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HILLSBORO. WASHINGTON COUNTY, ORKiJOX, FRIDAY. FK1J. 7,
VOLUMK 35
1908
Number 10
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Billsboroi Independent
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PROFESSIONAL CARDB.
C. B. TONGUE
ATTO RN EY-AT-LAW
Hlllsboro, Oregon.
Office: Rooms 3. 4 and 5. Morgan 'Blk
W. N. BARRETT
ATTORNEY-ATLAW
Hllliboro, Oregon.
Office: Central Block, Roomt 6 and 7
Hllliboro, Oregon.
BENTON BOWMAN
a rfirrAnMPV.iT.T.AW
Office on Main St., opp the Uonrt House
TIIOS. H. TONGUI5 JR.
ATTOKN EY-AT-LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
Jfliee : Rooms S, 4 and 5, Morgan BlocK
Hllliboro, Oregon.
MARK B. BUMP,
ATTOKNKY-AT-LAW.
Notary Public and
IIILLSIIORO,
Collections.
ORE.
JOHN M. WALL,
Attoriicy-at-Law,
Ofllce upstairs, Bailey-Morgan Bile.
MOTH 'l'HONKS.
HILLSBORO, OREGON.
bTt. linklater, m. b. c. m.
physician and surgeon.
Hlllaboro, Oregon.
Ollire, upotalra, over The Delta Drug
Store. OHice hours 8 to IS; 1 to tf, and
In the evening from 7 to o'clock.
. J. P. TAMIESIE, M. D.
8. P. R. R. SURGEON
Hlllaboro, Oregon.
Rpnldpnce corner Tlilnl and Main: nfflce up
iBirmivrr iMltaJruie ilnre; himri, a. HoioUm.
I toSnil7l.H p. m. Telephone to reMdauea
from lwltlniK Ur. All calla promptly ana
wereit day or ninlil
F. A. BAILEY, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Hlllaboro, Oregon.
Office: Morgan-Bailey - block, op
atalra, rooms 12. 13 and 15. Residence
a. W. cor. Bane Line and Second ate.
Roth 'phone.
F. J. BAILEY, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Hlllaboro, Oregon.
Office: Morgan-Bailey block, up
stairs with F. A. Bailey. Residence,
N. E. corner Third and Oak ats.
Xb! BAILKY, M. I).,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Ilillsboro, Oregon.
' Ofllce over tttrjr'a I'rug Hlore. filrlre hour
from a :Ho l:i to. mnl 7 lo . Kenliteiio
Ihird honw norlh of rlijr electric 1UIU plant.
Call" promptly aiieiulwl Ur or nlnlil. Iioih
'phone. aepeB-04
HOLLISTER 9
Rctky Mountain Tea Nuggets
t Buiy Mivliolm for Buiy Peopl
Bring OolJen Health and Ranewtil Vigor.
A upeelrto frCnntlimtlon. Intllyaatloii. M
anil KMnev TnnMe. rlinplt. Koema, Impnra
Hl.xxl. Had Hrpnth. Sliiirs-iari Howt-U, lla,l4Wh
and Backache. Ha Ux-ky Mountain Tea In tab
let form, a cent a bo. (lenulne mail by
Hcuaria Pain Cuaraav, Madlaon, Wla.
GOLDEN NUGGETS F0 SALLOW PEOPLE
FROM THE LAND
OF FLOWERS
FRESH YOUNG BLOOD IN A
VORITE PLAY.
FA-
LETTER FROM MRS. DONELSON.
From Fresno lo San Diego Rain
Pretty Much All lite Way-
W!ts Tkt Tftarne's.
-Now
San Diego, Cal., Jan. 31. Dear
Friends: I will try and write
few lines more about our travels.
We left Fresno for Los Angeles
bunday evening, but found so
much rain we went on to Red
lands, which" is one of the pret
tiest cities I have seen. The resi
dences are just beautiful. We
took a car ride up on "Smiley
Heights," where we obtained
hneview of the city and sur
rounding country. Took another
car and rode around the city, and
found we could go by trolly to
San Bernardino, through the
prettiest country of oranges and
grape fruit. San Benardino is
fine place. They have a beau
tiful court house. It is the coun
ty sent of San Bernardino county,
One mile out of the city is a sul
phur spring which boils up in
round urn, then runs into a large
tank which is used for bathing,
We took one and found it fine,
but oh, the smell! I did not try
to drink any of the water, but
Mr. Donelson held his nose while
he sampled the health restorer.'
Tuesday morning we took team
for Riverside and San Diego and
reached the latter place inadriv
ing rain, and took a rest unti
the storm was over, when we
took several rides about the city,
one of which was to the ostrich
farm. They have 120 ostrichs,
almost all grown, some of the
birds being three and six weeks
and six months old. There we
saw the eggs in the incubators
hatching. One egg, they say, is
equal to four , dozen ordinary
hen's eggs, and they want $1 for
an empty shell. Cheap, isn
it ? In the evening we took the
train for La Mesa Springs and
are now stopping with W. E,
Thome, who is comfortably situ
ated. We went over the hills to
their supply reservoir of water,
They have a large supply and use
all they want. We go tomorrow
for a trip to Coranado Beach and
arge hotel, and will take a trip
into Mexico next. Will write of
that later. The Thornes are all
well and happy.
Mrs. Donelson.
Mrs. Mary Martin, acred 73.
widow of James Martin, who
died on Gales Creek three years
ago, died at Gales Creek last Sat
urday from pneumonia. She was
orn in Missouri and came to
Washington county thirty years
ago. She leaves an adopted son
and a daughter, Mrs. Clementine
Glasson, of Elgin.
Revival of "Kerry Cow", with Bril
liant Celt in Title Role.
0
The coming of "Kerry Cow"
to the Crescent Theatre on Sat
urday evening recalls the palmy
days of Joseph Murphy, some
thirty years ago, when this fa
mous actor played the part of
Dan O'Hara for over six months
at the old Park theatre on Broad
way, near Twenty-third street,
New York. The theatre-going
public of those days hailed the
shoeing of a race horse on the
dramatic stage as the acme of
spectacular realism, and the
blacksmith scene was the talk of
New York for many years fol
lowing. The lasting qualities of "Kerry
Gow" which has been produced
continuously for over thirty-one
years are remarkable and are
due almost solely to the broad
human interest which prevades
the story and carries the audi
ence along with the trials of
Honest Dan O'Hara who finally
triumphs over the grasping land
lord who plots to win Nora by
foul and underhand means. The
tale is a homely one, but close to
the hearts and feelings of the
people.
The feature of the new pre
sentation of "Kerrv Gow" is
above all the contract of Bernard
Daly with the production. 'Daly
is looked upon in the theatrica
circles as distinctly a "find, "and
comes from the same school that
produced Chauncey Olcott. His
start was in musical comedy, he
having played two years with
Miss Paula Edwards as her tenor
supporter in musical comedy,
His phenomenally high clear
voice attracted the attention of
Denman Thompson and he has
pleased thousands for the last
two years in "The Old Home
stead" as the leading juvenile.
Bernard Daly was born in
Lynn, Mass., and has been plac
ed under contract for ten years
by U. D. Newell, one of the
deans of road management. He
is a handsome, well-built young
fellow and is looked upon by ob
servant musicians and dramatists
as a coming Scanlan.
THE PROPOSED
SINGLE TAX LAW
WILL BE ONTHC BAILOT IN JLNE
Amendment lo I he Oregon Consti-luiion-The
Public Not Aware
K is W be on the Ballot.
Dr. B. P. Shepherd
(Successor to Dr. A. Bnrris.)
At his rooms over I'ity Bakery every
Tneailay, Thursday ami Saturday.
Prewilent Calidrtiis College of Ontepethy
Profeasor of Theory ami Practice.
Kt-Mem. t'al. State Hoari of Examiners
KILL the COUCH
and CURE th LUNGS
Dr. King's
Nov Discovery
pnrr
a . tin
flLDA Trial oftl tnt
AN0 at l THROAT n t II HQ TW0UBtt.
SATISFACTORY
nitiniNTDI
OR MONEY REFUNDED.
It is officially announced that
hereafter employes of the Balti
more & Ohio railroad having any
thing to do with the direction or
running of trains will not be per
mitted to use intoxicants at anv
time.either when on or of! duty,
and no person using such bever
age will be employed. A gener
al notice to this etTect has been
sent out by George L Totter.
third vice president and head of
the operating department It is
believed by the management of
the road that this is an impor
tant step in the effort to reduce
accidents to the minimum. A
drinking man will stand a poor
show of getting work in any line
of business soon, as every branch
of industry is "cutting out" even
the moderate drinker the man
that "can quit if he wants to."
Under the new order of things
he will have to quit, or get no
work.
Valentine post cards in a large
assortment of colors and designs
at Mrs. Bath's.
On the Train.
"I beg your pardon, sir," said
the young lady passenger, as she
eaned forward and touched the
shoulder of the man, who sat just
in front of her, "are you not the
strong man whom I saw at the
circus yesterday?"
I am," replied the gentleman
with the broad shoulders and the
ulging muscles.
"It was perfectly wonderful
he way you tossed those cannon
balls and held tip nine other men
ith one hand. Won't vou
please see if you can raise this
window for me?"
But the strong man knew his
limitations and politely begged
olf.-Chicago Record-Herald.
Naming Boys.
"'Whatever you do, never name
a boy after yourself." was a
quaint saying of my old friend,
"Uncle" Lafe Hume of Colum
bia, and it is a wise conclusion
for more reasons than one. In
after years the father and son
are referred to as "Big John,"
or "Ragged John," "Little John
So and So," or "Oul Tom and
Young Tom," and "Big Dick,"
"Little Teel Head" and the like.
In the family the youngster is
generally called "brother."
"babe." "buss," "Dock," "Cud"
or "Mauneh" and the like, while
the gentleman is dubbed "the
".v. .44ii, ji uiiu, pap or
paw. Just as well give your
boy a nickname at the start as
10 name mm after yourself. It
generally spoils him, too, as he
thinks his parents are stuck on
him, and he proves to be one of
these smartest and cutest things
you ever saw in your life, until
he grows up. - Correspondent
Murgeon Leader.
.. Try the Independent tele-
rwit -...ilfln .v. 4.1. - 1 .
ine ii'iin"' iui uie submis
sion of the constitutional amend
ment drafted by the Oregon Tax
Reform Association has just been
filed with the Secretary of State.
The signers came from all parts
of the state in such numbers that
it is the strongest petition ever
submitted. That these signa
tures, numbering several thou
sand more than the number re
quired by law, were obtained
more easily than other tuitions,
indicates widespread interest in
this amendment
It proiwses a decided step to
ward the single tax; as far in
that direction as conditions in
Oregon are thought; to permit,
taxing land values, (not acres)
and exempting (the text of the
amt-ndment reads) "all dwelling
houses, barns, sheds, outhouses
and other appurtenances there
to, all fences, all machinery and
buildinsrs used exclusively for
manufacturing purposes, and the
appurtenances thereto, all fences,
farm machinery and appliances
used as such, all fruit trees,
vines, shrubs and all other im
provements on farms, all live
stock, all household furniture in
use, and all tools owned by work
men and in use, shall be exempt
from taxation."
Many .of tte greatest Ameri
cans of all pditical faiths, have
endorsed tn? principles embod
ied in this nnendment. Among
them, Senator LaFollette, Gov.
Folk, Ton Jonnson, Henry
George, Wm. Lloyd Garrison,
vman Ablott and ex-Governors
Douglas anl Garvin. They sym
pathise witi the idea of raising
the needed revenues for carrying
on our covemmcnt, and at the
same time discourage land mono
noly, by tasng land and fran
chise values nore, and exempt
ing improvenents and personal
property.
Some object tio the proposition,
because it exempts buildings and
machinery of panufacturers from
taxation. It does so. In this
1
connection, oo' well-intormed
men, Oregon is asked to follow
well trodden paths. It is point
ed out that Orvpon has most fa-
orable natural opportunities and
conditions for the establishment
of manufacturing enterprises,
Other states have exempted man
ufacturing buildings from taxa
tion because it vas found to aid
development, enhance land val
ues, attract other forms of capi
tal, as well as population, and
worked to thcgeneral good with
out a single exception.
Some think the farmer would
have to pay as much taxes as ev
er because to exempt improve
ments, live stock, machinery,
etc., would simply double, the
taxes on "his land and thereby
leave the producing agriculturist
where he is now. That would
be so if the farmer owned the
land values in Oregon. But to
begin with, two-thirds of the
land values of Oregon are in cit
ies. Land for purposes of taxa
tion is measured by a dollar. A
section of land in some parts of
Oregon would be dear fit $610
but a few square feet of land in
Portland are worth more than
many sections of such lands.
Recently real estate transactions
in that city showed that there
are SO acres, worth on the aver
age $l,C0O,(K)0 each. An acre of
this land is worth as much as 32,
000 acres of the best farming
devoid of improvements, at $150
per acre.'
Farmers now pay more than
SO ier cent of state taxes while
numbering less than 25 per cent
of the ixipulation. But as long
as the farmer's improvements
are taxable they cannot escape,
as they are not of the nature to
be hid. If the farmer has any
thing exempt, it must be exempt
ed ojHn and above board by law.
The land held in cities, for water
power, for timber and minerals,
for speculative purposes and
rights of way in various forms,
far exceeds the value of the land
owned by the working farmers
of Oregon.
The main tax burden will be
shifted to valuable locations in
cities and railroad franchises,
which values are mainly made
up by tribute paid by the indus
try and improvements of the
rest of the state, and should
justly bear the burden.
The proposed amendment is
practical, up to date, its provi
sions have been tested and work
ed. The people of Oregon will
have this question before them
for four months. They will hear
much of it The headquarters of
the Oregon Tax Reform Associa
tion are at room 705 Marquam
Building, for the present, and
they are glad to give out infor
mation to all who may ask fori
it
AND THE CAT
WANDERED HACK
IT'S THE REFORM SCHOOL NOW
Bruce Donelson Runs Away Trom
the Boys and Girls Home and
Comes Back lo Ilillsboro.
Homeward Bound.
Horace McKinley is now on his
way from China to Fortland, Or.
He forfeited his bonds while
awaiting trial there, fled to the
Orient, and was captured by the
Mukden authorities. Later he
escaped from the Mukden jail,
and it is said that Reed assisted
him in his escape. He was re
cently recaptured, and is return
ing in charge of an officer sent
from Portland.
Bruce Donelson, who was sent
to the Boys and Girls Homo from
Ilillsboro last week, ran aw.iy
from that institution last Sun
day and put in an appearance at
the home of his grandparents
Monday night where the sheriff
gathered him in the following
morning.
J. Touscher, traveling agent of
the Boys and Girls Aid Society,
came out from Portland Tuesday
and had a talk with the boy in
the office of the county judge.
He asked Bruce if he wanted to
go back to the Home and behave
himself, and the lad replied that
he had rather go to the "other
place," so the judge committed
him to the reform school, where it
is a pretty safe bet that he will not
run away for some time.
Young Bruce and a lad named
Kenneth Horgan, 11 years old,
went to church last Sunday and
behind the guard's back put up
the scheme for running away.
After leaving the Home they
went to Montivilla, sleeping in a
barn that night. In the morning
they went to an aunt of the Hor
gan boy, who gave them some
thing to eat and kept them in
hiding all day. That evening she
bought Bruce a half-fare ticket
and sent him to Ilillsboro, the
most unkind thing she could have
done, as at that time they would
have given him another chance
at the Home. Now he is in the
reform school, and the chances
are he will stay there.
Young Horgan was returned to
Thursday written arithmetic,
theory of teaching, grammar,
book-keeping, physics, civil gov
ernment Friday Physiology, geography,
composition, algebra, English lit
erature. Saturday Botony, piano ge
ometry, general history, school
law.
KOR COUNTY PAPERS.
Commencing February 12th at
9 o'clock a. m., and continuing
until Friday, February 1 1 at 1
o'clock p. m.
Wednesday Penmanship, his
tory, orthography, reading, phy
sical geography.
Thursday Written arithmetic,
theory of teaching, grammar,
physiology.
Friday Geography, school law,
civil government, English litera
ture. Yours truly,
M. C. CASE.
County School Superintendent.
Baker, the optician, 111 Sixth
street Portland; most successful
eye specialist on the coast; exam
ination free, lenses fitted one
year free. 37m2
Dnritand and Return. 90C.
From now until "urther notice the home Tuesday,
round trip tickets lrvn Ilillsboro
to Portland and return, will be
sold at 90 cents, good on Satur
day 1:4:5 p. m. and Sunday trains,
and returning on any Sunday or
Monday train.
WM. McMURRAY, -G.
P. A.
Eggs for Setting;.
Full-blood Bull Orpington for
sale. Call and see the stock you
are setting eggs from. Eggs,
$1.50 for 15. ' A few more cock,
erels for sale. Inquire of C
Pnnnflpa corner of Ninth and
4 V I'M-JV
Baseline streets, Ilillsboro,
Teachers' Examinations.
Notice is hereby given that the
County Superintendent of Wash
ington county will hold the regu
lar examination of applicants for
state and county pajK-rs at the
court house, in Ilillsboro, as fol
lows:
FOR STATE PAPERS.
Commencing Wednesday, Feb
ruary 12th at 9 o'clock a. m., and
continuing until Saturday, l'ei
ruary 15th at 4 o'clock p. m.
Wednesday-Penman sh ip, his
tory, spelling, physical geo-
T .U,.l...tM.
grapy, reaaing, vw"i-
Same Here.
Cannot Corvallis have an in
dustry, just one? Cannot Cor
vallis do as well as Monroe? That
town has a fruit cannery. The
president of the stite lioard of
horticulture, in a recent address
at the. college, declared that if
every town in Oregon had a fruit
cannery there would be a profit
able market for the output of
all. We are imjwrting into Ore
gon annually, millions worth of
canned fruit We are buying
and eating canned straw berries,
grown in states that cannot pro
duce berries nearly so excellent
as can Western Oregon. We
are buying Oregon cherries that
had to be sent to Puyallup to be
canned because there were not
enough canneries in Oregon to
pack them. We are buying our
own cherries shipped from Ore
gon to Washington, and shipped
back again, and are Iwsides, eat
ing them out of cans .Waring
Washington labeR
Surrounding Corvallis there
are orchards on which the pears
rot. unpicked. There are lands
capable of growing fruits and
vegetables for canning purixises.
and such fruit and vegetables at
that as no other section can beat.
Every expert who oiens his
mouth solemnly declares the busi
ness to be unusually profitable.
Every farmer who grows such
products for a cannery declares
it pays extremely well. Living
as we do, almost beneath the
shadow of the Agricultural col
lege, where progress is taught
and iwssibilities preached, can
not we of Corvallis and vicinity
at least make a start in the in
dustry? What is. or is there,
chance here for a cannery
? b
there any use to talk about it:
Corvallis Times.
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IllHIUN-Ilin SHOES
loaic "ew. rr-.r" Jt' J Ii
good.
no better made
There's a lot of satisfaction in a shoe wlncli
after month's of wear, needs only polish to
like new. You win " '"""
andrrofitintheHAMILTONM'.ROWNHOKS.
Your children will want something preuj
. ri i4MT O
Come and sec our bCMUUL onwcc,
le. Our guarantee goes wuu nn. r..
Our Line of
GROCERIES
is the finest in the county.
Everything usually carried by an up-to-date
r.rnrerv House. Our immense sales make it pos-
Bible for us to carry strictly fresh goods,
shop worn article in the establishment.,
and
No better can be made
SkkS's.
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VW 1 . - V
Not a
JOHN DENNIS
The old Reliable Comer Grocery and Shoe Store
pnone ior long distance.
u land in the state, estimating it,