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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1918)
u m a N W ia u iftia u a in a ii I m i® ll«!l* l *'l WILL fo il H O P OUR BOYSABROAD? ' Otic flout w as driven hy W H. W alk tr wjio represented our very busy ^ 'td C I r Uncla Sam. In the Belgian float Mrs. Russell Clark and children rep resented a fam ily of striken Bel gium . The parade w as enthusiastic d o w n ! ally received and hud th ere been sufficient light would have been very Every Man, Woman and Child s|R*ctacular. A very artistic float of Can Join to Send New t of the telephone girls w as dro rated anil This Town Into the Front Line entered by Mrs. A1 Spratley. A branch of Red Cross work w as rep Trenches. resented by Miss Vivian W hiteaker as nurse and Paul B uchanan as the W H O LE N ATION M OVES { “ AN OUNCE OF PR E V E N T IO N 18 W ORTH A soldier patient. A splendid patriotic m usical pro TO BANISH S O LIT U D E PO UND OF C U R E .” T H E U. 8. SURGEON OEN- gram by the .Liberty Chorus, under i E R A L A D V ISE S K E E P IN G T H E MOUTH, the direction of Mrs. Lottie Hedges McIntosh and h er com m ittee, Mrs. Our Heroes Are Calling From THROAT AND NOSE THOROUGHLY CLEAN G. W. Conkey and Mrs. Claire Irvine, Over There—Give What You SED W IT H A N T IS E P T IC GARGLE AND assisted hy the Independence- Or £ SPRAY . W E HA VE A NUM BER OF TH ESE Can to Help Those From chestra w as greatly enjoyed. T hru " COMPOUNDS W H ICH W E RECOMMEND, AL the kindness of the W illiam s Drug Home. Co., one of its beautiful pianos was SO ATOM IZERS FOR SPR A Y IN G THE NOSE furnished fdr tiie m usical program Every citizen interested In the boys | AND THROAT IN A THOROUGH MANNER. w inch follows: of his home town now a t the front, and O rchestra. In the brave women who equally are Chorus—"Red, W hite and Blue." serving their country abroad, has an "S tar Spangled B anner' Mrs. C. W opportunity to show bis appreciation Irvine. of the sacrifice they are making. The ’PURE DRUGS I PERFECT SERVICE Solo, Miss W ivifred Plant. opportunity comes as a result of the O rchestra. generosity and thought of Colonel Wil Ifw iiw a iiiw iiW iaiiN iH iw in in iia Solo, “Over the Top", Mrs. J. W. liam Boyce Thompson of New York, U . f t I M A d m la U tn tto a . Richardson. who has conceived and p ut Into execu CITY AND COUNTRY ■ POLK COUNTY POST Solo, "The Old Flag Never Touched tion w hat Is known as the Home P a per Service. the Ground", J. G. M cIntosh. Twice A Week Under the plan, every man and wo M andolin Duct, VanAVery Sisters. Tell The Post. OBEY O R D I N I man in foreign service will recefRe the Solo, "W hat kind of an A m erican —x— Phone M. 621 town newspaper, and so be kept In Are You”, Mrs. Oliver Sm ith. A dditional short new s item s on constant touch with the places and the News Items of public interest are “B attle Hymn of the Republic." P age 3. Miss Irene W illiam s. people they know and love. —x— gladly received and much appreci Solo, Every branch of the United States J. J. F enton has retu rn ed to Inde ated. Bring them, send them, phone O rchestra. Solo, Mrs. M. J. Butler. Government is Interested In the pfcm. pendence. them or mail them. We thank you. Solo, P aul Blackstone. The Government realizes the Impor —x— Violin Solo, Mrs. Allen Chase. tance of keeping those In the service Ann Pennington at the ISIS W ed happy and constantly In touch with A PINT OF MILK A DAY Q uartette. nesday night. their home ties and associations. Noth Am erica.” -x — FOR EVERY U. S. BABY P aul B lackstone of M onmouth A’ill Dr. H. C. D unsm ore m ade a brief ing is more depressing in a national emergency than the spirit of loneliness soon move to R aym ond, W ash. C’e must have pure fresh milk. patriotic address. —x— The m any attractio n s along The in those serving their country, and of Count it economy to see th at each Hay Reeves has been a home visi child in the family has at least a pint Trail were all highly pleasing and ficials know th at nothing can dispel to r this week. He is Working in Port of milk a day. Get the milk habit. lrew large crowds. The big v aude this feeling more effectually than read Encourage the dairym en to keep up ville show directed by Miss Helen ing the home town newspaper. land. Publishers of new spapers in all parts his dairy. He is willing to do his «hare B utler w ith her father, W ord Butler, / but be cao't do everything w ithout co as spieler, w as patronized liberally. of the country—this new spaper includ Mrs. M. P. Baldw in of Pendleton o p erati"-, ed—have grasped with pleasure the \b o u t tw enty chqrm ing girls took Is a visitor a t the home of the B ald plan outlined by Colonel Thompson, part in this show and realized about and they have agreed to co-operate in w in Sisters. . ■ .. PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING $30. “The Olde English Curiositio every way. —x— OCCURS IN INDEPENDENCE Miss Hazel C albreath has been Shoppe" presided over hy M ajor • _____ Under the ruling of the W ar Indus elected Reporter of th e senior class Hose, Mrs. Rose and Miss P lant w as tries Bonrd new spaper publishers are (Continued from Page 1.) a t the Normal. . cry instructive and educational. ding music. A few relatives and The display w as w onderful, in fact forbidden to send their newspapers ------------------ - X - free, even to soldiers. The new spaper Mrs. Nellie Barnett and Lem uel » close friends w itnessed the ceremony m uch belter than is seen at S tate must be subscribed for In the regular a re visiting n ear Salem this week j w hich w as followed hy a reception and even W orld’s fail's. The Roses way, the only exception being soldiers rience the injurious effects o f poorly fitted shoes at the home of Dr. O. D. B utler, un have a “g ran d fa th e r’s clock" w hich w ith her m other. who formerly w ers in the employ of —h o w th e y ruin the feet and m enace the gen cle of the bride. s 250 years old and m any p i»«?»•» of **•* •• -x - *-• T h en let your b oy Mrs. McCready is well know n in old E nglish cut glass two and three ice to enlist. Colonel Thompson there eral health and efficiency. M. .1. Craft of Hood R iver w as a visitor at the Yiome of his brother- Independence and is a very ch arm hundred years old. A display of the fore proposes th at the public In each or girl profit b y the lesso n — ing and attractive young lady and m ajor's regalia w as very in terest community contribute to a fund so that in law, .1. S. Cooper, th is week. has a tiost of friends every where. ing. These costum es were display the home new spaper (in our case this —x— Miss Lavilla Cooper has returned Mr. McCready is a prosperous busi ed in connection w ith m any w eap newspaper) may reach every man and to P ortland after a visit w ith «her ness m an of Corvallis. ons of w arfare. The “shoppe” woman now in the service of his coi»** la th e r and other relatives here. brought about $40. The Eastern try. Anyone may contribute to the fund, LIBERTY DAY CARNIVAL —x— S tar attractio n s of w hich Mrs. Oliver and any sum may he contributed. It is Mrs. Susan Jones and daughters, WAS A GREAT SUCCESS Sm ith w as ch airm an, w ere clever not necessary to contribute the entire Misses Grace and K atheryn, were and full of m irth. In the guessing amount of one subscription. It does here from Corvallis last Sunday. contest Mrs. J. D. Hihlis won the not m atter w hether the rich man sends Mr (Continued from Page 1.) —x— erwisc engaged, joined in the pa chicken and invited (?) the com In one hundred dollars or the poor boy give little feet ample room to develop naturally. Buy ari atom izer at the W illiam s rade. They were led hy Mrs. A. D. m unity to eat chicken d in n er w ith or little jflrl sends In five cents. Each Drug Co. and keep your nose and Davidson and Mrs. J. S. Cooper, Jr. her. T his booth realized about $26. gift will be a message of love and help And w e know just how to fit them, having m outh in shape to com bat th e germ s j |,„ (| charge of the entire parade Everybody had th eir past, present fulness to the home town folks “Over studied the question thoroughly. The money will be lumped of influenza. j and who w orked unceasingly for its And fu ture told by an inspired fort There.” into one fund, out of which subscrip x I splendid success. Other features of une teller, Miss Gladys C artw right tions will be entered as fast as the Mesdames S. E. Owen, Grover Mat- i (f1P pHrnqP w ere tiie m others and of Salem . She proved very clever, money Is received. tison, M. C. W illiam s and Pearl wjV(>8 who have sons and husbands in fact 'm any are expecting nil the Contributors who send In the full carry for them th e ilateat styles at prices that Hedges and C hester H enkle went to represented on the Com m unity Ser- good th in g s the bew itching little price of a year’s subscription may, If are sure to satisfy. Alhany Tuesday. vice Flag. T his large num ber of lady told them to come true. Miss they wish, designate to w hat particular person they wish the new spaper sent, —x— women were in decorated automo- Genevieve Cooper w as in charge of H. VV. T ripp of Brow nsville, who j Idles headed hy the largo service this attraction. The receipts from but if the name given Is already listed lias ju st retu rn ed from New York hy flag. Miss Florence B urton’s float this booth were over $10. Mrs. Al as receiving the paper, then the' pub lisher reserves the right to apply the autom obile, visited his brother. E. E. represented a soldier's tent w ith a pha Bascue is to he thanked for fur subscription to some less fo rtu n ate sol T ripp, on his way hom e one day last catnp tire and a q u artette sang, nishing a roe.v corner in her a t (Her boy or noble woman who Is Just as week. "Keep Jhe Home Fires B urning" and tractiv e m illinery parlors for the lonely for news of home and home —x— "T enting on th e Old Camp G round.” fortune teller. The ever ready and folks. The nam e of every contributor to Monmouth H erald: The d ry er on L arry Fitzgerald represented a w illing Rebekahs led by Mrs. this home paper service will be pub Irvin B aun as chairm an of a capable th e Portwood farm in the M istletoe wounded soldier and w as attended lished in this newspaper, and the name •rhool d istrict, caught fire early I by Mayor Moore as a Red Cross sur- com m ittee, w ere in charge of a jit of everyone entered for a subscription T lm rsday m orning a n d burned to geon. A nother p retty float w as "The ney dance at tiie opera houde. The will be published as well as the num th e ground. T he loss is $2,000 on Girl Wo Are All F ig h tin g For” or the Independence orchestra furnished ber of those remaining whose subscrip th e building and $500 on the fruit, Goddess of Liberty represented hy tiie splendid m usic for the dance tions have not been covered. If the am ount of money received Mrs. P earl Cooper. A pretty patri- w hich brought $35. A quilt was fully covered hy insurance. auctioned hy L. Damon and brought shall be more than is necessary to send $8. Carl DeArmond gave a real live the paper to every person from the town now in the service, then the bal black sheep w hich w as sold for 25c. ance will be turned over to the lied iiN :ii« iiia n B :i ia i i» 'i i K i i i ii i B i i i » ii a > ii B ii H i iB i i B i i in i i B i i H ii i ii i '« i i» i i ii i i n i i « ii B i ii i a chance. This brought $50, and the Cross. ■ holder of No. 153 has a black sheep The plan la endorsed by the pub ^ M I X T U R E of dough I in the fam ily now. The Crab Club lisher of this new spaper w ithout any thought of profit, either directly ar in 11 gave $0 to swell the funds. The Roy I and dirt may not be ■ .Scouts, headed hy Dean Craven and directly. but w ith a sincere desire to offensive to the Mold In i help keep the home fire# burning and E Delos Kldridge, rendered valuable to send to our heroes and heroines ■ dians because they do not assistance in all the preparations. news of our town, to keep their heart* ■ The quilt sold hy Mr. Damon was know any better, but the warm for us and to let them know WHEN you sit down to a meal you like to know 1 m ade and donated to the Red Cross they are constantly in our minus. ta Moki women would soon be out of a job if their that your food came from a store where repu The publisher, of course, cannot hy the Ladies Aid Society of the I make a profit on circulation, and addi menfolk could have a taste of M ethodist church. tation counts—a store where best quality goods ■ B Mrs. Clyde Ecker, as president ot tional circulation such as this will be— circulation from non-purchasers sent are really best quality. g the Civic Club, and Mrs. J. G. Mr far across the sea—can have no added ■ i In tosh, i)s county chairm an of the value to the advertiser. i This store gives you that advantage. We buy 5 Liberty Chorus, w ish to most sin- These facts are stated so that every » The people of this community know how good J cerely th a n k one and all who so contributor may feel th a t every cent our stock more carefully than our most partic heartily co-operated w ith the C arni contributed goes to the good cause. they are, and also know they are clean and made ular customer. < The m others of our hoys are facing val in any way. 'Tw as a plain case of the best materials the world produces. There of com m unity co-operation which an ordeal with a bravery th a t com mands respect and adm iration. H err is an art in cake baking in which we are proficient brought w onderful success in every STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS and th ere where tiny sta rs are turned respect. l Tp to this tim e the Civic from blue to gold, where anguish grips Quality and cleanliness are the twin mottoes q AT LOW PRICES Club m em ber» had not done any the heart, the nation stands In silence o f this bakery at all times ~ T T T \ 7 m ' 4 Ù w ar w ork, except as individuals, and and honors the women who have given ot their blood, the very bone ot their it w as thought that financial aid to It pays to buy quality goods, particularly when the Red Cross would render greater bone, to th e ir country. To them, home you can get them at prices as low as ours. A service at this tim e than any thing has lost Its meaning—th e soul of it fair trial here means a steady customer every else, hence the movement w ith the has fled—there Is no home. It is Just a place, and no place is quite so lonely, result th at everybody is m uch elated unless It be within the h earts of those time. over the outcome. It is thought that brave sons In fa r off F rance who long altout $300 will he realized from the for Just a word of home. There can HONEST VALUES MAKE US GROW C arnival. The net results financial not be a man, there cannot be a wo man, no, not even a child, who will ly will lie published next week. The Civic Club is planning on hav fhll to contribute Just a little to make the hearts of these patriots lighter. ing an o th er C arnival at some time Not one. N et in our town. THE POST FOR EXTRA GOOD PRINTING. in the future w hich will take place in the afternoon as well ns evening. ilWBBimil'WDWItNHBMüVKWmmiPVBVtimilVIIWIIMIIIVHlBIIIMimi VIHUWlli'*’ ! Safeguard ■ Against Spanish Influenza j \ THE LID’J I i S j Williams’ Drug Co. V- / You may know from your own expe Always Buy Shoes That Fit Our children's shoes are designed to W e also fit grown folks perfectly and Conkey & Walker Best Groceries Our Cakes J* C. A. Loch»* JOHNSON & COLLINS )
