THE WEST SIDE,
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mVXD BY
UMCAimON RATS.
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FRIDAY, NOV. 17, 1893.
potrer b to macMnnt-ih grand mo
tiv powtr.ifacttuUiit.
TAer (f oil OM uV tf obtaining bm
ntmpMMtn; but on way of obtain
ing publioUy aiUtrrtitiHg-HUickuwxi
Tbi West Sidk ia eleven years
old today.
Money is accumulating ia the
East and by and bye it will reach
this western country.
Abe we going to have a Christ
maa tre this rear! Where! Don't
all apeak at once,
The time has come when the
people most take hold of oar coon
tyund oar state affairs. Let pub
lio meetings be called and invest!
gate, then let action be taken.
Necessity is the mother of inven
tion.
These is war in Brar.il, war in
Africa, war in Cuba, and Honduras
wants to fight Nicaragua, and all
Europe is up in arms, so to speak
and no one knows when the first
run mtr be fired. The United
States is warring against the re
public iu Hawaii.
Every foot of land from the
Willamette river for ten miles went
of Independence is the very best of
fruit land. Why could it not all
be nlanted in choice varieties of
Dranes. armies. Dears, etct In
three years it would bring thoua
ands of dollars into this section.
Obegon has over 25,000 with
which to make an exhibit in San
Francisco, and it is proposed that
a corporation shall advance money
to pay the expenses at the Mid
winter Fair and let the legislature
reimburse them. By all means let
as have an exhibit at San Frsu
cisco. .
The Hillsboro Independent, a
radical republican paper, has this
brief editorial in relation to the
elections of Nov. 7; Republi
cans are in the same fix that Bob
ert Ingersoll said the democrats
used to be in, "They hold
straight flush when there is noth
ing In the jack pot."
Toe united states of Brazil came
into existence as a nation on No
vember 15, 1889. There are twen
ty states in the nation, covering an
area of 3,200,078 square miles, and
with a total population of 11, 002,.
335. The constitution is modeled
after that of oar United States, and
an effort was made to have the
government follow the lines of the
great nation to the north as much
as possible.
It was our neighbor Mexico
that once felt tho power of the
United States when Napoleon III
of France was told that according
to the Monroe doctrine no Euro-
nean government could uphold a
M r-i
monarchy in the Americas.
Mexico in consequence is now a
republic. In Brazil there is a
revolution and it is said Europe
hopes to have a monarchy there
We do not want one established
Now comes Walter Q. Gresham, a
member of President Cleveland's
cabinet, and in a letter to the
president recommends that the
United States shall reseat Qqoen
Liliaokalani on the throne of
Hawaii. No wonder public indig
nation mounts high. The United
8tatea, a republic, to Use its power,
its navy, its soldiers to enthrone a
queen looks to us like a criminal
act on the part of our chief execu
tive. If the Sandwich islands want
a queen, let them call her to the
throne and let the United States
keep bar bands off, but for us to
seat the queen is another matter,
We do not think congress will
quietly submit to dictator Cleve
land's actions in this matter, for he
la in accord with secretary Ores-bam.
Wb nubltsh this week a list of
those persona who pay taxes ou
over 1500 worth of property in In
dependence. That the aaMttiment
roll is incomplete and the work of the
board or equalisation equally as
faulty is evident to everyone at all
(uuiiUarwith those who are pro
perty owners hore. What 1s true
of thU part of the county Is true of
all. We have elected men to give
us a full and equal antoauntut.
They have signally failed.
Our only remedy ia to elect other
men to do this work. How much
better it could be if the people had
more direct control of oountyf-
(Uirs and men were placed in offtoe
who were upheld by the public in
stead of by their party. We have
been informed that the assessment
roll, as now prepared, will be cor
rected when it gets Into the bands
of the sheriff, and thus the county
saves paying state taxes. It will
be noticed that the men least able
to pay taxes are on the roll aud the
preseut roll has been purposely
made incomplete. In our niiuu
we need a system of county gov
ernment where the poor as well as
the rik'h have favors granted them,
aud the ouly way this can be done
is to have the soverumeut of folk
county more directly from the peo
ple. The Wot Bio favors equal
rights for all. If It ia right for the
slieriQ to assess one person, let him
assess all and do away with the ex
pense of an assessor and an assess
ment roll and a board of equaliza
tion. Polk county is not
the only one where the people are
being unjustly treated In this way.
It would not be a bad idea to have
a mass meeting of our cltlaens to
appoint committees to inquire into
the glaring inequalities of assess
ment in Polk county. Taxes are
high, money la scarce and it be
hooves us to investigate onr county
affairs. Who pays the taxes, and
where does the money gof Polk
county paid $ 2800 for one set of ab
stracts to insure a good aamwaroent,
and this year 91)55 for maps, and
no one knows what the bill will
amount to for next year, and yet
we sit idle and indifferent to the
evident squandering oi our money.
The Wjsht Side believes the
voice of the people should be heard
in this mutter of taxation and we
hope to hear from our readers on
the subject Are our taxes equal t
If not, why nott If there Is neglect
of duty, who is the guilty oflieiaJ t
i ii
Tub Treasury official statement
of the comparative receipts aud ex
penditures of the United State,
issued November 1, shows that for
the first four months of the current
fiscal year the expenditures have
exceeded the receipts by 124,000,
000. or at the rate of 172,000,000 a
year. The receipts are 127,000,000
less than for the corresponding four
mouths of the previous flacal year,
and the expenditures are nearly
$1,000,000 greater than for the
same period. There bos been a
net increase of 116,604,764 in the
circulation since the 1st of October,
and tho circulation per capita is
now 128.49.
i. .... . i
Now that the menace of an un
sound currency is effectually re
moved there is every encourage
ment to hope for an era of large
trade and general prosperity.
New York World.
ui j. -a
If we want a government of the
people, by the people and for the
people, let us start it in our county
affairs. Let us have reform.
Why are Polk county warrauts
at a discount!
tmii.ii, ii Lijii!pipi.iii.n
Would an Investigation by the
people,of Polk eouuty fl nancies not
be the proper thing just uowt
Tin democratic press, as well as
republican and independent, is
scoring Orover Cleveland for try
ing to establish a "utgger dynasty,"
the Telegram lays, in the Sana-
wlch Islands.
( ten
Do You Ever Have Bolls?
"FerMnral J tart prior to 1M, there wm
kaMlf a aa; tkt I wat trea from bolt aoa
Otor wurUN l ttw tkia MMlf Iron kaput-
Ilood'sCurco
Mat aft bleo& Ibefaatatekellaoa'iSar.
apart! I, tad before I had Infekaa lb Ultra
bottle I fcxiaa Br!! anMrtty twwt" a a.
Hyde, at Va Yeler Bra, lUal JUIala, Da
Leea Miami, Frataa, California.
LOUIS KIIAPPLY
IVuli-r In-
H &nd SILT CUTS,
POULTRY,
Sausages, etc. etc.
GAME IN SEASON.
C Street Dear Tostoffice.
Independence,
Or.
H A. FULLER.
HORSESHOER
an
BLACKSMITH.
The Best Plain Shoer in
the County
ISDEPEMIKXCE,
ORKUOX
a
Fresh Fish
o .
Sulmom. Clams, Oysters, Catfish,
Smelt, etc, received by nearly
every Main. i
Leave orders at Fish Stand on 0
street, Independence.
1 1. Boydston. Prop.
THE CHICAGO STORE
STOP THAT WOMAN !
Doti't let uer wasiener iiw -ing,
when she win buy of us what she
wants at prices equally as low. Our
, . . stock of
BOOTS & SHOES,
SLIPPERS ana nuootna
Is as carefully selected as any yon
cau flud, and our
PRICES ARE LOWER
Than nnr MtmMAiiorr uncus w
cause we buy cheaper and can afford
to sell lower.
RF REASONABLE
And help bu0 p your wwn vj
trad ns wits
MILLER & PATTERSON,
INDEPENDENCE. OR. V)
W. H. WHEELER
-DCALKR IN
SEWING MACHINES,
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE,
Sawing Machino Noodles and OII
Sewing Machines Repaired.
EAST 81DK OF MAIN 8TRE1TT, INDEPEXDKNCK, OR. 40
$20,000 STOCtl
Must bo closed out In
tho next Sixty Days I
w of wm
Bring your cash and get
your goods for fall and win
ter, at prices that will make
you happy.
Everything Bobs. Th&
J. CI. MJOUYfJ,
41 Independence
-H EADQUA BTERB FOI
Dress Goods
and CLOAKS.
Ops
ite Little Palace Hotel. C St. Independence.
PATTERSON BROS.
The Druggists.
PATTERSON BROS.
The Jewelers.
PATTERSON BROS.
The Headquarters
FOR GOLD and SILVER WATCHES
What is Life
Without a Dinner V
, An Aching Void.
What is Dinner
without Food?
A Distressing Dream.
What Would Independence Be Without
McUCHERiN & SiKDERCOCK'S
Grocery 1
A Desert Waste.
IULEIl
OtaUr
J. F. O'DOIIIIELL
Tha Laaflni
Oaalaf
ts, fci fte, Jq H ti d Mt,
Hlfm. Drllla, C'hlllwi aud Htl
l'luwa, Itlillng and WalkliiR 'ull
vaUiin, t'lamt Jr. (inrtlt u Drilln.
Hulhry Mill (iaiig l'lna.AX'MWall
l'otato l'iuatrra, DImi, Lvtr, and
Hprlniftoutli liafnmM,
II : RHOI W AM
UuHrii(.1 the boat and ll(iliitt
runniiiK waKnti ttmila. Mr. ' Don
noil la, by a wtniil arraniifiifiK tt
limiiufrtnlurvr'a iiKi-nt.mui will carry
Ilia liiritrnt and iiiimI roiuiiltrt II im
InuiU iiiuiil wvitr bmiiKht U Polk
onuttly.
tfcstl Il&l ' fell H Ir
M( K(Klicrn & SHnilcriMM'k are hore I
Dinner Hour Coiiii'nI ,.
lrolli aclos Appear I ,
(
- KeHiilti
DiiiiichUc Peace 1
'(HaroiMaor to ftriigim it erWn tlTo CoT)
Gentlemen's Gold Pens
20 PER CENT OFF FOR 30 DAYS
at O. A. KRAMERS.
S1LLE1T, ALEXANDER 8 CO,
The Druggists.
They Have the Goods.
They bell at low rnces.
( 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 (act, a full line
in that dcpartment.aaMaMCaw
REMEMBER
That Shelley, Alexander & Co. fill pro
scriptions at all hours of the day or night
and have an experienced pharmacist.
Salem Ml!.
WALOCMAR NELSON, Proprlator.
1S3 Conojxioxclal Street.
FMitilihd In 1884 with the nuwt cnniiiU'td and expensive plant In the atate.
Hteam capacity, twelve horsepower, ljiciled'aml gviiia'vlothliifrand fine (kbria
of all klnda kaned and dyed. ("Hrpctn, lilnnkel, Klannel, Silk ' Underwear,
Iadlea' Jlnta Htraw Hat, and fi-atlicru iUanet, dyed and renovated. HI lk Hata
Ironed, rillk Hata, Btltrilala, and Holt Hula cleaned, dyed, blocked and re
novated. MfLaava Orders with Independence, Monmonth, and Fall City 8taga Drlv
era. Or 8nd by Mail or Expreta.
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 ata put Id a New Improved Cleaner and will do a
General Warcuouae Business on tho most favorable terms.
The highest market price paid for wheat at all times.
. Btlfa.otloa u.jjataa4. M
Independence Stables.
Stylish Turnouts Alwavs in Readiness.
Having lately purchnsod the entire interest in the stables of J. K.
Jones, we are now better prepared than ever to meet the demands ot
the public as we are now waking and are preparing to make many
substantial, Improvements, Teams boarded by the day or month.
Traveling men a specialty.
6 ALE M , STAG E-W operate a dully tne line between Bttlem and FalU City. Htace
wave. all. City n.r ludnpenrienee at 4 a in.; leavea Imipiwndencw fur Halem at a.ra. Krom
Salaui ftir iDdopondouue, aUme ut 1 p.m.) leave. ludopeiuteuoe Ar fall. City at i p,m.
PETER COOK Prop.
WE GIVE FREE
A guitar worth $30. This la NO LOTTERY hut a test of your calculation.
Wa aell you the goods at the same lowprloea, and with caoh 50 t enta worth
purchased for cash we give you a test free.
We are juat receiving a lare assortment of tiew music and musloal Inatru
menta. An elegant line of all holiday goods are being opened and will be
ready for Inspection next week. We have bought these gooda at bedrock
prices and propose to sell acwirdhiKly. Call and look them over.
CLODFELTER BROS.
Headquarters for aohool supplies, stationery, periodicals, confectionery, etc