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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
FAIR COMMITTEE
TO MEET
IMPORTANT SESSION AT COURT
HOUSE SATURDAY NIGHT.
Poultrymen VIII Exhibit But Want
Competent Judge; Interest in Com
ing Fair i'm County on Increase.

Attention of all members of the
various committees that have in
charge the arrangements for the
coming Polk County Fair to be held
in Dallas October 3, and 5, is call
ed to the meeting of the general
committee called by Chairman Will
son Ayres in the County Court room
in the court house on Saturday night,
September IA. This will be a very
important meeting and every men,
ber of the Commercial club, whether
members of the committees or other
wise, is urged to be present. The in
terest being taken i'm the fair by peo-
pie from all sections of the county
shows that the plan has met with
instant favor and that it cannot fail
to prove a success.
POuItrymen Want Good Judge.
The possibility Of an exhibit by the
poultry breeders of the county hinges
upon the securing by the committee
of a competent judge. The breeders
are anxious to bring their birds and
are satisfied to compete for ribbon
prizes only. but they say they will
hardly do so. unless assurance is
given that some man thoroughly
competent will judge the exhibits
II has been suggested that the SER
vices OF b. +. Keeney Of Eugene, be
secured for this work. He Judged
the Polk County Poultry show last
winter and gave universal satisfact-
ion. Il is stated. He will also judge
the HiUsboro show and later. one at
Eugene. This will be one Of the mat
tiers considered by the committee at
Saturday nights meeting.
In support Of the assertion that
Polk county people are taking an in
terest in the fair. il is only necessary
10 cite the case Of g. W, Gibson,
breeder Of single comb Rhode Island
Reds and White Indian Runner
Ducks. who resides near Eola- Mr.
Gibson called on Superintendent Sey-
mour al the state fair last week seek
ing information regarding the fair
When he found that ribbon prizes
would be given and that no entry fee
would b. charged. he declared that
he would bring al Of hiss prize birds
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
MOUNTAIN VIEW

Threshing has begun again after a
delay of two weeks.
Matte Pearce is taking a three
weeks visit with her brother in Nc
Minnville.
Mrs. Thompson and daughter, Lot
tie Cain, of Salem, are picking
prunes for Mr.. Vercler.
Harry and John Lynch. George
Adams and Sam Chapman are work
ing for Mr.. Vercler during prune
season.
One of Mr.. Grice's horses got its
left hind leg cut very badly on barb
wire Monday. The horse was kick
ing at others across the fence, get
ting tangled in the wire. cutting the
leg to the bone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Barkus are
picking hops near Pratum for Mr..
Tweed.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
TERM OPENS MONDAY, SEPTEM-
PROMISE OF SUCCESS-NEW
FACES IN FACULTY.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS ADDED
Large Enrolment To Mark Beginning
of Years Work: Construction of
DormitOry to Begin Soon: DOmes-
tic Science and Art is New De-
partment Special New Instructors.

Monmouth, Sept 12.-(SpeclaD-
Under the new regime the Oregon
Normal school will begin the second
years work on Monday, September
16. Many Improvements have been
added since the closing of the sum-
mer school in the way of rearrang-
ing the interior of the building with
the view of making it more conVen-
lent, as we'll as improving its appear
ance. New chairs have been ordered
for the assembly room, and will be
in place shortly after the opening of
the term. They are adapted to the
work of taking as well, so that
when lectures may be given the stud
ents will have an opportunity of
gathering their notes in the assembly.
The faculty will meet in regular
session on Saturday to arrange for
all preliminaries for the opening on
the following Monday. Two new
members will be present, Miss Jes-
sica Todd, of New Jersey, who takes
Miss Louise Davis place as critic in
the fifth and sixth grades of the
training school, and Miss Butler,
head of the Department of Domestic
Science and Art.
Large Enrolment Expected.
From the correspondence it is con-
fidently expected that a large enroll
ment will mark the beginning of the
years work. Some will. not be able
to enter the first week by reason of
a delay in the summers work, etc,
but arrangements will be made so
that they will not lose but little in
their school work proper for the first
week.
The plans are almost ready for the
beginning of the new dOrmitOry, and
while this will not be available for
the first part of the school year, the
citizens of the town have most gem
erously opened their homes so that
all students will be well provided for
in the meantime.
A new department has been ad-
ded in the chair of Domestic Science
and Art, and Miss Myra II. Butler,
of Cheney, Washington, has been Sc
cured for this place. Miss Butler
has had much experience in this line
and comes most highly recommended
for this special work,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
PRUNE PICKING TO
BEGIN MONDAY
OPERATIONS IN CHAPMAN'S BIG
ORCHARD SOON TO START.
Trees Show Large Amount of Fruit
and II is Believed Two thirds of
Ordinary Crop Will BE Harvested.

Picking will begin Monday morn
ing in r. L. Chapman's big prune
orchard north of the city according
to present arrangement. The fruit
is ripening rapidly and some of it is
dropping but it is not figured that
the orchard will be ready for pick
ing before Monday.
A trip through this fine orchard
and a close inspection of the trees
shows that they contain a large
quantity of prunes. Mr.. Chapman
figures that he will have about two
thirds of his usual crop and it may
yield even higher than that. The
prunes are of very fine quality, and
it is believed that the average grade
will be higher this year than last.
The=Recent rains have not injured the
fruit to any great extent There has
been some cracking, but it is not eX-
tensive nor great enough to affect
the yield in any manner
Since last season Mr.. Chapman has
increased the capacity of his dryer
and it will now accommodate 1900
bushels which is believed to be one
OI lllc ldIS6Sl ulyGl III tllC SlollN'
The building contains 3 tunnels and
there are 20 slides to each tunnel.
Sixteen men are employed at the dry
er day and night shifts when the
picking operations are on in full
force.
The Chapman orchard has long
been recognized as one of the best
in Polk county. In fact, experts de-
clare that none better can be found
in oregon. Modern methods are
employed in every department of the
prune industry and the results have
been noticeable in the past and will
be emphatically so this year, when
the yield promises to be much better,
acre for acre, than other orchards
which have not been so well culti-
waited and cared for.
Mr.. Chapman is an enthusiastic
orchardist and spends considerable
money in keeping his trees in condi-
ton but the wisdom of such methods
is forcibly shown when the orchard
is compared with others.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
ARTISANS PLAN SOCIAL
Will Hold Open Meeting and Render
Program to Celebrate Resumption
of Regular Weekly Sessions.

Celebrating their resumption of
regular meetings for the fall and win
ter season, after a vacation of sew
eral weeks, Dallas Assembly No. 26,
United Artisans will hold open house
at their hall in the Woodman build
ing on Monday night At this time
special musical and literary pro-
gram will be rendered followed by
a luncheon and general invitation
is extended No session of the lodge
will be held, the entire evening be-
ing given over to the program which
has been arranged as follows:
Opening address, H. G. Seymour.
Piano duet, Misses Ada Longneck-
er and Winnifred Wing.
Reading, "Evangeline," May Shin
ners.
Violin solo, j. HerZog.
Selection by Male Quartet, Messrs.
Willis Simonton, j. l.. White, f. w.
cellar, John e. Miller.
Vocal solo, Miss Pearl Owings.
Vocal Duett, Mr. and Mrs. John e..
Miller.
Chalk Talk, Mr.. Hayes.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
suffers Accident.

Mrs. S. ]. Richmond is suffering
from a very painful accident caused
by a fall which bruised her shoulder.
arm and her face.
Mrs. Richmond was at the S. p.
Riggs residence on wednesday even
ing when the accident happened. She
had intended calling on Mrs. Riggs
and finding no one at home she had
started back to town when she slip
ped in some manner and fell striking
her shoulder. It was thought al
FIRST that her shoulder had been dis
located but developments prove that
only a bruise is the effect Of the ac-
cident Mrs. Richmond was able 20
be around again today.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
COUNTIES MAY USE MONEY
Proceeds From Auto Licenses May
BE Turned into County Treasury.


Because of requests that the sew
eral counties of the state be allowed
monies accruing from the license of
automobiles, the office of the secre-
tary of state has compiled a. report
showing the basis upon which such
receipts shall be authorized.
At present the auto receipts are
put into the general fund of the
state, but it is proposed to divert
them into the county vehicle fund.
In such case they will probably be
used i'm improving the roads and
highways, and whatever surplus re-
mains at the close of the year will
revert to the general fund.
If these methods shall be adopted.
Polk county would have received
this year, up to August 26, $591.50.
The movement is declared to be a
good one and autoists are hoping
that il will be adopted.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13

W. r. Miller. the well-known farm
er east Of the city. brought to The
Observer Office Thursday morning
some fine samples of his famous eel
cry grown on his. place. The stalks
are nearly three fet ia length. crisp
and delicious Mr.. Miller has made
a study Of celery culture and his re-
search has resulted in successful
growing Of the plant lie says that
the raising Of celery Is very proiit-
able and that 3g00 and even $500
per acre can De realized BY careful
cultivation and expert methods
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13

IT, BristOw. bound over 20 the De
cember grand jury on a charge Of
assault upon the person Of Fred Lind
on the Polk county side 81 the VIII
lamette river In West Salem on Au-
gust 9. and vino has been an inmate
of the Polk county Jail was released
yesterday upon the posting of a cash
bond in the sum of 9175. The affair
was the result of a drunken brawl
in which Bristow and clifford Young
were implicated.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
MANY WILL HEAR DIR. LANE
Interest Grows in Coming Demo-
cratic Rally Friday Night.

Judging from the remarks heard
on the street the first political rally
of the present campaign to be held
on Friday night, at the court house
in Dallas, when Hon. Harry Lane,
Democratic candidate for United
States senator will discuss the pOlit-
ical issues of the day from a Wilson
standpoint, the seating capacity OF
the room will be taxed. The urbane
Doctor is well-known in Dallas and
has many personal friends in both
old parties. 1t is probable that the
Dallas band will furnish music and
the local Bourbonites will exert
themselves to provide plenty of en-
thusiasm.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
STATE HOG INDUSTRY GROWING
Oregon Rapidly Decreasing Imports
of Nebraska Swine.

Portland, Sept 12.-As evidence
that the hog industry is growing in
Oregon, an expectation of live hogs
was made yesterday from the Brown
dale farm. near Aurora, Or, to be
used in Honolulu for breeding pur-
poses. Another shipment Will be
made from the same ranch in No
vember.
The state Of Oregon has long been
re garded as a large importer Of hogs,
but the last monthly report of the
Portland Union Stock company shows
that the ratio Of importation is fall
ing off. In August, 1911. 446S hogs
were imported from the hog state,
Nebraska. while during August. 1912.
only 1882 were shipped in. Officials
say that just as many hogs are used
but that gradually more and more
Of the supply is coming from within
the state and from other Northwest
points.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
RICKREALL

Ye scribe is in the hop yard 50
cannot write many items
A. r Cadle and bride came up
from Portland Wednesday TO see his
parents. Hon VIM Cadle and wife
Allen Cadle came home from the
hop yard Wednesday for a short stay
Mold has made its appearance in
some Of the hop yards in this vicin-
ity.
Uncle Dave Smith has been very hl
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
BOUNDARY PETITION DENIED
School Boundary Board Turns Down
Requests Prom BrOadmead.

SCilooi Eou.luafA Hbifu Aufti~ DuNu
Requests Prom BrOadmead.
Petition Of residents Of Broadmead
in the northeastern portion Of the
county. for the privilege Of the form
alton OF a new district Jointly with
Yamhiil county. was heard before the
Polk county school boundary board
on Wednesday and the request de-
MED owing 20 some flaw In the ap-
plication. Another hearing VIII be
held on September 70. Members Of
the board present al the hearing
were County Superintendent Sey-
mour. County Judge Ed r Coad
and Commissioner Riddeu
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13

J. L. White. Polk county manager
for the oregon Power company. was
in Portland the first Of the week In
attendance at a meeting % the Elec-
tric Light and Power representative
Of oregon and other states
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13

r J. Cherrington. Rev. Edgar W.
Miles and George skin were among
those who worshipped at the shrine
OF the Great Bull Moose at Portland
wednesday. DepOnent doesn't say
whether they were among the crowd
in several Of the city parks that
waited in vain for the Colonel 20
speak 90 them
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13

Picking was finished az the Grant
yard yesterday Afternoon and now
John views the weather with a care
free aspect He declares that his
yard never showed q better yield nor
never have the hops been On better
condition.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
ORDINANCES STILL
IN EFFECT
CODIFTCATION OF CITY LAWS
NOW UNDER WAY.
Measures Passed in 1875 Still i'm
Force; Investigation of Old Rec
3 Ords Show Much Interesting Data

Codifcation of the city ordinances
now being done by City Attorney
Walter L. Tooze, Jr., is proving g
big Job. This is the first time thai
ANYTHING of this sort has been at
tempted and there is a large mass OF
ordinances to be considered. The
period covered in the work is from
1874 to the present time. There arc
ordinances in effect at this time
which were passed by the board OF
trustees as early as 1875. Much care
is being taken in the codification, al
errors are noted, additions showr
and all ordinances that have been re-
pealed by special action, or by i'm
plication, are named. When the
present work shall have been com
pleted and brought up to date, it is
the intention of the city council tC
authorize the use of a special loose
leaf system i'm the future in order
that the statute books may be KEEP
up to date and useless measures
eliminated as fast as they are repeal
ed or changed by subsequent legisla'
ton.
some Interesting laws"
There are several interesting rev
elations in connection with the work
Among the old laws still in effect Is
one which provides for the digginl
Of drainage bitches. In an old, yel'
lowed ordinance book, appears th'
following entry with reference t'
this measure:
Passed by the board this, th'
third day Of December, a. D., 1877
Those for the ordinance were A
Brown. president of the board; Johr
NJ Scott and J. NJ. Campbell. Attest
VIM. G. willis. recorder
The ordinance d esig t g d al
special ordinance No. l." provides
FOR the digging Of drainage ditchei
from the residence Of T. G. Rich
mond TO the ~ +. church south
along the property Of Saml. Austin
on Court street. w. W. COnkey OF
Court street and T. Waters on JET
ferson street 60 IaCreole creek"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
LATE POLK COUNTY
NEWS TOLD IN
BRIEFS
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.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13
COURT HOUSE PICK-UPS
Court Items, Real Estate Transfers,
Farm Names Filed and Other News
Briefly Told.
Real Estate.

George w. Siefarth ct uX to Chas
II. GoaH. 44.66 acres in tip. s s G
W, W. d., $1,000.
w. G. Hefiey to Mable Mary Stats
land in Monmouth, W. d., $500.
Geo. w. Bibee ct uX to S. L. Scrog-
gin, 1888 acres in tp 6 W, W.
d., $12.5O0.
Truman II. Ide ct ux to Fremont
Everett. land in sec. 2S, tp.
w, W. d., 81.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13

Estate Of F. Whitaker. Bond ap-
proved: ID. j. Riley. VIM. Riddell and
o. Lorence appointed appraisers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-13

CONTINUED on Page Four
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

under the present tariff is s3.46 a
year; figuring on a basis Of 100000
900 receipts from tariff duties, per
year, and a population of 9O,O0JVg0
people
But as in most arguments on the
protective tariff, the important feature
is suppressed in republican orator!
and republican newspaper advertising
As a matter of fact, the total tax paid
by the consumer because of The tariff
amounts annually TO two and on
quarter billion dollars, of which 10
per cent goes into the national tire
ury and the balance goes 70 the mann
facturers or interests, as "prO,ecuOr
of profits"
This puts quite another aspect upon
the situation and affords abun iauJ
reason why the peoplv OF the United
States should vote for wilson and
Marshall who are pledged personally
and through the democratic party plat
form TO proceed with all dispatch 10
the revision OF the tariff downwar;
% the end that the proh.bitive tariff
duties which. under the Payne-Aldrich
bill, hold up the hands OF the trusts
and mODopolies which now are rob
bling the American people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
CURRENT COMMENT

ready to denounce it at the polls at
the first opportunity, that those mil
lionaire WOODEN trust magnates who
have been coming TO congress and
obtaining excessive protection on the
ground they were paying American
wages" and giving fair and decent
treatment to their employees, have
been handing out pure buncombe and
working a gigantic double-barreled
conspiracy on both consumers and
employees.
DEMONSTRATED BY REVELATIONS.
The revelations springing from that
strike have demonstrated to the sat
isfaction of even thousands of patriot
ic republicans in this nation that
those wooden trust magnates have
used the high tariff on wooden goods
only TO enrich themselves. Having
obtained a monopoly on the Ameri.
can market. the wooden trust has fore,
ed the consumer to pay exorbitant
prices for blankets, underwear, and
all kinds OF womens and chi.dren's
dress goods, and while growing rich
beyond the dreams of avarice them
selves they have forced their men,
women and even little children en-
plOyes to accept starvation wages and
have treated them almost like ami,
mails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

purchasing power Of labor. Increased
prices Of necessities and contributed
very materially to the high cost Of
living.
Since those days tariff schedules
have been revised upward by republi-
can administrations instead Of down
ward. President Taft has championed
the Infamous robber Aldrich-Payne
tariff law. The high cost of living
has gone steadily upward.
The dinner pail is far from full
these days when the workman's hard
earned dollar buys so little.
Under Taft and Roosevelt condi-
tons have been deplorable.
Now the opportunity is offered to
win with Wilson and put a little
more in the dinner pail
Let's smash this robber tariff sys-
tenn Of extortion!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
THE DANGEROUS CRANK AGAIN.

a shock which ran through the ma
ton. attended the announcement
which flashed over the wires last night
that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt had
been shot at Milwaukee And despite
the fact that the tidings contained the
comforting announcement that the
wound was not dangerous, and that
the colonel would probably recover,
the act was deplored by all classes of
people. The people. while brought
again face TO face with an outrageous
act were forced once more 10 deplore
the fact that there seems no way Of
reaching the crank of maniacal tenn
permanent who deems himself decreed
by providence TO remove from public
life a nations prominent men.
II was the same dangerous charac-
ter who shot down Garfield and Nc
kinney. who has attempted the life Of
Roosevelt. There seems no way Of
checking the irresponsible. and hence
Il is that no public man, even in this
great republic Of ours, can go among
his fellow countrymen in absolute
safety.
The nation with one accord. grieved
20 know OF the shooting OF Colonel
Roosevelt, will fervently hope for his
complete recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
REPUBLICANS FOR WILSON.

More than 100000 republicans have
pledged their support to Governor
Woodrow Wilson for president
through the Wilson National Progress
sive Republican league headquarters
which have been open only a week.
This is the organization started and
headed by Rudolph Spreckels who
was prominent in the reform of San
Francisco politics.
Headquarters have been opened in
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia,
Cleveland. Milwaukee. Pittsburgh and
San Francisco.
The object Of the organization is
TO enroll the names Of 100000 re-
publicans between now and election
day who will vote for Governor Viii
son
Precinct workers in. every voting
precinct IN the United States have
been Sc ected and asked TO get the
names by making house 10 house
canvass Names supplied 10 the Chi
cago headquarters already number
$1,000 from 10 states.
These republicans are being com
munica'ed with and sent literature
showing why republicans should vote
for Wilson rather than either Taft
or Roosevelt. and each one is being
asked to do his utmost 10 get fellow
republicans to vote for Wilson in his
vicinity.
The Chicago headquarters are locat-
ed in room 624 Mccormick building
and are in charge of Robert NJ. Puck
who was one of the managers Of the
La Toilette preconvention campaign.
Senator John J. Blaine Of Boscobel,
Wis. one Of the vice presidents OF
the league. is in charge OF the work
in the middle west. Or. Howard W.
Wiley, former chief chemist in the
. United States department of agricul-
ture. is active in the management in
the east, and Mr.. Spreckels is giving
his personal attention 10 the canvass
in the far west as well as supervising
the entire work in general.