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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1919)
T he P olk C ounty P ost SECOND SECTION Entered as second class matter March 26, 1918, at the postofflce at Independence, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. VOLUME IL NUMBER 9. INDEPENDENCE, OREOON, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1919. CLYDE T. ECKER, EDITOR CLiei of Police’s Notice of Sale of Chief of Police’s Notice ol Sale of A Metric Bit for Marjorie NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL A Crook Play that is DilfenaL Real Property For Delinquent Heal Property for Delinquent MEETING. Street Assessment Street Assessment ln- (Dean Collins in Portlund Telegram) “De luxe Annie,” Normu Tal- The Polk County Post, coming by , Installments. | stallments. mudge’s latest Select Picture, which Notice is hereby given to the legal marked copy from Clyde Ecker, of will be shown on Monday and Tues Notice is hereby given that the Independence, hath a little para voters of Schol District No. 29, of Notice Is hereby given that the day, June 2nd and 3rd at the Isis Independence, Polk County, State of Recorder of the City of Independ Recorder ol the City of Iudepend graph in it which runs as follows: Theatre, is vastly different from the Oregon, that the ANNUAL SCHOOL “Marjorie wants Dean Collins to ence, Oregon, has transmitted to me ■ once, Oregon, has transmitted to me average crook play, and, by the MEETING of said District will be a warrant for the collection of de a warrant lor the collection of de write something she can paste in same token, iniinctcly superior. It held at The Public School Building; linquent and unpaid installments linquent and unpaid installments her scrap book. And whatever Dean is the story of a finely bred woman to begin at the hour of 8 o’clock P. on the assessment for the improve on the assessment lor tile improve might write for Marjorie should go whose husband is interested M. on the third Monday of June, ment of 1st street by grading the ment ol "C" streej by grading the something like this: in criminal pliyschology and being the ltith day of June, A. 1). same to sub-grade, paving the same saline to sub-grade, paving the same “As honey from the flowers the bee 1919. who is herself trans doth sip, the full width of said street from the lull width thereof from curb line formed into a criminal by accident. This meeting is culled for the pur Ho tries to be loving and bites at curb line to curb line with concrete to curb line, with a concrete base The crime she practises is the “de pose of electing One Director to serve her lip.’’ base and a concrete top dressing and bitucrete top dressing and luxe game," an adaptation of the three years and one clerk to serve Probably the editor of The Post is thereon, commencing at South end building concrete curb lutes thereon, old badger game in which the woui- one year and the transaction of busi of-the bridge over Ash creek South commencing at the West line ol better acquainted With Marjorie an poses as a seller of de-luxe edi ness usual at such meeting. to south line of D street in said 2nd street aial running West to the than we, but he’s wrong about what tions aild inveigles some individual Dated this 24th day of May, 1919. City, in front of he hereinafter de West line ol 7th street in lront ol we should write. What we will with a weakness for pretty girls, J. S. BOHANNON, scribed real property in said city, the hereinafter described real prop write for Marjorie’s scrapbook must whereupon her male confederate Chairman Board of Directors. and which assessment was in the erty in said City, and which assess go something like this: breaks into the scene and black Attest:— Marjorie sum of $229.80, payable in 10 an ment was in the sum of $236.68, pay mails the victim whom he has found HATTIE 1IENKLE, nual installments, of which the first able in 10 annual installments, ol A metric song for Marjorie, for Mar in an embarrassing position with District Clerk. jorie, for Marjorie, 6 installments have been paid in the which the first three have been paid his “wife". A rhyme her scrapbook to adorn sum of $134.06, together with the in the sum ol $71.01, together with Norma Talmudge is especially NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING TROUBLES OF THE FARMER and brighten up its page, interest thereon for the 6 years cov interest thereon lor the 3 years cov suited for the title role in this screen etao ered by said installments so paid, in ered by said installments so paid, in What shall I write hantgtof drama since it calls for not only Notice is hereby given To the legal ■‘Put out poisoned wheat to kill beauty, style and a high order of the sum of $51.26; and the 7th and the sum of $38.34: and the 4th in What shall I sing for Marjorie, some voters of School District No. 29 of rhyming thing for Marjorie, the squirrel^” is the substance of ad artistry in the star, but also for an 8th of said installments are now de stallment is now delinquent and un Polk County, State of Oregon, that That has a swing for Marjorie her vice by County Agriculturist Smith innate intelligence and an intellec linquent and unpaid in the sum of paid in the sum of $23.67 with one a SCHOOL MEETING of said dist of Coos County. her fancy to engage? $48.26 with two years' interest due year's interest due January 1st, 1919, tual background \ouchsuud by the rict will be held at Public School “Pojsoned wheat Hills the birds gods to but few of us. Miss Tal- August 31st, 1918, in the sum of in the sum of $9.94, and said iustall- Building on the 16th day of June, $11.50, and said installments and l inent and said interest are new de I know not much of Marjorie, of 1919, at 8 o’clock in the afternoon to that'kiil the pests that kill more madge's performance however— Marjorie, of Marjorie, crops than the squirrels kill, and be and her myriad admirers need hard said interest are now delinquent linquent and unpaid and have been vote on the proposition of levying a Or whether old or young is she, or sides its against the law to put out ly he told this—brings out every and unpaid and have been for more for more thun 30 days prior to this special district tax. yet brunette or blonde. the wheat and I'll have the law on shade of emotional feeling in her than 30 days prior to this date, date, namely since January 1st, 1919; The total amount of money needed namely since August 31st, 1918; and and that pursuant to said warrant, Is she a tiny Marjorie, a baby bit o' by the district during the fiscal year any fanner that kills birds with portrayal of this crook part, lift Marjorie, poisoned wheat” is the substance of ing it far out of the commonplace that pursuant to said warrant, the the charter and ordinances of said beginning on June 16th, 1919, and Or is it grownup Murjorie of whom an uitimutum from Game Warden by the force of her vivid personality- charter and ordinances of said City, City,'I have levied upon and will on ending on June 30tli, 1920, is esti Thomas. 1 must be fond? f have levied upon and will on the the 30th day of June, 1919, at the as well as by the odd physchological mated in the following budget and Both officials represent the slate twist of the story. 30th day of June, 1919, at the hour hour of one o'clock P. M. thereof, at includes the amounts to be received of one o’clock P. M. thereof at the the front door of the city hall in said Oh, listen, blue-eyed Marjorie, my from the county school fund, state of Oregon. What is the pest-ridden, "De Luxe Annie" uppeared as a dainty, dew-eyed Marjorie, squirrel-bitten former to do? His two-part story in The Saturday Ev front door of the city hull in said city, offer for sale at public auction school fund, special district tax, and To pleasure you I’d—Marjorie, I’d life is one long fight with microbe,*, ening Post; later it was made into a City, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in all other moneys of the district: do most anything; vermin, weather, rodents, »logs, play by Edward Clark and achieved to the highest bidder for cash in hand hand to satisfy said delinquent in Budget. blight, frost, bacilli, pheasants and considerable success in New York. to satisfy said delinquent install stallment and the unpaid install I’d sing for blue-eyed Marjorie, for ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES hunters who break down his fences After considerable competition for gentle true-eyed Marjorie— ments and the unpaid installment ments of said assessment, and the 1. Teachers’ salaries........... $6660.00 or leave his gates open to let stock the phbto play rfghts to this metro- But maybe brown-eyed Marjorie of said assessment, and interest due interest due thereon at the rate of 2. Furniture ............... 250.00 are you to whom I sing. in on whatever crops the pests have- politun stage “hit", Select Pictures thereon at the rate of 6 per cent per 6 per cent per annum from January 3. Apparatus and supplies, 1st, 1918, to the date of sale, cost of the farmers to get together in earn Corporation secured it for Norma annum from August 31st, 1917, to such as maps, chalk, ties of the state of Oregon owe it to Tulmadge's Select Star Series. The date of sale, cost of said warrant, warrant, cost of sale and accruing Brunette or blonde, my Marjorie, of erasers, stoves, curtains, costs due upon said tract of land as n t eaten or destroyed. The authon scenario for the screen production you I’m fond, my Marjorie; cost of sale and accruing costs due etc...................................... 500.00 est to tell him what to do that he was prepared by Paul West and the My word and bond, my Marjorie, I upon each tract or parcel of land as hereinafter described, and that said 4. Library b o o k s............... 100.00 tract of land will be sold subject to may be saved, instead of fighting direction is by Roland West. give to serve your whim; hereinafter described, and that each 5. F lags............................... 50.00 each other.—Oregon Voter. Miss Talmadges leading man is tract or parcel of land will be sold redemption, and which land is de i’ll write a verse for Marjorie, I will 6. Repairs of schoolhouses, rehearse for Marjorie, Eugene O’Brien, who performed a separately, and subject to redemp scribed as follows, to-wit:—The East outbuildings or fences... 250.00 And none the worse for Marjorie similar ftmetion-in “Ghosts of Yes tion, which land is described as fol cue half of Lot 5 in Block 29, in Extra I “Podunk” Located 7. Improving grounds................... terday” and “By Right of Purchase" my rippling rhymes I’ll trim. lows, to-wit:—Beginning at the S. Henry Hill’s Town of Independence, 8. Playground equipment.. 50.00 for this star: another important male E. corner of Lot 3 in Block 1; run Polk County, Oregon, assessed to C. 9. Transportation of pupils ......... (From the Congressional Record.) role has been entrusted to Frank ning thence North 24 ft., thence B. & May Smith, and owned by J. G. And if your ears, O, Marjorie, this 10. Tuition of pupils...................... Mr. CAMPBELL of Kansas. A Mills, whose polished acting is singing cheers, O, Marjorie, West 74% ft.; thence South 24 ft.; Mickalson of Falls City» Oregon. 11. Janitor’s wages ............ 1000.00 man who will take $50 a month and familiar to both playgoers and film Just seize your shears, O, Marjorie, thence East 74% ft. to place of be That the delinquent and unpaid in 12. Janitor’s supplies______ 75.00 go and sit at an Indian agency is fans. Other leading members of and clip the verse in haste, ginning: Also, beginning at N. E. stallments of said assessment a- 13. Fuel ...................... ’. . . . . 500.00 not worth two whoops in Podunk. the cast include Edward Davis, Fred The verse I wrote for Marjorie, a me corner of lot 4 in Block 1, and run mounts to the sum of $165.67. 14. tight ............................. 45.00 Mr. UPSHAW. 1 would like to II. Stanton, Joseph Burke, David Dated, May 30th, 1919. tric note to Marjorie, ning thence South 36 ft.; thence 15. W ater............................. 45.00 ask a question just as a matter of F. O. PARKER, Burns and little Harriet Jenkins—a And hade it float to Marjorie for West 74% ft.; thence North 36 ft.; 16. Clerk's sa la ry ............... 115.00 information. I am a new man here. Chief of Police. winning aggregation in the support her to clip and paste. thence East 74% ft. to place of be it. Postage and stationery.. 25.00 I would like to (lave the gentleman of the supreme star. ginning, and all situate in Henry 18. For the payment of bond please give us the geographical posi The play is keyed with suspense Pigs Is Pigs. River Refuses to Give Up It’s Dead. Hill’s Town of Independence, Polk ed debt and interest there tion of Podunk. [Laughter.] and moves swiftly from one transi county, Oregon, assessed to Ole on, issued under Sec Mr. CAMPBELL of Kansas. 1 tion to another. It is an absorbing (Los Angeles Times.) (Benton County Courier) Peterson, and owned by Winslow & tions 117, 144 to 148, and think it is down in Georgia, if you story with a deep human interest Fifty blooded hogs were sold in Seven days have passed and the Endicott of Salem, Oregon. That 422 of the School Laws have any Indians down there. and n tremendous surprise at the the delinquent and unpaid install Nebraska for over $1000 each. This mystery surrounding the disappear of Oregon, 1917 ............... 2065.00 .[Laugthe.] close. As the fifth of Norma Tal- ments of said assessment amounts may help to explain why the once ance of Rev. J. Cronenberger re 19. Telephone................ 22.00 Mr. UPSHAW. I deny the allega mudge’s Select Star Series produc to the sum of $95.74, of which $38.30 simple and homely pork chop has mains unsolved. 20. Paving assessment....... 140.00 tion, hut 1 do not, citify the “nllegn- tions, it lives up to the high stand Admitting that the body is in the is against said 1st described tract of now become the fodder for billion 21 Insurance ...................... 150.00 tor.” ards she has raised for herself and aires. First thing we know we will river the efforts of the searchers land, and $57,.44 is against the 2nd Mr. CAMPBELL of Kansas. This marks another bed-letter day for be paying $1.25 for a phonograph have been unrewarded although dy 22. All other purposes....... 200.00 described tract of land. 23. Sinking fund and High man that have referred to is, of Select Pictures. namiting has been done Saturday record of the squeal. Dated, May 30th, 1919. * School B on ds................... 2000.00 course, a total failure as a farmer. and again today in an effort to bring F. O. PARKER, He does not know, in the first place, PRICES 63 YEARS AGO. Chief of Police. Paid $205 Dollars for Keg of Water. it to the surface. 24. Total estimated amount how to feed or milk a cow. He does From Tuesday until Thursday A Portland man paid $205 for a of money to be expended not know how to take care of a half Somebody dug up an old copy of Special election Tuesday, June 3. keg of water one day this week. Of night the grapplers kept at work for all purposes during a dozen shoals. He does not know the Salem Statesman of 1856 the and every possible inch of the river’s Several important measures. j course he didn’t know it was water. the y e a r ........................ $14,242.00 how to take care of a pair of mules, other day and found the following bottom was probed without success. lie knows absolutely nothing about list of prices: Wheat $1, oats 62c, The same people had been on the ESTIMATED RECEIPTS. farming, and therefore cap teach potatoes 50c, beuns 2c, baron 11c, job for three days and at last it was From county school fund nothing to the Indians, and yet he butter 20c eggs 15c ami flour $4 a decided to keep a strict patrol of the during the coming school is the farmer at the agency, and the hundred. river until later. year ....................................$2850.00 money that is paid to him and the Saturday afternoon a number of From state school fund dur 348 New Laws money that is expended under his . Page 51 charges of blasting powder were ex ing the coming school) Three hundred and forty-eight # direction results in no good to the ploded about the edge of the bank year .................................. 2125.00 Indians. new state laws take effoct in Oregon where it was thought most likely The future welfare of the Indian today, one for each week day in that the body had lodged. This, af Cash now in the hands of the district clerk.............. 1300.00 makes it necessary, however that he tile year and a few odd ones for ternoon the blasting has been con Cash now in the hands of Sundays. Salem Capital Journal. shall be taught farming. tinued over more territory. The the county treasurer, be west bank pf the river carries the longing to the district............. . current for almost a quarter of a Estimated amount to be re mile and the entire distance was ceived from all other • covered with underwater shocks. sources during the com The original plan to throw a fence ing school year .............. 2350.00 across the river had to be given up because of the force of the current and instead a boat is kept on the wa Total estimated receipts, not including the money ter ami three trips are made daily to be received from the for a distance of six or seven miles tax which it is proposed down stream and back. There is al to vote ............................... $8625.00 "The Headquarters Bank” ways the possibility of the body passing in the night but this cannot President. C. W. IRVINE, RECAPITULATION be cared for in any other manner Vice President. J. B. PARKER, Total estimated expenses than the one being employed. « Cashier. C. U. IRVINE, for the year ....................$14,242.00 Asst. Cashier. L. C. FITZGERALD, Total estimated receipts not Rise In Social Status. including the tax to be voted ........................... 8,625.00 (Knoxville Journal.) The bootlegger we patronize usual Balance, amount to be raised by district tax ............... $5,617.00 ly says when he was a bartender few of his customers appeared.to notice Dated this 24th day of May, 1919. him on the street, while now they J. S. BOHANNON, follow him around like he's some Chairmari Board of Directors. distinguished visitor. •V Attest:— Dean Collins suggests that a mon HATTIE HENKLE, R IG H T C U T is a sht r t -.a t tobacco District Clerk. ument be erected to the drummer W -B G U V ,‘ s long fine-cut tobacco who killed the man who started Celebrate in Independence. jazz music. * DANCE INDEPENDENCE WEDNESDAY JU N E 4 Music by the Celebrated Tillotson’s Singing xnd Dancing Jazz Dance Orchestra fold by the bank book What About tbe Valuable Papers ARE you carrying or burying your deeds, notes, mortgages, insurance policies, bonds and other valuable papers? If so, you are in danger of loss from fire, theft and forget fulness. Better pay the small an nual rentl on one of those Farmers State Bank Safe Deposit Boxes , and be SAFE instead of SORRY. ‘May be nobociy has to!d you,” says the Good Judge— Why this flood tobac co costs less to chew. You get real tobacco satisfaction with a small chew. It gives >ou the good tobacco taste, ft lasts and lasts. You d o n ’: n eed a •fre^li chew so often, it saves you money. THE REAL OËACCO CHEW put up in two styles