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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06
POLK SCHOOLS WIN
50 PRIZES

Salem, Sept. 5.-(Special)
ming a total of 80 prizes, so far as
reported, the school children of Polk
county scored a distinct success at
the state school exhibit at the state
fair this week. OF the so prizes, sew
en- were firsts, seven seconds, six
thirds, five fourths, and five fifths, as
follows:
Dress, class A-Winnifred Bennett,
Crowley second.
Watermelon. class Array Grounds,
Buena Vista, second.
Muskmelon, class A-Ross Jen-
nings. Perrydale, third.
Darning class A-Winnifred Ben
nett, Crowley, second; Elizabeth
Diehm, Smithheld, third; Helena
Diehm, Smithfeld, fourth; Helena
Rempel, Perrydale, fifth.
Field corn, class B-Arthur Zinzer,
Spring Valley, fourth.
Cabbage, class A-Ray Grounds,
Buena Vista, third.
Piece of Furniture, class B-Floyd
Henry. Elkins, first; Frank Lough-
ary Elkins, second.
Labor Saving device, class A-Man-
ICY SbdANGf Cah vi wv ADui III LASS
B-David Rempel Perrydale. first.
Bread, class B-Mabel Wilson. Pop
corn. first; Blanche Gibson, Noun
tain View, third.
Canned Fruit, class B-Hazel Pur-
cell. Mistletoe, first; Helena Rempel,
Perrydale. second; Verna MCGEE,
Cherry Grove, third; Lucille Keyt,
Perrydale, fourth.
Celery. class A-Ray Grounds,
Buena Vista, fifth.
Grain selection, class A-Ray
Grounds. Buena Vista, third. Glass
B-David Rempel, PerrydaIe, second.
Hand made Apron. class A-Evan-
geline Jennings. Spring Valley. first;
Ruth Bennett Crowley. fifth. Glass
B-May Mcdonald, Dallas fourth.
Chickens. American class. Class B.
Teddy Ridgeway. Buell.. second:
Blanche Gibson. Mountain View.
third: Glen Lewis. Falls City. fifth
Mediterranean. class A-Evangeline
Jennings. Spring Valley. fifth. En-
glish. class A-Murl Putnam. West
Salem. first
Ducks. class B-Blanche Gibson.
Mountain View. first
Olher prizes were awarded TO POLK
county school children but it is i'm
possible 10 secure the names at this
time
Polk Wins Oher Prizes-
Mrs. Winnie Braden Of Dallas. won
first on White Plymouth Rock cock:
Dilla 3. Niers won second on White
OrpinEton cockerel and third on
White Orpington puliet Nrs- +. A.
Wolfe. Falls City. won first on Red
Astrachan apples. Walter ]. Bones
0f Mccoy. won four hrsts. three sec
onds and four thirds on his exhibit
0f Ayrshire cattle.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06

Interviews with a number Of the
members OF company G. Of Dallas in
dicate that they will stick by their
former commander. They insist that
he did not disobey orders A move
ment is on foot in the company 20
re-elect TOoze captain and submit the
choice to the head officials for con-
hrmation. II is said that this meth
Cd will be used in the other .compan-
les whose commanders have been re-
moved. and it Is intimated that il will
be successful. They say that mas
much as the officers have simply been
dropped, they now occupy the posi-
ton Of any private Individual not a
member Of the militia and 20 IS
claimed that nothing prevents their
election and confirmation by the men.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN
VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS
RELATED. IN ENTERTAIN
ING MANNER.
OBSERVER SPECIAL SERVICE
Observer Representatives Keep i'm
Touch With All Matters. of Import
ance in Their Part of the Famous
"BIue Ribbon District of State of
Oregon.
MONMOUTH

Miss Emma Hall after spending
the summer vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hall, has
returned to Portland. She is teach
ing in the Thompson high school and
has been for several years.
c. E. Herren has a full force har-
vesting his fine crop of hops, but the
rain retards them somewhat. Yet
the hops are alright so far.
August Peterson passed through
town the latter part of last week
with his family enroute to Dallas.
They have been living at Newport
but formerly of Monmouth. They
stopped and made visit with A. ~
Poole's family. They expect to make
Dallas their future home.
Miss Mira Noble, of Heppner, is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
X. M. Smith, this week.
One does not have to put on glas-
ses or use a telescope to see Mon
mouth grow these times In passing
down Main street one may see seven
houses under headway and they are
all fine buildings. Among them is
DR.. BowersoX's fine bungalow being
built by "A. N. Poole and L. Mason.
1t would be a credit to any town.
j. A. Haines and wife returned
from their ranch in Coos county last
week, having spent part af the
summer there. By the way the edi-
tor of the Enterprise some time ago,
wanted to know who ]. A. Haines
was. He is one of the oldest pair of
twins on the Pacific coast; his broth
er lives in Eugene j. A. is the faith
er of Mrs. Fl. S. Tortwood and Mrs.
Emmet Stats.
Hon. G. Hawley and wife of Mccoy,
We're in town in their fine auto Sat
urday
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Bevins and family
of Lewisville, were in town on bust
ness Saturday Cricket was greeting
his many friends in town in the usual
way.
Miss Fannie Griggs of Lebanon, is
the guest of her old time friends this |
week. She formerly lived here and
is well and favorably known. Her
father ran meat market here for
good many years
Mr.. Stockhome, our prune grower,
south of Monmouth, was.in town Sat
uIudy anu Sdlu MS pTuneS were In6, |
not so many on the trees but they
were large.
Mrs. Tilla Coleman returned home
Friday from her visit in Salt Lake
City where she spent the summer
ID. b. Lanktree of Lebanon, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs A. N. Hal
leck Monday. He also called on A.
N. PoOle's family. He was raised in
Monmouth and the old settlers here
will remember him. His father ran
a blacksmith shop here for good
many years.
They have been pumping water into
the water pipes for over a week and
the pipes are not full yet, so keep on
Griffa.
The rain is beginning to make the
farmers look blue and well it may
for there is hundreds of acres of
grain to thresh yet
Last Sunday evening while w. o.
Medow's folks were out riding some
one run into their buggy, tipping it
over, breaking it up considerably and
throwing them out, but not hurting
them seriously.
ID. +. Dawson and daughter of
Portland. were i'm town Wednesday
making arrangements for the latter
10 attend the Normal the coming
year.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06
STEEL TOWER AND HOSE HOUSE
TO BE LOCATED NEAR CITY
HALL WILL BE MODERN
IN ALL RESPECTS.
RING FROM PHONE OFFICE
Electric COntrivance Will Make 1t
Possible For Central Operator to
Ring i'm Fire Alarm; New Auto
Speed Ordinance Now in Force: To
Force Tax Collections.

Provision for the purchase and
installation of a modern bell tow
er and hose house was made at the
adjourned meeting of the city coun-
ell on Tuesday night when the build
ing committee by resolution was in
structed to purchase the tower and
place it on the city hall lot on Church
street The tower will be of steel and
will be connected with the central tel
ephone office, thus enabling an oper-
ator there to ring the fire alarm
whenever notice of fire is received at
the office. This will obviate the delay
usually encountered in ringing in an
alarm, especially during the hours of
the night The committee was also
instructed to have new shingle roof
placed on the city hall and to have
the entire building painted The
building has been remodeled to- ac-
commodate the fire apparatus and the
same has again been installed there
in. The committee was also empow-
cred to have necessary plumbing
placed in the city hall. "a
New Ordinances Passed,
New ordinance which is an exact
copy of the Salem measure, and is
modelled after the state law, was
passed, containing an emergency
clause and signed by the mayor
which places it in immediate opera
ton, governing the "use, speed and
operation of motor vehicles and all
other vehicles" on the streets of Dali
las.
An ordinance repeating certain
other ordinances and sections of still |
others, pertaining to the licensing of
bar rooms, liquor saloons and near
beer saloons so-called," was read the |
first time.
To Enforce Tax Collections.
Following report that a number
Of business men had failed to pay
their occupation tax, the Mayor in
structed the city marshal to proceed
1T once to the collection of such tax
and, upon the failure or refusal of
to make satisfactory set
lement with the city, to enforce col
ection.
The street committee was ordered
% look up the matter of the needed
ross walks on the city and report
o the city attorney who was instruct
d to draft a resolution providing
or the construction.
Mrs. George T. Gerlinger was nam
d as a committee of one to arrange
/ list of furniture and furnishings
necessary for the new library build
ng and to submit same to the city
ouncil together with the list prices.
Proposition to install drinking
ountains in the city was brought up
nd discussed. The matter was re-
erred to Mayor Craven to look up
nd report to the next meeting of
he council.
The council adjourned to meet on
Ionday night, September 8.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06
BRIDGEPORT
,verybOdy's doing

'Everybody's doing it''-doing
what? Picking hops.
Threshing is over; owing to the
rains many farmers lost a good deal
of grain.
The weather seems to be settled
now and everybody is trying to save
their hops. The late rains spoiled
some in the low land. but very few
have lost any so far.
Arthur GrOoms is slowly improv-
ing
Mr.. Frink is putting a fine coat OF
paint on his new house.
Joe Gage made a business trip 10
Dallas last Wednesday.
Mrs. G. r. Hagar and daughter
Irene. Of san Francisco. California.
are visiting at the home Of her
brother. d. W. Pickett
Miss Neata Martin is stopping at
Mr. Trueax's for a short time.
The PlankingtOn's have moved into
their new house.
W. T. Foster viii finish picking his
hops BY the first OF the week IL IL
doesn't rain
Mr. Bailey who commenced pick
ing his hops last Tuesday reports a
fine crop.
Quite a number Of people attended
church at Bridgeport last Sunday ev-
ening and all report a fine sermon.
and lots Of pretty girls. most all hop
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06
Sucs 10 Regovcr BiII.

Suit was begun In Esquire Holman's
court on "Wednesday by the Sterling
Manufacturing company OF Cedar
Rapids. la. against r. r. Knox. OF
Independence. 10 recover Judgment
IN the sum OF s3774 alleged to be
due on a bin Of goods sold defendant.
Knox denies the claim and alleged
that the compHny's salesman misrep-
resented in order 10 make the sale.
The case ls being tried 20 a jury and
was postponed "Wednesday night un-
til Saturday In order 20 permit the
Jurors 90 visit the state fair. Oscar
Hayter appears for the plaintiff and
o.. r.. swopc. Of Independence. for
the defendant
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06
CHAPMAN HAS PRUNE RECORD
Tree in His Two Year Old Orchard
Grows Seven Feet i'm One Season.


Grows Seven Feet in One Season.
Convinced that trees i'm his two
year old prune orchard adjoining his
old one north OF the city. would show
greater growth than that reported
In Tuesdays Observer by Evan Ev-
ans. r. l. Chapman on Wednesday
took a little excursion through his
orchard and brought to this office a
branch which shows a growth Of ex-
actly seven feet three inches. exceil-
Ing the remarkable growth shown by
Mr. Evans Of more than foot. Both
branches are on exhibition az this Of
flee and they certainly demonstrate
the remarkable fertility OF the soil
in this vicinity and also the result Of
careful cultivation and modern or
chard methods. Mr. Chapman is al
so showing some prunes from his old
orchard which are Of the best lie
says an Investigation 0f his orchard
convinces him that be viii have a
much better crop than az first sup
posed. Some of the trees are loaded
while others have but a few. The
quality. however. promises 20 be eE-
cellenL The rains have not damaE-
ed the crop in the least.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06
CROSSING PETITION
GRANTED
l. & NJ. GETS RIGHT TO BUILD
ACROSS COUNTY ROADS.
County Court in Regular Session APP
proves Applications; Order Issues
to Permit Work, COnditiOnalIy.

In the matter of the petition of r
C. Sheppard and others to change the
boundary of school districts one and
II it is ordered that the petition be
granted.
In the matter of the petition of the
Independence & Monmouth railway
company for right to cross the pub
lie highways south of Independence,
as now staked out, on what is known
as the "lower road" from Independ-
ence to Buena Vista, and also the
upper Independence and Buena Vista
road.
Petition Granted.
Ordered that the prayer of the pc
tition be granted upon the following
conditions, and not otherwise: Said
crossings shall be on the grade of the
present highway at each crossing
named in it's petition; said railway
company shall keep said roadway
open for travel while constructing
the crossings, and shall cause to be
made roadway not less than 25
feet wide, and planked between the
rails, which said planking shall be
flush with the rails, and the same
shall be placed in first class condi-
tion, and shall be kept and maintain
ed in first-class condition after the
same are constructed, and shall be
thoroughly graveled all to be done
at the expense of said railway COM
pany to the approval of the Court.
These crossings, three in number, are
now staked on the ground and the
points where said roads will be
crossed are described as follows:
Location of Crossings.
Two crossings near the Krebs hop
yard on the river road, about four
miles southeast of Independence and
one crossing on the upper Independ
ence and Buena Vista road about two
miles south of d. p. Stapletons farm
residence.
The said railway company shall at
all times make, keep and maintain
all bitches for carrying water away
from said crossings.
This grant is on condition that said |
'ailroad shall be completed beyond |
he second crossing herein granted |
IN the river road near the Krebs |
,ard, within six months from this |
late; and in case it shall not be COM
)leted within said time this order,
md all rights herein granted, shall
oe void and of no effect.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06

School Supervisor IA. "a. Parsons
has returned from his stay in Tiila-
nook county and can once more be
found in the superintendent's oaice
ln the court house attending 20 the
duties of his ofhce Tie spent the
summer in the state service and fll-
"a the position ~ ere warden IN the
forests % Tillamook.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06

Henry Gohrke, of the Eagle Meat
company was arrested by Marshal
Greenwood Wednesday for refusal to
pay his occupation tax. Trial was
set for yesterday afternoon but Mr..
Gohrke paid the amount to City Re-
corder Gregory during the morning
and the case was dismissed.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06
: i i i j. 4 + j. j. = + + j. ! = i I
: RAIN HATS HOP PICKING i
DOwnp0ur of Thursday Gives
Hops Setback; Grain Spoil
ed; Prunes Uninjured.

i Hop picking which was in fun I
i progress in every yard of the I
! county on Wednesday, has again I
J. been delayed by the rain which 1
j. began Thursday morning and /
]. fell internationally during the I
j. day 1t is not believed that the /
= downpour injured the hops to /
j. any great extent, however, ex, /
i cept to delay the picking. This 4
i final dampness has caused the +
j farmers to give UP hope of saw y
j ing their small grain for the wet j.
i spell has now continued for so !.
! long that the grain in the shock j.
i is past redemption, is is feared, j.
+ Prunes are not yet in condition :.
+ to suffer because of the rain but =
i the weather must clear in few i
! days if the fruit is to escape. =
+ j. i i ]. j + j. j. = i ! + j i 4 J.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06
HORSE THIEVES NEAR SALEM
\. LenstrOm Loses Two Year Old
Colt From Pasture Lot.

Colt From Pasture Lot.
Some time the last of the week,
probably Saturday night, August 81.
a two year old colt belonging to A.
Lenstrom was stolen from the past
ure near Salem and all trace of it
has been lost. The animal is describ-
ed as follows: Black mare colt,
weight about 100 pounds. two years
old. black mane and tail, name rub
bed off short. scar about size of
quarter of a dollar on left hind foot
Just above the hoof.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06

d. a. Elkins. Of Eugene. a Polk
county boy and a former resident of
Dallas. has been in the city this week
shaking hands with old friends. NIr
Elkins Is now practicing law in the
Lane county metropolis.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06

To Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Ray. az Air
lie. on Tuesday. Sept 3. r son.
To Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Allen. KiNgs
Valley, on Tuesday. Sept. 3. a daugh-
ter.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-06

Continued on Page Four
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03

difficulty
 
  O the o n tn
 
  On to  of of
  provsf sl2 F year. wit ernen for ten of  or Iessewi no-pensio upon rent
  aDoutth sannea nount of
  of just conpen tor. the petition of the Association  the tneoyh hat voTEs on has a in ofwo at wfb long
 
  should be be hxed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
ROOSEVELT INSINCERE

MT. Roosevelt's denunciation of the arbitration treaties doesn't ring true. The proposed treaties are documents of no great practical effect, except as an expression of the tendency to re- duce war to the minimum His ci- tation of the abrogation of the Rus sian treaty to support his position IS disingenuous. and plainly designed 10 please everybody. The Russian treaty contains within itself the con ditions upon which it may be set aside. These conditions, part of the instrument. have beeen appealed to and used, a perfectly proper and reasonable proceeding. MT. Roose- velts attitude toward the arbitra- tion treaties seems to be compounded about half of hatred of Taft, and half of a profound desire to keep in the public eye.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
THE TAFT HOTEL

New Haven does we'll to be proud of the Taft hotel. It is a miracle of modern construction. and a monu- ment towering proudly above a eity, whose foundations were laid by men who, in their widest visionings. could not have imagined such structure, with such conveniences. The Jour nal-Courier says that the men who deserve the lions share of credit are former Senator Frank s. ButterwoT4h and Major Lewis E. Stoddard. They will get it, from whomsoever sees this magnificent hostelry. for no greater praise can be given to any man than to look upon his work and find 1t good.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
THE ADVANTAGE OF MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
 OF WATERWORKS SHOWN IN CONNECTICUT CITIES

Tn 1910 and a part of 1911 little rain fell over large parts of Connec- ticut, and there was threatened wa Ter famine in a number of Connecti- cut cities, including Hartford and Waterbury
 The local proponents of privately owned waterworks Immediately cit ed the fact that there was an abun- dant supply of water in Bridgeport. as an argument against municipal ownership it being true that since ticut are municipally owned, 1t was munIcipalIy owned works that show ed a possibility of deficiency.
 The water famine never arrived. It appeared that the municipalIy owned water works had been built most generously, and the supplies held out during one of the greatest drouths in many years.
 Then what happened? Did citi- gems beg and impIore for more pro- vision for the future. as was the case in Bridgeport for almost forty years before the private company was brought to take progressive stand. No. The people of Hartford and the people of Waterbury, and of other cities. immediately set themselves to increase their suppTY-in case a yet more prolonged drouth should ever appear.
 Mayor Reeves. Waterbury, in his mes sage urges the immediate completion pf a great reservoir which is now be- ing built in that city, and proposes the inauguration of steps to meet a need of water that is yet ten years distant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
STUPID POLITICIANS.

The Republican voters have been doing their best to teach a lesson to the Republican organization. appar- ently without avail. The current newspaper discussion shows that open and above board lobbyists, like Roraback, are yet considered timber suitable to shold party office. Much gossip in those stupid circles re- wolves about the head of Lieutenant Governor D. A. Blakeslee, as the Re publican candidate for governor, as if the determination were to drag the official family entirely from the pre- cincts of railroad monopoly. Colonel Shepard of Congressional conventions scandal fame, is reported as being about to give a harmony dinner, all in furtherance of the organization conspiracy to force down the throats of Republicans that which their storn- achs will not receive. These geu- tlemen and their notorious political friends are standing on trap door. waiting to be dropped through into the cellar, but they don't know it vet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Fairfield County News.
Fell From scanoId.

Fred O. Hanford. while at work with Charles Zealand. in South Will ton, had the misfortune to fall from a scaffold. badly wrenching and breaking one of the small bones in his ankle Both men were on the scaffoid, but MT. Hanford. being the heavier. fell with greater force ana sustained more injuries than his com panion, who was only badly shaken up.
 Summer License.
 The law providing for summer ho- tel licenses in no-license towns, which was passed by the general assembly at it's last session, figures in what promises to become an interesting contest in Brookfield. Brookf1eId voted no-license last fall by a ma jor- ity of 27. short time ago Louis Berg, proprietor of Berg's hotel at Brookfield Junction, began the circu- lation of a petition in an effort to secure the signatures of half the vo. ters to a request to the county com, misstoners for a summer license Cit izens of Broolxfield who are opposed to the granting of the license imme- diately started a remonstrance .peti- tion. The law requires that one-half of the legal voters of a town in which a summer license is applied for shall sign the application. As Brookfield has PAS legal voters the application must have 124 signatures before it can be considered. The granting of the license will then be at the discre- tion of the commissioners.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
BILLS FOR WATER

The Supreme Court of Vermont, in the case of Bourke vs. Olcott Water Company, has given its opinion that a water company has no right to make the delivery of water to ten ant conditioned upon the payment of the bill by the owner of the building in which the tenant resides. This principle has been often affirmed by the courts, and once served a valu- able purpose in Bridgeport, in pre- venting a proposed wholesale meter ing of dwellings. the alternative be- ing that landlords would have shift ed the responsibility for water bills to their tenants
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
PROPOSALS FOR
 STATE ROAD WORK

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re- ceived by the State Highway Com missioner, Room 27. Capitol. Hart ford. Conn, until 2 p. m. of Friday. January 5, 1912 for a section of graded road in Roxbury and a sec lion of rnacadam road in Westport in accordance with plans and speciica- tions-
 specifications. The State Highway Commissioner reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of feet to be improved, after the con- tract is let.
 All bids must be accompanied by a bond of not less than one-third of the cost of the work. Any bidder to whom contraet has been awarded re- flsing to sign the contract at the prices offered and furnish a surety company bond, or certified check. shall forfeit from his bond a sum equal to the differences in price be- tween his bid and the next lowest bidder Plans and specifica tions may be examined at Selectmen's office in each town or at the office of the State Highway Commissioner, Room 27, Capitol.
 The State Highway Commissioner reserves the right to reject any and Dated at Hartford, Conn.,, Decem- Der 2S, 1911.
 JAMES H. MACDONALD,
 State Highway Commissioner Room 27, Capitol. Hartford.
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