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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1918)
i M i a i i i B i u i i i i a i i « i a i « i i a i i III W I'B IB il B ia ii a i l .B l i B ll 'B I K l U ■HJÜIB1I.BIBIII At a conference w ith the capitalize tlon committee of the w ar industries board. R epresentative Sinnott was In § formed th at the agricultural experts i have reported favorably on the Warm i Springs irrigation project and th a t the outlook is good for favorable action A WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF PIANOS i Principal Events of the Week on the bond issue, though no definite i AND PIANO PLAYERS HAVE JUST BEEN action can be taken now. Briefly Sketched for Infor- i George F. Rodgers, shipbuilder ol mation of Our Readers. INSTALLED FOR YOUR APPROVAL AT Astoria, and form er mayor of Salem I wants to use convicts to build ships ■ The Oregon Interstate fair will be In a letter received by the state board held in P rlnevllle th is year, October 1 of control R odgers. states th a t be te i satisfied th at free labor would not to 5, Inclusive. object to convicts w orking in the The S itk a Spruce company, of Co- .iLL PERFECT TONE INSTRUMENTS i qullle, is establishing a new shingle yards, and he states he is willing tc i give full pay for th eir services. mill in the F Isbtrap district. We Can Satisfy Your Taste in Choice of a B The body of W alter S. Brockman P reparations are being made by the Cabinet and Price. Visit Our Store and Re the largest owner of cattle in «Vallowa labor council of Coos bay for a mam I ceive a Demonstration of These Splendid New moth celebration in North Bend and county, was found near a tra il on the B Snake river, where apparently he bad Marshfield on Labor day. Pianos. Service Awaits You. fallen over the cliffs. Lying near him Sixty-one members of the Oregon I A gricultural college faculty have w ith was his pack mule, also dead, and I WE ALSO CARRY A COMPLETE LINE draw n to enter governm ent service some of his horses were nearby. He rience the injurious effects of poorly fitted shoes M since the declaration of war. was a t work on the trail and is be OF SHEET MUSIC, BOTH POPULAR I AN1) CLASSIC. LATEST W AR SONGS A sawm ill owned by John M. Robins lieved to have met his death acciden —how they ruin the feet and menace the gen I at Swan Lake valley in K lam ath coun tally. eral health and efficiency. Then let your boy YOU ARE WELCOME /TO TRY THEM The In d u strial Accident commission ty was destroyed by fire with a loss or girl profit by the lesson— will have an estim ated deficiency ot of between $10,000 and $12,000. i f i ¿«r- ! ' : • u : i PURE DRUGS I PERFECT SERVICE $110,000 for the present biennium, ac The prune grow ers of Polk county have formed a green prune pool. The cording to a supplem ental report filed ■ ! i : n i n i n i n i « |.|[ |i n i i a ! |l II M l I « I I !BH « I I IW I « I I IW I Ml I « I III m inim um price paid for the green fru it with the state tax commission. Ex will be 2J/i cents a pound delivered at penditures for the first six months against the sta te ’s share of expense the Dallas warehouse. CITY AND COUNTRY POLK COUNTY POST make an expense of $360,000 likely for The Iowa association of Oregon will the biennium , as against an appropriar j * Twice A Week hold its annual picnic a t the state fair Additional short news item s on tlon of $250,000. grounds at Salem A ugust 17 and it is Page 3. Various tim ber ow ners and lumber Phone M. 621 expected th a t form er Iowans from all —x— operators asked Governor Wlthycombe give little feet ample room to develop naturally. Douglas F airb an k s at the ISIS News Items of public interest are over the sta te will be present. The Oeorge P erry sheep ranch on to suspend the h u nting season, which S u n d ay night. gladly received and much appreci- Rock creek was purchased last week opened Thursday, th a t th e danger And w e know just how to fit them, having —x— from disastrous forest fires m ight be studied the question thoroughly. Piano and F u rn itu re for sule. 1 ated. Bring them, send them, phone by John J. Kelly of Heppner, consid minimized. Lumbermen believed that them or mail them. We thank you. eration named being $45,000. The Phone Main 6422. the h u nting season should be deferred ranch em braces 3500 acres of land in —x— until changed clim atic conditions re f o r e s t Finch w as here from Port- H ew itt cottage. E nroute they stop Morrow and Qilliam counties. duce the liability of forest fires. The carry for them the llatest styles at prices that Oregon has been districted Into 23 land last Sunday. ped for a visit w ith th eir daughter, divisions w ith a com m unity labor governor, however, decided to allow are sure to satisfy. —x— Mrs. Pom eroy, n e a r Salem. board given Jurisdiction over each dis the b u n tin g aeasr i to open August 16 A Grover M attison was here froin —x— tric t to prepare for m obilisation and regardless of the protests. M abel last week end.. W illiam Mackey of Bend w as The in itiativ e and referendum pam distribution of labor, chiefly of the un —x— here the first of the week visiting phlet for th e general election contains Mrs. C. McBeth visited relatives his d aughter, Mrs. J. E. Owen. Mr. skilled class, in w ar industries. A new magazine for Sunday school 14 pagaa, th e sm allest issued in the a t Jefferson last week. Mackey w as sheriff of Benton coun w orkers In Oregon, to be known as history of the Oregon system. Six —x— ty for tw enty years. He w ent to Cor the Oregon Sunday School Outlook, m easures are covered, including estab Dr. R. E. Duganne, D entist, Inde vallis for a visit and will retu rn will be published in Portland under the lishm ent of norm al schools in eastern pendence N ational B ank B uilding. here later. auspices of the Oregon Sunday School and southern Oregon, a home for de —x— —x— fective and delinquent children, prohib Association, beginning in September. Miss Pearl Percival w as here from Mrs. E. N. Johnson m otored to iting commercial fishing in the Wil An Immense ru n of Chinook salmon P ortlan d visiting friends th is week. Dallas last Friday with Mrs. H anna In the Columbia river, which began lam ette and seine and set-net fishing —x— and Mrs. S arah Irvine. W hile there several days ago and is still continu in the Rogue river and repealing bills Miss Nellie B ram bcrg w as here she w as taken violently ill w ith an covering advertising delinquent tax from Portland visiting hom e folks attack of acute indigestion and ing, has made It probable th a t this lists and cost of legal publications. season’s pack will exceed th a t of last 4 h is week. could not be brought home until the year. Canneries are all w orking a t In event the legislature listens to a Is fully equipped to do your printing at the very lowest —x— following day. W e are glad to re capacity. recommendation of the In d u strial Ac prices consistent with good work. We have the very Misses Grnce and K atheryn Jones port th a t she is recovering and is Work has begun on the construction cident commission to make workmen’s of Corvallis were guests at the J. N. able to be up. si latest type faces and other materials. Call and look our of a fill to replace much of the trestie i Jo n es home last Sunday. — X— work adjacent to th e big Oregon Elec the state but $286,974.16 to conduct samnles over. We are sure you will be delighted w ith « -x — Miss Ivy Cooper is here spending th a t commission during the next bien Mrs. A. C. Moore and children have a few days w ith her father. J. R. tric railroad bridge over the Santiam nium. On the other hand, If the rec them. If you are in need of— riv er between Dever and Talbot, wh'ere retu rn ed from a fortnights visit w ith Cooper. Her services for foreign the railroad crosses from Linn into ommendation is not abided by, the Mrs. Moore's sister n e a r Salem . LETTER HEADS, duty have been accepted and she is Marlon county. sta te ’s sh are of the accident fund for —x— expecting to go overseas about Jan. In the m ountain d istric t about 20 the two years will be $1,200,000. These EN V ELO PES Mr. an d Mrs. J. A. Bewley and 1. Miss Cooper is a grad u ate from miles south of Camas valley, a double facts are brought out in the special Mrs. E. E. T ripp are vacationing a t the Good S am aritan hospital in BTA TEM E N TS j tragedy accurred when two men were report of the Accident commission ju st th e coast, m otoring over last S u n P ortland and her ability as a nurse caught by a falling tree. They were filed with the State Tax commission. B U SIN ESS CARDS day. H enry L. Corbett, of Portland, sub is highly commended. Melvin M urphy and Robert Benham. —x— m itted his resignation as chairm an and —x— Murphy was killed outright, and Ben CALLING CARDS £ Mr, and Mrs. Hom er Sm ith w ere member of the state council of defense Dr. and Mrs. P engra and children ham seriously injured. h ere ib is week from P ortlan d visit and Mrs. O. A. K ream er motored MORTGAGE BLANKS t Only one fatal accident, out of a to Governor Wlthycombe, to become ing his parents, Mr. an d Mrs. C. B. from P ortland S unday and spent the W illiam F. total of 591 in d u strial casualties, was effective immediately. NOTE BLANKS Sm ith. day w ith the Misses Gretchen and reported to th e sta te accident commis Woodward, of Portland, was named to —:x— RECEIPTS M adeline Kreamer. Mrs. K ream er sion for the week ending August 8. succeed Mr. Corbett. Mr. Corbett said Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Davis an d Mi's. says her husband is doing as nicely T his was the case of John M. Person his selection in connection with the SH IPPING TAGS 1 M ary Davis of Philom ath spent last as could he expected. He was taken who was accidentally kilted in P ort M ilitary T raining Camps’ association Sunday w ith th e ir relatives Mr. and from the hospital to the P engra made it necessary for him to resign. land w hile engaged in the shipyards. CIRCULARS Mrs. Abe Nelson. home S aturday and it is hoped he T hrough Intervention of Senator Mc- H is new position will take him on in —x— • PAMPHLETS will he able to re tu rn home in a Nary a m odification has been secured spection work through the camps of Miss Alpha Kester of Tangent is a week or two. of the order of the railroad adm inis Oregon, California and W ashington, POSTERS guest of Mrs. Verd Hill and little —x— tratio n prohibiting reduced rates on and will consume much of his time. Miss Verda. Mrs. Hill anil Miss More than 100 pounds of surplus Or any other printing give us a trial and you will not Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Davidson, shipm ents of exhibits to the state fair. K ester are college* friends. “D addy” Hedges and Mrs. Lottie All exhibits sent to th e next state fair honey per colony Is th e record of some regret it. We can rave you money. —x— Hedges M cIntosh started to the const may be transported in one direction Oregon A gricultural college bees in Mr. and Mrs. Olen W h iteak cr were Inst S atu rd ay m orning. W hen out free. tests carried on th is summer. The h ere from Black Rock this week, j of town a few m iles they had a Oregon’s fourth liberty loan quota result Is attrib u ted alm ost entirely to Olen will join the colors A ugust 26. I break down and had to retu rn for probably will be double th a t of the w inter care by A. L. Lovett, entomolo Mrs. W hiteaker will teach at Or car repairs. Sundn>6 m orning they th ird loan, according to inform ation gist, who made the tests. Other col ville. started ag ain an d are now com fort conveyed in a le tte r to Governor onies. sim ilar in every way but win —x— ably located at th eir cottage a t Bar- W lthycombe from Jam es K. Lynch, of tered In the usual m anner, made no Dr. and Mrs. L. L. Hew itt an d La- view. Mrs. M cIntosh will retu rn I San Francisco, governor of the federal such record. Plenty of stores, plenty vnlle went to B ar View last S a tu r Sunday, the others will rem ain i reserve bank there. The quota of the of room and plenty of protection make up the formula. The successful col d a y for an an n u al vacation a t the longer. last cam paign was $18,495,000. _ The Oregon H istorical society estim onies were w intered In a double hive, ates Its expenses for th e next two years the upper p art filled with stores, the liieiiiviiniiHiiiaiiniiiaiiii niniiii llll■lll■lll■lll■^l■lll■lll•■llll■lll■ll■ll■lll■lll■ll s a t $24,300 and th e departm ent of public whole protected from cold and mois I ? Instruction at $41,068, in reports filed ture. At least five state instltutiona will 5 w ith th e sta te tax commission. Re- •"THE Japanese do many B | ceipts for th e historical society are need fu rth er funds through the state ■ | estim ated a t $1600 and for the depart* emergency board before the end of the 1 things well, but in a year, and the total necessary will be jg ment of public Instruction at $20,000. way that is distinctively ■ - Shipyards of the state expended $12,* above $100,000, probably In the neigh = 318,216.29 In salaries and wages during borhood of $112,000. T his estim ate Is their own, and this is WHEN you sit down to a meal you like to know the first six m onths of 1918, for 2,266,- based on figures In recent reports from true of baking as of other things. But the Japa 727 w orking days, or an average wage th e in stitutions in the hands of Secre that your food came from a store where repu nese women could not produce B i for all classes of employment of $5.44 ta ry Goodin, of the state board of con tation counts—a store where best quality goods ■ 1 per day. according to figures which trol. The requirem ents to complete are really best quality. g have ju st been completed for State the present biennium will be about as rj Labor Commissioner Hoff's biennial follows: S tate hospital for the insane. $63.000: state train in g school for boys, J report. This store gives you that advantage. We buy W herever practicable women will be $5000; state tuberculosis sanitarium , our stock more carefully han our most partic § used on sta ts highway work In the $7000; in d u strial school for girls, that would suit the taste of the people of this $2000; penitentiary, $35,000. future, according to State Highway ular customer. community as ours do. They are considered 1 E ngineer Nunn. They will be assigned Fees of the state trea su rer’s office, I essential features of appetizing lunches or din Including those on Inheritances and on to positions of Inspecting, checking I STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS rock and sim ilar l'nes of employment. Interest on deposits, are expected to ners in the majority of the homes of this town. B Orders have gone forth to engage aa Increase over $100.000 in the next two AT LOW PRICES | , many women as possible and to re years, bringing th eir aggregate up to Quality and cleanliness are the twin mottoes $305.601). according to a statem ent filed j lease men for other service. 1 o f this bakery at all times . It pays to buy quality goods, particularly when Governor Wlthycombe believes the by S tate T reasurer Kay w ith the tax j I commission. Expenses for the office you can get them at prices as low as ours. A sta te m ilitary police can be cut down 1 to tw o-thirds Its present size on the : for the two years are estim ated at $35.- j fair trial here means a steady customer every g first of the year, and th at by 1920,* j 900. The Public Service commission, time. g regardless of w hether or not the war exclusive of th e state grain inspection g continues. It can be cu t to half its departm ent, estim ates its expenses at $97.100, w ith fees of $2000 from log ■ present size. Accordingly h** declare* boom HONEST VALUES MAKE US GROW companies. The state weather that no leas titan $3R.i>0tl ran be | g lopped off the $656.000 which Major board asks $30,080, m inus fees of $12,- I Detch has oetirunted will be necessary 200. and the bureau of mines and geol ■ for the organization during the next ogy $50,000. The Florence C rlttendon 1 g biennium. This would leave $274.009 Home expects $7500 from the state as . p art of receipts totaling $10.500. I iiw w n tB iia iM ^ ia iia iN a iiB iiia M t iiB iia iiiM ia iM iiia iiia m iii ■tanar for the use of the police. i « I i Music in the Home f OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAMNTEREST Williams9 Drug Co. You may know from your own expe I A lw ays Buy Shoes That Fit Our children's shoes are designed to W e also fit grown folks perfectly and Li Conkey & Walker THE POST „ Best Groceries Pies and Cakes C. A. Lochridge JOHNSON & COLLINS Butter Wraps % TH E POST