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HILLSBOUO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OllKGON, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 190.3.
Number 51
filllsboro Independent.
UY D. V. BATH.
OKKICIAL (Ol'NTY PAPFK.
DNK IMM.I.AK IKH YKAKIN ADVANC E
Republican in Politics.
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an inch, single column, for four lnaer
tions; reading notices, one cent word
etch insertion (nothing lw than 15
cents) ; professional cards, one inch, $1
a month ; Mie tarda, $5 A year, paya
ble quarterly, (notice and icsolutions
free to advertising lodges). ,
PROFESSIONAL CAR08.
E. B. TONGUE
ATTORN E,Y-AT-LAW
Hilliboro, Oregon.
Office: Rooms 3, 4 and 5. Morgan Blk
W. N. BARRETT
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW
Hilliboro, Oregon.
Oilke: Central Block, Rooms and 7,
BENTON BOWMAN
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW
Hilliboro, Oregon.
Ollke, in Union lllk.. with H. B. Uuaton
TIIOS. II. TONGUE JR.
ATTOKNHY-AT-LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
Office : Rooms d, 4 ind 5, Morgan BlocK
Hilliboro, Oregon.
8. T. LINKLATER, M. B. C. M.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Hilliboro, Oregon.
Office, upstairs, over Tlie Ielta Drug
Store. Office hours 8 to 12 j 1 to 6, and
in the evening from 7 to U o'clock.
J. P. TAMIESIE, M. D.
8. P. R. R. SUROEON
Hilliboro, Oregon.
Residence corner Third and Mln; office op
lUiriorer Delia drug atire; houra, .Jo lo li m.
1 to & ami 7 Iu p. m. 'IVtophoue lo reeulence
rum lulls tlms mora. All call promptly ana
waretl dajr or uIkqI.
F. A. BAILEY, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Hilliboro, Oregon.
Offlce: Morgan-Bailey block, op
tain, rooms 11'. 13 and 15. Residence
B. W. cor. liaie Line and Second ita.
Itoth 'phones.
F. J. BAILEY, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Hilliboro, Oregon.
Offlce: Moi gan-Batley block, up
atalra with F. A. Bailey. Residence.
N. E. corner Third and Oak ita.
A. B. BAILEY, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Hillsl)oro, Oregon.
Omni or Uailey'i Ir Slore.' Offlce hour
fniut it;) U 12; l:u to 6, and 7 to . Healdeuoe
third him north of clly elclrlo llijht plant,
('alia promptly allouilol dar or umlil. Itoth
'nhonca.
MARK li. BUMP,
ATTORNKY-AT-I.AW.
Notary Public aiul Collections.
IIIl.LSHORO, ORB.
Tree Delivery
Of the Kst Fish, Game and
Meals. Our delivery is prompt
and in all parts of Ilillshoro.
We have inaugerated a
new Schedule in Prices
and this together with our de
livery syMeiu makes this Hills
l)oro'.s popular market.
Housley (Q. Hanshew
NOTICE
Of Intontlon toWlthdraw ln
surance Deposits
-by tho-
THURINGIA INSURANCE COMPANY.
To Whom It May Concern I
In a.wnianoa with the lawn ol tha State rtf
Orviron, rvlaliva to lnnramt' Companies, nolle
In h. rrl.y kivii that Hi THlKIXt.lA INHI'R
A Ni K I'uy r t N V, rtlrlii to ci-aa lining lint
nw.ii within th taiaoforfirwn. HilrmU to with
draw Ho i1fpll with (he Trvamirrr of wild State,
and will. II nnrlalmaaiialnM ald roinpanT ihall
Im fllnl wllh tli InnnrKiHir Commiuinrr within
an monlln from the 4th da o( Novemtwr, la4,
tha Mine ImIiii the tiaieof the Srat publication
of thin null., withdraw I la depoalt from tb
Plate Trvaaurrr.
TIU'RINUIA INf I'RANl'K COMPANY
Hr W ). Kellovs. Hanagrr.
Paid at New York. N. V.. lb la 14th dar of
Ouloher I. mar 4 06
Portland and Return 85c.
The Southern Pacific Is bow selling
round trip tickets to Portland from
Hill"loro for ftf cents, good going Satur
day P. M., or any train of Sunday, re
turning Sunday and Monday, living
all day Sunday and Monday in Portland
The same arrangement applies from
Portland, givinir all Portland people
a chance to visit valley ointa at greatly
reduced rates.
WALL STREET
CRIED "LIAR"
IT IS THE EQUITABLE NOW
But Seen It Will Be the New York
!?a ar.J the M-U; Vw,
Seye La wson.
New York, May 1. The latest
dispatch received from Thomas W.
Lawson ot Boston Is as follows:
"If a local trust company or
Chicago bank fails, don't be fooled
that it is the Milwaukee trouble
over again. It is a hundred times
greater than as if centered in some
man. A hundred millions would
keep me trouble rignteu lor 30
days. When it comes it will carry
banks, trusts and corporations.
Bull fakes have been worked out.
Now prepare for facts.
"Remember, Wall street yelled
'Liar!' when I said that the insur
ance companies were being looted.
It is the Equitable now, but soon it
will be the New York and the Mu
tual Life. When pauic howls, per
haps I will run 'Liar' down Wall
street's throat.
"THOMAS W. LAWSON.
This dispatch was shown to
George J. Gould, who read it with
much interest.
"Lawson does not know what
be is talking about," remarked the
financier. "His utterances are not
worthy of credence by any sensible
person. There is not a bank, trust
company or large corporation of
any kind in the city of New York
in trouble at the present time."
Henry W. Miller, under indict
ment for complicity in the Oregon
land frauds pleaded guilty Monday
morning in Judge Bellinger's court.
By the government officials who
have been conducting the land
fraud investigations, Miller's ad'
mission of his guilt is regarded as
of great Importance, for he has been
a leader among a ring of specula
tors who have been absorbing valu
able timber lands in the southern
part of the state.
Miller was Indicted with F. E.
Kincairt, Charles Nickell, who
was formerly United States com
missioner at Medford, and Martin
G. Hoge, an attorney of the same
place. The indictment charged
subordination of perjury, and de
clared that the defendants had in
duced about 100 residents of Ash
land, .Medford aud the vicinity to
take up timber claims under false
representations.
Miller's operations were on a
large scale. He did not confine
his transactions to Oregon, and is
under indictment in California for
frauds practiced there subsequent
to his operations in this state. The
United States' marshal of Oregon
brought him from San Francisco a
few weeks ago to be arraigned on
the indictment iound here. At
that time he pleaded not guilty.
Miller notified United States Dis
trict Attorney Heney last week, be
fore the latter's departure for San
Francisco that he was prepared to
change his plea and to plead guilty,
but owing to the pressure of other
work Mr. Heney was not then able
to take the matter up, and W. W.
Banks, the assistant United States
district attorney, was delegated to
appear for the government. When
Miller entered his plea of guilty
this morning sentence was suspend
ed. By consent of the government
his bail was reduced from $4,000
to $2,000.
Miss Florence Estes was
chosen queen of festivities for May
day at McMinnville last Monday by
the students. She received 3,215
votes, or a margin of 358 over her
nearest competitor. She Is the
daughter of Dr. O. B. Estes, of As
toria. A Q Deal.
You will find what you want at
Donelson's Furniture Store. You
will always get a square deal.
We can print your horse bills on cloth
or paper, any site. Prices range from
$1..V) to 4 per 100. We have a nice lot
of horse cats to select front.
Crop Report.
The weather during the week
was cool for rapid growth, and
crops on the whole did not advance
so rapidly as during the preceding
week. There were several sharp
frosts, the most damaging of which
occurred Wednesday morning, at
which time tender vthW snd
some varieties of fruit were injured.
Plowing and seeding are now
practically completed, and work on
summer fallow is progressing nicely.
Fall and spring grain continue in
excellent condition. Wheat, oats,
rye and barley are growing satis
factorily, and in some sections of
western Oregon rye and barley are
beginning to head. Hops have
reached the tops of the wires in
some favored localities, but in many
yards the ci op is coming up uneven
ly, necessitating the "cutting back"
of the vines.
Corn and potato planting contin
ues, borne corn is up ana tue
stand is reported as very good.
Early potatoes were quite badly
frosted during the week, th tops
in many localities beine frozen to
the ground. Gardens have made
slow growth owing to the lack of
sunshine. Meadows and pastures
are iu fine condition and stock looks
well. Lambing is about over.
Sheep and goat shearing continues,
with clip generally above average.
All tree fruit, except late apples,
more or less injured by frosts, but
reports as to the extent continue
very conflicting. Peaches, prunes
and cherries, however, have suffer
ed most. Bush fruit and strawber
ries promise good yields.
Brewers on Strike.
Seattle, May 1. Every brewery
employe in Seattle is out on strike,
and tonight a boycott on the pro
ducts of the breweries was declared
by the Brewery Driver's Union.
The executive committee of the
Western Central Labor Union held
a special meeting to take action on
the strike. By unanimous vote the
committee voted to recommend to
the head body the indorsement of
the boycott. The Western Central
will hold a general meeting Wed
nesday.
Today the Citizens' Alliance of
Seattle was called in and the brew
ery proprietors transferred their
part of the fight to the powerful
business men's organization. J.
G. Sanders, vice-president and gen
eral manager of the Manufacturers'
nformation Burean Company, is
here engaging new men to take the
place of the strikers at the brewer
ies, not only in Seattle but through
out Western Washington. Every
brewery in this part of the state
will be worked by new employes
tomorrow. In all about 400 men
are involved.
The fight hinges on the refusal
of the brewery proprietors to accept
the new contracts submitted by the
employes. The proprietors insist
on eliminating what is known as
"the list" clause in the contracts.
They are willing to meet the em
ployes on other questions at issue.
A joint executive committee of
seven members, representing the
International Brewery Workmen of
the United States, is managing the
strike for the employes.
Sheriff Smith of King county, to
day swore in twenty deputies, who
have been assigned to the different
breweries to protect the properties.
The Brewery Drivers' Union to
night adopted a resolution instruct
ing its members to keep off the
property of the breweries during
the progress of the strike, and sim
ilar action will be taken by the five
other brewers' unions.
Jesse Day, aged 26, an electrician
of Anaconda, Mont., was electro
cuted Monday afternoon at the top
of a 30-foot pole by grasping a live
wire. Two thousand volts passed
through his body, and he hung
from a cross bar of the pole several
minutes before being noticed by
passers by.
The Portland police made over
600 arrest during the month of
April; there were fourteen cases for
the coroner, most of them suicides
and drownings. And the fair does
not open lor a month.
HISTORY OF
BUTTE GRANGE
ORGANIZED IN DEC EM BER, 1867
Why the Grange la Benefit te
the rarmers.-A Chapter ef
Interest to Ita Members.
On the evening of December 4th,
1867 the international grange was
organized at Washington, D. C.
Its first W. M. wasJWm. Saunders,
of Washington, its first secretary
O. H. Kelley of Minnesota. To
O. H. Kelley belongs the credit of
first seriously undertaking to form
a plan for uniting the farmers ot
this country to protect themselves
against monopolies of all kind.
The first subordinate grange was
organized in Harrisburg, Pa. The
grauge grew very rapidly in the
early seventies, the number of mem
bers in the state of Iowa for instance
beine nearly 100,000. The mem
bers, however, not being well
skilled in the methods of commer
cial transactions, and the way of
trade, made many failures in con
ducting stores to furnish farmers'
supplies and this gave the grange a
back-set. But it has been a good
school for the farmers and now
they uudertake such co-operation
and business undertakings as they
have learned by experience are
safe. The grange now has a health
ly and rapid growth, and its great
influence in elevating the social and
intellectual standard of the agricul
tural classes is an established fact.
Butte Grange was organized thirty
one years ago, on April 22d, 1874.
with twenty-nine charter members,
of these only five; Thomas Paul
son, Fannie M. Paulsen. Edward
Wood, Alex Gustin and George
Smith are at present members of
this grange. J. A. Richardson
was its first W. Master; Thomas
Paulsen, A. B. Heath, J. F. Coley.
S. M. Kelso, Alex Gustin, C. F.
Tigard, A. N. Davies, II. B. Ti
gard, Wm. Pollard, B. G. Leedy,
Arthur Cutting, E. J. Godman and
Hannah Christenson were subse
quent W. Masters.
The meetings of this grange
were held for some time iu a house
owned by W. W. Graham, but see
ing the necessity of having a home
of its own Butte Grange' as carlv
as 1875 took up the matter of build
ing a hall. The site for the hall
was donated by Bro. W. M. Tigard
and sister M. A. Tigard; and al
though the members of the grange
were not blessed with a super abun
dance of cash, by individual sacri
fice and true co-operation, on the
27th of June 1875 the foundation for
Butte Grange hall was laid, and
during the summer sufficiently
completed to meet in.
The first meeting of Butte Grange
in its own hall was held on Novem
ber 15th, 1876. Since then the hall
has been extended by an addition
al dining room and thoroughly fin
ished. A shelter was also provided
for the horses of its members, the
grange being the first to provide
such shelter, an example which has
since been followed by churches
and other places of public meetings.
Butte Grange has a record ot
meeting regularly that it may well
be proud of, having missed but one
or two meetings during the thirty
one years of Us existence, although
it also experienced its dark days,
when it became necessary to reduce
the quorum to seven in order to be
sure to have enough attending to
hold its meetings regular; but the
faithtul attendance ot a comparative
ly small number preserved its or
ganization until better times came.
Twenty-nine members and 164
were admitted by initiation and de
mit since its organization. At pres
ent there are 7S members. In the
early history of the grange initia
tion fees were much higher than at
present; five dollars for men and
two dollars for women, the quarter
ly dues were also much higher.
The question has been asked by
those not belonging to our Order:
What benefit is the grange? There
are many benefits. I will only
mention one or two. First anal
most important the social re-creation
and educational advantage that our
meetings furnish us. There are al
so pecuniary benefits, but iu these
those who do not belong to the
grange have beeu benefited. The
first material reduction in the high
prices of farm implements on this
CC23. vj uiuukui klmjiu oy tne
grange. In 1896 an ordinance was
passed by the city of Portland levy
ing a license tax of five dollars per
quarter on every farmer who sold
his produce direct to the consumer
The grange being enabled to do so
through its organization contested
the legality of such a law in the
courts; the different granges of
Vashington, Multnomah and
Clackamas counties contributed
$200 lor this purpose; the result
was that this law was declared un
constitutional and void. The fire
and lile insurance feature of our
Order have been and are still of
great benefit to our members. The
time will come when a majority of
the farmers, not a comparatively
small number will realize the im
portance and advantage of organi
zation, become members of the
grange, then and not until then will
the farmerr and their interests re
ceive that recognition that they are
justly entitled to.
THOMAS PAULSEN.
Cured of Cancer.
Dr. William Rainey Harper,
president of Chicago University, is
said by his physicians to be on the
high road to recovery from a cancer,
a disease heretofore pronounced in
curable. Dr. Harper arrived in New York
from Chicago late Sunday night in
company with Dr. Frank Billings,
his physician, and is at the present
stopping at the Hotel Manhattan.
For two long hours Monday Dr.
Harper underwent an examination
by Dr. William James Morton at
the latter's office, and awaited the
verdict of the expert with uncon
cealed anxiety. The result ex
ceeded his fondest hopes, and he
walked out into the sunshine with
step as springy as a boy. Later in
the afternoon at the Manhattan he
received congratulations 'of scores
ot friends.
Dr. Morton found that not only
the growth of cancerous tumor been
arrested, but that it had decreased
nearly two-thirds of its original
size. Three weeks ago the growth
covered an area of more than 18
square inches. Yesterday the X
ray showed that the disease was
confined to an area of hardly seven
square inches.
It is stated that if a petition is
presented to President Roosevelt by
the Chicago strike leaders, they
will be told that the president can
not interfere in local matters.
Have you tried the Delta Pink Pills?
Good morning.
There's a lot of Satisfaction
in a shoe which after month's ot
wear, needs only polish to "Look
like new." You 11 find comfort,
ease and profit in the
Hamilton-Brown
vour children-
will want something pretty and good. Come and
see our
School Shoes
dHQEIJJSe
PICNIC
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SH0E
SEP
PIONEERS
33 RE-UNION
HELD ON THURSDAY JUNE 16
At the Armoury
In
Portland-Eaer-
cises te fee Informs
should Attend.
Preparations for the 33d annual
reunion of the Oregon Pioneer As
sociation are teing matured a rap
idly as possible. The meeting will
take place in the armory in Port
land on Thursday, June 15. The
exercises will be very informal,
mainly in the nature of an old-time
experience meeting and a social re
union. Length of days in one's
lifetime does not make long ad
dresses especially attractive, even
should they be of particular histori
cal value: hence the custom in vo
gue in legislative assemblies some
time of reading certain measure "by
title" will be aesorted to hereafter
in annual reunisns. Emphasis will
be given to the social side of pioneer
life, particularly on this occasion,
as, from information the secretary,
George H. Himes, is securing, it is
believed that a larger number of
pioneers will come to Portland this
year than ever before first to at
tend the reunion, and second to
visit the Lewis and Clark exposi
tion, an event which could not have
been possible had not their explora
tion been followed by settlement:
and the last coudition is as impor
tant as the first, and ought to be so
recognized. The Woman's Auxil
iary, through its chairmen, Mrs.
C. M. Cartwright. so appointed by
the board of directors of the Pio
neer Association at a recent meet
ing, with power to act, held a meet
ing yesterday at 2 o'clock to begin
making plans for the annual pio
neer banquet.
May 2, 1843, was an eventful
day in the annals of Oregon a day
long to be remembered each re
curring anniversary of which should
be appropriately celebrated by the
people of today in order that they
might realize somewhat of the con
ditions existing in this country at
the time the first American civil
government on the Pacific Coast
was born.
It was not until a little more than
three years after this date, 1843,
that the treaty between Great Brit
ain and the United States giving
title of the "Oregon Country" to
the latter power was signed; and
even then multitudes of Americans,
among them some of the ablest
statesmen of the time, thought that
the acquisition of this country was
a serious detriment to the nation.
The manifestation of the American
spirit by the organization of a gov-
y&tch;
Shoes
No better made. No better can bo made. Our
guarantee goes with every pair.
Our line of
GROCERIES
is the finest in tho county.
Everything usually carried ty an up-to-date Grocery House. Our
immense sales mats it possible for us to carry itrictly fresh goods.
Not a shop-worn article in the establishment.
JOHN DENNIS.
Tho old Rpliable Corner
eminent to hold this country under
he forms of the law, as understood
by the participants in the meeting
held 62 years ago, doubtless had
more influence upon Congress in
settling the "Oregon question" in
favor of the United States than has
j been generally realized.
The three-score years since the
eventful May day of 1843 have
wrought wonderful changes in the
world's history, and more mighty
events have been recorded in that
time than ever before in an equal
period, within the knowledge of
the human race. From the feeble
beginning at Champoeg the Ameri
can power west ot the Rocky Moun
tains has evolved. One member of
the party of 102 on May 2, 1843,
Hon. F. X. Matthieu, still survives,
and through all these years has
borne an honorable part in the de
velopment of his adopted state; and
notwithstanding he is in his 88th
year, he takes as lively an interest
in the affairs of today as he ever
did in the events of the past. Port
land Journal.
Following are the members of
the grand jury, drawn at Portland
last Monday morning at the re
quest of District Attorney Manning,
to decide the charges of corruption
against city officials:
A. J. Fanno, foreman, 423 Fifth
street, farmer, republican.
T. S. Townseud, 543 Third
street, manager T, S. Townsend
Creamery company, republican.
Albert Brix, 724 Clackamas
street, president Northwest Oil &
Paint company, an extensive own
er of timber lands and engaged in
logging operations on the lower
Columbia river, republican.
Ira E. Allen, residence Lents,
book-keeper for Rasmussen Co.,
Portland, clerk of grand jury.
C. E. Potter, 787 Mallory ave
nue, manufacturer of rubber stamps,
Falling building, republican.
John Bays, Borthwick street,
street contractor, democrat.
W. H. Courtney, 574 Front
street, retired capitalist, republican.
In order to protect themselves
against what they tetm exorbitant
rates adopted by the grand lodge,
A. O. U. W., at its recent session,
the members of Astoria lodge held
a meeting Saturday evening and
took the first decisive step toward
the formation of a local insurance
organization. A constitution and
by-laws were adopted, and at the
next meeting officers will be elect
ed. The charter membership will
be composed almost exclusively of
persons belonging to the Astoria
lodge of Workmen and it is under
stood that as soon as the new .or
ganization is well established the
charter of the old lodge will be sur
rendered.
Preston Oil Liniment at the Delta
Drug Store, for man or beast. Try a
bottle.
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Made at
our new
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Qrocerv and Shoe Store