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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1920)
rr* on Historical Society x Auditorium T he P olk C ounty P ost ONE HUNDRED PERCENT INDEPENDENCE 1 _ VOLUMS m. FAMILIES HOLD ANNUAL REUNIONS Rll■lll■lll■lll■ll■lllBll■lll■ll'■ll■l'•l>■,|‘■,|«lS>»||Mli>■li*|!■m■lll■«ll■lll■lll A LONG CELEBRATION MICK IE S A Y S SUNDAY, JU N E 27— (Afternoon and Evening) ' VMtU. S to p tP.VVC\W kÄOOl CO.\.fcCfVN& SUÔSCttVPTVOVl KXONtN OEST AS SOON AS XWSN StARt SMINO AXtJAN PAPER'V4 INK PREE V PER NUTVMV*' V 1 The ltith an n iv ersary reunion of i the Cooper fam ily w as held iu Al- | hauy S atu rd ay , Ju n e 19, w ith 44 relatives present at the hom e of E. g W. Cooper. The brothers and sister g ' AV V TvA VAI AN \ presen t w ere D. J. Cooper of The fj PAPERS SOIA»' UP, \ Dalles, J. C. Cooper of McMinnville, twat ' u . BE ABOUT ] J. S. Cooper of Independence, J. E. * tU' NEAR AFTER { Cooper of P ortland, R. D. Cooper of JONN O. ROCKEPCU Alsea, E. W. Cooper of Albany and LER G iti ELECTED P R E S ID E N t O N TV*, Mrs. M. H. C raft of Hood River. S BOU.SMENPA / Of added in tere st to the occasion > tlC K E T \ / was an account of the Chicago con vention by D. J. Cooper, delegate from Oregon. Tho above eighty years of age, Mr. Cooper m ade the i long journey to an d from "fit as a fiddle " an d tiie telling of his ex periences an d observations w as greatly enjoyed. The Coopers are alm ost unanim ously R epublican w hich m ade it ju st th a t m uch more interesting. D. J. Cooper will en terta in the clan next y ear a t The Dalles an d w ith the reunion w ill be CCarufT celebrated the 130th an n iv ersary of Sucrv* Kofi the w edding of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Cooper. PHINEAS GREEN, AGED 84, 1 In going to and from A lbany, a DIED THIS MORNING I n um ber of the fam ily stopped in In dependence. Mr. an d Mrs. J. S., P h in eas Green, aged 84, who has Cooper h ad tw enty four for d in n er lived in Independence on Seventh Sunday. street for about a year, died this m orning at a n early hour. Mrs. On Ju ne 24, the an n u a l reunion of Green will hike the body to Colo the H enkle fam ily w as held a t the rado for burial. Mr. Green w as a hom e of Mrs. J. E. W yatt in Benton m em ber of the M ethodist church county. T here w ere nearly one an d a Civil W a r veteran. T he G. h u ndred in attendance mid the A. R. an d W. R. C. will escort the usu al good tim e w as enjoyed. body to. the depot in the m orning. Those atten d in g from Independ ence w ere Mr. an d Mrs. Geo. W. Henkle, Mrs. S arah Nelson, Mr. and ALEX P. KIRKLAND DIES AT ENTERPRISE, OREGON M r* ,W. (H, W alker, Mrs. O. D. B utler an d C lair Henkle. News has been received here of the d eath of Alex K irkland w hich KATHERINE RUSSELL DIES WHILE AT WILLAMINA occurred a t his hom e in E nterprise last S unday evening. On F riday he “ K atherine, the tw elve-year ojd w as stricken w ith paxalysis from d a u g h te r of Dr. and Mrs. M urch w hich he never rallied,- the end Russell, died a t W illam ina this coining the following Sunday. Alex m orning. She w as visiting relatives K irkland w as the son of our vener in th a t place. W hile h er health had able .1. W. K irkland. He w as about not been good for several m onths, 70 years of age. U ntil a few m onths her fath er did not consider h er con ago, the K irklands h ad lived on a d itio n as serious and the new s of farm n e a r Independence, but moved h er d eath greatly shocked friends of to E nterprise to be with th eir son. J W. K irkland, the fa th e r only has th e fam ily here. one son left now, P. M. and Alex passing w ithin a few m onths’ | F. C. McLEAN ELECTED time. In term en t w as m ade at an AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER E nterprise cemetery. The few taxpayers a t the re g u lar " m eet M onday n ight to elect a m em ROAD CASES UP TODAY; MAY BE POSTPONED 1 ber of the school board to succeed J. S. B ohannon picked on F. C. Me The road casés—Independence Lean and he w as elected. Mr. Me Lean is a capable m an and will and D allas vs. the state highw ay com m ission are to be argued today, prove a proficient school officer. C. S. Irvine, who is m aking a most if the rose festival doesn’t prove m ore attravtive. excellent clerk, w as re-elected. Independence Day this year can be stretch ed out from Fri day evening, July 2, to Tues day m orning, Ju ly (3, if you w ish to so stretch it. KO. NU TALMADGE § in “ THE NEW MOON.” K SHRINE CONVENTION DRAWS u MANY OF OUR PEOPLE |! The S h rin e convention iu P ortland Uiis w eek h as purtiully depopu i lated this com m unity and retarded i business a n d social activities. The Pent lias m entioned those in utr tendance whom o u r reporters have m issed from Uieir usual h au n ts and sucli as tiave phoned to us. There are a g re at m any oUiers whose nam es we reg ret we did not get. A story of Russia and the tight of its women for their inherit right of liberty. The princess became a peasant and the prince an anarchist—but' liappi- ness was the result. Jeff and M utt Comedy and Fox News MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JU N E 28 29 A R O M A N C E OF T H E AIR ” starring Lieutenant B E R T HALL—EDITH DAY ! DEATH IN FAMILY Also the ninth episode of the great serial, H THIRD WHEN YOUNG WOMAN DIES ‘Smashing Barriers’ { THE DYNAMITE TREE | A smashing melodrama of risk and romance in the great outdoors, in the lumber camps, the football 1 field and the mountains. 15 weeks of adventure! 1 WEDNESDAY, JU N E 30 AND THURSDAY, JU L Y 1 Douglas Mrs. H an n ah W arren, widow of the late C hester A. W arren, died a t the hospital iu th is city on Ju n e 2nd troin a n acute atta c k of peritonitis after a sh o rt illness. Mrs. W arren w as ab out 28 yeans of age and leaves a sou an d daughter. Site is also survived by h e r father. Gus Nelson, who h a s been living wiUi tier sin ce Uie d eath of h er h u s band,, Uiree m onths ago, from in fluenza. She w as an excellent w om an a n d w as held in the high est esteem by all who knew her. Shu w as born iu the Crabtree sec tion an d lived there m ost of h er life. F u n eral service was held in this city F riday, Ju se 4, followed by in te rm e n t beside th e rem ains of tier h u sb an d in Uie Dodge cemetery. —Lebanon Express. Our form er neighbor, Tom W ar reit, h as been alloted more th an tho average am o u n t of sorrow. Two of his sons died of influenza and now the m other of his two gram i children has been taken. Mr. W ar ren w as in Independence th is week and th e sto u t old h ea rt is faltering un d er the ex tra load it lias hud to carry. THIS WEEK FIVE YEARS AGO IN SOUTH POLK COUNTY The Mollycoddle. In the title rol<*, Fairbanks is transplanted in Eng land with the result that his early manhood found him gentle in manner and addicted to such affecta tions as monocle, perfume and cigarette holders. Coming back to America, he tried to work the same thing here—but a girl crossed his path who liked “ live ones” and the hot house flower became a live volcano. Doug’s transformation and thrilling ad ventures made this a great picture. Rolin Comedy and Pathe News ( From the Independence M onitor June 25,1915). W eatherbce A Jones sold to El liott & Eddy, possession to be given in six m onths. Bruce Evans begun revival ser vices in Independence. Glen W hiteaker a n d Sella Robin son m arried. J. L. C lark said up lan d hops w ere doomed ferever. ALICE BRADY in “ WOMAN AND W IF E .” A dapted from “ Jane Eyre. A cross overshadows g the lives of sympathetic Jan e Eyre and the devoted g Rochester; but a kind fate intervenes, the cross is g lifted, and the lovers united. Comedy and International News SATURDAY, JU L Y 3 FANNIE WARD in “ THE NARROW PATH. A tale of a modern Belshazzar and his feastings; of a woman’s trustfulness and her penalty; a drama of the straight and narrow way leading to happiness and of the broad way leading to destruction. Herold Lloyd Comedy and Ford Weekly | T H IS W EEK REPUB; NEXT W EEK DEMO. The Post th is week presents vary good pictures of H ard in g and Cool- idge, th e 'R e p u b lic a n candidates, w hich have been adopted by the R epublican national com m ittee for use d u rin g the cam paign. These pictures can be cu t out, pasted on cardboard, an d diaplayed by zeal, ous R epublicans w ith m uch satis- T AT A m ost horrible accident occurren a t MoumouUi about noon today when ¿U nison, Uie wood isawyei, fell on Uie saw while Uie m achine was going. He was cu t open irom Uie shoulder to Uie w aist line, the saw penetrating Uie liver an d iutes tines. No one wus present w hen hu fell, but las cries w ere h eard by his d au g h ter and neighbors who ra n to the scene. As lie h u n g to the saw , it looked like liis body was h all cut iu two, but he did uot lose con sciousness an d calm ly gave direc- Uous iiow to slop the m achine. W hile he laid upou Uie ground, w ailing for m edical aid , he gave in stru ctio n s w hat to do if he died, i hose about him could h ear the u ir circulating Uiru liiis lungs as he talked. It wus u m ost rom urkublo exam ple of grit. The m an wus taken to Uie D allas hospital and a t Uiis tim e he is still alive. CIVIC CLUB RETAINS ITS PRESENT OFFICERS At u m eeting of th e Civic Club lust W ednesday, Mrs. Clyde E cker was unanim ously re-elected p resi dent. The following otlicers wero retained u n til fail. Mrs. S. T aylor Jones, 1st vice president; Mrs. C O. Sloper, 2d vice president; Mrs. J. S. Cooper, financial secretary ; Mrs. George Conkoy, treasurer. M em bers of Uie board: Mrs. J. S. Rob bie an d Mrs. A. L. Thom as. Mis. F. L. Cliowu was chosen secre tary to fil^ tiie vacancy caused by Uie rusignaUou of Mrs. k. C. Eld- ridge. The Club h as ju s t closed a m ost successful y e a r s w ork a n d bus m any am bitions for Uie fu tu re. As is its custom , th e Club a d journed its meeUngs u n til Uie call of the president in Uie fall. C ST. STRIVING FOB A PLACE IN THE SUN C street is com ing back. W ith in Uie p ast eight m ouths, seven new business concerns h av e located there. Once C w as tiie “b an n er" street of the W illam ette valley w ith a reputuU ou th a t extended from Mo- M innville to Eugene. T hen Oregon voted aw fully “d ry ” a n d C stre e t ceused to funcUon. B ut is is com ing back again an d in g ettin g a place in th e sum Muybe the old fashioned “kick” w ill be succeeded by “p ush." H sy l A n u m b er of the exp erts dow n a t the O. A. C say m any of th e fa rm “O ur George" is having a presir ers a r e uot cutU ng th e ir h ay soon enough. d en tial boom. H ow ard H eath died. FRIDAY, JU L Y 2 IN D E P E N D E N C E ----- g = r NUMBER 13. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, JUNE 25, 1820. . faction. In tw o weeks, The Post will pre sent th e Dem ocratic candidates in like fashion. Not know ing who the D em o cn tlc nom inees will be, we cannot tell w hich p a ir will be the best looking, b u t surm ise the D em -’ ccrats will be sm ooth faced like i the Republicans.
