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page rou INDEMNDtNCf tNTEWPWIg. DEPINDENCt. OWEOON, JANUARY 7, Ht EIQHT MOEt INDEPENDENCE FNTKUPIUSE CHARLES EDWARD HICKS Enter ed at Independence. Ore., pout efflci a second-clas matter. Subscription, 11.60 Pr Yar OPINION OF VALtEY TOWNS. Baker City' city council ha If vied a city tax of twenty mllU. the limit permitted under Oregon law, duld this Medford's levy of seventeen and one-tenth tnllU look small, but the high rate of taxat.un ai.r. .r n year of grtl public huprovt ,i.eui ahead for the metropolis of eastern Oregon, an well as for Medford. Time was. and not long ago, whei( Jacksonville prided Itself on Ita hav. Ing no city tax at all. and Central 'ainless Dentisti7lH , cb u.r ! ny mem. .- S. ...1 . 1 k tin. I .1 t..lMnth fin 4i.U-t la on of " nit . ; "own Ix 53.50 "-Moltf CM 5. CO 'emmI rniinn 1.00 'inlorillino 2.50 Goo Rubber aa vw UW RubMr -PlalM 0. Dill Rtd Ruk- - 50 W"' . - - C ft It TUM HTM KM Fmi - a Wise Dental Co. RfER'S PORTI-AND. OREGON Flour U .f if is an aid to rather J ' than a test o your 13 " . ability." jl Mother, m if fit you don't got y W the baking results ijyou should try a ;3mttndSl(iui II sack of Olympic JJfff 3j it. always makes )4ffl$l2fot I good things to eat. MTjjj I'olut boasted of Ita mail tax. And not louf ago Ab.land crowed over Ita tax rate being lower than Med ford'a and Crania Tana i tUl 'u deavorlng to contrast Itaelf favorably with Medford because tia lax rate la C... fight IIIIII. 1 U8 uupivaK-eaxv Uu of the Willamette valley .till Irag of their low taxo. Hut the people of Oregon are learn ' lug, as those of all other Btatea have ' karned, that municipal linproveuienla coat money, and that the towii that i make thein goes ahead, and thut aluation Increase on ac- m and more than Justify d rate of luxation caused high rate of taxation in small towu nearly always Indicates a progressive place. With Its "advantage" of lack of nnmti'lnul taxation Jacksonville has peacefully de llned fr la the uietrop oils of southern Oregon to Its pres ent status. Central Point has begun to tax Itself and In consequence It has begun lo grow. Ashland's tax rate is Increasing by leaps and bounds as the city progresses and promises some day in the not dis tant future to have as high a tax rate as Medford, for long held up as a "horrible example." If Grants Pass would hold its own with the two sister cities, it must Join the pro cession and speud the money. High taxes have long been the bug aboo of the mossback, and the dread of them has done much to retard the progress of the state. But the com munity that is afraid to Bpend money, go in debt and take chanceB on the future, like the business man who follows the same policy, is soon left hopelessly in the rear of the proces sion aud distanced by more enterpris ing rivals. The smaller cities of Oregon, at least those which are rapidly grow ing, owe Medford a vote of thanks for leading the way and showing to the people of the state the way cities are made Mail-Tribune. Chas. and Chel McClalu hav rent ed th Otterhalnier hop ranch acro.s the river In Marlon couuty.Tbey ba secured a two-years' lease. John Ty- lor will work for them this summer. Klmer Nash will return to hl school at Highland Monday to resume his teaching. Elmer spent most of his time hunting ducks during the vacation daya and ht cam lu with a big bag full most every day. Buuday night, January 2, was the close of the most successful revival meetings ever h"ld at Iiuena Vista. Twenty-five converts are tho result of the faithful energy and devotion of our noble minister, Itev. 11. (J. Mc Cain of the Methodist church here, and the sweet strains of son ren dered by Kev. 8. D. Heece of Salem who assisted In the meetings. Kev. McCain Is a young man of only twenty-three yars of ac. but neverthe less ho cau be rank.d as among the ablest ministers In the state. Mrs. Huttle Wells of San Francisco visited one dny with Grandma Wells here this week. Kev. Keece left for Salem Monday after assisting In the revival services here the past week. Mrs. Itevens spent the week with tho revival meetings at this place. TRAIN WRECKED AT YOUR GROCER'S (-OBTUUID U)OBIl OO.. PoTLiD.OM THE WIFE BEHIND THE URU. had h I BrL'iS Bv7.'.l -tffcjfy ;A;t-j."iiS L WMm 4 "I 1 :r There's a man behind the capital, The man behind the gun, The man behind tho enterprise, The man behind the eon. Though all-important they may be, I quit them and return To her who cheers my home for me The wife behind the urn. What though the frenzied financiers Do taar each other down ; . I leave my struggles, care3 and feara Behind mo ia the town. For splendors and the gauds of prid I'll never, never yearn, flo other gift can rank beside The wifo behind the urn. The wind nay shake the window-pane And bcollo in the flue ; Our roof can shed tho driving rain, Our love shedi trouble, too. With CHASE & SAIfBORN'S coffee,dea True comfort do we learn ; I pledge you in its fragrant cheer The wife behind the urn. For ealg by P. II. DREXLER i rhq Leading ' Grocer Independence HIGHLAND NEWS After a weeks' vacation our school again began work on Monday with an attendance of twenty. Our school suffered quite a loss last week when Mr. McKinney's fam ily moved to Lebanon where thoy will reside for the present. Mr. Valllere and family returned to Oregon last week after a visit cf sev eral days in California, lie reports a heavy frost in and around Loomis while he was there. He doclarees Oregon is good enough for him Oiilto an n lovable time was had at tho hnrriM rif Peter Shafor 1 Saturday nitrht. Mr. Valliere a.id family spent a few days visiting with friends in thia neighborhood after their return from Califonia. They left Monday r:ori::i5', for their new home near Colby Sta tion. BUENA VISTA NEWS. Arthur Smith from eastern Oregon is hwre visiting relatives this week. Teachers of the public school at this place, Miss Church and Miss Groves, attended the teachers' insti tute at Dallas. A. K. Hall, a rancher of Marlon county, has moved to Bueiia Vista and will reside here this winter. Herman Prather, a student of the A. C, is spending his vacation at O. home. Carl Nta), who is attending the l.uiversity of Oregon, spent a few days with his parents here. Most of Buena Vista were on a sttate last week. Throngs of people nnvered the ronds day and night. A K Hall and wife were Albany ; visitors last. week. Estin Beveus and wife were visit in in Buena Viata last week. Forest Brown, who has rented a hop yard down in the bottom, was here on business last weeK. -.i, xnv and wife were in our citv one day last week on business. a Air. Dotv of Linn county was transacting business in our town Sat- 'nrriav. nr merchant. J. K. Neal, went to Independence on business Thursday. He was accompanied by his son i-ui who was on his way back to Eugene via Portland. CASH PAID FOR FARM PRODUCE ....BY THf... BUTLER PRODUCE CO. NEAR CROWLEY Ths Wat Bid freight train' ruckml Wodnesdar evening at about 5 o'clock la ths vicinity of Crowley station. In the train was six loam-a cars and a caboose. The fourth car waa evidently loaded too heavily and tho flaugo of ihe wheel of on or nv trucks of that car broke wheu the last two cars and th cabooso wer .niche.! Twn men In the ca boost were thrown from one end of the ( car to the other receiving slight j bruises. The engine and threo head , car escaped wltlioui uaiunno mm Itor ttiti first of lh Grandma Wa.k of I'ortUnd la a pleasant guest of hr ou, Will, this week. Miss Utlt FUhU.h was au ovr tight gueat Of MM. Wright of Mon mouth Sunday. Th cold weather la very disagree bio on th cattl nd feed la not at plentiful ss It might be. Bpoclal attention to fUUn ,n,1Jf recipe. Williams Drug Co. 2tf INDEPENDENCE AND MONMOUTH RAILWAY TIME TABLE From Indttpandtwica t Dallas Train No. 64 leavea Independence dally 6:00 a. m. nd Monmouth at 8 16 a. m. and arrive at Dallas at coded on to Independence after some 6:4 a m. independent- delay. ' Auu .t iu:D0 a. m. and Monmouth at A wrecking train was sent out from 11;u; n m am, RrrtVes at lulls at Portland Wednesday night to clear n:3() . ,. ,.,nniu,nc away the wreckage and re-es.abl.sh Tra, No. 70 leave. JJP tho track which was torn up for some "l m arrlvt., at Dallas at two hundred yards. j:65 p. m. -- From lndopendnc for Alrlla A Wretched Mlttska Trai n0. i leaves Independene to endure the Itching. Painful dWr. daily at 7:00 a m and Monmouth at of Piles. There's no need to. List sn. 7.u a. n. "I suffered much from Piles." writes Trlln No 73 leaves Independence Will A. Marsh of Slier City, N. C. day t 2:30 p. m. and Monmouth at "till I got a box of Hucklen's Arnica f.M p. m. and arrive, at Alrllo at Salve, and was soon cured. Hums. 3:2, P. m. ndep0f,d9nc. Dolls, Fleers. Fever Sores r.c.enm. M aMf Cuts, cnappeu nuiiun, v Ish before It. 2r.c at all druggists. a.n . .n anil MniimOUlIl at 0.0,1 a. m. and arrives at Independence at ' Tran !"no. 9 leaves Dnllas dally at 1:00 p. m. and Monmouth at 1:3T n m and arrives at Independenc at 1:40 P. m. (This train conneeia at ANTIOCH NEWS Daniel Dodson Sundayed in Inde- p"n,1"nce- .'Monmouth tor Alrllo.) Will Mack Is having ten acres or. Trnln No 71 j,.avt lund grubbed this winter. V. A. FlHhback attended tho watch party at Mrs. V. V. Daniel's at Mon mouth. Miss Nettle McNeal of Monmouth visited relatives here lust week. Miss Addlo Clinton spent Monday in Alrllo with friends. Trnln Nn 71 leBVeS DSllllS t"iy u.i. a n. iiii Mnmiioutli at 8:-.r p. in. and arrives nt Independence at 8:40 p. m. From Alrll for Independenc Train No. 62 leaves Alrllo dally at 8' 15 p m. and Monmouth at 8:'0 a. ni. and arrives at Independence at 9:10 a. m. Trnin No. 72 leaves Airne uauy m and Monmoutn at 1 n m n,t arrives at Independence at K. Henry Lehman was a Moninouin m 4:D0 p. m. A liit u wv, jI(!nry Lehman was a Moninouin m 4:D0 p. m. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL Is the Good Old Time Wish We know by years of experience that the festive season will be the merrier and prove a record holiday by taking up selously the suggestion of some musical instrument as one of the Most Desired and Appre ciated Christmas Gifts We have a full and complete line of instruments and are making a spec ialty of 4f EDISON Talking Machines and Records In records we have the 10-lnch double-disc, reproducing the very latest from the music centers of the world. Singer Sewing Machines Don't forget we are exclusive agents for the world renowned Singer Sew ing Machines. We can offer them to you on the most approved terms. Include us in your daily round of XMAS INSPECTION., you pleasure and satisfaction in every purchase you make. We will give SALEM MUSIC COMPANY (Incorporated) SUCCESSOR TO L. F. SAVAGE. 247 Commercial St., Salem, Or.