Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-26

with profusions of asparagus which
made an eSeslleut background for the
displays. Inc Iloat will DE taken 10
ths Ialr grounds wnere all may nave a
chance to see Tor themselves just
wnat can De grown on the Florida
mesa, the section which responds SO
senei ousiy 10 mans intelligent ener-
sies- Every person in La Plata coun-
~ was proud OF that tioat and they
certainly mad occasion 10 be.
Inc nenry Akers 1arm 1loat was
quILe as wonderful in It's way as the
Une representing the Pearson rancn
ana the Two happily illustrated the
possibilities ot tneir Two sections
"hich are essentially diI1erent. MANY
4ine tarm products, well arranged,
We're also SHOWN on this Iloat but
the prize portion was the space de-
voted 10 1drm animals. There were
sheep, calves, pigs, poultry OF all
KINDS AND description. The stock had
pedigree thaG would give them
front rank with the 400" of the
animals grown in the southwest. Even
the poultry had a family history Of
which to be proud and which places
neayy value on them. The Akers
ranch which Is located a few miles
this side of bayfield, IS valuable for
general farming but for stock rails
ing 1T is without superior in the
southwest as was demonstrated by
the splendid animals grown there.
The iire department was out,
the big wagon mad every member OF
The department on board. Even the
big canine mascot had a front seat
and looked as though he felt he had
quite as mucn to do with the success
in fire fighting as did the big horses.
Some tine Dlooded horses were in
line, among the best shown on the
lair ground. The autos, some 20 in
number, were conspicuous part of the
parade. Some were very prettily
decorated while others left the beau
! ty of the car to speak for itself. Red,
white and blue seemed 10 be the IA
vorite color scheme. k. IL. Sloan's
Chalmers was effectively decorated in
white with many poinsettas cleverly
arranged at every point of vantage.
This car was awarded first prize. The
number Of pretty girls seated in this
machine further enhanced its beau
| ty. The Jackson machine, in all
white, attracted great deal of at
tention. The Wood, Turner Invest
| ment company machine was artistical-
I ly decorated in red and white. Red
chrysanthemums in large numbers
added to the beauty of the billowly
white background. This car was
awarded third prize. The Butler g.
Foley car, owned by the Durango Mo-
tor Car company, received the prize
for the most artistic decorations anc
the honors for containing the best
looking young ladies.
OF the farm products the Pearson
AlOdL IeCeiFtu liISL pEiLt, anu lie ocS'
ond prize, the one awarded for the
best general display of farm pro.
ducts, was captured by Akers. Ora.
den Mercantile company won the hon.
ors for the best business float while
the Peerless Coal company received
the SIS prize for the most comical
Colonel Garyin Of Silverton, Georg,
i Graves Of Fort Lewis and M. T. Bow
man Of Pennington, were the judges
who made the awards. On account Of
their geography they could not pos
sibly be accused Of being prejudicet
in their decisions.
The water wagon, which brough
up the rear, had two lone riders, ant
we all knew it should have beer
crowded to the guards. Like virtu'
the wagon had to be its own reward
This afternoon the streets are de
serted, everybody being out to tn
fair grounds enjoying to the utmos
the program in progress.