THE WEST SIDE
K.O. Pkntlaru, Manntcr.
. It 1'kftri.AftlM'aaUler,
'UIU BV
Vest Side Publishing Compaq
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
PAYABLE IK AOVANCK.
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ThrM Mootm .
All m and '(ruth uotlrw col ct
lug five MiM wlHNi liiwrtwt lrv. Alt ovc
Aw ltHi will b olmt'ui'il ltv nitx r liic
Hoclety obltumry nwilutloit will he lirii
foral lh rMUiil Ave oetiw rr Hit.
Kriurl at the NUiin" lu lmlci
dene. On-ni, m wcoudtiuui iimltvr.
Til t7 KSDA Y, NOVKM ItF.tt T. !.
l4"X)NTINl'..M'W Homrnilvr that l
poblshemoflliln iir tmwl be tvultlfit l
litr wlwa a titliih-rllwr wle)n hi W
uiia. All nxtiftMi must tin itd.
ALWAYS U1VK TUB NMK il tit I""'
flic to wbloh your parwr l will. Voir
am ou not t Amud on our book nub"
till In done
Al l. I.KTTKIW nhiMiM ha 1drt"Hl to
VEST 81 UK, Imlimluw
III thUliwuMftiilH,r U iult
fengthy urtlcl from tit h of rtl
dent ir Fall City, on tli ivdiiumn o
that wot Ion or Pot' county, ami iyh
im given why it will lof nitvttnt
g lo Iiulcin.U'iHv to make tin
mitnliitnw ofilio itH.j.lo lu u l.uxt
ne w ay. Tliew weui U !' b
doubt, but tlml it wuuld t to llu
ndvutg of tliU city to lv 'I''
trade relation aud dovvloi' Unit I'tttt
of Polk county, but lti Krvt tiunui.u.
In. How? ludi'ttciidciRV lurtUwim
klul of an orgatiUatltui t r ill tiding
JU8tS imullittiH. It may U-sal.l
thiUitWUttd do liothlu lnt"tiuk."
The fact U talk l wiml U auninl.
Jut lot It tw 'learned'' thai It will
todevelope tliBt iwirt of l'olk count
fur the uubulldiug of this part, tliirc l
plcuty of capital ready, or eu 1
obUlued, to do what la wanted.
A city electlou U about lo be held in
ludepeudeuce.ln which mayor, three
oouuciltu n, a recorder, a uiailil mid
a treasurer, are to be elected. If yu
waut our city to have butle, enterprise
and puah, you muit have men at the
headol all'alns who wilt have Hi'
qualities In them, and therefore in the
coming electlou each party houlil
nominate repreHentative men, who can
handle their own atFaiin auce'mfull
aud will be likely to handle lhie of
the city. There are two ticket to U'
placed in the Held, which U emiueiitl
proper, but politics ha but little to tin
with the election. It. Ill be local In
terestn, which will govern the election,
and the party which most fully caiem
to the popular deuiaud will be the
most succetMtful.
His absurd lying having hud n
eflect upon the revulutiouintu, (len.
Campos la credited with the Inteutlon
of adopting a policy of leniency. He'li
have to change bin tactics lu order lo
m mF onoiiili to the eliemv I') lUl ll
gvw " O - -
into eft ecu
Wonder 1olJ man Jim Uordou 1W
nett, if he were alive, would cohhI.I
the securing of the exclusive right
Ill
prlut a picture of Mi Vauderhih'
wedding gowua great bit of niWi
paper euterprltte?
Perhaps Mr. Cleveland purp-wesjoln
ing Mr. Bayard In living in Kng!..ii'
after he retires from lllce. Ntitlii
would have to change principles I
awjuire citizenship over ihre.
Ouly a few duulicailoue of that Ohi'
incideut lu which two lynchers me
the fate they started out to inllict upm
a prisoner consigned lu a Jail will l i
needed to abolish lynching.
If Senior Quay palroni.es u prcs
clipping bureau, and reads all that I
gald about him, lie mut tnnctiuiH
find it difficult to determine who U
wants to I president.
Campljell's sore throat will sprem
all over him by the time tlx- Oi i
voters get through jnmpii'g on hint.
The author of "Four More Years oi
Grover" died the other day ufter having
outlived the seutluient of the smuf.
Siliool Jteport.
Following Is a reisirt of Iml. pen
dence public echool for rnoiuli emlint
Novemlier 1, W)':
NundH:r days utlenduiH-e, 5;:
nuiijljerdaysaliwiice, 15i; iiuinliet d:i,v
tardies, 19; iiuinls-r of boys enrolled.
143; numlierof girls enrolleo:, 172; Intnl.
816; average number belonging, 'M
average daily attendance, 287; per cm
of attendance on average nuuilier be
loneinir. 97: number of visitor, .
The report this month shows n
marked improvement In the mutter ot
attendance and punctuality. When
we began in earnest last winter to
break up the hublt or being tut at
chH)l, we hi d as high us oin- hundred
and forty tardle in a single month.
On ruruirl. IIiIh IllOlltll sl)OWH 111 IICll f I.
tard es ton tnny still but we hope to
reduce the niirniier in nexi mouin
report. Teachers and pupils tire woik
ing to this end and we earnestly invite
parents to a-si -t us.
In order to eiicoiirnee patrons lo vMi
the scnool w) liav deeidt'd to niiiue
Friday of each wek visitor's day.
Visitors will be welcome at any time,
but as many persons think they mUdi
disturb the school by coming at sny
time, we set apart one day in each
week fr vMor's day- 'I lie H.-rt anil
third Friday of each month we hfive
literary programmes in all the roon g
to which vi'ilor are welcome, luit, i
desire all patrons to vMt sometime,
CORRESPONDENCE.
Maud It.ihUIn mi. left the Stale
N'ornml, her p ireiiin w lUlug to have
lerluSt. HoUil's lidl. dmiiu their
winter J.um In I'ulifoinie.
Si'ven isuipliM from iidieiidemv
t'irought to have a jolly Halloween l
t expime of Mime f MouniontliV
uh(ln sluuiliererit, and were treated to
t u n I luii k of cold water Tiieparty lors
ti ne wfrv tjulte hot," but we ilnubt
no , p.wl. d tt pretiy web before ivaeh-
lu lioiun. There were a uuiulier of
arrest a made by ,M:irlial Coates. and
lli Viglhimv warded oirmuco uilwldel
I'lie hllit was ninde I ideoiis by tl.p
linwU of ai.ne mi.l feiualeH, hot iilmin
three oVloek, Independeuee went home
A id iillH ll'U lieil.
'I'iie I'lirinll.tii ehurcli U It'tnjj
Win ted.
S veral of Un' Nonind miideuts were
lined $ii ,'ul itieh (or their p.irtlelp.itloii
in the ll.iltwevil fexlivhUs. And we
tliink It w as uiOnst.
Dregiin c;in yet loitit of hall stornm
iio vSitfd thl vlelnli v lail Slurd.i
Khler Win iSiinipur preuclled Finn
lay al U'l liiHin lit A 1 1 1 1 1 m 1 1 .
Kunmu .sutJttH, of ,m Uvillc, a '."
Kr.idu.tle Vi ttt.i Nui'iiui spot Suiul.4
III lOW II.
lloliwtvu lilj;lit, t.mt Thurolav
jiawed t!' wry ipiietly to (Mime, whit
in otlu-rn It works an evfulful peiiml
hi their lives. The ii-ind roulbu. .i
;.ile and xign uiovliig, ulilew ulkn Ih Ini
lied UptUld oilier ililluii lueliln ll.
i'iu 'i''ily, showed tbu. the mml
my at h'ttxt ttlik out late. To IIiiin
Wh hud i tliiipiereil tllelr own tow i
sad l ame here fur mule hold to eoii'
HU'-r III1 w itli a Very nol letep'luii
Some one sihl tlml live tr d ' id
ilol, lull when ll eanie to frit tMlh,
that Wan ditl'i reiit. What think y '.'
The Junior Kodi'avor Noeli t.y Mr r
oriiuiiiXfd ty Minn K-t'ie iConci'isou lam
Stiiid.iy nfiiri ii. Mtm-s MaU-i
"iilii pter and Klitli IVtelVid alV tin
.upi i itiU ndeiiis,
A wry pleaiant surprUe wuh given
Mr. and Mri. Wdliuru Irvbuid, at their
country hutti- wann ul town l.mt I'liuin
day evening. Tlie party walked mil
and titter npiMiiliiig a very enjiiulile
evening the farm waguus were bi'oiiiiln
mil ami a di'diinut iiiuuiillhl rule
Inline w the rmult.
Mr. Appleg'e uud two of the Ml-
Darby uie ou tlie nick lit uf tin
students.
LtMik for the C'UiMiu lu UiU puisT,
yole tor tlie uiohi popul.ir ladI tlieii,
1 1 1 1 1 1 1- one liiouieiil, iiinl eaak Hie V l .
lor tlie kiiiIIi-iii.iii. .-huI Hi, in hi at.
elivi l ijuj mid lialld It l-i lliti .nlln.ifil I
and Uts w til ilo tin? ret.
Mia-i tiruce Smith Visited her sister
A I lev, fStilurduy, Ini in (e,n Uhij; ai
Kola.
W'uodlYed Vance, enter tallied a few
of hU ihends at Hi,- li..ii- ol bin p..reuii.
ai liiil l liur-day niliu
ll' miiv your v.ile i in before Man
day ikkhi. SVe iiieau llm pi.pul.ir ludj
and KCutli'iinui vote,
Ml. Oilie (irnvea, ,,f l ull.is, wa
vihiliiiH io loiiii the IjiRi ,,( n. ,CK.
(lute a number from Mniunilb
attended the lo itlmll g vine at ."vilem
hint urday. The game Wan played
by Salt-hi and Kugeiie.
.Mis. (Jeoige Koul uud (ileiill i'eri I
eal, ure on the mek list. They ari
iniirovjiig.
ldd you we the pujmlur geiitlem in
ivalkiiii; along the l reel I ho oilier d iy ?
lie in wliiiil, dark couiidi-clluned and--toii
kuu the ret; vote f.r lum.
Jetr. Iirry U liavluif a Dent co!tui;e
reeled hi the KiHii-ru p ti t of town.
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I'AitK i rt.
Win. Finpj i it va'u ihle ni ire b
lealii (He don't play Niker any more)
jot week, (She wat one ot bin heaviest
irauglit horwHe.
1-iHt Fildav ulglil fndgtil truln No.H
tier nuking itx reyui.ir run lu t'or
.ullU iuililedl.ilelv rellirued to I'or.
laii I thereby iiniking no ilo.iu freight
Saturday morning, Us regular tln.e.
Lilliu lt.Mil, nl the Agricultural
'olleye, wa vl.iiling frienilw In town n
eW ilnyn hint Week.
JariieM Clements and wII'd arrived
i;el Sunday from Kmi lmrg. II m ii
i.'i'lar by irideaud a brut herdu law ol
A III McCur.ly, of lhi4 phiee.
(,'laihy J,ee, nf Itiekrenll, wiim In
own Weilni'sdiie of Itihl week bound
lor Albany .
Lanf. Monday 1'rof. J, J. Tlinmisou,
ilano, orjfiin Inner mnl repairer, ol
"lllll"ll ll, took a tew ill It tul-ti I'll
Mrs. Win. Kuipm's piano. The liiim,
in.e i lie human family, is liable to ei r,
ret luu hij;li ' r loo tow owing lo ll
mnl life, which ri-HMiililes that of n
iile-ilri ver, u great inatiy hps and
towns. After Ihe 1'rof. lutil finished
ilswiii'h, he drove into u college nil
i oiielbiiig like thi-: "At tlie Critical i imairti the loss if a loving wife and
Moniclit I whs Speecliles-," mid swum, L, v liuoMier Audrey Ik aged l l.
nan 1'i.sfiion, with both urn.s going. J Kiva, II, iiml I.oyd, 4, The reina'ns
Ve, offoursc, when we know mulling j were i rrcd In the Monuioiilh
itiollt ;l piece, "of niUfciv" g Into 1 cemetery.
i Hallux of di'liiilit. Tills lline whin; "' '. wind luulsl tlma li ilo with lieiilh
we "came to'' wo were holding it piece w h" " " fall "I life. r ! (It wlili tin,
... i i,, ,, i ,,i , ,' n ,1 Tluti. Haul i-lmiilii'Kl ille lielura Ileal huil'st
it t' lmi i:o In our linnet prnbah y lo I , , . ,
iKrnwii old i"
lecp li'oiii breaking a window paiii-j
villi ll, in our merriment, and hititi
licked over two pallor clialrs.
.laints Welmii'k say he bus a IVw
lolturs) lie will spare to bring lo justice
the v:i it-la 1 who sli le it bliillii anil it,
li; If of hold h.K'I'J, tl'oin his buggy lit
Ihe iitini last, week. Tlie party Is
known and will be given three days
grace. ,
0.1KUK0VK.
h'ctli Itiugs bus been in Portland dur
ing the pnl Week.
Hut erinleudeiit ilulcliiitson whs
viii in the sellouts in our purl nf the
mnl ry last week.
Hell & Co.. nf Portland, have, hud u
man here buying apples to send lo
British Columbia.
John Fair sold all his hotisivhold
(id mid I'm mi machinery at public
ile lust week, and intends to gn Iflast.
Mrs. (leo. Myers, of Hmlt hilt Id, hud
ic niihforiune to breakout! of her arms
uy u fait from Utjr porch last 'lUuroduy.
Mr. II ind moved a renldeuce from
Mr. Hubert's farm to Crowley lnl
W. vk. M ley Cult UoW boaxt of three
dwelling houses.
I.aNt WedueHilay Frank ft lgcr had a
f tutiwHV, which might have hsti ted
very Miloti-ly. Mr. Kdger and his
wile were returning from Salem lu s
wagon loaded w lili llour When com
liiil down the Kola Hills the brake
gave aw ay letting the load mine down
on the hoiM's. Mrs, Kdgar had the
prcsciifwif mind lo Jump nut at the
lan k uf the Wuguii, mnoeipleiitly wms
noi hurt. The horsea In their flluhl
overturned the wagon, pilled the ll air
and .Mr. Kdger reielved several painful
Injut lef.
lU KN.t VISTA.
. .. -.
A.J. Ihchardmii, wlio have been ;
slopping fur wuile ILiiw hel'e, relill'iied '
In their houie In t'olilalid 1 1 lu V
A. Aiulerui went to halls hot
wk on bilxliiCHt.
Mr. lioyilueour new inert hunt went
to I'ortli.ud till weei to gel Ilia Iumv
HiockofgiMHU preparatory in opeulug
lit Kton,
lieV. Horle, tif jaleUl, plVsebed (Wo
exeelleiu . rmuin hint MindaV lu (lie
M K ehun h,
-J. M.T'rallur w,n d dug btidues hi
y.nir eliy iiU'Mond.iy. ' ' '
MiM'N ,Nnr and Addie I'ratber and
tiiiue Willi man went to Corvalll",
ntuiilay to attend euliee.
Johuy Wells, wlio ha lafii nit k. i
low l Improving,
Andrew llaiiM II, nfSnlelll, wiim the
jnet of ,lr. Whiteiuiiu hmt Sunday.
There l to be a dime oeiui.le ut Mr.
lieorge Walls, ou Friday, NnVeililiel
M Ii, For the l.enllli of he new I hllieli
Kvei) tniily welcome.
Mis. I. HiIiUIii went -to Juucll. n
City last wtnk lo visit her mm her.
Our ehuol in urogrtMlug nleelt
miller (he llianiigi'liielit of I'r.'f. Hw'au,
a prbifip d, and .Mlt Mlnur, iifl
tai l 1 h le l not a- Inrji- utteiiilanti' nl
-eiiiHil this year as there was ul.
There will lie ncrvl.VK Sunday night
at 7 n't lin k by llev, T, Voul,
svm.
The eopla nf (hi vicinity mt'M lo
have a line (line debating, Tlie iiie
lion fur next Sal urday I (it U whether
a permit) can obtain more Information
by traveling, than by reading book.
A. Flieklllger's noil, lat week killed
two wild gee; iieiug the coiid hit ol
geei killed In i bin vicinity,
i ne young mis, or vwii, had s
d.iiiec lal Friday nighi, there wire
aUiul thirty iotii boy and twenty-une
4 1 1 1 neeul.
A blij exehement aviirnil nl Ml,
louiiliii-onV luirii litnl Friday evening.
A Mk'hi; UyaUaud linker again! tin
H iruetl llroK, Fmriihul were tired.
l -vo hy a xliot gnu. and two bv
leVolVer, the gllu ln-llig hull lied n
lr Hwile, the rt v dver by Sum Himeii
.N' .boily wrl .uly hurt, only H J,
Ibeker wldle liniuiplng Ilirueti
iiappemil to bun hi little linger prelly
bid V. Thli ia -ket start d t V -r Millie
l.ind. rmi letter. The ll.nliell llios
Ii.. tn taried oil' with the calelllatloll to
lie back in ten day.
S"lue of the fall tram sown on
.uininerfallow, which had lat'u le
plowed, look Very bad after a long dry
-pell. I'mluihly lll have In ! sown
over iigaln.
Mr. Mt'Lane, wh" Im been sick l
now able lo U up ami around again.
III (Kit I AI.I
M. A lluri-h returned from Portland
Monti. iy, where he ha Imhmi taking In
i he fair.
Mr. anil Mr. SI. Clair, of Calllnrnla,
ire the guest of their lielce Mr, llobt.
II llluli.
Mr. tmhburn and children are
vi-iting her Hint her, Mr. Ivl. Clark.
K A. Slensnii left Friday nfleruiMiu
for Ihe (in.id S.iuinritan ll.npltiil, I'ort
land.
The Kickreall Literary H-sdety will
meet i-ritlny evening. AM are eortli
idly Invited to attend.
S. Orr has wild his hops to Horse
Urn , Salem, at (ii cents per mnd.
The young 'o le of ih plaee HiIImI
have eh) iyed theiiinel ves very uiueh
I (oiloweeii by the looks ol thing Ihe
next inoriilug.
DIED.
WACLKli. At Mom h, Tuesday
evening, Novemlier 5, IHU'i. Mr. O.
F. Waller, need IW yeai-s and III
uitmllis, of palalyHls. Fimeral wae
from the Christ Ian church, Itev.
Suinp er, olllciatlug.
Mrs. Waller wa burn in Yumhlll
S county, January :!), )8o7, her midden
name iHlng Uafliitra lllilwi'll She
wss iiiurrieil to Oliver Waller, lit Moll
tin. mil on the Uih of Ootolwr, IHHO, Ih e.
1'. F. Cnmphcll olllelating. A liimbuml
Mild tht'ei) luvily (diildletl remiiin to
CITY STABLES.
m mm, Prop.
Horses Fed by the Day
Week or Month.
Bfst of Attention G'ven Stock
Left in Charge.
IXIHTJiSniiKCIS, ORK.
INDEPENDENCE
HO LLER
Lewis IJlmick, J'roprietor.
Mill Feed on Hand and to Order.'
lepnw, Oregon Nar tht 8. P. Oeoot.) Oregon
OUR UMBERED LANDS.
neuf the Valuable Kcs. iuiccs
ul l'olk County.
,V LA HUE (OXNlMISU lOMMl'Mll.
I lie b liiil; ef lulls thj lliu Tnree
II liiiiti l iel id laimlnr Ueml;
fur the Ax.
Fall iha, uiv , .uv, I, IsM.
ill IVIUlOlt HHi'MiiK.-.A H le
lilenl ul luu new low i. ol t'ub l ii) oii
ilie Nunu t'oln ol ine i.Ui'KlHiuuie
ll..,.. l. l'..lu ihiiiiii1 llr.'u.ni. t ultl
. , T . , ,
luovedlu ilvM llbo IU balil. , liiditin
1 1 tin, wtiiiU and pnvl J ne out
1 iiuip iloioiiioii i imIiii mm M'lieicd ny
a xliiewil agwui Iimiiio! ioeiini n a
u,Hai M,e lor u Inn. In mm town U'lng
m me ihm llal and on li html nil the
iul Hliie ot the eiiuliiiinw li.uwm
ol
j In uinU r cloHiiug llm l oi lUnge ol
i!ilil. Amu lali d wlili hint WilM
oil.eu, wim saw the nine iidnuitage
t"-'""". For loiiy year tin
ecUoii Iih hn i.Uhed lu.ulH rlil small
piiioiitlii to tlie valley, but recently
ihe tiutput of million in t r iinuum
lis ilevelupetl he plaiv and plovldeil a
l.iiuo n lull! nt an .iiiiuuul tliMy .
prunehing, twenty Ibuiisiiinl I --I I.. -
aiiiiii.illy. A Ibis in inslly Ihr largi hi
IllaliUlilelUltug enlei prise lu i'ulK
eotlld, , ll ! Iiol Mul pl ilng to llud other
m clliih walitliig tlie goltleii land l I Vet )
showel from H llniUhlng luiluli,i,
Ol eullise the trader of our imiiiIiIIsIii ii
town have proiitoletl lllsrully i In
liiiiilsr trade; the Lansel have pin-
vldetl in some eu, s mnew of war, and
the lladel, by giving guud lor nidi r
ll on) I ne unit nw tier, have etiabietl tin
Wolkilieii lo live and thrive while tin
return limn the htiduc were et
ilcb l It'll tllllll aeeuuiim fur materia'
o.nld ne culieciett. , Suitor ha yaub
In titdliiH iiml Jtloiniiuuih and ere.ll'
any here, and the other mill ureal"
Mlppoltid llls'lally, Whell We en),,
ililer Hint all lids lUiolicr l lor tin
lis- ii i rude of mil $ a part id our count,,
we call iippleciiile the cosily Improve
nieius going on in lite central part ol
l'olk. .Virthw..!d on Mill Creek, ami
Miuih on Peediv nre oilier aw liillb
w hlch supply the w ants i f h ise ctun
liiuullus.
Thi new m tllettieiil nf ft ycni'eiilil
only I t plcnl of tlie eeiiter of puptihe
llotl Which we OfifuuUli will sei
pring up urtitltid u. Our slow ea)
ullil III ll nl ! hasleoed (okeepklei W.lh
air l-jisteru brutlici and tin
lioVtdlle ill It ligl'iu 'tlld silllc. kee
I lie gray mailer of our brain workili
Itse lio 'in keep up wliti the priMviM.oti.
I he hatillug ut our lilucs-r n prci lit a
gisal dlvldeiid I'ur a ralU y in I u I !
and .Mooiil ai ll, lint its our Vttllit
t umuiut r f r luiiiu r pay the hiiji
it l, but a living lor our indu-iirloti
lentiiklt'l. Perhaps in I tie lliluie when
ii shipping trade lo dlstmil silul If
desirtsl a rallwuy may ls nei d. d, bu
at prenelll Wi) tsilini eitslly ileal will
Id inildnu feel annually ullh our ph
I melilisls, Mil Ii ,.te ut leant ,'iil,ISHI
.ii rt ol lieavlly Units led l.ilnl nw tietl
Oy tiUlsidil, Koine III Mlclilgitu ami
iiolouelieil by tlie saw or ax foi i futui.
oUsiiiesfi, uud the wleile aiiioiinl oi
illlUlH'r lu Hie Vnlley of I lie l.ltui
l.tickiiiuiute and U ibtilury llieretu hi
tntdi cons, r Villi cly esliiii iti-d at thret
iiilll.insiiff.it. M.my mills will rue
many years ere ltd source of w ealth
exbaustid. We Intend hIko In tuki
our share of the I'rull proll s, a our sec
tion I oi been found eminently stilled
lor apple, s ars, prune, uud all sinall
fruits, mid eaidi ye.tr new orchard arc
planted ami the savingol our lab ir are
Xuiiled in creating, hcauilfjlug ami
iiniking priifltiiblti our huiuist. We are
list stingy In buy w bisky and although
we help to pick the bop of tlie e uiinlj
let the product thereof dis- not Until
our S'roti or make le nt our purc
We welcome worker nf all units and
-iiy losindi (hat if they can settle w ith
us mnl uial.e a tioinc, we are picpared
onpiirilally In eoiisidcr Ihe claim ol
any viirlety of rellKloli or politic the)
l desltlng an outlet for, mid luodestl)
(we hope) lo produce and cum pure out
ow h lioluv prisluel wild Ihe luiirtetl
ill liele.
The river l.uc klmuulc rises west of
ns ane 11 fi it n iiillei uud havitnr a
itiick full and laive Isaly of water con
hi Ins all I Ili'iinipUtMhlu force fur el virlc
and power puriio-e of Ihe ehens'sl
kind. This si renin easily lltllile luiVlg
able for lotfs I of nut. .Id Value to tin
fin ure of Polk county. While many
hold that it railroad grant sa del rluieiil
to the eoiniuuiilt V ,i t It llill-l he re
uieuiliered that, while govertiiuenl
hilid has In IhruiHih the plocetts of
homtsleatl by setllels bif ae It. call be
available, the railroad lauds can be
bought at a days n i ice in any (plant il
and at reasiiiiiiblc figures; ami as mil
Umber lands will pn.vid IoO.ikhi f.el
per acre I it many places, say one hall',
il tbs s not Met it much mil lay to bclu
il business. Our I'll! ure pl'o-perls are
largely speculative, but il appears that
we liave as gisid position us any fur all
w I working miichinery fm furnliure,
trull l'uMs(a huge future Industry lu
folk) and numerous other lluislied
product.
To 1'onclude this desultory talk
which hone, but it gnudmiturci! mat
like Kdltor Pcnllaiid, woiil I .idinll .
his paper, we sny: Yon (piaking te
the rest of ihe cnunty, w hleli has ar
rived at the gusl we are 'tarlinir fur)
c in encniuiign ti'i mightily hy lim ing
our prtidttet Don't get tundsTon tin
raMrniids fro'm oilier seel Ions we help
pay l'olk county tnxesfwiih a den I ot
trntibie) ge' nnr prices on fruit boxes
uud house mtiterlnt, let our lumber go
a-currenev will) 'uu as ll Is of citsv
shIi; iiml as I'ood sectti'lly for ndvimces
a wheat Itself, mid you will sunn have
i community nf set I let's (ex Iru mind nil
extr i,)to assist In advniiclngniireniinty
to proud pre-emlneiice in wealth itnd
civic virtue.
A PlONKKK OK 18S9,
Dr. Price's Cream Pak'.nj: Powder
World's Fair Hialient Award.
M I LI
S9
Ideelloii KiIiiium.
L'pt ltlmeof our lining to press re
turn freiu the eld-linns nfliil I'nesd.t
hlilliitle urester icpllblli'all lonjutltlis
IIibu auileli sled, anil even W all ami
Kctttuek) liave wliceltd into 1 n TI
only delin erallo Utajorltles are In Vn
gtuls lilitl Mlsllppl Tlie following
are tliest verid UimJ nl'les:
Mifaehuett-. .lid.ntHij New Viiii,
iiil.H.Ti! New Jersey, iiu lmi; IVnuv
vaitls, IHli.Wil; Miirylainl, pt"b Ken.
Ilieky, IHIKMIJ Mls.lw.lppl iMHHXIjOliio,
lull, noil; Iowa, TU.lHMi; L'lah, a 1HJ.
The tlstire given for Mtiswachuwtis,
New Yolk, New Jelsey, IVunMvunln
and Iowa are iiliirnl M
" 1
The i ilier
a e in ijurl n
It I gloil ais new whlcti ll tshes
over the w in I i I he reci'til elel'uiM,
telling us that Hie pcnpln u e cw r,f
Where lr, Ing to cuiri et the Hit-tii- ol
SI', Hlnl Ibllt these t'nbid Mates will
oii emu I letild dl'ilt fur iou n I cnelll
luslcadof fur Klitdand, tierutanj , and
the lest of Klll'iipe,
There I tin ill Hid hu ii' single
young woman' t'tii IiUsIiiiii for cvuotH-
tlslle wolk w hell she Is w tiling to tr.iv I
luiie wlili s. unirilcil evangi'llst The
w Ife ofllie evaut-el't iifoies .hi, will
fi lir voiing chllilreti in her b.li l, b .
applied in a New Jii'se; eouit mr it
lief
There will l Iiu HI re "kjih f it' the
atu of (be I ' (bsf I linn tl.ete wn
When llieir preilictsiaiis, I lie llitij. ;
wiiuips, w eie buried. ' j
i
Iiol IsHikkteplug stlie Intihl fiti-nd
Iy way of letting dowi. iiiomi wins
ennui do lull bilalue, the two state
lck Cloker bus boiittbt anollur!
I'Ji.iMJO r ue boi.e, but he hasn't told1
where he nl bis Uiony, !
j
Mis, J p. Moirls l. visiting at hU y
In Washington county, 1
1 HOW IS THK
'lint vtti muM li.iw
Wdin tin- very lifM
Z rallmi usiinJ iii.iki'yiitirM-Ulions. . . . -IS
B Clothing. 3
E Wc buy .il! i u r r,.ils I r Ca-h :m ran st-11 ymi
in C'lt.ihii.'v; !u;;li;y tuiii l-ml (lie .per tli.in aiiylS
(itl.ti lit.ihf id lulk Omniy 5
pLnclios' and 3
E Children's Wraps.
3str At a liiu lUraiu, t i il-e them cut. Hunt lail
to see tht-M' hmkJ before Inlying. Make ytir-g
g own juifis nn them.
Dress Goods 2
Anew line of Ores Cim.U jui reaiveil fiomS
thi' Has!.
Carpet Warp. 2
S When ymi whli tn make a new l!.irtl. Imv theS
g leeilts" Wir thel.eM 111 the wi til. l:ursaleJ
ZZZ only by ih,
1 STOCKTON & H EN K LEl
E hulepentlence, Oregon. 2
PiiaiiiiudiuiuiiUuiuiie.iiiiiiuiiiiiml
Independence : Laundry,
NEL5 HANSON, Prop.
All kinds of Washing and Ironing done in a
workmanlike manner, at lowest living prices.
Monmouth Street, Independence.
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A HANDSOME BOUND VOLUME OF SELECTED
PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS.
Sixty-four Plates; Size nf Pnge, ll by 13 Inches! Elaborate Cover In Gold
and Colors, I Uglily liiminclod Paper. Worth $1.00. t ree
to every person sending $J.oo to the VVRST
SlOli for one year's subscription.
Special Note t Old Subscribers. Vntt -an nltlniii tliU Il;iulfioim Dim Dollar
lliinK, (h'mIihm' 1 1 i 1 , Iiy rt'tifwliiir now I'uriiHH vcur Jl' y.nic htiliHiMiiitlun (too.
nut t'. 1 11 if f 'f hi'Vi'I' 1 1 'i'iik"i ot' ui'i'ii yt'l. .Hi'tiil in ymir r k I it ml 1 luAtl'iti'
on ymir inti'i' will In- w't fni'w ir I ii'ie yt'ai', Tlit't'mi m nf tit" nrl Hfiitw nl
vitv nbovf ifl' rrcd to chimsu of n tli"-i lnn iil'-ifty t'nnr ilin'iijri';iiic rc ro
tliii'liiiiHil'KM'i lll ln'i ii'-t uud lifiitlty, 11 Iiy i;) Influx, uud U lllVulmtbltt 111.
wlUsuiUcnlly lut,lful.
Sperling Brothers
Meat Market
DIAL! IS
Choice Meats
;'.r.v-t!i
tliel uniikel price paid
fur futla k. l ef,mUtUin,vesl,
prk, etc, Ail Mils must I settled
luoiii hly.
iH'FX KCShAYs FKOM lolt..tn
fsii
i?:r ta all parts of the Ciiy.
NliVV DRfiSS-
riAKINO
PARLORS.
Mr. ,M, . l"lf Mttfl WU Hepltl
I, ,11 l,i,vennu'ri'il l"l irl. rr-li"C
nn, I il (i iiiilili'l rtre.iiiiiStnK
i. t inlils t!..ir itri's-iniittlnti
,ti,inai llm eiirier nf l!llru.l
Biul Ii slie. l. Tlie Ists.l yl
,,f i-nntii a-id siet ui-faelii
tliioiuue. i Vturli iliitis pr niil'l't
sin) si trasullalil rules.
aoiT&aoFP.
KcIIcy's Livery
- - Stable. - -
l- lr-t- li- fies fiftit-lteit n stmrl
tinitee, I olnliifri 1st Iraile "ss
ally.
Main M., Imlepenitem'
SEASON
W 3
new tmit wear, and if ymi
Im -1 lie- le.N niuiicy, yon will
, H.VMi
xx x x Xtx xx
fWsW XX . X iSx ii
Will They Sell?
Yea,
hoies' Handkerchiefs.
allies' I;mhroi(lert'd.
1511s
20
35
Hera Stitched io
5
20
Overcoats & Macintoshes
Men's
Heavy Black Overcoat $ 8.50
- Blue M 8.50
.. Mixed " 6.00
Black "
vJvet collar 12.50
Hrown an l ran
velvet collar 14.00
Our Stock of Ladies'
and we are sellingem.
Let us get together and prepare for rainy
weather,
Ail new Goods, just from the factory;
to be opened November ist.
WEST SIDE TRADING CO.
Corner of Main anil C Street.
INDEPENDENCE, - - OREGON.
Do You Buy
Woil
Then the proper place to go is where
you con get them pure, unadul
terated, put up in prescriptions by
skilled pharmacists, and furnished at
lowest price
Here's Soap!
Yim n')iit)ly want the very rliuwt nd bent wlieu you
ue It on III ilellonie klu of your wife or bub)-. We
imveult kinttt tif Tullcl !iiw. Tlify are di'llithlfu.ly
(mi rimod mid im'iitn(lontHticiiiHtrlilii. Wc mprdMlly
mil your nttrntiim to tlip .Mexlmn 8ip I(tl i"p,
which U purely vpgctnblp. Come nl jrl a FREE
Huuiile.
Patterson Bros., The Druggists.
1 Removal
g We will be found just across
z the street from our old stand
g after November 1st, where we
will be glad to welcome both
old and new customers.
K. n. VADES. G9,
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. 3
Indie a Big H
Verily!
Outing Flannels.
Teazle Downs
blicr , "
10 CIS
35
5
0J
-'orm(a fleeced
((JikkI for -rnitftn nd
lunriiliiK iriiM'ii.)
Gros Grained ileeced n
if
No Cheap Umbrella 50 Gofxl.
Go GX)d Umbrella so Cheap.
$1.00 $1 50, $1 75. $2. $2. $2.50,
$3.00 & $4
and Men's Macintoshed
Our prices make them
Drugs V
I Guess Yes.
by the
Alexander-Cooper Drug Co.