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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1920)
» THE POLK COUNTY POST DO IT NOW! "If with pleasure you are viewing uny work u man is doing, Published every Friday at Independence, Oregon. If you like him or love him tell him now; Entered as second class matter March 26, 1918, at the postoffice ut Don’t withhold your approbation Independence, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. till the parson makes oration As he lies with snowy lilies o'er his brow; Editor and Publisher. C L Y D E T. E C K E R For no matter how you shout it, he won't really care about it; Subscription Rates: He won't know how many tear-drops yon have shed; TH REE MONTHS 50c. If you think some praise is due him, S IX MONTHS $1.00 Now’s the time to slip it to him, ONE Y E A R $1.50 For he cannot read his tombstone when he’s dead.”—Anon. Outside Polk county: 6 months $1.25, Oue year $2.00 Uuless otherwise provided for, subscriptions will be stopped at expiration Good Farming Pays --------- Our idea of a good thing would be to own a good-sized (From the Oregon, III., Republican.) A great and successful farmer cabbage patch next to a five-eent cigar factory. who had been farming for seventy Nobody appears to he satisfied with the verdict in the Centralia murder case— not even the fellows who es caped being hung. There are a number o f candidates for secretary of state sitting in the game but at this writing it is difficult to say who has the rod. A man from Minnesota was yesterday complaining about Oregon weather. “ W ho wants to be a duck all the tim e?” , he said. Still, while being things we might just as well be a duck as a polar bear. Oft in the stilly night, one smells h still.—Detroit News. years, when asked what was the greatest fanning lesson he had learned, replied: "The lesson that good farming pays better than any other business in the world; pays not only in money, but in health and contentment of mini). It is one business in which a man can live :he Golden Rule every day, in all his dealings; and the longer he lives lie more his satisfaction with it grows; and at the sunset of his life lie can look back over the years vvithout n single regret, knowing hat they have been well spent and that he has contributed his best to the sum of human happiness and lived closest to the Scriptural in- , , , junction as to how a man should live. And becituse still hunters smell the still on stilly Prefers Oregon to Heaven nights those who still in their still on stilly nights must (W. I. C. in Oregonian.) be still in their still or those who search for the still will Oh, who would go to heaven today find the still and still the still forever. Were the gates celestial drawn? Mr. Washington, of Indiana, relative o f George, want Oregon to take him ;i* a vice presidential choice. Four years ago we had Mr. Webster, relative of Dan, but Washington sounds bigger so From early morn to setting sun, We’ll whoop it up for Washington. First House in Corvalli3 OOOOOO«« 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ' XrfV OOOOOOOOOOCH TH E R H Y M IN G S U M M A R IS T A1 Williams of the Windmill shop Is looking for a barber To shear the mohair from the mugs Of those he likes to harbor; Now why not get a lady, Al, Fair, not false nor fickle, So the boys may say On their shaving day, “ Gosh, Susie, how you tickle!” A few remarks on W ee’s goatee, Which we call his whiskers, Where aphis make their little nests And cut their funny fnskers; Wee wears the shrubbery on his face A s a sort of scenic duty, To make a hit And do his bit, And add to worldly beauty. Night and day Sadie vamps around And flirts just like the dickens, She would give Glen Smith a chance But he doesn’t care for chickens; The geese are squawing toward the north And daffodils are daters, Make the welkin ring It sure is Spring So plant your beans and taters. » i W tfOOOiWOOOOOOOOOOtHHKiOO v> Oh, who can long for a better land Who lives in Oregon? !f. I could go to heaven today, Sure of celestial dawn, I would tell St. Peter to shut the door, And stay in Oregon. OOOOOOOOOOO-CX<000-0 Mr. Barnes, U. S. Wheat Director Says: “ EAT MORE BREAD And reduce the high cost of living.” HOLSUM BREAD IS THE CH EAPEST AS W E L L A S THE MOST W HOLESOME ON THE M A R K E T TODAY. BUY THAT EXTRA LOAF Your Grocer Has I t C h erry C ity Bakins: Co The first house in Corvallis was built by J. C. Avery in the spring of 1846. lie also built the first store there and was the first postmaster. Mr. Avery came to Oregon in 1845. Baptismal Services Baptist Church COUNTY CONFERfMCE TO GE HELD IN APRIL Interchurch World Movement to Send Eig "Team” Here. TO S H O W RESULTS OF SURVEYS All Local Protesta nt Churches Co-opar. atlng In M ovem en t W i l l Ba Represented. t a ilj in April the Interchurch World Movement will hold its conference in this county. Representatives are now being selected by the local Protestant Churches of dennm 'nations associated with the movem r'.. and from present reports the attendance at the confer ence will number well into the hun dreds. In addition to the representa tives selected by the chdrehes, the conference will be open to all church members and friendly citizens who wish to attend. The meeting place probably will be the county cat, ana the attendance will be composed of the membership of the Protectant churches of the county. The conferences will last one day vealed by the Interchurch Movement’s survey of religious conditions through out the United States. This county conference will be Just one of the 2000 odd to be held through out the United States on approximate- ly the same dates. Nc Sidestepping of Problems. It will he, it is said, a very excep tional county that does not hear some more oi less unpalatable truths con cerning unchurched a eas, or wasteful competition, cr underpaid and ab- scutee preachers. Not many counties, it is stated, are ablo to show an aver age ministerial salary higher than the average for the whole United States, which is |!)37, while barely one-third of t'u - entire Protestant population of th United StaU‘3, according to esti- r : . made by the Interchurch survey, :,u an opportunity for regular church attendance. Ke. ides a full consideration of local pi blems, the program at the county conference will present the outstand- Ir.g results of the world wide survey of iigious, social and economic condi- tiers male by the Interchurch Move ment, the material for which has been gathered from every corner of the earth. Special emphasis will also be laid on the place of prayer in Christian life, the importance of assisting young people in the right choice of their life work and the duty of laying aside a Big Ed ucational Ca mpaign D on’t Put A ll the Eggs In One Basket HAT applies to farming as well as other things. The farmer who keeps his pro duction well diversified, isn’t go ing to be caught short. f T All o f which is iinother good argu ment for Corn Raising and Stock Feeding. Experiment on a small scale. We can give you much help ful information. President. Vies President Cashier. Asst. Cashier. C. W. IRVINE, J. B. PARKER, C. G. IRVINE, Glen C. Smith ' XSia, FARMERS STATE BANK In d ep end en ce ■£°n “Perhaps You Don’t Know” says the Good Judge Xfrat nearly every wise to bacco chewer got over the big chew idea long ago. A little of the Real Tobacco Chew gives you more to bacco satisfaction and saves you money. Its rich taste lasts a long time. A n y man who uses the Real Tobacco Chew will tell you that. Put Up In Two S tyles RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco W e y m a n - B r u t o n C o m p a n y . 1107 B r o a d w a y , N e w Y o r k C it y WHEN YOU GET OUR BILL for the tender roasts, suc culent chops and jucy steaks we have sent you it will surprise you to note that in spite of the far superior quality of our meats our- prices are no higher than you have been paying. To trade here is indeed a les son on what may be called the Low Cost of High Liv ing. Prepared. This series of conferences rapre- | Contributed) ■ents only an Intermediate stage in a If good milch cows could be great campaign of intensive education bought for $5 a piece the price of in practical Christianity preparatory to milk would be reduced and city the united appeal for missionary funds folks would till be happy. So why and workers which will be held by the not pass a law providing that no Protestant denominations co-operating milch cow shall bo sold in Oregon j in the Interchurch Movement between April 25 and May 2. The members of for more than $5. Or let s go a step farther and pass the *eam that will address the county a law that no milk shall be sold in conference were themselves trained as Oregon for more than 5c a quart. a "faculty” of specialists in the various aspects of the Movement at a series But the trouble is that if this law of state and pastors’ conferences. Sim was passed, then the dairymen ilarly, those who attend the county would ship their milk to Washing conference will in turn form a "fac ton, Idaho or California, and then ulty” for interpreting the message of where would the Oregon babies get the Interchurch Movement to their lo cal churches. their milk? Thus it is expected that before April That’s what's wrong with the pro posed 5 per cent intesest rate bill. 20 the ideal of church co-operation ad If ot should pass, mortgage com vocated by the Interchurch World Movement, in place of church com panies and banks would simply petition. and the program of evangel loan their money outside of Oregon, ization that goes with it, will be fa and where would Oregon merchants, miliar to every one of the fifty million farmers, manufacturers and home Protestants in the United States. E X T E N S IV E S L ID E E Q U IP M E N T T O BE U S E D IN C O N F E R E N C E Interchurch World officers having In charge the conference which will be held in this county early In April de clare the local church workers excep tionally fortunate, as the stereoptlcon slides and other apparatus used in the Big I.noal Talent Vaudeville Mch. State Pastors' Conference in Oregon hare been left for use in the county 31—auspices of Co. K. conference. The slides In particular are said to be exceptionally interest Three hours of solid laughter ing. covering very completely the re March 31. sults of the world wide survey made by the Interchurch World Movement, Tripp sells real estate. 46 as well as Illustrating conditions throughout the United States. Slides to Illustrate hymns which Tell The Post were used In the State Pastors' Con ference by the New York "team" also have been left for use of the county FOR B A G G A G E conference. All in all, it Is said that tht equipment afforded for. this county AND TRAN SFER will equal that used a, any of ths state conferences. An experienced C A L L PH ON E 2012 operator with htghgrade lantern equip^ ment «rill accompany the team. H. G. H O G A N told by the Dank Book only. During that day will be present- ed the whole prog >m of the Inter church World Movement for promoting co-operation in missionary and general church activities among the Protestant churches, lime w.ll also be given to discussion of the local problems re- (Contributed.) Next Sunday will be another big day at the Baptist church. Sunday school at 10 a. m., Mrs. Grace Swope, supt., and the pastor will preach at 11 o'clock on “How To Succeed In Your Christian Life" and in the afternoon at 2:110 o’clock definite proportion of income for re- there will be administered the Ordi hgious purposes. Lantern slides will nances of baptism to several per ,,e l’reeI>r used t0 Illustrate the various sons. In the evening tiie pastor will adfire88es*. % . . preach on A Changeless Christ *or loctl committPes> aTld the variou8 top. a Changing World. Where do you ,C8 under accession will be handled by go on Sundays? Why not give God a team of from five to eight men and a few minutes of your time and go j women, recognized as church leaders to church? You had better make up in the county or state. This team, in your mind now to come. addition to the local meetings, will be responsible for conducting the confer ences in seven other counties. AN APT COMPARISON builders get money with which to finance themselves? Oregon Imnks are interested in Ore gon development, but with gilt edge commercial paper and municipal and railroad bonds being sold at a price to yield as high as ?Vi per cent very few bankers will loan at 5 per cent. - Phone the news to M2113. M eat M arket MILLER A SMITH The Independence National Bank Established .1889 A N ACCOUNT in a commercial bank is the most convenient aid to m odem business. It systema tizes payments, is a check on all expenditures and shows you just where you stand each month. Open oue with us today. It will pay you to do so. Member Federal Reserve System Officers and Directors U. Hirschberg, Pres. C. A. McLaughlin, V. P. Ira D. Mix, Cashier W. H. W alker D. W . Sears O. D. Butler TH E P O L K C O U N T Y POST Has More Readers in South Polk County Has More South Polk County News Has More Independence Advertising Than Any Other Newspaper