WfCKon Iflstorclftl Soolefy
207 Second St
VOL. 30. NO. 27.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1913
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR.
FIRST
A GREAT SUCCESS
WAS BIG FEATURE
ANNUALFAIR
FIRST BABY SII
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Everything Passed Off Accord-
ins To Schedule.
EXHIBITS ALL HIGH CLASS
Lame Crowds Attend and
Everybody Pleased-A
Bigger and Better.
Fair Next Year.
Morrow County's first annual
fair has passed into history.
It was a complete success from
every standpoint. At the open
ing of the pavilion on Thursday
at 1:30 p. m., a sight greeted the
eyes of the large number of visi
tors present that was indeed a
great and pleasant surprise.
"Isn't it wonderful?,'
1 was never so surprised in
my life."
1 nave lived in Morrow coun
ty for years, and had no idea
that we could produce such fruits
and vegetables."
These and many other excla
mations of surprise and apprecia
tion were heard on every hand,
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Morrow County's First Annual Fair.
Best of Morrow Countv
Products Displayed in
This Event.
B.
were no community displays, but
many individual offerings of fruits
an1 mfrci oKltia one? rrrtii'na fKot
and every day of the fair, as new well represented the resources of
peopie came in 10 view ine ais- these two leading agricultural
play, and yet there should have sections of the county. Great
been no occasion for surprises of Pea;hes, pears and apples were
this nature.
Has not Morrow county been
carrying off first prizes, blue rib
bons and all other ribbons at the
different fairs where our products
have been exhibited for years
past, and why should we not
make a splendid showing at our
own fair.'
ine opening day witnessed a
large crowd of people gathered
at the grounds. On account of
gathered up here and made a dis
play that it would be hard to ex
cell in any country. Some of
these were so fine that people
iving right here in our own coun
ty were heard -to remark that
they certainly must be imported;
it was hard for them to realize
that such beautiful and excellent
fruit could be produced here.
What might it have been had our
people in these localities been pre
paring something just especially
one
and
n.L. LUC" I Mil (in. I I rll (II. Ill I n t i .
the great number of exhibits that vn ! C SI!
.,uj . . can say. We can only wait
wcic i uaucu in iJi ciiuy ctl x 1 j. 1.1 mi
late hour, the Fair Board and see what another year will pro.
hp I'rimn fn ct rpn.iv emn hv Hardman also had some fine
1:30 to throw the doors of the specimens of fruit and vegetables
. ! mi Qnrl fry.Qirta Axrriiln l:noQ Profl
navuion onen. lneonenino- py. ",,u r"""-! """ l,
ercises were enlivened by plenty
of good music by Parsons band
of Portland; an address of wel
come by Mayor Sam E. Van Vac-
tor that had to be heard to be ap
preciated, but which made plain
to all visitors that they were cor-
while Rhea
Willow Creek and Butter Creek
farmers contributed their por
tion, all of the highest order.
W. 0. Bayless came in with the
big pumpkins, squashes, cabbag
es, etc., trom his Dountitul gar
dens on Rhea Creek, and in the
from every section af the county.
To one who is not versed in these
inings mucn ot tnis work was
marvelous. In the art depart
ment the same can be said. We
only wish we were able to pass
judgment upon such work but will
have to pass it up with the re
mark that these two displays ful
ly demonstrate the artistic ability
of our people.
In the children s department
there was much worthy of com
mendation. The display was not
large but it was good, and anoth
er year will see many more en
tering into the competition for
the prizes offered in this class.
In the manufacturing section
was the fine display of the prod
ucts of the Heppner Milling Co. , ' As stated above, it was a grand
a home institution that is turning j success in every way. The Fair
out the nnest products 01 any
plant of a like nature in the north
west. These people had up spe
cial prizes for bread made from
their flour, and showed commen
dable enterprise in making such
a creditable display.
But -why enumerate further?
We cannot give special mention
to all, and the most of our people
were there and took it in for
themselves, and then of our citi
zens over the county who were
prevented from being present, or
who did not attend because of in
difference, could get no adequate
conception of the fair from what
we might say.
diallv welcome to the hosnitalitv RPP'e display, u n. tfartholo-
of the city, and the words of the mew P?d Zl ditterent varieties
mayor were emphasized to the irom, nis of.? on uV",er
full hv thponpnhpnrtprl crrppHnfrs Creek. Will Howard offered the
of our citizens to all the thous- n.nest peacftes trom the same sec-
nnrls of nntsirlp nponip whn tion. l hese were laDeiied the
thronged the streets of the citv ''Wonder" peach, and they were
nrincr thp rpmninintr dava fthp indeed wondertul to behold
o . . .' wj , i T 1. T 1 3
fair rrencn currougns, oi lone, nau
It is useless to trv to enter into iy varieties ot apples and they
n Hpsrrintinn nf thp van" PYh;. were all beauties. Hynd Bros,
r--w.v.,.Aw..wx.i... I ri 1TT.11 1
h ts that wprp sn hpant fullv anH oi oana nonow, aispiayea peacn
tast.ilv disnlavpH in thp nnvilinn es, pears, grapes, apples and
We could not do them justice if
we tried to. But we will touch
on a few.
We especially wish to mention
the splendid display from Irri
gon. This was under the direc
tion of Mrs. L. B. Kicker, who
came over with it from Irrigon
and looked after its proper ar
rangement in the pavilion. Mr.
Kicker had gathered this togeth
er, and although he had to work
at some disadvantage owing to
the fact that the season was a
little late for his section and much
of the best of their fruits and
melons nad oeen disposed ot in
the course of the marketing sea
son, yet what he did get was
splendid, and this display was a
constant source of interest and
highly complimented by every
visitor. By referring to the pic
ture of this exhibit in this issue
you can get a more comprehen
sive idea of it than we can give
by a mere word picture. An
other year we should have simi
lar community exhibits from a
dozen different sections of the
county.
From lone and Lexington there
prunes, all ot the highest order.
We mention a few of these be
cause they are representative of
the different sections of the coun
ty. There has been no attempt
made in this county to raise fruit
for shipment to the outside but
many of our people should engage
in the commercial orchard busi
ness. The fruit display at the
fair demonstrates what can be
done. There is no better flavored
fruit raised, it has the size, col
oring and firmness and is equal
to any that is put on the market,
and in some respects far ahead.
The grain, grass, and vegeta
ble displays were all representa
tive. Morrow county produces
the best grade of milling wheats
grown anywhere and the display
at the fair showed these in sheaf
and threshed grain. Oats, bar
ley, rye, corn, cane, broom corn,
kafiir corn and many other vari
eties were in evidence of the var
ious resources of the county from
the agricultural standpoint.
The section devoted to art and
fancy work was indeed a pleasure
to visit. The fancywork display
was superb and contained entries
OUR COUNTY FAIR.
A-
By Lawrence G. Shutt
"Our county have a fair?" ask you,
"And did the thing amount to much?"
Yes, Tom old boy, the tale is true,
And you have never seen just such.
It had good men to back it though,
And see that every plan went through
They had a man from down below
Who told them what was best to do.
Will Leach and Huston and Wallace Smead,
With help from noble workers here,
Cheerfully saw to every need,
And made a success of our County Fair.
The farmers came from far and near,
And brought their best to show to us.
Indeed we've had a County Fair
That well deserves our happy fuss.
All sorts of things were gathered there
In splendid shape, and all looked good;
From Wightman's turks and Tomlin's pear,
To Swaggart's mule and Bayless' spud.
From hats and aprons to a pig,
From jelly to a Shorthorn calf;
And then the pumpkins! Oh so big!
Old boy you'd just stand back and laugh.
But that which opened all our eyes,
And made us rubes stand up and talk,
Was the ship that circled in the skies,
And soared and dipped like a screaming hawk.
I wish you'd seen the old folks there,
The sight would make your big heart beat,
To see those faces worn with care
Light up as old time friends would meet.
Tell all your friends we've had a fair;
A fair that pleased the people, too;
And that they all must come next year
To see the show along with you.
Board and their committees did
themselves proud. The amuse
ments were of high order and
sufficient to keep everyone inter
ested. Silas Christofierson made
beautiful flights in his aeroplane,
going up twice on Friday and
Saturday to the satisfaction of
the big crowds of people that
witnessed the big machine in its
flights over the city. Parsons
band and orchestra were right
on the job all the while with plen
ty of good, lively music, and the
various concessions furnished the
young people with refreshments
and offered abundant opportunity
for spending the surplus nickels
and dimes.
The praise of the Fair Board
for their splendid success is un
stinted. Secretary Smead was
a live wire night and day, and
was ably assisted by his coleagues
on the Board, as well as by Mr.
W. E. Donnelly, of Portland,
who was manager, and who is
entitled to much credit for his
handling of the details in getting
everything in shape to present to
the public,
Our first fair is only a sample
of what we will have.
1914 will see a much better one
from every standpoint.
Boost for it from now on
STOCK EXHIBIT.
In our general write-up of the
fair we purposely overlooked the
stock exhibit. This was good as
far as it went, and many lines of
this industry had fine displays
but it was a little disappointing.
nevertheless. We had a right to
look for a much larger display.
and will have it another season.
This is assured from the fact that
many of our stockraisers have
pledged themselves to begin to
get ready for it now.
Horses, mules, cattle, both
dairy and beef grades, sheep,
goates and swine were represen
ted this time. Guy Boyer had
his entire herd of Jerseys on dis
play and walked off with numer
ous prizes; Minor s herd ot
Shorthorns, always prizewinners,
were well represented, tsen
Swaggart, John Bellenbrock and
I. E. Holt lined up the big mules
and Jack Hynd had the champion
Durock Jersev boar; these all
were fine speimens in their class.
F. M. Griffin
The Morrow county products on ex
hibition were many and varied but
none of thorn brought forth the favor
able comment from all sides that was
beard Friday afternoon at the engenics
contest. Out of the forty one babies
which were entered, all registered
high and tlmra aro enme of them that
might well compete for honors at the
state fair in Salem this month. In
the first class which consists of babies
from six m nths to eighteen months,
Gordon Case, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Cfse of Ilepnner received the
first prize, registering 95 per cent.
Boster Anderson, the only child of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Anderson of
Eight Mile wns a very clone second
with a score of 94.8 per cent. In the
frst class of eirla Margaret Cronao.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Crcnan of lone won first with the
hieh score of 94 5 per rent, Irene
Tnckpr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Turkor of Sand Hollow second by
score of 91 per cent.
The second class babies were those
whose age ran from 18 months to 86
months. Chas. Ellis Thomson, son
of Mr. aDd Mrx. Chas. Thomson of
Hepuner won the first prize given in
this class. He is almost i perfect
aby with a store of 95 per cent.
Alex C. Green, son of Mr. and Mrg.
Ales Green of Eight Mile won the sec
ond prize, scoring 94 per cent. Mar
garet Notson was the best baby girl
of the second class. She scored 93.1
per cent. She is the yonngest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Notson of
Heppner. Edna Rice, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bice of Hard
man was second with 93 per cent.
The other entries with their scores
areas follows: Ralph .O. LaFIint
93.4 per cent. Robert Jonea 03 9,
Howard Cruber 93 9, Hugh Snider
93.3, Neal Bush 91 5, Freeman Hill
94, Chas. Jones 87.6, Miles Wood
worth 93.9, Arthur Ritche 92 2, James
McNamee 91.3, William Cronan 91.4,
Alten Stevens 94, M. Glascock 92 8,
Dallas Oraber 93.9, Steven Thompson
92 9. Paul W. Jones 93. 9.
The other girl babies entered were
Dorothy Van Winkle 92, Mary Beamer
91 2, Edith Nash 92 4, Dorris Wilcox
91.8. Clara van Winkle 91.8, Mry
Wattenburger 93 9, Elenor Rice 91 7,
A ma McNamee 92, Mary Healev 88,
Francis Noll 90 5. Georgia Driskell
89.5. Elizabeth Elder 89 2, Glady3
Carpenter 90.8 Catherine Bisbee 92.5.
The great success of the first
Eugenics contest ever heli in Heppner
or Morrow county is due not only to
the fair board directly for staging:
such an event but much credit ehonld
be given to Miss Ona Gilliam, super
intendent of the contest, Dr. Gaunt of
Hardman and Dr. Culbertson of Hepp
ner, who were the judges. The per
centage of the babies entered was very
small and next year the eugenics con
test will be a much larger event.
PRIZE MELON STOLEN.
Hariy CummingB, nurseryman and
county fruit inspector would prosecute
the party who made away with his
prize watermelon last week from the
fair pavillion. It was a blue ribbon
melon and he wished to save the seeds
for future planting. Mr. Cummings
is offering to pay five dollars to any
one who will lead him or give him
information that will lead him to th
guilty party.
New Power House.
Heppner Light & Water Company
now have a force of men at work get
ting materials on the ground and
making the necessary excavations for
the new power plant building. They
contemplate making these new im
provements of a very permanent na
ture and concrete will enter largely
into their construction, each building
being placed on good solid foundation
and stand at least three feet above
borught in his Bel- the sidewalk. The street in front of
gian stallion and there was a the buildings is to be graded ud. a
number of fine colts entered i wood yard leveled out of the hillside
showing the class of draft horses and all surroundings put in much bet-
that our people are now raising.
These all made a good appear
ance in the stock parades on
Thursday and Saturdav,
v is i!j.'i.cd for
U (Thursday and Siti
sjl A bisr hors.1 . Vr. v
the r.twt li..
ter shape than they have ever been.
Thomas E. Chidsey and J. J. Nys
hrv ren Lnv Mi s we k listirg o:
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