INPF.rr.Nl'F.NCF. KNTEUnasK, lNl)KrKN'lKNCK.OlKi;ON
Independence
Enterprise.
AND WEST SICC.
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Sub5cripiicn Price, $i.so pgrYr.
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Kate . JiiUy UvUvrUsluii mt known
on tUUuii.
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Becaus toe Pallas Observer
failed to get the contract for print
ing tlie delinquent tax lim ol 1001,
it g'ts real mad and vents its mean
1 ..,w,tM..tililn KKint UDOU lis
more successful rival. The Ob
server has charged the county
tight along just four tiuien what
the same work is costing it wnen
put up to th lowest bidder. No
wonder its mad. It ha3 waxea itn
and crown proud under its "lead
pine cinch." Keep cool, ; dear Ob
server. Keep cool.
Independence should have some
kind of a commercial organization
to look after the material interests
of the city and. county. We can
not hone to accomplish much to
ward attracting the attention of
the larze immigration which is
sure to follow the introduction of
thS chean railroad rates without
organized effort. These rates go
into effect February lo ana win
force till the last of
Anril. Thousands of people will
be petting new homes in the West
and Polk county should secure its
ehare. Let us organize and do;
something. !
They Are Coming.
An Illinois paper fell into th
hands of a lady in Polk county re
cently and in it she found the fol
lowing item: ,5 William Iliff and
family ar soon to leave for Oregon
to take up their residence. They
will locate in Independence, Ore
gon, until a suitable farm can be
secured."
After all, the world is not so
large a place it seems. The gentle
man referred to in the above is an
old friend of the lady who so un
expectedly ran across the item
quoted. Nine years ago they were
neighbors in the East. Mr. Iliff is
a man of considerable means, and
with his family would make a
good addition to any community.
This family is but one of the many
that are beaded for Oregon. They
are coming not by onfts and twoe,
but by the half dozen and by the
carload. ,
"By their works ye shall know
them""- Are we to be judged by
our workg then? And if so, what
will the decision of the strangers
V, iwnnline us? Are we willing
to be classed with the sluggards, or
shall we be. found with those who
are known as hustlers? .
Shall the cold, paid in by these
newcomers for houses and lands
.link in the coffers of the Polk
rancher, or shall it go elsewhere?
fho nneKtion remains lor ion
county citizens to answer.
lie KepeutcU HUlory.
Special Corr!)mlence.
Buona Viela was not always the
quiet, law-abiding village that it i
now, Tim mi when poor whiskey
and 1 ir-terou chUeiis made
things hum in these parts, accord
ing to tradition.
A former old iii!i;iiittiitt recently
related incidents of by-gon. days
it B leiu. lie t .Id how the ereeK
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over iv'iith tin '"' n,aomiiu
shop i being built w:H called
!ut)it!id Canyon," and how
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liitus used to I"' inls'M'y vnv.
A sa'oon stood there." said ill?
narrator, '"and oi a morning wnen
the proprietor svvri-1 out. teeth
were so thick on the lleor. oc
casionally, that it looked as thoiig'i
some oi.tf h id lie!!'.l com there."
The listeners were so attentive
that the old timer launched forth
another one: "An Ohio man
came into the taloon one day, and
noticing several blue and brown
ballsx rolling about on the tloor,
supposed they were buckeyes and
kicked one with his toe. He was
horrified to. find them human eye
balls, goughed out the night before
in a saloon scrap! lie
But the audience had lied!
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars 1U
ward lor any case f catarrh that cau
notbe cured by HallV Catarrh Cure.
F. J. OH EN EY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last fifteen year
and 'believe him perfectly honorable i"
all business transaction and financial
ly able to carry out auy obligations
made by their Hnu.
West & Tki;ax, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O. W.M.i)lXG, Kixnan
& Makvin, Wholesale UrugBbts, To
ledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Inter
nally, acting directly upon i be blood
...a mnMHis surfaces ot the system.
Testimonial sent fiee. Trice, 75c per
bottle. Hold by all druggists.
Hall's Family l ills are the test.
Stockholders Mcetinjf.
Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Independence National Bauk
will be held on Tuesday, January
tQ io,nn V.f.t n-Hf-n the hours of 10
a. m. and 4 p. ni., at the Bank, for
il, i.iiris.Mif t.lectiiii:a Hoard of
Directors and ths transaction of
such other business n may come
C. W. ItlVlNK, t asllier.
Dated this :M d.ly of leo VMX
ft PovfnmfiVV sM
Correspondents'
Contest.
FIRST I'UIZK.
Handsome Ladies' Writing lesk
SKCONl) 1'KIZW.
r.cautil'ul Mn'i.tte Bug.
Til I Ul P1UZK.
A Oood Smyrna Bug.
KOIMITH PBIZK.
The Delineator.
Firm pii i 'k.
Weekly Oregoinun.
SIXTH rui.K.
Pacific HoniiMtead.
Contlltlcnt Govcniina Contest.
O ie point for ever v news Item ne
Cl.pted Aslory worthy or amprae
headline, r ,ints. Awdunin article
bO iM.ints. For every yerly snl.-rlU.r,
new or a renewal, "o points, lw
than a vear at Hie nainf proportion.
.. .. norrualu.n.lKlltS III eV.TV
part of Polk countv. Now Is the lime
to make known our resource. Hemi
iu your contributions whether you are
a coriespondeut or not.
Contest closes February 2t, 11HW,
at G P. M.
Standing cf Ccrrcspondcnts.
Puetia Vista, 11
Antioch V
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High lands, It
Snniiy Sliie
Airliu.S ;!H
Crowley. G
Parker, U
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MoiinnIli, A i
Pedee.r fi,1,!
Monmouth, H 'V
llallston, IS
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Is" always uoirptaliU?
For Cliristmas Presents
Km' tlu lim-t I in" ''vi' lir-uiolit, to tmvu
Si'O
A. S. Locke,
The Independence Druaglst. J;
n xt.Roth won the handsome
white maple dresser at Bice's fur
niture store. The lucky number
KEEP YOUR FEET DRY
Soiminc. the greatest discovery of the W
Fvery man, wohh.ii and child needs it. All school
children should have their shol-s treated with
SOI.KIUNIC" as it U absolutely waterproof mid
doubly durable. &ld by
T. B. Clcvcngc5rt .
Indepence. and Bridwell & Craven,
Monmouth.
Save Your Soles
Your soles under normal conditions will outwear the uppers.
You save the expense of continur.l resoling.
Your shoes will not squeak and the gait H maJt latlc
You will wear vour shoes twiee as long as heretofore.
You lined no rubbers.
Your feet are protected from wet or coll.
Your soles being absolutely water-prool snow wm nut
.FORD'S
THE GREAT
lit
Tl,o,lfvu-rr Ttlndr-Dranohl has
saved doctors' bills for more than
sixty years. For the common fam
ily ailments, such as constipation,
indigestion, hardlds, bowel com
plaints, chills and fever, bilious
ness, headaches and other like
complaints no other medicine is
necessary. It invigorates and reg
ulates the liver, assists digestion,
stimulates action of the kidneys,
purifies the blood, and purges the
f.,.Kla nf fnnt nr.iimulations. It
cures liver complaint, indigestion,
sour stomach, diz7.ines, chills,
rheumatic pains, gicleaciie, Data
mation,
diarrhoea, biliousness, piles, bard
colds and headache, hvery drug
gist has Thedf ord's Black-Draught
in 25 cent packages and in mam
moth size for $1.00. Never accept
a substitute. Insist on having the
original made by the Chattanooga
Medicine Company.
I belkve iWford'i BUtk-Draught
is the best medicine on earth. It U
good lor any and everything. I have
. f.milu of twelve children, and tor
tour years I have kept them oa foot
Draught A. J. GREEN, II lew are, U.
Internatioiial
took
Food !
: FEEDS FOR ''OXE CEXT.
makes lililH, Cream and Butter Better.
Call and get descriptive? book, which' will toll you all about
how to feed for host rt'sults.
I Will buy Avht'iU.
I have in stock at all tinfes
Baled Hay; Wheat, Oat, Spettz, Rape, Cheat
n i Clover seed. Also a complete line
of Poultry Supplies.
. Y. A. GRAY.
t
Produce and Commission Merchant-, ;
Tn Old JliWctic 0ub Building, Independence.
VI
was 833.