Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-09-05

County agricultural fairs of estimabe value to
farming communities in which they are held They
the of bringing people together for general
good time at nominal expense. Such exhibitions are
conducted entirely without profithey the peoples
organization and much good results to every one from
such meetings. Coming they do, in the fall after
the harvest is erry goes in for good time
Everyone should take great interest in their county
fair 1t is something that cannot be made success
without united effort
Tive manag ement of the Mountain Home fair last
year reccived the able support from the community and
in consequence, the fair grand success The
people did believe such thing could be donethey
were astonished at the exhibition of Emore and
Owyhee county products Such fairs create competition,
everyone tries to raise and exhibit something better
than his neg hbor. greater collection of agricultural
products brought togethre in Southern Idaho
than in the exhibition building of fair
last year The exhibit moved to Boise
latter the better portion of the fruit had been desoyed)
awarded second prize of all counties in the
state. This indeed quite honor when taken
into consideration that Emore and the extreme north
ern part of Owyhee county that made the exhibit were
before thought of from agricultural point of
view.
We want exhibit this fall that will surprise
the most skeptical. We have the hand
with which to make this exhibit But the success of
our fair is really going to depend in very large
measure upon the support given the management by
the farmers in this and Owyhec counties. We want
something to show the newcomer. Strong effort is
being made by the Great Western Beet Sugar Company
and by Legitimate real estate dealers in the county
% have large number of eastern people present at
this fair ana in consequence 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
to this organization The management desires
il explicitly understood that connected with the
organization is drawing one penny salary Every
dollar reccevd from donations contributions, and
other receipts, will immediately be paid in
and premiums. The racing committee has already
pledged than So 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 show COM
posed of different sorts and kinds of and
exhibition Of agricultural horticultural and live stock
exhibits but make a special feature of different
bieb class amusernents. First recognized profess
sionai lady balionist has been engaged TO make
ascension each day of the fair. The world famed La
Bissare Bros, three in number (lsst year with the
Barnum and Bailey show will perform four special
acts each day of the tair. These people are high
traneze and wire artists of world famed reputa
ton large stage will be erected opposite the grand
stand 20 long by 80 feet vide, which these
different will be conducted, for the benefit of
the visitor and without charge The La Bissiare Bros
nerform the thrillng 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 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
Idaho
Several other under process of and if
press notices from great daily papers of Chicago
can be relied upon all acts and performances engaged
for this exhibition of unusual merit,
The usual racing program has been heightened and
greatly streng hened by the additional purses which
the manag ement is this year able to offer. One OF the
great features the fair will be fifteen mile
boy relay race This is purely for Elmore,
Blaine and Owyhee counties Five miles OF this
will be made each day commencing the second day
Of the fair that nothing but horses will
be admitted to race the has appointed
three COW men, or those familiar with and
their horses which committee will see that nothing
but eligible STOCK admitted 20 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 their 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 different directions distribute the
Thirty concession and privilege booths will be
built and a mineral and fine art building erected
for the of fine and minerals of Eore
county Forty stalls for racing stock are being
built band stand is being erected directly