Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-07-08

pitcher was given an unmerciful
hammering, the Dallas men batting
the ball when and where they pleased
Falls City played better and safer
game in the field than they did on
Saturday. Walter Holman, the veteran
ball player of McMinnville, umpired
the game and gave excellent satisfao-
ton. The score Of the game was II to
6 in favor of Dallas.
The boys dog and cart race took
place on Main street at Z o'clock in
the evening and was second only to
the pillow fight in the amusement ii
furnished for the crowd. Three dogs
were in this race, each being driven
by it's youthful owner. The carts
used were Of the latest approved rae
ing style, being provided with rubber
tired, ball-bearing wheels taken from
worn-out bicycles. The dogs were
trained to run we'll, but showed dis
position to stop and fight at critical
moments, thus causing their drivers
no end of discontinue and annoyance.
After two heats were run, the judges
decided that the three dogs were
equally matched as to speed, and the
prize of three dollars was divided
equally among Masters Dimick,
Fuller and West.
The hose race between one of the
department teams and a team COM
posed of town boys was won by the
latter After the race, connections
were made at the hydrants in front of
the public square, and demonstra-
ton OF the usefulness and capacity Of
Dallas new waterworks was made.
This test proved to be one of the inter
esting features of the day to the visi-
tors, all Of whom spoke in highest
praise of Dallas splendid facilities
for fighting fire.
At 8 80 o'clock, an exhibition of fire
works was given in the courthouse
square. During this exhibition, the
only incident to mar the pleasure Of
the day occurred, but luckily nothing
worse than a big scare resulted. The
committee in charge of the fireworks
were firing rockets from the balcony
above the main entrance to the court
house and spark from one of the
rockets was blown through an open
window into some loose paper on the
floor Of the Circuit Judges office. The
paper caught fire and blazed brightly
for few minutes. The crowd out
side turned in the fire alarm, which
brought the department out in short
order. H. L. Fenton and two or three
other men who were inside the build
ing succeeded in putting out the fire
in few moments, and when the fire.
men arrived they found that their ser
vices were not needed. The damage
done by the flames was trivial
Special trains to Independence and
Falls City after the fireworks carried
the greater number of visitors to their
homes, and by eleven o'clock the
streets were deserted. The social
dance given by Lucas orchestra at
City Hall was largely attended and
lasted until shortly after midnight.
CELEBRATION NOTES.
A more orderly and welI-behaved
crowd never assembled in the state of
Oregon. No fights or disturbances
occurred during the three days
festivities, and only one arrest for
drunkenness was necessary
Judge William Galloway was kept
busy acknowledging the congratula-
tions of old friends and acquaintances
upon his success in the June election.
George H. Hines, of Portland, |
secretary of the Oregon Pioneer Asso-
citation and assistant secretary of the
Oregon Historical Society, was among
the prominent visitors. Mr.. Hines
has a warm spot in his heart for Polk
county, and seldom fails to attend the
pioneer reunions in Dallas.
Three hundred people came from
independence and Monmouth on the
motor, Monday, and one
hundred and fifty passengers arrived
on the 10 o'clock train from Falls
City.