Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-09-25
Notes of the Fair.

l.o . we'll conducted and success
,r,y Cair is a good thing, causing
competition among local produc-
bringing the up-to. date methods
hordrv into action, its advertis
lneis very limited. What Lincoln
: needs is reputation abroad,
,bore is no reason why her light
lonrer be hidden under a bushel.
are state fairs, city carnivals
vorld's expositions that should be
as a means for advertising Lincoln
to the outside world. Exhibits
he sent from here every year that
Rhine in any kind Of company, and
sbonld be done. Every part of the
Il worth living in is just about what
eitizens make it. Murder will out !;
rin thrift; so will laziness. Having
..sed the button, THE LEADER hopes
IA of our good people who are not
ID will do the rest.
Sme Of our exhibitors do not think
Ihir that imported pedigreed goats,
ep and other live stock should be
5hght in and placed in competition
IA genuine Lincoln county products.
certainly would do no harm to draw
il lines little closer, but these
|0ded importations are necessary il
S,eockmen ever expect to secure ami
In that are qualified to go out on
rss parade.
There may be errors in the list of
@nium awards. Ii so, tell us and we
apologize and make it right if it
les all winter. There are easier jobs
b keeping tab on county fair. We
be unavoidab!y omitted some features
m these will receive attention next
&k Just now we're full.
Colonel r. J. Parker and Chas N.
Son hung up special prize of $3.50
4 the wife OF the man having the best
Hit display and another of the same
nOunt for the best collection of laces.
Ia first was awarded Mrs. Joseph
DIVER, the second being captured by
b. c. G. Copeland.
a couple Of the side attractions of the
ihColn County Fair we're Ella Ewing,
q famous tall woman from Missouri,
" Commodore Speck, u wonderful
snple OF The sawed-otf species. The
bng and the short of it" were pretty
fll patronized.
There were many fine entries in all
lpartments that had no competition
ld, under the rules, could not receive
pies The judges inadvertently tied
|ue ribbons to few OF these entries,
h they are not given in the list OF
Eards.
hurley Lutz WAS seen proudly pacing
rough the exhibit hall with a blue
bbon fastened to his coat tail. 1t was
Farded him over a large field of com.
Phlors for being the best all-around
'dles' man i'll the county over the age
'SO.
The weather behaved beautifully un
Wednesday evening, when an Ore yor
lSt set in. Our Newport visitors ap
Eeclated the sunshine and dry streets
I'd none of them wore their bathing
Its.
Mrs. c. G. Copeland's collection oi
lit lace, etc, was beautiful.in fact
orIh stealing. That patriotic EN-
em design was the center of attrac
'n III the fancy work department.
mere was no class competition il
'ultry, but the judges gave Tom Horn
" blue ribbon on his Barred Ply
outh Rocks and Ike Hiser one on his
own Leghorns.
al Thomas of Newport was there with
5 beautiful Lincoln county views
a'e Jewelry, curios, etc. AL is good
thoroughly appre
lted.
farmer Charlie Winant was up from
'Wport Tuesday. Somebody stole hi
~ onion and he had nothing to ex
bit at the Fair
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VIII close out all shirtwaists at cost