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DOINGS o r THE V A N LOONS B u t F ath er has the privilege of ch an gin g hla m ind 7 ] DIO YOU THAT poor g o o d -F=o« -N o t r i î - a G IC n û R A N T F ool . S i M p k ih j ! bah iMPKOviP&NT THAT CONcaiTSO ! î k V S l . u 6 Û.HÉAO ' THAT i Craven & Huff Elected! I Craven & Huff have been elected to the coun cil and thank you for the compliment. They now invite everybody to buy a Welcome Heater and be happy and comfortable this winter. S T E I G E R & K ER R’S WELCOME WHEN IT COMES TO C H O O S I N G THE KIND OF A STOVE, THERE’S BUT ONE RIGHT CHOSE AND IT ’S A W E LC 0 M E i ALWAYS SOLD BY CRAVEN & HUFF HARDWARE COMPANY iTtÉiimiMiiRiiiMiiniiaiiiniiRiiiHiniiHiinnRiiiRiiininiiiHimiiRiiniiniiiRiiniiiRjiia” MA K, ABuyT 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 ns. Have yonr Photo ready for— CHRISTMAS GIVING “ OVER HERE” AND “ OVER THERE" RALF FLOYD WRITES FROM GERMANY (Continued from Page 1.) he pleased to know that everything is being done possible for Ralphs comfort. We were thankful for the news of his safety, as we hnd some fear that he might not be a prisoner. The Red Cross is doing everything possi ble for our boys who have been tak en prisoner and if you would just keep in ouch with them I am sure that they will be able to give you in formation of Ralph, and let you know how he is getting along. The best way to write him would be thru the Red Cross and he will lie able to reply through the same channels. Trusting that you have received more news from Ralph himself, I will close and trust you will call on me if it is possible for me to be of any service, either to you or Ralph. Sincerely yours, R. J. LITTLE, 2nd. Lieut. A. S., U. S. A. Berne, Sept. 21, 1918. Lieut. R. J. Little, Esq.—Referring to your letter of Aug. 28, 1918, ask ing for news of whereabouts and welfare of Lt. R. A. Floyd, we are able to inform you thut Lt. Floyd is a prisoner of war, now interned at Karlsruhe. lt is stated that he disappeared on July 24 on his way from Orly to Colombey-les-Belles and that he landed enroute at Vinets. We are sending Lt. Floyd food, clothing and toilet articles regular ly and certain luxuries when neces sary. In this respect we feel that you need have no anxiety for him. As you request, we are duly for warding the letter which you en closed to Lt. Floyd. Very truly yours, C. P. DENNETT Deputy Com. Dept, of Prisoners. Wo can satisfy the most fastidious customer. MICHAELS’ STUDIO WOMEN! CONSERVE YOUR ENERGIES FOR WAR WORK! A DON’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. THE INDEPENDENCE SfEAM LAUNDRY Will do the work for you at reasonable prices. NO DAMAGE TO YOUR CLOTHES LATEST IMPROVEMENTS PROMPT SERVICE DELIVERY POST IS THE PAPER TO BUT. BUENA VISTA Miss Pearly Prather is quite ill with pneumonia. It. Peterson is confined to his room with a light attack of influenza. Mrs. Lily Hall and son, Raymond, were callers at Albany Saturday. Fritz Torgeson’s wife was taken to the Albany hospital Saturday for treatment. •I I A t-W A V $ “THOUGHT A WHULfi. LOT Of= TH A T ? BOV.' Ten little Heinies standing in a line—'long came a Sammio, then there were nein. ■ATS I TO MTSSLF BATS I THE DO YOU KNOW S ItCAR TMAT WJI<THLeS3 PAT H EAÛ '_______ I .nHl■ll■l■ltlWl■lllelllellMllalll■lll■lll■ll■llml■||■l||■|||■ul■lll■lll■ll■||■ll■ll■yI Why shiver around on these cold mornings and evenings and in vite the germs of colds, “ grip" and influenza to attack you or mem bers of your family? Keep warm, keep dry, keep clean and breathe pure air and you’ll soon save the price of the stove in doctors’s bills and medicine. TRAftJP1 *, ■ t ,---------- ^ LOTTIE h e d g e s M c I n t o s h Teacher of Voice and Piano Local representative of Western Conservatory of Music, Chicago Diplomas granted. Residence Phone <821. MRS. ALLEN CHASE IN C O N N E C T IO N WITH TEACHER OF VIOLIN INSTRUCTION GIVEN AT PUPILS’ HOME. Phone Farm 3013 THE POLK COUNTY POST T H I S IS Y O U R O P P O R T U N I T Y t o g e t y o u r o w n h o m o p ap er an d T H U WKSTKHN PARM KR, b o th for o n e yaar, at a saving. T H E W E S T E R N E A R N E R la a c k n o w l e d g e d t o b e t h e b e a t f a r m m a g a z i n e p u b l i s h e d In t h e W e l t f o r t h e W aat. I t la w e l l p r i n t e d , w e l l I l l u s t r a t e d a n d c o n t a i n s m u c h u ea- • f u l a n d I n t e r e s t i n g I n f o r m a t i o n e a c h iss u e. T h is big m u g a sln e co n tain s not alone the la te s t a u th e n tic In fo r m a tio n of v a lu e to th e f a rtn e r a of th is sta te , b u t m a n y i n t e r e s t i n g sto rie s , h o u se h o ld helps, fo rc e fu l e d ito ria ls , etc. I t Is a c l e a n , c o n s t r u c t i v e m a g a z i n e w i t h l i v e d a - ia rtm e n ts of In terest to ev ery m em b er of yo u r fam ily — t Is t h e k i n d o f p a p e r y o u c a n li v e by a n d f a r m by. r S ev en ty th o u sa n d fa rm e r s now ta k e W E S T E R N F A R N I K R a n d s w e a r b y lt. I f y o u d o n o t t a k a It y o u a r e th e looser, fo r you a r e m is s in g th e b e s t f a rm p a p e r p u b l i s h e d In t h e e n t i r e W e s t . * Mr. K. K. F a v l l l e , e d i t o r o f W E S T E R N E A R N E R , Is a l e a d in g a u t h o r i t y on a g r i c u l t u r a l s u b je c ts a n d a v e ry a b l e w r i t e r . 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Morning Comfort D ress in a w a rm room — h eated q u ic k ly a n d evenly w ith a g u aran teed Name A ddress This Paper and W estern F an n er Cole’s Original A IR -T IG H T W ood H e a te r Built To L ast Only the heaviest and moot durable metal enters into ito construction. Extra heavy gauge lining from bottom to top inside of stove. It must be built right to remain air tight. Select your size and style now. H olds firm 3 6 hoars* J. D. HIBBS i & CO. Dr. Butler of Independence was called Saturday to see Lester Mur phy who bus influenza. ___ If« * Leland Prather has been at Salem six years old, four brothers, Emil working on a launch that his father Gobnt of Albany, Jake and Roy of purchased to tow his logs to Salem. Wells and Fritz of Buena Vista and one sister, Mrs. Eston Carter of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Chown and Wells. The bereaved have the sym son, Ernest, of Wigrich were the pathy of their many friends. guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lichty Polk County's First Court House Sunday. (Polk County Observer.) Mrs. M. V. Prather spent n few Polk County was created by tin* days with her sister-in-law, Mrs. H. T. Hill, nt Monmouth while Mr. Hill Provisional Legislature nt Oregon wns in Eastern Oregon on Imsinoss. City December 22, 1845. The first term of county court wns held In Those who attended the funeral 1840 on the Donation Land Claim of of Verna Torgeson at Albany Sun Carey Duncan Embrec, a pioneer of day were Mrs. E. J. Anderson, G. E. 1844. The record of this first term of Harmon and. wife and daughter, this first term of court was found among the papers of Mr. Embree by Blanche. his descendants. The county had . Shrunk has sold 2f> hend of no record, the county records begin hogs to a Salem butcher this week. ning in 1847. Court was held in a Mrs. Jesse Tann was a Salem call log school house called Jefferson er last week where her husband is Institute and the jury met iu the brush near the Rickrcall river. For working in a dairy. I four years court met hero and in the Verna Torgeson, who wns a resi dwelling houses of the pioneers. Kllendale was the first town, lo dent of this place for some time but of late years of Wellsdnle, died nt cated nliout three miles west of Dal Washington, last Friday of influen las. The firs mills iu Hie county za. He enlisted in the army last were built here in 1845, and several July from Corvallis and has been in other business enterprises were the hospital most of the time since. started here, b n Ellendale being off His funeral wns held nt Albany Sun the line of traffic, Dallas was chosen day, Rev. Gates conducting the ser as a better location on which to vice. He leaves to mourn his de build a town. Ellendale as a town parture: Father, mother and son censed to exist after the woolen mill ami flttiir mill were destroyed by fire the last court house was built, wss in 1870. made by Hon. George L. Hawkins of In 1847 an Indian railed George Dallas and by him presented to Sar sold a tract of land to Smith Collins ah Childress Polk Chapter to mark at Dallas, the consideration being a the site of the first court house. The broadcloth suit with brass buttons, a marker was erected but owing to an sack of flour, a side of bacon and a epidemic of Spanish influenza, all plug <>t tobacco. This is thought to public meetings being prohibited, have been the first formal transfer of Die Daughters were unable to unveil land in the county. At this time it on the date set, which was Novem David Lewis was sheriff, I’. O. Reilly ber second, the anniversary of the was clerk and Alonzo A. Skinner birth of President James Knox Polk, was judge. Thomas J. Loveludy was in whose honor the county was nam one of the commissioners of the ed. county and his wife selected the name for the new town which was to be the capital of I’olk county. She named it Cynthianna after Cyn- thianna, Kentucky. The site chosen was North Dallas, and a one-story frame building about forty feet square was erected on the northeast HIDES ] corner at the intersection of the PELTS roads now known as Orchard Ave T' nue and the Salem roud. In this WOOL • Ï t building William Kvermnn wns con runs victed of the first murder commmltt- MOHAIR ed in the county and was hanged by CASCARA BARS Smith Gilliam, sheriff, in 1851. | VEAL In August 1852, the name of the ',vi town was changed from Cynthianna PORK < to Dallas in honor of George M. Dal-1 BEEr ! ’ i < las, vice president under the Polk POULTRY administration. BUTTER In 1854 a one and a half story ad EOOS dition wns built to the foil id house. Good water on the north side of FARM PRODUCT the river being difficulty to obtain WOOD 1 it was deemed advisable in 185(1 to WOOD 1 move to the south side. A two story * 1 0R0CERIE8 j court house of wood was built in SHOES South Dallas oil the site of the pres 1 FURNISHINGS ent court house in 1859. which wns i burned iu 1s98 and replaced by a q DRY QOODS stone structure. — n After the town was moved to (be south side of the river, the first CASH OR TRADE building continued to be used ns n court house and jail until the com pletion of the new one in 1859. It SWOPE ft SWOPS was then torn down, a part of it LAWYERS moved nwny in sections and n part sold as lumber. I. 0. 0. F. Building A marker of Polk county stone, or the same kind of material of Which Independence, Max Goldman Deals in ::n M ?'*