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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1919)
C9f.o o 9 Z T he P olk C ounty P ost PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY V [ON Subscription Ratss: $1.50 a Tsar Strictly la Advance; Six Months $1; Throe Months 50 oents. All subscriptions stopped at expiration. INDEPENDENCE, O R E O O N , VOLUME IL NUMBER 13. FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1919. jM U M IIIM U m iM IIH IIIH IIIE m m im iH IIIM IIflllM lIN ! JillB IIIE IIH IIIEIIM IIIM IIM IM IM IIH | fold by the Bank Book THE STAR OF A THOUSAND MOODS, | Page 67. Service of Satisfaction 21 N AZIM O VA ? IN A D R A M A OF A THOUSAND DELIGH TS • | “The Red Lantern” JUST try banking here at the Farmers State Bank for a few months. We wager you’ll keep it up forever. At any rate we will do our best to show the appreciation we feel for your patronage. I I I ■ i E X O TIC BEAUTY AND THE FASCINATION OF SUPREM E A RT. SEE THE GREATEST A R T IS T IN A PRODUCTION W ITH O U T A P A R A L L E L IN A L L THE B R IL L IA N T HIS- - TORY OF MOTION PICTURES. J MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JUNE 30 & JULY 1 m Two Nights— Admission 25-35c. Checking, Savings and Time Deposit Accounts CLYDE T. ECKER, PUBLISHER INDEPENDENCE 4ÎH CELEBRATION ABANDONED 1 he Fourth of July celebration for Independence has been.abandoned. A few hours before it was called off, a good baud liad been secured from Portland, final arrange ments made for a flight o f an airplane over the town and two and perhaps three companies of the national guard bad agreed to come over from Salem and march in the parade without fee or expense and between fifteen and thirty floats from the Salem parade would have been en tered in the parade here. A number o f Civic Club ladies, including chairmen of various committees, met this morning and at the sugges tion o f the president of the Club voted unanimously to give up the celebration. LIBERAL INTEREST ON SAVINGS C. W. IRVINE, J. B. PARKER, C. G. IRVINE, L. C. FITZGERALD, President Vice President Cashier. Asst. Cashier. Xo/)<U FARMERS STATE BANK Independence O re g o n “Listen!* says Ike Good Judge— “ And remember it, too. M The better the quality of your chew, the more you’ll enjoy it. You’ll get more out of your to bacco money, too— you’ll save part of it for something else. A small chew of this quality tobacco tastes good — and it lasts and lasts. put up in two styles R IG H T G U T is a short-cut tobacco W -B C U T is a L og tine-cut t -.b c m ■ i ■ l ..« . Chill ol Police’s NoUce ol Sale of ! of the bridge over Ash creek South Real Property For Delinquent | to south line of D street in said " Street Assessment | City, in front of he hereinafter de- Installments. I scribed real property in said city, and which assessment was in the Notice is hereby given that the sum of $229.80, payable in 10 an- Recorder of the City of Independ , nual installments, of which the first ence, Oregon, has transmitted to me 6 installments have been paid in the a warrant for the collection of de sum of $134.06, together with the linquent and unpaid installments interest thereon for the 6 years cov on the assessment for the improve ered by said installments so paid, in ment of 1st street by grading the the sum of $51.26; and the 7th and same to sub-grade, paving t ie same 8th of said installments are now de the full width of said street from linquent and unpaid in the sum of curb line to curb line with concrete $48.26 with two years’ interest due base -and a concrete top dressing August 31st, 1918, in the sum of thereon, commencing at South end $11.50, and said installments and i THE KO KEEL SILO I D‘ you are considering on building a Silo in vestigate the Ko Keel constructed o f Port Ox ford Cedar and has been in constant use in Coos County for the past 19 years, over three hun dred in use at the present time. I f in doubt as to durability or serviceability o f this Silo write to any one of the numerous users in Coos County. I PRICES: 8x30 12x30 16x30 $73.46 108.00 146.00 | ‘T h e S o n o f D e m o c r a c y * | i THE REAL TOBACCO CHEW mx z s t . PIANO AND VOICE PUPILS hospitality with the hostess and IN ANNUAL RECITAL her assistants. Those who attend- ------- j ed from here were Mrs. J. S. Cooper, A large and highly appreciative Miss Genevieve Cooper, Miss Ar- audience gathered at the M. E. buthnot, Mrs. Conkey, Mrs. Clark, ehurcli lust Friday evening to enjoy Miss Emma Henkle, Mrs. O. D. But tiie annual recital of the piano and ler and Mrs. Clyde Ecker. voice pupils of Mrs. Lottie Hedges McIntosh. Artistic decorations of CONSTRUCTION IS COMMENCED ON STATE’S “MODEL FARM” red rambler roses with ferns with "Old Glory” for a hack ground made Oregon Agricultural College, Cor the stage a picture of loveliness. The first part of the program was vallis, June 27—Ground has been given over to the beginners, the broken preparatory* to the con d A VIVID PORTRAYAL OF ABRAHAM LIN- youngest appearing being Frede struction of buildings for the first i COLN’S LIFE FROM BOYHOOD TO ASSASSIN- rick Hewett who is only eight years unit farm of the Oregon land settle i ATION W ITH THE COMEDY AND PATHOS OF B of age. In the second purt the more ment commission, three miles south > THE GREAT AMERICAN. A PICTURE OF IM- B advanced pupils were presented. west of Independence. j MENSE EDUCATIONAL VALUE. EVERY The farmstead contains 3% acres Thruout the program the perform ers played so well that the audience and will have the farmhouse, barn, i CHILD AS W ELL AS ADULT SHOULD SEE IT. marvelled at the ease unit skill with machine shed, poultry and hog a IN TEN P A R T S -T H E FIRST FIVE W ILL BE which the numbers were rendered. bouses, with an ample home vege a SHOWN ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND THE Voice pupils w4io appeared display table garden and family orchard. a LAST HALF ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ed good quality of tone and were The farm comprises 60 acres of generously applauded. Guy Prather gently roiling land, the majority of a recent graduate, rendered Chop which has north and east slope and n SATU R D A Y , JU L Y 5— HENRY . B. WALT- in's “Polonaise” and received an is well drained. | HALL in “ The Long Laile’s Turning.” A sensa- It is the plan to have this a diver ovation. The splendid work of the I tional story of polities and love. A comedy, “ The teacher in her assidious efforts to sified farm that one man and family i Girl in the Box” and a Scenic of our own Columbia advance each individual was evinc can handle. A definite crop rota i Highway. cd by the marked advancement of tion is also considered an important those who hud been studying for feature in the plan. At present the some time. And it was very inter whole tract is covered with grow SUNDAY, JU L Y 6— W ILLIAM S. HART in esting to note how quickly she ing wheat which was planted im ¿s “ Branding Broadway.” A buckaroo in a dress suit makes the beginners grasp her mediately after the purchase of the at large in New York City and this time the husky methods. Those appearing on the site last fall. I Westerner tears right into Broadway’s roughest. If. D. Scudder, chief in farm man program were Dorothy Ruef substi tuting for Margaret Zielesch, Ruth agement at the college and agri Tethrow, Mildred Tethrow, Pauline cultural advisor of the commission, Perry, Letha Wotner, Clara Flem assisted by Clair Wilkes and Palm IIN D K P K IN D E IN C E ing, Fredrick Hewett, Opal Hewett, er Patton of the department of farm Dottie Womer, Murilou Meyers, Ed management, spent several days at lllBIIIBIIIBIIM IIBIIIBIIIfllllfl!liBlliaillB!llBillBIIIBIU!i;»IBIIIBIIIIIIIBIIIBIIII III na Burch, Lucile Cook, Trula Grant, the farm going over plans. Lennie Burch, Luetta Baker, Ber said interest are now delinquent lows, to-wit:—Beginning at the S. nice Burright, Huzel Butler, Bessie FORMER INDEPENDENCEITES MARRY AT STAYTON and unpaid and have been for more E. corner of Lot 3 in Block 1; run Plessinger, Guy Prather, Ernest than 30 days prior to this date, ning thence North 24 ft., thence Chown, Vera Wilson, Goldia Hook (Polk County Observer.) namely since August 31st, 1918; and West 74% ft.; thence South 24 ft.; er, Emma Zielesch, Alma Wells, Mr. W. H. Tapscott of this city that pursuant to said warrant, the thence Eust 74% ft. to place of be Helen Jones and Edith Plessinger. and Miss Bess Kennard cf Stayton charter and ordinances of said City, ginning: Also, beginning at N. E I have levied upon and will on the corner of lot 4 in Block 1, and run INDEPENDENCE LADIES ATTEND were united in the holy bonds of RECEPTION AT MONMOUTH matrimony at the home of the 30th day of June, 1919, at the hour ning thence South 36 ft.; thence bride's brother-in-law, H. J. Rowe of one o'clock P. M. thereof at the ; West 74% ft.; thence North 36 ft.; Miss Rosa B. Parrott was hostess of Stayton, on Wednesday, the Rev. front door of the city hall in said thence East 74% ft. to place of be City, offer for sale at public auction ginning, and all situate in Henry at a large and most beautiful re W. T. Tapscott, father of the groom, The to the highest bidder for cash in hand Hill’s Town of Independence, Polk ception last Saturday afternoon com performing the ceremony. to satisfy said delinquent install county, Oregon, assessed to Ole plimenting her sister, Miss Parrott young married couple, after a trip ments and the unpaid installment Peterson, and owned by Winslow & of Rosffburg. The porch was beauti of several days to the coast, will of said assessment, and interest due Lndicott of Salem, Oregon. That ful with art and hanging baskets take up their permanent residence thereon at the rate of 6 per cent per the delinquent and unpaid install of pink blossoms and ferns. Adarge on Mr. Tapscott's farm near Dallas. annum from August 31st, 1917, to ments of said assessment amounts house party was in waiting to wel date of snle, cost of said warrant, to the sum of $95.74, of which $38.30 come the callers. The interior had CIVIC CLUR EXTENDS THANKS TO THE MANY WORKERS cost of sale and accruing costs due is against said 1st described tract of been transformed into a wonderland upon each tract or parcel of land as | land, and $57,.44 is against the 2nd and thru all the deroratinns a pink The Civic Club takes this means hereinafter described, and that each I described tract of land, color scheme ran riot. In the dining tract or parcel of land will be sold , Dated, May 30th, 1919. room pink and lavendar sweet peas of thanking all those who were separately, and subject to redemp^ ■ F. O. PARKER, lent abundant charm. The table working to make the celebration a tion, which land is described as fol-! Chief of Police was presided over by a coterie of success. Especially do we thank attractive maids and matrohs while Monmouth people for the entertain strains of cabinet music supple ment they were to feature and the mented the merriment. Scores of Normal students who had already ladies called between the hours of begun work on stunts and merri two and four greeting the honor ment for the occasion and Buena guest and sharing a gracious bit of (Continued on Page 4.) | PROGRAM FOR REMAINDER OF THE W EEK ■ W E D N ESD AY, J U L Y 2— WALLACE REID in § “ The Dub.” The dub rescues a girl’s fortune from | two “ shark” brokers, a crooked lawyer and a full- g grown burglar. Cock-eyed BEN TURPIN in “ Cu- | pid’s Day Off.” I ^ ---------- | TH U R SD A Y AND F R ID A Y , JU L Y 3 AND 4— 10x30 14x30 $92.40 124.44 For further information write or see, W A L T E R K. TAYLOR Corvallis, Oregon DISTRIBUTOR FOR WILLAMETTE VALLEY One of the C A L L UP MAIN 611 IT W IL L P A Y YOU TO T R A D E A T Celebrations in v Oregon at C o rva llis J u ly DICKSON’S M A R K E T IN B U Y IN G A N Y KIND OF FRESH OR CURED M EAT Our Plant is Well Equipped and Sanitary and Passed a High Grade by the State Inspector. Our Quality of Meats is of the Best, our Prices are Right and we assure you Courteous Treatment FRESH FISH EVERY FRIDAY Dickson’s Market MAIN STREET INDEPENDENCE