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FOR RENT-Two furnished room for
light housekeeping. 600 Walnut ave-
nue.. Bell phone 1861. S-1.6t-No. $40.
FOR RENT-Rooms for light house.
keeping. Prefer family without
children. Apply 557 Pierpont Ave. I,
3-1-4t, No. 500
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FOR SALE-Small fertile lime
stone soil farm, neal railroad station
on Valley River, Marion county.
Nice home for man working in Fair
mont. Price $500. Terms. Inquire
Box 1877, West Nirginian.
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FOR SALE-For 80 days will sell one
of my two farms for two.thirds Of
actual value. Thirty acres and 8S
acres. Write for description and terms.
Charles Haw1eyG ooleyyille, Ohio.
2.26-6t No. 1888
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FOR SALE-120 acres in Ashtabula
Co, O., $500. $50 acres in Ashta-
bula Co., $4,000. % acres in Ashtabula
Co., Ohio, $4,000. Address Seymour &
Curry, Majestic bldg, Ashtabula, O., or
w. =. Curry, 465 High street, Fair
mont. w. Va. 2.29.5t-No. 795.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
JERSEY CLUB TO EXHIBIT
SOME OF FINEST CATTLE IN
OREGON TO BE SHOWN HERE
Polk County Has Organization Which
Has Nation Wide Reputation
for Fine Stock.

Some of the finest Jersey cattle il
the state of Oregon, or for that mat
ter in the whole of America, will be
shown at the Polk county fair this
week. The Polk County jersey club
which has been instrumental in max
ing this county the "Jersey Isle" OF
the west, intends to show Polk coun-
ty people what they really have in
the line Of prizewinners, and these
will be shown by various members of
the club.
In the few years Of its existence
the club has distinguished itself. Last
year at the San Francisco exposition
it carried away a great bunch of priz-
es, in fact it brought back to Polk
county more trophies than were taken
by the balance of the state in this
line. The members of the club also
take considerable pride in the fact
that they have enlivened enthusiasm
in the Jersey business until no other
county in Oregon has as many regis
tered Jerseys as Polk.
Last year its first annual sale was
held at Independence, and so success
full was this that the club has an
nounced a second annual sale, to be
held at the same place on October
10th. 1t is expected to have s5 head
in the sale, practically all of which
are registered Jerseys Of merit oil
their offspring. Col ]. w. Hughes
the auctioneer Of Forest Grove, will
cry the sale, and W. o. Morrow, pres
ident Of the club, is sales manager.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
SALEM TO ATTEND FAIR
CHERRIAN CLUB PLANNING FOR
FINE TIME HERE TOMORROW
Expected Fully so Will Come from
Capital City-Special Train
Will Garry Visitors.

Salem will have a large represen
tation at the Polk county fair thi
year. AT meeting of the Cherriai
club, the live wire businessmen Is or
ganization of that city, last Friday
night, it was decided to send a large
bunch Of Salem boosters to the fail
and they expect to come on a spec
ial train tomorrow. The committee
in charge of the excursion is headed
by VIM. Gahlsdorf and T. L. Billings
ly, and they promise not less than sc
for the special. The Salem Cherriar
band will accompany them and play
at the grounds.
The invitation to attend the fair
was personally given by President l.
L. Patterson, who spoke briefly to the
club, saying it would be of benefit
to both Salem and Polk county if ev-
erybody was better acquainted.
Speaking editorially about the trip
and the good will it should foster, the
Statesman had the following to say
Sunday:
Public-spirited Salem people should
rally to the call Of the Cherrians to
go with the special excursion to Dal-
las next Wednesday to attend the
Polk county fair for an afternoon.
Since the invitation presented in
behalf of the people Of Polk county
by I. L. Patterson at the Cherrian
meeting Friday night there can be no
doubt that Dallas is eager to have a
visit from Salem. The invitation
comes that the spirit Of cooperation
between the two cities may be main
tained-not to re-establish a spirit
of cooperation for there has never
been any lack of it as far as the real
big men Of each community are con-
cerned.
Now and then something is heard
about a jealousy existing between the
two places. 1t is not true and never
has been.
Both towns are vital factors in the
state and each has its function to per-
form.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
RIVER CASTS UP DEAD
MANS BODY FOUND BELOW
WEST SALEM FRIDAY.
Clothing Remnants Indicate Person
Was Well Dressed-Sheriff Orr
Brings In Corpse.

The body of a man, evidently
drowned during the February floods
was brought to Dallas Friday night
by Sheriff Orr from the F. G. Nc
Lench place on the Willamette river,
five miles below West Salem. From
appearances the man had been drown
ed during the February floods as the
body was bolt upright, 200 feet away
from the present edge of the river,
and at the point reached by the high
water of last February. W. E. Hobbs
discovered the body Friday morning
about nine. Hobbs Immediately phon-
ed Dallas.
The flesh had entirely gone but
there was enough of the clothing left
under the belt to show that the man
had worn expensive clothing. The
shirt was of light color, soft, and
with a stripe. The trousers were of
dark blue, with fine stripe, evident
" of fine material and tailor made.
A green silk tie about the neck had
neither faded nor rotted.
The upper teeth were sound, the
front pair spread apart and protrud-
ing. The lower three front teeth were
bridged with crowns on either side.
KEYS were found close TO the body.
Identification of the body may be
positively made by a Salem dentist.
A Mr.. Springer of Salem was in Dsl-
las Saturday and examined the body
He says the clothes, the keys, the gen
eral build and teeth resembled those
of his son who disappeared 'arly this
year. The Salem dentist who did
work for the Springer boy has been
asked to come to Dallas to examine
the dental work and tell whether If
Is the same as that done for his pa
tient. If the dentist says the teeth
tally with those of the younS nan on
whom he worked Mr.. Springer and
Coroner Chapman will consider the
Identification as positive.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19

were so pleased with Dallas that the
major now considers coming here next
summer with his family to remain a
month or two. They were motored
to Portland by the Majors brother,
V. P. Fiske, where he remained until
Friday evening.
During his stay Major Fiske looked
over his lots skirting the William
ette near Oregon City. He is deep
ly attached to his native state and
has always cherished the hope that
he might some day be able to make
Oregon his permanent home. With
that thought in mind he hopes to
build near Oregon City and place his
family there during his periods Of
foreign service, and also settle there
himself when he is retired.
Before leaving Portland he and his
daughter were taken up the Columbia
highway by V. P. Fiske and family
and he was greatly impressed with
its wonderful scenery. "Words of
mine fail utterly to express its beau
ty," he exclaimed, on being asked,
after he had returned to Portland,
what he thought Of the highway.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
Begin Monmouth Paving.

Hoskins and Hobson of McMinn-
vile, successful bidders for the Mon
mouth Main street paving work, be-
gan grading yesterday. The contrac-
tors believe the job will be completed
within 80 days. The actual work will
not take this long but space of ten
or twelve days will have to intervene
between the laying Of the concrete
base and the upper coat Of asphalt.
City Engineer Edw. j. Hines of
Monmouth will personally supervise
the work.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
Grand Ronde Man Visits

M. Petersen Of Grand Ronde was
in the city Friday. Mr.. Petersen is
still the same enthusiastic road boost
er and was full of road and Grand
Ronde news. Mr.. Petersen said that
his appeal to the governor and state
highway engineer for the proposed
improvement of the road between
Grand Ronde and Taft was meeting
with prompt action by the state offic-
ials. The Grand Ronde-Taft road is
80 miles long and passes through
some timber. Twenty of the thirty
miles is along the Salmon river.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
BABY SHOW PROMISING
PARENTS MAKE THIS FAIR FEA-
TURE PROMINENT.
Comfort of Mothers and Children
Provided For-Polk Doctors To
Examine and Lecture.

The Better Babies show opens in
the tent tomorrow at nine a. m. All
babies between II and 48 months are
eligible.
Better babies. not just better look
ing babies, is the object of all the
fuss about "Better Babies" Not
pretty teeth but regular, well formed,
hardy teeth; not huge babies, but well
proportioned babies; not fat babies,
but normal babies; not just "babies "
but "Better Babies" Children
should not be entered in better babies
contests for prizes but rather for in
formation and help.
The Better Babies contest is pop
ular, yet scientific movement to IN
sure better babies and a better race.
The Better Babies contest insures a
better race of Americans, because 1t
teaches parents how to improve the
physical condition of children already
born and to protect those yet unborn.
It arouses interest in the conservation
of child life and health and in all
forms of child welfare work. 1t forg-
es a connecting link between parents
and teachers, between the home and
the scientific study of child life. 1t
promotes civic interest in children of
the community, their schools and
their recreations. And, finally, by
means of a uniform score card, it will
supply to the medical profession what
has long been wanting-scientiic data
concerning the normal child.
The Better Babies contest is most
valuable to the community when it is
conducted along educational rather
than competitive lines. The greatest
return which parents and children Sc
cure from the contest is more knowl-
edge and better care through the ex-
animation of the child by competent
physicians. Small defects are uneov-
cred and remedies are suggested.
Parents leave the contest knowing
more about their children than they
ever knew before, and the children
are given a better start in life be-
cause of the knowledge gained by the
parents.
A large foor-covered tent for the
Polk county fair better baby contest
mas been secured. Precautions have
been taken to secure a comfortable
place for the mothers and the chill
lren. Of those who have entered
heir babies and received a definite
lime for examination by the physi-
.ians. the management requests that
.hev present their children promptly
# that time. There will be no nee
,ssitv to have their babies there be-
ore the appointed time. Those par
,uts who have not made application
ne urged to see Miss Viers or Mrs
craven Immediately.
The medal awards viii be made In
he tent Thursday afternoon at three
II that time doctors viii make short
alks concerning the babies. ]
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19

Dallas October l for Tokyo, Japan,
to visit with her sister, Mrs. Harvey
A. Wheeler, Mr.. Wheeler and two
children, for ten months. Miss Bal
deree will sail from San Francisco
October Z and will return to the Uni
ted States next July. Mr.. Wheeler
is teacher Of English in Japanese
college in Tokyo and previous to his
residence in the capital resided in the
port of Nagasaki. Mrs. Wheeler was
Miss Ruth Balderree.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
Laliberte Hop House Burns.

Fire destroyed the 81. Laliberte hop
house near Independence Thursday
morning. The drying kilns and the
hops from a two-acre tract were burn
ed. The loss is covered by insurance.
Standing within a few feet Of the
hop house was large warehouse fill
ed with hay valued at $1,000. The
warehouse was saved by the good
work Of the fire boys.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
Buell. Boy Is Buried.

The funeral Of Teddy Almond
Ridgway Of BOell was held Saturday.
IDtement was in the Blair cemetery
near Buell.. The boy died Thursday
afternoon in a buggy three miles this
side Of Buell. He was aged IA years,
nine months and 3 days.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
Lee Prepares Fair Exhibit,

At William Lees county fair veg
etable exhibit visitors will see for
the first time, on public display, a
new vegetable, cross between the
vetch and the lupine A successful
dahlia cross and potatoe cross will
also be shown for the first time.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
Burch Has Freak Heifer.

S. 7. Burch of Rickreall has what
he believes to be real freak. A
two-year-old heifer of his, which has
never had a calf, gives a good quanti-
ty of milk daily.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
PROGRAM
OF THE
POLK COUNTY FAIR
OF THE

Dallas, Oregon, September 1921, 1915
TUESDAY
10 a. m--Baloon Ascension
p. m.-Automobie Parade
p. m-Address by Governor Withycombe
2S0 p m.-voca Solo, Halle Parrish Hinges
p. m.-High Dive by Captain Henry Kerns
$3.50 p. m.-High Wire Walkers
p. m.-Fyng Trapeze and LaSchell act
430 p. m.-side for Life by Wongowed Wonder
p. m-Band Concert
8 p. .m-vocal Solo, Halle Parrish Hinges
WEDNESDAY
10 m-Baloon Ascension
p. m-Stock Parade
m-Boys' and Girls sadding and riding contest.
Premiums to be given by the Bank of Falls City
8 p. p.m-Vocal Solo, Halle Parrish Hinges
$3.50 p. m-Hgh Dive by Captain Henry Kerns
p. m-Hgh wire Walkers
4:30 p. m-Flying Trapeze and LaSchel act
5 p. m-Slde fo Life by Wongowed Wonder
p m-Band Concert
m.-vocal Solo, Halle Parrish Hinges
THURSDAY
10 m.-Balloon Ascension
m.-stock Judging Contest
Dairy Cattle Judging to every boy and girl Of
school age in Polk County. Premiums offered by
the Business Men of Perrydae 1st, Trip to
State Fair and So; End, $780, Srd, $150; 18th, :
ST. 9Th, 50c.
D. m-vocal Solo, Halle Parrish Hinges
$3.50 D. m.-High Dive by Captain Henry Kerns
p. m.-High Wire Walkers
4SO p. m.-Flying Trapeze and Laschel act
D. m.-Slide for Life by Wongowed Wonder
D. m-Band Concert
D. m-vocal Solo Halle Parrish Hinges
rtchad Independence offers $40 robe for the best
GRATED Ford in the parade Collins Agent Portland
Oregon offers gallons of zERoNE for the best decorated
automobile in parade
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
MAJOR FIsKE LEAVES.
Expects 10 Return Next Summer for
Longer Visit.

After a weeks visit with relatives
in Dallas, Major Fiske and little
daughter left last Thursday morning
for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. They
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
|EDIT0RDRoWNs


[<V lUL IalanQNGs I1enurlckS,
8tlitor Of The Oregon
drowned iii the William
batween pannison bath
Minto' y 1S1Hnd late Friday
6'I. sqas found Saturday after
IN N ~ t8r. 0neral was held
young map was a
ixtIes Elvin Of the
<|f6<6h conducted the
had charge at the
3lI1s bath house at
H S68 @l<f searchers drag
W q \ u Y He Willamette riv-
K 4 |1s Mouse. The only
y 4 &S question Mr..
@keu some OIL tne al-
inning place: elbow
+ Il Y M The island?" Hen
a xobnst and is said to
u "A some from heart trou-
e 4hought that Friday he
i y nsQHl custom Of staying
# Silk at USnnison IS, and plung-
s Il 81 " w to swim to the is
ia 8ndricks, brother of the
I al fSI6e1nbers that Leland had
0aId swim to the island
It ii Believed he became
during the swim and sank.
40 current at the point where
Hendricls, 25, was a
Salem high school and
Z |S$ u Z IsitY Of Oregon, class OF
~ 6 specialized in journal
M &hior year at Salem high
s IA 4in-chief of The Clarion.
I|1sfxity he was elected to
HILL journalistic positions
E. Sr of his class and the
y editor-in-chief of The
Junior class annual, and
Il xald. the tri-weekly stu
0uhlication. In the mem
<lass Of 1915 he is known
r. - as the editor of the best
y H8ndricks was a member
Gien1a collegiate fraternity;
the sophomore class honor
lnify The Friars, the upper
's h6norary society; Sigma
~. W. national journalistic
axd a number of other
The verse Of several of the
bnI6r longs of the university
M Hendricks. Upon his grad
hecame managing editor of
I'LL Sfatesman, owned by bis
G. Hendricks. He had
to leave Salem this winter
nlistic work in larger city.
6ficks is survived by his par
brother, Paul, member
INV NJ. and an undergraduate
University of Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
|nrnecker Married.

Longnecker, daughter OF
- A, Longnecker, and Ed
Alison of Portland were
b. parsonage of the Port
fethodist Episcopal church
evening by Rev. Frank
pastor. Mr.. and Mrs
i visited IN Dallas Friday
nd Saturday left for a two
'ntomobile tour Of the south
u return they will live in
Mrs. Hutchinson left Dal-
years ago to enter the nurs-
nz school Of the Mulfnomah
1zpital in Portland and was
three months ago Mr..
IS a member Of q pioneer
family. Until last week he
h of the chuek Nut Candy
B Portland.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
|sIBLEY GETS BIG BUCK.
,ne, 200 Pound Deer, Bagged
IS Nestucca Country.

uniting trip to the Big Mes
aInfry last week ]. R. Sibley
5rong, 2OO-pound buck, and
0(.er members of the party
big game. A big bear
10 the guns of Judge b.
Idsn Miller and Jick Sibley
5rping. The hunters say
cIenty of deer in the Mes
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
] GIRL TO VISIT JAPAN.

<Izh Balderee VIII Leave oe-
1bsr / for Ten Months
Beulah Balderree win leave
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-15

more than 100000 trapshooters i'll
the United States, but it is no more
than Mrs. Topperwein deserves.
Year in and year out for dozen
of them she has shot at 5000 to
10000 targets and has always com
piled an average of better than 95
per cent. but on Nov, 10 she >ac-
complished the greatest feat of her
career, when she pulyerized 1852
out of 1000 targets thrown in sue
cession from the traps of the Mont
gomery (Ala) Country Club.
"Not only did Mrs. Topperwoin
establish record for performance,
but she also established records for
endurance and for the greatest
number of shots fired over the
traps in one day by one shooter.
Back in 1908, when she had been
shooting four years, Mrs. Topper
vein shot at 1000 targets in San
Antonio, Texas, her home city, and
broke 96l. II took her Tour hours
and 85 minutes to shoot at the
thousand clay boys. 1t only took
her five hours mad 90 minutes to
shoot at the 1000 targets, of which
three hours and 10 minutes We're
spent in actual firing Thus her
improvement will be noted
mo man has ever shot at 1000
targets in one day, and only one
has shot at 1000, lie is j. w
Garrett of Colorado Springs, Col,
and he broke four more targets than
Mrs. Topperwein did in 1908, In
her magnificent performance in
Montgomery Mrs Topperwein used
only one gun, weighing 10
pounds, and did not rest a minute,
despite the fact that the barrel of
the gun became so warm a number
OF times that ice water had to be
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-15

ment for use upon the states roads
TO receive this federal aid, the
federal appropriations will have to
he met by equal state appropriat-
lions, and the amount OF new mon
ely that will have been placed or
authorized for road work by the
cad OF FIVE years !; wilIa amount to
$4,000, 900. The,.$S2,60o nov AVAIL
able for Arkansas, however, cannot
bG used unless the next, legislature
a similar sum, and ;au-
thoriaes appropriations, TO meet tine
allotments for the iltEt
two years. :'%t IA ,33ii5;;g,i5
Under the provisions OF thesfed-
eral law, the states first appro7
priation must be made at the next
of the Legislature after the
passage of the federal act, and the
state must promise to continue the
appropriations to equal the federal
appropriations for a period of five
years. Mr.. owen said, however, that
if the state can show a visible
source from which the money can
be derived for three years, the
government requirements will have
been met. Unless the next legisla-
ture makes the appropriation Ar
kansas proportionate share will re-
vert to the government fund and
will be reappOrtioned among the
states complying with the law.
Mr. Owens plan is TO meet the
appropriations required of Arkansas
with the fund from automobile Ii
censes. He said that this fund
amounted to about 100000 this
year more than enough to take
care of the present federal appor-
The revenue from this
source is increasing rapidly, Mr..
Owen said, and in 1917 it should
be $3.50, 1000, with a corresponding
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-15

A. To buy implements, machin-
cry or live stock
5. TO make improvements, drain
age, etc.
6. To buy fertilizer, etc, for
making crops.
The farmer can borrow money
for practically all the needs of the
farm, II a man wants to buy a
farm the farm loan bank will lend
one-half its value. If the farmer
can pay down a small amount and
the present owner will take a sec
ond mortgage on the balance, the
farmer can pay over TO the owner
the amount borrowed and become a
farm owner. If he borrows on 40
years time he can pay off his loan
and interest at the rate of $GG.46
a year on each 100000.
Under these circumstances the
second mortgage will be about as
good as first mortgage heretofore,
and farm owners should not hest
tate to sell and take a second mort
gage. To borrow money from the
farm loan bank the farmers will
form local associations. 1t takes
ten or more to organize and the
amount of their loans altogether
must be not less than 100000.
Members may be from one or sew
eral localities. They must elect
Officers and three appraisers and
then make application to the farm
loan bank or board for their loans.
Each borrow must take five per
cent of his loan in stock. which
will earn dividends, and may be
taken up and paid for when the
loan is paid. The following is the
six per cent rate at which a $1,000
loan is paid off:
10year loan $135.S7 per year.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-15
MRS. AID TOPPERWEIN
BREAKS 1859 OUT
OF 1000 TARGETS

Mrs. AID Topperwein, noted wo-
man trap shooter who has appear.
ed in Paragould with her husband
in shooting exhibitions, recently
created sensation by breaking L.
952 targets out of 1000.
Peter p. Carney, writing in Sun
days Commercial Appeal, has the
following to say of Mrs. Topper
veins remarkable performance:
"When it comes to Nshattering the
elusive clays, Mrs. Ad Topperwein
comes pretty nearly being in a
class by herself
"She is beyond all question the
greatest OF all fair DiSnas of the
traps today, and is possibly the best
trapshot in the United States.
That's quite a compliment and
a great honor to pay anyone, espe-
cially woman, when you take in
to consideration that there are
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-15
Raise Road Fund
Without Extra Tax

Little Rock, Dec. Commission
er w. b. Owen of tho state high
way department yesterday said that
the S1,500.O00 which is required of
Arkansas in order to secure a SINH
lar sum from The government for
road building authorized by the
federal aid road law, may be raised
without taking any money from the
states general revenue fund, or
without increase in present tax
rates. Under the federal act S82,-
900 is available for Arkansas road
work and will be available until
June 30, 1917. The amount Ar
kansas should receive for its 1917
apportionment is 100000; for
1918, $4,000, and by continuing
the addition Of a sum slightly in
creasing the amount for the first
year, or $4,000, each year for
the period Of five years, the aggre-
gate sum Of S1,5OO,O00, which also
includes forest reserve funds, will
have been received at the end of
five years from the federal govern