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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1903)
lNDKl'KN PENCE KNTHltriUSli, INDKI'WNDKNCK, OREGON ljfSgl of a PJ the dor r it .h....r iliMvxn't: the tune it paves or M U H Wl l Ik v " " 11 it machine may be mighty i;u n liirrhr-nrii-H one little investigation will SMITH The World's IWst TyiH-writer. U the ever made. It not only does the best una specuies. worn, uui i. con tinue, doin. it without repairs or breakdowns fur longer than anv other make of writing machine. Write today lor our little books which explains why. High-grade Typewriter supplies. Machines rented. Stenographers furnished. ? Durphy & 5.247 STARK ST., THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL STOCK, $50,000.00. w HiRfiHRERfl. President., C. W.IRVINE, Cashier. DIRECTORS. H. Hirnchbere, D. W. A. . .i i .n,i .Tmiw rmsinc-ss transacted. Loans rmide. Bills discounted. Commercial credits granted. object to check. The Loss of the Arctic Ileury Ward lieectaer. It was Autumn. Hundreds had wended their way from pil grimages; from Rome and its treasures of dead art, and its glory of living nature; from the sides of the Switzer's niountaius; from the capitals of various, na tions all of them saying in their hearts, we will wait for the Sep tember gales to have done with their equinoctial fury, and then we will embark; we will suae across the. appeased ocean, and in the gorgeous month of Octo ber we will greet our longed-for native land and our heart-loved homes. The hour was come. The signal-bell fell at Greenwich. It was noon also at Liverpool. The anchors were weighed; thjtho north. the fated instrument great hull swayed to the current; jf Je8truction- In that mvste. il.n 'V.-. t.m.nl nlAia ctiaa m on 1 tile J.1 atiwuttl tuiuia ouvwuivu abroad, as if themselves instinct ... i XT..- i witn me ana national pathy. The bell strikes; the wheels revolve; the signal-gun echoes along the shore, and the Arctic glides joyfully forth from the Mersey, turns her prow to the winding channel, and be gins her homeward run. The pilot stood at the wheel, and men saw him. Death sat upon the prow, and no eye beheld Impressing It on Him With Emphasis la what our flue laundry work does to tho man who is looning for some thing exquiaite in color and finish on his linen. We aim to make our laun dry work peerless in beauty and In the perreet condition In whirh we wend it home. Send uh a sample bundle and we win surprise you. .dw piowee and new prices. Orders left at Kute.Ii's barber shop or lie Halem statfe will reoeive prompt attention. Safcm S(Cam EaUndry,now the waters gaining upon Colonel J. Olmsted, Prop. Dorous : the hold, and rising up upon D Olmsted. Mgr. Phone lh 32) ( fi revealed the mortal Liberty Street. 1 The Costs typewriter is not merely price. You must consul- tne quality ami auiuum t 1. 1 t M , wears. The lowest-pneo expensive in the emt, mav nav dividends. A show that tho PEEMIER most ocouomii-Ht wriling machlue Dickerman, PORTLAND, OR. ; ABRAM NELSON', Vice Presiden tars, B. F. Smith, M. W. Stewart and Nelson. Deposits received on current account ' him. Whoever stood at the wheel in all the voyage, Death was the pilot that steered tho craft, and none knew it. Amid all the inconveniences of the vovace. thero was still that r- which hushed every murmur home is not far away. And ev ery morning it was still one night nearer home, and at even ing one day nearer home. Eight days had passed. They beheld that distant bank of mist Lhat forever hRunt9 thj vagt shallows of Newfoundland. Bold ly they made at it, and, plung ing in, its pliant wreaths wrapp ed them about. They shall nev er emerge. The last sunlight has flashed upon that deck. The last voyage is done to ship and passengers. At noon there came noiselessly, stealing from rious shroud, that vast atmos- Infirm of mist, both steamers r - ' i were holding their way hol(Jine their way with i rushing prow and roaring wheels, but invisible. At a league's distance, unconscious, and at nearer approach, un warned; within hail, and bear ing right toward each other, un seen, unfelt, till in a moment more, emerging from the gray mists, the ill-omened Vesta dealt her deadly stroke to the Arctic. The death-blow was scarcely felt along tho mighty hull. She neither reeled nor shivered. Neither commander nor officers deemed that they had suffered harm. Prompt in humanity, the brave Captain ordered away I his boat to inquire it the strang er had suffered harm. They de parted on the message. But blow tho shin had received. It was a wild scramble; tho ignoble mob of firemen, engineers, wait or and crow rushed for the boats, and abandoned tho help - - - - a less women, children and men to tho mercy of tho deep. Al command was lost. 1 no men abandoned their posts. Tho)' Untried their dutv. They be trayed their commander. They yielded up to death more than two hundred helpless souls com mittod to their trust. How no bly, in tho midst of weakness and terror, stood that worthy commander, in this terrible 9l.ene calm, self-sacrificing and firm to tho end. When urged to enter one of the boats ho de clined utterly. When urged to let his son go in his darling child tho heroic reply was "Mr son shall share his father's fate." As he attempted to got boat after boat in readiness to save some of his helpless pas sengers they were instantly filled by the crow, men in their panic leaping from the top of tho rail 20 foot, crushing and maiming those already in tho boat. First was lost presence of mind, then courage, and so hon- or. rsow, ail over tne hock was . . ., .i ii thero displayed every frantic form of fear, of anguish, of bit ter imploration, of transfixed despair. Some with insane in dustry strove at the pumps; oth ers rushed headlong over tho sides of the ship; tho raft wa9 overburdened; tho sea was cov ered with men struggling for a ittlo time against their fute. But. let us remember that there were other BCeues man uieee. There were scores there who had long known that by death heaven was to be entered. There were those who had rested the burden of their ein upon Him who came to take away the sin of the world. Not in vain had they prayed every day, for years, that they might be ready whenever the bon ol Man 9 BLACK - DRAUGHT STOCK and POULTRY MEDICINE Stock and poultry have few troubles which are not bowel anil liver irresularitics. Black Draught Stock and Poultry Medi cine is a bowel liver remedy for stock. It put the organs of digestion in a perfect condition. Prominent American breeders and farmers 1" 'cp their herds and flocks healthv hy (riving them an occa sional dose of Black-Draught Stock and Poultry Medicine in their food. Any stock raiser may buy a 25-cent half-pound air-tight can of this medicine from his dealer and keep his stock in vigorous health for weeks. Dealers gener ally keep Black-Draught Stock and Poultry Medicine. If yours doe not, send 25 cents for a sample can to "the manufacturers, The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat tanooga, Tenn. Koohius, Oa., Jn. 80, 1902. BlMk-Drsiiifht Htoc and Poultry Medicine ia the bunt I ever tried. Our lock was looking bad when you sent me the medicine and now they are getting; so tine. They are looking 20 per cent, butter. 8. P. BROCKINOTOIf . Asthma "One of my daughters had tertble esse of asthma, NT, tried almost everything but without r lief. then tried Ayer'i Cherry Pectoral, and three and one-half bottle, cured her." Emma Jane Enumlnier, Langtvllle. O. Aycr's Cherry Pectoral certainly curcsmanycascs of asthma. And it cures bronchitis, hoarseness, weak, lungs, whooping-cough, croup, winter coughs, night coughs, and hard colds. Ttoee tliM t Ik.. Me.. II. All SraiiM. Coutall Trt"' Snatnr. If e ? las II. th.a Uo M h aa,. If Ii Ulla T" la lake II. than diMi'l lata II Ha . Lea, II auk him. Wa ai wllllns J. 0. H WO., lat)U, Haas. should come. There were mother there that, when the first shock was over, settled their face to die as if it were dream ia peaceful leen. Maiden were there who f looked up in that tremendous hour at the bride for her briuegouiu Oh, in the dread crisis, upon that mournful ea, which mint covered that the tranedv of the waters might not be aeen by the sun, how many were there that could ay, "Uod is our refuge and trenglh. verv present help in irouom. , . lit There friends exchanged their laet embraces; they determined to die holding in their arms those beet beloved, and to yield Up together their lives to the hands of God. Oh, noble love that in nuch an hour triumph ovor all fear, and crowua the life with true grandeur! Uh noble trust! that itt the nhock of such a sudden death, could mount up above tin waves, and behold the Redeemer, and rest in him, to the taking away of all fear! At length the lime was ended. That great ship, treitoln'roUHly stabbed, and drinking in the ocean at its wounds, gave her last plunge. With one last outcry the tlevoiml company were whelintd; and high above all other sounds there came a roaring from the black, uplifted chimney, as if the collected groans of ail were mingled with tne lust groan of the nhip itself Oh, what a burial was herel Not as when one is borne from hit) home, among weeping throngs, and gently curried to th green fields and laid peacefully beneath the turf and the flowers. No priest stood to pronounce a funeral serv ice, it was an ocean grave, ine mists alone shrouded the burial place. No spade prepared the grave, no sexton filled up the hallowed earth. Down, down they sunk, and the quick-returning wat ers smoothed out evtiry ripple, and left the sea as if it had not been, City IClectlon Jiotlcc. The annual election for the city of Independence will be held on Monday, December 7, 190.'), when the following city officers will bo eluded: Mayor, for a term of one year, lieco rder, for a term of one year. Marshal, for a term of one year. Three councilmen. for a terra of two years and one councilman for a term of one year. roi.MNO ri.Ai K. Tolling place at city hall. JIIXIKS. Three judges are appointed as follows: S. It. Irvine, U. L. Fra zer ana A. Huston, the limt two aluo acting as clerks of election. The election shall commence at 1) o'clock in the morning and shall continue till 5 o'clock in tho after noon of the same tiny. Hy order. W. ii. Siiauman, City Recorder. Notice la hereby given lhat the an mini meeting f the HIiM-k holders of the liulrn-iideiuv A Monmouth IUII wuy Company will be) held on Tlnns (tuv. the Hist day of I k-oetuber. H"i:l, at HI o'olockA. M. ., at the lndcpendilni' National llauk building, at Indepen dence, Oregon, for the purpoa of elect ing olilii-t and transacting audi other hualucM a may pro'rly come before thrill. I. W. NKAKM, Heety, Dslxd November 1-tlt. Notion ttt AiiiiumI MMtliir. Nolle) Is hereby given that the An nual Mealing of the Hlookholdera of the I'o Ik County Land Company for the pnrpoMt of electing olllivm and transuding such other txislneM a may prorly ooiue Iwlore them, will 1 held al Independence) on Thursday, lleeeiiilier the .'list, 1113, at ! o'clock A. M . at the Indeitidnce National Hank building, Polk county, Oregon, I). V. Mkah. Heoretnry. Dated November l!!th. Notice of Final Settlement. Notice Is hendiy glu. that I, Thom as I'omerov, administrator of the ea tale of I'. II. McCat. have filed In the ollirw of the county clerk of I'olk coun ty, Oregon, my final acoouiit and final r-iort In said ratate; and (he county court of said county of I'olk has fixed Uie time for brarlug said report and fi nal account on the l-th day of iH-cum-br, A. I)., lt:l. at, the hour of ID o'clock A. M, of said day, at the coun ty court houe at Dallas, Polk county, Oregoli. All Hrmlia I uteres led In said matter are rwpjlmi to appear on or be fore said lime ami file any objections Kiev may have, If any, and allow cause. If any, why said final account should not be filially settled and aald administrator should not be dUrharg. ed. Thomas I'omkkot. Administrator of the eatate of I . H. McC'ahe, rleoeascd. ICxecutor'a Notice. In tha County Cuurt of Polk county, state of Oregon. In the matter of the estate of Nelly M, Ifcuillnger, dweased. I'o whom It may concern : tireeting: Notice is hereby given that Homer Hill, administrator of the estate of Nel ly M. Deiiliuger, deceased, has tiled bis final account as administrator in said court and thst tho alsive mentioned court hss II sod Thursday. IWeetulwr 2-1, llMKI at the hour of 1-' M. as the time and the court room ot the said court. In the County Court House in said county, ss the place for the hearing ol the said lliuil account aad of any objections thereto and for the settlement of the Mime. homkh iin.i., Ailiiiiulalrntor. II. llenlinger, attorney for the admin istrator. Nlncklioldera' Meeting. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting ot the stock Holder of the Independence National liank will he held on Tuesday, January 12, 11)0.1, between the hours of 10:00 A. M. and -1:00 P. M., at tbu Hank, for the purpose of electing a Hoard of Directors and the transaction ofauch other luini ncss as may come buforo the int cl ing. C. W, IitviNK. Cashier. Dated this 19th day of Novem ber, ll)o:i. visit DR. JORDAN'S okist MUSEUM OF ANATOMY IOSI MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL (UatwiMq III Mi tud (. 1 nil mrfC'il AUBUJiniCBU Al MaWULU A In tin Wuriil. f OrfUt nttmettrm tn ths City, A tH,ttterfut ttyhtJur vmtmg, Writlin,nritiiyrontriiri d iiiNMisMM.iaoaslilvrljrMi'vtlhy m ( utllU iuilatullahtHl M yHttrtv OR. JORDAN-PRIVATE DISEASES Yhonk mr atift mllll inn w i 'J "--- i'cii iioatiiii suit a MVIUV niril men wlm itr nuiTcrliiff m fi m tha) olIoftM of youthful Initio rifttona or raciwim tn iimtiirr f yfitirK Nitrvoit") him I ptiVMn-m IIiIIU.t, lm- rnthiiiNi IMiriiii4trrlifrsji, iritfir- m (J..Hnrrhlllk U sVs-aaa. a ...a.... of I ritai.lltiir, rie. Ity h ooiiihliinliuii of M ri'iiH'ill-!, of Krt't riiriittvt povt tr, th imtor llft1IHf)'irrilllk4i HIM MfktlllH'Mt lllHl it Will IIO only ufT-til linintsllrttn n-llt-f, tint poriimiifiit rum, 'I'tio DiH-tor 1imh 110L ctulm U mi form mlntflcN. hut N well known to tm a fnfr nml ijiihih l(hv1Hnr urid HurK','nLjirfuiluut In lilt uptMHiilly lHaf of III r it. eV .' M Oi..aniii,lilu air u.l awl fm thi' nyajicm nlthfiiit Hit imnof Hvrrury. m rrt f'ir Itiiitlnrtr. A tiulrk ihI rt(tcit m t,x Baia.. a iKM-a uii.t st'lklaalasN. I.tr r Lir. .lorriitiin tpTiiii puiiiM-nn nitnnoon. m KVKICV MAM ftpplyli?timwlUr.vT i Otir h-mnt t'ptntnn of hiM nHnpiiiltit. t'oiiNilltftM'ttl ' It v.v, B"u mrffiij I'riTMHbi VHAHUKH VKHY hKAHOSAIILIL TifttLiur'nt rM'rwitmily or hy Ifit'T. iir-i.. i)....ta- Mull iktillWtIV sTk W f 4It It I A4JIK. Mailko KltlCkfi. (A ViaJlUUjl DR. JORDAN ft CO., I OB I Marital St., i. F. a a