V West Knterpri ei.kvkntii vbah. IN1)KI'LNI)KNCK, l'OLK COUNTY, OHKGON, AUGUST 11, 1901. NUMBER :J7 Side SE POLK COUNTY BANK. Incorporated. IIONMOUT1I rrt'HUit'iiv. no i r vn iuu in lit A C. I'owkll, Cahicr. ru cui. DniEtTOH J. H. lfawley, P. L lulls'. John B. Htump, J. A. wittirow, r. b. roweii. T,.n..ti General iUnkluR snd reliable' throughout the United Htetea and Canada. THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK a-A-I'TrTA-Ij 8TOOK, S50.000.00. u HlkHlinKKU. t'nw.ler.l- AIUUM NKLKON, Mr. I'rMl.len 8 " O. W. Ill VI SB. Ct.ir. M.'fTOK.-H. lVi".'l."w71Ti. r."mUb, J. I'. Jllxx'" " ",ir A. Nelu. 4 nrl Unkln7mlVic.ni( bu.lni trnctd. In made. Bills DAVIDSON & HEDGES lbA)u4Ki For Fine Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies rijn w fMi- V. . tobrttrrtxtf to4 ltat Mr:tuwTU DAVIDSON C STREET INDEPENDENCE, OREGON UVERY, FEED AND I. W. DICKINSON, Prop. f 1r,iiitnrrifl.l r' wwT nminodations. .. i.....i.i Tclejhon Ao. 3 Oregon State Normal School Monmouth, - i i -- -: i ' i a j 1 1 I ANDY TUPPER RESIGNS J. V. Bill Appointed Hi Successor local Politic In Sieht For Next FatL Andy Tuoner marshal of Inde pendence for the past 14 yeara, is nhal no more. Hi resignation been tent in and waa accepted b7 the council at its last meeting J W. Ball hat been lected to Woceed Mr. Tupper. A leave of Ueoce waa granted Marahal Topper a month ago. 8 i nee that bbu been in California where be deciaed to locate on a iruit OREGON 1(0,000 f'ampUIl, I. M. Simpson, J. B. V. Exchange busioees. Draft sold Sod FoonUio for it hot 4y- YOtt Art wy ww. & HEDGES BOARDING STABLE Men a Specialty. ea well fed. Fine 1 Iowa veil fed. Hno i. .Uv.woek or month. Independence Oregon Oregon far fll IWH, terms in each school ear w. Ivrl e for catalogue con. Jlin n lull information concerning taining run tn,lnn(t (n otual Vltag attach' A,,lr"w . MONMOWH, ORE. ranch. The family shortly. t. Under the new cuaric. .mi .r. Wion of a new marshal Will uv" - , in November, by the people. Mr. ... . j:J-.. J , K. Ball will te a canuiuw " -n!. h.. said itis hie inten- . b. .n effort for me none id ui" - pUce. There will, be eometh ng doing in local politics in the fall. J. R. Mulkey of Colfax Wash, yisited his Polk county friends this week. Mr. Mulkey lives in Iho biggest wheat producing county in the world. It estimated the ield of Whitman county this year will be 10,000,000 bushels. IS ALIVEAOAIN. The Independence Improye ment League Takes Up Live Issues and Ap points Committees Monday Night. A Large Attendance Present to Hear Discussion of Additional Outside Telephone Connection. The Independence Improvement League held a mreting in the city hall Monday evening and directed its secretary to forward the requir ed five dollar fee to the secretary of the Oregon Development League, which entltlrs the. local league to membership in. the state organ ixation There was a large attendance cut Monday evening, every seat n the hall being taken and stand ing room utilized. The unusual attendance was due to the tele phone axitation now on. Patrons of the Airlie and Suver line over which there is now some conten tion were present. W. II. Dsncy, manager 6f the Pacific Stales sys tem for this district, Wm. Barnett, manager for Independence, L. S. Perkins, Pauitio States man for Monmouth were present. W. D. DeVarney representative of the Independent system, and Robert Johnson, secretary of the local Independent system at Corvallis were in 'attendance. Frank Butler of the Falls City-Dsllae Indepen dent line was also present. The meeting was addressed by C. E. Staate, B. F. Smith, Frank Butler, Gip Thurston, James With row; L. E. Perkins and W, II. Dancy on the part of the Pacific Slates Co.and Messrs. De Varney and Johnson on behalf of the Inde pendent system. Questions were interjected by members of the League and it developed that there is friction between the Pacific States and Independent people on the line trom Monmouth to Airlie and their conflicting interests in volve "some of the patrons. The line ws constructed by a corpora tion and the Bell instruments have been in use. Dissension arose and 18 of the patrons took out the Boll 'phones and are seeking to have the Independent 'phones inBtalled. The League elected to take no part in the contentions of the two rival telephone systems of the Mon mouth Airlie line, but voted to appoint a committee of fiye to in vestigate the expense and practica bility of connecting with the people who are now left without service nd to connect with the rural lines This committee was instructed to report at another meeting to be held next Monday night. David Calbreath reported that the county court is awaiting a re port on the proposed new road from Sidney to the Independence road and a committee was appointed to view the proposed loute. A report was made to the League that the piece of road near the Rickreal bridge on the Salem-Iode-pendence road is in a fair way to be in worse condition than it was last winter when it was well nigh im passable. A fence has been crowd ed out into the road for a consider able distance from the bridge toward Independence. This will force the road nearer the woods which insures a bottomleea mud road for the coming winter. A delegation was appointed to wail pon the county court and ask that the public be protected in th matter. The proposal of the Williams Bros, to remove their saw-mill from Grants Pass to Independence was brought up and the secretary was Instructed to gather inform ation concerning a site and the cot t of logs'dehvered and communicate with the Grants Pass firm. Prssident Butler named commit tees as follows: To report on Telephone connec tions Riley Craven, W. A. Mess uer. V. L, Fmer. W. W. rercival. E. E. Paddock. On Sidney road W. W. Perci- val, Dr. E. L. Ketchum, Marsh Merwin. tn Independence-Salem road- John McCready, . Walter Lyon, August Sperling. Iireitonbunh Hot Springs. (Special to West SnR Enterprise) The Breitonbusb Springs are 16 miles, over the mountains from Detroit The springs are reached by trail or horxeback. If a pack-horse falls ofT a grade 80 or 100 feet it is never mentioned, except by one who happens to be along. The man who does the packing for the camping outfits to the Springs is an experienced man and yery accommodating. There are many springs in this immediate vicinity different in chemical pro perties. , Some . are quite saline, ethers more mild. Many are very hot. The campers set rice, beans, eggs, and many things in buckets or kettles to cook in the springs. The batbinrt faculties are as yet, not folly developed, ; though good enough. Many claim to be greatly improved in health. Rheumatism is greatly relieved or cured, also skin diseases and stomach troubles. There are all kinds ot costumes worn. The ladies wear bloomers. overalls or common druse as they elect, and seem to be attractive still. They ride horseback in the latest and most approeved style. Fish and game are scarce. Some berries to be found. The springs are certainly a wonder, hot, strong, niumerous, healing. Mrs. Wm. Fio.ua. Growing In Favor. The 40-acre English walnut or chard at Dundee, which has been watched with much interest and which bore a light crop last year, will bear heavily this season, con sidering the age of the trees, which are rugged and healthy. Captain 1 G. W. Peters, who is in charge of the orchard, is very enthusiastic over English walnut prospects in the vicinity of Dundee. He says the nuts from this orchard have been compared with samples from over the United States and even foreign countries, and found very much superior. They are large and of much finer flavor. Mr. Peters is well acquainted with tbo California walnut district and looks for this part of Oregon to surpass it if attention ia turned toward the new industry. J. B. Stump has an orchard of English walnuts near Monmouth the same size as the Peters yard. Mr. Stump expects to put out about 100 acres more. A Positive Necessity. Havtagtolay upon my bed for 14 days from a severely bruised leg, I on ly found relief when I used a bottle of 1 it- llnUiant T Mm AhflAI hilly recommend it as the best medi- ... ... A3 ! I cine for bruises ever sent to the afflict ed. It baa now become a positive ne eeaaity upon myself. D. B. Byrnes, merchant, DovenviUe, Texas. 25c, 50c, 1, Bold by A. 8. Locke. ' OCEAN BREEZES. Record Crowd Now Surf Bath ing and Digging i,Gam on the Beach. Hofer in a Summer Suit and Oth er Observations Equally Strange Over at Newport. (Newport Special.) Driven from the valley by sum mer's heat and attracted hither by Newport's charms, there are not less than 4000 people on the Penin sola now. Cottages and tents are filled and for the over-Sunday vis itors the hotel accomodations are inadequate. A noticeable feature of the season ia the large number of first-timers. For years the same crowd boa been here season after season. This year strange faces haunt the beach. Among the crowds are many new-comers to the country who are enjoying their fi ret trio to the Pacific ocean. Of course such old landmarks as Rues Wyatt, E. C. Kirkpatrick, Edwin Stone and Editor Hofer are here and will be until Gabriel makes his final round-up. But there is danger of these charter members of the Ancient Order of Starlight Beach-Strollers losing their "Iden tity in the throng of strangers this year. The miniature railroad from Nye Creek to the top of Newport hillyis completed. The fare, round trip ia 25j;ente. It's business is not big. The merry-go-round has been re moved from Nye Creek to. Newport. It's success has not been, phenom enal at either stand. The pro moters of the railroad and merry-go-round hfcve learned that it'a to escape euch luxuries that people onmrt td thn coast. Such forma of amusement belong to valley carni: vals and have no place where peo ple come to live close to nature and the suborner girt Editor Hofer of the Salem Journ als the only one on the beach pos sessed of courage to come out in a real summer suit- With white duck , trousers turned up at the bottom, light duster coat, and tan shoes, in , marked contrast with flowing chestnut sorrel mustach, he presents a really striking figure. There is real danger in the reckless play Mr. Hofer is giving to his ad mirative powers. The girl in pic ture hat with long string and non chalant pose catches him. every time. He has reached that stage where he goes into ecstaci es over the evanescent seaside girl before he knows the shape of her foot or can tell if she wears rats in her hair or other artificial parapherna lia. Many ofthe impressoins Mr. Hofer is now getting will appear in the "Fleeting Fancy" and "Dress Reform" columns of the Journal next winter. . C. A. Johns, once county judge of Polk county, but now one of the leading lawyers of eastern Oregon is here. He rents a bathing suit and walks to the ocean's edge but never goes in. He hesitates on the brink. His feet get chilly. Indecision will some day be John's undoing. He would be next gov eanor of Oregon. He dreads, fears, hesiUtes, There is Henry Ankeny a nrobable candidate. There is J. W. Bailey with a plurality of 24183 votes as food commissioner at the last election, and he is not averse to accepting the goyexnsbip. m. m There is T. T. Geor, who if ho does not o before tho people again -for direct nomination for United States senator, may be induced to become gubernatorial candidate. These are giants. Mr, Johns cannot kick up bis heels in the sands of ease and hope to win. If he would ride t swells of political success, ho must dash through the breakers of direct primaries. Mr. John courage must yet be screwed up to the sticking point, that will strengthen him to don a bathing oil though it ex pones bow-legs, and plunge in. Among the Polk comity people here are: Independence Mr. and Mrs. Willard Craven; Mrs. M. W. Wal lace; Mis Mollie Johnson; Fred Griswold; Mrs. J. H. Bobannon, Bertha and Hazel Bohannon; A. Huston and family; Sam Irvine, Claude Hubbard;Rors Nelson;Mrs. Lillian Eaton; II. Hirschberg; Mrs. Ed Owens and daughters, Mitises Mildred and Nola; Mrs. J. R. Coop er and family; Dr. E.J. Thompson: Misses Pearl and Genevieve Cooper; Dr. Ketchum and family; Walter Cummins; Ora Clodfelter; R. D. Cooper; Mrs. Gus Sperling and family; Ed. Owens; Miss Canna Robinson; Mrs. D. A. Hodges and family. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. White aker; J. S. Cooper; Mrs. 0. A. Hur ley; Julien Hurley; Mrs, O. A. Kramer and children; Mr.and M'S. Wm. Whiteikr; Mrs. Jasper Ken nedy and ' daughters, Misses Ma and Hazel; Miss Mabel Creasy; Mrs. A. S. Locke; Mrs. E. Kin kle and daughter. Monmouth Mr. and Mrs Frank Fisher; Miss Maude Hwley; Miss Force; Mrs. Philip Mulkey; Miss Ruby Rees; Glen Percival; Dr. and Mrs Crowlev; Mrs. McMillan; Frank Molkev; Prof. Frank Camp bell and daughters; Frank Miller; Miss Lottie Grounds. Dallas Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Eakin; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Biddle; Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Kirkpatrick; Miss Starr; Mrs H. L. Fen ton and w-bl ivt'tl? If.. son, uarj; Kaipn wuuanje; mr. and Mrs. Starr; Mr. and Mre. C. A. Dunn; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dunn; Frank Kersey; Mr. and Mrs. B. Gildner; Floyd Daly. Senator Vest Dead George Graham Vest, formerly United States senator from Mis souri, died at his home in Sweet Springs, Mo., Tuesday, of general debility. He ' was 74 years old. Senator Vest had been ill for a long time, and so gradual was the encroachment of disease wpon his strength that when the end came he simply sank to sleep and did not aweken. His final critical illness began three . weeks ago. Within the week the last of the members of his family reached Sweet Springs and all were about his bedside when he died. Low Kates to California The Triennial Conclave Knights Templar Will be held at San Fran cisco, September 5th to 9th and the Sovereign Grand Lodge I. O. 0. F.. will be held at same point September 19th to 25th. For these occasions the Southern Pacific Co. will place in effect the extremely low rate of one and one third fare for the round trip, not to exceed $25.00, the rate from Portland. Those who are planning a trip to California should take note of these rates. Suicide Prevented. ' The strartling announcement that preventive suicide bad been discovered will interest many. A. run down iy tem, orde pondency Invariably precede suicide and something bas been found that will prevent that condition which makes suicide likely. At the firet thought of self destruction take Electric Bitters. It being a great tonic and nervine will strengthen the nerve and build up the system. It's also a great Stomach, Liver and Kidney regulator. Only 50c. Satislatloa guaranteed by A. H. Locke Druggist;