THE INDEPENDENT, HILL8B0RO, Entered at ths) Postofflce at HUla toro, Oregon, for transmission throng Official Papar of Washington County, tho majla aa aocond-claaa nail mattor. EIGHT PACES. iJSf This paper it not forced upon anyone. It it not our practice to atop purt until ordered to do no. Anyone not wishing the paper must notify th publisher or they will bo LelJ liable (or the substa-lption price. IRVING BATH, rcBUsuia. D. W. BATH, Ewtob . The Hood River apple crop (or 1906 It estimated at 250,000 boxs, or uiuie than taice a large at ever before. At the average price obtained for applet of all varieties last vear, $1.10 a box, tbii meant that about $300,000 will go into Hood River from apple tales- this year. It will take 400 cart to ship the im mense crop to market. Cancer It curable, according to J. Nicb olas Senn, who in a lecture on "The Pro blem of Cancer," at the University of Chicago, declared that fifty per cent of the cases of cancer which are brought to the attention of physician in the earii egt stages maybe cured. Dr. Ben n ad vocnted the establishment of some sort of bureau to keep the public informed at to the nature and curet of cancer at it lone in some cities of Europe. Many of the victimt of cancer prevent cures by becoming despondent and keeping away from good physicians. He laid: "If the disease it detected in its early stages, a cure may be affected," said Dr. Senu, "but if it is allowed to go on to an ad vanced stage nothing can be Jone." A Chicago special ssys that extensive improvements for the Harriman lines in the West are announced by Assistant Di rector of Maintenance and Way Julias KrutUchnitt. He stated that orders for 0,000 fruit refrigerator cars have been given. The order for the 6.000 calls for delivery of 1,200 a month .'rom January 1st. In addition to this orders have been given for 10,000 cars of other kinds, mak ing 1(1,000 cars to come. In addition or ders were given to install 1,500 addition al miles of block signals over tbe Union P.iciflc, Southern Pacific, Oregon Short Line and Southern Pacific southern lines, making a total of 4,800 miles to be pro tected by block signals on the Harriman system. "Credit is letter than money," says jiiuiiBj. inn, president or tlte Great iormern railroad. But you bet If you nun on dim roau or snip any hogs or came along Ms line you will havo to put up casn or its equivalent. Ex. Yes, and you can bet your life that "Jim" Hill has taken hundreds and hundreds of people into North and South Dakota and Montana, with their household goods, farming tools and stock, without one cent of cost to them. In doing this "Jim" Hill probably looked for returns later on, for he knew that to make bis railroad pay he mutt get good farmers living along the line. and this be has done, and be is now reaping bis reward, tor there is no better paying railroad anywhere than the Great Northern from Seattle to St. Paul. "Jim" Hill may have hit faults, but be is no niggard. He has done more for the great Northwestern country than any other man living and is entitled to the credit. Ttiat tho scales In use in 75 per cent of the groceries of Portland are inaccurate and are designed to cheat the customer from 10 to 20 per cent on every purchase is the startling charge made by C. C. Cluggett, agent for an opposition scale company. He offered to prove hit con tention before the Portland Retail Gro cers' Association Monday night and a demonstration wai planned. But Mr. Cluggett was not allowed to proceed with his investigation and before he was fair ly started the association voted to dis continue the test. The committee of three members who were to be judges of the test retired and brought in a verdict that amounted to an expression of confi dence in the scale, which stands on the counters of most Portland groceries. The demonstration proved a fiasco l- cause the grocers voted not to let it pro coed. Nearly all Portland grocers nse me accused computing scale. Mr. Clag gett snys that of the more than 4000 fig urctonthis scale, over 20(H) are wrn in that they are placed too does to the xero and becanse of this fact, if the sale is read on plain figures, the customer -in irom one to three cents on the o-ta ounce, fcven ounces, he says are all riiit. rortland Oregonian. nil important order has been Issued oy tne t ostmaater-General in regard to we treatment of postal cards. The or der says : 'The Universal Postal Con vention recently concluded in the city of i.ome provides lor tbe admiosion to ths mans exchanged between all the coun iriesonne roatai I uion, on and after October 1, 1007, of post cards bearing written messages upon the left half of the front of the cards; and aa such cards are now admitted, at the postage rate applicable to post cards, both to the do- mesne mails of certain principal coun tries of the Union and to the mails ex changed between them : Therefore, from the date of this order, post cards con forming to the provisions of the Ronn convention, when mailed in foreinn countries and fully prepaid by postage stamps, shall lie delivered to addresoess in the United States whhotit additional charge of postage; and on and after March 1, l'.K)7, such cards, bearing a written message upon the left half of ths front, the right halt being reserved tor the address and postmark, when fully prepaid by postage stamps at the rate applicable to poet cards, shall be ad in it ted both to the domestic and Intel national mails of this country and treated as pott cards. A Kansas City, Mo., dispatch of the 13th says: Mrs. Carey Snyder returned to Kansas City Sunday from Portland, Or. fibs said hut night that she intend ed to stay here indefinately and that on ly business matters would require a visit to Portland in the future. She is livini with her sister, Mrt. Williams. 1808 Pennsylvania avenus. Mrs. Bnyder re fused to discuss ths circumstances sur rounding the death of her husband in Portland a few mouths ago. She said that she had told ths authorities in Port land all she knew concerning the death of Carey. "I am practically certain that I know who killed Carey," she said, "but the trouble it iu proving it. The authorities in Portland tay they have not enough evidence to convict any one yet I am iuat aa anxious as ever to have tb mystery solved and will do all in my power to help do it. Countv fruit Inspector. W. 11. Harris Is now making preparation to rouse the orcbardists of this county by calling meetings in different sections of tbe county. The inspector intenJs to have all the orchards cleaned out this fall by .11 the old fruit trees which are too far infested by pests and t. r,,in,n.r orchards sprayed. He thinkt that by arousing tuflicieut inter tit and enforcing the law at this time of the year much good can be done. Last spring the inspector did much cleaning up but many orchards were too lar gone Ha has called for meetings at Hillsboro on November Id and at lieaverton on November 17. Last week a similar meeting was held at Reedville and the result was plain a several old orchards were cut down and fifty acres of new orchards put in. Here's a dream from our neighboring city to the west, taken from a special sent to the Teleeram of Monday: "A peculiar incident happened last Satur day when A. P. Venan, a piano tuner. was en route from this place to Gale I Creek in a buggy, teven miles distant. When about half aay, where at a place on the road It was' necessary to excavate for some distance in the slJuhill to make the road, Mr. Venen noticed near the bank a peculiar-looking piece of rock about five inches square, which he picked up, and while he was examining it, a stranger on horseback rode up and asked to see the specimen. The Strang er took from his pocket a small magni tying glass and carefully examined ths rock and said: "Where did you get this quarts." Mr. Venen said : "I saw it roll from the bluff as I was approach ing." The stranger said "Mister, I will give you $3 for it." Mr. Venen was not reluctant in accepting it, and as be was driving away he turned, looked back and saw the purchaser of the specimen near where the quarts was found mark ing on the bottom board of a fence, lo cating the place, no doubt. Mr. Venen is now wondering whether two fools met, or whether he has sold a gold mine for 5." II. V. Gates left last Saturday for a few weeks' visit in San Francisco. Mrt. Gates accompanied him to Portland, re turning that evening. He was com pelled to retnrn by the way of Hillsboro, aa the California trains have to come over the West side tracks on account of the bridge being washed out on the main line. He tried to get the train to stop and let him on at Hillsboro, but none of the California trains are permitted to stop at this station. In conversation with a Telegram operator .Mr. Gates said: "San Francisco's recovery from the great disaster of last April is neces sarily very slow. In spite of the opti mistic feeling displayed, there is a ner vousness in regard to what the next quake will be like. They aver that no such shake as that in April will ever come again. Piofessor Anderson, geo logist, who hat been tracing the so-called fault line through the Sante Crus moun tains, says this fissure is plainly visible for sixty miles. The land on the west of this tault line travels northward In one of these violent shakes, and tha April quake sent it northward a dis tance of eight feet. Fences crossing this fault line plainly show the move ment. The moving territory has gone northward 150 feet since the coast range mountains were formed along there, and there is nothing to show that this movement hat quit. It is this tear of the future that is keeping outside money irom coming into San Francisco. At the same time, little can be done with out outside money." PROBATE COURT. Kstate of Thomas M. lline, deceased j proof of will established, same admitted to probate and K. M. Dooley, S. S. Barnes and J. 8. Buxton appointed appraisers. Estate of James Robb, deceased j final account filed and estate closed of record ; bondsmen released, and property turned over to W m. and James Robb. GuardianshFp of Wm. Zigler.lncomne tent; Inventory and appraisement fixed herein showing real estate valued at the turn of 13,000 and pers nal property val ued at $799.00 ; total, I4.3iifl.00; inven lory and appraisement approved. .Mailer ol ths guardianship of Everett ana mswis lUllaboy, minors; ordered that M. B. Bump be appointed guardian aa litem and that this hearing be contin ned until Wednesday, November 14, 106, at iu o clot k a. m. In the matter of the guardianship of Louis, Mamie, Emma, Edward and Les ter Seidler, minors; Herman Seldler, guardian, asks permission to sell real es tate belonging to said minors : all Mr. sons interested are cited to appear at this court on Monday, December 17, 1906, at iu o ciock a. m., and show cause, if any, why an order should not be granted for the sale of said real estate. Matter of the guardianship of George ii. itarreu, a minor; Dnal account filed, ana guardianshipcloeed of record ; guard tan and his bond-men released from all liabilities. General Shatter, who commanded the American army that invadeded Cuba during the war with Spain, and a veter an ol the Civil war, died last Monday night of pneumonia. j County Correspondence I We want reporter In every lown. I fcherwee. Regular Correspondent. "Wid" Adams, son of George Adams, of this place, Is now located at Jerome. Arisona, where be has eiupioymeu., .u a grocery store. Ed Murphy who has bad charge of the Heilman farm located near the Tualatin riyer, west of town, for three or four years past, has decided to relinquish the lease, although It does not sxpirs until March, next year, and remove his temily !8-k to Portland again to reside. Cbas. Hall, carpenter, has the con tract for repairing the bank building and has so far progressed with the work, during the week, that the occupants will toon be ready to open tneir uoors i... wtrw-W aubecriptions are iur ayiassaaavsws wvw a ..Li.il in tha list and the outlook is very promising for the future. Cspt. Bowman, the enterprising saw ;ii n,.n W.ImI three miles east of tewn, has, after moving his mill to a new site, adding new machinery, in rlmlintr a nlaner. one among -tne uesi nlanta in this section of the country The daily capacity is about 10,000 feet of lumber and "get busy" and Keep so i the daily program In that lively camp Friends of Miss Dora Smock sincerely sympathise with ber on account of her unfortunate and painful alllctlon rheu matism. But a short interval has slapsed since the returned her position as operator at tbe depot, when again she it compelled to request the com pany to grant another vacation, her in firmity necessitating tbe tame. James Brown has made another in- vestmant In Sherwood real estate, the last purchase being tbe lot including the blacksmith shop on the corner north east of the livery stable, consideration, 1 300. The property is well located in the business part of town and a good peculation. T. I. Patterson, a carpenter living near the railroad below town, met with a serious accident Wednesday evening while walking the track coming up to town after dark. A short distance from his home is a cattlegnsrd which he at tempted to cross, but missed his foot ing and fell, his head striking the sharp edge of one of the guards resulting in a gash penetrating to the bone above the right eye and about two inches in length. The severe blow rendered hi in unconscious for some time, and fortun ately for him no trains passed during the interim else further injury might have resulted. The wound was attend ed to some time afterwards, and since, no danger is apprehended. Fracture of tha skull was possible under the condi tions. Tbe Tualatin Sawmill Company of Tualatin are changing their mill site to new location about three hundred yards up tbe river from the town on property of their own, the present site being on leased ground. The manage ment is preparing for a larger daily out put br installing new machinery and otherwise enlarging the plant. The mill when run to its fullest capacity is un abis to supply the demands for lumber that are constantly being received Lumber mills are the next things to gold mines nowadays from all appear ances. Mrs. II. 0. Caritensen, aged 84 years. died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hans Jurgenten, with whom she ba been living for several years past, on rrlday morning from tbe effects of cancer. Her death was not unexpected. Dixie. The Mountain View school closed the 7th of this month tor the winter and the children seem to be glad to be free once more. Geo. A. Nelson, has been home for the past tew days, unable to continue work because ol the heavy rain. ah the telephones give satisfaction to the Dixis people with exception of C. A. Urickman's who was unable to get ms phone to work proper. He could send messages, but could bear no renlv. So with the idea that he would like to hear, as well as be heard, he took his pnone to Glencoe to have It fixed. mt. oeo. limnieYman and children ere in roriiand the last part of the week. kelson's wife cut her hands quite badly a few days ago by breaking a glass wash board, while washing. "To uad, and say wash boards are expensive Mrs. L. L. Cobb, of Rocky Point was me guest of U. Nelson's family last week. "Has it been raining in Dixie?" Oh 1 no, of course not. George, "Bud" and Maybelle Nelson irutnt L o ii V ounu7 with their uncle, neison ana family. Ittiann. Beaverton Regular Correspondent. Beaverton again boasts of two meat markets. Pl.t, & Hoover ,r. ow con- -nop l the building formerly occupied by the Morris shop. , wL.J UtM' th" emclen constable of . . precinct, was seen on our streets, on official business last Friday. Chas. Willoughby, who lived for . on City, has purchased the Frits Zim merman farm on Ceop., mounUin .Td on". ' P h" re,ldent th" ! Iuring the past week, w. have had an ".rag, 0( one ,r.in '.ver. I minute, durln, lht J.. This would be pretty fin. traiVletrWi'11": th. right sort A lraiMJ wer 1 distributed through lb Th. rural route No. 3 bad the good luck to find l1J W b b" rout, last Friday but no oM n1 g , excited bec.u,, b.Uo bad the "good luck" to find ths owr 00 8torda3r Mrs. W. O. Hock" nd daughter Caroline, have jUit rtoro from a visit with Mrs. Hucken't daughter, Mrs. 8. W. lfoee, of Blue N'hr,k' Many tbanki to Hsttis for ber volun teered information. Aunt Sally will be with vou and uksUis initial trip on that electric line connecting Scholls and Mountainside. .0 for tbe Informa tion of Hetti. and other I will tell how we direct people to Beaverton. It is simple and easily wmeaibered. "When you get off th. train itnd right still so that you don't miss tbe town." , Aunt Sally. Jack Town. Regular CorrsapoiuinQi. Born to Mr. ind Mrs. Sol. Jack on November 8, l'JOrt, daughter. Great Great Great Will commence here next week For full particulars watch this entire page next week! ! ! ! A GrROSS, Mgr. Miss Pernilla Olson entertained about thirty-six of her young friends at her home on November 10th, in honor of ber 18th birthday. M"y beautiful presents were received and the evening was spent in playing games and "peanut." Refreshments were served at 12 o'clock, after which all retired to their several homes, wishing her many more happy birthday. Misses Stella Bowlby, Etta Schulmer ich, Nellie Olson and Messrs. Fred Bel linger, Earl Wallace, Fred Stevens, A. Dant.Oeo. Hesse, and Levia Jack were visitors here Sunday. Several of the young people of this piace attended ths dance at tscnona Saturday evening. Jacktownite on Ttgardvllle- Special Correspondent, Mr. and Mrs. Urry Frewing are here from Rosebirrg visiting with Mr. Frew Ing's parents and other rslatires. Mrs. Al Waddel hss returned from several days stay In Portland. A. K. Kennedy, 0f rural route 1, Is gain at bis post of duty after a T-ln of fifteen days. Trot. II. A. Ball is agsin able to be out after a ten days' piege of tonsilitis. Mr. Miltenberg-r, who has been visit ing in Indiana the last three or four months has retum-i and was accom panied home by his son-in-law, wife and family, who will probably locate here. Several of the m.ml-rs of the Butte Grange attended the golden wedding ol Mr. and Mrs. Qsge at Oswego last Saturday, Remember the dance at the Grange hall Saturday evening, November 17th. Everybody invited. Good music and good supper guaranteed. Dr. Vincent', mother from th. East is ber. visiting him. Mrs. Sain Kelso has been the guest of Mrs. E. Wood and other parties th. last few days. Bora. On November 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schlndler, o( Bethany, a son. To Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Wbitesell. on. and on.-ball tuiies northeast of Hills boro, November lltb, a son. On Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cordy, of Kinton, a son. On Sunday last to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Norton, ol Portland, a son. THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Road of a Thousand Wonder. Book Advertising the Beaver State. According to Wm. McMurray, gener al passenger agent of the Harriman lines in this state, the O. It. A N. Co., the U. P. Ry. and the M. P. Railway will re double their efforts to advertise Oregon In the east in the future. Notwithstand ing the excellent advertising given this state by the Harriman system in the past, new feature, and new advertising departments will be added to all tbe railroad publications issued by the Har riman people on the Pacific coast. Mr. Disaster Disaster Disaster McMurray has secured a number of hunt ing and range photographs from Maj. Lee Moorehouse, and in the forthcoming edition of The Road of a Thousand Won ders, and The Overland Route, to be is sued by the above named railway cor porations, the bunting advantages of Ore gon w ill be featured. Thousands of eastern hunters come west every year in search of good bunt ing, and heretofore this feature of Ore gon has been neglected in all advertising. The Harriman people will now place this feature prominently before the east and photographs and views of hunting scenes will have a prominent place in all forth coming publications. Msj. Moorehouse, bad a number of excellent mountain scenes which Mr. McMurray found suit able for tbe forthcoming books, and will appear, with suitable reading matter In the advertising publications. In regard to tbe heavy travel over the Harriman lines, Mr. McMurray says it is unprecedented In the history of western railroading. Every effort is being made lo add greater facilities for handling this travel. The Union Pacific is being prac tically double tracked from end to end, and several millions are being spent tor tbe O. R. & N. and Short Line. Within a short time tbe entire Harriman system will be practically rebuilt, so vast are the improvement! now under construc tion. Reduce Roaiael Trip Eimrslo) Rates ta Pacific Caatt In io7. During the summer season of 1907, re duced round trip excursion rates will be In effect from the East to the Pacific Coast, Montana, British Columbia and Arizona points. Rates from Chicago via direct lines to North Pacific Oast joints will be f 76, aud from Missouri river common points (Council Bluffs to Kansas City Inclusive) also St. T aul and Minneapolis, rates will be f'tO. St. Louis $( and Denver, Colo ratio S, .rings and Pueblo $V). Rate, to Spokane and point, effected will be less than to the coast. Rate. on. way via California will be f 13.50 higher than those above mentioned. Ticket, will be on sale daily, June 1st to September 15, 11W7, with final return limit of October 31, 1007. Account of Twenty-thir 1 International Christian Endeavor Convention at Seat tle, Wash., July 10th to 15th, 1)7 ; Con vention of Baptist Young People's Un ion, Spokane, Wash., July 4th to 7th, 1907; Grand Lodge Independent Order of Good Templars, Seattle, Wash.. July loth to 22ud, 1907. rate of one lowest normal first class limited tare for round trip for direct routing with $12.50 addi tional one way through California, h been named to North Pacific Coast points and Spokane from Chicago, St. Louis, Missouri River and Colorado points. Sal. date, east of Colorado points, Jun. 20th to June 12, 1007. west, June 21st to July 13th, 1007, final return limit September 15th. 1007. , Account of Mystic Shrine Convention Lo. Angeles. May 9th to 11th. 1907, and Conference of German Baptist Brethren Los Angeles or Iong Beach, Calif., May 10th to 23rd, 1007, and National Eclectic Medical Association, Long Beacb, Calif. Sale Sale Sale I . Strictly Wo Solicit YOUR Baukinjr Business; and with tho suranco on OUR part it will bo kept ST MOLT Y J. IV. SMITE. Banker. June Huh to 23rd, 1007, one lowest lir-t class fare for the round trip has been authorised to Los Angeles and San Francisco with fl2.50 additional for tickets routed one way via Portland. Hale dates, Mystic Shrine and German Baptists, April 25th to May llUh, l'.C; final return limit July 31st, VM7, and for the M. E. M. aK latiun. vale dtt June 8th to 15th, with final return limit August 21et, HKJ7. Wn. MtMURRAY. G. P. A., O. U. A N. and S. P. lly. Famous Strike Breakers. The most famous strike breaker in the land are Dr. King's New Life 1'iIIh When liver ami bowels go on strike, th.-v quickly settle the trouble, and tbe pin tying work goes right ou. Ilenl cute ..r constipation, headache and di.mt-r. at all druggists. After hop-picking if von are ying to purchase a watch you will tindugood assortment at living prices. E. L. McCormick's Jewelry Store. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Henry Haooao tl ni lo Warroo E Hill lraclloeo4TNW :is w t W Cdj slux to Town of llctverum lot I block A Htettl'a AJ'I Ik-iverioii IC, mi P Zlinnierinao loC II Willoughby lr t lDleeMT18 2W H ... Oil Jubo W Frlcaet us to J 8 Tramtile 2 acres we St T I N 8 W i ..i ou Carol lus Q Wag-tier ct al lo Merrill K Waaoer, pari block 10 Frel o'rove. W B Uwwlon at us to I. K ( intern N W of N W i wc 14 T aul other Uixl -Jooo uu Mary E Mills el al Ui Henry I) Ou K loll block 27 Force! Unite l.tm ( o Anna Bacon to Agnele M HUrlir (art ol block S3 Koreit Urove nd oo Pot Tattoo toHcolt SWYeui, 2Usvrei Iu Washington County ism CK) Eunlos P Ballon st al to Robert Jehorah t al tec 31 T 2 I W t acres 6oo 00 Mary J Austin lo John Tumat lots 11 and U block t Oak (irore Add Hills Nancy I Banks etal lo Cecilia Beard lot I block 2 Banks 7:, ou 8 I Peterson st al lo I H Smith I t of acrelnec3STlN4 W 1 mi Utayatta Capiat to Agnes A Caplet 101 acres In tee 10 T 1 8 4 W Vrno VO I H Smith st bi to 8 E Peterson tract In tec36TlN4 W 1 w John R Ennettt sx to Charles B Hand 8l-4teollT2N4W 7.VINI Bryon M (iuolles tt ux to R P Potts el tract In tee 27 T 2 1 W lo uo W I) aapplugton tl al to Fred A Everest I I lnt lot 12 block I Uaalon .'f. uo Robert Alaiander tt al to A C Alexand er K8.S6 acres sect 2 and I T L 8 4 W 100 John Lyon el ux lo Eineal Narjol lot 83 Garden Home 4nl uu W D Whealdon lo W E Howard lots 4, Mtnd7sec2T282 W 10 UU Investment Co to Auirusia V litre lot W Willow Brook Farm 3 .'h u Munrot Land Co to Peter (JrausJkl 8 ,ofS W14sec8 and H too 17 T I N 4 W 6O0 W CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Regular services at the Congregational church next Sunday as iihiiuI. Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Morning sermon, tiood rrom Contact." l.veiiiiikf, Right and Wrong." Y. 1'. C. K. S. at 7:00 p. m. AH are invited. Howard Uilpatrick, ranlor. Preaching service next Sunday at :i::!0 o'clock at the Arcade. Everybody cor dially invited to attend. Services at the M. K. church next Sabbath, preaching both morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. L. V. I'.el knap. Sunday school at 10:00 a. m.; morning service, II :UU a. m. ; r.pworm league at B:30 p. m., and evenini: si r vice at 7 :30 p. in. A series ol revival meetings will le held in the Christian church about l"e cember 1st. Presiding Elder J. A. Iirown, well known here, will conduc t the services, assisted by Elder Kia.i, of the local church. Farmer Institute. There will be a Farmers' Institute held under the auspices of the Oregon Agricultural College and the citizens d Beaverton on Saturday, November li, at 10 a.m., 1::W and 7:30 p. m. The topics are "The Drait Horse," tiy lion. E. T. Judd ; "Fruit Growing." by Prof. C. I. lewis; "Management of the "Dairy," by Wm. Sciiuimeru n, bum "General A griculturaljand Forage Crops by Dr. James Withycombe. In the evening there will be a siereopticun illustrated lecture on "The Breeds and Types of Live fStock." Everylmdy cor dially welcome, and it is especially urged that all attend and add to their knowledge of the Master Science Agri culture. Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses were granted this week : John U. Marts and Rosie Trachecl, both of Cedar Mills. llernhard Dethlefs and Mary P-iink-mnn, both of Dillcy. Private i C5 as that PRIVATE I