T he P olk C ounty P ost VOLUME 1. INDEPENDENCE OPENS DRIVE WITH TWO PATRIOTIC MEETS - INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, SERVICE LIST * ----- To the list of south Polk county boys, published in last F rid ay ’s Post, we take pleasure in ad d in s the inune of ROY CARMACK. Are there an y others? ------- 1 PATRIOTIC PROGRAMS CONSIST ING OF SONGS AND AD HONOR FLAGS TO BE WON IN BOND SALE DRESSES GIVEN TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1918. NUMBER 5. Cramp the Kaiser HUNS HIT HARD And End the War The H uns continue to butt the stone w all of the Allies' W est line. W hile they have broken th ru at several places, no par ticu lar ad vantage has been gained. HORST CO. BIDING EVAPORATOR PLANT . ON THEIR RANCH Take vour spare cash—cramp vour extravagances— buy a Third Liberty Loan Bond. Stake your cash on our LABOR S H O R T A G E REASON VV. L. TOOZE Khaki boys who are staking their lives to crush the Kaiser CAPTAIN VISITS INDEPENDENCE PLANT WAS NOT LOCATED and all he represents. IN INDEPENDENCE Billions must be raised to blast forever this menace to! C aptain W alter L. Tooze, Jr., was our liberty and safety. Our Government needs the aid ■» independence for th irty seconds and support of everv one in this war loan. Every bond yesterday. He has been relieved of U. S. INTERESTED you buv helps. This'iS everybody’s war and everybody’s !,u,y at 9a,np Le" il help s !on* en money can—and must—help. IN EVAPORATING put over the bond drive here. You certainly want to see this war end quickly. Then— From reports we have been hear back up your sentiment with your subscription today and ing of the C aptain's career a t Camp get your neighbor to do likewise. “ This war,” said Pres Lewis, he is about due for a pro Small Plants Can Be Started and He m akes a better soldier ident Wilson to Am'erican laboring men, “ must be won, motion. Maintained at a Very th an a law yer, a better soldier th an not by government but by the strength of the American a politician and a m ajo r’s com m is Low Cost. people.” sion would only he a well-merited That means your duty and my duty to put our savings elevation. into war bonds. The Third Liberty Loan button is a The Horst Co. has concluded not to establish th eir evaporator p la n t badge of service to your country. Buy a bond and wear MR. DENTMAN YEARNS FOR THE DEAR OLD VALLEY in Independence this year an d will the button. Thelm a, A lberta—(To the Polk for the present use the one w hich The war is coming closer, closer, closer! What do the County P ost)—Please send me your they are now installing a t th e ir casualty lists mean to you? Every day the roll of honor paper. I w ant to get acquainted ranch north of the city. We u n d er in the newspapers carries a sorrowful message to some w ith your country again. I once stand, however, th a t they will h a n lived close m ere fourteen years ago dle all vegetables th a t farm ers an d community. These men are sacrificing their lives. You and to be back there gardeners m ay furnish them on con too, must sacrifice something. Your cash invested in ag ain am und w ishing will be ju st us soon as I tract. Liberty Bonds will help to crush the Kaiser. can. W hile Independence in a m easure In connection w ith the Third Liberty Loan cam paign, w hich be gan April 6th, various features are BUENA VISTA TURNS being introduced throughout the nation. We read th at every city and OUT IN FULL FORCE tow n in the country w hich sub scribes more th ain its quota of Lib erty Bonds will be aw arded an Hobart Dickson, U. S. Navy, Was “H onor Flag" by the treasu ry de p artm ent and th at other m eans will -An Attraction at Saturday’s be taken to com m erate unusual show ings . Meeting. The honor Hags to be distributed will be thirty-six inches wide and At the end of the first 48 hours of fifty six inches long. The body of th e T hird Liberty Loan drive, Inde th e 'fla g will be w hite w ith a broad pendence h as m ade a creditable red border, and three broad blue show ing. . The com m ittees, who are vertical stripes denoting the third m ak in g the canvass, report favor loan. The flags will be of the sam e able, but the quota of $40,000 has q u ality as the flags of the navy, are not been secured, but there is every already being m anufactured and indication th a t it w ill be attain ed will be aw arded as fast as the right to fly them is won. Though aw ard before the end of the week. ed by the treasu ry departm ent, Two en th u siastic m eetings began they will be d istributed by the dif the T hird Liberty Loan drive in ferent districts. R. G. DENJMAN. is disappointed th a t the establish south Polk county. S atu rd ay after There will be a national honor ELITE RECEPTION GIVEN MONMOUTH STREET QUESTION m ent will not be located in to w r, noon, a large delegation of Buena Hog for each state, to be flown at IS HISTORICALLY DISCUSSED DAUGHTERS HELP FATHER FOR VIRGINIA SOUTHERN the people realize th a t because of Vista people visited Independence the sta'te capitol, w ith the nam e of WITH FARM WORK the lateness of the season and a pos an d w ith a delegation of o u r citi each town w innig a flag inscribed Are there any county roads in The social calm w hich prevailed sible labor shortage, the H orst Co. zens paraded the streets a fte r which upon it. There will also be pre d u ring Passion week w as broken Monmouth? This is a live, per everyone w ent to the Isis theatre served in the U nited States tre a su Monday afternoon and a sem b tinent question just a t present. Ac D allas, Or.—Misses M argaret and could not undertake a proposition w here a num b er of speeches were ry a national honor flag, w ith the lance of old-tim e gaiety resum ed, cording to the in terp retatio n which W ilm a Yeater, dau g h ters of W illiam it were not sure could be consum- delivered, interspersed w ith m usic record of each state recorded on it. w hen Mrs. B. H. Neil entertained the county court puts upon o u r new Yeater, a farm er residing south of ated in tim e for this season’s yield, al num bers. H obart M. Dickson of S tars, to be placed on the flag of w ith a large reception for her road law, m oney can he spent only Dallas, are doing th e ir sh are to help especially w hen by m aking use of th e navy w as the s ta r of the after each city or tow n doubling its quota, daughters, Mrs. Clyde Ecker, of In- on county roads w ithin the city lim- raise food. They don overalls and several stru ctu res on its ranch, a noon. He h as recently com pleted w ill also be aw arded, and an ad d i dependence, Oregon, and Mrs. J. F. I its. If this be tru e it m ay tu rn work every day in the field, help p lan t of sufficient size could be b u ilt a four y ears’ enlistm ent an d after tional sta r for each tim e the quota Little of San Angelo. The entire | out th a t while the city taxes itself ing th e ir fath er put in his crop. th a t would handle the crop a v a il able. a short visit w ith relatives will is doubled. reception suite w as banked w ith a to raise money, it m ay not legally Each drives four horses, hitched to The U. S. D epartm ent of A gricult ag ain go back into the service. Mr. gang plows, and covers several acres An honor roll, containing the profusion of spring blossoms. The spend the fam e w ithin the city lim Dickson gave an in terestin g ac nam es of all subscribers, but not d raw ing room presented a very its. It m ay be added here th a t of ground cnch day as successfully ure has become greatly interested as any m an. count of his experiences in France the am ount of the individual sub pleasing (C ontinued on Page 4) patriotic appearance. there are authorities who say th at an d declared w ith m uch em phasis scriptions, will be kept in each T h e s t a i r w a y , w a s draped road m oney need not necessarily be th a t th e A m erican boys w ere over com m unity. A w indow card, bear w i t h r e d , w h i t e aiul b l u e spent on county roads w ithin a road there to w in an d would w in an d he ing a representation of the honor bunting w ith additional allied flags. district but m ay be used on any road w anted th e people a t hom e to stay flag, w ill be given each subscriber S tars a n d Stripes were draped over therein. by them . He related m any anec to the loan, to be displayed at the the arches and WoodVow W ilson's At an y rate, recent investigation dotes and one especially showed home or place of business. picture w as also displayed. A m ass has disclosed the fact th a t some of the cleverness of the A m erican com of red, w hite an d blue blossoms the so-called county roads w ithin m ander. A G erm an subm arine had The most beloved star of motion pictures is Phone the news to M ain 622. w ere also used an d unshaded tapers the city are hot such because of the been com ing to the top n ear a light T hat’s the Post. reappearing in one of his famous, favorite roles cast a pleasing glow over the en fact th at as streets of M onmouth house on the coast of Ireland several semble. In the dining room E aster they existed before they became of the great north woods. tim es a w eek to enjoy a brief brt>ath- Rev. McKenzie of Dallas. The latte r colors were used. A bonier of yel p a rt of county roads. ing spell. Efforts w ere m ade to said th at he had no apology to m ake The story has been told a num ber low lotus blossoms concealed the catch it but it m unaged to escape for leaving his church d ark and plate rails and yellow tulle stream of tim es how a baud of pioneers left each tim e. E ventually an A m eri com ing to a m eeting of this kind as ers fell gracefully from the chande th e ir Illinois homes in April, 1852, can com m ander took charge and he w as confident he w as serving lier. A bursting E aster lily basket headed for Oregon w here they plan laid plans to get the elusive enemy. his God as well as his country by with fluffy tu lle bow centered the ned to s ta rt a town and establish a —PRESENTS— One d ark night he moved the light doing so. the table. Yellow shaded candles religious school. They arriv ed in house several rods and a few nights W hile stim ulation of bond sales were used on the tea fable and Oregon in due time and spent their la te r the sub cam e to the top in w as formally the object of both buffet w here H erbert Hoover’s pic first year at Bethel, near Rickroall. w h at it supposed w as the sam e old of these m eetings, each becam e a ture could be seen. The music The second year they settled upon place and found itself stuck on a g ath erin g of good A m erican citi room w as d aintily decked in green the sightly spot of M onmouth as the b ar and w as captured. zens who by th eir fervor showed and w hite. Many vases and stan d ideal situation for the town they The S unday night m eeting w as th e ir enthusiasm for the fight for ards of w hite blossoms und potted proposed to found. In 1854 Rev. —IN— also held at the Isis and a very emocracy and in unity declared ferns, w hich are the hostess's pride, John E. M urphy, Elijah B. David ^large crowd w as present. Besides th e ir firm belief th a t A m erica would were used w ith splendid effect, son, J. B. Sm ith, Thom as II. Lucas several num bers of rtmsic, p a tri nore th an do its sh are to bring to a .ittle M yra G erm any welcopied the and Squire S. W hitm an donated 6411 otic addresses w ere m ade by D. E. successful conclusion this great guests a t the door an d presented acres of land on which to found a Fletcher, Dr. 11. C. D unsm ore and light against Him autocracy. them to Mrs. Neil, h e r dau g h ters | town. The town w as platted and and little V irginia Neil Little, then j surveyed w itin u year by T. H. they w ere greeted by a huge house H utchinson. THE MAN BEHIND THE PLOW In 1856 Polk county determ ined party. 'D u rin g tfie afternoon Mrs. Boutwell sang a group of well chos to have a county road from Iielepon I hey sing about the glories of the man behind the gun. en songs. She w as accom panied by deuce to T horp’s Mills, now Kails And the books ¡ire full of stories of the wonders lie has Mrs. Clyde ’Hackney. Mrs. Al City. T his w as two years after | Bullock and Mrs. H ackney render M onm outh w as platted. The de : done; - ed some very pieusing piano num script ion of this road reads to the | There’s something shore a-tlirilling in the flag th a t’s bers d u rin g receiving hours. A effect th at it ru n s west from Inde-j waving high, * « handsom e Edison cabinet also fur pendcnce to a certain point where I And it makes you want to holler when the boys go nished m any selections a n d late cal it tut^is to the segith for a certain | marching by; Based on Ralph Connor’s Novel, “ The Doctor” lers w ere favored w ith m usic ren distance, thence west where it p a t - j dered by H ackney’s orchestra. Mrs. ses through the town of M onmouth, ' But when the shoutin’s over and the fightin’ done Staged by Frank Loyd F. B. P hillips, Mrs. E. M. Chrest- not on a county road hut on "M ain’ somehow. an and Mrs. Lucy W ilderspin street. Get the point. Main street We find we are still depending on the man behind the m STANDARD PICTURES served L iberty sandw iches and M onmouth existed before the rdun ' plow. ■' \ *0 k Victrrtv cakes. About seventy-five tv road did. It is quite likely th at this will pe ■ (’alle rs left cards d u rin g the after of considerable iinpurtanre i/ i . tlje \ .—D allas, Texas, Sun. In all the pomp and splendor of an army on parade, fu tu re developm ent w tile c ity /- And thru the awful darkness that the smoke of battle IIeraId \ ' tukl- GOOD RECORDS MADE made; willl IN STOCK BREEDING T Tn the halls where jewels glitter and shouting men debate; Valley & Slletz Im prove 3er\4 ■' In places where the rulers deal out their honors great, B eginning S unday, Apri u w There is not a single person who‘d be doing business now, Dallas, Or.-—Some records for Valley A» Siletz will ru n twa livestock breeding nri being brok into Independence daily, g iv in g the ' Or have medals, if it wasn’t for the man behind the en in Polk county.. C laries Ryan, | people living along its lin» Ai/ op ' plow. ; who has a farm n ear Bridgeport, ‘A p o rtn n ity to spend several hours in has a sow th at recently had Independence without staying over e ’ro building mighty cities and we ¡ire gainin’ lofty pigs in one litter, an d W. J. B um s ‘ night. Follow ing is tin- Schedule: I 1 of Lewisville reports th at from 20 heights. T rain No. 2 leaving Hoskins at 7:45 a. m. «arriving at Independence j W e’re ■ winning lots of ° glory and we are settin’ things to | this \}woU' ,ewes 1"*cived ® , , a J ° spring, all but one of which at 0:05 a. m. T rain No. 1 departing Its , _ • j lived. T here w ere 15 pairs of tw ins from Independence at 10:50 a. m., W e’re a-showm all creation how the world S a f f a i r s included ill the num ber. arriv in g a t Camp One, a t 1:10 p. m. should run; T rain No. 4 departing from Camp Future men will gaze in wonder at the things that we t o w n o f m o n m o u t h One at 1:25 p. m., arriving at Inde have doue. HAS 733 POPULATION pendence a t 3:45 p. m. T rain No. 3 d ep artin g from Independence at 4:15 . And they’ll oy • a k the fi ller, just the same as they do A census tak en by high school pu p. h i . , arriv in g at Hoskins at 5:30 p. . now. pils last week showed th a t Mon- m. All passenger train s will arrive He’s Wearing the Blue Shirt Again! , William Fox WILLIAM FARNUM The Heart o f a Lion U w $ ISIS Theatre Uu"'7 W ednsrday Evening Who’s the whole concern’s foundation—the man behind i mouth )l(19 a |M}I„llatioil of 733i not nml (lppart from Ninth UII(, Mon. t u e plOIN . —Selected. | ( Hunting student-. th e non-resident Normal m outh streets station a t Indcpend- ; enee and carry VVells-Fargo express. April 10