Gresham outlook., July 24, 1925, Image 5

C O U N T Y FA IR
C O U R IE R
GRESHAM OUTLOOK
VOL. 15, NO. 43
G R E SH A M , M ULTNOM AH COUNTY, OREGO N. FR ID A Y , JU L Y
34,
SECOND SECTION
1935
#1.50 P e r Y ear
MULTNOMAH COUNTY’S 19TH EXPOSITION
County Fair at Gresham Ready
for Grand Opening on Tuesday
Big Parade to Advertise Fair
Will Visit Portland Tuesday
A MILE OF SMILES!
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SIX BIG DAYS OF EDUCATIONAL FUN
BOOSTERS WILL MEET AT 10:45 SHARP
Exhibits and Demonstrations
Will Crowd All Buildings,
W ith a huge m ilita ry d em o n stra­ exhibits w ill be open to th e public f n
tion by the Oregon N ational G uard, T uesday. T he fo rm al p ro g ram s ta rts
th e N ineteenth M ultnom ah County W ednesday w ith a fu ll c a rd of h a rn e ss
and saddle races in th e aftern o o n an d a
F a ir w ill open its g a te s T uesday w ith
rodeo by Ben Jo ry and his P endleton
th e g re a te st collection of exhibits and cham pions, who a re alre ad y encam ped
th e clea n est and m ost up to d ate p ro ­ on th e grounds, in th e evening.
g ram of am usem ents and e n te rta in ­ Rough rid ers, broncho b u ste rs, la rie t
m ent th a t has ever been prep ared for th ro w ers, ste er rid e rs and ro p ers a re
am ong his com pany w hich w ill p u t on
M ultnom ah county audiences.
C a rp e n te rs and a rtis a n s of all c la ss­ a perfo rm an ce every evening d u rin g
th e fa ir except Tuesday.
es headed by P re sid en t A. W. M etzger
E x h ib its of ca ttle, h o rses, sheep,
and S ecre tary P u lfe r are w orking
sw
ine, m a n u factu res, in d u strie s; hom e
n ig h t and day to m ake doubly sure
th a t everything is going to be ready. handiw ork, p ro fessio n al and am ate u r
a r tis ts ;
cookery, jam s, preserv es,
New roads are being built, electrician s
a re busy strin g in g w ires and hanging poultry, and ev ery th in g th a t goes to
tra n sfo rm e rs; stockm en and h o rse­ m ake display s from th e factory, hom e
men are com m encing to a rriv e w ith and farm w ill be seen in th e v ario u s
buildings.
th e ir live stock; prospective ex h ib it­
Queen V irginia w ill be crow ned w ith
o rs and concessionaries a re arriv in g
an d th e w orkm en a re ru sh in g on the all possible cerem ony on W ednesday
night, G overnor P ierce of Oregon
huge new entrance.
T he fair w ill be gay w ith color by m aking th e co ro n atio n ad d ress and
day and b rig h t w ith g litterin g elec­ placing th e cro w n on h er head.
A huge m usical p ro g ram em bracing
tric lights by night.
On th e opening night th e re w ill be vocal and in stru m e n ta l sta r6 ; q u a r­
a m ilita ry dem onstration by m em bers te tte and band o rg an izatio n s has been
of th e Oregon N ational G uard. Our planned to ru n th ro u g h th e w eek.
citizen soldiers will p u t on an exhibi­ Five m ale q u a rte ts a re am ong th e
num ber.
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engagem ent under a c tu a l w ar condi­
organizatio n ,
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tions.
The big am usem ent zone and all th e '
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TRUCKING
County Fair Will Be Taken to
Metropolis With Invitation
T he N ineteenth M ultnom ah County F a ir w ill be tak en to P o rtlan d Monday
w ith th e in v itatio n “ It'» Your F air, Come on over and help p ut it over.” At
le ast enough of th e local bo o sters w ill form a p ara d e and pass over th e p rin ­
cipal s tre e ts of th e m etropolis.
F our bands supplem ented by th e a ir callope of th e L evitt-B row n-H uggins
show s w ill m ake the trip . T hey a re C am pbell's P o rtlan d band, th e G resham
band, th e Dixie band and S h aw 's o rch e stra.
T he p arad e in ch a rg e of O. A. E astm an an d J. V. Cogswell w ill form at the
fair g ro u n d s in tim e to leave a t 10:45 sh arp . T hose who do not m ake th e
trip to P o rtla n d from h ere b ut who w ish to Join the p rocession in P o rtlan d
w ill m eet a t S ixth and M adison stre e ts in tim e to s ta r t a t 11:30 o’clock Hharp.
It is expected th a t th e Queen of th e F a ir and her e sco rt will be in th e
p rocession as w ell as a n um ber of In d ian s and m any local young women.
T he com m ittee in ch a rg e of th e p arad e has broadcasted a g en eral in v ita ­
tio n to all resid e n ts of th e d istric t to p articip a te, eith er in decorated c a rs or
“as is." A n um ber of d eco rated ca rs a re being arra n g e d for th e display.
Big Amusement Aggregation
Will Be Feature of County Fair
SIXTEEN BIG CLEAN FEATURE SHOWS
Shows Built and Maintained in Northwest,
A Veritable Traveling Amusement Park
“ B u ilt in th e N o rth w e st to E n te r ta in th e P e o p le of th e N o rth ­
w e s t.” is th e s lo g a n of th e big L e v itt-B ro w n -H u g g in s show s
w h ich w ill fu rn is h th e ex clu siv e a m u s e m e n t a ttr a c tio n s of th e
N in e te e n th A n n u a l M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty F a ir. T h e sh o w s a re a ll
new b u t th e n a m e , w h ich s ta n d s fo r o n ly th a t w h ich is b est in
w h o le so m e o u td o o r a m u se m e n t.
T h e sh o w a g g re g a tio n Is com posed of 16 big fe a tu re show s
ta s te fu lly d e c o ra te d , w ell p re se n te d a n d w ell m an a g e d . E ach a t ­
tra c tio n is a c o m p le te show in itse lf an d w ell w o rth th e a tte n tio n
of all w ho a tte n d th e fair. T h e re a re n in e rid in g devices c a r ­
ried, sp e c ia l p ro v isio n b e in g m ad e fo r th e v e ry small- kiddies,
fo u r m in ia tu re rid e s b e in g used fo r th e ir sp e cia l benefit.
T h e co m p a n y em p lo y s n e a rly 350 p e rso n s a n d tra v e ls in 25
la rg e ra ilro a d c a rs. On ac co u n t of th e s tr ik in g c o lo r of th e
show tra in it h a s been c h ris te n e d " T h e O ra n g e S p e c ia l.”
E v e ry d e p a rtm e n t of th e sh o w is c o m p le te ly m a n n e d by e x ­
p e rts in th e ir p a rtic u la r lin e of b u sin e ss, in c lu d in g m ec h a n ic s,
ra ilro a d m en, h o rse tra in e r s , te a m s te rs , d riv e rs, c h a u ffe u rs, a c ­
c o u n ta n ts . sp ie le rs, e le c tric ia n s , a n im a l m en, cooks, w a ite rs ,
c a sh ie rs , b la c k s m ith s, p a in te rs , c a rp e n te rs , te n t m a k e rs , c a n -
v a sn ie n .
T h e re a re o v e r 300 w ild a n d d o m estic a n im a ls in cluded in th e
sh o w p ro p e rty .
LOOKS GOOD IN A FIV E
GALLON H A T.
COGSH ELL IS COGITATING.
P re sid e n t A. W. M etzger has u n d e r­
taken to assu m e resp o n sib ility for the
pilot d ep a rtm en t at th e fair and Is
also th e officiai free in fo rm atio n head ­
q u a rte rs for a rriv in g ex h ib ito rs and
concessionaires.
A.
W.
w alks
aro u n d am ong the w orkm en and says
"P ile it h ere," and "pile it th e re ," till
th e w ork is done. Any q u estio n of
policy of location th a t's in d ebate is
put up to M etzger and he decides it.
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J. V. Cogswell, su p e rin ten d e n t of
tick ets, Is w ondering w hat he w ill do
if som e of th e late "life m em b ersh ip s”
a re p resen ted at the fro n t gate. W ell,
.1. V., h e re ’s a suggestion. T he old
m em berships w ere good for th e old
g ate and tliat gate w ill be closed, and
except for delivery p u rp o ses w ill be a
th in g of th e past. T he new gate w ill
he itt use for adm ission of fuir p a t­
rons. P erh ap s som e of the folks
m ight get by witli cu rry in g a Hack of
Hour or potatoes on th e ir sh o u lders
and obtain adm ission in th u t m anner.
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Gresham Meat Market
Phone 1891
T he lis t of a ttra c tio n s com prises th e follow ing:
Ju n g le la n d —A collection of wild an im als from all p a rts of th e world,
sta rtin g w ith th e k ing of beasts, th e lion, including tig e rs, b ears, coyotes, s
C o n tin u ed on page 2
Powell St.
Best Quality Meats
Let Us Haul Your Produce
Homemade Sausage, Hams
and Bacon
Light and Heavy Hauling
FISII ON FRIDAY
We hauled the Big Show
Gresham Agents for
RED ROCK COTTAGE CHEESE
Gresham Transfer and Service Station
GRESHAM M EAT M ARKET
VVALRAD & WRIGHT
Phone 1361
Gresham
s
T H E KING OF BEASTS
E stab lish ed 1900
A. J. W. BROWN, Prop.
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SURELY YOU ARE GOING
MULTNOMAH COUNTY FAIR
GRESHAM, OREGON_______ ____
JULY 2 8 - 2 9 - 3 0 - 3 1 and AUGUST 1 - 2
M o n s t e r M ilita r y D e m o n s t r a t io n b y O r e g o n N a t io n a l G u a r d , O p e n in g N ig h t
LIVESTOCK
INDUSTRIAL
AUTO
FARM AND MANUFACTURING EXHIBITS
RA^E_, EVERY DAY, STARTING WEDNESDAY
BEN JORY’S
Crowning of Queen Virginia by Governor Pierce, W ednesday Afternoon
RODEO EVERY NIGHT
Plenty of High Class Music
Many Artists
PENDLETON CHAM PIONS
Four Quartettes
Grounds and Amusement Zone Beautifully Illuminated Every Night
MACK DOES THE ELECTRIC WORK