THE POLK COUNTY POST
MT GIRL
(The author of this poem, which
has been placed in the world's class
Published every Friday at Independence, Oregon.
ics, is an American Marine, name
unknown. Shortly after the batth
ntered as second class matter March 26, 1918, at the postoffice at of Belleau Wood, Miss Mary Mor-
Independence, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
risey, an American singer of note,
received a message, blood-stained
and scrawled in pencil, and enclos
Editor and Publisher.
CLYDE T. ECKER
ed in a letter from a soldier over
seas. This soldier said that as he
wus advancing on Belleau Wood he
Subscription Rates:
found a Marine dying in a shell
hole. The Marine called him over,
THREE MONTHS
50c.
gave him this little poein, and told
SIX MONTHS
$1.00
him it was intended for a woman
ONE YEAR
$1.50
back home, and for him to send it
i uless otherwise provided for, subscriptions will be stopped at expiration on to Miss Morrisey, whom he hud
heard sing the “songs of home” so
many times, and she would deliver
If any profiteers should slip into heaven, then good the
message. Just a t that moment
by to them streets of gold.—Atlanta Constitution.
a rshtll exploded and killed the Ma
rine. So the soldier sent the mes
sage on to Miss Morrisey, and she
If Debs is elected, that West Virginia jailer oughf is still trying to justify the Marine's
to be pretty close to the Administration. —Little Rock faith in her and find the woman.)
Democrat.
A law requiring that all shoes be made of leather
might help some to relieve the paper shortage.—Colum
bia Record.
Her eyes ain’t eyes of blue,
Nor her hair a golden brown,
But the violets they ain’t always
true,
Nor is gold the noblest crown.
She never does the evening teas,
Nor tries the social whirl,
But we love some, her and me,
Me and her—My Girl.
Perhaps when high prices actually reach the peak,
Attorney-General Palmer may be able to roll ’em down Her smile ain’t just a lovin’ smile,
Nor her kiss a moment’s bliss,
the other side.—Canton News.
But smiles don’t make life worth
The plan for saving daylight makes but indifferent
progress. In its present state of mind the public is dis
inclined to save anything.—Chicago Tribune.
while,
And bliss ain't happiness.
You dream of autos, trips by sea,
And diamonds, rubies, beryls,
But I dream her, and she dreams
me,
Me and her—My Girl.
Samson wasn’t so unfortunate after all. Delilah let
him sleep while she was cutting his hair and didn’t try She never says “Good-bye old man,"
When luck slips me the mit,
to sell him everything in the shop.—Nashville Tennes- “You
were the grandest baby-grand,
seap.
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So money? Oh, Lord, we’re quits;’’
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THE RHYMING SUMMARIST
¿This day is an important one
With men and women voting,
They gather at the ballot box
To keep the ship of state a floating;
Some express their choice in the G. 0. P.,
Think it makes the wheels go turning,
More cash on hand,
More jobs to land,
And home fires brighter burning.
Some prefer the Demo side,
And this reason they are giving,
That their party is the only one
To make a joy of living;
We don’t deny what each may say
Or question much their glory,
But with Demos in
Or Repub win,
Its about the same old story.
—
Bpt she works and toils until I’m
free
Of Mammon’s daily whirl,
C ' we love some, her and me,
."e and her—My Girl.
And when I’m sick with the fever's
flush,
And my thoughts art of the past,
Her hand brings faith in the death-
room’s hush,
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And her faith brings hope to the
last.
And how I worship her snow-white
hair,
The white of my Mother’s curls,
Gee, we love some—her and me,
Mother—she’s My Girl.
Coercing A State-
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A New Race of Folks.
(Central Oregon Enterprise.)
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In the good old days a man did
a day’s work and received a day’s ?
pay, and went home and enjoyed 5
himself until work time the next | f
day. But not so today. A fellow j ■
does half a day’s work, collects one g
or two duys’ pay, and spends the
rest of his time wondering how he
can make more and do less.
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JUST ANOTHER SERVICE
■piilS Bank m ain
tains a Savings
D e p a r t m e n t and
will open an account
for as low as One
Dollar. We pay 4
per cent interest on
savings.
What A Baby Can Do.
(Office Topics.)
A baby will make love stronger,
days shorter, nights longer, bank
roll smaller, home happier, clothes
shabbier, the past forgotten, and tire
future worth living for.
“Evil One" Under Ladder
Why do people avoid walking un
der a ladder? One will say, “ Be
cause ill-luck will dog the footsteps
of whoever does so.” Another, wish
ing to camouflage the real reason,
will aflinn that “Safety first” is a
good motto. But, if we are to be
lieve one writer, the reason why wt
avoid the risk is “the subtle call of
ancestry in the blood, directing and
controlling our movements.” “You
will find,” he says, “the explanation
in a picture at Sienna called the
‘Descent From the Cross.’ In that
picture you will see the devil put
ting out all his mental and physical
force to prevent the dead being
taken from the cross. The figure of
the evil one is under the ladder
pulling and pushing against its holy
stability, and making the shadow
terrible and hateful. Of course, you
have forgotten this idea—you have
never seen the picture. But it wras at
one time part of the duty of all good
Christians to remember it and pray
daily against this force which tried
to upset the ladder of the charitable
act; and also to keep back from a
ladder under which the evil one was
always to be found.”
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C. W. IRVINE,
J. B. PARKER,
C. G. IRVINE,
GLEN C. SMITH,
Präsident
Vice President.
Cashier.
Aset. Cashier.
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“You Can Depend on This’*
says the Good Judge
Real Tobacco for
real satisfaction.
Thefullrich
taste of the Real Tobacco
Chew lasts so long that
you don’t need a fresh
chew so often. T h at’s
why it cost1', you less to
use th is class of tobacco.
Any m an who uses the
Real Tobacco Chew will
tell yqu that.
Phone the news to M2113.
FARMS AND ACREAGE WANTED
For real service and results list
your property with us. We have
six salesmen with machines. We
inspect and photograph your prop
erty and advertise extensively, and
have a demand for property at all
times. Fred W. German Co., 732
Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Port
land, Oregon.
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Put up in m o styles
RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco
W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
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(Salem Journal)
The Standard Oil Company ob iin u M ii'n iiK iia in a iiiw iiB iiin iiK iin iH iin
jects to Oregon requiring a test
WIND MILL
of 56 degrees of specific gravity, be
DO TOU LIKE SAUSAGE
cause there is not the profit in mak i A. G. Williams, Prop. |
ing this quality of gasoline, that ■
and does sausage like you?
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there is in making the distillate it I All kind of barbermg |
If so, you will be fond of
now turns out as gasoline. And g done and satisfaction g
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our sausage. T)ur country
having a virtual monopoly of oil, I guaranteed. L a d i e s ’ g
the trust is enabled, not only fo g shampooing and mas- g
Our old ship of state sails on,
pork sausage is mighty
raise the price as it pleases, but to
Despite the pills of party,
good and fine in flavor. We
create a shortage, and punish the g saging given special at- g
And as long as political docs prescribe,
states that refuse obedience to its g tention. Shine in con- g
want you to try our hams
It will never move real hearty;
decrees by refusing shipments.
g nection.
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and
bacon also—the choic
So its over the hill to the poor house, boys,
It will be remembered that the f H i n i i i w i M i i H i i n i i i n i i n i i G i i i n i i w i i n i i i
est and best.
Standard Oil Company once sought
Regardless of Cap who is steering,
to rule Texas and was barred from
For any mut
operating in the state, as any cor
Who gets in a rut
VALLET A 8ILETZ
poration should be that imagines
With no pep appearing.
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itself greater than the government.
But Texas is an oil producing state,
MILLER A SMITH
Effective April 1, trains will
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run as follows:
Standard Oil is in interstate busi
No. 2 arrives from Hoskins
ness and subject to both state and
9:15 A. M. daily
federal jurisdiction and in its
No. 4 arrive* from Camps
treatment of Oregon is clearly en
Mr. Barnes, U. S. Wheat Director Says:
4:00 P. M. daily except Sunday
gaged in a conspiracy in restraint
No. 1 departs for Camps
of trade.
10:50 A. M. daily except Sunday
No commonwealth should be at
Established .1880
No. 3 departs for Hoskins
the mercy of a corporation. It is
4:15 P. M. daily
against public policy.
If the
AN ACCOUNT in a commercial bank is the moat
Freight service 2:30 P. M. on
Standard Oil can defy the laws of a
Tuesdays and Saturdays
convenient aid to modern business. It systema
state, so can other trusts. The issue
must be fought out and the state
tizes payments, is a check on all expenditures and
receive the protection it is entitled
shows you just where you stand each month.
to. Oregon has a congressional
Open one with us today. It will pay you to do so.
SWOPE & SWOPE
And reduce the high cost of living.”
delegation, and if federal laws do
not protect her, laws can be enacted
Member Federal Reserve System
LAWYERS
that will.
Oregon is placed in a most humili
Officers and Directors
ating position, and losing valuable Office over Craven A Walker’s Store
advertising and popular support, in
H. Hirschberg, Pres. C. A. McLaughlin, V. P.
Oregon
permitting a trust-to bulldoze the Independence,
Ira D. Mix, Cashier
state. What if joyriders are forced
W. H. Walker
D. W. Sears
O. D. Butler
to walk for awhile—far better that
than
a
policy
of
surrender.
Better
IS THE CHEAPEST AS WELL AS
that we temporarily endure the
THE MOST WHOLESOME ON
TO REALIZE THE
privilege of walking, than fly the
THE MARKET TODAY.
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“ EAT MORE
BREAD
HOLSUM
BREAD
BUY THAT
EXTRA LOAF
Your Grocer Has It.
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THE POLK COUNTY POST
Has More South Polk County News
TI mui Any Other Newspaper
Dangerous To Be Born.
(Gresham Outlook)
“It is three times as dangerous to
j be born in Oregon than it was to be
a soldier in France facing German
guns" said Dr. C. U. Moore, Wednes
day as he addressed the mothers
gathered at the Welfare Bureau.
"The death rate for babies up to
one year old is 70 out ofeverv 1000
in this state," continued Dr. Moore,
"and the death rate for the soldiers
we had in France was about 25 for
I every 1000.” I ask, “Is it fair ”
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
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