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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1920)
iMMdw»HnflBiiHniMi«iiwiwiaiHwmiMiiiiBMialiiwitaiim im m ii«iiiaii«iiiiw(iaii«ii/ J. W. KISTLER * CO. Those Beautiful f Ladies Around Town | Now open and ready for basine RICH GOLD DEPOSITS FOUND BT ACCIDENT 6 0 0 0 M ile s T ir e s I Real Estate, Loans and Insurance URCHASED their toilet goods at this drug store. We have all the well- known face creams, lotions and pow- ders made. We cannot guarantee to make all “ homely” women beautiful but we can improve their looks wonderfully. P i g i H B i i i i ¡ i I I We have complete set of forms. Fair and Equitable Ratings, For INDEPENDENCE AND VI ■ CINITY. i WE Insure you as FOLLOWS: a FIRE—PACIFIC INS. CO., N. Y. “ FIRE—NEW JERSEY INS. CO Newark. * AUTO COLLISION and Property u Damages. * AUTO Casualty and Property ^ Damages. Plate Glass Insurance. § Accident, Health and Disability— Fidality Co. Burglary, Robbery and Larceny. Diamonds, Jewelry and Personal Property. Store, Fixtures and Stocks. Household Goods and Furniture. r Call in and see J. W. KISTLER, Office—Beaver Hotel Bldg. We can help out the men, too. Recent Strikes Made in Manitoba and Western Ontario Arouse Interest 1 I |J When you buy a casing, you want one that will ^ give you mileage. Two rich gold strikes, one at Copper lake in Manitoba, ¡.bout 50 miles north of I.e I’as. and the other In the Con- :uct bay region in western Ontario, about 2011 miles east ot Winnipeg, Imve started a rush of fortune seeker» to Canada, a rush that recalls the be ginning o f the stampede for the Klon- ulke. The vanguard of the army of gold seekers already is in both fields. It consists of prospectors, lumberjacks and laborers who were In the vicinity of one or the other strikes when the news broke. The vanguard Is being reinforced dally by retired prospec tors, clerks, newspaper reporters, re turned soldiers and others until both fields have been claim-staked for many tulles round. Both the Copper lake and Contact Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Eldridge, Jr., Guy fields are In the center of the Canadian mineral belt, which abounds are at the U. G. Berry home. In all kinds of ore. The vastness of the mineral territory and the hard Mr. Harding of Portland was a ships that must la- endured by parties recent guest at the A. L. Thomas that go for extended stays have pre home, visiting his son, Master Jack vented the development of these areas, Harding. large sections of which never have been explored. The Copper lake gold strike was “Niggers” from below the Mason and Dixon line are making ready made h.v Jacob Cook, an Indian, who for the annual minstrel. Rehears tripped and fell over a rusty spur of quartz jetting up from the ground. als are under way and all who Impelled by anger more than by would like to join the “circle” are curiosity, he struck the spur with his invited to practises. pick and uncovered evidence of gold. Within a few minutes he hnd opened Mr. and Mrs. O'Donnell of Port a pay streak four inches wide and land are new comers here. They several feet deep. The find in western Ontario was will live in the J. N. Jones house on Second and It streets and Mr. O'Don made h.v Robert Waclmmn o f Chicago, and (Jus Larssen. a prospector. Waeh- nell will open an automobile repair man was fishing In the wilds of west shop soon. ern Ontario and was invited by Lars sen to take a pick fo r “ exercise.” T rip p and Kurre have sold homes Wachman had been exercising only to Halliday and Justin. Mr. Justin two days when he struck a vein of purchased the Macy place on G gold that assayed at a high rate, al street, now occupied by Miss Ar- though Its extent has not been de buthnot. Mr. Halliday will getthe termined. H The Racine Country Road Tread will do this, i Below we name you some attractive prices for mile- i age: ■ i 30x3 Racine Country Road Tread . . . . $ 17.75 | 30x3^> Racine Country Road Tread $21.40 | 32x3^> Racine Country Road Tread.$25.00 § 31x4 Racine Country Road Tread.........$34.90 ■ 32x4 Racine Country Road T rea d .. .$35.60 g 32x4 Racine Ribbed Cord Treads............ $47.85 g 31x4 Racine Ribbed Cord Treads ..$ 4 6 .3 0 .. Williams 9 D rug Co. \ “ Home of the Grafonola” PERFECT SERVICE PURE DRUGS | diiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiBiiiaiiiBiiiaiiiaiiiBiiiB^ CITY A N D COUNTRY Remember March 31. the big Vaudevilli Fred Wiltshire was here Corvallis Wednesday. Tripp write« fire insurance. House tor Rent—Mrs. N. F. Gilles pie. Phone 1511. J. L. Hanna was here from Port land Wednesday. We are all going—100 percent at- tendence. Roost Co. K. from Arnold Fitzgerald has beeu in In dependence tiiis week. H. W. Birkholtz and daughter, Celia, were in Portland this week. Charles Atwater of Airiie has been given a divorce from his wife. Dr. W. R. Allin has sold his home on Main street to H. E. Dunckel. Mrs. Hobart Dickson arrived in Independence this week from Harry Miller was here from O. A. Seattle. C. for the dance Wednesday night. Miss Ethel Carmack has been Next Wednesday, March 24, is the spending the week at the Zeleisch day of T. R. Heffley’s big farm sale. home in Parker. W. R. Maillie has embarked in the A. G. Williams has secured a bar Goodman residence on Monmouth dray business and is carrying the ber to take Maillie’s place at the street near Seventh, now occupied Windmill shop. mails, Dave Boydston's old job. by C. H. Cuthbert. Mrs M. E. Chappeile is here from Portland visiting at the Sam Car mack home. In company with Grandma Stewart, Mrs. Chappeile will spend the week-end with Aunt Susan Jones in Corvallis. Mrs. Lee Whitcomb is here visit ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kurre. The Whitcombs are moving to Tillamook where Mr. Whitcomb is doing construction work. Yes, Change the warm days of Spring and early Summer will drive you out of the mm f (j y I heavy ones into the lighter ones and when that day Underwear Kreamer sells those light, IIWBinailll breezy union suits that are c o m e s iiiiwimiiama remember that cool and enjoyable to wear. But in the meantime and while you are waiting for The Ladies Aid of the Christian church enjoyed a most pleasant ses sion at the home of Mi's. Jas. Robbie Thursday afternoon. These ladies used their needles and thread as dextrously as they used their tongues in jolly conversation. The seamstresses devoted the afternoon to preparing ready-to-wear clothes for the Bin’ ll family in North Inde pendence. Two machines were brought into use and much work accomplished. Mrs. A. G. Williams rend to the circle from an interest ing book and they also enjoyed several musical numbers. Mrs. Robbie served dainty refreshments at the close of the afternoon. the glad day to arrive when you can take o ff the “ flannels” maybe you need some “ heavies” to carry you thru,— and whatever you do don’t swap over wear too soon.—Just remember that Kreamer tells the world that he has winter underwear— both union and single piece— that will please anybody and wear satisfactory. Then, too, better buy some socks at the same time. LIGHT YOUR FARM We have a lighting outfit which we can sell you at a price that will make your lights cost you less than the coal oil lamps. W e guarantee this to lie first class and will save one half or more on this plant. Liberal terms. ACE GARAGE, Independence. Wood saw for sale. R. M. Roe, Pedee. Enquire of 3 All colors, all qualities, all prices. M e t h o d is t C h u rch PUTS BAN ON KISSING Scottish Judge Can Not See It as Part of Religious Ceremony. The learned divorce judge. Lord Sands, of the Scottish sessions, has delivered a portentous pronouncement on kissing, both as regards religious anil amatory custom. It had been said in a case before him that the co respondent bail kissed the respondent merely as a part o f a religious cere mony after communion service. Lord Sands said it might he all very well for elderly saints to greet one another with a chaste religious salute, hut it was a different matter when It comes to young married women being promiscuously kissed by casual male acquaintances whnjmppened to be fe l low communicants. Lord Sands held that the kissing In the ease In question hnd exceeded re ligious custom. ARTIST REJEC TS $200,000 in town. O, A. Kreamer I i I 1 I SUCCESSOR TO CRAVEN & H U F F HDW . CO. - « ii iL J iH ii w iiH iM in w iH iiH iiiM iin iia iiin iiH iiia iiiw iiw iiB iiiB iiiw in iin iiM iiw iiiiin ii 'limili iiim im im im iii iiimimimin iiimimni in m iim m iii IIIW IIB'I INDEPENDENCE WOOD YARD DICKSON & MATTISON, Props. ------Dealers in------ All Kinds of Wood iiim im n i SOCIAL llll■lll■lll■lll■:ll■lll■lll■l! PROBLEMS ibiiibiiibiiibii « IIIIBIIIBIIIBIIIBIU IN JAPAN Don’t say “ I saw it in the pa- | | per.” Say "I saw it in The \ | Post" for if the news is true j | and accurate that’s where you j 1 1 did see it. Social questions have come to at 11___________________________________ i, tract increased attention in Japan of i _________________ late. “ Relief of the poor” formerly Independence Circle, Neighbors meant cliarity by the upper classes, oi Woodcraft, meets the second and but no voluntary charity is now suf fourth Fridays of each month. A ll ficient to relieve the poor. All so visiting Neighbors cordially invited cial questions have thus greatly to attend all meetings. Changed Conditions of Recent Years Have Brought Vital Questions Prominently to the Front. changed during the last few years. The relations betw’een the house owner and the lessees have hitherto been of a private character, but the latest tendency is that they are taken as a social question of public impor tance. In view of this gTeat change in social affairs, it is very satisfactory to learn that the Tokyo authorities are arranging to establish a social bureau in the city office to deal with iomestic questions. There are many things to be done by the social bu reau. It should establish cheap eat ing houses, provide free medical treatment and establish an office to give aid and counsel to the people on all their affairs. It is also important that the au thorities should provide healthy means of amusement. To the upper ¡•lasses amusement is nothing more than amusement in its literal sense, but it is a necessity of life to the lower classes. The question of food and nourishment also calls for urgent attention on the part of the nrivnnspd hiirpmi Mattison for good GOATS AND SHEEP SHEARING The same outfit that was around last year will soon be around again to shear goats and sheep.. 51 HELMAR OLSEN, Suver FOR SALE—One brand new de livery wagon, ton capacity, good as new. List price $140 at factory. Owing to circumstances the wagon is now for sale at $55 cash. Has been used but five days. Property can be seen at D. B. Boydston's barn. 50-tf CEDAR POSTS FOR SALE Seven-fot split red cedar posts in carload lots. Write A. M. Matlock Lumber Co., Dallas, Ore. 52 This is- a new one. We have for sale a splendid, big team of horses all sound and true, grain fed and ready for spring work. W ill weigh about 2800tti. This team w ill sell for one half of what they are worth If you need horses, come and lead them away. Terms. ACE GARAGE, Independence Laugh and grow fat March 31. K Co. Vaudeville. PUBLIC SALE I | Having sold my farm 1 will sell at Public Auction, ™ One mile North of Independence, on ’ W EDNESDAY, MARCH 24,1920 i ■ ■ § a "A lot of us fellows in it and more invited.' § ¡W ILLARD E. CRAVEN HDW. is asked for a contribution for the JOIN THE I N PERCENT INDEPENDENCE BOOSTERS 1 I I 1 ■ * There will lie a splendid musical program at the Methodist church [ Sunday evening consisting of cho ruses and violin music. J. G. Mc Intosh will also favor the congre- vation with the solo, “ Love Lifted Me." Rev. Cook will speak. You and your friends are invited. I I <’htireh o f the Hoty Trinity on 72d sitcet for eleven years, receiving no salary. Occasionally the congregation No man should go without socks while Kreamer is I 1 I thon. Tsavalas has been painting the great murals and frescoes in the Greek S e r v ic e s I I Í W e have a good line of auto accessories. Will Keep Vow to Complete Paintings Dickson and in New York Church. Devotion t<> church art work In New oak wood. York, to which he consecrated himself eleven years ago. I ns caused Theodore E. Tsavalas to turn down an 'offer of $200.000 to return to his native coun try, Greece and paint a series of pic tures for St. John's church in Mara artist, abd it is always generous. Tsavalas vowed to the bishop of the ¡•ntliedral In Sparta, Gret ce, eleven years ago, that he would never return ti Greece until he had completed the paintings In the New York church. The work was then expected to take twelve years. It will take three yeara more than was first estimated. i i A new switch board is to be in stalled at the local telephone sys tem within a few days. This wall insure better and quicker service. The telephone company is to be congratulated for improving the service. Mr. and Mrs. Baughman ure very accomodating officials and the telephone girls are all good looking and most always very kind. tored to Portland last week-end to stantial sum which will be used to visit relatives. They were accom equip club yocms. panied home by Mi’s. Hattie Hen The v Methodist Ladies Aid de kle who will visit friends both here voted their meeting Thursday to and at Monmouth a few days. charitable work. Many garments had been contributed to the Birch Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Drexler were family who have had continued ill hosts to the Crab Club last Thurs ness during the winter. Some of the day evening. An elegant dinner ladies spent the day preparing the and social repartee furnished a most garments for sewing and in the pleasant evening for the several afternoon three machines were members and Mr. and Mrs. Hal kept busy. At the close of the day’s Hibbs, who are visiting here from work many useful packages were Juneau, Alaska. ready to be presented. Mrs. Birch, who has been ill of pneumonia, is said to be improving. I g ■ JUSTICE AND PARSON Shoots Quotations From Scripture at Litigants to Solve Cases. Rev. Levi Hite is the-justlce o f the pence in Grand Prairie township, near Marion, O. He has been in office now three years and has just had his first Jury case. Heretofore he has been able to talk litigants Into a settlement— through the Bible. Rev. Mr. Hite proudly boasted that when a person wanted to “ sue on” another person he got them together, brought out the old Bible and read Scripture to ’em until they saw St. Patrick’s day, with all its al their way out of “ lawing each other” luring traditions, was celebrated by and effected a satisfactory settlement. the Independence Post American Le The other day, though, the Bev. Hite in Indepedence Milady will have no difficulty in gion with a large dance. The "ov was unable to make Peter Manley and keeping their complection in tip top erseas” men had charge of the deco O. M. Gay, Grand Prairie township Mr. and Mrs. Fredrickson are lo shape if they patronize the toilet rating, which was very artistic. farmers, "see the light.” and they de cated in the Mattison property on goods department of (he Williams Music was furnished by a Salem manded a Jury trial. Manley claimed Gay owed him $80.<irt for lnhor in husk Monmouth street. Mr. Fredrickson Drug Co. orchestra. Irish wit, good music ing corn. Gay filed a counter claim is employed at the S. P. station. and a good floor made a delightful fo r $200 against Manley for damages Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walker mo evening. The boys realized a sub The jury found for Manley. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. H. Hirschberg writes that he is Helen Augur of Portland were greatly enjoying himself in the sun guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smith shine of California. this week. J. W. Kistler, real estate and in There will be a special matinee at surance, is now ready for business. the Isis tomorrow (Saturday) after His office is in the Heaver Hotel noon at 2:30. Dustin Farnum in block. "The Virginian." Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds and fam Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Macy and ily have moved from the E. E. Pad daughter, Margaret Dunsmore, of dock residence into the Gillespie Portland were over-Sunday visitors property this week. i i B 1 ask that you give these casings a trial as I ., have good recommendations from parties that are 1 now using them- m I B 9 g ■ Commencing at 10 o’clock sharp The Following: ¡j 6 Head of Horses, 1 Mule, 1 Good Kentuck Jack, 16 Jersey Cattle, 23 Head of Hogs> Hay, Grain, Complete Set of Farming Machinery including Samson tractor model S. 25 in good condition and 3-bottom Oliver plow. ' ” v' " 11 T. R. H E F F L E Y : ' a i ■ i a i a i ai a i a i a i » i vi a i a i a i a i a i a i bm a-ia i a<i at a-i a i • i t n