l I E i n : A M I U E IIK .lH O i l'S. Hriilitporl liriiMitiiiK». l'ersonul Mention. Local**. „ A calf, three months old, In long­ in g to John Wolverton, tiwik quite F. Y . Mulkey whs at Albany last Picnic» art* wow in order. A most welcome ruin Polities ure warming up. Published Every Saturday. a strange caper Sunday morning by Friday. The building talk stili continue«. Spring time—Our frogs are croak­ More improvements are in order. turning round and round for a short ing around. Gov, lVnnoyor sjHike at Pendleton Spring wheat is up in all it« glory. (¡rand preparation for the two "T lie town o f Monmouth i> «hunted in the time, and then fell over nml died in center o f the richent pirt o f l ’olk eonutv, this week. All spring grain -own and m ntly >1 lys picnic. The candidate« meet ¡it Dallas to- righ t miles* south o f the county sent, Dullu*, a few minutes. The cause Is strange above ground. s.nne immigrants are moving to I,. Ihmion and It. M. Smith went day. and two all' 1 onc-hutf miles west o f the th riv­ enough. in g town o f Imiepeiulcuce. wild contains a to Dallas Friday. < >n Tuesday morning the t Itti in-t. our tow n. More will soon follow. A family frmn Dixie wil! move to population o f over 4**0. I lic location U a There will lie a telegraph line put a daughter was born to Mr-, A V N. ('. G. Coad, republican candidate oeautiful one, on a rich rolling prairie, and F. S. Powell, our road supervisor, thè town. up lietwtvn this place und Indepen­ Snyder o f Astoria. A ll well. for county clerk, was hero Thursday for general heulthfulncaa, the site is all that is doing excellent work. The «lekne»« ulnari town is report- dence. It will I k * run on the same Robert Glaze has left to Join Ids night. could be desired. Monmouth otters many advantages, and those contemplating am en­ hrother-in-law, R. Cnumlicrluiii on lion. P. \V. Haley, made us a ed liettor. | m lies set for tin* telephone. The im­ lion. J. D. Liv, conte up outlie terprise an* invited to confer with o*’.r citizen*. tin* ChamUrlam bottom wethink. train front Portland Friday. The OusaavEU w ill he read in every tow nship friendly call last Saturday. The Yamhill tlemoerat.s ha ve their portance o f this lint* can he readily 1 can't see which heifer owns that unit at every |*istotticc in the enrin* county, County a.— sor, \Y. L. Wells, Is ticket in thè fieli!. Several o f the different party can­ seen. It will give us quick commu­ und therefore unexcelled a- an advertising calf on tin* range, -aid Top- W hy didates have I k vn in town tills week. w ilin g on our county people now. nication with our neighbor town, medium." Head our correspondcnee. The lo­ then its a twin calf or at least it Inis W. P. ( ’onnoway, is now a happy which is greatly needed. U rin m utin r * replied the graduate. Mayor John Gates, o f Portland, is cai man frolli Bridgport. father. A in |K)uml girl ut his home. The Observer lour mouths fur 7Urts. The fifteenth annual reunion o f Lots of hflildlngs going up. J. 11. dead. I lo was a most worthy citizen. Cur oounty jiuikt « are liyomlng Some tibie discourses were deliver­ .the Oregon pioneers, will take place Teal Is erecting a large .-bed at F. tlieir town«. This is rigiri. Hon. J. I). Let* and Frank Collins ed by Bishop Dulilis and Rev. Wil- liusiuess Mention. Butlers and is to build a house for .1. in Portland June l.'i. A ll old pio­ of Dallas, tire in Portland this week. sini o f M. E. church to large audi­ There will I h * a republican club or- I. T. Mason the dentist, ut Dallas. neers throughout the state should S. Micheli, G. W. Gardiner is to ences this week. have a new ham and I ioumc this -ca­ Wm. Pereivul is now on a visit to gtuiizeil ut MeCoy to-day. J. W orth's tine groceries. begin planning to attend. Death sini. and Wilson Lei* a new house. Another hardware linn has open­ his son-in-law Ed Ford at Yaquina Nonne who reati- thè ()nsi:iiVi:it Keail our new advertisements this week. has made sad havoc in Ha* ranks ed up for business in town. City. Walker V a—all lias received a wel­ w ill l>e trouhled witli coiisumption. T h e F. M. A. store has new gutaLs. during the past twelve months. Tilt* come addition to hi- family in the Goodman «V Douty have moved W m. McFudden a ifl wife, o f A! Ili** gi'.illgcl’.- A ili Iloid u two day It. M. Smith publishes price« this week. mud summons has come to a grenter kt - iiii o f ids brother Arthur, from their slock o f hardware into the hany, arc visiting their friends in picnic oh thè 17th and ltithofJuue inimlier than ever before in the same Migland -weight about 1 to lbs. brick on the corner, lately vacated Connowav A Cooper hardware men Inde town. by Zed Rosendnrf. pendence. at ( >uk Grove. 1 length offline, and so it will eon- Both brothers doing well. Jim Sav age, o f near Sheridan hail Iteference permitted to Hebrews . Dentistry tirst < lass work done by I. T. Independence is preparing for a Millions tim e goes by . Mason at Dallas. 12: 11 now preparing for the press ( orvulliN. the misfortune to break his leg last grand time picnic days next Thurs­ »Some out* who had no intention of as companion volqjue to “ lle n rv ’s Head li. M. Smiths prices that lie oilers for week. Quito a number of buildings UtUlcf day and Friday. doing right, muffled the public school meditation among the tombs,” a the n ex t So days. headway at present. Mrs. Humphreys, of Newport vis­ work entitled ‘ ->*ilt River Musing” Three railroads are project!**! and 1 ell and stopped the chimney; al-o, faints, Oils, Varnish ut I f. V. fotursfcn's ited her brother, !L M. Smith this Rev. 1. L. Ilirsclnier and Wife are under construction aero-* the cuntl- removed the street lamp from tlu* by a seeker whom the otHet* did not cheap. seek hard enough toget him. Ready in Portland this week. wtek. ! nent o f South vVmerie;i. church corner to some other part of about the •7th of June, give your or­ T h e highest price will he paid for old iron: Henry Waller is talking of return­ j J. A. Dcmpsy anti wife, o f Dixie, This Is the finest growing weather town in t Saturday night. These ders at unv rope factory or drug store. by K. lfunee, o f Iiule|a*ndenee. ing to 1 iidepoiidence. are registered at the Holton, Port­ ever seen InOregon, and grass, grains symptoms are very had and should Our critic Las been favored with a Th e Farmers Supply Depot, .l/mmouth sight ol the mlvanei* sheet« and ex­ Property is changing bands quite land. and fruit promise a large crop. be checked. No gcntlonfcn indulge tracts the following: “ The district rapidly in town this spring. und Independence. Ira Smith anil wife -pent Saturday A largo list o f names have been in such, that cause inconvenience and watered by Salt River is mximmend* Hurhank seedling potatoes for sale at II. Every body ta lk -o f going to Inde­ W . M urphy’s farm, between Independence and Sunday, with friends on the added to the Oiisr.KVl’.P. subscription disgust to good citizens. Young ed by tlie medical faculty for oerbun pendence on the excursion next Fri­ and Buena Vista. A n y one wishing seed pota­ Luckiamnte. boys if you ever expect to be respect­ complaints, -**vere swellings o f the day. list this week. toes w ill do well to call on ai^^*lurpl>y. head are mostly heeciltted by a short Robert Clark and .1 H. Moran are Some hoodlums pulled up and car­ ed, respect yourself. trip up the rivcriuid cases are know n Those Unuitiful much needl'd G o to Shelly A V u n du y^^B r your dry goods, clothing, etc., Indep'.sWenee. having a line lot o f cord wood cut ried off one of the telephone pole* W hile passing along our county where a patient could barely Wear a showers, are causing our formers to Fenton A Truitt, the leading merchants o f for this market. from the public square. This i- all roads this week, we noticed that number 8 hat, being -non so far re­ smile. stored, that Iris old (H came into use Dallas, look at their stock before going else­ Roliert Johnson left for Portland Joshua McDaniel and wife were in wrong. nearly every farmer had completed again as good as new.” We may where. Monday, where he is engaged as re­ Th e finest line o f dress goods ever brought town over night this week the guests The teachers’ educational m * iinc his spring -ceding. In a few fields, continue this review next week if porter for the T ln its . t > f o lk county are t ihe foun l ^it (i. Co:i I s of Mrs. Howell. held at Bethel last week was a grand however, the finishing touches were space serves. <>ur military company (Coitijuiny the new store Dallas. Our five school houses art* all in Sheriff Groves is out this week success. A good crowd was in at­ being given. In a great number of Ei and thcCorvallis boys Brass Band A ll goods w ill lie sold at C. G. (,'oad’s new -ummoning jurors lor the May term tendance. | fields the spring grain is well up out full blast and tin* young i*!"us are be­ are going on tlu* picnic excursion. ing tamrlri to shoot -truight at good store, Dallas, at pric - that defy eoiniK-titiou. o f circuit court. Quite aiuimlHT o f birthdays have of the ground, and many o f them citizenship. . T llK H uoo d k u . Quite a numlK'r have expressed a Y o u should not miss the eliunee to examine showed a carpet of green several Inch­ desire to sea Monmouth and the Nor­ come due the past few days, and eei- X. Enimitt, who was canvassing this sto< k before purcliasin : else* here. es high, with a prospect o f a bounte­ mal school w bile down to the picnic. J. S. Waterhouse bus a full line o f ¡mints fora book in Linn county last week, ' ebrutions o f that order are reported I> »II hs L o ca ls. ous yield next harvest. The weath­ The State Agricultural College is pleasant. lias returned homo. ¡md oils, g ive him a call. Real estate markft quite active. er during March and A pril has been to I k * completed by till* first of June. Fine stuck o f watches, clock«, jew elry, ut A young man o f this place talks of Eld P. It. Harnett, now o f Salem, line for spring sowing, enabling the Horn, to tlie wife qf M. D. Ellis a < ’orvailiH will certainly have a boom II. K. Patterson's. A ll these good* ore go­ Christian Church, made this ollice a I : “ taking up law.” That is much in the way of schools within the next son, Thursday, April 2(5. farmers in the Willamette valley to in g hist because they are sold cheap. year, * better than that the law should take* pleasant visit Tuesday. push forward and complete this kind i Mr. Elisha Bed well of your place W hen at Indejiendcnoe cull ut tin cite Ha­ : him up. The recent rain lias stopped the o f work much earlier than is sonu>- was in town w(*dne>du.v. C. A. Johns and Janie* Townsend, ss air Bookstore opposite the Nichols ilousi hauling o ftlie foundation rock for John Elkins and Mary English, time-practicable, especially on low fo r embroideries, laces, picket lmndkervhiel's of Dallas, two jo lly attorney’s pussed Our next sheriff, Ira Smith ba­ tlu* court bouse, hut as they have buttons, croquet sets, and articles 11M J numer­ ■ deaf mutes o f Lane county, wi re , lands, which dry off rapidly, and licen in town several times this quite a supply on hand, the stonu this way Wednesday. ous to mention. married at the mute school Thursday was put in good condition and sown w eek. masons are busy laying the founda­ (h i to see the opening o f new goods at the Chester Coad, Polk county’s next tion between showers. Corvailbt ! by Rev. P. S. Knight. D. S. Brothers in o f Little Elk, new store at Dallas. I to grain. Higher land and prairie clerk, was in town Thursday. We will soon have a court house to bo Benton county was on our stnet- Spring goods, lute styles, arriving at II. I!. acknowledge a pleasant call. This is the most beautiful time of ground w as just beginning to need a Momlay. proud of, Patterson's, independence. the year. Nature fairly groans with little rain and it came very oppor­ F. S. Ilarzee was visited by his fa­ Emigrant- an* coming hi at a live­ ('. G . Coa l is closing oat the bankrupt ther brother and sister, o f Marion the artistic work it has done on tunely in the refreshing showers of ly rate, there are no vacant houses Lurkininuti* Station. stock p f goods lately brought to Dallas. the last few days, making the farm­ in town. plants, trees and vegetables. county .Saturday and Sunday. Vote tin* republican ticket. T h e y art* all first class goods end must be ers rejoice and freshening up the pas­ Riley A Comi will commence to Mrs. M. J. Watson died at her Eld. Mcssick o f this place is report­ sold. M rs . Kd, E. Elkins Is sick. tures and Hock-* on the range. Ev­ lay the foundation for the new hotel A first class jew eler is now engaged at the ed as having quite a successful meet­ home in Salem Sunday April lift, ’So, ery pm.-pect of a good en p. next Monday. Frank Howard is on the sick list. aged 78. Slu* came to Oregon in shirt* i t ' l l . It. Patterson, lnde|iendenee. ing tit Salt Creek grange hall. G. W. McBee, repiihliean candi­ Columbus Tetherow is fixing him 1847, and settled in Polk county, Good watch anti clock repairing. Give him F. S. Harzee’s brother from East­ date fin* < oimiilssoiier was in town a race tnwk. '1rs. J. II. Curley. where she remained until within tlu* a culi. ern Oregon, is here this week, lie Thursday. 1 lilt and Jay look bad «luce a cer­ Died o f coajcntlon o f the brain, on pest few years. (h iiim l see the lunkrupt stock o f goods nt will likely locate in this county. 1 Burso* moved into town this tain young lady left. I the 27th inst., at 12 o’clock a. in., at Dallas. They must he sold in the next (Jo When passing along the street at her residence, Southwest corner Pa­ week. He has secured a position of Horn to the wife o f W . P. Conno - [ H. F. Gibson and E. E. HeWitt days. N ow is the tim e to get good bargains. Independence, don’t fail to stop and cific and Fillmore Sts., San Francisco the N. G. It. It. went to Monmouth la-*t Sunday. Hpoctaeles pro[>erly focused and accurate­ ’ way, Thursday, May 3, i-ss, a girl. taken look at Henry .Patterson’s ( felifomia, Martha, w ife o f .1. H. Y e editor o f the OnsF.uVKit and Scott Ijuughary, o f Corvallis, vislt- ly fitted at 11.1!. Patterson's Inde]K*ndem*e. The father and child are doing well. show window. Those amber pins Curley, in her .Kith yiar. Sla* leaves Oliver Waller, o f Monmouth were ed his [wifents one day last Wtyk a husband and four small children to among us Wednesday. K very pair sold fu lly guaranteed. t f Pres. D. T. Stanley, left for Guk-‘ are the greatest novelty o ftlie age. mourn her lo-s. Mrs. Curley was a Shelly und Yundtiyn an* in the lend with A dance was given at Mat Hcnif* I. N. Woods Inis again 'Liken the largest s ' i ick o f general nierehaudise in i land California, on last Saturday. An exebung'* remarks that “ as daughter o f Mr . Wm. Dawson ol charge o f the Dallas station much to , ford’s oil Wednesday evening o f lust independence. Th eir prices (simpare with He will return the last o f this week. this place. We etui recollect her and this is leap year, it w ill 1 e in erd( r week, the times und all go:sis are warranted lirst interesting little son hi ing here on a the satisfaction o f the community at class. A . B. Griggs has started his reef for tin* young ladies to loaf around visit same ten year» ago. large. o Tig* meeting ho* I kvij iliscontinueil Go.to Dallas and get tin advantages o f the peddling wagon through the county. the church doors and make remarks * at the Elkins school house, on ac­ Al. Thcrston is circulatimg a peti­ low prices, that the new stock o f goods art He will furnish choice .beef from this on the beauty of the* young men as tion to have a road opened lrom this count o f Rev, Huns iker tralng called lieing closed out at. This is the tirst time \V catlii'r Itepert. plait* to Cooper Hollow. It is a away. they come out.” ,time on. in f o lk county that new good » were ever The Calvary Sunday-seh(K)l Is pro- During April 1888 there were (! move in the right direction. Every Hurry C. Harris left for Lexing­ A person came into this office dur-1 di^cs during w hich rain fell and an one should sign it. sold us cheap. N ow is your time. [gressing finely under the auspices o f He ing the week with a complaint that aggregate o f .»ft inches o f water. Thousands ofladies say it is the host they ton, Morrow county Tuesday. It is the prevailing opinion here the Evangelical church. will accept a position as drug clerk j lu* had just received a letter from There wore 11 c!»*ar, 7 fair and 12 that the republicans will elect the ever used. T hey mean the W h ite sewing Win. M iller mid family, o f Dallas, machines—you w ill tiinl them ut Blister A at that place. Dallas, Polk count,*, Or. that had cloudy days. The highe-t tempera­ greater part o f their ticket. Straight were visiting at Frank Holman’s on ture lor the month 77°, lowest 40% voting is going to be the watchword. last Sunday. We suppose they Vernons, Indcjioiidencc, brick block. Last Friday night Hen Winson lost been eight days on the roq^I. men* 32.(it»°, monthly range o f temp. dime out to see the Ixiy. Dr. Waterhouse o f this plore has made a fine horse m ar Lincoln, it ran a* ( >n Monday the citizens o f our qui­ P o m p . A »petition is lK*ing circulated 87°. Highest daily mean temp, was some remarkable cures o f had (uses o f 1x4 plank in its thigh and died ii9 et town were startled by the alarm •01° m > the 2oth, the lowest to0 on the among our citizens, requesting that chronic female complaint; lie ru n s every 2nd. I'he monthly mean is abuse o f tire. Cpon investigation it proved one hour after. tin* ex p ress train now running hc- the average for April by 3.00° and o 1 m * a kettle o f tallow on tirv in th** Normal Notes, ease, even after physicians have given them K in g O’ Malley o f the Home Life tween Portland and McMinvllle tin* precipitation is I clow normal by t -ar o f tlie butcher shop. No dam up. Correspondence solicited. I'.tUTKD iiy c. II. JOSIS, 2.2ft. Frosts occurred on the 7, 7, I” Insurance Co. has been exposed by come up as far a- Independence. Parties contemplating building, w i'l do Miss Belle Gray is at her home In 11. The prevailing wind for tl> the Oregon City Courier. He is de­ Th** entertainments given by the Benton county this week. w ell to consult Haras* and Koliertson. and Persons receiving copies n* t!i month was from the south-west dur­ ulcmv on Tue-day and Wednes- nounced as a “ brazen-faced” fraud. theic prices on shingles, sash und doors. OnmcitvKR will please consider it an ing 7 days, south lo days, north 13 iu • night were grand suc»i*sses in The Athletes have accepted an !■- days. During April 1337. then* were W e « i l l sjieeial attention o f our readers to Our young friend “ ( freely” is us Invitation to become a permanent every way hut flTnancially. It is to citation to sing at a concert In Inde­ 13'days on which rain fell and 3.01 the hardware establishment o f Connowav A cute as they make then). I k * regretted that our citizens give no pendence on the lHth o f this month. With his subserilK'r; however, no one will he in. o f water. There were 3 clear, 7 liettcr siqqiort to home talent. Cooper Independence. These men are live two year old colt and express wagon, Pres. D. T. Stanley left Saturday chaired for it unless they have ub- fair cloudy da vs. Highest temp, was tmsinods men and are dealing fairly with on a business trip ttfOakland Cal. he makes a fine “ turn out” on our Bcrlbed. (!ii° on the’ 2«, lowest 28° oil the l»th, • the public. G ive them a call. M -mbers o f the senior class have monthly mean 17. lo . M vt oy. streets. On last Saturday tlu* Dallas base 'charge o f his classes during his ab­ T. P k uu k . A Republican club will lie organ­ sence. (ieo. Mason,chief postal inspector b;dl nine, amunpanied by several Eola, t>r., Jlay 1, ’88. Price 1,1st.—»0 Days Only at K, M. ized here next Saturday. youngflnen o f that town, came over i died at the acres off the ahroud in tin* land. Humorist, S. Gisslniglri. ions in real estate are brisk, and we John E l.yle D L O in T 7 S It 7 in Music, uildnvises anil discussion* writing. T o Organize. The senior class will plant tin* class cannot hut tru-*t, we are going to see tlu* town o f Dallas. by teachers und citizens, and literary O F Dickson to J S Coo)«*r, war­ exercises by tin* s '*I iik »1 were* the f**u- tree on Saturday, May 12th. ITeoa- There will Is* a tirature organized Miss A llie Hicks is quite 1 w with a greater amount o f improvement ranty ills*'!, Iiinsiilermtion $7.s>, 13x87 tiires of the educational meeting at mtions are t*eliig maile to make ft » at Indejiendence next week. Some consumption, and the very- warm very pleasant affair. The following ft-et In front block 3 town of Inde­ Bethel last Hiturday. o f the lendini; farmers have declared weather o f the past few days is very this summer than ever before. A plc.Lsant is the programme: Opening song, pendence. their intentions to take hold oftlie and profitable time is re|Mitteil. A New York telegram, April 2trtli words byC. H. Jones; Address, Prof. 11 EU*rt to John Bohannon, war- work. The grange society i- pros­ weakening to her. H its lias Ini n a A little son o f Harry < ¡luniloii was pering in other parts o f tne county remarkably sweet nature, intellect­ says: Mr. Conkling died compara­ rantv dissl, considi ration'.-loo, lot 4 buried at lk*tlu*l eeinetary last* Sun­ M. G. Lin e Salem; Class | k h h i , Jean McDaniel; Planting tree, first shovel and tliere Is no just reason why the ual, earnest and pious, having l«s*n tively a poor man. His house in in bi4 S. Hhedd: Parting re­ ilcuce. « tonner* o f thi* «ectimi should not U a Christian front childhood. Ftlea is valued at $27,0(H>. In addi­ She F A Patterson to Jacob Fergu -on, present. The parents in their I k - marks, G< k ». Houck, iJz/.ie Jaki*s, henefltted hv its unity o f work. We would be sadly missed by her fami­ tion to this he owned eight unim- warranty deed, oonxideratl*>n $ls*(, reavment have the heartfelt sympa­ Florence Baber, S. Goodnight, Lena hope to see \t a success. Butler and E. C. Pentland; Closing ly and friends .— (J a p ila l J o u rn a l. prnved lots on 113 and 111 streets 21x60 rods in Patterson’s add. to the thy o f us all. Messrs. J. A . Buchanan o f A m ity song, words t»v E.C. Pentland. The n»“.ir the site proposed for the E|>ise**- town o f Independence. Miss Hicks was a student o f the Horn. A. J. Buchanan, o f I’errydale. C. E. (). H. N. Band’ w ill fhrnish music for {«d cathedral, and unimproved lots Magers, o f Lon** Star, and Mis* Sa­ the occasion. After the exercises a To the wife of O. Bagley, a daugh­ Norma’ school at this phui> last win­ ter, and won for herself many friends in the outskirts o f Washington. He ter, A p ril 2!», ’ 88. Th* Athlete nine o f Moiltoi ariii rah C a vittof Zena and Miss.Frank­ social time will I k * sjwnt in the grove also owned some securities. No will and the Dallas nine will play ;» match lin o f Salem, were j>r<*s«*nt at the cd- playing criHpiet an*! other amuse­ To the wife of Dial Tate, a s ir , whom, tids news is indeed -ad to ments. uiatloiml meeting to-day. luv- l