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VOLUM E XL NUM BER S. etEAT DJI ID W E D D E M JULY FOURTH Uumnnttuea a rt being u±>poniteu tins week xor m ae- penuences uig r uonu oi o uiy celebration wnien prom ises lo ue out or tne biggest events ever aeui la lae city, au eau )' a auiauer or committees nave uegun w ora m aa cninusiasuc maaaer. i a e eeieuruuoa wru ue practleany uauer tne supervision or iae vvoiuca or ike vavic om o wiioae success in nunanng arians or u puuac uauue are wea Known. out) or iae sieuar attractions oi me Fourtii celebration war ue me paraue. many pretty aau artistic noais are aireauy being pranaeu aau every uusraess aouse ia towa wiu ue asaeu aau expected to ue represented iu me pro cession. ¿xrrungeinenis inaue pro vale lor an excenent program, unu auuress uy a speaker oi note, sports oi an Kiims, street auu uov> ery uancing, a aauway oi attractions oi an kinu&; in tact everyvmag tnat goes to jnake up an nonest-to-goouness r ourm or o uiy eeie oration. .beginning Monday tins part oi tne world will learn tiiai independence win eele urate ior tne event is to be generously advertised, guaranteeing to ajd visitors a royal good time and more man men1 money s worm. in connection witn me -c ourt it is proposed to make it a dome coming day and an citizens or independence and vicinity wiLl be asaed to invite tneir relatives and iriends living elsewhere, herq ior tne day j also tne word will be passed along tne nae tnat ad tornier residents are expected to come "H om e" and enjoy tne iruits oi tne day wiule re newing old acquaintances. IND EPEN D ENCE, OREOON, A ll subscriptions stopped at aspiration FRIDAY, M AY 30, 1010. A BUNCH OF GOOD ONES PIC T U R E S OF MERIT O NLY MONDAY-TUESDAY JUNE 2-3 NO RM A TALM ADGE in her latest “ De Luxe Annie” A crook play with a surprising psy chological twist. Triply guaranteed; it was a_ Saturday Evening Post story, a pronounced success on the stage, now a Select Pic ture. WEDNESDAY JUNE 4 E N ID BENNETT in “ Fuss and Feathers.” A rough miner sends his motherless daughter to the big city for “ eddieation.” She falls plumb into the hands of a clever crook who has bis own ideas of howr a pretty girl should be “ educated.” But Miss Hayseed stays straight and teaches Mister Crook a thing or two. M AC K SENNETT COMEDY, “ Her First Mis take.” I 5 DECORATION D A Y A P P R O P R IA T E L Y OBSERVED Decoration Day was appropriately observed in Inde pendence thru the eiiorts oi tne members of the G. A. R. and W. K. C. vVho planned the day’s events and carried them out to a successful conclusion. A t ten o ’clock a parade was formed led by the G. A. K. flag “ Old Glory ’ ’. V eterans of the days of til), both men and women, proud ly marched along with members of the local national guard, veterans of the world war, citizens and school children. A program was given at the public school build ing including music and speaking by the pupils and others. J udge 15. F. ¡Swope was the orator o f tne day and made the best speech he ever deliverd in his life. A fter the program at the school house, a march was made to the river wnere the water service for the sailors was given by the Woman’s R elief Corps. A ll business houses closed during tne forenoon. Dinner was served at the G. A. R. hall lor its members, their families, members of the na tional guard, veterans of the . world wrar and a few invited guests. In the afternoon the graves of the veterans of all wars were decorated. B IR T H D A Y SU R PR ISE FOR MRS. PATTERSON THURSDAY JUNE 5 F IV E R E E L FOX. Two Part Sunshine Comedy. FRIDAY, JUNt 6 CH ARLES R A Y in “ String Beans” . Subscribe for the Hick News and get a coffee grinder freel C H A R LIE C H A P L IN m “ The Floor Walker.” SATURDAY, JUNE 7 FIRST SECTION CLYDE T. DCXEB, PUBLISH ER MINISTER NOT DROWNED; ALIVE BUT M (Denton county Courier) ¿Viler more limn a wees. a im esiiguuion mlo Uie uisap peuruncc ui iu)v, u. ucigcr, j^aaiur or me curisuuu cuurcn m uus citj, uiu uicniucis ui me cnuicn \uiu nave weuu. uocxviuj ciigagcu in lac inv caugatiun, nave come tu tne cunci.uaj.un inui me Uuay oi inui gentlemen is noi ic- puamg un me outturn oi me vv niumeue river as nau ueeu me upnnun at me inne oi ms uisapptarunoe, Aiuy ¿U. m e govern mg oouy oi ine cnuicn win mane a iruai re port oi tneir untungs tomorrow anu ims report, white noi given out at mis ume, is expecieu to set torin me facts vviuen nav e been uiscovereh, au oi wnien point to me con clusion tnat mere was no aeciUental drowning. At me present time there is no evidence known as to his whereabouts but mere has been no efiort made to locate him. The cause for his action is not known to the men of the church. j ust why he snouid perpetrate tins sort of a bum joke on me people of the community is also a mystery. TUose wno worked tne hardest in an eitort to recover tne body anu ihose wno lelt the worst were the best frienus he nau m tne community. The time during tne Uunt and the tune while me tacts were Deing brougnt to light gave ample opportunity ior him to make ms getaway for in a week’s time he could rcacli tne end ol tne United states. Accordmg to me information collected ne nad been con sidering anu preparing for'just such an act lor tne past mourn or mure* d was discovered mat ne nad disposed oi a Liberty i5ond and also a number of thrift stamps whicu he nad been collecting lor some tune. ¡Some tune in ApnL he had closed ins account at the bank and had witndraw a liis deposit. ¡Since that time he has been receivmg ,>iou u month from the church. M EM O R IAL D a Y SERVICES. Union Memorial services were held at the Me ..odist church last ¡Sunday under the auspices of the G. A . it. in the presence oi a large gathering, xtev. Look paid a pretty tribute to tne departed dead. Tne speaker also dedicated the tiiree gold stars on me service nag. Tne cUoir render 'd special music ior tne occasion. Mis. Ai. j . Butler saug “ Vv nen ¡stars of liiue Turn to ¡stars oi Gold. ’' „ The church was beauuiuhy decorated w all no Wei’s and flags, ine tnree jjoid stars represent u. t . Uropp, Waite;. Mauck and Jftson Arreli, wno died in the service. A B L U E BIR D comedy-drama “ Brace Up.” CIVIC CLUB BUBINBBB M EETING. The Civic Club met in a business rally session at the public library W ednesday alternoon wim a large repre sentation present. A t this tune Mrs. A. L. Thomas, Mrs. P R IV A T E HAROLD PE A T in “ Private Peat. J. a . Jones and An*s. I. iiaun received m en membership. Two Years in Hell and Back With a Smile.” 1 The meeting was given over to making plans ior me They tried to hold Private Peat out of soldier Fourtii of July celebration. Those present manifested ing because he was too short, but lie was pretty great enthusiasm aud a general discussion of plans re long when it came to grit, and be got there just sulted. Committees for tne day will soon be completed the same. and announced. The next social meeting of the club will be held at the home of Mrs. ¡Sherman nays J unc 11. The hostesses for the afternoon will include Airs. Jas. Rouble, Mis. Oliver C IT Y A N x 0 UNTRY bn urn, ADs. bherman Days, Mrs. A. L. 'Thomas, Airs. 'Tay lor J ones, Mrs. T rank ¡smith. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Mattison were Portland visitors There will be a business meeting oi the club beginning this week. at 2 o'clock. Oliicers ior the coming year will be elected at this meeting and other important business transacted. Mrs. Mollie Allen of Portland was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walker this week. O N LY P A R T IA L L Y P LE A SIN G . SUNDAY JUNE 8 Mrs. F. A. Patterson was delightfully surprised Wednesday afternoon when neighbors and relatives began coming in. She w as all unawares that Mrs. S. B. Walker and Mrs. Lou Kirkland had planned a most pleasant birth day party for her. The table was centered with a huge birthday cake embelished with pink roses and light pink tapers. Dainty place cards and corsage bouquets of pink rose buds and sweet elysium lharked covers ior twelve guests, w hich included Mrs. Lou Kirkland, Mrs. J. W. Kirkland, Mrs. S. B. Walker, Mrs. I. Claggett, Mrs. Guy Walker, Mrs. Doc Patterson (Dallas), Mrs. J. L. Clark, da Baldwin, Mrs. L. E. Baldwin, Mrs. Abe Nelson. Mrs. Madge Graves, Mrs. Alice ¡Skinner, Mrs Lucin- The occasion was the celebration of Mrs. Patterson’s 79th birthday. She was the jolliest and declared she Dave Haley, after six years ’ work at the Independence The program given by the Albany Glee Club and Miss was the youngest one in the gathering. She thorough Creamery, has quit and will try it on the outside for a Katherine irevette at th Isis Monday night was a partial ly enjoyed the beautiful party prepared by the self-in while. disappointment owing to Miss Trevette’s inability to vited guests. please. Any lack of merit that the Glee Club might show The “ smoker” given by the O. N. G. tonight was* well durmg the evening was excusable because the young O FFIC IALS OF T W IN CITIES HOLD SESSION. attended and there were a number of fast and interest ladies did not pretend to be professionals and several of ing bouts. their members were missing. Many of their numbers (Monmouth Herald.) were good and Miss Alary Irvin e’s accompaniments were A t the session of the common council held Tuesday Dr. H. C. Dunsmore departed last Saturday for Harri highly pleasing. Miss Trevette was highly recommended night an invitation recently received from the Civic Club son Springs, British Columbia, where he will enjoy a few to the Civic Club under whose auspices the program was of Independence to celebrate the Fourth of July in that weeks’ vacation. given, and tho she may be a star elsewhere, she failed to town, was formally accepted. As far as is known no cele twinkle with satisfaction to the audience here. bration of the Fourth of July is planned for Monmouth — Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Boyle and son, Walden, of Port this year. • Four city officials of Independence, Mayor Walker and land were visitors this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. COUNTY SU PE R IN T E N D E N T C R O W LEY R ESIG NS Councilmeu Walker, Thomas and Craven were present to Clyde Ecker. Mrs. Boyle is a sister o f Mr. Ecker. Fred S. Crowley, county superintendent, will resign consider the advisibility of joining forces with Monmouth his office to take effect ¡September 1. H e has accepted in an effort to get a gravity water system; The matter On Wednesday of this week, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. W il the principalship of a school in the Eastern part of the was talked over at some length and a plan of action de liams entertained Tillotson’s Orchestra at a six o ’clock cided on to try the matter out to determine if it is feasible. dinner. Mr. Tillotson is an old school mate of Mrs. W il state. His successor is appointed by the County Court. liams and a musician of rare ability. The other three R E A D Y TO P A V E COUNTY BOND ISSU E E X P L A IN E D . young men aré friends and from North Dakota, Mr. and The Warren Construction Co. has all its machinery on Mrs. W illiam s’ home state. % the ground and is about ready to begin the work of paving The Post this week carries a page advertisement in be from Rickreall to Independence via Monmouth. A ll traf half of the Polk county $2ttf),000 bond issue for road im Among the college men at Corvallis who have been sel provement. The merits of the proposition are propound ected by Colonel Joseph K. Partello to attend the Presi fic to Dallas from Independence and south has been di verted and is sent north from Independence. j ed and there is a map showing the location of the roads dio training camp, which begins June 21 and ends Aug which it is proposed to improve. ust 2, are Wendel Denlinger o f Independence, Wendel is The election is next Tuesday, June 3, at the same time a rugged young man of good character and good habits THE H E AR T OF H U M A N IT Y ” as the state election when nine measures will be voted up who makes good wherever he is put and he is entirely The great picture “ The Heart of Humanity” comes to on. A copy of the official ballot appears in this Post. wirthy of the honor bestowed upon him. the Isis on June 9 and 10.