Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-10-09
Potatoes Larger Than Beer Barrels md
Apples, Pears and Peaches
Like Musk nolons.
PUMPKINS WEIGHING OYER % POUNDS
Those Were Some Of the Little Things
That Excited People From
South Dakota.

The Grangeville second annual
street fair came of on tho ap.
pointed dates, October l, 2, 3 and
4. The attendance was very large
each day, and the exhibits were in
all respects far superior to those Of
last year. Pumpkins weighing IS
pounds, potatoes as big - beer bar
rels, apples, pears and peaches lar
ger than musk melons, beets a. big
around and long as your leg, caul-
flower and cabbage Of phenome-
nal size were on exhibit at the va.
rioas booths. The display Of fruit
was exceptionally fne and attract.
ed much attention, and several
people, who were here from South
Dakota for the purpose Of looking
over the country with the inten-
ton Of buying land il they could
find what they wanted, were 90
much excited by the various
products on exhibition that they
bought heavily Of real estate on
the strength Of what they saw in
the various booths. They were
under the impression that We could
raise only grain and hay on Camas
Prairie, but the displays Of mighty
fine vegetables and fruits opened
their eyes to the fact that we can
raise anything which grows in this
latitude, and those who have start
ed east for their families are enthu-
siastic missionaries for Camas Prai-
rie, and in this respect alone the
fair is we'll worth all is cost.
JOS. Pfeuffer displayed ut his
booth some fne products Of orchard
and garden exhibited by g. w.
Hinkle, J. c. carp, Mrs. Nancy
Kerlee, II. Kalin Of Cottonwood,
and Mattox Bros.
At the Vollmer & Scott booth
M. L. Martin and L. E. Martin
exhibited many varieties Of splen.
did fruit grown on their ranch near
Grangeville. j. 8. Smith, II.
Kribs, Mrs. Coveny and Mrs. Nc
Alpine Scofield also had choice dis
plays Of fruit.
The w. F. Schmadeka booth ex-
posed so varieties Of fruit grown
by NJ. L. Martin. w. B. Trueblood,
Geo. Alkire, E. w. Oliver, ]. E.
Ferree and g. H. Michael also had
some fine specimens from their Or
chards On display.
At the D. T. Mills booth the dis
play was devoted to onions, and
these pungent bulbs were Of a size
and flavor to make the eyes Of the
onlooker bulge out with amaze
ment. The exhibitors were G. w.
Hinkle, ]. o. Levander, r. L. Rig
gins, Mrs. Hamill, Mrs. Sloan, W.
T. Webster and Gillett.
| Mr.. johnson, OF the furniture
store; had corn, chickens and to-
baccO on exhibition which attracted
much attention. An old lady 60
years of age, Mrs. Mary Taylor Of
White Bird, had some stalks oil
corn which measured IA feet in
height. higgins and Schiller Of
the Allison springs on Salmon river
also had some magnificent corn
which was worth going far to see.
A. E. Alexander and G. w. Hin.
kle Of Mt. Idaho were also close
competitors.
Mr.. Graham had q nice display
Of fruits at his stand, the exhibitors
being w. b. Trueblood, peaches;
A. f. Alexander, grapes; 4. w.
Oliver, r. Hamill and E. s. Sweet,
plums.
The Sims & Crosby stand was
mainly devoted to the exhibition oil
fancy work which was elegant and
elaborate, and many sales were
made at fancy prices.
The Bargain store exhibit showed
some choice fruits grown by E. s.
Sweet and some barley stalks by
E. w. Oliver which attracted much
attention.
The booth Of the Grangevillp
Implement company was the center
Of attraction for grain, and nearly
40 entries were made from the var
ious parts Of the prairie and reser-
walton.
The Levi Magee booth had q
very large exhibition Of fruits which
made the mouth water to look at.
There were 81 exhibitors at this
stand, and nothing choicer was
ever seen in any country.
i H. T. Murray devoted his stand
to sheep, and the size and breeding
Of these animals show what can be
done in the way Of raising mutton
in this section. The exhibitors
were Aug. Won Bargen, John Cor
am, j. Matthieson Of Keu terville,
and Robert Hamill.
| Wade Bros store displayed some
potatoes Of great size from too
many competitors to specify.
The interior of DR.. Sheaffer's
store was devoted to preserved
fruits, and the display of this
branch of the housewives art was
magnificent. There were - ex-
hibits aud the judges must have
had hard time selecting the
prize winners.
The booth OF Henry Wax va