A one pound can of Dr. rficcs Cmun Baking Powder only 80 cents at Hie Star Grocery.
$8
'0
lie (!5ntiTyvku
THVIWDAY, H KIT KM lit. K iM, W.
rubllalifi) every Tlitiratlay at lndieiidelio,
, 1'olk Couuly, Orettuu.
Eaterwl t 111 Po-ielHl t llll1eelHll'IW,
Oregou, a iimttvr ol III whmihI vliwa.
THESE PRICES ARE RIGHT
Dress Goods.
t ..... .
Look at our center counter
for Big bargains hi Dress goods
Flannels.
Winter Outing Flannels at CJ
to 12 Jets per yard.
Muslins.
Cabot W and Cabot A ami L,
JL Muslins selling away down.
Prints.
We aro selling prints ut 5cts
per yard.
Shoes. . . .
A bargain counter for Shoes,
from oOcts to -i.00 per pair.
BROWN & BAILEY, Pomiitom
F. M. Baowjf, Killinr.
J. T.Kobk, AhMi K.lltiir.
L. A. B4H.KV, atuluraa Miuwr.
with regret tho ruthless destruo
ii.m nf timW liV foltWt lirCS. If
OiTKou'a magnificent timber re
sources ar to bo preserved th
people must see to that the laws
in regard to its protection are
vigorously enforced.
On year
MIX llHIUIll
Thrvo mmitlia
Miiujleeopy
rVAm IN AIVNl.'.
Aivtiis Kitn will b mwl know on
ion 1itin t nil klt) Km. on lmrt notlo
ml in nrl cum mmr. .,
Aa.lnw ll cmiaiuni'ilon to Tn kT
Missouri's big little Vest deme;
that he has gotten down off the nil
ver platform
It is said that Spain paid the
Mora claim very reluctantly. The
iustiee of the claim was admitted
j -
by the Spanish government mow
Clothing.
Overcoats, Macintoshes, Rul
ber goods, etc., at lowest possi- than ten years ago, but the cortex
ble tigures. always found some excuse to post
A r rmnt Rf dnrfinn All Over ths House. We Have
the Goods We Have the Prices
to Suit Everybody.
pone the payment.
EVERYTHING sold on its merits,
or your money refunded.
West Side Trading Co.
Business men should tear in
mind that "the right ad, at the
right time, in the right place, will
always produce the right results."
S.-itUfaction guaranteed The right time is now, the right
place is in the Lxteuprisk ami tht
right results will surely follow.
Cor. Main and C.
sts ixi)J:ii:xiexci:.
"Many people want what many
others want to get rid of," say
Printer s Ink. It you carry in
stock what others want, the way to
eet rid of it is to let them know
p g Newberg Never Rip and Bull Breeches are the best that you have what they want To
on earth. The newest novelties in Dress Trimmings, Buttons,
Gimp and Furs.
Peatherbone Corsets and Waists.
do this successfully you must ad
vertise in your 1 cal papers, as well
as display your good3 in an artistic
and attractive manner
Correct Shapes.
Best Materials.
latest Styles.
Most Comfortable.
tot J
Recornmcndtd by
Ladies
who wear them
efla. -Mf sty
)!.iFi.'J'.J'
7RADE-MARK REGISTERED.
Dress-Makers say: 'They era
the best fitting corset on tho
market." Merchants cheerful!?
nfund the money after 4 v.eek's
trial if cot satisfactory. Call for
mem st the stores.
FEATHBRBOT4E CORSET
SOL2 MANUFACTURERS.
KALAMAZOO. MICHIGAN.
liU 'tis i,plj
CO.
FOR SALE BY
STOCKTON & HENELE,
DEALERS IN
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, NOTIONS, ETC.,
; 1INDEPENDENCE, ORE.
Why Are sl
W " ' FEATHERBOXE CORSETS better than all others?
Fibst. They Fit-Better.
Sfcc6.vi.: They Wear Better.
ThikD. They are More Stylish.
FoniTH. They are More Comfortable.
Fifth. They are CHEAPER.
The challenge from the Royal
(Yacht Club to race Valkyrie III
and the Defender in English waters
I for a purw of $5,000, should be ac
cented bv the New York Yacht
Club. Every honest American,
who takes any interest in interna
tional sports, would like to see the
Defender's sailing abilities tested
under conditions considered tne
most favorable to the Valkvrie.
Ve believe the Defender can de
feat the crack English yacht either
in a closed harbor or upon the high
seas.
"We call attention to a proposi
tion submitted by Rev. J. S. Smith,
former pastor of the M. E. church
of this city, in regard to holding a
Chautauqua Assembly here some
time next June. Rev. Mr. Smith's
proposition will be found in another
column. The suggestion is a good
one and we should lie pleased to see
a sufficient number of season tick
ets guaranteed to make the under
taking a success. A Chautauqua
Assembly would attract consider
able outside interest to Independ
ence and the rich country tribu
tary to it. Such movements are a
benefit to a community.
rk-.iLic visiting the Willamette
valley from the East should bear
in mind that the West Side is one
of tha Quest sections of the valley,
and that Tolk county is th gam of
this magnificent area and Inde
pendence is the leading town of the
county. Of course, there are splen
did localities both south and north
of us, but no U'tter soil or natural
resources can be found anywhere
in the state thau in Polk county.
A visit to this county will convince
anyone that we speak the .truth.
Yamhll is a Kod county, so is
Benton ani Washington, and while
we speak particularly for I'olk
county we also speak for all of
Western Willamette valley.
The Hon. James E. Eckels,
controller of the United State cur
rency, as reported in the associated
press dispatches last Tuesday, as-
. 11 . J V.
signs tne following reason nr im-
shipments of gold to Europe:
"Generally speaking," said Mr.
Eckels, 'these gold shipments
come about from the fact that the
American" people are buying a
great deal abroad and vt selling
sufficient of their own products to
equalize things, thus i.ecessitatina
a settlement of the balance due in
troM. w e maintain a nnmciai
system which makes the United
Stiites treasury a general market
of supply iir all requiring gold.
consequently mure or less em bar
rassment conies to the administra
tion of the treasury department
when these balances require to I t
settled." Precisely so, Mr. Eckels
belated farmer unawares and does
his crops some damage, but this is
the xottinn. not the rule. There
is no country in the world where
the farmer can bank on nature as-
sistinil hiiu to the extent that die
Willamette valley. If
properly cultivated the crops never
fail and the harvesting Is simply a
matter of ordinary individual in
dustry and forcthaught.
Somk of our county contempora
ries are discussing the very inter
teresting topic: "loyalty of news
papers to the business men ol their
respective towns." We confess
that the subject has its attractive
features, but tho converse of the
proposition is equally interesting,
esjK'ciallv from the newspnper
man's point of view. 1 he jug has
two handles to it, and both the
business men and the newepaper
mo 1 should take hold and help
COUNTY NEWS.
Importaut Hsppenlngi ml Innit
Trora ths Variom Neighbor
hoods In the Oountj
G.thcrra bT Ths EntsrprWi Corps
of Abls 0urripoinlnU.
not .- .- 1 JTT 'EJJ "
Uu t h.n wl. ',V,.l
In v.rjr li ! ImII """,',
MONMOUTH.
The great majority of tho Ore
gon press, irrespective m pariy, 1
demanding that public expendi
tures be curtailed; that oilicial sal
aries be cut down commensurate
with the price of labor and the
price of products; that all useless
commissions be abolished and all
fat sinecures be lopped off. The
press is challenging extravagance
in high places and arraigning the
people's servants before the bar ol
public opinion. The discussion of
this question is opportune. The
people should demand retrench
ment. They should see to it that
the men whom they send to the
legislature are in sympathy with
the toiling masses and opposed to
rascally peculation in whatever
form it may appear. If the ques
tion is properly agitated the next
legislative assembly will do some
thing in the interest of the people,
not much, but something.
1 . 1
carry it. In other worus, u me
newspaper works fr the buin,!'
interests ot tne coiinntiuuy, uie
community MiouUi i-mov He appre
ciation bv patronising tne news
paper The help in 111utl1.il, ami
when cordially rendered is aUwvs
productive of good rexult. The
E.NTKKi'HlfK has no complaint to
make. It has alnays sUmmI by Un
people and the people chow their
appreciation by giving it men
upnort.
Tins week's statement of the N'e
York associated bank's report chow
that a large amount ot money la-
been put into cireul ui -. I lie
banks only hold about if '.'.MM IKH
in excess of all requirements. Tin
legal tender decrease is over $7,
0iK),(XI0and the deposits h-iTeit.
113,291,000.
Sliall Ne ll.vi 11 I'hi'uUiuiuo.'
The wanton and indiscriminate
distruction of the great forects of
the Pacific Northwest should call
for stern statutory laws against such
Material entering into the manufacture of a Corset can compare mendacious vandalism. The heavy
with FEATHERBONL. nali nf ,mn,. Uiat noriodicallv
envelopes the Willamette valley
during tha summer months is
CORSET WAIST is, beyond question, the most comfortable gar- damning evidence of the criminal
merit made; it fits like a glove, has all the style of a corset, and care8sness of a certain class of tieo
wears like iron. We make a specialty of these goods and recom- , . , 5nvai,:f fPfcn-,nf .k,.
. J il Hri'rlinnf 1auatA TZi O -Q a 1 1 i K r t-J VaA .1 VLif 11 n H I
III rUfl ill "111 LJ VUU tllt'U v 1 enci V it c ci v autnui mv-a w iwiuuu
your money after 4 weeks' trial, if not satisfactory
No Other
Material enterin
with FEATIIE1
The Featherbone - - -
FfiW Ural
B
timbered regions. Statistics show
that our great forests are being
rapidly swept away. Two decades
ago there were 760,000.000 acres of
limber in the United States, and
today there is only about c75,000.-
000 acres. The rapid decimation
of the forests of this country is
something alarming when we con
in the next century, may 6idevrthat near,y Thalf of
. - 7 v tiroter resources have vanished
nOSSlbly be able tO (IIS- during the past twenty years.
f::, U 1. great forests of Michigan, Mi
pUUSU W illi L11U ill tlUlU BOta Wisco
called by some
TROUSERS,
PANTALOONS,
- PANTS or
BREECHES,
but in this growth- of grace it
is not policy to do so.
I rpow Ipave my fall samples for suits and the wanton distructiofi, of timber,
rtll nrl ee. them. A cerfect fit but theyre d(f,,ctive in that the
r. , r (penalty is not sufficiently severe
ora worKmansnip cjucjiansi.
The
Minne-
1 -r 1
isconsiti ana inaiana are
fast succumbing to the devouring
flames of the slasher's fires and the
wanton destruction of the wood
man's axe. There are 27,000,000
acres of timber cut in the United
States annually according to
government estimates, and this
loss itself, in spite of the growth of
new timber, will in the course of a
century nearly annihilate our
forests. It is true that every state
in the Union has statutes against
It is a curious anomaly at th
ose of the nineteenth century to
hear intelligent men gravely affirm
that insect pests are sent as a
1
curse upon certain human indus
tries. Why not argue that the
tornado that destroys cities and
desolates whole districts, or sinks
ocean steamers with their precious
load of human life to the bottom of
the sea, and the pestilence that
depopulates whole cities are sent
as a curse upon mankind. It is
now recognized that such an ar
gument would be an indictment of
the Divine Goodness, and few peo
ple have the hardihood to make it.
We know that tornadoes are pro
duced by certain atmoppheiic cur
rents and the pestilence is caused
by a minute germ that has its
origin in nun. 1 lie insect pest
destroys crops because men do not
use sufficient industry and intel
ligence to guard against its en
croachments. Cromwell said to
his gallant old Ironsides: "Have
faith in God, but keep your powder
dry." The intelligent hop and
fruit grower has faith in God, but
he sprays his vines and trees.
Iu a letter to 1'ofil ('mnnmii'ler J. I.
gtorkton of this city, Ue. J. Smith
writing from Hyron.Cal , limken the
following pr.iponitiou to the peoplf of
IuoVpeinleiice :
"Now I have a prop'witiou to make
to i'ou and the IiomIiuhh nun nf wmr
towu. It Una follow: 1 will orguu
Ize aixl conduct a 'liHiituiiijtlii A-win-lily
at Independence, ikmiiiik June
SJ'.ih iud cUwiug July 4th, IMM All I
tkk i I but, at leiuit, 400 wwn ticket
at fl.tjO lie guaranteed. All the pr-illl
to ku to wind the payment on your (.
A. It. bull. I will tukv the entire
charge of making and Hiipi rinlend the
carrying out out of your program, 1
will prepare the ailvrrllaiog mailer,
look after the railroad and Mtcuinlxiut
rates, secure nil the upeiikern and In
atructont. Conducting a 'en d.iyx
school ot iijuhIc, art, elocution, friumlay
school, normal teueber'a institute, etc ,
and for iny aervleen receive i!0 er rent
of ihe irriHM receloia from the mile of
Reason, day ami alnglo lleketa.
I have on my list, and ready to en
gage now, many of the very bent work
ers aud lecturera in the uatlpQ.
There will tie three lecture or forum
meetingM held each day. Hensou tick
ets $1.50, d;iy 5U oeuts, lii(le lecture Zr
cetita. Special charge for art and
muHic depiirtinents.
I must know at once If it is under
taken, as all the bent workera engage
early In the aeaaon. If it ia undertaken
let it be called the 'West Hide Chau
tauqua Axttemlilv.' "
If! sl GRIFFITH & PATTERSON'S Km SICSE
W. H. VA T TERS0N, IQT.
It is now in order for that well
informed gentleman known as ''the
oldest inhabitant" to confidently
assert that this is the rainest Sep
tember ever known in Oregon. If
this venerable chronicler of Web
foot's variable climate will only re
freshen his memory he can easily
recall to mind hundreds of acres of
grain that has spoilt in the field
from early September rains daring
each decade since 1850. Oregon's
climate is her own; it is unique
end interesting in the extreme and
and the laws rarely enforced with thereno other climate precisely
vigor. Everyone who has traveled like it, few "euajjt and none eur-
through the Coast and Cascade ' pass it Now and ISen, at rare in-
mountains of Oregon have remarked j tervaJs, tht early rainffitch the
$100 Howard. 100.
The readers of thin paper w It he
pleaded to learn that there Ih ut leant
one dreaded dmeaae that ttrlencfc hax
been able to cure in url ita Hliigea and
that Ih Catarrh. Hall's (,'utarrh Cure
is the only powitlve cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh he
I UK a coimtitutionul ilwiw, reiiuirea a
CoiiHtitutianal treatment. Hull Cut.
arrti Cure is taken Internally, ltetinu
directly upon the IiImhI and iiiucouk
serfaces of the nyH'.em, thereby din-
troylnjr the foundation of the diat'Hxe.
and (fivinif the imtieut Htrength lis
huildiiiK up the cooHtitotlon aud ax.
HiMtiug nature lit doing lla work. 1 lie
propnetora liuve ho much tutth in tin
curative powers, that they oiler On
Hundred Uollum lor any cam1 tliut 11
faila to cure. Hend for lint of 'iealiuion-
iala. Addres
F. J. CHKNEY A Co., Toledo, O.
5uHolU by 1 IruifljlHU, 7&e, H
tJtF" Read this paper carefully,
then turn it over and read it again,
then send it to your friends in the
East or, better still, call at the
office of publication and have the
paper sent regularly to your East
ern friends. It will advertise our
country and convince Eastern peo
ple that Oregonians get up early
in the morning.
The Discoveay Saved Ills Life.
Mr. G. Caillouette, druggist, Bea
versville, 111., savs: "To Dr. King's
New Discovery t owe my life. Wan
taken with L&Grippe and tried all
the nhyricians for mile about, but
of no avail and was given up and
told I couldnot live. Having Dr.
King's New Discovery in my store I
sent for a hot tie and begauits uxe
and lrom the first dose began to get
better, and afW uing thr-e bottle
was up and about again. It is worth
its weight in gold. We won't keep
store or house without it." Get a
free trial at any Drug Store.
lrrt.oii1n lu Tan KTri.
ftill they come the student.
Prof, (iiun and wife ilent
day In Monmouth.
0. (. (Juiiuby made a Hying vis
it to Dallas hint week.
Mr. L Ground and family have
returned from the Imp yard.
Mr. Walker, of I.uckainute, wss
doing husincKS in town Monday.
The young people of Monmouth
expect to give a sacred cantata en
tilled, "Building the Temple," by
Geo. K. It-stt, timing llu winh".
Tills i a line piece of inii-ic .tiei
wi I U heartily appreein'id by til"
public.
Mr. i,eti r Higgim, who i at.
ten. ling the I'mvermty at Kug-ne,
write his parent that he htm pifH
e.l the exaniiiialions entiiling him
M take a number of Senior and
Junior sttidiea, llis iimny friend
extend ciingratulations on his sue
ccsx and wiili him a very pleasant
yiirs work.'
The r'Cepti hi tendi'rej the stu-
dents ul'O. S. N. S. bv the Y. S. (J.
E. f the Christian churcli on last
Saturday evening, was one of the
lim.-t enj ivuble occasion of the
seiison. After the program, which
Aiis well carried out, the youim
people hid all formality unid and
ntered into an eveni gi.fs.K'ial
Mil verse and pleasure, each striv.
iug in make llie nsw student t'wl
ill hoiii". Tin' N'ovellu (jllnrtette
rend'-red several songs during the
evening that were highly enjoyed
hy all present. Later refresh men Is
consisting of cake, fruit and lemon
a le were served, to which justice
as liieeted out in tirst-cl.iss style.
At a late hour the young peopl
departed, all highly pleased with
l lie 1 vening's eutcriaiiim'it.
The training dept. of I). S. N". S.
opened on the 23 with an enroll
ment of ulsiut 12" pupils am
expects to reach the 1M0 mark
within the next two weeks. The
books used are the very latest
melhods of teaching the vsrious
branches, such as Literature, His
tory, Science, Geography, eU
1 lie practical teaciier lias his or
her brand) to teach. For example,
the teacher uses the first part of
the period in presenting the sub
ject, tho latter part being devoted
to a written reproduction, by the
pupils, of the mutter just presented,
The teacher then takes the papers,
correct them in subject matter,
punctuation, spelling, capital
ization and English. After cor
rection by the practical teacher
the productions are taken by the
critic teacher who inspects the
work, thus enabling them to see
the work of the teacher us well as
the children. This work is carried
through all the grades. Great
stress is being laid on the other
suljwt matter such as, Geography,
Arithmetic, English, Drawing,
Color work and Writing. The
children are required to do some
of the work at home and the re
mainder in recitation with the
teacher. There aro a few utudy
periods during school hours. Miss
Baaactt, thu music instructor of i
the ISurmal, devolves two luurs
work each day with the children
and teachers of the practical school
thus enabling them to get thorough
instructions in music. Special
effort is also lieinir nut forih ;.
training the children in punctu-
ality, politeness, patriotism and
morality. Each teacher is required
to make outlines of th
" n a
work in advance which is inspected
by the critic teacher. Thus each
practical teacher become a special
ist in whatever branch she teach
The grading of the School IB in
keeping with the best school ,.f
tne country. 1 he practical teacher
well pleased
present
grand
Nervous
ltwpl Imulit rtwlli that tHt !
tru na i-riniin. our fr tu7
eoudlllun la to t found In h
Pure Blood
BccaaM lb hw.lt b of vrj orian
tlwut ul H' 1K)JJ daiwadt npoi it
partly of tb blond. Tb wholt W4
know lb standard blood urta
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
And thrfor It U lb only ir( ii
rclltbl iudltilii for nwvout pi
It mkM lb blood par and btallkf,
nd tbu cur ncrroutrim, tiukfi
the nr m firm and ilronu, !(
Imp, mntl lor, a food rtu
pwtwl dltlon. It dot all t hit, M4
(ur4 BerofiiU, Knnt, or Halt itUu
ud all ol bar blood dla, Uwu
Mako
Pure Blood
Rraulta prov yry word wa htta
aid. TliooiHind 01 voluntary Ut.
Hoocl'i
IL I'
tnnntala fully aatabllab Uia tact (U
Sar$a
lie Sure fUVQS
to Get I lood's vwt
"I ran eat Mtr, alaap bttr t4
1 aine laklhf
am hatlar In aarv way aine taklna
IliHMl'a fruriu."
lUn rtA, Hallita, Kan.
Hood'a PUI r" all U IH. wmiUkki
Voo, liUluuauvM. (irk lwaila.!li, luJi. ,
si:i"n:!iu:it.
Hf'pieintK'r,
V remeniU'r
T.on art aiit'imu'a lit raid true,
would hb-Mt the
And earrs the
For thy ibnely eomhiK, too.
eVpleinbef,
Wr rriueiutier
Da.va ol pleasure nrt iron by.
When In chlldln.l
Through th wlldwmsl
ll.mui.d we 'iieath Ihy hy aky.
H-pt niiwr,
V reineiiit-rr
Tliou'rt the Utile of uamerej grain
Thnt thou flnl
A a I boii 1 1 vet
Store of tsiuiity one alu.
PM'lilelnlier,
H'e rrineiulier
Autumn leave U-ln to fl,
That thou I. lightest
A thou atiiitet
Living Rns'ii o'er glfll ami ulailtf.'
eU-ptwints-r,
V tt-iiieuiber
Tlimi, the month of ina(lc, art
That with frost l.ltlit
And with auulltrbl
Tlmu ibrnt ileMy do thy part.
September,
We reiucllllH-r
ltlehlv colore.! wnouianil ilulla,
"Iiullnn" weather
That together
Kv- of thy coining U'll.
HepteinU-r,
We ri iuemU-r
Ai thy laya airalii are tier,
Thnt our llfe tlmo
Ax Ilia iiliilit-lluie
Faileth (nul from year to year.
Heptemlier,
We n-iiu nilM'r
If we woulil thy blii-nlng aharo,
That our living
Am our living
With thy bounties mut compare.
Heptemlier,
We remi'inlier
When our ilnya on earth iiball iwa,
Thnt we'll meet the
ami we'll greet thee
Where true plcumiro shall lneeae.
K. D. Jteillleht.
ana cmiaren seem
with the work and from
... : 1 1
Piorjici;i. ih anu win ie a
success.
The Entkrpkihr. ha iralned an
enviable reputation for It fine .b
"ri "- 1- nipie to auHtain that
reputation in apite nfcnintirtition fnim
any aouroe whatsoever. Thlaonloeia
la prepared to lu the la t eet al vie of
Job work, In a nee f, article and work
menlike manner, ami at living prira.
Give u a call, earn pie our work, aud
yet our prices.
Bucklou'i Arnica Salre-
The bent salve in the world f"
('nts. Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Suit
Rheum, Kever Sores, Tetter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns,
unl all Skm Eruptions, ami Voh1-
lively cures Tiles or no pay re-
rt ui red. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money re
funded. Trice 25 cents ier box.
For sale by all druggists.
II. M. UNIX,
N otapv Public.
Llfrand Fire Inauranoo. w-J
Ortlf. Kant lNnKPKNtlKNr!, OB.
IclcMttlu 81. (Ilipoalt StOCKlOD
aH.'Uklet
LOCAL MARKET REPORT.
Correotcd weekly by Hlar Grocery.
CMrkenn $1.50 (ft 2.r0 per d
Kiile Baron 7 (it c
Hliouliiera 6 7e
Bairn 10 (ef VJe
Unl 8e
KlTK" lKC
I'otatxx-a 20e
Cahhatc Ic
I'ea ... 2c
Hiring bean . . . . . .2c
"orn 6c
Onion (old) .. ........ lc
A pplea .... goc
rail llutter rear... 40e
lb.
Teaehe
Honey. . .
Tnriiii .
Ilif ta
Clrae ..
Totnaloe
uaah.
,.1.0
100
25c
'i'tO
ho
7Jo
00
doc
bn.
lb.
lb.
doc.
lb.
bu.
bu.
lb.
bu.
Vb.
bu.
do.