The Independence west side. (Independence, Or.) 18??-1891, January 11, 1895, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text- p"a , urtlay from her home lu Artnrla, whera WCKU BY Uzst Sii 3 PuKisij Germany t'.rcrJ'TION RATES. .', , , i AUVAMCI. OHtM . . Hit Mou Thro Moulin r 1.0) to AU iurrtmrMl Jv'b notice not wow!- lug Bv Una wUl ! lueriwi tans. All or.r fiv lint will b charged Dv wuU per lln BoeMly obitumry rwolutloinwlU b etiargwl tit l Um mte ol Aw ceuw per line. rioMtvr4 M Vh Ponuulttv In ludpB 4ac, Origin, tt wmtud-cltuui nikltor, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, !. ittttCONTlJiUaNCKi .lUmwmtwr thai Mi pubWhoraoftlil. piwriuut b uotllM by letter waeu a ubcritr wWlien hi p)r topped. AU anwaruKa utual b MUil. ALWAYS OlVii THIS NAMK ol tli po. offlc ta wbU'U your pir Is eni, Your Uiuii attt nol b fouud uu our book uttltw thlateduu, f 1,1, UCTTKR8 iuould b nldnnuwd to Uw WKaTSli)K,ludupeudtiiK. WILL JiKl'l'liUVAJS win? If It ahould tuwueu that the re publican party of Orvgou should iln ou tbe tree stiver ruck lu ekotlug a United SS.atee enuor toiiuooeed J. M. Dolpb It will U oue of the uiunl fooludi aollou it could uotwibly perforin. TUe Umi trteud sliver Uuwever liad tin been the reoubtioau parly, but Uiat waa Uot atatliue wueu a democratic aduiluu traiiou bad the ri'tgun ol gvveruiueut lot two yearn, it waa wliuu Um leveuuc went tar iu excess of tbu eJUjA'uaiturwt, when the tnxwury waa lull to overltow lug, aud the great cry wa uot, aa now, bow auall we uiauage to pay lUe run uiug ei.pcuei of Uio govmuuit'Ul, bui bow owl to invest Uio "suruius." Let the repuOlieau iriy get ou lu puwei and ulaoo our revenues lu excess ut out expenditures aud lueu silver cuu U handled without auy trouble. JSo goveruuiuut cuu by law, arttliuiail) raiao tue prico ol auy voiuuiodil above Uin commercial vuiuo, but If tlio Cultm! bUUM bad a suUlctulii amount ol gulu In tbu treasury, it could auicly uiaiu uiu all our silver ou a parity witu goiu as franco is doiug uow. iucrepuo licau party acluovud a grand victor in lbtH iu Urcgou, but it cauuol survive a split ou tue silver quesliou. totulug luora advaulugeous to the dvmocrallv party could possibly iiupH.u, Uiuu that the republican ariy should divide, now, ou tbat question. It would mean tbat uo seualor would be electeu from Oregon, and the state aud the nation cannot uil'urd that. Hon. IraS. Hmith, oue of the repre sentatives from tbls couuty, will intro duce the following bills during the next session of the legislature: Bill to make all state otllcero salaried, pay all fees into the slaUi treasury, aud that no salary shall exceed a specified amount 11000 a year. ' Bill to reduce the legal rate of luter est to 6 per cent aud cou tract rate to H per cent. , Resolution to regulate the employ' ment of clerical help in committees, and suecifv the compensation and time of service. Bill to reneal the law creating the state board of railroad commissioners. To reneal law creating extra judges In this district. Bill to amend the law for collecting taxes: First The treasurer shall collect all taxes. Becoud Taxes shall be col lected biennially, on April 1st and Octo ber 1st. Third There shall be 5 per cent penalty and 8 per cent interest on all taxes not paid at. the above stated time. Fourth Each fund; county, city, school, military, etc., shall be credited with all taxes collected; thus a couuty will not have to pay money to the state when the tax for such fund has not been collected. Fifth The treasurer shall sell all property for dt linquent taxes. rtvr, aud uriwrru ittwiwHivnc anu roruami rvgular llu of lUmmvr to maintained throughout nearly h ttlr yvar. 1 lnlemndenoB It Incorporated, aud ooutalns a prewnt populaUou of J0O0. Whil the location of th dty 1 esiwclally favorabb, the euergy of Uie lieoplu baa beeu largely rvapouslbla for the rapid growth of the place during the last few years. It has beeu the couataut aim uf the baukcra and prlu cliaJ busliHHM men of Independence to place the tnhabitauU of their city, on whom they (valine that they must de pend altogether for support, on an equal ftMittng, both la the prloee and the quality of the goods ottVred for sale, with Uio population, of large oenters of trade. This public spirit has demou strated cUrly to the people here the benefit of patronising the home market, to the prosperity of the whole com luunlly, and It has euoouragod Uie maintenance of that spirit of harmony In the coinmunlty without which advancement of any center of popula tion must be alow. The leading business houses of Inde pendence carry stocks that meet every dvmaud of the local trade. Two strong local banks, under competent aud enterprising management, are estab. lished here. The First National bank here has a paid up capital of $&0,0UO. It Is uuder the Immediate management of Mr. J. 8. Cooper, lu energetic aud far-seeing pnwldenL The Intlepen denoe National was established about five years ago, and It it today ou the strongest of nnauclal footings. The president of the Independence National Is Mr. H. Itirachberg, aud VV.P. Conn away is cashier. Amoug the manufacturing plaute which are established on the bank of the Willamette river at Independence Is a well equipped sawmill. In addi tion, a large flouring mill, a foundry aud several other manufacturing Industries are located here. 1'ubllc Improvements of the city are in keep ing with the progressive spirit Its cit leu have always shown. The flue public school building at Ibis point was erected at a cost of &X),0U0, aud it Is strictly modem lu all its appoint men is. The course of study lu the public school runs frotu the primary to the high school. Koch of the depart ments of the school Is presided over by a competent instructor. Independence contains an uuusual number of churches of the ditfereut denominations, an Indication of the high moral tone of Its citizens. It possesses tbe advantages of an excellent system of are aud lucan descent lights aud au adequate water works plaut. Iudepeiidetice Is connected with Mon mouth, tbe seat of the sUte normal school, by a well-equipped steam motor Hue, 2) miles lu leugth. The couuty Immediately surrounding the city iu all directions Is of the same pro ductive character as are all the bent lauds of the Willamette valley, aud Ibis is today one of tbe most Important shipping points on the Hue of by high water neat Mr. Molson's.'. Ths Methodist church Is olnnrvlng this week as a week of prayer, mwt lugs Mug held every evening There has been mr thieving going od, Mr. John Webster near here losing forty bushels of barley. The MelhiMllstehureh held very Inter esting teiiiKraiu exercises Hunday evening. Attorney Tor""" k a flying business trip il , itland last week. Born to the wl . A. Htarr, January 4th a daughter. Liveryman MeDonald hss added to his stock a new carriage. PARKKIU she has Uin siendlng the holiday. Klder J. N. Hn.lth has aeeepteil the position offered him as pastor of the Christian church at Seattle. Mrs. W. A, Warm, arrived home Wednesday from a visit with her par ents In Columbia county. Tbe new house of Newt Carr Is about otmipleted. It makes a good appear ance lu our town. Mrs. W. II. Wheeler returned Mon day from a visit lu Linn county with relatives, Mr. Bcott Laughary aud wife attend' ed services at the Evangelical church Hunday Mist Kthel Link, of McMlnnvllle, Is visiting Mrs. II. A. Adklus at this place. Mi. M.,,,1. tw.nt.ui. r w-l,, I.I TheH. P. tVs.cutln wages, miuoea visiting Miss Kay Fuikerson of this s,,t'tlon H'r mo"lh n 0i, v i v ninese misirers uo veins wr uay, on i .i. ..i.i- ii.. i i uie wvsi sioe uivhmoii, The water In the Lucklaniute has tieen up to last winter's hliih water mark, but has now lowered to bank- full. Clair Brown, well known In Parker, It now studying dentistry under Pr. Wright, of McMlnuvilte. The recent sleet broke llmba front the Mrs. Mcintosh, of Taeoiua, who hss largest trees and In some oasee broke Uhmi visiting her mother, Mrs. Klobcr, the tree to the ground. in this pity, returned home Wednee- Jhn Davidson, of Ptmieroy. Wash. was vIsltliiK at J. O. Davidson's this Mr. Murphy, of Mcdford, Is visiting week. ins uncle Mr. Joliu Murphy. j,M Davidson, of Iiideimlenrw, Is While working with Istled hay Mr. I learning to be a typo in the AWerprise Pickle let one of the lialea fall on his office. leg breaking one of the bones,- The fox hunters, were on a chase Mrs, Martha Klbtwy, who has been Monday night. living lu rooms al It. L. Murphey't Mr. and Mrs. George Adklus went to Balein Tuesday, on the Alice A. Mrs. K, M. Nmlth hat been quite III the past week. Dr. II. C. Kiiley went to Balem Wednesday. C. P. Jordan, of Portland, is Id town this week. SALE AT n jylTO V liJ moved out to Bert Lucas' place west of town. FMer J. N. Hiulth will preach iu the Christian church both morning and evenlug, thetoplofor the evening be ing "Tbe Change of Heart." Miss .Daisy West Is visiting her sister Miss Rose, who Is attending the Normal. Quite a uumoor of the last year's gradustes have been visiting the Normal this week. The examination of the Normal stu dents are limited to three hours and oue half which seems a short time compared with the uuuiber of hours the students have had heretofore. FAIKVIKW Or. Price's Cream Baking Powtfee Wsr' NlrNIlMtMtelaa4DItMa. There Is no place lu Oregou where a belter meal Is served than at the res taurant of Westaoolt A Irwin, 271 Com mercial street, Halem. Meals 25 eta. 2) West Hide Pacific. the division of the (Southern CORRESPONDENCE. MOSMOITH. Tbe Carlisle currency bill was defeat ed in the House Wednesday, January 10th, by a vote of 124 to 129. The suj- porters of the bill were much suprlsed to find themselves beaten in the pre liminary skirmish. One hundred and twenty-four democrats voted for the bill, while eighty-two republicans, thirty-nine democrats and eight popu lists voted against It. On Thursday afternoon the contract was awarded to the Wkbt Bidk for an other year for doing, the printing for Polk county, the competing bidders be lng Enterprise, Ilemizcr, and Trtueri.pt, For the next twelve months the West Brtn Is again the official paper of Polk county. , It will be but a short time until Pen- noyer will make his exit, and then the Lord will take care of Oregon. IXDEPE3i1)E!VCE. Transportation , Facilitcs by Rail and Water A Rich Town. New Years Oregonian. Independence was established as far back as 1850, thus entitling this place to the distinction of being one of the oldest settled communities In the state, Tbe outgoing council of this city uid one especially good thing before the term of olllce expired, vlx: Re-enacting the ordinance for keeping boys under sixteen at home during certain hours of tbe evening. It gives them toomuc of a chance to make hoodlums of them selves when allowed to run about tow all hours of the ulght smoklug cigar cttes and other , degrading habits I'bey are now kept where their parents can watch them. A paper Is being circulated In our town petitioning the legislature to pro hibit the manufacture and side of clg arettes In this state. Every oue wh is Interested iu the saving of our boys should have their names on this peti tion. The cigarette Is ruining the youth of our country and Is the nail that seals many a coffin lid. The Sunday school of the Christian church elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Hupt. B. L Murphy, Ass't. Hupt. H. M. Freeman Sec Ella Emmet, Treus. Ora Morehead Chorister, Pearl Cornell. Li list friday morning me special ex urcises In the Normul chapel were ex ceptionally good. A solo was sung by Winnie Wilds, a recitation by Miss Walt and Bhedd and oration by Ange lina Watson. At a business meetinf; of the Christ I ix Endeavor last Bunday evening the following officers were elected: Pres. Mr. C. P. Briggs, Vlce-Pres. Ora More- head, Bec'y Alice Hmiih, Treas. Hattic f)otaon. Rejtt?y Baoklay "Miss de Mudd, are you at all interested in psychology? Miss de Mudd" Oh, yes; very much, In deed; ' but I know I should break my neck, If I tried to ride one." The atheletcs at the Normal are to give a first-class entertainment at the chapel next Baturday evening. They are training hard and will please their audience. 1 The recent snow and freeze has playe 1 sad havoc with the shade trees in the yards. Borne of them are en tlrely stripped of their branches. Mrs Claire Irvine and Miss Do lie Wiseman of Independence, attended services at the Christian church In this city last Bunday evening. Dean Tatom, of Monmouth, visited friends in this city over Bundav. Ibis was his first visit to this place, and he was favorably Impressed with our city. Brownsville Times, Miss Mattle Bwanu, of Crawfords- vllle, and James Wann. of Ballston graduates of the Normal, are visiting In tbe city this week. The Normal boasts of a fine orchestra, which plays the marches for the students to march lu and out of chapel each morning. A protracted meeting will commence at the Christian church next Monday evening under the charge of Elder J, N. Smith. Miss Nannie Cook is on tbe sick list. Mr. and Mrs. W. Klbby, of Hosklna. Tt is today a prosperous center of trade visiting Mrs. KibDy's mother at on the line of the West" SId8 division! th PIace' of tiie Southern Pacific, seventy-sill; Miss Caroline Young returned Sat- R.W. Hteel has made hhu a flue new turning lathe, aud U prejMtrod to turn any thing from a neck yoke to a set often plus. The south bound tralu for Alrlle fail ed to reach Its destination last Friday ou account of the track being afloat. The late higli water u ashed out a I great deal of fencing, aud so on goes the hsrd times for the farmers. One of our you ug men In these parts has been making quite a good trade in the fowl line. The mvut snow storm did a great deal of damage to the orchards in this vicinity. Robert Steele gave a turkey dinner to a few of his friends on New Year's day. M. Hcratr.ird aud Hooch Chamberlain were doing business in Dallas last Tues day. Peter Kurre, ofjtuena lta, was seen lu these parts last Tuesday. U.KIS. A minister was standing before a law congregation In Ohio, when he asked all who were trying to pay their debts to stand up. All lustaiitly arose to their feet except one man. After they were seated he asked all who could not pay their debts to arise, when l lie seedy forlorn looking man with his summer Is fore last clothes on, arose When tbe minister says. "My dear fellow how Is It you are the only one lu this large congregation that can't suc ceed and pay your debts, when the ans wer came bird like aud ptantlve: "I edit a paper, and these brothers and sisters are mysuliscrlts-rs and" the minister said "Iet'spray." We would tike to know how many voters know how the last United States bonds were bought without taking gold out of the V. H, sub-treasury? - """ HEART DISEASE. Fluttering, No Appetite, Could not Sleep, Wind on Stomach. "For a long time I had a terrible pain at my heart, which fluttered al most Incessantly. I had no appetite and could not sleep. I would be compelled to sit up in bed and belch gas from my stomach until 1 thought every minute would be my last. There waa a feeling of oppression about my heart, aod I was afraid to draw a full breath. I could not sweep a room without resting. My husband Induced me to try Dr. Miles' Heart Cure and am happy to any It has cured me. 1 now have a splendid anpetlte and sleep welL Its effect waa truly mar velous." HUH. lUUUY ST A Kit, I'oiurlllo. Pa. Dr. Mill llrsrt Cur told on a pnaltlv tusrsnuw lust Hi tnt bolus will lnau All drtiKl"U aull It at It, bolllst (or M, or It will Imtrnt, propalcl. on racist of prlr 7 ue Ut. HUm MmUcsJ Co., Kikbart, lad. BORN. P-"-n Cnrj HPF,RLINU.-I,at Baturday morn ing January 6, lHUfi, a girl was horu to Mr. and Mrs. ('has. Hurling MARRIED. DALLAS. Uur city fathers prossie to keep up I with aud If possible be Just a notch or I two ahead of her neigblors. At the I meeting Monday evening an ordinance! was ordered drawn licensing hotels, hoarding houses and reaturants. Of I such au ordinance, which savors more of class legislation than any thing else, 'Rome will howl" lu these parts, and well she may. At the same meeting the mayor was requested to memoralle the legislature to pass a general Incor poration law, In other words allowing Ity's to establish their own laws, lrre-l lective of the state. CrlderA Wells, the pork packing men have taken In, this season 167 hogs averaging 225 pounds. These have been cut up Into hams, shoulders, and sides, besides they have rendered out several hundred pounds of lard. They are building a large smoke house where the meat, that has been well salted, will be well cured. Besides this they have sold during thulr run here, tenderloin, Igs feet, heads, and spare ribs, which of themselves are pretty good eating. Mr. II. C. Plummer, who has been running a hardware store in Dallas for some time past, has sold out his stock to Grocer Bassett and Intends starting back toBherwood about January 20th. The recent heavy snowstorm broke the limbs off the large trees at different places In Dallas, utterly demolishing the large oaks In the oourt yard. Our hop men are at work getting their yards lu readiness for tbls years crop. They are not discouraged by the low price of the 1804 crop. A large shed out on the Richmond farm, under which were over 100 goats, fell last Friday aud eighteen of them were killed. MIssTenta Kimball, of Balem, who has been visiting friends in this city for the past week, returned home Bun "Blageman" Farley was prevented going to Balem last Thursday morning WINNULL HAM I LTON.-At Dal las, Wednesday, January 9, 1HU5. Miss Aggie Wlnnull to Mr. W. A. Hamilton. The groom Is one of the firm of Ham Utoii & Molr, brokers, of Halem, and the bride has been oue of the promi nent! teachers of Polk county. The SOittumun extends congratulations. Stiitimnan, Miss Wlnnull was for several years a resident of this city, and Is known ns an accomplished young woman, run wit bipk ex tends lu heurtlest eon glut illations. rA 3) 11) gg DRESS GOODS. All Wool Dnwa Hoods (K) tiownKrt II II (lH.R It W) I. MACINTOSHES. Men's MacluUwhiw JlO now 17 50 " 8 now ti 50 Ladle ti now 4 50 RUBBER GOODS. Men's Hip lioota ft 25 now M 50 11 Knee " 3 00 now 2 45 1 75 now 1 45 2 25 new 1 tH) fo IjmUi' lkiy'aKnee " MEN'S SHOES. Men's shoes t 00 now f2 25 " Cork " 0 00 now 4 00 " ' 2 50 iiow 2 00 LACECURTAINS. jm Curtains ii it n i. 11 50 now 1 10 3 00 uow 2 50 1 00 now 75 LADIES' SHOES. Ladii Kid Hlioin 4X1 50 now $2 50 " " 41 4 50 now 3 50 True III tie School Shoes 1 50 now 1 15 CORSETS. Ladle' K & (1 (kinwl Drab and lilmlk 1 25 H 00 0 2) DON'T WAIT For a Cold to Run into Bron chitis or Pneumonia. Check it at Once WITH - AYER'S Cherry Pectoral. ELEfflffll SME "Early In tho Winter. I took a ?l - m . ... ni severe com which developed into an obstinate, hack lng cough, verv Dal nl' nl to endure and troubling me day and night, for nine weeks, in splto of numerous o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o remedies. Aver's Cherrv l'ec toial being recommended mo, I began to take It, and inside of 24 hours. I was relieved of the tickling in my throat. Before I nniijiiou tne uottio, my cougn was nearly eotio.. I cannot sneak too highly of its excollnnco," Mrs. E. liOBcii, Eaton, Ohio. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Received Highest Award AT THI WORLD'S FAIR lndep( idence upcra nouoo 5kI night only. v MI January li. . ; ' J vr" - L V - . ' v '-yr r Kk 'S W' 'J CHARLOTTE. M if ' : W ill t H t '"r- ,s -Li ESSIE. '.:t- . . i '! j J ' ty' . . j i it . f " . - ; 1 . I, " ri ' ' '.l ,'; '''' ' f : --"'. J. n : -i : p i;-J I i I j " SV . . ' 1 1 ') f . - .'r -A ,4 h' " i - ,! VV . , U'; (.,i r At-' Y ' - 'A Mb JIINNIE. T I n T E I.. L. THE TITEIih SISTERS With their rouiy of acknowledged ability ni the vlianr Comedietta, in 1 act, "My jhele's Will" To b followed by Angst, mfa beftutful (medy FlVU ACTS, "Fii Frou" OF 50 and 75 Cents. , Reseved seats on sal.lt Patterson's Drug store m"'unRA CHARGE. The . Monmouth iotor wiI, matp. a c , trip Wednesday cvern.T. to arrnm'rvl th 'who wish to see the rui c- ... i'ii oidttd, A v..