WANTED. 5000. M different kind» of candios at J. w here is; “ T he A»torian is glad to W. Dawson’s. report favorable progress in every Bovs and G irls t.» buy School Books Horse shoeing, new shoes #1.50; de|«artm ent of th e A storia ami South at ( hanint ss’ Independence. — « f ---------------- resetting shoes all arcu ati #.*o; plow Publisher. C om pany’s affairs. This is tine wea- C. c l m l DUTY, sharpening w ithout c u tte r t.iM and th er for railroad surveys and Kngin _ all otherOwork in p ro p o rtio n . <>uk S u b sc r ip tio n Ita le » . ecr Thielscn is m ak in g the most of coupling p u t in to r s i, u ak bars each ............ .............. L u ........... ik treeV M onm outh At ; $1 50 Per Year. it. S ecretary H olden Is m eeting >#1. at ('. .... l*er Six Monti». the old stand 75 w ith satisfactory success in th e g u t ­ Per Four Months. 50 Mrs. M. K. IatR an sieu r keep- al­ ter of th e first assessment levied ways ou hund a tine stock oi -• lect Physician and Surgeon. Advi-rti.-ing iu li■> luuilti or. uppli- som etim e ago. Cok Jas. Taylor gianls. cation. ggpOfllce, R uena V ista, Oregon, ¿4 < 'orrc~]«iiiU|K.T. $2500, th e am ount of his first assess* of holiday goods ever brought to In ­ M f f B I f t h . On iron, Nov. 1 0, 1HHM. nient. Ret ween $9000 and $lo,uoi* dependence. JO H N J . D A L Y , is now paid in. Residents of the San Francisco, <’ttl„ A|»ril 2. For «evi-ral weeks my wife suffered severely with kidm-v W illam ette valley alive to th eir in­ affection O f u very uggnivnted oliumi t. r 1 terests, are giving considerable a t­ fiiinlfv tried ltie Ore-on Kidney Tea. . el to* i tention to this m atter and the press has now entiaely recovered tier liealtli -It Will prompt’} ■ 50G T S Prince, Salesman at Cutting Co. - I t t>y eut rust (»1 to him. of the state have non« but good • >. H. For Four Months. Butter, (In.. ® words and hearty encouragem ent D A L L A S, O R E G O N . Pnrtl<*s h av in g side-w alks to build L arge R epublican gttins. for the railroad that will aid not or repair w ill please a tte n d to it ini- a lo n e to A storia bu t to the en tire m ediutely and save cost.—A. N . state. H a lh f k , m arshal. W A llR E X T R I IT T , Polk County Observer. Surprising Cash Barga' »I • K. Locke* Attorney at Law, ° THE OBSERVER FOR Republican. They ¡tl! (¡ill in Line. 5000 C A L IF O R N IA . ToiMi O ltlK JO N . 5INH) W A SH IN G T O N . 5000 M ONTANA. lioo IDA HO. President, BENJAMIN IIAHKISON, of Iniluiim. Vice President, I.liVI P. MOKTON. (if New York. W ith the ehctidii of Ilarriso n and M orton, the governm ent goes hack to the |»arty which stood by the un­ ion when the dem ocrats tried to de­ stroy it. T he em phatic answ er of the northern voters have come bark th at the tariff m ust l>e sustained. No more M ills bill. The election returns have been eagerly watched by all parties. At present a riling it seems as though H arrison has curried every northern state, except Connecticut and N ew Jersey which will take an official count to decide; also W est V irginia. From the returns it is probable th at tiie n e x t House o f R epresentatives w ill he Republican. Our Salem and A lbany exchanges are full of it e m s about th e proposed A storia and V alley railroad, and it is a suhjtH'i th at dem ands attention. R ailroad building in Oregon in the next few years is going to be o f a character to stir up localities. Folk com ity w ith all its splendid resources is not going to be slow in inereas- ng its advantages. One m an is ’som etim es afraid to praise another, lest by exalting the accom plishm ent of th at other, he should seem to depreciate his own. But, iu tru th , it is often m ore praisew orthyin us to praise an o th er w orthily than it would l>c for us to have done th e very th in g w hich is deserving of praise in th at other. To praise w orthily is one of the best ways o f I icing praisew orthy. We hereby place in nom ination for speaker at the house of th e next legislature th e mime of H on. 1). P. Thom pson, of M ultnom ah.—Ex. D e e d s R e c o rd e d . Helen Wayniiro to J. W. Chnmbcrlaln tract o f Innd on tiie rood lietweeu Inrtepen- (lenee and Dallas, consideration $75. V K Worthington to Knima I’oole lots 1, '2, .*1 and 4 in McCoy $75. Sarah Seliring to The Polk County Land Company lots J, 2, 3 and 4 in Henry H ill addition Indeiiendcncc, $450. Peter Cook to Amos Holman 140 acres of land south-west |«irt o f the donation claim o f K. E lkins $4000. J K Davidson to wealtliy Mitchell lot in | Independence $150. i Ira Smith to J 8 t'-ooper lot 4 in Indc|ien- dence 1204. J M Simpson and T Simpson to J A W ith­ row, so acres in donation claim o f John Lewis .$ 20011 . J M Sini|ison and T Simponn toS U W ith­ row SO acres in Joint Lewis donation claim $ 2000 . Jn*|ier Kennedy to A Byars 1.7.8 acres east o f Dixie $4000. A ir lie . Farms for Salo. 2IO Acres, gissi house and ham , 15" in cultivation, $75 per in re. ;tH.*i Acre» good new house and hunt, new orchard, ño acres in cultivation, g issi titulier and pasturi, $ | i par acaa. 150 Acres, all good fanti land. 14m aere- snmnicrfallow, g issi In M ise and Isirn, g-od oreiiard. $77è i«-r acre, it>. well l o c a t i 1. lOO Ac ■res. all in cultivation, gissi li"ii»<* and ham. 00 iiere'siimnieriallinv. fafm < 1 iv i ! ed into ili ree field«, gissi spring in each, \ cry desirable furili, $75 | kt acre. 7 1 7 Ai rin, good house and barn. +7 a> r» - in cultivation, g issi oreiiard, -plenuid si.s . farm, $10 per acre. All the above tarais are choice land and finely located. Inquiries iiy mail will re" • • prompt attention. We sell and take on mission, any properties in Oregon. JAMI - TATOM, Moiiinouth, Polk county, l'n-_ HSPLivcrv, Feed and Sale stable. First-class turnouts, and prices reasonable. Oive it« a call, north end o f Main Street, HKKREN A HALL, proprietnrs. Tin* d ry goods store F. M. A. w ill give you tt b arg ain if you w ill call am i «*■<• them . Polk County a Bank. M O X M O V T II , O R F.fi OX. O p en s S ep tem b er loth. T fr Docs a general banking business. Sight Drafts on New York, ^nn Francisco or Port­ land. Deposits received subject to die k or on certificates o f deisisit. t ollections will receive prompt attention. Office hours S a. in. to 5 p. in. Il'ill * Hiirril.tr Proof s .fr , n - ciirrtl by Ynfr Time Luck. W e are Selling our Stock DRY GOODS AT COST attorney at Law, D A L L A S , ()RE< JON. Will pruftice in nil the courts o f tiie Slate. Office iu Court llous ». 3 ü ê t X ow is y o u r chance to got groat barg ain s, in o u r D ry (ioods, t Goods, N otions, C lothing, Hoots and Shoos, F urnishing Goo^ C rockery a n d G lassw are, d ep a rtm en ts, e tc .- ^ j Buster X Vernon, O G Former Offers Fade Away In Oblivion. Druggists and Apothecaries. I Xrii'gs. Taint . Oils. Ol.i.-s and all .flier Ar 1 * tides kept in a iir.-t-cia.ss drug store. Tin's»* goods m ust be sold. j& jrW e a re g y in g to clone out our sto^l an d ¡lartics n eed in g a n y th in g in o u r line w ill find it to 1 th e ir a d v a n ta g e to call a n d nee us. Prescriptions rarefali/ rompmmded. New Stable, 1N D E P E N D E N ( E , ( >KE< JO N . MES A SMITH. Ms » pcîdî'r^ in Lootl pHrton s î^il* : ica] In strumentai o f all k i m b . Goods w ill be Sold Cheap.| Är<, Rem lier th e place, corner liriek store, N IE S A SMITH, 'deuce. Brick Blork, James Ta tom. D allas, Oregon,I P.cal Eätato ind Insurance Agent Monmouth, f 3ST H . Crsnon. SHELLEY &VANDÜYN, E U T L E R i, Druggist and Apothecary. Iiiiad Quarters far General ^crrliamf | Several hn n d rcd dollars w as l»ot on —Dealer in — th e elt*ction Tuesday. W in W ilson of P o rtlan d , is v isit­ D rur«, fhem itats, 15 its, St.i.innery,Toilet j ing his parents here. urticles, etc. H ugh W illiam s and wife Imvebecn GENERAL BLACKSMITH1NG. Prescription* rarefali/ ( *:::’ ninths!. W ashington territo ry leads every visiting a t Jo e T ethrow , near your city for tin* past week. state and territo ry in th e U nion in ) ----- AND----- Monmouth, - - - Orejón. th e yield of w heat per aero. In th e | Some one broke into Hud H um s’ - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- tru n k and stole a p a ir of pants and a official report of the governm ent, the , greatest yield in any state is th at of coat a few days ago. T he y oung fo lk s not w ishing to in* Oregon, placed at bushels per acre, and th e greatest yield in the tie hind tim es m et at th e school house Oregon State Normal School. JW*A Specialty. U nited States i- accredited to W ash- ! last F rid a y night and organized a ington territo ry , being 18.5 bushels debating society an d s e l l i n g school. F f l.L FA <7 t.TY, Shop ora>n«ite livery statile, at the foundry S. J. WATERHOUSES. per acre. T his is a gran d show ing | W e 1 io | h ‘ every one w ill tak e an in ­ GOOD HI IL D IN f,-. Independence. t for th e pacific N orthw est, com ing as terest iu it an d m ake it a auceess. U ' i i l i i:X iJ£N. in an o th er generation.— /tu te p a u le n t. cited. Call an d see him . tench in any pulilic - In»>! :u ¡he State, t »timi People w ho are talktnl about, are States grunt touchcis , -.¡r, s },r. those w ho go and ex a m in e th e tine t doll o f these Normal Dipl .una.«, u linoni ex ­ stoek o f artists m eterial at Musters F ro m I*. N. N ystrom . amination. Monmouth, Oregon. Independence. H e lias a full line of E n . OnsKHVKii. I have now settled Tula's, A cadem y boards, plaques, at m y new and pleasant hom e, w ith frames, brushes,etc. Call and see Hro. an d sister W alker at Forest them . C H E A P L I V I N G . Grove. I have been fortunate in th e T he G reat N orthw est L inim ent a selection of tlds hom e, and w hile at «vrtain and s|aaaiy cure for cholera tWX-fiiKxl table Imard is fiirnistied to stu­ dents at the "Normal Dining Hall ' .*:• $ 1.51 M onm outh i can say 1 never had m orbus, eolie, croup, and tlux. Sold per week. Good boarding in families w i t h 1 any U 'tter people to ¡issociatc w ith, by N. II. Hutler M onm outh. furnished room, fuel and light«, .•?:;.(»> to #7 '■* ' Nothing is more disngroenhlo to a young ]* t week. a n d the kindne-:, and unscllish assis­ lady or gentleman than to have the fmv cov­ tance w hich 1 received there. I ered with block bends pimples and hlotehi's. D E A L E R S shall not forget m y tirst English Dillards Sws-ific, the new skin remedy, will remove nil disfigurations from the face and ' PORTLAdo. OR. Cc tra in in g was in C hristian College hands and pr diice n clear complexion Trv Practical Course oi Study, (now the Norm al i and the great ad ­ it and he eonvinissi Sold by N. 11 llutler, Sold by N. H. Butler. —Compieteti in a— vantage received w hile th ere will druggist. alw ays he d ear to m y m em ory. I have not lieen here long enough to say m uch concerning Forest G rove, hut it seem to he cheerful and pros­ ¡Send for Catalogue. A ddn-s the T’rt Meat pering. Ilie Pacific U niversity is D. T. S ta nley , Jfoninouth, Oregon. doing well this y ear, and a la tte r a t­ tendance than it has had for years. Conk «toves furnished #15 am i higher. Milk pans 12} ets and higher. T h e Professors take a deep Interest Milk pails 75 ets and higher. in th e spiritual w ellfare o f th e stu d ­ D. M arren, j . E j crman Stove polish 5 ets and higher. ents. T he Pit • . of th e c »lh*ge, Prof. K ills offered me a fn*e scholarship hot did not accept it, as I expect to preach all m y tim e this w in ter in ■ N!! kinds of produce taken in exchange for goods.----- — Nails 7} ets per pound and higher. o rder to prepare for my trip to Lex­ Ko|ie pi* ets per pound am i higher. General ington K y. next ,\ ar. W e have a M O X M O V T ir, OREGON. H ardw are, lum lter, shingles, tools, sash, diairs, m ouldings, et»1. good p m sp w t for a good church to x> oven \x ire am i spiral spring m a in sa w . lie form ed hen* this w in ter. I had th e O tis kk Vi u to visit mi' this week, and stvnnsl like I was at m y old hom e, it is a welcome messenger; Ammunition and fishing taekle. W all |xap4>r and xviiuiow sh a d e s. we shall he glad to see it every week 1 1 Hird euges, liraekets am i m irrors. hope it w ill pro»|>er an d grow infltt- eneial, —P. N. Nystrom. Yam;liii X Hillard. íRílsprníSence o Oregon. -i Horse-Shoeing- BUY VOID GItOCElilES AT Normal, Collegiate, and Commerciai Oeparimants NOTIONS! NOTIONS ! ! 0 Farmers Mercantile FOR ALL SKIN DISEASES Association, : ^ m u j o i c , Ne¿ In General Merchandise. Short Time. Bed Rock Prices, Best Grade of Goods, New Goods-New Prices. And Fair Dealing Is Our Motto. A full line of Tinware Correspondingly. barren X Jerman, FANCY WIRE FENCE. Blacksmiths and Horssshoers. Agricultural ■ A (im)d Line of Furniture. ■ T he follow ing from th e A H a rin u show s th at th e railroad from A storia is an lov'tin d fact, and will come in ­ to th e valley some w hen*. O ur citi­ z e n s are Interest«’«! mid should have a voice in saying w here that some- ^ NVp a t n 'n a ^ : * « y,M1 f° r ^ w*' a 01110nfs and Farm' Machinery. COOPER A. C 0 N N A W A Y , —HEALERS IX — A 11 charge* reasonable. M o n m outh , G iv to a a call. ohegon . Hardware, Stoves and U tT Agents for Kapp, Hurrvll A Go. Tinware. 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