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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1902)
Special One Week! Monday, October 27, including Saturday, November 1st. During tl.l W,..-k we give away KubWr OvciWa and Iloniery FUKK to ml. pur iiliUHd'H of SIwn'h. Tl.orainLl ,nud .re 1k,o. You want Huh. u want KubbciH. You luivo t, have then, Huy tl.etn nuw while our a!e ia cm. With evry .!r of la.!!. .1 60 or UK) .ho,, -old for cash w l v. aw.y . on. ' H, ,,!. .Hi .ho,. so... for .h K.v?7y f- - H r rjjbr ' ; J ! 1,,, r Mh w. .....it i u- .'.n ..... t. worth of hosiery. With every pair iniant. -"" away fr... on. mlr Mo rubbers. Will, v,ry pair ml, or cl.ildrens -X "'' J.1"' " ' ,,.,. worth of hose. wor hof ho... With ev-ryHrof ,!..,. or children... 50 .ho. sold for cm! we g r With every ,..lr ....n. H to shoe, sold lor cash . give -way free r, ,e m.r 1... " ,r o( ,. r of mm.. H.00 to :t M dre. .hor. WM for os.l. wa Klv sw.y free on. pair wafer ,oe rabls r.. J I boy. '.' M 'In... l.w MM for ca.h w lv sw.iy free 50 cent, worth of how. The opportunity is ycurs. You will miss it if you miss it, and you will always be sorry. Our entire stock of Mackintoshes and Box Coats. Men's, Women's and Children's, 25 per cent off regular price. "K7T -Ufr. R-'rV Qfo I V1U1 UllUUtll a X-JDC Uiui w.. .oiKiin.il 111VKU lli:i.it!irown there bv her wheel .coon-j MAKKIBO. Tli l'omoiitt Haw H'I Trrlbl KxiterleiiovM. The riv-r cteamer l'omona, ply ing between Portland and Salem, arrived in at the Oregon Trannpor tation Company' dock laxt eve ning In a dilapidated condition and he will lay up a few day. for re pairs. Her Horry looking plight In attributed to the fact that the Wil lamette River has a lower stage of water than has been known for years and in making her regular tripB the vessel has been compelled for the pant month to literally plough her way through rooks and gravel. Oapiain Graham, one of the owner of the vesnel, said: "There is no finer or better equipped boat on the river than the Pomona and he i all right in a river, but when it come to run ning on dry land as we practically been doing here lately it i more than she can stand. It in expeo-1 ting too much of her. Padi.v llATTKKEI). One can tortn a slight idea of the rough treatment fche has been experiencing by taking a look at her. The wheel buckets are in sh'eds and look us though they have bee-i chewed by a band of in dustrious be aver. Her hurricane -deck is covered with a layer of 1 uLonnq. Home of them as 1 t V V " - T large as a gooso's egg. which were 1 monntoutb-Tndependence and Sakm ...STAGE.... SUMMER SCHEDULE. Leaves Monmouth at 7:30 A. M. Tiibi)endence at 8 A. M. Returning leaves Salem Headquarters at Little Palace Hotel, Independence. Iled Front Barn at Salem. J. A.BYERS. Prop. IN ! IKI'KN DK.V I' KNTE Sale ! . M. DAN II thrown there bv her wheel scoon ing them up from the river bed. The buckhead, which w new a month ago, i o battered by- flying meks that it will have to be made over again. The skylights were also broken by the same missiles, which were dug from the bottom, of the riyer. Low Watkk. Captain Sprong is master of the Pomona, having filled that position for the past 12 years. During that time he says that the Willamette ha never been bo low as at pres ent. For most of the distance above Oregon City he Bays that the vessel was bumping along on the bottom and digging up gravel like a dredge. As it would come against the boat the sound was deafening, resembling in a certain degree the charges of heavy artillery. "Th most surprising thing about it,', he said, "is that the boat stood such rouch treatment as long as ahe ha8 The wheel buckets had to be replaced nearly every day with new ones. Portland Journal. For Sale. Oue good two-stated Hack. One open single HugKy One 24-Inch spring-tooth Harrow. One new Uartlen Cultivator. For Sale Cheap. Call at A. L. CHUTE'S, Monmouth, Or. at 2:.'U1 o'clock P. M. KIM. I SK, I N DKI'KN DKNCE, OREOON', OfTOltKK 2.), 1001 One week only ! At the Hotel Yamhill, at Mc- Minnville. on Oct,.- 15,-Thoma Bocks, of Ballston and Mies Myrtle Stevens, of Willamma. J, O. Rodgers, officiating. The eroom is one of our rustling farmers and is very popular young man. The bride is one of Wil lamina's popular and well known young ladies. She is a niece of Geo. Halls, ot Ballston. Saturday night the Ballston boys treated them to an old fashioned charivari and were rewarded by a box of fine cigars. The young couple will make their home on the Sanders place near here. DIED. WHITEAKER. At his residence in this city, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1902, David Jesse Whiteaker, aged 77 years, 11 month and 26 days. The circumstances leading to tire death of "Uncle Davey" are too fresh in memory to be rehearsed at this time. Suffice it to say that he scarcely regained consciousness from the runaway accident of last week. Mr. Whiteaker was an honored pioneer of '4S and a veteran of the rt.a..nn TnJlflll WHrB. He WBS & wiirjjwn A... ...... ' native of Virginia. In '3(5 he, with hia nRients. removed to Illinois i ' thev being pioneers to that state His trip across the plnir.sto Oregon is similar to those of all that heroic , - . " band, which braved the hardships and reclaimed Oregon to the Union. Funeral services were held to day at 11 a. m. at the M. E. church Rev. Cf. H. Osborne officiating. In terment took place at the family burying ground on the B. K Whiteaker farm, north of Mon mouth. WITHROW, At her home, in this city, on Tm'.day, October 21' 11)02, Mri. H. K.Withrow, of can ter. Mr. S. It. Willi row wns ho'ii in Swklin county, Ohio, July, M. 1812 and at the age of I ft years moved, with her parents, to Kulton county, IllinoiH. On November 25 ISfil. she was united Jn marriage toS. It, .Withrow and .20 years later they moved to Oregon. De ceased leave, a husband, two bom and a daughter. Funeral services were held at the Evangelical church Wednesday 1 morning at 10 a. in. Selling Ht a Murrain. I am aelling at a bargain my cattle, hogH. goats, chickens, feed and implements at my place, the eld NichoU place. E. Uakmck Iluena Vlntii. Harvev Nash ha. leaned the ferry for a year and ha a.BUtned charge. Wm. Steele disposed of his hops, thiu WPP If In Kaber fe Neis. of Albany. Their price was 23c. Wm. Knighton and family have moved to Buena. They occupy the dwelling immediately north of the Evangelical church Miss Matlie Lee has purchased of Sam H. Baldwin the nine-acre tract and the house and two lots just north of the evangelical ... n 1 1 church. The tract was formerly owned by Dr. Clair Brown, of Inde pendence. H. L. Hall and family were visi tors, from Friday until Sunday. John Baldwin, has purchased ot Mr. Loneacre. the residence property in Buena Vista occupied by the former . Ihree new.y sning.ea nouse n aid other improvements aooui,, the nnsr STEP Of the child is an event in the mother's life. How proud he feel, when the attempt to walk 1. begun to early as to evidence childish courage and sturdy strength. Such pride should be enjoyed bv every mother. But it often happens that the child is utnKl, weak and deficient in vitality, and cling, to the mother's arms with no desire to walk or play. Mothers should learn that to have strong chil dren they must them selves be strong, tor me child's strengtn is UK gill I "JC mother. t2i" The use of Dr. Pierca's Favorite Prescription by expectant mothers gives them health a nd strength to (jive their chil dren. It nour- trengthens the body and give, great muscular strength and elasticity, so that the baby's advent is practically painless. I have been unitiR Dr. Pterce' Fvorite Pre- KiiiMion, oa can y u is 11 wi. j. SCTl pi It'll, auu wu i. J , .7- tir il to bt, .nil can cherrtully rtcomraend it." write. Mm. Victor J. Hadin, of loaanlville. Rilev Co.. Kansas. "I began taking H just two mouths before lby came and was (treatly bene fited by its as. The doctor who attended mc aid I did about as well as any one he had seen (aa I was sick only about Oiree hours), and also that vour - favorite Prescription ' was ' the one patent medicine' which he did have faith m. We uow have a darling baby bov. strouit and hralthv. who weighed nine pounds when born Uulv isth). During this month he has gained (Wee aud one-half pounds." "Favorite Prescription" makes weak women strong, sick women well. Accept no substitute for the medicine which works wonders for weak women. The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser, a book contaiuing 1008 pajres- is given away. Send 21 one-cent stamps for expense of mailing only, for the lxxk in paper covers, or 31 stamps for the volume bound in cloth. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, BulTalo, N. Y. :.mK town, denote thst the spirit of p'rogreadun in being arou-ed in Iluena. Faher t-N'-i", of Albany, pur ch fined (Jus Pagenkopfs hop. thin we-k, at figure highly satisfactory to the latter. Farmer are Btill waiting for rain In order to begin plowing, but an occasional shower is all that nan so far appeared. The rain is later than usual, for W'ebfoot. Jsuies (Ictlv. a well known J'U"b boy. i. now in uaiuornia. working an engineer at a saiar 01 if 70 per month. His many friend will he glad to hear such good nws of Jainew. Itallnton. October, 22, 1902. Our school will give an entertain ment about Thanksgiving. Irving Mathews shipped a car load of M)tatoes. Tuesday. The potato men ' are digging their potatoes, this week. The field is not up to the average. Wiiliam Short and family, Fred Wilhoit and family and Fred Cax ton arrived here from Illinois Tues day night. They expect to make Oregon their home. Mr. Fykes and daughter, left Wednesday for California. We are sorry to learn that Mrs. I). V. Poling is confined to her bed with an attack of typhoid fever. Her physicians, however, tell ua her case is a very light one and she will probably not be ill long The Dalles Chronicle. . Rav Goodrich, Eugene' crack ' football player, has bean engaged Monmoutb . , . 1 wora receivea uere jov I states that D. W. Sears is convales- cing from an attack of smallpox. Davidson & Hedges, Props. CiBars, Cigarettes, Tobac cos and Confectionery. First Class Soda Fountain in Connection. Rail's ferry Growing more popular every day because it is the shortest and only practical route to Sa lem. Safe and rapid service rendered by a skillful ferryman . nt all hours. Round Trip on Rigs, 25c. K D. Pettyjohn, Prep. Strayed or Stolen. Eight head of cattle One white 4-tai-old Milk Cow; one whits 8-year-olil Milk Cow; one black 3-year-old Milk tow; one black Steer Calf; one roan Steer Calf; one red and white Heckled Heiler Calf; one roan 3-year-old Bull ; one 2-vear-old red Heifer. All branded V on risht hip and marked with crop and under bit in right ear. A suitable reward for the recovery same will be paid at Corvallis, Or. J.W. VINEYARD. H. n. jasperson, UNDERTAKER, independence, Oregon.