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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.
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CLYDE T.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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ian life of Greenwich village.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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te r th eir h eartfelt sym pathy.
ber of young people.
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