Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-09
Chief Executive Of State to
Deliver Address Friday
at Fair Grounds.
ALL IS NOW IN READINESS
Manager J. E. Calder An
nounces Everything Ready
for Doors to Open

When the Chehalis county fair as
sociation opens it's doors to the public
tomorrow, residents of this section
will be greeted with an exhibition
seldom eXcelled in any county in the
state. The arrangements have been
completed and the dates for the var
iouS cities in the county have beer
set.
Governor NJ. f Hay will a guest OF
honor at the fair Friday, this being
: Governors and Southwest Washing
ten day. The Governor will deliver an
address in the grand stand on that
day at three O'Clock in the afternoon
Tuesday will be Elma and east end
OF Chehalis county day. The Elma del
esaton will bring a brass band, which
will furnish music that afternoon and
evening in addition to the fair band
In addition to Elma Day, baby show
will be held. All members who enter
children in the show, will be admitted
free of charge.
Wednesday will be Montesano,
Westport and Moclips Day, the Monte
sano band furnishing the music. Mon
tesanO will come with a large crowd
to take possession of the fair on that
day.
Thursday will be Hoquiam and Alb
erdeen day, as well as school childrens
day. This being Columbus day, ma
tiOnal holiday, the school children
will be admitted free of charge. The
Hoquiam band will furnish the music
for the occasion.
Then comes Governors day at which
a large crowd from all over the county
will be present. Governor Hay will be
in attendance at the big meeting of
the Southwestern Washington Devel.
opment association.
Barn is Ready.
Contrary to ALL expectations, the
big barn where the cattle will be hous-
ed, was finished Saturday evening by
kretz brothers. The big building has
been erected in a week.
The space under the grand stand
has been fixed up for the poultry eX-
hibit. 1t has been f1oored and ceiled
and windows installed making it quite
a roomy place and ideal for such a
show. The coops are being prepared
for the birds to be exhibited.
Inside the enclosure, booths have
and one can get anything they desire
in the way of sweetmeats, fruits ETC.
The big pavilion has been trans
formed into show house. The hard
wood floor has been covered with
paper, then timbers laid across it and
floor built over it, The booths have
been completed and work of deco
rating them is under way.
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ticket houses have been erected and
gates built.
Seven Carloads of Stock.
More than seven cars of stock and
other material will be unloaded on
the spur at the park, everything being
prepared for unloading the cattle,
which will be taken in over the street
railway company's track to the
grounds. A carload of Shetland
ponies from North Yakima to be used
at the fair grounds for entertaining
children with rides, will arrive today
A number of North Yakima Indians
with blanket and feather costume
will give their war dance and other
exhibitions on The Chute" A rcr
ry go round will also be erected.
The entries for the poultry show
will be more than $50 and every coop
will be occupied. Many fine birds
will be shipped in by out of town
breeders, while Chehalis county will
have fine exhibition. S. N. ,Kegley
of Vesta has his birds here and, others
are being taken to the grounds today
for the opening of the show.
Judges of poultry: Fred A. Johnson
of Tacoma.
Judge of stock.
Judge of grain, etc. c. w. Hatch.
M. j. Flanagan will give exhibitions
of capronizing each day, also explain
atOry lectures while he is doing the
work
w. II. Hay, in charge of the veget-
able. grain and fruit exhibitions has
everything on the ground for his de-
partment.
The following departments will be
looked after by the assistants selected
by managers J. +. Calder: Superin-
tendent of poultry, J. E. Hutchinson;
Superintendent of Needle Work, Mrs.
J. E. Hutchinson: Grain annd Fruit,
w. H. Hay; Stock. A. Spar.
Committees in connection with the
ladies departments of the Chehalis
county fair are as follows:
Division Bread, fruit jellies,
pickles, jams-Mrs. w. b. Mack, chair
man; Mrs. S. G. Kaufman, Mrs. Min
ME Leitch, Mrs ]. G. Lewis, Mrs. Nc
Clymont. Mrs. F. M. Potter, Mrs.
Quackenbush, Mrs. H. F. Robinson,
Mrs. L. H. Burnett, Mrs. J. B. Bridges,