The Independent from Hawarden, Iowa • Page 1

M. D. liysloliiri uud Surucon, Hawurdcn. Iowa. All oulls uijswered promptly dly or night.

Ofllooovor Scott's incut market. M. D. plrtiyslolun, SiifKCOn Opliolan. All answered or Spculul at- to-oyo.

nose, throat anil reotruni.anu all olironji; diseases. Dr. C. S. McCariy, Treats all uticl chronic.

Ofllco and residence formerly occupied by Dr. Howe, Hawarden. Oflice a.m. to 11 a.m., 2 to 5 D. m.

and 7 to 8 p.m. B.A.Gee, yeterlnnry Surgeon. Spavins, ringbones, VBWDJLUoy'simd lumpy jaw cuUlc uspcc- alty. Kosiaeiieo tirst liouso souili oDJ.H. Dick's.

C. D. M'uxen, A ttornoy utLjuv, Iowa. Montis on farm properly a lowust i-j in -t Law. lo.

Will v-'pruotioe in the courts of Iowa and South uulcota. All business promptly and uerson- aUoudod-to. T. H. Dunahm, IOWA.

Will cry sales in ail pans of this and adjoining counties. I'erms reasonable. Orders left at the 'Independent ouk-e will receive prompt attention. Correspondence solicited. CEO.

VEARR1ER PROP Does a general drnyinpr and transfer business, and is the only reliable in the city. Ail -jobs attended nml-in a-buainess- 'ike manner. Charges reasonable. GIVE ME A A. W.

JUSTICE OF TUB I'EACH AND SUHVEYOIl OF SIOUX OUNTY. CONVKYANCING A SPHCIALTY. COLLECTIONS MA UK AND I'KOMPTLY 11EMITTEI). F.E.W ATKINS, President T. A.

OURINEK, Ouahlor. FIRST NATIONAL General ami Collecting Business Money loiuictl on approved sceurity at current rutos. I'lirulmsu mill soil bills of oxohangooii prlnolriiil uitius In tho United lirltaln and Continental Europe. DEPOSITS RECEIVED FROM MERCHANTS MANUFACTURERS AND INDIVIDUALS. Percent Interest Paid on Time Deposits JOHNSON BRUNSKILL That's linsinesa.

Just Shoes of Correts Style Correct Prices. We aim to sull at Close J'rolit, it means business for us. It menus (or von. TRY THE SHOE STORE. MEAT MARKET, J.

TILGNER, PROP. KINDS OF Fresh, Sftltand Smoked Meats ALWAYS ON HAND HAWARDEN, IOWA. LETTER FROM WASHINGTON A llftwardenites Experience on the Pacific Slope. He Apparently Does Not Think It the Land of Milk and Honey. SNOQUAKMIE, i July 29, 181)7.

Emrou, IJV Perhaps you will be pleased to hour bad ho "trembled" from head to foot. Now the P. M. feels wroth. The inhabitants say it was Long A If.spot bear he "kilt.

1 am afraid my letter will bo too long, and as my wife has just peeked into my corner of the lean- to and said "Dear, what will we have for supper? The tire's out and so is the meat. Suppose wo ust 1 bread and 1 uek bor- rics," I will tell you of my iirst dance at Snoqunlmie and what my perhaps not, at any rnlo I old later miiKf, fp.ll iind on R. McANIM'II. I must tell somebody, and an old friend as the Independent is to me I think the one proper to confide all of my joys and a little mixture of my sorrows. last of March, and, as if in honor greeted storm.

I felt as if i was by the "climate" of the land in the region of the north pole 1 However 1 decided, to Snoqualmie, as it is cuddled down on the bank of the Snoqualmic river and near the terminus of the railroad. So I cast about looks of hope. 1 was here, and here I must stay, for good or evil, time will deeide. I wanted work to begin life iu the new country, but alas, there was runicrf or me. There are two or three shingle mills in this vicinity, but I can't "knot- saw" and am no engineer.

Then a happy thought struck inc. man had a haberdasher store here, and haberdashed in tin. I bought him out, through pity, as he wanted to seek new fields wherein to sell for profit. My I haven't "invoiced." The the-pie tins- gone. 1 am looking for a purchaser, to take my place behind the counter, as thinking going in the Cascades Would have gone last month, but was afraid I would, loose town, it is such a wee speck, and walled in by such tall forest trees.

They are immense. They surpass imagination, to one from the prairies. Then the there are just thirteen cabins with their leanto additions, one store, and in one corner of the store an old bachelor keeps tho post oflicc, while another bachelor of fifty or more measures off cheap calico and weighs out he chances to have a customer and isn't out in his canoe fishing. About the of the town-' site stands the Mount Si hotel, named for the rugged old bleak the east on this isolated hamlet, and just four, miles away. This comodious building is three stories high and contains about fifteen rooms.

They are scarce of guests however, as they have -none but themselves to-board. of tho leanto cabins are honored with sleep in 8x8 shacks made of shakes and set some remote spots. of the proprietors of the cabins will get the boarders, owing to the best baked beans, and then there's a row, not fatal, but cold scorn passed, after the fashion of polar waves. But nevertheless they are kind hearted and sympathize for their fellow beings. I know because I feel I have their sympathy, being a "stranger in a strange land." have thought of hunting game for a living, but there is none here but black bear and Cougar.

Cougar meat is not palatable, and the bears are too poor. The post master killed one today. It was a small one, just one year old. He shot it near the edge of the clearing of the townsite. He is proud of his marksmanship.

Ho shot at it and then ran away yelling, "git, its coming." A boy witnessing the scene declares that the postmaster was "scared" so Modern Woodmen Picnic. The Hawarden'and Ireton Mod- Woodmen lodges wilMioJ.d.jv joint picnic in Elder's grove near Ireton on 18. A rate of 80 cents for the round secured over the Northwestern road which insures a big crowd from this place and vicinity. The Hawarden band has also been enaged for; the occasion- and will render one concerts during the afternoon. There will be orations on the benefits of the order, songs by the glee club and recitations of an appropriate character.

One of the features of the day will be a ball game between the members of the Ireton and Hawarden lodges. A general invitation is extended to everybody to come and bring their baskets. Prom Across the Deep. The Independent has been handed a letter to II. B.

Lathrop from A. Mel rose from which wo take the following extracts: "I will just drop ti few lines to -let-you-know-what-a good -time wo are having. We ai'e now staying at Obau, Scotland. Last week we a-seaside- resort, ami when we leave Scotland, we go to London for a week or so. I have had very little time at home as I am spending most of the time visiting old friends away from home and there is somethin oin on all tlie time.

We yafcching trip tomorrow from here to Fort William and from there to on We It is Glasgow and then to York, stayed a while at Edinboro. a fine city. My wife thinks this is a groat country. Remember us to all enquiring friends and tell them I am having a high old time." Tuesday's Ball Gixine, Twenty to six, with the score in -favor of -t wen ty- is the way- the stood at the end of nine in- game 'tween" OrangxrCity-jind home' team Tuesday afternoon on the Hawarden diamortd. The game was irretrievably lost in the third inning, when with only four singles Orange City crossed the home plate seven times.

Three bases orrlmlls and three -passed -balls did the business. Humiliation was added to the ninth when Orange City siuo-wed the ball for. total of eighteen bases and added eleven more notches to the scorer's fence rail. Aside from these two innings it was a pretty game and both teams did good work at times. The feature of the game was "Kelly's" wonderful batting.

It- was like "Casey at the A return game will be played at Orange City Monday when our boys hope to retrieve their laurels. Anriouitocjiionts. PKESUYTERIAN. Sunday services as usual, subject: "Born of God." "ThoLtuv of Christ." GOOD TEMPLARS. and Sundlno, B.

May nurd. Miller. Roberts. Rend in Hutch ins, rs Gi'iffln. Tilg-tier.

Dilley. Piittoi-aon. roll Was AwaUo. happy, iudoed. Yon really lovo 010, only mo, George? you? Why, blesa yon, dnrlirig, -do you know I honestly believe Prctf-y Poll (from ncnrby old thiug -will A Spartlug Term Illustrated.

"CLAIMIXO A FOWL," -San Francisco Examiner. Btlll Iii Doubt, Atint Sarah (from Troy) Say, sonny, can yew teH mo who owns that tliero house? Johuuy- Smifchcrs You'll -hnvo--ter- como round arter awhile. Do olo lady ami do olo man's haviu fierce norap over clafc question now. New York World. "noTitTf SaTrTtT "There is an effort en foot to destKiy yT Bridge Completed.

officials.of Union and Sioux Bounties were here Saturday and accepted the new bridge across the Sioux a few town which take the place of the one carried miles north of constructed to away by the spring. We are high water last informed -that arrangements have been made for the rebuilding of tho bride just west of town and that the work will begin in the near future. "That's too bad. If it succeeds, we'll have to stand up for onr cheap little cezit.preseuts ourselves. Chicago Reo- ord.

One Kind of Pessimist. what is a pessimist? Mi-. of them is tho man who always buys a round trip ticket to tho Euqnircr. Not ilie Only Ones. Hnman beings are net alouo in cherishing tender attachment.

There is the railway engine, for Courier. Conntry Pastlmcx. Tlio whippoorwill thu hill, Liko wind, purHUCH tho gnnt. Along tho rill, with cfjiml Bkill, Tlio owl purauea tho but. Around Mi stump, with agilo Jump, Tho cut purauca tho rut, And up tho pump, with bflclf a-hump, Tlio dog pursues tho end.

Down by the with broom nnd plots, wlfo puruues thu trump. With fiico HCdnto, thu nmto Pursues tlio dcncoi) Hcnmji. From week to wcclc tho parson mcok tho widowed chicle, Then turns lila check nnd feeds Uia book Upon tho waxing duclt. Tlio fnrnior ninn, with drop luld plan, the ulilnliitf Imy. With atitUilwlan tho Imnlco man festive jny.

New Vorlc Sanday D. BRUN3ICILL, J. H. E.A.BASS,/ C.J.MlLNti. M.

D. Gmus, DIHKCTOKS G. w. PITTS, PRESIDENT. M.

D. Giuns, VIOE-PRESIDEN E. A. BASS, CASHIEB. ANDREW RING, ASST.

CASHIER Capital, $80,000. Surplus, $8,000. HAWARDEN, IOWA. The Largest Capital of Any Banlt in the Districts sell exchange, loan money, buy notes, mort- and Customers will Inter Paid TI Depos i tft, Pay Your Taxes Here "We Have Heceived a Fiall Line of Our lens', Boys' and Childrens' HORSE HIDE SHOES Arc Bound to bo Trudo Winners, Thoy arc well-mado und Wai-ranted. Thoy will pleaso tlio par" tluuhirr If you don't Clone A Line "of Lawns'," Diffiinities and Summer Goods "Oiu- Grocery are Lower than over before.

HAWARDEN. IOWA. SMITH The Fourth is Now Over, Again we oun Settle down to tins Itoutluo of BuslnpH I wish to'Announco Unit my Stock of Furniture and Upholstering Supplies Vj- comploto anJ my prices uro ua'low as the Special Prices this week on Baby Cabs Inspect boforc th v-tu OI lelJ Lin 9 of Couches and SqnhiiB stock with a t-hoicc-tir My plan of Business 1ms always headquarters for Picture MouklinrrB, Musical Instruments and Up-to-Dute Furniture of all kinds. Call and sec us. HAWARDEN, IOWA.

ow You'll do the same thing you buy anything but if KITCHEN UtENCILS. We will soon have in the second invoice, though we still have a nice lot to choose from. M. J. FINCH'S..