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THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERFPI3E, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
ThR hidependtjucc Enterprise
HENRY E. BROWNE, Publisher.
Entered at the postoffice at lade
pendente. Oregon, ai second claes
matter.
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SUBSCRIPTION KATES
One year In advance - - $1.50
Six months In advance - .76
Throa months ill ad V ail Co .60
IS IT FOR THE BEST?
The He id lie k of the Modern
; Woodmen of America has issued to
the differ nt camp clerks of the
lnittd St:t8, a preliminmy state
ment covering the nclion takou at
the adjourned session of the head
camp held tu Chicago Jwmary 23,
1912. reli' he to the proposed in
creased assessments-
When the one million members hav
dig sted the contents of this great
report it will he met with much dis
u.ii roviil. The action however does
not ef'ect the present members until
January 1 1913, but it will apply to
new members on and r.Cter May 1st
next, and may work a hardship on
smull orders who are dependant upon
aew applicants to place the orders
on g.od financial basis.
The report of the committee shows
plainly why t-ie change in the Plan
of a sessuitv.it be-'ame inevitable, but
It af orrts no relief for the thousands
of hard workirg mm who have
suvggl-d for yeprs to meet each
monthly assessment cud often times
too.depriving themselves of luxuries,
and in truth necessities, that they
might be able to leave something
after death for the protection of those
dependent ones.
It may te unwise to reach a con
clusion in the matter before ' re
ceiving a complete report, but as it
now appears to the writer the prop
osition Is unreasonable and unfair
to the nrary woodmen who have
already reached the declining period
In their career. It obligates them to
pay cq almost exorbitant rate of
assessment or step out on the eve of
old age, where they are unable to
find protection of this kind for the
widows and orphans, and forfeit all
they have paid in to make a fat Job
for the high officers.
Our new suits elicit continual
praise. All of our customers in
this department have been very
enthusiastic about the superb
spring beauty of our suit styles and
fabrics, and extremely pleased with
the lines of the garments. Our
first values are splendid; indeed
we expected to surprise the public
with our regular suit values, but
in order to protect our customers
it became necessary to offer them
for
20 PER CENT LESS
And the Values are
WONDERFUL
STOCKTON
Salem,
The gfat interest which has de- lie will not le h candidate for Sna
velopod of late In the affr rs of the tor Honine' place unless it is the
Modem Woodmen order by reason of , rt,,,ue(t of the people. That is irol-
its low rats of insurance 'has cans-
ed Its membership to exceed thn' of
any other insurance organization i.n
the world. With more than' it mil
lion pulc'e-s In force, each represent
ing an wer 'ge of $1.00 per mouth, it
can bp svn that an immense amount
of money !s tuned H ri-inually to the
head linker. Now what the people
want to know' is what Is being done
with, their savings, how their rnets
are t tiing I ivested. and what the ex
panses of running the cniup are? An
it is light tint they should know.
"BOOST" IS THE SLOGAN
If a vote were taken throughout the
length aril breadth of Independence
on the question of .what industry
exerts the greatest influence In the
busvfess affnrs of this city, it Is
probable that the unanimous verdict
would be hops. And unquestionab
ly, f'kni in its broniest stns this
there are oth,r indusiries sucivss
f:lly purged in this vicinity which
spei-af to pile up wealth to the hus
!t dnrn's interest?, chief among
which is the dairy industry. In
ih's de'rtiretit of the f:nn there
have been givit advaticeiueuts in late
years and tie man in town takes off
his hat so to spak.to the Independen
ce cow. With the development of the
f irms an .1 their various branches of
industty is seen improved conditions
in t,he city, but th. re is still another
industry which hrn only been slight
ly touched inid one which will, when
fully d -ve-lopel, irj'ce the population
of this city almost thousands where
we now hr. e hundreds. We refer to
the lumber industry. Situated, as
it is. convenient to the best timber
in the world, and i almost inexhaust
able supply, Independence will soon
hive an industry that will be the en
vy of ma ny other towns in the stiVe
And this, with' the best country
in Oregon surrounding the city, will
place Independence head cod should
ers above other sections of Oregon.
This may seem like an optimistic
view of the situation, but those of us
who are living here five years hence
will be surprised at the remarkable
growth of this city Conditions have
taken on t change for the better- Net
forces have been brought to ber an
"boost" is 'the slogan of all Independence-
FULTON'S A STATESMAN
ExPenator Fulton has made a
rtuhlic statement to the effect that
Per Cent
LESS
-ON
WOMEN'S
SUITS
Oregon
a, Jy tu, rj);a gUmJ to u l)U, jf
!Mr. Fulton fully understood how the
oflieo i earnestly "pecking the nian,"
j lie would doubt Iocs assume a different
; attitude at tins Htaite of the naino.
And even now, if he will consent to he
a candidate, we believe he will rueive
the nomination ami occupy a Milt m
the I'nited Scales Senate, which ht
isirol al ly n.oio n n i etcut to held
than any other man in the state of
Oregon.
Mr. Fulton is truly a. statesman.
His interests are Oregon' interests
and as a statesman he can he of
great value to Oregon if elected to the
United States Senate. It will not le
an experiment as with the candidates
in pursuit of that ollice. He has
already demonstrated his etneieney
and established a reputation second
to none recorded in the house.
Independence republicans will in
dorse Mr. Fulton almost unanimously
if he finally consents to beoomo a
candidate for nomination and we be
lieve this sentiment is universal all
over the state.
Oregon has been without represent
ation during the Hourno administra
tion and it is high time that the peo
ple of this state exercise a little judg
ment in electins; a United Status
-enatoi.
MISINFORMED
Because Independence is making
an effort to get another train between
I'ortl.md and Coivallis the l'o Ik
County Observe! published an article
this week in which it accuses "a
private individual of Independence, '
of trying to get the night train to
Dallas removed. Evidently the editor
mis been misinformed. No person in
Independence has ever recommended
such a thing, but all Independence
is interested in securing a better train
service mid with this in view theCom
mercial Club has put forth diligent
efforts for some time with the re
sult that the Southern Pacific Railway
Company hat investigated the matter
and find it necessary. If this change
is the cause of Dallas losing its night
train it is because of no graft, no
selfish motive on the part of Inde
pendence, or no animosity toward
our little neighbor on the side-track.
We are all working for the good of
Indepenbence and vicinity and we
expect to continue even if the whole
town of Dallas goes before the rail
road officials with their hands full of
protests.
SEND HIM TO THE SENATE
The mayor of Lebanon has tendered
his resignation to the council be
cause he cannot sanction graft.
That's the kind of a man we want
in the United Stores Senate. This
government needs more men at the
head who cannot be bought. Men
whose word is their bond, who put
character above wealth, men who
would rather be right than to be
president, and men who are willing
to sacrifice private interests for pub
lic good. t
Our great trouble with the country
today is that too many men in
public life have one brand of honesty
for business purposes and another
for private life-
MORE HIGH WATER
River Again on a Rampage
Still Rising.
and
The Willamette river has cgain
reached high water mark, and this
wet-k left its bank in nuay places,
flowing over roads and farm lends,
but no domKge has thus far been
reported. During the past few days
the wftfr has teen over the road
on the i't t side of the river, making
travel by team impossible, conse
quently the ferry hut had little to
do..
The water has rot reached as high
a mark as it did ii January, but
if the" rain continues all the week
it will probably go higher. It is said
that there Is more snow in the
mountains now thai there was at the
time of the last freshet. This being
the case we may expect higher water
than has yet been seen this season.
Almost Lost His Life
S. A. Stid, of Mason, Mich., will
never forget his terrible exposure to
at merciless storm. "It gave me a
dreadful cold," he writes, "that caus
ed severe pains In my chest, so It
was hard for me to breathe. A
neighbor gave me several doses of
Dr. King's New Discovery which
brought greatt relief. The doctor
said I was on the verge of pneumon
ia but to continue with the discovery.
I did so and two bottles completely
cured me." Use only this quick,
reliable medicine for coughs, colds,
or any throat or lung trouble- price
60c and J1.00. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by all druggi-sts- I
We Are Now Open at Our New Place
If you want BARQA1NS do not fall to call on us. We have more bargains than ever
before. Our prices are lower than others BECAUSE we buy for less BECAUSE
our expenses arc lower, BECAUSE we sell for cash only, UUCAUSE we buy for
cash only .
Our 5, 10 and 15 Cent Counters 't""'''' 0o"otMl
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dependence. Inquire at the Independ
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First La Grippe, Then Bronchitis
That was the case with Mrs. W. S.
Bailey, MaOreary, Ky. "My wife was
tuken down with a severe attack of 1
grippe, which run into bronchitis.
She coughed as tho she had consump
tlon and could not sleep at night.
The first bottle of Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound gave her so much
relief that she continued using It un
til she was permanently cured." For
mle by Williams Drug Co.
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NOTICE TO VOTERS
Notice Is hereby given that I aui
a candidate for County Assessor be
fore the Republican primary, April
19, 1912. If I am nominated mud elect
ed to the office I will devote my en
tire time and attention to the in
terests of th people at large-
Arthur R. Allen, Rlckreall
Paid Advertisement-
Are You Going to Build?
Let us give you a price on your lum
ber and mill work. Everything fur
nished direct from mill to consumer.
Write or telephone and we will call
on you.
Dallas Lumber & Logging Company,
Dallas, Oregon. 20-tf.
CROPS
Shocking Sound
In the e'cth are sometimes heard be
fore at terrible earthquake, that warn
of tho coming peril. Nature's warn
ings .are kind. That dull pain or ach,
in the back warns you the kidneys
need a't'-ntlon if you would escape
j thoi-e dnuigerous uialndles, Dropsy,
; Diabetes or Brlght's disease. Take
I Electric Bitters at once and see
backnche fly and all your best feel
ings return. "My son received grer.
benefit from their use for kidney
and bladder trouble," writes Peter
Hondy, South Rockwood, Mich., "It
Is Certainly a great kidney medicine."
Try it. 60 cents i all druggists'.
SALEM, OREGON.
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