Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-02
indian VALLEY
FAIR IS CLOSED
Fine Display Of Products
From the Weiser River
Country Shown.
Capital News Special service)

| Capital News Special Service)
! Indian Valley. Oct. 2.-The fourth
annual Indian valley fair which closed
here yesterday was the biggest event
OF the kind ever held in the Weiser
river country. For three days hum
dreds of visitors, some Of them from as
far distant as New York. admired the
wonderful display Of red rosy apples.
luscious peaches. fragrant grapes, big
yellow pumpkins. giant beets, cab
bages and potatoes and never tired of
visiting again and again the various
departments where the fertility Of the
soil in the Wciser river country and
the energy OF the people we're DEM
onstrated by the visible evidences that
could not be doubted
Four years ago a fow progressive
people in Indian valley held a small
community fair under the auspices Of
the Indian Valley Grange. principally
for the purpose of getting the neigh
bors together and showing what their
farms were producing.
| Each year since that time there has
been a little bigger gathering, a
larger display and a widening Of the
circle of influence of the Indian VAL
| ley fair until the meet just closed as
sumed the size, Importance and effect
| of a county fair that was one of the
biggest things of the kind in western
Idaho.
Fruit from Indian valley, Council
| valley. Midd,efork Cottonwood and
Wild Horse in Adams county wa. lis
plaved ana An exh,blt WAS show, rroro
Middle valley In washington county, :
Vegetables. grains and grasses from
practically eycrv mart If Adams conn
| ty were exhihited and thera could
scarce he gathered together . a;sn,ay
of soil nroducts that wouId err.,, a.,
general exce,lence The bort,c,,Iturol
and Agricultural showing MAD. A. tho
Indian valley fair
n would 10 +rt,,. "a ,ra.r,... 20
single out the hest denartr,ent and
rive II esneciaI notice Ev.r,, ...t,or
from, the b,r yellow numnkin ai,n,oy
to the art department wherein .ome q,
the most hcautiful needleworL wa.
shown was snlendid and every darart-
ment was thronped constantlv win od.
mir,nc visitor.
produet. fror. ~. h;I,.
perhans the section that asto,isb.d
visitors from distance more than
anv other mart ~ the fair wa. tl,.
mavn,ficcnt exb,b,t ~ drv fa-r, ,rod-
ucts grown On the ferti,e hilI. am
rounding indian valley
corr, that ,,atcho. ~. ,ost ,.ro,,,, T.,
the M,ssiss,pnt valley noIon. a.
sweet a. tho pocLr n,nrd ~. ,,,,s
ana .;x feet tall hroor, corr, WITH f,ns
vol, brrshed hsad. nototoss th.,
would ,o,Lo crcel.,, ~ .,r,s =. -.
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tas from ,bo paHsados-;r f,ct o.
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clouds wore disni, ,.d
And whom yi,itors mare +o1d Tho.
r,,ht AZ tt1r door n, 1rd,on yo,,e,. T.,
southern Adam. courtv .nd nnrtLorn
Nvasbinrton county there u.a. annroxt
,oa.oI,, en- ann ocra. on c,nohi. ~,
nroarc,r. ,nst .ucb ,roa,ota ,.,.h ~
artificial watering tho, r.t,,ro,l,, ,,,are
more than ovsr innros.sd u.,,i, ~
wonderful d;vers,t, ana r,chna.. -,
idaho in general and Adam. count, In
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