- p"a , urtlay from her home lu Artnrla, whera
WCKU BY
Uzst Sii 3 PuKisij Germany
t'.rcrJ'TION RATES.
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Thro Moulin r
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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?
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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-
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