Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-08-25
FORWARD |!
For the Greatest Fair.
Ever Held in Oregon Under State
Patronage.

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before.
His energies have been directed to
organizing each department and In
stead of working a few weeks before
the fair was held he has put in the
past three months, at development
work and it is beginning to count.
The fair was never so well advertised
as this year. He has received the
friendly cooperation of the press and
transportation companies.
SOME GOOD WORK
to help the fair is boing done by G. d..
Markham of the Southern Pacific
company, general passenger agent OF
the lines in Oregon. He writes The
JOURNAL, August 20:
every effort is now being made to
make the forthcoming state falr at
Salem, September 30 to October 8, an
assured success, and, to this end, L
enclose you "reading notices.. pre-
pared by the secretary of the state
board of agriculture, with request
that one of them be inserted in your
paper each week from now on.
Think you will agree with me that
the success of our state fair will not
only rebound to the credit of those
Immediately interested. but also be OF
benefit to the state generally as we'll. "
These advertisements will appe ar in
all the newspapers of the state that
have contracts with the S. P. Go.
PRESS DAY
comes on Monday of the fair. The
Lress of the state has responded favor
ably to the effort that is made to
make the fair a notable success this
year. A number Of the newspapers of
the state are asking for space to have
an editorial headquarters on the fair
grounds and as many as desire to do
so are urged to write the secretary for
space.
PUBLIC SCHOOL DAY
will be on Friday and Secretary has
appointed a committee composed of
the state, county and city superin-
tend9nts at Salem and the principals
at Monmouth, Portland and Albany,
to prepare an exhibit of educational
work. He is anxious to have exhibits
from as many schools and colleges as
possible, and all in charge of
such work should prepare exhibits
and notify him of their intention to
occupy space in that department.
While the educational interests are
being looked after the fair this year
will have splendid race meetings.
There are already about thirty speed
animals on the ground.
SOME NOTED HORSES.
Barrows Bros, of Linn county, Eel
Norte, 2:OS, Roy S, land Strange
Norte. and Sophia S.
DR.. Longs Montnna. George W.
Gill is in charge of DR.. j. W. Gray's
Cora g., from junction City, record
1921; also Lady Memo, second in the
Witch Hazel events last fall, besides
PAGER.
T. G. Sharp has r. Isom's chestnut
Imp Endymion, Raindrop, Sharp g.
Bradley's gelding, Black Alder, DR..
Mack's 2-year-old Cora Lightfoot, is
in Mr., Sharp's hands, Walter Whit
man has Klondike, Pomeroy. and
Marshal, beside 3-year-old brown mare
Mowitza.
w. G.. Lermond is down from Walla
Walla with II. p. Isaac's Caution
colts, Grace Greenwood, Plansifter
and Lady Careful
Broadrein, 2:15, is stabbed in charge
of her owner, Richard Hughes, as is
B. G. Thurman's Bill Nye, from
Silverton.
Perro Mauzey has Oregon Belle, a
daughter of Kitty Wells, sired by st.
Paul, and Myrum, 4-year-old chest
nut mare.
There are five Of Kays horses, owned
as follows: Richard Kays' Joe D., and
Thomas Kays' Okalona, W. NJ. Kays'
Tanner, Lou Kennel and Stephen A.
Douglas.
j. j. Bottger's Bonbonier.