" ",,'Z ...
v . ... . y r f
; wear ;m
.Vest Side Gives a Silk 1 Hat
to the Most Popular Bachelor.
ON fUTCS.
l Anvanrt.
Thru aw" ,.-V.
WW
KYKttV MID MUM'KI
HKR
A HO. U. W.-INDEI'KNDKNOK
fk , iKHltfi, No. S3. nisei try Moll-1
way ni(i)i m MSMiniO null. All ijru-
Init brollier are IutuwI In allend, W. t
Wllklnn, M. W. W. O, Cook. Itsoordar.
ALLkf L01K1K. NO. 42,1, 6.0.
MNK8.
Tliw la Nu Limit lit Mutubtir f Vnln
tfcal, Uw Van arc I'ald
MHlnwrllwr.
. All maj-rtnteand death nii,va not wV
l v Una will b luarrtml to. All vr
v Itnea will be rlmmwl Ay. wtiw per Una,
Aw at Uie raw oMv wi pwr lluv.
Keaiatwred a tn. iauriw In lndenen
wwv, v-.."M, mm avmutWUMa mailer.
FRIDAY, FKMtUARY 3, UN.
i v. a. V. w.
Msota in M.aonia lull vr
VIITKH. Thursday vrtiuluu, All Odd folluwa oor-
aiauy turned in mm Willi na, ralrf
Cook N. (. J. UylrWiw, BecroUry.
LioF'LoBoE, NO. SI), A. F. A A.
M. Htatd oommnnioatimia Hatiir
tiny Tiniig nu ur before full nioon eanh
muulh ml Ima iwh tliaraaftiie. I). W.
Now, here wer wdii.aftoroiirdla- Mlntio, W. M. W. P. Ootuiaway, Heoy.
wurwring contest on ui m.wi popu-i IJOMER LODGK, NO. 40 K. of 1'
Mr iuy, wun a popular nacneior con- a 1 Moot every VYwiHwMay eveninif.
Uml. 'l ntahw are cordially invito. W.N.
Inn-Inn the Knnilnu tour Imiim r th Mawlsy, U U,
Wkst 8iuk, coupons will tat printed
Till: INUKl'ENDtNCI.
National Bank
Capital Stock, $50,000.00.
It. HIIWOMIIKIUI,
AUHAM NKIAON,
W. P. OONNAWAY
' PtMllleuL
Vim I'rmldtml,
(ehlr,
All ktiltthti ri tHirillnlly invibsj.
V K. ( ilixlfhllrf, K. It H. iniil fcwiuiit ul(Jm't ttivliwili, lulvrwil puld
A tnri lmnklii ml clmnt bunlnnw
ImiiMHMoil; liMh mmlp, ttllla dlmuuill(l,i)in-
mmvMl vrvilll mnuili dnpiwIU rwlvd no
- Th k Sand wich Munds ar k nock
ing ft.r fttlmlfwiou to our Union by
juuexatkm. If by tweeting pro
. UH'tomto over her we art) tuumiiig
ulw bunions, let usbocluury nkmt
lUvoring tho moveuioiit. Why
would It not be good pfun to lot
the Stindwloh Ishinils come iuto the
t)nion aa a haven for thotte iiemoiw
who believe la the single-tax Idea,
Let tlie laws lie made with that ob
jeetiu view, and let the adherents
of the Henry George idia all emi
grate to the Baud wich Islands.
Here la a chauce for stntwnmushii),
If monopoly of land is a bad thiug
here, it is a bad thing there. If It
is a good thing when tried in ltd
practical worklrgs there it will lie
bo also in those Uuited States. With M
such an otuft iu view no doubt
hundreds of pVruous who are now
dissatistted here would go to the
Islnuds.
which ra pIiUoh tlokoU. Kvvry con-1
pon prluuHi In the whole edition cun
be voUhI, even by one iMrnn.
No limit to tint number of voIm you
ohmU
INitie a voIit you iiuikI I preimld on
your itbmvi)tlou to iIhUl
r.wry wwn tn vote win i mi-
nnunoeit thntiiKh tliw tmixr. Imuoa
of Februnry 3, 10, 17, and 24, IIW will
eonlMlu couKitm, and the iMiieof March
3 will contain the name of the winner.!
IMIYBKHANS DKNTISTItY.
OIX DCTLEIt, 1'UYSItMAN AND
, lurgwui. (tcy. U. H. Uoartt uf
an Uin dvpiMlw.
lUKKinXlllN.
Jwhua MkIUuiIkI, It. It. Jmimndh, A.
(I.Hnlnimi, 11, Hlrwlilwm, A, NdIwh,
T, J, I. A. Allxu,
Uoune blix'k
Oniee la Opra
L, KETCIIUM, M. P. OFFICE
. ... - - - - . . . - - - - ............ --am mm mninivn v 1 1 . ,n .-nu
ve your omiumie, and neiul thi'iti ud Mouiuoulli ale., Indeiwudenea, Or.
Iu at the laxt of the nioiith.
Commenced Buslnesi March 4, 1889,
KalalillnlHHl hy Nalkmitl Aitllmrlly.
TUB
FIRST NATIONAL-BANK.
of liiillwnilonce, Orin.
I'l T Tlim UtT.
COST POPUUR fiCHL0R;
IN POLK COUNTY.
Capital ttoek,
Suralua,
$60,000.00
(14,000.00
rR.J. B. JOIINHON, IlESIDEN't
LJ DimiIkI. All work warraiiM to
viva the I ml 'if aaltBraplion. lmlfiwti-
Jouoe, Or.
I, a, onopicn,
I'rwhlout,
W, II II A WI.KY, t'Mlilvr,
U W. IIOIIKUTMOM,
Vli frmlitiml.
Cast Tlite Vote For
DIRCCTORS.
J. a. n.wr, U W, IUib.rt-111, UwU llulmtoJki
U. W. WhllMaw, W. W. C'ulltna.
- iiikkk tuts probably Imtii no
legislature which excites ao little
interest as the one now in sc&iiou
at Salem. It is generally conceded
that if our legislature could meet
o lialloli will lie rtwlvwl ail
twimttHl that are not alguwt by iwrmiim
who are lrv(wlj huIumtIIkt.
Any Hron uot a jmld aubaorlbercan
have tbeir omoii votml by tome one
who baa mld In advance.
The "Julia Marlowe'? perfume U all
tlie rtttfo. I'mIIitwhi Itnw. ami Hhel
ley, Alexamler A Co., our drugitlata,
TJ. LEE, I'ltYHU IAN AND HUH
. koii. U. H. oiauiluiim auiuiiMiH.
OdliMonvr IinlKooudriioe Nalioual Hank.
rR. C. E. BOYNTON, PIIYHICIAN
LJ and HurKwiu, tlncna Vuta, Ore-I
lion.
A filrrl luuhliia bualnmi tnniuwlrd
Huya and Mil ivltiuia' oil alt liuuurtitut
ixiliila.
iikIkmim rrcwivM auniawi in riiw nr on
un.i.mii,ii. ixiiiwiiuna mad,
urn.- iHiurm a, m. i I p. ui.
GEO. A. HMtTlt, ATTOHN'EY AT
Ijiw Will prauliow in all tnl
a imrlli'tilar friend that from one ailvi-r- d fwwat wiiiria. Al-iraou of title
itirniantHi. imiiw omr i uiifniiriir
Nalioual Hunk.
....I !!.... .1 1.1 L ....... ... .!...
... T . . ell H aim theotnerdolleuaiaporftiiuwl
iv4KH!ij( wr uu. m i v of Korthrup, HlurKla A IV.
too mucn nuKcring wiiu logum Th.e tlrnw adwrtlalng their warw.
tion, too many f.l.0i worth of in Uia WKarHitusare theniatllnn, go-
stamps, ptmKnives, and pretty lauy annul, ami ruiiaiiie on or imlepen
'dorks votwl for. and not .nouch donee and vlelnliy. Oim iiiercbatii told
law iniiiln to Dim liitxrivt uf lh niui.
, iii tlM'tnciit ill tlil iwiwr he riHvtt
; 7." ........ dlrwt return of mien ainouiitluir to
leu wexpext out Ultlo, u is proiw- lu oneday. Sill) mi men are
ble that little will be Uie result of I not witUilwl,
Uits legislature. e Sincerely Itofw A June, of KllenaburK, Waalnng
that our ass(ssmeut law may be ton, has rt-utwl tlio Llttla I'alace hot
amendtHl, and our road laws f'r one yoar, with prlvllego of extend-
changed. Lees attention should lie ln" N'" ,l,,Uf f"r u'nu wf if,'ar,
paid to siiepding the public money, K,,och 1 l'uwlalii was In town
,nrlw. fa. .llw.t. H, un JWrterday. Ho llkw aMKb-rkllng but
v. .t ... ! fearful of a big MckkI.
aiiu ivu iuv fivui luitii un tn vm-
case now, even here iu Oregon,
Tlie Douver Republic aay: "Tlie
silver quostlon la the numl Importnul
question of the world, and the world
ouirht to be mora disturbed over the
faottbutat the head of the Kugltah pemlenoe llirtih I he wilomua of your
Bovernmeot la a man who bus not ob-1 lIH r U' leave lliul place on
UlnndanewldeaMiu.lSl,V and nttbe m,u"t of K"U "al la attoaU If
head of the American government there llml Umi ,KW'" ''i 1 ou'd have aurely
wllllwa mini In hit wei-ka who Uw .v' "'ere. A little HlKirt vn tie
lieves It is a shame and outnoit. to eon- "'Kl'od to bo otiielhliiK awful.
alder allver aa mouey at all. The world 1 ''"htleai.y I took a hand In what
Is ahead of the world'a govern men t, "'" vt l,r"v,! hl.'tliig lu dlagulao,
and the tnim of the iople have a f(,r " y f" e to aeek a
cliarorldeaoftbe truth than the ao- home where I could have tha eomforta
called 8talemen and the ao ealled m-len- of "rw lovl"K I'arenU to pnitect me.
title writera.
KCOMOUTtO UNOER TNI ItWt Of ORC60R.
FOLK COUNTY El
ATTOKNKY8.
MONMOUTH, OR.
,Vln.'mL
.l'aliUT
I. A. M Ai'ltt
0, UCAMOIIKI.U,
IKA C, IMWKl.L
PAID CAPITAL, $25,000.
OIRECTORS.
I A.Mw-mm. I". Ut amnlmll. I. M.MIiiuwin
J. II. V. Ilullnr. J. H. luni., K, a, I . well
J.aMll I Town
A iKiivrttl haiiauix ami . hanan liiulm.aa
lrnw'lrU; limita Hiadi; ,Ioimmu rtHt.vtl
uiijmi in .'in- r mi wrtinmiu( il iu.
llitrri paid nil tHH ilMMiia,
-Kln inr vault ami bunilar nnaif ante.
'imi j mi iiinv .itr.
villi.- iiuurat a. in. i 1 1, ni.
c
learance
Sale.
SOME
PEOPLE WANT THE EARTH
WE
f-ALY. HIHI.EY
WJ lomoya at taw.
A EAKIN, AT-1
Wetiavatbaonlyl
el of alaitraet book lu l'olk enmity.
ltnlial le atailraela fiirniatieil. Motley tol
loan: no eomiilaaton cliaruml on loana.
Otilty. looma 3 and 3 Wilaon block, 1HI-
laa, Oregon,
HEAL R.HTATB,
- THE -
An KipUnatlo.
Willamette Real Estate Co,
t .1 ... I 4
Mrs. I.ulaM.Wh!tekerwiiueUthat A XV7A III
thefollowlnKbepubll-hiHlaaltUwrlt- u uerml.ntw Nalioual' Hank, imla- Traiiaarla a gonoral lt.nl VM Hind
ten to him MtH-r:
"I wInIi to inform the people of Inih-
ueiuliiir, Or,
in, buys and avtla rmuorty, elteota
inKuninoe and Uoen a (rt'tierul
Couveyauoe IIunIiiim.
B
ONIIAM HOLM Ert, ATTOlt- rarlle Having
ney at I-aw. OMUw in Hnad'a nuil II to tbelradv
block, Iwtwivn Klnle and Court, on Coin
niereml atrwt, .Hiilem, Or.
SASH AND 1H)0R8.
Year.
i j
Tha t'arinair aud Um,mrtliuilliHi,
IN CIIICAOO MAltKKTH,
Hilver
Cotton Corn Wheat p'r o.
pt;r lb per bu. per bu. Cut. Yr.
I shall write to the party who ahould
iiBve seen me in rorttuiui, aa want aa
I lind where the oomimny la, and you
Will prnUbly bear what ho baa to any
conceriiliiK my trip to Portlaml
" I he whole ii llii I r bus been exattuoN
nler with a view to gelling money. I
made two huudred dollars, or over, lit
1.32 the store lantsumuier,and I am leavhig
the firm without a dollar and would
1.27 not accent It If offered. I have rtttimuul
1.24 home with the mime elothea I left In,
l.ld having been made over and ivimlreil
1.20 until there la llttlu left. Hut I am
1.13 buppy to get home, no diiTcreiice what
1.12 the altuatlon may bo. I am willing
l.H for anyone to mureh my record through
1.J3 lire, for I have lived an honorable life,
l.ld ami I know there la not a tieraon who
1.11 cun uy othorwlse and apeak the truth.
1.01 "You can publlxh what you think
IM test of -th Is, and accept my heartfelt
.1)1! tlmnks. "Very Hcxpectfully,
.07 "Ll'LA M. WlllTKAKKH."
""I I.1T1U
0.1 i.i.. i,,iii.i.i U..M .,..(.. ..i.... r
I iwi uj niiiiiiug in reguru to my
I hiji ui iiuuiiy. rirni. 1 weut U
The above table Illustrates the relu- vWt my aunt, as Mr I'oiu-r knows.
tlonbetweortthecuraMit price of sliver And the last tlmej well, I never would
and the market price of the staple pro- have went hud not H. F. Wbitenkor
Tir ITCHELL A HOHANNON, MAN-
IY1 nfimlurera of anali and doors.
A Ian, aoroll anwttig. Mmu alreot, luilo-
pondvnee, Or.
an luge to
List Their Property
With this Compniiy, iu they arw dally
semung uataoi mini iwi, tnua plac
ing iliwlmlile t)Mierty before the real
delilsoftho I'juit,
JAMICH (11HHON,
'.W. KIRK LAM . 1'resldetil.
Hn'retary.
8 AW MILLS.
1872.... 1D.S .70 1.47
1H73....18.8 .62 1.31
1874 16.4 .72 1.43
1875 1.1.0 .85 1.12
187S....12.9 .(17 1.24
ld77 11.8 .54 1.17
1878 11.1 .51 1.34
1879.... 9.9 ' -.47 1.07
IB) 11.5 4 1.2T.
1881 11.4 .55 1.11
1882.:....ll.4 .67 1.19
1883,. ..10.8 .(18 1.13
1884.... 10.5 ,1 1.07
1885.... 10.8 ,54 M
1880 9.9 ' AO .87
1887.... 9.5 .48 .89
1888.... 9.8 .50 .85
J889..., 9.7 .47 .IW
1890 10.2 .49 .83
1891 6.0 .41 .85
V ETlSHlN A HY 8U HU EON .
A. 1'ltKKi.WT.
J, A. VKNRKH.
DU. E. (1. YOU NO, late of No vberg,
Veterinafy Hurgmin and IVntiat
has moved lo Iiidepoudetioe, and opened
ao ofllue over. the liidepoiideuce Nation
al tiank.
8UHVEYOH.
PRESCOTT X VENE8S,
IE 1 MILL.
ROSENDORF &, HIRSCHBERG,
tior great Iniliicoiuciils U) ciiHtomors. Do voti want nood irooila
CIIKA11 Call on us nt once. For the SKXTaO
DAYB we will sell goods to you at
glint ly reduced,
PRICES.
('heiiper thiin (hey
have ever lieen sold for in lndcpcn
ilonco. YVa have oiilorod a largo slock from
,,M 'riinH!iaiitlWgotil( of I ho giw Is we have coiicludod to
si ll them at a
ACRIFIC
! .!. l . .
Himior inan curry mem over, Talk about your H.iloui iirlw. Albanv
f ar I
ttnil wo will convince you (hat you cm
M a
ouy as wneap hrom Us as
From the Cheapest House In
PORTLAND.
We are dofot'iuincd to do the lnisiiHWH in Imli imudoncc.
WE HAVK IMXK If! VB CAN DO IT? WK WILL DO IT!
No misrcpnw'iihili.m of goods and no eshnrhltant profits, la
our motto. If yon have ever
trndisl with us then yinj know
we trade Faim and Bl'AKK.
If Jou are a inw coumt ami never Iradod with us, cumo and try us.
it coats you nolhiug to try us, and w will las pleaded to give you our
prii"es.
AOSEHOORF & HIRSCHBERG, - l ilTEH
The
Lightest,
Strongest,
Cheapest
and best
Fencing
in the
World.
90 lbs. to
loo rods.
jf.1' Only want to fence it in
With the
New
Waukegan
Steel
Barbed
L Fence
Wire.
MADE OWLV BV
WASHBURN & MOEN MFQ. OO.
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE
mo 10 pink TRirr.!
Sola Agent for Polk County.
J. F. 0'
DO HELL.
r
INDEPENDENCE. OREGON.
mm
or-
Dress Goods
AT-
j. Li. umwm
Successor to SHELLEY & VANDUYN.
-THE OLD FIRM OF
BUSTER & SHE
LLEV
HAS BEEN SUCCEEDED BY
-I'mprliiliira of
HP L
1 , toyor and Civil Kiitfimwr. All
tills iiriniiiitly
at Dallas, Or.
BUTLER, COUNTY HUH-
auaworoil. AtMrean m
Mamiiaeiuriira of and Di-nlrra In
FIR and HARDWOOD,
HAHUE1M.
ducts of Ihe farm. The figures given
are the average quotation for each yenr.
They plainly show the cnuae of agri
cultural dcpresHiou, and explain the
burden of rural Indebted iichh, with In
, forest exnctloiis and mortgnge fore
closures that ure fuat changing Ameri
can farm property into tenant hold
ings. The table also explulns the con
dltlons that have blighted HkiuhiiihIh
of prosperous and happy homes, and
aislucvd the liumites to wretchedneas
and want.
TWO NIGHTS ONLY
And two of the greatest nights
ln your city's atnuMemeiit history.
TUESDAY EVE., FEB. 7th.
THE COMPLETE CORPRAY
THEATRE DRAMATIC CO
Will appear in Fred Marsden's
greatest laughing hmccchs, in four
acta, entitled, '
H "HUMBUG,
Complications and entanglements
' Bupreme,
WEDNESDAY EVE , FEB. 8th,
John A. Stevous'8 latest New York
Buccess, in four acts, entitled,
-"WIFE FOA
Prices 25cts., OOcts., 75cts.
8eahi rscervedat the usual place.
told Will that I hud "run off' with the
doctor; thin was on my flint vlalt, sol
thought I would aliow them 1 could go
where I pleased (wheu 1 borrowed the
money to go on, from the bank, and
gave my note for it.) I old uot go to
Albany to meet any man, hud I wished
tosco the gentleman I would not moot
him In the town I wua born In, and
could not walks block without mooting
someone I knew.
"Take from this what you think best,
and oblige,
"Lt'I.A M. WlllTKAKKH.
"Ywjulna City, Fob. 1st, 1893
ET.
. o
dance, Oregon
II EN RLE, THE HAHflF.lt,
nppnaiU) opera uouae, ludepen-
Rough and Dressed
LUMBER.
J. A. WHEELER, . Manager
IUI
ITU
EY,
fv vvy
All Drass Qoods Reduced to 11
Following Prices:
TIlPV Fillet (Ifl Tn floro Pnnm Ur Tha
iiiwj ihhwi uw iu iiiuivu iiuuill IUI I lib
Spring Stock
AUCTIONEERING.
TRUCK AND DRAY.
"7 II. IIOHNER, MONMOUTH, OR.,
C.. ii slwiiys rnndy to do nuctiuii
work, either iu the eity or oountiy, at
reasonable nitns.
TAILORS.
Weak Women
0w. to thaiitlv a dntr t Uka Rood's
ariaparllU, la view of th. trait rell.t II
haa (Iran tbot. whs lOlTur from allmanU
pwullar to lb. lat. Br purlfjrlni th.
klood, ragnlatlnf lraponaut orjana,
trcnithenlni th. narvei, aud tonhi th.
whol. aratara, l raiturea th. debllluted to
health.
After IS Tears.
" For U ynara mr mother haabeaa trou
bled with milk !. She went to Siirrent
pai iaoi i aiiiornia, an perauna nilil Hie oil
XT O. BHARMAN, MERCHANT
V V . Tn
nilor, (J street, neur DoHtnllloe
Suits in sny style made to order at res
sotmble nitea.
HUBBARD &
l'HOi'llIKTOIW OK
CityTruck and Transfer Co.
Hauling of all Kinds Done at
Keiwonablo Itiitca.
Agents for the 0. P. Boats.
All hills must be settled by the 10th 01
eacn moniii.
Independence,. Oregon.
mat. in lih I help her, but It waa nt no
vail, and I, belli, a drumrlat, thought I
would net hor to try llood'a Hurxi.nrlll
He (ore the had taken half a bottle elie aald
he waa Imnrovlnr. aoilieonutlm'ml um II
alio tonk half a doinn butllca, and now ah.
la perfectly well, for nearly fltieen year,
aha waa nnahla to walk aroiinil, lint now
aha ran walk u well aa ever." T. r. lli.ika,
Smi Kranci.co, with 0. V, Klcharda A Co.
Wholatal. UrugiilnU. .
' Like a New Creator.
"I bar. been for yeara trytn to Ket bela
for that terrlhle frimifral debility and weak
nna ao torn mini to women. Wltlilii a year
I have taken ten or twalr. bottle of
llood'a Saraaparllla, and I am now feeling
Ilk. a new creature," Mae. I. B. Eoaa,
Marlln, Teiai.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
(old by Drnretita, 1 itxforlt. Prepared
only hy C. I. UuOl) A CO., ApoUiauarlea
LowaU, ataaa. ,
IOO Dose On Dollar
HOTELS.
HRICK.
CHARLES HOTEL. PORT
land, Orouon. 0. W. Knowies.
proprietor. The lending hotel of the
northwest. Fireproof. Hydrnulio ele
vstor. Newly fnrnished. Good restaur,
sill oontieoled. 180 rooms. Cor. Front
and Morrison streets,
BRICK YARD.
J. R. COOPER
GRASS and
GARDEN
SEEDS
Germinating
Power.
PUREST STRAINS,
SEND FOR
CATALOGUE.
Wtm, Can ChrroH WALLA WALLA,
uoui uiuiiuii) yASH.
Of Indciiendonce, having a steam
engine, a brick machine aud soveral
acrea of flnest clay, is now prepared
to keep on hand a line quality of
Brick, which will be sold at reason
able prices.
MlEfi
a iAi
111
WHO WILL CONTINUE THE BUSINESS AT
THE OLD STAND.
ALL ARE COMPETENT DRUGGISTS, BESIDES
All $15 Pattern Suits Reduced to
12 -
II
9
"8.75 -
"6.75 - -
8.
6.!
ii
Henriettas
Bedford Cords
"I.
AN ::: EXPERIENGD ::: PHARMACIST -1
i
ti
it
it
From New York City,
WJ. MULKEY, MONMOUTH
, owns the Old Rohnble grocery
nnd provision store. Come test our
prices and quality of goods, and be s
nred that we sell as aheap as the cheap
est, and will deliver your pnroliasas in
tiny part of the oily FREE of charge.
Don't fail to outl W. J. Mulkey.
II iniHD TO III I Plfffllll DOTIK.
THEY CARRY A rULL AND COMPLETE STOCK OF
Fresh Drugs and Patent Medicines
SHELLEY, ALEXANDER & CO.,
Independence. - - Oregon.
90 Cent Suitings
55 Cent French Flannels
50 Cent Grovefand Meltings
J
IT HALF PRICF
. i mi w
Wlli3l