The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-10-21
Washington County Holds chat Dis
tinguished Honor.
HARVESTED THE PRIZES.
Nearly All the Fruit Premiums, and the
Sweepstakes Prize to this County
Amateur Photographers Prize.

Washington county was undoubt-
edly queen of the Boise Fair This
county constituted fully one-half of
the agricultural prominence and but
for our magnificent displays the fruit
and farm departments would have
looked sickly.
V. D. Hannah secured the swee eep-
stakes prize of $50 for the best dis
play from single farm.
Mrs. V. d. Hannah took first pre-
ium on collection of jellies: n
Out of ten premiams offered for
fall and winter apples, Washington
county took SIX.
OF four premiums on pears, Wash
ington county got one.
OF 21 diplomas given on apples,
Washington county got 8.
Washington county took first prem
ium on wheat. This was the Marion
Smith bushes which took the prem
ium and Cuddy prize at Salubria.
Washington county had the largest
squash there, 118 pounds, the next
in size being SO pounds. At the re-
cent horticultural exhibit in Weiser
there were half dozen squashes of
100 pounds and over. Had we sent
up five of them we would have Sc
cured first prize, but as the rules re-
quired five, and we sent but one-we
got left.
This county would have taken the
potato premium, but it required ten
pounds according to premium rules,
and we had but eight on exhibit.
l. Nj. Hart's four onions weighed
81 pounds but ten pounds were re.
quired to compete for Hsremiums.
Hart could as easily have furnished
plenty more of same size.
The judges were determined tC
! give us the premiums on potatoes
and onions, but the other exhibition
: kicked on weight requirements ant
when the scales brought in, we ha(
to be left out of the consideration.
VIM b. Goodheart, of the WEIs Ell
SIGNAL office, secured first premium
! for amateur photography. Thes
l views were taken with Gamers
,, which Mr.. Goodheart constructed
: himself purchasing lens) withou
. any previous knowledge whatever 0
= the photographing art.
, Some of those represented in til
{ Washington county exhibit we're:
5 A. f. Hit, apples, peaches; Nj
}, Hart, apples, peaches; T. G. Gallo
way, apples; l.. Lansden, apples; l
Webb, apples; G. T. Reavis, apple.
ounces; W. A. Shaw, apples, pears
: G. S. Keithley, apples; n Gorrie
apples, ounces; William Black, al
pies; j. H. Phillips, apples; Joh
e Sailing, applesr E. Nj. Joslin, apples
H. Morehead, apples; j. o. Peter
r apples; James Gray, pears; John ST
v ter, pears; S. A. Swauger, pear
Is peaches; Mrs. b. M. Abbott, pear
d T. Ranahan, pears.
J. The first premiums taken by til
county on fruit were:
l. M. Hart, Weiser, Ben Dav
j., apple.
D. 9. +. Reavis, Middle valley, BIZ
II IL Pearmain apple.
f, D. Webb, Mann creek, ThompkiI
It. It. Co. King apple.
ID John Safer, Mann creek, Wealtl
'd es apple.
he |. M. Hart, Weiser, Pride of Id
ne ne do apple.
" A. F. Hit, Mann creek, Gold
no "1 Pippin apple.
re. Mrs. b. NJ Abbott, Weiser, f;
pears.
Diplomas taken by this coun
m were:
lis , -
re- VIM. Black, Dale, Bailey Sw'
the
}. apple.
l. NJ. Hart, Weiser, Baldwin {
al. sah pie.
= J. Fl. Phillips, Salubria, b
n1n NIB, Pearmain apple.
hse Iose L. Lansdon, Mann creek, North
ion Cnx annie