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THE INDEPENDENT, HILLtBORO, Official Paper of Washington County. Entered at th Poatofflc at HU1 I oro, Oregon, (or transmission throofh tb maJIi m Mcoad-claaa mall miutr. BY D. W. BATH pan jr. II studied law and as admit ted to tb bar, and bai practiced jn Hills boro (or th paat twenty-thre jears. II ia ooo of the leading lawyers of tl state, hai lfn president o( the State Bar Association, and baa been quit suc cessful financially. Hwu married in 1HH-1 toMUi EUaGeit'iT, a daughter of Dr. Win. Goiter, the Forest Grove pio neer. Tbay bava three children, all of whom are in college. Mr. Huston is au ardent advocate of the maximum late law recommended by President Roosevelt, and jayt hi rail roal fare while making hi canvaoe, at be doea not believe that a member of congress, or a candidate fur that oltlce, tbould travel on a pant. He waa formerly a democrat, but when that party a-lop ted the free tilver plat form, in 181), be refused to endorse it. On the contrary, he rendered good ser vice lor the caumt o( sound money, and hie speech wat one of the four deemed worthy of publication by the Oregouian. tie baa ever since eupported the repub lican party and ita principle!. 9" This paper la not forced npon anyone. It ia not our practice to atop papera until ordered to do to. Anyone not wishing the paper mutt notify the publisher or they will be held liable for the subscription price. i i . jg Tint weather ia keeping the "oldest inhabitant" guesting. It beatt any thing they ever aaw. The democrats are hoping againet hope that the republicans will nominate Tooze. The reason la obvioua. New- berg Graphic. jonainan uourne, jr., is out witb a campaign tooth-pick. It baa printed u(on It "the people have picked him out aa a winner." Jonathan baa another guest coming. One week from today the battle will be on in earnest, and may the best men win. This is an election of the rteoole. and they are renjonible for the candi date named. They should see to it that no man is permitted to buy his way into ollice, and such a man should be snowed under so deep that nothing but an un savory memory remain to remind the voter of Oregon that there are some thing money cannot do. Homer II. llallock, who was killed in the Portland I'hamlier of Commerce fire by jumping from an upper story window, waa formerly station agent for the O. K. A N. Ky at 1'endleton, but was the Coin- ineri'lul (Willi's l.raya uninl at ll.a !... ofhis.lh in. a.ai.iu .i.k I iion. ii. m. take. caused deen sorrow .,,, ),!. . M- Cttke' popularity as a senator! " -"ivwi 1-1 ..-.II 1 rn'n i . .w " o-vfcCT-. ut mn wuu knew I ... ... . him as a friend or in . Im.ino.. ,rom M '"'""""I? appearing in the III J I lamw.lr I IaovI 1 ..t nr.. ...... lflU. f.u.wat ticauiiiie ui Haiti Lit loin i Tom Richardson i noted for 'Mninol Of all the aspirant for Lnited States things," hut as "climber" his reputation 8enator. H. M. Cake, of Portland is cer had not become known, even loeallv un- n "osi nuea to represent Ure til the Chamber of Commerce fire last "on ,n th Ntttln' Assembly, and the Friday. It was a perilous position for P601'8 of lhB ,ute wiH not u making a any man, and had Mr. Richardson lost n wnen Ihey cant their vote for his head for an instant he would cer. bim " the pnmary election, for there is tainly have met Inttant death. All the D0 doubt whatever that he ia energetic newspaper boye in this state are glad be ,na WJJ-w to the Interests of Ore Kept his nerve, for Oreiron can't afford to lose such men as Tom Richardson. I "for the past six years he has been prominently Identified as President ol Hon. Thos. F. Ryan, county ludiw of the Portland Commercial Club, with Clackamas county, is a candidate on the Bod dl of the progress and develop republican ticket for state treasurer. I ment of Oregon, and coming in touch lie Intended to visit Ilillsboro and other I w,th the people from all parts of the portions of Washington county this ,late la conversant with the needs of the week, but official duties prevented bim ,ut- Mr. Cake ia the kind of man from doing so. Ilia many admirers and Oregon needs in the United States Sen friends In this section will think no less te, for h knows the needs of Oregon of him for staying home and attending nJ fron present indications it looks as to business. Judge Ryan ia worthy the though he will be the next United States support of any man, and none need hesl Senator. I County Correspondence j I r"'"4' I tate to put an X next to the nominating ballot. his name on Mr. Tooze ia very fond of charging " ruio win piaiiorm lor an oi tne candidates. There are cerUin portions pledged him their loyal eupport, vi air. ii unions plattorm That appeara to be almost conceded, for Mr. Cake has a large personal fol lowing, and no sooner had he announced himself a candidate, than his many frienda rallied around him. and have wnicu are aurely not copied from that of Mr. looze. Here are aome of them: "If elected, I shall do all in my power to assiHt in the passage of a maximun rate law, such as Indicated by the president In bis message." Another: "I am pay. ng lor my transportation, and au not riding on a pass." Another : "I favor a service pension for the veterana of the eivil war." Hon. S. B. Huston. The National Educational Association will bold ita annual convention in San Francisco from Julv 7 to 14 of this vear The people of San Francisco and, in fact, the people of the whole Pacific Coast are preparing a welcome and reception to the teachers the equal of which has never been given to any organization 1 be educational value of these meet ings is well known and those interested In education throughout the state are anxious to have our teachers partici pate, first, because it will be many years before another National Educational Association will be so accessible and, second, because our standing education ally will be judged largely by the atten dance of Oregon teachere at this conven tion The railroad and steamboat lines have granted very liberal rates and the local committee at San Francisco assures us that there will be no advance In the re gular rates at hotels, rooming-houses and restaurants in San Francisco during the convention week. Any uaia or lniormation in any way relating to the meeting can be obtained by addressing the California Committee, N. E. A. No. 25, New Montgomery St., San Francisco, California or J. II. Ack- erman, Salem, Oregon "Uncle Jimmfe" Culver. in remote settlement, known as Culvertown, lyond the Peoch Fork river, in Nelton county, Kentucky, lives Every voter who has the interest of nes Culver, the oldest man in Ken his city, county and district at heart tucky. Culver is 108 years old. and not should rally to the support of Hon. S. R. withstanding his great age is. in full Huston for the nomination of congress possession of all his faculties, as well aa man from the First district. Voters the most perfect health. His physical should stop and consider what it means I trength is marvelous. to their welfare and the welfare of their I 'alher fought in the revolutionary homes to havo a man In congress who I w'r aml when peace was declared came will be ever watchful for the interests of 10 Kentucky and assisted In erecting the section he represent. Petty jeal-1 Lynn 'ort, one of the earliest strong- ousies, party feeling or personal enmity bolda against the savngn foe. Here be should not enter Into a matter so !m por-1 remained with his family for a short tan t to us as this. In ability, integrity period, when he built for himself an in and personal worth Mr. Huston is equal I dependent dwelling in close proximity in every wsy to either of his opponents, to the fort. In this cabin "Uncle and this being a fact, the voter should Jlmmie" waa born and he haa resided not vote for a man from another taction oa the same spot ever tince, rho cannot, or would not. Put himself I Not far from Mr. Culver's residence is out to do this part of the district any historical locality, known as "Pine. goo-1. Mr. Iluot.m'a intereaU are here, Lick bia home is here, and the people of tn one occasion at this place "Uncle Waidiingtou county ahould etand by him iJimmie" witnessed a terrible fight be to a man next t n.lay. I tween one tulky and a treacherous In In this connection a brief sketch of his I dian who had professed friendship (or life might not be out of place: the whites. In the struggle Ciilky en He was born in Washington county. I tirely severed the head from his adver- Indiana, in 1S.V. His father enlisted in ry, which was afterward placed In the the ISth Indiana volunteer infantry and forks of a tree near the lick. lost his life in the battle of Stone River. I I" antebellum days "Uncle Jimmy" This left Mr. Huston's mother a widow I officiated In the rapacity of what was with three small children, he being the I known aa a "patrol," riding over a wide youngest, a ged only 5 years. I scope of country. The dutiea of thia The family waa left in very moderate I eingular official were to vinit in tarn the circumstance and his boyhonj life was I plantations of elaveholding farmers and not an easy one. Hv hard work and ee that none of the nesroe went out at Sherwooel. tUfular CornwpoDilaot. W. N. Town haa disposed of hie prop, erty in Sherwood and located in Port land. J. C. Smock baa just completed a tow er and water tank on hi preiniee that it ornamental, a well as a useful house hold necessity. A basket social waa given by the pupila of the public school, Thursday evening and netted aome $15 toward the school library. The potato market ha been unusually active during the week, several car loads arriving here for shipment. Forty cents per sack being the price paid. A piece of ateel waa hurled at a dis tance, striking Oliver Baker an employee in a lumber camp in the back of the neck. The services of a surgeon were required for the removal of the foreign element. A Mr. Bowman, ot Newbers, is re ported to have purchased the sawmill plant of W. F. Young east of town and will enlarge the mill ami otherwise make new Improvements, putting it in first-clus condition. 1 (eorite Saylor, local jeweler, left for Bellevue, Yamhill county, Saturday evening for a weeks' outing with rela lives near that place. Justice Buck has about "rounded up' all the voters in this precinct on the re giritry question ; however, there are still a few left that will probably "show up when the noils are opened, aa ia the usual case. O. W. Marh, candidate for county judge waa in town one day during the week ostensibly "looking after bis line of fences" politically, and giving the boys the glad hand ot welcome. Mr Marsh made many new friends while here and is deservedly a popular and re liable man. Carl Stowasser, while working in lumlier camp near Falls City, Polk coun ty severely gashed his foot with an ax he waa using, and reached Pallas before calling upon a surgeon for treatment. The consequent loss of blood and the journey came near causing a eollapse le fore he reached hi borne here, Tburs day morning. It cost Council man Johnson about $10 to attend council meeting Friday night, for while during his absence some un known party entered bis atore by means of a skeleton key and abstracted a sack containing uncounted coin to about that amount. Some "light fingered" gentry, not a non-resident either may come to grief sooner than he anticipate ahould petty pilfering keep up aa in the past few month. A new blacksmith and wagon maker from Newberg moved into town during the week, and haa leaded the building of W. F. Young formerly in use by his predecessor, near the livery barn. A. A. Can field came out from Port land Saturday evening. The former is undecided in regard to removing from Sherwood yet. Laurel. Regular Correspondent. Tb Blihopoftb United ErsDcellcal church will preach hers at th ETsngaliral church oa Wednesday evening;, April 18. UtK W. N. Brown Is very 111. Krneat Ooelter wa out from Portland, vlaltlnf with hit parents, over Sunday. All report havlni a splendid time at tb danoe lent Saturday night. Mr. llnlloT'e lamily arc reoorerlDg from aa attack of the la grippe. Mite Kffle Meeelnger, went to HUlaboro last Thursday. R. U MeCormlck t lilted with his parents over Sunday. A Correspondent. Jack Town. Regular Correapoudent. Ths baakel social held at th Farmlngton ehool house Saturday evening was a success both socially and Bnanclally, having realized tJO, after all expense were paid. Miss Dorothea fattoa. of Raleigh It visiting friends In this vicinity tb.it week. Fred Stevens, the enterprising rarmlngton merchant, and Oeorge Uaase visited at A. Jacks, Sunday. Several young folks of this place spent a very pleasant evening at th home of H. H. Boge, In honor of Mies Anna's 1Mb birthday. Mr. and Mr. 8. K. Olson visited relatives near Raleigh, Sunday. Next Sunday evening, April 1Mb. will be East er exercises at the M. E. church. Henry Jack, of Portland paaeed through this burg but Monday enroot to his place near Scholia. Jacktowoite. Carnation. Regular Correepooaeai. Mr. Ort b report the arrival of a new daughter at hi home Monday. W. Bump returned this week from Benton county, where he haa been looking after hi farm and buinea in terest. Wm. Clark is here from Eureka, Cal., and expect to to take, a bride home with bim when he goea back. Mr. and Mrs Lee Anderson have been visiting with relatives at Patton Valley thia week. Mr. Duyck's little daughter Lena has been quite sick. Dr. Tamiesie was called in for advice Sunday. Mica Lena is a great deal better today. Mr.. Brown, of Oregon City ia visiting with hi uncle, Cliff Dixon this week. Mr. and Mr. Shipley, Mr. and Mr. E. W. Haines and two daughters ; Mr. Clark aud Miss Mary Bailey attended the wedding of Miss Waggeuer, of Ilillsboro, Wednesday, Mr. Day left hereon the 9:00 o'clock train Tuesday morning, with the corpse of his 'wife. Two grown sons, and a daughter and now his wife have died since Christmas, with typhoid fever. Mr. Day brought his wife here from Cor- villis recently to see If the change would'nt benefit her health. Out of the family of six there now remains only the father and one son. M. E. Callender, of Ortlug, Wash., is visiting with his father K. S. fallen der. Mr. and Mra. E. A. Stuart, of Seattle, ash., waa here two daya last week Mr. Stuart was looking after the busi uees oi tne lactory and airs. Stuart vis ited with her niece Mrs. H. II. Stuart. got into th way of another, so finally be waa tapped neatly on the hand with a club and told to go away back across th street and stand Dp. Scholia and Mountain Bide. Regular Correepondent. Mr. Grettg, who lives about a mile np the mou itain ha had a little stroke of paralysis. II ia a brother of Milton Oregg. Mra. Will Taylor who live at Seaside is visiting friends at Scholia. Rollin Brooka aud Mlaa Van Akin went to Ulencoe 6uuday. . Frank Miller baa Improved the roads considerable sine be commenced work Well they needed improving. Our R. F. D. man, who cornea to Mountainside is most always on time and ia very pleasant and accomodating. Nellie and Bessie Adams were at home from school last week but have returned after a week's stay at home. Hettie. Vote for J. R. Whitney for the sUU rinter, now serving bia first term. Vote for J. R. Whitney for th atate priuter, now serving bia fhtt term. Ttgardvllle. Regular Correspnnient. On account of a runaway last week, Mrs. Josegh KosmaUkiof Progress, ia in bed with a fractured limb. Coming borne from town last Friday the team became frightened at some obstacle, and became unmanagable, and just above Raleigh aome distance where the road is quite narrow, the hack waa overturned twice, freeing the horses from the vehi cle. Mr. Kormalski emerged from the wreck without a scratch but not so with hi wife, who was at once re moved from the ruins and was taken home where she has been in bed ever since. The team waa found next morn ing about one-half mile from the wreck, with the linea wrapped around a fence post, looking aa calm aa if nothing had happened. The beautiful canvaa top was completely dilapidated. John Tigard haa completed a very at tractive fence in front of bis residence. . The Tigard ville Telephone Co., have just selected a remote spot in the city for the new central office, which will be established as soon as F. Benkhe takes possession of A. W. Smith's residence, where the old central office is at present. Henry Huselage and team have ac cepted a position at the (iarden Home saw mill. He will beirin work next Monday. Mr. Rahn, of Beef Bend has pur chased James O'Marr'a farm near here. O'Marr will move on the old Ooman place for the time being. Theodore Weber is very indignant at the Portland police, he haa a couple bad knuckle as the result of being in the blue coat's road at the fire of the Chamber of Commerce building. Every time ha got out of on man's road, he Vote for J. R. Whitney for state printer, now serving hit first term. University Notes. Regular Correspondence. On Friday evening occurred the regu lar term reception which wa given un der the direction of the Senior Class Members ot the Chorus related some of the many amusing incidents which oc curred on their late tour and told nu merous jokes on each other. After sev eral pleasing vocal selections and a hot- j coffee march indulged in, dainty r- fresements were served and all pro nounced it as having been a delightful affair. The concert tour waa a decided suc cess in all linea. The Chorua waa well received wherever it appeared aa could be aeen by the articles appearing in th Oregonian, The Hood River Glacier and The Dalles Daily Chronicle. Not withstanding the fact that they have their parts nearly perfect, they are etill practicing regularly for their appea ancef at Ilillsboro on the 13 and In Port land on the 17lh of April. The students' f 10,000 fund ia steadily growing and has now reached the f 7,500 mark. Another committee has been sent to Port laud to help carry on the good work. The Track and Baseball teams are practicing regularly and while nothin aUrtling is expected, other achnola will know something has happened when they meet our teams. Several men will go to the Columbia Indoor Track Meet to be held on April 21st and our annual Field Day occurs on the 23rd. The Two-Some Tennis club met re cently and elected ollicera for the follow iug year. It ia rumored that matches may be played with some of tb neigh boring colleges and as Pacific haa sever al real good players, she can be expect ed to give a good account of herself. II. D. Smith, formerly instructor i English at Pacific waa the leader of Yalea Debating Team which met liar vurd on March 30. E. B. Watson, of Portland and a can ii 1.1 ate lor United Mates (senator is an alumnus of Pacific University. II graduated in '(Ml, Pacific's second gradu atinir class. . t,,A ax.s-c lew Grocery Slore. R. C. VAUCHT, Prop. T t i.l i:l..,.l n noil. "2 rrtnOW Store in the f j a nave t'siauusnfu ucn j p Downs' building on Second street, and respectfully 1 solicit a ehare of public patronage. Here you will . tin.! a ponmlete stock of Groceries, incluuing - lean, 'Coffees, Sugar, Spices, Canned Goods, Ltc. I will also have on sale the choicest Oranges and Lemons tho inarket.affords, and the finest Vegetables to be , procured. i Butter, Eggs, Farm Produco and any- i i i b ij w w s o w "vv thing tho farmer has to sell taken in exchange for groceries. fV.eVVVV4v B'aerj It is Time to get Your j Wheel Repaired Again KILLth. COUCH and CURE th LUNC8 WITH S Dr. King' Now Discovory forC rONtUMPTION OUGHSaaa iOLDS Pries IOsftfl.00 Free Trial. Surest ana Quickset Our for all THROAT and LTJNO TiOUB US, or JCONIT BACK. economy he was able to seen re an edu. cation, and was for three years in the employ of the banta Ke Railroad corn- night on foraging expedition. Mr. Culver's second wife is II s ha over 200 descendents. Itving. THROUGH UTAH AND COLORADO Castle Cats, Csnen ef the.Cra, Uses Cssss, Marahall aa Tesj aeeaee fasaea, an the Warts). wranue Reyal rjN V rwarrlptlve and tllastrated Pwsspkleta rite to W. C. McBRIDC, Cen. Agt is fre) fertlaas). Or. pring House Gleaning 8' I'RING House cleaning has fairly dawn ed upon us, and it is essential that the work is made as easy as possible. There is always more or less painting and pa pering to do about the house, and it is to your interest to use material that will be the most agreeable to use. We handle tho Sherwin Williams Paints, "ready mixed to use at once. Paint the lloor at night and it will be dry in the morning. We have all of the latest Wall Tapers; every shade and description, at prices that are as LOW AS THE LOWEST Carpets, Matting', Rug's, etc New Sdring Stock now in. A first class article at a reasonable price. Something for The Baby. A Iig tock of Go -Carts and I?aby Carriages, all prices. W. O. DONELSON, &e HOUSE - FURNISHER Prices Reasonable Work Guaranteed We have just opened a new Bicycle and Re pair Shop in the building formerly occupied by F. R. Dailey. Bicycles for Rent and for Sale, Bicycle Sundries and all kinds of light repairing. Up-to-date workmanship. Your patronage is respectfully solicited. HOUSER & OTIS LvieveivveA,'V r) "THE MILWAUKEE." ' l'IOKKK MTHTEIs" M. I'wtil in Otilewgo. ' 'OVKUI,X I.ITIITF.Ii" Omwlm to rtilcwgo ' Q THU KT I.ITIITFI,- lUn.ss Tlty to Men go No train in the nervice of any railroad in the world equals in equipment that of the icago, Milwaukee St. paul iailuty; They own and operate their own sleeping and dining cars and give their patrons an excel lence of service not obtainable elsewhere.-- Berths in their sleepers are Longer, Higher and wider than in similar cars on other lines. They protect their trains by the Block System. H. S. ROWE, General Agent. 134 3d St., Portland, Ore. T. P. 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