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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1921)
Mias Brittie M:Deavitt of Portland is the guest of her sis er, Mrs. George Conkey. Spring Fashions Selm a, A la.—H u sh MuultUu anti Jam es Oglesby a re recover ing from in ju ries su stain ed when tb elr autom obile run wild und did not stop until it hud throw n them out Inside th e door of a k v a l hospital. T he c ar lum ped s 14-Inch curb, clim bed a foot a ud a h alf te rra c e and uprooted tw o trees in Its wild d ash foi the hospital en tran ce. Doctor.- there dressed th e ir wounds. Oglesby having his uose alm ost 'it <>(T. T he c ar w as to tally recked. Mrs. Ella Lines Wheeler and Edith Lines formerly of this place but Inow of Portland at tended the funeral services of Mrs. Elizabeth Butler last week. In Footw ear The Ideal of Service is an Exacting Standard Runaway Auto Tosses ■Victims Into Hospital SOUND TIRES and TUBES are designed and built to render SERVICE. The best of rubber and cotton la the pledge of Strength. The NON SKID design insures Traction. The method of construction; Hand built throughout is the surest guarantee of A number of Independence movie fans attended Mack Sen- nett’s “ A Small Town Idol” at the Oregon in Salem last Satur day and Sunday nights. They FLAGS TRAIN. AVERTS WRECK report a wonderful show. OU w ill find here a complete assortment of the Latest Styles in footwear for Spring for Men, Women and Children. Y Verd Hill and S. H. McElmur-j ry of Independence and E. R. Woods of Kings Valley have been summoned for federal grand jury service in Portland April 25. W hen in Salem patronize the ------ - BUSTER BROWN SHOE STORE The mayor, fire chief and one of the councilmen of Independ 1 2 5 No. Commercial St. ence were in Lebanon one day last week to inspect the fire SALEM OREGON fighting equipment of our town. Lebanon’s fire equipment is now ahead of most towns of its size, Miss Bessie Stilwell was home and these officials came to look it from 0. A. C. last week end. over with a view to purchasing similar apparatus. SHORT STORIES OF TOWN AND COUNTL MILEAGE The ideal of service Is an exacting standard. To conform to It SOUND TIRES must be in every respect Unidentified Hero Disappears After Saving Fast Train From Being Thrown In Ditch. C asper, Wyo.— W estbound Chicago, B urlington ft Quincy train No. 30 w as narrow ly saved from a serious wreck by an unidentified m an who flagged th e tra in as It w as approaching a part of the track h few m ile- east of here th a t had been to rn up. T he tra in was trav elin g fifty m iles an hour a t the tim e and railro a d officials said tha th e tra in would have been ditched com pletely had It stm ek the torn-up track . Who w as responsible fo r th e a t tem pted w recking of the B urlington tra in Is still a com plete m ystery, ac cording to police and railroad offl d a is . It w as thought possible thai the person who flagged the tra in was originally one of the p a rty Intending to w reck It, fo r when the train stopped and Its crew m ade an Investi gation no one could be found. T he spikes lmd been pulled out of the ties and the rails to rn up com pletely fo r nearly HK) feet, only four ■'•¡i. - from I’» SOUND ALL AROUND Yours for Service H a lla d a y Mrs. H. D. Brunk believes in loganberries and expects to have a supply of ioju as she has just finished ransplanting two lots to the delicious berry. English Monarch Becomes Eligible M Breeder of Large Berkshire Hogs. Luiidou.— K iug G eorge ban Just been elected a m em ber of th e L arge Black Pig society, the T im es announces. M em bers of this society a re breed ers of the fam ous B erk sh ire v ariety of large hogs, some of w hich w ere purchased recently from th e royal farm s at W indsor by K ing AJfonso o’ Spain, with a view to im proving the n ative breeds. on display this spring and in order to dispose of this extra-ordinary purchase, we are going to Sell the Entire Stock at Half Price This stock comprii es the very latest materials and color combinations. It is your chance to Mlook your best” at a small outlay of money.—A B i d S U R P R I S E S A L E . HATS The best family flour, Blue Ribbon............. ........................ Head Rice, 10 lbs. .............................................. White Beans, 10 lbs......... . . ................ Tapioca, 10 lbs....................... ......................... Rolled Oats, 10 lbs................................................. Six lbs. lard in bulk ............................................. 8 lbs. Shortening in bulk ............................................. Flake White Shortening 8 lbs. net........................................... No. 9 Criseo................................................ Cooking Oil in bulk, 1 gallon............................................. 1 case Tomatoes.......................................... 1 cate Peas.................................................. .. 1 case • Sweet Corn ..................................... No. 10 Karo Syrup ......... .... Best Cane Sugar, *1 lbs ................................................ 30 ct. Ccffee in hulk, 6 lbs ...................... Diamond W Coffee, 5 lbs., per lb.......................................... ...... (Two lbs. sugar free with 5 lbs.) 3 pounds, per pound ...................................... (1 pound sugar free) M J B Coffee, 8 lbs., per lb.......................................- ...... 3 lbs., per pound ............................................... k Alla. A ¿ ► A new shipment just received. Ladies’ Jersey Silk Petticoats of a very good quality of Silk Jersey. The bottom is finished with a plaited ruffle. Elastic belts at the waist. Colors are black, navy, tan, taupe, kelly, old rose etc. ; EXTRA VALUE $3.98 EACH Our Prices Always the Lowest S a le m Post advertising pays. L a d ie s* R e a d y -to = W fe a r M illin e ry Mesdames W. J. Clark, Grovtr Mattison and Harvey left Tues day for Portland and a trip over Mrs. F. A- Spurr returned Sunday from California where the Columbia Highway. she passed the winter with her The S. P. has ordered twelve daughter. Mrs. Spurr says she new red cars for use on its had a most delightful time but she’s mighty glad to get back electric lines. They cost $37,- 000 each. home. Commercial and Court Streets For real service and results list your property with us. We have six salesmen with machines. We inspect and photograph your prop erty and advertise extensively, and have a demand for property at all times. Fred W. German Co., 732 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Port land, Oregon. 4-3 The Big Stock of the most fashionable store in Portland, known as the Bon Ton, was purchased last week by Mrs. Solof at a surprisingly low price—in fact as low as 50 cents on the dollar. This stock includes the most fashionable Mrs. Dair of San Francisco is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler of Buena Vista. GALE&CO. FARMS AND ACREAGE WANTED KING GEORGE JOINS PIG CLUB Here’s the Best News in this Newspaper Today Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Dr. H. C. Dunsmore spent last Oliver Smith were dinner hosts week end in Portland with the for Mr. and Mrs. George Girard, 0 . A. Macy family. Mr. aid Mrs. Abe Becker and C. B. Stevens. Jersey Petticoats J u s tin M o to r C a r Repairing: Charles and John Atwater ------ formerly of Airlie have estab- Merle Brown of Portland spent the week end with his brother, Mrs. McMillan of Portland is Kshed a shoe repuiring shop in Read the ads on this page— Claude. they’re all new. Monmouth. the guest of her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Burroughs. IÎ5U Workmen are busy breaking ground for the new wing of the dormitory at the Normal, the contract for which was let some time ago. Some partieulary de sirable features of this addition lie in the fact that there will be four or five attractive apart ments which may be occupied by members of the faculty, and the very agreeable fact that 200 girls in all may then be cared for in the dormitory. & REALLY NO ■ BETTER PLACE TO TRADE THAN AT 7 HE l Hundreds of New Hats in styles for Misses and Women, former price $ 1 2 .0 0 * j 0 5 Your choice............. A Big Bargain Ladies Navy Glue Serge Suits, regular price $ 2 5 .0 0 Your choice................ $ 9.50 M e n ’s W ear The Men are also look ed after in the rows 36 of Hats, Shoes, Cloth .39 ing, etc. Also Boys .41 of all ages. SPECIAL OFFERINGS IN LADIES' SUITS Very attractive all-wool ivi Tricotine in c u lin e Suits. Regular values $65.00. Your ch oice......... $19.50 Regular $ 3 5 .0 0 Suits. Your choice • $14.50 Beautiful Plush Coats that sell everywhere at $65.00. Our price ...... l $19.50 Ladies’ Silk Dressea. $ 35.00 values. Your choice....................... Attractive Ladles* Short Coats. All colors. Now $8 .0 0 Silk Waists. Your choice P EO P LES CASH STO RE S a l e m , o r b o o in THE STOWl THAT UNDSRSSLLS BECAUSE IT SELLS FOB CASH Regular $14.50 $7.50 $3.98 HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID FOR ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE