gndrpfiuUurc Cutrrprsif.
Issued werkly from Iolrtriidtor Or
(on CIim. E. Hicks, I'ublLhrr and pro
lrlotor.
KnUrxJ at Ioilt'iwnJomti, Or., hI
otfW m tttixMid-rU hillr
Subscription. $1.50 Per Year
llilerr.t.d In tlli advanci'lltfllt of the
Willamette valky towns mi 4 to
pi- king of way and meant by
hlih th work of rfjuveuatlng In
dependence might be act-omplUhed
he said: "I thluk that If the
p.HipIt of Independent- were proper
ly orgduUed Into a coiuimrclat body
tl would eiiabla them lo work as
unit In developing the town and
with an organltatlon, and by the
way, I understand you hav one
ktartid now, Tom Richardson of
Portland would consent 1 1 come and
address your people, telling theiu
what o:her town In tlio state ar
dolag and hov they are doing It.
RAIPINQ THI POOR EDITOR!
How tha Irst tubcrlbr Vsnts MUt
Wrath In England,
A country i-tllior waa niadu to
w rit ha In keenest humiliation of spir
it on rrcrlpt rf th f"Hwlnf (mhi h-
ing criticism by a aubm-ribvr on the
conduct of hi paper:
IVit 8ur I hereby offer my reslg-
nashun aa a subscriber to your paper
It beln a pamphlet of such a mall con
iki'tii aa not to benefit my family
by takln f It. What you need In
your ahete la brauea an soma one
SUCCESS MUST TOLLOW. I dolag and hov thoy are doing It. to russell up news an rile eddyator-
IVn't ba afraid of fa. lure. Thourh The amount of It la that the rereads lata on anuibal topless.
It may appear that your ef'jru are are doltig everything In their power I No meiiHhlon haa been mado la
failure, persUtetcy l.n alvertUIng, t develop the towns and country ad-1 your shete of ma buteherln a lU
mm In everything el la aure to win. Jaeenl to and atrved by their llnea. welshln 8tfi pounda or of the galps
You know to a certainty what amount and 'f the town would gel together In the chickens out this way. You
f money you should devote to news-1 and organise properly for thla kind stcjusly Ignore the fsct that tha dry
laper advertising. Don't bold any of .'of work there would ba soma way rot Is eating thing up out here an
.u which the company could begin aay nothln about Hill Simpson's dur-
to work in harmony with the people, ham bull rait breakln Its legs fulllu
Th-:e is no town In the state." con- down a well or of grandma Slpea a
t'nued Mr. Jenkins, "that Is, for Its havln tha sore leges.
uizo, going ahead like McMlnnvllle. Two Important weddlna here has
That town is well organised and it been utterly igknored by your kol-
lf through the efforts of tha organl- umns, an a twokolumn obluhuary
ration and co-operation of othr or- writ by me on the death of grandpa
Ionization of the atata that their Henry was li ft out of your shete, to
progress Is beiux made. The reason say nothing of a alfabetk-lo poem bo-
why I know this la because of the glnnin with "A la for Andy an also
greater amount of household goods for Ark," writ by my darter. This Is
that Is being shipped to that city why your shete is unpopulcr here. It
from the East. Organize and get In you don't want eddytorlals from this
line with the other wide-awake towns place an ain't goln to put In no news
of valley. Independence deserves in your shete we don't want said
to be a much better town than It is." shete. Yourn In disgust,
Mr. Jenkins has given us some HIRAM DOAKS.
good pointers In this little talk of P. S. If you print that obitchuary
his. As has been the custom here- In your next Issoo I may subskrlbe
tofore, It Is now up to the people of again for your shete. II. D.
the town to fold their arms tighter, Tld-Mts.
cock their feet up higher and pull
their bats down lower over their Eugens Does Advertising,
It bark. Keep continually at your ad
vertising and from the Impenetrable
darkness of uncertainty wUI blase
forth your reward: S U C C E S S.
It you are not spending the amount
of money that you should for adver
tising, then you are "aquevilng" the
c-agle to no purpose, and you are
showing little regard for your patrons
who pay you the same prices for your
goods that they pay the merchant
wuo does advertise. iou' patrons
allow that the best asset that a coun
try km have Is a creditable news
taper, "Agreed but we have never
had " We hasten to cut off this
ooju-lion with the advice: "Don't
confess anything, lest the question
might be asked, "Whose fault is it?"
wide-awake newspaper is one of
the most healthful Influences In a
community, and although the pub
lishers aa a class do not get paid
In proportion to the services render
ed, they are men, generally, of pub-' brows and show the stubbornness of As a suggestion as to what an Ore-
llc BDirit. working for the upbuilding their nature. And, by all means, g0n community can do If it tries, a
of the community in every way pos
sible. A merchant who does not adver
tise li holding out on everybody.
First, he Is holding out funds which
belong to publicity purposes. Prices I
of goods In this age include cost of
advertising. "Oh, yes, but these are
my individual prices," objects the
merchant. No, they are , the same
prices that are charged everywhere
else and the same goods are often
advertised at less. Second, he Is
taking this money from patrons who
pay for advertising that is not done.
don't Join that struggling little club letter received by Tom Richardson
that has hoped to do something for from the Commercial club of Eugene
Independence, something that you says that the club has been inserting
should have done long ago. classified advertisements In the news
papers through the East, with the
naa a WIOIO vail. 1 result that U hm hnff In ma.-uru nn
Mrs. Ada L. Croora, the widely extra expert Btenograipher to answer
known proprietor of the Croora Ho- tne communications sent It by pros-
tel. Vaughn, Miss., says: "For sev- pectlve Oregon settlers, the InqulrleJ
eral months I suffered with a severe keeplng four people bugy ln the of.
cough, and consumption seemed to flce of the dub gay8 tne East 0re.
have its grip on me, when a friend gonan
rtcommenaeaur.iung.TOwuii.cov- Oakland, Oregon, Is the latest
ery. I began taking It and three bot- communlty t0 get out a booklet des
tles effected a complete cure." The cribinlr ... attractions, and It has
and last, he is lirnorina the very in-' fame of thIs "saving cough and d ,t . , h ,d
atitutlon which has done much to ' cold remedy, and lung and throat a,m08t lrreslstlbie to the reader. The
world wide. Sold at a" photographs are especially beautiful,
make it possible for him to come
into the community and set up for
business. "I am a pioneer merchant
o this town and grew up with the
business I now have." You came here
when the newspaper came and the
business that you now have has come
largely through new settlements that
have been made through the con
stant efforts of the paper. Your busi
ness will continue to grow, for peo
ple who read your home paper will
ay, "It is a good country and a
good place to go to make a home as
:i easily judged by the paper."
WHAT OTHERS SAY OF US.
W. H. Jenkins, traveling passen
;ger agent of the Southern Pacific
Company, was in this city Tuesday,
and while here called on the Enter
prise to renew his acquaintance with
the publisher. Mr. Jenkins, like the
'Company he represents. Is very much
healer Is
druggists,
tie free.
50c and 11.00. Trial bot
particularly those of the Southerlin
valley, which as yet is but little developed.
Puts on Early Morning Train. A w bookle, on Hoo(1 Rlver and
During the month of November the one 0Q Waa Waa Wa8n ( are ln
course of preparation by the Sunset
people for the development organiza
tions of those two cities.
Independence & Monmouth Ry. CO.
will operate a special train to Mon
mouth and Alrlle, leaving Indepen
dence at 7:30 in the morning. This
will be good news to those students
of the Normal School who are attend-
More Than Enough is Too Much
To maintain health a mature man
ing from Independence and who de-1 woman needa Jugt eQOUgh foQd tQ
sire to live at home. After a month's
trial the train will be put on regul
arly If the service Justifies.
For Chapped Skin
Chapped skin on the hands or
face may be cured in one night by
applying Chamberlain's Salve. It is
also unequalled for sore nipples, Lppetlte control and take a feW doB
repair the waste and supply energy
and body heat. The habitual con
sumption of more food than is ne
cessary for these purposes is the
prime cause of stomach troubles,
rheumatism and disorders of the kid
neys. If troubled with Indigestion,
revise your diet, let reason and not
burns- and scalds
Kirkland
For sale by P. M.
es of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets and you will soon be
all right again. For sale by P. M.
Kirkland.
There are two lands of whiskey.
One is the other isn't
The kind that IS contains all the constituents that come
from proper distillation and ageing That's what makes it
REAL whiskey.
'The kind that ISN'T is made of alcohol, prune juice and
bead oil or is simply alcohol put in charred barrels, and
branded whiskey.
The Pure Food Law aims at having the consumer get
exactly what he calls for.
When you call for whiskey ask your dealer if it will
respond to a government laboratory test.
Ask him it he guarantees it.
Then you will know what you are paying your money for.
Buy the brand you know, the standard for 70 years
Gyrus Noble pure whiskey all whiskey old whiskey.
EAST DALLAS. .
The fine weather Is appreciated by
the farmers.
Fall work Is progressing rapidly.
Last Sunday, the 18th Inst.,' while
visiting at the home of their parents,
the five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Rempel got badly burned with
carbolic acid. The wound Is healing
nicely now.
F. A. Hoser reports having thresh
ed nearly ten tons of clover ' seed
from fifty-five acres. He thinks it
will average $50 per acre. 4
Dr. M. Hayter Is having a good
deal of his cherry and apple orchard
sowed to vetch.
The warehouse at Polk Station was
blown from Its foundation by the big
storm last week.
4
quart bottles of GENUINE CYRUS NOBLE
direct to you, all charges
paid to the nearest railroad express office,
W. 1. VAN SCHUYVER & CO.
EsUbUwd 1664 105-107 Second Street, Portland. Oregon
CUT AT THIB'LIHC NO MMk TO-OAV
W. J. Van SchuTver A Co PwtkW, Om.
EikWJ please ad$4.90 far whica pleaa md BM tl one by
CENUINE CYRUS NOBLE.
pnpud, four quarts
P.O. Add
...Ship r..
Where Bullets Flew.
David Parker of Fayette, N. Y., a
veteran of the civil war, who lost a
foot at Gettysburg, says: "The
good Electric Bitters have done is
worth more than five hundred dol
lars to me. I spent much money
doctoring for a bad case of stomach
trouble, to little purpose. I then
tried Electric Bitters, and they cured
me. I now take them as a tonic and
they keep me strong and well." 60c
at all druggists.
ICM TO Yl I
A Healthy Family.
"Our whole family has enjoyed
good health since we began using
Dr. King's New Life Pills, three
years ago," says L. A. Bartlett, of
Rural Route 1, Guilford, Maine. They
cleanse and tone the system in a gen
tle way. that does you good. 25c at
all druggists.
Bishops Ready Cailored Raincoats
and Overcoats
Tor men and Voimg men are
mafcbable at $$ to $30
tea V ,
Hi 1 ft
1 1 i '1 ' 'I
m w '
Washlngton jC-
Fashioned Apparel
When you buy ah Overcoat
or a Raincoat you want one
that will give you vSatisfacrion
for several seasons, one that
will be in style, fit accurately,
and will not lose its shape in
the most trying conditions,
and one that is rain proolf.
Here you can get precisely
what you want in the
Season's Smartest Coats
$8, $10, $15, $20
and up.
Salem w
oolen Mill
Salem, Oregon.
Store
MONUMENTS
Monuments carved from soundest and handsomest of native and foreign granites and
marbles. The highest quality of material and workmanship is my fixed policy. I have
on hand a large stock finished ready for lettering of which I can make quick delivery.
I have, besides, on the sea and coming by rail many others that will arrive in time for
Fall delivery. Prices uniform and as low as any reliable house on the coast
Salen? Grapite & jVTarble Works
W. W. MARTIN, Proprietor
239 Liberty Street, SALEM, OREGON
I-Liblio Amotiori Sale
Having sold the farm, 1 will close out at Public Auction at my residence near Lewlsvllle, on the Lucklamute,
SATUEDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1908
ot 9:30 o'clock a. m., the following property:
3 horses, 1 mare and 5-months-old celt, 4 cows will be fresh in December, 12 steers and heifers fat for beef,
4 spring calves, binder (been run 4 years),mower (new), shoe drill (13 shoes),' 16-lnch sulky plow, 14-inch
walking plow, 10-inch walking plow, double shovel plow, spring tooth harrow, Mitchell wagon (3V4 spindle),
buggy, 2 sets harness with breeching, platform scales (1200 lbs.), hand truck, a quantity of wheat, oats and
hay, 6 bedsteads and 6 wire springs, 3 bureaus, 4 tables, 10 chairs, wool bed, 2 excelsior beds, 2 cooking
stoves, 2 heaters, cooking utensils, 8-ft. cross-cut saw, 7 flfty-gal. barrels, and many other articles.
TERMS OF SALE Under 10 cash; on sums of $10 and over a credit of ten months will bo given on fur
nishing a bankable note drawing 6 per cent interest, payable at the Dallas National Bank in Dallas, Oregon.
3 per cent discount for cash on all sums entitled to credit. FKEE LUNCH AT NOON.
E. EC. Hosner, .Auctioneer
Surprise Birthday Party.
Miss Dora Yeley entertained a few
relatives and friends at a dinner in
honor of her sister, Mrs. J. A. Glas-
ner, Saturday, October 24th, it being
the occasion of her birthday. She
was the recipient of many presents.
The day was very pleasantly spent.
Those present were: Mrs. Edminston,
Mrs. Edna Brown, Mrs. Hattie and
Master Ivan Williams, Mrs. J. and
Stella Bagley.