The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-24
ANNUAL MORROW COUNTY
FAIR PROVES BIGGER AND BETTER
EXHIBITS ARE MORE COMPLETE-M0RE AND KEEN
Err INTEREST Is TAKEN AND THE CROWDS ARE
LARGER-NEW BUILDINGS GIVE APPEARANCE OF
PERMANENCY NUMEROUS ATTRACTIONS PLEASE.

The man who said the Second An
nual Morrow County Fair would be
Bigger and Better said it right.
The Second Morrow County Fair has
proven 20 0e bigger anu better inan
its predecessor In every respect. The
crowrs were larger, the exhibits
were more complete and varied
and the side attractions were of a
higher class.
From the time the gates opened
Thursday morning, it seemed there
was continuous stream of people
pouring through the entrance gate.
had made preparations to attend the
best county fair in Oregon, were not
going to let the adverse weather con-
ditions hold them back
The new grounds and new build
ings gave the fair different air
than that of last year. There was
that feeling of permanency Anyone
have known but what we had been
holding county fairs for the past sew
eral years. Many expressions of sur
prise and many complimentary re-
marks were made by outsiders who
were visitors at the fair.
In the line of agricultural exhibits
two exhibits stood out head and
shoulders above all others. These
were the exhibits of Irrigon and of
Minor Brothers. The Irrigon exhib-
it was remarkable, when one con-
siders the newness of the country,
the arid belt in which it lies and the
number of people who are farming in
that section. In the exhibit were
dried peaches, ground cherries, al
monds, pumpkins, apples, corn,
melons, turnips, grapes, peaches and
canned fruits and jellies. The Irri-
gon exhibit captured over one hun
dred premiums, the majority of them
being blue ribbons. The exhibit was
well arranged and brought forth
much favorable comment. Much
credit for this is due to Mr.. and Mrs.
C. l.. Roadruck, who had charge Of
the exhibit. Irrigon won the Com
munity blue ribbon prize as we'll as
the first prize for fruit exhibit.
Minor Exhibit Takes Sweepstakes.
The Minor exhibit, consisted of
products entirely from the farms Of
C. A. and w. O. Minor. This exhibit
was a revelation. Visitors who saw
it were slow to believe that every
thing it included was produced in
Morrow county. The background
was made of grains, mostly wheat
barley, rye and oats. On the table
in front were to be seen pumpkins,
onions, egg plants, corn, apples, cit
rons, grapes, potatoes of several var
ieties. One variety of potato. Mr..
Minor called "topless potatoes The
majority of his potatoes were topless
this year, he said, on account of the
pestiferous grasshoppers. He had a
goodly exhibit of these, which he la
bled, Not as large as Butter creek
hoppers, but better rustlers." Many
of the canned goods attracted much
attention and comment. There were
canned peas, canned plums, canned
gooseberries, (the largest we ever
saw canned tomatoes, and many
other products which the Minor
Brothers prepared not only this
year but what they usually prepare
for the supplying of their many
ranches over the south end of Nor
row county. They will put up over
400 jars of fruit and vegetables,
including sauer kruat, this year.
In the Minor display there were
125 grains and grasses, In the ar
ranging of this exhibit, Mr.. Minor
would have most of the credit given
to o. e. Freytag. The display OF
flowers, consisting of astors, dahlias,
geraniums, and roses, was beau
tiful one.
Another part of the Minor exhibit
was that of the pheasants. This
exhibit contained silver pheasants,
golden phaesants and China phacs-
ants. All these birds live in their
natural state along the various
creeks which run through the Minor
farms. They are beautiful birds,
and they are living testimonial OF
what can be done in the raising OF
wild game in this county if the prop
er care is exercised.
Children's Display Well Arranged.
The childrens display in charge OF
Judge G.. G. Patterson was well ar
ranged, and much more comprehen'
sive exhibit than last year. The
work of Supt. Notson in instilling
the industrial idea" in the minds
of the school children of the county
is noticeable from the results of this
display. Only school children Il
years and younger were permitted