Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-10-06
NEARLY 800 PEOPLE FROM THIS
CITY IN ATTENDANCE.
INTERESTING BABY SHOW
attractive List Of Premiums Brought
Out Many Prize Winning
Fruits and Vegetables

The Williams grange fair, which
TOOK place Thursday and Friday,
was an event of more than ordinary
Importance not only to the people
OF that vicinity but to 200 or $50
cltizens OF Grants Pass Who graced
the occasion by their presence.
The weather during the two davs
was ideal in every particular. The
tair was held in the two story grange
building and the display Of fruits.
grains and vegetables was splendid.
and was spoken OF In the highest
terms by all visitors. Ou the second
floor was collection of ladies'
I goods, consisting Of artistic needle
work of every description, including
embroidery, chochet, quilting and
eyeryth ng that comes under ladies'
textile fabrics. Cookery and donles-
tic science covered considerable
space and attracted no little atten-
tion.
Grants Pass Day.
Friday was Grants Pass day and
from early morning until late in the
evening the people OF the county seat
came and went, seemingly without
intermission.
A feature which attracted large
y. att~ntion was-tho baby show, and
this was managed most successfully.
There were five entries and two
prizes were awarded, consisting of a
gold nugget for the handsomest girl
under one year and another for the
handsomest boy Of the same age.
These were awarded as follows: The
baby of Mrs Warren Nee won the
girl prize and the little son Of Mrs.
G.. e Cox won the other. AS q mat
ter Of course everybody was deeply
interested in this incident Of the
fair.
Some Graceful Riders.
During the afternoon horses were
exhibited. First came the ladies
mount with seven entries These
were graceful riders and their horses
bore evidence Of being VOL bred ami
mails. The judges. after careful ex-
animation, awarded Miss Lia1ie
Lemon the blue ribbon and Miss
Minnie Vinyard the red ribbon
In buggy horsese there was a good
display ard the draft animals were
spoken of as being nj superior qual.
i.y There was fine showing of
sucking colts and these attracted
general attention.
After the livestock exhibit had
been passed upon. some of the boys
got up pony race, which amused
the crowd and kept things moving.
Following this came trottlng race
which closed the afternoons pro-
ceedings.
Grants Pass people were loud in
their praises of the fair and its man
agement. The ride from the city
made everybody hungry, but ample
provision had been made, and coffee
and sandwiches, likewise tea and
cakes were served to all who desired
such refreshments.
Splendid First Event.
The expression seemed to be gen
eral that the Williams grange fair
was the starting OF most commend
able movement which will make II
highly popular In the future. When
Il is considered that the whole busi-
ness was undertaken and carried out
in less than two weeks. II certainly
presents a remarkable instance Of
good work done in a very short time.
J. w. Turvey. the manager, was the
moving spirit everywhere; he pos
sessed the happy faculty Of drawing
to his aid both men and women and
through these the whole was made
success.
More than so automobiles from
Grants Pass we're in the servIece TO
convey the people to and from the
fair. Another rear, the automo-
biles will be largely increased In