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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1918)
ately applied to the measles than to anything pleasant. —x— Mrs. J. N. Jones visited Portland this week. —x— Pearl Lemon of Salem was look ing sweet in Independence Wednes day. —x— W. B. Barnett received a letter from F. O. Parker, who is with the U. S. j National Guard, stationed at Brem erton. Wash. Mr. Parker says he is well and expects to be transferred to the Mexican border soon. O] 4 o 'O «/ I HOME GUARD ORGANIZED AT BUENA VISTA A company of Home Guards was organized at Buena Vista last Sat urday with thirty six members. It will be be known as Co. B. The of ficers elected were Major Rose, cap tain, Cleve Prather, 1st lieutenant; Oscar Moore, 2nd lieutenant; E. A. Horton, first sergeant; Ray Ground, second sergeant; H. M. Nash, H. E. Prather, Rev. Wall, J. R. Loy, W. E. Bevins, corporals; E. E. Wells, bu gler; G. E. Wells, treasurer; W. S. McClain, orderly room clerk. 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. MISCELLANEOUS THOUGHTS < IN SHORT PANTS —x— Going this spring. —x— It is his theory —x— —x— Conkey & Walker Catches the dandelion That is x— Dr. R. E. Duganne, Dentist, Inde pendence National Bank Building. —x— Rev. Roy Raines of Portland will preach at the Baptist church Sun day. —x— C. E. Cooper of Portland was in Independence this week on busi ness •—x— A full house saw Dustin Farnum in “The Spy" at the Isis Wednesday night. —x— Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Morgan of Vancouver visited in Independence Sunday. —x— Mrs. Sadie Smith, after spending several months in Polk county with relatives and friends, left last Sat urday for her home in Cordova, Alaska. fi ï *! H T HE *?renc*1 °* today 1 are famous as pastry makers, but they would T'r't now ihink of using the crude methods pic ture'’ ’ ere that were employed by them some ceniurieo ago. They, like ourselves, must have a fi Mx-am Bakery Equipment i produce the toothsome dainties that are (.t-danerd Our customers tell us that our pastries are * V ood and frequently better than the home .ir. ' . : ret is bak i ng genius plus modem equipment > i ( L . ity and cleanliness are the twin mottoes q f tbts bakery at all times. i . Jt\a —x— —x— • Is under the roots —x— And in the operation —x— Hemove not only the tentacles —x— But the trunk, Head, -X - Nose, — X- Ears, Mouth, — X— Neck, Lungs, SHOES FURNISHINGS DRY GOODS — X— -X — CASH OR TRADE — X- Stomach, —x— That it's wicked —x— To do so Bladder, — X— When the women —x— —x— Get the house work done Appendix, Hair, — X- — X- Hide, —x— Until five. — X- Some day —x— Some wise guy - x— W ill take —x— And nails. —x— If this is done Thoroly This particular dandelion —x— —x— And have nothing to do — X— —x— —x— —x— At four o’clock —x— —x— W ill not grow again —x— And the two — x — —x— A Henry car —x— And lawn mower —x— And hitch’em together —x— So they w ill travel —x— The Spaulding Logging Co. opened Miss Lavilla Cooper has gone to Between the chin and shoulders —x— That takes its place two new camps on the Luckiamute Portland where she w ill enter a —x— All over the front yard —x— this week. And brings hospital and receive training in —x— W ill not be relatives —x— I ----- I professional nursing. And not only cut the grass —x— Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Smith left last To an end —x— — x— Of the deceased. week for Pendcltan where Mr. Smith —-x— The Clark Jewel Oil Stove will But carry torpedoes —x— has employment. Its earthly career. please every housewife that uses —x— Mr. Williams —x— —x— one. They are neat, simple, and —x— And blow up Mrs. Susan Jones and daughters easy to operate. See Craven & Huff. But if Mr. Williams Does not run of Corvallis were callers in Inde —x— —x— —x— —x— pendence this week. W ill look up Salem Journal: Mrs. William Every dandelion A lawn mower —x— . —X— Staiger went to Independence yes —x— —x— Miss Helen Eaton is spending a terday where she will be the guest The precedents Found residing few days with her relatives and of Mrs. E. E. Paddock for a few Himself —x— numerous friends here. And peak —x— —x— days. —x— —x— —x— For he knows On the place. Mrs. E. E. Tripp has returned Ben Polan, C. B. Grund, Edwin from Salem where she has been in E. Larsen, Lota L. Scott and ■iiniiinii a hospital for several weeks. Harlie V. Powell w ill leave Satur — x— day for Camp Lewis to enter the The Lewisville Red Cross and the army. Lewisville Christian Endeavor will —x— hold a parcel post social on May 10. Some pretty good catches are be ing made in the river during the —x— Mrs. Mary E. Holstin, aged 75, past few days, George Conkey es died Tuesday at the home of her pecially showing much ability as a B son, W. L. Holstin, near McNary fish charmer. —x— station. Marshall Huntley, aged 14, a son •—x— M. C. Williams has added a sign of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Huntley, is to his drugstore equipment and had receiving much praise for his thrift it made so large that everybody will in saving enough money, largely earned by selling newspapers, to I = have to read it. buy a Liberty bond as well as Thrift — —x— stamps. Herbert Smith, who has been in —x— Idaho for the past year, is in In Dr. O. D. Butler, B. F. Swope, dependence this week. His father, Mrs. H. Mattison, Mrs. Crosby Comrade McHenry Smith, lias been Davis and Mrs. C. A. McLaughlin j jg quite poorly for the past two weeks. will act as a committee, represent-1 = Is fully equipped to do your printing at the very lowest ing the Independence Red Cross, S prices consistent with good work. W e have the very for Civilian Relief for Home Ser vice Work. latest type faces and other materials. Call and look our —x— samples over. W e are sure you will be delighted with I). M. Duvall received a telegram them. I f you are in need of— the first of the week giving him the information that his son, Guy, LE T T E R HEADS, who is in the army, was danger ENVELOPES ously ill in Camp Merritt, New Jersey. A later telegram informed j E STATEM ENTS him that the hoy was much better. 11 ! Our Job | Department — x— f HIDES PELTS WOOL FURS MOHAIR CASCARA BARK VEAL PORK BEEF POULTRY BUTTER EGGS FARM PRODUCE WOOD WOOD GROCERIES To catch a dandelion And completely The dandelion — x— —x— That the only place —x— It catches Mrs. W. R. Bevens has beon quite ill at her home in Portland. —x— For Rent—Furnished house with or without piano. Phone 6422. Deals in Intestines, Clyde Williams —x— Is the first fellow —x— To get a lawn mower That the early mower Mrs. Ed Owen was in Portland this week. —x— Liver, W e will deliver you high-grade custom-tailoring at a price that you never thought possible to secure. Post phone Main G22. —x— James Hanna is here today. He will find Eyes, it Local Briefs Of the past —x— 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 su it tailored to your individual order by Merchant Tailors Max Goldman Lochridge Anot her Independence lx>y has responded to his country's call, jj Asa Boy Graves, son of Mr. and Mrs. j gj Mark Graves, has joined the ma ! = lines. If the young man mal.es a s jS good a soldier as his grandfather, j B Comrade C. A. Dick, his record will <1 be very excellent. l ! —x— Johnson nnd Collins wisely say that fruit jars should bo purchased early a* there may be a shortage in a few weeks. Tho the whole sale price of jars has raised con siderably. thej will sell them this year at last year's price, e,\< opt a five cent advance on the half lu'lon B aj sizes. ■ —x— Monmouth Herald: Judge ' E‘ Baker of Independence is enter. .' m ing the measles in his family inn insists that they nr not G< nan « measles hut Liberty measle the 1 judge not allowing that nm Mi.g a German is in his make-up. We I should judge that for the f • consistency the word is perfectly fitting and is much more nppropri Atomía B U S IN E S S C A R D S C A L L IN G CAR D S M ORTGAGE B LA N K S NOTE B LA N K S R E C E IP T S S H IP P IN G TAG S C IR C U L A R S PAM PHLETS POSTERS Or any other printing give us a trial and regret it. W e can save you money. you w ill not The Polk County Post s Independence , Oregon . 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