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» ■ III i 1 ■ i i i fe I i fe » iM im iiaiiM iiaiiiai! w i v i K iK tM ii M im ia i tm ia i w i M ii M H i STOP! COUNTY POST Twice A Week Phone M. 621 ARE YOU GOING? WHERE? ON THAT OUTING! Then Buy One of Those Splendid Lively Work of Major Fawcett and Captain Thrall at Camp Blank. Mrs. Mabel Williams left Friday morning for ber home in Centralia, Wash., after a fortnight's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S Cooper. Hungry and Ill-Clad Soldier« W ell Fed —x— and Made Spick-and-8pan for Aubrey Bascue returned .to the th e Voyage to Battle naval station at San Francisco Wed Front In Franca. nesday night, after having spent a delightful furlough of two weeks in Independence. W ashington.—MaJ. G eorg« W. F aw c e tt 1« th e cam p q u a rte rm a s te r a t an —x— Subject to several requests, The A m erican em b ark atio n cam p. It 1« hi« Post will hereafter carry the name first business to see th a t tro o p s going overseas find com fortable, h e a lth fu l of the Bluebird picture for the fol tem porary q u a rte rs, and hav e plenty of lowing Saturday night in the food. T h e cajmg 1« m ore th a n a rest theater ad on the first page. reso rt fo r traV elers. W hen It w as —X— — established less th a n a y e a r a f o Ip- W. E. Craven, M. C. Williams and comfng troops w ere w a rn e d th a t they Pearl Hedges left last night for a m ust not rely on g e ttin g any o f th eir three day's escapade on the McKen overseas outfit h ere. T h is Is so com zie river. They will return Monday pletely changed u n d e r M ajor F a w c e tt's a d m in istratio n th a t th e re Is no th in g witii three autos full of fish. an o rg an isatio n ca n possibly need — x— w hich th is cam p w ill not supply n early Among those attending camp a s fa s t a s th e m en can be m arched meeting at Turner Sunday were Mrs. up to bis w areh o u ses to ta k e th e su p Inettie Rich, Miss Sarepta Richard plies aw ay. son, Mrs. Lucy Smith, Mrs. George M ajor F a w c e tt h a s a ten-foot sq u are office In an u n p aln ted shack. H e sits Wood and Miss Carrie Quasdorf. a t a little desk w ith tw o clerks, one be —x— Mrs. S. E. Owen is mistress of hind him an d th e o th e r a t h is side. A of all ceremonies at the public telephone re c eiv er Is stra p p e d o v e r h is head all th e tim e. T h e officers re q u ir library this week. Mrs. Skinner is ing supplies fo r th e p re s e n t an d fu kept at home on account of the ill tu re w ho com e Into tills cam p m ake ness of her landlady, Mrs. Welling m istakes, big and little , b u t n o t one ton. of them h a s ev er got an y th in g w orse i th an an am used o r an asto n ish ed grin —x— M. Merwin was in Independence from th e cam p q u a rte rm a ste r. “I t Is the past week helping his wife, who easie r and q u ic k e r to give a m an w h at came ten days ago, to pack their you know he w an ts,” th e m a jo r says, “th a n to w aste y o u r tim e, hts, an d th e household goods for shipment to governm ent’s, by q u a rre lin g w ith him Portland where they have decided because h e h a s n o t p u t h is n eeds in to reside permanently. p ro p er shape.” —x— M akes It Easy fo r T hem . Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Reeves have Arm y re g u latio n s re q u ire p a rtic u la r been enjoying a visit from their p rin ted fo rm u ’a s fo r req u isitio n s, p re daughter, Dora E. Croft, and two pared w ith scru p u lo u s a tte n tio n to children, Cleo and Billie, and Mrs. sm all details. M ajor F a w c e tt h a s May Croft, and three sons, Eddie, ta u g h t h is m en to accep t any scribbled Donald and Howard ,of McMinn m em orandum on th e back of an envel ope o r a b it of w rap p in g paper, tell th e ville. applicant fo r supplies to come back SPRUCED UP FDR OVERSEAS A t Williams ’ Drug Co, Before You Start THESE TWO MEN REFIT THE ARMY N ew « Item « of p u b lic in tereet are g la d ly receiv ed an d m u oh a p p reci ated . B rin g th em , «end th em , p h o n e th em or m a il th em . W e th a n k you. ANSCO CAMERAS I J POLK i Anscos are of amateur simplicity with professional quality and efficiency, capable of the most diversified work fi NO BETTER * NO CHEAPER " PRICES FROM $2.75 to $16 a * un George Kurre broke a rib in Dallas one day last week when a load of Marcelliun Hubbard is here from iiay turned over on him. —x— Portland. The Willamette river today was —x— Margarete Clark at the ISIS Sun the lowest today since Nov. 17, 1917, the official record shows. day night. —x— —x— B. R. Wolfe has commenced bis Fay Dunsmore is clerking for O. duties as a bookkeeper in the Inde A. Kreamer. pendence National Bank. —x— —x — Twiee a week Polk County Post, Elbert Chase of Pedee fractured Phone Main 621. iiis shoulder one day this week when —x— G. A. Wells and family motored he fell from a load of bay. I —x— to Portland Saturday. Mrs. Gordon of Pasadena, Cal., ar —x— Miss Thelma Williams lias return rived last week to spend the summer with her son, E. M. Lichty. ed from a visit at Airlie. —x— — x— Mrs. Ethel McGee and three Boss Nelson returned from Cali children have been visiting her fath fornia the first of the week. er, J. McLeod, for a few days. —x — —x— ' Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Virgen were Work has been commenced on a Portland visitors last week. cement bridge on the Mulkey cut-off , —x— Mrs. R. F. Coffey of Portland is on the Moninouth-Dallas road. —x— visiting Independence friends. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowe were —x— — x— In h a lf a n h o u r, and. then, w hen he re The Post is always pleased to pub here from Corvallis for a short time Mr. and Mrs. McHenry Smith and tu rn s, h and to him a p erfectly arra n g e d Monday. They are always welcome. lish letters from the soldier boys. son, Herbert, left Monday for Fifer, form o f requisition, sta tin g all his —x— Idaho, where they will make their. needs w ith m llitp rv ex a c tn e ss and * —x— A marriage license was issued in home. Mr S m it h h a s been in (toor i tu r m ia iv m u e u i r n u u i nun n H F. Wilson of Corvallis is here auditing the city treasurer's books. Vancouver today to Adolph Daluens health for some time and a change house w here h is supply is alre a d y of Sandy and Miss Hattie Burbank of climate was sought on that ac- w aiting. —*— T h e In terio r traffic o f th e cam p h a s prudence National Bank Building. of Airlie. count. # Increased u n til 100 big m o to rtru ck s —x— —x— Dr. B. F,. Duganne, Dentist, Inde- a r e te a rin g th ro u g h th e s tre e ts from A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. A Folk county contingent of young daw n u n til d ark , and h a lf o f them —x— Dono Pomeroy Monday afternoon. II. Hirsrhherg and Dr. H. C. Duns men left for Fort McDowell, Cal., w ork fa r Into th e night. T h e m ore th e more were seen in Portland Sunday. The youngster, has been named last Friday. Among the new sold cam p speeds up ttye m ore tro o p s M ajor Kenneth. iers were JoScph Oberson, Armine F a w re tt Invites th e w ar d e p a rtm e n t to —x— —x— P. 11. Drexler has been clerking Cooper and Jesse Ford of independ send through th e cam p. T h e ideal of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Simpson spent ence and Ellis Wilson, Fred Towns seein g to It th a t no m an cro sses th e at Conkey & Walker's store this several days in the vicinity of the and Edwin Fleischman of Stiver. s e a s fo r service w ith clo th in g and week. eq u ip m en t w hich Is n o t new, o r as good Fourth in Portland visiting their — x— —x— a s new, h a s Ju st about been reached. Mrs. K. <’.. Kldridge, Jr., and baby son, Otto. Henry McElmurry was unfortu T ro o p s a re d etra in e d from th e in te rio r -x — of Portland are at the Kldridge, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Brown of Aber nate 'enough to get some fingers In dusty, faded clothing, p atch ed and home. pulled o u t of shape, an d go o n to th e ir deen, Wash., were at the home of caught in the cogs of a binders and sh ip s In an Incredibly sh o rt tim e d re s s —x— one of them was badly smashed. II Henry Oberson has resigned his Mr. Brown's sister, Mrs. Fred Young, will keep him out of the field for ed up like a show w indow display. H is lie u te n a n ts In ch arg e o f money place as a clerk in Conkey & Walk a few days ago. several days, and this is about as —x— d isb u rsem en ts, su b sisten ce, c o n stru c er’s store. busy a time for tlie farmer as there tion, tra n sp o rta tio n , a n d reclam atio n "The Amazon" is a splendid pict —x— is. ■ re a t h is door w ith brand-new com 1 1 is reported that George Alsaari, ure and Margarete Clark is at her p licatio n s every few m in u tes. Bewfl- —x— the tailor, will not return to Inde best as its leading lady. ISIS, Sun d e red supply officers, w ho hav e come At this season of the year when day night, July It. pendence. nature is at her best and outings ! ***** camp w ith o u t th e slig h te st Idea —x— —x— o f w h at Is expected of th em (a n d who and vacations are right in style, it w Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Conkey moved this ould hav e resigned b efo re com ing had is doing a favor to suggest that Ans- week into the Merwin residence on nutoed out from Portland the th e y know n) a p p e a r a t h is d o o r look Fourth and celebrated the day with co cameras be taken along. The in g s c a r e d : th ey liste n fo r a few m in Sixth street. Williams Drug Co. has them rang u te s to th e g en eral ru n o f h is te le Pa and Ma Hubbard. —x— ing in price from $2.75 to $16 and phone co n v ersatio n , fo rg et th e ir «care, —x— The Civic Club will bold no more Mesdames W. B. Barnett and F. O. the added pleasure to the rest trip a n sw e r h is q u estio n s w ith a p ro m p t meeting until the second Tuesday Parker have been at the LaFoIlette will count many times Ihe cost of ness an d a d efiniteness w hich seem to in September. su rp ris e th e m en them selves, an d go orchards in Salem county for seve the camera. —x— o u t w ith th e ir h ead s up, sm iling confi ral days picking fruit. —x— The popular screen star, Margin- d en tly , and accom plish ch an g es and —x— etc Clark, comes to the ISIS, Sunday After a vacation of several months reflttln g s an d su b stitu tio n s such as Mrs. Nellie Millhouser and daugh the Baptist church bell once more they had n ev er d ream ed of. night, July It. ter, Dixie, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard rings. An effort is being made, with Work W ell Divided. -x — Mrs. It. F. Swope and Bessie are Todd visiteil their parents, Mr. and much success, to resume services T h e w ork u n d e r M ajor F a w c e tt sub attending Chautauqua in Oregon Mrs. J. D. Reeves, Sunday. which were temporarily abandoned divided Itself n a tu ra lly so th a t no dis —x— City this week. several weeks ago because n suit p ro p o rtio n a te b u rd en (alia on an y one A delegation of Independence able pastor could not he obtained. d e p a rtm e n t, w ith o n e exception. Foi —X— 1.. C. Bell of Baker City was the Home Guards went to Salem Wed A large number of the members acco u n tin g p u rp o ses It Is absolutely th a t one m an should have guest of his sister, Mrs. J. W. Rich nesday night where they drilled , have moved away, but those re- n c h ecessary arg e o f w hat. In q u a rte rm a s te r Ian with the company in that city. ardson last week. Imaining will double their efforts guage. Is called “p ro p e rty ." H e m a r —x— —x— to continue tlie Lord's work. sign every Invoice an d assu m e respon Mr. and Mrs. J. Bogle? and Mr. J. S. Cooper has been fishing on slh lllty fo r It financially. T h is Jol and Mrs. K. A. Dnnckle motored to the Luckiainute this week. E. N. R ails Ones Used for Carrying Freight u n d e r M ajor F a w c e tt Is th a t of C ap t C. E. T h rall, Q. M. R. C. C aptain the Siletr. Sunday. Johnson says that Jim tells the ffsh in Mine D istrict are Sold T h ra ll h a s counted It a big night w hen stories ami he catches the fish. — x— for Junk. he h as had m ore th a n fo u r h o u rs’ sleep Orin Dadman, 1T. S. army, was in —x— R edding, C al.—T h e ra ilro a d from since th e w a r sta rte d . Independence Tuesday visiting rel Mrs. Mabel Quick, who lias been O uargo on th e S o u th ern Pacific to the C ap tain T h ra ll h a s n e v er been atives and friends. visiting her parents, Mr. and Mi's. Q u a rts H ill m ine on th e e a st side of c au g h t ra ttle d . H e sw ears now and ______ —* — J. B. Collins, left last Wednesday th e river, n e a r th e Old Higgins, four th en , h n t lau g h s a t h im self w hen he Miss l.yda Coynes of Forest for tier home in San Francisco. a n d o n e-h alf m iles long, h as been sold : awe« rs and he n ev er lets anybody else Grove was the guest of Miss Bessie a s old Junk by th e M am m oth C opper i ra ttle d . C ap tain T h ra ll Is a m uch —x— Swope the Fourth. C om pany o f K e n n e tt w hich built It tn ; m ore tire d looking m an th a n he w as a Mrs. Frank Fisher and daughter 1907 a t a c o st of 9200.000. T he mine ' y e a r ago— b u t lik e h is c h ie f h e h as —x— of Portland are visiting at the home w as sh u t dow n in 1913, fo r then th e 1 found th a t th e b est way to keep men Miss Gladys Irvine went to Astoria of Mrs. Fisher's parents, Mr. and M am m oth C opper com pany w as able to I m oving Is to m eet fltnorance and stu last Saturday to commence work in Mrs. E. F. Black, in Buena Vista. get th e flnxlng o re a t a h o tter profit p id ity alik e w ith a frien d ly grin and the poslotlice there. elsew here, T h e bridge ac ro ss th e river, stra ig h te n them o u t a s th ey go along. —x— M ajor F n w eett le ft th e re g u la r arm y m ade of steelT ls 700 fe e t long. —x— Miss Marjorie Cummings lias re t7 y ears ago and w as fo r m any y ears Miss Klelyn Toby and aunt. Miss turned to her home in Tacoma, I T h e w reck in g com pany bought the p u rch asin g ag en t fo r th e P h ilippine ra ilro a d steel, ties, hunkers, tre stle s Lena Toby, have gone to San Fran j Wash., after spending a month with j and bridge. A cetylene g as will be used co n stab u lary . C ap tain T h ra ll cam e cisco to study music. from th e ra n k s o f th e re g u la r arm y. to c u t dow n th e steel bridge. M iss F lo re n c e T h u r s to n a t S tiv e r. —x— T h e ra ilro a d w as In activ e service — x— Beggar Had $500. fo r seven y ears. T he M am m oth com Mrs. Susan Jones and daughter, All phone orders should he in be M em phis, T enn.—Jo h n Jo h n sto n , a Grace, of Corvallis, were Independ fore 8:30 to leave on the nine o'clock p an y took 70,000 to n s of o re from th e Q u a rts H ill m ine In a single y e a r and p ro fessio n al beggar, cursed a w hite ence visitors Tuesday. delivery. w om an w hen she refu sed to buy a pen- gutde use o f 800,1X10 tons of ore In all. —x — H e w as arre ste d . At Do your buying early on Satur T h e Q u a rts H ill mine, a g re a t body cU from him. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Clark and sous day and you will have a larger and of low g ra d e q u a rts, is ow ned hy a th e city Jail w hen he w as search ed went to Portland last Wednesday better assortment of meats to select com pany com posed of Polish p rie sts tn JTiOO In cu rren cy w as found in his Chicago. T h e Pope w as said to be a c l o t h e « . _______ . • , to spend the week end with re I a from. Phone early. la rg e stockholder. Dickson's Market. tlves. CITY AND COUNTRY Gloves For A ll — Tor #all m em bers of the fam ily a s w ell as for all occasions— for dress affairs o r for street w ear. * O u r stock comprises the finest silk and kid glo ves— the more moderate priced varie ties— cotton gloves and all kinds o f w a s h able gloves in the latest colors. A n y kind you w ish and at reasonable prices. Courtesy le Our W atchword and Q uality Our Standard Conkey & Walker THE POST Is fully equipped to do your printing at the very lowest prices consistent with good work. We have the very latest type faces and other materials. Call and look our moles over. We are sure you will be delighted with them. 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