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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
HOPS INCREASE YIELD
INDEPENDENCE DISTRICT $4,000
BALES AHEAD OF LAST YEAR
Value Of Oregon Crop Estimated at
Two Million Dollars Picking
Cost Bunch of Money.

The Oregon Hop Growers associa-
ton estimates the yield of hops in
Oregon this year at $4,000 bales. 9th
Ell estimates place 120, 900 bales as the
total yield. This is an increase over
last year. In the Independence dis
trict alone the increase over last year
is placed at approximately 10000
bales. IL Washington county the ap-
proximate crop is 10000 bales and in
Lane county the figures will be around
5000. Striking an average OF lOO,-
900 bales for the state yield and fig
uring the price at 10 cents a pound
around which the market is lowering,
the crop will bring in the neighbor-
hood of $2,0O0,0OO.
Growers say that $1,0O0,OO0 has
been paid in wages to pickers in Ore
gon this year.
Estimates of the yield in the yards
of the principal growers in the indie
pendence district have been obtained
and in all cases, with the exception
of 7. A. Livesley & Co., who suffered
heavy loss by fire, substantial in
creases over the yield of last year are
shown. The yields of the most prom
inent growers in that district and
comparisons with last year are re-
ported approximately as follows.
E. C. Horst, this year, 5000 bales;
last year, $500 bales.
Frank Mintona, this year, 14OO
bales; last year, 1900 bales.
C. A. Mclaughlin, this year. $500
bales; last year, 1867 bales.
George Rose, this year, 140O bales;
last year, 1900 bales.
w. w. Percival, this year, 900
bales; last year, $50 bales.
Wigan-R Richardson company, this
year, $500 bales; last year, 1900 bales.
John Roberts, this year, 900 bales;
last year, 450 bales.
George Lewis, this year, 1000 bales;
last year, 600 bales.
Julius Pincus, this year, 750 bales;
last year, $50 bales.
Sperling brothers, this year, $50
bales; last year, 420 bales.
Gilbert & Patterson, this year, 300
bales; last year, 600 bales.
T. A. Livesley g. Co., this year, 300
bales; last year, 1000 bales.
John Cooper, this year, $50 bales;
last year, 400 bales.
julius Wolf, this year, 1400 bales;
last year, 1000 bales.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
OAK GROVE.

J. W. Allen and family returned to
their home in Corvallis the middle of
last week.
Miss Hazel Edgar of Dallas spent
a few days last week with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Edgar.
Seth Fawk was a Salem visitor Sat
urday.
J. L. Gay and family were callers
here Monday.
Charley Mangus was a Dallas visit
or Saturday.
Quite number from here attended
church at Crowley Sunday.
Frank Muno was a Dallas visitor
Saturday.
Webb Lewis and family attended
the band concert in Dallas Saturday
night.
/. A. Allen was a Salem caller Sat
urday.
Harvey Opp of Dallas was a visitor
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
WEST SALEM.

The J. o. Vincents have as guests
their son, f. M. Vincent, wife and lit
tie ones of Hooper, Washington. Mr.
Vincent and family are on their way
to the expositions and took this op-
portunity of a stop-over visit with
their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Bauer and chill
dren of Dayton were recent visitors
at the T. D. Yarnes home. Mrs. Bauer
is sister of Mrs. Yarnes.
Master Forest Rhodes has been
confined to his home with a very bad
foot, caused by running long splin-
ter nearly through it.
Master Kermit Eton, the small son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Eaton, is visit
ing at the home of his uncle, Mr..
Mark Siddall in East Salem.
West Salem residents, who have
been off camping in the various hop
yards, have returned to their respec-
tive homes, as picking is completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph DeLap of Oak
Grove were recent callers in the
neighborhood.
The fourth quarterly conference Of
the Methodist churches of West Sa-
lem circuit was conducted Saturday
by DR.. James Moore. Miss Flora
Grier of Summit was elected as dele
gate to the annual conference which
convened at Roseburg.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
at Emmerson Harris the first Of the
week
INDEPENDENCE.

Independence has splendid corps
Of teachers and very successful yeal
can be expected. The teachers are
Superintendent, Prof. B. A. Teats
manual training, Theodore Ellestad
high school, Mable Stevens, Emily M
Miller and Almeada J. Fuller; prin-
cipal and seventh grade, Mrs. Ruth
Conkey; sixth grade, Bertha A. Pot
ter; fifth grade, Fay Henson; fourth
grade, Crissie Bramburg; third grade,
Mrs. Margaret Dalton; second grade,
Bessie Graham; primary, Pearl Smith.
Miss Emma Henkle left yesterday
for Corvallis, where she will resume
her duties as teacher in the schools
Of that city.
Miss Virginia Peterson was guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. s. p. Walker last
week.
Mrs. Sara Young went to Portland
Monday to spend the winter.
Mrs. George Emerson, Of Eugene,
is at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Schoen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Locke from Salem
visited Mrs. Locke's father, L. Da-
mon, last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Patterson Of
Portland visited Independence rela-
tives Sunday.
Misses Gladys and Dorothy Childs
left Monday for Eugene to enter the
state university.
Miss Lucille Craven is numbered
among the many students from Inde-
pendence who will attend the Normal
at Monmouth.
Misses Gretchen and Madalin
Kreamer returned last Friday from
Portland, where they had been visit
ing for some time. Miss Gretchen
will continue her studies at the Mon
mouth State Normal.
Misses Gladys and Helen Anderson
arrived from Clear Lake, Iowa, last
Friday and were guests at the home
of their aunt, Mrs. Peter Kurre, un-,
til Monday, when they went to Mon
mouth to attend the State Normal.
Prof. S. Chesley Bones has secured
a good position as superintendent of
schools at Halfway, Baker county.
Alfred Holcomb of Beaverton, was
renewing old friendships in fndepen-
dence last week.-Monitor.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
AIRLIE.

School opened on Monday morning
with seventy-three pupils present
Twenty-Five were in the high school
The four teachers are J. W. Noblet
principal, from Monmouth; Miss Eliz.
abeth Carlisle of Forest Grove, Miss
Orie Steineburg of Monmouth, Miss
May Tapseott of Dallas. They will
have charge of the work of the school
this year.
Mrs. George Conn and two daugh-
ters. Edna and Helen. went to AL
bany Monday in their auto.
]. F. fUlrich went to Minot, North
Dakota, to look after his farming in
terests. Reports from there say that
crops are fine.
Glivus Peterson of Falls City was
here on Tuesday.
Eight auto loads of Airlie folks
went to the Philomath roundup Tues
day.
Don Graham of Kings Valley was
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
WILDWOOD.

"Pete" Mason and Ed. Hull left
on Monday for California.
Harry Mccoy of Alder Grove has
gone to Monmouth to attend the Nor
NAL school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason were pleas
antly surprised Saturday evening by
number of friends, it being theil
first wedding anniversary. Every one
had an enjoyable time.
Mrs. Henry Mccoy of Alder Grove
visited Mrs. Ira Green Monday.
The trestle through the pond and
the wagon bridge being completed, the
working crew has been moved. We
understand there will be surfacing
crew sent in and that there will like
ly be some grading done.
Mr.. George Sullivan's dry house
and nearly fifty bushels of prunes al
most ready for market, burned last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Green have gone
to their place near Mollala. They have
rented their farm here to r. L. Price
Fred Price was up the Luckiamute
on business last week.
Mrs. Inch and daughters visited
with Mrs. l.. d. Fry on Wednesday.
r. l.. and Eldon Price went to Cor
Wallis one day last week.
Emmett and "Pete" Mason, L. d.
Fry and J. F. Leigh were among those
who went to Kings Valley last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shelton of Newberg
is visiting friends and relatives here.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24

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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
Who Found This Suit Case?

While moving to the farm he re-
Gently bought from H. G. Campbell
last week, ]. d. Anderson lost a suit
case from the auto truck that brought
his household effects hither from Cot
tage Grove, for the return of which
he offers a suitable reward. The suit
case containing some papers valuable
to him but worthless to another. is
supposed to have been lost between
Corvallis and Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
OO|NGsIN polk COUNTY
STORIES BY THE OBSERVER : s
CORRESPONDENTS.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining tx
Movements of People Whom
You ALI Know.
CROWLEY.

Malcolm Pewtherer was an Oak
Grove caller Monday.
A goodly number attended church
here Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Hill Of Portland is
spending this week with relatives and
friends here.
j. L. Gay and family visited one
day last week with J. W. Edgar, Jr.,
and family of the Eola hills.
Mr.. Roberts was business caller
in Salem the latter part of last week.
Ed. Hodge and Bill Palmer took
some cattle to Salem for Mr.. Near
thur one day last week.
R. J. Williamson went to Dallas on
Thursday of last week to get load of
wood for j. w. Edgar.
Webb Lewis and family Of Oak
Grove called here one day last week.
Mr.. Hill of Rickreall was doing
some carpenter work for F. M. Ed
gar the first of the week.
Joe Allen of Portland spent Mon
day night at R. J. Williamson's.
Mrs. Arthur Thomas and children
of Spokane, who spent the past week
with Mrs. j. c. White, went to Port
land Friday to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Kantner.
Seth White attended court in Dal-
las last week.
Mr.. Dodge of Sydney visited his
son Ed. and family one day last week.
c. HI. Farmer and family motored
to Yamhill county Sunday to visit
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White were
Salem visitors Monday.
F. M. Edgar received word Monday
from his son-in-law, Harry Sherwood
of Candy, that the large livery barn
there had burned at 2:30 Sunday
morning, burning several horses and
all the feed, etc, contained in the
barn, including Mr.. Sherwood's s horse,
buggy, harness and all of his feed
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood were former
Polk county residents.
More than 80 relatives and friends
of Mrs. J. w. Gay met at her home
Sunday in honor of her birthday.
Mr.. Davis of Portland was visit
or at Mrs. j. C. White s recently.
Mr.. bennett was Dallas caller
Saturday.
Mrs. Ben Carrot has been visiting
several days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Valliere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Pike and chill
dren of Monmouth visited the latter
part of last week with F. M. Edgar
and family, and they expect to move
to Eastern Oregon this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry. White are
moving to Tillamook county and Ka-
ner Trent and family are moving into
the house vacated by them.
j. L. Gay and family, R. j. Will
Hanson and family and Miss Eta
Edgar motored to Philomath and Cor
wallis last Friday, returning in the
evening, making a distance of Sc
miles.
A large crowd attended H. A. Bly's
sale Tuesday. Most everything sold
cheap.
j. L. Gay and family started Mon
day to take trip through Linn and
Lane county, expecting to be gone
several days.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24
a business caller here Tuesday.
Frank Tubert and family visited

Frank Tubert and family visited
at Willamina on Sunday.
Things are quiet here since hop
picking is finished. The crop was
light in this district.
No one here can remember when
there was such fine harvest weather
as we have had this year. both for
grain and hops.
Dave Simpson was a business call
er here this week. He is ranehing
in the hills now.
Evening journal., 1915-02-15
FASHIONS AS WE SEE THEM
The Forthcoming Designs will be Tempered Bit Quieter
in Dress will Prevail.

THE gloom cast by the war-eloud while il
lasted was no exception TO the rank and
file of clouds for it had its proverbia
silver lining" The trying time of uncertainty
during which we wondered uneasily what was
to become Of our fashions with the fountain OF
all ideas closed indefinitely taught us our lesson.
We looked about helplessly at first then with
increasing confidence as we began to discover
materials at hand with which 70 create our own
fashions. We found that we had resources
within ourselves and that we boosted artists
and designers on this side of the water who
could compete successfully with those in the
established center Of fashions We no longer
feel 50 entirely dependent on outside sources for
our ideas and having gained a degree Of self
confidence, are beginning to assert our individu-
ality in the matter Of dress Is it too much to
predict that, with the advice and cooperation
Of the long-experienced and more inventive
Parisans, we SHALL slowly but none the less
surely, evolve a style Of our own, suited to our
own peculiar conditions and surroundings, and
expressing our own individuality
To know that Paris is TO be ready for the
spring is to know also that there will be inspira-
ton on all sides, and we can look forward con
hdenty 70 a season OF much beauty and charm
The prediction is that, owing TO the very natural
saddening effect of the war; the forthcoming de-
signs will be tempered bit and queter tone in
dress will prevail However much we must de-
N'tAAAAAAtA'
saner method Of dressing, we can but feel that
we shall have cause for congratulation if a
simpler mode is adopted and that the gain will
be worldwide. We have gone dress-mad the
past few seasons and have lost the sense OF
proportion which is always an indispensable
part Of good dressing. If the general tendency
toward military effects should bring about the
simple, tailored costume for street wear there
are many Of US who will rejoice greatly over the
change.
Already we see a great deal Of the military
looking braid. As a matter Of fact, the use Of
braid was coming into vogue before the war was
declared but military influences have empha-
sized the tendency to trim with braid and much
Of it will be used on the early costumes. at
least.
Designers are showing very decided amount
Of skill in obtaining stunning effects in their
application Of braid trimming.
Evening journal., 1915-02-15
THE LATEST FASHIONS
FROM THE FASHION CENTRES
By MAY MANTON

Delaware Peach and which is really
Just what its name implies. The
skirt is in six cores, cut we'll up to the
bust line and it is trimmed with a
garland OF chiffon roses and green
leaves arranged in scallops at the
depth of a wide hem. I he bodice
consists Of a very wide straight girdle
Of velvet, over which a similar garland
Is arranged and bands Of lace drawn
across the bust close up over the
shoulders and over them a drapery
Of soft silk net that ends in little
rosette-like frills at the shoulders,
leaving the arms entirely exposed,
vet draping the figure beneath in a
most attractive manner. The skirt
is FIVE inches from the floor as are
most Of those designed for such uses,
and worn with it was seen thin silk
hosiery in an exactly matching shade,
while the slippers we're Of silver cloth.
Short skirts are fashionable, and
they really are necessary for the dance
and are exceedingly comfortable for
street wear. Flaring skirts too. usu-
ally are accompanied by the curtailed
length, but let us devoutly hope that
the present mania for exaggerated
shortness will sound its own doom,
and that a very pretty fashion will
not be so completely travestied as to
render it impossible for those OF good
taste. Unfortunately, there is a GER
tain type of American woman who
seems always TO think that il a little
is good, more is better and who cuts
her skirts shorter than the regulation
ones when they are worn short, and
tighter than good taste calls for when
they are worn tight and it is that
type of woman who spoils much that
is good and who robs us in many
ways. The five inch length is a good
one, but a too short skirt is awkward,
ungainly and ugly, to leave out any
questions that might border upon
modesty and seem to suggest a moral
idea. We need beauty in dress as well
as in everything else in life and it is a
thousand pities that the good is so
often destroyed by exaggeration.
The basque in its latest form ex-
tends TO or a little below the waist-line.
An interesting costume and one that
affords a marked contrast TO the gown
Just described shows that feature and
several others that lately have ap-
peared and it is so completely sug-
gestive Of a modification of the 1890
idea for which we may look throughout
the Spring and Summer, that it is
Of especial interest. The material is
blue gros-grain silk a fabric that has
returned to favor with the demand
created by the style to which it is
especially adapted. The color is
dark exquisite blue known by the
name Of Rocky Mountain. II is much
more brilliant and much brighter than
Navy yet quiet in tone. The bodice
Of the gown extends just to the waist
line and is cut with a deep N-shaped
neck and the opening Of the neck is
filed with a much-ruffied vestee
which is finished just little below the
collar line. The fronts Of the bodice
Evening journal., 1915-02-15

itself are laid IN three graduated pin
tucks over each shoulder which takes
Just the line of the neck opening.
Below the bust-line it is fitted in
rather snugly to the figure. and the
back is really a separate piece giving
the effect Of a loose Eton jacket that
rounds up under the arms. The
sleeves are rather large above the
elbows, but fit closely below, Just
slightly reminiscent OF the leg OF
mutton" idea. Below the opening.
the basque is closed with buttons and
button-holes. The skirt is straight
and full, gathered at its upper edge
with Tapped edges at the front that
are closed with three buttons and
button-holes below the waist-line.
It is joined to the basque by a cord OF
generous size. For afternoon occa-
sions, it represents a good type, a
serviceable type and an interesting
type, and a season that provides the
Empire and the natural waist-lines
and the yoke effect that is the latest
outerowth of the low waist-line. i,
surely a season that provides for all
figures and for all needs In another
month, VIC will have the Paris open
ings for Paris is ready for her Spring
work. and undoubtedly there will be-
surprises Of more sorts. but the general
tendencies are fairly well understood
and known, and these two Costumes
make a good example Of what will be
worn.
Blcuses are always Of interest, and
the new ones are really fascinatingly
attractive and they give evidence Of
the prevailing tendency toward sim
plicity that is undoubtedly to some
extent at least, the outgrowth Of
present conditions Whatever may
be worn within doors the street cos
tune Of the Spring will be a compara-
lively simple one, and Of a quiet color
All the grays that are so marvellously
beautiful the sand and putty shades
and the medium and dark blues will
be extremely fashionable and there
are lovely new tans to be added to the
list. As has been already written from
that center OF stress and excitement,
Paris, there will be nothing extreme.
nothing bizarre to show, only much Of
real beauty and Of restraint both in
matters Of trimming and as to color
scheme. The battleship grays are
especially delightful and there are
some new ones of a peculiar silver
tone that are known as Arizona silver
that owe their origin to American
manufacturers as they do their name
20 American conditions. For the most
part they are somewhat lighter than
are required for street wear and the
battleship tones will be the preferred
ones for such use. Black and white Is
expected to have great vogue too. A
most fascinating blouse has been sent
over as an advanced model In black
chiffon over white chiffon with corseiet
belt and cuffs of black satin. n IL
very softly full and drapes the 6r,rs
most beconingly above the wide belt
and the collar is rolled back TO allow
Of wearing chemisette.
Evening journal., 1915-02-15

A Ii questions Of incoming STYLES
are of the greatest interest.
crowds are to be met wherever
models are being exploited for the
South that give evidence that no
amount of discouraging weather really
can discourage the woman bent upon
a shopping expedition or upon a look
ing one. All the newest models give
evidence Of a general quaint effect
for the Spring. The Empire waist
line will be greatly in vogue for
dinner, afternoon and evening occa-
sions, and it will also appear upon the
coats, but while that is true, we have
other styles as we'll There is very
great evidence OF continued favor for
the modified basque. What is known
as the Greek armhole or as the sleeve
less or draped bodice allowing the
shoulder or upper arm to be exposed
is being accepted and exploited to
a very great extent, although the
fashion has been of somewhat slow
growth. 1t appeared first as much
as two years ago, but at first thought
was considered a little extreme for
American ideas, yet as a matter Of
course, It is infinitely more beautiful
and infinitely more modest than
many Of the evening waists cut on
other lines. Recently we have been
having exceptional moving-picture ex-
hibitions showing the Greek COS
tunes as they really were, and any
one who has studied the drapery Of
shoulders giving a really beautiful
effect with well modelled arms
emerging therefrom, will be sure to
welcome the fashion so long as it is
not overdone. What is unfortunate
IS the tendency to exaggerate and 90
loose the beautiful lines and many
fashions are killed by Just that pro-
cess. Neither the Greek sleeves nor
the low neck is desirable unless there
are beautiful lines in the figure, and
no effort on the part of the dress
maker and no dictum that La Mode
may put forth can change that fact, and
it is the part Of the individual to pick
and choose with discretion and not
to be blindly governed by what is
shown. As a matter Of fact, the
draped shoulder is often possible and
becoming when gloves are worn, while
without them il would fail Of a perfect
effect, but to give the real Greek idea,
the arm must be bare and should be
sufficiently rounded to give an attract
i've contour. As a matter of course,
the exposure Of the under-arm is fire.
quently less and the result far more
attractive than when the bodice is
cut with loose sleeves. The shoulder
line is apt to be a good one; it is the
elbow that is the disturbing point.
This is, Of course. the season Of
dances and dance gowns are being
worn for all sorts of interesting fetes.
A most fascinating one met within
the week exemplihed this Greek idea,
with the Empire waist-line and the
faring skirt which combination also Is
fashionable. 1t was made Of one
Of the soft light weight taffetas in the
new shade Of pink that is known as
Evening journal., 1915-02-15

practical, and all simple. for they al
wash well and after an, the materials
that can be sent 20 the tub 10 be made
fresh and new Is the one needed for
such garments The apron with yoke
can be worn either with high. square
or round neck and with or without
sleeves, so that il can be made adapt
able TO different purposes and to diff
ierent needs. but the long sleeves
that extend to the wrists are per-
haps the most practical for the really
busy woman for they mean a more
genuine protection. The apron al
the center is without sleeves and it
is extremely attractive in its lines and
Evening journal., 1915-02-15

terials are really fascinating, while
there is also long list Of familiar
stand-bys. Thin materials such as
voile or fine crepe trimmed with piqu6
make feature Of the washable blouscs
and the same idea is found in silk and
in the combination OF crepe de chine
and Bengalne. The plain waist that
Evening journal., 1915-02-15

with white linen. The material and
the treatment both are distinctly new
and belong to this season. Tht
striped blouse is made with a plair
back but with a tuck over each shout
der in the front and that fullness otter
is becoming 10 many figures. Their
is soft turned-ovcr collar that is smari