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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1919)
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY J U T he P olk C ounty P ost ONI SECTION Subscription Batts i $LM a Year Strictly In Advance; Six Months $1; Three Months 50 cents. All subscriptions stopped st expiration. VOLUME n . INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, NUMBER 35. Told by .the bank book Helping You GAIN and R E TA IN Success U ’LL i'iud that principle ex V r O pressed in everything about $ the Farmers State Bank. Location, Quarters, Equipment, Facilities, Services and Policies— demonstrate our capacity and will ingness to serve you. W E M A K E GOOD E V E R Y M IS T A K E Should it happen that we make an error oi any kind or you have any iault to find with oar service have no hesitancy in reporting it to F. E. Dickson. It will be promptly corrected with pleasure. We are here in business to remain permanently and are not running our market with the aim oi “get the money” regardless ol the interests oi those who give us their patronage. D IC K SO N ’ S M A R K E T The Independence National Bank Established .1889 A N ACCOUNT in a commercial bank is the most convenient aid to modern business. It systema tizes payments, is a check on all expenditures and shows you just where you stand each month. Open one with us today, i t will pay you to do so. Member Federal Reserve System Officers and Directors H. Hirschberg, Pres. D. W . Sears, V. P. Ira D. M ix, Cashier W H. Walker I. A. Allen O. D. Butler "‘H ere’s a F riendly Tip” th e ■ M ONDAY, DEC. 1. CLYDE T. BOXES, Ill ■ ! ■ ! « ! II ■.llimnRi ■IK'llBliRIlR! TUESDAY, DEC. 2. “THE MIRACLE MAN W H EN THE CHINOOK * W IN D H IT THE SILV E R THAW W l The whole o f life illumined! The flesh, the blood, the soul of living men and women— sinning, strug gling, loving. Tne reek of the underworld, the lure of the seas, tne breath of the fields in summer. Fused with a thousand tears into a great dramatic enter tainment that win live forever in your heart. A photoplay with an amazing soul! A ll that is fine, all tnat is sorrow!ui, all that allures in the act o f living — pictured in vivid scenes that thrill, startle or inspire. Come live a life in an hour. W E D N E SD A Y, DEC. 3—DOROTHY DALTON in “ Other M en’s W ives.” The crowd o f social para sites she chummed with thought that she was so bad ly “ broke” that they could use her for a cat’s paw— but they found that she could scratch the wrong way. Poor as she was, she beat them at their own game. One wife, tired of her husband and in love with another, manipulates thru her lover to force another to compromise the husband so she can get a divorce. Comedy, “ Trying To Get Along.” C. W. IRVINE, J. B. PARKER, C. G. IRVINE, Glen C. Smith says [aillBIIIBIIlBiliMIBiliBlIlBIlBtlflilililiHil NOVEMBER 28, 1919. 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 o f that rich*tasting tobacco. THE REAL TOBACCO CHEW put up in two styles R IG H T C U T is a short-cut tobacco ~ W -B C U T is a long fine-cut tobacco W e y m a n - B r u t O 'v C d r f i p 4 A y l 3 l { ) 7 B ro ad w ay N e w Y< r< C ity THE POST PU B L ISH E S MORE SOUTH P O L K COUNTY NEW S TH AN A N Y OTHER P A P E R (By the Post Poet) When the Chinook wind hit the silver thaw, It was as good u strike as you ever saw, Made old Jack Frost come to taw. Saved Oregon from a stretch of raw, "Mighty nigh got us," tins front paw, “All Praise God," shouted maw, It was as good a strike as you ever saw, When the Chinook wind hit the silver thaw. CIVIC CLUB ENTERTAINS TEACHERS ELABORATELY film t O F OOPS H T PROMISING That the prospects are very flat tering for hops for the next two or three years is evidenced by prevail ing murket prices and the contracts offered for futures. Dealers have been in the Independence district re cently and offered a 50-35-25c. three year contract. So optimistic of the future are local growers that but few of such contracts are being signed. BUENA VISTA COMMUNITY GREETS REV. AND MRS. COOK Buena Vista community gave a most pleasant reception for Rev. and Mrs. C. T. Cook last Friday evening. The gathering was held in tiie Woodman hall and a variety of amusements and a splendid banquet together with social converse made a delightful evening. Rev. and Mrs. Cook are held in the highest esteem teem in the community and as a token of appreciation they were presented with many substantial gifts. Quite the largest social function of the Thanksgiving season was the reception given by the Civic Club to the teachers of the Grade and High schools Tuesday evening. For the event Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cooper opened their most hospitublc and spacious home. The reception TH U R SD A Y , DEC. T ^ P R IS C IL L A DEAN in rooms always lend themselves beau “ Pretty Smooth.” Jimmy Hartigan, dean o f all tifully for decorations. At this time a simple arrangement of crimson !:WI«lli«IIBIII»l»lll|(|iaill|||||lliailBlli|) safe crackers, and Gertie Jones, the prettiest and rose hips and greenery in the music smoothest little thief who ever laid hands on another At Christmas Time and drawing rooms suggested that woman’s diamond necklace, learned to their sorrow Your friends can bay Christmastide was not far distant. anything yon can give that crime didn’t pay.. Nobody in the whole world ■ Mrs. Cooper, the hostess and first them— can play the part of a crook like Priscilla Dean. You president of the Club, assisted by except your photograph. remember her in “ The Wildcat of P aris” — well, here Mrs. Civile Ecker, president of the Club, presented the guests to the is one packed with the same swift action. Tremend line of teachers which included Prof. ously exciting. Enormously human. J. H. Collins, Miss Puckett, Miss Roughey, Miss Maag, Miss Houx F R ID A Y , DEC. 5— OSCAR W IL D E ’S “ Lady and Miss Williams. Miss Arbuth- W indemere’s Fan.” They called her a bad woman! not and Miss Devore of the Training school were unable to be present. Not worthy o f a moment’s notice. Yet the woman Assisting about the rooms were whom she had condemned— whom she had threaten Miss Genevieve Cooper, Mrs. C. W. ed to publicly disgrace— had compromised herself in Irvine, Mrs. S. B. Walker, Mrs. Chas. the home of another— that happiness should exist Irvine, Mrs. Sherman Hays and for the one who sought revenge. “ One pays for one’s Mrs. J. S. Cooper, Jr. Sharing hon ors with the teachers were several sin, and then one pays again; and all one’s life one new comers and out-of-town guests. pays. This is the same world for all o f us.” ilifliiiaiiiwiniiininiiiniinwiilBiiniinu An enjoyable program consisted of violin numbers by Miss tjejen 1 SA T U R D A Y , DEC. (>— W IL L IA M DESMOND Cornelious, a popular violinist of Max Goldman a in “ Dangerous W aters.” Ford W eekly and comedy. Monmouth: Mrs. Riddell, also of Monmouth, was a pleasing accom Deals in SUNDAY, DEC. 7— (Afternoon and Evening)— i panist; vocal solos by Miss Gladys Irvine of Astoria, whom everyone | Hall Caine’s “ THE W OM AN THOU GAVEST * was delighted to hear again. Mrs. = M E .” She knew he was false. She knew that to ■ Guy Walker was at the piano. PELTS = him the marriage vow meant nothing. Yet she was ^ B. F. Swope, in behalf of the Club, WOOL g his wife, bound to him by the law. She knew that j and the town, gave a very splendid TUBS and appropriate welcome address. gj she had been sold to him to gratify her father’s lust MOHAIR The enjoyable program was follow jg for power. Yet convention said she was his unto j ’ ed by delicious refreshments. Pre CASCARA | death should set her free. His- tlio her heart went g siding in the dining room were Mrs. TEAL g out to another man who was good and brave and g B. F. Swope, Mrs. George Carbray, POHX g clean. What did she do ? A picture that will startle - Mrs. Sherman Hays and Mrs. Guy Walker. The table was centered i * you— thrill you— make * you think. POULTRY ■ * with golden hued autumnal flowers. ■urna While refreshments were served to the large gathering Miss Cornelius and Mrs. Riddell, assisted by seve FARM PBODDfl val vocalists, furnished many de \ WOOD lightful musical numbers. WOOD The event as a whole was one of n in iiin im iiH im im i.n iia iiu iiJ HIHIHiinill 'n u nu h iiiu iiin iiw r OROORRIRS the most enjoyable participated in SHOES for a long while and proved a most JOHN R. COOPER DEAD; afternoon. M. Merwin, of Portland, mirthful mixer for all who attended. r u R N is H o r o s INDEPENDENCE PIONEER formerly of Independence who pio DRY GOODS neered with Mr. Cooper, delivered JITNEY, CARRYING EIGHTEEN, an address and told of incidents in PLUNGES INTO RIVER John R. Cooper, well known Polk CASH OD TRADE county citizen and a pioneer resi the life of the deceased. Mr. Mer The Orville jitney bus, driven by dent of Independence, died at the win also spoke briefly at the grave. Good Samaritan hospital in Port Interment was made at the I. 0. O. George Oberson, and carrying eight een passengers, went into the Wil land on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1919, be F. cemetery. VALLEY * lamette river Tuesday afternoon ing a few days over 84 years of age. THIS WEEK FIVE YEARS AGO TIME TABLE when it started to land from the Death was due principally to age, IN SOUTH POLK COUNTY ferry. To make a long story short, hastened to a breakdown caused by Effective April 1,-traîne will the ferry r>«t being tied to the bank, over work. Always very industrious (From the Independence Monitor backed out from beneath the jitney. run as follows: he would not let up. November 27,1914.) No. 2 arrives from Hoskins All the passengers hut Oberson and Mr. Cooper, born in 1825, was one 9:15 A. M. dally Miss Alice Rusch leaped from the of the pioneers who crossed the Fredrick Zielesch died aged 80. No. 4 arrives from Campe jitney to the ferry. These two were plains, and settled in what is now Rev. W. T. Tapacott left Independ 4:00 P. M. daily except Sunday thrown into the river and were car called Cooper Hollow, this particular ence. No. 1 departs for Camps ried down the stream several rods settlement being named after him. 10:50 A. M. daily except Sunday Girl horn to Mr. and Mrs. Wilber before being rescued by the ferry 56 years ago he married Miss Lavilla No. 3 departs for Hoskins man with a row boat. The water Williams to whom were born six Croft. 4:15 P. M. daily was ice cold, the current was swift children, namely: Mrs. O. F. Dick Miss Pearl Smith elected noble Freight service 2:30 P. M. on and both were henvily dressed which son, Toledo; Pearl C. Cooper, Inde- grand of the Rebekah lodge. Tuesdays and Saturdays impeded their efforts to reach the j pendence; Mrs. Lillian Crane, l.os Mrs. E. E. Paddock entertained bank, and fortunately neither suffer Angeles, Cal.; John A. Cooper, Phoe ed no ill effects other than the dis nix, Arizona; Iva M. Cooper and the Wednesday Afternoon Gub. F. M. Brown raised 1700 pounds comfort of a cold hath. Lavilla W. Cooper, Portland. Mrs. Cooper passed away five years ago. of hops on one acre of upland. Conkey & Walker had a birthday RECOVERS FAMILY HEIRLOOM Mr. Cooper, being identified with POSTOFFICE CLERKS FIND IT Both claim Independence from its infancy, nat party at Walker's. urally acquired a wide acquaintance Nov. 24 as a birthday. Mrs. Verd Hill, while at Albany, and many friends. He was a factor last week, recovered a dollar which in the development of his town and REJOICING, FEASTINO AND OPTIMISM THANKSGIVING DAY had been a family heirloom from until a few years ago, took a promi her babyhood. As the coin had a nent part in politics, being recog Thanksgiving Day was celebrated hole in it, identification was easy nized as one of the Republican lead The Polk County Post ers in Polk county. The best tribute in Independence with much rejoic and after losing it Mrs. Hill asked has a large number that can be paid John R. Cooper is ing, feasting and optimism and all her friends to look for it and when of pretty type faces to repeat the common remark that look eagerly forward to the Christ eventually the dollar turned up at for engraved the Albany postoffice, employees mas holiday season. „his word is as good as a bond." calling or visiting cards. Santa Claus ought to treat every- notified Mrs. Hill and she got the Funeral services were held at the keepsake back, family home in Independence this ! Iiody right this year. INDEPENDENCE STUDIO 1 I ^ I 1 ^ THEATRE I lINDEPEINDEINJCe 1 SWOPE ft SWOP1 LAWYERS I. O. O. F. Building Independence, Oregoa