isdkit.nm:n(t: rxTF.iifKisr.. in i -kikn w.nc k, u i.( ;on , Aniivr 11, urn Independence Enterprise. AND WEST SICC. rrill.lSMKIt KVKKY THl'liHlWY. It. K tUAV, KI'IToK AM' riiUl'lilMOK. RnlrrvJ m I iitli-K-nilritr, poMottli mhmiiiI-vUim lntlf r. Subscription $1.50 Per Year. TKI.KI'IIONK M. st ltsrltll'TtON UATKS. (Sirli-il.v In mlYnct) iVr yr Klx tmmtlix. SI lit ! ro .11 .1 I. . .I.l-t..,.l ..lt..lit.l lull ulfctllt , pil llirv llUB-'illinni nun in" .. So tliey have well nigh me, ami wore my "h III HI I Ollt, , . Hut utill I've horne tip pretty well, Mil I imieli put down, Till Charley nt to lh HHruuler, ami put me on l no low n. . I Over tho hill to th HMrluuH-my eliiMr'u .lfr, j Minv A iiitfht I've watehed votl hen only -d AmUiodH Jtt.Uo Wmwii "i but I will Uay prav Tlntt von nl'.nll never fiitt'.r the half 1 '1" to-liiy. In. in W ilH'iirlti' Uul ud. 6 IavhI notlee rv A cents per line mralicht liMiluli'ly no reduction forny renoii wlmtHocxer. Rmn on Jlily tulv,-rillnu nmito known on a)U ml Ion. Forest firos are reported in ilitVerent sections of Western Oregon. King Edward and Queen Alexandria were crowned on Saturday, August !, amid scenes of great pomp and splendor. The hody of the convict, Tracy, now oc cupies but six feet of earth in the peni tentiary graveyard at Salem. The man ner of its return was stripped of all sen sationalism and made to convey a whole some lesson to the convicts at the pen. If Folk county wants her share of the new settlers who are coming West this fall she had better make some efiort to get them. As yet nothing has been done L jr toward getting oiu paiiipiiieis uescupme of our resources. Every town in the val ley of any commercial importance, outside of this county, has raised the money nec essary and is pushing the work. The tide of immigration will be started this way next month and we should try and get our share of it. Oh. wad Nome T tlio Kittle s'ut u To ce otiritvl' a tlliem ee n! It ml true mouitt h blunder frtie tit Ami foolish mitloii. Wlnit Hir In dre and unit d ha' i Ami e'en ilitvotloti, ltiirno. The darkest hour iti the hUtory of yonnu man i when he aits down to study how to get iimney with-; out enriiiiiK Moritoo re-t.v. ' rt Sloth nmke nil thins ditlicuil. but hnln-try nil ey j H ) -lienj. Franklin. I " ' '(55) Stat l-tir. No time in the history of the Oregon j Stato Fair has there been such a good Qi) n Over tlie Hill to the Poorliouse. Over the hill to the poorhoune I'm trudgins my weary way ; I, a woman of seventy, and only a trifle gray I, who am smart and chipper, far all the year I ve told, As many another woman that's only half as old. Over the hill to the poorhouse I can't quite make it clear ! Over the hill to the poorhouse it seems so horrid queer I Many a step I've taken a-toilin' to and fro, But this is the sort of journey I'd never thought to go- I'm willin' an' anxious, an' ready any day To work for a decent livin' and pay my honest way For I can earn my victuals, and more too, I'll he bound, If anybodv only is willin' to have me round. Strange how much we think of our blessed little ones! I 'a have died for my daughters; I'd have died for my sons ; And God, he made that rule of love ; but when we re old and gray, I've noticed it sometimes tails to work the other wav. go 'twas only a few days before the thing was done They was a family of themselves, and I another one ; And a verv little cottsge one family will do, But I never seen a home that was big enough for two. I went to live with Susan, but Susan's house was small, And she wast always hintin' how snug it was for us all; And what with her husband's sisters, and what with children three, 'Twas easy to discover there wasn't room for me. And theD I went to Thomas, the oldest eon I've got ; For Thomas' buildings cover the half of an acre lot j But all the childr'n was on me I couldn't stand their sauce And Thomas said I needn't think I was comin there to boss. And then I wrote to Rebecca my girl who lives out West, And to Isaac, not far from her some twenty miles And one of 'em said 'twas too warm there for any one so old, And t'other had an opinion the climate was too cold. feeling among the agricultural classes to wards the success of the fair as exists at i the present time. Kvry section of the state seems to be taking an interest in the fair and promise to give it their hearty support. There are reasons for this awakening of the people to the support of the fair. One is. the management has worked hard and faithfully to make the as broad as the stato itself. J he transportation companies have come to their assistance and made very liberal1 rates on hauling exhibits of all kinds. Another is, the people are beginning to realize that it is time to let the outside world know of the wonderful resources of our state, and believe that the State Fair is the proper place to meet the better clas9 of hotne-seekers. This will make the fair doubly valuable. It will give those who are looking for homes on the Pacific coast an opportunity to see in a body what our state can produce, and where it is produced, without traveling all over the state at great expense. It will also give the exhibitor the best possible opportunity of showing his products, whether it be grains, grasses, truits, vege tables, livestock, minerals or manufac tured goods. OREGON m w Milling & Warehouse COMPANY Warehouses at Independence, j? Monmouth and Air lie. Mills at Independence. w 01 1 1 OD 01 1 now ready for Business f I EXCHANGES , Made at any of their ware- w m ; 4 houses. f WHEAT AND OATs Received on storage or bought lM nt. iidifst. market nrice. m : , w tMJ g Eatest up-to-date processes In wheat flour, whole wheat flour. (Hh germea, and mill feed of all kinds. P ?r s?- if- -s?- ?i4i 01 01 01 m OD 0D I 1 1 OD l 0D 0D 0D OD 0D 0 goiTpoiideiKe Contest Contest Closes October 4 at 6 P. M. . El First Prize. mapiticcnt morris Chair. 3 Iti i at V- Mv - , Sift- X j r;r. it Second Prize. B JM $10 Dmp. Correspondents Contest! 3d Prize, $1 worth of Photos alJ. M. McCakb's. 4 th Prize, vt? worth of Photos at K. PicKeVs. 5th Prize, Subscription to Pacific Homestead. (th Prize, Ladies Home Journal. Conditions Governing Contest. One point for every linns item ac cepted. A Htory worthy of a wpiirate heiutinif 2ft point. A column nrtielo 60 puiiim. Fur every yearly mibitorlhcr, new or ft renewal, 76 (mint. than a ytnir at the same proHjrtiin. We wiint correuondiit8 in every part of l'olk founty. Now in the time to iniike known our renoiirrei, Hfiid in your contribution whether you are a eorroHpondont or not. how Vou Stand. HllllHtOJl. It 201 llueiia ViHtu, II "7t 'eile, 1 ,l:t" Anli'ifh II lliKlilaiida, B Kickreal, t) HI Calvary, I) VU l'arker. it 71 .Mount Hood View, C 1"' Crowley, (1 M Airlie.S .,. 2'" liailnton 'i Lewisville, E -' .Monmouth, II ' Moiiinoiitli, A H7 Monnioiilli, It 74 Hiinpfioii, II J Moiimoiith, S iH Huvcr F 1 Contest ends at t P. m. October 4. to ID no 0 CO 0 to 4-0 to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to 5