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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1904)
WKST SIPK KNTKUlMilIN West Side Enterprise. Subscription Price, :j!; TKLKi'HONfc BVHStnil,TIN KATV. ,-llriMlV In dvnv) ' fl fw yrr n Hlx moiilh w BZlZ pen.ueh .u0.ut In "r';,". o .,pl.y.Jv.r,UH1 . know on nppUctlon. . , ...x- ABOUT FOLK COU.YTV. . i.. Iiraoritll. YOU tO llHK '"".T' n..n. imiv hop nue " Wall wheat h Bi-liivfd world- wide fame, and iT Provvn ,n this county havo a realise over other goothun the worw s -kets. dairying mul rawing of livestock ar alao iletineJ to aJ J greatly to tho wealth oftlm v Hills of perennial ver- Uuro ami mihl wlltpr9 uulke ,U .Uirvlaml. and Uie mand for the dairy product is t:m. ihm annual output. Uinuj - Tolk oilers au inviting held for the dairyman. In the breeding 01 "ne wi., a i 1. I . t,r of 4 iiu'W. or n,e. -tloriM eell the .l...t uJr ' ... . ...llv ' la t He ureeuniji The Oregonian, taking edito-jparticularly goats and hogs, this i . f Polk county Lftimtv occupies front, rant. "rial cognizance of Polk county says: 'Several farms in Tolk Coun ty have changed hands recently at good prices. These lands are suitable for grain, hops, fruit on,1 are. in fact, well emu j adapted to the purposes of a di rr.;fiA1 agriculture. In the years when the market was lim- jted when, in ia, mno no market for the more pensu able products of Oregon farms many of these old farms were seeded to wheat year after year i A knrrt mm - and became - sues vi umU where plenty reigned and" con tentment dwelt -Under the stimulus of a widening market diversified larming has succeed ed old methods. Hopyards have been planted, orchards reset, on a commercial instead oi a iami ly or neighborhood basis; dairy ing interests have been establish ed and the producing value of the land has been rery generally tested. Change of ownership is desirable, and, indeed, for the fullest development of our agri cultural resources, it is neces sary. This has been inaugura- or) an A the next five years ought to witness great improve ment, in the old farms, not only of Polk County, but of other sec tions of the Willamette Valley equally fertile and well situa ted." " Hops alone are sufficient to ; attract the attention of the world to Old Polk. This county has r.nme to be the hop center of the nf thft choic- est hop land of the whole Uni ted States, hop-men will direct " 1 l.U n The annual goat snow ue.u . this county brings together the finest blood and mgnesi Pr. Angora goats, Poland China and Berkshire hog t be found in the country. - ten i on into competition for the premi um offered by the State Fair for .nntv exhibit of all prod- DCOI v.w-- - ,a nsuallv brings home una, o' v . first rrize! Western Tolk also has a wealth of timber ready to be opened up that is a mu 1 nk1 aOflftt There is demand for lana in u:. Mnn and consiaerauio bU19 . . property is changing hands or i.i and there is uwu i w back of it. . r.ll'l' ATA'.. r:t a i by whioh rur.l mail ' lirered by a,-cW rural Irfenh.,,.- nrrvioe. The . brought More thl eongrew. Ac cording tc the plan, the PoatmaMer hall open ana ww."- - " per.o.1 addr.-J tha eontenU oj L letter whiih hear, a tXw ,rooi.l delivery .tamp. a ten-cent apecial ttamp would par lor n "'' t , t ...-j -nr.!-. The farmer of nunureu " r Indiana and adjoining law.,. tks free o their rural li aerrmg a grr many thouiand rural wepnou.-. he senator propo mental trial of the plan lr a yr or two. Probably t would prove as popular and enduring a the free rural d.uvery. i . i uHr.A iinna nmvu " Kurai leirpuui' good foothold in Tolk county and the prospecti are tnai w- j -hence will find a net-work of tele phone wire over the greater portion of the county, ine M,,tero has come to the field and the Bell lyitam U looking after the extension of Une8- Hon. I.. T. UarrU for , wi!itirstwmt to knovv f UilhoaanMr. lUrria that. 1M,nef ,l,e b-t ,ongre,,.onal convention OREGON'S STATE FLOWER. rru. .t. flower of Oregon is what is known as the Oregon grape iDKUci" -1 ' Himes, assistant secretary of the Oregon Historical Society, nrei u8 State Horticultural Society in 1890 that it desIgnate a state flower. The matter wai ot two annoal meetings and the Oregoa grape was adopted at the meeting ol 'CD"-- leeiBlature adopted , . . This nlint :. -4 U 11(1 ReBBlOn. AUio presenu beauty ot bom ionag . bloom, and ia an excellent shrub in or earden aewri..U". rr., unt two varieties or sp- 1 nero no - , , cies of Oregon grape, the low bush (Berberia nervosa rari7 more than two feet in height with a stem not larger than one little finger, and the high bush (Ber beris aquifoliam) which growe to a height of 8 to 15 feet and a diame- . . .A Mn county dHiHH-nu u" be congratulated upon not l ..TerleJ by .ny raction or -t,r.l -trif, in l.M-.v- continued harmony and a full vol, there will W no W"" to the result next June. AUan Duinocrat. . vi vmi make the .ame brotherly rocomn.endat..... for the majority party in Polk county, Mr. Democrat? mm...,- ar no new announce- 1 IIVI V ------ mentsof democratic cand,JaU lor couui' 1.1. .v. ,.J Hardev lloluian are PUH . writing for the republican- to consider their names in con nertion with the county juogo hip between now and con von vention time. r.ni.inRsm White, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, delivered a telling wr tn Jeilersonian simplicity bv appearing at the meeting of the committee on v, uuiuKvu . Wrib Jav. in a silk tile hat and . Albert coat. But H III"" btherwise, the chairman set de mocracy a good example oy subscribing for the Wkst Side Enterprise. HUMANITY'S DBT TO THE UNITED STATES sr jomn w. roiitir. i. v a tv' There are days when youug men, with buoyant hope and un limited self-assurance are step arena and an- nouncing their candidacy for congressman to represent the First district. Wait until the magic influence of the double hand-shake from Washington sweeps over the land before try ing to name the successiui i.-u- didate. vi-n A. 11. hall of Inde- A w v. nendoncecaube used as a dance ...u f,,r the SileU ludians lima v while the congressional conven- a : . amtmr.ta'lMir tion U holding r- " " . . 1 . in a cramped hall overatPaiem ir T. F.nton may not now be a candidate for the state renate, !, rPt.tiblicans. in selecting a candidate may as wen ioo .u runninc Qualities that will w - measure up with femoii. Harry MiHer of Oregon, now t'..;..i States Consul at New iu fnHint a tusto Of the strenuous life. ciaUm the nlaco and the Kith. 4' r .... a ... .,1 the date. No hoodoo, in.nv, on the congressional convention. Nominations for oflice, secur ed in uny but an honorable way is not worth the having- Russia now threatens to drive 5nn the sea. We'll see. V V tu Mendy rhan.,4.Wp of a f rrr commie u iv-l u " ' . . i .. ,.,,.lii't in war the mnA elevated pruwMur. v. v ... rnM,J State ha. Ironed aU.ut an AI-MOM tOMI. HlANOKin the praelie- of naUa. Ihe r K JL V- ineerporated into inteni.Uon.l U,fc ,,u,u . . , bv the ournlem t . l .teadlv advocated lip to U.U d-y-tho ea govHrnment ,rtv on th U Umo of wm from aeuure of 1 uiv vi.uirv led the nation. A. onr country fr . ,T,lrm lf ..rth in creating a more amUSTIN5i rO OKSS and ,1 .... i....i .,..utrl rnrhla. and to UkWwQ more v " et n The ONI.T itwt.ne m our hUtory where fraud and com j ho iwi arUtration tribunal waa tl Hare Wn uHJ - J J U n f th. ,djourBS Venemol. under Ui. treaty of lb the cmUeion charge, Img. ilarity and 1 number. wre made at WahinKU.n by the eaeitteJan uZ the emmi-aiou, by hkh Ur? part of e.a( rTrlnUHl bv th. atu-rnoy and atWod by the comma.Kn a lar in eeourinf legion a new eammiaaio. - Oiganur reriewvd th. work of ita pnJeeeeor. j OF THI TWtNTY FW" ft MteaioN onuv nine wisi . NfW . r, Pint RIJCCTtO WtUt ALLOWtD IV TM1 N1W w OLD CASKS JCT" uii f op THI TOTAL A aiOM, HIPtUSINTlNW av The Law Should Prohibit Treat SI T4.fr.ro flcceDtiuc the Eugene Register's invitation to nominate i-.,..lo,l Cor benr. Jan- 11 O HIU l"vu t anese Soldiers. Bv Rev. C C McLtAK f Oak Para. V treating giv intemperance ita gTeatwt impotua, aniV; I W it doe., then treating what wo ahould atrike at UW eilli g,,t at one main root of ths tratlk in aleoholio b.' bv hamrine a law abovo the saloon keeper's head, a law whioS Dyhanpi g a a say, "KVhKl ja. If the treating ent'm were made illegal so far aa the wlmkn concerned it would aton bocomo a dead letU-r in other line. WHAT SENSE IS THERE IN A CUSTOM WHICH ALWAYS OHB MAN PAY THE EXPENSES OP TWO MINT Men would perhaps smoko juat aa muoh or more if the t did not prevail in the cigar store., but they would not drink oy o rauon. i - a m m m m - , : -vr I orvT TT. nATT "P TREASURE & GrEM TOP The most complete piece of Furniture for a Kitchen. We will Bell the top oi table separate at $4 each or the twojeom bined for - $8-00 FREIGHT PREPAID OUR OWN MAKE m m m m m m m m ci CI CI & CI CI & m m (1 Highly Finished, Hard Wood, Only $9.00 d We have a large line of CI Extension Tables and are 2' selling them like the S time honored "hot cakes" because our price aio SOLID OAK SOLED OAK BUFFET With swell uhlan tirrn dour and largo k1kih1 mirror J 10 About the yaiuii tiling uith flat .'las ilunr, - $30 SALE PRICES i '-1 if f THIS ELEGANT TABLE -Dxp-n pnnivr stttt TT7:tu rocMrH RF.VF.f.ED GLASS 24x30 Inches Former Price $25. Special Price $20. ! i ii-i'a rm rnr-vnveiBakM SALEM, OREGON, d right. . . :;.t.u 'J .--.r - w - ; rrr. : : ., trr 9 Vl .AAMMAManAnAAAAAAlA(AAnflftfl ooeoocsseseeeo95oososuuu-wwww PATTERNS Off CARTS, JUST RECEIVED Our Carts aro Uphj etorod and fitted witU special parsol eipeciaflj for our trade and guarantee them to bo tb best on the market.