DOINGS AT HIE
STATE NORMAL
uiu Hi-.vr txm i ovoiiJ in
IMH'fil.AM OH.NTV, WASH.
At least one of lit ntuiit Interest
ing eventa of the paat twk al Nor
nial waa lha occasion of th first
Flve Weeha' Teata. Although In real
lly these guinea art rarely aa bad an
Ibey ara feared Ui be, everyone re-
Jolcea when tbey are over,
Senior rhetorlcala begin at aaaem
bly on Friday morning, Oct. Md. Kl
pert Arant and Kffle Hliore ara to
appear flrat. Tho ainlirg ara not
alone In thla rherlahd privilege Ihla
year, for by tha new ruling of lha hoi.,
Hoard, Junlori are also required to
do literary "stunts." The Seniors
lead out, but It la not of the nature
of Junlora to be outdone. We an
xiously await their appearance.
The athletic committee haa appoint
id Trof. Karito aa general manager
of atbli'tlca. l n.hr hla direction an
athletic association haa been organl
if J with about alxty member. Al
bert fiacr U president and Kay
Chute, treasurer. The gym la being
put In order, milt are already order
ed and the outlook for some good
banket ball gamca, both by girls'
team and nien'a teama, la bright
hour Ktria or last yenr a team are
bere and aoine of the new player
teem very promising.
The flrat Issue of the Courier la
already under way and will appear
the first week In December. The new
editor la Mabel Robinson, with Ituth
Fugate and Erwln Montague aa aa
oclutea. Mary Whitney ha charge
of literature, Heaa Hheperd la ut
crlptlon agent, and 1). C. Henry la
business manager.
The atudenta and Instructor, Mr.
Forco, of the Illology and Physics
ibissc are Jubilant over the arrival
of n xubH.'j ntlul quuntlty of new ap
paratus "hero la much material for
Individ ml experiment in electricity,
a in nib' r of Microscope a, thermomet
er, ninl uoiiiu iiwich Ixed Instru
UienlH for Mouther obrct vutloua.
Weoairhee, Wash., Oct. JO Tba
commit! la charge of the big coy
ota hunt. wbliB la to lake place
hortly after alnrtloa lime, la llell'a
Half Acre, la iHiuglas county, are
working hard to mast tba affair one
of the biggest thing of Ita bind ever
pulled off In Washington. Already
ord baa been received from differ-
ent enthualaata on the Coaat that
Ibey will join the local aggregation
la pursuit of the chosen prey, and
committees In the different neighbor'
log towns are arranging to join the
party. When the move waa Ural
started It waa thought that tba bunt
would attend over a limited area
and would only last a couple of daya,
but ao many have become Interested
that the bunt may attend over
week. Tba belt over which the coy.
away extends over a con
THIS IS SAID
TO HELP MANY
Mia This tlmple. Helpful Recipe at
Home and Try It, Anyway.
slderable portion of Douglas county,
and their destruction la eagerly
aought by the ranchers, who have
bard work keeping the chickens and
ducka from tha prowlers.
Itohe flilvalroua Farmer.
Spokane, Wash., Oct. 1H. Touched
by the apparent Innocence of a
young girl, who stood trying on a
atreet In Lwlston, Idaho, V. If.
Carey, a well-known farmer living
near South wick, offered bis service I afflictions
(iet from auy prescription pharma
cist the following:
Fluid Kxtract Dandelion, one half
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Wyrup Karsaparllla, three
ounces.
Khake well In a bottle and lake a
teaapoonful dose after each nnsl and
at bedtime.
The above la considered aa the
moat certain prescription ever writ
ten to relieve Hackache, Kidney
Trouble, Weak Hladder and all forma
of t'rlnary difficulties. This mixture
acta promptly on the ellmlnatlve tis
sue of the kidneys, enabling them to
filler and strain the uric add and
other waste matter from the blood
which causes rheiimutlsin.
Home persona who suffer with the
muy not f.M-l Inclined to
to the weeping maiden, who sob-
blngly declared that ber folks had
gone home and she was afraid to go
without protection. Mr. Carey of
fered gallantly to escort the timid
maiden aafely to her fathor'a door,
and In a steady drizzle they ahured
the same umbrella.
After leaving the young woman at
place much confidence In this simple
mixture, yet those who have tried It
say the results are simply aurprlslng,
the relief being effected without the
slightest Injury to the atomach or
other oikhiis.
Mix some and glv It a trial. It
certainly cornea highly recommended.
the gate, Carey returned to his hotel ht ,n(, prescription of an eminent
and discovered that he had been re
lieved of $600 which he carried In
his Inside vest pocket. He said he
hnd probably displayed hla roll In a
loon, where a confederate of the
girl hud seen the money. The farm
er gave a fair dlscrlptlon of the girl
to the house, but she was not located.
authority, whose entire reputation. It
la Ha Id, waa established by It.
A druggist here at home, when
asked, stated thut he could either
supply the Ingredients or mix the
prescription for our readers, also re
commends It aa harmless.
PACIFIC NAVY -YARDS
Great IManta at Mare Ixliind. ltrent-
erton and 1'earl Harbor.
TRANSACTIONS AT COURT HOU8E
San Francisco, Oct. lg 8an Fran
cisco and Puget Sound will both be
PROBATE
Relate of Theron A. Ireland, de
ceased final discharge entered.
Guardianship of Glen and .Charles
Stoddard, minors petition of guard-
named a location for great navy-1 Ian to exchange real estate of minors
Ah a sort iif frolic to celebrate tho
first weeks" vork and the tents
.a delightful party was given on Sat
urday evening In the "gym" from 8
until II. Tl.) .ccr.i was prettily
decorated with evergrti n. and tea
too.iis of iui" tuinti foliage. A
four-piece oii !i :ti a retained Irresist
ible inutile and tho merry hours were
.wlnlod away in (lancing. To the
i-hap'-roiu s, Mr. und Mrs. J. V. H.
Hullcr, ri-U tho committee In charge,
Mcbuv.. .Montague, McNeill and
(irounds, much credit is duo for the
Igna eucceas of the event.
k,llK Ruby Shearer, primary critic
of the training school, spent a pleas
ant week end at her home In Port
laid, October 16, 17 and 18.
The pupils of the training school
enjoyed a three days' holiday during
the session of the Annual Teachers'
Institute at Dallas. Prominent on
the program at the Institute were
numbers by President' K. D. Ressler,
of the Normal, and Principal L. K.
Traver, of the training depart mcnt.
While the teachers were away at
least aome of the pupils of the T. D.
were busy. The 7th and 8th grade
boys, with the help of Mr. Scott, put
in new Ink. wells and newly pulnted
a1 their desks. The room now pre
sents ,a cheery, well-kept appearance
.and the boys are Justly proud of
J heir work, , i
The grad of the T. D. are atrtv
lng with each other for superiority
in marching. Practise is at recess
times wit h Dello Rogers at the piano.
The highest grades are determined
not to bo outdone and interest Is
keen.
yards by the Government, according
to Admiral It. C. Hollyday. U. S. N.,
Chief of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks, who has Just returned from
Honolulu, where he hag been for a
month past inspecting the plans and
site of the proposed naval base at
Pearl Hurbor.
I can say," said Admiral Holly-1
for other property granted and
guardian authorized to exchange at
onie.
Kstate of Maggie Miller, deceused
bond filed and approved; Frank
Queuel, Fabian Quenel, and Daniel
Robinson appointed appraisers.
Estate of Margaret Y. Rlddell. de-
day, on landing from the liner bl- ceaBed final account approved; ad
berla, that It Is the intention or the
navy department to extubllxh Inside
the Golden Gate a great navy-yard.
and to e.uabllr-h and maintain a yard
nf equal tslze on Puget Sound. Have
patience and you'll both get what
you want."
The Admiral estimates that the
Pearl Harbor work will cost 12,000.-
000 more than the t3.GOp.000 al
ready appropriated, and he thinks
the yard should be ready in 1912,
KEVOLVKIt IN TRUNK SHOOTS
AN O. It. & N. BAGGAGEMAN
Pendleton, Or., Oct. 19. A loaded
46-callbor Colt's revolver in a side
show man's trunk cante near costing
Kenneth F.annum, night baggageman
tha 0. H. ft. N. deptlt I" thU city, ceased on
CRUSHED UNDER FALLING TREE
.Logger Instantly Killed While Fall
j lng Timber, j f ;
bis life last r'BU" "9 '-"? t
loading trunks brought 'fl 'for,
Walla Walla. As he pulled the trunk
out of the car the gun exploded and
a ball came crashing through strik
ing the baggageman on the elbow
and grazing the skin to the shoulder.
The trunk was owned by a show
man. who makes a business of fol
lowing fair and carnivals, and who
had Just come from the Walla Walla
county fair. When an attempt was
mado to break open the trunk he In
terposed an oDjection, wnich so
aroused the anger of the crowd that
the showman was forced to run into
the darkness to escape mob violence.
He took No. 2 for the East, leaving
his trunk behind. The explosion
set Are to the trunk, und when it
was opened and the fire e-uinguished
it was found there were two revolv
ers loaded all round.
uilnlstrator discharged.
Estate of John Loy, deceased
final hearing approved; ordered that
on ruing vouchers on nnai aisiriDU
tlun, administrator be discharged.
Estate of John Campbell, Jr., de
ceased final account set for hear
ing, Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 11 o'
clock a. m.
Estatu of E. C. Keyt, deceased
ordered that all net income be paid
to widow, property of estate turned
over to widow and that executor
make and file final account within
thirty days.
Estate of Sarah M. Gibson, de
ceased appraisers appointed.
Estate of Andrew J. Purvine, de-
petition of Paulina F.
Purvine, ordered that estate be ad-
nilttod id pro' and petitioner b9
appointed administratrix.
REAL ESTATE.
m
Joe Benskl. a laborer in one of
the lofeging camps above Black Rock,
was struck by a falling tree Thurs
day afi.ernoon and killed instantly. .
. The men who were cutting the tree
gave a warning shout Just before it
fell and everyone in the vicinity ran
to a Dlace of safety. Had the tree
fallen to the ground in the direction
It had been aimed, Benskl would
have been unhurt, but a crooked
limb, catching, deflected the trunk
which swung onward in a wide arc
and almost before the unfortunate
man could foresee or realize his
peril or could make any effort to es
cape, it crashed full upon him burl
ing him crushed and mangled to the
ground beneath the weight of the
chattered timber: :;
The victim of the unfortunate ac
cident was about thirty years of age.
He was a foreigner and had been in
the employ of the logging company
only about five weeks, having been
pent up to the camp by the Oregon
Employment Company, of Portland.
Observer.
Shortage In Portland Postofllce. ,
Portland, Or., Oct. 19. Facts elu
cidated by the investigation of the
alleged shortage in the Portland
postofllce acounts have been sim
mered down to this basis:
The discrepancies are in the ofllce
of the cashier. The amount to be
accounted for is more than $4000
The discovery was made and reported
to the postofllce Inspectors about six
months ago. Charles A. Straus, for
eight yeara cashier of the postofllce,
was given a vacation about , six
months ago, on account of defective
eyesight.
No arrests have been made, but
the Portland agents for the Fidelity
Bonding Company, which is on the
bond of Charles A. Straus, have sub
mitted a report to their main office
and are awaiting instructions before
any action is taken.
Coming; for Education.
San Francisco, Oct. 19. Ten Chi
nese students, bent on gaining higher
education In American universities.
arrived here from the Far East Sun
day. Eight of them are bound to
Harvard, Yale and Cornell, and tha
other two will inarticulate at the
University of California. .
Lydia Plummer and hd. to N. M.
Conner, 155 acres in t 6 s, r 5 w,
1904.
Ira C. Rowe, et ux, to Minnie
Letghton, lots In Buena Vista, $150.
E. E. Tribble to S. R. and F. J
Kennedy, lots in Dallas, $100.
W. C. Brown to Frank Hogue and
Ben F. Fister, 319 acres in t 7 s,
r 6 w, $1000.
J. D. Winn, et al, to H. E. Dow,
land in Buena Vista, $1.
E. C. McTImmonds (trustee in
bankruptcy of F. L. Price) to F. D
Rlker, land in t 10 s, r 6 -w, $625.
William A. Martin to M. E. Brick
er, lot In Dallas, S825.
George Jones, et al, to Kathryn
and Grace Jones, land in Indepen
dence, $100.
E. W. Dorton, et ux, to William
and Lavlna Hetherton, lots in Balls
ton, $f00.
FARM FOR RENT
I have about 60 acres of first-class
land for rent. Any kind of seed
cleaned ready for seeding and seeder
and harrows with which to do the
work. Barn room and board can be
had on the place as cheap as at
home. This is a snap for a man who
has the horses and means business.
Apply to CHAS. E. HICKS, Real Es
tate Broker, Independence Enterprise
office. 19-20
H. L. May and family of north of
Independence were visiting in Salem
Sunday, at the home of relatives.
Thos. Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence re
cently suffered a fracture of his col
lar bone, the result of falling off a
load of hay.
J. L STOCKTON
The
White Corner
a
ts too I
OUR FUR SECTION
Tl.a allowing in detriment U far ahe4 of any
effort of th huI. W boy our fur dim-iiy from lb
maker, which asur b thai our alyia and finer ar
inctljr In keeping with the utudern method of stora
keeping.
Good Merchandise at
Right Prices
Fur Sets
A COlnrb acarf, lined
with bead and claw feet,
large pillow muff trim
med to match.
$5.00 SET
Imitation Ermine. Urge pillow muff with acarf to
match. 7 m CCT
Brown acarf, trimmed tllk tassels, and muff to
match. $3,5 SET
Scarfs
f0 lorn fur acarfa, lined
with aaiin mad up in
three different styles.
91.75 2 S3
Good grade scarfs, trim
mod with tails.
Special Muff, $1.50 r&y :
Larr. pillow ibape.iuado JtZfA f
of good grade of fur. JJA
Mr , aa.ni al If
j't, I 'i
Special, $2.50
Rug Muffs
A beautiful Hnee of high grade furs
made rug style, lined with satin.
Prlcea, $8.00 to 120.00.
Mink
Furs
High grade minks In collar, boas,
reggaa, acarf muffs and Beta. Prices
up to $76.00.
FUR COATS, $25, $30, ?40. $60, $75
New Kimonas and
Wrappers
A big ahlpment of those famous
Waterloo garments has Just reached
ua.
Short and long Kimo-
monas, short and long
flannelette Kimonas
Eiderdown and blanket cloth robes
In very select styles. The greatest
r
line of $1.25 Wrappers in all Oregon.
To Polk County Patron
On account of our Interest In the de
velopment of I'olk county, together
with that "of Marlon, we have pur
chased from the Independence Enter
prlae 1 00 yearly subscriptions to that
paper which we Intend to give away
to Polk county patrona absolutely
free of cost to them. These Bub
criptiona wet will give only to peo
ple who are not already subscribers
to the paper, and . every resident of
Polk county will get one from us
whose purchase of merchandise am
ount to $I5 in any one month be
tween now and the first of January,
1909. These subscriptions will not be
mailed to anyone outside of Polk
couuty.
We are proud of this splendid
country weekly. It will do more for
the development of Polk county than
any other Influence. Over twenty
columns of reading matter on an av
erage throughout the year Is what
you will get out of the Independence
Enterprise. There are no strings on
this offer. You will positively get
the paper for a year absolutely free.
SILVERWARE
Tea Seta, Cake Baskets,
Gravy Boats, Smoking Sets
. -
Dishes, etc. All useful and fine presents.
Bread Plates, Berry Dishes, Butter
Child's Sets and Cups, Bon Bons,
Dishes,
Pickle
Watches
We have a very fine line of Watches in stock. All my watchmakers
tell me that I have the best grade of Watches they ever saw in a town of
this size, and that they repair more good Watches hera than any small
town they ever worked in. It's a double pleasure to sell a good Watch.
Haviland China
This is also a new line we have just put in. Plates, plain and flowered
designs and hand painted; also cups and saucers and novelties.
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F-79S
Utopian Vases & Cut Glass
Have just received a fine line of these
vases. Many pretty designs. . You
should see them if you haven't al
ready. Just the thing for a presens.
nice assortment of Napple's bowls, Spoon Trays, Sugar and Creamers' , r .
Vases, Tumblers and Water Pitchers. r ' ' '. '
Rings
Signet, Plain Oval, Tiffany Oval, Chasea
, , Signet for you. They art.
Bands and Set. Let us engrave a nice
life time rings.
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O. A. KRAMER
LEADING
JEWELER
MILLER ADDRESSES GOOD HOUSE
Robert E. Miller, one of the lead
ing Democratic speakers of the state.
addressed a democratic audience in
this city last Wednesday night. The
speaker of the evening was introduc
ed by J. G. VanOrsdal of Dallas.
Mr. VanOrsdal spoke to some length
Independence Cornet Band turned out
in full by way of announcement that
things extraordinary were doing.
Chronic Constipation Cured.
One who suffers from chronic con
stipation Is in danger of many, seri
ous ailment. Foley's Orino Laxative
cures chronic constipation -as it. aids
before introducing Mr. Miller. The I digestion and stimulates the liver
and bo wet, reav
tion of thes organ "
leg it today iif.d you
at once. Foley' Orfno
does not nauseate or arise w
very pleasant to take. Refuse
stitutes. D. G. Dove.
oring the natural ac-
Commence tak
will feel better
Laxative
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