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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1921)
COUNTY POST Published every Friday at Independence, Oregon. Intend w second class mattar March 26, 1918, at the poatoihee at Independence, Oregon, under the Act oí March 3, 1879. CLYDE T. ECKER Editor and Publisher. Subscription Rates: THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS ONE YEAR 50c. $1.00 $2.00 otherwise provided for, subscription» will be stopped at expiration M argaret R e y n o ld s C o m p a n y A Delightful Artists’ Trio Scheduled for Two Concerts on the Second Day of Chautauqua The Wise Man Spends money right. The spendthrift right and left. W estern U nion for accurate time. Morris Optical Co. for accurate glasses. ACCURACY insures satisfac tion. The more thoroi.v your eyes are examined, the more cer tain you are of getting satis factory glasses. M ORRIS Optical Co. Warning Issued that Hops Must Be Glean Eyesight Specialists 204 to 211 Bsnk of Commerce Bldg. S AL E M, O R E G O N Oregon's Largest, Most Modern, Best Equipped Exclusive Optlcsl Establishment BUENA VISTA M ary Adel H ays, noted A m erican c o lo ratu ra soprano, o rg an ised and coached T h e M arg aret R eynolds Com pany o f New York It la a trio of muat- • a l artlata. each m em ber having a tta in e d prom inence In th eir resp ectiv e Held a f m usical eudeavor. M argaret R eynolds, aoprauo. who heads th e com pany h a a a ra re ly beau tifu l voice, am ple In volum e and rich In q u ality . M iss T aylor, violinist, la a pupil o f th e g re a t Leopold A uer an d is one of th e m oat promla- W | young a r tis ts on th e concert p latfo rm . Guy M arrin er, th e New Z ealand p tan lat, la a b rillian t a r tis t on th e p ian o and In his planologue work. G. E. Harman, wife and daughter, Blanche, spent the week end in Portland with Mrs. T. H. Hitl and did some shop ping. / Frank Linn of Perrydale was a business caller here last week. Mr. Webster, traveling sales man for the Avery threshing machine company, was at the N. C. Anderson home last week. Mr. Widmere and son of Al bany were here last week look ing for milk cows. C O IN C ID EN C E IN DATES. possibility of the weight of the work man overha lancing it and mailing it The dates of Monday and Tuea- fall backward; l«e<idee, as he nears dav, the 19th ami 20th of J a n u a ry the top, his #eet are likely to Have when placed aide by aide, give ua the insufficient room wheai projecting date of the present year, 1920. l h a between the rungs. last time auch a aequenw g»v® the Safety News points out also that date of the year was over ft hundred all ladders should haw their feet years ago, namely in 1819. In what „hod with points or rubber in order rear will it occur again? i? Not be- that they may take a sure grip on fore * « tl. the floor and not slip. Don’t Read This IT MIGHT COST YOU 50c It might cost you $1.50 or $2 .0 0 for new heels, new soles or other repairs bu' youTJ have first-class work correctly and neatly done if It’s done at the ------------- ■ — :---- — ^ -------■ = = ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP Hops must be picked clean this y^ar, as the following from the market page of the Oregoniot. warns: Dealers who are handling hops have realized lor some time that the quality of the crop in coming season must be better than that of last year if the growers are to avoid trouble. Complaints from receivers of 1920 hops were numerous and a repetition of such deliveries, the consumers say, will result in the rejection of the hops, whether they are contracted for at a high or a low price. A large portion of the coming crop has been sold for delivery in England and the buyers on that side have issued a j fair warning that they will not i accept hops that are badly picked or are otherwise of in ferior quality. on C Street INDEPENDENCE, ORE. ‘A stitch in tim e saves nine” "Save the Surface and You Save All” If it’s a surface to be painted, enameled, stained, varnished or finished in any way, there’s an Acme Quality kind to fit the purpose. Mis. Devine and daughter, who have been visiting with the Wilber Devines, went to Oregon SAFETY IN SETTING LADDERS City Friday. A Present For The Sweet Girl G raduate ^ O t course you want to give her something but it s r a t t a a problem to decide definitely upon which of the many pretty things to give. Q s have had infinite experience in choosing for “her". Our advice and assistance in selecting has been beneficial to many of our belt , ustomers. Perhaps we may help you to 4 Vf« h a .a bam fortum i* ia oui p e n b uca ih» year. Oui Mock cantarne ■may little eraclea ad m aab t, Mil tea ci gt. duatioa gift p a tp o » .. 4 T I m prie«* a r a axcaadmgly reasonable. W oe' • vou come in and see) „ i W ATCHM AKER, JEW ELER. INDEPENDENCE. Betty Hunnizutt, who was operated on at a Salem hospital, is some better. She is expected home this week. J. M. Prather, wife and grand son, Bobby, of Corvallis were here last Saturday doing some work on their house. Most of the farmers are through with their spring seed ing and getting ready to plant corn. Only a Little Thought Necessary to Determine Just What la the Proper Angle. When raising a ladder to sweep off a cornice, to hang a picture, or for any other purpose, one should know at just what angle to place lit that it may be safest to him who baa to stand upon i t A series of experiments dew Tibet) iu Safety New* haw demonstrated th at the greatest degree of safety is obtained by placing the ladder about one-quarter its length from the wall. This gives an angle of 75 degrees. Sam Irvine has several women If the ladder be placed further from the wall it is likely to slip, and the training hops. weight of the workman may put too W. H. Murphy’s prune dryer great a strain upon it. If it be burned down last Thursday with nlaced close to the wall there is the his last year’s prunes. l. K. Neal and wife are visit- ng their son, Carl, and family at Portland this week. N. C. Anderson and wif and mother visited at the E. B. Cobat and M. 1. Conger homeB at Suver Sunday. E. C. Cole and family ot Mon- Try an ad in The Post. Phone the news to 7022. Acme Quality “THE SIGN OF PAINT SUCCESS” Sold by Spaulding Logging Company, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON inemamamamamaM j<tiaiiwiiaiiia.i: mi h ■ | Have Y o u r Eye s Exam ined Regularly e Eyes should be exam ined regularly once a year. An exam ination by an optical specialist will iAkàâ.AAàiâ>.AxAAià*.AxABat«.flxA .4. J A iâ e J a là i á . L U , i ààiànfcàiàHfcàiâHÉfciàB»àAài a. a. disclose any defects, which if corrected in the early : stage, will preserve normal vision throughout life. - i It is our business to do this work. Here per : i We not only meet but beat others’ prices. i sonal skill is aided with precision instrum ents of Sales, Specials or Mail Order Catalogue prices ► !§ the highest order. : i ara all easy for us. You m ay have your lenses mounted in apy of : ■ 4 the newer frames or m ountings. W E HAVE THE 6000S AIO GUARANTEE TO SAVE YOU MONEY. We carry a very I i complete assortm ent of all the latest styles. Get Others Prices Then See Us for Furniture I •s i n n M PI FTC 1 W IT l)r. L. R. B u rd ette, O p to m etrist HOUSC Salem, Oregon WifTWW f Mifi fBHa fins The Bow Optical Co. Salem , ■ I ■ ' B'l ■ ' • " « 'I a'l W l«'i - ; B I ■ ■ I ■ I « I B l a - I I I § i ■ * i I i « 3 2 5 State Street Opposite Ladd 6 Bush Bank ► N I iiw iw iiB ir B iiiB J ia 'iiv n a ia i T H E P O LK mouth were callers at the N. C. Anderson home Sunday evening. Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Anderson are sisters. Mr. Richards was a business caller in Dallas Monday. c The high school had their pic- nic at Springhill near Albany last Friday. The Ladies Rural Club met at the beautiful farm home of Mrs. Orville Wells last Thursday There were 14 members present After the business meeting light refreshments were served by th< hostess. Harley Prather is putting in a ! water system on his farm wesi I of town. Oregon nan lanomaii