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J J.. I 5' :4 ''V t ivl nsnvn c ! II J as is- DALLAS. OREGON, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1912 NO. 64 I a VOL. 24 e Tl Tl J : 1 j . i 5 0 UT DIM OF IPS MOST SUCCESSFUL EVENT IN HIS TORY ENDS SATURDAY Permanent Association Certain From all Portions of County Comes Demand for Annual Exhibit; Influ ential People Interested; Complete List of Awards. To the unearthly din of tin horns, cow bells,, automobile sirens and ev ery other noise-making contrivance which a fertile mind could Invent; the first annual Polk county fair came to an end last Saturday night, when a big crowd of merry makers thronged the streets until a late hour, patron izing the various shows and spending , their money freely in an effort to get all the fun possible out of the last moment of what is declared to have been the most successful event of the kind ever held In Polk county. . Everybody was down town. He might as well have been, for he couldn't exist In peace in his other wise (Uiet neighborhood. The crowd was an orderly one too. No acts of rowdyism have been reported, it ap pearing to be everybody's Idea to have as good a time as possible without discommoding his neighbor. Of course you occasionally got a feather duster thrust In your face and had your ear drums saluted with blasts from noisy trumpets but what of It? McMhinvllle Hand Comes, The McMinnvllle band, accompan ied by a bunch of special Yamhill rooters, arrived on the late Portland passenger and were met at the station l.y tH rjll band and escorted up towji where a concert was given on the band stand on the court house plaza. At least, one standing a few rods away could see the musicians going through the motion of playing, but nobody could hear them. An Indian dance by a number of Grande Rondo denJzens .added a touch of the aboriginal to the evening's fun. The McMlnnville boys mingled with the crowd and did their share toward making the night hilarious with sound j and fireworks. The crowds which ' .lammed the sidewalks were constant- j lv on the go while the streets were j filled with automobiles loaded to the I guards with gay crowds, each indl-1 vldual member of which possessed some sort of noise making weapon which was worked overtime. It was n great night, and will not be forgot ten for many months. The Crowds Came. The crowds came to the fair. They came from every section of the coun ty and they marveled at the display at the armory, at the poultry show and at the horse exhibit. The only drawback was the failure of the sheep goat and swine men to exhibit, but limited notice probably accounts In a large measure for this. On Friday Salem people to the number of at least 350 came over and helped swell the crowd. By far the greatest number came on the 2 o'clock passenger on the Salem, Falls City & Western railway,, returning on a special train later In the day, but a large number came over In nutos. The Salem train was met at the station by the Dallas band and the crowd was conducted to the Court House plaza where they were wel comed by Walter L. Tooze, repre senting Mayor Craven. Secretary Hofer. of the Sakm Board of Trade, responded In an appropriate manner and afterward the visitors mingled with the crowd and viewed the ' ex hibits. lilg S'IkhI Parade With more than 41 districts repre sented, and 1200 children In line, the! parade of school children on Friday afternoon was the biggest thing of its kind ever pulled off in Polk coun ty. Many of the children carried small American flags and presented an alluring picture. The school from the Guthrie district was awarded the i first prize for having exactly 100 per cent, of its enrolled scholars In line, numbering 22. The school parade was followed by a parade of live stock as an added attraction. The event of Saturday in the pa rade line was the showing of live stock which called forth many words of praise from all who saw it Political Speaking Unpopular. One thing- that the fair nrogram clearly demonstrated was that the j r-eoole are not interested In political , addresses to the extent that they wlllj leave the street and sit In a stuffy, room to listen to them. Every one of the addresses at the court house j was not attended by the number that It was supposed would go. Senator j Chamberlain, probably, had the larg- , et audience, hut this is accounted fr by reason of his prominence in j the state and nation. Although the' crowd on Friday was one of the larcst that ever assembled in Dallas. ' snd the outpouring on Saturday near ly as great, but a few people com-r-rtively. assembled in the Court House to hear I. Frank Burke, the "iU M'r, on Friday, or Wallace McCammnt. the Republican, on Sat- urdav. If the speaking could have been heH on he Court House plaza it is proi.at.ie tnai a much larger POLK in IS 10 "OLDEST INHABITANT" A . number would have heard it. If the plan as first proposed could have been worked out, and men of national reputation had been secur ed, it Is certain that much greater crowds would have made it a point to attend. But, as it was, everybody was too busy with viewing the sights to listen to a political address. Baby Khmv Prize Winners. One of the features of Saturday was the baby show on the Court House plaza and on the streets sur rounding it. There were a nnmlxr of entries and some very pleasing decorated cabs, not to mention the handsome occupants they contained. Judges in this contest had been se lected as follows: Dr. Hellwitrth, of Falls City; Dr. O. D. Butler, Inde pendence; Miss Parrot, of the Oregon Normal faculty, Monmouth. Howev er, owing to unavoidable circum stances, the latter two were unable to be present and the task devolved upon Dr. Hcllwarth alone, who made the following awards: Best boy under one year, son of I,. J. Raney, first; son of C. L. Crider, second. Best girl under one year, daughter of J. R. Sibley, first; daugh ter of A. W.. Bennett, second. Heat boy under two years, son of S. B. Taylor, first; son of Peter Berg, second. Best girl under two years, daughter of W. A. Schocl, first. There were no entries in the other classes. Best decorated carriage, Mrs. C. L. Crider, first; Mrs. A. W. Bennett, sec ond. Shows Io Good Business. The attractions offered by the Ar nold Amusement company did a good business every day of the fair, but the record was made on Friday while the big crowd was here. Everything passed off as advertised on Friday. The balloon soared away into the sky, just as it was expected, and the daring rider cut loose and descended to earth exactly as he has always done. The "high dive" and the ring work of Maj. Don, the wonderful midget, held the attention of the crowds. The merry go round and the Ferris wheel were liberally patroniz ed, and the man with the "rings and the steins" did a thriving business. A small exhibit of machinery was placed on Main street fronting the Court House plaza by Craven Bros., and Guy Bros., which added to the general "fair" appearance of the city. Everybody complimented the dis play at the armory and many prom inent people from all sections of the county declared that the matter should not lapse with this year, but that a permanent association should be organized and arrangements made to hold a fair every fall. The meeting called "for Friday morning for the purpose of forming such an association did not material ize owing to the fact that everybody instrumental in promoting the idea, were up to their ears in work. List of Awards. Following is a complete list of the awards made in the different depart ments of the fair. It is possible that mistakes exist in this list, owing to the fact that limited time at the dis posal of the committee made it im possible to plan and provide for all the demands that might arise, and therefore some phases of the fair did not move as smoothly as one could wish. But all those in charge of the exhibits, and in arranging and plac ing them, unselfishly worked practi cally night and day without thought of pay and mistakes were unavoid able. In the following list, the exhibitor comes from Dallas unless some other residence is given: SCHOOL CHILDREN'S EXHIBIT. Class A. Vegetables. Field Corn Edmond Hamilton, first; John O. Lacy, second; lister Gardner, third. Sweet Corn Paul Scott, first; John O. Lacy, second: Bay Grounds, third.' Pop Corn Harry Valliere, first; Margaret Hamilton, second. Ray But ler, third. Watermelon Clifton Martin, first: Milton Ient. second. Muskmelon Homer Brown. fir?t: Lester Gardner, second; Clifton Mar tin, third. Squash Homer Brown, f.rst: Pa-ul second. Scott, second: Clifton Mania, third, j I '.est School Display (two to five Pumpkin Paul Scott, first; Lester 1 T' ems Bethel district, first. Gardner, second: Ray Ground", third Canned Fruit. Potato Homer Brown. first:!. Class A Hazel Houser. Dallas. Fred Bidders, second; Vernon os-,firt: Hazel Valliere. Rickreall, sec born. third. iond; Myrtle Hayes, Dallas, third. Cal l see Tester Gardner. first: j'ls B Helena Rempel. Perrydale. Clifton Martin, Second; Homer Brown if rst; Blanche Gibson. Salem, second; tnir(j j Hazel Bursell. Mistletoe, third. Ti.l Beet. Albert Rurelhaclr. I fanned Vegetables. Class A Hazel first- John Ffwht. second; Peter , Diehm. third. Beets. SI. W. Clifton Martin, first;, YEAR'SPROGRAMIS Hi DALLAS WOMAN'S CLUB HOLDS Fill ST MEETING. Committee Appointments Announced; President- Submits Program For Work of Club For Entire Year. On Tuesday, October 1, at the Presbyterian church, the Woman's club held their first meeting of the new club year, with the president, Mrs. Geo. Gerlinger, presiding. The president read an attractive program for the general meetings of the club for the entire year as ar ranged by the program committee. Chairmen of the different sections of the club were present and gave brief outlines of the work to be un dertaken and pleasures to be arrang ed for in each department. Those present were pleasantly en tertained by a vocal solo by Mrs. C. G. Coad, a paper on current events by "Miss Edith Starbuck, and two splendid addresses on the biennials by Mrs. W. E. Kirk, of Salem, and Mrs. George Frankel, of Portland. Following are the names of mem bers of- the standing committees and board of directors for 1912-1913: Social committee, Mrs. J. G. Van Orsde, Mrs. E. W. Miles, Mrs. J. L. Castle. Edueatioanl Mrs. B. Casey, Mrs. I. L. Smith, Mrs. Tracy Staats. Program Mrs. H. B. Cosper, Mrs. Tj D Brown, Miss Edna Morrison Auditing Mrs. H. C. Eakin, Mrs. W; L goehren, Miss Effa Brown. Board of Directors Mrs. George Gerlinger, Miss'-Edith Ciarbuck, -Mrs. C. Li. Barnes, Mrs. J. R. Craven, Mrs. Oscar Hayter, Mrs. D. M. Metzger, Mrs. S. B. Taylor, Miss Nola Coad, Mrs. E. W. Miles, Miss Alice Grant, Mrs. O. P; MacGregor, and one rep resentative yet to be elected from the Civic Improvement section. Meetings will be held In the Pres byterian church until the new quar ters in the library are ready. Members are requested to pay their dues as promptly as possible to the secretary, Mrs. J. R. Craven, or if more convenient they may he left with Miss Muscott at the library. John Lacey, second; Ray Grounds, third. Carrots John Focht, first; Clifton Martin, second; John Laeey, third. Celery John Lacey, first. Grain Ray Grounds, first. Bird House Ray Smith and El liott Tarbell, first. Piece of Furniture Ezra Boyer, first; Vernon Romig, second; Harold Jenkins, thtrd. Labor Saving Device Manley Coates, first; Edgar Winter, second; Ralph Marks, third. Class R. Field Corn Joseph McKee, first. Sweet Corn Elbert Ward, first; Harold Wagner, second; Russell Al sip, third. Pop Corn Dell Tedrow, first; Mil lie Osborn, second; Homer Bursell, third. Watermelon-Gail Hiltibrandt, first; Homer Bursell, second; Kenneth Bursell, third. Muskmelon Kenneth Bursell, first; Lloyd Jones, second; Homer Bursell, third. Squash Gail Hiltibrandt, first; El la Tatom, second; Russell Alslp, third. Pumpkin Teddy Ridgeway, first; Marshal Huntley, second; Freddie Hamilton, third. Potatoes Russell Alsip, first; Mil lie Osborn, second; Maggie Odom, third. Cabbage Grethel Steele, first; Gail Hiltibrandt, second; Robert John, third. Table Beets Annis Gilliam, first; Homer Bursell, second; Dell Tedrow, third. Beets. M. W. Mabel Jost. first; Helena Rempel, second; Gail Hilti brandt, third. Carrots Pearl Yost, first; Grethel Steele, second; Willie Hamilton, third. Grain David Rempel, first; Bruce Allen, second. Sunflower Lillian Chapln, first; Ralph Bennett, swond; Orel Coulter, third. Bird House Gem Harmon, first. Piece of Furniture Orville and Charles Springsteen, first; Lockie Cooper, second; Frank Laughary, third. Labor Saving Device David Rem pel. first; Willie Marks, second. Best Individual Booth Clifford Martin. Ballston. first; Lester Gard ner. Bridgeport, second. Best School Display (one room) Elkins Distrb-t, first; Guthrie district. Valliere Rickreall. first; Helen Baird.J (Continued on page .) Characteristic Snapshot of the Grand Army's New Commander .4. Photo by American Prcsa'Assoclatlon. CAPTAIN ALFRED BISHOP BEERS, the new commander In chief ot the Grand Army of the Republic, was a soldier at the nge of sixteen and served throughout the civil war. He enlisted as a private lu the Sixth Connecticut volunteers, and during his military career he was mentioned In regimental orders for bravery and meritorious service In the 8eld and was several times promoted, reaching the rank of captain In 18G4. He participated In the campaign against Richmond, the siege of Petersburg, tlaj James River campaign and the capture of Fort Fisher. After the war Captain Beers became a lawyer In Bridgeport Conn., and was judge of the city court for seveuteen years. BEGIN PACKING AT SCRAPPY RED MAN AH PUT LAUDS III JAIL FIRST START OF NEW INDUSTRY MADE LAST WEEK. Prunes Dally Arriving In Greater Volume; Many Tons Due From Outside Nelghorlioods. First grading operations at the prune packing plant of the J. K. Armsby company were begun on Fri day and the first processing and fac ing operations on Monday. The crew Is being gradually increased as the work progresses and more prunes are received at the plant until at the present time about 35 people are em ployed. The prunes so far used have come from local growers but a con signment is expected tomorrow from Marlon county and other deliveries from outside sections will arrive rap- Idly thereafter, It is believed. I Everything about the plant Is working satisfactorily and indications for a good run are abundant. I LONG FIGHTJ5 ENDED Siletz Ilasln Settlers Got Receipts for Filings After Strenuous Struggle Ir Their Rights. The culmination of a struggle or many years duration 'came to a prac tical end last Friday when P. A. Fin seth was called to Portland where he received his receipt for a home stead in the Siletz Basin country, on which he filed many years ago but for which he. in company with many other applicants, has been obliged to fight for. for several years. Others who received their receipts last week, are Richard Paul, of Falls City, and W. L. Wells, of Linn county. Thoueh patents have not yet been issued It is practically assured that they will lie and the end of the long fight is in sight Buys DHiicry Bus! now. Claude Smith has purchased the c;ty delivery business from A. W. Palmer mho has owned it for the past few months but has been unable to look after it personally txing encaited in other business. Mr. and Sirs. X. Selig of Falls City.; were Dallas visitors Saturday. V" ' ' - SQUAW WHIPPING BRINGS GRIEF TO WACIIENO. When His "Helpmeet" Refuses to Leave the. County Eulr He Vses Horsewhip; Now He's In .lull. Because his wife wouldn't break away from the Joys and the attract ions of the Polk County fair, and peacefully journey homeward with him, as he thought she ought to do, John Wacheno, an Indian from the Grande Ronde, proceeded to lambast her with a horsewhip last Saturday and landed in the county Jail. Later he appeared before Esquire Holn-.m on a charge of assault with a dan gerous weapon, which charge was subsequently changed to simple as sault , to which Wacheno pleaded guilty and was given a 12 day sen tence In the Jail. Wacheno couldn't undtrstand what all the fuss was about, anyway. lie admitted that he had taken a horse whip to his wife but couldn't see any thing wrong with that because she v ouldn't go home with him as he bad ordered her to do. What else could he do. The authorities didn't know, so they put him In soak to ponder over the woes of married life, especially as exemplified by n contrary "squaw." Wacheno has an unenviable record it is said. A few years ago he was arrested charged with stablot g Stephen Kiki to death during a drun l,cn brawl on the reservation, but v.ns subsequently r leased nwlnij to !. k of evidence. NEW CHRISTIAN PASTOR COMES C. C. Curtis. .f Clfa. Wa-sV. Take I p Dulicw of Dallas (liarge. Rev. C. Curtis, of Colfax. Wash-j Ington ho has accepted the pastorate of the Christian hnnh in this city arrived in Dallas lust week and has beinin his otfi ial duties. Mrs. Curtis; will arrhe in Dallas some time thlsi month. 1 Rev. Curtis come well reeommend d by the heads of foremost churches in Washirtton and Idaho in hih he has worked For several years he was pastor of the Christian hurch at; Weiser. Idaho, t.ut had given up sta tion work for the evani:eliiic fild. Rev. and Mrs. Curl s iil occupy the Cutler house on Wanhineton strut. ' LITTLE IS DIG BUST DAT GREETS AT 1IIGIL CIRCUIT JUDGE SESSIOII GALLOWAY CITY COUNCIL PAYS BIG BATCH OF SEITEMUER BILLS AND TALK OVER SEVERAL MATTERS. LIBRARY FURNISHING; THEME Councilman Coad Will Investigate Cost of Outfit In Portland; Barhani Gels 90 Dny Leave; Must Quit Us ing City Lot For Storage Purposes; Oilier Matters. But little business of Importance was transacted at the regular meet ing of the city council last night. During the evening a communication was received from Mrs. George Ger linger president of the Dallas Wom an's club, and head of the public li brary board, relative to the furniture and fittings of a public library build ing in Portland which had been of fered, for sale at a bargain. At her suggestion Councilman Coad was in- structea 10 visit foriiana some aa.y this week and investigate the offer with the idea of using the furniture, if suitable. In the new library here. At the next meeting of the council it is expected that a full and complete report will be received relative to the kind and amount of furniture re quired to complete the interior ar rangements of the building. Mrs. Govro made application to the council for permission for her son to ride his bicycle on the sidewalks if the city In order that he might re tain his position as newspaper dis tributor during the winter months when it is Impossible for him to use the streets. After discussion, the council rejected the request. Burba in Gets Ijcave. Councilman Barham was granted a !U-day' leave of absence on his own request. City Marshal was Instructed to no tify everybody to remove their prop erty from the city lots. It was re ported that people had been In the habit of using the city lot on Alder street as a storage site for all Borts of plunder, and It was decided that the practice must stop. The marshal was also instructed to notify the Southern Pacific company to remove the gravel scattered over Church street, following the ballasting opera tions lately finished there. The question of whether or not the city had power to require a railway company to place Its tracks on the grade established by the city, where such tracks traverse streets, was dis cussed, and finally referred to the city attorney for an opinion. New Cross Walks. The wooden cross walks at the In tersection of Main and Mill streets were ordered placed In repair until such time as the city could construct concrete walks to replace them. The matter of the purchase and in stallation of drinking fountains was laid over until the spring months. It was figured that the winter rains would soon furnish all the moisture needed for man or beast. The regular monthly batch of bills was allowed. COURT HOUSE PICK UPS Court Items, Real Estate Transfers, Farm Names Filed and Other News Briefly Tld. . Marriage Licenses. Elmer W. Boles to Neva G. Smith. Real Estate. Stella I Bynim et al to Lillian B. I Jim port lot tl. block 13. Klngwood Park. w. d.. $10. Elizabeth Gage et al to O. W. Hap tonstall. 2 acres In tp 8 s r 6 w. w. d., 1200. George W. Mclaughlin to Sophro nla J. McLoiiithlln. f0 acres In tp 9 s r 4 w, w. d., 12500. Silas Orchard to Adam Hewitt, lot 3, block 17, Kills' Add to Dallas, w. d.. 1800. Horace M. Reeves to Pearl R. Al exander, land in Independence, w. d.. 1 1 2r.O. F. K. Weissen et in to R. W. Ba ker. ot 5. block 8. Ib-nry Hills Add. to Independence, w. d., $750. Ann M. Iionaldson to John C. Don aldson, lots In Buena Vista, w. d., $1. Frank It. Webb et al to Wilgus I). Smith. iO acres In sec. 27, tp 7 s r w, w. d., $100. William X. Yeates et al to It. W. Perclval. 12 square rods In tp. I r 4 w, w. d , $1000. ITolsUe. Estate and guardianship ot Uncoln Thornton Murray, a minor; sixth an nual report tib-d and approved. Guardianship of John W. Martin minor heirs; report of sale of real estate rlle-d; Tuesday. Oct. 22. 112. set t"T hearing. Estate of lJrence Davis: K. M. Sn.Mh appointed guardian ad litem for David Holmes and Pauline Sut ton, minor heirs; hearing continued to (let. 8. 1112. at 1 o'clock a. m I'salr in Italia. I. A. Prisby. of Holly. Colorado, ac companied by Mrs. Pr!t-y. are lo cated in Dallas and ill probably make their future home her. Mr. pTj!ey has accepted a xitton In the Dallas laundry. DEPARTMENT NO. 2 OF POLK COURT TRANSACTS CONSID ERABLE BUSINESS MON DAY AFTERNOON. NINE ACTIONS ARE HEARD Tnree Divorce Cases Disposed of; Judgments Mostly Come By Do fault; Testimony Heard In But Ono Action;-New Cases Filed In Both Departments. Hearing and deciding nine actions at law, including three divorce cas es, Judge William Galloway, of De partment No. 2, of the Polk County Circuit court held a busy session of his court Monday afternoon, the ses sion continuing until after 6 o'clock. Practically all of the cases were de cided by default testimony being ta ken In but one divorce action. Court Calendar. Following are the cases considered and the action taken in each case: Amelia Wagner vs. Joe Ovcrmey er and C. R. Overmeyer, foreclosure; sale confirmed. Elizabeth Porter vs. D. E. Emmett, partition; report of referee filed; Os car Hayter for plaintiff; Simpson & Lewis for. defendant. Dallas City Bank vs. Lorlng E. Bedwell et ux, foreclosure; Oscar Hayter for plaintiff; sale confirmed. D. G. Rempel and Sarah Rempel vs. M. W. Wllkins et al, foreclosure; L. D. Brown for plaintiff; default en tered; decree of foreclosure as prayed for. Irene Canavan vs. Frank Canavan, divorce; L. D. Brown for plaintiff; default entered, decree as prayed for. E. B. Harris vs. Lee Harrington, action for money'; Oscar Hayter for plaintiff; default entered; foreclosure of lien as prayed for. Thomas E. Cornelius vs. Emma C. Cornelius, divorce; McNary & McNary for plaintiff; default entered; decree as prayed for. William Faull vs. Herbert A. Wil son; Oscar Hayter for plaintiff; de murrer overruled; defendant given 30 days to answer; plaintiff given 15 days thereafter In which to plead. Hannah L. McClure vs. William E. McClure, divorce; Oscar Hayter for plaintiff; defendant declining to fur ther plead, testimony taken.and de cree granted as prayed for. New Cases Filed. John G. Standard is asking for a divorce from his wife, Carrie Stand ard In department No. 2. Oscar Hay ter appears for plaintiff. In the com plaint it le stated that the couple were married in Moscow, Idaho, Oct. 25, 1888, and came to Oregon In 1903, where the defendant subsequently, or about Sep. 15, 1911, wilfully deserted plaintiff and contiues to live apart from him. There are four minor children, three boys and one girl and iilalntiff asks the court for a decree giving him custody of the boys and the defendant custody of the girl. The defendant Is now living in Lin coln county. Plaintiff would also arrange matters so that both parents might visit their children and tho children visit their parents as often as they saw fit. Charles W. Hickman through his attorneys. Price & Price, has begun an action against Clarence Aikman et al In department No. 1, of the Polk County circuit court, to secure pay ment on a note and asks Judgment in the sum of $955 with Interest at 6 per cent from May 30, 1909, and $250 additional as attorney's fees. VETS MEETJN REUNION Polk County Soldiers and Sailor Hold Session and Elect Oflh-crs for Ensuing Year. The annual reunion of the Polk county Soldiers' and Sailors' associa tion was held at the armory In Dal las on Saturday. October 6, 1912, and was well attended by the com rades and their wives from all sec tions of the county. Enthusiastic addresses were delivered by Comrade Johnson, of Independence; Comrade Iee, f Monmouth, and Comrade K. I Johnson, of Dallas. Election of officers for the coming year resulted as follows: K. I a. Johnson. Dallas, president; D. M. Hampden, Dallas, vice presi dent; J. It. Mover, Falls City, quar termaster; B. Ixivelace. Dallas, secre tary; Henry Nles. Dallas, officer of the day. The -next meeting will be held Fri day. Octoler 11. at 7:J0 o'clock p. m.. at the county court house, at which time the committee on by-laws will make its report. B. LOVELACE. Secy. Drowned at N"ra1. Claud Toner. 18 year old son of William Toner, of Newport, and nephew of Fred Toner of this cltv. was drowned lth tun lads shout his own ae. Saturday, October S. when the sloop pilgrim cpned near the North reef buoy at Newport His body has no been recovered. Fred Toner left for Xemport yesterday and a search for the missing todies will ls commenced at once. 5 - S