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C IT Y AND COUNTRY
Elmer Duvia is in Independence
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James Hinkle hus been appointed
carrier on the Monmouth rural
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The Homer Wood family are now
located on their farm in the north
section of the city.
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with Portland relatives.
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Monmouth Herald: G. A. Wells of
Buena raises some prime stock and
has been marketing some of it lately.
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Miss Florence Burton will leave
Monday for an extended visit with
relatives and friends in Canada and
the East.
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It is reported that Miss Pearl Per-
eival, ti former resident of Inde
pendence, was married a few days
ago at Vancouver, Wash.
The many friends of Mrs. Hattie
llcnkle will be grieved to know that
she is quite ill at her home in Port
land.
The Rebekahs and other
friends have remembered her with
a beautiful floral offering. About a
h week ago she was seized with a
violent attack of heart trouble and
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now suffering with arterio
K scleroris.
Her. friends here are
wishing for her speedy recovery.
t You are cordially invited to visit our
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« and T ie our most excellent line of very
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member of the family.
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Mrs. Myrtle Richardson was an
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visitor this week,
coining here from Corvallis where
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parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. R. N. Bell,
and her sons, Cyril and Marvin, who
are students at the O. A. C. Mrs.
Richardson likes to live in Portland
all right but she has a longing for
Independence that will eventually
bring her back here.
B U E N A V IS T A
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Tann were in
Albany on Tuesday.
Mart Nute and Clive Prather were
at Albany Tuesday.
Mr. Pete Hansen was an Inde-
pendencecaller on Mondty.
Clarence Irvine of Independence
OPERA HOUSE BUILDING
bought a span of horses last Wednes
day
Mr. Olmstead, agent for the W at
kins goods, was in our community
Wednesday.
Rev. Cooke and wife and son of
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Salem were here for Thanksgiving
dinner last Thursday.
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Misses Brown and Evans spent
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Clifford Wells returned to Port
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spent Sunday with her sifter, Mrs.
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G. E. Harman and family.
Hattie Fisher and daughter of
B U Y E V E R Y T H IN G YOU W A N T TO S E L L A N D
Portland
are visiting her parents,
W E SELL E V E R Y T H IN G YO U W A N T TO B U Y
Mr. and Mrs. “ Doc” Black.
Alfred and Gillbert Loy and
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Gladys Reynolds returned to the
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the holidays with their parents.
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Ralph Lucas and Harley Nelson
left Saturday for Douglas county
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to trap for a couple of months.
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Bob Hornbuckle, who has been
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ttler, relumed to Salem Friday.
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Professor Reynolds and wife spent
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Thanksgiving with their children
in Portland, returning Saturday.
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Guy Prather and Alma Wells re
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day nftre spending the holidays at
the parental home.
There was a basket ball game
here Saturday night by our high
school and Talbot.
We did not
learn who was the winning team.
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W. S. Leonard and family, W.
R. Bevens and wife from Portltnd
visited friends and enjoyed the
AN ACCOUNT in a commercial bank is the most
Thanksgiving dinner given by the
convenient aid to modern business. It systema
Indies' Rural Club.
tizes payments, is a check on all expenditures and
The Ladies' Rural Club gave its
shows you just where you stand each month.
annual Thanksgiving dinner last
Thursday at the school house. The
Open one with us today. It will pay you to do so.
tables were laden with everything to
eat for an occasion like that and
Member Federal Reserve System
everyone said that they had a very
enjoyable time.
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Independence, Ore.
Electric. Toasters
Razors
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Alarm Clocks
Flash Lights
Roller Skates
Carving Sets
Qasoline Lamps
Safety Razors
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Cut Glass
Guns
Sewing Sets
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Coaster Wagons
Knives
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Coffee Urns
Manicure Sets
Silver Knives
Nut Sets
Silver Spoons
Electric Irons
Paring Knives
Tea Urns
Electric W affle Irons
Pyrex
Tricycles
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“ D0 Y O U R C H R ISTM A S T R A D IN G IN IN D E P E N D E N C E ”
FOR HOLIDAY!
SHOPPERS I
Max Goldman
The Independence National Bank
Offioers and Directors
H. Hitaehberg, Pres.
D. W. Sears, V. P.
Ira D. Mix, Cashier
W. H. Walker
I. A. Allen
O. D. Butler
The Polk County Poet was enter
#d M second class matter March 2(1,
191k * the poet office at I »depend
aoce, Oregon, under the Act of
March 5, 197».
There Isn't much to life but this:
A baby’s smile, a woman s kiss,
A bqok, a pip«, a Are. a friend,
And just a little cash to loud.
SW OPE & SW0P1
LAWYERS
Notice That Certain Street Improve
ment Bonds Will Be Paid
Notice is hereby given that there
. are sufficient funds in the Street Im-
1 provement Fund of the City of In-
[ dependence, Oregon, to take up for
payment and cancellation Bonds
Nos. 20, 21 and 22 bearing date July
1, 10U.
That on Janc j-y 1, 1920 each of
1 said bonds will be taken up and
I cancelled and paid in full, princi
Independence,
Orafc pal and interest to said date and
thereafter said bonds will rease to
bear interest.
The dollar kept at home is ti e
Dated November 28, 1010.
most valuable dollar of all. It bu's
C V. IRVINE,
something for everybody.
City Treasurer.
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INDEXTER
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WILL IT CAPTURE THF. REPUBLICAN NOMINATION IN 1920?
“The political center of gravity in
!he nation lias shifted * • * to tlie
tales that tic between the Mississippi
River sad the Pacific Coast.” — New
Cork Times editorial.
This opinion is typical o f an Idea
which Is rapidly spreading throughout
(he country. There iff a feeling that
'the West Is in the saddle for the pres
idential nomination In 1020.“
The fact that the West decided the
ist presidential electiou lias made It a
I««tent factor In future calculations
perior court, and aitraded much fa
vorable attention by his Judicial abili
ty. In 1908 Poindexter was elected as
a representative from the state of
Washington to the Sixty-first Congress.
He soon became known as an able, pro
gressive Republican. In the senate, to
which he was elevated In 1910, he was
a staunch advocate o f measures favor
ing the control and restriction o f big
corporations, especially o f the rail
roads. He sought the conservation o f
!' 11 nn,ural resources o f the country.
' ,n<’ ,uding water power, coal and oil
and without the sanction and support
o f ibis great power candidates for
state or judicial offices could not be
elected. Johnson, first as counsel for
interests opposing the railroad corpo
ration and later as governor, waged a
bitter and unremitting warfare ag: nst
railroad domination. His final v lc o r y
was a potent factor In his election to
the senate in 1916. Johnson is a Re
publican. but generally regarded aa
one of the radical type. He has, like
Poindexter,
strongly
opposed
the
League o f Nations.
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho
Moreover, the politicians know that in ; ¡nnds' r,eforC ‘ he war h? f tood *tronK-
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. ly for preparedness, and Inter he vie- does not differ greatly In the degn , o f
use the woman suffrage constitutional orously sllpporte(1 al, measure8 o f tll0
his achievements from the two other
intendment does not become operative j administration for the protection o f wes'orners
Born in Wayne county,
n time for tlie next national election American rights. He advocated throw- III., Borah was educated In *he com
liere are, nevertheless, 16 states west Ing the whole power o f the nation Into mon schools o f that state and at Kan
if the Mississippi which have already the successful prosecution o f the war
sas Suite 1’ nlverslty. He was admit*
then their women the frnnchl.se. ndd-
Mr Poindexter believes that Bolshe ted to the bar in 1890 and devoted I ¡a
ing an Increment o f some six millioD vism and all other movements destruc time to legal practice until his elei
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ntes, which might easily turn the elee- tive o f representative government and to tire senate in 1907. Borah Is on of
ino one way or the other Hence, the national spirit should be strongly ta k -> the most active figures In the United
'••publican lenders o f the Hast ns well en In hand and that leaders In at- States senate. His efforts largely lim a
s o f the West are seriously consider- tempts to overthrow our Institutions been directed toward the proper de
g whether It would not he good poli- should he severely punished.
He Is velopment of the great natural re-^
s to take a western candidate.
; opposed to any scheme for creating a sources o f the country, es[>eclally o f
it Is significant that three o f the hybrid government o f the world where- the West. He is known ns a progres
i*t generally tntked about prestden- _ hy Europe and Asia, In his opinion, sive Republican, fearless in fighting
'ill possibilities for 1920 come from ' would Inevitably dominate this country for what he believes to he right and,
e Far West. They are I'nited States and control Its policies,
like the others Included In this presi
nators Poindexter. Borah and John- i Hirant Johnson, a native o f Cnllfor- dential group, has opposed from tha
nla, was governor of the state before start the League o f Nations covenant.
The first mentioned, ahout whom he was chosen senator. He Is extreme
From the Atlantic to the Paciti*
tialderable discussion ts now oenter- ly popular In that commonwealth and Coast is a long Jump for national poll-
g, Is from the state o f Washington, will be strongly hacked In his fight for ties to take. However, all precedents^
ongh a native o f Tennessee and the Presidential nomination.
both In business and politics, aeem c»
udiiate o f a Virginia university.
Johnson was successful, after a long he vanishing In these days o f remark-
Indexier ehoSe the Pacific North- *»m —do In ridding California o f the able readjustments, and the old theory
st as his field for life work, opening domlr
>n o f the Southern Pacific. that a Presidential candidate n st
•aw practice In Walla Walla. Wash.. For x
< the political machine of the necessarily eome from east o f the Mis
1801. Ijiie r he nut Jud„e o f the *u- j ra il«a y held Uie »iu ie within its band. sissippi is uo longer tenable.