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PAGE THREE SIGHT PACES THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERFHISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. POLK COUNTY BANK MONMOUTH, ORtGON Paid Capital, $30,000.00 Transacts a General Banking Business orncrRS and owrcTORS . H. MAWlf V, lrHiM I. B. V. HllllM. Vt. frwUtnl W f. rmf 1 1. Ct.U r. ft. fUWril I, B. 4 If Ml LM. MMI'SO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE The Arcade Cigar Store F. A. WILLIAMS Cigars Tobaccos Candies Soft Drinks and Confectionery C STREET INDEPENDENCE, OREGON LARGEST TIMBER DEAL. $2,100,000 Paid S. Benson for Hd Columbia County Holding. Oim of the lurKeot tlnilwr ovrr cloned In OrKm w coneiitn- whi'I when H. JiniMin Mm hoMliiM In ('"!"' Ilia DiMiHDii lliniH-r I'otlHlitaTMt IcjU of $1V HAS GREAT PROSPECTS. to ! TO SUPPLY THE DEMAN1 r I Is to provide such eroods as will meet the test under all circumstances. This is what we have endeavored to do, and the result is an increased trade, ranid sales, and a clean, fresh stock on hand at all times, if you have not tried our grocery depart ment, do so and become one of our many satisfied customers. L. G. REEVES, The Grocer IHMtml till traniiftrriMl Ida. con nly com puny fur JUO.OOO. Tim principal owtifr of the com pany U Frank Lynch, who, with O. J. Kvnwti and K. K. Ooovert, o KhmUi-iI tlia iiiw corporation to re tniii tlin iiuiiio ami K'hmI will of Mr. Il.-nnon. It la capltalUod at 1.1,000,00'). There are If,, ooo acrci of land tn the tract. containing KOO.CWO.OiM) fwt of hlKhKrado yellow fir. With the traimfir of the holding aro Included a aawnilll plunt of 6oo,oim font daily rapacliy and a loKKlng railroad, fully e(julpM-d, 12 mil' lone. Mr. Lynch, head of th new com pany, purcliniMfd from Mr. lU'naon aonie tun ago tne aawimn ijihiu and holdliiK at HuntliiKO and hat continued to oierato th lunlni tlier under the nam of the Ilenaon Lumber comiiany. With the acqulHl lion of all of I tin IlciiHon timber holdltiK. Mr. Lynch and awtoclatea become the lurgeHt tlnilier and lum Imt ooeratora In the Columbia Klver IhihIii. SALARIES ARE RAISED. ornciALS II. IIIKSCHRKKG, Prenidont A. NELSON, Vice Preni.lent C. V. IKVINK, Cannier The Independence National Bank INCORPORATED 1889 Transacts a General Banking Business Interest Paid on Time Deposits DIRECTORS H. HIRSCJMERG A. NELSON D. W. SEARS B. F. SMITH OTIS D. BUTLER DALLAS LIBER & LOGGING CO. Lt'Ht'SH Willamette Valley Lumbet Co. For prion on Lumlicr, Lntli, Shin!", MuhIi, Doors, Moulding!, Cement, Cedar Fence I'osU, Ktc, See J. S. BOHANNON KTMSHi611 INDEPESPKNCK. OREGON 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 JIM HILLJRB General Blacksmithing Horse Shoeing General Repairing We do all kinds of Wagon and Carriage Work and keep in stock all parts for vehicles; work guaranteed Main Street, near the Bridge INDEPENDENCE, OREGON FURNISHED ROOMS Established 1896 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT WhiteHouse Restaurant WM. McGILCHRIST & SONS, Proprietor. Best and Most Popular Eating Place in the Willamette Valley Telephone 196 SALEM, OREGON 362 State Street Fifty Gainer Oregon Poetmaiters By Prosperity. Van'iliiKton Tho noHtofflce depart nietit ban announced change In alurle of renldential poHtmagtera, baited uiKin the Increase or decline of poalal receipts during the pant year, the. changes to become effective July 1. Kleven Oregon poatmaHtera will re ceive an lncreane of 1200, 39 will receive an IncreaHO of $100 and only four will have salaries reduced, Portland la now a maximum office and the iioHtniUKter'a tialary will not be advanced. Thone offices where 1 a Incri'HHO Is ordered are 88 follows, tho flKures Indicating the 1 (MiHtmaHter's salary after July 1: I Mend. $H'(0(); Central Point, $1500; ! Cottage drove, $2000; Mermlston, $H00; Klamath Kalis. $2400; Med iford. $29i'0; Monmouth, $1400; On tario, $1SU0; St. Helens. $1300; Similiter, $1300; Wallowa. $1500. An Increase of $100 will raise the salaries of the following jKistmas ters to tho figures named below: i Albany. $21C0; Ashland. $2500; 'Aurora. $1300; Ilaker. $2700; Han son. $1500; Hums. $1700: Canby. j $1200; Canyon City. $1200; Clats- $1400; Coqullle. $1700; Dallas, Knterprlse, $1600; Eugene. Falls City. $1300; Forest $2000; Freewater, $1400; Pass. $2500; Hlllsboro, $1900; $200; Huntington $1300; Lents, kanle, ' $21100; I $2900; I drove. Grants Hood River. Jacksonville, , $1300; $1COO; $1500; Angel, Mc.Mlnnville, $2400; Milton Milwaukee. $1200; Mount $1800; Newport, $1500; Oregon City. $2500; Hoseburg, $2500; St. Johns. $1800; Sulem. $3200; Shanlko, Sheridan. $1500; Sherwood, Springfield. $1600; The Dalles, .oledo. $1100; Vnlon, $1000; burn. $1800. The decreases are; Dufur. $1300 to $1100; Grass Val ley. $1300 to $1000: Moro, $1400 to $1300; Tillamook, $1800 to $1700. $1500; $1200; $2600; Wood- CASCARA BARK TO MARKET. Dealers Are Quoting Five Cents a Pound for New Peel. Portland reeling of cascara or chlttlni bark has started In the coun try and Initial shipments have been received In this city. First prices- for 1911 peel of chlt tlni stand nt 5 cents a pound, the highest figure In recent years for the start of the season, and for new bark. All together several tons of new bark have been received and the high price paid. Inquiries regarding the probable peel of chlttim in the Pacific North west are coming forward In great numbers from eastern manufacturers as well as from foreign interests. So far as known no orders from the outside have been received and first buyers are therefore undecided as to whether they paid too much or not. Prospects are for a normal peel of chlttim in most sections of the Pa cific Northwest but in some places where the bark was formerly gath ered in great volume, scarcely any will be peeled hereafter because of .the settlement of the lands by farmers. State Printer Must Move. Salem Secretary of State Ben W. Olcott, as custodian of the capitol building, has notified the state print er, that on or before August 31, 1911, he will be required to vacate all that space in the state house now occupied by the state printing office and plant. After that some other available space will be assigned Mr. Duniway for office purposes. The state printing department is now oc cupying the northwest quarter of the lower floor of the state house. New Flouring Mill Spur t Produc tion of Cereal Crops. UakerTh crop outlook for Baker county was never better than at the presont tinio, in spit of the latnea of the season in Kanlrrn Oregon, The steady rains of the last week have done world of good to all crops. which are looking up fine. More wheat has been sown than ever be fore in this county. This is due large ly to the new flouring mill in Baker, which in order to stimulate Interest in the industry, has offered number of prizes for the best crops, both in size, quality and variety. For several reasons the mill people have been ex penmenting with which varietiea are best adapted to the different localities nd have come in close touch with the farmers. Oats and alfafa give great promise of large yields and the former crop will be of high quality, probably in excess of the high standard of Baker county oats, which have frequently won prizea at agricultural shows for their fine quality. The alfalfa crops on Powder river, lower and upper Burnt river, in the Eagle, Pine and Baker valleys, are looking fine, and bountiful harvests in this staple re source are confidently expected. In the Powder river valley there will be no shortage of water auch as caused trouble last year. The snow in the Blue mountains is melting slowly and the reservoirs are sure to contain a supply to last the entire season. Last year the snow melted rapidly and practically all the mountain snow went off quickly in the spring fresh et, causing a shortage nearly all sum mer. The Baker Irrigation company has increased the capacity of its res ervoir, making it a total height of 70 feet, with a width of 60 feet at the top and length from side to side, 600 feet. At present there is enough wa ter stored to cover 2,000 acres a foot in depth and from the way the snow has been melting recently it will con tain a sufficient supply to prevent the possibility of shortage. PLANT SPRUCE AND LARCH. Large-Burned Over Area Reseeded By Forestry Department, . Baker R. M. Evans, assistant for ester of the Wallowa national forest, with headquarters at Wallowa, has finished planting an area of about 200 acres near Medical Springs to Norway Spruce and European larch. This is part of the area burned over in the forest fires of last summer. Mr. Evans says the land was so completely burned over that nothing but straight, charred sticks remain of what was once a heavy forest. An interesting experiment was tried by Mr. Evans to overcome the depre dations of squirrels and chipmunks, which have rendered many of the planted areas of the forest useless by eating the tree seeds before they had a chance to germinate and produce saplings. Poisoned grain was scat tered over the ground liberally. The forestry department is contem plating dividing the Wallowa reserve, as the district handled from the Walla Walla, Wash., office is of too great extent to be properly attended to. The headquarters of the forest office for the new district as proposed would be this city. The rangers and chiefs are taking all precautions to prevent forest fires this season, although the Wallowa re serve did not suffer nearly as much as some of the other districts in the state. Henry Ireland, superintendent of the Sumpter reserve, is also making preparations to prevent such losses as occurred from forest fires last year, although as was the case with all the national forests of the eastern end of the state, there was not nearly the loss sustained in the Southern district. State Land Board to Travel Salem An extended tour of Central and Southern Oregon is planned by the desert land board, and July 5 has been set as the date for a start. The board will go via Medford and Crater Lake into Southern Oregon, cross to Harney county and come back through the central portion of the state. The board consists of Governor West, Sec retary of State Olcott, State Treasur er Kay and State Engineer John Lewis. Elgin Crops and Fruit Heavy. Elgin Rains of the last two weeks assure record crops in this part of the country. Timothy and alfalfa are in fine condition and the grain crops are promising. Fall wheat Is so rank in growth that it will be nec essary to mow a crop of hay from It that It may be able to hold its burden of grain. Several farmers have already cut their wheat down and many will follow suit. Full crops of apples, pears, cherries and small fruits seem certain. Building Sawmills. Medford The Pelican Bay Lumber company is erecting saw mills to handle the 100,000,000 feet of timber in that section. A canal three-fourths of a mile long is being dug through the marsh to bring the timber to the deep waters of the lake, and equipment and machinery are being taken to the grounds for the construction of a log ging railway. Interior Fruit Shipments. The Dalles Large shipments of Dalles strawberries and cherries are being made daily to Central Oregon cities. Three hundred crates of ber ries were shipped in one day last week to Madras. Warm weather in the last week has ripened the cherry crop and picking has been going on for several days. Postal Savings Bank Ordered. Grants Pass Postmaster Donnell has received notice to open a U. S. Dostal savincs bank June 27. He was also instructed to go to Astoria where ( a class is to be held June 19 to in- ( struct postmasters in postal savings bank work. Ill 0O! for fir, 4 ft, per cord -Second growth per cord, Delivered to any part of Put in your season's supply now. 5. COX, - $4.50 - 4.00 the city. I!..-! I PI. one 141. INDEPENDENCE, OBE TTTTTTTTTTTTTf TTTtTTttTTTTTTTTTTtT V V t?TTTT NEW DRESS GOODS We invite the Ladies of Independence and vicinity to inspect the Price and Quality of our large line of Spring and Summer Dress Goods. We 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 Call in and see us; we assure you courteous treat ment and fair dealing. Drexler & Alexander INDEPENDENCE, OREGON i ECURSIOSM FARES EAST 1911 During the months of May, June, July, August and September, on dates shown below, the SOUTHERN PACIFIC will sell round -trip tickets from Independence, via Portland, as follows: Chicago . . Council Bluffs Omaha Kansas City St Joseph St. Paul Fare $74.45 Fares 61.95 St. Paul, via Council Bluff 3 $65.85 Minneapolis, direct . . 61.95 Minneapolis, via C Bluffs 65.85 Duluth, direct .... 68.85 Duluth, via Council Bluffs 69.45 St Louis 71.95 SALE DATES May 16, 17. 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28 and 29. June 5, 7, 9,. 10, 12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 28, 29 and 30. July 1, 2, 3, 4. 5, 6, 19, 20, 26, 27 and 28. August 3, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30. September 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Stop-overs within limits in either direction. Final return limit Octo ber 31st. Inquire ot any S. f. Agent ior iares one way through California, or apply to WM. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent Portland, Oregon WATT SHIPP "THE BICYCLE MAN SALEM, OREGON Athletic and Gymnasium Goods Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle Bicycles and Repairing Pocket Cutlery and Razors Sun Typewriter, $10 Patronize Home Industry The Independence Steam Laundry does good work. BOTH PHONES. Neat Riga Good Hone Careful Driver Dickinsons Livery and Feed Stable I. W. DICKINSON, Proprietor. Home Phone 5810 Bell Phone 293 Independence, Ore.