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About The Independence west side. (Independence, Or.) 18??-1891 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1893)
THE WEEK'S BUDGET. What Our Reporter Finds of In terest to Our Readers. NIK LOCAL AM C FN Kit A L XKWSU Sanaa? r lk Ktsata af the Wwl Tr tj TuM ,! CulWwW tlljlln f Infer! frsi twyaWnt, Patronise your home Imkery. Munition !h report buslucs ImproV' Mrs. Goo, Well tf Buena Vista it very elok. Prof. Utilu l teaching iiiu1o at Bue na Vleto, ; ' Fight loavea of bread fur 23 eut t the Bakery. Rev. Huyt U holding a protracted meeting l McCoy. " Three loaves of nice fresh bread for 10 wilt at the Bakery, M. U. Dorri apeut Suuday with frlvud lit McMluu vllle. Walter William uf Taeoiu ha becu vkdllug bit l'allu home. There are l!Ml iuU eimdled at the Slut Normal In Monmouth. Tom Feuuvll relumed last Saturday from hi busiuvta trip to Iowa. Bread! Breadlt Bread!!! Frtb bread every tiny at the Bakery. Coyote ate four uf Sum Phillip sheep reeeutly, lu Sprlug valley. , Haxel, the Infant daughter uf A Courier, at Fall City, died Dee. I. John Burn of I.ui'klHiiiut, who ha Iweu dangerously ill, In recovering, Mia Km urn I'urvlno, of near Aim, 1 visiting Mla Nora iiwoka lu Salem, Thirty-three nice fresh loavea of bread fur 1 (10 at tb Bakery la cheaper thau flour Mra. Dr. P. Eaton, of Portland, spent Suuday visiting her father, J. R. Cooper. Uncle Dave Whllraker la very lek and some, fear ai entertained of LU recovery. M. McKuchereu and family have rented Mra, Parker' resluenee ucr the motor line. We will at'll you grocerlc ua cheap, for cash, asauy house in I'ulk county at the Bakery. Bueua Vlata ia enjoying a very hUI winter, having young folk'a gathering nearly every week. Old papers, fifty In a bundle, only 15 cent at thl office, lu Ira quantities one-half cent each. Mia Nellie Howe, who has been vis iting Portland friend, returned to her Dallas home last week. ' Attorney Robert Hell of Portland spent a few dnya vbdlftig hia father and mother lu Dallas last week riatt Creek arrange meets Saturday. For yeara the irranire there baa been one uf the beat in Polk county. A. IliiiHhaw of Sheridan ha bought the Hiushaw Bros, hop yard anil Zinn llinshaw will have charge of It. Prof. Lonifacre and wife of llueiia Vlsto, were water bound in Suleni aev rul dnya during the high water. J. Chllder to Mis Kmma VViudaor, and Sandford liell to Mine Pearl Pike, were marriages recently aoleniuliuid at Lincoln. If you wont the Wkst f itw aetit to your addie, notify your poaliuwiier, and wheu you receive the Hrht copy you eau pay for It. Cricket lteveiia, who haa been In the meat bwtlnef nt Alrlle for the paat two yi-ara, aaya lie found money eaay In lila uelghlxirhond thin fall, and collirtlunn very good. Judging from the number of new iubmiriuera received lately, we are giv ing our readeraa imtlnfaclory paper. We are muklng arraiiguiiienU to atill further improve It. When Hherlduii (woplo want to avoid the muddy road leading to McMlnu villu they go down the Yamhill river In a boat. They haul the boat back when the roade get good. Freddie Hooper worked three day lu the WK8T Hidk ofll je, but when he mw the local Friday calling him "our devil" he up and quit. We ahould have dl tliiguhhud lilm am prufuNHiir. Up near Jlallnton a people'a parly club hna iKien orgmilwd, and U U pro poaeil that the government ahull bwue enough money to make wall rich. Both democratic and republican parties are to lie boycotted. TliankH, for the many frlcnda who are helping to make the Wkht Bikk lntereHtlng. Many a good item would eitcupe un If fneudf did not drop In and give iih a pointer. If you are going to liuve company or go ell vlaltlng, drop us a line. The grand Jury of Polk county com plimented Clerk U. F. Mulkey on the line condition iu which they found the hooka In hia olllce Frunk laaHeU made man, and he doc hia work to Kuln future, an well ua prvaeut prulne. Polk county haa an efficient 'dcrk, . The heHt advertlned Inatutltlon of learning In Oregon la the State Normal School at Monmouth; and the way It In done In by lettem from puplla or tu dentH to the country papern. Thei-e weekly oommiiiiicntloiiH, generally un der the head of "Monmouth Notca," appear In paper a"l over the ntale, and while perlmpH Ihcre may I reprcHiint atlvea from each fiectlon tomiikothe new of local Interent, II looka like pre meditation on the part of Homebody to boom the achool. And if It In, the Hchome ia worthy of emulation, Ore-gmian. I.ant Kittunlay night the ofllee of Oeo. Hkluuer A (Va flouring mill was enteied by pemoua unknown ami by men in uf tooU a hole drilled In the tot of the lliv-phKif ante and powder poured in ami lighted, The intention waa to burat oHU the nufo and nb It of Ita eoutelita but It an a fulluru The Con tenia, book, etc , of the wfu were badly blaekm.il, but the mreeof the expiation teKd aiuund the aafe din The rttbut ra wre evidently experts- Wilbur Otla Lmulrvlh who haa been away fhiui lndeHudeiue mr nearly three yeuix came iwek limt weeek. II had leariivkl hi be a btuber, and o ban lived tu Portland, Helena, MlnneaxdlH, 81. Paul, (Tilcitno, New York, Waahing' toil, and a tuwu lu keulUeki'. lie aUi he gut work hi Chicago one hour uftc getting there. If you want ton tliv world lie a lairher and then travel. The Maeeabeea, of Falla City, hav the following olthwrafor the eunulng tenui Cwiinmnder, J. II, Teal: lleiit, com., Kill tillbtrt; tvoutt keeiwr, J, C McFarlaiid; HiiHiiee keefier.F. 0. Itay inoiul; chaplain, J. P. Moyer; aergeaut Ira Mvrliug; manUrsit-aruM. W. A. Jouea; lat materof guanla, T. 1), llul lowHI; acutlnel, J. Illlugawurth; picket A. L. Huudherg. A letter waa nwtitly rvoeived here from Mm Pulle t"utier, who la lu Hall Ijtko city, lelllnn of ber aUendlng thaukattlvlag aervlcea In the great Mor. mmi lemiile, where apivchiii were made by a Mormon Uxht p, a Jewlah rabbi, a Calhollu blaliopaudothera, aud lu an wer to the apieal for money for the poor of the eity, I'XiO waa ralwd. IN.k Hit for Uncle ltllly Wright, the ehaiuplon knife ahariieuer, of Salem Uncle Hilly la "all right," m la hli grludaig maehliie. lleiwya the only lienem who him made a "kb k" la ti e marelial, who tried to put htm otf the aldewalk. "ltllly" la a "liull.V man," People who have tried It, aay that there is no U tter medicine for dyaK'p la thau Ayer'a Karaaparllbi. It may not give one the utmuach of an oalrlch but It ao atreiitheua the alimentary organ that the dlgeation of ordinary fiMHi beovuiea eaiy and uaturMl. Feeble and eaprlelou appetite aw bimt regulated by the um of Ayer'n Cathartic pill. They do not debilitate by excemlve lliuulation; but caune the aloinaeh, liver and bow via to iM-rform (heir function properly. An au fu r- dluner pill, Ihey are uueiial. If you have land for aale it will pay you to advertlte In thla paper, for It wll find ou a buyer; but If you loaeyour umbrella you may aa well aave your money. It will never return. No one returua uiubreltaa, It acema. N. Gardner of McCoy aa In town on Monday, lleaaya J. Flun'a i'.-aen eorn patch did not turn out well on iiTount of iliuup w. ait her. Ijrnt year there were atnue iri"d croi of com about McCoy K:ley Oioer, the popular tmchelorof Indeprudeiici', leavea next week for hia llil.OMl fruit farm lu Union county fie haa Itii alek for the pant week or more with lagrlppe. J, V. Hare, thcnoatmaterat Astoria, reerutly illreeted a letter aa followi j Al ladi'iviitlfiini, M)iil)r of l'"lk, T M. l. CiiU.T, limt lici.rai-lii( liliiku, tM-llvrr till lt.ir wiihtiiit any fet And pill II In tu mil, Rirty.tlirve, The cute and cunning little trlnketa at P. C. Patlerwiu'i make one wlidi he were a taiy auain that he might re joice lu the 1'inMnMon of them, Call early and get your pick, T. H. lltiiilley haa hay tailed lu aueti way that It coiur apart In biiuchc uat large enough for a feed The cheat hay ho hna la cured exactly right. M. O. Poller and wife and little daughter left hud Frldav for Nebrnaka to iend a few wecka with Mra. Potter'a parent, Mr, and Mra. Maddox. The weather prophela aay thla la go ing to !e the eoldent winter aince 1W3, You should tiny one or tliowi warm HiiitH for iiule al Vanduyn'a. Our merchauU are dlaplaylng their holiday gooda, and Judging from the elegant dlnplaya in the atorca they ex pect to have a large trade. The old year will go out In about the regulation way deaplte the cry of hard time. Clodfeltcr lime, aay they expect a lively holiday trade. The largeat pearl ever found meas ure two inctiea ana weighs three ounces. Have you seen Kramers dis play of holiday goods? Kngland Is agitated over the ques tion: H hull women Hinoke? If they decide iu the alllrmatlve, they should uae the Bijou's cigars. If anyone has twenty or thirty pounds of dried rweet corn, they can get ten cents a pound for It by bring ing to this olllce. There were fourteen new scholars at the Baptist Sunday school lust Bun day. Bupt. Haley Is the right man for the place. "A closing out sale" compels the dis posal of the well selected stock of J, M. Vanduyn at extraordinarily low prices. Murk Unroll, IllckrenlPB handsomest bachelor, was In town on Monday. He says tie sees no "prospects" vet. Goose and onions! My, that's nice especially when seasoned with Mo Eachern A Handercock'i spice. Don't sweat and fuss trying to make bread when you can get three loaves for 10 cents at the Bakery. The total production of coffee In the world Is (IfiO.OOO tons. J. P. Irvine han dles the best grades, About thirty persons united with the M. E. Church at Falls City last week. Draw your line where you will It never fulls to lilt burgaln at Van duyn's. Peter Cook, the livery man, was lu Portlund on business lust week. Try Heukle's new barber, The hop yard men north of Independ nee are becoming alarmed at the deci washes made by (he river at Ita recent rise, when It runs through ilia low place below town. If nothing la done to remedy the matter, It will M tin Willamette change Ita course, ami then Iudcieiidence will have no aieamlsait channel either way,. Congress ahoul be petitioned to build a break-water there, ami thus save ramie for ten miles front Mug damaged or even entirely ruined. Till matter ahou'd be looked alter al once. We may liav another rise thla winter. The Imp men should build a tempera -y breakwater auyhow. W.N Hunter ami Ida tall Mend Bud Franer of McCoy, were lu Indcpen deuce Monday. Mr. Hunter came lo Oregon from Sheboygan, Wisconsin He keys the town got Its name from an Indian who had a large family of girl and when another child we horn someone naked, "Boy or girl?" "Mhe boy 'gain," he said, and ao dune the uame Shelaiygau, J. P. Irvlne'a grocery store hew cienct lt M otidsy, be is certainly to tat congratulated on Its Appcaranve. It Is as taallly nrrnget as any store on the West Hide and Chaa. Irvine decrve much crvnlit for the skill displayed The firl day's trade waa very good lu,le'd, In lie, luey hvl very miieh en eouracd. -On Thnrwlay evening, IVcemticf the Iridic' duiiehig club, of Indepeu Jence, gave one of their delightful nartlce ul the oiiera hmise. Alsuit thirty is ,ii pita were there and all pro nounced it the imwl im-sfut (tarty ol the aeuaolt. The nieinU're of tlieeluli tleM'rve iiiin u eretllt for the manner In which they ceitdtiel their (wrtlca, The Hearieae stlty bad a very plcnatit stadid at the homo, of Mlw Annn Stockton lnt Friday evening AdmUlon to the art gallery, to hear the phonog'sph, etc., netted quite iiiii fur buying Xm;i present fr ar hlldieii lu this il:y. Mint Mary Col lins la (Ih soul Ot all such gatlo ritik 1jii Sunday a Junior Fedcavtr eta-l ety was ergnnlned "l i hrlstlan hurth, 8tierllendent. Ml"" rjaile Tatrm; raslstiut sii , Mlaa Florence Wagoner; pil liut, Claiule l!til'lanl; see., Win. tuuueruau; ucoa, ua-u Oeudmau, LuM TucMlay eveiih.g Closer Iaf ficU-kuU h,dke Ko. JO of thhi city hettsl the full.' !ng nfll'-ersi Noble Oraitd. Mrs. A. J, (iuodmau; vliw Ornnd, Mr. M. S. OolT, seerelary, Mra, K. C. IVntland; treasmer, Mra. I. Clag- getl. !in't furtrei that we are iwrnU-d on what gnatrli-s are wurth, and that I the reason why we have dmiitted Hie prior way down oil everything that wear selling at J. P. Irvine's audi store. Service at the M. K. church Soutl next Sunday by Itev. Mwlu Palmer pastor. Subjwt at 11 a. m. "The C'lirUv tlall (I races,'1 siiIiJihH at 7uTO p. in. "The World ami the Soul lu tbe Ibt ancea." Why buy cheap bonis and sins ami pay a big price for them when Miller A Patterson are selling good giatda for lesa money than you can buy them al any other place lu the county. 'tOio'i my 'l.ll,' I'm bi.r'llm,' HIik's my wi-ibMrlt I'm hir hnu, hin wi II marry, Npr mure to rl, l.lll.uitklnl is aiy wiherl," W. K. Cressy writes hi have hia W'KXT OiiiKseut to hlin at Aiihlein, Cal. He w ill saud the winter lu California, re turning to Independence lu the spring. The Oregou editors have decided to visit the Midwinter fair Feb. 6, 1814. About 1,10 have alrea'ly signilled their intention to be In attendance. The Forest Orove laiys were victori ous over the Monmouth football team last Saturday, 2H loO. Our boy do uot seem to be In Ik J. A. Mills, of the New York racket store, haa been on the anxious seal for several days, on account uf the nonur- rlval of his giants. Parents buy fur your children the Merrimack shool shoe, only one "emu u them. Handled by Miller A Putter- son. T. W. Hart secured the prize lamp last Monday for having been the largest purchaser at J. P, Irvine's cash griHjery. if you have a big dollar take It lo the new cash grocery ntnru and see what a ;ad of things you cull buy for It, A ladles' rubber ulster was found last week and brought to this office. Owner will please cull and prove property, There will tie a Christmas tree and exercises at the Chnsilun church Bun. day evening Xmas eve. Queen Llliuokalunl will give up her throne if paid half a million dollars by the United Htutcs. The Normal team plays the Corvallls Agricultural (cum ou the grouuds at Corvallls Friday. : , Mrs. Andy Wilson returned from her Kastcrn trip, Mouduy, Mr. Wilson looked happy. llcnkle has the best equipped bath house In Polk county. Uo and try It uud be clean. FrcHh bread cookies and doughnuts every duy at J. P. Irvine's new cash grocery. City council met hint Tuesday even- iik and passed on l mi tine business. Blipper soles In all sizes can be hud tu Miller A Patterson's shoe store, Tbe Portland football team defeated the Tncomas lust Saturday 4 to 0. Mexican Silver stove polish, 20 cents bottle, at II. M, Wade A Co's. Slippers suitable for presents ot Mil ler A Patterson's shoe store. Good fresh butler and eggs wanted at the liew wish grocery. llenklu tbe barber now rum two' chairs, Give hltu a call. 11, lliatklns of Suver, ha finished drying 10 000 pound of applea. He and hi family did all the work, and at I) cents a pound the apple will net him Ail cent a bushel. He has no trouble lu selling them aa they are of superior uuidlty. He aay KM) apple -tree Ave year old will produce 1000 bushels if applea, The profit above all expenwa is nearly gVHJO an acre. He thinks there 1 more money in ten iu re of ap ple orchard, well managed, thau tbe best hop yard lu Polk county. The meeting wblco are being held In the Congregational church of thh city are well attended ami are growing in interest. They will be eotitlnueti until further notice. Dr. Clapp will preach each evening of the week except rtaliirduy evening and will preach twice next Sunday. In the eveulng Mr. and Mrs. Poling will slug a duett, "The Christian' Hiiie." Kveryona Is Invited to thews. nice. A. H. Mitchell and wife of Mon mouth, came down I mm a visit at Ku gen Tuesday. "What la new Mitch elll" "See llist boy my wife ha In her arms? lluru on Penunyer' Thanksgiving day, May name him Alfred Peiiuoyer." Mr. Mitchell leave for Moscow, Idaho, on busluesa next week. Mr. Mitchell will stay this winter with her father C. 0. Fisher In Muiiinouth. H. O. Mors ii of Sweet Hume, Linn county, a brother of J.H. Morau, ha Uen vMlliig him at Monmouth this week. He ha bought koiu lota In lu- deteudeiiee, and will erect a resldeuee here. He Is lu the stock buslueas lu Sweet Home valley. Itev. Arthur J. Brown, the eltajueut pastor of the Pnbyterlan church In Portland, will deliver free Ills famous lecture, "Topic of the lline,'' lu ! Normal clutiiel Monmouth ou Monday evening. Take the 0:40 motor. A rai between au American built locomotive and the English mammoth locomotive, James Tolviuaii, ou exhibi tion at the World's fair, the course to lie from Chicago to New York, la to take place siHiu, Mr. A. Wilson brought a lumli. I or so of hickory nutsaud walnut from ber old home In Mlaaouri. The sample brought to this office w Intend plnl lug. Why not have them ( rowing iu Oregon? W. (i. fowler of Nevada recently sold one of hl sixteen silver tulucs for a Urge sum. He I sojourning with the Otirieu Bru. below town and hav ing hi eye doctored by Dr. Uillls, of Salem, Frank Myers our present marshal, haa made a good officer. The city council could Uot do better than give hhu the position of nlghtwatch, If he will take It, Vau Sears, of Ballstuu, with hli daughter Delta and Winnie, was here till week vlsitlutf hi mother Mr. .MeXjuerry. James Helmlek and H. B. Flanuery if Pulk county, are ou the great oou- splraey to smuggle Chinese case, lu Cortland. "If there 1 uot going to be a wed. ding here aoou, It will be lu McMInn vllle," aay a well known hardware dealer. Twenty plan have beeu aubmltted for the capltol of Washington, coming Iroui arehlteel In all seotlonsof the Uiilou. let Saturday an anarchist threw a iHimb lu the Freuch chamber of depu tie hi Paris, and wounded eighty peo. pie. A. MSmlth and son.the potterymeu of Portland, formerly of Buena Vista, Vtere here several day this Week. A gentleman from Salem, Gs. Cruise wits looking lor a location for a book store here the first of the week. ' The New York bunk hold 170,602,. 475. DO lu execs of the requirement of the twenty-live per cent rule, Keep your eye peeled for the new sign, Painter Hill will soon have Mulshed for the Wkht Siiik office. The Independence inkrprku made It apiearauce lust eek ud waa a bright newsy Issue. No owner has yet been found for the little girl's ring left at this office sev eral week ago. There are over 100,000 person lu Chicago out of employment and lu actual need, Mrs. I, Vanduyn of Portland, I via Itlug her mother and many friends here. Wanted, 400 boxes of apple. Bring your apples to Wilcox, Baidwlu A Co. Polk county has 8,677 school child ren uud gets 2,6113.00 this year. Mrs, McCube, the mother of the tile man, bus been very sick. Steel rails are wurth f24.IK) a ton lu Pennsylvania, Mrs. Geo. Smith returned from tbe Kust Tuesdny, K. C. Merrill the Puyallup hop man is In town. ' Ilcud the democratic prayer ou tbe front page. Harrison Llnkerllle (Bead). Harrison Llukevllle, one of the pio neers of Oregon, hns finished his long eventful life, making his mark ludcll bly In the minds of his many friends where he win known as an honest and good man, dylug lu the Eden of his thoughts and adopted home, the beau tiful Willamette Valley, which he helped to muke blossom as the rose. He was born In Campbell county, Tennessee, September 22, 1818. He re moved when seven years old to Mis souri, where lu 183(1 he married Miss Nancy Bounds. In 184(1 he emigrated from Holt county, Missouri, to Oreoon. His first winter ('48 and '47) was easy, compared to that of other people. In the spring of 147 he bought a clulin Matthew Nesly at Bloomlngimi (no Parker) on the Lucklauiule, whirl waa a elage station between Sulcui and Corvallls. He mauaiicd a f'ir, boat ocrtM tb river to aocomnuKlate thi public, and many distinguished visit or used to congregate at. Iiiviils1-- JcMe Applegate, Joe I.nne territorial governor, and many uthets we have read uud talked uf lu later dityr Church would be held there and huge Ooiitfrctfutloii would arrive wllh nx teams and broitchisi, bringing Hull bed with all tbe regalia of frontier lite, In 'iH he was elected a member of tin territorial legislature, and was Hie fine county judge of Polk county, liolillnj court lu his Lucklauiule home. Hi waa the first postmaster at Blooming Ion, bis office shvlvc (pigeon hylcs) an now In a good stale of preservation Ii lila old bom now occupied by Wllllan Fuua. '-!.: On January 2D, '6(1 h lost hi fatthfu' wife and in Septemlwr INA7 he mnrrlei Mm. C. I Fredrle, a widow. Whet the Davidson bridge was built arrow the Lucklaaiute the atage changed lb route to Corvsllls, ooiiseuen tly he hl hi farm to WismIs Jackson whodk poMKl of It lu '00 to ltlehsrd Fuipift au son; the son William, now owning the place since his father' death, Mu vllle then removed to Italia and sill - Muently to Fda where he bouitht s saw mill which he ran a short Unit and then traded for a combination dty goods and grocery store at Buena Vlsts where he accumulated money fast. II then went to Salem, was appointed United Slate Indian agent al the Mal heur agency under Gratif first admin istration. After filling hi appoint ment he earn back to Buena Vlsts and lu 18TB he tisik the jHstltlnu of l lug the first station agent at Parked ami sold the first ticket that enable.! the farmer to ride on the O. A C Co'r Iron horse, and he held that position for two end one half jeara, or until his eyesight failed him and he had to give up business. The remaining portion ol hi life he was more or hs hetpic and lived with his son Wllllard K, HI children by III first w ife were Mary K., Ilairtett I,, Joan us, Cordelia, Ban uau J., Julctlic, WlllnrdH, Granville U, ami Clara. Of theee Harriett, Jo anna, J u let tie, Granville and Mara are dead. Mary K. married J. O, David son on of Orrgou'a eerly pioneers and well known; Harriett I. married W. II. Zutuwalt of I-ewlsvllle; Conlella married X. N. Wilson of Astoria; Han nah J. Warded A. J. Itlchardsoii the oommlssloii merchaut; Wlllard 8. mar ried HbiiiisU Nash, sinter of Jaixib Nash of Buena VUto. By his sccoud wife he had Juacph A. and Viola II , both now living; Viola H. married Win, Barker of Salem, and Joseph A., a prsctlcliiK physlclau lu the East, married there. Wlllard K., being a man of buslue. lived In Iudepeudeuce three year when he waa appointed to a Ksiltlon ou the HI lei Imtlan agency where be was occupied for three jean w hen he removed to Corvallls where his father wul the remaining thru year of his life. The latter six mom be the old nisli was perfectly blind, deal and helpless and life ebbed away so peacefully and quietly that the rela tives lu an adlolnlng room were una ware that the good old man was dead. It was In the evening at 7 p. m. Dec, 7th, 1)1 age belli eighty years, two month and Ave day. The following day the remains were accompanied by sorrowing friends and relatives to Par kers over the Southern Pad tic railway and thence to Buena Vista, their last renting place, lu hearing of the malcal Willamette. Mr. Llukevllle united with the Christian church when young Slid waa member all his life. Itev. Powell, a young Christian Divine and a student at the Agricultural college, accompanied the family to Buena Vista and preached an able and soothing ser mon to the many Borrowing relatives and frieuds. . . Attempted Burglary. Thursday morning about one o'clock someone attempted to break Into Ikiu. ty A Paddock's grocery alore by batter lug the denr with a stick of wood Lut Nlghtwatcbnmn Tupjicr liaiipeneil around about that time and scut a cou ple of bullets into the door casing close to where the fellow was and the burglar skipped before he could do any damage to the store. Mexican silver ttove polish cause no dust. For sale by J, F. O'Doiinell's. 411 . Public Announcement. To the Citizens of Independence and Polk County s After a number of yenrs having rolled away we are' here again with a lurge and complete stock of tine grtsx-rics, crockery, notions, confec tionery and bakery supplies, and will sell the same at the very lowest prices for cash. All kinds of country produce tnkoti In exchange. We dou't want all the world but we would like a part of your trade. At present you cau llud ua in the Geo, Whlteaker brick the first door south of the Wkht Side office, with Charlio and Clarence as chief olerks. J. P. Ikvink, The Leading Grocer and Baker. Stockholders' Meeting, Notice Is hereby given that the regu- lur annual meeting of the stockholders of the Independence National Bank lor the election of a board of directors will be held at said bank on Tuesday Janu ary 9. 1804, between the hours of 10 a. in. and 4 p. m. of snld day. W. P. Connaway, Cashier. . Independence, Or., Deo. 8, 1803, Nlieep on Shares. Two to throe li unci roil good stock sheep principally ewi, will b let out on shsren one or two yiws, Addrens 0, P. ltldtir or !! Hlrshburg, Independence. 12.1 It, Christmas and 1894 will toon be here ' lU'KVIlOIIHX i (Wrttisn tiirtlis WmiTKiat.) ! II l a fort, at I v lawn 111111, Tlisl oMiyle In llisdsys tifeld Hot rleli In silver suit la sold, Mo matter whul lb") bought or sold Hy iiiliiitlns Utittriiwa easiness, Hit) did ant try Ui simi.il one's fams, Or slsuiti-r snylsxty'ii aaais t tlisy esntd not wlirit you wfiil or earn 1 Tlioy leaMl llii,tiMive,ymidl1 1 In-Mill" If It WS yoUrOWU llllllllUHHk : And If man did wlisl wan rlitlit In hl own mliol, siul In th l(lil Of liod and lawn, by dsy sad nlslit, II nl slissd and fiHiKtit tlie nglit UnlermliKid m bin tiunlnsw. But In d'enrala modern day '1 here's quits a clianus In pwiit' ways, And what pvrwin dims r says Must b bold up lo Uit gsM Ofsvnry buayltody. And If you do not loll thorn to. When, you ate suing sad what hi do, Tttry (ot Ul sueb su swfal mew Thry even wsteb sad MUm you, The very bunybodlea, And tlivn they surely think they know Jul alien you emu snd wtira you o, Aad Ihey will whlnper no and so To tvry rrletid sad vry Hie Tltto vary tiuaybwllni. Out If ws bik tb wliu Ut sue n tylm Ihms ssnis batybodys be, W Bud llwre ma bs ut ah Who hs d at blutnry, Antung iIimw bunybudlMi, But bit us m: mora nctlrtt lake Ot It Ujiiu, hill lur th-lr wk We ll boMi and pray tbsy suon may wake Prom wii'kudueM, snd uionvy iiisk By minding their own biwluwu. l n Alrlle Spurt. Mort SUuils, Jame Burn and other were water bound 011 Big Elk while on a hunt. They are uow back with six teen wolf hide, so Ihey called them. The Tartar and Simpson crowd on the Uper Luckleiuule Jumped a deer over a bluff aud It killed Itself, they say, which sounds like a lie, on paper. We have a good teacher and an ex cellent eehoul this winter at Alrlle, We have no "grip" and no money lu in this ueighborbisHl, yet the people are happy. The wind is In '.he south and 11 is raining. Grain Is loosing well, to what It wss ltnad are very muddy, worse thnu usual this time of the year. Simpson A Co, are talking of logging wllh engine and horses in the spring ud selling their bull team to Cricket Ik-veus, the butcher. Wvbfuol item are scarce this week but we will try and pick up something worth reading soon. Set Ice. Tbe person who took tlie umbrella from the M. K church South by mis lake Thnukhglvhig day, plenae return to the owner, C. W. laniard, or leave atW'KKTSliiKufflce. For pity' sake, don't growl and grumble because you are troubled wllh llidlgeatlou. No gisal waa ever effect ed by snarling and fretting. Be a man (unlce you bappeu to be a wom an), aud take Ayer'a Saranparllla, which will relieve you, whether man or woman. Buena Vista Items, Monroe Krcutx and Henry Beaton made a Hying trip to tbe capital yes terday. Mra. Joe Miller of this place, who bus been quite sick, Is very much im proved lu health. Mr. Huhe Hall and family have moved to their old home from Buena Vista. There I to be a drama played here In the near future by our dramatic society. W. It. Hall and son of Corvallls have been visiting friends aud relatives at this place the past week. Our school Is progressing nicely un der the management of Prof. Storms, wltti Miss Herbert as assistant. Hubert and Miss Nettie Hall spent Suuday with their uncle, Mr. Hall, of Wells Station. Mr. Williams, postmaster at this place, made a tlylng trip to Albany last Monday. The Sunday school here la going to have a Xiinw tree here on Christmas night Rlekreall. Itev, Poling of your city preached here Inst Sunday, Mr, J. E. Kirkland and wife visited friends here last week. Thus. Dcmpscy Is lu his neat now residence. Cass Gibson's little daughter Nettle who has becu so very 111, is convales cent, . ' There wts a large attendance at the funeral of the lute J. A. Dcmiascy, Mlsa 8aroh Coolenger has returned home from a visit to friends near Port land. Wm, Lemons a former resident of Kiokreiill vicinity, ts a toucher In Northern California and has fallen heir to a fortune. Normal Notes. Prof. Gctx wonders why the boys and girls of the drawing class cunuol get peanuts and almonds to use as mod els for a drawing lesson. The reason why Prof, la not la?ctuise we cannot afford It but because they will not keep after they have been obtained. Miss Applegate la quite sick with pneumoulu, The cabinet for geological specimens to be seen In Prof. Shedd's room Is a valuable addition to the school. A number of new students entered school during the week, among them was Mr, Pender, oue of lost year's students. Mr. J. P. I'M ; an extein.lve.ital es tate dealer III Des Moines, Iowa, tir rowly escaped one of tlie severest at tack of pneumonia while la tye uort hern part of the state d url ng a re cent bllxznrd, say the Saturday lie view, Mr. Blulxe hud occasion to drive several mile during tlie storm aud Wo so thoroughly chilled that lie was Do uble lo get warm, aud Inside of an hour after hia return he was threatned with a severe case of pneumonia or lung fever. M r. Dial sent lo the near est drug store and got a bottle of Cham Urlalu'a Cough Kemedy, of which be hud often heard, aud took a number of large dosca, He say tbe effect was wonderful aud In a short time he wo breathing quite easily. He kept on taking the medicine and the next day was able to come to IX Molne. Mr. Blalxe regard his cure m simply won derful. For sale by all dealers. For Heat A new, ,)ght, two horse farm wagon, two-Inch axle, complete, with double trees. Will be rented by day, week or month. Apply to Wm..CIodfelier, Huntington Hotel 62-4 1 Wanted Hfteen hundred dollar on one year' lime, good real estate security Addrt i X care Wkht Sidk. State rale of Interest, No better preparation for the hair ha ever been invented than Ayer'a Hair Vigor. It restore tbe original color to fatted and gray hair, and Impart that natural gio aud freshness, everyone so much admire. It reputation ie world-wide, County Coart. Sale confirmed In W, P. Boyd estate; annua account of Jss. Wann, approved, also J. M, Simpson estate ; an allow ance of f 2f2.00 made for support of M re. Jaa. iierrcu, whose husband la lnsaue. Final account of J. K. P. Cavilt estate Hied. "When your heart I bod, and your head Is bail, and yotfr bod clean through, what Is needed?" asked a Sunday-school teachel of her class. "I know Ayer, Snrsuparllla," spoke up a little girl, whose mother had recently been re stored to health by that medicine. Stockholders' Meeting, Notice I hereby given to the stock bolder of the Independence and Mon mouth Hallway Compauy that the reg ular auuuul meetii'gfor the election of officers of said compauy will be held at the Independence National Bank ou Saturduy, December 80, 1803, and for the transaction of such other business as miy come before the meeting. W. P. Connaway, Sea Independence, Or., Nov. 29, 1803. Messrs. CTodfulter Bru. are thinking of mukiug a free library aud reading room proiHwIUou to our people. We hope Uiey may meet wllh success. There' lot of money plied up in New York to be bad at 4 per cent per annum, but New York la a ioug way oil'. T his is au "off'" year. Tbe New York racket alore received ita goods from New York on Tuesday and will be open for business to-day. Tbey have a large stock. To our advertisers we wish to say that the WtoT Sidk goes to press at 4 p. m. Thursday afteruoou. "Hello! Hawaii," says the Portia ud Telegram, "We wont to swap presi dents with you." Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Vanduyn returned home Thursday. BORN. LUCAS Near Monmouth, Saturday, Dec 9, to the wife of Frank Lucas, a girl. MARRIED. Mt'ELDOWN Y-8ANDERS. Thurs day, Dec, 14, 1803, at the bride's home on the Lucklamute, Mlse Ella Sanders of Spokaue, to Mr. Samuel MoKldowny of Polk couuty; Rev. J. Fred Jenkins officiating. The bride is the niece of Mrs. Sam Tethcrow with whom she has been stopping this winter. Mr. MoEldowny Is one of Pork's most progressive farm ers. fiTTltBANK-BROOKa-Frlday, Deo. 8, 1803, at Dallas; Mrs. Eveline Brooks of Iudepeudeuce, to Asa Bur bank of Kings Valley. KRAMER-ELLIOTT. On Sunday eveuing, December 10, 1S03, at resi dence of the bride's father, Miss Edith Elliott was united la mar riage to Mr. Cal. Kramer; both of this city. The bride Is one of Monmouth's estl- , mnhle young ladles, aud the groom Is oue of the solid young men of this place. We extend congratulations aud wish them a long and happy married life. Wanted. A Hood milk cow. tiivlnir milk. Ifiallsruo. torywlll pay lair prloo. Call at West 81 n omco, Lost, Strayed or Stolen. On bay mare snd bay mare colt. Both rather poor. Mare stilt tu front legs. Last seen about a month ago being driven by two men from Wm, Ford's place near Falls City. Any pcrnon retaining or giving Information, will bo suitably rewarded by J. K. Hubbard Independence, or F. K. Hubbard, Falla City. , Wanted. A new milch cow. Will buy with or without calf. Addresa with price etc, to H, Uoakius, Stiver, Or., or leave word at this office, , Trade Wanted. What have vou to trade rnr BLLVKlfH worlh ni town property Id the best town la Idauof can at wist Bipi omce lor particular!,