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THE WEST SIDE JOS, i. 0. BRANT, Editor tnd Proprietor. BU ASCRIPTION RAT Id. rwv months. ThrMimiotbt . .11 FRIDAY, DECKMBER 7, 1000 , Congress it now in session, open ing on Monday. Charles Hoyt was a newspaper man on a small salary twenty years ago, but when ho died he owned 1400,000. But he didn't make it in the newspaper business. Colonel Waterson is still giving testimony at the inquest. ll,ave done, Colonel, we know all we want to know about it already. 4 The automobile is all right in piping times of peace but for war purposes the old reliable army mule till holds the palm. ft ft Manchester says that he married forkver-erhai but the country would have more faith in his pro fAtt.;nn if his bride were not -heiress to several million dollars, ft Oom Paul doubtless thinks that he had all the sympathy that he u nan richt at home. What he wants in France is action, ft ft ft The political situation today is not unlike what it was back in the fifties. The Whig party had then proven unequal to the duties laid upon it and the Republican party was Dorn. io w 'uiviv party is in much the same condi tion that the Whig party was and it seems possible that some other organization may come to life in its place. ft ft ft "When you are in Rome, do as the Romans do" is an ancient mot to. "When in Turkey, do for the Turks," is the new motto of the battleship Kentucky. ft ft ft A century or two ago, when na tions went to war for sentiment and not for business, the demonstration to Oom Paul might have meant . it. , rvr tin something. Today, however, it is nvirlnntlv onlv a sort of consola- j - tion prize. ft ft ft One thing was not settled by the election, and that is whether Mrs Admiral Dewey or Mrs. General Miles is to have soaial precedence iViia winter. r X .... " .' ? Just at present the entente be tween the United States and Great Britain is flourishing finely, but the chances are that before so very long it will receive a blight, if not a killing frost. The reason will be that the United States is likely to continue the process by which it is steadily wresting the world's mar kets from Great Britain. Already the English are a good deal excited over this, and bye and bye they will begin to lose their their tempers. ft ft ft It is now said that there will pro bablv be a re-action at Harvard next year in favor of education, ft ft ft Now the Japanese are calling certain corrupt characters "Tam manists." This is certainly rub bing it in on Uncle Sam. ft ft ft Another Count Castellane has come over and declares that he is the real article. That is to say, he declares that Boni is bogus. Doubt less in this he is correct, for geneal ogists say that the famous Castel lane family is really extinct and that Boni's ancestors were in no way related to it but simply grab bed the title during the reign of terror and have held it ever since without the slightest warrant, ft ft ft A number of influential Republi cans have come boldly out and de clared their opposition to the ship subsidy bill in its present form, al-. though most of them declare that they are in favor of the principle. They are no doubt right in both positions. The present bill was drawn by President Griscom, of the American line, and is admittedly intended to promote the interests of that line rather than those of the commerce carriers of the United States. On the first day of the session of congress but one Oregon member was in his proper place. Some peo ple imagine that men are elected to seats in congress with the expecta tion that they will devote their time to public business. They are mis taken. Congressmen must needs keep up their political fences, and in order to do so must spend much of their time in private business of their own. ft ft ft Before the European powers in Bist on too much blood in requittal for the Boxer troubles, they might as well consider whether they were entirely justified in destroying the Taku forts and killing some 2,000 Chinese before the Boxers made any attack on the foreigners. Oregon Washington, Idaho. The population of Oregon, as offi cially announced, is 413,530 as against 313,707 in 1$90. This is an increase ot 90,769, a gain of 31.7 per cent The population of our tister states is on the increase. Idaho shows the largest per ctnt of in crease yet reported. The population ot the state of Washington as officially announced is 618,103, as against S49.300 in 1890. This is an increase ot 168,913, or 48.2 per cent. The population of Idaho, as offi cially announced Wednesday, is 161,772, as against 84,385 in 1890. This is an increase of 77,387, or 91.7 percent. ittt Bobs has given notice that If the Boers do not stop fighting soon he will got real mad and hurt some ot them. ft ft ft Porto Rico is about to take the lead in the good roads movement. In some respects our new posses siona will wake up the fogies in t large number of states. ft ft ft Mr. Towne says the proper atti tude for the Democratic party at present is "judicious opportunism." Mr. Micawbcr expressed the same idea in simpler words. It is stated that rural free deliv cry increases the value ot farming lands where it is introduced. Ideas of this kind were never known to penetrate the mind of a Missouri bourbon. ft ft ft It it is true that the Chinese dis covered una continent 1500 years ago, it was not complimentary in them to go home quietly and strengthen their walls. A progress ive spirit is the best bulwark. ft A Chicago man and woman met on a tram the otber day, became acquainted, and within eight hours had become man and wife. Get ting the divorce will probably take a little longer. ft ft ft The Cincinnati school clerk, who has just died leaving a shortage ol 1100,000, came to aa untimely end A man who could do so well with his limited opportunities might have achieved great things had he lived. ft ft Two congregations the other day fought a pitched batt.Uand ior iiie possession in curcn Both sides were determined to per form their religious duty if they had to kill somebody first, ft ft ft China seems to have but one dis interested friend, but a powerfu one, uncle cam. ft ft ft It has been noticed that indepen dent parties are never proposed by anybody who expects to be a pri vate in their ranks. ft ft ft Uncle Sam has been in business for more than a hundred years, and never yet was helped in the slight est degree by an "independent party'1 or by egotistical cranks in politics. Russia has sent to the United States an agent to study our home stead legislation. In its earliest years the Republican party devised the homestead law that has attract ed the attention of the world. ft Mr, Cecil Rhodes is on a secret business trip to St. Petersburg. If any Russian shall attempt to scratch Mr. Rhodes he will find a Tarter with all the modern provements. ft ft ft im Secretary Long has brought the armor-plate manufacturers to time in spite of the Democrctic charge that the present administration is controlled by the big corporations. ft The presence of a native Hawaii an delegate in congress will furnish a case of imperialism for which neither the Republican nor Demo cratic party can be held responsi ble. ft ft 4 The Oregonian was fifty years old on Tuesday. It is a great newspaper in every sense of the word and a tribute to the untiring energy and skill of Henry L. Pit tock and Harvey W. Scott. There are very few old printers in Oregon or Washington who did not at some time "set type" on the Oregonian. One who could "hold a case" there was deemed a lucky man as well as a skilled one. While the editorial page haB always been a thorn in the side of many of its readers, in order to get the news, and all of it, they willingly subscribed for it. No other paper ever published in Portland ever kept pace with the times, but. the Oregonian kept ahead. Its facilities for gathering news are first-class and news of all important events can be found in its columns daily. "May it live long and prosper." LIpplneott's Magazine and the West Side, one year, $3.25. LETTER. Washington, D. C, Nov. 20. This Rovernmont has ones more taken the diplomatic lead in Chin ese affairs. Tiring of the seemingly endless deadlock ot the foreign ministers at Pekin, and believing that their personal experiences had aroused their' prejudices to such an extent that It would bo well nigh mpossibls for them to agree upon the demands to be made upon the government ot China, tor the pun hment of the inciter! of the boxer troubles and the amount ot the money indemnity which should be aid the powers, this government has boldly taken a stand in favor of ending tho deadlock by stopping the present negotiations and mak Ing afresh start by tho appoint ment of representatives ot each of the powers concerned, to an inter national commission or congress, to meet at Tho Hague, or some other place outside of China, and formu late the demands which the powers shall make upon China The idea has been endorsed by teveral of the powers and it is expected to get the approval ot them all. It seems to offer a commonsense way out of the mix-up in Pekin, which has stoad ily been growing worse instead of better. The reply of Ex-Senator Wilson, of the state of Washington, when asked what brought him to the national capital at this time, may be considered somewhat unique, compared with the object ot other gentlemen who are, like Mr. Wilson members of the dominent party He said: "I want nothing, and have come here to ask for nothing. My wife and I have come east, where our daughter is in school. I wanted to get away from business and poll tics for a little while and plan to stay away until after Christmas," Whatever the beer and tobacco mn can do on the floor of the house, where they threaten to carry the fight, there is no doubt of their having been completely routed in the first battle on tho bill for the reduction of the war taxes, made before the sub-committee composed of Representative Payne, of New York; Dalzell, of Pa., and Hopkins of 111., which has prepared a bill estimated to cut the annual revenue between twenty and thirty million dollars, without reducing the tax on beer or any class ot tobacco The bill may, of course, be changed before being reported to the house. during the first week of the session but as it now stands, it repeals only those stamp taxes about which there has been the most complaint It is said that the beer men might have sot a reduction had it not been for the report so generally cir culated during the campaign that Senator Hanna had promised them a reduction in exchange for cam paign contributions. It was point ed out by many influential party men that if the brewers taxes were reduced it would be accepted by the public as confirming that report. Representative Hitt, of 111., chair man of the house committee on for cign affairs, does not expect that committee to take a conspicuous part in the legislation of the boh sion. He said, when asked of the probable work ahead of the com mittee: "I suppose there will be puts? The most beautiful thing in the world is the baby, al dimples and joy. The mos pitiful thing is that same baby thin and in pain. And the mother does not know that a little fat makes all the differ ence. Dimples and joy have gone, and left hollows and fear; the fat, that was comfort and color and curve-all but pity and love-is gone. The little one gets no fat from her food. , There is some thing wrong;itis either her food or food-mill. She has had no fat for weeks; is living on what she had stored in that plump little body of hers; and that is gone,. She is starving for fat; it is death, be quick I Scott's Emulsion " of Cod Liver Oil is the fat she can take; it will save her. ,, The genuine hu tbi picture on 1 1. . . i . i If you have not tried it, lend for free lample, it agreeable tatte will aurprjae yon. 8COTT & BOWNEi & BOW s ml ate, 400 Pearl St., N. Y. 60o. and $1.00 all drugslate. West Bide and Pacific Homestead, WASMSGTOX 2 one year, $2. I I some questions for discussion before i ! U '. ..lu Ik . ! I J oroitfll anairi vuiuuiimuw, ui wui-i. tor, although l cannoi say mat there will be much important busi ness to be brought before the house, The diplomatic appropriation' bill will be nremred early, as usual at the short session." - - Representative Ruwell, of Conn.l cr Bai u pivwd into tk muu, tprudi member of the house way. U?? means committee, expressed thii!ottxow immhiki. UrgSKooiaiDrug. opinion of tho work of the session :j 3ffi!X& Y "I think the revenue bill will M e--rr-.-.---.rr.-i-.r?; -z- the first important measure taken up. It will probably come ahead of the appropriation bills and the, ,. , ,, , , . army uill, as ll will ue reauy ion linn t) Aral llilV of ihd 1 , ,, . ... , .. ylowst Amount of bond to be ImimnI, session, lie army bill may lie thJ na.oooi data of liue. January 8J. 1U01 : iiflit tmtmi-tant nmaauro taken unl . . ... . .. fSelther will require mucn lime anOjU,,,. draw Interest at tha rate of both should be disposed of wlflioul Pf wn lr annum: Internal payable delay. I cannot see that any lgl(0ff the prownt bonded Indohtedmuni ol lation will bo necessary at this BoHf3.w ? " nVrd V?" sion, . . . n iIew ori againai okiiuoi umrwi no. iwr me t-uiuupinva or i uipistt. Iu tm utice. 1'olK Uountr. Oregon. Rico. re-apportiomiiont bill should also bo passed before tho tn$t payable to the order of the under of the session, and I believe tfcM. TLAi ",f! snip auDBiay um inouiu. w passed. Little can be done I fftiftiQl a until the rortult at the constitutional I " i convention is known." " It has been expected fromiiie first that the canal commieon would roport in favor ot the Nicar agua canal and no ono was sir- prised when it was learned that t preliminary report, now in tie hands of tho president, strong y rony e, Jo eaW bejto favored the Nicaragua route, cause of it being cheaper and ea to construct than it would complete work on the Panuta route. The president's mesiaje will probably follow tho recommit) dations of the canal commissbn and it seems reasonable to supptU that congri'M will do likewise, hit the Panama company's lobbyists now in Washington, have by 10 means abandoned the field. TKy have succeeded In heading off leiis lation tor the Nicaragua canal to fore, when congressional and puillc sentiment was overwhelmingly in favor of it, and they hope to df to again. It is a fight for life fvitht the Panama company, as it wll be as good as dead the minute that this government is fully comnjtted to and the money provided for tlie construction canal. ot the Nicaiagia About Mr. Wilcox. Just at this time, when there is so much discussion over the newly elected representative from Hawaii, v day of Mvinbr, uw, pirwi.n in nana on ma Mr Vilin the informatiiMi .iiina.iaalal.llBipiibllauionana In one air. utox, nio injormjivum ttufij? ,),n ii,.riM uo.sing to ) to the Plaindoaler bv E. P; Te4n.1 ''of Miranda Mill, dooawt, tii aam bm 1 -.'11 1- f iA .Ilk. W If M.i.n...iiOk.U.Hitt.l If 11. .If 111 JV of Portland, will be of interest to many of our readers. Mr. Tobin spent several years in Honolulu, and while there was in a position to become well informed as to the political inclinations and character istics of nearly all tho leading met in the recently annexed territory! including a personal acquaintance with Representative Wilcox. 'he latter gentleman, Mr. Tobin states, was the protege and warm pernioal friend of King Kalakaua, who lad him educated in Europe, principal ly in Heidelburg, Germany, ind Milan, Italy, at his own expeiW Whilo studying in Milan, Mr. fil cox met, loved and married an Italian countess, who went fjth him to the Hawaiian islands; thjr wedded life was vory unhapy, however, and they separated, Mrs. Wilcox returning to her nate land. Her husband was sub quently informed tliat she InQ sought and secured a divorce, nd this information was substantii cd by the Italian consul at Honoliln. A few years later Mr. Wilcox mar ried a native Hawaiian lady, with whom he is still living happily. He was thoroughly in touch with governmental affairs during the reigns of King Kalakaua and Qucon Lilioukani, and had the fullest con fidence and highest esteem of the natives. ' ' , ?, ,,v The result of the recent election in Hawaii, in Mr. Tobiin's opl ";"' is due to the' fact that WilcC m BUUJOliiiiiig vi an aiiuiiui, uu been able to control the native voters ? 5 M fc.'JTH and EAST much to his same advantage. He waa elected by voter who are (n every sonse of the word Hawaiian, and who will undoubtedly prove a satisfactory representative Notice to Warrant Holders. Notice ii herehv given that I am now rparlv fn nav all uurratita Innm.rl l School Difltriot No. 29 up to and InclnU ing jno. 7H, or tnone iHBued prior 10 Ui cember 23. 18!i. Interest on tame will cenee on ante of this notice. J D, Irvine, Dated this 30ili .lay of Nov. 1000. Steamers iltona and Pernor Will leave Independence r EVE It Y DAY, HunrlHy excepted, at 7:00 a. tu., for ' i SALEM, OREGON CITY;; PORTLAND. Fur Freight or PnHMge -.ly on boardtlie boat, or to the ngput , J. E. HUBBARD, Independence . Oregou. Mnflfll DATAnnil I)1 la ail Ha ataget thara tfvu.14 ha nlaanllnnl Cji Cream Balm ulin " tutl tha Slaaanil Moibraaa, ItawaaaataRfcaaddrlna i away a aula la lb w4 (Mm I Mlskl. ; BW, for foi yfMri. County Trwuurer'ot Polk County, Oregon, will rwelve sealwl bMe at hit olUae, In DmIUi, Polk County, Oriion, , p,,,,., lumber 16ih, imto, at 1 o'clock I M lor lollool txifllll, II lol fayatila In twauty yean, with the JDrlvlleiie of paying the lame In ton A certltleu clieck ol 1U iter ent ol iu, .iriwn un unj wcu suuwn nuns in vre i i ii i. . l i. t u rim. (jiy with hit bid, The rigbt is i If ill to raj any ami all bias. - ' - IF " - E. V. Daiton. County f reaetirer of Polk 12-7-21 , County, Urvgun. NOTICE rOU PUBLICATION. V. 8. Lund Office, Oregon City, Orvgon, fttoDiiitwrl.lwu Nrtt.oa U nln tlml Hi lullowitif named miller ti w fflml notineof tit Internum Inmilii MiihI Dnmf In ummrl (if Ilia ol.llli, and lliat Ul prooi will b. m1 twluretlw IXiuui) I'lriN in run ciiimjr, at vaiiaa, ur gnu, on jauunry w, mw, via: anlamln Harrlnatan.il. R. N'0.11668. lor lb NurlhcMl H of wolloii 17, T. M K B He nmiim th rulluwliia wliutwaM lo prove hi ooni In mm. rtwiiJeuoa umm and oullivallon ol Mid land. ICd ward naiiiiMiin. of iUmm. Oremini Aluart dl.u, or Kihio, Oregon; William Ktwtiy, ol ivoooo, urvgon; ivia uin, oi iuxhxi, iirfun, CUAa. MOfUK8, ltglitr. yiiallatlon Iloard Notice la hereby given that on Mon day, the 17th day of Peeemlxr, 1IKX), the iMianl ol eualigation win atUMic, ai the ollke of the county clerk ol J'ollt County, and publicly eiamiue the aaaeaament roll, and corwt all error in valuation, dttcrintlont or aualltica of lantla. Iota, or otber properly : and ll hall be the duly of peraona intereateii to aptar at the time and place appoint ed : and If It shall appear to iticli board of eqaaliaailon that there are any landi, lota or other property aaseaned twice, or in the name ol a nervon or ptirauiia not the owner thereof, or aeanl umlcr or bevoml iti actual value or any lamia lots, or other property not aevd, raid boartl ahall make tne proper corrections. I11 at Dallaa, t oik County, Urunou this 2titb day ol November, M)J. K. K, CoNNKI, ( County AHvmior Notice of Admtnlntrator's Kale, Nolle ia hervby given that lb undenlgniHi Admlulalral ir of ilia ll of Miranda Mill, IrraaiMHl. will, on III Iftth dav of Ikwvnitwr, 1WI0. at tha hour nf 10 o'olork A. M, on ld day, al Ilia court Iioum In I'allaa, I'olk irmin t. OfKin. In ouraimnra ol an order of tin iVunty t'ourt oT aald Hoik county, mala of Orvgon, duly made and vnivreu on in iota day itt Novintr, liuu. (or iwh In hand on the attbo N. K, corner of (lie Hamtml E. (loff.U.LO olalm Nn. M. In T US H W ol III Will, Mvr Ihnm running Hottlh 27 ft I rhalntt tlumo Kal9KA vlinlna; tliu NurlU TAi chain Ihonoa WialVlfirhaliia, lo Hi plan of lf lu mug aua oouiaiuma ii.-i acre inxra or iu. II. II. KKIMI, Ailmlnl.li tttirof tliaeatata of Mlramla Hill, ducvaMut. Daled NovemW Ulli. I.i0. 11-in J t Stockholder Notice. Notice ia hereby niven that the annual met'ting of the .lockhohltra of the lnde-xrlfiK- and Monmouth Railway Cum party will lie hold at Imltmlmic, Ore gun. on Momlay, December 3 lit, IDO, at tlie hour ol 10 o'clock A. M., for the eloction of iltructore and ofHoora and tranKaction of tuch other ImuineHi aa may leunlly come Iwfore anld uitHtting. Diited Novonirxtr Ifi, 11HK). D. W. Srars, Secretary. MockliitliltTH' Notice. Notice ia hereby kIvuii that the annual meeting of the oluckholden of the l'olk County Land Company will be held at Independence, Oregon, on Monday, IHcemlHir8lit, llMH), at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M., fur the election of direct. ra and ofiicera and tranaaction of inch other buainea ai may legally come be fore said meeting. Dated Novemtwr 10, 1000. D. W. 8k a kb, Secretary. Thurston Lumber Company, Dallas, Oregon. ...MANUFACTURERS OF... LUMBER OF ALL KINDS . Dry Stock always on Hand, also Cedar Shingles. , s NOTE: We have a drut-claaa dry k'lu which eneblen ua to giveyou thor f ujrhly dry lumber. ' ' i t ft. -vla- SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO Shasta Route, Train lnavet Indopondonoe for Portland aud waytallnaat2:tp. m. EUvb lor Corvalll at 11:00 i tv Portland H:R0a. m. 12:0 p. m. , i2S.Sa.rn. , fiito p. m. 7:46 p. m. ,, 5:45 a. m. , 9:00 a. m, , 7i!ti,in, , 7:45 a m. 7:00 p. m. 10:50 p. m 11:: a. m. 4:il5a. in, 8:15 a in, ' 11:45. m :00 a. m 7:'J5 a. m 0:30 a, m 7KX)a. ra 6:0(1 p. m 6::i0 a, m : W a, m 4:(Hlft, m 6:25 p. in 8:12 a. m 12:43 p. ra LV Albany,. Ar Ahlaud 11 Haurainonto,,,. " Ban KrauolHMO. '" Ogdan " Dunver,,. . .... ' KanHftUUy.., " (Jhlougo Lo Angeloa...... Kl Pawi Fort Worth City of Muxloo.. HmiMton New Orloaim,..,, Wanhlni(tnn .... New York....... 1:20 p. m. 6:1X1 p. ru, 6:30 a. in. a. m, 4:(M) a. m. 6:25 p, m. H :42 ft. m, 12:111 p. m. ' Pullman and Tourist oar on both train Ci air car Baoramento to Dudon and El l'ao and tourlut er to Chloago, St. Loul, Naw Orlean and Washington Connecting at San F -loljoo with Mvera teamshlp linos for Honolulu, Japan, China Philippines, Central anil lioulu America. Re Mb. O. A. Wilcox at Independence ita tlon.oraddriM ' o, H. MARKHAM, General Pansenger Agent Portland, Or. wiuTvn iHTIVlt MAN OK GOOD o' araoter to deliver and collect In Oiwiron for old established manufacturing wholesale house. IKK) a year, sure pay. Honesty more than experience required, Our relt'rence, any bank in ihuk in any eiiy. unoiose """""'JTj iHinnna envelope, jnamiiuuiureia, LMinnnd r. lour, ai'l Dearborn St.,Chlcitgo, THE CITY BOOK STORE Carrie a tine Line of STATIONlCUY, CONFECTIONERY, 4 ROOKS, CIGARS, TOBACCO. . Robinson & Co. Independent), Oregon. J. W. KIRKLAND, NOTARY TUBLIC. Real Estate.... Insurance, Loans. Mala HL Iudependeuoe, Ore. G. L. Hawkins ladcpeeo'eact, Or. GRLIITE Monuments and Head atones Cemetery etc. Work C. T. HCNKLC, Proprietor Hot and Cold Oath at all Times. is-DEPENDENCE - - OltEGON a - For Draylng ....Cull on F. M. SKINNER, Independence. Orderu for hauling executed promptly and at reabonable rates. Depart TIME SCHEDULES. Arrlr rhiwto- Portland Hiwclal fM a in Mult Uke, .or. Kt. Worth, Oman, Kan.a City, HI. luia,CtloM(U aad Kaat. gait Uk. lxnr. Kl Wiirlli,()nilia.Kan. aaa City, Ht. Iula, Cbli'u am Vju 4 p. ru, Allantlo Bpra tMw pa; Ta. m. Walla Walla, twl. tun.Mtmkaiit, Mln utwpnlla. Ml, l'ul, Imluiri.MllwKiikMi, CliKami and Kaat. dnxkana. Klyr Ian. OCEM STEAMSHIPS. All alllnf IU ul. UvcllllK Korean Ktaiinlaoo Halla every 6 day 4 p. m. T)il Kx Humlay apm HalurJuy 10 PJ 7 a. m. Tinw.Thur aud Hau Columlila Klvar Hlramcra. To Aatnrla and Way- lAHdlllR. 4 r. m Ki Buud'y Wlltamrlt l Vainlilll IUvr. Orirn Clly. IavUin, aud Way-lJindlni SiM D.m. Mon., Wed. and K ru 6 a. m. Tuwi.Ttur and Hal. f.vKlparla & :v a. ra. Mally WlllainelU Klr. l'orlland WOirvalll 4:W p. m. Krl. aud Way.ljinilliiK fluaka Klvrr. lllr"llo lwlalon. a.m. WlllametU IUr i.Kip.m. Ki.-und'y lU.Huud'y Orrtfon dir. Newborf, Halem, Indu. peudenc 4 Wuy Ijtuliuif, ali'amcr Mcxloo Irartt IHirtland on Mon, W ml, and Friday. U avra lndv'findui'e Tue, Thiira, Hal, at 6::w A. M. Hir. Kulli liavra indcjif nili'iion: Kor lir(land A way InndliiKu, Mon, Wrd, Krl, A M. Kor('orvllla A way landluir Tue. Thur. Hat, S.80 l.M. For t Information cull on O. K. A N. Agt, At. MKHKOM, ludpendttnc, or addrtwa W. H. HURLBURT, Uneral Patwenvtir Agent PORTLAND OH The Gonuliiu Thlujr. Tho city of Portland and . Mult nomah county Beem to be "up against the genuine thing," Bays the St. Helens Mist. Through in fluence brought to boar from Bources in the vicinity of Portland,' the Btate board of equalization was abolished so that valuations in Multnomah county might be slash ed to the convenience of that county in escaping its equal share of state tax, not taking into consideration the future of the city of Portland, which is now tussling with the knotty problem of being consider ably Bhort of funds to maintain the city government. The new charter of Portland provides that only a fixed rate of levy can be had for city purposes and the lowering of valuations to escape state tax cor respondingly lowered valuations for tax for city purpoHes, and therein ilea, the trouble. A state board of equalization is the only thing that will bring tranquility out of chaos and the Bchemers to limerick. The The efforts of the assessors of the state to tret at some eood plan for their work seems to have been JJQ in il Ah 0. iL (ii !L 1 Ml fft C. ID. 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The most extensive line of Cutlery consist- -j mZ. ing of Pocket Knives, Scissors and Shears, Razors, Plated ware m- . , to bo found in Polk SC County, at I R. ti, WADE & CO., j S A. J. Goodman, Mgr. .2 E MAIN STREET INDEPENDENCE iuaiaiiiiiiiiiiniaiiiiiimiiiianaiiiR PETALMA AI HIS Kept in stock. Call and examine. POULTRY of all CREOSOZONE F. E. CHAMBERS, Independence thwarted by Multnomah's influence and prospects for relief are not en couraging. , ., ;J: i, lion. Joe Simon, of Portland, was in town Tuesday. The pnior senator says he hopes to see Henry W. Corbett elected eonator, and be lieves he will be. It is the last honor Mr. Corbett will ask at the hands of the Republican party, or of the people of Oregon, having served both faithfully and unsel fishly. As to its militating against hiB own chances of re-election, Mr. Simon says he will take the chances of that. Salem Journal. ', ' ' ft . Two Greens met in the prize ring Friday night, but one of the two ca,me out blue with purple and cardinal trimmings. Fifty thousand barrels of beer have been shipped from Vancouver to the Philippines. What a Christ mas they must be intending to have over there. - M M VI Sit VI M M M Street. Independence, ,ua aiaaill BHIItSfiMi H 1 7 15 one sending sketch and description of SUPPLIES kinds. Will clear your poultry house of vermine. Oregon WW REGULATOR LINE PORTLAND TO THE DALLES By the commodioua steamer REGULATOR .. T.Aavnn Portland ilallv exceut Sun day at 7 a. hi. This ia the Great Scenlo Route, All tourists admit that the scenery on the Middle Columbia ia not exoelled for beauty and grandeur in the United StateB. Full information by address ing or calling on C, G. THAYER, Agt., Tel. 914. Portland, Or GOOD TURNOUTS. PBICE8 REASONABLE. Special Attention to Commercial Men; itfjW. DICKINSON, Proprietor. South of Little j'alttoe Hotel, lUllroad Street, Indefendanoe, Oregon, SililB