Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-25

| P'"'' Oouhou iIullS' JnreSueO grains,
alfalfa and many other products, the
whole composing most attractive dis
play.
Linn countys booth is in itself an
exhibit of So kinds of wood native to
the county. Two decorative pyramids
show this years grain in straw, and
Centennial wheat more than seven feet
tall is displayed. Other exhibits in
clude gloves from the Brownsville glove
factory, 80 varieties of new grasses
including vetch twelve and half feet
long and third-crop alfalfa, an eighty
pound pumpkin and many vegetables.
fruits both fresh and preserved, leather
from four tanneries, and products
of the Brownsville wooden mill.
Two tall stalks of bamboo and a dis
play Of figs and tobacco, with rye in
the straw ten feet tall luscious peaches,
and copper and gold ores tell of the
versatility of Douglas county. Mrs.
+. f. Boswell OF Boswell Springs has
on exhibition some paintings OF decided
merit, and the mineral springs are ex-
plotted. Lane county has big booth
filed with exhibits. fruit and grain
displays predomnating. Wheat in the
straw six feet eight inches tall and rye
eight feet tall are striking displays,
and other exhibits include all kinds of
threshed grain, wool, prunes, hops,
corn, canned goods and vegetables.
Benton county's booth, recently re-
, modelled, is now one of the most attrac.
tive. Oats and wheat in the straw are
used effectively in panel decorations,
, and other products OF the county are
attractively displayed. A big assort-
ment of ores constitutes the striking
feature of Josephine's exhibits, which
include also marble, furniture made
from woods native to the county, and a
case of big nuggets that have been
much admired. Yamhill has great
variety OF displays, which include good
showings of hops, canned goods, fresh
' fruits of many kinds, honey, and dried
s fruits.
Umatilla county has some big water
y MELONS on exhibition. The best
onions seen anywhere are exhibited by
= Umatilla, and the other displays in
clude wool. grain in the sheaf, and a
pyramid of grain in straw. A mounted
= deer is an attractive feature. Threshed
grains under glass, arranged in attrac-
tive design, are a pleasing feature of
y Polk counlys showing, which includes
also pyramid OF canned fruits and
S vegetables, an attractive display of
II potatoes and garden truck, some big
S peaches, and large feur display.
G Lack of space forbids more than
e passing mention of the displays of the
& displays of the other counties. all of
s which, however, are OF the same excel
s. lence as those already described.
J, Baker county has confined its attention
principally to an excellent apple dis
play. Big peaches and apples, garden
truck, and fine showing of nuggets
u constitute the striking features of the
s. Jackson county booth. Fruits, grains,
II wool. ores and building stones, paint
II ings of Wallowa Lake and Falls and
l. Aneroid Lake, are exhibited by Wallowa
o county, and some twenty ounce apples
just received have beeu much admired.
t Twenty varieties of apples, some fine
g watermelons and canteloupes, wool
7, from seventeen big growers, flour, and
}. threshed grain are shown by Wasco
Q county. Blue stem wheat in small
S sacks is given out as Il free souvenir.
9 Some large photographs show how
|, farming is done in Sherman county,
Q and the county has representative
}. exhibit of its resources. Apples and
e pears are displayed on plates by Union
Q county, in an attractive booth, the
p feature of which is a pavilion in the
VI center that is decorated by grain in the
o straw. A great variety of displays is
y shown in the Washington county booth,
g including big potatoes, apples as large
e, as croquet balls, plums and canned
8 stuff, -four from several mills, squashes
d and garden truck. Wool, in big sacks,
o in baskets, and in glass front cases,
n and model of sheep ranch are strik-
J, ing features of Morrow county's show
j. ing, while Malheur shows honey, fresh
a fruits and vegetables, grains, alfalfa,
@ aud tirst-class wool from Barren valley.
w. Il. BRINDLEY.