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THE POLK COUNTY POST
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Entered as second class matter March 26, 1918, at the postoffice ut
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Independence, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Good Farming Pays
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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*.
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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.
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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
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