Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-08-06
MONMOUTH AND INDEPENDENCE.

Beautiful situation is this college
town. The school, chapel, church
and business part of the embryo
city are on a gentle rise, giving
fine view of the surrounding, roll
ing country, cut up into good farms,
backed by the everlasting hills at
the west.
The general health is reported as
good, but Mrs. Bertly a week ago
suffered slight stroke of paralysis,
from which she is recovering. Her
daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. and
Mr.. J. G. Davidson, of Portland,
have been visiting her,
Things are quiet because students
are home for the long vacation, and
others are out i'm the harvest field.
This is quite a literary center. Mr..
Chas. Doughty, editor of the Polk
County Observer, is publishing this
"long felt want,' sounding abroad
the praises of his part of the world,
giving the news, and booming Har-
rison and Morton. He is expected
with the other editors at Salem, on
Friday. Editor +. c. Pentland and
wife also reside here, though his
paper, the West Side, is published
ut Independence. \ call at his
Office revealed everything lively
both in newspaper and job printing
departments. He and w. w.
Brooks, stillin the Office, are coming
to the Press Association.
President Stanley and wife have
returned from the n. +. A., which
being interpreted means National
Educational Association, in san
Francisco. They say it was grand
gathering of talent and sociability,
and the hospitality was royal. But
they rejoice in a return from the
heat and dryness of California to
the GOODNESS and verdure of Oregon.
The prospects of the State Normal
School were never more ilattering
for large attendance.
The building used for the public
school, is very neat and attractive.
Elder r.. Nj. Messick, pastor of
the Christian church, will make Il
protracted visit to his old home in
Missouri. Elder J. w. Webt
preached for him to large congre,
cation, ON Sunday night.
At the pleasant stopping place OF
the writer, Mr.. Bedwelps, whos'
wife is II sister of DIR. Shelton, o
Salem, | notice the CAPITAL
JOURNAL is n regular visitor, and i
highly spoken of.
Considerable improvements abou
the town are noted.
INDEPENDENCE.
This town is putting on city air,
| tell you. Nor can it be blamed.
Il. w. Robertson has u number c
: men preparing the foundation fo
his large, brick opera house building
: Lew has been pretty much all owe
= the State and the Sound, taking
I careful observations, and he has taitI
enough in the outcome of the Wi
| lammette Valley, to return am
, make permanent investments there
: Two other good brick buildings wit
iron fronts are projected. The water
works are now run by steami TN
p mains have been considerably e2
; tended; water for domestic and ga
den irrigation purposes is abundan
and the business streets can b
watered like those of the Capital cit
or any other large town. IndepeI
dence is securing a very fair share (
the immigration. Harvesting
i under big headway and crops a.
good. Going over the free bridg
! and returning by Halls Ferry giy'
an extended view Of the countr.
e The distance by the latter route
shorter and the river road goo,
/ amply compensating for the exit
twenty cents on the fine, new boa
Mr.. Taylor, who leases from Mr.. Hal
r. is very accommodating gentleman
VISITOR.
The Great Land Enterprise.
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