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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1911)
» VOL. XV LI XX Firs! Fill Fishiaas COUNTY. OKEGON. SEl’TLM BEK THE FIFTH ANNUAL Ag ain Albany's Leading Cloak A Suit Store make the first announce m«*nt of i> complete and authoritative* showing of the newest Fall Fashions in Women's Misses' and t hlkirena Wear ing Apparel. I'p to the minute in Fashion, the largest, the most beautiful assemblage of New Fall ami Winter Suits, Coats, Millinery, »-hoc**. 1 Wulst». Staple an«l Fancy Dry Goods I between Portland and San Francisco, Autumn styles have never br«*n prettier in years, Tailored Suit» will be worn more than ever tie fore ami we are prepared for the rush with a show ing now of over 500 New F all Suits, ami 400 Coats, all the Famous Brands that have made this store so popular a» a Suit House ami by selling so many Suita we can sell from $5.00 to $10.00 less than other stores and show more styles than all other stores in Albany combined. C hamhem & MrCrsi;, The fifth annual Linn County Fair is Albany Oregon ■ * w a n..itt* r ' * * ■ < " ' he *.!.*■ e it has lieen a successful one. Such an Hopping undertaking cannot la* m«a»ur«*<l in dollar« and rents It has not been th«* This is the time of year that Scio purpose of th«* fair association to make ami vicinity has the least population of ■ money. Few fairs do pay financial th«* entire year. Practi.all. «*v«*r.o*.* ■ ’ • . ■ , who can get away goes to the hop-yards 1 to any more than "break oven". To for a couple of weeks as they can kill I the officiate ami a few other public two birds with one stone have an sp.rited citiz«*n» the fair always means outing and at the »am«* time make a »aerifico financially ami a burden goo«i wages. The pickers from tin*, physically. They ha ve »pent »lay» and section includes some of the best i nights in planning arai working for families ami hop-growers claim that n«i which they get nothing in return unless, where else have they been able to get as is too often th«* cas«*, it is the kicks such satisfactory laborers. As a result and adverse criticisms of those who ire Sent never do snything unless there is a to contract with pickers and the «billar visible. rivalry is some times quite spirited. In many ways the fair this year ha» As the hop crop in Oregon this year surpassed any vet held. The exhibit« is large and the price unusually high as a whole were better. In th«» art due to crop failures elsewhere, strong defiartment and th«» individual exhibits inducements have been offered by growers ami more people than usual a great improvement has la*«*n mad«* The fruit display ctiukl not lx* expected will go from this vicinity. to come up to former years as th«* I large fruits have been almost a total failure in this section *-<»». lines of Sto'en I stock were well represented. The Lester Arnold says he I« glad the exhibit of bogs was not up to fotmer fair comes but once a year. During j years. Some of the races were the fair a numtier of th«* boys in the unusually g*»«!. show band stoppe«t at the Arnokl home, Several causes combineil to keep the They left Saturday, and Sunday even attendance down. The harvest s«*ason : ing when Lester look ««I for a brown suit be wished to put on he found it was late this year and the farmers missing. A search failed to produce it Were in the muist of the threshing and also reveal«*d the absence of a shirt period, hour <»r five crews were thresh- ' etc. The loss amounts to $20.(M to I ing in th«* vicinity of the grounds ami $30.00 i many people hail to »Dem! most of th.* j , LINN COUNTY FAIR Better Exhibits in Several Lines Than in h ormer 1 he Attendance Was Less Years as People Were Busy 1 • X. Ï ¡1^ * jJD icsfu i trvr co. Mi* ‘ «iS. Wagons and Stover Gasoline Engines arc the best and most durable on the market and at prices flint will compare with any other high grade goods sold. We keep them in stock. Call and examine them. N. I. MORRISON ». NO. loll. week finishing up work preparatory to HoR.SKR, CATTLE ANll « hciei * going to the hop yard». I Jersey cattle- R Boroviaks A ’•on lit The weather, also, was unusually on one year old bull: 1st on 3 year old warm anti the roads were very dusty. c«>w, 1»t on 1 year oki cow. !»t on A» a reault of the various cause» the heifer calf, grand champion bull ami gate receipt» fell off three hundre«! female; 1st on best aged berti. l«t <»n dollars from laat year. liest I animals. The fair ha» quite an etlucational Wm Brenner 1st on best ■ pan mule«. value and mean» much to the county as Englishshire Crabtree Shire Horse • ’ i*!v < • t1 ■ ■ a agency and deserves t >.«■ Co. 1st on 3 year old stallion; 1st on aup|a>rt of the entire county. On«* encouraging feature thia year wa* the draft stallion. James Dawe». Mill < ity, 1st on beat increased attendance from Albany and the intereat taken by the Albany coin standard bre»l tillie. mercial club. Thia ha» been much < otswool sheet» I. E Dyer. Corvallis. appreciated by the management ami 1st on 2 year old ram. 1st on ram lamb. citizens of Scio generally and will, no 1st on | year old ew«*. grand champion. doubt, be of some lienefit u> Albany in William Snvder. Albany, best draft return. | team. It 1» ho[x»i that in the near future Fret! Spires, Lebanon, 1st, 2nd ami our county court will be able to give 3rd on Pr re herons ami grand champion». the fair lietter financial support. Other Frank Sargent, Crabtree, 1st 2nd and counties give their fairs assistance and 3rd on Herford cattle, all classes. w«* tielieve that our own court will also John 1 >helton, Scio, 1st, 2nd and 3rd just as »««on a» it can see Its way clear on Hampshire hogs. to do »0. Carl Middelsta it, Crabtree, Jersey in the mean time let every one begin cattle, l»t on bull calf. 1st on > year at once to plan to make the fair next oki cow: 2nd on I year old bull. 2ml on year th«* "best ever.” 3 year old cow: 1st on milk test. J W Miller, Shelburn. 1st, 2nd ami I on Clydesilald horses and grand champ PREMIUM AWARDS ions. chi eg am Ere«l Mespelt, 1st on best shorthorn A P 11 irons, 1st on Barred plymouth calf. 1st on l>e»t cotswold sheep I year rucks. oki. beat flock anil ewe lamb. J N Jone» |»t »nd 2nd on White G N Nelson, t rabtree, 1st on 2 year Minorca», 2nd on Barred Plymouth old jersey bull. rocks. W S Paul, Crabtree, 1st ami 2nd on It M Cain 1st on buff Plymouth Englishir«* mares, grand champion». rocks. Shire Horse Co., (.‘rabtree, 1st ami W M Stewart 1st on patndgr Wyan 2nd on Englishshire stallions and grand ■ champion», dotte. R W Gill, Scio, Southdown sheep, 1st Joe Borovicka 1st and 2nd on white ami 2mi ami grand champions; 1st on leghorns. yearling lamb Shropshire. W M Rhoda 1st and 2ml on brown J S Hannah, Scio, beat driving team. leghorns; 3rd on white leghorns. J N Jones, Crabtree, grail«* cows, 1st Mrs. W G McDenakl 1st on emtalen on 4 years old; l*»t on 3 years oki; 1st geese; 2nd on brown leghorns; 3rd on . on 2 years oki; 1st on calves. 2nd on R 1 Reda: 2nd on bronze turkeys. milk test. J P .Mertz 1st and 2nd on buff leg* ' Delbert Ixmg, 2nd on grad«* cows; 1st horns. on tx*«t two calves. W T I.arwotsi, Lacomb, 1st <>n grad«* W T Larwood 1st on black m inorc as. Joe Weaely 1st on white orpingtons. cow one year old. H C Miller, Scio, 1st and 3rd on Mrs. J. T Caldwell 2nd and 3rd on white orpingtons; 1st ami 2ml on black standard bre«l mares. W A Ewing. Scio, 1st, 2nd and 3rd orpingtons. 1st on R I Reds. or» all claaacs of Shropshire sheep. John Weaely 1st on buff orpingtons. Dr. Young, Salem, 1st and 2nd on Itensin Morris 1st on pigeons. A G Propet 1st on roee comb brown thoroughbred stallions. (' H Wain, Thomas, 1st, 2nd and 3rd leg horns, 1st on Ancona». on all c'a»»es Lincoln sheep. Angora C H Wain let on Guinea fowls. F rank Shelton 1st on guinea pigs; 1st goats, 1st on 2 year oki buck, 1st on I year oki buck; 1st on 2 year old doe; let on Belgian hares. Over 50 coops of fowls on exhibition on 1 year old doe; 1st <in brat flock; 1st on 4 kids: 1st on fl head, grand champ comprising 200 birds. ion buck and doe, Sam Zyssctt, Thomas, Angora goats. MILK TKRT 1st buck kid, 1st on dor kid, 2nd on all First, Nell, owned by C. Middleatadt, other claaaes. Crabtree. $21). The exhibit of sheep ami goats were Second, May, owned by J N Jones, ' extra fine and completely fill«*d the new Thomas, $15. barn for this exhibit. Third, Mareas L. P., owned by R. Borovicka, $10. Fourth, Day, owned by J N Jone». RARY SHOW Thomas, $5. The baby show was high clast« but Eight cows were enter«>d in the above wa* short on entries. This wa» not teat. due to a short crop of babies, however. H Heaviest baby under 3 month» old, ( lota I.«« k weight 15 («>umls, .Mr and Mr» N. Long. Heaviest baby under 6 months of age. R .th ILo* v. we i ht 2ti pound*. Mi and Mr» II. F Haley. Heavorst baby under 12 months old, Francis Mruckmelr, weight Itif. Mr. and Mrs R. II. F. Struckmeir. The priles m each case was $1.50. It is probable that then* will lie another baby show next year and several are alr«a«ly planning on making one or mure entries. Let « very one get (may and make this feature a howling aueecsa. INtHVIOVAL KXHtHITM Among th«- new f«*atures of the fair thi year were the imiividual exhibits of farm products by la«i Zeller of Thomas ami Henry Struckmier of Thomas Perhaps these cause«I more favorable comment than any other exhibits. Each one wm an excellent <**'. >'< turn <<f the various fruits, grams, hay, vegetables and canned goo«ia which can b< produced so abundantly in this part of Oregon. Either one w.iulil I h * a cr«*dit to the state fair. Opinion differed as to which was entitle«! to first premium. The judge found that that < f .Mr. Struckmeir was n double exhibit, th«* tent being divide«! ami the same articlos in the same order were to !»«• found in each half. It was «!•■• hied that a« one was an exact dupli- i* ■ * " ■ ’1 ■ : 11 at but on«* (ialf iwa ling the premiums. On this basis the judge de ciiied that Mr. Zeller's was a shade the lietter and he wa» awarded first premium. RACKH 2 40 trot. | mile HAHNKM « Z . by Norton. 1 »t. . i Oylate, Daniels. 3rd. Time 1:21, 12!. 1:17. 2 30 pacing, | mile Mis« ’•locking», by Daniels, 1st. A«l Togo, ('«»ok, 2nd. Alic«* B. Thoma», 3rvL Time 1:12$. 1:14*. 1:11 2 24 trot. 1 mile Hunks Dora, by Howitt, 1st. St. Mn- liael. Wilson, 2nd. Sargo, Howitt, 3rd. Marcut H, C«x>k, 4th. 'lay Tilden, McAlpin, 5th. Time 2:27, 2 W. 2 30 trot, * mile Vwlma Z, by Norton. 1st. St. Michael, Wilson, 2nd. May Tiklen, McAlpin, 3rd. Oyalate, Daniels, 4th. >argo, Howitt, 5th. Tim«* 114. 1:14, 1 10. 2 20 paring, * mile— Sallie Younger by Cook, 1st. Mi**» Stockings. Daniels, 2nd. Marin, Norton. 3rd. Time 1 <•*-•*. 1:10. 1:11. Free for all trot and pace. 1 mile— Marin, by Norton, 1st. Sally Younger, Cook, 2nd. Miss Stobkings, Daniels, 3rd. Alice It. Thomas, 4th. Time 2:25, 2;2fl KAOM-RVNNrNa * mile dash Arthur Hyman, by Dickinson, 1st Zelina, Boynton, 2nd lx* Clara, Halier 3rd Mumdoeina, Harris, 4th Bal Reed, O'Keefe, 5th Time 5o s«*conda. I mile «lash— Arthur Hyman by Dickinson, let Supulveda. Baber, 2nd Zelina, Boynton, 3rd. Bal Reed, O'Keefe, 4th 1 ime 1 .*03 I mile daah * Supulveda by Baber, 1st J. H. Bennett, Murrato, 2nd Carrie Thatcher. Balter Confederate, Hawthorn, 4th Time I;,7 Special novelty rare | mile — Wade Hampton by Balter, Is’ There is no doubt but what if there Arthur Hyman, Dicki(>a«>n, 2nd 1st best individual farm exhibit, Leo should be another such contest soon $2V at each post. Zeller, of Thomas. that there would be much more compe- 2nd best individual farm exhibit, H. tition. The following babun were the Struckmeier, Thomas. prize winners. (Continued next week)