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T he P olk C ounty P ost
ALL CLASS 1 MEN
NAVE BEEN CALLED
NO POST TUESDAY
Owing to the fact th a t Inde­
pendence Day comes next week,
th ere wil be no issue of The
Post on Tuesday. The F riday
issue will ap p ear as usual, but
will be p rin ted on W ednesday.
The Post editor will w ash be­
hind the cars and accom panied
hy the better looking half and
part of the children will cele­
b rate the day in an old fash­
ioned m an n er sta rtin g w ith a
salu te of 100 guns a t sunrise
and ending w ith a n aching
stom ach at m idnight. Please
subscribe before next S atu rd ay
night.
The Best Way to
Celebrate the 4th.
W. S. S. CAMPAIGN
The W ar Saving S tam p cam ­
paign is m oving right along.
Com m ittees are e n th u siastical­
ly at w ork anti as a rule are
m eeting w ith a cordial recep­
tion and liberal response at
every place they visit. The
drive is supposed to end w ith a
m eeting in each school house
tonight. However, it is u n der­
stood th at each district will
com plete its quoto before fin­
ishing.
SKELETON DUG UP
11 HORST RANCH
Follow ing is flit* list of tli<* Polk
W hile digging a pit on ttie Hurst
county lioys c a l h ^ j n t o the service.
ran ch last Friday, w orkm en dug up
Those for C alifornia will go about
the skeleton of a hum an being, evi­
Ju ly 5 an d those for Cam p Lewis
(Walt Mason.)
dently th a t of a wom an or sm all
about July 22.
Polk’s county’s
Write a letter to a soldier when you haven’t much to
matt. The teeth indicated old age.
class one is ex hausted, altho a re­
It probably is the rem ains of an
classification m ay add to its ran k s,
do; it will brace some homesick fellow who is feeling aw­
Indian or old settler buried m any
an d m ay also rem ove a few at the
ful blue. Oh, our boys are lionliearted, and they’ll whip
years ago.
end of th e Cam p Lew is list for this
The district attorney, sheriff and
their weight in snakes, but the}- have their lonesome mo­
p a rtic u la r call:
-I
coroner
visited the place and will
M echanical T rain in g School at
ments when their hearts tire full of aches; there are hours
attem
p
t
to
establish the race of the
San Francisco—C harles E dgar W in­
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when they are longing for the homes so far away, and the CRAZY MAN PULLS GUN
deceased and the probable tim e of
ters, M etolius; Hoy M artin, Inde­
ON SHERIFF JOHN ORR death.
pendence; P e te r J . Voth, D allas;
girls they left behind them, and the parents old and gray;
COOPER FAMILY REUNION
D elbert Scott, W illam ina.
A m an nam ed Young w ent insane MOTHER OF E. M. BLENIS
h e l d a t M c M i n n v i l l e and a letter full of sunshine makes their melancholy
A rtillery Service Fort McDowell—
at M onmouth W ednesday an d pull­
shrink—therefore get your pen in action with demijohn ed a gun on Sheriff O rr w hen the
Otto G. Kneebone, S outh D akota;
DIES AT ALBANY HOME
McMinnville— Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
M. Sandona, Mist; Ed Guy, D allas;
officer found him in a hay mow.
of
ink.
Write
a
letter
to
a
soldier,
full
of
happiness
and
Louis Resenau, D allas; Ellis 1!. W il­ Cooper celebrated th eir golden w edd­
A lbany—Mrs. Jennie E. B leuis
W lien the sheriff grabbed tin* gnu
son, Suver; F ra n k Belshee, Moro; ing an n iv ersary here l ist S aturday joy; let the sob stuff go to thunder—it won’t help a lone­ • he m an attem pted to shoot himself. died W ednesday at the home of her
M angos Johnson, B anks; Edwin in connection w ith tin* an n u al re­ some boy. Tell the soldier you are betting he will make
He w as taken to the asylum (In* soil, E. M. Bleuis, formerly of Inde­
F leishm an, Suver; Elm er E. H am il­ union of the Cooper fam ih Of th eir
sam
e day. Young cam e to Mon­ pendence, in this city, at the ngc of
ton, R ickreall; A ustin G. P hillips, im m ediate fam ily all m em bers were the Teuton Hy, tell him all is hunkydory, and the goose m outh a few weeks ago from Ne- .">!) years. She has resided here the
Leona; Ernest L. G raham , P o rtlan d ; present except one son, W ells Coop­ is hanging high. Tell him all his friends are banking on •raka where at one tim e he w as in past year, com ing from W aterloo,
C harles K uhnke, Salem , Stephen D. er of S eattle. .One feature of be
Iowa, where she spoilt alm ost all
the big things I k *’ll achieve, let him know he’s not forgot- an insane asvlum .
P orter, S h eridan; Raym ond J. F er­ occasion w as the gift of a new auto
her life. She is survived by a hus­
guson, Salem ; W illiam Canoy, O kla­ to Mr. and Mrs. Cooper from th eir en since he took his final leave. Write a letter to a sold- 212,000 FOUNDS OF FLOUR
band and nine children.
hom a; Glen
E. P lessinger Inde­ children.
ier when lie’s billed to face the foes. Make it bright and
SHIPPED FROM POLK COUNTY
pendence; M erle F. H olm an, D allas;
M embers of the Cooper fam ily to
PROSPECTIVE SOLDIER WEDS
A lbert G. M ann, W illam ina; Claude the nu m ber of 48 gathered, some brave and breezy, full of courage, smiles and snap, show
BEFORE ENTERING ARMY
The following am ounts of wheat
W. Ilickerson, R ickreall; Jesse P. com ing long distances to celebrate the confidence you’re feeling in the outcome of the scrap,
flour have been returned in various
Soon, Salem ; Nelson Gates, W ash­ the event. A Hooverized banquet
Edw in Fleischm an, who enters
sections of Polk county, to lx* shipp­
ington; Joseph Oberson, Independ­ was enjoyed at noon, d u rin g which and some soldier boy will bless you as he takes his little
ed to Europe, a total of 212,IMMI the artillery service at F ort Mc­
ence; P eter I’. S. Syron, S herid an ; m essages of congratulations w ere gun, and prepares to shoot the gizard from a lewd, im­
pounds: Dallas, 50,<)p0; Independ­ Dowell, Cal., July 5, w as m arried in
Joh n R. Q uiring, D allas; Fred D .1 read from from absent m em bers of moral Hun.
ence, 37,(100; M onmouth, 12,IKK); D allas T hursday m orning to Miss
Tow ns, Suver; Fred Guy, Dallas; A r­ the fam ily, one being a cablegram
Falls City, ¡1,000; Airlie, 2,000; McCoy Hilda Aehi. May the young m an
m ine Cooper, Independence; Jesse B. from L ieutenant Ted Cooper from
1,700;
Rickreall, 1,500; Suver, 1,400; return safely to his bride is the w ish
EARL WHITEAKER IS GLAD
“Som ew here in F rance.” It was PERFECTLY PRETTY PLEASANT
Ford, Independence.
W
est
Salem
, 1,200; Perrydale, 1,000; of th e ir m any friends.
PICKERS
PICNIC
PLUCKINGLY
TO GO TO FRANCE
A ltern ates—L ester P orter, S h eri­ found th a t tw elve m em bers of the
P arker, 1000.
d an ; John R. C ham berlain, N rtons; fam ily a re in active service in the
WILLIAM S. KljRRE PASSES;____
Perfectly pretty, pleasant cherry
Camp McClellan, Anniston, |
H arry Gross, S h erid an ; Jam es Vass arm y and navy.
$2.20
FOR
1918
WHEAT
FUNERAL WELL ATTENDED
The oldest m em ber of the fam ily pickers"of the fem inine type have
B aker; B enedict H artless, G rande
Alabam a, June 15—W ell, at
IS
WASHINGTON
REPORT
donned
perky
unionnlls
and
are
Rondc; Clyde 11. Southw ick, Buell; is Daniel J. Cooper, 82 years old, of
last I am transferred to a real
The funeral of W illiam S. K iiito ,
Emil Thiesies, D allas; W alter E. The Dalles, who w as present, and clim bing the lad d er th a t leads to branch of the service. We left Lake
who passed from this iife on Tues­
A
telegram
w
as
received
in
Port­
delicious
Oregon
cherries.
The
In­
B allan ty n e, D allas; W alter J. Erick­ the youngest mem ber .there was
Charles on the 11th. and laid over
day, June 25, w as held a t the Bap-
ntfed six dependence young ladies w ho are in­ in New O rleans the 12th. We had land today saying that the govern
son, D allas; Joseph Pardo, M inne­ John F rancis K raus
nient
had
set
$2.21)
as
a
w
heat
price.
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dulging
in
this
sport
are
the
Misses
m onths.
sota.
four hours to look the town over. I
Babe
B
utler,
Leona
Sloper,
H
elm
|
The
afternoon
w
as
spent
on
the
Cam p Lewis—C harles E. A nder­
got acquainted w ith a pretty girl
son, The D alles; Jam es B. B rady, law n u n der the big w alnut tree. Jones, Lourene Miller, Ruth G irard who worked in a restau ran t. She
F alls City; George E. Sm ith, Salem ; D uring tin* day w aln u ts w ere in evi­ and Lula Grigsby. They have a w as the sweetest looking girl th a t I
perfectly com fortable cam p out at
Floyd H. H ockett, P o rtlan d ; Oliver dence an d partak en of by all.
the
Feygersou Bros, cherry farm a t j ever saw. We sure had some tim e
Next y ear's reunion is to be held
Jo n e s,'N e v e rstill; Ellis R. Ireland,
to g e th e r. If 1 had stayed there
Fola
and every one of them is taking
S eattle; B ernard Freer, Black Rock; w ith J. S Hooper at Independence.
m uch longer, I would have prob­
—P R E S E N T S -
Those present besides the host on an extra am ount of avordupois. ably brought a wife home w ith me.
H enry M. L ehm an, Independence;
E rnest Schm id, G rande Rondo By-1 and hostess, all residing in Oregon The girls are enjoying the outing But I did n 't stay long enough to get
ron A. M urray, F alls City; Reuben except w here address is given, were and w hen asked how long they are m arried. We went th ru Mississippi
B osenau, D allas; John L. Mason, Mrs. Nora Cooper Doane and son, going to stay, replied: “Oh, we are and B irm ingham , Alabam a. Of all
Independence; H arold Gano, Inde­ Donald, Palo Alto, Cal.; Dr. A rth u r here for Hu* whole cherry picking tin* Southern states we have been
pendence; N orris E. W ells, Hoquiam S. Cooper, Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. season for if we stay all the tim e we th ru A labam a looks more like home
W ash., Fred II. Steinberg, N orth Ren L auarm an and children, P au l­ get \y2 cents a pound w hen if we because there are hills and wild
'D akota; W illiam G. Gose, R ickreall; ine and Bruce, Palo Alto, Cal.; Dr. stay ju st part of the season they places. -The hill people lg*re are
W illiam H. Kodali, D allas; Ernest and Mrs. Paul B. C ooperand (laugh only give ns a cent a pound.” All sure poor. T heir homes look like
D. H agenbuch, M onm outh; Ralph B. ter, M argaret, Yakim a , W ash.; (In* girls average more than two they are all in. On the whole trip
G rant, D allas; W alter J. Kerr, Suv­ Fred G. Cooper, New York City; dollars per day and declare they arc seven fellows got left.
er; Glendon W h iteaker, P o rtlan d ; Miss Nellie Cooper, Mr. an d'M rs. 1). going to save enough to pay for
I am in the am m unition train, and
W m . C. Hoppes, Salem ; Glenn J. I. Cooper, Dr. Belle Cooper Fergu- th e ir unionalls.
IN A PICTURIZATION OF
expect to go to France jsoon. In
Ferguson, Falls City; Lee A. Butts, son, Mrs. Nan Cooper Thom as and
France
we
will
haul
am
m
unition
to
A irlie; Edwin A. Olson, Salem ; Ar- daughter, Elizabeth, Mrs. Prudence DEPARTING YOUNG LADY
IS HONORED SOCIALLY the front. I am in the horse train.
th u r D. Seym our, C alifornia; E rnest Cooper Bayley, C yrus Cooper, Mr.
There are eight men to a wagon. I
W. Larson, C alifornia; C harles E. and Mrs. J. S. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs.
On The verge of h er d ep artu re will eith er have to ride a horse or
Bay, W illam in a; George B. Bruce, Clarence Ireland, Mrs. Ted Cooper
ride the wagon. T h is isn't such a
H untington ¡George M. K endall, Air- and children, Elizabeth and Jam es for A storia, Miss Gladys Irvine is dangerous branch. Y esterday we
FROM THE NOVEL OF THE SAME TITLE
lie; B enjam in H. D arling, D allas;Er- Shelby III. Mr. and Mrs. George M. being showered w ith pretty social had a gas m ask drill. You have to
cel H. H edrick, D rain; Oscar J. Agee, W illiam s, C entralia, W ash., Mr. and attentions. Last Monday evening breath th ru your mouth.
The popular book by Robert Hichens from
Independence; H arry E B rady, Mrs. John R. K raus and son, F ra n ­ Miss Emma llenkle presided over a
I am glad 1 am going to France
delightful
d
in
n
er
p
arty
for
Miss
Ir­
which this photoplay was adapted proved this
F alls City; W right H uber, Hoquaim , cis, Miss Genevieve Cooper, Mr. and
where I can see some action. It
W ash.; E rnest E. Phelps, Black Mrs. L. I- M ann and d au g h ter Faye vine. The table was beautifully a p ­ seems funky to me th a t I’m not
well known author’s greatest seller since “ The
and son Layton, Dr. and Mrs. E. A. pointed and centered w ith crim son scared. The only thing I will worry
Rock.
Garden of Allah.” In this story Mr. Hichens
M ann, Mr. and Mrs. W illiam Gildow roses. P atriotic place cards with about is those d arn gas m asks, and
again
displays his indescribable power in sett­
t
lie
nam
es
of
each
guest
disarranged
and sons, O rm an and Rex, J. E.
Only Three Here
m arked places for Misses Vivian for the love of Mike, don’t you folks
ing
forth
the mystery, the fascination, the
Cooper,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E.
W.
Cooper
Three alien wom en registered
worry about me. If I know you are
W hiteaker, Lncile C raven, Hazel
and Mrs. P atience Cooper Craft.
strange
atmosphere
of the desert. Blended with
Independence w ith P. M. Wood.
not w orrying, I w on't either. I don’t
Porterfield, Bessie Swope, M arietta
know w h a t this w ar is about, but, by
this
wonderful
setting
are lives of a young Eng­
Shinn, Emma llenkle, G ladys Irvine
gosh, I am going to find out. Ha! 11a!
lish
nobleman
and
his
wife and a handsome
! laiBi
I ■]; and Misses H attie llenkle.
l ! l « i : h J « i ; » l l l ! I M I » l ® I R I » l » l ■ T W IIl
I am going to take out an allot
l|l■lll■ll>■IIJ
A fter the excellent three course
Arab
army
officer,
who
plys
his seductive arts
m eat now and will m ake it out to
dinner, the m erry p a rty passed the
upon the heroine while her husband is absent
Velma for $15 a m onth.
tim e w ith a v ariety of m usic and
hunting. The story is charged with the heat,
EARL P. WHITEAKER.
games.
passion, and swift action that befit a daring ro­
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MRS. LUCINDA BALDWIN IS
mance of the Algerian desert and will hold the
SUVER NEIGHBORHOOD IS
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GUEST OF HONOR MONDAY
audience
spellbound from beginning to end.
PATRIOTICALLY ON TOP
t
For the pleasure of Mrs. Lucinda I
“Stiver prides itself on being one Baldw in, who has been a shut-in I
for several m onths, Mrs. Clyde Ecker j
of the most patriotic spots in Polk
invited in a few of the “younger
county,” says th e M onm outh H erald.
set” to spend last Monday after
"They are organizing a hom e guard
is approaching and the far-sighted housewife
down there and the local Bed Cross noon. Vases and bowls of roses i
added cheer to the rooms and the !
society, organized a year ago by a
will this year above all others buy, her require­
“young Indies" m ade a regular talk
delegation
from
M
onm
outh
is
one
of
■
fest of the occasion A perplexing |
ments early.
the most wide aw ake in this section.
m enu created m uch laughter and
■
They
have
so
m
any
m
em
bers
of
the
We advise that you do not delay in buying all
am usem ent tho when interpreted
Bed Cross th at they have grown
and served not m uch strength to the
of
the
jars
that
you
need
as
a
traveling
sales­
tired
counting
them
and
the
list
in
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inner m an w as gained.
eludes every m an, w om an an d child
man told us that only about ten per cent of the
The luncheon table w as centered
in the district and also several dogs
glass factories in the United States are run­
w
ith
a basket of red, w hite and blue
and a pony o r two. They also have
ning. We have quite a generous supply on
a patriotic society there and plan to sweet peas around w hich tiny flags
peeped here and there. Hoover nec­
have this over three school districts,
hand and are selling Mason’s for—
Suver, Falrview and M ountainview ta r and w a r cake were dispensed to
the following guests: Mrs. Lucinda
w ith semi ninthly m eetings alte r
Pints .................................
85c dozen
Baldw in, Mrs. L. E. Baldw in, Mrs.
u ating in the different districts. A
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N. L. Butler. Mrs. M A. Robinson,
Q u a r ts..............................
$1.0 dozen
m eeting of th is sort w as held in the
Mrs. M. (). Fluke, Mrs. I. Claggetf,
f
y2 G allon s......................
$1*25 dozen
I Suver hall W ednesday night to Mrs. Alice S kinner, Mrs. D. P. P at­
§
boost the sale of W ar Savings
Zinc C a p s..........................
30c dozen
1 S4amps and Prof. T. H. Gentle of terson, Mrs. Nancy W hiteaker, Mrs.
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■ M onmouth w as th e sp eaker of the V. A. H eath and Mrs. Abe Nelson.
Yours Truly,
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Mrs. F cker expects to entertain
I occasion. Mrs. C ham berlain presid-
others of the “younger set" soon.
f
■ jed a t the m eeting w hich w as well
She w as capably assisted during
■ ¡atten d ed and a fine show ing of in
the afternoon by Mrs. S ara C. Young.
I
terest w as m anifested.”
ADOLPH ZUKOR
Elsie
Ferguson
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