All the shipbuilding firms save one,
all of the paper and woolen mills and
96 per cent of the firms engaged In
A Semi-Weekly Newspaper.
the lumber Industry will be under the
provisions of the workmen's compensa
Published Twice a Week at Independence, Polk County, Oregon, on
tion act after September 1, according
Tuesday and Friday
to
a statement Issued by the Industrial
Principal Events of the Week Accident
commission.
The number of industrial accldsnts
Entered as second-class m atter March 26, 1918, at the postoffice at In Briefly Sketched for Infor*
reported to the state accident commis
dependence, Oregon, under the Act of March 3,1879.
motion of Our Readers.
sion during the past week exceeds all
previous records. The total uumber Is
Subscription Rates: $1.50 a Tear Strictly in Advance; Six Months The run of salmon In the Umpqua 691,
of which four were fatal, as fol
$1.00; Three months 50 cents. All subscriptions stopped at expiration.
lows: Joe De Mario, Cochran, logging;
this year Is unusually heavy.
Military drill will be Inaugurated Carl Barnard, Buxton, brakeman;
this
fall in the public schools of Linn George Mall, Portland, shipbuilding;
CLYDE T. ECKER, Editor.
K. Shibata, Cochran, logging.
county.
Twenty Linn county school districts The Columbia A Nehalem River rail
yet without teachers for the com road, which runs from Kerry Into the
Kecently we seldom hear ‘Only my age keeps me are
Nehalem valley, wants to advance its
ing
school
year.
10c a pouch — and worth it
out.”
The Oregon state convention of the rates for forest products. Statements
of
the
officials
of
the
company
have
Brethren convened at Albany for a
C ra w ly last* so mach tongar it coats
of five days. Almost 100 del» been submitted to the Public Service
We have been notified from Washington of our election session
commission
of
Oregon,
showing
that
no
mors to chrnio than ord in a ry p lu g
were present.
as a member of the Navy League of America. As we un gates
business is being handled at a
Forty-two nominees for office nomi the
loss, due to the increased cost of oper
P, B. Gravely Tobacco Company
derstand it, a member of the Navy League does about nated at the primaries last May have ation.
Danville, Virginia
failed
to
file
the
acceptances,
according
everything else but go near the water.
In response to a demand from edu
to Secretary of State Olcott.
a¿
Cottage Grove will have free mall cators in many parts of the country,
Dr. F. G. Franklin, dean of Albany
beginning September 2, the college.
It is not to the benefit of certain interests to have Ben delivery,
Is preparing to write another
having received orders to
Olcott as secretary of state and their attempt with the aid postoffics
volume of his work, "The Legislative BILLS ALLOWED BY COUNTY dy & Carbray clothing purchased
make the necessary preparations.
History of Naturalization In the Uni COURT AT AUGUST SESSION by C. E. Huntley $4.20, C. H. Man-
of certain politicians to raise a technicality regarding his Finding of a badly decomposed body ted
nock medicine for Mrs. Rose Cary
States,” and bring it down to date.
Powers is believed to solve the
Office
$2. Total $461.81.
tenure of office shows their desire to have him out of the near
mystery of William Dietz’ disappear Though it requires a great deal of John W. Sheriff’s
Orr $160.34, T. B. Hooker
Jail
work and probably will take
way. Mr. Olcott has been a valuable asset to the people ance from Marshfield two weeks ago. a research
$90,
J.
E.
Richter
$80, Glass & Prud- John W. Orr $13.58, Dallas W ater
long
time.
Dr.
Franklin
will
under
Arrangements
are
being
made
for
while he has been in the capitol, the extent of which a the establishment of a Red Cross salv take the task.
liomme Co. $7.61, Dallas Telephone Co. $1. Total $14.58.
Co.
Polk County Itemizin'
Widow’s Pension
large number of them do not realize.
age shop in North Bend by representa Although estimates for the various $3.50, $4.80,
J.
C.
Hayter
70c.
Total
$346.95.
Eliza
Lawrence
$20, Addie Launer
institutions
and
state
activities
are
tives of the various women's organi
Clerk’s Office
$17.50, Mrs. Mike McNulty $10, Eliza
practically all in, the state Tax com
zations.
A. B. Robinson $134.90, Edith M. Nelson $10, Hattie Riggs $10, Geor
A wounded German prisoner, a lad 17 years old, revealed The advance guards of the Indians mission postponed final consideration Jackson
$85, Edna B. Jackson $70, gia Sawyers $17.50, Harriet E. Olin
until August 23. It is believed
the state of affairs with the enemy when he declared, “the from the Warm Springs reservation, of the them
J.
C.
Hayter
$2.40, Dallas Telephone $30, Martha A. South $10, Jennie L.
estimates
will
reach
a
total
of
who come every year to the Willamette
people have quit, but the state fights on.” The willing valley
$294.30.
Miller $25, Blanche Morgan $17.50',
to pick hops, has arrived in nearly $10,000,000, about $3,000,000 Co. $2. Total
Treasurer’s Office
Grace E. Yeater $25, Sarah A. Pitzer
aboYe the appropriations of two years
ness of the German private to surrender whenever the op Eugene.
A. V. R. Snyder $62.50, Dallas $20, Bertha J. Walling $17.50, C. V.
Oregon hens from Oregon Agricul ago. It is not believed that the com Telephone
portunity presents, the starvation among the civilians tural
Co. $2. Total $64.50.
Johnson for Bertha K. Engelhorn
mission
will
go
before
the
people
and
are holding first place
Assessor’s Office
$20, Anna C. Hinkle $25, Cyntha M.
coupled with the tyranny of the military rulers, the re in each college
of the three great egg laying ask for such a sum.
C. S. Craves $100, F. J. Holman Hoke $17.50, Ethel E. Overholt $10,
Storrs, British Columbia and Squaw Creek irrigation district, in $85,
cent success of the Allies, indicate a near collapse. It can contests,
J. B. Allgood $65.05, Dallas Tele Charlotta H. Huffman $20, Sarah S.
Crook
county,
has
applied
to
the
state
Pullman.
not be said that a break down will come tomorrow or next Joseph Monocco, wanted on a charge securities commission for certification phone Co. $2.25. Total $252.30.
Carter $30, Virginia Schmidt $22.50.
of Weights and Measures
Total $375.
$98,000 of bonds which the district Sealer
month, but the time is rapidly approaching when even the of having slain Mary Spina, aged 18. In of wishes
J.
F.
Jones
$18.55.
Bridges
to sell to provide funds to pur
her home at Portland, was arrested at
Buu military autocrat must yield to the inevitable.
District Attorney
Matthews & Co. $562.40, Geo. H.
Vancouver, B. C., and returned to chase ths canals and water rights of Dallas Telephone
Co. $2.50.
Bronson $307.45, W. T. Grier & Co.
the S quaw Creek Irrigation company.
Portland.
Surveyor’s Office
$270.08,
E. C. Bushnell $268.54, Wil
Considerable
controversy
has
existed
Contracts
for
four
more
steel
vessels
PERTINENT COMMENT OF THE NATION’S PRESS of the 3800-ton type have been awarded between the district and the company Dallas Telephone Co. $2.25.
lamette Valley Lumber Co. $146.38,
County Court
Piedmont Lumber Co. $99.45, State
Emergency Fleet corporation to and the district desires to take over E. C. Kirkpatrick
$100, M. Man- Industrial Accident Com. $77.64,
BROOKLYN EAGLE: Don’t blame the German peo by the the Albina
the
existing
canals
and
operate
them.
Engine A Machine works,
ple for going barefoot this summer. Who would want to of Portland.
First-hand Investigation of the dairy son $54.35, C. W. Beckett $29.70, Dal Davis A Webber $51.89, Milo S. Far-
The Pacific Coast Norwegian Sing situation throughout the United States las Telephone Co. $7.55. Total well $$48.95, Guy Bros. $43.56, Fred
be in their shoes?
Wagner $43.10, Chas.' K.S paulding
ers’ association will hold its annual has convinced B. H. Raw), chief of the $191.60.
Court House
Lumber Co. $31.68, E. W. Lazelll
dairy division of the department of
convention
and
sangerfest,
with
hall
DALLAS NEWS: Furthermore, if they raise the concerts, In Portland, August 31 and agriculture, with headquarters in Finley Whitney $69.62, Todd Pro- $15,
Peterson’s Cash Grocery $15,
draft age to 4,'» it Will sound good to hear ourself spoken September 1 and 2.
Washington, that the industry is In a tectograph Co. $25, H. G. Black $11, Star Transfer $8.21/ Craven Hdw.
The Initiative and referendum pam serious plight In many places. The Dallas W ater Co. 10.80, Oregon Pow Co. $590, W. C. Williams $2.75, Clyde
of as “the old man.”
phlets have been mailed to the elec situation In Oregon Is none too favor er Co. $8.91, Dallas Iron Works $3.75. Getchel $108.00, Henry Clifford$115,
J. A. Tate $115, S. A. Davis $90, E. A.
of the state. The pamphlets able to the dairymen, he said on com Total $129.08.
SALEM JOURNAL: Spain is very careful about torate
Justice Court
Sharp $90, H. D. Mathers $81, Thos.
went to approximately 310,000 voters, pleting a two-day survey which cover
getting into the war with Germany. Her last venture in Secretary Olcott stated.
ed points in Washington, Yamhill, H. Holman $22.65, John W. Orr Bean $81, V. D. Gilliam $6, L. N.
Union and Wallowa counties have Clackamas and Multnomah counties. $17.40, Nellie Johnson $1.90. Total Belieu $3, E. C. Bushnell $136.90.
that line proved to be plenty for a long time.
Total $2,904.84.
more grouse this year than In many Two suits to recover an aggregate of $41.95.
Coroner
Ferry
$420,000
were
filed
in
the
Lane
county
previous
years,
hunters
from
over
the
KANSAS CITY TIMES: Se.veral more generals who two counties report. The percentage circuit court by W. B. Dennis, against R. L. Chapman $18.20.
J. M. Graves $80, Louis Sorg $3,
Insane
conducted the retreat from the Marne have received their of young ones Is unusually heavy. the Black Butte Quicksilver Mining
Sloper Bros. & Cockle $1.50, Inde
pendence Garage & Machine Shop
to information received by company, owning mines In southern Marion county $5.
decorations in due form. The decorations this time, how the According
School Supt.’s Office
$1.50, Chas. K. Spaulding Lumber
Hood River county court, the Co Lane county. Mr. Dennis Is manager
ever, were tin cans.
lumbia river highway between Hood of the Carlton Lumber company at Floyd D. Moore $122.90, Fred S. Co. $1.40. Total $87.40.
River and Mosler will not be con- Carlton. One suit is to foreclose a Crowley $108.78, Bessie Gooch $7.50,
Contingencies
FOLKS AND FOIBLES
struoted during the period of the war. mortgage dating from April, 1901, for Dallas Telephone Co. $4.25. Total Northwest Auto Co. $4,409.50, Agri
cultural College Home Demonstrator
Establishment of a twine industry $70,000, and the other to recover on $243.43.
(By Claude Callan.)
Health Office
at
the state penitentiary Is a project notes in the sum of $350,000. The
$50, John R. Allgood $16, Polk Coun
Henry Nimble might not have married Kate if he hadn’t to which
Governor Wlthyeombe is giv mortgage covers a tract of 980 acres B. II. McCallon, $79.00, Carl Mor ty Council of National Defense $3.18,
gone to her home one Monday morning while she and her ing consideration and which probably of land.
rison $1.50, Dr. F. M. Hellwarth $3.50 J. C. Hayter 50c. Total $4,479.18.
The Insect which has been causing Dr. Otis D. Butler $5.25. Total $89.25.
mother were washing. Henry had been out of town seve will be submitted to the legislature. damage
Circuit Court
Indigent Soldier
to airplane spruce has been
The Salem branch of the Insurance
Dallas Telephone Co. $3.80, Thos.
ral days and, when he returned Sunday night, he saw Kate Federation
passed resolu definitely Identified as the ambrosia Cen. Gibson Post, C. A. R. $50.
A. Madill $6, Oscar Smith $4.60, C.
and another girl leaving the church with a young man tions opposed of to Oregon
Care of Poor
the government's tak beetle, and the bureau of entomology
H. Morris $3.20, G. W. McLaughlin
Well, of course, Henry had to see her Monday. He had ing over of the insurance business, as of the United States forest service has C. E. Huntley keep of F. Hnrty, $6.40,
Geo. L. Richards $5.80, L. Rit-
Oleon, B. Saine, G. Ferren, M ner $7, W. H. Biggs $5. Total $41.80. *
to see her and find out why she had gone with another proposed In bills pending before con made recommendations to the spruce J. Jarvis,
P. Beherns $108, Boys and
division for the control of the danger.
Road Districts
boy. When he reached her neighborhood he saw one of gress.
Girls
Aid
allowance for 6 No 1.
The
beetle
bores
into
the
wood,
weak
The
August
report
of
E.
L.
Kent,
Total $55
her brothers a block from the house. The little fellow was field agent of the bureau of crop es ening the natural resistance of the months $60, Society
L. Chapman burial No 2-
Total $1,955.70
pulling a trainload of sand from one side of the street to timates, shows the onion prospects of spruce. It does not attack the green of Andrew J. II. Frum
$45, Conkey & No- 3.
Total $625.10
an important railroad center on the other side. Henry Oregon at 70 per cent of normal as to timber, only the felle^ trees being af Walker June and July allowance No
4.
Total $53.25
in comparison with 80 per fected, and these only during the sum for Win. Walker, George Wilson and No. 5.
Total $147.63
asked him if Kate was at home, and he said: “What do condition,
months.
Mr. Kennedy $56, King-Smith Dept. No. 6.
cent
of
a
year
Total $73.60
you want with her?” When Henry started on toward the At the request ago. of Secretary McAdoo, mer Yaqutna
bay residents who have sold Store groceries June and July for No. 7.
Total
$278.35
house the boy said: “She can’t go anywhere today—she’s State Fire Marshal Wells has changed their property to the government for Mrs. R. M. Aikman $50, II. G. Black No. 8.
$2.70
washing.” Although Henry was almost sick because the date of fire prevsntion day la this a right-of-way for the railroad under groceries for Ethel Davis and C. A. No. 9. Oregon Gravel & Total
Con. Co.
October 9 to November 2, construction around the bay have no McVey $18, Frank H. Ward amount $29.70, J. N. Jones $71.50, Earl Ruef
Kate hath gone with another fellow, he loved her more state that from It will
not conflict with the legal right to demand free panes on allowed on contract $17, Mrs. Mary $51, Abe Becker $3. Total $155.20
than ever when he saw the house that morning. It was so liberty
the road in addition to the money re A. Cutler nursing Mr. anti Mrs. Flum No. 10 Farmers State Bank $12,
loan campaign.
the smallest house in the block, but there was something Under the budget of the Hood River ceived
their property, and by sta $17, Anton F. Will meat for Mrs. W. H. Lamb $22.50, Charles Hurd
that made it look better than the other houses. The cur Applegrowers' association, just adopted tutory for
provision such passes are pro Arrow and Mrs. Hisey $13.67, C. L. $12, W. J. Steele $48, A. R. McCallurn
directors, a maximum charge of hibited. This, In substance, is the re Crider groceries for Mrs. Ar $9, Chas. Voss $60, C. J. DeArmond
tains on the windows were prettier. They were fixed dif by 26 the
cents
per box for apples and 10 ply of the public service commission row $12, W. A. Messner groceries for $27, Wesley Kester $54, P. S. Thur
ferent—Kate bad fixed them. When Henry raised the cents for pears
be made for han to an inquiry received from Lieutenant Mrs. Hisey $12, W. B. Gerth grocer ston $66, George Plov $37.50, W. H.
rope that fastened the front gate, Kate’s baby brother dling the fruit tbs may coming
Henry K. Norton, of the government ies for J. B. Sipes $10, C. V. Johnson Jones $$9, E. E. DeArmond $19.50,
saw him. The baby hurried to the back and told his mam Fire, caused either by a year.
short oir- right-of-way department at Newport. & Co. groceries for J. W. Nonamaker T. H. Boynton $6, J. V. .Johnson $6,
in the power linn, The collection of foxglove, or digi $10, C. W. Beckett cash for pauper J. H. Thurston $24, D. tT. Bolter $9.
ma and sister that Henry was there, but as they couldn’t cult or out a break
three of the large trans talis, by school children and other pa sent to Grants Pass $8.94, Mrs. S.
understand what he was saying, they had no idea who was burned
«421.65
at the Link river power plant triotic Oregonians should be continued, P. Higgs house rent for Mrs. Arrow No. 11. Farmers’ State Totnl
Bank
knocking at the door. Kate was not expecting Henry, so of formers
Callfornla-Oregon Power com according to word received by Presi $7, L. D. Brown house rent for Liz Oregon Gravel & Con. Co. $52.50,
$26.10,
she didn’t ask her mamma to go to the front. She went pany. the with
an estimated loss of 16000. dent W. J. Kerr, of the Oregon Agri zie Dale $6,Mrs. O. L. Zentz services Rex Womer $38, W. E. Williams
Jr.
herself and Henry saw her at her best. She tried to hide To offset the hay shortage, which cultural college, from the office of the rendered Mr. and Mrs. Flum $5, F.d-
(Continued
on
Page
3.)
the stockmen of the Klamath surgeon-general, Washington, D. C.
her hair and her shoes, and while she couldn’t keep him threatens
this coming winter, ranchers Thus far this year 1400 pounds of ;
from seeing the front of her dress, she was glad he district
along the shores of the big digitalis have been shipped from Ore
couldn’t see the back of it. But Henry thought she looked operating
upper Klamath lake are putting up gon under direction of Dean Adolph 1
better than she ever had looked at a dance or a party, and, thousands of tons of wild hay, which Ziefle. of the sohool of pharmacy. Dean
Ztefle hopes to make another shipment
never heretofore been cut.
besides, it seemed to him that they really were engaged has Immediate
Established .1889
construction
of
a
coal
this
of BOO or 600 pounds and to
when he got to see her in the clothes she wore on washday. storage dock near the municipal eleva send year
at least 2000 pounds between now !
She explained that the boy took the other girl to church at St. Johns was decided upon at a and next August.
A Successful Business Career of
and that they brought her home because she was there tor
meeting of the Port of Portland com A $10,000 fine, the largest ever Im
«■7»v
Twenty-Five Years
Coating between $60.M0 and posed In an Oregon court for violation
alone. Henry was very happy when he left the house, and mission.
the new dock is expected to of the prohibition laws and the maxi
when he reached the street Kate’s little brother said to $75,000.
save
from
25 to 35 cents a ton In mum amount provided under the stat
him: “ 1 know who you are—you're Kate’s feller.”
loading the coal on ships In the Port ute. was handed at Portland by Judge
*
INTEREST PAID ON TIME
land harbor.
Bean to Alexander Davidson, wealthy
T
DEPOSITS
at Crsawell, Lane coun California liquor dealer, and was paid.
Henry Ford sets a fine example to other vastly rich men ty. The will schools
Davidson,
who
is
owner
of
ths
Blue
not
open
until
one
month
later
in his determination to return all personal profits made
uaual, to permit the boys and Ribbon Beer company of San Francis
Officers and Directors
on war contract work. He states that several other stock than
girls to assist In the harvesting of co w as convicted under ths consplrnoy
holders in his company will probably do the same thing. crops and especially the prune crop lu act In a sensational trial concluded
H. Hirschberg, Pres.
D. W. Sears, V. P.
Ford has set a number of good examples for employers the orchard owned by L. D. Scarbor July 4. last. Lest week he pleaded
W.
S.
Kurre,
Cashier
which covers 110 scree and Is guilty to n second atmtlsr Indictment
and millionaires, but fortunately for the country keeps ough,
W. H. Walker
I. A. Allen
O. D. Butler
the
largest
of Its kind In the upper pending mgalnat him. end the fine Ins-
formulating more of them.—Salem Journal.
posed eevsrsd hath charges.
Willamette valley.
THE
POLK
COUNTY
P O S T .
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAUNTEREST
When a man gets to wanting
real tobacco comfort anc
lasting quality* he can
straight to Real Gravel
Chewing Plug every time.
Peyton Brand
Real G ra ve ly
C hew ing P lug
Independence National Bank