Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-10-15
THE EDDyvILLE
GRANGE FAIR

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| The Harvest Home Fair and
Festival held by the Eddyyille
Grange at that place last Friday,
the Sth, was q most decided sue
cess In every particular The
day was fair and tie attendance
large. The exhibits Of the pro-
ducts from the farm, orchard,
! dairy, schools anu the home
were par excellent. in fact we
have never seen an exhibit any
where that could compare with
this exhibit. We doubt very
much any county in the United
States comparing with Lincoln
county, Oregon, in variety of
farm, orchard and garden pro-
ducts, and Eddyville seems TO be
located in one of the most pro-
ductive spots. The Grange Hall
was crowded and jammed with
exhibits most artistically ar
ranged, and even the people of
4 that neighborhood were sur
prised atthe excellent quality of
the produce raised there. Ex-
hibits were not confined entirely
to Eddyville. n. B. Ramsdell
and others of Elk City had large
displays of fine produce, but the
bulk Of the exhibits was pro-
duced in the Eddyville neighbor-
hood. One item that particular
ly caught the writer's eye was
corn. The corn on display
there would have put to shame
the product of the famous Mis-
sourfcorn belt. Not only were
the stalks tall and thrifty, but
the ears were large and well de-
veloped. We have, without
question, a good corn country
and our farmers are just begin
ming to realize the fact. Up to
within the past few years 1t has
been stated that corn would not
do well In this part of the coun-
, try, but that displayed at these
community fairs is fast disprov-
; ing this.
The exhibits were not the only
attractions at the Nddyville fair.
At the noon hour the upper
story Of the grange building was
converted into a feast room. All
brought lunch baskets and real
, old-fashioned picuic dinner was
srrea6. Everybody there had
plenty Of the very best things to
, eat with some to spare. 1t was
surely some feed!
. After dinner. came that great,
glitte' ing, glistenipg, clustering,
. glorious, gleeful, glib. gorgeous,
graceful, gracious. grlndIose,
f.rotesdue, gifted, ccnglommcr-
alton known as Bingling Bros.
! Circus. AS that fluent spieler,
H. o. Boynton, rightfully' re-.
! marked, there is not another
aggregation like this on the face
of the globe" The circus band,
; consisting of over a hundred
talented musicians-more or
Hess rendered, or rended, love-
ly music, the official master
piece being that lusciohs lullaby,
: How Dry AM" Immediately
following the parade the doors
, were thrown open and the per-
formance began. The wonder
lful aggregation of trained ami
mails was amazing. These wild,
, ferocious, man. eating beasts
i were, as the gifted, glib spieler
, said, captured at an enormous
expense In all parts Of the world
from Rose Lodge to the VIII.
loughby ranch on Little Elk
That wonderful, fearless trainer
Little Eva" showed remarkable
skin In handling these wild
beasts Of the jungle. We, who
, had the nerve or gall to sneak
: in behind the scenes, had the
pleasure Of meeting this beauti-
full little daredevil and learned
!, her real name. but promised up
: on our word Of honor not to di.
q vulge II. but we will give her in.
D itials. They are County Com.
q missioner William +. Wakefield
a Among the many other circus
attractions was Sandow, the
+ strongest man In the world, the
4 two Hottentot sisters-black
I~ shiney. greasy. lovely creatures
]. they were. The clown kept
3 things lively. This individual
0 gave a sweet potatoe sole, en-
' titled How Dry / Aln," which
was well received. The orches.
/, ira played How Dry I Am" the
great overture by William Nyt
|. or some other great composer
: And between each act the crowt
was entertained by that old IA.
maliar melody, How Dry I Am.
. Taking II all-around this circus
n was the funniest and best thinf