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ONE HUNDRED PERCENT INDEPENDENCE
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INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, JULY 23, IM I
NUMBER 17.
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Hop pickers will get
70c a box for picking this
vear. This year’s crop
being considerably larger
than that of the past two
seasons, much more help
will be required.
i m o H BOV
ills FRENCH BRIDE
In official order No. 616 of
\V hen m France Cvril
the Dublic service commis­
Richardson
not onlv receiv­
sion of Oregon, the Inde­
ed a machine gun bullet-
pendence , Telephone Com­
wound in the left aim while
' at EMERSISODV »0
F IT T Y -rU T Y VICTORY IS
With his own big Jazx Orchestra, his beautiful
pany is given permission to (pave»
on the Argonne front, but
T^T E aeS T E D
-------- - WR v u ë o j
TURNED
INTO
COMPLETE
ONE
bathing girls and Art Penny in the biggest and best
raise its rates in Independ­
« s o o n BW a u OOTA VAJCVC 'Vi
Eibout this same time he re­
ence and Monmouth and to ( S o B S c a v B t a s ‘vo v a o v a s s ' va
musical revue ever shown here. See ad elsewhere.
Judge McCourt. who ren­ ceived a heart stab from Cu­
charge a toil between the
to e a s tH W A G -
dered
a fiftv-fiftv decision pid’s arrow. The machine
S
— ALSO—
two towns named and Dal­
\
in'the Polk countv highway gun wound healed after
las. The telephone company
il controversy several days a- some confinement in base
gets what it asked for and
i w>. re-opened the case Mon­ hospitals “ over there” and
the public who asked for
a day and reversed his former several months at the Pre­
service is given no guaran­
decision relative to the re­ sidio near ¡San Francisco,
tee that it will get it. Thus
o
in
“
THE
CHEATER.
straining order against the but it was uot until last ¡Sim­
again does a corporation
state highway commission l a * . me “ heart trouble” was
triumph over a people bv
She cheated him, she cheated herself, she cheated
to prevent the construction entirely appeased. At this
the edict of a body of men
the
world;
that’s
why
people
called
her
“
The
Cheat­
of
a paved road from Amity time Mademoiselle Yvonne
elected bv the people to
er.” A woman’s soul laid bare and a man torn on
to Rickreall before the Pa­ Brun became his bride. The
protect the interests»of the
cific highway is built thru romance began at Aix les
the torturing rack of Ins. I t ’s a play that will make
people.
Independence
and Dallas. Bains. France, about two
Permission is given for a
you think, wonder and thrill with the shock of an
As
it
now
stands
the high- vears ago while Cvril was
raise of approximately fifty
astounding situation.
wav must be built thru tlie with the. 41st Division, A.
cents a month in Independ­
two
towns named and the E. F „ doing military police
ence and Monmouth and
Jeff and Mutt Comedy and Fox News
commission must quit build­ duty in that citv. When
farm line switching is plac­
“ Mr.” and “ Mdlle.” met,
ing the Rickreall route.
ed at fifty cents with a
said she, “ Parlez-vous Fran-
The
Observer
savs:
mimimum rental of three
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JULY 26 27
“ The outcome will be good cais #” Said he, “ Tres peu”
dollars.
MISS VIVIAN WHITEAKER
news to this section, which — but soon he developed in­
A mass of figures is pre­
WEDS PORTLAND MAN
has suffered decidedly at the to a splendid speaker of
sented in order to justify
hands, of the state highway French and she, too, ac­
the contention that the tele­
commission.
Desiring to quired the conversational
Surprising their many
phone company at present
construct
the
Pacific
high­ run of the English tongue.
friends
to
whom
they
gave
rates is losing money. We
A c-harming story of a beautiful girl who answered
But while thev were learn­
way
along
the
route
selected
no
intimation
of
their
in
do not know who did the
the
call
of
the
wild.
A
strange
romance
and
a
baf­
ing
the spoken language of
iv the. commission, and not
“ figgering.”
It may be tention. Miss Vivian Whit-
the
two countries so far a-
fling
mystery
wonderfully
told.
according
to
legislative
acts
right, but what displeases eaker and Mr. Kenneth
part. the heart language was
;he
commission
located
the
Honevman
were
married
the patrons is not receiving
Also the thirteenth episode of the great serial,
lighwav some miles from the same and thev (lid not
any assurance that the ser­ in Portland last Frida v ev­
Dallas
has been rushing fail to understand it.
vice will be worth the price. ening. The ceremony, which
9 ? work and
Mile. Brun came to Amer­
on
the
so-called
wns
characterized
bv
simpli
Nowhere in the order is
ica
to meet her hero, arriv­
Holmes gap road. It is
there any penalty provided citv. was performed at 8
ing
in Portland June 13.
charged
that
every
avail­
if a patron doesn’t get what o ’clock at the hom^ of Mrs.
Thev
were married at high
able
man
has
been
at
work
J.
Good
at
1141
Park
street,
he pavs for. I f you send a
“
THE
DEADFALL.”
’
noon
last Sunday at the
on this road, which it now
dollar to a merchant for The Episcopal service was
home
of . the groom’s par­
developes
has
been
illegally
A smashing melodrama of risk and romance in the
sugar you get the sugar or read bv a prominent Rector
ents.
Mr.
and Mrs. J. W.
ocated
and
illegally
con­
in
the
presence
ofonlv
a
few
vour money back. Give the
great outdoors, in the lumber camps, the football
Richardson,
on 431 E. 10th
structed. This of course,
telephone company three close friends. Mrs. Honey
field
and
the
mountains.
15
weeks
of
adventure!
street.
Portland.
The living
presupposing
that
the
su­
dollars for service and man is the daughter of the
rooms
were
prettily
deco­
preme
court
upholds
the
de­
late
G.
W.
and
Mrs.
Nancy
whether vou get it or not,
rated
in
Summer
blossoms
cision of Judge McCourt.
Whiteaker. For the past
vou pav just the same.
and foliage.
An altar of
Savs the order is one few months she has made her i WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, JULY 28-29 I
wild
flowers
and
Oregon
home
in
Portland.
She
is
a
• place: “ That in the absence
ferns
was
improvised
and
some explanation. For some
of a fully aualified commer­ charming type of woman
t
h
e
tri-colored
f
l
a
g
of
davs
the
daily
papers
have
cial representative, station­ hood, dainty and petite, and
France
and
the
Stars
mid
been
filled
with
news
o
f
the
is
extremely
fortunate
in
ed at either either of these
supreme court decision on Stripes of America combin­
exchanges, such complaints cleverly winning the admira­
in
“
ARE
YOU
LEGALLY
MARRIED?”
the
Douglas county case, in ed with flowers iormed the
as mav arise in connection tion of her associates. She
which
the commission was arch beneath which t h e
has
always
been
an
arbiter
with the operation of a util­
The church said they were! He believed they were!
upheld. It has been gener­ American vouth and the
ity of this character should among the “ younger set.”
She
“
knew”
they
were!
The
baby
took
it
for
grant­
ally concluded that this de­ French Mademoiselle plight­
be promptly transmitted to She is descended from one of
ed!
But
the
law
says
NO!
A
revelation
every
man,
cision virtually decided a- ed their troth. The wedding
Oregon’s
early
governors.
ihe manager at Dallas.”
gainst the stand made bv service was read bv Dr. J.
woman
and
child
should
see.
It
made
Los
Angeles
Mr.
Honevman.
too.
is
well
Thank goodness, the right
this
countv. But such is not R. N. Bell of Corvallis,
stop, look and listen. A pictorial sensation.
to kick has not been taken connected, being a member
the
case.
Attorneys for Dal­ grandfather of the groom.
of
a
pioneer
family
of
Port­
awav.
las and Independence point The wedding march was
Roiin Comedy and Pathe News
W e suppose the public land. He is at present con­
out that their contention is plaved bv the groom’s moth­
service commission would nected with an automobile
that the highway commis­ er. Mrs. J. W. Richardson,
firm
in
that
citv.
Mr.
and
sav it was “ impractical”
sion construct the road thru who also sang “ Because
Mrs.
Honevman
were
here
and “ socialistic” if some­
FRIDAY,
JULY
30
Dallas
and Indemvndence. Your Heart Is Mine.” The
one would suggest this rem­ the first of the week and re­
according
to legislative act. bride, who is reputed to be
ceived
the
congratulations
edy: That ^ach time a tele­
It
is
not
held
that the route verv beautiful, was gowned
of
their
many
friends.
phone subscriber failed to
into
the
towns
can hn named, in a becoming robe o f white
receive adequate service, he Thev expect to pass the
but
it
is
contended
that the c r e p e-d e-c li e n e. smartly
deduct twenty five cents month of August at Long
ft
Pacific
highway
must
pass beaded. Her bridal bouquet
Beach.
Wash.,
and
along
the
in
“
THE
PROBATION
WIFE.
from his rental iust as he
was of white carnations.
thru
both
Dallas
and
Inde­
would do if he ordered one Oregon coast, after which
A t present thev are ati
pendence.
A
story
of
New
York
life,
from
the
dregs
to
the
dollai’s worth of sugar, got thev will make their home
home
at 431 E. 10th street,
“
The
big
point
of
differ­
at
82
East
Twenty-Seventh
cream,
from
the
Bowery
to
Millionaire
Row.
From
seventy five cents’ worth,
Portland.
At the beginning
ence
in
the
Douglas
countv
street.
Portland.
and received a bill for a dol­
a dance hall to the penitentiary. After two years in
of
the
school
vear thev will
ease
was
that
in
it
the
con­
lar. I f the telephone com­
the pen, escape, and then— the Probation W ife!
go
to
Corvallis
where the
CITY AND COUNTRY
tention
was
made
that
the
pany could prove before the
groom
expects
to
resume
his
road
must
pass
thru
Riddle,
commission that it did give
MRS. JOE MARTIN in “ Over the Tranaom.”
studies
at
O.
A.
C.
a
town,
because
the
highway
The Monmouth Herald
full service, the subscriber
Cvril was bora and raise«'
must follow the regular
would be ordered to pav in has Geo. W. Werline “ re­
here
and has a number of
countv
highways.
It
was
tiring.”
Not
on
vour
life.
full. Just switch the pres­
friends
who wish him an
this
point
that
the
supreme
SATURDAY, JULY 31
ent order of things and give
abundance
o f happiness.
court
overruled.”
Mrs.
Vernon
Brown
of
the people the benefit of the
r
Ihese
s.iui*
friends
watched
Portland
has
been
visiting
doubt lustead of the corpor­
TW O ELDERLY MEN PASS
with interest his record ov­
relatives and friends in
ation.
It will be interest­
TO THE GREAT BEYOND erseas.
south Polk this week.
ing to recall this event: “ On
HI SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
Written by Joseph Medill Patterson, whose sensa-
TO BE BUILT SOON
The entire force at the
William E. Hall, age 74. the morning of July 23 thev
Independence Creamery is f tional play was the talk o f millions of people in
died at the Dallas hospital were ordered to advance
scheduled
to
quit,
resign
or
this morning. He lived at thru Argonne forest aftei
§
every
representative
city
thruout
America.
A
triply
The construction of the
Buena Vista and had a lart^e American artillery had o-
Independence high school lose their iobs the first of f fascinating story of Society and the footlights that
number of relatives in this pened a barrage with 5000
gvmnasius will be begun in August.
S will send you away from the theatre in thrills of
guns. It was during this
community.
the earlv Fall. Bids for the
joy. Kathrvn Adams and Frank Mayo.
fight that Richardson dodg­
Hiram
A.
Newman,
age
construction of the building
The K
bovs, who at- 5
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88. died at the home o f his ing across No, Man’s Land
are being advertised now, to tended e n c a m p m e n t at |
Herold Lloyd Comedy and Ford Weekly
son.
C. H. Newman, at Mon­ with ammunition for an au­
be opened the first week in Camp Lewis, returned the
mouth Monday.
Funeral tomatic gunner hidden in a
August. Messrs. Fletcher, first of the week. It was
services were held Wednes­ shell hole, was himself hit
Pengra and McLean, board quite a lark and thev emov-
bv a machine gun bullet in
day.
members. and C. G. Irvine, ed it.
the
left forearm. Making
clerk, went to Salem one
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IN D E P E N D E N C E
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his wav back to the trench
AUTOMOBILES STILL RUN
night this week and had a
S e v e r a 1 Independence
MERCHANTS' CAR ON W A Y he had left, the commanding
conference with an architect, people saw Mrs. E. K. Dem- ” ai:ii'QiRiHimiaiiiBi>a.iwi:Bi«i,HM;aii:aii!HiiniiBii«iiBiiiBiniwiiBiiimiaif
officer dispatched another
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man with him to walk to the
The U. S. official census struck bv an automobile last
A
little
gasoline
nets
in-
CITY
AND
COUNTRY
I
The
Sheridan
ball
team
failed
to
to town frequently. Tho jj£ ?S8mF station m the rear,
gives Corvallis a population night in Salem. Her hus­
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show up here Sunday afternoon, the fluid is a scarce article " b e n he arrived there Ins
band was seriouslv injured.
o f 5782 and Albany 4840.
Rilpy Craven of I)allaa ha* de- but there waa a game juat the around the selling stations. ■ !irT1?
dressed temporan-
dined
to accept the Democratic name. A nine of ‘ ha* beena" was there seems iust as many lv. but he was told that weak
The Elks have been hold­
The Independence citv
council has looked over the ing their state convention nomination for float represent*live, promptly organized and made the automobiles running as in as he was. he would have to
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regulars sweat for four or five in- davs eone tr
walk back to tht next station
sidewalks and some new in Salem this week and a “There will be
a
big
demand
for
nings at which time the game wo*
large number of our people
Independence merchants aH the ambulances could not
ones must be built.
have been in attendance. Fordson* this fall in this section," called because of other engage have a car on the wav here.
Via/- ^ar
that time the Germans
The Independence-Salem There are a number of Elks says F. C. M cl^an of the Ace Gar- merits. The score wa* 10 to 3, but It was expected to arrive
members age. He ia hoping that he can get the "ha* beerm" are unanimous of the first of the week, but got opened a bombardment, and
road on the west side is now in Independence,
—
open. The paving is com- of the Salem lodge, and most enough to 8upply the demand, but the opinion that had the con- switched o ff somewhere. It for an hour he was forced to
pleted from West Salem to of them were over to hello like it i* with the Ford car, the first te*t gone the limit, reaulta would will probably get here Mon- be wounded in a dueout.
have been different.
Brunk’s Corner.
_ 1 Bill” with their comrades. come the first served.
dav or Tuesday.
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f ‘Smashing Barriers
LEW CODY
NORMA TALMADGE
1 “A Utile Brother of the Rich” 1
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