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FACE FOUR
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CHARLES ICWARD HICKS
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INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. EPTEMBEW 2. 110.
MEASURES UP
FOR VOTING
SALEM. Tluie for filing lultlatlvt
Xt!tbm has closed and the people of
Oregon will railed upon to vou
on a Knwid total of 32 memiurt-t at the
coming gi'U. rril election. With practl
cally each county having some local
legislation coming before it nnd a
great number of preclncia voting on
the question of "wet" or "dry" thei
will bo practically 23 measure to vote
on In the majority of precincts, oaion
which are the following:
Wo;nn'i tax'.tin iiilTraj:9 amend
meat grunting to all taxpayers th
right of suffrnsc.
A Mil for the establishment of aa
Kastern Oregon branch State Insane
asylum. ,
A bill to elect delegates to a con
stitutional convention the second
Monday In October. 1911.
A constitutional amendment to pro
vide a separate district for the elec
tion of each Ftate senator and each
state representative.
A constitutional amendment to cause
taxes to be collected for public pur
poses only and providing the power of
taxation shall never be surrendered,
suspended or contracted away.
An amendment providing for state
railroad building.
An amendment providing a uniform
rule of taxation.
An act to Increase the salary of the
Judge of the eighth judicial district
An act to create the county of Ne
amlth. A bill to provide for the mainten
ance of the normal school at Mon
mouth. A bill to create the county of Otis.
A ' 111 to e.-eita the ccn'y of Wil
liams. An amendment providing for people
of each county to regulate taxation
and exemptions.
An nmi ndrr.ant giving cities and
ton n?' control over sale of liquor.
A b:'.! for liability of Mini overs.
A bill to create the county of Or
chard. A bill to create the county of Clark.
A bill f'ov th? (support and mainten
ance of the normal school at Weston.
A petition to. establish nnd maintain
a normal school at Ashland.
An amendment to section 35, article
1, of the constitution to prohibit the
sale of liquor.
An Initiative bill to prohibit the
sale of liquor... v-llt :
A petition to. create an "Employes'
Indemnity Commission."
A petition to prohibit fishing on
Rogue river.
A. bill to create the county of Dea
ch',es. '' Don't Murder Your Trees.
Frequently large signboards are
placed against street trees. Where
they are fastened with Iron bands the
latter will soon cut into the very life
it the tree, preventing the free circu
lation of the sap and thereby injuring
top and root equally. It is nothing
new to see trees half dead standing
for years in front of handsome resi
dences, fighting hard for life, shorten
ed by neglect and abuse.: Tbe owner
is too indolent to have the dry limbs
removed, the old. exhausted soil re
newed,, and so improve, at least for a
the appearance of tne sunerers.
time.
MONMOUTH NEWS
fish Exhibit to be Shown. - - .
SALEM. Arrangements are now be
ing inade for a state fisheries exhibit
at the State Fair. Master Pish War
den R. E. Clanton hopes to give the
frIr' visitors some sort of a compre
hensive idea as to the work which is
accomplished in this department in
the developing of the salmon industry,
one- of the features being an exhibi
tion the salmon la all the processes
of spawning and growth. There will
also be a,n exhibit of live fish, which
he considers should be of considerable
Interest.
C.J P. Strain, assessor of Umatilla
County, has filed his declaration of in
tention with the secretary of tate at
Salem, to become a candidate for the
'democratic nomination for railroad
commissioner. ' '
Mr. Wm. Iledrtok returned to
her homo ui Druln Saturday.
' Mrs. li. Human of Dallas U mend
ing the week with her grandmother.
Mrs. Surah Hoots.
Airs. Mary Hmith has" rebuilt her
hoiiKrt and painted It.
1. A. KUler h moved Into the
luniM on Railroad street, recently
vacated by W. E. Wtnegar.
More new pVoplo In town huntliiK
homes and farms to rent.
Harold Ho.cert and his mother are
on an outing nt Uogtrt hot springs.
Word was received that Harold Is HI
there.
I). A. Kldir h!'s sold hi Interest
in the meat market to a man named
lTi.pUet. - 1 1
UUKlell llros, have bought a head
er with which to cut their clover
seed. S
Lloyd Springer was over from Sa
lem Sunday. :
Mr. and -Mrs. W. K. Coulter and
baby Liaor visited In Dallas Sunday.
After the Hgbt shower cf rain the
threshers all continued work.
The public school will be.,-ln here
September 2 Mis;s Kffle Shore will
be one of tbe teachers.
Alva Craven and Lora Craven and
Miss Clemmens and Lee Davis went
to Netarts bay where a brother 1
caninlne and where they expect to
have a pleasant time for two week.
ipnnlmrs Lorenee is picking up me
larger gravel on the roadway in M.
M. JoihV district and will tnus as
sist In better roads.
A good many of our citizens are
going this week to the various nop
yards tp work the coming week.
Mr. 'and Mrs. H. S. Chase were
married fifty years ago Thursday,
AntfiKit 2.". They celebrated the oc-
rnRtnn nf the ir colden wedding anni
versary bv inviting their children-
three sons and their families and a
few friends to a bountiful dinner.
They were the .recipients of several
nresents. After dinner music ana a
social time wore enjoyed through the
afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Cliasc arc
well preserved for their age. Their
three sous are O. P. Chase, who has
a son and a daughter; It. I. Chase,
who has two daughters and a son;
and P. E. Chase, Ail an; ui -i urn
county.
DO IT NOW
ndependence People Should Not Walt
Until It Is Too Late.
Theappalling death-rate from , kid
ney disease is due in most cases ;to
the fact that the little kidney troub
les are usually neglected until they
become serious. The slight symp
toms give place to chronic disorders
and the sufferer goes gradually Into
the grasp of diabetes, dropsy, Bright's
disease, gravel or some other serious
form of kidney complaint.
If you suffer from backache, head
aches.di'zzy spells; 'if the kidney se
cretions are irregular of passage and
unnatural in appearance, do not de
lay. Help the kidneys at once.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for kidney disorders they cure where
others fail. Over one Jiundred thou
sand people have recommended them.1
Here is one of many' cases in this
Ivicinity. ., ,
James Baragar,, 1005; Mill.. St., Sa
lem, Ore., says: "t have used Doans
Kidney Pills for backaqhe and other
symptoms of kidney trouble aiid have
been greatly benefitted. I also know
of other people who have taken this
remedy with good, results." '
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Biiffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
Large Fire Loss.
MILTON. The greatest fire ever
known in this section broke out Sat
urday night, burning to 'the ground
the Peaoook mill, two adjoining dwel
ling houses, two warehouses filled
with wheat, belonging to the Farmers'
Warehouse Company, containing near
ly 100,000 bushels of wheat. The loss
jvill be ln the neighborhood of
$150,000.
P R E PARE
For Btimper Fruit and Hop Crop
, .
FRUIT DRYING STO VE S
& STEEL HOP STOVES
i ' a Specialty
These stoves are made of heavy boilbr
plate lined with (ire brick they re
quire no masonry to be installed
every inch of these stoves is heating
surface they are made in all sizes
We also have Dryer Pipes '
ANDERSON FURNACE CO.
MANUFACTURER Or -
The Furnace That Has Made Salem Famous
558 TRADE STREET, SALEM, ORE GON. PHONE 88fi
NEW GOODS, GALORE !
We have had two buyers busy since January 1, searching both the markets of Europe aird
America, to secure for you the best values obtainable. They have had samples submitted and
have compared values of the leading manufacturers of the world. We have bought In large quan
tities and bought for cash, consequently we are able to do, not only a largo retail, but also
a wholesale business, being able to compete in prices with large jobbing houses. We always
sell at the lowest possible cash prices. Our qualities are the best. We never ask you more
than 6 or 7 per cent of our annual sales, and we are positive ,
Cbe Best Ualues in or cut of Salem are and will be fiere.
ATTRACTIVE SPECIALS
We can only mention a few, the store is full of
splendid values:
25c mesh Veiling .... 12 c
5c Handkerchiefs .. 2 for 5c
35c Jabots 15c
Extra special on Corset
Covers 24c
$1 white shirt waist, 44c, 75c
25c Ruching, per yd 9c
25c wash Belts 12c
20c bath Towels 12
Lace Collars special lc
75c colored Table Linens We
Ladles' and children's white Hose, per pair, 8c
Children's side Garters, special per pair 12c
$1.25 warm Kimonas 49c
35c wide fancy Ribbons : 1 2,8c
25c Waistings Ho
$2.25 light pink and blue Petticoats $1.25
$1.50 black sateen and heatherbloom Petticoats $1.12
$1.25 black sateen and heatherbloom Petticoats 8i)e
89c black and white striped Petticoats . 6!)o
Velveteen values to $1.25 24c
i Outing Flannel Special
15c values Hc
12c values SVa0
10c values 8c
8c values . . . , 6c
Extra special 4c
Baby Bonnets
75c values 41c
36c values 21c
Children's Ging
ham Dresses
$2.75 values $1-90
$ .75 values .. .. $ -00
$1.35 values $ .90
$1.75 values $1.10
$2.00 values $1.40
$2.25 values $150
Special on Embroidery
$2.50 values " $1.50
$1.50 'values ....... . $ .99
$1.25 values . . 81c, G9c
$ .75 values $ .58
$ .50 values $ .38
$ .45 values ', $ .19
$ .25 values $ .12
$ .12 values i. $ .07-
New Suits for Men from $8 to $30
To Close Out Another Good Line We Offer
Them for-ONE-HALF.
riSTOCKTOM.'