Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-07-27

house for the curios they are to
bring with them 1t will be an In
teresting sight and well worth the
time to tarry for an hour, Here,
too. the old Indian fortune teilers
will hold sway to show their proWess
at telling the fates with the cards.
Out on the side of the hill the In
dians will pitch their tented city and
live the life old Chief Concomly and
his followers lived. They will journey
to the banks of the Columbia to fish
! for their salmon, even as did Chief
Concomly. and their tepees will have
the same smoke curls going out the
tops as did those of the Indians OF
century ago.
All the tribal traditions will be
preserved here as they were CEN
tury ago. They will take the priced
Moorehouse collection of Indian head
dresses and go through all the Old
war dances, the marriage dances, the
funeral dances and the peace pact
ceremonies that their forefathers did
back in 1911. Also will they parti-
cipate in the historic pageans which
will be given to paint anew the found
ing of Astoria, the treaty with the
whites, the marriage of old Chief Con
comly's daughter to McDougall and
such events as went along with the
century of decline of the Indian as
factor in the government OF this
country.
On the butte close to the County
Exhibit building there will be erected
Trail in which some twenty
shows" will be maintained for the
amusement of man and child. These
shows are being contracted for from
ali parts of the country and when
they open up here the Midway and
such features as made big expositions
of our country famous will be in,
stalled for the amusement of the
thousands who are bound to be at
the centennial celebration.
Just how many of these features
will be presented depends upon the
available space. General Manager A.
A. Tremp is in communication with
at least three score features and spec
tacles which are available, but he is
culling out the best in the land be-
fore closing contracts with them Also
he is not contracting for a show un-
til he has investigated the show and
Plans are under way now for a
stock show which will bring about
100 head of the best stock in the
country to the City Park enclosure,
and it is the estimate of the centen-
nial committee that about $1,000 in
cash prizes will be awarded at the
conclusion of this show
Members of the six oranges in the
county are working with a special
committee to draft the details of this
big feature and it is thought that
plenty of good cattle will be on ex
hibition to back up the county re-
source exhibit Certainly if this fea-
ture is not big one no one but the
farmers are to be blamed, and they
insist that they have plenty of pure
bred cattle to make this stock show
big success and an interesting fea-
ture.
Ellerys band, which played at the
Coronation ceremonies in England
and which is now on the way here
after touring Great Britain, coming
directly here from Edinburgh, Scot
land, will play afternoon and evening
at the Stadium, and this feature alone
is one which is worth a dollar to
hear. This is the big band of the
United States, and Mr.. Ellery is de-
termined to make unusual prepara-
tiOns to satisfy the visitors to the
centennial. He has in mind a big
concert tour and we'll advertising the
merits of his band with the best kind
of music to thousands who will be
here from all parts of the country,
he will be able to easily book his
tour if his music is artistic. If he
does not produce the goods" it will
put him out of business. Hence his
desire to. render a sterling engage
ment here.
Distinguished visitors such as Gov
ernor West, Governor Hiram Johnson
lof California, and the officers of the
visiting naval vessels will be enter
tanned at the Stadium and the public
addresses of such men as James J.
Hill, Louis W. Hill will be made
from this vantage point All, or
nearly all public speaking will be
from the Staudium and everyone in
the grounds may hear well because
of the natural site of the Stadium.
The tallest flag pole in the world
will be erected on top of the hill
within City Park, and it is certain
to attract a great deal of comment.
This pole is 2191a feet high an is
one single stick" of timber contain
ing millions of feet Of timber. It
is more than three feet thick at the
base and 10 inches through at the
top. Just now this timber is down
at the Hammond Lumber Company S
place, but it will be tOwed up the
river and dragged up the hill to the
park with hug donkey engine, where
| it will be erected in the center of
the park. With a huge pennant to
/ fiat from this pole, the centennial
grounds will be visible for miles.
/ These are the big features which
will be at the City Park alone. Scat.
tered at vantage points downtown
will be various shows and carnival
/ features such as are usually in evi-
dence at high classed pageants. There
will be Ferris Wheels, Joy Rides,
numerous riding devices, and mirth-
provoking amusements such as have
made COney Island Dreamland, Luna
Park and similar amusement resorts
nationally famous
There will be six historical parades,
the pyrotechnical display by the Hit
Fireworks Company of Seattle, ma
rine pageants, regatta, automobile
races at Goa rhardt Roach curiu,r,fr O