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Morrow County's First Annual Fair. Irrigon's Offering.
THE GAZETTE-TIMES.
The Heppner Gazette, Established March 30, 1 883
The Heppner Timet, Established Nov. 18, 1897
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The First Annual Morrow Coun
ty.Fair was the means of bring
ing about a needy organization
that of organizing in a body the
Morrow County Pioneers. Many
of the pioneers who were among
the first to settle in Morrow coun
ty have moved away to other lo
calities, but they remain pioneers
of the county. What they have
done for the future of the county
cannot be over estimated. They
suffered hardships from which
the present generation would
flinch. They have stayed by the
country through drouth and fail
ure. They have had the faith
and courage to try again
E
LOQUENT
One of the yery best features
of the Morrow County Fair was
Pioneers' day. There were pres
ent a large number of Morrow
county citizens who came here
prior to 1890, as well as many old
Oregonians who were not eligible
to membership in the Morrow
County Pioneers' Association.
The exercises of the occasion
were largely impromptu on ac
count of the want of time to
and fi
nally succeeded in building homes
.: lodge resolutions, per in n pnnntrv that vnwr otnnrl fnr make SUlt.flhlp nrpnarnfinn Ahnnt
entertainments conducted for pay, regular rates, j future generations. Would it : the only thing especially provided
- - rm , not be better to erect ka monu-: for this order of the day was the
Thursday, October 2, - - 1913
Remember, you cannot regis
ter after the 20th of October.
Heppner business men got into
the spirit of the occasion by dec
orating their places of business
and providing rest rooms for the
fair visitors.
ment to their noble deeds now. i address by Judge
rather than wait until they have Lowell, of Pendleton
passed to the ereat bevond? every one who had
We take off our hat to our
neighboring city in the north.
Irrigon has the goods and dis
played them to good advantage.
Grapes, peaches and apples vied
with the watermelons, squashes
and a multitude of other garden
products. Irrigon certainly has
the goods.
w nat can De a more noDle way
of paying tribute than that of or
ganizing a Morrow County Pio
neers' Association which will
contain the names for future gen
erations of those courageous men
and women who have lived and
died in making this county what
it is and what it will be.
Among the many pleasing fea
tures of the fair was the band
music. The fair management
went to no little expense in se
curing a good band and it was
well worth the money. Parson's
band is made up of good musi
cians, every man an expert on
Vila narf inlov inctriimont nr. A
Eight Mile and the south end fv,pV w-a nt etino-v with
of the county joined to make the music. Their concerts at the pa
attendance a big one on Friday. viiion were especially good and
Surely enough people to milk the I at no time was there any kick
cows, ieea ine cmnKens ana coming because they did not play
water the pigs were not left at j enough. They gave complete
home in these localities on that I satisfaction
day of the first Morrow County j
Fair, and everyone of them is a . , . , . ' ,
booster for the 1914 show. ' Walter Richardson, newly ap-
pointed postmaster at Heppner
The special election will be held . under the Wilson administration,
on November 4. Several import-. t0 succeed W. W. bmead, took
ant measures are to be voted on. ! UP nis official duties the hrst ol
Do you stand for higher educa-! the month. 'Walt is one of
tion? Then you must vote to Morrow county s oldest pioneers
sustain the action of the last and is quite well known over tms
state lppiqlatnrp whpn tV,Pv rrm,0 : section of the state. He came to
thpir snnrtinn tr. hio-ViPr prWa. ! Heppner in 1872 and has been
tion hv annronriatinir mnnpv tn ' here continually ever since. Mr,
carry on work successfully at the
state University.
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Morrow county was fortunate
in securing the services of Walter
E. Donnelly as manager for the
fair. Everything went off as
scheduled and the exhibits were
well handled and placed. Mr.
Donnelly went to Portland and
secured enough concessions to
pay ior nis own salary, tie was
undoubtedly one of the big fac
tors in making the first annual
Morrow county fair a big success.
Those big crowds from Lex
ington and lone showed their
splendid appreciation of the
event Friday was the day the
Lexington folks came and it look
ed like most everyone about the
streets had on a Lexington rib
bon. On Saturday, lone closed
shop and came to Heppner en
masse. A splendid compliment.
indeed, and one greatly appre
ciated by the lieppner people and
the Fair management.
Richardson is a man well quali
fied for the position to which he
has been appointed.
It was SOME fair.
Have you registered yet?
An interested and enthusiastic
visitor at the fair was Mr. Chas.
Roberts of Lexington. Mr. Rob
erts is a new man in Morrow
county, having arrived here late
in May. His interest in the fair,
however, was genuine. He has
a fine driving animal which he
brought up early last Thursday
to enter in the stock exhibit, ex
pecting to take in the fair that
day and return home. About the
time he had concluded to take the
homeward trail he was confronted
by President Leach, who was in
search of a good man to act as
gatekeeper at the main entrance.
Mr. Roberts was induced to take
the job and he proved to be the
man for the place. i
Stephen A
Of course,
ever heard
Judge Lowell was prepared to
hear something worth while, and
they were not disappointed. In
a forty-five minute address, re
plete with anecdote, historical
facts, argument and appeal, the
speaker held the vast concourse
of interested, thinking people
spellbound. He recited many of
the trials and vicissitudes through
wnicn tne pioneers 01 this coun
try were called to pass, paid
glowing tribute to their foresight
and heroism, and made a strong
appeal to the young men and
young women of today to emulate
the example of the early settlers
by being themselves pioneers of
the oncoming generations to
higher plane of civilization and
citizenship through improved me
thods of farming, better systems
ot education, and loyalty to the
highest moral standards.
ine speecn throughout was
well conceived and delivered in
J 1 T 1 l . v..
tne juage s happiest vein, it is
not too much to say that he fully
sustained his reputation as one of
the foremost platform orators of
the state of Oregon.
The exercises were interspersed
with the singing of patriotic
songs and inspiring band music.
Following the exercises pre
liminary steps were taken to or
ganize the Morrow County Pio
neers' Association. J. J. Adkins
acted as temporary chairman, J.
L. Yeager as secretary. After
due consultation it wa3 thought
best to appoint a committee to
submit to a future meeting a per
manent board of officers for the
organization. The meeting ad
journed to meet in this city Oc
tober 18.
We understand that the com
mittee will submit the following
as their report:
President, frank Gilliam: 1st
vice-president, A. C. Petteys;
2nd vice-president, James Wy
land; 3d vice-president, M. S.
Corrigall; secretary, L.W. Briggs,
treasurer, C. E. Jones.
of Directors, live wires, for mak
ing our first fair compare favor
ably with any held in Oregon
tnis year.
The Fair in every way so far
exceeded expectations that it is
a matter of gratification to every
body in Morrow county.
I wish also to congratulate
Mayor Van Vactor and the mem
bers of the city council for their
material assistance in cleaning
up the streets, and turning all
money collected for concessions
over to the Fair Board. This
was commendable and should be
appreciated by all.
I also want to congratulate the
entertainment committee for fur
nishing the best entertainment
we have ever had in the seven
years which I have lived in Mor
row county. The band never
quit playing as long as it was
necessary to furnish music, and
at no time was there any kicking
about this bunch of competent
musicians. They are not only
musicians, but all are gentlemen
as well. I believe it would be a
good plan to engage these men to
furnish the music for our fair
next year.
From a financial point of view
the Fair was a success. The to-'
tal amount received is as follows:
Business men, $1272.50; gate re
ceipts and other sources, $1267.
50; Morrow county, $830; State,
$670.66; City of Heppner. $500;
entry fees and other sources,
$242.85; making a grand total of
$4,783.51.
What man is not proud of this
community when he reads these
figures?
It should be the pride and am
bition of every citizen of Morrow
county to make the next annual
fair bigger and better than the
one just closed. It can be done
if everybody will begin to BOOST
for the Morrow Connty Fair of
1914.
J. L. WILKINS.
An Open Letter to the
Public.
The first annual Morrow Coun
ty Fair wras a grand success, and
I wish publicly to congratulate
everybody who helped in any way
to make it the success it was. but
I especially want to congratulate
President Leach and his Board
JL LENSES Xs,
OSCAR BORG
Jeweler and Optometrist.
HEPPNER, ORE.