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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1895)
Try some of he (Entcrptioc. Entcrprisi Publishing Co., Publishers I. T. rOHD, Editor. J. It. HORIN, BeslocM Mncr mumu TMVSSDATS AT imdbikkubnci OrVICS SAST BIDS MAIM ST III ST. ShHrS tl Ik tuMoIRo at liKkiwiHteiKW Or, M mautuhclmm auUI HMiiir. cbscriftion: 11.50 fkh vkar THURSDAY, APRIL IS, ISM. Til opinion of the "one hundred" m expressed through the column of the Oregonlen i of iuterest to the general reader in that it voices the views of many prominent cititen of the etste a to Oregon' greatest need. All of ti e letter are not in, bat a sufficient num ber hare been published to Indicate the general tenor of the whole. Some of thee letter are wise, many otherwise . and a few are limply ludicrous. Tlicy emanate principally from leading busl nM and professional men, and now and then a farmer who ha a lively political bee buning In hie bonnet The lawyer are prolific with aage advice to the far mer, the merchant, the mechanic and the unakilled laborer. They ay to the farmer divert Ify the product of the farm ; raise less wheat ami more pork aud beans, live cheaply and wear blue drilling; don't expend anything for luxuries, draw the economical line down taut to actual necessities; tell yonr pro dace when and where and at any price ' you can get, but don't buy of the merchant only when necessity drives I you to it ; exchange egg and butter for groceries and don't pay out money un lets you are compelled to, for "economy la the road to wealth." The mechanic and laborer each come in for a column or more of "hifalutin" lecturing on the wasteful extravagance of a man who toils all day for 100 cents and expends it for the support of a family of ten. Tte merchant Is told to push hi sales, to be satisfied with small profits and rapid turnovers, and to live in style com mensurate with his means. All of which is very wise and very kind on the part of the distinguished legal lights, It Is too bad that so many splendid , farmers have been spoiled in the mak ing of so many indifferent lawyers, that so many successful merchants have been "born to waste their fragrance" npon the musty air in a briefless law office, and so many marvelous speci mens of. brawn have been forodoomed to sit in idleness waiting for a client Nature Is almost criminally prodigal In bar waste of the raw material that the it test may survive, but the struggle tor existence goes on, and out of the seething turmoil and scramble the flower of civilisation blossom and the ripest fruit of the centuries is conserved for the benefit of each and all. It would appear that President Cleve land is the Moses who is to lead the dis ' tressed children of modern democracy out of the financial wilderness, and Secretary Carlisle is the Aaron who ii to smite the rock of free-coinage with the golden rod of bis resistless logic. The obese and letter writing president was once hailed a a mighty prophet and leader by the "great unwashed," but the mantle of prophecy has fallen from his shoulders, a it did from the priests of Baal, because he proved to be a false soothsayer, and hi boasted leadership is as impotent as that of the braggart who fell before the sling and pebbles. The democracy no longer look to Mr. Cleveland as a leader, and his couneol i discredited in the camp of his friends. He has posed before the country a a financial prophet ever since his first message in 1885, and in no in stance have hi predictions come true. His first and second message to con grass were an impassioned appeal for the repeal ol the Bland-Alison act . He aid the country was threatened with an impending financial crisis, and that the government must stop coining silver. Congress happened to be sufficiently in telligent and independent to Ignorefhit recommendation, and the country en tered open the most prosperous era in it history. Again In 1893 be convened congress in extraordinary session for the immediate repeal of the Sherman law. He said the country was threaten ed with a financial crisis, which was true, and that the repeal of the pur chasing clause of that law would avert the threatened calamity. In the face of real danger congress listened to the voice of the presidential alarmist and repealed the Sherman law uncondi tionally. One of the most etupendiou panics ia the history of America im-1 mediately followed the repeal. Mr. j Cleveland doe not posses the prophetic gift and tlie people have found it out. i i a TB. fln.ucUl depression through . . . ' . , rhtcb ois conn try ns or- pe.nB m vithont it nsettil kMont in th bomelT virtue of practical eeoaomy, tt.rift.nddihfeBtindo.try, When the' those Evaporated wage-worker' earning are erlouly cut. the small producer' market cur tailed and the resources of the mote opulent materially restricted, many little extravngences are lopped off and current expenses are made to trim clse to the line of actual neceee ties. Ex travsgance 1 a great a foe to the poor man a Improvidence, aud lu pinching time when work i difficult to find and money still harder to get the homely lessons of "Poor Richard' almanac', appeali strongly to the good sense of the I - l. 1 . ..... I.l t. HhtfllM mail mn vrimitiii w -" food and raiment for hi family. These stern object lesson, while cruel In their temporary inconvenience, are angels that visit us la disguise to teach n to be thoughtful, prudent and saving in in the day of prosperity. Of course many will forget the lesson taught them In the school of adversity, but other will profit by their experience and become stronger, better and more naeful men and women. i ! Tns moral reaction againBt Oscar Wilde' writings Is a sign that society Is sound and healthy at the core. The gay and giJdy world, as society ia sometimes designated, is not a prude although It may at time be an unthankful jade. The offence of which Wilde stand con victed U a vice so indecent that it can not be mentioned in print, and the lusn himself, while posses, ing a certain kind of ability, is a moral leper masquerad ing ai an intellectual esthetic. It is hard to exnliitn how a human being, out side of idiocy, could stoop to such di'gupting lieastality. a. . - If Hon. Stephen B. Elkins, of West Virginia, is reported correctly, he will be found in Hue for free silver at the next session of congress. The rehabili tation of the white metal is becoming one of the horning political issues of the day, and it is now evident that a silver cleavage will run clear through both the republican and democratic . parties at the presidential election. The single gold tondard is doomed. The bime tallic standard is coining to the front, and it is coming to eUy. It is the only hopo for the prosperity of the masses. Tax merchant who flashes his meteoric ad before tho people lor a few months and then withdraws it from "sight and memory, too," impresses the public with the idea that he is "running down at the heel.'' The suc cessful merchant talks his business both in season and out of season and per sistently invites the public to inspect both his goods and his prices . He does not fear competition because he has both the eye and the ear of the public. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair HJcbMt flUdal sad Dlptooaa. PUBLIC SCHOOL AND TWAIN 1XG SCHOOL. Flan Proposed by the Normal School to the Directors of the Monmouth Fnblio School. The following statements have been handed us tor publication: A proposition has been mado by the Normal school to the directors of the Monmouth public school, looking to an arrangement by which the public school and the Normal school may become of ser vice to one another. .Many of the best Extern Normal Bchools have entered into such an arrangement with public schools to the great advantage of both, lhe essential Dart of a Normal school is its training department, and the school at Monmouth feels that it must increase its facilities in this direction in order to accomplish the work demanded of it. It would, of course, bend all its energies to making its training department as nearly as ptssible a model school in all respects, realizing that in great measure it must stand or fall by the work done there. The marked success of other Normal schools in pursuing this plan, as in the case of the Cook county Nor mal (Chicago) under the direction -jf Col, Parker, and the Uswego, jn. Y., State Normal, under the direc tion of Dr. E. A. Sheldon, gives as surance of the possibilities coi- tained in the plan. The following are the outlines of the proposition as submitted for the consideration of the Board of Directors and the patrons of the school: . Management: That the Board of Directors retain ultimate man agement in all matters covered by the school law. That they make all contracts, give final decision in all matters of discipline, and ex ercise the general supervision con templated by the law. Teachers: That a superinten dent and a sufficient number of critic teachers be employed to con duct the school on the general plan of a training department for the Normal school. That members f the gfo, Normal class be giyen ' 0ne year's training, teaching under J the personal supervision of the jcritx teacher. That the selection of teacher, subject to the adyice ! nd consent of the directors be ' left with the Normal schooL That the fcacherB be ultimately respond vi - -.APv ihm Rnrr! nf Direct0i8. Financts: That the Normal Pealed wiv 10 cents a school turn to the use of the public school eight hundred dollars for the year, to be used in neipm w salaries, purchase apparatus nd malm hmmIihI imorovements in building and grounds. That the directors expend the full amount of money that may conic to them under tho provisions of the law for the usual uses ol the school Improvements: That as much improvement in building and grounds be made as may be possi ble with the money at tho com uiandofthe Hoard. That needed books and apparatus bo supplied ns far as possible. Student-Teachers: That the general plan of assigning work to student-teachers be as follows: Kach student to take one class for a period of not less than three month without change. That each lesson bo carefully prepared and u plan of teaching it submitted to the critic teacher in charge at least one day before the lesson is taught That the student-teacher receive personal suggestions and criticism from the critic teachers each dav. and that they meet in J bvdv with the critic teachers two or three times a week tor general discussion. That student teachers who prove incompetent aud indif ferent bo dropped from the teach ing force. That stcial pains be taken to guard the interests of the pupils of the school against injury from change of teachers. Advisory Relationship: That the teachers of the Normal school maintain an advisory relat'onship with the departments in the public school corresponding to their own, trivins such advice and assistance as may be in their power. The above are the general out line i,f the i!an. to be worked out tiwi-ihWIIv ns the best interests of the public school may demand. The first thought would be the welfare of the children The gain to lhe Normal school would be in securing enlarged facilities for the training depart ment, an invaluable step of pro gress at the present time. The gain to the public school would be in securing specially trained critic teachers in the work olsupervin.m; in receiving an addition uf eight hundred dollars to its fund for the year; in an increase oi mui.e m weeks in the length of tho school vear: and in the active co-0!crntion of every department of the Normal school in the work of the public school. Dr. E. A. Sheldon, principal of the Oswego, N. V, State Normal, and one of the oldest and best known Normal school men in the United States, writes as follows of this plan of work: "Our own school of practice is and always has been a public school from the beginning, lhe plan h.n worked admirably, and I think it better than any other plan I know of. The school has never suffered in comparison wish other schools in the city. On the whole, tho child ren, I think, are better served than in the others." As to the use of student teachers there would seem to be liltle cause of fear that the interests of the children would stiller through them, when it is taken into con sideration that there would be no need of frequent change of teachers; that the students of the senior class are of an average age, above twenty one, and have nearly all had ex perience in teaching, besides their Normal training in methods; that they would be obliged to prepare a plan for each lesson taught and submit it to criticism before teach ing the lesson; and that they would be teaching under the con stant supervision of specially qualified critic teachers. The superintendent and critic teachers would give unity and harmony to the work of the school, insuring good discipline and right methods of work. Back of all is tho Board of Directors, to whom all would be ultimately responsible. MONMOUTH. April Showersj Prof, and Mrs. Ginn visited Dallas the first of last week. . The Easter display in the win dows of Moumouth were all very tastefully arranged and attract! duo little attention. frank Lucas made the children happy by pre senting each with an Easter egg. Billie Mulkey takes the lead when it comes to decorating an Easter window. Billie says roosters are more profitable than hens. R. Venen Iloyt, has just received some fine gold watches also some fine water diamonds which he has m his display window. The spark ling beauties attract no little atten tion. Dr. E. J. Thomas, of Washing ton, arrived last Saturday. The doctor has been employed for the past three years as physician on the Caldwell Indian agency. He has purchased the Adkins drug store and will make his future home in Monmouth, We extend a hearty welcome and wish him success in his new held. C. C. Lewis is building a new photograph gallery just north ofthe Christian church. There were some pleasant ex ercises at the public school last -rtoi. iii tha nlooa ti-co A Will; Afntr.ti A, Uivered a short oration at the planting of the class tree and Ralph Chandler one at tho p ant ing 'of tho tree for tho so tool. Messrf. llawley and Hubbard made short talks to tho school. Sol Stump is improving his rcsb denee property bj tho addition of a new fence. There will be several new houses erected hern this spring. Mon mouth is one of the nicest home towns in tho Willamette valley. Miss Lela Swanu went to Lewis ville Friday to visit her sister and returned Tuesday. Mr. Bradley's family, from Parker station, was visiting at Mr. Bock's in this city Sunday. Mr. Wm. Warfel was perform ing on tho bar in tho gymnasium last week, and lallina therclrom, sprained his arm very badly. Dr. Epley and wife went to Salem Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mitchell left Monday for her home in Eastern Oregon. J. W. Mast started for Couuillo City Monday to visit his jeople. Miss Sadie Br'nw K'ft Monday morning lor Couuillo City where she wilt teach school. May suc cess go witli her is tho wish of her many friends. Mr. Sutton went to Eugene Mon day. We hoK be may return next year and east his lot with us to complete his course in solsool. Mr. j nd Mrs. Mori-head Marled Monday lo visit friend-tin Missouri aud Texas. We hear there is a scheme new on foot to convert the public school of this place into a model school. The students at the 0. S. N. S. have been undergoing an examina tion the last few days. They will be more joyous when they receive their grades. Willie Murphy has been quite sick but is now improving and his schoolmates will be pleased to wel come bini back to school. Frank Lucas has made some much needed improvements in It's drug store, in tho way or a leu - ph.ne booth and u phyMcian s consultation room. We can i....... . ..rlv. I,, 'riluiiut ui niiv time, have a private 'phono at any time. The I.itcrurv Societies of O. S N. S. held their regular joi il ses - . . ...i... .... 'im... . . t-ion on ial paiurony vc. nwr program was an excellent on' and very well reliueren. J nono u.-i-en - . . . . - l i i mm I ing speemi mention nre: r ""i " recitation by Lester lliggins, which ; was well delivered, "Still '1 hoinp- son had not yet returned anil the cats" After a violTTi solo thoj audience was favored with a rccitv j tioii by Mrs. Watson, which was I followed by a pantomime, show-j ing llie uiutcuuies ui prnutiMc ... ! o... i . . r courtship ana wio rerun '; kissing at long at long range, i lie hiwiin and eultar duet by Sir. C'aincr and Miss Young re ceived a hearty encore which was resnonded to, by another selection. The recitation by Miss Olson show in ' tho unenjovable side of the " 11 '., ... ... i I .. .1... oucra, was ereauy enjoyiii oy ui" audience. Then came a vocal Uuet by Miss Cole and Mr. McCce was well received and they were called back to further entertain their listeners. The closing number was a tableau "The Festal Virgins" by ten young ladies, it proved to be the most pleasing feature of the evening; they represented their parts admirably. After the pro gram came a social, to which all were cordially invited to remain. Those that accepted were double)' repaid lor their time spent. II kx A Rex. BU1CXA. VISTA. April Showers. Win. Uurrell and Win. ells paid Salem a visit last week. Sir. Altona took on a cargo of po tatoes here Sunday. Grip is fctill gripping the people 'round about here. Miss Lizzie Dickens left last Fri day forCorvallis where she eipects to visit friends. Theodore Jakes made a flying trip to Salem last week. Bishop Stanford, of Harrisburg, Penn., preached in the Evangelical church in this place last Monday evening,' but owing to the inclem ency of the weather the congrega tion was small. Preaching at the Evangelical church next Sunday at 4 o'clock p. m. by Rev. Yost, the newly ap pointed minister. Harvey Cole and his daughter Georgie, of Turner, were visiting relatives here last week. The drama went off nicely at Wellsdale, considering the small ness of the stage and other incon veniences. Saturday evening at the opera house in Independence. We can recommend our dramatic troupe as being fairly good ama teurs. Bruno. PAKKEK Miss May Harper, of Suver, is sojourning at the home of Frank Brown. Flynn the peddler worked our town last week and many arej wishine thev were Dorn aeai anu dumb. If Flvnn can use th jgn language he could not hold J out so long for rheumatum would pound at the Star Grocery. surely take hold of Mm d give the victim a rest Kill Davidson, Win. l-uqua and V. 1 Bradley were a ipiHIIIIll Klklns luted ar hitratort in the and Tetherow road dispute. Agnes Calbreath now rides to Moumouth to school every morn lug. Miss Nettie Crosby board at her home in Monmouth and takes ex ercise every morning by driving to her work as school unstress ui una place. fluid. Boone aud Cvrus Brad ley are putting tho twine on their hop poles in their many different yard scattered along the I.uckia- mute Dan Atkinson and Clevo Parker took in last Sunday's excursion and saw the alleged Cap'.imi Web go over the fall in a barrel. They ili.niplil tho rantain was fake and they poibly wcro right. Sll.Art B. It CKICKAU. Jessie Walker, of Bueni Vista, was in loan last week, Mr. Ashbaugh, who has been visiting at Altnny, returned home Monday. Since Joe traded his free livery horse "Snowball" sway he ha lo borrow a horse oec;t"ioitnlly as be is afraid to trust hi U st girl hind "Cyclone." Mr. llelTVon is putting consider able work on his orchard this spring. It pav to take good care ol an orchard, by keeping it pruned and cultivated. Tho meeting commenced la.-t week by Kev. Whitinoro nro still progressing with good result. Hell'ron A Co. have fold their fruit dryer to Gibson, Foreman ami Burch. Si tiKXT. AiiM.n:. Tarter Bro-t. nre re-setting ulmut three acres of their h yard. Jon Tetherow was buy ing tlj , .- Ul ; . frolll 4 l0 4 i J. O. Stants will build an nddi- .... t.L I... tt II. u uiirimf list ; - - m ... ' 14 hiisv i'it I no" out th" blocks. - . - ; , ,m Simpson has had consider- . l I r . e . : U,0 Hliisnillir ilolir on f i in larm i . , , t , .i . . nsr here, wnicii nuos greauy io u appearance, llo will fence it L ul UM) it fl)r ft oat ,,a(,ture. H- Simeon has moved his family to the logging ramp on tho Edwards creek, The wheat aphis can bo found in i tl. u.jjrt rout here; nut tney are i . not very nunn Mils ns yet. J. F. Berry mil build a n ew no barn this season. It will be -lOx with 20 foot posts. Clif Mclleth is expecting bis two brothers from Illinois this week. j 1 hey have sent on ahead, by ex- I . . r r. li l l . I . I r... t .l . i pri'ss, iour iuii oiimkii-ii io num n ami a cage iuh i loxrn. i in neighbors are training their geese and turkeys to nft high. New interest is being taken in our .Sunday school. Mrs. Laura Williams and Mis Mary Berry deserves special praise for their untiring efforts hi behalf of the little folks. Ajax. suvnu. W. W. Collins wa doinij btisi- ness in town hist week. Mrs. Elgin is slowly improving from a severe spell of sickness. Mr. Bert Harper has been very sick for some time. R. W. Steele sheared 21) goats for James Wheeler last Tuesday. Joe James hns returned home from a trip through Southern Ore gon and California. W. V. I'ercival.of Independence, bought a line lot of lambs and mutton sheep from Mr. Bidder's for the Portland market. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tharp are visiting relatives in Scio. Avert Vanderpool is the boss sheep shearer of this vicinity. Prof. Yoder is giving music les sons in this neigh borho d. Mr. llecker'e folks are taking lessons on the organ and Henry Kidder on the violin. The young people of this vicinity have decided to hohl a picnic at Bidder's grove la'.er on. The Altona recently took on a cargo of potatoes at Buena Vista for Messrs. Vanduyn A Co., at at Independence. Jacob Ilecker is furnishing Mr. Samuels, of Corvallis, with two carloads of potatoes at 20 cents per bushel. They will be shipped from Wells. One of our young men is quite a traveler eight mil.is is nodistance at all; neither is the blissful wed ding day very far off. We wish him good luck. David V has invented a fly ing machine. We trust that he will make it a success, which he is sure to do if his ideas don't fail him. Robert btele ftyeut Eanler (Sun day ) at the home of his best girl near W ellsdale. e - V -V T )j Itfiulliitf done nt retinoid !!y,I1 ruled. ..... SAL KM, rOUTLANl) ,tfB Take We Prefer JUMSlMISHSmSBBlt llorso Shoeing 91. JJj 1 I nl'lMltll!C!C A large crowd gathered at Soap Creek Grange hall last Friday to hear the Buena vista dramatic club. The drama was waved to K-rfection by the Buena Vista boys and girls. Julian. DALLAM. Rev. A S. Starr, who has Wen very sick, U now improving, MifS Knnna Dompsey visited her parents at Dixie Tuesday. Union exercises wcro held by the Chrisjian nnd Southern Methodist denominations, Sunday at the Christian church. Dr. McCallon has just received a new Stern bicycle, of which hi! is very proud. Rev. Swaclrhammer closed his revival meeting at this place, Sun day evening. The Christians gave a social Saturday evening, for tho bcnulit of their church. The receipts amounted to $27. The M. E. church held Easier services Sunday evening. A largo audience was present to hear the singing aud speaking. Rev. J. S. Futrell was taken with a fainting spell while carrying on the Union Easier services at the Christian church last Sunday, and has leen quite sick since. Dallas should tax bicycles for running on the sidewalks as they are a nuisance to people doing business on Main street. A tax would probably bo the means of keeping Ui m olf tho sidewalks' besides it would enable our city ollicere to collect more revenue IjUoVEK. The Enter Youth's Companion. Among the many atlractive and handsome Easter numliersso popu lar among readers of magazines and papers, The Youths Companion excels iu appropriateness to the season and in the exceptional quality of its reading matter. I he Story of a Statue," by the i Marquis of Lori.e, prepared for The Companion in collaboration with GU0THING. u Having been appointed agent for three of the leading .... ' TVILORINCS 1 1 0 CSXOS j of Chicago, I nin now prepared to ! make a suit, or a pair of pants, ns cheap or cheaper than you can buy out of ready-made stin k. Suits froni SliJ.50 and up. Pants from Stf.SO and up. I Perfect Fit & Workmanship C3-ULRVISJ T0UU3 ID. I i t l W. H. PATTERSON, INDEPENDENCE Tit, V T v f r r ilSCity Truck & Transfer Co.3 A. W. 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