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THE WEST SIDE J08. A, C BRANT, Kilttot and PubiUher. M'tteH'lUrciOK RATKH. fwvlv month..., ....a.. .11 FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1W1 , Two thousand tons of American raila have boon sent to England and 6old there cheaper than they are at home. Thus th octopus making tracks to Kurope. Now pork and beans can bo had put up in a dainty tabloid. ISeed lees to say, they meet no favor in Boston. V Tolstoi has written a new sum mer novel with a heroiue whose nauio sounds like drawing a glass of soda water. It is pronounced Spziufzeff. A street railway in a suburb o San Francisco is operated by dec tricitv cenerated in a swift river 110 miles distant and with a loss o onlv 5 wr cent in power. At this rate every mountain cascade can be harnessed to turn the wheels of in dustry scores of miles away. 4 The states of Oreeou and Wash insrton are holdimr a warm debate as to which has cut down the larg est tree. If they would show which state has done the most for the cause of forestry the intelligent public will be ready to award the palm of merit. It is to he presumed that the con vention of creiuationists to be held in Buffalo this summer will open with a brilliant display of tire- works. Oh, no, we don't want to quarre with Germany, but all the same, it might be juSt as well to keep our powder dry and take a squint to windward once in a while. The Texas oil wells are said to be marvelous, but they can hardly surpass other gigantic spoutera that she has produced. It begins to look dark for the colored man. In addition to losing his vote an unexpected blLuard has ruined the (Jeoriria watermelon crop. The fierce competition between the saloons and churches of Kansas City has completely upset the ol tradition about Sunday being a day of rest. Under the educational qualifica tion in Alabama the negro vote is "eliminated." The colored brother won't mind this his fear was that he might bo robbed. ft ft As none but white men are al lowed to participate in the Ala bama election, it is easy to believe the report that "the vote was light throughout the state." A big supply of rubber blankets has been sent to the soldiers serving in the Philippines, and President McKinley's desire to have an elas tic army is about to be gratified. The most interesting thing about the recent supreme court decision is that it will take the lawyers a num ber of years and several other de cisions before anybody will be cer tain just what it means. ' ft ft ft According to the Oregonian it Beems to be "up to" the citizens and residents of towns along the line of railroad from Portland to CorvalJis, krown as the weBt side road, as to whether they get a Sunday mail. This paper has at different times epoken in the same vein as the Ore gonian but our people don't seem to care anything at all as to whether they get any Sunday mail or not. They have been so long without that they seem to be in a Bort of a lethargy. Come folks, wake up, and let us make a pull, and a strong pull for a Sunday train. Here is what the Oregonian says: "The railway mail department is taking pride in the service it is now furnishing Portland. Three trains per day arrive and depart over the 0. R. & F., Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific Companp's lines two trains on the West Side (except Sunday) and two to Astoria, and on every one of these trains are postal railway cars and clerks. If the Southern Pacific Company would establish a Sunday service from Portland to Corvallis, a dis tance of nearly 100 miles, their happiness would be complete. The population of this territory has so increased in the last few years that this service cannot much longer be denied to the people. If this mat tor were brought to the attention of the officials of the Southern Pacific by the residents along this line of of railway, no doubt is entertained but that it would be favorably con t)iderc(J. So much mail accumu lates in the Portland postoffice for this route over Sunday that it re quires an extra postal clerk on that day to segregate the mail for offices along the way. WASIIINUTOI LETTER. Washington, L). C, Apr. 29, 1901 There i an amusing side to the isit of the Cuban commission to Washington, which has furnished un for thus who came In contact with its members. They had the speediest and about the worst caso of swelled head over seen In w ash ington., where the big head is au every day complaint, with little fellows who suddenly become in toxieated with the greatness which they imagine goes along with a newly assumed office. The Cubans didn't have that kind ot big head. Theirs was brought on by the jolly ing they received from officials from the president down. It began wheu they wore met at the railway sta tion bv two army olhoers, who m formed them that they had leen detailed by the secretary of war to escort them to their hotel, and to look after their comforts during their stay in town, and culminated at tho state dinner in the white house, where all the prominent men in Washington at the time, took a hand in pushing tho jolly along Since then each one of those Cubans has acted as though he thought he was the greatest thing that ever happened. The old saw aliout oatching more flies with molasses than with vinegar his apparently done another stunt. The jollying has been so efficacious that the Cubans have promised to o home and recommend to the convention that the conditions laid down by the Piatt amendment bo accepted riiey tried to get a promise in ex change from th, president that he would ask congress to admit Cuban sugar and tobacco free of duty, but did not succutd. The nearest they got was his promise to .appoint com missioners to negotiate a recipro city treaty with the government of Cuba as soon as it was established Mr. Ca'usha B. Grow, of San Diego, Cal., a nephew of Itoprescn tative Galusha B. Grow, of fa, i visiting Washington for the first time since he was a boy, and his uncle was sjn'aker of tho house. Mr Grow, who is a itroeiierou banker never tires of sounding the prls of his home town, thereby showing that he is made of the right kind of stuff, in the coursa of a conversa tion, he said; "San Diego is des lined some day to be the great jtort on the Pacific coast. It has superb harbor and the day wil come when a line of railroads fol lowing near the boundry line of Mexico will form a link in the shortest route acrosa the continent A line of Oriental i teams connect ing with the Santa Fe Railroad system has, of late, done much to develop our trade. The railroad has also been paying much atten tion to us. But San Diego and tho surrounding region has 'not beun half developed yet, and thero is large future for it." Mr. G. W. Bolton, of La., a mem her of tho executive committee of the American Banking Association stopped in Washington on his way home from New York, where hu at tended a meeting of tho committee which decided that the association should hold its next meeting in Milwaukee. In reply to questions, Mr. Bolton said: "I do not know of a period wheu the state of Louisiana has been more prosperous than at present. The banks are all full of money. When the banks are doing well other industries thrive and vico versa. There has been great development in many of the state's industries in rice growing, in sugar production and in timber, with the depletion of tho forests of tho northwestern states, the timber produced in Louisiana is coming in great demand, chiefly now the long leaf pine, which is of a finer quality than in any of the adjoining states. We have much valuable hardwood, hut that is not yet used very ex tensively." The action of tho president, on request of Senator Daniel, of Va., in ordering that the Washington heir-looms, which have been in the possession of the U. S. government, since the beginning of the civil war, be restored to Gen. G. W. C. Leo, the legal owner, cannot fail to add to the cordiality of his reception at those places in thu south at which he will stop on his way to the Pa cific coast. Lyon Tvslge will have work in the Muster Mason degree Saturday evening. Musings from Monmouth. Th0. H. N. 8. track team is training for the field meet at MuMinnville in June. Prof. French, who has been traveling abroad, arrived in New York April 2.1 Mr. Jan. Eaton has secured a position as teacher at Jefferson. Rev. Powell, of fialem. visited his par ents here last week. Miss Gertrude Lowe has gone to 8t. Helens, Columbia county, to teach school . Last week Prof. Fellows spent a few days in Portland. Miss Mona East, who has been ill, is again able to be in school. Miss Edna Ilobnett is suffering from a lame ankle, the result of a bicycle full. The lecture delivered by B. F. Mulkey on "The bible and Science" was well attended. Mr. Foshay is visiting his daughter who is attending school here. LamiU Nut Worn Out. C, L. Smith, the Minnesota farm ng expert, has been engaged by the Southern Pacific company to octuro to and confer with the farm ers of Wtstern and Southern Ore-, gon on agricultural topics. Mr. mith hat boon engaged in similar work for the O. U. & N. Co. for sev eral months on tho Columbia river basil. He is no theorist. In Min ties ita amid conditions which are about as hard as any farmer con tends with, ho made a success as tiller of the soil, and he "acquired valuable knowledge by studying and by profiting by the experience of other. "Willamette valley farmers are mistaken about their lands being worn out. There is no worn out land, nor is there any poor 'soil in the valley," said Mr. Smith. Ho relumed yesterday from a tour" of Oregon's noted valley, and express ed himself as well repaid for the trouble he went to in driving over its level roads and by its fresh, green fields. "The top layer of soil lu many fields," he said, "has boon deprived of its humus, or decomposed vege table matter, by eot.stant cropping without rotation, and so this soil is inclined to bake afttr a few dry lays. I found it hard to convince some farmers of tho correctness of my position, but when I went out into their fields aud ointod out the difference in the condition of the soil where a little straw or old grass had kept it poroti, they began to think 1 was right. "What tho Willamette valley lands are suffering from is the slip' shod way the soil bus been treated Planting it to wheat, year after year, wears out certain properties in the soil, which would have been preserved were clover or root crops produced occasionally, instead o grain. Summer fallowing has been practiced to some extent, but sum mor fallowing, though it may rest tho soil, exposes it to the rays of the sun during the hot weather anil tends to bleach the strength out o it. Where tho ground has become inclined to bake at tho surface, I would recommend a slight covering of straw. This would tend to hoi the moisture in the warm, dry days and there w mid not be such a de main! for rain. Tho rains are cer tainly abundant enough in West crn Oregon to mature crops, even in the most unfavorable seasons." Mr. Smith visited tho Oregon Ag ricultural College at Corvallis, and found the experiment station in charge of reliable, scientific men. "Tho college would Ihj of ' much greater benefit to tho farmers of Oregon," ho said, "if they would pay more attention to Its instruc tions." Ha found, however, a ten dency to go it alone on the part of tho farmer, and thus tho valuable experiments of the agricultural col lego were largely set at' naught.- Oregonian. Texas is counting on having a bigger cotton crop in 1901 than it gathered in 1900. That state has long led every other locality in the country in cotton production, but it apparently is looking for a still broader margin of excess this year. Its acreage for 1901 is 25 per cent greater than was that of 1900. 0 Tho sooner people realize that medical science is convinced that neither yellow nor mularial fever is infectious or contagious but is com municated solely by mosquitoB, the sooner thu country will bo in a fair way to abolish these diseases alto- $ tf. q. A I'hilndelphin physician has sent in a bill for fl '.10.000 for at tendance on a singlo patient for n few months. No doubt it seemed to him as long as several years would have seemed elsewhere, and he charged accordingly, ft ft scon of Cod Liver Oil is the means of life, and enjoyment of life to thousands: men women and children. When appetite fails, It re stores it. When food is a burden, it lifts the burden. When youlosc flesh.it brings thcplumpncss of health. When work is hard and duty is heavy, it makes life bright. It is the thin edge of the wedge; the thick end is food. But what is the use of food, when you hate it, and can't di gest it? Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is thefood that makes you forget your stomach. , If you nave not tried It, eend for free sample, Its agreeable taste will surprise you. COT 409 Pearl T & BOWNE. Chemists, rtreet. New York. $1.00 1 all druggists. 60c, an West Hide and Paolflo Homestead, ntnon one year, $2, humid For II U l ife. "My father mid nlwlw both tiled of Coimumplloii," wrllm J.- T. Wither- wax, of Wyandot!, M IcIi.T "slid I was saved from Hip smiii filfUtful lulcoiHy by Dr. King's New DIm oiry. An at tack of PuiMiiiiiiiila Wi n oUiltmie cough and very sevt-r lung trouble, which an excellent, tlmMor could not help, but a few mould' u of this won derful ( uii'dlvlne made hip Ss well as rvernixl I gHlnid much In weight." rnfulllblo "for reiighii, "Cidds mid all Throat and Lung trouble frw, (lusr kiitoed bottle 60o' aHl .'tl .00 Nt Kirk land's drugstore Word was reylv,'d , here . Wednesday evening that Howard linker, a former resident, of fiidv'utllii, fold been shut III the liaek k Ibitlevlllo that Mtletiiooll and Instantly killed. Quite a number of lndoeiidem'ii po- jilSwent to ChamoM'B to witness the eermoi'le attending the unveiling ol the statue iximuieinoriUliig tho luruiliig of a provisional government lor Oregon, The steamer resetted hero about mid night slier tb ceremony. : Khudders at II I l'L 'I recall iuw with horror," says Mall Carrier Huruelt Mann, of levunu, (). "my three year of stiU'ering from Kid ttey trouble. I hardly ever flee from dull aebvs or acute hi my twek. To "loop or lift mall sticks itmdv not groan. I felt tired, wolii out,' bout ready to give up, when I began to ue Kloolrlo llllierx, but six hollies ivuniilolely currd mo nud nnule ine feel liki a new umu." They're unrivaled to regulate Htonmeb, Llm, Kidneys aud llowels. Perfect hm Unfurl Ion giinr auteed by Klrkboid Dmg U'. Only W cents. , (Imitl ItoH.lt ty Sample. Two experts ot th Agriculture Department have started on i novel mission from Ch cago to New Orleans. They are aboard an lilt noia Central train. The train will make a few stops on tho way to New Orleans at vari ous'towns where a -.sample ol goo! ronil will bo constructed for the benefit of tho adjacent farmers. The length of thine sample mud wil bo all tho way from a half milu to a mile, but the stops are made um: road const ructod only where the residents of a town are willing to contribute something toward the exM.nse, usually about $10ik), This money is lined toward paying the laborers and alio toward expenses for a convention of instruction which Is held at all thoo stopping places. ThereturntoChicagowill.it Is expected, be the latter part of June and between now and that time the train is expected to stop at fifteen or twenty towns and citu s. . The stops are of two or throw ays dura tion. The train oarrius a mimht' ol skilled instructors and exHrts in tho construction of good roads. For a sl.ir neck there Is nothing bet ter Until a free application of Chamber lulu's Pal n ltiilm, It quirk ly relieves the still nesa nud serenes, elU-rthig complete cure. For sale by Klrktiuid Drug Co. Franco has begun tho retaliation that the frio' ds of reciprocity have Wn telling us of. With n strok ol too pen, bin) has abolished our market of fifteen or twenty million dollars worth of corn and of corn meal each, as a punishment for our failure to ratify tho treaty we mad with her. ft ft ft London is determined to be in the forefront of progress. Hhe has just in trot! need electric street curs and now is to have an automol.i fire engineall secured from the United States. A Very Itemnrkiihlc Itemed)-, "It Is with a good deaf of ptenMirp and hutlMoietlon I hut I rt-oonimeiid CliHiiilierliiln'h (Julio, Cholera and Dliirr- hoes Remedy, " snys JlrugglHt A, W Hawtelle, of Hartford, Conn, "A Udy customer, seeing the remedy exposed for hhIo on my show eimo, sab! to me: T really tad love that medlolno saved my life tho past summer whilo al the shore,' and she became, so eutlruNlnslie over Its merits that I st once made up my mind to recommend it lu the future. Recently a i(ontleuiHU camo Into my store so overcome with oollo pains that ho sunk at once to the floor. I guve linn a dose of this remedy which helped him. I repealed the dose and In fifteen mltiulcs bo left my store smilingly lit forming me that he felt as well us ever." For snlo by Kirk land Drug Co, Ailinlnislriitor's Notice. Notice Is hereby nivuti Unit tho nmler sIk'hihI whs on the 4 Lis ilny ol April, 1001, duly itppninteii tlio adininiHl rulor ol the oflsto ol John MeQnerry, tleconsoil, liy the County Court ol Polk County, Ore Uon. Tl. ii t nil persons lmviiiK eluims Against the said t-Htute, will pleitso pre sent them, within six months from date, to tho undorHlKtind flt Indopendenuii, Oregon, for examination. That k'I per sons owiiiK elitiins to ssid estate will setllu the sumo at once with the uiuloi sinned. 1). W. Skaiih, AdminiBtrntor. Dated, April 'Joili, 1001. 5t IWontgomery & fIilligan, FALLS CITY, OR ICG ON. MANUPACTUBEU8 OF LUMBEf? The cannoity of our mill and n 1 1 i c i i i: x uu an oruem ior iiiiiiiMjr. uivensacuu. , a Securea Leal cr Commercial r EDUCATION fcVt . BY A'nisNDINU Behnke'5 M and COaiGCIiL School. ' 1 No Viicntloim In I hiv linMin Ib- ilHhient. ' "HAY AIM) IN1UIII SLIItJOI. W (nrAUANTKn Mii.-o. HM will. our ih.xl of, IMUViniJA h iiisliiHlioii. Hpecliil Hlhnloit given to Mhorlhaud. Typewrit ing tuiffclit by the latest Touch Method. I;,vi)im by mail, f.' per month Send lor Fiee Trial Liwhoii and lataiogiin -oniaIii1ik opinions of prom nent educators, luiHlneM men, toiiogiuidiot-H and others. Luw 'lenn commences September 1st. II. W. HKI1NKK, Irtu. (Xiiuiirt;ttl Hit rrfohleutlal Train. Condneior W. 8, Conser, thu oldest mint lu th servl.-ti In Oregon, lisving been on tho trslo ever slneo July, 1H72, will tiik tiiki. Um presidential t ruin bom Ashland to l'ortlsnd. A pilot tr.iiu will preeedu the i.residentisl train in minutes abesd, Mini will ritrry sny olll'il or others that need se or meet tho presidential pitrty In any ollk-Iul way. All freight trsius will be sb.onl- tjued a bile tho president 1st train Is in this dixtrict sud pnsM-nger trains wilt lw put In the clnsr ons hour In advance to the presidential train. All switches art to la spiked slung the line one hour in S'lviuieo In lbs 'presidential train. Nasal CATARRH la all lu alas ' should Iw tjlMuiluns. Ely's Creant Balm r!mM,x,UtM d hrtls III diMMM ni.mlir.iw. II euro rinrt h ul d'lvrs sf Sulii ta UtS liKil Cream Halm Is nlv4 lata us nrnmtt, spiwii wit U.s MMtihrtm & Is atwurUml. lUUf Is lm SinlUia Slid S ran fallows, II Is tea dr jiug-: imI pnitux tMln(. U.piSiM,MMiisalDrus. ,1.1. of t? tu.ll Trial SIm, IS rtii bf Smll, Hecurlng appropriations, drum ming up customers and holding a world's fair are easy enough. Be tting a site is where tho hard work comes in. ' ft ft ft A Chicago janitor-artist Ins won recognition and fame by producing a picture called "The 0u Hca." It is presumed that the back door of the artist's 11 it opens on tho Chicago river. Wimr.Tirj TWoKTllf MKV A till WO-iiii-ii I.. Imvnl ami tlvr t. for oli ril ll.liml Iiou.ii tl Mnd llimnrtitl aUilOlns l!- r)r I.M. yvar ami (ouriini. U )llt) lu in.li, No ntnvuMln r"i'iiif.l i.ivb rvfi-r-miiw iil onelu.n .nUatlilrwiMxi .Uioik -I sn- vrluw. Adlrwi Msiosor, I'" tloil Illc1(,, (llll. The Castle Keeiis. constantly on hand it fine iiHHorlmetit of a Whiskies, Wines, Brandies, iB Cigars, Ms the famous Hop Gold Beor. l-D. GALE, Proprietor. Bisycle - Headquarters. Now in tho time to havo your liioyclfH overhauled and clenni'd, i tho soason isconw ing on, pyn't wait until KoiiH'tlilng 1'i'i'iikn. (irnphtto," rubht-r t'onu'itt, cyclo oils, cork grins, lacing cord, t'tc, pun ho nud at a reasonable, price. All kind of bicycle repair ing done, work promptly at tended to. AH work guar anteed, C. W. Ik-uiit, West Sido Oflco J. W. KIRKLAND, NOTARY PUBLIC, Real Estate.... Insurance, Loans. Main Ht. Iudependence, Ore, WANTKD.-CHpalili', rullnlilH pi'i'w.n In every county In refiri'M.-nt, Inrsn ooiiipHny of nllil llimiii'liil ri'iuilKinin; jiMinliuy ht year, miil nil eiicni'; Htriiluht, boni. Ilitc, ilcllnlli! IHiyiililii WKi'liiyi S.I li-r nuy iiimnniuiiy miro miliiry, no i'ihiiiiiiixiuii; wuiirv I'ui'i i-.kii Huuinyiy Hint expt-iwu iiioney aiiviiiKied eseh wank. HTANDAHD IlllUSK, !H1 Dem-tinru SI., ('li!rao. THE ARCADE. Davidson & Hedges, Props. Clgsrs, Clgaraltot, TobUQooa sind Confectionary. T First Claaa Soda Fountain In oon nactlon. dry kilns enables v to promptly J ..n t . x'.- -.. ' urn i i t ( IS I ts , li T. TAOfJAUr, I'du. Ltw Dept. olle fur Publication. I'irl Apr. id Ul puh. Juu.W riMMKU (.A Nil, AtTJCNK 3, ls?S. I'lUU-'t Hlaliw l.stnl Oltlmi, Orr cm CIIV, Or.-suu, Sprit 101 It, I'lil. Nutli-t- In linri'liy liivi ii tlit In (uiwilltir Willi Hie irviliiiiirtl.v Mil nl iiiiu r. M el Jinii- ;i, i i iiiiiiiii "At. wi fur Um ! ol UmlK'f IhiuU In Oik hihi' nl I !lf..ri.lH, ir Sun, Nuv'l, imI IVa.niiitfnui li-rrltury," M(l'llllil In ll I lit' I'lllllll! I.HIIll KlnU'll hY ai-t nl Aiisii.I 4 I'lmrlM li. H"riy, ol I'oru luml, xiMitily nl AlnlUi-iiM.il, H I l el .r. ami, Im. Iiiiu tiny Sii-il lu tm. I'Hi'u hi. worn l.li-iiM-iit hit Vlx.. lor tin.' imri limm ol thu N W i.r Si-vllmi No. In uiililp Nu. S, lUiise Nu. W, .ml will u8r mmi( IukIiiiw Mmt Mm UihI .imisIii t. iii.ini v.lii.lilu for lu tl in 1h r or muiiii llm.1 l''f i(Hi'iiUurl miiiw, mill o nul.i.ii lo rlmm m .)il IhimI Iwlnrii lh lo-si.n r nn-l Iti-enlvrr "I U.l i.iiim. m i.n jinn I'm , iiri-umi, un l-roUy, lliu huh ilny uf July. lull. Ili nmiio. a. Hloii'.M-.: I. K. WIIIIshu, of inlln.,(iii'iiii; ll Milium Ulr.i hlM-m, ol In ii.m iiilioim-. Ur.KiHi; K. I!. KlrhimtlU'S, u( l.ulla., trS'li( llw". A. WUiniK, nl ll!!li'iinl eui'ii. vr.'siiui Any mni nil rniuiln. lug inlvi'rMtly ilic Ikiv.mI"ii-Ii .1 IiiimI. mu ri'iUn.l4itl In flip llo'lr i'IuIim. Ill llii.tiltlM) ui. ur Iwlorn mOI Will il.y nl July, l.iol, CIMS. II, MOOKKM, Itnsl.lur. Polk County Bank (INt'OUrOIUTKD.) MONMOUIH, OkCOON. j. H.ium I'. 1,(1 l' Mill., I'n-lil.Hl. Vlrvl'riolilt-sl lUt , I'OHILU tMrr. Paid Capital , .$30,000.00 UIUI-XTOIW: J. II. Hnwley. P. L. Cni.U-ll, I. M. hiniiBoii, j, ll v. I inner, Joli il II, htuiii., K. H. Powell, J'stepli t rsven. Transacts a General Banking and Exchange Business. Tho Iiulepeiulence NATIONAL BANK Capital Stork, $50,000.00 tt IllHSCMIirSfl. ARRAHIM KKIJfON, l-i.. i.l.ni viiM-frnttiUat. C w. IHVISK, CMklsr, DIRECTORS, It HlMeliher II W S ttr 11 C Hmllll A Neiwin M W Slowsrt A rirft! StnklA ll nd .irh.m Sn.ln.a ll.n.n 'r I , linn. mi". 1,1 Hi dllrautuiul. Mm i mt. !: trrd ti tninl; ShihmIii riwl.d en cumin .i-i'ouni imj;i i cuecs. inttrttl Mis mi U:u. iI.(m-u G, L. Hawkins Independence, Ore. 'V IIIUilULl m Monuments and Mead stones Cemetery Work etc. For DrayinK ....Call on.... F. M. SKINNER, Independence. Ordern for hauling executed promptly and at reasonable rates. E. T. HENKLE, Propriator Hot and Cold Baths at all Times. rNDKPKNWCNCK - - OHKOON Meekly I'rop Hulh'llii. rortlaiul, Oro., Momluy, My , '01 (lencrni Summary. Tho woatlior during tho lust week luw lu-eti mure fuvortvlilo for tlw growth of vegetation, notwithstand ing tho abnormally low tempera tures thai have prevailed in nearly all sections of tho titate. Owing to an excess of cloudiness, tho day toninoxatureB have averaged from 4 to 8 degrees below tho normal in tho western section and from 1 to 4 below in tho eastern sections. Copious showers occurred in all in all district "during tho early part of the week, being heaviest in in tho southern and eastern coun ties. As a rosult of the rains crops in general made rapid advancement, but warmer weather and more rain are needed to bring vegitation up its usual Btate at this seiiron of the year. Full wheat, rye and oats are in an excellent condition and have a good healthy color. Thero are no Complaints of damage from insect pestB except in a few scattered sec mm: I C. B. Caibfeatl7 OCALCR Opera lioune block, flaln fibula -m-Pmm RpnfifiPlfiS t: 11E ml Mi l is yl Good goodn at Uight rriccH Maku Easy Selling. j Out' goods aro flrst-claHH, our prict-H as low an the lowent -quality of good considered. V A All kinds of country product? bought at tho V! Highest Market Price. 1 1 Share ol Yaur Patronage Respectfully Solicited. Yei7icle TZ Tho HeaHon for sale of vehicles is here; ZZZ Z and we are well tiquipped to take care of the ZZZ trade. , , ( 5 ' We can furnish anything from a light 35 ZZ Hoad Cart to a lieavy Spring Wagon. ZZZ g- Wo have a variety of open and top bug- Z giox, beautifully finished. We invite you to ZZS g- inspect our stock. We carry also the Hush- 5 g ford Farm Wagons; the best ironed wagons Z on tho market. ZZ I R, M. WADE & GO,, S A. J. Qoodman, Mgr. -2 MAIN STREET - - INDEPENDENCE 2 Are you looking for a brush? Not with Germany but a hair brush, tooth brush, or a silver-polishing brush. ' I have a good all-bristle hair brush for 25c. Tooth brushes, 5c up. A. S. LOCKE, INDEPENDENCE, OkEQON (VlflF-AWAKF MRCHANTS' ADD T0 YOljR BIS,NESS fstr&m unHrnurnuiiL MATCHLESS POWER OF ENTERTAINMENT That aa IXTINSI DtSffiT ( POSSTSSION li awrtrnwd hi sll who bear H. IT 8UPPUES AN ACTUAL WANT (THE IRRESISTIBLE DEMAND FOR DIVERSION AND RELAXATION) TO GRATIFY WHICH MANY ARE WILLING TO DO WITHOUT OTHER NECESSITIES. IT IS THE UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINER OF THE AGE As Inothamllblo sonrca al Homfe ! Detigltt ta all. It In simple I" rotwtnirtiim, sml )rlc-t are aminired to suit all pocket books; while the demand ill cunlitnic :a Uiii.u na hiiinuu namrt rusts. The Introduction of s few (iniiiliohone Into a community st once creates so inrreasinfr drnmml for III CORDS ana Sim IIS, a:ul a CONIIM'WS BtSMSS Is Urns satablUM. Why not vcuie the liberal Prollts wkick art allowed dealers? WRITE rOR CATALOGUE, TERMS, ETC., TO Columbia Phonograph Co., . 125 Geary Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. v3m0 tions of Morrow county where wire worms are reported as having caus ed slight damage. Spring sown grain is stooling well and in some localities has ap peared above tho ground. Oats are nearly all sown. Hops have made satisfactory ad vancement during tho wook, except on high ground, where the growth has been rather Blow. The crop has a good healthy color and is re markably free from lice. The train ing is practically finished in all of tho larger yards. There are a fow oomplaints of missing hills but the correspondents are' of the opinion that these will come up with the advent of warm, sunshiny weather. . Spring seeding is nearly com pleted. Flowing summer fallow continuos. Corn and potato planting have been in active progress since tho rains and in some sections of south ern Oregon corn is up. More rain is needed, however, bofore corn planting can be completed. Gardens have made rapid growth and sugar boets are now being plan ted iUuion county. V? v V! VI V? Street, Independency Prescription Druggist A Han Slips Up On It every time that he takes his laun dry work outsldo of the Salem Steam Lauudiy to be done up. He fluds "that tired feeling" stealing over him wbeu he notes the difference in the exquisite color and tieautiful finish, saying nothing of ihe good condition lu which your linens ure returned by the Salem Steam Laundry. UOL. J. OLMSTED, Prop. DOROU8 D. OLMSTED, Mgr Phone 4 2; Llherly st Clover and alfalfa are doing well, and there has been a general im provement in the condition of pas turage. In Eastern Oregon stock is being moved to summer ranges. Raspberries, strawberries and apples are in full bloom. There are a few complaints of pears and prunes dropping but not enough to properly thin the crop. Peaches,, apricots, pears, silver prunes and 'cherries have suffered the most from frosts. One ol the best towns in the state of Oregon is La Grande. It ia wide awake and thoroughly up to date. Its last en terprise is a saratoua chip factory, and the town" psopoeos to supply the entire" Orient with the Saratoga chips of com merce. The wide variety of the fiction pub lished in The Youth's Companion is well illustrated in the twenty short stories contributed to The Companion's five May issues'. Borne are about boys, some about girls, some about men and women, but all of them are of a kind that appeals to every lover of a good story, old or young. . The calamity howler is never so much discredited as when his warn ings oomd true,