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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1918)
I * 1 IMHilHllHIlHIIUItHllflllHIlflHHIlHIIUlIHlIHlIHlIHilH'IHliHiiHllfllllHWflin MEG8N KENS HUES IF GENEttLHiTEflEST Aroused over the proposed Iner In telephone rates, a mass meeting ef business men was held at Albany and a committee was appointed to Invest! gate the possibility o f consolidating the two systems. The annual meeting or the prssl Principal Events sf the W eefc DEM OCRACY HAS W ON dents and faculties of the Independent T H E K A I S E R IS W H I P P E D Briefly Sketched fer Infer* colleges of Oregon will be held at New berg November 29-30. Faculty mem mstlen ef Our here from eight Institutions of tbe state w ill be present. Multnomah county propoaun to apand The Rogue River Valley Canal com approximately $800,000 on its roada la pany, of Medford, recently enlarged its 1MB. main canals and laterals in order to The annual meeting o f the Oregon cover 1000 acres more farm land for Irrigation congreaa will be held in next year’s crops. The Medford irri Portland an January 9, 10 and 11. gation district board, which recently The service of the Pacific Telephone voted $1,500,000 for the Installation of A Telegraph company ha8 been die- an irrigation system to cover 20,000 continued at Brooks, Marlon oeunty. acres adjoining Medford, Is prosecut Hilliard Bailey, Bon of Mayor Harry ing tbe work of preliminary surveys Bailey, and Lane Thornton, son of for its main canal from Butte creek. A. L. Thornton, of Laheview, Plans have been made to obtain 300 drowned while ftahlng la Goose Lake. goats to be used In connection with A recent ruling of the W ar depart the new milk goat project which Is ment prohibiting fraternities from being added to the boys' and girls' holding social meetings and inltiaMag club work department of tbe Oregon or pledging new members, has been re Agricultural college extension service. scinded. Mr. Seymour has made arrangements P E R F E C T S E R V IC E PUR E DRUGS The fourth Oregon state officers' with the Portland clearing bouse to training camp, which was to have loan to every boy and girl In the state IIHilHIlHIIHIIHIIHIIHIIHIIHIIHIIHIIHIIUIIHIIUIIII IIIIIIIHIIII IHIIIIIIUIIUIII opened at the University of Oregon wishing to be a member of the goat November 23, has been indefinitely club, money with which to purchase C IT Y A N D C O U N T R Y an animal. P O L K C O U N T Y P O S T postponed Regardless o f the fact that 140 con Pressure from two sides Is being Twice A W eek victs at the state penitentiary at Salem vigorously brought to bear to prevent FOR SALE—Dry Fir Wood, En were inoculated for the disease, 136 the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph quire of Fred Oberson, Jr. 01 Phone M. 621 of them are suffering from (he Span company from Increasing telephone — x— rates. Through the public service Don’t forget to be present at the N ew s Items of public interest are ish Influenza. According to the figures o f the city commission, which threatens criminal Civic Club meeting next Tuesday. gladly received and much appreci budget Klamath Palls may have a drop prosecution, steps are to be taken to — x— ated. Bring them, send them, phone of 3.2 mills In its tax rate. The adop declare an increased ta riff invalid. Miss Brittie McDevitt is here from Los Angcjus, the guest of tier sister, them or m all them. W e thank yon. tion of an occupation tax by the etty The Portland city council is taking drastic action which may result In the Is considered. Mrs. G. W. Conkey. Storm and high tide last week re revocation of the company operating church Monday which J. W. Kelly, — X— Patriotic societies have asked that I. H. Ingram, J. W. Kelly and Rev. sulted In greater damage on Coos bay license in Portland. In line with the general letting up Thanksgiving this year be observed C. T. Cook attended and covered than had occurred in a number of years. The principal damage was to of restrictions following cessation of themselves with sweat and glory. with a song service. Industries, Including sawmills, ship hostilities, the capital issues commit — x— — — tee has given Its sanction to the sale yards and allied lines. Mrs. Bascue has attractive hats at Polk County Observer: The Rev. A big convention o f the Oregon But of $590,000 werth of state highway attractive prices which will make a Osborn of Independence preached at more attractive Thanksgiving. Crowley last Sunday. It was his ter and Cheese Makers’ organization bonds. Already $2,190,000 worth of last sermon for the winter, and will be held In Portland December M bonds out of the $6,000,000 issue has Mrs. M. II. Boyle of Portland, a Crowley residents will now have to and 12. In connection with the meet been sold. The state highway com butter and cheese exhibit wiH bo mission will take under consideration sister of The Post editor, was a guest be good without any assistance from held In which prizes totaling $380 wifi the question of whether or not the the minister. at his home the first of the week. bonds will be sold at a meeting t « be be awarded the winners. — x— — x— held In Portland Friday, November 22. Several hundred Oregon trapper« al "Crashing Through to Berlin” or A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. The work which the state highway “How the Allies Won" ut the Isis William Ridgeway in the Dallas ready are at work, according to O w l commission plans to complete with Shoemaker, fish and game warden, Thunksgiving Duy, afternoon and hospital last Thursday. It has been over 18 years since Mr. and Mrs. D. who has issued more than 200 licenses the proceeds of the Issue of bonds, the evening. — x— B. Boydston were grandparents be since the trapping season opened the sale of which has now been approved Polk County Observer: Mrs. V. J. fore and they had Almost forgotten first o f this month. The season w ill by the capital issues committee, is chiefly the Pacific highway in the close February 1, 1919. Love has returned to her home in how to act. In an effort to provide jobs for sol counties of Douglas, Josephine and Pedee, after huving visited her sis — x— ter in California. Another very desirable for Thanks diers discharged from the United Jackson, and the Columbia R iver giving is Pyrex glassware. For bak States army upon demobilization, the highway in Hood River and Wasco — x— counties. W ith the exception of the E. N. Johnson wus in Washington ing purposes it is the most modern war department has requested the section of the Columbia River high for several days recently looking af utensil. Being transparent you can state highway commission to provide way between Hood River and Mos<or see whether or not cake, pie or pud it with information as to how many ter farm interests. men oan be provided with jobs in most of the work will not be under ding is burning on the bottom. For —x— taken until next spriag. Oregon. The U. of O.-O. A. C. football game sale by Craven & Huff. As a protest against what they terra A mixture of barley and cottonseed nt Corvallis last Saturday was at unsatisfactory wage adjustments by meal is an excellent substitute for tended by a number from here. Brooks Squires, of Walla Walla, the Macy commission, the boiler bran and shorts— m ill run—so exten — x— Wash,, a cousin of Mesdames J. G. makers’ union o f Portland w ill con sively used as stock feed and now d if Mrs. Clara Taylor was called to McIntosh and A. D. Davidson, was tinue to declare Saturday afternoon a ficult to obtain, points out E. B. Fitts, Corvallis the first of the week by here the first of the week with a half-holiday and quit work at ne«n, extension specialist in dairying at the the serious illness of her daughter, party of soldiers surveying on the as the men hare been doing for a Oregon Agricultural college. “ This Mrs. W. W. Ireland. Model farm. Mr. Squires, who is a month or more. mixture costs more than the wheat — x— • student nt the O. A. C., has been at Fourth-class postmasters bave been feeds but its feeding value, pound for Mrs. Win. Quartier spent the week the officers’ training school at the appointed in Oregon as follows: Col pound, Is 1S Vs per coat greater,” says end with relatives in Portland. She Presidio. ton, Clackamas county, Charles P. Professor Fitts. “ It also provides was accompanied home by her small Hunter; Crystal, Klamath county, C. greater certainty of securing uniform grand-daughter, Florence. O. Brown: Odessa, Klamath county, value than the mixtures of bran and TAKEN UP — x— By the undersigned on November Miss May Klnkaid; Redne, Marion shorts sold by the flouring mills as Mrs. Hattie Henkle has received 7 at the Cloverleaf Dairy, one light county, Mrs. Marie E. Parker; Tfcree- mill run.” t&ord from her daughter, Emma, colored Jersey heifer nbout two plnos, Josephine county, Mrs. Flora A. Finis was written to the part that who is in Ogden, Utah, stating that years old. Owner to pay for keep Corliss. spruce and fir forests o f the Pacific sho is a victim of influenza. Sheriff Chrisman and Deputy Sher northwest have played in the war, and advertising. if f Jarvis made an important arrest at when orders were Issued by the spruce — x— OTTO HILKE. The Dalles when they captured three production division to cease at oace After a cessation of several weeks, convicts who escaped from the Sho practisally all acMvitiea in aircraft the Ladies Aid of the Methodist shone, Idaho, jail November 6. The work among the caasps and nsMls. All church held a most enjoyable and NO TICE convicts are C. W. Darcy, Frank Sul shipments o f spruce and fir cants to profitable meeting Wednesday after The telephone company w ill livan and Edward Miller. They are the huge cut-up p la it at Vancouver, noon at the home of Mi’s. Sarah Ir appreciate subscribers calling said to be three o f the most dangerous Wash., were halted by the order, while vine. at the office and paying their criminals In the country. uo more airplane material shipments —x— telephone accounts at once. Power extended to the supreme court are to be made. Similar orders stop An enjoyuhlc wood cutting bee Independence Telephone Co. to call to Its assistance three circuit ped nearly all logging operations, and was held in front of the Methodist judges o f the state to att as a part of instructed that falling of airplane that court when it is deemed neces timber was to cease at once. sary and also power extended to the Housewives and all consumers of linnVIHIIIIIIHIIUIIHIIHIIHIIHIIII Il I III I HI I HI I III I III I HI III iiiHiiuiiniiminmHiiHm chief justice o f the supreme court to flour and sugar are elated at tbe issu I direct circuit judges to 'sit in any ance of orders from the food adminis county o f the state will be asked by tration, which lift the eflicts against 1 the committee on law reform created these commodities and restore them I by the last legislature. practically tfc a pre-war basis. The I Small railroads are denied 24 hours’ flour order becomes effective immedi- free time on Interchange e f cars with stely, while the new sugar regulations larger lines In a letter received by will be In force December 1. Under W H E N you sit down to a meal you like to know Public Service Commissioner Covey the flour order, the four pounds to that your food came from a store where repu 1 from Regional Director Aishten. Mr. one rule, of white flour and substi Alshton states that he thinks the small tutes, is cancelled, and consumers are 1 tation counts—a store where best quality goods roads are given very favorable con now permitted to make their purchases are really best quality. cessions now, considering the fact that without the handicap of substitutes 1 they own no care and what oars they The sugar order provides for an addi 1 use are turned over to them by the tional pound in the per capita allot This store gives you that advantage. W e buy ment, or four pounds per person each * larger roads. our stock more carefully than our most partic Marlon county boasts of about 1390 month. acres planted In English walnuts, ac Five fatalities were reported to the ular customer. cording to a census made by County itate industrial accldeat commission i Fruit Inspector Van Trump, and 10 for the wek ending November 14 S T A P L E A N D F A N C Y G O O DS ■ per cent o f these are either yielding imong a total of 522 accidents, and in A T L O W P R IC E S ■ or paying big returns to tbetr owners. idditfon there were five fatalities re- Many trees this year yielded 160 iulting from injuries previously re pounds, the product selling en the mar ported. The fatal rases resulting from It pays to buy quality goods, particularly when ket at as high as 30 oeata. The wal »ccidents during the week were: nut Industry In this section is steadily frank E. Baldwin, Knappa. logging; you can get them at prices as low as ours. A forging ahead as a money maker. harles A. Brooks. Astoria, iron fair trial here means a steady customer every Totals compiled by Henry E. Reed, works: Ray Norton, Coquills, logging; time. . associate director of the state war sav Ellis Pinkerton. Klamath Falls, lum i ; ■ * age stamp campaign. Indicate that Bering; Benjamin L. Ward, Astoria, The deaths resulting - Oregon counties for the most part are »hipbuilding. HONEST V A L U E S M AK E U S GROW * 1 well up in their war stamp purchases from accidents previously reported 1 1 Eight counties are “hver the top." were: Frank Dempsey. Bridal Veil, | More than half the remaining conn- umbering; George Magill. Lakeside, P ties are In such position as to Indicate umbering; Luther Schumaker. Placer, S ' that they will make the goal on sohad- mining; S. Ota. Westport, lumborla*; W H. Gardner. Portland, steal works ntHHHHHMHMHHIHHHHIHMIMHNHUHNHMHnHW* 014 ttm f December 31. PEACE! i W HILE WE ARE REJOICING OYER WORLD WIDE PEACE LET US NOT FORGET OUR SMALLER DUTIES TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED US W ELL AT HOME. WE CALL THE ATTENTION OF THOSE WHO OWE BILLS HERE AND HAVE RECEIVED STATEMENTS OP THE SAME, BUT WERE PROBABLY FORGOTTEN IN THE RUSH OF OTHER DUTIES AT THE TIME, THAT WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE AN EAR LY SETTLEMENT. | Williams 9 Drug Co. LONGEST NAME IN DRAFT G R E A T W A R P IC T U R E A T ISIS T H A N K S G IV IN G D A Y A N D N IG H T Atlanta Likely to Lose Nlkltag Pap- panlkolopolous. Who la No. 4. (Continued from Page 1.) the feuture at the Isis Thanksgiving afternoon and evening. Altanta, Ga.— Nlkltag Pappanlkolo- Commencing with the murder of polous, Atlanta, Is right up In tbe forefront o f the list o f men in the new the Arch Duke Ferdinand, “Crash draft. In fact, he Is No. 4 In division ing Through to Berlin" reviews in No. 2, and It appears that Atlanta Is sequence the big eveuts taking place about to lose Mr. Pappanlko— etc. Un during the first four years of the less he has some brothers, Mr. Pappan war. lko— etc. undoubtedly has the longest Every scene is authentic, more name In the Atlanta directory, and than 1000 cameras being used in the Just what the officers out at Camp Gordon will do with it In case Mr. filming. Actual pictures are shown of the Pappunl— etc. Is taken there remulns to be seen. However, they’ve had con Kaiser, the Crown Prince, Von Hind- siderable experience with names and enburg and others of the war barons. Mr. Pappan— etc. needn’t be a bit sur Theie are no impersonations. prised If they make his moniker some Following the episode of the Arch thing short and snappy, like “ Nick duke's death come scenes showing Papp.” the Hun raids in Belgium. King A l bert is seen marching nt the head of his troops. One of the most in $ TATTOOED HEAD OF spiring scenes shows the British V >2 grand fleet in action. Then the KAISER BETRAYS HUN »5 ¡J French Marines are shown in action $ Altoona, Pa.— When Paul I which is declared to be one of a very Kraull appeared before the ex- >j ; few times that the French Marines >4 8 amlners o f the Blair Four draft have been sent into action. V board he exhibited a breast on In the last ejnsode of the picture which was tattoeed a life-size the activities of the air fleets are head o f the kulser adorned with shown. A striking picture of the helmet, plumes and bluck eagles. An investigation revealed that !♦! famous ace, Guynemer, who fell to his death early in the Summer, is Kraull had escaped from a Ger shown, and a closeup, revealing on man ship Interned In an Ameri his breast every medal that can be can port. H e had waived de- ferred classification and wunted awarded by the French government j»; to Join the American army. He for bravery. / A was held fo r further lnvestiga- >•« The various developments »from tion. the beginning of the war until the >*< ......................................... American attack in France a few mouths qgo are revealed in distori- ' , Do your Christmas shopping early. cal sequence. 8 >2 x S ta r t th e Child .Right ------------------ ----------- = * -------- Y o u may k n ow from your o w n expe- rience the injurious effects o f poorly fitted shoes — h o w they ruin the feet and menace the gen eral health and efficiency. T h en let you r boy or girl profit b y the lesson— Always Buy Shoes That Fit Our children’s shoes are designed to give little feet ample room to develop naturally. A nd w e k n o w just h o w to fit them, having studied the question thoroughly. W e also fit grow n folks perfectly and carry fo r them the ¡latest styles at prices that are sure to satisfy. ' Conkey & W alker Best Groceries Ï * I JOHNSON & COLLINS English bakery of the fifteenth century. That was a long time ago and things have changed since then. Among these changes is that ot preparing food. W e know how to make Bread and Rolls of a kind that makes eating a pleasure for the people of this community. They have the home flavor, and their use avoids the drudgery of home baking. They invariably bring our customers back for more. Quality and cleanliness are the twin mottom o f this bakery at all ttnrn. C. A. Loclmdge]