The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-09
Proceeding More Rap
idly Than Other
Years
Stands Going up. Stock Com
ing. all The Arrange
ments for the Wedding
Completed

Ahene are busy Tines at the state
fair grounds. whore everything is be.
Ing put in the best possible shape for
the opening OF the fair next Monday.
On every hand improvements have
been made. new buildings have been
erected and the grounds placed in
readiness for the opening, and the in.
dications are that the feir will be bet.
ter patronlzed. by exhibitors and the
public generally, than ever in the past
Exhibits are already reaching the
grounds. Mrs. Wolf. tho Polk county
exhibitor. has been at the pavilion for
several days. arranging the Polk conn
~ exhibit. and she Is making n cpIen.
aid display OF the products OF that sec.
uon Nin other counties are prepar.
ing 10 sond exhibits here this year
10 compete for the prizes offered by
the board. They are: Marion. Wash.
lngton' Yamhill. Lane. Linn. Douglas,
Union and Umatilla. In addition 10
these county exhibits. Hood River will
make a dlaplny OF the fruits grown in
that Eoction.
Live Stock Exhibits.
The live stock IL large. ana there
will be a far better show OF cattle Of
the finest breeds than I'm former wears. !
Among those will be shorthorns. Hcr.
chords, Polled Angus. Red Polls. De. ,
Eons' holsteins. Brown Swiss. Jer. I,
Ayrshires and Galloways. Many !
nne animals registered stock. are be-
ing consigned from all over the North. |
west { The management OF the fair =
,or the stock sales which will be held
ially In the new arena. recently cor. =
'tructed on the grounds. u
New buildings have been erected in y
vi parts OF tho ground this year. ]. H. :
simmerly aud Joe Lavlguer. the con. (
FACTORS. having but just completed 4
helr work. Among the new buildings q
ERECTED are the now stalls In all parts n
u tho ground for the accommodation y
" the show stock; n nne stock payIl.
for show horses, with stalls for 40 +
.ninale; tho now 1.-Two stock arena: AZ
tails for premium cattle. and new
hoep stalls. while tho repairs made
ave been general and extensive. The
rand stand NJ the race track has been
thoroughly oyorheuled and repaired.
laced ON a cement foundation. and
tied with "A dozen private boxes for
ne accommodation OF the dlstln-
visitors to the fair, and for
ale 20 parties.
Many New Stands.
Many new stands have been erected
lls year In front OF the pavilion. and
OF these new structures are built
I'm "A View TO permanency that Is
ratlfying. Among these new struc.
res are those OF Nv. II. Cook. Ed. Ef.
,, j. u. Presnall, The Spa and 9th.
Arnold's merry.go-round Is already
4 he ground, and Oyster Billy"
has visited nearly every fair held
the grounds, Is also there. Mrs. n
Southwick is hitting up the Home
for the week, while MIR
ID Mrs. t. NJ. Law are running the
ataurant next TO the main gate.
llliam V. Wiley, OF Hillsboro. who
y the bar privilege Is already on
Q ground me prepared for the bust
49, Of the week, and others are CON.
< In daily.
Lots Of Fast Horses.
The greatest attraction can be found
the stalls devoted 20 the fast
rses' Here are the stables OF W. A.
ark, Jr, OF butte, Mont; Captain
'odall the great shipping man from
n Francisco; j. W. Miller. the Colo
10 millionaire; w. G. DuhlE OF Los
Igeles, and many others. the horses
the stables being the finest stock
or seen az the Lone Oak track, and
the weather Is favorable, the indL
ions are that all Kinds OF records
\ be broken next week.
state Fair Weddina.
rhe Journal has completed all ar
isements Tor the state fair weddine
ere will be as hne an ontdt as last
", an aluminium stove aud kitchen
NJ and a handsome bridal chamber
OF furniture, All that ia wanting
step forward aud have the cere-
ny performed In the pavilion by
nlarly ordained minister-P. s.
lght ofhciated last year. The dee.
tons. appropriate music aud the
Nd will not be wanting. An con.
that The Journal wedding iast
r was as nicely conducted an event
ever pulled on In Oregon. put.
or private II viii be duplicated