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T he P olk C ounty
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT INDEPENDENCE
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INDEPENDENCE. OREGON, JULY
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SUNDAY, JULY 11
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EVANGELINE”
WHERE THEY SPENT
INDEPENDENCE DAY
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j j ; j Ou Wednesday, July 7, some- |
—! j thing occurred in Independence |
■ | bunking circles that never hap- |
§ j pened before aud may never hap (
i i pen uguin. The "clearance" be ,
i | tween the two banks was the j Mr. and Mrs. Lester Murphy uu-
i i same; Unit is at the close of Uic , loed to Seaside last week.
s business each litstuution |
■ , I day
owed the other exactly the sume |
S. C. llalliday and family celer
i i amount to the penny. Perhaps
bruted
with relaUves at Newport
■ | not a hundred banks in all Uie J
I world ever hud a similar expert
“Billy" Quartier and family spent
j euce.
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Uie Fourth holiday in Independ
ence.
You Fourth of July revelers who hutch joined them.. So ofi the hap
H enry W adsworth Lon gfellow ’s immortal poem,
boast of the trout caught m py live went. The meu promised
the most dramatic in all American literature, has
mountain streams, fine picnics on the gh'ls they should be protected | =
been made to live and move and breathe in a won
hillsides, riversides and highway-' from “Uie birds oi Uie tur ttud the
derful motion picture presentation. I t was pro
sidus, where you talked political beasts oi the field.” When they
duced by W illiam Fox as the screen’s contribution
platform s and put in wet and dry were ready for fishing thti girls dis
t »ward the perpetuation of this charming story.
planks; you bathers at the beaches covered Riley was inissmg. They
flirting with sea nymphs; you quickly decided to start a search
Also on the same evening, Crist & Costa’s famous
sports at the races on the speed for him. When cautiontd by the
H A W A IIA N S
in Music, Song and Dancing.
ways; you dancens doin’ the shim men not to go, they declared they'd
my", “ fox trot” and “grizzly bear brave any tiling to find him. Fully
See ad elsewhere. Admission 25-50, including tax.
hug” at the pavillions, don't think conscious of the risk, they stalled
Jeff and M utt Comedy and F ox News
that'll get you anywhere. That's aimed with only a cluster of wild
tame and won’t win you any tiling flowers. Over hills, through bram
with these Training school teachers bles and jungles on stones and half
of ours. No sir-reel You'll have to dried mud, then ankle deep in the
M O N D A Y A N D T U E S D A Y , J U L Y 12 13
kill the bear like Miss Williams and water they plunged. The girls are
city
bred
and
not
trained
to
swamp
Miss Records did, before you’ll get
travel, but the quick tripping
a hearing from us..
step
of
the
pavement
left
When Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cooper
them
and
on
they
went
without
made up their Fourth of July party
The famous automobile racing story— a full blooded
and invited Miss Mary Williams of slip or stumble, calling “ Ri-le-e-e
Oh,
Ri-ieer
e-ehl"
Occasionally
Chicago who has taught in the
vigorous drama o f action, incident, passion and
Training school here the past two they paused to listen for his foot
power.
Intensely modern, absorbingly interesting
An
unexpected answer
years, and Miss Lola Records who is steps.
and
produced
and presented with consummate skill.
to succeed Miss W illiams next greeted them. It was the “Sniff 1”
“Snuff-"
of
a
big
black
bear
that
year, they didn't realize they were
Also the eleventh episode of the great serial,
into
th e
trail
inviting two young ladies who jumped
would treat them to a series of before them, and they were staring
thrills.
The party included Mr. into his blinking eyes. It looked
and Mrs. J. S. Cooper, Misst Gene as tho the bear stood liigher en any
vieve Cooper, Mre. George Parker, man. Again they keyed their cour
Mrs. Ida Curtiss of Corvallis, Mr. age. The wild beast felt then- spell
“ T H E D E N OF D E V IL T R Y .”
and Mrs. George Kutch, Mrs. Helen and became then- friend, if he had
A
smashing
melodrama of risk and romance in the
Kirkland, Miss Williams and Miss started to a celebration hu changed
iiis
Fourth
of
July
plans.
He
fled
great outdoors, in the lumber camps, the football
Records. Alsea had been selected
field and the mountains.
15 weeks o f adventure 1
as the arena of sport. The Coopers through the great big woods and
wired for reservation for the party. over the fence. The fence looked
'Tis at this place Riley and “Bud” fearfully high hut the girls shinned
Cooper operate u general store. At over it like boys and chased the
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W E D N E S D A Y ’ A N D T H U R S D A Y , J U L Y 14 15 i
the same time looms were engaged, bear. Up he went into a big tree.
him. Then they
news also elicited over the wires They watched
that two good looking school teach hurried to a farm house and yelled:
ers were in the party. The whole "W e’ve got a bear,, a big black bear
village vibrated with the news of up a tree. Gi\e us a gun quick, we il
the heralded guests.
Flags and kill him sure.” Supplied with a
they
returned
to
bunting soon waved proudly about. six-shooter
B E R T I j Y T E L L as “ Jim m y” in Paul A rm strong’s
Everyone prepared to put on his the scene. They took firm aim and
internationally celebrated drama. A n odd crook is
best looks. Preparations made for fired, set their teeth savagely and
Jimmy,
i f indeed he is a crook. The flashlight of
fired
again.
The
bear
"fell
the big conventions in Chicago and
his character will find every hidden corner o f your I
San Francisco or for the big Shrine k-splunge! to the ground, clean,
The girls
heart, he will steal your every sympathy, resist tho i
festival in Portland didn't surpass plum dead he did."
knew
tiiey
couldn't
swing
the prize
the enthusiasm of Alsea. Chicken
you
will. H e will run thru your every feeling, turn f
roosts were depleted. Big, juicy over their sliouldeis and they hard
ing you topsy-turvy with thrills and alll the while f r
pies sputtered in a row; frosted ly cared for a feast of fresh bear
bind you fast with the spell of your breathless in i
cakes filled the pantry shelves moat, so they got out their kodak
and
each
snapped
pictures
of
the
terest in him. Y o u ’ll regret letting him make a get i
making ready for a neighborhood
away without seeing him.
dinner for
these
distinguished other by the dead bear. With hur
i
guests.
While the women made ried steps they made their way back
1
Roiin Comedy and Pathe News
these preparations, some of the to where the fishing began. They
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masculine sex wondered to what found Riley, the same Riley they
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order of women these teachens had risked so much for, calmly
would j.e'oi.g? Some said: “ I bet smoking and watching his hook,
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they are Sweet Young Things that while the others as calmly landed ■
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the
trout
seemingly
content
faint away at the sight of a sixr
I
shooter, or squawk if they see a with such tame sport and small
g
snail or jack-rabbit.” Others added game. The bear story started, they
all
hastened
to
the
rest
of
the
A
S
the opinion* “Maybe they'd try to
in “ T H E CODE O F T H E Y U K O N H
go the men one better in every crowd. Those who didn’t feel tlievi
g
thing." A handsome swain offered bration of the thrill were dead and
A wonderful North story. Also the famous monkey, i
this; “ 1 know Miss Genevieve Coop didn't know it. Mr. Kutch said:
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Mns. Kutch, Mrs.
er ar.u she's a thoroughbred. There “ Bully, girls.”
M
RS.
JOE
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aint a finei, sweller little girl on Cooper and Mrs. Kirkland said: "I
robbed
a
bird's
nest
once.”
Mrs.
g
the globe. She's a howling sport,
in “ A Baby D oll.”
Curtiss
said:
“
I'd
love
to
have
the
B
and if they’re like her they couldn't
be improved upon. They'll be ho hide stretched on some bamboo
g
ice box to the bunch:" ,When the sticks." Mrs. Parker declared. “ It’s
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twin Buick Sixes arrived about worth coming from the Canal Zone
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noon Sunday, July 4, the big din to hen'.” Miss Genevieve remark
g
ner was spread and during the do ed: “Shows what Oregon flowers
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vouring process tha girls were her and ‘American Beauties’ can do.”
,J.
S.,
(
I
’ll
always
stand
by
Jim)
a
g
ing looked over carefully and
“ sized up.” By the supper hour all game sport joined in the revelry
A beautiful story within a story. A tale so rich g
prejudice was forgotten and Alsea with no abandon* tho he felt like
g
with romance and so' wonderfully told as to chal
beamed approval on her guests. a down-trodden fisherman, with
lenge the admiration of all photo play lovers. The g
The girls were so delighted with the his glory lessened so that he was on
g
the
toboggan.
Riley,
with
eyes
big out-of-doors, they held an in
narrative o f a Spanish girl whose wondrous char
sparkling
like
his
big
diamond
the
i
dignation meeting and announced
acter enriches the memory o f all heroic souls. As i
girls
had
heard
about,
said:
“Were
they were going to sleep on the
beautiful as the fairest flower. As fragrant as the
hay. A spacious barn was turned you scared, girls?" They answered,
i
"No.”
By
Jimminy
you
ve
got
scented dew o f a June morning.
over to them and straw bunks pre
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pared.
There was undisturbed grit, lutle women. Id give you a
P
Herold
L
loyd
Comedy
and
Ford
W
eekly
(? ) slumber.
During the night pass to the promised land, or swim
B
across
a
sea
of
boiling
oil
for
you.
such remarks as these were heard:
£
There's
two
kinds
of
scaredness,
“ I went to bed to sleep, not to be
g
eaten.” “Get into your bunks and you know, and you’ve got the
shut your faces; I want to get some Stonewall Jackson kind. If any
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sleep—the sleep of the ju st" There body usks you, just refer 'em to ■
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was so much shuffling and jollifi me. By Jimminy!” As the bunch
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cation that Mrs. Ella Strow, who started home and were winding
provided the barn, said she milked the Alsea mountains, they were
eight cows and that her milk was treated to a sub thrill. A- third car-
C. E. Burroughs has purchiised
Dave ItoydMton will leave tomor
called "Carnation milk” and only appeared with a black bear on the “ ighty acres of the Stapleton furtn. row for Kansas City, Mo., where In*
contented cows gave carnation milk. running board and two boys keep
expects
to remain
for several
The youngsters, not
She said the cows were running ing guard.
Mrs. F. F.. Eddy and family visit months.
around so much she was afraid knowing who the Independence ed relatives in Sheridan the Fourth.
their milk would curdle like Dutch people were and that the heroines
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kelly oi Cor
cheese.
A wonderful breakfast were with them, hurried to relate
Judge G W. Stapleton of Port vallis motored to Independence
this
story:
"Its
a
honest
to
good
started the Fifth off most glorious
land was in Independence Turn ; Thursday to visit Mr and Mrs.
ly. J. S., the champion rod and ness bear! A big black bear! Look • lay.
George Conke).
reel sportsman, was up early to find at him! We aint takin' nothin' fer
him,
cause
two
purty
Independence
his favorite fishing place. Soon he
Twelve K hoys are attending the
Mr. antj Mrs. Georg,. Brown of
returned with a string of fine school teachers killed him. Their
trout, a preliminary to the big names is Williams and Records. encampment at Camp J.ewi* 'Ids ( H(,rkelcy, Cal . a* d Ralph Black of
i Seattle were guests last week of
thrills of the day. He was eager Aint they pippins? Yes air-ree!
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their relatives, the George Car
lor a party to go back with him to Hg climbed a big tree. They run
D. E. Fletcher and Sam Irvine
brays. A half dozen friends from
fi*h
M i«« Williams and Miss got a six-shooter an' shot him
Records volunteered.
Naturally, dead. Theys a lookin' fer a man campaigned and celebrated in Lin- Oregon Ciy joined the party here
(Continued on last pnge.)
' ■ oln county.
mid enjoyed a home picnic.
Riley was ready-
Then George
“ High Speed”
CIRCUMSTANCE
•riFTY-FIFTY” DECISION
IN POLK ROAD CASE
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wood of Ar
dii toil a t y the guests of their son,
Homer S.
Judge McCourt of Uie Multnomah
circuit court rendered a decision in
Mr. and Mrs. E. E, llewett were
thy Folk county highway contro
calling oil relaUves and friends
versy which is termed by legal
here Uiis -veek.
minds as a “ fifty-fifty" decision.
He says that Dallas aud Independ
Rev. C. T. Cook and family went
ence must by ou the Pacific high
to i'liiloinutii Moiuiay and spent
way; Uiui Uie commission is not
the day with relaUves.
obliged to pave Uie road at Uiis
particular time; that the commission
Mr. aud Mi’s. J. S. Bohannon
may build anoUier road if it wishes
picmced with CorvuiUs relaUves at
providing it does not use Pacific
the foot of Mary s Peak.
liighway funds for Uiat purpose.
On appeal to Uie supreme court
The W. T. House family found
Uie matter was urgued before Uiat
Newport a very delightful place in
body Tuesday and a decision can
which to observe Uie national holt
by expected soon. According to the day.
Observer, it is Uie opinion in Dallas
“ that Uie PorUtuid judge passed
Cecil Swope celebrated in inde
Uie buck' to the supreme court
pendence. He lias a very lucraUve
Judge McCourt in his decision said:
position wiUi Uie Warren Goustruc-
“ No road can be properly regard tiou Co.
ed us Uie Pacific highway unless it
runs Utrough Dallas. 1 don A think
O. A. hreamer aUended a state
u siub ns equivalent to buUdiug a meet of opUcians in Portland Mon
road through a city. AppareuUy tot day and Tuesday aud called it bis
al! practical purposes it would serve celebration.
the city of Dailus as well counueiv
cialiy, but Uie road from Amity to
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Thomas speut
MoiunouUi could not be designated, Uieir
vacation
visiting several
properly, us the Pacific highway.
....dies, including Bar View, Pa
“ 1 am strongly of the uoUou Uiat cific City aud Rock-away.
Uie highway coinmisaion is better
quaiified Uiuu Uie legislature to de- IMPROVING CITY PARK
siguute thy best commercial road,
VERY GOOD MOVEMENT
but Uie legislature did designate
Dalius ou the route and Uie high
Work was begun this week with
way must run to that town aud the purpose oi improving tha city
from there to the next poiuh park that it might be made of bene
Buf
I
do
not
think
t
(it to Uie general public. Two com
the commission can be compelled fort stations are to be built and
to pave Uiis particular road ub tills other conveniences made posaible.
time and a writ of mandamus does It can be arranged lor a camping
not properly lie.
ground for tourists who elect to re
“As jo Uiy injunction, Uie law main in this city over night Per
designates roads to be buiib first haps more would remain her* il
shall be rouds of commercial im Uiey were told ol the place. We
portance, contributing most to Uie can't have any lakes with ducks in
growth of the stave and develop it* a zoo and daily baud concerts,
ment of its resources. The liiglir but
it can
be made
a cozy
wuy commission bus a right to use little corner which even some ol our
available funds to build roads oth own poople uiuy visit occasionally
er Uian Uiy Pacific highway and and puss a few of their leisure mo
other designated highways, if be ments.
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lieved to be of first commercial im
portance, but it could not usy any ROY HAMILTON WEDS
part of the Pacific highway funds
MIBB GOLDIE BEVENS
rained from the bond issues to build
any branch road."
Roy L. Hamilton of Hickreall and
Miss Goldie Beveus of Airlie were
BANK OFFICIALS UPSET
married at Dallas last Saturday and
BIO VELIE TURNS OVER left at oncq for Pacific City to spend
their honeymoon.
H. Hlrschberg, Ira Mix and Dr.
Both young people are well and
H. C. Dunsmore of the Independ favorably known in Polk county
ence National Bank were pinned and Uiey have many friends V> wish
beneath Mix’s big Velie car near them happiness and prosperity.
Canby last Saturday night when the
automobilo turned turtle. Passeiv-
CITY AND COUNTY
by lifted tin machine off of Uiem
expecting to find a few dead and
Wallace D. Irvine ol Summers-
injured* but nobody was hurt
ville and Marie Irens White ol lnds-
In passing another car which was peudeuc were married this week.
"hogging" the road, the Velie hau
to be steered into some loose dirt
A. L. Kullaiider will represent In
and it skidded and went over. The dependence post, American Legion*
windshield and top were broken. at the state convenUon to be held
Mr. Mix drove it on to Tacoma. The at Astoria. Melvin Ray is the al
party wer«. bound for Portland.
ternate.
I ‘Smashing Barriers’ f
I Alias Jimmy Valentine j
MITCHELL LEWIS
“LASCA”
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THEATRE
FARM RESIDENCE BURNED
Mrs. R. W. Wilcox and Miss Gay
ON HEAVY HOP RANCH nelle Baldwin departed yesterday
for their respective homes In Ya>
A residence on the Seavy hop kima. Wash., and Portland after a
ranch south of Independence, oc delightful visit with the Baldwins
cupied by W. W. Newton and fam here.
ily was completely destroyed by fire
last Sunday afternoon. While the
Miss Mabel Collins, who has been
family was eating dinner it com
menced to get uncomfortably warm a guest at the Mix home for several
and when some one went ontdoom. days, left this morning for her
the discovery was made that Uit home in Seattle. Miss Collins Is
building was in flames. A consider well known in Independence having
able portion of the furniture was attended school here for several
Recently she
graduated
saved. It was the most exciting years.
from
the
Seattle
General
Hospital
as
Fourth celebration the Newton
a trained nurse.
youngsters ever had.
ONE FOURTH AOCIDENT
At one time S. H. McElmuny
LAD BADLY BURNED owned the 98 acre farm opposite hi*
own place. He has always had a
While celebrating with giant hankering to get it back, so this
powder in North Independence week he concluded it was the best
Sunday, a premature exploelon bad- buy he could find in the Willamette
ly burned Willard Iaurencs on the valley and made the purchase. It
face and hands. The other lads In will be occupied and fanned by his
the party «ca p ed without Injury.
son, Oran.