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Independence
Enterprise.
AND WEST SICE.
rrULIHIIKt) KVKttY TIU'WOAT.
KtilrtiM t Iu,t.-vi,lin.,, Or hmU(IU
u'll.l-i-l. mutter.
SuHscripilan Price, $1.50 pcf Vr.
TKLKI'HONK M,
SlIWllllrTtON KATKS
(xulotly in tliur)
tVr yoir
Kli nuinlli "'
Sins!," s..v ,k'
Loo.il nolle ureSivutsivr Him Umluhl
nhutluicly no ro.luotum lr miy rvou
wht-cvcr,
Kt- on i)lpl.viv.nWHm mmt Known
on appite:itot.
That rural free delivery route
in-ti n lots to liiclepeiHlenee. "
wst.t more of them
We wish to particularly call the
attention of our readers to the let
terofPr. K.N. Hutchinson, in
fpeetor in charge of the local
bureau of animal industry, I7. S
department of agriculture at l'ort
land. Mark well what he fays in
r-gard to the necessity of thorough
lv fattening your hosts before put
tinur them on the market. Dr.
o
Hutchinson has given this matter
his careful attention and the intor
million furnished should prove of
much value to the stock growers o!
Polk county.
Progress or fallout of line." It
is either advancement or retroga
tion there is no such thing as re
mainine stationary. It is lor our
c
people to say whether Indepen
dence shall go ahead or be stag
nant. In another column is sub
mitted a business proposition and
others are on tap. What are you
going to do about it? Let's file a
mortgage on the business properly
belonging to us and then foreclose
it. Let's rise up and lay claim to
our own and then our future will
be a bright one. We need the co
operation of every one, so don't be
backward.
The Dallas Observer, in pursu
ance of a contemptible, mud-slinging
disposition from which the edi
tor of that organ cannot rid him
self, calls the E.ntekpbisk to task
for having successfully answered in
a recent issue some of his uncalled
for insinuations. When the editor
of the Observer thinks he i3 shin
ing like the noon-day eun in such
articles as he wrote last week be
really reminds his readers of the
Willamette river in the summer
time a couple of hundred miles
long and three inches deep. The
editor of the Observer endeavors to
provoke a quarrel, and then when
he gets the short end of it endeav
ors to throw blame on another.
'J. C," brace up, get over your
"pipe dream" and copy after the
Enterprise in at least this one re
spect represent all of Polk county
iw.r-lnn A rtf a email Hptinn Vnn
will then be doing a greater service
to your readers than by filling up
your columns with "nonsensical
bog-wash" like your principal edi
torials have been the last two
weeks.
ton and Lincoln, their u.an.dlioent j
gtatentinui'diip ami l'r characters,
...,r.ii,. thmn from l other char
acters of modem liinlory and inuko
th.Mii the ideal fyiw of nil that is
good of the. highest development
of American iimnhoo.1. J.ei
ages resound their worth, and may
their worthy deed ho emulated by
counties generation.
Itnck Ion's Arnica SiUve.
Tl... Ih-L unit m.wt famous com.
iHxiud In the world o compter ache
and kill pains, I'uiv cul. nea,
tmrnn ami t.ruiM-4, f itlxliies minimum-
...... lUHsti-r l.lles. Millions l
soUt v,.Mrly. Works womlem in t'oil.
tikers, Mons, kill eruption. It cum
or no pay. .V t KtrhUnd Drug .' '
rKOWM.Y.
Dell Bverloy. of Newport,, i
visiting at the homo of his uncle,
Sam Smith.
The train lias recently killed
sheep lor both Hon. Seth Uigg
aud Finly 1'Mgar.
Miss Pearl Hedge, of Portland,
came up last Saturday to teach
the Oak drove school.
Oak llrove Grange has recently
received several new members
"and still there's more to follow."
Frank Stevens, who has been
visiting his brother, Thadd, of this
place, returned to his home in
Portland last week.
Miss Uetsij Linden, who has
been teaching nt Oak drove, re
signed to accept a'school in Yum
hill county at a higher salary.
The Oak U rove literary society
will not meet Thursday night as
has been their custom. This is on
account of the continuance of the
revival meltings at that place.
Hon. I. C. White informs us,
that the Master of the National
Grange will lecture at the Normal
chapel at Monmouth at 10 o'clock
Saturday, March 11th.
Some of our citizens have been
talking of going to .Salem to try to
nelp elect a U. S. senator, but we
think they'll abandon the. idea,
after more mature reflection, or
else wait until the last day of the
legislature.
I ai ls rii v
l'aul Hunter in employ'''1 in
book Helling osdahltidiinfiit ul
Col lax, Washington.
V, M. Cramer, tho CoivnUm
organ luisller. made our town u
visit Saturday.
(Filbert Tyson is now a second
,i(,o,,,o Oddfellow, having
journeyed to that destination
last Saturday evening.
School in tho primary
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closed at noon Tuesday for ilf.jX
week, Mrs. Hopkins being ul
Dallas.
Mrs. W. O. McKown and chil
dren loll for the east Ihur.d.iv
hil. Mr. McKowu uccom
piuiied lliout h Portland.
The last wo saw of F. J. Ha
inan and Willis Prink they were
lll.iu nil" - - - H , , .
planning a trip to Dallas and ij,cpn HU unsatisfactory.
Farmers
I'lM'il VIU t"fU i
Security Stock Food
Atul tltoy will k.uT in g 1 minUti.-"... Your
money ivfuihlo.l if f. "I I"-h nl
as ri'prt'H'itt I.
A. S. Locke,
ThA Independence Druaaist.
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only tho condition of lh ruU ' John .1. Col well und vm j
has kept them i'loiu t'cing unued to Tall City Sat J,
l.iought out some time since, after hcing al'M-nt nl
The gl.is is to n pho ill'' loilll sine- the -''ill !'
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coloied win. lows which ion- ,o iiiiimi . i m; ii. ."r
It"' hv wuV '( Idaho and Colifti
AN
Moiiuioulli, especially tin; latter
place.
15. F. P.cc.ley returned front
his visit to the logishiturc at Su
Inn Sunday. At the time of
his Jenving the charier hill was
not disposed of.
The regular February
toucher's examination is in pro
,.t Dnlhis. bavin'' com-
i. .ii ..;,!'. mid iHiiinils und will .first to Texas, when a ' H.
ho a grcht iiiipro nii'iil ovt r ' was spent nt Soineixd, nur
the old one. 'to California, whcic i y.
. ., , . ...Jnioiith was spfiil itiimiijjt:
F. J. loliiinn was l.ept awiiy,
.... . i!... ! orange grove nrttiinl Ki j
frm his duties at th- Hrynii-i " s
, . . ,. . , I Mr. olwell I iithtixiuelic
Lucas store some little lime hist I
I.,- tlm fl 1 1 t i l I 1 Ol! hi)
neck whi. li ha been bothering
lim soino weeks.
Tho Oddfellows lodge hits
liienccd Wei'.iies.lay M continue a.lded severul dollars worth ol
Today is Lincoln's birthday. As
the 12th day of February rolls
around each year it assumes a
deeper meaning, and ranks second
to that of only the 22nd day of the
same month, thin month giving to
the world not only a "Father of
T-Tia f!nnntrv" hnt a nreeerver of it.
The lofty patriotism of Washing- oeaned
We think Mr. Senator
will be elected that dav.
A liberal Offer.
Tba undersigned will give a free
sampleof Chamberlain's Htonta-h and
Liver Tablets to any one wautiug a
reliable remedy for disorders of the
stomach, billiounness or constipation .
This is a new remedy antl a good one.
KIrkland Drug Co.
Kirst pub Feb 5 I pub Miiroli 6
NOTICH TO CKKDITOUS.
Notl( In lierel.y K'ven tlmt Uib vinil.rr
9l(?ntd wan, l)y order of the county court of
Polk county, xtttle of OrcKon. triad.; antl en
tered on the 12th day of January, V.m. duly
appoloted executor nr the hint will and teHla.
mcnt and ette of John Wolverton, de
ceased
Any inuu havlnu claim anal nut said
estate re berehy re.Ulred to present the
game tnthe undonilKned at IiIh rcHldence at
Monmouth, in mild Polk county, wltlun nix
() months from this dale
Dated this 4tli day of February, mi
OTJS A WOlVKKTON,
Kxecutor estate John Wolvi-rton, rlecc-ascd-
First pub. Feb. 5 l.at pub. March 5
EXECUTOK'S NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given thiit I. Charles F
Fisher, have been duly appointed executo
of the esta te of Charles (). FiKtier, deceased
by the county court of the county of Polk
and state of Onxou. All persons havlng
clalma against said estate are required to
present the same duly made out and verified
Id manner provided by law, to me at the law
nffir of Rutler & Coad in Italian. OrcKon. at
toroeys for the estate, within six month
from such appointment to-wlt, January V
1MB.
to Friday inclusivt
W. It. Cilson, of I'allas was its
the guest of his thiughter, Mrs.
.John Cameron, while he looked
after interests of various kinds
in town tho first of the week.
Tho services at 'the free
Methodist church have met
with such satisfactory resit IN as
to have been continued every
night binco their beginning.
John Courier who went to
Portland some two weeks ago
extended his trip to Denver and
Salt Lake City and returned
Friday with Mrs. Courier who
had been at tho latter place for
some time.
We do not wish to start any
young citizen out in life mis
understood by the people about
it and consequently we will say
that the hoy which wo said last
week waa horn to Mrs. Clay
Courter was a girl. We heg the
young lady's pardon for our
carelessness.
Manager Ford of the K. H.
Watkius & Co. store has intro
duced h bargain counter upon
which cun bo found a con
stantly changing list ot articles
going at bargain rates. See tho
new advertisement to that licet
in this issue.
At the last meeting of the
council a franchise was granted
to the Salem, Falls City & West
ern Ky. Co. to build and operate
within the city limits. At the
next meeting it is very probable
that an ordinance will he pro
posed prohibiting the running
at large of horses within the in-
March, which is the 2nd
Tntti lif.ll ar.fi urJr.rtr.Ti7 rrlouu
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.-.,!,.,. iti.nr iThan ' Fl.!.,.' d J for the M. E. church arrived at
regalia to the paritphernnlTa of
egret' team, an addition
which will greatly aid the
appearance of the work espec
ially in the liit degree.
This week closes four months
of school and tho regular meet
ing of the school board will he
held at the home of District
Clerk Mehrling Monday eve
ning. These meetings arc op en
for complaints and requests by
patrons of the school.
Wm. Ellis ami 1!. F. Hee.loy
have been eleeted as d. legates
to represent the local M. W. A.
i
the California country bm)
expresses himself us glad
back once more uinong h
friends ami neighbor. '.
of the opinion thiit, be it e 'j
muddy, there' no p!;n t j!
home. We are glad tli.J
health for the sake of '
lltrf made the long jolitlit' j
somewhat improved.
Wo clip the following f
ihe Sheridan Sim: Tho Il
who cam.' to Sheridan
three weeks ngo after the Itt
for an old man who was tit
dead, took the cdliu to the -J
mini's house and scl it pirj
corner. The dl man go'.j
of bed went into lite room ,'
tin? cofhii Was, looked it Jfl
thoroughly ainl nodded Itis
in approval and went h
camp at the stale ciimp meeting utis(i0, wjlli the ttvlt
held at Dallas in May to ehoost
delegates to the head camp,;
which convenes al Indianapolis,
Ind., in June. The head camp
meeting will decide tho much
mooUd question of u change in
rates for the order.
It in seldom that a rain storm
in the winter T3 greeted with
any particular enthusiasm in a
community of Webfooters, but
the rain which began last Fri
day night was ho greeted be
cause it at once began eating
away tho heavy snow. Snow in
a cold country is full of useful
ness and beauty, but in Oregon
even its beauty is marred by u
mixture of mud. Perhaps it is
habit, but wo much prefer rain.
The rnontly social meeting of
the Epworth League for
February was held Friday eve
ning with Miss Josio Moyer us
hostess. Games und refresh
ments made up a very pleasant
corporation boundaries. This evening. It is planned to
meeting will be held on the eve- Inake the next social more
ningof the first Monday in public and to nerve refreshments
r t. .i.:..r. .l . .i i ... 11 1 .
at a small charge to raise money
tor the iengue work. J his will
ijjuow iriass . ' ,
n,r;j occur the first iriday evenintr
Dallas some time since and in March, the 0th.
his friends had made for
and he was lull v prepare
enter the "happy 14
grounds." Hut from that r
on he began lo get better, f
now he is up aud doing hiif1
chores; but ho lias tho sa
tion of knowing that whet
tinio comes to die, his cofl
already bought. Tho old!
is 1(N years old and his f.J
were participants in the If
war about ISl'J ami he siof
was quite u boy then. l'
that war he saw the white?'
for the first time and it
there that he saw and bcii'
first gun fired. e
Tho Uuth failed to make
up-river Monday evening, it li .
go no to Dayton, where the le
sunk the previous day. 1
Dizzy?
Then your liver Isn't
well. You suffer from bili,
ncss, constipation. A)
Pills act directly on the If,
For 60 years they have L
the Standard Family J
Small doses cure, ah jg
Wnl yiwr muualarl. or b4 """a
brown or rich buck T Than wo !
BUCKINGHAM'S DYEr