I H E POLK C O UNTY POST
Published every Fruity at Independence, Oregon.
ulrred aa second ( l u i mattai March 26, 1918, at the poatothce at
Independence, Oregon under the Act oi March 3, 1879.
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SALEM, ORE.
'.►ileea otherwiae provided for, subscription« will be stopped at expiration
eat the operation
prehensive scale. This canvass will be
m m m
on the Other side until the entire body
ide throughout the state during June
Is wet.
md July.
The proper depth o f liquid In the
This budget Is to be obtained by
wallow depends upon the size and popular subscription. The appeal will
number of hogs using the wallow. For be state wide and to everyone inUrtst-
pigs weighing from 40 to 80 pounds,
d in the development of Oregon and
the wallow should he charged with his particular community. It is be
ilqiild to the depth of about 3 Inches. lieved the response will be met by thtf
For hogs from SO to 130 pounds,
manufacturer, the merchant, the farm-
Inches Is sufficient.
The medicated ■ r and the Individual, for each is vital
liquid should never he so deep that the ly Interested in seeiog Oregon forge
hogs are afraid to lie In It. For a ahead and develop Us advantages and
number o f hogs o f varied sizes, a resources.
depth o f from 3 to 4 Inches Is most
practicable.
No medicine should he
industrial developments depend on
added until the hogs have had three
two factors: Natural resources or raw
or four da.va to get accustomed to the
wallow. It should not he kept medi materials, and proxim ity to markets
Granted
cated for more than about 48 hours at for manufactured products
these
and
sufficient
encouragement
a time, as the hogs can get well soaked
development inevitably follows.
In that time, nnd constant application
Oregon has the raw materials and
Is liable to Irritate the skin. After
natural resources.
It will be flu
thnt, medicaments may he added at
purpose of the State Chamber of Com
Intervals of a week or ten days.
merce under Its expanded pragram to
Simple Remedy as Effective.
acquaint the world with these facts,
D u t c h e s Curtains, sp'endid value at $10 50, while they la 3 t $7.75 a pair.
VVe
Crude petroleum la one of the sim and through direct solicitation, get in
plest
remedies
that
can
he
obtained
have 80 pairs of these in 13 patterns. T h y are absolutely the beat values ever
dustrial management to consider Ore
Hint to housewives: If you wnut to
get your snulls. you would better go for the purpose, nnd la the only one gon as a site for their industries.
offered in this line of high class gooth in Stletn.
Gom e n r l v
Furniture and wool manufacture In
and get them now. I f you don't get that will eradicate both lice and mange
with
one
treatment.
No
heating
equip
Oregon are In their infancy. So is the
them now you may And that the Re
tail Milliners’ association has cornerou ment Is necessary and any kind o f rea- canning and presi rving of fruits With
the market. The milliners need anal, •unahle good water can he used. The its vast resources in w;i>er power, Its
•bells for decorative purposes. Here oil apparently does not Injure the ani abor market, geographical location,
la a French model hat that Is trimmed mals If the freshly oiled hogs receive Oregon offers many advantages to the
or. must first
lavlahly with nothing hut snail shells. proper care and attention. Unproc manufacturer who, hov
essed crude oil, us It comes from the be interested In Oregon and know its
wells, la probably the most effective advantages.
CHILD SUICIDES INCREASE
crude oil dip. However, processed
crude petroleum, known to the trade
Qlrla Than Beys Make Up Hum
as fuel oil, which 1« the residue from
bar— Nearly Double Last Year.
manufacturing gasoline and other light
DCUCLE POPULATION
A world-wide Increase In suicide;, hydrocarbon«. Is commonly used and
OF 0 EGON FARMERS
baa taken place during the first six la effective In eradicating lice and
As a rule, the thinner the
months of this year, according to sta mange.
STATE CHAMBER PLAN
tistics of the Suve-a-Llfe league. In processed crude oil, the better It la for
New York City there were 443 sul
a dip or wallow.
*
Oregon now has 6,000.000 acres
cldes, of which 319 were men and 124
In using oil In wallows, about one
of land under cultivation.
women. This Is an Increase ot 102 pint for each pig or one quart for each
Iu 1919 the agricultural crop
over the same period for 1920.
grown hog Is recommended. This can
was valued at $206,000,000.00.
While 223 children ended their best he determined by observing
By honest advertising he Ore
Uvea In the United States during the whether the pigs use the wallow and
gon S aie Chamber of Commerce
flrat half of 1920, the number has whether their bodies become well coat
can d uMe the agricultural acre
more ihun doubled this year.
The ed with oil. I f all are not well coated,
age i:i three years. This would
children reported as having committed add more oil to the wallow. The oil
add ;
, her $206.000.000.00 to
suicide during the flrat half o f this) will make the water distasteful enough
the :
ultural revenue of the
year were 214 boya and 293 girls. The ao the hogs will not try to drink It.
S
-itig last year's figures
average ago ot the boys was sixteen
Hog wallows are comparatively easy
■ s
is of figuring
and that o f the girls fifteen.
Most o f construction. For best result«, they
o t the girls took poison, while most should he of concrete, suiflclently large
o f the boys shot themselves.
to accommodate the number o f pigs In
on a f e w d io p p e d patterns of
POWER OP THE PRES8.
the Inclosure, nnd with one side sloping
L IT E R A L L Y AS THE BIRDS.
to give easy access.
Bedroom Sets
The oil floating on the surface o f the
Setior \ . Blasco Ibanez, tbe
A British inventor stated the WHter limits or prevents evaporation, Spanish novelist, believes in his
We have several patterns of Bedroom furniture in Ivory Enamel at Special Low Prices.
other day that flyin g success w ill and the water If exposed to the sun profession and d ociare« (m the
These sets consists of bed, ehiffonir, dresser and dressing table, and are strictly high
come either with what he tanned during the day soon becomes so warm
Times' book review I that “ without
grade merchandise. If you desire only one or two pieces, -we have what you want at re
that hogs will not lie In It. If the wal
“ flappers” — which are nothing more low Is exposed to the direct rays of any doubt whatever, the novel is the
duced prices. Trade in vour old furniiur* as part payment on new
or leas than wings manipulated by the sun during summer months so thnt tnoat important and characteristic
the arms— or hv helicopter screws the hogs will not lie In It, It Is advls
hieran' manifestation of modern
able to construct a simile over It and
life.”
the oil should he added In the evening
Rut no, señor, the most impor
Oil added after sundown Is usually
carried out oil the bodies of the hogs tant literary munif.station of mod
before noon the next day.
em life is the newspaper The
A shady, well ventilated place should
world could £et -aloug without nov
(M a d e i n i n d e p e n d e n c e )
be provided for freshly oiled hogs. All
SALEM, OR.
wallows should he drained and cleaned tls !>ettcr than you mm think, but
without
news|<«pers
gru.>-
would
as
often
as
necessary
to
keep
them
When you eat G O LD E N K K U IT you
u «¡P ir
-at.
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not only eat as good a bread aaj? and the surroundings In good sanitary glow in the street- and skin rai
condition. It Is very Important that ment would come hm k into fashion
baked Janywhere but patronise
SW OPE & SW OPE
the «a llo w he properly constructed
— E 8. Martin, in laie.
a home industry.
and eared fo r; otherwise It will soon
get lido •< fllthj and Insanitary .ondl
LAW YERS
The flg <»wtii» to have originated
tlon
GET THE HABIT
around the Mediterranean, particularly
British Take Carman Wlvaa.
Office o w Craven k Walker1» Store
Iu 8) ria, I ’aleatlue.
London
Seven Itrltlsh officers with
Independence,
Oregon
the army on the Rhine have married
White Russia in the «eat. Ukm ni«
German women since the occupation. In the south. Pou Trvirldn Kuban,
SM ITH 6 ,SON, Props.
It was stated In the house of commons Terek and Georgia In the scutbeast
by a government spokesman In reply
have declared themselves free soviet
Talk to alT. the DeoDle
I * a question.
republic».
thru The Polk County Poet
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Independence, Oregon
H. B. H U G G IN S ,. Proprietor
Dealer in Dod$e and Lexington Cars
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