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Ê V T r + .w ^ ^ ^ if :W , V T he P olk C ounty P ost VOLUME L WELLS FAMILY HOLDS IL (TWICE A WEEK.) INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918. A Message to “Ours” SPEED IT OVER THE SEAS Send this Post to your sold ier m an ‘over there.” Give him the message. Across the Seas (TWICE A WEEK.) NUMBER 27. ALL ABOARD FOR KINGS VALLEY The call of the great o u t of doors Yes, all aboard for Kings lured th e W ells clan to th e city park KINGS VALLEY MILLER SAYS SPAULDING DAMS DO HARM last S unday w here they held th e ir Valley! It appears that is We are celebrating tlie Fourth of July over here, but it a n n u a l reunion. The event wus Salem —J. P. Logan, w ho has oper lacks the zip, the enthusiasm of former years. As long where everybody in Inde* p lan n ed a t th is tim e in honor of R. F. W ells, Jr., a prosperous lum ated the Kings Valley flouring mill as you fellows are over there, we can’t help putting on pendence is going to cele berm an of Modesto, Cal., w ho drove on the l.uckium ute riv er in Benton brate the Fourth. A good w ith his fam ily td spend a w hile county for 50 years, and who more the soft pedal, and w e’ll never be able to put any “ jazz here w ith relatives, an d Elbert th a n a half a century ago built dam s into a “ good tim e” until you boys get back, and say it time can be assured all. W ells, an o th er com fortable lum ber to furnish w ater power for the mill, Take your dinner along. will be a hummer when you do. m an from th e Im perial Valley, who h as in stituted injunction proceed The special train leaves at Forded 1200 m iles a rriv in g S a tu r ings ag ain st the C harles K. S pauld You are engaged in a duty for mankind’s sake that had day; also Clifford W ells, son of Mr. ing Logging Co. of Salem and the 8:JO. Yes, in the morning. to be done, and we are pretty sure that you are the boys and Mrs. George A. W ells. He is a public service com m ission which youthful airm an who cam e ucross w ill test the Tw iptitutionality of the who can do it and will do it, and when enough of you get the co ntinent to be a t the fam ily boom franchise law passed by the over, you’re going to start something that INDEPENDENCE SHORT gathering. He is stationed a t Jersey legislature. ON WAR STAMP QUOTA will make one of the Hun drives look like a man and dog The suit is brought in til circuit KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS City. The young m an is delighted court for Polk county an d the de w ith his w ork but w hen asked how CELEBRATE THIS WEEK pushing sheep. Then again, you fellows will make an Tuesday night, Independence w as he liked the E ast replied, "There fendants are cited to ap p ear w ithin short $6,000 on its W ar S aving American” tight. It won’t be one of burning, looting 20 days. Action is brought iu Polk are so m any buzz-bees.” Those who Ib is is K nights of P ythias week Stam p quota. W ork is yet being know Jersey City w ill ugree w ith county for the reason th at the fran and murdering women and children. While war is hell and its m em bers are com peting w ith done and it is reckoned by the end him . He is hom e on a 38-day fu r chise covers l»oth Benton and Polk the F ourth of Ju ly in en tertain in g of the week th a t the district w ill even when conducted in the most “ gentlemanly” manner, lough. O rville G. W ells, who is in counties. Logan claim s th at the the people everyw here. H ere in In be over the top. The state as a the service, is now a t th e Presidio boom ing of logs by the Spaulding we can depend on yon boys to not make it any worse than dependence there w as a “celebra whole has subscribed its quota. franchise and at this tim e ill a t the hospital com pany, under the bell. We can’t hope that any of you will captufe the tion at the city purk Tuesday night g ran ted hy the com m ission, will The relatives rem em bered him w ith which m ade a hit w ith the large a u POLK COUNTY THRESHERS greetings an d prepared a box cause a congestion of w ater that kaiser or crown prince personally, because we are quite dience th at w as attracted to the FIX WAGES OF HANDS of delectable eatables w hich will be will in terfere w ith his dam s, m ake sure some of their own people will get them first, but \ve scene. There w as speaking, a pro shipped to him . At the tim e of the it necessary for him to close down gram and an excellent concert by Dallas—At a m eeting of the thresh reun io n the gathered w as entitled his p lan t at tim es and completely are sure you will blister their back sides when you get the Polk County Band. erm en of Polk county S aturday, a them on the run toward Berlin. to only two sta rs on th e ir service deprive him of his w ater rights. perm anent organization w as formed. The constitutionality of the boom flag, but if conditions rem ain turbu An executive board composed of To have such a big bunch of you away all at same time lent others will >be added before franchise law is disputed on the HEAR! HEAR! men from six d istricts w as chosen grounds that it deprives the plaintiff leaves a hole over here that a load of hay could pass thru. an o th er reunion is held. The fact to m eet in D allas on Ju ly 13 and fix th a t m any o thers m ay be called of his property w ithout due process The “ kick” is gone out of everything and a dance—really Everybody who celebrates the prices of thresh in g for this year. of law, and the allegation is m ade m ade the event one of deeper m ean at Kings Valley should go to The wage for laborers w as placed ing to th e connection. R. F. W ells, th a t the S paulding com pany is not it looks like a meeting of the Faithful Sisters of the Sick. the postotffee and buy a cigur at $3 a day for pitchers and and $4 a corporation w ithin the m eaning Jr., is here a fte r an absenceof 18 of Mr. Allen. He’s one of the The old bucks do the best they can in every way but their for bundle h au lers w ith team s. of the law. years. best fellows in Kings Valley. legs wobble and they soon get the heaves. Ray G round, son of Mr. an d Mrs. THIS U N N COUNTY FARMER F. P. G round, is a ju n io r at S tan BENTON COUNTY GIRL IS You fellows have made a great sacrifice. All the honor IS A HEAVY DRINKER KILLED IN AUTO WRECK ford U niversity and he will retu rn LIEUTENANT R. M. WALKER and glory belongs to you—yet we are having many dis next y ear if not called to th e colors. HAS GONE TO FRANCE 785 q u arts of w hiskey shipped in For instance, we are eating no Corvallis, July 1 M argaret Tall comforts ourselves. At this tim e lie is ta k in g an active from C alifornia and assigned to a in terest in the Home G uards at m an, a young woman living a few wheat; sugar is scarce. Things are not as sweet as they L ieutenant Ray M. W alker is on Linn county farm er w as cap tu red m iles north of Corvallis, w as in Buena Vista. his w ay to France. hy officers in Albany Monday. Mr. an d Mrs. John E. W ells and stan tly killed th is m orning when once were. Then we are paying big prices for everything. dau g h ter, Leona, of P o rtlan d , m otor her autom obile overturned, throw ing A big price is necessary in many closes, while in others it ed down Sunday m orning. Mr. her violently to the road, splitting W ells has charge of a m a rk in g crew open h er head, fractu rin g her jaw is a steal on the part of certain profiteers who have taken at the sh ipyarls. It is a very re and break ing her thigh. She is a advantage of the time to fill their purses to the top. But AMERICA’S SWEETHEART sponsible position. His d u ty is to d au g h ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Tail- w e’ll get that that bunch sooner or later. m ark places on the ships for the m an. She w as graduated from the We are not so hopeful as to think that all of you will boring m achines to m ake holes for Corvallis high school hi 1915 and screws. His com pany beat the w as a successful teacher. She w as come back. Battles cannot be fought and won without w orld’s record for speed in con alone in a light car w hich was stru ctin g ships. The g ath erin g was speeding down an incline. The car loss, Life is so uncertain anyhow. We die and pass on w as composed of very interesting, swerved into a ditch a t the side of without any particular notice, but should any of you fall, capable, prosperous, p leasant and the road, turned a com plete som er happy people, tho some m odestly sault and alighted on its wheels it will be remembered as long as the American nation sur again, barling the young wom an to vives, and isn ’t that a better way to go over to the other sh ran k from an interview . O thers from a distance w ere Mr. her death. side than to fuss around for a few years and then pass into and Mrs. W. I.. W ells of Hulsey. eternity and be memorized only by a few relatives and Amid th e tow ering fir trees of the NARROW ESCAPE WHEN city park, the m orning hours were AUTO WHEEL BREAKS friends. But, we honestly believe that most of you will t i spent in discussing events p ertain ing to the family tree. Sw ings and Mr. and Mrs. W. N. A lexander and come back and speed that day. o ther pastim es were provided for son, Dell, had a narrow escape S un So here’s to you, boys. Every man, woman and child IN the younger m erry m akers. At day night on retu rn in g from Albany noon forty seven relativ es and w hen a wheel on the autom obile over here is behind you to the limit. W e’ll do our bit to friends particip ated in tlie bounte broke, about ten m iles south of In see you thru. So on this glorious Fourth of July we greet ous repast. The m eatless, w heat less dependence, am i the m achine tipped you—fighters for democracy and humanity, that the best comm otion about food w as dispen over. Mr. A lexander w as throw n sed w ith an d an old tim e ante-bel out w ithout injury, but Dell, who nation on the face of the earth will forever remain free. lum d in n er spread. Over the d inner w as driving, w as not so fortunate. You fellows are going to put it over and as a result of table m any hum orous stories were He w ent over the wind shield with told and m any toasts d ru n k to the some speed and three ribs w ere torn your sacrifices, an everlasting peace will be established absent ones. D uring the afternoon, loose. Mrs. A lexander, as if by a jetween all nations. ices w ere served a t in terv als to the m iracle, was not throw n out. Miss Pickford is the greatest of the movie EVERYBODY OVER HERE. gathering. stars and is so recognized the world over and is Tell The Post. (Continued on Page 3.) certainly at her best in “ The Little American,” WOMAN’S DEFENSE COUNCIL CHANGE AT POSTOFFICE; a patriotic production for red-blooded Ameri NEW CLERK ON DUTY CHAIRMEN ARE APPOINTED Mary Pickford “The Little American” lili iiiiBiiaiaiiaiiaiiikiiiBH'BiiiniiBiiaiiaii'BiiiBiiaiiviwifliiiniiwiiBJBnanAinBiM i I I i p i t i 1 i 1 i 1 I g I « i f I i I I I s I i I g I \ change of em ployees took place at the postoffice M onday. C lerks J. W. R ichardson and Miss Gladys Ir vine retiring and Mrs. Homer Wood beginning work. Mr. Richardson has secured em ploym ent elsew here and Miss Irvine has been promoted inder the civil service to a position n the A storia postoffice. Mrs. Wood has become fam iliar with the work in the postoffice and ■ will prove a valuable and popular ■ assistant. In fact, we are quite ■ sure th a t she will become so efficient ■ th at the (»ostinnster ra n leave her | in charge and spent some of his tim e a on the outside h u n tin g good places to fish, etc. | Canning Season is approaching and the far-sighted housewife will this year above all others buy her require- ments early, i We advise that you do not delay in buying all of the jars that you need as a traveling sales- man told us that only about ten per cent of the glass factories in the United States are run- ning. We have quite a generous supply on hand and are selling Mason’s for— Pints ................................. 85c dozen Q u a r ts.............................. $10 dozen y2 G allons....................... $1.25 dozen Zinc C a p s.......................... 30c dozen Yours Truly, JOHNSON & COLLINS The Inde|>endence C hairm an of the W om an's Council of N ational Defense has ap|>ointed the following chairm an a t o ther school districts: Oak Point—Miss Irene W illiam s P ark er—Mrs. Jesse W alker H ighland—Mrs. Will M orrison These ladies are deeply interested in the work and w ith com m unity co-operation will m ak e excellent leaders. j f ■ ■ ■ " RAY GROUND NO. ONE IN POLK COUNTY DRAW ----- Ray Ground drew num ber one in the d raft lottery last T hursday, his m serial num ber being the first of Polk " " „ ■ * | BlMHHIIiailMlMVIMnflBIWlMtlMlINMIMinailVRWRSIWIMiliVliaiHaHailHlIWRaiR county's 21-year-olds to be pulled from the I hjx in W ashington. As he is greatly needed on the farm just now, it is presum ed th at he will not he placed in class one. O thers near the top are Louis K. Brown of Air- lie and Floyd W. W illiam s, Ray m ond W ay and F.dwnrd W. Oliver of M onmouth. No fireworks. See M ary Pickford. RED CROSS AUXILIARY ORGANIZED AT HIGHLAND An en th u siastic au x iliary of the Red Cross has been org an ized at H ighland w ith Mrs. C. L. , Bennett, ch airm an , Mrs. W. I. Mor rison, vice ch airm an , and Miss Dean secretary. The ladies belonging to .th is unit are already sew ing at tim es j that they possibly can and will he j sure to m ake a good showing, ' ■ ■■ j ---------------------------------------------------------- , WHITE FLOUR BACK + j Commencing, Friday, July 5, the sale of w hite flour w ill be resum ed in Oregon on a fifty- fifty basis. One pound of sub stitute to every pound of w hite flour. cans. .It is very appropriate as a Fourth at traction and after seeing it, one and all will be more prouder that they are living in the great est nation on the face of the earth and enjoying the benefits of the freedom and liberty for which Old Glory, our beloved Stars and Stripes, stands for. ISIS THEATRE Thursday, July 4