The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-01
sneclaI Correspondence.l

l9i1tEadI ArpfItSDAHi2tllfFFy
Boise, Ida, sept z9.-The Idaho In
ter-Mountain Fair, to be held here from
Oct. z 10 18th. inclusive, VIII be a sue
cess beyond the most sanguire eXpecta-
tons of the promoters. From all parts
or the state comes word that gives the
executive committee assurance Of
crowds that viii tax Boise to accom-
moda1e But arrangements are COM
pleted which, it is believed. win insure
the comfort and pleasure Of all who at
tend
Among the interesting features Of the
fair viii be the exhibits for the accom-
mediation of which a large building
has been constructed on The lar
grounds The exhibits VIII embrace
horticultural and agricultural products,
an elaborate mining display which Wiz
Enthusiastically be the finest thing OF
the kind ever seen in Idaho, and q dis
play Of stock This VIII include some
superior grades. One man alone Will
bring Two carloads OF fine stock from
Reno, New where they have been on
exhibition. He is John Sparks, The
widely known Idaho stoehman. HIS
collection Includes some excellent Her
ford stock and some magnificent speci-
mems Of the rare Persian sheep
In the amusement line the fair man
agement has succeeded in preparing a
very attractive programme. At the
grounds there WIFI be daily races, horse,
bicycle and other forms of speed tests,
for which prizes aggregati1lS S7,9OV
have been offered In addftion TO TINS
parades, concerts and other diversions
viii delight the crowd at stated inter
Vals in the city proper.
The committee has just completed its
list Of awards for exhibits. The cash
prizes in This department amount to
about 81 900 Among the interesting eX-
1l1btts win be the babies and many
little darling is being powdered and
rubbed and made TO look too sweet for
anything by the fond mother who an
ticiDates no difficulty whatever in pack
ing away the beautiful medal offered
for the pretUest bunch Of dimples in
The row.
Among the curio exhibits VIII be a
sheep owned by Hon. B. II. Robb of
Horseshoe Bend that possesses I'VE less
and six feet-a fully developed freak
that would shine in any museum there
viii also be a tooth of some prehistoric
brute that measures 4x2 iucnes On the
grinding surface; apples from The cele-
brated orchard planted by Father
Spalding on the Nez Perez resaTYa-
ton in 1881, While Idaho VAS Vel q
portion OF the domain of Oregon. This
orchard stiu bears very 1ne quality
OF fruit, and the fact that the seeds
were carried bg Father Spalding across
the continent win render this exhibit OF
the greatest interest Hundreds OF
otheE special features have been ar
ranged for the amusement and edit
cation Of the crowds.
The race horse rlen who viii be here
VIII be nicely cared for AccCmmcda-
lions have been furnished for about SO
racing animals, giving each capacioUs
stan.
This is Idahos first attempt at a
state fair and the object OF its pro
motors Is to inausursie it 50 success
FUZZY that it viii recur yearly long
after these whose enterprise is respon-
stble for its birth have passed from
the stage Of action.
OVERTURNING THE LAWS
The decision Of the Idaho supreme
court declaring Unconstitutional the
fee law. owing 10 Irregularities in the
process of rat1ro3dflg 1t through the
legislature, is sCfN bearing fruit Al
ready half Of IGaho's valuable laws
have been eSsailed under this decision,
some OF which have been declared IL
legal by the lover courts. and now tff5
legality Of the district court sessions is
being attacked. The QUESTION was ia!sad
in this county. 1t VAS contended that
the law making provision fer setting
the terms of the district court was I'M
constiiu4ionaIy passed and that this
session Of the court VAS not valid
Judge Stewart. whose jurisdiction en-
braces five counties, promptly over
ruled the contention. To do Otherwist
would have upset the entire judicia
machinery; but the question VIII bt
carried into the supreme court.
GUMS RETURN
Congressman Gum, Populist, has re
turned from Washington. He had hi,
initiation into the mysterious Beeddon
during the extra session, and he says
Il anybody thinks he has had an easy
time they are ldbOring under an aliU
sion The congressman had his hand.
fun and, of course, he was delugeC
With applications for all kinds of tina
sort OF literature that comes fTanked
Certain narties seemed TO be writing
the congressman unnecessarily Ions
and tedious letters asking Cor all kind
Of government press productions ant
To these the captain mailed q Valuahl,
production on the care of hogs. a.
was bothered no more. Congressman
Gum went TO Chicago to attend tn,
meeting Of the Homeseel1ers conVen
ton, of which he was elected president
He believes the convention viii be abb
10 turn the tide of emigration from thu
south to the west The congressman
also visited New York and talked witt
prominent mining men. He says TIER
is plenty Of money TO be had for gooC
mining propositions. He win spenC
some time in an endsav5r TO attrae
some Of this capital to Idaho.