The Semi- Weekly West Side Enterprise Only $1 .50 a Year. West NTERPRI Bide E BE ELKVBNTJI YEAH. INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 16,1904. POLE COUNTY BANK. Incorporated. jjONMOUTH, - OREGON J H. IIawlky, T. L. Cami'iikll, President. Vice President Ika C. Howell, Cashier. ri4 Capital. 180,000 DtmccTOH J. II. Hawley, P. L. r.mplmM, .1. M. Simpson, J. B. V. Butler, John ! Btuiup, J. A. Wlthrow, F. 8. Powell. Trno1 General Banking and Kzcbange btwlneM. Draft sold arallable throughout the United Htatet and Canada. SOMETHING DOIN' Monmouth Post Office Raised to Third Class Indicating: Sure Growth Pilot Knob Mining; Company Hold Annual Meeting- and Elects Board of Five Director! THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK OAPJTABTOOK, $50,000.00. u IIIRBIIBKKO, President. A11RAM Vll&OX, Virt rrttideo " 0. W.IRVIKE. C.hlr. piBr.CTOKM.-H. lTirMrg, D. W. hwir.. B. F. Binllh, J. P. Rhodea and rnml banking and achanit Jwiinwui trnnncll. U nitad. CottiMMWlelcmlUii rnnil. U-i-i-iu rwwl-d A jmn nnule. BUI on cuwnt acimiit t DAVIDSON & HEDGES UdqiUiitn fat J Fine Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies J'lor. In toaU- vfWiv from cut) Sod Founl.ta lof Itu bot dyi. tor a7ii- Mha. Yon . awsys welcome DAVIDSON & HEDGES C STREET INDEPENDENCE, OREGON LIVERY. FEED AND BOARDING STABLE I. W. DICKINSON, Prop. Good Rig for Commercial Men a Special Good accommodation. Ilomi well W-Fwe rigs. Horses boards by day, week or month. Telephone 'o. J?fW JnIetnlw Oregon THE MONMOUTH LAUNDRY .. n wmitMAN. Pnwrktor Home Industry Institution GOOD WORK. PROMPT DELIVERY rtTP WATCHWORDS WorK Call.d for T..- D.U Bice & Oalbreath, UNDERTAKERS Hne Parlors in connection. Day or night calls promptly attended to. Phone 131 Main St. Independence, Ore W. L. HICK, Krubalmer and Funeral Director. l MMTJCHJIM, C W. KfOWLKt, Mgr. 1.00 ""' fXOWLMJ, Mgr. ,T ft f THE IMPERIAL HOTEL CO. WASHINGTON STS. . OREGON rURTLAWU, SPERLING BROS who handU the Independence Meatjlarke NEWLEWIPmSUGHT3STWHW ALL MODERN uubiwiw""- wis General Olbaou Poet Ganeral Oibaon Post, 0. A. R. of Independence baa held ita an nual election. The result la the election of the following officers for the ensuing year: Commander, E. G. Heatb; senior rice commander, L. E. Eames; jonior vice commander, J. C, Brown; adjutant, F. J. Fryer; quartermaster. J. G. Barber; sur geon, Henry Mott; chaplain, W. P Fisher; officer of the day, M. Scraf ford; oflicer of the guard, H. D. Foster. General Gibeon Post i now out of debt and is in a prosperous con dition. The large auditorium is the property of the Post and is paid for in full. The Women's Relit f Corps will hold election Sat urday and there will be joint In etallation of officers the first Sat urday in January. Postmaster Lucas has received notice from the Post office Depart ment that the Monmouth offiice has been advanced to the third class the advance to take effect Jan. 1, '05. Post office receipta are con sidered a sure indicator of the busi ness conditions of u town and the rapid increase in receipts by the Monmouth office is a matter of con siderable satisfaction to its patrons The annual tneting of Hie tok holder of the Pilot KnoJ Minion Company was held here Tueeday December 13th. About thirty innk tmldara vera nrnHAnt. The Blir Hod Ranch Kented a board of directors and transact! Th. K'rehs Hros haye rented all such Cher" burins . mi.ht come! but ol scr.s ,.rinr Dig nop ranC v , L v 'T rinrf.itu Chineee. The remainder will MILLS IH SIGHT Two Lumber Mills will Soon be Turning Out Their Pro duct at Independence Site Chosen For Douty tc Simpson Mill Where O. R- & N Ware house Now Stands NUMBER 70 week the water bad ruo down un ; til the boats were not making regular trips. With the last ralna It began to rise ana iasi nigm w izteen feet above low water mark and etill slowly rising. Boata are now making regular trips and it Is not likely there will be a scarcity of water for boating purposes be fore next fall. The new Douty & Simpson saw mill will be located on the site now occupied bv the O. R. A N. ware house where the Prescott & Van ess mill stood a number of years ajfo. Negotiations lor this property have been on for some time but it was not secured until now. Only a few rods above this site the Oberer Street Scene la Corvallis There waa a sort of free-for-all fight on Main street Thursday night. A crowd of young toughs became involved in a heated argu ment as to each one'i ability to 'lick" any otber man in lh crowd, and as words tailed to express em phatically enough their confidence in themselves, they proceeded to ... . give a practical illustration in hich fists were freelv used. Chief Saloon l.lfciitin KrIm-iI. Tli- Albany city coumil raised the saloon license in eity from $400 to $500 a year. that man, E. Evans, D. L. Keyt, J. K. Rhodes, and J. II. Hawley were elected directors. A Report given by the board shows very flattering prospects and it is thought that the Company can pay dividends dur ing 1905. The action of the Southern Paci fio in making such an advance in rates on stock cars is a body blow to the stock industry of the Wil lamette Valley. Prompt action ihould be taken by the various commercial bodies of Portland and vallev towns to remedy this matter The producer is the one that must suffer by this advance in rates ana it is the duly of every town, to as sist In securing more favorable rates. " Mrs. Margaret Bosworthy of Ta- koa WaBh.. is visiting relatives here. She has been visiting for the past three months and will re turn to Takoa next week. , D.L.Keyt of Perrydale spent several days here the farst of the week looking after the affairs of tne Pilot Knob Mining Companp in which he is a heayey stock holder. J. B. Stump received three bucks Monday from Chicago. A yearling Mitawnld. winner of 1st prize as lamb at Royal Show, England and lat nrize vearling at St. Louib, ana Lincoln lamb that won lBt prize at St. Louis were two of the shipment the third being a ootswold lamb. Mr. Stumo has made a practice of buvinst 1st prize etock from the largest shows of this country and England for a number oi years anu as a result his flock is as fine as one can find in'any country. Thn marriaee of Miss Orra Towns to Mr. William Marks, took place in this city Thursday at l o'clock in the afternoon. me ceremony was performed by Kev. A. Brown of the unnsuan church, at his home. Both bride and groom are well ana tavoraoiy known in this community. They will make their home in roia county. The Normal basket ball team will play the Salem Y. M. C. A. team at Salem Friday night. The boys traininK faithfully and proper hmff will turn ouf a very atrong team. A trip for tne warn has been arranged that will covct Pnget Sound, Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon. They will leave immediately after the holi days. Work on the big hardware build ing of Bridwell & Craven is at a Btandsiill owing to their inability to get lumber. E. M. Smith was in town Tuesday. also probably be leased and Conrad Krebs thinks he may grow a queue to properly stand in with his ten ants. - 1 -.1 ,nnA mill ia Irwntpfl mru nuwu ...... wrjicn nsis were ireeiy useu. vui The machinery for the Oouty j . hannened alone and proved and Simpson mill is reported on I hia guprorjty over the whole garjg thp wav and it will not be many I bv runn?ne lhem n. About half w-ek before the hum f the two n'4,ze 0( lhfrf ,,aid for their may be beard on the river bank at Bluu6eujK,,l tl, tUe tUlie t,f f lOeacb, Independence. The Douty and J corvanjg Gazette. SimDSon plant ia called a 35000 foot i capacity though according to Mr. I Douty it will cut 50000 in a ten nn TVia Dl)Prpr mill 18 A " , :,. .i. I What it Coatt to .Ship a w,t 1ft mP.. The new mill will i F""11 Independence To KfJ w w require a considerably larger num ber and tbe two will make a pay roll that will mean a great deal to the town. . LIVE STOCK SHIPPING I I What it Costs to Ship a Car Load Wednesday and Thursday OPERA HOUSE Dec, 21 and 22 THE GRAND SACRED v OPERA Of the Fall of Babylon M. E. ROBISON, DIRECTOR Grand Chorus, Beautiful Solos) Pretty Drills. 50 People in Oriental Costumes 50 PRICES 25(35, 50c Seats on tale Monday at Locke's Drug Store. BELSHAZZAR'S . FEAST Grand Sacred Opera at the Opera House Wednesday and Thursday Nights, Dec 21 and 22. This sacred opera is the most vivid representation of the timeB which are now occupying the thoughts and labors of the wor'd s greatest Archeologiets. The story of Belshazzar equals in us in tensity and dramatic interest Shakespeare's greatest masterpieces, and does historically lor tne jewisn race what the bard of Avon has done for his Anglo-Saxon ances tors. It tells how, on tbe day of Babylonian magnificence and pro fligacy, the mighty monarcn cei- shazzar gave a great feast to ail the lords in his kingdom ana poi lntml the sacred vessels which had been stolen from the Jewish temple in Jerusalem in the days of Nebu chadnezzar. While the wild orgie was at its height and while they drank wine from the sacred chal ices, a blazing message of warning nneared upon the wall of the ban- nnot hall, which neither the king nor his wise men were able to read or interpret There was then brought before the king the comely t :v vnnth ' Daniel, who was rfCITlDU J v -j . .M. to read in tbe mystic char ntr the doom of his heathen cap tors, whose mighty walled city in that name nisht fell into tbe nanas of th Persian army and the great King Belshazzar was slain. The story admits of many tragic cii maxea and the great chorus of fifty selected voice and some of Independence's favorite soloists will prove equal to ita demands in every way. For the past two weeke daily and nightly rehearsals have been held and all who attend the rendition in the opera house next week will be surprised to learn how much may be accomplished in so. short a time. Tha Ore- gonian of Nov. 8 says: " It was undoubtedly the best pro duction of its kind ever given in Portland, and is a credit to both the director. Mr. Martin E. Rob inson, and to every member of the cast and chorus who were able to so successfully produce a work of this character in so short a time. All the parts will be sung by local singers except the "KiBg.'.' Mr. Geo. C. L. Snyder, who comes over frnm Salem to impersonate that character. Portland The freight rates on live stock out of Independence has been $21 for a single deck and $25 for a double deck car. A double deck car camee twice aa many head of hogs or sheep as a single deck. Consequently shippers of course, as a rule have been using double deck cars. In a double- deck car the same number of hogs or sheep could be shipped to Portland . for $25 aa could be shipped in two sin gle decks for $42. The complaint of tbe ehippers now is that since double deck care are no longer fur- niahed freicht rates are thereby advanced from $25 to $42 or $17 on a double deck car load. It will mean," says George Boothy, "that the farmers foot the bill. I haven't used a nngl deck car for sheep or hogs in for years." 'It means we'll have to drive stock to Portland or make arrange ments for a boat" says F. J. ryer. W, W. Percival also states that the stock raiser will have to bear the higher freight and the eflect in his opinion will be noticeable as a check on hog raising, particularly. Mr. Fryer is . convinced the tew rate cannot be met for according to his fieure it costs 40 cents a head including all expenses to ship sheep to Portland when, he estimates tney can be driven for much less due allowance included for loss of weieht, Mr. Fryer drove ono band to Portland a lew weeks ago. ; Tramps Infest The Valley. There are said to be more tramps in the Wiliamette yalley now than . K.fnm at this season of the year, rortiana is saiu to do mor ally overrun with these people, ana the stranee part of it is that they do not seem to be inclined to work onri that. n. mm can co into the auu - u ntf. of onv timn who ia really in search of work, and procure a posi tion. Salem has been having her .v.ara nf tVinae hobos, says the Tnnrnai. and officers Lewis and Muroby made 103 arrests in in the last 12 days, all but id of whom were merely hobos, who were suspicious characters and had to be locked up over night for the aftv of the community. It is im possible for the two officers to keep their eyes on 24 hoboa in this city at night unless they are under locx and key. Elect Officers The Eastern Stars have elected the following officers for ,the com ing year: Mrs. Hank Madison, w. m; Mrs. A. S. Locke, W. P; Mrs. Mix, A. M; Mrs. O. D. Butler, secretary; Mrs. A. J. Wilson, treasurer; Mrs. John Richardson, conductress; Mrs. Geo. Burton, A. C. Low Water No More ob- T,. .tflr will not be an stacle to navigation on the upper river any more this season. Last A Financial Success After casting up accounts, the ladies ot the Presbyterian churcn find their receipta from the bazaar of last weak to bo a round one hundred dollars. Considering that the price of admission was only ten cents and the time was limited to one afternoon and e veniag, this is a great record. It was not 'alone in a financial way that the affair was successful, but every one present thoroughly en joyed the character of entertain ment. J. H.Scott and the rest of the old officers were re-elected at the good roads convention held in Salem this week.