W heat h a rv e s t la in full blast in
M orrow county an d fa rm e rs rep o rt
very sa tisfa c to ry yields and excellent
q u ality . No se rio u s co m p lain ts a re
h eard about sc a rc ity of labor, although
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A WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF PIANOS
Principal Events of the Week T ro u t ra isin g to Increase th e food
supply of O regon is being urged by
Briefly Sketched for Infor­ S ta te B iologist W illiam L. F inley, who
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AND PIANO PLAYERS HAVE JUST BEEN
saya th a t th e p ro p ag atio n of th is gam e
mation of Our Readers.
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INSTALLED FOR YOUR APPROVAL AT
fish is easier th a n ra isin g chickens,
and If p u t on a com m ercial basis, m ore
T em p o ra ry o rg an izatio n of a Salem p rofitable.
b ran ch of th e In su ra n c e F e d e ra tio n ot
R. S. Shelley, su p e rv iso r of th e Sius-
Oregon h as been effected.
law n a tio n al forest, h as announced the
Lane county g ro w ers a re co n tra c tin g em ploym ent of th é first w om an look­
w
ALL PERFECT TONE INSTRUMENTS
to sell th e ir flo p s on board e a rs at out in th a t forest. Miss Je n n ie W alk
local sta tio n s for 20 cen ts p er pound.
er, a seijool teach er, has beeD assigned
We Can Satisfy Your Taste in Choice of a
A d etail of O regon m ilita ry police to a post on D ean’s m o u n tain , so u th of
Cabinet and Price. Visit Our Store and Re­
will be sta tio n e d in L a Q ran d e to help th e U m pqua.
p ro tect th e ra p id ly rip e n in g g rain
ceive a Demonstration of These Splendid New
A carload of m o h air c o n ta in in g
fields.
m ore th a n 50,000 pounds and valued at
Pianos. Service Awaits You.
C o n stru ctio n of a cem e n t drydock $28,000, w as shipped from A lbany by
costin g $160,000 w ill be com m enced in M. S en d er A Co. I t included th e L eb­
WE ALSO CARRY A COMPLETE LINE
P o rtla n d J a n u a ry 1, next, by Joseph anon and Scio pool a n d w as one of th e
OF SHEET MUSIC, BOTH POPULAR
Supple.
la rg est sh ip m en ts of m o h air ev er m ade
A loss of I60.00S Is estim a te d as the from th a t city.
AND CLASSIC. LATEST WAR SONGS
re su lt of a fire w hich d estro y ed a
A ccording to s ta tis tic s com piled, 24,
YOU ARE WELCOME TO TRY THEM
w arehouse a t W aconda, n in e m iles 703,326 feet of lu m b er and logs w ere
n o rth of Salem .
shipped from th e low er C olum bia riv ­
PURE DRUGS
PERFECT SERVICE
F o r th e m o n th of J u ly th e re passed e r d is tric t d u rin g th e moDth of Ju ly .
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ro u g h th e P endleton office of th e In th e sam e period th e u p-river m ills
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federal em p lo y m ent se rv ice a p p ro x i­ shipped 6,226,650 feet, m a k in g a g ra n d
to ta l of 30,929,976 feet.
m ately 600 hands.
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CITY AND COUNTRY
POLK COUNTY POST
in d u s tria l a c tiv ity , good b u sin ess con­ fected by an o rd e r soon to be m ade
d itio n s an d an u n u su al p erio d of p ro s­ fix in g a p rice on th e ir produt^. U nder
Twice A Week
Plenty of blackberries.
p e rity in P o rtlan d .
n o rm al co n d itio n s m o h a ir sells a t a
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O regon ag ain took th e lead in ship little leas th a n wool, b u t sin ce th e
Additional short new s item s on
la u n ch in g s for Ju ly , 26 vessels h aving p rice of wool w as fixed th e p rice of
Page II.
News Items of public Interest are left th e w ays h av in g a com bined dead ­ m o h air has been boom ing.
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gladly received and much appreci w eight cap acity of 110,900 tons.
A n u m b er of d airy m en of C lackam as
Mary Pickford a t the ISIS Smi-
E d w ard H a rris, of th e d e p a rtm e n t county m et a t O regon C ity for th e p u r­
ated.
Bring
them,
send
them,
phone
d ay night.
them or mail them. We thank yon. of a g ric u ltu re , of New S o u th W ales, pose of co n std arin g a m ethod fo r co­
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is in P endleton for th e p urpose of o p erativ e b u y in g of feed. T he e x trem e
Cleve Robinson w as here from
sh o rtag e of hay an d m il) feed has m ade
stu d y in g m ethods of b u lk in g w heat.
Lebanon Sunday.
11. B. Fletcher w as here the first
In th e la st fiye y ears th e am o u n t of it adv isab le to form a n asso ciatio n to
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of the week from Cascade Locks. He revenue collected by th e in te rn a l rev ­ look a fte r th e d a iry m e n ’s in terest.
Piano and F u rn itu re for sale. is superintending construction work
enue office In P o rtla n d has increased
T he fifth a n n u a l reu n io n of th e d e­
Phone Main 6422.
on the Colum bia Highway.
from $1,000,000 to m ore th a n $12,000,- scen d a n ts of Eben B lachly an d Alex­
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000.
a n d e r Seavey w as held on th e old
Riley Cooper was here 7rom Che-
Don't forget to h ear Miss Edna
T he d isa p p e a ra n ce of Lew B a rr, a Seavey d o n atio n claim on th e M cK en­
halis, W ash., this week.
Mills at the Isis th e a te r S aturday m e rc h a n t a t th e Modoc L u m b er com ­ zie riv e r six m iles from Eugene. A bout
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afternoon. You will learn some­ p a n y ’s m ill on upper K lam ath lake, Is 50 p erso n s, m any of th em descendants
The Ukulele Club visited the p at­ thing practical and im portant. No
cau sin g som e e x citem en t in K lam ath of th ese L ane county pioneers, w ere
rons of route two W ednesday.
charges.
F alls.
present.
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A tto rn ey G eneral B row n h as advised
A co nvention of d eleg ates from all
Dr. R. E. D uganne, D entist, Inde­
W ill Q uartier w as here from P ort­ th e locals of th e Loyal L egion of L og­ W. H. B en n ett, s u p e rin te n d e n t of
pendence N ational B ank Building. land W ednesday to get his dau g h ­ g e rs and L u m b erm en w est of th e C as­ banks, th a t u n d e r th e law s of Oregon
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ter who has been staying w ith cade m o u n ta in s w as held In P o rtla n d s ta te ban k s a re not p e rm itte d to bor­
Dr. Horn w as here last week end G randpa and G randm a Q uurtier for Monday.
row m oney in excess of th e ir paid-in
visiting Mrs. Horn and young Dr. some time.
F r u it c a n n e rie s in th e B row nsville c ap ital and su rp lu s, irresp ectiv e of th e
Horn, Jr.
sectio n a re p rep ared to pay 5 c en ts a co lla te ra l w hich m ay be deposited as
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Mr. and Mrs. Dee T aylor left for pound to r ev erg reen b la c k b e rrie s th is secu rity .
Is fully equipped to do your printing at the very lowest
Mrs. Fred Peak and children of K lam ath Falls W ednesday w here season a n d to ta k e all th e fr u it they i As a re s u lt of an in crease of 30 per
prices consistent with good work. We have the very
Newberg are visiting th e ir cousin, they m ake th eir home. Mr. Taylor can get.
cen t in labor costs since A pril 1 of
Mrs. Ed W under.
has purchased a farm in Lake conn
Six w om en look outs a re now em ­ this year and the government’s freight i latest type faces and other materials.
Call and look our
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tv and will take up ag ricu ltu re in ployed in th e C ascade n a tio n a l forest ra te elevation of 25 p er cent, F uel Ad-
?a mules over. We are sure you will be delighted with
Mrs. E. E. Paddock returned S un­ the Spring.
and they have been m ak in g good, ac- | m in is tra to r H olm es has allow ed wood
day from a fortnight's visit w ith her
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co rd in g to S u p e rv iso r C. R. S eitz of d eale rs of P o rtla n d a s tra ig h t increase them. If you are in need of—
Bister in Sherwood.
Mrs. J. T. Ford of Dallas w as a th a t f o r e s t
of 50 c en ts a cord on slabwood, and an
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week end guest of Mrs. H attie llen-
LETTER HEADS,
S eventy-seven p e r cen t of th e 1918 in crease of $1 a cord for cordwood.
Cecil Swope is here from P ortland kle. Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Henkle class of selectiv es in U m atilla county
If a person borrow s m oney from the
ENVELOPES
Hpcnding the week with his parents, were next door neighbors when they a re fitte d for full m ilita ry service, ac­ s ta te r u r a l cre d its fund, giving a m o rt­
Mr and Mrs. B. F. Swope.
were both brides and thoroly enjoy­ c o rd in g to a s ta te m e n t by th e county gage on h is farm p ro p erty , th a t does
STATEMENTS
ed the reminiscences.
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not p revent such borrow er from leas­
d ra ft board.
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B U SIN E SS CARDS
Miss Katheryn Arlnithnot w ent to
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In s u ra n c e c le rk s a re not included In in g or sellin g th e place w hich is m o rt­
Seattle last Sunday to spend her
Dr. and Mrs. O. 1). B utler, Mr. and th e w ork-or-figbt o rd er, according 'to gaged to th e sta te , according to an
CALLING CARDS
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vacation w ith friends in that city.
Mrs. J. B. V. B utler and Jay Jr. left an advice received by In su ran ce Com­ opinion given by th e a tto rn e y general
MORTGAGE BLANKS
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W ednesday m orning on an autom o­ m issio n e r H a rv e y W ells from Provost to the clerk of th e s ta te land board.
Dole Pomeroy cam e in from Mabel bile trip. They will visit Cam p Lew­ M arsh al C row der.
R eceipts of th e m otor vehicle regis­
NOTE BLANKS
Monday. He returned Tuesday ac­ is, R anier P ark and o th er places of
A to ta l of $376,401.42 w ill be divided tr a tio n d e p a rtm e n t of S ecretary of
com panied by Mrs. Pomeroy and the interest before returning.
RECEIPTS
am o n g th e c o u n ties for th e school chil­ S ta te O lcott’s office from J a n u a ry 1 to
children.
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d re n of th e sta te , according to figures J u ly 31 of th is y e a r to tal $439,480.50,
SH IPPIN G TAGS
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Mr. and Mrs. G. F. W hirline are p rep ared by S u p e rin te n d e n t C hurchill. w hich is considered m ore th a n tw ice
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Acocks will recent arriv als from O klahom a and T h e p er c a p ita w ill be $1.83.
as m uch as w as received d u rin g th e
CIRCULARS
m otor to Newport tomorrow. They will m ake th e ir home in Independ­
T he p ublic service com m ission has e n tire y e a r of 1917. T he to ta l receipts
PAMPHLETS
will stay long enough to enjoy all ence and are living in the house issued an o rd e r d en y in g th e applica­ of th e d e p artm en t for last y ear was
th e beach sports.
form erly occupied by the C. W. Ir­ tio n of th e A m erican R ailw ay E xpress $196,787.50,
POSTERS
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O ut of a to ta l of 595 accid en ts re ­
vines. They are splendid people and com pany for a b la n k e t increase of 10
F rank Sm ith returned the first of vve are glad to welcome them into p e r cen t in its in tra -s ta te rates.
po rted to th e s ta te in d u s tria l accident Or any other printing give us a trial and you will not
the week from Josephine county our m idst.
M cM innville college h as ju s t received com m ission for th e week e n d in g Au­
regret it. We can rave you money.
w here tie lias been looking after
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a d ra f t for $50,000 in paym ent of th e gu st 1, th ree w ere fatal. T he persons
fcis interests in a m ining claim.
Mrs. W right Sm ith cam e in from pledge of th e ed u catio n al board of the in ju re d fatally w ere: A rth u r B ennett,
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W alla W alla, W ash., th is week to N o rth e rn B a p tist convention m ade in C orvallis, c o n stru c tio n ; D ariu s B right,
Mrs. Dean W alker came down renew old acquaintances. Mr. Sm ith th e endow m ent cam paign of tw o years Salem , tra v e lin g on h ighw ay and
s tru c k by s tre e t e a r; E rw in M cNully,
from Eugene Monday fo ra brief visit was in the general m erchandise ago.
w ith Mr. and Mrs. S. B. W alker. business here about th irty five years
T h e ra in fa ll in th e fo rest region A storia, tre sp asser.
She was joined here by her m other, | ago and w hile th ere are many I a ro u n d W ald p o rt has been so g reat
T h a t th e averag e yield p er acre of
Mrs. I. O. Peterson of Astoria, and changes, Mrs. Sm ith finds a num ber th a t it w ill re q u ire 30 davs for the fall w heat in th e W illam ette valley
w ent to tlie* Newport beaches Tues­ of old friends here. She w as neeom b ru sh to d ry , acco rd in g to S upervisor w ill be about 15 bu sh els is th e estim ate
day for a vaeation.
panied by her tw o grand daughters. R. S Shelley, of th e Siuslaw n ational of an A lbany g ra in dealer. T h is is said
to be ab o u t 25 p er cen t u n d e r th e n o r­
fo rest.
O wing to too much autom obile m al yield but th is y e a r’s ag g regate
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2- sp eed in g and d a n g e r of accidents, and fall w heat crop w ill be much above
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S th e d am ag e to th e g ravel road, a m otor­ th e a v erag e because of th e larg e in­
cycle officer Is to be appointed to poltce crease in th e acreage.
T he field se ttin g o f broccoli In Ore­
th e road betw een N ew berg and Mc­
HE Japanese do many
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gon is n early fin ish ed and the p lan ts
M innville.
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well, but in a
U nless th e re Is m ore ra in in Oregon a re m ak in g a good s t a r t in sp ite of
way that is distinctively
betw een now an d A ugust 15, th e open­ d ry w eather. P ra c tic a lly all of the
in g d a te for th e h u n tin g season, S tate cro p Is grow n w ith o u t irrig a tio n , and
their own, and this is
g F o re s te r E llio tt will be in favor of th e p roduction is dependent on the
WHEN you sit down to a meal you like to know
true
of
baking
as
of
other
things. But the Japa­
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k eep in g th e season closed u n til th ere ra in fa ll. P re s e n t in d icatio n s a re th a t
that your food came from a store where repu­
th
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acreage
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been
reduced
30
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tation counts—a store where best quality goods
T he P acific h ighw ay betw een E u­ c en t in th e R oseburg d istric t.
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T he la rg e st sum paid an in d iv id u al !
and Ju n c tio n City has been or­
are really best quality.
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dered closed for 30 days. T h is order by C latsop county for scalp bounty was
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This store gives you that advantage. We buy
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a _ c o n stru c tio n w ork a t a point about am o u n ted to $1077. an d was for 3 5 9 1
sealio n scalps
Mr. H u n te r has been
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our stock more carefully han our most partic­
that would suit the taste of the people of this
m ak in g a b u sin ess of k illin g sealions
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in
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tra
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I
ular customer.
community
as ours do. They are considered
j req u irin g soft fru it sh ip p ers to furnish on th e coast and In a d d itio n to those
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essential features of appetizing lunches or din­
? bond g u a ra n te e in g p ay m en t of freight sh o t along th e C latsop beaches has
STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS
- c h a rg e s w ill not a ffe c t la rg e r ship­ tu rn e d $1000 w o rth of scalps in to T il
ners in the majority of the homes of this town.
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g p e rs m a te ria lly , It is said, but may lam ook county and $1100 w orth In |
AT LOW PRICES
C u rry county.
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I ; w ork h a rd s h ip on sm a lle r ones.
Quality and cleanliness are the twin mottoes
In an o rd e r received by th e public I
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salm
on
egg
tak
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at
th
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tipper
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of this bakery at all times.
It pays to buy quality goods, particularly when
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g W illam ette. M cK ensie and Santiam serv ice com m ission front Director-Gen
s ta tio n s of th e Oregon fish and game era! McAdoo, in s tru c tio n s a re issued
you can get them at prictes as low as ours. A
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com m ission w ill be g re a te r th is y ear to ra ilro a d s to th e effect th a t th e re Is
fair trial here means a steady customer every
th a n ev er before, according to C arl D. no Ju stificatio n for reduced ra te s for (
time.
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tra n s p o rta tio n of fre ig h t tra ffic on ac-i
S h o em ak er, s ta te gam e w arden.
A disease or poison Is k illin g hun- co u n t of c h a rity and also th a t th e re is
Ü dretj* of sheep In G ran t county, ac- j no special reason why th e governm ent
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HONEST VALUES MAKE US GROW .
co rd in g to w ord received at Baker. sh o u ld b ear a p a rt o f th e expense of]
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G row ers going to P ra irie to ship sheep city, county or s ta te governm ent and
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found m any dead in loading pens. T he co nsequently no special ra te s a re to |
i cau se of th e ir d eath has not yet been be allow ed on b u ild in g or highw ay ma
I d eterm in ed , but In d ications point to te r ia ls fo r th e use of such p o litical di j
visions.
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l Music in the Home
OF GENERAjJNTEREST
I Williams9
D rug Co.
You may know from your own e x p e ­
rience the injurious effects of poorly fitted shoes
—how they ruin the feet and menace the gen­
eral health and efficiency. Then let your boy
or girl profit by the lesson—
A lw ays Buy Shoes
That Fit
Our children's shoes are designed to
give little feet ample room to develop naturally.
And w e know just how to fit them, having
studied the question thoroughly.
We also fit grown folks perfectly and
carry for them the Jlatest styles at . prices that
are sure to satisfy.
Conkey & Walker
THE POST
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