An Advefiisv
Whfou bring returns it pi' ? "Clil
it I in the right plnee. The L ZT
HIDE bring answers.
Best4evr paper
4lie uu that! gin tie most mid
sliest uei. Compare, us WEST
SIDE wilb Huy paper iu Polk oouuty.
1N0KPKNDKNXK, 1'OLK COUNTY, OltKOON, THURSDAY, jAJjUAUY 10, 18!K.
VOL. XIV.
2.00 IVr Year.
Fivu OtiM Per Copy.
No. 688.
I'll YSICIASS-DEN F19TUY.
EL. KETCHUM, M. I). OFFICE
, aud residcuoe, comer Railroad
huU Atouojoutli at., ludepeudeuoe, Or.
D!C J. It. JOHNSON, RESIDEM
Deutist. All work warranted to
give Mi i-eal f aatistantion, Iudepeu
deuce, Or
ATTOUNKY8.
BU I'LICCTOWNSKMO A POCTER.
A'fo'iinis ii Ijiw. Oobeo ions a
Hpooiulty. ODIm in the Ojopttr block,
ludep n lonca, Oreguu.
H
It VLLlNOcilt-- ATfjUNKV-
.at-Liw (D.-puty Pmeeouiliii( At
tonwy r.ir row county umoe Hi
room 4. opera litiu block, Indepen
dence, Oregon.
GKO A. SMITH, ATiORNEY AT
Law. Will practice iu nil state
sud federal ennrls. Abstract of till
furnished. Office over Indepeudenne
iNMiouhI Hank.
SASH AND DOOltS.
MITCHELL 4 BOIIANNON, MAN
iifactiirer of aaslt mid (It.
Also, scroll sawing. Main trl, lude
penderen. O".
8ECRKT SOCIETIES.
INDEPENDENCE LODGE, NO 22.
1 A. O U. W.. meet- the first, third hu.I
til'lli Monday of each wee in tin mouth,
mi l the Degree of Honor to eel mi Hie
second and fourth Monday W. O. Conk,
M. V ; E C. Pemlaiil Recorder.
HOJIKH LO QB. NO 43 K "f P.
Met-ts every We.ii(H.ny ovciunu
All Kniwrlitrt nr cortliullv luviutd. Jobll
Hiclinr.l)u Jr., 0. 0.; J. li. Monti, K of
1L&S.
MOTOR LINE
TIME TABLE
WKKK 1AY.. Sl.MlAYS.
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IndopVe Moiim'lh nilip'i'i Mmim'th
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M " 1:0(1 4i00 4ii0
8:0V 6:10 " tiOO " iiiO "
......... CIO " 7:011
' . . . . giOO it 10
East and South
1 . f ' " !
The " SHASTA Route
of the
' Southern Pacific
ExprriM tniln- run dully.
Hutb
'8:M P. M
lil:IU P. a.
ToTFili
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Ar.
11:10 A. M.
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Ar.
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TTTi1 ilri'.m iflTy. Wixiilliii
Emt I'oril
Xnleni. luriit-r, Mitrlii, .lulti'on, llmny.
Junction, Timucnl, HtieJit, IUly, Hrri.
Cur( Jun.'tl'Mi i;iiy. irvuiK, r.unrnB. i -nnweii,
DrHina, uii'i hII -tiHlnni lr nil tl. Our toulb
to aud Incluilinu A-hlHiid.
Mail ("'i"y.)
l'uve.
Porlliinrt 8: W A. M.
HoHcburu H. -ft) A. M.
Arrt .
Il()ctiun- ...5:'i) e. m
H.irtluii'l ,..-4:IO A. M.
" Salm r aiinar Uiiy.,
U-ave." Arrive.""
I'oril in:l....4 no f. m. I Hnlem :! e N.
Kulem K:(I0A in. llirtliino.lu:IA A.ji.
liiYIars"oiili
ULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS
mid
Second C'Ihh Rleepintt CHrh HtUcbcJ to
nil tlirotiKli lr inn
West Side Division.
Betwean Portland and Corvallla.
Mull trolim dally (rxnept Hundny.)
'7:80 a. ni.l l.v
I l:IH n. in. Ar.
I'm tlunrl Ar I 6:10 11. Hi.
-liidi'iieii'iKiioe.-Ar l:"il P. m.
l':l.r p 111 I
( Ar ...('iii'villl..r.l,v b) p. ni.
At Allmnv and l.'orvHMI, m .nnot with irBliu
. I) I.'. A K. Hallmiid.
KxprpMrH n d"ll.vi'Xi-r'l "iindiiy)
4: 15 ii. in. I l.v-. i'..riiHiiii . Ar hib.iiv
3:i'j o III. I Ar
VcMlnnvlllnl.v Mid a. in
Yamhill Dlvialon
Alrlle nmll I n weekly.
S7ni. I l.v I'lirllimd Ar I MM . m.
t-.Viii. in. l.v M.m'imiilll l.v :l(hi. in.
fc':l5p. m. I Ar.....AIrtJ-.vJfci-K
Th-oturli ilckft to Mil )w.lni- In Iho Kn tern
HIhIck.I oriuilH and Kiiropp, can lie nb'iUiied
from I, -'. i 'A KKY, Ag: t, IndcK'iidenra.
H. K iKHI.KH, K. I . hOUfcllM,
Jlunutfi'r. Ant. '. K.A 1'bhm, Ajt.
i-imrMNii, (m:!io... .
G. L. HAWKINS,
I'rnprlctor of
The Iiidniii'ii'lMice Marble Works. entlmaK
on all cemetery work. Klrntj:lH workman.
ililp. iiitl deilnnM.and IowcmI prlcen.
-FOR-
Fine Photographs
Crayon Work
India Inks
' Water Colors
Goto
D. H. .CRAVENS
Photoirr.oh Gallery
Irdf pf rderce, Or
CITY STABLES.
ELY JOHKSOH. Prop.
Fed by the Day
eek or Month.
Attention G'ven Stock
b4rge.
trses
V
WHITE STARROLLI'R MILLS
1 - SEARS & CLELAND, Proprietors.
t
Lacatod atldway betwrta Monmouth and lnJxniUnc, On Ih rioter Lint.
Mill remodelled mill greatly liiirovci.
Wheat stored and bought at highest
market price. ..........
Flour, Bran, Shorts, & Chop for Sale.
DOUTY & LOCKE,
The Lead i ng Q rocers
Independence, Oregon.
Here's Soap!
You pnilwbly wnl thi very flniMt mid bral when you
uw H on tli Ullct nklu of -ur wlfiir imtiy. W
oTll kind of Toilet mim. Tliry r U.'Hnlit f ly
, pvifUmcdiindHrcniHdKOfpuiviimli'rlHlii. i.cmlljr
rail your nllrntiim to tht .Vl, xin Hiuip CtMt muip,
wlilfb I purely vpkhUIiIo, Com unit net KltKK
utm pie.
Patterson Bros., The Druggists.
STORAGE-
I am prepared to huy Wheat. OuIh,
Klt, Hint In ci'.r' Hiiiiic Iu the
Kaleiu Wnreliiiuxe, l liulepeiideiio,
of which I am Hiiinuiter. No mut
ter what ynu have to mII In the pro
duiv line, enll on me helnre lictk I tiK
final dlspulihin of It. AIo iigfiil fm
the O It. k N. river Imam. . . . .
AL HERREN,",JSK:j.":"
BANKS.
C'!imenced Batineis 4arjh 4, 1 339
Eatoliihd by National Authority,
-THB-
FIRST MTIOKIL BANK.
of IndxpsndviK-a.Orogtm.
Capital 8th .
Surn'ua,
$80,000.00
$14,000.00
I. K iXm'KU. U W. R iBKKTW)N,
I'rrMdont. Vina I'renlde"!
W. It MAWI.KY rmliler.
DIltECTOHS.
I.M.tipi. U RlHrtwti,lwlii lloiiiilck
It. I. (Jnoper, ff. W. Collliu.
A (nrul oankitig bunlnfiai Irannacted
Huv and ll eicbHiiKe on all Imimrtaul
-ilnm.
IwpiMllH received miblnol tnnndek or on oer
lll.'Hte (if ilcxw'i, ('iillerlbinii mode.
Office hourit: V a. m. to 4 p. in.
THI; INDHI'liNDEXCE
National Bank!
Capita! Stock. $50,000.00.
H. HIItHtUfHKItU, Praaldent.
VUKAM NKLrMlN. Vlc Prmldeul
iV. P. (X)NNAWAY . CaU.r
AaeneralbniikliiKBtid exehanuo bunlnm-
tmusacled: loan innde. blllii dlwounted.oom
morclaleredltfaranled: deKHlt rwelvcd or
current awonnt nubjeel to climck, IntereNt paid
011 time deprMltk.
DinrarroRh.
B. V. Hmlth, A
InHnerxnn. .1. K
Nelon. I, A. Allen. H. It
IthnduH, D. W. Hear, II
If IrHcbber-t.
PIC0RPORJTED UNDER THE LHWS OF OREGON.
Polk County Bank,
MONMOUTH. Or.
I II. It Wr,KY PrwMeii'
P L.t!A M PBKI.f. . .-Vlee-IT-
IRA C. POWELL Cashier
Paid Capital, $30,000.
DIRECTORS,
I. H. Hawley, P.UUamphell, I.M.HIinpam.
I. U. V. Butler. J. fe. Mump, V. H. Powell
Joaeph Craven,
A general banking and exchange buslnew
irnnactd: loan made: dennalta received
uhleet to check iron corlirtciile of depoll J
intere! oam on nine nepcwii. a
fire proof vault and burglar proof afi
.ecured hv Yale time lock.
I ee 80001 0 a. in. to 4 p. m.
PLANTING I
won noguii ih hall (lone. Benin
wen ny KiiiiiK rerry'n Need.
liiu b mi. i.i.i.im'c (icierniino
your crop, nut plant Kerry'.
HeodN. Known unil nnld
ovcryiviigia,
Heliireyoii plant, net
Ferry's Seed Annual
V:s3? 'or t. Contalm more mm
tl'ul liirorniallon fur fiininer
tvnii K iriieuem man many hlgb-
im mm,iiv(.ikn, mm leu rfae..
v. r. rr.aiti m til., UK1K0IT, aaa
w
f US
A
Prof. S.E.Weimer
Inc'ependenct, Oregon.
Teucher of Violin, Ornnii and Piano.
Will nlmt ulve liikirui'tliMi In TlmroUKh
liiiH . and i(lve vik-mi tMiliuie for the
voice, huvlii taken u technical onurw
In Oerniiiu uolver-lHia.
Mume fiirnlHhed for hallaand partlea,
any niniiU'r nf liiHirumeutH, at a rea
aoiiHlile price.
Hhiiiim at City Ri'Staun nt, on Main
atreet,
MUSIC OR SEWINB IllGiES
lo. Will ban a Inrue now utoek boiiuhl at
liil.nl
REDUCED PRICES,
And will wll nt lletw reduced price. All
wil.yrl. lili (1 -licet ihiihIii one Imlf olf;
Xlmi lurii.. .. nt A en, a copy tlpiiii.
loe piirlH, needlm and nil (or
, all "cwl"K inaehiiieM.
HeineinlM-r I lie
plai.
Flrat'Clit. violin and gultiir gut string, lor
o cent each.
Geo.C.lllll1r:':r Salem.
Oent'H Clotliitiy;.
Made U order n any -tle l the Inde.
pendenreTailorf lioi,T. lylor Jenkn,
proprietor A fine lino of -.ample nl.
way on blind from which to Heleet.
Mult made Ui order from fll up, by
Independ Tailor Shop.
Sperling Brothers
Meat Market
DKAI.KII 114 -
Choice Meats
UlgheHl miirkot price puld
for fatalock, beef, mutton.veal,
pork, etc. All IiIIIh m nut bo nettled
monthly.
OPEN SUNDAYH FROM 8 to a. m
'e Delivery to all pxts of the Cit?.
!
WAR IS NOT PROBABLE
l-iiiikinJ-anl the United States
Smn Very Friendly.
HAZING IK fAMEORNU fOLLEMKA
Th I'nrllls tonal Ki-. !' Wllh Kn.t.
, rn Cullrli In lh Lain IimihIIhni
-Hiwvtnl rrrrHnlrn.
i 1
lurttly, Jn. 6.-TI1" nul Mt
uniHllii of iliH)li'irt tliu un
vtrtiliyof Citlirormit I glnif mi tliU
Wfi-k, mid lit f nvHiimm ro hurt
nK rt ix'l ni vowing rvvriiKe.
flrnt wwk f tli iiw ifnit U Hie
IIiiik ilfvoifd to tti work of torfura
phIM limiliig mil) tli now tfrm li Juft
ii,K'nlng. '4
Ywlenlty twnjrouni mi (Wmi Pam
d it were lii(iilrinif for mvirdir'n
ofllif . The wiilioinorwi mk tliwu In
linnd mill nfirr ulo(j lit ulmoul miirt
my informed llifin thnt II117 would
ive to utiilerifrt iili.vli'nl fxmuliiit
(Inn More they could Iw rnrolM
tulf iiIm In good Nlmidiiig. They wrr
lukeii to room whew tliey wit
lrlxwlorilieir ululliiiiK. pulled mid
ploclii'd uiitl. tht lr turtwiitom were
tired. Tlii'ii tlicy wer luudi to take 11
ttild allow er Iwth for an hour, and
finally jmlnled red, Idtie mid jireeii "In
keep theiu from CHUiliIng mdd." Aftir
I hey IihiI heeli iimdo l It'll all aUmt
their private nlTuira they weru releamHl.
THE TKKAKl'RY TA1II.E.
Amounta Which Kl.oulil Ii Uld
the Four Per Cent , Itoud.
1'or
Waahlngton, Jmi, 10. The ai-erelary
of the Irranury tialay prepund and gave
nut for puhlli-alloii tahta allowing the
amount which ahould he hid for Iho
new 4 per ivnt Umda maturing Feb
ruary 1, 19J5, on February I, IWI6, In
order that the Inventor may realize any
raie of Inter. i between 2J ptreeul aud
4 ar eeul per annum. The table
fiillowa:
lrtut. Bld.l'rtnt. Bid.
... ?
i
I K7 ... .....IWO-Ai
.... ...I2I.W 4 ! .6 . 107 40
.....IO7l'.l
a i.m ... in ii n-i.fc,...t i
lll'i.TP......
.ii.ai7i m
I 4 40-.
11(1 icon
H-l
KM WH
...114 0,'.
ft lo...uw.
.IIM.I1IH
-1WII77N
."lil
....Hi hU
II .Ml"
. lOU.OtM)
't
Thu Ireanury -depurtiWid' today tie
gau the tH-k of aeiidlng to each Nd
liuiMler In the United Htalea a (Kpy ol
Secretary t'mlhile'a cln ulnr of January
0, unking for prnponla for the pujchiie
of the new Itou'l. lty dlrevtloiia of
tin HwtmaNter'geueral theao tiotltHw
are to be pa(ed iu a ooimplc iou plaie
Iu each ofllee.
THE PEACE OF EUROPE.
So
Far a Ofllclally Knowi
Nltimtlon In ImproTcd.
the
Loudon, Jan. 10. There la a feeling
abroad In liondoii tonulit thut tliete
are many delulla of the cumpllctttton
into which III foreign oftluea of the
emidre buve been plnceil which have
never lieeii publiahed, and much
M'uulalloii la Indulgcil In by the
public. Hofaraa offlclul Informal Ion
gov, the alluutlnu aeeiua to be Im
proved. The myatery of the naval pre
puiutioiiH occupies a luige place In the
public mind, and Hie coucluklon Mr
lived at by the attentive public, after
Hum thinking It over, In thut the ire
iiiindoUN activity dlapluved, not only
In the fitting out of the flying aqiittd
roil, but In the mailing forward of
work In the navy yard, araenala ami
rtiipply aliop for wur mulerlul, do imi
appear wholly ncceanry on account of
the condition of rcluiioiia with tier
inuny. It la bIko felt thut li la diftlcult
to aee for what 'mint the living bijuiuI
ron, which, togelher with the exiallng
avullahle "(iimdroim with which it la
proponed to Join it, will form, It la wild,
the moat powerful fleet of war veaacla
ever put afloat, In detained.
THE llRimil IN VENEZUELA.
I.lvlngslon MaIiiIiiIiin That Titer Are
Strengthening Their OiiI-ionR
CliicHgo, Jan. 10. A special to the
Journal from Washington saya: "The
icKrt that the HiUIhIi ate atrengtheu
ItiK their oulpimts In Venezuela ami
advancing into Vciicwiclu ia true. I
liai'e niyaclf received today a privut"
(Unpaid! from there corroborating It."
Ko auid C'ongreHHniuu LivlngMtou, of
Georgia, thin afternoon
He wild: '"I cannot allow you the
.llaptttdi; It la private. You can, how
ever, rely on It. I culled on the
Veucsnelaii mluiHter HiIh morning and
"naked lilm to uce his Influence with
Cropo to keep hack the Venezuela
troo. Should they advance It would
ircclillule the conflict at once. That
. wolild render the Venezuela commit.
ilon UHelesi.
We would becomiielled
to back P Venezuelii, and we would
' ik, plunged into war at once."
i.ymi have aeen the denial of the
statement by the Biltlnli colonial
,..omce?" t
oyen; and tlte utaletnent la true,
mH.lUiw. Unleaa Orent, Britian
-.. ( 'reraH her troops and redtioos the out-
Ht to their former atreiigth, Creapo
will be compelled to go tu war to pre
vent e revolution."'
"My reeoluiioii yeatcrday wat not, at
Itoutclle thought, 'a wur reaoluitoii;' It
wnaK'uce rcanlutloii, by calling on
Prchident Cleveland l Inveailgate the
r'Hirt, and If true, to demand that
(treat Itrlilaii ui do whutahe hua done.
Hbould (Ireat Britain nfuM, war
would reault, hut I dou't think ihe
would rtfuae. Chairman Hill promi
se to have my revolution coimldered
Immediately. 1 have auggeated that If
he llliea be may amend It by luaertlng
elaiiae calling on Prealdetit CreaK to
hold back hia troop, aud no avoid con-
filet or trouble of any kind with Great
llrltalu till the preaent altuatioii be mil
right and our coiiiiuihIoii haa made Ita
rejairt."
Treamirjf titatenient.
Waahlngton, Jan. 14. Today' atate-
nientof the ootid Iilou of the trenaury
U: Available caali balance, $I7H,713,-
044; gold reaerve, 1-5(1,134,117.
To Pardon Queen Lit.
Han Fraiicleoo, Jan. 14. Advlcea
from Honolulu are that preparation
are under way for the third celebration
of the aiiidverxary of the revolution
which overturned . the monarchy.
It will take place January 17lh, aud
the prediction In made that the parole
of ux Queen Llliuokalaiii will oil that
day lie at an end, aud that aha w ill be
granted m full pardon, Prealdcut Dole
la auld to have Informed a correapoii
dent that the government hoped to ate
Ita way through Iu a very abort time
to grant the pardon, and the third an
iiivemary of her dethronement will lu
all probability wliueaattie li-nt act of
the drama.
Republican Club to Meet.
Portland, Jan. 10. -The olllcliil call
for the biennial meeting of the Young
Mcu'a Htute Republican Club wua aeiil
out by the secretary, li, L. Well, thl
week. The meeting will tie held at
Portland, Tuemlay, l"'etruury 4, 1HU0.
lOvery regularly orgauhsed Republican
Club lu the atate l entitled toaeud one
lelegate at large aud one delegate f r
each twenty-live actually eu rolled
uieuibt-ra, or frautiou tliereof greater
ihaii 15. Thi meeting will Ikj the
uioot iiuporiatil 111 the Malory of the
club. Olllivrnare to be elected who
will manage the club organisation dur
lug the coming double cauipalgii, a
new euiiatltutlou placing the league on
a firmer fooling will be preaenied fur
adoption, and delegate to the National
leugue convention will tie elected.
The Kxccutlve Committe eapeclull)
ixpjeaia that tiutat elettt their delegate
aa aiHiii aa poanlblt', aud aeiid a cerilned
ilt of theiu to the atate aecrttary.
Vhia meeting promUei to be the gteateat
gatherttigof republican workers ever
eeu lu Oregon.
FALLS CITY.
J. N.Hart ha been appointed uotary
public
S Ice weather, although a little cold
of night..
J. B. Murray, who baa been 111 for
eoiue time, la uow Improving.
Frauk Myer aud family of Hmllhfield
were vUlting relatives here this week.
The Chriatiaii people here have beeii
doing aouie good work In the w ay of a
revival.
Ourachool la progrcaalng at a rapid
rate under the aupvrviaiou of Prof J . .
Hart, aaaiHted by Aire. Hopklua.
Ve learn thut Mr, BulUir's Hleam
power will be enlarged aud thai he will
cut three mi limn feet of lumber thin
(joining aeaaou.
For the umuaciueiil of the the public,
there will be a Negro Minstrel enter
talumeui lu the Ht:hool-houae,Jau.lH,at
0 o'clock p. iu. A(luil-iou free,
Home purtiea In the Oak Grove nelgli
taniiood will plaut out orciiurda the
coming Hpring, uud have engaged their
nuraery Block ol the Full City Nursery.
The Falls City Bund, although now
In good playing condition, are delighted
to think thut they will aoou have their
old leader, W. A. Ruyinond.wltu them
uguin.
AHiirprlne party wa given ttt the
rexldeiice of Mr. Puukelt last Frld y
evening. They were uioatly Oakdale
people, and we Hilppoae It waa coiujuct-
ed lu leap yeur aiylo.
A ceiihtm of voter tu Bridgeport Pre
cinct will aliow about 300 voteix, an In
creaaeof 25 alnce luat election, llock
Creek Precinct appeara likely to jump
finni24 to between 70 and 80 voters1
worth a Journey to evangelize fur tula
slonary candldatea,
There are no vacant houaeain Falls
City and several new ones will go uf
this year: also now that the polling
place is moved to this place a City Hall
will he built for that and other large
uaaemblages as we have no place lurgt:
enough for public gatherings.
The war spirit has invaded our remote
hamlet and tlmta all staunch and ready
tosupport at all hazards to limb or life
Iheflngof our country. Please print
next week"The Rnr-spangled Banner'
some of us want the words; surely the
noblest national hymn In any lan
uuage.
A proposal now exercising our politi
cl ms Is for au addition to the work In
republican primaries: after the delegates
to the county convention are selected
a delegate shall lie named hy vote to lie
at the convention a candidate for the
Highest.of all in Leavening Power.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
atate delegation, tho conveiiMon would
thi n select from the precinct noiulnee
tho nicmltt-rs of the atate convention.
Thus would extend the control of voters
to the nomluotlug arrangement.
THAT IMMIGRATION BOARD.
l4i We Want Mure People In Oregon, or
More Work I Which t
Hpaolal Coriaapiiudenc
TheOregonlauoftheethlnstglvesa;t,IOU)M)lUtI)e(me (t) ,,)(.h b wi
glowing acouui oi ii, e urguiunniiou oi
an Imiidgratlon board iu the city of
Portland with 1.10,0011, to be used in ad
vert 11 ng Oregon throughout the East
ern Stat?. I certainly fuvor the adver-
lie I tig scheme, If the truth the w hole
truth and nothing but lite truth will U
published. 1 believe nliie-teiiUiS 'f the
ptiiple lu the valley will concur with
iu- 111 this iiiatier. The reMrter says,
"The trouble with the farmers is that
they persist In growing all wheat and
buying all their other produce when
Ih; y ahould produce every thing they
cotiauuie except their eotl'ee sugar aud
leu." Our farmers in this purt of the
valley raise all produce they consume
UMdc trade produce for their clothing
aUrfar, lea and coU'ce
Let me suggest some truths from this
loe tllty. We have as Hue funning land
as cau lie found in the Willamette!
valley. We have several h uud red acre
in Imps. We ruie potatoes by the Held
full, lu foot our land will produce any
tbiug that can be raised In the vuilcy
aud auylbiug thut cau be raised may
be fouud here from pca-nula up lu 700
lb. tiog ut3cts. per pound, droned.
Our fanners are second to uouo in
tin lr Calliiig.ludustrious inlelligeul aud
fCMiiouiluul and us anxious aud willing
to uiukeaiioney us any Ejetern farmer.
Aie they making uiouey ? Ask the
Imp raiser and you will get for reply,
I had a good crop 1,600 to 2,000 lbs.
per acre but I wish I had uot picked
tnoiu. I am rrom f 100, to $.00, tu the
hole. I ouly paid 40 mills for picking,
cheap enough."
Ask the wheat raiser and you will
gat for iiwer, "1 dou't, kuuw where 1
will get money to pay my taxes. Noth
ing lu wheut ut present prices. I dou't
know wiiul I am going to d i. Wlsli I
O uld sell out." "Nothing iu potatoes
at S cents er sack, nothing iu puik at
ii cents per pouud. 1 wish Uucle bum
would get up a war with England aud
make times better." What a fcarl'ul
thing, yet it would be willingly accept
ed as au alternative.
Yes the times are propitious. Start
thelideof lmmlgraliou Ibis way. We
will sell out. If a change of pro
prietorship will make limes aud prices
belter, do not hesitate on our accouut.
My observation has beeu thai the
Eustern farmer after a little experience
tiere is willing to lake advice from resi
dent farmers who understand the mode
uecessury to secure best results I am
uot ready to think that our farmers do
uot understand their busiuess. IfB5
oushels per acre of com could be raised
successfully U would be done. Coru
will not mulu re as a general thing. Dl
verolilicd fur tiling is all right if we hud
a home market for our product.
I luclluu to the opinion that the
best thing for tills state will be to
throttle the leeches, known as the com
mission houses. Kshiblibli home manu
factures and then patruuizo them. Use
tho $30,000,10 start the U-illsaud factor
ies that me uow idle and thus give a
chance to the nitsciit uopulaltou to
make a living.
I heard some one remark that this
"Fetch in" oigaulzution was another
laud sneculator's scheme, Look out
foi It.
I, for one, am tired of looking for a
place to iu vest my hard-earned savings
or for a situation where I may earn
enough to stop tho constant drain on
iny "Nest Egg." The woods are full
ofmeu with small capital anxious to
invest wheuever there Is a show for a
rcttiru that will Insure a living. Where
can you Hud u dim-rent people? I he
lieve lu the survival ot the fittest and
say "Fetch them lu" if you have them
I wish ttiero wus some way of getting
au expression from the people of lids
county on this one question. Is It the
best interest of this county to encourage
Imnihrrallou as outlined by the Port
land Immigration board?
I, for ono, think our streets have just
about as many Idle tueu aa they will
hold. More might create a dangerous
surplus. E. O. H
New Year Thoughts.
Special Correspondence
We present a few more thoughts lu
coiitlnuailon of our last article ou the
dutlcsofthe coming year.
It Is not possible for every one to be
Interested and active on nil ttie ques.
linns of theday. Home will altractone
and some another, hut it is incumbent
oneneh one to obtain knowledge of some
of them at least, to cultivates!! Interest
lu them, and to form some intelligent
nd reasonable opinion t hxj their rw-
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Itsand their methods, While a general
acquaintance with public ufl'nirs la ex
tremely dcwlrnble, both for the sake of
the Individual and his luflutiioe,
lheseclal Interest that he can take In
one on two will Uol si ill greater value.
One man may have an aptitude for
j politics, another for phihuithropy; one
may have Ideas on the temperance
i question, anotheron public education,
j Whatever lie the suMect which most
i aroiiaa lit eiirl.ailtv atul limnlrM hia
have the most power of laing useful. If
he will apply part of his leisure time to
Investigating Its history, to discovering
ita present condition, to studying Ita
needs and (mining an Intelligent opin
ion con cerning the best method, of deal
lug with lt,liet-aunot fail to benefit and
enlarge his own mind, and to fit him
self to benclll (be community, iu this
way new Ideas will be continually
formed, new thoughts w ill be amused,
new methods will be suggested, iew
truths will Ikj develo;d.
Home will see one aspect ot a case
strongly, and put lu a forcible way;
others will take a brooder view of the ,
whole. Home will help the work chiefly
by w hat they think aud say; others by
what they do. Thus the progress of
public affairs would be not ouly accel
erated, but placed upon a firmer and
'surer basis, by having so many varied
luieots and qualities united in Its It.ter- '
esls once for a common giMxl.
It is, however, chiefly in the impetus
which such tiubitof mind would give to
the intelligence and character of the in
dividuals themselves that the benefit
would tie most apparent. When a man
la centered iu himself aud his immediate
tele, aud has tin luterert outside, he
must iiecceauri!y grow narrow, aud to
some degree selfish. He cau take no
large views of things, nor can he feel
btond sympathies with his race. Be
yond the few who form this little world,
be has no knowledge, no lutercst, no
cure, lie heirs or reads of what la go
lug on iu the world with uoquickeuiug
of the thoughts or stirring of the feel-
. illgS. ' - r, .
He" forms no opinion ! upon noted
queatlous, or If he has auy, it is too lan
guid to carve expresioii. How poor
and meager is such a life compared with
one that has Its ceuter iuieed in home
aud friends, but whose circumference
reaches out and embraces the interests
of his city, his country aud his race.
These thoughts will do no good if we
uo not endeavor to so live that our last
days may be blessed with the reflection
of duly performed aud work faithfully
done. y
Hoping the thoughts here presented
may engige the attention of the readers
of the West Side, aud that all may
ptofli by them I am as usual 8. 8.
Roseburg Jan. 12.
(Ol'STY NEWS.
Observer.
Wednesday, the County Clerk re
ceived ofticlal notice of the work of the
Htute Board of Equalization. The only
change made lu Polk couuty's assess
ments u reduction of 10 per ceut on
town lots and au increase of 2 ier cent
on R, R. rolling stocK. The total net
valuation of Polk county as left by the
state hoard is 14,01)7,807. The net
assessable property of the state of
Oregon Is f 144,445,204.
vAn arrangement is being made to
consolidate the Dallas aud Rickreall
brass bauds during the coming sum
mer. The band will consist of 24 In
struments, aud the object is to furnish
music during the political campaign
and for all public gatherings. These
bauds comprise much clever musical
talent, and would contribute greatly
to the enjoyment of our people.
Editor C.C. Doughty, of this office,
left on Monday forHt. Augustine, Flor
ida, to attend the tenth annual conven
tion of the National Editorial Associa
tion. He will beaway about six weeks.
Mr. Doughty atteuded the conventions
at Han Frunciseo, Chicago and Ashury
Park, and bus represented Oregon on
I lie E xecuti ve Committee of the associa
tion for three years.
s:vst Ikoo.i Y.'wld's Fair.
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tout Ammonis, Alum or tny other iduptjv
Aft VPifte. THi
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