Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-22
PREPARATION COMPLETE
Superintendent Seymour Outlines Pro-
gram For School Children's
Industrial Fair.

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week, promises to be even bigger and
better in every respect than the two
preceding. The idea Of holding an
annual Fair has so to speak, "grown
on the people" until the support and
assistance accorded by the parents,
teachers and children in every school
district has become thing practic-
ally unanimous.
OF the preparations for the big three
days entertainment, which are already
practically completed, County School
Superintendent H. @. Seymour, who
has been working hard in the interest
of the coming Fair almost ever since
the close of the one held last year,
gives the following outline;
"The Third Annual School Child
ren's Fair for Polk county will be held
in the W. o. W. hall in Dallas, We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday, Sep
tember 80, October and 3.
"The Committee in charge have
secured the W. 0. W. hall for the Fair,
so no matter how hard it might rain
everything will be under roof, and
rain, if it comes, should not keep any
one away from the fair.
Many prizes have been offered by
farmers and breeders Of hogs, cattle,
sheep, turkeys, chickens and pigeons.
All Of these prizes are Of first -class
stock and are we'll worth winning.
"Whiteside & Cooper, proprietors of
the moving picture show in the Riley
building, bave come forward and
offered the committee the use OF their
large tent for the fair. This tent will
be erected near the W. o. W. building
and parties offering livestock as prizes
will have the prizes at the fair and
they will be placed on exhibition in
the big black tent.
Children living near railroad or
stage lines can place their exhibits on
the trains or the stages and send them
to the School Children's Fair Commit
tee. Charges will be paid by the COM
mittee. Those sending exhibits this
way must be careful to have all
exhibits labeled, so that the committee
will know to whom to send the prizes,
and also what record to make OF the
articles. These labels may be secured
by writing or telephoning to the
County Superintendent's office, and he
will mail them at once.
The parade of school children will
take place on Thursday, October l, at
2 p. m. Starting from the public
school building, north on Main street
to the northwest corner of the Court
house square, then east one block,
then south to the W. o. w. hall. A
prize Of a beautiful globe will be
offered to the school outside Of Dallas
having the highest percent Of children
in line. Let every teacher and child
make an earnest endeavor to have
their district we'll represented and win
the prize.
Several schools that will be in ses-
sion during the Fair will close for the
day of the parade and will send theil
schools in body to the Fair.
Special rates have been offered by
Mr.. Hirschberg on the motor line FOL
the children from Independence, Mon
mouth and the country adjacent, and
Mr.. Gerlinger has made an Offer OF
special rates on the Salem, Falls City
and Westeyn r. r., and we may also
secure several special trains.
"The business men and citizens OF
Dallas have donated literally for a
watermelon feast for the children thai
be in the parade, and after the parade
each and every child will be banqueted
upon watermelon. Think OF it child
ren A ton of Watermelonsl
"A good program has been arranged
for each evening and the Dallas band
has been secured, which insures thai
the band music will be Of the best.
"It is only few days now until the
fair and we earnestly hope that every
boy and girl 10 the county will try
and have something on exhibition
and IL you have nothing to exhibit
come anyway and see what the othel
boys and girls are doing, and then gel
In the parade and show that you are
proud to be classed as one OF the school
children OF Polk county, the county
that doaa thfnOa"