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FIT OF MENTAL
ABERRATION
BcIIevcdlo Acccunt forSuIclde
cf Wm.Burdlne.
WAS DEVOTED TO II1S FAMILY
Swallows Carbolic AtiJ and Dies
in Presence of Wife in
Great Agony.
Hi! iltaila of suicide were re-
ecived in Independence Sunday when
brought in that William
Hurdine, who resides on the hop
ranch of I). IS. Taylor, the mile
south of tliii city, had ended hie life
hv drink inir carbolic acid. No cauKe
- j " - i
can be awilgned for the act and it u
believed that it was the result of a fit
of mental aberration, lie was a mar-
rl...l man and leaves a wife and
daughter, six years of age, to whom
he was devotedly attached during hia
lifn Thi'v were not known to have
over had doincittio trouble. He waa
noted for his cheerful dirHition and
pleasant niannera. Ilia accounta
with Mr. Taylor were clear and en
couraging and hia financial condition
waa anything but bad, he having had
an accflunt of several hundred dollara
with one of the bunk of- Independ
ence
Mr. Durdine returned from Inde
pendence Huturday evening, -topping
at the home of Mr. Taylor where he
tnok dinner and at that time he was
observed to be of good mental balance
and cheerful pirit. On reaching
home ho wim about to deliver some
groceries which he hud bought for one
of his neighbors along with some cur
bolio acid which had been borrowed
for medical purposes and which he
had gone to an outbuilding to procure
when his wife responded to his call to
come and show him where the acid
was hidden. When the wife came a
few minutes later he raised himself
up from the floor and gasped, "Kiss
mo good bye, darling, I am going to
leave you." The wife, with what
presence of 'mind she had, rushed
back to the house for some milk to
administer ns an antidote but when
she returned tho poor man had lost
consciousness which he never re
gained, dying a few minutes later in
great agony.
He was a mun of about thirty years
of age, and as said before, of a sunny
disposition. It is said of Wm. Bur
dine that the first thing seen of him
was his broad smile and then his big,
honest countenance. He was mar
ried eight years ago at' Willamette
Falls at which place the parents of
both the husband and wife reside.
The father and sister of the unfortun
ate man came Sunday morning to
take charge of the body which was ta
ken to Salem the same day and from
there to Willamette' Falls at which
place the remains were laid to rest.
He was a member of the order of
Woodmen of the World and carried
an insurance of $1000 with that order.
wt tery impr'MB and Urjc'y
altiiuli'd by Irii'inl of tl' rd-r.
The allri'fiH' mi llu- ixTMiiiil prc
tloli vert! by li.'M rvniU Chaw and
U iKiui.li. Th'ir Ulks wire full of
in(rnt lo fvirjoiin prwnt. r is I
linicio for lli iXTdnioli n prepared
aliirlt added to lht micrees of thr
ejcrciiM', Th order preitriit'd an im
posing spectacle in full rt'nliii a lln-y
iimrchi'd in a lly frtii thi'ir ImU
on Miiin Miwt to the auditorium.
Tiny al returned to the hall in the
nine iuioiiig manner at tho cloee
of the exertii at the auditiiriiiin.
A TmIU With IhI rona.
Owing to fiiiling health 1 have Uh-ii
obligiil to close out my mirket which
I have lxon conducting in thia city.
I desire, in retiring from business in
IiidcKndince, to thank the tmn
of the City Meat Market for their
trade and to recommend the firm of
Chamberlain & Long who will nerve
them well in the future.
GEOKOE KOENEKE,
Proprietor City Meat Market.
ItrcHfitM Congratulations.
You will soon receive congratulations
f your friends upon your Improved
appearance if you will take Foley's
Kidney Remedy aa It tones np tbs
system and Imparls osw life sod vigor.
Foley's Kidney Remedy cures back-
ache, nervous xhstisilon and all forms
of kidney aud bladder troubles. Com
mence taking It today. D. O. Dove,
THE MESSAGE
OF THE ROSE
Headquarters Look Like Im
mcnsB Valentine Shop.
OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAY
Elctlric Railway Bill Tap Prin
cipal Olies of lie Wilian
ette Valley.
MISS
WYMAN
FOUND DEAD
An Insidious Danger.
One of the worst features of kidney
trouble is that It Is an Insidious disease
and before the victim realizes his
danger he may have a fatal malady.
Take Foley's Kidney Remedy at the
first sign of trouble as It corrects irreg
ularities and prevents Brlgbt's disease
and diabetes. D. G. Doye.
Odd Fellows Celebrate Anniversary.
Valley Lodge, No. 42, I. O. O. F.,
celebrated the eighty-ninth anniver
sary of the , order together with the
Kebekahs of .this city. The mem
bers of the two orders came in a
body and occupied the front section
which had , been reserved for them
in the auditoriumi The ceremony
which occurred in the auditorium,
Miss Lillian Wyman, twenty years
old and employed at the Toint Defi
ance pavilion in Tacoma as a w aitress
waa found dead in a room on the
econd floor of the pavilion Saturday,
1 J 1 A S
even in ir. Jt is sunixxtcu wiai sne
slipped'and fell, or fainted and fell,
striking her head on a lounge, break
ing her neck.
The girl had finished supper and
had gone upstairs to put on her coat
and hat with the intention of starting
home, about &30 o'clock. She had
eaten a hearty supper and was in the
best of spirits and laughed and talked
with others at tho table. Twenty
minutes after Miss Wyman had gone
upstairs a small girl employed about
the kitchen went tip to see her.
Opening tho door of tho room Bhe
aw hi friend lying on the floor will)
her head resting on the lounge.
No one heard the girl full, though
several oilier persons woro vu tuc
same, floor and in the room directly
below. Miss Wyman had put on her
hat and coat and one glove and held
the other glove in her hand, as though
suddenly stricken. She had been
ailing for some time but she had
never been troubled with fainting
spells.
The two doctors who were called,
said the girl had probably died instant
ly. The coroner was sent for and
the body was removed to an under
taking establishment, where an au
topsy was held Sunday morning. No
marks -of violence were found on the
body, which was in perfect condition
with the exception of the dislocated
vertebra just below the base of the
brain. K
Lillian Wyman graduated from the
Tacoma high school last June and
entered the service of the Sunset
Telephone company as operator
until released when forces were de
creased, since then she had been liv
ing with her sisters,' Mrs. John Ellis
and Mrs. Frank Tish, who reside near
the smelter, and Working at the pavil
ion. ' . :.'f", " , .
Of immediate relatives she is sur
vjved by a mother, five sisters and a
brother, viz: Mrs. Lena Moseman, of
Independence, the mother; Sophia,
of Wren, Oregon; Martha of Tacoma;
Lydia, of Independence; Hilda, of
Tacoma; Frieda, of Independence,
sisters; and Paul Wyman, of Salt
Lake, Utah, brother.
The remains were brought to. ,this
city .from Tacoma Monday and the
funeral will take place from the res
idence ''' f Mr. Moseman, Wednesday
afternoon at 1 o'clock.
No announcement made in years
has been iimr interesting to the state
at large tlmn the publication of the
plana of the Oregon Electric Kailway
company, which mean a system ag
gregating three hundred and eighty
one miles in length, and reaching the
principal towns of the entire Willam
ette Valley, with an extension to the
coast as well. McMinnville, Newberg,
Dallas, Eugene, Albany, Caacadia,
Hillsboro, and Tillamook, with in
numerable other communities, are
included. .The line between Portland
and Sulein has received such excellent
patronage that on several different
occasions it has been necessary to re
vise the schedule to accommodate ad
ditional trains. In the eastern states
the multiplication of trolly lines has
decreased the passenger traffic on the
steam roads, but the t latter have felt
so 'marked an increase in freight
traffic that the passenger loss has
been more than compensated in
earnings.
A very large delegation from Albany
visited Portland last week for a
double purpose. First, the city council
came to investigate the subject of
paving, and as a result Albany will
immediately begin' the jiermanent
improvement of her main streets.
Then the committee representing the
Albany Commercial Club completod
arrangements with Bury I. Dasent to
take charge of the city's publicity
work as manager ol the club. May 1st.
Mr Dasent is now advertising manager
of the Portland Railway, Light and
Power Company, secretary of the
Rose Festival Association and sec
retary of the Pacific Coast Advertising
Men's Association, and his experience
will make hits work' effective.
The greatest success has attended
the Oregon Development ' Leag'iie
meetings throughout the eastern part
of the state. La Grande raised $ 3300
in a few minutes, besides adding
greatly to the membership of its com
mercial club they will complete a
fund of $(1000. Elgin business men
subscribed (500 to advertise their city.
The Dalles will continue their pub
licity work on an 'even more liberal
scale than heretofore; Baker City is
alive to the value of similar work.
Headquarters of the Rose Festival
Association look like an immense
valentine shop now-a-days. Thous
ands of beautiful engraved invitations
are being sent out in rose-garlanded
envelopes prose poems in accord with
the occasion. "The queen of flowers
will have a perfumed whisper of wel
come for you, and her sweet hos
pitalities humored for your tarrying"
closes the message.
The scope of the excursion party
which will visit Lewiston-Clarkston
on May 1st has been widened to in
clude various Oregon cities. Presi
dent J. H. Albert, of the Capital
National Bank at Salem, President
E. W. Langdon, of the Albany Com
mercial Club, and President George
H. George, of the Astorial National
Bank,will be of the party. A ladies'
auxliary will provide for the special
entertainment of .the feminine visitors.
! Kurhttrt who detwirled t.Uv with hi f
lUi iiU f.,r ai Ani (inini' i-rr
prl!i in am) refriwhitiriiU werv
wrvisl. ThimD pri-M-nt wrrer Mildred
(oil, (ilmlta Irvine, Kuuim HenLle,
Inhibit lliirliiiii, IhIm Dmnou, Hnw
eiui Mjn-rling, Alum Waller, tlrnee
Walker, MaM Ell!., Opal Mrllevitt,
)ol I'omeroy, Muuricn Mull. r, Har
old Fitehard, John Taylor. Max (iil
pin, Kerwy EMr-xle. Frank Kirkhtnd,
Ted Co4i-r, Clillide Johiii on, Clarence
MfCrewdy, Miidge Urove, ('Ihm Eur
hart, t'litnent WiUon, (lien Whit
en k nr.
US. S10.VES0F EICKBEALL DIES.
A. K. Htoncr, an old mideut of the
Rirkreull country, died at his home in
that place Koturday, April 2.1th, from
a stroke of pHralyain, at the age of
fifty-five years. The funeral was held
from the family residence Monday,
under the aucpicea of I. O. 0. F, lodge
of Rickreall, the burial taking place
n the Odd Fellows' cemetery. He is
survived by a wife and daughter, the
latter being Mra. A. F. Falflrky of
Dallas.
Mr. 8toner was born in Ohio in
18o3 and came to this state in 1890
having resided permanently at Rick
reall since that time. He was a use
ful and respected citizen during his
lifetime and his demixe is the cause of
deep regret to h;s neighbors and
friends.
LET US HAVE A
GOOD
LAUNDRY
Farewell Party to Miss Eartiarl.
A farewell party was given Satur
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Charley Mattison in this city by the
Girls' Club in honor of Miss Clara
Independence, with its increasing
population and its adjacent well set
tled interurban sections, together
with the fact that it ia one of the best
and most promising cities m the val
ley at this time, is in need of a first-
class steam laundry and it must have
it this year.
Many towns of less importance and
with a smaller population have steam
laundries and they are supported.
Condon, a town but little larger than
Independence, with a sparse settle
ment in its surrounding country, has
a laundry. There are plenty of people
who if they knew of Independence
and what we have to offer would be
glad to come here and build a laun
dry, and it is to our interest to set out
and find someone to come here and
build it. or build it as we are in the
case of the cannery.
A feature of such an establishment
is the employment of Independence
neonle. Not only would it serve a
long felt want but would put bread in
the mouths of many families, especial
ly families who perchance are in need
of iust such employment. It is the
duty of every community to assist in
the care of the society with which it
is invested. The first consideration is
to insure it from' want of the nec
essaries of life, and next to help in
the development of its mental and
moral tone.
FIEST STATE BANK
Independence, Oregon.
C VP ITAL, 25,000
A GKSF.im JUXh'IXO JJUSIJT2SS CONDUCTED,
QmcT.H AND IhKKfTOKS:
W. A Meaner. Pre. K. lWr. Vice l'res. V C. Patrick, Cah
Wro. R'.I.HI V. N Ktump. J p. U.-gers
May Day Exercises at Monmouth.
There will be May Day exercises on
the campus at Monmouth Friday
afternoon. Amontr the features of
the day will be a game of baseball
between Willamette University and
Monmouth Normal, and a matched
game of tennis between Messrs. Mur
dock and Patrick of Independence
and Force and Goode of Monmouth.
There will also be an open air band
concert in the evening.
A Common Mistake. ,
Many women mistake kidney and
bladder troubles for some irregularity
peculiar to the sex Foley's Kidney
Remedy corrects irregularities and
makes women well. Miss Carrie
Harden, Bowling Green, Ky., writes:
"I have suffered much pain from
kidney and bladder trouble until I
started to use Foley's Kidney Remedy
The first bottle gave me great relief,
and after taking the second bottle I
was entirely well. D. G.Dove." '
k For Rent.
Two rooms with outside entrance.
Will furnish if desired. . Inquire at
this office.
Y0JNG Farmers, List Your
Property Now! 1
THE' REAL
ESTATE MEN
Indmptndtnc, Or.
Farm and City
Property. Farm
Property is Our
Specialty
We are going to sell real estate
and are now in touch with peo
ple in the east and some who
are now on the ground and
want small farms. They have
the money and are going to in
vest in Polk county.
i
IF YOU WANT TO SELL,
NOW IS YOUR TIME
Something Nice in
Harness
Wc bTe Single and Doable SeU, made o
tlie finest leatbera and besntirullr finished and
trimmed. Not only perfect In design and
fashioning, bat every article well sewn and
ready for long and arduous service. . We shall
be pleased to show yon samples of onr stock
Harnett, and to also make sets to your order
We guarantee entire satisfaction with our
work and the materals that ws pat Into it.
i
George Dunham
Independence,
Oregon
F L O U R
"PRIDE OF OREGON"
Valley
"Prize PeacH"
HARD WHEAT FLOUR
We guarantee these Flours equal to
any on the market. Keep your
money at home and buy only home
made Flour. We solicit a trial
g Oregon Milling & Warehouse Co. j
POLK COUNTY BANK
MONMOUTH, - OREGON.
PAID CAPITAL $30,000.00
Transacts a general banking and exchange business. Deposits
received, Loans made, Drafts sold.
Officers and Direotobs
J. 3rL Hawley, Pres., P. L. Campbell, Vice Pres., Ira C. Powell, Cashier
J. B. V. Butler, F. 8. Powell, J. B. Stump,
I. M. Simpson.