HUNTING SEASON OPENS
A SHORTAGE OF DOGS
C ITY AND COUNTRY
Polk County Fair next
week.
Harold Burns has rented
a farm near Airlie.
Mrs.
Sarah
Clafftrett
Young was here from Al­
bany over the week end.
The oDening of the hunt­
ing season today marks the
beginning of a strenuous
life for the China Dheasant.
Hunters in this locality
are handicapped bv a short­
age of dogs. It seems to.be
entirely legal to steal a bird
dog and many have been lost
that wav and a number of
others have come in contact
with poison.
MARY’S STRATEGY
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L IT T L E .
Ezbon Murkhim i. f a m o u s In a s t r o n
omy. a m b l e d leisurely »long his f a v o r
ite p a t h t h r o u g h Hie o r c h a r d . w l 'h til«
h e a d in t h e c lo uds. a s tisuul. a n d only
h is feet c o n n e c te d w ith
m undane
things. So e n g r o s s e d w a s h e In p la n s
f o r t h e c o m in g e v e n i n g 's work, th a t
he fa iled to n o tic e t h e loveliness o f the
w ailing a f te r n o o n . T h e fruil t r e e s w e re
h u g e pink a n d w h i t e b o u q u e ts . A
SHRIKE NOT ALTOGETHER BAD g like
r o u p o f l a m b s f r i s k e d a n d b ounc ed on
t h e ve lve ty g r a s s fro m s h e e r Jo.v of
“ B u t c h e r B ir d " 1« I n se c tiv o r o u s C r e a ­
living. T w o b e la t e d b u tte r f lie s w inc ed
t u r e of Much Se rvice In
t h e i r golden w a y u p w a r d Into t h e blue
t h e S u m m e r Time.
a n d a d ilig e n t bee w o rk e d o v e rtim e,
lo ath to le a v e t h e t r e a s u r e - l a d e n bins,
The butcher bird, or northern soma, w h ile t h e d e s c e n d i n g su n b e a m e d
shrike, while not- possessed of auv w ith s e e m i n g s a t is f a c t i o n upon th e pic­
considerable syxtcd, has speed enough t u r e w hich he h a d helped to c r ea te .
o t t h e l e a s t a t t r a c t i v e d e ta il w n s a
to outfit any of the smaller birds, N efrl
p e r c h e d on a low. b ro a d llmh. r e n d ­
such as juncos and trie sparrows. ing a n d d r i n k i n g In t h e s w e e t n e s s of
This hunter l>es fattest when the t h e c a n o p y a b o v e h e r. T h e r e Is one
last of the migrant armies are on p i c t u r e t h a t no a r t i s t can e v e r p a in t
the move in the late autumn, when L ie a t e a s e u n d e r a n a p p le tree, look
Ing u p a t t h e se c ti o n s qf b lu e sky seen
he has an opportunity for cutting b e tw e e n Its foliage, a n d you h a v e found
olf victims remote from cover and It.
At t h e s o u n d o f f o o t s t e p s s h e looked
pursuing them across the open fields,
mice especially being unprotected up. t h e n s w u n g lig h tly to t h e ground,
a n d sto o d sm ilin g ly e x p e c t a n t . B u t th»
by their snowy cover.
p r o f e s s o r w a s n s blind to t h e little
The shrike has a rather melodious t e a c h e r ’s c h a r m s n s h e h a d been to the
whistle, which he lets go at a time lam bs, t h e b u t te r f l ie s a n d t h e b lossom s
that niaries it seem somewhat out of a n d p a s s e d by w i t h o u t a glance.
S h e s t a m p e d h e r f o o t In e x a s p e r a t i o n
season. He has been credited with
a t t h e r e t r e a t i n g flgure. “W o u ld a n y ­
using this as a decoy and camou­ o n e h u t a m u m m y Ignore m e a s he
flage to his villainy, and also with does, a n d n e v e r even a s k m e to walk
mimicking smaller birds and invit­ w ith him on a d a y like t h is ? E v e r
since h e c a m e to Mrs. B r a d y 's six
ing them to their destruction.
w e e k s ago. t h e only c o n v e r s a t io n he
Despite his name, however, the h a s f a v o r e d m e w ith Is. “ P l e a s e p a ss
butcher bird is not altogether an t h e s a l t , ” a n d r d o u b t If he kn o w s
arch villain, remarks a writer. He w hich Is It n n d w hic h Is me. W hy
is very largely insectivorous during th e old e n to m o lo g is t w ho h o a r d e d h e r e
m ore hum an
the summer, and does a good work l fo a s r t w s h u e m n m e v e e r r w h a e s fo m u u n ch
d a p a r ti c u l a r l y
by destroying numbers of mice and horrid, cree pv. e r a w l v hug. he b r o u g h '
giving riddance to the hateful Eng­ It to m e to a d m i r e . If only th o s e ho rn
lish sparrow when he comes around r i m m e d so u p p l a t e s w ould get b r o k e n
the farm buildings during the win­ f o r I believe t h e r e a r e a p a i r o f fine
e y es b e h in d them . H e c a n ’t he a day
ter.
o v e r 35. b u t l o o l c a t t h a t shock of h a ir
a n d a w f u l old lin en d u s t e r . P o o r t h in g !
There was quite a snappy verbal H e Is lik e a p itifu l l it t le hoy w ho n e ed s
m o t h e r i n g a n d d o e s n ’t re aliz e It.”
encounter on one of our crowded
An Imp of m is c h ie f p e ep e d out In
street cars the other day. A young h e r s u d d e n sm ile ns sh e w a t c h e d him
woman arose to give her seat to a d i s a p p e a r . “O v e r t h e stile, u p th e hill
sharp-faced elderly woman who had nnd a r o u n d h o m e hy th e c r o s s r o a d s
M ary, d e a r , It's u p to vou t o call his
entered, and us the latter seemed re­ a t t e n t i o n to th e fa ct t h a t t h e r e a re
luctant about taking it the young s t n r s to he se e n on e a r t h w ith o u t n
woman said with a pleasant smile tele scope , o r p e r is h In t h e a t t e m p t . ”
a n d s h e r a n h a r k t o w a r d th e house.
T h e p r o f e s s o r h a d t a k e n his sehed
SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO
tiled t r a m p nnd w a s on th e hom e
EVERY GRAMMAR AND HIGH
s tr e f e h . r e h e a r s i n g Ids l a t e s t l e c tu re
SCHOOL STUDENT
"A nd so t h e r e la tio n of t h e a s t r a l
b o dies to— J u m p i n g J u p i t e r ! ” for a !>l
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cycle, s p e e d in g noise le ss ly up behin d
Road This and Than Act
gave him a Jolt th n t d e s t r o y e d both
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his t r a i n of th o u g h t a n d e q u ilib riu m
(Contributed)
B e f o r e he could r e g a i n his b a l a n c e h"
wns o v e r t h e ro a d sid e , s t a n d i n g a nkle
d e ep In a little brook th n t g u r g le d with
glee a t Ids p r e d ic a m e n t, a n d th e offend
In-; s p e c t a c l e s lay In f r a g m e n t s on ihe
ground.
T h e collision had also u n s e a te d the
rider, w h o s a t In t h e d u st try in g to
c o n tro l h e r c o u n te n a n c e , “ nonllv." said
t h e p r o f e s s o r w ith a peeved a ir step
p ing o u t o f t h e w a t e r a n d « h e k 'n e each \
foot gingerly. IP-«« n <—» w h» b a d b e ”i
t r y i n g to s te a l th e goidiWh "th e re-'i*
s e e m s w id e e n o u g h for b oth o r ns
w it h o u t th is n n t lm e lv d i s t u r b a n c e " anil |
St th n t. t h e o ff e n d e r covered h e r f a n
with both h a n d s , a n d tier sh o u ld ts
h e a v e d sp a sm o d ica lly .
He eved her
w ith som e c oncern. ( T r u ly Mary had
not J u m p e d at c o n c lu sio n s they were
sp le n d id eyes.)
“D o n 't cry. child, a c c id e n t s will hap
pe n ." he said m o re k i n d ly : “ lump up
snri he m o re d i r e f u l next t l n i " : ” h a t to
his s u r p r i s e he d isc overe d t h a t he had
h e lp e d not n child h u t an tin nils nknbli
y o u n g lady to h e r feet. Me dropped
h e r h a n d « ns If thev h a d b u r n e d him
a n d th e little t e a c h e r t u r n e d a t e a r w e ’
fa c e In his dire c tio n . How could he
kn o w th n t o n K bv Idtlng h e r lip- an
m e r c if u lly could s h e k e ep from b u r s t ­
ing Into l a u g h t e r .
“ P l e a s e p a r d o n me P r o f e s s o r Mark
b a m ," sh e q u a v e r e d , "hut you sh ould
h a v e been on the fo o tp ath nnd I
t u r n e d t h e c u r v e fro m Ihe crossroad«
too qu ick ly ."
"You h a v e th e a d v a n t a g e of me." re
t u r n e d t h e p r o f e s s o r In his most stilted
Christian Churah
tones. “T h o u g h y o u r fa ce se ems fa
FOR SALE: At Ace Garag-i,
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m iliar. But do not let the m a t t e r dis­
1917 Port touring car. Good con-
HI. t u r b yon f u r t h e r . "
diUon new set tires, upholstering
T h e n s h e flashed a r a d ia n t glance
and paint good. Price reasonable d j . And u t
P. m .
in - upon hltn. “ W hy. I am yo u r right-
and some terms if desired.
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JSM .* h a n d n e ig h b o r at M rs B r a d y 's tab le —
M a ry M o r d a u n t.”
T h e p r o f e s s o r u n su s p e c tin g ly mat
■IliBIMBIGlIlGillHIHilG 1*1 » l » l « l »HHHH_L t h s t l o o k —s n d th e scales fell from his
eyes. W n s It p o ssible t h a t t h e r e were
o b j e c t s a s bee>'tlful ns sta r« which all
th is tim e h e h a d been ove rlooking?
H e t h r e w hack Ids h e ad nnd b r e a t h e d
» de ep ly of a i r t h n t seem ed to sei his
H E R E ’S YOU R CHANCE
p u l s e s b o u n d in g w ith new life. W h at j
a sunset!
W h a t a n i g h t!
W hat a
rlrl!
Oh Mary, von h a v e c ertainly
d o n e y o u r w ork well
S e v e ral h o u r s l a t e r t h e pro fes so r I
W e Also Handle the
e n t e r e d his ne gle cte d s tu d v a n d walk
Ing t o th e window view ed th e midnight
i sky. b u t w hen he b>«ked a t th e Milky
W ay he th o u g h t of n left-cheek dim
pie t h s t t w i n k le d In nnd out. and eyes
Did you see it?
t h a t o u t s h o n e s w hole g a la x y o f stn r s
Cord MM 0
In t h e privac y of he r room the j
Fabric MOO
w ic k ed lit t le p l o tt e r giggled to h e rse lf
"A ll’s well t h a t e n d s well." she q u o t e d
“t h o u g h I re a lly d i d n ’t reckon on thnt j
brook
t w o n d e r w h a t he would any
Independence
C S tr e e t,
If ho k ne w th n t I h u m p e d him p a r
puonly."
I1O T W I
iia ic r w ie .i!
Ladies’ trimmed hats very
reasonably nriced at Mrs.
Gregory’s store in Dallas.
The John H. Walter Tire
Co. is a new business house
recently opened on C street.
One of our voung business1
men is soon to take unto
himself a wife, the little |
birds are saving.
F. W. Torgeson’s sale last
Saturday was well attended
and good prices obtained for
most of the stuff sold.
The Valiev & Siletz By.
now runs one train each
wav. It arrives in Inde­
pendence at 1:45 o. m. and
departs at 4:20 p. m.
Herbert W. Copeland,
principal o f . the Airlie
schools, who is a graduate
and licensed optometrist,
will fit glasses for those
who need them.
The Independence schools
opened Monday with an un­
usually
good attendance
and the year will probably
be very successful from
every standpoint.
As the result of the first
“ rush” at the O. A. C„ Miss
Irene Lewis of Rickreall be­
came a Alpha Rho and Miss
Bettv Stillwell of Independ­
ence a Delta Delta Delta.
The Post has surmised for
the past ten days that the
hunting season would open
today bv the number of land
owners who have called or
phoned to the office looking
for trespass notices.
There will be a civil ser­
vice examination in Inde­
pendence on October 23 to
fill the contemplated vacan­
cy of postmaster at Buena
Vista. The compensation
for the last fiscal year was
$215.
Ford Pre-War Prices
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Back in the years 1904, 1905 and 1906 a
single Ford touring car sold for $2000.00.
The war started in 1914. Compare the fol­
lowing prices at Detroit with the prices re­
cently established by Henry Ford.
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New 1920
Ford Prices
1911-1915
Ford Prices
C h a ssis.......................
R u nab out...................
$360.00 $410.00
$395.00 $440.00
Touring c a r .................
$440.00 $490.00
Sedan, with starter..
$795.00
Coupelet, with starter. $745.00
A ll
$975 00 without starter
$750.00 without starter
above prices are F. O. B. Detroit
And R E M E M B E R the industrial stress
and strain of the years of war brought to light
no new development, no new chance of im­
provement which is not embodied in your Ford
today. The present Ford cars are the best the
Ford Motor Co. ever made.
These prices are a CUT TO T H E LIM IT.
The new Oregon allotment of 1176 Ford cars
per month assures you of reasonable prompt
delivery.
You need one. You want one. Place your
order now.
Ace Garage
Every Oregon Driver Needs a Ford Enclosed Car.
According to the Herald,
School days are here a-
Paul Tacherow, secretary
of Normal lodge. I. O. O. F. gain. Reading and ’riting
at Monmouth has had his and ’rithmetic is our daily
yearly salary increased from grind. Some of us are glad
$2 to $4 a year in “ reçogni-' and some of us are uot glad
tion of long and faithful that school has taken up a-
gain but nevertheless we
services.”
have to go. I t ’s the onlv
P. Hansen is busy deny­ wav to get an education. It
ing that he is to leave the is certain the education will
county because he is to have not come around and hunt
a farm sale uext Wednes­ us up, but it will knock at
day. Mr. Hansen says he our front doors and if we let
intends to stay around here it go bv unheeded we are the
for at least one hundred losers. Opportunity knocks
but once and loudly. Here
years more.
is one knocking. The Bap­
Mrs. Wra. Hall entertain­ tist church has a Sunday
ed last Friday at her home school which meets every
in Rickreall in honor of her Sundav at 10 a. in. There, is
grandmother. Mrs. J. W. a class for every bov and girl
Kirkland, of Independence. in Independence. A special
There were uwUe a number feature ijs that there, is h
present and the afternoon class for high school girls
and bovs. These classes are
was greatly cnioved.
the kind vou will en.iov.
Mr. land Mrs. Louis La Good meetings and a good
Flamme
and
daughter. live bunch. If vou do not
Coral, were recent arrivals go to Sundav school any­
from South Dakota and will where else vou come and
make their home here. Miss ioin us and we will do vou
Coral will attend school in good. What do sav. fellows f
Salem. Thev will get ac­ Let’s go to the Baptist Sun­
quainted with the commun­ dav school.
ity bv reading The Post.
Slllldav school at 10 a.
Preaching services at 11. a.
7 :30
All
vited.
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