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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1919)
= wia Airs. Clyde Ecker is in Portland attending the session of the National Editorial Association. W H A T ’S THE USE OF R ETU R N IN G = = = = = = = iin in jin «iin iiiiiin in in a i:a iin in i# ii;a iiia iiii«u »i«»i» VACATION J. B. H ill departed yesterday for Oklahoma where he will dispose of his property and return to Oregon. SUNBURNED AND í Fortify yourself against these un pleasant things before you leave with a supply of toilet creams and lotions. We can furnish just what is needed for your complexion and you will return with “ a skin you love to touch.” Williams’ Drug Co, “ Home of the Grafonola” PU R E DRUGS PE R FE C T SERVIC E uiiM«iiau«iaiiaiiaiiiaiiiaiiiaiiiBiiiaiMBii CITY A N D COUNTRY Tripp writes lire insurance. * Read and sign the resolutions. J. S. Cooper went to Portland Tuesday. William Aletcalf has gone to Tillamook. $ $ $ •i‘ H M M it Whereas, the returns of the gulden harvest have com- inenced Jo come in, of which a certain shure should he used for improvement, comfort and happiness, Therefore, Be It Resolved, thut u committee consist- ing of myself and wife shall visit our kitchen at the earliest possible moment and carefully exumine every- thing therein for the purpose of listing the worn out or defective utensUs so that the same can be replaced by new. Clean and substantial meals and lunches served at all hours at the Independence Bakery and Restaurant.» FRECKLED $ Airs. F. E. Fisher and daughter of Portland are visitihg at thehome of Air. and Airs. E. F. Black at Buena \ ista. Mr. and Airs. C. G. Irvine and children and Aliss Alice Skinner went to Newport yesterday for a ten days stay. MW.IHIlHI«IIWMIHnWt'HI»mHMlf1H!!int!m Airs. 11. A. Childs and daughters, Gladys and Dorothy, and Aliss Irene Eddy are at Newport this week. FROM YOUR $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Be IT Further Resolved, that after purchasing all the $ utensils provided for in the preceeding paragraph at $ Craven & Huff's hardware store, Independence, Oregon, $ we will also purchase any other articles that we may $ find in said store that will contribute to the comfort, $ convenient or happiness of ourselves the coming win- $ ter. . i $ Be It Further Resolved, that a copy of these resolu- $ tions be published in The Polk County Post so that all $ may read them and' visit the store of Craven & Huff $ and sign said resolutions. Miss Thelma Fowler, who was the guest of Miss Helen Jones last week, returned Alonday to her home in Toledo. The Independence Bakery and Restaurant is now’ open and ready to serve meals and lunches. Fresh bakery goods a specialty. Airs. K. C. Eldridge Jr. accompanied by her parents, Mr. and Airs. U. G. Berry, were guests at tlie K. C. Eldridge home this week. Dee Ackerman was throwm from a motorcycle Saturday and bruised a thumb so seriously that the same may havfe to be amputated. (L $ d> d» $ d ^ > d> & 4i sp 4i «p C «p Airs. F. L. O ’Neil,«after several week’s visit at the home o f her brother-in-law, Rev. C. T. Cook, returned to her i home in Aberdeen, Wash., tliis week. I LAiiiuiHiMiiniiBiiiniMiiaiiiHtfliimiviiBiiutfliiiKiwiaiiiniaiiaiiiwiiniiBiia Lem .Burnett is visiting iu Lane county. W. Al. Huff has been in Seattle the past week. Aliss Nellie liramburg is visiting here at present. William Quartier is buying in Portland this week. Aliss Edna Alills, formerly home demonstration agent in Polk county, will succeed Aliss Chase as head of the domestic science department of the Normal. Air. and Airs. F. N. Clodfelter have been here from Jef ferson this week. Airs. Griffa of Monmouth, mother of Airs. Clodfelter and Airs. McBeth, has been in poor health recently. way that makes it the classic o f ; I" plain humanity, a vivid, dramatic, * bubbling story, with a master’s 11 charm and a wizard’s insight. “ A Romance of Happy VaUoy” is one of (he best pictures that will ever be thrown on the screen at this theater. Lillian Gish plays the chief role. # _______ Rollie Coffey was greeting old friends here this week. Judge and Airs. N. L. Butler have postponed their trip to California a week on account of thliir son-in-law, Air. Martin, being hurt in a railroad accident. Air. Martin is confined in an Oakland hospital now. Sherman Cooper, while logging in Tillamook county last week, fell a distance of sixty feet and lives to tell the 1 story. One arm was broken and he wTas badly bruised § J. E. Ilubbard spent several days in Portland last week. otherwise. He was unconscious for nearly two hours af § 1 Air. and All's. George Kutch are visiting at Klamath ter the fall. " I Falls. • Airs. W. H. Park purchased a setting of Barred Rock I W. Huntley has been clerking at Craven & H u ff’s this eggs from the O. A. C. in February of this year from which I she raised seven cockerels and three pullets. One of the 1 week. t pullets began laying at four months and twenty four days I O. A. Kreamer was among the buyers in Portland this old and tho other two at four months and twenty six days i I old. week. N EX T W E E K AT THE ISIS . iiimiauiinmiimimiiBiiiMimmitimiaii Airs. E. L. Townsend was here from Portland this week. Air. and Airs. J. 13. Uiltibrand are Portland visitors this week. I P OPTOMETERIST-OPTICIAN Airs. Oliver Smith is visiting iu Portland this week. Aliss Lucile Craven was a Portland visitor this week. DOCTOR Inn Carefully and Scientifically Cor PHOTOGRAPH G A L L E R Y OPEN A. Thomas, long years experienced photograph- or, has opened the Inde- pendence Stndio and will do all kinds of work in a pleasing and satisfactory manner. rects Defects of Vision. | ,. f I | t He is known all over the state of f p . • Oregon as an authority on optics. H 1 1 Nearly one-third of a century of practical experience. ■i 11 ai i in i tai i mi «i i m i «i i lau Max Goldman On Sunday evening, stunter Fred knows that Aunt Tiny’s home is Stone appears in “ Under the Top” , mortgaged to Simpson. When Cor- PORTLAND Get your lunch at the Independence Bakery and Res a story of the circus. Fred is the inne (Dorothy) learned he was taurant. Suite 414-415 Failing Bldg. famous India Rubber man, who can about to foreclose the mortgage, she m scratch his right ear with his left started in to "vamp” him, and it S. E. Cor. Third and Washington. HIDES 13. R. Wolfe looked after H. Hirschberg in Portland big toe and never strain a muscle. give the natives something real P E LT S He plays the part of a country guy “scandalous" to talk about. Result: Sunday. - * Phone M. 3G30 WOOL who falls in love with a circus man’s the old duffer got so tangled in the and so gets mixed up with meshes of the good-hearted siren FURS Air. and Airs. Hole Pomeroy were here from Eugene daughter the goin’s on in the sawduqj ring, that he was happy to escape by re MOHAIR Sunday. and before you know it he’s showing lenting in the matter of the mort CA SCA RA BARK a bunch of tricks that make the per gage. As for Corlnne she lived long V E A L V A L L E Y * 8ELETZ Clint Aloore transacted business in Portland the first of formers themselves gape like a gang enough to like the town, and if in PORK ydur travels you ever visit Niles- of hayseeds. TIM E T A B L E the week. The headliner of the week which hurgh, you’ll find her at the hotel— BEEF is shown on both Monday and Tues her husband is proprietor. Effective April 1, trains will POULTRY Roy Whiteaker is expected home from over the waters day nights is “The Frozen Warn Saturday night, Bessie Barriscale run as follows: BU TTEB next week. ing." Owing to the non-arrival of in a ‘Trick of Fate." Mary Lee was No. 2 arrives from Hoskins ESOS the greater portion of the advertis of the aristocratic Lee family of Vir 9:15 A. M. daily FARM PRODUCE No. 4 arrives from Camps Miss Frances Eaton is visiting relatives in Independ ing matter, includit\g posters nnd ginia, a girl as sweet in disposition WOOD heralds, little can be said regarding as she was lovely to look upon. Then 4:00 P. M. daily except Sunday ence this week. the picture at this time except that by a trick of fate Mary drifted and No. 1 departs for Camps WOOD it takes well wherever shown and is was soon dancing in the naughtiest 10:50 A. M. daily except Sunday OROCZRTES C. W. Stewart has sold his farm near Suver and will guaranteed to be worth several times cafe in Paris. Ze judge he say: No. 3 departs for Hoakins SHOES the admission price. The champion “ Frenchy, why you act so nuttee? 4:15 P. M. daily move to Salem. FURNISHINGS woman skater of the world is a lead And I say: ‘Ze lovely laydee wiz ze Freight service 2:30 P. M. on DRY GOODS ing character and shows her ability lovely leg, she do ze Ooo-La-La so Tuesdays and Saturdays A. H. Kelliker has been appointed chief of police and is on naughty it makes me crazee.' Afid the ice. now officiating. . It w ill be a pleasure to see ljjtle the judge he. wink at me and say: BASII OK TRADE Shirley Mason again after a long Ten bocks or ze booby-hatch.’ I had Cliff Smith was here from Falls City l\iesday. He runs absence. Wednesday night she no-what he call ‘booby hatch,' so I SWOPE 6 SW OPE comes in "The Winning Girl” which geef him ten dollaire. He wink a restaurant there. LAW YER S The Polk County Post was enter Sherlev proves to be from the very me again and say: „‘What you say start to the intensely interesting ze name of ze laydee?’ And I say: cd as second class matter March 20, j J. G. McIntosh is paying 7 and 7% cent9 for black finish, tho her parents wanted her Let is Bessie Barriscale in what yon 1918, a the postoffice at Independ I. O. O. F. Building berries, cash or trade. to be a boy before she was horn. call A Treek of Fate.' Ze judge he cnce, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Independence, Oregon Th.ey had already named him James wink solemn like again nnd say: Fine remit,’ and I get back my ten nnd when “ he” turned out to be a Mr. and Airs. Floyd Bewley are here from Klamath girl there was nothing to do but dollaire. ‘Mais oui, M'sier. why he Falls visiting relatives. make the best of it and call her hand me back my ten dollaire. I Jamesina which was promptly con do not know. Maybe he want to see Girls, remove those freckles tliis very day, the Williams tract'd to Jemmy. But Sherley ns ze lovely laydee do ze Ooo-La-La." Ever hear of Happy Valley? A Jemmy turned out to be such a rrg Drug Co. has the way. • Established .1889 ular fellow that in the end her dad quiet place, just a cradle in the hills was thankful she was a girl. It down along the Ohio river, where Air. ami Mrs. J. 1). llibbs left on Monday for their an dy is a dandy picture. Ben Turpin and the lagans ran the hoarding house nual outing at Newport. his crew of comedians appear in and ths Timherlakes lived down the INTEREST P A ID ON TIM E "Fast I.ynne With Variations", a de road a bit. Quite a romance hap DEPOSITS Miss Bessie Stillwell is clerking at the Independence lirious satire on the good old play. pened! there, nnd it was dramatic There is no show on Thursday too. Nothing much was Jaid about Bakery and Restaurant. it in the papers, and the whole story night. Officers and Directors Dorothy Dalton, one of the most never was told until now. It’s about Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kurre are enjoying the sea breezes brilliant stars, appears Friday night the I.ogan's and the Timberlakes H. Hirschberg. Pres. D. VV. Sears, Y. P. on the Tillamook beaches. Miss Dalton, a prima donna, gets and old Auntie Smiles and some Ira D. Mix, Cashier stranded in a hick town nnd the others. D. W. Griffith found out all W. H. Walker I. A. Allen O. D. Butler W. F. Cary of Portland, The Post’s brother-in-law. was sequel is very funny. Old Deacon about it. and he railed it "A Ro Simpson, one of the most sancti mance of Happy Valley." It will be here Saturday and Sunday. A ¡Successful Busiuees Career of monious tried to make an impres told at the Isis on Sunday (Aug. 181 ! Twenty-Five Years • sion on the show girl, but got scant with charming effect. M r Griffith Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Sloper have gone on a ten days out encouragement till she went'to live was the only one who knew the • with Aunt Tiny Colvin. Everybody ! « hole story and he has told it in a ¿jig. They are ojj the Blue River. Deals in The Independence National Bank