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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1904)
THE FARMER IS THE BALANCE WHEEL OF PROSPERITY WKST HjDK KNTKJU'JMKE, INDICfODKN'OK, OIIKOO.V OV JMf M-IH(im ... . ""'" Africultur 0 ono familiar with tho U-rJ tiler a-ill I ... dm.. So. ,.. .. r ,.f .. Mt'JJ K id " t,.", Mr",,r t ., ,,, ,? ,,,, ,' , . . . . w) T&JLfX ? ',",,,,mI'1'Ii,'-''P'. Till-: AMKKKJAX K UM. ,""irl irl -if who had Jiu k) WxtTlJty) I'M SUSTAINS Till: COIJVinv i 'Wins. At the end of thtjff great iH.rti..,, ,f th u rl I ti 1 fw'J' " "tTnth.th.yw,.idBbtjO i . .. , Vur,J- 1,0 U virtually i.0. to i-v.-rybo.lv who would trust them. ji ( pendent of any other rlnM. ? an,i ,ev held ,i,., . , for sAKEjoFKOMHT. I088898S88899SI89889 8SS8998Q An Instants In Whloh Theory railed I f, T 0 W. A. IWESSra of Satisfactory Reiult. Somebody told hini that two could live eheapitr than one, and hi sal ry of iu week uu 0 .mull ti,nt it I . I . : i . i I f lllt'l. IIIIIL' 11.111 IM.llk.t.ill 1... J i iir that j..... " " V . i-v ER tllg till! , ' " '"w "". i roi.i IfeSO to JH0O the average o ,-.-U of f.,. produeu WM ,mrn 703((M)W fRM) In HOl they ww, f!iaW0. I 11,03 tIl0 m d.d 1.4 ..e,dm tin country and WM ,oU ,M It wm the farmer who hold ,10 mlm of ,,,, wilh . ."u..u.K ,.,, jTmiurta of th furin, th.-ro wu duri jv. ri.. mui myu i iy,.- BIlltunl vrN(! lmlim. of trado MjimuiitiiiK to 2,O00,MM). Im-lu.IIn th frm j-rodit.u., THIS UALANt'K IS Wll'KD OUT, i-l wo httvo U ft $275,000,000 to tho cr-dit of tJ.w country. DuriiiK 190.1 tl.ro wn nn ur.fttvor al.lo l.t.lttiu'0 of trndn in i-xj.orU and iinjiorOt othr than lhm of tho farm, which amounted to $:,fi 000,000, but wht-n Uie famu-r, jmrt in tho inU-rna-lioiml commwo it incdu.h-d tho Ulttiu-o in our favor it jiwt lx.ut $307,000,000. MtRI VOU HAVE THE TREMENDOUS RESERVE SUSTAINING POWER Or THE FARMERS OF THIS COUNTRY. THEV ARE THE PEOPLE WHO PAY TMi FOREIGN BONDHOLDERS. I will ull you that tho fanwni aro indop-ndent of tho hank, Uio money li'iidora or any body else. Thry aro .ri..rotu. In tha rat anyUnly can ? i it for hmiMMf. I hi.y aro gMtinf Rood jiri-' for their pruin, hay, milk, butu-r, rlmrni., fruita and other produce.. Think of the rri.-ea for and Jvoultry ! Then they have the advantage over th.-ir weatern brethren i not having th, long haul and heavy freight nitea. The farmers of ll.o went were JiKVKK in iuch eay ircum-Uiit.-e. Their crtp hare been good, and the demand from abroad ...... .. ,.,,.. Kk B luuiiynauiB ngure. luu is i ... 71 wueijicr it would he wner to ko into bHnkruj.tcy or move over to Jcracy. I'Vonomv and retrenchment wra 1 fin dinciiHHed at everv meal, hut in f.r. tiio they went from had to woree. mi wie young iiuhljaml began to Ioho color and hnvo a worn and anj. iom look. thio evening he camo homo with a bundle under hia annn, his head Held ingh, hia atep buoyant and a gleam of triumph in hia eve. ilia wile wan glad to ee him thus and made certain that ho had at lutd got tho raiiiu in aalurr for whieh I had been honing. Sho net tho even ing meal before him and waited for him to ay noun-thing, but, manlike, ho ketit her waiting. At last, when he could ntand it no longer, the kpi mm: "What ia it, George?" '1 ve found out how to live on Un a week. "Have you?" "Sure."' "Tell me." "It'i all in thin book." aaid he. taking up tho package, " 'Practical nouwehojii rA-onomy.' We'll apend lu! evening reamng it. "J low much did you pay for it? .Seven dollars! down and 50 cents a week. 1 know it's steep, but if it show us how to live. whv. it'll L. t ' do rneap. "Where did you get it?" "JSook agent came to tho office to day. All the boys bought one. You don't seem to think it's much of a bargain." "Well, no: I don't think we're built the right way for economy On the IVilio cwt tho storv is tho am. U, iK : lh,t 1,00 k Kcat WM here and sold onenimr with th .1 ' .1... i." " .i 1 i . ' me ono lo- Philadelphia Tress, " - imi uio auvaniatro I of a soil u hich will raio almost everytliing, including fruiu which out,-ll tlie tropical fruit and whieh can be sent across the country and shipH t Kuropo at a pr.(it, THKV AUK DOINO SPLENDIDLY. In the south the farmer who raw even a small crop of cotton has provided for himself. Tohurco was never in greater demand. The south ia mpidly becoming AS PKOSrKnOOS . AS THOSE OTIlKIl SECTIONS of tlio country which escajped the devastations of civil war. true of everything the farmer raiae to sell hog, cattle, wool, etc 0) i I i You arc cordially invited to call and inspect our new arrivals in Fancy Wuistings in Zarinas, Damasks, Ve ronas, Caronas, wool finished Cotton Violes, etc, and also one of the neat est lines of Wool Suitings ever shown in the city. Fine voiles, the newest weave out, in many colors; also et tamines, nuh voiles and mohair suit ings. We also have received many nice things in the cotton line, a very choice lino of art goods in Silkalines, Cretons and Art Denims in many colors and patterns; also a full line of Fancy Ginghams. Our line of Dress Trimmings and Allover Laces cannot be beat. A new line of Laces and Embroideries, also a full line of Ladie' Muslin Underwear. f0 CO CO CO to CO CO CO to CO .(( 10 CO 0 i THE PERILS OF IMMIGRATION By WHITfUW REIO Baginninga of Litaratura. Some stories are unchanged to the end oi time, but more grow in the teiiing. "Have you ever heard Urown tell about the time he eot halfway up Mont Blanc with ono of m little nephews and no guide? asked one man of another. "How long ago did he tell you aooui it r- was tlie evasive reply. "Iist October, when he'd just got nome, said tlie tirst man. "Well," said the other, "in the lour months sinco then he has climbed the rest of the war. suc cored a minting guide and sustain ed a snowstorm on the summit, ac cumulated two benumbed strangers on tho way down and guided the en- 011 seventeen years thoro has been a steady decline in 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t!..n 4a. .a V. a 1 ..).. a? . I t "' " wewwra "nu ot tire party to t,)0 f t h ....... n.t.'-iv.n viiB u w nuiu iiugjuu, ocoviuuu, i oi iruuuc reiaiives were waning. Ireland, Wab-s, Ciennany, Denmark and Switzerland During the anmo iwriod there has been a STEADY AND PKOUKESSIVK INCREASE from Italy, Austria-Hungary, lIuHia, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Helgium, Konmania, etc., and, final ly, to give an anulynis by rnees rather than mere nationalitios, 28 per cent of tho whole immigration in 1002 was Italian, 11 per cent of it wiis Polish, 1) per cent was Hebrew and 15 per cent was Slovak, Croa tian, Slavonian and .Magyar THESE HACKS THUS MAKING PRACTICALLY TWO-THIRDS OF THE WHOLE IMMI GRATION. l at ( Thia free people will never tako away tho welcome wo have given to tho pauper and tho illiterate, to tho communist and tlie anarchist from ubrojid w-hom wo hnvo already mndo at homo among us; will never withdraw tho suffrage from the man who now has it, but CAN--NoT READ UTS BALLOT; from th msm that votes without evr paying taxed or from tho mnn tlutt has locn couviutcd of crime but has been pardoned out just before his term expired in order that h- limy ngiiin render us his help in securing tho blessings of liberty f"r ourselves nd our posterity. WHAT IS DONE IS I5EYOND RECALL '"id with all its fuulU tho achievement is colossal and of worldwide lx-nefu-ence. llut if, in tho onwurd ruah of this magnifi cent develoiuuent no great harm baa ret roanlted if, Iadeo good has come beonuxo of or in spit of wur having ao largely lost eight for tho time of tho purposo declared in the constitution is it wise tt continue LNDEFINITELY on tho changed course f t t t Aro wo really taking s safe course to preserve tho blessings of liberty for ourselves and for our posterity when we hesitata now TO SHT OUT OF OUB IMiLIG RATION not merely the pauper and anarchist and tho poor Chinaman, but with less invidious dis crimination more of tlie notoriously undesirable elemental OR WHEN WE HESITATE TO EXCLUDE PEREMPTORILY .FROM THE 8UFFRAQE, NATIONAL, STATE OR MUNICIPAL. ANY NEW COMER WHO CANNOT READ THE LAWS BEFORE HE VOTES FOR LAWMAKERS AND WHO DOES NOT PAY TAXES HIMSELF WHEN 41 VOTES TAXES UPON OTHERSf Spoilad tha Romanoa. "Te aro lookup for the comet," explained the young man on the porch as the fathsg- of tho young wo man came out ig see what was de taining her. "AVhy, bless 3u," said the kind old gentleman, 'he comet is in an entirely different aart of the sky And he took iim round to the other side of the house, showed him the position of 0, comet and talked to him for about half an hour about it. Uialata Phraaa. Bobby had returned from his first tea party, his rund face wreathed; In smiles. "I hope you were polite, Bobby," said hU mother, "and re membered vour 'Yes, please and 'No, thank you,' when things were passed to you. "I remembered 'Yea, please,"' said Bobby cheerfully, "but I didnt have to say "No. thank you, moth er, because I took everything every time it was passed." m A SVJESSWEFS :w. A. Independence, Oregon. A CAPE NOMEITE HERE. W. J. Keene Interested With C. A. McLaughlin and Italph ltlctiards Talks Of Alaskan Gold Fields. wages, but by the new methoda things will be different. quartz mining ia taxing on much activity, and much macbin ery ia being shipped to the north rn country. The ores for tht greater part aro base, and need great amount of machinery to work, but as the facilities are plen W. J. Keene, of Cape Nome, vis ted with C. A. McLauRhlin and I tiful for that parpose mining can taipn Kicnaraa over &aiuraay and be carried on at a-ood Drofit." sunday. Mr. Keene naa put In seven years in the Alaskan country and is not done with it yet. Messrs. McLaughlin and Rich ras are interested wun mm in mining property at Nome and Mr. Keene will return in the near fu ture to look after their joint in terests. Messrs. McLaughlin and Richards expect to go in June. The claims held by the three, according to air. Kerne, are very promising. "The country around Nome" said Mr, Keene "has not started to be worked yet as far as mining is concerned. On Ruby Creek there are thousands ef acres of ground which have not been touched. A great change is taking place in the . . . the altar, she had uwiirrauij, ui lauus tu uiai country. aisposuion ana strung- nerve ail througu a . j I aecret a friend cave her. A few bottles of ears ago men went in there and Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is what located land and held it a. long as " TaTsT LT?r thev could with verv Iittla develon- appeared before. A WIFE'S CONFESSION. Of course everr one knew when "the were engaged and every one pretended to be aarpnsed when they heard it waa anddenlT broken off. It was first aaid she had broken it off, then that hia heart had changed, but finally ahe con fessed that she had been ao irritable, so depressed and bine that ahe had fairly driven him away. Her good looks were vanishing. She was getting thin, pale and hollow -cheeked, with dark circles around her eyes. Suddenly all society was pleased again to hear of the engage ment being renew ed, and it was not Jong before a beau tiful and radiant bride was taken to 'ran M Notice to Creditors. Notice ts hereby given that the un dersigned has been duly appointed ad ministrator of the estate of Sarah Jaa. person, deceased, by the County Coort of the State of Oregon, tor Polk Coun ty. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to pre sent the same duly verifled. together with the proper vouchers therefor, to the undersigned, at his office io the City of Independence, in said County, within six month from the date of this notice. Dated thia 18th day of February. 1904. H. H. Jaspebson, Administrator of the estate of Bar ah. Jas person, deceased. Oscar Hay ter, Attorney. War Cluhbin? Rates. The Portland Daily Journal, ono year i $4. By ordering now you can get both th West xde En terprise and Daily Journal, one year tor 14 50; the Semi-weekly Journal and West Side Enter prise, one vear for $2.25: the Weekly Journal and West Sidb Enterprise, one year for 2.10. K.pt His Word. I used to think you were not a I man of your word, Jones, but I vo changed my mind." "An, you understand me now, friend Smith. But w hat led you to change your mindr "You remember that $10 you bor rowed from me? Tea' "You said if I lent it to you you would be indebted to me forever. "Yes." "Well, you are keeping your word like a man." ment. Of late years some of the old miners have died and others haye sold their holdings to men who have means to work the plac ers and provide machinnry for the successful development of the ground. "I am Interested in a new style of steam shovel to handle tbe Backed up bv over a third of a centurv of remarkable and uniform cures, a record anch as no other remedy for the diseases and weaknessea peculiar to women ever attained, the proprietors and makers of Ir. Pierce'a Favorite IVescription now feel fully warranted in offering to pay $500 in legal money of the United States, for any case of Lencorrhea, Female Weakness, Prolapsus or Falling of Womb which thev cannot cure. All they ask ia a fair ancl reasonable trial of their means of cure. Mrs. O. O. Scripture, of Proacott, Aria., I, Boa Sj. write : " For nearly two rears I was a great sufferer with ulceration anil enlargement of womb, also suffered sererelv with dvsneosia and was run down a perfect wreck. I doctored for IT IS A MATTER OF HEALTH aarth th eanaoitv of whieh will u. several yeaia; got no better, until about seven arm, me capacity Ot WUICn Will DC. month, ago 1 began taking Or. Pierce's Favorite GOO yards every 12 hours. As this gravel will carry values of from 2 to $5 per yard, some idea may be gained of the profit in handling the ground. Dirt which only carries the yalues that Ruby Creek con tains will not pay for handling by shove), as a man can only make Prescription and ' Pleasant Pellet.' 1 can stand on my fret and work hard all day. I feel that life la now worth living and ahall ever feel grateful to yon and shall always recommend vour medi cine to aU who are suffering in any way. If troubled with weak digestion, belching or sour stomach use Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and you will get a quick relief. For sale by All Druggists. .Absolutely Pun) THERE IS NQ SUBSTITUTE