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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1918)
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The res | pective subjects will be used. War is v in g D a y Never'in the period of our existence have we so much to be thankful for. . I t ’s great! Just think the boys will soon be coming home, so lets make this Thanksgiving Day the greatest one, the happiest one, the best one we over had. But oo Thanksgiving Dinner or any other din- ner good as it cofftd be when poor or worn used tp-cook it with. . Buy from us pfy of pottf and pans and above all a n<n on’t let the'small expense keep you oaring the -flavor of every eatable on Then how much more .Mother enjoys the feast. ».Then top it all off with a ~ earvingvset and make the day com- píete. the family gathers around the ban- quet with every one hungry it is certainly provo: ¡to have Father wrestling with the fowl and making no headway apparently when with a K een.K utter carving set everybody woulcfc get i their portion about as soon as the blessing was over. Regardless of age, a Keen Kutter tool works smoothly on turkey, goose, duck or chicken. Baptist Church Rev. W. B, Stewart, Asaociational Pastor of Baptist churches, w ill con duct services in the First Baptist church of Independence next Sun day morning and evening. Every body invited to attend both services. Sunday school every Sunduy morn ing. The bible class is taught by B. F. Swope. “ Humility in Successful Service” and “Soul’s Ease.” Sunday school at 10 a. m. Not being able to become acquaint ed, it is desired that as many come to the services as possible. Let there bd^a spirit of church-going be true There will he no services at the when the Boys come home. Presbyterian and Christian churches either morning.or evening. C. T. COOK, Pastor. SO U T H POLK COUNTY ROLL O FH O N O R Killed JOE CLARK BOY JOHNSON JASON A. ARRELL. Died in the Service JOHN O. NASH Severely Wounded — H ARRY H. STALNAKER ARM IN D. YOUNG Prisoner o f War LIEUT. RALF A. FLOYD / T H t S ^ - 3 arc COMBINATA IN C O N N E C T I O N W IT H TH E P O L K C O U N T Y POST T H IS IS YOUR O P P O R T U N IT Y to g « t your own homo paper and T H K W K S TK R N P A R M E R , both fo r one year. at a saving. ^ LO T T IE h e d g e s m c in t o s h Teacher of Voice and Piano I — ] Local representative of Western | Conservatory of Music, Chicago | Diplomas granted. I Residence Phone 4821. | i | I I | I T H E W E S T E R N F A R M E R la acknowledged to be the beat (arm m ugaitne published in the W est (o r tbe West., It Is w ell printed, w ell Illustrated and contains much uss- (ul and interesting lntormation each issue. This big m agasine contains not alons the latest authentlo Intor- matlon o f value to the (arm ers o( this state, but many Interesting stories, household helps, (o r c «(u l editorials, etc. I t is a clean, constructive m agasine w ith liv e de partments o ( Interest to every member ot your (am lly-r. It Is the kind o f paper you can liv e by and (aria by. Seventy thousand (arm ers now take WESTERN I MRS. A L L E N C H A S E TEACHER OF NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING VIO LIN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN To INSTRUCTION GIVEN A T the legal voters of School District PUPILS' HOME. No. 29 of Polk County, State of Ore gon, that a SCHOOL MEETING of Phone Farm 3013 said District wil be held at the Pub lic School building on the 29th day of November, 1918, at 7:30 o’clock in Chairman Board of Directors. '& . . H U F F the evening to vote on the propbsi- Attest: tion of levying a special district tax. GRACE SWOPE, The total amount of money need District Clerk. ed by the district during the fiscal year beginning on June 30th, 1918, B U E N A V IS T A and ending on June 30, 1919, is esti BiMMimiattiBHiBiiimmiiBiiiwiiwiiaiimiiBuimiiiiimimiiMmiiiniiwiMiimn^ mated in the following budget qnd Abe Porter of Talmage was a call ‘Tncludes the amounts to be received from the county school fund, state er in Buena Vista Friday. school fund, special district tax, and M. N. Prather wus a business call all other moneys of the district: D 0 N W W A IT ' er in Albany Thursday. Budget . H A V E Y O U R P IC T U R E M A D E N O W ESTIMATED EXPENSES Lester Murphy and son are recov 1. Teachers' salaries........ $6,000.00 A T M IC H A E L S ’ , S T U D IO 2. Furniture .. ......................100.00 ering from an attack of influenza, 3. Apparatus and supplies, such And save t h e . advance price which, is coming in Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ktiighton as maps, chalk, erasers, stoves malarial, also a shortage which may confront us. curtains, etc....................... 850.00 twere shopping in Albauy Saturday. 4. Library b o o k s ..................100.00 Havo your Photo ready for— M. I. Conger and family were Sun 5. F l a g s ..................................20.00 day callers at the Ed Harmon home, C H R IS T M A S G IV IN G fi. Repairs of shhool houses, out buildings or fences . . . . ..500.00 “ O V E R H E R E ’». R. Peterson and Mr. Moo were 7. Improving grounds ... ........... 8. Playground equipment .. ..50.00 shopping in Independence Satur AND day. 9. Transportation of pupils . . . . 10. Tuition of p u p ils ................ “ OVER TH ER E” Mr. Godwin has purchased the 11. Janitor's w a g e s ............... 990.00 12. Janitor’s su p p lies............ 50.00 Black place and is moving his fam Wa oan satisfy the moat iastidlons customer. 13. F u e l.................................500.00 ily Nei*c. 14. Light and P o w e r ............ 100.00 N. f . Anderson and Ed Prather M IC H A E L S ’ STUDIO 15. W a to r.. . . ....................... 50.00 16. Clerk’s s a la r y ................. 115.00 sold 21 hogs to a Salem butcher 17. Postage and stationery ..15.00 Monday. 18. For the payment of bonded Ed Prather, M. V. Prather and Ed debt and interest thereon, is Harmon have finished their full sued under Sections 117, 144 seeding. to 148, and 422 of the School W O M E N *’ ! Laws of Oregon, 1917 .. . ,2125.00 M. J. Krentz and wife of Salem 19. Paving assessment.......... 140.00 were week end visitors at the N. G. 20. Insurance ................. ..150.00 C O N SE R V E Y O U R E N E R G IE S 21. A ll other purposes.......... 200.00 Anderson home. 4 F O R W A R W 0RK4 Total estimated amount of Mrs. A. J. Reynolds and children money to be expended for all purposes during the year. .$12,055 visited her brother, Mr. Shrunk, at Salem Saturday. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS D O N ’T fatigue yourself over the wash tub From county school fund during every week, so that you are b o good for de Mrs. Smith of Moro came Fi^day the coming school y e a r ........... $2856 to spend the winter with her daugh From state school fund during , mands made en you for Red Gross work and ter, Mrs. G. A. Wells. the coming school y e a r ............ 642 i other things. :i Estimated amount to be received! N. C. Ahderson and wife and Mrs. from, all olher sources during the T ltE IN D E P E N D E N C E 1 S T E A M L A U N D R Y Tann and Mrs. Ed Prather were coming school year. High School W ill do the work for you at reasonable T a x ............................................1400 Salem callers Friday. Total estimated receipt«, not in priceBji. Vesta and Vcrle Kreutz of Salem cluding the money to be received were the guests of their cousin, from the tax which it is proposed NO D A M A G E TO Y O U R O L O T H E S to vote . .......... .......................$4898 Blanche Harmon, Sunday. RECAPITULATION L A T E S T IM P R O V E M E N T S Miss Gladys Evans, ’one of our Total estimated expenses tor the P R O M P T S E R V IC E y e a r .......................................$12056 teachers, spent the week end with her parents o t Monmouth. Total estimated receipts not in D E L IV E R Y cluding the tax to he voted ..4898 Mrs. M. V. Prather and daughtor, Balance, amount to be raised by district t a x ............................... $7157 Pearly, and Mrs. Snyder, who have Dated thh» 13th day of November, been quite sick, are improving. 1918. v The peace news was received J. S. BOHANNbN, POST IS THXPAPEB TO BUT. BATS I BATS« HARDWARE COMPANY G E T SUBSCRIPTION C O U P 0 N — Clip and Mail Gentlemen: I accept y o u r — epeclal offer. Send me your paper and W E S T E R N F A R M E R fo r one year, Inclosed find rem ittance to cover. N am e A d d ress This Paper and Western Farmer One Whole Year for here with great rejoicing ami a num five zones comprising the, following ber from here took part in the pence neighliorhoods: West Salem,.Perry- rally at-Independence Monday. dale, independence, Falls City and Airlie. In each zone a first prize, of Miss Laura Hale went to Salem $•’!', a second prize of $2 and a third Monday lo resume her school work prize of $1 will ibe given. T o the which have been closed three weeks Isiy or girl who catches thd, largest on account of influenza. number of moles and gophers in. the county, an additional prize of $5. will Word was received here of the he awarded. serious illness of one of Billy Wells’ For a list of winners in each xo«e daughters in Eugene. They at one watch this space each week. time lived here, but are at. Halsey H. E. GREGORY, now. She was going to school at . County Agent. Eugene when taken siek. Her many - : - T ..r x .......... m friends hope for her spee.dy recovery. Max Goldman Fifty Y ea n Marrie« (Benton County Courier.) Fifty years ago (Nov. 12, 1868) Dr. and Mrs. J. R. N. Bel! started on life’s journey together, and in recog nition of that event hud planned to invite their friends to cull from 3 to 7 p. m. at their residilnee, ,136 South Ninth StYee.t, Corvnllis, hut on account of the prevailing epidemic Dr. and Mrs. Shedd of Pullman, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rich ardson of Independence, Ore., could not he ix'esent on the 12th, so wus compelled *to postpone the nuptial event until Thanksgiving day when they wil bo ut home to all their friends from 3 to 7 p. m. Trapping Contest Following the demonstrations a trapping contest will be curried on by tlie boys and girls of the M tinty under the supervision of the County Agent. The contest ope/ied Novem her 11 And will continue until De cember 28. Sixteen prizes amount ing to $35 will Is* awarded to-the best hoy or girl trapper under 18 yearp of age. This money will he paid in addition to the regulur bounty of five cents on moles and gophers and ffte cmii reraivad for the mole skins. . The county has been divided iuto Deals in HIDES : PELTS WOOL VEAL PORX < BEEF POULTRY , BUTTES EGGS FARM PSADUCE WOOD* WOOD GROCERIES SHOES FU RNISH INCI DRY 30CJ.H CASH o n TI1ALE ---------■war: & s w o p ir LAW YERS sw ope I. 0. O, F. Building.* Independence, Oregon