The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-10-07
emmett WILL HAVE A
PRECINCT FAIR
Generous Premiums Offered
by Commercial Club
and Merchants.

The Emmett country will have a
real old fashioned fair of its OWL
tEis year, and it will be a good
one. Action to this end was taken
Tuesday night by the Commercial
Club, and committee consisting
of Orrie Critics, Charles Bavs, w.
t. Crouch and w. w. Wilton was
appointed to arrange the details aud
prepare the premium list. Yester-
day the committee worked all day
and as result of their labors
secured the premiums which are
noted below.
The event is schedule for Satut-
day. October Is. and Pleasure
Club hall will be transformed into
Exposition hall. 1t will be the
biggest little fair ever held and
will present collection of the En-
NETT country's farm. garden and
orchard products that will be a
revelation to even the man who has
lived here-aDouts for years. Enter
tainment features will also be pro-
vided, such as racing for farm
ers their wives SOUS and daught-
ers, obstacle races, d potato race On
horseback, bucking contest, bicycle
races. etc. In short, it is proposed
to have a grand jolli6cation and
coming together OF the farmers of
the valley-a day when Care will
be thrown to the winds and when
Pleasure will reign supreme.
The primary object of the exhi-
bition of products is to encourage
the growing of the best there is in
any line of farm products.
to offer an opportunity for
the farmer to see what his neighbor
is doing. and to swap experiences
as to the methods employed in Sc
curing the best results. The Sec
ondary object is to collect the cream
of the products of the Emmett
country for an exhibit at the Irri
cation congress to be held in Chi
cago November 20 to December 4.
This congress will he the biggest
exposition pertaining to irrigation
matters ever held in any section OF
the country and will be attended by
close to million people. 1t has for
its object the enlightenment of
Eastern farmers as to the marvellous
development of irrigation and the
miracles which little drops of
water will perform in the once arid
West. 1t should be understood by
all who enter exhibits that the pro-
ducts are to become the property of
the Commercial club and to be sent
to the Chicago Irrigation congress
The premium list follows:
Best box of apples-First prize a
stove worth $3.50 by Reilly & Co.
Second prize, $5 Stetson hat,
Golden Rule Store. Third prize,
half ton of coal, $4.25, Emmett
Fruit Growers association.
Best box of pears-First, IS in
cash, John McNish; second, 50. so,
Bank of Emmett.
Best crate of grapes-First, So. so,
First National bank; second 81,
DR.. Judd.
Largest and best collection of
canned fruits-First, hand paint
ed japanese berry set by b. B.
Davis drug store; second, lady's
hot * Micc Anna Scott
Best 60 pounds potatoes First
$5 lapp, Hunt department store;
second SO pipe, Corner cigar store.
Best 20 pounds corn in ear-$6
set silver knives and forks Haw-
kins hardware store; second $3.50
box of cigars Pastime cigar store.
Best bushel ouions-F First, IS
rocker, c. D. Bucknum; second,
$1.50 sack of -four, J. H. Cronk.
Best 60 pounds wheat First $5 {
in trade, Steward & Burkhard;
second. S125 whip, J. w. Barrett.
Best "a pounds oats-First, $5
shoes, Crosson & Wallace; second, +,
So bride, NJ. Munson.
Best 4S pounds barley-$5 in s
Emmett Mercantile '
Co., second, years subscription to c
Emmett Index, Ed. Skinner. I
Best 60 pounds ye-First vs.. in j
pde, Judd & Sons meat market; {
econd, 81 alarm clock, w. ].
Easton. c
Best general collection of farm a
briar pipe, Holver- on t
cigar store. >
Best dozen parsnips-$l in cash, S
DR.. Greene. 6