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

County agricultural fairs are of estimable value to
farming communities in which they are held. They
are the means Of bringing people together for a general
good time at a nominal expense. Such exhibitions are
conducted entirely without profit-they are the peoples
organization and much good results to every one from
such meetings. Coming as they do, in the fall after
the harvest is over, every one goes in for a good time
Everyone should take great interest in their county
fair. 1t is something that cannot be made a success
without a united effort.
The manae ement of the Mountain Home fair last
year received the able support from the community and
in consequence, the fair was a grand success. The
people did not believe such a thing could be done-they
were astonished at the exhibition Of Elmore and
Owyhee county products. Such fairs create competition,
everyone tries to raise and exhibit something better
than his neighbor. A greater collection of agricultural
products was never brought togethre in Southern Idaho
than were 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 destroyedJ
and was awarded second prize of all counties in the
state. This was indeed quite an honor when taken
into consideration that Elmore and the extreme north
ern part of Owyhee county that made the exhibit, were
never before thought of from an agricultural point OF
view.
We want an exhibit this fall that will surprise
the most skeptical. We have the resources at hand
with which to make this exhibit. But the success of
our fair is really going to depend in a very large
measure upon the support given the management 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 the legitimate real estate dealers in the county,
% have a large number of eastern people present at
this fair, and in consequence, we ask the hearty CO.
operation of all our people.
The citizens of Mountain Home are contributing
literally. W. have long since been pledged the moral
and financial support of the Commercial Club The
County Commissioners have agreed to make a liberal
donation to this organization. The management desires
it explicitly understood that no one connected with the
organization is drawing one penny salary. Every
dollar receievd from donations, contributions, gate and
other receipts, will Immediately be paid out in purses
and premiums. The racing committee has already
pledged more than So, 900 in premiums and Mr.. 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 not only to offer the people q show COM
posed of different sorts and kinds of races and an
exhibition of agricultural, horticultural and live stock
exhibits, but to make a special feature of different
high class amusements. First, a recognized profess
sional lady ballonist has been engaged to make an
ascension each day of the fair. The world famed La
Bissia1e Bros, three in number, Cast year with the
Barnum and Bailey show will perform four special
acts each day of the tair. These people are high
trapeze and slack wire artists of world famed reputa-
ton. A large stage will be erected opposite the grand
stand, 20 feet long by 80 feet vide, upon which these
different acts will be conducted, for the benefit of
the visitor and without charge. The La Bissiare Bros.
perform the thrillngi leap for life act, seen 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 specialties of great merit.
These people are now performing at the White City
Garden in Chicago where they were engaged by the
Southern Idaho Fair Association by this management.
Several other acts are under process of contract and if
pressnotices from the great daily papers OF Chicago
can be relied upon, all acts and performances engaged
for this exhibition are of unusual merit.
The usual racing program has been heightened and
greatly strengthened by the additional purses which
the management is this year able to offer One OF the
great features of the fair will be a fifteen mile cow
boy relay race. This is a race purely for Elmore,
Blaine and Owyhee counties. Five miles of this race
will be made each day commencing the second day
of the fair. To insure that nothing but COW horses will
be admitted to this race, the management has appointed
three COW men. or those familiar with COW men and
their horses, which committee will see that nothing
but eligible stock is admitted to these races.
IT, ItyA f 1eCti M nrnnerlX rrapCfn the
different AGRICULTURAL and horticultural exhibits, is
now under the management of competent men who
will devote their entire time and attention from now
until the fair.
More than two tons of advertising matter mas r
rived from the cast and men and teams have this week
been sent in different directions 10 distribute the same
Thirty concession and privilege booths will be
built and a new mineral and fine art building erected
for the exhibition of fine arts and minerals of Elmore
county. Forty new stalls for racing stock are being
built and a new band stand is being erected directly