The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-10-13
FAIR CLOSED
ON SATURDAY
One of the Most Successful
Ever Held-Meets Gen
eral Approval.

In treating of the fair given here I
last week by Foster, we cannot do
better than to reproduce the splendid
article which appeared in Tuesdays
Tribune, which fully covers the case,
andk "rries with it some pertinent
sugge<ions for the future. 1t fol /
lows:
n Grangeville, Oct. 9.-(Specia1 to
the Tribune. )-After four days of fun
and frolic, the one man fair came to
an end last night. This is the only
fair ever given in the state by one
man, who financed and managed the
entire proposition by himself, paying
for all the advertising matter, secur-
ing displays, erecting the necessary
for the four days and nights EN-
tertainment and paying all the prem
iums and other expenses out of his
own pocket. S. ]. Foster, manager
of Fosters department tore is the
man who did all this and is now re-
N ceNing the congratulations of every
one on the success of the venture.
Just after the Fourth of July the bust
ness men met and appointed com
mittee to solicit funds for a street
fair to be held about this time, but
lack of interest on the part of the
people and a consequent inability to
secure sufficient money to finance
the fair as it should be, caused the
committee to give it up.
However, Mr. Foster figured that
the people of the prairie needed some
fun after harvesting the biggest crops
that grew in the Inland Empire this
year, and at an expense of $4,000 he
succeeded In giving III to them. He
sent advertising all over the country
telling the people to briug exhibits
of fruit and grain and he would pay
premiums in merchandise and cash.
These calls were answered and an
kinds of fruits, vegetables, grains,
ores from the mines near here, fancy
work, old curios and relics of the In
diam war of II and hundreds of other
things were placed on the shelves
and were viewed by several thousand
people.
The fair started Tuesl lay evening
when free guess contests were held,
the winner to receive suits of cloth
ing or sets of furs to the value of
$25. The Grangeyille band dispens-
ed the best of music every afternoon
and evening to the crowds.
Probably the most amusing feature
of the entire fair, was a minstrel
troupe of home talent, who held the
audience spell bound an hour with
their jokes and burlesque work. The
music lovers were also treated to
some high class singing by the best
local singers. Horse races, foot rae
tween two grades of the public school
as we'll as other amusements were
on the program every day all at the
expense of Foster. The best live
stock in the country was paraded and
drew good prizes.
Joe Squibb took first prize for draft
team and the best 2-year-old colts,
81 Overman got first prize for driving
team, one horse in the team being 19
years old and was the biggest colt
N the show. Mrs. John Thillips took
first prize Tor a single driver and
thsxd prizes we're also awarded on dif
ferent teams and horses.
In the booths. for the best apples,
w. d. Giliett was first and Jacob
Sites, second. Pears, Tom Gallo
ay, first, Jacob Sites, second. To
matoes, Ella Wilson. Peppers and
mangoes, T. B. Galloway, first; Pearl
Wright, escond. Crab apples. grapes
Mrs. v. Holz. Plums. M. S. Martin
first; b. w. Thompson, second
Peaches, ]. B. Sloan, fist; E. M
Griffith, second. Wheat, George A
Cowgirl Oats, Riley Sea. Barley
T. N. Atwood Beans, Mrs. Mary
Tilley. Cabbage, Jacob Sites. first;
Charles Miles, second. Squash w
L. Costley. Caulfflower, Mrs. Mary
Tilley. Parsnips, Frank S. Rice, first
j. A. Zuver, second. Sweet corn, ]
B. Sloan, first; Jacob Sti- es, second
Onions, T. B. Galloway, first; j. A
Zuver, second. Potatoes, J. A. Zuver
On house plants Mrs. Addie Bibby
won first honors and Mrs. Silas Over
man, second. 1t was nard matter
for the judges to decide on the plant
as the entire display was as fine al
one would wish to see.
The mineral display covered near
2 ly an the camps In the country ant
opened the eyes of many of the trav