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INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, APRIL 9, 1920.
VOLUME III.
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For a tim e it looked as tho the
Polk county p rim ary w ould be as
quiet as a hitch in g post in a ceme­
tery.
But prospects a re getting
better an d one fight is in prospect
anyhow . Otis A. W olverton of Mon­
m outh, Ezra H art of S alt Creek and
A lbert Teal of F alls City have filed
for county com m issioner on the Re­
publican ticket an d th e battle
should be a w arm one. Bill W hite
of D allas w ill be the D em ocratic
candidate.
D. E. F letpher of Independence,
R epublican can d id ate
for float
rep resentative, w ill be opposed by a
fellow R epublican a t D allas it is
said.
T here ap p ears to be no prospects
for any oth er p rim ary b attle in eith ­
er political cam p. The Dem ocratic
ticket w ill probably be sh o rt and
brief.
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THE POST THE PAPER FOR
ALL SOUTH POLK COUNTY
The Post is m ak in g arran g em en ts
to establish represen tativ es and cor­
respondents a t Airlie, Suver, Kings
Valley, B uena V ista, Oak P oint and
Greenwood. It is o u r intetion to
m ak e The Post an "all South Polk
cou n ty ” n ew spaper and be the offi­
cial m edium in w hich all its people
m ay become, better acquainted, and
as all have in terests in com m on, to
be in a better position to advocate
and strive for everything th a t will
advance those interests.
RICE WHISKf.Y AND STILL
TAKEN FROM J. MITOMA
J. M itom a, form er Jap an ese hop
grow er, ru n into the prohibition
law last F rid ay w hen Sheriff Orr
an d in tern al revenue officers a r­
rested him .and also captured 50
gallons of rice w hiskey. Mitoma
w as fined $50 for h av in g liquor in
his possession and will have to face
the federal officials on the charge
of o perating a still. T his m ay prove
m ore serious.
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Grasp Opportunity and Make This
the Biggest Day of Your Life.
Again, there are dream s of
dollar iiops an d it m akes every-
body happy but—hardly any-
body has any hops to sell.
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stood on Brooklyn bridge offering ]
thousands of passersby a $20 g o ld 1
piece for $19. He stood for days INDEPENDENCE LEGION
OFFERS HALL TO CLUR
before finding a taker. “It's too
good to be tru e ” said the skeptics.
Independence Post A m erican Le-<
To u m uch g reater extent The
Folk County Post is offering you a gion, the Civic Club has a new;
better proposition in its big sub­ "home.” The Legion has k in d ly
scription cam paign, just startin g placed th ier new club rooms a t th e
and w hich will come to an official disposal of tl»e Civic C u b for. the ¡c
The ladies are verj*
close on S atu rd ay night, May 22. meetings.
m In support of this statem ent read grateful for the courtesy. W ednes­
day, April 14, the Civic Club m eet­
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w ill be held in the Legion club>
i* Here is opportunity for you to se - 1 ing
rooms. The Civic Club had decided
cure,
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one
penny
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cost,
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a brand new 1920 model M uxw ell; to devote the m onth of April to th e
touring car, w orth $1230 of any study of the m easures to Le voted
m an ’s money, for a little of your upon the forthcom ing election. A t
in terest and sp are tim e during the th is m eeting P resident AckermaiN
next six weeks. It is not “too good w ill speak on the m illagc bill. Club
to be tru e.” W ill you accept it? m em bers and non-Club m em bers
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Moreover, here is opportunity of­ are invited to h ear tins ta lk a t 3
fering you a free sum m er trip to o'clock. There will be a b usiness
Yellowstone P a rk (all necessary ex­ session at 2. P resident A ckerm an
penses p aid ): a diam ond ring worth will discuss the bill in a m a n n e r
$125; a Colum bia gruphonolu worth th a t all m ay gain valuable in ­
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form ation reg ard in g the m easure.
§ $100; or a purse of $50 in gold or Ladies who w ill act as first host­
$25 in gold. W ill you accept one
§ of them , or will you stand back and esses in the new q u arters are: Mrs.
say, “Surely it is not real; I never F ran k Sm ith, Mrs. Dean Schum ach­
did, nor never could get so m uch er and Mrs. F. L. Chown.
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A GREAT EVENT IS THE
MELODY MINSTREL SHOW
a Independence men, women and children in an even-
j ing of song, comedy and dancing. They will be as-
; j sisted by outside talent, including a 20-piece orehes-
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C urtain a t 8:20; Pictures at 7:20.
Comedy and international News
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TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13-14
1 “NINE-TENTHS OF THE LAW” I
E verything is ready for the “cu r­ ¡i
ta in ” on the Melody M instrels a t the g
Isis th eatre Monday night. The first g
part of the show w ill consist of the g
reg u latio n circle, jokes;, gags, co­
nundrum s, catchy songs, choruses
and a general song and ch a tte r per­
formance. The four com edian ends
are each a com plete show and will
prove the laughing h it of the bill.
New jokes cleverly “put over.” The
m iddlem an or interlocutor is a pro­
fessional an d w ill m ake his first
appearance. If you can ’t laugh and
forget your troubles, don’t come.
If you w an t your “blues” chased
aw ay, don’t m iss the treat. A 20
piece orchestra has been engaged to
furnish m usic for the evening. The ’1
second p a rt of the program w ill ap ­
peal to tltf? artistic and aesthetic n a ­ 1
ture.
“B eauty B uds”, solo and i
aesthetic dancers, will entertain ^
you. A scene from the delightful ^
Japanese operetta, “The Yokahom a 3
M aid,” w ill be one of the special
features. The local people w ill be ■
assisted by forty out of tow n en ter­ ■
tainers. Meet your friends a t the |
Isis Monday night.
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G reat story of the North played by a strong cast
and most consistently acted tliruout. The tw ist at
the final is very pleasing.
Burton Holmes Travel Picture and Comeuy
so quickly and so easily.” And
while th in k in g all these things—
m erely th inking, not hustling—will
you let the o th er fellow step out
and take them ?
Opportunity For All
Surely, here is opport unity lor
those inviting it—especially those
who weigli it from a business stan d ­
point. Someone will earn equiva­
lent to $200 a week for the next six
weeks. How’s th at for a business
proposition?
Contest Just Starting
The com petition, w hich is just
starting, is open to any reputable
m an, w om an boy or girl residing
in Independence, Polk county or
adjacent country. All th a t is re­
quired from you to enter this con­
test is for you to clip the nom ina­
tion blank, appearing on another
page of th is issue, fill in your nam e
and address and m ail or deliver to
the contest d epartm ent of the Polk
County Port, Independence, Ore.
This coupoq entitles you, or the
person whom you desire to nom i­
nate, to 5,000 free votes, and gives
you a flying sta rt on the way to
success. Upon receipt of the sam e
a t this office a com plete w orking
outfit, together w ith detailed in­
form ation, will be sent or given to
you.
T hus equipped, you have but to
sec your friends and neighbors,
relatives and acquaintances, and
have them save the free voting
coupons from the paper and pay
th eir subscriptions to Tho Post
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL 15-16
\ CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG
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In “Eyes of Youth”
LOSERS BANQUET WINNERS
IN PYTHIAN SISTERS CONTEST
The contest w hich has been
ru n n in g in the P y th ian Sisters lodge
since Jan u ary , closed last n ig h t with
hilarious “high jinx.” The Sisters
were divided into two team s, a r­
ranged alphabetically. Each team
proceeded to vie w ith the o ther in
securing new m em bers for the or
der, Mrs. W ill Wood w as captain of
one division and Mrs. Lucy Sm ith
w as leader of the other. The team s
did good work and secured forty-
eight new m em bers. It had been
arranged th a t a t the close of the
contest the losers should entertain
the w inners. T rue to the tradition
th a t “to the victors belong the
spoils," the Woods division gathered
around the b an quet board and en­
joyed an elaborate feast w hich had
been prepared by the Sm ithsonian
followers.
However, the Sm ith
crowd had as m uch pleasure from
the function as did the others. Be­
sides the splendid feast, there w ere
profuse decorations of beautiful
spring blossoms, the colors of the
order being appropriately carried
out. The event as a whole w as one
of the m ost pleasant the “Sisters"
huve ever provided.
SUMMER CHAUAUQUA DATES
ARE MAY 27-28-29-30-31
The dates set for the S um m er
C h autauqua in Independence are
May 27-28-29-30-31. Forty Independ-
nece people signed the guarantee
and an ticip ate a very successful
event.
THIS WEEK FIVE YEARS AGO
IN SOUTH POLK COUNTY
the
NOMINATIONS STILL IN ORDER
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKET SOCIAL
IS A THRILLER FOR FUN
A very delightful
event
in
school circles an d for a num ber
of outsiders w as the b ask et social
a t the High School last F rid a y ev­
ening. As one entered the building
everything presen ted a m ost b eau ti­
ful picture, fir boughs an d trailin g
greenery w ith sp rin g blossoms com­
bined to m ake a splendid effect.
The dow nstairs floors w ere used for
a variety of stu n ts. A fortune teller
w ith an a ttractiv e booth who w as
well versed in th e a rt of palm istry
an d m ade no m istak e in deciding
if you w ere born u n d er a lucky or
an u n lucky sta r, proved to be Miss
M yrtle Stephens.
The “m ighty
m agician,”- who by his m agic w and
could produce asto u n d in g results»
w as Ira Compton.
The F resh m an girls, as dain ty
O riental m aids, presided over the
candy booth, w hich w as a bower of
Jap an ese beauty. The sw eets they
dispensed w ere no sw eeter th an the
girls looked. The Ju n io r girls had
a cleverly arran g ed fish pond w here
a ll th e boys fished ju s t for luck.
One boy w as heard to rem ark , "I
w ish ----- --------- w ould fall in; I’d
fish all n ig h t to catch h er.”
A splendid program w as ren ­
dered in the assem bly hall. The
num bers included piano duet, the
Misses K athleen S k in n er an d T hel­
m a W illiam s; song, Boys’ Glee Club,
M arjorie
Reynolds accom panist;
solo, Helen Jones; song, Ira Comp­
ton; o rch estra bells, th e Misses
Irm a
Boughey an d
W innafred
G w ynn; read in g s by D ale Scraf-
ford, Miss Boughey, Ida A rrell and
E leanor C albreath.
The baskets m ade a beautiful
display. No tim e and expense had
been spared to m ak e th em a ttra c t­
ive an d original. W ord B utler was
th e . convincing auctioneer. W ith
h is spiels an d th e a ttractiv e baskets
th e boys could n o t|r e s is t and the
baskets soared to good prices. Miss
M aag
and
M arjorie
Reynolds
sh ared honors in the distinction
th a t th e ir baskets brought th e h ig h ­
est price—$4.00 each. The event be­
sides being a social success netted
th e High Schoolers $100, which
they w ill apply to conveniences and
equip m en t for th e Home Economics
departm ent.
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Independence
April 9, 1915)
M onitor
City council w restled all night
w ith the property line in North In­
dependence.
Five years ago tonight the oper­
etta “P auline", directed by Mrs.
Guy K napp, w as given.
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Suppose you were sitting w ith your loved ones. The
time was May. Alt in ju re smiled. You were eon-
ten t th at fate had siiaped a happy life for you.
Suddenly and w ithout w arning as though born on
the winO, a hgure draped m wierd oriental costume
entered your m e. Tins ngure—a Yogi from fa r off
India and bearing w ith him a crystal sphere into
which he bade you look and therein was siiown your
future life. All the misery of an age, all the mad
rage of poverty, all the anger of an outraged faith,
all tiie ecstasy of success and all the fear oi betrayal
and in all this you saw yourself pictured in kaleipi-
oscopic vividness—would you want to live th a t lite {
This is the them e of the great, new, intense, dram -
atic, document “ Eyes of Youth” in which is seen
Clara K im ball Young.
. Rolin Comedy and Pathe News
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
BESSIE LO VE
in “ CAROLYN OF THE CORNERS”
A clean cut story of (‘very day life with a heroine
who practises the gospel of “ looking u p ” and m ak­
ing tilings “ a w ee bit b etter.” “ D on’t confine your
vision to the workday ju st in front of you. ‘Look
u p ’ at the sunshine and the blue sky. Breathe in
happiness and grow younger”—th at is the message
conveyed in this delightful photoplay.
M M G
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EASTER SUNDAY PROVED A DAY OF JOY
The following have been ap p o in t­
ed reg istrars in South Polk: M rs.
B. I. Ferguson, Eola; A. R. Cadle,
R ickreall; R. M. W alker, Independ­
ence; W. I. Reynolds, B uena V ista;
W illis Sim onton, Suver; K enneth
W illiam s, Airlie; V. J. Love, Pedee;
W alter G. Brown M onm outh; Evad-
n a Sm ith, Lew isville; C. I. B allard ,
O akdale. Books close A pril 20.
through you. Votes will be allow ­
ed on all subscriptions (new or re­
n e w a l-b a c k pay m en t or advance)
in accordance w ith the schedule o t
votes.
Object of the Campaign.
The object of the cam paign ia, o i
course, to secure new and ren ew al
subscriptions to The Polk County
Post in independence and su rro u n d ­
ing territory. In order to g ain th is
end quickly and advantageously
the handsom est collection of prizes
ever offered locally has been m ade
ready for distribution am ong those
w ho participate m ost actively.
Therefore, every wide-awake, en­
ergetic m an, w om an, bov o r girl of
Independence and su rroundin g te rri­
tory is offered an u n p aralled oppor­
tu n ity to profit and in a big w ay,
through th eir .spare tim e d u rin g th e
next six weeks.
Get in the gam e today an d rid e
in your own new touring c a r May;
CANDIDATES AND NOMINEES
IN THE POLK COUNTY POST’S BIO SUBSCRIP­
TION CAMPAIGN.
Herold Lloyd Comedy and Ford Weekly
T H E A TR E
SOUTH POLK REGISTRARS;
BOOKS CLOSE APRIL M
CECIL RUEF ..................................................Independence
MISS LILLIE CALKINS ..........................................Airlie
CARROL S M IT H ............................................Independence
I MISS CRYSTAL L A M B ..............................................Suver
! MISS HELEN CORNELIUS ........................... Monmouth
MRS. MAUD M cE L M U R R Y ....................... Independence
MISS HELEN BUTLER ........................... Independence
MISS ALMA S A N D E R SO N ............ Rt. 1, Independence
E aster d a y w as all th at m ilady I the Sunday school children also
who has E aster togs to display could rendered an appropriate program -it
w ant. There w as no drizzle to spoil j 10 o'clock. Both m orning and ev­
the flower covered h ats that longed ening Bev. Proppe preached to hi
to venture out, and all the churches congregation on tiie them e of He
were well filled w ith those w ho day. At tiie C hristian church in the
went to give th a n k s and to sing glad j afternoon Evangelist Gregg, a ssist­
hosanas for the joyous season of ed by Victor P. Morris, singer, con
Easter. At the Presbyterian church ducted a very interesting, and appro­
Dr. D unsm ore spoke a beautiful priate service. A fitting finale to
m essage lo his congregation The Musical at the Afetho.li-t church in
choir u n der fhn direction of Mrs. the evening. These m usicals a i"
Gonkey, assisted by the M ethodist an n u al events and m uch tim e ami
choir, rendered a well chosen selec­ care is expended on the program
tion of E aster an th em s and choruses. The decorations for the occasion
At the Method ish erru h tx x xfflffl m ade the E astertide indeed a glad
At the M ethodist church in the an d joyful one. The a lta r w as a
m orning; the children gave an ex­ m ass of spring blossoms in ihe Ka
cellent program of E aster readings ter colors—yellow and white. The
and songs. At the Baptist church
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B. II. HABEKOTT ..................................................Suver
FRANCIS M. J1ROWN .................. Rt. 1, Independence
BILLY BAKER ..............................................Independence
BOBBY IRVINE ................ ......................... Independence
LEMUEL BARNETT ....................................Independence
MISS CACILIA B IR K H O L T Z ................... Independence
MISS FAYE .JOHNSON ..............................Independence
This is ¡i list of early entrants in the race for the fine
Maxwell touring car to be given away by The Polk Coun­
ty Post on the night of Saturday, May 22. I t ’s a pretty
fine hunch of mighty live hustlers, you’ll agree; but
there’s still room for more, and still time to enter, with
in even break at the start. Nominations and entries are
still in order. Enter today. I t ’s an opportunity for you
to be riding in your own ear six weeks from today.