Vmunition chetiperthan a n y other Ah There! pi te - in Polk county, F» "* ' "• Anv yerson purohiisimr $1 worth of g»*>d* Air. J . II. H a w ley is in Portland at Z F. Yaugho'» is entitled tu a (tue** ut tin* this w eek. number of needs in the pumkiii in Ids show Publisher. Q < 'u rt H aw ley is at hom e rustica­ «*iuduw The p e n s q C. t\ DOUUHTY, a n i d tin g. o ° Physician and Surgeon. Mr. 'H its«lore J e ffr e y ® - quite -ick . Seeds to Is* counted on New A ear's day. S u b tcr ip lio u K a te *. T w o m ore children o f G. W . R ich ­ . . . J*cr Year. f t 50 ^-Office, Buena Vista, < »repon. ardson are quite sick w ith dipL* . . Fer Si* Month*. 75 . . Per Four Muit»«.*. I theria. 50 The people o f Bethel and McCoy Advertising rate* uncle known on uppli- A n y o n e h avin g feed th ey want JOHN J. DALY, cutinn. ; will unite and hohl a C hristin ^ tree ch opped will find m e ready to d o it f'ornojintnlenco i* solicit«*! from all frieinls ■ at the latter place. for them in th e itest and quickest of the laijier. .Mr. \V. H . H aw ley has pom; to -hat a C om e before tin* m iil shuts 9 .— l ................................... ’rank C ollins, M ifi on m ou th , Monmouth, Oregon, !»*■<•. ID, l*s s s « Indi-pi'nIieaij,.hijrh'-s: elector, <>■"> few diiys ago fell braking h is.n eck . L. B .'F razer returned from GfP- iKuiHH’catie, C3.),«C*r>; Prohibition, liani eopnty M on day, lit* found iiis 30,1131. tlaiigliXer Cit-sie v ery sick, with a de-ease vvlfieh the d u tor pronouAces The last inossage o f President very much like diphtheria. Oiïico en Mill St., opposiio the court house. Cleveland, it* a whole expresses flu*! The Sunday acliool concert at M c­ • J »¡illai, Oregon. — Dealers in— prevailing ideas dom inating' the Coy Sunday « veiling was a pleasant Ilemncratie party, l*it is Utrdjy in intuir. M eCoy ìh biÌ sstHl w ith soiik * Polk County Observer. J . K. Locke, Chopping! Chopping!! Attojyieydit Law, T(JE OBSERVER f 0 R Polk County Bai^k. Attorney at Law, f kpi tiniihr w itb ! Imp* ut" • \ a i 1 i i ì *r K «t*n g.w itfc » I * 1 salini^ pr sgie. slve spirit o f tin* Am erican people. A capital kka o f tUr i h « ko* I.etul- er: Tt+rrr aro ju*4- ni«** dem ocrats in ti h * house and nine in tlw- »enate. Mr. Cautlvorti, one o f the renate nino •Hugest*, tlwit there he organised tw o buse hall clubs, a 1 siane uine and a senate rune, w h o will play Idtl dur­ ing the session. T h ey will have no­ thing ( 1* 0 to d o as the repulrlieaius will nm the legislature. It is al*,, suggested that G ovenor P ennoyer would m ake a good um pire and Treasurer W eld) could d o the scor­ ing. It is really a valuable hk*a. Then, if the republicans w'ouhl go ami watch rivogarne, the state w ould doubtless I«* saved a great infliction. <¡cnernl Harrison, in his liricf and vigorous*q«'cch to ( iencra.1 CIvaiiiK'rs, put tire South**™ case exa ctly. Th e next President w ill execute the laws. The South, like the rest o f the cou n ­ try, must obey them . T h e South Is a part o f the U nion — no m ore, no less. The war w as, fought tiiat it should lie n othing m ore, and the laws will lie executed to the* end that it m a y be noth in g less— not a white mutts part o f the U nion alone, for in­ stance. Pliilidclplda /V c . m . ; s . ©xcí*Ilí*nt H^Ui4ful tu lciit o l \v hl( H ^ T _ |Ja{rW w ife and Mrs. < O. Graves de-erve special m ention. H ardw are, tinw are and stoves, Furniture, house furnishing On la~t Tuesiksy night death visif- O oofls, w ire mattresses, etc. ed tin* hom e o f John Beeket and took from tlM*m their little daughter o f seven years, Pearl. She laid liccn ill but a* few days. T h e sutklen blow fell with terrible severity upon IhgrW irp fesiee and barbed wire. the m other w h o lias been for som e m onths in p oor health. The little one was borne to the cem etery on Thursday. A s the hand o f school children sorrow fu lly took a last look at their ikqiarted sahooJmato the question, w hich o f you w ill n ex t lie Carpenter tools, sash a n d d oors. follow ed to the grave, cam e forcibly to ou r m ind. Th e question was not long unnnswer<*d, for tin tin* fol­ low in g day the news reached us that H elen, the little daughter o f G. \V. Itiehardson, had )alk*n »sleep. £he 1 was borne to the church on la. f Sun­ d a y ’ s quiet m orn w hen Eld. D oty delivered a feeling discourse to the L u m b er and shingh's in large audience tlwt hml gathered. any quantity. A ll orders Th e rianains were interred at 12 m. w ill receive prom pt at- Tiro bereaved fam ilies have tin* co m ­ tention. Farm produce fort Hint can famsiUy be di*-ired from consigned to us w ill he the unbroken sym p ath y o f a large disposed o f to tin* host circle o f frk*mls. —Ocea. possible advantage and im m ediate returns made, (¿a C row ley. ( Kir seh ooi w ill close this w eek. It is iim F r the successful num agem ent Monmouth, O n y 0,1 • ¡o f Miss N ora llaM iard. A valued exchange has this to say about the man w h o kApws it all. “ Then slum the durk-brow ed stran­ ger \s bo leans against the w all, he is tls* soiir-snuled villia n , the man w ho know s it all. W h en at the realm that sm oulders, w here Satin b n o d s in ire, w e hand our parquet ticket to plunge into the lire; above the walls o f sorrow w e’ ll here one fnwitie call, th e /a te o f that poor sinner, the man w h o k n ow s il all. At this tim e we slqiuhl look ou t for applications to help the poor w hom w e alw ays have with us. It is no m ore a d u ty to giv e than it is to g iv e fvisely. It is not possible to inves­ tigate thorou ghly all eases that np- |ieiil to the charitable, and it is per­ haps better to give un w isely than to w ith h old w ron gfu lly. Hut one rule is certainly safe. If )>ossible, g iv e a medieant w ork , let liellevo h e is earning w hat he gi*ts. Y ou m ay save bis -clfrespect b y d oin g so. Hi* w h o says “ G o w ork in m y vineyard and wlmt i* right 1 will pay thee,” is m ore truly charitable than he w h o Ivistows a d a y 's wages us alm s. If y ou have no w ork , or the applicant is from age or in firm ity unable to w ork, o f cours*' the rule d,20ß. 1!. Townseml, PdHrm] a! Lsw. . d 3ST. H . Gingen. B L ^ L E B , Druggist and Apothecary. — Dealer in recover money. rug*. Chemieais, Books, Stationery, Toilet BrMxiport. To Kit Wing, the above named defendant: article», etc. The third party received 2IS votes r ilK NAMF. OF TI1K STA Ti; ( i f ! in Mississippi and ;>«{ in Alabam a, P o Oregon, you are hereby required to ap- w ho dare den y the fact plain as the j pear befure ilie umlersignod," a Justice o f the Prescription« Fare fully in se on you r face that the w h ole Peace, fnr the precinct nfotvsui 1. yn the glib third party racket is a D em ocratic day o f DeceiniKT, l.ssH, at 10 o'el x k in the Monmouth, - - - I forenoon of said day at tin* office o f said side-show. Selah. Justice, in said precinct, to answer the above W h y d o n ’ t “ T a xp ay er” in H’r.it named plaintiff, in n civil action. The de­ SUh‘ sign his real nam e to his co m ­ fendant will take notice. that if in* fail to plaints o f our ( ’ouiity < »Hirers. If his answer the complaint herein, the plaintiff will take judgment against him*for$7 SO and name is honorable his purpose pure, bis costs ami disbursement* in this action, i let him com e out like a man audit The defendeut will further notice that his : Oregon State Normal taxpayer uits I not sling mud from the 1 proi**rty lias been attached in th • above 1 ¡shelter o f tin' \ M Shir. Judges I named action, published jn the F olk i ' ocxty ! FULL FACULTY, 1 »aly and Collins signed their onin - < InsKKVKu for six consecutive weeks, by or­ GOOD BUILDINGS, Ions like m en. G o thou and d o lik e­ der '/ t h e undersigned, made Nov. 10,' IH.ss. LIGHT. EXFKNSES. Witness my hand, — B. C. Fercival, wise thou tim id ghost o f a “ taxpay­ Justictjof the Peace. er. I hunt yer got a nam e? Dan Van l’uten is bu ild in g an ad- ditlon to J. H. M itchells barn f o r a shtxl. U'*q'r'U | is la'tter though still weak and ailing. W illiam R u ble is n ow liv in g at his All Normal Graduât«« r«c«ire a Diploma place am on g us. lie has lost a white from lii« Stat« which autiioriïe» them k> cow w ith a boll—an yon e seen her. u»cl, in any public «ehool in th« Stat« Oth« The new canal or cut o f the Luck- n ^ l ’ lans, spool float ions and esti­ Stat«« »rant teacher»' certificat«« on n n w it«- ' lion or tii««« Normal Itipiomaa, witti iumute is almost ennipick'd. From mates furnished on application. • indications in the I ks I o f the new cut Shop tw o dortrs south o f the city amination. , it was once the ertx>k bod, many w ater-w orks. yours slhce. — H iuCultult. D formal, Coilegiate, and Commercial Oeparimsnl Architects and Ihiilders, • I.incolli. Som e sickness, toothache and rheum atism , is abroad in our midst. Our citizen, J. ft.» Sheppard, will in the manufacture o f woven \virc^ft *nce. This fette«* is becom ing quite popular. * Our w h a rf pres*>nts quit*'a lively ati|K*iininA‘ since bouts make regti- lar tripa. Our farmers are shipping tlu ir p rod u ct to Portland. The closin g exercises o f our school was attended by the direetors and {Nitrons and all express«»«! satisfac­ tion with th«> sueii'ssful term just clo sin g . « Independence, Oregon. Viiiiirlm A: H illa rd . GENERAL SLACtíSWlíTHlK^. AND Horse-Shoeing' E i ^ p 'L r v i i r a - . ffiff-G. ><>d tafilc board is furnished to stu- dents at the “ Normal Dffiing Hall” ni |] Bi week *.... 1 tsiardiug in familiee with furnish«*! room, fuel and lights, li t i.OU to $3.6« per week. 0 -------- : :— Practical Course of —Completed in a— • Short Time. ftuf’ .V Specialty.iá i» The accidents o f Josic Lewis being throw n otr her |Hinv and John Mn>- S||. P npp..«ite liven* Stable, at die fuindry rittgiT running against a stump are lndejH'tidenee. Inith till riglit ugjfin. Send for Catalogue. Add rev* the President h T. S taüley , Afonmouth, Oregon. D. Warren, liu e n a t i*tn. < 'lytic Caldwell, w h o had his shoul- «1« r disloejiteil hist w«xlk, !>v falling llnll*i«in. otfa hor-c, is now all right again. Hnllstoa is t«> lmve a C hristin:«, Dr. 1. *•!,«* attendtsl the little fellow. tm . .Lx* anil K in g rethrow had a grand Mrs. A oeutn, w h o lias I khui In |«o«>r w olf hunt on the river Tuesday. h tilth for a long tim e has g o n e to O n r |ieople are afflicted with a Salem for m edical treatment. g«K»«l many colds. A Chinam an, w h o is engitgial on M. N. Prather made a business tli«> narrow gauge, putting in new tit's, got nuwl at his Loss ami struck on the call at Ind '{M»n«leiiee Saturday. H arley Alexandt r ha- made some head w ith a sh ovel, cutting quite a im provm ent to his store. N,*\« gash. «as«-, and has athl«'«l a flue stock W e liav«' n -in gin g selu>*»| that show o f holiday good*. meet* M onday, Tuesday and Satur­ *’»i« I'vangi'Ih'al ehtireh have now day evenings, and the til««' Club meets every Thursday. Balls ton is fitti’tl up u phut* o f w orship in our mi«l-t. Rev Heaueamp held a meet- liecotuinK «iniie musical, in hero a few even in g- ago. A •s-rles o f m w i i n p are Is'lng eou- duetisl her*» b y R ev. Oshoru with "h u m s from flocts up, scrap l*,*>ks vonshler.ihly inU