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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1918)
1 / T he P olk C ounty P ost VOLUME L I. . . . . . . . . . . . 02643114 1 - * ' '* \ J C s L C 'f INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY » , 1918. - - - - '- - - - RED CROSS WEEK The week commencing Mlty 20 hus been designated as the time for the second Red Cross drive. $100,000,000 is to be raised. FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR SENATOR McNARY WILL NOT n V E OUT OF THE EIGHT PLACES FILLED, GIVEN TO THE PRESENT CORPS NUMBER 14. SOME, BUT NOT ENOUGH f Tn ■ } ^ — h Us V v RETURN TC CAMPAIGN " t-“ ■ * \ • wvxwv .'S vva ; The Tuesday Post asked for rain. The weather man evident ly noticed it for 3Veduesduy and Wednesday night he turned on the faucet. The only trouble with the weather man wust that he { didn't give us enough of it. More J please. i______________________ _____________ j EXTENDS nun 8 suETZ 10 THE S H RAILROAD “TALK” AT NEWPORT CONNECTS THAT CITY WTH VALLEY A SILETZ * « « « « * « * * # « * « « * * * * * * * * * « Washington, D. C., May 10— In view of many inquiries from friends whether he would return to Oregon to engage in the finals of the pri Independence, Oregon, May 9, A n Army Without a Gun mary contest, Senator Charles L. MRS CONKEY LEAVES. 1918.— (Editor Post)— I noticed in STO R Y IS NO T McNary issued the following state the Post of May 3rd that a number SCHOOL B O A R D ment today: “ No, I shall not go to of Democrats have suggested writ VOUCHED FOR By MEREDITH NICHOLSON Oregon under any circumstances as ing in my name on the primary Of th« Vigilante«. such a course would conflict with ballot for member of the legisla The Principalship Is Still Vacant my plain duty to remain here in ture, and take this early opportun Bnt A ll The Other Places Washington and perform the var H E Red Cross is thp greatest instrument of ity of objecting to the* same so that Have Been Filled. ious official obligations that arise may have an opfiortunity to mercy the world has ever seen. Noble as the they from day to day. In returning to decide on some other and better Oregon only one purpose could be service o f mercy and helpfulness was in Civil W a r mail. Such a thing hail never en The following teachers have been served and that is the advancement tered my mind, and oven if it should Over at Newport railroad ‘ talk” elected for the Independence schools of my candidacy for the office of days, the Red Cross surpasses it immeasurably not lie done, I could not think of mak has it that very soon Newport w ill for the ensuing term: High—Mrs. i United States Senator which is only in the range and variety o f its effort, but in ing the race. And now, after thank lie connected with the Valley & Ruth Conkey, assistant principal; ! small by comparison with the great ing those gentlemen for the honor Siletz by rail. Whether there ia Miss Evelvn Ballard and Miss Har-1 er duty of rendering constant and efficiency and effectiveness. able mention of my name, I will any truth in the story we do not riet Higdon. Public—Miss Kather- uninterrupted service to the people dismiss the subject. pretend to say. Nevertheless, the The Red Cross is, we may say, the arms o f the ine Arbuthuot, Miss (’.race Williams, of my state and nation in this grave J. K. P. HABBIS. Valley A- Siletz moves in a mysteri Miss Kate L. Houx and Miss Emily hour of international conflict. Many mothers o f the world reached out to their sons to ous way its railroad U» build. DeVore. The principalship has not measures of vital importance and NO A C TIV ITY IN HOP bind up their wounds and comfort them. The Red been filled. operation requires faithful attend- TRADE A T PRESENT TIME MAYOR MOORE APPOINTS Of the eight places filled, five of | ance upon their consideration. By rcmainiK here in w aH hjiigton i . .... Cross is an without a that wages war CHARTER COMMETTES >s the present teachers were re-elected, Portland—Some off ere to contract the new ones being Mrs. Ruth lie in a position to force upon the at only upon suffering and heartache. W here the hops are reported in a small way Mayor Moore this morning an Conkey and Miss Evelyn Ballard. tention.of Congress the bill I have by the local trade lint aside from flag o f the stars goes there the banner o f the Red this nounced Hud flie following council- Miss Ballard comes highly recom introduced to empower the Presi- there is no activity to speak of men and citizens would compnso tu fix the price on the necessi Cross must fly beside it. mended and Mrs. Conkey needs no W e watch our boys go in tile trade at the moment. Nom the committee to draft a new city; introduction to Independence peo ties of life, which legislation is nec- inal business has been reported in charter: .1. S . Bohannon, W. E. forth to war with a spirit o f hopefulness because w j j esary in my opinion to remove the ple as they are familiar with her contracts on the 1918 ci„p at ltj(d) Craven, M. W. Mix, W. II. Craven, ability and popularity as an instruc possibilities of actual suffering by know that this great agency o f humanity presses 18(a) a pound. H. Hirschborg, C. W. Irvine and A« In addition tor. Mrs. Conkey will add much j the American people. IIop conditions arc lniyed. Some 1 • strength to the high school faculty. j thereto, I am greatly interested in close behind them; that its work is not incidental, of the ynivls of the Willamette val L. Thomas. i passing into law at 'this session of but the intelligent directed effort of one of the ley indicate an excellent condition, of tlie Oration Kina's last, trip up: Congress a measure calculated to hut even some of the newer yards LIBERTY LOAN TOTALS The, trip up the- river was one. of j invite private capital to assist pro most marvelous organizations ever contrived by are growing slowly and are hack, GIVEN BY DISTRICTS the best made in years, it was stat jects through the Government guar ward as compared with recent ed. Albany had more than five car anteeing the district bonds. Also American genius. seasons at this period. Disi. No. 1--Zona ...... ..8 ; 1,450.00 loads of freight and in Addition to I have introduced a hill granting W e have all contributed to the Red Cross; we Disi. No. 4---Kola ......... 1,600.00 preferential rights to soldiers and other goods there were 1 .(Mg) sacks W E LL LOADED ON ITS LAST Disi. No. 11--Parker ___ _ 2,11X1.1X1 of feed shipped on the boat. Des j sailors. In view of this situation 1 shall be called upon again to contribute to its TR IP UP THE RIVER pite the good trip the ivmt service Disi. No. 17- Met bel . . . . . . 4,550.00 'am leaving my campaign to my The Albany Democrat savs (ids Dist. No. 19- -Uak Greve .. 2,800.1X1 funds,— again and perhaps "again. And we will : friends in Oregon and those w h o , 1 ------- --------- : Dist. No. 27 O akpoint___ 1,750.00 ¡approve of my course in Congress."] respond strain and yet again ! Dist. >io. 29 llidepe'uh'uce :»,¡5 üj 0 ü Dist. No." 31 Brush College 2,700.00 b ig c r o p o f f r u i t s T s the defense o f civilization, and we o f great, free, Dist. No. 32- West Salem. 5,8(X).(XI e x p e c t e d i n p o l k c o u n t y splendid, glorious America, have every intention Dist. No. :¡:¡ Buena Vista. 4 ¿50.00 e Dist. No. 35—Spring Valley 1,200.00 that it shall be fought with the army o f the Red Monmouth, Or., May 8.—It is re Dist. No. 30-r Pop C orn»... 1,0.50,1X1 ported among the fruitgrowers in Cross solidly supporting our soldiers. j Dist. No. 64— Highland ... l,SO0.(Kl Polk county that there will he a Dist. No. 40—Lincoln .... 1,000.00 very good crop of nearly every fruit Dist. No. 43--Sliver ......... 2,200.00 this season, as wehtber conditions DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS APPEARS TH R IFT STAMPS W IL L Dist. No. 47- Greenwood . 3,950.1X1 IN “ IN AGAIN OUT AGAIN* have been most favorable. Cherries PA Y ELECTION Dist. No. 52- Lone Star. .. 31X1.00 look the most promising at present. : Dist. No. (A — M o u li t ai n Sunday night. May 12. the Isis It is too early yet to ascertain how Corvallis, Or., May 8. View .......... 2,150.00 the prunes w ill yield, hut unless theatre will prosent America’s most county will pay its judge: of elec Dist. No. 03- -Hop,ville ... 2.IXIO.I XI severe rains or winds set in soon popular malle :star of the seroen, lion and poll clerks in Thrift Stamps a good crop is almost certain. Many “ Dong'! Fail•haiiks in his in i t ivi 1 and it hopes it has started a move 70,600.00 Monmouth farmers and market Artcraft picitun\ prodineed by his incut that will he taken up in othei gardeners are growing such vege-. own company . , “ III Again—Out counties. The idea was suggested PARKER DOES W ELL FOR tables as green beans, cabbage and Again.” by J. D. Howell, a farmer, and it at LOAN AND RED CROSS potatoes for the hew vegetable dryer A ty|*i<•al Fai rhanks picture,, “ In ryiee appealed to County Judge Ma which has been established in Sa smiling "Doug" at hi)s liest in a lone and Postmaster Moses, win Parker, Or.—Parker school dis lem. Members o f the company hundreds of he;ml y lai iglis. 5fever took it up with the election officials trict Ne. 11, a small village and ru visited this city the first of the j before has rhe athletic one had a It *nvet with so i;eady a respons* ral commiity, whose quota was year and offer'd higher prices than better opportunity to give his ad Unit 20 of these joined in a request ¡fSl.'XH), subscribed $2951) to the Third it is possible to obtain elsewhere mirers so much of his inimitable to the county judge that he present Liberty loan. J. M. Akers, was the A quantity of string hearts is being self and various surprises are in 1 the proposition to all the 1 »allot offi heaviest subscriber and P. T. Peter grown west of Monmouth for the store for his many friends who will cials in live county and also lake il new process of evaporation!. visit the Isis theatre. Supported up with the comity courts in the son second. by Arline" Pretty, the popular screen adjoining counties that the plan On April 2(1 a cafeteria supper was given at Parker, netting $220 Craven & Huff have received a cast including Arnold Lttcy, Helen 1 may be stale wide, for the Red Gross benefit. There is shipment of front and rear Mazda Greene, Homer Hunt, Walter W alk j "In thjs one small county this er, AJhert Parker, “ Bull" Montana ! plan will put about $1500 into Thrift no pro Gemían element here. I lamps for automobiles. and others i/f similar popularity Stamps," said Postmaster Moses. "Dong" is given capable assistance I “ If the counties of the state gen in the presentation of the plot, orally would adopt this plan for IÌIB IB I M l B I k IB I BTHIIBil B IB I B B! B i B I B 11 III B I B III I Bill which displays a satire of unusual | both elections, there would he some humor. thing like $50,(HK) for the fund, and I John Emerson, the director of the am satisfied all other counties won various Fairbanks hits, has turned fall in if the Portland papers would out'one of the triumphs of his car take it up at once and advocate it. eer in this latest subjort by Anita Long aiyl advance reports indigate POLK COUNTY MORE THAN that "In Again—Out Again” will DOUBLES ITS LOAN QUOTA add many new admirers to ‘'Dong’s" ■ long list of friends, not only be Quota Sold P.C. I" cause of its typical Fairbanks Dallas ............ $63,000 204 8130,900 theme, hut for the reason that its 478 Falls C i t y ........ 8,700 41,000 is approaching and the far-sighted housewife appeal is probably of wider scope Monmouth .. . . 22,800 50,800 222 than anything in which he has will this year above all others buy her require Independence . iii.OtKj 70,1X10 190 as yet appeared. ments early. Because of the various twists of Polk County .8135,000 $229,1X1 222 the story disclosing many surprises W e advise that you do not delay in buying all For the magnificent results pf the details of the plot must needs of the jars that you need as a traveling sales be kept seeret in order to get the this Third Liberty Loan I desire to greatest benefit out of the picture, thank the committees for their) man told us that only about ten per cent of the but suffice ft to say that the Fair- splendid work. In behalf of the glass factories in the United States are run ban ks-Emerson-lKK)s combination entire community, I thank the citi has left no. stone unturned in 11« zens for their courteous treatment ning. W e have quite a generous supply on effort to break all previous records. and gracious response to their hand and are selling Mason’s for— Staged In New Jersey the subject j country's call for cash In this ter- offers a mixture of rural scenes the I rible crisis. Pints ............................ 85c dozen Tiie Fourth Liberty Loan will r < o / ! X 1 J Q 7 humor of which are accented by Quarts............ $1.0 dozen the smiling "Doug" In the rhnrar i most likely come next October. In terization of his role, that of Teddy, j the meantime, let me plepd with y2 Gallons ....... ? 1.25 dozen A LL to purchase Thrift Stamps nj red-blooded young man, who, it [you , Lir.c C?" ^ . . COc dozen would syem. would rather renpiin in with all your might diiripg the in terim. f i jail than out of it. 1 Yqnrs Truly, i .; : j Let us follow five slogan—" If you can't fight buy Isaids and stomps." JO H N S O N t Rpftbecjfully, yours, i Jf (»»-erg* W Coivtiof don’t win for i E C. KIRKPATRICK, I «ìprk, the best man w ill Josh. Chairman Liberty Loan Committee. blB l« iiB ilA H » i4 i: liB iliB i « i i B . i « liBil«.liB <liBM i»l4 YOUR RED CROSS MR. HARRIS DECLINES TO ACCEPT NOMINATION Road Moves In a Mysterious Way In Building Its Railroad. T The Big Bright Star o f th Film Firmament ih mglas Fairbanks • In, 4gain ■ ' » ■ i i t t i a i m i i i i w i . » i i « i a ; i i | 'i | | i i ¡ a i i i B > | i a l|!B iiip | ia i|ia i|,a i|!B ,|!B i|ia i|ia i|IBI|;a i|ia iiia i |IB i) 1 R i i p ? 3ut 1 Canning Season \<* ain” By Anita Loos ISIS THEATRE sim [DAY, COLLiyS & Conner for Clerk Ma y 12