The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1906-10-06
ITnE GOVERNOR VISITS US
NOTHING BUT PRAISE FOR OUR MAG.
NlFIcHNT COUNTRY.
EhtIre Party Most AsreesbIy Surprised and
Predict q Great Future for us--
Tom Richardson Sends Regrets.

lain and party arrived in this cit,
"Wednesday at noon and wer
greeted by very Representative
and enthusiastic crowd Of Harne'
county citizens who had gathered
to do him honor.
Besides the Governor the part,
was composed of Hon. jefferson
Myers, presiden, of the Lewis anc
Clark fair commission and now al
the head of the state commission
for the jamestown exposition nexl
year; Oswold West, State Land
Agent; Joseph Barton, general
manager CT the Sumpter Valley;
Hon. n. Hart, state senator for
Baker, Harney and Malheur, and
DIR. w. b. Morse, member of the
state board Of health
Several Of our local citizens ac-
companied President Marsden of
the "Push Club" out to Poison
creek where the party was taken
in charge and escorted to the city.
The band boys met them a, the
entrance to Burns and marched to
Main Street Here the public
school and high school pupils were
gathered and greeted the Govern
or with rousing cheers. Flags
were flying all over town and the
Governors picture was quite con-
spicuous among the decorations.
Governor Chamberlain stepped
from his carriage after the greet
ing of the school children and adj
dressed them, at once winning
the hearts of all his hearers in his
usual happy way. The ladies
band also participated in welcom-
ing our chief executive.
After luncheon the party was
escorted to the fair grounds where
Governor Chamberlain spoke to
an immense throng tina, had gath
cred to do him honor. He paid
m excellent tribute to the great
iarney Country and predicted a
great future for it. He insisted
hat we do not realize our oppor-
unities and possibilities. Like all
'thers who view Harney Valley
or the first time, the Governor
vas most agreeably surprised to
ind such an immense body Of
lne agricultural land. Tie spoke
u our isolation and what a change {
would come m the immediate fu-
lre upon the advent of railroads. :
Thursday afternoon the Gov q
rnor addressed the Indians from &
he grand stand after DIR. Nlarsden
ad spoken to them in their own 6
lnguage. ?
AT the Governors own request =
lere was no special effort made :
entertain him in PARTICULAR {,
{ mingled with the crowd At the q
III grounds, visited the pavilion, !, !
he racing, stables, dined and visit o
4 informally with his personal u
lends, as suited his own pleasure. y
his added to his popularity and s
ade all feel thai he was indeed al
! executive to be proud Of. He
as here as the guest OF all the a,
,ople and to get acquainted with Al
em-to view this magnificent A
land Empire and thoroughly ia y,
illarize himself with conditions A
{ better TO act intelligently upon
matters coming before him
S an evidence of his appreciation
his treatment by our people, :
'vernor Chamberlain promised
ends that he will come again, &
sslbly next fall, and will spend N
whole week with the good peo-
OF Harvey county. n
Hon. Jefferson Myers delivered An
address at the grand stand On
Iursday afternoon in which he II
ltrasted the exhibit at the fair
year with that of three years IA
when he visited us for the
It time. "Jeff" has been sing y
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