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Independence, Oregon
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to inspect the Price and Quality of our large line
of Spring and Summer Dres's Goods.
Wc have never had a better assortment of colors;
also newest weaves in black goods, all prices, but
great values.
Our Grocery Department is always in the lead
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ment and fair dealing.
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INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
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Athletic and Gymnasium Goods
Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle
Bicycles and Repairing
Pocket Cutlery and Razors Sun Typewriter, $10
Our Dress Goods
When in pursuit of Dress Goods, don't fail to look
over our line. We are prepared to make the city
bargain sale a shady feature in merchandising.
AND IN SHOES we also have bargains that will
surprise you; this is our strong hold and we can
show an immense line at bargain prices every day.
L. RICE, " The Furnisher
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
MEAT
WHILE WE ARE "AHEAD
of (lie mest business," It ha become
serious matu-r with the ordinary
wK-arnr to know how to supply
ths family table with
WHOLESOME MEAT
Although our margin I titmll, we buy
only the bent ami give our customers
tho benefit of It, and every part of our
market la kept clean and In a aanitary
condition.
GEO. F. HECK
PROPRIETOR
Independence, Oregon
NUSC9 8AVE PATIENTS.
Heroism in Burning Hospital Pr
vmli Loss of LIU.
Sun Fsncisco -Flames brok out
Saturday morning in tlio old 8L Fran-
-I- k,..i.it.l i.n I 'uliforrifa mi mt. Dear
Iviadro, ona of tha wort fir trap
in o Franrinco. That acorre of pa
tient wer not Injured or killed I due
to heroic n-aru worn pernmnixi vj -cnr
of nurse, headed by Mi W.
Lewi, who w In charge of ths
ward on the third noor wnrn w
broka out.
The moment the blaze wu discover
ed Mlaa Lewi, aboutlng for al
I,.. ( lnti tha room
of Nathaniel Jofha. el years old,
ami carrlU llie elderly patient w '"
ty. P.cturnlng to the Luildinjr. Miss
I nivL ttMuiat.! hwr rvmioanion nurses.
to remove patients who occupied
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want on me tniru nor, wneri u
waa raging.
ti. ....... i, ...,..L,.fll1,l hutlivava and
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down narrow ataircawa the valiant
nurses on the third and second noors
carried their chargea until every room
in th anntl had been cleared. The
amoke at timea waa blinding and chok
Inn but the white-capped meaaenKera
Ai. I n,.t l.u.k tn thitir rxTKonul aafcty
or make an attempt to aave any of
thi-lr jxTHonul vHrcl until me reporv
had Kono forth that all of the pulienta
had lii'rn removed Uj aafety.
What adili-d to the diinijcr to the pa
tient in the annex waa tho fact that
the structure waa absolutely devoid of
outuide fire enca. All of the pa
tient had to be carried down the lontf,
narrow ataira and through the narrow
corridors. Had a panic occurred in
the ward It i probuble that acore of
nursea and putienU would have been
killed.
F. W. BENSON IS DEAD.
Oregon'! Secretary of State and ex
Governor Die Peacefully.
Redlands. Cal., April 15.-Frank
W. nenaon, ex-jtovernor of Oregon
ml fr ih riHKt five veara secretary
of state of Oregon, died here early
yentrday morning. He came here
laxt December in poor heaitn. Arier
staying a week at the hotel Cana Lo
ma, he took apartments with his wife
and servants. They made few friends
while here, living a retired and se
cluded life. '
Only Secretary Benson's immediate
family was at the bedside when death
came. It was thought that Secretary
lionxnn hail rallied somewhat, but
early in the morning he took a turn for
the worse. His death waa not unex-
wtoil. Tho family had practically
given up hope for his recovery when
they arrived in Los Angeles last win
ter. KEEP BULLETS AT HOME.
Mexican Belligerents Notifield to Keep
Off American Soil.
Washington. D. C President Taft
is determined not only that battles be
tween Mexican Federals and insurrec
tos shall not be fought on American
soil, but that future combats must not
be fought out so close to the American
line as to put in jeopardy the lives and
property of Americans.
Through the State department me
president thas notified the Mexican
governent that it must see to it that
hereafter no such unfortunate incident
as that at Agua Prieta, when two
Americans were killed and 11 wound
ed, be allowed to occur. Through the
War department and the department
of justice, there were sent similar
warnings to both sides.
The view exoressed at the wnite
house was that these warnings would
bo obeyed to the letter. '
G'ft Elephant "White."
Berkeiey. Cal. The skin and skull
of a big elephiuit which Theodore
Roosevelt shot in Africa, and present
ed to the University of California,
after it had been prepared at the
Smithsonian institute, has proven a
sure-enough "white elephnnt." As
there is no room for an elephant in
any of the appropriate places in the
halls of the university buildings, it was
said that the big pachyderm may be
sent to the university museum of
anthropology in San Francisco.
slap Question Stirred Up.
WAshinirton. D. C. Reoresenative
Baker, of California, has introduced a
resolution calling pn the president
for- all correspondence in possession of
the president or secretary of state and
the secretary of war relating to Jap
anese immigration to the United
States and its possessions.
Th resolution also asks the presi
dent to inform congress what is being
done by the executive department of
th envemment to restrict further im
migration into this country and its
possessions of Japanese coolie laoor. ,
Chinese Storm Legation.
v;.tnria R. C. Acoordinff to ad
vices brought by the Bteamer Antilo
chus the Chinese legation at Tokio
was seized by 300 Chinese students
last Saturday morning, wno causeu
the Chinses minister, Wang, to take
flight, and terrorized his staff. ,
The students broke into the lega
tion and held a mass meeting to pro
test against China's weak policy
sirainst Russia, regarding the Mongo
lian situation.
Birdman Takes Sisters Flying.
Brussels. Germany Aviator Lansor
flflw Snt.nrdav in an aeroplane from
the aviation field at Kiewit to the Bel
gian capital, carrying his three sisters
as passengers. The distance flown
was 87 kilometers (about 64 miles),
which is a new record for a cross
country aeroplane flight with four persons.
85,000 COLONISTS
COME IN 30 DAYS
Railroad Officials Say Scsthern
Coast Benefits Most.
More In On Month Than In Forty
Five Dayt During Sam
Period In I0IO.
Chicago Itavlat-d itatiatica com
piled by officials of the Harriman line
and report furnibwd by rfpreaenta-
tive of other railroad which handled
colonixt paaaengcr LuHinuna to the Pa
cific Coaat during the 80-day period
ending April 10 disclose that all rec
ord for that clan of travel during the
annual spring period were smashed
this year.
Table that havo been compiled
ahow that 85,000 persona traveled
from hundred of point in the Last,
North and South citie on the western
i!v of I ho continent while the Mtiecial
rate offered by the various line were
. - . . t i
in force. Thin Ilr, it n avciarea,
bv fullv 15.000 to the total of
UHt spring when colonist rate were
offered throughout a period of 45 day.
The travel thi year waa distributed
a follow:
' Southern Pacific, via Ofcdetl. 15,-
320: via El Paso. 9.929: via Loa An-
g. les, 8G8; via Portland, 3,761.
Oreiron Washington Railroad
Navigation company, 11,600.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa re, ZU,-
000.
Northwest route, via Hill lines, es
timated, 15,000."
Via other lines, estimated, 10,000.
It is estimated that fully 60,000 of
all those who traveled on colonist tick
et thi spring went to California and
extreme Western Btate other than
those classified in the Pacific North-
w..t amnD. The Santa Fe carried
practically all of its colonist traveler
to California, and the bulk of this
class of business over the Harriman
lines went in the same direction.
Dnta comniled bv representatives of
the Harriman roads for the spring
r.f IQIfl nhnwii that 29.170 col
onist passeners were transported over
the Southern Pacific line during that
time, and during that time and that
10,490 others traveled over the ure-iron-Washington
Railroad & Naviga
tion company's route.
The total for the Santa re roaa mis
it in declared, shows an increase
of fully 15 per cent over the business
done last spring.
A table prepared by passenger traffic
officials of the Harriman lines in re
gard to colonist travel to California
from the spring of 1901 to the Ian oi
191ft shows the following figures:
Via Ogden, 385,750.
Via El Paso, 179,678.
.Via Portland, 45,794.
Via Los Angeles, 14,106.
Total, 625,328.
Th Santa Fe road is offerne a spe
cial rate of one fare for the round trip
to points in California account of the
Electrical Supply Jobbers association
convention.
WIRELESS REPORTS, ORDER.
hipt Carrying Passengers Must
Have Equipment July 15.
Washington, April 17. In May and
nno tho Henartment of Commerce
and Labor will prepare for enforcing
the law which requires passenger
carrying vessels of the United States
be equipped with wireless on ana
after July 15.
All vessels which are already equip
noH will he renuired to register them
selves by wireless when 100 miles at
sea with a navy wireless station on
The Navv department will in
struct its operators to take such in
coming messages aany oetween o a.
. and 6 p. m.
Tn thio WAV the department of com-
merce and labor and the customs col
lectors at ports will know what ships
are equipped.
Taft Plans His Vacation.
Washington If congress remains
aoaainn throutrh the hot weather,
President Taft probably will become a
pronounced week-end commuter, jour
neying ' from Washington to isoston
and Beverly whenever he gets an op
opportunity. The president hopes to
sort nf it vacation in his new
cottage near Beverly if he has to take
a few days at a time. Mrs. iait
ill go to Beverly late in June. After
Va TRft. and the Taft children open
the cottage, the president is expected
to begin his week-end trips.
Celebrate America Day.
Paris Commemorative of the sug
gestion published April 25, 1507, at
the city of St. Die, France, that the
new world discovered to the west of
Europe should be called America, by
which appellation the Western Hemis
phere has since been known, a Franco-American
celebration will be held
at St. Die, June 3, 4 and 5. Accred
ited representatives of 21 American
republics have accepted invitations to
participate.
Hot Steel Kills Six.
Philadelpia Five workmen were
killed, a superintendent so badly
burned that he lived but a few hours,
two fatally injured and 12 others ser
iously hurt at the Midvale Steel works
at Wayne Junction, when a container,
filled with molten steel gave way, and
the liquid splashed over more than a
score of the employes.
FEDERALS REPULSED.
Mtiican Bebl Succattfully Dfnd
Thair Position.
Dougla. Ariiona, April. 18-Oacar
K. Coll, of Tcmbatone, Arlona, was
hot In tha aide of tha head on Fourth
street, lJouglaa, by a Mexican federal
bullet, during an attack by 200 Mo
ral on the reb;l cavalry corral. Bul
lets struck th residences of Robert
Ray, on Fifth street, and A. W.
Warr. secretary of the Y. M. C. A.,
on Eighth streeL Coll was only
slightly wound.-!, the bullet plowing
furrow in hia acalp.
Promising to take Agus Priets from
the rebel or leave hi dead body on
the fit-Id of battle, Ronaldo I'iax,
nephew of the aged president of Mex
ico, led 1,000 federal troop to the at
tack on tha Mexican adjunct to thi
city this morning. Heeding the
promise given to Unci Sam that he
wmilil nut fira acroaa the border. Dial
deployed hi men to th westward of
the city, ignoring the cover of few
rollinir hill to the south and advanc
ing in the open.
The real action atarted at 6:30
nVlock when a machine run sneaked
up to within range of the adobe
ahack southwest of the town and
opened murderous fire.
An Englinh born veteran known a
"Pop" Willis, with five Taramerara
Tn.liun rrptit through tha mesouit to
within 400 yards of the gun and after
an hour s exchange or Bhota wun me
federals silenced them.
A Heturhment o f 200 infantry creep
ing up a gully, suddenly appeared on
t ha oant t.t the town, and with a wild
yell charged to a cluster of adobe and
brush bam used as a corral by the
rebel cavalry. The federals all but
train f A tho h-lter of the huts when a
rebel machine gun on the roof of a
nearby house was brought into play
nd thev were driven back. At least
a dozen federals fell and lay motion-
leas, while their comrades retreated in
confusion to the shelter of their ditch.
INSURRECTOS LOSE HEAVILY.
Attempt to Rescue Prisoners End
In Disaster.
Chihuahua. Mex.. April 18. Forty
or more insurrectos . were killed and
more than 100 were wounded in a bat
tle foOght between Sauze and Santa
Clara canyon, about 50 miles north of
here, according to Federal couriers
who arrived today. They brought or
ders to have hospital cots ready for
Federal wounded. The r ederals re
port five killed, including probably
women and children.
Marching from Casa Grande to
Chihuahua with prisoners under gen
eral Luis Valdez, the Federals, fol
lowed by about 100 refugees, were at
tackd. Five hundred insurrectos un
der Generals Orozco and Villa had
been instructed by Francisco Madero
to head off the Casa Grandes contin
gent and if possible capture and re
lease the prisoners.
The fight occur.ed on a hacienda as
the prisoners, shackled together by
ropes, and the women and children re
fugees, weary from the long tramp.
were scattered in long broken lines.
The federals immediately responded
with heavy firing and placed the pris
oners and non-combatants under pro
tection. The fighting continued sev
eral hours and resulted in sending north
General Rabago with 500 reinforce
ments. First intimation, of the fight
was brought here by arrival of rider
less horses. So far as known none of
the prisoners, among whom are be
lieved to be many" Americans, were
wounded, and none escaped.
Madero. Jr., has been much pleased
with recent events in-Mexico City,
which he says have encouraged him
and strengthened insurrecto prospects.
He told the correspondent he would De
glad to welcome his father, but was
emphatic that no sentiment or family
consideration would induce him to lay
down arms.
Border Must Not Be Crossed.
Washington Maior General Leon
ard Wnnd has teleeranhed instructions
to army officers in Texas not to cross
the border under any circumstances.
This explains the use of two civilians
in carrying a message to tne Mexican
Federal commander from Colonel
Shunk, commanding the United States
troops at Agua Prieta. General Wood
hue tolocrrnnhed instructions that if
either the Federal or insurgent troops
of Mexico enter American territory
they are to be disarmed and held and
strict neutrality enforced.
Shopmen Back to Work.
ontn The Southern Pacific
company, which three weeks ago laid
off more than 500 men in its Sacra
mento shops, put the shops on a hve-
days-a-week oasis and maue otner
rules for retrenchment here and at
Roseville, Sparks and Dunsmuirs has
JacioH nriWa that, the old rules for a
six-day week and full eight-hour shift
be again in force, and all or the men
who were laid off are being taken back
on their jobs.
Mexican Held Kidnapper.
El Paso. Tex. StateRanger Moore
has arrested a man giving the name of
Ascension Achuleta on a charge of
kidnaopiner. Moore declares the pris
oner is Arricleo Achuleta, a Mexican
nirnle and one of the " four wanted in
connection with the arrest of Law
rence Converse and Edwin I Iatt.
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Colonel Ends Long Trip.
Moot VnrV Theodore Roosevelt re
turned home from a seven weeks' tour
of the West and Middle West. As he
stepped off a train from Chicago he
came into contact with a crowd of
outgoing Eastern visitors, many of
whom greeted him with cheers.
OF HIE WEEK
Doings cf tho World at Larga
Told in Brief:
Ovnsral Rssum of Important Emy
Pratentad In Coridnd Form
for Our Busy Rsadsrs.
Chief Croker, of the New York fir
department, has resigned.
An unsuccesaful attempt ha been
made to import Filipinos to work in
Alaskan canneriea.
A woman suto driver made a record
of 109 miles an hour on the Long Is
land speedway In New York.
A Spanish steamer sunk off th
Spanish coast and 21 of her 25 pas
senger and crew were drowned.
Seven Americans were wounded in
Douglas, Ariz., during the fighting
between Mexican forces Tuesday.
Cholera Is giving health officers
much concern in Honolulu. A num
ber of cases have occurred recently.
The first Sunday in May ha been
set aside by Salem, Ore., ministers
for advertising the city, and the board
of trade will probably offer prizes for
the best "boosting" sermons.
The bodies of four mounted police
men who were lost in Alaska last De
cember, have been found by a relief
expedition. They had eaten their
dogs and even the dog harness.
It is rumored that the Pacific Navi
gation company, whose steamers ply
between the Panama terminal and San
Francisco, will extend its servcie to
Portland and perhaps to the Sound.
The proprietors of the Triangle
Waist company, have been held re
sponsible by the grand jury for 145
deaths caused by the burning of the
company's plant in New York City re
cently. Through freight rates are now being
made between Mississippi valley
points and the Pacific Coast, on ac
count of the expiration of the Pacific
Mail steamship company's monopoly
on the Panama railway.
Governor Sloan, of Arizona, urges
Taft to send troops across the border
to stop the Mexican fighting and pro
tect Americans from stray bullets.
William Kieth, a California painter
of world-wide fame, is dead.
A killing frost baa destroyed half
the fruit crop of the Sacramento val
ley. The Illinois legislature refused to
change its present township local op
tion law.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat. Track prices: Bluestem. 86
86ic; club, 83c; red Russian, 81c;
valley, 83c; 40-fold, 84c
Barley Choice feed, ?26.50y,Z7 ton.
MilUtiiffa Bran. S22 per ton: mid
dlings, $30; shorts, ?23; rolled barley.
$28ftt29.
Corn Whole, ?Z8; cracicea, fzsigf
28.50 ton.
Oats No. 1 white, $28. 50 29. 50
per ton.
Hav Timothy. Eastern Oregon,
No. 1, $20(21; mixed, $1618; al
falfa, $12.50fo;i4; clover, ?n.outg
12.50; grain hay, $13ai5.
Apples Fancy, $2ff2.75; choice,
$l(rt;2; common, 50c$l per box.
Vegetables Asparagus, 6c per
rvMinrl oT-een onions. 20c dozen : head
lettuce, 50c dozen; hothouse lettuce.
$1.25 box; radishes, aocadoc dozen;
hnhnrh 81 .251.50 box : SOTOUtS. 9d
carrots, 85c(a$l hundred; parsnips,
85c(a $l; turnips, esogi; Deeis, auc
Potatoes Oregon buying price,
$1.50Cri.65 per hundred.
Onions Buying price, $22.10 per
hundred.
Poultry Hens, 21c; broilers, 30c;
turkeys, 21c; ducks, 2023c; geese,
12f(14c; dressed turkeys, choice, 23
25c. . ...
Eggs Oregon rancn, canaiea, zwu
21c; case count, 19c.
Butter City creamery, extra, 1
and 2 pound prints, in boxes, 29c;
less than boxes, cartons and delivery
Pork Fancy, 1010c.
Veal Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 11
12c.
Cattle Prime steers, $6.506.85;
choice, $6.256.50; good to choice,
$5.75(a.6; fair to good, $5.505.75;
common, $4. 75(3:5; prime cows, $5.25
6; good to choice, $4.755; fair to
good, $4.504.75; poor, $44.50;
choice heifers, $5.255.50; choice
bulls, $4.504.75; good to choice,
$4.25(?4.50; fair to good, $3.754;
common, $36X3.50; choice light cal
ves, $7.75(i)8.75; . good to choice,
$7.507.75; fair to medium, $7
7.50; choice heavy calves, $5.25
5.50; good to choice, $5ff.5.25; fair
to medium, $4.75(5; choice stags,
$5.255.50; good to choice, $4.505;
fair to medium, $4(o;4.50.
Hogs Choice, $7.707.80; good
to choice, $7.50(87.55; choice heavy,
7 9R-7 Kfl- tmod to choice. $7Cd;7.25:
common," $6.507; stock hogs, $8
8.25.
Sheep Choice yearling wethers,
grain fed, $55.25; old wethers, $4
4.50; choice ewes, grain fed, $4.50
4.75; fair to medium, $3.75(3:4; spring
lambs, extra quality, $10; choice
lambs, grain fed, $5.50(3,5.75; good to
choice lambs, grain fed, $5(3:5.50;
fair to good lambs, grain fed $4.75
5.25; culls $2.503.50. .