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Subject Good Roads.
A Good Article, by n Marti. a
Comity Sii'i- Kor.
,hlITOK E.VrKKi'KISK: i wish lo
Live a few practical hit as on road
uu.it.ding to the superviors of th
stale. Ciood roads are tiie most
important things in any state, and
t!i first thing lo be considered
i"r it is the basis is the grading.
Never plow ui the center of the
r.md. leave eight or twelve feet in
lit renter. This is firmer than
you can make it, and is a benefit
jor unuer-il'ainage. Where it is
possible hav the grade slope to
the center of the ditch; have no
juare banks next to the road
where it can be avoided; build
your grade one foot higher than
enough. A grade wide enough for
two tracks, eighteen leet, make
a better road than one forty feet
wide. The eighteen foot grade
should have one gravel track and
one dirt. You can grade two
miles of the two track road and
keep it in better condition than"
you can one mile of the forty foot
grade at the fame expense. The
grading of a road should be done
as early as possible, say in March,
and not later than April it will
pack much quicker while the earth
is damp, and there will be less
dust. No eravei eh uld go on a
road until it is thoroughly drained
and graded, for in time it will be
lost by making a grade. Course
THE SIGN OF !
600D TAIlORINfl 1
County Court New.
Here is the rreat Oak-
Etsel now on display at
our store. It contains the
line of beautiful new spring
tailoring samples sent us by
STRAUSS BROS., CMci(t
Good Tailors for 2m Yaara
The Oak-Easel is the
connecting link between the
tailor and the faultlessly fin
ished garments which give
you so much pleasure to
wear. It's really a lesson
in good clothes buying to
see this great collection
of tailoring novelties.
Prloam tew and tlafo-
ntoed. Coll rt.
P. M. Kirklnnd
gravel should be used first on
new grade, and this should be
packed well with a roller and then
given a coat of fine gravel. Then
you will have a road bed for ages.
To get the most benefit of your
l i . ......,
gravel, wnere it costs $l.oU per
yara, alter your grade is finished,
use an average tread wagon, drive
cerreotly where you want the track
to be, then take a good sized plow
and run two furrows eight inches
aeep, plowing out the wagon track
and throwina the dirt to the center
rill the furrows with gravel. One
yard will go as far as three spread
in the old way. Gravel never
should be spread any wider than
the tread of the wagon, where you
only want one track. The travel
will soon scatter it wide enough.
Road builders ought to bear in
mind not to gravel permanently
hills or hollows, tor sooner o: later
the bills will be graded down and
the hollows tilled up. and the
work will be lost. In regard to
culverts and small bridges, they
should be put on a level with the
surface of the road. It it would
cost $3 to build a wooden culvert
and $15 to build a stone one. the
stone would be th6 cheapest in. the
end. About dirt roads, where
gravel or crushed rock is not to be
bad 'grading and drainage is the
main thing, and while the grading
is being done a six or eisrhi-ton
roller should be taken over th
center of the grai as often as the
grader goes. The road should
have as much attention in the fall
as in the spring. It should be
gone over after the first rains and
be rounded up with the grader,
and the holes filled up and the
gravel put back in the center.
Clean out your ditches and cul
verts, then you will get some bene
fit of your spring work. Two loads
of gravel put on in the fall is worth
more than three put on m the
spring.
I imagine some one will say
"any fool ought to know this
much," but show me the man who
his backbone and brains enough
to put these" few thoughts into
practice.
B. F. If Ar.t.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to thank the people of
Independence and vicinity for the
kindness extended to us, at the
funeral of our brother and husband.!
io me minister arm cho'.r we are
deeply grateful, also to those who
covered his grave with flowers.
William A. Scott,
John V. Scott,
Scott. .
Observer.
NOTARIAL COMMISSION.
J. 0. Adam,. of Dalian.
I'llOIIATK,
Guardianship of t!erge L Owin,
an insane person S t Owm ap
pointed guardian; bond fixed at
IKK).
Estate of John JeMness, de
ceased Oscur llsyter , appointed
... ...
ancillary auministravor ui
Ute; bond fixed at Ki'JM.
HKAL KSTATK TKANSKBiiH.
United States to hwis F Jaiui-
son, 1(50 acre, t S r 0 w, tnt.
United States to Jabn U Ather-
I ton, 100 acres, t 8 , r 0 w, patent,
Jacob Mills et ux to A J Crow.
ther. l'JS.y.' acre, t 7 s, r 6 w,
Louis Gerlinger to S. F. C A K.
Hy Co, lota aud tract in Dalian, 11.
VT C aud C W Abrams to J II
Teal, 80 acres, t 8 , r C w, 1200.
II O Campbell to Margaret
Buorer, 23 acres, It Ulaze d 1 c, t 8
,r5 w, 11000.
A L' Holdredge et nx to J I,
1'helpn et ux, 71 acreB, t G s, r w
11200.
Ezra Van Riper to J R Coulee,
lot 4, block 3, Germantown, 1323.
II B riuramer, trustee, to Alfred
Haldeman et al, block 4, Highland
add to Dallas, $200.
Win. Bogue et ux to I N Woods
lot 1, block 12, Conkcy'e 2nd add
to Dallas, $110.
G L Seward et ux to J It Shep
hard, 4 acres, t (5 s, r 4 w, 1250.
Sar.h E Peak to Susan C Itry
ant, lots in Falls City, 9.50.
W I Clodfelter toC II Mc Kin-
ney, 100 acres, 1 1) s. r 5 and G w,
$1050.
Sarah E Clodfelter and hd to V
I Clodfelter. tract in Monmouth,
!00.
Ira C Powell et ux to ISridwel) it
Craven, tract In Monmouth.
debate M to the riht "d wrong of
raining hop and other fault and
failing of the industry appear not
to have lessened the interest in
hop in the yicinitv of Ituen
Vista.
The" ''sky-scraper'' price realised
br many grower last fall haagiyen
an impetus to the business in thus
part and a large acreage of new
vines have been put out.
Among those to increase the sua
of their yard are A. J. Richard
son, who has et out 20 acre just
across the river from linen Visla
Fred Stump, 20 acres on his ranch
near the l.uikisiiuite; ',P. Hevens
about 10 acres; Johu James
number of acres and Callin A Lyn n
of Salem have enlarged the well
known Hondey yard to a very
considerable extent. These are, of
cure, only a few, hut they served
t illustrate the fact that confi
dence in tli hop industry i not on
the wane in this section.
So far. the yard h,,
looking, firxt flans snd ,
have been r'Mirle.
Makes it Clean hweep.
There's nothlnir like doing a thing
thoroughly. Of all the- salves yon
ever heard of Kuckleu's Arnkia KaJve
Is the best. It sweeps away and eures
hums, sores, bruises, cuts, lieilf.-uluers,'
skin eruptions, and piles., It nonly 2.c
and guaranteed to give satisfaction hy
Kirkianu prug-.ro.-
'"' The Hop Industry.
OREGON
Union Pacific
S TRAINS FKOM I'OKTI.AND DAILY
Thriiiigh i'ulluittti staiiiUrd mil tour.
1st sleeping cars dsily to OhisIih. Chi
cago, Hoksiie ; toiiri"t uleepint-rHr Uilv
lo Kansas City ; through I'lillumii tour
jut sleeping oars (ntoimllv mmlucttil;
weekly to Chicsgo, Knn.lm I'ilv, hu
I)uii ami MoniiihiM ; rfeliniiiir ' flialr
rrs (seU fre) to Die Kl dailv.
usi'akt TIMKSCIII'.IH'I.K Asuivit
roa rilOM l-liHTI AMI rsoM
Salted pen nut
tnoiid at Wagoner's
Mr. Jacobson, assist
depot, I temporarily tat,
Mc.Minnyille in siiniUr
Air. Seeley'a Imuse,
firnvn. Iiiiriiml ln.i w
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nigni. ine ngiu ,:mij l
0 II tut 1
irom I'ana. ins strun,,.
one of the best rural dw,
th county,
A ThoMgliirul Mas,
M M. A us tin. .f Wlnhftu,
knew what to do In tbe htnirnr
Ills wife had sued sit uim..i .
lomcli anil liver tmulil. i,..J
wiuhl not help her. Ileihottvhi ij
trle.1 Ir. King's New ijf. VI
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in Bi ri l mi oih'b mil an J
cured. Ouly ajo ut Iirki..,j ,J
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('hlrngo Hull Ijike, I)i.ivit,
rortland H Worth. Omaha.
SixTial Khiihiih tiV. St. i
HiLHU in via Louis, fliirtigoaii-l
limiting- Kant,
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Atliuitii! Salt Lake. Denver.
Kxpress Kt Worth.Oiualm.
15 p in via KannuirCilf Kr lii--ii ...
HimtiiiK- Lou In, Chirugii
ton. and Kant.
Impressing It on Hit
With Emphasis
I what our fine Imimlry wnrtiJ
to the in u who I looiihiK fnfir-J
thing exquisite In color sml Boii
nis linen. e aim to mske ourkJ
dry work peerless In heaiily lod llij
periwi eoiimtioti In wlilt li ts
hoiua. Heml us a saiuple lsoillnsj
we will surprise you. Njw poJ
mm new prices.
Order left at Ktiteh's hsrlirrsHJ
tlie t-mieiu stage will receive prat
Hltl'lltlOll. .
Salem Steam Eaiindn
Colonel J. Olmsleil, J'mn. im
D. Olfiiaied. Mgr. l lioiwi II. &
LllHTly Street.
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Fast Mail toii.Slmkane. Wnl.
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In order to rriore tliorouglily introduce our stock we are oiTig lo
r : ofler for a short time only
Bard mood gilt Picture frames
Complete with glass, 18 by 24, and larger, for the following ridiculous prices:
All 4.00 Frames L.J&.50 Ml $3.50 Frames ..$2.15
Ml $3.00 Frames. .. $1.75 Ml $'2.75 Frames $1.50
We have only a limited number, which will not last long at these prices.
When you have finished house cleaning you will need new matting, rugs
and carpets. Do not fail to look at our stock and, see our prices before buy
ing. We are here for business and must have your patronage. Call and
see our prices. . .
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Polk County Bank,
INCORPORATED.
Monmouth, ' - ' Ostaos.
3. II. Hawi.ky, V. L. Ctunnti
President. Vies Pre
Iba C. Powsi.i, Cashier.
Paid Capital, sio.ooo.
Kiskctors: J. H. Hawley, P. I
Cnnipbell, I. M. Sinijison, J. B.V.
Butler, John U. tuinp, i.
Withrow, F. RPpwell.
Tnuinact a General Psskinf
and Excbaife Basiauss