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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1923)
9 THURSDAY FAIR EDITION SPÉCIAL FAIR EDITION TILLAMOOK, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1923 MRS. OLIVE F. TODD JUDGING JERSEY CATTLE DIED LAST NIGHT Wednesday saw an lncreaseed at- temlsnrc at the fair. Estimates on sttsadani-e ran from 1800 to 2,000 people up to five o’clock today. Up to fiVl' o'clock Wednesday evening. jt;55 were received at the gate in cub. It '■ believed that 3,000 people ,ril attend the fair today, as this is eipected to be the banner day. The woik of judging cattle was fln- ahsd yesUiday. Holstein champions yore Senior champion bull, F. R. goals, Sir Bessie Fayne De Koi; Jun ior champion bull, F. IL Beals, un named: senior champion cow, F. R. Beals, Lady Dora Aggie Pontiac; ioeior champion cow, also both grand champions. Guernsey champions were: senior champion bull, Homer Mason's Beau ty, IXI. of the Forgettes Royal Knight 88416; junior champion bull, Pius Chriita insen’s Tillamook Red Wing; leuor champion cow, Cottonwood Farm s Gail of Sequoia 104659; jun ior champion cow. Jeff Wallac's Lady of Few Acres 140721; grand cham pion bull Homer Mason's Beauty LX1. of the Forgette Royal Knight 88416; grand champion cow, Cototn- .ooi F arm’s Gail of Sequoia 104,- SM. In the Poultry department John Hoffman had the largest exhibit. He io credited with the best bird in the ihow this year, having received spec ial on his Rhode Island Red rooster. The list of prises for the season was Dot available yestreday. The birds were judged by Prof. Lvnn of O. A. C Jot. Staaeck took blue ribbons on his pen of pure bred Cheshire hogs. In Lance received blue ribbons on bu individuals in his exhibit of Ches ter Whites. Mrs. Joe Donaldson also took premiums on her pen of Chester Whites. The free entertainment was fully op to the expectations of the big crowd iast night. A large number was rpesent at night. Today is Till amook day, and there will be a clos ing up in the afternoon of the busi- ms . i houses when everybody will be out to the fair in force. Besides the varied program of Coc- kilo's Flying circus, which by this time has become a favorite with Till »mook people, the picture show will pot on tonight "The Man of Action pf featuring Douglas McLean. Also two reels of a Buster Keaton comedy. The ihow have been especially good thus far and it is believed that to night’ production will be fully up to the standard. Died in this city, after a lingering illness, September 12, 1923, Mrs. Olive Ford Todd, aged 55 years. Olive Ford was born in Ohio, July 28, 1808, and removed to California with her parents when a child. Was married to P. W. Todd in Cloverdale, Calif- orniu, Oct. 25, 1887. Removed to llr«’ gon in 1895, locating at McMinnville. In 1895 the Todds came to Tillamook, where they resided up to the time of her deuth. Deceased was a member of the Christian church of this city, and had a wide circle of friends. She is survived by Prince W. Todd, the widower, and three daughters, as fol lows: Mrs. Ethel Hayes, Mrs. Alice Hunter and Miss Elaine Todd. Funer al arrangements will be made later. The services will be held in the Christ ian church. Date of interment and funeral will be announced later. FIRST LOCAL DAILY MEETS WITH SUCCESS The first tw«> editions of the fair daily which the Headlight hu.s been publishing met with instant success. Hundreds of visitors to the fair eager ly waited for the papers each morn ing and perused the contents. Diff iculty in obtaining accurate reports regarding some of the cattle awards ami other items of interest caused the papier to be held up the first two days. E. L. Westover, western represen- tative for the American Guornaey catle club, is here from Portland on business connected with the fair. In spite of the threatening wi’ather quite a crowd attended the opening of the fair Tuesday. From indi cations it is expected that a record crowd will be here thie year. □ FREE DISTRIBUTION HAVE SPECIAL DAY Today is Tillamook day ut the tenth annual Tillamook County Fair, At one o’clock all business houses in the city are expected to close and the bus iness men of the town will spend th* afternoon, or at least part of it, tak ing in the fair exhibits. The Kiwnnis will '.mid thei weekly luncheon at the fan grounds this time as a mark of aprp -ciation of w>’at is going on, and today is expected to see the record crowd of the week. The moving picture show and the free circus given preceding it have been attracting g*eat crowds of ap preciative youngsters and grown-ups The grand stand I ns been filled on both occasions where these two fea tures have been si own. Tomorrow nigi there will be no show, but the fair board has arrang ed for a speaker who will be follow ed by a demonstration of a modern war problem, wo.ked out by a pla toon from Company K, 152d Infantry showing the methods of attack in warfare. This is expected to draw a large crowd to the grnadstami. Friday everyone will pull up stake and go back to every day life after having seen one of the moat success-- ful fairs ever held in the state of Ore gon. _______________ HAS BEEN FINISHED A “St. Mawes Cherry,” belonging to Joe Rose he, has been proclaimed the grund champion bull of the Jersey class at the fair this year. “Novems’ Sunrise Bell” belonging to G. IL Graves, wa «awarded the ribbon for the grand champion Jersey cow. L. C. Daniels young bull “Pretty Lady’s Lad,” was judged junior cham ¡■ion bull, and "Gay Girl’s Lily,” same owner, is junior champion cow. The Boys ami Girls culf clubs made some exceptional showings this year and a number of fine young animals were shown for the first time. TWO HEADED SNAKE DRAWS ATTENTION A tiny specimen of a two headed . :iak” has been drawing much atten tion in the main fair building. The uak*- is preserved in a bottle and is displayed near the north door of the main building. Circuit Court adjourned at one o’ clock Wednesday afternoon for the term. Judge Bagley’s last act was to sentence a batch of bootleggers whose fines jointly amounted to $2,000, all of which will go to the county but 25 per cent, which the state gets, ac cording to a provision made by the last legislature. The Aufdermauer boys, convicted of bootlegging plead guilty on three indictments. They will have to each pay $500 in cash as a fine; failure to do so means 750 days in jail, besides individual sentences of 18 months in jail. They were given five days to raise the money, which their father probably will pay. Arlin Kinney, bootlegger, plead guilta, ynd was fined $1500 on a to tal of three counts, He was paroled to raise $500 in cash, failing he will have to serve 750 days in addition to an 18 months sentence. Breneman, bootlegger, was fined $500 with soix months in jail; paroled upon payment of $100. as to balance of fine and jail sentence; given 50 days to ’•aise the money by hard work; otherwise the sentence runs its full length. Gilfillian and wife plead guilty to liquor charges: Each was fined $500 and six months in the county jail; Gilfiliun paroled upon payment of $500 in cash and as to jail sentence; wife paroled on both sentences, pend ing good behavior. Geo. Russell plead guilty to driving an auto while intoxicated; fined $50. The grand jury is still grinding. The trial jury was dismissed for the term on Wednesday last. (J. Moore and family who have . ................... ’ ............. siting here for some w days past wjth Alex Watt and family, left Wed- nesday for Cloverdale, where they will visit with Will High and family, and then return to their home in Sa- The picture pirn hown in the grand lem, they having moved from Eugene stand last nigh: attracted a large to Salem recently. crowd. A feature of even greater in Wm. Shulmerich, Washington coun terest is promised for this evening. ty Jersey expert, is attending the fair The fair ground: seems to be fairly ar a judge of the Jersey breed. well supplied with concesions. In Another old-timer returned to Tilla- fact, there are nearly one eating . mook for a visit this week, was M. stand for every three people attend- i I Tunny of California who is here stay- Mrs. A. E. Wiedman underwent an ing the exposition. . ■ « < > i' ... i I n , his I > . 11* daughter, , . I • 1 1 i rv* .. XI „ • I, _ ’ ,««, le . iing with Mrs. Frank operation at a local hospital this week Miss Wanda Nelson was a Till«- Bester and family. It hus been 27 for the removal of her tonBÜB. mook visitor last Saturday, motoring years since Mr. Turney last saw this T. T. Light of Lodi, Cal., was a vis in from McMinnv«1' v itor at tile fair this week. He and Mrs. Light are in the county visiting some of their old friends here, the Lights having lived here about 30 years ago. Along the Concrete Forest L. Howard, chiropractor formerly of Tillamook but now prac ticing in Portland made a record breaking drive from the metropolis to Wheeler last Saturday in response to a call to attend Mrs. Christie lluw- ner who was taken seriously ill at the beach. Mrs. Downer showed consid erable improvement Sunday. PHENOMENAL SCORE IS MADE IN CHEESE LACK OF FRESH WATER HARD ON FISH FRY The miniature fish hatchery estab lished as an exhibit at the fair this ftir was discontinued on account of »»ter pressure enough to keep the •mall fish alive. Many thousands of the small fry died during the first d»y an«l Superintendent Pollock of the Gobi Creek hatchery, who had the »«play in charge, discontinued his ihow. Mr. and Mrs. Ardney Richardson of Pendleton, are guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Ringo. Mrs. Edna Rinehart, who haB been ft nt a local hospital, is recovering taeeiy. Norman Christensen was awarded a score of 99 on the cheese exhibited by him at the fair this year. This score is considered as phenoner.al. Other scores in cheese are Floyd Cul berson 96, Hugh Barber 95 3-4, Mar ion Hopkins 95 1-2, Reed Ferris 95, Elmer Hopkins 94 1-2, Howard Bunn 94, A. Schiappi 94, Harry Hogan 93 1-2 and August Grab 93. Will Raliegh of Pacific City, who has followed fishing for many years on Nestucca bay, was in the city Wed nesday iast. He states that there is a good run if Chinooks now in that bay, with a few Silversides coming in now. He has been a resident of the Woods section for the past 23 years.
