The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-09-18
STAGE IS SET
FOR THE FAIR
TENTS AND SHEDS FOR EXHIBITS
County Event Will Be on High School Attn
letic Grounds Every Moment
Will Be Interesting

county ilrst annual talr tomorrow and
Saturday at the athletic grounds of the
high school. Two huge tents and large
sheds will house exhibits of livestock
and poultry. Fruit, grain, culinary
and art exhibits will find place In the
/ high school building The fair will re
suit in reviying interest in apple eN-
h!bits. The valleys apple fairs We're
/ formerly the most interesting events
annually bat they We're discontinued
after 1911. For the past eight years
school children Of the county have par
/ ticipated each September in an indus
/ trial school fair. This event has been
combined with the adult fair this year
| As result Of the rivalry of their ell
des, the children, it is said, will have
| the best exhibits ever offered this year
Tie fair board has endeavored to Sc
cure features that Will enhven every
moment of the two days Of fair. A
tractor demonstration will be held near
/ the fair grounds Saturday afternoon.
All stores are to be closed an hour
| tomorrow afternoon, in order that em-
ployes may attend the fair
! In 1918 a livestock show was held
here and at that time practically all Of
the purebed stock Of the district did
not fill one large tent. Stimulated 10y
the success of the Hood River Cream.
cry took raising has been taken up as
sidelne by nearly all of the orchard
lists of the valley, and the displays of
purebred Jerseys, Berkshires, Poland
Chinas and Chester Whites will include
some OF the best animals of the state
Capt. Geo. NJ. Sunday will bring from
his Odell place two beautiful Jersey
heifers recently imported directly from
the Isle of Jersey.
Men who have worked tirelessly for
the fairs success are H. Y. Wright,
Gordon e. Brown and T. l.. Manser
MIR. Manser has secured displays Of
fine paintings owned by valley collect
ors and as a result Of ) enthusiasm a
number of local painters will present
landsca ape scenes.
An admission fee of - cents viii be
charged for adults, school children
free. Exhibitors get a free pass ticket
In order to accommodate everyone
this year the entries may be secured
at the time the exhibits are brought to
the fair grounds. So if you have not
sent in your entry slip, bring your eX-
hibit anyhow.
All exhibits must be in bv 10 O'Clock
tororrow morning Exhibits NAV be
bronoht in TODAY
Cnod snitahlS mems will no nrovide5
for hogs and sheen Good chow cooDs
viii be available for poultry and rab-
hrs well LIGHTED shed win contain
tbe dairy cattle.
The habv eugenics contest will be
held at ojclock Saturday afternoon i'm
the bigh school
The auple hacking contest will be at
10 o'cl,ck Saturday in the horticultural
tent Anplications for entering this
contest shoul1 he made to tbp score
tarv r Y Wright. not later than 10
o'ciock tomorrow.
The tractor demonstration will be
held at , O'clock SATURDAY. lasting un-
iii : O'Clock They will demonstrate
ON the Walter KImball rlace across
--,o,, ,',s ..,n,a ,iowa's caiiaoo
A. the information tent Won are
astad to reo;ster We want to knov
IL tbe neonle of tbe valley ,uant to
bave a conntv fair every year Won
vii he oiVen a chance to offer supqes
Eons m ae to Lo.y The fair mav he i'm
moved
Sotrrdav afternoon at r o'clock tba,e
u,;ll 10 On .uction sale Of which t;mn
any evhib,tor NAV offer the animal or