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WEST SIDE ENTERPRISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON i n J : ' - I INDEPENDENCE SUUIAL bKIUttlB i Rube Dickinson was in Corvallis oer Sunday. Mrs. Sarah Young came up from Portland Sunday. J. L. McCandlesf, the brick ma un, has gone to Prineville t j do the brick work on a 123,000 public school building to be erected iu the thriving eastern Oregon county. Irma Burnett of Portland i via-iTlltt coutractor for the building is iting relatiyes here, Cecile Wilcox visited friends in Corvallis the past week. Mr. nd Mra. J. Robinson were in Portland this week. Fred Chambers was in Indepen dence the first of the week. 7.l Rotendorf attended the Caroiyal at Portland this week. Mr. and Mrs. George Kutcti spent the Fourth at Carleton Born To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Clodfelter July 3rd a daughter. Miss Fredrica Baacove left Inde pendente Sunday for Eastern Ore gon Mabel Ellis and Maggie Hodge viaitAil in Dallas a few days last week. Miss Kate Jones has returned from her trip in eastern Washing ton. Miss Ona Baker left for her home in Portland the first ol tne week. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Messner and daughter spent the Fourth at Mc Minnville. . Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson of Salem visited in Independence Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gibson were passengers to Portland Sunday for a few days. Mrs. Henry Waller and daughter Louise were down from Luckiamute .Mills Tuesday. Miss McDevitt, of Portland, vis ited her sister, Mrs. George Conkey, the past week. ' Gordon Baker and Carl Mathaw of McMinnville, were in Indepen dence this week. Mrs. Fred Chambers and daugh ter, of Eugene, are visiting relatives in Independence.. Mrs. W. S. Wilson anddaughter, Miss May, left Tuesday for . their home at Reno, Nev." Mies Bessie Butler and Helen Cooper attended the Carnival at Portland the past week. Arthur Moore and Will Craven left Sunday for Slab Creek to enjoy a well earned vacation. Mrs. McLaughlin and her brother Lee Fluke and Miss Opal Hart were in Portland this week. .Will Middlebam recently pur chased the Gentry farm three miles south of Independence. Wod Butler and Layton Smith, with their families, camped . at Humbug lake over the Fourth. Geo. Conkey, Rily Crayen. Lorin Wann and Willard Craven spent the Fourth fishing on the Luckia mute near Falls City. Will Mattison, Sam Irvine, Hen ry Kelso, Fred Ireland, Roscoe Staats, Ivan Woods, Chas. F. Gray of Salem. POLK COUNTY MINERS Pilot Knob Gold Mining: Com pany Has Made a Rich Strike in Nevada. The White Pine News, published in White Pine county, Nevada, has the following concerning the Pilot Knob Gold Mininir company, a corporation of Polk coimty citizens: "An astonishing discovery was made last week by the Pilot Knob Gold Mining company, ol Mon mouth, Oregon, on their Pilot Knob mine. The tunnel bad been driven in but fifteen feet, when a blind quartz ledge, three feet wide, was un earthed, containing gold plainly visible to the naked eye, and the assay yalue 6f the ore is supposed to run up into hundreds of dollars to the ton. "The Pilot Knob company has a group of ten claims in the district, and it is asserted by those in a po sition to know, that every mine in the group will yield their owners a dividend as soon as the facilities for testing the ores are arranged. "Ten men are now at work de veloping the properties. The grade for the mill and concentrator is finished, and the machinery is ex pected on the ground this week. All of the necessary timber and building material is on the ground Tt will only be a shert time when the mill, which will be situated two and one-half miles from the mines, and run by the water of Willard creek, will be turning out 'its bars of bullion. The Pilot Knob company, which was incorporated at Monmouth, Oregon, last fall, with a capitaliza tion of $250,000, have the necessary funds with which to prosecute the deyelopment work in a careful and systematic manner, while at the same time treating the ores from the mines with a small plant first and preparing the properties for a larger output and the realization of greater dividends. "Other prospects now being de veloped will make good our asser tion that our connty must lead them all. Others must follow." . W. T. Hoiiman, of Independence, is on the ground superintending the work. . ... Claude Vox and Ed Owens comprised a bunch 8e the .hr"e that took in the Fourth at Port land. Mrs. Martha Singleton and niece. Mrs. Thompson, and the lat ter's little eon, of Roseburg. are visiting relatives here. Mrs. Sin gleton is a sister of Harbin and J. R. Cooper. She has not been in Independence before for thirty years. Rev. W. E. Turner will preach at Highland school house the 9th inst, at Monmouth on Sunday at 11a.m. Rev. Turner is young minister recently from Idaho, and may locate in these parts. Ducking' on Horseback. A ducking on horseback is what James Jones baa in Brown's lake south of town Saturday. Believing swimming to be good training for a horse, Jones mounted his animal and plunged into the depths of the lake. Upon reaching a point where the water was eighteen to twenty feet deep, the horse sank. Then he rose and upon reaching the surface, "turned turtle" and sank again. The second time he was on ms DacK kicking wildly with Jones between his fore legs. Jones succeeded as a matter of life or death, in freeing himself from the horse and swim ming ashore, and the horse, reso lutely, refusing to swim, sank again and walked out on the bot tom. It was a narrow escape for horse and rider. WAIT UP IN CANADA. of our fellow townsman. Mr. six Mrs. Taylor traveled a long way to attend the function, and it was a memorable affair at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor. The golden wedding day dawned clear and fair; the bright sunshine and beautiful flowers served o welcome the guests who came from near and far to welcome the happy event. Fifty guests sat down to the wedding dinner. The table was beautifully decorated with col Jen lilies. Before partaking of the bountiful repast a short address and word of prayer was oflered by the pastor of the IVinpsry Baptist Church, of which Mr. and- Mrs. Taylor are members, the beauti ful old Paraphrase "Oh! God of Bethel" (which is a favorite of Mr.. Taylor) was sung at the din ner table. The good old times were discussed, and many merry thrilling tlea were told. After dinner the children presented their father with a handsome gold watch and chain, and the narrow wedding ring of long ago attached to a new and handsome gold-band, made glad the mother's heart. The af ternoon was spent renewing old firiendship. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, of Oregon, other places represented were: Cassburn, St. Eugene, Woodstock, Vanbleet Hill, Geneva. Carellon and Isle aux Chats. The presents were handsome and select ed with good taste. A circum stance worthy of tote and often mentioned by Mr. and Mrs. Tay lor is the fact of there being four marriage between their respective families. See Mrsaucr a ad for cut price in summer waistlngs. i A good second hand buggy and wagon for sale by Fraier it Rice. Fine line of summer skirti at Messners. Messner wants all your chick i ens ami eat. lbey are just an ! giMxl as cash here. i i A B'K)d place to stop for a meal w in Salem is at Strong' restaurant Meals at all hours. A very neat and choice line of parasols at Messners. Something entirely new and a little diflernnt from what others have. Moore's Hair Invigorator and Newbro's llerpicide for dandruff and fulling hair or diseased scalp sold In bulk, 50c 8 or.., or applied if necessary by Moore it Taylor's, the barbers on C street. The Corvallis Steam Laundry makes a specialty of gents goods and lace curtains. Your laundry called for and delivered at your door. Satisfaction guaranteed. Goods called for on Mondays and Tuesdays aud delivered on Fridays. Orders may be left at Craaen & Moores. ROOSEVELT EPIGRAMS. Correspondence of the West Side Enterprise discovers Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Taylor of this city at St. Eugene. Ontario, where on June 21, they attended the golden I wedding of James Taylor, a brother J I would like to be president aeain; but I would far rather be a whole president for three years than half a president lor seven years. Remember that. In the the long run, the moht unpleasant truth is a safer com panion than a pleasant falsehood It is a good thing to be a good halfback; but it is a mighty bad thing if, at forty, all you can say of a man is that he was a good half' back. The millennium is a good way off, yet. When you mcke it evident that no man shall be excused from vi olating the law, you make it ev ident that every man will be pro tected from violators of the law. Exactly as yon need in war the man behind the gun, you need in peace the man behind the plough, the man at the machine. It is a good lesson for nations and individuals to learn never to hit if it can be helped, and never to hit soft. Hardness of heart i3 not much more destructiye in the long run than softness of the head. Any generation fit to do its work must work for the future for the people of the future, as well as for itself. The abler, the more powerful any man is: the worse he is, if he has not got the root of righteousness in him. The fact that a man talks loud does not mean, necessarily, that he fights hard. Sometimes you see a man) that talks loud and fights hard, but he does not fight hard because he talks loud, but in spite of it. I would plead with my country men to show not any special brill iancy or special geneous, but the ordinary humdrum, commonplace qualities,rwhich in'the aggregate. spell success for the nation and for the individual. i Have You Received a Souvenir? The A. & C. R. R. will mail to your address free, copies of their summer booklet containing 30 pages of half tone engravings of Columbia river and Clatsop beach Bcenery. Address J. C. Mayo, G. F. & P, A., Astoria. Ore., or C. A. Stewart, Agent 248 Alder Street, Portland. Ore. Wood for Sale. S. Cox, the wood dealer, is ready to deliver wood at your door on short notice. Big fir wood $3.50 per cord; second growth maple $3. Phone H3. To Kent. A good farm with improvements lo rent. Contains 243 acres and lays two miles north of Monmouth. M. W. Mix. Tearing' up Putting in now lloor ami ri'pnporingour walls, but road' to bono you with now groccrioa ami fresh vegetables every day, McCready Sr Earhart Independence, ' Oregon THE MONMOUTH LAUNDRY H. D. THITMAN, Proprlttor j? A Home Industry Institution-? GOOD WORK, PROMPT DELIVERY OUR WATCHWORDS WorK Called for Tuesday Delivered Saturday Josse & Bice, UNDERTAKERS Fine Parlors in connection. Day or night calls promptly attended to. Day phono 273 Night 893 Main St, Independence, Ore W. L. HICK, Kmbiiliiier and Funeral Director. H L MMTJCHJtJi, Pi. '. W. KNOtVLMJ, Mgr. urefl Hmn On If 01. OO 91.10 0M.OO THE IMPERIAL HOTEL CO. SEVENTH and WASHINGTON STS. Excursion Rates to Vaquina Bay. s On June 1st the Southern Pacific Co. will resume sale of excursion tickets to Newport and Yaquina nay. Both season, and Saturday to-Monday tickets will he sold. This popular resort is growing in favor each year. Hotel rates are reasonable and opportunities for fishing, hunting and sea bathing are unexcelled by any other resort on the Pacific Coast. Some new arrivals in summer goods at Messners. Something new in lace curtains; latest Art Arabians at Messners. A Positive NecfiSHity. Having to lay upon my bed for 14 days from a severely bruised leg, I on ly found relief when I used a bottle of Ballard's snow liniment. I can cheer fully recommend it as the best medi cine for bruises ever sent to the afflict ed. It has now become a positive ne cessity upon myself. D. ft. Byrnes, merchant, DoversviKe, Texas. 25c, 50c, $1, Sold by A. 8. Locke. Call and see the new line of sum mer skirts at Messners. MOTOR LINE TIME TABLE. INDEPENDENCE & MONMOUTH RAILWAY CO. leaves Indepen dence for Alon inouth and Alrlie 7:30 a. m. 8:30 p. m. Leave Indepen" dence for Mon mouto and Pallas 11:00 a. m. 6:15 p. m. L'yen Monmouth Tor Alrlie. 1v a, 8:.0O p. in. m. I'Tes Monmouth for Lialla. 11:30 a. m. fcSU p. m, Leaven Alrlie for Monmouth and Independence, :0 a. .m, 6:05 p. in. PORTLAND, OREGON Newly Equipped; Over 100 Rooms, Steam Heat; Gas Lights; Jill Modern Conveniences. With every purchase of a 25c pack age of our Special Tooth Prepara tions,: Kosafoain, WhitohooJ'a , Listerated, or Turkish Myrrh Tooth Powder, wo will present you with a fino too til' brush free of charge. ' CALL AND SEE. A. S. LOCKE PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST Lpavra Dalian lor Monmouth and independence. 1:00 p, m. 7:30 " I L'vea Monmouth I for Independence Mt, m. !:) p. m. 2:) " 6: " :00 Vnrm Indeprn. 1jm for Mod, p. m How About Your Hummer Vacation? Newport on Yaquina Pay is the ideal seaside resort of the JNorth Pacific coast.' T'.ound trip tickets at greatly , reduced rates on Bale from all Southern points in Oregon, on and after June 1. - Ank agents ; for further particulars and a hand somely illustrated souvenir dook let, or write to Edwin Stone, Mana ger C. & E. It. R.. Albany,, Ore., or V. E. Coman, G. P. A;, S. P. Co., Portland. There are thirteen stray Bheep at my place. The owner will , please call and settle the bilh y ' Jacob Ueckeb. , J. W. Whitaker, of Suver is Re ported very low as a result of in juries to the spine sustained when he was thrown from a buggy three weeks ago. At the II. E. church next Sab bath the pastor will Rive two inter esting addresses as follows: At 11a. m., ''Jesus Christ's Gethse mane Prayer;" 8 p. m., "Fopular With One Man." Mss Isa IsaGilbaiigh of Portland is a guest of Miss Ethel Whiteaker Mrs. Claude Skinner was a pass enger to Portland Tuesday. e