H
From the crowded columns o f the
N ew Y»".ir's Oregonian we glean n
A n yon e having - ‘‘ d they want
chopp'd w ill find*me r-udv to do
do it
it I
few facts that w ill be o f interest to
l'ubli Iw r. our m ulcM:
fiVr them in the U~t and quickest
C.
D OUGHTY,
Come before th e m ill -h u ts
Register llu m e y , o f the Oregon
d o w n .’- F r a n k
Collins, M onm outh,
Subscription Rute«.
C ity land office, reports the biwines*
Oregon.
______ j
Per Year.
•1 ,vt
of his office ns nearly throe times
l*er
Six
Montili*.
n
larger than ever before la Its history,
Per Four Montili*.
.Ml
and a great portion o f this Increase is
A d v e r tis in g rates m a ile k n ow n on uppli-
credited to Columbia county.
cation.
Physician sod Surgeon.
Correapondcnoe i- »olicited from all friends
N early (V i . imhi jm oplc settled in Or-
of the j i.ijK*r.
' e/on in 1HKH. and prol»tbly double
ifflee, Buena Vista, Oregon.-- t
numlier w ill c«>tne in I shi *.
Moninnnlli, Oregon, Jiffi. 0, Is s i). that
o
Almost every section felt the quick-
lenlng throb.
J O H N J. D A L Y ,
N/VTURESpLEASAHT U X A T IV E
There liave lieen 115 school houses
built during the your.
50 G T S
The total loss by tire m_ Portland
during the year w:is i5.1,!HT7 <0.
For Four Wlon^i*.
The Portland real estate sales for
Fill promptly att.nd to all 1-E»' kutin»*»
•nimitad tu him.
the year amounted to $3,03.‘>,.S<>6, an
inorea-e o f Nearly f l.aw.OOO compar
D A LLA S , OREGON.
• MENATOHIA1. Pl.F.CTION.
Followc* tlio use of Syrup of Fig», as it act*
'd with 1 W .
, _* «
^ >n next Monday the legislature o f
More tanneries are needed. It is gertly on the
this State convenes and w hile tlifl-e estimated that Oregon produces KM»,- K i d n e y s , L i v e r a n d B o w e l s
W A R R E N T I^ C IT T ,
Effectually Clean ins; the System when
is some legislation in the w ay of! n»Ki tiiile- a yea " wliich would make
ii
. ,. |
, i ,
l ’ im . ooo sides.
L cat her loses little or
Costive or bilious, Dispelling
am ending existing law s ami enacting
m W(.ig ,lt by tanning, ¡»»«1
the t| „ ,. i,ides would average -"»0 jounds
new ones needed; yet perhaps the
most im[>ortant service which tlie
the ;it 30 cents, or i 15 each. The total
and jicrmanently curing
D A L L A S , OREGON.
members o f that lx sly can render the value o f the tanned leather should l»e
H ABITU SIX C O N S TIPA TIO N
a m illion and a hiilf*of dollars and without weakening or irritatin; the organa r\\ ill pra- ti- • in all tha courts of die Stati
people w ill lie to nrevent visciousand fully one-half would is* for lalxirand
on which it acts.
Office in Court House.
unnecessary legislation.
profit, but Oregon sends lier hiiU* to
r » r Sale in BOo and »1.00 Bottle» By »11
Th e first important duty w ill Is* California to lx* manufactured into
Lending I»ruBBl»ls.
■AKrrxcnmaD oslt *» v tup
the election o f a United States sena lent tier and the tanneries o f that state
CALIFO RNIA FIG SYRUP C0.
tor, and the sooner that duty is per make the profit.
Oregon horses Ii ive acquired repu
formed in an intelligent manner the tation and compare favorably with tunmui, K t ., 8 a * F a x s c is o o , C a l ., * V o * k . X- >
I h *11* r for the legislature, and for Un those o f any other state. The de
Office on Mill St.. npposiie thè roiirt lions*'
people o f the State. Senator Doiph mand is good for tin* heavy work on
Dalla», Oregon.
this
North
coast
and
San
Francisco,
has made a good record and we
and orders have been tilled for teams
believe it w ill lie for the best inter averaging from iNOO to 3000 pounds,
ests o f Oregon, the Republican party for use in tIi«* mines o f Colorado,
GENERAL BLACKSMITHING.
and the great northwest, to re-elect i’here are many teams in Portland
o
him. in a certain sense, our over in heavy work there that are valued
at ¡¡stoo to^iiuo, and well worth the
\NI>
whelm ing majority in this state was
money.
an Indorsement o f Senator l>olph,for
The wool clip o f the Columbia re
lie was prominently b fore the peo gion was is,;».",i>,iloo pounds.
The year l ■* *s was remarkable for
ple as a probable candidate in ca.e
rug». Paint». Oil». Ola»» aii-1 all other Ar
lioîe» kept in a firat-clas» drug »tora.
flic legislature should tie republican, several nu ti rologieul facts. The lo w »
c.-i t« mperatur • ever recorded in ( >r®
and whenever a democrat thought a eg: hi occurred January 15; the month
ttef-A Specialty.*^#
vote m ight be changed by t ir i n g oi May was the warmest with the
Prescription* C arefu lly Confpoiinded.
that a republican legislature meant least rainfall o f any M ay on record;
Shop <>i>;>nxite livery atable, at the foundry
the re-election o f Dolph he urged it. June had tin* most rainfall o f any Iu-lci-uiacncc.
June oti record and July hail seven
Then as a rule it is dangerous to days in sucees-ion on which the tem
change a true and tried officer for an perature was alxive ¡ hi degree's. -A n
ff*»- Vlso Deuler» in Kce-1 A barton'» bib
untried one, just for the sake- o f a other fact which should not be lost
rer and Plate-1 Ware. Jewelry, Jfuakal In-
sight
o
f
is
that
for
eight
months
change. It was a concession to that
atnirnent» o f all kinds.
there was no freezing weather.
political heresy which elected (¡ro ve r
The total value oft »regon’s exports
Cleveland, hut which has now been was ¡¡Ml,¡KM),000, an increase o f over
Iivlrpendenci.
lirick Iilork,
repudiated by the return o f the Re i2,iMin,ooii.
The grain fleet for the year num-
publican party to power. Mr. Ikilph’s
-Dealers in—
b it>d lo i vessel-, registering lit»,703
course in the Senate has been consist toils, an increase o f 31 vessels.
ent, energetic, able, honest and patri
Oregon imported from England
otic, and < tregon, as a state, ought to goods to the amount o f $781,102, the
Hardware, tinware and stoves,
fool proud o f him. Resides, adm itting largest item in the list being $455,¡351
Furniture, house furnishing
wortli o f steel rails.
that we m ight get a new man as able
Goods, wire mattresses, etc.
Tiie salmon pack for the year was
and w orthy, yet lie holds and w ill the largest ever known, amounting
hold positions upon important eom- to 1,121,000 ca es.
'Flit' assi s>od valuation o f nil f<rop-
tnittoes wliich no new senator could
H olid ay Goods, Clocks,
i*rty in tiie state is alxiut #86,000.
reach, for they are attained by expe The real value is about #»> 0 , 00 - 1 , 000 . 1 S cjfW ire fence and bnrlied w ire.-fc*
Jew elry, Plush Toilet
rience and a regular line* o f promo
Cases, Etc.
Colunibia county is poorer than it |
tion. For these reasons, we believe was lust year, l i i a horn.
Flour and fetd worth iicaviv
the wisest thing that the legislature
can do is to re-elect Senator Rolpli 50o,ouo was ground in Port!
Albina.
-
without delay or wrangling, and
Tin* total pnxluct o f
Carpenter tools, sash and doors.
then settle down to the consideration mamifaetorii's was s| i.lKMl.lun, K-A7'
Portland's improvements a
o f the other imporbmt mutters that
od to over f l , 500,000.
w ill come upon them.
Chopping! Chopping
Polk County Observer.
SHELLEY &VANDUYN,
C
General Merchandise,
¡load Q uarters fo r
J. K. Locke,
Independence
.
• Oregon.
THE OBSERVED Föfi
Attorney at Law,
A Pleasing Sense of Health and
Strength Renewed, and of
Ease and Comfort
g r o c e r ie s a t
S. J. WATERHOUSES.
____Carries at all times a fresh and com plete stock ol groceries.—
Attorney at Law,
Colds, Headaches and Fevers
YOUlt
buy
NOTIONS! NOTIONS ! ! •
every description,"a« cheap ns the cheain-st.
O r cited.
Call and see him.
J. ]L Townsend,
Attorney at Law.
Y ou r patnuiag* i, **
Monmouth,
Oregon.
Vaughn A Hillard.
Buster & Vernon,
Farmers
Mercantile
Druggists and Apethccaries.
Horse-Shoeing'
D E A L E R S
n
In General Merchandise.
Bsd Rock Prices,
Best Grade of Goods,
F. S. D. Co.
And Fair Dealing
fs Our Motto.
H. E. Fatter-
son, has mov
ed his stock oi
-A ll kind» o f produce taken in exahange for goods.-
M O X M O U TJr,
O R EGOS.
Agricultural Im plem ents ami Farm Machinery,
To the new
Opera House,
¡L Amunition.
COOPER & C0NNAWAY,
Independence
A ll along the line the towns o f
Polk county allow a steady and sure
grow tli. W e turn our faces to the
ii .
future w ith iiiueh promise and (>
en
couragement. It can w ell it • doubt
ed whether there is any other s r -
thin more prosperous Hum is the
W illam ette valley and I’.ilk county.
There is no boom and .Y>exaggerated
or fictitious vices o f any sort, hut
everyth in g is on a substantia! and
permanent basis, wliich cannot b
Mud-
disturbed by any Huctuation
McCoy.
I have liven waiting a lo n g time
to see if some one would liave the
courage to send tiie items from Mc
A arL u m b er and shingles in
Coy to the O iis k k v k k ; but I believe
in y quantity. A ll ordern
every la d y iiere would rather be en
w ill rcceivc prompt at
tirely forgotten by tin* r--t o f Polk
tention. Farm produce
county than to exert themselves tiie
consigncsl to us w ill he
least. Rut for all that our little
disposisi o f to tlie lasd
town is looking ahead fo ra bright
iMissilde adv.m tage and
futuri'. The hammers and saws are
im m ediate returns iiiudo.-feja
lu-anl a go id deal of tiie time. A . J.
reeling ii.is bought property and is
fencing it in, and w ill soon erect a
Monmouth,
Oregon.
house and liaro, and then no telling
| what w ill take place—look out girls
dings, roads, bridges, and farm.* a hous * is no go-Ml without a woman
arc living extended and repaired in ! ia it.
ail directions, and before the year
I hear that .% school toucher I* JM»* Covered hark and mvenienre» for ridinjf
in had weather.
lsHlI clones there w ill I h > greater im wanted at McCoy a lady teacher is
provements, value will inerea- • l> - prvfered.
Makes R eg u la r Coiineetlon
I >. W . Scars has just got baine With north and south k’-uud truin» and Kint
yond all conception and Industrie'
from Dallas. I shouldn't think it
al Inde|ieiidenee
w ill m ultiply in every direction.
was nee- ssary that Dave should go
to Dallas so often.
A s tin ' tim e seem s to lx* p m p itlou s
What was the matter with the
lor c.illiiig the :it 1--i. t ■- hi <>l tin* le g ;-
p j,q rt that the girls Inulto walk ¡ l'assenger». lw«mge and pn-knges-iirrie-l to
hiture t > need* and want- - f our ¡ t i - down tiie mountain.
i and from at reaaonahle nil-». (inters lelt
ul Worth'« grixs'rv «lore will rrrriv*-*
pie, w hy -lot experiment with a law
Miss Oita l ’ ig g bus gone to Ilose-
prompt attention.— A. X. H A LLK <’K
ttiat would « hum ' every owner o f a burg, l'-xir Charlie we feel very
dog to pay a specified tax, and lhal sorry for you.
J. 11. Sears iia- sold his farm lier-^!
t u to be kept epanite front other
and
1 hear he intends m oving east o f
funds o f tli;* county, und tis, -1 to in-
(he mountains. Mr. Sears w ill i s '1 .
. .
•
.
deninlfy |K'rsons for I--■—> ->f s!i.***|t
m i - 1 a great I’.eul by the farmers o f A l V I l l t P C l S ;1 Ilf i
B llllU iT N
by dogs, when the guilty dog cannot till*'' cfuinty.
i-c id- ntitied, - I as to make lii- ow n
young r-ilks, ;m-
îf!& * i i w r iw ..v w i»w u «w
.m l C U
er rvqxinsible. Such a law would, W Î Ü ^ Â
W in ? ' Himtera last " ,n*C*
»p p lio itlo n .
w e think, !>.' whohsH-me to the mu's, met at
Shop tw o doors sont It o f ilio city
night and -I meed all
night ’ till
greater iiuin^- r.
l-ro.td daylight and, well I don’ t water-work*.
-----
o know wiiat they did in tin* morn
Independence,
Oregon.
Pre-ideiit Cleveland is determined ing. Dut I guess they went home
to sigimli/e his retirement by tiie ex. with their wives.
hit-item o f |x>litleal ~j*!**«»ii at every
I Ia r r y G la n d o li and fa m ily have
op|x-rtunRy. Th en' is no ^ta ute 1-- ii v i« it in g fri-'it'ls and r e la tiv e s
that pmt«vt* him ngains* m aking an Iiere fo r th e last w e e k , Dut w ill re
n-** o^liimsetf if In' cliixisi's t-> do so. turn to S ea ttle in a fe w -lays, l i e is
v e r v »n iu i'ii pi* a.-tsi w ith his new
I
«-.I"«- n«*n e it.T.r Irnl. r. t ,1 ..I - .
I
11 is Li | exhibition is the apjxdnt- h om e.
I
1rs. (d a n d o li
ex|xs'ts to
Builder’s Material.
Monmouth Stage.
Every Day.
Parker & Ferguson.
v o te fo r G em m l 11 a rr lio n
who is ru n - fo r R ie seeond te rm .
Imme city, o f iasm Halley,
tin1 author o f tiie dollar-u-day lie, to
lx C. S. Didrlct Attorney. HuRey,
as in* must have known lx-fnre lie ap-
INilntisl lilin, w ill never 1«' i»>n-
tirinisl iiy the Senate. His u;>point-
ment tlivrefoix1, « in only I«' look»*!
upon tv* an exhibition on the ¡a rt o f
President CievelniMl o f |M>r-onai inn-
ievok nee, intended as an in»nlt to
General Harri«--n.
K S. i aun>n ha* ■ i i 1 1 i*t inf.
in flit* l-’ S. IV <’«»., Id M.irv K Ihi./f
convideratioii íl.iav IV imoüi in.U*
NOTICE
c *in|MinT w ill i'lriiM«* »••ttlc in or»K*
may rl m e « mr i •• »k« fur t ht ' l l \ •
i>. r.
w«iien In*
W e m id in all the |>a|iers al Hint
ih ■ Christmas tris« a! every pia«*
exix'pt M s'.-\
■ , li tile ID tllofcor-
r '«pondent
teils
aUa.t
theirs;
but tliv i-isiple <if M Cuy did not
h 'lir o fa n y (r.-eat ICtiiel at all, hut
w *' luid a ( liri'tm as tixs* all the same,
and wa* think tiie latnner tr*s' o f the
eomi.y to*, it opened by «inging
by <¡. o . Graves and w ife and lion .
C. i'. Üateh and w ife ami daughters,
in tii ir usuiti elegant style: followtsi
by dis'lamatious, essay« an-l singing
hy the little toli «.
\ 11 ■ r which
cam- tli ' distribution o f the i-ns-ents
o f w hich the'tree was literally biad
isi down a I a good many that «m id
t»->t iw got on to the trts'.
—D EALERS IN —
Hardware,
Oregon Stite Normal School.
Stoves
» '¿ “ Agent* for K app, Burrell A Co.
and
Tinware.
Indppeiul«iee, f>rcgon."
F U LL F A C U L T Y ,
GOOD B U L D IX G S ,
L IG H T EXPENSES.
Hormal, Collegiate, and
Commercial Departments
—
: 0 :------
All Norma! Gradual« r«r»ir» a Diplomr
from tha Slat» which authorixM th»in to
iMMh in any public »ch^ol in th* Auia oihat
• '^ l« «rani laarhar» ' «rtiflcaie» an prenant»
lion arihwa Normal Diplomas, without *x
amination.
C H E A P
THE FAMERS GROCERY AND PRO
DUCE COM MANY.
PuI^PPYSTGr.
Goofl table hoard is furnished to stu-
dent» at the "Normal Dining Hall" at $ La
per week. Go*«! boarding in lannlie» w:t!i
nimi»h(st room, fuel and light.»,
to f.V -
por week.
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Desire to announce to the People that they are now ready to ¿t
busines, having opened out in the Poppleton Brick, Main
St., Independence, Oregon.
0 : ---------------
Practical Course
of
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Study,
Groceries, Canned Goods
and Provisions, W ood and
W illo w ware, Glass ana
Q,ueensware, etc.
—Complrtcfl in a—
Short
Time.
Send for Catalogno. Add r e » the I’ residcnl
D. T. S t a s h y , Jfiininuiith, Oregon.
-:0:-
.
We are prepared to pay
C A S H F O R PRODUCE.
[M ETHUSELAH
naaf in pn i i mt-eh-*t Harri*onV
Association,
Civ-Goods delivered free o jc h a rg e in Monm outh and Independence.
E . D A L T O N , general manager.
_\V.
I- l h ^ d i e f T il» igo iw o fth e ino-«t tnr«T*-*tin»r (it
I U*»nx t o bo A iin a crv u 'r o m the I ' i
S50C^aiN GOLD COIN I
• »n ^ b w lb r r * * !•»» •« n*| w rmrrr* t a n * ir r r »,
ITÌIE AMEiiî 2&a~H C H EST FÀÒ]
Ï T . LL.
Real Estate and Insurance ^
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Druggist and Apothecary.
J
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w ' m
i ifer« «4T*r wiH he rar-fei r
»•iM« )•« wrtu.
-■ s •
Monmouth,
Oregon.
— Iiralrr in—
Polk County Bank.
I XHur*. Cli*mical», Hook». Stationery, Toilet
I f ' ; am- U«, fto.
¡.--vi r ’ M'('t A n a w r i , « , «11
III» M fil .. ........ Co. V
I
■ t !» t I • «w e r . m
t » • . - » K
I » iT il e r ia. n t 't le.H*>c*>rip.de f.»r < h e o D o re preqwtitn
IV ».• 1 • * er • s • . f , tb . I- nth« tn.%
• b ^ - n p t i. " 1ft <*•«»• f o r «ix P io m b a o r
fo r
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• ft * i-» • t i» stag * - ■ • t « t .a k e a
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THF. AMERlf A1«t«0MC$TMD
** ' I» K I « « ,
M W Ì O I. K i ITT.
James Tatom.
B U T L E R ,
r m c r lp IlM * - t r t fu llj
-
^
M ONM OUTH ,
OFF.OOS
.fit
' Draft« 1 New
'.U ^ t
land. l 'e; aaita received ' " ’’J? , ,, r.» r*
on certi:'..-ate» of déposa
.
1 »
The F. G. and P. Co. " f fn-le|-endenee,
receive prompt attention.
'pr„,t
t
kee|* bran. l'--*«l and '.bxir from Dixie, (V>r-
Am unition cheaper than any other i m. to.s p. m. IO 11'1
! valli« and Salem mili».
place in I ’olk county, F. 8. D. Co.
cu-* i h'J Fai* Tim* Lock.
Sold by N. H.
Butler.
•
Monmouth,
-
-
-
Oregon.