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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1915)
THE FOLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1915. EXHIBIT GIVES PROMISE ALL DEPARTMENTS TO CARRY SPLENDID DISPLAYS. Stock Judging Conte&t and Industrial . Exhibits Leading Features Three Fairs in One. The fourth annual county fair will open in Dallas tomorrow, extensive preparations for which have been made for the several exhibits, which promise to excell all previous efforts in this direction. Not only are the entries larger than last year, but com bined with the exhibit will be that of the schools of the county, whose sev enth annual fair it is, and that of the poultry association, also in its seventh year of success. Practically speaking, it is three distinct fairs in one, the combined showing of which -cannot fail to make the event one of the greatest attractions of this char acter ever held in Polk county. The weather man has promised to do the right thing for the exposition this year, feeling that it is fitting to fur nish clement weather after the man ner in which it was dished up to the fair management last season. The agri cultural and horticultural depart ments, from present indications, will be far more attractive than those of last year, while the industrial dis plays made by the several schools of the county will occupy all the space at their disposal. These are now ar riving and are being arranged in the department alloted to them in the big pavilion. The live stock show, always a most interesting feature, is being given more attention this season by stockmen of the county, and some most creditable exhibits may be seen prior to shipment to the state fair at Salem next week. The textile depart ment, under the immediate supervis ion of the Woman 's club of this city, will be another of the interesting de partments. The number of entries are surprisingly large, as may also be said for the canned goods department. One of the new features of the fair will be the boys' and girls' stock judging contest on Friday. The con gest is open to all the boys and girls that have attended the public schools of Polk county during the year. Each child entering will receive a blank card for each of the five breeds, Jer sey, Guernsey, Holstein, Ayrshire and Brown Swiss, and will be required to record the number or the letter of the animals which in his or her judgment would take first, second, third, fourth or fifth place. Twenty minutes will be given the contestants for the judg ing of the animals in each class. One hundred points will be allowed for the correct placing of 'the cows in all the classes, and a proportionate num ber of points for relative placing. The first prize in the contest is a trip to the Sta'te fair at Salem with all ex penses paid. The other prizes range from $3 for second place to 50 cents tor firth place. Orr learned that he was employed at the McLaughlin hopyard near Inde pendence. On baturday. Frost was arrested on the charge, and on the following day was arraigned before Justice Holman, who permitted his freedom after the suspect had fur nished bail in the sum of $250. STROMER TO FLY HERE. Great Aviator Will Cut Capers in Midair at Fair. The accident that smashed up the aeroplane of L. T. Barin and injured that aviator will have no effect upon the plans of the Polk county fair board. As soon as Barin notified the directors that he had been crippled and his machine demolished, H. L. Fenton wired to several other noted fliers and the man whose services he had tried to secure originally will appear here in Barin 's place on Thursday and Friday. This is Stro- mer, recommended as the premier air man of the northwest. Stromer has accepted the engagement at the fair and will make two flights on each day. E. J. Arnold of the Arnold Carnival company said to Mr. Fenton that if Stromer would fly here it would mean that Polk county would see the most skillful and daring airman in this part of the country. Stromer has a fine machine with which he has made hundreds of successful flights in the northwest and this he will assemble in Dallas today and tomorrow. L. T. Barin, who was listed to fly here, fell with his machine at nose- burg last week, spraining his ankle. sustaining many cuts and bruises and demolishing the machine. He wrote the fair board soon after the accident that he would be unable to fulfill his contract. SHERIFF STOPS GAME GAMBLERS TAKEN AT INDEPEN DENCE POOL HALL. Sheriff Orr and His Deputies Find Game Running Full Blast and Makes Eight Arrests. from Portland with the lates't in mil linery. 58-2t. The Sterling Furniture company is taking second-hand furniture in ex change for new goods. 55-3t Dr. C. L. Foster, dentist. City Bank building, Dallas. 73-F. ANGLERS MUST PETITION. LOCAL, CHURCHES Rev. George H. Bennett, pastor of the Dallas Methodist church, left yes terday for Hoseburg, there to attend the annual conference for the district. Mr. Bennett formerly held a pastor ate at the Umpqua valley town, and has many friends and acquaintances in that community. A largely signed petition by the people of Dallas re questing that the conference return Rev. Bennett to his present post will probably have the desired ettect. While absent Mr. Bennett will join a party of Roseburg mends in a deer hunt in the mountains out from that city, grounds that are not unfamiliar to the pastor. Before taking his de parture, the following infoimation concerning the Methodist church jmd the great work it is carrying on, ftev. Bennett furnished the Observer: The Methodist Episcopal church consists of 113 annual and 20 foreign conferences, besides 15 missions and 13 mission conferences. The member ship includes 34,600 ministers and 3, 500,000 members. It has nearly 36, 000 Sunday, schools with four million members.' Its Epworth and Junior leagues number over twenty thousand The school industrial fair, under chapters. Church property consists the direction of Superintendent Sey- t r thirty thousand churches and mou.r, adds much to the exhibit. The 14.0()0 parsonages valued at more study of agricultural and practical la- tnn thirty-one million dollars. About boratory work in the school garden 15" new churches are built each year, has taught the pupils late scientific The denomination is under the su methods for , vegetable growing," and I pervision of 22 bishops and 7 mission with an increase in the popularity ofjBy bishops and 500 district superin- gardening at school more bovs and girls have enrolled for county fair preparation. Superintendent Sey mour and assistants recently made visits to the rural districts, where pu pils and parents were met at the schoolhouses and given instructions as to proper preparation of exhibits. These exhibits, as stated, are now be ing placed in the several booths. The tendents. Methodism has under its control 53 colleges and universities, 44 professional schools, 89 academies, besides 18 missionary and training schools, in the field of literature its work is great, as it issues 12 great weeklies and a bi-monthly magazine. It issues also 46 publications devoted to departmental work. The semi-of ficial papers include 16 papers, be Eight gamblers were taken into cus tody at Independence last night when sheriff John Orr, with a corps of as sistants, raided a gambling room con ducted by L. E. Chase in a rooming house on Railroad street. The sheriff walked quietly into the place while a lively poker game was in progress and without trouble or disturbance had the proprietor and players secure within a short time. Sheriff Orr had been suspicious of this particular place, which he was sure was being maintained tor no other purpose than as a gaming den, but up to this time had not secured sufficient evidence to warrant the arrest of the house. The group was arraigned before Justice Holman this morning at ten o'clock and. plead guilty to the charges plac ed against them by the state. Jus tice Holman placed fines of $25 against each of the players and $150 against the operator of the place, which contained two card tables and sufficient other evidence to convict the players. Only a few of the prisoners had any hope of arranging to pay the fines, and at press time this morning all but two, who paid their tines, were locked in the county jail until fines could be secured, borne of the play ers are farmers and well-known resi dents of the Independence district, while others appear to be members of the floating gang that has infested In dependence since the hop picking sea son started. It has been known for some time that such games were open at Inde pendence and on Saturday night the city authorities there took four men from a game and released them after $10 fines were collected. Until last night no great deal of attention had been directed toward the games which were known to be running wide open. At the hearing before Justice Holman this morning each of the players plead guilty without arguing their cases, but after the fines were imposed one of the men protested at being placed in jail, saying that, although he had no monev, he could do himself or the community no good as a jail inmate. He had forgotten to consider that he was a criminal in the eves of tiie law, and that the law that convicted hinr for a misdemeanor could not be changed to suit his convenience. John Doe, who was arrested with the oth ers, turnislied suflicient security to warrant his absence, as he is a farmer and his attention was demanded this morning. He will be tried later in the day and the same penalty applied to him as to the rest. The seven men who pleaded guilty to charge against them this morning are L. E. Chase, proprietor and George Brown, John Dollarhide, C. E. Wright, J. Henfro, C. H. March, L. J. Reid and John Doe. Sheriff On- lead the raid and was assisted in the enforcement of law by Deputies R. W. Veatch and George Grosser: Chief of Police Par ker, Policeman John Fegel and Spec ial Policeman William Ball. Before the fishing streams of Polk county, closed by petition of sports men, can be re-opened another peti tion must be circulated, according to Phil Begin, who has taken enough in terest in the matter to investigate these details. A petition presented to the state game and fish commission caused the closing of the streams. A law governing this proceedure says that the streams cannot be opened be fore the beginning of the next regu lar season, and to effect the opening at that time, or thereafter, a petition with that as its object must be pre sented to the commission. THIS AND THAT v fair, in order that exhibitors will have equal opportunities. Probably the largest display of hops at the fair will be that of E. V. D. Paul of Buell, who on Monday brought in 000 pounds tor entry, ex perts say that the Paul hops this year are the best in the valley, but it remains to be seen whether or not their opinion will be acquiesed in by the judges. Mr. Paul -this year har vested 36.000 pounds from the ranch he recently sold to Portland parties, he reserving the crop, which exceeded that of last year by 2,000 pounds. These hops, after having been entered here, will go to the S'tate fair and then to the exposition at San Francisco. school fair will have two divisions for I'sides 13 in Europe, 4 in Africa. 5 in competition school pupils and adults. China, 12 in India and 11 in other The school industrial division will be i countries. It has book stores in eight divided into primary, intermediate j leading American cities. Their sales and advanced ages. Competition has I in. Iour vei,rs reached the sum of ten heen ilivirleil in nil tfannrtmonra nf the I million dollars. us uoara or loreign missions nas disbursed in its ninety years of exist ence forty-eight million dollars. Church extension has built 15,000 churches on the frontiers. Education society has aided 18,000 students rep resenting 27 nationalities. The church maintains 16 homes for the aged, 12 hospitals and 17 orphanages. The la dies of the Home and Foreign Mis sionary societies have done a great work, maintaining nearly nine hun dred missionaries and deaconesses. In fnitv-two years the foreign society has disbursed twelve million dollars. The general conference meets every four vears, consisting of 8;0 mem bers, laymen and ministers and is the onlv legislative body of the church. THE CITY IN BRIEF Fair Held at Buena Vista. The pupils of the Buena Vista grammar and high school held a local fair there yesterday. Early in the spring Principal Dykstra urged every pupil personally to commence indus trial work, and as a result of his sum mer's campaign the number of ex hibitors in that section is large. Im mediately after the Buena Vista fair pupils will send their vegetable and other exhibits to the annual school children's industrial fair at Dallas. The Eugene Bible University will present its claims to the people ot Dallas next ednesday evening at the Christian church. Otho H. Wil liams will be the speaker of the even ing. It is claimed by those who have heard him that he is a great speaker. Mr. Williams will be assisted by Rev. Leon L. Myers, a former pastor of the I hnstian church here, and well known to the people of Dallas. The (iilfilen-Hatly qiMrtet will furnish music for the evening. This is qaur tet of national renown and will prove a rare treat for music lovers. The people of Dallas are invited to hear these people. No admission price will Jack Frost Apprehended. Last fall when a lanre drivine belt disappeared from the oil well plant j be charged, nor will any offering be near Dallas, Jack Frost was suspected , taken, of having been the guilty one, and a I ' warrant was issued for his arrest and j The Methodist Sundav school will placed in tbe hands of John Grant,! hold it" annual bazaar on the first then sheriff. Frost, however, also dis- j Sundav in December. A lanre eol lee appeared unceremoniously before the tion of needle apd fancy work, home officer could apprehend him. since J cooking and candies will be on sale. which time nothing was heard of him I until a few days ago, when Sheriff I Position may not be possession. Mrs. B. Toner has just returned from Portland with the latest in mil linery. 58-2t. On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri day, September 22, 23 and 24, Dr. Freeze, the well-known eye specialist, will be at Imperial hotel, Dallas. All those suffering from eye troubles, headaches, etc.. may consult him free. Dr. Freeze has been coming to Dallas for the past five vears once each month and has a large number of patients in Dallas and vicinity. 57-3t For Fire and automobile insurance see Chas. Gregory, city hall 32-tf See Van Orsdel and Mansion for old line Are In&urance the Queen, Liverpool, London & Globe, company j 13. The oldest and best on the coast. See S. B. Taylor, C. E., city hall, Dallas, for land surveying. 58-tf. The Sterling Furniture company is taking second-hand furniture in ex change for new goods. 55-3t Mrs. B. Toner has just returned from Portland with the lates-t in mil linery. 58-2t. Dr. Freeze, eye specialist, at Im perial hotel, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 22, 23 and 24. Store your hops with Soehren ware house and get the benefit of the low est insurance rates. 54-4t Go to the Dallas Brick and Tile company for your brick and tile and save yourself money. 55-tf There Is moreto hair cutting than merely cutting off the hair. Try us (or an up-to-date stylish hair cut C. W. Shults. u-tf. Dr.Rempel, Chlropractor.SlI Church Dr. Stone's Heave Drops cures heaves. Plica 1 1. tor sale by all drug gists. Ad. 7-tf. The Sterling Furniture company is taking second-hand furniture in ex change for new goods. 55-3t The Dallas Wood company la rr-edy to furnish yon with mill wood. Good loads and good service. All wood cash on delivery. Phone 4x. 10l-tf. If von ht land von wish snrveved see S. B. Taylor. C. city hall. Dal las, phone 701. It will cost you less for dependable work. 58-tf Mrs. B. Toner has jit irtnrned One of the most interesting sessions of the local K. of P. lodge ever held was that of last night, when about thirty-five members of the Salem lodge were present to view the work as performed by their Dallas broth- Among those present on this oc casion were the following visitors: A. J. Kidchff, O. G. Schellberg, J. C. Perry, John H. Scott, J. W. Cox, Louis Bechtel, J. F. Davis, E. W. Hazard, A. M. Hansen, J. G. Heltzel, Jas. Barboos, George Winchell, H. H. Turner, C. C. Schraw, Neil Summer ville, N. L. Moffit, W. T. Summerville, I. btmson, W. M. Rhodes, W. H. Dalyrmple, A. W. Kulmdorff, F. T. Carter, R. J. Kuntz, Otto Hedrick, T. Cronise, Colonel J. Olmsted, W. B. Gilson, W. H. Prunk, Dr. C. Ecashatt, W. F. Morse, H. MclntufI of In dependence, Floyd F. Rigdon, S. A. Snyder, Frank Light, R. Porter. William Hiddell of Monmouth left yesterday for North Yakima, where he will exhibit some of his fancy' stock at the Yakima valley fair. K C. Cooper is regretting the loss of a very valuable horse that died suddenly and mysteriously at the Cooper place northeast of the city on Saturday morning. Mr. Cooper and eterinanans have failed to determine tbe cause of the death. Mrs. W. T. Tapscott, accompanied y her daughter, Alice, of Indepen dence, left on Friday for Newport, where she will remain tor a fortnight. Mrs. Tapscott has been unwell lately and expects to regain her health at the beach. Mrs. L. S. Hadley of Dayton is a guest of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. M. J. Ballantyne. A. C. Bishop of McMinnville was a week-end visitor in Dallas. B. M. Thurston and family of New berg visited friends in this city on Saturday. R. R. Chaney of Monmouth trans acted business in, Dallas on Saturday. J. E. Hill of McMinnville spent Sunday visiting friends and transact ing business in Dallas. Miss Helen Carey, who has been spending the summer at Roseburg, has returned home to enter the high school again this year. Thomas J. Flippain of Ranier, Ore gon, spent the week-end in Dallas visiting friends. , ' Mr. and Mrs. K. bnyder, who have been spending the week at the home of F. D. Barrett, returned to Albany Sunday. Mr. Bud Hart of Salt Creek has entered Dallas high school this year. Floyd Jillis has gone to Salem to attend the Salem high -school this year. Mrs. Lew Hadley and children of Dayton are visiting at the home of Mrs. Hadley 's parents, Rev. and Mrs. Ballantyne. Mrs. B. Toner returned last even ing from Portland, where she has been inspecting and buying spring millinery. Mr. and Mrs. George Gerlmger and children spent Sunday in Portland. Mrs. Gerlinger went from Portland to Eugene to attend the meeting of the board of regents of the state univer sity and Mr. Gerlinger and the chil dren returned to their home here. Arthur R. Allen of Portland, a for mer deputy assessor for Polk county, was a Dallas visitor on Friday. SOCIETY Wedding Bells On 'Wednesday af ternoon, September 15, at the home of the bride s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Morris, in the little town of Broad mead, a very pretty wedding took place, when Miss Eva Morris became the bride of Mr. James Fry of Sheri dan. The bride and groom were at tended by Miss Julia Morris and Mr. Samuel Morris, sister and brother of the bride. The bride was beauti fully dressed and carried a lovely bo- quet of Tea roses and ferns. Mrs. J. M. bawer played the wedding march and Rev. Virgil Verbino of McMinn ville officiated. After the ceremony a photograph was .taken of the bridal party and also of the guests, about 40 of the latter being present. Ice cream and cake were served after the ceremony, and the remainder of the afternoon was spent visiting and con gratulating the bride and groom, who left for their home in Portland on Friday. Married Surprising their many friends here Grace M. Bassett and Henry W. Bassett went to Falls City on bunday evening and were married. The happy couple had returned to Dallas before family or friends had learned of the nuptial event. Botn are popular here, where they came from the east only a short time ago. Mrs. Bassett is a sister of Postmaster V. P. Fiske, and was the former wife Mr. Bassett 's brother. Mr. and Mrs. Bassett will make their home in Dal las, and several delightful affairs are planned in honor of the bride. Married Quietly evading a host of anxious friends, Miss Evelena Ximena Gatens and Phil Begin drove to Salem on Saturday afternoon and were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bremmer, and as quietly returned to their new home in Dallas and are now enjoying many congratu lations. The couple secured the li cense here and immediately went to Salem without detection from friends who were keeping careful watch. Jus tice of the Peace Daniel Webster per formed the ceremony in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Bremmer. NOTICE. To whom it may concern : Whereas, the trout and other fish inhabiting the waters of Mill Creek and tributaries, La Creole River and tributaries, Luckiamute River and tributaries, and Salt Creek, all in Polk County, State of Oregon, are being threatened with extinction from excessive angling and other causes, and Whereas, the State Board of Fish. and Game Commissioners is desirous of protecting the trout and other fish inhabiting the waters of said Mill Creek and .tributaries. La Creole Riv er and tributaries, Luckiamute River and tributaries, and Salt Creek, all in Polk County, State of Oregon. Wow, therefore, by authority of law vested in tbe said State Board' of Fish and Game Commissioners, no tice is hereby given that said Mill Creek and tributaries, La Creole Riv er and tributaries, Luckiamute River and tributaries, and Salt Creek, all in Polk County, State of Oregon, are hereby closed to fishing of any kind or in any manner, for trout or other fish, from and after September 25th, 1915. And it is and shall be unlawful for any person to take or fish for trout or other fish by any means whatever af ter the date above specified. Any and all persons whomsoever so fishing in violation of this order will be prosecuted as by statute pro vided. . 1 State Board of Fish and Game Commissioners, By JAMES WITHYCOMBE, Commissioner. By F. M. WARREN, Commissioner. By I. N. FLEISCHNER, Commissioner. Dated at Portland, Oregon, this 10th day of September, 1915. 57-2t. Entertain at Cards Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey L. Crider informally enter tained a few friends at cards last Saturday evening. It was a make-yourself-at-home affair, which is one of the characteristics of these esti mable people. Refreshments were served. BULLETIN LIMBEC C OFFICE ONE CENT A WORD, 'PHONE 19. AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE Buick, . ii-passengeiv A-l condition, $200; Rambler delivery truck, $225; Reo, 5-passenger, 1013, $550; Mitchell, 5-passenger, 6-cylinder, $700; Reo, 5-passenger, electric starter, 1914, $750; Reo, 5-passenger, electric starter, . 1915, $850. Used cars bought and sold. Crider garage. ' 58-2t FOR SALE: Good work horse cheap. Also farm wagon. Inquire at Bnrk & Shepherd's livery barn. R. L. Chapman. 58-tf. FOR SALE Kentucky disc grain drill, or trade. House for rent, F. M. Weal, Dallas, phone East 15. When We Hand You Our Estimates of the cost of the lumber you require you can depend upon it that the fig ures will be as low as first-class, well seasoned lumber can be sold for hon estly. If you pay mora yon pay too much. If yon pay less yon get less either in quality or quantity. Willamette Valley Lumber Co. WANTED Carpet cleaning and win dow washing, both business and res idence. Mllo V. Woods, phone 1173 or 1092. 11-tf. Violates Traffic Ordinance. While rounding the corner at Main and Washington streets last Sunday Virgil Ballantyne, mounted on a mo torcycle, collided head-on with an au tomobile driven by Mr. Brenton of Falls City, demolishing the cycle ana injuring the hand of the rider. Charg ing that the young man was violating the traffic ordinance, he was hailed before a magistrate on Monday and fined $5 and costs. He was on the wrong side of the street when the automobile and motorcycle collided. Indians to Give Concert. The Indian string quartet from the Indian training school at Chemawa will appear in Dallas on the evening of October 8, under the leadership of Ruthyn Turney. Ha Health Record. Of all the European capitals Lon don has the best health record. FOR SALE Home in Falls City, two story house and three lots in Gold en West addition. Call or address the owner, George Ford, Falls City. 57-4tx SITUATION WANTED Married man wants farm work. Nick Nep pers, Perrydale. 57-2t. MONEY TO LOAN $1,000 up to $10,000 or farm lands. Call or write, Thos. A. Roberts, 209 U. S. building, Salem, Oregon. 57-8t. LOST Between Corvallis and Dallas, on beptember 6, a suit case contain ing clothing and other valuable ar ticles. Finder will notify H." G. Campbell, Dallas, and receive suit able reward. 55-3t West Side Marble WorRs O. L. HAWKINS, Proprietor. MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES AND CURBING. Send It By Parcel Post Send us your laundry by parcel post. The ru.al carrier Is now authorised to transact this business. It costs but a few cents. We'll return It promptly. DALLAS STEAM LAUNDRY. FOR RENT Unfurnished five-room house. Good yard. 918 Shelton street. Phone 1371. - 55-2t. FOR SALE Eight-weeks old pigs. Wes Elliott, phone 4x25. 55-2tx FOR SALE Dry cordwood; a few cords of good quality fir. J. S. Mc Comber; phone 25 Black. 55-tf. WANTED Twenty head of ewe sheep, not under two years old or over three years, on shares. W. R. Dyer, R. 1, Dallas, Oregon. 53-9t. FOR SALE Some stock hogs nd shoats, or- will trade for calves. H. G. Campbell. 57-tf. BUTTER Mm GET THEM All (Ml FOR SALE Beautiful piano for sale or trade. Left with us for qnick sacrifice. R. S. care Observer. 58-tf FOR SALE Several articles of household furniture, good as new. Phone 1014, or fall at 712 Fairview avenue. 53-tf. FOR SALE Home canning outfit rood as new for half of cost. Also some California rustic. Wonld take j goo) workhouse on payment O. j E. Dennis, phone Black 515, Dallas. I WANTED Machine, cast and stove plate iron, brass and copper, sine ! and rubber, and rags of all kinds; ; In fact. Junk of all kinds. A. N. j Hslleck, Monmouth, Oregon. Itf. BLACK S GROCERY We can please youifyouwant the best