Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-09-29
DRILLS
TO BE FEATURE
TROOPS SECURED FOR BOISE
FAIR AND WILL BE BIG
ATTRACTION
o. 5. l.. to Grant Free Transports
ton For Entire Exhibit of L. of J.
Good Horses Entered for the
Races.

Drills executed by the United
States cavalry troops stationed st.
Boise barracks will be feature Of
the fair week program. according 70
Secretary Hodges Of the fair assoc
citation, who yesterday announced the
engagement.
The drills by the troops from the T
barracks were a big drawing card in
Boise on the fourth of July and were
among the best features Of the morn
ing parade and the evening enter
tainment.
The crack drill team of the Wood
men Of the World has also been book
ed to give an exhibition on Thurs
day afternoon of the fair.
The state fair grounds are scene
of hustle and stir these days. New
horses and horsemen are arriving and
every day a number of horses hold a
sprinting carnival around the mile
course. The horsemen who have ar
rived recently are unanimous in COM
mending the general makeup and
condition of the track and say that j
will not be surprising if several
Boise records are sent to the barn
during the race meet this October
on a track which has improved with
usage and grown faster by the beat
ing of feeting hoofs. the races at the
intermountain fair next month will
be more attractive than at any form
er fair.
The association has received a tel
egram from f. H. Plaisted Salt Lake
stating that free transportation has
been granted by the o. r. & N. and
the Oregon Short Line over their
lines both ways for the entire exhibit
of the state university. Professor w.
L. CARLYLE. dean of the agricultural
department of the university will
have charge of the exhibit and is
planning to bake it extensive and to
cover great many subjects, among
which will be a display showing the
work of the students in the agricul-
tural department. being also DEM
onstration of facts to practical things
showing modern methods of bringing
lands to the highest state of Guilt
walton and reaping the best results
from this labor, and educating the
dairymen in the practical science OF
dairying
The university exhibit taken in con-
nection with the farmers institute
work, which IS maugurated this year
win be one Of the great attractions
at the fair. Sessions Of this interes
ing feature win be held daily. adj
dressed by eminent specialists on To,
various subjects treated.
The association is somewhat ham
pered from lack Of floor space 4.
house the exhibits which are already
in sight, and arrangements are beiu'
made for the erection Of temporary
structures to take care of exhibitors
A large tent has been rented by th'
secretary in which to place the mag
nihcent display Of the Moline Plov
company and the John Deere Plog
company will have a like place t.
house it's exhibits.
j. Van Houten of Portland, win
was selected by the association t.
Judge sheep at the fair. being unabl
to attend, L. L. Durham of Meridian
recently from Michigan. has beer
chosen to Judge in that department
Mr. Durham is we'll qualified for thi
difficult and exacting position an
the exhibitors of sheep are assures
that awards will be made solely OF
merit
j. p Glenn has been selected b
the board Of directors to assemble tn
agricultural and horticultural exhibi
for Ada county, and he has alread
begun work He states that he wi
be able to place in the agriculture
hall next month the most extensiy
and beautiful display of fruit an
grains ever yet collected in Ada couI
ty
A great many Of those who col
template making exhibitions of fru
are preserving them in large jar
in liquids prepared from the Portlar
chamber Of commerce
Several attractions have been pr
vided by the association to ente
tain the crowds fin the afternoon b
tween the races. the leading attra
ton thus far being the famous Stei
ct troupe Of comedy acrobats
At a recent meeting Of the board