The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-09-24
RESULTS OF THE COUNTY FAIR
List of the Prize Winners and a Gen
eral Review of the Exhibits.

The first county fair of Chur-
chill county closed with a sue
cessful dance at Clark's pavilion
Friday evening. About sixty
couple enjoyed themselves. The
music was furnished by the Fal-
lon Commercial Club band or
chestra. The floor was in excel
lent condition.
Enough has been said in our
last issue concerning the success
ful opening of this public enter
prise.
On account of the fact that the
committee had but a very short
time to make the necessary pre-
parations, it was inevitable the
list of entries would be incom-
plete. Realizing this the COM
mittee invited many to bring in
what they had and il would be
given a place in the exhibition
building. Thus it would seem
there were several awards of
blue ribbons where the entry list
showed no entry open for that
class of article exhibited. And
If anyone was overlooked in the
awarding of the blue ribbons, the
committee hopes all such errors
will be overlooked in that it was
not done Intentionally, but be-
cause there were so many details
to be attended TO is so short a
time.
In and about the Commercial
Club building, which was used
for exhibition purposes, a goodly
crowd in the morning. increasing
to a jam as the day advanced,
was the usual scene during each
of the three days of the fair.
Entering the building from the
front, fruit on branches and fruit
and vegetables--pre and
picked made a pleasing impress
sion. Carson Sink product, bot
tied and canned by good house
wives of Churchill county. Fruit
eff many variety filled the shelves.
Among the unusual kinds of pre-.
serves. we would mention the
ground-cherries from the Fallon
garden of G. w. Likes and put
up by Mrs. AL Mustard. These
latter were left open for the pub
lie to sample, and sample they
did. While speaking of the gar
den of Mr.. Likes we mention
three cabbages, three of which
weighed thirty pounds. One of
these had TO be cut in half to get
it through the door. Seven to-
matoes from the same garden
weighed Ia pounds.
Above all other exhibits, that of the
natural products rank first, showing as
they did the actual productiveness Of
Carson Sink soil when properly treated.
The exhibits of grain and vegetables
cannot be excelled in any agricultural
community. Many newcomers who
have doubted their ability to make =
success here were convinced that by a
fair degree of stick-to-it-ive-ness they
can win out.
The exhibit of stock brought forth
many high-bred animals and proved
that the Truckee-Carson farmers in
tend to maintain high standard in this
line.
Some wenty or more pens Of poultry
were exhibited and won much admirs-
tion from the far visitors.
But to return to the exhibit blilding
and d. scribe the art display in the
booths bord' ring the outer wall TO the
left oil the man entrance, is beyond the
ordinary pen nor shall We attempt to
classify tn, magn ficsnt work, observ-
ing as we did the utter dispair of the
Judges as they hung over each piece Of
exquisite embroidery, battcnbcrg.
point lace, Mexican drawn work, knit
ting and chrocheting, and innumerable
pieces of art needle work, trying to
place where it justly belonged the blue
ribbon of honor. Placed it had to be.
but had the judges many times the
nu nbsr Jf rl3oJIJ at tar 4 'pos nj
they could have used them with perfect
fairness. as it was impossible to classi-
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