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THÉ POLK COUNTY POST
.VOLUME L
(TWICE A WEEK.)
C O U N T Y C O U R T.
MERRY MONARCHS
OF MINSTRELSY
Opera House,
Monday, Feb. 24
LATEST S0N6S, CROSSTIRES^GAGS AND^JOKES
SPARKLING MINSTREL FARCE!
THE KIND THAT CHASES
THE GLOOM AWAY!
AUSPICES OF WOMAN’S CLUB
AND LIBERTY CHORUS
BENEFIT
SOLDIER’S MEMORIAL FUND
NUMBER M.
INDEPENDENCE, OREOON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1919.
Proceedings of January
February Terms.
and
January Term, Continued.
Taxes 1918 roll, Mrs. E. A. Babb for
56 cents, and Sarah J. Elliott, $5.11,
ordered cancelled. ,
Jno. R. Sibley appointed to fill va-
canry of Justice of the Peace, IDatrlct
No. 3, caused by death of Hardy Hol­
man.
Bond of Jno. R. Sibley, with P. J.
Craven as surety, in the sum of $1000
approved.
Warrant No. 7742, Issued to W. L.
Soehren May 1, 1918, cancelled.
February Term.
County Treasurer A. V. R. Snyder
credited with $24,341.23, warrants re
turned to January 31, 1919.
Action on petition to vacate part of
road in Buena Vista continued to
March term.
Bond of R. L. Chapman, ooroner,
with National Surety Co. as surety,
approved.
Bond of W. A. Brooks, constable,
District No. 1, approved.
Bond of John H. Moran, constable,
District No. 6, approved.
George Medley, allowed $10.00 per
month In trade at Vlers & Co.’s store.
1
B ILLS A L L O W E D .
Sheriff’s Office.
Henry Butler, ditto ... 3.00
John R. Sibley, fees.. 3.10
John W. Orr, service
and mileage............. 1.70
F. L. Wood, fees....... 10.30
Jas. Imlah, mileage and
service .................... 11.40
J. D. Dunn, witness.. 3.50
Mrs John Slmkins, ditto 3.50
Arlte Slmkins, d itto .. 3.60
Willard Moore, d itto .. 3.50
D. D. Keeler, ditto__ 1.70
J. T. Hunt, juror....... 1.00
Jas. Jacobs, ditto....... 1.00
Chas. Ruge, ditto.. . . 1.00
J. I Miller, ditto......... 1.00
F. M. Moore, ditto__ 1.00
D. K. Brannan, d itto .. 1.00
Total allowed......................
Coroner.
R. L. Chapman, exam, and
m ileage....... v.......... 10.00
Frank Harris, Juror... 1.20
A. Z. Tedrow, d itto.. . . 1.20
J. Goodman, d itto.. . . 1.20
A. E. Tetherow. dltto6 1.20
U. G. Heffley, d itto ... 1.20
A. A. Tetherow, dlttx>. 1.20
C. C. Marks, w itness.. 1.70
G. B. Jones, ditto....... 1.70
W. H. Harman, d itto ., 1.70
I)r. V. C. Staats, examina­
tion ......................... 6.00
R. L. Chapman, expenses of
Inquest .................. 26.20
* 3.00 Sloper Bros. & Cockle,
3.10
material ................ 6.20
C. K. Spaulding Co.,
1.70
lumber . ‘. ................ 3.70
10.30 D. A. Cook, labor....... 2.10
11.40
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
1.70
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
.$60.20
Jas. Goodman, labor.. 1.25
1.25
6.20 J. P. Walker, labor with
team ........................ 5.00
5.00
3.70 E. T. Evans, lab o r.... 2.50
2.50
2.10 R. M. Bosley, labor with
team ........................ 5.00
5.00
Total allowed..........................$129.50
Advertising.
Total allowed.......................
Lew A. Cates............. 26.70
26.70
Road District No. 9.
Polk County Itemizer. 13.60
13.50 J. Goodman, la b o r.... 3.00
Frank Skeon, labor with
Total allowed........................... $40.20
team ........................ 10.00
Officers’ Bonds.
Oregon Gravel & Con. Co.,
Walter Williams, prem. 50.00
50.00
gravel .................... 1.80
G. W. Ohesebro, prem 50.00
50.00 Chas. K. Spaulding Co.,
lumber .................... 14.36
Total allowed.........................$100.00
State Treasurer.
Total allowed .........
.$ 29.16
O. P. Hoff, expense district
Road District No. 11.
Are warden, 1918.. .234.78
234.73 Oregon Gravel & Con. Co..
gravel ...................... 26.10
26.10
Total allowed.
.$234.78 Farmers State Bank,
freight prepaid....... 70.70
70.70
Totkl Gen. Fund warrants. .$3,929.84 Rex Womer, labor and
Road District No. 1
freight .................... 47.56
47.66
T. J. Worth, lab o r... 27.25
27.75 E. N. Turner, labor... 29.00
28.50
J. A. Schuerch, labor 4.50
3.75 Percy Hadley, labor.. 6.00
6.00
Oliver Elliott, labor.
1.60
1.25 0. E. Staats, labor... . 6.00
6.00
Lloyd Wallace, labor.
3.00
2.50 W. E. Williams, labor. 6.00
6.00
w
.
A. C. Staats, la b o r.... 3.00
8.00
Total allowed.......
.$34.75
4.60
4.60
Road Diatrict No. 2.
Oddie Powell, lab o r... 3.00
3.00
Stockton Bros., tile.. 1.32
1.32
Sheridan Lumber Co.,
Total allowed.........
$201. J6
lumber .................... 21.60
21.60
Road District No. 12.
Wm. Carroll, labor with
Farmers State Bank,
team ........................ 46.75
46.75
prepaid freight....... 39.75
39.76
Joe Carroll, ditto....... 42.50
42.50 J. Dlgnan, labor......... 2.50
2.50
Tom Kenworthy, labor 1.25
1.26 E. H. Burns, labor....
.75
.75
/ Ed. Cochrane, labor... 3.75
Frank Gould, labor with
3.75
team ........................ 6.00
6.00 Jas. V. Chitty, supv... 8.75
8.76
Jack 'Syron, la b o r.... 1.25
1.25
team ....................... 5.00
5.00
L. Conner, labor......... 2.50
2.50 Jav. V. Chitty, supv... 8.75
8.75
Oregon Gravel & Con. Co.,
Total allowed..................
.$122.17
gravel .................... 13.05
13.05
Road District No.
W. L. Frink, labor witih
Farmers State Bank,
team .......................... 6.50
6.b0
26.60 J. H. Baker, ditto....... 6.00
prepaid freight....... 26.60
6.00
H. A. Lee, labor......... 4.00
4.00 Clarence Lee, labor... 3.00
3.00
George Boyer, labor.. 2.50
2.30 W. F. Good, labor with
John Roberts, labor... 2.50
2.50
team .......................... 6.00
6.00
John Jolly.................... 3.00
2.50 E. E. Lee, ditto......... 6.00
6.00
Total allowed...........................$50.50
Claimed Allowed
Insane.
T. B. Hooker, salary.. 100 00
100.00 Dr. A B.Starbuck.exam. 10.00
10.00
V. P. Fiske, stamps and
envelopes ................119.35
119.35
Total allowed............................$10.00
John R. Allgood, envelopes
School Superintendent's Office.
IF YOU CAN’T LAUGH DON’T COME!
and paper................ 9.38
9.38 Josiah Wills, salary and
John W. Orr, salary and ex­
expense ...................140.00
140.00
175.90 Fred S. Crowley, ditto 112.00
..........
175.90
10? $5
W J. pense
2.25 Alta Crowley, salary.. 65.0b
C. Hayter, t. w. rib. 2.25
65.00
Dallas Telephone Co„ tel.
J. B. Nunn, truant of.. 10.25
10.25
6.40 Dallas Telephone Co., telephone
service .................... 6.40
OOOOOOMOOMOOOOOOOOMOOOOOOÿOOOnooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO« John E. Richter, salary 90.00
90.00
service .................... 4.65
4.65
J. C. Hayter, supplies.
2.20
2.20
Total allowed........................4503.28
Clerk’s Office.
Total allowed........................$330,35
V. P. Fiske, stamps and en­
Health Officer.
Total allowed........................ $ 38.10
Total allowed...........
.$101.05
45.74 Dr. B. H. McCallon, sal­
velopes ...............*.. 45.7.4
Road District No. 4.
Glass & Prudhomme, sup­
Road Diatrict No. 14.
ary,
e
tf....................
84.00
84.00
W. Frank Crawford, labor
47.53
plies ........................ 47.53
Oregon Gravel & Con. Co.,
93.60
with team ................ 93.50
Floyd D. Moore, salary and
gravel . ................ 16.20
16.20
Total allowed............................$84.00 J. F. McKInlay,’ d itto .. 38.60
38.00 Farmers State Bank,
113.91
expense ................... 113.91
•
Widow’s Pension*.
115.00
R. C. Shepard, d itto .. .115.00
Dallas Telephone Co., telephone
prepaid freight....... 43.35
43.35
Mrs. Eliza Lawrence.. 20.00
20.00 Clarence Woelk, ditto. 27.50
27.50 J. A. Butterlck, supv.. 19.00
3.60 Mrs. Addle Launer.. . . 16.60
service ..............
3.60
19.00
16.50 Ted Woelk, ditto....... 32.50
32.50 George Vincent, labor. 12.00
58.75 Mrs. Mike McNulty... 10.00
Verda Olmstead, salary 58.75
12.00
10.00 Harry Lenstrom, ditto 77.50
77.50 R. O. Vincent, labor.. 6.00
76.30 Mrs. Hattie Riggs....... 10.00
Leif S. Flnsetli, salary 76.30
6.00
10.00 W. L. Cotton, d itto ... 42.60
42.50 D. D. Elliott, labor... . 6.00
20.45 Mrs. Georgia Saywers 17.50
J. C. Hayter, supplies. 20.45
6.00
17.50 Holland Cotton, ditto. 42.50
42.50 Glen Stevenson, labor. 12.00
Lew A. Cates, letter heads, etc
12.00
Harriet O lin .... 30.00
30.00 Lee Cotton, d i t to ..... 48.50,,
42.60 August Rohde, lab o r.. 8.00
25.50 Mrs.
............................... 26.50
3.00
Mrs. Martha South.. . . 10.00
10.00 Ohas. Crangle, labor.. 39.00
We carry a full line of fresh and cured
39.00 Chas. Cooper, labor... 21.55
20.93
Elliott-FisHier Co., record
Mrs.
Narclssa
Morgan.
17.50
17.50
L. D. Crowfard, labor with
meats and fish in season.
18.00 Mrs. Sarah Pitzer---- 20.00
3.43
G. L. Richards, labor. 3.43
ribbons ....... .'......... 18.00
20.00
52.00
team ........................ 52.00
We sell for cash only. You don’t have
Mrs. Grace Yeater---- 25.00
25.00 Jas. Sohn, labor......... 22.50
22.50
Total allowed........................ $409.78 Mrs. Bertha Walling. . 17.50
$141.91
Total allowed...........
17.50 E. E. Buckles, labor with
to pay the other fellow’s bad bills.
Treasurer’s Office.
Road Diatrict No. 16.
Mrs. Bertha Engelhorn 20.00
20.00
37.60 W. M. Harvey, labor.. 45.00
team ........................ 37.50
A. V. R. Snyder, salary 62.50
62.50 Mrs. Anna H inkle.... 30.00
45.00
Bring us your veal, hogs and fat
30.00 A. I^enstrom, labor.. . . 24.00
24.00 II. Hlrschberg, gravel,
J. C. Hayter, supplies. 11.00
11.00 Mrs. Ethel Ovenholt.. 10.00
10.00
cattle.
12.00
G. H. Crawford, labor. 12.00
15.60
Dallas Telephone Co., telephone
hauling .................. 15.50
Mrs.Charlotte Huffman 20.00
20.00 John Schindler, labor with
3.00
3.00
rental ...................... 2.00
2.00 Mrs. Sarah Carter---- 30.00
D.
L.
Hedges,
d
itto
...
.
Free delivery to all parts of
30.00
16.00 R. C. Hallberg, ditto.. 9.10
team ........................ 15.00
9.10
’
the town.
$ Total allowed............................$75.50 Mrs. Virginia Schmidt 30.00 30.00 Ed. Fosnot, ditto....... 30.00
30.00 W. M. Morrow, d itto .. 21.85
$1.85
22.50 O. W. Carroll, ditto ... 7.05
W. H. Crawford, ditto.22.50
7.05
Assessor’s Office.
Totfl allowed......................... $334.00 Jesse Walling, ditto.. 10.00
PHONE 1311.
| C. S. Graves,
10.00 Oregon Gravel & Con. Co.,
salary.. .100.00
100.00
Care of Poor.
5.00
D. W. Hewett, d itto ... 5.00
3.60
85.00 C. L. Crider, groceries
gravel ......................
► e o o o o o o o o o o o o o o e e e ^ v w o o o c o o o o F. J. Holman, salary.. 85.00
25.00 John Underwood, labor • with
W. N. Crawford, ditto. 25.00
V. P. Fiske, stamps and en­
for
Mrs.
Arrow
and
60.00
A. M. Patrick, d itto .. 60.00
33.00
velopes .................. 36.60
teams ...............
36.60
Mrs. Moore.............. 21.00
21.00 L. M. Purvine, ditto.. 12.50
12.50
Dallas Telephone Co., telephone
Selig, groceries for
20.00
Frank Mathews, ditto. 20.00
.............. $138 40
service .................... 2.35
2.35 N. Thos.
R andolph.... 33.08
33.08 W. D. Henry, d itto .. . . 9.00
9.00
Road District No. 17.
J. C. Hayter, supplies.
.75
.75 Will’s Market, meat for
Willamette Valley Lbr. Co.,
Mrs. Arrow............. 3.95
3.95
Total allowed......................... $908.00 lumber ...................... 3S$.73
39.73
Total allow ed...'................... $224.70 Dallas Water Co., water
Road District No. 5.
I. O. McBeo, labor__ 15.75
13.60
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
for Mrs. Arrow....... 1.25
1.25 C. W. Armstrong & Co.,
G. P. Schmitt, labor..
3.00
2.60
F. J. Jones, salary and ex­
Abby Graves, al­
blacksmlthing ....... 2.50
2.50
pense ...................... 14.79
14.79 Mrs.
lowance .................. 15.00
15.00 E. M. Mltty, labor with
Total allowed........................ .$ 55.73
Eddy & Carbray, mdse ordered
team ........................ 43.00
43.00
Road District No. 18.
Total allowed....................... $ 14.79
by C. E. Huntley... 7.75
7.75 F. E. Birch, hauling
Chas. A. Parks, labor wrtth
V
District Attorney.
gravel ...................... 15.00
15.00
2.40 King-Smith Dept. Store,
35.00
team
................... s5.00
E. K. Piasecki, mileage 2.40
groceries for R. M.
7.50
7.60 Falls City Lbr Co., lbr 3.85
1.60
3.85
J. C. Hayter, supplies 1.60
25.00 E. T. Hamer, dragging
Alkman
..................
25.00
E. L. Harris, dragging. 10.00
10.00 J. H. Albert and P. Wal­
Dallas Telephone Co., telephone
M. A. Vandenburg, ditch­
31.20
3.15 Vlers & Co., groceries for
lace, gravel............. 31.20
service ...............7 .. 3.15
Geo. Medley and Mrs.
ing ......................... 5.00
5.00 Frank Winslow, labor with
32.00
Keyser
....................
32.00
1.25
1.25
22.50
team
.................. 22.50
Total allowed......................... $ 7.15 F. H. Ward, allowance 34.00
34.00 T. L. Acuff, ditching..
5.00
A. A. Livingston, labor 5.00
Surveyor.
Dallas Wood Co., wood for
Total allowed......................... $ 84.25 Elber May, labor with
T. B. Hooker, assigned by
Mrs. Arrow ........... 2.25
Road District No. 6.
10.00
»team
.................. 10.00
H. A. Robb............... »6.40
6.40
Mrs. S. P. Riggs, house rent
Oregon Gravel & Con.
22.50
W. D. Gorsline, supv... 22.50
for Mrs. Arrow....... 6.00
Cow g ra v e l............ 156.60
156.60 W. D. Goreline, supv... 9.00 i
9.00
Total allowed......................... $ 6.40
C. E. Huntley, care of
Farmers State Bank,
2.50
A. R. Southwlck, labor 2.50
County Court.
George Ferren, P. Behrens,
prepaid freight....... 2§.55
26.55 Glen Southwlck, labor with
A. B. Robinson, sal­
J. Oleon, M. Jarvis, B.
John Covllle, labor with
15.00
team
.................. 15.00
ary and expense... .100.84
100.84
Salne ...................... 108.00
108.00
team ........................ 48.00
40.00
Mose Mansion, salary. 39.00
39.00
City Merfc. Co., mdse
Otto Wlebe, la b o r.... 10.60
8.75
“ SK INNER’S
DRESS #
Total allowed........................)$156'.65
T. J. Graves, salary... 27.00
27.00 Falls
for Mrs. Lulu Poole. 25.00
25.00 Pete Wlebe, la b o r.... 10.50
8.75
Road District No. 19.
F. J. Morrison, auto hire 5.50
5.50
SU IT ”
H. G. Black, groceries for
Fred Toeves. lab o r...
3.00
2.50 Ren \fromer,supervisor 28.50
24.00
Star Transfer Co., freight
C. A. McVey and Ethel
Sam Trent, 'labor with
and haiuling............. 3.66
3.66
Davis ...................... 18.00
18.00
team ........................ 23.75
23.75
Total allowed..........................$ 24.00
Dallas Telephone Co., telephone
J. H. Trent, ditto___ 7.60
7.50
Road District No. 20.
service .................... 3.00
3.00 Conkey & Walker, mdse for
Kennedy, Geo. Wilson and
Jas. W. Myer, supv... 14.00
14.00 Evan Evans, supv.......129.22
126.97
J. C. Hayter, supplies 2.35
2.35
Wm.
Walker...........
28.00
28.00
O. H. Kurre, labor..’. . . 37.50
37.60
Lew A. Cates, letter
groceries for
Total allowed...................... .$288.49 N. C. Swensen, labor.. 9.00
9.00
. heads, etc............
2.00
2.00 W. J. B. G. Oerth,
Sipes............... 10.00
10.00
H. Warkentine, labor.
.75
.75
Road Diatrict No. 7.
Henry Clifford, labor with
Total allowed........................$183.35 L. D. Brown, house rent for
Farmers State Bank, pre­
Lizzie
Dale.............
6.00
6.00
278.20
team ........................ 6.00
6.00
Court House.
paid freight..............278.20
15.84 W. E. Marks, d itto .... 15 00
15.00
J. C. Hayter, furn. and
*
Paul
Hunter,
gasoline
17.01
Total allowed......................... $377.28
J C. Duerkson, lab o r.. 13.50
13.50
supplies ...................342.10
342.10
Oregon Gravel & Con. Co.,
Jail.
95.18 Clareqce Kraber, labor 3.00
3 00
Frank J. Coad, furn. snd
gravel
......................
96.18
DallasWater Co.,water
1.00
1 00
Wade Ellis, labor....... 4.50
4.50
labor ...................... 74.75
74,
W.
L.
Soehren,
labor
and
Mf. States Power Co.,
17 09 Steve Morrison, labbr. 3.00
3 00
Finley Whitney, salary.
These S. C. White Leghorn Eggs are irom the foundation «stock
t i l e ...........8 ............. 17.09
lights
1.00
1.00
Warren Dickenson .labor 4.50
4.50
etc.............................. 65.25
65
J. R. Harris, labor with
of the O. A. C. winter laying stra ins and will guarantee good
John
W.
Orr,
board...
.71
1.00
18.75 Orover McDonald, labor with
Mt. States Power Co.
team ........... v. ......... 18.7G
strong chicks and fertility.
-
18.75
team ........................ 9.00
9.00
lights ...................... 24.60
24.60
Frank
Rowell,
ditto
..
18.75
Total allowed........................$ 3.00
PRICE PER SETTING 15 EGGS $1.50
9.38
Dallas Water Co* water 5.00
5.00
Steve Morrison, labor. 11.25
Bridges.
Total allowed......................... $232.72
Also will take orders for Day Old Chicks, with or without mother
$453.19
Total allowed......................... $511.45 Hickman & Elliott,
Road District No 21.
Total
allowed......................
111,73
lumber . ................ 111.78
hen.
Circuit Court.
Oregon Gravel & Con. Co..
Road District No. 8
6.20
Guy
Bros.,
nails.........
6
20
Price Day Old Chicks 15c. each.
gravel .................... 12.15
12.15
Dallas Telephone Co., telephone
5.25 Monmouth Lumber Co.,
service .................... 7.40 ,
7.40 L. B. Wheeler, labor.. 5.25
10.90 A. F. Courier & Co.,
lu
m
b
e
r....................
10.TI0
Price of Mother Hen $1.25 each
3
00
John Butler, labor.. . . 3 00
nails, etc.................. 3.40
3.40
6.00 Oregon Oravel Hr Con. Co.,
Ed Dnnn, auto h ire ... 6.00
4.50 N. A. Lune. Itlaek:smith­
Total allowed.
......... $ 7.10 .1.
100.00 gravel ...................... 4.50
A. Tate, salary__ 100.00
ing
................ . • 4.65
4.6e
Carl Pollan, lalnir with
Justice Court.
33.00
Floyd
Jones,
la
b
o
r....
14.09
14.00,
team
33.00
R. W Baker, compiling
Total allow ed.............................. $232.23
24.00
34.00 T Kneebonc, labor. . . 24.00
P. O. Burbank, ditto. . 36.00
3.00
jury list.................... 3.00
Ferry
PHONE 7011
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
10.00 H. Kneebone, lab o r... 3.00
3.00
2.00 J. M. Graves, labor... 80.00
John R. 8ibley, d itto .. 3.00
80.03 Joe Tetherow, d itto ... 10.00
Verne
Harrington,labor
2.25
2.25
2.50
Frank
Skeen,
d
itto
..
,
.
2.60
3.00
F. K Hubbard, ditto.. 3.00
' Marion County, labor. 37.50
37 50
ADMISSION 25 AND 35 CENTS
(Uniformed sailors and soldiers admitted free.)
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