THE POLK COUNTY POST
THE AUTOCRAT
(From an Exchange.)
When I was young there was a
guy,
A sickly lad with dopy eye,
filtered aa second class matter March 20, 1918, at the postofflee at
A puny little cuss.
Independence, Oregon, under the Act ol March 3, 1879.
His baseball playing was a scream,
A sorry jest, a horrid dream,
Yet he was captain of our team
And lorded over us.
Published every Friday at Independence, Oregon.
CLYDE T. ECKER
Editor and Publisher.
Subscription Rates:
fold by .the bank book
Correct, Bat Sounds Fanny
A village girl eloped in her fath
er’s clothes, and the next day the
local paper came out with an ac
count of the elopement headed:3
Flees in Father’s Pants.
Convenience of ‘ Checking’
Yes, Often Very Poor
(McMinnville Telephone-Register1)
Of course we don’t have taxation
He couldn’t hit, he couldn't throw, without representation any more,
His arm was weak, his feet were but the representation sometimes
TH REE MONTHS
50c.
slow,
is pretty poor.
S I X MONTHS
$1.00
His head was made of wood,
ONE Y E A R
$1.50
He ran the team in spite of that,
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Tripp sells real estate.
iJuleas otherwise provided for, subscriptions will be stopped at expiration A cold and cruel autocrat—
He owned the only ball and bat
Notice to Creditors.
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In all the neighborhood.
Only a few days more to register. Then you may
Notice is hereby given that the
Farm Labor To Bo Scarce
undersigned has been duly appoint
vote and save the country from Democratic or Republican
ed administrator of the estate of
misrule, as the case may be.
That Oregon farmers will experi Charles Silas Cooper, deceased, by
ence a shortage of help in harvest the County Court of the State of
ing hay and grain crops this sum Oregon for Polk County, and has
There is much excuse for agreeing with Uncle Bill mer is the prediction of the Oregon qualified.
Uunter o f Arkansas who says, “ All the gosh-duraed State Chamber of Commerce, made All persons having claims against
after an investigation of labor con the said estate are hereby notified
weather in the United States comes here to change.”
ditions thruout farming sections of to present the same duly verified,
the United States. The chamber has together with the proper vouchers
There is really no reason why it wasn’t mentioned asked for a survey as to the num therefor, to the undersigned ad
ber of laborers needed in each ministrator at his residence near
before that Congressman Hawley is back with his old community.
Airlie in said County, within six
‘‘The Middle West is advertising months from the date of this notice.
chestnut “ No interests to serve but the public interests.”
thru the East for men," said
Dated and first published March
George Quayle.
“Comparatively 19th, 1920.
Hi Johnson, one of the few progressives represented few returned soldiers desire to en
LOREN COOPER,
Administrator
of the estate of
gage
in
farm
work,
having
secured
in the Republican race for the presidency, is fighting
Charles Silas Cooper, deceased.
employment in the factory centers.”
with his back to the wall since he got hit in the back o f Quoting from the Nation’s Busi Swope & Swope, Attorneys.
ness, Quayle calls attention to the First publication March 19.
the head with a brick in Minnesota.
relaxed immigration regulations Last publication April 9.
promulgated last year which are
OBo e eo o o eo ecB o eo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o v M v o C fto o flo o o o iK to o o o o o to
Statement of the ownership, man
be continued to permit foreign
labor from Mexico, Canada and agement, circulation, etc., required
the Bahamas to enter the country by the Act of Congress of August 24,
1912, of The Polk County Post pub
for agricultural work only.
“Canada will use all its farm la lished weekly at Independence, Ore
bor,” says Quayle, “and is antici gon for April 1,1920.
That the name and and address of
pating a great shortage, so that
Oregon cannot look for much help of the publisher, editor," managing
from that source. As to the Baha editor and business manager is
mas, I had charge of 600 laborers Clyde T. Ecker, Independence, Ore
for six years in the Bahamas, and gon; that the owner is Clyde T.
I have no hesitancy in saying the Ecker, Independence, Oregon; that
Bahama laborer, either black or the known bondholders, mortga,
white, would not be worth his gees, and other security holders
owing 1 per cent or more of total
board on a farm in Oregon.”
amount of bonds, mortgages, or
other securities are Verd Hill, In
Rural Churches In Bad Plight
dependence, Oregon, Mrs. L. Bald
How to meet the problem of the ru
win, Independence, Oregon; circu
ral churches Is a task which is arous
for
ing the concern of the General Board lation information required
of Promotion of the Northern Bapttst daily newspapers only.
Clyde T. Ecker.
Convention. Surveys recently made by
representatives of the convention re Sworn to and subscribed before me
veal that In some sections many of this 5th day of April, 1920.
these churches are gradually dying.
B. F. Swope,
It was also shown that the outlook for
Notary Public for Oregon.
THE RHYMING SUMMARIST
On streets, on farms and public roads,
Candidates begin to flicker,
Hon Mitoma slipped a cog
And lost a jag of liquor;
Admiral Dewey Hill is looking well
And his grip is as firm as ever,
Mr. Weather Man
If you can
Pull your other lever.
To be in style and up-to-date
We must write an Easter sonnet,
To praise the sermons to the skies
And puff milady’s bonnet;
But nary a sermon did we hear
Or see the headgear seething
For little Biz,
Our number six,
Howled the time in teething.
The coming minstrel nigger show
Will be a gloom remover,
And tho he’s the guy who fed us straw,
We all signed up for Hoover;
Harry Iliff will sell some Jersey cows,
Some heifers and some bullets,
And Sadie says
A1 Kuhlander hez
An ouija eye for pullets.
» • w u ofto o o o o o w o o o o o o co o v u B O O O o o o o o e o co o o o O o o oo » » » «
The Farmers State Bank is the
logical place to carry that account.
Back of our facilities are our per
sonal services.
Specialist
in
Eyesight
Can be seen at his office 211 212 Oregon Building (formerly the
Hubbard building). One third of a century pracUcal experience—
9 years pracUce In Salem. My years of experience and the satis
factory service I have rendered to thousands of Marion and Folk
county people assures you competent and lasting relief in all your
eyesight troubles.
In every trade, profession or branch of work there are found
a few men who, from special fitness or education, or both, are bet
ter prepared to serve you in their line than the mulUtude of oth
ers in the same field.
Since optometry requires especial ability in both professional
and mechanical work, men that are fitted to do both equally well
are scarce
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Therefore, you cannot be too particular about the selection of
the man to whom you entrust your eyes.
The professional work, the examining and measuring of your
eye defects, must be skillfully done The mechanical part, the
making and adjusting of your glasses, is no less important
I am making a specialty of correcting children’s eyes.
MY
PRICES ARE VERY REASONABLE for the material and ser
vice you will receive and I guarantee satisfaction in every re
spect. Office hours from 9 to 12 a. m.—1 to 5 p. m. Sundays
and evenings by special appointment
DR. M. P. MENDELSOHN
FITS GLASSES CORRECTLY
Salem, Oregon
ProstSonL
Vico Prealdo*t.
Cashlar.
Asst. Cashier.
C. vr. IRVINE,
J. B. PARKER,
C. O. IRVINE.
Glen C. Smith
XSha
FARMERS
STATE BANK
Independence
Oregon
“Here’s A n Eye-Opener”
says the G ood Judge
The naan who used to chew
the old kinds will tell you
that it costs him less to use
the Real Tobacco Chew.
The rich tobacco taste lasts
so much longer. Smaller
chews, and you don’t need
a fresh chew so often.
Any man who uses the Real
Tobacco Chew will tell you
that.
P u t U p In T w o S tyles
RIGHT CUT W-B
is a short-cut tobacco
CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
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others is far from promising. This is
particularly true in the East In the
Western states the need Is for the
iinniiwiinin
establishment o f churches In the hun iiiwmiimiii
dreds o f new communities which are
springing up.
The seriousness o f the problem be
W illiam s, Prop,
comes more apparent when a glance at H
the United States Census report shows
that In 1910 the number o f persons on
the farm was 49,348,883 as against
42,623,383 persons living In cities. This
is further emphasized by the figures
revealed in 1917— that the number of
persons engaged in agricultural pur
suits and In animal husbandry was
10,070,848.
“ The rural churchea,” Bays the re
port, “ have long been the fountains ef M ÌEIIIBIIIBIIIBIIIBIIIEIIIBIIIBIIIBIIIEIIIBIIIEIIIS
our life. We cannot afford to let the
springs dry up. Our churches are the
firesides o f the Christian fa m ily • • •
the schoolrooms where the Church
educates Its people and leads them
Into all the truth. « • • Our build
ings ought to be an adequate reflection
o f the life and strength o f the church
es. A small church with meager re
sources may o f necessity be compelled
to do with an Inadequate plant. But
a church o f strength and power ought
to have a home that will reflect its
life.”
And to help the state conventions
which supervise the work In tlielr own
states men are being employed to give
their whole time, effort and study to
help solve the problem. Other meas
ures planned to help meet the need are
Increases In ministers' salaries, the es
tablishment of community centers and
the use of community churches when
other means are Inadvisable.
BALANCE THE COST
of the coarser grades and
of our meats against that
you will find ours are the
cheapest
in
the
end.
There’s no waste to such
choice meats as ours. Ev
ery ounce can be used, ev
ery particle eaten. To buy
here is not alone to get the
best, but to practice meat
economy.
THE WIND M IL L SHOP ■
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¡j All kind of barbering I
§ done and satisfaction |
§ guaranteed. L a d i e s ’ I
§ shampooing and mas- ?
i 8aging given special at- I?
jjj tention. Shine in con- £
I nection.
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City
TO REALIZE THE
MOST MONEY
Dr. MendMn
Phone 443
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SPENDING money by CHECK
eliminates the dangers o f losing
your money or having it stolen.
You always have the correct
change, and can make as small
transactions as you desire or as
large as your bank balance will
stand.
The Independence National Bank
Established .1889
AN ACCOUNT in a commercial bank is the most
convenient aid to modern business. It systema
tizes payments, is a check on all 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
Shoos and Stocka
SWOPE & SWOPE
LAWYERS
Independence,
Market
MILLER A SMITH
We 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
commission.
MAX GOLDMAN
(Extract from a speech made in
the Senate by Senator Capper, of
Kansas.)
A fifty per cent Increase in the
price of shoes by next summer is
predicted by the president of the
National Shoe Travelers. The day
this prediction appeared another Office over Craven A Walker’» Store
extra dividend was declared by the
Central Leather Company.
The
common stock of this company was
rated at 58 a year ago. It is now
quoted around 105, and a large is
sue of new stock has recently been
Y a l l e y a s il e t z
added. While the people contem
TIME TABLE
plate going barefoot the Leather
Trust walks on velvet made thick
Effective April 1, trains will
er. A year ago It was the war de
run
ss follows:
mand for leather that made shoes
N& S arrives from Hoskins
high. Now it seems to be the peace
9:15 A. M. daily
demand .
velvet.
No. 4 arrives from Camps
At a time when shoe manufact
4:00 P. M. dally except Sunday
ure have issued announcements of
No. 1 departs for Camps
still higher prices for shoes, the re
10:50 A. M. daily sxcept Sunday
port of one of the great leather cor
Now 9 departs for Hoskins
porations shows profits earned of
4:15 P. M. dally
52 per cent on the stock. The stock
Freight
service 9:30 P. M. on
of most of such corporations origi
Tuesdays and Saturdays
nally did not represent strictly dol
lar for dollar, the money invested.
M e at
H. Hirschberg, Pres.
C. A. McLaughlin, V. P.
Ira D. Mix, Cashier
W. H. W alker
D. W. Sears
O. D. Butler
Oregon
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EGGS
O. A. C. BARRED ROCK EGGS for hatching.
These are from their heavy laying strain.
15 Eggs for $2.00.
WILLARD E. CRAVEN
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