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VOIAIMK II. INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1895. NUMBER 50. ilverware. I have a nlen lino of Neat and Well Selected KlLVKltWAItK and N0VKLTIK8 and the I'rifea Hie Right. Cull and me, Respectfully yours. v 0. A. KRAMER. The City Restaurant Will give you PIX jrood '25 Humlity I'mi ent meals for II. Wo try to make our hern the Ixint in liKlt'jx'iidinico. MEALS A.T AJ-jXj HOTJRS. -.- McGINN & CATLIN, Proprietors, i Minn hi. l" 'nfmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmy j III City Truck & Transfer Coil 15, A. W. IOCKSTKAll-:il, Prop, fij lluullntf tu ut rt'iiMiii. i IMiiiion and Furniture care-'M J"ul rl I fully moved. . : . j lNPKI'KNDKNCK. H it:-.:: I K.,rllt U.m Niml, UllLUW. ji j Alexander-Cooper Drug Co iUllwuy Development. Perfatien, Stationery, Paints, Oil, Varnishes, Brushes, Coinhs, Boaps, Hyrinjres, Always aim to please and keep or. hand Rubber Goods, r Sulphur, Patent Medicines Cigars, Thermotnetprs Hooks, Pens, Pencils, Etc., Ktc, Prescriptions Carefully Compounded Iy or Niglit. iisroEiFETsroEisrcE, oregok. Legal Blanks All kinds of For ealo is Olfic e. rr. rr, rr J. F. O'DONNELL G9, SELL HARDWARE, ss&Ssr5 STOVES, K TINWARE Ranges, Cook Parlor ana Box Graniteware and Woodenwear, Shells, Powder, Shot and Cartridges. INDEPENDENCE, polk County AKents for Studebaker Carriages and Wagons. - OREGON. 1oo,ooo POUNDS PORK WANTED. tun imd Hoes or over.) h Ilea The country is undoubtedly on the eve of great changes in the rail road world. The panic pricked th bubble of inflated stocks and din closed the weakness consequent up' on too much transcontinental buil ing. In the collapse that followed capital was wiped out wholesale, millions of property disappearing, altogether through the full in value of shares in railroad stocks and so curities the country over. Between this catastrophy and the rehabili tation of these ureal enterprises on a paying basis some time must necessarily enBue for liquidation and reorganization. That time is rapidly Hearing ita end. The sale of the Erie road, jut announced means the reorganization of that system, though the annouticenien may be somewhat premature. J I'ierpont Morgan has been at work upon it, i.ut it has not been ex ported the road would bo adjusted to its new responsibilities bvfore the first of the year, at the earliest Morgan is said to represent the Vanderbilt interests even more than Cornelius Vanderbilt, audit is expected that those interest!) will bs ascendant in the Union Pacific reorganization, which is in the hands of the financial forces of the country and cannot be much long er delayed. Reorganization of the Union Pacific, Northern Pacific and Atchiusou corporations will, it is thought, be effected by next March. All these reorganizations, while they liquidate an enormous amount of debt, will bring out vast sums of money which, since 1893, have been withdrawn from investment. Following upon this necessary and healthy preliminary to success ful business on a new basis, many things are predicted. President Spencer, of the Southwn railway, which succeeds the old Richmond Terminal, who is a partner of Mr. Morcan, says that an enormous growth is immediately before the South in the development of its great timber, coal and iron re sources, and that plenty of capital is ready in New York to build the necessary railroads. The New York fe New England railroad has passed into such control as prom ises to mobilize the entire railway system of New England and put it on a paying basis. While railway men believe that it will be many years before another railway to the Pacific will be built, all agree that much is to be done in the way of branch lines. Mr. Morgan is quot ed as saying that within the next ten years every farm in the far West will have a railway station within five miles. Edward Atkin son says mat enormous juvook- ments of capital will be made with in the next ten years in the con struction of little railways which will bring transportation almost to the doors of every farmer in the West. Mr. Depew says that in five years the railroad will touch all the greater farms of the West, and be within easy reach of all the smaller farmers. As a matter of fact, New York capitalists are now considering a number of proposi tions for the building of 6uch feed ers and with favorable disposition. Another sign in the rail road world is the safe passing of the crisis concerning the use of electricity. For a time it looted as if the standard roads were going to declare war on the trolley, and sulk at its growing use and its in roads on their earnings. They have decided, rather, to utilize it themselves to control the local electric parallel and tributary lines, equip branches with electric power, use it in yard service, and be ready to substitute it on main lines at the earliest moment its feasibility demonstrated. Oregonian. 18 Oregon Newspaper. Salem Statesman: Oregon ought to be proud of her newspapers. No state in the Union can boast of as good ones, taking into consider ation the limited field, owing to the comparatively undeveloped con dition of the conn try and the sparse population. The Oregonian is the ablest news paper on this coast. It does not print so great a volume ot matter as the leading Ban Francisco, New York or Chicago dailies, because it does not draw patronage from such vast and rich populations. But it serves its readers with as complete a resume of the general news of the world as they do, in s presentable shape, and it is edited with ability far superior to the average of the great dailies of the country. New York has only one daily that com pares with it in profoundness of editorial discussion, the Sun; Chicago has only one, the Triune; and San Francisco has none. What are called in journalistic parlance the "country newspapers," too, of Oregon are much above the average, very lew towns in vne Eastern states of the Bize of Pendle ton, Baker City, The Dalles, Al bany, Eugene and Koseburg main tain daily papers. Yet all"tnese keep up creditable publications issued every day, some of them pre pared and edited with much ability, and all of them showing commend able enterprise. The Pendleton East Oregonian editorials are al ways able and instructive. So are those of The Dalles Chronicle, the Astorian at Astoria, the Albany Democrat and Herald, and nearly all the balance of the ambitious dailies issued from Oregon's grow ing little citbs. In the service ot modesty, we will pa68 over Salem in this die cussion, only mentioning the fact that there are many cities as large as this in various sections of the country that are satisfied with news papers only of hebdomadal issue. The country weeklies and isemi- weeklies of Oregon, like the Jack sonville Times. Ashland Tidings, Higheit of all to Leavening Power Latest U. S. Govt Report 1 v v s 2 Fmv&Bff hand, but one-half an inch fell in 1890. At Roseburg the average November rainfall is 3.70 inches, in 1877, the least 0.19 of an inch, in 1890. In the Columbia river val ley the average amount of rainfall in November is 1.81 inches. The greatest amount that fell in Novem ber was 6.00 inches, in 1861, while in November, 1862 none fell, and in November, 1890, but .01 of an inch fell. South and east of the Blue mountains about 1 inch falls, as an average, in November; in this section as much as 3 inches have fallen, and in many years none has fallen. Statesman. arrh Cure Is taken Internally, act In if directly upon the blood and mucous erfuces of the system, thereby des troying the foundation of the dWane, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and tut. sUling nature la doing its work. The proprietors have no much faith In ita curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any cane that it fails to cure. Hend for lirt of Testimon ials. Address . F. J. CHUNKY A Co., Toledo, O. VJHold by iirugglats, 75. 8 Thanksgiving: Proclamation. Roseburg Review, Union Repub lican, Oregon City Enterprise and Courier, Corvallis Times and Ga zette, Tillamook Headlight, the Dallas and Independence papers, Lakeview Examiner, the Coos bay papers and others throughout the state are as ably edited and con tain as much matter of news nd interest as the average weeklies in towus of the East that have pop ulation several times as large as "their places of publication. f Nearly all the newspapers of Or egon that have legitimate fields of usefulness haye been improving even during the dull times of the past few years. We suspect that they have not reaped great profits, but they will be in condition to en joy some of the substantial benefits of the returning good times. Still the profitable times of a good pap er are generally in the future. Any newspaper worthy of the name uses every resource at its hands in the betterment of its service to the public. We believe this is es pecially true of the leading jour nals of Oregon. Their dividends are mostly for "glory." The growing condition of their fields will make this a necessary condition for a long time. We are willing for Or egon to be judged by her news papers. If all other enterprises will keep pace with their progress, we will be swift in the race for greatness as a state and a people. November Weather. The average amount of rainfall at Portland for the month of No vember is 5.82 inches, and it falls on an average, 15 days. There have fallen in November 16 inches of rain, in 1S75, and cn the other President Cleveland's Thanks giving proclamation for November 28, is as follows: "The constant goodness and for bearance of the Almighty God which has been vouchsafed the American people during the year just passed, call for their sincere acknowledgement of devout grat itude. To the end, therefore, that we may with thankful hearts unite in extolling the loving care of our Heavenly Father, I, Grover Cleve land, nresident of the United Stales, do hereby appoint and set apart Thursday, the 28th day of the present month of November, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, to be kept and observed by all our people. On that day let us forego our usual occupations, and in our accustomed places, worship and - 1 ll 1 A X 1 ioin in rendering manitB 10 ukj giver of every good and perfect gift, for the bounteous returns that have rewarded our labors in the fields and in the busy marts of trade; for the peace and order that prevailed throughout the land; for our protection from pestilence and dire calamity, and for other bless ings that have been showed upon us from open hands, and with our thanksgiving let us humbly beseech the Lord to so incline our Deople unto Him that He will not leave us or forsake us as a nation, but will continue to bless us with His mercy and protecting care, guidii g us in the path" of national pros perity and happiness, endowing us with rectitude and virtue, and keeping alive with us a patriotic love for the free institutions which have been given us a3 our national heritage and let us also on the day of our thanksgiving especially re member the poor and needv, and by deeds of charity let us show our sincerity and our gratitude." A Jury of Women. A Kentucky judge, Mr. C. San- fley, has announced that he will trv a oendine suit for breach of promise before a jury of women. The parties to the suit are W. C. Stivers, of Girrard county, Ken tucky, plaintiff, against Miss Kath erine West. He avers that he is and has been ready and willing to fulfill the contract to marry and that she refuses to consummate the same. The judge says that under the existing law he can do so, and believes that the plaintiff will se cure as fair treatment as a woman would before a jury of men. $10O Reward. $100. The readers of this paper will be nleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its Bl aires and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be ing a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Cat. ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE, To Whom It May Concern: Notice In hereby Klven that Ia.w Kelao han tranHfHrrod to me by deed olnMignmenl all 111 proiwrty, reml and personal, for the benefit ol all hlfl creditor!, which Maid deed-or III th record of dnedn In alignment haft been duly entered of record III th record of ded In Polk Oocnty, HtaU) of Oregon; and that I have duly qualified as nueh aHHignt, by filing therein a good and utllcieal bond as by law required. All pei-ftonii having elalnau utfuinnt the es tate of lewln Ki lo are iereoy notified to present such clalmM under oath witliiu three months from the date hereof. Dated this 11th aay of November, 1803. M. O. POTT EH, Assignee. EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE. Notice Is hereby riven that by virtue of an order given by the Honorable County Court of Polk County, Htate of Oregon, duly made and euterea of record at the October teim thereof, ln t the will of Joslah Johnson, de ceased, was admitted to probate and the un dersigned was appointed executrix with will annexed of Bald estate. , All persons having claims or demands against said estate are hereby notified to present them to me at my residence in the Town of independence, Polk County, Ore gon, within six months from the date hereof, and all persons knowing themselves indebt ed to said estate are notified to make pay ment thereof to me at said plaee. Dated this the 17th day of October, 1895. NANCY JOHNSON, Executrix of the Estate of Joslab Johnson, deceased. to EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that by virtue of an order given by the Honorable County Court of Polk County, btate of Oregon, duly made and entered of reoaed at the October term thereof, lsto, the will of William Perclvat, deceased, was admitted to probate and the undersigned wu appointed executrix with will annexed of said estate. All persons having claims or demands against said estate are hereby notified to pre sent them to me at my residence in the Town of Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, within six months from the date hereof, and all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate are notified to make payment thereof to me at said place. uaiea mis me iin aay oi ocroner, imo. MaRY z. PKKCIVaI Executrix of the Estate of William Percl- val, deceased. to LOO'S SHORT ORDER HOUSE, --Open at all hour. DINNER 15cts. LUNCH from Sets, np. Oysters kept constantly on hand. Jfrivate boxes for parties. East side of Main Street, INDEPENDENCE, ORE. MRS. A. M. HURLEY, DEALEB IN MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS, INDEPENDENCE, ORE. . The latest styles in Hats and Caps always on display. Infants' Cloaks, Caps and Dresses in the latest styles. Dress Goods, Hosiery and Novelties. HONEST LAUNDRY Is much the best. We do only good, work and do it right. We will call for your. work and deliver it when promised. A Liittle iiist of liittle Prices. Shirts lOcts. 2 Collars 5cts. Cuffs 5cts. Handkerchiefs lc. Cotton underwear 6cts. Woolen underwear 7cts. Socks 3cts. Family washing 50c per doz. V indow cnrtains ironed as good as new. All Kinds of laces ironed. Other work at rsasonabls rates. Have your work done by The INDEPENDENCE UGKDRT, NEtS HANSEN, PROP. Corner Railroad and Monmouth St's. 2ERBONI A WILSON, Prop's.