Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-10-11
M. W. A. CARNIVAL
A BIG SUCCESS
Surpassed Any Like Event Ever Held In
GfanseVille.
BALLOONIST Is SERIOUSLY INJURED
Attractions And Exhibits Best
in Years.

WIN tne uuest Wedbuer lm8Rlu.
able Grangeville's first annual M.
W. A. Carnival has come and gone.
The crowds were all that could be
expected and everyone from the
surrounding towns and country
expressed the opinion that the af-
fair was complete success. The
business men, too, are well pleased
with the event and its results and
as a whole this years festival has
been by far the most successful in
the history of the county.
Thursday, the opening day, of
the fair, dawned rather threaten
ing but by noon the clouds were
breaking and everything poin nted
to the finest of weather for the rest
OF the carnival. In the forenoon
the parade of the M. w. A. lodges
was the principal event and in the
afternoon the foot races afforded
the most interest. These were es-
pecially good. In the 100 yard
dash, Wesley Taylor, Of lilo, was
first, with Glenn Hanna, Of the
local Y. NJ G. A., a close second.
In the 600 yard relay foot race two
teams contested, the Y. M. G. A.
and M. w. A. The former was
composed of Messrs. Hanna, Rick
ards, Either and Williams and the
latter of Messrs. Taylor, Longe-
necker, Taylor and Collins. The
Y. M. G. A. team won the race,
which was one of the most interest
ing races during the fair. The
log rolling was also interesting, l..
Neal, of this city, winning first
and Wesley Taylor, of 1lo, second.
The usual free acts also took
place in the afternoon. The high
wire act, by Earnest" is one of
the best ever seen here and afforded
much interest to each afternoons
program during the carnival.
The hippodrome race each day was
also enjoyable.
An immense crowd was ON hand
to witness the balloon ascension in
the afternoon and it was then that
a most unfortunate accident hap
pened. The balloonist, f. Yates,
who has relatives here on the
prairie, fell about 100 feet through
the air striking upon a sidewalk.
The balloon did not get up we'll
and when about 200 feet above
the earth, Mr.. Yates mistook the
wave of some one's hand for sig
nal and cue the parachute loose
from the balloon. In the short
space the parachute did not open
and like an arrow the unfortunate
balloonist came to the ground.
He was picked up unconscious and
for a time it was thought his in
jnries would prove fatal. 1t was
was found, however, that not a
bone in the body was broken and
he will be out in few days il
present conditions continue. In
the evening the address by 7. W.
BARLEY, why you should be 8
Modern Woodman," and the pro-
duction of "Polly and l." at the
Armory were the chief attractions
Friday morning the crowning o
,, the queen of the carnival, Miss
Ruby Bertsch. took place, Mayo
Fen Batty acting as Prime Min
lister. Mr.. Batty's remarks wer'
well received and the crowning o
the charming young lady wa
! marked by long and hearty cheer
. by the assembled throng. Follow
, ing this came the parade Of float
and the queens carriage. Thi
was one of the most pleasing event
Of the carnival. The prize 70
the best float was won by the Bal
> gain Store; w. Twins team an
: carriage won the prize offered fO
such; the l. o. o F. won the priz
for the largest turnout of any lodge
The other floats in the parade wer
: all good and created much merr
n ment and interest. In the aftel
: noon, the Indian race and the hil
Q podrome races were the princip,
. features. In the former, Andre
. Flapjack won. The usual frt
n acts took place and were muc
Q enjoyed. P. E. Pearson, an on
h side man, made the balloon asceI
% sion and stayed with the big ia
.. until it returned to the earth. E
!. had made several ascensiOns befor
II but never before had RENAME
a with the balloon. This was mat
r. doubly exciting by the remeu
,e brance of the accident, which b
"a fell the balloonist the day befor
"a Mr.. Pearson made the ascensit
n. again Saturday, staying with Il
le balloon and alighting on the d
4 Nickel barn on North stres
in The grand M. w. A. ball was {
ID attraction in the evening at &
Armory. This was compile
n. success.
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