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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1919)
T h e P o l k C o u n t y P o s t PU B LISH E D E V E R Y F R ID A Y Subscription Ratos: VOLUME IL NUMBER $1.50 a Tear Strictly in Advanoe; Six Months $1; Three Months 50 cents. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, 21. A ll subscriptions stopped at expiration. AUGUST 22, 1919. CLYDE T. ECKER, PUBLISH ER ¡Mill! iiiiMiiRiiiiBiilBiiimmiiialiiRiiiwir'iiaüiaimaiBiimiii lllMIIIHIIIRIIIUIIHIIIflimillRIII i § ■ Told by the bank Book Page 99. A T E M P O R A R Y TIDE OVER a « President. Vice President. Cashier. Asst. Cashier. s a y s th e Good Judge That it’ s foolish to put up with an ordinary chew , when it doesn't cost any more to get real tobacco satisfaction. Every dny m e e ;nr^ dis cover that a 3i» t!e chew of reai good to!, ic c o lasts longer and give3 them real con tentment. There’ s nothing like it. THE REAL TO B A C C O C H E W put up in two styles R TG H T C U T is a short-cut tobacco W -B C U T is a long fine-cut tobacco Weywan-Bruton Ccfrnpany, f)07 Broadvyayi New York City' I g F o r the purpose of making preliminary arrangements g to form a oranch o f the American Legion in south Folk g county, a score o f tile veterans of the world war met last f Monday evening with Bay M. Walker chairman and Glen I O c c u r to Y o u í * AMERICAN LEGION BRANCH FOR SOUTH POLK I Start now and grow up with the “ Headquarters Bank.” W . IRVINE, B. PARKER, G. IRVINE, C. FITZGERALD, I SUNDAY, AU G. 24— “ DON’T OH a NGE YOUR 4 H U SBAN D .” Which is the worst, a w ife’s uueomi? I ed hair or a husband's unsliaved fa ce ! Which would i a you rather C. Smith scretary. The next meeting will be held on next see, a faded kimona or a coatless, bed a I Monday*night, Aug. 25, and ail veterans from Independ I raggled m an! Cecil B. DeMiiie “*stripped the four ■ ence, Monmouth, Airhe, Suver, Buena Vista, Orville and wails from married life ” in “ Old Wives for New.” a Greenwood are urged to be present. H e's at it again in “ D on ’t Change Your Husband” , g 4 The American Legion membership will consist of for but this time the husband “ gets his.” The man who a mer members o f the army and navy during the world war, ■ “ trimmed the m arket” woukln t trim his beard— ■ regardless o f rank, or whether they were abroad or not. and it cost him his wife. g ft is similar in purpose to the Spauish-American War I V eterans and the Grand Army of the Bepublrc. Every M ONDAY, AUG. 25— BESSIE B A R R ISC ALE g I ex-soldter or ex-sailor will find it much to his advantage to in “ Tangled Threads.” A woman who tried to put I i affiliate, and as this part of Folk county furnished over i it over and couldn’t on a husband who put it over I 200 men for the world war, a strong and live branch can g oe organized at Independence. 1 regularly. g It is hoped that all who possibly can do so will be pres i TU ESD AY, AUG. 26— “ W H AT E V E R Y W OM g § ent Monday night and assist in getting the branch started. I AN W A N T S ” — and Ross and Chester say, “ it ’s a i i bear.” Now what is it she wants ( Her own way or g C IT Y AND COUNTRY I the last word or the moon and all the stars or a cou g i ple o f automobiles or plenty of eats ( You don’t g Numerous couples will wed very soon. know? Neither do we— but w e’ll find out Tuesday I night in one of the greatest pictures ever screened. i Airs. D. F. Taylor o f Lompoc, Cal., is a guest at the !* ■ home of her niece, Mi's. W. E. Craven. i a W E D N E SD A Y, AUG. 27— B R Y A N T W A S H i i BURN “ P oor B oob.” He loses his canning fac § tory and in his Somebody stole the family wash off the clothes line at g girl cans him for the man who canned ¡i the C. VV. Irvine home one night this week. Fetty thiev i out o f Ins cannery. Instead of going crazy, he B ery is becoming a habit with somebody. i him goes to the B ig Town. There lie gets the Big idea, n i and goes back to liis native burg posing as a million i aire. W hat happens then will not do to tell. Mack Faving of the Main street till was completed yesterday. i Sennett Comedy, ‘ ‘ The Village Smithy. ” She court The stretch will be thrown open to traffic on Sept. 20. City I officials are much pleased with the job. The work was I ed him with a roll that would choke a horse, but he quickly done. I didn’t know about the roll. I f he had, this picture m would have never been. •Floyd Senter o f Lane county has ben selected to suc a ceed Josiah Wells as school supervisor of Polk county. TH U R SD A Y , AUG. 28—Fox Ficture, ‘ This Is i Air. Wells takes the place of Fred Crowley as county B the L ife ” and a Sunshine Comedy. superintendent. a F R ID A Y , AUG. 29— ELSIE FERGUSON in ‘ His J Monmouth Herald: Aliss Gaynelle Shore of Monmouth Parisian W ife .” Martin \V esley ’¡s people came from and Jay Knapp of Portland were married in this city Sun Boston and they didn’t know anything about French day morning. Both o f the young people are recent gradu girls, but had their suspicions. And then Alar tin ates of the Alonmouth high school and are well known and brought back Fauvette as his wife and they were popular among the young people o f the city. shocked. From beautiful, naughty F ans to proud, conservative and dignified Boston is “ some ju m p.” A partial family reunion in number but very complete but Elsie Ferguson does it neatly and effectively. m pleasure was participated in at the F. G. Hewitt home BETW EEN harvest and market ing days there sometimes comes a time when the farmer needs a little more than a “ moral” support from his bank. The Farmers State Bank appreciates that need, and if it be legitimate, is glad to lend a finan cial hand in the emergency. C. J. C. L. SHOW EVER Y ¡SIGHT JXEXT W EEK A Galaxy o f Good Pictures § ONE SECTION m last week end. Captain and Airs. C. O. W ainscott were SA T U R D A Y , AUG. 30— H E N R Y W A L T H A L L | present as was Airs. Alack, a sister o f Airs. Hewitt. Cap in “ Modern Husbands.” Busy, money making bus- S tain Wainscott, a brother o f Airs. Hewitt, has just return ............................... bands and idle wives, who find amusement in the at m ed from France. During the visit not an idle minute was tentions o f love pirates, provide the characters for passed, the hours being crowded with visiting and enjoy this tense drama of high society and high finance. ing the Hewitt home hospitality. SU N DAY, AUG. 31— W L IL IA M S. H A R T in Airs. Ada Wallace Unruh will speak at the Baptist “ Breed of M en.” You can hardly reconcile your idea las spent Sunday at the G. E. Har- BUENA V IS T A church on Tuesday evening, Aug. 26, at 8 p. m. in behalf j man home. o f this hell-bent-for-election Westerner with that of o f the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society. Her N. C. Anderson finished threshing Emma Conger of Suver spent the a romantic cow-puncher, could you ! Well, its a fact! topic will be, “ A Peep Behind the Scenes” with the story fall grain Monday. week end with her grandmother, ■ See what chances he takes for a girl in “ Breed o f ■ o f “ Freckles.” Airs. Unruh is a woman o f national repu Mrs. Anderson. Elsie Shrunk is visiting her broth M en.” A fter going thru some o f the greatest thrills tation and a good speaker. The admission is free and the er in Portland this week. Mrs. Rose Herron and son, York, and fights ever shown on the screen, he takes the big public is cordially invited. Eva Gardner visited Mr. and Mrs. of Portland are visiting her mother, chance in a great climax and asks the “ Big Ques Mrs. Margaret McClain. G. W. McLaughlin last week. tion.” I t ’s a man’s yarn about a man’s man— but * Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Conger and Mr. and Mrs. M. V. P.rather and Last Sunday morning at the Methodist church, Rev. ■ take this hunch— it ’s a woman’s yarn, too. daughter were shopping in Albany daughters were the guests of Mr. Gallagher o f Hermiston spoke to a large congregation. A and Mrs. Harman Sunday. ■ male quartette from Willamette University furnished the Frday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Devine of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Reynolds were music. In the evening another university student spoke in Saturday where they sold their Sodaville spent Sunday with her ■ and the same quartette rendered some very pleasing num I I N D E M E I N D E I N C B parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Nash. property. bers. Rev. Cook brought the young ministers over from Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Prather and • R i i n n n i i n i « ; j i i i a i i i B i i w i B m n i m i i B i i i ■MM Mr. and Mrs. Billie Burns of Dal- Salem in his fliver. THEATRE The Things that Count LIBERTY— HUMANITY— JUSTICE- RIGHT LIVING HOLSOM BREAD— Good Bread! Made of pure, wholesome materials. A plain loaf— the kind o f a loaf that is made in the homes o f the country. Plain Virtues— Plain Living— Plain Food— are the things that count and win out in the long run. IT H AS BEEN DEM ONSTRATED! CHERRY CITY BAKING CO. If grand daughter, Mabel, and grand son, Clare, left Saturday for Cas cadia for a few days. D iw u a n w m iM in a iiM M iim M H ia iiM in H iiB iiia iiiW H iM ia M H n n itB iiiv iiw w iii FORMER INDEPENDENCE GIRL MISS RUTH HODGES M ARRIES At high noon on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the home of the brides parents in Salem, Miss Ruth Hodges, a former resident of this city, was united in marriage to Edward Paul Todd of Tacoma. The father of the groom, Rev. E. H. Todd, of Tacoma, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Todd will reside in Tacorna where the gentle- ; man is principal of a high school. Those from Independence who at- : tended the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Craven, Dean Craven, i Mrs. O. A. Krearner, Miss Gretchen Kreamer and B. E. Smith. HOP OUTLOOK TOR YEAR 1919 W IT H H AR VEST NEAR AT HAND WE PAY CASH OR TRADE FOR BLACKBERRIES 3 a i i ■ HIMALAYAS 1 1-Zc. LB. i a EVER6REENS 8c. LB. a i ■ W e furnish crates ■ NO B E R R IE S R E C E IV E D ON SA T U R D A Y OR A F T E R 4 P. M. A N Y D A Y i a (Salem Journal.) Hop ynrds report no trouble in i registering enough pickers to handle ■ the crop this year. While there ■ may be some picking in a few yards early next week, the season in gene i ral will not open until the first I week in September. Pickers will bo i paid <V) cents a box, an advance of ■ 10 cents over that of last year. The (Continued on Page 4.) k W hy Pay More When You Can Buy For Less at J. C. MCINTOSH’S GROCERY C STREET. ll A Cool Refreshing Place to Trade tlM lIM iliK i ■ liM IM lllK lliB llM II ■ d W M U lS M IllB IIII