Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-22

Concord school surely has som,
craftsmen with the needle and threa,
IN attendance. The fancy work o
this exhibit was splendid. There ais,
were some big vegetables.
Perrydale school again had beau
tlful exhibit. The booth was decor
ated in purple and gold. Some ex
cellent frst-year manual trainin.
work was exhibited and a splendit
collection of vegetables had beer
gathered together. The school dis
play Of penmanship was exceptional
ly good. Professor R. G. Dykstra il
to be congratulated on the showing Of
his students.
Dallas schools won the prize two
times in succession and can not win
any more, but that did not deter Su-
perintendent w. /. Ford and his
corps of teachers from gathering a
splendid exhibit. The polish and fin
ish of the manual training articles
and the miniature farm, fashioned by
the pupils, evoked much favorable
comment.
Mrs. Tessa Shiers' ducks were com
plimented again and again.
The booth Of the boys and girls
industrial club work, though weak
ened by the withdrawal of students ;
work for the individual and town and
community booths, was one of the
inspiration points Of the fair. Wheh
mere children can fashion such cloth
ing as shown in this exhibit there
will probably be no fear for the fu-
ture housewife.
The Independence school exhibit, in
yellow and white, caught the eye Of
the visitors. Then, to hold the atten-
ton, was fine display of vegetables,
particularly cabbages. On one cake,
which, by the way, was light, was
marked "first experience. 1t was a
good one for the first try.
Airlie's colors, orange and green,
decorated a good exhibit.
Buena Vista evidently has some
thing more than landscape to live on,
if the school exhibit is a criterion.
Nor were the farm and orchard OK
hibits, the better babies and the
school displays, the only ones that
drew the crowd. A. number of local
business firms showed their wares Ii
nicely decorated booths. Among these
we're Rich & Ellis with an exhibit OF
sanitary and modern plumbing fur
nishings; F. E. Davis was sh wing
,he new Leonard Hi-Oven range; John
=. Uglow gave practical demonstr1-
ions of the Edison Diamond Disc
monograph; the Craven Hardware
had a large display of appll-
lnces that help make lighter the work
# both the farmer and his wife, aud
he Sterling Furniture company eX-
libited ranges from their well-known
4oraine line.
Some "culinary artists" these
chool boys. A lad from Mistlctoe
ron a first premium and an lndepen-
ence boy won a second premium In
he cake baking contest.
IF YOU visited every county far III
he northwest this fall you would lind
/ difficult to see a finer exhibit OF
ersey cattle than those that occupied
he BIG tent at the fair. Frank Lough-
rv had Is animals from his Luckia-
lute farm. west of Monmouth, and G.
/. Hewitt, also of Monmouth, showed
4 head from his Mistetoe p'rm
erd. They were real prize winners
nd county people now know why the
ok Jersey club carried away so
ANY hig honors at the San Francis
, fair No section of the world can
low finer cattle.
The pretty A. J. C. c. Jerseys ex-
Ibited by Frank Loughary and Il. q.
ewitt we're the attraction for many.
Polk county timber is one OF It's
ost valuable natural resources. Dur
% the past several years there has
zen no fire loss of any consequence
this timber, due to the vigilance
{ District Warden Fuller and his
Iicient force of patrolmen. That ev-
v possible precaution is taken, es- {
scially with campers, hunters and
hers who go into the timber, rs
own bv the numerous warning signs &