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COM ISO EVENTS.
Thursday. April 7 Polk county
republican primaries.
Saturday, April 9 Ueuublican
county convention at Dallas.
Wednesday. April. 13 Republi
can Congressional convention at
Salem.
Wednesday, April 13 Polk
county democratic primaries.
Thursday, April 14 Republican
gtato convention at Portland.
Saturday, April 16 Democratic
county conyention at Dallas.
Tuesday, April 19 Democratic
state convention at Portland.
Juue 15. 16 and 17 Depart
ment of Oregon G. A. R., in an
nual reunion at Kood River.
the pat few days. Last work
the towu was paid visit by L.
T. Harris, candidate for con
gress, while Congressman Her
mann wus flooding the mails
with letters, undelivered speech
es, maps, documents, etc. Later
B. F. Joues, the Ilennann-or-
bust man, came over to tell what
the wild waves aro saying
,w tliov wash in from the
troubled sea of politics in Lin
coln county. This week, U.
Laughry, candidate for state
sonator, made two trips to town,
closely followed by h. C. kirk
patrick, another candidate, and
his right hand man, J. C. Hay
ter. Johnnie Van Orsdell, at
one time president of a famous
society at the State Agricultural
College, but now a candidate for
county surveyor has also been
in town with his surveying togs
on. Mark Scrafford has also
been in evidence, as well as C.
W. McLaughlin, the aspirant
for treasurer. J. M. Stark, the
Independence senatorial candi
date has been indisposed, but
politics have not been altogether
neglected the past week, and
there is another week of it yet
before the primaries.
he is worth WOO if delivered to
the authorities at Corvallis.
It seems to bo a pretty close
race as to which will get the
larger appropriation from eon
press the Lewis A Clark fair or
the Chemawa Indians.
t'ortUtt.t
Wanted, unemployed demo
crats to replace republicans on
the various state boards Gov
ernor Chamberlain.
I do not want the nomination
tor district attorney if I can't
get it J. N. Hart.
If you don't expect to abide
by their decision, don't attend
the primaries.
COMING r.YIVJ2!IES.
The republican primaries for
Polk county will be held next
Thursday. The primary is the
first step in the exercise of the
right of sufirage, and under our
system is an important- one.
Though one may legally get on
the official ballot by petition,
that method is not often resort
d to, and under the prevailing
custom, the primary practically
settles the question of candi
dates. The primary was origi
nally intended as a medium
through which the mass of vot.
ers might express their choice
nf pandidfltes. Honestly used
they serve a party purpose.
Abused as they sometimes are,
the source of party disruption.
Primaries are sometimes worked
, in the interest of certain mea
sures or candidates. Candidates'
sometimes bring with them into
the primaries an artificial sup
port that defeats the majority
wishes of his party and thus be
enmes a nartv burden in the
campaign to follow. This is a
common practice with the can
didate who seeks the office rath
er than waits for the party to
call upon him for his services.
It is a practice to be avoided if
party success would be achieved.
It is a practice to be guarded
against by republicans next
Thursday. Let there be fair
and open primaries in every
precinct. Give every one en
titled to a vote, a voice in the
deliberations. Exclude all
neither legally nor morally en
titled to a vote, from the con
vention. Tolerate no form of
jobbery nor underhand meth
ods. Fearlessly set upon po
litical duplicity and trickery
wherever it shows its head. Let
the delegates elected to the
county convention next Tues
day, be men that will represent
the wishes of the rank and file
of the republicans f Polk coun- sonal
ty and there will bo no question
about party success next June.
SEEDED LEGISLATIRX.
The terrible danger that at
tends the handling of dynamite
was forcibly set forth in the re
cent explosion that caused the
death of Curtis Baker and
Gilbert McCabe and did other
damage. Such accidents are
liable to occur any time with
those who handle the explosive
and a law requiring those who
handle dynamite to take out
license would be in keeping with
public safety. Since thedangers
attending it are not confined to
those who handle it but includes
all lives and nropertv in close
proximity its use should proper
ly come under the regulation of
the law. It is entirely too great
a risk, to allow' one unfamiliar
with the nature of dynamics or
reckless in its use to carry it
along the highways or have it
in his possession at all. By re
quiring one to pass an examin
ation before a competent author
ity as to his knowledge and cau
tion with explosives, the public
would be protected and it would
necessitate very little additional
cost to these who have occasion
to use it.
livery candidate has
Some ot them
up tait creeK.
wagon.
a band
will go
Question of the day: "When
will the Southern Pacific put on
another train?"
I want my f'iOO back-Storey.
-Sheriff
Cured Consumption.
Mrs. B. W. Evans, Char water.Kan.,
writes: "My husband lay sick for three
months. The doctors aid ho had
quick consumption We procured a
bottle of Ballard's Horehound Hyrup,
and it cured him. That was six years
Hgoaud Biuce then we have kept a
bottle iu the houee. We cannot do
without It. For coughs aud colds it
has no equal." 25c, 60c ami f 1.00. Bold
by A. 8. Locke.
And now George E. Chamber
lain, Governor of Oregon by
the grace of republican tail
mashers has decided that all
the members of the State Board
of Agriculture shall be demo
crats. What a time that board
will have when it selects judges
for the state fair to pass upon a
democratic hog. Rose burg
Plaindealer.
Will Open Up llcrw. "
The Oregon Lumber Wood &
Light Co. of Falls City w ill le ready
to supply Independence trade with
any kind of fir lumber or wood by
or about the first of April. It will
pay you to get our prices,
OREGON
SHOISrlilNE
and union Pacific
3 TRAINS FROM PORTLAND DAILY
Throueh Pullman standard and tour
ist sleenine cars duilv to Oniaha. Chi
cago, Spokane ; touriHt sleeping-car daily
to Kansas City ; through Pullman tour
ist sleeping cars (personally conducted)
weekly to Chicago and Kancas City;
reclining chair cars (seats free) to the
Fast daily.
70
hours rir
Portlaland to Chicago II
No change of cars v
ATTRACTED HITHER.
The irresistible charm the hop
center of Oregon has over can
didates and politicians, acconnts
for the interest exhibited in
things political in Independence
"Owning six big newspapers,"
says one ot Mr. nearst s em
ployes now in Kentucky, "he
naturally has a great number of
i
men employed wnom ne can
send out on little personal mis
sions. Just so, Any mue per
mission, from buying a
Lull nun or a ward heeler to a
r i
presidential nomination. Cou
rier Journal.
depart TIME SCHEDULE akriv
FOB FROM 1'ORTLAND FROM
Chicago Halt Lake, Denver,
Portland Ft Worth, Omaha,
Special Karmas City, St. iJOpm
9:15a nrvia Louis, Chicago and
Hunting- East.
ton.
Atlantic Palt Lake, Denver,
Express Ft Worth.Omaha,
8: 15 p m via Kansas City, St 10:30 a m
Hunting- Louis, Chicago
ton. and East.
If a man of light complexion,
five and a half feet high, weigh
ing 135 pounds, and with a bible
in his pistol pocket, calls, his
name is "Joshua" Creffield, and
St Paul Walla Walla.Lewis-
Fast Mail ton, Spokane, Wal-
6 am via lace, P u 1 1 m a n, 7:35 a in
Spokane. Minneapolis, St
Paul, Duluth.Mil
waukee, Chicago
and East.
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE.
For San Francisco Every five days at
8:00 p.m. For Astoria, way points and
North Beach Daily, except iunday, at
8:00 p. m ; Saturday at 10 IK) p. m.
Daily service, water permitting, on
Willamette ane Yamhill rivers.
For fuller information ask or write
your nearest ticket agent, or
A. L. CRAIG,
General Passenger Agent,
The Oregon Railroad A Navigation
Co., Porrland, Oregon.
Working Overtime.
Eight hour law are Ignored by ihow
tireless, Mil workers-lr. Kings
New Life Pills. Millions are alwavs
...rb nlulit and (lav. curing Indi
gestion, HHIOUHH.-W, (VliHllpntlon, Sick
Headache and all wonmi-n, .
iinw.il trouble. Easy, plea-mit, safe,
sure. Ouly Xe at A. H. l.-a-ke's drug
Store.
ItiiNliiCM. Opcnlnc
For Sab Country store in IVlk
county, uood M-ation. ronaoK
value 3,(KX). For particulars en
quire at this ollice.
and KHiirii Only
-l.
Tho Southern I'aeillo i" ""
wiling round trip tickets to I oil
land lioni Independence, lor ,
good going Saiurd,v or JjuiH ay,
V.... c... ,1 e .in. Monday,
returning . i -
giving. H Smu,av ft,1,, M
in rortlaini. i ne ,
ment applies from Portland. K'
Portland Ppl l'1,,km," ""
Valley point" l greatly reduced
rater.
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Marble and
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Mimiiiiii'ni"d tl'l'
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New Spring and Hummer Hmr,
in ("'"I varirtjf Juat niHii
W. Q. SHERMAN,
Morchnnt 'Tnllor
BANK BUILDING.
INDEI'ENDENCE, - OKECOjj
More ICIots.
Dl.liirl.u.e of Mrlkeis r !"t l' r' !
Iv a grave a an Individual disorder of j
t'he.v.irm. Overwork. h of sleep.:
Inrrvotl. tension a III followed hv j
' niter colspe, mill" a rt-llnl'le remedy J
. Immediately employed. There's i
! iiidliliiK so efficient h cure disorder of !
the Liver or Kidneys M F.lectrlo
i.,.. Ii'i wonderhll t o, sn.l euro-
'live nervine and the gnlet all
urotnid iiii-dlclne for run dwti .vs
, leiim. It illxpi ls Nervois'is, Itheu
I nmtlKiu ami Neuralgia and e-ls M
jlarla germ. Only ?'. and aatlsfne
! Ii. mi giiitraiilecd y A. W. l.o. ke. Drug-
IglHl.
Ccntractcrs and DulUm
Jill work guararttv0ii,
Eitlmates furnished on
kinds of carpenter work.
Call on or addrmti
fiallcck and Poole
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