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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1918)
DOINGS OP THE VAN LOONS /- WHAT'i M«STN v e sl IT li A, SHAME: » 'U - M OT H A V 6 . A N S \ T H 6 . W A 'f YOU T B G A T Y O U K ------- IWCX- ‘ V US ? H— Y es, Father w ill have to stick to his old battlefields /''MV PEAR WHV N OT?"/ ~TAM< : Ydv Nwv&a oo WHATT » WANT YOU TO X >0 WITHOUT AND. kvmin «;' s s A.R6 NO T H E R t’ p e /v e e me ! . Too O L -t> y YOU ARE. TOO I ■ sh o rt you kiarkieo M ô F^£_ OP — r I ►+A.N/S "A FSAMleV V<a/a B.ve'- Si<u~r IS Z/ My- 5»eDNEM ! CJKM'T I MAVfc l ww T oo c a n y p *> of * e x list - So , you: men want to •fd AUNT* U.s V I 2 \A lii.llllulnlx Rost phone Main 022. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Skinner and Mrs. G. W. Conkey uutoed to Port Piuno for rent. Phone Main 0422. land on Thursday. —x—- —x— Mrs. Fred Howard was a Corvai The Monmouth street paving case The Presbyterian church was lis visitor yesterday. comes up for trial next Wednesday. crowded last night, the occasion be- —x— Geraldine Farrur at the Isis Sun | ing a benefit entertainment. A half Dr. R. E. Duganne, Dentist, Inde day night. dozen excellent musical numbers pendence National Bank Building. —x— were given and the climax of the --x — Mrs. E. L. Buchanan of Salem was evening, “Old Peabody Pew ", staged Henry Mott has returned to I ii calling on friends hero yesterday. by ten women, was very good. All dependence. those taking part did clever work — x— —x— Willard Ingermanson was in Inde Mrs. M. C. Williams was visiting and showed much talent. pendence this week. relatives in Portland this week. —x— FARM WORK PROGRESSING —x— Quite a number of men are now WITH INCREASED ACREAGE Wilma Atwater of Airlie lias been employed at the Horst ranch. enrolled in the Junior Rainbow Div —x— ision. This is the quiet season in the The city council met Wednesday town. The farmers are putting in —X-— night. No business was transacted. I Ion, L. J. Simpson, Republican sixteen hours every day in the —x— candidate for governor, was in In fields and they have no time to loaf Arthur Burkhead is home on a dependence yesterday. around on the streets. A ride in the furlough from the naval station at —x— under waybic cmfwyp shrdlu etaoi Mare Island. Mrs. Layton Smith will begin the country shows that spring plowing —x— long journey to her home in Alaska is well under way and finished on The Clark Jewel Oil Stove will tomorrow. many farms. The government’s ap please every housewife that uses peal for increased acreage has —x— one. They are neat, simple, and Mrs. Lilian Crane and son of brought results and unless set back easy to operate. See Craven & IIufT. Portland are visiting relatives and by bad weather, the Willamette —x— valley will make a record in 1918. friends in Independence. Mrs. Girfin of Corvallis is a guest —x— at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Majestic range and household AMERICAN CASUALTIES J. W. Kirkland. TO DATE TOTAL 3559 goods for sale. Phone Main 0422. —x— —x— Furnished house for rent. Phone Washington, April 16. — Total A Junior Red Cross has been or casualties among the American ex ganized in the Lewisville school Main 6422. peditionary forces abroad to date —x— with a membership of 19. A daughter was born to Mr. and are 3559, divided as follows: —X— Killed in action, 246. County Superintendent Crowley Mrs. Oscar Bostwick in this city on Tuesday morning. Killed or prisoners, 15. is arranging for a county teachers' —x— Killed by accident, 189 institute in Independence April 27. Mrs. K. C. Eldridge departed Tues Died of disease, 891. —x— day afternoon for San Francisco Lost at sea, 237. R. G. Dykstra has been elected where she will remain for several Died of wounds, 79. superintendent of schools at Uma weeks. Gas attacks, suicides, causes un tilla for next year. known, 45. —x— —x— The W. C. T. U. will meet Tues Civilians killed, 7. Willard Reeves has joined the day, April 23, with Mrs. Peter Wounded, 1783. navy and is now stationed at Goat Kurre. A good attendance is de Captured, 43. Island. sired. Missing, 37. —x— —x— Unaccounted for, 1. Geraldine Farrar in Cecil B. Grand total, 355!). W. II. Beard of Falls City has been elected chairman of the Re DeMiller’s supreme photo-spectacle publican county central committee “Joan the Woman" at the Isis A NATION HONORED AND OBEYED HER COMMANDS and Mrs. Stella J. Henry of Spring Sunday night, April 21. — x— Valley secretary. The story of Joan of Arc, who Across t h e dark' horizon of j —x— fought with men, was loved by men France there flashed the figure of Rev. .1. L. Hall, call pastor of and killed by men will he shown at : the greatest woman who ever lived, j Western Oregon, will preach at the the Isis next Sunday evening,coin- j From a peasant hearth she rose by I Baptist church next Sunday even meneing at 8 o'clock. her wondrous works until she stood jng. All are cordially invited to -x - beside kings. At seventeen she was | come and hear him. Hobart M. Dickson came over j commander in chief of the French : —x— from Toledo Tuesday and will re j armies. At nineteen she was burn S. II. McElmurry received a let main here for a week. lie will then ! ed at the stake by the people she; j* ter from his son. Corporal Oran Mc go to Washington and join the | loved. Elmurry, Wednesday. The letter army. They did not understand. indicates that the young man lias It is a story which has thrilled . —x— not been sent to the bring line. men, women and children through We are very grateful to the kind —x— neighbor (Identity unknown) who the centuries. Now it is told, beau tifully, wonderfully by the marvel A1 Bentley, who bus been out on left a flock of delicious doughnuts oys photo-spectacle.. on our front steps this morning. the Luckiamute for tin; past month Jesse Lasky presents Geraldine came to town the first of the week Our bachelor brigade devoured them Farrar, as the immortal maid of at one sitting, except one which we to remain a few days, lie reports Orleans in “Joan the Woman" at the snow on the foot-hills several mailed to Virginia Southern ns a the Isis, Sunday, April 21. sample of our baking. inches deep. L o ca l B riefs ? «*¡41 i — MISCELLANEOUS THOUGHTS IN SHORT PANTS Wandering around a little ---T--- Yesterday —x— We ran into —x— T Modern Bakery Equipment Told us —x— ' i. oi* ■' produce the toothsome dainties that are ’i c. .. Our customers tell us that our pastries are rl* . ys Kood and frequently better than the home i».J. * hr " cret is baking genius plus mod m equipment. Qu> % anj cleanlineta «K the twin n<ottwJ Lochr idg of tha hmkery ml mil time». That they all —x— Had the same —x- - lather and mother. : We supposed —x— Into useful men and women —x— And as they grow oleier —x— Will gradually disappear. —x— Tlie oldest one —x - Told us —x— Part of tlie bunch —x— — Because they couldn't —x— Get out of it —x— All the time. —x— "I don't go much," —x— He said, — x— — x— Abuot keeping clean.“ X — —x— But the sixth one —x— “Anybody —x— What wants to fight," —x— Was the answrer. —x — Hi' verified his statement —x— By fighting his sister —x— Before we wandered on. —x— From children —x— We learn much —x - And we believe —x- - That here's something —x— That will help the boys —x— Who are doing —x— The fighting over there —x— And one of them —x— Should tell —x— General Pershing —x— About it. —x— A soldier," —X— Hr continued. —x— "And fight;" —x— Fight who?” — —x— If be will let —x— The “men X — x— "On the jane —x— That’s teaching ns: —x— -x - We asked. X — “ I want to he Five were so marked —X— 1 That they were diarernahle l Blended so completely —x—, With the ground ' - j— That he or she —X-A Could not be seen —x— By the linked eye. —x— We suppose these kids —x— Will grow up Told ns I H T W e w ill deliver you high-grade custom-tailoring at a price that you never thought possible to secure. She talks too much — Chicago, U. S. A . Just compare the quality o f our tailored-to-order clothes—point for point in finish, fit and fabric and you’ll make your selection here at once. —X— There were live of them. —X— But the oldest one There were six. j Merchant Tailors Attended school —* — Of dirty children. —x— • The oldest one H fV ----T ---- A herd H E French o f today an fam ous as pastry are makers, but they would not now think o f using the crude m ethods pic tured ^ere that w ere em ployed by them som e c entunes ago. They, like ourselves, m ust have a I The dirt |— | F Y O U want exceptional clothes satisfaction, you’ll find it to your advantage to leave your measure n o w fo r y o u r n e w S p rin g suit tailored to your individual order by Go dirty —x— Long enough —x— They will get to looking —x— So much like the ground —x—■ That they can't —x— Be seen. —x— Then we ask —x— The hoard of strategy —x— W’hnt would prevent Them from marching —x— Straight thru — — To Berlin. —x— Being a patriot —x— We don’t ask — x — Any financial assistance —x— For this discovery —x— Tho when —x— Tlie history of the war Is written —x— It would be all right ■—x— - To put our picture —x— In it. Max Goldman Deals in HIDES PELTS WOOL FURS MOHAIR CASCARA BARK VEAL PORK BEEF POULTRY BUTTER EGGS PARK FnulOUCE WOOD WOOD GROCERI*"? SHOES FURNI«H*NO» DRY GOODS CASH OR TRADE