NO. 43.
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YEAR W, J. CLAM, PROPRIETOR. INDEPENDENCE. OREGON. MARCH 19. 1920.
VflDENTS WIN
RfiCOGNIIIW
lB'ml'NTV WKLL RKi-UKSKN.
K ;.;riciiltiRal iou
the Full City Pig Club. The .'!0o I'm eat (rove lust Friday evening re
, tPnliTN who completed tru-ir work in ll,,rt moit enjoyable timt'. Several
(t m (wen i.chkick int" acicgates ana
in- ncu in Ktiow uy ineir Hpirit tnat
1919 produced product
something over 7M),
valued
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, , . , wwnmuuui is on me rnnp. inougn
That ClUb Work U a I. ir fii(l.r In th. k.. n u .ii.i
dne, oping leadership i shown by win the content she made a very cre
tin things that ex-club mcmU
doing, rrsiirelle Haw
home economics
vice-president of the II
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ira rm """.- iiwwiiik bihi iom w munt
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n rhliri.rftf1ft Km rinrniin4atitrA. frnm
at tht) coIIckb, is th Normal and Miss HaKer, I'rcsi-
umt r.roiiomica 01 u' Muoeni uouy, responucu
Club, an active supporter of all cam- Ur thm on the toa,,t P'K'am.
..... ,-i!ti- .,i t . . . President Ackermsn spent last Sat-
. ' f the ur,"v in rt'""'1 in "inference re-
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lirien of tha 37 student attend
oUrlcn 1 t.....t r,.il.
in. ..i. I ..,....,.,. . ..11 . 1.. ... ... w il... . ti
Polk c"U-ly wrr "" nuiuR was (fiven iuii charge or the '. miner, wrpanmrni 01 uisiory
r, ' nf l,y' ami girls' ClUM, ana nrty or more boya who md up the niieu an mviuuion 10 J'Kfine
UxrioroJ ,. t . .1.- Oregon. Waahinton debate on Friday
Lrdlnf lh,"r 0 " 7"-" J-a B "-- vne 1 acu.c- Mlirfh 6lh He Rave an entertaininK
' mi lntreitl In comlnit to col- ( International Llveatorli Kmix.iiitlon in account of his vinit at chapel hour
I n tlub work. Six of th Portland liut fall. ThU wm a larKe "" ''ay '""t week.
:f.:. h.d tU privlledK. of attend- reaponaibillty as very few of the e iunior. fe, entering with real
1 f have Ba r .w,.i. U 1 . . . .. , . 0, N. S. apint into the preparation
i loM or more junior aummrr achoola jboy, had ever been In Portland I. foP junlor1ni Day. March 26th. A
1. folleif -lh ,n "iire. niont elaborate proifram la beinjr pre-
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eronomira ii a department editor of 44 B;('ret- ....
. . Th chapel hour Monday morning
tbu Oreifon Countryman, n monthly Wll!1 ,PVotwl to a round-table diKcnu-
I paper iubliahed by the department nlon of the private rcprta from which
I f iiirriruttum an. i Vw.m .i,.,.i,- the I'reaK ent makoR un h ik recommen
I 1 1 1.. 1 ilntion for teacher. Mix Urenton
ih COHCK1-- - -
, . 1.. ik. linVrent nroJecw.
SkVounty. until the laat two year,
j th, countie of the atat in club
I . ..ii. in ..nhlitv of work and mim
Lf winner, according to II. C, fey-
. . 1 1... at th colleire.
. nrt v.r for una wora
flpn. "Wly pn.duce.1 four of
, 10 .tat.- wlmiera or 40 per cent of
I tuul number- Francelle Hawley,
L McDonald l.u. il Kryt and Ken
h Burwll. h "on rewrtfully In
t b,kinjt. M nf, canning and por
Lu.lion'projc.t. The pri
rip With all ex jwnaea paid to the
ruma-IV-ilic lnU-rnallonal Kxpoai
tfen it San Fram
T.- .i.. ..t 1,.. mi attended the flrat
;t.iof lummrr choo at 0. A. C.
LOCAL,
'PENIIVGS
They tell ua that gaaoline is going
up again.
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Laugh and grow fat March 31t
;K. Company vaudeville.
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Mr. George Garard returned home
Saturday after several day moat de
lightfully apent with friends in Port-
lar ..
Mamie Hurlburt of Portland. Inter
ment wag Thursday afternon at the
Jasen Lee cemetery.
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Joe McLoid and wife are both down
sick this week.
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J. A. Reynolds moved into the Gill
espie property today.
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Marriage licenses issued this week
by the county clerk were as follows i
Clinton Shelton and Minnie Guy: L.
Woods and Marie Griffin; Arthur H.;
Pavis and Anna May Lefever; Eart
Richard and Luella Stewart.
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Mrs. George Carbray entertained
the members of the Altar Society of
T u..a.k . j , 1. 1 1 VOU'WI.V VI. v.. ' ' ' ' J
urday and remained over Sunday for afternoon at her home, the occasion
' ...itlt Vf Mnveran'a norontc . : . 1 . . : T C.ill.iron
a vioit win. i . " I"----"'. I was in Honor 01 mioo xjiaic uuni.au,
who live on Sixth street. who leaves soon for the Coose Bay
X t X - ' country and later will make her home
Tnj twelve yeif old chi.d .of Mrs. ;at Vancouver, B. C. A good time is
James Oberson died Sunday. The the report of all those present.
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Jess Morgan and wife, Vancouver,
Washington, motored to this city Sat
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... , , .... . aim Mr. iieniie hr wen as in i reni-
ll.e Oregon Teacher Monthly, She (t,nt .xplaincl features of thece re-
la th
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4ib runtcKts were from Tolk county.
wh. attended this summer
Ml were Harold Reynold, llaxel
$jrll. Karl So-U-y. May McDonahfr
prri Uy. Lindley Howie, Trddy Mc
Jf, and Homer Huraall, the flrt
4, of whom are now O. A. U atuilenia
Mitletf Industrial club wa one
' the five clul i in the state to receive
-ffrtincate of achievement iriven to
Jibs finUhmj? iih per rent of their
lifinal membernhip.
Polk county nk'ain came out In the
fud in the It'll! contet with five of
4 20 itate winner to her credit. Th
ate winnera- Harold Reynolds, F.arl
lolcy 'Peth futrum, Bertha Zieleiwh
f ii i . . i....il,.. u.tti nil.
unty winn.-r ami two others were her
frpremnutive at the 1917 junior
jmmer iu hiK.1 at the colleire. John
flump alio won out in the Uck Judtf
frg contet at the state fair, and won
i number of tun prize In open com
petition in the men's classes. The
HUtletoe Club niraiii m one of the
ew flub in the state to win a ccrti-
ate of achievement.
In 1917 Polk county produced four
if the state winner Hazel Hursell,
11 fanninif, I'uxse 11 Alsip In -turkey
aiing, Raleiifli Middleton In due
falsing, aril Hiirul.l Reynolds in poul
try rniiinif. Two of these. Hazel Bur
el and Humid Iteynold are O. A. C.
students,
In 1918 and 1!10 when the county
ad no club b-mler (it ha never had
full time lender) the work suffered
decided lump. There were no
Itate winners .hiring these two years
ilthouirh rnunv smaller prizes were
on at the :ti,le fairs. The larireHt
, nd most art iv duh in the county Is
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organizer and an ofTieer nf the tmrt. pivinir the student all in all
Four II Hub, an orjranization of e-- rlear, definite view of the nature
club u,n-. on the campus, a , rTrMl.Itreieeepte,!
U-r of the Miakopean I.-terary Son-- nn invitation to tench in the Lincoln
ty (foreioK and debute), chairman County Institute at Toledo on April
of two important committee in the 21 to 23rd.
,, .ii i i t u Mr. Gi more, Mis f.lndys Carson
Polk county club, and a member of her ni MjM F,orenre ,jill were arr.onK
cla basket ball team. tbe faculty member who attended
Alfred I-oy, junior In atr,rirultiie ut the convention of the Polk County
O. A. C, is president of thi Polk Sunday School Association and spoke
, i . , ,i n nn the proifram.
f ountv t ub. a member of the Ore- it t,:
yT. liUller S generoun uiiei ui mo
in J iron ('uuntryman staff, anl n mpber vlm.. ai meetintr place for the var-
little fellow was born a cripple and
f the Or'Koa Club fraternity. May ious social
Mi llotiald. frehman in home c ono- Muneni nooy
mic
groups into whicn tne
whs divided some time
,, Blf Has Wtn mosv entnunumi.ii nny nv.
i vice-president of the four 11 , , .,U(ents. An er.joya-
flub, secretary of the Polk County u.. ",.,.i.tmeiher" nartv was held
club, and an alternate on the women's there by one group last Saturday
varsity debate team. evening and another by a second
. i . group Wednesday evening,
Karl ( wley, sophomore in aicncul- " M n),.t.tine f Householders
ture with a major in duiry husbandry, cftHl by Miss Todd the following pri
i making good in hi line of work.lt ces were agreed upon for the summer
i. right in line with his V Room and board in house $8.00 per
dairy herd record keeping. He is W1.4.j
member of the Kappa Pi Fraternity.) Room two in room, each $1.00 per
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ORF.GON .NORMAL NOTES
j Meal $7.00 per week. .
! Housekeeping rooms, each girl $.0U
per week. ,
i Not enough people have reported
to provide for the number of girls i ex
pected in the summer school. This
applies particularly to the furnishing
of men!. Any who dehire to take
i .... t-sw.mu nr for
The students who attendel the In- i Hrj 8hould report to Miss Todd in
ter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest at writing by April 1, uiless they have
already teportcd.
Th following r"o-Ki-n i'","
ed at the State Conference of the
Duughter of the American r-evo'i:
tion held in Albany on the 5th and
Cth of March:
Whereas, the greatly increased at
tendance at the three state educatioi.--i
:...:..; tinmelv. the Oregon
HI IIIIl..iUfc..'.io, -
:iPitml Colleee. the Oregon
Stnte University and the State Norm
! School, together with the nyrer
inir cost of administration makes it
inmerative if the growth and effi
ciency of these institutions ,be
v.. '!' i ore finncia' sjp
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FOR RENT 20 acre river bottom
land, 10 acres for potatoes and 10
acres for corn. J. C. Collins. 2t
WOOD SAWING OUTFIT FOR
SALE: Six horse power gas en
gine, nearlv new, and in fine mech
anical condition. Saw, frame and t
saw, on iron wheeled truck. Will
sell for an exceptionally low price.
See us. Ace Garage, Independence
HAVING SOLD my home in Indepen
dence, I have about 100 fine bred
Tancard White Leghan Pullets for
sale. Now laying in fine style.
Must be sold at once. B. F. Swope
TWENTY ACRES OF FINE pasture
for sale. Buyer must take all. C.
1. STIDD. at Ace Garage.
J. W. KISTER & CO., now open and had very poor health. Funeral ser-r:-ady
for business. Real Estate vices was held from the undertaking
I,oans and Insurance. We have full parlors Wednesday.
complete set of forms fair and
equitable ratings for Independence
and viciinity. We insure you as fol
low: Fire Pacific Insurcance Co
New York; Fire New Jersey Insur
ance Co., Newark; Auto Fire and
theft; Auto Collision and proper
ty damage; Auto casuality and li
ability damage; Plate Glass Insur
ance; Accident, health and disabili
tyFidelity Co. Burglary, rob
bery and larceny; Diamonds, Jew
oiru onH Personal Property: Store
Fixtures and Stock; Household
goods and furniture Call in and see
J. W. KISTLER, Office in Beaver
Hotel Building. 2t
FOR SALE Fine Big Team of Hors
es, about 2800 pounds; all sound and
true. Grain, fed and ready for
spring work. This is a real buy.
Terms if desired. Ace Garage.
LIGHT YOUR FARM We have an
outfit ready for service, one that
has never been used. We will give
a guarantee and sell this plant for
one-half of its original cost. Coal
i going up. Use juice. Terms.
Ace Garage.
HORSES FOR SALE Call at Dr.
Ketehum's farm south of town or
Phone 3813, Independence.
A-l 80-acre, hog, dairy and grain farm
just outside corporation limits.ldeal
as to soil, location, roads and school
A-l barn hog house, chicken house
silo, oats' wheat hay, planted. Will
take a smaller farm as part pay
ment, if soil, buildings, roads are
good and near a graded school in
the Willamette Valley. Address
Box 38, Route 1, Stayton, Ore. 3
CEDAR POSTS FOR SALE Seven
foot split red cedar posts in car
load lots. Write A. M. Matlock
Dallas. Ore. 4t
A new switch board will be install
ed in the telephone office on Sunday
and there is likely to be some inter
ruption in the service for. several days
as a result until the new board is pro
perly installed. In the mean time the
patrons will have to be patient.
Mrs. Margaret A. Frances, who died
Tuesday, following a long illness had
lived all her life east of Salem, where
the end came. She was 61 years of
-. s .a 1 . 1 Tft TT T
age. Her nrst nusDana it. n. rvams-
den, died in 1900, and a few years af
ter she was married to-W. H. Frances
who died in 1914. Mrs. Frances leav
es four children, Mrs. Edith Gage, of
Portland; Ray C. Ramsden of Marion
county; R. J. Ramsden of Portland;
and Carl Ramsden of Marion.She is
also survived by three brothers, W. H.
MurDhv of Buena Vista; E. G. Mur
phy, of Whiteson and C. C. Murphey
of Portland; also a half sister Mrs.
ENJOY YOUR
EVENINGS AFTER A
OF BLASTING
DAY
No Headaches or ill-effects
FROM
TROJAN POWDER
PATTER RESULTS
NO FREEZING
NO FREEZING
OR THAWING
SAFE TO HANDLE
Black' Blasting Powder, Capi
Fusees
Hauser Bros.
Salem, Albany, Eagene, and
Corvallis.
SERVICE OUR PRIDE
L. E. HASELTOr, Local
Acent.
CthVr.CWBe it Resolved, 'hat wo SPUDS FOR SALE-American Won
he Dianrht'us of the American iwv
"utio.i in- S:te Conference a'seTrhled
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FACTS
w are specialists and extiertB In
he icienco of examining eyes and
ing of them with glasses.
wtw iv Years Experience,)
and
Unse grinding
w grind our own lenses
Perate the only
Plant fa Salem.
w otn duplicate any broken
tense. Rh ii
K wr man ub me piec-
Mtkfactlon guaranteed.
Co.
Wight Specialist.
105 St St. m
There are mora tram
heroinas in hitchent than
n Fiction,
At present we offer you Two Start
ling Bargains-Pennsylvania Vacuum
Cup Casings-at no advance in price,
and in addition Ton Tested Tube
Free with Every Casing.
.invnftBAM AND VEEDOL
OILS WHICH RETAIL ELSTO . JE KL
AT 30 AND 35 CENTS rrcic u
WE CAN OFFER IN COUPON
BOOK QUANTITIES AT 2G 1-3
PER QUART NOW
einiorse mm "- . , ,
sf.it,. to support at tne specmi e--K'i:
May th- Mi'age Ta lor those
I is
- PEARL CIL(KIROSENE) ia
icfined and re-rcf.ned by
a special process, mak
ing it a clean-burning
fuel for home use. Ask
your dealer for PEARL
OIL.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
.!,. TTnrK- Spp(I Potatoes. J. u
vn-i ..... J
Coliins. or Phone Farm 524. Im
DAY OLD CHICKS for sale from 0
A. C. S. C. White Leghorns; also
fvm Petalmna S. C. White Leg
horns mated to Tancard Cockerels.
P. F. Duranne, Phone 4421. 2m
FOR SALE S. C. White Leghorn
Eirtrs for hatching, from 2-year old
hens. Stock carefully Hoganized
for laying strain. $1.50 per setting
of 15, $8 per 100. B. T. Merrill, R
2. citv. phone Farm 3303. 4t
WANTED A Rlrl for general house-
work. Good home and good wages '
to competent person. Every con-
venience. Address R. M. Hofer,
785 South Commercial street, Sa
lem, Oregon, Phone 855
Told by.tfte6ank BooK
"PIONEERS,"
In laying claim to being a
member of that class, the
Farmers State Bank boasts
more of progressiveness than
of age. We're trying to keep
trying to keep on our 'toes'
for everything he communi
ty may need.
We believe in Corn Raising
and are not only talking it,
but helping it be doneThat'
'pioneering' is'nt it?
C W. IRVINE, . . President.
J.B.PARKER, .. .. Vice-Pres
C. G. IRVINE, . . Cashier
G. C. SMITH Assistant Cashier.
T5Aa
FARMERS
STATE BAM
Independence
IOWAK UADS SECBETABY OF AGRICU1TURS
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FOR QUALITY .AND .QUANTITY,
c i, r Mr Lean. Prop
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H. T. Meredith, Des Moi
pWtabr has been made isMj
reaVry t agriculture to President
tary David Honston takes t
treasury aecrtaryh4p made
asuit by tke reslgnatiott of Csrtar
aiui nun naa nan
Sec ET.lKEIiriH B8ntor from Vta;4al
Diamond CHICK FOOD
SAVES LITTLE CHICKS and
helps them to grow into big, atrong, healthy birds.
J A clean, wholeaome, natural food bo dut no waste.
Keeps the chicks healthy and make them .grow fast.
E8yLo4 or our Name and Trade Mark cn Eorry briflnal Packag
OUR 1920 CATALOGUE
m. at A V. M a 1 1 1 . II
Ut uiamona quality Poultry supplies, iisang
everything necessary for the profitable production of poultry
mailed free on request. Ak foi Catalog No.fj
Chicks 'jjffjl adBigfS
"BUCKEYE" Incubators and COLONY Brooder Stoves
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Incjependence, .. Oregon