THE WEEK'S BUDGET.
What Our Kcp'jrtcr Finds of In
terest to Our Readers.
THK LOCAL AM) GENERAL KEW8.
Ummtti f U Inik f Ik Wok Tral W4
(MMH tll)llH t taltmt
Independence waa honored lltt week
by viaK from the wry atTUhle mem
ber of the uw railroad commission
KUUMMd Of Oi'lMTHl H. U. CotllpaOll
J. It. Eddy, aud clerk, Udell Baker,
H. F. Uulllxson, th Multnomah mum
ber of the legislature who so ably
fathered the militia bill, wu a gucat of
theeommlaslbu.also Mauagcr Fluids and
Engineer Uroudahl accompanied Utem
0. D. lkrry waa conductor uf the
special Utitu, which constated of pull
man alecper aud the president's ear,
which enabled the commission to travel
la comfort. Two trip of InajieeUou are
made each year, aud Uie railroad com
paulca now Hud it advisable to Mm pi
tbe detuautUof tbe (HmimUdonaa being
the cheapest and beat policy. While
they came to Independence In their of
flcl&l capacity, they were present at the
aortal given by the Kulghta of Pythla
ou Weduasday evciilug, and Col, 4. II.
Eddy aud Lydcll linker responded to
calls, aud made very Interesting aud
eliueut speeches.
An Astoria pollceiuan recently had
queer experience, Walking along
atreet at mldulght he lioUeed the nidi'
window of a private residence wide
open. Walking up to it he put his
head lu, aud fouud hla Hi within an
I noli of a corpus lying In an open coffin.
ltued by the shirk he tottered back on
Uie sidewalk, aud aa aoon a be had re
covered himself went to the front door.
One of the watcher answered hi
knock aud assured hliu that every
thing waa all right The window had
been left ojieu luteutloiially.
Rev. J. N. Htnltb, lute pastor of the
Union Avenue Chrhttiau church uf
Portland, whu recently held oauoceaa
ftil a revival In Monmouth, tendered
bin rvalguatlon to hla Portlaud congre
gation hut Sunday, havlug accepted
uitrnt urgent call to the pastorate of the
ChrUtaln church In Monmouth. IUv.
Smith la one of the nuwt talented
divine in the went and Monmouth la
to b congratulated upon her good for
tune In aecurlng hliu.
At the Congregational church on Sun
day communion service will he held
In the morning. ; Thtaie wlahmg to
unite with the church will do so at thin
time. The evening will be given to an
Easter service eulitled "Klug Immor
tal." Prof, Scoring, Susie Feuuvll,
Mr. Ureen, aud Mix Ida Irvine will
furnish an Instrumental selection. Pro
gramme will I furnished to all w ho
come. , . "
, Rev. C. P. Huillli, after a ten dnya ab
sence frniu the city, during which time
he visited Portland, Aatorla and sever-
al other polnta In the state, haa rc
tnrned and will occupy hla pulpit at
the Christian church both niornlnn
and evening licit Sunday. I)r. Doty
and lU'V. Haudsuker ably filled the
putpHdurlng the pastor's absence.
The fact la leaking out that two well
known cltluia of tbia county conclud
ed to Invent In "green good." Tliey
journeyed to New York, men the green
goodH men and made them a pn-acnt of
alKiut one thousand dollar and rt
celved a box of anwduat for their hurd
caah. Verily the crop of auckera never
die.
Rev. Brown, of Fall City, will preach
at the Cochrane Grace church the sec
ond Sunday In Aprjl at 8 o'clock p. in.
The bad road and tor my weather ha
prevented any church work being dune
at tbia point for aometlme. An at
tempt will be mude at thla meeting to
again revive the Hunday school.
(Service at the liuptlat church next
Hunday, moruiiig and evening Cove
nant meeting (Saturday at 2 p. m., und
Young Peoples meeting Saturday eve
ning. Ladles' Aid society at Mrs.
Baldwin's residence on Friday after
noon, .
Dr. Babbitt, of St. Johns, U. B, con
templates coming to Independence
noon, and If he Is pleased with the town
will locate here. He is and old frlnud
of Dr. Olllis, of Balum, and while look
ing around will share Dr. Lee's oil Ice.
J. M. Vanduyn has secured the
agcucy for Young, Bmyth, Field & Go's
hosiery, and wishes to say to the public,
that any of these goods bearing the
mark Y, H. F. are guaranteed. Me
has them In all colors, and prices from
Kioto $1.25;
- There will be an entertainment given
In the Evangcllcul church next Hubbath
evening by the Young Peoples Alliance.
Dialogues, recitations, an essay, und
good music will comprise the exercise,
poors open at 7:16 o'clock.
It M, Wade Co. are Just receiving
a full Hue of vchiulbs, consisting of car
riages, buggies, carta, etc Do not fail
to examine their stock and get prices
before purchasing.1 ,
C. E. Clodfelter, , of the Arm of
Wheeler A Clod fuller, was In Portland
buying goods this week.
Geo.' H. Young the rustling Union
Pacific traveling agent, was In town
Monday.
Another bill of new Jackets at Van
duyn's this week,
A new line of prize baking powder at
Walker Bros.', ., -
A. V, Lucas la gradually aluklng.
Try thiM flue dried peuchc at Wal
ker IW.
It, Hhclley tatld Harrlabum a vlalt
last week.
Haturduy Is Alt fool day, Iook uul
for a m1L
A good elgarcau U fouud at P. C
Pattoraon'a. ;
Dave (Id wick and Wm. Madison
are In ltotwburg.
Try Walker Ilrua', Oregon hams aud
aides Juat rwvlvi-d,
A bran new hack fur tide cheap. , In
quire of Lee Belt.
J. M. Itolartiu of Rlckrcall was lu
town on Monday.
Freight rates to Independence are
low now, aa river rattsi are only Ac
huudrvd, ,
P. C, Pattenaiu continue an excitt
h'Ut buatticM In tropical fruits,
Uo to VanMtwr CVtlln for choice
Ilowers mid lattwt style of hata.
Walker Bros, sold l.M) doaeu eggs for
their retail trade on Weduwlay.
M. Hoaendorf la In Purtlaud, hla sick
family requiring Ida constaut atteu
datnw.
Now la the time lu die. A Portland
undertaker Is selling colli ua at hall
price.
Candy fiih from the factory, the
uioKt dwllcloua made, ou hand at
l'ttllemoll'.
W. It. Itawley, cashier of the First
National Bank, took lu the metroiolls
Wednesday. '
Clinton Ball, or Ballstnn, now a
mall route agent ou the East side, was
la town Tuesday,
The chicken law goes In force after
April tat. Keep your chickens out of
other people's yards.
Tint W. C. T. U. convention at Mon
mouth next week, holds Its sealou
Weilm-wlay and Thuraday.
The attendance at the funeral of H.
F. Burch laxt Suuday, waa the largeat
at any funeral for aome time.
Huiall buya are bringing In wild
(lowers and selling bouuuet at
nlckle npii-ce Spring Is hum.
A Iluiiatuu and wife have been at
Lafayette violtlug hla w ife's mother
Mm, Popph toii, who la quite sick.
Dave Davis, the Job printer of the
WtarrctlbKurnce. leavea Saturday for
Portland, where he gets a good h1
tlou.
An elegant Hue of thoae ctilebrated
Uvl rangi at It. M. Wado A Co', at
one-third less price thall you pay
agents.
If you want an A No. 1 farm wagon,
best materials and lowest price, call on
It. M. Watle k Co, Every wagon fully
guarautued.
Bane ball matters are revvlngrud
two gentlemen were here this week
trying to organise a tcum. They are
mcetlug with enoouragemeut.
Cliaa, Slaats aud Wife left hutt week
for Prlmvlllc, where Mr. Staat gss to
look alter his Block lutenvta, remalu
lug a couple of moutha.
Juat received from San Francisco,
another bill of gooda, baby bonnets lu
eluded. iKi not fidl to call and ex
amine the same at VauMecr A Cat-
Una'.
B. S. IlnatiiigH, of Alrlle, a former
student of the Agricultural College at
Corvntlls, now of the merchaiitlle flrrti
of Itiuitiugs ltroa, was doing our town
Monday,
The chicken law gmi lu force here
next month, aud person owning
chickens will have to see that they do
not stray far from home, or they may
ucver return.
The horsemen say that Uie track of
the Polk Co. Fulr Association need
putting In order If they are to keep
their horses here and train them. The
suggestion seems to 1st a gisal oue aud
probably Just as soon as the weather
will permit, will be acted upon,
Miss Itose Trumbull, the talented
lecturer of the W. C. T. U., will deliver
a lecture next Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock, to the ludlea, In the Christian
church, and In the evening to the
general public; also will be In attend
ance at the convention at Monmouth
ou Wednesday aud Thursday.
Services at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday, morning and evening.
At the conclusion uf the morning ser
vice the sucnuncut of the Lord's sup)er
will le administered. Special music
will be prepared for Easter service In
the evening. Sunday ncjiool at 12:15 p.
m. Praycr-mcetlng Wednesday eve
ning at 7 o'clock. Strangers cordially
welcomed.
L. C. Oilmore has a very Ingenious
method of awakening Mr, Elsenblce,
engineer at the water works, so that
be will blow the whistle at exaotly six
o'clook every morning. A nlckle clock
sounds an alarm lu the usual way and
this throws a trigger which connects
with au electric bell, which rings until
some one remijusts tne wires, thus
there Is uo possibility of going back to
sleep. ,
All the singers of Independence und
vicinity are urged to meet In the
Ladles' Gymnasium over W. 0, Cook's
furniture store, on Monday evening,
April 3rd at 8 o'clock. Tbe object of
this meeting is to organize a Choral
union which will be made a permanent
fixture. Do not full to como. This Is
to be a union of all the musical forces
of our city, and there need bo no out
lay or expense to create and sustulu it.
Signed: W. O. Cook, Lee Bell, Geo.
W. Bebrlng, W. H. Hawley, E. C.
Pentland, W. P. Connaway.E. Master-
son; D. V. Poling.
FROM CORRESPONDENTS
Newsy Notes From the Several
Towns in the County.
WHAT OUR PKOI'LK ARE DOING
Oar (wrmpn)! t HwaiMlk fknaMM la
lltm tnm DIIh Mkw flam.
HlehrwtU.
A new sIku now hainw out lu front
of Klrkland's shun so we may kuow
he haa all kinds of agricultural liu
plemeuta.
Mm. Basket I, ol Salem, U vwltlng
Mrs. II. U. Fox of this place.
Ike Dtmtnscy and Jaa. Neamlth
were lu McMlniivllie last week.
The teacher meeting wa well at
tended Saturday, aud all aeeuied to
have a pleasant time.
Sam Jotiustou Is putting up a dwell'
lug hiatae lu the oeutral part uf town.
The atereoptluloa show was well at
tended, the net pnaeed being H 50,
A large number of friends and rela
tive from this place, attended the
fuueraJ of B. F. Burch Sunday,
There will be no preaching here
Sunday aa It waa announced,
Laeklamat.
A boy, about fifteen years of uge,
Inquire at the Wkht Bidb offloe,
Mlaa Nellie Harris returned to Salem
Monday.
At the ieelal school mcetlug Wednea-
day Mr. J sine Hlltlhrand waa elected
director.
Mia Mluule TvUierow commenced
chool at Falrvlew achiMilhouse Mou
day. Miss TelheMW is a young lady of
esteem and ability, and will promote
the young Idee rapidly,
Mr, Peter Kurre contemplate atrip
to Wisconsin aud Illinois In few
week aud stopping awhile In Chicago
to see the slirlil at the fair. Also Mrs.
LUale Scratlord and sister, Mr. Leve
ula Outhouse, of I'nloii, will spend a
few months In the Eat, aud return by
way of Chicago. They will start about
the first of May.
Mr. King Tetherow, oue uf Luck la-
inule'a worthy young meu, la now lo
cated In MoMliinvllle.
Mlsa Ella Samlers, of Spokaue Fall,
ha been visiting hr aunt, Mr. Sam
Tetherow, for some time aud will leave
shortly for her home.
It seem to bean evident fact that
soma people pay lltt e or no atlentlou
lu the treMsws law, and somebody will
be caught napping.
All along our beautiful little valley
we notice a vast amount of Improve
ment In the past year. Mr. John Burn
Is preparing ground to plant a mile or
more of (stage hedge ou hi farm.
Itallaa.
In probate court Monday, the follow
ing business was disposed of. In the
Thisi. Pearee estate, Win. T. IVerce
was appointed administrator, letters
to Issue and bis bunds tiled and ap
proved. In the matter of the M. J.
Harris estate, Mrs. hauule Butler was
appointed administrator, bond ap
proved and J. II. Moruu, J. E. Miller
and W.J. Mulkey appraisers.
J. D. Ellis died at his home lu this
city, Monday morning at U:!H) o'eliH'k
after a long illness. Saturday morn
ing he sullcred a stroke of paralysis,
and since ha lain In au unconscious
condition. He leaves an aged mother,
a wife and three children.
Mrs. Martha Chamber Is lyiug quite
ill at her home In this city .
Den nn a the ten year old daughter of
Prof. W. I. Ileyuolds, is very III.
The county Clerk Monday Issued
license to wed to fred K. Jones of
so
value of hla farm about IIUUO by put
ting about 100 acre In cultivation
building new fences, etc
The section men mads unite au Im
nruveiuent In the crossing In front uf
Mr. Leuum' this week.
C. M. Brown waa ou the sick list this
week.
Mrs. H. Mulkey was mi the sick llt
thla week.
Mrs. 0. M, Brown was lutowu doing
solus trading Wednesday.
It. T. Boothby I doing ooiisiderah
grubbing on hla ranch.
Monmouth.
The city marshal Is putting In new
crust walk where they have been
long needed.
Rev. Smith came up from Portland
Thursday to arrange fur a house Into
which he can move his family. He
will preach her ou Easter Sunday.
Mlsa Dura Buchanmm, a former stu
dent of the Normal, la visiting her
tiiauy friends lu Monmouth this week
Mlsa Phoebe Thompson, of Eastern
Oregon, who ha beau attending school
hen slue the beginning of this year
returned home Wednesday,
The aickuea of Mr, Eddleiiwu's
faintly are much better.
Colonel Jay Luc la back again
front Coudou, to be with hla father lu
his last surtVrluir. Fred j ueaa, who
la In Purtlaud, I much Improved,
Milkmaid's convention at the owrs
house Saturday evening.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given Mrs. J. U Murphy at her
residence Tuesday, lu honor of her 4-nd
birthday. She received aeveral very
acceptable presents from the hands of
those preeeut.
At prayer meeting Wednesday even
lug, lU'V. Smith istptixed one aud fsk
the eouftsulon of auotber.
There la some talk of erecting a large
brick grocery building for Mulkey A
Halesoou,
Mr. Boots uow realdw lu Moniiiouth
aud dot business lu Independence.
WHO PAVH THE TRUST I
ElltTOM WlMT SlIlKi
Some two weeks since the merchant
miller of this State and the Stale of
Washington perfected an urgnulwiUou
having fur lu object Uie control of the
output of flour lu their nwctlv
State. Since Uie organisation of this
flour trust there ha beeu an advance
of 10 cents per sack (bbl) lu the retail
price of Sour at Uie store In Indepen
dence.
Now, there would be nothing re
markable lu this Increase lu the price
of flour were It lot for the fact that
there haa been a material decline In
the price of wheat lu every market,
both foreign aud domestic, since this
trust waa established.
During the Presidential campaign of
eight years ago, 'James U, Blaine re
peatedly staled lu his public ucche
that a "trust was a private affair with
which tbe public had uothiug to do,"
IMd he tell the truth f
What aay you, woralnginen of Ore.
gon; lias not tills Hour trust reduced the
purchasing power of your earnings to
the extent of ten cent on every fifty
pound of flour you have to buy? Has
there been auy Increase lu your wages
to enable you to meet thla Increase In
Uie cost of your living?
What aay you, farmers of Oregon and
Washington: are not the mechanics
and laboring meu, to whom you have
to sell the product of your dairies aud
poultry yards, being roblsnl of forty
cents per barrel ou flour made hotii
wheat that Is worth Km In your bins
than It was before this trust came lulu
existence ? Would It not he better for
you It these moimpoliHtIo combine
were prohibited by law, and the nat
ural operation of supply and demand
be allowed to fix values?
"Where are w at?" Is Indeed a perti
nent question. But no matter where
you are, If you are not posMeaiMHl of suf
ficient capital to enable you to become
a beneficiary In some system uf rob
bery, the place where you ought to be
THE TEACHERS MEET.
A Very Iiitm'stintf Seiin Held
at Rickreall, folk Co.
FALLS (TTY HMTHF.S THE VOTE
lor Ikt I'lsw T ths sNSanl I'lrslr. ssil a
Korrll taaiailMc baa (r
1 NSIWMfSl Willi.
The Polk Co. Teachers' Associat ion
was called to order by Sunt. Hutchin
son and minutes of previous tuct'lliig
read aud approved.
"May Snug" from "Merry Melodies"
was sung by the association,
T, J. Jackson read a very excel lent
jwifMtr on School Matiagcmcnt. lit
said the teacher must keep giaHl order
or he will full. In school wo have
three classes with whom wu have to
deal: 1. Those pupils whoso c induct
will Im giaal uo limlter what vluiotia In
dueuce may le around I hem a. Thost
who are good or bud Just a they nn
Influenced; who "do as the crowd
dia" 8. Those who are surrounded
with vicious Influence at home, nod
win shi Influence at sclusd will m
vicious, Mr. Jackson thinks coi-jsual
punishment something ucccnary,
Mr, Long followed aud uncle some
giaid points. He thought the teacher
must sacrifice his own Ideal lu some
cases for the sake of keeping the gol
will of pupils. He thought corimrul
punishment unnecessary.
Valuuble suggestions weru ottered by
Mr. llltcliiiM-k, who would use corpo
ral iiunlshmeiit as a deruclr resort.
Mr. Parker opsssit coquuiil puiilsh-
inenl. Mis Smith favored wl.lppliig
lu extreme cusca. Supt. Hutchinson
thought as Miss Hmlth did, while Mr.
Dawea waa Inclined to opismo the line
of force.
SongBy the AsmH'latloii.
Wm. Parker led the discussion on
county grudu work, sayitiK then-should
be two distinct courses of study - one
for country school ud one for town
schtmls. 'I'll.' dlscussloli Was coiillniied
by Mr Slmoiitou, Mr, lawu and
Supt, Hutchinson,
Follow ing the discussion of this sub
ject was a nicely rendered duet by
MbH Stoiicrand Shuontun, of Dixie
iM'lllMll.
Ikvidvd by the Association to hold
the toucher' annual (iiculu at Falls
City, the Iwllot resulting us follows:.
Ilallstou 4, Monmouth H, Falls l lly l fi.
how toj
Ml
netted J7.11 for the library ,
TheiasitileofKlckrealtkiiow .
enUTtttlu-at bust that Is the veru.
of thiste who altcudvd the teachers'
mculiiiir I uat Sat unlay. At noon Uw
teachers were taken "home to dinner"
aud you may Le assured none came
sway dissatisfied. AU In all, thla was
one of the lastt meetings of the year.
SKC'ltS-IABY,
Kkkukai.i,, Mah. a., M.
MARRIED.
WILSON-LINDieAt the Baptist
parsonage, March 23, 1MUU, by IU-v. J
It. Baldwin. John Wllsou and Ida
Lludu, resident of Polk county, Or.
MUST BC PAID,
All araiaiiils due Hi lata firm of Taylor A
W ilium uiual ! IJ, and liulms pulU wlllilu
llnrlj- (ln (Mt will bo addsd, I'lessa MoUt
llii. '1 io. iiimkw aImi slim Ui Uw awiunu
ami notes duo 11. U. 1 um. si M
W, 11. Wliis-ler, who but rmwutljf wild a lialf
UiteK-Mi ill ills uUfUm-M uiu, r,. itmit.nir, tm
dmlmusol lisrlua all .iiuuli du lilui, id
aliiuic. lloaaks atUiuUoli to Uil IwUou.
FOR SALE.
Oil aAI.K4'tdilMilvd utraw by Uaoia
limy, W in. ursiiaui or i. I', juurpny.
HUt is A 1 .K. I ti..n wima oals and as.
ni UuUxoia potausM ly Uso. IC.Uasr.
a io.ipr' rasldsuiw r leu riuuns, bwlfli
IisIIii, iluaivd on n IjuoIiiuss euruvr, un luol
naul and U luuS'iidi-uo, Fur terms
mid iiriiv Inquire u J, W.hiralaad or 1. u,
1'aj lor.
XI 41
FOR RENT.
KiK !lK,JiTAn nm. rrm dJidnliiKllit
W asTMi.K t.niiw on jrfslu mrvol, simi uu.
nmm sun sio hi'ii k.ij.iuiiik. It.ui I (10 a
llliuilll. 1 tin (illUw risMU Is lll. ! Hunt.
uud d(N.rn, fimrowu lis't sIUu. iiaudsoritfly
(I-Tifili iH.dnsiiu siUonlii lux IS wllu
,U lit IIUIMHI UI UUIIiOUL S11 BUM) IHIU IIIMt
iti-lt(; buiu.'UI t UkjJ, .villi suiall w.ssl.
i,r,i miiotilua, tiss nity waur, swr and
ti-Hiit Innii trMl stMirsU.. ItvuiImhi ars
ill 'il urdur. Aily at tv mi mb oiihw.
Ituci.MH 1X1 I(KNTTw isMnnindlus fur.
uUlicd MMwir r.Mi,n, In riMldiuw uf sttu,r
.1 iui ihti.r, win tw rente won ur wmumi
ilre, m two or mere youu aentlt'iimu.
Kerfurllier iHtriieulars auuly at wturmni
uClus,
WANTED.
Ktilt aAl.Ktld i.r, suitable rr platan
in t,nlvff.r ttinli'rcMrM.tn, asr uuiy a usll
if a ut mu'Ii, at tills uutus.
hi lit MAI.K.sss-d wheat and surd wU.
Kmiuireol it. C. IMtvr lour lullaa auuth ul
liiilwiidiuis), il
Koa !.K:HalPd whi-st and oat straw.
rlm mmUly. Ali snd stt aud wlirat,
yi m, moijiok, iucamui.
Ftin HAt.B-Hiii In ihln oiluiun Inadvar.
tliwrs at two evuu a word Aral luwrlkm, lour
ptits a uiuutli.
V AM Kli -AilvirlliM'tii In tills column St
twu wnt a wurd Oral luservluu, luur MS a
mou lb.
W A N"TKl"-HHtwrlbt,r t this lspr to aW
tin all arrears. by January 1, Us I.
li-
IndejHindonc, Owgon,
The profession practiced In all its
branchfw. Gold and silver fillings
and gold crowns a specialty. Plate
work of the beat finality metal,
rulils-r, and flluoiu alao bridge
work. HatiHfnctioo gaaranteed.
Teeth ixtnu!ted without rain.
Oflii corner of Main and Mon
mouth strtHitri, Indflpendenoe.
(0 c
9
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0 -
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0)
VVANTKD -HuburrltH-ntnitiaiulna Mis dsi
after llwir nsiuvsuii tills pasr and ae Utal
Uivj are uoi hi arrears.
W'ANl'Ktl- Merelmntsaiid nthsra lo ordst
ltill.l.u...lu alulhmiiu IiI1imi1k. Atlll all
J, IS. Hart, W, I. Beyilobis, Pn-Hl. t hi-lrj,ili work at lbs mt mddurtle. rlrsi
Portland, and Mis Cordelia Uarzee, of ' t,le PPII party-a arty organ
Monmouth, and 8. P. Turner of Salem,
aud Miss Katie Sears of McCoy.
J. M. Campbell, who has been lu
the furniture business here for twenty
Ave years, sold his entire slock and
business to C. II. Chapman, last Fri
day, the undertaker who will con
tinue business at the old atand.
Miss Nellie Howe has been visiting
her untile Zuch Howe, at Perrydale.
John Johnson, of Corvallls, Is here
on a visit to old time friends.
'Mr, and Mrs. 11. B. Cosper enter
tained about forty of their friends lost
t'ruluy evening at their home In this
city, by giving a progremlve whist
party and a delightful repast, and all
express themselves as eujoylng It
hugely. ,
I.iKikbimuts,
Bonds slushy,
A, J. Harmon Is building a new
fence along the road northeast of his
residence.
Miss Ella Banders, of Wanauhee,
Wash., Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sam
Tetherow.
Mr, Laid has erected a comfortable
residence on bis farm.
Miss Bottle Campbell, of Dallas, la
visiting Mrs Jessie Walker.
Ilelmlck Bros,' tiling machine Is now
ready for business.
Ollle Mulkey wns afflicted with a
sore throat this week,
Amos Holman Is doing some grub
bing on his rauch.
Mr, T. Tetherow has been pruning
bis orchard the past week.
Twepty-nve pupils are enrolled In
school at this nluce.
Mr. C. M. Brown will enhance the
I zed lor the exprem purpose of over
throwing plutocracy, and to destroy
the policy and metluKls of the money
power In the mls-governmeut of the
people.
Join with the masses, against the
classes, aud help to re-Anieriiiaiilr.e
America before It Is too late.
A Wokkino Man.
INHKI'KNDKNCK, OltK.
Haas Holt Diss la N(, Louis.
Ross Belt, the 10-year-old son of Mrs.
T. W. Belt, of this city, dletl of pneu
monia in St. Louis last Monday, Be
has been with A. J. Foster riding his
race horses for the past four years, aud
was a great favorite with all who knew
him, A week orso ago Mrs. Belt re
ceived a letter stating that he had a bad
cold. Ou Monday afternoon she re
ceived a letter from Mr, Foster stating
that Ross had pneumonia. Mrs, Belt
telegraphed that If he was dangerously
111 she would go back to meet him at
once and awaited an answer to her mes
sage. It came Tuesday morning: "Boss
Is dead." One can Imagine the feelings
of the mother,separated ao fr from her
darling boy. She Is prostrated with
grief. The remains were Shipped from
St. Louis by rail and are expected to
arrive here Saturtluy, in which case the
funeral will be Sunday, but the remains
may not arrive until Monday. Ross
was a boy of great promise and was en
tirely free from bad habits, and had
been a great comfort to his mother.
She kept writing to Mr, Foster to let
her boy come back home aud not tuke
him so far away, but he thought he
could not part with him, He wasonlv
slck a few days aud the best medical
skill of St. Louis was unavailing lu
saving him.
Campbell, C. A. Slnioiilon, C. A.
Hitchcock, T. U. Hutchinson and
Ijoretta Smith -vere iiiio1hUhI commit
tee on general arrangement lor picnic.
Decided to hold next meeting at
Ilallstou.
P. A. OU, of the State Normal, wits
lutrodiuid, and gave a very Instructive
talk uo Form and Color. He suld,
"The study of form Is linportutit; the
child gel the Idea of form before that
of auy other, trcouietrlca! forms are
the basis of the study of the iiuttlicioa-
tlcjt. If the child Is taught them he Is
saved much hard woik In later years.
In teaching form the teacher needs a
rle of bltK'ks prepared for such Work.
For the lirst year the blocks used are
the sphere, the cylinder ami the eula
The order of study being first to han
dle, theu to name, to learn the form, to
make. For the second and third years
the cube, the hemisphere, the cone, the
pyramid, the plinth, the ellipsoid, the
ovoid, the divided cul and the divi
ded cylinder should be trtught. The
first yeur's work lu color should ho un
six of the prismatic colors, (leaving out
Indigo), four greys, and white. Third
year, six hues. A prism, a Maxwell
disc and colored objects are liidlsH.nsa
ble aids In teaching color."
J.N. Hurt followed, saying that In
teaching geometrical forms he would
Introduce the triangle first us being the
simplest form. Following the triangle
should come the parallelogram, the
pentagon, bcxugoii, octagon and circle,
In the order named. In color work he
had usually taught the primary colors
first, then the secondary, tertiary, tints,
tinges and shades, In the order named.
The object of such lessons In to give the
child knowledge valuable in after life
as well lis to train him In perception
aud discrimination,
Tlnsw present were;
T. (). lluteliliiH O, II. Dawes, T.
J, Jackson, Mildred Jacobs, Ruth Mc
Devltt, Alice Cliitpin, Urnce Chapin, of
Dullus; C, A. Hitchcock, F. Long, Miss
Savage, of Independence; Loretta
Smith, Bonnie Swanti, Misses Lester,
Goodrich and Hull, Mrs. Long, Phut.
Campbell, J. M. Powell, P. A. (let,
W, A. Wtuui, of Monmouth; Win.
Parker, Webster, Miss Chapman, of
Bullalon; C. A. Sliuoiitou, Sitldee Sini
onton, of Rickreall; J.N. Hart, of Fulls
Ntvim
Supt. Hutchinson dlMtrlluiled a num
ber of copies of tbe Western Pedagogue
among tbe teachers, and recommended
them to subscribe for ly
Pofs Reynoids,nf Dallas Hiid Murphy,
Monmouth, wore absent owing to sick
ness In their families. Principal Dawes
of LaCreole Academy, was indisposed
so he could not take an active purt.
Rickreall school bus made a number
of Improvements during the past year,
among them are, a table on which is
kept on flic all the county papers, A
number of new books added to the
library, and the addition of a primary
department and l achcr. This speaks
well for Principal Siiiiouton and his
patrons,
Supt. Hutchinson gave aalereopilcan
entertainment Friday evenlug which
class work and tow prb-s.
WASTKIt-l'urehswr SirasswttiaJiiaeliln.
Post t-'i. Is new. Vi 111 sell lur t-Kk Addnm
X.esre UiUoUiisi.
City.
The Holton House at Portland,
always has Us "latch string out" to
residents of Polk Co., slid bids them
welcome
The "HAH'' cigar, for wle by lead
tug dc tilers of this city, Is a pure havana,
strictly bund-made and one of the
lliitwt audi choicest cigars manufactured.
Try t heiti. fit
The IiidcHUideuce Tile Co. through
siiNrior clay, Improved machinery,
and a thorough knowledge of the
busineaa, Is turning out tiling so
cheaply us to be beyond comis-titlon.
T. J. Iah) has his office up stairs lu
the Independence Nntlouul Bank
building.
It has Ik-cii decided by the Polk Co.
Fair nianagciuent to haw the spring
race meeting the lo, HI and 17 of June.
Weather ienullting the chawx-s are It
will be a very successful allidr.
Daly Sibley Eukln, at Iallus, have
a complete set of abstracts.
SubscrilH-rs wanting help or any
pesons desiring employment can use
the "Want" column of this paper
FlU'.K, oue Insertion, not to exceed
ten words. F-iioh additional word one
cent.
The l'niir Muthod.,
An exchange has this to say: "Of
cotiixe this paHr is not worth a cuss
ami you could make a better one with
out half trying. We know it and are
surprised that you have not found It
out sooner. Of course If you couldn't
make a better one, you would go oil'
and die. Of course you would. And
you wouldn't bo afraid to publish all
the choice bits of scandal and give the
guilty one "particular fits!" Of course
you wouldn't. In fact It would lie a
picnic for you. There Isn't half enough
news In the p'tper, but If you hud It
you would llll her up full. Of ceurse
you would, You would take "ads,"
from the merchants for the honor of
having them. Of course you would.
You would give everybody a polite
lieraonul and a dozen copies continuing
same five as a tokou of esteem. Of
course you would. And you wouldn't
think of asking a subscrllier to pity up
until he felt like It. It would never do
tolustilt a man like Unit. Certainly
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World's "Fare"
RESTAURANT,
C SL, Independence, Oregon.
A well moksd and sirvpd meal, rood a you
can s-'l anywhere, for Scents. Luuobss, oof
tev aud bnmd, lu cents,
MRS. M. D EATON, Prep.
Dr. K. U. Young, veterinary sur-
geou, attends to tne aiseasea or norees
and cattle -
E. T. Hcnkle, the bartier, haa a con
venient and well lighted shop on Main
street. Will shortly have bath rooms
E. II. Hosuer, of Monmouth, is a
competent auctioneer, and will sell on
commission
CkriaUaat Would be LclU
Bomk one inquires who would be
left in our churches If the following
classes were taken out: "All who will
not pay just debts. All who are hypo
critical. All who are deceitful, aud
talk about others behind their backs.
All who get Into debt without a pros
pect of paying tbe same. All who are
proud aud scornful, holding them
selves above their fellowmen and
shunning those less fortunate than
themselves. All who worship money
more thau they do their Creator. All
who speculate on the ignorance of
others. All who are tattlers. All who
think more of a wicked rich man than
they do of a pious poor one. Alt who
oppress the poor. All who make long
prayers for the sake of being heard aud
seen of men. All who are vain aud
selfooncelted."
But if all these were taken out of
"our churches," the Lord would still
have his church left founded upon a
rock, and composed of living atones,
which are bnllded together for a spirit-
not. You'd yes you'd play the deuce ( ual house, au habitation of God through
running t his paper, you would."
the Splrit.-The Christian. ,
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