T e a c h e r s ' E x a m in a tio n . LK H IM V II.L K . John Robbins has treated himself to place south of ttie rirer Chaa. Chandler ' Joe Shuugarata being judge. J s Win- i issued an order reducing the number of The following teachers were examin­ U occupant and owner. I>oug. Delanh-1 alow, a half breed, i* wagon maker. I working days of men employed in the C olter* nnd berry pickers are seen i anew binder. He has cut his rye. ed this week, the county school super-1 which he uses as hog feed. It does the Tonic mutt, who married Mias Chriaman, re | At present there is no blacksmith no 1 **10P* f 'om eix to four of eight hours pnatfing every day. Builder . each. The ord«r effects over 4.000 ein* human race more good in pork than intendent taring assisted by W. 1.1 sides not far away. Not far beyond the , one seeming anxious for the posi- ployes, who will, until further notice, Reynolds rod D. P. Htouffer: Miss | Mr. Haniiurn, whose health has been in whiskv. P ublish » E v i » y P rivat B t school house is the abode of Chris Hu>- tion at Adora Cochran, Mi>* M.-ud Stout. Miss a year, F. B. Norwest ' take a vacation every Friday, Saturday 1 poor, is improving W . A.. W A H 1 I , i BAI.I.HTON. Minnie Muikey, Mi*. Viu* Gillarrt, sey on a part of his fathers donation has a little store at the agency. aud Sunday. The Southern Pacific Most of the fall sowu grain around PDBUtMiR a b u n o r u i w i Threshing will commence the last Claud Stout, Mis* Msrtha DeWitte, claim and George Porter lives at the John Callahan, whose home is not far haa found it necessary to retrench dur­ here is in the shock. Miss Delia Miner, 0 . J. Graham, Mi.-s ing the pr- sent stagnation iu transpor­ of this week. old Burden place. Next is the borne away, is the agency farmer. Davis tation business and conclude that it John Bngiis is building considerable Grace Chapin, Miss Mollie Taylor, Miss Our school house is getting a new May Hrrper, Miss Sadie White, Miss of John Auer, who has a good sixed Holmes, who was raised by the Holmes would be better for all concerned to new fence on bis farm. D a l l a s , F r id a y , a c o . 11. taw. Leo Graham, Miss Nellie Thomas, Miss field ef bops with good prospects for a family near McCoy, ' be beef con- limit the working day* of all than to Young hops are not doing very well coal of paint. WILLIAMS* u®cu«ary retrenchment by a in these parts this summer. Mrs Kirk Conner, of Bellvue, died Sadie Simonton. Mis* Ella McGuire, 30 c. fine crop. He is using one of Morri­ tract and a goodly amount of it is cou- Miss Lottie Herbert, Miss May Nelms, MEDICINE CO., „ ■ ■ .. summary dismissal of one third of its last Sunday. per box* son’s sprayers, which works to protec­ ...med during the year. Besides THE OFFICIAL COUNTY TAPER. the ix month* rather long hill and from its summit a number of half breed Frenchmen eighteen men working on this section. Presiding Elder Parsons held an ad­ Commissioner Simpson will start | Who have taken Hood’s Sarsaparilla SO ......................... Per three month* Si Orchard has sold his town prop­ journed session of quarterly conference While there what they think of it, and the replies his steam thresher next Monday. Artver'ining rate* made known on applica- ■ he view is extra fine. Just there was live on the reservation. here last evening, harking into finan­ iou. O orre.poud.nee ie eolicited. the Indians hauled in half a dozen I will lie positive in its favor One h as, The Smith bridge which was in a erty to his father, Pleasant Orchard, Fine Job Printing done at reaaonabie price* locatedJFort Yamhill, and on beyond cial affairs. fill $1,050. John Leach, Proprietor. . 1 ? a j ** • dyspepsia ! dangerous condition, has beeu repair- j the Grand Ronde Indian reservation loads of hay which they sell to the gov­ another finds it indispensable for sick ed. The brick and tile company have spreads out over a space of eight by ernment at $8 per ton. Ten milch headache, others report remarkable Xa. B . F E A Z B E , got their brick dies anil are now turn­ TAKING IN GRAND RONDE. twelve miles. It is fully equal to cows and several teams are kept there. cures of scrofula, salt rheum and other L. L. Swann was called to his home ing out brick at the rale of 10.000 per Stock Inspector for Polk County. at Crawfordsville on account of the se­ the average land throughout the We talked with quite a number of In­ blood diseases, still other will tell you day. Their hriek and tile are second A D D R E S S M cC O Y , O R E G O N . It waa about the middle of the fore­ county, most of it being comparatively dians of all ages and nearly all of them that it overcomes ’‘ that tired feeling,” vere illness of his sister, Velna. to none iu the county. First class tile of all sizes from three The family of H. D. ritaats are back noon when we hitched and went in at level and well wooded and watered. It used as good English as the average and so on. Truly, the liest advertising to eigiit inches in diameter. Mr. Wester nas l-een furnishing the which Hood’s Sarsaparilla receives is from the blackberry patch, and Henry the home of John (Ju’ rk, aome twelve is now thirty-seven years since the va­ white man. All were quiet and civil the hearty endorsement of the army power for the hriek and tile mill, but Maltison anil Frank Lewis will start will move his engine hack to tlie ware mile* out on the Grand Ronde road rious tribes of Indians were gathered and nearly all had something to do. of friends it has won by its positive for there iu a day or two. PRICES PER 1.000 FEET: house next week He has about 3,- Home years ago he and brotherinlaw, there. Most of the old ones at that We did not havo time to visit the grist medicinal merit. W. W. Smith, one of our young and <>00 bushels of old wheat in the ware­ Dick Dunn, bought the old Heinatreet date have passed away and nearly all and saw mill in charge of J. B. Trul­ industrious farmers, runs his binder house. COUNTY C O U R T. - Five in ch .......... place, but Mr. Dunn now lives at the ttie younger ones now there were born linger. Sometime we hope to have a ................ 32 night and day in order to reap the Sam Yocom has bought Curt Alfrey PROBATE. i Six in ch ............ golden grain ere it is too ripe. ........ 42 head of Gooseneck. Mrs. Quirk and and raised on the reservation. Grand whole day to spend among the red out of the butcher business and Sew­ 1 Seven inch . . . . ............ 60 her children remembered our visit Ronde store, owned by Dell and Chet. folks and the white folks on that resei' Burch, J. Uur Sunday school is not very well ard A Mlev and Bill Wilcox have pur­ ; Eight inch........ : . L . . . . 7k attended during the summer. Let us chased the Cornelius - jority of the fire places in all that re­ dians. The agency is three miles las. ence shall be remote I from the s'at ite consisting of twenty-three men, is now pear to effect them to the point of gion were made from it. Cost of from the store, and, besides a number — THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN SALEM TO BUY— T heme are times that call for confi­ books as soon as their ' representatives busy cleaning this portion of the river howling. transportation is all that prevents it of government buildings, th Catholics can legislatively deal with it.’ The Scientific analysis shows that nerv­ from being largely developed. Jim have a good church and a large school dence and forbearance. With the only other affirmative action proposed of tile stranded logs and by noon or HAY TOOLS OF ALJ. KINDS, evening today it is thought that all the Brown, of Salem, is the present owner. building. Very many of the Indians present surroundings it is impossible is tliu recommendation in the Iasi sent logs will be far down the river. Itost ousness in a cow increases the percent­ — AND ARE PREPARED TO MAKE— age of butti-rmaking qualities in the Just a* the orb of day was directly ov­ have liecome to a great extent Ameri­ for most persons to promptly meet ence of the message that, “ other legisla­ evening the river present«! a busy milk. The percentage under normal tive action may put beyond all doubt scene—twenty-three men, four or five their obligations. From the banks erhead we reached the home of L. M. canised and their homes are scattered conditions is about 4£. but under ex­ or mistake the attention and ability of Wallace on the place first taken up by about over the reservation. All the down to the humblest citixen it is true. the government to fulfill its pecuniary floats, a cook's shanty on a raft and a citement it sometimes rises to 12 per river full of logs. This drive started George and Harry Lawson. His fa younger generation can read and write Almost without exception the hanks of obligations in money universally recog­ from above Peoria about the middle of cent. The Oregon are sound and safe, unless a nized by all civilized countries.” The July and will probably reach Newberg ther came to this oounty a long time and talk very good English. Over at. the big end of Slab creek the ago, lived near Perrydali for many children of school age are fed, clothed run is made on them, in which case a president’s meaning doubtless is that a distance of 36 miles in sixteen or other evening Willard Wright and Lot power should be explicitly given to the Shreve went out boat riding and soon years, and was buried at Pleasant Hill and taught at the expense of the majority of them could be compelled administration to reinforce the supply twenty days. found the craft up set and themselves to close their door*. Never lieforo was government, they being required tore- cemetery thirty years ago. Mr. Wal­ of good when necessary. Such authori­ P r e s id e n t o n T a r if f R e f o r m . having a joyless rims keeping their lace has a good home and everything main at the taiarding and school hou e there so much reason for everybody ty is needed and should be given In his message to the extra ssssion heads above water until assistance Journal of Commerce— The presi­ of congress, just convened, Mr. Cleve­ came. in excellent shape around him. His during the school year. There were being lenient and lending a helping dent’s message is strong, broad and in orchard and his barn tell that ho over eighty children in school the past hand to others. More mutual confi­ the wisest sense a politic document— land spoke as follows: It was my pur­ pose to summon congress in special believes in having things well done. year. The catholic priest, Father Cro­ dence is what the situation demands. strong, for it states with great clear­ session early in the coming September His wife is a daughter of Nathan Hus­ quet, has been there since I860 and ness and simplicity the duty of con­ that we might enter promptly upon the F ok the twelfth time the American gress at this moment; comprehensive, work of tariff reform, which the true in­ sey and they have a family of well will probably end his days among the raised and interesting children. We nations wards, for whom he has done congress lias been convened in special for it summarizes very fully the facts terests of the country so clearly de session, beginning last Monday. Where of the existing situation and their con­ msnd. which so large a majority of Un­ are again on the road and soon drop so much and by whom he is so much | there aie so many conflicting interests nection with the silver purchase law ; people as shown by their suffrages de­ respected. Hister M. Agnes, who I as anchor where old Mr. Tharp settled politic, for, while it suggests no com ­ sire ind expect, and to the accomplish down almost half a century ago. His been there seven years, and is superin­ and so many diaiiietrieully opposed in­ promise and holds out no vain hopis rnent of which every effort of the pres­ terests, to say nothing of party differ­ of international agreement for the en­ ent administration is pledged. But son, Joe, now owns the place but lives tendent of the school building and larged use of silver, and ill short makes at Bellvue. He and his wife have late boarding house, showed us over the ences, it is not at all probable that a no effort to conciliate the silver men in while tariff reform haa lost nothing -if its immediate and permanent impor - apecdv satiaiactory conclusion can be whole premises and we found every­ ly returned from the world’s lair and congress, it does show the working­ anee, and must in the near future en arrived at on the silver queation, which men of the country, the (sitent ele­ g.igc the attention of congress, it has we found them camping and putting thing neat and clean. There are five up hay. The place has been rented to other sinters under her supervision. lias called for this extraordinary ses­ ment in the voting population, how Seemed to me that the financial condi­ disastrously they would be affected by tion of the country should at once and Jasper Lady, who will soon move over 8he was in no sense forward, but as free sion. Henry Clay was the great com­ cheapening the dollar. before all other subjects be considered to Champoeg, his place being taken by and easy as any business woman ac­ promise advocate in the troublous The Tribune— The oresident has by your honorable body. times of a past generation and today a young Mr. Stow of Bellvue. George customed to mingle with the world done his part well. There are manly M ON M OU TH . Lawn Mowers, Garden Tools, Rubber Ilose, Plows, Har­ Tharp and family live at the next place and the same was true of Father Cro­ the country needs such a man to bring and strong words, and leave little dis­ west and N. A. Newbill down on the quet. Miss Brigg, who came there from the opposing elements, influences and position to suggest that the responsi­ rows, Road Machinery; Wagons, Carts, Mowers, Rakes, W. C. Hembree is very sick. Speaks through the Boothbay (Me.) Repinter, bility has rested with him since the road. He was building a new hop Pennsylvania a year ago a* a teacher, interests as close together as possible. 4th of March, and that every fifty’s de­ o f the beneficial results he has received from farm Implements of Every Description, Hardware, Iron and The threshers start on Friday. a regular use of A y e r’ s Pills. He says: “ I house. He and hia neighbor, John became attached to a young Indian, To say that this, that or the other pol­ lay since that time might have been Steel. The Largest Stock, Best Selections and Lowest Prices. was feeling sick and tired and my stomach Dr. Parrish is about ready to fire his Haworth, will not have much of a crop John Langley, anil is d o * his bride. icy is absolutely right and all the oth­ avoided if he had called congress to­ brick kiln. seemed all out o f order. I tried a number ers wrong is too strong an assertion gether. If mistaken in deferring ac­ o f remedies, but none seemed to give me this year, but the next season will find She bail bought a farm just outside bros The newly appointed postmaster, J. tion. he is plainly right now in asking relief until I was induced to try the old relia­ them with nearly thirty acres in. Mr. the reservation where they will live. for any weak mortal. All reasonable congress to do its part with prompt­ J. Higgins, has taken charge. Corner State and Liberty streets, Salem. ble Ayer’s Pills. I have taken only one Ni wbill arranged to put out seven acres The present agent, Ed. Lampaon, is a (a rson* will admit that the mass of ness. Without distinction of party, box, but I feel like a new man. I think they Miss Ora Morehead did not go east our (imminent men are honest in their are the most pleasant and easy t o take of of new hops last spring, but the late pioneer of Willamina and will soon ni'-n who care for the public wclffare as was reported last week, she having anything I ever used, being so finely sugar- rains caused his calculations to mis­ give place to the newley appointed convictions and efforts, regardless of will sustain him whenever he is so changed her mind, coated that even a child will take them. I carry. It is about forty years since hi* agent, Mr. Brcntano. Dr. Kershaw has party lines. They would gladly fake clearly In the light. urge upon all who are in need of a laxative A pliotogi aphic car stands on the The Times—There is not a trace of to try Ayer’s Pills. They will do good.” father settled across the Yamhill not seen much service at Indian agencies any course to briug the country out of partisanship or of that much more motor track, but we think the proprie­ Por all diseases of the Stomach, U verr far from hia present home. E B. Har­ and ably assists the agent. There are its present chaotic financial condition. subtle temptatian for men in high tor is not getting rich. and Bowels, take Hut with all their learning, itudy and place— pride of opinion. There,(s no­ ris and son. of Mill Creek. were haul­ six Indian police, who take daily turns Rev. .1. N. Smith, pastor of the ing hay to the Bart Trullinger place, on duty around the agency. Among experience they cannot clearly see thing in it that can offend any section, Christian church, has gone to Eugene sny class or even any faction. Legis­ City to hold a protracted meeting. what is best. True, some would sac­ Prepared by Dr. J.C . Ayer k Co., Lowell, Mass. where they will move this fall. Just them are Frank Quenel and Dave lation, which ia so far the cause df our serosa the river is the country home of Lttto. Offenders are put in jail until rifice everything for partv, and others troubles that its removal is essential to Miss Mvra Smith and Miss Grace Kvery D o s e E f f e c t i v e John T. Lady, who came to these parts the semimonthly meeting of court, haik mainly at the personal interests recovery, is not denounced in an g ry Hargrove have gone out on the Luck- £ r ~ : W . W . J O H N S , 3 = ^ 3 of their friends, hut the hulk of con- spirit and no reflection is made upon iamute to visit gramlpa Isaac Smith. about the same date as the New bills. gress want to do what ia beat for all. I lb«’ motives of those who brought it Prof. Spillman and wife and Mr?. His f-iiiiily spend most of their time at Only the future can prove how wise or -»'•••'It. I’liere is no harsh criticism of Morehead went to Newport. The ladii s their Dallas home for better education’ conflicting theories or theorists, while returned the last of the week, but he otherwise their action may be. al advantages, but are now out harvest­ | there is a most moving appeal to the j remained. ing their crop. Chet Babcock lives on T E U E D R A P H ,C . ° ’' * » ’ * » i A number of families who went to -----—_ | « * message that every American must the Lady place. Up that way hay was W ashinoton , Aug. 8 — The extra r««P*ct and iu winch all may Lei not the coast in different directions have selling at from $4 to $5 in the field. returned others are still there enjoy­ session of congress assembled at noon, unie satisfaction but pride. ing the sea air. Turning up a narrow lane, between The assembling is of special interest, -------- n , ■ two grainiields, at the .-chool house, we because for the first time in a third of , rrom»imi C la ss — — -lu r e ,., Messrs. Berry, Campbell and Jertnan | a century the democratic party is in At ths dose of school .Mrs Wash have arrived from the Hungry Creek were soon in the presence of Nathan control in s'l departments, and because promoted her advanced class of twenty mines of California, where the prospect , Hussey, where he dropped down in the nation 1 legislature ia convened to I two members to the next highest gradé is quite .flattering. IMS, the Tharps and Burdens then be­ les) with one of die gravest questions , I tost Wednesday afternoon she invited The normal summer school has end­ ing his "idy neighbors for many miles. which has confronted the nation since j them and about twenty more of their ed and the teachers all gone home. 1 He has been a remarkably active man, the civil war. While the responsibility j associates to assemble at her home for They gave a fine entertainment the for the results rest on the democrats. | a flo w of fun and s feast on ice cream and now although weighed down with last evening of ths school. U is also true the questions at issue will lemonade and cake Forty-two put in yea is, may be found out cutting stove There are many unpleasant things not be fought out on strict party lines, j an appearance a little before the hour PIONRXK. ra this life, and one of them i* wood and choring around. For some for the parties are divided on it geo-1 named. Thev skipped the rope blew Vave to pay a big price for inferior years they had to go to Oregon City Judge Boise has moved out on his ! graphically rather than politically | bubbles ind cast manv an’ anxi- goods. These who deal with Pat The anomaly is shown of men on each | on, glance to where the refreshment* farm at Kllendale. with an ax teems for all kinds of sup. ton Brie , the side of th* free-coinage p.imposition in were being prepared The repast must plies and did not then think it very John Middleton has a flue piece of the ranks of democrats, republicans, | hate been good for they licked up ev- wheat on hi* new laud, BOOKSELLERS, * » « — ■«■ < * U m seism . AI las« I m M a d Siurh of s task. When Jimmy O'Nml Before walk acres* m j ream su 4 took to m y b o d . u populi.ts and greenhackers alike. This ] erv morsel put before them Never get shoddy article* t>ecau*e p ot up the ttouriug mill at Kllemlsle is a fruitful theme of disc nasion, an d1' Ttie attendance at Sabbath school | tkiMfkt, to Sto. 1 to|U «s s t o Hred'a leaving each one wrote hia or her name they keep nothing of the kind, and there are many congratulations that in the teacher* autograph album H hs. been better than expected. the distance, twenty miles, seemed al F r o m th e C o r v a llis C a r r ia g e F a c t o r y . their trade i* Sb extensive that they nothing. Frank Hussey li Several of the Pioneer lv>y. sre gre | can afford to put on a very domain of the rigid party politic* with ing with W. B. Davis’ .teem thresher. i Jsw father and has seventy five — Also carts, wagons and a general assortment of— Jacob Criiier and John Daly will in a a likelihood that it will 1« discussed SMALL MARGIN OF PROFIT. i of wtowat that they thought would Dr. McCsIlon report* a new girl at j more nearly in the light of pure rea- day or two he drawing fish from Three River, as fast a* Father Crider can the home of Frank Ivy. and. judging eon. I thirty five bushels to the acre, Theirs is a first cl»*» husinew i skin, salt and roaat them. They may from the »mile on Frank’» face, he house in every sense of the word. jiruaa l»ee* Were weighed I expect the ilear -uiblic to divide Uteir would not change places with Cleve- .H B. Plummer, Dallas, At the Cbriemen today fish stories hy threw. land. Nerve TH E POLK COUNTY ITEMIZER Blood TILE WORKS. DALLAS, O R EC. ADVANCE THRESHERS REOPENING. iè B r o w n <& S m i t h , Stoves and Hardware, /^ricultur&l Implements, IDÏÏER AND RAKE. T h e Best Price on B inding T w in e . CALL -A -H S T ID SEE TJS. cj-n^^r , HARNESS SHOP. A Y E R ’S P ILLS TAKING MEDICINE. Farm Harness of Best Oak Tanned Leather. Single Buggy Harness $5.50 and Upwards 244 COMMERCIAL STREET, SALEM, OREGON. CAR LO AD OF B U G G IE S /IQRICU LTUR/IL - M ACHINERY.