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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1920)
T he P olk C ounty P ost SECOND SECTION Entered as second class mattsr March 28, 1918, at the poetofflce at Independence, Oregon, under the Act of March S, 1879. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FEBRUARY 20, 1920. VOLUME EL NUMBER <7. HOW TIMES DO CHANGE fold by .the Bank Book J T HOSE are the dangers which beset those valuable papers which you have so carefully hidden away in the house. 3 iVhjr not rent a Safe Deposit Box hope at the Farmers State Bank aid securely tuck away your ronds, Deeds, Notes, Mortgages :id Insurance Policies? The cost small, and you can get at them • 'lenever you desire. “ I’ve got the guy who used to be my captain Working for me. He wanted to work so I made him a clerk In my father's factory; And by and by I’m going to have him wrapped in Work up to his brow; When I come into the office be gets up on his feet Stands at attention and gives me his seat. Who was it said revenge is sweet? I’ve got my captain working for me now.” Présidant Vice President. Cashier. Asst Cashier. NORMAL NOTES “Nowls theTime to Do IP says the Good Judge Go to real tobacco— the small chew with the rich tobacco taste that lasts a long time. It will cost you less to cjiew than ordinary tobacco. A ny man w ho uses the Real T obacco Chew w ill tell you that. Put Up In Two Style» RIGHT CUT Is a short-cut tobacco W -B CUT Is a long fine-rut tobacco r c a d w d v . N e w Y o r* C-t, YOU W ILL FIND IN YOUR CITY MEAT MARKET A line-Df meats equal to any market in a large city, - vsruLOaaaisting of the Finest Meats Obtainable. MILLER & SMITH it •* r I *■ ,Ib $ Independence National Bank Established .I860 AN ACCOUNT in a commercial bank is the most convenient aid to m odem business. It systema tizes payments, is a check on ail expenditures and shows you just where you stand each month. Open one with us today. It will pay you to do so. Member Federal Reserve System Officers and Directors H. Hirschberg, Pres. C. A. McLaughlin, V. P. ¡MR. YATES WOULD RAISE FRUIT INSTEAD OF HOPS (By Irving Berlin) Johnny Jones was a first-class pri vate j In the army last year; Now he's back to business in his father's place. Saturday night I saw him with a smiling face; When I asked him why he felt so happy Johnny chuckled with glee. He winked the other eye, and made this reply; • “Something wonderful has happen ed to me. Fire, Theft, Forgetfulness CLYDE r . BOXER, EDITOR Editor Post:—Reading a copy of your neat paper, I came across an article from the pen of Francis Brown, an experienced hop man, well known to me for years. I quite agree with him to cut out hops and raise fruits to make juices and preserves. Show me the man that ever got rich raising hops; only the speculators at the expense of the raisers. I would advise the building of canneries instead of hop houses. Of course there must be hops raised for they always will be needed and the few that hold to them may still do well—if speculators and profit eers can be controlled. It may he the same with fruits but my ad vice is for the fruit raisers to handle their own stuff, and cut out so many that want to live off the labor of others, which can only he done by the unfair means of grafts and profiteering. The producers are the ones to open up the murkets direct with the consumers and then they will meet with fair profits. Let it he understood that consumers are going to have something to say in the future, and Mr. Speculator will Have to take a hack seat, and be come a producer, too. The real cause of H. C. L. is that there is not enough produced of any one thing because of high wages ami less hours, and less hours is the base of it all. The laborer is worthy of his hire but he should give more of his time. There was always plenty when the 0 or 10 hour system was on the docket, hut even then wages were not us they should have been. ALBERT 0. YATES. President Ackerman made a busi ness trip to Portland last Saturday in the interest of the Millnge Bill. A new member of the faculty in the Department of Science lias ar rived and taken up his residence at the home of L. I1. Gilmore. The President is undecided as yet in just what capacity the young man will IDENTIFYING THE FLU s*'rvc the science department and Mr. Gilmore's time is entirely occu (A Line o’ Type or Two) pied just now in receiving congratu May we remind you again that the lations over the lad's arrival. The Independence Training School doctors have discovered only two enjoyed a unique Valentine party things about flu: (1), that it is last Friday afternoon. A feature caused by the Pfeiffer bacillus; (2), which was much appreciated was that it is not caused by the Pfeiffer the popcorn balls which were served bacillus. Otherwise they know no more about it than you do. You have at the close of the entertainment. a cold. Viola! forget it! There is a On Friday, Mr. Gentle made a trip simple test: to Salem in his capacity of Chair If you turn blue man of the Faculty Committee on You have the flue. Courses to confer with Superintend ent Churchill, chairman of the Re LINCOLN DAY- gents’ Committee on Courses. The conference hud to do with the cer The W. R. C had on Lincoln's tification of graduates of the new- birthday for their chicken dinner special courses recently authorized about 80 members, visitors and citi at the Normal. zens The address given by Attor As a result of the above confer ney Fletcher was very interesting ence the Superintendent of Public The program was also very fine. Instruction announces that he will All members should be present on grant special certificates to those Saturday, Feb. 21 as it is our regu r ' mpleting the special two year lar meeting day. Meeting will be course in Drawing, Music and Phy gin at 1:40 o’clock.—W. R C. Press sical Training. These certificates Correspondent. entitle the holder to teach these sub jects either in elementary or in all high schools and to supervise said PATCH UP OPTIC NERVES NOW subjects in such schools. He also will issue to graduates of the special In Many C u m Sight H a t Been Re ataras to Blinded Soidiere by two year course in Household E- A rm y Surgeons. conomy a certificate to teach that subject in elementary schools and In the field of medicine and sur one- ,two-, and three-year high schools. gery there were wonderful advances All of the above certificates are is- . during the war. Bones from ani sued on graduation for a period o f 1 mals have been used successfully to one year After six months of suc replace human shin and arm bones cessful teaching and upon recom splintered by high explosives. Skin mendation of the county superin grafting and facial reconstruction tendent a five year certificate is is have become commonplace. New sued. After thirty months of suc noses and ears have been created of cessful teaching and upon recom thumbs am) fingers. mendation of the county superin The lat and most startling hit tendent a life certificate will be is of surgery .¡it has grown out of the sued. Miss Todd, Dean of Women, and war was performed at Fort Mc Miss Marvia, State Librarian, have Henry hospital, Baltimore. Through returned this week from a most de it four soldiers, blinded by explo lightful visit to the Orient. They sives and gas, have recovered their left San Francisco in October for sight. The operation in each case Japan where they made a liesurely was to repair shattered optic nerves. trip across the country by land, Skin, tissue, bone, muscle, veins and thence to various points of interest arteries have been patched and in China. After some time in the splieed successfully, but the delicate Philippines and at various Asiatic ports they returned through Japan, fabric of nerves has mostly defied taking the "Inland Sea" trip on the the skill of surgery heretofore, and return journey and reached Oregon the mark o d success upon four opera via San Francisco on Sunday, Feb tions of such novelty and delicacy ruary 15. promises large things for humanity. \\ , Ira D. M ix, Cashier W . H. W alker D. W . Sears 0. D. Butler ■ I EQQS 1 O. A. C. BARRED ROCK EGGS for hatching. m These are from THE POST PUBLISHES MORE " SOUTH POLK COUNTY NEWS | THAN ANY OTHER PAPER their heavy laying strain. 15 E g g s tot $2.00. WILLARD E. CRAVEN i«m iauaM auM iiaiiiR tiiM iR tt!aiiiM a(«iiaiiM iiW !R iiiv«iiiR iiiR iiiR iiiaiiM H « ■ I ■ li - ■ A PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION (A Line o’ Type or Two) Marconi alleges that he occasion ally gets queer indications on ' the wireless which may come from be yond the earth. Very likely. If the theory of Laird MacKenzie is true, and it is more than plausible, that the other planets use this one for an j insane usylhm, one of them nuiy be ' wigwagging ns that it has a fresh , hatch of patients it would like to send over. Reasons Why You Should Have Your Eyes Tested by Me Reasons Why You Should Consult Me Oil has been found near’ Lacoinh ; at a depth of 145 feet. The ques tion now is, will it be found in pay ing quantities? A number of ex perts say that it will he. jn iiiH iin H iiin iii iin iiiiiiiiiiii i THE WIND MILL SHOP | A. G. Williams, Prop. I | i g ! i i All kind o f barbering done and satisfaction guaranteed. L a d i e s ’ shampooing and mas- Bilging given special at- tention. Shine in con- neetion. I will test your eyes and give you the benefit of one third of a S i century’s experience. g For 9 yenrs I have practiced in Salem nml satisfied thousands i ~ i and thousands of people in Poik nml Marion counties, correcting the eyes of over 1500 children ir n iin iiw iM iiin iin im iia iiK iin iR ii.a ! during that time. Among them were many cross-eyed children whose eyes I straightened with glasses. TO REALIZE THE 1 have every facility for the accurate testing of sight. MOST MONEY I use no “drops" or drugs. I give you my personal atten tion. W e buy everything you want to sell and sell everything you want to buy. Cash or trade. Bring in everything you want to sell and I will sell it for you on a comnnssion. M A X GOLDMAN TALLEY A SILETZ TIME TABLE Effective April 1, trains will run as fellows: No. 2 arrives from Hoskins 9:15 A. M. dally No. 4 arrives from Camps 4:00 P. M. daily except Sunday No. 1 departs for Camps 10:50 A. M. dally except Sunday No. S departs for Hoskins 4:15 P. M. daily Freight service 2:30 P. M. on Tuesdays and Saturdays Reasons why you should suspect your eyes If you have to make an effort to see distinctly; for seeing, when the eyes ure perfect, is free from conscious effort. If you suffer from headache or weiiness after visiting the mov ies, theater or church. This is usually the outcome of eye-strain. If you lose interest in close work or get sleepy after reading a short while. If you find yourself frowning at your friends in the endeavor to set faces clearly. If you suffer from constant or occasional headaches—often se vere. THIS is a sure sign your eyes need immediate attention. I guarantee satisfaction in ev ery respect. I change your glasses free of charge for one year il necessary- Lenses duplicated while yon wait. My prices are very reasonable for the service and material you receive. DR. MENDELSOHN FITS EYES CORRECTLY 210-212 Oregon Bldg, (formerly the Habbard). Phone 443. SALEM, OREGON SWOPE & SWOPS LAW YERS I. O. O. F. Building Independence, Oregon Might just as well get good printing as poor printing. It costs the same. The Polk County Post does good printing. Mr. Barnes, U. S. Wheat Director Says: “EAT MORE BREAD And reduce the high cost of living.” H0LSUM BREAD IS THE C H E A PE ST AS W E LL AS THE MOST W HOLESOM E ON TH E M A R K E T TODAY. BUY THAT EXTRA LOAF i Your Grocer Has I t g C h e r r y C ity B a k in g C o ■ ?