiigh suiiervision. liy this liieansnt least twenty thousand olllces could lie aliandoncd that produce no revenue to the Department, in the place of every alsillshcil uoiimoncy and nonrcglstry olllce might lie put an automatic stamiwfelling machine and a letter IsiX to reelcve mail. With tlie money saved should lie Instituted a system of collection and delivery by mounted carriers, bicycles, and star r Mite and messenger contractors, and toe free delivery spread all over the country. The classes of postiige slwuld be reduced to three, and the rato of postage the world over to one cent for each half ounce, for the average weight of a letter is now three-eighths of au ounce. I would Indemnify, to the ex tent of $10, for every lost registered tetter. Tlie organization of the Dcpartm en should I permanent, except iu the case of the roHtiwiHter-Ueiicial and the Fourth Assistant, and I would add three new olllcers a deputy postmas ter -general to bo stationed at New York, a deputy poHtmaster-gcneral, to 1 he stat ioned at Han Francisco, and a comptroller, to be stationed ut the De partment In Washington. All post masters, Presidential and fourlli-elass, and all employe In all branches of the IVpartment should have a ivclllc Icriu of four years, on ipsid Isdiavlor, and their reappointment should be suit- Joet to t he conil prollcr of t he I Vini'tmout Whose Judgment should ls Itaseil upoll records. I would unify the work, hold It up by a strong controlling hand, re duce (he hours of laltor at almost all point, eiptallw and advance the ay, make the promotions In every brunch for merit alone, retire old or disabled clerks, porlmi 011 a pension fund to bo provided by an annul Hyment of one-half of one jr cent out of each mouth's salary, A postal telegraph and telephone service, the postal saving depositaries, pnouiuntlu tulan, or some electrical device, to connect city aulailutlona and main unices, ferries, and railroad sta tion, with central ollleoM In all large eltlo, should not wall much longer. The erection of Immense costly build ing for post-oftlec ought to Is' slopped, and tbelH'mrlmeiit should Is' allowed to expend a fixed sum of from one to live milllnn dollar each yrnr iu the erection of buildings upon a HxihI plan, such a PtMluiiuiler (Jeuoral Vila r oiihiiciuIihI, I would grant larger dis cretion to I he hca I of the I H pnrtmelit to exarluieut with jh.(I Inventions, and llx Rtatinl pirtods lu the order of busliieiMof the House and K'liale to call uhiii the l'oatniater41eutral for information and censun alike, at which time, lis), he could have oprtuulty, within right limitation, to prcscut iHistal sulilcet. I would eudeavor to modify tlie syslem of eonisoiaiion ami establish a schedule based utsiu sihhsI a twenty, thirty, forty, llfly, sixty mile au hour rata. Ity thl mean railroad eoms'iiitlou w'ould not eot any mure and we should hui tw running mall train Udwfeu New York and Chicago lu seventeen hour, and between New York aud lbiston lu four lions, New York and Washington iu four hours, and New York ami 1'bit itdclphia In ohc-aml-a-half hour. Mail trains may move faster than any other Iridn. Tlunpicstlou of wy l ail that i to lie considered. I have only to add, w ith your r- mtssioii, tlila word of grateful recogni tion of the great stall' of assistant I have had these four years. I appreci ate the frttiillii)i aud rcsponsivcis'sn ufthe (swlmaster, lns'ctor, carriers, and clerks, aud particularly the rail way mall clerks, than whom therw are mute more self-sacrUlelng and devoted 111 anv service, I would like to assure each one Msirately of my continuing regard . While tlie power to bring alsuit larger ttilnii for the iswial ser vice rest with Congress aud the peo ple, It remain for all faithful postal sioploye to work perfectly every )art of tlie system ill baud- I shall always t) glial to be considered tlie franid of tlie men to w lioui I owe mi much. ('tirlatmn Injriie ttullrr Matn. A bappy gathering of friend and relatives wits had at tin reMbtcuce of Mrs. I-:. Itutlerof. Monmouth 011 Mou day evening, Alsmt forty or fifty were present, children, grand children and great gland children ton uuioerais to mention uotlclpNted In the Christ Ilia festivities. Tlie uut pleasing lit erary exercises were bad, some of the cbibtreu rwitiug puts' very approptl utt to tlie occasion. K. H. Thorp, of Kastern llregon, Was present aud performed ou the violin w bile the youthful one displayed their agility In thu Joyous mnea of the dance. The violin used 011 thu isx-aslon by Mr, Thorp was 01m brought aensw U10 plains by J. it. V. liutier Hen. In is Is, and had Iscii ow ned by htm si lux IsiyhiMsl. An Inleri'hanee of prix nts was had all around, and old Santa Clans was therewith Ills Usual Christum dis tributions. The Christina treo was bandsomlcy adorned, aud the happy youngsters gazed upon It with delight, 'Tw as truly a happy and Joyous occa sion, aud when parting time came, a Merry Christina, mid a Happy New Year was tlie expressed wish of all. AITI01 Normal Nrlimil. The Monmouth Normal HcIkmiI Is becoming known far and wide and all part of the state are represented by stir dents In attendance w hen tlie roll is colled, even far oil' Alaska Is represent ed in the person of T. J, Thorp, a sou of Willis Thoro a wealthy resident of that au noosed Icy reuion. It was through tlie suggi-stlon and rcccom meiidatlou of K. T. Hatch one of Polk rminty's ex-state senators that In duced young Thorp to eomo to Mon mouth and 1 e fleet Ids eiblcutloii at tin Normal. Young Thorp's grandfather was Mortimer Thorp an emigrant to Oregon iu 111, and who first settled on a land claim about two mile above liidcpendelics. Mortimer Is a brother of Theodore Thorp now a resident of Indeiiendciice and a brolhcr-ln-law of )nvid Johnson, Major John Thorp who first settled In the "American Hot toin" abovo Independence In IHll, was the father of Mortimer and Theodore, and at one time was one of the leading politicians of J'nlk, a man of a high orls'r of Intellect and st rict integrity, It was Major Tl orp who built the limning mill on the head waters of the Luck lamute in iM.riaor 'o;i aim wtitcii was afterwards removed to Dixie, and was recently destroyed by lire. As we write these Hues and pause a moment for reflect ion, we are sensibly reminded that the old pioneers are pass ing away, mid ere the lapse of many years (lie lust one of them will be num bered with tlie silent majority who have succumhed to the grim monster "Death". We are passing away, end soon the last, Will fear no mote the winters blast, NOTICE. Not Ice Is hereby given to every body thai owes the linn of O'Dounell & Irvine for hni'dwarc for the year IHliii, to please call at the Independence National Itiiuk and make Immediate payment to J. 1). Irvine, who Is auth orized to give receipts, Kciiielnber we must have our money Immediately, O'lllliNNKU, & Ihvinu, Tniihi'i:mii;nci, Ou. Dec. "8, 1HHU. Oii lluinlmil Acres Knoaifli. A small farm, two and u half tulles from town which Is Miillnhle for fruit raising, vc;reahlc gardcii, or gi nil funning, cun he purchased on rciiHona bio tcniiH, Iiniulri) of I'olk County Land Co., R A. I'liticrsou, manager. - THE WOffl MAY VOTE. The West Side Offers Equal Suf frage to All. IXMTION (ON MOW IS JANUARY. Til Nwl I'suslir UH) irap4ssr U N(ltt I Ih) IUmiImimi en-nU) Kn Coniiiienclng with tha flrst week la January this pa pur will print tsiiisiii, w hich are to all Intent ml pursaai, vlMitlon ticket. Kwry subwirllier hi the Wit Hum IsiuiUled loa volcj provided hi sub scription t paid to April lsn;i. You win vntcjust as niuny time you get coupons. No vole will be eouiitial when leMilttt by anyone not a uherltsr, Isiug pa hi tli in mouth hi advance. Any duly living In Iudcsutlciic or vicinity, may b a candidate, The list of all ladle receiving vole will Ik pulillclic.! In each Iswue of tl.e paH-r. The lady rtetivlng the mot voli will lm leelahd elected. Au elegant premium will la given to the sueeew. ful eaudblata, w hich w ill la'anuouuml later. It fjoat you nothing to vote. Kvery ot will t prnaerved In the Wkst Hum olllce aud reeouubsl February 1st, Itememtwr that only IIhsw paid In advance eau vole, l'ay your ulcrlii lion now and I ready to voia with the first issue In January, Examine the date on your taper ami see w bather you arc Indited hi a vole. The most Hipuiar lady lu Indoan deuce will be the fortunate w inner of the prlxe Tim vot( ofthe reader of this hit will decide the Contest . Heml, or leave, your coupon at thl office beginning with the l!rl week III January, You cut out the ballot, write the name of the lady of your choice, and sign your name and send It to (hi offtw. Kvery eouHiii sent In by a alil suis scrltar counts. Kvery Issia? In January w III eoiitalu a ctiiM)ti, This Is a fair contest and I oni to all,. A throe month subscription entitle you U vote, Vote early and often a (hi contest last but oue month. All voting must I dime on coupon taken from the Vt Hihk, The returns of votea up to Tburstlay noon of each w it k will ls published, tot your subscription nixsamt lu shnpe so (hat you may vole. The printed tag on your iiais-r tell you w bother ymi are a legal vuter. K (bat you are paid to April li,1, at least A 1'1,-S.MSl HUHWM, Oil Tuesday evening tlie local talent of lmlesudenc(i favontl 11 with the drama "Jooli Whiteomb", The city hail was not unite as well tilled as It should have Isimi, to hear this laugha ble play ny tlie amateur from our neiubts.r city. They ad handled their part well and pleased everylssly pres ent. The prlnciisil character "Josh Whiltsimh," wiw ca-einlly well done, and we would not siigg-sl any crlil clsm to any, for ad were gtssl, Indo. peiiileiiee eau Isstst of a gissl looking, clever set of young HSiple, and tlie (Mi- server I warranted lu saying that thev will nus't with a hearty welcome at any time they may llud it In their way to visit I ml las, i lia clever prew-uta tion of "Ciiiie Josh Wlilttsmib" by our neighistr citv aiiiuteurs.w III Iw pleasai'it ly reiiiemlsred by all w ho attended tlii eiitertidiinient tilsa-rver. pitohitvMi:. v. t. a. c. K l'invnllua Al lll al fur one Is jroar Musotr eva t'lirlst inl ll ye r brethrea.-Mstl, SA MoliNIN.i SI-WION. ilrfiO, a. m. Devotional exercise. Ix-ader from the llaptist ms-lety of In- dependence. lt):00 Welcome addas,n. K Mulky h):Oi tcsHiuse, Christian Hisiely, Iiidewudcuce. 10:10 ApMilutliietit of collimltlei'S. I0:3i How to further the work ofthe Chrlstlau Kndeavor, Christian Hocicty, I'errydale, followed tiy dlscusslou. Kli'Sl Iioeeptloil of lb legates. 11 :.')() Convention sermon by Ucv. (illlesplw, Presbyterian church, Dallas, 12:tK) Adjotirniiieut. AKTKUNtSIN HUSSION. "I wilt slnir eiaUit auto icy doit" I's. It s,l 1:.'W Hing servlcxi, led iiy Hev. Poll lugs, Cong' I, church ludependciiue. l;f( Hcisirt of committee on cre dentials, 1:M lloll C4ill and re(sirt of societies, 2:V l'aS'r on local unions, P, H, Kulloit, Presbyterlau eliurch Dallas, dlsciiHslou. 'Z;IH The model lookout eommlttie, Cliiisilan society, Independence. Dm eursioii , i!:ili) Tlie dulltit of the social coin- niltlw First Congregational church In- dcH'ndcuce. Discussion. 2: t'i Tlie "Iron Clad Pledge" Chris tlan society Monmouth. Discussion. 8:M) Uucstlon Ihix conducted by tlie President. 8:15 Keporia of committees, S-M Klcetlotl of tiftlccr. 8:40 (!oii!cratloii service led by 11K-11 1 1 H-r Christian siwlefy. Monmouth 4:(K) Adjournment. "l'lie Uird wiiluli tiotwcim insaadtlirinwlien wo ro alismil one from unolliur." llna. !ll,;in Stray Sleer. Ht rayed from my place, last Miiy a black steer, three year old, marked crop and slit In one car, uo brands. Person knowing ofthe wliere aliouts please return to II. Madison, Lewls vllln, and receive suitable reward. M 4t Itesl-ISslitln TraiiHlVrs, The following are the late real-estate transfers. The total amounts to $7, (Kl. W L Lady to N L Hutlor, Interest In A D liahcockd le;tl. 11 Christian to J D Harris, 10 acres in t9 r6 w; fl. L K Lee to C N Ziunalt, 107 acres la tsar 6 w; $500. Prcscott & Venes to W r Itevens, 5 acreslnt9sr4 w;fl). W II Kuykendall to N L ltutler, (WiO lien's near Uriuiil Hondc; . t,'has IjOo to L K & Mary Lee, 11)7 acres lu t8sr(Jw; tl. . A J Ulbson to Win Havago, 21 acres lutOsrT w;$JI7. Independciiee l of I to 1 Vanduyu, lot In cemetcryi Jl'1, j Mr. K Hblpley to K V Keyl, 11 acre lu tfta r6 widup W THImrtleirtoK I'l (lllilum. lot lu Kail elly; fat, Frank Yismiui to Win Knvage,4i!crt in t Usrtl w; $l,'itl. V M Collins to N Tarter, (IS aurea In t sril w;fnou Cha M (iraves hi (! II (J raves, lot III Mi'Coyit'iO. W McCoy to Hurali HI Joliu, lot In Met Hiy; st), John Query to II UK John, hittu M.-Coyjtl, (1 It drove to Harah K Ht John, lot In McCoy; toll. Kllxalalh Miitiueslloti hi Cyrus Jones, lot lu Moiimouthi'UHl, K, A Thurston to l K (llllinaii, ' acre In t s t& w;l,5(KI, VJ M11 1 key to Mary Amuold, lot lu Moumotitli;lJn WTHhurileir toj 11 Moyer, lot In Kali City; f-'W. Kllwt V Craven to I.uella J Worth, 10 acre In t 7 H rwiKitm. 1) LA I Co to 1 Its J Worth, ft acre In t 7 A 8 r 8 w; f.VW. W W Conkcy to Clara It Hursou, lot In Dallas; (75. . Martha K Htilesto John llammis k, lot In Wt HaleniilliH. ASOTII KrT'IONKKU WOM tS. MKM MAMOAHKTIK IIOVVKl.t,. I he subject of this sketelt came to On goit lu IH4I. Hhe wan born lo Quill ey Illinois, lieoenibcr astlt lH;a and wa married to Wesley Howell In lslH. tu early life she went with her father from Illinois to Andrew, county Mis souri, and froNi thence acrumt the plain to Oregon. Her father, Wesley How ell, with wife, six wins and one daugh ter first settled In Howell prairie Marlon county, and that name was given to that locality in iimseipteiice of that settlement, Mrs, Howell' father, mother and buslsind, lie hurried ill How ells Prairie, una of tliu r)cbet and most Uiiutlful sNit tit Oregon iurs Howell's mother wa a cousin to Carey Kuiluveof Dallas, and he Is one of the tw o mala surviving emigrant of IHtt. the other oun llng David John soil of Illiles-udellil- ,Mw Howvll ha IHiswsl ibmugli all (lie changing scene and vleUdlude of early life In ()reun, and today is living lu eomiwrntlvo com. fort 111 Oregon, fsiie can now attend clmieb, and listen to the exH)Uiidlug of llie Uosie wllbolit CHMyIng icr sbis- lu her hainls In the church dis.r, as slie ha In ploun'r yearn, to save wear and tear of tlie shoe, umertalil a to where the next pair wa coining from. The early pioneer of Oregon, scMtratcd from the alaslejitf rt vlilzai Ion by (luaisai ils of mlh, si-euutl bois-bsts of ever isiug 111 a conditloii to obtain thisw comforts and netssnsarie of life to which they had been seeinitnuied in tliclr far Kastcru boinea. Yet tlie lavue ha cliaiigcd. Tmlay we live In t land uiit highly favored by pmv ideiiis', and enjoy high stale of clvilh (al Ion aud pris rlly, brought alsail ity tlie bardlh.si.l and venlurtwiuie spirit of ihe parly plonwr. We can now by observation h-atlc what low Isin brought alsmt ibirleg the last tlfty years, but where Is the man who inn picture to bis Imagination w hat Oregon will ls filly year hence. I.Hrli'sinul, Peter Kurre went to Portland Tues day to spend tlie holiday with hi friends. IjisI Tuesday evening Mr. tl. It. Sti ver nearly severed his fisit w lib a shnrji ax. J. W. Hiltihraud has added new veranda to the vast side of bis dwelling bouse. s. Urandnia Smith, mother of 11. K aud Marlon Smith Is ivrud danger laisly III. Jam Kltiott and wife of Dallas, were visiting Itnlstt IStisde Wednes day. ' James tetherow and daughter lama returiibil from Waturvlllo Wash., Fri day evening wheiethey have been fur several luoiillis for thu benefit of Lena's health, Henry Wants coutcmjilatea putting nit a hedgu feia-s around Ids farm, Mr. McKldnwue has made arrange ments for jilantlug a mile or two 011 his farm. Mis Lena Hiltihraud of the Hacred Heart Acaiicuiy is home for a week vacation. Many times have we spoken shout the condition of our roads, The roads leading from hereto Iudc'tidclicc, iu many places, are almost Impasslhle We wld never have giaid rme.1 until wa revise our system of road work, What work was done on the rornls thl season was more detriment than good, for Instance wliere culverts should have been placed, they have graded thu loud bed full of dirt and, oonseijuoutly the water has 110 plu:e lo escape, aud runs over the grade. That Is right. Nicuk out corres pondents. We need belter road laws K...1 Make No Mistake If you decide, from what you hirs hesrd uf lt ouret or road lit IU lnnrlls, tlutt yoa Will take Hood's Miiraiiparllla, do imt lis Induced lo tiny toiastliliiK elue which may be eliUnird to be "about tlie menu" or "just at good." Henienibor Unit lliu wile roimon fur effortu t gi'tyou to purcluino loius tiitmlltute tl tint more proOt mny he niitJe, , I'lnnly roilet til Inducement! and Insist npoa having put what yoa called fur, Hood's 8irsaiarllls. Then you will mil ho eiiitrliu(ntliiR Willi a new arllulo, for Hood'i HamspiirtlU li Tried and True, fa one (tore the clerk tried to Indue nit to buy tholr own Insttuiil of Hood's Hitreaii. rills. Hut lie could not prevnll oa me t eliange. I told him I knew what Hood's narsapnrllla. was, I had taken It, win per. feetly iiiUsflcd wllh It, mid did not want any other.' Mas. Ki.i.a A. Uurr, el Terrsoe Btroot, Donlon, Mus. We Are All Taking It. "We could not be without Hood'i Siriv piirllliw It Is Hi best medicine we ever kept Id the house. My family are all taking It." Una. J, M. minimi, Ban Joaqula aud Fremont BtreeU, Btocklou, CU Hood's Sarsaparilla old by drnmrlati, llifor(J, Prtprdonlf by 0. L 11000 4 CO., ApotliMsrlM, Low.U, Mu. 100 Doses One Dollar HAVE ITOHINd PILBS known hjr molitor lUii imi-i,plru:liin,ouui,o tnleuMa llttlilna vh"il wiu-Hl. Tills ftirm and BLINO, UUWUINO or fUOl'UUOlHU SlhUi Yll'1.0 AT ONOK TO OR. BO SAN KO'S PILE REMEDY, wlil.'h amn illroolly on parto aNootod, alHorhM tumom, ftllayaltolilng,offollnf a Ifll'ttl'MllMHimi'n. Pl'lni, Rllo TlrtiDurl... YGU COT PILES ii: ...jil. Dr. llonanko, Vhiladalvnia. 1'a. I I u-s 1 1 i i 1 1 1 1 1 ; J. t I i Ymir Villi h wilt ulllui unit utenuliy wry tiyhievn j mnnlh, if you ttiud prwrt ; itntlmfkri'iiinfitiunlltk. (o- J nUtiti In that tim Me hit- rtiies whirl turn on it drtUnt vut t!l,mi,m,m) tlnm; U dun nut "tmt" lit tiifM, tikti oi (l- nui'jf miifMnr, but brim tit lt vwk uHifiininitj, You oil an HHtlM, or a trwing mwliinn, or $ uu uthft tmtihimlinl wmlrU turn, dull) or wwklyi but that P drlimte imtrummd rfprwUtm yuur mtti'ht allou'tnl to go J umviredor unlit U t I'lotifd ft with tilrt, mut lU'tm, The bmt f of oil beaoim thlik Mil diftu ft in Uim In thl poiutitlim It wmn Ihr pivot, umt liftruy that fj-t irlww itf thrlrlt In thujruwf holt, which I wurMHfy to a ' oorrtet pirufmuim, , . 1M im look nt jfour wntih-I wilt Ifiif llui a mtuH'tmtlmitoiilnlon 11 to whrthrr It nrnl uttrntlun. I A. B. CHERRY, ! j Cemiwitnl Wsich rilrr, With PatUrton Bra, j Vt M f t t t I DISSOLUTION NOTICE. The imrt nershl 11 heretofore ex 11 1 mi be tween J F.O'Doinicll andJ D.lrvltietiu- der the firm nameofO'IionnellAIrvlne ha thl day becu dissolved by unit mil consent. J. 1). Irvine retiring from the firm. All note and accsaiuU due the II r m will be eollccttsl by J. I). Irvine at the Independence National Hank aud all bill against said firm will 1st (add by O'Dounell A Irvine. J. K. O'Donkkm. J. 1). IHVINB. Inukckmikni k, Or. Dee, 2lt, istd - v . Tlie buslmws will t eoiitlnusd by J. K. O'Dounell ud we take thlsoppor lunliy of (banking tha public for the llls-ral patronage given u during the last year, and solicit a ouutluuaueo of the same to (airsiiccor. 1,1 O'lkifiSKU.A Ikvisb, STOCKHOLDER'S MEETING. There will be a meeting of Urn l k holder of tlie First National Jtauk of lni'leudeuec, I'olk county," Oregon, 011 Tuesday, January 10, iSi'S, al the parlors of the hnuk, ls-twccii tha hours of IU o'ebs k a. m. and 4 o'eba k ji. m. of said day, for the purpose of elis-tliig director for the ensuing year and trail- ;actiug any other biisita' that may conic ta'fore them. Iiatisl tills Hit) day of Ik-tvmber, A. D. Isoi W. ID IIawlkv, Cashier. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. Nolle I hereby given to the stiak holder of the lmlcandcucw and Monmouth lUllwny I'ompauy, that the regular annual meeting for the i-Iih-iIoii of olllcers of said comjiauy Will l held at the Indes-ndi'UW National Hank, ou Halurday Iksvm her 81st, iwi aud for the transaction of such oilier business a may eouai ta-fore the bouse. V, 1'. t'oNNAWAV, hoo'y. Iiule'iideuw, Or. Dee. 7, lst'2. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS, Notice I hereby given to the stock holder of the I'olk County Laud Com NiuVt that the regular annual meet lug for the election of olllcer of aald company, and transaction of audi other buslnessa may come before, the meeting, win be-held at nami of thu Iudcs-udcnc National Hunk, 011 Saturday, lkHx-mlair 81, IHUi. D, W. 8KABS, Htie'y, ludeiamduiice, Or. Ix-o.7, lSi NOTICE, TO STOCKHOLDERS. The annual meeting of the Iudo- pendemst Water aud FJwtrlo Light Compiiny, will be held at the Inde pendence National bank, 011 January ;mth 1HU.1, at 7 p. m. for the pur is of ek-ctlng olllcers for the ensuing year. aud such other bulsiiesa aa may come beforu the meeting. H. II. Jaspkiison. Secretary, NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS, Notice Is hereby given that the regular annual meeting ofthe stock holder of tlie I ndopendoiioii National Hunk for the election of a board of directors will lie held at the parlors of said bank on Tuesday, January 10th lSIIJi, lietweon tlie hour of 10 a. tu. and 4. p. 111. W, P, Connaway. . Cashier, DR. GUNN'S iMraovao LIVFR V "7" rLLb ONLY 0 HE FOR A DOSE IS YOUR STOMACH SOUR, Bi-imuIi 1 hn or Hend aohluir On or thus pllliww llnv,,. d,.lrrlnlhlomohnrt turn hdsrisons, on ssoh li la In for swwk wmlsni ihe nomsoh and ,u,lllo tli brsalli. TKey ln.ur rsirfsol dlg,llon, r.'gnlAif ihe bowsl! tni oore ooiisllpailon. Thrr t piomntly, yi mlliH.y.never np or meser. u Urutiiiau or mall, lioaauko Mod. Co., fhila., 1'a. ForsalobyJ. H.PUGII. Administrator's Notice, Nolle In Iwreliy lvmi, Mint liy order or the Cnoiily Ciniri.nl Hie Htnteor Ori'Kon lor J , i It eminly, nuiilii uuil eatemt ol reuorrt si ihe Noven, Iver term tllellmf A. II. WH, lli( miilersiinied whs Hmxiliiieil niliiilnlsimliir or the entitle or H. A. ('raven ileeenseil, mill tliul liners ui Hiiiiiinisiritiion imve nmui duly lKstieil to him tlierelii. All rsoiis IiiivIiik cliilins iikiiIiihI sulil iwliite, tire horeliy null, tleil to ireenl Iheiii to Ihe iniiliirslaiUMl Hi, liiileieiiileiiee, I'olk enmity Oregon, within six iniiiillia I'riini I lie iluiu liermf, T. W. W'ANN, .... . Ailmliilsirator, OiiIkiI tlila Kmu On Isll-l ' 111' I I.KII A TOWNSKNH, Ail'ys lor AOiiiliiiKi.nuor Tl M K TABLE. nil,isii ilimiiu Mini lUoiiiuoiitii iiioiur I lOliVOM Imlepuiiilcaos, l.elives Miiniiioutti, 7:.'W 8:'JB loan nm 11: 15 4:05 A: III (1:110 8:10 lltilii 11:16 l:Nl , 8:4(1 :iiri 6:18 toai SOME PEOPLE WANT THE EARTH WE p., 1 Only The Lightest, Strongest, Cheapest and best Fencing in the World. 90 lbs. to 100 rods. 1 MADS WASHBURN & firlOEN MFQ. CO. SAN FRAJCCISCO OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE AND 10 PINC STRICT. Sole Agents for Polk County. O'DOKIL I IRtflU INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. OlSSOLUTIflia Hlii'JInj & Vatitluyo aa still giving, Iliirgains uml will tnuiliuiio tu run tln-ir Don't iH'Iay but avail yourmlvi of this IUr OpjMirtuuity. . . Shelley & Vanduyn . . Make thin an tWir Iitst iiimh to , ' the - - BARGAIN HUNTERS. lOIINS MAS AT Independence. ON Sat-CLXda3T, IDecGin."bcr 31, 1S92 Glass Balls,' Clay Pigeons, and Rifle Shooting. HILL'S STURE. A. 1). SLOPER. P and In Our XVmdow when you go by between now and Xmas. See the New Goods; Step inside and ask the Price. Store open until 9 p. - m. We have in stock J i BiMxilnlty of S. TUN DOl.LAHrf will tmv a very- ncnt tlinmonil rlni?. Wu Imvu tiiciu froui Ton 1)01111114 umvimls. A Now Una of We Imndlo the Sotli Tlumms Ol. oUs. We nre oliwlnnout a few oilil clookHof itlltoiwit Makes at low iirittw. None will bo lort utV-r Xnins. Whnt linvon't we in stoi'ktliiit . vmi wnl? We huve lioiixht tu'iivil.v mi hs to kIvo jou uii n Hortnu ut to Hi'looi iVoin. PATTERS Druggists and Jewelers, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. want to fence It In With tha : Hew Vaukegan Steel Barbed 4 FpfWA Wire. ONLY Y A Inw assortment of lioth Oi'tits'nml Lmllos' -tlold Kit KM, Silver hiuI isilvorine. Y nmlui wiiti'lnn. I.nto Slylw t ltiht Pilot. BROS.