The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-10
GREATEST AND BEST FAIR
EVER HELD IN IDAHO
BEST EXHIBITS STATE HAS EVER SEEM
IMMENSE CROWDS EVERY DAY

The eighth annual Canyon County
fair opened Tuesday under the most
favorabel auspices that could be asked
for The weather was the favorite
Idaho brand. While the people in gem
eral and the board Of directors in
particular have been anxious lest the
weather man would order a rain, all
doubts were removed and the opening
Jay was all that could be asked for.
Exhibits commenced to arrive Monday
in such quantities that a fairly good
start was made before the opening day.
Tuesdays Program.
While the first day of fair is not
generally we'll attended neither is the
program very extensive. Nothing was
doing in the forenoon except work.
The numerous clerks in the secre-
tarys Office were as busy as bees up
to noon, there had been 1643 entries
made and by the time entries closed
at night the number had increased to
over $500. Owing to the local freight
from the west being several hours late
the Payette stock, consisting of three
cars, did not arrive until about 9 p.
M. The agricultural exhibits came in
on Monday, as did also those from
New Plymouth. Emmett exhibits did
not get on the grounds until Tuesday
afternoon Roswell got theirs in Mon
day. Consequently Horticultural hall
was mighty busy place Tuesday. The
ladies who had charge of the fine arts
hall were kept on the jump all day
Tue, day, but by the time the sun went
down the hall was in excellent shape.
The ladies are meeting with the same
trouble in their building which the
farmers are having in horticultural
hall, there is not sufficient room. The
board made mistake in renting space
In fine arts hall for the piano and mer-
chants display; the entire hall should
have been reserved for the fine arts
and school display. But as none OF
the board could imagine that there
would be such quantities of exhibits
they are not to be censured for what
they did.
The afternoon program on the track
consisted of a saddle race for men
Canyon County horses only. Their.
were six entries. Cricket, owned b,
Gueren, was first, time q is, for v
mile. The next was " mile ladie
saddle race, but two entries. Mis-
Davis of Notus and Miss McNeeley O
Nampa. Miss Davis was first.
The last event was the Idaho Imple
ment Co. special, a hitching-up con
test. Three entries, Stofel, Wing an,
Crother; Stofel won. time, 1853.
Wednesday.
Wednesday had been set apart a
Payette day and 1t was sure enough
Preparations had been in progress
for several days at both ends of tn
line. Caldwell was bound to max
her neighbor know that her peopl
were welcome and Payette was equal
ly insistent that the Magic City resi-
dents should feel that they were woI
thy of all that was done for then
Long before the hour for the excur
sion to arrive found the streets crowd
ed with people anxiously waiting 70
the train but 1t was 11.2O when tn
train Of eight coaches loaded to thei
limit, arrived. The Caldwell band wa
at the depot to welcome them. Horse
had been provided for the Payeti
marshals and as the crowd alighte
from the cars they formed In line an
moved north on Main street to Seo
where they formed In marching o
der with the Payette band In span ne
uniforms heading the procession. CO
Patch, chief marshal In uniform 70
lowed with the city officers Of Payet
and Caldwell in carriages. Then can
the bone and sinew of the Payet
County on foot, each lady and gel
tleman carrying a cane with a b
red apple impaled on one end. Flo
lowing the older people came Il
school children 800 strong. each OF