Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-24
NOW BELIEVED THAT FIRST AN
NUAL POLK COUNTY EXHI-
BITION WILL BE ALL
THAT'S HOPED FOR.
political DAYS" FAVORED
Republicans May Have Senator Jones
OF Washington, Bull MOOscrs A. f..
Clark of Portland: Democrats Not
Announced: WOman's Club Inter-
csted in Arts and Crafts Display.

With every member of the different
committees working industriously, and
with interest in the project on the
increase, matters in connection with
the first annual Polk County Fair
which will be held in Dallas on
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, Oc-
tober g. and 5, are progressing sat
isfactorily and with fattering pros
poets of success. Inquiries are COM
ing in regarding the entries in live
stock and agricultural products. OF
course the school portion of the fair,
which is in reality one of the princi-
pal features, is an assured success
for the reason that the school chill
dren of the county have been making
arrangements to exhibit since the
fair was first launched last winter
and there is no doubt that their show
ing will be second to none.
Three Political Days.
The movement for three political
days caught instant favor The diff
ferent county central committees at
once enlisted all their efforts to secure
a competent speaker for the day de-
voted to their particular interests,
and while the matter is not fully Sc
tied in all cases, it can safely be pre-
dicted that some interesting speeches
will be heard. The fair committee
plans to permit the chairman of the
different committees to draw lots in
order to determine the day that shall
be devoted to them, as it is believed
that in no other manner can justice
to all be done.
The Republican committee will
probably have United States Senator
Wesley L. Jones, of Washington, and
the Bull Moosers will be represented
on their day by A. e. Clark. of Port
land, their candidate for United States
senator from Oregon. The Demo-
cratic man has not yet been selected, |
and will not be until the last of the
present week. County Chairman Os
car Hayter is in correspondence with
the state committee and has been
promised a man of national reputa- |
tion.
Amusement Features.
Manager Arnold of the carnival
company, which has the concession
for the show features of the fair, an
nounces that he will bring all of his
shows here and give Dallas and Polk
county a number of high grade at
fractions that they have never before
seen under one management in the
county.
The sites for the different shows
has not yet been decided further
than they are to be in the business
section.
Another feature that has just been
added will be an Indian "pow-wow''
by Indians from the Siletz agency,
according to announcement received
yesterday by a representative from
the agency who visited the city. The
Indians will come in large numbers
and establish a camp and give rep
reservations of their dances, accou
tired in full regalia, war paint and
feathers.
Space for Exhibits.
The committee has leased the
building on Washington street. be-
tween Main and Jefferson streets, for
the display of cattle, and it is pos
sible that arrangements will also be
made to accommodate the horses at
the same place. 1t has also been sug-
gested that pens for the sheep, goats
and swine be built on the vacant lots
adjoining. rather than on the land
west bl the AIIuoIg dSs ny tiiS ar
all the stock displays
would be kept together which is
deemed more advisable than to scat
ter them over the city.
Arts and Crafts Display.
The Dallas Woman's club has TAX
en- up the plan for a display of arts
and crafts with a will. The follow
ing committee has been appointed to
take charge of the exhibit: Mrs. d.
NJ Metzger. chairman; Mrs. Eugene
Foster, Mrs. G. p. MacGregor. Mrs
Willis Simonton and Mrs. Lot ID.
Brown. Already this committee has
met with a hearty response from
many exhibitors. and il is expected
that women skilled in needlewOrk,
painting. etc. from every part Of the
county will compete for the blue