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INDEPENDENCE, l'OLK COUNTY, OKEGON, OCTOBER 18,1904,
NUMBER 53
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POLK COUNTY BANK.
Incorporated.
MONMOUTH, OREGON
J II. Hawlkv, 1. L. Camvm.u,
Prwidont. Vice President
Ika C. Powku., Catdiier.
citi. so.coo
PiitcTom J. H. Hswley, P. L. Campbell, I, M. Slmpion, J. B. V.
But!r, John H. Slump, J. A. Wilhrow, F. . Powell.
TrMct General Banking and Exchange business. Drafts lold
yllbl throughout the United and Canada.
THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK
OAPITABTOOK, S50.000.00.
, uiBRIIBKRa. Vntitooi AliRAM ELSOJf, Vice Trtildeo
0. W.IRVIKR, CMhlr.
DIBKCTOKfl
II. Himhtxtrt, I). W. (War, li. F. Smith, J. I Rbodea and
A. Kln,
k -nrl Woking and MchaiJg builn-a Irnnwcuxl. Ixmna md. Billt
iwfnUKl- (toiutn-relal credit granted. I)Kiu reoeUwl on curreut accoani
t,jKttoeh-t. '
DAVIDSON & HEDGES
Fine Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies
Pit to tndUmt v.rUly from tc Sod Foooisla foe tb ho dy.
DAVIDSON & HEDGES
C STREET INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
LIVERY, FEED AND BOARDING STABLE
L W. DICKINSON, Prop.
. Good Rigs for Commercial Men a Specialty.
Good accommodations. Horses well fed. Fine
rigs Horses boarded by day, week or month.
Independence, Oregon
THE MONMOUTH LAUNDRY
H. D. VH1TMAN, PropHrto
7 A Homo Industry Institution
GOOD WORK, PROMPT DELIVERY
OUR WATCHWORDS ,
WorK CUdfor Tm. PlUr,d Saturday
Bice & Calbrcath,
UNDERTAKERS
Fine Parlor's in connection. Day or night
calls promptly attended to.
Day phone 2T3 Night 393
Main St, Independence, Ore
W. L. HICK, KmUuimer and Funeral Director.
t MKTJCMJUH,
U. KHCWLKt, Mgr.
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THE IMPERIAL HOTEL GO.
SEVENTH and WASHINGTON STS.
n OREGON
SPERLING BROS
who handle the
Finest Butcher Stock
in Polk County ar.Vot giving .jay .
but are selling it very cheap at their
TnrlnnnnrlPnCC Meal w
D e n tlsX ?V
tty: work will never fail you.
Prices most reasonable.
DR. NEHKBAS,
Monmouth,
Over PostofEce.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
HENRY HILL DEAD (
IN EIGHTY-FIRST. YEAR.
Founder of Independence Expires
at His Home Wednesday.
j Dnet illness.
The Community at Large Pays Respects to
a Good Citizen and Sturdy
Pioneer o '47.
Henry Hill is dead. Peacefully
he passed away at his home in the
southern auberba of Independence
the town he founded, at noon yes-
ter. He was taken sick only last
Wednesday and did not seem to
realize his serious conditio, nor
did his family until the end came.
In the death of Mr. Hill the state
loses a valuable citizen, in this com
munity there remains one less of
the deminishing .sturdy pioneer
settlers, and the town of Indepen
dence looses its honorable snd res
pected founder.
Henry Hill was born in Jefferson
county. New York, January 20
about the year 1824, and was of
English descent. In 1830 be left
his native state, removing to Ash-
tabula county, Ohio, and later to
Illinois, locating first in Kane then
in Cook county, and residing in
igoated his claim. The following
spring he beard gold was discovered
in California, so be walked to Port
land aod then took a canoe to As
toria, where he got aboard the
schooner Starling and sailed to
San Francisco. He tbon took pas
sage on Sutter's launch, and went
up the river to where Sacramento
now is and from there went with
three or four others on foot to the
mines and dug gold.
In 1851 he decided to return to
California to replenish his store of
money. He accordingly went to
Yreka. The Indians were bad at
this time, and he took a ranch near
Yrykn and engaged in herding
horses. From there be went to
Jacksonville, Oregon but was not
pleased with the prospect, and re
turned home and engaged in farm-
, w m .
leg 'Itod stock-raising which he
Hlg-hteeu Student.
Polk county is furnishing eight
een students to the Oregon Agri
cultural college at Corvallis.
Their names are:
Ralph Wilmer Allen, Rickreall.
William Henry Beaty, Ballston.
Samuel L. Damon Independence.
). Waldo Finn, McCoy.
Glen C Goodman, Independence.
Percy Joshua Holmes, Suver.
William Robert Jones, Suver.
Belle Kate Mattley, Lewisville.
May Oviatt. Buell.
Geo. Calendar Pewtberer, Rick-
wall. '
Jaanita Rosendorf, Independence
Ralph Curtis Sbepard, Salem.
Otto Gerald Simpson, Suver.
' Lena Belle Tartar, Airlie.
Albert Pesrl Tedrow, Monmouth
Lula Turner, Dallas.
Ray MikeWalker, Independence.
Floys Alexander Williams, Airlie.
Speaking of the Polk county
delegation, Prof. J. B. Homer in a
letter to the West Bide Enterprise
says:
It affords me pleasure to say that
they are progressing nicely as far
as I can learn. We want more of
the kind.
THEY HAVE MET
After the Annual Session at
Hood Riyer Oregon Editors
Visit Portland.
Entertained by Lewis and Clark
Fair Officials on the Grounds
and at Luncheon.
nnt.il 1S47 when he cro3
111- lv "
, 1ina with ox team to
OUU f
Oregon. His party started April
4 and when it reached St. Joseph
Mo. there were 100 wagons in the
..:- TTern. a. disaereemeht aris-
ing, the party divided into small
companies, each of which exper-
ienced trouDie whu m- iu"
Mr. Hill's party was also subjected
l , C V. a
annoyance ana dangers jium
herds of bunaio. as uuj-o
-auU s-arcelv avoid being
,mpled under foot by the roving
ds, and they were a great mcu
to the exen that otten took
and only with ditnculty
vk from breaking away.
dians also found delight in stam-
5 the stock. ine inaiane
encountered however, were
nnl with bows and arrows,
the emigrants guns saved them
worse annoyance..
Hill arrived at his destination
T-pnnndence now stands on
1 it K r,t November. 184.7. Old
jor Thorp, Mr. Davy Goff, Col.
Mr. C. D. Jf mbree ana a
had already arrived in tne
. i 1 1 3 . ,Y
!ty. Mr. UUl asciaea mj b-i..
the west bank of tne luameiie
he began at the river ana
-r him i.la3m a mile square.
VM "
drove sukes at the corners and
arked trees, and in this way aea-
to
great
they
tra
herds
ace
fright
were
In
peding
they
armed
mdi
from
Mr
where
the
Mai
Ford
others
coun
on
and
paced
He
m
continued until hi3 death. In 1867
he platted about forty acres of his
land and gave it the name of Inde
pendence. He gave Vanduyne and
McCully lots to build on, and also
lots for a livery stable, and thus
the town was started. He also
gave two lots each to the Method
ists and Presbyterians for edifices.
He gave the grounds for a railroad
depot, and offered to contribute lib
erally toward a proposed canal
from Buena to Independence. At
the time of his' death Mr. Hill
owned 1200 acres of land joiniog
Independence on the south, also
several hundred acres in Crook
county. He was liberal in aiding
the oublic improvements, and was
interested in all they would build
up. " Cr-'l J
The marriage of Mr, Hill took
place July 14, 1851, to Miss Martha
Ann , Virgin. She was born in
Kentucky on December 18, 1834,
and was the daughter of Reason
Virgin, who died in Missouri, one
came to Oregon in 1847, but not in
the company of Mr. Hill.
Bosides a widow, Mr. Hill leaves
four children, L- R., Homer, Verd
and Miss Garlin. All reside on
the home place except Miss Garlin
who is teaching in Pomeroy, Wash.
Other children born to them are.
Roseltha, Clarinda Aurelia, Mary
Elizabeth, Lucy Vidue, and Kelly
May..
The following from the Orego-
nian. never optimistic, is signifi
cant. It's merely a recital of the j
situation in Oregon when prosperity
is not kept down by the uncertain
ties of a presidential election year:
'Portland bank clearings tor tne
week ending Saturday reached a
total of This exceeds
all previous records for the corre
sponding week by more than
000,000, and is double the amount
if carded for the ..corresponding
week in the year 1900, when the
last presidential campaign was dis
turbing conditions. These clear
ings, averaging more than $900,000
tier dav. reflect a condition of trade
that will hardly justify much com
nlaint. The wail of the croakers
who are predicting an era of hard
times following the 1905 Fair, has
had Borne effect in checking the
sales of real estate, btit it can no
more "stay the wave of prosperity
that is sweeping over the Pacific
Northwest than Mrs. Partington
could sweep back the waves of the
Atlantic, with her broom. Ihe
nrosDeritv of Portland and other
North Pacific cities is, 6f course,
lareelv due to big crops and un
usually high prices, and the .opera
tion of these important factors is
unhindered by any anxiety over
the coming election. The Bilver
craze has run its course, and
withHRepublican success assured
and with it a continuation of the
prosperity that has marked the
Roosevelt administration, the ad
vantages of good crops and high
prices can be utilized to the great
est Dossible degree. In this partic
ular portion of the United States,
the fields, forests, streams orchards
and mines are yieldiug up wealth
in such enormous quantities, that
hard times are practically an im
possibility. The 1905 Fair is a big
institution, but all it will cosi irom
beginning to end will be a mere
bagatelle compared with the sum
that has this year been placed in
circulation in Oregon, Washington
and Idaho by wheat, wool, hops,
salmon, livestock and lumber, not
to mention a dozen other money-
making industries." .
World's Fair Bates Extended.
Through the efforts of the Great
Northern Railway, World's Fair
excursion tickets will be sold on
October 27, 23, and 29, in addition
to October 3, 4, and 5. For full
information apply to any Great
Northern agent. - '
Mrs. Smith, of Portland, inspec
tor of the Women's Relief Corps,
was in Independence last week.
Mrs. Smilh was the guest of Mrs
Chas. Hubbard, president of the
W.R.C. of this city. -.
The Oregon Editorial Associa
tion closed its annual session at
Hood River, Saturday. The at
tendance tbi year was not as large
but there was a good working num
ber present, and a very interesting
session was held. Some legislative
recommendations were adopted
that if enacted will be good for the
newspapers, and serve as a safe
guard to the public welfare. R. J.
Hendricks of the Salem Statesman
was elected president and Carey
Hay ter of the Polk County Obser
ver was elected vice preeident ,of
the association for the ensuing
year. On Sunday a delegation of
ten country editors were entertain
ed in Portland by I. N. Fleischner
and Henry E. Reed, of the Lewis
and Clark Fair corporation. Fol
lowing a copious shower, the ed
itors, with trousers turnedj up at
the bottom, were taken through the
fair grounds, after which they
were served an elegant luncheon at
the Portland hotel grill room. At
the hotel, Director General Goode,
also extended the glad band.
The buildings and improvements
at the ground are progressing at a
gait that if kept up warrants their
completion by the opening date,
June 1,1905.
In its present stage of com pie-
tion, there are suggestions of the
western grandeur that will dazzle
myriad eyes when the fair it open
ed. Some of ths large buildings
are now under cover. Others are
under course of construction. Drive
ways are being laid out, flowers
planted, and the big bridge across
the lake is being built. The build
ing that will captivate eastern eyes
is the big log building made ex
clusively of Oregon fir. Huge logs,
laid one on top of the other, form
the walls, and sections of trees 6
and 8 feet in diameter, form col
umns within. This immense log
house will be a marvel even to
many Oregonians and well worth
the price of admission.
Already the Fair has become an
attraction and is visited by hun
dreds every day. On one Sunday
3000 people were inside the gates.
An admission fee of ten cents is
charged which promises to build
up quite a fund.
Keal Estate Transfers.
Dane Shute and husband to
Hezekiah Black, 40 acres t 8 s, r 6
w, $1650.
E. S. Wilson and husband to
Lucy Quivey, lot in Independence, -$60.00.
C W. Gardner et al to Wilbur
Lewis, lots in Falls City, $300.00.
D. F. Hopkins and wife to
Blanche Baker, lot in Indepen
dence, $1.00. .
J. R. Marks to Sarah E. Marks,
lots in Germantown (Dallas) $1.00.
James N. Holman to Martha A.
Holman, 480 acres in 8-5 and lot
in Dallas, $1.00.
Marion Putnam and wife to
James B. Putnam, 259 acres iu 7-3,
$1000.00. r
James B. Putnam and wife to
John H. Putnam, 259 acres in 7-3,
$2500.00.
Hop Market
But little doing in hops since
last issue the ' market keeping up
at the 30 to 31 cent mark. F. M.
Brown sold 22 hales to C. L. Fitch
ard at 30 cents Saturday. Thomas
Pomeroy sold 76 bales for 30. to
Fitchard. Miles Porterfield sold
107 and J. E. Hubbard 29 bales to
C. A. McLaughlin at 30i i cents.