West -v4 KNTE V UB It,. KLKVKNTH VKAU. I N DK PKN DENCE, l'OLK COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 10,1905. NUMBER 70 Side MPRISE L. pOLK UONMOUTH, uuujntx BANK. I CO ME TO HALT,t Incorporated. OREGON that be tu looking for something. He km well dressed and well kept, ano the Broun j.h. IurLHT', 1 rOOUKMIV. Ika 0. Towell, CaBhSer. 1. I . Cam well, Vice rrcBident rij ciui, 110,000 Dihhto J. H. Hawley, 1. L. Campbell, I. M. Simpson, J. U. V. tf John B. Bump, J. A. Wllhrow, K. 8. Powell Bailv, John 1$ Treoaaulii General Banklag and Exchange IbU throughout the United States and Can builneaa. nada. Drafts wld THE INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL BANK OAPITALBTOOK, S50.000.00. a HlRHllliKKH, rradut. A UK AM Jitl-hOS, Vic JWkn C. W. IUV1.NK, Caahlar. D1BBCT0H8.. -It. llirachWg, D. W. eara, B. t. Bmith, J. P. RIodea and A. N'alaon. A gmH banking and acliauge Imitui aoni- Cominorclal omnia iranuxi, to cheek. m tranaactwl. Ioan mada. Bllli itopoalli rwelced on current account Legislature Met Yesterday But ! ,cro" thfl ,trwt Kne"eJ wIh "ch . . t : other ai to what be iru looking for. Failed to Organize After Many Ballots Senate Deadlocked But House Working; Order With Milla As Speaker "1 DAVIDSON & HEDGES HodquJrtm Fo Fine Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies Ptpta te adUm arky from cab tobrwriw ao4 turn MMnchauro. SixU Fountain far iht hot iyu Yoe an a way welcome DAVIDSON & HEDGES C STREET INDEPENDENCE, OREGON! I J LIVERY, FEED AND BOARDING STABLE I. W. DlCKiNSUN, rrop. Good Rigs for Commercial Men a Specialty. Good accommodations. lIorw well fed. I ine rigs. Horses boarded by day, week or month. ImiPiteiulent, Oregon Membra of the legislature con vened in Salem veatrrday and tbe house organized and senate dead locked; Republicans of the lower house went into caucus and A. L. Milla, of Portland won ou. over T. B. Kay of .Salem by a vote of 20 to 24. Fifteen members of the senate went into caucus and agreed to support Senator Kuykendall for president of the senate. Ten stay ed out and agreed to support Senator Carter. Tbe five demo crate agreed to support M. A. Miller. The entire afternoon wm spent balloting without an elect ion. Thirty-nine ballot were uiu-t the rote standing Kuykendall 14; Carter 9; Miller 4; the candidates themelva not voting. Once KnvVeixlall voted ; bringing his vole tip t l- nut it still lacked one of enough to elct. Senator Kuykendall voted under the apprehension t bat one member had neglected to vote, and that bis own vote would elect himself. The officers of the house are: Chlet Clerk. W. Fair Thompson of Linn; Reading Clerk, C. N. Mo Arthur of Polk; Chief Assistant Clerk. V. F. Drager, of Marion; Calendar Clerk. J. A. Finch of Marion; Bergeant-at-Arms, M. P. Isenberg of Wasco; Doorkeeper, C. A. Murphy of Marion; Mailing Clerk, T. E. Hill of Jackson. THE MONMOUTH LAUNDRY K. D. WHITMAN, Proprietor ,yA Home Industry Institution J? GOOD WORK, PROMPT DELIVERY OUR WATCHWORDS WorK CaUed for Tutid.r DslWiredSMurdsr Bice & Calbreath, UNDERTAKERS Fine Parlors in connection. Day or night , calls promptly attended to. Phone 131 Main St, Independence, Ore . . 1 -.i t.....-at Director. W. U 1UC1?. Eiuuaimer f t MITJCHAM. Pr: KOWltS. Mgr. 91.00 fl.SO f-OO THE IMPERIAL HOTEL CO. SEVENTH WASHINGTON STS. - OREGON ORTLANP, - - . " ISA TAYLOR .,T- THE LIVEEYM STREET IW1,W UN 1 NEWLY EQUIPPED; MS LIGHTS STEAM KIT. J ALL MODERN wnjy 'h ' ' a Told you so," said one, as the stranger tried the door at what uaed to be YVuestfell's saloon, be- In fore the town went dry. The door didn't yield, and tbe stranger paus ed to tbe window and looked in side. Then be turned around, and looked troubled as his c-ye swept up and down the other tide of the street. Presently, he espied the gold sign at Graham & Wortham's. It didn't take him long to get across the street, and a smile play ed around his mouth as he entered the door. "I have a bad attack of cramps; give me some brandy, quick." he said to the clerk. "Can't do it; this is a dry town, and we are not allowed to dispose of intoxicant. save on a doctors prescription. Well, I'll be d- d.' Amazed, and in fact, almost transfixed, the etrsnnr Htrwd for a cnnd. r'Mited to the then inquired if there was another drug store. The other two stores were point ed out to 'him. He headed for ! a a 4a H S V ft for himself iurttn,,", iV w"8. and joe unaer- 15 but it. ! wfKwi wa me cieru ne encounierea. Joe i n prnhihiiiomat, end natur ally enough th statement of the caller's cane did not move him to tears. "Can't let you baye it; this is a dry town." It was something of a glare that shot from the strang er' eye as he listened to Under wood's explanation. He was silent for a secondjust a second. Then he ripped out, "well d your town. This is the first time I was ever in it, and it will be my last." Corvallis Times. FOR OOODROADS County Court Names Super ' visors For The Road Dis tricts of Polk County Tax Levy For Year 1905 Declared And Bills Allowed For December C. N. McARTHUR Resident of Rtckreall who waa elected reading clerk of the House, Monday . C. N. McArthur, the reading clerk f the House ie a resident of Rickreall, in this county. He haB a distinct voice and is a rapid reader, which adapts him to the position. C.N. McArthur is an energetic young man 26 yoars of age. Last spring he was talked for chairman of the county republican central committee. He waa ' a delegate from this county to the congressional convention at Salem last spring. In 1900 he was a delegate from Lane county to the republican state convention. Mr. McArthur is a graduate of the University of Oregon and ' has geryed as a reporter on the Oregon ian and correspondent of the As sociated Press at Portland. He is now engaged in farming at Rickre all in the Blue Ribboo . county of Oregon. The Corvallis lroutu. Tbe Coryallis Times tells of the experience of a dry town in the following way: -The dry town experiment is nearly-a week old now. The people who are having the most experience under the new order, are tbe drug stores. A campaign prediction was that if saloons were closed the druggists would continue t sell wet goods and in consequence some of those who feel tbe need of a dope on one account or another, go to the drug men for it The applications are not numerous but each of the three stores is having it's experiences. It is generally a case of cramps that is et forth to the drug clerk M the reason for the application. A case Thursday is typical of all. He was a stranger in town. As be passed op the street, it was ap- Casual Ileuarlca Being interviewed while on his way east, Senator Mitchell remark ed that the charge that he had ac cepted $2000 to use his influence in getting the Watson lands to pat ent, was a d- d ; lie. Neverthe less Mr. Mitchell will have to stand trial, along with the little and big fish, and then without doubt the fact will be established as to whether the Senator has put a right construction on the indict mentBrownsville Times. Thanks To White John C. White, the well known Oak Grove granger, has retired from the directorship of the Grange Mutual Insurance Company after twelve years of service renders d free. The thanks of the members of the company are due Mr. White for hia faithful service, Pomona Grange extended a vote of thanks to the retiring director at its meet ing here last week. After deliberating over the pe titions and protests from tbe va rious road . dixtrict the County couit before adjournment last week appointed road supervisors for the various districts of the county. Fallowing are the appointees: PI ST. ko. Ira Yocum, Butler J J Boblir. Kaliston G 8 Xelaon, Percale Hardy Crawford. Salem $1 A It South wickf Salem $2 W E Goodell, Rickrea'l D P Stapleton, Parker M Mulkey, Monmouth J Becker, Suver Enoch Chamberlain, Parker Percy Hadley, Airlie R R Riggs. Dallas Jas Boydston. Dallas J D Slagle, McCoy J M Farley, Dsllsf Newton Jones, Independence Oscar Taylor, Dallas F J Morrison, Rocca J A Hannum. Airlie J H Mulkey, Monmouth J B Teal, Falls City Jacob Smith, Buell 1905 Tax Levy Based on an estimate of expenses for 1905 the tax levy was fixed and declared as follows: State and County School Roads 1 2 3 4 0 7 X y 10 n 12 13 14 15 Hi 17 18 19 20 21 22 17? mills 5i 2 " Total 25 Mitchell and Herman are both indited by the Federal Grand Jury, to the satisfaction of Hitchcock Heney and to the shame of all Oregon. If you have any doubt of their guilt or innocence read the Sunday's Oregonian of January let where Heney makes his best show ing in his Organ and after it is made is a complete vindication ot Herman, and the only evidence against Senator Mitchell is that saintly Puter, says he paid the 11000 bills. Mitchell says he never received one cent from Puter. Which do you believe, this putrid fraud or a man who has for over twenty years been an honor, not only to Oregon, but to the nation at large. Toledo Reporter. Ex-Governor Geer now has oc casion to be indignant. He has been sued with others and is charg ed with being sort of a conspirator; in a lieu land deal His connec tion with the matter is probably untimely, as the Governor is a man ofinteeritv. and, vet the present Ross E Moores & Co FfCoad. C Hand jail.... Viola Bed well, pauper. .... A N Holman, clerk's office. Floyd Meyer, assessor' of fice F E Meyer, assessor' of- order of things is to bring into the . hce play everybody possible. Albany M A Ford, sheriffs office Democrat. ' ' Jq0 p VanOrsdel, surveyor" December bill allowed by the county court at its sitting last week: ROADS AND HIGHWAYS Strong Bros ............. .$ 4.85 Capital L. Company w 10.25 CGerth...... 2- Bridwell & Craven 8.40 Van Sears, gravel. ........ 15.00 Wm Fudge., 2.50 IndepLCo 9.91 C W Beckett ,9.36 H B Brophy ............. 3.36 PTralio .90 J A Taylor....... 18.42 F.J Morrison .". 12 00 WE Goodell ............ 12.00 ODRider... ........... 12.48 J Flanery '"1-60 Ben Windsor. ........... 10.26 John Toner 2.10 Lesha Mills 12.00 W P Cook ,8.75 CT Gilbert .............. 5.00 TF Yookum... ... ... 7.50 David Calbreath. 5.20 RH McCarter............ 4.00 J S Pettyjohn, supervisor . . 46.25 J N Jones " 86.25 Jas Boydston " 15.62 J D Slagle " 44.00 A R Bell " 37.50 j'M Sears " - 17.50 D P Stapleton " 67.50 J M Farley ' " 110.00 RBrunk " 12.50 HMaxfield " 52.00 J K Sears 7.29 O P Rider, 140 loads gravel 4.20 J H Mulk-y, 70 ' " 2.10 Wagoner Bros 8.50 W 0 Morrow 6.00 E M Smith 2.70 B Wilson, election i 2 00 Glass A Prudhomme, cur rent expense 24.00 6.00 10.50 8.00 65.00 67.50 81.00 50.00 62.50 58.00 office 25.50 Dallas Light and Water Co, C Hand J 10 00 A 8 Locke, pauper 16.39 F 8 Wilson ' 6.00 II Holman. justice coort (drawing jury) 5 00 W 8 Cary, health officer. . . 15.00 C II Chapman, pauper ... . 35 UO D L Keyt, elections 2.00 J II Mulkey, supervisor . . , 63.75 . J Buker. " 12.50 I J Buhler " 62.50 GS Nelson' " 25 00 Alfred Simpkins " ofi.50 City of Salem exp rpr Sa lem bridge for '04. ... . G7.81 F J Morrieon, supervisor. . . 5.00 C L Starr, eupt office 83.94 65.15 Glass & Prudhomme. cur rent expense 32.50 B!r. & Cherrington. current expense 5.50 J (1 VanOrsdel. CIUJ.. 26.10 Loughary & Eilis, current expense .45 A M Trent. CH& J (Jani tor) ..... 40.00 G-o SchuppHrf, 'pauper .... 31.00 E M Smith, clerk's ollice . '. 137.29 J E Befiley, treasurer's of fice Observer office, current expense..; Ed F Coad, salary & ex freight 67.15 F S Wilson, pauper rent Mrs Ford Nov & Dec '04 5.00 J T Ford, salary & sheriff's office . 148.10 D G Meador, pauper ....... 4.50 " ' 11.00 CE Huntley " 32.25 J M Campbell C Hand J.. .60 H B Cosper, assessment and coL taxes . . . 62.50 John Shetterly, R and H lumber 92.59- W C Brown, double assess ment ............. ... 3,90 Frank Holmes, tax rebate. 4.50 Real pstate Transfers. Joshua McDaniel and wf to Blanche Pratherjlotin Monmouth; $50. -v; . ,:.;..,.".;:' EC Kirkpatrick and wf to City of Dallas; right of way for sewer; $1.00 :. J 8 Pettyjohn and wf to Lee Rowell; 165.91 acres in 6 7; $750. Lee Rowell & wf to J S Petty john; 180.71 acres in 6-7; $750. John Henson to Rosa . Geist; lots in Monmouth; $500. Loren Burbank to Burkhart Young; 160 acres 5n 9-6; $200. T P Bevers to A N Newbill; lots in Monmouth $150. G- W Johnson and wf to J R Currier; lots in West Salem; $100. C L Gardner et al to G W Gard ner; land in Falls City; $12.00. John Schindler et al to Wm Schindler; 58.42 acres in 7-3; $267. . G W Gardner and wf to Bryan Lucas Lumber Co; land in Falls Citv; $25. M M Elhs and wf to Harvey M Peebles; lots in Dallas; $120. , Judge Fee Goes Judge James A. Fee, Grant B. Dimick, J. N. Hart and C. A. Hough, Oregon presidential elec tors, met in Salem yesterday and elected Judge Fee messenger to. carry the vote back to Washington. The electors had some difficulty in selecting a messenger, ! as they usually 'do. There was a deadlock for a while. A proposal to ehake dice or draw lots was proposed but Judge Fee would not agree. Dim ick offered Fee his chance and finally a drawing was had and the lucky number fell to Dimick, which he relinquished in favor of Judge Fee. Two More Heads, By order ot the President both Brigdges and Booth, register and receiver of the Roseborg land office were removed from office vesterdav. A special agent is i j . - I placed in charge pending tbe out J come of the land fraud investiga t lions.