T he P olk C ounty P ost
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT INDEPENDENCE
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INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, OCTOBER 1, IK *.
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D I U LIKELY CHOSE
FOR CAPIMI) OF T
Second Lieutenant Frank
E. Dickson will likely be
chosen as captain o f Co. K,
Oregon National Guard, to
succeed Captain C. L. Stidd.
Ordinarily, it could be ex
pected that the first lieuten
ant would be promoted, but
Ira D. Mix. present incum
bent. declares emphatical
ly that he doesn’t wish the
place.
Much can be said in D ick
son’s favor. He is popular
with the company, has ex
ecutive ability, is a young
man o f splendid character
and would be satisfactory to
the “ higher ups.” He has
been a member since K was
started and has at all times
assisted Captain Stidd and
Lieutenant M ix in keeping
the company up to standard
and pounding in “ p e p ”
when things were growing
stale.
Lieutenant Mix feels that
he has not the time to give
that is required o f the com
manding officer. To show
their appreciation of his ser
vices. the bovs will probably
elect him anvwav and then
he can decline if he wishes.
Lieutenant Dickson does
not want the place, but prob
ably could be persuaded to
take it if elected. The entire
community naturally in
terested in the com pany’s
good welfare realizing that
it stands or falls according
to the efficiency and inter
est of its officers, is favor
able to Dickson’ s election.
The election mav be held
on Friday evening. Oct. 8.
Request has been made of
the Adjutant-General to bal
lot at that time. I f permis
sion is given at least fifty
per ceflt o f the members
must be present to make the
election legal. The captain
must not necessarily be h
member o f the company at
the present time and any
member is eligible if possess
ed o f the necessary ability
and qualifications.
MRS. LENA STEIGER SENTENCED
THEN PAROLED BY JUDGE
Salem — Pronounced bv
Circuit Judge Kelly and
District Attorney James G.
Heltzel to have been one of
the most expensive and dif
ficult criminal cases ever
tried in Marion county. Mrs.
Lena (M. Steiger. t>2, was'
paroled bv Judge Kellv a f
ter he had imposed a seven
year
sentence.
Tuesday
morning.
. A jury in department 2,
circuit court, for Marion
countv. convicted Mrs. Stei
ger o f complicity in the at-
tempted murder o f her hus
band. T. W . Steiger. The
verdict was returned Sept.
22.
Jesse Mullinix, self-
confessed accomplice o f Mrs.
Steiger, is serving out a
seven-vear sentence for the
crime.
“ This is the most difficult
problem vet placed before
m e.” stated Judge Kellv,
prior to granting parole.
“ In view o f Mrs. Steiger’s
extreme age and in view of
the fact that the most sad
ly wronged party, the hus
band. has recommended le
niency. the request for pa
role is granted and the pris
oner will be required to re
port to the state parole o f
ficer as required bv law.”
One stipulation exacted
o f Mrs. Steiger bv the dist
rict attorney and the court
was that she avoid anv
meeting with her husband
and remain away from her
former home.
AU RE VOIR KING HOP I
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Once again another
hop harvest has been
completed
and
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“ fruit” is in the bale.
Our thousands o f extra
people have gone to their
homes, and what a differ-
ence a few years has
made in the wav in which
they came and went.
Used to be that a large
number o f them arrived
ragged and broke, many
o f them walking in. Now
they ride in first class,
hundreds having auto
mobiles. well dressed and
coin iingling in their
pockets. They go awav
the same wav and have
more to show for their
labor than in the old
davs.
The Post congratulates
the growers upon the re
sults o f the 1920 harvest
and trusts that nothing
will interfere to prevent
them from realizing a
splendid profit.
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SUNDAY, OCT. 3— (Evening Only.)
N A Z IM O V A
THE GREAT,
in “ THE HEART OF A CHILD.”
§ The life romance o f a cockney girl from the tene
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§ ments o f limehouse; o f the London theatre; and of
f British aristocracy. It is a big and beautiful exper
1 ience.' It is an experience that thrills and tugs ut
I the heart; one that evokes many a chuckle; many a
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smile; and the smiles are often half-wistful.
The
other woman— with merciless adroitness of her so
ciety training— had trapped Sally; had tricked her
into a compromising situation with the man they
both loved. Was Sally’s dream to be shattered on
the very threshold of happiness? Admission 20 35c.
INVITATION OP PROPRIETOR
Monkey Comedy and Outing Chester
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, OCT. 4 5.
JUST WHAT WE WAS GO
ING TO ASK IF THE NEWS
HADN'T BEAT US TO IT
Bookie says there is noth
ing wrong in women weuring
socks so far as he can see.
W'hattayoumeanbyUiat?- New
Brighton News.
DOROTHY DALTON
As a sort o f a celebration
in honor o f Henry Ford,
who has so magnanimously
reduced the price o f all the
products o f the great com
pany o f which he is the
head, without depreciation
o f quality or reduction of
wages to his thousands o f
employees, and further be
cause o f the prosperous busi
ness the A ce Garage is en-
ioving with peace and har
mony among its employees,
each and everyone employed
in the last named establish
ment. including the ladies,
were the guests of F. C. M c
Lean. the proprietor, at a
banquet spread at the Bea
ver hotel Tuesday night.
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. F. C. McLean. Mr. and
Mrs. W alter Plant. Mr. and I
Mrs. Rice Cook. Mr and Mrs. !
Kimberling. Mr. and Mrs.
Grover Johnson, Mr. and
Mrs. T. P. Ggiesbie. Mr. ami
Mrs. ’Joe Guilds. Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Flood. C. Cox.
F. B. Ventries and Miss
Fave Johnson. Dell Grigs-
bv was the lone exception.
He was out o f town and did
not get back in time to par
ticipate.
A fter the inner
man had been replenished
amid much pleasntrv, the
entire roartv.Vwent to the
home o f Mr. McLean where
several more hours were
consumed in plaving games,
tricks, etc. The whole even
ing was so delightfully spent
that there will always be a
longing in the hearts o f all
for like events in the future.
PRUNE CROP DAMAGED
CRACKED BY THE RAIN
Can a woman reform? What part does man’s love
play in helping her win back to the* straight and
narrow path? She was queen of the dance halls—
he a penniless seeker o f gold. “ Black Jack” want
ed to keep her because she was the “ Flame” that
singed many moths for him. See this wonderful
struggle for a woman’s soul.
Pathe Review and Lloyd Comedy
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, OCT. 6 7.
DORIS KENYON
in “ TWILIGHT.”
A sympathetic drama o f extraordinary power. The
ad\ entures o f a beautiful foundling girl, discovered
when an infant, in a partner strapped to a lost burro
in the heart of the North Carolina hills.
Roiin Comedy and Pathe News
FRIDAY, OCT. 8.
NORMA TALMADGE
in “ THE W A Y OF A WOMAN.”
A tale of a Southern girl, o f aristocratic family, who
marries a dissolute New Yorker for his money.
When she comes to New York, she is enmeshed in a
series o f trials and tribulations out of which she fi
nally emerges to her well-earned happiness. It) is
Norma Talmadge at her best in a story that grips
the beholder every minute.
Comedy and International News
SATURDAY, OCT. 9.
CARMEL MYERS
THIS WOMAN WILL DO
BETTER NEXT TIME
Letter received by an insur
ance company:
"Sorry to
have been late with remit
tance but have had sickness*
in family also 10 ib. daughter
but will do better next time."
CONCERNING THE LAYING
FUNCTIONS OF A HEN
“ B. T. Merrill is having
much success with poultry on
his ranch south of I »depend
ence. He has thc knack and
knowledge of knowing how to
keep the hens laying eggs,"
says The Post
Beg your
pardon but The Pill Box
would like to ask the Hou
Post what a hen (thorobred or
garden scratcher) would be
laying if she wasn't laying
eggs?
in “ THE FLAME OF THE YUKON.”
ACE EMPLOYEES BANQUET
TH E PILL BOX
GUY A. NEWTON AND
MISS GUSTA SETAK MARRIED
Justice Siblev at Dallas
vesterdav morning united
in marriage Guv A. Newton
and Miss Gusta Setak, and
friends who accompanied
them, let all the world know
what had happened bv dec
orating the automobile car
rying the bridal party.
Mr. Newton is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. W .W. Newton and
is a fine voung man. He
served his country during
the war after which he has
been farming and stock
raising.
The bride is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. Setak. liv
ing south of Independence,
and is an accomplished
voung ladv.
Both have manv friends
who
wish them much iov.
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ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATOR
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Í Frank Davev. appointed
i bv Governor Olcott to inves
i tigate the Japanese situa
in Oregon, has complet
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the
and filed his re
I port. iob
Concerning
Polk
■ countv. Mr. Davev savs:
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“ In Polk countv some
Í seasons of the vear there is
■ a Japanese population of
■ over 200 engaged in the vari
duties connected with
i ous
hoD growing, but the per
i manent Jap residents ofthat
i countv are said, to number
i not more than thirty.”
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KURTZ PRUNE DRYER GOES
UP IN SMOKE; LOSS $17000
DALLAS P m FllO iS
DOM COMPROMISE
Evidently there is a move
on in Dallas to compromise
with the State Highway
Commission in the Polk
countv road controversy.
Concerning the same, the
Observer savs:
Of the two cases brought
against the state highway
commission the people of
Polk countv have won one
and lost one. It would
seem that there is but one
solution in sight, and that is
a compromise. In saving
this The Observer believes
that it speaks for a great
maioritv of the people af
fected. and is further of the
opinion that Dallas has ev
erything to gain and nothing
to lose bv a reasonable and
iust compromise.
The great outstanding
reason for this stand is that,
no matter what defense has
been made or will be made,
a great proportion of the re
mainder of the state is and
will remain of the opinion
that Dallas and Polk county
are obstructionists. It is
held bv the people south and
north of Polk countv that
there can be no reason for
anv countv taking a stand
that will result in a delay in
road construction. No a-
m ount-of 'propaganda has
been able to beat back this
belief. The result will be
that Dallas and Polk county
will -soon (find themselves
plaving a hand against the
remainder of the state. To
trulv win under such condi
tions is almost impossible.
This newspaper believes
that the members of the
state highway commission
have been taught a needed
lesson. It has been brought
home to the members of that
bo(lv that thev must be fair
if thev expect to win in the
end. Thev have also been
taught that thev must be
fair to the towns as well as
to t)he dounties. and that
other people than county
iudges live in the different,
counties. Such being the
case we believe that the
time is opportune for a fair
compromise.
We believo
that if a fair offer is public
ly made bv Polk countv that
the highway commission will
be forced to accept the ternis
thereof. A refusal bv the
commission to accept a fair
open and shut offer from
this county at this timo
would, we believe, sweep the
commissioners from office.
A state administration could
not long stand the odium
that would attach to such an
unreasonable stand.
It is novv admitted bv
manv that if Polk countv
people and members of the
commission had had an in
terview before the^case was
brought it would not have
gotten into the courts. The
commissioners claim that
thev were bluffing when
thev ordered the suspension
of work on the paving from
Brunk’s corner to Dallas.
If that order had not been
given Dallas would not have
joined in the k*ourt cases,
if this is all true, and we be
lieve that it will be admitted
that such is the case, there
was never anv real reason
for these trials, if there was
no reason for the eases hav
ing been brought it follows
that there is no reason for
their continuance.
Polk
countv insists that the com
mission cannot be relied up
on to live up to its agree
ments.
The commission
makes the same charge a-
gainst Polk countv. * here-
fore. the more reason for
both parties demonstrating
that thev are reliable.
(Monmouth Herald)
J. K. P. Harris. Thei
in “ FOLLY’S TRAIL.”
A $17.000 loss ensued
Post prune editor, declares |
The story of gay butterfly in New Y ork’s Bohemia
when fire destroyed the
that the prune crop has been I
who learns she has a heart when she meets the right ■ prune evaporating plant of
iniured fifty percent bv the
hop pickers’ rain and the
man; o f a love that is stronger than reason and of ■ F. A. Kurtz last Tues<hi\
crop will be that percentage « fhe mental upheaval which follows the clash of op- j morning. Fire was discov
ered at about 7 o ’clock in the
short. This mav lead to an i
i morning and made headway
advance in price for those « posite temperaments.
who have not contracted. > i
Ford Weekly and 2 reel Christy comedy
J so fast that nothing could
stop it. The drver which is
The nature o f the iniurv i s '
one of the largest in the
that the fruit cracked and I
country, had been running
will not be available for J
many commercial purposes. 1
at full capacity and there
were several tons of fresh
Bv the wav. a member o f, I *
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and dried fruit in the build
The Post staff asked Air. «
Harris how prunes were ■ ■ H ; B ^ a i « l'B ll i B ^ | l l B ll B I « I B ia i 'B < I B i ia L B i l : B 'l « l l B i l l B I « < l i B l l « i | « | « i ing at the time of the fire
and which were lost. About
picked and he replied sol
$0.000 insurance was car
emnly that the picker shook 1
the tree and caught the fruit
Tillamook’s Versatilitv
berries. venison, flour, hon- ried. The Kurtz company,
(By Fred Lockley.)
when it fell.
ev. wool, beeswax, coal, ced- owner of the plant, is asso
itr shakes, Indian baskets, ciated with others in the
GOING THRU INDEPENDENCE
A glance at the Tillamook dried and canned fruits, ownership and management
ON W A Y TO STATE FAIR countv
exhibit will prove eggs and poultry, deer of the Monmouth orchards
that the countv is one of heads, cougar and bobcat south of this city.
The most excellent weath varied resources. Here are hides, wild ducks and geese
er o f the w eek has made it j some o f the products I saw and manufactured goods SAM MeELMURRY ATTENDS
a STATE TAIRS STRAIGHT
possible for the State Fair in the exhibit: Cheese, tim show that Tillamook countv
this vear to beat all records | ber. salmon, trout, clams, is self-contained and self-
(Salem Journal.)
for attendance. Because of butter, com . wheat. Fiats, sustaining.
clover,
alfalfa,
barlev.
cow'
S. H. McElmurrv and wife
a bad stretch o f road on the
PETER KURRE MUST HURRY
East side a large portion o f peas. mint. kale, beets, tur Got Thtir Namaa In a City Pipar of Independence are camp
(Salem Journal.)
TO GET MILL STARTED south state traffic has been nips. sunfitiwers.
rhubarb,
ing at the state fair grounds ELECTION BETS ARE FEW
coming thru Independence. sugar beets, horseradish,
this week. Mr. McElmurrv
HOW ABOUT INDEPENDENCE?
Peter Kurre onlv has ten There has been one car after ground cherries, onions, i>o- Willard Craven and Clvde attended his first fair in
tatoes anti all the regular Williams.
Independence Oregon in 1872. anti he has
more davs in which to g e t ; another all the week.
Onlv a few bets have been
vegetables
and merchants, are here this not missed a fair week since.
Of course, evervbodv in garden
the mill started, otherwise
he will go broke buving Polk county was in attend fruits, cascara bark, mush w eek, with their families Rain or shine he is always made on election results.
How will Independence gof
rooms. cranberries, huckle enioving the fair.
on hand.
hats.
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