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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1921)
ha FURS! BREVITIES Dr. Thompson, Monday. Dec. 5. Beaver hotel un til 4 o'ch ck p. m. 11-2 The Sunshine class of the Baptist church will hold a candy sale at Oalbreath & Jones Satur day, November 26. FURS Our showings with their taste of indi viduality will please you. We clean and remodel old furs and make them like new Al K. W illiam s, U nited dls trlo t atto rn e y fo r K ansas, received u le tte r a sh o rt tim e ug»» unking his opin ion as to tlie s ta tu s of a person upon whom a d eath sen ten ce has been exe cuted, who has heeu legally pro nounced dead, hut a fte rw a rd s regains consciousness and recovers. T h e case cited w as th a t of five ban d its w ho w ere convicted of highway robber,) in th e province of Cagayan. Philippine Islands, and sentenced to die by the old Spanish m ethod of stra n g u la tio n . A fte r the execution the five b an d its w ere placed on the floor of a church to a w a it fu n eral rite.-- in th e m orning. In th e night three re gained consciousness. Tw o of the three died •‘ugaiu" in a couple of days, but one recovered, alth o u g h left in a deform ed eoudltlou. T he questio n s asked a re w hether the b andit w ho lived could he strangled again, or, if he could not, would the fa c t th a t he w as legally pronounced dead p rev en t h is being tried in the courts If he com m itted an o th er crime Mr. W illiam s w rote an opinion to the Inquiring person, d eclarin g th a t he be lieved th a t an o rd e r could be obtained from th e co u rt se ttin g aside the first execution as h aving never been per form ed and a n o th e r one ordered. ills opinion w as th a t if the bandit w ere not killed, final!?, he could he held am enable fo r o tiier crim es, al though legally he w as not in existence. “Of course,” Mr. W illiam s said, “yon w ill probably find ns m any law yers and Judges d isagreeing w ith my opin ion as co n cu rrin g .” SALEM, ORE. By people who forget that old furniture, clothing and junk has no value. We buy it and pay good money lor it. ---------- -------------------- ~ Steinbock Junk Co. “ The House o f H aifa M illion and One Bargains" «M TS*« Salem, Or. Now Open Whiter Dancing Academy Private instruction from 7:30 to 0:30 even ings. 2:30 to 4:30 afternoons. Individual instructions in the latest steps a specialty For Appointments Phone 4911 I.O.O.F. Bldg. 148 C St. INDEPENDENCE ■ n We Do Our Part In giving our hundreds of patrons the best ol meats, the best service at prices that leave us only a fair margin of profit. If you are not a buyer .'at this shop, try us and see for yourself. City Meat Market Phone 611 GUS MILLER Main Street Advert isers testify to the worth of Post Advertising Ihi’ri'iuU' method* are invented in lti’lv to avoid paving the luxury , tax. The tsdnr approaches one tnv»- !erinu*l\ when hie *ui< la finished and *; - if wishes to have a hill wlu u he pays for it. in which case he will have to a d <10 luxury tax ‘If. howewk, you like to give me the money for the suit here and now I will give you the »nit, and we will -ay no more »l>out making out a hill.” he adds. \ foreigner wes ‘ »living «»»me lace in a Roman -hop which i> st 524. and, to her surprise, ‘he owner of the shop' *aid: "Would vou like me to mrkx> von a bill for $:» SO (the luxury tax Herrin« on ar ticle« over 54> and then if yon will give nn girl a present of 520 that w e thing» right. Why should i her at ua pay monev to the government Otar we am not •killed to nay P* a ' * >- w ------ - 9 lbs. Cr.sco 34c $ 1 .5 6 2 for 25c 25c Flap Jack Flour Buc li .v heat Prepared Tillamook 27c 28c 33c 33c 25c La ge Pkge. Albers Oats Cheese 1 Gallon MarsbMallow 4C 99c Hume Made Mince Meat W hite Wonder 15c Peanut Butter 50c 5 lbe. Lenox Soap 10 for $1.30 $ 2 .2 5 IOC Fresh Soda Crackers 13c lb. Fancy Bacon Back 24c lb. Palm Olive K d log’s Corn Flakes 10 for lie Graham Crackers 79c 1 Gal. A m b’r Karo Vim FIoihi- 19c S l.90 4c No. 5 Pure Laid 67c Fancy Break fast Bacon 33c lb. Shrimp 1 lb. Claumel Baking Powder 23c 29c Green Tea in Bulk Black Tea in Bulk 2 25c Cans Royal D C. Flour Shredded Wheat, 52c lb 47c Lb. 43c $ 1 .4 5 15c 2 A tfc H Soda 6 Lbs. Tapioca U p t o n ’s Tea 1 2 Pck. 4 lbs. Rice 15c 35c 42c 25c 58c r Cream Oil S:ap 10 for Post Toasties ’ Package 77c TaU Can Oysters 22c lie B U S I C K ’S Salem ¿ só íw . t 1 Lb. Can Salmon 2 for 25c 48c a f ’itr 1 Gal. Can > and Mapl Syrup Campbell 100 l.s. Fancy Koval White Tomato Soup Potatoes Soap Best Cream’y Butte/ Commander of Brazilian Warship Thought Some New Kind of Bomb Was Being Used. IT A L IA N S DODGING TA X E S . Meal 29c 6 lbs. M iicaroni No 2 1-2 Tomatoes FLED FROM CHEESE BARRAGE P robably th e stra n g e st an d m ost curious use to w hich cheese w as ever put occurred In a naval b a ttle betw een B razil and U ruguay in th e mid-Mine- teenth century, records th e In telli gencer. T he U ruguay ship, com m anded by C aptain Coe, in the m idst of th e b at tle becam e exh au sicd of shot. A lieu te n a n t rep o rted the fa c ts to Coe. “P ow der all gone?” asked Coe. “No, s i r ; lots o f th a t y et.” “ We had s d arn ed hard cheese— « round D utch one- for d esert a t d in n er to d a y ; do you rem em ber it?" said Coe. “I ought to ; 1 broke the carving knife In try in g to cut It, sir." “A re th ere any m ore ab o a rd ? ” “A bout tw o dozen. We took them from h draw er." “Will they go In the 18 poundere?” ' “By thunder, com m odore, but th a t’» th e Idea I Pll try ’era.” And In a few m inutes th e bom bard ing from C oe's ship reopened, and th e enem y found m ore shot flying over th e ir heads. At last one shot stru ck the m ainm ast, sc a tte rin g the h its ef ■ heese fa r and wide. T hen a n o th e r came. T hen four or five Aiore slap|>ed ag ain st the sail* T he enem y eon»- m nnder. nimble to ,!• Ide « h a t was happening, ami thinking th a t a new kind of bomb w as being used on him, becam e terrorized and ordered his boat to back sw a t L ittle did he know th a t he w as retre a tin g from a b a rra g e of D utch cheese. ('or $ 1.00 Authorities Puzzled as to Whether Man’s Being Pronounced Dead Makes Him Legally So. Thousands of Dollars Thrown Away — ------------------------ — 16 Lhs. Sugar MATTER OF DEATH IN DOUBT West Pur Co. ■— B U S I C K ’S Mr. and Mrs. Belden Owen, (Martha Shinn)of Medford were visiting friends in Independence this week. of 1 ' '] at .-¿fit, Tbs autumn season which call* for the most charm ing in Ladies Wearing Ap parel is here and what way is there to more appropriately and beautifully add to your appare than by the careful use 521 West Court St. Shop W ith the Thrifty ; t: . - . a i ' Albany S2J ? i ■ : Woodburn í ii i Have Your Eyes Examined By Experts We devote our entire time to fitting of glasses t»» eyes ar.d the grinding and mak ing of lenses. We do not «ell any merchandise; but speciaFze in eve glass work entirely. This is vour assurance of getting proper y fitted when vou have your eyes examined here. ^ Tiie Bow Optical Co . 325 State Street, Onp-.site Ladd tt Bush Bank, SALEM Dr. Burdette Optometrists Dr. Wonner INDEPENDENCE CORN SHOW, DECEMBER 2-3 Free Admission No Entry Fee SEE HOW IT CAN BE RAISED IN OLD OREGON
