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Ou f a «¡J T he P olk C ounty P ost PÜBLI ■VERT F SokMilpMoB BatMl | U * a Taar Striati? la A l vane«; Six Month* $ 1 ; Three Montila 50 osata. All aabaaristtaaa stoppa« at aaplrattsa. VOLUME IL NUMBER 11. ODD FELLOWSHIP STARTS THE YEAR INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, JANUARY 9, 1920. CLYDE T. ECKER, PUBLISHER 4- I i mi ■l■lll■lll■liQ liU I 3 I HillBIliRiliRlIWIlBilMMlIMIIBIMIMIIIHIIMIIBIMIIIBlMiliBii: y.. JUST STREET TALK One farmer, who attended the recent county budget meeting said he didn't have the heart to oppose the agricultlrai agent ap propriation after identifying some of the men advocating it. “I’ve seen their farms," he says, “and they need about a dozen agricul tural agents." A bunch of fellows Saturday afternoon were arguing about the largest town in Eastern Ore gon and they eventually reached the unanimous conclusion that it was Walla Walla. ASK KHÀYM Valley Lodge No. 42, I. O. 0. F. and Cloverdale Lodge No. 56, Ru- be kalis, began the work of the year 1620 Tuesday night by a joint in stallation with nearly a hundred members present. The fraternal ism of Odd Fellowship.was exempli tied in more ways than one by the jolly bunch of members who great ly enjoyed the occasion. Then an added pleasure was the banquet M O N D AY NIGHT ONLY spread by the famous chefs and chefesses of the lodges who have the MR. AND MRS. W. H. WALKER faculty of always hiting the spot. SUNDAY, JAN. 11— (Afternoon and evening)— The Odd Fellows installed the fol ENTERTAIN KILL KARE KLUB IRENE CASTLE in “ The Firing Line.” Kobert W. lowing officers: Henry McElmurry, Chambers' fabous novel come to hie! “ Am erica’s noble grand; Ed Wunder, vice Amid a setting of charming grand; D. D. Good, secretary; C. W. Christmas decorations that still ra best dressed woman” in the leading role. The Irvine, treasurer; J. S. Bohannon, diated bounteous Christmas cheer, color and charm o f gay Palm Peach. The rugged chaplain; P. O. Black, warden; A. G. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walker enter strength o f the. North. The ardor and love o f youth. Williams, conductor; Victor Petroff tained the members of the Kill Kare The lure and luxury o f smart society adventuring. and George Govro, supporters of the Klub and a few additional guests A big human picture. noble grand; Percy Dickinson and at their very attractive home last M. S. Cooper, supporters of the vice Friday evening. Five tables were grand; L. Damon and Armine placed for Auction Five Hundred, MONDAY, JAN. 12— K H A Y M , the white Mo Cooper, guards; G. G. Walker, past twenty-four hands of the game be hamet, and his company of mental masters in a night grand. ing played. The club members o f Oriental mystery. Ask ivhaym any question— he The Rebekah officers are: Mrs. worked hard for honors. Their final knows. Picture for the same evening— L IL LIA N Eva Wood, noble grand; Mrs. Nel pleasure at the close of the season lie Smith, vice grand; Mrs. Clara will be an outing of several days at W A L K E R in “ Embarassment of Riches,” This Graves, secretary; Mrs. Ella Hart, Tillamook. On this occassion the photoplay reveals the true source of happiness treasurer; Mrs. Mary Fluke, chap losing side will do all the work and and exposes the follies of high society. lain; Mrs. Belle Wunder, warden; make everything comfortable and Mrs. Myrtle Wililams, conductor; pleasant for the winners. With Mrs. Hattie Kreamer and Mrs. Net such prospects no one wants to be TU ESD AY,, JAN. 13— LENA KEEFE in “ The tie Bohannon, supporters of the no the loser—but to the victor and Challenge- Accepted.” A 5-act drama o f the Blue ble grand; Mrs. Nellie Damon and vanquished alike will belong some Ridge mountains of Kentucky. As Sally Haston, Mrs. Maud Baun, supporters of the honors. the village belle, Miss Keefe leads the attack on the vice grand; Mrs. Irene Dickinson Following the enthusiastic even draft-dodging moonshiners and spurs on her sweet und Mrs. Nellie Graves, guardu; ing at cards a most delightful lunch Alpha Bascue, past grand. heart to get into the W orld War and fight for demo eon was served. On this occasion Mr. Walker also proved himself a cracy. Comedy, “ Charlie, the Hero.” CALENDAR SALESMAN FAILED connoisseur of culinary contriv- TO LAND MR. QUARTIER anges. While the men enjoyed W E D N E SD A Y, JAN. 14— Miss M ARGUERITE their smokes the ladies discussed CLARK in “ Girls,” the queen of the Man-Haters Christmas presents and current A calendar salesman invaded the whose motto was “ See no man— listen to no man— uC of W'illium Quartier Monday, events. Mrs. Carbray read the minutes ^resented his wares and Mr. Quar kiss no man.” Then one night a poor innocent man ter • was not inclined to buy. of the last session, when Mr. and dived right into their apartment and faced them— ' Now," asked the c. s., ‘‘what kind Mrs. J. S. ’ BohannO’n were hosts. three raging furies in their nighties 1 Right from ■ i advertising do you do?" ‘‘There’s Mr. and Mrs. H.Mattison will enter that moment the Man-Haters’ League crumbled. tain the Club the next meeting. good newspaper right across the Besides the Club members, Mr. A ll its members backslid. Comedy, “ The Dentist.” street here,” replied Mr. Quartier, and whenever I have anything to and Mrs. George Conkey, Dr. and advertise I take it there.” “Now Mrs. O. D. Butler and Mr. and Mrs. TH U R SD A Y , JAN. 15— W A R R E N KER R IG AN iot me show you something," said Clyde Ecker enjoyed the splendid in “ Come Again Smith.” .H ere’s a corking good tiie c. s. “An ad in the newspaper hospitnlity of Mayor and Mrs. Walk story of a wealthy oil operator’s son who drifts costs you $5 a month or $60 a year. er. down to the dregs— an unscrupulous promoter and $20 invested in calendars puts your name and business in 250 homes for THE WOMEN’S RELIEF CORPS his honest friend. How the rescued derelict showed the same length of time. You save INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS his gratitude— “ what’s bred in the bone comes out $40." “Now let me show you some in the flesh.” Comedy, “ Ten Nights in a Tea Room ” thing,” said Mr. Quartier, “it would The W. R. C. held installation and International News No. 47. only cost me two bits a week to put Saturday night and the following of my name and business in the paper ficers began their terms: Matilda or $12.50 a year. With the $7.50 Jewell, president; Lavina Nickolson, F R ID A Y , JAN. 16— L IL A LEE in “ The Heart saved I could change my ad every senior vice president; Maud Baun, of Youth.” In their romance o f love and youth, week—something your calendars junior vice president; Esther Mor what did they care for feuds? What if the W hip can’t do and besides I would leave gan, secretary; Jennie Kealiker, ples and Prendergasts shot on sight and made the the $20 in Independence where it treasurer; Bessie Grover, conductor. mountains ring with their songs o f hate? Fie on would help me and my neighbors." A delightful luncheon was served. The calendar salesman hastily beat The W. R. C. meets the third Satur their feud— so said love. A picture filled with a retreat. day of each month and all visiting laughs and thrills, with the rugged strength of the members are welcome. hills and the charm o f young love in spring-time. MASONS INSTALL OFFICERS; Comedy, “ Spoted Nag.” H. S. WOOD AT HEAD A PART OF HEAVEN; THEN IT WAS—TOUCH S A T U R D A Y , JAN. 17— L E W IS S. STONE in Lyon Lodge, No. 29, A. F. & A. M., has installed the following officers: “ Man’s Desire.” Tense and gripping in theme, this A youth, living in this section, be Homer Wood, worshipful master; lieved he had won a Polk county drama of the Northwest lumber country presents B. R. Wolfe, senior warden; F. E. maiden; he was so sure of it that the forceful Lewis S. Stone. It is the story o f two Dickson, junior warden; R. E. Ba he purchased the necessary furni men and a girl, one man a brute in mind and body ker, secretary; H. Hirschberg, treas ture to install in a home where the who loved in primitive fashion, the other the pro urer; F. G. Hewitt, senior deacon; two would live as one. But maids M. J. Butler, junior deacon; Max are prone to change their minds, duct of civilization who won the frightened girl o f Goldman, tyler. this one did, and the was-to-be-hap- the woods. Comedy and Ford Weekly. py young man found himself splen DeLAVAL DAY IS COMING; didly equipped but without a house SUNDAY, JAN. 18— (Afternoon and evening)— THURSDAY, JAN. 15 IS DATE keeper. Now what could the poor “ Fires of Faith,” the well known Saturday Evening boy do? What he did was to sell Thursday, Jan. 15, will be DeLa- the furniture and depart for other Post story. val day in Independence. On that parts where reminding scenes were day a representative of the cream banished from his sight. separator company will be at the store of Willard E. Craven, Hdw. POLK COUNTY JURY INDICTS i M ^ ^ IINDEPEINDEINCB I All owners of DeLavals may bring FOUR; ALLOWS TWO TO GO ■ - in their separators and have them N M M M H M M M H H H N H M M lH fflM B IIH N M M M JU W IH H M H lN IlH M M M IM H M M in S M il repaired free of charge other than Four indictments and two not the cost of new parts needed. true bills were returned by the Polk REPORT OF PUBLIC L IB R A R Y SECRETARY county grand jury last week. Those TARM HOUSE AND LOTS indicted were: Charles Parsons, lar SOLD TO LEHMAN A SONS During the year 1919, the Inde Barbour; A Daughter of the Land, ceny; E. Fritz, assault with a dead pendence Public Library has placed Bene Porter; The Sky Pilot, Ralph ly weapon; Ray Slater, larceny; O. M. Lehman and Sons have pur about 100 new books on its shelves, Connor; The Major, Ralph Connor; chased the M. J. Cro-vley farm, one Charles Gosso, larceny. The follow many of them contributed by kind The Desert of Wheat, Znnc Grey; ing were released: Walter Penkoff, mile north of Independence, an« friends and patrons. All the best Corporal Cameron, Ralph Connor; charged with violation of the state also the old Muhlf mar house a.id magazines, the local and state pa Over the Top, Empey; Dawn, Elean criminal syndicalism law, and Oli lots in North Indcpen • *nce. D u ver Baker, charged with grand lar pers and the best publications for or H. Porter; Tish, Mary Roberts M ies were made h\ Tripp young people are to be found on the Rhinehart; Ruggles of Red Gap, ceny. reading table. Some of these are Harry Leon Wilson; Me ppttingill, GENERAL GIBSON POST NO. 94 Harry Leon Wilson; Seventeen, also donated. INSTALLS ITS OFFICERS 40-ACRE VINEYARD STARTED Booth Tarkington; Anne of the Is During the recent severe storm, IN BENTON NEAR ALBANY there were many visitors 'in the land, L. M. Montgomery; Annie’s General Gibson Post, No. 64, G. A. E. M. Perfect of Albany pleasant reading room. The library House of Dreams, L. M. Montgom R„ on last Saturday forenoon in I ery; Connie Morgan of the Mounted, has purchased forty acres in Benton was closed only one day. stalled the following officers: D. M. A partial list of new books follows: I Hendry x; Th- Now Tenant, Oppen Hampton, commander; T. J. Fryer, county, across the Willamette river Firtion-Joan and Peter, W. G. I The Yellow House, Oppen from Albany and will plant it all adjutant; J. H. Kelley, chaplain; Wells; Private Peat, Private Peat; helm; To Win the Love He Sought, l- M. Butler, senior vice commander; to grapes. This will be one of the For the Freedom of the Sea, R. H. J (Continued on Page 4.) largest vineyards in the state. '£b&rles Dick, officer of the day. HE KNOWS E1 5^ I 1 THEATRE BRYAN COMES BACK The sensation in the political I field during the past weekhas been the come-back of William Jennings Bryan. The great com moner crosses with President Wilson and declares that the treaty of peace should be rati tied at once with sufficient re servations to protect American interests, satisfactory to the Re publicans of the Senate, and thus end the deadlock. [CENSUS BEING TAKEN COUNT EVERYBODY The people of the United States are now being counted and Inde pendence wants each and every one of its inhabitants duly counted. I he city officials and business men ire going to co-operate with the cen sus enumerators and see that not a soul is left out. The count is be ing made by two young women, one of whom is almost a stranger in RED CROSS SEAL SALE the city. Alone and unaided they AMOUNTS TO $42.34 might be able to find every inhab The Christmas seal sale for the itant of the city, on the other hand tuberculosis fund managed by the 'hey might not find a considerable Civic Club met with splendid sue lumber. To be sure that the last cess, considering weather conditions. lamed possibility does not happen A campaign to begin Dec. 10 had -t is proposed to assist the censua While the young been arranged but the storm reached enumerators. women cannot show their books, here one day too early, upsetting all arrangements. The schools had hey can be asked if Jackson or planned to help with the sale but fenkins are counted and get them counted if they have not been. owing to the enforced vacation, no Co-operation with the census enu help could be given by them. How ever, the general public will be in merators must be started at once. terested to know that even under There are only a few days left to such circumstances the sales a count and after the census is com pleted, it is very difficult to get a mounted to $42.38. recount. The field manager, Floyd Dorris, Every citizen of Independence of Portland, appointed Mrs. J. S wants the city to show its best in Cooper, Mrs. Geo. Carbray and Mrs the official U. S. census. It wants Clyde Ecker a local committee to as large a population as possible launch the campaign. These ladies und the only way to do it is to GET as the general committee, wish to EVERYBODY COUNTED. extend sincere thanks to Craven & Walker, The Beaver Hotel, Misses SHOWS MUST BE CLEAN Fay Irvine, Helen B utler, OR CURTAIN WILL DROP G r e tc h e n and Madalinc Kreamer, Gladys Childs, Mrs. Rob When one of the “negro minstrels' bie, Mrs. A. Skinner and Mrs. Ire ........................... . at Tuesday night's show “talked” an land, who gave splendid aid in the disposition of. the stickers. MissFay | ^Jd„Rag t^T at1 borderedon obscenity, informed the * troupe Irvine, the youngest one who han- Manager " " " ” Nelson KI"’' died the stamps, entered heartily in that he would pull the curtain if to her task, and disposed of many the offense was again committed and he stood behind the scenes dur of the seals in their neighborhood. ing the remainder of the program to see that his orders were carried PHOTO GALLERY CHANGES; out. The managers of the Isis are t h o m a s f a m il y l e a v e city to he commended for their efforts to keep their shows free from vulgar E. E. Tripp closed a deal last ity. They try to book only good road week in which C. B. Stephens of shows, but sometimes get fooled. Port Angeles, Wash., purchased the Independence photograph gallery from A. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. CLARK HEMBREE EXPLAINS THE GROWING OF RICE Stephens arrived this week and ex pect to open the studio next Mon (From the Monmouth Herald.) day. Mr. Thomas and family have Clark Hembree who was in the gone to Montana. city the past week says there is lots of money being made in growing THIS WEEK FIVE YEARS AGO IN SOUTH POLK COUNTY rice in the Sacramento valley. An average yield of rice is 300 sacks of (From the' Independence Monitor 100 pounds each to the acre that sells from 8 to 12 cents per pound. January 8, 1915.) During the growing and filling out Mrs. James L. Collins dies. months, the rice is kept constantly Fred Stump's new $6000 barn under six to eight inches of water completed. which is supplied thru pumps and Mrs. I. Ciaggctt celebrated her wells and the pumps are kept work 76th birthday. ing night and day to supply the There was a big New Year’s eve water. The care of the rice is in the hands of natives of India, in & large party at J. E. Hubbard's. measure,, Hindus and Mohamme There was a hot time in Dallas dans, many of whom have grown the night the saloons closed their wealthy in the profits of recent doors. years. Miss Winona Wood wins prize for writing the best story of Quick CHAPEL CAR “GOOD WILL” Meal ranges. IS NOW IN TOWN Dr. H. C Dunsmore appointed to Chapel car “Good WiH” , Rev. and be the custodian of the Polk County exhibit at Panama-Pacific Exposi Mrs. W. C. Driver aboard, arrived in Independence this week. Special tion. Gospel Meetings are in progress at COLORED TROUPER DEFEATED; the car and at the Baptist church. WHITE HOPE TRIUMPHANT Rev. Harold Proppe and wife ar rived in Independence Wednesday In five games of 75-ball pool be and will reside permanently here. tween a colored trouper and Freddie The campaign is being conducted Huff, boxer, at Smith's parlor Tues jointly at thq car and church by day night, Huff won out. A hun Revs. Driver and Proppe assisted by dred spectators were present to see their wives. Music being a special the contest between two cue wizards. feature at every meeting. Meetings every evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Baptist church. DANCE HALLS NEAR SALEM Sunday meetings at II a. m. and CONDEMNED BY JURY 7:30 p. m. at the church and 3 o’ SALEM—The conduct of rural clock at the car. The public is most cordially in dance halls in the vicinity of Salem vited to attend these meetings. was severely scored in the report of the Marion county grand jury made public Tuesday, the jury declaring METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES. the institutions not in the interest Program for Sunday evening ser of good morals or good citizenship. Evidence presented to the jury is vice, January 11th, 7:30 o’clock: 1. Voluntary—Violin Duet. said to have shown that many of 2. Congregational singing. the patrons of these halls are young 3. Prayer—by Pastor. girls, considerably under age, who 4. Anthem—by Choir. live in Salem. 5. Scripture reading. 6. Announcements. NEBRASKA PEOPLE ARRIVED TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO 7. Offertory—Violin Duett 8 Congregational singing. 9. Bass Solo—“ Remember Me." A colony of Nebraska people has 10 . Sermon by Pastor. Subject: arrived at Independence to settle on Perfect Manhood.” Polk county farms.—Portland Ore ~ " 11. Quartette of male voices. gonian, Jan. 6, 1896. 12. Closing hymn. Who can say now who were they? .