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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1919)
ïfifû 1 4 ûh PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY T he P olk C ounty P ost Subscription R a t«: VOLUME IL / ONE SECTION $LM a Tear Strictly la Advance; Six Mentha$1; Three Months 50 cents. All subscriptions stopped at expiration. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, NUMBER 30. OCTOBER 24, 1919. CLYDE T. ECKER, JC. ■ttlB'k b.b.~ i FOB EIGHT STRAIGHT NIGHTS j toW by.tfie Bank Book Page 133 Save Now or Suffer Later Never before has this theatre T H A T ’S the ultimatum which is facing - the thoughtless, reckless spender these days. W ho knows when a re-actio^ may set in. presented such a siring ures. Look at this program! SUNDAY, OUT/ 26—M ARG U ERITE C LAR K n “ L et’s Eiope.” Her husband bored her so badly that she yaw ned every time he set foot in the •house. So she turned her attentions to a young man who sipped honey from every new flower. But he too was tied up— engaged to a widow who didn’t want to let go. Then her husband and “ the other man’s ” fiance put their heads together and— figure it out yourself. I t ’s a corking entanglement. m\ Interest On Savings President. Vice President. Cashier. Asst. Cashier. °f Great Stars and Great Pict And the fellow who has an ever growing bank account here at the Farmers State Bank is going to be ahead of the game— isn’t he? C. W. IRVINE, J. B. PARKER, C. O. IRVINE, Oleu C. Smith .aiis¡¡.K¡.ni«!!MiiB;mimn:!¡a«iwimniHi minimus i •' r TGAai FARMERS STATE BANK. eps Independence O Jre^Qn r “H ere’s a Friendly Tip” says the Good Judge Men who know tobacco, chew the best without its costing them .any more. T hey take a little chew and it’ s amazing how the good taste stays in a rich, high grade chew ing tobacco. For lasting tobacco satis faction, th ere’ s nothing like a Small chew of that rich-tasting tobacco. THE REAL TOBACCO CHEW put up in two styles RIG H T CUT is a short-cut tobacco W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco Announcing the 1919-1920 Season RESIDENCE STUDIO MRS. LOTTIE HEDGES McINTOSH PIANO----- VOICE------HARMONY / • Interstate Faculty Teacher Western Conservatory of Music Chicago High School Pupils enrolling now may receive full High School credits Phone M4821 GOOD CIDER APPLES BRING THEM TO OUR / LOJU PLANT r II £ r r I i i Company K., Oregon National Guards, the local organ ization which has helped considerably to give Independ ence publicity over the state, will stage a street carnival next week starting \\ ednesday and ending in an evening o f frolic Saturday. The dates are Oct. 29 to November 1 inclusive. There will he all the usual gaieties o f a carnival including a ferns wheel, merry-go-round, shows, etc. The boys have secured the services of the Arnold Amusement Co. which will be here with its full equipment o f joy mak ers- fun producers and gloom chasers. i he carnival is being staged for the benefit o f Company A. and its officers and members will kindly appreciate .he assistance and patronage of the people o f this section. io maintain the company and keep it in Independence equires considerable expense each month and the only vay to meet such expense Is to depend upon the generos- ty o f liberal hearted citizens of this particular coinniun- ty. rl he boys feel quite sure that the financial returns >i their venture will prove that the home folks are for ihem good and strong. MONDAY, OUT. 27- The and Seventh epi- CRAVEN AND HUFF DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP sodes of “ THE LOST E X P R E S S .” The Oregon f girl, M A R G A R IT A FISH ER A “ A Square Deal.” t he Craven & Huff Hardware Uo. is no more for on A play of míense ¡•amatie appeal— built on one \\ ednesday of this week, \\. Al. Huff, the junior member the reqi problem marr? e— with touches of of the most common ways in ^ ! retired and the firm henceforth will be known as “ W illard Fishm comedy. id on very striking method ^ E. Craven, Hardware,” with W illardE. Craven as princi- i which di rces hi k ' pal stockholder, w Inch o f course gives it the necessary fi- of dea! in«- with m estrangement. nancial stability and insures to the public the same ser- TUESDAY. O T. 28- -P R I SCILLA DEAN in i vice and satisfaction. Mr. Huff lias accepted a position with a Spokane firm Polks, here's a real photo ” “ The V i ed D pc play treat! A perfectly wonderful love story told | as a traveling salesman and will leave today for that city in a way that will make you grirjyonr fceat and hold " to begin his work. Afr. and Airs. Huff leave Independ ence with the bis. wishes of all. During their residence your breath— -plav played so well you ’ll never forget it. acre they have been enthusiastic boosters for the city, its Tn “ The W icked Darling” Priscilla Dean is the most growth and. development. They leave a host o f friends. deligl 'fn l young imp who ever picked a pocket or VVillard E. 1 ra\ en, who will continue to do business at stole a heart. lie old stand, is a live wire all the time, is very popular W EDN ESDAY. OCT. 29— SH IR LE Y MASON in - with ever) one and will eontiuue to enjoy the confidence “ The Final Close-Up.” ¡She thought her life would § and esteem ui the store's many patrons. be grand if things went for her “ the way they do in_g the movies.” Oh boy- oh boy! She lived a life and ^ ARM ISTICE D A Y CELEBRATION NOVEMBER 11 had thrills that make the ordinary movie “ she-ro” | At a meeting of citizens held Wednesday night it was look tame. Get in on this, you movie fans! MRS. SID N EY DREW in* “ Bunkered.” She was some si< leeided to celebrate Armistice Day (Tuesday, Nov. 11) “ fixer” of the old gag, “ I t ’s all right for men, but ^ in due form. Committees were appointed, who have gone to work to arrange for the “ doings” o f the day. More not for women.” definite information will be available next week. TH U RSD AY, OCT. .10— HARRY CAREY'in “ A Woman’s Fool.” H e’d fall for a shirt every time L. R. HILL IS NOW HIGH MAN and that’s why he give a Denver “ biscuit shooter” a chance to leada better life by marying her. Tn fact, u L. R. Hill, most commonly referred to as “ D ew ey,” is he was such n fool that it took him nearly a year to now ahead o f the local hop growers as far as receiving the find out that she already had one husband and a baby « highest price for his crop is concerned. On Wednesday, Things looked mighty glum around the corrals until Mr. Hill sold 29 bales— his 1919 crop— approximately the night of Broncho Buster’s ball. Then the clouds 5800 pounds for 85c. per pound. “ D ew ey” is such a soc- rolled away and the sun came out. ialable chap that we wish he had had 58,000 pounds in stead of 5800. F R ID A Y . OCT. 21—CHARLES RAY in ‘ The Busher.” A great baseball story. They were hat W. S. GRANT FALLS AND BREAKS LIMBS ting Charlie all over the lot until the manager found out he was homesick for his girl. Then Charlie was W. S. Grant, who recently moved from Independence told to chase it for the bushes and he did. But say to Portland, was seriously injured in that city on Monday the come hack! W hy that boy even had Tv Cobb while engaged in carpentering. He fell fifteen feet and walking back to the bench. Charlie had both the suffered a broken arm and foot. Air. Grant lives at 916 nervennd the girl and that combination couldn’t be East Yamhill Street. beaten. Fill up the bleachers you baseball bugs! MONMOUTH VOTES $60,000 FOR W ATER SYSTEM SATU R D A Y , NOVEMBER 1— FESSUE H AYA- y a w a , in “ The Courageous Coward.” .A drama of On Tuesday the people o f M onmouth by a big m ajority ■intro o ernotion laid in the Oriental quarter of Fris- voted to issue bonds in the sum of $60,000 for the purpose ' Ph the Tan in the r o l e of a prosecuting attorney. of installing a gravity water system. The water will be T b r""b vne'i with death for his determined rrrosccn- piped from Teal creek, a distance o f eleven miles. A t the tion o f a dive keeper, he finds the prisoner innocent same election six amendments to the city charter also, and accepts ostracism as a coward rather than break carried. ,1 the confidence o f a friend. fi LIVE W IR E K IL L S MAN AT DALLAS > SUNDAY.^ NOVEMBER 2—DOUGLAS FA IR ; 1 BANKS in “ The Knickerbocker Buckaroo.” T. G. Annitage, an employee of the Alountain States by the critics to he Doug’s best. Tt sifre is great! Power Co., was instantly killed at Dallas last Friday night by coming in contact with a high power wire. I 5^ 1 I ^ 5% T I I N H D E E P E A N D T E R E N CE M i i m m i H i m i i B i i B i i i B i B 'i i B i H i i B i ■ in a iii-. r a i m a i B iB i i n r a u e L in .B iiB TATE FEDERATION PRESIDENT afternoon was a talk by Mrs. Ida It. VISITS INDEPENDENCE CLUB Callahan, of Corvallis, the newlv elected president df the Oregon Fed Tlir* first social meeting of the oration of Womans Clubs. Mrs. Cal ivic Club was livid at tin ■ beaitti- Inhaii immediately won her lister, d home of Mrs. K. C. Eldrb [ge Wed- era. Slip said: "In the new clays that esdny afternoon. For the occnsion are at hand the field for women l PHONE 204 'allowe'en novelties, sugg •stive of j activities will he broader for al tie approaching season, ivore ef- time. That nothing holds us in sucl I ! 3 . D . B I ■ I 0:|<H i Bil-BUB* •ctivelv used thruout the s parlous j readiness for community service a: home. Jardoineres Of golden liued ; women's organizations.” She sab marigolds, howls and hanging ait. too much stress could not he lab M ARION MAN BUYS P R O P E R T Y HERE baskets filled with smiling nasturti ; upon community singing. She urg ums blended prettilly with the ed the local club to start a com George Lorentz o f Marion bounty has purchased the scheme nnd formed a most pleasing j munity club house. Independent • idenre property o f G. H. Huntley and also what is -etting for the large gathering of j club women especially, appreciated this visit because we arc the first v e d the “ Whiteaker peach orchard.” Mr. Loretz and elub women. (Continued on Page 4.) The most important feature of the iumily will become residents of this city. ¡THE PHEZ COMPANY SALEM COMPANY K TO HOLD 8IG STREET CARNIVAL 1 THIRD RED CROSS R O LL C A LL Nooembor 2 to It, 1919 Time to Re-Join All yoa need is a heart a a t a dallar.