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■r' PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY U T he P olk C ounty P ost Subscription Ratos: VOLUME □ . $1.50 a Tear Strictly in Advance; Six Months $1; Three Months 50 cents. All subscriptions stopped at expiration. NUMBER 34. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, THANKFUL FOR WHAT? PROVES PLEASING The C h au tau q u a n um bers were satisfactory as a whole. L ast w eek's Post contained a review of Tom Corw ine’s wonders. M urshall Louis M ertins, “th e poet of the seven seas,” portrayed m any a beautiful picture w ith his mes sages. At th e sam e tim e he intro duced m any hum orous stories and im pressively read m an y of his own verse. Mr. M ortens enjoys the dis tinction of being the youngest m an of his profession to be biographed in "W ho’s W ho.” The Chicago A rtists Trio were highly pleasing. Frances Soule, h a rp ist, H elen G raham , dram atic reader, and Lowell Putton, pianist, have w onderful ab ility along then- special line of en tertain m en t. They w ere each loudly applauded. M ajor Mills, w ho appeared Mon day evening in “F iddles an d For tunes", w as an inspiration. His m essage w as based upon the m as te r violin m aker, Antonio S tradivari. T h e evening as a whole w as one of th e best, w ith the o u tstan d in g th o u g h t, “we get out of life w h at we p u t in to it.” The clim ax of the festival was th e S ierra S erenaders, the en ter ta in e rs consisting of five W estern g irls, one from Oregon, one from W ashington, one from California, one from Colorado an d one from Idaho. They m ade a m ost versatile q uintet. A vote of th a n k s w as extended th e com m ittee w ho brought the C h au tau q u a to us. Tho th ere was a considerable deficit it w as met With good cheer an d everybody w as pleased. The tw enty g u aran to rs w ere J. H. Collins, K. C. Eldridge, W. II. W alker, A. G. W illiam s, F. E. Dickson, M. W. W alker, C. A. Mc L aughlin, Dr. H. C. D unsm ore, J. G. M cIntosh, W. S. G rant, H. R. R ichardson, M. P. B aldw in, B. F. Swope, S. Taylor Jones, Mrs. J. S. Cooper, Mrs. Clyde Ecker, Mrs. Geo. C arbray, Mrs. C. O. Sloper, Mrs. O liver S m ith and Mrs. F ra n k Sm ith. Despite w ars and rum ors of w ars, epidem ics, high prices, scarcity of sugar, strikes, and general turm oil and unrest, we ought to be th an k fu l th a t it is no worse. The old w orld will eventually get to revolving evenly and conditions become norm al again, b u t until th a t tim e a r rives all we can do is to hold tig h t and let’er flicker. « ¡ » I I 1 * ■ n-1'3 NOVEMBER 21, 1919. CLYDE T. H C ..3.1 U i (¿I.S.I.B lA l.B lIia .I.R lIiB IK IM lin ilB I ly in g PHONES MAY GO UP Telephone com panies of the state have applied to the com m ission for auth o rity to ruise th eir rates, am ong them being the com pany th at owns the In dependence exchange. An increase in rates on telephones in Independence is not justified and action should be taken by our people to indicate to the commission th eir objections to any in crease. Matinee JACOB HEFFLEY PASSES AT THE AGE OF 97 YEARS CLUBS ENJOY USUAL TIME AT THEIR REGULAR MEETS W hen Jacob Helfley died a t the home of his son, Theodore, north of Independence on M onday, Nov. 17, 1919, one of Oregon’s oldest citizens passed to his rew ard. H ad he lived until May 2 of next year, he would have reached the age of 98. It was thought a few m onths ago th a t Mr. Heffley would live to be a hundred but recently he began to fail rap id ly and it w as realized th a t the end w as near. Mr. Heffley w as born n ear Dayton, Ohio, in 1822 a t w hich tim e Jam es Monroe w as president and he lived th ru the term s of tw enty presidents. He w as 26 years old a t the tim e of the Mexican w ar and w hen Com rades Dick an d Bascue, as mere boys, m arched aw ay in the 60’s un der the com m and of A braham L in coln, Mr. Hefflley w as forty years old: By th is com parison, it illu s trates w h at a m an, who w as nearly one h u ndred years old at the tim e of his death, saw come to pass in his life tim e—changes, grow th, de velopm ent, the advance of science, everything. How m arvelous and w onderful it m ust have been to him! Mr. Heffley came to Oregon four teen years ago to spend his last days w ith his sons in this vicinity, his wife having died 28 years ago. Eleven children were born to them of w hich four sons survive. They are Sim on Heffley of Om aha, Nebr., Noah and G rant Heffley of Mon m outh an d Theodore Heffley of In dependence. Brief services were held a t the Henkle un d ertak in g parlors Tues day after w hich the rem ains were shipped to W olcott, Iowa, for burial. ENROLLMENT AT NORMAL Mr. and Mrs. G rant Heffley accom INCREASED BY TWENTY panied the body to its earth ly rest ing place. M onm outh—The second q u a rte r of th e first sem ester a t the Oregon DIGGING IN OLD MOUNDS N orm al School opened Fonday w ith HORNER FINDS HARDWARE ail increased enrollm ent of tw enty students, am ong w hom w ere several Corvallis—Prehistoric m ounds 10 boys. T his insu res an enrollm ent m iles south of Corvallis explored for the y ear of m ore th a n 300 stu last week by J. B. Horner, professor dents. U nder the conditions exist of history at the college, revealed ing in the state this is encouraging m any interesting facts relative to for it m eans the supplying of teach the life of the ancients. Professor ers needed in the state. Of the stu H orner is m aking a system atic dents entering, m an y of them have study of prehistoric ru in s and is rem ained th ru sum m er term s an d gathering a collection of relics for others have been detained by reason the college m useum . of the dem and for labor an d the The Davis m ound, so nam ed be need for necessary funds. The out cause it is one-fourth m ile south of look for th e y ear is a very prom ising the George Davis farm , is situated one. % on the bank of the Muddy. The second m ound explored, the M an TURKEYS ARE ROOSTING HIGH gle m ound, is on the G. F. Mangle BUT DICKSON GRABS A FEW farm. The first m ound is said to be five T urkeys and o th er poultry, so feet high and 100 feet in diam eter. necessary for the m enu of the W. C. Looney of Corvallis, who ac T hanksgiving din n er, are scarce com panied Professor H om er, bored th is year, but F. E. Dickson of the a hole into it five feet deep. C har •old reliable m arket, w ith his a le rt coal, ashes, bones and other relics ness for pleasing his trad e, has m a n were found. A hundred yards to aged to buy quite a num b er and the north of the Davis m ound were hopes to supply the dem and. He found arrow -heads and pestles. suggests for the “best service" of all The second m ound on the M angle concerned th a t orders be placed as farm had m ore the appearance of a early in the week as possible. kitchen m idden, according to Pro fessor Horner. It w as queerly situ EX-INDEPENDENCE MAN ated on a hill. It abounds in arrow h FOR SECRETARY OF STATE heads of all descriptions, according a to the explorers. g Ben F. Jones, of Newport, form er The Davis and Mangle m ounds ly a resident an d m ayor of Inde are said to be the only evidences of g pendence, h as announced him self a prhistoric tim es in the im m ediate can d id ate for secretary of state. vicinity. F u rth e r upsteam , how i ever, on the M uddy river there are 1 THIS WEEK FIVE YEARS AGO said to be evidences of a sim ilar g IN SOUTH POLK COUNTY kind. g (From FIRST SECTION MON DA Y, NOV. 24—Two last episodes of “ The Lost Express. Also EDNA GOODRICH, more beau tiful than ever and more gorgeously gowned, in i “ Who Loved Him Best.’’ A glimpse behind the scenes in the movies and an insight into the Bohem i i ian life of Greenwich village. I E TUESDAY, NOV. 25—MAE MURRAY in “ The I Scarlet Shadow.’’ Circumstantial evidence cast a I cloud over the good name of an innocent little coun i try girl. Site paid the piper for the scarlet shadow I on her mother’s life. College boy romances are only § skin deep. At the engagement supper she threw his I ring in his face. I WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2<>—VIVIAN MARTIN in “An Innocent Adventuress.” You know how it is. You try to do something for a friend and bang! Everything conies tumbling down around your own head! T hat’s how it happens in “ An Innocent Ad venturess.” I t ’s the most “ life like” picture you ever saw. 11’ll-make yiw laugh a hundred times. Al so a comedy, “ Oh, Judge! How Could You?” How Miss Charlotte Basse tried to “ vamp” the judge. -------- TH 1 BS1 )A Y, NOY. 27—(Thanksgiving Matinee) DORIS KENYON in “ The Great White Trail.” A picture of the highest qu.-iiity. 11 may be design ated ;is ¡i ciean, ingenious and scenically perfect pict ure. calculated to satisfy and please. It abounds in thrilling episodes, smoothly connected- splendidly staged and certain to win the favor of till admirers of romantic adventure. Doris Kenyon’s excellent work, particularly in the Alaskan scenes, mades a decided impression on everyone. Postm aster Homer A. Wood has purchased the Lalliberti farm in the north p art of Independence and will occupy the same. He will indulge the pursuits of agriculture by raising hops, loganberries, hogs and chickens, and will m ake for him self and fam ily a fine su b u rb an home. The Rider borne and acreage a few rods from the L alliberti place was disposed of to O. Lehm an. Mr. Lehm an will engage in tru c k farm ing. Mr. Rider und fam ily have been living in P ortland for several m onths. The A utowins und several invited guests gathered a t the home of Dr. and Mrs. O. D. B utler last W ednes day and enjoyed an evening over the card tables. Several hands of auction 500 and a m ost tem pting A m an of Russian descent is the luncheon m ade a most delightful purchaser of the K. C. Eldridge tract evening. near the high school building. The Mr. an d Mrs. George Carbray are new own^r intends to till the soil. en tertain in g the Kill Kare Klub this J. H. Dixon's valuable tra c t on the evening. The w hist gum es will be supplem ented w ith an exquisite outskirts of the city w as sold to a m an from Forest Grove. For the luncheon. present Mr. Dixon and fam ily will Mrs. Crosby Davis was iiostess to reside in town. the. S. S. club W ednesday afternoon. BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL RECOGNIZED AS STANDARD Salem —The high school a t Buena Vista in Polk county liuving m et all the requirem ents of a stan d ard school has been granted a certificate of standardization by J. A. C hurch ill, sup erin ten d en t of public in B struction. § BIG NEW FERRY ARRIVES; A MONSTER AND SPEEDY The largest ferry on the W illam ette river, and perhaps in th e state, was brought to Independence Tues day and will be in operation on the river here. The new ferry has a capacity of carrying fifteen autom obiles a t one time. It is equipped w ith a high power engine and will travel be tween Polk and M arion counties at speed th a t will m ake everybody seasick who has been ascustom ed to riding the present tub. It’s in stallation probably m eans the end of all ferry troubles in Independence th a t have been so annoying in the past. I AN INDEPENDENCE WOMAN LOSES FATHER BY DEATH y I A lbany—H arvey Stew art, aged 84, and survived by his daughter, Mrs. I Sam Mills of Independence, died at Linn county farm F riday night, Ï the I Nov. 14. He w as a native of Ohio, but for m any years resided on a s farm n ear Lebanon. BY TILING SWAMP LAND CLEVE PRATHER BENEFITS I B 8 g B THURSDAY, NOV. 27—(Evening)—MONROE SALISBURY in “ The Sleeping Lion.” A poor little starving “ sleep out”—a big-hearted vendor of images on New York’s East Side—go West—and then a series of wonderful adventures for both—dan ger, romance, thrills, home and happiness. You’ll want to slap the man on the back and hug the little hoy. F R ID A Y , NOV. 28—ELSIE FERGUSON in “ The Avalanche.” She hated the sight of a card or a roulette wheel as she hated the sight of a venomous snake, yet she could make no effort to resist their call, l lion the avalanche of gambling debts engulfed her and crushed her life. Gambling is the theme, and scenes vary from Sunny Spain to a smart New York gambling house. See it and give your emotions a hit of exercise. SATURDAY, NOY. 29—(Afternoon and Even ing)- ALMA RUBENS in “A Man’s Country.” Career of a scarlet woman of the mining camp, a reckless, dare-devil dancer who dominated men but met her match in a “ tenderfoot” preacher. Ford Weekly and Comedy. OF THF PAST WEEK GUY PRATHER MAKES RECORD IN SALEM MUSICAL TEST Cleve P ra th e r reclaim ed several acres of sw am p land last y ear by tiling und a w orthless area w as con verted into a field of grain. The cost of the tile w as insignificent w hen com pared to the financial re tu rn s of the harvest. Mr. P ra th e r will now proceed to tile all of his farm th a t needs to be tiled and m ake his w aste land bear its share of the high cost of living. Guy P rattler, who finished piano under Mrs. J. G. M cIntosh, rep re sentative of the W estern Conserva tory of Music of Chicugo, w as given a try-out on the piano w itli the s tu dent body of the Salem high school, w here he is a student, and won first place over all the others. He was given a years credits and as further recognition of his ability, he TWO NEW PICTURE MACHINES was chosen accom panist for the glee INSTALLED BY ISIS THEATER club of sixty voices. This is a beau tiful attest to the p ain stak in g m eth Two new picture m achines, as ods of his teacher as well as to Guy good as there are in the W est, will himself. be installed a t the Isis Monday. W hile the two in use now are first GOVERNOR CALLS ON POUCE TO STOP THE SPEEDERS class m achines and gave good ser vice, patrons will soon detect the superiority of the later models. The Sulem—Governor Olcott bus call ed upon police officers of the state public will be invited to visit the to enforce vigorously all traffic laws. operating cham bers after the in Com plaints have come to the exe stallatio n of the new m achines and cutive offices, the governor states, see them in action. The ow ners of the Isis have not referring to frequent violations of only booked the best pictures th a t traffic laws. To safeguard m otor ists us well as pedestrians, Govern m oney can buy, but in appreciation of the support of the people, have or Olcott ask s th a t all officers be purchased these superior m achines especially vigilant in apprehending (Continued on Page 4.) and prosecuting all violators. HEADS UP! iu ej g pi g I SUNDAY, NOY. 20—(Afternoon and Evening)— f Piquant, captivating MARGUERITE CLARK in g “ Come Out of the Kitchen,” a batter of love, sus- g pense, thrills and pathos. This story of the girl who g “ played cook” and captured her heart’s desire in § g spite of her lowly position- kept the crowds going to g g Broadway to see her for two years. 1 the Independence M onitor MRS. JASPER BACLEY PASSES (N ovem ber 20, 1919.) AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS Independence city tax levy seven After a lingering illness due to J m ills. cancer, Mrs. Jasper Bagiev of Lewis Mrs. C. W. Irvine w as hostess to ville died at the home of her daugh- I th e Treble Clef club. 1 ^ IIN’DEREINDEINCB f ter, Mrs. Edw ard Dunkle, in Inde I 1 ^ G raham ona com m enced ru n n in g pendence on W ednesday. She is i i i betw een Corvallis and Portland. survived by her husband and daugh- j jlggllglllHllMMlMMIlMIMHMI'WWIIMIlMliJlMIIWMimMIMIIMMlIIIIIIMM r 75,000 bales of Oregon hops sold ter. F uneral services were held in for from five to eleven cents a pound. NO, NO! NOT RUSSIA! WASHINGTON! Dallas w here in terrm en t took place, j Missall & K napp an d Sm ith & Mrs. Ragley had a large num ber I & Sm ith exchanged store buildings. of friends in this section who m uch ; Humptnlip*. Turn Turn, Moclips, Antwinc, Chopnka, Startup, Kapow- Misses Nola Owen an d Rowena regret her death and they extend to Yelm, Sat*r>p. Bucoda, Omak, F.ntim sin, Skam nkana, Si prong, Pysbt, S perling en tertain ed a large n u m the surviving husband and d au g h - law, T lllicw n, Chettlo, Chattaroy, K lirkitat, Kittit«.«, IV Ell, Cle F.lum, Zillah, Si-la h, Cown hf\ Keechelus, (Continued bn Page 4.) te r th eir h eartfelt sym pathy. ber of young people. BUY » h t % M ^ I ^ THEATRE I r - _*• r _____