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Parsnips, sit.
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Cucumbers, six.
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strawtrerries, «rut «pi «rt basket.
Canned vc^e.aoles, one quart.
Sweet peas, best exhibits.
Cbry.saiiihc.nuin», one dozen.
Koes, one hail dozen
Finest
selection ol other flowers.
the exhibit
Bread,
one I. at.
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Cake, cne
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Every child in »v enter any
Canned Lull, one quart.
i>* tuber *»f conic-is
i. No child -‘ha1’ make more Household furniture one piece.
ilies-s, made by and tor the ex
than one entry in any contest.
hibitor.
1 Every boy and girl under 21
y ars of age who is a resilient of Dress for a doll, ma le by a class B
exhibitor.
1 «><>s county is eligible.
Apron,
fancy.
4 All the work on these ex
! it. ts, except the plowing and har- Apron, plain.
luwing of the ground for agricultural Embroidery.
pro.iwcts, shall be done by the con- Dressed doll, for class B.
Best specimen of „mending.
t-stant.
5. In the case of poulti y « xhib Crocheting.
ii-, the contestant must set the eggs Buttonholes, six.
and have entire care ol the poultry. I Best specimen of drawn work for
class A.
ti Contestants are divided i..to
Best
specimen
of hemstitching, foi
two classes, A and B Class A m
class
B.
lu-les those from 13 10 21 vears of
>ge, < lass B those under 13 years of Best pig under twelve months old.
Best tri > oi chickens.
age.
7. In roost of the contests there Best pair of ducks.
will be first, second and third prizes Best two-pound square of butter.
EXHIBITS SELECTED BY CHILDREN
tor each class.
S. A printed statement furnished
These exhibits r.eed not be raised
by the countv superintendent and | by the children, but must be selected
signed by the parent or guardian, and prepared by them without as*
to the effect that all rules have been sistance. Die object of this is to
complied with, must accompany cultivate their judgment and powers
each exhibit.
of observation.
Best general exhibit of fruit, one
LIST OF CONTESTS.
plate.
Best general exhibit by a boy.
Best general exhibit of berries, one
Best general exhibit by a girl.
plate.
B?st general exhibit o’ needlework.
Best bundle of grasses used for hay.
Field corn, six stalks with ears.
Sweet corn, six stalks with ears.
Celery, three bunches.
Lettuce, three head».
Eastern oysters in the shell at the
Wigwam.
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New Line of Fall
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Now On Disp lay
OUR FALL SILKS HAVE
JUST ARRIVED AND
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See Our New Fall Hats
THE BANDON DRY GOODS
Oregon State Fair
Salem, Sept. 29th to Oct. 4. 1913
Bowman and LaGore, Prop«
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with |‘r*»vMvtics." •*nd Abner Sleek tn
the 1*1 rty sitting »round th* «tors In
the center of Jone«' »tore. ‘They d*»n t
reckon that the fx»rd take» c»rv o' bl»
own. no matter whether they rv good
or Imd. iMtneat or tricky. wise 0» f<>oi
lab. What ud tba »harper» do tf K
want for the suekeru. I’d like to
know? Si>eakln o’ »harper», the pur
giime I ever knew of waa played
In Calumet when I lived thar
Ihe
feller that played It want a real »harp
er neither, and considerin' the circutn
ntnneea some thort he waa justified in
the doin' of it
“Jack Ketcham waa his name, and
tie was ns likely a chHp as you ever
seen
lie had fine blue eyes and a
pleasin' way with him jnst calculated
to ketch the girls. He wasn’t much
account—at least at that time Them
girl ketchers never are; they get the
girls by their appearance. Well, as 1
was a-aayin’, Jack Ketcham instead
o’ tyin' up to a girl who was free—and
there was plenty o’ ’em—had to tackle
Amanda Jenkins, who was engaged to
an old feller. Simeon Ruggles, a bach
elor fifty year old. but wo'th *5.000 tf
he was wo’th a cent Amanda’s father I
wanted her to marry Ruggles to git
the five thousand, and Amanda al
lowed she would, but when Ketcham
come along she changed her mind and ■
allowed she'd rather marry Ketch i
But how could she. seein' that he
hadn't nothin' but the clothes on his .
back? Her father could ’a’ set im up 1
If he had wanted to. but he wouldn't.
“One day old Jenkins was walkin’ ,
along the main street of the town ;
when he seen a young man standin' ,
lookin’ at snmpln particular. Jenkins
stopped and watched the feller, who I
kept his eyes in the same direction
right along. Bimeby he says to him:
“'What *r‘ lookin’ at, young man?’
“He had to ax him twicet before he j
got his attention. Then be started. |
looked at Jenkins kind o’ queer and
Baid:
“‘I wouldn’t ’a’ believed it 4f 1
hadn’t seen it with my own eyes.’
“ ‘Been what?’
“ ‘Why. that wooden Indian down
there in front o’ that cigar store.’
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“‘What’s the matter with him?*
“ ‘He puffs smoke out o’ that wood
en cigar in his mouth.’
“‘Bosh!’
“ ‘Bosh yourself. I seen him doin’ it’
“‘When?’
“ ‘Jest now. ne’ll do it ag’in. 1
“THE STORE OF QUALITY
reckon.’
“ ‘See here, young feller, tf the fool
killer comes along he’ll get you shore,’ i
" ‘Wbo’re you to talk to roe that
a-wnyF says t'other. ’I reckon I know
what I see wtth my own eyew.’
"•Have you got any moneyF
“ ‘No. but I mought git some tf I
Different Kinds of Booster*. emergenny. As a result the Oregon antas in from 24 to 48 hours
tried right hard.’
“ ’Well, you go git it and I’ll cover
numbers company farthest away is at Ashland.
Everyone is in harmony with a National Guard today
It that a,-wooden Indian don’t smoke.’
1600
men.
Their
marksmanship
is A train leaves there at 4:15 in .he
" ‘Oh.
wouldn’t pay tf you lost’ booster or should be. But there
excellent,
as
shown
bv
the
recent
afteinoon and at 7:30 the following
are different kind of boosters just the
“ ‘I’ll put up the money.’
“ ‘Supposin’ I raise stimptn to bet same as there are different kind of competition at ihe Clackamas range morning this company would be in
with, where'll I find you?
knockers. No one is in harmony and the present work being done by camp at Clackamas.
"Jenkins gave him Ills address, and
Spanish-American War Veterans
the next mornin’ the young man come with a knocker, except of course he the Oregon marksman at the Camp
to him with three *1.000 bills.
is a knocker himself. Boosting is Perry, Ohio, shoot of the National have already signified 'heir intention
“Tbewf says Jenkins. Where did sometimes estimated by the blatant Rifle Association.
of enlisting as packer, in the event
you get ’em?’
The entire Oregon National of a call for men. This would keep
“ ‘My grandmother give ’em to me noise of a so-called booster, but the
to set up a store with.’
real booster, the genuine article, the Guard could be mobilized al Clack- them on the firing line constantly,
“ ‘And you’re fool enough to lose ’em man whose boosting counts is the
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Instead o’ settin' up the store?"
“ T ain’t a-goln’ to lose ’em. I seen man who makes his surroundings
that wooden Indian smoko, and when better, who makes his business
a feller onct gits*the habit fixed on him greater, who by dint of energy
he can’t stop. He’ll be smokin’ ag’in.
All we have to do is to be thar to see creates a new revenue, commercially
him doin’ it.’
or otherwise. The school teacher
"Jenkins was just mean enough to who makes his school the best is a
take advantage of the boy. and they
called in a man by the name o' Becker, booster, the merchant who brings
and they put up the money on a bet trade to his town from the outside
that the Indian would be seen smokin' territory is a booster, the rancher
A Whole Week of Pleasure and Profit
within a week by three witnesses be
who
makes
his
place
more
produc
sides theirselves.
“One day the youngster rushed into tive and profiiable each year is a
Jenkins’ house kind o’ wild and hol booster, and so on, all along the
lered :
“‘He’s smokin’! Come quick before line. Therefore it is a pleasure and
a profit to be a booster. Weighing
he stops f
“Jenkins got np and foilered the fel the knocker on the same scales we on Agricultural, Livestock, Poultry, Textile & other exh ibii
ler who met a man. and then another
find that while a knocker may blat
man. and still another, takfn' all three
of ’em with him to the corner opposite his head off in declaring he is a
the cigar store, and the hull lot of 'em booster, and too, he may fool some
stool lookin’ at the wooden Indian.
“ ’What you bring us here fur?' into believing he is a booster, he is «
the one who allows his business and
axed one on 'em. turnin’ away mad.
Horse Races, Shooting Tournament,
“ ‘Jest you wait a minute. I seen his belongings to deteriorate, al
him smokin', but he’s stopped, He'll
Fire Works, Band Concert«, Eugen
ways' blaming the other fellow, de
be at it’—
“At that moment the Indian corn- moralization and degeneration do
ic* Exposition, Children’s
Play
men<-ed biowin’ a cloud from hi» mouth not appeal to his sense of justice or
to bent the band. Jenkins looked at honor and so long as there is an
Ground and Other Free Attractions
him bewildered Jlst then the stake
holder come along, and there was noth udroar or noise whether made by a
including Boyd & Ogle’s One Ring
in’ for it but to turn over Jenkins' base drum or a howling lunatic, he
*3,000 to the other feller.
Circus.
is perfectly satisfied—fcr isn't he a
“Jenkins went to the cigar store, pull
ed down the Indian and found a rubber booster. — Cloyerdale Courier.
tnbe leadin’ from the mouth into the
store and the cigar holler and full o’ to
bacco A man inside had done the Militia is Prepared for Any
smokin'. Jenkins made a big fuss and
Emergency.
swore he'd have the swindler jugged
but he couldn’t, because he'd skipped.
Last December 14. 1911, by order
•The next day the stakeholder call
ed on Jenkins and explained that his of the Secretary of War, Adjutant-
money would be returned tf he’d give General W. E. Finzer, wf the Ore
his daughter to the winner.
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’Then it come out that the winner gon National Guard, Issued a re
Railroad*. For particulars addre.,« —
was Jack Ketcham and Amanda was cruiting order, to bring the number Rate* on all
In the game. Jenkins was so mortified of enlisted men in this state up to
nt bein' made it laughtn'stock that in
nrder to keep his-netrhbors' good opin the lull quota—well drilled, well
ion he gave his daughter the moony armed and thoroughly prepared for
Salem, Oregon
he bad lost for a« weddin' present.'
Fifty=Second Annual
The Indian Motorcycle
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R*ewr«la»», AuftiH 7«.
$20,000 Offered In Premiums
Free Camping Ground.
You Are Invited.
FRANK MEREDITH. Secretary