Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, July 21, 1914, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTHE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1914. .kksI inelividual or firm. Awards will be 4'4,4,4I,I"M,M,4,4,4,W"I"I' The Hunting Days Are Near How it Affects the Sons of Nimrod Guns and Dogs and Shooting Togs the Talk of the Day. Signs have already appeared signs of the hunting season, which is neai at hand. Signs of a good season, too. Over the hills and mountains, at about this time of year, hovers a sort of mist, visible only to the sons of Nimrod. It is not inert, but strangely beckons. By those who have the eyes to see and grace of under standing it is called "the spirit of hunting." If you would smile at this fancy, remember the story that is told of Whistler, the artist. A tourist stood beside the famous paint er in a country of lakes and moun tains. One was seeing the same sun set that the other was only looking at. "I don't see anything in a sunset, complained the tourist. "But don't you wish you could?" said Whistler. The spirit of hunting, perhaps, will some day be embodied in marble the masterpiece of a Boiglum. The zest and exhilaration of the hunt are jiot to he known vicariously, by proxy. They are learned only through exper ience, but it doesn't take very long. After the first hunting trip there is 110 cure for the malady that results. Some friend of yours, for example. He disappeared into the woods with rifle and camping kit, and when he came back he was a different man. His beard was shocking. He never acted the same again. Like Barkis, how ever, he was a willin' victim; and every year when the fever comes and he takes to the bard miles and crook ed trails, there is no holding him back. The best thing you can do is to go along with your hunter-friend. You can easily get your doctor to advise it. Now is the hunter's time of antici pation. It is the time when the ollice cagcd men has hallucinations even in business hours. He looks out of the window and sees a herd of mountain deer feeding in their sky pastures. His ear catches the far drumming of a partridge, lie knows of a happy hunting-ground that he could reach by train. A railroad timetable, bear ing evidence of much use, is locked in a drawer of his desk, and with it lies a copy of the game laws. The boss is similarly affected, so he doesn't notice that anything is the matter. Go home with either man and you find that some room in 1 lie house looks like a sporting-goods store, and all through dinner you know that he is thinking of a camp menu of grouse, trout and venison, Finally, after all the necessary small talk, he discovers that you belong to the hunting fraternity. That settles it. Big-talk, then, for the rest of the evening, and nothing else. After din ner your host makes you examine his Remington, aim it and look through the shining barrel; he proudly calls your attention to the antlers on the wall (though you had seen them be- the bed he offers you by saying he wishes it were a bed of balsam boughs. Your true hunter reckons not the hardshins of the trail. He welcomes them. They increase his joy. Even disappointments have a certain fasci nation. He tells you with great gusto of the deer he didn't kill, and includes the incident in the story he sends to his favorite outdoor magazine. Just notice the conclusion of the follow- inc DaraDraph, taken from an ac count of a bear hunt: While putting the dogs into the brush at the bottom ot a gulch, some thing attracted my attention up the mountain side on the rocks. I look ed up and beheld a fine little brown bear gazing down upon us. I threw my gun to my shoulder and fired but ail instant late, for just as I pulled the trigger he dropped out of sight behind the rocks. The dogs saw him, however, and the chase was on. Mr. Bear turned into the brush and down the gulch he came, with both dogs at his heels. Close to the Handler they crashed through the thick un- denrrowth so thick that, it was dif ficult to determine which was bear and which was dog. The Rancher got in several shots, but with no effect. Down the mountain we ran, dogs and bear in the lead, everybody yelling to encourage the dogs and in the hope of scaring the bear up a tree. Breath less and weary, we finally got to the dogs, who were lying down under a tree, 'all in' and no bear in sight. His pace had been too hot for our unhardened pups and he had escap ed." (Now hear the conclusion of the matter.) "It was the Rancher s first bear and he was much disappoint ed not to get him. We were all agreed that it was the best sport that we had in a long time, hence were pretty well satisfied." It was "the Rancher's first bear," even though it escaped. There spoke the true hunter. And by the way, that party did not finish their trip empty-handed not in a country that abounded in hears, mountain sheep, mountain goats, cougar and deer, as well as the smaller game, like pheas ants and rabbits, which any townsman or farmor can find near home, It is wonderful what a transform ing power a hunting trip has. A parson, conducting morning prayers in front of a lakeward-looking tent, was interrupted by a shout from one ot the group: "There's a loon out there by the point." The next word was "Amen," and the loon no stands upon the parson's bookcase. A hunter is as old as he feels, and judged by that standard he has the advantage of old Ponce de Leon, who searched long and vainly for the Fountain of Youth. Though the gift of the trails and trnmps and camp fires is physical health and strength made on the following points: Fla vor, 45; grain, 25: color, 15; salt, 10; finish, 5; total, 100. Dairy butter, not less than 6 pounds in squares, premium, first, $5.00; second, $2.50. Bees and Honey Department. All exhibits must have been pro duced in the apiary of the exhibitor during the year 1914, and premiums will be restricted to exhibits from within Polk county. Honey must be pure nectar, syrup honey being barred, and judges should open up packages and satisfy themselves that this is the fact. Sections less than three-fourths full will also be barred. Specimen of comb honey not less than (1 pounds, ouality and manner of putting up to be considered, $2.50, $1.25; most attractive display of comb Honey, !K.UU, $2.u0; specimen of ex tracted honey not less than twelve pounds, quality and manner of putting up tor market to be considered, $2.50. $1.25; most attractive display of ex- tracted Honey, ifftj.UU, ifz.ou; specimen of beeswax, not less than five pounds, $2.50, $1.25; honey vinegar not less than 1 galron, shown in glass, $1.00, 50 cents; most attractive exhibit of bees, $5.00, $2.50. Eugenics Department. Competition open only to children of parents who are bona fide residents of Polk county. Entries close Sep tember 26. Entries must be made on blanks especially prepared, w hich will be sent upon application to the Coun ty Fair secretary. Boys. Over 1 year and under 2, over 2 years and under 3, over 3 years and under 4. Girls. Over 1 year and under 2, over 2 years and under 3, over 3 years and under 4, grand champion boy of J'olk county, grand champion girl ot Polk county. BULLETII TO LOAN. $1500 upon improved farm property. Inquire Observer office. 40-3t-x LOST. A pair of spectacles in black case. 1 inder will leave at Observer office and receive reward. 40-lt FOB SALE Nice 80 acre farm at the sea-shore; 75 river bottom; one mile from Taft, Siletz Bay and ocean beach; one mile from cheese factory; also nice herd of registered Holsteins. Sick wife, must sell or trade to get away from coast. Best of terms. If you want something good look me up. No reasonable offer will be turned down. Will trade for smaller place. Jesse Far rin, Taft, Oregon. 34-Gt. BIDS WANTED Bids for boring a well, and gunranteing water, will be received by the school board of District No. 49. Address A. J. Shipley, school clerk, Monmouth, Oregon. 39-8t. DECLARE INTENTION TO PAVE. fore) and tells you the whole story; one always comes back with a sense nnd when it has grown late he urges that somehow an even richer legacy you to stay overnight, apologizing for has been bestowed. SPECIAL PRIZE OFFERS SILVER CUP FOR BEST EXHIBIT OF BLOODED HORSES. Polk County Fair Association Makes Literal Inducements to Exhibitors at Fall Show. For the best general exhibit of Wooded horses at the county fair this fall a handsome silver cup will he given, and for (his premium there will be several contenders. John Middleton & Son offer special prizes of $10, $5 and $2.50 for the best colts under one year old the get of the Pcrclieron stallion Presbyterien, nnd the Belgian Horse company will give the same prizes for the best get under one year of age of the Belgian stallion Walt her. These prizes in ad dition to the premiums offered by the fair association should make this department one of more than ordinary interest. Tho premiums in the cattle depart ment will consist, of first, second and third prize ribbons, and will be of fered for Shorthorns, Hcrcfords, Hol steins, Guernseys, Ayrshires and Jer seys for bulls three years old and over, bulls two years old and over, yearling bulls, bull calves, cow three years old and over, heifer two years and under three, heifer yearlings and heifer calves, with grand champions in each class. Textile Department. The exhibits in this department promise to be much larger and more varied than ever before shown at the Polk county fair. For the best in dividual display of pioneer articles $2 Hnd $1 arc offered as first and sec ond prizes, and the same premiums are for the best display by any club or society of not less than twelve or more than fifteen pieces. First premiums of $1 and seconds of 50 cents are offered for the following articles: Best hand-made garment, set em broidered lingerie, embroidered table set, crocheted table set, embroidered bed set, crocheted bed set, knitted bed spread, crocheted bedspread, tapestry bedspread, piece Kensington embroid ery, piece Darmstadt (wool) embroid ery, piece Italian relief embroidery, piece lledebo, piece Mountmellick. piece French and eyelet, piece Ramb ler rooe , piece crossstitch, piece Har- danger, piece AVallachian, piece Ro man cut work, piece punch work, piece Swedish darning, piece drawn work, piece point lace, piece Batten berg, piece Duchess, piece tatting, piece Irish crochet, piece Maerame crochet, piece crocheted luce, piece filet lace. Quilts. First premium $1.00 second 50c: Best pieced quilt, best appliqued quilt, best crazy patch work mult, best log cabin nuilt. Work of Ladies Over Sixty Years of Age. First premium $1.00; second 50 cents: Best knitted article, best knitted lace, best crocheted lace, best point lace, best Battcuberg lace, best Filet lace, best Irish lace, best frencli and evelet embroidery, best Hardang- er embroidery, nest vtauacnian em broidery, best Darmstadt (wool) em broidery, best Kensington embroidery, best crossstitch, best tatting, best drawn work. China Painting. Best collec tion hand painted china, first $2.00; second $1.00. Best single specimen tainted china, first $1.00; second 50c. Culinery Department. Baking. First premium $1.00; second 50 cents: Best light loaf cake, best dark loaf cake, best light layer cake, best dark layer cake, best angel cake, best fruit cake, best ginger bread, best doughnuts, best sugar cookies, best ginger cookies. Bread. First premium $1.00; second 50 cents: Best yeast bread, best raised biscuit (yeast), best salt rising bread, best graham bread, best oston brown bread. Candy. Best exhibit, first $1.00; second 50 cents. Fruit. First premium $1.50; sec ond 75 cents: Best collection canned fruit (quart jars), best collection can ned vegetables, (quart jars). First premium $1.00; second 50 cents for the following: Best collec tion pickles, best collection jelly, best collection preserves, best three quart jars cherries, best three quart jars peaches, best three quart jars prunes, best three quart jars loganberries, best three jars strawberries, best three jars gooseberries, best three jars pears, best three jars mammoth black berries, best three jars string beans, best three jars peas, best three jars corn. Dairy Department Dairy butter shall consist of butter made on the farm from milk of cows kept on one farm, and owned by one Independence Council Starts Some thing That May Be Stopped. At a meeting of the Independence councilmen last Saturday evening that body declared its intention to pave C street from Second to Seventh, the improvement to consist of a four-inch concrete base with an inch and a half wearing surface of asphalt, sand and crushed wick, the price being about $1.40 per square yard. The improve ment is identically the same as that constructed last year on Monmouth und other thoroughfares in that city, tor which ffl.lu was paid. The con tract for the improvement has been awarded to (Jlen E. Kibhe & company of Portland, provided the council's declaration stands without remon strance, which seems to lie improbable. From, information at hand, there ap pears to be marked opposition to the proposed improvement, and a remon strance on t lie part of property own ers abutting the improvement may kill the measure. Councilmen Goetz and Paddock, who were elecfed on what was known as an anti-paving platform, voted against the paving project. Not, it is said, because they are op posed to municipal betterments, but because of the fact that prior to the election they were pledged to support only such street improvements as were initiated by property owners whose properly was to be benefited by the improvement. There is no inconsiderable discus sion of the proposition at Indepen dence, a majority of the aldermanic body favoring the improvement while, it is said, a majority of the "front age is tenunst it. Ihe outcome will not be determined until the date set for hearing remonstrances. TOBACCO AND CIGAR SALES- men are wanted to advertise. Ex perience unnecessary. $100 month ly and Traveling Expenses. Ad vertise Smoking, Chewing Tobacco, Cigarettes, Cigars. Send 2c. stamp for full particulars. HEMET TO BACCO CO., New York, N. Y. 39-20t Soehren Warehouse W. LLOYD SOEHREN, Manager BUILDING MATERIALS OF EVERY KIND, ("EXCEPT LUMBER) Cement, Sand, Gravel, Brick, Shingles Plaster, Fence Posts, Drain Tile Building Paper and Composition Roofing, Metal Lath, Corner Beads, Fire Brick Hop Supplies of Every Description OFFICE ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF DEPOT. FOB SALE Light wagon suitable for one horse. Inquire G. W. Hagood. 39-2t.-x WANTED Girl work, at once. Stump. for general Phone 752. house H. W. 37-tf. WANTED Hop pickers. Apply at The Observer office at once and leave name for Sept. 1. 37-8t. FOR SALE Few tons of loose cat hay for sale. H. G. Campbell. 25-tf PURE CLEAN MILK Is a Most Wholesome Food Make Your Children Strong and Healthy on Guthrie Dairy Milk FROM TUBERCULIN TESTED COWS t FOR SALE Property on south-east corner of Uglow and Miller Ave nues. Might trade. Barton Z. Riggs. 17-tf. FOR SALE Fifty-foot lot on E. side of Methodist church adjoining the alley, line business location at a fair price, $3,000. Enquire of Dan Stouffer. 2G-tf. FOR SALE A brand new "New Home" sewing machine, at one-half agent's price. Easy time payments if desired. Hayter s Book Store. 25-tf. C0NS1DERTHESETHINGS Sanitation in Laundry Work Is of Ut most Importance. While sanitation is being considered in divers and sundry other things have you ever thought of its impor tance in connection with your laundry? Have you ever considered how much more sanitary clothing dried in en closed dry rooms arc as compared to those dried in the open, where they catch the numerous germs with which the air is laden f We comply fully with the barbers' law, which is an exceptionally good one, making it compulsory that all towels be boiled for a period of twen ty minutes and dried within an en closed room, not only with our bar bers' work but with all other work entrusted to our care. The campaign to eliminate the fly in order to prevent disease in the community is very commendable and should receive the support and en dorsement of all, but why go only half way in the attempt to maintain sanitation T Why shoo the fly into the deadly trap for fear it will contaminate vour food and yet permit garments over which this disease breeding insect has per ambulated possibly half the dav to come in immediate contact with your person, and upon which germs are wafted by the mid-summer breeze to an inappreciable degree f The Dallas Steam Lanndrv is mod- ernly equipped with the most improv ed sanitary devises known to the bus iness, and is a safe-guard against in fection of any kind or nature. It has cost us money to do this, but is demanded by people who know, and we have met that demand, feeling that the best is none too good for onr trade. Think of these things they are important. FOR SALE Two good gentle milk See u. N. Harrington, or phone Pioneer 5. 29-tf. WANTED Clean cotton rags, to Observer office. Bring TO EXCHANGE. One large work horse to exchange for wood or cow. W. M. Foster, Independence, Oregon. WANTED Position caring for chil dren by voung girl. Wages reas onable. Call Black 35. 38-2t-x The Observer has added Satisfact ion of Mortgage to Its stock of legal blanks. Notaries and Attorneys may now secure them In any quantity de sired. Phone orders for legal blanks rven prompt attention. Mrs. Ella J. Metzger and Marie E. Shelton were Salem visitors on Fri day last. INDIAN MOTORCYCLE Agency "INDIAN" MOTORCYCLES, BICYCLES AND ACCESSORIES. BASEBALL AND ATHLETIC SUPPLIES. TENNIS GOODS. When thinking of a motorcycle, bicycle or repairs, call in and let OB show yon onr line. L. B. Hixson,Jr., 315 North Main St. Phone 1072 Rich, Sweet Cream Delivered to You at 20 Cents a Pint Phone 14x7 ALSO HANDLED BY HOLMAN & B0YDST0N. Star Transfer Co. WE MOVE ANYTHING THAT IS MOVEABLE PROMPT SERVICE j; G. A. and L C. MUSCOTT, Proprietors ' ' Phone Stands: Webster's Confectionery oil Ellis' Confectionery 10f Barn 1074 THE NEW NEW JOHN DEERE BINDER jr i" H-- " " tsssaasm MHto&mmmmmmimi If liiiifcfiHi- WELL DRILLING Havinf purchased a Standard Well drillini machin. I am prepared to contract for U class of work, at REGULAR PRICES I can drill a six-inch hols to depth of 900 feet. Qrn me a call and let me Afore with you. G. G. KESSLER One m-e north of DaUas. . 19-tf. Supported Reel Chain Drive, Im proved Canvas Tightener, Plenty of Binder Clearance, Has Three Pack ers instead of Two, Well Balanced and Light Draft. PRICE: 6-ft., $155; 7-ft., $160. CRAVEN HARDWARE CO. DALLAS, ORE. YOUR WANT AD. PLACED IN THE OBSERVER WILL BRING RESULTS