County nforf PUBLISHED SEMMTEEKLY DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 32, 1911. NO 50 ReolvetTmT BABIES WIN PRIZES HERE QUARTER OF CENTURY ti BANDMASTER IS REWARDED DOMT HAVE Too much om Your hi AH TIT3 NCfn:7?r I'f ?nrp PAT HAT Forty garden; i court 3n La acres' 1GC f mill imberf :res of es fea Any iterm d, ad- MIND AIUNE TIME -THE RFYT THING VoU CAN HAVF0N6uR MIND 15 A Nt-W HATIuwj H'.WIRST IHIIvu JnCT ott 15 YOUR. lUITtV-iffoM C.SiGS, TQ TiC! jl jwsv f1 n r- n sk w I. OMT (r TNI iriiPr THIo "ON YOUR, MIND. WE .SHINE IN IHE HAT &U5INESS. THE CONQUEROR, WATS WE :AHRY MAKE U-5 SHINE IN THE HAT &V.SINE.5.S, UJT A5 OON A-5 .STYLE-5 ORIGINATE ON BRoAD- AY WE HAVE THEM IN OUR -STORE. YOU -WISH NPW HAT, DO YOU NOT? YOU KNOW AN OLD iAr OR AN OUT -OF- DATE HAT WILL KNOCK HE .SHINE OFF OF THE FINEST ,51IT or CLoTHE-5. :0ME IN AND LET U-5 JHoW YOU THAT HAT YOU iEED. Dallas Mercantile Co. The Sign of Sincerity Sincerity is the keystone of success ful advertising. Without it the structure collapses. Whatever a merchant writes on his Electric Sign he believes implicitly. Therefore, Electric Advertising is sincere and straightforward. Extravagant claims and flamboy ant promises find no place on elec tric signs. Let our sign expert originate a special design for you that wiu etch itself into the public mind. Oregon Power Company Telephone 24 The Electric Sign is the Sign of Sincerity POLK COUNTY'S INITIAL FESTIVAL AND CARNIVAL LIST OP PREMirMS AWARDED BY JUDGES FOR SUPERIORITY IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. EXCELLENT EXHIBIT SHOWN Result of Venture Encourages Dallas Commercial club to Undertake Preparations For Larger ami Bolter Show Next Year. The pumpkins large and fine Loomed up along the line, Squashes of presidential size Each worthy of a prize; The apple blushed with pride As the egg-plant nestled by Its side. The plum acted very fair, Though pitted 'gainst the pear. The spuds were making eyes In a manner to surprise. The cabbage tossed Its head .At a mangel-wurzel red, While the corn so big and tall Didn't seem to carrot all. Open Season For Trout Fishing Now Here Long recognized as Fishermen's Headquarters for Polk County, we are better than ever prepared to rjpply your needs Rods, Lines, Reels, Leaders and the Best Flies on Earth Baskets to carry the fish in when you catch then W.R.' Ellis' Confectionery Polk County's first annual Harvest Festival and Carnival has passed Into history; the crowds have dispersed; the clamoring bands playing catchy circus music have ceased; the spiel of the barker and the bark of the spieler are heard no more; Arayana, "the lily of the Nile," is only a cherished mem ory; no longer does the shrill, attention-compelling Invitation ring out to "see the alligator farm, jungle-land and monkey-town." The opportunity Is lost of gazing upon the enchant ments of the colored natives, of the sunny soutniana, me smgei who can sing, the dancers who will dance, and the comed ians who can" comede, where one edians who can comede," where one pair of feet admit yuh to the entiah puffowmance. In other words, tne show Is now over. It closed saturuay night. Popular Recreation. Notwithstanding the busy season, the bad weather and the short time in which the promoters of the fair had to get things In shape, the fair fur nished recreation to a large number of people, and paved the way for an annual exposition of resources that will become an essential In the com mercial and Industrial development of the county. Incomplete though It was, it has served to show the need of such an institution, and - will have great value in preparing the way for the work of the future. It Is probable that the Commercial club will soon take action toward ar ranging for the second annual festi val. Many preliminaries will need at tention. Polk county's 115,000 Arm ory will be ready by next fall and ..in fnrnlah the desired accommoda tion for the various displays, hrnken the ice, as it were. will take up the work with added con- j fidence and greater energy. Collection Excellent. While not at all large and by no means complete, the collection of the products of the soil was excellent, and was a fair representation of what Polk county does In the ordinary course of an agricultural year. It was a work-a-day exhibit, comprising such articles as could be speedily gathered here and there about the county. - u ,.t et.rlnir and ear- iwn in me runu i nered in the haste of fall, pered pumpkins reposed .i,.r no coddled corn. the artiiicial result of artificial ca but a true outgrowm. wrier provided the right soil underneath and he proper climate overhead, and the husbandman went out and planted the seed and said "grow, dern ye. grow The agricultural pavilion was In charge of H. D- Staats. pavilion super intendent. The Judges who .warded Se ribbon, were H. L. Fenton. Will Jones and Nate Emtnett jZ following 1. . lirt of the .wards a, far . could be learned. Inborn ease, the label, had been misplaced anT lt was therefore Impossible to get he name, of all the exhibitors: , Having the club Pole Beans Kentucky Wonder, D. W. Sears. Bartlett Pears F. K. Hubbard, first. Strawberries New Oregon, Charles Hubbard, first. Rice Popcorn William Ellis, first, eight feet tall. Sweet Corn D. W. Sears, nine feet tall. Summer Squash C. C. Gardner, first.. Pumpkin Mammoth Chile, E. Cj Gardner, first; unknown variety, E. C. Gardner, first. Squash Prolific Marrow, E. C. Gardner, first Tomatoes C. C. Gardner, first. Rutabaga G. W. Watson, second. Sweet Corn, ears E. C. Gardner, first. Kale C. C. Gardner, first, v Garden Huckleberry C. C. Hub bard, first. Swale Grass E. C. Gardner, first. Wheat E. C. Gardner, second. No pam upon the It was not FALLS CITY EXHIBIT. fTK. -Early Row, r. Y'elder. William Vermont, William White liurtank, William Dollar, C. DALLAS' pOPULAMffi DIAMOND " Lrana rr... tu1 Can n bot of fmiti ami reS- We carrv the famous rw .lailT. The Terr rtal.l can always t found at our store. Dallas, Oregon Potatoes bard, first. t-m first. r.Anj Ellis, firft, Ellis. f"t- r-.ardntr. first Cabbage ar., first William K'lis. ..a William H-uAr. C C. Gardner firrt I ee - f C. Gardner first Supar . n.id onion.. IX W. Sr fM-rond. firt ....inn r.,ant C. f i . i . i prof; Wii".n .xhert I Gardix-r Carrot r.rt n-;'-.am Ell Million -Late Dnimr.fau, Early Jertey Wakefield. wond. Early lrum Ellis first nd ond. ier. first. Blanchard WlnU-r ..ion.. O. 'iil TouriC. .!.). B T -now. ' Ei:i frt: inl,r """" -nd. -r. first Zr-l" Milium F -is. frt; Cucumtr. C. -- colored strawberries, grown by Charles Hubbard, of Falls City, were quickly noticed among the plenitude of arti cles' on display,- and were greatly ad mired. , Nine plates of luscious grapes from the vineyard of Piella, of West Salem, were attractive and made many a mouth water. Sloper Brothers, of Independence, had some large and uniform potatoes, grown by irrigation. Several cucumbers grown by B. L. Bice, of Independence, were of unusu al size. One of them was 14 V4 inches long, .34 inches in diameter, and weighed 3 punds and 10 ounces. Phenomenal growths of muskmel ons, kale, sugar beets, vetch, cow peas and pie plant were gazed at lri wonder by old-timers, who are used to the marvels produced by Polk county soil. THREE COUNTIES TO EXHIBIT f.rt ::, f.rst; Capt.i" Wi ..at-. Ei!. firrt- DALLAS EXHIBIT. Potatoes White Elephant, George Hagood, first. Burbank, G. J. Rempel, second. Cucumbers Exhibitor unknown, first. White Spine, J. B. Nunn, first. Stock Beets L. I. Bursell, first; G. J. Rempel, second; James Boyd ston, first. Pumpkin J. J. Minnich, first. Hubbard Squash T. D. Phillips, first; J. B. Nunn, second. Egg Plant J. L. Castle, first. Oregon Squash T. D. Phillips, first. Sweet Corn T. D. Phillips, second. Rice Popcorr T. D. Phillips, sec ond. Dwarf Broomcorn H. C. Eakln. first. Onions James Boydston, first. Beans James Boydston, first. Beuns Kentucky Wonder, T. D. Phillips, first. Eight-row Field Corn George Ha good, first. Sunflower J. S. Shanks, first. Watermelons A. G. Rempel, first. Columbia Plum B. Frlesen, first; J. B. Nunn, second. Petite Prune J. B. Nunn, first; B. Frlesen, second. Italian Prune P. Reddekopp, first; H. Hayes, second. Sugar Prune F. N. Dornhecker, first; B. Frlesen, second. German Prune James Boydston, first. Blue Damson Plum J. E. Miller, first. Silver Prune G. W. Watson, first. Marynard Plum J. E. Miller, first. Willamette Prune J. B. Nunn, first. Pacific Prune J. B. Nunn, first. Splendor Prune J. B. Nunn, first. Pears. Cornice Pears J. B. Nunn, firsts Beaurre Cleaugre J. B. Nunn, first. Fall Butter Pears J. B. Nunn, first. Clapp Favorite Wynn Johnson, first; J. B. Nunn, second. Bartlett Pears J. B. Nunn, second. ApplcH. Red Astrachan Apples N. M. Grant, first. Baldwin Apples N. M. Grant, first. Billefleur Apples N. M. Grant, first Spitzenberg Apples N. M. Grant, first. Gravensteln T. W. Watson, first. Beltenhelmer James Boydston, first IHU44lC. Earrly Crawford Peaches Mrs. R. J. Howe, first; J. E. Miller, Becond. Straw berries Frank Harris, first. Siberian Crabs T. D. Phillips, first. Filberts Dr. Mark Hayter, first. Second Crop Alfalfa Edgar Win ters, first. , Flax G. J. Rempel. Wheat A. Womer, first. Oats A. Womer, first; 60 bushels per acre. Honey F. E. Smith, first. Branch of Hungarian Prunes John Dlehm, second. Mowers. Asters D. L Thomas first Dahlias John Embree, first Dahlias from wed Mr Bursell, Monmouth. Cactu. Dahlias Mrs. V. A. Griffin. Decorative Dahlias, grown from seed U I. Buraell. Kale Itemizer special exhibit ond. Onion Itemizer special exhibit first Itemizer Facial Exhibit Showing hat hill land near Dallas will do In five week.' time First prize: cabbage carrot., nniufi.. beet, kale, cucum hers; Italian prunes third year frm planting; wnd rop pearlies. ptate John Parker- pepjers J. L. Catle. Turnip. J. I C.stle. Onion. U I. Bur. SI. JJweet Corn Ten feet, Ein I'-ro J a me Boydston had rpeoial ex hibit worthy of mention. It consisted of German prune. ceknife bean. seed onion. eet corn, Kentucky Wonder pole beao. of extra lare .i.e. I'.eiter.heimer apple, and sugar bet. rwlk CVmntjr I lhilHt The Polk county exhibit twrh haJ ' t-een gathered l y Mr F. A. Wolf. t-I ir.g for the county court x-uiied the entire wet lie of the paUion. and j attracted mic h faroral.le comment It ioduded pr.-tira!iy everything In. the iy -f farm product., and ha. t-een taken to the state fa-r at Halem this week, and It-r wH t r.t Ea1 to th lrr rxmirrt d p!a). to t e held there thi. f '.!.' Portland Men Plan Important Meeting lr J-'nll. v Tri-county development for Mor row, Sherman and Gilliam has been discussed by the special Portland Commercial club committee the past week, and a convention will be called for some time this fall or winter, probably at Arlington. A speciu! farm demonstration train will be run through the three counties, calling at tention to the opportunities for im proved agricultural methods and di versified farming. Prizes will be of fered by the committee for the best products resulting from the new treat ment of the soil, and the Portland people will co-operate in making the Trl-County Fiir, planned for the fall of 1912, a success. Editors of the state will be wel comed In Portland September 21, 22 and 23. when the annual meeting of the Oregon State Editorial association will be held. The convention will meet In the auditorium of the Portland Commercial club. The Portland Press club plans a special entertainment for visiting scribes. Oregon fruit districts, and this In eludes about all the state, are look ing forward to apple shows this fall. The best exhibits will be forwarded to the All-Oregon show at Portland, No vember 15-17. Points outside of Ore gon, also, will have displays of apples at this show, making a collection of fruit that will be well worth View s lng. CLPB PliANS STATE JUNKET Portland Commercial Body to Iloonl TlllllO PrOfilMM-tM. PORTLAND, Sept 12. (Special.) Two Important trade excursions have Just Tieen mapped out by Portland business men to interior points, which will bring the metropolis into closer touch with tho state. The first hi to Klamath Falls, where a special train will be run, and the other la to Burns. Each Junket will be made up of prom inent men, heads of firm. In most cases, and will have for It. object the bringing about of closer relations through getting better acquainted with the outside territory. The special train to Klamath Falls will leave Portland September 26, re turning September 29. Stop, will be made at the following cities: Albany Grants Pass, Medford, Ashland, Klam ath Falls, Eugeno and Corvallls. It will be kflnwn as the Three-day Ore gon Excursion.. The trip to Burns will follow It. the exurslonlsts leaving September 30, go ing as far as liedmond by rail, where they will take autos for Hend and on to Burns. At the latter place the meeting of the Central Oregon Devel opment League will be held October 2 and J. The return trip will be made by auto to Prairie City, thence by rail to IiakiT, and back to Portland. V. S. Grant, Veteran Director, Receives Handsome Baton From Band. Bandmaster U. S. Grant, the veteran director of Dallas' Peerless Band, re ceived a severe shock last Saturday night, underneath the electric lights of the agricultural pavilion, just aa he had brought to a close the final con cert of the festival.- For a time he was speechless, and his friends were upon the point of rushing; forward to render "assistance, when he slowly came to hia senses, and smiled one of his crescendo smiles and the applause broke forth.- The shock was purely mental, not physical, and was a very pleasant one, Indeed; as It was the result of a dem onstration of the esteem the band boys hold for their leader, and a token of the appreciation of his services in their behalf during the past season of instruction. At the conclusion of the evening's performance, as the director was gathering up his music, he was completely taken off his guard when Aug.' P. Risser, manager ot the band, stepped up and presented him with a handsome and costly baton of ivory, ebony and gold, reposing In a plush lined morocco case. He was too much overcome to offer reply,, but thanks beamed from his face, and the boys let it go at (hat The band formed one of the main features of entertainment during the four days festival and carnival, and as usual received Its share of compli ments. . contestTrownixg feature of POLK COUNTY FESTIVAL. HEAVY BUYING IS RESUMED I'iu'0 of Hop Market Changed Higher Prices Expected. and Heavy buying, which was resumed In the hop market Saturday, has com pletely checked the downward course of prices. For some time the market has been stagnant and, under the cir cumstances, the tone has been weak, notwithstanding strength displayed In the East and abroad. Saturday's large purchuses at 35 cents completely changed the face of the market and now there seems reason to believe the former 'upward course of prices will be resumed, says the Portland Oregonlan. The chief buyers were T. A. Llvesley & Co. Their total purchases at 35 cents aggregated over 1000 bales. The names of the sellers were not learned, but some of the lots were contracts, secured from other dealers. Another buyer on the market was Joe Harris, -who closed an option at 32 cents for two contracts at Alrlle for 10,000 pounds each, held by Wigan, Richardson & Co. The selling of the contracts by' this big London firm might be taken as a bad sign, accompanied, as It was, by a London cable to a Portland firm quoting New England hops 10 shillings lower than a week ago, but for the fuct that tho Oregon market, at the same time has reversed Itself. The sudden change In sentiment here seems to be due, in large part, to the way tho Oregon crop Is coming down. Early picking returns from several sections show lighter yields than were expected. EXTENSION WORK BEGINS Grading Crew For Oregon To Bo Increased. Electric ALBANY", Or., Sept. 9. Actual work on the grading of the Salem Albany extension of the Oregon Elec tric has begun In Linn county. A crew of 65 teams and 128 men have gone to work Jjiist south of the San tlam river. The contractor. In charge of the work say that the crew will be In creased to 100 teams and about 200 men as soon as possible and that It Is expected to complete the grade to Albany within two months. Supplies are now being shipped here for the local supply depots for the grading crews. Bachelor Judges Name Prettiest GUI and Boy Among List of Twenty-one. ) PRIZE WINNERS. Prettleat Boy. Marlon Hill, age three months; son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hill; grandson of Mr. and Mrs. L. A, Dickinson, of Dallas. Prettiest Girl. Dorothy Young, age two years; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young; granddaughter of Rev. and Mrs. M. B. Young, of Dallas. Judges. J. C. Hayter, of Dallas. W. J. White, of Dallas. . Breeze Gibson, of West Salem. The crowning feature of the Polk County Harvest Festival and Carnival was the baby show held on the court house plaza Saturday afternoon. Owing to the cool, and at times threatening, weather, the number of entries was not aa large as it should have been, but the show was greatly enjoyed by all who were fortunate enough to be present, and it furn shed an opportunity for three of Polk county's most famous andi hopeless bachelors to display their Judgment In regard to what constitutes beauty dn the infantile prize ring. They entered upon their task with lightsome hearts In fact Jauntily and with non chalance and even with sang frold, bue when they discovered that they could not bestow a first prize upon every one of the little darlings, their blltlu'someness faded even as the sun shine in the evening of the day, and they were sad and dejected and their hearts weree weary within them. And it will come to pass that next year, when the tlmo of the baby show again draws near and the leaves be gin to fall and all nature approaches her annual period of rest, three Polk county buchelors, famous and hope less, will silently steal away unto the fastnesses of the mountains to gaze upon the autumnal tints that presage the dying year, Herewith la given a list of the other youngsters who were entered In the contest. The entries were restricted to children two years old and younger: Girls. Alice J. Marks. JesBie Mann. Iris Phillips. Wllma Totten. Fay OBborne. I.uclle Schultz. Marguerite McNulty. Olive Forest Gladys Sherwood. Evolyn Brown. Virginia Turner. Boy. , Valdys Davidson. Ion VatlNortwIck. Phillip Stauts. Leonard Wright. Grant Lane. . In' ', I Gwlnn Harham. lister Gwlnn. Del Garrison. To Exhibit JcrNrys. W. O. Morrow, of Independence, proprietor of the LaCreole herd of Jerseys, will exhibit hi. stock at the fair at Salem this week, and later at Walla JValla, North Yakima and Spo kane, Washington. Among tho llHt will be "Morrow". Select," a cow with an offlrlul record of 492 pounds of butterfat In 285 days. Wliat mnkca Cleveland. Baking Powder wilt Quality and price. 3-lb. cans, $1.(0; 5-lb. cans, $1.65. Ask for the rttim with the screw top and metal handle under regular cover. 8-25-2m Funeral of Late Thomas Elliott Con ducted Last Saturday Morning, The funeral over the late Thomas Elliott was conducted In the Meth odist church of this city last Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, when a very appropriate and Impressive sermon was delivered by the pastor. Rev. George F. Hopkins. The body was taken to the Odd Fellows' cemetery for Interment. Mr. Elliott was a resident of Dallas for 25 years and left here to take tip his residence In Mill City, Marlon county, a little less than two years ago. During his residence In this city he made many friends by hia good qualities. Ho was of an inventive turn of mind, and spent much of his time In devising mechanical appliances of many different kinds. He was born in Peterboro, Ontario, January, 1830. Up to the time of his arrival In Dal las, with the exception of two years his business was that of a farmer, but while here he lived In town. He was always an exceedingly Industrious man, hard work seeming to him as the breath of life. 1 In earlier years he took a very act ive interest In municipal life and also in politics, as a supporter of the Lib eral party in Canada. He was at one time a ' member of the Peterboro town council. After coming to Ore gon ' his political energies were un sparingly devoted to the prohibition party. Pre-eminently he was a religious man. Converted In boyhood, he gave about 70 years to the church and the Sunday school, particularly the latter, In which he was a bible class teacher from early manhood. At the time of his death he was a member of the Presbyterian church. He was married In 1852, Mrs. Elliott dying five years ago. Eight children grew to maturity, five of whom sur vive. The children present at the funeral were: Samuel G. Elliott and Mrs. Charles Alisky, of Portland; Rev, William Elliott, of Vancouver, British Columbia; Mrs. John Andrews, of Mill City, accompanied by her son, Arthur. James Elliott, brother of the de ceased, has been visiting and traveling In Canada with his wife for several months, but their address was not known here before the funeral, and some time since elapsed before they could be communicated with. Visiting Clergymen. At the Methodist church in this city last Sunday evening the pulpit was oc cupied by Rev. William Elliott, pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal church In Vancouver, British Columbia, who had come to attend the funeral of his father, the late Thoma. Elliott, which occurred Saturday. The subject of his sermon was "Knowing Jesus." and as he i a man of scholarly attainments, and of unusual mental refinement, his address was keenly enjoyed by all who henrd It. ClieriNhes Old Polk. Mrs. R. L. Dulgnan, formerly Miss Kate Jennings, of Perrydale, and her husband have taken up their residence nl LaGrande. Writing from there she says that though that is a beau- tlful valley and the town is prosper ous and well kept, she .till cherishes a love for "old Polk county and Its people." THE BABY SHOW. Ain't he cuter The little beaute. How sweet, Such cunning feet So very fair, Such curly hair. Such dainty toes,, Such a lovely nose. Suc h pretty eyes, Seldom cries. Bless it', heart, So awful .murt Mamma', pet The bestest yet! Precaution Xcvary. Mr. and Mrs. William M. Sargeant of Perrydale, were In the city Satur day. Mrs. Sargeanf. dauhgter, Mrs. O. K. Edwards is Just recovering from an almost fatal illnens at her home In Portland, a. the result of ptomaine poisoning, which was oeca noined by using condensed cream from a can which had been opened for some time. Mn. Sargeant think, that a law should ! passed by the legis lature compelling everylody to empty the content, of canned -or "tinned" good. Immediately after th can l opened to the air. The danger lie. in the action of acid, upon the metal a. .oon a. expoaed, and should all cans be emptied the Instant after they .re opened, ther would be little danger from ptomaine.. For JL 01SOI1 Oak and Bora Poison lxmi.li of lii Id. XI. ha. th fifteen-month. obi dauvhter of Mr. nd Mr.. IZ. M.yn.rd, of Bridgeport, died y-!erday. The fun.ral will ! held in Kail. City to day at 1 oYlnck. and fh remain will burled In the Odd Fellows' m tery there. Cipnt to H-j:lliM- foiiKt, Hoy B. Hopkins .nd A. T. Edward, national orirani- r. .f the Loyal OrJer of Lions, nay that they have obtained out 44 memU-m h re already, and that they expert to inut tute a be! in lb: city Tu'!ay, i-Uml-T 1. We have a guaranteed remedy. Try it. It won't cost you a cent if it don't cure you. K.trht but,, fcf Urr r.J ittf.y efti there. !t-tamlng to k Mr. n! Mr J. L Whe'er. ho h.v Isved on . farm at Fi!!i i't'r t -T the pst eitr.t year, j aw 4 thro th (;! M'rfvliy. n thir y to II- r rlrirton. Krtfca. I f Mr. Wheeier npeU to C't-rl a UuMry M h he H f I""