The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-10-02
'Richfeld Day"
Third Annual Exposition The
Biggest Thing Of All

Richfield Day of 1913 has gone
down into history as the biggest one
day fair ever held in southern Ida
ho. This is spoken adyisedly; not
that any one has attended every
such fair ever held-but that from
the big ones reported since the
suate was settled by the white man.
mere has been nothing SO big and
interesting.
1t is not especially dignifying the
ssale fair, neither is it detracting
lrom it, to say that the grain and
vegetable display here was fully
equal to that at Boise. This is
the report brought by many visitors
TO the Boise exposition. There are
few fruits raised here as yet, and
fruits are pretrier than vegetables
almost any day; SO the locality that
can produce fruits in abundance has
snowy article that is not yet to
be matched here. But the Boise
valley never saw the day. and never
will, when such grain and vegetables
IAN be grown as are raised here.
and were on exhibition here this
year.
And speaking of fine things on
exhibition, the woman's department
was perfect dream. Heir4ooms
fancy work that would win first
prize In any state fair, delicious
cookery, canned fruits and veget-
ables Of scores of varieties, and
many things rare and beautiful were
on exhibition. There was one old
fashioned spinning wheel, where
Mrs. jacobson, q resident OF the
tract, carded and spun wooden yarn
as did Priscilla In Colonial days-or
as did the virtuous domestic women
Of whom Solomon sung $500 years
ago. There were hundreds of ex-
hibitors, many bringing their priced |
articles from the home, not for COM
petition, but for exhibition. There
was one pair of small English pic
lures, painted more than 200 years
ugo, for which the owners had re-
used $3600-and that, too, in a
lay when that much money was a
whole lot more than it is today!
There was book in which Lord
Byron had written. There were so
many interesting things that one
,ould spend the whole day in count
ng them alone.
"Better Babies"
Richfield planned to have one of
he biggest Better Babies shows
n the history of the west; and in
'oint Of numbers and quality of ba- s
les. really wonderful record was
nade; though there was much dis
that DR.. Wheate of
'oise and Mrs. Simms OF New York
Jere SO crowded with work at the
'oise fair that they were not able
D come. But the show was a COM
lete success, even without the dis
nguished visitors. There were 80
abies examined, Dr. Harris conduct !,
lg the physical examination, and
[rs Lisle and Mrs. Denecke req !.
ectively conducting the mental and :
evelopment tests The two ladies
ttended the Boise fair, gathering =
alta for the local fair, and came ;,
ell equipped for carrying on their
art of the work They speak OF
1e especially noticeable fact, that :
lere was not crying baby offered =
the Richfield show; without ex- =
'ption they were of good temper !"
Id normal amiability, while there :
ere so many crying babies at :
oise as to make 1t a pandemonium =
hen they started in to assert them =
Ives. -
DR.. Harris. as the examining ply =
clan, has earned the thanks of the :.
hole community for his able and =
lpartial work The two ladies in
arge of the other departments,
eak most gratefully and appreci It
lively of DR.. Wheate, OF Boise, who b.
ter he found he could not come oV
cause OF the great rush at the hi
ate fair baby show, gave them nj
cry possible assistance, every ru
urtesy and the right Of wav for to