5TH PLACE HI FAIR In Competition with Seven Counties Douglas Captures First Premium. BENTON COUNTY WON THE SECOND PLACE Linn Showed Up Strong in Grains and Forage Crops of Fine Quality. CoiitiiiiK'tl from Wclncsil;iy, Oct. 1. HUNDREDS OF HUNTERS SEEK PHEASANTS TODAY Linn counly won fifth place at the OrcKun slate fair In tile comity ex hibit contest, according to advices re ceived today from Salem. Kenton comity's lollK series of un broken victories was turned into de feat yesterday when the jud?iilK of the county exhibit resulted in first premium Koini? to Douglas county. ISeiittm county won second place. The standing given the various com nctinu counties and Ihe prizes won follows: Douglas, 1st, $.X; lien ton, 2nd, $25(1; Clackamas, 3rd, $2(!(): Washington. 4th, $151); Linn, 5th, $H)0; Tillamook. 6th, $HX, and Polk. 7th. $1(X). Marion county, which has a splendid exhibit, easily the equal of any at the fair in the opinion of those whose judgment to jinluc, docs not compete. The rules used in making the awards follows: 15 poinls on garden products, 15 points on field product !. 15 points on (Trains, 15 points on all orchard products, .1(1 points on quality, and 1(1 poinls on arrangement. According to W. K. Newell, presi dent of Ihe state hnrlicultiiral board, who judged the exhibits, Benton had easily Ihe finest arrangement and its exhibit was fully the equal of that of Douglas county with the exception of the splendid exhibit of corn of the latter. This exhibit of corn was the deciding factor, turning the scales in favor of Douglas. It is the display of corn, which is easily the crowning feature of the en tire Douglas county exhibit, although 'he grains and fruits in splendid pro fusion and quality rivalled it for first honors. The corn is massed fiver the entire exhibit, forming a sort of arbor roof, the long ears on which the Opening Days' Hunt Will Pro bably Mark Biggest in History. In the gray dawn of a chilly and foggy morning, hundreds of hunters departed from the city in quest of China pheasants today. October 1, today, marked the open ing of the pheasant season. Novem ber 1 will mark the close. Automobiles, carriages and vehicles of nearly every description bore hunt ers to the country in all directions. The stables and garages at an early hour were fairly alive with prepara tions for the day's hunt. In a I sections of the country tnc hunters arc seeking the game pheas ant. In all directions during the (lay came the sharp reports of guns. The country is fairly alive with hunters and this season probably marks the biggest hunting season in the Willam ette valley, for pheasants. Mr. and Mrs. Hurr Sloan went to Salem this morning to attend the fair. Mr. Llmcr Taylor, of Alsea, left this morning for Salem to attend the fair after a visit at the Home Oeo. W. Hughes, of this city. M. K. Wilson, of Salem, is at the Vandran hotel. M. W. Strong, of Canby, attended business matters here yesterday. Miss ll'azel Smith of Albany is re covering nicely from r-.n attack of ap pendicitis. No operation was neces sary. Miss Pearl Baker went to Portland this morning. W. G. VValrod, of Newport, is a guest at the St. Francis. O. W. Koar, of Salem, attended business matters here yesterday afternoon. OAKVILLEITES DESCRIBE WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIR PERSONALS AND NEWS ! NOTES FROM PEORIA lutks li;id been broken, prolrndhitf. showing the splendid quality of the V.Tiiin. Kresh strawberries were also on display and a massive pumpkin weighing 152 pounds. Linn county shows up particularly strong in the grains and forage crops, barley, oats, vetch, and clover of fine finality being on display. A fine ex Inbit of wool is also one of the fea tures. To Kenton county has gone the honor of winning first place at the fair for five years out of the last, six, I rgiuuing with the year 1007 ami end ing with 1912. In 1909 the prize went to another county, Fen ton not coni jeting that year. The exhibit, which that county has on display this year is said to be fully equal to previous years, being a well balanced one and showing practically ;.ll Ihe farm pro ducts grown in Oregon. Oakville, Or. Oct. 1. (Special to Democrat) For the past three weeks we have been traveling on Puget Sound. On the morning of Sep. 19 we went aboard the steamship "Tacoma" tor Seattle, where we found the "What com hound lor Ueltinguam and way points awaiting us. We went aboard at 10 o'clock a. m. and spent the day away out on the Sound. The boat made two landings on the way, one at Port Townsend where the largest ma rine hospital on Coast is located, also a U. S. custom house and post office. A few miles from the chv is an army post and a few large guns arc pointed j toward the bound. ! The next place we stopped was An cortes, a city of 7,000 inhabitants, (omre or less). One of the largest fish canneries is located here and there has been a big run of salmon this year. We landed at Bellingham at 4 o'clock and soon found friends. Dr. Carl Cazier, veterinary, is located here, a native of Linn county. We knew him in his boyhood days. We also met Mr. Carl McCoy and family. Carl is a native son of Albany, a son of J. Kred McCoy. Mr. John Morgan and wife of Oaksdale, Washington, were visiting here, Mr. Morgan is a native of Jlalsey, Oregon; we visited the U. S. fishery building and other things in the city. The doctor took us all over Whatcom and part of Ska git in his automobile. After four days' stay in Bellingham we said adieu to Bellingham and at sundown we arrived at Tacoma. From there we went to the "Western Wash ington" fair at Puyallup, and found a grand display of fruit and vegetables, but Oregon can beat them on horses and in fact on all kinds of stock, but the poultry show of Washington is hard to beat. We took leave of the people of Ta coma on the 25th at 9 o'clock and ar rived at home eleven hours later. Peoria, Or., Oct. 1. (Special to Democrat; Cato Gibbs and family spent' several days last week visiting relatives in Crawfordvillc. Mason brothers, Ed, Louis and Fred, with Wayne Baker, left on Tues day for Fish Lake on a hunting trip. Geo. Millhollen of Oakille was in Peoria on business Wednesday. C. F. Clayton and Geo. Barcus went over into Benton county last week to do some carpenter work for R. M. Jones. Mrs. M. M. Fruit and Mrs. Alice Dunn were Albany shoppers on Wed nesday. John Miller, of Fayetteville was in Peoria one day during the week. Orrie Pt-rry came over from Cottage SURVEYING? sTe PENLAND & EATON KOOM i Albany State Bank Bldg. Hot. 303 Bell 457-R. Grove for a visit with his uncle, Dav id Stroud. James Lamar and Wm. Githens at tended the conclave of the Knights Templar in Albany last week. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Taylor, Perry Taylor and Douglas Craig, went to Salem the latter part of last week and expect to remain until after the state Miss Ida Abraham went to Albany Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Coon and family from near Monroe spent Sunday in Peoria with Mrs. Coon's brother, Ca to Gibbs. Mrs. Clarence Brattain, Miss Bes si Barcus, and Albert Barcus were in Albany Saturday. Joe Waddcll has purchased the Lloyd Junkin farm near Oakville and expects to move his family this week. Mrs. Studley, of Monroe and her son Laverne, came down Saturday and will occupy the Wm. Xixon house for the winter. Mrs. Studley will have charge of the Peoria school dur ing the coming year. School opened on Monday with a very good attendance in spite of the fact that many of the pupils have not yet secured the new books required. B. B. Woolridge and wife drove ov er on Monday from Alpine, Benton Co., to see Mr. Woolridge's sister, Mrs. M. M. Fruit, who has been quite ill. Mrs. Woolridge expects to re main for some time. HAD PHEASANT HENS IN POSSESSION, WAS FINED Stanley Clark, barber, was fined $25 and costs by Justice Swan this after tcrnoon for having China pheasant hens in his possession. Clark was arrested this afternoon near the Southern Pacific depot by Deputy Game Warden Mctzger, after he had returned from a hunt. Clark it is understood, claimed that he did not shoot the birds but that be found them in a field, after they had been killed by another hunter, who after killing them left them lay. WE HAVE THE GOODS YOU NEED The Variety Is Greater Than Ever. Values Better Than Ever Before Warm Underwear Women's Fine Rib Fleeced Union Suits in white, extra good at $1.00 suit Children's Wool Union Suits, white or Grey, all sizes, $1.00 Suit. Children's Cotton Union Suits, all sizes 50c to 75c suit. 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