The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-10-04
INTERSTATE FAIR
IS Big SUCCESS

Under the most promising condi.
tions in its history, says the Spokes-
man Review, the thirteenth annaul
Tueday and will continue for two
weeks. All exhibits we're on hand
and the grounds in perfect condition
when the gates were thrown open to
the-public.
Fully l4,O0O people had paescd
thi ouPh the turnstiles during the day
and standing room was at premium
on cars leading to the fair grounds.
The grand parade and fancy dress
ball, in charge of the Mystic Order
of E-Nak Ops made the first evening
one long to be remembered.
Among the attractions to be seen at
the fair was the ColvilIe girls band of
10 pieces. The band is composed of
II girls about Ii years old, and is
said to be one of the best girl bands
In the northwest The band il uni
formed In white and presents an at
tractive appearance.
Fifty squaws, bucks and papOoses
are oamped under tepees at the Inter
state fair grounds. The Indians are
all of the Flathead tribe and are un-
der the direction of Arthur Dexter,
The main building Is filed TO over
flowing with the exhibits of fruit.
The Cheney Commercial club has a
fine exhibit of fruit and hay. Their
exhibit IL arranged in a rather unique
manner. All around the booth are
bales Of hay piled up almost to the
81 hA mali and thtg hn,,
set the exhibits of fruit. Most of the
fruit has been grown by James Lin
dahl. The fruit shows what can be
grown on nonirrigated land.
Wenatchee also has fine exhibit of
fruit, grain and hops, which IL in
charge of q. IL. Fairwell O. Brown
and W. Turner.
One of the best exhibits of green
fruit Is that from the Yakima district,
In charge of W. s. Wright and Will
liam Lee. In the exhibit of fruit are
~ boxes of choice apples, almost an
equal number of peaches, plums and
pears, and box of onions. Tho on
ioas average about two and one half
pounds each, the largest weighing
trihe over three pounds. The exhibit
also sincludes a fine showing of 20
varieties of grapes. The entire space
AIKEN by the EXHIBIT will make good
showing the race for the chamber
Of commerce prize of So, 600
More than 800 animals are entered
in the four principal departments of
the livestock exhibit, including l4O
cattle, so horses, 70 sheep and 40
hogs. The poultry department is the
most complete in the history of the
fair.
Fruit monopolizes the main exhi-
bltion building to large extent, and
rarely, " ever, has the exhibit been
surpassed in any section of the Unit
ed States or at any exposition. The
agricultural exhibit is scarcely less
wonderful
by day and night the home indus.
try building Is In the center of attIac-
tion. One of the most inter estiug
featur0a of this building Is the hatch
ing Of chickens In incubators. The
l50, 900 club has an interesting eXhih.
1t, consisting of q collection OF aTti
oles manufactured In Spokane, includ-
ing pretty nearly everything from baby
fGOd to a tombstone. A marble bust of
President Mckinley is feature of
tbis exhibit.
The midway consists of 10 different
shows, of which the circus is the
most pRetsnttona Probably the most
interesting exhibits are the baby inou,
hAtnrs, in which Hre two thriving la
bies
Probably che hit of the afternoon
on Mooday was the traokipR of the
fake muI defer BY itarry 1ITaper's
blood hon Oda
About $3.50 people paid admission
into she fair Tuesday, as against
sliRhtly more tba0 s, M last year.