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1 . 5 ' nr. THT POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1915. THE POLK COUNTY FAIR PREPARATIONS FOR COMING EVENT STILL INCOMPLETE. Arnold's Attractions May Return to Amuse Those Attending Annual Exhibit This Fall. It is regrettable that more interest is not manifested in the forthcoming county fair, not only by the farmers of the county but by the management as well. The secretary of the board and the collector of exhibits for the state fair, which exhibits will be dis played at the Polk county institution prior to taking them to Salem, are laboring diligently to make the un dertaking a success, but aside from this action comparatively little is be ing done from any source. The co operation that is necessary between nil parties concerned to make the fair the success that it should be, and could be, appears to be lacking. From present indications, however, the agricultural and horticultural de partments will be fairly well tinea, but the stockmen are loth to take suf ficient interest in the matter to give this department the showing it should have, considering the opportunities here offered. They are inclined to consider the expense too great for the benefits derived. Several stock-raisers who exhibited luRt year have de clined to bring their animals for show this fall, prefering to take them to the state fair where the chances foi remuneration for the effort is greater with practically the same outlay. The industrial school exhibit will probably be larger and better than on any pie vious occasion, the pupils of the coun )ty, as well as parents and teachers, showing marked interest in that de partment. While the fair is less than a month distant no positive arangements have been made for attractions to enter tain visitors, although correspondence to that end is now being carried on. The Arnold Carnival company, well known in Dallas, it having been here on sundry and divers occasions, may come to the fair again this year. If a contract is executed with the man agement for this attraction Arnold will come with some new features. Outside of this, a number of other entertainments are under considera tion, but nothing definite has been done up to this time to close with them. While such should not be the case, these attractions are necessary for the entertainment of those at tending, and the board will probably see to it that the best obtainable with the means at hand will be secured for the week. Comparatively little publicity has been given the fair up to this time, and as the date is drawing near the management will be obliged to get active if good results from the stand point of attendance is expected. The premium lists have been placed in the hands of farmers and stockraisers, but aside fiom this promotion work has been decidedly meagre. The fi nancial condition of the association docs not warrant heavy expenditures in this direction, but it must not hide its light under a bushel and expect pood results. Lack of funds has been caused to a considerable extent by the erection of the large pavilion on the grounds, and other necessary im provements, the board having no source of revenue except an. appro priation from the county court, amounting to something like $1,501). and an amount sullicient to pay prem iums from the state. The expenses have necessarily been large, the start being from practically nothing. Every farmer and every resident of the cities and towns should lend their support to this enterprise, not only giving it encouragement by making exhibits wherf possible but by their presence when the opening day ar rives. The event will not be "the biggest and best ever seen upon this plnbulnr wad," and such can not be expected hut it will be what the community makes it. The people must make the fair. In a letter to Mrs. Winnie Hiaden yesterday afternoon, John M. Scott, general passenger agent of the South ern Pacihc, announced the reduction of rail rem 1 1 rates from all Willamette valley points and on all Southern Pa cific lines to the l'olk county fair. One and one-third fare will be charg ed adults for round trip tickets, and one half the adult rate for children. Sales dates are September 21 to 24 inclusive and the return limit is. Sep tember 2fi. Independence Vagrant Jailed. Leo Mediums, a wanderer, was brought to the county jail yesterday morning by Sheriff John Orr from Independence, where the elderly tramp was arrested by city authorities for stealing a canvas tent fly from the barn of William McDonald. Justice of the Peace Holman heard the man's plea of guilty and bound the vagrant over to the grand jury, which will hear the ease at the fall teim of court. Appeal To B Heard By Judge Belt. Because he believes the State In dustrial Accident commission award ed him too small an allowance for an injury sustained in the persnanre of his occupation a man will appeal the award before Judge H. H. Belt this morning at 10 o'clock. Attorney Gen eral George Brown will represent the commission. Paers in the case had not been filed in time for The Ob server to learn (be name of the ap- rjellant or his attornevs. Judge Belt believes the case to be the first of the kind on record since the 1913 statutes gave an injured employe the right to appeal the award of the com- PARTY RETURNS WITH DEER. Five Dallas Men Get Limit on Ump qua River Headwaters. After being out sixteen days Mark Ellis, Dave Grant, Hugh and Roy Black returned to Dallas yesterday with evidence of having killed fifteen fine bucks in the mountains above Oak creek. Fin Whitney got his lim it of oeer early in the game and re turned to the city ahead of the oth ers. The party followed the middle fork of the Willamette and crossed the Calapooia divide to the headwa ters of the North Umpqua river, get ting so far into the mountains that only the little spring streams tribu tary to the main river were found. The hunters left on August 10 and went by auto part way and by train to Oak creek, from where they pack ed into the mountains, about twenty five miles. The weather was par ex cellent for hunting, they report, and the only storm occurred on Tuesday when, according to Hugh Black, hail stones as large as marbles pelted them while thunder raged for two hours. It paioV them well to undertake so long a trip, say the hunters, for they found game in abundance. In all they sighted 51 deer on the trip and of these they killed most of the bucks. There were no other sportsmen in the mountains where the Dallas boys brought down the season s limit. GEOLOGIC PERIODS. Storiu of Tim Told by Fouilizod Plants and Animals. Scientists hesitate to estimate geo logical time In terms of years. Such estimates have, however, been made, and oue published by Professor Charles Schuchert In 1010 states that about 12,000,000 years have elapsed since the close of the carboniferous age, an age, as the name suggests, In which great deposits of carbon, In coal, were being formed in many parts of the world. This age has been divided by geolo gists into the Mlssisslppiun, Pennsyl vanlan and Permian epochs, of which the Mlssisslppiau is the oldest and the Permian the youngest. The Pennsyl vaiilun epoch alone is estimated by Schuchert to have covered 2,100,000 years, and animal life is supposed to have existed on the earth for over 14, 000,000 years before that time. Geologic periods are recognized pri marily by the aulmals and plants that lived In them, so that the study of fossils plays a very real and important part In the progress of geologic knowl edge. Hocks of carboniferous age. as shown by their fossils, have a wide distribu tion in the United States, and tbey are apt to abound In these remains of plant and animal life. The fossil shells which are found in them, however, may vary greatly from point to point, because the animals they represent lived In different periods of geologic time or In different regions in the car boniferous ocean. Argonaut. Languages. The principal languages of the world are listed In order as follows: English, spoken by more than 150,000.000 peo ple; German, more than 120,000,000; Russian, more than 90,000.000; French, more than 00,000,000; Spanish, more than 65,000,000; Italian, more than 30,- 000.000, and Fdrtuguese, more than 30, 000,000. These seven are the principal languages of Europe and America. There are said to be 3,424 spoken lan guages or dialects in the world 1,024 In America, 037 in Asia, 587 in Europe and 276 in Africa. Among other im portant languages are the Chinese, Japanese, Scandinavian branches, Sla vonic speeches and dialects and the va rious languages of India, Persia, Ara bia and modern Greece. A Poor Pretsnl. A wounded soldier explained his grievance to ills nurse. "You see. old Smith was next me in the trenches. Now, the bullet that took me In the shoulder and laid me out went Into 'lui and made a bit of a flesh wound in bis arm. Of course I'm glad he wasn't 'urt bad. But he's stuck to my bullet and given it his girl. Now, I don't think that's fair. I'd a right to it. -I'd never give a girl o' mine a second 'and bullet." Exchange. Now York City' Ptniion. New York city has eight pension funds. Tbey are the public school teachers' retirement fund, the police pension fund, the fire department re lief fund, the department of health fund, the College of the City of New York fund, the supreme court appel late division fund, the street cleaning department fund and the city of New York employee' retirement fund New Xork Mail. Diplomacy. "Johnny." (aid the Indignant parent, "why didn't you come borne when I railed yoT "I didn't hear you," replied truthful John. Then why did you run away? "Because I was afraid that I might bear you." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Family Joy. "When you were conning me." said Kia .-if. "ti oWlarvd there wasn't another woman In the world like me." "Yea." replied her husband, "and I m glad of It for the sake of other men." In common thtnes the law of sacri fice take the form of positive doty.-Froude. NEW PASTOR IS CHOSEN REV. MR. M'CONNELL SUCCEEDS REV. CURTIS AT CHRISTIAN. Themes for Discussion at the Sever al Places of Worship Next Sun day. Religious News. After having been without a resi dent pastor since the resignation of Rev. C. C. Curtis became effective, the Christian church has entered into a contract with Rev. McConnell of The Dalles to fill that pulpit for one year, beginning October 1. Rev. McConnell has been stationed at The Dalles dur ing the past five years, and is said to be a man of exceptional aDiuty. Ai present he is engaged in evangelistic work, and consequently the delay in his coming to Dallas. Some weeks ago the local church extended a call to Rev. McConnell, but because of some unaccountable delay in the mails he had made other arrangements be fore receiving the call Later, how ever, he was again free from an en gagement and the Dallas cnurcn tlien secured his services. Mrs. Jennie C. Wheeler of The Dalles filled the pulpit at the Chris tian church last Sunday, and will preach there when called upon during the month of September. She is now residing in Monmouth temporarily. Prof. D. M. Metzger will occupy the Methodist pulpit Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. The pastor, George H. Bennett, will speak in the evening at eight o'clock on the subject, "Figs and Thistles." Services at the Adventist church Friday and Sunday nights at 8 o' clock. Subject Friday nighr, "Im portance of Obedience;" Sunday night, "Repentance and Conversion." Saturday at 2 p. m.; Sabbath snuool at 3 p. m. Preaching service. At the Baptist church next Sunday Rev. T. Tapscott will preach at 11 a. m. on "Elijah and the Secret of His Power," and in the evening at 8 p. m., 'The Sinner a Fool." Some notable improvement to the Advent church have recently been completed. An Explanation, Mr. Balderee of Black Rock cer tainly misconstrued the meaning of mv report in The Observer of my trip to his camps, which is certainly a matter tor great regret with me. 1 can sav without exaggerating the truth that myself and little party of visitors were never treated better than upon our visit to him, and that he did everything to make that trip pleasant and agreeable to us should go without the saying to all who know the gentleman. There was nov elty in the trip on the locomotive, and this was what I undertook to illus trate in the newspaper interview, not for one moment intending to cast a single reflectiou upon the management or the railway equipment, as Mr. Bal deree, evidently seems to think. The trip was one of the most pleasureable that I have ever taken in these parts; the reception accorded us was cordial and of the most friendly character, and fay be it from my thoughts to criticise Mr. Balderee in any way, shape or form, and certainly regret that my statements were miscons trued bv him. I hope and trust that this explanation will place me in the light of being grateful to the gentle man. K. V. UALiTUN. Eugene Woman Missing. Mrs. Olson attended the "Safety First" picnic in Salem Wednesday with a woman mend, trom whom she became separated during the day, and has not since been seen, accord ing to a report received yesterday. She is described as being 24 years old, 5 feet tall, and weighs about 115 pounds. When last seen she was wearing a black and white check coat and a white hat. Her father, N. W. Hutchins, lives six miles from Mc Minnville. Runaway Last Friday. Miss Ibbv Green and her brother were spilled out of a buggy last Fri day while driving along the road south of town, near the creamery. Their horse was frightened by an au tomobile and after the occupants were thrown out ran down the road for some distance, where it was caught by a man whose name we failed to learn. The right front wheel was broken off the buggy but the young people escaped without injury. Mon mouth Herald. Mrs. Gerlinger to Speak. Mrs. George Gerlinger of Dallas, regent of the University of Oregon, has just returned from a month's trip in the east, where she visited var ious colleges, universities and insti tutions of learning, gaining new in spiration and ideas. Mrs. Gerlinger will be one of the principal speak ers of the state convention of the Oregon Congress of Mothers, which will be held in Corvallis October 20 23. Mrs. Gerlinger is one of the most prominent clubwomen of the state and is socially popular in Ore gon and California. Oregonian. Injured Near Buena Vista. W. II. Roy. a well-known hop grow er of Buena Vista, fell from the roof of his hop house on August 2oth and threw his shoulder out of place. He also threw one linger out of place and sustained some bruises about his head. He is now resting easily and hopes to be oat soon. Hop Picking Tents, 91x12 8-oz.. New Tents $7.65 That is much less than we ever could sell them for. Other Tents proportionately low Screen Doors, $1.25 to $3. Less 10 per cent now Garden Hose, 50-ft. length, regular price, $6, now $4.50. Only two pieces left Camp Stools 35c each. Just the thing you want Hammocks, $1 to $4. Save your money Our Exchange Department is full of bargains. Empire Cream Separator, nearly new, $55. Sold for $87.50. Used Only three months; guaranteed EXTENSION TABLES $3.00 TO $15.00 KITCHEN CABINETS $2.00 TO $3.50 RANGES ...$12.50 TO $22.50 COOK STOVES $5.00 TO $15.00 COME IN AND LOOK AROUND. WE BUY, SELL, AND EXCHANGE F. E. DAVIS, DRIVING THE BALL R.cordi Show That Golfers Can.Outd. BiMball 8lugsr. On several occasions debaters Im bued with the spirit of argument and research have taken up the question as to bow much further a golf ball can be driven beyond a baseball wal lop. There are at hand no official records of long flights In either game, meas ured to the ultimate inch and establish ed as the last word In the case But there Is this to go on Fred Mer kle and Bans Wagner startled the populace on two occasions by driving a baseball over the left field fence In Pittsburgh. This fence Is 400 feet from the home plate, and each drive landed at least forty feet beyond the fence, making a total carry of 440 feet Walter Johnson once smashed a drive over the score board In Cleve land, situated 400 feet from the plate. This smash also carried about 440 feet 8o In the way of flight, not Including roll, no ball player probably ever drove beyond 450 feet No man has yet hit the center field fence at the Polo grounds, which Is 480 feet from the plate. A long driver In golf can frequently carry between 225 and 250 yards. And on one occasion Jesse Guilford, the far driving wonder from Intervale, chris tenedthe New Hampshire Siege Gun. smote a golf ball that flew 312 yards from the tee. Thla totals 936 feet or about twice as far as any athlete has ever been able to hammer a baseball on Its way. There bare been golf nnashea well above 1.000 feet but these Included the roU. which la too much a matter of baked out turf and wind to be nsed In any official way. Grantland Rlc In Comer's Weekly. HOP CHECKS The Observer wants to print tout bop checks, and will aerve yon promptly and well at the lowest living price. See ns before placing your order elsewhere. .STORAGE. the Reliable Homefurnisher DALLAS, OREGON iQrintinq... I THE There's nothing too large, nor too small, for us to tackle. Our facilities are unequalled in this sec tion, while our workmen have that "touch" so nec essary in the execution of "good work." . . . THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER BICYCLE RIDERS ATTENTION Do yon realize that this Is the be ginning of the season for riding bi cycles. The man who has hit wheel overhauled in early spring economizes for the reason that he accomplishes two things at one cost of labor his bearings properly clear and oiled bad bearings replaced at same time (if any) at practically one cost. Oth erwise one thing goea wrong here, another thine there at different times which makes it inconvenient for yon and also adds to cost of repairs. We are well prepared to meet your de mand in this line. Work guaranteed. Bicycles from $22.50 to $15.00. Tires from 1.50 to $10.00 per pair. Bi cycle and motorcycle 1101111101, base ball and athletic supplies. Indian motor cycle agency. L. B. HIXOH, JR. 315 Main Street The Ooserver, a TwIce-a-Week pa per, costs no more than a weekly. HEATING STOVES $1.50 TO $i2.50 IRON BEDS $1.75 TO $10.00 . SPRINGS 50C TO $3.50 IN FACT, MOST EVERYTHING YOU MIGHT WANT KIND THAT SATISFIES SPECIAL PRICES on Khaki Pants and all hop pickers' supplies at FRIGE BROS. Ton can save 40 per cent at PRICE BROS.'S Clean-Up Sale. Don't overlook it. Saturday Special Any $5 "Just Wright" or Florsheim shoes in the store, Saturday only $3.85 PRICE BROS. GET YOUR HOP CHECKS AT THE OBSERVER SHOP