T he P olk C ounty P ost VOLUME INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, G. J). R. VETERANS PROUDLY MARCH HOPS ARE HOPPING FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1918. On Memorial Day Practically all the hops in the Independence section are coming tine. This Year 1918 The Iluns made another titanic effort this week to break thru on the west front. The Allies have them stopped. To the rattle and rumble of drums Polk county may be wheatless MEMORIAL-FLAG DEDICATION and the shrill notes of the fife, a until the next harvest. Dealers in SERVICES VERY INTERESTING MARGARET CURRIE OF SUVER ■core of the honored veterans of ronventioir this week placed them­ Memorial Day was observed in Independence this year MARRIES GEORGE D. KERNES the Civil War and an equal number selves on record as to being favor­ Memorial and Hag dedication ser­ by more people than it has been for a number o f years. of the W. II. C. marched proudly able to such action. The matter w ill vices were combined last Sunday On Thursday morning, May 23, fro.ii the G. A. R. hall to the public morning and were held at the Isis This could be expected fo r in the past fifty years there Hev. 1). A. McKenzie of Dallas lie settled before Monday next. If sdn ol building yesterday where ex­ theatre. Every*seut in the building has never been ft more serious situation confronting the united in marriage, Miss Margaret the entire state will agree it is pro­ ercises in keeping with the day posed that no wheat flour be sold was occupied. An open air concert were held. American people. Heretofore, Memorial Day has been E. Currie of Sliver and George I). to anyone, except licensed bakers, by the Polk County Band preceded Kernes of Cloverdale. The many from the school the boys and the program. This was the Hrst devoted to paying honor and tribute to that grand army friends of the bride living in the until August 1. This is the most girls of fifty years ago went back to appearance of this musical unit in o f the Republic, living tind dead, who saved the Union Suver section wish her a long life drastic action yet proposed iu or­ the hall where dinner was served. der to make more wheat available Independence anil the boys were of happiness and prosperity. At 1:30 all went to Monmouth for shipment across the big pond. heartily applauded. Its members from division in the dark days o f the early sixties and to On tiie Suday following the wed­ where they were the guests of the Oppositoti to such action is cur­ being experienced band men from the men who carried the Stars and Stripes to victory in ding, Mr. and Mrs Kernes went to Normal. The program at the Nor­ rent over the state based princi­ all parts of the county it was able the home of her father, Janies Cur­ mal exceeded m interest and patriot­ our war with Spain. from the very Hrst to play well and rie, and neighbors learning that the pally upon three reasons. First, ism all like efforts of past years. Dr. This year we have over a million of the youth o f Amer­ the program given Sunday was young couple were there gave them that the rest of the states are not J. ‘ !. Y Dell of C 'f 't i’ lis was the | I much enjoyed. Members of the G. ica, the flower of the land, fighting the greatest war o f a good old fashioned charivari. contemplating doing tin1 like; sec­ principal speaker. I A. R. and W. B. C. marched from Everybody was invited into the ond .that it will force the use of bak­ The fife and drum corps of Gen­ ers bread instead of the home­ their hall to the theatre and the old time against a well prepared find trained nation whose home and refreshments served. eral Gibson Post can unfurl a ser­ made, a discrimination favorable to \ soldiers were given seats on the rulers are running amuck, drunk with a lust fo r power. vice Hag of its own. Asa Graves, tIn* baker; third, that a number platform. Mayor A. C. Moore pre­ grandson of Comrade C. A. Dick, This beast must he stopped and chained so that fit no MARQUERITE CLARK IN sided. Several musical numbers “BAB’S MATINEE IDOL” have enough wheat tiour on hand drummed with the corps last year, to carry them to August while oth­ were given by vocalists and the In­ future time will men he killed find maimed, women and lie is now in the navy. dependence Orchestra. No doubt children tortured and starved and populous nations des­ Marguerite Clark is coming on er families have not, making it conceded the headliner of the ser­ Sunday evening, June 2, to the Isis class legislation favorable to those vice was the singing of "There’s a troyed.* America must do her share and more to slay the Theatre in the Paramount version who had the price to buy a large POLK COUNTY YOUNG MEN Service Flag Flying at Our House” Hun invader and despoiler and it is possible that thous­ of Mary Roberts Rinehart's story quantity several months ago in ENTER SERVICE TOMORROW anticipation of a restriction of the by O. A. Mary. As many put it, he ands of our sons may yet have to give their lives to “ make "Bab’s Matinee Idol" which appeal­ sah1. puts the feeling in it and there were ed in the Saturday Evening Post The following Polk county young No wheat flotir was sold in Ore­ not many dry eyes in the house. the world a decent place to live in.” some time ago. men have ben ordered to report to gon this week. Mr. Mary's voire was always popu­ "Bali's Matine Idol" is a w* h u s h - So it is that Memorial Day of IhlS meant much to every Sheriff Orr tomorrow at Dallas lar in Independence. C. W. Barrick ally funny story of a ho::,ding from where they will go to Camp good American citizen. and Dr. H. C. Dunsmore delivered school girl's Hrst affair do coeur, as Lewis to enter the service: patriotic orations of merit and in­ Bali grandiloquently calls it hoi INDEPENDENCE MARRIAGE George O. Wells, Independence; TURNS OUT UNFORTUNATE terest. 150,000 ACRES O. & C. LANDS ELECTRIC LIMITED ADDED TO self, and will appeal to girls of all Chester Pague, McCoy; Charles A. The Independence service flag TO BE OFFERED THE PUBLIC ESPEE TRAIN SERVICE ages who will recognize themselves Stichler, Portland: EL W. George, was loudly greeted with cheers. It in Miss Clark's winsome screen por Salem—Sarah Elizabeth Sumpter Monmouth; Edward Laustrom, Sa­ would not be correct to say that \yashington. May ¿7.—Acting Sec­ An Electric Limited will he added trayal of Bah. Wednesday filed her complaint in lem; Cecil L. Smith, Dallas; Lloyd there were a certain number of retary Vogelsang of the interior de­ to the Southern Pacific train ser­ an action to nullify her marriage Larkin, Salem; Isaac Reimer, Port­ stars on it as new ones are being partment has approved regulations vice from Portland to Corvalis. JEFF BALDWIN EVIDENTLY to Livingstone Sumpter. The par­ land; Merle G. Griffin, Portland; added as the call comes to other opening to entry under the home­ The new train makes its Hrst run HAS MADE HIS ESCAPE ties were married in Independence Arnel .1. Smith, Portland; Howard Independence boys to go forth in stead laws about 150,00(1 acres of Sunday next. Going north it will January 8, 1912. It is alleged her A. House, Parker; R. A. Knighton, defense of their couhtrv. agricultural land inthe Portland arrive in Independence at t: 15 p. Jeff Baldwin, escaped convict, has husband deserted her in November Buena Vista; George G. Adams, Sa­ laud district, Oregon. The lands m. and southbound at 5:tl p. in. evidently made his "get-away.” No 1915. She asks that the name of lem; Paul M. Skeels, Pendleton; arc a portion of what are coinmon- The two trains pass at Gerlinger. A dues to his possible location have Sarah Elizabeth Creson he restored Adalbert Speer, Huntington Park, DEAN WALKER MANAGER Califor­ change of time for No. 354 north­ been uncovered for a week. OF U. OF O. STUDENTS ly known as the Oregon i to her. Cal.; Oliver Guy White, Buell; John nia railroad grant lands. Applica- bound also goes into effect Sunday. G. Hogg, Salem; J. W. Ediger, Port­ University of Oregon, Eugene— fions will he received at Portland It will a n n o in liidopcndouci! ul land; M. II. Douglas, Rickreall; Jay June 22 to Julv 17. V2u a. m. instead of 7:35 The time Clark, Monmouth: James 11. M Dean Walker, baseball and assist pi N 452 due at 2:1> p. tu.. Nr. 3.51 Donald, Detroit, Mid,.; Elmer Da h ^ i|r.|l roach amt dirortm- of Vis, Independence"; Arnold S S l ’ .UTrrt rtimm sp-nrl« m the nnlver- These lands are situated north due at 10:32 a. in. and No. 353 due at 0:57 p. m. will not be changed. vity, was elected to succeed A. 1 1 . ler, Salem: J. E. Burkhalter, Oregon of tin1 line between townships 13 City; E. O. Brown, Independence; Tiffany as graduate manager of the and li south, Willamette Meridian, Fred W. Stinnett, Dallas; Frank W. | l,0,l> fo1 >"««r extending from near the seaeoast ORCHARDS ARE THREATENED of the athletic to well towards the summit of the BY PEST AMONG TREES Mathews, Portland; Abraham Tom, June 1, at a Grande Rondo; El/.o 1). Vincent, council. Cascade mountains. They are scat­ This Will he Walker's second term tered in parts of Multnomah, Wash­ Monmouth, Ore., May 27—Prac­ Portland; W. Struckmeier, Thomas, He first held tin; ington, Yamhill, Polk, Benton, Lin­ tically every prune orchard in Polk Or.; Glen Keeney, Hoskins; Clinton 111 Il> , 1 ;l Butin, Pimxsutawney, Pa.; C. E. I position during the college year coln, Tillamook, Colombia, Marion, county is threatened by the peach Corey, Deer Island; David Qpiriiig, 1913-14, retiring to go into business Linn and Clackamas. The latter borer, and unless the pest is check­ Bay City; Irvin J. Gruntl, Mon­ at,-Independence. He returned, to county has the larger area of the ed in its destructive work it is mouth; Homer White, Monmouth; the university last fall as assist­ tracts to he opened to entry. In the probable that the crop will be small and a large number of X. Webber, Potlaud; It. M. ant to Coach Bezdek. Under his opinion of Nathaniel Campbell, reg- I ’ Lis direction a system of intra-mural ister of the United States land office j H’ees will die, as the borer is gird- Happach, St Helens, Cal. Believing possibly that a few I atletics has been developed oil the in Portland, many of the tracts con- j Lng ,b ‘‘ Dees. An effective remedy men may be rejected because of campus embracing on tlie various tain the best areas of vacant ngri- I seems to be whitewash solution and piivsiCHi''disability ‘the 'board has i t0,’.n,s I^aCiraHy every man in the cultural land in the entire country. | , be Luge orchardists in the vi- listed the following men to be used '""vers.ty He will continue as .li­ Besides having stands of timber, cinity of Monmouth are using the 1 lie prevelunce of so as alternates: H. V. Robertson, I ,e c to r of ,h,s b,ia,,, h work of the mos t of the tracts contain springs ; new cure. niany borers is believed to he due Sheridan; Richard It. Brown, In.... department of physical framing. or running streams of water. pemlence; George J. Gordon, Falls hollowing Ins election, Walker an Anyone, qualified to make home­ to thè dry senso» last fall. City; John Koirlis, Dallas; Joe (iu- tI,at he would at once open stead entry under the laws of the ------------------------------ i mien, Block Rock; Walter E. Baker, ¡-'«otnft.ons with the other col­ United States may make applica­ BANKERS OPPOSE LOANS Hoskins; and Burt R. Oliver, Napa, leges of the Pacific (.oast Confer- tion for not exceeding 160 . acres in FOR AUTOMOBILES once relative to a meeting in Port­ Cal. tracts range from units of 40, 80, land or Eugene within the next few and 120 acres. Each applicant must Salem, Or.—Among the resolu­ weeks to take up the question of deposit at time of making applica­ tions passed by members of Group abolishing the one-year eligibility B y Mary Roberts Rhinehart PROF. D. W . WIGHT HEADS tion 50 cents an acre and the usual 2 of tlie Oregon State Bankers’ As­ rule for the duration of the war. INDEPENDENCE SCHOOLS land office fees, and at the time of sociation, who met in convention making final proof must pay the her* last Friday was one discour­ One o f the famous Saturday Evening Post Professor Daniel W. Wight of BIG PRICE SURE FOR remainder of the price of $2.50 an “ Sub-Deb” stories aging loan« to persons for the pur­ Tigard has been elected principal WILLAMETTE VALLEY WOOL acre. Three years’ residence upon pose of buying automobiles except of the Independence schools. This -------- the land will be required, comput­ iu cases where it can he sho vn the Do you remember “ D ab’s D iary” and “ B ab’s year it was Wright, next year it will j On the price established by tlu* ing not less than seven months a j antureol ile may not have won a i fair, is the statement of Professor j selection will be entitled to make | A. P. Brown of the horticultural rlc- another application immediately partment of the O. A. C, who was SPECIA L - "Polka Dot Dance99 after the drawing. in Eugene yesterday on a tour of i Descriptive pliamphlets contain­ the valley. Apples will be below i ing full instructions will be issued normal, he says; cherries are s|x>t- 1 by the local land office in about ted, that is they are very light in 1 10 days hence. some places and heavy in others, while prunes will be a heavy crop. He says the peach crop will he very FORMER PEDEE RESIDENT light. Marguerite Clark —IN- meeting Bab’s Matinee Idol JohTi Don’t Miss This Winner Big Dance INDEPENDENCE OPERA HOUSE ISIS Eleven Free Prizes SATURDAY Everybody Welcome NIGHT Holder of Ticket Number fifi at Danoe last Saturday night call at W TLLAM S DRU G COM PAN Y and receive prize. Unless claimed b next Saturday evening the prist v. id he eiv h the h’ ci v person present that night.* ' in t h e t u t u . ■ s o li p r e s e n t h o l d i n g -l i e w id b e v d e d to t h e p e r ­ .her dallée ticket. DROWNED AT CUSHMAN George Yost, aged 27, a former resident of Pedee, was drowned at Cushman the first of last week < V sister. Mrs. Lev. Burbank, live, i» Polk count) and the unfortunate young man was xisiting at her home a few dav*.Indore his death. Tell The Post. OWNERS OF W HEAT MUST REPORT THE AMOUNT A), farm<.,,H ^ wh* hflV„ | „ „ fu|„d. report the same to the county fond adminis­ trator before June 15. This is for the pur|H)se of ascertaining the il imitier of bushels on hand In the I United States at the present time. THEATRE SUNDAY, June 2