Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
NEIL CREEK
SCHOOL FAIR
WILL BE HELD SEPTEMBER "a
IN. SCHOOL HOUSE.
GOOD LISTOF PREMIUMS OFFERED
Fair Promises to BE One of the Best
i'm the County and Should Have
the Cordial Support of All.

sisting of music, recitations, address
es by noted speakers, races, and
special features will be announced
later. The plan is to make Neil
Creek center for collecting products
from southeastern Jackson county,
to be entered in series of contests
beginning at the school and ending
at the state fair to be held at Salem,
September 30 to October A. 1913.
Rules and Regulations.
1. The local fair will be held at
the Neil Creek school house Septem-
Der "a.
2. A child may enter as many
competitions as he or she desires.
8. Each child must do all the
work in preparing his or her exhibit.
In gardening the ground may be
plowed by someone else, if desired.
4. Every boy and girl under 21
years of age residing in school dis
tricts No. Z, Neil Creek; No. "a, Cove
and Oak Ridge; No. "a, Pinehurst;
No. so, Upper and Lower Soda
| Springs; No. 3S, Siskiyou, and No.
81, Colestin, is eligible to enter
these contests, The contests will be
divided into two classes, A and B.
Glass A will include all ~ years OF
age and over; Glass B will include
all under IL years of age. The
prizes will be offered on the basis
of these qualifications, There must
be statement accompanying each
exhibit signed by the parent or
guardian of each child to the effect
that the exhibit entered has been
prepared by the exhibitor.
5, All entries must be made upon
blanks furnished by the secretary of
the committee in charge, ]. A. Bish,
Ashland,
6. One entry blank should be
filled in for each pupil, and these
should be in the hands of the secre-
tary by Saturday, September 20,
1913.
Z. No pupil shall make more than
one entry for each prize.
8. In case there is no competition
the premium will be awarded at the
discretion of the judges,
8. Children are requested to
bring and enter other exhibits for
. the state fair, even if valuable prizes
are not offered by the local fair as
sociation. Blue ribbon prizes will be
: awarded and such worthy product
' exhibited, and the same will be sent
: free of charge to the state fair.
TO- All exhibits must be at the
= school house on or before Wednes-
D day, September "a. The committee
: in charge would prefer to have them
: on the evening before.
: PRIZE LIST.
S Lot 4. Sweet Corn. (Ten Ears.A
4 Glass A-First prize, 81; secont
n prize, one years subscription to Poul
g try Life, paper that enjoys the dis
i tinctiOn of being the most widely
D.. read poultry paper on the coast.
Class B-First prize, 81; second
prize, one years subscription t.
n Poultry Life.
Lot 2. Watermelon. (One.)
Class A-First prize, so cents
second prize, 25 cents.
: Glass B-First prize, so cents; sec
: ond prize, % cents
3 Lot 3. Muskmelon. (One.)
Class A-First prize, SO cents
second prize, 25 cents.
T Class B-First prize, so cents
: second prize, 25 cents.
j Lot 4. Squash. (One.)
e Class A-First prize, so cents
+ second prize, 25 cents.
h Class B-First prize, so cents
second prize, 25 cents.
Lot 5. Pumpkin. (One.)
+ Glass A-First prize, SO cents
n second prize, 25 cents.
3 Glass B-First prize, SO cents
: second prize, 25 cents.
S Lot @. Potatoes. (Ten.)
Glass A-First prize, SO cents
second prize, 25 cents.
Z Class B-First prize, so cents
t second prize, 25 cents.
t Lot z. Cabbage. (One.)
r Class A-First prize, SO cents
second prize, 25 cents.
Class B-First prize, SO cents
e second prize, % cents.
:, Lot 10. Butter. (Two Pounds.)
S First prize, $3.50; second prize
81 in merchandise at the East Sid
Drug Store, ]. ]. McNair, proprietor
IS Lot IL. Best Trio Chickens, An,
L. Variety.
Class A-First prize, Rhode islam,
Red Cockerel, given by j. A. Bish
|, teacher; second prize, one years sub
&c scription to Rural Spirit, a week..
published at Portland for farmers
and cfOalx man