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THURSDAY, JULY . ISM.
DIHO0NTINVANCK8 Heniember that M
- nubUliera of tilt pMrmu b. aollftal by
letter when a aubwrllwr wlhe hta pier
tot. All urnM mut be paid.
ALWAYS G1VK THE NAMK ol the pot-
office to which your irr l wuU Your
Dank cko uol b ftmud no our book nnlcw
till I dou.
ALL LKTTK1W honld be addrwwd to U
W aT 811) K, Imlcocu Jeuoe
Win. MeKlnley, our probable next
nroaldent of the United Htatoa. wan
recently naked, by the editor of iVm
ortwta MKKiuine hla opinion ontmunnc
vacations aud replied that lie uever
took any vacations and then added
theee patriotic word which should
commend him to every true Anierl
can:
Hut some day I Intend to take
long vacation, and It will not be pwwetl
in Europe, either. Mv oplulou In thai
tttir own land coutaliiM the n.eaii r
the irratlfleatlon of every rtaiutnable
ileaure or love of the U'ltimful lu
either art or nature, I will view ou
own marvels before clvlnir alleutlon t
thoee of foreign coutitrlea. from " The
Oumtion of WuHttion from IHffcrrnl
btaiuiinrint," in ih moret' Mnyusint
for Autfiwt.
Judge R. K Strahau, one of the beat
known of Oregon's lawyer and jurtaU
died of apoplexy at l'ortlaud lat Huu
day. Soaie four yeans ago the daughter
of Judge Strahan.who Uvea In Atlanta,
Georcla. reuiieted that her father
would eud her a ttketcu of hb life, aud
this wae publixhet) Monday In connec
tion with the announcement of hi
death In the Oregonum, aud la very
Interesting reading, and jut such aa to
lnnpire every poor, but energetic young
niau.to redouble his ellorU to iiuceed 1
life.
ConslHtency la a good thing, aa well
aa piety. The Chrlatlau Endavorera,
in Boston, refused to make use of the
atreet care to go to church lat Suuday
they walked to church and enjoyed
the hard work of the lululatera who
preached for them, the organlat who
played for them and the alugers w ho
aang for them, not f meutlon the
enjoyment afterwartla of the dinner
which required Sunday work on th
part of hundreds of their fellow being.
"Tariff tinkering" diaturba trade
when it Is known that the reault la to
wipe out some dutice and lower others
No such disturbance will attend the
revising of the tariff, which Is expected
of the republican congress. To raise
inadequate duties will not disturb
trade, becouae It cannot under any cir
cumstances lessen the value of goods
which the merchant or manufacturer
has on hand.
Patronize the man who advertises
You do not visit your neighbors unless
asked to, and you do not attend
tartv or wedding unless with an
invitation; then why should you in
trude on the privacy of a storekeeper
without an Invitation? iiuy of the
live business man who notouiy invites
you to come aud see him every day
but educates and keeps you posted on
what la popular in his line of
good. Exr.hanfe.
Even as enterprising a newspaper as
the New York JIvrald is sometimes
little slow. For instance, it had a big
double headline the other day "Wall
Btreet Needs Iteform." Every man
woman aud child has known of thai
need for along time.
The Defender appears to have been
properly named. Barring accidents,
her trial has made it certain that the
cup will not be taken to England this
year.
The attorney general, of Texas, made
his grand stan blufl'agai nst the Corbett
Fitzslmmons fight with the coolness of
a Texas poker player. It will probably
get a large "rake-ofT" for the sheriff.
8enator Hill and (Secretary Carlisle
were in New York the other day at
the samfl time, but somehow they
neglected to call on each other.
There la one thing to be said in favor
of the balloon route to the North pole.
No relief parties will be needed.
Those who do nothing to make talk
are seldom talked about. The thin
skinned should not forget this.
Even Peffer considers the populist
party dead; he is advocating the forma
tion of a new party.
Mr. Cleveland's marital letters are
far more creditble to him than his po
litical letters.
Hie Revised Version.
"Mother, may I go out to wheel?"
"Yes, my darling daughter. 1 sup
pose, of course, you won't wear skirts,
Although I think you'd oughter."
Indianapolis Journal.
"Aj3PwtUMt Thirty Acre, 4
Roltert rUeele, of the Iiticklnmute
apent the Fourth lu Com Ilia. ll !
1110 J oik comity wniier, who urtsw uie
plu'inmn'iml crop of over 4,uo0 buahela
of latrley on thirty norm of ground,
mora limn 133 buahela, per aora. The
Hold waa formerly a (nitre pond, which
waa drained by Mr. Nteew. wlihadlU'ti
to I lie Lucklaniute, In a bin bend of
whloli river It lit. It htta produced
nix cropa of barley and th loweat
averau of any wHMon waaalxty buahela
per acre. In liarveailhK the blkt crop
of I unl year twojieeka were retiuTred In
cutting It with a blmler drawn by five
horwa, and after the grain wm cut the
ahuoka ao nearly covered the enure
urftioc of the ground that the wagntta
in ImulliiKOould not jww between them.
The market value of lt year'a yield
from thirty acre waa about $ 1,000.
The crop of bre tun hurley on the field
ihlityewr proniUw well, and will l
much betu'lttted by the ruin on the
fouun and nrtn. uirvama Itmct.
Free Silver In Mexico.
Mexico la a free allver country
When traveler from the United Htaiee
arrive at Iaredo, or at Eagle l'a, or
at El Phm, they, of courae, exchange
their American colli hr the currency
of Mexico, lu place of the green bllF
of the United Male they receive the
rather graudy wrlpof Mexico, For the
tllver of the American eagle they
receive dollar w hich bear imprint ol
theeaule, serpent and cactus of lhl
ttreat republic of the SiHilh. It make
iheiu feel very wealthy. The rate of
xchaiiKe I alwav about two for one,
For tlfty American dollar they receive
UK) or the dollar or Mexico, il la
ureal thing to double money In this
way. The American tourlat la likely
to keep hi haiul lu in pocket auil Jin
i(le hi horde.
However, when ha hoard the Pull
man to rl le to the t'lty of Mexico he
ilndathat the fare ha become fU in
Mexican money, Instead of the norma!
aud exnected H 60. The traveler til
cover that he ha not a yet gained
anything. Ktlll greater I hi die-
appointment wheu he learn that the
usual up to t ne porter is ou cent in
ttead of the almoat universal 'J cent
lie exclaim that lie can aa yet at no
benefit In thi money exchange.
Tli American Who earn aalarlea in
the lity of Mexico are continually cry
lug thai If they could only gel their
nay In American money ami am-na u
ui Mexican money they -vould be
happy. A Mexican dollar la good
with which to buy thing", Utile those
tbitiK be Imported. Then there I
iron tile, i'ullman car, porter aud
multitudeof other thing which could
tie enumerated hereafter come very
high.
If a Mexican clerk, who I, for in
stance, on a salary of t)(U per month,
but who, nevertheless, ihluka consider
able of himself, If thi young
clerk wlahe to purchase a ult of
clothe commensurate with hi
opinion he will have to aneud some
thing more than a month salary to
get it. If he wlshe to buy a good pair
ot trousers, he la requteeu to pay atiout
(15. Hat are to be bought at about
f 10. A tie an ordinary four-ln hand
comes at (1. A Miliar I a matter of
3o ceuta. The licet brand coel S0 ceuta.
A pair of cult's can be obtained In ex
change for tk) ceuta. Hhoe, which are
ordinarily ot very poor quality, coal
from fH to 8 J). )oung clerk do not
become ureal dude In Mexico,
It la to be noticed that the best
dressed men In Mexico are not near I v
so well dressed as the men of an or til
nary New York crowd. Of course, one
would expect the at vie to tie olu, but
then there Is to be olerved a certain
lack of quality to the clothes, an air of
being fragile alsmt the shoe, aud a lor
the huts, anything goes lu Mexlca.
The lower classe In Mexico do not
wear shoe. They seem contented
enough In their sandals, but II one of
them should save his money in order
to buy a pair of shoe It would take
alsiut ten year for htm to get the re
quired amount. That la to say, If he
got paid at th usual Mexlcau rates.
If a man wishes to see his w ile and
his daughters well dressed, and In the
latest Mexcan style It cost him a very
pretty penny, it Is not in the power
of the mUlillc-clusM Mexican to buy
gowns for the feminine part of hi
family, aa a mlddlo-clam American can
do. He would go broke shortly.
It costs Si cent to get shaved in
Mexican city. However, there Is one
great point where the Mexicans head
us. 1 Vktuila are sold at the rate of
two for a quarter. All of the good
brands of whiskey are at the same tale.
deduced to an American standard
this is at the rale of G) cent ier cock
tall or per whisky. Beer Is sold for 10
cents a glass-in American terms
wilts a glass. The beer I not Imported,
out i ne wmsKies come airaigtu rrom
the United Htalea and Canada. Htlll,
whisky la cheuiMT In Oaxaca or lehu
antepec than ll la In Kentucky. There
are oulte a number ol Kentucky
emigrants to Mexico who do not feel
ihat longing to return to the home
r their tut hers which one would
naturally expect In a true son of the
blue-bra slate,
Kallmad fares In Mexico are usually
quoted at double the mileage In the
United Htates. That Is to say, reduced
to a common basis, they are equivalent
I his doubling or the rates, then, does
not effect the tourist from the United
Htates, iiecause he thinks in American
coin, but it plays havoc with the Mexl
an citizen, who earns tils money lu
the coin or Mexico. The passenger
trains or these railroads carry first,
lecoud and third class coaches. One
an find very well-mannered aud sensi
tive iieopie in the second-class. A for
the Pullman, it Is a resort of the A meri-
ans, and of the higher, perhaps only
very sw.fllest and most wealthy grade
r Mexicans, rerliuiis It should have
been mentioned some distance back In
(his article that the lower classes can
purchase pulque, the native beverage,
it ' he rate ol 8 cent per glass. Five
'liifnes seem to bp sutllclent tc floor the
iverage cltiwin of the republic, so It
happens Unit he can get howling.
staggering and abusive for 10 cents, or,
in our ui.iuey, 74 cents.
The author or this article Is not sti-
posed to lie traiillxed with admiration
because of the alwve facility of Jag.
lie merely recites facta. It Is a na
tional condition, for which he la In no
wise responsible.
1 he cost or prepared foods In Mexico
is, when reduced to a common basis,
tbout the siime as it Is in the United
States. If one goes to an American
restaurant In Mexico, he gets roblied,
more or less, but then this is not impor
tant. The Mexicans themselves live
iheaply. However, they do not have
De-eighth or the comforts and luxury
that are in the ordinary little Ameri
can home. Their lives in their houses
ire hare and scant, when measured
with American firesides.
The Mexican laborer earns from 1
real (61 cents United Htates) to 4 real
(25 cents United Htates) per day. He
lives mostly on tortillas, which are
lieaus. His clothing consists of a cot
ton shirt, cotton trousers, leather san
lals and a straw hat. For his wages ,,,,.,,, u.i,,. ,,. .,. , .
.eworksllkeahors.-Htenhen:rR,,e.lln,,urallCebuHluew, here' but ' uow
he works like a horae. Stephen Crane.
n Bt. Louis UlobcJ)cmo(iril,
Among the numerous persons who
mve been cured of rheumatism by
Jhamberlaln'a Haiti ' Balm, mention
should be made of Mrs. Emily Thorne,
of Toledo Wash., who aaya: "I have
never been able to procure any medi-
ne that would relieve me of rheuma
tism like Chamberlam'g Pain Balm.
have also uaed It for lame back with
great success. I take pleasure In recom
mending it to my friends." For sale
y Alexander-Cooper Drug Co.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking: Powdet
AwarM Gold akdtl Mldwla'ar Fair. Sa Fruaaw.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Ll CM A MUTE.
The wheat crop la all la ahock.
Several person have oeeu to aee. the
crop aud aay that It la the largest
wheat they ever saw. No man can
tell what the yield will be but they ex
peet 48 buahel per acw. Tbla crop will
be threshed next Wednesday by Steele
& Bailey' large ateaiu thrasher a
then la no other machine lu this section
of country that can handle auch straw
Mr. Wm. Steele, of Lucklaniute, ha
35 acre of wheat that U over OJ fret
high. Out of the 33 acre there art VI
laying down that waa too heavy to
tand.
DALLAM.
A lad from Dallaa, who pend the
day lu the city and hi night with
hi family who are tented five miles
alsive on the LaUroole, met with a very
Interesting bit of experience Thursday
night. He had tied hi home to a tree
for the night leaving hi cart a abort
distance front the tent. The bore
breaking hi halter began nosing about
the cart for eatable when lu aoine way
he became entangled with the cart aud
started down the mouiitalu aide with
It. All went well enough till a prect
pice eight or ten feet high was reached
when home aud vehicle went overboard
the cart on top of the horse which w
pretty Itrmly held down among the
vine maple and haael bushes. The
ghoatly form of a whole village camp
were to I seen standing ou the brink
of the precipice peering Into the dark
tie presenting a clole never to 1
forgot ton by au eyewltne one of
whom we are. With aouie assistance
the horse waa extricated. It had been
harmed but little but the cart had lieen
been broken Into a hundred piece.
The next morulng the above named
tad drove Into town riding on the axle
of aald cart with a aotne what disturbed
countenance. The owner of the cart
at once sold It to the young man for
tiV(K). Iu thi last Item coulU the
"luterealiug bit of experience."
F. A. Slllea, U. It Turner and B. K,
Mulkey with their famllle are spend
log a fortnight a few mile above
Dallaa on the La Creole, the men folk
going to and from the camp, evening
and morning. Tbla la becoming
rather celebrated aa a resort, a C. H
Headley aud J. C. Adam with their
famllle, alo famllle of W. Dunn, J
East, J. C. Hbultx are camped la that
locality.
Prof. T. 0. Hutchinson I away with
the Maa 11 1 aa In the Intereataof science
I). P. Stouffer prealdc a Deputy Sup
erliitemlant of schools, In hi absence.
Prof. HuU'hluwin alway leave hi
record work In excellent condition aud
keep the detail of hi oftllce work
thoroughly In hand and above all
never lose an opMirtunltv to further
qualify himself for the duties of hi
oflice.
A certified check for 11,000 arrived
today from Indiana by which R. M
Harri confiued lu the county Jail here
on a charge of rape regained hit
freedom, be being held lu that sum to
await action of the grand jury. HI
brother, a wealthy banker, came to til
relief.
We are advised that the mad work
the past year has been well and faith
fully done lu Polk county. 111 any
reform public opinion must be reached
and the public la waking upon the
question of good roads and all work
fathfully and systematically to that
end.
Harry Beet I a good road aupervl
aor. If every supervisor In Oregon had
the qualification possessed by Beeti
and were continued In oflice ten year
no heavy road taxea would be nece
ary to the state to get the kind of roads
her people want.
In view of the prospect of fine crop
and fair price the people are regaining
their old time courage and hopcfulneaa
Confidence give men nerve and on all
atdea we aee them taking hold of enter
prises and business la beginning to hum,
Our worthy aberlff H. B. Plummer
haa place at the south entrance to court
house square a box into which passers
by are aaken to p ace hooka papers, etc.,
for prisoners confined In the county
jail. A commendable thing to do.
The Insurance rate war no longer
rages, but It la still cutting some figure
in Insurance matter here. Since In
surance can be had cheap many are
purchasing and the agent ace in over
run with business.
AI Campbell haa built him a good
lxat for the Salmon river traffic which
waa taken over the coast range and
duly launched last week. AI la an
enterprising man and a rustler.
In re estate Hannah Brown, deceased
W. I. Reynolds was appointed adminis
trator. W. R. Craven, II . B. diaper
and W. M. Ellis, appointed appraisers,
who returned valuation of $1080,
C. C. Doughty la now at Newport
enjoying the ocean bracing breeze and
gathering fresh Inspiration for future
work In association with his fellows at
the state editorial association
W. L. Wells and F. A. Farley with
their families; also L. L. Shreve and
Jesse Berry start for the Nestucca bay
Tuesday for a two weeks outing.
That new county toad from Dallas
to Monmouth, via Bridwells, la a good
one aud shortens the distance by two
miles.
The bicycle fever is abating some
what there being a few second hand
wheels for sale at reasonable prices.
Dick Daniel and Clara Smack and a
lady from Portland went out loNclarla
this week to join the camp there.
Willard Wright haa been busy In hla
back at work on the abstracts.
Miss Minnie Hall, of Pullman,
Wash., la visiting relatives and friends
In Dallaa.
Dr. J. H. Frasser and E. S. Cattron,
of Monmouth, did business in Dallaa
Friday.
J. J. Daley attended the funeral of
Judge Srahan at Portland on Weneaday.
BRIDGEPORT.
A few days ago Allle Sevier met
with an accident which might have
cost him bis life. He went out to
catch a horae, which had been turned
out to feed with the bridle on, a be
he waa about to take hold of th bit
the hnrn whirled and kicked him In
the breast He waa carried to the
house and by strong effort and will
lug hand he w agalu rvtored to
coiiaclnuauca.
Win and Eph. Baker commenced
binding their wheat 011 the 18th being
the first binder iu the field In thi
sect Inn.
Jasper Rhode and family, of near
Bueua Vista, were visiting til parent
at thi place Sunday.
Mr. James, of Portland, la here for
a summer visit with her daughter Mr
J tin Burn.
A band of flue horae pawed through
here lately from the bunch grass
country.
MUJosle Rola-rUon ha returned to
her home lu Benton county. .
Nat Holman, and family will move
to Dallaa lu the near future.
Mr. C. C, Yeater and Mis Mabel
Owen are on the sick list,
Hay harvest I lu full blust.
Quite a number of young opi from
here will attend the O. A. V, at Cor
valll thi winter.
Henry Cauthoru went to Buena
Vlat last Sunday to aee the sight of a
grand city.
Mr. J. L. Tomllnaoti and wife and
on, of Albany, visited hi parent lu re
Sunday.
Jake and Barnard Hecker took In
Independence last Saturday night.
Frank Hall will attend the medi
cal college at St Lnul this winter.
Mr. Allien Davidson and wife were
visiting here last Monday.
Virgil Carter will go to Indepen
dence thi winter to live.
W. W. Vanderpool will go to Walla
Walla next week,
F.very tssly I talking clrcu.
PA It It KK.
Wm, Fuqtia aud family and Mr.
Chamberlain, a relative, had what
might have been a serious accident last
Sunday. Win. wa driving hla flyer
(Tom) to the buggy aud wa crossing
hla farm length way, which I two
mile, and while going through the
Lucklaniute bottom some black Is-rry
picker got Tom excited when he con
metiocd to talk to the dash board with
hla hind feet and roll in the harness
The sum total waa: A broken abaft,
harm etc., but no one scared or hurt
To the Buena Vista corrcMnilul:
A prayer that I not strong enough t
provoke a smile from a nqieutaut
inner, I as thi u a bean soup. You
han't "holler" down our rain barrel
or awing on the clothe line lu our
back yard any more If you talk about
Suver that way. We Intend to con
militate warn and have a row of busin
front two mllea long.
Wm. Bradley has a new wheat callei
Pride of America." He has about 17
acre which first started from a small
handful! which he ald for at the rate
of 1:12 per bushel In New Ygrk. It
a very early wheat.
Six car loads of wheat were ahlpped
from Helmlck Bros.' house to the Atlas
Milling Co., of McMlnnville this week
Anderson Taylor, of Peedee, la 3rd
assistant Hunt., or In other word.
yard bos at ltonco'a mill thi summer
The road running from this place to
Huver through Win. Fuqua'a farm
hereafter cloeed to the public.
Helmlck llro'a, big traction engine
will be rolled Into position at their
ware house next Monday.
J. H, Patterson waa hauling lumta-r
from the mountains last week.
Jim Aiderlch waa cutting nata for
Jaa. Wheeler last week,
Ague Calbreath waa post mlatrce
one day last week.
Viola Calbreath la head chelf at Sim
Sparka'.
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Dl'EXA VISTA.
Mr. and Mr. Earn Mass, who have
been visiting her patent a week, have
returned to their Oregon City home,
Mrs. Mass' little sister accompanlng
them.
The Misses Nora Prather and Belle
Powell, accompanied by Mlsa Addle
Prather, went to Albany this week
Misses Nora and Belle, will remain
there for some time.
Does the oorreatondcnt, of Wella,
think that the coi respondent, of Buena
Vista, Is going to tell him who (?)he la?
Miss Iottle Hertwrt, accompanlncd
by her little sister, from Corvallls,
waa here last Tuesday visiting.
Miss Clara Jeter, of Oastou, who haa
been visiting the druggist and family
here has returned to her home.
Hugh Baldwin, who has been visit
ing friends and relatives at Wells Sta
tion haa returned h ime.
Prof. Homer and wife, of Corvallls,
were the guests or Mr. aud Mrs
Wllllama, tliia week.
Mlssea Minnie Wadklns and Clara
Stanley, have returned to their homes
In Hlllaboro.
MisaOphal Hall, of Monmouth, is
visiting Miss Anna Longacre, of Buena
Vista.
Catarrh
ITs troubled me for 11 yean. I have
taken four bottle of nood'aSaraaparilla
and am perfectly cored. I think Hood'.
Bariaparlll baa no equal, and believe that
many who are In poor health and have
become diacouraged, would b restored to
good health if they would only give
Hood's Sarsaparilla
afalrtrlal." Wm. J. Bkwbok, Aatorla.Ore.
Hood's Pills tw'ir9'
y M a4aa pa a,
Mr, Powell and aoM, of Mitrlmi Co.,
went to Corvalll on bualnesa Satur
day. Monroe Kreuta ami Hunk Well,
made a flying trip to Corvalll Satur
day. There will Isj preaching 111 the Evan
gelical church here Sunday evening.
Mis Martha and Edna Lee, of Junc
tion City, are visiting Mrs. lialdwlu.
Several from here attended church
lu 1 iideMndcnoe Sunday night.
Henry Cauthoru, of Wella, waa In
town Hunday, part of the (lay.
Mr. Thurston, of Monmouth, wa
about our town Sunday.
Mr. Sulllu ami family moved to
Wisslburn last week.
Harry Squire and wife, of Ankeny,
visited here Sunday.
Charles ika-ksteader ami family, are
vial ting t Drain.
John Baldwin went to Mo, 011 bus
ne Inst week.
Mr. E. N. Hall I suffering from
heart dlseaae,
cociiuam:.
The Mlsae Maggie McOowan and
Otiasle Mulkey, were visiting frletida
lu Independence last Saturday,
Ira Powell aud wife, of Monmouth
Mient part of last week Visiting Mr,
Powell'a parent here.
A pleasant wsi il wa given at the
home of Reub Bouncy, last Saturday
evening.
A. Ixmimoit, of Oak I'olnt, wa
visiting lu thi vicinity last Sunday,
KlfKltl'At.L.
I'M. Clark, wife and daughter, Mrs
.V. 8. Rureh, Mr. A. K. Klrklaml am
Mr. Benugard and famllle, Clara
McKee, Oussle White, Mr.Kuykendall
and family, Mm. H, Orr and daiighu
Fannie, O, F. White and futility, Mr
Slmontnn and daughter Florence, F
(illwon aud wife and A. Freeman and
wife, have returned from a trip to the
moil 11 1 sins, where they have been pick
Ing blckberrle.
Rev. D. V, Poling and wife, of
AUwiny, made tm a Hying visit on their
way hme from Laffavette, We were
glad Indeed to se our old friend.
The new addition to our school
house Is progressing nicely under the
skillful management of Mr, Whlteomb,
of Talmage,
I,al Saturday while W. K. Onodell
wa hauling In hay the hay fork struck
him and cut a deep gtodi In hi fore
head.
Mli Nmile Iturch, who ha ts-en
quite III for sever! weeka la alow I y
Improving.
R'v. J. L. Frutrell preached here
Sunday morning aud evening.
1. mm " '
XOSMOl'TH.
The Monmouth Mercantile Company
Is pscklng it kimmU preparatory to
moving to lndeendence. The eo
here uiska no secret of the fact tha
they are very augiy becsus this Arm
la moving away.
I healer Murphy, whose parent re
side here, ia uow a soldier In the regular
United Htates army stationed at Fort
Walla Walla having enlisted about
three week ago.
tjolte a numlar from here will attend
the Evangelistic Endeavor mid Bible
rending meeting at Newport eoiiuiieiie-
Ing August 8.
Misses Alice and Grace Smith, and
Emma Kramer also Geo, Kramer
went over to Newort tbla reek.
Ansa imiii n v nasnvant Is rusticating
at NewjMirt,
L0ASKI).
first Mortgage On Iniiiroted Farm
Proerty Negotiated.
We are prepared to negotiate first
mortgage Uou Improved farm In
Oregon, with Eastern parties at a rate
of Interest not to exceed 0 per cent per
annum.
Mortgage renewed that have
been
taken by other companies.
Addrvsa, with stamp,
Mkkwin Swokth,
1 Baker City, Oregon.
CITY STABLES.
ELY JOHNSON. Prop.
Horses Fed by the Day
Week or Month.
Best of Attention G-ven Stock
Left in Charge.
INIKrIiNIKNCE, ORE.
BRICK YARD
J. R. COOPER
Of Independence, having a Btoain
engine, a brick machine and Hoveral
acres of fluent clay, is now prepared
to keep on hand a fine quality of
Brick, whirr will tie sold at rotwon
nblc prices.
1
I the place to get all flint-olium work.
BATH 25 Cnta444
G. L. HAWKINS,
Proprietor of
riio IiKlepoiiiloiice Marbls Work, estimate
mi all comolory work. KlhiU'liwii workmau.
ililp, luUml d(!lgn. and lowml price.
TIME TABLE.
Inilepnnilonii and Monmouth Motor Lin
lieaveR Lcavflii
Indeponddiioe, Moumoulh.
7:00 7.S0
8:10 M
11:15
l:fki 2:16
8:4A m
IM1 6:11
u'.6 . if-.
TIRED, WEAK, NERVOUS,
Could Hot Slq.
Prof L. U Kdward, of Prcaton,
ldahit, aaya: "1 waa all run down,
weak, nervous and Irritable through
overwork. I auITcrcd from brain fa
tigue, mental depression, etc 1 be
came to weak Btid ucrvoui that I
could not alccp, 1 would arlao tired,
discouraged and blue 1 began taklug
Dr. Miles Nervine
and now cverythlnif la changed. I
Icep aotindly, 1 feel bright, ctl
and ambitious. J can do uwro In on
day now than I uacd to do In a week.
For till great gtssl I give In. Miles'
Itcatorutlve Ncrvlno tlioaolo credit.
It Cures."
Pr. Mile' NkpvIii i oI4 ob a wwltle
nrnu that lt r.i UUla will benaut.
AlI'lruuui'M Mill i ai n.iimwwi iwr w
tv
1111 tKiwnl, iirertnlil, on rwffiin V'" '
Vm lit, 1UU MOURIU va., un,
IJANKfl.
TUB INUtl'liNDENCK
National Bank!
Capital Stock, $50,000.00.
il. iiiitMt'iintciiu,
VHIIAM NKIlN,
. 1. tX)NNA WA Y
riesld.nL
View frMldMk
Ca.li tor.
atrnnralbaiikliiiand axubsna. buatoes
traiiMu't4Hl: loaita uiwdti, UIIU (Itun.utiUHt, com
mrrisendiuanuitd: dupuull rwlvd on
oumnl amiuul utijtot to oh k. inUnwl paid
iu lime drxili.
)1HTIIK
H. t. HimIIIi, A. Nl.ii. I. A. Allen, II. II
lmH.pMui, A. i, (ioiMliimii, ), w . rM-ar, ll
mrwtiiMira.
Commenced Business March 4, 1889
KUiilutiiid by National Authority.
-TIIK-
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
ol lndowndio(W,Orrton.
Capital 6 too It
Surp'ua,
$80,000.00
$14,000.00
LUCtmPKIt, U W. KoltKHTHON,
1'm.tdtinU Vie litdent
W. It II A WI.KY, Cashier.
DIUKCTOIW.
I.H. foi'iwr, U Kobi-rWon, bewt llnnilrk
. O. W. Whitnsker, W. W. Collin.
A vonvrsl twnkln builn Irmnaarttid
lluv nod ll iliiiiie on all Impurtanl
IKMIIUI.
lN-)lt rwlviHl ulijpot tnchiH'k or on tmr-
uni'si oi ai'ixHi'i. ( oi iihm ion aiie.
time, houn: 9 a. in. to 4 p. m.
IKC0RPORTEO UNDER THE UWS OF OREGON.
Polk County Bank,
MONMOUTH Or.
I. lt.IUWI.RV
P. Ut AMIMIKLU
..Prl1iit
.Vleo-Prs.
III A O. IHWKI.I
t'tilr
Paid Capital, $30,000.
DIUKCTOUH,
i. II. Hwbjf. P. l.t'siiipbell, t.M.BIiiipnou
i. n. v . miurr, j. i. niuinp, r. H. I'owell
Jowph I rsvrn,
A asnsral bsnklns and .xi'tianir. bualntK
traiiiHU'ted; limns inil; dcpiwIUi received
uiijiH'l to enwa ir on eortinmUior deKMtlt'
lutcrnl paid on th.i rtfixwIU.
-Klre pnsif vault and burg-tar proof af..
wurea ny 1 mo lime ioi's,
...et lloune a a. tn. to 4 p. m
V. PKE.S(X)TT. J, A. VKNKH8
Prescott & Veness,
PnprleUir of
mm m m,
Manufaitur.ra of and Uealerilo
FIR and HARDWOOD,
Rouh and Dressed
LUMBER.
J. A. WHEELER, . Manager.
-FOR-
Fine Photographs
Crayon Work
Pastelles
India Inks
Water Colors
Goto
D. H. CRAVEN'S
Photograph Gallery
Independence, Or.
wot mTormation nd m Hndbook writ, to
vu.. oui J1HWAUWAT, rtuvr YUHK.
Oldest buron for necuring pnlwiU In Amerlo.
tb. publlo tr a uouo girn frea ol olivg tn in.
gmiiiit mtum
Irmt ftlMuUtlon of an 7 snltntlflo ppr In th.
world, aplenrtlrtlr tlluatntad. No tutelhir.nt
Dim should be without It, Weekly, 83.00
ear II. SO mi mnnth. Addrmt MfjViN i CO
yuai.uw am. 361 BnaMwaj, Hw York Q.
Solentlflo American
Hi- X V JOAVBATa,
Jt AXVX' Tiiaoa marks,
JV DttlOM PATKNT8,
ifffftfuinintnimniiMtHtiifiitiiiir,'
Iciothing!
ICJothing!!
B
In order to
- stock. We make jn'cial prices ftir 30 days-A;
we move
r want to move, any clothing; these jjrkei
ought to clean them out:
Men's black iheviut, round or square $8, 50 now $6 J
1 6.00 now
Z Men's HI k clay worsted frocks. coat & vest 7 50 now $ -3
iv- Black clay worsted frock
5: Black clay worsted square
E Business Suits.
g: Four button Cutaway $7.00 now $5.25
5r " M 8.50 now 6.90
4
14
(I
44
41
14
Blue square cut, sack suit 16.25 now 12.50
Grey square cut, sack suit 7.75 now 5.85
Blue square cut, sack suit 10.00 now 7.75
2 You will never get
neither Portland. Salem.
figures as close as these.
until August 15th.
ROLLER MILLS
Lewis Ilelmick. Proprietor.
Mill Feed on Hand and to Order.
Harvest Coming!,
Detrlnj; nricCormlc Harvesters,
Binders, and Mower, are the only two
machine made that are Bold in etery
nation on the globe; when you buy It la
Economy to get the best.
Sold
Pioneer
SCHOOL BOOKS
and
Alexander-Cooper Drug Co,
Here's Soap!
fkVaV
Yourobbly want the very flncul and bet when you
u. H on the dalicate akin of your wife or baby. Wa
have ll kind, of Toilet Soap. They are delightfully
pet Aimed and are madeof pure mtrlala. We epeclally
call your attention to the Mexican Soap Root oap,
wnion ia purely vegetable. Coma and set
aample.
"WW,
Patterson Bros., The Druggists.
cl;an out before moving in
our new builJin-and receiving our fa!
the 15th of August, and don
suits 18.50 now 1 rJ
cut coat&vest 6.50 now $ J
grey 11.50 now 8.65
brown
black 10.00 now 7.7c
clothing at these figures airain
nor any other place makes 3
Remember this holds good 3
Vanduyn,
Veness &i
Wilcox.
INDEPENDENCE
B
Don't be Induced to buy an luferior
rnachlnealmple toaave a few dollars, aa
you will aooo pay out twice that amount
for repair.
by R. AI. Wade & Co.
Drug Store,
STATIONERY
FREE