THE INDEPENDENT.
THURSDAY.
. . .FEB. 10, 1888
LOCAL AM UESEUAL.
Mr. Jn. II. Sewell has just returned
from Goldendate, W. T., and savs be taw
plenty of ice and snow. lie says stock
is looking well, considering the time of
year. About ten inches of snow fell last
winter ; there is no snow in the valloy
now. Mr. Sewell will probably sell a
great many tile in that country. That
was not his mission there, but he is
always alive to business and found be
could do something and will probably
ship a great many tile to that country.
They will be used for irrigation purposes.
(Joldendale he says Is as large a town as
Hillsboro and looks promising.
'Hon. W. I). Hare came from Astoria
yesterday and returned in the evening.
Tom is still very low. but slowly recov
ering. Mr. Hare has been constantly
at the bedside of his son for three
weeks.
Mr. J. C. Weatherred has been ap
pointed postmaster at Tacoraa, W. T.
That office has a salary of $2300. We
wish Mr. Weatherred success.
Last year Washington county paid
state taxes amounting to $3,333.62); this
year her state taxes were $13,971.82, an
increase of $3,638.13. The total taxes in
the county last year were $40,100; this
year, $49,514.0.2, an increase of $9,333.
02. Treasurer Waggener remitted to the
state $3000 on the 9th. The balance was
remitted to-day. Thus, Washington
county is among the first counties in the
state to make payment in full of state
taxes.
Washington county has money in
her treasury now to pay all outstanding
warrants. Read Treasurer Wairgener'a
notice in this issue.
The streets of Hillsboro should be
supplied with more light. Several ad
ditional lamps should be placed on Main,
Second and Third streets. This subject
will probably come before the council at
its next meeting.
Mr. ('. E. Kindt lms just received a
letter from Senator Mitchell regarding
stocking the Tualatin river with catfish.
Mr. Mitchell say he will immediately
lay the matter before the fish comnvs
sioner at Washington. We hope through
the efforts of these gentlemen, our
sportsmen will have au opportunity to
cast their lines and cat(ch)tish.
-Mr. H. Williams' house, 1,1,' miles
east of Hillsboro. was burglarized last
Sunday, during the absence ef the fam
ily. About $17 were taken from a bu
reau drawer. Fortunately, in their
haste the thieves over-looked a parcel in
which there was a gold watch, chain and
five dollars in currency, stowed away in
another part of the drawer.
A card has been received from J. II.
Ross, agent, stating that the McKanlass !
Colored Specialty company will appear
in Hillsboro the 20th of this month.
Miss NicKels, of Vancouver, who
taught a class in instrumental music in
Hillsboro last year, visited Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Barnard this week. She returned
home this morning.
The Rev. Geo. Ross will (D. V.)
preach in the Christian church at this
place on Sabbath, the 19th inst., at 3:30
p. m. AH are cordially invited.
R. N. Varley and A. II. Scholfield,
with their families, just from Texas,
have located at CJIenwood, this county,
near Mr. W. M . Mannings home. Other
immigrants will soon follow these gen
tlemen from Texas. This is only the
1 eginning of a heavy immigration to this
state, and more especially Washington
county.
1. Pederson, of Glenwood, this
county, suddenly disappeared about
three months ago. and no werd has been
receive! regarding his whereabouts.
Any inforn a', ion of him will be thank
fully le :eh e 1 by his former neighbors.
Portland is to have a cold storage
warehouse. Tl e room witl be furnished
with "frigidity" by pipes from the ice
machines adjoining, and will be so ar
ranged that they can be kept at any
desired temperature, according t the
class of goods stored therein. Meats,
fish, poultry, game, butter, cheese, eggs,
in hhort everything liable to be damaged
by hot weather, can here be stored in a
temperature which will keep it fresh and
sweet for any length of time. This will
be a great benefit to dealers in the kind
f good mentioned, and will no doubt
prove a paying investment. Work on
the building will be commenced about
April 1st, so as to have it completed by
the time hot weather sets in.
Hon. W. I). Hare is at the bedside
of his sick boy and will remain fasme
days Me is sturdy in, Ai'isadvocacy of
Astoria's preiHtfinence, her future and
the brLjftit outlook for her advancement.
Mr Vila re is one of our consistent state
;is!ators, with broad views for the
good of the commonwealth, and a
staunch frieud to the material advance
ment of our state's resources. Astorian.
Mr. .1. W. Raycraft has removed
from Laurel to a few miles north of
Hillsboro, whit h in future will le his
postottice address. He will conduct one
of the Imbrie farms.
All parties indebted to W. L.
Weatherred are requested to catl and
settle their accounts by the 1st of March.
Mr.N.B. Meade is in Hillsboro under
going treament for an ugly scalp wound,
inflicted by nn insane convict. Guard
Meade was assaulted without provoca
tion, while his back was turned to the
man. The convict, McClellan, was sen
tenced from Polk county for assault
ing a ly with a pitchfork and nearly
killing him. Meade, recovering from the
blow, with the assistance of the convicts
who came to his aid, secured the man and
had a physician summoned, who examin
ed the man and pronounced him insane.
The governor signed a requisition trans
ferring him to the asylum. When asked
why he struck Meade, said he did not
know Meade: the man he struck was
dragging a dead horse near hint and it
"stunk awful," etc. The wound is just
back of the right ear. Had it been an
inch further forward, he would have been
iustantly killed.
The Portland Newt is getting a
vigorous scoring from the public of
Walla Walla for its continued assaults
upon Prof. Rigler. The letters from
"Mother," published in that paper, are
said to be wholly untrue. This state
ment is vouched lor by the directers and
the patrons of the public schools in that
town.
Messrs. O'Neal and Moore, of Wash
ington county, Oregon, are looking for a
place to locate. Goldendale Sentinel.
Miss Morse has organized a class in
German, which meets at the school house
three times a week, immediately after
dismissal of school. It is well patron
ized by the juvenile fraternity of Hills
boro.
Strangely enough. Miss Sarah J
Hale, who was for many years the editor
of Godey's Lady Book, and did a vast
amount of literary work, is to-day best
remembered by her verses : "Mary Had
a Little Lamb."
1 It is claimed by some medical men
that smoking weakens the eyesight.
Maybe it does, but just see how it
strengthens the breath.
The Oregen" Sifting Publishing
company, of Portland, has filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary of
state. Incorporators T. J. Fitzaim
mons, A. T. Ambrose, and J. C. Cronin .
Capital stock, $10,000.
No other spring medicine has won
for itself such universal confidence as
Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It is the most
powerful combination of vegetabte
alteratives ever offered to the public.
and is acknowledged by the medical
profession to be the best blood purifier.
Chas. Reiss gives in the American
Jeweler the following useful receipt:
Immerse steel or iron in a solution of
carbonate of potash for a few minutes,
and they will not rust for years, not
eveu when exposed to damp atmosphere.
The farmers of Jackson county will
lesi me virtue or their soil in raising
sugar beet this season. Josephine
county brings forth immense beets of
sugar variety Rogue River Courier.
Douglas county has turned over to
the state treasurer the full amounts of
her taxes of 1887, amounting in all to
$15,009.59. The last payment, $1530.90,
was made Wednesday, the 8th. Marion
county has paid $10,000 of her taxes,
which amount in all to aliout $33,000.
Some counties have not paid a cent yet.
--A German citizen of Hoboken whs
informed that a lady had called to see
him in his absence. "A lady," he mused
aloud, "a lady." Upon an accurate
description, he suddenly brightened up
and added: "Oh, dot vos no lady; dot
vos my vife."
One of our western exchanges says
that a practical revivalist requested all
in the congregation who paid their debts
to rise. The rising was general. After
they bad taken their seats, a rail was
made for those who didn't pay their
debts, and one solitary individual arose,
who explained that he was the editor,
and could not because the rest of the
congregation were owing him their sub
scriptions. Multnomah District Pomona Grange
will meet at Milwaukie, Oregon, on Sat
urday, February 18, 1888, at 10 o'clock.
Installation of officers and other inter
esting matters should insure a full
attendance.
The keys for the new postoffice at
Tigardville were received by the post
master, Chas. F. Tigard, last week.
This is the office reported by the tele
graph as "Ficardvillc," and which was
corrected by us at the time. We should
have a mail line at once reaching from
Hillsbore to Portland via Laurel, Schells
Ferry and Tigardville. Our laxity in
such matters as this, serves to divorce
the county seat town irom its outlying
districts, and causes discontent among
people, who fail to discern any common
interest where there is no such thing as
evtn communication by mail over feas
ible routes.
A sad accident occurred at Vincent
& Spaulding's mill last Wednesday.
Charles Scott, while working in the
mill, was caught in the machinery and
so terribly mangled that he only lived
about fifteen minutes. He leaves a wife
and four children in very poor circum
stances, and they have the heartfelt
sympathy of this entire community.
His remains were buiied at Middleton
Thursday, February 2d. Rev. Mr. Pratt
preached the funeral sermon . Lafayette
Register.
Speaking of the late poultry exhi
bition at Portland, the Oregonian says:
J . M . Garrison, of Forest f roVel i en
titled to the cfcdTt of making the finest
exhibit of fancy poultry now on exhi
bition, he having 111 birds in the show
room. His fowls won prizes as follows:
Wyandottes, 1st and 2d on breeding
pen; 1st and 3d on pair; 1st and 2d on
pullet. Brown Leghorns, 1st on pair;
1st on breeding pen. Plymouth Rocks,
1st on trio; 1st and 2d on hen; 1st on
pullet. Light Brahmas, 1st on breeding
pen. White Minorcas, 1st on breeding
pen. Black Minorcas, 1st on pair; 2d
on pullet. Partridge Cochins, 1st on
trio; 1st on pair; 1st on pullet. Ham
burgs, 1st on pair. White Cochins, 1st
on trio. Rose Comb Brown Leghorns,
1st and 2d on trio; 1st on pair.
As a tiolet article, Ayer's Hair Vigor
stands unrivaled. It cleanses the scalp
and removes dandruff, cures itching
humors, restores the original color to
faded and gray hair, and promotes its
growth.
Grand Medal awarded to "Davies
the Photographer," for the best display
of photographs. Mechanics Fair, 1887.
Gallery, Cor. First and Taylor fitrs,
Portland, Ogn.
Marriage licenses granted since last
issue: William II. G. Lohman and
Lillle May Cave; Charles Bishop Handley
and Laura Estslls Stewart; William C.
Jackson and Annis Fletchall; John
Northrup and Henrietta R.E.Beauchamp.
John Roney has returned to Hills
boro. Remember the masquerade ball at
Opera house next Wednesday evening.
A fine supper will be served at the Tual
atin hotel.
The proprietors of the Hillsboro
Pharmacy having consulted on the re
quirements necessary to make their es
tablishment of the best possible service
to the public, Dr. Bailey went to Port
land yesterday for this purpose. They
are determined to buy only the products
of the most reliable manufacturers of
high repute, and that all new drugs and
medicines approved by the crucial tests
of experience will find a place beside
them. Their aim will be to avoid order
ing large invoices, but rather to send
frequently so as to have their goods con
tinually fresh.
The Hillsboro new brick Grange hall
will be dedicated next Tuesday.
Mask and go to the Silver Cornet
Band's grand ball, at the Opera hall, on
the evening of Washington's birthday.
- Real estate transactions are crowded
out this week.
PROCEED! SUB COl.ITI CO( RT.
R. Craxdaix, Judge T. G. Todd and
Chas. Hicebthikr, Commissioners.
February Tkrm, 1883.
change ix roads.
Change in road districts Nos. 2 and
31, on petition of T. T.Vincent et a!s
Continued for further information.
Change in road districts Nos. 19 and
20. Changed as per request of petition
ers.
Change in loundaries of road districts
Nos. 7 and 9 : Changed as per request
of petitioners.
Change of boundaries in road district
No. 22: Changed so as to include road
district No. 40, same Wing set oil last
jear.
Change in loundaries of road districts
Nos. 13 and 19: Changed as per re
questor petitioners.
Chang in boundaries of road districts
Nos. 27 and 31: Changed by order of
court.
LOCATION of no ATM.
Location of county'road No. 199: II.
Buxton, Win. Kane and J. V. Pope ap
pointed viewers, and -L. C. Walker, sur
veyor, to meet at Wm. Barker'. Satur
day, February 18th, at 10 o'clock.
Location of road 198: Ordered that
time be extended for viewers and sur
veyor to meet and locate road to Feb
ruary 24th.
BOND FILED.
Additional bond of B. P. Cornelius,
sheriff and tax collector: Fixed at
$0,000.
MISCEI.LANEOrs BCSINESS.
Line fence lictween Wm. Hay and
county poor farm: County judije au
thorized to contract with Wm. liny for
building one-half of said fence.
Undertaking of bail in the matter of
the state of Oregon vs. John Lee: Dis
trict attorney authorized to bring action
against sureties for amount of forfeited
bond.
Application of Wm. Phenline for
liquor license, at Cornelius: License for
six months granted upon payment of
$50.
RESIGNATIONS.
Resignation of Geo. Campbell, super
visor of road district 27: Accepted,
and David Savage appointed.
Resignation of George Thing, super
visor of road district 11: Accepted,
and James Rasmussen appointed.
Resignation of W. Hayman, super
visor of road district 18: Accepted, and
Geo. Dooley appointed.
Resignation of C. D. Wood, super
visor of road district 40: Accepted,
and Thos. R. Davis appointed.
Appointment of road supervisor in
district 30: R. A. Marske reappointed .
Resignation of M. II. Shipley, super
visor of road district 20: Accepted,
and David Smith appointed.
BRiriOKS.
Building bridge across Rock creek,
near Wilkins' farm: Contract let to
Kleinaman and Dailey for building
same; $197.50.
Repairs on Minter bridge: Ordered
that advertisement for bids, plans and
specifications, to be considered at next
term of county court.
Application for new bridge at Watts',
on Gales creek: Application received
after adjournment of court, hence no
action could be taken.
PROBATC.
Guardianship of W. II. and W.'T. II.
McMurren, minors: Report of sale of
land tiled and approved.
Estate of Rosanna Beat, deceased:
Final account filed and March 9, 1883,
atlOo'dock a. m. set for hearing.
Estate of Polly Ann Haydon, deceased :
Jas. A. Haydon appointed adnavrnwirator ;
Bonds fixed at "
Estate of Geo. Robinson, deceased:
Inventory and report of appraisers filed
and approved; personal property ap
praised at $5,635 and real estate at
$3,000.
Estate of John Kunrath, deceased :
Inventory and report of appraisers filed
and approved; personal property ap
praised at $1591.08, and real estate at
$5,350; petition to sell property granted.
AT LAW.
T. R. Cornelius & Co. vs. J. C. Emrick
etals: Judgment by default for $219
and costs.
Schulmerick & Koch vs. J. Roney and
J. Holmes: Judgment by default for
$74.80 and costs and disbursements, as
against Roney; as to Holmes, dismissed.
Bailey. Tongue A Schulmerick vs.
John and Mary Roney: Judgment for
$87 and costs and disbursements.
R. W. McNutt vs. E. Schieffelin:
Judgment for $234.50 and costs and
disbursements.
S. Hughes vs. B. H. Catching: Judg
ment by default for $63.40 and cots and
disbursements.
Henry Wehrung vs. L. Jackson : Judg
ment by default for $301.93 and costs,
disbursements and interest.
Application of S. S. Bateman for citi
zenship: Ordered that he be admitted
to citizenship.
A H imr All Tba((.
"Why do you fill up your paper with
such nonsense as this!" he said to the
editor: "John Smith, of Pugville, is in
town, calling on his many friends."
Just then the office boy poked bis bead
in the door and said: "Mr. Smith, of
Pugville, wants fifty extra papers."
"That's why," exclaimed the astute
editor. Harper's Bazar.
rOBEMT UKOVK NOTKS.
(From oar Regular Correspondent )
Following is a list of exercises which
were given at public rhetoricals last
Friday: Book review. Clay Macnamee;
recitation, "The Willamette bridfie," O.
S. Kidder; oration, "Poland," Horace
Stewart; recitation, "Dignity of labor,"
H.Walker; essay, "Slay Day," Emma
Brown; essay, "Intelligence," Pem.
Patton; recitation, "Gossip," Ottie
Young; essay, "Oregon Weather," Dolly
ninman; "Blaine's eulogy on Garfield,"
L. L. Bush ; oration. "John Howard," G.
W. Nelson; essay, "Anne Boleyn," Miss
M. Cauniff; essay, "Longfellow," Miss
Soehren ; essay, "Beggars," E. Godfrey.
The exercises were interspersed with
music, a vocal duet, "In the Sweet Long
Ago," by Day Smith and Laura Griger,
with guitar accompaniment, being
especially well received.
James R. Marsh and Miss Nora Davis
were married last Saturday, at the resi
dence of the bride's parents, near Gaston.
Rev. Mr. Fairchilds officiating. Mr.
Marsh is a graduate of Pacific University,
classical course, class of 1830.
The political bee has begun its biennial
hum in the Grove, and it is said that
quite a number of our citizens have "got
it." A Young Blen's Republican club
was formed here last Saturday night
with a very favorable membership. The
club, however, has made one very serious :
mistake in nledoinsr its members tojU room was entered and the trunk
"support the republican candidates for
the county offices," which is causing
some of the best element in the party to
stand aloof from the organization, and it
is to le hoped such pledges will be left
out, at least until the ticket is nominated.
Such a pledge is the very essence of the
spoils system, and is sure to be taken ad
vantage of by some political tricksters in
the nominating convention. Indeed, we
fail to sec where the leat advantage
can result from it; if the ticket is made
up of the best timber, as it should be, it
will le given the united siiort of the
party ; if not, any one could honorably
withdraw from its support by quitting
the club, and doubtless many would do
so. Midi tilings nave a miner strong
odor of political jobU-ry also. Let the
young men the new voters -give loth
parties to understand that their
candidates must be up to the standard in
ability, and whose character will require
no "whitewashing." The party whip
will doubtless be used quite freely, since
this is a senatorial year, but it should
scare at one.
The presiding elder of this circuit
conducted services in the M. E. church
last Sunday evening.
B. II. Moore h:is quit s hool mid has
accepted a position as "drummer" for
Watters' nursery in The Dalles.
Following is a programme of t lie '-Art
exhibition" which will ! given th'n
(Friday) evening in Vert's hall:
Paut I.
Instrumental Dnet . . . . ....
Mix Merits nn J Mis-t (jeiyer
Life pictures (after old masters)
Life sculpture (after old masters)..
Solo Miss lay Smith
l'Aur II.
Dramatic tableau (three Kccnes) The
crowning of Moutrzoma (king of Mexico )J
Instrumental music Vr. Edwards
This evening the Gamma Sigma society
will discuss the question, "Resolved that
Grecian civilization was more iK-neticial
than Roman." Affirmative, Nelson:
colleague, Ly sons ; negative. Snider; col
league. Smith. On Friday evening
March 9th, the society will hold a public
debate in the Congregational church on
the question, ''Resolved thst Free Trade
is preferable to High Tariff for tl.e U. S."
Affirmative, J. U. Smith, W. H. II.
Myers, Jr., and J. W. Lysons; negative,
A. It. Snider, (J. W. Nelson and Ed. L.
Naylor. The public are cordially invited.
The members of the Forest Grove base
ball club are preparing a drama, "The
Little Brown Jug," which wiM be pre
sented within a short time.
La.-t week we neglected to mention a
"surprise party" which was given the
G. A. R. by the Relief corps. At the last
meeting of the ost the women of the
Relief corps surprised the niembeis of
the post w ith a bounteous supper. It u
said the surprise could not have leen
more genuine.
In the aliscnce of a regular provision
for such matters by our county, the
bridges around here, which were washed
out by the recent raius, have been largely
repaired by private funds. This is un
satisfactory, however, and besides being
wrong in principle, necessitates consider
able delay in the repairs.
Mr. Hudson, who has been employed
as blacksmith in the Indian training
school ever since its foundation here.will
move his family back to the Grove
shortly. He says the present location of
the school at Chemewa is very unhealthy,
and there is now so much prejudice
against the place, on account of this
among the Indian tribes, that new
scholars are secured with great difficulty.
The present superintendent, Mr. Hudson
says, would favor a move to get the In
stitution back to the Grove. Would it
not be well for our citizens to agitate
the question?
The political pot has ttegun to boil in
both political camps at the Grove. The
republicans are especially active and are
determined that the claims of Forest
Grove shall le recognized in the nominat
ing convention ; they say that this place
has never had its quoto of the county
offices, and they want at least a share this
time. The trouble heretofore has been
largely, we Miink, that the delegation
from this place has been so divided It
could not agree on anything itself. It
has gone into the convention with two
candidates for clerk, for example, which
easily allowed Hillsboro to slip her
candidate in. We have been informed
that Hillsboro will not oppose the claims
of the Grove, provided it can agree en
what it wants. We do not know of the
existence of any "ring" at Hillshoro, but
still such will le talked of as long as she
presses her own candidates forward for
the most important of the county offices.
We bear Henry Jackson's name men
tioned here in connection with the county
clerkship, and certainly the republicans
could do no better than to put him on
their ticket . He has been president of
the town council for two years past, aud
would command a large vote here
E. C. Hughes is in the real estate, in
surance and collecting business in the
Grove. And is also spoken of in connec
tion with the county clerkship. He pays
special attention to collections,
Mr. McDonald showed us a few days
ago, plans and specifications of a residence
which ae has drawn up for Dr. Bailey
The design is very neat and will be a real
ornament to Hillsboro. The contract
price is expected to range from $3000 to
$10,000.
As we predicted, Forest Grove took the
lead at the thicken show in Portland last
week. Prof. J. M. Ganison retired with
16 first, 7 second and 7 third premiums
on his fowls, and Geo. Sloan took 7 first
and 2 second premiums.
Joseph Davis, a young roan who at
tended Tualatin academy last winter,
died of consumption last Saturday. He
went to California a few weeks ago in
the hope of being restored to health. He
was oil his way home, however, when be
died on the train. His pareots live near
Gaston and bit body was brought home
for burial.
Rev. H. S. Lyman, of "The Pacific
Express," was in the Grove a few days
this week.
John Griffin, our postmaster, had
something over $80 taken out of bis
trunk a week ago last Sunday evening,
joroken open sometime between a and t
o'clock r. m. It was a most daring rob
bery and was evidently done by Some
one who understood the premises. The
matter has been kept as quiet as possible,
except among a few who were trying to
ferret it out, but it is impossible to ac
complish much when no one will assist
in such matters. There has been a sys
tem of petty thieving going on in the
Grove for months past, and it would
seem that it Is time something was done
by the citizens generally. Mr. Griffin
proposed to go aljout this iu a systematic
manner, but could get no assistant e and
so was compelled to drop it.
Our business men seem to be a unit in
favor of an evening mail if it can !e
secured, but no one seems to care enough
about it to set the ball rolling.
Mrs. Frank Scaly, of Portland, was
visitiog with Mrs. Macrum this week.
Charley Hudson, of Gaston, was in the
Crore a few days ago.
I'OHXEMI N ITE.VIM.
Fkbkl'aky 14. Scott Cornelius and
family contemplate moving on tl eir farm
near Glcnccc soon. Thi will leave a
clerkship to be tilled in the Colonel'
tore, and considerable speculation as to
who will till the vacancy is going the
rounds.
L. S. Fairchilds has slut ted a ieddle
waj;uii, but s:itt the roads are in a poor
condition for his business.
J. F. Ilcndrix's little ron. Harry, got
kicked by a horse Iat week, which
makes an ugly gash in his face.
I. F. Bradley has sold two of his town
lots to Wm. Goodin, who intend build
ing here soon.
I). T. Phillips spun one yarn too in any
last Thursday morning, and got left but
managed to cut it one short Fridar
morning and made it to the station ju-t J nose, throat, bronchial tulna ami lung,
in time to catch the train for Portland, j rati Iw d light fully and entirely cured
The railroad carpenter arc lowering I XtJ the use ,,f -" (; i..P.
the entire Hulk near the station. We ,f ,Wt knw thi already, thons
learn it is to allow the car cf tl.e i "U A"i of ,H-ople con tell
Southern Paciuc to run on tl.ia line n ! ,,u- They have Ineit cured by if. and
!
the steps cf those cars are lower than
those of the O. & ('. IJ. K.
Little Kobbie Hnrtramuf Is very eick
of lung-fever. Dr. Clark S-Miiith is at
tending.
A telegram from San Diego, California,
announces the death of A. t'outuie" Uiy
babv. but does not state from what
cause.
A number nf Imys are piling lumber on
the side-track for Col. Cornelius. They
are quite juoiiani over tneir wajjei,
eighteen rents jer thousand.
S URKIBKIt.
Fine weather to-day; but Cornelius Is
dull and money is scarce.
C. A. Ennis and John Xeep are rutting
railroad wood for Frank Hendris.
W. S. Ingles is still on deck.
A brother of Ceo. Bacon is here on a
visit.
C. II. RolrLs, proprietor of the Cor
neUiis saloon, i fitting it up this week
and is adding a pool table, pictures, etc.
O.K.
MORTALITY KTATISH ICS.
Origmm the HlMt Health mm l'r
llle tttwie Im the I'men-Wweh
tngten her Meet Cenntr.
Many letters are being received by
Thk Independent regarding our soil.
tMirnate and the possibility of securing
desirable homes at reasonable cost. We
have written many articles respecting
the productiveness of our soil,
enumerated the conditions upon which
pleasant homes can be had at reasonable
outlay; enlarged upon Washington's
superior advantages for stock-breeding
and dairy purposes, and challenged any
state west nf the Itocky mountains to
ynake as good showing from any county
Vssesed by them as can !e made ty
urs. Washington is strictly an ajjri
f-ultura) county, and stock-breeding
superiority comes as rmttirnlly to us as to
the counties of famous Kentucky.
We have taken figures from the Rose
jburg Ilaindealcr repectinir the bealth-
fulness or our c limate, whu h is compiled
from the Census Report or 1880. It will
be observed by this compilation that the
highest rate of mortality in theststes, is
in Massachusetts, it being 18.9 for every
one thousand of population, and that
Oregon is the lowest, lieing 10.0 forevtry
one thousand. While among the terri
tories, the District of Columbia is
highest, being 33.6 and Idaho the lowest,
being only 7 to the thousand. The
average rate of mortality for the United
States is 15.1 to the thousand:
Alabama M.9
Arkansas. IM
California 13 J
Colorado .13.1
Connecticut. 1&2
Delawars 15-1
Florida. . . ..... .12.0
Georgia 14.0
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas.
Kentucky ,
Louisiana
Maiue.
Maryland
Massachusetts. . .
Michigan ...
Minnesota
MisHbuiippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire.
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina.
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island...
. 14.6
..ICO
.12.0
1S.3
...14 9
.15.4
UJ
18.1
18.9
11.4
..11.7
. .12.9
10.9
.13.2
. 11.7
lfi.l
,.10.3
.17.3
15.4
,.13JI
, .106
149
. 17.0
South Carolina.
Tennessee
15.8
,..16.9
Texas 15.9
Vermont . 15.1
Virginia 1C.8
Wast Virginia.
Wisconsin
12.0
..12.2
TiaarroBiM
Arizona . . 7.2
Dakota 9.9
District Columbia . 23.6
Idaho . .7.0
Montana 8.0
New Mexico. 30.4
Utah 169
Wash ington ..10.0
Wyoming 1
In connection with this intelligence, it
is hardly necessary to state that Wash
ington is considered one of the healthiest
counties in Oregon.
Vlvlserllen News.
Under the alcove captiou, the February
number of "Our Dumb Animals," pub
lished at Boston, says: Our readers will
remem!cr that we petitioned the
National Convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union to use their
influence to have stricken out of Steele's
Hygienic Physiology, which is Wing
introduce into American school to
teach temperance, all statements calcu
lated to lead lxys to perform cruel
experiments on living animals. The
result appears iu the following very
welcome letter from Mrs. Msry R. Hunt,
national superintendent of the depart
ment of instruction of the W. C. T. U.
in schools and colleges.
IItdk Park, Mass , Dec. 31, 1837.
Mk. Geo. T. A so km.:
Dear Sir, I am happy to inform you
that all allusions to Vivisection are te be
omitted in the next edition cf Steele's
Hygienic Physiology . In hearty sym
pathy w ith your noble c:iuc.
Very truly,
M". R. Ill XT.
llcn'l
Let that colli of yours run on. You
think it ! a light thing. Hut It rii!y
run into catarrh. Or into pneumonia .
Or coiiMimption.
Catarrh is t!isguting. Pneumonia I
dangerous. Consumption M ilc:ith Itself.
The breathing apparntut must be kept
healthy ami clenr of all obstruction and
offensive matter. Otherwise there in
trouble ahe:il.
All the licasci of these art, head.
know how it i themselves." liottli
onl v T. cut . Ask auv druggist.
Is there any Mich man in IlilUlroru
the one the Idaho Star complains of in
the following language; If there i a ly j
one mail on earth that we sum ire mote
than any other, it i the Misnrt Aleck,
wlio.,e lip is alwBV curled up like
a pig's tail, when any project for
advancing Moscow's interest Is refeired
to la his presence. Oh! we are dead
htuck on a fellow like thi. He is so
smart. He knows so much. He is such
a rule fellow. Herould not be inveigled
into seiving on a committee ef any kind
toAvork for the rity, because he is too
snprt to believe that any ''big thing"
will ever strike his city. Of ourse its
all right for some other town to eipect
Kome of the bigett institutions to
locate there, but the man we seak of
is too far-seeing and too shrewd to
think that his town will ever be much
more than it is now. This fellow is a
level headed man level means flat and
prides himself on lieing considered con
servative and on being too smart to be
liee that his town will ever get to the
front. Oh! what a boon this fellow
could ronfer on his fellow men by
qu-et'y suiciding.
A Crealring Hinge
Is dry and turns hard, until oil la applied,
after which it moves easily. When tho
joints, or hinges, of the body are stiffened
and Inflamed by Rheumatism, they can
not bo moved without causing tho most
excruciating peine. Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
by its action on tho blood, relieves this
condition, and restore the Joints to good
working order.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla baa effected, In our
city, many most remarkable cures, in
cases which baffled tho efforts of the
most experienced physicians. Were it
necessary, I could rive tho names of
many Individuals who have been cured
by taking this medicine. In my case it
baa worked wonders, relieving me ot
Rheumatism.
after being troubled with it for years. In
this, and all other diseases arising from
impure blood, there is no remedy with
which I am acquainted, that affords such
relief as Ayer's Sarsaparilla. K. U.
Lawrence, M. D., Baltimore, M d.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla cured me of Gout
nnd Rhenmatlsm, when nothing else
would. It has eradicated every trace ot
disease from my system.-R. II. Short,
Manager Hotel Bolmont, Lowell, Mass.
I was, during many months, a sufferer
from chronic Rheumatism. The disease
afflicted mo grievously, in spite of all the
remedies I could find, until 1 commenced
Ming Ayer's Sarsaparilla. I took sev
eral bottles of this preparation, and was
speedily restored to health. J. Freem,
Independence, Va it
Ayer's Garoaparilla,
Abcolutely Pure.
Ibis powder never varies. A inrv I of
parity, ntreueth aud wholeMoiueness. More
economical tkau the ordinary kinds, mid
cannot be sold in competition with the mul
titude of low test, short weight alum or
phosphate powders. Said otily in can.
novtL mama rovimi v,
nlO-tt 0t; W all St.. N. V.
A I mini Mini tor SitlV.
A Good Farm at Public Auction.
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
in Darsuatioe of en order and decree
of the Oounty Ceart of the Mate of Oroti
m War T - . a
ror waamnfrton uoanty, maue anu entereu
at a recnlar term thereof, to-wit t on the
iHh day of January, K. D. 1H.HM, in the uiHt
ter of the ewtate of Peter Alesander, de
oeaited, and to uiw, as administrator thereof,
directed, I will well at publio auction, to
the uiuheat bidder, at the Court House door,
in Hillsboro, WaubiiiKtou County, Oregon,
On Haturday, the 3d day of March,
A. D. 1hm, at 10 o'clock A. M
All that tract of Land lying, heiiu; nud
huumUi in WnsbiUKton County, Oregon, mid
known and desiirnuted as follows, to-wit:
The South half of the Donation IjhuI
Claim of W illiam Yates and wife, in Sec
tions b and W; the southeast quarter of the
southwest quarter of said section , and nil
the Donation Land t'laiiu of A.ti Hniilli
and wife, in sections 7, and is, not bere-
tofore sold by A. O. Smith and wifeS nil enU
trnct being in Town. 1 South, liaise 3 Went, j
Will, iner., and containing ,'7. acrea, more
or lean, npon the following
iuan or hALK i
One-third of the purchase price to N p.-iid
cash in hand; one-third in one-year, Hint
one-third in two year from th dny of mile,
Deferred pstyiuent to draw intercHt at the
rate of 10 per cent, per annum from day
of aide, and to Iw wcured by mortnce on
the premises sold, t loiivryance to m nt
pure I
UHHer eipeiiHe.
OWIWII! AI.KX NDI'IJ.
Administrator of the r.tnte of 1'eter j
Aletunder, !ceHHed. J-'tl f.t
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III.Mr.nt
MMl.ia riKK aHNS !rvr ilnirn, l inn.
IDEAL RELOADING TOOLS OJ0
WILL aVI ONE-HALF THt COIT Of AMMUNITION. fjfL?
Mailt for all nf fmririAtrrm which mm owi In sny of the following V-ll
lifl-aor I'l.tol.i Marlln, 1 nli'a. Wliu licalrr, Itallunl, mi ti-ii.. Ilt-uiiiigiuu, JP w t
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BAILEY, TONGUE
Are now reeeiviii't nnl ojiciiiiig tlm Luicnt Stock of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Kver brought t lliU market, rom-iMiinr in part of
Ladies' and Gen'-tf All Wool Underwear,
Ladies' Dress Goods and Hosiery,
Shawls, Sheeting, Tickings & Toweling
GROCERIES AND CANNED GOODS!
At piiiiN that ultcily dcIV coui t it inn.
We believe in "iick turns" on email
sixpence can lcat a slow hUllin."
0Produce taken in Exchange
l-.r ihU ut liighift mullet mtcM,
S&rSpovial inducements oflerej to those piuilia-in their Winter Supplies
of u.i.
BAILEY, TONGUE & SCHULMERICK.
XKW TMAY.
Hillsboro
Pharmacy
T
HE PKOPUIKTOHS, IN ASSUMING
control of the Priitf btiNineaa In this
town, beg to announce
that their foremoet
efforts will, under rsoiml KujwrviMioii, be
di rooted toward the publio good.
They will continually purchase thir
Drugs from the bent iniiuuinoluierM in the
Kent, or anywhere making the lineSt pro
ducts.
Patent Medicines
AND
Proprietary-Article:
Of nil ad vert iw d or wtll-known reputation,
will I mi kept iu great variety.
Itooks, Album, Hcinp J looks, npeciaoie,
Puraua, He, Also,
STATIONERY,
CONFECTIONS,
BRUSHES,
PAINTS & OILS
Continually on hand.
IPer:fu.2iie ries
Iu all alzes and at all prices.
BAY RUM, FANCY SOAPS
AN" I) ill.
TOILET ARTICLES,
AS MTLL AS
eJE3 W El Hj 'FLIT !
In rmihieVi !ibL variety, kept in stock.
WINES AND LIQUORS
Only Hold for Medicinal l'urpoaes, on Paa-
WHIHTION. 'I'll llllest liUltlltleM, eKClliai Vly,
" , Tno-'e
"re"'11"'" '
I... !.... Ii.t..i.j (l...,.if..r. , n 1 1 u t It in
PBTCES
reduced iu ( 'oinMiunleil Medioinas,
where tli prime rent Will admit.
Are
Mti i;i:v:, 1 1..- Iipi nin Clerk, will
be pbiiM'J l' mImw inti tilling purchaaeis
iitiv Hrtich- iii . niul will cheerfully at-
triul to nii'l't ciilM, in eft He 14 nf emergency,
in he now hi p-. .lit lie pniulHi .
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