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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1905)
- . I! I rdcgram Makes Inlercsllng Observations In Answer To Judfle Sears l.'jiei and Hull lie In each and All of Is Says Tbe Portland Paper. fuil,' Hear on of In" fjur fir rail jtn!gM wf Multnomah county .n m no future for tlit crliuina III mji: A criminal it a criminal and tilt nnvr ti anything else. If nan in a criminal hy Itutlncl at nature li'xild imt I allow 4 to aaaoclatt wilh honest people; ij place 1 with tit rl of lh irituinala. All thi talk fttt xil the tf..rtn of criminal l uoinMma. Th! atatemcnt from the Portland !, elicit from the Telegram ; tiiioul thoughtful editorial that f kil i'Hrl in Uial paiwr ainoe ; '.in mul (laik trmlg-d down the "jlumli liver. The Telegram x. "Juda Heara claim that the rinn house doel not reform ; that 11 criminal will go hack to hit J way after hi release. In thia rt tlatoiuent there in truth. Hut .tj one who knowi anything aliout riton can hardly wonder that trj are not reform Institution. iana make for crime in a very I" degree, When a man iai jpped into one of thene ugly atruc fr, everything that mallciou in auity can ugg.-st ia ul to de ni hia inanhoxi. lie f ron fj within a litllo cell. Hit fare iroafee. lie work like a alave. : : loeea hit name. He wear a dla j ctve garh, which Wome the !gof hit thame. P.ot Judge sar believe that thi itiuJ ol a itt mu nl ia calculated to reform a binal? Judge fcream ha been talking i a man w ho Ulievrt ia the old mm of a total depravity. He a not think that a criminal ,ouli be allowed to associate with meat people. But who itt honeat? low many honest people are there unrl.i? Ia the man who rats a loaf of bread to relieve hit anger to bo regarded at dishonest aile trust magnates who Kteal tuclnses and legislators and Scials who rocieve bribea shall be i irded as honeat? Are all thieves 7 the penitentiary? "It is easy for a uinn w ho ptanda ih in the cummunity t look ivn upon the unfortunates of the irld. Itiseanlerto greet one of (in with a curse,tban to give m .1 helping hand. One costs thing; the other involves a littlo mblfl.- 'It la easy to pronounce Melves good and U call' eomO wr WIow bad. But we are imt net with ourstlves when we ke theso distinctions. "As a matter of fact, men ore 7 much alike in the essentials, tml distinctions are mostly self le. Heaven and hellli" in each hall of us and whether, the one the other stands forth most con cuously in life will depend upon cuinstances more than anything 1, Sooietv creates mo ich it .punishes. The brutality rw.inf,, nmkesthe individual honest. It is ihe unsociability of iety that ' makes the unsocial 10 whom we call the criminal. "The reason and the only reason 7 we ore not oble to reform the initial is because we have never rnie,l ourselves. There is not ;un among us who may be re- Jed as a criminal by the nigner. iety of the future. There is Mng evil that does imt spring mnnBelflsbneMandthe number of 'uista in the world is still very all. The man of the loving rt and the rich fund of sympathy ilS CIIHOllV not much in evidence. Jean Va!jan aland In our midst. i.iiauutoftheeyrt 0f thomanJi of our criminal, hut he d M hieet the lli.hoj 1. Heonly ,nU uiennatahle sn'tthe Jodu-e. ,And!iii. : .. - . -V U make, all the d.fWm. in tb worl.l whom Jean Valjuan ahall meet; whom any one 01" in Ul tll-el." II I OA VI IT A' J. E. WVIa returned froi hi trip to the coait lart Thura la Ower Beam of Albany returned at the Mini lime. Thay report they a a a . . captured a tear and Iwo cum. a a -. flira. k. u. Hall who la now vUltlng friend In and around Buena eiperta to return home M, ((( w Idaho, and prepare move here. C. C. Kay returned from Port land where he went on buainent Will I'orter it hione again afutr a abort tiit in Portland. Ituena hat a bull team, the bent band in t hi w part ol the atate, and a better town ite than Salem. Two week ao we advertised fur a rupiit, an ang' or a etork. Well the tirk answered. Mother and baby are well. Our ech'Mil pnfMilation hna do creane 1 ome becaune work op?ning up. Butna ha a good a' hool, ami if any of the cmotrjr folk wtnt " to Improve the minda nf Oieir child- rm Buna jn il i the plac. ! ' ittit to i'Uf He.ViHiit Jame. M. Ti'11 died in Indepen dence Friday March 10. in his 85th year. Mr. Titus had been in good health until the early part of the winter wbrn he look the La grippe, which resulted in a com plication of disorders, finally ter minating in death. I)eeeased. in his early boyhood, lived in fichnango county, in te stall of New York, and was born on Lake Erie in the year -1820. While he was yet a young min he left New York for Indiana and it was there he married Mi Mercy Barnes. Hearing of the rich gold discoveries in California, he joined I.. t), mall of ffold seekers and the Spring of 1850 fonnd him dig ging the previous metal in Califor nia. He remained in the gold fields about four years when he returned to his family who then resided in Michigan. From Mich iean he madeMwo trips, to Mont ana ih first one in 1H(5I to Vir- gins City, where he engaged in mining again. On the second trip he was accompanied by his family ami a few years later the family moved on to the state of Washing. trt.i. where thev were engaged nyf fnrminn. About twenty years ago' the wife and inotherdied and short ly aftor Mr. Titus came to live with hit daughter Mrs. Lucy Whifeaker at Independence. She. with a hrnt he r. James Titus, ot Wvis ton, Idaho are the only ones left of family of eleven children. Mr. Titus was held in respect and esteem vy mo i" neighbors,, bing a general favorite with the children. , Funeral servi . . . .1 - m ... v,.,,l ; .it ces were held in ine. wun. . ,-. 1 AH..inn At clAVMII ohurcn Dunoay mu. uu-r o'clock, Rev. Elnyer officiating and interment, was had in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery. s The cowboyselement Is ta no danger of fading out of American life through race aulclde, according to recent sta Matlca of Cupid's doings In the great range districts. It seems that no fewer than 4,500 white men have taken Sioux brides. Why dusky belles are .chosen in preference to palefaces Is a nut for ociologlsta to crack. But there seems to be no reason other than a purely so cial one why Indians and whites should not Intermarry. The Indians have been aubjngated and are. in a sense, a sub ject race.. In the past, however, In dian blood has made many strong w anion the whites. Since they have bo soclnl future, the Indians they nave no -....., i AnttnwA to degeneracy. Inter- marriage might prevent total aecay ! TnJ bitnquet hour arrived at last, and preserve what was best in tUo ; the dear giri8) wjth whetted appe once noble red man. ' , . FORENSIC BAnLEIi J 110031 $11011 1 0 D8 M' lied at Oregon Stale Normal March 17 Cngllsti Valnal Trees Grow Hale and Hearty go Stump Farm In Pulk County l ON. MOUTH The Normal Debating Team will meet the debaters rrnm McMinn ville Collegs Friday night March 17. The lone of contention ?a stated aa lllowa-"Ueolved that reeinro- city it a better method of regulat ing our i'lter-national commercial intercourse than a protective tariff." The normal hat the affirmative and the wonderful advantaee ol the reriprocily method will be told in words of fiery elixiuence by Mesars CofTy and Springer and Mist Bchmidli. Messrs Noalhub, Hardy tnd Ilichardson will tell the other side of the story. Albany college meet Pacific college (Newbcrg) the same night nd the w innert of tbet-e two con tents will meet at a later date to compete for the championship of I). L. O. The delegation from the Normal that attended the Oratorical Con. test at New berg report a most en joy able trip. A base ball team from the No mal went un arainft a team from Dallas Saturday afternoon and ' " . . were defeated 18 to 11. The Nor malsdidnot have any of their regular outfield and attribute their defeat to this. The boyt have plenty of good baseball material and ttractfce will develop a fast team. . ; , The 1st team of the training department played basket ball with the 2nd team from the Dallas Ath letic Club Saturday night at Dal las. Dallas won the game by score of 20 to 12. Basket ball has not found as much favor here this year as usual and a lack of prac lice has resulted, A team from the Independence Athletic Club playetfa team from the Training Department at the Normal "Gym Saturday nightf the T. D. boys winning by a score of 14 to iO Iiev. IS. C. Wyruon, of Eugene, spent. Saturday here Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Johnson, of Corvallis, spent the last of the week hero. Prof. Itesslerand E. II. Craven were Portland visitors ; last week. Bridwell A Craven have moved their stock ot hardware into their new building. Miss Constance Whealdon. a teacher in the Salem schools spent Sunday here with her sister Misa Martha Whealdon. The big orchard of englieh wal nuts which J. B. Stump planted Inst year has demonstrated the hardness ot the walnut tree, but one tree dying among the entire lot. . This tree was injured during the plowing or it is probable there would have been no fatalities. W. J. Mulkey has gone to Eu gene to look after his farm Bear there. The "A. V. Girls" met at the home of Miss Genie Snelling Fri- div nieht. Prio k- .t; , .1 1 .i , ' ii i. m ci the girls boasted to their best faiirtwaof the eood thines thev wiv ' " - rz . " would have to eat. Before going in to the banquet roomt to enjoy the iocial part of the evening the girlse carefully locked all the doors and windows, hoping thereby to save their "many good things" which , . hev had preptred for the occasion Say can you stoj a ininuU'? This U the fence that is built for you. It is built of tin- bct-t material that 20 years of experience can product'. The motto of the com pany ia not, lmw cheap, but how good. The Page U the only spring steel woven fence on the market today. There are some imitations however, but they are built of cheap material, hence a cheap light weight fence Once crushed out of shape, always outoffihape. Remember Page fence is made of Page wire. , There are patterns of Pago fence built to hold any kind of stock or fowl between the 1'uffalo and the chick jut hatched. 'Remember J E.WILSON, Local Agent assists yon to erect the Pago fence. Pell Phone No. 14 1 Independence Oregon tites appeared for the fat. What was their surprise when upon en tering the banquet haH there was to te seen on the table and side Joards, only empty noilnngoes. Vil'ians hud entered and stolen everything eatable. With droop ing spirits and unsatisfied anpe- tites, the banquet which was other- . . . wise a recherche a flair broke np. Grave suspicions point to young men who have moved in good society and there is another chap ter coming- Pedee. , The hop growers are busy work ir.g their yards. J ' ' Mary Oldman bas returned borne from Corvalll:, where she spent the winter. Gny Woods, of Independence, visited relatives here over Sunday. Mrs. Elkins and children, of In dependence, have been", visiting at the home of her parents, B. L. Hastings. , Ida and Fannie Bush were in Airlie the first. ' ' Several of the boys from here at tended the dance1 at Airlie Friday night. , , ' Dean Baugfiam is visiting at the homeofW.L. Phillips at Mont- gomtry. Notice for Publication DKPAKTMKNT 05 THE INTERIOR,. Laud Office at Oregon City, Oregon, February 25, 1905. Notice is hereby given that the fol- Inwinonaiued settler ha? filed notice of his intention to make tiual proof in i support of his claim, aud that said Droof will be made before tue register and Receiver, at Oregon City, Oregon. ou April 12, 1905, viz: Frederick E. Howe, H. E. No. 12&.0 for tlie a f 01 8 W J 8 J of 8 E i See 12, T. 9 8., R. 7V. He names the following witnesses to nrnvA hia continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: John Cline, of Pedee, Oregon ; John V. nt Pfide. Orenon : Paul Ronco, .V- v i v. . ' - of Peaee, Oregon ; Harah Ronco, of Pedee, Oregon. ' ALGERNON 8. DKKSStK,. Register. Strives Hidden Kocks. When vour shin of health strikes th hidden rocks of Consumption, Pneumonia, etc., you are lost, if ou Dr King.a New s... .,.......i... x. vv.' runvprv for tonsunuition. J. vv. McKlnnon, of Talladega Springs, Ala., writes: "I bad been very ill witn Pneumonia, u nder the care of two doc tors, but was getting no better when I began to take Dr. King's New Dis covery. The fit-st dose gave relief, and one bottle cured me." Sure cure for sore throat, bronchitis, coughs and colds. Guaranteed ut A. S. Locke's drug store, price 60c and f 1.00, Trial bottle free. ' If I2L8 Hear The Poet. If you want a halter strop, A buckle, bridle or a snap, 'v. Why then just call on Kurre, he's small, Bui he's got the traps to suit you all. Or if you want a rig complete, ' Of harness made that can't be beat, Kurre is the ruan who says he can, Sell them for less than any man. ; , C A EURRE, rif!s:KiiES3 nm INDEPENDENCE, OREGON TV INT Kit KXCUKSION HATES , TO YAQUIN A BAY. Kecoiruiziuir a lone felt want, aud desiring to give the public cheap rates to the coast in the winter a9 well as the summer, for persons who desire to see the bounding billows in their wildest moods axd imbibe the pure ozoue- of the winter air at the coast, the South em Pacific Company in connection with the Corvallis & Eastern Kaii road have placed ou sale, taking effect Nov. 2. 1004, and continuing uutill March, 31, 1905, from all points on their lines, rouud trip tiikets to Yaquina at the same rate as during the summer. l'liese tickets will be sold on Wednes days and Saturdays only, aud will be good for return sixty daya from date of sale. ' Dr. Minthorn's sanitary baths wil ha in mwHtinn and anvone who de sire a geuuine health rssort duriug the winter cannot do better than spend a month or so at Yaquina. Similar tickets will be sold from Al bany Corvallis.Philomafh and all points west ou the Corvallis & Eastern li. E. Full information as to rates, baggage etc., can be obtained by applying to the nearest S. P. agent or direct from VV. E. Comao, G. P. A., 8. P. Co Port land, or Edwin Stone managir C, & E R. R. Co., Albany, P. S. Through tickets to Portland are sold by the C. & E. at 'Corvallis, and by the S. P., Portland to Corvallis via Albauy and the C. & E. at the same rate as via the west side, viz: $2.60 C. & E. trains connect at Albany with the Albany-Portland local both ways. Geo: T. Rogers $; 0o j ' - WHOLESALE PAPER DEALERS Salem - Oregon l4 , MOTOR LINE TIME TABLE. INDEPENDENCE & MONMOUTH RAILWAY CO. Leaves Indepen- 1 Leaves Airlie for . dence for Mod- Monmouth and mouth and Airlie Independence. 7:80 a. m. .9:00 a. m. 8:31) p. m. 6:05 p. tu. Leaves Indepen -ves Dallas lor dence, for Mon- Monmouth and moutuaud Dallas j Independence. K-00 a. m. j, P. Slid p. in. .W - " j L'ves JIoi mouth L'ves Monmouth j for J.ndep.tndeuoe for Airlie. j 9:40a. m 7:S0a. m. ; 1:30 p. m. 8d0p. m. 2:40 " , . 5: " l'ves Monmouth S;0 " for liallas. J" ; 1 , , I Leaves lr.depou i'L m" l dene for Mon. M:j0 p. m. , i . F 2:03 p. ia - 1 ' ' 1 ' : mn Boys Earn Money for a SUMMER TRIP Every boy enjoys a change of air and the fun te be had in the' mountains or at the seashore, but not every boy's father can afford the expense. Wouldn't it be jolly to earn the money yourself? There is a way that is as ' easy as it is sure. It is by getting sub scribers for TOWN AND COUN TRY" JOURNAL. Hurtdreds of boys all over the country are doing this and you might jnst as well have your share of the profits. Send a postal today and we will send you complete instractions, together with a free outfit. town and Country journal Park Hotel Bids., Un 3ok, Caiiforu Invaluable for Rheumatism. I .have been suffering for the past few years with a severe attack of rheu matism and found that Ballard's Snow Llutment was the only thing that gave nie satisfaction and tended to al-' leviate my pains. March 24, '02. John C. Degnani' Kinsman, Ills. 25c, 50o and $1,00. Sold by A." S. Locke. .1