THE INDEPENDENT, HILL9B0R0
Official Paper of Washington County.
Entered at the Poatofflco at Hills
boro, Oregon, for tranimlialon through
th malls m second-class mall matter.
Official Paper of Washington County.
BY a W. BATH
FROM THE CAPITAL.
rjoti. D. M. C. Caalt Writes
Another Interesting Letter.
Sulem, Or., Xov. 22.
KJitor Independent : I suppose you
bad a rain that was a great a down-pour
as swept over this section thirty sis
hours. We had wind too, though neith
er the rain nor the air damaged prop
erty, probably because the latter was
hot. The fall lias been very reasonable
for farm work in this county, and farm
ers have mad th lieat of it VII H
formed parties state that fully half
wore w heat has. been sown in Marion
county than was sown last year. The
To tho Legal Voters of Uillaboro.
Some twelve or fllteeu years atfo the
City of HiltsWo U-tan improving its
streets ly planking tliein. This was
paid out of the general fund, that is, by
taiing all the projertv In the city. My
self and some other began to urye this
was not (air, that the planking, which
i was the moat eipensive improvement
going on in the citv, was confined to a
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very small portion ol Hie streets, aim
tb it the property adjoining the improve
ment should pay for it.
This question was bandied back ami
forth for some time, but finally that
view prevailed, and the charter was
amended so that these improvements
should be assessed to the adjoining
property. This has not been satisfact
ory to all, however, as many of the peo
ple owning property adjoining the iiu
proveuient object to paying for the same,
and this has been more or lens an issue
for several elections.
At th amuiinn of ill w. intro
duced in the lower house, without any re
quest from the council, and railroaded
through within an hour after its intro
duction, changing the charter in this re
same is true in Lvnn county. The
graiuis growing rapidly and promises pwt, but it was defeated in the Senate
well for next harvest. "J senator wenrung. i, 01 course, can
Last spring there was much talk of not speak positively, but I do not be
building trolly car roads with Salem for Keve he would have defeated it if it had
. l,ntil,ir,lpnl tlm iimniotora not been that Mr. Edward Srhulinerich
has cooled. A new scheme is now talk- ml myself were there, at Salem, and
ed-building a railroad from Salem in u-lH him strongly, to defeat it.
to the Santiam mines. For fortv and
more years it has been known that de
posits of precious ores existed in the
Cascade mountains at tho head of the
Tautiam river, a branch of the Willam
ette, and spasmodic attempts at de
velopment have been mailt1, but, dis
tance from population centers, and the
great sums of money required for the
enterprises have so far prevented the in
stalling of reducing plants. The rail- tion. opposed to this, it will be done. If
road above mentioned Is the result of a the majority of the people of HillsU.ro
survey of Mr. 8. K. Hassan, s native of are in favor of being taxed to Improve
At the last election llillsloro elected
a council in favor of amending the chart
er so that the property shun pay one
fourth of the improvement and the city
three fourths thereof, and a committee
has already been appointed by the city
council for the purpose of preparing an
amended charter for the purpose, and
unless the citizens ol llillsboro elect a
council, and s mayor, at their next elec
Egypt, Africa, who recently came here
representing wealth both from the
eastern states and China. He reports
that the Suntiam country is the richest
in ores of any mines he has examined.
Itohemia, in the same mountain range,
the property of a few, then it should be
done, because this is a government of
majorities.
My object in opposing this was that I
believe it was nearer justice, that it is
the method adopted in every other city
but further south, has paying proper- it Oregon, so far as I know, and that
ties, and there is no reason to doubt the tler should be some prosject, some
wealth claimed for the Santiam. 'V. ' "ity would be out of debt.
Two recent fires which destroyed ,5ut 11 the cltlr ' llillshoro enters upon
propeity Wdonuing to the Portland tl,e P"''cy ' 1-Ytn 'or these inipove-
Flour Milling Company, has caused nts, or three fourths of them,
some nervoiiHiiess among business men,
who lay the blazes to incendiaries.
About s month ago the five story brick
mill standing on the bank of the river
north of the suspension bridge, was
burned, and again last Fridav evening
the old three story wooden mill in the
same yard was fired and destroyed. Sus
picion rented on a young man of the
city, but when arrested he xnltively
satisfied the officers that it was not he.
It is stated that another party is shad
owed, but no arrests have yet leen
made. Some think the fires result from
SHntaneous combustion, as the mills
were occupied by Eugene Iioese, who
had quite a lot of flax fibtr stored and
in course of manufacture. The theory
is that the seed from the flax was scat
tered on tho floor, and was ground un
der foot with the waste filx-r, thus mak
ing most favorable conditions for a fire.
City politics are arousing more at
tention than was shown at the Novem
ber election. The cundidate who will
arrest the attention of your Washington
county readers is Tom Cornelius, who
is on the republican ticket for city
marshall, an olllce of importance here,
with its salary of flOOO. Unless there is
S bad land slide to the independent
man, Cornelius w ill lie elected.
Forest Grove sent its lest foot ball
out of
the public fund, the youngest child In
llillshoro, if he lives to be a hundred
years old, will never live to see the city
out of debt. On tho contrary, it will go
deeper and deeper into debt, with noth
ing but bankruptcy ahead of it.
Now I have fought this matter as long
as 1 care to. I have not made any
friends by it, and have made enetnie-.
I do not know who will be candidates for
councilmen, or mayor at the next elec
tion. I may say, however, that I will
not be a candidate for, and will not ac
cept either position. I only wish to
call the matter plainly to the attention
o.' the people and then let them settle it
as they sue fit.
bo far as I am concerned, I am done
fighting on this question. If the major
ity of tai payers of llillsloro are ami
otis to pay for improving the property of
a few I only hope they will include me
among the few.
8. B. HUSTON
Sherwood
Sherwood, Or., November 21, ltKU
An epidemic of side-walk improvement
has sir ark the town, along with the
"beautiful weather," in which to con
struct them. However, tho latter in
convenience discommodes no one that
have no proierty to improve for the
line of the general public.
The net proceeds of the Tualatin bas
ket social amounted to t4.00 last Fri
lay evening. This handsome fund with
contributions, personally, will be utilis
ed in establishing a public library in the
village.
Rev. Cowman has been conducting a
series of revival meetings at the Congre
gatioiial church during the week, and a
number of converts is the result of his
personal and untiring work in behalf of
the church.
A vapor gas lighting system liss eeii
placed in the tonsorial parlors of Wei
n, (he r-irr, which A-ould indicate
that Sherwood is moving in the right
direction, toward metropolitan airs,
me learn ol norses useu ty ti rover
Hagey In the Ii. F. D. service is fust es
tablishing a reputation for speed, and
ents, J. X. Woods and wife. The mur
derer made no attempt to escape.
A Monmouth disatci of the 23rd
says: It became Known tooay mai
Uev. Mr. Allen, pastor of the Haptist
church, ha1 been assaulted by hie sweet
heart's father, M. Overholtxer of Ti-
gardville. The cause of Hie assault is
the outcome of trouble that has been
brewing lietween the pastor and several
residents of the neighborhood whom the
pastor characterizes as his enemies.
He alleges thai these persons concocted
I a scandalous story relative to him, and
he threatened prosecution. The story
had the effect of causing Overholtxer to
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can on the minister aim aemauu cer
tain letters that had been w ritten him
by Overholtzer's daughter. Upon re
fusal to give them up it is said, the irate
father assaulted him.
Apiearances again point to the possi
bility of a big battle south of Mukden.
The Japanese, according to an official
report, have received a severe setback in
the vicinity of Sintsintin, in which di
rection they apparently were attempiing
to execute a wide turning movement
It is scarcely believed possible that the
general viciousness, again on Saturday, I two great armies can winter less than a
having run away aDd delivered the mail rifleshot distaut from each other, though
in the mud.
It is reported that the Southern Paci
fic railroad couiany will divide the sec
tion crew here, and in addition with
other men, form a new section with
headquarters at Middleton.
Martin Gardner, proprietor of the cor
ner saloon will apply to the town coun
cil for renewal of license, at the next
session, and if granted pay into the
treasury the sum of fVK) as per town or
dinance.
Contrary to the expectations ol every
one, includirg the physician attending
F. W. Saltus, of Middleton, (who was
so seriously injured on Friday, one wetk
ago by fuluminate caps used for explod
ing dynamited, he rallied from the shock
at once and has continued to improve
tip to the present time. The snxiected While Minnesota gave Roosevelt
injury to the chest did not prove serious 125,(HK) plurality, John A. Johnson, de
af anticipated, on first inspection, and I mocratic candidate for governor, was
the miasle, which proved to lie a section elected over R. C, Iunn by a plurality
of a cap alout the size of one's thumb of 10,000. Minnesota voters do not take
nail was removed on tho third dav. The kindl y to "grafting" Dunn was the on
the heavy defenses on each side make it
extremely difficult for either to assume
the offensive. It is believed, however,
that it the deadlock is to be broken
(ienoral Kuropatbln will let Field Mar
shal Oyama take the initiative, as the
Russians have the better of the present
position, namely, a strong line of de
fence and Mukden behind them, mak
ing satisfactory winter quarters, w here
the Russian reinforcements are now ac
cumulating for an advance next spring.
The Japanese also are being strongly re
inforced. The rivers are sufficiently
fio.en to permit of the movement of ar
tillery and commissariat trains, so that
the country actually ts octter adapted to
a Japanese advance than during the
summer.
Probst Court.
In the matw-r of the estate of Jane
Zeigler, deceased; witnesses examined
and arguments by respective couusels
heart ; ordered that counsels have time
to file briefs.
Matter of the last will and testament
of Tho. I). Humphreys, deceased; peti
tion filed asking that codicile be admit
ted to probate, it having been proved in
pen court; so ordered, and the appoint
ment of the executrix of the will of said
deceased be confirmed.
Matter of the estate of Charlotte Grace
Myers, deceased ; the bond and apprais
ment approved, and ordered entered on
tho journal as of the date when allot
said papers were filed.
Matter of the estate of Q. W. Shaver,
deceased; administrators report filed;
receipts, $98.75 ; disbursements, ,ttt.75 ;
balance on hand 33.00. Ordered that
report be allowed and approved.
Estate of Martin Manning, deceased ;
ordered that guardians be discharged,
their bondsmen released and the guard
ianship closed of record.
Estate ofPhilomena Perrett, deceas
ed ; ordered that tho administration be
discharged, his bondsmen released, sod
the estate closed of record, tho account
being approved and the estate adminis
tered. Matter of the estate of Hannah Houyh,
deceased ; motion filed asking for order
to see real estate ; ordered that citations
lie issued and servod upon the heirs at
law of said deceased to appear at the
court house room on Monday December
12, and show cause why said order be
not granted.
ANNOUNCEMEN T
Front now on during the Winter we will serve
sandwiches ami hot coffee at all hours. We are
re-stocking our candy cases with the lest home
made candies. A complete line of Tobaccos,
Fruits, Nuts and Soft Drinks. Your trade is
solicited.
HEIDEL CANDY KITCHEN
I have just receive. 1 several disc and
cylinder graphophoiies and alsmt 200 of
the latest records, for both the disc and
cylinder machines, from the Columbia
company. Ue sure ami select some of
these records for your machine.
F. It. DAI LEV.
PARK AND WASHINGTON STREETS
- PORTLAND, OREGON
Established in 1 866. Open all the year. Trivate or
class instruction. Thousands of graduates in posi
tions; opportunities constantly occurring. It pays to
attend our school. Catalogue, specimens, etc., free.
A. P. ARMSTRONG. LL.O., PRINCIPAL
attending physician has Ix-en removing
particles from various parts of his ana
tomy daily during tho week, varying
from very small particles to altove de
scribed and almost in every instance
pustulution occurred very quickly, ow
ing to the poisonous nature ot material
producing the wounds. The most sori
ous and lamentable feature of the un
fortunate accident remaining, is the ir
reparable injury to the left eye, which
attending surgeons contemplate remov
ing today. While the remaining one is Yes, Roosevelt is stronger than his
badly injured there remains some hopes 1'arty, out the party doesn't si em to
ly republican on the ticket defeated in
the state. Loren Fletcher, defeated
Jojm Li nd, for Congress. It will come
natural for "Your Uncle" to hang his
hat on the peg he has used for the past
twelve or fourteen years with the except
ion ot one term, when John Lind leat
him in the race.
The electoral vote of Maryland is di
vided, one Republican elector leing
chosen and seven democratic.
August Erickson, the Portland gamb
ler, was convicted of the crime lust
Wednesday, the jury being out only ten
minutes.
Uurglars broke into the postofliee at
Hillsdale, Tuesday night, carted a 500-
pound safe a distance of 600 feet, blew
the big money box open and secured on
ly (50 cents for their trouble.
team here lost Friday and got it badly
beaten. 1 he score w as 3 to 0 in favor I Abraham Hackleman, one of the
of Willamette university. The Forest founders of the city of Albany died in
Grove boys are too light and not well that city Wednesday morning aged 87
enough trained to stand before the years, He came to Oregon in 1847. and
team here, w hich is trained by Bishop, half the present city of Albany is located
who last year was w ith Columbia Col
lege, New York, and considered the liest
man in America tor his place.
Hon. II. V. Gates was in town a few
hours hint Saturday. He was on his re
turn trip from San Francisco.
An operation was recently performed
at the penitentiary on Tromley, of
Hillslsiro tar and feather fame. The
hurt which necessitated the interfer
ence of the surgeon, was given him at
on the donation claim he then took up.
Attorney-General Crawford has drawn
a contract for the construction of the
Portage Railway between The Dalles
and Celilo, and at a meeting to le held
Friday tho document will 1 examined
by the State Engineer, the Portage Rail
way commissioners and representatives
of the Open River Association, to see
that its provisions are satisfactory to all
concerned.
peni
iiinaiM.ro aiineumeineiaranu learner The population of the Oregon
mob was having its amusement. tntiary reached 364. the highest nam
.rom ley lias retameu council ana win be, in several years. One year ago the
commence an action for damages ro- number of convicts was down to 285,
ceived on that night as soon as ins term but the criminal business in the courts
at the penitentiary has len served. the past year has been so heavy that the
L. U. Josse, at one time a resident of number of prisoners received has ex-
Washington county, last week bought a ceeded tho number discharge! by 79,
house furnishing store, ami win lor a Over 200 prisoners are now workinir in
time at least, be a resident ot the Capi
tal. Since leaving Washington county,
Mr. Josse has been in business at Inde
pendence, Tolk county.
the prison stove foundry.
A sensation in municipal politic was
created at Albany, when J. L. Tomlin
son, John Foebay and E. R. Huston,
supposed to le anti-saloon candidates
for city councilmen, from the First, Sec
ond and Third wards, respectfully, is
sued a joint statement in the course ot
which tl itV Affirm ttiat tlia aitiw.nai .f
A - - I'! I ' - VI
oVo.J T i T f . 7 AlUn' themselves very
,y 24.217 han a 1 other fac tor, emi,,mtio,IIv in (,vor (l( the of ,f.
censing saloons," they accept their ver-
itictand abide by the license policy.
They are In favor of raising saloon li
censes rather than increasing taxes to
pay off city indebtedness and will make
their campaign on that issue.
Disastrous Wrecks.
( arelestneos is responsible for many a
railway wreck and the same causes are
making human wrecks of sufferers from
Throat and Long troubles. Hut sine
tho advent ol Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption, Coitichs and Colds.
even the worst case can he cured, ami
hnpele resignation la no longer necess
ary. Mrs. Lois Cragg of lkirchestcr,
Mass., is on f many w hose life was
saved by lr. King s New Medical Dis-
,.i u""-'. " arr R-uieuT is gaaran
toe leal-1 T. , , . ,. " ,
r-T", iui Mil iun Hllil A.UI1H Ul0t-He liy
all druggists. Price i0c, and 1.00 Trial
bottles free.
It Was a Record Breaker.
Chairman F. C. Raker is jubilant over
tho Roosevelt vote in Oregon. He said
after the June campaign that it was his
belief that the
Oregon I
combined, and that tho Webfoot state's
plurality of 42,!S8 is not only a record
breaker but is the l-t show ing of any
of tho forty-live states in the I'nion.
Think of it! Does anv other Rtswevclt
state eo,ual this crcentage? Pennsyl
vania's 4'HUH) odd looks aoJ sounds
mighty big; still that figure means but
42 per cent of the total poll. And Ore
gon's endorsement of our President by
a majority over all the other candidates
of 90,ft'3! Should not this showing
cause On von to aptear w ell lcfore the
people of the east? Kvery county in
Oregon deserves tho others' commend
ation for its endorsement of President
Roosevelt; and the plurality in Wash
ington county of 1717 entitles
ous republicans in this county to tho
National and State Committees'
gratitude.
Hop supplies a speciality at the new
market ot Cats A Son.
need any lieef tea. Portland Jonrnal.
Promiso of airship contests at the
Iwis and Clark exposition are given in
a telegram received recently from
President Goode by Vice-President I.N.
Fleisher. The desirability of having
these contests was recently urged ujxw
t-xitoaition headquarters and Mr. Goode
was communicated with. His telegram
states that he is making favorable prog
reaa in arrangements with T. 8. Italdwin
It is reported that the corner formerly I for the California Arrow, the airship
owned by Frank MeUinnls. has Un which has created such a lurore at St.
Sol.! in Ttl IWI c i j' ... I-oilis-
. ..... --vv.j , tuiCTl VJIUVO, HUU
generally understood that Mr
that time and careful treatment may re
sult In restoring the sight. Mr. Saltus,
principal, of the public school at Tuala
tin, has remained at home and carefully
attended herhusbnnd since the accident,
but owing to his improved conditions
will return to Tualatin. In a few days to
resume her duties again in the school
room.
Cornelius.
it is
Winter Rates to Yaqnlna Bay.
In order to aooommodats lbs many people
who wish to mak a winter trip to Yaqnlna Bay-
tin Koulhsro Paclfle Railway company will sell
on WednMiUjrs anil Baturdayi of sach week, un
til Marrh 31. 1WS, round trip tickets, at low
to lake advantage of Ibis rata should apply to
nearest Southern Pacific ticket agent for ticket
Dooly will open a bank on the projerty
next year.
Nearly every town lot in Cornelius I
owned by private irtiea. Twenty lots
having been bought by different parties I nln 10 Ysqufna Bay and return, limited to
the oast wwlr ....I ... "Ixty day from date of sale. Those who desire
will le put up here next year will
prise the oldest inhabitant.
F. Verhoeven sold his l!04 hop crop
hist week to Portland parties at 311
cents per pound, being the banner sale
of the season so far reported.
I.' ..at ...... - a , ,
- eevuis io nave taken a
sudden jump in Cornelius. R. W. Me
',u reports more sales in the past
thirty days than have been made here
for a year. It advertising that doe
the business.
Forest Grove and llillshoro business
men have sent a lot of money advei
using their respective town through
rortianu paper and Cornelius is left
out in the cold. Why not the bus!
men of this town advertise through the
county paper.
.Mr. and Mr. C. H. Robbin. of Port.
land, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mr
rairchlld, of Cornelius.
Mis Nellie Couture, of Portland, is
isiung mends in Cornelius
Rev. Wilkin will preach esiwciallv to
.i . '
wie young people next Sunday at 11 a,
m. service piiihIht own .......l
C. W. llendrix made a trio to Port
land Sunday, returning Monday
evening.
it. Largo, ''attending.' of Forest
Grove, passed through Cornelius Wed
nesday.
Mis Katie Moner of Gales
spent Sunday in Cornelius.
The long looked for motor went w hix-
xing by Wednesday. No atop here.
John Ituchanan visited Portland
ednesday.
Aioert isackus of Idaho visited old
tnends in Cornelius last week
'kV'V..fcV
The New Motor Line
Is an established certainty and so is the fact that F. H. Pulley
handles the largest stock of Musical Instruments In the
Comity. He lias recently received over 200 records and 20
(irapliophones and is turning away satisfied patrons every
day. lie has a new $( machine to
demonstrate with and wants yon
to hear it. Von can get any kind of
an instrument from him
On Easy Payments.
Hring back your old machine, up
to the $10 value, and receive fn
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Regular $20 Columbia Graphophone
credit on a new machine.
headquarters for Everything musical T can Save You
money by Ordering your Piano, Organ or Sheet music
FRANK R. - - DAILEY.
Creek,
Dairy Cows Wanted.
F. M. Heidel wants to bur oui
choice dairy cow s. Nothing else wanted.
At Oregon City the jury at 7:15 Wed-
nes.iay nixht returned a verdict find-
ing Lauth guilty of murder in the first
n-gree. ine prisoner tetreyed signs ol
nervousness but received the verdict
without comment. Council lor de
fendant immediately applied for a new
trial, and were given until Saturday,
live inner 3, to perfect the application.
n the initial U1M the jury stood nine
to three for conviction in the firt de
cree. The case went to the jury at 4 p.
m. iteorgen. Lauth shot and killed
Mr. Lenore B. Jones, a woman with
whom he had been living. In Oregon
ity, Septembers. The crime was com-
mitted at the home of the woman's par-
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EXPERT TEWEEEU
LAUREN M. HOYT
WATCHMAKER
HILISSIJOIIO, OR3H.
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For Hollidays watch my stock. It will be equal if not super
ior to any former demonstration. It can be depended on and
you will not be dissapointed. I have anticipated your wants.
A complete stock of Cut Glass. Silverware, Watches, Clocks,
Leather Goods, Silver Novelties, etc.
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