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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1920)
James Currie, well known farmer lllB llB IIB «illB IIB IIB IIB IIB I!B IIB IIB IIB IIB I!B IIB IIB I!B IIB H B I« r i I ■ l « | ' < r IPBüB rB llB llB IIB IIB IIB IIB nB liailB I living west of Suver, missed all of ■ the eight contestants in the recent automobile contest, and he came to the office of The Post Monday and had his subscription slipped up an ■ other notch while he could at $1.50 per. For June Brides and Graduates This store is liberally stocked with many pretty appropriate gifts for June brides and graduates, Especially would we call your attention to our many sets and pieces of Ivory which are always so pleas- ingly received and which last a lifetime—a constant reminder of the one who gave. The Western Pulverizer, Packer 1 i S | jj | "Horn« of the Orafoaol*” " PERFECT SERVICE PURE DRUGS | Sam HiiBiiiiiiiaiiBiaiiiBiaiiaiiiBiianiiaiiaiiaiiaiiaiiBiiaiiBiiBinniiniiaf Chautauqua is here. Tripp writes fire Insurance. Don't be a s la c k e r; e a t L ib erty bread. Baby chicks for sale at reduced prices. C. W. Needham, Salem. Mrs. George Girard is visiting relatives and friends in Portland. Miss Genevieve Cooper visited Portland relatives and friends this week. Mrs. J. R. N. Beil of Corvallis was the guest of Mrs. I. Claggett this week. L. M. O’Neill of Aberdeen, Wash., was the guest of his sister, Mrs. C. T. Cook, this week. Dr. and Mre. M. J. Butler went to Portland today to visit friends over the week end. Mrs. E. E. Tripp has been visit ing her mother and other relatives in Portland this week. Mr. and Mrs. O, A. Macy and daughter, Miss Margaret Dunsmore Do you live in Independence? Macy, of Portland were guests of Dr. Then why not patronize her indus H. C. Dunsmore last Sunday. The Macys have a pleasant home Port tries. Eat Liberty bread. land and enjoy the city very much. Mrs. McKinney has returned from The Swopes have de uled to take Albany and is the guest of her the Susan Jones property on Fifth daughter, Mrs. Jas. Robbie. street for ithe summer. This Sam McElmurry and Guy Walker change was made from the Hanna are in Baker this week attending house on account of the former lo cation being nearer their chickens the grand lodge of Odd Fellows. and garden. G. W. Conkey is negotiating for The date of expiration of each the purchase of the L. L. Hewitt residence property on Fifth street* subscription is printed after the name on the paper. If the time is K. C. Eldridge, Sr., K. C., Jr. and up, this will be the last issue sent Shalor came down from Portland no exceptions, and commencing Saturday night to pass Sunday at Tuesday, June 1, the subscription price is $2 yearly. home. SUIT TH E B O Y BIIBiailBlIiaitailBIIBliBIIBM -............ - ■ When looking over the class rooms at the Normal, Mrs. Charley Huntley can be seen industriously pouring over the subjects. Mrs. Huntley is reviewing teaching meth ods and expects to take up the work again in the fall. She says she used to love teaching so well she is euger to try it aguin. A party of Independence people including Mr. and Mrs. Claud Skin ner, Mrs. Helen Kirkland, Misses Mary Williams, Florence Burton, Chester Henkle, Mrs. F. G. Hewett and children attended the pageant, “History of Oregon"at O. A. C. last Saturday. Miss Opal Hewett par ticipated in the English ribbon dance. The Post is requested to announce property on C street and will oc that classes in home nursing will be held on Thursday, June 3, at the cupy the same. Red Cross rooms in Independence Mr. Stark, the proprietor of the under the direction of Miss Marion old Stark Hotel, was greeting Inde Adams, a Red Cross nurse from a pendence friends this week. The Boston trainig school. Every moth Starks are now residents ofEugene. er is requested to come. For fur ther information call Mrs. R. E. Miss Madaline Kreamer, a stu Duganne. dent of O. A. C., spent last Sunday Miss Bessie Swope, a popular with her parents. Miss Gretchen Kreamer is expected home from teacher, who has been in the Woodburn schools the past year, Ashland tomorrow (Saturday.) was offered a position in the Mrs. W. H. Walker and Mrs. schools of Salem, The Dalles, Eu George Conkey went to Baker last gene and Honolulu. Thru a love of Sunday to attend the Rebekah adventure she would have accepted grand lodge representatives from Honolulu but there failed to be a vacancy there for her chum, so Miss the local order. Swope chose the University city. Rev. and Mrs. C T. Cook were in The Post is requested to make Albany Wednesday attending the wedding anniversary of a relative this announcement: Anyone having and if tht minister doesn’t founder any flowens to spare, it will be on chicken they will be back today. greatly appreciated if they will bring them to the postoffice at 8:30 Mrs. George Parker (Dorothy sharp Saturday morning, May 29. Cooper) left the Canal Zone last The committee appointed for the Wednesday for Independence. She purpose will leave at nine o’clock will come via New York. Major for the cemetery to decorate the and Mrs. Parker have been in the graves of Civil W ar and Spanish American War veterans. Zone more than a year. F. C. McLean, A. R. Cooke, Grover A daughter was born to Mr. and Johnson and Len Byers of the Ace Mrs. F. C. McLean on Wednesday, May 19, and she has been christen Garage attended a demonstration of the Fordson tractor at McMinnville ed Iris Ruth. Monday and came home fully con vinced that the Fordson is the best Miss Katharine Arbuthnot has purchased the Mitchell residence tractor in the world. The big boys and the little ones and all the boys in be tween, boys of all ages and sizes and builds can come and be fitted at Kreamer’s in suits that are standard in quality and best in value. We have a very choice look- ing stock of clothing for boys that should be seen and priced before going elsewhere. I have not been unmindful of the constantly ris ing costs of good clothing, and I have purposely priced all m y clothing this season at a smaller mar gin of profit than is customary and usual every where. I have felt that the retail merchant, who stands next in line to the consumer, should*make everv* possible concession and that’s what I am doing. O. A. Kreamer and Muletier a “Three Machíne in One” Williams9 Drug Co. \ CITY AND COUNTRY Ç lanantanaiMiiaiiaiiaitaih ! ■ I W I RTH!l!H!ltHllH!IM!IIKW!liHl'|iB !|iB iinm i|B ||B l|B t|iBi;sj|H!IH la t The High School students are making the most of the last days of the school year. Along with their work, they are mixing pleasures and pastimes. Today the student body and faculty are enjoying a picnic at Silver Creek Falls. Sur rounded by nature’s loveliness and one of Oregon’s beauty spots the youngsters will gather inspiration sufficient to make them grasp more readily the subjects of the morrow. The Civic Club field an interest ing meeting at the Library Wednes day afternoon. Chautauqua mat ters were discussed and encourag ing reports made. The members are enthusiastic about beautifying the fill on Main street. A com mittee consisting of Mrs. 0. 1). But ler, Mrs. James Robbie, Mis. C. O. Sloper, Mrs. J. S. Cooper and Mrs. Frank Smith were appointed to make plans for this civic improve ment. The Club will send a dele gate to the State Federation which convenes at Enterprise June 1-2-3-4. Mrs. Robbie. Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Mor gan and Mrs. Hill were appointed to make plans for the next meeting, June 9. The ladies decided to serve coffee to the gathering at the bas ket dinner Sunday. Mrs. Sloper, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. O. A. Kreamer, Mrs. F. G. Hewett and Mrs. Arroll were chosen to look after this mat ter. The committee immediately decided to call upon B. E. Smith to lend his valuable assistance in mak ing the brew. The Western Pul- verizer is made for Western trade. . ygy-— * Call and see one sampled o n o u r floor. — « W ILLARD stiBt.e:: jtt'EtiiiiiBiiBii - E. Ä i CRAVEN IIBIIBIIBIIBIIBIIBIIBIIBI iiBiiBi!Bit:i!i BUENA VISTA HE GOV RESULTS Lloyd Duvall spent the week end with friends in Portland. Charles is a live-vcar-old lad liv ing in South Fourteenth strict. Newcastle. One of his Christ'' ■ presents was an auto that started with a crank, ninth after t!i ■ f.: non of his father’s. Rut crank as hard and fast as lie could, l liar! -s failed to get an explosion like dad’s car manifested fedlowing the >:une mus- 'll IIIr exertions So Charles tried crank r>g the piano, the choirs, the table and oili er articles of furniture. He was tir ing of this when the cut walked nia jestieallv in the room,and of eoursj Charles saw opportunity before him am! grasped it. A few cranks of the tail and the cat gave signs of re sults with u “spit;:, spitz, meow.” Then Charles lit up with glee and exclaimed: "Oh look, papa, I got an xplosion.’’—I nd iammol is News. Mrs. Reynolds of Iowa is visiting her son, J. A. Reynolds, and family. Blanche Harmon spent the week end with Marie Prather at Corval lis. Prof. Reynolds and wife spent Saturday with their daughter at Lebanon. R. E. Prather and fafily spent Sunday with Frank Cole and family at Corvallis. M. N. Prather, wife and Cleve Prather and family were Albany visitors Sunday. Mrs. Mell Baldwin and Mrs.Maury of Winlock are visiting friends and relatives here this week. Lester Murphy is hauling piling for Ed Prather and N. C. Ander son over near Black Dog. Silas Hart and family of Philo math visited Mrs. Hart’s mother, Mrs. Louise Harmon, Sunday. Plant & Rose will close out their store here the last of this month. This leaves this place without a store. Mrs. Wilber Devine and son of Ostrander nre visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Nash. Mr. De- vine lost one of his eyes. The water glass broke while he was running the engine. He is in Port land where he had a glass eye put in. Calvary Presbyterian Church Calvary Presbyterian church has decided to hold regular servicf. on I he first Sunday in each month at II o’clock, beginning on Sunday, June fith. It is hoped all will bear this in mind, and make it a point to be present at this serivice. A Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. ordial invitation to the general Macy celebrated their wooden wed public to attend. ding. They selected the “woods” near the country home of the Bur Baptist Church Announcements tons to commemorate the happy event. The gathering Sunday in (Contributed) cluded the Macy-Dunsmore wed There will be services at the ding party, most of whom have Baptist church both morning and celebrated annually with the Macys the past five yeans. A evening. The Sunday school will sumptuous picnic dinner was pre meet at 10 a. m., Mrs. Swope, Supt. pared and devoured by the party. At 11 o’clock the Rev. H. L. Proppe Stories were told and experiences of will preach on the up-to-date topic, the “wedding day” were related. "Does the Devil Ever Use Christians Dr. Dunsmore s|>oke of how he to Advance His Kingdom?" Were* came from San Fransisco to per you out to the Young People’s So form the nuptial ties of his "sweet ciety which met for the first time heart.” Included in the picnic par Sunday night at 7 o’clock at the ty were Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Macy Baptist church? It was a dandy, and daughter, Miss Margaret, and some twenty youny folks gathered Mr. and Mrs. Parish of Portland, at the appointed hour and enjoyed Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Butler and son, an hour’s Christian teaching and Marlowe, Mr. and Mrs. J B. V. But fellowship. They meet agnin at 7 ler, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moreland p. in. at the Baptist church. You o f Monmouth, the Misses Taylor will miss something if you do not asd West of the N' mal faculty, come. In the evening the pastor Dr. and Mrs. 0. D. Butler and Dr. will preach at 8 o’clock on "Christ or Infidelity.” H. C Dunsmore. These are meetings worth your Women used to go to Paris for attendance; better come. Yiu will the styles; now they seem to have find a hearty welcome awaiting you. gone to Africa.—Geneva (III.) Rfr Phone The Post tha news. publican. I IB I A liai DB I IB 11» IB I IBI IB I IB IIB I Don’t say “I saw it in the pa- per." Say "I saw it in The Post" for if the news is true and accurate that's where you did see it. I wish to extend my sincere thanks to all who in any way helped me to win the First Prize in the automobile contest. For those who unknown by me piled up votes at the finish, I extend deep grati tude. MAUDE McELMURRY. 1 wish to thank all those who assisted me in the recent Polk Polk County Post automobile con test. Because of your aid I won the Columbia Grafonola for which I feel very grateful. FAYE JOHNSON. To those who so liberally assisted me in winning a prize in The Polk “ I call d on the prof! leer I know County Post subscription contest I to reason with him, but c* had just extend most hearty thanks. stepped out to take the air.' ALMA SANDERSON. “Great Scott! Is he going to cor BEATING PROHIBITION ner that, too?” (Fox Lake, Wis., Representative) A farmer not far from Greenwiod is said to he negotiating for the purchase of several mules. A neighbor of his hearing of the deal, nuked him what he was going to do with the mules. He said he was going to cross them with his cows and thus put a kick in the milk. One citizen who has been looking around for “cut" prices says he hasn't been able to find one that was even scratched. — Morrilton (Ark.) Unit. Father Time — on Hand—= that’s what ypu get in a wrist V IRTUALLY watch. Father Time on the hand, or on the wrist—it ’s just the same, closes the time of day. A turn of the wrist dis- “ Good-bye, Mrs. Jones. It’s time for me to leave and got John’s supper started,” says the housewife; or “ Oh, Lucille! we must hurry or we’ll miss the second show,” says the charming young lady; or “ My stars, Margaret! the bell will ring in just three minutes,” says the irresponsible school girl. In fact, there’s a place for every wrist watch made. Everybody wants one; everybody expects to buy one ,or receive one some day—man or woman, hoy or girl. Priced at $6.25 to $50.00 SUIT YOURSELF AND YOUR PURSE A. L. Kullander Watchmaker and Jeweler Main Street j | | | Contestants Extend Thank* THE LIMIT. It has been found that the ashes from glass, iron and steel work and Mr. Nisan and family and Mrs. allied industries stimulate vegetable Hatcher and grandson of McMinn growth enormously through car ville spent Sunday with Mr. and bonic acid fertilization. 'I lie tech Mrs. Ed Lichty. nical bodies working for (lie restora Mrs. M. V. Prather, who under tion of I'ranee and Belgium nave went an operation at the Good found that plant life can be spurred Samaritan hospital some time ago, by ibis me.ins to unusual gr wtli. It came home Monday. is prop; ,'(! :!i'llt ¡idles f.-, ; i he in- V ■ • iiIn n I e used G. E. Harmon, wife and daughter. (lustre: ns a!, i areas Mrs. Emma Anderson, Mrs. Muary for refi t ’ 11 x 111 •: and Mrs. Mell Baldwin motored up of Be!.: to Harrisburg Sunday to see Sam 1 Baldwin and family. Fred Stump’s mill burned down Sunday; as there was no one there they don’t know how it caught fire but think it was from the rubbish pile that was burning. Most of the lumber was saved. HDW. Independence