The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-09-11
FAIR GROUNDS SCENE
OF ACTIVITY MONDAY
The Public Spirited Citizens
And Friends Of Fair do
Valuable Service.

Two hundred dollars with hired
help could not have accomplished
what was done by volunteer workers
at the fair grounds last Monday.
That Is conservative estimate
placed upon II by Mr.. Mcdonald who
was In charge. Lawyers. doctors.
preachers, school teachers, news
paper men. surveyors, carpenters.
store keepers. bankers and the ladies
ALI worked together with most
gratifying results. II has been sug
gested that The Times-HeraId give
q list OF those who took part In this
work, but not having made notation
of those present and, in fact. not
knowing positively who were down
there, we refrain form giving names.
because Il II almost sure some one
would be overlooked. We will say
that many who were down and gave
such excellent help would not re-
ceive one bit OF benefit from holding
O county fair other than In general
way---some having absolutely no in
| terest In the town or country, but
merely did II because OF their inter
est I'm public spirited movements
There were some who should have
been there who were not represent
business concerns that will reap
a direct benefit from holding the
fair. These people should not let
such "A circumstance occur again as
II reflects upon them and may cause
them to lose patronage and friend
ships. The writer knows OF one In
stance where n professional man
who could not possibly get down 20
help because OF urgent business de-
manding his immediate attention.
having hired an experienced work
man 10 represent him. THIS man
can derive no possible benefit from
n pecuniary standpoint from holding
fair but u shows HIS spirit. This
Is t. the shame OF business concerns
that win derive benefit who did not
respond at all.
During the past recent years there
has never been such spirit shown
toward public enterprise as was
manifested In the work done las
Monday II shows that the citizens
OF Burns can ge, together ana dc
hing IN IL lends encourag
70 those public spirits who take tbs
, initiative ard push such enterprises
MIR. Olsen OF the =. l.. ) Co
who Is active IN the promotion OF the
engineering work OF the Harney Vai'
ley Irrigation District. asked the
surveyors TO give Their aid on that
day as II Was Labor Day and no
active field work would be done on
the project. The boys responded
with a will and devoted a creates
portion of he day to aiding In build
!. ing fences. digging post holes. doint
carpenter work IN the pavilion, oi
the stand. grubbed sagebrush ol
whatever was necessary. using theii
car TO haul material from one part o
the grounds 10 another. etc. NJ
less public spirited were others wh'
had no direct interest in the town o.
community, hut who worked hard
harder than they would for money
Teams were donated To work on tn
track and TO bring material fron
stores. lumber yard, etc.
The ladies in charge OF the lunch
con were certainly equal TO the oc
casion and povided well and serve'
those at the noon hour and again a
4:s0 in the afternoon, The sand
wiches were in plenty, good an'
nicely served. The coffee could no
, be improved upon nor could tn
, appetite OF the men--at least tina
was the impression given. Their
was SO men served at the noon luncl
and the writer knows of at least tw'
who worked both in the forenoon
and the afternoon who did not re
|, main for lunch. The food was pro
|, vided by the ladies of the town an
. the stores contributed, also. Tn
~ ladies in charge prepared the follow
Ing for publication;
: Mrs. w. M. sutton, Mrs, Esthe
Schwartz, and Mrs. Archie McGowaI
wish to thank the ladies OF Burn'
"A also the Farmers Exchange. Burn
. Cash Store, N, Brown & Sons, l.
Geer & Son, Lunaburg Dalton a @
. and Mr. Hagey for their genero'
q donations to the luncheon, for th