o , , / 7 T he P olk C ounty P ost PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY o Subscription Rates: VOLUME n . $1.50 a Tear Strictly in Advance; Six Months $1; Three Months 50 cants. All subscriptions stopped at expiration. INDEPENDENCE, ORE0ON, NUMBER 25. Page 115. ÌISIS A GOOD BANK FOR FARMERS YOU, too, will say the Farmers State Bank just “ fills the b ill” when you have opened an account here. I f you are a Farmer— you ’ll realize how close we are to things which promote farm interests in this section. (Í , IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE” PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK Mr. Elmer Addison and Miss Hazel Porterfied, very well known and popular young people of Independence, were married at the home ot the bride s parents, Mr. and Airs. Miles Porterfield in tins city on \V ednesday, Septeni- oer 24. In the presence of a lew relatives, Dr. il. 8( 25c 55c 75c Total Total Total SEATS ON SALE AT BOX OFFICE ¡’s a F r i e n d l y T i p ” says the G ood Judge Men who know tobacco, chew the best without its costing them .any more. They take a little chew and it’ s amazing how the good taste stays in a rich, high grade chewing tobacco. For lasting tobacco satis­ faction, there’ s nothing like a small chew of th a t rich-tasting tobacco. SUNDAY, SEPT. 2i MARGUERITE CLARK in “Three Men and a Girl.” Sylvia knows a thing or two about men. Sylvia knows a thing or two that you ought to know. Sylvia can take a confirm­ ed “woman hater" and lead him around like a puppy. Sylvia is 9 EXTRA! I H m i * I Announcing / » i i i i ♦ ♦ ¡ with irregular angles or softly rolled brims, also the new “ Turn U p ” hats. Larger models o f Beaver and hatter’s plush with artful adornments. Some with natural ostrich. Color is intro­ 's duced in the form o f embroidery o f silk, yarn and chenille. My gay velour tarns will he just what the school girl wants. A L W A Y S A P LE A SURE TO SHOW THE H ATS i y ■ / * i ; R # ( ♦ ♦ ♦ I Title and nume of star not FRIDAY, SEPT. 25—DOROTHY GISH in “Peppy Polly.” .She wanted to go to jail—just itching to weur stripes “and everything.” So she heaved a brick thru a jewelry store window and the cops obliged her by giving her three years. That's where the fun starts. There's a story that will warm the cockles of your heart. Pathos that will tickle your throat. You'll chuckle for a week. « fitting turbans medium size shapes have plenty of them if you know Sylvia’s secret and' Sylvia will THURSDAY, SEPT. 25- SHOW. knywn at tilia time. My Fall and Winter Display hats that will please every one. Close i I WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24—SHIRLEY MASON in “The Rescuing Angel.” Site never told a soul she wus married. So she had to ex­ pect complications. She did, but her husband, who didn't know that she was making a secret of their marriage, couldn’t under­ stand why she allowed other men to make love to her after she had promised to “love, honor and obey.” It's funny, ludicrous, dra­ matic, near tragic. Mack Sennett Comedy, “The Foolish Age.” Fifteen minutes of laughs. House not resitonsible for busted collars. Hats For Everyone! I am pleased to state that I have TGMMASINO’S ITALIAN BAND TUESDAY, SEPT. 23— (In addition to the regular show adver­ tised above) -MAE MURRAY in “Modem Love.” The murder of a woman’s name in the blackmail of wagging tongues. The heart interest of a pretty girl’ beset by a pack of libertines. A glimpse behind the scenes of a professional men’s club where men-about- town play the game of love as they do poker. e.w Y o r k C i t y 1 i» EXTRA! * MONDAY, SEPT. 22 PRISCILLA DEAN in “The Two-Soul Woman.” Exemplifying the power of Hypnotism. The story of a girl who led a double life. M IL L IN E R Y MESSAGE i EXTRA! I let you in on it Sunday night. pu t up in tw o styles m EXTRA! Margaret ( .¡ark. With some girls, men are daring Romeos; w ith R IG H T G U T is a short-cut tobacco W -B C U T is a long fine-cut tobacco m EXTRA) 9 others they are grouches. All you girls who cun t get a beau can g § m EXTRA! ¡j SUNDAY NIGHT, SEPT. 21. SUPPLEMENT FOR PARTICULARS § THE REAL TOBACCO CHEW \/V e y rrça n - B r u t o r u Q 9 1 M J .1 I SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 SESSUE KAYAKAWA in “His Debt.” Moriyama (liayakawa), the gambling king, ruthless dictator in his gorgeous palace of chance, fair with his patrons but utterly merciless, had a single redeeming human characteristic—he paid his debts—in full, as he collected in full. It wus a tradition of his race that he pay what he owed, and when it came to a matter of life, he gave a life for a life. A forceful, twentieth century drama. SUNDAY, SEPT 28- WILLIAM S. HART ip “The Poppy Girl’s Husband.” You've seen Rill Hart as a bad man, you’ve seen him as a sheriff, you’ve seen him on a bucking broncho and you’ve seen him in evening clothes. Now you are going to see Bill as a con­ vict in for a stretch of fourteen years. After ten years behind the bars he is paroled and w alks once more into the world of living men. He thinks he will find his wife and his pal ready to wel­ come him. His pa) Ls waiting with outstretched hand. But his wife «he has married the man who sent him up. Then—the big motive In living—revenge! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: THE GREAT SERIAL, “THE LOST EXPRESS” W ith START ON MONDAY NIGHT, 8EPT. 29. READ ABOUT THIS GREAT PICTURE AND DON’T MISS IT. ll! B l; ■ ¡ ! ■ IIM ! ■ : l! ■ ¡ l■ ! l■ l! ■ l; ■ T ■ l: ■ l: ■ l^ ll■ lm ■ l■ l¡ ■ l! ■ l! ■ l■ M '. l: ■ l■ ALPHA BASCUE THE MAIN STREET M ILLIN ER Blessed by a fortnight of good weather, bright sun­ shiny days perhaps a iiiue loo warm for the workers, the excellent in ih crop of iiops in the independence district will be harvested oy iuesuay or VV etinesday next. The entire picking season hits Been marked by pleasantness, mere being no strikes, HisorUers or trouble o f any kind. Other than the Burton, \\ alker and Loft and a part of the AieBaughiin crop, the remainder has been already sold under contract at prices ranging from twenty to fifty cents. The present price is nearing the 75c. mark. While a grower loiiihs to sell his.crop at 2Uc. when it is worth three or four times tiiat much, it is part of the game. »Some years growers rejoice that they are contracted and other years they have no cause to rejoice— and that’s the way it goes. ELMER ADDISON— HAZEL PORTERFIELD WED THE GREATEST COMEDY WRITTEN FARMERS STATE BANK ill T H E A T R E j PRESENTING President. Vloe President. Cashier. Asst. Cashier. B M P CLYDE T. ECKER, PUBLISHER 1 ONE NIGHT TUES. SEPT. 231 I the FRED SIEGEL I STOCK CO. But don’t wait until NEXT year. NOW is the time to get on a working basis with us. C. W. IRVINE, J. B. PARKER, C. O. IRVINE, Glen C. Smith SEPTEMBER 19, 1919. R E M E M B E R 1919 CROP OF HOPS IS NEARLY HARVESTED Told by the bank book ' ONE SECTION Mr. TINCHER. No. I would not Sheep and Goat Tails (From the Congressional Record.) know a goat from a guinea. Mr. JOHNSON of Kentucky. No Mr. McARTIIUR. Mr. Speaker, if one ever heard of a goat coming out the gentleman will permit, I want of one of these packing houses. They to say to the gentleman from Ken all come out as "lambs” or remain fucky that lie can settle this ques there. Has anybody any inform«- ! lion by examining the carcass. The tion as to how many goats are in , tail of the sheep sticks down, while there, and how many came out as 11lie tail of the goat sticks up. [Laugh- ’lambs"? [Laughter.1 ter.] / Alta Floyd is dead. The young man passed away at the ionic of his parents, Air. and Mrs. O. Floyd, near Vancou­ ver, Wash., on Wednesday of this week. The funeral was leld at the home and interrment took place at Vancouver. A few mouths ago Alta was seriously burned from which he never recov ered, lie went with, ilia parents to a farm near Vancouver last Spring after having spent sev­ eral years o f his life in Independence. Here he was a great favorite. Everybody liked him and he liked every­ body. He was recognized as the tow n’s official choir boy aid could always be depended upon to do every task as­ signed him faithfully and well. Alta won for himself a place in the Kingdom where pain and suffering are unknown. CITY AND COUNTRY The Main street fill, paved thirty days ago, was opened to traffic today. Rochette Bonnie, a record breaking Jersey cow, owned >y Stump A. Son, died Wednesday as the result of an acci­ dent. Beginning Sopt. 22 mail for Airlie will be carried by the S. P. from Monmouth instead o f by the V. & S. as at pres­ ent. Airlie thinks better service can be secured over the S. P. 22(H) acres o f land noai Stiver and Buena Vista have been placed in the state game reserve by its owners, Fred Stump, A. J. Richardson, J. H. Thurston, M. A. Prather ;ind M. V. Prather. Many other farmers are in the same notion and will follow suit at the first opportunity. Mr. Barnes, U. S. Wheat Director Says: “EAT MORE BREAD And reduce the high cost of living.” HOLSUM BREAD IS THE C H EAPEST AS W E L L AS THE MOST W HOLESOME ON TH E M A R K E T TODAY. BUY THAT EXTRA LOAF Your Grocer Has It. Cherry City Baking: Co