The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
THIRD ANNUAL MORROW FAIR PASSES
INTO HISTORY As THE BEST EVER
Rapid Growth of Industrial Clubs Schools Is Shown By Re-
suits Of Years Work Displayed Brothers Win First
In Agricultural Exhibs-Mr and Mrs Bayless Burton H.
Peck, F. D. Cox Among Other Winners

ripe oats. An attempt at word des-
cription Of the Minor exhibit would
be useless, but the fact that it took
first prize over all other excellent dis
plays should be sufficient. Anyway, it
seemed that everything was there
that you could imagine being posi-
BILE to produce on the farm. When
every exhibitor at the Morrow coun-
ty fair gets the enthusiasm into his
display that these men do, this coun-
ty will have an easy time in main
tanning her lead at the head of the
agricultural procession in Eastern
Oregon.
1rrigOn Display Excellent.
Irrigon brought over a great var
iation of fruits, vegetables and mel
ons, The Morrow county city in the
north is just beginning to get results
from the irrigated tracts and is prov
ing to the public that for truck far
ming" they can't be beat. Grapes of
all sizes and colors and withal, high
quality, were on display at this booth
and the prediction that some day this
land will be the Italy of America
seems to be proving true. Iggiron
people walked away with nearly ev-
erything in the grape awards. The
booth was in charge of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. L. Roadruck, Irrigon boosters from
the very beginning, and they are en-
thusiastic. Mr.. Roadruck states that
the government ditch at Irrigon will
be finished by November.
Burton H. Peck had beautiful
display of grains on the west wall,
products of his Sagenhurst farm.
Mr.. Peck has an established reputa-
tion as successful dry farmer, and
his exhibit this year proves that he
is still getting results. Mr.. Peck
took first prize on his display of
grain
w. o. Bayless Wins.
w. 0. Bayless, of Rhea creek, had
on display vegetables, products Of his
farm, that were literally covered with
blue ribbons. Mr.. Bayless took first
prize on his mammoth Morrow
squash, first on cabbage and corn and
first on pumpkins. Much of Mr.. Bay
less's display has been taken to the
State Fair at Salem and later will be
exhibited at the Land Products Show
in Portland.
Outside the agricultural pavilion
the crowd was kept busy viewing the
poultry and stock exhibits, witness
ing the big free attractions and en-
joying the amusements furnished by
the various shows and concession
stands on the grounds. The band
concerts did much to enliven the Wis
itors and in the evening dancing was
indulged in until a late hour. For
some unknown reason, the dances
were not patronized as we'll this year
as last and receipts from this source
fell considerably short of last year.
Saturday was the big day of the
celebration, this being Pioneers and
Home Coming Day. Early in the
morning special train from lone
brought large number of the Egg
City people to town and farmers
from the surrounding country began
to arrive in the city at an early hour
The feature of the forenoon attrac-
tions on this day was the stock par
ade.
In the afternoon Ex-Governor T.
T. Geer, of Portland, addressed the
Morrow county pioneers at the Fair
grounds. Mr.. Geer came to Heppner
through the courtesy of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce.