Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-09-08
EXPOSITION ITEMS.
Of Interest to Benton County
People by Special
Correspondent.

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Celebration gotten up by the
Foreign Commissioners and Ex-
hibitors, in b. nor of President
H. w. Goode, which was he'd at
the Auditorium on Sunday after
noon at S O'Clock. 1t was an in
vitation affair, and the large hall
was filled. H. B. Hardt and
Count Michael Barzimof, of
Russia, were the masters of cere-
mony, while the stage manage
ment was IN the able hands of
S. P. Mould, of the Kiralfy Co.
The different foreign countries
having representatives here, each
contrlbutedspecialties Characters
tic of their several countries.
The Tenth Infantry Band furn-
ished the music, and the Nation
al Air of each country was given
on the entrance of the representa-
tive group from that nation.
Austro-Hungary furnished
some Tyrolean singing and fancy
dancing. The British Empire
some good singing and a S. ottish
hornpipe to the music of bag
pipes. Italy gave fine duet,
which received an encore. Ger
many gave a drinking song by a
double quartette and a fine act
by a group of young turner's.
Holland and Switzerland con-
tributed peasant dances by young
ladies. Several of the Oriental
combine contributing characteris-
tic sports and pastimes. After
the performance, which lasted
nearly two hours. the affair
wound up with banquet at the
Little Hungary Restaurant.
On the day of the great fire
on the East side, when the ware
houses on the river bank were
burned, and the 6re leaped the
river and caught in the plant o.
the Eastern and Western Lum.
Der Co., there was great scare
at the Fair grounds. The wild
est stories were in circulation
The wind was blowing directly
from the East and the Fair build
ings were in the track. Peopl,
left the grounds by hundreds
The guards covered the roofs o
the buildings, and getting ou
the hose wet down all the roofs
r Flying cinders reached tn
grounds. Exhibitors were max
ing plans for carrying out ant
storing their goods. Fear wa
in every eye. The souveni
sellers began reckoning up thei
: past misdeeds and even th
j opticians, callous sinners thougl
y they are, shook for fear the fir
S was a judgment on them for thei
y sins of overreaclling. Rumo1
i |of monster meeting to pray fo
: a change Of wind was circulated
y But the fire boys did good wor
g at the lumber plant, and by tn
: middle of the afternoon th
e danger was over. Then th
), cheating commenced again.
e The airship proved itself
success, when conditions ar
It favorable, making a strikingl
Unsuccessful trip early in the weel
n and failure on Saturday on al
count of high winds. Thoug
IS the problem of aerial navigatio
L is partially solved, there is still
J. chance for many improvement
:. in the detail of the ships, befol
of they will surersede railroads.
Benton county booth in Il
,f Agricultural Building has hs
~ ~ two big days when it was an q
Ialject of universal interest. Th
Sc was on ''peach day'' and "prur
1eI eIdav.' On the first occasie
IN many bushels of peaches we
I'd given away, and on the latte
Certainly the coun
was we'll advertised on both c
casions. The fruit was of supe
Of off ior quality and everyone who I
to ceived a sample spoke a go
ng word for little Benton.
in in Harold Woodcock and part
sc consisting of Miss Mary Danr
II man and Mrs. w. n. Savas
have been putting in their vac
bel ton in this city, and were f
luuent visitors at the Fair grount