The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-09-26
BIGGEST CROWD OF THE WEEK AT THE FAIR TODAY
NOTES AT THE FAIR
AND IN TOWN

]. B. West, who accompanied the
Lewiston delegation yesterday, carried
small box of strawberries labelled
picked this morning" The box was
on exhibition in the fruit display at
the fair and attracted considerable at.
tention. Mr.. West has fine straw
berry patch in tue rear of his resi-
| Strawberries and cream every morn
ing.
| Among the visitors at the fair from
! Lewiston yesterday was Uncle Joe"
| Alexander, the wealthy pioneer Lew
iston merchant. Mr.. Alexander Set
tied in the Lewiston country in the
SOS and is known to many old timers
in Moscow and enjoyed a visit with
many of them here yesterday.
Frank Thompson, treasurer of the
Lewiston Mercantile company, and
George E. Crum, of White Bros. &
Crum company, were visitors at the
fair yesterday from Lewiston, making
the trip in Mr.. Thompson's auto and
accompanied by their wives. Both are
members OF the city council. Mr..
or tir,n
Perce county in the state senate and
he is prominent in republican politics,
DR.. w. E. Taylor, the soil expert
from Moline, ILL.,, was a feature at the
fair grounds today in an address to
farmers.
The Moscow Derby yesterday was
one OF the prettiest horse races ever
witnessed here The three winners
were off together at the drop of the
flag and you couldn't see daylight be-
tween them at any time from the
start to the finish.
The exhibit entered in the school
childrens division at the fair By the
Potlatch public schools carried off %
first prizes, 19 seconds and 5 thirds,
making a total of 46 ribbons.
The general school work and manuel
training displays were judged by
Superintendent Otis Randall of the
Moscow schools. Ribbons in this di-
vision were hung yesterday morning.
The penmanship displays in the
school children's division were judged
yesterday by e. o. Draper, of the Mos
COW Business College.
Miss Norma Davis of the home eco
nomics department at the university |
judged canned fruits, cooked foods and !
fancy work at the fair today. All |
ribbons in this class were hung this
The girls sewing club displays were
Judged yesterday by Miss Jessie Hoov-
II, head of the department of home eco
nomics at the university. The only
clubs having entries in this division
we're the organizations in the Prince
on and the Moscow schools. The
was keen.
A feature Of the school exhibit en-
cred at the fair grounds by the Pot
atch public schools is copy of 'The
Reporter" weekly newspaper edited
md printed by the students of the
'otlatch high school. The paper was
tarted last year and contained eight
ages Of very creditable work. "The
reporter" is the only high school
ewspaper published in Latah county
Miss Lillian Clarke has ably assisted
4 the Women's department at the fair
rounds during the week. The name
f Miss Clarke was inadvertably omit
I'D when the list of assistants was ,
ublished in the Star-Mirror a few ,
avs ago. !
The Dokies had a big time yesterday
nd enjoyed the Derby day events. a
Iany returned home to Lewiston on e
le noon train today, reluctant to leave "
Loscow The next meeting OF the y
okies will be held at Wardner Octo- O
or 6. o
Next Friday will be Moscow day a, :
le Lewiston-Clarkston fair The an. !,
dges' stand at the race track yester-
ly by w. R. Clemans, vice president :
the fair association. Moscow is
,pected to send delegation of 300
Lewiston. :
Secretary John e. Nickerson of the a
ewiston-C n-Clarkston fair, was one of e.
e busiest Lewiston men in Moscow
sterday and today. He signed up for IL
big string of racing stock now in II
tendance here to be at Lewiston Mr. al
ckerson is a conciencious, tireless gi
orker and deserves big success next al
eek. 3,
Today someone purloined the silver W
I'd case belonging to Miss Lillian
arke, taken from the women's build et
o at tho fair grounds The uartv as