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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1921)
' ' triumphant shouts. Their manner or acceptance leaving much to be de al red. “ HU us another. Peachy,” cried Danny. Mollle reddened In Indignation. “ I f that Is the way you Hre going B y A G N E S 0. B R O G A N . to talk to me,” she admonished, “ not another cookie.” “ A h ! sa y!” exclaimed Pete, the I® . 11*11. W f i u ™ N . w . p a p . n C o lo n J Mrs. E. Becken has been vis second boy, “ Dan means all right. “ Now did you see that?" asked Peachy. That's what we call you when iting friends in Woodhurn. Motile dismayed, ‘‘there go the topu we’re alone.” o f iuy hollyhocks.” Mollle wni shamedly pleased. Her new neighbor's eldest boy “ Peachy |* they named her. these The Misses Opal Hewett and could be seen from Motile's window strange half-civilized young creatures. gleefully dlsuiantellng her ih II plants And when evening came, more often Faye Johnson visited friends in of their (lowers, while In the rear a than not Mollle rode in the new grinning trio admired hla boldness. neighbor’s car— at the new neighbor’s Am ity last week en i. "H ere you.” cried Motile, In as sharp side, with the delighted hoy* crowded a tone as it was possible for Mollle In behind. Mrs. Manly became seri to use. "keep to your own side of the ously alarmejl. From her sister’s first Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Holmes of garden. Vou ought to be ashamed?” open condemnation o f John Aina- worthy and his family Mollle had re Almost In tears, Mollle turned to Mt. Angel were Sunday guests her elder sister, Mre. Manly. But lapsed Into determined silence upon at the B. F. Swope home. now, the younger sister found not the the subject. Mrs.®Manly’« cleverest championship she expected. Mrs. Manly efforts could bring from her no word. instead, leaned out o f the latticed Mary Manly at last deliberately put window with a smile of sudden In her question. Mollle laughed happily. Mrs. A. T. Huggins arrived " I do love John Alnsworthy,” she terest upon her face. Monday from Portland to be with “ W ho?" she asked eagerly, “ la that admitted, “ and I am— going to marry tall Hue looking man? Tell me, Mol him. her son, W. B. Huggins, who ii “ The boys,” she added, “ are some lle.” Her sister stared aggrieved. ill at his home in North Inde "W hy that.” she replied, “ Is the that were brought to John’s notice doting father o f those tlve Irrepres ■s In need of assistance. They are pendence. orphans and recently convalescent. sible, boys.” “ The fa th er!" exclaimed Mrs. John conceived the Idea of bringing Manly. "And you spoke o f the boys them out here for the country air. The Monmouth high school as being motherless? What a pity, John Is a bachelor, you see, Hnd here tofore had no one to think o f save that there are five.” will open Monday, September " I fall to see what hla wifeless con himself. From now or..” added Mollle cheerfully, “ he will have me.” She 26. .Three new teachers will be dition has to do with me.” said Mol sighed " I will miss those boys." she lle crisply. included in the facul:y, the per She had caught her sister*« Infer said ence. sonnel o f which is L. L. Gooding D e c lin e d the H onor. “ The sour faced woman who keeps of Harrisburg, principal; Miss house fo r the man and hla cherubs, “ So you have named a itew brand Madeline Doughty, history; Miss told Chlole that the boya might have o f cigars after me, have you?” said the been better. If they had not been left celebrity. Armilda Slotboom. graduate o f motherless.” “ I have taken that liberty, sir,” re Mrs. Manly drew ta her head, dla- plied the manufacturer. the University o f Oregon, 1921, appolnted. "W ell, 1 wish you would call It “ And he has inch a Ana face— your something else. I have tried one.” English; Miss Sybil S-'niih, new nelghber Mollle,” she regretted. graduate o f Willamette, 1921, “ I f only he had happened along before he took unto blmself a wife. Or at science. least I f he did not now possess those five terrible boya—” H a lf Impatient, half laughing, Mol Gus Miller, o f the City Market, lle turned to her sister. "You poor match-making hopeful,” Frequent Use of Cleaning Equip has received a big lot o f cattle she said, “ will you never give up your ment Is Profitable. from Brownsv iudf brought here fancies for me? Now, that I have that careless father here In hla garden, I by Moore & Wheeler o f Lebanon. shall go down In my severest manner F in a n c ia l L o la C a u se d by P re se n c e of Im p u ritie s, F o re ig n M a tt e r or Mr. Miller is preparing for the and call him to task. A spinster has H ig h M o is t u re C o n te n t— E le some rights e f her own. even holly rush and is putt ng on the mar hock-flowers, slid pet cats. v a to r N o t at F a u lt. Indulgently smiling, Mary Manly ket the very best stuff that can watched her amall graceful sister, as (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) be purchased. cend a small ladder upon her own While equipment for cleaning and side o f the garden wall, and beckon conditioning grain is expensive, coun her neighbor to conference. The neighbor came with alacrity. He ap try elevators will find that its use fre G. W. Thorington is doing peared almost as Joyous as young quently Improves the quulity of the some creditaole work in the Danny had. In his guilty pursuit of grain and increases its market value, say specialists o f the bureau o f mar hollyhock blossoms. The conference upholstering and also the silver lasted sometime, ending peseeahty kets, United States Department of plating lines. A foot rest, made with a floral offering from the opposite Agriculture. Sometimes grain comes to the elevator in poor condition, side of the fenef. The neighbor had o f antique tapeBtry, was pre evidently given In exchange for Mol- often being dirty, dusty, or with high moisture content, and unless the qual- sented to The Post editor pro- lle’s denuded plants, a rare and bloom- Ing one of his own. and ns Mollle pre- tem, and is a delightful combin carlously descended with her burden ation o f skill and art. His It was necessary for the neighbor to hasten around to her side of the wall, charges are reasonable and his and assist her. "H is name.” Mollle calmly confided, work will be much in demand. “ Is John Alnsworthy. lie has taken the place for the summer. The Lemon — II seenis that the hoys dub their crusty housekeeper 'The Lemon’— has no control over their actions; Mr. Oaitf Thanks Alnsworthy will reprimand them.” Mollle turned her face away. " lie reminded me o f the fact.” sha 1 wish to send my sincere said, “ that they have no mother.” thanks to every friend who gave “ It was upon the following morning, so liberally for the purpose o f that Mrs. Manly again saw her sister ascend the ladder to the garden wall. purchasing my artificial limb. | This time she bore a basket o f Phlole’s Every subscription was received fresh baked cookies, and enjoyed toss Ing them td the freckled faced with many thauks. * i urchins, hastily congregated beneath. The bovs caught the cookies with SHOUT STORIES OT TOWN AND COUNTRY MOLLIE’S TRIAL GRAIN OF SUPERIOR QUALITY IN DEMAND and yet not so wide as turkeys, keep Ing largely to thickets and weed patches, and committing fewer depre dations against field and garden than either chickens or turkeys, requiring little feed at any time, being prolific layers during their season of eggs, that are thought by many to have a richer and liner flavor even than hens' eggs, the guinea fowl is well worth considering on any farm where a serious effort Is made to convert all waste Into meat and eggs. I 1 ON HIS TRAIL H ID IN G To hide the unsightly appearance with his brush, working in the win dows, pillars, vines and trees and people in the windows. Parts of the fence were als«> used for adver tising, with a lot of clever art work, Free C irc u la tio n U n d e rn e a th P r o lo n g * L ife of L u m b e r— C lo se O pen- m gs D u r in g W in te r. C A N ’T H O LD O F F IC t . Women are still without the right to hold constitutional office in Mas sachusetts. This was the ruling of Attorney General Allen. H e held that the Nineteenth amendment to the federal Constitution served only to give women the right to vote and did not alter the state constitutional requirement that men only are eligi ble for constitutional offices. The ruling was rnaile because several leg islative seats are to be filled next fall anil women were said to be contem plating becoming candidate« in some nlaces.— New York Times. • sore. Newrich— So you have succeeded . . 1 , . „ . m tracing toy ancestry? How much , While crossing the strait between Prlncfl Edward lsland and NoTa Scvs do I owe you? tia at night a woman’s hair changed M r. Wise— A thousand dollars t o j from black to white. She was In & small boat, and a terrible storm arose keep quiet about what I know. | that terrified her. • - Michelin R i n g 1 S h a p e d T u b e s M ore Im p o rta n t D u r in g Su m m e r M o n th s T h a n in W in t e r — Q iv s T h e m C lo v e r and W e ed *. ' W OMEN the whole scheme being to make a beauty spot out of what otherwise would have been a neighborhood eye- <2^ FOWLS REQUIRE GREEN FEED Remember that yarded fowls need greens and vegetable food during the summer months even more than In winter. I f their yards are bare, add cut clover to the daily mash, and throw to the birds all the weeds that you pull in the garden us well as lawn dipiiiugs, etc. E Y E S O H fi. of a bifilding under construction, a Los Angeles architect devised the unique idea of building an orna mental fence around the entire atruc- ture that was entirely out of the or dinary. The outline of the fence in place was built to resemble the roofs of California bungalows and the painter completed the bungalow AIR CONSERVES BOARD FLOOR Board floors usually are short-lived unless air is allowed to circulate un der them. This may be provided for hv means of openings in the founda tion walls, which should be close«! during the winter. A board floor cov ered with one-quarter inch o f fine sand, with scratching material on tills makes a good floor. The litter and sand can tie removed readily when de sired, and fresh materials provided. I f the wooden floors are constructed within two or three inches o f the ground it Is essential that the founda tion walls be constructed in such a way that rats cannot gain access be neath the floor. AN W i l l not p in c h lik e other tubes that ara straight. C o m e in a n d see th e differen ce. Let ns g o over y o u r m o to r c a r before you m a k e that trip this Sommer and you w ill not h ave to w o r r y •beat your car w h ile y o u are on y o u r outing. IXFEftT MACHINE W ORK AND MOTOR CAR, TRUCK AND TRACTOR OVERHAULING S bboco M o t o r O i l — the O il that is different. T o w in g —D a y Y o u rs H a l la d a y o r IN ig h t fo r S e rv ic e & J u s t in Automotive Machinists INDEPENDENCE, OREGON B of L i m . ie C a l k i n s . Choice Steaks Break the monotony of boilsd snd roast (nests with sn ooossionsl stesk. You will find our? tender snd juioy. Sure to make a hit with the family. Whether you want s porterhouse, sirloin, tsnder- loin flank or round stsak we esn moot your wants and we know, too, that prices will plsase you. C STREET MEAT MARKET LOMMASSON 6 OTT, rropa. C Streal r ! “ Appeal to o*r*«iir* Eyes Teste* and Fitted. Leases Duplicated. D r . C . B . O ’ N e ill Optometrist-Optician BUSH BANK BLDG. PH OWE 025 SALEM. ORE. Autos T rucks Tires and Accessories Gas Pump Safe and Office Furniture A n Illu s tra tio n of tne Im p rove m en t W h ic h M a y R e s u lt F r o m T re a tin g Seed W it h F o rm a ld e h y d e a t Sm ut O fte n S tu n te the Pla nts. tty 1* Improved by cleaning or drying | the grain cannot be disposed o f ad- I ▼antageously. Moreover, grain containing Irnpur- Itiea, foreign matter, or a high mois ture content Is quite likely to hreonie hot In transit, which greatly reduces Its value and frequently result* In serious financial loss. I f the elevator ta net provided with suitable equip ment for this process, mieti grain must be «hipped In the condition In which It la received. The farmer should not place all re sponsibility for cleaning grain on the elevator. It Is believed. It should he remembered that elevator managers do not pay grain prices for the dirt and water found In a farmer's grain. The price «h«*u!d be established hy taking Into consideration the neces sary expense of placing the grain in marketable condition. The fanner whe delivers clean, dry. sound grain should receive a premium over the price paid to the more careless farm er who delivers grain of Interior qual Ity, specialist* say, GUINEAS UTILIZE ALL WASTE P a w ls P ic k U p M a te ria l T h a t Escap e C h ic k e n s and T u r k e y » Ana P ro lific E g g L a y e r*. Outnea fow l* utilise waste that would escape both hens and turkeva, say poultry specialist* of the United States Department of Agrl culture, akinc a »m e* it’ .-«' " u h - ■■ s. 5 Auto Utilities Co. Dallas, Ore.