T he P olk
IN D E P E N D E N T
I N A L L T H IN G S
county
P ost
SECOND
SEC TIO N
Entered as second class m atter March 26, 1918, at the postoffice at Independence, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
VOLUME n .
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON,
NUM BER 40.
Happy New Year
To our friends and patrons, to everybody, we ex
tend the season’s greeting. May the same pleasant
relations continue.
J. G. McIntosh,
GROCER
fold by the bank Book
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Inventory Your Losses
— as W ell as Gains
■ N planning for 1920— it is well to
a consider both the profit and loss
sides of your records for the twelve
months gone by. They will serve
as guide posts along the road ahead
In aiming higher and accomplish
ing more— you’ll find the Farmers
State Bank a worthy helpmate.
President.
Vice President.
Cashier.
Asst. Cashier.
C. W . IRVINE,
J. B. PARKER,
C. G. IRVINE,
Glan C. Smith
FARMERS
STATE BANK
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says the Good Judge
The man w h o doesn’t
chew this class o f to
b a c c o is n o t g e ttin g
real satisfaction out of
his chewing.
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The Post has more readers and publishes
more South Polk county news thau any
other paper.
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SAFETY FIRST EVERY TIME” SAY S. P. MEN
Because it is one hundred percent Inde
pendence, does not attempt to build up
another community at the expense of its
own, and is a booster rather than a knocker.
That’s why it receives the support and as
sistance of all progressive people who have
the welfare of the community at heart.
CLYDE T. ECKER, EDITOR
Mr. Barnes, U. S. Wheat Director Says:
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(B y J. F. Grodzki,-Gen. Safety Agt.) 18 members, chairman, L. C. Adams;
The 4670 employes of the Southern Beaverton, 14 members, chairman,
Pacific Railroad (lines north of W . Harris; Marshfield, 18 members,
Ashland) by m aking a clear record chairman, H. II. Taylor; Rullas, 10
without u single reportable casualty members, Chairman, G. McCann.
This Safety organization reveals
to an employe during the National
Railroad Accident Prevention Drive its efficiency by the following re
October 18 to 31, have placed them cord, which won the highly prized
selves not only at the top of the list banner:
Oct. 18-31, 1918, employes killed,1;
among railroads in the Northwest
ern Region, but by virtue of being injured, 13; total, 14.
October
18-31, 1919 , employes
the largest single railroad under
Federal control which made a clear killed, 0; injured, 0. total, 00.
A fine record was made during
record, they have won first place
among all the railroads in the Unit the entire frst ten months of this
ed States, and further helped m ater year as against the same period
ially to place the Northwestern Re last year, the record for January ( j
gion at the top of all other regions. October 31 being:
1918 1919
The accident prevention drive was
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of national scope. It created keen Employees killed ............... 6
144
competion in which nothing but Employes injured ...........183
6
the survival of the safest would Outsides killed ............... 11
21
count. That the Southern Pacific Outsiders injured ............ 42
north of Ashland employes should
173
have won the enviable distinction Total ca su a lties................ 242
69
and the banner awarded by Re Decrease .........................
This record was made in face of
gional Director R. H. Aishton of
Chicago brings to them not only the an increased number of employes
great honors of the first place, but and multiplied hazards at crossings
flashes across the railroad world a on account of increase in the num
vivid message of the strength of ber of automobiles since last year.
During the ten monthg there were
loyalty and cooperation in the just
13335 Safety suggestions made, 656
cause of human safety.
The banner was form ally pre of which were regarding conditions
sented to a representation of two and 679 concerning practices. Of
hundred Southern Pacific north of the suggestions made 927 were com
Ashland employes b y Mr. II. .1. Bell, plied with, 220 disapproved, and 188
Regional Supervisor
of
Safety,, pending.
That the employes have Safety
Northwestern Railroad^. The pre
sentation was made in the name matters well in hand insofar as ca
of Regional Director Aishton, the sualties among themselves are con
donor. Mr. Bell, Federal Manager cerned is revealed by their good re
J. P. O’Brien, Supt. A. T. Mercier, cord. Tiie question of hazard to
trespassers,
and General Safety Agent Grodzki outsiders—passengers,
addressed the assembly and with and vehicle driver at crossings— is
w arm words praised the employes to a considerable extent up to the
for their splendid cooperation in public. The railroad employes are
m aking the Drive so em inently suc doing everything w ithin their pow
er to keep from injuring anyone,
cessful.
The Drive was under the direc and if the public w ill only go ti
tion of the Safety Bureau which reasonable way toward using cau
through letters, circulars, and illus tion, a great deal w ill be accom
trated bulletins- kept the employes plished an this big humanitarian
advised during the progress of the work.
Great credit must be given to the
campaign. The work in the field,
however, was conducted by the em newspapers for the efficient man
ployes themselves through a highly ner in which they are preaching
efficient Safety organization com Safety. The railroad employes ap
posed of nine Safety committees. preciate the fine work done by the
The Division, or main, Safety com newspapers, know ing that a news
mittee is composed of twenty-six of paper has more . influence in its
ficers and employes. Supt. A. T. community than any other agency.
Mercier is chairman, Messrs. C. W . A further appeal is made to the
Martyn and D. S. W eir, vice-chair editors for help, as while mechan
men, and Mr. A. J. Baker, secretary. ical Safety devices are being install
Mr. D. M. McLauchlan is chairman ed where practicable, the greatest
of the Brooklyn Shop Saf 'ty Com Safety device is the careful man, and
mittee, with twenty members. Those education w ill play the most impor
are the two largest Safety comm it tant part in elim inating sorrow and
suffering among employes and the
tees. The others are:
Brooklyn Term inal, 12 members, public. The slogan “ Safety First"
chairman, R. W . Jackson; Albany, should be the guiding light to each
18 members, chairman, A. R. W il of us, as the individual lamp is the
son; Eugene, 17 members, name of guiding light of the miner in the
chairman, A. J. Gillette; Roseburg, bowels of the earth.
C O M P A N Y K NOTES, N. G. 0.
A small chew. It holds
its rich taste. Y o u don’t
have to take so many
fresh chews. A n y man
w h o uses the Real T o
b a c co C h e w w ill tell
you that.
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JANUARY 2, 1920.
Inspection night proved to he a
grand success from the number of
members present and the total ex
ceeded any previous drill period ex
cept perhaps the day the company
was mustered into Federal service.
It is to be regreted that our ar
mory is inadequate for full company
instruction and Lieutenant Instruc
tor Newton was compelled to de
monstrate the different movements
of squad drill to the company by
means of a squad composed o f the
non-commissioned
officers.
The
boys used the new rifles for the
first time and the guns didn't seem
to w ork w ell for some of them. The
equipment was spread out for in
spection of the company and each
man was shown what would he al
lotted him in case of a call to arms.
No place for a weakling. Captain
Stidd asked if anyone objected to
drillin g but from all reports the men
are hack of Company K to a man.
Later in the evening a feed was de
voured, prepared by our cooks, Cox
and Lochridge, and believe us, these
two can cook. If any organization
in the city is contemplating any
thing of this kind in the near fu
ture, they w ill make no mistake hv
engaging them. It is the intention
of the company to prepare a small
feed each drill night and no doubt
the efficiency of thjs organization
should improve rapidly.
by the government. It is hoped the
pay roll w ill be ready for the com
pany members to sign by next drill
night.
The adjutant general has inform
ed us that oar sister city, Dallas,
will soon get a company in the N.
G. O. foe artillery, also that the
platoon in M cM inn ville w ill be en
larged to a company.
Also the adjutant general wished
to know if Independence had taken
any steps toward a new armory.
He stated em phatically that it would
he necessary to keep this question
before the people all the time, that
all the organizations must be hack
of it and boost and when the time
is ripe, whirh w ill be before we re
alize it, all the details w ill be out
of the way. For the benefit of those
who are not fam iliar with the fi
nancing end, we might state that
the city, county and state stand a
third ench«of the expense. Next fall
w ill ho the proper time to include
this item in the county budget and
the state legislature w ill act upon
their proportion at the next session.
As to the city being up to the limit
of its taxable power now, the gen
eral said that a special tax could
he levied for this purpose which was
done at Silverton. These are a few
of the details that our citizens wilt
do well to think about at their lei
sure and the company feels confi
dent that an arm ory w ill come.
“ EAT MORE
BREAD
And reduce the high cost of living.”
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holsum
BREAD
IS TH E C H E A PE S T A S W E L L A S
T H E MOST W H O LESO M E ON
T H E M A R K E T TO D AY.
BUY THAT
EXTRA LOAF
Your Grocer Has It.
Cherry City Baking Co
The Independence National Bank
Established .1880
A N A C C O U N T in a commercial bank is the most
convenient aid to modern business. I t 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 . Sean, Y . P.
Ira D. Mix, Cashier
W . H. W alker
L A. Allen
0. D. Btfft we
game last Friday night. The hall
was hotter adapted to w ater polo
and several would-be basket ball
players landed on the end of their
spinal column, due no doubt, to the
enemy relations of w ater to rubber.
Another shipment of clothing has
arrived, including blouses, pants,
hats and hat cords and this com
pletes tiie supply of equipment. A r
rangements have not been made as
yet as to distribution.
The custom in vogue in other
companies as to w earing the uni
forms home is that they are to be
worn only to and from drill, but to
he kept by tnc men on their honor.
In some cases fines are levied in
ease a member is caught w itli his
uniform on.
WHAT A YniJNG MAN
KNOWS
Max Goldman
Deals in
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PELTS
WOOL
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MOHAIR
C A M A R A BARK
TEAL
PORK
BE U T
POULTRY
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FARM PRODUCT
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SHOES
FUR N ISH IN G #
“Presumably eveiy young m a n
D BY GOOD#
knows, as a physical fact, that he can
do nothing next year which he cannot
In some degree, do today. * » • The
important question Is whether the time
CASH OH TRADE
will come early enough in life to do
him any particular .mod.. A lazy man
cannot possibly make himself indus
trious in the future; or an nrtrava: ant
VALLEY A 8 IL IT I
man, economical. If it is done at all
TIME TABLE
he must do it at an immediate present
moment—at some bight now'! No man
ever saved a penny in the future, or
Effective A pril 1( trains will
ever will. He has got to save the
run as follows:
penny in his hand at the moment or he
No. 2 arrives from Hoskins
will he broke to the day of his death.
9:15 A. M. dally
• * • To save the penny in hand he
No. 4 arrives from Campa
must resist the temptation to spend It.
4:00 P. M. daily except Sunday
• • * Every year that he does not re
No. 1 departs for Campa
sist weakens bis ability to resist. It
Is within the knowledge of everybody
10:50 A. M. daily exeept Sunday
who has the ordinary circle of acquain
No. 3 departs for Hookina
tances that, after a certain time, the
4:15 P. M. daily
man who lives up to the limit of his in
Freight service 2:30 P. M. on
come— which about nine times out of
Tuesdays and Saturdaya
ten means a little beyond—accepts that
as a normal condition and just auto I— --------------------------------------------- 1
matically spends ail that be gets. • • •
If he can realize by thirty, or ¡ooqer,
that he is spending his future every
SW OPE & 8 W O P I
day, it will be a good thing for him."—
Editorial from the Satin day Evening
LAW YERS
Post.
Start now with War Savings Stamps.
I. O. O. F. BnikHnf
Oet on a budget basis. Make W. S. a
the first item on the budget. You will
Independence,
have money when the other fellow la
looking for a job.
The pay roll blanks for the semi
Polk county now has a fur farm-
annual period ending Dec. 31st,
1919, has been received, and each
Co. K basket ball team lost its '$r, C. E. McDonald of Falls City,
man w ill be compelled to receipt first gam e to Buena Vista by a score who w ill raise foxes, lie was forrn-
for his pay before it w ill be honored of 19 to 10 in a slow and rough . erly a raiser of skunks for fur.
The Polk County Poet
has a large number
o f pretty type facea
for engraved
calling or visiting cards.