— IIi:Iti: A M I IIKKKABOt'TM. 1 ■ 1 ....... ... J. P. Kmniitt and family have also, Ja-t as we go to press we learn the tli«‘ir city; they write about it in gone on a plea-ure trip to the same J. W . I Hiw-on returned home from sad news o f the death o f Win. Car­ their letter-; they -end circulars and PublKhisl Fiery Saturday. penter, who graduated here in June ncwsjHijx'rs to every acquaintance Perry Prather ot Buena Vista, pi ¡av. W e fear they will have a Walla Walla Tuesday. moi-t time. from the Normal. He was ex (Mist'd who they think can lx> induct'd to *Tl i town nf Monmouth is situated in the Prof. D. T. Stanley left for Sail Shoots Kimsell. to the measles while here and went visit; they -how him all the attrac­ cent' of tin- riiheol j^irt of l’olk county, Francisco Tuesday. John Griggs o f your town was do­ ¿.¡gf, nil«* south ot the eouuty -cat, Dallas, home where he tixik them and died tions «if the place and treat him with HE LEAVES A LARGE FAMILY ing McCoy the fore part of tin* week. and two and one-half inih-s west of the thriv­ Mis- Kate Bristow i- visiting In on Thursday, July 2nd. such kimhie-s that he falls in love III- I -ni a Shot Bini nini Itlc» acari) ing town of Independent*’. and contain* a T. J. Fryer o f 1 nili'|K'iidi*nci , pav>- town. pupil: itiolt of over *00. 1 1" " at i' <11 i- a with them iiiul tin1 city at once. till' At link' l'un of Ili- Ib iltl till. I ll«' «•d lien tlie latter part of th«' wivk Rev. Wm. Clyde will preach at beat i tail one, on a rich rolltn™| ':tirii. uni A ri'dict. Born to the wife o f Win. Elkins, McC >y, on Sabbath 27>th o f July, Fine pictures, those taken by J. W. with a hand o f mutton sluvp bound fbrg' era! healthfilhns», the site is all that Friday, July 0th, ’ K 8, a son. I k * desired. Monmouth <'Iters many IVrry \\ Prather -ui ided early for Portland. morning and evening, and at Zcna, Crawford, of Albany, ofthegraduat- jbirti' itages, anil those «aintcniplating any ell- Tom Wann, o f Ballston, calltil on Sabbath 22ml o f July at 11 o’clock ing classes of ’8“ and Ns o f the nor­ Tuesday morning, the luth, at his ^^Kj.e are invite 1to is infer, with our citizens, f 'ti)iisi:KVi:ii will lie read in eierv township Wednesday. mal school and the interior o f the home on«1 mile -out h o f Buena Yi-tu and at 4 p. m. I luli |M llilrm e l.o c a l* . -.■at every ¡«istottiee in the entire county, cliu|M‘l, also the band, art* tlr-t-class. by -liixitiug hilil-elf ill the head w itli < i. ('. Adkins is still very low \i ith RvinemlH'r you ran have the <)u- tuiil therefore unexcelled a' an a«iveriisiiig I «',\ Robert.son went to Kllen-burg hut little hope of his recovery. med in.” - i : kv i : k from now till after the No- The picture- can tx'secn at thisottlce, a -botgmi. tld- wts'k. Mr. Prather had I hh 'II somewhat W e and anyone wishing them can leave Some o f the wheat field-are dotted vcnilxT election for 50 ets. F.. C. Pciitland i- negotiating for their order with u- which will lxi (tie Observer lour mouths for ¿(lets. with shocks of grain. indisposed for sometime past, but want every person in Polk county til«' ll< >7 ,x ih . promptly attended to. was not -uppo-ixl to be in a serious Hon. X . L. Butler was over from to - v the O usf . k v k k . Send in your Ilutinrss Hraiion, Monday afternoon hi* Kick lie— i- not -o plentiful ns a few An exchange tolls o f a school condition. names. IHtllas Monday. I. T. Mason the dentist, at Kalla.-. rode into Buena Yi-ta and « a - ex­ wi*-k- hack. ma’am who has intnxlueed a novel Contests o f election counts arc Mr-. Dr. Solon returned to her amined by l>rs. Stanley and l.ix'k«', J. C. W orth’s lino groceries. \\ e havc another livery -table. 11ulte fashionable this year. The system of sp«‘lling in her school, home at Arlington tin- week. who pre-cribed for him and told him When one of tin* girl- mi SSt‘S a word j{ea«i our new udvciti-vuitiit- this democratic nomine«'- for county Another improvement we must Don’ t fail to subscribe for the On- It«- Mould U* all right in a few days. we< U. have, i- a g«xxi ferry tocross the rivet judge o f Linn and Lane, and the the boy who-pell- it corn'd ly is per­ Tuesday morning Coroner Ketrlmin Tli • F. M. A. store has new good-. SKRV KK. at this place. Let u- get a few more clerk o f Umatilla, have tibxl their mitted to ki-s the girl. The boys repaired to the -cen e o f the tragedy, Our I.evi and our Benjamin art* are improving rapidly, but it is fear­ Fonnowtiy «V Cooper hartlware intentions u> know that the count Californians here and then we will both “ (» K .,” and sure to win. ed that under the arrangement the u In re a gha-tl\® m! horrible *0 età- move. men, Independence. ° has bin'll made on the square. Bentistry first class work done by D. W . Driskel returned Tuestlay "Cimili 1 luit Maini when* Thurman stami*. gi.ls will soon forget how to -pi'll ilo was witm—nil. On a lied, with t >tir business men are all wide the « ntire right ride o f his head I. O’ . Mason at Dallas. their own names. Ami vii' v the laml*r;i|«- o'er, from the Palouse country, lie will awake, and are feeling much cncour- I\l folli my r«*l liainlaiiiui up, blow u a m ay, leaving a portion of the The improvements at Dallas, are fain ts, ( tils, Varnish at II. K. l ’tit- ltK'iite there. agixl, with th«» btisiiu'-s outlook of And flourish it no more. tSk" ui’s cheap. progressing, the most notable o f nose and chin and one eye, lay all W. L. Worth, Sr., took quite a I mlepelidenet'. -s Carrie James Lawton and Mi Fenton «V Truitt the lending mer- which is the construction of the new that was mortal o f Perry Prather. Tlie he:i vv rain o f Thursday made chan's o f Dallas; look at their stock horseback rid eo vt9 to Linntwodays Stone were married at the residenci' Hour mill by Mr. Noe! of California. The family aro-e about *> a m, ate last w(*ek. bef. >re {'oin«' else'when*. o f the bride’s parents at iHillas Mon­ The new building is buntt'd on the breakfast and diti up the morning our strivi- «piite.imiily, and business When are we going to have some day afternoon. TheOnsKUVK.H joins F S. Burzee is bringing on new site o f the old building, and i- three work, leaving Mr. Prather still in rather quiet. goo Is every day. ( all and see his regularity about our mail? The train many in wishing them all the joy W e n « ’ proud to know that we ant stories in height. Its machinery is Ixri sleeping, as they supposed. lint o f wall paper, window blinds is scarcely ever on time. that come to the deserving. About tk.’tO MonAx'JK«'ntz, the hired building up strong and permanent the latest process, and w ill be calla­ etc. Monmouth needs a tirst class hotel. Mrs. Nettie A. Latighlin,died very ble o f turning out fifty barrels per man, went into tin* bedroom and clum li iiitere-ts among the different The dry goods store F. M. A. will Who w ill take hold o f thin enter­ suddenly at her home in Grant coun­ day on a single run. The work on a-ked Mr. Prather what lie should denominations. giV. you ti bargain if you w ill call prise. ° ty on tho 2(>th inst. Mrs. Laughlin the new Dallas hotel i- rapidly ap­ do during th»'day. lie was told to anti see them. The«« i- some talk o f a company until last winter resided it Buena proaching completion, tlie frame­ hitch up thi' team, go to Ihiena Vis­ living formed for the purpose o f buy* A horrid exchange says that a rail­ Shelley anti Vaiuluyn are in the "ead with tlu* largest stock o f general road is called “ she” In'causc it takes Vista, and is a sister o f D M. Cal- work lx'ing lip, and a part o f the ta and get some Hour and t licit to ing up. laying off uud selling the land merchandise in Independence. Their several men to manage it. breath o A ’arker station. lower-tory I o g tiui-hod. The La- prepan' for hay-hauling. M. Krcntz between this city and Monmouth. prices compart' with the times and Creole Academic Institute', will also, had just readied the barn w hen lie This would certainly lx' a grand and The whole country is now having G. J. Ted row was in town W ed­ alllgoodsare warranted tirst class. tnutial growth f build a large and commodious build- whs startled by hearing the report o f sue •«•—ful enterprise, that would un- a more r^pid and sub: F or tine watch work go to l*. X. nesday. lie is taking the times county is a- ing, to supply the demand that fast a gun at the house. Harrying to (loiihtodlv bring handsome returns in than ever before. Polk easy. q Grant at M. B. Fatterrim’.*. Mr. Prather’- room from whence the tin' near future Roth towns should A. 1). Butler and daughter left good as any other (»art o f it, and increasing and popular institution of O . Goodman and Douty have four learning. Now, ¡fou r county build- sound proceed i V|qioiut<‘ able to «'present O Ry. | • N" c ’ T h -editing Attorney Hewitt, lie- ¡j placed •lie ramrod in the guard on \V i i !. iu : ah , it lias pleased our the rejoicing to millions of loy.O peo­ tsaii I’olk county, as a whole man next appointed Judge Warren 'I’ruitt u> tto :*venly Father to call our friend ple. the trigger, and putting li is mouth winter, and not as a pieci ¡is our j |jjs deputy for this county. No bet- It. M. Smith will sell ij/vv goods as over tin* muzzli mil with his fool onjfh^lhi^liful worker in tlm Sunday Tho cars from A jjlie set tin* track Bridgeport cheap as any place in .0 t> county. correspondent would ter selection could have been made. “ iftdSfrd to li^- reward beyond, lx1 it tlie rod. sprung the trigger, with tl?e Cal: and set* him. on lire south o f town oto Wednesday fear. Mr. Truitt has lieen a resident o f our alxive results. W hen assistance ar­ that w hile w i' are tilled morCDig. The effects o f old rotten at ■l'ain ts, oils, varnishes, etc The la!®>v store room being built to county since 1x71, coming Ocre from rived he w;i found lyingon his back with deep -¡nine— by Id- death; -till Waterhoux's. ties. ° we realize that the voice that called the warehouse is being framed, and Illinois; he was admitted to the bar H enry Patterson has just received As a result o f the recent meeting the work w ill soon lx1 completed. F. in that state the year before; it has on tlie floor, Ids brains by his side as him from us was the void' o f a lov­ though lie bad fallen , awivt W hite® sewing machines— you will here. a house f o i^ 'x t winter? Our people pect that li;s office will be ably filled. facts. Perry ¡’ rather was ;t:» years home.’ " , find them at Buster & Vernons, In­ /.Vso/ivi/, That we tender the afflic­ It i- estimated there will lie 200 should see to this, and let no one in­ old, and leaves a wife and seven dependence. AA i *t Siile Mold. ted family our heartfelt .sympathy in quire in vain, as has lieen the ease 'children to mourn l 'i ° untimely their bereavement, anil tlv. gauge anil Charles Smith lias taken O # o c e rie s tts are to he found In any once fall, they will not rise again and uide. Mr. Pentium! is a rustler, O A lew day of nmshine hut now store in the valley. H e is always his place. the loss in saving it w ill necessarily which is a gixxl qualification to sue- more rain which catches a great fepady and willing to wait on custoni- Oregon Pacific Railroad. Died, on Monday, July t)th, at tjm c«'—, mid i no doubt, 0 < apology for tie heavy. home o f her parents on Pee Deo, of vetmiring on so great responsibility amount of hay in tin' lurch. Amt <*iv,r"ii llevi't'ipiin'iit ( ’iiliqiuny'ij A young man was seriously hurt I licit* Johnnie MelRicrry aiQ wife —tciimsliip tin«.- ’-’’J."« full«-- shorter, JU lioun ■ Not* tin' following specialties ¡it typhoid fever, Bcldn Simpson, \laugh o f editing a country newspaper. T> inch ctiiiroi t(‘r o f G. B. and Nancy Simpson, at Turner, Marion county, last Sun­ Shelly _ \ VQcluyns: . ... and ox-county clerk Dave Hears, I li— till"' tinnì by any ylliiT route. First dcr skirting, Newport-••¡iris, chimles through jm—cnjrrr amt Irridili line from day while scoring a hull game. The have returiKil to their old home at j ria— Th«' Stale Normal ( nlnlosno. aged 21 years. I’ortlanil nini all | h .¡ ii »- in the VTillaiuctte chinile cord, fancy ornaments for ta- bat slipped from the hand of one 1). thi- plaso quit«' an amount o f their S A IL farmer-who intOtl purchasing county unseats Young, the republi­ The Win. M. Iloag. the N. S. Kent ley, tIto I State Normal School of Monmouth, household goods l>y tire after they Tlir«*' Si-ler- ¡ire in servi«*' for Ixitli isMweu- Self flinders -laQ.d call anti -ce the can county clerk, and gives the posi­ ¡1 terrible blow in the forehead, niasli ing in li is skull. 'A c r e is but little is on our table. It contains a large were taken off the train at Perrydal«'. ger ami freight truffle lx'tw«*'li ( ’orvullis unit On. >w “ Osliornc” at GixKlman’s and ¡amount o f educational matter, all Portland and intermediate |s>ints; leaving ^ D m ity ’s, Independence. It has tion to Hartman, the democratic can- chance o f the boys nvovery; Sjiarks from tlie engine are-uppo-ed eoinpany - \« liarf. Corvatti.*, and Messts 'v®TOanv new improvements and an cn- date. | Inuring on the work o f the normal tintinni A C o’- wharf, 'iUD and g«eg Front to lx1 the cause. According to Prof. McElroy, the O tlrely new road wheel. school. It also, aims to give full in­ A young man, while working at -Ireet. I’ortlaiid, tlir«*- time* enei) wt*'k as schools of Oregon are in a flourishing Dr. and Mrs. ( ’. K. Worthington, follows: » T h e celebrated broadhead (In — the planing mill formation to those desiring to attend I ndeiiendence, XOISTII 11« »1 M> ■bods just received direct from the condition. He estimates that the re­ the normal -ftiool, so they may know now o f Datla-, were vi-iting friends Thursday, had the misfortune to have Ij.ive ( 'orvullis Mon. \V«*t. und Fri. 10*10a in Metory at Shelly & Vanduyns. Col­ turns for IH.XH will show’ the school here the first o f the week. Ituv's l.n'g Tue. Thu uml Sut n .'iOu in just what the school ixlieforecoming. or- absolutely guaranteed. Best one of his lingers sawed off. population to lie upwards of IMt.nuo. i ’uli|uarU ....................... Jalnes Ila rvy and Win Ryder The catalogue show s a large and able bjrio .Is for the money. Those who have gone toattend the It is increasing very rapidly, and at Arrive Portland " ............... . T:t«l a in have left for the Hunch Grass re­ s o t TH K'H'.VP Mrs. Laltan.rieurCity Bazaar National Teachers Association from tlie rate at which it has I kvii increas­ faculty. The course of study, is ad­ l.i ave I’orlliuid Mon AA'tsJ und Fri .*:««> u ni Independence, has a nice lot our county are supt. W. I. Reynolds ing o f late years it will Siam reach apted to tin' preparation o f teachers; gion, leaving a certain young lady to i u h jn o r t t ........................ SMJft p m ^ f ladies muslin underwear, hosiery, -igii for tli«' return o f tin- “ Hwti't making the most thorough scholars, l i a y s lilg ‘* " “ “ 2:1’) pm glove.-, mits, collars,cuff-; gents neck pres. D. T. Stanley, B. F. Mulkey, 100,000. Arrive « ..rv.illis Tue* Tini “ Sut t JOpni Williams. and instructors for ¡ill grad«*s of wear, handkerchiefs, socks; also, -ta- and J. A . Buchannan, Mrs. Stanley K"¡ll* make e|o«e eonn«*lion ut Alhuny A very pestiferous Hy, not com­ schools. There are 77 free scholar- J. II. Hawley is doing the metro­ w ith train- " f III Ori-goii 1‘in itie railroad tioncry, l»»K>ks, croquet sets, notions and Miss M illie Doughty. mon to Wcbfoot, has made its ap- innumemhlc. Call befon* purchas­ daily r i —uxorjimuss—nxt r.rrisi sua v*. Narrow gauge come along so late pi'iir.mei' lie «' and thmughout tlie shl]m distributed to the different polis this week. ing elsewhere. counties of the State in proportion. Riley Fi i/.< r, :itt old I’ olk county Iguvp TiK|oinn Oftn n m ( Thursday evening it failed to bring state. It is neither a horse fly nor a The Normal School Association lias * Z. F. Vaughn alwafO keeps th(> lat­ “ Corvallis ll)::ts a in k est styles in all kinds of jewelery and our Dallas communication. The house fly, hut causes great annoy- determined to eni't a new building, !x»y, but now oftiillia m county, is Arr Alhuny 11 IA it ni ) down w itli Ids family on a visit to fanciful ornaments, and knows how train is doing its liest to I k * on time ane«' to horses. Teamsters and hack- beavi* Allwny f 00 n ,ì still further increase the advantage- relatives and frii'iuls. Corvallis 117 in ­ tr. display them to the Ix-st advantage. and we should not complain. men arc using netting and light cov­ afforded by the normal school. Tlie -Arr Yuqnina 5:fi0 ni * Real I'state agent. Bunge-, is a rus­ [ You can get first class cedar shin- F. Y . Mulkey will assist Mt*ssrs. ering to protect their hor-es. It is estimated eo-t of the now building o .«_ c trdn- • mnect ut Allsury and Cor- *les from Goodman ■ n il Dmuy, In- Barzee A Robertson, as salesman in alxiut tlie size o f a house fly. tler anil n jxirts two -¡des o f farms V h II ìs . I l"'ahove Iruin* isiivnerf «t. Yatglinii is #20,000. In connection with the ^Hependenee. within thi* last few d a ys. < Mu-known wltli thè Oregon !> 'velopnient I ompnny * their Monmouth house, during the Tlie jxitpl«' o f Jefferson and Mil­ school, is a dining hall, w h o«' stud­ as the T. J. Gmves plan*, to Henry line " f «ti ¡inistiip- Ix’twivn l upiiun and [ Frank Butler, P oi n t y S c k v e y o k busy season if his health admits. Sun Fruiu’tseo. lers, Marion county, are eonsiderably ents will I h * furnished Ixmid at $1.60 - A II.IM I O A T F S - n p iM Y A i R T N A . leveler, valuer and auctioneer; posta1 Prof. J. D. Hiiwes, o f the Hillsltoro listurlxil over a case o f smallpox. | ht w ii'k. The sc I hki I is entirely un- Portwoo»l, consisting o f 140 acn*s, Wilhinn'fte Valley Thnrsdjiv. JUlle itili «Dii-¡deration $2,1100; tin* other, a hill address, Dallas, I’olk county, Oregon, school, conic over this way from the Willuinelte Valley Tlienday, Jnly Ani A young man can»«' up from Cali for* denominational; no church lias any farm, to John Holman of Yamhill AA’il lamette VidWy fepeciti cat ions, ("sti mates, plans and Weiluesduy “ lstli State Teachers’ Institute held at nia and took down with the disease interest iri it whatever. Th«* «italo- AYillaineCte Vullev Sntiduv “ 2!itti nmnty. *(draw ing-ofdw filings, bartts, bridges, Sale in last week. The Prof, is a« FKOM .— \N FR AN C IS«’«.). gui*s will lx* sent fni* all who apply and quite a number visitisi the pa­ ■excavation, earth work ami briek- Jolly as ever, and he «hx-s not *« it ii to The lectun* of H. R. Putman, the Willmm Ite Valley Tliurslny Jinx* 2Ktli for them. Adilyss, D. T. Stanley, M i a Julv 1 U Awork furnished. W ill attend in Ihil- have lost any o f hi* former inter» st tient iH'furv it was discovered what Fns*thought Lmgu«', ¡it the s«'li«x)| AA'iltamett« Volley Willamette Volley T ix —iay „ 24tl* wa« th«' matter with hint, and there Monmouth, < )n gon. Ws on Wednesday and Thursday in for our town. house W«*hn-day evening, fo llo w e d WHlamettc Volley I riitiv " 57 are very grave apprehensions that it • — Tliis eompanv rpservi* Ito- right (ovAon^e n*h county court week. Office at by Rev. ( lark Braden, IniirHiMately U uracil. < >n la-t Sunday Eld. S. W . Richard­ will lieeomo epidemic. siiillng dille* witlmnt Tiotiiv. he court house. after in tli«' l’ resl«yt« rian ehurcli, in X II |*»i—"iiger* frinii Portland and alt son tendered hi-re-ignation as Pastor Thecnr mntaining tlie household An exciaingc want* to know what defense o f tlie i)il)le were Well attend- Willamette Volley i«xut* con moke dose Messrs. Htaver A W alker have just o f the Christian church at Indepen­ g«x»ds, trunks,etc,,ofcx-eoimty clerk uitli thè troius uftlie Vib|iiina makes one town grow into a city issued instructions to Bar»** A R<>1>- <«il. Mr. Putman i* eminent among «•"mas-tini, ut Alliany or C’iirvallis, and ifdestinisi »rt-on which enables them to lend the dence, to take effect on the fourth while w ith others with g|UÌim thè evrning hefon* «uiling. Kxtas o f all kind*. also# twine, nger aiul fri iglil n«te* always thè loi»- in the one case there an' men o f pu-h Saturday, T lie fire was so far under tho most nlile defeti«ler* o f tin* bible. est. l ’io** Harvesting is commencing in good siting, oils, bolts, hay fork-*, etc. For ìnforuiutiou applv to headway wlien «lisniveml, it was ' c. c. iriKiiT':. Vrite, or call on them Immediately, earnest. The hinder* are 1*4ng roll­ and energy wl*> an* not afniid to I)r. R t w Holman o f Salem, was Arti ng generai treiglit and posMUgrr agent this means business from a turn- ed out, and it will not lie long until -(said thi'ir time and money t«>ix*>in inqxissUde to save much o f tlie n»n- « »regoli l’ua ltii railnsul < ■>., Corvatti», Ur. ptitive standpoint. the fields are dotted over with the th 'irt»fw n . They erect substantial tents o f the car, although the train *»*•11 on our -tri'cts Wednesday. c 11. HASAA'KI.L men did all that was in their ¡ k iw it «ó iuTot fn-lgM and fs»*-engiT agent Cadet Milton F. Davis and mother W hile at Independence one day golden -heaves; and shortly tlie liuildings. organize st*1 Mont -trvet, this week,our attention was attract­ whistle of th< steam thresher* will and estaMish factori«1*, hih I secure to save, the gixxl* were alnsisti» total Mr*, l inn, in »iimpany witli Mr*. Suu Fraoeis, ii. ! It Finn’ - itrother, a >rr. lty«ler,of Min­ ed to a new and novel mowing ma­ lie heard early and late, and soon the railnaids, w