Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-29

s County agricultural fairs of esmable value to
farming communities in which they held. They
the of bringing people together for general
good time at a nominal expense. Such exhibitions
conducted entirely without proft-they are the peoples
organization and much good results to every one from
such meetings. Coming they do, in the fall after
the harvest is every one goes in for good time
Everyone should take great interest in their county
fair. 1t is something that cannot be made success
without a united effort.
The nanag ernent of the Mountain Home fair last
year received the able support from the community and
in consequence, the fair was grand success. The
people did believe such thing could be donethey
astonshed at the exhibition of Elmore and
Owyhee county products. Such fairs create competition
everyone tries to raise and exhibit something better
than his neghbor greater collection of agricultural
products brought togethre in Southern Idaho
than seen in the exhibition building of our fair
last year. The same exhibit was moved to Boise
latter the better portion of the fruit had been destroyed
and awarded second prize OF all counties in the
This was indeed quite honor when taken
into consideration that Enore and the extreme north
part of Oysyhee county that made the exhibit
before thought of from agricultural point of
view.
We want an exhibit this fall that will surprise
the most skeptical. We have the resources hand
with which TO make this exhibit But the success of
fair is really going to depend in very large
upon support given the nanag cement by
the farmers in this and Owyhee counties We want
something to show the newcomer. Strong effort is
being made by the Great Western Beet Sugar Company
and by climate real dealers in the county,
have large number of eastern people present at
this fair and in consequence, ask the hearty
operation of all our people.
The citizens of Mountain Home contributing
literally We have long since been pledged the moral
and financial support of the Commercial Club The
County Commissioners have agreed to make liberal
donation to this organization The management desires
it explicitly that connected with the
organization is drawing penny salary. Every
dollar receicvd from donations, contributions gate end
other receipts, win immediately be paid out in
and premiums The racing committee has already
pledged SO, 600 in premiums and MIR. Garrett
has agreed that ALL premiums, purses, rewards OF
whatever nature, won by him are TO be donated to
the finance committee.
The management and the different committees
have decided only offer the people show COM
posed of different and kinds of and
exhibition agricultural horticultural and live stock
exhibits, but to make special feature of different
high class First, recognized profess
siona lady baonist has been engaged to make an
ascension each day fair The world famed La
Bros. three in number, (ast year with the
Barnum and Bailey show will perform four special
each day of the fair. These people high
trapcze and slack wire artists OF world famed
ton. large stage will be erected opposite the grand
stand, 70 long by 80 feet vide, which these
different acts will be conducted, for the benefit OF
the visitor and charge. The La Bssiare Bros
perform thriling leap for life act, first and
only in America last year in the great Barnum and
Bailey shows. The Montai Sisters have also been
engaged to do various ariel acts, such as slack wire
trapeze riding and other specalties of great merit
These people performing at the White City
Garden in Chicago where they were engaged by the
Southern Idaho Fair Association by rnanag
under of contract and if
press1 notices great daily papers of Chicago
relied upon, all acts and performances engaged
for this exhibition of unusual merit.
The usual racing program has been heightened and
greatly streng thened by the additional purses which
the management is this year able to offer One OF the
great of the fair will be fifteen mile
boy relay This.is race purely for Emore,
Blaine and Owyhee counties Five miles OF this race
will be made each day commencing the second day
the To insure that nothing but horses Will
admitted this race, the management has appointed
three COW men, those familiar with COW men and
their horses which committee viii that nothing
but eligible STOCK is admitted to these races.
The duty of collecting and properly arranging the
different agricultural and horticultural EXHIBITS is
now under the management of competent men who
will devote time and attention from
until the fair.
More than tons OF advertising matter has ar
rived from the and and teams have this week
been sent in directions distribute the
Thirty concession and privilege booths viii be
built and new mineral and fine art building erected
for the exhibition fine and minerals OF Elmore
county. Forty stalls for racing stock are being
built and band stand is being erected directly