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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1921)
J Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thomas ar.d > Miss Helen Butler spent Sunday in Corvallis. No Injury to Fruit By Frost in Polk Co. 1 Ladies’ j Bungalow Aprons 4 W. W. Moore of Salem invites you to hear his Vic rota demon Dallas—While reports of trost strations in his sound proof damage are coming in from the rooms. middle west, and even from California, it has been proven Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith that the recent slight visit of were here from Corvallis Sunday happy Jack did little or no dam visiting Mrs. Smith’s parents, age to the fruit in Polk county. Mr. and Mrs. Word Butler. Pf-ach and cherry growers join in saying that a close inspection of A number from Independence buds fails to disclose any materi went to Salem Sunday and were al killing. More fruit is left on numbered with the eight thous the trees than can be carried and and who beheld the beauty of in the case of peaches, there the blossoms. Those who visited must be a decided thinning to the tulip farm just this side of get the best fruit. the capital city were presented with flowers. It is said one hill ishop \V. II. l.um buth. in c h arg e side alone was covered with of B th e M ethodist m issions In N orth 10,000 tulips and another part of C hina, w here 45.000,1)00 a re faced w ith s ta rv a tio n as the re s u lt of a d isastro u s the ranch was a mass of color flood follow ed by tw o seaso n s of with halt a million of tulip blos d ro u th , says: “T h e ir clo th es a re ragged and soms. scanty: T h eir only food is a gruel ____ of splendid quality gingham and percale. Made with large oockets, wide belt trimmed with bias tape and finishing braid. An assortment of pat* terns and colors that should make it easy for your choosing. Plaids, stripes or solid colors in pinks, blues or polkadots. 1 $ 1 . 19 , $ 1 . 25 , $ 1 . 49 , $ 1 . 75 , $ 1.98 Our Prices Always 1 he Lowest IGALE&CO. Commercial and Court Streets Salem SHORT STORIES OF * TOWN AND COUNTRY Mrs. F. 0. Parker spent Sun day with Corvallis friends. ALIEN GIRLS SOLD, IS CHARGE Miss Opal Hewett, a student at 0. A. C., spent the week end with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. F G. Hewett. Miss Hewett has just taken the Delta, Dèlta, Delta pledge. “Sick Abed” was a cracker- jack but “ The Love Special” is Sherman Hays made a busi better. Wallace Reid is always ness trip to Portland the last of good. At the Oregon theatre, the week. Salem, three days beginning Sunday matinee. Mrs. D. P. Sayles went to Portland Monday to visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. Asa B. Robinson, She was accompanied to Salem Mr. and Mrs. I. Claggett, Mrs. by Mr. Sayles and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Henkle and Mrs. J. W. B. F. Swope. Kirkland motored to Woodburn Sunday. Miss Madeleine Kreamer went to Salem Friday evening to hear You may not own a bungalow Mme. Matzenauer, contralto but you can own a bungalow prima donna of international apron. See those at Gale & Co., reputation. Salem. The Oregon Normal school is making preparations for the re vival of the May-day festival on May 14. The election of a May queen took place last Friday, Miss Ruth Stover .of Weiser, Idaho, being chosen. of the Natlons’’ presented by the L L ..U ______i r* i — 1 ..U .rv * High School Glee n Club of which Miss Helen Jones is a member. The attendance at the Baptist church increases each night as the services conducted by Dr. S. J. Reid, the Irish Evangelist, goes on. Indications are that mmy will “ get right with God” before the rally ends. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thomas ex pect to move soon to their ranch purchased from 0. L. Foster. Frank Schafer and family will occupy the ihomas house here, Mr. Schafer is bookkeeper for the Standard Oil Co. Mrs. J. N. Jones, Mrs. Earl Ruef and Miss Marion Ruef were in Corvallis to hear the “ Contest H ighest Bidders Get Armenian Immi. g ran ts, Immigration Commis sioner Says. ------ F resno, C al.—T he a rre s t of seven A rm enian g irls and a p ro m inent Ar- nicnian ra n c h e r ,,f L one S tar, n e a r here, rev ealed a plot by w hich Arme- ,nlttn g irls a re bro u g h t Into th e U nited S ta te s and sold to ih e hig h est bidder, according to G eorge W. Moore, U nited S ta te s im m igration coram Isslonor. M oore said in one case n young A r m enian Inspected th e g irls held for sale and paid a deposit on one w ho pleased him. T he com m issioner said th e case w as ty p ical of m any in w hich th e girls w ere m ade m a rria g e slaves. Lew A. Gates Leaves Marshfield Daily News m ade of weeds, leaves, chaff and co rn cobs. One cold n ig h t in Ja n u a ry in one refugee - am p alone, one th o u san d of th e s e starv ed , w eakened h um an c re a tu re s froze to death. W hut is to be done m ust be done w itb .a th e n ex t five m onths, yes, w ithin th e n ex i tw o o r th re e m onths. O therw ise m illions i w ill p erish .” 7 he d eath ra te in th e fam ine sec* i tiou is e stim ated a t 15,000 daily, w ith i ty p h u s and o th e r d iseases beginning to rage. The only hope of th e d esp a ir ing m illions is in food supplies pro vided in trem en d o u s q u an tities by th a people of th e U n ited S tates. BUENA VISTA (Too lute for last week) Mr. and Mrs, Frank Hall of Woodbura spent a few days here % last week visiting relatives and friends. on C Street INDEPENDENCE, ORE. Where our repairing: changes old one» to new. “A stitch in time saves nine” South Bend, Wash., spent Sun and atten ed the dedicatory day at the N. C. Anderson home. services at Airlie. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chown of Carl Crydermai formerly of of Independence spent Sunday this place but now of Astoria was in Independence Saturday. at the Lichty home. He drives of one of the buses for Mr. Jay lough. W A N TED Mr. ard Mrs. Leonard of Port MORE HOUSES TO RENT land were the guests of Mr. and We are having calls every da> tor Mrs. Loy. houses. Can’t supply the demand It G. E. Harman bought 17 pigs from Mart Prather, paying $4.00 apiece for them. Sam Irvine and R. H Prather are courting at Dallas this week. Harvey Nash, mother and sis ter, Mrs. Tann, M. N. Prather and wife and Mrs. W. S. Mc Clain were shopping in Albany Saturday. you have a house to rent, come In, or call ns up. Independence Realty Co. BEAVER HOTEL PHONE MAIN 1811 FARMS AND ACREAGE WANTED For real service and results Hat your property with us. We have six salesmen with machines. We inspect and photograph your prop erty and advertise extensively, and have a demand for property at all times. Fred W. German Co., 732 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.. 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Wheat Director Says: BUY THAT EXTRA LOAF * Guy Prather, who is attending the Ellison-White Conservatory, Dallas—A letter from Lew A. Wilbur Devine and family spent the week end with his Cates states that he has severed parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. moved on the A. J. Richardson his connection with the Marsh place west of town. Prather. field Daily News, which he has G. E. Harman, wife and been managing. Mr. Cates says Misses Alma Wells and Wagner daughter and J. R. Loy and wife that a sale of the property is be- after spending their vacation ing negotiated to Elbert Bede of here wee>K returned to school and two sons attended the show the Cottage Grove Sentinel. Mr. at the alleg e at Salem Sunday. at Albany Friday night. F H0LSUM BREAD LISTEN Men and Women W. W. MOORE FURNITURE STORE SALEM, OREGON MORE FOR YOU MOREY A T MOORE’S The Home of the Vietrola