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Newspaper
Ione Independant
Location
Ione, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1926
Page
2
In a 1926 Portland issue, officials face fatal shooting of a criminal by a law officer. The piece rebukes ridicule from a district court clerk and praises the officer’s restraint, recalling a noble sheriff who protected prisoners with dignity and warning against taunting lawmen.
A fragmentary dialogue mentions Alice Terry and Gilda Grey in a playful misquote style. The text reads like a slangy theater or gossip exchange with unsure references and incomplete names.
Miss Edith Ely reports that District No. 5 held a Saturday election to fill the vacancy left by B F Morgan. Chester Hutchcroft was chosen as director. The community circles note visits and meals among local families while Morgan School resumes after Christmas recess.
An English writer argues a man born with a beard would save time and expense. He estimates facial measurements and shaving a daily routine of about eight inches of space, totaling 4,820 inches in a year and 20,000 miles over a lifetime. Five minutes daily at age seventy equals about 75 days spent shaving.
Church groups across the town held elections last Sunday and midweek. The Christian church reelected officers with Rev. Ware preaching a evangelistic service at Lexington. The CU Society of Lone Christian Church met Wednesday, electing officers and hosting a social hour. Congregational church groups elected officers for the year with Dorcas Society naming new officers.
A religious passage excerpt presents Jesus teaching the just to inherit the kingdom, with verses about feeding the hungry giving drink to the thirsty welcoming strangers clothing the naked visiting the sick and imprisoned. The Lord affirms acts done for the least of these as done for him, from Matthew chapter 25.
An Italian conscript once listed as killed in action is alive and married, yet the government still pays his widow pension and honors him with a battle medal. The war department refuses to retract the death notice, forcing the man to sue to force government testimony amid harsh income tax collection.
In a by gone episode from Kastan Globe a couple driving together suffered a facial collision when their car hit a rough mat, causing dental damage. The incident ended with urgent dental work and broken teeth requiring expert attention.
An Edinburgh councillor traveling to London recalls a long carriage exchange with an old man who spoke to him many times without reply. Near journey’s end the elder asked if they were near King’s Creme and confessed fear at replying, saying the councillor’s likeness reminded him of a murderer.
Congregational Church services led by Rev W W Head at 11 00 A M and 8 00 P M First Christian Church holds 10 00 A M and 8 00 P M First Baptist Church also listed with service times.
IONE LODGE No 120 AVF AM meets first and third Welten of each month with Waller See and Le B Dick listed. LOCUST CHAPTER No 119 CE meets second and fourth Tuesday monthly with WM Mr a Walker, See Mrs Ning Middle. IONE LODGE No 195 1 0 0 1 meets every Saturday evening with NG Bergen Ledbetter VG Edison Morgan Sec Earle A Brown Treas E J Bristow. BUNCHGRASS REBEKAH No 1 0 0 F meets first and third Thursday monthly with NG Arwhily Swanson VG Etta Howell See Verda Ruehle Treas Etta Brin tow.
In a humorous exchange a frustrated person complains about a malfunctioning self starter and imagines a short circuit. The other respondent jokes about brewing ale and a missing saucepan, adding whimsy to the technical hiccup.
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