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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1921)
SHORT STORIES OF TOWN AND D. E. Fletcher was in Portland last week end. A son was born recently to Mr. and Mrs Cyril Richardson of It pleases üb to please you. Portland. Independence Realty Co. “ Bright Eyes” and “ Hono Mrs. J. W. Johnson of Suver lulu Eyes” , famous Brunswick was in town on business on Mon records, at H. L. Stiff Furniture Co., Salem. Ore. day. • Miss Helen Butler has accept W. H. Cockle and wife, Jas. ed a rurai school position near Robbie and wife, C. O- Sloper and wife, C. W. Irvine, wife and Corvallis. children were pier. icing at Spong’s Landing Sunday. Mrs. Deaton of Portland has been here visiting her sister, Mrs. J. S. Cooper and daugh Mrs. Katharine McDonald. ter, Miss Genevieve, arrived Wednesday night from Seaside Mrs. Vernon Brown of Port and 1 ortland where they have land is the guest of Mrs. Irvin been for several weeks. Baun. On the Road Dodge Brothers Cars for Sayles Motor Car Co. Besides individuality these cars are a pleasing- combination of smartness and comfort. The gasoline consumption is unusually low. The tire mileage is unusually high. Making Good on the Job Our expert mechanic Ernest Reginibal “Frenchy” is making good in our repair department where motor car surgery will be looked after promptly and efficiently. All work guaianteed. 99 Let us show you our ff.Lexington Minute-Man Six Chas, Richardson and family The Willard Cravens and the are here from Crisp at the home Clyde Williams were in Portland of Mrs. Martha Richardson and ast week. will remain until after hop pick ing. The Consumers Trading House of Salem is offering many bar INDEPENDENCE, ORE. The Misses Gretchen and gains. ■i Madeleine Kreamer were in * Sa- lem Tuesday. Mrs. O. F. Dickson of Toledo, who has been visiting her The swimming tank on the brothers, John and Pearl Cooper, eist side has been completed and and her son, Frank Dickson, re is proving quite popular with B. R. Wolfe has purchased a! Miss Emma Henkle is expected turned to her home Saturday. the youngsters. new Ford runabout and is build- i to arrive from Roseburg within FISH IS NOT POPULAR FOOD mg a garage for its safe keep- !a few days to visit relatives be Let “ Frenchy” at the Sayles With the Wonderful Supply at Their Mrs. Inetta Rich entertained ing. fore going to New York. Command, People of the United Motor Car Co. do your repairing. Roy Hartman, Art Black and the Ladies Aid of the Christian \ State* Eat Little. church with a pleasant session , ^ arl **ewley Saturday for a Don’t live in darkness at your Americans have been noted for F. S. Clemo has returned from J. M. Henkle of Portland was Thursday afternoon. Conversa- two week8’ hunt,n* triP- Watch camp. Buy a lantern at the Cottage Grove where he has the guest of his sisters, Mrs. W. the lavish and often reckless man tion and needle work were topped i(,r h'K Karne- Willard E. Craven Hdw. Co. ner in which they have used the na been attending camp meeting. H. Walker, Mrs. Sarah Nelson tional resources but, strangely, the with enjoyable refreshments. ------ Groceries and courtesies the vast resources of our seas and lakps and brother, George Henkle. . Howard and Murray House, have not been used as the other na same every day in the year at Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kurre re tions of the world use theirs. The the J. G. McIntosh Grocery. The Buster Brown Shoe Store and Gail and Dell Alexander are turned Tuesdey from a visit with “ Cleanliness is next to Godli Mrs. Gertrude Strange was people of the United Kingdom eat of Salem is offering any wuitejon sh u n tin g trip in southern about sixty-five pounds of fish each, relatives in Cottage Grove. here from Boise. Idaho, visiting each year; Sweden, 53 pounds; Nor ness” applies to the City Meat pump in the store at $2.95. Why | Oregon, her aunt, Mrs. W. H. Walker way, 44 pounds; Canada, 30 pounds, Market for it’s a place sanitary not own a pair? Lee Whitcomb, formerly of last week. Mrs. Strange teaches and the United States, 16 pounds. and safe. On account of a rush in the this place, but now of Tilla school and this was her first Our comparatively insignificant con Don’t overlook the Fordson sumption is due to sluggish demand job department thru the approach Mrs. O. A. Kreamer has re mook, has just submitted to a visit to her relatives in three and not to scarcity of fish. The seas tractor offer by tne local dealers, turned from Eugene where she of hop picking season, The Postl major operation for appendicitis. adjacent to our shores^ are vast res years. Why not improve the looks of has been visiting her mother, had to t ,ke on extra help but He is in a satisfactory condition. ervoirs of food produced without ef fort on the part of man, and our your home by letting G. W. Mrs. Richardson, and brother, even at this the paper necessari Great I-ekes hold unsurpassed stores ly had to be neglected in order A. J. Armstrong. Mr. Arm Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Huggins Esther Bevens, daughter of of fresh-water fishes. We have at Thorington upholster and repair strong was hurt in autombile ac- to mee*: the other demands, and young son, “ Billie,” went to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bevens of our command a greater variety of your furniture? 192 C «treet. cident sustaining two broken Through their representative Portland the first of the week. Hopville, was badly scratched fine food fishes and shellfishes than any other country, but we do not riba and a number of bruises. in the East, the Independence Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Hewettand Mrs. Huggins and the son re and bitten in the face Monday by use them as we must eventually, for Hia car was completely demo children were in Salem Tues mained over with friends. Mr. a bull dog belonging to a neigh Realty Co. is receiving many let in the future we must draw’ an ever- lished. ters from people interested in day. Huggins returned Wednesday. bor. The dog was Killed by its increasing supply of our food from ii™ w p 'll 'I'll [i Jill U ,m the waters as the land becomes less Oregon. ■' ■ ■■ ' »' owner. able to supply the needs of the in M. J. O’Donnell for tire sur creasing population. gery. TIT FOR TAT M:ss Freida Campbell, who re Give yourself the satisfaction cently returned from Caen, of locking your best. To do this France, where she has been let 0. A. Kreamer look after attending school, has accepted a suiting you in a becoming suit. * position in the c tadium high When preparing your lunches school of Tacoma, Wash. for picnics or hop-picking, buy your cold meats at the C Street Meat Market. Lew A. Cates, formerly editor Let Halladay & Justin look ov Do It Better of the Polk County Observer, er your car before you start on On« man with a rORDSON TRACTOR can do more work easier and with lass expense than two men was here Wednesday and made I that trip. You may have a safer can do with horses. This means that you with a FORDSON TR \CTOR can actually ralae more croDS, The Post a fraternal call. Mr. ; journey. with less work and leaa expense. And this means that your profits will be greater with fewer hours of work. Cates is at present out of the Besides the FORDSON will take care of every power job on the farm, It Is light, alert, flexible in newspaper game but has the MethocUst control and operation, vet It haa power and endurance to spare. "fever” agnin and will probably Services next Sunday as fol You should a«« the FORDSON at work to appreciate Its wonderful capabilities. We will gltdly give locate in California. Mrs. Justwed—Those pearls make lows: Preaching, morning at 11 yoa the proof* If you will ask for them, either by a personal call, phone or post card. Sayles Motor Car Co. W. B. HUGGINS, Prop. Reminders ■ ' T ractor Do More in a Day. Ford and Eords(pn Dealers . INDEPENDENCE* ORE . Mrs. Nellie Barnett and son Lemuel have returned from Sa lem where they spent the sum- m*r with Mrs. B arnett's mother, Mrs. Mary Lemmon. a lovely birthday gift. Thank you o’clock, evening at 8 o’clock. so much. But I have a confession You are most cordially invited to to make. This isn’t really my twen Good singing. ty-fourth birthday. I’ve always lied these services. about my age. J Gospel preaching. Come! Sun- Her Husband— Thfit’s all r’f?ht- [ day school at 10 o’clock. Ep- Those aren't genuine pearls. worth League at 7 p. m. ••WATER T E N N IS ” POPULAR. A new ¡»port now rapidlv gaining The W. F. Campbells have tad favor on the Pacific coast is known ( the remainder of their honee- as “water tennis,” says Popular Me jj hold goads brought from Salem chanics Magazine. It is really an here and expect to make Inde- , adaptation of lawn tennis to the swimming pool, and is described as pendence t- eir home. Wfcen a great hot weather diversion. When | the change was made the im- | splashing about after the rubber hall pression that they were return in a shallow pond protected from the sun by surrounding foliage, all ing to Salem was re«*ived. but the exercise and sport of the dry w are pleased to know they are land game are den red. without the anno vine heat and perspiration. to remain here. FOR A NICE Photograph CALL AT Independen!» Studie Bring your amatenr work In far quick finish.