Douty a Lcc : Hcadquortora for Strong o uokory. urooq loqvoo Tor o iiic.wi. iu Loavca.icf aoc.
Official Pap of Polk Count
THE WEST SIDE
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lb-corder.
T AIXEY LQIX1E, NO. 42. 1. 0. 0
V F. Meem iu Vi.ndnyu bull even
Viiiimdav evonlotf. All IWI f.-ll.iw eor
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A. U'iIkti N. ().; A. J. UoooiiMn, Hec
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Meet everv Wedm-eday cveniny
All kmelit Hrc oor.ltnlly invited. KK
A. Kramer, U l'-; J. H. Mm In. K
PUVdlCiANSDKNTlSTUY
EL KE1THUM. M. IX OKFICK
, and reaidenee, corner liuilroatl
aod Moutuoiilb a ludepeiid-uo, Or.
rll J. B. JOHNSON, KKSlDKN't
L Dentmt. All work warranted to
irive ttie heat of aattafaotioti. Itidepen1
denoe, Or.
ATTORN KYS.
GEO A. 8MITU, ATTOUNRY AT
Law Will practice iu nil tt-
.nd federal courts. Abatraeta of til If
furnudied. Oftlce oeer Independence
National Hunt.
iONUAM A HOLM EH. ATTOK-
oey at Law. Office in ltuli'a
blook, Mweeti State hihI Court, on Com
werctal trwet, Hnletu, Or.
SASH ANH 1WKHW.
A It ITOHKLL A BOHANNON. MAN
1Y1 tifa.etu.reni of aat and door
A lo, wroll inwtutt.
peuder-oe, Or.
Mam itreet, lude-
KM KNOCK
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
liml liiumuirfWH-iiiH i liuvt Int.!
ai-cetatile pareiitajre in Mt-MliiuvlU
Tub Dhasi 'Mhadw'-TIi. Tluy Intd blanket mid f.l pn-pered
wn v..rv uii.nii and i.irM.lntlv n't lvti.K by ikihi, via imton, run
u.li........r.u.. Ji,4v t.ti.l. at ih. day tiioriiinit, iur an imu'ii mrwr,
...w ... .,.. 'v r , - - "-- i . .. ....
a a new "J mm imv c(iiiiiiiiibiiimi
Tlio fiiibcr of utiw of Imv uucarlli
lHirmii tha aat k miHM'rllr unileinlKinl wra aiointd wfilrnl
hva rallwIaafiilMiwai ltobert Htwl, uT ioiiiinlltf Willi power to aNilnt ul
omra Iioum lft rkJay aviiiilug to
witiH'iw the iIh1i j"' "Coniradea" by
Mum f our iivxt 1 l tlpnt. RU, L
Huwklim U.V tuukmt and Mm. J.
R. Klrkland m M Maiailnn wtr ran
deMlli. nK-ai.111 W. H. lat-
uiM-u u Hlmoii ;"' wm rtybt at
ll III.- Ill tilV llHllltlW l.ltltolli (f thf
plnv. J. K. KliklwU Matt Vtnair.
IU' I'mii. tk.ui ua SareunCravaa, Mra
Huvr. Wmit Mihk, Orrpwiitin and
iffiM Uwt t. Jat.uary lstxi; J. M.
(lantry, IihI.h-ih1ciu', VmT Hina to
Anrll W5; Mtairt 0tty, lluna Vlala,
Wit Hi dk and Vrrgtmlm, t F.-b. 'W;
MIm Mmid Mr.iki( Iiid.-in-ud.-UM-,
mI tli uruh ami blxnkvU. Wwt Hil'K. lo May m lima.
and tbe younitu-ra an. atlll at uouia.- Martin, Tarkw, Mo, WnwrHiltie, May
Kx.
V liava iu M'I't Hint but we ar-
afc lu aaylug tliat tin-re havp l-et-u
twutvllva mw autwt-rilx-ra t-nmlltHl
f.-r tlie WmtHihk Uurluu lb iw-t alx
wM-ka. Wlmt otlur i-ain-r In lh
1HII8: W. U. Itan-Uy. Ala.a, WkhT
Mii.a, November 1I4M: t. 0. Davldaon,
t'ortlaud. WkhtHidk. .Novt-mU.r 1HIMI.
forward
eoiniulltet-a and rewlvtf and
doiiatloua,
W have a)Hilnled tbe following
aulM-oiiiinlltve to act In their reawutlve
uelghlKirh.MHla to aolh-ll flour, bauou.
Mtat4tea, drltnl fruit, itlotlilnii, or any
tiling that will be of ue to tin
destitute.
Liu'kliunute, Win. Fuijua; Illi krcnll
II. II. TIh-IInoii and John Umbom
llut-na Vl-ta, lU-v. tlallantyua and 11
IhIi Irvine ar " llmdley and .x.uiity eau i-onte n wave bear three
Mi F t:, I'mbl Ha y0.y Nlpnet, tlHUrea? The WW Mi'K la me mhi
.ill hcliH-d v.tv ina'Hally tt the W-1 that furulnh" the U-l nea ai-d the
eiuli..ii..rtbe huf- Kveryuie vote.) m-le are allowing ll-lr a-ieiiiion
tbeex--ullon of al"' Hartlduautf ( hai fact.
hhihly ntHMtuiful, rhe.Kroa iirmieedel Wa reit-lv.tl a very uU-.f-ait cull
'T" f "iH, and altHigtt the xii( rhn iwo dy iNNitblack thl w. k
were eonbK-rabl very tlituie 4Ud bad ourahm-a Ulm-kcl lu the flmel
waael.-are-l fr ,,atof Iff 0n-j.tyl,i. Tht-y were MIm. llaiiliUler and
annul ui.1 ebiiM i. ar bona I ra. t'nlllu and we ihshiiuumkI them
talent reaent amJ"1 dranm ainieM iiMfiv nloimU In the "b,.ek art.''
eonveiitvut Uine(' , I i'liey areearnliia "ex-.rl.-ii. Hi-.ney''
i in the liiti-rt .-f the l'onrt'htlonal
ClUKITV HATKH.MA Tl aull,lMV kchiNiL
i . at
MU Kiuiua Fordney, whom many
of our reader remember a bi Iny ver
alek here M-veral inoniha ir,i art-
Inftuininl bv Dr. Hebblt I n-w lu
k. 1 1 1., it l M.. . K.I.
The folloalnir are a.uoi. the eil- nmveaj ai-niaa me river irom moein-i,
ttera who took the Alb A for Halein' "". a. j. woiooiij tm nine, j o.
We.lnee.lav niorninii! J. H. O-oper, of, Alexander, and Anierl-ali Hotlom.Ueo.
IndeiH-ndeiiw-i Jerome Klwraud Mlaa Wella, Hr.
edition of the HiUi (lte.l
by the ladlea . January 'aith, waa
very lu-wey lu ie'-ry way, and ta a
i-rilerlon tli.U tlwladlea are wtiwrH In
the innulnulutlw 'f th qolll VVt
looked In vatp for the wrtte-up of
IndeiH-ndenee ftlp 'harltj Sktltmun
furnlahed by one k-a0lnatkly
U.II. H. but tlnd l note ! ft will
iKar In next j1"1"!'" npriai there
were ao nmnv otrltnitl.-fr. that ail
would not api-ea' l I uradab papee
We iHinttratuiak them moat limit If
on making au amn-eaeful Wtue,
TlIK UKI.IKK 'UKKTINO.-Iaat Mon
tSirlnue llutler, of Monmouth; and
MIm Minnie la-rrell, of lluena Vlata.
The iululiteraof I mtewiideiica and
vl.-lnlty, are rMitnwted to make an a
ieal next Hundny from tlu-lr pulpit
fur the relief of ihe Nebrnka aufll-rera
-ei ex lo ambit thoae who are making
ii a ear load of provlaUina, eto.
The MlwH-a t 'row ley, t'niiny llawley ,
Marie Andrewa, Ada Mulkey and I'earl
K-K'T. aonie eharudng N'ormallteM,
ninde the Wmt Hidk olll.-e a pleaaant
-all taut Wediieaday afternoon.
). 0, Cooper, a nephew of V, K., J
4. and It. D. Cooper, of thU city. In
wnat.ur from one of the counllea of
Montana, and la now with the li-gUn'
Yaiu-alhi, IkrtiHlua county, tier miner, , t,,w
Ueneral (lll-arin 1'oal H. A. It. la go
Inn to give a "earn fire" Tueedayeven
lug, February 12. which WLInoolnV
birthday, All old aoldlcni and their
ftwulllea are Invited.
We have aleo wlcl.l the following
ladb-a to act aa aollclUira In and abou
lnd. iend.'ueei Mra. M.O. l'olter, Mr
W, P. Couuaway, Mra J. F. O'Donnell
Mm.L (!. (llhuore, Mrl J, A. Mll'i, Mr.
II. M.LIuea, MU. Nellie Hill, Mra. J
It Ilaldwln, and Mra I). II. Taylor,
All donation cm) be dellven-d hi It
M. Wa le & Co', etore and ahould be
on or la-fore February 8, lunlS.
Kadi aub-eommltiee ahoubl keep
llt of gNMl autMH-rllMHl nd n-iNirt the
ame to the central eommlttee, o they
will be able to know when a car load
la ecured. A.J. Uimidman,
J, A. V'knkm,
L. ('. Oii.mdki,
Central Coin mil lee.
aurroundliiK tmuntry nued ftot be afraid J ail ari-l,. fc.3,..ycm. ...
of aeudlug ti uiticU to theae i-jple I for which hi lellowfl,ra. Jift liUt.
aa uie eouuiry itu-rv la much more
thickly ai-ttled than In thla atate ii1
they need an immcuce amount to tld.
inein over until a pr.wperou year.
Let everyone nhow their clmrlty.
it
Gi. W. Fordney having moved there
Furthermore be la married, and the
wife of a well to-do former liamed
Blahop.
" Prtiftw-r F.U J. Iladh-y, well k tlx wo
41 M-numuth, ha gone lo tbe Hand
wli'li UlamU. He wrltea to a Newbcrg
exchange that It la not a good pluoe to
go uuhwt you have plenty of moie-y lo
mik iuI. It I a great place for Invalid'
, 1HK3,
, lMHT,
" , 1H-W,
" , IHWI,
AaaelN, ImIK),
" , 1KUI,
" .IMII2,
In Memory of John Claneer.
Uv .vt-hhor uile a numb of our to go wiioaeea ror neanu. air. na.n. j
" " i ., . . ....... , .... .i.i
.....i uii M f iv I. .11 r.r i iniuae oieouu reiurniov to una wuu
puriM-ee of roruilathtg mean ki aell try.
the Kuuaait-Swraalta aullch-m. The Hev. t). U. Whltuiore preacliea lu
meeting wa oH' to order by Mayor the Congn-guilonul church m-xt Hun
llurtfv. Kim taa alwi elin-ted elixir-1 lnv tnornlna and rveulnir. Mr. Whit-
.. W. . Ilawlev wa l-tfil I uioru'a fumllv ha not vet arrived bin hlM,rtl"" rf.M-mwl laat M, I lot
' I l i..... i... I..I..HII.......
'rtarv. AiroirlaU reman a on be exia-ela them next week. n-y of". -a
.... (, . , ( i , . .
way and una and different (-m will Uve In the I lag ley boue near tbe '""
of the wil led wre made by Hev, J. U. CoiiBreantlouidchurvh. I Mla Minnie IVrrell. of lluena Vlta,
i - i i . . .
Ilaldwln, !,. C lillmore, A. J. (...! ru new governor of Koutb Carolina len vUltlng In tin elty, de. ni tne uy king ati.ee gone by,
IWrltun r Hi Waor Hina
Kre the aun ahowu on the river,
IW-atli'a c-olil hand lagan to aever,
The followlmt wraona went lo Halem J wfi the day begun,
fn.ni tl.l city l.wt Thuraday morning! wniy, ooid u. numb,
Mr. and Mr. Flank llower, of Hover
Vlr. HiwItT, Elder II. A. Denton and
n. k Hawlev.
The twoehildren of Jee II Font
Laura and Jewat, are very aerloualy III
Hi week, but lateal report are that
i hev are hunrovluir.
M. D. Hcott, who had the aurith-al
IHII3,
I Utll
Of a aoldler brave end true,
Who did wear a ault of blue.
Oh a lowly couch they luld him,
Ik-ii the niuriilng light waa dim,
And death atlll pursued the aoldler,
ho look arm upon hi ahoulder,
When our country did nn at ne-d,
llrave men Ui do brave deed.
Around hi couch uo friend were
gnlh.-red,
Thoae with whom life' atorm he'd
weathered,
uiHii and )ihii It ta to l liuml our h, y ai, tbe attorney general 25 and orted for Woodhurti Wedneaday.
PRICES!
On the Staff of Life
AND OTHER GOOD THINGS.
50 loam of Bread for SI .00
20 pound granulated Hiigar ll (H)
: guls. Coal Oil
75
jNiund.x Haisitis
fi burn Savon Soap No. 1
1 gal. Syrup
30 to 76
I pound Coff., any kind jmokage
coffee 25
100 pound Liverpool Suit I 00
1 Him;d Tea 25c (equal to many
50c Teas.) 25 to 50c.
1 taa heat hall Hltieing. 15
1 pound Baking Powder (Knox'n
bent, warranted) 40c; every
can guaranteed to Iw equal
to any other, or money refunded.
Itln-u w ill Willingly helpthm-gvtitle-
men In their callable work.
Ooisti to liiATNMAt.A. The W'tm
Mi'K I lu rr'pl of a letter fMiit II. K.
S'limlilt, f Turner, who 1 getting
ready to go C'lrnl America. He aiy
be bad a unit mauy liniulrlea fMiu
nwim w anbig to go, and tnliikt It
would In- a gl i'l- a to have all Hum
ho were ttaiiilwrw of the lnileiii-
deuce eloiiy lo meet and make aume
arraugeuieiibfor receiving bi report
ou the count.? au-l diatrtbultng tluui
to thoae Intrfeateil. The WlT Him
w ill publUlt ii letter aa retx-ived ami
Hum full infti tnatlott enii be galn.d In
that way. !
the adjutant 24 It I quite evident
that the "old crowd'' ha lol It grip
lu Urn I tu(e, and the country wbl
watch thereult with much Intercut,
The Dallea VhmnMf,
Mr. A Noltuer, inlltor of the Port
land I"im'i h. waa the gu.-l o W, W,
William, of t ti tea city, lut Huuduy,
Mr. N. 4 titer I one of the board of
regent of the HUte Normal, at Mou-
mouth, to which lui-lltotlou be made a
vb.lt lat week.
Jitmc K. lUmd, of Monmouth, I
vllt!nif In Kugeue for a few day. Hr
ww recently burned out In the ware
house huKinewi, and Inform ualhat the
building will be rebuilt, then he will
run It again Eugene (JunnL
HrKmi.; BaUiuix DaVH Mei There will be a meeting nex Halur.
Vauduyii, f Vein Jt Wllwx haef day aflernmiu at Oxld Fellow' hell ol
Inaugurated! ytcm of oll'cring br of llw Imhe In thla city, who are In
gain one wek iu eiat-lal llue. Next lietewted in the foimutlouof a Woman'
MliHiAniia Adama and Ml Clnra
(rvtue, of MeMlnnvllle, are vUltlng
friend ami relative In thl city,
Daggett went to Ht Portland
We.lii"wly to vllt lila bMther, Jamee, Out Into th world unknown,
Hut all alone, wa called to die,
Far from home and far from kindred.
Lo"g ago from whom he wandered,
At lat hi hand In death are etai-ped,
And hlplrlt now ha pawed,
Fresh German Picklen.
Country
Sold.
Produce Bought and
ALL OTHER
GOODS
At Proportionate Prices
Se BAKER V
R.H.KNOX, Prop.
On C Str., opposite Postoffice.
BRICK YARD
J. R. COOPER
Of Independence, having a Kteam
engine, a brick machine and Heveral
a;re8 of finest clay, Ih now prepared
to keep on hand a fine quality of
Brick, which will be sold at retwon
able price.
FIT PEOPLE!
PARK Obesity
Pills.
Will rcdurw your welglit Permanently from
12 to 15 pound a month. NO HTAllVINd
Ickneiw or Injury; NO I'lJIIMCITV. Thfy
build op the health Hud beautify the com
plexion, leaving no Wrlnklo. or flalibliioKKH.
HUiut Abdomen-land dirtlenlt braitlilriKXure
lyrBlleved. NO KXPKKIMKNT but a Helen
tlflo and positive relief, adopted only afir
year of experience. All order mipplled dl
rei't from our oltlee. Price i 00 ht pauknxe
or three for 16.00 by mall poHt paid. TchII.
monlal end partlcularH (Hcalel) 2et.
All correspondence Ntrletly confidential.
PARK REMEDY CO., Boston
Saturday tt will lie umbrella. Ou
the Monday following, towel. Tuca
ibiv, ruhu r l. Wexlneailay, eomet
ami mlttuti. Thura-lay, Indie' and
children' be. Friday, lace eurtaina.
lU-ad thelralverilaeineiit forprh-e.
Tn k Li n.K htua m kh. Tbe "llaby "
built at Ktf'UH Hrrlv.nl nt thl place
liml Mondar uiorulng. hhe I a trim
little craft, draw about twelve luche
ol water, aad will carry twenty huc
iiK-'r. It umde the trip front Halem
in three liiir and liM.k the current
the whole4lhce.
The t 'itfri'xalloiml hundny m-Ii.m.I
will lvc i heir "Kxia-rlem-e" entertain
ment el the CoiiKregHtloual church
tble (h'rliliy) evening. Aiuoiik the
iviu) nuaiber will be a recitation by
Ml Fuiiule Orr, of Ilickreull.
Iti-v. J. Fred Jenkln. C. K. Cl.alfeL
ter, MimlU'ttha Fryer, of Indem-n
lence, ri U. (.win, and Mr. Mry
Htump, Mouinouth. and Kev. John
I'uriwiii, tent to Halem lut TucMluy.
Layto Hmlth hiu. iurchiiH.il the
hotel htutlxtute and moved I hem to
hi placef bulnea thla wk. H, K,
t)wen aill occupy the vacated building
with theL'aatle naloon.
The Mmday reboot of the Congn-ga-
tloiiul I'hireh w ill give an "experience
miclal" lid (Krlilny) evening, Thone
at euilitK limy expect a very uiuiiHlug
progranme.
John ,tut. one of ex-Oovernor I'en
iioyer'iurdoiied couvlctM, wa arreat
ed Moixiuy iu Polk county for cattle
Hlcaliii(ln Unuitilltt county. Unitm
inn. ;
Albert Hull, who I living In MuHon
county i.pMnltt. Iinlepeliileiice, Mtarted
today t.r Colorudo, w here he go to
heli hu brother run a 820 acre fumi.
J. H, riiouipHon hu wild the Kulem
laK nmte to Mr. French, of Haletn,
who will Hhortiy move to Moiunouth.
K. V. ;bbert will be the driver.
Mr. Iwwo Bul er, of thla city, eame
near buviug a conirealive chill hiHt
Tueadiy morning, but I get lug along
very ell ut preat-nt.
Mrt Klale Wright, of McMlnnvllle,
eame up on WeilneMilny 'a train und la
the gleet of her ilaugliter, mr F. K.
Oriillih ofthi oily.
Evert Htunta, of Al file, wa In town
Tucwluy. He nay hi father, M,
Ktuutu, Ib ulHiut well from hi recent
Hll'ktll-HH. f
The Ontario N;wi, of Malheur
county, whh aelected by the county
court aa the olllclul pupur of that
county.
MIk IJcKHle Butler, of Independence,
Ih In (he city the gtieHt of Mia Mollis
Crelghton. tStuti'MMun.
Preaidlng Elder John Puraonr, of the
M. K, church, waa lu the city luat
Monday afternoon.
Money to loan on I m proved farm
property, Willakd G. Wiuoht,
Ditl Ian, Oregon.
MIhh Nona Walker, of Halem, Is vlalt
ingher couhIii, Mra. G. L. Huwklna
tlilaweek.
The revival nervlcea have cloaed Mt
the C'hriHlian church with one conver
hIoii. Itev. H . A. Htarr, of the M. E. church
nt Dalian, wa In the city luat Hutur
day. '
County ct urt next week.
jr. price's Cream Baking powoei
Werf "tlrHlghMtMed! aad Diploma
Itelli f Corp A full attendance of the
litdiea 1 delred.
Tbe Nicaragua canal bill iaed tbe
I nltcd State M'tiaie lat Friday night
by a vote of SI to 21. Thl will be a
great tep toward helping the United
Mate to k"Ih commercial upremacy
of the world.
Mia Viola Colby, of Marlon county,
oi--ite Independence, went lo Cor
vlll for a aliort vlait Mouduy. Ml
Colby ha recently clnaed a uwM.ful
term of M'h.Hil at Pioneer dUtrict wl
or bulla.
Hon, J. I). I-ee, formerly a merchant
of bulla, lint now of Portland, I can
dliUte lor UKrluteiideiil of the pent
tentUry. Mr. a I a man of lerling
qualltlea and a atatwurt repulillcau.
The repr.eutativea lo tlie "third
hotiw" from thl port Ion of the count ry
are verv w-aloti lu their effort to do
legilatlve bu-ln.'. Tll.-y find Inlereal
lugae-wlon at the Cnpllal City.
A bill ha I wen Introduced In the
leglalature luaklng It uulawful to olti r
for aale after January 1, 'U7 wagon
with tire I. than tbrc- Indie wide,
Thla l In lutert of gia.d road.
The Alice A took the following pa.
Monger lu Salem .Monday morning:
Senator llutler, HeprcwnlHilve I. H,
Smith, A. N ol: tier, J. S. Ci)-r, H.
HirM'bUrg and J. T. Moore.
Mra. F F lllackford, wife of the
editor of the C'latakiiulo Vhir, died a
hort tlioeago. She leave her liulMlid
and aix niimll chlhlreii to mourn her
dc mine.
The Wahlngton l.-xlalature at Olym-
pia liii u wtirae dead-lock lu voting for
United shite aeiiator limn thl Ntate
Ankeuy I in the lead, with Itog.-r
hecoinl.
The ( I.rl4lan Sunday eoliool hut
ordered it library of aevenly-nve
volume for their aehiHil. They have
an Inter.'Hiliitr nchool which inei t at
Mr. J. A. Whwler und daughter,
MIhh Kutle, arrived In thl city from
Portland IhhI Saturday mid will vlalt
frleuda here for u week or two.
SH'clul progrum by Hie Y. P. S, C. K.
next Sunday evening ut the Christian
church, It being Kndeavor tiny, or the
birthday of the movement.
Thin or gray hair und bald hernia, o
diapleaaliig to many people u mark of
age, may beuvericd foru long lime by
lining llull1 llinr lUmewer.
PrcHidcut ItliwH, of the Agricultural
college ut CorvalllM, urrlved hi town on
Monday' train and vUlted the
Norinul wlille hero.
The new dwelling for M. L. Dorrla
la progrea-lug rapidly under the up
erliitcnileticy of Cuuipbell ASou' force
of carpenter.
When you waul a good tneul, for
25 cent go to Strongx' icHluuruiit,
WcecottA Irwin, proprietor, Buleni,
Oretfou.
I Hunt! Vanduyii, of Portland, well
known In thl city, wa Blinking hamU
with old friend the flrat of the week.
Mr, Ben Hani, of the Lucklnmute
country, wu vihliing Jinuc Harrl
unit family lat week In thl city.
Mr. K. II HIckufooHfl, who hu been
vlHltlng her brotln-r ,I)r. S. A. Mulkey,
returned home liwi, Monday.
Hev. K. H. SlekafuoKe will preech lu
the Ch rial tun elm r,.t, next Hundny,
morning and evenii,.
Dr. Price'! Cream Baking Powder
World's Pair Higbeat Award.
who la verV III lu that elty,
(1. W, MrLamihlln. of Ihieiik VMa.
made the Wiarr Hidk oftlea a call tnt
Wednewlav. ,
1-ud the n-Hef iinumlllee for the
Nebranka tufferer a helping hand thl
week.
J. H. Tllt, the motor engineer,
went to Portland and ba- k lat week.
The children of Mr. (I. W, Pierce, of
thl elty have been quite lck rec-ntly,
J a. Nenilth, a ulwtatitlal larmerof
Itlckrealt, wa In town Monday.
Try Homo of that Iowa finked
hominy at the Star Ona-ery.
Itoht. Steele, of Suver, waa lu town
Wedneaday.
Hope Crnhed to Karth
Where tlod reckon with hi own,
Ou the Great and Final dy,
hen all thing xhall pax away.
They laid him low In hi narrow grave,
Miere tbe wild flower, aoon will
wave,
When aprlngeome with It garland
gay,
Vnd all I Joyful In the mouth of
May.
fhere on the lonely hill he'll real,
in (in rur and dlatant Went,
W. K, M
Ni'rrrmxti skbbaska.
What a Wet Side Itewirler Lr.rned
from a Former Keildent.
A HOME lHTn iH0X.
rhe Annual lb-port ot the Ntab
liiNuraure ('umjiaiir, of halem.
There I nothing the America)
M-ople enjoy better than to have col.
lacta and figure preaeuled wbt. h hoV
he pMgrena and pr-wperlty of a horn
iMiterprlMt. F.r many year the neonl
tf Oregon M-nl thoiiHHiid of dollal
.nuiial both I'ant end to F.nrope, t
i r-dect their home from the ravage
-f lire. llwa .11 met drain on Ih
a . . .....
ii HiMca iii mo mnie, a nttia over i
t-irveii rear ago Hie mate liixiiraln.
Co , of Salem, m m oruantxed. To ulim
n pro(riHi we hnmwiih ubmlt tin
awu-t for the year paat;
Am-U, . tl"M"0.
IIW.7M.
IM4,7.I7.
rl,7l7.
$i'f!l.
-77,872.
3.'(H,(Mr7,
a70,73.'
' t:)7H,4'l.
;ih4,;iM,
ThU la a very flattering allowing foi
the (-.impany and one whlcl
reiiH-ia crwiis Uxn it manage
tiieut and place It U-fore the ihdiiIu m
au biatllullou d.wrving ofupirt am
which I worthy the confidence of tin
luaurlug public.
We herewith NUhruit the eleventh
annual tatenient of the State Iimuruiu
l!ompHny for the year IKt.t,
miHI, tally paid up ;i,j Co
nurplua, ovrr and ivn
M.Kt.
b In tirtl-,. I
ab lu Hunk,.. ......... . ...
Klul moriKiigf .n.nii rnul ealuto
(worth duulile the viiiount
toHin-d ttirmoil) liieudtli(
lu.ret,,.,.,.. ,
Hmtl mtul, lui'ludiiig oltti' build.
leg. ........... .,.
KeliiH.t lHiiola,.K kanl)il d!liral
Iihiu liioludlng lun-reai
Illll mwiVKbl. Ukn fur Or
rUka, tnrlurtllig utter.-!,..,..
Hue from uw.-oIm. ureinluiii lu
cournc of eollwiion.
PerauuHl iniifly ud oirtw
furitlturn, ,,...,
TutiU Am.'Ii,...........
l.uanirtM. '
Uww In pmce of mljii.lm..it
j It lii.urmico rrwrv (fur protm.
I i ion or puiiey boiain). im.iMi
2,!
716 V.
C1 l
tarn
lMt.(MV (ft
&M I V I
tm.m iv I
tier and Mr. uic), have already ettal
.fehed a repuiHilon, The WeT Stik
jilad to aee thU hon.e ooinpany grow
in atrength and uaefitlnei, and i
pleawd to have Ud 0riuiiiiy w.ut
oriiigreiulatlonJj the ollli'r and
o tbe public. Tbe relgnayu Dr.
L. L. Jtowluml a pnnldeiit of the eom
atiy, which ba Uh-u ou tile aonie aix
noiitliN, wa am-pled with a reeolulloii
f regret and acknowledgment ou no
'Ulll of hi Valuable Uertkv to tin
'inpaliy. Ooaceouulof hi onetou
ulie a u0erlutendcMt of the iwylum
i Wa ImpoMiltile for the doctor to l-
ote attention to Die liiwiranee com
any, hence be requested tbe director.
allow him to nlgii, which they
. luctantly Old.
ivimotHl c. uiltncr, the aecrelary
lid maiuiKer, iMageutlemuU well llltxl
r the jawiiioii he occuple, having
ut lutely acted in the capacity of-intr
oaurance eomiiilK-loncr for the Ntte ol
iregon, He i ably at:oiided lu hi
ork by A. W, (il.-y who hu by Ioiik
onnectlou with the Slate Im-urutie.
ompHiiy leerucd bow to xufely ai d
Konoinlcally Niluuiiil4r It btlnlner.
The Stnte IiiHiirumx- comatiy enjoy
t reputation for promptly I'Mvlmr it.
Ire lwe, and Ii policy I free from
.ijti-tlouuble provision, beJug imply
i Mtralghl out and out contract to In
ure the pro-rty aguiuat 1im from tire
ve uja-aK tor the Slate a pnxperou
uture under iu new management,
Covenant meeting i tbe ltuptt
hurch next Saturday at 2 p. lu.
Feed your horw and cattle and hu)
ur fwd at the Star Grocery,
Mr 0. L. Coojar returned Wedue-
lay from a vlad iu t'orvallla.
Home very llue weather hu vinited
hi vall-y for the pul week.
Abtract end loan. -Hee Wtl.l.Altli
J. WlltuilT, Dullu. Oreifoji,
The tt'wkty Orryoiitan and the Wks'I
Sihk one yeur for only H&.
During February there will be one
iwiMmeut iu the X O. U. W.
P. W. Haley nslurn -l b.hl home i
LI mi county WeiluewUy,
lu town la.t Fik'ajf.-
All mrkei,d,ie pruJuivakeu at ttj
The Priscott AVenei eaw infH tJf
tbl pluoe fsrtitsKr-t the JoiL for lb
ncwcltybi.il at , MiU-m; tbey w ndlti;;
ftljoul 4(l, fret for that purpme. t
The farewell party Ut Jew, hhelly hut
WeibnJrty v vcolng wa a very pk-wnl
aflalr.
Kood's'Curc
VUIrlM-)n In
! ennuvli to nulwtuiil fur th rud
tnnle. whlrli lmv hamlaiittd him ul nt
lila behf In th p-a-alhlltiy eur, Ih real
lnlo rant and l-.io. lile, iMteltir'i Hlout
eh llllier. Tin-hllloui, Ih nervmia, thi-ay.
peplle, th rheiiiiilte altk derl i-dy
hetirni Irom Ihla hrlntul bolanle medleili.
i'rrwiniiiTirlii from lndliiwlon will gain
no poaltlv wriiianriil imh rwm Ih fiery
uiiMiedloalril iltiuilanla nt enmmare. Uh
oftrn null iwklPMtjr. Th Hlllera la Immnw-
urnhly In b pn-fi-rred U Ihew bmto.
alnee It pur baala la mndirlvd by III eon.
Junction with It of vegeiahl lnitrillitta of
the hlgheat rnimllJ 'll-nr. Miliaria la
prevented mJ ftunedled by 11, and II liifuae.
vigor Into the weak andalekly. A wlneglawt.
flit three time day I I lie average doae,
Cow. Fur Kale.
One good Jemey eow glv gallon and half
of milk ady;nd ihe oilier, prt Jerw-y, l
freh. Will t wild together or aepkmlely,
Call on Mra. D. W, Hievna, at ihe Itu.ler peip.
erty near pulille x li'nl,
Haled cheat hr y fur aale
naif mile wiuiti ol town.
iMi iueiay we Iwl a talk with
th hoi or dyaiMipiir Mra, Welch, who, with hereon, grand
o and grand daughter, hu recently
eome to our town from St Paul, How
ard county, Nrbraaka.
In reference to the voluinlnoureuorl
f tne terrible eu tiering In part nt
ICauaaa and Nebraaka, Mra. Welch
ay lliey are not exaggerale.1 In thl
leuat. She ha lived lu central Neb
raaka for aUiut thirteen year, and
erl were U.lerahle gmal until 1H1W
when a terrtlle hall and wind atorm
i-auie and beat dowu the com cropaaini
ietroye many hulldlngH. which left
many fttulllea lu mr elrcuumtahce.
That aecUon of .Niuntry wa next vlalted
by a heavy front which cau.Hl the corn
not to mature, and thl waa followed
by hot, dry wind-! very hot thai
young chicken were killed by them.
and even the people were cuutlouiln
veiiiurlng out d-a.ra. Thl kind of
weather hu continued for two year
and conac(iieully nobo.lv ha raleed a
crop and thereoy have no money to
tuiy anything to eat and nothing to ex
change for feed for their atock. Many
of the well-to-do farmer lu a proeper
on year worth lr.uu S.1UU0 to f in.tXHi
IniveiioiiirN for thi-meelvea or abak.
Mr Welch any that laat yeur (hey
only ,.ved fihty or tifty iittlibinNnrcorn
from their whole crop; i e n-t not gel.
ting rl-, und thi-ae were intended for
eed thl year, they not exH-ctlng to be
able to proctir any n.ore. But thev
were fortunate enough to aell their
farm and come to tblx' valley They
renllxed only aeniull a-r ceiitofwhi.t
thtir p!nce would huve lH--n worth In
goial lime. Muny -ople, w hen tney
auw their corn would mil umture cut;
the Htnlk for f.aldcr fot their atock,
but some not knowing how to mire It,
hud their entire crop topoil, and had.
nothing even to atari up m when the
drouth came.
One niau near where they lived hud
Hay For Sale.
Haled Cheat, ud "at hy. Ilarley aeed and
Cheat ae) it. Vt aale by W, M. MmaoN
ItlekruHlt, (irgiin.
Hay for Sule.
heap,
Three mid
v. wgi.ij..
txainliiutloii of Traeher.
Nolle I hereby ilven, llial fur the purpoae
of making an eiiimlnattoii of all p r"ii, who
may otter tliemai-lve aa rauilidntea for
(earlier of the ndiiaila of tlila eotinty, the
achiMil aiiiertiiieiidenl thereof will hold a
publle exieiilnliiiillon at liallaa al I p. in.,
Wedneaday, February If., I
(lra.luateo(eharterd Inatltutl'ina dealrlug
lo tuwure atate dlplomu and all peraona
entitled to, and wlablng to aecure ainle
eerlltlenlea, atate dlpl)maa or life diploma
will plena preaeut the-i.aeive at Ih aame
time and plwe for enauilnatlon.
T. O. ItCTeiiiaaoN,
Ki'IkmiI Hupt. l'olk Co.
Cull for IIIlM.
All oltiorlUljlilli,.
a.uo u-1
Total lll.lllll,. IUKi,7n p.
Hurplu iu regardi pulley bolder.,.,. f.'.T.6T7 tM
Nel aurphi. over all llabtnilea,
tin lulling eapllal,, . 1177 W
(ialn In axM-i during tbe year..l I u.
Hani lu net aurplu during (he year 1JH
At the annual mm-ttug of the Lx k
holder of the State ItiMuram-e Cone
pany held lu Salem January 7, Ih'J.'i
the following dirwlor were elected;
Ivlinoiid C. liiltner, Phil. Mclmhan
Geo. William. H. C. Aduuia, K. B.
McKlroy, W. W, Thayer, und Win.
tlllgluud. At the meeliug of the new
board of direct ui the following ofHcer
were elecle-itPiealdeut Phil. Mctachan,
let vl.-e-pre.leut K, B. McFlroy, 2nd
vKv-prmldeut 11. W. Cottle, accretary
and uiauatter K. C. Gil titer, At. acc
retary and manager A. W. Gely,
trvuurer G.-a. Wlllium.
Hon. Phil. McUchnu, the uew prel-
dent, I unr in-ent atate treuaurer, and
i resign Ixed a one of the aafcet bul-
ueH oterator u the atate of Oregon,
one of the uiohI aolld cillxeu in every
retqicvt, and one w hoi friend friend-
with alai-iUite confidence In hltn ex-
lend Junt a far In every direction aa In
I known. Thai he in connected with
the State I iitmrauce company ut all ie
an Infallible awitraie-o of It rcnutli
and aiifcly; that he hu la-cu pl.'nxil a
It bend I but mi additional gtmrutite.
that it will continue iu the aume Itue ol
W. U. Uanley
ii
it
1 V-; ' h
..(I, v. '' '" I
R W
' . - v., . sK 1 1
Chronic Nervousness
Could Not Sleep, Nervous
headaches. . ,
Centlcmcnj I hava been taking
your ItMUiratlvo teniae for the iwal
three mont h and I cannot say
enough in I w praise It boa ,
Saved fly Life,
for I had almost given tin horw of
ever beintr well a?ain. r . .
chronic auffercr from ncrvotwneKgand
could not sleep. I wa a!o trouble
with nervous headache, mul liml t rt,A
dfKtUirs In vain, until I u-d vrm
Nervine. Your tru'r.
MIW. U. WOOD. EJofwood, Ui
Dr. Miles' Nervine
Cures.
Ir. Mtle' Nervine 1 o!d nn a iiiIm
rori.i, ,il,tttitilirtti4tl wl!11-n lit.
AltOru(-i(iiriM.!l Itatil, ( b-rttka f'rti.or
itw.lt tw t, pn-r-jald, fn n-cl,t of price
I Suffered Several Ye ire
With rheiimatl.m. I took Hood Bari.'i;..:
and (eel betur Uun I tmv fur yer. Wy wit
b4g, bad eai ot catarrh and wa too-
lldared incut ble. Bh. took eoatSdenc from
UM bueSt 1 bad received from th dm ol
Hood's Sarsaparlila
and after taking four bottle ot Hi medicine
Ii I entirely well." W. It. Haslet. Pull-
Bun, WUh. It sure topi Hoorl'a.
Hood 'a Pills rur liver til. lck headuba.
Jauudloe, ludlviUoa. Try lot. "-
if ENPINCE
LjdfV we.
Ik.,.. I
K 1
III
Hid are railed ror, the em to be opened land near the river and planted a crop
February 6, IKIW, at the county court huune, of M)tntia!H which he nuinuged to lrrl-
tn liallaa, to-wlt, Theae potutocH brought 1.5d per
Kor the tail ding of a bridge about 270 feet ,. , , .. , . , , ,, '
In length, acroaa Ah Hwale, where the eounty buahel. I III tuiin liml nothing for
road between Perrydale and McCoy oroaae hi Htiwk, and WU compiled to turn
aald lreain, VVheiher the bridge aball be them out toahlft fortheiliat-lvea. HtiK'k
.upportedbybentaorplllng.wl.lbedru.r.nln. (,h Colllllry (ha-8 not fine the beet
ed by tlia county court, at the time of ... . . , ;
awarding ihe contr.a. ' 1,1 t,,e w,,rM lf "ot . Will
Healed plana and peellleatliiii miiHt biKtome of the poor brute In that ainle
aeoniiipany the bulge caled therewith. The Ollll lie ettally foretold, R the country
value of the lumber of the old br dgeaultahle ,MlkN B. ftt ,jre WHW(, f ,,
for uae In the new bridge to be token lu part , ,
payment on .ld bridge, when built. iMr"' 'lcli wiya they ralrieil a toleru-
Tlin right to reject any and all blda roaerved bly good crop of buy prairie graaa
by tbe court. w hich could very readily have been
Done by order of the county court thla 211 U,.i,l fr;lK00 i-,e ton. bill -ho baa an.
luu i.r.lunlliirv IKllfi. . ...... .
H. K, MUI.KRT,
County Clerk,
Office fur Kent.
The front room of Mm WmtHiiiw utttce,
11x1(1, opening on Main atreet, aullalile for a
real eatateor lawyur'a oltloe, will be rented,
Including fuel fur Htove and eleclrlo light,
very cheap. Rniiulre at. Wmrr Mihk ultlce,
For Hentf
Ten or twenty aerea pliintccl to hop, located
one mile noulb of Independence, Hull in tine
OMiidltlon, I'OHHexaton can be given
Immediately, for further particular en 1 1 at
W'KiT XIIlK ulllce.
An Appeal to the Public.
To ihe uitkewt of Jwicpendcwn and
mirroundiny emmtryr In puiHUitnce to
a cull by the mayor of this city a meet
ing wa held at the city hull January
28th, to devlae mean to aHlt the
Mka
Kannaa auffera, The
oineraou Htiij in mennuiKu unit it wa
all kIvch to lilni.
Com Ih the (uple crop in the middle
weetern atate und when that fall the
people 1 1 ave hardly anything to full
hack upon. It might hewild Unit there
witanbaulutely uothltig rulMcd 111 por
tion of Khuhhh, NeliniHku, Okluhotna
and the drought even reached to nunc
portloiiaof Texaa and Colorado,
Ti e mercury rcgiatered uliout fifteen
degree la-low zero In central Nebruaku
Jiiat Uifore Mr. Welch' I'nmlly aturted
for thluHtute, und 'hut fuel la anion
the ninny ncweaitlc needed In thiit
country. She Hitd her family came
from cetitrul NeliniKku, and there the
Hiifl'erliig I very Intetim-, but lu the
north we em part of the unite, th
people are in such a deplorable condi
tion that It I iilmoat beyond the power
of the pen to diacrlbe their mlwralile
situation. :; hlC '
Our townspeople and olUaeoa ot ' i
PRAISE, ONLY,
mou AU. who uaa
AYER'S
Hair Vigor
"Avrr's preparations are too 6
well known to need imy cotntnen- o
dnllon from me ; but I feel com- J
pellod to statA for the benefit of JJ
others, thnt Bix years ago, 1 lost o
neurlv half of niv hair, tiud what o
was left turned gray. Alter
uuintf Aver's Hair V igor several
months, my hair began to grow 01
again, and with the natural color J
restored. 1 recommend it to all 5
my friends." Mrs. E. Fkanx- o
HAVSKii, box 305, Station C, Los o
Angeles, tut.
Ayer's Hair Vigor
1-KRrAltKD BY
DR. J. C. AYER & CO., LOWELL, MASS.
pooooooooooooooooooooocoj
.JOHN MULL ICR. Prop
. 1
CHOICE MEATS.
SEEK, I'OKK. MUTTOX, VEAL
SAUSAG E,
Market laoe V. almet, near Ihe tinmorn.-t-
G. L. HAWKINS,
Proprietor ol
rie indt-tiendenc Marble Work, riflmaie
u all iH'iocicry work. ( lr.i-coi wuruiiuin
II. tp, luteal deigns, and luet priccst.
0 m. JORDAN & C0.'S .
CIlEuT KDSECS OF EZH
S Market St., San Fram-taro.
pjlfy 1 (ltrtwwtt tlih and , Ui StK)
iff ftkienideaud hew to avoid Uih
'fi In ual Uiw. Mu-etinienti '-i.il v. ub
R ' Ihousfthil ot irf ol.j'Cii 'A.UuU-
" ainn aA ru.
I'rivnie odlre-Name lluilillnir
'Ml ninrkri Mrerl-tiiaeaw nt inn:
, Picture, toaa of manhood, 11n'a of tlm kkai
1 11 J kulii-V" qul.'kly eiirwt without the uiw ut 111. r
cirv. 'trcatuieut pcreonally or by kiur. ISciid
t .r book.
Sperling Brothers
Meat - Market
PKAl.KK l!t
Choice Meats
FOR
fine Ffeeto!
Ml
Crayon Work
Pastelles
India Inks
Water G3lsrs
' $ Goto :
D.H. CRAVEN'S
Photograph Gallery . ,
.Independence, 0 r
CITY STABLES.
ELY JOHHSGH, Pro?.
Horses Fed by the Day,
Week or Month.
Best of Attention Given Stock .
Left in Charge.
SDBl'BXD EJfCE. OUEGOX
naFrs
id
1
1
tf rou nw the Prtatam
Make money whilajP-J
oihrn are waat ing Liv
timi. hvoltt nrf-pHjM-a. I , ."
It and : describe every Mi IlliiMrated j
article needed fot tbt2t Calaloijue
,ullru l.iii- FkKB.
The "ERIE"
mechanlcallr the beat
wheel, Ciruieat mo-ii-1.
We are PnciUC Coast
Aeenta. BU-vcle cata
logue, mailed tretivea
ftitt dearrtntion . r-Hcr etc., aoknt 'WajrTKn.
PETAIUM A IlfCCBATCR C0.,PetalBm,CJ.
Bkancu lioi sb, iu S Main St., Lo Anjrc'.es.
V'f.if V .iff
1
1
4
.1
4 1 ,J
,evV
lliirli-'xt inai'Ki'l price paid
fur fat stock, beef, mutton, veal,
pol k, etc, All bill must l-e settled
monthly.
PKX SUNOAYS I'l.OM S 10 Ha. n
1
-uia
i'ro
ll
jtislltir'.JMliiC
r i-ri v's Pi'.Hla nt your dpatpr 1
as (rcsli unit fertile a llioiiub
you isol I licm direct from I crry'
beed Karma. .
tms Sum
arf. l.iiovu"iant y.ankd evpry-
imrv, mihi aiL Hinari iu
deal. 1-Yrry' See.1 Aiiuual
lor iw,i Kits nil aouui
lliem, Kree. ,
Brunch oftice oC Dr. ltouglHs' famous
-SPE0IFI0 JZLI.'E-
fnwltlve euro tor nil ft ft it ft
FEMlfflNE I DISEASES,
ft ft ft Mra. Sarah K. Wiim,
Manager.
Ten dy ircutmcut rree.
Kor sumi.le and futj particulars addniw
Me. Sarah K. , Wt. Independence. Polk
County, (iri-Kon. . ,
k Sctenlifio Americas
A Aooncy for
ElCTHlC TCLEPHOMSE
fiftM oi'ti-lnlit. nn rnt, notojnlty, Adnpt?
to (Uly, Vllliu or Count ry, N.tM in vr,
it o tii , nhi, HUtrn und oUlon. 11 rtmteit wrnvwu
mem and IhI wllr onrnrtt .
Aaxvnu mnkr ftttt lo fUTO per tiny.
On in ft rNldtnr an Mtl to Alt th
nelMhhorM. in tnotruniftnU, nn torn, work
ftnywhw, nny ditant'. OompM, wwdy for
um wlmn nliintMi. 'ftu b mt up by any on,
ntTr ontnf tinier, no rrtpnlHnit, Iftntn ft lit
titnn. 'nrrtmirtl, A mony nuiitdt Vrllft
W. P. Harriwn 4 Cftw Clvk 10, Gotumbutt, a
The 1. S, Gov't Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
1 1 spytrhr to all Qthtrs
if .
n itiv jwiiiiunis -i-iii
T m Mn.n stn 1 1 -MO 'IIUMI 1J 'ualU.UJ"
, jnu "on miHIf SM0H1T '"! awpwO
I aad Ilipua ui0 'luamnounAJ-a
I ji.i aouvqD po" junJOduit
lloa l Xaiinput (iuj aiit
i . ...... w T ranAM
"0 J&m ir---m ,
iivi nx o uo)snuiuoo
Xltn a4uiiHqojivnuaip
jwiinoaj -Xamnoauun aoaouadia
Xlotvuauiniit3 uomfortjaeuamjaa
tnta oj) Xiaaapi-w ao" p ri
CAVEATS.
TRADS MARKS.
DESIGN PATENTS,
COPYRIGHTS. tm.
,-or uMormaimu ana Tree Handbook write to
MLNN ,s CO., lIlluAOU'a v, Nrw Yoiik. .
arr' '""'enii ler iwunm paicuti, iu Amenna.
iwem tul.cn out by us i brnuKlit t-crora
;iiu puolio by a uonoe gmou 1 . ol chaii,' in ilia
f watific awewrau
'r(rwt clreiilatlon of nr ioiptitilto paner tn the
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