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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1918)
D O IN G * O F TU B V A N LOONS Evidently Mother w a s right T « L. 4_ V5 w ^ '—■ > . y ou D o n ' t l K u i v i tuatt / */*D V M«lt« / .P G N ÌB S 1 c o ït H O V iK M O k D ^ in d VW*** V O W tt«L ^ V « t / c * V T -o T H f e . and J S h ö W A U N O c n O o u t M - V ' B u r e . T M « ! Welcome Guest In Your Home W H E N WINTER’S WINDS BEGIN TO BLOW AND RAINS FALL WILL BE A WELCOME HEATER 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. WELCOME You Enjoy Living When You Know Therefs a Wei come at Home . m A L W A Y S S O LD B Y CRAVEN & HUFF HARDWARE COMPANY DON’T WAIT HAVE YOUR PICTURE MADE NOW AT MICHAELS’ STUDIO And save the advance price which is coming in material, also a shortage which may confront us. Have your Photo ready for— CHRISTMAS GIVING “ OVER HERE” AND “ OVER THERE” ' We can satisfy the most fastidious customer. M IC HA E L S’ STUDIO WOMEN! T K & N iHOvÇ •T IN T h H o w íh J n E K & y rro ce ANO DBUV »T w au A T ia.! MV CONSERVE YOUR ENERGIES FOR WAR WORK! DON’T fatigue yourself pver the wash tub every week, so that you are no good for de mands made on you for Red Cross work and other things. THE INDEPENDENCE STEAM LAUNDRY Will do the work for you at reasonable prices. NO DAMAGE TO YOUR CLOTHES LATEST IMPROVEMENTS PROMPT SERVICE DELIVERY SATS I TO MYSELF SATS I THE POST IS THE PAPER TO BUT. SOUTH POLK COUNTY ROLL OFHONOR Killed JOE CLARK Severely Wounded HARRY H- STALNAKER ARMIN D. YOUNG Prisoner of War LIEUT. RALF A. FLOYD LOTTIE h edges I M c I n t o Teacher of sh Voice and Piano | Local representative of U’estern | Conservatory of Music, Chicago | Diplomas granted. Residence Phone 1821. CITY AND COUNTRY MRS. ALLEN CHASE Ed Owen was here from Astoria TEACHER OF last week end visiting his family. VIOLIN —x— Pauline Fredrick at the ISIS Wed INSTRUCTION GIVEN AT nesday night, Oct. 9, in “Madame PUPILS HOME. Jealousy." —x— Phone Farm 3013 M. P. Baldwin, liookkeeper for the Spaulding Co. at Black Rock, was here recently visiting his mother lin. and aunt. —x— —x— As an act of patriotism, every one Rev. T. .1. Yarnes, who has been is requested to bring his own sugar pastor of the M. E. church here for for his coffee at the Carnival next the past two years, has been trans ferred to Lebanon. Rev. C. T. Cook Saturday night. of Junction City will have charge of —x— There is much merit in the con of the churches in Independence and tention of the Williams Drug Co. Buena Vista. Rev. Cook comes that right now, is the time for the highly recommended as a speaker women to buy their toilet articles. and a devout worker and we are An advance In price is sure to come. glad to welcome him to the town. He will deliver his initial sermon —x— Miss Dollie Hearing of Portland here Sunday morning, Oct. 13. —x— spent the week-end with the Bald win Sisters. Her friends will he F.veryltody in town is rejoicing pleased to know she has completed with Mr. and Mrs. O. Floyd who re her business course and now has an ceived a card last Thursday from their son, Half. The card was writ excellent position. ten August 12 at Karlsrhue and stat —x— A Welcome heater would make a ed that he was well, not to worry, most welcome Christmas present, that he was in a nice place, etc. He hut these cool snappy mornings will be allowed to write four post would be more welcome if there was cards and two letters each month a Welcome heater in the house now. and his people can write him as of The Welcome is sold by Craven and ten as they wish and can send him nicities thru the Red Cross. Huff. —x— —x— Elmer Paddock went to Seattle Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Richardson last Tuesday to enter Washington celebrated their silver wedding last University.. Elmr made an effort to Sunday. Several out of town rela enter the S. A. T. C. at Corvallis, but tives were present o join in the fes would have had to wait several tivities. Many pretty silver gifts weeks before he could get in so went were received including a handsome silver service from Dr. and Mrs. J. B. to Washington. N. Bell, who were unable to be pres -x - Mrs. E. L. Townsend went to Port ent. The following guests attended: land last Thursday to make arrange Frank Richardson, M. McGrath and ments for Miss Frances to enter a Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cluckner of Port business college. They will return land and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Barker to the metropolis soon and Mrs. and son, Ray, of Salem. —x— Townsend will remain there until her dnugliter completes her commer- Everybody drop a coin in the lx>t- tles as you pass the Williams’ ial course. —x— , corner. Help buy a bottle of milk for Miss Opal McDevitt submitted to a the Belgian babies. The milk bottle serious operation at a Portland hos stand, aside from the good cause, it pital last Tuesday. Her many represents is causing considerable friends are pleased to know ttint stie favorably comment from the point is doing splendidly. Miss Brittie of structure. It was made by B. E. McDevitt, who is a nurse came from Smith for the Civic Club the organi California to be with her sister. zation which has the Belgian baby Miss Avon Leitch, a niece was also milk fund in charge. The Club ex tended a rising vote of thanks to Mr. present. — i — Smith at its meeting Tuesday and Elsie Furguson is generally reput feels very grateful to Mr. Smith for ed to he America’s most beautiful this excellent work. actress. Certainly, if put to a vote WIORICH ITEMS of “movie fans" she would win by a large majority. They admire her beauty and they like her acting. A Major and Mrs. Rose were fair vis capacity house will see Miss Fergu itors on Friday. son at the ISIS Sunday night, Oct. i Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Porterfield are 13, in “Rose of the World." j moving from their farm to Indepenrf- —x— ] cnee this week. Mr. and Mrs. F.pb Young received Mr. and Mi's. W alter Plant and the Joy(ul news last Saturday that children are spending their vacation their son, Arinin, is in a hospital in at Newport by the sea. France. The letter was written by Arinin himself. Some time ago the Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Seymour mov- Youngs were notifil'd that Armin I od to Salem on Tuesday where the was missing in action and no word j former has employment. had been heard since. They had al Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Chown combin most abandoned hope of his safety ed business with pleasure in Port when the glad news came, which everybody received with a hurrah. land Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James Tann return —x— Music lovers and especially those ed to their home in Corvallis after interested in the violin will be pleas i spending several weeks here. ed with Mrs. Allen Chase’s an Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rooney moved nouncement that she will tutor pu away the last week. They didn’t pils who wish to study violin music. know just where they would locate. Mrs. Chase is an artist of wonderful ability, her years of study with mus Mr. Cobine and daughter, Mrs. A. ic masters and her experience as a ! D. Seymour, Mrs. Ralph Porterfield teacher offers a splendid opportunity and family were Fair visitors on for those who wish to study the vio- I Wednesday. Safety »’oer First Protect your walls and curtains from damage by soot and sparks. No ashes or live coals can ever fall from the Smoke Proof Feed door found on Cole’s Original Air-Tight W ood Heaters Large Chunks of W ood Big Fuel Saving can easily be fed through the e x t r a large feed door. Housekeepers everywhere proclaim this the cleanest, safest and easiest iced door foynd on any W ood Stove. Side feed doors c.re dan gerous and flood rooms with smoke and coot. Buy the sanitary, safe and convenient is easily with remarkable heater. The bustion of wood is so perfect and complete that ashes only be removed once in alx weeks’ time. No imitation stove can approach the fuel economy possible with the Patented Air-Tight struction of Cole’s Air-Tight W ood realized this com need great Con Original Heaters. •* £ut one in your horns C ole’s O riginal Air-Tight— today. C om e in T oday J. D. HIBBS & CO. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Lichty and Mrs. Gordon, the former’s mother, of Bue na Vista were catling Sunday even ing at the Chown home. Where American Sugar Goes mn«ty-nve per cent, of all refined sugar sent from the United States to the Allied nnttons went to France and Belgium during the lirst five months of this year. France got 72 per cent., or nearly 88,000,000 pounds, and Belgium receiv ed nearly 11,000,000 pounds, or 23 per cent In each country this sugar was doled eut by a strict rationing organization. The entire amount to the Allies In these five months—23,791 tons, almost half of which was shipped In May— la only about one-half of 1 per cent of our total annual consumption. Making Greek Cheese. Madison. WIs.—Three factories In this state are now manufacturing Greek cheese. The factories are lo cated at Milwaukee, Janesvtlle and Shawano. The manufacturers are con fident that the work has paswe-i the experimental stage. They are making two varieties—Feta and Mynzetbra. KINGS VALLEY The Maxfleld family were at the Fair nt Salem Wednesday. Jake Chambers, who was quite ill ttie other day, was taken to the hos pital for an operation. Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Wilson of Blod- get and Ted Miller passed Ihru the Valley on their way to the Fair Wed nesday. Mrs. Ellen Dodele and little neph ew, Carl Miller, who were Valley vis itors, returned to their home in AI- bnny Monday. A. F. Ayers, who died at his home in Kings Valley, was buried at Dal las Thursday. He leaves a wife and six children, Tom Ayers of Portland, Cover anil Andy Ayers of Kings Val ley, Mrs. Harvey Smith of Oregon City, Mrs. Rowland Maxfleld of Cor- vallis and Jeff Ayers who is in France. Food Preservation Blanks Mrs. C. O. Sloper is chairman of the food preservation listing. Thoso- with whom blanks have been left will please fill them out ns early as possible and leave them with Mrs. Sloper at Sloper Bros. & Cockle’s store. Try to band them in by Oct. 15 so they may be forwarded to head quarters. Max Goldman Deals in HIDES PELTS WOOL FURS MOHAIR CASCARA BARK veal po r k BEEF POULTRY BUTTER s EGOS FARM PRODUCE WOOD WOOD GROCERIES SHOES FURNISHINGS DRY GOODS ■ f * | t | | *~r j ; | ' ' - i ^ Pf j i j I f CASH OR TRADH V SWOPE & SWOPE LAWYERS [ I. O. 0. F. Building Independence, ^ Oregwi