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V I, tb C , T# HOM E INTELLIGENCE. Synnpiii rtf Proceeding* o f the Good Templar At the Annual Commencement at Pacific Convention for /\d k County, held at Dalla», University this week, Raleigh Stott, Jacob Oregon, May Sth and 7th, 1869. Methodiit Epiieopal -Church (South).— A. E. T h u r s d a y , 1 O' c l o c k , P. M. —The meeting Hoover, and Miss Harriet Hoover were gradu Sears, pastor. Services the First Sabbath in was called to order by Bro. J . D. Lee, Lodge ated. ear'll month at the Bnptist ChurA, southwest The only boats now running on the Upper Deputy, and opened in the usual form of Third corner Jefferson an«l Court streets. Willamette are the Reliance, Fannie Patton M. E. < W e*.—Rev. G. W. Ro«rk, pastor. Degree. The organization of the Convention Services at their church, north side of Mill w»8 completed by the election of J . D. Lee and Echo, the Acftre and Sueceie hating gone street between Main and Jefferson, ns follows: permanent Chairman, and W. S. James, Score* to the boneyard and the Albany into the dry First Sabbath (in each month) in the evening; , j 2d Sabbath, at 11 o’clock a. m.; 3d Sabbath, tary. After the appointment of the various dock. Committees, etc., the Convention adjourned to Regular prayer meeting cavil in the evening The Commercial says: “ The contrac* for Wednesday evening. Sunday School every I halt-past 7 o’clock the iron work on the contemplated brick hall Sabbatk at 91 »’clock a. in. 7* O’C lock .—Called to order. The Com- to be shortly erected by the Odd F, Hows’ Asso Bmptut < hurek. J. H . CM>ora, pa^tiic. For on Resolutions reported aseries of reso- ciation of this city, has been awarded to the ces at there Church, corner Court ami Jcffcr- ” ▼ ices son streets, the Third Sabbath in each month, j lutions, which, after quite a discussion, were Willamette Iron Works. The excavation has Chri*tian Church.— H. 5!. Waller, pa^or. adopted in whole without much opposition.— been let te Mr. Perry Baker. The brick work Services at the Baptist Church second Saturday Bro. John I,. Shelton requested that bis vote will be performed by workmen hired by the and Sunday in each month. be recorded as opposed to said resolutions, day, and will be under the superintendence of I uxkral S erv i ck . — Mr. Jonathan Ligget s which, on motion, was so ordered. The fol- Mr- J. M. Cay wood. As soon as the incumbent ftrner&l will be preached At the .M. E. Church lowing __ ___________ are the resolutions: buildings have been removed, the excavation in Dallas, on the fourth Sabbath iu May, by Retolrtd, That while we are not a political will be commenced, so that by the first ot June Rev. A. F. Waller. S p ec i al N otice . —Divine service will be party, and leave every man free to vote with workmen can commence laying the brick.” held at the Baptist church wu Saturday and his party and for such men and principles as The frame for the flouring mill in theeourse Sunday, 29th and 30th inst., Rev. B. R. Baxter be may prefer, we do protest against men being nominated for office who are not known, be officiating. yond question, to he competent m d reliable of erection at Wbe.itland, Yamhill county, is moral nun, who will not disgrace the country already up, and the roof is now being shingled. F o u rth of J u ly M eetin g . by habits of personal inteinperauce, or debauch The mill will be 33x45 feet, three stories high, the public conscience and corrupt public raor- At a meeting held at Independence. May 12. als by favoring measures unfriendly to the the ridge of the roof being 54 feet from the 1869, for the purpose of mukiug arrangements Temperance Reform, or defeat our cause by ground. It will have two run of stones for for celebrating the coming Fourth of July at such laws as flour and one for feed. The mill will be com J are calculated to protect society against the pleted by about the 1st of September, at a cost this place, I. M. Butler was elected Chairman evils of the Liquor Traffic. of from $15,000 to $20,000. It is being built and J . M. Shelley Secretary pro torn. Rrmdrcd, Thai if political parties will per- • It was then decided to have the celebration ?i,<t in l’uM,'<g forward men who are unworthy by Messrs. M. B. Hendricks A Mark Sawyer, on Saturday Julv 3d <>ur con®',enoe* u>ust take the responsi- of Wheatland, and Mr. Wm. Miller, of Salem. ^' * ’ | bility of any divisions or defeats that may re- 1 ermanent officers were then elected and j gu|t from our refusing to support them. At tbe annual meeting of the members of the Re»<drrd, That we regard it as com rarv to the Washington County Agricultural Society held committees appointed as follows : Secretary, R-R. Parrish; Treasurer, I. Venduvn ; Mar spirit ot the obligation for any member of our at Hillsboro. April 10th, the following persons Order to vote for any man fir any public office shal, J. M. Shelley (with the privilege of choos who is known to be opposed to total abstinence were elected managers for the ensuing year: ing aids(' and legal prohibition, or in any way favor a ; W. A. Mills, James Imbrie, W. G. Scoggin, Committee o f Arrangement»—II. Hill, Perry License law, or to refuse to remonstrate and Robert Imbrie, J. D. Merryman, T. G. Naylor, Watson, E. Merwin, S. Staats and Ira F, M vote against any man or measure calculated to T. D. Humphreys, S. J. Stott, and Isaac Butler. encourage License instead of prohibition. Butler. RexoUrd, That we have confidence in our W. A. Mills was elected President, and J. D. Committee on Oratory—I. Vanduyn, J. K. organization and principles, and will never Merr} man, Treasurer. The 4th, 5th, 6th, and Lcbo and J. M. Shelley. cease to agitate and press them, until, by the 7th days of October were appointed as tbe time ,, •„ ,, T , „ T blessing ot Aiuiightv God, the eternal princi- . ’ pies ot Truth, Justice and Temperance snail be for holding the next Fair, at Hillsboro. They E. Davidson and L. A. Robb. universally acknowledged and applied. have added to tbe premium list a handsome Committee on Ground*—A. Gesner, J. K. | Revolted, Ti.ut we memorialise the Grand premium fur the best velocipedist. Lebo, E. J. Sommerville, J. W. Stewart and L. k»dgc to instruct all Sub. Lodges in tfte State A petition for the pardon of Nelson Haux- . ot Oregon to petition the next season of the 1 on' _ Oregon Legislature to enact a law of the fol- hurst is being cir< ulated in Salem by his father, Committee on Dinner —II. II. McCord, D. L. lowing import, to wit: That at each regular lie was sentenced to ten years in tbe penitent Hedges, G. W. Kennedy, A. D. Butler, A. W. election in the several precincts in said State. tiary for manslaughter. Many of the most Lucas, 0. Moody. H. Hill, Mias Emily Mulkey, I '¡J* P»;’P'« •h»‘l H * vote for or against m u v in .. ^ tbe®nteo< intoxicating liquors other than tor substantial citizens of tbe place Lave signed r*' ‘ * * * hitfon, Mr?. J. Cattron, Airs. L. , Mechanical, Aleiiicinioal and pur- the Sacramental petition. Merwin, Mrs. G. W. Kennedy, Mrs. N. A. poses, within said precinct; that if a vote From the Unionitt: Messrs. Roork, Witten Blodgett, Mrs. T. McKinley, and Mrs. II. Hill ' sboulJ be declared against such «a e. a violation m _ . . . _ ’ ___. * . of said law shall incur a heavy penalty ot fine A Miller have got their engine for the flouring On motion, the committee on music was in- or imprisonment. j r j mill set, and connected with the boiler by a structed to procure the services of the Aurora Devolved, That it is of much importance to steam pipe 230 feet iu length. The steam was tbe interest of the cause of our Orderto educate Brass Baud for the occasion. Moved, t ha t the proceedings of this meetiug the \ outh of our land in the principles of Tem turned on yesterday evening and the engine perance, by organizing Juvenile Temperance be sent to tbe P olk C ousty T i mes , with the Societies: therefore we do hereby tnenioratize limbered up. Everything works to a charm, bet request t ha t the same be published. tke G. W. C. T. to instruct Lodge Deputies ter than usual fur a new engine. It will not be On motion, adjourned to meet on Saturday, t0 a£>tote the question in th**ir Lodges, and lung before the company will be making flour. call public meetings to confer with other riends June 19th, at 3 o’clock, P. M. The 0. C. R. R. Company, East side, have of the Temperance cause, for the furtherance I. M Bl’TLER, Ch airman. I of said organizations, now two 4 horse teams, and three teams of four J . M. S r e LLKT, Sec'y pro tern. F ri day , 9 A. M.—Convention opened in yokes of oxen each, employed in distributing j due form. On motion, Bro, George, G. W, C. ties along the line ot the road from Mill No. 2, E llendale Woo Lex M i l l —The Ellendale T., was invited t*> take the Chair and preside to Portland. As soon as the track is laid to Woolen Manufacturing Company held its an tbe residue of the session. Minutes of yester- tbe mill the ties will then be distributed by nual meeting last week. Messrs. R. P. Boise, j terday’s session read and approved. Several cars made fur that purpose. The ties for fifty I. Levins and B, Simpson were elected a hoard \ resolutions were read and discussed at length, miles have been cut at Mill 2, and until such of Directors. Judge Boise was elected Presi among which a resolution calling a celebration time as it may be necessary to go ahead again, dent, and Judge Moores, Secretary. The ma j by the various lodges in tbe county on the 3d the mill will remain idle. chinery, which has been >t<\pped for some time of July 1869, at Dallas, was adopted. Motions Mr. Failing, says the Oregonian, has recently for repairs, will be started io a fe\ w lays, to we prevai;e(1 thllt th(J w c T and y. T. of received several tons of irun from San Fran- have been informed. each Lodge act as a committee to conduct the eisco, rolled from pigs shipped from Oswego, O pportusk .—J ust as we were going to press, ' exercises on that occasion ; that each lodge be Oregon. Iron workers speak of it as excellent the Doctor that rides the “ Pony” burst into tbe required to furnish an appropriate banner, in quality. It has been noticed heretofore that office in a sort of frantic condition and j A committee, composed of one member from the Oregon iron was rather tough lor castings, presented a pistol at us—a pocket-pistol i each Lodge, was appointed to make arrange- but this is a quality very de»irable in wrought you know. We looked down the barrel until ments in their respective Lodges for uppropri- iron. It will doubtless take a front rank among all brands for blacksmiths’ use. we saw the bottom of it, which relieved our ! ate music. fright materially. Come again, Rankin. Straw- 2 OV lock P. M.—Bro. George, G.W. C. T., Col Hudnutt informs the Oregonian that be berries are good. in the Chair. Res Jutions of thanks to the received a dispatch from the Union Pacific citizens of Dallas for their hospitality, and to Railroad Compauy, ordering him to return to I mprovements . —Several of our business houses op Main street have erected substantial tbe G. W. C. T. for his presence, etc., were read Salt Lake immediately, f< r the purpose of tak - awDings in front of their establishments during and unanimously adopted. Also, a resolution, mg control of that road. This order, of course, the present week, and Bill—no, Dr.—Clingan wemoralizing the Grand Lodge to call a State means an abandonment of further survey on the Columbia River branch for 'he present, has still further improved his premises by set Temperance Convention, was adopted. The minutes of the entire session were read attributable, of course, to Grant’s opposition ting a lot of green firs in fron* to act as a sun and approved, and the Secretary instructed to to any further aid to railroads. shade. It makes his place look quite cosy. | furnish the Corval/i* Gazette and P olk C ouxty A Land and Loan bank is about being estab V ari ety Mr. G^ B. Stiles has laid in as | T imes a brief synopsis of the proceedings of lished iu East Portland by J. B. Stevens, Esq., comprehensive a variety of groceries and icla* j the Convention. The hour having arrived tor and Dr. Loryea, to loan parties money to build for domestic purposes as can be found any i adjournment, the convention closed its session houses on their property in that locality. where in the State. This is a rather strong as- ,n the usual form of the 3d Degree, sertion to make, but if you call on him you will U. E. Hicks, has retired from the local de W. S. JAMES, Secretary. be satisfied of its truth. partment ef the Herald, and is succee ed by A. Noltner, formerly of the Salem Review. “ Bascom”—the Bascom of Silem—is a O ur A d v e r t i s e r s . —The most enterprising trump, and living as he does at “ X roads” business men are always able to sell goods Mr. Hicks goes to Washington Territory. everybody is sure to eall on him. We intend cheaper than their neighbors. The reason is, The Commercial says that five families from to call on him for a “card” next week, and as they advertise judiciously. There is a popular Polk county passed through Portland last he never fails to supply the wants of his fallacy that the man who advertises has to add week on their way “ the plains across” to friends we expect him to “shell out.” tbe cost to tbe price of his wares to save him “ America” —a case of retrogression. self. Nothing of the kind; he can afford to The Enterpriee says there is a ledge of fine W anted . —A good boy who resides near sell bis goods cheaper than his neighbor who porcelain clay within three miles of Oregon tdwn, and who is desirous of learning the print ing business, can find employment at this thinks himself and his business well enough City, on the Clackamas, which is scarcely dis office.. No one. need apply who does not in known for this reason: advertising increases tinguishable from the finest quality of English tend to (tick to tbe business at least one year. the number of bis customers, and in proportion clay. It has been tested by competent persons the amount of his sales, so that be can realize and satisfactory evidence were furnished to R eturned . —Uncle Jack Lewis has returned more from a small profit than by keeping up ■how that porcelain of the finest quality may from Portland and will open his new stock of I prices and making slow sales. The cost of tbe be manufactured from it. This discovery gptfds on Monday next ; so everybody desirous | advertising is not added to tbe price of the adds another important item to the already of laying in a stock of summer goods had i goods, but is deducted from the large profits long list ot rich minerals in Clackamas county Letter call and consult him. resultii g from an increase of business. We The machinery for Mess. Horning A Graves, S hingles . —Mr. B. F. Nichols has on hand, therefore wish our r aders to give close atten Carding machine arrived from the East, and is in the lot adjoining his drug store, a fine lot tion to the advertisements in to-day’s issue. expected to be erected and in operation some of abingles from Chehalem v. / which he F ourth or J uly .—As will be seen elsewhere, time next week. offers for sale at $4 50 per thousand—»®,y the citizens of Irdependence have taken the The Albany races are to come off June 10th. «heap for so good an article. preliminary steps towards celebrating the com There will be a match race for $200 (single Bau>w.—J . I. Thompson, Esq., our ing anniversary in fine style. As the 4th oc Couaty Clerk, left on Wednesday last for a curs on Sundaf, they propose celebrating on dash of a mile), in which Mr. Laao Winkle, Col. Kendall, both of Ben'on county, are con trip to San Francisco, He intends being ab the 3d, and everybody who can possibly attend testants for the purse. The horses in training sent about four week*. Dr. J. K. Sites offici should be there. I d this connection we would suggest that tbe citiseus of this town meet as lor the several races, at present, are Roacoe, ates is his absence. Rjd Jacket, Jeff. Davia, Snowflake and Stona- “Biz is Bis.”—Our enterprising fellow towns soon as practicable and make arrangement« for wall Jackson. Others are expected. man John Leonard has a lot of doors and a celebration in Dallas on the Monday follow The McMinville Water and Manufacturing sashes which he advertises for sale, very cheap. ing—the 5tb. In this way the citizens of P ok Company, as we learn from the Courier, organ They are of bis own mannfacture and warranted. can celebrate the occasion gloriously on both ized last Wednesday. The following persons days, and have a gala time generally. What Call at his shop. do you all say ? There is not much time to were elected as Board of Director*: W. T. T he C rops throughout this region are doing Newby, N. L. Strang, I. M. Johns, W. L. waste if you intend to celebrate at all. finely since the gratelul showers of the last tew Gaston and J . F. Bewley. At a meeting of days have come to their aid, and tbe prospects A n O asis .—Some fair one (she must be fair) the Board, which was held in the evening, W. are more encouraging than ever for a bountiful shrewdly guessing our lo7« for tbe beautiful, T. Newby was chosen President. h arvest flitted noislessly, as as if on angel wings, and A man named Savage was convicted and F or N kyada .—We learn that quite a large depoaited a magnificent boquet of freshly gath sentenced to the Penitentiary last week in number of sheep and cattle have been purchas ered, dew-bespangled roees at our offict door, Benton county, for forging an order for 91,250 sd in this neighborhood during the past week lust Thursday night. They were beautiful as worth of goods, which he obtained from the for V> bite Pine, or some other Nevada market. a smiling, dimpled cherub, aud odorous as the store of D. G. Clark, at Corvalls. v* * ; gardens of “ Araby the blest.” May the fair S trawb erri es are reported almost ripe in S. M. Pennington arrived in Albany last | donor’s pathway through life be strewn with this vicinity. A couple of warm day# now week in eleven days and four hour* from Ma- | roses, and may never a thorn iutrude to mar would make these luscious berries ripe and ■ comb, Illinois. • her happiness. plentiful. BELI0IOUS SERVICES IN DALLAS. S I ' Ì OREGON NEWS- ofllee of Welle Fargo k Co., at Truck««, when A JGXkHHW LODOfi Iss# I people wire eootinuellv passing on the eide- j ^ \ T A A. hi., D illss. holds iu regular eot 7 V on niewtioni**» Aka- Seterday placedi The new Court Hons* in Douglas county" is walk; three of them went in at the front door tbe Pull Moon in each month, unless the as< to coat $11,000. it is to be finished and raady and-two at the back, presen. ing cocked pistols fulls on Saturday—then on that day, at o at the offioers and other per.’one. Tbe clerk o'clock. for nee by October, 187$. Also, on tbe second Friday io eaeh mo seize! a chair and struck ons of the robbers a The Courier says that at MoMinville thera at 7 o'clock, P. M , for the purpose of impro blow ovei the head. The vtllianS then fired are eight new houses in process of construc ment of the Craft in Masonry, and for ei several shots, fortunately missing flsck time. other work a* tbe Master may f.-om time tion at this time, and quite a number of person« Becoming alarmed for their personal safety, tbe time order. hauling lumber with which to bnild, All Brethren in good standing ar^nvited rubbers fled, minu* booty. attend. By order of tbe ‘* W . The Eneign says that on the 2d inst. Iffelrint Roberts, iged abmW nine years, youngest eon N O T IC E S O P T H E P R E S S . C. B. S T I L E S ’ ; of a widow Robert’s, residing in this Mt ï . R. Stuart has started a new paper at county, was drowned in the Umpqna rives at the mouth of Canyon ereek while attempting-te Dallas- ealled the P olk C ounty T imes . It is suceeseor to t&e Signal, but presents a much h e a d q u a r t e r s cross tbo rirer. better typographical appearance. It is Demo« The country about the mouth of the Umpqua cnatic in. politics.-— Oregonian. M ain s tre e t, O pposite C o u rt H ouse, The first number of the P olk C*» untt T imes river, including Smith river valley, is said to he Frank R. Stuart, editor and publisher, has improving more rapidly than it has been for made it» appearance, ft succeeds the Signal, Y ew Store J Y ew Good» several years past. and is a decided i<nf»mveiaen«. The paper, AM NOW PREPARED TO OFFER is very neat, and evinces abil The Democratic Hetei ot Jacksonville, speak typographically, large assortment of choice ity and judgment in its original and selected ing of quarts mining operations iu Southern matter. We wish our friend Stuart She most PRO W i l t NS. Oregon says : That there are a nutuner e< good unbounded success.—Herald. GROCERIES, paying ledges within the county, no one pos We have received the first number of the P olk C ounty T imbb , edited and published by W OODEN W ARE, sessed of a thorough knowledge of quarts ¿'rank Stuart Frank is a good workman, and TOBACCO, mining will be so foolish as to doubt. The of course his paper look# well. It is also filled FRUITS, Timber gulch lead is now furnishing tha most with a great number of local items, the rery _ C IG A R flattering prospects, simply because its owners life of a country paper. In politics it is Dem- Y A N K E E N O T IO N S , E tc., Etc. are applying the true test, as proven by all re ocratic. We hope the enterprise will be a fi Also, a nancial success-“ ■ Unionitt. liable experience—that of going down on the P olk C ouni r T imes . —This is tbe name of a Gentr&K Assortment of Tim-warr lead. new paper just issued at Dallas, Or» gon,by our According to the Enterpriee, CapL Aaron much esteemed friend Frank K Stuart, former I design to keep only the CHOICEST on Vickers and Engineer Felix Evans started from ly editor of tbe Southern Oregon Preee, pub REST article» and sell them at a Small Profi lished at this place. Tbe T imes presents a Oregon City last Monday for a venture on Pen neat typographical appearance, and is sound as For Cash. d’Oreille which will be worth recording. They a dollar upon the political issues of the day. MV N ( > rT (k M 0 a ic k sale* and sm all go to bring the steamers now lying above Rock The Democrats of “Old Polk" will .'oubtless profits, Island to Pen d’Oreille lake. They will be sec that their party organ is sustained : it is a ________________ O . M. M T I L M 9 . duty they owe to themselves and the State. obliged to navigate some swift water, and the You bave our best wishes, Frank, in your laud DRUG 8TORE. trip will be one of marked adventure, more in able enterprise.— Democratic Hew» (Jackson ville). teresting perhaps than any similar event which P olk C ounty T imes . —The Signal is dead N o rth w e st C o rn e r M ain a n d M ill S ts., has ever occurred. and buried. * * • • In its stead appears D A L L A S , OG N . An exchange states that William E. Miller, a neat, well filled paper, which is alike a credit of California, last week purchased about to publisher and printers, and of which tbe cit AVING PURCHASED the OLD 8TAND twenty-five hundred acresof Government land izens of Polk mav well feel proud—Frank R. formerly belonging to W. 8. Rokb, and Stuart, editor and publisher. We are not ac lying in the vicinity of Port Orford, with a quainted with Mr. Stuart, but from the tone of wishing to live and let live, I wil* sell at low view of erecting a mill at that place. The ex the number before us we have no doubt of tbe rates, FOR CASH, everything in my liue: tensive forests of fine cedar timber adjacent to success of the T imes . —Corvalli* Gazette. Mr. Stuart, having bought out the Polk D rugs, P a te n t »medicines Port Orford make it one of the most favorable County Signal office, has commenced the publi locations on the Pacific coast, for the erection cation of a paper entitled the P olk C ounty And all kinds of PURE LIQUORS, put up of a lumbering establishment, and with tbe T imes , the first number of which has reached expressly for Medicinal use. reopening of the lumber trade at that port, a us. Frauk will make a good paper if he keeps new era of prosperity will be inaugurated for up his present “lick.”— Albany Reg ¡»ter. P E R F U M E R IE S O F A L L K IN D ? The■f*qtrg' C ounty T imes , by Frank R. Stu that portion of Curry county. art, succeeds the Signal, lately published by J. AUo, Soda. The Courier states that a man in Yamhill II. Upton. The uew (taper is neatly printed, Cream Tartar, county, while making rails in a handsome grove contaius a large amount of local intelligence Salem!tut. Sago, of large ash trees, upon splitting one of the and other interesting matter, and gives prom B ird Seed, trms, found figures and characters. A cross, ise of maintaining the reputation of its prede Paints, Oils, cessor as an earnest Démocratie organ.—Dem and the figures 2, 4 and 9, being clearly discern ocratic Prêt*. Varnishes, Brushes, ible, all of which was covered with seveuty- Domestic Dyes, Tbe P olk C ounty T imes suoceeds tbe Sig W ashing Powder four growths of timber. The Dr. reports that nal. It is iuteusely Democratic, but presents a neat appearance. F. K Stuart, late of the these figures, which be saw, were large, each And everything else that is kept in a F IR : covering about four inches of space, and the Umatilla Prt**, is proprietor.—O. C. Enterpriee. CLASS DRUG STORE. We hare received a copy of tbe P olk C ounty wood, for the depth of one inch, clearly show 1 H. F . N IC H O LS. Druggist. T imes , published by F. K. Stuart at Dallas. ing them. They had been written up and * * * Frank is a newspaper man all over, down the tree, and the gentlemen reported that and will give his patrons a good paper.—Guard. the tree had evidently been written upon from P olk C ounty T imks . —We have received the a bight of lour feet from tbe ground, entirely first number of this paper, just issued from tbe encircling the tree, with the exception of about office of the defunct Signal by F. R. Stuart. M o n e y H a te d ! It is handsomely got up and will probably be four inches. This would indicate that some an improvement on its predecessor—Demo ci'ilizel person had been there prior to any cratic in politics.—Jackeonville Sentinel. IM PORTANT TO E Y E R T R O P r account we have of Oregon being visited by The P olk C ounty T imes is tbe name of a aper just started in Dallas, Polk county, by ff|SH E LARGEST AND BEST STOCK OF any white man. ----------- . . — — — — Tauk Stuart, formerly of the Jacksonville Reporter. * * • The T imes is a six-coluinu California and the Territorial. sheet of fair appearance, and we wish its edit D ry Goods, Clothing, or the best of success.—S. R. Democrat. The Governor of California bae received a Boot*. T he P olk C ounty P aprr . —The Signal is present of 104 euceea of silver from White dead, and a new paper called the T imes is pub Shoes, Pine, to be worked Into spur* and saddle- lished in the same office by F. R. Stuart. The Groceries, trappings for the use of himself and his military T imes is a very respectable Democratic paper. and Crockery, — Roteburg En*ign. staff. That bos ever been offered in Polk Ci., is just received at The shipments of bullion from White Pine M V K K IE I). frequently amount to $50,(00 per day. CRONE A W OLF S At the residence ot the bride’s .atber. May A Grass Valley paper notifies its readers that 9th, by Her. 11. M. Waller, Mr. W. H. »»'¡shard New two story building at INDEPENDENCE, they can be accommodated with bull frogs at a of Marion county, to Miss E. L. Wells of Polk which we will sell CHEAPER than the CHEAP- EST. county. restaurant on Main street. We are prepared through recent arrange ments made in San Francisco, to find constant The San Francisco Chronicle tells of a woman sale f;ir all kinds of Produce, and paying the recently brought to the city from Stockton who BANK EXCHAN BE SALOON, highest market price for WHEAT. **bad not tasted food of any kind for seven We also have in connection with our store, : D a ll a s , Ogri. Malti s t r e e t , : weeks. She is apparently in a trance and un A LARGE WAREHOUSE, conscious of her husband. Her eyes are closed INES. LIQUORS. PORTER, ALE» where we offer storage on good terms. all tbe time and her power of speech is gone. Bitters, Cigars, Cat.dies, Oysters] Her breathing is natuial and locomotion pos and Sardines will be served to gentle We alee keep men on the outside of the couuter, by a gentle sible. M O L IN E and BOUTON C L I P P E R man who has an eye to “ biz” on the inside. PLO W S. So come along, boys ; make no delay, and It would not surprise ue, says the Pacific, if we will soon hear what you tqive to say. the reunion of tbe two great branches of tbe 1 CRONE WOLF. W. F. CLINGAN. Presbyterian Church were to be fully consume- Dallas, May 4, 1869. ted in connection with the meeting of their G uardian's Sale* Assemblies the present year. 8ASH AND DOOR FACTORY, N pursuance of an order made by the County The Boise Democrat reports that the Central C o rn e r M ill and M ain s tre e ts , D a lla s , Court of Polk county, Oregon, made April Pacifio Railroad Company have purchased that Term, a . i >. 1869. the undersigned, Guardian portion of the U-P* R- R. which lies between of .Mary E. Lynch, minor heir of W. W. Lynch R ig g s A C am pbell Ogden and Monument Point. deeeased, will, on T uesday, th e 8 th day u f J u n e , A. D. 1869, at the Court House doer iu AVE CONSTANTLY ON HAND A child of Rev. L. Gift’s was drowned in Dallas, in said couaty, between the hours oh I I a large variety of Doors and ]■■■■ Dry creek, near Walla Walla, a few days ago. nine o’clock, A. M., and four o’clock, p. u., of Sashes, of all the common sizes, and of.-- * 8! Discharged workmen from the Pacific rail the best workmanship, at their Sash and Door »aid day, expose for public sale, for gold or Factory, which they offer for sale as cheap as silver coin, to tbe highest bidder, tbe one-third roads are beginning to pour into Boise. interest of said ward, being her entire and un such articles can be purchased elsewhere. divided interest, of, iu and to the following des They are also prepared to fill all special or cribed real estate, vit: Beginning 6 16che The California State University will not be opened to students before the Autumn of 1870. ders for work in their line promptly, cheaply North and S.lSebs West of the South east and accurately. corner of section 16, T. 6 S., R. 6 W, of the The RegenU contemplate the erection of a col- Give us a trial, and you will be satisfied. Willamette meridian, running thaooe North lege building to cost at least $200,000. 4l.50cbs. thence West I5.36chs, thence South 2 RIGGS A CAMPBELL. 78.87, thence East 5l.00rhs, thence North A special dispatch from the reporter of tbe 37.37chs, thence West 35.64chs, to tbo place of Bulletin, dated “ End of the Pacific Track, “ P O S Y ” KALOON, beginning, containing 228 29 100 acres, m»re April 27th,” eay that tha Company have dis ->r less. Also the undivided ¿of tbe following, charged and sent west nearly $2,000 men; that Main S t, Opposite the Coart Hoaso, Dallas. vis: Being a part of the donation land claim of N. T. Kennedy iu T. 6 A 7, S. of R. 6 A 7, they will put through the road from Stockton to W. of Willamette meridian; Beginning at tho H . P . R A N K IN . P R O P R IE T O R . Oakland by the end of the year, and adds that S. E. corner of Brown’s lot of land on said “ the Central Pacific will also move men and claim, running thence West 14.06chs, thence LL THIRSTY SOULS NEEDING, 8oath S.OOche, theuoe East lo.OOehs, thence teams to Marysville to commence the Oregon refreshment will fiud at tbe Pony] Noith S.OOche, to tbe ploco of beginning, con road. Governor Stanford says they will push Saloon tbe best of Wines, Liquors. Ale,« taining 12 acres, more or lese. the road north an quickly as possible. The Cigars, £e., where their webte will b« attended All of said premises being situated in said Central Compauy have bought the California to promptly and courteously. county and State. Sale to eommunee at oue Give me a call.________ 11. P. RANKIN. o’clock, r. u., of said day. end of the California and Oregon road, and T. J. DICKEY, Guardian. will connect with Ben. Holladay’e road on tb# April 1 2 th, 1869 . 1»4 NEW D R V « STORE. east aide of Portland.” It is stated in tha Bulletm that the Central WATSON 4 •RISW IlLi L. A . R A R R , Pacific Railroad Company has set up and has now running 140 locomotives, to which must ba Begs leave to announce to the pablie of A r c h ite c ts P ra c tic a l Polk County, that he has jus: opened added 10 formerly belonging to the Western Pacific, making 140 locomotives in use. HOUSE CARPENTERS» A County Sunday School Convention will meet hi Salem in next month. I H FARMERS’ STORE { W à I A mu4 A t In d e p e n d en ce On the 28th April the great« I work in track laying evar accomplished or eonoeived by rail A C O M P L E T E A S S O R T M E N T O P road men, was aebieved by the Central Pacifio Company. Ten miles and fifty-aight feet of DRUGS, MEDICINES, railioad (grading axoepted) waa made between PAINTS, daylight aud sunset. OILS, From the Boise Democrat, we learn that the DYE-STUFF, young grasshoppers have made their appear- A c., Ac., auoe in that section by armiee, and fearful Which he proposes to sell che»p os the havoc is anticipated upon the crops- cheapest Five men, masked, entered in daylight the Give him a call. 52>tf I N D P E N D E N C E , OR$ Ui > N, ILL take Contract« ter Build tug fiM w* W of any description or tisu, te to»p *»r country. Satisfaction guaranteed. ______C E d u c a tio n a l N otice - 1. Public examination of Teacher« wHi -take place on tbe second Saturday of March, June, September and December. • J . H. M lafi» 1 Supt. Common Schools, Felk^C ^ * ‘‘t - .