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SEPTEMBER 21, 22, 23 AND 24 IS MALHEUR COUNTY
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Over A Thousand COUNTY FAIR
Attend Big Meet
At Arcadia Grove
COMMUNITY FESTIVAL DRAWS BIG CROWD OF
PEOPLE AND PROGRAM OF SPEECHES AND
SPORTS MEETS WITH THE APPROVAL OF
ALL BAND AND ORCHESTRA PRESENT.
Speeches Are Short and Snappy and Dear With Neigh
boriiood Needs Sports Furnish Fun For Everyone
Nyssa Wins Tug of War.
The community picnic given at tli pore at Arcadia
Wednesday under the management of the Boulevard
Grange vrai i ii success from every atandpoini More
than a thousand persons attended coining from the
Boulevard, Nyeea, vale, Ontario, Kingman Kolony and
rlic Big Bend. The committee In aharge hod everything
I mi oft amoothly and on time, there was omethng hopp
ing every minute. Hie program of apeeehea was arrang
ed w thiit eaeh talk had something to do with a definite
community need. Beaidei the apeechcH there was a num
ber of very exciting athletic events, meludding some wrea
rling matches, a i'.t nice and a tuf-of-war between a team
from the Boulevard and one from Nyssa. The music f or
the occasion was furnished by the Yale band and the king-
man Kolony Orchestra and the music rendered by both
aitics waa greatly enjoyed by all. TheBoulevard people
unread their lunches to-gether at noon and had aa their
quests the musicians from Vale. A stand when- refresh
ments could he purchased was set up by the committee and
it was freely patronized all day. Roy Williams, maiiagl r
of the K. s! and l. ranch extended every courtesy to the
-nests and hie efforts resulted in making everything very
pleasant tor tin crowd.
The speaking progrum wu as fol
lows: A. W. Trow. The Malheur
County Fair; A. U Kiugmuii, The
((.in Carnival, Mr Dean, itural Ite
creatlon; Miss Fay Clark. Whut the
SSchool is to do for UM Community
Hoys ami UlrU; Judge McKulghl,
Some County Uusluess; ltev Dr. Wia
ner. The Itural Church; II. H Wea
therspoou. Fire Might. Mr. Wea
therspoon is a iiu'inher of the state
horticultural board, and cornea from
F.lgin After lilt address he was cor
nered by a group of Interested far
mers and was kept busy all the after
noon discussing subjects of interest
to fruit growers
The wrestling matches were a big
feature on the program. A large
ring was roped off so that everyone
could see and the bouts pulled off in
the center. Albert lilbson defeated
Paul Campbell In two fast matches
each lastiug about four minutes.
Both are expert wrestlers and show
ed some real class to the spec-tutors
Uale and Header went oil the mat for
two lulls lleiiiler winning both times
Duncan and McDonald wrestled a
draw for three times but In the extra
three minutes Duncan Kecured a full
The tug of war was won by Nyssa.
pulling against the lloulevard team
There were ten huskies on each side.
It took the Nyssa bunch about fif
teen minutes to haul their opponents
across the line. There were a num
ber of other sporting events, chiefly
for the youugsters who were present
In large numbers.
Everybody voted the picnic a big
success and all are looking forward
to the time for the oue next year
The committee from the Urange is
to be congratulated on their success
in pulling off a big community
affair.
MR. AND MRS. OLSON
TAKE JONG TRIP
42Mi Mile Journey Taken
On .Motorcycle Trip 1'Voin
Ontario to Kansas.
n O. Olaen and wlfa i -turned on
Sunday from a 4 200 uille trip made
on an Indian motorcycle with aide-
car attachment The Oltrni left
leie several week; ago, going to
Funaaa City wltue th;y vlsltet1 re
la' ves. On V, e return trip a bro
il M added th i third person to the
e.-iy and all traveled comfortably
o. 'lie motor-velit, making a weight
if 1100 pound
Mr. Olaen state.' il.ut the roads
in Kanaaa for the most part were
muddy, an unusual amount of rain
' .ing there t.i i summer In many
place the cropt ar almost an en
Cre failure i.: staled that In one
. ate the spe dun. tier registered
egut miles while tliay a tuaily irav-
will furnish:
new features
All Departments arc Expect
ed to Have the Beat Ex-
hihits Yet Produced al
the Fair (1 rounds.
Amusement Features Am
ply Provided For Uy Loc
al Talent and Hip, Garni
val Company.
The date aet for the opening of
the Mxth annual Malheur County
fulr Is September 21, three weeks
from Tuesday of this week, and with
the time ao near at hand the offlcl
als In charge are confronted with
the task of arranging the detail so
that everything will be run off
smoothly from the start. The fair
this year will lust four days in-dead
of live days as before but there will
be no features missing and a great
many new ones will be added.
Kverythlng will he speeded up, how
ever, ao that something interesting
will he going on all the time.
The exhibits of stock and farm pro
ducts which everyone agrees is the
biggest and most important part off
the fair will this year be better iu
pructicully every department, than in
the previous fairs. Crops of all
kinds have been especially abundant
tliis year in Malheur County, and in
all the Snake Itlver vulley. This
production will be a big stimulus to
the farmers to exhibit their products
in competition with other farmers In
the section
OimhI Stock I xl.il.it-
W. W Howard, the county agri
culturist, is the general superinten
dent of tin- stock exhibits and re
ports everything progressing nicely
with indications of splendid exhibits
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EARLY PIONEERS
MEET AT VALE
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HUNDREDS ATTEND MEETING TO TALK OVER
OLD TIMES AND TAKE PART IN AN EVCELL
ENT PROGRAM- SEVERAL HUNDRED MEM
BERS ARE PRESENT.
United States Senators Harry Lane And George Cham
berlain, and Congressman Sinnott Give Talks Hon
oring the Pathfinders of the Early Days in the
County.
Severul prominent i itUens of this
vicinity, as announced In the Argus
lust week made a trip to Ktnmett to
attend the (lent County celebratloii
They found upon their arrival that
the event was planned for the same
date next month The Argus waa
likewise deceived. The Kimnett Ex
aminer from which the information
for the story was obtained guve the
date only, but not the month. The
event which promises to be a big
affair will come oft in September and
conflicts with the dates for the Mal
heur County Fair.
-c two mil')- Deep mud ren-. d
tils. The rnad in Colorado they
. und the best of all, and da, m mat
i place on their trip were H hot ti
ered with dust uiC.il they i.a. i..-.t
I ho on the riMin trip.
It was a novel tru. an . u very de
s -able way to take an outing. In
n my places, I hue flute, that the
motorcycle bearing hu Oregon lic
ence caused a gr'jil deal of excite-cent.
Last Friday Pioneer Day for Malheur County was cele
hratcd iu Vale with over live thousand persons iu attend
ance at the exercises. New officers Were chosen for the
Malheur County Pioneer's Association as follows: .1. S.
Edwards of Vale president, .lames S. Moil'itt of Malheur
vice-president, Win. 0. Thomson of Vale, rccleccd secre
tary, Thomas Jones of Vale 1 1 isiorian.
The gathering was pmboblv the largeet in the history of
the County. In the exercises iu the aftcinoii Judge
Dalton Biggl presided and the speakers were United
States Senators, George B. Ch.inihcrlin and Harry Lane
and Congressman N. .1. Sinnott. All of the speakers
dwelt on the work done hy the plouers in making the w;w
for future generations.
After the speaking exercises the Hold
huby parade wus held us the cliiuux
of the Better llahles low which wus
held for severul duy previous to the
I'loueer Day Celeln lion Fifteen
hundred visitors we- served with u
tree dinner at noon The day ended
with the I'lolieers Dunce Iu the Isis
Hall.
lip to about one o'clock Friday
more than u hundred pioneers hud
registered. Those eligible to inein
l.ershlp in the association Include
persons who have been in the count)
at least 2 7 years. Hesldes the iiiin
died listed helow, ubout a hundred
more registered luler In the day. The
tWO pioneers In this list who have
I. eon iii the county longest, and (ieo
lliys und H J (vers In. Hi of whom
(a. ue in 1862. Following ure tin
n. lines of tiiose registered up to one
o clock Friday.
i ...sius II Hrovvn
Mrs. Mary Ciundeison
(' Q i; undersoil
Minerva Johnson
John K Johnson
Mrs Kluuhelli A Stoui
James A. Wulter
i,illle Walter
Nellie T Jucolr.
I'at Faulkliei
John iioswell
J Kdwin John .on
Lillian J La Moine
Viola J Dickerson
Chas. K. I.e Moine
W, Mall.'-
M. U. Hope
J 0. Thomson
J. P. Weaver
Hurry 1. Stacev
J. C. K el ley
J. A. Draper
Mrs. Ham. Draper
Mrs Kobt. Draper
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Jacob Stroup 187:1
II S Kutherford 187U
Kliuheth Kutherford ItTI
V I, Mink 188U
Mrs Frank O'Noll 1K8II
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Thos Jones 1881
Maud Dory 1883
H W. C. Johnson IhMI
Mrs J. F. Weaver l
Mrs. J. M McKiiuiev III
Mrs K II Test 1881
Mrs II J Drown Llll
II. Teat Llll
Ha v id Dun bur 18 07
0. D Davis llll
f V Stacey 187 8
H elley IH71
Mary Welch IS-:!
D Worshum 1871
W ti Thomson 1871
l.ydiu A Thomsoi, 1872
Q, W I vies 1872
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Mi i A Wright 1.S77
W. It l.otton 1874
W S l.awrenie 1880
Mrs C. Scott 1881
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A S Moss 1881
Mrs M J. Mcl'herson
J 0 Ileum 1872
Jane A Duvis 1872
Thos D Hart. hi
Mi T J Khlen ISM
Mr Mury Fulkner I ss.s
Mrs F. M. Vines 1H8U
Mi S V. Hess IHI
Mrs. F. II Suit! 1879
thus S. I.eu.m 1881
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