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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1918)
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III III Mil HI I I » IIKM — ■ 1 w elcom e Guest f In Your Home i " H I J W H E N .W IN T E R ’S W IN D S B E G IN TO B LO W A N D R A IN S F A L L W IL L BE A W ELCOM E H E A T E R i ' ; ¿to Voice and P ia n o CRAVEN & HUFF Abe Becker, looking as fit as a fiddle in his navy uniform, is home this week on a furlough. He is stat ioned at Seattle. —x— Keep warm this winter with a Welcome stove. Investigate the merits of the Welcome at Craven & Huff’s and you w ill like it. —x— HARDWARE COMPANY J. C. Ecker arrived in Independ ence this morning and Monday with W. B. Barnett as chaperon will leave iinniiKiiniii iwrn for a prowl in the Cascade moun tains. —x— There is much merit in the con tention of the Williams Drug Co. tiiat right now is the time for the women to buy their toilet articles. NOW An advance in price is sure to come. liininiiinnniii D O N ’T W A IT H A V E Y O U R P IC T U R E M AD E AT M IC H A E L S ’ STUDIO And save the advance price which is coming in material, also a shortage which may confront us. Have your Photo ready for— C H R IS T M A S G IV IN G “ OVER H E R E ” AND “ O VER T H E R E ” M ICHAELS’ STUDIO WOMEN! CONSERVE Y O U R EN E R G IE S FOR W A R W O R K ! D O N ’T fatigue yourself over the wash tub every week, so that you are no good for de mands made on you for Red Cross work and other things. TH E IN D E PE N D E N C E STE A M LAUND RY W ill do the work for you at reasonable prices. NO D AM AG E TO Y O U R CLOTHES L A T E S T IM P R O V E M E N T S P R O M P T SE RVIC E D E L IV E R Y SATS I TO MYSELF SAYS I THE POST IS THE PAPER TO BUY. Perfect Contrai Residence Phone 4821. Y.* f____ LIKE FRENCH BEDS easily maintain even temperature In your home day and night with Cole’s Original AIR-TIGHT Wood Heater Guaranteed to remain air-tight always. A GETS Man Tries for Three Years to Join, and Leaves In 30 Minutes When Chance Comes. MAN IN No. JÎ9 doctor was called Saturday. Mrs. Nellie Smith visited Monday with her sister, Mrs. A. B. Senger. Tom Ayers of Portland is at the home of ids father, A. F. Ayers, who is quite sick. Christian Church Services Lord’s Day, Sept. 21), 1918. Bible School nt 10 A. M. Commun ion services at 11 A. M. Preaching at 11:30 A. M. Evening services at 8 p. m. Subject, “Camplwllism Ex posed." All are welcome. M. L. Petelle, Pastor. Calvary Presbyterian Church Services will lie resumed nt Cal vary Presbyterian church next Suti- i day with the Sunday School mect- 1 mg at 10 o'clock and preaching by j i he pastor at 11 and 7:30. A cordial American 8ailors Thrifty. New York.— American sailors last I invitation is extended to all to meet year deposited nearly n million dollars I and worship with us. In the branch bank maintained at the Brooklyn Navy Y. 51. C. A. building. BUY A BOND TODAY! A L L IE S H IT T IN G H E A V Y B LO W S Continued from Page 1) Mrs. Tip Maxfield is visiting her but not until after more severe fight daughter, Mrs. Martha Christenson. ing. Germany is not yet whipped, Miss Gertrude Moser left Thursday lint, is now going down hill for the for Alsea where she will teach first time since the war began. It is up to every good American school. citizen to buck up its fighting men Mrs. B. F. West and son, Lester, Nvith his full moral, industrial and visited will) Mrs. Della Miller Friday financial support. There must be no evening. relaxation because of the favorable results at the front. A. B. Senger and Martin Christen son motored to Corvallis Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cossgove vis ited Sunday evening at the home of Former Mall Clerk, 8 Feet 5'/a Inches A. F. Ayers. Tall, Enlists In 8ervice at Baltimore, Md.— Uncle Sam now has 6 feet f>H Inches o f real U. 8. marine. H e Is Carroll W illiam Doggett, twenty- five years old, a mall clerk o f this city. When the 77*4 Inches o f humanity strolled Into the local recruiting sta tion, the officers in chnrge had the shock o f their young lives. A fte r some little difficulties, which Included bumping his heajJ on the elec tric light foju res *n celling, th<! lengthy catler managed to get down Into a chair. ______ _ Upon elim in ation he wait told he was 314 Inches too fall and 26 pounds underweight. So Doggett got busy and a fter much work and worry ar ranged fo r a w aiver from Washington. H e Is the tallest man In the marine corps. O w in g to its air-tight stay-tight construction all air entering the stove muse pass through the draft control. N o control is possible with imitation stoves— Since their leaky side door and cast bottom construction can only be made temporarily ti^ht with stove putty which soon dries and cracks, ad mitting air through nu merous cracks, thus mak ing regulation o f the stove impossible. J. D. I B S « CO. MARINES Baltimore. Th e a rro w points to the Patented D r a f t C o n tro l. Just as the engineer con trols his locomotive so can you easily control the heat from this remarkable stove. Protect the health of the little ones with this guaranteed heater. Come in today. INTO ARMY AT LAST TALLEST , .V.S» W e offer you quality goods at lo w e s t p r ic e s . Prompt and courteous at tention is our Motto. In spect o u r stock b e fo r e buying. Friends Steal His Savings. John Smaller, a Slav of Pittsburgh, trusted two men of his own race with $(jiK) while he held a box filled with "securities” waiting fo r them to re turn. A fter an hour passed he opened the box to find It filled with old puper. Pasadena, Cal.— Louis Deschamps Is a Frenchman and a patriot. Illness has kept Louis from the bat tle front fo r three and a half years, hut he kept persevering and recently succeeded passing a physical exam ination. Then, Just 80 minutes before 36 draft men were to lenve Pasndena — x— fo r American Lake, Desebamps ap # Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Craven are peared before draft officials o f ex spending a few days at Tillamook. emption board N o 2. “ I ’ve pnssed my examination.” he It has been such a long time since W. H. took a vacation that his wife shouted. “ W hat are my chances fo r will have to tell him when to come action?” “ Your chances are fine,” was the home. answer, “ i f you can get ready In —x— thirty minutes." Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Richardson are Deschamps chartered a high-pow celebrating (Heir silver wedding an ered automobile, closed up his busi niversary today. The Post hopes ness nfTnlrs In record time and was that their golden one will find them the second o f the drafted men to board enjoying as good health as they have the train. -x — William M. Reynolds, age 26, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Reynolds, Saturday. Fun eral services were held at Buena Vista Sunday where burial took place. —x— On account of the state fair and other tilings, it was thought best to postpone the regular meeting of the Civic Club until next Tuesday, Oct. 1. Come to the library at .‘1 o’clock. You will be interested. —x - Sam Muhleman is now located in the suburbs of Corvallis, bis mail box being No. 1 on route one. While we are awful sorry to see Sam leave Independence, we are glad that he has picked out a nice place to live. —x— Douglas Fairbanks has a certain “zip" that all motion picture lovers like, and appearing in a story that he wrote for himself adds additional strength to his art of well pleasing people. You will greatly enjoy the show Sunday night at the ISIS. —x— The good people in the Burton bop yard showed their interest in the Bed Cross by making a very liberal offering to that worthy cause. The movement was under the leadership of AI Cook, who received the con tribution, which was turned over to B. E. Smith, chairman of the local organization, who is pleased to make grateful acknowledgement. Children are well and happy since you can quickly and a soft spring bed. today. We can satisfy the most fastidions customer. 1 Local representative of Western Conservatory of Music, Chicago Diplomas granted. Mrs. Snowie Kurre and sister are but Comfortable. visiting in Independence for a few Go where you muy behind the allied days. lines In France, one style o f bed pre dominates. It is crude, but comfort —x— Miss Bertha Collins lias gone to able, and very popular among the Stockton, Cal., where she will re troops. The bed measures about six feet main with a sister for some time. long by two and one-half feet wide. —x— The framework Is mude o f any ma Mrs. Hardy and children of Port terial that happens to be available land are the guests of Mrs. Hardy’s and the support Is wire netting or parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hiblis. sandbags securely nailed. The legs stand about 18 Inches from the floor. —x— Dr. Frank Butler of the medical Where the men obtain the muteriul corps lias been transferred from fo r their beds Is a mystery. Fort Hancock, Georgia, to a post in | In the trenches, of course, no beds are to be h..J. A waterproof sheet and New Mexico. a single blanket usually suffice. In the —x— trench dugduts officers have straw to Efforts arc being made to consoli sleep on, the utmost comfort they can date the various Protestant churches expect. Men on leave from the trenches of Independence for the duration of say that fo r the first few nights they are unable to sleep between sheets on the war at least. — x— A L W A Y S SOLD B Y « » a 4 % « American Soldiers Find Them Crudd ■ m Killed ^ JOE CLARK Seriously Wounded HARRY H. STALNAKER Missing in Action ARMIN' D. YOUNG Prisoner oi War LIEUT. RALF A. FLOYD Teacher of C IT Y A N D C O U N TR Y W ELCOM E | You Enjoy Living ■ When You Know | Therers a Wei come at Home . L O T T IE HEDGES M cINTO SH ■ I1 S T E I G E R & K E R R ’S Don’t wait until you go home shivering with a cold to think of buying it bu get a Welcome Heater NOW to wel come you when you go home. . - £ SOUTH P O L K C O U N TY R O L L 0 1 ?H 0 N 0 R Baptist Church Services Max Goldman Deals in HIDES PELTS ", WOOL FURS MOHAIR CASCARA BARK VEAL PORK BEEF POULTRY BUTTER r„. • ' r 1 | EGOS ' ■ 1 FARM PRODUCE WOOD WOOD * ‘ -. '•a GROCERIES SHOES FURNISHINGS DRY GOODS CASH OR TRADE Rev. W. R Stewart, Associationnl i Pastor of Baptist churches, will con-! K IN G S V A L L E Y duct services in the First Baptist j SW O PE & SW OPE church of Independence next Sun-J Mrs. Julia Thom is on the sldj list. | day morning and evening. Every LAW YERS body invited to attend both services. H. C. Harter was a Albany visitor Sunday school" every Sunday morn j I. 0. O. F. Building Friday. ! ing The bible class is taught by B. Jake Chambers was very sick. The ■ F. Swope. Independence, Oregoi '