Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-10-12
The FAIR ~ RETROSPECT

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about a. alive - they make ths=1n-
Their ORCHARDS arr ~ eDIning INTO
hezring and many q tn dlsp-zs-
ta,ok the rkCle erOp q Al orchard
To Mr. J. :. NeQni=-on. M Ber1
Smith and Nh G C. Nel=on / dU=
much q the honor for tie sp5eE,d5l
showing made b. the Government
PrO5ect-
Every man, WOMAN and child 4
the Hzger1nzn Valley VA here II
person or by proxy On HagsE-
man day every vzeant lOt IN town
had from two - TX wagons and
teams ezEnped upon il which had
been used a. oDnveyenee= for tie.
population Of the Valley u tie fair.
Especial credit l. due the Valley
people for their splendid turnout a.
all Of them had To drive overland
from ten 70 twenty mile. They
more than evened scores with Wen
dell for the latter's assistance last
year.
Our sister town Of Cooling has
stood nobly by the fair throughout
and a large number Of Cooling
people were on the grounds every
day. The great success Of the fair
can be traced in no small part t.
the support and cooperative efforts
, Of the citizens Of the Metropolis Of
the county.
jerome was on hands in full force
with its customary aggressiveness,
on North Side Day. Many Of the
best prizes were carried home by
the Jerome people. The citizens
Of Wendell feel grateful for the way
in which the people of jerome aid
ed them in making the fair a sue
cess.
Bliss the youngest Of the North
Side family made great showing.
Her whole citizenship was here in
full force and the number Of prem
iums they carried off would have
done honor to an old settled com
munity.
Much was said before the fair
concerning the location of the event
for 1912. 1t was thought that there
would be quite scramble for it
and possibly some hard feeling. 1t
was rumored that Wendell in spite
of its promises to the contrary
would try to hold it again. 1t was
whispered that Jerome would make
trouble if it did not get the plum.
Reports went around that Wendell
and Gooding had made a deal
whereby Gooding was to be shown
the favors. 1t has been just such
imaginings as these that has caused
hard feelings between the different
sections in the past. And just such
things as the amicable and gener-
Gus way in which this question was
settled is the weightiest argument
possible for the county fair. As soon
as the representatives of the differ |