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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1920)
0r<* ° n Hbtr.rjr.il S(v A uditorium T he P olk C ounty P ost ONE HUNDRED PERCENT INDEPENDENCE VOLUME m. MELODY MINSTRELS MAKE A BIG HIT INDEPENDENCE, OR£UON, A PR IL 1«, 1920. MlCKIE SAYS OLD PC f t VMCvVAVOS S A ^ . ’ V v * DVOJA «SEE. TV»' CXOTH ä T TRíkVAW S»QV» PIMsVTiR P U T OM T W <5WA)V4K UCKJLOVO B R »O O t PE R } V » TV»’ B O S S , VAS S A N « ; WJÇ.ARUX, " B R » N O N t R BRVOöE R O O M O t O t\A' VAOOSE. OOKAE YiNNE. VNVAEM \ W u t tÖ O a u s a v i ÙX. GAME rt TV»' OV4CE O M E R . » *V»NT G O T tiVAC t O BE C U A S »«' ÛU, OMER TV»' C O v m tR N REAGIVA AOS OM BO a OO i E S ' « F tM C C S ' « C O M ja t v R M B ',' L- !'niiBi!«i¡niiRiiiBi]Biiniiai!Hii!iiiiHi«i:H:!*imi»iiRi!H!iiaii NUMBER 3. 1 IB IM IIIH IIB 1 I SUNDAY AND MONDAY, APRIL 18-19 (Including Sunday Matinee.) MONROE SALISBURY YOUR FRIEND’S SUCCESS W hen you h e a r some one say: “I knew every one in the circle at in “ SUNDOWN TRAIL” the m instrel show M onday night, “Doan Yo' lis e n '" for he d id n ’t and A great picture of the golden days of old California he w on’t w hen he finishes this, —when whole communities of men lived for months either, for the w riter is sw orn to without the sight of a woman, lured to lives of ad secrecy and of course w ouldn't di venture by the chance of striking it rich. A story vulge an y th in g for half a kingdom . Of course the end m en don’t care if of great heart appeal, made still more delightful by you know who they were, for, hon the marvelous ksierra settings, the charming old est, w ouldn’t it be h ard for W ord fashioned dresses and amusing stove-pipe hats, the B utler to disguise his "figger" so courtesy of the men and the beauty of the women. one w ouldn’t know him —an d w hat A picture in which that fine actor, Monroe Salis would W illard Craven do w ith his French beard? W ell, it ju st has to bury, tills the eye and heart. be so a fellow alw ays knows them MR. JOE MARTIN, the Monkey comedian because th e ir w ork, too, is so clever IF a professional couldn’t discount t V f t AusT OjoixrH them . T hen Charley H untley re news i* -rve veals his identity in his p lantation P A P t r v -rv, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 21 m elodies and rem iniscences. They 5V>ir voi/- are so good a fellow can im agine ■ÖTND im he’s down in de cotton fields of the Southland. Capt. Stidd, the fourth end m an, w as unable to be present. B. R. W olfe, w ith his flesh paint The motion picture with a new thrill. A gigantic, handsom e and his good looks has swift-moving, thrilling drama adapted from the an d lip rouge, never looked so GRADE COWS AVERAGE $180 stage play. Snap— Dash—Fire—Romance—Youth been the subject of conversation AT McKEE-ILIFF SALE am ong the ladies ever since; coupled —Thrills—Excitement—Big Scenes—Splendid Ac w ith his looks, he m ade a fine in ter tors. See the dashing fox-hunt scenes; the blood The McKee-Iliff Jersey sale at the locutor, too. His im pressive style tingling auto disaster, the race between the auto McKee farm W ednesday w as a t of oratory an d dignity w ere pleas and train, the terrible railroad wreck and the win ing, both in his m iddle w ork and in tended by a crowd of ready buyers. ning races at the track. the clever m onologue w hich he de The day w as too disagreeable for livered in the second p art of the spectators so practically everyone Comedy and International News program . The pickaninnies have present w as a buyer or an intended said they d id n 't care if we m ention buyer. The grade cows brought on ed th eir nam es, so here goes. The an average of $180 and nearly all of two d ear little “picks" who sang them were purchased by farm ers THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL 22 23 “Bubbles" w ere: Gordon an d M ar and stockm en in other localities. ■ jorie P lant. “Doan Yo Lisen’ " w as BIG NIGHT FOR KNIGHTS given by little A nna Johnson, and M ANY VISITORS ENTERTAINED Ruth U nderhill, "S usan Sim pson," d au g h ter of “Sam bo Sim pson”, ap M onday night w as another bright peared in th e “Topsy Song”. M ar g aret Eddy and M arjorie P lant spot in Pythianism . The local lodge w ere th e pickaninnies in “M am m y’s en tertained a num ber of visitors L ullaby.” “The Golden Gate,” by from Salem , D allas and Falls City. Five Black Dots, cam e from the T here w as m usic, speaking, m irth High School but they say, “Nay. and w ork in the knight rank. The The great story of AkCska, absorbing in heart inter nay, don’t tell.” The Double fraternal grip gripped tig h ter th an est, and freighted with big, practical issues of life, ever before. At a late hour, Chef Q uartette of High Born Steppers and a vital document of days, of scenes and of were also from the High School, P eter K urre called all hands around events that will never return. but they have said, “If you talk in the banquet board and covered him your sleep, don’t m ention my self w ith glory by the feed he sup Rolin Comedy and Pathe News nam e." Somebody has ju st 'phoned plied. May there be m any other n ights for the knights like it. and said, "You m ight as well tell who sang ‘Down in A rk an sas’ ”—but I'm not going to. However, we D W IG H T D. D AVIS DEAD SATURDAY, APRIL 24 HAD BEEN IN IL L HEALTH w ouldn’t m in d h earin g it again; would you? Clever I should say! Dwight D. Davis died a t his home Maybe you know who did the step dancing W ell, if you do, so in Independence on Sunday, April do I, and you th in k like I did th a t 11. He had been in ill health for in “ THE GIRL FROM BOHEMIA” he's pretty good at th at. Moses an d some time. He w as 47 years old at D inah? W ell they are ju st "Moses the tim e of his death. Mr. Davis America’s famous actress and one whose whole life ¡¡j an d D inah” and nobody would had been a resident of Independence has been a story of charming romance hack again in g doubt th a t poor Moses w as h en for over ten years. F u n eral services were held at the greatest of all her screen successes. She has g pecked. But sny, w ouldn’t you love to have th a t juicy pie Moses stole? Salem on W ednesday m orning at long been known as the “ best dressed woman in g Everybody knows Mr3. A----- (I a l St. Joseph's Catholic church, in ter America” and her gowns and costumes in “ The g m ost told, but not quite) m akes m ent at .the Catholic cemetery. Girl from Bohemia” fully support her reputation g Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, m ighty good pies. Ever since the in this regard—all of them are veritable “ crea- g Normal orchestra prom ised to fu r two sons, Elm er and Lenore, and tions” over which the patronesses of the motion § nish m usic for the event, the m an two daughters, Mrs. Floyd Bewley agem ent had been jub lian t and In and Miss Clara. picture theatres will rave. The story—how a girl g dependence people thoroughly en brings New York Boheinianism to a sleepy village, g joyed the several selections rendered THIS W E EK FIVE YEARS AGO hy the tw enty-piece o rch stra und er IN SOUTH POLK COUNTY Herold Lloyd Comedy and Ford Weekly the capable leadership of Miss H Schuette. As m any have stated, (From the Independence Monitor “The orchestra m usic alone was April 16, 1915). w orth m ore th a n the price of a d Friday, April 9, 1915, w as such an mission." Not know ing ju st how INDEPENDENCE a circle of black faces m ight act, ideal day th at the Stiver school teachers and pupils moved out the m anagem ent thought best to have the sheriff of Polk county on doors where studying and reciting im in iii the scene. So John W. O rr proved w as done. one of the big hits of th e evening The first rose of 1915 bloomed for in "Carry Me Back to Ole V irginny.” Mrs. N. L. Butler. THIS SECTION AND THE MILLAGE BILL Glen H olm an of D allas also deliv M arried d u ring the week .Bohn ered a “h ard shell B aptist nigger This community has an unusual interest in the millage serm on.” Miss W innflfred P lan t of T. Osborn apd Mrs. Emily Cham Salem , who had long before this berlain of Independence and Miss hill other than its advantages to our young men and danced h er way into the h earts of M yrtle A. W ithrow of Silver and S. women who might seek special training at one of our three Independence people, m erited all the A. Ram sdell of Dallas. applause received for h er aesthetic state institutions. This community should he keenly in rendition of “Till We Meet Again." w a n t c. a . M c L a u g h l i n FOR REPRESENTATIVE terested in the success of the millage hill because one of D ainty and petite in costum e and the three educational institutions, affected hy the bill, is grace, her m ovem ents were rh y th m Q uite a num ber have suggested ic alm ost beyond conception. She located in our midst. The Oregon State Normal at Mon loves interpretive a rt and hopes to n om inating C. A. M cLaughlin for mouth is an important factor in our affairs—socially, be able to continue h er study. For representative from Polk county. a recall she gave a clever in terp re educationally andfinaneially. To retard its usefulness tation of "The Irish W asherw om encore. To all the outside talent for want of funds would be a detriment to ourselves. an".’’ A fitting finale th a t lent and to the Nomal students especial The millage hill should receive the unanimous vote of elegance to the occasiop w as a scene ly, and to Miss Grace G raham , from the pretty Japanese operetta pianist, the am usem ent staff ex this section. "Yokoham a M aid” u n d er th e su-, tends sincere appreciation. No pervision of Miss Hales, the physical less prateful do we feel to our home instru cto r of the Normal Seven people.. The Isis th eatre was filled SINCE THE HENS HAVE BEGUN TO VOTE teen Norm al students, one m an and w ith people and the people were a bevy of pretty girls, attired in filled w ith laughter. The Club hen w ould, hut if he seem s to lie (From P oultry Culture) sm art O riental costum es, m ade a will net som ething near $100 from It is not m uch trouble to get* a uneasy, rem ove the chicks and try pretty picture. They w ere no less the evening, and together w ith the dainty and graceful th an th e m aids $100 which has been on interest capon started brooding chicks. At him again the next night. After of the Orient, Whom they represent for the past year, we feel ju b ilan t dusk, place the chicks under the ca doing this the second tim e, the ca ed. The songs and dances were over having $200 in savings ac pon's wing. U sually, the capon will pon usually takes to the chicks and bautifully rendered and the girls count for a Com m unity Memorial be ta k in g care of the chicks the m others them the sam e as a hen gracefully responded to an insistent fund starter. next m orning just the sam e as a would. Cv T H E W HIP” R e x B e a c h ’s “ THE SPOILERS” IR EN E C A S T LE THEATRE THEY’ RE OFF IN A BUNCH j \ DEPENDS ON YOU With a Flying Start, a Clear Field, and Applauding Friends Aleng the W ay, Contestants Begin Exciting Race for Polk County Post’s Prize Anto. And now the race begins! The sta rte r tap s the bell, and shouts the word for all to “Go!" W ith never a m ore even start, never a track m ore clear, never a more handsom e a rra y of trophies at stake, and never a fairer chance to w in them , has it been the privilege of any p articipant anyw here, to enter u race of this kind. At the goal—now only five weeks aw ay—the distribution of aw ards in The Polk County P ost’s big cam paign for new subscriptions will be made. First, there’s the fine new Max well touring car w orth $1230, now on display a t the garage of the Motor U tilities Co., of Independence. Second, the free vacation trip to Yellowstone P ark, w orth ju st w hat it costs. Third, the $125 diam ond ring, purchased from and now on exhi bition at the A. L. H ollander jewel ry store in Independence. Fourth, the $100 Colum bia graph- onola, purchased from, and on ex hibition at the W illiam s drug store» Independence. Fifth and sixth, $50 and $25 in gold, respectively. Last, but by no m eans least,apro- vision w hereby every non-prize w inning p articip an t rem aining active throughout the cam puign will receive 20 per c<pit commission on m oney collected. In connectiqp w ith th is repeated reference to prizes it is im portant to rem em ber th a t all prizes of m er chantable n ature have been pur*- chased from reputable home deal ers. The rem aining prizes repre sent values of 100 cents on the dol lar. They are values w hich cannot be discounted. Moreover, bear in m ind th at each and every one of the prizes will rem uin in the com m unity, to be enjoyed by those whose efforts during the next five w eeks deserve best recognition as show n by the relative standing of votes. Could Anything Be Fairer? One week before announcing the conditions under w hich th is cam paign would be conducted The Post, on its own account, stated th a t it would be a clean-cut, neigh borly, com m unity affair. T hat is precisely w hat it has been, a n d precisely w h at it will continue to be. Not only prim arily, but to the full extent, the purpose of th is cam paign is to obtain a subscription in every one of the approxim ately 1500 homes in Independence and su rrounding territo ry —and do it quickly. S u re ly , th a t is a com m endable am bition. The potential influence of a new spaper w hich reaches all the people of a com m unity is recog nized by all th in k in g m en ns an asset of inestim able vulue in com m unity building. It w as never HERE'S HOW TO JUMP INTO LEAD IN THE BIG AUTO COBITEST On each 5-year subscription to The Polk County Post, or ap proxim ately its equivalent in sho rter term orders, 25,000 votes are allowed, providing sam e is turned in d u ring the “first period" schedule of votes now in effect. Then, in addition to the regu lar num ber of votes allowed on each subscription, 50,000 SPECIAL EXTRA votes are given on tvery "club" of $15 in subscriptions re ceived. Therefore, two 5-year subscrip tions (am ounting to $15 in busi ness) m eans a n even 100,000 votes So, it can readily be seen, by glancing at the vote totals below th a t ju st a few such subscrip tions for any one of the various candidates would at once fur nish a nejtv leader in the race. In fact, an entirely new can didate who, a t this tim e has no if»s ni all, could, by a little enthusiastic action on p a rt of his o r her friends, clim b to the top of the list and thereby ac quire the leadersheip for the big prize automobile. And, when one takes into con sideration the value of the prizes to be aw arded, and the extrem e ly short tim e the cam paign is in force, they are certainly w orthy of any effort they m ight take to secure. Let’s go! more essential th an in this day and age. Now, Than— T here are only three or four m ethods by w hich a publisher m ay build up a subscription list: 1. W aiting for volunteer grow th. (A lifetim e job.) 2. Prem ium s. (Too slow an d ex pensive.) 3. House to house canvass. (Slow, and by far too expensive.) 4. Automobile contests. (Quick results, and not m ore expensive th an o ther m ethods.) In o ther w ords, by the contest method The Post hopes to accom plish in six w eeks’ tim e even better results th an m ight be obtained by other m ethods of subscription list building covering a period of sev eral m onths, and a t no greater cost. In achievem ent of th a t am bition The Post m ain tain s th a t in helping itself it will help the com m unity in generous proportion. 100 Per Cent True. "Everybody w ins!" By th is tim e that has become a well-worn slogan in Independence. But isn ’t it tru e, as applied to this cam paign? The contestants will be paid handsom ely or fairly, in proportion to the vary ing degrees of th eir success. The Post will be In position to m ake needed im provem ents and extend the (lower of its influence, and th a t will be of benefit to the com m unity. Each subscriber will receive his or her m oney’s w orth for subscription money puid. It is 100 per cent tru e th at everybody wins, and nobody loses, in this proposition. (Continued on Page 3) Standing of the C a n d i d a t e s Watch the figures grow from week to week. Why don’t YOU step out and win that new Maxwell car for yourself? Make the start today. LEMUEL BARNETT, Independence................ HELEN CORNELIUS, Monmouth .................... CACILIA BURKHOLZ, Independence.............. CECIL RUEE, Independence .............................. VERA McKJNNEY, Independence.................... FAYE .JOHNSON, Independence........................ LILLIE CALKINS, A ir lie ..................................... B. H. HABEKOTT, S u v e r ..................................... HELEN BUTLER, Independence........................ FRANCIS BROWN, Independence, Rt. 1 .......... MRS. MAUD McELMURRY, Independence... VIRGIE 1. WHITAKER, A irlie................ ALMA SANDERSON, independence, Rt. 1 . . . . CAROLL SMITH, Independence ......................... MRS. GROVER MATT I SON, Independence . . . DEL T. HARMAN, M onm outh............................ BOBBY IRVINE, Independence ........................ BILLY BAKER, Independence ........................... 12900 5000 26000 11100 5000 14400 18400 5000 13400 5000 79100 5000 5300 14700 5000 5000 5000 5000