The Independence west side. (Independence, Or.) 18??-1891, August 10, 1898, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextAn Advertisement Wbloh bring) mtnrni li proof Ibal tlii in Hi rltfltt pluoa. 'Tba HIDE bringt Mswen, The Best Newspaper la tb on that gWca tbs moat and freshest uawi. Compare tbs WE8T HIDE itb any paper in Polk county. Urn Li" , Fivb Ok.vth Peu Copv. NO. 816, VOL XVI. 12.00 Per Ykaii. INDEPENDENCE, 1'OLK COUNTY, OKIXJON,, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1808. LATE WAR HEWS. Royal bmImi llMfoMltvn, wImiImmm ui MMwt, A flattie at Manilla Peace Terms Ac cepted by Spain. and 20OO PA. IKS Of Men's Boots and Shoes just received for fall and winter trade. 'The best line of shoes ever displayed at prices from $1 .00, 1.25, $1.50, 1.75 to $6.00. Old and young men's shoes in all styles and widths. Men's long-legged heavy shoes, just the thing tor fall wearprices very low. Boys and children's shoes to suit any and all. Popular goods and low prices in all departments. We carry thestock. We set the pace for low prices and must sell the goods. -i . J. L. Stockton's West Sode Store" Thirty Days Only 5 ENtOM NOW UNTIL SEPTEMBER I 10th, 180S, the West Side Publish 1 ing Co. will receipt for ono year's subscription to the Went Side in advance For Two Bushels of Wheat stored in our nanio at the Willamette Roller Mills, and receipt brought to this oflice. This offer means that you receive 75c a bushel for your wheat. This offer is for thirty days only. Please notify us of your acceptance of this offer. PniTHDIAl MOTPQ a- Mr, Huntley, the road supervisor, says be could make the Willamette navigable fov boats from Salem to Independence all the year, for a few hundred dollars. We need a board of trade bo discuss these questions. In the state school appointment the percapita waa fixed at 91.20 as 'against eJl.Ul in 1897. Polk county gets 4568 on her 3807 children. There are 797 more school cnildren in Oregon this year than last, and 21.749 will be distributed more than in 1897. graded, being tia they are now; both the same, namely, 1000 a year. 1'ay tbe cierK juuu; that is enough, and let the sheriff collect fees, and pay all his own expenses. The businesi of the county would be better attended to, and the ex pense to the couuty be no more, and the results much better. This is a subject for consideration by the next legislature. WEST SIDE PUBLISHING v&z3e,jex&$ COMPANY Independence, Oregon 2 ..THE NEW FURNITURE STORE.. Handles all grades of C AJU'ETd. Examine our new patterns at only 20c a yard. We have an awmrtmon t of Window Shades You can get Di' lftto rollur of us (or 'lit cents. We will not be undersold on WALL PAPER You can get a wall paper ol uh for 6 oenU a roll. Wo have a complete Hue of Couches Baby Buggies Rockers In fact everything In our Una. Remember that we are here to live and let live. Come and see us before you buy elsewhere and get our prices. Wft will Me pleasure in showing you our goods. CAMPBELL & STEVENS PURE DRUGS Are what your physician counts on when he writes your prescription -but you do not get the benefit of his skill if his instructions are not carried out to the letter. We - are careful in filling prescriptions and use pure drags Can we do more T Are You Going Out for an Outing? If you are an artist you naturally want some materials, and we have a complete stock, also to Paint Your House, we have Paints, Oils and Brushes. Cru99C9 and Surgical Instruments. A. S. Locke DRUGGIST Opera House Block, Independence. LITTLE PALACE HOTEL J. M. STARK, Prop. -sIndependence, Or. "Sample Rooms for Commercial Travelers RATES FROM $1,00 TO $2.00 PER DAY Joseph Leiter, of Chicago, was not the onlj person who thought that wheat would go still higher in price, for we have learned tbe names of a number of our farmers in Polk county who are holdiug wheat right now, which will bring only 50 cents a bushel, that could have been sold for 90 cents about the middle of May. They, like Leiter, were so sure that the price would go higher that they hung on too long. Why is it that nien in such cases will speculate! The spirit of speculation is among our farmers and they cannot resist any better than the stock broker of New York. This is the season of the year when all who can should take a va cation from business and hide them selves to the lakes, mountains and seashore. Quite a number of In dependence people are disporting themselves over the face of the earth, searching for solid rest and enjoyment Somehow the majority of people enjoy a taste of outdoor life occasionally. They imagine there is more fun wearing aches in the back, sleeping on the hard ground and eating debris that al ways sifts in the cookery over a camp fire, than staying at home living like christians. It is a change anyhow, and an innocent method of vagabonding away a few days or weeks during the dog days, and whether they always stick close to the truth or not, few camping par ties return from an outing without declaring they enjoyed a most de lightful time. One of our readers expressed his opinion to the editor last week about the salary of our county officers. He said the salary of the county clerk is too nign, ana tnat fwvv a year would be enough. In regard to the sheriff he said the public interests would be much better served if the sheriff were paid iu fees instead of a salary. That Polk county has already lost not less than twenty thousand dollars through the sal ary system being applied to the sheriff's office. It must be appar THK BEST ANSWER. . ' The best answer to dft democrat ic platforms attacking the Dingley law is the report of the bureau of statistics, ft is a habit of the demo crats to say that the republican tariff measure is a failure. There never was a time when such a de claration was further from the truth. The statistical report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, shows a balauce of trade in our favor of $615,259,025, more than double that in any previous year in our history. The value of onr exports for the year is more than seven times that of 1865, 20 per cent, in excess of the great commercial year of 1892, and $180, 000,000 more than that of 1897. The imports of merchandise are less than in any year since 1889, and, with this single exception, less than in auy year since 1879. The purpose of the Dingley bill was to stimulate manufacturing in this country and to increase ex ports. If the Dingley law had been a failure there would not have been great increase in exports and there would not have been a decrease in imports; but as a mat ter of faot there has been great in crease in exports, not only of grain and merchandise, but all American manufactures. There was great demand for all manufactured arti cles in the home market This was supplied by our manufacturers and the exportation of manufac tured goods amounted in value- to nearly $300,000,000. We have not only sold . more goods to European nations, but to Asiatic and African countries. In 1888 our expots to Africa amount ed to $3,000,000; in 1898 they are valued at $17,000,000. In 1888 Japan bought from us goods to the amount of $1,000,000; in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, she bought goods to the value of $21,- 000,000. Ten yeara ago China bought Americau goods to the val ue of $4,500,000; in the fiscal year just closed she bought Americau goods to the value of $10,000,000 This is certainly encouraging. but still- more encouraging is the fact that all the tuauufactuing countries of Lurope are buying more and more ot American goods every year, in lNi our exports to France were valued at $40,000,' 000; in the last fiscal year the val ue increased to f 100,000,000. Ten years ago uermany tools, lrom as in the last fiscal year our exports to Germany were valued at $150,- 000,000. Great Britain, our rival in manufactures, bought from as in the last fiscal year goods to the amount of $540,000,000; in 1888 our exports to Great Britain were only $362,000,000. Our exports to British North America have in creased from $38,000,000 in 1888 to $85,0000,000 in 1898. Austria- I angaria ten years ago bought from us only f 500,000 of products; injthe last fiscal , year our exports t that country were valued at $5, 000,000. It has been stated in some of the democratic paper tnat we iiiate a great showing in exports this year because of the unprecedented ex portation of grain and other foreign products. This would not be dis couraging were it true, but in the ast fiscal year 71 per cent, of the exportation were products of agri culture, while in 1894 72 per cent, of our total exports were agricul tural products; in 1893, 74 per cent, in 1892, 78 per cent, 1891, 82 per nt, and in 1890 more thin S3 per cent, of our exports were ag ricultural products. During the Cleveland administration there was an outgo of gold to pay for American purchases abroad. In the last fiscal year, the first under the Dingley law, the net importa tions of gold that is, the total gold importations in excess of exportations were $104,085,279. The net imports of gold in no pre ceding year ever reached $100,000, 000. The truth is that no Tariff law was ever more of a success " in the first year of its operation than the Dingley law. At home, industrial activity has been stimulated and the purchasing power of the hun dreds engaged in manufacturing has been increased. When the armies of industry were idle there was little demand for the goods of the merchant or for the products of the farm; but when the wage- earners had money there was de mand for merchandise and for all things grown on the farm. Legis lation that promotes the welfare of the wage-earner and increases the prosperity of the farmer at the same time, is . good legislation. Legislation that carries' our foreign trade into new districts that in creases its volume in Europe, Asia and Africa is not a failure. The Dingley law has done all this. Hpaln'a reply to the term of peace in an acceptance of all the conditions luld down by the United States, but Spain presents elaborate views of each point Involved, and on ideations which would naturally arise when American conditions were carried into execution. General Miles says he needs no more help ju Porto Rico His Plan of attac-n la to march on Han Juan from four dif ferent points. Reinforcements ha been stopped. H-i Intends to preen foi ward to Han Juan regardlcM of peace negotiations until Washington ordern hostilities to cease. Chaplain Mc Intyre, -of the- battle ship Oregon, In an address at Denver, Colorado, In which be scored Admiral Sampson, and "Fighting Bob" Evans, of the Iowa, also said: Tbe reason Eastern-made ships did not come up to ex pectations was that the contractor who made them got tbe contracts through political pulls, and did not care how much they cheated tbe govern ment. The Oregon was tbe only one made honestly, be added. Captain Clark, who fought with tbe Oregon as never a man fought with a ship be fore, will get only $.500, while Samp son, wno v iour nines away, ana did nothing, will get $10,000 of the prize money. The German steamer Petrarcb wbicb left Manila August 6, brought tbe first news of the severe engagement beUteu tbe Spaniards and Americans near Ma nila, July 31. The Americans were victorious, and lost only 11 men killed and 37 wounded. Tbe Spanish losses are not known but are reported to be heavy. Tbe insurgent forces remained neutral. The Spaniards, who numbered 3000 men, made several desperate char- get upon tbe American lines, but each time the fire of tbe Americans drove them back, and finally broke the Span ish center, causing tbe enemy to re reat. Borne estimates place the Span ish losses at over 500 killed and wound ed. km K1 Fuwtli) Absolutely Pur lWAl MtftNA WirtM W,, MM WMR THE 0H.VIIA WEST HIDE. SiiM'rliitc!i(lciit DoiM'h Says Such Litera ture b Welcome, STEVENSON, WASH. A Party ot Campers from Easteri Ore' goa -Typical Pioneers. ent to any one that the salaries of I the two offices are not properly j good to the value of $00,500,000; J &TEVEN80H, Aug. 7th. To the-Went Side.- Thinking that few lines from the mountaius, over here in the state of Washington, just across from tbe Cascade Lwk, mkrht be Interesting I shall eudeaver to tell you bow a party of about fifty of us from Hberman county are enjoying our outing. Sot having been well since leaving tbe dear old Willamette in Miy (not liking Sherman any way) when tbe thermometer got up to 110 iu tbe shade, I concluded it was getting too warm for me, so a party of eleven of us left Wasco last Tuesday morning and were joined at Hojd River by another party, bound for Rjck Creek,. and I think whoever named this creek had in view the eternal fitness of things judging from , the number of rocks your humble servant climbed over this morning on the way to the falls, but it was worth the trouble wb en we got there, for it is a beautiful place. We are camped near some old sett lers by the name of Imon. They came here !n 1852 and, although living here in about two miles of Stevenson, the county seat of Skrmaoia couuty, tbe old lady informed me she had never been there. She is the mother of six teen children. They are typical mou u taiueers and have their fiddles and shot guns and country dnuce to amuse themselves, but vhat seems so strange is, it is in hearing of the boats and trains and still people can be so terribly isolated from civilatlon, but I believe they are better contented than some people I could mention who live in Eastern Oregon. There are plenty of fish in the streams here but I have not been able to coax any of them into my frying pan as yet. There was a party went up the creek yesterday fishing and have just returned; they report 140, of tbe speckled beauties, but after all I do not believe it is any more enjoyable than hop picking was last year, in Mr. Percival's yard, and not nearly so re munerative. Kindly send my paper to Stevenson, Wash., for I shall be here until the first of September, if not longer. ,; ' R, J. : Big Price For a Broken Heart. Umaha, Nob., August 2, 181)8. To JSditor Went Sidet-l beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of tbe 13th ult. and also package of souvenir West Slice. A reply wai only delayed on account of to Injury to my right band. Nevertheless I desire to tbank yon very wucb for your oootrl bution. Tbe demand for Oregon litera ture Is so great that It keeps ui contin ually bankrupt, and such contrlhutlooi as you sent us are therefore doubly wel come. If all of our counties aud large publishers would get out souvenirs of this kind to present the resources ot their own Immediate neighborhood, it would be a great benefit. You know, as we are here to represent Oregon at large, we do not favor any one particular section, but there are many persous making Inquiry about this, tbnt or tbe other county, and then of course we will give them tbe desired infatuation and If we have such t publication as yours, so complete in all its details, It Is a great help and every word of it will be read by the applicant with great eagerness and with benefit to himself as well is to yourself. The attendance ottnis Exposition U increasing, though nut as much is an ticipated, but after the harvest is gathered we look (or a great Inflock ot intending immigrant. Already a great many have guue to Oregon upon repre sentations made here by us and I jreaf" ' many others are preparing to go this fall, so i find I am reasonably satisfied tout fivui tue iiiue Ukftty gpsol in toe coining year in advertising (be resour ces of our beautiful state, we will be amply rewarded. You know, as well as I do, that Iminigrmion is what we want and if we could Increase our pop ulation to 10,000,000 people, we would have none too many, foi we have tbe climate aud soil conditions to make all of them happy, amidst scenes of splen dor aud magulUcent surroundings. Thanking you agaiu for these coatrl- - butions, I am, yours truly, Henry E. Dosch. Commissioner and Qeo'l Supt. Free Ads, The Independence West Side, under the heading "Free Advertising," sums up the Portland Exposition as follows: "Advertising space iu the Oregonian, $800; same In 135 county papers, $000; postage on sending notices to county papers, $11.20; printing passes for 135 country editors, $5; total, $S16.0." Our neighbor is correct on the pro position. The oouutry press Is the means of Portland reaping several rloh harvests annually while the Oregonian receives a big rake oft at their expense. When the paper men from the "cow counties," cease being a lot of "gulls" the metropolitan "push" will learn to respect them-aud not before-Mc Minnvill? Transcript. It is tbe same principle displayed by a great many people at home, that of getting their advertising free. Albany Democrat. , ' Too true, but what is the use talking about it? It is action in such matters that counts. Brownsville Times! ' To Cleanse the System, Effectually yet gently, when costive or billious, to permanently overcome naouuai constipation, to . awaken the kidneys and liver to a healthy activity, without irritating or weakening tbetn, to dispel headaches, colds, or fevers. use 8yrup of Figs, made by California lg syrup Co. Wood Wanted. J. H. Collins, out at Talmage, wants 100 cords of four-toot fir wood, delivered at the Willamette Koller Mills. Per sons having wood for sale please call at the mill. J. C Collins, Manager. Not long since a Danville, 111.' jury ordered the male defendant in a breach of promise case to pay tbe competent sum of $54,833.33 to the afflicted fair one. Though It is a pretty hlirh esti mate of blighted affection, there Is an other estimate which, If not In dollars and cents exactly as high, yet In gen eral consideration of excellence reaches as lofty an altitude. This is the esti mate of the people as to the efficacy of Hosteller's Stomach Bitters as a reme dy for constipation. The action of this gentle but effective laxative is never accompanied by the griping so murked in the operation of mo.i cathartics. It is an incomparable remedy for an pre ventive of malarial, rbeumatlo and kid ney complaints, and a promoter of ap petite and sleep. About one month ago my child, which is fifteen mouths old, had an attack of diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting. 1 gave It such remedies as are usually giveu In such cases, but as nothing gave releif, we sent for a phy sician and it was under his care for a week. At this time the child had been sick for about ten days and was having about twenty-five operations of tbe bowels every twelve hours, and we wereconvinced that unless it soou ob tained relief it would not live. Cham berlain.s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was recommended, aud I de cided to try it. I soou noticed a change for tbe better; by its continued use a complete cure was brought about and it is now perfectly healthy. C. L. Bogs, Stumptown, Gilmer Co., W. Va. Jf'or sale by Kirklaud Drug Co. The R?v. W. B, Costley, of titock bridge, Ga', while attending to his pas toial duties afc jnfenwood, that state, was attached by cholera morbus, lie says: "By chance I happened to get hold of a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhea Remedy, aud I think it was the means of saving my life. It relieved me at ouoe, ' Knr sale by Kirklaud Drug Co.