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ONE HUNDRED PERCENT INDEPENDENCE
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INDEPENDENCE, OREGON,
RECALL ELECTION TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 16
T he p etitio n w ith th e leg a l num ber
of nam es th ereon h avin g been filed
and Judge A. B. R obinson n ot having
resigned w ithin five days th ereafter,
C ounty Clerk M oore has called the
recall elec tio n for F ebruary 16.
N on-ln terested observers of condi
tions in P olk cou n ty and th ose who
have In vestigated the " d issa tisfa c
tio n ” w ith Ju d ge R obinson over road
w ork, can n ot b eliev e that the recall
ers w ill be ab le to m u ster a m ajority
at the sp ecial elec tio n and the many
friends of th e ju d g e over the cou n ty
are of th e sam e opin ion . B u t they
do not propose to rem ain inactive.
An a g g ressiv e cam paign w ill be
w aged for th e ju d g e w .th the exp ec
tation o f v in d ica tin g him by a tre
m endous m ajority.
The Civic Clob
L ast W ed n esd ay afternoon th e O
A. K ream er hom e form ed an oriental
se ttin g for th e co n tin u ed stu d y of
•iapan In w hich th e Civic club Is
1 een ly in terested . Japan is noted
for Its flora and th e in terior .of the
hom e w ith its b ea u tifu l h ou se plants,
clu sters of pussy w illow , etc., made
a scen e w orthy o f an a r tist’s brush
A fter a brief b u sin ess session dur-
i.tg w hich Mrs. J. S. R obbie was
elected treasu rer to fill th e vacancy
i lade by th e resig n a tio n o f Mrs. G.
W. C onkey, the m eetin g w as given
over to the program co m m ittee. R oll
ill w as responded to w ith quota-
t ons g lea n ed from an ex cellen t pa-
1 er given by Mrs. H. B. F letc h e r the
1 lev io u s m eetin g.
Mrs. C lyde E cker
! resented an Illu strated paper on
' lap an ese A rt.” T hru th e kin d n ess
i M iss C ornelia M arvin, Mrs. Ecker
( sp la y e d color p rints of H iroshige
and H okuai w hich w ere from Miss
.ta r v in ’s p rivate co llectio n secured
\ hile in the o n e n t la st sum m er. The
1 idies found m uch p leasu re in d is
crim in a tin g th e p rin ts of th e m aster
artists. P ieces of ch o ice pottery w ere
also show n.
Miss M adeleine K ream er d elig h t
ed th e in terested g a th er,n g w ith a
p^per on “ Jap an ese M usic.” Miss
K ream er has been a stu d en t at the
O. A. C. sch ool of m usic and d eliv
ered h er paper in a moat com pre
h en siv e sty le. T h o se to w hom Japa
n ese m usic had been but a nam e con
sidered th e ren d erin g of th e com po
sitio n s a revelation . An in terestin g
featu re was the co n tra stin g of the
Japanese and A m erican sty le of
m usic. E sp ecially w as th is true of
the nation al an th em s. Miss Kream er
w as assisted in ren d erin g the several
selectio n s by Mrs. E. D avis on the
v io l.n .
She closed her paper w ith
the b ea u tifu l story of "Madam B u t
te r fly .”
F o llo w in g
the
program
Mrs.
K ream er told a clev e r story about
the Jap an ese “ tea c erem o n ia l” and
w h ile in cen se burned from a Buddha
holder, orien tal m aids served a cup
of cha to th e fifty g u ests. T he a ft
ernoon w as esp ecia lly p rofitab le and
pleasant. T he stu d y of Japan w ill
be con tin u ed by a paper on the
"Japanese in A m erica” by Mrs. Brad-
ner and th e "B oys of Ja p a n ” by Mrs.
E id rid ge w hich w ill be given th e se c
ond m eetin g in February.
N ew m em bers received w ere Mrs.
A. B. R obinson, Mrs. T. A. F u rgeson ,
Mrs. R ose N eal, Mrs. H ugh H anna,
Mrs. H a ttie W ood and Mrs. S. C. H al-
laday.
low in g le tte r to the P ortlan d T ele
gram:
T his is a partial a n sw er to G. A.
S. in the issu e of January 6. A large
num ber of m en w ith fa m ilie s w ould
better their con d ition s if th ey were
more w illin g to help th em selv es by
helping th o se w ho need th eir service.
The c itie s are overrun w ith people
who have no m eans of support, other
than w orking for oth ers, and as G.
A. S. says, th ere are 100 m en for
every job, esp ecia lly in tim es lik e
the present. Jobs m u st be lim ited ,
as em p loyers cannot em ploy help at
a loss.
W hen work was p len tifu l
and w ages good, the em p loye should
have m ade it a rule to save som e of
his m oney to tid e him th rou gh ju st
such co n d itio n s as now exist. Too
m any m en and w om en seem ed to
think th at lo ts of work and h igh pay
w ould a lw a y s exist. In a sen se they
have look ed to the labor unions and
a seven or eigh t-h ou r work day too
stro n g ly and n ot en o u g h to th eir own
w elfare and se lf d efen se. Many fam
ilies could, if th ey w ere w illin g to
liv e as cou n try people have to, till
th ey get en ou gh of th is w orld ’s sav
ings to sta rt them in b u s.n ess of
th eir ow n, secu re p osition s on farm s.
R ight here is w here the sh oe pinches.
Too m any c ity fa m ilies h a v en ’t the
am bition to m ake a sta rt and let the
farm ers know they w ant a position
and w ill stick and m ake good. The
farm er has been b it so ha<d w ith
City help he d oes not look with the
best of favor upon it. H e can adver
tise for help and receive from five
to fifty a p p lication s in tim es lik e
now, all sta tin g th eir experience as
farm ers, ran gin g all th e w ay from
hoeing a back-yard garden on a city
lot to forem an on som e g en tle m a n ’s
estate. H ow is a farm er to m ake a
selectio n from such a lot?
It is true w e farm ers h a v en ’t the
m any sh o w s to go to sev era l tim es a
week and th e ex citem en t of the city
life, but it is th e love for a hom e one
should striv e for first. It is not all
su n shin e w ith th e farm er. T he past
year has been a lo sin g one, and no
relief in sig h t yet. I have a position
for a m an o f good habits, and
m any o th ers w ould em p ley if th ey
could g et good help.
JAMUAS Y 21, 1921.
NUMBER
LOCM m s m o 10
FA R M E R S CASH STO RE SHORT P i o n s
C. Burton Durdall
Dr. and Mr» 0 . D. Butler have r e
turned from California.
Independence, Oregon
A daughter wa» born oi e day lust
week to Dr. and Mr», A . C. Hannon.
A part of Max <i aim an a store wi i
[j j be remodeled and occi yied by A. 1
Kuhlander jew eler.
Stanley McDonald, Manager.
No need to shop out of town . Compare our
prices . Special prices on Flour and Sugar
Mrs. Ida U inbaali o f Lake V a ■>
was the gu est of Mrs. G aylord G od
frey w h ile in the city.
Mrs. M. C. W illiam s and U u g h te i,
Miss Thelma, have return, . troia ..
I v isit of several days u P ortland.
We are now able to reduce the price on our Silver King
Coffee and still give you the same value in this cojj'ee
Our pile« now being 29c. per pound or four pounds $1.00
5 pounds
Peanut Butter
40c. Special Blend on«
Coffee in bulk LL\t
9 cans
Tomatoes
23 bra good White* t Aft 51b. can
Laundry Soap
v 1 iUU
Red Label Karo
9 cans
Caroline Milk
48c
$ 1.00
$ 1.00
4 Ac Albers Rolled 4 0.
Oata with premium «01
9 cans
Salmon
60c. fancy Jara
Coffee 42c. 3 lbs
$ 1.00
9 cans
Sugar Peas
10 lbs Fancy Jap
Rice
We deliver now.
$ 1.00
8 cans
Sugar Corn
Mrs. M cK inuey, who has been v is
itin g her daughter, Mrs. J. S. Robbie.
I has returned to her hom e in P o .t
land.
Mrs. J. S. Cooper
.¡a hom e on-
day last w eek. Mr. a:..I Mrs. Co e,
are spending the w inter at tl,o La
perial h otel in Portland.
$ 1.00
C larence Irwin w ill open a m eat
m arket in the F lu k e building ou U
street th is w eek.
Mr. Irw in is an
old buteber and understands the bus
iness.
x on
$ 1.00
Mrs. E. E. Jorgen.-on o f Perrna,
M ontana, has been v isitin g her s ;s
ter, Mrs. Frank Sm th. W ednesday
Mrs. Sm ith accom panied her slide
to Sherw ood w here they visited tneic
m other.
79c
Mrs. J. G. M cIntosh w ent to Cor-
vullia last Sunday to v is.t her cou sin ,
Mrs. Jen n ie Ricluyd.s, who is 111 of
pernicous anaem ia.
Mrs. R ichards
is a d au gh ter o f Mrs. Susan Jones
and fo im erly lived here.
We save you money.
FA R M E R S CASH STO RE
D. L. H edges was stricken w ith a
strok e o f paralysis S aturday forenoon
but at th e present tim e has n early
reached that sta te o f recuperation
where he can rejoice with his many
friends over his remarkable recovery.
C . B u r t o n D u rd a ll
SALEM, SILVERTON, INDEPENDENCE
ritzgerald-B&nsa
A n nouncem ent of th e w ed d in g
of Miss L eona H anna and Mr. Larry
F itzgerald h as been received by In
dependence
friends.
T he
happy
rhe fens and the hotter tno liinnunu
not have been blind.
ev en t w as celebrated in P ortlan d at
tlon o f the object the better the re
“Trachoma’s
victim
s
(one
of
the
the hom e of the bride a t high noon.
most dreaded of contagious eye dis sult of the photographer’s effort. Just
Saturday, Jan. 15, in th e presence of
eases) have been discovered In sev so with the more perfect Instrument,
on ly a few rela tiv es and clo se friends.
R ev. San d ifu r read th e service am id
eral states where It was not suspect the eye, and It behooves every one to
a se ttin g of d ain ty sp rin g blossom s
ed this scourge could be prevalent. see that his eyes are kept In good con
and d elicate greenery.
Not less thun nine states have during dition nnd free from eyestrain due to
F ollow in g co n g ra tu la tio n s Mr. and
this year Initiated or renewed their Improper lighting. As It takes a long
Mrs. F itxgerald left for a b rief w ed
tight against the spread of trachoma. er tim e to take a good picture In poor
ding trip to Seaside. Mrs. F itz g e r a ld ’s Wonderful Progress Made by the
In Illinois, particularly, there has light than In good light, so It takes
goin g aw ay su it w as a chic ta ileu r
been
a m arshaling of the forces for longer to obtain a good conception of
National
Committee
in
That
o f blue trico tin e w ith b ecom in g ac
system
atic operation In the stamp what 1s before us with poor eyesight
cessories.
Direction.
ing
out
of this disease. In all cases and In poor light. Employers are wise
B oth Mr. and Mrs. F itzgerald are
It has been the function of this com who provide against accidents from
form er Independence people. Mrs.
mittee to serve as a helpful agency In poor lighting.”
F . is th e d au gh ter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jam es H anna and is a grad u ate o f
this work.
Return Hero Medal.
Independence H igh.
Mr. F. is the
Caused by Wood Alcohol.
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. F itzg era ld
Connellsvllle, Pa.—W hile a negro
"Wood alcohol poisoning still causes j woman held up Mrs. Annabelle Gemas
and has been connected w ith both
th e
Independence
N ation al
and Conservation of Vlaion Clasaet Grow nuch blindness through drinking this along the West Penn street car line,
ing In Num bir a» Educators Dis
F arm ers S ta te Bank of th is place.
substance masquerading as a familiar near the Gemas home, two negroes
B oth are popular am ong the y o u n g
cover It la Practicable to Open
stim ulant. Tills condition was not a searched her, took her poeketbook,
er set and have the b est w ish es of
surprise to us, and we hnd Issued a containing about $30. but returning a
Claeses In Small Cities.
a h ost of friends.
warning which w as used throughout gold service medal which the wont
[r. Morrow Discus««* Labor Problem
T hey w ill be at hom e in P ortlan d
New Tork.— More than 4,000 sup the United States. Much activity re an’s husband, the Inte George Gemas
w here Mr. F itzg era ld is connected
porters of tile work of the National sulted because of the newspn|>er ac had been awarded for service In tin
W . O. M orrow has w ritten th e fol- w ith the U. S. Bank.
Committee for the Prevention of counts of the dreadful situation, and Spanlsh-Amerlcan war. The trio halt
Blindness were reported at the sixth considerable work has been done by ed Mrs. Gemas with the request,
annual m eeting In this city. This re- them toward elim inating this cause of “P lease give us your money, lady.”
RimilNIN
I>ort show s a remarkable Increase needless blindness.”
H. F. J. Porter o f the Society for
from the 0(5 charter members In 1915.
Something Funny, All Right.
The work for the last year showed Electrical Development delivered the
TOtonvIlle, O.—There w as some
annual
address.
The
subject
of
Mr.
much progress for the conservation
thing funny ahout the chicken dlnne;
of vision In the public schools and col Porter’s address w as “Through L ife’s served Mayor Charles Beswlck. He
Windows.” He showed the great de w as guest of honor at a stag party
leges.
pendence of man on healthy and well- where the chicken was served In lib
The report continues:
The country is returning to
“Conservation of vision classes in cared for eyes, which he compared to eral portions
On returning home
the
public schools are growing In a pair of motion picture cameras. “In Beswlek found Hint 15 of his choice
normalcy and all signs indi
number as educators have discovered, deed, the motion picture cninern Is pullets had disappeared.
cate that the year 1921 will
through the efforts of our committee, made In Imitation o f the eye,” he con
be fruitful for all of us.
that It Is practicable to open such tinued. “T he better the condition of
C. B. D ?
classes even In cities sm aller than
the largest. The present census of
such classes Is 62, of which 12 have
been established within the last year.
So far as known, the classes which £
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a
now support such classes include Illi
nois, M assachusetts. Michigan, Minne
Appreciating your past fav
sota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and W ashington. There Is no more
ors we will retail merchan
hopeful part o f our work than this,
dise at as low a price as
and we are proud to have contributed
can consistently be done.
a considerable part to the establish
ment o f these classes.
Blindness In Children.
“T he ch ief cause of blindness
among children Is due to ophthalmia
noeonatorum. The percentage this
year Is 22.5 per cent as compared
with 16.7 per cent for last year of
I
i
those who have newly entered the
It is our purpose to com
residential schools. This disease la
pete with similar stores in
an Inflammation o f the eye usually
contracted by newly born children.
other towns and should our
The percentage Is even higher in the
patrons find any discrep
r
public classes. We have reason to re
ancies in prices let us know.
gret this unfortunate relapse. This is I W e keep every known preparation and m a n y
the first year hut one that has not
shown a considerable decrease, but w s j§
not so well known.
are quite sure that our figures nre
more accurste than In the yenrs gone
by, and possibly some of this Increase
Is due to the greeter accuracy of our
reports. We must faithfully and [er-
slstently pursue our fight against
babies' sore eyes and continue fo re
duce the number of children who need
-II«
FOR PREVENTION
OF BLINDNESS
W
ORK IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
j Spring Ills are Easily j
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Stopped
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t
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WILLARD E. CRAVEN ROW. I
4 2
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dose ” in time saves nine \
later on
T he w ind Saturday afternoon did
m uch dam age. P oles and w ires w ere
blow n dow n, a num ber of w ind m ills
put out o f com m ission und som e w in
dow s broken. T hree hop houses on
the McCarthy ranch w ere com pletely
dem olished.
T he C ity M arket w ill be moved
soon and occupy the but!
>v
doors south of its p u s at
ill ,
T he new "hom o” has be „ rote
eled and w ill givt th C ’
all the conven ences that
>
class shop has.
A m ong the road supervisors nar.
by th e county cou rt last week >
E. M. M itty, d istrict 5; P. 3
bank, d istrict 8; M. N. Pr her,
trict 9; F. N. Stum p, distr
W om er, d istrict 11; J. \V. W s *u
d istrict 16; Tracy T urne . d,
19; C. P. B rooks, district
The n ext Civic Club me >
held at the home
Smith on W ednesday, vt
studv o f Japan v. ill In
other in teresting festu r- i
On account o f the ttlne
H edges the pioneer rrce m o
he'd on that date ha • ht ■
postponed.
W. H u n tley h. a re
t
son, M arshall, w ho 1
I
B enson P olytechido school la
land, th ree steel to o ls made l>
young man him self.
Tie vn
perfect and show s th >
natural ab ility w hen properly r
ed Is w onderful. It goes v.-i !u t
Ing th at Mr. H untley ha- renso
feel proud of his son.
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Two Women Taken
S h eriff Orr w ent to Cm
last. F riday and bron -’it h i
G ladys Lucas- and M
Amv Lu
slsters-ln -law . who wore tak- i ot’
Southern P acific L a in hy o ir r
th ere at Orr’s n quest. The v.
arrived in th is count y about t1,
m onths ago from E ngland and An
tra ils, resp ectively, and w, ¡it to th 1
hom e o f their fath er-in -law , J F
Lucas, near B uena V ista, to aw ait the
arrival of their husbands, w ho were
expected to reach San F rancisco soon
from a trip around th e world. Short
ly after th eir arrival here Lucas'
hom e burned and s nee then the
w om en have been boarding at the
hom e o f E. M. L lchty, a neighbor.
T hursday th ey le ft for San Franc sco
to m eet th eir husbands, lenving. It
Is alleged by Llchty. an unpaid board
bill of m ore than $200.
Upon trial the tw o women were ac*
quite d.
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M rs. Park Entertains
Mrs. W. H. P ark w as h ostess t®
the W. C. T. U. T uesday afternoon.
T he deVotlonal w as lei! by Mrs A lice
K urre, reading the 13th chapter ot
F irst C orinthians, follow ed bv sh o rt
prayers by d ifferen t m em bers.
A fter old and new b usiness w as
disposed o f a short t me w as sp en t
In d iscu ssin g th e cigarette and
"booze” problem s
D ainty refresh
m ents were served by the h ostess at
th e close o f the session.
I Williams’ Drug Co, ■
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