Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-10-04
BIG CROWDS ATTEND
OUR EXCELLENT FAIR
Best and Largest Exhibit Of Farm Products
Shown in Northwest This
Season,

The Eimore County Fair opened !
yesterday. Horsemen who have
been at numerous fairs throughout
the northwest say this is the best
one of it's kind that has been given
this season. A cold wind was
blowing yesterday, which prevent
ed a large crowd from attending,
many visitors remaining down
town. The town is crowded with
strangers, the usual class OF fair
followers being augmented by
visitors from all the surrounding
country, farms, ranches and mines.
The exhibition of farm products
is particularly fine and large, sur
prise to every one. The big exhibit
ton building, $50 feet in length, is
crowded with all kinds of fruits,
vegetables, grasses, grains, and OF
quality that would win prizes in
any contest. 1t is far better and
larger exhibit than was made from
this section of the state at the Irri-
CATION congress. Owyhce is the
only outside county that has made
an exhibit. 1t comes very largely
from the Bruneau country, which
is tributary to Mountain Home.
In extent it is perhaps even greater
than the Elmore exhibit, is quite as
creditabIe in all respects and is
going to carry off a wagon load or
so of prizes.
: Among the local merchants who
have made displays of their wares
are Eckstcin Brothers, clothing,
Mcscrolc Brothers and L. c. Bar
rctt. both harness and saddlery and
both really excellent exhibits; The
Idaho Commercial company, general
merchandise; Montgomery, Bunk &
Co., the same; ]. M. Cowen, furni-
ture; Dulin & Mcconnell, groceries,
and perhaps others who failed to
put up big signs. Gcndron q Per
rim have an attractive display OF
concrete blocks; Boise taxidermis
of skins, mounted birds and ami
mails; ]. II. Garrett rival show
being his private collection; bootf
devoted to fine art and needle worl
that is entirely creditable, tiers up
on tiers of canned goods and pre-
served fruits; and large, fin
culinary display.
Many entries of bloodcd stool
have been made; but they wer
not paraded yesterday. They will
be today, tomorrow and Saturday
1t was too windy for the balloo
ascension and the moving pictur
show down town in the evening
was a total failure.
There was nothing the matte
with the races. The half mile trc
or pace was won by CARROTS Nal
catoon, Teaser second, Idol II
third, Niger Boy fourth; time i:1s
The farmers's half mile bugg
race was won by CARROTS horse
w. D. Reynolds second, L. M
Clifford's third, w. H. Smith
fourth; time 2:53.
Three-eights mile pony race
Candy Kid first, Alice Rooseve
second, Patty third, Dolly Varde
fourth, La Monte fifth; time a
seconds.
Five-eights mile dash, Queen Gu
first, Lucille second, Fonda third.
Mile running race, Billy frs
loco, second, Anyoldthing thirC
Idon 'tcare fourth, time Al.
Double harness halt mile, GA
rett's team first, Clifford's secon'
Races Nos. II and 1S, On II
program for tomorrow hav's bee
declared off, and in place there
there will be three special handles
races; quarter mile, half, and fiv
eigbts mile, $500 purse for each
Weights will be announced
Maverick office this evening
8 O'Clock.
Much interest is being manifes
ed in the baby contest, schedule
for to morrow. A riot, howeve
is liable to follow the award; as a
solutely the two rankest old stif
in Elmore county, who know not
ing whatever about the fine poir
of a baby, have been appoint
judges, Char1y Hayden and ].
Bradford.