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The Polk County PostVOLUME 1. - INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1918. NUMBER 5.
INDEPENDENCE OPENS DRIVE WITH TWO
PATRIOTIC MEETS
SERVICE LIST * -----
To the list of south Polk county boys, published in last F riday’s Post, we take pleasure in addin s the inune of
ROY CARMACK.Are there any others?
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Cramp the Kaiser And End the War
PATRIOTIC PROGRAMS CONSIST
ING OF SONGS AND AD
DRESSES GIVEN
BUENA VISTA TURNS OUT IN FULL FORCE
Hobart Dickson, U. S. Navy, Was
-An Attraction at Saturday’s
Meeting.
At the end of the first 48 hours of the Third Liberty Loan drive, Independence has m ade a creditable showing. . The committees, who are m aking the canvass, report favor able, but the quota of $40,000 has not been secured, but there is every indication th a t it will be attained before the end of the week.
Two enthusiastic meetings began the Third Liberty Loan drive in south Polk county. Saturday after noon, a large delegation of Buena Vista people visited Independence and with a delegation of our citizens paraded the streets after which everyone went to the Isis theatre where a num ber of speeches were delivered, interspersed with music al num bers. Hobart M. Dickson of the navy was the s ta r of the afternoon. He has recently completed a four years’ enlistm ent and after a short visit w ith relatives will again go back into the service. Mr. Dickson gave an interesting account of his experiences in France and declared w ith much em phasis th a t the American boys were over there to w in and would win and he wanted the people a t home to stay by them. He related m any anecdotes and one especially showed the cleverness of the American comm ander. A German subm arine had been coming to the top near a lighthouse on the coast of Ireland several tim es a week to enjoy a brief brt>ath- ing spell. Efforts were made to catch it but it m unaged to escape each time. Eventually an American com m ander took charge and laid plans to get the elusive enemy. One dark night he moved the lighthouse several rods and a few nights la ter the sub came to the top in w hat it supposed was the same old place and found itself stuck on a bar and was captured.
The Sunday night m eeting was also held at the Isis and a very
^large crowd w as present. Besides several num bers of rtmsic, patriotic addresses were made by D. E. Fletcher, Dr. 11. C. Dunsmore and
HONOR FLAGS TO BEWON IN BOND SALE
In connection w ith the Third Liberty Loan cam paign, which began April 6th, various features are being introduced throughout the nation. We read that every city and town in the country which subscribes more thain its quota of Liberty Bonds will be aw arded an “Honor Flag" by the treasury departm ent and that other m eans will be taken to com m erate unusual showings .
The honor Hags to be distributed will be thirty-six inches wide and fifty six inches long. The body of the 'flag will be white w ith a broad red border, and three broad blue vertical stripes denoting the third loan. The flags will be of the same quality as the flags of the navy, are already being m anufactured and will be aw arded as fast as the right to fly them is won. Though aw arded by the treasury departm ent, they will be d istributed by the different districts.
There will be a national honor Hog for each state, to be flown at the sta'te capitol, w ith the nam e of each town w innig a flag inscribed upon it. There will also be preserved in the United States treasu ry a national honor flag, w ith the record of each sta te recorded on it.
S tars, to be placed on the flag of each city or town doubling its quota, will also be awarded, and an additional s ta r for each time the quota is doubled.
An honor roll, containing the nam es of all subscribers, but not the am ount of the individual subscriptions, will be kept in each community. A window card, bearing a representation of the honor flag, will be given each subscriber to the loan, to be displayed at the home or place of business.
Take vour spare cash—cramp vour extravagances— buy a Third Liberty Loan Bond. Stake your cash on our Khaki boys who are staking their lives to crush the Kaiser and all he represents.
Billions must be raised to blast forever this menace to!
HUNS HIT HARD
The Huns continue to butt the stone wall of the Allies' West line. W hile they have broken th ru at several places, no particu lar advantage has been gained.
CAPTAIN VV. L. TOOZEVISITS INDEPENDENCE
Captain W alter L. Tooze, Jr., wasour liberty and safety. Our Government needs the aid ■» independence for th irty seconds and support of everv one in this war loan. Every bond yesterday. He has been relieved of you buv helps. This'iS everybody’s war and everybody’s !,u,y at 9a,np Le" ils !on* en money can—and must—help.
You certainly want to see this war end quickly. Then— back up your sentiment with your subscription today and get your neighbor to do likewise. “ This war,” said President Wilson to Am'erican laboring men, “ must be won, not by government but by the strength of the American people.”
That means your duty and my duty to put our savings into war bonds. The Third Liberty Loan button is a badge of service to your country. Buy a bond and wear the button.
The war is coming closer, closer, closer! What do the casualty lists mean to you? Every day the roll of honor in the newspapers carries a sorrowful message to some community. These men are sacrificing their lives. You too, must sacrifice something. Your cash invested in Liberty Bonds will help to crush the Kaiser.
helpput over the bond drive here. From reports we have been hearing of the Captain's career a t Camp Lewis, he is about due for a promotion. He m akes a better soldier than a lawyer, a better soldier than a politician and a m ajor’s commission would only he a well-merited elevation.
ELITE RECEPTION GIVENFOR VIRGINIA SOUTHERN
The social calm w hich prevailed during Passion week was broken Monday afternoon and a sem blance of old-time gaiety resumed, when Mrs. B. H. Neil entertained w ith a large reception for her
MONMOUTH STREET QUESTION IS HISTORICALLY DISCUSSED
Are there any county roads in Monmouth? This is a live, pertinent question just a t present. According to the in terpretation which the county court puts upon ou r new road law, money can he spent only
Phone the news That’s the Post.
to Main 622.
Rev. McKenzie of Dallas. The la tter said that he had no apology to make for leaving his church dark and coming to a m eeting of this kind as he was confident he was serving his God as well as his country by doing so.
W hile stim ulation of bond sales was formally the object of both of these meetings, each became a gathering of good American citizens who by their fervor showed their enthusiasm for the fight for
emocracy and in unity declared the ir firm belief tha t America would nore than do its share to bring to a
successful conclusion this great light against Him autocracy.
daughters, Mrs. Clyde Ecker, of In- on county roads w ithin the city lim- dependence, Oregon, and Mrs. J. F. I its. If this be true it m ay tu rn Little of San Angelo. The entire | out tha t while the city taxes itselfreception suite was banked w ith a profusion of spring blossoms. The draw ing room presented a very pleasing patriotic appearance. T h e s t a i r w a y , w a s draped w i t h r e d , w h i t e aiul b l u e bunting w ith additional allied flags. S tars and Stripes were draped over the arches and WoodVow W ilson's picture w as also displayed. A mass of red, w hite and blue blossoms were also used and unshaded tapers cast a pleasing glow over the ensemble. In the dining room Easter colors were used. A bonier of yellow lotus blossoms concealed the plate rails and yellow tulle stream ers fell gracefully from the chandelier. A bursting E aster lily basket with fluffy tu lle bow centered the the table. Yellow shaded candles were used on the tea fable and buffet where Herbert Hoover’s picture could be seen. The music room w as daintily decked in green and white. Many vases and standards of w hite blossoms und potted ferns, which are the hostess's pride, were used with splendid effect, .ittle Myra Germany welcopied the
guests a t the door and presented
to raise money, it may not legally spend the fam e w ithin the city limits. It m ay be added here tha t there are authorities who say that road money need not necessarily be spent on county roads w ithin a road district but m ay be used on any road therein.
At any rate, recent investigation has disclosed the fact th a t some of the so-called county roads w ithin the city are hot such because of the fact that as streets of Monmouth they existed before they became part of county roads.
The story has been told a num ber of times how a baud of pioneers left th e ir Illinois homes in April, 1852, headed for Oregon where they planned to s ta rt a town and establish a religious school. They arrived in Oregon in due time and spent their first year at Bethel, near Rickroall. The second year they settled upon the sightly spot of Monmouth as the ideal situation for the town they proposed to found. In 1854 Rev. John E. M urphy, Elijah B. Davidson, J. B. Sm ith, Thomas II. Lucas and Squire S. W hitm an donated 6411 acres of land on which to found a
MR. DENTMAN YEARNS FORTHE DEAR OLD VALLEY
Thelm a, A lberta—(To the Polk County Post)—Please send me your paper. I w ant to get acquainted w ith your country again. I once lived close m ere fourteen years ago and am w ishing to be back there again und will be just us soon as I can.
R. G. DENJMAN.
DAUGHTERS HELP FATHERWITH FARM WORK
HORST CO. B ID IN G EVAPORATOR PLANT .
ON THEIR RANCHLABOR S H O R T A G E REASON
PLANT WAS NOT LOCATED
IN INDEPENDENCE
U. S. INTERESTEDIN EVAPORATING
Small Plants Can Be Started and
Maintained at a Very
Low Cost.
Dallas, Or.—Misses M argaret and W ilma Yeater, daughters of W illiam Yeater, a farm er residing south of Dallas, are doing the ir share to help raise food. They don overalls and work every day in the field, helping the ir fa ther put in his crop. Each drives four horses, hitched to gang plows, and covers several acres of ground cnch day as successfully as any m an.
The Horst Co. has concluded not to establish their evaporator p lan t in Independence this year and will for the present use the one which they are now installing a t their ranch north of the city. We understand, however, tha t they will h an dle all vegetables tha t farm ers and gardeners may furnish them on contract.
W hile Independence in a m easure is disappointed th a t the establishm ent will not be located in tow r, the people realize tha t because of the lateness of the season and a possible labor shortage, the Horst Co. could not undertake a proposition it were not sure could be consum- ated in time for this season’s yield, especially when by m aking use of several structures on its ranch, a p lant of sufficient size could be built th a t would handle the crop available.
The U. S. D epartm ent of Agriculture has become greatly interested
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THE MAN BEHIND THE PLOW
I hey sing about the glories of the man behind the gun. And the books ¡ire full of stories of the wonders lie has
done; -There’s something shore a-tlirilling in the flag tha t’s
waving high, * «And it makes you want to holler when the boys go
marching by;But when the shoutin’s over and the fightin’ done
somehow.We find we are still depending on the man behind the
plow.
In all the pomp and splendor of an army on parade,And thru the awful darkness that the smoke of battle
made;Tn the halls where jewels glitter and shouting men debate;
In places where the rulers deal out their honors great,There is not a single person who‘d be doing business now,
Or have medals, if it wasn’t for the man behind the plow.
them to Mrs. Neil, her daughters | town. The town was platted and and little Virginia Neil Little, then j surveyed w itin u year by T. H. they were greeted by a huge house Hutchinson.party. 'D uring tfie afternoon Mrs. Boutwell sang a group of well chosen songs. She was accompanied by Mrs. Clyde ’Hackney. Mrs. Al Bullock and Mrs. Hackney rendered some very pieusing piano num bers during receiving hours. A handsom e Edison cabinet also furnished m any selections and late callers were favored w ith m usic rendered by Hackney’s orchestra. Mrs. F. B. Phillips, Mrs. E. M. Chrest- m an and Mrs. Lucy W ilderspin served Liberty sandw iches and Victrrtv cakes. About seventy-five(’alle rs left cards during the
.—Dallas, Texas, Sun.after
GOOD RECORDS MADEIN STOCK BREEDING
In 1856 Polk county determined to have a county road from Iielepon deuce to Thorp’s Mills, now Kails City. This was two years after | Monmouth was platted. The de : script ion of this road reads to the | effect that it runs west from Inde-j pendcnce to a certain point where I it tut^is to the segith for a certain | distance, thence west where it pa t - j ses through the town of Monmouth, ' not on a county road hut on "M ain’ street. Get the point. Main street Monmouth existed before the rdun ' tv road did. ■' \ * 0 k
It is quite likely that this will pe of considerable iinpurtanre i / i . tlje fu ture development w tile c i ty /-IIeraId
He’s Wearing the Blue Shirt Again!
The most beloved star of motion pictures is reappearing in one of his famous, favorite roles of the great north woods.
, William Fox—PRESENTS—
WILLIAM FARNUM—IN—
The Heart of a Lion
Based on Ralph Connor’s Novel, “The Doctor”Staged by Frank Loyd
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Dallas, Or.-—Some records for livestock breeding nri being broken in Polk county.. C laries Ryan, |
; who has a farm near Bridgeport, has a sow that recently had pigs in one litter, and W. J. Bum s
1 of Lewisville reports that from 20
We’re winning lots of glory and we are settin’ things to \}woU' ,ewes 1"*cived ® Uu"'7■ , , a ° J ° | this spring, all but one of which
I t s , _ • j lived. There were 15 pairs of twinsall creation how the world S a f f a i r s included ill the number.
w e’ro building heights.
mighty cities and we ¡ire gainin’ lofty
We’re a-showm should run;
Future men will have doue.
gaze in wonder at the things that we t o w n o f m o n m o u t hHAS 733 POPULATION
• a k the fi ller, just the same as they doA census taken by high school pu
pils last week showed th a t Mon-
And they’ll oy . now.
Who’s the whole concern’s foundation—the man behind i mouth )l(19 a |M}I„llatioil of 733i not nml (lppart from Ninth UII(, Mon.t u e plOIN . | ( Hunting the non-resident Normal m outh streets station a t Indcpend-
—Selected. student-. ; enee and carry VVells-Fargo express.
Valley & Slletz Improve 3er\4 ■'Beginning Sunday, Apri u w
Valley A» Siletz will run twa into Independence daily, g iv ing the ' people living along its lin» Ai/ op '
‘A portnnity to spend several hours in ‘ Independence without staying over
night. Following is tin- Schedule: I Train No. 2 leaving Hoskins at
7:45 a. m. «arriving at Independence j at 0:05 a. m. Train No. 1 departing from Independence at 10:50 a. m., arriv ing a t Camp One, a t 1:10 p. m. T rain No. 4 departing from Camp One at 1:25 p. m., arriving at Independence a t 3:45 p. m. Train No. 3 departing from Independence at 4:15 . p. hi. , arriv ing at Hoskins a t 5:30 p. m. All passenger tra ins will arrive
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STANDARD PICTURES
ISISTheatre
Wednsrday Evening
April 10