The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-06
OKANOGAN EXHIBIT AT FAIR
HESPERIDES

The Okanogan county exhibit at
Fair Hesperides was a most credit |
able one, winning all large prizes for
fruit in the classes in which it was
entered, also winning Great Northern
trophy loving cup and first prize of
$50, as the best exhibit of fruit.
Beginning with Thursday morning
proceeding the fair the fruit was COL
lected from Oroville to the Methow,
the major portion coming from the
Brewster country. Mr.. Clifford
Chase of Brewster laid aside his work
and devoted the entire time of him.
self and car, to collecting this fruit,
and the credit for the success of the
exhibit is due to hiS untiring labors.
The exhibit was shipped to We
natchee on Saturday preceding the
fair. 1t was taken down by Mr.. Cliff
ford Chase of Brewster, Mr.. A. J.
Hope of Twisp, and County Agricul-
turist j. A. Hughes. An experienced
packer was there hired to repack the
fruit. Mr.. Dave Gellately, who is
known throughout the west as a past
master in arranging exhibits, arranged
and decorated the exhibit. Mr. Gel
lately worked all night long two
nights. Enough praise and apprecia-
ton cannot be given for his splendid
work. With all hands working day
and night, by nine o'clock ON Tuesday
morning the exhibit was completely
arranged and Okanogan county's fruit
was declared as the most perfect fruit
| and the most artistically arranged, at
the fair. No names, save Okanogan
county, appeared on the exhibits.
In the single box contest five en-
| tries were made, representing five
leading varieties of Okanogan county.
The results were:
Jonathan, first prize; Old Winesap,
first prize; Grimes Golden, first prize /;
Esopus Spitz, first prize; White Pear
main, second prize.
| The Pearmains scored much higher
than any other exhibit but were pull
cd down because the pack was not as
good as others.
1t is impossible to say just where
this fault was from, as all boxes were
robbed to make these five entries. As
near as can be estimated the Jona-
thans were from Mr.. Mikcl, of Brew
ster, the Winesaps from Mr.. Millbury
OF Brewster, the Pearmains from Mr..
Anvil of Brewster, the Spitz from Mr..
| Bowerman of Oroville, Mr.. Sprowl of
Omak, Mr.. Shull of Okanogan, Mr.. A.
l. Smith of Brewster and Mr.. Adams
of Pateros, and the Grimes Golden
from Mr.. Kirkpatrick of Omak, with
some from Mr.. Douglas of LOOMS.
The box of Grimes Golden won silver
loving cup for scoring the most points
OF any box at the fair.
| Ten plates were exhibited in the
plate contest, and all plates won rib
bons 1t is impossible to give names
cf varieties and ranks of ribbons of
plate exhibits at the present time.
The cups and scor' will be exhibit
ed in all banks of the county and the
money won by the exhibit will be
used to defray the expenses of the ex-
hibit, and to buy present for Mr..
Gellately. The remainder will be ap-
piled to the fund of the carload ex-
hibit to be sent to Frisco.
| Many thanks and appreciation are
extended to the following people who
SO materially assisted Mr. Chase and
myself in collecting this exhibit:
A. P. Murray, of Oroville; Albert
Wotring, and Dale Greene, of Omak;
Charlie Rhomboltz, Of Okanogan:
Messrs. Anvil, Millbury, Mikel, Smith.
Gamble and Gillespie, of Brewster;
Messrs. Adams, Toeky, and Dodd, of
Pateros.
]. A. HUGHES,
County Agriculturist and Agent, u. s.
| Department of Agriculture.