he (Enterprise,
THUKMMY, Al'UUST 12, IStt.
PublUlird vory Tlwrw1.v t I ndvpenilenM,
IVlk County, uivua.
Entfrwl t tti rrwiofllr t Independence,
Orv,-oi. m matter of the auud vliua.
BROWN & BAILEY, lAOicTOa.
J. T.r'nio, AWM'iai Killtor.
L. A. lUtLiv, Huilnm Muicn.
Fine Country Cured limns and Shoulders at
COUNTY NEWS.
(he Star Grocery. Try' one.
Printkrs' Ink eays "The bwt
place to put n advertiienient is in
the paper that enjoys the confi
dence of the community."
t'MCBirTIOM BATBt.
On mr
Ml month ... .
T .iw montlia
Mntla.V
I1..V
Mi
A own point for business men to
bear in mind when writing their
ads. is to "pick out the strongest
point in their goods, put it in sim
ple phase and persistently use it."
Such advertising pays.
AnvraTiatx RT will he mmAt mr o
Jim ivisrma or ll kliula don on hort nolle
mil in a Brut cum ro'"'r.
A.ldnvui all cmmuntlMllolW la TKI JlNT-
rmkic lutn",""w oruu.
Thekk is encouragement to Ore
gon fruit growers in recent crop re
ports from Santa Clara valley, one
of the richest and most fertile re
gi us of California. This magnifi
cnt valley has long been noted for
Its fine fruits, especially grapes,
apricots and prunes. The apricot
crop will bring to the Santa Clara
fruit growers this year about 133
per ton for green fruit," yielding
fronillSO tofSOO an acre. The
prune crop is also abundant and
prices range from $27 to 132 per
ton, equivalent to $200 and $300
an acre. The cherry crop is said to
have been even more lucrative thaD
prunes. Now, the milk in the co
coanut is the fact that Oregon can
raise better cherries and prunes,
richer in flavor and more pounds to
the acre, than" California. Our
neighbor state has the advantage of
Oregon in the matter of transportations-quick
and safe transit to
Eastern markets. The question of
markets is largely a question of
supply. When Oregon can ship
fruits to Chicago, St. Louis and
New York in train load lots during
the fruit season, then, and not un
til then, will she have equal trans
portation facilities with California.
Fruit culture is one of Oregon's
growing industries, as yet only in
its infancy, but each year adds
something to the acreage and sup
ply. The next decade will place
Oregon up in the front rank as one
of the leading fruit producing sec
tions of the United States. Our
people are moving forward in this
direction and they will not take
any backward steps.
The editor of the Portland Lead
er, a populist paper, in a farewell
address to his readers gives evi
dence of a contrite heart and re
turning sanity:
"Mv debt of gratitude to those
who liave done all they could to
sustain the paper is only exceeded
by the debt I owe for pre sswork.
IfGodinhis infiuito wisdom and
luery will forgive me for neglect
ing my family in my past earnest
endeavor to publiMi a paper m oe-
merly of South Dakota and Iowa,
have purchased Thk Inokprndkni k
Entkhi-kisk. We predict bucccss
for them. Tillamook Headlight.
wishes is pvocess.
Thk Imki'kmiksck Entkriuusk
has changed ownership. It is now
published by F. M. flrowu and L.
A. Bailey. The Observer wishes
the new firm success. Dallas Ob
server.
Important Happenings and Eventr
From ths Various NslsUbor
hoodt in lbs Gouutv
Gathered by The EuterprUe'i Corpi
of Able Gorrenpondentt.
WHAT OLD ACQVAINTANCKS SAY OK CS
The Xews has received a copy of
Thk Extkri'Kise, published at In
dependence, Oregon, by Brown it
Bailey. The Mr. Brown of the firm
is our F. M. Brown, formerly of
The 'ews, but more recently of the
Tlnrlev Record. We are chut to
note that Bro. Brown has got back
half of oppressed humanity, a very i into the harness again, and troiu
large proportion of whom do not i tf,j appearance of his paper should
appreciate the effort, I ol""l.v j judne that he had literally struck
promise not to do so again."
The initial number of the "Ore
gon Christian Endeavorer" under
the editorship of Will W. Brooks
is at hand. It is a small four-quarto
journal, published monthly.
"The Endeavorer" presents a neat
appearance typographically, is ably
edited and equally fcbly sustained
by a corps of interesting contribu
tors. All the articles in the cur
rent number discuss topics of popu
lar interest in the field of religious
thought. The editor, in his bright
"Greeting," says- "Loyal, loving
service for Christ and the Church,
is the reasonable requirement of
every Endeavorer. To aid in that
service, to strengthen the weak
societies, make the strong stronger,
bring news from all parts of our
great state and engender greater
familiarity and interest in all de
partments of the C. E. work shall
be our constant aim." The En
terprise sends The Endeavorer
greeting, and wishes it success in
its chosen field of useful labor.
The success of a town depends
largely upon the character of its
business men. If they are wide
awake, enterprising and public
spirited the town will prosper, pro
vided, of course, if it is sustained
by an industrious community and
healthv and resourceful environ
ments. Independence has enter
prising business men, an intelligent
and :ndustriouB population and is
located in the midst of one of the
richest commonwealths in the state
ofOreuon. It is the center of a
large agricultural district and the
natural trading point for half of
Polk county. This is why our
thriftv little city is moving right
alor.g while many of its sister
towns, not so favorably located, are
standing still.
Ax esteemed contemporary re
marks ''Independence is a good
town in a good county." This com
pliment is all the more flattering
because the editor who wrote it is
doing business in a rival town in an
adjoining county. Yes, Independ
ence is a good town, and it is today
one of the liveliest, most enterpris
ing and pushing towns of the Will
amette Valley. It has wideawake
business men and an intelligent, in
dustrious population. Polkcounty
ranks among the finest common
wealths inbe state, rich in timber
and agricultural resources, a soil
that is fertile, well drained, easily
cultivated and capable of support
ing a rural population of 100,000.
Thk Mexican republic is becom
ing rapidly civilized in this age of
eteam and electricity. Indeed, in
one important particular, it is
ahead of its big northern neighbor.
To be sure, the social instincts of
the Mexican people still tolerate
dueling, bull fights and bear ba
tiug, but President Dial sternly
prohibit the Corbett-Fitzsimmons
mill desecrating the sacred soil of
the Montezuma.
Our city contemporary, in one of
its semi-occasional hysterical fits,
bitterly complains "there is prob
ably no man more abused than one
who runs a newspaper." Well,
who is to blame? Is the editor
privileged to hit right and left at
everybody and everything that
happens to run counter to his indi
vidual crochets, and yet remain ex
empt from the criticism of those
whom he criticises? We know of
no divinity which doth thus hedge
in the editorial personality. If an
editor possesses sufficient influ
ence to deprive someone of "a fat
office" it is quite natural . that in
dividual should rataliate in some
way, and the editor is fortunate if
the retaliatory kick results in noth
ing more serious than the loss of
one subscriber. To be sure, it is
inconvenient to lose a cash sub
scriber, and also somewhat tantal
izing to have him borrow the paper
from an obliging neighbor and read
it ''free gratis for nothin'." But,
then, there is a certain degree of
satisfaction in knowing that the
sheet of old straw and spoiled ink
is really worth borrowing. Some
delinquent subscribers won't accord
the average editor's hasty lucubra
tions even that distinction In
deed, they are often so unkind as
to insinuate that the choicest bits
of editorial brain work is stuff fit
only to emanate from bedlam. This
is a hard world to get on in without
elbowing somebody in the short
ribs, and if one does a good deal of
kicking himself he should have the
grit not to squeal if he gets kicked
in turn. In the long run it pays
to keep a stiff upper lip and not
show that you are hurt if you are
hard hit.
pay dirt. The town, judging from
the advertising columns of The
Enterprise, is a lively little city,
located in a very rich and prosper
ous section of Orvgon; her business
men are hustlers and alive to the
best interests of their town and
county; and are continually striv
in to induce others to come there
and aid them in developing the re
sources of that country. We pre
dict for Mr. Brown success iu In
dependence, and can assure her
people that he will do all in his
power to aid them in building up a
city. Mr. L. A. Bailey, who ,u;.'
..i. r r :.. .. ("inter tl
associaieu wmi .nr. Drown in mw
business, is a half brother of his
and will be remembered by many
Carthage people as having spent a
part of one summer hereabout three
years ago. Carthaga (.S. D.) News.
I...... ....... U'...!... MfturiKIOM Of iWll Wk tl
iimur. uul.ll.wll.di. W. ul v iH.rrwiKunlvnl
in vvury town and limriwhiu In tlm cuuuty.
ltUKNA VISTA.
The Independence (Oregon) En
terprise, Brown it Bailey publish
ers, is before us. F. M Brown,
late of the Hurley Record, is editor,
and L. A. Bailey, his half brother,
is business manager. The paper is
a year and a half old, and appears
to be well patronized. The people
of Independence may rest assured
that the new publishers will give
them a model newspaper tl ey
have demenstrated their ability in
that line where there was little to
encourage it. ihe fraternity in
this state, and many friends in
Turner couirty, certainly wish the
boys success in their new venture
in the tar west. centerviiie (.
D.) Journal.
IVhmiwmhImu l TH KNTaaraua.
Mrs. K. X. Hall is in poor healtl
The Bidder outfit isin this neigh
borhood.
II. U. Hall paid Salem a visit
last week.
Dr. Boyiton is visiting in Por
land ttijs week.
The smoke is increasing in quan
ity and quality.
l.i rand ma Kreuti has been quite
sick, the past week.
A few drons of rain foil here
Tuesday morning.
I. Nash and 1'has. McClair re
turned homo from McMinnville last
Saturday.
Mr. S. II. Wilson, of Portlaut
was up on business the fore part of
this week.
Mr. Joseph Miller, who has bee
i . .
einnvinir sea air lor a low wevr.
returned homo r rnlay.
in. Ihirrell, who has been ou
in Eastern Oregon all summer, re
turned home last Saturday.
Preparation for winter in th
form of hauunji wood has com
nienced. It is pleasant to have
hed lull ot nice dry wood in th
me.
Miss Addie Prather while ridin
in a roust-about wagon last Sat
urday was violently thrown from
the wagon, striking tier lieu
and shoulder against th bin-
wheel. She received a severe cu
across the shoulder and sevura
bruises about the body.
ItlCKItKALL.
COXTKACTIXG HOPS.
NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
the paper well named.
The Independence Enterprise
has changed owners, the former
proprietors, J. B. Morin and J. T.
Ford, having sold their interests
and good will to F. M. Brown and
L. A. Bailey. The Enterprise is a
newsy and influential paper that
receives the support of the business
people of the town. To read its
columns one can but conclude that
the paper is well named. New
port Record.
success before it.
The Independence Enterprise
has been purchased by Messrs. F.
M. Brown and L. A. Bailey, news
paper men from the East The
Enterprise is a good paper in a
good city in a good county, and we
can see nothing but success before
it. McMinnvule Register.
Some weeks ago the Statesman
published the gist of a contract
made between a Marion county
grower and a nop buyer in wnicii
the price named was 10 cents per
pound. That item has been pub
lished far and wide and yesterday
County Recorder Waters received a
communication from J. E. Gannon,
deputy recorder of Sonoma county.
California, making inquiry as to
the correctness of the price and the
advance named. Mr. Gannon is a
large grower in Sonoma county and
is greatly interested in the question
of contracting his crop. The tone
of the letter would make it appear
that 10 cents has not been offered
in the Golden state for hops. Sa
lem Statesman.
A Household Treasure.
D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, N.
Y., says that he always keeps Dr.
King's New Discovery iu the house
and his family has always found
the very best results follow its use;
that he would not be without it, if
procurable. G. A. Dykeman, drug
gist, Catskill, N. Y., says that Dr.
King s New Discovery is undoubt
edly the best Cough remedy; that
he has used it in his family for
eight years, and it has never failed
to do all that is claimed for it.
Why not try a remedy 80 long tried
and tested. Trial bottlos free at
any Drug Store. Regular size 50c.
and $1.00.
BRO. JONES PREDICTS SUCCESS.
F. M. Brown and L. A. Bailey,
two rustling newspaper men, for-
Vacation Time
Is at hand and is gladly welcomed
by all, especially those whose duties
in life have caused them to greatly
run down their system to meet the
requirements, physical and mental,
forced upon them. With these and
others, it is important, whether at
home, at the sea shore or in the
country, that some thought be given
to diet, and as further assistance to
nature, a good building-up medi
cine like Hood's Sarsaparilla had
best be resorted to. If the digestion
is poor, liver deranged and frequent
headaches seem to be the rule.
Hood's will change all this and en
able everyone to retnrn to their
home and business in a refreshed
state of mind and bodily health.
Everbody hauling grain.
Arch McNarv. of bo a. Mindavet
here.
Mr. Thielson is having a hoj
house built.
Dwight Hoag, of Suver, spen
Sunday here.
Both of our warehouses are busy
taking in wheat.
J. W. Kirkland, of Independ
dence, spent Sunday here.
Hop picking will begin in this
vicinity about September 3d.
Miss Frankie Cauthorn, of Cor
vallis, is visiting relatives here.
Rev. Futrell preached his fare
well sermon here Sunday evening.
Miss Patty, of McMinville, is
visiting friends in our little village
Mrs. Wm. McDaniel, of Port
land, is visiting relatives in
vicinity.
Several threashing machines
continue hulling out the grain in
this vicinity.
The new water tank at Derry is
about readv for use, and the old
tank will be torn down.
Mrs. L. L. McArthur and her
son Tom, and Master Bill Geary, of
Portland, are visiting friends and
relatives here.
thi
DALLAM.
Correspondence to The Kntbrpkibk.
Dallas will go Democratic in the
next city election.
Rev. J. L. Futrell preached to the
people of Rickreall Sunday.
Several parties in this city are
improying their residences.
Sheriff Plummer will pay fifty
cents a box for picking hops.
Hop picking will commence in
this vicinity about September 1.
We learn that Rev. E. A. Ross is
holding good meetings in Lebanon.
Rev. S. A. Star, in company with
his family, returned from Monroe,
Saturday.
Several of the leading business
men of Independence was in this
city Tuesday.
T. J. Morrison will put a num
ber of his new hop presses on the
market this year.
Rev J. L. Futrell will soon start
for Southern Oregon to attend the
quartely meeting.
Prof. Sanders, of Amity, was
transacting business in this city
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. A. K. Wilson and family re
turned Tuesday from an outing
over on Salmon River.
Prof. Horner, of Corvallis, is in
this city working in the interest of
the Agricultural College.
Hon. N. L. Butler, of Monmouth,
has been in Dallas for several days
attending to legal business.
Dallas is to be congratulated
upon having one of th greatest re
ligious weeklies on the Pacific coa.it.
W r
lira. 1 oil
HirliiflvUI, Ohio.
WalkedNVith Crutches
Rheumatism-Eciema-Swelled
Neck-Hood't Cured.
For two yr I Iiiti bum H k, hvtl
bmn connnwt to the hou for yntr. I
have hud wwtm tut nln ywtm, having
tkllltxl .h)li'lt, but reorlvwt to Nmcnt.
Ut wlnlM I f"1'1 "d b,K,m
Afflicted With Rhwumatlem,
v,l.,K .uit. ma an crulehm. lt JulT '
oou.mrnol to um Hood's Hr.rllL, nJ i
btor I hd flulhd on bottl- I h' j
erutrhi ld". Attff Uklng two holU
thtm. had led d ' w" ,raot.
ntlr.lv trt from th. ftVct ot a , awnlW .
ima ihat cured m-aud I think Itcanuot
Ad ma -par
ilia
ures
Buflkhtn'i Arulo Salvo
The best calve in the world M
Cuts. Bruises, Sores, I'lcer-. Salt
Rheum. Fever rWes, Mti-r.
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, t orus,
and all Skin Eruptions, and posi
tively cures Piles or no py re
quired. It Is guanuitcd to give
ported mitlsfadinn " "'"'"'V re
funded. Price 'J5 cents or box
For sale by all druggiU.
Ono Ulvo KoHel
It is o easy to bo mistaken about
iu.ligeMlon, and think thereisHoiuo
other trouble. The cure is Kipians
Tubules, One tabnlo (jives relnT
Ask any drnwiat.
LOCAL MARKET REPORi
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hlvhlv. I cannot
pralao H enough tor
what it h dona for ma. Although M
yeara old, 1 twl young; anln." M
Bimmosh, I'mt 8prliiK"'ld, Ohio.
Hoocl'a Pllta are h.mil mail", an.l iwrfwl
to proportion il apia'araMc. " V uvl"
The republican and populist
clubs of this city are hibernating
until spring opens.
The people of this city are hoping
that the Kastern wave of prosier
ity will soon reaeli this vicinity.
Mr. Gaynor, one of our most
t i
enterprising Imsine men, tluti id
thin eity Saturday morning, and
was buried in the Odd Fellows coin-
etarv ou Moinuy. I lie . lamuy
have the sympathies of the ritioiis
ot this commuuitv, 1 lie funeral
rvices were conducted by Uev.
Sunitnerville, of Lebanon.
iKKi:n.
orrMpon''""" t T 11 K K N T K It I' It IM K.
HarveHtiug i.i about over in this
part of the country.
Mr. E. M. Haley, of Monmouth,
, . . i i . i.
was doing nusmess nere lasi r ri-
day.
Last week W. P. Bradley gather
ed strawberries enough to make
three pies. Who can beat that?
Mr. J. L. Davidson, who has
been a typo in Thk Entkki-uisk
ollice the past year ban returned
home to spend a month or so.
Dr. Calbreath and family, of
McMinnville, were visiting his
brother, D. M. Calbreath of this
place, Friday and Saturday.
The bent yield of wheat reported
in this vicinity was tne crop oi
Ellis Davidson, which averaged ;'!
bushels per acre. Jklmick & Co.
did the threashing.
The Suver warehouse is being
run this year by Mr. W. T. Hoff
man. Mr. Iiofi'man is a graduate
of the O. S. N. S., at Monmouth.
We wish him success in his new
line of business.
Wonder what is the matter with
Hex and Rex? They fail to show
up any more. 1 suppose they are
njoying themselves at the seaside
When they return we shall expec
long fish yarn or some fairy
story.
t
iu the next century, niaj
possibly be able to (lis
pense with the article
culled bv some
TROUSERS,
PANTALOONS,
PANTS or
BREECHES,
irrowth of m aee it
but in
this
is not policy to do so.
0 , . - . . .
I rpow !?ave my fall samples for suits and
pants- Call and sec them. A perfect fit
and uoikrnanship guaranteed,
Oflinit GRIFFITH &. PATTERSON'S CIGAR STOWL
W. H. PATTERSON, dQT.
SASH and DOOR
Itoinj; tMjnitipoil
the latext ami host
with
Wi
r"A pTADV working niiu-liiiicrv wfsr
I rJ I Un I prepared to do lili killdi
Mo'il-liiics, mid nil kind
W. S. FERGUSON,
f wood work, stielt as I-rallies, llrackots
lowest possible
a full lino of
(lass culling ipiii kly done.
of wood turning at tit
prices. We also enrrv
(5 LASS.
MAIN STLfcl.
INDEPENDENCE. '.OK
LITTLE FHL1CE HOTEL,
IniU'lH-inIatico, Oregon. Clone to
railway stations, toainboat laii'lrsnj
ninl tlio bus iiH'SH jutrt f thf city
litKuns ami suitcx for both tranciont
ami permanent guest. Service un
Htirjiassttl. Kates to $2 jut day.
FOR-
and
WAY LANDINGS
SALEM, PORTLAND
Steamer Altona.
Leave Portland TueRlny. TliurHdiiv nod Rattirdnr. C:(KU. ni.
Leave Independent Monditys, WedncHdayf ud Fridays 0:30 "
Leave Salem " " " 7:4. M
Fast Time. Cheap Rates.
ems
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II
aftiEiiayi afr i
Right Arm Paralyzed!
Saved from St. Vitus Dance.
"Our daughter, Manche, now flf-
mn yere of aKe had be;n terribly
amicted with nervousness, and had
hist the entire use of her rijrht arm.
JVe feared St. Vitus dance, and tried
the test physicians, with no benefit.
? hat-tak,!n tUree tattles of Dr.
Miles' ervine and has gained 31
pounds. Her nervousness and symr
tomsof fit, Vitus dance are entirely
gone, she attends school regularly
and has recovered complete use of
her arm. her apoetite in KniPnri!H
K. IICLLOC'K. briguum, N.'r.
MUS. K.1
Dr. Miles' Nervine
Cures,
To Hop Growers
Wo nre iniiiiufiirturing thf
Htniigent, inont tin ruble. piifii-Ht to
operate, moHt mitipfai'tory and iwl
economical HOP PRESS ever
put on the market. Fully war
ranted. Come and examine it.
With the beHt facilities fur mak
ing and repairing all kimln of
Farm Machinery and Vehicle,
and none but first-cluss wood and
iron workers employed. We fed
justified in utiiting tbut we are
better prepared to do your wood
and iron work than any other firm
in Polk county. Our prices are
most reasonable.
To The Public
KRENGEL & HILLIARD,
THE BLACKSMITHS,
Independence, - - - Oregon.
The J. F. O'DONNELL COMPANY
Arc
Exclusive Agents
for the
Dr. MlW NfrnM li ania on a nmltf
rnrni. that tbe gm boitl ,i Unea?
STUDEBAKER
Wagons, Carriages
f and Buggies
in Polk county'
IITIDEFEITOEITCE, - OREGO