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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1920)
T » . » . .i " r ' Make this a Joyful Xmas By Selecting U sefu l G ifts FIRST—THAT WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY SILVER WARE Patrician Pattern Hollow Handle Knives and Forks and also the Mottled Handle Knives and Folks make excellent gifts. Then, there is the table and tea spoons, Berry Spoon, Gravey Ladle, Cream Ladle, Sugar Spoon, Butter Knife, Tomato Server, Jelly Server and Olive Spoon. These are all new goods and we have them in stock. SECOND—SEE WHAT YOU CAN ELECTRICAL GIFTS! GET THIRD—THE WONDERFUL PYREX BAKING GLASSWARE Mounted and unmounted Casseroles, Baking Dishes Pie Plates. We were the first to introduce this ware in Independence and our stock is more complete now then ever. Come in and hear its most wonderful tone. FOURTH—ALUMINUM WARE Plays all makes of records. Tea Kettles Placed in your borne on . trial. Boilers IN Electrical Iron and Toaster, Electrical Coffee Urn $31.50. Ho not miss seeing this if you w ant one. Electrical Coffee Perco lator $78.50, Bed Room Heater $12.00, Electri cal Reading Lamps $4.25 and up. Lamps will make a useful gift also. Roasters FIFTH—KEEN KUTTER GOODS and Cooking Utensils All sizes of ■r»f N Perculators / ' \ : \ \ i JA $4.75 Lunch Kit SJ Watch our windows. • III These make excellent gifts Service Is our motto THE MANDEL PHONOGRAPH 0 -- .til Guaranteed. Your money refunded if not satis- lied. Keen Kutter ¡Shears, Pocket Knives and Safety Razors. 0 Keen Kutter Hammers, Saws, Bits and Chisels.. All of the above are useful‘presents. THEN LAST IS THE MOTOR ACCESSORY DEPARTMENT Flashlights, Spotlights, Spark Plugs, Tool Kits, Wrench Sets, Pumps, Tool Boxes and Jacks. Racine 6000-miles Tires. Do not overlook this for Christmas gifts. WILLARD E. CRAVEN HDW. We will be piua*et! to show Christmas goods SUCCESSOR TO CRAVEN & HUFF HDW. CO. * 1 t FOR HOLIDAY | SHOPPERS K r »«wn.rxjriia: Isaac Henderson Ingram Quar t i er 1* 5-10-15c. Store OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS SEE OUR % GLASSWARE • IMPORT’D HAND PAINTED CHINA WARE ALUMINUM WARE HANKERCHIEFS NOVELTY JEWELRY PERFUME AND TOILET ARTICLES FANCY STATIONERY MECHANICAL TOYS DOLLS AND DOLL BUGGIES DOLL FURNITURE BOOKS CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS CANDIES (from 25c. per lb. and up.) FRESH SALTED PEANUTS (25c. per lb.) INDEPENDENCE, ORE. Quar t i er 5-10-15 Store Independence, Ore. iiiaMBiaM'i*“* 1'*'1 ■ »•(■ hi f ¡IIBIIIBIIIBIIIBIIIBIIIBIIII GLACLri IS MAKING RECORD (C o n tr ib u te d ) j§; Isaac Henderson Ingram, was 1 born March 13th. 1852, in War- | ren county. Mo., and died in ■ j Salem on Die. 7th. 1920. after fl! an fitness of about six months. I • On February 22, 1877 he was | j married to Catherine Sperry of = I Lincoln Co., Mo. Several years !ago they moved to Buena Vista 1 where they lived for many years before coming to Independence, Oregon. Mr. Ingram became a Mason at the age of 21 and for maay years was a member of the local lodge of A. F. & A. M. His early life was spent under the influence of theM. E. church and he was always a liberal sup porter of the church and its ben evolences. Mr. lngiam was a kind heart ed man, always willing to do what he could for these who netded help, bio task too hard, no burden too great for him to undertake if he might help some body, During the last few weeks of his life he ni. de his peace with God and his end was tri umphant. He leaves to mourn his loss his beloved wife and companion of all the years of their married g j life, and three orothers and a § host of friends. Mrs. Ingram | has the sympathy of a host of g friends in her bereavement. The funeral services were held i at the Vi. E. church, kev. F. S. Ci emo preaching the sermon. ¡ That at G rindelw ald, Sw itzerland, to Be M o vin g at a Pace T h a t Is Phenom enal. i,a iiin i« iin iia :i!H !iii.iiiiiiB iin iia :!« ;i.if in III !> A strange Alpine phenomenon is taking place at Grindelwald, that mountain center much beloved by tourists of all nationalities, both in IF YOU WANT TO REALIZE MONEY—WE summer and winter, with its little town clustering under great range I BUY EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO SELL AND of white mountains. Many who have stood on the famous Grindel | WE SELL EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO BUY wald glacier have been unconscious ’ M EN’S ANP L A D IES’ that they were moving, for the ac 4 FURNISH ING GOODS tion of the ice as it pushes toward ' GROCERIES the valley is so slow as to be imper CANDY, CIGARS ceptible-—an ordinary pace Tor a SHOES AND NOTIONS glacier often being a few yards in 9 % 50 years. But the Grindelwald gla a Do your Christinas Buying in Independence cier has been moving at the rate ot u four feet to six feet a day for over a week. It has already obliterated a pine forest and a stone bridge across the Black F.atchine, as the ice river i makes its way across the water to BumiBiiiBiiiBiiiaiiiaiiiauiaiiiBiiiair!BiiiaiiiBiiiaiiiBiiiBii!aiiiBiimiia!iffir»i!E!ii7 the upper banks. It is thought the j rapid movement is due to the enor- j nifiiBnifliiiBinBiiiBiiiBiiKiiBiiiBiiiaiiifliiiBiiifliiifliiiaiiiaiiifliiiBiiwiifliiiBiiitiiiiaiiiai. mous amount of snow and ice on the higher portions of the glacier press ing it downward; but visitors and those making observations are watching with interest, and realiz ing that what would have taken a thousand years to do gradually ia be ing accomplished before their eyes ■ at tops peed.—Christian Science I And are putting out the best bread on the market, Monitor. ('it is more like Mother’s bread. Clean and baked l [ Max Goldman ¡Have Installed Electric [ O ven ----- CURRENCY IN F L A T IO N . |b y electricity. The paper currency of 30 princi | Try it; You will like it. pal countries of the world at the be ginning of the war aggregated a lit tle over $1,000,000.000. Af the end of the war, November, 1918, it was $40,000,000,000, and in December, | 1919, it totaled $51,000.000,000, TI BiiBlI W BT:B 'l!B 'T B !rB !l'B liairB !liB T B illB lllB U W IW I«l* i:B 1 l!B!l BH BTB II these figures being in round terms j Buy your useful Christmas and exclusive of the currency issues I I ' B I IB illd lR il B liB M B .1 B i A I'B iliB lliB ilB illB illB I> B > lillll B i l B U B i l A I 8 I B I B I B I presents at Willard E. Craven’s of the bolshevik government, which aloue are estimated at $34,000,000,- Hdw. store. I Independence Bakery 000. Royal Club coffee at 42 cents Do not fail to read Willard E. is among the many bargains of fered by the Faimers Cash store Craven’s ad in this issue. Note ; Dec. 15 Jan. 1. the useful Christmas gifts that 1 you can get there for your Hats cleaned and pressed at friends. The Hat Box, 420 Ferry St., Sa lem. Send ey mail. TOR SA L E : 3 registered Short- horn cows, 3 years old, also two W h e n you want the beet c a l l for calves and a young bull. A Bargain. L ib e rty b re e d . B a k e d b> e l e c t r i c i t y . Ace Garage. The P o st has a larger circu 5 * m i , ( ( lation in South Polk Coun- ty than all other Polk coun- J ty papers combined. ■ tUBU;BHlBii.Bil*l*ia.i«i»imiB.>^ i;