Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-21
GEO. G. BARRETT, Editor
A Large Attendance Promised

tiidt tNCl 'oISltSdttb III tii7 P'i I
of the state is assured for the Fair
The entire county has gotten to-
gether with a unity and generosity
that will make much for its reputa-
ton. Never before has such spirit
of unselfshness been exemplifed in
an undertaking of this kind. To
begin with, Wendell announced its
purpose to put on the Fair this year
and asked the support of the other
towns of the county, and expressed
its intention to help some other
town next year. The citizens OF
the entire county took the PROPOSE
ton at its full value, and responded
with a spirit that has astonished the
local management. In fact the
original movers of the event with
difficulty recognize in the stupen-
dous affair that is now promised,
the small local exposition that was
at first promised. Originally it was
intended that about $500 90 would
be put up in premiums; but devel-
opments have gone on SO rapidly
that now 50, 10000 will be given
away in prizes. The present pros
pect for the Fair is well sized up in
the expression of county official
when he said that it looked like it
was going to be national event. -
The railroads, not slow to grasp
the situation, have responded to the
demands for transportation from all
over the county and will operate
sufficient trains to carry the entire
county to Wendell. The O. S. l..
will run specials from Richfield on
the north, via Shoshone and Bliss,
and another from Minidoka on the
east, via Rupert, to Wendell every
day of the Fair, and the Idaho
Southern will run a special down
in the morning and back to Gooding
at midnight. This service will en-
able every citizen of the county to
attend the Fair. The O. S. l.. will
also run special from Bull via
Twin Falls and Rupert on the last
day of the Fair to enable the people
on the South Side to come over and
get acquainted with their neighbors.
All the big men of the state will
be here. Senator BOrah and Gov.
Hawley will make addresses. Farm
and soil experts from the State Uni
versity will give educational lectures.
Five different county bands will
furnish the music for the occasion
and keep things moving all the time
/ The public schools of the county
will adjourn for the second day and
the pupils will come in a body
wearing badges denoting the schooI
from which they. come. 1t is the in.
tention to make the second day
one of education. Some of the bes
race horses in Idaho will be here t,
compete for the purses that hav,
been hung up. A track meet TO
the different high schools has beef
staged. Three base ball game
have been arranged to decide tn
amateur championship of Southern
Idaho. The agriculture, horticul
ture and live stock exhibits at thi
time promise to be about five time
the size that was originally intend
ed. Tie United States governmen
will make a fine exhibit from it
experimental station. This will b
the same exhibit that will be takel
to the Inter Mountain Fair at Bots
the week later. The State Univer
sity will astonish some of our visi
tors with The extent of the dispIa,
they will nave here. The Nortl
Side Land g. Water Co. have beef
working on an exhibit all summer
which may be seen at the Lincoll
County Fair before it is transporte,
to the Eastern Land shows. TIL
amount of thoroughbred live stocl
that is coming in, is surprising tn
most extravagant dreams of tn
promoters of the Fair. Dances il
the evenings, Hines, the Man @
Magic, " THE Alfalfa Carnival, ,
street parades, tug of war contest
between lodges, and many mino
events will keep things going all til
time.