Vol. V
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Sept 20, 1912
No. 2
REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER
Portland Will Welcome Big
Convention Next Summer
TRI COUNTY FAIR AT CONDON, OCT. 15-17
Asahel Smith, or Ladner, B. C,
Will Exhibit 100 Varieties of
Potatoes at Land Show.
Portland, Ore., Sept. 17.
A biff convention, of international
importance, will be held in Port
land next year when the Second
World's Christian Citizenship
Conference meets. Portland peo
ple say it will be the big event of
the year for the Rose City and
preliminary steps are already be
ing taken to arrange a welcome
for the thousands of delegates
who will attend.
Men of world-wide fame are
on the program for addresses.
The subjects to be discussed will
be those relating to the better
ment of moral and social conditions-in
a word, uplift will be
the keynote of the .convention.
Problems of civic improvements
and the questions that confront
every American municipality will
be considered. On the progam
will be representatives of every
Christian nation and it is believed
the conference will attract very
, large numbers of delegates and
visitors from all parts of the
country.
There will be things worth see
ing at the Tri-County Fair, to be
held at Condon, Oct 15-17. Sher
man, Morrow and Gilliam farmers
will have exhibits'that will show
as never before the possibilities
of that section of the state. "The
Condon Business Men's Associa
tion will have full charge of the
fair and it seems that each of the
ihree counties will have large
showings of products. Wheeler
County has asked for space to
install a collection of products
that are not intended to be put
in competition with the three
counties but will be simply an
advertising feature for Wheeler.
Prizes for agricultural and live
stock exhibits amounting to $3, 000
and an additional $3,000 for racing
purses will be distributed at the
Central Oregon Fair, to be held
at Prineville, October 16-19. Im
provements to the fair grounds
have been completed and the
most successful fair ever held in
Crook County is anticipated.
Oregon has started to export
hogs. A breeder with a stock
farm near Aurora reports a sale
of blooded swine to Honolulu
people, where they will be used
for breeding purposes. It has
long been a reproach to Oregoni
ans that the state does not pro
duce enough pork for its own use,
but this situation is being slowly
overcomp.
Asahel Smith, of Ladner, B. C. ,
who won a silver cup valued at
$1,000 at the New York Land
Show last year, will come to the
Pacific Northwest Land Products,
at Portland, November 18-23,
with exhibits of 100 varieties of
potatoes. He is confident that
he will win the chief prizes and
Oregon growers should bestir
themselves lest he make good his
threat.
A large number of special trains
will run to Pendleton from Port
land to carry the thousands who
will attend the Round-up, Sep
tember 20-28. Other sections of
the Pacific Northwest will send
big delegations and Puget Sound
will be well represented. Indi
cations are that this year's show
will be bigger and better both in
attendance and program, than
ever in its history.
City Met Two Time.
In agreement with adjourn
ment the citv council met Satur
day night, mayor, councilmen
and recorder all present
The bid of Mitchell-Iwis &
Co. to furnish a deep well pump
was read, the offer being as
follows:
To furnish and install the
pump and engine complete with
connecting pipes, $2325.001
The same with motor, 1652.50
Installing pump alone, 1225.00
Bid of Fairbanks-Morse & Co.
to furnish and install pump,
engine and equipment $2511.00
Same with motor, 2080.00
Pump without engine
or motor, 1647.00
After reading and considering
bids', there being no bids for
drilling the well, adjournment
was taken until Tuesday evening.
Tuesday evening the council
met ; again with all present ex
cept E. H. Lorence.
The bid of George Austin to
furnish all machinery, casing etc.
and to sink- a 10-inch hole any
depth to 400 feet at $8.50 per
foot was read.
Also, the bid of S. Hines to
furnish cas'ngand sink an 8-inch
hole at $2.10 per foot, or with
out casing at $1.50 per foot
After considering the two
propositions a. motion prevailed
authorizing the maypr and city
recorder to contract with S.
Haines in case certain changes
could be arranged as to casing
and size of hole.
A motion then prevailed that
the city take charge of the water
works purchased from C. G.
Griffa, on the 1st day of October.
A motion then prevailed that
the city council receive bids for
the superintending and care of
the water works system at its
next meeting, September 24,
1912, at 8 P. M.
Pumps being under considera
tion a motion carried to accept
Fairbanks-Morse ' & Company's
bid, substituting the Downie
pump instead of the Pomona.
The motion carried povision
for a 10-inch or 8-inch pump with
option on an engine for $700.
The price of pump, installed, be
ing $1600.11.
The meeting then adjourned to
meet Tuesday, 24th at 8 o'clock.
Special Tonight
at the
Star Theater
"Pathes Weekly."
"A King for An Hour" and
"When the Sun Went Out" 5
and 10 cents.
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic guaran
teed to give satisfaction, 50c and
$1.00. Perkins Pharmacy.
NATIONAL ORATORS MAT SPEAK
Fair Committee Meet Plans
for First Annual Exhibition
WILLIAM J. BRYAN KAY COME TO DALLAS
Fair Open to All Polk County
Exhibitors; Lecture by
Fruit Men, Etc.
Perfecting arrangements for
the coming Polk County Fair to
be held in Dallas Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. October 3, 4
and 5, the general committee held
a very important meeting at the
court house Saturday night The
committee was in session nearly
two and one-half hours and every
phase of the situation was dis
cussed. The committee desires to im
press upon the people of Polk
county that the fair is open to
every one in the county who has
anything they want to exhibit,
and it is hoped that all will take
advantage of the occasion to show
their products. The farmers are
urged to bring their vegetables,
grain,etc, or anything else, and
the ladies are urged to exhibit
canned and preserved fruits and
samples of their culinary art
The matter of a textile display
was discussed and this portion of
the fair was turned over to the
ladies of "the Dallas " Woman's
dub. The committee desires to
assure all exhibitors in any de
partment that their displays will
be thankfully received and ar
rangements made to properly
place them where they will show
to the best advantage. Ribbon
prizes will be given in every class
and room will be provided for all.
POLITICIANS MAY COME.
The matter of furnishing at
tractions for the big crowds ex
pected, is in the hands of experi
enced members of the committee.
W. V. Fuller, who visited Port
land last week, told of a confer
ence with an aviation firm and
found that while the company
was anxious to contract with the
Fair people for aeroplane flights
here, the expense would be too
great to consider, with the funds
at the disposal of the committee.
Oscar Hayter suggested a plan
which, if successful, will result
in bringing some large crowds to
the fair. He stated that two of
three prominent Democratic lead
ers of national prominence, would
visit Oregon early in October,
and he thought it might be possi
ble, if the matter was taken up
in time, to have their itinerary
so arranged ' that a speech in
Dallas on one or more days of
the fair would be probable.
Among these men are William J.
Bryan, Senator Gore, of Oklaho
ma, and Ollie James, of Ken
tucky. The advisability of se
curing one of these men was at
once apparent to the committee,
and Mr. Hayter was instructed
to make any arrangements possi
ble along this line. It was also
suggested that, possibly, the Re
publican and the Progressive
parties might make similar ar
rangements for the appearance
here of some of their prominent
speakers and this led to the idea
of making a "Republican Day,"
a "Democratic Day" and a "Bull
Moose Day" at the fair. Dallas
Observer.
BUYS ANOTHER FINE MARE
Agricultural College Purchases
Beautiful Percheron for Study
and Class Work.
O. A. C, Corvallis, Ore.,
Sept 12 Another fine Percheron
filly, Tafeta 64588, has just been
purchased by the animal husband
ry department of the Oregon Ag
ricultural College for class in
struction and for work on the
stock farm. She was sired by
Tafia 34911, and was raised by
J. B. Stump, of Monmouth, from
his mare, Highland Girl 43504.
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been advocating, among the farm
ers of Oregon, the purchase of
good brood mares for the raising
of colts for work on the farm and
for sale," said Dr. James Withy
combe, director of the experi
ment station and head of the
work in animal husbandry, this
morning. "Mr. Stump's experi
ence is an excellent example of
what may be done in this line.
"Five years ago he traded 26
Angora goats, valued at $600, for
the Percheron mare, Highland
Girl 43504 and from her he has
raised over $5,000 worth of colts
in the five years. He has sold
$3,350 worth, and has two . left
worth at least $1,000. The first
colt sold for $1,600; another for
$750; and two fillies were sold to
the college for $1,000. He con
siders that each was worth $750,
so that he discounted the pair
$500 to the college. This last
filly the college paid $500 for, and
she is by all odds a better animal
than one I saw sold recently for
$1,200. She is an extremely hand
some black, three years old. The
one we bought two years ago was
a gray, Monmouth Belle 58948.
She is now four years old and
has developed into a very hand
some mare. She was sired by
Othon 41348."
Contracted for Well for Water
Works.
S. Haines, who has been doing
the drilling at the Whiteaker oil
well, was over yesterday and
entered into contract to sink a
10-inch well for the city of Mon
mouth. The hole is to be 12 inches for
the first 160 feet so as to accom
modate a 10-inch casing and the
price is to be $2 per foot the city
to furnish the casing.
After 160 feet has been reached
the diameter of the hole is to be
10 inches and the cost price $1.50
a foot, and in case more casing
is necessary the contractor fur
nishes 8-inch casing at $2.10 per
foot for drilling and casing.
This is a big saving in expense
over other bids for the same
work. Mr. Haines will start work
just as quickly as he can get his
machinery on the ground.
ADS Liver Pills are the thing
in fruit season. Perkins Phar
macy. ,
Improve your property by
putting in a fine sidewalk. Inspect
J. W. Leask's work, then con
sult him. tf
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
Enrollment to Date is One
Hundred and Fourty Four
MR. GENTLE ORGANIZING TRAINING WORK
Citizens are Invited to Chapel
Exercises at 9:40 A. M., or to
Any Other Periods.
The Oregon Normal School
opened up in full swing Monday
morning, regular class work be
ginning Tuesday morning with
the school fully organized. On
the first day there was an increase
of more than one hundred per
cent over the first day of last
year, and the total enrollment to
date is one hundred and fourty
four, and by the end of the week
it will easily reach one hundred
and fifty. Every member of the
faculty reported at faculty meet
ing, Saturday afternoon, and
each and every one is imbued
with a most optimistic feeling
relative to the years work. Every
department was in readiness ex
cept the Domestic Science de
partment which will be fully
completed by the end of the
week. Pres. Ackerman's order
was very satisfactorily filled by
the weather man, as the weather
was ideal for registration.
Already is being heard hints
relative to athletics, and in all
probability by the first of the
week they will be well in hand.
Mr. Gentle is organizing the train
ing1 school work, and everything
will be in readiness for the open
ing of the training school on Mon
day next The people of the
town are easily taking care of all
the students with rooms to spare.
This speaks well for the public
spirit of the citizens of Monmouth.
The chapel exercises are held
the same hour each day as last
year, namely, 9:40 a. m., and all
citizens are invited to be present
at such exercises or at any of the
periods of the day.
Church Services.
At the Evangelical Church for
Sunday, Sept 23, there will be
Sunday school at 10 .o'clock,
Childrens service at 11; Young
peoples meeting at 6:30. The
subject for the evening service
will be "Education," or "Our
Responsibility for Maintaining,
the Moral and Religious Elements
of Education in our Public
Schools." All are invited to
these services and all will be
welcome.
W. A. Gueffroy, Pastor.
Public Sale
'- At the J. T. James place, one
half mile East of Suver, Oregon,
commencing at 10, a. m., .
Saturday, Sept. 28, 1912
8 head of Durham and Jersey
cows and one calf, 6 months old.
9 head of horses, 1 to 9 years
old.
60 head of Cotswold sheep and
three fat hogs, a lot of farm and
dairy machinery and household
goods.
See large poster for particular
description.
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