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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1905)
West Side Enterprise 1 i ELEVENTH YKAK. .... iiv r.ril!KTY.OUKGON'."JANUAKV 3,1 W5. . .. NUMKLK 74 iiiji iiiiiriUi, i wvj- w-- - i - ... POLK COUNTY ' BANK. OF HIGH STATION Incorporated. MONMOUTH, J. II. HAwr.KY, l'ri'Hitlent. liu C. Povmi., CaHhicr. ri4 cui, iso.ooo OREGON I.. C'AMmXL, Vice President Half of Oregon's Delegation In Congress Indicted And An ' other Threatened Roteburg Land Olfice and entor Booth Now Beinx Looked After Dihkvtok J. H. Hawley. P. L. Campbell, I. M. himpson, J. B. V. utlr, John . tluuip, J. A. Withrow, K. 8. Powell. Tranaaota General linking and Exchange business, available throughout the United KtaW and Canada. Drafts iold THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK " a A.i'JT A.Xj STOCK!, S5O.OO0.0O. " it HlRRIIIlKRCt, riMUUnC ' """" ABRAM NELSOJVlr FresHen DIRKCTORB. 'H. iTmN D."w7n, B. F. 8mlth, 3. P. Rbodas and A HBtnl banking and irhm bualna tranetd. Ixm made. Bills dlttl!El . OwSwAw cmllU grunUHl. Ipo.iU rlwd on current amount DAVIDSON & THEDGES ; . i - Hlqurt For lU.i'f Fine Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies Benator John II. Mitchell and Congressman Dinger Herman have been indicted by the federal grand jury at Portland ag participants in the conspiracy to defraud tbe got- srnment of public landi. The indictments were returned Saturday afternoon. On the ame da United States District Altor- t , . i ney John Hall was removed iron office by President Rooeevelt. OaorM Sorenson waa also indicted Saturday by the Portland grand jury, upon the charge of attempted bribery. Benator Mitchell and Congress man Herman are charged with fur thirii. the conspiracy v which 8. A. D. Puter and fcuima Watson rushed through to patent twelve pipe in tndW vrW'V ! tab 10 MHrfOX --- SoA Fowiulo lor it hot dy. i, You wy welcome. Investigation will involve no more otliuiali aa high in public service us arn tho e two member of Con grew. All the cuses will be placed in the hands f the Department of. Justice and tlie prorecutioii will he vigorous. I ennnot say just how many additional inuicimenis wii be returned in the various casta, but it la true that this is limply a beginning" Henator Fulton, when iniormea of the indictment of bis colleagues, said: "I very much regret to hear it. . I am satisfied in my own mind that they will both be able to es tablish their innocence when the case comes to trial. I believe they can show they were not implicated in any attempt to defraud the gov- nmint."' The government is in possession of evidence that i said to impli cate not only Bridges and Booth of the Roseburg land ofhee, but Sen ator B. A. Booth of the Booth Kellv Co. and Kribs, the big tini bar land dealer. Kribs is the agent of C. A. Smith, the Minneapolis millionaire, and the Weyerlmeuser syndicate if said to have obtained land through Lira. NEW OFFICIALS Mayor and Members of New City council Installed Last ' Night Committees of Ensuing'ye' named First Business Meeting at Gty Hall Tonight Port Arthur Fall. Port Arthur ha- fallen. The siege lasted eleven mTths and nearly 100.CXX) lives were sacrificed. It marks a big event in history. Russia's stronghold in the Orient hag been wrested from her by the Japanese nation and Japan stands forth the military wonder of tbe ag. was was in- DO C STREET INDEPENDENCE, OREGON! rvi . . r LIVERY, FEED ANDJ BOARDING STABLE UY I, 1 W. DICKINSON, Prop. Cood'Biifor Comruercial Men a Specialty. Good accommodation-.' Hows we i fed. ine r orsos boardea clayeek or mont . . i I. i II HII 1 I THE MONMOUTH LAUNDRY; hi At mm JS A,Hatno Industry im- - ; f ft . 'L Ir i f X t GOOD WORK, PROMPT DHJVERV " q rtw Tft'4 I, ..,(( ''' sms s "8 Bice & Calbreath; ; UNDERTAKERS Fine Parlors in connection Dayor night calls promptly attended to. ; rhone 131 Main St; - Independence . AM ' " e. id. jcou;tA -r, TTAiTTnT ' ffi THE IMPiiHlAb nuijyj w. PORTLAND, ASA TAYLOR THE -l ; . . t with drivin nv hour, nay or " ill sorvo j v MAIN STREET KuW "' ,.oo I. a. JoKS- 'aKvss i- i CONOKFSMAN HERMAN 1 iid lo'ed By Federal Grand Jury. th driving rig: INDEPENDENCE, ORE NEWLY EQU ALL Muutr." claims in the famous H " trtwn ! ship. The story goes thnt Putt-r paid Senator Mitchell $2000; that the Senator di.rti.ted io his stenog n),rtr the falHeamdavito; thnt he went with Tuter and Mrs. Watson to Mr. Herman, then commissioner; that he represented Puter to be one of Oregon's most honoraDie ciw- Zens; that Commissioner aerman i,J the twelve claims ruBoeu through to patent out of their r- ular ordwr ' ; fin,nSn . is charged with oflerfng District Attorney Hall 5000 March . 2S last to prevent the conviction of Putet.McKinley. Watson ei Dintrict Attorney Hall is not ac cused" of complicity in me fraud conspiracy, but he is charged I n.!aD 111 with trying to emeiu volved. t., snr.lftv'8 developme-it-- . lvond doubt that President . . 1 4m tA Roosevelt is det-rmineu .v.unn. of land frauds in Ore- gon regardless of the ftation of any umu5lnd in ine ' cUmaxiuay now be said to:have been reached, though other indict ments are expected to follow. W'hrn told of the indictments in Washington, Secretary oi up tenor jiiituw ? ' -These indictments wilt no thalast. More ar- to follow,-al The World's Increase. According to Prof. John Bartliol omew of Edinburj,', there' are 3(1 792 1)00 births and 3" 639,835 deutli on 'be earth eaeb year Thin' would g've TO births per n!Mlta Dili 1 C,."i nVmhs ner minute for the whole world. The new city council stsllsl last night.' There marked formality. The old council met with Mayor Cooper, and Councilmen Locke, Bohannon. Finch. Taylor, Meisntr, present V. H. Craven was absent. The new mayor and all the mem- bere-elect of tbe council, bperling, Walker, l'ercival. Craven, Cal breath and Taylor the holdover, were rjresent. The old council was called to order and. Mayor Cooper announced that he desired to make a statement. "Atthefirnt of the year." be heiran. "there was on hand $744.90. We have Daid $1100 on the bounded nrtfthtneps and have left on nana $892,69. Tbe tax levy was 9 mills and we have made a levy of. 5. We havent done much , toward putting tbe city forward but have in iia affair la economically as we coiil.i. At the conclufion of his state ment the Mayor added, "I would suggest that the new mayor come loreward and take bis seat, as Mayor-Elect Mesaner walked for ward the retiring mayor picked yp his hat and started in the direction of Salem, where in he lower house of the legislature he will have sixtvlinstead of six to deal with and they will include bunch grass- ers from eastern Oregon, clam diggersjby tbe sea mountaineers, land Bharks and politicians of tn interior. ; Wore reaching the door the Mayor was asked , if the old council was , excused., "You , are o.r.Kil" he answered. . As the old members were, vacating their seats, W. w. f ercivai arose to bb. if the new members were to take their seats, upon .invitation and joculary insinuated . that a more rnraial reception was ex pectea. was agreed that the invitation was extended ana ine oia couna. w the hew in. A motion t hat the new coucil adjourn until tonight was immediately made and Mayor Messner has already selected his "standing' committees and they, will , be ",. announced, to night as follows; - tmance. j.- .k. Craven, C. D. Calbreath, V. Is. Taylor. - Street ana puonc pruor tv W. W. Percival, W. H. Walker, August Sperling. Fire and ' water; w, n. waiaer, .., Aueust Sperling. Ordinances; C. D. Calbreath, W. W. Percival, W. H. Walker. Health and police; D B.Taylor, J. R. Craven and August Sperling. FORGERY CHARGED A. J. Morgan Usei The Name oi Clark Embree Freely And : la "Wanted A warrant is out for the arrest of A. J. Morgan who is accused of forgery. Morgan has been employed m a farm hand by Clark Embree, tho past two months.. , Saturday he quit work an? coming to Mon mouth traded at the store of S. M. Daniels to the amount of $15. He gave in payment a check signed 'Clarke Embree" and Mr. Daniels' advanced the difference ($20) io cash. Coming to Independence he presented at E. E. Paddock's store another check for $25 bearing the name of Mr. Embree. This he traded out except $7.50 which amount was advanced in money at the Paddock store. . Scrutinizing the signature on the check after Morgan left, Mr. Paddock became suspicion and called up Mr. Embree whom he Succeeded in : catching yes terday. ' Informed by Mr. Em bree that his signature was a forg ery, a warrant was sworn out and placed in the hands of Constable J. H. Moran. Morgan left here for Portland and . . Constable Moran Btarted on his track yesterday. Bflfore .comine to Monmouth. Morgan claimed to have worked three years in : the logging camps neat St. Helens. ' ' A Normal Wed din fir v Prof. W. C. Brraht, principal of the Moro, Sherman bounty, schools and Miss Elvaf Whealdon were married in Albany .; Thursday of last week. The wedding iook place at the home of the Bride's parenU. It was a pretty home affair redolent with college day memories that run , back ' to the Oregon State Normal for both bride and groom are graduates oi 0. S. N. S. Rev. MUler of Harris- burg who performed the ceremony hjalso a graduate ; Of the State Normal as are Prof. T. J. Newbill, best man and Miss Anna Foshay, brida's maid. The Whealdon home was resplendent with floral decorations for the occasion ana the wedding march was played by MiS3 Mary Foshay. Rich and rare presents were bestowed upon the wedded couple. I r--TTT . 7 skoe::;p A SWELL SHOE - made infill-" . . leathers and styles. 9 THIS 14 OHZ I a Pflirt: $350 ,., A V i aiaw '' - -- .MiawaiiM I UAKEBS VLTTH THE CMARACTtA yi People's ga$DlSiore ' INDEPENDENCE J,' J: 33 'Jl 11 hi 1,3 :',5 though I believe I can say ina "