Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-18
LARGEST EIGHTH GRADE CLASS
GETS DIPLOMAS.
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the Independence Public schools
which was really fine and deserved
the enthusiastic applause bestowed
upon it, The Dallas band also fur
nished a couple of pleasing seec-
tions.
Calling the graduates to the stand
by classes, Superintendent Alderman
presented each of them with their
coveted evidence of advancement. He
preceded this portion of the program
with an address to the graduates fill
ed with good advice and urged them
to persevere until they had finished
with the high school course which
they were now privileged to enter.
He said that this was the largest
class ever graduated in the county,
and the largest he had ever seen in
the state.
Dallas Wins Championship.
The big crowd adjourned to the
ball field where the high schools of
Dallas and Sheridan were to battle
for the championship of Polk and
Yamhill counties. Considerable de-
lay ensued before the game started,
of substituting several players in
both teams who were not high school
students The Sheridan team came
down with a student" for catcher
so old that he sported bald pate,
and they placed a Polk county player
at short who was about the best per-
former on either team, and was re-
sponsible for cutting off many prob
able scores for Dallas. The Dallas
team, however, were not all high
school kids" either, so honors were
even.
Dallas won with the contest to 8.
The Sheridantes annexed three scores
in the first half of the first, but Dali
las evened it up in their half. That
was all there was to it for Sheridan,
for they failed to put another run
over the plate during the contest,
while Dallas added two in the fifth,
and one each in the seventh and
eighth. In the first of the ninth,
with two down and the bases full, it
looked dubious, for a home run
would have tied the score, but Bar
ham was equal to the emergency and
famed the third man, ending the
game.
The game was featureless with the
exception of a splendid running catch |
by Cadle in center, in the first half |
of the second, which nipped a Sher-
idan batter and spoiled threatened |
rally. Cooper for Dallas, pulled off |
a home run in the eighth, after two
men were down which brought the
applause.
The score by innings:
Sheridan 80. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O-3
Picnic Piclxings.
1t was a great day for candidates.
Nearly every county aspirant for Of
fce was circulating among the
crowd and passing out the glad
mitt.. Ben Selling was present for
a portion of the day, and said he had
ong wanted to visit Polk county and
shake hands with the folks that gave
him such a big majority over his op-
Donent at the April primaries.
John Grants bull dog King" ad-
led to the excitement during the
unch hour, by flushing jackrabbit
md driving it pell nell through the
grove amidst the picnic diners. other
logs Joined in the chase and the
mall boys brought up the rear. King
,aught his quarry.
The Dallas band received some
'ery flattering compliments during
he day. There is no question but
heir splendid music was a feature of
he day.
Representatives were present from
IL sections of Polk county. The an
ual Rickreall school picnic is made
he occasion for the renewing of ac-
and the making of new
mes. 4
That the farmers of Polk county 0
re not suffering from hard times" G
'as evidenced by the numbers of i
igh-priced automobiles on the | b
rounds Family after family rolled \
lto the grounds in their "honking" v
and, where a few years .
go, naught but horse vehicles could s
e found. the scent of the benzine "
uggy predominated.
Gen" Grant has other accomplish r
tents aside from leading and direct a
lg a classy musical organization j
e performs at the lunch counter ~
ith considerable eclat-whatever n
lat means. 5;
The "Everybody's DOinit" hats >
ere in evidence. Wonder what n
n be next year? Is,
And through it all Seymour never t'
st that winning smile" II, ~