Vol. 2. Washington County at Salem Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, Thursday, September 2 2,1904. judged from his action that he poss essed possibilities much below the 2:10 class. Lord Lovelace, a two year old stal lion, owned by E. B. Tongue, won the two year old pacing stake. Mr. W. B. Cate, of Hillsboro, won some prizes on his Herford cattle and also bought a few more to add to his fine herd. Mr. George Sloan, of Forest Grove, purchased the premium 8 month old Yorkshire brood sow and a boar from the premium brood pen of Yorkshire pigs. Washington County did well consid ering the few entries made this year and an added impetuous given to blooded stock raising. Considering the number of entries from Washington County at the State Fair this year the county has no cause for complaint. Our county exhibit was a credit to us although we won only fifth place. Many expressed them selves as satisfied that Polk County won first fairly yet many thought that this county should have had at least third place if not second. At any rate our exhibit was fine and Mr. Wall has reason to feel proud of his efforts and if he had received more help the result would have been different. The fair was above the average this year and all departments were well filled except the poultry. The races were good and the animal parade showing the winners was the finest ever held at Evidences That College Has Opened Salem. Edward Naylor of this city The ladies of the Congregational was on hand with his goats and two Church held a business meeting last dogs, Pup and Tot. Pup as usual Friday night after which they were won first prize on field work with goats to serve a luncheon of doughnuts and and sheep while Tot won second place coffee to those present. All went well in the same work although in a green | during the business meeting and until class. Mr. Naylor came away with 1 time for luncheon. Repairing to the three second prizes on goats as follows: j serving parlor they found the fifteen Second best Billey against five other ' dozen doughnuts and the cream for the entries, second-best Nanny against coffee missing. Had it been during the five other entries, second-best in flock school year it would have been laid to containing Billey, Nanny, a one year the students. However the Philbrook old doe and doe kid. This is all the brothers are back but both claim they more creditable owing to the fact that can prove an alibi. It later develops his flock was sheared late, was not i that some of the Band Boys were treat kept up and prepared for this fair and ed to doughnuts Fridy evening and was fed nothing but what they could thus suspicion cast upon them but pick from the clearing. They also they have exonerated themselves, it competed against the flocks belonging appearing that the culprits were an to Cra'g, Riddle, Harrison and Grant entirely different set of boys. The who have bands of state repute. real culprits had too many doughnuts Alex Chalmers won first on his short to dispose of and so they treated horn bull, Marquis of Lome and while liberally, the band boys getting a good at Salem bought the young one year ly portion. The ladies have at last a old bull, Golden Crown, which is one good clue and have followed it up so of the best bred shorthorn bulls in the that they feel certain who the guilty parties are and are forced to the con United States. In the racing class, Bryon Lace, viction that college has really opened. They can ascribe no motive to the owned by E. B. Tongue and Mr. Hell- boys except that they must have had man, of Hillsboro, won the 2:25 pac abnormal appetites and came back ing race easily and after the race, a early for a square meal. They should gentleman from California offered them have at least been chivalrous enough $2500 for the flyer but they do not to have left a portion of the good I things and thus have saved the ladies wish to sell him. They paid 8900 for undue embarassment. him at the McCarthy sale last spring J. S. Buxton Honored when the horses of the Tongue estate Monday morning our townsman J. S. were sold. He is a stallion capable of going at a 2:10 clip and has a future Buxton, of the firm of R^e & Buxton, before him. The California gentleman left Forest Grove for Portland to further his knowlege along lines of the art of embalming and undertaking. Being a very modest and unassuming gentle man he has quietly worked up in his profession by hard study and careful application to his work, so that today he stands as one of the most popular and successful funeral directors in the valley and has one of the finest cars used outside of Portland. His purpose in going to Portland was to listen to the lecture of Prof. W. P. Hohenshuh, the leading member of the National Association of Funeral Directors, and to be present at the State gathering which had for its object the organiza tion of an Oregon Funeral Director’s Association. At this meeting he was elected to the important office of Second vice-President of the Oregon Association and made a member of some important committees. The new transportation laws regarding the carrying of corpses and the require ments of the State Board of Health make necessary an examination of all embalmers and that examination will occur this week. A strong effort is being made to get the National Association for Portland next year. Obituary Hon. Chris P. Yates was bom in Chautauqua county, New York, June 23, 1835. While a young man he travelled through South America as a special correspondent for New York papers. He later went to Colorado from where he enlisted as a private in the 1st Colorado Cavalry and was mustered out of the service as a cap tain and an assistant army surgeon. He founded the Rocky Mountain News the first issue of which was printed on wrapping paper, now the most promi nent Denver paper and he was also a member of the first Constitutional Convention held in Colorado. In 1871 he came to Oregon and was con nected with the Telegram and other Portland papers, also in the music business in that city. He located on his farm in Washington county in 1882. Wh c in Multnomah county he was a mei iber of all important political con ventions and a member of the legisla ture from that county in 1878. While living in Washington county he was prominent politically, being appointed postmaster at Manning in 1890 and No. 19 elected to the legislature in 1894. His vote was the deciding vote which elected McBride to the United States Senate in his contest with Dolph. He is a cousin of the late Gov. Yates, of Illinois, and a nephew of the was Gov. Yates of the same state. The end came on Sept. 16, in a sad manner. He was sitting alone before the open fireplace when he was stricken with one of his attacks of temporary paralysis and fell forward into the fireplace and before he could recover or help came to him he was burned to death, unless death had already relieved him of his sufferings. He leaves a wife, three sons and one daughter, besides a host of friends to mourn their loss. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. L. Belknap, of Forest Grove, the interment taking place at the Fir Grove Church, near Banks. Progressive Nebraska Farmer Mr. C. O. Henry, who for many years was one of the most progressive farmers in Furnace County, Nebr., is here visiting his many old time friends from that country who are now located here. Mr. Henry has invested in a ranch near Woodburn, Oregon, where he has spent the past months attending to its products. He will remain here a short time then return to Nebraska. With his family he will likely move to Oregon to remain permanently. Touring the West Atty. and Mrs. Fred Helwig, of Coloma, Michigan, were in the city Wednesday, visiting Attys. Hollis & Hawks both of whom were well ac quainted with Mr. Helwig who was al so a classmate of Mr. Hawks at the University of Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Helwig are touring the West and express themselves as being well pleas ed with the Willamette Valley. Candidates for the trip to St. Louis Following is the total vote cast for the candidates to World’s Fair at St. Louis up to last evening. Alyee Cronin.............................. 7443 Pearl Chandler............................5772 Lena Parker...............................2973 Manche Langley..........................733 Stella Via.................................... 30 Detta Friday................................ 13 Grace Baer.................................. 19 Ruby Price.................................. 19 !