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About The Independence west side. (Independence, Or.) 18??-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1895)
The Latest in FLAKES; They are Delicious Try Thorn, at Douty o dv.y'r, : yfficial Paper of Polk Cooiity. THE WEST SIDE. SSUKU BY TlllliStUY, M AY W, 1 LOCAL ANDJERSONAL: die fll lug cIikuh have been tiimio on our nmlllu glle.v:-U. U. FMier. Motim-mili, Jmirv W 1. M.j Hewitt, Monmouth, May WW; lr. T.j J. 1, liKlniemlenoe. July IHttt; C. O. wkrr, MeMlnnvllle, Jmnmry ll; T. Fennel!, Independence, February! ISsKi; Merwln SworU, INkerl'liy, June 1SV; F. A. lity, Indopoinlene, Seemlier 1Svk; K. K. PmtiWk, lmlei-iuleiuv, January !; Mn. KmiiM lVrktum linleiiettileitee, May IS-Xi; 11 iStHttts Iwhvllle, My IStHi; Fred Ureen, liideiietuleiiee, January ISnJj Dr. F J. Tiumma, Jloiuiiouth, June V. O. Cok, tiide'Udeiiee, June Jfi; MoOabe, Indi dftuv, May WW; Wm. Mu, M.ii- mouth, March ,sid Ts.u'HKKS Knoaukd. The board of ictiool director held a meetiitu Hit week and engaged . tu follow InK teacher fr the einmlng term: Prof. lUyw, Mle Minute Uoodrlch, Untile Mulkey, flaw Adon t'uehran and Mm. Mary Tuck were re employed; Mix Margaret Lnugacre ys -eeured In the pint of Mr, Ailing who made no annlleallon thl year, white Ml ,- '-til wan engaged a ?J-tr- teacher. F. 1". Myew w retained m Janitor it.tki Fast. A party of heath ntl pleasure eeeker left Indeieiideiiee Tuesday morning fr different Kaatcrn point. Aiiong them Mr. H. II. Wil ox, who will vtelt her trot her living In Uiuar, (J , and who hone that the dry clltlmte of that elate will benefit her. Mr. Hugh Baldwin waa on her way to Kni where he htm rela tive and friend, aud Mrs, M. P. Baldwin waaou her way to Oklahoma. t,i to vlt.lt frlcbd aud relative. Dkivinu Costkst. Saturday there he a diving content for a wager off "At thai no ordinary bona? tit Polk county can trol without a break from Independence to Dallaa In lea than oil hour. A forfeit of f 10 haa ta-en already been put up by Chaa. Htaata. who believe the time Can be made, nd W. VV. IVrclval who holds to the contrary. It la not yet kuowu what bot-jea will be driven. Iter artk! Ti'KtAY. Many of the frtenda of Rev. J. 8. Smith took their farewell of that gentleman Monday, hi preparations were completed for leaving early Tucwlay morning. Mr. gmith g(ea from here to Byron, Con tra Coata county, Calif., and thl paper addn its best wixhea fr hla future u. ma to the of the hoat of frieuda he ieavm behind. I'KOHfiaop (at. Btiena Vltta'a uterprising merchant, J. L. Coutu, was In twn Turaday. He atated that the ptwpecta for a bountiful grain crop w excellent, and that th bop Celt) and potato patches are dilnj e-pially well. Everjthlng l hia w tlon la fliKirWhlng. the only drawback beiifg a alight scarcity of ready nmney By VKt)KW(tAY Nioht. Thfl day of publication of this pnp'r has U-en chanced, and advertiera are notified that copy for ehaiigea mudt tie handed in not later than Wednesday night. No locate taken later than 10 o'clock Thurwlav mornlnir. Obm-rvance of this notice will save aunoyance to all partie concernc.1. Xlto.na'8 Time Tablb -The time taUr or steamer AlUma, Hunday, 10th, is as ollows: Leaves Independence forHalem 9;30 a. m., 110 p. m. anit i-M p. in. l eavi-s Kalcm for Indepen dence II: a. m. 2:30 p. m. and 60 p. m. H. J. Ooetsman went down to Port UniltbeflrHt of the week to meet a genttemaii who has been expecting to necure an interest In the soap manu factory here. The pronpects for the soap work are very bright, provided a small capital can lie secured to push the uuitH-as until the returns begin to come In. Mm. Newt (.ruharn went down to Salem Tuesday morning and returned 3u the evening on the Altoua. Mrs, GraliHio wiik aiwimnanied by her IttUKliter and her mother, Mrs. fllass- fool, who is up from her home lu Ore ;gon City, on a visit. The Wiwt KrrK runtler was chasing around for money, news and exercise TuewUy, going as fur afield as Halem in tiisuuest. He got them all, but In amount e!ur!d the last was first by long oddn. Mrs. Wm.Htarr, formerly Miss Nan nie Bell of this city, Is up from her home in Portland on a visit to her friend Miss Krnma Coquellette, who lives west of Monmouth. JUrs Wm. Madison, who lives In It-iseburg, came over from Halem on the Altona Tuesday evening, to visit rfrWjjds in this city. C. K. Force lias fitted up his new diiartew in the Htark block in very jneat and aUracti ve style. The change was well managed and did not Inter fere with the work. Jton't fornet that Knox, the grocer, Bias .he headquarters for fresh bread jis,wl cakes. Orders of all kinds immjytfly filled Jim. HulAard and Mrs. Estes, of this ity. wwe amoiiK the Allorm'a passen gem down stream Wednesday morning, iiadies' hind turned Oxfords In a I 'the new shapes and toes, at Vanduyo YeneHH & Wilcox. Miss M:ie Tatoin went down Halem last Monday on the Alice A, fresh, crisp soda crackers, at Knox S;roeery. A new lot. DriWd fruit of all kinds for sale by iKnox., the grocer. Men's tan pointed toe shoes at Van duyn, Veuess & Wilcox. The Little Palace Is the hotel of In dependence. Best of everything Hatuay, May 18th, t the hour of H p. ni, the jH-opla of Independence 111 be fHvtired with a atvrvoptlcnu entertainment at the Chrlatian chimh, AdntMon 10 cents. Ths views are uie beat or the series of Mt Hotat and Mt, HMUivr as scvii Wt year b the Maiauia-, l'ror.-aa..r T.O Hutohlu on, hu was on the trip, will explain the views AUo au Illustrated "Trip Around t he World." The prtaweda ar t.l devotl t.i the Hunday scIuniI iovaiv. K Chambem has iwlved during the mouth Just paamsl eight and one half tons of freight which must le eon ideivd llrst rat busluesa for a new ilrnt. Of this amount be haa shipped to dealers at up-rlr tsiintsover a ton, tswldw what he haa retailed. Times may tie hard, tail they are rapidly lot ng that rrnior sttnd temsr which ha eharactei li'd them for a year or so The Independence Amateur Athletic Club Intends to give a olcycle tourua ment at that phie on Satunlay May i eommeiiwlng at 2:30 p. m. There will lie given gold Uiednte as flrst prliea In every event. There will bu a tlcyetv parade In the morning, heaild ty the city baud, aud In the evening a gram! ball will tie given. Port laud iSVin. The Allouo laat Monday carried nulte a large ituiuUr of vsseugerM, among whom Here Ira Hmith, of Monmouth, going to Portland, alm O. A. Kramer, Isaan Clattgett, W. H O lsmiiel, C L. Hawkins and Mrs. Angeliue WaUon, going to the metriii Ha, The Altona Is doing a thriving I'HXHMiger mihI freight busluesa. Buck KngllMh, tb wounded stage robber reiTiuly shot near Napa, la lu a fair way to recover from the effects of the buckahot Injectett Into hla system by a deputy sheriff and may live to be tried as a highwayman. He w as twice au Inmate of the Oregon pculteutury and was well kuowu to the police of this state. Miss Ada Judsou, whom niauy of air readers will reuiemtier as having Ihto In the dressmaking business here for several years, la now lu Halt Lake city and enjoying excellent health, Mug very much nVshter than when here. (She Is engaged lu the same business there and doing well, Although there are some pretty tall men in Dalian, says a correspondent of this t'r, none of them w ho measured down on Bella corner last week can reach the height of Charley Bricker, living about a mite from here, who measures 6 feet Oj Inches, and la yet only 10 years old. Mark Hcratl'ord, the enterprising young rancher of the Lucklamute, has wen red the noted staiidnrd trotting stallion Celtic and will handle him both In this dly and out lu the Luckl amute country. Celtic haa a mark of 1:2 to his credit and Is a valuable animal. There are 0 bicycles in Italian, writes a person lu that city, and figuring on a basis of t-HO to the wheel (which Is low) you find $2,00 Invested in these hluhly useful (?) mschlnes. Who said limes are hard In Oregon and Polk county. J A. Veuess and J M. Mitchell left Wednesday morning on the Altoua to te gone several days, their destlna' tlon Mug Wiulock, Wash., where they will superintend the starting of Preaeotl A Veuess' large mills. Last Monday Mrs. M. H. Ooft. of lit eiHtiidence, and Mrs. J. J. Higgins, of Monmouth, were jasengcrs on the Alice A. to Salem, going as delegates to the Itebckah Orand Iiodge which eon. vened there. Tlione selected to act as members of the itrtud lurv at thl term of circuit court were L. ItaiiMn, foreman, J. J Hill, J. K. Phllllsi, John Morris, O. H IKmKI, H. H. Thlelaou aud T. B. Booth. Awordlng to reiMirt of Agent Carey there were fifteen cars of wheat, one of hops aud one of hay ahlpa-d from IudeiS'lldell last week, iii additon e large cjuatitlty of miscellaneous freight Among the out Is hi ml passengers on Ihe Altona Friday morning were Miss Nellie White and Early Hewitt, of Monmouth, and It L. Hastings aud Lulu ltobcrtson, of this city. F. J. McIIenry, state organizer of the Woodmen of the World, was In town Saturday, and visited the new lodge of that order lately established here with some thirty-five members. When the bids were opened at Buver last week for the new school house there were nine 'eperate bids, ranging from 1119 to 1)42 and the lowest bidder was H. H. Bt John. W. K. O'Donnell returned from trio to the Hantlam mining region on the Allona Thursday evening, lie renorted something like four feet of snow there yet. A person Is prematurely old when baldness occurs la-fore the forty-fifth year, use Jiau s jiair iwi w II. It.. I. tl.........nH keep the scalp healthy and prevent baldness. VV. J. Orlmes, the principal of Amly schools, passed through this city on his wheel last week, enjoying his vac Hon by a trip up the valley. Miss A. J. Hears, formerly of Carthage, Mo., and more recently or Hood Uiver, is visiting her friend Mrs. J It. Baldwin. Miss Joe Haley, of Astoria, spent sev eral days last week visiting friends at Monmouth, returning to btT lionje last Monday. Mrs. Thoa. Boliamion, of Newport, returned on the Altona last Thursday evening on her way to her home at Yaipilna hay. Miss Lulu Spangler, of Corvallls, visited Miss Alta Estes during lasi week, and returned home on Monday. Rev. A. It. Crawford and wife par ticipated In the Y. 1H. C. E. conven- ion at Halem lust week. Matsurl-Malsurl, fiatunbiy, May .... l IT ir..nuuu Jb WllfiOV. iiilll, at VBiniujii, ti:i" "" Everybody Invited. Mrs. Harah Oodley returned to her home in Portland on the train Satur day afternoon. Next Issue, of the Sunday Record will contain a number of breezy articles. Fancy silks In ninny 'colors, for -tDlish waists at Vaiiduyn, Veuess & VViloox. The Little Palace hotel still retains its popularity with the traveling public TIIK SPKIMtJ II .U KS. Polk Comity ItUlrlil lair Association Select Tliclr Dales. The directors of the Polk County District Fair A"oclatlou held a unf lug Saturday evening and decided to hold the sptlog races on the l.tlh, 14i.li and Kith of June, Inclusive. Il was decided to glvw Mt hast three races each day, and the purses olll red by the sts'loty will amount to 1,000. The secretary has heard from most of the leading horsemen In the valley, and they are all auxlous to attend Hie meeting, aud from picaent IndiciilloiiM the number of horses and the attend ance will exceed that of any previous year. lirwnL A Dull Bar era Celebration Well Worth Coming To t Nearly every country paper you pick up uow coniali s a relcreiice to the ap proaching Fourth of July, audio many localities active pn puralloim have already begun. Independence had a successful and pleasMiit celebration lust Fourth, and here la no reason w hy It shouli nt U liipllcalisl this season. Th" gmunds are here, the Itwallon Is ctoitral and easily reached from many stlu's on the river, and Ihecltlxens have nut to take proper step lu lime and the sue- ami uiaguttude of the atluir Is usaiiired. The merchants and chiseim generally would find It to their Interest to assist the project lu every po-wible way. ' It will, In addition to keeping several hundred dollars at home, nrlug In- Icismdeiice U-fore the puhllo In a most favorable aspect, a thing lobe desired at all times aud especi dly so when t rade Is unlet. Another I'p-Klver Boat. There la a plan on fisit by practical buslnesM men ou the uur river, says the Halem Journal, to build a Unlit Iralt bout to ruu between Curvallla and P.ugene at tenst eight motiihs In the year. The plans are not entirely form ulated yet, but It I proposed to tailld a Isstt alsmt 22 feet beam by 120 fi- t in eiiglb, with a draft fourteen or fifteen Inches, and with a carrying caps' lly of about 71 tons. The amount ntiulred to Iml Id the Ismt Is lu the ucitfhltorhtsvl of f liNKt of which sum tl'ssi has already been sulsHrllaN by the huiieue mer chants who assure the promt tent of the new boat a IIUthI aud yliiK patronage- to a law lust w:Si i.a'i. regular trips to iiini en v. Of Interest to Apiarists. The Is-ekeepers of this vle.nity will be glad to team that they can now gel all their supplies from home liter- bants. Mr. Sherman, the well known apiarist, has placed agencies fur his U supplies with Knox, the grocer, who has on hand a full supply of tt Ions, stands, foundation, smokers, etc., at rwk bo.tom price. Memorial !ajr Kxerrlses. The following is the program for the exerilses of the U. A. It. on .Memo rial day, May 80. The day will la? oherved In regular Orand Army style, slid all the cltUen are urged to partici pate, and aid In making it a grand day, The lien. Gibson post and W. It. corps and the various civic sis-ltles w III iiKH t at the I. O. O. F. hall at 9;.'M a. in. aud be ready to inarch at 10 o'chs k sharp, headed by the Independence hand, to the city park. The children of the public sclnsils will meet at the selusil house at :30 aud march to First street where they will Join the general proenloii. At the grove the flag salute will ls given by the school children, an address by Itev. J. 8, Smith, followed by sluglug aud music by the baud. A bask.it dlt tier w ill be served and all are requested to come with well filled baskets. At I -JO tho band will call the people together agalu and after an address by VV. P. Conuaway, the ritual services of the order will be held followed by the flower memorial ser vices by forty-five girls, aud the deco ration of the monument to the un known dead. IletuUed urogram with order of march will appear later. Accidents That Pay. It Is dangerous to travel without securing an accident isilicy in llie iEtna Life Insurance Co. oii can get none-day jsiiicyfor t3,000, for SW cents which will pay you lu case you are Injured 15 weekly Indemnity, 11,000 for loss of one arm or foot, 3,iaK) for loss of both arms or feet. $3,000 in case of accidental death. See the agent at the boat or train. Advice t be Followed. A leading citizen of Halem recently addressed a communication to the com mlssloncr of llslierlis at Washington City says the Mutvmnan, relative to stocking the upper VV illanictte rive with new species of fish and In reply he received the following; "Dear Sir: Iteplylng to your letter 1 am glad to learn thatflshways are a success, and shall be glad to assist you lu any way possible lu stocking the upper part ol the Willamette river. As it Is an excel lent trout and salmon stream, I would of course not advise the Introduction of any fish that would prey upon those species." Services far Memorial Sunday. Gen. Gibson Post No, 64, O. A. U, and W H. Corps No. 42. will meet at the I. O. 0 V. hall at 10 a. m and ut 10:30 will march to the city park where the services will be held unless the weather Is unfavorable, In which ease, the services will be held In the onera house. The services are as fo lows: Anthem, choir; prayer, Itev. J Lister; singing; sirlpture lesson, Hcv A. It. Crawford; singing; sermon by Bcv. O. B. Whitmore; alngl' g; prayer Doxiogy; benediction Itcv. O.B.VV'lilt more. A Difference of a Day, The telephone girl over at the cent ml oiH.uMt Kalcm lust week rather hud one on the wife a prominent dr.ygnud merchant here in Independence. II lady was expecting a friend or hers over from Halem to spend Hunday and to make certain that her guest was coming she went to the telephone and I tried to call up Ihe lady, li uy ti way Is a selusil teacher, lu reply to the !mteM'iidence lady's iUctlon If they could find her filend, Central sal I shc t bought so-thai most likely the teacher was at the school house, That Idea was rejected by the lady at this cud of the wire, who declared It was Saturday and that the teacher wna not miployed that day hut was coming to see her. After eonalderablearguuieiit Ihe even voice of Salem's patient operator drawlwl out, "Well, It may ls Hutui ility over In Indcpcndcmn but Its Fri day In Hulem" and that settled It. 1 I'l.EA FOR TUB UIKFUKJiDl M. A Correspoiidcnt Points Out Ihe I.egU' luthe Kills. iNIiKI'KNI'KM'K, May 1.1, 1HU5. Km rou VV kmt Siimi:-Much has been aid about the actions of the last legls Iniure lu Oivgtin, and If all Is (rue, It Is In I condemned for lis wanton extrav iianiiee In these critically hard times. Hut what might It have beeu had the liiullsts full control like they did in North Carolina - where they passed an net mtiklng It unlawful, to give a "mortgage." It is said that it was done In a spirit of retaliation and that It never passed the house or wss la fore the teuate but was uiuggled through by the clerks, It Is creating great excitement there. By such actions are llie legislatures run nowadays; incmls rs seem to want lo exercise their personal spiles aud light alsmt si tiiilois Instead of doing their duties for the common weal of I heir r scetlve states. Tho iiplc should have the power of annulling any such work and the ssmer the lU mUKNt'l M Is in vogue Ihe smuier things will right themselves, A. A. Y. The Star Spangled Banner. Many Interesting things alsmt Fran cis Heoit Key-the authnr of the Star Hpuged Manner-are eoi Uiued In a wumuhlfl, w hich may beohtalnediw, from Ihe Key Monument Assis'latlnn of Fredrick City, Maryland, by sending one 2 cent stamp for ismtage, This Association Is raising funds lor a suita ble Monument to the rssd, ami they suggest, that In the seh sds aud every where, Usin or More Flag Hay (June 14th.) this subject be suitably recogulxed. Contributions, however small, are asked for. Every one w ho loves the flag, ought to have some small share In building this monument. The Oovernornf Maryland has strongly endorsed the movement. Ihe names fall contributors will Is preserved In the crypt of Ihe monument, and pub lished (without amount) In the history f the monument when completed- WhiMiphtg Cough. There Is no danger from this disease lien ChamlH-rlaln's Cough Ibmedy Is freely given. It Hijitlllea the lough mucus slid aids Its exis'ctoralloii. It hIso lessens the severity aud frequency f paroxysms of coughing, and Insures aiK'cdy recovery. There Is not the least danger In gtvlnu the remedy to c1 lldreii or babies, its It contains no In- urlous sulsdance. For sale by Alcxaii- lor Ciaqs-r Drug Co, Paint lug or Drawing. Any one desiring Intake lessons In U painting or pastel drawing would do well to call on Mrs. F. E. Orlflllh, .' street, aud examine her work. MONI.Y i.o am: It. I'lrsl Murtgagrs On ImproTeil Farm Properlj Si'gollated, We are prepared to negotiate first mortgages Umhi Improved farms In Oregon, with Eastern parties at a rate of Interest not to exceed 0 per ccut ja-r annum. Mortgages renewed that have been tnkeu by other companies, Address, with stamp, Mkhwi.h Hwokth, Baker Cily, Oregon. Must Exercise Caution. Many farmers have taken alarm at llie reported condemnation and subse- incut destruction of fruit trees at points In the lower part of the valley by the state board of horticulture, but It will be readily seen from the follow lug section of the law that the Ismrd Is restricted and guided by the law and is compelled to use the utmost caution In condemning orchards. A proiicr anion nt of precaution and labor on the part of Ihe growers will render extreme proceedings on tjie part of the Inspec tors entirely unnecessary. The clause relating to their conduct In exercising care Is as Imperative us any of the other sections, and Is as follows; "Smtion IX The powers conferred In the two proceeding sections o' this act shall be exercised only in great and Imminent danger to the fruit in teiests of tlm stale, and with the ut most caution and regard for tho rights of Individuals afl'octed, consistent with the safety and welfare of the fruit In teresta of the whole stotc.'1 TUB ToVlillE FELL OUT. Dr, Fmcr and Iliifns Smith, of Men iiuiiitli, Hud a Runaway. Last Friday while driving througl the northern part of this city Dr, Frazer, the Monmouth dentist, and Hufiis Smith hud a narrow escape 'rom a fatal uccldcnt. By some means the tonguo dropped out of tho neek voke and the horses started to run. Tho driver did not lose his head, and would soon have gained the mastery. Unfortunately for the men when the team hud run about fifty yards the tongucHtruck the ground with sufficient violence to releaao the horses and to throw both the Keiille men from the vehicle. Dr. Frazer was thrown very forcibly to the gotind and .sustained u very wvere Injury to the left kidney, from which he will not soon recover. Mr, Smith was more fortunate, getting oil with but a few scratches, The services of Dr, Babbitt were at once secured i ml every ellort made, to relieve Ihe niflerlngs of the unfortunates. Th team was finally caught dowu at Ilull'i ferry. Record )r. Price's Cream Baking Powdet twinfcd Gold Madil Midwli't-r Pair. S FruulKO all AituAMa:ii:MH Made. The Independence W heelmen Mean to Make a Success of the 2'tli. , The I nitepefideiic Amateur Athletic chili have g'Uie alsmt their appftmch- log tournament In a business Ilk way, and If It is not one of the most ticeful ssirtlng events of the year In this state It will he very singular. Neither expense nor time will lie spared tti make llie alfidr Interesting ami profitable to the wheelmen, both visiting and lN'at riders. The track Is naturally una of the best In the stste and special pains will be taken to put It In the best possible order. Theevcnts will be a follows! No. 1-1-nille novice, bent race; 2 l-2 nilleoieo, class A; B- l-mll an, claw II; 4 -3 mile ojien to Polk county, eliis- A; 6 o mile ms'ii hp race, A, The eo'iiiiilttee reserves lh right b chsiige or tnislirv this list if circum stances so necessitate, (lolil Mitlats for first, prise will lven In every event, and suitable shciuuI prlxos will Is1 given, TlieiHiuiniltlee will l prepatwl to pro'rly substantiate any rords made hI this mis'ttng. A mimlsr of hauitsotue aud appro priate prlucs have been given by Inde pendence merchants, A Pleasant Erenlng. Friday evening the scholars of Prof. Altliighanra mom hail some Inierest lug rhetorical exercises to which were Invited alsuit eighty or ninety friends. There were a numls-mf recitations and songs, the Dual event of the evening Islng a debute ou, "lb-solved, that women should ! given the right of suffrage," The udge, W. P, Conna way and E. C. Pent land were unable lo arrive at a decUInu and J. O. Van Orstlel was callisl itsm to decide, which he did by deciding that the women should I glveu the privilege, It wss a very pleasant entertainment Any one who has ever had an attack of Inflammatory rheumatism will re lutes with Mr. J. A Stuuiin. 220 Hoyle Height, Iw Angeles, ever his for tunate escape from a selge of that dis tressing ailment. Some months ago, on leaving the healed work room to run sens the street on an errand.be was caught nut in the rain. The result was that when ready to go home that night he was unable to walk, owing to Inflammatory rheums tism. He was taken home, and on arrival was placed In front of agssl Are and thoroughly rubtd with Chamls-rlatn's Pain Balm. During the veiling and night he was repeatedly i.ii! lied with this liniment,' and by morning was relieved of all rheumatic pains. He flow takes ssclal ptesure lu praising Chamberlain's Palo Balm and always keeps a bottle of It in the house, For sale by Alexander-Cooer Drug Co Picnic at Cupid's Knoll. s Tin-children of the third grade of the public schools of this city held a picnic at Cupid's Knoll, near Monmouth, Saturday. A number of Invited guests went with them to enjoy the lovely weather ami the Interesting piograni which had tieen prepared. Mla Blanche Hunter made a typical May Queen and had several Is-autlful little maids of honor to attend her royal highness; Fred TalM was the royal consort aud made a very accepts lite May King. A splendid time was reisirled. one very iilcaslng f.-ature taing the May Pole exercises. The Picaroon Was Sharp. While Jesse It. Ford was at work In the sawmill Friday he rnel with tiulte a painful but not dangerous ftivldetit. Jesse Is one of the otrts-arers and In handling a heavy Ismrd It fell and striking his pteartam drove the sharp steel point Into the fleshy part of Is leg alsiut two Inches. '1 he hint Is more painful than dangerous and Jesse will lx) at his post agalu lu a short time, ANsessincnt Work Progressing. J, D, Irvine has made great progress In hit assessment labors In this district ami by the last of this week expects to complete the mils for Independence iireclnct. He will then begin on Mon mouth precinct, ami will li ably assist ed In his work thereby John Moian The extent of territory embraced by His Monmouth precinct makes such isslstaiKH liiisrattve, While In Stockton, Oil., some time go, Tims. F, Langan of Los llanos that stale, was taken very scverly with erniiu and diarrluca. lie chanced to meet Mr. C. M.Carter, who was shut lurly afflicted. He says: "I told him of Chamberluln'a Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Heincdy, and we went to the lloliten Drug Store and prooured a bot tle of It. It gnVB Mr- Carter prompt re lief and I can vouch for Its having cured me." F'or sate by Alexander Cooper Drug Co. Suitable for Summer. The ordinance recently passed by the Baker City council could be lnil tided here to the great satisfaction of many nervous pedestrians. It would be of little detriment to the wheelmen during the summer at least, and the rillnance might he piiaacd for that period. Following Is the Baker City irdltiauco: Section I. No jieraon ahull ride or run upon any of I he sidewalks or along Ihe cross walks of Baker City, Oregon nay velocipede or bicycle. (Section 2. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this ordinance by running any velocipede or bicycle iiiion ativ ot the sidewalks or cross walksof said Baker City, shall upon conviction thereof In the police court of linker City, Oregon, he fined for ea. onvlclloii thereof in any sum not ixceedlng twenty-five dollars and lefaiilt of payment thereof bo Impris oned In tho city Jail until such fine paid, not exceeding one day for eac two dollars of t he wild fine. A Notable Official Heard From. There are few state oftlcials past or present who have been more widely or more frequently quoted than thegover ner of North Carolina. He lias again licen heard from, but this time his utter ances have not had any bearing upon die chronological lapse between llba- Hons, but are an otllclal nntlfimtlim that the presence of Ooveruor.Irfird, of thl- state, Is desired at the centennial anniversary of the opening of the stale university of the Old North State, which is to be ohserv-tl the 6th ot June, Should the duties of his nltler sruilt William P. accepting this kind Invitation It Is more thau prohuble that he will have the pleasure of hear lug the North Carolinian make lib remark on the flight of lime U-twIxl draughts. FIX Kit lit TIIK ( 01 KT. 0. I Frauds, of Balls-, Didn't naut to Herts. On Tuesday at Dallas Judge Burnett found one of Jurymen nsmed 0, L. Francis sliscut and Issued a bench war rant to com si his attendance, He was found at work near Falls City and being brought Into court gave as an excuse that "he didn't want to lose bis oh" The Judge fined him t3 and lists, amounting to alsuit 15 more. Judge Burnett din's not allow any fisihsliness In court cttju r by lawyer or Jurymen. May Change Hie Channel. One of the many Improvements In store for this city is the prosied break water that J. C. Burr, the prominent Imp grower, expects to build on his property Just opposite the city. Mr, Harr whs up from San Francisco this week bsikliig alter his hop lu le rests and he found time among other business to make arrangements for the ulldiugof a break-water about loot) fret long ou his land fronting the river, the cost of which will 1st hi the neiglf- IsirllisslofllllM). The posVtlbte results of this break water may be, and by sotie is consider- I sure, to change the channel of the river, throwing the current more to l his side and deepening the went chan nel. Dr. Price' Cream Baking Powder World's Pair Highest Award. Found. Three straw hats. Owner can have same by paying for this untie and pro ving property, Cali at this offlue. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. A recent number of the AtorUin In Hakltg of the salmon season said: the run of fish yesterday morning was large and all the boats came lu with gissl hauls, the average bet tig alsmt ten lo the boat. All the samon dellv red were very big for this season of the year, easily averaging 25 pounds, with several tipping the wales at 40 pounds and over. A rough estimate Indicates that fully 3,Hoo cases have Us'ii packed on the lower river in the past 'Jt hours. lndtsndciice was favored last Moo Isy by the visit of a Herman professor of music of rare talent, in the person of I'mf. Wluiati, of Salem, and from those who heard his )s-rformaucea on the piano and violin come words of almost extravagant praise. It Is hoped the musical clitic here msy have the advaulage of having this professor lis'ated in this city, fur Independence bus haul musical talent of more than average ability. Hie National Kducatloual Associa tion is tots held at Denver, Colorado for one week beginning July 6th. I'rof. P, L. Campls-ll, of the Monmouth Normal, Is seeking all the information isswible ou educational matters and will attend this meeting. Ttusie door lug Information a to the aims of the association, fare, etc., should address Prof. E. B. McKlroy, Salem, Oregon. The third attempt to make a lens for Dr. Peate's telcscoiie, located at the Washington Uulverslty, has been NitDiuplished at the Standard Plate Olass Works at Butler, Pa. It was removed from the annealing oven last week and Is pronounced perfect. It Is (14 Inches In diameter, weighs 2,.W0 pounds and Is the largest lens lu the world. Oeo. K. Hatch, one of the tetter car- tiers of Salem, was over Tuesday on his bicycle. He rode to McCoy on Monday and visited his brother E. T. Hatch, and Tuesday rode to Monmouth nd visited his n lee Miss Lm-ey, who U attending the Normal, from Mal heur county. Tuesday evening he returned to Salem . If no salmon succeed In getting Isive the the falls this season, say llie Y7wrt(i, the fault need not be laid to the new fish ladder, as the river at Oregon City is so completely Inter woven with fish nets that fish find It hard work to run the gauntlet. lloy Irvine, of this city, Is visiting his grandparents at Albany. He went upon the excursion Sunday but was taken lu charge by his grandfather, I. C. Dickie, who announced his inteu lion of keeping him for a week or more, Several of tho the Soap creek and Lucklamutu boys were doing business lu Independence last Saturday night, The Alice A. began to run on her new time card Wednesday, leaving the wharf here at 8:50 a. m. Scott Abbott received a pneumatic utlky for hla work out at the track on the Altona Tuesday. Frof. VV. A. Wann, of Monmouth left on a business trip to Salem on Wednesday's Altoua. Last Sunday Mrs. C. Phillips am) daughter Hannah, were guests of Mrs Oeo. ClitRgett. Harry Hosier took a little trip to the capital Tuesday morning, returning on the Altona. Have you noticed the changed ap pearance of the advertising columns? Nolo the cliungo of time us an nounced by the Altona's new schedule. Cheap and stylish hoys and men's suits at Vaiiduyn, Veuess & Wilcox. Isaac Clnggctt was one ofthe Altona's passengers Tuesday evening. Bicycle swealcrsat Vanduyn, Vcdchs & Wilcox. M, C. Baker was lu Salem Tuesday. Gooseberries and currents Knox. Joe Tuck spent Tuesday In Salciu The U. S. Gov't Reports show Royal Baking Powder superior to tt others, rTIU-IAMSlH I A Fermer Resident of PO Vindicated. . From the Moscow Mlmtrot May UK it Is learned that L. F. VV'lllUtihi, wlnT lias been under arrest for some time as nhter of lbs hank there, had 'tis trial, lasting fourteen days, It ladng i H(lltii!id matter as well as criminal, ind after tad ng out only fifteen ruin ules the Jury brought In a verdict of not guilty. Every charge against Mr. Williams was disprove!!. His many friends In Polk county will be glad to iieur of this pleasant termination of the suit. SEW TODAY. Why don't you try a tunal at the I'liy restsurunl, lo ulaee of spoiling our Sunday by Cisiklng a hot dinner. You can get six good square meals for l at the City restaurant, eouked by white women. No Chlneso at the City reniHiirant. When you want a good meal for 25 ueiils, go to Strong's restaurant, Wesl lott & Irwin, proprietors, Salem, Oregon, tf Money loaned on !iidcsndeuc pro. s-rty this mouth, by V. O. Wright, of Dallas. tf You can get receipts and notes In pads at the VVkmt Kiiu office. Money to loan at a js-r cent, by VV, 0. Wright, Dallas. tt Office for Kent. TUB KKONT IUR1M OK TIIK WKmT HIM, iiflies, II IS, om-iiIiik nn Muln stnsH, ult- shl Sirs real "tl or lawyer' ofttrt. will l rsuu-i), Ineluillng fuel for stovs stid .iM-irle III lit wy cheap, Knqulre at tlie WssTMins ome. if Hay For Sale. BALED IHKVr. A Jit) OAT HAY, HAllMCY newl aud curat Kor ul by W. W. Mf!UM, KUkrssll.Or. If BIRTHS. I'AUKS.-To the wife of Arthur I). I'arsa, a ooy, April 24, 1K5. MONTOOM Kit Y.-To the wife of Geo. Montgomery, an eight pound boy, jiiouoay, may u,. isitt. SYKON.-To tho wife of Clms Syron, oi ixoiiu, a gin, May Vi, inw. ICE CREAH, CONFECTIONARY, BREAD AND CAKES, Furnished for private parties, siaials, picnics and all kinds of entertainments, on the shortest notice and at prices consistent with first-chow work and best materials. For anything In this line go to 0. A. Back, j7 Commercial St., Salem. Evening Post! SALEM'S GREAT ONE CENT DAILY. INDEPENDENT AND FEARLESS IN ALL ITS UTTERANCES. NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE. 25 cents per Month 35. cents. R. E. Cannon, Prop. V heat is Going Hut the Prlises of Dental Work have gm ttoWfl DOWN!!! at IMIKI-KMIKX KDKNTAL PARLORS. PRICES: Gold Fillings, from $i Upwards. v AumlgntH " 50c and Upwards. (Ytneiit " 35c and Upwards. "Full Upper and Lower Plates, $8. Extracting, 35c. Cleaning, Including box tooth powder, 50c. FREE Extraction, when other work is being done. These are Cash Prices, At th Independence Denial Parlor, Over Independence National Bank, Independence, Ore. 1 BANKRUPT STOCK 1 SE. -of- 3 1 FISHING TACKLE. 1 la it cheap? Note the following prices and judge for yourself. Jointed Fishing Bods, from 10 cents to $2.00 ' Twenty-foot Bamboo Bods - -Nickel -plated Reels, etu:li 75 feet of Water-proof Trout Line -Six feet, Doubb Gut Line, XX (Jtiul. Select Trout Flies, assorted, per doz. Rhured Fish Hooks, 'per doen, ALSO A Nkw Link ok Trout Fi.iks Ji'st Ukckivkd. --S THE NEW HARDWARE. F. E. CHAMBERS, Independence. uiiiiiuauuiauiuiiUiiiUiiUiiuauiil We will pay $300 for """ SWEET ?VUiSSSt', Only 40c. A POUND! Tor full particular! of $300 ofTer and the handsomest and moat com plete catalogue of Flowers, Vegetables and Fruits, containing all old fa vorites and cream of new Novelties, printed in 17 different colors, elegant colored plates, Seod 10 eta. (which may be deducted from first order) for 1 IOlf JQ FLORAL CUIDE. r JAMES VIOK'S 1 Oi I WlJj HEART DISEASE Fluttering, No Appetite, Could not Sleep, Wind on Stomach. "Fori long time I had a terrible pain at my heart, which fluttered al uiost incessantly. I bad no appetite and could not Bleep. I would be compelled to ait up in bed and belch gas iroin tny stomach until 1 thought every minute would be my last There was a feeling of oppression about my heart, and 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 aay it has cured me. 1 now havo & splendid appetite and sleep wclL Its tiled was truly mar Tiious." HUH. OkUnr E.8TABB. PettsTlIla. Pa. I)r. Mils llnart Cars I sold oo s posit It (uarftnuw Mial Mm Bmt twill will uenetlt. AlldruifKliusull it stll.t bottle furl'i, or i will li tent, prepaid on receipt of prle by Urt lr. Hlim ttodiva) Co., iulkhart, JUL If jriia wsnt a Good square Msal har 25 Cents -Oo to tbe CITttlESTAURANT MRS. L. CAMPBELL. Prop. ' 1 1 ("rm every dsjr during the wswon Clileksii lilnoorsvtMrvrtuiiday Mal wrved st ll bourn Hln Ht Independent CITY STABLES. ELY JOHNSON. Prop. Horses Fed by the Day Week or Month. Best of Attention Given Stockr Left in Charge. INDEPENDENCE, OEN. BRICK YARD J. R. COOPER Of Independence, having a steam engine, a brick machine and several acres of finest clav, Is now prepared to keep on hand a fine quality of Brick, whict will be sold at reason able prices. Gent'B Clotliinf?-. MHilf lo order n Any -lyle st the Inie penilenraTttilorMliop.T.tAytov Ji-nkp, prorlrtor. A fine line of samples si. way- on band from which to select. Hulm made lo order from (14 up, by Independence Tailor Shop. Up! th 15 25 25 10 i 20 5 SONS, Rochester, N. Y. IK