Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-30

amusement committee may succeed
in securing as one Of the great at.
fractions . match game Of baseball
between the Portland and Los Angeles
league teams which are to be holding
forth in the northern metropolis.
Although this Is not an as yet an as
sured fact, yet the committee is put
ting forth every effort to bring 1t
about
Those desiring to rent space on the
fair grounds for exhibition purposes
should apply to Secretary Marshall,
at the Telephone Office at once, as
the desirable places are being rapidly
taken and those who want TO make q
good showing should get in at once
and secure good positions.
Henry Baoher has done the hand
some thing by the fair management
in offering it the free use of his va
cant lot, adjoining the power plant.
for any purpose it may see fit to
use the same to help along with the
! fair.
An important meeting is called for
the various all committees to be held
at the Commercial Club rooms, at z
O'Clock, sharp, Saturday, evening.
Reports from the committees will be
made and matters of vital interest to
every citizen interested in the sue.
cess of the fair and the convention
will be considered. All members of
the di ferent cOmittees are urged to be
in attendance and all citizens at all
interested are urged to come out
to offer suggestions and to par
ticipate in the proceedings of the
meeting. This meeting should be
very largely attended.
The oommmittee having in hand
the horse exhibit, which is composed
Of Messrs. Geo. Lewis. II. L. Reed
and Fred Knox met in the Office of
Supt Meserve yesterday and con-
sidered matters Of Importance with
regard to the horse show at the
coming fair. They report that they
have been receiving very much en-
couragement from the owners Of
horses all over the valley and that
everything seems to indicate that
J there will be q most excellent show
ing along this line at the NEE ing.
The question as to what Kind Of
horses will be allowed to compete
for the premiums has arisen and the
committee passed rules governing
this matter and many other such
things. Only registered stations can
try for the prizes, but any good
brood mare can enter the lists, al
though colts except those under Q
years will have to be registered, only
those having a registered sire and
dam Will be permitted TO contest for
hn
complete aud there will be several
special awards made which are not
mentioned on it. One inter, sting feat
nre of the horse showing will be the
parade and then will come "Tug of
War" with horses pulling against
each other. The teams will be
hitched to stone boat and the teams
which pulls the longest and tile great.
est distance will carry off the honors.
The committee proposes to make the
horse exhibit one OF the very best il
not the best OF all the fair and from
all reports they will come near soc.
ceeding in their undertaking.
Grants Pass will keep open house
during the covention and fair" re-
marked an enthusiastic citizen who
Is doing all in his power to make the
fair a great big success. THE hotels,
restaurants. lodging houses, and pri-
vate homes will throw open their
doors to the visitors and the prices
charged will be not one bit larger
that when no such event is taking
place. You may say that Grants
Pass people propose to make all
necessary preparations and that
there VIII be plenty of accommoda.
tions for all who come. We mean to
give the strangers a most favorable
impression OF our city and people.
This reminds ms that each person
should clean up his yard aud make
things around his home place look
as neat and attractive as possible.
This is Grants Pass chance to do
some most effective advertising.
L1t's all mill tooatbar,,