The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-19

The st. Joe st. Maries Valley fair
has broken all reoor ds for attendance
this year, the only mark coming be
low the expectations of the directors
being the night attendance, which on
account of the numerous attractions
in the city has fallen far below what
1t should have been Wednes
days attendance, the opening day,
was the llghtest of the three. the gate
records showing approximately $50
people having passed through them.
Thursday the attendance was slightly
over a thousand. while the iudlca
tions for today, st. Maries Day, are
that all records will be broken, as
every business house In the city Is
closed this afternoon, aud the city
school children will attend the far
10 a body thus making St Maries
Day the real feature day Of the fair.
Ou account of the late arrival Of
the Elks special boat from Occur d.
Alene yesterday and the holding OF
the Roundup performance after their
coming the horse races which we're
scheduled to feature the days pro.
gram we're dispensed with, that Is
outside OF the one free for-all feature
race which was won by A. A. Dark
nell's fast racer.
Today the water day festival and
boat races will be the feature, an
added attraction to these being the
high dive by Prof. Alonzo Drake and
the balloon ascension end parachute
drop at the fair grounds.
Full details OF the closing program
of the fair together with the results
In the launch races will appear In
Tuesdays issue of this paper.
Tee Sc. Joe-St. Maries Valley Fail
opened it's gates Wednesday morning
to one of the largest crowds seen al
an occasion of this kind ever held in
this part of the country.
After the strenuous labors OF the
carpenters under building director
r. V. Hall for the past three weeks,
all was In readiness when the gates
we're thrown open aud the fair pre-
sented an excellent appearance to the
visitors.
The maia building was devoted al
most entirely to the vegetable, grain,
fruit and ladies exhibits, such al
fancy work, embroidery. millinery
aud the Pike, while the smaller build.
ings wei crowded with the different
merchRnt displays and the cooking
school. The stock sheds we're crowd
ed to their fullest capacity with th'
different breeds Of thoroughbreds
which we're on exhibition: the chick
en- pens we're almost unaBle to handle
the large number of entries, whil'
the kennel show exhibit was a large
one, despite the fact that the mair
judging and awarding Of sweepstak'
prizes was not held until Thursday
The formal opening of the seoon,
annual st. Joe st. Maries Valley Fai
was held at noun, the days program
opening with a parade through th'
principal streets of the Lity by th
directors Of the association, the st
Maries band, the Queen of the Fail
fioat. and the Roundup cowboys aud
COW girls.
At 100 O'Clock, after a short ban'
concert, the Queen of the Fair oste
monies we're held in the main fai
building. Prof. e. Il. Buck making
short address opening the fair
browning Miss Blanch Nicholson
winner of the Record contest, Quee
of the Fair, and awarding her th
beautiful s425 Eiler piano given th
winner of the contest. Miss Edit
Lane, the second high contestant
was named Princess of st. Marlei
and awarded the other prize ofere
by the Record, a beautiful goll
watch.
Prof. Bucks address was mainly
complimentary talk to the peopl
who have worked hard TO make a SUE
cess Of the fair, he expressing tn
prevailing sentiment Of the city, tbs
the fair association had made an 81
oellent show aud should not alone r,
oeive the thanks Of the city. bu
should receive the hearty supper
and boosting Of every individuI
here.
Shortly after the Queen of the Fal
ceremonies we're over the oaEnivl
shows and Roundup attractions oper
cd their doors and the fair vas !
full swing. The Roundup prove