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All mamamandoeatft anUcsS not HiwV
log f linn will hs Inaertml rr All ovw
v nnM win a chunpM v wiw wr lint,
ttwtetjr obllunrj kmuIuiMm will t brd
hit w w nniii aouui pw uu.
RUtrxl at th hnUffli In Indoptci
FRHUY. tHT. IS, !,
aVertisity (i to budu what ttmun
jposw it to machinery (As yrtrnd wo-
tt'w power, ilacauUiy. '
Then U but one vog o obtaining but
net publicity; but oh ntg oeMtMM-
CoKGREis still talking. Not
ing more, ,
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Let us bear from our reader
with nominations for gover nor of
Oregou, to succeed Sylvester Pen
noyer.
The repeal of the federal election
law passed the lower house of eon
greta Tuesday. The senate will
now have Ronietniujr eke to talk
about
Why la it that there is bo little
sociability among the people of Or
ego nl Does it cost anything to
spend an evening with your near
est neighbor, and later, your neih
bor risit yout The early days
Oregon were Yastly differeut.
of
Tbb loss of life occasioned by
the tidal wave on the coast of Lou
isiana reached over two thousand
How fortunate we are in Oregon,
A few drops of rain, more or less,
makes but little diflereuoe but we
'never have it all come on the land
at once as in South Carolina and
Louiaana.
Foob Pouc county I She has al
ways had a standing stereotyped
boast, "no cyclones' but alas, a lit
tle one visited us on Monday, just a
young baby cyclone, as it were, but
it was a cvclone 1 ust the same. Our
Kansas residents can however con
sole us, if they will by telling how
much worse cyclones they have in
Kansas.
.
The electoral college which elect
ed Qrover Cleveland, was composed
of 444 persons; 277 voting for him
142 for Harrison and 22 for V eaver.
Had every Southern state, called
the solid south, been disfanchtaed
nnvoland would still hare had
enough votes to have elected him
It is therefore seen that states where
the negro question does not figure
and where protection should Cud
friends elected Cleveland. We
would like to really know whether
in view of the ''change" of the one
year now closing any if those voters
regret their acts.
As day after day passes by, aud
week after week also, and still the
annate of these United States dot
absolutely nothing, the people be
gin to question their own wisdom
In sending to Washington, men who
are so negligent of the country's in
- terest as to allow it to languish as
it. in now doine. Men may differ
as to what constitute good and bad
mnnev. irold standard or silver
standard, free coinage or no coin
hnfc all will atrree that times
are critically hard and that the dom
ocratic party being in power is ex
pectedtodo something to relieve
the distress. In both the boune
and senate the republicans are in a
hopeless minority. Why cannot
the party in power act quickly and
positively! Ho who hesitates
lost, and for that reason we believe
tho democratic narty is fast dint
ing on the shoals.
To the average everyday man of
the world, who judges more from
what he sees than he hears, the
many repetitions of brotherly love
In the ceremonies connected witn
secret socities, or else in the church
by the lay member or the minister,
fn as fimntv sounds until he sees
' some of that feeling of brotherly
love manifested. Sickness is one of
the best tests of the sincerity of pro
fessions of any such kind, lor itl
takes a sacrifice of time and per
sonal comfort to wait on the sick
and mifferinz. The member of a
secret society, or the member of a
church, knowing his brother to be
sick, and failing to call and even
comfort his brother with a few
words of, cheer, is not doing his
duty, and is a living reproach to
the organization of which he is a
member. Of course this lesson is
not intended to apply to any of our
readersy but nevertheless it has a
general truthfulness. .
IX DEMOCRATIC PRAYER.
)lhiighty, all Olatinate and near
sML Fat Cleveland, our great
( lunch-bellied political god, again
we bow before you in humble sub
mission. Each day, as this world
which was made for thee, is hurled
trough etherial space faster than
hungry Democrat can ruu for oSloe,
we have additional proofs of thy
greatness. We have read thy wee-
sage, we have gulped it all down
and now we lie stretched out In the
nun of political hope, like a suake
who has swallowed a frog, watting
for it to digest. Yes almighty aud
powerful master, there is a panic
throughout the laud It is spread
ing dlaaater everywhere. It has
knocked the everlutttingBtuulngout
of the seat of our pants, and left its
impriut all over our clothes, and pur
children and oar children's children
.The gentle sephyrs of the summer's
breexe Hit familiarly through the
bolos in the kneea of our panto and
playfhlly kiss the cuticle where the
gentle and patient wood-tick and
the festive ilea have just finished a
sumptoua meal. - This is all very
well in the summer time, but we
would thank thee, our most adored
political father, if thou wouldststop
the paulo before the chill blasts oi
winter have a chance to peep iuto
the open windows of onr pants.
We know, most respected and
adored master, that thou knowest
we had a pauict la thy groat wls
dom thou hast found It out before it
was three mouths old, and straight
way thou throwest down thy
ing pole, kicked over the bait can
and aetteat to work to snatch the
panic bald headed. We thank thee
most kind master, for even men
tionlug us In thy message, We
thauk thee for tby desire aud efforts
to give us a "good dollar". Vi e
implore thee to make it better than
anybody's dollar. The more it will
buy the better it Is. Oh, great and
mighty Cleveland, if thou couldst
make it buy ten bushels of wheat
aud fifty pounds of cotton, if we get
bold of one we would know bow to
appreciate It. "There is no excel
leuce without great labor," and the
more labor it takes to make a dollar
the more "excellent" it Is. Mighty
master, make it good. Make It bet
ter. Squeeze into it more labor,
more hogs, more cattle, more grain.
It will cost you nothing. We will
furnish the "more labor, more hogs,
more cattle, more grain" Squeeze
them iuto the dollar. It will be
money in thy pocket, aud money
in thy pocket will put feed into thy
paunch. e thank thee most ex
ccllent master' for thy friendly in
terest in behalf of the bankers.
Make their paths easy and their
burdens light. Increase the value
of their dollars and the number of
their mortgages. Give them gold
and demolish all silver with the
lightning of thy wrath; Help us
oh mighty Cleveland, to love our
enemies all but the Populists.
If England smiles us on one cheek
tut us turn nuto her the other, If
the atiks for our coat let as give her
our cloak also. But whatever thou
dopwt, most excelleut, adored and
mighty master, dou't fail to help
us put the Populists to (tight,
They press us sore on every side.
They laugh us to scorn aud make
faces at us in public places. L wt
campaign we accused them of do
ception and lying, aud now they
have proved by the words of thine
own mouth, most adored master,
that we hare lied. It is written
"oh, that mine enemy had written
a book," but that's just what's the
matter with us. Our enemies have
written too many books. And they
increase not only in knowledge but
in numbers. The political mid
wives whom thou has sent out to
day all new-born male babies are
either hoodoed or don't arrive in
time. And this Increase ts a sore
vexation. Besides, no people in
the world have such memories.
rhey have recorded every promise
we hare ever made. They point to
the McKinley bill as the "culmin
ating atrocity," remind us or your
promise to repeal it and exclaim,
inai They rcuiinu us or our
"change" aud point to you as you
fish at Buzzard's bay or shoot suipo
it Hog island. They recall our sa
cred promise of better times and
then point to the numerous butd-
ness failures, the shutting down of
factories and mines, the thousindM
of unemployed, the low price of
wheat, cotton, cattle, hogs and the
goneral scarcity of money. They
sorely perplex us and we know not
whither to turn. Oh, most excel!
eut and mighty muster, is there no
balm in Gilead! Is there no place
where we can turn our face to hide
ourshamef If we had an office we
could stand it without complaint.
We would eat our pie and lot the
heathen rage. We could buy more
with our salary and would scoop in
the property while it is low. But
the panic which it has pleased thy
greatness to create hit us as hard as
it did the Populists. Our honsen
and vineyards are mortgaged and
our daughters are given in bondage.
Our creditors dun us and we have
riot the wherewith to supply their
wants. We know there is some
thing the matter, but we don't try
to know what it is, for it would be
treason to thee and our great party.
Thy ways, oh mighty Cleveland,
are past finding out But we trust
thee. Take us under the wing of
thy protection. . If the bankers
need our property give it to them.
But this we ask of thee: Deliver ns
from the Populists. Issue an edict
compelling the men whom we elect
ed to office to take the stump and
put them to flight In val n have we
appealed to them but they eat their
pie and wink at each other. They
smell the battle afar off, and they
seem to want to get farther off.
Bring out the whip of thy wrath,
most worshipful master, and scourge
their cowardly legs till they can
stand on the publio platform and
tell the people that they are Dom
ocrats, whether they can give area
son or not Again we ask thee to
take us uuder the wiugs of thy oarr.
Deliver us from the Populists, help
us to bear up under the panic, en
courage our political faith, feed our
political prejudices with the dally
bread of misrepresentation, deliver
us front the Populists, iuerease our
love for thee, help ni to hate the
Republicans, aud thiue shall be the
praise If the Republicans dou't
get us. Amen. Kx.
ISIIIAIIVE REFERESD L'it.
Tuuovim the compliments of
the Oregon Farmer's Alliance, Or
egon Kulghta of Labor, Oregon
State Grange, aud the Portland Fed
crated Trades Assembly, the W'm
Side is in receipt of a small book
entitled "Direct Legislation, by the
eltixeushlp through the Initiative
and Referendum."
Several mouths ago this paper
gave au outline of what the Initia
tive and referendum attempts to ac
complish, so shall not go over the
same grouud now. The ouly place
in the world where the system is in
vogue, as a national law is in the
republic of Switzerland. The
seutiol eleiueuts of the system ore
defined as (1) That the entire citl
tuuahlp vote the law. (2) That loud
is not property, and lut sole Just
teuure is occupancy and use.
The republican aud democratic
partite are trying to form issues on
money aud tariff. Neither the re
publican nor the democratic parties
have however taken up direct leg
islation by the people. Why f Be
cause thinking people of today see
plaluly the reason for it is that they
dare not do so, for if they did their
power as spoils parties would be at
au end. The partiau newspaper
cannot afford to advocate aud sup
port those lueotmree which make
legislation more direct and that the
people shall, through legislation
destroy the growing evil of monop
oly. Both of our pretieut political
parties are notoriously corrupt
We see it mouifest in county affairs
we see it in state affairs, we see it
national legislation, aud yet when
we consider the individual officials
we Bud them as houest as the cir
cuuuttauoee will permit There is a
giowing distrust in our political
narttcH, and it is the system that
is wrong, not our people. That
something must bedoue is evideut,
but how is the reform to be aocom
plitthedf Shall we place a new par
ty in powert It would soon become
as corrupt as the others. What we
need is a method of law making in
which the people more directly con
tribute, iuntead of our representa
tive system. The people are eager
to kuow of some way to be relieved
of their chains, which are getting
grievous. Will either of the dom
inaot parties come to the rescue and
iuoorporute iu their platforms an
endorsement of these new Ideas, or
will they attempt to fight it out on
the old iKsuesf If they do the death
knoll will tic sounded of both dem
ocratic aud republican parties.
Men may, and will, honestly differ
on tariff, finance, etc., and so politi
cal J art es w 1 exists in order to ad
vance th ose ideas, but the political
party that exist for the tpo'dt of
office, etc., must cease. Direct
gltdation tends to destroy the
work of the politician, the "bom,"
etc. The West Side favors di
rect legislation and restricted I
monopoly of lauds, We are not
like our contemporary at Dallas,
the Itemizer, which thinks country
editors and country people have
too little intelligence to discuss
iiiOHtloiiH of finance and statesman
Mliip. The people, know better
Uieir wants thau leeimators who
are liable to be corrupted; so let
every man be a law maker.
J. K. Wetlierford for Governor.
Indki-endknck, Ob. Oct, 11, '08.
To Tua Eoitor.- The Wkst Bidk
asks for names of nominees for Uov-
ornor at the next general election. We
present the name of J. K. Weatherford
as a man endowed by nature with ex
outive ability and as a man who in all
the walksof liresuuids beyond reproach
Inofficial life be bos been honest, In
public and private life he Is the peer of
any man, and with all he bos always
been found on the side of the people,
Nominate and elect J. K. Weatherford
aud Oregon will have a Governor she
may well be proud of.
....
TAKE NOTICE.
If tbe person who took my umbrella
from the Baptist church tiundny even
Ing, will return It to the Wkst Sidk
office, I will he much obliged, as It was
a present from a friend. ,
Mas W. L. Wilkins.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
VTOTIOR IH HK IKHY GIVEN TIJA1
11 IIia nurlhorHtili) litirotofore exliitliiir un
dur the llrm minis of Woblixr Fullnr, III Ui
hltwIiamlDi btmlmuM In Imli-iioniloni, Iihh
UiIh dny limn dlmiolved hj niiiliiiil nmmnit
0n, Wolilmr runrlng. una au soniunu due
the lute nrm are iwiuin i u. A. uur, who
will pay all Uubln or nald firm.
ItKM. VVKIIIIKH,
II. A. FDU.B1.
Independence, Or,, Aug. 80, um,
JJOTICE. All pnraon owlnif the ahnva
r:n will DleiuM aultle thulriuwount-iMinfin
u PUlbl. Al-it
Tss Pabtle tkkooU ef Idkfeaisase.
Curvftllli Si'bool Outnixndlum.
The Indndmw public agbeots
mwt formed by the union of scnooi
districts t and 88 ou the Siud ef
March, 1H00. A school had biwn con
ducted In North lndpndnes sine
about the year IStKI, and in IndapM-
donee propr slum about tbe year 1SQ7.
Th growth of the city aud U bier
of the school population led to the eon
ttliKlallou of th two district' luituo-
dlately after th uulou of th two dis
trict a building site was secured and
th pnwnt bunding erected In Issi.
It is heaiod by stam, rurnlnl In
natural wood throughout, has lartp
lauwiufut plsy-ruoins and commodious
cloak Mom. Koch of the night rooms
Is well lighted, Is supplied with mod
ern school furnltur, has black-buard
around th room, teacher's ward rote,
and eli for apparatus. The build
ing with tli land on which it stands,
aud IU furuituro, cost about 131,000.
A guod school course of vtghtyMm,
and a high school count of three yar
Is sustained. Horn of the bwt teacher
of the state usve been connected with
th InuVpeudeties school and they
have always enjoyed au euvlsbl rep
utation . It Is th aim of the iuansg-
meot to nuke th work thorough, prac
tical, modern, to develop thought
rather than memory.
The number of graduates from the
public school since th establishment
of the graded system ha been nineteen,
and from th high school two. The
graduating elm of the present year
numbered seven.
An exhibit of lit work of the schools
was prepared and forwarded wlttaths
Oregon Educational Exhibit to lb
World's Fair. At th nd of tht school
year a publio sxnluit was rustle, com
prising over thirty volumes of manu
script work, In dim-rent studies from
the dlrftwnt grades, several large cltart
of drawings, thirty smell volumes of
Individual drawings and much inlacel
aneous work. The exhibit was well at
tended and ths character of the work
aud Its execution received many own-
pllmeuts from th visitor. The people
o Independence are justly proud of
their beautiful school building and th
excellent advantage It affords. An
able corps of teaclier have been n-
gaged for next year, aud Prof. C A.
Hitchcock has been re-elected as prin
cipal. Mr. Hitchcock Is a modest man,
but after ui solicitation has given
th detail of the following sketch: 0.
A. llttchcock was born and educated
In Ohio. As a boy he attended to dis
trict school, later he graduated from
th Jefferson Educational Institute
and from tlrsnd lUver Institute, re
ceiving from th latter th degree of
U. a lie earned hi educullou by work
Iu th saw-mill, factory aud school
room, receiving his first eerUflcata to
teach when slitevu years of age. Ills
first teaching In a grsded ohot4 was at
Conoeaut, Ohio, In th grammar school
In succession he was Principal of the
high school at Pier moat, Ohio, Asslst-
snt at Jf rTcrsou Educational Institute,
and for three yesra Hupertntendent of
schools at Culllnwood, Ohio. Declin
ing a re-election at an Increased salary
be came to Oregou In 1W2 a Principal
of the Iudepvtidctic Bchool, and In
1hu:i was again elected to that position
Mr. Illtchcock has made an excellent
record wherever he baa labored, and
has never left one position except to
take a better. He ha strong exeeutlv
ability, Is a successful teacher, an sol
Institute Instructor, a good speaker,
and an enthusiast lo worker devoted to
his prodwtlou; to his pruffeelonal mer
it he unite a pleasant and genial
manner and excellent social qualities,
County Court.
Pkodatk Estate of J. K. P Cavltt-
petltlon for final settlement granted
Executor discharged.
Estate of a A. Craven-fluar settle
ment continued till October S, 1HU3.
Iu matter of claim of E. T. Young
ealnt estate of 11 Dove testimony
taken. Ordered that claim be illimllow
d.
Estate of 8 K. Connor final settle
ment to be had October 7th.
Commiihicnkhs Coi'HT:-In mat
ter of paying for (lay Creek bridge
warraut for $-'14.80 Issued to C. F. Itoy
al in payment of aaine.
Matter of H. R Grant road No 2-
Petitlon read. Clay McTlmmonds,
Ueorge Mclleeand , M. Lewis ap
pointed viewers, to meet with surveyor
to view said road, October 16, 1803.
Matter of Warreu Frost road Peti
tion read. Bum order of court as In
preceding matter, N
Omaha, Neb., May 6, 1801.
I have tried a great many remedies
for headache, and K muse's Headache
Capsules knock it quicker than any
thing I ever tried. 1). W. MoVea.
For sale by Hlielley, Alexander Co.
Mr. JU A. Jf tte
Given Up to Die
"I was troubled with liver oowpUlsl ssd n
Isrgmarat et Us splssa. Al Istt I essld sol
wslk aoroii mj roots, and took to my ssd, at
ttsnr thought, ts dl. 1 hgsa to taks Bood'i
srtsparllla and am saUrslr eursd. II has all
Hood'sCures
beta bronght sbont by Hsd's tamssitlla,
Mas. R. A. HAMiiroif, Frsss. Osllforsla
Hoed'o fllle Our aiok . m
We sell
FRUIT TREES
and all other
NURSERY STOCK
very cheap.
Bend your Ihr siiMtlal prloei,
(;lnliuo no,
CORVAUIS N DRSEBT COMPANT,
47-12t Corvallls, Oregon.
30,000
Must bo olosod out in
tho noxt Sixty Days I
IBM
Bring your
your goods for fall and win
ter, at prices that will make
you happy.
j. a.
4'
What is Life
Without a Dinner?
An Aching Void.
What is Dinner
without Food?
A Distressing Dream.
What Ui Indeperdence Beilisi
rwiii!i & ncco
Grocery ?
A Desert Waste.
XcCarkeraa k fUndercoek are
Dinner Hosr (tomes!
IMIrsclcs Appear t
Walthvm
Elgin
Springfield
Columbut
Seth Thomas Watches
For sale by O. 46
Hubbard & Staats.
rnoruiKToiu or
CitTruclt and Transfer Co.
Hauling of all Klnda Done
at
Keaaonaule Itetee.
Agents for the O. P. Boats.
All bill must be settled by tbe 10th 01
eaen mourn.
Independence, Oregon.
Dr. S. A. MULKEY
RESIDENT DENTIST.
Independence,
Oregon.
The nrofesslnn practiced in all Its
hrannhoa. Gold anil silver UlllllflS
irold crowns a specialty. Plate work of
the best quality metal, rublier and eel-
limlil. Also brldire work. Htttlslaetlon
sunranteed. Teeth extracted without
pain. Office, corner Main and Mon
mouth streets, Independence.
GEO. E. BREY,
DKALKB IN
Crain, Sops9 WooV Foialoes9 Sic
lndopndencs,
Oragon. 48
STOCK
m of Bras
cooh and get
There is no
JReserve.
f
Indole donco.
here t
Besalu
DowMilte Peace I
nn mm
THt
And th.
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The
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$4.00 a Year.
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magazine, with It yearly 15,1(1 page of
reading mat ter by the greatest writers
of the world, and 1200 Illustrations by
clever artists, and stands the peer of
Harpers, LlppencotU, Eto., and you
have willingly paid as high as $4.00
year for such magaxlnes.
The WEST SIDE, published every
Friday, contains all the local news aud
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proved la DAYS, return the botUe.ndget your
money. Sulci liy .11 lmituMi.
MDUV
Tt Uae-tef
QUTEII
Deal
J. f. O'DOHIIELL
-Carri th
kg, tis, H3,
feeders, DrIIU, Clillled aud Htiwl
1'lows, Itldlug and Walking Cultl
vaUm, I'lanet Jr. Oarden Drill.
Hulkey and Gang 1'lowa.Aspenwall
Itttalo l'laniers, Dlao, Lever, and
Hrlng-tooth barrow.
MuVl
IF
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is
AO
Uuarauteed tb best and llirhtest
runnlng wsfroo nisde. Mr. O'Doii
null Is, Ty a recent arrangement the
nianufseturer's aireut.aud will carry
the largest and most complete tin
of linpletiieiit ever brought to Folk
eouaty.
i Vrvsvsf p BssveiaTVrfesvpSKPf r jwpsPjV irij jvewsipwV w eww
mum, tmm s co,
The Druggists,
They Have the Goods.
They Sell at Low Prices.
The Quality is Superior.
They are Accommodating
School Books and Stationery,
They keep everything called for.
They will fill orders by mail or by
telephone. They keep pens, ink,
writing paper, in fact, a full line
in that department.e
REMEMBER
That Shelley, Alexander & Co. fill pro
scriptions at all hours of the day or night
and have an experienced pharmacist.
Salem SE.lDEIEllDClfl.ISr.Ui
: WALDEMAR NELSON, Prpritr. ,
I 1 S3 Comnaerclal Streot-
Establtshed In IH84 with ths most complete and expensive plant In the state.
Hteam capacity, twelve borve-power. I-dles' and gen' clothing and fine rabrta
of all kinds cleaned and dyed. Carpet. Blankets, Flannels, 811k Underwear.
Ladle' Hat Btraw Hats, aud feathers cleaned, dyed and renovated. 811k Hat
Ironed. Hllk Hate, Btltr Hals, snd Kort Hate cleaned, dyed, blocked and re
novated, .
TLav Orders with Independence, Monmonth, and Fall City 8tage Oriv
r,. Or 8end by Mall or Express.
Independence ROLLER MILLS,
SKINNER & CO., Proprietors,
Wish to notify the public that they are now
Ready to Receive Grain in Exchange for Flour.
We have alao put In a New ImproTed Cleaner and will do a
General Warehouse Busiuesa on the most favorable terms.
The highest market price paid . for wheat at all times.
Independence Stables.
Stylish Turnouts Alwavs in Readiness.
. .--e ..-.-.. i w.... v..u i.i.i.o iim'irai IU IUO BlttlllCH OI J. JH.
ones, we are now better pnimretl than ever to meet the demands oi
.'ha nnhlin na iaih nnvt nialim. . - l . .
iinvinir i inn iv iiivmtuuwi r it a ui.iim tnnM. I.. . i. , i . , .
r " ...I., iri.nj iu 10 uiitKe many
lubatantial, improvemente. Teams boartled by the day. or month
rravellug men a specialty. t
rialain Sur Indepondaoc, ! w l p.iu., lwv
PETER COOK Prop.
independence Marble Works
Marble and Granite Monuments
Headstones, Tablets, and Curbing.
An.wndwmptet.tok of Marbl.
...... u.u.nu .t.uTr piivosauuai snort nouoo. We buy by
the carload aud can give customers advantage of low freight.
Shop on Railroad St.
A - a k
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V.MAKER
All kinds of wood repairing done on
Wagons, Carriages, and Machinery
with neatness and dispatch.
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H. A. FULLER.
HORSESHOER
and
BLACKSMITH,
The Best Plain Shoer in
the County
INDEPENDENCE,
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