tw enty-tw o Inches, having three inches of tine sentim ent, four Inches fur the beginning, tind nine inches of 1'ublixher. httnior in th e niithlle, ttntl tin out DOUGHTY, burst of innxliu and precept, six inches long, ut th<* close!” This tv ill Subscription K ale-. of course, lx- regarded as « bit of face Par Yew. 5ft Per Six Month*. tious exaggeration on the part of tlie 7.'» Per F our Mulith». 5ft editor, an<l no doubt it w as but it Advertising raten ma le known really refleetseertalnneees-nry phases cation. ° (iorre-poiideii-<■ i* .1; ' 1 from u!l friend* in th e work of a Journalist. Polk County Observer. o f th e paper. ♦ Yet in ome things tlu* A frlean- show th at th ey are m ore indi'pen-6 d« n t and ran better help theniselv«» than Europeans. According to the Popular S in te r Monthly, ‘‘Dr. W olt <aw in t i c slave-m arket at Muki-nge a distinguish« <1 looking old fellow will! laid 1st n a chief. D uring his reign he was continually lighting C- B Y R D , w ith tiie neighboring trib es, and m any of his subjects were k illed in battle. A t last hi- people liegan^o grum ble, and decided q u ietly to sell OHUc over Didd A Bush's hank, tiieir own chief in to shivery, as the host w ay to get rid o f h im , and to live for th e fu tu re in peace. They JO H N J . DALY, -old him for ten g< ¡its, w hich were killed and the moat «listribm ed as a r o m p ‘ii-'-ti © im ong th e re la tiv is of ttend to all legal business prom ii those v. ho had die I in tiie frcuir*:!! Will Ini. entrust «xl battles ot th eir eh k b D A LL A S, O R E G O N . J. * DENTIST, A convention of nearly five hun M o n m o u th , O rearon, dred doctors was recently held in I'aris. '1 lie m ajority o f them were T his is no old or shop- m om stock, b u t all fresli goods. Frenchm en, l*ut pretty mu ll ¡ill the world was represented, then* net er SO O TS was such :i medical convention be T ill A fter Tito N ovem ber Kleetion. fore. They m et to take counsel to gether against that great enem y Vi/*«, Republican National • m i1 Child can buy ju s t ns cheap as th e m ost exp erien ced buyers.1 which is slid to » a n y off aliout one- — Kor J’rcxidelit, fifth o f th e hum an m eg M ereutotU . BENJAMIN HAUHISON, F rank Butler, C o f x t y H u b v e y o u I is most eniiininn and m ost die:. «1 W A H R E R T R U IT T , of Indiana. IMI-A-UST O I form is consum ption, anil these doc leveler, valuer and auctioneer; post a O tors declare th at only a small per. ¡uldiv S Dallas, P olk county, Oregon. For Vice President, W bv stam l ve idi«' all th e d ay? Com«' in and m ak e good wages by bDv. cent, of cases can be cured. But they Specitications, estim ates, plans and LEV I P. MOHTOX. * .ret goods th e cheapest. A m an cun m ake I ing w here yofccan get cheap«'.- D A L L A S, O R E G O N . were alm ost unanim ous in th e il<- draw ings of dw ellings, barns, bridges, o f Ne V Y irk. Cision that tuberculosis is propagate«! excavation, earth w ork a n d brick Will pnictiec in all th e courts o f tho State. For I’rcHideiilial Mcchin, by bacilli, or microbes, and is not work furnished. "Will atten d in Dal- Otti«** ill Court House. B T IS W m . KAUF 1 only com m unicable between hum an ! las on W ednesday and T h u rsd ay in ROBERT .M< 1.1 \N . C. W. FULTON. beings, but from m en iQ anim als, I each ccMnty co u rt w eek. Ofilce at M oney go farth er w ith us th a n a t an y o th er place in th o State, of Oregon, Platform Prtj'rrfii/H o f A ineriràn ond r ice nr.ni. S o t only is this »11- i tin* court house. Jixhi.il "it 1, Axuri'-au Jloun.i for -»•¡»se the most «1« structive of hum an 1 A. N. 11:i!ii k will run regular I t'oriciix/HM’ii. L I ^ E | life, hut tin percentage of it- »leslrue- hack, beginning n ex t M onday to I n- an»l the drpcndeuce, m ak in g connection w ith t< in- ! tiveness is on th<* mercas«' It is said th at St. Jo h n , tiie Druggists and Apothecaries. cow O aid to be th e ehi» f ur. e of Is too short to w aste in jew in g m erch an ts dow n so th a t von can get gnor, penine«* nd'ormer, . now ilraw int gage carried at reasonable rates. Or- i at reasonable prices. B u t from us you can bu y at cost, ju st exactly tin o , . i ... danger for us. Tin* advice of tlies»“ #00 a «lay Wr m aligning and tr a d u i- : '•ll,~ I ders left at th e po-t olllce o r at his doctors is to boil the m ilk and th o r i hon-r will u* p rom ptly attended to. j \rin~. Paints. Oils. Glass and all other A r prices v.e pay tlu- who!« -<je m erchants in P o rtla n d , San Francisco,Chk^i lug tin* Uepuldleaii party. Boston anti New Y ork. l ./«¡clew kept in a first-doss drug store. oughly cook tiie m eat,and tin 9 -tpcc- ially warn against the saliva o fcon PO L L carry next ap sum ativi s as containing the deadly ■ 13 « for th« town of MomMiutli is P rc'ft iptions Carefully Compftiinih'ii. microbe-. now duo. Sett!i and save costs. A. N. 11 a!- pear. ¡ioM’hiini tl> i i' ir. leck, mam hull. I5eeaiis»> they won’t have votes R em ran tier we tak e produce ju st th e sam e ao cash in exchange forth» O H I T I YKY. enough. great bargains. M. H a y te r den tist, Dallas. *0T~Also Denier* in Rets! «C B arton's Sil It becomes a painful «luty to ch ro n - Tho dcinocratic press ices this Im provem ents in business are not vi ra n d Pluto! Ware, Jew elry, J/usical In- queer logic: They declare th at pro- leal tin? death of Horace G. H aw ley, | isi «‘very where. -traiiient.s of all kinds. tcction is “a burden on tin* people” one of Polk co u n ty ’s m ost honored j N«*is A- S m ith nr«- offering th eir •‘legalized robbery” etc., in one par and esteem ed citizen-, w hich occurred good-cheap. AT THE POST OFFICE STORE, HI, Independence. agraph, and in 11 k next declare th at at McCoy, Oregon, A ug. 1:1, W. E. Dalton will insure your th e Mills bill ¡-. no! a free-trade m ea He was th e clilest son of J . 11. tuul 1 w heat. Ile i, an experiential buxi sure, hut is drni.yly proU'eted. Eliza H aw ley. H e was born at ne-- m an and cm give satisfactory These statem en t d o n ’t consist, some* Bethel, Ju ly L’lst istil, living 27 y«';irs term s on ¡ill grain th at he Insuresand mid 2d days old. 1 ie united w ith tlu* , should th e owners wish to sell before how. Cliristiiiu ehureli in Lssti, und w;i« tt the tim e expires of policy, the money ♦* m em ber of good stnndingam l lead an ! will la* refunded on rem aining tim e. H enry Wat'-rsoii saiil hraggurdly «‘xem plary and Christian life. In j ( rider brothers of Dallas have ?*•,- F.eal Edtate and Insurance Agent ' and insolently a short timeliefor»* the Dtvemlier |ssC>, lu> was m arried to nun shakes for sale cheap. Miss Kmma S m ith, «if A m ity, lie I St. IiOiiis Convention; “ The Drino- lead a (piiet and pcacTuI life, and hiM A dininistratrix’ N et lei*. «•rat w ho is not a free trader liould mem >ry is tenderly regarded in the go elsew here.” T hey have taken com m unity wher«' lie lived. Hi* was Ili re e iute of (¡orare lì. Ilu'.vh v d -('ea-cd: Notici- is hcrcliy givc-n to all wlioiu il may | hint at iiis word and Inive gone and an energetic, industrious young m an, c.inccni, tinti ai tic- S.-jtteinlx-i- lenii, A. Ih. ! and contained ¡ill tiie qualities that are going by th e thousands into the isss, oftlic coiinty court of Folk c niiity. | go to m ake up a useful life. The Or, r .ti, I was appointed udministrutrix of nsr. H . B U T L E R , Republican raid*-. H enry is aston news o fh is sudden death called forth tilt- estate of Uor.u-e I ì. Hawlev of suiti rollìi- i ished and agrieved at th e failure of from ¡til wlio knew him , expressions ty, lice* : “ :-i 1. All |K*rs"ll.S holding cUiillls Druggist and Apothecary. his little bluff. B y n u d h y he’ll eome of prolbundi'st rcgrci, and «list ¡« agiiii'-l said t-s-.aic *vill prcscnt 11 i.*i 1 « to me. : I «lulv Vcriticd, witliin si\ montlis frolli thi- j gloom over the whole ncighlm rhood. over to tho Kepuldi-un party him —Dealer in— To say he was honored and respect; it date, and all persona indehtisl lo sai-l estate- e nmkc me immediate ]«vmcnt. I self. H e w ill lx- welcomed and gjv«*n for his niiiny (basis of kindness and voli pica— WamiiTmilt, Emily J. Ilawii-y, —a buck seat. charitable nets, would be useless, as mgs. Chemicals, Books, Stationery, Toilet Atterncy. Administratris. ♦ ♦- tin' very large nssem bly gathered to articles, etc. Daini Hcnt 5, 1:183. 3-t E very public im provem ent a d d -to pay th«* last trib u te of r<*sncct, fully Executors Sale. Pn'scriptions Carefully Cniiipoumied. th e value of y o u r property. Encnur- attested. Tin* beautiful floral offer In r e . c f Nelson Ncaly, dis-caseil: ings, w et w ith sym pathetic tears, age every l'*gitlmate «'nterpri.-«1. If e.ivered th e casket, and gave forth Notiee is h.-rchy given to all wlioiu it inoy | you will not w ork and push and pull th eir fragrance in token of th e love conccni that 11:1 thè Fìlli day ofOet. isss ut | M onmouth, - - - Oregon. tln1 linnr of ( t\ E oh-hn-k p. ni., 1 «vili scll mi ! yourself, ¡it lea-1 -ium t, liurrah and th at prom pted th e giving. T he fun Ihe Plil-'.'l IsES thè foilowing deserilxsl reai | clap your hand- to cheer those who eral services wcri* conducted by Kid. iiroperty Ix'loliging l-i thè estate of Nelson I D. M. Doty nt his father’s resiih'iice, N -.dv, di*i .-;i--'."i, hy virine of thè power ni do. Don’t object and kick and g ru m ¡mil from there his rem ains were ear- sale in san! (le. -denta la-t «vili end testanu-nt ble. Don’t stam l stand in the way «if ried to til«' Bethel cem etery w here to-wit: The donaimn Itimi elnim of S. S. Oregon State Normal School. progn ss. Don't w hine an d cuss the they w ire buried under the auspices Ncaly in sei ti ins gl and -"J t-'WIlship h S P.ó | west of thè M'illametle Meridian ; tilso, Iota country. B etter h a v e it. Nobody o f t ne Odd Ft'llows, of w hich order No - I and 5 in suiti - -. No. 22 in said town- F I LL FACULTY, he was a most w orthy m em ber. He will object and ninny w ill blix-s you leav«*s a wife an d one child, Ix'shles | sliip and range; slso tliat ollier traci ni land S. J. WATERHOUSES. GOOD BUILDINGS, h- ginning nt thè south-west corner ol dona- for it. T he co u n try is all right tin* loving parents, lirothers and si.-t«‘rs tioii land clalm. No (W heing thè I* l. claim LIG H T EXPENSES. I trouble is w ith you. Jo in th e pro- to m ourn his death. May they look of Paul Hilterlirand in said tnwnsliip and range, tln lice cast -Jt'.’SÌ ehs, tlienee nortli ----- C arries a t all tim es a fresh and « im p ié té stock ot groceries.— • «•c-slon. i*n 11 top< tlier. Encourage to Him who is th e giver o f nil good < > òn ci is, tlienee snidi 51°, west 31.50 ehs, gifts, in th eir sorrow , and lx'com im m igr.ilioji, dcvi'lopinent and pro forted w iili tiie tho u g h t of the hom e tlienee sonili “o.Siiehs, to place of heginning gress. lh u i’t k iek n n d sq u irm . Don’t lieyoml, w here all shall I k * uniUsl to and eoli: 'inin:, in all g<>7 acivs more or lista. Terni disalveasi! in hauti. b e n nuisane«'. Your ow n interests part no m ore. I.ymnti Damon. '•|b - forever rests in sacral keeping; Jo h n J. Daiy, * E xeeutor. nr«1 involved in the m atter. Put ------ : 0 :------ o o It is we \vln> Mill in exile ntnui: Attv I ir exeeutor. !*-5t y o u r dollars in county im prove Wear»- glad lor him, with all our weeping, I All Normal Graduates receive a D iplom r r every description, ¡ 1 « cheap';is tlu* eluftpest. Y our patronage is lb- lias found his heavenly home su.vt - m ents and y o u r shoulder to the from tiie State which authorizes them to cited. und d see mop him . eited. Cull Call an hom e.” — t'-aeli in any public -ehixil in the State. ( Ither w h<‘cl, am i an intelligent effort will i Slates grant teaeliers' eertilieates on preselltu- achieve sue« «'-*. Don’t forget it. I tiiin of these N ormal DiploiutLs, w ithout cx- ! am inatiun. Oregon. Monmouth, “ H rick” INuutTny .iys in I iìh pn- M ( 1 X 3 1 0 1 T il, O Jl ay ; o x . THE OBSERVER FOR Yttornefc a t Law, Y ttoriiey^it Law, It lister YerilOIl, I oats and train. Pass« ngeraand bag- Jii**t why the democrats cannot November docs not TAX isss. | Churchill k Monleith, Oregon. James Tatom. ÍYlonmcuth, Oregon. à VÄMDU SHELLEY ¡lead Quarters for General Merchandise, n 1 BU Y YOUR GROCERIES AT formal, CoiSegiate, and Commercial Departments Polk Comity l>;i,uk. per ot Au NOTIONS! NOTIONS ! ! O Vaughn & H illard. 8 GENERAL BLACKS!VUTI!iN . ° ■ w York li noi O p m » H rptiM ubor lO lh . a «lemocnitie stale, as n -tate. But , ----- AND----- for tli«* demiHT.itic < ity of New York ^•0*Docs n general hanking husiuo^t. o r Port- it woiild never go «lemoeratie. ’l’iie b ra flu on New York, San Imul. iViMwits reucivcHl subject to chock or vote of thè rtir.il di-triets are lim ited. tm oortilioaios o f tloposit. I’oUoctions will T h«'voi«'of thè C ity is lim itless, «»- itsviv»» prompt attention. O i H ih » hours m n. in. toft p. in. Iln /r« Burglar Proof Snft\ |H<cially in thè returns, and titi» lat- cured by Yale Time Lock. t«*r faci th è /b u n d atin n of m auy of l t>" A Sp«vialtv.-\,ja 111 «' l>ets alreatly niade !>y th è deino- erats. ♦ B >> - and i .irl- to buy Hi ho -I Bo« k - _ ■ite livery stable, a t the foundrv at Cham ness’ Iiulependence. O ® *’ Politi«»,’’ reiim rked a W estern traveling lumi, *• i- a n u itter of eli. m ate ; dejx'iuls w ludly mi tlu* menu anim ai tem |iera tu n '. I ’ve Just lav n up in Ihtkota wliere th è air is «■. m > 1 and bruciug, am i thereth«' pisipleart* nearly all itepuldii-.ius. In lo w a th e weatlu-r is -'-verni ile- ree- w ariuer, Cook «tovi-s funtixhi'd jlo mid higher. and Deimx-rats ¡ire a little mon> nu-1 Milk puns lj.) cts nnd higher. Milk pails Xi cts mid liighcr. I ihtous . in M i"ouri it’s con Id e ra -' Shiv«' polish «»«•«.-> and liighcr. bl«' w ariuer, ¡md thè Ih'inoerats are III thè iiiajnrily. In l'exns, w bere it Is hlnstcd lu>t, tlu' people Are ulne- U'iiths di nux'rits, Arni in lidi it NaiN di cts |x'r |H>und and higher. unanim ous ! I teli you sir, i t ’s all in H ip«- Hi» ct- p« r pound and iiiglier. 11»«' cllm ate.” * /•>. I Inrdw art', lim ilx'r, shingles, tixds, -¡tsh, doors, moulding!*, «*t«'. • ♦ \\ oven w ire and spim l spring niutr« -st s. Some yeacs agii a y o u n g n u in wroto to an A m erican p ipi r thnt he wanttsl to lx' an islitor; and thè reply w Iddi he nxvlved Is well w orth repnxluc- A m unition and tlshing tackl«'. 'N’nil piijx'r and window slmdes. lu g h « re . ‘‘Canst tinnì,” a.-ki'«! tlu- Bird cages, lim ckets and m irroi •». «liitor, *‘«lraw leviathan w ith a C ^ T E A P Horse-Shoeing’ WANTED, 5000^ N e w G o o d s -N e w P r ic e s . A luil lino of Tinware Correspondingly. X j I A T I L T C 3 - . T 't'liixxl tulli«' board i» fumi.dici 1 to xtu- deiitxat thè "N onuul Dining H all" at $1.50 |K-r vyei-k. tlissi Isianling in fainilies with funiislied moni, fuel und lightx, to $.3.5« ; |f r week. Praciical ^ourse of Study, —C om pierai in a— „Short Send for Cannarle. Addresi tho President D. W arren, Association, Warren In General Merchandise. Bed Rock Prices, Best Grade of Goods, And Fair Dealing Is Our Motto. J. F.. Je n n a n , & Jerm an, -A ll kinds of produce taken in rxohange for goods.- General OREOOS. 3 1 0 X M O L T I 1, Blacksmiths and Horseshoers. A Good Line of Furniture. Wood Work a Specialty. ' ' ptitnm 'l ‘Ht i yOU f" r ,,iLSt favOIN W0 .Mercantile Time. FANCY WIRE FENCE. ^ Farmers D E A L E R S up luxik tliou lettest down? ( ansi tinnì Inxik tip grvat kleas from thè depth of tldn«' Iut«-ihet, ami «,l«,an, s«iik*nn«l fry theni nt fl\c m in u te -’ noti«v? Canst tinnì w rlte «slitorlals to men.«- ure? Canst tinnì w rite an <ditnri.il to Ut in a thrix--<|uuriercolumn«)f t h è , t»a|x'r, w hi« li shall ix> in length just Oregon. ^dependence. Agricultural Implements and Farm Machine COOPER k O G NNA W A “ «M itinuance of y o u r —D E A L E R S I X — Farmers Supply Depot Co., M O ls T M O U r a , O B U E G -O is r - A * “ All charges reasonable. M O N M O U TH , Give ns a call. OREGON. Hardware, Stoves and IwT A gents for K u p p , B urrell & GY). Tinware. Indep en d en ce. Oret»nn.'