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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1919)
M PUBLISH ED EVERY FRIDAY $1.50 a Tear Strictly In ASranoe; Sin Months $1; Three Months SO cents. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, NUMBER 17. Page 83. • Looking Out For the Welfare of the Children Thats what the Farmers State Bank is doing in extending an in vitation to every youngster for many miles around-to open and build up Savings Accounts here at the Farmers State Bank. Tf YOUR boys or girls live a long ways off-let us write you about how they can make deposits and withdrawals by MAIL. ■ JULY 25, 1919. W. IRVINE, B. PARKER, G. IRVINE, C. FITZGERALD, President. Vice President. Cashier. Asst. Cashier. FARMERS STATE BANK 9 Independence» O re g o n “ Som e Saving!” says the Good Judge Y ou men are saving every cent you can. You ought to know that this quality tobacco costs less to chew—not more! You t a k e a s m a l l e r chew. It gives you the 'ood tobacco taste. It asts and lasts. You don’t need a fresh chew so often. i THE REAL TOBACCO CHEW put up in two styles R I G H T C U T is a short-cut tobacco W -B C U T is a long fine-cut tobacco • ' — ■ ri A A. CLYDE T. ECKER, PUBLISHER STREET fill TO BE PAVED IT MCE " I MARY P1CKFORD | IN ‘Daddy Long Legs’ The Funniest, Saddest, Sweetest Story in the World in Seven Reels. Mary Pickford’s Best from Jean W ebster’s Celebrated Book. PROGRAM FOR REMAINDER OF THE WEEK SUNDAY, JU LY 27—“ THE HUN W ITHIN.” The dirty work of spies and bombers and the relent less efficiency of the United States Secret Service, never sleeping, and» always handing the Hun the short end. This is no picture of fancy—but of fact. Dorothy Gish and George Fawcett in leading roles. Liberal In terest On Savings C. J. C. L. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JULY 28 AND 29 | — All subscriptions stopped at expiration. 'in M « IIM in ilM IM IIH im illM in illM IIM IIB I> M llJ IIIB lllM IIB i:R !IIM I!B n i!M « IIIM ia ii; Told by the Bank Book J -, « V THE P olk C ounty P ost Subscription Rates: VOLUME II. *) S / The Main street ‘‘fill” from the Ash creek bridge to the paved road in North Independence will be paved sixteen feet wide at once. The city council has awarded the con tract to F. A. Erixson and Ralph R. Jones q £ Salem at ■f2.13 per square yard. It is expected that from two to three weeks will be con sumed in doing the work and city officials sire urging the contractors to have the paving done by Sept. 1, so there. will be no inconvenience to traffic during the hop picking .season. The bridge anti road used when the till was made is still intact and will be utilized as a “ go-around” while the paving is being done. TRESPASSING’ ELECTRIC STORM BURNS m t i . t . l’he \ \ illamette valley was visited by a regular old Eastern lightning and thunder storm Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Fhe Davis and Webber saw mill, two miles west of Air- WEDNESDAY, JULY 30—LINA CAVALIERI y lie, was burned Wednesday morning and it is thought that ? in “ Two Brides.” She thought he was trying to buy i (lie fire was started by lightning. The loss was about y her like so much dry-goods because she was an ar- 1 f 14000 with no insurance. *- tist’s model. But he wasn’t and he had a man’s job S | to convince her. Mack Sennett Comedy, “ Rip and | 18000 POUNDS OF BUTTER SH IPPED AT ONE TIME j| Stitch, Taylors.” Harry measured her for a suit and | then wanted to elope with her. Nothing stood in The Independence Creamery shipped over nine tons of i the way except her husband who weighed 3501b. butter Tuesday to one man—Turner of Seattle—or ap proximately 18300 pounds. There were 2G9 cube» or i No Show Thursday. boxes. Now suppose Mr. Turner should start out to eat all this FRIDAY, AUGUST 1—ETHEL CLAYTON in butter himself, consuming the average amount one person “ Women’s Weapons.” The wife got the vampire does. It wouid take him 351 years and eleven months. to come and stay with them and then matched her at cooking and housework right in front, of the mis NEW FERRY TO ARRIVE SOON led husband. Talk about a victory! The wedding* ring certainly came out ou top. The new ferry, which will sail the Willamette river be tween Polk and Marion counties at Independence will ar a SATURDAY, AUGUST 2—“ Hearts in Pawn” , § rive tomorrow, Sunday or Monday and will be put into a Comedy,“ On Her Account” and an Outing Chester, p commission at once* without a christening. It is guaran i* — i--------- I teed by its manufacturers to be a good boat that will not » SUNDAY, AUGUST 3—The prettiest of them all, | sink, ravel or tear. ■ M ARGUERITE CLARK | 4 * in s ‘LITTLE MISS HOOVER. ■ INDEPENDENCE MONMOUTH ROAD NEAR DONE 4 Gne of the most popular photoplays in the world, f Traffic between Independence and Monmouth can be resumed over the old route by August. 5. Asphalt has i l S I S t h e a t r e ! been laid from Independence as far as the old I. & M. road I R ^ IINDEREINDEINCE I bed and in a few days more the entire length will be cover i « i it m im m i i n i m i « i im i m i m i h i i imi im i i m i «< i j i i i c i n i i i n i i n n n i i a i i n i i i B i i n i n r ed. Children Visit Judge and Mrs. Bailer MRS. C. T. COOK’S BIRTHDAY IS FONDLY REMEMBERED By this time next year Craven & Huff think everybody will have a Clark Jewel Oil Stove and be comfortable. Judge and Mrs. N. L. B utler huve been enjoying visits from several of th eir children and g rand children the last few days. Mr. an d Mrs. L. F. Conn a re . here from Lakeview now. Last Sunday Mrs. Percy Pickett and M aster Ben B utler came from Portland. Monday the house party w as joined by Mr. and Mrs. Glen B utler from Dallas. Judge and Mrs. B utler will go to C alifornia ubout th e first of A ugust to spend a m onth. They will visit a d aughter at Palo Alto and also friends in San Francisco, Oakland hnd Berkeley. The week ju st passed has been an MISS RUBY LORENCE HAS A FUTURE IN MUSIC unu su ally happy one for Mrs. C. T. Cook, not th a t she is fond of having (Polk County Observer.) Fredric Gaskins. In her concert b irthdays come any more rapidly work Sunday, she gave am ple evi Miss Ruby Annn Lorence, a Polk Relatives Gather at Reeves Home MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED; th an the n a tu ra l calendar presents dence of the sort of im provem ent county girl, has achieved success in IS HARRY STALNAKER DEAD? them , but the m an n er in which the th a t continued for a time, as she last one w as celebrated w as exceed the m usical world of New York, and contem plates, will bring her into The L. G. Beeves enjoyed a delight ingly pleasant. W ednesday being has returned to her home in Mon more than casual notice and m ake Both th e governm ent and the ful gathering of relatives Sunday. her real n atal day, the m an of the mouth. T heir son, Q. G. Beeves and family Miss Lorence has been her one of the United States’ most N ational Bed Cross are searching house cleared everybody out, "brush studying in the East for the past two accom plished singers. from P ortland motored here. They She sings •for H arry S taln ak er of Independ w ere accom panied by G. R. Newton, ed tlie crum bs aw ay" and went years under the most able eastern w ith freedom and poise and a tone ence or positive inform ation that he Mrs. M argaret Bevier and Hulda about p reparing the feast. From the instructors. Sunday afternoon at placem ent that is delightful, and nam e lie h as liorne for these one or the Presbyterian church ill Corvnl- lately w hen occupied w ith less is dead. In a bulletin issued last Bulloch of Aspin, Colo. The party two (?) half centuries no one would lis she sang a num ber of songs for a thoughtful effort to produce more week, the W ar D epartm ent said he w as joined by the, local relatives, question th at tie should be u caterer score or more, friends, who have perfect tone, will sing w ith greater Mrs. M. J. Bulloch, Mr. and Mrs. C. w as “presum ably dead." p ar excellence and on this occasion been interested in her recent pro volume. Miss lo re n c e will teach B uinors th at ire had been seen in A. Lochridge and Mrs. G. R. New Home Made Beer Proves Costly he crowned him self w ith culinary gress. Miss Lorence until a few years and will do choir work, after she has New York City are being investi ton who is spending the Sum m er Three Benton county farm ers, Ned glory. Mrs. Cook and her house ago w as a student in the Oregon finished h er train in g in New York. gated. In o rder for his heirs to gel w ith her m other. The day was the in surance it is necessary that passed w ith visiting and a bount and Lester Sm ith and Lewis Mola, guest, Mrs.O'Neil, were unaw ares A gricultural College and tfSok voice She is the youngest dau g h ter of Mr. w ere fined $200 each for m aking beer w h at w as being prepared by the culture under Professor W illiam eous repast at noon. there he no doubt of his death- and Mrs. E. Lorence of Monmouth. stu rd y hands. F.verything w as com plete except the tapers on the birth day cake, tflo Mr. Cook reports th at ■iiniiimm iaiiiaim rwiM iiviiM Hwiiatim im m iiatitaiiiM riM nm m M niM iM ii in order to keep in “love and abid faith ” w ith the Mrs. he d id n ’t dare have all the candles burning. W hen given a gentle h in t th at it w as the proper tim e to reveal her age, Mrs. Cook replied: "My birthday! How j m uny "years ago? Fifteen "hr tw enty? 1 Don’t ask me! T h irty or forty—how j can I tell? I do not rem em ber my b irthday, you see.” T he festivities were continued over T h u rsd ay w hen the Ladies Aid gavea su rprise party for Mrs. Cook. The en tertain m en t com m ittee con- ; sisted of Mrs. Ingram , Mrs. Stans-j tierry, Mrs. Wolfe and Mrs. Edna SPECIAL SALE Byers. Each lady would have been ( ON THIS WEEK a host w ithin herself ribd the com- hination provided m ade a m ost de lightful aflernnon. Seasonable flow , Royal Baking Powder ers and ferns m ade the rooms cheer- ' ful and formed a pleasant setting Good Bread I Made of pure, wholesome materials. for th e m erry conversation. In the sew ing room two quilts were stretch A plain loaf—the kind of a loaf that is made in the homes of the ed and the m ore industrious ones of country. the g ath erin g busied them selves | w ith needle and thread. The honoree : Plain Virtues—Plain Living— Plain Food—are the things that Why Pay More When You Can Buy For Leas at • I received a sfiower of birthday post count and win out in the long run. j < ard s a n d oth<T rem em brances. The I hostesses closed the happy event , IT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED! j with a splendid, luncheon. At the j table Mrs. Cook "received num erous | C STB EET. A Cool Refreshing Place to Trade § w ishes for m any more such happy j retu rn s of the day. The Things that Count Full Measure Fair Price LIB ER TY - HUMANITY— High Quality JU STIC E- RIGHT LIVING— HOISOM B READ - ! J. G. MCINTOSH’S GROCERY j CHERRY CITY BAKING CO. (Continued on Page A.)