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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1918)
'N M ia ia ia ia m iw w a iw w M iw a iw B iw a n m iM W w a n in All Ready! Let the Battle Proceed!: The Independ----- f ence Home Guard company has received its guns and in h ■ 1 a few weeks will be ready to take its place in the first line 1 of trenches if called upon to do so. ■ Soldiers | B e Patriotic Li Music ■ 1 | P U T A P L A Y E R PIA N O , A P IA N O OR GRAFO- i j NOLA IN YOUR HOME R E A D Y FOR YO UR § | SOLDIER BOYS’ R E TU R N . REM EM BER TH E ■ { W illiams’ j Drug Co, CAN F U R N IS H JU ST W H A T YOU W A N T IN A PE R FE C T TONE IN S TR U M E N T. A DEMON S T R A TIO N W IL L CO NVIN C E YOU T H A T TH E M E R IT OF THESE IN S T R U M E N T S IS H IG H L Y SA TISFA C TO R Y. W E ALSO C A R R Y A C O M PLE TE L IN E OF SHEET MUSIC, BOTH P O P U L A R AND CLASSIC. L A T E S T W A R SONGS YO U A R E W ELCOM E TO T R Y THEM PERFECT SERVICE PU R E DRUGS ii i w i ■ i ■ i m i ■ i ■ i h i i ■ i in i ■ i ■ i h i i in i in i ib !7 i CITY AN D COUNTRY PO LK COUNTY POST Phone M. 621 —z— Ross Nelson has been in Portland New s Items of public interest are this week. gladly received and much appreci —x— ated. Bring them, send them, phone them or m ail them. W e thank yon — x— D. M. Duvall, while working on J. N. Jones' house Monday, fell to the ground but fortunately escaped —x— Miss Pearl Smith visited friends injury with the exception o f a sprained back. at Corvallis this week. —x — —x— Newport Items in Salem Journal: Mr. and Mrs. K. C Eldridge were Mrs. C. D. Calbreath and daughters Corvallis visitors Sunday. and Miss Vera Johnson have return —x— Miss Vale Hiltibrand visited in ed to their homes/in Independence after a short stay at Nye Beach. Corvallis last Wednesday. —x— w i * ~ x~ Mrs. Fred Holt of Hoskins is now Curtis Cooper was here from receiving treatment at the Inde- Portland the first of the week. pendencehospital and is doing so Miss Marietta Shinn has return well that she expects to be able to return to her home in a few days. cd from an outing at Bar View. — x— —x— Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Sibley and Dr. R. E. Duganne, Dentist, Inde pendence National Bank Building. daughter, who have been guests at the K. C. Eldridge home, left last Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Richardson Thursday. They w ill visit American 1iave been vacationing at Bar View. Lake before returning to Portland. Piano and Furniture Phone Main 6422. —x— for sale. —x— Miss Hazel Porterfield has been Miss Emma Henkle returned last enjoying the pleasures at Bar View. Sunday from a month's vacation —X— spent with a college friend at Rose- Rev. T. D. Yarnes and fam ily have burg. She went to Corvallis Mon returned from their annual vaca day for a brief visit returning Tues tion. day. — x— Mrs. W ill Patton came in from You w ill be delighted with food Portland Wednesday to spend a cooked in those Pyrex dishes. The w hile at her old home. undercrusts of your pies and breads — x— Mr. and Mrs. L. Saunders and Mr. w ill be as brown and crisp as the and Mrs. Perl Cooper were arrivals top. Pyrex is sold by Craven & Ilutf. from Portland Monday night. — x— — X— Mrs. M. J. Bulloch returned last Mrs. J. G. McIntosh writes from Saturday from a very pleasant visit Bar View that the weather has been spent with Portland relatives. exceedingly disagreeable. However, —x— she is enjoying the rest very much Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Henkle have and will not return as early as ex returned to their home in Corvallis pected on account of the roads be after spending a month at Newport. ing almost impassible ns a result of rains and recent work. —x— — x— Mrs. F. C. Eddy and children have returned from a pleasant vacation Miss Ellen O'Donnell of Portland spent at the Eddy cottage at New was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. O. D. port. Butler last week end. Miss O’Don nell was a teacher in the Ogden, — x— Little Helen Rider returned from Utah, schools last year but resigned Portland last Friday and w ill spend to accept some other position. She the winter with her aunt, Mrs. I ’. M. went to Newport the first o f the i week. Kirkland. IliailiVIII i I I * g i I W H E N you sit down to a meal you like to know that your food came from a store where repu tation counts— a store where best quality goods are really best quality. This store gives you that advantage. We buy our stock more carefully than our most partic ular customer. 9 STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS AT LOW PRICES It pays to buy quality goods, particularly when you can get them at prices as low as ours. A fair trial here means a steady customer every time. 9 I • I I A lw a ys B uy Shoes That F it 0. A. Kreamer Home From “ Vacation” : Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Kreamer returned from Portlaud the first of the week where they have been for several weeks while Mr. Kreamer went thru the ordeal of being operated upon. O. A. looks well, considering what he has gone thru and there is no doubt he w ill be as good as new in a short time. He certainly received a glad hand from everybody for there is nobody in Independence who has more friends than O. A. Kreamer. Joy for Three Homes: The Williams Drug Co. has been putting music into homes of south Polk county dur ing the past few days. Mrs. F. L. Chown, living on the Wigrich ranch, is the proud possessor of a fine piano, Mrs. James Ward, of the Rose ranch, has an organ and J. V. J ohnson of SuVer took a swell grafanolia home with him. So, three families will find much enjoyment the coming winter nights. W e trust that the Williams Drug Co. will make many more homes happy likewise. “ Grandpap” Lew Stapleton Walks Proudly: Lew Stapleton was here from Albany th first of the week and was walking mighty proud. Lew become a grandpap for a second time recently and ii.v.v I.:.:, ^ r. i j 1 . 'ugf-t:r a grandson. His daughter, Mrs. Walter Nelson, of A l bany, is the mother of the girl and his son, J. D., living on the farm south of Independence, is the father of the boy. Lew says these two babies are the best he has seen in the state and he will match them against any pair. O ur children’s shoes are designed to give little feet ample room to develop naturally. And w e kn ow just h ow to fit them, having studied the question thoroughly. W e also fit grow n folks perfectly and carry for them the latest styles at prices that are sure to satisfy. 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 samnles over. We are sure you will be delighted with them. I f you are in need of— LETTER HEADS, EN V ELO PE S STATEMENTS F. 0. Parker Home; Is a Member of U. S. Guards: F. O. Parker was an arrival last Friday and stayed until Tuesday with his w ife and children. He is a member of the United ¡States Guards and has been stationed at Brem erton, Wash., for some time. The company of which he is a member has been doing guard duty in the ship yards dis trict and also looking after alien enemies who needed watching. Army life is not new to him as he served with with honor doing our little fuss with Spain a few years ago. B U SIN E SS CARDS C A L L IN G CARDS MORTGAGE B L A N K S NOTE B L A N K S RECEIPTS S H IP P IN G TAGS CIRCULARS PA M P H LE T S POSTERS «' £ $ i Mrs. L. Crane and Miss Helen to Spend Winter in Cali fornia; Miss Frances to Become Journalist: Mrs. L. Or any other printing give us a trial and you will not Crane and “ Bunnie” went to Portland Monday. They regret it. W e ean rave you money. left on No. 13 for Los Angeles where they will spend the winter. They were accompanied as far as San Francisco by Miss Helen Eaton who will spend the winter with rel atives in that city. Miss Frances Eaton w ill return to the O. A. C. to complete a course in Journalism. She has worked with the Portland Telegram this Summer and has been highly commended as a journalist. Miss Emma Henkle Will Teach in Ogden: Miss Emma Henkle has accepted a position in the schools of Ogden, Utah. She has been the primary teacher in the Corvallis schools for six years and had been re-elected for next year. She lias received a substantial increase in salary 5 j each year, is considered one of the best teachers that place ■ lias ever had and they were reluctant to let her go, but I 1 the increase in salary in Ogden makes the offer very at 1 tractive, besides it gives her experience in city schools and 1 gives personal contact with the methods of other states, g all of which lend prestige to a teacher or any other pro g fession. H er friends feel that she is fortunate to be elect g ed to the position. Her school will begin Sept. f). ■ iimimm'iiaiiiiBimdiBiiiBiiiaitiMim'imiiHimd'wmiiMiimimmL*!!] Best Groceries I Profiteering With a Big P: The Polk County Observer has uncovered a case of profiteering that well fits the name. Walter Domes of McCoy sold 1000 bushels of wheat that was soft and in danger of spoiling after thresh ing to a Salem firm for ninety cents a bushel. Later one of Mr. Domes’ neighbors wanted to purchase a portion of the same wheat for chicken feed and $2.25 a bushel was askd for it. Y o u m ay k n o w from your ow n expe rience the injurious effects of poorly fitted shoes 28 For Sunday Dinner: W. D. ¡Shipley and family of — h ow they ruin the feet and menace the gen Bloomington, HI., are here visiting his sister, Mrs. Eddy, eral health and efficiency. Then let your boy and mother, Mrs. ¡Shipley. ¡Sunday, Mrs. Eddy and family or girl profit b y the lesson— ^ and three ¡Shipley brothers from Sheridan motored to Portland and met the party of Eastern relatives who hat come West on the G. A. R. excursion. This meeting was * the first time the family had been together in 15 years. Sunday Mrs. Eddy will entertain 28 of her relatives. Twice A Week Additional short news items on Pa ge 3. Marguerite Clark at the ISIS Sun * day night. L.'B . Is Some Mover: L. B. Miller was in from the country yesterday to get The Post started to his new ad- dress, Route Two, Dallas. Mr. Miller has moved so fre- quently this Spring and Summer that The Post has had a hard time finding him at home. HONEST V A LU E S M AKE US GROW JOHNSON &■ COLLINS W W W IS IM I W m S IS lM lB IB m B U B M l i I I OWN GUNS SLAY FOE i Yankees Take Weapons 1 Turn Them on Hun. and i I Run Out of Ammunition and Make 1 Night Raid on Tranchea for Mora. 9 g< With tha American Army In France. g — Turnln« “Helnle’s” own machine g guns hack on him la the newest and « ■ i i * WJ) favorite stunt In a certain American outfit. The hoys Just stumbled onto this sport, and they like I t 'T H E Japanese do many * things well, but in a way that is distinctively their own, and this is true of baking as of other things. But the Japa nese women could not produce Pies and Cakes own strongnoius. ••Why not use thcRe German guna ! on the Helntes?" one thinking dough-1 boy asked his pals. “You’re crazy: we haven’t any am munition that’ll fit them.” “ Why can’t we go over and get some?" replied the thinker. “ Never thought of that,” replied the others; “ we’re on.” That night they raided the German trenches end brought back plenty of j ammunition and .nother German ma chine gnn. Next day the guns were | playing on the “ Heinies.” “ They’re darned good machine guns." said one chap enthusiastically, “ but the Heinies don’t know how to use them. We do, though. We’re get-, ting a little low on ammunition. Guess we’ll hare to run over to Germany to- Recently In raids the boys brought back eome German machine guns, after night and make driving the Germans away from their more.’ ’em hand out «orna that would suit the taste of the people of this community as ours do. They are considered essential features of appetizing lunches or din ners in the majority of the homes of this town. Quality and cleanliness an the twin mottoes of this bakery at all times. A . Locbridge Butter Wraps T H E POST